Ben Patton interviewed on PRI about his work with I Was There: "Grandson of Ol' Blood and Guts makes film not war..."
Audio Story (5 mins)
Story Link
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-04-29/grandson-old-blood-and-guts-makes-film-not-war
Film made by soldiers-from I Was There (5:44)
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Quick trip back to DA this weekend for the trustee dinner to honor David Pond on his retirement. David was Head of Alumni Affairs and Development for 34 years! Featured are some shots of the renovated Memorial Building (now Hess Center for the Arts) and some of your old friends - former Business Manager Mike Sheridan '58, Victor Wright '84 (Supreme Court of California Judge - DA Trustee), Jeff Louis '81, Jay Morsman '55 and Eric Widmer '57. Toward the end is a pic of David Koch '58 and Jay Morsman but couldn't get close enough to hear anything interesting...Special treat to see PB Weymouth and catch him sneaking a snort into the new concert hall, where we were treated to a performance of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" which was incredible. The Art Gallery and the Concert Hall are absolutely incredible. The Arts teaching was always great at DA - the spaces have finally caught up. (Next up - the FLB Library getting gutted to include more collaborative and iLab maker spaces etc. Then a field house and new hockey rink! DA Scroll has a master plan article: SCROLL
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
What? Another one?
So last week, as I'm getting ready to meet Tom Hammar (after nearly 32 years) for lunch and meet the final classmate in Colorado (6 for 6!) I glance at my email.
But more on that later. Tom looked very happy and his 20 years in Denver have treated him well. He didn't really like his two years at DA after having been sent from Chicagoland, so he doesn't really stay in touch with anyone from the class. It was great he made a point to have lunch with me, given all that background.
He went to CU-Boulder and had too much fun. He spent some time in Estonia with the Peace Corps.
He has worked in retail but he has found a groove in the building trades. 2008 wasn't kind to his employer so Tom bought and flipped a house to keep himself busy. Then the economy got back on track and now he is leading all building and renovation projects in the Rocky Mountains (32 stores) for Whole Foods.
He was excited to see the Global H2O presentation was part of the Denver Reception, because water is such an important issue - especially out here. "If I had a kid who was malleable - I'd push them toward Law, specifically Water Law".
Back to that email. It was a nice 50th birthday greeting from Will Piersol. Last I knew he was in Singapore. It ended with "We've settled in the Boulder area, so if you're ever up this way..."
I guess there are now 8 of us in Colorado and I'm only 6 for 7! Boulder, here I come..
But more on that later. Tom looked very happy and his 20 years in Denver have treated him well. He didn't really like his two years at DA after having been sent from Chicagoland, so he doesn't really stay in touch with anyone from the class. It was great he made a point to have lunch with me, given all that background.
He went to CU-Boulder and had too much fun. He spent some time in Estonia with the Peace Corps.
He has worked in retail but he has found a groove in the building trades. 2008 wasn't kind to his employer so Tom bought and flipped a house to keep himself busy. Then the economy got back on track and now he is leading all building and renovation projects in the Rocky Mountains (32 stores) for Whole Foods.
He was excited to see the Global H2O presentation was part of the Denver Reception, because water is such an important issue - especially out here. "If I had a kid who was malleable - I'd push them toward Law, specifically Water Law".
Back to that email. It was a nice 50th birthday greeting from Will Piersol. Last I knew he was in Singapore. It ended with "We've settled in the Boulder area, so if you're ever up this way..."
I guess there are now 8 of us in Colorado and I'm only 6 for 7! Boulder, here I come..
Friday, April 17, 2015
The Match-April 17-24
Still pondering a gift to Deerfield this fiscal year (by June30)? The next seven days would be an excellent time because of The Match.
During the week of April 17-24, 2015, whenever a new or lapsed donor makes a gift of at least $10 to Deerfield, it will trigger a $500 gift from an anonymous donor! And for every 100 donors, an additional $100,000 gift will be added to the Match!
Ten bucks is a nice way to initiate $510 of impact for DA.
During the week of April 17-24, 2015, whenever a new or lapsed donor makes a gift of at least $10 to Deerfield, it will trigger a $500 gift from an anonymous donor! And for every 100 donors, an additional $100,000 gift will be added to the Match!
Ten bucks is a nice way to initiate $510 of impact for DA.
Make a gift!
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
They are 50 too?
See what Carrot Top and Sarah Jessica Parker have in common with you and me!
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/05/showbiz/gallery/celebs-turning-50-in-2015/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/05/showbiz/gallery/celebs-turning-50-in-2015/index.html
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Effort
Thanks to RJ Harrington and Hank LeMieux for attending the recent Deerfield Reception in Denver!
RJ and his wife made it down from Boulder - where RJ has begun an renewable energy consulting firm but is so busy purchasing and installing car battery refueling stations that he hasn't built a website yet. More to come for sure...
Hank came in from San Francisco (he saw the invite because he is a subscriber to the DA Club of the Rockies blog: http://dacluboftherockies.blogspot.com) and didn't let a delayed flight or lost luggage deter his ability to attend. Hank leads sales for new products at BloomReach (http://bloomreach.com) which optimizes web traffic. He's obviously great at what he does too!
To keep up with DA Events in general go to: http://deerfield.edu/alumni/events/upcoming/
Looks like CHICAGO and NYC are up next!
And yes, this is 37 year DA science faculty member Andy Harcourt talking about the Global Water course he teaches at school. Great event!
RJ and his wife made it down from Boulder - where RJ has begun an renewable energy consulting firm but is so busy purchasing and installing car battery refueling stations that he hasn't built a website yet. More to come for sure...
Hank came in from San Francisco (he saw the invite because he is a subscriber to the DA Club of the Rockies blog: http://dacluboftherockies.blogspot.com) and didn't let a delayed flight or lost luggage deter his ability to attend. Hank leads sales for new products at BloomReach (http://bloomreach.com) which optimizes web traffic. He's obviously great at what he does too!
To keep up with DA Events in general go to: http://deerfield.edu/alumni/events/upcoming/
Looks like CHICAGO and NYC are up next!
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