

The remarkable alumni and alumnae reported here have spent their lives taking risks. Pushing the boundaries of the status quo, they tread daily in the realm of what is possible, rather than merely what is probable. In doing so, they are an inspiration to their fellow alumni and alumnae, HWS students, and the world. By profoundly making a difference, by dramatically changing the world we live in, they distinguish not only themselves, but also Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Read more about these individuals by clicking on a name below.
| Alumni & Alumnae | Contribution |
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First alum of color at Hobart College |
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Invented the Silicon Transistor, Member of Team that Developed the Atomic Bomb |
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Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer of TeamPact |
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Former Vermont Chief Justice |
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Founder of Saga, Art Collector |
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Plastic Surgeon |
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Host of the PBS series Assignment the World |
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Author of "The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing" |
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American-Asian Scholar |
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Co-Founder of JobDirect.com |
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Director of The Johns Hopkins University Fogarty AIDS Program, Senior Scientific Liaison for the US Government supported HIV Vaccine Trials Network, Medical Advisor to the Dalai Lama, Expert on HIV/AIDS in Africa and Asia |
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First Woman Doctor |
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Singer, guitarist and keyboardist for Blue Oyster Cult |
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Opened the Financial World to Women |
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Iron Brigade Commander |
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Foreign and National Bureau Chief of The Washington Post |
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Responsible for the inventions of human tissue adhesives and Super Glue |
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Director of Research and Security Feature Technology at Crane & Co., which makes currency paper for the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
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Inspiration for character Billy Pilgrim in Kurt Vonnegut's novel |
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First African-American Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina |
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Hematologist for the Red Cross Blood Service |
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Go Gators - Athletic Director of University of Florida |
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Leukemia and bone marrow disorders expert; Coordinated medical relief efforts for victims of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Accident; Noted humanitarian and author |
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Pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases |
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Director of the Earth Resources Laboratory at MIT, Expert on Evolution on Earth, Member of NASA Mars Team |
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Member of National College Football Hall of Fame |
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Originator of American style of Haiku; Her poem Taught Me Purple was the inspiration for the book "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker |
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Donated artifacts from The S.S. Hobart Victory, a World War II Victory ship |
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Voice of Late Show with David Letterman |
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Lacrosse Legend |
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One of the World's Leading Paleontologists |
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Founder of Saga |
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Author of, among other works, biographies on Woody Allen and Humphrey Bogart, as well as books on medical topics from bone marrow transplantation to the development of Penicillin |
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Forensic Odontologist; Director of the New York State Police Medicolegal Investigations Unit; Investigated the deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Tsar Nicholas II and his family, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Josef Mengele |
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Television Svengali |
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Highest Ranking Civilian Woman in the Department of Defense |
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Communications Entrepreneur |
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Bishop for all Chaplaincies in the Episcopal Church including the military, healthcare, prisons and emergency responders |
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Landscape Painter, famous for his works on the Grand Canyon |
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Asian Studies Expert, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University |
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Childrens Book Author |
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President of Baruch College |
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Nuremberg Attorney |
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Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Expert on work of Paul Cezanne |
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Project Leader/International Economist for the U.S. International Trade Commission |
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Late Episcopalian Bishop of Los Angeles |
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Founder of Saga Corporation |
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Pearl Theatre Founder |
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Last Man Hanged |
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Conducted grand jury investigation into death of Malcolm X, United States Judge for the District of New Jersey |
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Professor of History at Georgetown University, expert on U.S. - East Asian Relations and American Foreign Relations |
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Speechwriter and Policy Researcher for Lyndon B. Johnson, currently hosts the PBS show "Think Tank" |
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Author of "There Is No They," which discusses his own battle with prostate cancer |
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Emmy Award Winning Correspondent for CBS News |
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Executive Editor of The New Yorker |
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Director of Neighborhood Rehabilitate Initiatives for the University City District in Philadelphia, Penn. |
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Race Car Driver and Screenwriter of "The Cannonball Run" |