Alumni Awards

Dartmouth Alumni Awards, established by the Alumni Council in 1953, have been granted to 411 alums from classes dating back to 1894. The selection committee, which includes seven prior recipients, seeks and honors alumni of at least 25 years who have contributed to the College in leadership roles, to their professions and to their communities. We profile half of the 2002 recipients here; look for the rest in an upcoming issue. (For more information on the awards and recipients, go to www.dartmouth.edu/ alumni/awards.)

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As Herbert Knight'51, Tu'52 admits, he has "a talent for raising money." A former member of the board of overseers for the Dartmouth Medical School, Knight now serves on the boards of two hospitals near his hometown of St. Charles, Illinois, when he isn't supporting the Wildlife Foundation through fundraising efforts. Retired after a career in heavy manufacturing, Knight also helped establish the Senior Class Gift Program, which urges undergraduates to make financial donations to the College. "We were never allowed to forget for one minute that we were only paying one half of our tuition because of the money that came from the endowment and Alumni Fund, and I always felt its necessary to pay that back," he says.

Thomas Komarek '62, a for- mer assistant secretary of labor and GFO at the U.S. Department of Labor, spends a good deal of his retirement managing af- fairs for his class. After serving as class newslet- ter editor and president, the Jupiter, Florida, resident is now the '62 "Trip Master." In 1999 he led a class 60th birthday tour through England, Wales and Ireland, where he took on the crown (see photo) and role of the Earl of Bunratty during the re-creation of a medieval banquet. He is planning a class trip to Scotland next August. "I enjoy being of service to Dartmouth and my class," Komarek says. "Although there is work involved, it's fun to work with a great group of green' people."

Sin-Sing Chiu '65 of Hong Kong, where he helps head his family's trading, securities and financial consulting businesses, is the first international alum to be honored with an Alumni Award. Often referred to by classmates and College administrators as "Dartmouth's Ambassador to China," Chiu is active with the College in a variety of volunteer roles, as local club scholarship fund and events chair, Alumni Fund agent and class vice president. He has also hosted several Dartmouth representatives in Hong Kong. A music major and former violinist in the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, Chiu is now: a board member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and executive director of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta Orchestra.

Tracey Salmon Smith 'B7 has received the Alumni Council s Young Alum- ni Distinguished Service Award, which focuses on service to the College and recognizes an indi- vidual who has graduated within 15 years. Smith, a former assis- tant U.S. attorney in New York and now a lawyer in a New Jersey law firm, says she is most proud of her role as president of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association (BADA). "I chose to be an active member of BADA because I believe that diversity is im- portant and BADA is a vehicle to achieving that goal,": she says. Smith has also served as class vice president and: is a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of New York City. "I spent some of the best years of my life at the College and I wish that everyone could have that experience," she says. "I also think that Dartmouth can be improved and made better, hence my work with the alumni."