2011-12

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Pitzer College Women’s Water Polo Player Perri Hopkins Named Academic All-American

Claremont, Calif. (June 6, 2012) — The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) named recent Pitzer College graduate Perri Hopkins ’12 to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III At-Large Third Team. Hopkins was the Sagehen Women’s Water Polo team co-captain, helping lead the team to its fifth Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) [Read More...]
June 6, 2012
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Pitzer College Professor David Bachman Awarded NSF Grant to Explore Shape of Universe

Claremont, Calif. (June 4, 2012) — Pitzer College Associate Professor of Mathematics David Bachman has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fund research exploring surprising connections between the shapes of soap films and the shape of the universe. The $136,983 award will support Bachman’s project “Applications of Topologically Minimal Surfaces” through August [Read More...]
June 4, 2012
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Pitzer College Baseball and Softball Players Named to All-SCIAC Teams

Claremont, Calif. (May 22, 2012) — Pitzer College student and Sagehen Baseball starting pitcher Travis Rooke-Ley ’12 and third basemen Ernest (E.J.) Lopez ’15 were named first-team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). Outfielder Erik Munzer ’13 was named to the second team. Softball first baseman Brianna (Bri) Marcantoni ’12 was named second-team All-SCIAC for [Read More...]
May 22, 2012
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Pitzer College Women’s Water Polo Players Win Top Honors

Claremont, Calif. (May 17, 2012) — Pitzer College student Anna Oxborough-Yankus ’12 was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year and first-year student Alyssa Woodward ’15 was named the Newcomer of the Year. Woodward was also named first-team All-SCIAC, along with Perri Hopkins ’12. Oxborough-Yankus and Woodward [Read More...]
May 17, 2012
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Pitzer College Wins Three 2012 Hermes Creative Awards

Claremont, Calif. (May 11, 2012) — Pitzer College received three 2012 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The 2011 Viewbook, designed by Gabriela Contreras, received a Gold Award in the Publications/Viewbook category. The Troublemakers video, produced by Mona Ducrocq, won Gold in the Video/Nonprofit category. The Pitzer College home page, [Read More...]
May 11, 2012
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Pitzer College Alumna Ella Pennington ’81 Named Chief Operating Officer of Disability Group

Claremont, Calif. (May 10, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Ella Pennington ’81 has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Disability Group, one of the largest disability advocacy groups in the nation. As COO, Pennington will be responsible for monitoring and managing the quality of services each client receives from Disability Group. She will also streamline [Read More...]
May 10, 2012
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Pitzer College Professor Gina Lamb Receives Cal Humanities Grant

Claremont, CA (May 10, 2012) — Pitzer College Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Studies Gina Lamb has received a Community Stories grant from Cal Humanities, a nonprofit that promotes the humanities in California. The grant will fund Lamb’s on-going documentary project about the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe’s culture and community. The Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe [Read More...]
May 10, 2012
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Erik Munzer ’13 Wins Athletic Excellence Award

Claremont, Calif. (May 9, 2012) — Pitzer College student Erik Munzer ’13 won the Athletic Excellence Award for two-sport athletes at the Pitzer-Pomona Athletic Department’s 25th annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet held last week. Munzer is a starter on both the baseball and soccer teams, playing center fielder and center back, respectively. He helped both teams [Read More...]
May 9, 2012