Eric Hammer '99, front, describes a digital map of the Union campus
that he will present this week at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research as
Chris DeStefano '00 and Prof. Ashraf Ghaly, right, look on. They are among the
55-member Union contingent at NCUR this week at the University of Rochester. DeStefano is
presenting a talk on the use of plastics in concrete. Ghaly is one of the faculty
representatives.
John Wold '38, a geologist and former U.S. Congressman from Casper,
Wyo., has received the Eliphalet Nott Medal from Union College in recognition of his
professional achievements.
President Roger Hull presented the medal to Wold at an alumni event in Phoenix, Ariz.
Wold, a trustee emeritus, is president of Wold Minerals Co. in Casper, and a number of
other energy mineral development firms.
Wold and his wife, the former Jane Adele Pearson, a Schenectady native, established the
John and Jane Wold Professorship in Geology at Union College, which represented a gift
from the Wold family to support the re-establishment at Union of the geology department.
Wold was a geology major at Union. His father, Peter Wold, was a physics professor at
Union from 1920 to 1945 and served as chairman of the physics department.
While a student at Union, Wold was the College's second St. Andrew's
University Exchange Scholar, a member of the Terrace Council, varsity hockey team, Sigma
Xi science honorary and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. After graduating from Union, he earned
a master's degree in geology at Cornell University.
The Nott Medal recognizes the perseverance of distinguished alumni who have attained
great distinction in their fields.
Professor of Chemistry Charles Scaife,
whose popular programs have brought the excitement of hands-on science learning to more
than 25,000 elementary students, on Tuesday received the Community Service Award from the
Hudson Mohawk Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
In accepting, Scaife acknowledged all the students “who wear their enthusiasm
right out in front.”
Scaife and his wife, Priscilla, recently held a workshop for 30 retirees, educators and
scientists to train them to do the hands-on science programs. They are planning a national
tour of schools during his sabbatical next year.
The College welcomes hundreds of prospective students and their families
during Admitted Student Receptions in April. Programs are planned for two Mondays —
April 12 and April 19. Informal receptions are also planned for Saturdays and Sundays
during April. For more information on the programs, see the Web at www.union.edu/congratulations/what/OpenHouses.html.
“Union Unite,” a series of events aimed at fostering diversity on
campus, kicked off this week.
A follow-up to last year's “Dialogues on Race,” the series runs through
April 17 with a number of events hosted by residence halls, fraternities, sororities and
other campus organizations.
Here is the remainder of the schedule:
— Thursday, April 8, 6 p.m., Smith House: dinner and followup discussion on gender
bias;
— Thursday, April 8, 8 p.m., Davidson; and 8:30 p.m., Thurston House: session on
religious tension;
— Friday, April 9, 7 p.m., Kappa Alpha: dinner and followup discussion on
religious tension;
— Sunday, April 11, 1 p.m., Old Chapel: brunch, talk on race relations;
— Monday, April 12, 8 p.m. at Fox; and 8:30 p.m. at Sig Phi: discussions on race
relations;
— Tuesday, April 13, 8 p.m., Coffeehouse: open forum;
— Wednesday, April 14, 7 p.m., Old Chapel: session on homophobia;
— Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m., Old Chapel: session on homophobia;
— Saturday, April 17, 10 p.m., Old Chapel: closing party.
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