Class of 2002

Lafayette College

January 21, 2008

Bill Scott ’74 Leads Pennsylvania Bar Institute

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As attorney, he specializes in workers’ compensation defense For Bill Scott ’74, the years he spent as a government and law major are filled with fond memories. Now president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) and a shareholder at the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin (MDWCG), Scott believes his Lafayette education [...]

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August 30, 2007

Professor Ilan Peleg’s New Book Focuses on Majority-Minority Relations

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Democratizing the Hegemonic State was released in July by Cambridge University Press Ilan Peleg, Charles A. Dana Professor of Social Science, recently published a new book, Democratizing the Hegemonic State: Political Transformation in the Age of Identity, with the prestigious Cambridge University Press. The book is grounded in deep, value-based conviction. He says, “I believe [...]

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August 23, 2007

Attempted Elephant Flight Is Fun Folly for Ken Poli ’02

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Dumbo craft gains Internet fame for splendid crash at Flugtag event A life-size elephant rolled on wheels across a platform, building up momentum to “fly” across Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Piloted by Ken Poli ’02, Dumbo failed to take flight, but it did make its mark in Flugtag history – it earned a spot among the [...]

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August 22, 2007

Professors William Jemison ’85, Andrew Kortyna, and Todd Wey Receive NSF Grant for State-of-the-Art Equipment

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Grant will help continue undergraduate research projects William Jemison ’85, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Andrew Kortyna, assistant professor of physics, and Todd Wey, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, recently obtained a Major Research Instrumentation grant for $257,762 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will be used to purchase [...]

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