The polar bear of Bowdoin met the purple cow of Williams on October 15, 2011, when my grandniece Lindsay Steinmetz, Bowdoin ’03, and Matt Haldeman, Williams ’02, were married at the Wilson Memorial Chapel, Ocean Point, Maine, by Rev. Rick Spalding, chaplain of Williams College. The couple gave each of the guests a copy of [...]

The following notes were collected by Art Dwight 1979: Brad Palmer ’79 writes: We are still enjoying living in London with four kids at the American School in London. We are doing a lot of adventure travel over here. I saw Dan Maynard at a Deerfield event in London and made a visit to Deerfield [...]

In December, I left The Bump to serve as the San Diego Business Account Manager for ViaCord by PerkinElmer. ViaCord is the leader in umbilical cord stem cell research and banking. I am thrilled to partner with hospitals and physicians to educate expectant families on the importance of banking their newborns’ cord blood and tissue. [...]

The Deerfield Black Student Alliance/Boyden Library February Question of the Week  contest continues with this question: This noted philanthropist, media celebrity, and billionaire businesswoman has been recognized as one of the powerful people in America. Who is she? Be sure to drop off your answer in the Question of the Week Box located at the [...]

In celebration of Black History Month, the Deerfield Black Student Alliance (DBSA) is collaborating with the staff of the Boyden Library to create weekly questions that will focus upon significant figures who have improved the life for blacks in America. Our contest began with this question: Best known today for his autobiography, his legacy “remains [...]

Please join us for Parents Spring Weekend on May 4-6, 2012! Visit with your Deerfield student(s) and enjoy the weekend activities, including class visits, athletic contests, a college fair, and performing arts events, as well as a presentation by school counselors, co-sponsored by Deerfield Academy and the Deerfield Parents Network. Parents can register online and [...]

So great to connect with Whit Armstrong, Doug Cruikshank, Doug Schmidt, Ben Patton and Will Wolf in NYC on January 26th. Will wins for best surprise guest – he lives in DC and runs Human Development for Credit Suisse First Boston, spending half the month in Switzerland, a week in DC and a week in [...]

It was for the Doritos contest to be selected for showing at the SB, but fun nonetheless! Here’s the Youtube link too: http://youtu.be/nw1sfjhJov4Sean Nottage 1983

Charlie Cost was remembered at a recent school meeting by virtue of a presentation by Ross Gordon ’13, the most recent Cost Award recipient. He spent a month in Dakar, Senegal and with his $2,500 stipend worked with two local schools (after winning over the imams and chiefs of those towns) and purchased for them [...]

My new book “Growing Up Patton” will be released on March 7th at the Armory in NYC.To learn more please see: http://www.growinguppatton.com/.Ben Patton 1983