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AROUND THE QUADS
Scholars' Lion Unveiling Highlights Dean's Day
By Alex Sachare ’71
A record crowd of more than 700 alumni and parents became “students
for a day” on April 3 at Dean’s Day, enjoying good talk,
good food and a special treat — the unveiling of the latest
campus icon, Scholars’ Lion, crafted by noted sculptor
Greg Wyatt ’71.
Fifteen faculty members, 11 from Columbia plus four alumnae who
teach at other schools and were among the 10 honored by Columbia
College Women with the Alumna Achievement Award earlier in the week,
spoke about their areas of expertise. Topics ranged from “Why
Do We Gesture While We Speak?” by professor of psychology
Robert M. Krauss, to “In the Shadow of Slavery: African-Americans
in New York City, 1626–1863,” by Leslie M. Harris ’88,
associate professor of history and African-American studies at Emory,
to “Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age,” by
associate professor of sociology Duncan J. Watts.
Dean Austin Quigley welcomed alumni in Lerner Hall and updated
them on developments at the College, while Dean of Academic Affairs
Kathryn Yatrakis did the same for parents and students in Low Library.
All joined for a festive lunch in Low Rotunda and had an opportunity
to view the final page of the original King’s College charter,
signed in 1754.
A highlight of Dean’s Day 2004 was the unveiling of Scholars’
Lion, which stands near Havemeyer Hall and the northwest corner
of Low Library. Wyatt, whose sculptures may be found in Washington,
D.C., and Stratford-on Avon, England, as well as the campuses of
Vanderbilt and Hofstra Universities, is the creator of the Peace
Fountain in the courtyard of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
where his studio is located. Principal funding for the Scholars’
Lion came from Richard Witten ’75, Mark Kingdon ’71,
Bill Campbell ’62, Mark Lehman ’73, Bob Berne ’60,
Brooks Klimley ’79 and the Class of 1971.
At the unveiling, Dean Quigley remarked upon “the importance
of the visual images that we place before us” and how the
Scholars’ Lion will take its place alongside other
campus icons such as Alma Mater, the statues of Hamilton,
Jefferson and the Thinker, the names carved in the façade
of Butler Library and the restored Tiffany stained glass windows
in the lobby of Hamilton Hall.
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