Connections
During the Recognition Brunch at Back to Babson in September, the College recognized several dedicated and distinguished members of our community, including alumni, faculty, and parents. More than 230 people were in attendance as Richard J. Snyder ’60, H’94, P’93 ’01—namesake of the Richard J. Snyder Distinguished Service to the College Award—bestowed this prestigious honor on Jack Dewey ’49, P’80. (See When the Class of ’49 Came to Babson.) As part of the Centennial Celebration, a remarkable group of women came together to reconnect and honor the first 10 classes of women who attended Babson. These women, who graduated from 1968 to 1979, share a common bond of truly pioneering the education of women at Babson, paving the way for the fact that Babson classes are now consistently at least 50 percent women each year.
Richard J. Snyder ’60, H’94, P’93 ’01 (left) and Jack Dewey ’49, P’80 (right).
Award recipients posed for a photo with Babson leadership (left to right): Steven Bandel P’16; Marla Capozzi MBA’96, chair of the Board of Trustees; Jeffrey J. McLane ’96; Jack Dewey ’49, P’80; Jon Anderson ’75, P’04 ’08 ’13 ’13; Anna Ivashko ’11, MBA’20; Shatiek Jamal Gatlin ’16; Narumon Lertkangwanklai MBA’13; Howard Brown ’88, chair of the Leadership Awards Committee; Alexandra Piccirilli ’94, president of the Babson Alumni Association; and President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD.
Ellen Saliba ’74, MBA’80; Trustee Emerita and Global Advisory Board member Elizabeth “Betsy” P. Powell MBA’76, P’01; and Elinor L. Scholl MBA’90.
“S3” is not the latest startup—it refers to a special group of alumni who are affectionately referred to as the “S3” crew because they were students of President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD when he was a Babson staff member. Several S3 members returned to enjoy festivities at the Babson Tent with President Spinelli (center). Pictured, from left, are: Amin Rammal MBA’99, Jade Butay MBA’99, Margaret Safford MBA’04, President Spinelli, Christian LesStrang MBA’99, J.R. Badian MBA’99, and Michael Criscuolo MBA’99.
Editor’s Note: We are sorry to say that Jack Dewey passed away in October. To read more about Jack’s legacy at Babson, see When the Class of ’49 Came to Babson.