<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/0721-palamountain-benefit.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Dr. Alina Bazarian ’14: ‘Creative Thought Matters is ever applicable’</title><author/><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>07/23/2025 08:52:59 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>The 46th annual Palamountain Benefit honors the Saratoga Hospital resident physician and debuts the Palamountain Community Service Award for dedication to Skidmore’s scholarship mission.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2025/images/0721-palamountain-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Dr. Alina Bazarian ’14 speaks at the 46th annual Palamountain Benefit"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2025/images/0721-palamountain-feature.jpg" alt="Dr. Alina Bazarian ’14 speaks at the 46th annual Palamountain Benefit"/></image><caption>Alina Bazarian ’14, a resident physician through the Saratoga Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Saratoga Springs, accepts the Anne T. Palamountain Scholar Award during the 46th annual Palamountain Benefit at Skidmore College.</caption></item>