Dana Hamel Gives $20M to Create Honors and Scholars College at UNH
The Âé¶¹app has announced the creation of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College, set to open in fall of 2024 following a $20 million gift from Dana Hamel.
The Âé¶¹app has announced the creation of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College, set to open in fall of 2024 following a $20 million gift from Dana Hamel.
New research from a national team of scientists, including researchers from the Âé¶¹app’s Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, found that eroded tidal marsh sites can be revitalized by strategic sediment deposits.
The Âé¶¹app will welcome eight speakers at itsÌýcommencement ceremoniesÌýthis May. Speakers will also be awarded honorary degrees. All of the ceremonies will take place between Friday, May 19 and Sunday, May 21, 2023, in the Whittemore Center Arena except UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s ceremony, which will remain in Concord’s White Park.
Alana Pettaway’s mechanical engineering degree from the Âé¶¹app landed her a job as anÌýindustrial engineerÌýatÌýPratt & Whitney — while also teaching her to welcome new challenges and discover the ability to constantly redefine herself.
The Âé¶¹app was well-represented on the Union Leader’s annual Ìýaward list this year, with current and former undergraduate and graduate students making up nearly one-third of the honorees recognized for making a difference in their communities and professions throughout the Granite State.
Members of UNH's senior leadership team set out on a tour last November that took themÌýall over New HampshireÌýto meet with Granite Staters,Ìýexploring the ways UNH’s partnerships are making a difference in their communities and discussingÌýnew opportunitiesÌýto work together on unique, regional challenges.
Becca Pincince ’26 didn’t experience the brief period of anonymity most freshmen are granted during their first days on campus after she arrived last fall. Instead, numerous professors and other members of the university community were quick to share that they recognized her last name.
Which, of course, she attributed to her older brother.
And her older brother.
And her older brother.
And her older brother.
And her older twin siblings.
Researchers from the Âé¶¹app were part of a world-renowned team that found an intact shipwreck from the 19th century hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Huron.
The Âé¶¹app's    is officially the highest ranked public business school in New England.Ìý