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A L U
LBY-SAWYER
M N I M A G A Z I N E
I NSIDE :
No Boundaries
Handicapped Skiers Conquer
the Slopes
First Lady of New Mexico
Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69
Campaign Exceeds Goals
Initiative Transforms College
S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 05
EDITOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David R. Morcom
Anne Winton Black ’73, ’75
CLASS NOTES EDITORS Chairman
Tracey Austin
Gaye LaCasce Philip H. Jordan Jr.
Vice-Chair
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tracey Austin Robin L. Mead ’72
Cathy DeShano Executive Secretary
Donald A. Hasseltine
Gaye LaCasce William S. Berger
David R. Morcom Pamela Stanley Bright ’61
Kimberly Swick Slover Alice W. Brown
Kevin Zeise Lo-Yi Chan
Timothy C. Coughlin P’00
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Peter D. Danforth P’83, ’84, GP’02
Donald A. Hasseltine Leslie Wright Dow ’57
Stephen W. Ensign
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait ’51
Beth Cahill Suzanne Simons Hammond ’66
Patricia Driggs Kelsey
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Joyce Juskalian Kolligian ’55
Gaye LaCasce Susan Morrison Mayer ’50, P’75
Richard C. Munn
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Jean Harding Pierce ’47
Kimberly Swick Slover Mel A. Shaftel
Sinclair Smith Siragusa ’53
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Richard N. Thielen
John Quackenbos Patricia A. Thornton ’56
Daniel H. Wolf
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Paxton Communications
Concord, NH
PRINTING
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© Copyright 2005 Colby-Sawyer College
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M N I M A G A Z I N E
FEATURES
COVER STORY
No Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Amanda Rucci ’01, with an army of volunteers,
including CSC alumnae, opens the door to sports for
disabled skiers.
ALUMNI PROFILE
A First Lady for
the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
On the Cover: Colby-Sawyer alumna
Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69: The wife of New Mexico
Amanda Rucci ’01, director of the Governor Bill Richardson has an important agenda.
New England Handicapped Sports
Association’s (NEHSA) adaptive ski
program, guides the bi-ski sled of one
of the disabled skiers in her program
down Mt. Sunapee in Newbury, N.H.
Since 1972, NEHSA has been
committed to providing recreational
ON CAMPUS
opportunities for people of all disabil-
ities, and Amanda has had great Always Something Com mun ity Ser vice Club
success in recruiting and training
volunteers for the organization.
to Do!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS The Colby-Sawyer club scene:
Learning together outside the classroom
DEPARTMENTS
Colby-Sawyer Matters . . . 2 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Confidently Colby-Sawyer:
A CONVERSATION
The President and Succeeding Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
a Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Campaign exceeds goal of $40 million
Sports Round-up . . . . . . . 18
Alumni Notes . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 1
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MATTERS
Star Light:
A Labor of Love
W hile an art major at Colby Junior
College in the 1970s, Bruce Parsons ’77
began photographing Star Island, part of
the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New
Hampshire. Nearly 30 years later he’s
created a book that shows off the
island’s transformations and beauty
through the decades. Star Light:
Photographs by Bruce J. Parsons (Peter E.
Randall Publisher) is his first book.
PHOTO: BRUCE PARSONS ’77
“I didn’t know I was going to create
a book when I started photographing
the island. I was just a lowly little art
student in college,” Bruce says. “But the
thought of doing a book is at least 20
years old and Star Island is where I’ve
focused so much of my photography.”
Bruce’s relationship with the island fascinates Bruce, the photos he’s collect- through the landscapes to choose per-
is strong, as he spent much time there ed in the book are absent of people. sonal favorites. “I got too close to it at
even before his days as an art student. “But the influence of people is there,” times and had to have other people
He is a former staffer on the island who he says, “from the buildings and towers come in and give me their opinion.
worked during summer conferences. that people created to their impact on My publisher would say ‘This looks
He is the current vice president of the the natural environment.” great on the slide, but it won’t look
Board of Directors for the Star Island Star Island’s rocky landscape can be great digitized,’” he says.
Corporation. traced to the ice Surprisingly, for Bruce the hard part
“Star Island is a magical age 10,000 years began once the book was published.
place,” Bruce says. Two ago. From the When he was considering publishing
features about the island island, visitors the book, he knew he wanted to create
in particular have captivat- can see the an art book that was somewhat market-
ed him. “From a photo- shores of New able. Now he finds himself juggling his
graphic point of view, it’s a England to the career as an architect for Yankee Barn
relatively confined place west and north, Homes with book readings to promote
with phenomenal light,” with vast sky and Star Light. For someone as intimate with
he explains. He often sea to the east his subject as Bruce is, it truly can be
focuses his photos on one and south. Bruce considered a labor of love.
small geographic area and estimates he has
Bruce Parsons’ photographs will be on
looks for different oppor- taken between
display at the Marian Graves Mugar Art
tunities—such as changes 5,000 and 8,000
Gallery in June, 2005. To learn more about
in weather or light—to create unique pictures of Star Island through the years,
Bruce’s photography and book, visit
images. He’s also enthralled with the old so he found it challenging to pare those
www.brucejparsonsdesign.com.
buildings that dot the island and inter- down to the 70 or so images that appear
ested in maintaining the sense of history. in his book. He first eliminated those — Cathy DeShano
Because it’s the island itself that most with people in them, then he sorted
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Music as Medicine is deaf, I can notice a change,” she says.
“We can hear with our skin and bones,
A s Anne Bewley’s fingers flow across
a Celtic harp on her “Gifts of Music”
too. Think of when a car pulls up next
to you and its bass is loud. You can feel
the vibrations.” Humans are complex
CD, one can imagine young lasses rest- beings with many ways to communi-
ing serenely in fields as described by cate, and Anne feels it only makes sense
Robert Louis Stevenson in “In the that music can be and should be used
Highlands.” Anne composed a musical to soothe and heal those in need.
version of the poem that appears on her “We’re using music as if it were
CD, which was released in 2000. The medicine,” she says.
gentle sounds of Anne’s piece calm the — Cathy DeShano
mind and body, as do many of the
arrangements she performs.
Anne is a Colby-Sawyer associate Faculty Members Present
professor in the Social Sciences and
Education Department, and she has
Sabbatical Research
taken her music to groups of people
A
PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90
who may be most in need of serenity — t a dinner hosted by the college and
individuals facing death or overcoming attended by faculty, staff and friends of
severe illnesses or injuries. She practices Colby-Sawyer, three professors who
therapeutic harp by playing for people recently completed sabbaticals offered
in the intensive care unit at Concord presentations regarding their current
Hospital in Concord, N.H., and the Professor Anne Bewley research. Professor Amy Knisley, chair of
Hospice House, located on the hospital’s and associate professor in the Human-
campus. want those who wish to use music as ities Department, shared information
Anne began playing the harp about therapy to have a degree or certification, about her investigation into organic
nine years ago. “It felt like coming and Anne says one or the other is essen- agriculture and the issues facing farm-
home,” she recalls of her first plucks at tial to understanding both music’s thera- ing, as well as the management and
the instrument’s strings. She believes peutic effects and health-care settings. conservation of wilderness. During her
people choose instruments that suit She completed the harp therapy pro- sabbatical, Professor Knisley comple-
their personalities, and the harp fit with gram and is now at work to become a mented her research by enrolling in the
her love of Celtic music and her Scottish certified therapeutic music practitioner Master of Studies in Environmental Law
background. through the Music for Healing and program at the Vermont Law School,
With a Ph.D. in psychology and a Transition Program, a national certificate and by working at the Kearsarge-Gore
background in counseling, it seemed program that attracts students from a Organic Farm in Warner, N.H.
natural to Anne to transform her love variety of musical backgrounds. Professor Beth Crockford, an associate
for harp playing into a way to ease peo- Before she earned certification in the professor in the Business Administration
ple’s suffering. During her sabbatical for therapeutic harp program, Anne needed Department, talked about her research
the 2003-2004 school year, she enrolled to complete 80 practicum hours, so she into the psyche of mid-life men who are
in the International Harp Therapy began playing at Concord Hospital’s ICU faced with career instability. Professor
program. The program leads to certifica- and Hospice House. During her early Crockford’s dissertation work, during
tion in therapeutic harp and offers visits to the ICU, nurses looked at her which she surveyed 80 men, led her to
workshops on such topics as music quizzically when she asked if there was begin exploring people’s locus of control
development, psychology and anyone who would benefit from her and whether they believe their fate
counseling, living anatomy, resonance, harp music. Now, when they see her, is controlled by external or internal
hospital etiquette, death and dying, staff members often direct her to factors. She plans to launch a study into
acoustics, and music therapy. patients’ rooms. “If Mr. So and So in the locus of control for people during
Anne distinguishes between music Room 265 has been distressed all day, non-crisis situations.
therapy and her work in therapeutic they’ll send me there,” she says. Professor Anne Bewley, an associate
harp. Music therapists study music and Before she begins playing, Anne professor in the Social Sciences and
earn a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral becomes aware of the patient’s environ- Education Department, discussed her
degree in music therapy. Those who ment, observing their breathing or studies into music as therapy. (For more
have completed a therapeutic harp complexion. As she performs, she information about her sabbatical and
program earn a certificate, which takes continues to monitor such features and research, see the accompanying article
fewer hours to complete than does a finds that patients’ heart rates will slow on this page.)
degree program. Health-care settings to the music’s tempo. “Even if a person — Cathy DeShano
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 3
C LBY-SAWYER MATTERS
Chris Reed is Colby-Sawyer years, he launched both the Colby-
Sawyer men’s and women’s rugby clubs,
Employee of the Year a sport he’d played and loved for many
C hris Reed, assistant director of
Annual Giving, was selected from 52
years. When the college’s Ray Climbing
Wall opened in 2003, Chris became a
certified belay instructor. He’s also been
nominees as the college’s 2004 involved in the Gentle Men’s Discussion
Employee of the Year. Group, the Chargers Club, and, in 2002,
In 1998, Chris came to work for the was selected as the college’s Club
college as collections specialist in the Advisor of the Year. Recently, he became
PHOTO: DAWN REID ’94
Business Office. During the next four academic advisor to a small group of
students. He’s also been active outside
Colby-Sawyer, serving for four years as
the executive director of colleges for the
CSC Fun Fact New England Rugby Union, a role for
which he coordinated the efforts of
A great place to study Chris Reed
more than 100 teams.
...and work
“I think the community atmosphere and flourish over the last six years has
Of Colby-Sawyer’s
of our college suits me and my personal- really been important to me. Seeing new
384 employees,
ity,” Chris said. “I enjoy getting to know players to the game becoming as
44 went to
as many people as possible and love enthusiastic about the sport as they do
school here.
working with the students both through reminds me of when I began playing
Annual Giving and with the rugby pro- nearly 20 years ago.”
gram. Having the rugby program grow — Cathy DeShano
Student Callers
Pictured at right are this year’s
student fund-raisers who will
have dialed the telephone nearly
45,000 times by the end of this
fiscal year while reaching out to
almost 7,000 alumni, parents and
friends of Colby-Sawyer. Not only
do our students work diligently
to secure gifts for the Annual
Fund, but they also have the
opportunity to work in a team
environment and develop career-
oriented skills such as marketing
and customer relations. Thank
you for taking the time to speak
with a member of our student
calling staff.
Front row kneeling: (left to right) Kathryn Boyle ’08, Caroline Stewart ’08, Meghan Belanger ’08, Ashley
Reynolds ’08. Middle row: (left to right) Anthony Soto ’08, Chris Houston-Ponchak ’06, Makenzie Dennis
’08, Sara Gerlitz ’07, Katina Caraganis ’07, Kimberly Martin ’06, Laura Sawyer ’07, Jennifer Madigan ’07,
Sarah Cohen ’08, Alison Borghesani ’06, Sarah Champagne ’08, Katherine Walls ’08, Taryn Nicoletta ’08.
Back row: (left to right) Meghan Gately ’05, Kaitlin Hull ’08, Shannon McNamara ’05,
Kristin Bournival ’05, Anthony Albano ’06, Christopher Chase ’06, Eileen Kernan ’06, Ellen Kirsch ’05.
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IN MEMORIAM
Jean D. London ’41, transformative gifts to the college, Jean
London and Peg Cawley, as well as
Alumna, Faculty Member Eleanor S. and M. Roy London Jr., were
and Friend inducted into the Colby-Sawyer College
J ean London, alumna, former faculty
member and friend of the college, died
Legends Society in 2003.
— Kimberly Swick Slover
at the age of 82 in Concord, N.H., on In Memory of
Monday, Nov. 15, after a struggle with
cancer. Jean lived in Concord and in
Professor Harold Currier
New London, N.H., where she
summered at her family’s cottage on
Pleasant Lake. An involved alumna and
H arold Currier, a longtime faculty
member at our college, died on
former professor of social studies at Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, in New
PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90
Colby Junior College, Jean remained London, N.H. He was 91. Professor
supportive of and close to the college Currier taught biology and zoology from
until the end of her life. 1947 to 1979, and he also served many
Jean earned an associate of arts years as department chair.
degree in liberal arts at Colby Junior Professor Currier was born in
College in 1941, an A.B. in sociology Newport, N.H., in 1913, and graduated
Jean London (right) and lifelong companion
from Syracuse University in 1943, a Peg Cawley from Sunapee High School in 1931.
master of arts degree in sociology from He went on to study science at the
Columbia University in 1947, and a 1989, began as a refuge for children University of New Hampshire, graduating
master of science degree in library escaping Nazi persecution in Europe and in 1935, after which he taught science at
science from Simmons College in later served underprivileged children Portsmouth (N.H.) High School for
1968. Following her graduation from from around the United States. Jean and several years. His graduate studies in
Columbia, Jean joined the faculty at Peg chronicled their experiences at biology at Cornell University were inter-
Colby Junior College in 1948, where Colbytown Camp in an article and pho- rupted by military service during World
she taught social studies until 1961. tographs that are on permanent exhibi- War II. In 1943, he married Esther Mead,
“Our Jean London was a part of our tion in Lethbridge Lodge. Jean and Peg a fellow graduate school student at
college for her entire life,” said President went on to serve as faculty members at Cornell. Following the war and the
Anne Ponder. “When her father, M. Roy the State University of New York (SUNY) completion of his graduate work, he
London, brought the family to what was at Oneonta until their retirement. joined the Colby Junior College Science
then Colby Junior College, they stayed In 1975, Jean and her brother, M. Department. He taught for 32 years, and
for a few summer weeks on the second Roy London Jr., established a scholar- for 18 of those years, he worked along-
floor of Colgate Hall. Jean rode her ship in honor of their father, beloved side his wife, Esther Mead Currier, a
tricycle in our hallway. One of the few faculty member and chair of the professor of natural science and biology.
excursions she and her friend, Peg Secretarial Science Department, M. Roy Esther predeceased her husband in 1994.
Cawley, made that last summer after London (1890 to 1974), who taught at She was a founding member of the New
Jean became ill was to visit the Colby Academy and Colby Junior London Conservation Commission and
President’s Office for an update. From College for nearly 50 years. In 2001, the helped to protect the low plain area of
first to last, Jean London brought a London family established a professor- New London, which was later named in
quiet brilliance to every topic. Her ship at Colby-Sawyer College, the M. Roy her honor as the Esther Currier Wildlife
Quakerly modesty would attempt to London Endowed Chair. The professor- Management Area at Low Plain.
conceal her voracious intellect and her ship recognizes an influential professor One of Professor Currier’s former
genuine interest in everything worth- and community member whose work students wrote to him to say that in his
while, but her eyes and smile rendered and vocation combine excellence in class, “I have never throughout my
them entirely visible.” teaching with an influential and atten- schooling years learned so much. Not
For many summers while Jean was a tive persona on campus and in the just in the course of study but also about
faculty member, she and her lifelong wider community. Joseph Carroll, a myself!” Professor Currier retired in 1979
companion, Margaret E. “Peg” Cawley professor of sociology in the Social and devoted much of his time to wood-
’41, served as co-directors of Colbytown Sciences and Education Department, was working, in particular, wood turning and
Camp on Little Lake Sunapee. The appointed to the professorship in 2001. the making of Shaker furniture.
camp, in operation from 1940 until In recognition of the London family’s — Kimberly Swick Slover
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 5
C LBY-SAWYER MATTERS
Protective Association (LSPA) and
Colby-Sawyer College, will be used to
develop a feasibility study and strategic
plan for a potential ecological field
station. The field station would provide
opportunities for freshwater research,
and outreach and educational programs
for students in grades K-12, as well as
for college undergraduate and graduate
students.
“The grant proposal was motivated
by our interest in enhancing educational
programs related to Northern New
England’s freshwater ecosystems,” says
Kathleen Weathers, the project’s princi-
pal investigator, who has taken a sab-
batical leave from her position as a
senior scientist and head of laboratory
facilities at IES (www.ecostudies.org) to
serve as a visiting scientist with LSPA.
“The project represents a unique collab-
oration and a common vision for
advancing scientific understanding for a
broad range of participants, including
students, research institutions, regula-
tory agencies and residents of the area,”
she says.
Colby-Sawyer College faculty and
students will be involved in research for
the feasibility study and also stand to
benefit in the long term from future
collaborative research opportunities,
according to John Callewaert, director
of the college’s Institute for Community
and Environment and the project’s
PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90
co-principal investigator. Through its
Community and Environmental Studies
(CES) Program, the college has already
established close working relationships
with several regional environmental
organizations, including the LSPA, New
London Conservation Commission, the
Community and Environmental Studies students
scoop up a water sample from Lake Sunapee as
NSF Grant Explores John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, and
part of the college’s collaborative program with Feasibility of the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation
the Lake Sunapee Protective Association to monitor Trust, and has collaborated with them
the lake’s water quality.
Ecological Field Station on numerous short- and long-term
T he National Science Foundation’s
(NSF) Division of Biological Field
community projects.
“Our collaborations, with the experi-
ence and vision we each bring, support
Stations and Marine Laboratories has and encourage research and educational
provided funding to determine the initiatives throughout the region,” says
feasibility of locating a freshwater Callewaert.
ecosystem laboratory in Northern New An NSF panel member who reviewed
England. The two-year $24,170 grant, the proposal found that it was “well-
provided to the Institute of Ecosystem thought out, involving a good mix of
Studies (IES), the Lake Sunapee participants, and it clearly addressed
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New Hampshire For the New Hampshire Charitable
CSC Fun Fact Charitable Foundation Foundation, the project represented a
promising collaboration between envi-
Love that lettuce! Funds CES Project ronmental and educational communi-
In the course of a school year,
Colby-Sawyer students consume
more than 900 gallons of salad T he New
Foundation
Hampshire
awarded the
Charitable
Colby-Sawyer
ties. “The project allowed students to
pursue their interests and gain real world
experience, while environmental organi-
dressing. At
Community and Environmental Studies zations and communities benefited from
540 gallons,
(CES) Program a $3,500 grant in support the expertise and tools that an educa-
Caesar is the
of a collaborative project with tional institution could
most popular.
the Ausbon Sargent Land “The project provide. It’s a good match,”
says Jen Hopkins, senior
Preservation Trust (ASLPT). The allowed
grant supported CES students’ program officer, who
third-year project in which they
students to explains that the Charitable
assisted the ASLPT in develop- pursue their Foundation supports initia-
questions as to why and how to set up ing conservation priorities for interests tives that “strengthen New
a field station.” Another reviewer the 12 communities in the Lake Hampshire communities.”
and gain The CES third-year
described it as a timely effort to “expand Sunapee region served by the
the boundaries of limnological research land trust. real world project assisted the ASLPT
and training” in the region. In the 2004-2005 academic experience.” in meeting its mission and
The NSF grant will support a series of year, Colby-Sawyer students in larger goals to protect the
workshops and planning meetings for the CES program used geographic infor- region’s farmlands, unfragmented
the region’s research and educational mation systems and various data collec- forested areas and wildlife habitat, water-
communities focused on the need for tion and analysis methods to examine sheds and scenic views, according to
and feasibility of an ecological field the region’s natural history, landscape Deborah Stanley, the organization’s
station. The funding would also support ecology and environmental policies and executive director. “We’re very excited
the principal investigators’ site visits to priorities. This spring, the students about this partnership with Colby-
field stations and consultation with the developed a regional land conservation Sawyer because by providing us with
personnel from the Organization of report with maps that illustrate existing detailed maps and information about
Biological Field Stations. conditions and local and regional con- our region, the students have helped us
The NSF grant is the second for servation priorities. The group also held to identify and focus on the areas of our
Colby-Sawyer, whose CES Program a regional land conservation seminar region that need protection.”
received an $82,822 NSF award in 2003 and introduced “best practice” proposals To learn more about the CES Third-
to establish a spatial ecology laboratory based on the organizations’ and commu- Year Project, visit www.colby-sawyer.edu/
and expand students’ learning and nities’ needs. academic/ces/curriculum/thirdyear
research opportunities with geographic The CES students used the New projects/index. To visit the Ausbon
mapping and positioning technologies. Hampshire Charitable Foundation grant Sargent Land Preservation Trust’s Web
The laboratory, located in the Curtis L. to produce publications and other mate- site, go to www.ausbonsargent.org. More
Ivey Science Center, combined with stu- rials to educate the community and information about the New Hampshire
dents’ increased proficiency environmental organiza- Charitable Foundation can be found at
in using these new tech- “...the grant tions about the research, www.nhcf.org.
nologies, will serve as assets supported according to John — Kimberly Swick Slover
in the current project’s
activities that Callewaert, director of the
research, according to college’s Institute for
Callewaert and Weathers. will provide a Community and Environ-
As Weathers begins to real and lasting ment. “This grant was a
build a rapport with the benefit to the wonderful opportunity for
region’s scientific and
community.” us. The students worked CSC Fun Fact
academic communities, she is very hard this year and the
encouraged by the spirit of cooperation grant supported activities that will pro-
So clean they
among the groups. “I think the NSF vide a real and lasting benefit to the
sparkle!
During the school
grant and our research into a regional community,” said Callewaert. “It’s also
year, the dining
field station will serve as a catalyst for been great to work with the ASLPT and
hall washes more
deepening the existing level of coopera- the surrounding communities. Members
than 500,000
tion across the region,” she says. of the ASLPT and contacts in the 12
knives, forks and spoons.
— Kimberly Swick Slover towns are providing great support and
encouragement to the students.”
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 7
“A Conversation”
The President and a Friend
Edited by David R. Morcom
PHOTO: KATIE DOW ‘90
S
helli Gay arrived on the Colby-Sawyer AP – You’ve spent the last decade in the service of Colby-
campus in October of 1994, and from the Sawyer College, and as you prepare to move on in your career,
beginning proved herself to be a valuable this seems like the right time for you to reflect on the changes
colleague in the President’s Office. As exec- you’ve seen and your legacy, which is a significant one. I
utive assistant to the president, her myriad duties wonder which people are foremost in your memory as you look
include coordinating major events, representing the back over the last ten years.
president on leadership committees, and organizing SG – There are so many people who come to mind. As I go
and attending senior staff meetings, retreats and around the campus and think of the dedication ceremonies
meetings of the Board of Trustees. One of her more we’ve had for Rooke Hall, Lawson Hall, Danforth Hall, Mercer
challenging duties has been to manage the president’s Hall, Lethbridge Lodge, the Cleveland, Colby, Colgate
calendar, which means coordinating more than Archives, the Baker Communications Center, the Kelsey
1,500 appointments annually. A woman of many Athletic Fields, Pierce Park and the Curtis L. Ivey Science
talents, this former photojournalist, town adminis- Center, I think of the opportunities we’ve had to celebrate
people who are dear to the college. In many ways these people
trator, and music production company vice president
have also been very dear to me. Although these dedications
has also managed relationships with all the members
are public, I really think of them as intimate moments for the
of the Colby-Sawyer Board of Trustees, as well as
college. For example, when we were dedicating Mercer Hall
members of the college’s $1 million giving society.
and Bill Mercer was standing there with all his children, and
The last five years have been especially rewarding for
even though his wife, Ramona (Ramona Wells Mercer ’41), was
Shelli as she supported the president and stewarded unable to join him, it was wonderful to be able to celebrate an
trustees and former trustees during a successful incredible man who has been a great friend to this college. To
$42.6 million capital campaign. This summer, Shelli do it with all his favorite people around him was quite moving
will move on to the next stage of her career, and her because his family may have known about his affiliation with
colleagues will miss her greatly, but no one will miss the college, but, perhaps, not how deep that relationship truly
her more than President Anne Ponder. is. For them to share that moment with us and to hear us tell
8 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE“...this is a college that is capable of cultivating deep
emotional and intellectual connections.”
Bill how we feel about him, those are the unforgettable tener than I ever was before. I used to make decisions then get
moments I think of. And it’s the same for all the others I men- on to the next one. At Colby-Sawyer we spend time talking
tioned. For their families to hear who they are and what they about things so that everyone gets to have a voice. I’ve learned
mean in terms of the college, those are pretty powerful to spend more time listening to everyone’s opinion, and that
moments. means improving a decision I may have made more abruptly
in the past. In this way I’m a better member of a team, more
AP – Those are just some of the people who stand in line for a
collaborative when it comes to decisions, and that’s who we
hug from you when they come to our office, which is a sign
are at Colby-Sawyer. I’ve also become a more senior profes-
that the depth of the emotion we have for the key relation-
sional. When you’re empowered to make decisions for the
ships at this college is very unusual, and it is reciprocal. With
president, you need to move quickly and confidently while
these people, the generosity they’ve shown is just one of the
understanding the impact those decisions will have on people
ways they express their love for us. Usually, you think of love
and the college. This means being fully informed and confi-
as being something between two people, but this is a college
dent in your ability to make important decisions. I also think
that is capable of cultivating deep emotional and intellectual
that, thanks to working with a president with a Ph.D. in
connections. It’s also a place where you find some splendid
English, I’ve become a much stronger writer.
colleagues with whom to work.
AP – Both of your parents worked in higher education, and
SG – As you know, being in the President’s Office, I have the
you once told me about some professional advice you received
opportunity to work with virtually everybody at the college.
from your father. I think our readers might enjoy hearing what
When I interviewed for this job, I mentioned to one of the
that was.
college’s longtime staff members that I didn’t like to work
with people who were not fully committed, and she replied to SG – My father worked at New England College in the 1960s
me, “Shelli, you won’t find people at Colby-Sawyer who are and ’70s, when they were just building that school. He worked
not fully committed to their jobs.” It seemed like a bold decla- for President H. Raymond Danforth, who was the equivalent
ration and I wasn’t sure I believed her, but after some time of Colby-Sawyer’s H. Leslie Sawyer. My father always talked
working here, I realized she knew exactly what she was talking about Dr. Danforth in terms of his great leadership, and when
about. my father heard that I might be interested in working at
Colby-Sawyer, he said to me, “Shelli, if you’re not a dreamer,
AP – Part of your success has come from the fact that you
and if you have an opportunity to work for a dreamer, take it.
befriend the people who come to this office, so we’re known
Hop on the train and hold on, because it will be the ride of a
as an office that is gracious, welcoming, easy to work with and
lifetime.” And that’s what working for Anne Ponder has been
reliable. The other thing you’ve helped me to do is to develop
like. It’s been the ride of my lifetime. ■
the ability to move and decide quickly, to respond quickly,
and this is something that’s valued by all the people who work
with us, in part, because it’s so rare in higher education. This
responsiveness is definitional of our style of leadership. We’ve
“When you’re empowered to make
continually improved in this area, but how else has your job decisions for the president, you
changed and how have you changed?
need to move quickly and
SG – The college has reached out over the last decade to
confidently while understanding
engage all of our constituents, and, as opposed to planning
events, which used to take a lot of our time and is now done the impact those decisions will have
by other offices, we now spend much of our time fostering on people and the college.”
relationships as ambassadors for the college. We help people
to understand who we are and what it is we’re trying to
accomplish. I, myself, have changed in that I’m a better lis-
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 9No
Boundaries
W
by Tracey Austin
hen asked about the importance of her job as director
of the New England Handicapped Sports Association’s
(NEHSA) adaptive ski program, without hesitation Amanda Rucci ’01
breaks into the success stories of the
numerous athletes she has known.
There’s Ed, a paraplegic who was
injured in an army vehicle accident
32 years ago. For years Ed would
spend the long and cold New England
winters confined to his wheelchair,
waiting for the snow and ice to melt so
that he could enjoy the outdoors again.
10 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINEAfter taking up skiing 12 years ago, Ed developed a new outlook because of its amazing adaptability to many types of disabilities.
on life. The six-inch curb he used to have trouble getting over Throughout the winter, NEHSA offers adaptive skiing and
truly seems insignificant since he has conquered the vertical snowboarding lessons to people of all ages and disabilities.
slope of a 10,000-foot mountain. Then there’s the athletic Amanda’s affiliation with NEHSA began when she was a stu-
Karen, who was forced to give up a number of her dent at Colby-Sawyer. Originally from Washington,
favorite activities after she was diagnosed with mul- D.C., she grew up skiing and was surprised to come
tiple sclerosis. Now Karen has found that the equip- to Colby-Sawyer and find that no one in her core
ment used in adaptive skiing has given her the free- group of friends, all of whom hailed from New
dom of movement which has otherwise been taken England, were skiers. Amanda was looking for an
away by the course of her disease. There’s also outlet to ski where she could meet other people.
Emily, an autistic 14-year-old, who loves the thrill Through the Harrington Center for Career Develop-
and speed of skiing. As parents of a child with a dis- ment, she learned about
ability, Emily’s mother and father had difficulty NEHSA and its volunteer
finding activities for Emily in which she would be opportunities. The fit seemed
accepted for who she is and be able to achieve some level of suc- ideal, as Amanda was an edu-
cess. Once they were introduced to NEHSA, Emily’s parents fell cation major and loved chil-
in love with the program because of the world of social and dren. She volunteered for
recreational opportunities it has bestowed upon their daughter. two years until her gradua-
“NEHSA’s adaptive ski program has opened the door to sports tion in 2001. She spent the
for many disabled people. These athletes are truly an inspira- first fall after college in
tion to all of us who work with them,” says Amanda. “Our Australia, and when she re-
motto — Witness the Triumph of the Human Spirit — is embod- turned to the Lake Sunapee
ied in the story of every one of our athletes.” area that winter, she went
The first established adaptive ski program in the East, back to volunteering with
“These athletes
NEHSA was founded in 1972, and has NEHSA. She took over as
been headquartered at Mt. Sunapee in part-time director that winter,
Newbury, N.H., since 1974. It is a non-
profit organization run by and for dis-
are truly an inspiration to all and has been full-time director for the
last three years.
abled persons who want to enjoy active
and independent lives through partici-
of us who work with them.” As the sole employee on NEHSA’s pay-
roll, Amanda relies on the assistance of
pation in sports. Though NEHSA offers year-round activities, more than 150 volunteers, who hail from all over New England.
such as canoeing and camping, skiing remains the central sport Four of Amanda’s committed volunteers are fellow Colby-
Sawyer alumnae: Chris Murray McKee ’65, Kathi Kirk Brown
Opposite page: Amanda Rucci ’01 guides a disabled skier in a bi-ski down the ’75, Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’53 and Hilary Platt Cole ’73.
trail. Top left: Kathi Kirk Brown ’75 follows along as Fred, a paraplegic mono- “This program would not run without the volunteers; they are
skier, carves turns down the mountain slopes. Top right: Standing in front of the heart and soul of the program,” explains Amanda. “With
NEHSA’s lodge at Mt. Sunapee are (front row, l to r) program director Amanda
their assistance, we worked with 210 athletes last year, and we
Rucci and alumnae volunteers Kathi Kirk Brown ’75, Barbara Johnston Rodgers
’53, (back row, l to r) Chris Murray McKee ’65 and Hilary Platt Cole ’73. Above: typically offer between 800 and 900 lessons per ski season.”
Director of NEHSA’s adaptive ski program, Amanda Rucci. Hilary Platt Cole ’73 Chris Murray McKee ’65 has been volunteering with NESHA
helps a disabled skier prepare for the trail. PHOTOS: JOHN QUACKENBOS — continued on page 17
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 11A First Lady
for the People
PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69
by Kimberly Swick Slover
T
he Governor’s Mansion in New Mexico is a low and “New Mexico has a small population, just 1.9 million peo-
long brick structure, stretched across a hilltop over- ple. I realized I can have an impact here,” she says. “It’s an
looking the high desert capital city of Santa Fe and opportunity for me to focus on issues I care about.”
its surrounding mountains. On a cool and bril-
liantly sunny day in February, the mansion staff is An Advocate and a Voice
busy welcoming visitors and scurrying around to prepare for In the early months as first lady, Barbara traveled around New
another public event. In a couple of hours, dozens of volunteers Mexico to familiarize herself with the state and identify issues
for the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful organization, local and that needed attention. “I went searching for some causes and
state officials, and a flurry of reporters and photographers will others found me,” she says. “We’re a culturally diverse and geo-
descend on the mansion for an awards ceremony. For New graphically large state, made up of both rural and urban areas.
Mexico’s first lady, Barbara One of the things that struck me was the incidence of domestic
Flavin Richardson ’69, it’s a violence, which is a very serious problem here. The issue of vio-
typical day in which she will lence against women is of particular interest to me.”
open her home to the people New Mexico’s high incidence of domestic violence (more
PHOTO: MIKE STAUFFER
of New Mexico. than 25,000 cases were reported in 2003) is tied in part to its
Barbara appears suddenly large migrant populations and pervasive substance abuse and
without fanfare, ushering a poverty, according to Barbara. “Domestic violence is all about
few guests into a quiet room control,” she says. She pushed for the establishment of a
for lunch and conversation domestic violence task force to study the issue, and soon after,
before her public appearance. “I was not a political person, so the governor appointed her as chair of his Domestic Violence
it’s been a long learning curve for me,” says Barbara, a down-to- Advisory Board. The board has since escalated the issue of
earth woman who laughs easily and often. For the last 33 years, domestic violence prevention to the level of a statewide priori-
she has been married to Bill Richardson, a popular politician ty and has brought about tougher penalties and better treat-
and the current governor of New Mexico. Describing herself as ment options for offenders, several new shelters for victims, and
“a very private person in a public position,” Barbara has the appointment of a domestic violence “czar.”
embraced an active role in public life since her husband took After learning that New Mexico ranked 50th in the country
office in 2003. in childhood immunization, with just 61.5 percent of its chil-
12 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE“I can have an impact here...
It’s an opportunity for me to
focus on issues I care about.”
dren immunized, Barbara knew another critical issue had
“found” her. With her husband’s support, she became chair of
PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
the New Mexico Immunization Coalition in April 2003, which
united the state’s medical community and government officials
in creating a statewide online registry that tracks children’s
immunizations. The registry alerts health care providers, as well
as families, about which immunizations children have had and
which they still require. The effort has already boosted New
Mexico’s immunization rates to 77 percent, according to
Richardson, and the coalition hopes the state can reach 90 per-
cent by 2010. “We’ve made a lot of progress,” she says.
“Sometimes it just takes bringing people together to focus on a
problem and create greater awareness.”
While Governor Bill Richardson has launched numerous
initiatives to strengthen education and the economy, the first
lady has taken on the closely related issue of the state’s high rate
of illiteracy. In her most visible role, she has traveled around the
PHOTO: MIKE STAUFFER
state to read with schoolchildren and talk with their teachers
about reading programs. As New Mexico’s chair of Read Across
America, she has met with literacy volunteers and businesses to
organize book drives for schools and libraries. She worked close-
ly with the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy to create a part-
nership with the University of New Mexico and the Opposite page: Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69 and her husband, Bill
Department of Health. Through her influence, the governor has Richardson, at the Democratic Convention in Boston, Mass., in July 2004.
pushed for the expansion of preschool and reading programs Bill served as the convention’s chair. Top: Bill and Barbara (at right) hosted
Mexican President Vincente Fox and his wife, Marta, at their home in Santa Fe,
for young children.
New Mexico. Above: During an awards ceremony for New Mexico Clean and
“Literacy is an issue that has a great impact on New Mexico’s Beautiful, First Lady Barbara Richardson (far right) poses with Cabinet Secretary
workforce and economy,” she says. “It’s one of the first things of the New Mexico Tourism Department J. Michael Cerletti and one of the
that businesses look at when they consider coming to New award recipients, Nancy Taylor, a board member of Keep Carlsbad Beautiful.
Mexico.”
Barbara maintains an office at the statehouse, where she will Although her husband has been involved in public service
hold meetings this week on funding for specific programs and politics since 1972, Barbara maintained a low profile
under her purview, such as teen court (a peer-run judicial pro- through most of his career. From his first stint in Washington,
gram), library programs and cultural affairs. “I want to make D.C., in which he worked for the U.S. Department of State and
sure these programs are well funded,” she says. “I’m an advo- the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to his appointment
cate and a voice for them.” as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, his election to the
U.S. House of Representatives, and his tenure as President Bill
A Life in Politics Clinton’s Secretary of Energy, Barbara remained quietly by his
Barbara grew up in Concord, Mass., the eldest of five children side, pursuing her interests in gardening and antiquing and
in a middle-class family. She attended a large public high playing the role of supportive spouse. “I did my own thing,”
school, during which time she met Bill Richardson, who was she says. “Washington is run by government, and New York
attending nearby Middlesex School. When it came time for by Wall Street. There’s so much going on that no one paid
college, Barbara wanted something smaller and more intimate much attention.”
than her high school. Colby Junior College had a strong repu- While serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,
tation, and she thought it might be the right place for her. Bill Richardson earned an international reputation as a skilled
“The faculty was very good and it was a very close commu- diplomat. He has been called to negotiate with leaders in some
nity. We got to know the professors and the deans very well. I of the most volatile parts of the world, including Iraq, North
also made some terrific friends,” she says, “some of whom I’m Korea and Bosnia. But when asked about her husband’s diplo-
still in touch with.” matic skills, Barbara chuckles. “I wouldn’t describe him as
Following her graduation from Colby Junior, Barbara went diplomatic,” she says, looking over at one of his staff members
on to Wheaton College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in to see if she concurs. The assistant wisely declines comment.
psychology in 1971. She began working in outpatient services “But he has incredible energy; he’s driven. He, too, feels very
at Massachusetts General Hospital and, soon after, married Bill strongly that he can make a difference in people’s lives through
Richardson. — continued on page 17
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R if le C lu b – 19 4
Always S o m e t h in g t o D o !
The Colby-Sawyer Club Scene
by David. R. Morcom
T here they were in the 60-year-old
black and white photograph, 18
smiling young women, each an
aspiring Annie Oakley ready, at
a moment’s notice, to brandish
a rifle and shoot holes in any
bull’s-eye target that appeared. The year was
1945, and the women were members of the
Colby Junior College Rifle Club. Like all of the
college’s students, from its founding in 1837
005
formal learning with fun and games, as
well as with more altruistic cocurricular
pursuits such as community service.
In 1918, when Colby-Sawyer was
Colby Academy, there were nine cocur-
ricular opportunities for the student
body, and four of them were the men’s
track, basketball, baseball and football
teams. Yes, football. And the men of
that bygone era did the Academy proud
to the present day, they had come to learn, but
R ad io C lu b –2 as they finished the season 7-1, having
during the learning, there also had to be time scored 204 points to their opponents’
for some fun outside the classroom. That’s 19. The baseball team was just as effec-
where cocurricular activities were important to tive, finishing with a record of 13-1.
a well-rounded education. The college has always Perhaps no organization in the college’s history has had a
paid attention to its students’more unusual name than 1918’s Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls,
needs to balance whose call word was “Wohelo” (work, health, love) and whose
stated purpose was to “help girls learn to
work together, to enjoy the life of the great
outdoors, and to develop the girl’s spiritual
life as well as her body and mind.” The 14
members of the Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls
also strived to move up the ladder within
their organization, and, in that year, six
obtained the rank of “Wood Gatherer” while
four others became “Fire Makers.”
By 1931 the opportunities for cocurricular
participation had grown to only ten, but since
men no longer attended what was now Colby
Junior College, only women students partici-
pated as members of the Student Council;
O rchestra –1950 Young Women’s Christian Association
14 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINET his year, with a record enrollment, Colby-Sawyer offered
its students a choice of 29 clubs and organizations from
which to choose (see sidebar). In addition to the clubs
and organizations, there were 13 recreational sports, numerous
intramural sports, and nine varsity sports for men, 10 for
women. At Colby-Sawyer, there’s always something to do,
something to pursue, something to keep your interest new.
Take, for example, the Mudslingers, which is described as “a
group of outdoor enthusiasts who offer any student the chance
to enjoy some fresh mountain air on any one of the local off-
road trails while zipping around in the appropriate off-road
vehicle. Topographical maps, land permissions, recovery equip-
ment, and a good bunch of folks are a part of each outing. Even
A v iat on Club – 1 945 if you don’t have your own vehicle, passengers are always wel-
come.” President of the Mudslingers, Chip Fisher ’05, says, “The
clubs and organizations are good because they help you to get
(Y.W.C.A.); The Blue Quill, a literary quarterly; Carnival Ushers; to know people who have a common interest, but who are out-
Chapel Choir; Orchestra; Dramatic Club (41 members); Glee side your major. Clubs tend to mix up the crowd and expose
Club (44 members); field hockey squad; and “Rouge Pot,” which you to the ideas of others, which, as in the case of the
was described as “a dramatic organization which limits its mem- Mudslingers, makes for a lot of camaraderie. This is a good thing
bership to those girls who either have given notable perfor- and is especially true on those days when we cut back brush to
mances in several plays, or who have written clean up trails or drain ponds to help with
plays which have been produced by the erosion control.”
school.” If a student isn’t interested in becom-
In the next 10 years, the cocurricular ing a Mudslinger, then there are many
offerings more than doubled, and in 1941 other choices, such as the Biology Majors
there were 22 activities for the women of Club, which entices new members with
Colby Junior College to enjoy, including this wonderfully written bit of marketing:
four organizations devoted to music, as well “No doubt about it, the natural world is
as a Verse Speaking Choir, which described absolutely amazing. From the beautiful
itself as a group whose members “acquired simplicity of a spider web to the incompre-
an increased sense of rhythm and a greater hensible complexity of the human brain,
appreciation of poetic forms. The Verse there is more to observe and understand
Speaking Choir is neither a musical nor a H S C M ajors C lub –2005 than one person could achieve in 6.02 x 10
dramatic organization, but it combines the (23) lifetimes!” As president of the Biology
best features of both with the result of an Club, Jen Haagensen ’05, says, “We get
interesting and unusual effect.” plenty of education in our classes, so the
Some of the established clubs such as purpose of our club is to meet people and
The Blue Quill and The Rouge Pot were still have fun by going to museums and taking
going strong, but times were changing and other types of trips with our classmates. We
the women of CJC were changing along even have professors who will often come
with them. The Outing Club, Colby along with us. The most fun is when we
Recreation Association, and Boot and plan an activity and everyone in the club
Saddle Club were portents of a more vigor- joins in. This happened recently when we
ous lifestyle for women, while the Camera had a raffle and every single member took
Club and Dramatic Workshop added to part in some way. It was a great success.”
the variety of opportunities in which our D anc e Clu b –2 00 5 In a world that is rapidly shrinking, what
young women could pursue creativity. kind of club could better serve our students
Over the decades many of the college’s than the Cross Cultural Club, which de-
cocurricular organizations waxed and waned. scribes itself as “a group of international and
The “Buzzin’ Dozen” singing group was around for a short while American students who are interested in meeting people from
in the early ’50s, and the Aviation Club flew in and then flew other cultures and learning from each other. We host several
back out. Change is inevitable, especially at a place where a new dinners in homes off-campus, attend cultural events, and orga-
wave of young people breaks on the shore each September, nize campus activities that expose students to other cultures.
bringing with them a rush of new interests, new social priorities, Our biggest event is International Night in April. Anyone is wel-
advances in technology, greater diversity, and new ways of come to join.”
enjoying their time outside the classroom. Not only are all the clubs and organizations welcoming to
SPRING/ SUMMER 2005 15Student Clubs and Organizations
everyone, but if you’re a
2004-2005 student with a special
Alpha Chi National Honor Society interest to promote and
Art Students Society you want to gain club or
Biology Majors Club organization status, the
Campus Activities Board college makes it easy for
Christian Fellowship you. Basically, any group
Class Boards of five or more students
e who want to organize or
The Colbyan Yearbook e r v ic
Colby-Sawyer Coalition for Peace & Justice C o m m u n it y S05 pursue a common inter-
College Republicans C lu b –20 est may start a student
Community and Environmental Studies Majors Club organization or club.
Community Service Club The college is extraordi-
Cross Cultural Club narily supportive because, as Director of Campus Activities
The Courier (student newspaper) Sharon Williamson says, “By being involved in clubs and orga-
Dance Club nizations, our students gain a lot of skills. While each club has a
Education and Child Development Majors Club faculty or staff advisor who is there to help and guide whenever
Emergency Medical Services Club needed, the students are completely responsible for running
Exercise and Sport Sciences Majors Club their own clubs. From this they learn leadership skills and time
History, Society and Culture Majors Club management skills. Those who are treasurers learn money man-
Key Association agement, and those who are involved in advertising and the pro-
Mudslingers Club motion of events learn marketing techniques. Working in
Photography Club groups helps them to learn management styles and how to work
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology with other people toward a common goal. While our students
Psychology Club gain knowledge in all of these areas in the classroom, clubs and
The Radio Club organizations are a way to extend that
Safe Zones “While our students learning outside of the classroom.”
Student Government Association (SGA) gain knowledge in One who has benefited greatly at
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) the student-run radio station, WSCS, is
the classroom, clubs
Student Nurses Association Will Peters ’05, who is station manager
Word Order
and organizations are and is also the head of the Radio Club.
a way to extend that Will, a communication studies major,
For more information about our clubs and
organizations, please visit our Web site at learning outside of is not only grateful to the college for its
financial support of the club, but he
www.colby-sawyer.edu/campus-life/clubs/index.html the classroom.”
also feels he has been given an oppor-
tunity he might not have had elsewhere. “I don’t think I’d have
had the chance to be a station manager at a larger school,” he
says. “At larger schools there are just too many people ahead of
you for the station manager’s spot, but here I got the chance to
work at a high level doing something I love.”
Adam Hussey ’05 is a founder and president of the Christian
Fellowship Club and, with the help of the college, his club has
come a long way in the four years since he entered Colby-
Sawyer. He sees the Christian Fellowship Club as one that helps
students to think about moral values that, without the club, stu-
b –2005 dents may not think of in a religious way. “What we try to do
M ud s lin ge rs C lu in this club,” Adam explains “is to bring out world issues and
discuss them to find out what the Christian man or woman
thinks about them. We also have discussions about how the
Bible relates to our modern day and the things that are hap-
pening here on campus. I believe these discussions help to pro-
duce students who are intellectually well rounded.”
From the Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls to the Mudslingers,
the Colby-Sawyer slate of clubs and organizations proceeds.
The club scene mutates from year to year and continues to
bring to each student’s life a myriad of ways to enhance his or
b –2005
M ud s lin ge rs C lu her enjoyment of college while learning among friends outside
the classroom in truly diverse and interesting ways. ■
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