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Award-Winning Cellist Patrice Jackson, Lafayette’s 2010 Temple Visiting Artist, Will Perform and Work with Students Nov. 17-18
Award-winning cellist Patrice Jackson will be on campus Nov. 17-18 to speak, perform, and host a performance workshop with students. Her residency is made possible by Lafayette’s David L. Sr. and Helen J. Temple Visiting Artist Fund. Jackson will hold a string master class for students with Jorge Torres, associate professor of music, at noon [...]
Former Board Chair Walter E. Hanson ’49 dies at 84
Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1977 to 1986, Trustee Emeritus Walter E. Hanson ’49, died at his home in Newport Beach, Calif., after a lengthy illness. Hanson, who was former chairman of KPMG, died Sept. 24. He provided distinguished service to the College and the Board, serving as a term trustee from 1969 [...]
Lafayette Announces New Williams Arts Campus on North Third Street
An experimental black box theater, a state-of-the-art film theater, a sound stage, and a high-tech media and teaching lab are some of the exciting facilities included in the plans for the new Williams Arts Campus on North Third Street. “The arts campus will serve as a vibrant gateway to Lafayette and the city and provide [...]
Citigroup Names Jud Linville ’79 CEO of Citi Cards
Judson C. “Jud” Linville ’79, a member of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees, became chief executive officer of Citi Cards this month. Linville, of Princeton, N.J., will run Citi’s North America branded cards business. He will be a member of the executive committee and the global consumer banking council, and will head the global [...]
Working Group Invites Perspectives on Greek Life at Lafayette
The College’s Working Group on Greek Life and the Campus Community invites the thoughts and opinions of all members of the College community, including alumni, related to Greek life at Lafayette. The working group for months has been involved in examining many aspects of the College’s fraternity and sorority program and its impact on the [...]
Patient, Inspiring, and Smart, Joe Maddon ’76 Receives Degree after 38 Years
“We play the liberal arts style of baseball,” said Joe Maddon ’76, manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. “We do a little bit of everything right. It’s the effort and grinding that makes the team successful. That’s our style and that’s how we win.” He made these comments on the occasion of being awarded an [...]
Former Trustee Ralph E. Ward Jr. ’50 Dies
He had received an honorary degree from Lafayette and its George Washington Kidd Award Ralph E. Ward Jr. ’50, a member of Lafayette’s Board of Trustees from 1972-82 and an internationally known businessman, died Oct. 7. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College in 1980. The Alumni Association honored him with [...]
Reunion Report: President Daniel H. Weiss Addresses the State of the College
Lafayette prevails. That was the message College President Daniel H. Weiss gave to a group of about 100 gathered in the Oechsle Hall auditorium to hear “The Plan for Lafayette.” In his presentation and the ensuing question-and-answer session June 6 during Reunion, Weiss spoke frankly about the challenges the College has had to contend with [...]
Rothkopf ’55 To Retire from U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Arthur J. Rothkopf ’55, president emeritus of the College, will retire as senior vice president and counselor to the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the end of July. Rothkopf joined the chamber in July 2005 after serving 12 years as Lafayette’s 15th president. He leads the chamber’s Education and Workforce initiative, including [...]
New Board Chair and Trustees Elected at Lafayette
Edward W. Ahart ’69, managing partner and chairman of the law firm of Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP, Florham Park, N.J., has been elected chair of Lafayette’s Board of Trustees. In addition, two alumni have been elected to the Board and will begin five-year terms July 1. They are Judson C. (Jud) Linville ’79, [...]
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