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CONFERRED Honorary degrees, at Bates’ 142nd Commencement, to: former Ford Foundation President Susan Berresford<\/strong> (Doctor of Humane Letters), groundbreaking RNA researcher Phillip Sharp<\/strong> (Doctor of Science), pioneering climate scientist Warren Washington<\/strong> (Doctor of Science), and Pauline Yu<\/strong>, scholar of Asian literature and American Council of Learned Societies president (Doctor of Letters). The four joined some 440 seniors in receiving degrees on May 25.<\/p>\n

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Camille Hazeur<\/p><\/div>\n

APPOINTED As director of affirmative action and manager of institutional diversity projects, Camille Hazeur<\/strong>. Hazeur comes from George Mason University, where she worked as assistant to the president and director of equity and diversity services.<\/p>\n

To the Board of Trustees: George W. Cole<\/strong> P’07, effective Feb. 2, 2008; Steven A. Brown<\/strong> ’69, Sarah Risley Pearson<\/strong> ’75, and Jeremy M. Sclar<\/strong> ’88, all effective July 1.<\/p>\n

AWARDED A Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to Jordan Williams<\/strong> ’07, who will use the $25,000 grant to research graffiti cultures in Germany, Brazil, and South Africa.<\/p>\n

Fulbright Program grants of varying amounts to Dana Burgard<\/strong> ’08, who will teach English in Germany; Allison Caine<\/strong> ’07, for cultural research in Peru (see “Ends of a Campaign,” Fall 2006); Caitlin deWilde<\/strong> ’08, who will teach English in Belgium; and Brandt Miller<\/strong> ’08, to research concepts of masculinity in Mongolia (for related story, see page 12).<\/p>\n

CONCLUDED Terms for Trustees Robert E. Burke<\/strong> ’59, Daniel E. Doyle Jr<\/strong>. ’72, P’02, Henry J. “Jack” Keigwin<\/strong> ’59, P’86, and E. Ward Smith<\/strong> P’01, effective June 30.<\/p>\n

RETIRED Effective July 31: Robert Allison<\/strong>, a faculty member since 1980 and a professor of religion whose achievements include the development of a watermark database useful in researching Greek manuscripts; Melinda Harder<\/strong>, a faculty member since 1987 and a lecturer in mathematics specializing in the application of mathematical models to biology; Eli Minkoff<\/strong>, professor of biology, author of several textbooks and a member of the faculty since 1968; John “Jack” Pribram<\/strong>, a professor of physics instrumental in creating Bates’ environmental studies program, and a member of the faculty since 1970; Lewis Turlish,<\/strong> a faculty member since 1969 and a professor of English who had lived the material he taught in the course “Beatniks and Mandarins: A Literary and Cultural History of the American Fifties”; Anne Williams<\/strong>, professor of economics, a member of the faculty since 1980, and a nationally known authority on jigsaw puzzles.<\/p>\n