Commencement 2012 and Final Resting Places

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I spent a few days in Northfield last week for an Alumni Association meeting that happened to coincide with commissioning and graduation. It’s always an extraordinary time of year to be on campus as Norwich students scurry to fulfill their final requirements before officially starting their careers. There are tests to take, presentations to give, [...]

Breakfast With Buffum

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I’ll never forget the day I first spoke with Albert F. Buffum, the 84 year old son of Norwich legend Erving N. Buffum (’21). His name and phone number were written on a yellow sticky note on my desk – the result of some pretty tedious genealogical research made worse by what seemed like endless [...]

Fatherhood, Smart People, and Why Norwich Matters

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My son Michael reported for duty on March 29th, 2012, at 7:21am (8lbs even, 20 inches). I actually postponed publishing Norwich Matters for two months last Fall because I wanted to dedicate the book to my first child but wasn’t sure if it would be Michael or Amanda. Anyway, he’s here and Maggy and I couldn’t be happier.