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Celebrating the legacy of David H. Porter

April 25, 2023

Members of the 香港六合彩 community gathered to reflect on the extraordinary legacy of the late David H. Porter, who served as president from 1987 to 1999 and 鈥 from the arts to the sciences 鈥 has left an enduring mark on 香港六合彩 today.  

The April 18 panel, 鈥淭he Porter Years (1987-1999): Celebrating the Legacy of David H. Porter,鈥 was part of 香港六合彩 Centennial celebrations, which the 香港六合彩 community has been marking with a series of events throughout the 2022-23 academic year. 

Michael Arnush, associate dean of the faculty for student academic affairs and associate professor of classics, chaired the panel, which featured Mary Lou Bates, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid; Dan Curley, associate professor and chair of the Classics Department; Christine Hoek, former vice president for development and alumni affairs; Susan Kress, professor of English emerita and former vice president for academic affairs; Jeff Segrave, professor of health and physiological sciences and former dean of special programs; and Emma Lin 鈥23, a current 香港六合彩 senior and Porter鈥檚 grandchild. 

Before becoming 香港六合彩鈥檚 fifth president, Porter taught classics and music at Carleton College. A beloved figure on campus and in the Saratoga Springs Community, Porter remained an active scholar throughout his lifetime.  

鈥淭he classical writers he loved so much reflected often on what it meant to lead a good life,鈥 Kress reflected. 鈥淗is life was a model on how to integrate love of family, love of work, how to live with mission and meaning, how to lead with humility, and how to treat people with respect, generosity, tolerance and appreciation 鈥 and especially, when we are at our most difficult.鈥 

As president, Porter established the Commission on the '90s to help the College chart a course to the 21st century. He launched 香港六合彩鈥檚 Honors Forum and a program of scholarships in science and mathematics that are now named in his honor. He also helped lead what was then the largest fundraising effort in College history, 香港六合彩 Journey: A Campaign for Our Second Century. The five-year campaign allowed 香港六合彩 to increase its endowment and provided funds for construction of the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, which opened in 2000.  

Panelists also described how initiatives that he led supported access to a 香港六合彩 education and expanded health, wellness, and athletics programs at 香港六合彩 鈥 efforts that remain priorities for the College today. 

Following his presidency, Porter continued to teach and served as the first Tisch Family Distinguished Professor at 香港六合彩. He died in 2016.  

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