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ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONORS

Dominic Seiterle '98 and his Canadian teammates took the gold medal in men's heavyweight rowing at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The favored Canadians finished the 2,000-meter course in 5:23.89, to Great Britain's 5:25.11 and the defending Olympic champion Americans' 5:25.34. Dartmouth's three other Olympic contenders did not fare as well: U.S. shotputter Adam Nelson '97 fouled out in the finals; U.S. triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker '04 placed 18th in the men's final (swimming 1.5 kilometers, biking 40 kilometers and running 10 kilometers in 1:50:46.39); and midfielder Craig Henderson '09 was part of the New Zealand men's soccer team that made its Olympic debut, tying China 1-1 and losing 1-0 to Belgium and 5-0 to Brazil.

Ed Fernandas '80, who practices commercial litigation as a partner in the Austin, Texas, office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, is included in The NationalLaw Journal's list of "The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America."

Galen D. Kirkland '72 has been appointed commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights, responsible for enforcing the state's anti-discrimination laws. Previously he was program development director at the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the executive director of the New York City Civil Rights Coalition, a group of civil rights, religious and community organizations.

Clement Malin '56, the principal commencement speaker during exercises last spring at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, urged graduates to keep in mind moments of truth, beauty and love. The former vice president for international relations at Texaco Inc. also received an honorary degree (doctor of humane letters).