Bob Pickart ’81 credits one professor in particular with inspiring him to major in physics and pursue a career in oceanography. Plus a little luck.

People & Places
Recent Grad Helps Establish Water Purification Business in Ghana
Greg Budd ’16, of Kennett Square, Pa., traveled to Changbuni, Ghana, this summer, with the organization Saha Global.co.
Sophomore Interns at Rio Olympics
Ryan Nathan, a sophomore from Glastonbury, Conn., was in Rio for the historic event, working as a hospitality intern for NBC at the Belmond Copacabana Palace, a luxury hotel located on Rio’s Copacabana Beach.
When Bruce Wilson ’84, of Washington, N.J., was contacted by an old high school friend, James Reilly, who needed help building his green, earthen house, Wilson turned to his alma mater.