March
12 ,
2004
Quidnunc
At the Top of Her
Game Pat Bradley,
1981 U.S. Women’s Open champion, Massachusetts golf great,
and LPGA Hall of Famer, has been named honorary chair of the
2004 U.S. Women’s Open. The championship will be played
at The Orchards June 28–July 4. For more information
or to order tickets, go to www.2004uswomensopen.com or call
1-800-513-OPEN, Monday through Friday, 9 am–5 pm (EST).
Girls Inc. Kudos Darby Dyar, associate professor
of geology and astronomy, will be honored by Girls Inc. of Holyoke,
at a dinner April 1 at the Log Cabin restaurant in Holyoke.
Girls Inc. is a national, not-for-profit organization aimed
at helping girls
realize their potential and exercise their rights. The dinner
will also honor Irene Leverton, a pilot and astronaut who was
one of the “Mercury 13.”
Judge Joanne President Joanne V. Creighton recently served on
a panel of judges for the Matty Trescott Essay Contest for girls
in grades five through eight. Matty Trescott is the heroine of
a series of novels written by Carole Bernstein Schurak ’65
and Thomas Ratliff and published by Smith & Kraus, the sponsors
of the contest. The theme of the competition was Breaking Barriers
for Women. First-prize winner was Ellora Wahle, an eighth-grader
from Washington state, who wrote about being a trombonist. Second
prize went to Chloe Allmand, a fifth-grader from Washington state
who wrote about youth football. Third prize went to Caroline
Welles, an eighth-grader from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, whose
essay began: “‘Feminist,’ they scorned.”
Geo-Gathering Several students and members of MHC’s earth
and environment department will present papers at the joint meeting
of the northeastern and southeastern sections of the Geological
Society of America March 25–27 in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
Amanda J. Getsinger ’04 and Michelle J. Markley, assistant
professor of geology, will present a paper titled “Origin
and Significance of Schlieren in Granite on Vinahlhaven Island,
Maine.” Al Werner, associate professor of geology, Kasey
Kathan ’04, and Esther Kingsbury ’05 will present
a paper titled “Intrabasinal Variability of Holocene Tephra
in a Small Kettle Lake, Lorraine Lake, Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska.”
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Hoop Hopes After defeating Smith in the first round of NEWMAC
championships in February, the MHC Lyons basketball team advanced
to the semifinals for the first time in school history. MHC’s
record-breaking season ended with a loss to Clark University.
In Memoriam: Adaline S. Pates Potter ’31, associate professor
emeritus of English, died January 15 in Leeds, Massachusetts.
Potter taught at the College from 1948 through 1975. She served
as a foreign student adviser and was the author of a book about
the Sycamores, a former MHC residence hall.
In Memoriam: Dorothy M. “Dot” (Cellillie) Vilbon,
who worked at Mount Holyoke for 30 years, died February 17 in
Fort Pierce, Florida. She was head of Office Services. Vilbon
graduated from Cathedral High School in Springfield and lived
in South Hadley for 50 years.
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