Timothy Dwight College

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Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University named after two university presidents, Timothy Dwight IV and Timothy Dwight V. It was built in 1935, at a cost of $2 million, and renovated in 2001-2. TD was designed by James Gamble Rogers in the American Federal style popular during the younger Timothy Dwight's presidency. The college was originally built to house 180 students, plus a number of fellows. Intramural sports played an important part in students' lives from the start, and TD captured its first of many Tyng Cups (awarded to the residential college with the best overall intramural performance) in 1937. With 11 Tyng Cup awards to date, TD is currently tied with Pierson College for the lead in this category.

The college's mascot is the Lion. Frequently cited as the motto of the college is "Ashé," which means "We make it happen" in Yoruba. Ashé was brought into usage by the current Master, Robert Thompson (often just "Master T"). The college's official motto, appearing on the college crest, is a quotation from the Aeneid (I, 203), when Aeneas seeks to comfort his men as they embark upon an arduous journey to Italy : Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit. This translates approximately to, "Someday, perhaps, it will be pleasant to remember all this."

[edit] Coat of arms

In heraldic language, the coat of arms may be described as Argent, a lion passant above a cross crosslet fitchy gules; in a chief gules a crescent silver. The arms were likely invented by Jacob Hurd, a Boston silversmith, who engraved them on a tankard which he made in 1725 for the grandparents of the elder Timothy Dwight.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Kingman Brewster, Jr., 1941, was an educator, President of Yale University and an American diplomat. ^[1]
• Guido Calabresi, 1953, is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Sterling Professor at Yale Law School. He is also a former Dean of the Yale Law School. ^[2]
• Chris Dudley, 1987, was a professional NBA basketball player. ^[3]
• Porter Goss, 1960, was the director of the CIA in 2004-2006.
• Oren Patashnik, 1976, is a well-known computer scientist who created BibTeX.
• Lowell Weicker, 1953, was the 85th Governor of Connecticut. ^[4]
• See also List of Yale University people.

[edit] External link

• Timothy Dwight College

Residential Colleges of Yale University
Berkeley College | Branford College | Calhoun College | Davenport College | Ezra Stiles College | Jonathan Edwards College Morse College | Pierson College | Saybrook College | Silliman College | Timothy Dwight College | Trumbull College