Four Bowdoin alumni gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on June 12, 2012, for a meeting as members of the Cathedral’s Chapter (board of directors). (Left to right) Jed Lyons ’74, Ambassador Thomas Pickering ’53, Cathedral Vice-Chairman Alix Platt  ’76, and Rich Bland ’95 represent about 20% of the Chapter membership, “and have not been shy in reminding fellow Chapter members of their Bowdoin connection and Polar Bear pride,” Lyons reports.