All NewsSnapshotsDresser Diamond Named in Honor of Board Chair Olivia DrakeJune 4, 20093minWesleyan President Michael Roth, right, presented Chair of the Board of Trustees Jim Dresser '63 with a home plate during a ceremony May 21 in Daniel Family Commons, commemorating the dedication of Wesleyan's baseball field as "Dresser Diamond." Pictured at left is former Wesleyan President Doug Bennet '59. Board of Trustees member Michael Klingher '78 applauds for Dresser. Pictured in back are John Biddiscombe, director of athletics and chair of physical education; Mark Woodwoth '94, head coach of baseball; and Lisa LaPlant, assistant to the secretary of the university. Barbara-Jan Wilson, vice president for University Relations; Ann Goodwin, associate vice president for development; and Doug Bennet listen during the ceremony. President Roth speaks about Jim Dresser to the Wesleyan Board of Trustees. Pictured in back, from left, are Dough Bennet, Jim Dresser and Joshua Boger '73. Former President Doug Bennet and Board Chair Jim Dresser. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett) trustees Related Articles All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events November 20, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Celebrated Filmmakers, Producers Share Insight into Black Cinema at Shasha Seminar All NewsArts & HumanitiesFaculty November 20, 2024 Ziba Kashef Narratives of Fear: An Anthropologist’s Research with Asylum Seekers All NewsArts & Humanities November 19, 2024 Andrew Chatfield Glenn Ligon ’82, Hon. ’12 Talks Career, Work at Pruzan Art Center