Members of the Hampden-Sydney Club of Lexington/Alleghany/Highlands at the Cat and Owl Steak & Seafood House in Covington. Attendees, from left to right: Aaron Van Allen ’13, Albert “Jay” Lewis ’93, Philip Smith ’13, Dr. Ray Claterbaugh ’62, Bill Wilson ’60, Nolan Nicely ’91, Bryan Thompson ’04, President Larry Stimpert, Otis Meade ’56, The Hon. Frank Friedman ’88, Tommy Moore ’72, Watts Steger ’70, Ned Honts ’94, John Graham ’78, David Rader ’85, Stephen Beck ’67, Paul Brammer ’11.

Local Hampden-Sydney Alumni Club Welcomes President Larry Stimpert   HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. — Members of the Hampden-Sydney Lexington/Alleghany/Highlands Club welcomed Hampden-Sydney College President Dr. Larry Stimpert to Covington for a dinner and discussion on Wednesday, June 7. Dr. Stimpert, who was inaugurated as the College’s 25th president in April, joins Hampden-Sydney after an impressive career in academia and the private sector. Before arriving at Hampden-Sydney College, Dr. Stimpert served as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and was Professor of Economics and Management at DePauw University. Earlier in his academic career, President Stimpert served as a professor in the Economics and Business Department at Colorado College and held the John L. Knight Chair for the Study of Free Enterprise. President Stimpert received his B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Illinois Wesleyan University, his M.B.A. from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Stimpert’s scholarship focuses on top managers and their influence on strategic decision-making and firm strategies. Furthermore, Dr. Stimpert’s articles on a plethora of management topics have appeared in leading academic journals, and he is the co-author of two management textbooks. Dr. Stimpert’s experience extends to the private-sector as well. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Stimpert worked for the Norfolk Southern Corporation and the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. President Stimpert answered several questions from the assembled alumni and reiterated his goal and task “to double-down on our mission.” Hampden-Sydney’s first president, Samuel Stanhope Smith, was the original author of the College’s mission “to form good men and good citizens.” Discussing construction and renovation projects on campus, including the Brown Student Center – which will play host to the Flemming Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation – and Brinkley Hall – which features the Viar-Christ Center for the Arts – Dr. Stimpert reiterated his vision for new capital improvement projects on campus and for improving the College’s endowment. “We need to ensure Hampden-Sydney is financially affordable for future generations of young men,” said Stimpert. Hampden-Sydney College has been in continuous operation since the institution began classes on November 10, 1775, sharing a birthday with the U.S. Marine Corps. Hampden-Sydney is the tenth oldest college in the United States, and Patrick Henry and James Madison were charter trustees. Hampden-Sydney College holds the oldest private charter in the South and is one of just a handful of all-male institutions of higher learning remaining in the U.S. Hampden-Sydney consistently ranks as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation in publications like U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Princeton Review ranks Hampden-Sydney’s alumni network among the top ten in the nation. The attached picture shows Dr. Stimpert and members of the Hampden-Sydney Club of Lexington/Alleghany/Highlands at the Cat and Owl Steak & Seafood House in Covington. Attendees, from left to right: Aaron Van Allen ’13, Albert “Jay” Lewis ’93, Philip Smith ’13, Dr. Ray Claterbaugh ’62, Bill Wilson ’60, Nolan Nicely ’91, Bryan Thompson ’04, President Larry Stimpert, Otis Meade ’56, The Hon. Frank Friedman ’88, Tommy Moore ’72, Watts Steger ’70, Ned Honts ’94, John Graham ’78, David Rader ’85, Stephen Beck ’67, Paul Brammer ’11. * * * * * A private college for men which held its first classes in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report. The College is recognized for its mission of forming “good men and good citizens,” as well as its codes of honor and conduct, 40-year-old rhetoric program, and liberal arts curriculum. For more information, visit www.hsc.edu.

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