MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE february celebration middlebury, vermont saturday, february 5, 2022
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Established 1800 Virtue Field House at Peterson Family Athletics Complex
5 PRELUDE
Jeffrey Buettner, Director of Choral Activities Marche Triomphale Sigfrid Karg-Elert Fanfare Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens Weeping Willow Scott Joplin PROCESSIONAL
Allegro reale William Walton L A N D AC K N O W L E D G M E N T A N D I N VO C AT I O N
Saifa Hussain Associate Chaplain and Muslim Advisor STUDENT’S ADDRESS TO THE SENIOR CL ASS
Kaleb Patterson P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E JA S O N B . F L E I S H M A N ’0 3 . 5 AWA R D
Smita Ruzicka Vice President of Student Affairs GUEST SPEAKER
Linus Owens Associate Professor of Sociology PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO THE SENIOR CL ASS
Laurie L. Patton President, Middlebury College
RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS
Smita Ruzicka A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N P R E S E N TAT I O N O F C A N E S
Janine Hetherington ’95, P’24 Middlebury Alumni Association Board President G A M A L I E L PA I N T E R ’ S C A N E
Performed by College Choir members of the Class of 2021.5 Adam Blachly Gabrielle Martin Grace Metzler Tia Pogue Madeleine Tango BENEDICTION
Danielle Stillman Associate Chaplain, Rabbi A L M A M AT E R
Performed by College Choir members of the Class of 2021.5 Adam Blachly Gabrielle Martin Grace Metzler Tia Pogue Madeleine Tango RECESSIONAL
Toccata in F Charles-Marie Widor
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F E B R UA R Y S K I P R O C E S S I O N
Noon at Middlebury College Snow Bowl Parking at the Snow Bowl is limited; please park at the Bread Loaf campus. Buses will shuttle you from Bread Loaf to the Snow Bowl and back. Look for signs welcoming parents. Buses will run between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. LUNCH RECEPTION
Middlebury Campus After the ski procession, please stop by and pick up a “to-go” lunch at the Tent on McCullough Quad.
5 A special thank you to the members of the February Committee for their hard work and dedication to the February Celebration events, and especially for the leadership of the following students: Riley Allen, Arlo Fleischer, and Kaleb Patterson
5 Please plan to attend Middlebury’s formal Commencement on Sunday, May 29, 2022. At that time, the College will officially commemorate the graduation of all students who completed their studies during this academic year.
DIRECTIONS AND S H U T T L E I N F O R M AT I O N M I D D L E B U RY C O L L E G E B R E A D LOA F C A M P U S A N D S N OW B OW L
From Middlebury, go south on Route 7. Drive approximately 3.5 miles and turn left onto Route 125 East. Follow Route 125 East up the mountain for about 6 miles to the Bread Loaf campus. Parking is a challenge at the Snow Bowl, as Saturday is a normal day of business for the Bowl, and skiers’ cars generally fill the lot by midmorning. Because of that, we have set up parking and shuttles for families at the Bread Loaf campus. Look for parking signs on the right-hand side, past the entrance to Rikert Nordic Center. Shuttles will be stopping across the street in front of Maple to transport families to the Snow Bowl, dropping you off right at the lodge doors. Please dress warmly—in layers—with warm winter boots, as Ripton is generally 10 degrees colder than Middlebury. Note that the ski procession will start at noon, and while the drive up the mountain is only about 25 minutes, the shuttle from Rikert to the Snow Bowl may take an additional 15 minutes, so please plan accordingly.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2021.5 Akwasi Agyeman Black Studies Victoria Seema Albert History Saher Al Khamash International and Global Studies-Global Security Justin Alkier Economics Riley Kenyon Allen International Politics and Economics Ammar Almahdy Computer Science Simone Davina Lieberman Ameer Environmental Studies, Biology Finn Henry Amster Comparative Literature Shaye Anis History Annalise India Arant Economics Alex Nazirah Leonarda Bacchus International and Global Studies-Gender & Sexuality Alexander Callen Bailey Political Science Lucia Ann Bailey Psychology Cecilia Elizabeth Barnes Psychology Ellen Ann Barney Economics Ben Barry International Politics and Economics Raffi Barsamian Theatre Benjamin Mark Beese History
Brooklyn, NY Valley Falls, NY Bronx, NY Toronto, Canada Denver, CO Cairo, Egypt Washington, DC San Francisco, CA Barrington, RI Boulder, CO New York, NY Middletown, RI Calgary, Canada Sudbury, MA Mequon, WI Spring Lake Heights, NJ Sherborn, MA Evergreen, CO
Eloise Berdahl-Baldwin History Rebecca Lily Berlind Theatre Martina Emma Bernstein Anthropology, Chemistry Piara Misean Biggs International and Global Studies-Global Security Adam C. Blachly Environmental Studies, Biology Nathaniel Henry Blumenthal Political Science Jenna Graham Bourassa Psychology, English and American Literatures Josephine Anna Bourne Geography, Environmental Studies Porter Roberts Bowman International Politics and Economics Quinn Boyle Political Science Madison Elisabeth Brito English and American Literatures Nicholas P. Brooke Physics William Francis Brossman III English and American Literatures Danielle Patricia Brown Political Science Halcyon Eloise Audrey Brown Computer Science Alexandra Katherine Jhamb Burns International and Global Studies-Latin American Studies John Joël Anderson Cambefort Computer Science Olivia Madden Cappello Psychology Alvaro Cerqueira Education Studies, Spanish
Saint Paul, MN Burlington, VT Brookline, MA Wilmington, DE Adamant, VT West Hartford, CT Concord, NH Lebanon, NH Darien, CT Pittsburgh, PA Seattle, WA New York, NY Plainsboro, NJ Needham, MA Minnetonka, MN Brunswick, ME Paris, France Bronxville, NY Medford, MA
Isabel Dana Chandler International Politics and Economics, Russian Shahmeer A. Chaudhary History Yunfan Chen Economics Samuel John Chester Geology, Computer Science Alexis Georgina Clay Alfonso German Shayla J. Coates Environmental Studies, Biology Lily Rose Colón Economics, Spanish James Holland Connell American Studies Marshall A. Cummings Economics, Film and Media Culture Tyler Alan DeShong Geology, Environmental Studies Diana Del Carmen Diaz Political Science Daniel P. Diedrich Economics Gretchen Linda Doyle Computer Science, Geography India Young Drummond Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Amy Joanne Egan English and American Literatures Avery Ellis Environmental Studies, Biology Isabel Emsfeld English and American Literatures Jack Elliot English Japanese Studies, Computer Science Selin Su Elise Everett Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Denver, CO Dubai, United Arab Emirates Chengdu, China Cambridge, MA Miami, FL Ayer’s Cliff, Canada Milwaukee, WI Edina, MN Kentfield, CA Chesapeake Beach, MD Los Angeles, CA Hopewell Junction, NY Hoboken, NJ East Conway, NH Baltimore, MD Montgomery, VT Silver Spring, MD Montgomery Village, MD Washington, DC
Margaret Sarah Fearey Neuroscience Ryan C. Feldmann International Politics and Economics Jacob Harrison Nova Fields Computer Science Kaela Belle Finegan Mathematics, Computer Science Roberta Early Finkelstein History of Art and Architecture-Architectural Studies Arlo Liess Fleischer Sociology, Anthropology Pierce Fricke Computer Science Irith Fuks Psychology Grace Simone Futral Environmental Studies, Geography Mingjiu Gao Literary Studies, French Petar Gardian Film and Media Culture Kathlyn Faye Gehl History of Art and Architecture-Art History Anna Shanley Glovin Film and Media Culture, Political Science Liam Gabriel Hahn Psychology Jay Vanderbilt Hamel Mathematics Angelica Hartman Education Studies, Studio Art Isabelle Charlia Hartnett Political Science Harvey Hassan Philosophy, Economics Jackson K. Hawkins Geology, Environmental Studies
Sudbury, MA Sea Cliff, NY Wyncote, PA Glenview, IL Oakland, CA Park City, UT Chagrin Falls, OH Amsterdam, Netherlands Atlanta, GA Beijing, China Leskovac, Serbia Chenequa, WI Fairfield, CT Steamboat Springs, CO Wellesley, MA Saint Petersburg, FL Wellesley, MA Malé, Maldives Jamestown, RI
Anika Marley Heilweil Salt Lake City, UT Environmental Studies Grace Hamilton Hering Bethesda, MD Classical Studies Zachary Preston Hodkin Simsbury, CT Religion Erin Elizabeth Hogan Egg Harbor Township, NJ History of Art and Architecture-Architectural Studies, Environmental Studies Sachi Nicole Howson Clarksburg, MD Environmental Studies Sarah Margaret Ince Hingham, MA Economics William Davis Jernigan Decatur, GA International Politics and Economics Jeremy Alan Johnson Boston, MA International and Global Studies-East Asian Studies Madeleine DuPree Joinnides Brookhaven, NY Sociology and Anthropology-Sociology/Anthropology Joon Woo Kang Busan, South Korea English and American Literatures Marco Emilio Kaper Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Hailey Lauren Kent Roswell, GA Neuroscience, History Cody James Kim Ashburn, VA Economics Tasha S. Kleppner Burlington, VT International Politics and Economics Camryn Leigh Kluetmeier Madison, WI Geology, Environmental Studies Emma N. Knoke Vienna, VA International and Global Studies-Gender & Sexuality Culton L. Koster Brooklyn, NY Computer Science, Psychology Jenna Kimiko Kotcher Mountain View, CA Studio Art, Economics Negar Kowsar Alexandria, VA Neuroscience
Lillian W. Kuhn Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Benjamin P. Lahey Economics, Mathematics Sophia Mae Lavine Psychology Eun Ho Lee Economics Nimaya Grace Lemal Comparative Literature Nicolas W. Leone American Studies Yumeng Liu Economics Kirsten T. Long Neuroscience, Psychology Yining Lu Religion Sophia Joy Lundberg International Politics and Economics Zoe Arielle Lynds International and Global Studies-East Asian Studies Maddie Lyons Sociology and Anthropology-Anthropology Samuel Lyons Computer Science Jay Narayan Mahato Environmental Studies Mariia Makutonina Film and Media Culture Matthew Hartry Martignoni International and Global Studies-Gender & Sexuality Gabrielle Emma Martin Theatre Mary-Elizabeth Yen McCourt Economics Henry McDonough Economics
Yarmouth, ME Charlotte, VT Washington, DC Staten Island, NY Bristol,VT Madison, CT Irvine, CA Pennington, NJ Wuxi, China Philadelphia, PA Florence, Italy Norwich, VT Richmond, MA Barahathawa, Nepal Odessa, Ukraine Newton, MA Old Bethpage, NY Lido Beach, NY Winchester, MA
Gretchen Taylor McGrath Exeter, NH Psychology Catherine Hayden McLaughlin Gilford, NH Political Science Jenali Kundan Mehta Houston, TX Economics Grace Alexis Metzler Lowville, NY Sociology and Anthropology-Sociology/Anthropology Addison Hamilton Mitchell Medfield, MA International and Global Studies-Russian and East European Studies Kristen Monten Northport, NY Neuroscience Justin Andrew Morande Williamstown, VT History of Art and Architecture-Architectural Studies Katherine Hazlitt Morris London, United Kingdom Environmental Studies Magnolia Mae Moskun Hollis, NH Mathematics Rachel Anna Nahirny Chestnut Hill, MA Geology, Environmental Studies Beckett Nasvik-Dykhouse Hailey, ID Physics Yamit Netter-Sweet Philadelphia, PA International and Global Studies-Migration Studies Danielle J. Newberry Ashland, MA Computer Science Sophia B. Nieves Middleton, MA Spanish, International and Global Studies-Global Security Caroline Strong O’Boy Brookline, MA Mathematics Olivia Leigh O’Brien Chatham, NJ International and Global Studies-Latin American Studies Olivia Lee Olson Islesboro, ME Biology Margaret Pandiscio Orono, ME Studio Art, Psychology Colin John Paskewitz Garden City, NY Economics
Kaleb Patterson Political Science Anthony Saverio Petrosinelli Economics Sidra Goldberg Pierson Geography, Environmental Studies Lachlan M. Pinney International Politics and Economics Jack Henry Pistorius Economics Kendal A. Pittman Education Studies, American Studies Sahalie Stein Pittman Biology Tia Pogue Psychology Andrew Lee Potter Economics Andriy Isidore Proctor History, Political Science Isabella R. Pucker Environmental Studies Jennifer Leah Pushner Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Cynthia Da-Silva Ramos International and Global Studies-East Asian Studies Brandon Christian Reid Economics Charles Summers Reinkemeyer Political Science Hannah Knight Rigdon Geography Eliza Koltes Robinson Film and Media Culture Patrick John Rollins Literary Studies Arthur Charles Roselle Mathematics
Stanwood, WA Westport, CT Berkeley, CA Shanghai, China Park Ridge, IL Leverett, MA Eugene, OR Westport, CT Evanston, IL Helena, MT Newton, MA Newton, MA Addison, TX Kingston, Jamaica Lake Forest, IL Ridgewood, NJ Davidson, NC Santa Barbara, CA Charlotte, NC
Joelle Rebecca Rosen Education Studies, Psychology Chase J. Royer Neuroscience Leah Rose Salzman Psychology Simon Scharf Computer Science Peter James Scibilia Economics, History Zackary Joshua Sieb Neuroscience Xavier Bradley Sims International Politics and Economics Pim Singhatiraj Comparative Literature Thomas Buffington Slap Physics Mistaya Skylynn Smith Geography, Political Science Lev Spencer Snyder Classical Studies, Neuroscience Paula Isabel Somoza Vélez History Elizabeth Sarah Srulevich Sociology Anja Carlisle Stadelmann Biology, Environmental Studies Deshawn T. Stephens Education Studies, Theatre Lila Danica Sternberg-Sher Independent Scholar Myles Aidan Stokowski Environmental Studies, Biology Madeleine N. Stutt Political Science William David Stutt Mathematics
Potomac, MD Blackshear, GA Montreal, Canada Los Angeles, CA Norfolk, MA Randolph, NJ Silver Spring, MD Phuket, Thailand Belmont, MA Great Falls, VA Seattle, WA San Juan, PR Holmdel, NJ Dunbarton, NH Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Sag Harbor, NY Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
Allison Brewster Suddaby Biology Lia Frances Swiniarski History, Political Science Madeleine Tango Environmental Studies, Biology Henry Sterling Tantum Economics Gwendolyn Guion Taylor Education Studies, English and American Literatures CJ Jackson Thacker Chemistry Jacob Benjamin Thompson Physics Martin Troška History, Education Studies Seamus V. Turco Mathematics Eva Schmeidler Ury Italian Emma Morgan Zamzow Vallon Psychology Alderik Rafiq van der Heyde Computer Science Eliza Van Voorhis Political Science Kelsey A. VanZandt History of Art and Architecture-Architectural Studies Emma Jean Waugh Geology Grace Lara Weissman Independent Scholar Courtney Joy Wright Environmental Studies Liam T. Wynne Physics, Music
Pittsburgh, PA Byfield, MA Newton, MA Belvedere, CA New Orleans, LA Niskayuna, NY Galway, NY Prague, Czech Republic West Hartford, CT Dobbs Ferry, NY Mount Kisco, NY San Diego, CA Mattapoisett, MA Evergreen, CO Cloquet, MN Takoma Park, MD Farmington Hills, MI Portland, OR
Daoqing Yan Political Science Janice Zhang Education Studies, History of Art and Architecture-Art History Xinyu Zhang Political Science, Japanese Studies Qing Zhao Literary Studies
Vancouver, Canada Jackson, MN Xi’an, China Beijing, China
5 The list above includes students who are receiving their degrees today, those who received their degrees in August 2021, and those who will complete their degree requirements on or before May 29, 2022.
T H E JAS O N B . F L E I S H M A N ’0 3 . 5 AWA R D Established in 2004 by family and friends of Jason Fleishman. Awarded annually as part of the February Celebration program to recognize outstanding students who matriculated as part of the February First-Year Program four years earlier, regardless of their actual date of graduation. Recipients epitomize Jason’s leadership, academic passion, determination, and care for others. Jason Fleishman was a positive, caring, committed, motivated, and compassionate leader, student, and friend as a Feb at Middlebury College. Jason died unexpectedly February 1, 2004, after Feb Celebration weekend. While a student, he was a member of the Middlebury College Ski Patrol, the board of directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont, and the crew team. He was a trained EMT and worked as a trainer for the Middlebury Rugby Clubs. In addition, he held numerous leadership roles, including being an active participant in the February Outdoor Orientation and campus orientation programs. Jason had an overwhelming love for the outdoors and lived with the most positive attitude, no matter the obstacles. A neuroscience major with a premed track, he was determined to make the best of his education at Middlebury. Above all, Jason identified himself as a Feb, through and through. Jason was committed to making a difference at Middlebury College and in the world and in the lives of the people around him. He always put other people first. PA S T R E C I P I E N T S
Devin L. Green ’04.5 Katherine Stamper Sullivan ’05.5 Daniel D. Stone ’06.5 Matthew K. Griswold ’07.5 Maria Chauncy Bryant, W. Scott Buckley, Jeffrey Marc Stern ’08.5 Claire Dorothy Graves, Alexandra Jane Schloss ’09.5 Pier Folger LaFarge ’10.5 Lorena Espinoza Guerrero ’11.5 Erik Fendik ’12.5 Cayla Marvil ’13.5 Teresa (Tess) Johnson Sneeringer ’14.5 Caitlin Duffy ’15.5 Matthew J. Witkin ’16.5 Elizabeth Stears ’17.5 Paige Guarino ’18.5 Julia Beck ’19.5 Julia Sinton ’20.5
G A M A L I E L PA I N T E R ’S CA N E
Words by Charles B. Wright, Professor Emeritus of English, Hon DLitt, Class of 1915 Music by E. Pruda Harwood Wiley, Class of 1912 When Gamaliel Painter died, He was Middlebury’s pride, A sturdy pioneer without a stain; And he left his all by will To the college on the hill And included in a codicil a cane. Oh, his blessed bones are hid, ’Neath a marble pyramid, For ever there in honor to remain; But he built us Painter Hall Noblest monument of all, And he left to us his courage and his cane.
Chorus
Oh, it’s rap rap rap,
And it’s tap tap tap,
If you listen you can hear it sounding plain; For a helper true and tried, As the generations glide, There is nothing like
Gamaliel Painter’s cane.
A L M A M AT E R
Words by Margaret Dounce Dale ’43 and Dorothy Hood Bittmann ’43 Walls of ivy, paths of beauty, We have known and loved them well. Spir-ed chapel rising proudly, Morning hymn and evening bell. Ch0rus Sunset glowing o’er the mountains Snowy peaks and winding ways Peaceful stillness o’er the campus Mem’ries of most happy days. Ch0rus Loyal ever in these friendships We have spent four glorious years Filling us with hope and courage Till the hour of parting nears. Ch0rus
Chorus
Middlebury, Alma Mater
Symbol of His strength and truth. Symbol of His strength and truth. ~ or ~ Middlebury, Alma Mater
Symbol of our strength and truth. Symbol of our strength and truth.
THE SEAL
G A M A L I E L PA I N T E R ’ S C A N E
The official seal of Middlebury College shows an open book, with simple marks for letters. The College’s motto, Scientia et Virtus (Knowledge and Virtue), is written on either side of the book. Around the edge of the seal are four abbreviated Latin words: Coll. Med. Virid. Mon. Their full form is Collegium Medioburiense Viridis Montis; in English, Middlebury College of Vermont.
Gamaliel Painter’s cane is one of the most treasured artifacts of the College. Once the walking stick of the founder of both the town and the College, today it is carried by the president in the academic procession. It serves as the College’s mace and as a symbol of institutional strength and character. The Class of 2021.5 will receive a replica of the original cane, reminding the graduates that they go forward from Middlebury with the strength and character of the College always at their side.
T H E M E DA L L I O N
The presidential medallion, which is worn on all ceremonial occasions, carries the official seal of Middlebury College on the obverse and the name of the current president and date of inauguration on the reverse. The first presidential medallion was presented to Samuel S. Stratton by the Board of Trustees upon his inauguration as the 11th president of Middlebury College in 1943.
If you are planning to attend the formal May Commencement, please remember to bring your cane with you.