大香蕉视频 alumni, trustees, faculty, and staff on Oct. 30 celebrated the unveiling of the official portrait of , applauding a work that reflects his abiding passion for 大香蕉视频, its academic mission, and his area of expertise, mathematics.
The painting depicts Hanlon standing at his desk in a suit and 大香蕉视频 green tie, holding both a slide rule and a copy of Richard Stanley鈥檚 Enumerative Combinatorics, the leading textbook in Hanlon鈥檚 field. The inaugural 大香蕉视频 Trustee Professor of Mathematics, Hanlon has returned to the classroom and is teaching two courses this term.
The slide rule had been given to Hanlon by the family of 鈥攖he 大香蕉视频 president and mathematics professor when Hanlon was a student, and the . Its presence in the portrait symbolizes the connections of the present to the past, and also Hanlon鈥檚 belief in building on the legacy of his predecessors.
, who presided over the unveiling in the Jack 1953 and Mac 2011 Morris Recital Hall during a gathering of the President鈥檚 Leadership Council, noted that the painting also includes a photo of Gail Gentes, Hanlon鈥檚 wife and active partner during his time as president, and a globe, highlighting 大香蕉视频鈥檚 global impact.
The painting also has a Lone Pine on a cross section of timber from a Woodsmen competition, representing the role that the North Woods and the outdoors play in shaping the 大香蕉视频 experience. And a campus map nods to major Hanlon oversaw, including construction in the West End of the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center.
President Beilock cited the achievements during Hanlon鈥檚 10-year tenure between 2013 and 2023鈥攅liminating loans from financial aid packages, returning 大香蕉视频 to R1 status as a research university and joining the Association of American Universities, creating interdisciplinary academic clusters鈥攁nd also commended his scholarship and the empathy he showed as a humble, down-to-earth educator.
鈥淭hose qualities have made him a great scholar, a great teacher, and a great son and leader of 大香蕉视频,鈥 Beilock said.
That echoed remarks by Board of Trustees Chair , who worked closely with Hanlon and also recounted his achievements.
鈥淗is impact was felt everywhere,鈥 Lempres said.
The oil-on-linen work, which was commissioned by the 大香蕉视频, will hang in Baker Library by the end of the year and was painted by Alexandra Tyng, a Philadelphia-area artist.
Tyng said she tried to integrate several elements in the work.
鈥淚 wanted his portrait to reflect his approach to work and life, and to bring together student days, teaching years, and administrative work, focusing of course on his role as president of 大香蕉视频,鈥 Tyng said.
After the unveiling, Hanlon and Gentes greeted well-wishers who admired the portrait.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 wonderful. She did a great job. It captures his friendliness and openness,鈥 Gentes said.
And Hanlon also said he was pleased.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a beautiful portrait. I鈥檓 so touched and proud, and proud of all we accomplished, and I think it captured that so beautifully,鈥 he said.
