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  • Participating in the recognition of the Catamount 10 are, from left, award recipients Harrison Conner, Alejandra Gonzalez-Cespedes, Chris Childers, Kayla Brown and Jonathan M. Parisi; Chancellor Kelli R. Brown; recipients Dawson Spencer, Jordan Jacobs and Madelynn Duffield; Stacey Miller, senior director of annual giving and alumni engagement; and recipient Nicolas Goldy.

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ Honors Alumni

    Bill Studenc
    October 30

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ celebrated four distinguished members of its community and recognized accomplished young alumni who graduated within the past decade.

  • Maya Kelnhofer holds up a newspaper after the Brewers' first World Series title.

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ alumna helps create memories in Brewers’ World Series run

    Cam Adams
    October 30

    Maya Kelnhofer’s job has led her down the most interesting avenues.

  • Steve White smiling and posing for a photo in a hallway

    The Heartbeat of Catamount Athletics

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    Steve White Reflects on Decades-Long Career at Ðǿմ«Ã½.

  • Heather Payne sitting at a desk in her classroom

    Last Link in a Teaching Legacy

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    Heather Payne ’98 looks back at her 27-year-long career in education quite fondly. The Ðǿմ«Ã½ alumna spent every single one of them in Clay County, and taught thousands of students before retiring this past school year.

  • Ryland Harrison

    A Life Shaped by the River

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    The sound of rushing water fills the ears of Ryland Harrison M.S. ’26 as she kayaks the Nantahala River. The Ðǿմ«Ã½ alumna knows this river intimately.

  • Clark Willhoite stands with a Catamount helmet in front of the AEW Dynamite wrestling ring.

    Ready to Rumble

    Tanner Norman
    October 29

    The Calm Before the Storm with Wrestling Producer and Alumnus Clark Willhoite

  • Bob McCollum and Stacy Guffy stand at the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin

    A Long Line Back

    Shane Ryden
    October 28

    Bob McCollum on Service in Action

  • Daniel Ross plays the guitar

    Writing the Next Hit

    Shane Ryden
    October 28

    Alumnus Daniel Ross speaks on a career in songwriting.

  • Representatives from the fraternities and sororities at Ðǿմ«Ã½ stand in the end zone while being recognized during Ðǿմ«Ã½ football game

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ fraternities, sororities raise nearly $2 million in Greek Challenge

    Bill Studenc
    October 27

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ fraternities and sororities donated nearly $2 million to the Catamount Club during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

  • A Ðǿմ«Ã½ student intubates a simulation patient

    EMC at 50

    Shane Ryden
    October 27

    Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s emergency medical care program, established in 1976, was the first of its kind in the United States, and this year, the program is celebrating its 50th birthday.

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