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A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, Elizabeth Palmer Starnes Califano 鈥�11 teaches culinary skills to aspiring cooks of all ages. We asked her to share ideas for how to get kids involved in the kitchen.

Hamilton鈥檚 Alumni Council has elected two alumni trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees for four-year terms beginning July 1. They are Alice Davis Tornquist 鈥�86 and Vidal Torres 鈥�00, P鈥�29.

The Rev. Dr. Colleen Hallagan Preuninger 鈥�06 has been appointed Hamilton鈥檚 inaugural Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life. A 2006 graduate of the College, Preuninger brings 15 years of experience in campus ministry and spiritual leadership, most recently at Stanford University.

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�

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of The New England Center for Children (NECC), the life鈥檚 work of its founder and longtime CEO, Vinnie Strully 鈥�69. Looking back, how did a Hamilton government major, with no clear career path, go on to establish what would become one of the world鈥檚 leading organizations for the treatment of children and adolescents with autism just five years after graduating?

Those attending Hamilton's 2024 Commencement ceremony were the first to witness one of the College鈥檚 newest traditions: the reading of the Land Acknowledgment at the start of major institutional events.

Hamilton鈥檚 oldest a cappella group, the Buffers are marking a milestone this year 鈥� 75 years of sharing song and laughter on College Hill and beyond. Here鈥檚 a look at just a few highlights through the decades.

Two Hamilton chemistry students spent part of their summer unraveling a decades-old campus mystery 鈥� the true identity of the beloved peonies in Grant Garden. Saunders left behind scant documentation of what species he used to create his world-renowned hybrids. So, John 鈥淛P鈥� Hoak 鈥�27, Mark Khairallah 鈥�27, and Biology Professor Wei-Jen Chang are sleuthing for clues not in records, but in DNA.

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.

People, events, buildings, and symbols that collectively represent the long history of Hamilton鈥檚 Opportunity Programs (OP) are on brilliant display in a 4- by 7-foot painting designed and created by Nat St. Helen 鈥�27 (they/them).