Stories from July 2001
Bates honors longtime Bates official with Ross Endowed Fund

Monday, July 30, 2001 9:28 am

The United Baptist Church of Lewiston and Central Maine Medical Center are receiving nearly $500,000 each and Bates College is receiving nearly $1 million from the estate of Norman '22 and Marjorie Ross '23.

Admissions Dean Emeritus Lindholm honored on 90th birthday

Monday, July 23, 2001 9:38 am

Milton Lindholm, Bates' dean emeritus of admissions who served the college from 1944 to 1976, has been honored by the Maine Legislature on the celebration of his 90th birthday.

Ian Bleakney '91 awarded 2001 Barlow grant to study education in India

Monday, July 16, 2001 1:44 pm

Ian Bleakney ’91, a science teacher and department chair at Merritt College High School, a small public high school, in Oakland, Calif., was recently awarded the 2001 Barlow Alumni Travel Grant from Bates College.

Four named Bates College trustees

Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:54 pm

Susan Bove Kinney of West Simsbury, Conn., and Rick Powers of Old Greenwich, Conn., have been elected to the Board of Overseers by the alumni of Bates College; David S. Barlow of Wellesley, Mass., and The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes of Cambridge, Mass., have been appointed to serve on the bicameral board of trustees at Bates College

Bates prepares for Class of 2005

Monday, July 9, 2001 2:28 pm

Bates has had its third consecutive record year for new student applications, with 4,424 applications received for the incoming Class of 2005.