Mary Fairbanks was honored to receive the Family Physician of the Year award for the state of Colorado from the Colorado chapter of Family Physicians. Way to go, roomie!

Pamela Nolan Young has been named director of academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. As a member of the university’s provost office staff she will coordinate the academy’s diversity and inclusion efforts with an eye toward enhancing Notre Dame’s faculty climate.

Most recently a private consultant on equality, privacy and diversity issues for colleges, businesses and individuals, Pamela was previously the director of institutional diversity and equity at Smith College. There she administered the school’s affirmative action plan, maintained oversight of diversity and equity policies, served as chair of the president’s diversity council and supervised the office of disability services. She also worked as the human resources director at North Shore Community College for five years.

Along with her law degree from Notre Dame, Pamela earned a master of educational leadership degree from Salem State College. She also attended the institute for management and leadership education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Lynn Vanderhoek has been appointed associate vice president for principal gifts and strategic initiatives at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Lynn served most recently as the assistant dean of advancement for the Newhouse School. In her new role Lynn will work closely with university leadership, the schools and colleges and Syracuse University’s most committed philanthropists to support interdisciplinary and priority projects that emerge from the university’s academic strategic plan. Lynn began her career in the brand management program at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. She earned a master’s in television, radio and film from the Newhouse School.

—Maren Christensen, P.O. Box 9778, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; marenjc@yahoo.com