Williams College celebrated its annual Appreciation Day this spring to honor members of its staff who have reached notable milestones in their service to the College. The celebration included a commemorative luncheon at the Williams Inn for employees completing their 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th year of service and a dinner at the Mill on the Floss for those completing 25 years of service or those who are retiring.
This year's retirees, followed by their departments and hometowns, are Barbara A. Agostini (Office of Campus Life, Williamstown, MA); Sally A. Bohl (Facilities, Stamford, VT); Patricia J. Chenail (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Sandra A. Connors (Controller's Office, Williamstown, MA); Alice M. Gagnier (Human Resources, Williamstown, MA); Mary R. Garand (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA), Peter D. Grudin (Dean's Office, Stamford, VT); Margaret A. Harwood (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); Roberta H. Marcyoniak (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Peter Mazzacco, Sr. (Campus Safety and Security, Adams, MA); Roger L. Pedercini (Campus Safety and Security, Williamstown, MA); George R. Perras (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Thomas E. Richards, Jr. (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); Ronald A. Stant (Athletics Department, Williamstown, MA); Marilyn J. Superneau (Williams College Museum of Art, North Adams, MA); Loraine L. Tolle (Dining Services, Bennington, VT); Pamela D. Turton (Center for Development Economics, Williamstown, MA); and Betty M. Weaver (Facilities, Petersburgh, NY).
Those celebrated for their 25th year of service included David H. Dabrowski (Facilities, Adams, MA); Renee S. DeCandia (Ctr-Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Lanesborough, MA); Edward J. Derby, Sr. (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); Scott G. Duncan (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Karen E. Kowitz (Graduate Program in Art History, Williamstown, MA); Rosemary M. Lane (Oakely Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Williamstown, MA); Patricia A. Mancuso (Advancement Information Systems, Florida, MA); Rosemary K. Moore (Office of Human Resources, Williamstown, MA); Robert G. Ouellette (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Nancy P. Piatczyc (Science Center, Williamstown, MA); Barbara Pietras (Dean of the Faculty's Office, Adams, MA); Gail A. Rondeau (Office of Campus Life, North Adams, MA); Robert A. Spofford (Facilities, Adams, MA); Donna A. St. Pierre (Advancement Information Systems, North Adams, MA); and Jean M. Thorndike (Campus Safety and Security, Williamstown, MA).
Employees recognized for 20 years of service were Lisa M. Black (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Glenn M. Boyer (Athletics Department, Clarksburg, MA); Lisa A. Briggs (Dining Services, Adams, MA); Barbara E. Cirone (Development Office, Williamstown, MA); Bruce J. Decoteau (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Heidi M. Duncan (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Diane L. England-Horsfall (Development Office, Stamford, VT); Keith C. Finan (Provost's OfficeWilliamstown, MA); Kevin R. Forkey (Physics Department, Pownal, VT); Jonathan D. George (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); Kimberly A. Hodgkins (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); Susan S. Hogan (Controller's Office, Williamstown, MA); Sara L. Holden (Development Office, Williamstown, MA); Kenneth L. Jensen (Facilities, Stamford, VT); Karen P. Jolin (Controller's Office, Williamstown, MA); Cindy L. Kimball (Advancement Information Systems, Clarksburg, MA); Peter R. Landry (Advancement Information Systems, Stamford, VT); Rosemary M. Lane (Oakely Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Williamstown, MA); Kathleen B. Lanoue (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, MA); Donna M. LeSage (Alumni Relations, Adams, MA); Donna M. Oranellas (Facilities, Lanesborough, MA); Diane A. Perault (Career Counseling Office, Williamstown, MA); Sean Phan (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Scott A. Remillard (Facilities, Clarksburg, MA); Michael A. Reopell (Advancement Information Systems, North Adams, MA); Deborah M. Rothschild (Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA); Barbara J. Swanson (Astronomy Department and Physics Department, Pownal, VT); Constance A. Sweet (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); Sarah A. Tovani (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Michelle M. Waryjasz (Office of Financial Aid, North Adams, MA); Diana M. Wilson (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); and Sandra L. Zepka (Center for Environmental Studies, North Adams, MA).
Celebrating 15 years of service were Lisa M. Armstrong (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Stephen R. Birrell (VP-Alumni Relations & Development Office, Williamstown, MA); Kimberly A. Brown (Advancement Information Systems, Worthington, MA); Linda S. Burke (Facilities, Adams, MA); Kathleen A. Callahan Koch (Athletics Department, New Ashford, MA); Mary Lynn Chick (Career Counseling Office, Williamstown, MA); Robert E. Gallagher (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Diane M. Hart (Williams College Museum of Art, North Adams, MA); Samuel J. Hurlbut (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Terri-Lynn Hurley (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Noelle A. Lemoine (Office of Public Affairs, Adams, MA); Nancy E. Luczynski (Chaplain's Office, Stamford, VT); John C. Maloney (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Susan A. Morin (Investment Office, North Adams, MA); Douglas R. Paisley (Art Department, Williamstown, MA); Felicia Pharr (Office of Financial Aid, Williamstown, MA); Timothy J. Reisler (Facilities, Bennington, VT); Pamela J. Richard (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Gary W. Rougeau (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); Morton Owen Schapiro (President's Office, Williamstown, MA); Nancy L. Snyder (Facilities, Adams, MA); Paula Moore Tabor (Alumni Relations, Williamstown, MA); and Edward C. Waryjasz (Facilities, Adams, MA).
The employees recognized for 10 years of service were Kim E. Alice (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, MA); Beth A. Armstrong (Dining Services, Adams, MA); David J. Bassette (Dining Services, Adams, MA); Robert A. Blay (Dean's Office, North Adams, MA); Peter Charbonneau (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Saroeuth Chhuon (Facilities, Lanesborough, MA); Denise J. Church (Multicultural Center, Petersburgh, NY); Curtis C. Cowell (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Adriana B. Cozzolino (Vice President for Operations Office, Cohoes, NY); David B. Dewey (Development Office, Williamstown, MA); Robert J. DiSanti (Dining Services, Adams, MA); Jeritza Garcia (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); Ruth G. Harrison (Department of Health Services, Williamstown, MA); David W. Holland (Controller's Office, Bennington, VT); F. Criss S. Laidlaw (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); David A. Lamarre (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Sharron J. Macklin (Office for Information Technology, Bennington, VT); Nancy J. Main (Advancement Information Systems, Adams, MA); Sharon J. Marceau (President's Office, North Adams, MA); Christine O. Menard (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, MA); John A. Miner (Department of Health Services, West Stockbridge, MA); Deborah M. Morandi (Chemistry Department, Adams, MA); Jonathan B. Morgan-Leamon (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Lillian H. Mountz (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Heather L. O'Brien (Development Office, Florida, MA); Maria A. Oliva (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Charles F. Roberts (Campus Safety and Security, Williamstown, MA); Seth B. Rogers (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Eric M. Rougeau (Facilities, Clarksburg, MA); Stephen E. Sands (Facilities, Latham, NY); Deborah L. Shea (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Steven P. Souza (Astronomy Department, Williamstown, MA); Alyssa A. Sporbert (Department of Health Services, North Adams, MA); Karen M. Theiling (Department of Health Services, Shelburne Falls, MA); and Lisa A. Wilk (Athletics Department, Williamstown, MA).
Celebrating five years of service were Lucy A. Babeu (Advancement Information Systems, North Adams, MA); Robert H. Bayly (Facilities, Williamstown, MA); David P. Beauchamp (Facilities, North Adams, MA); Colleen A. Bethoney (Development Office, Stamford, VT); Enoch J. Blazis (Development Office, Northfield, MN); Ildiko Bodor (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); Gail A. Bouknight-Davis (Multicultural Center, Williamstown, MA); Ginette J. Cahoon (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Paula M. Consolini (Dean of Faculty's Office, Williamstown, MA); Thomas M. Craw II (Campus Safety and Security, North Adams, MA); Lori A. DuBois (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, MA); Donna L. Felix (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Sarah S. Gardner (Center for Environmental Studies, Williamstown, MA); Carolyn J. Greene (Dean of Faculty's Office, Williamstown, MA); Kurtis S. Kimball (Williams College Libraries, North Adams, MA); Susan N. Kohut (Center for Development Economics, Williamstown, MA); Joanna Kurkowicz (Music Department, Somerville, MA); James E. Lillie (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, MA); Sheila Mason (Development Office, Hancock, MA); Molly E. O'Brien (Dining Services, North Adams, MA); Kathryn L. Paulsen (VP-Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity Office, Williamstown, MA); Jodi A. Psoter (Williams College Libraries, North Adams, MA); Michael E. Reed (VP- Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity Office, Silver Spring, MD); John R. Stomberg (Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA); Diana F. Thurston (Department of Health Services, Cheshire, MA); George A. Truran (Chemistry Department, Williamstown, MA); Christopher J. Vadnais (Advancement Information Systems, Stamford, VT); Aldo V. Volpi (Facilities, Adams, MA); Robert P. Volpi (Dining Services, Williamstown, MA); and Kerry A. Wandrei (Williams College Libraries, Adams, MA).
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Williams Grads Told: Be Kind to 'What Is Strange Within You'
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After describing herself as neither a speech writer nor a public speaker, Williams College Commencement speaker Cécile McLorin Salvant said that she watched "millions" of similar addresses when figuring out what she would say to the school's Class of 2026.
"I watched Valerie Jarrett's commencement speech from last year here at Williams, and it was so incredibly inspiring," Salvant said. "It was great, but, after watching, I felt like I had even less I wanted to say.
"And then I thought: What if I just showed up here as myself? I have spent so much of my life looking at what other people are doing and trying to fit myself into that, but I don't really fit. And I know you don't really fit, and, actually, I've been most rewarded when I remembered that and when I've honored that."
Salvant said that graduation day is a good time for the graduates to think about what drives them and trust themselves to find a path.
"We're so often looking at what everyone else is doing, distracting ourselves from our own desires and our own idiosyncrasies, and the result is that we get a little more mean, a little less understanding of others, a little more stingy, a little less kind," Salvant said. "So what I'm advocating for, ultimately, is a kindness that goes both ways. That kindness toward yourself, toward what is strange within you, is that same kindness with which you can meet the people in the world around you, and you can keep giving that kindness both ways, even when you think you have none left to give."
And, with that, the three-time Grammy winner and MacArthur fellow told the crowd that she was going to be true to her self, launching into a stirring a cappella rendition of West Side Story's "Somewhere," composed by longtime Tanglewood fixture Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Williams alum Stephen Sondheim.
Salvant was one of a handful speakers who took a turn at the podium at the school's 237th Commencement Exercises.
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