Sports Day

Hurdles race at Sports Day
Hurdles race at Sports Day
Born in Newburgh, New York; grew up in Fishkill, New York; worked as dispatcher for Fishkill Police Department; worked as security officer and supervisor at IBM; worked as director of security at Bard College; started working at Vassar in 1996 as Associate Director of Safety and Security.
Grew up in Virginia; went to doctoral program in San Francisco; Interests in community mental health services for LGBTQIA persons, couples, and families, supports for LGBTQ students at Vassar, Psychological counselor and former Vassar College employee.
Group portrait of the College Choir with College Warden B. I. Bell in the clerical collar
Group portrait of the St. Stephen's freshman class
Group portrait of the St. Stephen's freshman class in beanies
Group portrait of the cross country team. Third from the left may be Harvey Fite, later a Vassar College professor
Group portrait of the staff of the Lyre Tree, a student publication
Staff of the St. Stephen's school newspaper
Group portrait of the soccer team
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