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Military officers are not generally made for the limelight. But in 1970 lifelong Army officer Elizabeth Hoisington became an all-out celebrity--and a p.r. gem for General William Westmoreland, who was shown kissing her in newspapers across the country--when she and Anna Mae Hays became the first two women to attain the rank of brigadier general. Before that achievement, she ran the female military arm, abolished in 1978. During her tenure, women's positions, once largely secretarial, expanded to include jobs in air-traffic control and intelligence...
Samuel A. Hoisington '87 and his roommates in Mather 423 used black electric tape to spell the word "PARTY" in their picture window. They said they had stockpiled five cases of beer for a hurricane party Friday night...
...pursuing the star seniors as never before, offering scholarships based on achievement, talent and promise rather than on financial need. Says Thomas Bertrand, secretary of Atlanta's Emory University: "Top students are recruited these days in the same way football players are." Declares Dartmouth Financial Aid Director Harland Hoisington: "You have people bidding...
While currently enrolled students will continue receiving aid, at least 50 incoming freshmen will be affected by the reduction in aid, Hoisington added...
James C. Scuville, executive editor of the college's daily paper. The Dartmouth, said some students are concerned that the change will hurt Dartmouth's diversity and cause a decline in the college's prestige. Hoisington disagreed, saying that a change in Dartmouth's socioeconomic makeup would not hurt its stature...