Williams Graduates Local Students

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College President Adam F. Falk today conferred bachelor of arts degrees on 16 local graduates at the college's 224th commencement on Sunday, June 2.

The graduates are:
 

Deena Rene Bak, daughter of Terry Bak of Cheshire and Richard Bak of Lanesborough. Bak graduated cum laude with a major in art.

She was active with the Williams College Museum of Art, serving as president the Student Advisory Board, as a museum associate tour guide, a member of the Arts and Communications Advisory Committee, an instructor for the museum's "Drop in Drawing" program and as ateaching assistant in studio art. She won a Berkshire Art Association Fellowship.

Bak also captained the equestrian team, earning an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Academic Achievement Award, and participated in water polo.

 

 

Miranda Lynn Bona, daughter of Thomas and Kristin Bona of Clarksburg, graduated with honors in geosciences. She was elected to the scientific honor society Sigma Xi and was a Class of 1957 Scholar in Geosciences. She also was a nominee for Outstanding Student Paper at the American Geophysical Union's 2012 Fall Conference.

Nathaniel Heatherington Finan, son of Keith Finan and Laurie Heatherington of Williamstown, majored in psychology. He played varsity soccer and was named Second Team All-American and Second Team All-NESCAC. He served on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and was a TeamEph Orientation leader. Emmanuel Joshua Whyte of Bennington, Vt., son of Antares McDonald, majored with honors in both art and psychology. He won a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship and the Fulkerson Award for Leadership in the Arts, was elected to the scientific honor society Sigma Xi and was a Class of 1960 Scholar in Psychology.

He interned in the director's office of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and was an assistant teacher for the Clark's RAISE program, instructor for the One-Hour "Drop-In Drawing" program at the Williams College Museum of Art, and a teacher's assistant in painting. He also was a founder and co-president of the Psychology Journal Club, member of the Psychology Department Student Liaison Committee, and co-editor and group coordinator of the Sketchbook Club.
Robert Daniel Hackett of Great Barrington, son of Lisa Bozzuto of Great Barrington and Grant Hackett of Yellow Springs, Ohio, graduated cum laude and majored in environmental policy and philosophy.



Kimberly Marie Holachek of Williamstown majored in psychology and women's, gender and sexuality studies.

 

James David Nolan, son of Jim and Cathy Nolan of Williamstown, graduated magna cum laude and majored in philosophy. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and chosen to be the Phi Beta Kappa speaker at commencement. He also won the Muriel B. Rose Prize.

Zane K. Martin of Housatonic, son of James Martin and Jessica Holmes, gradauted magna cum laude and majored with honors in mathematics. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to the scientific honor society Sigma Xi, he also won the Olga R. Beaver Memorial Prize in Mathematics.

He attained honorable mention in the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship competition. He also attended the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford, served on the Student Math and Stats Advisory Board, and participated in the student theater group Cap and Bells.

Jenay Elise Haskins, daughter of Julieann and Steven Haskins of Williamstown, majored in classics and psychology. She was a leader of the Rape and Sexual Assault Network, head Baxter Fellow of Dodd Neighborhood, and an assistant in both the offices of alumni relations and admission.

Ashley Rose Meczywor, daughter of Anne and Jeff Meczywor of Lenox, majored in psychology and theater. She participated in the student theater group Cap and Bells and performance group Dance Dhamaka, worked in the theater scene shop and was an admissions office tour guide.

Emily Anne Ury of Great Barrington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ury, majored in chemistry. Eleanor Piraino Fitz Randolph of Richmond, daughter of Diane Piraino and Ten Randolph, majored in comparative literature. Cary DeForest White, son of Robert and Kaatje White of Williamstown, majored in American studies. He was a junior adviser and played rugby.
Ian McKee Nesbitt, son of Beth and Dick Nesbitt of Williamstown, majored with honors in geosciences. He was elected to the scientific honor society Sigma Xi and was a Class of 1960 Scholar in Geosciences. He also was a member of the Nordic ski and cycling teams and an administrator of Williams Students Online. He won an NCAA All-Academic Award and NESCAC All-Academic Award.

Karlan K. Eberhardt of Bennington, Vt., son of Silvio Eberhardt of Arlington, Va., and Lois Banta of Bennington, majored in computer science. He was a Class of 1962 Scholar and performed in the Irish dance group Inish and student theater group Cap and Bells. He also olunteered for the Williamstown Fire Department and Village Ambulance Service.

Evan E.F. Grillon of Windsor, son of Albert Grillon and Lee Flournoy, majored in philosophy. He won the Bullock Poetry Prize of the American Academy of Poets, was a junior adviser to the class of 2015 and played on the ultimate Frisbee team.
   



























 


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North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing
 
Hospital officials, local leaders, medical staff, residents and elected officials gathered under a tent on the campus to mark the efforts over the past decade to restore NARH and cut the ribbon officially reopening the 136-year-old medical center. 
 
"This hospital under previous ownership closed its doors. It was a day that was full of tears, anger and fear in the Northern Berkshire community about where and how residents would be able to receive what should be a fundamental right for everyone — access to health care," said Darlene Rodowicz, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems. 
 
"Today the historic opportunity to enhance the health and wellness of Northern Berkshire community is here. And we've been waiting for this moment for 10 years. It is the key to keeping in line with our strategic plan which is to increase access and support coordinated county wide system of care." 
 
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, under the BHS umbrella, purchased the campus and affiliated systems when Northern Berkshire Healthcare declared bankruptcy and closed on March 28, 2014. NBH had been beset by falling admissions, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid payments, and investments that had gone sour leaving it more than $30 million in debt. 
 
BMC was able to reopen the ER as an emergency satellite facility and slowly restored and enhanced medical services including outpatient surgery, imaging, dialysis, pharmacy and physician services. 
 
But it would take a slight tweak in the U.S. Health and Human Services' regulations — thank to U.S. Rep. Richie Neal — to bring back inpatient beds and resurrect North Adams Regional Hospital 
 
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