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Republican Party Girl

Laura Ingraham '85 has been stirring public debate ever since her days as editor at the Dartmouth Review. By day a white-collar criminal-defense lawyer at Skadden Arps in Washington, at night she swaps business suit for party dress to polish off hors d'ouevres and liberals on the Republican social scene. Ingraham rang in the new year at a party of her own making: Dark Ages Weekend. The Republican retreat, a conservative answer to Renaissance Weekend (which Presidents James 0. Freedman and Bill Clinton have attended), brought together the best and the brightest of the new revolution for red meat, cigars, and seminars on gutting regulations. But there is a serious side to Ingraham. She was chief speechwriter for social conservative Gary Bauer when he worked in the Education Department and later in the White House, and she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. As the most familiar talking head for the counterfeminist Independent Women's Forum, she can be found denouncing affirmative action on ABC-TV and lauding welfare curbs on C-Span. Her provocative and in-your-face politics are bound to keep her on the front pages in the coming years.

Harold Sack '32, awarded the Henry Francis du Pont Award in Decorative Arts for his contributions to the field of American furniture

Bill Milmore '43, honored for his work recording, wildlife in the Florida panhandle by having a wildlife sanctuary in Pace, Fla., named after him

John Merrow '63, for reporting on a financial relationship between the support group Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder and Ciba-Geigy maker of Ritalin, used to treat the disorder

Dr. Angela Santini '82, recipient of the United Hospital Fund of New York Service Award for Humanitarian Concern for her work at the Cornell Medical Center

Barbara Whipple '85 organizer of President Clinton's visit to Dartmouth last June, joined the White House Advance Team to help plan events: for the president, vice president, and their spouses