The Sandspur

Issue date: 4/29/05 Section: Holt News

Media Credit: Brian Hernandez

To the Holt School Students:

Congratulations on a very successful year! In addition to your successes in the classroom, this year Holt students won awards in professional associations, held special programs for advancing their careers, raised money for scholarships, and participated in many other activities that advanced the reputation of Rollins College. You did all of this while holding jobs, raising children, volunteering at agencies and organizations, and doing all those other things that being a responsible member of a community requires.

This was an exciting year to be at Rollins College and to welcome our new president, Lewis Duncan. In meetings both inside and outside the College, President Duncan affirmed the importance of the Holt School's unique relationship with the Central Florida community. Dr. Duncan also expressed his desire to integrate the Holt students further into campus culture, and he has spoken highly of the dedication of the Holt School students.

I share Dr. Duncan's enthusiasm for Holt School students. I am always impressed with their intellectual curiosity, their drive toward attaining their degree, and their appreciation for the opportunity to achieve the goal of a Rollins education.

Next year I will resume teaching Holt School students. I am grateful for the opportunity to assist the college during the transition between Presidents Rita Bornstein and Lewis Duncan, but I look forward to teaching my undergraduate classes in psychology and my graduate classes in the MLS and MHR programs. I also have some book projects I want to work on, and I plan to continue helping raise money for scholarships for Holt School students.

It's also been great working with the Holt School staff. Staff members work tirelessly on behalf of our students, and I know many of you would not be graduating or even attending college without the efforts of our advisors, fundraisers, and program coordinators. And I want to say a special thanks to Brian Hernandez and The Sandspur for creating the Holt School page.

Finally, congratulations to all our graduates. We're proud of you and we want to know about all of your fine accomplishments. Please stay in touch.

Sincerely,

Dr. Robert Smither
Dean, Hamilton Holt School

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