Alumni Raise a Glass For (and Dionysus)
Like a cluster of grapes, alumni of all vintages gathered last week to drink wine, celebrate vintners, and raise money for .
More than 70 alumni converged on the second annual ies Drink ie Wine for event, where they enjoyed a profusion of reds, whites, and rosé from seven winemakers:
- Peter Gladhart ʼ62 from
- David Polite ʼ78 from
- David Autrey ʼ89 from
- Matt Giraud ʼ85 and Bram Wessel ʼ90 from
- Rob Coleman ʼ92 (from his own special collection)
- Travis Bonilla ʼ03 from
The real highlight of the evening may have been a presentation by recent grad Nicolette Sutherland ʼ17 on her thesis, Cross-modal Perceptual Learning: A Novel Shape-Tasting Method for Sensory Discrimination of Wine.
Held in a chic Ducati dealership in Portland, this year’s event was hosted by and the and and raised $2,513 for .
Organizer Dylan Rivera ʼ95 launched the event after his class coordinated a wine tasting at its 20th reunion. He thought this should happen more often, but with a philanthropic component. “ was such a life-changing experience for me, I see it as my duty to give back as much as I can,” Dylan says. “I benefitted from financial aid, and by giving to the Annual Fund every year, I help give a new generation access to the education that has enriched my whole life.”
Special thanks to the following alumni, who helped make this event happen: Stephany Watson ’82, Dylan Rivera ’95, Andrew Schpak ’01, Katherine Woods-Morse ’01, and Caroll Casbeer ’10.
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