This year’s recipient of the Thurston Bowl has been on the job ten years and already has equaled the best qualities of his distinguished predecessor. His style is warm, engaging, witty and professional. He has a knack for looking at the big picture and using interesting references to enliven his class notes. In one recent column he wrote: “We’ve all had those uncanny ‘small world’ experiences where you learn that your best friend’s uncle grew up with Francois Mitterand’s tailor’s niece who turns out to be your sister…” In reporting that at least four members of his class are connected to the field of dermatology, he wrote “six degrees of exfoliation, I guess.” This year’s recipient is also noteworthy for the creative ways he solicits class notes. One request for news featured crude drawings of the state of Iowa, an ant, a female sheep, the number two, a nose sniffing a flower, the word “me” and a noose. Can you solve the puzzle? His classmates did and answered his request: “Iowa ant ewe two scent me noose.” For his warmth and humor, for his dedication and devotion to his classmates and college — and for ten years of truly distinguished service as class secretary, the Society of Alumni is proud to honor, from the Class of 1986, Brian D. Carpenter.
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