A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E - Colby-Sawyer College

Dear Friends,
In May our friend and colleague David Morcom retired as this magazine’s editor and
the college’s director of publications after 20 years at Colby-Sawyer. David served four
presidents through growth and change and always deployed his inimitable sense of
humor and amazing organizational skills without ever dropping the ball, or more aptly,
losing a single sheet of paper. He stayed on task and remained steadfast in his devotion to
serving and representing the college with professional publications and communications.
Those of us well acquainted with David were not surprised that he insisted on a quiet
exit without fanfare or a hint of adulation on his behalf. Now that he has moved off
campus and on to his well-deserved and no doubt carefully choreographed next phase of life, we are free to sing his praises,
albeit with him in absentia. Let me be clear about what we will miss about David Morcom.
We will miss his ability to deliver publications that reflected the college’s highest achievements in a way that made us
proud of how much our community has accomplished. We will miss his close attention to detail and capacity for corralling
colleagues around campus to focus on our shared goals. Perhaps most of all, we will miss his affection for Colby-Sawyer, and
his belief that this college has the most beautiful campus and welcoming, caring community of any in the nation.
On a personal level, we will miss his hearty laugh and devotion to lifelong friendships. We will always marvel at the
memory of his immaculate desk and color-coded filing system, which conveyed a reassuring sense of order and control
even in the busiest times. We will miss his deep knowledge of and devotion to film, which made him a valuable resource
and favorite movie-night companion for his colleagues, and his fanatical devotion to college and professional sports, which
endeared him to those of us who shared these same interests. We will miss his intellectual curiosity and vast stores of arcane
information that allowed him to speak fluently about so many subjects; personally, I will miss his reminiscences about his days
at NFL Films and his deep knowledge of sports lore. Finally, we will miss his dry wit and ability to spot and bring out the best
in us, and his prodigious gift as an engaged and entertaining conversationalist.
In this issue, we welcome our new editor, Kimberly Swick Slover, and her colleagues in College Communications, Associate
Editor Kate Dunlop Seamans and Production Manager Edward Germar. They bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the
magazine and relish the opportunity to share with alumni, friends and the college community the stories and images that make
Colby-Sawyer College the special and distinctive place that we cherish.
Sincerely,
A Message from the President
Thomas C. Galligan Jr.
President and Professor of Humanities
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