http://www.lafayette.edu RSS Feed For Lafayette Alumni Imagine going to see your doctor in the middle of a tomato farm where card tables and folding chairs serve as makeshift exam areas. That sight is an oasis for migrant farm workers in rural Tennessee who otherwise would have no access to health services. Kelly Melear-Hough '88 makes this happen as operations director at Rural Medical Services. "Were located in Cocke County, which has a big tomato farm that employs over 300 migrant workers in July, August, and September," she says. "We actually see patients in the field and they can be seen for any type of problem they have." She received the Tennessee Primary Care Associations Charles E. Darling Award for outstanding achievement in organizing, delivering, and/or financing health services to vulnerable populations. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14329 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14329 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14364 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14364 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14343 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14343 Lafayettes The Graduates choir will present its annual candlelight Christmas Vespers concert of favorite seasonal carols and anthems 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in Colton Chapel. The Colleges Chamber Singers will be guest choir under the direction of Jennifer Kelly, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. The Christmas Vespers concerts were originated by the late John D. Raymond, founder of The Graduates, and have been performed annually since 1985. Philip A. Gehman 56 directs The Graduates. The public is invited and tickets are not required. A freewill offering will be received for the John D. Raymond Fund to benefit special choral music awards and activities at the College. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14344 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14344 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14333 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14333 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14320 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14320 Economic development specialist Brenda Santiago '88 brokers multi-million-dollar deals, working out of her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her specialty is creating relationships. She's also interested in workforce development, like helping 7,000 women laid off by Hanes. Most recently, she investigated the "brain-drain" phenomenon of Ph.Ds leaving Silicon Valley, a major threat to the areas economic growth. Next up is a trip to Australia, where she earned her MBA at the University of Wollongong years ago, to organize a partnership institute that will foster public-private tech projects. One day I represent a government, one day I represent a university, or I might represent a consortium like I did in Silicon Valley, she says. http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14288 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14288 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14317 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14317 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14303 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14303 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14305 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14305 As an intern at CNBC, Kara Boodakian 07 never expected to be running through Times Square in a dress and heels with a football in her arms. We were working on a show called Fast Money, explains Kara, now a CNBC productions manager. The first week I was there, the guest for the show was a pro football player. Right before we aired, my executive producer turned to me and asked if we had a football prop for him. Of course we didnt. My boss handed me her credit card and I went sprinting out of the building into a Toys R Us. I had completely forgotten which team he played for. I took my chances, grabbed a football, and sprinted like a wide receiver back to where they were filming." http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14306 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14306 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14159 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14159 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14281 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14281 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14265 http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/14265