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•SummeralongtheWalkandBeyond

•FieldworkinAsia

•BestandBrightestScholarsfromAfrica

•FallDatestoSave

•RecentMajorGifts

•BostonVolunteerKeeps ConnectionsStrong

•VibrantMusicalTraditionThrivesonCampus

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to me to see the response from the Trinity community, including individu-als who are just starting their careers, making sometimes sacrificial gifts, because of what Paul means to them.”

He added, “People want to be associ-ated with this. There were even folks from outside the Trinity family who contributed due to their affection for ‘Coach A,’ while noting that they

Bantam Athletic Experience Inspires Passionate Support hen Ted Rorer ’65, P’91

stepped forward in 2011 to lead a fundraising effort to establish Trinity’s first endowed professorship in athletics, he expected a challenge. While other schools in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Association) had created such named positions in their athletic divisions, Trinity was proposing its first at a time of global economic uncertainty, and he wondered how the Trinity community would respond when asked to support the effort.

The fact that this professorship would honor Paul Assaiante P’06 made all the difference. “People have this huge affection for Paul,” said Rorer, a Trinity trustee. “They recognize the strong influence he has on players’ lives as a coach and mentor.”

The outpouring of support received from dozens of alumni, parents, and friends has established the Paul D.

Assaiante Professorship of Physical

Education. Just as with the 54 endowed professorships established over the years in academic departments, annual income from the Assaiante Professor-ship endowment fund, rather than the College’s operating budget, will provide a secure source of funding for the position.

Rorer said, “It was very emotional

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HONORING AN EXTRAORDINARY COACH: InestablishingthePaul D. Assaiante Professorship of Physical Education, TrinityhascreatedtheCollege’sfirstnamedprofessorshipinphysicaleducation.Picturedaboveright,Assaianteisinhis20thyearasTrinity’srecord-settingheadcoachofmen’ssquash,itsmen’stennisheadcoach,andanassociateprofessorofphysicaleducation.

wished they had been fortunate enough to have been coached by him when they were younger.”

Director of Athletics Mike Renwick said, “We’re truly fortunate to have such

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PublishedeachacademicsemestertoinformdonorsandfriendsofTrinityCollegeaboutthefar-reach-ingimpactoftheirsupport.

Please address all inquiries to:AdvancementCommunicationsTrinityCollege300SummitStreetHartford,CT06106e-mail:kathy.andrews@trincoll.eduPhone:(860)297-4278

James F. Jones, Jr.PresidentandTrinityCollegeProfessorintheHumanities

John P. FracassoVicePresidentforCollege Advancement

Mary Jo Keating ’74SecretaryoftheCollegeandVice PresidentforCollegeRelations

Jenny HollandDirectorofCommunications

Christopher FrenchDirectorofDevelopment

Kathy AndrewsDirectorofAdvancement Communications

Contributors:Lauren Glynn ’14 James Sargent M’15

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a talented and dedicated coaching staff at Trinity, as well as loyal alumni, parents, and friends, who are committed to enhancing excellence in athletics. A well-supported athletic program translates directly to our ability to provide a student-athlete experience that is second to none.”

Other recent examples of donors and volunteers supporting athletics include:• The Cancelliere Family Fund for

Football was established by an endowment gift from Michael J.

Cancelliere ’69, who was a captain of Trinity’s football team as a student.

• Agiftfrom Josh Gruss ’96, supported men’s and women’s ice hockey and named the teams’ stick racks in

ThePeterJaySharpFoundationhasawardeda

$75,000two-yearchallengegranttoTrinityto

supportanenhancedhealth,wellness,andrecreation

programatourCollege.Thechallenge:wemustalso

raise$75,000toreceivethegrant.Theefforttoraise

therequiredmatchingfundstakesplacethisfall.

SHARP FOUNDATION CHALLENGE GRANT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS

memory of Gary J. Duncan P’96, father of Gruss’s close friend and hockey team standout, Gary M. Duncan ’96.

• Amongalumniandparentswho have supported women’s rowing with recent gifts: Judith Feinberg McGhee

’79, P’13, whose daughter, Julia

McGhee ’13, was a four-year rower, serving as varsity coxswain her junior and senior year, and Richard Whitney

P’13, whose daughter, Kathryn

Whitney ’13, walked on to the crew team her freshman year and also rowed four years.

• Priscilla Altmaier du Pont ’86 (who played both field hockey and lacrosse) and Kat Castle Grant ’85 (who played field hockey, squash, and

lacrosse) have volunteered to lead an effort to broaden involvement among alumnae who participated in women’s sports. They aim to reconnect more former women athletes with the teams on which they participated and invite them to mentor current female athletes. To get involved, contact Victoria

Moshier McKenna ’06, M’09, associate director of alumni relations, at victoria.mckenna@trincoll.edu or (860) 297-5336, or James Ebert, associate director of leadership giving, at james.ebert@trincoll.edu or (860) 297-2592. Please also keep an eye out for news about upcoming regional alumnae athlete gatherings.

TheSharpFoundation’schallengegrantawardtoTrinity waschampionedbyCynthia Henry Lufkin ’84,who,sadly,diedJuly3ofcomplicationsfromlungandbreastcancer.Beginningwithher25thReunionin2009,LufkinmadegenerousannualgiftstoTrinity’sWomen&GenderResourceActionCentertosupportprogramsfocusedonprevention,education,andawarenessofsexualviolence.

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Trinity female athletes in full force on Katie Couric’s Show

FemaleathletesrepresentingTrinity’sicehockey,softball,tennis,andswimminganddivingteamsjoinedthestudioaudienceofKatieCouric’stelevisionshowKatieinNewYorkCityduringJuly.TheepisodehighlightedtheESPNdocumentaryseriesNine for IX,ninefilmsbyfemaledirectorsaboutfemalesportslegendsandpioneersofTitleIX.ReadmoreinastorybyChloe Miller ’11ontheTrinityAthleticsWebsite:www.trincoll.edu/athletics.

Fromleft,backrow:Merritt Piro ’14 , Shelby Labe ’16 , Chloe Miller ’14 , Erica Correa ’16, Katie Barlok ’16, Erica Quinones ’16. Middle:Christina Galese ’14 , Haley Yang ’15. Front: Abby Ostrom ’14 , Alexa Pujol ’14 , Hannah King ’16

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE DINNER

Wednesday, October 2 New York City

Hostedbythechairmanof

Trinity’sBoardofTrustees,for

membersofTheChairman’s

Circle,recognizingleader-

shipgiftstotheTrinityFund

of$10,000ormore.

www.trincoll.edu/giving

totrinity/trinityfund(Click

TheChairman’sCirclelink.)

FAMILY WEEKEND October 4-5

Visitclasses,attendstudent

performancesandathletic

events,meetfacultyand

administratorsinboth

academicandsocialsettings,

andenjoyTrinityatthe

heightofthefallsemester.

www.trincoll.edu/Pages/

AtoZ.aspx(ClickFamily

WeekendunderAtoZ.)

LONG WALK SOCIETIES INDUSTRY SERIES

Tuesday, October 22 New York City

Kickingoffanewseries

ofeventsformembersof

theLongWalkSocieties.

Speaker:PeterKraus’74,

CEO,AllianceBernstein

www.trincoll.edu/giving

totrinity/LongWalkSoc

HOMECOMING November 8-9

Joinalumniandstudents

foraclassicfallweekend

onourbeautifulcampus.

www.trincoll.edu/Alumni/

homecoming

Fall dates to save!

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WELCOMING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FROM AFRICA

Stefanie Chambers,associateprofessorofpoliticalscience,andMandi Haines,associatedirectorofadmissions,traveledtoKenyainMayattheinvitationoftheMasterCardFoundation.ThevisitwasorganizedbythefoundationandtheAfricanLeadershipAcademyandincluded theopportunitytomeetthreenewscholarsfromAfricawhobegintheirstudiesatTrinitythisacademicyear.Pictured,fromleft:Chambers,Tracy Keza ’17(Rwanda),Abdirahman Abdilahi ’17(Somalia),Haines,andFatty Al Ansar ’17(Mali).LookforanannouncementsoonaboutasignificantinitiativewiththeMasterCardFoundationthatwillbringmoreoutstandingscholarsfromAfricatoTrinity.

INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Harry Hawkings ’14shareshiscareergoalonLinkedIn:“Toworkinthesportsindustry—inmanagement,publicrelations,journalism,orbroadcasting.”LikemanyTrinitystudents,Harrymadegooduseofhistimeworkingtowardhisgoalthissummerthroughaninternship.HiswaswithUSA Today Sports,andinthephotoabove,Harrycanbeseeninthelowerleftcorner,jockeyingforpositionamongjournalistscoveringtheNHLdraftpressconferenceinJune.

Here’sjustasamplingoftherangeofemployersthathostedTrinityinternsthissummer:Accenture;CBSTelevisionDistribution;Christie’s;TheColbertReport;CreditSuisse;Glamour magazine;Gucci;HartfordHospital;MerrillLynch;Mintz+Hoke;Oppen-heimer&Co.;PhillipsdePury&Co.;ProvidentFunding;andU.S.SenatorRobertMenendez.

Intoday’srecruitingenvironment,internshipsareinvaluabletoourstudentsforgainingprofessionalexperienceandcontactsthatwillhelpthemstandoutinajobsearch.IfyouhavealeadonaninternshipopportunityforaTrinitystudent,contactBrett Boudreaux intheCareerDevelopmentCenteratbreton.boudreaux@trincoll.eduor(860)297-2473.

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LUCE FOUNDATION-SUPPORTED FIELDWORK

AspartofTrinity’sRiverCitiesofAsiaprogramthissummer,studentsanalyzewatersamplesfromtheMekongRiverinVientiane,thecapitalcityofLaos.Fromleft:Sakile Broomes ’16, Salima Etoka ’15, Daniel Luke ’14,andMona Deng ’16.(BiologyProfessorJoan MorrisonoftheEnvironmentalScienceProgramisbehindDeng.)InadditiontoreceivingsupportfromtheHenry Luce Foundation,theRiverCitiesofAsiaProgram,coordinatedbytheCenterforUrbanandGlobalStudies,issupportedthroughtheChina Urban Studies Summer Program Endowment Fund andtheO’Neill Asia Cum Laude Endowment Fund.

DAVID WAGNER ’84, SUMMER SCIENCE SPEAKER

About80Trinitystudentsconductresearchoncampusthroughtheannual10-weeksummerprogramsponsoredbyTrinity’sScienceCenter.Oneofseveralalumniwhovisitedtotalkabouttheirpost-TrinityexperienceindifferentfieldsofsciencewasDavid Wagner ’84,chairmanandmanagingpartneratDowningPartners.Wagnerspokeofhisworkbringingnewtechnologiestomarket,particularlyinthefieldofhealthcare,andhowhisTrinityeducationenabledhimtoexploreavarietyofcareeropportunities.Fromleft,Craig Schneider,CharlesA.DanaProfessorofBiology,greetsWagner.

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Ifyoucontactedourofficethissummer,youmayhavespokenwithoneofourterrificSummerAssociates—fourstudentswhoremainedoncampusduringthesummerbreak,workingfull timeasinterns.Inadditiontohavingacareerdevelopmentopportunity—learningaboutandworkingonTrinityinitiativesrelatedtodonorrecognition,volunteerengagement,andphilanthropicsupport—Henry,Kate,Jared,andYoulanhelpedbringthestudentperspectivetoourwork.TheirpresencewasenergizingandagreatreminderthatourworkisguidedbythegoalofTrinity’sfounders:“topreparestudentstoleadexam-inedlivesthatarepersonallysatisfying,civicallyresponsible,andsociallyuseful.”Fromleft:Henry Romeyn ’15, Kate Furgueson ’15, Youlan Xiu ’15,andJared Jackson ’14.

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After graduating from Trinity Phi Beta Kappa with a

B.A. in international studies, Jamie Tracey Szal earned her J.D. at Northeastern Univer-sity School of Law. It was there that she began to lead Trinity’s Young Alumni Club. She later became co-president of the Trinity Club of Boston, reinvigorating the club and working to organize one event each month. This fall, she joined the Executive Committee of the National Alumni Association. After a year and a half as an appeals officer with the Massachu-

Jamie Tracey Szal ’06setts Department of Revenue, she recently joined the depart- ment’s Litigation Bureau, focusing on large, complex corporate tax appeals.

Her husband, Timothy

Szal ’06, launched his own design firm in 2011, provid- ing branding support to start-ups. Jamie and Tim are both former Chapel Singers and were married in the Trinity College Chapel, where he has two commis-sioned stained glass works. In addition to her volunteer efforts with Trinity, Jamie has performed in choirs throughout Boston.

Trinity’s volunteers

are integral

members of our

Trinity College

family. Find out

how volunteering

connects alumni

around the

country and around

the world.

CURRENT VOLUNTEER ROLES

•NationalAlumni

AssociationExecutive

Committee

•Co-President,

TrinityClubofBoston

•AdmissionsInterview

Volunteer

PAST VOLUNTEER ROLES

•TrinityYoungAlumniClub

•First-YearProgramMentor

“Volunteering has made me a very strong believer in the Trinity family. The strength of our alumni community is extraordinary and one of the gems of Trinity. It’s been such a pleasure for me to get to know so many alumni in so many areas and so many walks of life.” –Jamie Szal ’06

VOLUNTEER FOR TRINITY

Contactustoday—

visitwww.trincoll.

edu/givingtotrinity

orcall(860)297-4214

fordetails.

RECENT MAJOR GIFTS

Below is a sampling of major gifts Trinity’s generous donors have made to

the College in recent months.

Stephen D. Clahr ’60 »Abequest

toestablishtheIrene, Lester, and

Stephen Clahr ’60 Scholarship Fund

H. Richard Gooden ’63 »Toaugment

theBishop Gooden Memorial Schol-

arship Fund

Joanie V. and Timothy A. Ingraham P’13

»ToestablishtheIngraham Fund for

Environmental Science

Institute of International Education »To

supportavisitingscholaratTrinity

throughtheScholarRescueProgram

Franke Lokot W’48 »Anunrestricted

bequestinhonorofherhusband,

WalterLokot’48,tosupportthe

greatestneedsoftheCollege

Valerie J. and Andrew A. McAleer ‘80,

P’14 »Tosupporttherenovationof

theVernonSocialCenter

Travelers Foundation »Tosupport

DreamCampatTrinityCollege

Dana White ’64 »Toaugmentthe

Dana White Scholarship Fund

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Vibrant Musical Tradition Thrives

CollegeOrganistandDirectorofChapelMusicJohn Rose, Charles Dodsley Walker ’40, Christopher Houlihan ’09, Patrick Greene ’07,andPresident James F. Jones, Jr.

A generous gift from the Diebold Foundation recently refurbished the Trinity Chapel’s Austin organ, which was designed by the late Professor Clarence Watters, master organist and chair of the College’s music

department from 1932 to 1969. The organ, containing nearly 5,000 pipes, now features a new four manual console, designed by College Organist and Director of Chapel Music John Rose and Christopher Houlihan ’09 and installed by Austin Organs, the Hartford-based company that originally built the organ.

One of the country’s most acclaimed young organists, Houlihan returned to his alma mater to perform on July 2, packing the Chapel with an audience of 700. A highlight of the performance was the world premiere of “Steel Symphony,” composed especially for the occasion by Patrick Greene ’07. The piece received a standing ovation from the crowd, which included renowned organist and choral conductor Charles Dodsley Walker ’40, who studied under the tutelage of Watters in the late 1930s. Also in the audience were many attendees of the American Guild of Organists Regional Convention, which took place in Hartford.

To watch a piece from Houlihan’s July 2 performance, scan the QR code at right with your smartphone or visit bit.ly/14SKrJo.