Ex-high school stars return to stock summer teams Jul 24, 2008
Bowdoin College is represented on its roster by Molly Duffy of Millis and Emily Swaim of Wellesley. Azzurri's co-coaches are Dick Fischman and Fred Sears of Dover. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Clement A. Hiebert, 82; Mainer was surgeon and writer Jul 20, 2008
Dr. Hiebert's studies at Bowdoin College were interrupted when he was drafted during World War II, his wife said. He served in the Navy for two years, and then returned to Bowdoin. (Boston Globe)
Working the web at the Seattle P-I Jul 19, 2008
Guzman, who has a sociology degree from Bowdoin College in Maine, caught the journalism bug as an unpaid intern at a New Hampshire public radio station during her freshman year of college. Guzman s current boss, Don Smith, the P-I s New Media editor, said when the lawsuit was first filed, she took it rather hard. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
WINCHESTERS BEST AND BRIGHTEST, July 17 edition Jul 19, 2008
O Donnell, daughter of David and Jennifer O Donnell, will matriculate at Bowdoin College. Shea, daughter of Fran and Cheryl Shea, will attend Sacred Heart University. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Academic Achievers Jul 13, 2008
The following residents graduated from Bowdoin College on May 24. Catherine Daulton Chin was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Neighbors (July 10) Jul 8, 2008
Bowdoin College held its 203rd commencement exercises May 24 ... The following Bowdoin College graduates are from your area. (Needham Tab, MA)
IN SCHOOL - Education roundup Jul 8, 2008
Bowdoin College (Maine) - Forrest Horton, Missoula, bachelor of arts, geology-environmental studies. Oklahoma State University - Jennifer Boutz, Missoula, B.S. in agricultural communications. (Missoulian, MT)
Honors: July 3 Jul 2, 2008
Christopher Lincoln Burrage and Elizabeth Wilkinson Shaw of Brookline graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, on May 24. Burrage double majored in economics and government and legal studies, and was awarded a bachelor of arts degree. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Maine native named U.S. ambassador Jun 26, 2008
PORTLAND, Maine A Maine native who grew up in Falmouth and attended Bowdoin College has been named by President Bush as U.S. ambassador to Algeria. David Pearce, who now lives in Virginia, is a career Foreign Service officer who served most recently as senior adviser to Ambassador Ryan Crocker in Baghdad. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Youth rowers snag US silver Jun 26, 2008
The boat's crew members were twin sisters Stephanie and Elizabeth Hamilton and Renee Swetz, who attend Newton South High; the Wellesley High contingent of Kitty Lambert-Higgins, Faith Richardson, and Anne Carroll; Brookline High student Sassi Ruengar; stroke Caroline Ciocca, a Wellesley High graduate who will attend Bowdoin College; and coxswain Jill Carlson of Weston, a Newton Country Day School grad who is entering Harvard University this fall. Kudos for Yanofsky, Smith. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Personnel Announcement Jun 25, 2008
Mr. Pearce received his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College and his master's degree from The Ohio State University. The President announced his intention to nominate Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, for a term expiring 07/01/11. (White House News Releases)
Mainebiz: Jackson Laboratory is Maine's sixth largest nonprofit Jun 22, 2008
The magazine's ranking, which is based on 2006 assets, places The Jackson Laboratory sixth, following Bowdoin College, Maine Medical Center, Colby College, Bates College and Eastern Maine Medical Center. Jackson's assets are reported as $318,623,313. (Courier Publications, ME)
Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School top 10 students Jun 20, 2008
She plans to attend Bowdoin College and major in pre-medical. She was also accepted at Colby College, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, Boston College, Middlebury College, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Scholars for June 19, 2008 Jun 19, 2008
Brittany Leigh Ogden, of Maynard, has been awarded a Distinguished Community Service Award at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The prize is awarded to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology students who has shown outstanding leadership in community service and furthering the principles of social justice. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Lexingtonian joins representatives office Jun 18, 2008
Pikovsky is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College where she received honors in government, as well as a double major in French and a minor in economics ... She continued to work in politics in college, becoming an active member of Bowdoin College Democrats and working for the French Consulate in Boston. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Winnacunnet High names top 10 students Jun 18, 2008
She learns effectively through her impeccable focus and motivation; she shares her ideas by being, as one of her teachers says, "a deep and agile thinker." Michelle says her goal in college is "to share my ideas and have them heard." She will not have any trouble doing that at Bowdoin College next fall. Kim Hunt, daughter of Robert and Janet Hunt of Hampton may be one of the most prolific students at WHS this year. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Welch's magical season helped lead PHS baseball team to title Jun 17, 2008
Hart will pitch at the University of Vermont next year, while Welch will throw at Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine). Bow's best chance to score on Welch Sunday came in the third inning. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Study: Head injuries up since Pa. helmet laws repeal Jun 14, 2008
Jonathan Goldstein, an economist at Maines Bowdoin College who has reviewed other studies of motorcycle helmet use, said the study neglects to account for things such as speed and whether alcohol was a factor, resulting in conclusions that he said could be misleading. Pennsylvania law makes helmet use optional for those who are at least 21 and have been licensed to ride for two years or have finished a state-approved safety course. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Study: Head injuries up since Pa. helmet law’s repeal Jun 13, 2008
Jonathan Goldstein, an economist at Maine s Bowdoin College who has reviewed other studies of motorcycle helmet use, said the study neglects to account for things such as speed and whether alcohol was a factor, resulting in conclusions that he said could be misleading. Pennsylvania law makes helmet use optional for those who are at least 21 and have been licensed to ride for two years or have finished a state-approved safety course. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Millbrook School announces graduates Jun 13, 2008
Devin Hardy, who was the recipient of a four-year varsity letter in ice hockey and soccer and of the Knutson Trophy and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, will work next year for Safe Passage in Guatemala before attending Bowdoin College the year after. Kelsey Reifler, winner of the Arts Award in Visual Arts, will attend Elon University. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Nick's legacy: A team and a dream Jun 12, 2008
Barnett graduated and moved on to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Last fall, he stayed in contact with his friends on the team, advising them on how to run it again without the help of the school s science department. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Academic Achievements Jun 12, 2008
Allison Caitlin Ruane '09 was one of six Bowdoin College students awarded the Community Matters in Maine Summer Fellowships. The awards were announced May 7, 2008 at the College's annual Honors Day ceremony. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
YESTERDAYS: Trial trip on new steamer Jun 6, 2008
William White, of Main St., is among the 72 students at Bowdoin College earning high honors for the first semester of the 1982-83 academic year. White is a junior. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Portsmouth High School names top 10 students Jun 6, 2008
TIM WELCH, son of John Welch and Sally Welch of Portsmouth, has been accepted at Bowdoin College. While at PHS, Tim received the following honors and/or awards: member of the National Honor Society, Harvard Book Prize Award, Senior Class President, Junior Class Vice President, second team All State Varsity Baseball 2007, Senior Captain Varsity Baseball, Junior and Senior Varsity Soccer Captain. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A new light on the Korean War Jun 5, 2008
In 2000, when I taught at Bowdoin College in Maine, I met a veteran who, unprompted, told me that his only positive memory of the war was firing his machine gun at Chinese soldiers and seeing their red blood spilled on the white snow. I did not know how to respond to him then, and still, eight years later, don't have an answer. (Asia Times Online)
Neighbors (June 5) Jun 4, 2008
Peter James McLaughlin of Needham, Class of 2010 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, was awarded Preston Public Interest Career Fund Summer Fellowship. The awards were announced in May at the college s Honors Day ceremony. (Needham Tab, MA)
Rines: 'I'm the stronger underdog' Jun 1, 2008
A Gardiner native, Rines holds a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College and a Ph. D. from the University of South Carolina. (Courier Publications, ME)
No more SATs? Jun 1, 2008
At Bowdoin College, which hasn't required the SAT since 1969, the biggest benefit of the test-optional policy is the school's "unusually supportive community" where students don't compare scores, said William Shain, dean of admissions and financial aid. But at this small liberal arts college in Maine, which admitted about 18 percent of applicants this year, more than 80 percent of applicants submit scores anyway, he said. (CNN -- US)
McCarthy named Skidmore lacrosse teams best player as freshman May 30, 2008
In the second round, they met Bowdoin College and lost 1-0. Bowdoin went on to capture the Division 3 national title. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
No debating his future May 28, 2008
Next year, Delehanty will attend Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he plans to major in environmental studies. I don't say that because it's fashionable right now,'' Delehanty said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
'It's done when Margot says it's done' May 27, 2008
In 1996 she was appointed distinguished writer-in-residence at Emerson, yet she still teaches elsewhere; she's at Bowdoin College in Maine this semester. She learned to protect her writing time. (Boston Globe)
Bowdoin to confer Shettleworth with honorary doctoral degree May 26, 2008
BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College will confer Earle G. Shettleworth, director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission for the past 32 years, with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on Saturday. Earle Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Bowdoin College ... He will give a lecture on Friday, May 23, at 1 p.m. in Smith Auditorium in Sills Hall on the Bowdoin Campus called, The Camera... (Courier Publications, ME)
For World War II vet, it was finally time to tell his story May 24, 2008
Though gifted at mechanical things, Flint was dyslexic and a poor student, and flunked out of Bowdoin College in 1938. He joined the Army after Pearl Harbor, was assigned to the tank-destroyer service, and sent to officer candidate school in Texas. (Boston Globe)
Getty's New Antiquities Curator May 24, 2008
Claire Lyons earned her A.B. in Classics (summa cum laude) from Bowdoin College, followed by her M.A. and Ph. D. in Classical Archaeology from Bryn Mawr College. (Suite101.com)
Always on call: Beverly trainer Beth MacLeod keeps Panthers in the game May 22, 2008
She went on to serve two years at Bowdoin College in Maine, as an interim assistant athletic trainer. Feeling homesick, MacLeod returned to the Bay State just two years later, returning to her Beverly roots. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Neighbors (May 22) May 21, 2008
Gemma Louisa Leghorn of Needham has been awarded the Nathalie Walker Llewellyn Poetry Prize at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine ... Jaclyn Irene Davis of Needham, a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, has been awarded a Maine Space Grant Consortium Fellowship ... Peter James McLaughlin of Needham, Class of 2010 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, was awarded Preston Public Interest Career Fund Summer Fellowship. (Needham Tab, MA)
Events listings May 18, 2008
Bowdoin International Music Festival Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road, and Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Campus Drive, Brunswick ... Maine State Music Theatre Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. (Boston Globe)
Ocean energy institute takes different tack May 18, 2008
King gave a lecture at Bowdoin College on April 15, called the Saudi Arabia of Wind, Confronting Maines Energy Catastrophe. According to Hart, the average family spent 4 percent of its income on energy in 1998. (Courier Publications, ME)
The College StreetsPart One May 15, 2008
Besides a possible nod to the Rawson family s origins in Maine, home of Bowdoin College, the other names lack apparent connections. Dartmouth, Exeter (named for the Phillips Exeter Academy) and Fordham remain mysterious choices. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Long-time Kiski headmaster dies May 14, 2008
He won a scholarship to Phillips Academy in nearby Andover, served in the Navy in the North Atlantic during World War II (where he broke his back during a bombing attack) and then graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, with a degree in German. After a short stint with U.S. Steel, he became a teacher at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, teaching German and Latin and coaching swimming and football, before becoming assistant headmaster. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A memorable journey: Mother and daughter experience the Appalachian Trail May 11, 2008
One of them, a thru-hiker from Florida named Gator, told us how he graduated from Bowdoin College and then became a lawyer. He retired at the age of 57 and then decided to hike the trail. (Courier Publications, ME)
Raegan LaRochelle savors motherhood, living near home after being away May 10, 2008
She went on to Bowdoin College. When you get to college, you dont know what to expect, she said. (Courier Publications, ME)
Witham buys Atlantic Oakes May 9, 2008
The property was bequeathed to Bowdoin College, which sold it to the Cough family in 1969. Reader Messages. (Courier Publications, ME)
Gardiner senior tuned into music May 2, 2008
senior Chris Houdlette plans to attend Bowdoin College in the fall. He has many interests, including music, and has yet to determine what he wants to major in. (Courier Publications, ME)
Woo chosen as new College dean May 2, 2008
Woo holds bachelor's degrees in English literature and history from Bowdoin College and earned master's degrees in international affairsand Latin American Studies, as well as a doctorate in political science, from Columbia University. She has even produced her own award-winning film, University Provost Arthur Garson said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Viewing the causes of the Civil War through Hollywood's eyes Apr 22, 2008
In "Gettysburg" and again in "Gods and Generals," Chamberlain is called upon, as Gallagher writes, to offer "the main rumination about northern motivation." As a professor at Bowdoin College before the war - and governor of Maine and Bowdoin's president after the war - he seems an obvious candidate for such a role. As Chamberlain's character remarks in "Gettysburg," "All of us volunteered to fight for the Union.". (Boston Globe)
Kastor earns 2nd Olympic marathon berth Apr 21, 2008
Samuelson crossed the finish line in a Red Sox cap, as she did when she won the Boston Marathon as a Bowdoin College senior in 1979. There have been some great years in between, and some not-so-great years, said Samuelson, who has battled a series of injuries. (MSNBC -- Sports)
For LeVan, Boston Marathon isn't only trial Apr 18, 2008
"She's able to deal with it with a maturity way beyond her years,'' LeVan said.An Oklahoman by birth, LeVan played field hockey at Bowdoin College in Maine before deciding to run track for a semester. She set a school record in the 400 meters that still stands.She qualified for the 2004 Olympic marathon trials, but they came just three months after she gave birth to Maddie. She didn't think much about skipping the race."My husband and I said, 'Oh, there's 2008. At the time, it wasn't really a... (MSNBC -- Sports)
For LeVan, marathon isn't only trial Apr 18, 2008
An Oklahoman by birth, LeVan played field hockey at Bowdoin College in Maine before deciding to run track for a semester. She set a school record in the 400 meters that still stands. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Time to rhyme Apr 14, 2008
FORMER US defense secretary William S. Cohen was captain of the basketball team at Bowdoin College in Maine when his English professor asked him to write a sonnet. Cohen tried to duck the assignment, he told Globe editors last week, arguing that he was, after all, the captain of the team, and that the team was, after all, traveling. (Boston Globe)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Apr 12, 2008
"I recalled some facts I had learned from Jan when she impersonated Harriet Beecher Stowe the day before. Harriet was the daughter of a preacher and the sister of a preacher. She preached, too, in her own way, through her writings. Her brother preached at Park Street Church, Boston. I went to church there last March when I was up for the Longfellow Bicentennial. ( I should have mentioned it to Beth Taylor for her trip to Boston). Harriet's husband was a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine;... (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Young Voters Help Start Political Phenom Apr 12, 2008
"This campaign has been a campaign about regular Americans getting involved," said Segal, 22, a senior at Bowdoin College in Maine. "This is a very real movement.". (Newsmax)
IFC spring rush sees 10th year Apr 11, 2008
At the same time, many universities' views of the Greek system were changing as northeastern schools, such as Bates College and Bowdoin College, began eliminating fraternities, Laushway said. The fraternity reform debate officially hit the University at the 1997 fall Convocation when then-Faculty Senate Chair Jahan Ramazani proposed the idea that early rush might be a hindrance to establishing an intellectual community and suggested delaying rush, an idea widely supported by the faculty. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
17th-ranked Gulls edge Tufts, 10-7 Apr 9, 2008
Tufts steps back into conference play as well, as the Jumbos will host Bowdoin College in a crucial NESCAC contest. Both games are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.. (Ecgulls.com)
Exclusive: Credit reforms are a must, AmEx's Chenault says Apr 9, 2008
Born: Long Island, N.Y.Education: Bowdoin College, 1973 (bachelor's in history); Harvard Law School, 1976 (doctorate). Early jobs: Associate at Rogers & Wells law firm, management consultant at Bain & Co.Joined American Express: 1981. (USA Today -- Money)
JIM DODSON: My Springtime Ritual Is Denied Mar 30, 2008
Besides a noticeably stronger sun, the next sign I detected came the following afternoon when I glanced out the window of the Bowdoin College library and watched several groups of visiting high school juniors clustered like baby ducks on the campus sidewalk around a student admissions officer, the spring college-visitation season already progressing. With the season of rebirth and melting snow come new horizons. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Softball ranked second in New England Poll Mar 27, 2008
(tie) Bowdoin College (14-2) 4. (tie) Tufts University (7-5) 6. (Ecgulls.com)
No. 15 Gulls lose two-straight, fall to No. 19 Bowdoin Mar 26, 2008
- Bowdoin College senior goalkeeper Alex Gluck (Chevy Chase, Md ... Bowdoin College came out on fire to open the game, quickly streaking its way to a 4-1 cushion after one quarter of play. (Ecgulls.com)
Wheaton stuns 13th-ranked Endicott, 11-9 Mar 19, 2008
Endicott has a full-week off as the Gulls don't return to action again until Tuesday, March 25th when they will host Bowdoin College. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Beverly, Mass. (Ecgulls.com)
No finer arts around than at these college museums Mar 16, 2008
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and one of the most important edifices in the state of Maine, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick was constructed in 1894 by the architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White ... Bowdoin College Museum of Art. (Boston Globe)
Backward Glances for March 13 Mar 15, 2008
45 YEARS AGO-Hudson resident John Gillis, Wayland school teacher, was guest speaker at the Packard Street PTA meeting, at which president Jerry O Neil presided Dot Peters and Veda Neroni were high scorers for the Hudson High School girls basketball team William Billy O Donnell signed as a scout with the Washington Senators, American League baseball team Bill Bisset, Bowdoin College hockey team co-captain, had a goal and an assist in his team s loss to Providence College The Hudson High School... (Hudson Sun, MA)
LHS names 11 as valedictorians, salutatorians (11) Mar 5, 2008
The son of William Barish and Carol Chervenak, he plans to attend Bowdoin College in Maine, looking at a career in medicine. Thomas Evans. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Viacom Names Henry T. A. Moniz Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Global Compliance and Chairman of the Compliance and Ethics Committee Feb 27, 2008
Mr. Moniz earned a B.A., cum laude, from Bowdoin College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He currently serves on the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bowen wins two titles at state championshipsBoys team finishes fourth Feb 23, 2008
The meet was held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick on Saturday. The top eight finishers earn points. (Courier Publications, ME)
UNL bans dorm's 'Assassin' game Feb 22, 2008
At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, the would-be assassins used socks. The "killer" get the vanquished target's target and continue his or her bloodless trail to the final showdown against another player. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
