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

Baird Health and
Counseling Center
Welcomes New Director
Pamela Spear of New London, N.H.,
was recently appointed director of the
Baird Health and Counseling Center
(BHCC) at Colby-Sawyer College. This
position coordinates all programs,
policies and procedures in the delivery
of health and counseling services to
students within a context of holistic
health care.
Pamela holds bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in business administration, and
her extensive business background shifts
the role of the BHCC director from a
more traditional lead medical role to
that of an administrator model.
The BHCC is dedicated to supporting
health and well-being,
preventing illness, and engaging
students in active learning and
responsible decision-making. The
center is licensed by the state of New
Hampshire as an educational health
facility and its staff includes nurse
practitioners, licensed counselors
and a collaborating physician.
4 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
IN MEMORIAM
M. Roy London Jr., College Friend and Benefactor
M. Roy London Jr., a long time friend of the college and a member of the
Legends Society, died at the age of 85 in Brighton, Mass., in March 2009. Roy
lived in Westwood, Mass., and remained supportive of and close to Colby-
Sawyer College until the end of his life.
“Roy London was a smart, committed and gentle man who literally grew
up on and around the Colby-Sawyer campus,” says President Tom Galligan.
“His father was a beloved faculty member, and the entire London family and
extended family will always be in the heart and soul of our college. They have
been generous with their support and generous with their love of our school
and its traditions.”
Roy was born Oct. 14, 1923, in Buffalo, N.Y., and graduated from New
London High School in 1941. He earned an A.B. from Colgate University in
1945, and, for 25 years, worked for Fairfield & Ellis Marine Insurance in
Boston. He was president of Customhouse Marine in Boston and also taught
at Northeastern University.
The London family’s relationship with the college is a long and storied one.
M. Roy London Sr. came to New London in 1915 to teach at Colby Academy for
three years, and he returned to the institution to teach at Colby Junior College
from 1928 to 1958, when he served as chair of the Secretarial Science Department.
Roy’s sister, Jean, later taught sociology at Colby Junior College.
In 1975, Roy and Jean established a scholarship at Colby-Sawyer in honor
of their father. In 2001, the London family established a professorship at the
college, the M. Roy London Endowed Chair, to recognize an influential professor
and community member whose work and vocation combine excellence in
teaching with an influential and attentive persona on campus and in the wider
community.
Roy was a long time member, past deacon, moderator and trustee at First
Parish Church in Westwood, Mass., and he served the town of Westwood on
many committees and as president of the Westwood Historical Society. He was
also a volunteer for a number of organizations.
Once, when asked about his father’s distinguished record of community
service, Roy London Jr., said, “I believe the great people of this country are not
in Washington, D.C., or in Hollywood, or on the football field. The truly great
people are those who love their communities.” Like his father, M. Roy London
was one of those truly great people.
For 21 years, Pamela worked at
Haemonetics Corporation in Braintree,
Mass., a global company that markets
automated blood-processing systems.
She held a number of positions, including
manager of donor center operations
at New England Medical Center
Hospital in a partnership agreement
with Haemonetics; director of disposable
manufacturing; and, for the last seven
years, vice president of quality systems.
David Sauerwein, vice president
for student development and dean of
students, points out the advantages of
having a business manager as BHCC’s
director. “A business background helps
in building a better functioning operation,”
he says. “A practitioner can be an
expert in the medical field, but management
training and experience matches
our current needs, which are increased
demands in regard to the quantity
and variety of our services amid tight
resources. Pam brings the ability to
think differently about potential partners
and solutions. Her demeanor under
pressure is calm and it calms those
around her, she’s a great listener, and
she speaks with understated confidence.
In short, Pam’s a great team member.”