Interview with Greg Hess, '78

Interview with Greg Hess, '78

1-Jun-18

Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project

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Hess, a double major in chemistry and biology, and minor in business, describes how he came to take ballet classes and starting the Skidmore Hockey Club. He also worked as a ski instructor at West Mountain and Gore. Hess recalls that the letter of recommendation from his ballet instructor, former New York City Ballet prima ballerina Melissa Hayden, helped him get into medical school. Working in downtown Saratoga Springs as a bartender gave him a different perspective on his education. As one of the college's early male students, he understood his role was to help "create the co-educational environment and that included starting things like sports." For Hess, this was part of growing up in the 60s and 70s, with the influence of John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War and 'making a difference.'

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Sultan, Harry, 17

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Sultan, Harry

Hess, Greg, '78

Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

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6/27/18