This issue of @NU contains stories posted on the NU Web site through April, 2007. For the latest news, visit www.norwich.edu.

From Iraq to Rugby
This spring both the men's and women's rugby teams' rosters featured players who were veterans--literally. Anna Grearson of the Rutland Herald covered the story.

Norwich honored at Statehouse
Norwich University and the Northfield Boys & Girls Club were joint recipients of the 2007 Campus/Community Partnership Award, presented by the 22-college Vermont Campus Compact (VCC) at the Statehouse March 29. The award recognizes an exceptional partnership between a Vermont college or university and an organization within the community. [more]

Alumni lacrosse game fosters friendly competition
Twenty-five former men's lacrosse players returned to Norwich to defend their unbeaten record in the 4th Annual Brendon T. MacDonald Memorial Alumni Lacrosse Game April 29. [more].

Three Trustees honored for service to NU
James Pritzker, Dick Francis '60 and Carl Guerreri '62 were honored at the Board of Trustees annual spring meeting. The trio, who has 25 years of combined service between them, has finished their terms as Trustees and is retiring from the Board. In other Trustee Weekend news, two new exhibits opened at the Sullivan Museum, where a special plaque honoring lead benefactor James Pritzker was dedicated. [more].

Pegasus Players produce Twelfth Night
Pegasus Players, Norwich University's 80-year-old theatre troupe, presented a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in a post-apocalyptic setting for their annual spring production. Students in Professor Helen Caudill's EN406B "Shakespeare for the Stage" produced the play, which drew large crowds throughout the weekend. [View more photos]

Building hope in Katrina's wake
For the second year in a row, two groups of Norwich students traveled south for Alternative Spring Break to build and work on homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina; a week later they returned home with amazing stories of hope. [more]

Norwich chorus sings Belgium's praises
Fourteen members of the Regimental Men’s Chorus, led by Norwich music professor LTC James Bennett, toured Brussels, Belgium and the surrounding area during Spring Break. While there, the group learned that the bond of friendship between Europeans and Americans still exists. [more]

Women ruggers split in Florida
A crossbar prevented the Norwich women's rugby team from advancing to the finals of USA Rugby's Div. II National Championships in Sanford, Florida April 21 and 22. Eventual national champs Iowa State held on to defeat the Cadets 20-19 in Sunday's semi-final game. In their quarterfinal match on Saturday, NU defeated Oregon State 53-38.

Women laxers honored
Freshman midfielder Allison Daniels was named as the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance Player of the Week, while goaltender Katie Fraser was named to the weekly Honor Roll for the week ending April 14. [more]

Golf in January anyone?
The Maroon and Gold Athletic Association is considering sponsoring a golf tournament/fundraiser next winter in a warm and sunny climate. Two-time US Senior Open Champion Allen Doyle ’71 will be the featured celebrity, and some of his fellow PGA Champions Tour players may also be on hand. In order that we may gauge alumni interest, please take a few minutes to fill out a brief survey.

April sports summary
First year Varsity Men's Tennis Coach Kyle Dezotell named GNAC Coach of the Year. [more]

More Sports news
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Kresge Foundation Challenge update
All alumni and friends of Norwich can help the University meet The Kresge Foundation Challenge. As of March 31, Norwich had received more than $1.44 million in gifts and pledges toward the Challenge.

If Norwich raises $2.2 million in gifts and pledges restricted to the Wise Campus Center by January 1, 2008, the Kresge Foundation of Michigan will award the University a $500,000 grant for the new facility, which will open in August.

Under a second challenge grant, awarded by the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, Norwich can receive another $200,000 toward the campus center. The Fuller Foundation will match up to $100,000 in 2007 and $100,000 again in 2008 for every dollar in gifts and pledges that Norwich receives from alumni who graduated since 1986 and who are making their first gift to the University.

Although the Fuller matching grant is restricted to Wise Campus Center, any gift from a first-time donor – for scholarships, academic programming, or unrestricted support – will count toward the Fuller Foundation Challenge.

To learn about either Challenge, call (802) 485-2307 or email the Office of Institutional Advancement at advancement@norwich.edu.

Attention Old Guard: Mapes Match doubles your gift!
Norwich Forever! campaign chair Pier Mapes ’59 and his wife, Pat, will match planned gifts of $10,000 or larger made by a member of the Class of 1957 or earlier. But hurry! This offer expires at Homecoming 2007. [more]

New IRA legislation increases charitable giving options!
Until year-end 2007, individuals will be allowed to give their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) directly to non-profit organizations, such as Norwich, with no tax consequences. [more]

For more information on planned gifts, contact Priscilla Gilbert, Planned Giving Officer, at (802) 485-2301 or pgilbert@norwich.edu.

Golf outings
The summer golf season is upon us! Mark your calendars for these exciting tournaments and outings..

May 29 - NU Club of NYC Walter Levy Memorial Golf Tournament
June 11 - NU Club of Boston Annual Golf Tournament
July 9 - NSB/NU Golf Tournament, Country Club of Vt, Waterbury, Vt
August 6 - Allen Doyle Golf Tournament, Lake Morey Country Club, Fairlee, Vt
July 20 - NU Club of Colorado Golf Outing
September 7 - Joe Sabol Golf Tournament, Northfield Country Club

Registration at all golf tournaments is limited. Please contact the NU Alumni Office at 877.485.2019 or alumni@norwich.edu or visit www.norwich.edu.

NU Alumni and Club Events Calendar
For more information on these and other events, contact the Alumni Office at 802-485-2100, 877-485-2019 or e-mail alumni@norwich.edu or visit the online Alumni Events calendar.

The University has received word of the deaths of the following individuals. For more information, or to notify the University of a recent passing, please contact kgothard@norwich.edu.

Full obituaries can be found at www.norwichalumni.org/Chapter.asp.

Alumni
Class of 1943 - Frank E. Gallagher, 84, of Gilford, N.H., 02/07/2005
Class of 1949 - William Woodrow Kight, 79, of Columbus, Ohio, 03/18/2007
Class of 1952 - Raymond Truell, 78, of Mashpee, Mass., 03/20/2007
Class of 1964 - John Frederick Teed, 74, of Wilmington, N.C., 03/15/2007
Class of 1966 - Evan Buzby Whitacre, Jr., 64, of Queensbury, N.Y., 04/08/2007
Class of 2002 - CPT Anthony Palermo, USA, 26, of Brockton, Mass., 04/06/2007
Class of 2004 - SGT Adam Kennedy, USA, 25, of Norfolk, Mass., 04/08/2007

Staff
Alice Soule-Collins, 69, VC staff since 1984, of Barre, Vt., 04/10/07

Friends
Fel Fernandez, 81, father of David Fernandez '78, Lisa Fernandez '81, and Ramon Fernandez '90, of Northfield, Vt., 03/15/2007
Beverly Grady, 54, wife of Philip R. Grady '70, of Clinton, N.Y., 04/06/2007

Obituaries
The Norwich University Cemetery
The Ernest Harmon Memorial Wall

For more information on, the Norwich University Cemetery or the Harmon Memorial Wall, visit the In Memoriam page on the NU Web site, or contact Priscilla Gilbert, Norwich University Cemetery Assn., 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, (802) 485-2742, or pgilbert@norwich.edu.