& ACHIEVEMENTS HMC: STR ATEGIC VISION IN ACTION 7 8 9 10 11
Dagan Karp, assistant professor of mathemat- ics, appointed to diversity committee, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Irene Barela, administrative coordinator for Annual Giving (15 years at HMC), receives 2012 Mary G. Binder Prize
WHOLE-PERSON DEVELOPMENT
Palmer Mebane ’12 wins first place at 2011 U.S. Puzzle Championship and goes on to become World Puzzle Champion
7 Veerasak “Jeep” Srisuknimit ’12 receives Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to study unicycling culture in five countries
HMC team wins first place, 2012 National Backgammon Collegiate Team Champion- ships
Mudders contribute to championship teams in Ultimate and men’s indoor soccer
All-American swimmer Vincent Pai ’12 receives HMC Athlete of the Year Award
Two Mudders, Rafer Dannenhauer ’13 and 8 Meg O’Keefe ’14, participate in the NCAA
Division III Outdoor Track & Field Champion- ships, held for first time on the West Coast
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMED CONTRIBUTIONS
E4 Water Drill Team works with Aid Africa to test an HMC-designed manual water drill bit in Northern Uganda
HMC celebrates International Year of Chem- istry by hosting distinguished chemists as part of the Dr. Bruce J. Nelson ’74 Distinguished Speaker Series
9 Former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz and four other distinguished leaders participate in 2012 Annenberg Leadership and Management Speaker Series
HMC Green Engineering Award goes to startup Green Box Electronic Recyclers Inc.
Study abroad program expands with 41 students—more than ever—traveling to 12 countries
Adrian Hightower, assistant professor of engineering, is guest judge on Discovery Channel’s “Unchained Reaction”
Mudders Making a Difference coordinates Food Rescue Program to assist local congre- gation’s support program
Middle schoolers study math on campus during inaugural Claremont-Long Beach Math Collaborative
During 2011–2012, President Maria Klawe featured frequently in the national press (including Forbes, Bloomberg/Business Week, NPR and The New York Times) and at promi- nent events (including White House Forum on Women and the Economy and 10 The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands) discussing HMC’s role in STEM education and women in computer science
Book translated to Chinese: Science and Religion, 1450-1900: From Copernicus to Darwin by Richard G. Olson ’62, professor of history, who retires after 35 years at HMC
IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCES
Five scholars join the faculty: Chris Clark, engineering; Vivien Hamilton, humanities, social sciences and the arts/history; Lelia Hawkins, chemistry; Elizabeth Glater, biology; Sharon Gerbode, biology
Community commemorates Thomas-Garrett building and breaks ground for new teaching and learning building
11 The teaching and learning building is
nation’s first academic building to use the patented floor slab system BubbleDeck
Henry Luce Foundation grants $200,000 for computer science, engineering and physics scholarships
Department of Chemistry faculty pledges $60,000 and The John Stauffer Charitable Trust donates $150,000 to support HMC’s undergraduate chemistry summer research
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