A. Robert Conant (Col ’53 L/M) received Man of the Year honors for his work in Honduras from Murphy and Others, Living Interdependently for Future Endeavors (M.O.,L.I.F.E.), a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts assisting people with disabilities. Since retiring from sales management at Dow Chemical Co., Mr. Conant has helped build BioSand filters to purify water in Honduras, where many people suffer from disease caused by impure drinking water.
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HIGHLIGHTS
School of Rock
U.Va.'s Battle of the Bands face off. Hear music clips and watch a video.
1976: Block Party
The dawn of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.
A Portrait of the South in Black and White
Paul Gaston recounts his role in the civil rights movement in Charlottesville.
U.Va. Profs that Provide a Brush with Celebrity
The Mayor of Summertime
Bob Oakes (Col ’84) serves as mayor of Nags Head
Leap of Faith
Jenny D'Agostino (Com '03) takes plunge with ropes course
Lending a hand
A first-hand account of an alumnus working for Kiva in Africa.
Famous
How celebrity and the media have changed over the past 300 years as told by the American History Guys from the radio show Backstory.
Lane DeGregory (Col ’89) wins a Pulitzer Prize for her article about a feral child
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