bowties

ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Bow Tie PinI started wearing a bow tie after I earned my Ph.D. It was a reminder that I had accomplished something important, something special. Bow ties are different from other neckwear because it takes a special effort to tie them. You have to be confident to wear one—especially for the first time or in new settings. And you have to make a commitment to wear one.

Shortly after I arrived at ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv, Trustee and ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Alumna Buffy Lord suggested that I have lapel pins made in the shape of a bowtie and in the colors of ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv. She suggested I should give them to people who have exhibited those qualities of commitment, confidence, and effort. 

Not only is this a great idea, it fits perfectly with the values we seek to instill in ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv students. Periodically, I’ll award these bow tie pins to members of our community as acknowledgement for their demonstrated commitment to or care for ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv; their promotion of the values of ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv with others; and for their experience committing great deeds of kindness. I will not always make the award publicly, but the awardees’ names will be registered in the President’s Office as having been acknowledged for their commitment to ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv.

Since I arrived at ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv, we have had fun with my fondness for bow ties. You can see the evidence of that by searching the , or .

 

Bow Tie Pin Recipients

2022:

Mohan Boodram, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Trustee
Dan Colonno, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Chief of Police

2020:

Dr. Aimée Bullett-Smith, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, Doctor of Nursing Practice/Nurse Practitioner, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Health Services
Dr. Jacqueline Krzanik, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, Director of Health Services
Catherine Holbrook, Vice President, Student Affairs
Denise Marshall, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Trustee
Kate Gigliotti, Director of Alumni Engagement and Donor Relations
Robert Ziomek '89, Vice President of Institutional Advancement

2019:

Thomas Bernard, Mayor of North Adams
Dan Trombley '90
Jana Boyer '93, Associate Director of Admission
Oscar Castro '18, Admission Counselor
Kolumbia Cook '18, Transfer Admission Counselor
Kayla Hollins '12, Associate Director of Admission
Erin Kennedy, Associate Director of Transfer Admission
Megan Lussier, Assistant Director of Admission
Ben Mancino, Admission Counselor
Judy Roy, Visit Coordinator
Sue Rusek, Admission Administrative Assistant
Alyssa Tomkwicz, Admission Counselor
Dayne Wahl, Assistant Director of Admission

2021:

Brian and Vikki Fairbank, Friends of ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv

2018:

Susan Gold, Former Board of Trustee Chair
Erin Milne, Institutional Research
Diane Scott, Associate Professor Arts Management
Thomas Aceto, Former ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv President
Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Professor
Celia Norcross, Asst. Dean of Student Development and Engagement

2017:

Jake Eberwein, Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education
Sergeant Laura Lefebvre, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Campus Police Officer
Gina Puc, Director of Admission
Adrienne Wootters, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

2016:

Jackie Kelly ‘17
Buffy Lord ’98, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Trustee
Spencer Moser, Coordinator, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Volunteer Center
Graziana Ramsden, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Professor
Dan Trombley ’90, ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿Õ¸ßÇåmv Foundation Board of Directors