Archives: June 2008

June 25, 2008

Nooks and Crannies

Sam Masinter ‘04 in the Public Affairs office tells us that his newest project is Nooks and Crannies, multimedia explorations of the parts of campus few people ever see. The first one, posted now, is a five-minute visual tour of...

Parker Morse '96 at 02:09 PM | Comments (0)

ESPN interviews Ken Catanella '97, "NBA Stat Geek"

ESPN.com’s Henry Abbott interviews Ken Catanella ‘97 for the TrueHoop blog as the NBA draft approaches. Catanella, a described “stat geek,” is the Coordinator of Statistical Analysis for the New Jersey Nets, and has some unique qualifications: Catanella has two...

Brian Meacham '97 at 01:52 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack

June 17, 2008

Connecting a Florida school's Amherst heritage

A recent article in Florida’s The Walton Sun described the placing of a historical marker for Knox Hill Academy, in DeFuniak Springs. Knox Hill Academy, which educated students from primary school through the first year of college, opened in 1848...

Parker Morse '96 at 10:34 AM | Comments (3)

June 08, 2008

Ken Heebner '62, "America's Hottest Investor"

The current issue of Fortune magazine features mutual fund manager Ken Heebner ‘62, whom they call, simply, “the best mutual fund manager around.” In the article, titled “America’s hottest investor,” Jon Birger lays out the reasons Heebner and his...

Brian Meacham '97 at 01:53 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack