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Scott Havens ’95 calls centerfield home. As president of business operations for the New York Mets, his office sits above the Citi Field bleachers that host the team’s 7 Line Army fan group.

In a message to the Hamilton community on Dec. 27, President Steven Tepper shared news of the passing of former trustee Gilman Burke ’54.

At Hamilton College, learning transcends geographic boundaries and traditional methods, providing students with unique and memorable experiences that bring their material to life.

A new president, new and improved buildings, and a year’s worth of notable events marked the top news stories of 2024. Check out our most popular stories from the year.

“Creativity and innovation are in the DNA of Hamilton College,” says Steven Tepper, Hamilton's 21st president. “Our namesake and original trustee, Alexander Hamilton, was our nation’s creative founding father. Other founding fathers were content with borrowed models or sticking to the old agrarian order. Hamilton knew that a new nation needed new ideas. Ever since, the College’s history has been punctuated by moments of innovation and creativity and invention.”

Hamilton College faculty, staff, and alumni continued to make their mark in 2024 as thought leaders, with major national and international media outlets, as well as prominent higher education publications, seeking their expertise on a wide range of topics.

Sam Pitter ’07 recently added two “work experience” entries to her résumé — head swimming and diving coach at Miami University Ohio and assistant coach of the Cape Verde Olympic swimming team.

With their first semester at Hamilton now completed, members of the Class of 2028 took a moment to look back.

Pastry chef Stephen Durfee ’85 took dessert to the next level — and the next size — with the world’s largest s’more. The behemoth treat measured 49 square feet and weighed in at 396 pounds.

Not only did Associate Professor of Chemistry Max Majireck and 20 students and recent graduates from his lab co-author the peer-reviewed cover article for the Nov. 22, 2024, issue of Organic Letters, but one of those students – Chrissy Crespo ’25 – designed the cover.