In her book American Shrines: The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration, Fanning, historian of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, underlines some of the earliest monuments created, such as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, as well as the historical changes in monumental design, honoring new leaders. Fanning explained that presidential memorials present a variety of themes, from power to liberty and equality. She presents these changes of American values through a chronology of presidential architecture with more than 500 images of monuments. One memorial she focuses on is the recently renovated Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. 淭he Eisenhower Memorial, finished in 2020, featured a huge metal tapestry depicting his rural Kansas birthplace,� shared Fanning. 淣ow it is an abstract image of present-day Normandy Beach.� Fanning also details the changes within types of monuments including libraries and landscapes, showing how commemoration can be displayed in numerous ways.

The education Fanning received at 黑料老司机 fostered her interests in architectural research and aided in developing processes she used to write her book. As a student, Fanning enjoyed analyzing the architecture of the older buildings on campus, including McGaw Chapel and Kauke Hall. 淚 remember looking at the roof of McGaw Chapel and seeing the triangular pieces that shot into the sky,� shared Fanning. 淭heir abstract forms are similar to modern memorials, and I was interested in how such forms convey meaning.

A class Fanning took with Arnold Lewis, then professor of art, provided the skills necessary to begin her career as an architectural historian. 淗e taught a seminar about modern architecture, and it really opened my eyes to what defines a place and how structures are built,� Fanning said. The class, along with her I.S. focused on landscape painting and the American Luminist painters of the 19th century, encouraged her to study architectural history in graduate school. 淚 realized that I had a limited view of how to conduct art history research before completing my I.S.,� Fanning explained.

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Samuell檚 initial draw to 黑料老司机 came from its strong study abroad programming. But first, she needed an academic direction. Majoring in theatre and dance with a minor in French was the 渙nly way in� to the global entertainment group � or so she believed. 淚 took one theatre tech class, and it was not for me,� Samuell said. As a lover of photography, she pivoted to a studio art major. 淚 thought I could become a photographer for Cirque, but I know now that檚 definitely not a thing.�

Her language goals听didn檛听pan out as planned either. French was full so she signed up for Russian and even lived in the Russian Culture House for three years. 淚t was the best place to live, and great prep work for where I am now,� said Samuell. 淚t檚 funny looking back on it now and seeing how everything played out and absolutely nothing went according to plan.澨�听

The study abroad aspirations turned听into study away with听a semester-long photography internship at听Saturday Night Live. Samuell sharpened her technical skills in commercial photography and learned how to function in fast-paced creative spaces. Both the show and the big city forced her out of her shell. 淚t really opened my mind to new experiences, and I think that檚 where I caught the travel bug.澨�听

The internship served as the perfect launchpad for her I.S., a study of character through portraiture. At the time, Samuell檚 influences from Richard Avedon and Annie Leibovitz made her think about how she can tell stories without words but purely through visual听听

narratives. 淚 came to school just wanting to take pretty pictures, but 黑料老司机 didn檛 let us stop there,� said Samuell. 淚.S. was preparing us for bigger things.澨�听

After graduating, Samuell worked in a photo lab and retail before moving to Nashville to work at the Grand Ole Opry. When Covid-19 devastated the performing arts and entertainment industry, she was forced back to retail to make ends meet, using her art degree as a visual merchandiser at IKEA in Columbus and Kansas City before moving to the most interesting city she could think of. In Las Vegas, Samuell found her fit as the merchandise manager for the resident Cirque du Soleil show,听碍脕. Then they offered her a job on听tour.听听

Now as the guest experience supervisor for Cirque檚 longest-running big-top show,听KOOZA, Samuell has been on the international tour since December 2023. This year the 120-person core team heads to Singapore and three cities in Australia. With each move to a new city, her team unpacks and rebuilds the entire workspace. 淚t檚 kind of like packing up your entire office, loading it into a truck, and setting it up again a week later,� joked Samuell. They repeat the process four-to-six times a year.听听

Samuell handles everything that檚 public facing, so she hires and trains around 150 local staff in each city, including ushers, box office staff, and other roles that help听shows听run smoothly. Even with the added challenge of a language barrier, Samuell finds ways to connect and enjoys picking up little bits of culture through them.听听

When asked about her favorite parts of the job, Samuell said, 淚 love that I get to travel. Now, in a way, I get to live out those study abroad dreams, except I get paid for it.� She also finds deep meaning in the experiences she helps to create for guests. 淓specially now, when the world can feel a little heavy, it檚 so important to have moments of escape,� said Samuell. 淪eeing the joy and amazement on people檚 faces is really special.澨�听

Her time at 黑料老司机 was not what she expected, but like her work on听KOOZA, it was meaningful (and that last-minute switch to Russian gave Samuell an in with Cirque檚 Russian acrobats). 淎t 黑料老司机, I learned to think differently, to push boundaries, and to take any class that sparked my curiosity, even if it had nothing to do with my major, just for the sake of learning something new,� said Samuell.听听

Now, 16 years later, the value of a liberal arts education is especially clear to her in the entertainment world. Touring life requires adaptability, resilience, empathy, and constant creative thinking. 淭his job isn檛 for the faint of heart,� she said.听听

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Embracing campus life, Bloom served as head student athletic trainer, joined Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity, and participated in Biology Club. The healthy mix of academics, athletics, and community shaped both his social experience and his approach to leadership. 淚t was a beautiful thing that you could be in a Greek organization and still be a college scholar,� he said. 淵ou weren檛 pigeonholed.�

When the time came for his senior Independent Study, Bloom sought a research topic reflective of the local area. He secured a summer internship in the entomology lab at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) where he monitored migration patterns of strawberry sap beetles in Wayne County. They cause big issues in crops that can create financial strain for commercial growers. Bloom leveraged some of OARDC檚 existing research and spent his summer doing additional fieldwork to complete his I.S.

Bloom found another summer internship following graduation to continue gaining experience. This time, at a nature center north of Dayton, he cared for native animals and taught kids about trees, turtles, and lakes. 淚 didn檛 know it at the time, but I found my calling through that work,� said Bloom. He stayed on to develop educational programming at the center for three years before pursuing a
master檚 degree and teaching licensure in grades 7-12 biology. 淚 felt super prepared to teach because of my strong background in the sciences, and I used my 黑料老司机 biology training directly in my classroom,� he added.

Haley Bloom �23, Bloom檚 daughter, recently gave him the opportunity to relive his 黑料老司机 experience.

After seven years leading honors-level biology courses, Bloom檚 new career trajectory led to administrative work in student services and a high school principal role. 淚t all started with my degree from 黑料老司机,� Bloom said. 淎s I progressed to graduate degrees with a master檚 thesis and as a principal working to obtain different licenses, all of my research felt very comfortable because of I.S. Even though that was in a different field, it was invaluable preparation.�

Today, as director of secondary curriculum and instruction at Piqua City Schools, Bloom oversees district-wide instructional strategy. Through material review, professional development, testing, data analysis, and much more, Bloom focuses on enhancing student learning. While he wears many hats, he says working with teachers and students all the time is the best of both worlds.

淎s an educator and administrator, you need to see lots of different perspectives,� explained Bloom, adding that 黑料老司机 expanded his ability to consider how other people think. 淓veryone who comes through our district檚 doors deserves public education and the best ability we can give,� he said. Undergrad and classroom experience helps Bloom stay ready to collaborate across all subjects and grade levels to ensure staff has what they need andstudents are prepared for where they go next.

Two key 黑料老司机 figures helped prepare Bloom檚 path. James Perley, a biology professor and Bloom檚 advisor who also taught his First-Year Seminar, was a role model who made Bloom think, 淚 want to do what he檚 doing.� Football Coach Bob Tucker invested in Bloom as more than just an athlete. 淗e instilled in us that the student in 榮tudent-athlete� came first,� said Bloom. 淚檝e never forgotten that,and I carry it with me all these years later.�

Bloom experienced 黑料老司机 all over again through his daughter Haley, a 2023 alumna who studied computer science and now works as an analyst. Watching her navigate Greek life, campus housing, I.S., and a varsity sport reminded him how much had changed and how much had stayed the same. 淚t was surreal and a lot of fun for me to relive 黑料老司机 through her eyes,� Bloom recalled.

Bloom檚 journey shows that learning can lead in unexpected directions and reflects the enduring power of a 黑料老司机 education. 満诹侠纤净� is a microcosm of the world,� he said, encouraging students to be diverse in what they experience. 淛oin a club, play a sport, or learn a new art form. So many things are at your fingertips, and it gets harder to do that as an adult.�

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The lifelong sports lover grew up in Findlay, Ohio, where Coach Bob Morgan recruited him to play shortstop for the Fighting Scots baseball team. While 黑料老司机檚 big-campus feel and small-college environment drew him in, like many first-year students, he wasn檛 sure what he听wanted to study. Looking back, he檚 grateful athletics opened听the door to a rich liberal arts education.

淚檝e always found people and their circumstances very interesting,� said Colvin, who ultimately majored in sociology. 淚 remember being educationally curious and getting to dabble in different areas until I found my foothold. I know now how valuable that was, and that it檚 pretty rare.�

As a team captain, Colvin led by example just as he saw Morgan do every day. 淐oach Morgan was the single biggest influence in my life,� said Colvin. Morgan modeled responsibility, work ethic, and accountability. In the classroom, Colvin檚 worldview expanded. Professor Acy Jackson introduced him to perspectives far different from his own, and his I.S. Advisor David Guldin �65 guided his study of racial discrimination in professional football. Both mentors taught him not to assume his experiences mirror everyone else檚.

Colvin advises clients on pairing a brand with professional golf ambassadors, such as Corey Pavin, Annika S枚renstam, and Suzann Pettersen, pictured here with him (second from right). Photo: Robert Spears Photography

All of the guidance proved key following graduation when Colvin spent seven years in the U.S. Navy. He boarded his first ship as a newly minted naval ensign and was unexpectedly thrown into the role of chief engineer. 淟ike in college, I knew to embrace opportunities, and

I solved problems with compassion and understanding for the people I was leading,� said Colvin. 淭he eye-opening experience helped me feel like I could do something I wasn檛 technically qualified for.�

While at sea, Colvin discovered a game-changing book in the ship檚 library. He read Mark H. McCormack檚 What They DON橳 Teach You at Harvard Business School, returned to shore, and networked his way into the author檚 Cleveland-based company, IMG. Colvin called it the epicenter of global sports business with top athletes, top events, and smart, aggressive colleagues. He built nine years of experience that would serve as the foundation for his next chapter, a start-up venture with a friend, followed years later by the launch of his own firm, Colvin Sports Network.

As CEO of Colvin Sports Network, Colvin partners with major golf organizations like the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA of America, and Augusta National, among others, to design and implement tournaments and support official marketing partners. The firm also advises clients on how to leverage sports marketing investments, such as pairing a brand with a professional golf ambassador. 淲e raise a great deal of money using the charitable component of professional golf as well,� he shared. 淚檓 blessed to be able to combine what I love with something that helps others.�

The fast-paced nature of the work and the opportunity to interact with people across unique industries like artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturing, health insurance, and transportation, all in the same week gives Colvin a lot to engage with. Although sports marketing isn檛 precisely sociology, he credits 黑料老司机 with sharpening every skill he relies on today, from critical thinking to relationship building. His advice for today檚 黑料老司机 students: embrace the limitless nature of a liberal arts education. 淭hrow caution to the wind,� he said. 淧ursue what excites you. The only limitation is what you don檛 reach for.�

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Even before setting foot on campus, Wu knew she wanted to study studio art. As an avid painter, it seemed natural to continue that passion in college. Working with Marina Mangubi, Eugene and Charlene Derge Sussel Professor of Studio Art, she developed foundational art and research skills. Outside of the studio, Wu found an unexpected interest in philosophy. 淚 enjoyed reading philosophy books, enjoyed the class, and enjoyed arguing,� Wu said, attributing her newfound passion to her advisor Evan Riley, associate professor of philosophy.听

In both academic disciplines, she emphasized how her professors pushed her to keep asking questions, expanding ideas, and challenging her听imagination.听淭here is something so important about teaching, about education happening in a small group of people,� Wu said. 淭here is something intimate about the transmission of knowledge that happens between your professors, your colleagues, and yourself.�听

Blending her work in听studio art听and听philosophy,听奥耻檚 Independent Study听was inspired by the women听in her upbringing, whose dedication to their children and families became a central focus in her听reflection听on feminism, independence, and听motherhood.听淭he tension between autonomy and the traditional demands and sacrifices of motherhood troubled me � as a听philosophical question and a real-life dilemma,� she said.听Drawing on feminist philosophies, Wu explored this tension through both a solo exhibition and a thesis paper titled

In addition to听her thesis, she听created听a series of oil paintings, each depicting a woman in her life. Her work was displayed in a solo exhibition at Ebert Art Center. Wu saw her I.S. not as a graduation requirement or formal academic paper, but as a personal experience and deeper exploration of her friends and family.听淚 think people should听try to听enjoy the process of I.S., rather than听just听the end, because the process听was听actually the most important thing that helped me听grow,� she said.听

After graduating from 黑料老司机 in 2022, Wu left the Midwest and headed to Brooklyn, New York, to complete an Master of Fine Arts in painting and drawing at Pratt Institute. 満诹侠纤净� definitely prepared me with a good academic background for attending a very competitive, self-driven Master of Fine Arts program in New York,� Wu said.听

Drawing on memories of her upbringing along the听Yangtze River听in听Jiangyin, China, 奥耻檚 work explores the relationship between past and present, and how that complex dynamic听shapes听identity and space. Her oil paintings depict peaceful, yet melancholy scenes centered on themes of loss, memory, and time.听

Wu听decided to stay听in New York, where she听works听as a freelance artist.听After听being听featured听in publications听including听New York听Weekly,听Create! Magazine, and听Artsy, in May 2025,听the global art market platform听听identified听Wu as one of five听noteworthy听emerging听artists to watch.听

In addition to being featured in听numerous听articles, her听paintings have听been shown in galleries across the United States and China.听Each gallery space offers a unique experience for communication and collaboration. 淭he way you place your work and the way you try to talk about your work, is going to shape people’s experience with your work,澨齏u听said.听

Wu’s听most recent听solo听exhibition,听,听opened in听May听2025听at Make Room Los Angeles, a contemporary art gallery in the center of LA.听淚t檚 a series of works reflecting on my childhood and my life, and the sense of loss in little moments we all experience,� she said.听

As Wu continues to make a name for herself in the global art scene,听she听reflected on turning听her听passion听for creating art听into a听fulfilling听career:听淚 just really love art.听I’m听so lucky that I can make money from it as well.听It檚听become the main part of my life to make the work I want to make, have the shows and an audience,听and also听have the community in New York.�听

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A neuroscience听major听and French and听Francophone studies听minor at 黑料老司机,听Greenland听noticed the College when听looking for small institutions with a recognized neuroscience path.听淚 knew I wanted to go into neuroscience right away,� said Greenland. 満诹侠纤净� was one of the only small colleges that offered the program.澨鼿er immediate connection to the faculty听and students听she met during visits听to campus听helped solidify her choice. 淚 found myself interested in what students were pursuing with their studies, and I wanted to be part of that.�

As a STEM major and humanities minor,听Greenland檚 college curriculum听consisted of classes with听a multi-disciplinary view of the world. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person classes and limited lab time, Greenland had to learn how to complete听research and lab work听in听a very different听environment than she was used to. Completing her senior听I.S., titled �,澨齣n this controlled environment may have been stressful, but Greenland appreciated the time she did have to work on her project. �Living on campus during this time, I went into听lab听to do my research despite labs for classes not being in-person,� said Greenland. 淚t gave me somewhere else to go on campus, gave me another听reason to be there.�

Greenland檚 I.S.听was a听way for Greenland to get back to her researching interests during this time of stress.听Focused on听observing听different colors听and genes听of betta听fish, Greenland wanted to find out if听the color of betta fish听impacted听their recognition of other fish of the same color, emphasizing the cross-section between vision and pigmentation.听While Greenland found no conclusive evidence of this,听her work with I.S. prepared her for her听current work as a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she has been working towards a听degree听in听medical听neuroscience since 2022.听淭here檚 a culture of curiosity in all different areas of my work, and 黑料老司机 made me want to continue听researching听even听after听getting my听bachelor檚听degree,� said Greenland. 満诹侠纤净� really helped me think this was possible and enjoy the journey of completing my own research.�

Meeting Indiana University representatives while at a graduate research event at 黑料老司机, Greenland praises the College for its ability to connect students to post-grad opportunities. 淪ometimes you do little things and don檛 know the result until the future,� said Greenland. 淚 got really lucky.� With her current work, Greenland is able to build off the preliminary research skills she learned from the College. 淚 find my work rewarding, and I檓 enjoying the research process even through daily struggles and failures. I檓 nowhere close to being done, but I go in everyday, do my work, and try again the next day,� Greenland shared. 満诹侠纤净� gave me the opportunity to learn about research, not just through I.S., but my classes.�

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Cheng planned to stay in China after high school, but with his family檚 encouragement, he ventured to the U.S. for a completely different educational environment. 淲e thought a liberal arts college could be a good fit with more of a community experience that focuses on building a person instead of just technical training,� said Cheng.

At 黑料老司机, Cheng enjoyed exploring different disciplines and ultimately declared a major in computer science. He put practical skills to work as an Applied Methods and Research Experience (AMRE) consultant for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). As part of a three-student team, Cheng helped build a graphical user interface to connect R programming language with the center檚 Galaxy application to simplify data analysis and expand accessibility.

Cheng also completed an internship with local software start up, Cureo, and demonstrated his programming skills with an Independent Study where he built a software prototype for 黑料老司机 High School to manage student academic and behavioral data. The project gave the school a proof of concept to seek additional funding, and it gave Cheng confirmation that he wanted to pursue similar career work.

淢any classmates wanted to go and get a Ph.D. and do academic research, but I wanted to build software and solve problems,� said Cheng. 淢y I.S. mentor, Dr. Simon Gray helped me along that route. AMRE and the internship also helped me build professional skills in the industry.�

A few years later, during a stressful season in graduate school, Cheng needed a distraction. As an avid South Park fan, he bought a ticket to a touring production of The Book of Mormon, without expecting to enjoy it. Though he earned a minor in music at 黑料老司机, he said he hated movie-musicals for bursting into song. He saw them as overly dramatic and artificial in nature. 淭he show ended up changing my life,� said Cheng. 淚 didn檛 know how visceral the live musical experience could be.� The abstract stage design and storytelling made sense in this format. 淚t檚 like something tribal or primal where people gather around to listen to a story and be entertained.�

After moving to California for a position at Amazon, Cheng saw every theatre production he could in San Jose and San Francisco. Still, a tech-focused Bay Area felt barren for culture. He transferred his role to NYC in 2021 to be as close as possible to America檚 theatre hub, where he spammed the ticket lotteries to see shows on the regular. Cheng connected with Chinese peers and like-minded groups of theatre friends like his producing partner, Jiani Bai. They shared an interest in getting into the industry. His problem-solving skills and her finance background made them both a great fit for the business side of theatre. Strategic networking led the pair to a conversation with two-time Tony Award-winning producer, Brian Spector. He was a co-producer on Suffs, which was working to transfer from an off-Broadway run.

Harry Cheng ’15 (right) poses with his mentor, Brian Spector (left) and producing partner, Jiani Bai in front of the marquee of their Tony-nominated production, The Hills of California.

They eagerly invested in the show and learned the business of Broadway through Spector檚 mentorship. 淵ou can go to school for stage management, acting, or writing, but that檚 not the case for producing or fundraising for shows,� explained Cheng. When Spector became the lead producer of the 2024 Broadway transfer of The Hills of California (a play from London檚 West End), he invited Cheng and Bai to co-produce. The show ran on Broadway from September to December that year, and earned seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, in 2025.

淚 never imagined I would be at the Tony Awards with a credit or have a reason to go at all,� said Cheng. 淚t was kind of like a commencement because I got to see my colleagues and theatre friends and celebrate our hard work of the past year.� Though they didn檛 win Best Play, Cheng was thrilled to be in the wings to witness an actor he looks up to, Francis Jue, win Best Featured Actor in a Play for Yellow Face.

Today Cheng works as a software engineer for Bloomberg and enjoys producing as his side career. He and Bai co-produced Redwood starring Idina Menzel in spring 2025 and continue to collaborate with Spector on Wild About You (still in development). They檙e also co-producers for the Suffs North American tour, which marches into Cleveland檚 Playhouse Square in February 2026.

Cheng says many other producers have other full-time jobs like he does. 淚t檚 a surprisingly small community. The business model isn檛 hard, but it requires a lot of people skills and networking,� he said. He檚 grateful to have initially built these skills at 黑料老司机 and for an 渆ye-opening� liberal arts curriculum that let him explore outside his major. 淚t prevents tunnel vision in one direction, so you won檛 lose sight of what the whole world has to offer.�

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Means majored in English at 黑料老司机 and wrote a collection of poems for his senior Independent Study, advised by Michael Allen, then assistant professor of English. 淗e went over each line of a poem and put me under great pressure to make it yield meaning,� Means recalled. 淚t檚 similar to what I put my students through now at Vassar.�

Means, who grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, chose to attend 黑料老司机 mostly because of Jim Bean, a professor of French, cross-country coach, and mentor to generations. 淗e was a very warm, supportive person and made everyone feel like part of the family,� Means said, 渂ut he was also a good coach. I ran up and down that hill by the golf course a million times.�

Means also met his wife, Geneve Patterson-Means, at 黑料老司机, although she transferred before graduation. 淟ife wouldn檛 be anything like it is now if it wasn檛 for 黑料老司机,� he said.

Following graduation, he enrolled at Columbia and got an MFA in creative writing, still concentrating on poetry, but he was also interested in narrative stories. When he went to work reading manuscripts at a publishing house in New York, he thought he could do as well or better than the authors in the slush pile.听His first collection of stories was published in 1991, and his most recent collection, Two Nurses, Smoking, was published in 2022.

Means has also written one novel, Hystopia, published in 2016. He still prefers the short story genre, but he found that a novel offered 渞oom to make mistakes and clean things up.� And the reaction to its publication was a not entirely welcome surprise. 淧eople read novels a lot more than short stories,� he said wryly. 淚t was a humbling experience.�

Many noted novelists began their careers as poets, and Means said: 淲riting poetry teaches you to look closely, to be persnickety about language, and to use the music of language.� But one form often bleeds into another, and he said his prose is often intensely poetic.

Thinking back to his Independent Study experience at 黑料老司机, Means said, 淚 thought I was an accomplished poet by the time I was a senior. It檚 valuable to do something complete that you started from scratch.�

The PEN/Malamud Award, sponsored by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation since 1988, recognizes a career body of work rather than one book, and Means didn檛 know he had been nominated until he got the call while he was on vacation. 淲hen you look at the list of past winners, it檚 an astonishing feeling to join them,� he said, 渂ut you also feel a kinship with writers of the past.� And, he hastens to add, 淚檓 not done. I have a lot of stories to keep writing.�

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Keefer檚 photography supports funding for Parkinson檚 disease research, a condition that affects the central nervous system and impacts balance, movement, and speech. When he sells a photo, the revenue goes to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on finding a cure to Parkinson檚. He檚 raised nearly $500,000. 淚檝e had Parkinson檚 for 18 years now, so this is a labor of love. I do believe there檚 a cure, maybe not too far off,� said Keefer, who sits on the board of the foundation.

As well as selling his photography, Keefer supports newly diagnosed patients by sharing his experience with the disease. 淚 try to tell them about my personal experiences, to the extent those match up with theirs, so they can watch for those milestones along the way,� shared Keefer. 淗aving the ability to talk to and get advice from places like the Fox Foundation gives me resources few often have. To the extent that I can share some of that with people is a blessing.�

Keefer檚 focus on photography is not a new hobby, although not front-of-mind at 黑料老司机. On campus, Keefer participated in swimming and spent a semester abroad with a greater emphasis on his coursework. Looking back, he urges students to keep an open mind about their futures, claiming that seeking out opportunities is more important than having a narrow path. 淵ou can檛 predict what you檙e going to do or exactly how you檙e going to do it, but what you want is the opportunities to come along,� said Keefer. 淚 couldn檛 create the gallery and do what I檝e done without my business career, but that檚 turned out to be a supporting role in my life, not my purpose.�

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As a physical education major at the College, Minton immersed himself in athletics opportunities. He played basketball and coached a sorority flag football team before entering the United States Air Force upon graduation. Serving in the Air Force from 1969-1983, Minton became an assistant basketball coach with Hank Egan for the Air Force Academy檚 men檚 basketball team, the Falcons. In 1983, Minton started his first head coaching job for Dartmouth College檚 men檚 basketball team before going back to the Air Force in 1985 as the head coach for the Falcons. 満诹侠纤净� being on my resume immediately got people檚 attention, particularly at an academic school like Dartmouth,� shared Minton. 満诹侠纤净� opened horizons that I hadn檛 seen before.�

In 2000, Minton joined the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on a tenure track, working alongside other basketball coaches with the goal of making the sport more inclusive, ethical, and community-based. He served as the deputy executive director starting in 2004 until his retirement in 2020. While working with the NABC, Minton developed a relationship with Coaches vs. Cancer, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the NABC that aimed to raise funds for cancer research. 淲e檝e raised more than $200 million for this cause,� said Minton. 淚 got some awards from the cause that I don檛 think I檓 all that deserving of. I just did the right thing.�

Looking back on his time at 黑料老司机, Minton emphasizes how impactful the College was to his future career. 満诹侠纤净� helped me learn how to communicate with everyone and come to grips with some things that I hadn檛 ever dealt with growing up,� he said. 淚 enjoy telling people I went to 黑料老司机. I feel blessed.�

Featured image: Reggie Minton �63 and President McCall pose for photos with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the ceremony during Alumni Weekend.

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