Congratulations to FAS Winter Party Raffle Winners

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Dear colleagues,

It was a delight to see so many of you at the FAS winter party last week. Thank you for joining us at the New Haven Museum to celebrate the close of the year in the warmth of good company.

And now, the news you have all been waiting for…a full list of our raffle winners!

Prizes this year included books by FAS faculty (signed by their authors), gift certificates that we purchased from a number of local small businesses, and “grand prizes” involving a campus activity. Whether or not your name was selected, I hope you’ll reward yourself this season by reading a book by one of our amazing colleagues, supporting these or other local businesses that help make New Haven a vibrant community, and participating in the spectacular range of activities that our campus offers. We also encourage you to support the wonderful team of caterers whose splendid food brought such joy to our evening: Melville Candy specialty lollipops; Crêpes Choupette; and Forks and Fingers.

Books by FAS Faculty:

  • Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science (signed) by Frank C. Keil, Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Psychology and Professor of Linguistics. Winner: Barbara Rockenbach, Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian
  • Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference (signed) by Richard O. Prum, William Robertson Coe Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Winner: Susan Sawyer, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
  • In the Land of Marvels: Science, Fabricated Realities, and Industrial Espionage in the Age of the Grand Tour (signed) by Paola Bertucci, Professor of History and in the History of Medicine. Winner: Sarah Logan, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs, FAS Dean’s Office
  • Paris and Her Cathedrals by R. Howard Bloch, Sterling Professor of French. Winner: Micah Cormier, Director of Special Media Projects, FAS Dean’s Office

Gift Certificates to Local Establishments:

  • Classic cocktails from Anchor Spa Restaurant on College Street. Winners: Philip Bujalski, Portfolio Owner, Yale Shared Services; Steven Girvin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics; Regina Kunzel, Larned Professor of History and of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Julie Braverman, Associate Vice President, Office of Development
  • Books and baked goods from Atticus Bookstore & Café on Chapel Street. Winners: Abiba Biao, New Haven Promise Intern, FAS Dean’s Office; Lily Svensen, Director, Office of Institutional Research; Meg Kirkpatrick, Associate Provost for Research; and Joan O’Neill, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development
  • Soft serve ice-cream from Elena’s on Orange on Orange Street. Winners: Lindsey Fuller, Senior Administrative Assistant/Academic Specialist in the Department of Psychology; Robert Frank, Professor of Linguistics; and Dara Strolovitch, Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and of Political Science
  • Canoodling with cats at Mew Haven Cat Café on Whalley Avenue. Winners: Melissa Scheve, Associate Director, Faculty Teaching Initiatives, Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning; and Carolyn Van Gemert, Senior Executive Assistant, Provost’s Office

Grand Prizes:

  • A tour of Wright Lab that includes discovering how to print a 3D object in the advanced prototyping center and learning about the invisible universe over lunch or dinner with Karsten Heeger (Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics). Winner: Rachel Fine, Executive Director, Schwarzman Center
  • A tour of the Schwarzman Center kitchens with Paul Vermeal (Managing Director of Operations, Schwarzman Center). Winner: Ken Scheve, Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs and FAS Dean of Social Sciences
  • A glass-blowing demonstration at the Yale University Chemistry Department Glass Shop. Winner: Victoria Chun, Director of Athletics
  • Tickets to the 2024 or 2025 Harvard v. Yale football game. Winners: Pamela Smith, Financial Analyst, FAS Business Operations; Julia Adams, Margaret H. Marshall Professor of Sociology; Tracy Edwards, Senior Executive Assistant, Provost’s Office; and Sarah Miller, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science
  • Custom nail art with Dean Tamar Gendler at Ceci’s Nails & Spa of Woodbridge. Winner: Linda Lorimer, Senior Counselor to the President and Provost

Thank you to all who participated.

With warmest wishes,

Tamar

Tamar Szabó Gendler  
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences  
Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy  
Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science