
“Mayor Pete” Pronunciations via the New Yorker 6/13/19
→ June 15, 2019 0Just in case you missed it this week. The New Yorker “pronouced” Pembroke’s own Pete Buttigieg part of the national conversation. Good luck Pete! Keep ’em smiling.
Just in case you missed it this week. The New Yorker “pronouced” Pembroke’s own Pete Buttigieg part of the national conversation. Good luck Pete! Keep ’em smiling.
Houston was recently graced with the presence and creative energy of two world-famous Pembrokians – New York-based composer Tarik O’Regan, and San Francisco-based artist Jeremy Sutton. Tarik’s new opera, The Phoenix had its world premiere at Houston’s Wortham Center on April 26. The Phoenix, […]
North American Pembrokians– The funeral for Senator Richard Lugar ’54 will be streamed LIVE from St. Luke’s Church in Indianapolis, IN at 1pm EDT today. Please take a moment to hear the remembrances of Dick — a historic statesman, peacemaker and Chairman of the Pembroke College Foundation of North America. Dick’s love for Pembroke […]
Former Senator Sam Nunn penned this tribute to his “trusted friend”, Dick Lugar. It is worth a read. Washington Post — I Was Fortunate Enough To Have Richard Lugar As A Trusted Friend
In recent days, accolades for Dick Lugar ’54 have poured in. Below is a sample of recent remembrances of and regards for one, great Pembrokian. Thank you, Dick. We will miss you. ___ First, Here’s a lovely article from Pembroke 🙂 — click here (Thanks Alice & Emma) Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists — Richard […]
It is with profound sadness that we must report of the death of Richard G. “Dick” Lugar ‘54, a giant of the U.S. Senate, and lifelong friend and alumnus of Pembroke College. Dick died today, Sunday, April 28, in a Washington D.C. hospital after a short illness. He was 87. Dick served in the Senate […]
Congratulations to Michelle Peluso, ’93, who has just been named as chairperson of Nike, Inc.’s Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Governance Committee. Michelle, a former trustee of the Pembroke College Foundation, has been a director of Nike, the international athletic wear company, since 2014. “Michelle is a superstar! We are incredibly proud that she is a […]
Pembroke College alumnus, Pete Buttigieg ’05 seems to continue to edge closer and closer to officially announcing his campaign for President of the United States. Resisting the goading of Ellen DeGeneres, Pete stopped short of announcing his candidacy…suggesting that me may do so in the special announcement scheduled for his hometown of South Bend, IN […]
CHARLIE BUCHANAN ’14 ROWS FOR OXFORD IN THE 2019 OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE Pembroke’s very own, Charlie Buchanan ’14 is rowing in the Varsity boat for Oxford against Cambridge in this Sunday’s (April 7) 165th edition of the world’s most historic and oldest boat race. Charlie, rowing in seat 7, read physical and theoretical chemistry at […]
Walter Isaacson ’74, has been named editor-at-large and senior adviser at Arcadia Publishing Co. Walter is currently teaching history in his hometown of New Orleans at Tulane University, having recently stepped down from the presidency of the Aspen Institute. A student of the legendary Zbigniew Pelczynski while at Pembroke, Walter is an award-winning historian and the author […]