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Allan D. Gilmour ’52 receives the 2018 John Phillips Award
LGBTQ rights advocate and former Ford Motor Company executive is honored for his work on behalf of inclusion.
![Matt Kang at Exeter Matt Kang at Exeter](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/EP-MattKang-2018-2.jpg?itok=FCnJRH_6)
![Forrest Barker](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/BUL-Barker.jpg?itok=UnBC1DK8)
“I love that we’re able to provide quality, fresh vegetables and fruit to customers. The dream is definitely to stay here.”
Forest Barker '13
Social justice superheroes
Megan Bird ’99 and Brooks Tingle ’83 educate outside the box and take learning from the classroom to the executive suite.
![Exeter graduate Darius Arya in Rome](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/DariusArya.jpg?itok=tN6AK1fv)
"We want people to be inspired by Rome as more than a place to enjoy during vacation.”
Darius Arya '89
![Cameron Najafi Cameron Najafi](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/EP-Najafi-3.jpg?itok=waVQASD0)
“At Exeter, I’ve been able to develop ideas with others, and that’s been a great experience.”
Cameron Najafi ’18
![Michael Bamah](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/BamahHero1.jpg?itok=rf2s0Nal)
“That’s the one thing that brings me to Exeter every year. Helping others.”
Michael '18
![Cletus Lyman Cletus Lyman](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/EP-Cletus-Lyman.jpg?itok=UxHc-2tM)
"The way the news organizations covered homicides was just so anonymous. And just so wrong.”
Cletus Lyman ’63
![Joe O'Donnell Joe O'Donnell wearing a suit and tie.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Bulletin-Winter-2018-Connections-O%27Donnell-1200.jpg?itok=PfzG16mL)
"It is by far the most important thing that I do. It is Joey’s legacy.”
Joe O'Donnell '63
![Brown collaborated with poet Emily Wolahan on a piece of art they hope will inspire compassion. Side profile of owen blended with a portion of his painting the Fieldwork Scroll.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Bulletin-Winter-2018-OwenBrown-1200.jpg?itok=nEZBoSrE)
"Compassion is something that can be ignited by what you see in the world.”
Owen Brown '73
![Headshot of Larry Paul.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Bulletin-2018-Winter-TableTalk-LarryPaul-1200.jpg?itok=PtOkYvXU)
"Non sibi wasn’t just an intellectual concept at Exeter, but something we lived in real time, in real life.”
Larry Paul '82
![Earl Silbert](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/BUL-Earl-Silbert.jpg?itok=v82BIhdl)
"You don’t know how successful you were, but you do your best."
Earl Silbert '53
![James Farrin James Farrin](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/EP-Farrin.png?itok=QIOfDhSc)
“I’ve always believed that life should be one-third education, one-third work and one-third giving back."
Jim Farrin ’54
![Marlin Bottex Marlin Bottex](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/BUL-Bottex.jpg?itok=_4fjKOGG)
"My personal check is to see what’s going on around me and what can I do to make it better.”
Marlin Bottex ’03
![Joanne Lembo sitting outside in front of the Academy Center. Joanne Lembo sitting outside in front of the Academy Center.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Lembo-AcademyCenter-2017.jpg?itok=Np43vS-O)
![Students look at the chalkboard in Religion Instructor Peter Vorkink's class.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_topic_cluster_primary/public/news/BUL-Tech-Su19-2.jpg?itok=-LmJgXqE)
Exploring how goodness fits into the future
Students and alumni mentors decode ethics in the Digital Age.
“That's one of the most noble goals ... embracing this one-of-a-kind education and using it to help others.”
"Exeter has given me the opportunity to develop into myself. It’s made me a more secure person.”
“It was a lot of hard work, but [what] made it worth it was the people who ... said, 'Wow, that really had a profound impact on me.'”