Posted on Jun 5, 1998

The College has received a number of gifts recently. Among them:

— $98,600 from Dr. Wendell Bryce '48 of Ithaca, N.Y., in
unrestricted deferred charitable gift annuities;

— $160,000 from Hugh Fitch of Vista, Calif., in unrestricted life
charitable gift annuities;

— $25,000 from Paul Martini '73 of Winchester, Mass., and Peter
Martini '78 of Arlington, Mass., as a pledge toward the A.J. Martini Memorial
Scholarship;

— $50,000 from the estate of the late Alice W. McChesney as a bequest
toward the Alice W. and Fred W. McChesney Scholarship;

— $25,000 from Ross Spicer '47 of Irving, Texas, as a pledge
toward the Nancy and Ross H. Spicer Endowed Scholarship;

— $25,000 from Joyce M. Wiese of Longboat Key, Fla., as a gift toward
the Robert H. Wiese '44 M.D. Scholarship;

— $25,000 from the estate of the late Martha Young as a bequest toward
the Martha H. and Alexander J. Young Scholarship.

Posted on Jun 5, 1998

FRED. It's not just a dean's name anymore. Now, it's
coffee, juice and bagels.

FRED — which stands for “Fast, Ready, Easy, Dutch” –
was Student Forum's name choice for the mobile food cart that made its debut on
campus this spring.

“Someone had mentioned Dean (Fred) Alford, and I was looking for a
name that was short and concise,” said sophomore Matt Smith, who won a mountain bike
for submitting the winning name. “It had to be something quick so that you could say,
'Hey, let's stop at Fred.'”

Smith, apparently eager for the prize, submitted a total of 70 entries.
It took him two mornings of brainstorming, he said. Among his other suggestions: UCOW
(Union Convenience on Wheels), DUCK (Dutch Union Convenience Kart) and Dutch Buggy.

Smith said he has met Dean Alford “a couple of times,” both
under pleasant circumstances.

Student Forum on Tuesday deliberated over 302 names submitted by 700
people, said Beth Wierzbieniec, Forum president. The name selection was the first item of
new business for the recently-elected body. The discussion was “much lighter”
than that for the second item of new business – moving rush to sophomore year, she
noted.

Plans are to add the name and perhaps a flag to FRED, said Steve Pearse,
director of dining services. Cathy Georgelas, the cheerful vendor/driver said she's
happy with the cart's new name, but admitted it will take some time for her to stop
calling it “Dutchmobile.”

And what about the man who inspired the name? “I'm really
touched,” said Alford. “I think I'll take the rest of the day off.”

Posted on Jun 5, 1998

This is the last issue of the Chronicle for the 1997-98 academic
year. Publication will resume in the fall.

Posted on Jun 5, 1998

The glass ceiling is still firmly in place. Most women in the workplace
know this. Most men still don't.

And the problem “can't be blown off as something that will go
away by itself if you just give it more time,” says senior sociology major Jennifer
A. Brady.

Brady, who drew these conclusions in her senior thesis, also presented
her findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research this spring.

Brady analyzed factors keeping the glass ceiling in place in the
corporate world. “It's not education. It was clear to me early on that women
have the MBAs and other relevant credentials. So I realized something else must be causing
the problem.” She discovered that mentoring patterns, the persistence of “old
boys' networks,” and negative male stereotyping of women are working in
combination to maintain the status quo.

In her survey of Fortune 500 companies, Brady found that although male
executives don't believe they have had a role in perpetuating gender discrimination,
or even that the glass ceiling exists, when she asked specific questions, such as
“how many women were included in important meetings?” it became clear that the
walk didn't match the talk. What did respondents say they believe is the main reason
that so few women are in high places? The number-one answer: The process just needs more
time. “I used to believe that too,” says Brady, “but I found that at the
current rate of advancement, it would take 475 years for women to catch up.”

Brady has been interested in the glass ceiling phenomenon since middle
school days. “My dad was the one who first made me aware of the disparity. He works
for one of the Fortune 500 companies, and he would say to me, 'Do you know there are
no women CEOs this year?'”

Brady, who graduates in June, has begun her own job search,
“probably in marketing,” she says, hoping her research will come in handy to
help her navigate the road ahead.

Posted on Jun 5, 1998

Saturday, June 13, 5 p.m., Memorial Chapel. Baccalaureate
Commemoration.

Sunday, June 14, 10 a.m., Library Plaza. Commencement.

Thursday, June 18, noon to 4 p.m., Reamer Campus Center. Annual
“Thank U Picnic” for College employees and guests.

Through June 5, Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial. Nikon Small
World Exhibition: Photographs Through the Microscope featuring first prize photo by
Prof. Barbara Danowski.