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Manager
named for ice skating facilities
Phillips
Academy has named Benjamin W. Ruggles of Leominster, Mass., as manager
of rink operations for the school’s ice skating facilities.
Ruggles has an extensive background in recreation administration
and management, previously serving as general manager of the Wallace
Civic Center and Planetarium in Fitchburg, Mass.
"Ben’s
diverse management experiences, especially his leadership, facility
management and project management skills, will be invaluable as
we plan for the opening of the new Ted Harrison Hockey Rink for
community use next spring," says Martha Fenton, director of
athletics. "In this new position, he will be a liaison to the
community, meeting regularly with all user groups to further build
upon those established relationships. He will also be responsible
for developing local programming, such as summer camps, figure skating,
adult hockey and other community programs hosted by the rink. He
will insure proper permits and licenses are maintained from the
town of Andover, as well as up-to-date first aid and safety equipment."
Former
president of the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association,
Ruggles has also previously served as New England regional manager
of Ruggles & Associates, Fair Lawn, N.J.; senior vice president
and general manager of the New England Sports Center in Marlborough,
Mass.; and director of recreation for the city of Leominster, Mass.
He holds a B.S. degree in recreational service education from the
University of Connecticut in Storrs.
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PA
welcomes new students
During
orientation in early September, returning Phillips Academy students
welcomed 337 new faces to campus, including 203 students in the Class
of 2005. The new students—184 boys and 153 girls—come to
Andover from 30 states and 19 countries and were selected from a pool
of 2,168 applicants. According to Debby Murphy ’86, acting dean
of admission while Dean Jane Fried is on sabbatical, the 21 percent
admit rate and 74 percent yield make this the most competitive admission
season in recent years. Above, new student Dan M.’03 (left) gets
a hand with moving into Fuess House from Amy G.’02 and Dmitry
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(MS)2
prepares to celebrate 25 years
Next
summer, Math and Science for Minority Students, the summer program
better known as (MS)2, will celebrate its 25th anniversary. All
alumni are invited to attend a reunion on campus July 12-14, 2002,
as well as a variety of other events, which will take place throughout
the country. Plans by (MS)2 director Temba Maqubela and others are
already in place for alumni to gather in Chicago, New York and Fort
Worth.
Phillips
Academy designed (MS)2 in 1977 as part of its ongoing effort to
strengthen the educational opportunities and quality of life for
urban, public school minority students.
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Alumni
Council
welcomes newly
elected members
The
Alumni Council, under the leadership of President Tom French ’77,
welcomes the following new members, who will begin their terms this
fall: Dorothy-Claire Constantine ’01, Tiffany Chanel Corley
’91, Edward Donahue ’95, Jacqueline Meyers Eby ’64,
Paul Hochman ’82, Sarah Horowitz ’81, Stephen Kroll ’64,
Stephen Matloff ’91, Roger McLean ’48, Mistina Muscatel
’01, Mary Howard Nutting ’40, Julie Papanek ’01,
Anthony Pucillo ’75, Nathaniel Reed ’51, John Rowbotham
’38, Tom Seligson ’64, Nathaniel Semple ’64, Ann
Sherwood ’79, Amanda Tepper ’81, Deborah Troemner ’49
and Erik Widding ’92. (This list is up-to-date as of August
2001.)
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Plan
ahead for reunions
Andover
and Abbot classes ending in 2 and 7 will celebrate their reunions
on June 7, 8 and 9, 2002. Reunions are a wonderful opportunity to
revisit your favorite places on campus, reacquaint yourself with
old friends and meet new ones. Mark your calendars, and plan to
return to Andover in June.
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A
new Andover connection is a click away
In
September, Andover launched a new online community called Blue Link
that allows alumni to access and update personal information, search
for fellow alumni, post résumés and participate in
chat rooms, all with the click of a mouse. Blue Link has been designed
not only to increase the accuracy of updated information, but to
broaden communication among alumni worldwide.
The
centerpiece of Blue Link is a robust, searchable alumni database
that provides all Phillips and Abbot Academy alumni the opportunity
to update individual contact information in a password-protected,
online environment. Alumni can search for fellow alumni based on
a broad array of user-defined criteria such as class year, home
address and undergraduate institution.
Users
have the option of having a permanent PA-designated e-mail address.
This address gives friends and classmates a dependable and easily
recognized means of reaching each other, regardless of where each
user’s personal e-mail address is located.
Another
integral component of Blue Link is a Career Center. This allows
alumni to post résumés, view or list job openings,
share career advice or indicate interest in serving as a career
mentor to current PA students. Message boards and chat rooms allow
users to take part in one or more discussion sessions and provide
them with the ability to track discussion topics through a single
frame. Community participants can also quickly and easily create
customized home pages, incorporating static or animated text, graphics
and advanced features. Finally, a "yellow pages" component
provides the chance for users to promote businesses, products or
services to others in the alumni community. A search feature gathers
listings for products or services specific to users’ needs.
To
get more information or register with Blue Link, log on to www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/PAA
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