Know Thyself Series
Meet people taking Hamilton鈥檚 motto to heart as they discover and explore their passions in an effort to make valuable contributions on College Hill and beyond.
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When Tori Campbell Nelson 鈥86 talks, children listen. The co-founder and anchor of KidNuz, 鈥渁 fun, fresh, first-of-its-kind kids鈥 podcast,鈥 delivers age-appropriate news stories to her third- to sixth-grade audience five days a week.
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Preston Sutton 鈥97 follows where science, the wind, and his interests take him. As operations manager at Sail & Explore, this polymer physicist does field work and expedition planning for a Switzerland-based nonprofit that explores the possible effects of micro- and nanoplastics on human health.
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In 2020, when the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War forced Nana Hayrumyan 鈥27 and her family to flee to Armenia from their home in the Republic of Artsakh, her schooling was put on hold. But Hayrumyan never gave up her belief in the value of education.
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Founder and medical director of the Gender Wellness Center of Oneonta, N.Y., Carolyn Wolf-Gould 鈥83 has been a pioneer in expanding access to transgender healthcare.
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Scott Kleinklaus 鈥11, a longtime Formula 1 racing fan, saw an opportunity to turn his passion into a profession.
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Kiki Yang 鈥00 has never stopped learning. It鈥檚 been the one constant in her career. As a senior partner at the consulting company Bain & Company in Shanghai, she said, 鈥淓very day is about thinking. Clients come to me with issues they can鈥檛 solve, and we have to understand their problems. It鈥檚 never easy.鈥
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Charlotte Ameringer 鈥88 works small. As chief conservator at the Portland Art Museum, she recently spent nine months ever so gently removing varnish from a painting in Monet鈥檚 famous 鈥淲aterlilies鈥 series.
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Bob Halligan, Jr. 鈥75 has written over 1,100 songs, 200 of which have been recorded by such artists as Cher, KISS, Michael Bolton, Blue Oyster Cult, Kathy Mattea 鈥 the list goes on. But to his classmates, Halligan is perhaps better known for his performances with the campus band Steak Nite.
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They arrived with curiosity, drive, and a sense of possibility 鈥 and now Hamilton鈥檚 Class of 2025 is stepping boldly into what鈥檚 next, with graduation canes in hand and valuable lessons learned. What shaped them during their four years on College Hill? Which moments, mentors, and courses stand out?
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Anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite K鈥74 is 72 and she鈥檚 good with that. The Decade of Healthy Ageing, a U.N. collaboration with the World Health Organization, recently honored her as one of its Healthy Ageing 50.
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