Bill Rotch '37 has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the New England Press Association for more than 50 years of writing columns and editing his family newspaper, The CabinetPress of Milford, New Hampshire. He is editor and publisher of the weekly, which has been in his family since 1809.
Douglas Zipes '61, DMS'62, director of the cardiology division and the Krannert Institute of Cardiology of Indiana University School of Medicine, has been named the 50th president of the American College of Cardiology.
Richard Couch '64, Th'65, founder and principal engineer of Hypertherm Inc. in Hanover, has been named to the National Academy of Engineering.
Bill Schlesinger '72, a teacher and ecologist noted for his study of the impact of humans on the worlds climate, has been named dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.
Walter Freed 74, Republican state representative from Dorset, Vermont, has been elected speaker of the Vermont House.
Frank M, Hatheway '79, Th'80, Penn State assistant professor of finance, has been named to the Nasdaq Economic Advisory Board.
GraKam Collins '85, CEO of Pantellos, online market place for the utility and energy services industries, has been named one of EnergyMarkets magazines Top Ten Energy Industry Executives for 2000.
Erika Simeon '92, pastry chef at Cafe des Amis in northwest Portland, Oregon, won top honors in the Hazelnut Council's third annual chef recipe contest. The winning treat was Chocolate Hazelnut Baklava with Lavender Chantilly and Hazelnut Bark.
Mark N. Brosseau '98 bright award to live and paint in Reykjavik, Iceland, for a year.
Walter Freed '74
Graham Collins '85