Alumni AssociationDirectory
Executive Council
President
Mark "Skip" A. Darden III ’87, P’17
- Major: Political Science and Third World Studies
- Studet Engagement: Hobart Student Association (HSA), Black Student Coalition (BSC), Resident Assistant (RA), Farm Club, Co-coordinator in the student divestment movement of the colleges’ portfolio of companies and investments in South Africa during the anti-apartheid member in the mid-late 80’s, Lacrosse
- Alumni Engagement: Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Hobart Alumni Association Citation recipient; Founder of ALAA; President of ALAA; SAA member
Vice President
Steven W. Westort ’94
- Major: Sociology
- Student Engagement: Resident Advisory, Student Phonathon; Druid; Co-Chair of the GLBFN; Hobart Orientation Coordinator for two summers; Robert Nathaniel Tannen Memorial Scholarship; Durfee Scholar; Awarded the Catherine White award
- Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Hobart Alumni Association Citation recipient
Immediate Past President and Association Trustee
Paul Ahmad Wasmund ’07
- Major: History
- Student Engagement: Kappa Alpha; Rowing; Studied abroad in New Zealand
- Alumni Engagement: Admission, Career Services, and Reunion Volunteer; SAA; Member of the Seneca-Navy; Former Honors Committee Chair
Association Trustee
The Hon. Ludwig P. Gaines ’88
- Major: Political Science
- Student Engagement: Track (co-captain), cross country, Hobart Student Court, The Herald, Hobart Student Association, Black Student Coalition
- Alumni Engagement: Afro Latino Alumni Association, Volunteer for Career Services and Regional Programming, John Henry Hobart Fellow in Residence, 2003 Charter Day speaker, Day on the Hill speaker, HWS Multicultural Career Networking participant
Historian
Andrew B. Donovan ’12
- Major: History and Political Science
- Student Engagement: Deans List; Participated in “Day on the Hill” program in Washington, D.C.; Social Media Editor for Office of Communications; Interned for NBC news.
- Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Class Correspondent; Former GOLD volunteer and AA Class Agent
Member-at-large and Admissions Liaison
Jonathan P. Wilkerson VMD ’95, P’26
- Major: Chemistry
- Student Engagement: Football, Chemistry TA, WEOS
- Alumni Engagement: Student mentor, Member of Hobart Athletic Association
Member-at-large & ADMISSIONS LIAISON
David “Dave” B. Fisher '10
- Major: International Relations, Asian Languages and Cultures
- Student Engagement: Chi Phi Fraternity, Intramurals (floor hockey and softball), Brass Ensemble
- Alumni Engagement: Admissions Volunteer, Career Services Volunteer, GOLD Volunteer
Member-at-large
Terry K. Smith '80
- Major: History
- Student Engagement: VP of Third World Coalition (TWC), Teachers Assistant for Gen. Ed. course Worlds Anti-Worlds, Resident Advisor, studied abroad in London, Yearbook Committee, and various faculty and administrator search committees.
- Alumni Engagement: Member of the ALAA Outreach Committee that is launching their Mentorship Program for current HWS BIPOC students.
Liaisons
AFRO LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (ALAA)
Kwame J. Lovell '10
- Major: Media and Society
- Student Engagement: Hobart Football; HWS Communications; HWS Sports Information; Sankofa; Caribbean Student Association
- Alumni Engagement: ALAA Mentorship Program
CHIEF CLASS CORRESPONDENT
John E. Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02, L.H.D.’24
- Major: American History
- Student Engagement: Graduated with High Honors; Honors; Deans List; Druid; Echo and Pine; Canterbury Club; Schola Cantorum; Arnold Air Society; ROTC; Saga
- Alumni Engagement: Class Correspondent; volunteer for Admissions, Local Alumni Committee, Hobart Oral History Project and Reunion; Ben Hale Speaker; Co-facilitator for HWS Reader’s College; Wheeler Society, Statesmen Athletic Association, Heron Society, Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
Statesmen Athletic Association (SAA)
Raphael "Rafe" A. Mattingly ’08
- Major: Chemistry
- Student Engagement: Dean’s List; Varsity Lacrosse; Studied abroad in New Zealand
- Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund and Career Services volunteer; co-chair of 10th Reunion in 2018
LGBTQIA+ ALUMNI NETWORK
Jonathan "Jon" R. Hureau '07 (He/Him)
- Major: Chemistry
- Student Engagement: Kappa Alpha Society; HWS Reads; Geneva General Hospital Intern
- Alumni Engagement: LGBTQIA+ Alumni Network; Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Mozambique); Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
LOCAL ALUMNi AMBASSADOR
Peter V. Budmen ’15, MAT’16 (He/Him)
- Major: Public Policy
- Student Engagement: Resident Assistant, Admissions Visitor Relations Intern, Reunion Redshirt, Orientation Coordinator
CAREER SERVICES
Connor S. Barnett '16
- Major: Economics
- Minor: Environmental Science
- Student Engagement: Day of Service Committee; Club Baseball; Resident Assistant; Studied abroad in Wales
- Alumni Engagement: Career Services Volunteer
DFA Committee
CO-CHAIR
William "Bill" H. Tierney ’90, P’20
- Major: American Studies
- Student Engagement: Sill House Resident; Theta Delta Chi
- Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Regional Events Volunteer
Member
Lawrence J. Moultrie ’04
- Major: History and American Studies
- Student Engagement: Football; Received the Emblem Award for Football and The Abraham Training Award; Received the Deans Citizenship Award
- Alumni Engagement: Current Annual Fund, Regional Events and Reunion Volunteer; Former Class Agent
Member
Maxwell "Max" I. Potter '14
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Major: Sociology
- Student Engagement: Residential Assistant, President of Hobartones Acapella, studied abroad in Vietnam, International Sociology Award recipient, Theatre
- Alumni Engagement: Career Services Volunteer
Honors Committee
Chair
Christopher "Chip" D. Armstrong '08
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Major: Social Justice/Political Science
- Student Engagement: Student Government, Hobart Crew Team, Chief Justice of Student Court, Orange Key
- Alumni Engagement: Student Athletic Association, Hobart Crew Team Volunteer, Career Services Volunteer
Member
Brian A. Burbank '11
- Major: Africana Studies
- Student Engagement: Hobart Basketball, Sankofa President (Black Student Union), Admissions Intern, Resident Assistant, Study Mentor
- Alumni Engagement: Former Class Correspondent, Admissions Volunteer, CSO Volunteer
HERITAGE Committee
Chair
Kyle C. Zaverton ’15
- Majors: Economics and Mathematics
- Student Engagement: Druid; Chimera; Orange Key; Deans List; Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Economics Teaching Fellow; HWS IdeaLab Coordinator
Member
Thomas K. Hadlock ’64
- Major: Economics
- Student Engagement: Phi Sigma Kappa (President); Interfraternity Council; St. Johns Guild; Herald and WEOS Student Worker
- Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services, Regional Events and Reunion Volunteer; Wheeler Society
Member
Paul "Ziggy" W. Zagaeski '75
- Major: Political Science
- Student Engagement: Varsity Football, Club Hockey, President of Men’s Glee, Staff Writer at The Herald, Little Theatre, Resident Advisor
- Alumni Engagement: Alumni Association Heritage Committee