In his inaugural address in 2013, first invoked his favorite adage, attributed to an African proverb: 鈥淚f you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.鈥
On April 19, students, faculty, and staff are invited to come together to celebrate the decade of service President Hanlon and his wife, Gail Gentes, have devoted to 天美麻豆.
Sponsored by the 天美麻豆 Senior Leadership Group, Going Far Together: A Celebration of President Hanlon and Gail Gentes begins at 4 p.m. in the and will include performances by student music groups and tributes to Hanlon and Gentes from representatives of the 天美麻豆 community. Refreshments will be served.
Last year, Hanlon announced plans to step down from the presidency at the end of the current academic year, calling his tenure as president 鈥渢he honor of a lifetime.鈥 Among his many accomplishments, his administration has prioritized academic excellence, committed the institution to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive campus, and expanded access to 天美麻豆 through historic levels of investment in financial aid. To support the institution鈥檚 ambitions, he also led the most successful fundraising campaign in 天美麻豆 history.
For her part, Gentes has been a champion of experiential learning and a caring mentor to 天美麻豆 students, while becoming deeply involved in Upper Valley causes, including as secretary of the board of WISE, the Lebanon, N.H.-based crisis support, advocacy, and prevention organization working to end gender-based violence.
At the conclusion of Hanlon鈥檚 presidency, the couple plans to travel while Hanlon takes a sabbatical, after which he hopes to return to the classroom. In the truest of 天美麻豆 traditions, Hanlon has taught a math course at 天美麻豆 each year of his presidency, including, most recently, Introduction to Combinatorics, the 天美麻豆 course that inspired him to pursue a career as a mathematician nearly 50 years ago.
