→ February 4, 2015
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Bradley Peacock ’92 –From Boy In The Bow…To Brand Builder By Anna Lund ‘09 Bradley Peacock ’92 is alarmed at the declining number of American undergraduates studying the humanities. “I believe it is the result of both the increasingly astronomic cost of higher education and risk aversion among employers and graduate school decision-makers,” he told the […]
→ January 8, 2015
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Pembroke’s Tim Griffin ’90 was overwhelmingly elected Arkansas’ Lieutenant Governor on November 4. Tim defeated Democrat John Burkhalter and Libertarian Chris Olson. Tim, a two term congressman, succeeded former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who resigned last year amid an ethics investigation. Tim is keeping up something of a Pembroke tradition – Win Rockefeller ’69, […]
→ January 7, 2015
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A Note from Dame Lynne Brindley- Master Dear PCFNA friends, We are still glowing here in Pembroke from the wonderful Blackstone lecture given by Lord Neuberger, the President of the Supreme Court on Saturday last, in the Pichette theatre. The whole event was a great success, with attendance from some of the most distinguished […]
→ January 7, 2015
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A Note From Tom Herman Dear North American Pembrokians: It is with great sadness that I must report the death of the Pembroke College Foundation’s founding chairman, Jim Hester. Jim died last Wednesday at his home in Princeton at the age of 90. In addition to his extraordinary professional accomplishments and many civic contributions (see below obituary for […]
→ November 24, 2014
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Senator Richard G. Lugar Speech to the Fulbright Association on the occasion of the acceptance of the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding The George Washington University Jack Morton Auditorium November 10, 2016 ***** I am deeply honored to receive the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding. I thank the Fulbright Association and the […]
→ October 24, 2014
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Our own prolific – and prodigious – Walter Isaacson ’74 is out with a great new book. The Innovators, something of a sequel to his best-selling biography of Steve Jobs, is the fascinating story of the people who created the computer and the Internet, or as Walter puts it in his subtitle, “how a group […]
→ October 22, 2014
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Terry Slesinski-Wykowski ’82, was recently profiled in the Trinity 2014 issue of Oxford Today. Terry, who recently became a trustee of the Pembroke College Foundation, Inc., lives in Houston, TX, where she is a principal of the Oxford Consulting Group, a management consultancy, and is the Chair of the Houston Oxford Society. To read Terry’s profile click on […]
→ June 1, 2014
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Michelle Peluso ’93 has been named to the Board of Directors of NIKE, Inc., the Beaverton, Oregon-based designer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories. “Michelle’s leadership experience in marketing, branding, innovation and digital media for global brands makes her an outstanding addition to our board,” said Philip Knight, NIKE co-founder and chairman, in […]
→ May 26, 2014
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Jimmy Fallon crashed the stage at the Montauk Music Festival last weekend to sing a song with North American Pembrokian, David Cavalier ’91. When not leading a cutting-edge biotech firm and various charitable pursuits, Mr. Cavalier plays lead guitar for the rock band, the East End All Stars. Here’s a video of the collaboration with Mr. […]
→ May 22, 2014
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Tim Griffin (’90) won the Republican nomination for Arkansas Lt. Governor on May 20, decisively defeating two primary opponents. Tim will face former Arkansas state highway commissioner John Burkhalter, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed, in November’s general election. For more, please see the following link connects you to Tim’s post-election interview on Arkansas’ WTHV TV. http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2014/05/20/arkansas-gop-picks-griffin-for-lieutenant-governor/9355965/ […]
