Trustee Chair Emeritus E. Robert Kinney ’39, corporate and civic leader with ‘good, gutsy Maine business sense,’ dies at 96

The Bobcat looks forward to May 15, when Bates seeks 555 additional alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day. Photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

Alumni make May 15 a “great day”

Post by: Victoria Stanton on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.

Matthew Auer, Indiana University honors dean, named Bates College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

Post by: Bates News on Monday, May 13, 2013

A leading scholar and globally engaged expert, Auer is also a dynamic and effective academic leader, said Bates President Clayton Spencer.

Bates expects to award bachelor's degree to approximately 450 students, representing 35 U.S. states and 28 countries, on May 26. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

2013 Commencement honorary degrees announced; address by Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg

Post by: Bates News on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The honorary degree candidates “show us how the values that define the Bates experience can shape, and take shape in, the world,” said President Spencer.

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Thursday May 9, 2013 6:00 pm	Trustee Chair Emeritus E. Robert Kinney ’39, corporate and civic leader with ‘good, gutsy Maine business sense,’ dies at 96 Kinney was a model corporate leader, a former CEO of General Mills who “always ready with a helping hand.”
Thursday May 9, 2013 1:00 pm	Bates responds to Lewiston fires In the wake of recent fires in downtown Lewiston, the Bates community is organizing to respond to the needs of our neighbors.
Wednesday April 10, 2013 12:14 pm	Bangor Daily News quotes biologist Ambrose in story on worm digger dispute Bates marine biologist Will Ambrose says that coastal worm diggers don’t do significant harm to clams.
Tuesday April 9, 2013 5:21 pm	Coverage of Maine gun control legislation quotes emeritus professor Hodgkin Douglas Hodgkin offers insight into how voters treat lawmakers who vote against their gun views.
Tuesday April 9, 2013 2:08 pm	MSN’s Business on Main highlights Pete & Gerry’s and Jesse Laflamme ’00 Pete and Gerry’s is a “regional powerhouse, distributing ‘certified humane’ organic eggs up and down the East Coast.”
Friday March 15, 2013 3:53 pm	Bates in Brief Sightings: First-years return from AESOP excursions in Maine Gearing Up! Will a week in the wild prepare you for Bates? Right after their AESOP pre-orientation trips returned to…
Friday March 15, 2013 10:01 am	When climbing, ‘nothing else matters,’ says Chester Chiao ’13 “I climb because it helps me discover my limits, face my fears and overcome them.”
Wednesday January 16, 2013 5:06 pm	Morning Sentinel profiles sprinter Spofford ’15, ‘fast and getting faster’ Coach Al Fereshetian says expectations for Spofford are “very high. He put in a fantastic fall of training.”
Wednesday October 17, 2012 11:32 am	Press Herald turns to Baughman for insight into Senate race fundraising An anticipated campaign spending war never materialized.
Wednesday October 17, 2012 10:33 am	Marcus ’82 pens Globe Magazine story of ‘Uncle Arthur,’ famed gambling racketeer From the 1950s to the 1970s Arthur Marcus was one of the best at his job.

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