1950s / en Largest Largesse /alumni-and-families/stories/largest-largesse Middlebury has received the largest bequest in its history: $40 million from a member of the Class of&nbsp;1955. 2024-03-19T16:02:16-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 21982 That’s Entertainment! /alumni-and-families/stories/thats-entertainment Diana Shulman ’56, who performs as D’yan Forest, is the world’s oldest working comedienne at 89 and has no plans to retire her bawdy, ukulele-strumming act any time&nbsp;soon.&nbsp; 2023-11-02T12:43:17-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 21353 Two professors honored with first Marlow Above and Beyond Award /alumni-and-families/two-professors-honored-first-marlow-above-and-beyond-award In April 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold, Middlebury Professors <a href="/academics/econ/faculty_staff_officehours/node/52341">Caitlin Knowles Myers</a> and <a href="/academics/ps/faculty/node/25641">Sarah Stroup</a> helped launch a new initiative called <a href="/office/provost/faculty-home">Faculty at Home</a>, a webinar series that allowed them to share the work of Middlebury faculty with virtual audiences around the&nbsp;world. 2022-05-24T16:04:51-0400 yanderson@middlebury.edu 15895