Stories about "Michael Bonney"
Campus Construction Update: May 10, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019 10:05 am
The May 2 groundbreaking for Bates’ new science building was also the occasion for proclaiming the building's name: the Bonney Science Center.
John Gillespie ’80 elected next chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees
Friday, March 1, 2019 10:00 am
Gillespie, who has served as a trustee since 2004, succeeds Michael W. Bonney ’80, who retires from the board June 30 after nine years as chair.
Brains and how we study them: Views from the Kelsey Professor of Neuroscience
Thursday, November 1, 2018 1:12 pm
Listen to Nancy Koven for a minute, and you’ll understand why Bates’ approach to teaching neuroscience is distinctive.
Evelynn Hammonds, eminent scholar on issues related to women of color in STEM, elected to Board of Trustees
Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:00 am
Evelynn Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University.
Bates announces $10 million gift from Elizabeth Kalperis Chu ’80 and Michael Chu ’80 to name new residence halls
Friday, October 28, 2016 10:01 am
“I am deeply grateful to Elizabeth and Michael for their wonderfully generous gift,” said President Spencer at the dedication of Kalperis Hall and Chu Hall on Friday afternoon.
Alison Bernstein, trustee of Bates and higher-education scholar, policy expert, and activist, dies at age 69
Friday, July 22, 2016 10:32 am
In her service to the college, Bernstein was a "champion of equity and diversity, both for the campus community and the Board of Trustees."
Multimedia: The major stories at Bates College in 2015-16
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:07 am
With the Bates academic and giving year coming to an official close on June 30, here's a look back at the year's major stories in text, photographs, and video.
Video: $19 million in gifts shine two spotlights, says Michael Bonney ’80
Friday, February 12, 2016 9:22 am
Michael Bonney '80 talks about how new Bates gifts of $19 million are shining spotlights on two great Bates qualities.
Bates announces gifts of $19 million to create six new endowed professorships and launch the college’s new digital and computational studies program
Monday, February 8, 2016 9:00 am
The new gifts include the largest single gift in Bates history, $10 million from Michael Bonney ’80, chair of the Board of Trustees, and his wife, Alison Grott Bonney ’80.
Benjamin Bates Society welcomes Lynn Willsey ’54 and Beverly Hayne Willsey ’55
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:29 pm
The Benjamin Bates Society recognizes donors who have given $1 million or more in lifetime gifts to Bates.