Recent Events
April 11, 2025
Visit to Greenwich by President Sarah Willie-LeBreton
On Friday April 11, Trustee and Club member, Lile Gibbons ’64, hosted a lunch meeting at the Round Hill Club. President Sarah spoke for about 20 minutes about all the updates at the College and then took questions from Club members. President Sarah’s dedication to excellence, her warmth and sense of humor all were in evidence. Lile cleverly created beautiful centerpieces with Smith College mugs filled with spring flowers, which many of us now have gracing our shelves.
Club members from Greenwich-Stamford and surrounding clubs as President Sarah delivered remarks.
May 28, 2025
Annual Meeting
SMITH COLLEGE CLUB OF GREENWICH-STAMFORD
Please join us for an enlightening, timely, and delicious
Annual Meeting and Luncheon
with guest speaker Associate Professor Alexander Barron
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | noon
Riverside Yacht Club Ballroom
102 Club Road, Riverside, CT
Speaker: Alexander Barron, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy
Topic: Climate Change: What Does It Look Like to Focus on Solutions?
Amid thunderous Rally Day applause in John M. Greene last February, Alex Barron received a teaching award from the Student Government Association in recognition of “outstanding teaching and ability to connect with students.”
An expert in American environmental policy before coming to Smith, Alex Barron worked in the U.S. Congress, where he helped design comprehensive climate legislation; in the Environmental Protection Agency, where he worked on standards to reduce carbon and mercury pollution; and in the White House Office of Management and Budget, where he focused on cross-government climate and environmental regulations.
At our meeting, he will speak about policies to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and avoid catastrophic climate change. In a recent interview, he said, “I think a lot in my teaching about how to restore the joy and wonder and vision that can come from working on these problems.” He and his students were deeply involved in the planning and decision-making around Smith’s transition to geothermal heating, which President Sarah spoke about during her recent visit here.
Alex Barron speaking at our May 28th Annual Meeting
Trustee Lile Gibbons, incoming Club President, Carolyn Gilbert, Professor Alex Barron and outgoing Club President, Nancy Fogwell (left to right)