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Time picks Billiam

By David Gonnerman '90
December 21, 2007

Although he narrowly missed out being named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" to Vladimir Putin, Billiam the Snowman -- the creation of brothers Greg Hamel '06 and Nathan Hamel '03 -- is listed alongside French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Elizabeth Edwards, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and, of course, Britney on the magazine's "People Who Mattered" list.

"We definitely didn't see that coming," says Nathan. "We're still in disbelief."

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.