The University of New Hampshire held its annual Evening of Distinction celebration Oct. 12, honoring service and philanthropy by handing out four awards.

Morgan ’84 and Tara Rutman received the Hubbard Award for Service to Philanthropy, Margaret (Peggy) Ann Shea ’58, ’61G, ’18H was awarded the Charles Holmes Pettee Medal, Nancy Kinner ’80G, ’83G received the Profile of Service Award and Vivian Pham ’14 received the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.

Hubbard Award for Service to Philanthropy – Morgan ’84 and Tara Rutman

Leading a company known for strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices does not necessarily equate to consistent ethical decision-making by its leader. In fact, researchers say some leaders could use a company’s past CSR practices as justification to make decisions that are viewed as unethical.

There was a lot of excitement around campus in the spring of 2013 when the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics opened its doors and forever changed the University of New Hampshire’s business program.

While the new building immediately expanded the capacity of the school’s business and economics programs from 1,700 to 2,800 students and provided a significant technological upgrade, it also meant leaving behind the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, known as WSBE and housed at the McConnell Hall, which already had a strong and established reputation.

In the early 1970s, Ted Ristaino was an English major at Holy Cross about to graduate, with “no clue,” he says, of what his future held (aside from plans to marry his girlfriend Christine the week after graduation).

So just about to head out into the “real world,” he went into the Holy Cross placement office, looking for some direction. There he met Professor Bill Wetzel, visiting from UNH to talk to prospective students about going to the Graduate School here in Durham.

Ranae Reardon ’24 doesn’t need to read any fancy reports to tell her that student mental health is a significant challenge on college campuses.

Those reports certainly exist, and they’re fairly convincing – according to one Healthy Minds Study cited by the American Psychological Association, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem during the 2020-2021 school year, and in another national survey, nearly three-out-of-four students reported moderate or severe psychological distress.

The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in UNH’s museum studies program, have joined forces for an intimate, experiential understanding of an iconic fiber: Linen.

Amusingly enough given that his professional focus is pinpointing poll numbers as precisely as possible, in the runup to New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary every four years, Andrew Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center, is inundated with so many media requests he doesn’t even try to calculate them.

UNH’s Dimond Library is the new home of a rare botanical book collection that includes some volumes dating back as far as the 15th century, thanks to a partnership with New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Massachusetts.

Focusing corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives on social groups with perceived diminishing support during a U.S. presidency can lead to higher stock prices, according to research from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.

For Scott Lemos, every course is an opportunity for both himself and his students to learn and grow together.

Lemos, a lecturer in the management department, has developed a passion for research and curriculum development. His ability to do both effectively recently earned him the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award for Lecturer Faculty.