
Bates in the News: Dec. 7, 2023
Among other media stories, The Japan Times covers the 1990 alum who pedaled a vintage high-wheel bike from Nagasaki to Yokohama, joined by his Bates roommate.
On Saturday, April 29, 2023, members of the Bates rowing team, alumni, parents, and friends gathered in Perry Atrium in Pettengill Hall to honor Ralph Sylvester ’50 with a crew shell in his name.
Sylvester christened the new rowing shell, and Bates Rowing Head Coach Peter Steenstra presented him with a blade during the dedication ceremony making Sylvester the only non-rower to receive one.