Columbia College Spring 2015 TODAY

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24 King of His Castle 30 Building a Lifeline Class Day Speakers From blockbuster movies to top-rated After the tragic loss of their son Jed, television, Andrew Marlowe ’88 has Phillip M. Satow ’63 and Donna Satow How well do you know the distinguished speakers built a career telling stories that channel GS’65 went on a mission to develop a from recent Class Day ceremonies? pop culture as well as the classics. comprehensive program to prevent young By Phil Wallace ’04 people from suicide and self-harm. By Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 1. This U.S. Senator and Columbia parent was the most recent keynote speaker (2006) who was not a College alumnus/a.

2. Name the 2005 speaker who owns four Super Bowl championship rings.

3. He twice won Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Play, in 1999 for Death of a Salesman and in 2003 for Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and was the speaker in 2000.

4. Name the former NAACP president who spoke in 2010.

5. The 2009 speaker served as U.S. attorney general from 2009 to 2015.

6. This playwright won a Pulitzer Prize and two Tony Awards for Angels in America and spoke in 2004. 16 Class Day and 48 Alumni Reunion 7. A book author as well as a senior contributor for ABC News’ Good Morning America, Commencement 2015 this alumna was White House correspondent for rival network NBC when she spoke in 1999. Weekend and Dean’s Day The Class of 2015 graduates; plus 2015 8. Name the four-time Tony Award-winning playwright who was inducted into the Academic Awards and Prizes. American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1996 and spoke in 2013. Alumni get back in the New York City 19 Senior Snapshots and Columbia groove. 9. A Law School alumnus, this 2002 speaker was the National Basketball Association commissioner from 1984 to 2014. Seven members of the Class of 2015 talk about their paths to graduation and 10. This Clinton administration Secretary of the Treasury spoke in 1996. what’s next. bonus: This actor and screenwriter spoke one year ago (above).

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hen Andrew Marlowe ’88, a recipient of a plishment can happen even in the face of obstacles. The alumni 2015 John Jay Award for distinguished pro- featured in CCT this month, including Marlowe, represent this. fessional achievement, spoke at the John Jay They show how the same Core Curriculum, the same educa- Lions win Ivy title Poems by Mark Strand Andy Bean ’01 and Fuller Condon ’00 Awards Dinner in March, he told the audi- tion, can lead to many different careers — to being a bariatric ence that while his friends at the College had surgeon who helps former pro athletes, to being a member beenW pre-law and pre-med, he was “pre-unemployment” — an of a vintage folk revival group or to being the executive pro- English literature major who wanted to tell stories. He didn’t ducer of PBS’ NewsHour. They also show how one can achieve DEPARTMENTS know what that would mean for his bank account. He moved to success following tragedy, as in the case of Phil Satow ’63, a WEB EXTRAS Hollywood and took a chance. successful entrepreneur and corporate executive who, with 3 Message from Dean James J. Valentini Marlowe went on to write the screenplays for Air Force One, his wife, Donna Satow GS’65, founded a leading charity com- Success can come in unpredictable ways. Andy Bean ’01 and Fuller Hollow Man and End of Days, and to be the longtime executive mitted to promoting emotional well-being and preventing sub- Condon ’00 in concert producer and a writer on the hit ABC series Castle, which has stance abuse and suicide among college students. The Satows’ 4 Letters to the Editor won a People’s Choice Award, a PRISM Award, a Shorty Award, remarkable story is one that can inspire all of us. Sara Just ’88’s an Emmy Award and a Golden Reel Award. Marlowe was one One of the College’s goals is for each of you to be involved 7 Around the Quads award-winning work of five alumni to receive a 2015 John Jay Award, along with Kyra in the Columbia College Alumni Association, and one way to The Class of 2015 toasts the year at the Senior Dinner. Tirana Barry ’87; Abigail Black Elbaum ’92, BUS’94; Ira Katznel- do so is to share your stories and experiences with students. Alumni Reunion Weekend son ’66; and Nicholas P. Leone ’88. All found success in unique You can interview prospective students through the Alumni and class photos 12 Roar, Lion, Roar and sometimes unpredictable ways. Representative Committee, conduct mock interviews through Lions win titles in baseball, men’s tennis, archery. I thought about the John Jay Award recipients in May as I the Center for Career Education, or serve as a mentor, adviser or More Letters to the Editor watched alumni carrying their class banners in the annual Alum- career advocate in so many other ways. You can read about how 34 Columbia Forum: Collected Poems Thank you to ARC ni Parade of Classes at Class Day, ushering members of the Class to get involved on the new Columbia College Alumni Associa- of 2015 as they transition to former students. Many of these 1,162 tion website: college.columbia.edu/alumni/serve/students. A selection from the work of Pulitzer Prize winner and members graduates already have jobs lined up, or plan to go on to graduate I hope you will consider returning to campus for the Alumni Columbia faculty member Mark Strand (1934–2014). college.columbia. or professional school in the fall. Others, like Marlowe, don’t have Procession at Convocation in late August, or the Alumni Parade edu/cct a clear idea where they’re headed. I told them in my Class Day of Classes at Class Day next May, to help our incoming students speech that, as our 47,500-plus alumni can show them, the path or graduating seniors move to the next phase of their lives. ALUMNI NEWS beyond College Walk may be straightforward or circuitous or surprising, but I have no doubt that it will lead to success. 39 Message from CCAA President Douglas R. Wolf ’88 As I’ve written in this magazine, alumni are models for our current students, helping them to envision their futures, to Building a vibrant CCAA community. recognize that life is not linear and to understand that accom- 40 Lions Andy Bean ’01 and Fuller Condon ’00; Henry Buchwald ’54, PS’57 and Archie Roberts ’65; Sara Just ’88 Like Columbia College 45 Alumni in the News Alumni on Facebook: facebook.com/alumnicc 46 Bookshelf Featured: Get in Trouble: Stories by Kelly Link ’91 52 Class Notes Follow @Columbia_CCAA on Twitter 92 Obituaries

96 Alumni Corner Join the Columbia College Thoughts for the Class of 2015 from keynote speeches by four alumni network on College alumni. LinkedIn: college.columbia. edu/alumni/linkedin

President Lee C. Bollinger and Dean James J. Valentini offer congratulations to members of the Class of 2015. PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO

SUMMER 2015 COVER: EILEEN BARROSO 3 goulash, stuffed cabbage and (if I remember Those are among my fondest memories to get one’s check, as the entire staff often Letters to the Editor right) brains with eggs. My friend Jamie of Columbia at the time, when cooking gathered in the back for prolonged chant- Katz ’72, BUS’80 and I got a chuckle out of time at home was brief and commuting ing and meditation. I believe it opened in the fact that a menu choice was “two eggs consumed more time than one liked. And 1969, spread its yin and yang hither and to speed things up: A veal cutlet was, and style,” which we ordered thinking that I needn’t remind you about the price of yon, and closed within a year. Volume 42 Number 4 naturally, a VC. Veggies were numbers: “style” was some little-known Hungarian a glass of beer or a cup of coffee in those Second was the Ideal, an excellent Cuban Summer 2015 1=mashed; 2=French fries, on through 3, specialty. We quickly learned that, corrected days. They were wonderful days indeed; diner which opened on Broadway at West 4 and 5 which were (unsure of the order) for the typo, the line would have read “two thanks for stirring the memories! 109th Street in 1970, offering hearty and EDITOR IN CHIEF peas, string beans and corn. Bread was eggs any style.” Joe Russell ’49, LAW’52 tasty Cuban homestyle cooking and was a Alex Sachare ’71 lettered: A=white, B=wheat and C=rye. On another note, I was lucky enough New York City beachhead on the UWS as Cuban restau- EXECUTIVE EDITOR Having it toasted was “down.” So if you to take Art Humanities with the late rants started spreading north from Lisa Palladino shouted upon entering, “Gimme a VC, 2, David Rosand ’59, GSAS’65 — great Midtown. 5, C down,” it would appear in a few min- course, superb teacher [“Obituaries,” But third was probably my all-time MANAGING EDITOR utes! Some desserts were cryptic, too. A Alexis Tonti SOA’11 Winter 2014–15 issue]. favorite, Oro de Pavo Real (the Gold- “Torpedo” was strawberry ice cream with David Lehman ’70, GSAS’78 en Peacock), which opened on Broad- EDITORIAL ASSISTANT chocolate sauce. Then came the “Reverse New York City way between West 110th and 111th Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09 Torpedo,” which was (of course) choco- Streets around 1971. It served ‘comida late ice cream with strawberries on top. FORUM EDITOR I loved the “Food, Glorious Food” criolla’ (Creole cuisine), a combination Rose Kernochan BC’82 Ah, youth! issue [Spring 2015]. Please, I want of Cuban and Chinese dishes, brought Remember Riker’s cafeteria on Broad- some more? to the United States by the many Chi- CONTRIBUTING WRITER way? Crossroads of all the schools for cof- Two other places deserved mention, nese who’d settled in Cuba and then Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 fee and a toasted English. especially for those who lived south of immigrated to New York when Cas- Loved The West End, and friends here West 110th Street. La Rosita De Broad- tro came to power. Yes, it was a greasy EDITORIAL INTERN Food, Glorious Food Karl Daum ’15 in the Boston area who are from that era way, a funky little Cuban restaurant spoon, but the food was robust and The food issue of CCT [Spring 2015] was or a little later recall the large oval bar and on West 108th Street, had a big help- savory, and it was in the vanguard of ART DIRECTOR absolutely magnificent — and I ate up ev- the camaraderie, plus the budget beers ing of yellow rice and black beans for such restaurants that soon blanketed Gates Sisters Studio ery word. (Bad pun, great magazine.) and pretty good food. Instructors and a couple of bucks — unbeatable value the UWS and the rest of the city. The CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Thanks so much. CCT is world-class. small organizations had ad hoc meetings for impoverished students. Szechuan restaurant is long gone, but it’s im- Eileen Barroso David Andrusia ’78 there. Last year I found a place of the same West, on West 102nd, had cold sesame mortalized in the 1974 Paul Mazur- Char Smullyan GS’98 Los Angeles name in Midtown, on Sixth Avenue. noodles that were to die for. They de- sky-Art Carney filmHarry and Tonto Ta-Kome — of course! Great for a late- livered hundreds, if not thousands, of (much of which was shot around You put together some really great Morn- night sub (my Boston later life calls them orders to Cannon’s Bar. My mouth is the Columbia neighborhood) in a key Published quarterly by the Columbia College Office of ingside eating reminiscences [“So Where subs, not heroes, which they were). I still watering just thinking about them. scene in which Carney contemplates Alumni Affairs and Development for Do You Want To Eat?”, Spring 2015], which crave the knockwurst sub, 55 years later! Tim Clune ’80 his future while sitting on a bench in alumni, students, faculty, parents and brought back many memories indeed. When at John Jay Hall on a late evening, the Rheineck, Switzerland the middle of Broadway. friends of Columbia College. tall wrought iron gates to West 114th Street My favorite daily eatery for dinner was IMAGES: COURTESY COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR Peter Levitan ’72, LAW’84 DIGITAL ARCHIVES SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, the Campus Grill on Amsterdam for a reli- were locked, so to avoid the long walk up Though the end of March had not yet Sherman Oaks, Calif. COLUMBIA COLLEGE ALUMNI RELATIONS able budget meal, and it was always packed. to West 116th and Broadway, we climbed brought spring to New York, your Spring AND COMMUNICATIONS It was called by the un-PC abbreviation of the high spiky fence and got to Ta-Kome 2015 issue tickled my nostalgia for days I read the article “So Where Do You Want to “So Where Do You Want To Eat?” [Spring Bernice Tsai ’96 “the Japanese” — which we can’t repeat just in time. long gone by, when my wife and I used to Eat?” in the Spring 2015 issue with a com- 2015] brought back memories of the old Address all correspondence to: these days — but it was great. It was run by The Hungarian Green Tree Restaurant enjoy local dinners until she left her lab at bination of nostalgia and righteous indigna- and sadly now gone The West End, featur- Columbia College Today Toru, always pleasant, and his somewhat on Amsterdam was a date night place, too, Chandler Hall to post-doc at P&S in Janu- tion. Nostalgia because it brought back so ing a counter sandwich man who wielded Columbia Alumni Center more irascible sidekick grillman, Tony, plus showing your elevated Continental aware- ary 1951. Tasty and inexpensive dinners many fond memories of my favorite regular a scarily fast-moving knife. 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 6th Fl. one or two other Japanese compatriots. ness. And a fine kosher deli somewhere on during our early engaged and married eateries during my Columbia years — The My favorite was the earlier version of New York, NY 10025 212-851-7852 And it was always crowded, with several Broadway toward West 107th introduced years, from about the 1946 Spring term un- Gold Rail, Ta-Kome, Forlini’s, Symposium, V&T on Amsterdam between West 113th Email (editorial): [email protected]; stools and four booths in back. me to both Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray tonic til then, were found at the Morningside Tea Moon Palace and, as a native New Yorker and 114th. “Big George” moved in the (advertising): [email protected]. A regular dinner had a plate of meat/ (which I still love), pastrami on rye and no- Room on its eponymous Drive near West habituated to its charms, Chock Full o’ Nuts. crowded space with amazing speed, deliv- Online: college.columbia.edu/cct and chicken, two veggies and side of bread/ nonsense middle-aged waiters who would 118th Street, for 99 cents each; a large bowl As Alex Sachare ’71 noted, Butler Terrace [as ering pizzas deftly with good banter, and facebook.com/alumnicc. toast, all for (I think) around 90 cents. correct your choices; example: I, a goy, once of spaghetti drowned in thick meat sauce it was known,] was reserved for occasions talked many of us into having his favorite ISSN 0572-7820 There were abbreviations for everything asked for a corned beef sandwich on rye nourished one for 65 cents at the University when my parents were picking up the tab, dessert — hot apple pie Parmesan, a big with mayo (!). Bar and Grill on Broadway near West 112th usually to meet a new girlfriend of mine. improvement on New England’s cold ap- Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect official CCT welcomes letters from readers about Anyway, thank you for your terrific ar- Street; the Great Shanghai across Broad- But I was crestfallen to see three of my ple pie with Cheddar! positions of Columbia College articles in the magazine but cannot print or ticle, and keep up the great work! way charmed us with pressed duck with favorites overlooked, as they offered some The fanciest restaurant with the best food or Columbia University. personally respond to all letters received. Steve Kokkins ’62, SEAS’63 chopped walnuts at a very low price that of the best food in the neighborhood. First (other than the expensive Butler Terrace) Marion, Mass. © 2015 Columbia College Today Letters express the views of the writers I cannot recall, but matchless in its flavor was the Inner Sunset, an organic mac- was the predecessor of the Greek restaurant All rights reserved. and not CCT, the College or the University. and never since encountered anywhere; robiotic restaurant on West 113th Street Symposium, but in the ’50s and ’60s it was Please keep letters to 250 words or fewer. Thank you for the culinary trip down mem- and in a pinch there was always Chock Full that evoked a weekend on a Vermont named Symphony, and wasn’t Greek. All letters are subject to editing for space, ory lane [“Food, Glorious Food,” Spring o’ Nuts for a quick, tasty, cheap bite in a commune. Every meal involved a pot of Martin S. Kaplan ’61 clarity and CCT style. Please direct letters 2015]. A favorite restaurant from my time hurry. For a student on the GI Bill, married weak green tea, brown rice and a mass of New York City at Columbia was the Hungarian Green for publication “to the editor” via mail or to a graduate student on scholarship plus, grains and vegetables. It was always an online: college.columbia.edu/cct/contactus. Tree Restaurant at the corner of West 111th in her research years, a teaching assistant- adventure to venture into this dimly lit, Let me add a small memory to your pano- Street and Amsterdam. The menu included ship, these were lifesavers. exotic retreat, but it usually took forever ply of Columbia dining spots of yore: Aki

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Dining Room, a Japanese American-run struggle against hunger. Despite the gentri- restaurant on West 119th Street, between fication in Morningside Heights, there are Amsterdam and Morningside. Aki’s claim still 15 soup kitchens and food pantries in THE to fame was dinner for less than a dollar the 10027 ZIP code alone, but most don’t (99 cents, actually). The object was to stay have enough resources to meet the im- AROUND QUADS under a dollar so as to avoid the New York mense need. City restaurant tax, a relic of the Great De- Meanwhile, federal cuts enacted by pression when it was felt that if you could the President and Congress recently re- afford a dinner that cost a dollar or more duced the average household SNAP (food then you could afford to pay tax. stamps) benefit in New York City from the Cost increases being the way of the paltry level of $1.70 per meal to an even world, before I graduated the Aki dinner smaller $1.60 per meal. Due to that reduc- no longer included a scoop of ice cream, tion, as well as a declining caseload, low- thus keeping the price still under a dollar. income New York City residents received Paul S. Frommer ’57 an estimated $426 million less in federal Alexandria, Va. SNAP funding in 2014 than in 2013. The most heartbreaking fact about hun- The tiny Campus Dining Room, or CDR, ger in New York and America is that it’s off Amsterdam on West 119th Street, merits entirely preventable by creating more jobs, only half a sentence in the article, yet was raising wages and ensuring an adequate the kitchen and social center of choice for safety net. While our nation knows exactly proponent of the launch of our two varsity me and other residents of the long-gone how to end it, we are doing precisely the programs. Even better, his infectious enthu- Columbia-owned apartment building at opposite. siasm has been vital for our department. 400 W. 118th St. Among its many attrac- Joel Berg ’86 Under Al’s leadership as head men’s tions, aside from large portions of chili Brooklyn, N.Y. golf coach, Columbia won its first Ivy served over rice, were inexpensive draft (Editor’s note: The author is the executive director League championship, and he successfully beer, the decent likelihood of running into of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.) launched our women’s golf program, which and chatting with comedian George Carlin despite being the newest team in the Ivy sitting at the small bar and the first Pac- To read more food letters, go to Web Extras League, has become one of the top teams in Man machine I ever saw. I wish my memo- at college.columbia.edu/cct. the conference. As an athletics administra- ries of some classes was as vivid. tor, Al did it all, from fundraising and selling Mark Turco ’73 Roar, Lion, Roar T-shirts, to managing the athletics program McLean, Va. I enjoyed the letter from CCAA President budget and ensuring our financial stability. Douglas R. Wolf ’88 [Spring 2015] on the Most importantly, both are parents of Jack Greenberg ’45, LAW’48’s cookbook, Columbia lion. This reminds me of a por- Columbia College alumnae, ensuring that Dean Cuisine: or The Liberated Man’s Guide to trait by Michael De Santis in the early they and their families will forever be as- Fine Cooking, published in 1989 during his 1930s of chemistry professor Henry C. sociated with Columbia. tenure as dean of the College, may mark Sherman, who was an expert in food and I am proud to have worked with Al and the beginning of the College’s preeminence nutrition. As you can see in this photo, a Ken during the past 11 years. They have Cheers to the Class of 2015 in the world of food. striking feature of this portrait is the in- my admiration and respect. I am sure that Deborah M. Greenberg LAW’57 clusion of a Columbia Lion sculpture on generations of Columbians share my sen- New York City Professor Sherman’s desk. timent, and join me in saluting them on (Editor’s note: The author is the wife of former Arthur Thomas ’50 their retirement. Dean Jack Greenberg ’45, LAW’48.) Greenwich, Conn. Roar, Lion, Roar! M. Dianne Murphy Your food issue [Spring 2015] brought back Eighty Years of Service New York City wonderful memories of Jupiter-sized slices During the last four decades, there have (Editor’s note: The author is Columbia’s former at Koronet Pizza and world-class dump- been two important constants for Colum- director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical lings at the now-defunct Shanghai Café. bia Athletics: Associate Athletics Directors Education.) But no food discussion should lack an Ken Torrey and Al Carlson. Earlier this Dean Pollack examination of those who go hungry. Na- year, both of these tremendous Columbi- ore than 900 members of the tionwide, 49 million Americans — includ- ans announced their retirement, effective Thanks for the “Alumni Corner” by Class of 2015 gathered on ing 16 million American children — live at the end of the 2015 academic year. Robert Pollack ’61 on Charles McKim’s May 5 under a tent on South in food-insecure households, unable to Together, they provided an incredible learned (yet quirky) architecture in Low Lawn for the annual Senior afford enough food. 80 years of service to Columbia. Al and Library [Winter 2014–15]. I will always re- M Dinner, which marks the transition of each Even though New York City now has 53 Ken’s wonderful contributions cannot be member the author of this piece not as Dr. year’s graduates into the Columbia Col- billionaires, with a combined net worth of underestimated — and are not unnoticed. or Professor or Bob, but as Dean Pollack, lege Alumni Association. Class of 2015 about $180 billion, fully 1.4 million city resi- As chair of the Physical Education and I’m delighted the article has put us President Kareem Carryl ’15 welcomed the dents — and nearly half a million children program, Ken provided lifelong skills for back in touch. students, Dean James J. Valentini congratu- — suffer from food insecurity. Because thousands of alumni. Ken is also the great- Dean Pollack recruited me to attend Co- lated them and Senior Fund Chair Grace expenses outstrip wages for many, one in est champion of Columbia squash, as the lumbia College during a Dean’s Day visit Kim ’15 encouraged them to give. six New Yorkers, and one in four children, former coach of the club team and a huge (Continued on page 95) PHOTOS: JUSTUS HENRY (LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY)

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Professor Brent Stockwell How does that intersect with Does your lab focus on other new strategies, new tools, has joint appointments in the the work in your lab? things? new technologies, maybe we West 122nd Street Department of Biological Sci- There had been a lot of work Yes, we are also interested can make inroads. ences and the Department of on one kind of regulated in the problem of what I Heard On Campus Chemistry. Raised in Bayside, cell death called apoptosis. call protein druggability. What’s the most important N.Y., Stockwell earned a B.A. And my lab members and I About 2,000 drugs have been thing a professor can do for in economics and chemistry thought there could be other discovered in the history of students? West 121st Street from Cornell and a Ph.D. in cell death mechanisms that humanity, and all work by Try to change the way chemistry from Harvard. His were not known … So we interacting with specific pro- your students see a body book, The Quest for the Cure: went looking, and in 2007 we teins in cells. It turns out that of knowledge. It’s not the The Science and Stories Be- found the first hints of this all these known drugs work details, but have they ab- MARCH 27, PUPIN HALL hind the Next Generation of alternative mechanism of cell on only about 400 proteins, sorbed it in a way such that “Stars are what you see when you think Medicines, was published in death. We discovered it and which is about 2 percent of they are permanently altered of a galaxy; I’m going to convince you 2011 and he received a 2014 West 120th Street characterized how it worked; all human proteins; there and they will never go back there’s so much more. … When you look MARCH 24, CASA ITALIANA Lenfest Distinguished Colum- we call it ferroptosis, because are about 20,000 proteins to the other way of seeing at a galaxy, mass-wise it’s mostly not “If you’re going to be a playwright, bia Faculty Award. Among it’s dependent on iron. In encoded in humans. So you things? And you have to ask stars; there’s dust, and gravity and gas. you have to know what came before other roles at the University, recent years it’s become in- say, ‘That’s fantastic; there are yourself, what is the impor- How do they cook? How do you make a you — you have to read every Greek he directs the Stockwell creasingly appreciated to be all these other proteins out tant thing in my course that galaxy with those ingredients?” Laboratory, which uses small play, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen. involved in some cancers and there, which means there are I want them to do differ- Columbia Astronomy Outreach enue molecules and genom- You need to know what’s been done degenerative diseases. And huge numbers of therapeutics ently? Then you’ve got to re- stargazing and lecture series: ics tools to discover so you can break all the rules.” ally think about what How to Build a Galaxy, led by mechanisms underlying Playwright and screenwriter you’re doing in the MUNIER SALEM GSAS’15 am Av cellular processes. Five Minutes with ... Brent Stockwell BEAU WILLIMON ’99, SOA’03, in course to achieve that. rd

way Broad conversation with Annette Insdorf, I teach biochemistry to te director of undergraduate film studies Much of your research has now we have various ways we could discover if we just 170–180 undergraduates, and Drive Riverside

focused on cell death. Can of activating it and inhibiting started tapping into all of I’ve made a lot of changes Ams you explain in layman’s it, so we’re looking to see if these other proteins.’ during the past few years, terms what that is and why those can be developed as But proteins fall into differ- trying to bring in new tech- it’s important? therapeutic strategies. ent families, or classes, based nologies and more student- APRIL 29, LOW LIBRARY Morningside Drive Living systems are made out on their shapes. The problem centered learning, and move “There is something profoundly wrong of discrete units called cells. is that the proteins that have away from the when African-American men are still far APRIL 20, CASA ITALIANA Cells can replicate; that’s already been targeted with classic lecture approach. more likely to be stopped and searched by how a mouse or a human drugs are in the classes that police, charged with crimes and sentenced “[Women] can be excelling forms from a single fertil- are amenable to drug target- What’s your favorite place to longer prison terms than are meted out academically in high school and in ized egg. But it’s also criti- ing, whereas almost all of the to be? to their white counterparts.” college, and then why does that cal that certain cells die at other ones look — and his- I love spending time with my College Walk screech to a halt? It’s because it’s a HILLARY CLINTON at the 18th Annual David N. particular times in devel- torically have been — much family. I’ve been fortunate completely different set of rules in the Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum opment. As your fingers more difficult to target. So to be invited to speak in in- real world. You have to be willing to form, there’s initially a lot of people have given teresting places. So once the fail, and take risks, and not be perfect some webbing and then up on these other proteins kids got old enough to travel, and just get things done and move on.” cells in the webbing have to and said, ‘We’re just going my wife and I brought them CLAIRE SHIPMAN ’86, SIPA’94 led a die on schedule in order to to work on the 2 percent, along; they’re 7 and 10 now. CCW discussion on a book she co- sculpt your fingers. The same because those are the ones In recent years we’ve been authored, The Confidence Code goes for all the tissues in the we know we can make drugs to Italy, China and Japan. It’s body, and for nearly every against.’ But we’re running exciting to see different places organ, so there’s a regulation out of strategies for through their eyes. of cell death that’s neces- making new med- MAY 1, ALFRED LERNER HALL West 114th Street sary for normal human icines based Any guilty pleasures? “There’s more than what you see/ development. We also on this 2 per- My wife and I gave up cable Columbia is more than a degree/It’s APRIL 15, HAMILTON HALL see that these mecha- cent. So we and got an Apple TV, so we you and me/And one thing’s for sure/ “Chekhov gives us all manner of creeps, and we nisms that govern thought tend to find a new series and Alma matters more!” watch it all the way through. are invited to hate them. But it’s a little more cell death go awry we should The 121st Varsity Show (Almageddon) in different diseases revisit the We recently watched Contin- West 113th Strcomplicated;eet it’s not all black and white.” and cancers, includ- rest of uum, then Orphan Black. Now Columbia Mini-Core: Chekhov Unstaged: The Art ing some degen- these pro- we’re back to Downton Abbey. of the Short Story, led by the Jesse and George erative diseases. So teins and Siegel Professor in the Humanities CATHY POPKIN that’s the motivation see if by Interview: Alexis Tonti SOA’11 to understand it. trying Photo: Eileen Barroso

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CAMPUS NEWS Alma Honors n CLASS OF 2019: The College and En- Students, Faculty Recognized gineering admitted 2,228 students into Faculty and alumni were honored this past spring with the Class of 2019 — an admissions rate of n awards given by members of the University community. 6.1 percent, down from last year’s rate of s the academic year neared Shriya Samavai ’15 and Lau- Listed below are the College recipients. 6.94 percent and the lowest in Columbia completion, Columbia stu- ren Field BC’16 won first place history. The group hails from all 50 states, dents and faculty earned an in the Columbia Venture Com- Columbia University Lionel Trilling Book Award Washington, D.C., and 76 countries. A array of honors. A selection petition’s Undergraduate Chal- total of 36,250 applications were received follows: lenge for their artwork-inspired Alumni Medal AWARDED BY: Columbia College Student by the two undergraduate schools, in- A clothing line, Academy Of. The n AWARDED BY: Columbia Alumni Association Council’s Academic Awards Committee cluding 3,373 early decision applications. Brian Trippe ’16, a biochemistry and award comes with $25,000 in The latter was a 2.3 percent increase over computer science major from Massachu- funding.The challenge invited FOR: Distinguished service of 10 years or FOR: A faculty member whose book was setts, won a Goldwater Scholarship, the students to compete for cash more to the University published in the previous year and upholds last year and the largest early decision a level of excellence commensurate with applicant pool in Columbia history. premier undergraduate award in the fields grants by presenting a business Honorees the work of Lionel Trilling ’25, GSAS’38 of mathematics, the natural sciences and model; seven finalists pitched to n William V. Campbell ’62, TC’64 Honoree BERICK CENTER: Columbia’s Center engineering. Trippe’s research explored a panel of six judges, composed for Student Advising has been renamed the intricacies of complex cell systems, spe- of faculty and alumni. The top Robert L. Kahan ’69 Zainab Bahrani the James H. and Christine Turk Berick cifically the molecular factors and proces- three teams were selected based Roxann Sherri Smithers ’99, LAW’02 the Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, Center for Student Advising in recognition sors that allow a variety of neuronal types on their innovative ideas and the for The Infinite Image: Art, Time and of the couple’s dedication to and support to develop from a single fertilized cell. The viability of their proposals. the Aesthetic Dimension in Antiquity for the University. James H. Berick ’55, federally endowed Goldwater Scholarship n a retired partner with Squire, Patton & program provides up to $7,500 per year in Eight Columbia faculty mem- Boggs in Cleveland, received a John Jay scholarship support. bers were named 2015 Gug- Award for distinguished professional genheim Fellows by the John Great Teacher Award n achievement in 1999 and is an emeritus Harmann Singh ’16, an economics- Simon Guggen­heim Memorial AWARDED BY: Society of Columbia member of the Board of Visitors, on which mathematics joint major from New York, Foundation. The fellows will Graduates he served 1981–87, 1990–96 and 2010–14. was selected for a prestigious Harry S. each receive a grant from the FOR: To honor outstanding members The center is located on the fourth floor Truman Scholarship — one of 58 recipients foundation to pursue his or her Columbia Venture Competition winners Shriya of the faculty of Alfred Lerner Hall, a fitting connection at U.S. colleges and universities this year work; they are among 175 scholars, Samavai ’15 (left) and Lauren Field BC’16 with a given Berick was a close friend of and and the first Columbian tapped for the artists and scientists chosen from jacket from their clothing line. Honoree PHOTO: KRISTEN SCHNEIDER adviser to the late Alfred Lerner ’55. The award since 2008. Among other things, more than 3,100 applicants this year. Brent Stockwell Mark Van Doren Award Singh has been an intern at the White The fellows include Rivka Galchen, professor of biological sciences and center serves all undergraduates in the for Teaching chemistry College and Engineering. The formal dedi- House; was a student editor for a book an adjunct associate professor of Music; and Jonathan Rieder, the former chair and a current professor of sociology AWARDED BY: Columbia College Student cation took place on May 28. on human rights violations in India that writing at the School of the Arts; Meghan Council’s Academic Awards Committee sold more than 4,500 copies worldwide; Daum SOA’96, an associate professor at at Barnard. n UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: Michael and created Project Identity, a mentorship the School of the Arts; Kristoffer Diaz, FOR: A faculty member’s humanity, devotion Gershom Mendes Seixas Award n W. Doyle, an expert on democracy, has program that connects Columbia students adjunct professor of theater at the School Five Columbia professors were elected to truth and inspiring leadership AWARDED BY: Columbia/Barnard Hillel been appointed a University Professor, with youth in Harlem, in collaboration of the Arts; Brent Hayes Edwards, pro- members of the American Academy Honoree of Arts and Sciences: David Albert ’76, FOR: Those who have made outstanding Columbia’s top faculty rank and highest with the Department of Justice and The fessor in the Department of English and Austin E. Quigley contributions to Jewish life at Columbia academic honor. Doyle joined the faculty Children’s Village. Truman Scholars re- Comparative Literature; Carmela Vircillo the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor the Brander Matthews Professor of in 2003 as the Harold Brown Professor of ceive up to $30,000 for graduate study. Franklin, professor of classics; Cathy Park of Philosophy; Jane Ginsburg, the Law Honoree Dramatic Literature and Dean Emeritus U.S. Foreign and Security Policy, a three- Hong, adjunct professor of writing at the School’s Morton L. Janklow Professor of n of Columbia College Michael Lustig ’86 fold appointment among the Law School, Thirteen College and Engineering stu- School of the Arts; George E. Lewis, the Literary and Artistic Property Law; Philip SIPA and the Department of Political dents received Presidential Global Fellow- Edwin H. Case Professor of American Hamburger, the Maurice and Hilda Fried- Science. Co-director of the Law School’s ships in support of plans to study abroad Center on Global Governance, his re- this summer at or near one of the Columbia search interests include international Global Centers. The fellowships, funded relations theory, international law and with a seed grant from University President international history; civil wars and inter- Lee C. Bollinger and established in 2014, DATE SMART! national peace-building; and the United cover the program fee and come with a sti- Nations. pend to cover round-trip airfare and living Doyle, who also directs Columbia’s expenses. They are Kiran Aida ’18, who will Join the singles’ Global Policy Initiative, was from 2001 to study in Jordan; Laura Cadena ’18, Turkey; network exclusively 2003 assistant secretary-general of the UN Hyun Joo Cho ’18, Italy; Christina Clark ’18, for graduates, faculty and special adviser for policy planning. France; Juan Pablo Fernandez Herzberg and students of the He also chaired the UN Democracy Fund, ’18, Jordan; Veniamin Gushchin ’18, China; Ivy League Dean James J. Valentini with Austin E. Quigley (third from left), recipient of the Mark Van which promotes grassroots democratiza- Amsal Lakhani ’18, Turkey; Mabel Luo MIT, Stanford and Doren Award for Teaching; Kim Benzel GSAS’13 (second from right), associate curator with tion around the world, from 2006 to 2013. SEAS’18, Brazil; Chelsea Miller ’18, Turkey; few others. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who accepted the Lionel Trilling Book Award on behalf of Matthew Rivera ’18, France; Talia Rubin ’18, Zainab Bahrani; and members of the Columbia College Student Council’s Academic Awards Doyle previously taught at Johns www.rightstu dating.com Committee. Hopkins, Princeton and the University China; Sophia Stadler SEAS’18, France; and 1-800-988-5288 PHOTO: CHAR SMULLYAN GS’98 of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Linh Tang ’18, France.

SUMMER 2015 SUMMER 2015 10 11 COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY ROAR, LION, ROAR Lin Leads Men’s Roar, Lion, Roar Tennis to Ivy Repeat, Second Sweet 16 Baseball Three-Peats, or the second consecutive year, Columbia men’s tennis, led by two-time All-American Winston Lin ’15, swept through the Ivy League season unbeaten and won its Ffirst two matches of the NCAA tournament before being Wins Record 34 Games ousted in the Round of 16, this time by Virginia 4–0. Lin, who was ranked 17th nationally, then competed in the olumbia baseball won the Ivy League Champion- baseman Nick Maguire ’16, while five Lions earned second team NCAA singles championship and won his first three matches, ship for the third consecutive year in 2015 and honors: starting pitcher George Thanopoulos ’16, relief pitchers including a 7–5, 6–4 upset of fifth-ranked Sebastian Stiefelmey- compiled a 34–17 record, the 34 wins being the Harrisen Egly SEAS’18 and Ty Wiest ’17, catcher Logan Boyher er of Louis­ville, before bowing in the quarterfinals to Virginia’s most in program history, breaking the mark of 29 ’16 and outfielder Jordan Serena ’15. Kanemaru and starting No. 19 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4–6, 7–5, 5–7. set a year ago. The Lions capped their memorable pitcher Mike Weisman ’15 earned honorable mention. Lin was a unanimous choice for the All-Ivy first team in season by winning three games in the NCAA Columbia beat Penn 4–2 in a one-game playoff on May 2 to singles for the fourth consecutive year. He was joined on the CRegional, the first Ivy League team to post three NCAA Tourna- win the Gehrig Division crown, after beating the Quakers 8–6 in singles first team by Dragos Ignat ’16, with Ashok Narayana ment victories since Harvard in 1974. 10 innings in the second game of a doubleheader on April 26 to ’15 and Max Schnur ’15 earning first team doubles honors. Outfielder Gus Craig SEAS’15, who batted .403 in Ivy League force the playoff. Boyher’s solo home run in the seventh inning Narayana was named to the second team in singles along with action with 22 runs, four homers and 18 RBI, was named Co- snapped a 2–2 tie, while Serena and Vandercook also hit solo Mike Vermeer GS’16, and Ignat and Vermeer were named to Winston Lin ’15 led men’s tennis to Ivy League championships in 2014 and 2015 and was a four-time All-Ivy first team selection. Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Penn catcher Austin home runs and Craig had a sacrifice fly for the other Columbia the second team in doubles. PHOTO: MIKE Mc LAUGHLIN/COLUMBIA ATHLETICS Bossert. Randell Kanemaru ’18, who batted .306 and compiled runs. Thanopoulos and Kevin Roy ’16 limited Penn to six hits Columbia climbed as high as 11th in the national rankings, a .411 on-base percentage, was chosen Rookie of the Year. They to pitch the Lions into the best-of-three championship series defeating nine consecutive opponents late in the season en route ranked third in the nation and subsequently defeated Oklahoma also were among 11 Lions to earn All-Ivy status. against Dartmouth at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium. to the 12th Ivy championship in program history. It was the 10th for the national title. Virginia took the doubles point against Co- Brett Boretti received the inaugural Ivy Coach of the Year The teams split the opening doubleheader on May 9. Dartmouth crown in the 33-year tenure of coach Bid Goswami, who won the lumbia as well as the first three singles matches to be completed award for baseball after leading the Lions to the Ivy title for the won the first game by building a 7–1 advantage and hanging on inaugural Ivy Coach of the Year award in tennis and described the for a 4–0 victory that left the Lions disappointed, but assistant fourth time in his 10 seasons at Columbia. He won his 200th game for a 7–6 victory but Columbia stayed alive by taking the night- season as “a highlight year.” head coach Howard Endelman ’87 put the season in perspective. in Columbia blue at Brown on April 6. cap 7–2 as Falcone drove in three runs and Maguire hit a two-run After last season’s success, Goswami scheduled a number of “Our players were terrific. I have never been around a team Craig was a unanimous choice for the All-Ivy first team, as homer. That set up a wild deciding game in which Columbia got tough early-season matches, including two against with so much heart,” he said. “Our guys have al- were designated hitter Joey Falcone GS’15 and third baseman four home runs from three players to defeat Dartmouth 10–7 and top-rated Oklahoma, to get his team ready to defend SAVE THE DATE! ways ignored every obstacle thrown their way, and David Vandercook ’15. Also named to the first team was first become the first Ivy team to three-peat since Harvard won three in its Ivy crown. The strategy paid off, because by the SEPTEMBER 26 that quality will help them later in life. This senior a row from 1997–99. Falcone belted a two-run home run in the first time the Lions opened Ivy play against Cornell on Football home class finished their careers by winning 18 consecu- inning and a three-run homer in the second to stake the Lions to a March 28, they were more than ready. They beat the opener tive dual matches against Ivy League opponents. 6–1 lead, and although the Big Green twice pulled within two runs, Big Red 6–1 and went on to beat their seven Ivy ri- Columbia vs. This is the best Columbia tennis team ever.” homers by Boyher and Vandercook kept Columbia in front. vals by a combined score of 40–6. Georgetown The squad included five graduating seniors: Lin, “It’s an incredible feeling,” said Egly, who came on in relief Columbia opened play in the NCAA tournament OCTOBER 17 Narayana, Schnur, Bert Vancura ’15 and Eric Jacobs in the fifth inning and limited Dartmouth to just one run the rest on May 8 against No. 42 Georgia Tech, a team it had Homecoming ’15. During their tenure the Class of 2015 helped Co- of the way to earn the victory. “We wanted this all year, and it’s beaten four months earlier. The Lions dropped the Columbia vs. Penn lumbia to a 69–19 overall record, a 24–4 mark against great to finally have gotten it.” opening doubles point but then won four straight Ivy opponents, a 31–1 record at home, two Ivy The victory gave Columbia a berth in the NCAA Regional singles matches to clinch the victory at 4–1. The next League titles, three appearances in the NCAA Tour- in Coral Gables, Fla., where it began play with a 6–3 upset of day the Lions faced No. 14 Mississippi, which was hosting the nament, including program-best Sweet 16 runs in 2014 and 2015, East Carolina. Following an 8–3 loss to Miami, the sixth-ranked NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss. This time Columbia captured the highest ITA Ranking and the program’s first appearance in team in the nation, the Lions — their backs to the wall in the the doubles point, and even though each of the singles matches the ITA Team National Indoor Championships in two decades. double-elimination tournament — bounced back to edge Florida was close, the Lions won three of the first four to be completed “I think they’ll leave their prints on the sands of time, these International 4–3 and then stunned Miami 3–0, allowing only to post another 4–1 victory. five guys,” Goswami said. “And I think if other guys can emu- two hits and handing the Hurricanes their first shutout of the It was on to Waco, Texas, for the NCAA Sweet 16 on May 14, late them, we’ll be really good for some time. I will tell stories season. That set up a third game against Miami, with the winner where Columbia ran up against a tough Virginia team that was about these guys as long as I’m here.” advancing to the NCAA Super Regional, and this time it was Coach Brett Boretti (No. 7) and the Lions celebrate winning their Miami that bounced backed as the Hurricanes scored four runs third consecutive Ivy League baseball crown. in the first inning and eight more in the fourth en route to a 21–3 For the latest news on Columbia athletics, visit gocolumbialions.com. PHOTO: MIKE Mc LAUGHLIN/COLUMBIA ATHLETICS victory that ended Columbia’s season. SCOREBOARD

Ivy League tennis Columbians who were Ivy League Players of the Highest national Columbia All-Ivy Home runs and runs Wins by baseball championships Year in 2014–15 (Christina Freibott ’16, field hockey; ranking achieved League first team batted in by Joey team in 2015, won by coach David Jakl ’15, men’s swimming; Ramit Tandon ’15, by men’s squash honorees in Falcone GS’15, both most in program 10 Bid Goswami 4 men’s squash; Gus Craig SEAS’15, baseball) 3 team 53 2014–15 11/52 best in the Ivy League 34 history SUMMER 2015 SUMMER 2015 12 13 ROAR, LION, ROAR COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY Men’s Squash Achieves Ambitious Goal of “5 in 5”

n just five years, men’s squash has player who has demonstrated outstanding become a Columbia Athletics success sportsmanship during his career; the award story. is considered one of college squash’s top hon- By ranking fourth nationally after ors. Tandon, a native of Kolkata, India, was the 2015 season, Columbia achieved a four-time All-American and All-Ivy first Iits ambitious goal of “5 in 5,” attaining a team player who compiled a 59–7 record in ranking among the top five programs in his four years of competition for Columbia, the nation within five years of becoming capping his career by going 13–1 as a senior a varsity sport. And the women’s team is when he became the first Columbia squash not far behind, ranking as high as seventh player to win Ivy Player of the Year honors. nationally last season. “Getting a player like Ramit Tandon was Columbia won the 2015 Men’s College very important,” says Swanepoel. “He’s Squash Association Barnaby Award as the such a standout player and personality. A lot Columbia’s archery team jumps for joy after winning gold medals in the recurve and compound divisions at the 2015 National Outdoor most improved team in the nation. The Lions of people knew he was here and wanted to Collegiate Archery Championships. compiled a 13–4 record, were ranked as high play with him. He helped raise the standard PHOTO: COURTESY COLUMBIA ATHLETICS as third in the nation, played in the Potter Coach Jacques Swanepoel guided men’s of the program.” Cup (A Division) of team championships for squash to as high as No. 3 in the national One such player is Osama Khalifa ’18, Archery Wins Two National Titles the first time and climbed six spots in the final rankings in 2014–15. who compiled a 20–2 record in his first sea- Varsity C Dinner Celebrates national rankings from the previous season. son at Columbia, finished second in the CSA olumbia’s archery team captured the gold medal “I always saw the potential in Columbia squash,” says Individual National Championships and earned All-America in both the recurve and compound divisions at the Student-Athletes Jacques Swanepoel, who was named Columbia’s first varsity honors. The native of Cairo, Egypt, says coming to Columbia was 2015 National Outdoor Collegiate Archery Champi- Winston Lin ’15 of men’s tennis, Ramit Tandon ’15 of men’s squash coach on September 1, 2009, and has guided the team in like “a dream come true for me. I’ve been following this team and onships, held in Harrisonburg, Va., on May 23. The squash and Nadia Eke ’15 of women’s track and field were the five seasons since it was elevated from club status. Swane- many of their matches the past couple of years. To now be part of C each presented a Connie S. Maniatty Outstanding Senior Lions, who defeated Texas A&M in the gold medal finals round poel is a former member of the South African national team and this team and be able to contribute to the team is an amazing feel- of both divisions, won their fifth national title in the recurve and Student-Athlete Award at the 94th Varsity C Celebration, held was a two-time All-American at Trinity, which he helped to four ing and something I’m very proud of.” the first in program history in the compound. on April 28 at Levien Gym. Eke is a three-time All-American in the triple jump and consecutive national championships. Off the squash court, Khalifa’s reasons for choosing Columbia Julie Hoffmann ’16 led the Lions in the compound division has nine Ivy League Championships under her belt. Lin is a Taking the sport from club to varsity status was part of the at- are familiar. “I’ve always been obsessed with New York City, with a silver-medal finish. Although Hoffmann was edged in traction for Swanepoel, who had the backing of a devoted group especially because I came from an urban city,” he says. “All the two-time All-American and four-time All-Ivy tennis player who the finals round by South Carolina’s Carli Cochran, her second twice led the Lions to the NCAA Sweet 16. Tandon is a four- of squash alumni. “It definitely felt like a great opportunity to books we read, all the parts of the Core — that completely attract- place was the highest individual compound finish in program time All-American and winner of the Skillman Award, the high- put my name on something,” he says. “Columbia alumni were ed me. Columbia has been a dream for me since I started learning history. Elizabeth Gunawan ’18 competed in the bronze medal est honor in college squash. talking about ‘5 in 5,’ making it to the top five in the nation in five about schools in the U.S.” match for Columbia before falling to Claire Estrada of Emmanu- A new award was given this year, the William V. Campbell years. They truly believed.” Having played junior squash tournaments with Tandon helped el College to finish fourth. Athlete of the Year for one male and one female student-athlete Crucial to Columbia’s success has been Swanepoel’s global seal the deal for Khalifa. “We are very good friends,” says Tandon. In the recurve, Jenny Han ’18 led Columbia and collected a who each demonstrate superior athletic ability. The inaugural approach to building the team. “It’s good if the players know me, it makes it easier for Jacques to fourth-place finish after facing off against Cassandra Pelton of recipients were Jake Hoyle ’16 and Margaret Lu ’16 of the NCAA “The sport of squash is still growing in the United States, but it recruit them. Osama is a very talented player who has improved as Georgia Southern in the bronze-medal match. champion men’s and women’s fencing team. Hoyle won the NCAA Individual Epee Championship, becoming Columbia’s first has a much larger presence around the world,” he says. “Players in we’ve gone along, and I’m looking forward to watching him play Six Columbia archers earned All-America honors, with Sarah epeeist to win a national title since 1993, and Lu was the runner- the U.S. didn’t necessarily want to go to a start-up college squash over the next few years.” Bernstein BC’15 (recurve), Joy Chang ’17 (recurve) and Judy program, so we did more international recruiting. Columbia’s 13 wins this season included up in the women’s foil at the NCAA Championships and took gold Zhou ’17 (compound) joining Gunawan, Han and Hoffman. at the NCAA Northeast Regionals last winter. Internationally, we had an edge on established victories over two teams ranked in the top five Earlier in the year, Columbia coach Derek Davis was named The event, which honors all Columbia student-athletes, also programs because Columbia University and New at the time, Yale and Rochester. Despite the National Coach of the Year in balloting by USA Archery mem- featured the presentation of the Athletics Alumni Award to Jo- York City are well known everywhere.” graduation of three seniors, including Tandon, bers who are certified Level 2 and above instructors and coach- seph Simone ’79, who played golf at Columbia, chairs the Golf Echoing that thought is Peter Lasusa ’79, Columbia will go into next season with a strong es. The National Coach of the Year is defined as “a coach of an Advisory Committee and is a past president of the Varsity C Club. BUS’90, who heads the squash alumni advisory roster headed by Khalifa. Seif Attia ’18, Rishi Elite Level Club, Collegiate, Pan-Am, World Championship In addition, the Varsity C Club and The Women’s Leadership committee and is a former president and chair of Tandon SEAS’17 (Ramit’s brother) and Joshua or Olympic Games coach or the coach of an elite athlete who Council honored M. Dianne Murphy for her work as director of US Squash, the sport’s national governing body. Sekhar ’17 all will play larger roles, too. competes at the highest level.” Davis is also a Junior Dream intercollegiate athletics and physical education (2004–15). “I played squash and enjoyed it and saw that “People are starting to see what’s happen- Team coach and an International Team staff coach. Columbia had the potential to excel,” Lasusa says. ing with our program,” says Swanepoel. “Our “Squash is a truly international sport and tends players have set a good standard, a good vibe to be played by true student-athletes. We hired on the team that people have picked up on. It’s Lightweight Crew Places Second Columbia and Cornell both won their preliminary heats. In Jacques knowing he understood the network and very realistic to say we want to compete for the the final, the Lions, Big Red and Princeton broke away from the value of global recruiting, and he’s demonstrated national title in the next two to three years.” Columbia’s lightweight varsity eight took the silver medal at the pack in the opening 500 meters, with Cornell holding a one-seat IRA National Championships on Lake Mercer in New Jersey on that he gets it. Given the [global] appeal of Colum- Adds Ramit Tandon, “When I spoke to advantage. The Big Red opened up a three-seat cushion at the May 31, finishing just over two seconds behind Cornell and less midway point and pulled away for good with about 750 meters bia, given the coaching that’s available in New Jacques as a freshman, that was his goal and he than a second ahead of third-place Harvard, with Princeton, Yale to go. Harvard rallied at that point and went neck-and-neck with York, we saw the potential.” Ramit Tandon ’15 compiled a 59–7 was very confident about it. He’s built a team and Penn completing the top six. Columbia down the stretch, but the Lions held off the Crimson’s record in four years of competition One of Swanepoel’s first key recruits, and a that is capable of winning the national title, and It was the third consecutive year that Columbia’s lightweight charge. cornerstone of Columbia’s success, was Ramit for Columbia squash and was a I’m proud to be part of a program that has made eight has medaled at the IRAs. The Lions took the bronze medal four-time All-American. Meanwhile, Columbia’s heavyweight varsity eight finished its in 2013 and 2014. Tandon ’15, winner of the 2015 Skillman Award, PHOTOS: MIKE Mc LAUGHLIN/COLUMBIA such a big change in such short time. It’s been season with a sixth-place finish in the petite final. which is given annually to a senior men’s squash ATHLETICS great the way I’ve seen the whole team grow.”

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lass Day on May 19 brought smiles from the 1,162 members of the Class of 2015. Gathered under tents on South Field, the graduating seniors laughed as the keynote speaker, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti ’92, SIPA’93, delivered a light-hearted speech listing the top 15 commencement address clichés before offering his own counterpoint to each. Garcetti did pause during the jokes to encourage students to fight for equality and social justice, and to C commend them for their activism. Senior Fund Chair Grace Kim ’15 presented the Class Gift to Dean James J. Valentini, noting that more than 500 members of the Class of 2015 donated. All told, the class raised more than $13,000 and, because it met its participation goal, secured a $100,000 gift from Charles Santoro ’82. Class Day also gave alumni a chance to reconnect with the College, as 161 former students, representing 57 classes, marched in the annual Alumni Parade of Classes. The next day, nearly 15,000 graduates from Columbia’s 18 schools and affiliates participated in Commencement, with an address by University President Lee C. Bollinger. William V. “Bill” Campbell ’62, TC’64, former chair of the Board of Trustees and one of 10 Alumni Medalists, was presented an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Above: College Class Day keynote speaker Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti ’92, SIPA’93; upper right, Engineering Dean Mary C. Boyce and College Dean James J. Valentini; lower right, no selfie stick needed. Opposite: Scenes from Class Day, the Alumni Parade of Classes and Commencement. PHOTOS: EILEEN BARROSO

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Special Achievements ALFRED MORITZ MICHAELIS PRIZE Robert Lin ’15 Presented by Dean of Academic Affairs PROFESSOR VAN AMRINGE Kathryn Yatrakis MATHEMATICAL PRIZE HARRY J. CARMAN FELLOWSHIP Academic Awards First-Year: Nguyen Dung ’18 Grace Catherine Greiner ’15 Sophomore: Hardik Shah ’17 CLASS OF 1939 SUMMER RESEARCH Junior: Samuel Nicoll ’16 FELLOWSHIP and Prizes BRIDGES AND STURTEVANT PRIZE Robert Jack Gross ’16 IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Senior Snapshots Junghoon Kim ’16 Dean James J. Valentini and Dean of Academic Affairs Kun Leng ’15 Jee Min Lee ’16 Kathryn Yatrakis were on hand to congratulate the JOHN DASH VAN BUREN JR. PRIZE Daniel Multer ’16 IN MATHEMATICS Vincent Peng ’16 students at the 2015 Academic Awards and Prizes Zoe Woodbury High BC’15 Members of the Class of 2015 traveled many paths to graduation. Christa Shen ’16 Ceremony, held on May 19 at Faculty House. Yifei Zhao ’15 Tara Mohtadi ’17 To view photos of the ceremony, as well as of the Here are seven of their stories. Ariana Ray ’17 Prizes in the JARVIS AND CONSTANCE DOCTOROW Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony, go to FELLOWSHIP facebook.com/columbiacollege1754/photos_albums, Social Sciences Alyssa Menz ’15 select “Albums” and then select “2015 Academic Presented by Professor Thomas B y N at h a l i e A l o n s o ’08 HENRY EVANS PRIZE DiPrete, Department of Sociology Awards and Prizes and Phi Beta Kappa.” CHARLES A. BEARD PRIZE IN HISTORY Khamal Clayton ’15 PHOTOS: CHAR SMULLYAN GS‘98 SOLOMON AND SEYMOUR FISHER Anika Havaldar ’15 CIVIL LIBERTIES FELLOWSHIP CHARLES A. BEARD PRIZE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Erika Holmberg ’16 SEYMOUR BRICK MEMORIAL PRIZE CHARLES PATERNO BARRATT-BROWN Mayia Kapelnikova ’17 Ethan Plaue ’15 MEMORIAL PRIZE Long Viet Tran ’15 CARL B. BOYER MEMORIAL PRIZE ALBERT ASHER GREEN KAREN OSNEY BROWNSTEIN Eric Wohlstadter ’15 MEMORIAL PRIZE WRITING PRIZE BUNNER PRIZE Rachel Belfer BC’15 Allie Carieri ’15 Stars Behind the Scenes Daniel Listwa ’15 Rosa Inocencio Smith ’15 Jackson Arn ’15 CHANLER HISTORICAL PRIZE EURETTA J. KELLETT FELLOWSHIP GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS PRIZE DOUGLAS GARDNER CAVERLY PRIZE Christopher Meyer ’15 n the third day of her internship this past spring Columbia University Performing Arts League. An umbrella or- IN ORATION Benjamin Gittelson ’15 Verity Walsh ’15 TARAKNATH DAS FOUNDATION AWARD at Manhattan’s landmark Public Theater, aspiring ganization, CUPAL fosters cooperation among the groups that Jack Klempay ’15 Informative: Sebastian Startz ’18 JAMES GUTMANN PRIZE Tanvi Bikhchandani ’15 RICHARD LEWIS KOHN TRAVELLING Persuasive: IN PHILOSOPHY theater producer Alexandra “Allie” Carieri ’15 make up Columbia’s performing arts community in order to en- ALBERT MARION ELSBERG PRIZE FELLOWSHIP Jonathan Max Etra ’15 Daniel Listwa ’15 had what she calls a “spiritual” moment when she sure that each has the resources it needs. “It’s an organization I Persuasive: Rachel Sommers ’18 Jacob Hamburger ’15 Kevin Choi ’17 JOHN VINCENT HICKEY PRIZE found herself on the stage where Hair: The American was lucky to be a part of because I support what it stands for,” MYRA KRAFT PRIZE FOR EXCEPTIONAL DAVID B. TRUMAN ALUMNI AWARD ARTHUR E. FORD POETRY PRIZE William Noah ’15 PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN OTribal Rock-Love Musical premiered in 1967. “This is my Notre- says Carieri, who received a 2015 King’s Crown Leadership Ex- Jenny Xu ’15 RIGHTS ADVOCACY Rajan Gupta ’15 ADAM LEROY JONES PRIZE IN LOGIC Dame cathedral,” she recalls thinking. cellence Award for her work with CUPAL. PHILOLEXIAN PRIZE FUND SALUTATORIAN Diana Flanagan ’15 Anna Jessurun ’17 Hair was the first show Carieri produced at the College, for the This summer, Carieri will continue interning at the Public The- Serena Solin ’16 MYRA KRAFT PRIZE FOR SUPERIOR Stephanie Gergoudis ’15 HELEN AND HOWARD R. MARRARO Columbia Musical Theater Society (CMTS) in fall 2012. Though ater, where she will work on the famous Free Shakespeare in the ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE VALEDICTORIAN AUSTIN E. QUIGLEY PRIZE PRIZE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS she began acting in commercials at a young age and was cast in Park program, which consists of free performances at an outdoor Hari Neff ’15 Robert Lin ’15 Alyssa Cannizzaro ’15 Brooke Burrows ’15 a few shows on campus, that producing experience made Carieri theater in Central Park. As was the case at Columbia, however, RICHARD AND BROOKE KAMIN ERNEST STADLER PRIZE FOR GARRETT MATTINGLY PRIZE RAPAPORT SUMMER MUSIC EXCELLENCE IN THE STUDY OF realize that she prefers being behind the scenes. “The things no she hopes her professional career will be defined by diversity. Prizes in the PERFORMANCE FELLOWSHIP CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY Isabel Genecin ’15 one thinks about — schedules, contracts, budgets, making sure “One of the things I loved most about my time at Columbia is Core Curriculum Fernanda Douglas ’16 Tyler Rhode ’15 SANFORD S. PARKER PRIZE actors have everything they need and that everyone’s happy — that I got to try many different styles of shows,” she says. “I really Martin Jaffe ’16 Presented by Professor Julie DEUTSCHER VEREIN PRIZE IN GERMAN Rishab Guha ’15 Eleanor Kirk ’16 that’s what I like,” says Carieri, who also produced The Rocky enjoy the variety and the challenges that each brings.” Crawford, Department of English SANFORD S. PARKER SUMMER Javier Llaca ’16 Maya Rosmarin ’15 Horror Picture Show for CMTS in fall 2013. and Comparative Literature RESEARCH PRIZE Hannah Murphy ’16 SUSAN HUNTINGTON VERNON PRIZE Sama Asali ’16 Carieri’s other producer credits include two of the King’s JOSHUA A. FEIGENBAUM PRIZE Paul Bloom ’17 Camille Allamel ’15 IN LITERATURE HUMANITIES Chate Khemakongkanonth ’16 Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s annual outdoor spring shows — Mari Funabashi ’17 RICHMOND B. WILLIAMS TRAVELLING Omeed Maghzian ’16 Cymbeline in 2013 and Much Ado About Nothing this year — and Maria Mavrommatis ’17 Jacob Gelber ’17 FELLOWSHIP Eitan Neugut ’16 WALLACE A. GRAY PRIZE IN Yong Murray ’17 Anya Josephs ’16 the group’s 2015 Egg & Peacock: A 24-Hour Play Festival, an anthol- LITERATURE HUMANITIES Hainian Shi ’16 Anne Pace ’17 Emma Miller ’16 ogy of student plays created, rehearsed and performed within Emma Stodder ’15 Emily Shyr ’17 Dennis Zhou ’16 EDWIN ROBBINS ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP a 24-period. After two years as a writer/lyricist for the extrava- DEAN HAWKES MEMORIAL PRIZE Zara Ali ’18 ganza, this year she stepped into the more central role. “You’re IN THE HUMANITIES Bronwen Chan ’18 Devin Bergstein ’16 Elena Goldstein ’16 Timothy Diovanni ’18 Prizes in Science Nicholas Lyon ’16 amped up on adrenaline and everyone is tired, but it’s so much JONATHAN THRONE KOPIT PRIZE Alec Hon ’18 and Mathematics Ian Trueger ’16 fun to see the audience laughing,” says Carieri. Jonah Weinstein ’16 IN LOGIC AND RHETORIC Joseph Morag ’18 Presented by Professor Brent Carieri, who is from Southern California, considers it a dream Allie ROMINE PRIZE Rebecca Arteaga ’18 LOUIS SUDLER PRIZE IN THE ARTS Stockwell, Department of fulfilled to have been twice part of the Varsity Show. (She was an Carieri ’15 JAMES P. SHENTON PRIZE IN Meaghan Elyse Lueck ’15 Biological Sciences Seminar Paper: Ricardo CONTEMPORARY CIVILIZATION Rodriguez ’15 ensemble member for V118 her first year and a producer for V120 MARIANA GRISWOLD RICHARD BERSOHN PRIZE her junior year.) During summer 2013, Carieri worked with other Lu Zhou ’16 VAN RENSSELAER PRIZE Honors Thesis: Harrison Bert Vancura ’15 Wheeler ’15 V118 alumni on Lydia & Tom: A New Musical, written by Solomon Kailee Pedersen ’17 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PHYLLIS STEVENS SHARP FELLOWSHIP Hoffman ’14 and Nick Parker ’14, which was accepted at the New Prizes in the Creative AWARD IN AMERICAN POLITICS York International Fringe Festival. Her role as general manager and Performing Arts Prizes in the Humanities Robert Lou ’15 Daniel Brovman ’16 Theodore Marin ’15 and marketing director afforded her valuable exposure to New Presented by Professor Julie Presented by Professor Jenny Jonah Reider ’16 Crawford, Department of English Davidson, Department of English HERBERT DERESIEWICZ SUMMER CAROLINE PHELPS STOKES PRIZE York City’s entertainment scene, as did internships with Late Night RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP and Comparative Literature and Comparative Literature David Silberthau ’15 with Jimmy Fallon, advertising agency Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS SENIOR THESIS PRIZE IN ART HISTORY Helen Yang ’17 ALAN J. WILLEN MEMORIAL PRIZE + Partners, and Roundabout Theater Company. POETRY PRIZE AND ARCHAEOLOGY THOMAS J. KATZ PRIZE In her senior year, Carieri, an American studies major and a Ethan Plaue ’15 Martha Scott Burton ’15 Leila Musavi ’15 Hahn Chang ’15 member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta, was president of the

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dren who learned English from Anglophone expatriate Hahn Chang ’15 Values Service, Community Benjamin parents. The goal was to see how the grammar and pro- Gittelson ’15 nunciation of these “heritage language learners” differed ervice has always been my passion,” says Hahn role, he developed and taught computer science, physics and from native English speakers and those who acquire Eng- Chang ’15, who devoted himself the last few chemistry curricula. lish as a second language. years to making a difference in ways large and At the College, Chang volunteered with Columbia-based At the College, Gittelson, who has played the violin small, from taking a gap year to volunteer at an nonprofit Community Impact (CI). In his first year, and again as since he was 5, took individual lessons and performed underserved Los Angeles middle school to host- a senior, he planned field trips for elementary school students with the Columbia University Bach Society orchestra. “Sing a dinner for fellow Columbia students spending Thanksgiv- from Harlem as a coordinator for the organization’s Colum- From his first year, he also was involved with Spectator, ing on campus. bia Youth Adventurers program. In his sophomore and junior where he rose through the ranks to become deputy news Chang, who grew up outside of Minneapolis, deferred admis- years, he was one of CI’s student executives and played a key editor as a senior. “Spectator has been kind of a home base sion to the College to join City Year, a national AmeriCorps initia- role in planning the organization’s first two Not-for-Profit and for me; it has a really strong community,” says Gittelson. tive that places people ages 17–24 in high-need public schools, Public Service Career Fairs. “Being a part of the community, Though not committed to one career path, Gittelson, where they serve as tutors and mentors. For the past three years, building the community and then leveraging the community to who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in May, has envi- he also was a summer teaching fellow with the Minneapolis af- make people’s lives better — that’s the big takeaway I got over sioned himself as a professor since high school and will filiate of Breakthrough Collaborative, a national program that the last few years,” says Chang. take a step in that direction this fall when he pursues prepares low-income middle school students for college. In that Chang’s emphasis on community-building also has informed the first of two successive master’s degrees in linguistics his work as an RA in East Campus the last two years, during at Cambridge. A Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship from the which he became known for baking banana bread for his resi- Hahn College will cover his tuition as well as travel and liv- dents. As the RA-on-duty during Thanksgiving break last year, Chang ’15 ing expenses. “If I enjoy that, then I’ll look into Ph.D. he organized a dinner in his suite (he was responsible for the programs,” he says. turkey) and invited any student who was spending the holiday on campus to stop by; about 25 students did. “I figured I could do my part to give students who might not have a place to go a fun environment to celebrate,” says Chang, who received a 2014 RA of the Year Award from the Columbia chapter of the National Alyssa Menz ’15 Dives into Global Sustainability Residence Hall Honorary, an honor society that recognizes stu- dent leaders for contributions to their residential communities. lyssa Menz ’15 found sustainable development a also visited Israel and the West Bank on an 18-day trip offered Chang, who was near Scholar’s Lion on a campus visit when fruitful avenue for exploring environmental issues by The Earth Institute and the Porter School of Environmental he realized the College was the right fit — “There’s a special en- and international relations, interests she honed Studies at Tel Aviv University. The program, which highlighted ergy there,” he says of that spot — majored in political science. beyond the classroom through fieldwork, conflict transboundary environmental issues vis-à-vis conflicts in the re- Intrigued by the troubled launch of Healthcare.gov, he used his studies and language immersion. gion, gave her a new focus and “helped me determine my profes- senior thesis to examine the factors that affect a state govern- AA recipient of several fellowships from The Earth Institute, sional aspirations,” says Menz, who will begin master’s studies ment’s ability to make use of technology. “One of the conclusions Menz initially adopted a scientific approach. In 2012, she spent in the Nature, Society and Environmental Governance program I came to is that governments have had a difficult time leveraging five weeks in Jordan through a Summer Ecosystem Experiences at Oxford in the fall, fully funded by a Jarvis and Constance technology to provide services,” says Chang. “I tried to figure out for Undergraduates program, which involved hiking and snor- Doctorow Fellowship. She hopes to start a consulting firm that which states have been more successful and why.” keling while learning about local ecology and sustainability chal- helps countries, regions and communities overcome discord by After graduation, Chang will return to Minneapolis to be an lenges. “That was a region I wanted to get to know, especially having the parties work together to address common environ- analyst for McKinsey & Co., a global management consulting in terms of water scarcity,” says Menz, who spent the following mental problems. firm. He hopes to one day run a nonprofit that works with youth, Spring Break in Bermuda through a weeklong Earth Institute In the course of her travels, Menz became aware of Africa’s ideally in Minnesota. “It’s a place that afforded my family and me program that focused on coral reefs. bushmeat crisis — the unsustainable hunting of wildlife for food many opportunities,” says Chang. The most pivotal of Menz’s experiences abroad, however, — and was inspired to spend the Spring 2014 semester learning came during summer 2013, when she returned to Jordan and about fauna and farming practices in Kenya through the Colum- bia-Princeton Tropical Biology and Sustainability Program. Af- Alyssa terward, she spent a week at home in Binghamton, N.Y., before Menz ’15 Benjamin Gittelson ’15 Is Hooked on Language traveling to Turkey, where a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program covered her expenses while she n introductory course in linguistics was all it took make accurate inferences in conversation. It was the first time he studied Turkish for two months during the summer. to hook Benjamin Gittelson ’15. designed and conducted a linguistics experiment from start to Menz’s only hesitation to spending a semester abroad was Having arrived at the College with a vague in- finish. “It was cool to formulate a research question, execute it being away from the swimming and diving team, to which she terest in “writing and words and languages” but and analyze the data,” he says. devoted 30 hours a week. A diver since she was 7, Menz qualified intrigued by plenty of other fields, Gittelson was As a linguistics major, Gittelson was required to study a non- for NCAA Zones each of her four years and was team captain fascinatedA by linguistics’ overlap with psychology, neuroscience, Germanic, non-Romance language. He chose Swahili and en- as a senior. She says having been a college athlete improved her philosophy, education and computer science, and he saw an op- joyed it so much that he sought a U.S. Department of Education time management skills. “It ensured I was always on time with portunity to explore all of them “through the common theme of Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, which allowed my work,” she says. language.” him to further study the language in Kenya during summer 2013. Menz also was on the executive committee for Columbia Ultimately, Gittelson designed an independent major in lin- “[Swahili] developed more recently than English and is more College Student Ambassadors, created in 2013 to better connect guistics and pursued summer research to supplement his course- structured and logical,” says Gittelson. “English has a lot of ex- alumni and students, and volunteered with the Undergraduate work. His most valuable research experience came last summer, ceptions. It was a very interesting point of comparison.” Recruiting Committee. “Every day I wake up thankful to have as an intern at the Center for the Study of Language and Infor- The previous summer, as a research assistant at the Polinsky had the opportunity to come to Columbia,” says Menz. “I really mation at Stanford, where he led a 1,300-participant study that Language Sciences Lab at Harvard, Gittelson traveled to Toulouse want other people to know how fantastic Columbia is and to gauged how extraneous information affects a person’s ability to and Strasbourg in France, where he interviewed more than 30 chil- share my experiences with them.”

SUMMER 2015 20 SENIOR SNAPSHOTS COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY Shondrea Thornton ’15 lived in the IRC beginning with her sophomore year. Ebe Ouattara ’15 Seeks To Help Ivory Coast Youth In 2014, Thornton, who hails from Durham, N.C., received a King’s Crown Leadership Excellence Award for Civic Respon- “I started to think, ‘Am I going to be able to do that if my country sibility in recognition of her involvement with several student Ebe is fighting?’” says Ouattara. Seeing the value of majoring in po- groups, including Columbia University Students Against Mass Ouattara ’15 litical science, the SEAS admit transferred to the College before Incarceration, and Black History Month. Thornton also partici- his first year even began. pated in rallies and protests with the Columbia University Black Ouattara, who dreams of an Ivory Coast where “youth play a Students’ Organization and, as the group’s senior chair this past more constructive role in politics, economics and society,” credits year, helped plan Black Graduation, one of several multicultural his College education with affording him a more critical under- ceremonies organized by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. As standing of the country’s problems. “Coming to Columbia has a senior, she co-chaired the Black Family Tree, a component of given me the opportunity to look at things from international OMA’s Columbia Mentoring Initiative, which pairs first-years and regional perspectives, and to understand why different ac- with upperclassmen mentors of their own ethnicity. tors in the crisis made certain decisions,” says Ouattara, who lists Though at times Thornton found herself at odds with the ad- “Democratization and Regime Change in Developing Countries” ministration as a result of her activist work on campus, she is with assistant professor Kimuli Kasara and “The Evolution of proud of all of her undergraduate pursuits, which she says were Civil War Mediation Strategy” with SIPA lecturer Thomas Hill fueled by a desire to make the black community at Columbia among the courses that have most influenced him. stronger. “When you are doing the right thing for the right rea- Born in Alabama, Ouattara was 9 months old when he moved sons, you will get the results you want,” says Thornton. “My life to his parents’ native Ivory Coast. His father passed away when and my trajectory have been helped by being brave and taking a he was 6, and he moved back to Alabama with his mother in stand. I’m leaving happy.” 2003, when he was 10, at the beginning of the first Ivorian Civil War. The fighting had ended by the time they returned to Abidjan in 2007 and the situation remained stable until the post-electoral crisis that rattled the country from November 2010 to April 2011. hortly after a Columbia admissions officer visitedEbe Ouattara remembers that period as one of “fear and uncertainty”; Djordje Vuckovic ’15 Uses Chemistry To Do Good Ouattara ’15’s high school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, it was unclear from one day to the next whether staples like bread in 2010 and encouraged the then-aspiring aeronauti- or cooking gas would be available. chemistry major with an interest in environmen- was born in and spent his early years in New York City before cal engineer to apply to Engineering, a violent power Empowered by a College education that has given him new tal science, Djordje Vuckovic ’15’s research at the moving to his parents’ native Serbia, where he attended middle struggle broke out in the West African country for the perspectives, Ouattara wants to do the same for other Ivorian College yielded a new material that he hopes will school and high school. secondS time in 10 years. Ouattara’s senior year was disrupted youth by “creating a platform within the next 10 years that en- eventually be “used in factory and power plant Last summer, through a National Science Foundation-funded and, with banks and agencies closed, he had a hard time gather- ables students to think critically about the information they are filters to help clean the atmosphere.” program at the European Center for Research and Education in ing documents for college applications. “It was really difficult to getting.” Looking to turn that vision into an actionable plan, he AVuckovic worked in the lab of Jeffrey Koberstein, the Percy K. Geosciences and the Environment in France, Vuckovic studied think about college at the time,” says Ouattara. “I wasn’t sure I has deferred admission to the master’s program in peace and and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Chemical Engineering, where the possibility of using elemental iron nanoparticles to purify was going anywhere.” conflict studies at the University of Manchester to spend a year at he investigated carbon sequestration — the capture and storage groundwater. In his final semester at the College, he turned his The turmoil prompted a shift in Ouattara’s goals. He’d once home; he hopes to find work during that time with an organiza- of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as a way to mitigate cli- attention to improving atom transfer radical polymerization, a envisioned returning to the Ivory Coast, degree in hand, and ex- tion that promotes post-conflict development and make connec- mate change. There he designed a molecule that, depending on technique used to synthesize small molecules to form long chains ploring ways to make commercial flights within Africa more af- tions with youth leaders. “The coming year will help me deter- its temperature, has the ability to absorb and release carbon di- of repeating units, called polymers. fordable. But that dream, he realized, required political stability. mine which avenue I believe is more effective,” he says. oxide. “It has a fairly high absorption capacity,” Vuckovic says. Vuckovic, who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in May, Vuckovic was one of a handful of incoming students who are hopes to begin a Ph.D. program this fall to continue his research admitted to the College each year as Science Research Fellows, on polymers, which have potential applications across a range which guarantees two summer research opportunities, facilitation of scientific fields. “I’m interested in chemistry that has an envi- of research during the academic year, access to a $10,000 stipend ronmental application but also possible biomedical applications, Shondrea Thornton ’15 Stays Committed to Social Justice across four years and other benefits. “I knew research interested such as drug delivery and tumor imaging,” says Vuckovic. me and that I wanted to major in a science,” says Vuckovic, who Throughout his time at Columbia, Vuckovic could often be commitment to social justice guided many of Shon- ers Diana Ross, Whitney Houston and Beyoncé. “My paper is found training with the Columbia University Ballroom Dance drea Thornton ’15’s choices at the College, from her about resituating the popular culture created by black women as Team. Vuckovic, who first attempted ballroom dancing in high academic trajectory to where she lived on campus having integral importance to political culture and the way we school but did not begin competing until he joined CUBDT, found to the student organizations she joined. think about identity, race, gender and sexuality,” Thornton says. that the hobby brought balance to his undergraduate years. “As An African-American studies major, Thornton Starting this fall, she intends to explore “contradictions between soon as I’d hear that music and we’d start moving on the floor, receivedA a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF), popular culture and political culture” more broadly at UCLA, I’d realize, ‘Wow, this is amazing. Maybe research isn’t the only awarded each spring to five sophomores from underrepresented where she will pursue a Ph.D. in gender studies. thing. There are other things in life that are also important.’” minorities who demonstrate potential for doctoral study. Fellows Thornton began pondering that relationship following the De- Vuckovic’s favorite dances are the foxtrot and the quickstep, and receive support for research, meet weekly to discuss their work cember 2013 release of the album Beyoncé, which she discussed he is particularly proud of a mentorship program he spearheaded and learn about the graduate school application process. Citing with her housemates at the Intercultural House, the residential as president of CUBDT his junior year, which pairs beginner dance race, gender and class among her research interests, Thornton component of the Intercultural Resource Center. The IRC, which couples with more advanced members of the club. “It’s shown ev- says that through MMUF she “realized how important academia occupies two brownstones on West 114th Street and also offers eryone that anyone can learn how to dance,” says Vuckovic. “We can be to activism,” adding, “We talked about scholar activism — a library and meeting space for student groups, promotes dia- noticed that dancers improved faster and team spirit grew.” how can your paper on feminism change how young girls view logue about diversity and social justice. Residents receive train- themselves?” ing meant to foster understanding of societal oppression. “It’s an Nathalie Alonso ’08, from Queens, is a freelance journalist and an For her MMUF research, Thornton looked at black political intentional space for exploring questions about identity and it is Djordje editorial producer for LasMayores.com, Major League Baseball’s official culture as reflected in and influenced by the careers of entertain- a brownstone, so you get that homey feel,” says Thornton, who Vuckovic ’15 Spanish language website. She writes “Student Spotlight” for CCT.

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“We as human beings need stories to contextualize our King of experiences,” says Marlowe. His Castle From blockbuster movies to top-rated televison, Andrew Marlowe ’88 has built a career telling stories that channel pop culture as well as the classics

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t’s 8 p.m. on a Friday at the Raleigh Studios lot in Hollywood, and Andrew Marlowe ’88 is in the zone. The creator and showrunner of ABC’s hit Castle is filming what may be the series’ last episode. Despite the late hour it looks like broad daylight on Stage 12, which is the set for the show’s NYPD Precinct 12. In the main area are four of its stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas. The group has just shot a scene from a side that faces Fillion and Katic, who play the leads, novelist Richard Castle and detective Kate Beckett. Now it’s time to shoot it all again from the other side. In a corner of the set rests a movable area called “The Village” where Marlowe is clearly in charge, standing alongside his wife — and the show’s executive producer — Terri Edda Miller, near a cluster of director’s chairs. In front of them is this episode’s director, Paul Holahan, a few crew members and several cameras and monitors. This particular scene will be shot nine times on each side. Dever, who plays Detective Kevin Ryan, says a line on an early take that isn’t quite right. He’s providing information to Castle and Beckett about a woman whose murder is eerily similar to one they are investigating now. “He should know that’s going to have an emotional impact on Castle,” Marlowe says to Holahan. They take a quick break and the director goes up to Dever, relaying what Marlowe has said. Another take is filmed, and Dever’s delivery is more solemn and sympathetic. Marlowe puts two thumbs in the air and looks excited. “That’s great!” he shouts. After the scene finishes shooting, Marlowe explains his thinking. “In this case, Ryan gave information that was sensitive to Castle. So the actor made the adjustment. Hopefully that made the storyline more interesting,” he says. Marlowe would return to filming more scenes that night, and the crew would remain on set until nearly 1 a.m. Just a normal day’s work for one of Hollywood’s busiest showrunners.

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borrowed from the classics.” hile on the Castle set, one of the show’s pro- While Marlowe was a student, he interned at Lancit Media ducers, Armyan Bernstein, recounts how he Entertainment, the company that produced the popular chil- met Marlowe in the mid-1990s. Bernstein dren’s television program Reading Rainbow. After graduating, his was a successful Hollywood producer who first job was at the literary agency Rosenstone/Wender. There, oversaw Beacon Pictures; Marlowe was he read numerous scripts that came through the office and real- meetingW with Beacon’s development team about getting Air ized that he might have the ability to write quality screenplays Force One produced. himself. When not working at the agency, Marlowe freelanced as “I’m on the phone with Kevin Costner, and my head of devel- an assistant on low-budget film projects in New York City, often opment is trying to interrupt me. I say, ‘What is it?’” Bernstein arriving on location at 4 a.m. to prepare for a morning shoot. recalls. “He says to me: ‘You’ve got to hear this: the President Wanting a change of pace from the New York lifestyle, Marlowe of the United States’ plane gets hijacked … and he fights back!’ relocated to Seattle in 1989. There, he took theater courses at the “Costner overhears it and says, ‘That’s a good idea! Can I University of Washington and was accepted into the University of play the president?’ I said, ‘Maybe it would be better if it was Southern California’s graduate screenwriting program in 1990. He the Vice President?’ But Andrew says, ‘No, it’s gotta be my says that his Columbia education gave him a leg up on his peers. way or no way.’ “The Core Curriculum, in terms of its exposure to storytell- “That’s what it’s like to work with Andrew. [Usually], when ing across 2,500 years of human history, allowed me to see the you’re a young writer, you say ‘OK’ and you go along. But patterns emerge,” Marlowe says. “It felt like it gave me a huge Andrew knew what he was and what he wanted, and I’ve found advantage walking through the door in terms of understanding it’s a wise thing to let him do what he wants.” story, having read Aristotle’s Poetics, having seen the emergence Unfortunately for Costner, a scheduling conflict prevented of these patterns in things like The Iliad and The Odyssey.” him from making the movie. But Ford filled the role quite nicely. Marlowe earned his M.F.A. in screenwriting in 1992 and later “Any time you’re successful with an audience, it’s amazing,” that year won a Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Marlowe says. “Air Force One was a home run. Working with Picture Arts and Sciences for his script The Lehigh Pirates. The fel- Harrison Ford was a dream, having grown up in the Star Wars era.” lowship provides a cash prize for up-and-coming screenwriters. Marlowe pitched Castle to ABC in 2007 and it debuted in 2009 Marlowe (left) and producer-director Rob Bowman on the Castle Another of the five winners that year was Miller. The couple mar- as a midseason replacement. The show is founded on the premise set in 2012. PHOTO: MARTA EVRY ried in 1997. that a mystery writer, Castle, has killed off his popular main char- “My stepdaughter says that Mommy won Andrew in a con- acter, Derrick Storm, and subsequently uses his friendship with test,” Marlowe jokes. the mayor of New York City to start shadowing NYPD homicide t’s been a long but steady road to success for Marlowe, The fellowship set Marlowe off on a successful screenwrit- investigations for research. Beckett is the officer he’s paired with. whose career has advanced from Columbia to writing ing career that included blockbusters such as Air Force One Eventually Castle bases a new character, Nikki Heat, on Beckett. blockbuster films to producing one of television’s most (1997) starring Harrison Ford, End of Days (1999) starring Rob Bowman, a longtime entertainment producer/director Marlowe, who was presented a 2015 John Jay Award for dis- popular shows. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hollow Man (2000) starring Kevin who was a producer for The X-Files, among other things, fell in tinguished professional achievement in March, at the awards Marlowe grew up in Silver Spring, Md., and had a Bacon. Through it all, Marlowe’s Columbia education mani- love with Marlowe’s script. He had been close with ABC exec- dinner with his wife, Terri Edda Miller. loveI for film at an early age. His parents had a regular movie fested itself in his work. utives and he insisted on directing the pilot. Bowman became PHOTO: DAVID DINI SIPA’14 night and he devoured films on a 16 mm projector at the Prince “My biggest Hollywood movie, Air Force One, came out of a producer on Castle and he’s been close friends with Marlowe George Library. Marlowe enrolled at Columbia in 1984 and what is called the ‘Die Hard’ genre, the guy in trouble trying since they started working together. The dramedy became an instant hit. Having completed its soon took advantage of all the city had to offer cinematically. to save his family,” Marlowe says. “That is straight out of the “Marlowe has a powerful sense of story, a sense that, as I’ve seventh season, Castle attracts more than 12 million viewers “New York is such a great town for movies. It’s not relevant end of The Odyssey, when Odysseus comes home and finds his witnessed, has no boundaries or specialization,” Bowman says. weekly and has won four consecutive People’s Choice Awards to today’s students because everything is digital on demand, house is overrun by suitors and has to strap on the bow and “He is a storyteller through and through, which has been quite for Favorite TV Crime Drama. The show’s ratings increased in but back in the day you couldn’t see something unless some- arrow to save his family.” helpful in making almost 150 hours of entertainment.” each of its first six years on the air, and it ended 2014 as ABC’s one was showing it,” he says. “New York offered so many Marlowe knew right away that he wanted his wife to be in- highest-rated series. great screens and revival houses.” volved with Castle. His experience had primarily been in action, Unlike many other crime procedurals, Castle is fun and Marlowe took numerous film classes at the College, including but Miller’s expertise was in writing romantic comedies. light-hearted; the show thrives off the banter between Fillion’s one with Annette Insdorf, director of undergraduate film studies, “I was looking for the Moonlighting genre. When I wanted and Katic’s characters. who sees Marlowe every year when she moderates a panel at the to have that spark of a romantic comedy, I know that I wanted “When I grew up, there were a lot of great character-based Telluride Film Festival. Marlowe also upheld a long under- “Marlowe has a powerful her to be part of it. I trusted that voice. She is the heart of the procedurals, like The Rockford Files or Columbo, where the charac- graduate student tradition of sneaking into legendary movie show,” Marlowe says. ter was at the heart of it. It felt like procedurals had moved away critic and film professor Andrew Sarris ’51, GSAS’98’s class. sense of story, a sense that, Says Miller, “We have enormous respect for each other’s tal- from that,” Marlowe says. “I thought … ‘What about a mystery An English literature major and a philosophy minor, Marlowe ents. I love his work and he loves mine. All partners have points writer who came at the crime from the point of view of story? fenced foil on the Light Blue varsity team. He and friends Andy as I’ve witnessed, has no in their career where they’re in sync, or where they’re at logger- Would that person be of any value?’” Rotman ’88 and Matt Murabito ’88 loved exploring New York heads. We just do it more intimately.” One thing that’s clear with Castle is that there’s always more to and regularly hung out at jazz clubs in the West Village. boundaries or specialization. Marlowe says that he was a fan of romantic comedy films in the show than what one initially sees. Marlowe says he’s proud “He was a philosopher-in-training,” Rotman says of Marlowe. the 1930s and ’40s with actors like Cary Grant and Katharine of the show’s meta narratives. “But if he wanted to do something, it was going to get done. He He is a storyteller through Hepburn, or The Thin Man with Myrna Loy and William Powell. Beckett’s character is named for both Katharine Hepburn loved learning. We took philosophy classes together and he took “I always liked that repartee, so I tried to build off of that. and the playwright Samuel Beckett. “Hepburn to me represents great pleasure in thinking.” and through,” says Rob You have this fun-loving mystery writer who doesn’t take the pinnacle of the strong, smart woman in films,” Marlowe Recalls Murabito, “Even back in the day, Andrew was a rare death seriously. Who do you put him with? A female cop who says. “And ‘Beckett’ was a nod to the playwright, a favorite of combination of high-brow intellectual and popular culture/sci-fi takes death very seriously because she’s personally affected by mine. His gallows humor and often bleak, tragicomic outlook aficionado. He could talk about the intricacies of Shakespeare or Bowman. it [her mother’s murder prompted her to join the force]. And seemed worth a reference in a dramedy about murder.” Joyce as easily as the minutiae of the Star Trek or Marvel universes I thought those two different world views colliding would be As for the title character, his last name was partially a play — or combine the two ends to let you see how popular culture very interesting at the top of the show,” Marlowe says. on Stephen King’s last name (both are chess pieces). When

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eight days of post-production.) Marlowe often comes home at 11 p.m., only to review music cues and go over plans for up- coming shoots before going to sleep by 2 a.m. Castle’s cast and crew, including Marlowe, “When I was at Columbia, flanked by Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, “I need to have seven to eight episodes in my head on any celebrated the series’ 100th episode in I remember always wanting given day,” he says. February 2013. The milestone show aired “Being a showrunner is one of the most difficult and com- on April 1 of that year. to be on The New York plicated jobs in show business,” Miller says. “Andrew is the PHOTO: ERIC Mc CANDLESS/ABC boss of all these people — and there are more than 300 people. He’s like a CEO.” Times bestseller list. I didn’t Even while admitting he’s “exhausted,” Marlowe appears energized on set. make it, but my fictional “Being able to do this is an amazing thing,” Marlowe says. “You work for a really long time for a moment of grace, and character did.” when you have it, you want to ride it out as long as you can. It’s a magical thing.” Marlowe’s friends and colleagues all remark that he’s one of the best people to know and work with. “In my 30 years of doing TV, he is by far the most gener- ous and creative executive producer I’ve worked with,” says asked about the full name Richard Castle, Marlowe says, “It Penny Johnson, who plays Castle’s Captain Victoria Gates. “He was a name that I thought was a lot of fun. Our guy is a bit of is really a wonderful man, and it’s why the tone of the set is a wise-ass, and if you take the ‘c’ off his name, there’s a bit of the way that it is.” fun to be had.” “He has a clarity to his creative voice,” Bowman says. “There’s Castle also has spawned the successful Nikki Heat book series, no shyness with Marlowe. He’s tough as nails, which you have which has appeared on The New York Times bestseller list. While to be as long-term showrunner. The burden of duty is enormous. Marlowe contributes to the books’ storylines, he insists that he Some creatively wither, but Andrew has not. It requires incred- doesn’t write them. He won’t say who the true author is, though, ible creative agility and the sturdiness of a rhinoceros. It’s a mind- apart from noting that Richard Castle has the official byline. blowing schedule that you have to maintain.” “When I was at Columbia, I remember always wanting to be on The New York Times bestseller list. I didn’t make it, but everal weeks after the seventh season finale had been my fictional character did.” filmed, ABC announced that Castle would be renewed Marlowe puts great consideration into every detail of the for an eighth season. Still, after careful consideration, show, and cares deeply about how it is shot. Marlowe and Miller made the difficult decision to “Some shows have a flat feel, but we pride ourselves on our leave the show. While the couple will remain involved rich cinematic look,” Marlowe says. “We like texture.” as consultants, ABC will hire a new showrunner. Marlowe has incorporated Columbia into the show in various S“After seven years, Terri and I have decided to move on and ways. Although the show films in Los Angeles, the pilot had a focus on other projects,” Marlowe said nearly a month after film- scene that was shot in the SIPA library. He made Castle a fencer, ing his last episode. in part based on his own experience on the Light Blue fencing Through their company Milmar Pictures, Marlowe and Miller team. And one episode started with a murder based on a real- have been working on several new scripts that could find their life 1984 on-campus incident, when students found a rug on the way onto the screen. Marlowe has written a pilot script based on street, brought it up for dorm room decoration and were shocked the Derrick Storm character from Castle’s books, and he has a to find a dead body inside. deal with Marvel to do a comic strip about Storm. Additionally, Castle’s daughter, Alexis, played by Molly Quinn, He’s also working to revitalize the private detective char- attends Columbia. acter Philip Marlowe, created by author Raymond Chandler. “We very much wanted to keep her a part of the show, so we Marlowe said that it was difficult to work on these new proj- didn’t want her going to some school out of state. I considered ects while simultaneously overseeing Castle, so that is why he having her go to NYU, but come on! It had to be Columbia, right? has opted to step aside. But whatever Marlowe does next, his She’s a smart cookie,” Marlowe says. Columbia experience undoubtedly will come out. Being a showrunner is quite grueling, and Marlowe’s days “One of the big conversations that is going on in Hollywood can be long. When Castle is in the middle of a 24-episode sea- right now is how technology will affect the future of storytell- son, Marlowe typically gets less than five hours of sleep a ing. One thing that is clear to me is that storytelling isn’t going night. He might arrive on set as early as 6 a.m. to look at new away. We as human beings need these stories to contextualize cuts from the editing team. Then he will work with writers on our experiences,” Marlowe says. creating storylines and on preproduction for episodes that are “There’s a reason why Aristophanes still works today. There’s about to be filmed. a reason why Euripides still works today. Human beings haven’t During the day, Marlowe deals with issues on the set. He changed that much throughout our history. We’re still obsessed answers questions about props and costumes and is along- with all the same things.” side the crew while scenes are shot. He also works with the editors on upcoming episodes that have been shot. A typical Phil Wallace ’04 is the head of business development for Reigning episode takes eight days to film, five on set and three on loca- Champs, a portfolio company of The Raine Group, and a freelance tion. (In addition, there are eight days of pre-production and journalist in Los Angeles.

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ometimes, tragedies can lead he Satows met in 1962 in the main reading room of to good works. Butler Library. They married in 1964 and soon began When Jed Satow died by sui- moving around — including Boston, Brussels and cide at the end of 1998, at 20, his Washington, D.C., as well as New York City, their parents, Phillip M. Satow ’63 and eventual home — as Phil was a naval officer and Donna Satow GS’65, wanted to Tthen worked his way up in the pharmaceutical industry. Donna understand what went wrong in worked in publishing, including as co-founder and publisher of his life and what could have been The Women’s Newspaper of Princeton — “No diet or fashion!” she done to save him. They met with notes — in the ’70s and ’80s, and later as publisher of Columbia the president of the University College Today. The couple raised three children: Jed and his older of Arizona, where Jed had been siblings, Michael ’88 and Julie ’96, SIPA’01. a sophomore. With more than The Satows describe their family as tight-knit and happy. Jed 30,000 students on campus, the was outgoing, with many friends and a lively sense of humor, but president asked earnestly, “What in high school he sometimes was sullen, angry or impulsive, or would you want me to do?” wanted to be alone. His parents worried about his behavior but “In those days there was little discussion about the risk of sui- when they mentioned it to others, they were told he was being a cide among young adults,” Donna says. “When we walked out typical teenager and not to worry. Jed also had a learning disabil- we realized, here was a closed system — a college campus — and ity; he chose to attend Arizona in part because of its specialized Building Seven they weren’t sure how best to prevent this from happening.” program for such students. The Satows went on a mission to obtain answers to the presi- What the Satows now know is that depression can look dif- dent’s plea and find what could be done to prevent other families ferent in young people than in adults. Rather than withdrawing, from enduring the same loss. It became clear that no organization young adults can appear outgoing. Sadness might come out as existed that specialized in preventing suicide among college stu- anger. And, Donna emphasizes, they are impulsive, which can dents, despite it being the second leading cause of death in that lead them to a drastic response to problems they don’t see as tem- population. So in 2000, backed by the expertise of an extensive porary at their inexperienced age. advisory board, the Satows established one themselves. The Satows also discovered that learning disabilities in young In the 15 years since, the Manhattan-based nonprofit The people often are accompanied by emotional and mental health Jed Foundation has matured into the issues. In Jed’s case, they believe he country’s leading authority on the might have had undiagnosed depres- prevention of college student sui- sion. At the time of Jed’s death, Phil cides. It has developed and honed its had just announced his retirement a “Comprehensive Approach to Mental from Forest Laboratories, a move he Health Promotion and Suicide Pre- says he made in part to spend more vention on College and University time with his youngest child. Campuses,” a set of recommenda- “You think that your son or daugh- tions that have influenced hundreds ter is in college, everything is fine. You of schools. With a $3.8 million bud- don’t want to see certain problems,” get and a staff of 12, including CEO Phil says. “So you say, ‘That’s typical John MacPhee ’89, PH’12, as well as behavior, versus troubled behavior.’ a psychiatrist and two clinical psy- We’d rather say it’s typical and hope chologists, the foundation now part- and pray it is, versus saying it’s trou- ners with the nonprofit Bill, Hillary & bled.” He now cautions parents to err Chelsea Clinton Foundation to influ- on the side of getting help. Lifeline Donna Satow GS’65 and Phillip M. Satow ’63 with ence changes in school policies and their children (left to right) Michael ’88; Julie ’96, Phil adds that in their case, com- practices at colleges nationwide. It is SIPA’01; and Jed. pounding his guilt — a feeling he says also partnering with MTV and Face- haunts all parents of children who die book to extend a helping hand direct- by suicide — is that he had worked AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF THEIR SON JED, ly to college students in the form of media and social marketing with psychiatrists on products to treat depression. “I had learned campaigns. something about it,” he says, “and still I didn’t save my son.” PHIL AND DONNA SATOW WENT ON A MISSION TO DEVELOP A “They went to the right places and asked all the right ques- Before The Jed Foundation was created, campuses generally LONG-TERM AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO PREVENT tions and took time to develop a long-term and comprehensive focused their mental health programming on services offered YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM program to prevent young people from suicide and self-harm,” at the counseling center. Yet only a minority of college students says Rain Henderson, CEO of the Clinton Health Matters Initia- (typically 10–15 percent, according to MacPhee) make their way tive, part of the Clinton Foundation. “The Satows are incredible to centers like that, even though emotional problems are wide- people. You know the minute you meet them these are people on spread. According to the Spring 2014 report, the most recent B y S h i r a B o s s ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 a mission.” available, of a twice-a-year survey by the American College “It’s a really sound, evolving, deep and meaningful model,” Health Association, a quarter of college students said they were says Joe Behen, executive director of counseling, health and dis- “very lonely” within the past two weeks and a quarter said they ability services at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. “The were “very sad” within the past two weeks. More than one in Jed Foundation has had an incredible impact in higher education. six reported being “so depressed that it was difficult to function” It’s the best model out there to enhance student well-being and sometime in the past year, and 1 in 20 had “seriously considered save lives.” suicide” in the past year.

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helplessness that can lead to a suicide attempt. “We affect people suffering in silence, like my son was,” Donna says. “We want to help students feel more connected and to know it’s OK to speak up and get help for themselves or a friend, and we want them to know how to get that help.” The JedCampus Program is now run in conjunction with the Clinton Foundation as The Jed and Clinton Health Matters Cam- pus Program, launched in 2014. The Clinton Foundation leaders initiated the partnership when they were working on a program to curtail prescription drug misuse and overdose on college cam- puses. “When we talked to people in the field — small nonprof- its, large nonprofits, the White House — it came up again and again that there’s one organization we should really look at: The Jed Foundation,” Henderson says. Colleges and universities pay $1,950 for a four-year process to implement the Campus Program. A team from The Jed Founda- tion and the Clinton Foundation visits the school to do an assess- ment and identify opportunities to improve. An interdisciplinary team at the school is formed to work on changes, with technical assistance and advice, as well as periodic evaluations, from the foundations. Eighty-eight schools are in the program, with a goal of 1,500 by 2020. Schools that complete the four years and successfully implement the recommendations will receive a certification (some schools, including Columbia and Barnard, received this certification before the current program debuted). Phil hopes par- ents helping their children select schools during the application process will start to take the certification into account. Satow, a past president of the Columbia College Alumni From its start, The Jed Foundation has also reached out directly Association, received the 2014 Alexander Hamilton Medal in “We believe promoting emotional to students, and continues to expand on those efforts. ULifeline, November; here, he is congratulated at the dinner by CCAA President Douglas R. Wolf ’88. well-being is an important part of for example, has been in operation since the foundation’s incep- higher education and life readiness,” PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO says John MacPhee ’89, PH’12 (left), tion. The mental health and suicide prevention website (ULife The Jed Foundation CEO, with Donna line.org) is provided free of charge to all colleges by the founda- Satow GS’65 and Phillip M. Satow ’63 tion, which then helps schools customize it — for example, creat- campaign, with Facebook and Instagram. The “Help a Friend in on campus this past spring. ing links to connect students with the resources available at their Need” guide helps 18–24-year-olds recognize posts of concern in PHOTO: CHAR SMULLYAN school. The website gets 440,000 individual visitors per year and social media and suggests what actions can be taken. 40,000 students take its confidential online quiz every year; the The extension of The Jed Foundation’s programming to social “self-evaluator” helps them recognize a problem in themselves or media is an indication of how comprehensively it tries to reach “There’s a large population of students on campus dealing a range of recommendations, from making sure students have a friend and point them toward help at their school. college students in need. “Those at The Jed Foundation, includ- with all kinds of issues that can become severe if not attended to,” access to healthful foods and a free gym to preventing easy ac- Since 2006, The Jed Foundation has partnered with MTV on ing the Satows, are very in tune with the demographic they repre- says Phil, who is also chairman of the board of the foundation. cess to roofs. Half of Us (halfofus.com). The educational campaign uses video sent and really understand social media and how it’s used,” says To formulate a model of what should be done on college cam- “We believe promoting emotional well-being is an important and other tools to raise awareness of the mental health problems, Rita Fabi BUS’05, manager, Safety Operations, Facebook. puses to address the problem, the Satows began by researching part of higher education and life readiness,” says MacPhee, who stresses and pressures common among college students (e.g., Since their work began, the Satows have inspired and wit- what other closed systems were doing. They joined The Jed Foundation in 2011 follow- break-ups, anxiety, “digital drama,” money problems) and to en- nessed real changes on college campuses. “In the past, senior of- found a successful model in the Air Force, ing 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. courage them to seek help. The title refers to the more than half ficials have focused on academics, prestige and development,” which uses a mental health and suicide pre- “Sleep deprivation, anxiety and depression of all college students surveyed who report severe problems with Phil says. “More and more, they are now focusing also on the vention program that has reduced rates of are among the top reasons contributing to anxiety or depression. quality of student life, with some emphasis on wellness and emo- suicide, homicide, domestic violence and academic failure and dropout.” The videos, which have won Peabody Awards, feature ce- tional wellbeing. That’s been a great gift of The Jed Foundation: accidental deaths, and set about adapting it One practice the foundation advocates lebrities such as Mary J. Blige, Pete Wentz and Brittany Snow the recognition of this problem and the need for change so this to colleges. is the creation of behavioral intervention discussing their own struggles with mental health issues. The problem is dealt with.” Eventually, the Satows created the Jed- teams, aka “campus care teams,” compris- videos have been aired at 900 colleges and universities on mtvU, The Satows’ goal is, by 2020, to see half of all college students Campus program, a multi-point plan of ing individuals in an array of positions — the largest television network for college students. The videos are in the United States attending a school that has implemented action that could be applied to colleges faculty, academic advisers, RAs, coaches, also free to use by schools during orientation and at other events their model and been certified by The Jed Foundation. nationwide. It takes mental health services chaplains — trained to recognize students of and programs (some schools have aired them before the main “We work primarily with the university administration but and suicide prevention beyond the counsel- concern and get them help. “They didn’t ex- feature on movie nights) for purposes of education and discus- it’s for the kids,” Phil says. “How many kids will be under our ing center, helping college administrators ist widely a decade ago, and now it’s the rare sion. “Depression, alcohol, loneliness, social media — it covers umbrella of protection? It’s the kids we’re protecting and they’re put a safety net in place for students. The school that doesn’t have a care team,” Behen wide ground,” MacPhee says. A key message to students: You what matter.” goals extend to seven areas: developing says. “The Jed Foundation has been a major are not alone. life skills, promoting social connectedness, identifying students influence on that.” “The campaign reaches millions of students with information at risk, increasing help-seeking behaviors, providing mental Because so few students go to counseling centers, The Jed about how to recognize when someone is struggling and the ac- Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 is an author and contributing writer health services, following crisis management procedures and Foundation also has designed campus-based social marketing tions you can take to help yourself or a friend,” MacPhee says. to CCT. She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, two sons restricting access to potentially lethal means. They encompass campaigns to reduce the feelings of isolation, despair, anxiety and Last year, The Jed Foundation launched another outreach and two whippets.

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[ COLUMBIA FORUM] Mark Strand’s obituary in The New York Times declared that his “spare, deceptively simple investigations of root- lessness, alienation and the ineffable strangeness of life made him one of America’s most hauntingly meditative poets.” Into the City of Souls PHOTO: SARAH SHATZ

A selection of the work of Mark Strand (1934–2014), U.S. poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner and Columbia faculty member

oet Mark Strand was known for writing about death, but not necessarily in a tone that was tragic. “I feel myself inching towards it. So there it is in my poems,” he told The Paris Review in 1998. “But I don’t think of myself as gloomy at all.” His well-known poem “2002” shows Death daydreaming of his final rendezvous with the poet; the occasion seems natural and casual, almost like the prelude to an elegant party. “One of these days I’ll be out Pback, swinging my scythe/Or holding my hourglass up to the moon, and Strand will appear/ In a jacket and tie, and together under the boulevards’/Leafless trees we’ll stroll into the city of souls.” On November 29, 2014, Strand walked away with Death; he was 80. He had taught in the Department of English and Comparative Literature since 2005, and also at the School of the Arts. A number of his Columbia students have posted tributes to him online (arts.columbia.edu/ THE GREAT POET RETURNS writing/news/2014/mark-strand-obituary-p2). The U.S. poet laureate from 1990 to 1991, he When the light poured down through a hole in the clouds, received the Pulitzer Prize and the Bollingen Prize, and was also a MacArthur Fellow. We knew the great poet was going to show. And he did. Strand trained as a visual artist in the 1950s and some of his A limousine with all-white tires and stained-glass windows Dropped him off. And then, with a clear and soundless fluency, poems are as spare, abstract and luminous as a late Rothko. In his He strode into the hall. There was a hush. His wings were big. Paris Review interview, Strand admitted: “The reality of the poem The cut of his suit, the width of his tie, were out of date. is a very ghostly one. It doesn’t try for the kind of concreteness that When he spoke, the air seemed whitened by imagined cries. fiction tries for.” But that lack of concreteness is what gives his ver- The worm of desire bore into the heart of everyone there. bal canvases their strange, simple power. “It’s this ‘beyondness,’ There were tears in their eyes. The great one was better than ever. that depth that you reach in a poem, that keeps you returning to it.” “No need to rush,” he said at the close of the reading, “the end Of the world is only the end of the world as you know it.” In honor of Strand, and his contribution to American poetry, How like him, everyone thought. Then he was gone, on the following pages is a selection of his work, chosen from And the world was a blank. It was cold and the air was still. Collected Poems (Knopf, 2014). Tell me, you people out there, what is poetry anyway? Rose Kernochan BC’82 Can anyone die without even a little?

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KEEPING THINGS WHOLE THE MARRIAGE THE COMING OF LIGHT In a field The wind comes from opposite poles, Even this late it happens: I am the absence traveling slowly. the coming of love, the coming of light. of field. You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, This is She turns in the deep air. stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, always the case. He walks in the clouds. sending up warm bouquets of air. Wherever I am Even this late the bones of the body shine I am what is missing. She readies herself, and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath. shakes out her hair, When I walk I part the air makes up her eyes, and always smiles. the air moves in to fill the spaces The sun warms her teeth, where my body’s been. the tip of her tongue moistens them.

We all have reasons He brushes the dust from his suit THE END for moving. and straightens his tie. Not every man knows what he shall sing at the end, I move Watching the pier as the ship sails away, or what it will seem like to keep things whole. He smokes. When he’s held by the sea’s roar, motionless, there at the end, Soon they will meet. Or what he shall hope for once it is clear that he’ll never go back.

The wind carries them closer. When the time has passed to prune the rose or caress the cat, They wave. When the sunset torching the lawn and the full moon icing it down No longer appear, not every man knows what he’ll discover instead. Closer, closer. When the weight of the past leans against nothing, and the sky They embrace. Is no more than remembered light, and the stories of cirrus She is making a bed. And cumulus come to a close, and all the birds are suspended in flight, He is pulling off his pants. Not every man knows what is waiting for him, or what he shall sing When the ship he is on slips into darkness, there at the end. They marry and have a child.

The wind carries them off in different directions.

This wind is strong, he thinks as he straightens his tie.

I like this wind, she says as she puts on her dress.

The wind unfolds. The wind is everything to them.

From the Book: COLLECTED POEMS. Copyright © 2014 by Mark Strand. Published by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

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MESSAGE FROM CCAA PRESIDENT DOUGLAS R. WOLF ’88 39 Message from the CCAA President 40 Lions 45 Alumni in the News Building a Vibrant CCAA Community Alumni 46 Bookshelf 48 Reunion and Dean’s Day 2015 ummer greetings from the Columbia College Alumni 52 Class Notes Association. In my hometown of Boston, the warm 92 Obituaries weather could not have come soon enough. I hope ev- eryone has a wonderful season. News 96 Alumni Corner As I look back on the school year, we at the CCAA Saccomplished much to be proud of, and we look forward to con- tinued success this fall when the newest students arrive and em- Students take nature for their bark upon their Columbia College adventure. I hope you were canvas on the Bronx shore of able to be a part of some of the past year’s activity: the Harlem River. n PHOTO: COURTESY COLUMBIA the Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner, which honored UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Phillip M. Satow ’63, and the John Jay Awards Dinner, which honored Kyra Tirana Barry ’87; Abigail Black Elbaum ’92, BUS’94; Ira Katznelson ’66; Nicholas P. Leone ’88; and Andrew W. Marlowe ’88 — both had House of Cards creator Beau Willimon ‘99, SOA’03 in conversation incredible attendance and successful fundraising; with Professor Annette Insdorf. PHOTO: DAVID DINI SIPA’14 n Columbia College Women (CCW)’s exciting relaunch, featuring Claire Shipman ’86, SIPA’94 and CNN’s n Serving as a Class Agent is a great way to keep in Poppy Harlow ’05 in conversation with an energized touch with classmates and to generate energy and group of alumnae and women students; commitment while raising peer-to-peer gifts for the n the CCAA’s new brand launch, which showcased Columbia College Fund, which assists many students our noble lion as well as our redesigned website: who might not otherwise be able to attend the College college.columbia.edu/alumni; (Columbia is a leader in first-in-family collegians). n more programing outside the Tri-State area, including n Being a Reunion Committee member is essential to building a memorable program that brings classmates n a Columbia filmmakers panel in LosAngeles; and friends back to campus to celebrate their Colum- n a reception with young alumni and Louis bia experience and see what the College is like now. Rossetto ’71, BUS’73, founder of Wired magazine, Options include helping to design programming, in San Francisco; and reaching out to classmates for support of the Class Gift and helping with outreach to build enthusiasm n a reception for alumni in the Miami region, among classmates through targeted communications. hosted by Eric Mendelson ’87, BUS’89; and n two student events featuring entertainment heavy Grace Kim ’15, Senior Fund chair, and Jackson Tse hitters Beau Willimon ’99, SOA’03 (creator of ’15, Columbia College Student Alumni Ambassadors president, House of Cards) and Dede Gardner ’90 (a producer beautifully articulated the student perspective when they spoke of 12 Years a Slave). to the CCAA Board of Directors at our final meeting of the school year. Their message: Students at Columbia today view Let’s keep this momentum going. The energy is alumni as an important part of their college experience; they building, and I hope even more of you will step up in the crave interaction with alumni, and seek opportunities for men- year ahead to join this community endeavor to support the toring and guidance as well as a sense of community. College, its students and one another. Consider the following To address this need, the CCAA will work to improve its volunteer opportunities: communications with students so that they are better aware of the many student-alumni programs offered. n Interviewing high school seniors as an Alumni Rep- Check out the CCAA website (college.columbia.edu/alumni) resentative Committee member was my entry into to learn more about the many ways to get involved and let me becoming an active alumnus. It only takes about one or the Alumni Office ([email protected]) know of other hour of time per student, including interview and ways you want to show your pride and love of our school and write-up. Many of our peer institutions are interview- our people. I welcome your ideas so we can continue to build a ing close to 100 percent of their candidates. Help us vibrant CCAA community. raise our number to at least 50 percent so we can get closer to ensuring all top-notch candidates hear more Roar! about Columbia in their application process.

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Between them there are just eight strings, and some- times a kazoo. But Andy Bean ’01 and Fuller Condon ’00, who make up the vintage folk revival group The Two Man Gentlemen Band, have a way with hooks and a knack for showing their lis- teners a good time. The Gentlemen write songs about great beards of the Civil War, tikka masala and the agony and ecstasy of one’s love be- ing like “the square root of two.” Their music, at once silly and sophisticated, tips its hat to the stringed music of the 1920s and ’30s — hot jazz, early country and western swing. For the last decade, their songs have been played everywhere from the walkways of Central Park to stadiums of people awaiting the music of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson (the band opened for Dylan’s and Nelson’s dual summer tour in 2009). Nowadays, the band is mostly heard in living rooms across the country, punctuat- ing Disney’s animated show Wander Over Yonder. The Gentlemen wrote the theme song for the show, which follows best friends and ALBUM COVER: COURTESY THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND intergalactic travelers as they battle the galaxy’s many forces of evil. Bean, who studied mathematics and lives in Los Angeles with out a place in Central Park, often playing for several hours each day his wife and daughter, is also the composer for the series. Condon, during the summer. Performing for donations may not be the typical a music major who lives in Folly Beach, S.C., performs with several path of an Ivy League duo, but Condon says his and Bean’s educa- other local bands when not touring with Bean. tion was helpful in their success. Frank Angones ’05, SOA’11, Wander Over Yonder’s co-writer, says “The reality is we could have just graduated from high school the theme song and Bean’s scoring have given the show depth in and done this, but there is a certain intelligence to the act and the its musical storytelling. songs,” Condon says. “A lot of times, especially in kids’ cartoons, music is an after- After about four years in the park, the band began touring. thought. Andy’s work definitely feels like it’s part of the show. As Between 2008 and 2012, they played as many as 200 shows a year, much as it could not exist without the creators, the writers, the usually in small towns but often as the main act. More than 10,000 artists, it definitely couldn’t exist without Andy’s work.” Facebook users track the band’s goings-on. They’ve gained a fol- lowing so loyal that once, when Bean’s antique tenor banjo broke, When The Two Man Gentlemen Band performs, showmanship a fan immediately offered his own as a replacement. is front and center. Condon’s upright bass and Bean’s tenor guitar Bean says he likes to think of his and Condon’s relationship, are almost accessories to their bowties, suspenders and bowler both on stage and off, as similar to the 1960s-era folk-comedy duo hats. The pair’s banter is its own brand of improvised comedy. The Smothers Brothers — they build off each other’s humor in a Listeners might realize only later, humming an upbeat ditty about fraternal kind of way. Neither can describe it, nor script it; they pork chops or Palm Springs, how memorable their music is. once tried writing their dialogue before a show but the humor fell Bean and Condon met in their early days at Columbia while flat. “We’re both terrible actors,” Bean says. auditioning for a different band. Both were heavily involved in The band has eight full-length albums, all of which channel the music scene, which was seeing the beginnings of the early the early and middle parts of the 20th century — bands like Mil- millennium’s indie rock movement in New York City. Condon ton Brown and His Musical Brownies or The Mills Brothers. In spent much of his time performing in other bands, including 2012, they produced Two At A Time, an album entirely free of any several with Bean. Bean was active with WKCR, where his 1940s digital elements. From the analog recording to the hand-pressed and ’50s rhythm and blues show aired Saturday afternoons, right album covers, it is a tribute to the aesthetic they aim to recreate. before Phil Schaap ’73’s Traditions in Swing show. Just in his short Also in 2012, Bean and Condon were invited to submit a sample theme song for Wander Over Yonder, created by Craig McCracken, Fuller Condon ’00 (left) interactions with Schaap, the obsessively encyclopedic jazz his- and Andy Bean ’01 torian, Bean says he learned more about jazz music than he ever the same mind behind the shows The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s bring humor and could have on his own. Schaap’s influence was among the rea- Home for Imaginary Friends. McCracken says he liked “the idea of sophistication to the sons he and Condon began listening to records of the genres they this twangy, organic folk instrument set against the backdrop of an vintage folk revival now imitate. epic space adventure,” and was looking not just for a sound effect, group The Two Man Gentlemen Band. Bean earned a master’s in mathematics from Boston College and but for a “soundtrack [to] showcase the visual gags” of the show. PHOTO: COURTESY THE TWO Condon continued performing in bands. The two remained friends, “Just by listening to their music you can hear how much fun MAN GENTLEMEN BAND though, and formed the Gentlemen in 2004. Jaded by the rigmarole they had writing and performing it,” says Jay Stutler, Disney’s tele- of landing spots in clubs and venues around the city, the two staked vision animation VP in charge of music. “If the musicians enjoy

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Roberts had founded the Living Heart Foundation (LHF), reaus, in San Francisco and Denver, in 2013, “Maybe the ‘fun’ element is more apparent in the live shows, which had already been working with NFL players suffering critics charged that the quality of its journal- as we have a great time playing the music,” Condon says. “But from obesity-related illnesses, more than a decade ago. (NFL ism had been slipping for years. Now all that hopefully comes across just listening to it.” players are at a significantly higher risk of these diseases than the eyes are on Just. Can she remake one of TV’s  general population.) premier newscasts for a digital age? To view a video of The Two Man Gentlemen Band in concert, go to “That I was one of them in my youth helps,” Roberts says. “We The last six months have brought a whirl- Web Extras at college.columbia.edu/cct. have a shared experience. They now know they can trust me and wind of changes. With a $30 million budget that I have their best interest at heart.” and an 85-member news team, ranging from Lauren Steussy covers Staten Island art and culture on for the Staten Buchwald went to Roberts with the idea for the Heart, Obesity, on-air talent to support staff, Just has worked Island Advance. Her work has appeared in San Diego Magazine and Prevention, Education (HOPE) program, which would build on hard to recruit new viewers. Content-sharing the Orange County Register, among other publications. LHF’s work by sharing the athletes’ weight-loss success stories deals with The Atlantic, the Center for Inves- with those suffering from and at risk for obesity-related diseases. tigative Reporting and Ozy, an online news By 2012, the organizations were merged into LHF HOPE (living site targeted to a younger audience, have heartfoundation.org/hope.html). added fresh reporting. She has shortened The mission of LHF HOPE’s more than 20 volunteers is to NewsHour’s segments to fit more topics into work with local chapters of the NFL Players Association to treat the 60-minute broadcast and beefed up field former players who need to lose weight and then recruit them to reporting to give viewers a greater sense of work as emissaries, traveling the country to talk to people about immediacy. the importance of health and the options for weight loss. Already, Seizing opportunities brought by the mid- Turning Former NFL more than 3,500 former players have been screened at 80 hospi- term elections last November, Just secured tals, and 65 have participated in full studies geared toward im- Sara Just ’88 helms the control room as PBS NewsHour executive producer. extra funding to expand NewsHour’s cover- proving health. Among them are offensive tackle Corey Louchiey, PHOTO: DAN SAGALYN FOR PBS NEWSHOUR age on election night, featuring on-the-road Players into Weight who played on conference-winning teams with the Bills and the dispatches from co-anchors Judy Woodruff Falcons, and tight end James Thornton, whose physique during and Gwen Ifill. “There’s a greater chance for his playing days earned him the nickname “Robocop.” audiences to sample you than any other night,” Just says. Loss Role Models For the past 2½ years, LHF HOPE has been an itinerant orga- Sara Just ’88 Leads Perhaps most significantly, NewsHour has upped its game on nization, with Buchwald and Roberts reaching out to academic social media, where even Just admits to getting her news first, via institutions interested in hosting screenings. But thanks to suc- Twitter, when she awakens at 5 a.m. The show’s director of audi- B y E t h a n R o u e n JRN’04, BUS’17 cessful fundraising, the organization now has a Center of Excel- NewsHour Through ence engagement works with web and social media editors to ag- lence (a brick-and-mortar facility) in Charlotte and will have one gressively push news out over social networks, with an emphasis To have the body of a professional athlete might in Los Angeles within a year. on graphics and video. seem unattainable to the average couch potato, but once jocks As players continue to complete the program, LHF HOPE’s Changing Times The changes have started to bear fruit. In December 2014, retire from the playing field, they can be- army of athlete-speakers continues to expand 950,000 people watched the newscast — a 12 percent jump from come obese, too. — and that is where the exponential impact of the year before albeit still down from 1.2 million in 2011, accord- B y K i m M a r t i n e au JRN’97 Hearing about their weight loss through the program on communities at high risk for ing to the most recent Nielsen ratings. The number of 25–54-year- diet, exercise and even surgery can be inspir- obesity-related illness can truly be seen. When olds, a key demographic for advertisers, also saw an 11 percent ing for fans, on par with hearing about the Buchwald, Roberts and former players go to Despite the high stakes and intense pressures that gain, though NewsHour declined to give total numbers. game-winning catch. Former Columbia ath- schools to talk to children, or host events at come with producing PBS’ iconic NewsHour, Sara Just ’88 leads The biggest growth came online. The website drew 4.1 million letes Dr. Henry Buchwald ’54, PS’57 and Dr. inner-city community centers (minorities and the newsroom with a calm and deliberate air. users in January, up 70 percent from the same period in 2014, and Archie Roberts ’65 are working with retired the poor suffer from obesity-related illnesses In late November, from a conference room at NewsHour’s offices its biggest audience ever. National Football League players to create at higher rates than the general public), the au- in Arlington, Va., Just sipped from a can of soda as she and her On the web, radio and TV, NewsHour has improved substantial- these inspiring health stories and then have dience patiently listens to the doctors, but only staff batted around headlines for the evening’s show. Features on ly in a short time, says former NewsHour executive Lester Crystal. the athletes share them with people in inner because they know what’s to come. climate change in Alaska and the abuse of painkillers by players “It’s still the traditional NewsHour and all that stands for,” he says. cities and other areas plagued by obesity. “Archie gets up, makes a speech, and in the NFL were cued up, along with several shorter pieces. Af- “But it’s also a faster-paced and more interesting program.” “In our country, we are living in a pan- people listen,” Buchwald says. “I get up, ter, they brainstormed stories for the slow Thanksgiving weekend Journalism is not a career that Just stumbled upon. She came demic of obesity,” says Buchwald, a bariatric make a speech, people listen. Then two ahead. Notably absent: the yelling, object-throwing and off-color to Columbia knowing where she wanted to go. “I put my suitcase surgeon at the University of Minnesota and players get up, 6'10", 6'11". They played pro- language of some newsrooms. down and walked over to Spectator before I even unpacked,” she former varsity swimmer for the Lions. “No- fessionally at 320 lbs., then blew up to 500. “Sara has always been remarkably mature and steady in a says. body really listens to doctors about obesity, One by diet, and one by bariatric surgery, newsroom where everyone is always wrought up and often in a Growing up in the Boston suburb of Westwood, Mass., Just about diabetes, about lifestyle changes. Who they each lost 200 pounds and now are liv- state of outrage,” says Tom Bettag, executive producer at Night- looked around at the adults she knew, including her uncle Max do people look up to? Their sports heroes. ing successful, healthy lives. The audience line from 1991 to 2005 when Just worked there. Frankel ’52, GSAS’53, a former editor of The New York Times, and re- Who are the sports heroes in our country who doesn’t let them leave. The program is sup- Just joined NewsHour as its executive producer in September alized something important: The journalists were having the most have a tendency to get obese? NFL players.” posed to end at 5. We don’t get out until 8.” during a time of historic upheaval for print and broadcast me- fun. An avid reader of the sports pages, especially all things Celtics In 2011, Buchwald gave a talk on obe- dia. Though the program depends on a mix of public and private and Red Sox, Just figured she would become a sports writer. sity in Japan, and as he finished, the “white Dr. Henry Buchwald ’54, PS’57, co-founder Ethan Rouen JRN’04, BUS’17 is a Ph.D. stu- funding, it faces many of the harsh realities of its for-profit peers. Still, she never forgot her mother’s advice to read the front coats” filed out and thousands of people of LHF HOPE, in his office. dent in accounting at the Business School and The rise of the social web, where everyone is a publisher, has cre- page, too, because fascinating news also appeared there. After moved in to hear a former professional sumo PHOTO: COURTESY DR. HENRY BUCHWALD ’54, PS’57 former associate editor of CCT. ated heaps of content to compete against. Shrinking attention graduating from the Winsor School, a private all-girls day school

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among them Emmys for a 1995 Israeli-Palestinian town meeting in Jerusalem, after Israeli prime minister’s Yitzhak Rabin’s as- sassination, and a 1999 broadcast from Jonesboro, Ark., just after ALUMNI IN THE NEWS the school shootings in Columbine. They received a Peabody for ABC’s coverage of the 9-11 terrorist attacks and an Emmy for a series profiling the Marines of Fox 2/5 Company, one of the first A March 14 New York Times article focused on Robby Mook Gloria Johnson-Cusack ’88 units to cross into Iraq during the Iraq War. ’02, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign manager, and has been named president and One of the proudest moments of Just’s career is marked by an- his work to develop and implement modern campaign CEO of the National Human other trophy of sorts: a harmonica played by Bruce Springsteen techniques in Clinton’s campaign. The article stated: “It falls Services Assembly, a D.C.- on Nightline in 2002, now hanging in her home office. Just had largely on Mr. Mook, and the band of young operatives he based umbrella organization spent years trying to land the interview and finally, as Spring­ has assembled (called the Mook Mafia), to move the griev- composed of nearly 85 national steen’s 9-11 inspired album, The Rising, was about to come out, ance-laden Clinton machine into the modern political age. human service nonprofits such he agreed. Against her doctor’s orders, Just traveled to his home The success of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign will rest in part on as the American Red Cross, the in New Jersey to produce the show three weeks before delivering whether this younger generation of earnest, data- and social- Boy Scouts of America, the Girl her second son. Springsteen later sent the harmonica to Koppel as media-savvy operatives can prevail.” Scouts of the U.S.A. and AARP.

a gift, but Just intercepted it. n n n In a press release announcing When she had arrived at Nightline, at 23, colleagues warned her appointment, she said: “I she would never hear a wedding march; burned out by the long Dr. Jennifer Ashton ’91, PS’00 hosts the newly launched lived in de facto segregated Just cites landing a Bruce Springsteen interview among her hours, young journalists tended to leave after a few years. But ABC Radio show Your Body, a daily report covering topics D.C. and attended tough public Gloria Johnson-Cusack ’88 proudest moments. Second from right is Ted Koppel. Just stayed, married and upon becoming a manager, instituted such as nutrition, fitness, beauty and parenting with the schools, and later thrived at PHOTO: COURTESY SARA JUST ’88 a “date-night” policy to allow staff to leave at a reasonable hour goal of helping women achieve better health and wellness. Sidwell Friends and Columbia with three days’ advance notice. (Her husband, Ray Treacy, is a Ashton, an ob/gyn, is ABC News’ senior medical contribu- (both on full scholarship) in what seemed like another world. in Boston, Just left for Columbia, where her father, Harold ’56, her schoolteacher and coach.) As dates led to weddings, Nightline tor and reports on health and wellness issues across all ABC I’ve had a burn about creating more opportunities for more mother, Marion Brown BC’63, GSAS’69, and grandfather Harold evolved into a family-friendly workplace. “Sara was a huge part News platforms. The show debuted on May 26. people ever since.” Brown ’25, LAW’27 had all gone. of setting that tone — your personal life counts,” says Bettag. “If n n n n n n There, Just audited a class with Fred Friendly, the legendary you’re stressed at home, you’re not going to be good at work.” CBS News producer, and learned about America’s culture wars Just was sought out for advice and support, and her humil- The 2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Sarah Maslin Nir ’08, JRN’10 appeared on CBS This Morning from historian Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69. Like most of her class- ity made her an uncommonly good colleague. “Unlike so many Medal for Translation was on May 8 to discuss her landmark investigation into the treat- mates at Spectator, however, her defining college experiences un- others in our business, Sara never had to make sure others knew awarded to Burton Watson ’50 ment of nail salon workers in New York, which ran in three folded in a shabby office on Amsterdam Avenue, where five days she was smart and clever,” says Mark Nelson, a former senior for his work with Chinese and parts in The New York Times. As a result of the investigation, a week they reported, hand-assembled and published a daily producer at Nightline. Japanese literature. The lifetime New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo created a multiagency task newspaper. At the end of her junior year, Just was picked by the In 2006, Just moved to ABCNews.com and led ABC’s online achievement award, given ev- force to combat wage theft and health hazards facing nail outgoing editorial board to become executive editor — the first and TV presidential campaign coverage through the 2004 and ery three years, highlights Wat- salon workers and implemented multi-language programs woman to hold that role. 2008 election cycles, culminating in the election of George W. son’s dedication to translating a to inform salon workers about their rights. Her classmates remember a tireless leader who was graceful Bush and Barack Obama ’83. As the news business went into a variety of classical Chinese and n n n under pressure. “She used her good humor and passion for jour- tailspin after the financial crisis, Just also had a chance to reflect Japanese works in genres such nalism as motivation. It wasn’t by cracking the whip,” says former on the changing economics of journalism. In 2012, as a fellow as poetry, prose, histories and Two alumni have been tapped to serve as presidents for Spec colleague Stan Sagner ’88, BUS’94, now executive editor of with the Journalism School’s Punch Sulzberger Program, she sacred texts. Watson received historically black colleges and universities. Ronald Mason video at Rodale and a restaurant critic for the New York Daily News. joined other media executives for a week each quarter to share the award on June 8 at the PEN Jr. ’74, LAW’77 has been named president of the University Just also showed a flair for management. Amid the football survival strategies. Literary Awards Ceremony, of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.’s only public university, effective July 1. C. Reynold Verret ’76 was elected team’s epic losing streak, she had the paper pull back on its dispar- For the first time, she thought wistfully about getting an Burton Watson ’50 held at The New School in aging coverage after realizing the players were constituents, too. M.B.A. “Technology and innovation keep coming,” she says. New York City. by the Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees to the role of president, also effective July 1. To boost circulation, she and publisher Alison Hockenberry BC’88 “Some companies will survive. Some won’t. It’s how nimble you n n n expanded coverage of local events and businesses to attract read- are in responding to the challenges.” n n n ers beyond Columbia. “Even then she was thinking about build- If anyone can raise NewsHour’s visibility it is Just, say those Victor Margolin ’63 was featured in the Chicago Tribune on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated Jerry Boone ’76 ing new audiences,” says Hockenberry, now a freelance journalist who know her best. “NewsHour is a national treasure. They’re March 23 following the release of the first two volumes of his to the role of commissioner of the Department of Taxation in Brooklyn. lucky to have someone as gifted as Sara at the helm,” says for- three-volume World History of Design book series. The two vol- and Finance (the nomination requires State Senate confirma- After graduation, Just moved to Boston to work for The Patriot mer Spec writer David Kansas ’90, now chief operating officer for umes, which total nearly 1,600 pages and have almost 1,000 tion). Boone, who currently is president and commissioner Ledger; dozens of other papers had turned her down. “I hung re- Minnesota Public Radio. illustrations, cover the history of design in all parts of the world of the Civil Service Commission, will oversee the collection jection letters across my room in Furnald,” she says. When the “Anyone who is paying attention to the way journalism has (including Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa) of tax revenue for New York State should he be appointed. chance to return to New York for a job at ABC News came up a changed knows how essential it is to reach out to new audienc- from prehistoric times to WWII. Margolin is professor emeritus year later, in 1989, she grabbed it. She instantly took to TV, from es,” echoes Ifill, theNewsHour anchor. “Sara gets that. But she also of design history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. n n n the collaborative production process, to the power of images to knows that there are plenty of other places to go for bite-sized n n n Mark Minghao Xue ’06 received a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow­ tell stories — an appreciation she realized later she had devel- information, and that NewsHour occupies a unique perch, with ship for New Americans, a grant for immigrants or the children oped in her art history classes at Columbia. From a desk-assistant the responsibility to tell the stories no one else will, and to do it On March 3, the New York City Fire Department swore in of immigrants “who are poised to make significant contribu- job on Ted Koppel’s Nightline, she advanced to researcher, pro- well. It’s a sweet spot, and Sara has found it.” Ann Kansfield ’98 as the organization’s first female chaplain tions to U.S. society, culture or their academic fields.” A math ducer, chief booker and senior producer in 2000. and first openly gay chaplain. One of eight chaplains serving  major at the College and a former Marine, Xue will receive up Along the way, Just developed a reputation for championing To view some of Just’s award-winning work, go to Web Extras at the FDNY, Kansfield is pastor of the Greenpoint Reformed to $90,000 in funding toward further study; he plans to pur- controversial topics, from race to AIDS to America’s booming college.columbia.edu/cct. Church in Brooklyn. In her role as an FDNY chaplain, she sue a master’s in computer science at Stanford. prison population. If you couldn’t talk about important issues on will provide counseling to firefighters and their families and late-night television, she argued, when could you? Kim Martineau JRN’97 handles media relations at Columbia’s Data perform blessings and invocations for departments. Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09 She and her colleagues went on to win numerous awards, Science Institute.

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Voices Against Silence by Alan Concrete Jungle: New York City succeeded Great Britain in the his- and global empire (University of Holder ’53. Holder’s collection of and Our Last Best Hope for a Sus- tory of empire, focusing on the role Pennsylvania Press, $85). It’s an end-of-the-world sky, a snakes-and-ladders Link says that she thinks about “how we assign meaning poetry ranges from the serious to tainable Future by Niles Eldredge ’65 of American frontiers in shaping the landscape: low emerald trees pulled lower by vines; and, inevitably, build narrative or patterns even out of the most the humorous, examining life’s and Sidney Horenstein. The authors modern Atlantic world (The Univer- Escargotesque, or, What is Experi- chalk and apricot anthills (the demon lover imagines the random elements of our lives, and what the stories that we small details as well as the large use New York City as a microcosm sity of North Carolina Press, $45). ence? by M.H. Bowker ’96. In this bones of a nudist under every one); shallow water-filled make up tell us about ourselves” — a theme that is reflected questions that arise from the hu- to explore the relationship between memoir, the author meditates on declivities scummed with algae, lime and gold and black. throughout Get in Trouble. Events deftly jump from the mundane man condition (Anaphora Literary cities and the environment, dem- Guide to Intangible Asset Valua- experience, engaging with the (in “The New Boyfriend,” a high school girl becomes jealous Press, $15). onstrating that cities represent the tion by Robert F. Reilly ’75 and Robert writings of philosophers such as he Florida lakeside setting in “I Can when her best friend gets a boyfriend) to the last hope for conserving the world’s P. Schweihs. Written for intellectual Michel de Montaigne and John See Right Through You,” Kelly Link fantastical (the “boyfriend” in question is a life- Bitter Bronx: Thirteen Stories by ecosystems and species (University property experts in law, accounting Dewey to find that the quest for ex- ’91’s favorite among the nine works sized, animatronic Ghost Boyfriend doll, which Jerome Charyn ’59. Novelist Charyn’s of California Press, $34.95). and economics, this reference book perience may be more melancholy in her short story collection Get in might also be possessed by a real ghost), and short story collection focuses on details the process of identifying and destructive than people care to Trouble: Stories (Random House, $25), the reader is brought along for the ride. Link has middle-class families and down- Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story assets that have clear economic admit (Dead Letter Office, $15). showcasesT her ability to create dreamy, extraor- assembled a cast of complicated, emotionally and-out individuals living in a of How the Americans with Dis- benefit while also providing the dinary worlds. These stories defy easy categoriza- damaged characters; the protagonists may not borough devastated by “master abilities Act Gave the Largest US framework within which to value Vaccine Nation: America’s Chang- tion or summarization, each existing in its own always be motivated by altruistic purposes but builder” Robert Moses (Liveright, Minority Its Rights by Lennard them (American Institute of Certi- ing Relationship with Immu- carefully crafted universe that pushes against they are compelling. $24.95). Davis ’70. Twenty-five years after fied Public Accountants, $142.50). nization by Elena Conis ’96. The expected boundaries: a hotel convention center “If the people in the story don’t feel real, the passage of the Americans with author demonstrates how cultural hosts simultaneous conferences for dentists and then there’s no hope that the ghosts — or the World History of Design Volumes Disabilities Act, Davis recounts the That Train Again by Mark Statman acceptance of vaccines and vac- superheroes (“Secret Identity”); pocket universe spaceship A.I. or the vampires — will have any 1 and 2 by Victor Margolin ’63. In bill’s history, reflecting on its suc- ’80. This collection of poems ex- cination policies depends as much travel is as casual a conversation topic as the real weight to them. It’s the characters who lend the first two volumes of this three- cesses and shortcomings as well as plores the multiple worlds in which on political and social concerns as latest diet (“Light”); a rural summer vacation verisimilitude to the fantastic elements,” says Link. volume work, the author catalogs the unique coalition that brought people love, work and dream on scientific findings (University of destination attracts all sorts of guests, some “It’s the intersection of the two things that I’m design since the time of the earliest about the bipartisan bill (Beacon (Lavender Ink, $16). Chicago Press, $27.50). of whom aren’t entirely human (“The Summer interested in exploring, which is to say: How do cave paintings, examining the ar- Press, $24.95). People”). people behave when they encounter things that tistic and professional endeavor as The House Tells the Story: Homes Deep Code by John Coletti ’97. “When I started out writing, my aim was warp their lives out of shape? How do we deal both a human and cultural practice The State of the Art: A Chronicle of the American Presidents by Coletti’s poetry portrays the con- to write stories that could be published in pulp with the things in our lives that we don’t under- (Bloomsbury Academic, $575). of American Poetry, 1988–2014 by Adam Van Doren ’84. This book temporary urban experience, from science fiction magazines,” says Link. “I can’t say stand?” David Lehman ’70. This book is a features images of the residences power relations and personal loss that the way I write, and the kinds of things that I While answering those questions, the charac- Periphery: Israel’s Search for collection of Lehman’s forewords of 15 presidents, past and present, to nights among city dwellers (City want to write, have shifted all that much.” ters usually find themselves facing unexpected Middle East Allies by Yossi (né written for the annual publication painted by Van Doren in water– Lights Publishers, $15.95). Get in Trouble is Link’s first book for adults in 10 dilemmas. The Ghost Boyfriend provides the Joseph) Alpher ’64. The author The Best American Poetry; the author color en plein air, along with essays years — previous works include Stranger Things teen girl with more than she bargained for in the explores Israel’s changing relation- surveys cultural developments about his experiences creating them. Classroom Wars: Language, Sex, Happen: Stories (2001), Magic for Beginners: Sto- relationship department, while a fad for building ship with its neighboring states facing poetry, poets and readers in Historian David McCullough wrote and the Making of Modern ries (2005) and a collection of young adult stories, authentic Egyptian-style pyramids in “Valley of the and allies in the Middle East (Row- an increasingly technological and the foreword (David R. Godine, $40). Political Culture by Natalia Pretty Monsters: Stories (2008) — although the Girls” becomes a little too historically accurate for man & Littlefield, $34). social world (University of Pitts- Mehlman Petrzela ’00. Drawing on stories have been published individually during the the unnamed narrator. In “I Can See Right Through burgh Press, $24.95). Inventing Exoticism: Geogra- policy documents, personal letters, last decade. In 2013, “The Summer People” won You,” a middle-aged movie star, known for his Alone and Not Alone by Ron phy, Globalism, and Europe’s student newspapers and oral histo- an O. Henry Award Juror’s Favorite designation and portrayal of a vampire on the big screen, retreats Padget ’64. Padget’s collection of Adventurism and Empire: The Early Modern World by Benjamin ries, the author charts how Califor- was featured in The O. Henry Prize Stories, an an- to Florida to meet with an old flame (who now poetry addresses themes of friend- Struggle for Mastery in the Schmidt ’86. The author studies nia and its citizenry responded to nual collection of 20 top short stories published in hosts a ghost-hunting reality TV show) in the wake U.S. and Canadian magazines. Other works in Get in of a sex tape scandal. Although the actor doesn’t ship, love and domesticity, humble Louisiana-Florida Borderlands, how our modern understandings the social changes of the 1960s and PHOTO: © 2014 SHARONA pleasures and mortality (Coffee 1762–1803 by David Narrett ’73. The of exoticism and globalism are ’70s to shape education (Oxford Trouble have been featured in distinguished literary JACOBS PHOTOGRAPHY find the ghosts the reality show is searching for, House Press, $16). author shows how the United States products of the ages of exploration University Press, $35). magazines such as McSweeney’s and Tin House. neither does he escape the trip untouched by the Link, along with her husband, Gavin Grant, is the cofounder of supernatural as the story delves into the murky waters of guilt, the independent publishing company Small Beer Press and lives love and aging — all wrapped up with a ghost story on top. in Northampton, Mass., with Grant and their daughter, Ursula (6). Each story in Get in Trouble is self-contained, yet taken Link majored in English — she cites a series of writing work- together they create a larger picture. As Link points out, “[It was] shops with Raymond Kennedy as being particularly influential hard not to notice, as I was assembling the stories and begin- — and earned an M.F.A. from UNC Greensboro. In 2006 she ning to think about them as a body of work, that these charac- received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in ters were a bunch of people with poor impulse control and a the Creative Writing category and has won three Nebula Awards tendency to drink to excess. and a Hugo Award (the top prizes for writing in the sci-fi/fantasy “Which, I suppose, is why they were fun to write about.” genre). Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

Cubed: A Secret History of the Freedom’s Right: The Social institutionally established practices and its theater and film adapta- Workplace by Nikil Saval ’05. Saval Foundations of Democratic Life (Columbia University Press, $35). tions, treat the question of self- chronicles the evolution of the by Axel Honneth, the Jack C. Wein- sacrifice in the pursuit of lasting white-collar office space, investi- stein Professor for the Humanities. Deaths in Venice: The Cases of achievements (Columbia Univer- gating its effects on work life and Honneth grounds Western liberal Gustav von Aschenbach by Philip sity Press, $30). examining alternative approaches democratic ideas of normative Kitcher, the John Dewey Professor of Karl Daum ’15 to organizing the modern office and abstract theories of justice Philosophy. The author considers (Anchor Books, $26.95). in morally legitimate laws and how the novella Death in Venice,

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orgeous weather set the stage for Alumni Reunion Weekend and Dean’s Day 2015, at which almost 2,100 College alumni and almost 800 guests convened on campus and at venues throughout New York City May 28–31. Classes celebrating this year were those that end in 0 and 5, as well as the Class of 2014, and all alumni were invited to Dean’s Day, which featured lectures and Mini-Core Classes. The weekend also included class-specific panels, receptions and dinners; the GYoung Alumni Party, held at a new venue, Stage 48; the Dean’s Breakfast, at which Dean James J. Valentini presented an update on the College; film screenings; campus and neighborhood tours; and traditional favorites like the Wine Tasting and the Starlight Reception. Reunion Committees, comprising alumni volunteers, took the lead in planning many of the weekend’s activities; Mike Cook ’65 was announced as the recipient of the President’s Cup, awarded annually to an alumnus/a for contributions to his or her class’ reunion, at the Class of 1965’s Saturday lunch.

 To view more photos from Alumni Reunion Weekend and the Young Alumni Party as well as to view class photos and the list of Dean’s Pins recipients, go to Web Extras at college.columbia.edu/cct.

This page: Clockwise from top: Alumni and their student guides strolled down Broadway during a neighborhood tour; the Class of 1965 reception at the Metropolitan Club of New York; a closer look at the Sam Steinberg 2015 exhibition; relaxing on the Low Steps. Opposite: Associate Professor of Psychology Valerie Purdie-Vaughns ’93 delivered the keynote lecture on Dean’s Day; Dean James J. Valentini chatted with alumni throughout the weekend.

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This page: Clockwise from top: Solo moment at the Columbia Kingsmen performance; backstage tour at the New York City Ballet; Needle Dik played at the Class of 1980 dinner at Dinosaur BBQ. Opposite, top: a break from dancing at the Young Alumni Party; bottom: scenes from the Starlight Reception.

PHOTOS: BARBARA ALPER; CHRIS BALMER ’07, SOA’14; MICHAEL DAMES; DAVID DINI SIPA’14; AND SCOTT RUDD

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Columbia College Today immediate family are Columbia March, Columbia has recently and field teams under new coach Columbia Alumni Center graduates. appointed Al Bagnoli as its next Daniel Ireland. Columbia men 30 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 If you would like to share news, football coach. Bagnoli, 62, retired were dominant in the middle and 40 New York, NY 10025 please write me at either address at as head coach at Penn at the end long distance events at the IC4A [email protected] the top of the column or via the CCT of the 2014 season, so his appoint- Indoor Track and Field Champion- webform college.columbia.edu/ ment at Columbia has elicited a lot ships, while the women excelled Happy summer! CCT hopes you’ll cct/submit_class_note. And to all, of controversial comments. In his in sprints and the long jump event. consider sending in news; it could be well and enjoy the summer. long career at Penn, Bagnoli won Compliments to Ireland for his be about yourself or your family; nine Ivy League titles; however, skillful recruiting and coaching. fond memories from the College; Penn had a losing record in the past Best wishes to all classmates. In recent travels; everyday pastimes Melvin Hershkowitz two years. Some alumni wonder addition to writing me at either of or just about anything else that 22 Northern Ave. whether younger, qualified coaches the addresses at the top of the col- you’d like to share. Write to either 42 Northampton, MA 01060 did not want to come to Colum- umn, feel free to call: 413-586-1517. address at the top of the column [email protected] bia in the face of its historical and or submit a note via the CCT web- recent lengthy losing streaks, thus form college.columbia.edu/cct/ The New York Times of March 2 had making Bagnoli’s appointment an G.J. D’Angio submit_class_note. Be well! an obituary, with photographs, easier decision for President Lee C. 201 S. 18th St., #1818 for Orrin Keepnews ’43. Orrin, a Bollinger and his staff. I have had 43 Philadelphia, PA 19103 world-famous jazz record producer, comments about Bagnoli’s appoint- [email protected] Robert Zucker essayist and historian, was a friend ment from Dr. Gerald Klingon, 26910 Grand Central of this correspondent. We played in Robert J. Kaufman, Dr. William Bernie Weisberger reports, “Hello, 41 Pkwy, Apt. 24G intramural softball games on South Robbins, Stewart McIlvennan and fellow Class of ’43 tough guys (we Floral Park, NY 11005 Field and both wrote occasional col- Dr. Arthur Wellington. Ironically, have to be to have survived this [email protected] umns for Spectator. After graduation Columbia’s Homecoming game long). Here is my report for the last I didn’t see Orrin until many years this fall will be against Penn on few months, the short and simple Wm. Theodore de Bary GSAS’53 later, when he came to one of our re- Saturday, October 17. As they say annals of a retiree. Well, no; writers Glee Club members en route to a concert, ca. 1950s. writes, “At 95, I still teach two unions; we compared notes on our on the radio, stay tuned. almost never retire, as a friend of PHOTO: COURTESY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Asian Core courses, and if my WWII service. When I told Orrin I Dr. William Robbins called mine — who is one of them — put health holds up, I plan to do it had been stationed in Gifu, Japan, me on March 9 from Mount Dora, it. Never as long as they can totter again next year (2015–16 academic as a medical officer with the 27th Fla., to report that he and his wife, to the keyboard and tap out a little “Anyway, 2014 wasn’t all work. Audrey turned 90 on the 6th member. One good part of that: no after hearing of the attack on Pearl year). I live alone in the house I Infantry Regiment, he exclaimed, Dagny, and their son John drove trivia of some kind. (He used a As a longstanding baseball fan I and there were several celebra- dues. It is the second such honor- Harbor — to wit, “Who is she?” built in 1950 in the Hickory Hill “Mel, I bombed Gifu!” Orrin, who from their home in Mount Dora to coarser word than ‘trivia.’) watched the playoffs with interest tions organized by others for ary membership accorded in the I recall the campus on December Cooperative, Tappan, Rockland served in the Air Force in the Pa- East Orlando on March 8 to watch “My only written project of any and pleasure — I almost never that landmark date. There was recent past, with similar financial 8, 1941, the day after The Day of County, N.Y., and keep up an cific, never told me whether he was the Columbia baseball team play consequence late in the year was a have a team involved because, for also the Philadelphia Maneto advantages. Slovenia is a lovely Infamy. Our spirits were patri- organic vegetable garden. My best the pilot or bombardier. [Editor’s a preseason game against Central memoir looking forward to the cel- my sins, I have been made a Chica- Award for her having started the country, more Middle European otically aroused with thoughts of to classmates.” note: See the CCT feature on Keepnews: Florida. Our Lions lost the game, ebrations at the 50th anniversary of go Cubs follower. But the pleasure Ronald McDonald Houses. She in culture and architecture than prospective battles, the imminence I’m saddened to report that college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/ along with two other preseason the Selma to Montgomery March was there anyway, and the final received among other tributes a the more southern countries of the of casualties, the uncertainty of Arthur Friedman passed away nov04/features2.php.] contests versus UCF, but Bill re- and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. game that gave the championship Philadelphia civic flag. It bears the Balkans. We took a few extra days graduation, animosity toward our on December 23, 2014. He was I had a sad telephone call on ported that our team played well, I was one of the ‘witnesses’ who to the San Francisco Giants was a city motto, “Let Brotherly Love at the end of the meeting to travel suddenly new enemies, the urge to born one month before me, in March 5 from longtime friend Judge looked good and, in his opinion, went there at Dr. King’s call, spent masterpiece. Continue.” If only … along the Dalmatian Coast, visiting volunteer and perplexity over the April 1921, and we both came to Leonard Garth, informing me of would be a contender for the Ivy a few days in protest marches and “As you’re aware, winter’s bite We must run one of the better Split and Pula, both in Croatia. fact that it was only 23 years after Columbia from Horace Mann. Art the sudden death of his beloved League Championship this year. returned home without having was hard everywhere in the north- hostelries along the Delaware They had been outposts of the The War to End All Wars. earned a degree in printing engi- wife, Sarah, on March 4 at Yale-New Bill, 93, was a 1945 honors gradu- been jailed or suffering any harm. ern part of the United States this Valley offering the “American Roman Empire and, later, of Venice We looked to General Eisen- neering from Carnegie Tech and Haven Hospital. Len and Sarah ate of Cornell Medical School, a I went back for the final demon- year. We in Chicago had plenty of Plan” (three meals a day included when it was a dominant maritime hower to lead us to victory, never was commissioned a 2nd Lt. on had celebrated their 72nd wedding distinguished rheumatologist in strations on the grounds of the freezing temperatures but for some in the room rate). We had visitors power in the Mediterranean. imagining that he would later as- December 2, 1943, the same day he anniversary last September. They New York City and a research Alabama state capitol in Mont- reason were spared a lot of the galore during the winter: two from sume the presidency of Columbia. married Cynthia Rittenband BC’44. were living at Evergreen Woods, investigator at Rockefeller. He is a gomery with a group of American snow and ice that bombarded the Bristol, England; one from Mem- We were oblivious to the fact that He served in Europe from March an independent and assisted-living loyal alumnus who closely follows historians. It’s an experience that East Coast. It was a considerable phis; my son and his companion Bill Friedman one of our professors, John Dunning, 1944 to March 1946, when he was facility in North Branford, Conn., our athletic teams and the Col- makes me very proud — to have blessing for those of us who need from Kentucky, twice; and another 833-B Heritage Hills and his colleagues, including Harold released as a captain. where Len has continued to work, lege’s academic issues. been there and participated with to walk with canes, and in a very old friend is coming soon from 44 Somers, NY 10589 Urey and Enrico Fermi, were hard at Art joined Carey Press, the as he did for many years, as chief Columbia junior point guard the genuine heroes of the entire gingerly fashion at that. My wife, Brisbane, Australia. swf685@aol.com work in our Pupin Physics Labora- family printing business, where judge of the Third Circuit Court of Maodo Lo ’16 was a unanimous Civil Rights ‘revolution’ of the Rita, and I did our usual escape Audrey and I had been inter- tories creating the bomb that would he became director of sales and Appeals. (The federal government All-Ivy first team selection for 1950s, the African-Americans who for 10 days of cruising in the West viewed and filmed for the Ken In the absence of communication end the war. engineering. He left in 1973 at 52 created a special chambers for Len the 2014–15 basketball season. Lo faced and often suffered death, Indies at the tail end of January. Burns television series Cancer: The from classmates, I will invoke ran- In a welcome respite from the to set up Spindex, which used at Evergreen Woods after his formal made 11 3-point shots in a game beatings, bombings, fire hoses, Other than that, there is little to Emperor of All Maladies, based on the dom reminiscences of Columbia unique printing machinery that retirement.) Len is certainly one of versus Princeton on March 7, an police dogs and economic reprisals report, no life-cycle events — wed- book of nearly the same title, The College during WWII. he designed. At 61 he started ASF the most distinguished members of Ivy League record, while scoring but persisted until they won their dings, births, graduations or the Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography I note the remarkable contrasts Class Notes are submitted by Lightware Solutions. He patented our Great Class of 1942, esteemed 37 points in the game. With Lo civil and political rights as citizens. like. It’s nice to think that when of Cancer, in which we both had of life in the ’40s with the present alumni and edited by volunteer Beam n Read Hands Free Lights among colleagues and respected by returning next year, and with the “The memoir was mostly per- this note appears it will nearly be been mentioned. Audrey’s clip day. As a student commuter, I rode for low vision problems. classmates. Among his law clerks expected return from a leg fracture sonal and just written for friends summer. I wish you all the fullest survived the editorial revisions; I the subway daily to Morningside class correspondents and the Art and Cynthia have three was Supreme Court Justice Samuel of All-Ivy forward Alex Rosenberg and family, but if any Columbia enjoyment of it.” wound up on the cutting room floor Heights, never giving thought to staff of CCT prior to publication. children and six grandchildren. Art Alito, who recently visited Len and ’16, we can be hopeful that Colum- grads reading this would like to My report: In February my wife, (what else is new?). The series was possible danger from terrorists Opinions expressed are those of was an active member of the Class Sarah at Evergreen Woods. We send bia will contend for the Ivy League see it, email me at bernardaw@ Audrey, and I suffered the worst excellent and ran on PBS the latter (was that word even in our vo- of ’41. He attended football games condolences to Len on his grievous Championship in 2015–16. earthlink.net and I’ll send you the bouts of flu in all our (more or part of March through April 1. cabulary?). Yet today, in a so-called individual alumni and do not at Baker Field and every Arden loss of Sarah, and we will retain Having been a freshman cross document. I hope this doesn’t fall less) 90 years. (Yes, we had our flu In June we were in Ljubljana, peacetime environment, many of reflect the opinions of CCT, its House class reunion. He was one many positive memories of their country runner, and later track under the heading of self-promo- shots.) The illness took about two Slovenia, at a meeting of the Pedi- us shun the subway as an obvious class correspondents, the College of five who attended the 70th contributions to our class and to manager, I am pleased to note tion but I’d be especially happy if weeks to taper off. We emerged atric Radiation Oncology Society. I risk to life and limb. reunion in 2011 and was proud of Columbia. the extraordinary successes of it flushed out someone else who sound of wind and limb, however. was a founder of that society and I remember with a smile the ig- or the University. the fact that eight members of his As I write these comments in our men’s and women’s track was there. March was an eventful month. have now been voted an honorary norant inquiry of a contemporary

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How hard it is. so much detail that Bob effortlessly REUNION WEEKEND threw seven touchdown passes, a observation: “Both New York and the Academy Award-winning film “Residents also started a suc- you. Please share news about your- “On the other hand, it is nice to accomplished. The letter ‘C’ in JUNE 2–5, 2016 record that has been equaled but San Francisco have carnivalesque Still Alice, which tells the story of a cessful coop food market that self, your family, your career and/ be on top. The women’s and men’s Bob’s life stood for Columbia and ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS never surpassed. street life for a committed flâneur.” Columbia professor afflicted with helped feed the community. With or your travels — even a favorite fencing teams this year are each he gloried in his relationship with ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott I am proud that I was one of He insists that a circumflex be placed the disease. The campus settings the limited monthly GI benefits Columbia College memory — using rated nationally as No. 1, imme- alma mater. [email protected] 60-odd students who squeezed over the ‘a.’ “Columbia men are bring back memories.) check of slightly more than $99 this either the email or postal address at diately ahead of such competitors “I can recall many a Saturday, 212-851-9148 in enough points to gain a degree careful about such things,” he says. I look forward to more updates was a necessity! It all helped solve the top of the column. You also can as Notre Dame, Duke, Penn State, in all kinds of weather through DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan in three years and receive my John McConnell brings balance for the fall. As always you can the problem. send news online using the CCT Northwestern and Harvard. So put the years, when Bob encouraged [email protected] diploma in an intimate ceremony to the recent media criticisms citing reach me at either address at the “Rockland County had been webform college.columbia.edu/ that in your pipe and smoke it (now me and my wife, Peg, to be at 212-851-7833 presided over by President Nicho- problems and slow improvement top of the column or via the web- probably 90 percent Republican cct/submit_class_note. allowable in D.C., but no more than Baker Field to root for the not-so- las Murray Butler (Class of 1882) in at Veteran Administration hospi- form college.columbia.edu/cct/ at that time and the heavy influx Enjoy the summer! 5 oz.).” George Koplinka ferocious Lions. We shared times in October 1943. tals. His article, which appeared in submit_class_note. of Democrats and Liberals caused Grace and charm, along with 75 Chelsea Rd. the gym with the basketball team, If these recollections stir similar the Coeur d’Alene Press, commends entrenched politicians to be wor- Bill’s significant contribution to the 51 White Plains, NY 10603 even though the glory years of thoughts for any of you, or if you both the personnel and the VA ried. New voter registration was John Weaver advancement of Ruth’s outstanding [email protected] Columbia’s conquest of Holy Cross have news to share, write me at facility he counts on. And let’s not Columbia College Today hampered by the demand for these 49 2639 E. 11th St. work, is a source of pride for all of are faint memories now. either of the above addresses or via forget that Norman Cohen for 47 Columbia Alumni Center newcomers to produce high school Brooklyn, NY 11235 us ’49ers. And thanks also to him On March 28 a memorial service “Bob never missed a Dean’s the CCT webform college.columbia. many years gave high marks to 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 diplomas. Ph.D.s and others were [email protected] for reminding us of Marv’s continu- was held at the Columbia Day, either. We always had those edu/cct/submit_class_note. Be well. the medical services he received at New York, NY 10025 forced to take literacy tests. Stan ing contribution to the health of the University Club of New York, in great breakfasts with Dean Austin the VA facility in the Bronx. Nice to [email protected] Wyatt ’43, GSAS’47, a professor OK, now; we are looking at sum- nation. Manhattan, commemorating the Quigley and the huge number of know the picture is not all grim. of art at City College, became the mer and this is the last Class of I’d not heard from anyone else life of Robert T. Snyder LAW’55, Columbia grads who came back to Columbia College Today In a 2010 Class Notes column, Ed McAvoy, who lives in Turners resident artist for the Shanks news- 1949 Class Notes column you will during the winter months. Here’s our class president, who died on campus for the annual day in the Columbia Alumni Center I reported on our class luncheon Falls, Mass., wrote the following a paper, The Villager, and did dozens read before the start of the 2015 hoping the warmer days put some December 10, 2014. As a represen- classrooms. Bob always repre- 45 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 and walk on New York’s well-traf- number of years ago but thought of cartoons about life at Shanks. football season. From the perspec- renewed strength in your writing tative of our class, along with H. sented the Class of 1951 in [the New York, NY 10025 ficked High Line, which was led classmates might still enjoy it His son Greg ’71 is now the noted tive of our class, having had the hand. You can reach me at the Elliot Wales LAW’54, class VP, I Alumni Parade of Classes at Class [email protected] by widely read author Kevin Baker today. artist-in-residence at The Cathedral experience of “The Game” and addresses at the top of the column made the following remarks: Day] and in the end-of-spring ’80. A visit to my neighborhood Ed says he “thinks green these Church of Saint John the Divine knowing the great pride we all feel or via the CCT webform college. “It’s interesting how the letter sessions with one kind of festivity CCT wishes everyone in the Class [and sculptor of the Scholar’s Lion as we remember that event and columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ ‘C’ played such an important role or another. So, the letter ‘C’ stood of 1945 a happy summer! Alumni on campus].” Gene Rossides’ role in it, there is note. in the life of Bob Snyder. I never for something in Bob’s life and it Reunion Weekend, celebrating Thank you to Ed for getting in renewed excitement and anticipa- thought much about it until I sat meant Columbia. the 70th anniversary of the class’ Lawrence Jukofsky ’46’s new book is Borne to Die, touch. CCT, and your classmates, tion. Here we go with a new coach down to write these notes about “Those of you who are here graduation, took place May 28–31 a tale of murder and mayhem that takes place while would love to hear from more of coming to us from a state that sent Mario Palmieri our relationship as Class of 1951 of- today are well aware of another — too late to be included in this you. Please share news about your- us to the showers all too often with 33 Lakeview Ave. W. ficers down through the years. Bob letter ‘C’ in Bob’s life. His clarinet! column. But for those who turned a group of doctors is on safari in Kenya. self, your family, your career and/ heads hung low. Turnabout is fair 50 Cortlandt Manor, NY was a great organizer, and he was I honestly do not know what out, we hope you’ll send a note or your travels — even a favorite play, the saying goes. In that light 10567 responsible for most of the plan- attracted Bob to this instrument. telling us about it. Reports will be Columbia College memory — using let us all send our thoughts and [email protected] ning for our 25th, 40th, 50th and Historically, the clarinet evolved published in the Fall issue. library turned up his novel The days with the move to more either the email or postal address at prayers to coach Al Bagnoli for re- 60th class reunions. There were the from pipes that shepherds used As for those who didn’t make Big Crowd, set in NYC in the 1920s carpooling for conservation and the top of the column. You also can newed success hopefully “echo[ing Though I am writing this column meetings at the law offices of Skad- to keep control of the sheep in it back to campus, it’s not too late and featuring well-known public remembers the late ’40s when he send news online using the CCT from] the Hudson Valley!” in March, it will be June by the den, Arps, the selection of speakers the meadows, not unlike the way to connect — or reconnect, as the characters. Among them was Toots was involved in this movement but webform college.columbia.edu/ Bill Lubic caught us up on his time you read it, and another case may be — with classmates. Shor, a famous Prohibition-era for a different reason. Columbia cct/submit_class_note. travels and shared his wishes for Alumni Reunion Weekend will The Class Notes column provides a restaurateur and saloon keeper had spearheaded conversion of Enjoy the summer! the football Lions. But first, he have passed. I’m sure that all who great opportunity to share news of whose speakeasy was located at 51 barracks in Camp Shanks in Rock- congratulated Marvin Lipman “on attended had a wonderful time, Columbia School Designations your lives, whether about family, W. 51 St. Fast forward, today it is land County, N.Y., into temporary having produced a major health and I encourage you to write me travel, work, retirement, cultural the address of Columbia Univer- housing for faculty, administrators Columbia College Today article for The Washington Post. about it. What were the highlights? BC Barnard College outings or everyday pastimes. sity Medical Center/NewYork and students [and named it] Shanks Columbia Alumni Center ‘Avoid falls,’ he advises (especially With whom did you reconnect? BUS Columbia Business School You can write to either address at Presbyterian Hospital’s Midtown Village. Probably 10,000 Columbia 48 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 you shrinking group of aging Any surprise encounters? Stay the top of the column or submit offices, where a different medicine families resided in these apartments New York, NY 10025 Forty-Niners). The article comes tuned for the Fall issue for a full CP Pharmaceutical Sciences news via the CCT webform college. is now dispensed. over the short lifetime of Shanks [email protected] from the irrepressible Consum- report. DM College of Dental Medicine columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ The founding fathers of the Village. Its sudden presence in this ers Union, [the policy and action Norman Dorsen has devoted his GS School of General Studies note. We look forward to hearing Columbia Society of Left-Handed then-rural county created a few Dr. Samuel Hoch PS’52 writes, division of Consumer Reports] and career to the preservation of civil GSAPP Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and from you. Be well! Tennis Players met at the home problems. There was no Tappan “The lure of California living be- Marvin has been its medical stal- liberties and in that regard has been Preservation of its president, Herbert Hendin. Zee Bridge and New York State came irresistible and drew us to wart forever and a day (officially, active with the American Civil Lib- Malvin Ruderman, Bernard Sun- Thruway nor that beautiful 50-mph San Francisco in 1958, after P&S, chief medical adviser).” erties Union on both the local and GSAS Graduate School of Arts and Sciences REUNION WEEKEND shine, Thomas Silbiger SEAS’59 Palisades Interstate Parkway from a tour in the Army, residency and Bill continued: “What’s happened national levels [college.columbia. JUNE 2–5, 2016 JRN Graduate School of Journalism and their wives enjoyed Herb and the George Washington Bridge to marriage. A fulfilling psychoana- to the Lubics? Here we are in D.C., edu/cct/spring13/alumni_news2]. ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS JTS Jewish Theological Seminary his wife Jo’s hospitality, food and Bear Mountain. Commuting to the lytic practice lasted the next 42 having survived the same tough The NYU School of Law, where ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott drink. Statistically, 10–12 percent 116th Street campus and further years, enriched by a lively three- winter that many others did. … Norman had long been a faculty LAW Columbia Law School [email protected] of the population is left-handed, uptown medical center was by sibling family grown into adult- “As you may know, my wife, member, has memorialized his en- LS Library Service 212-851-9148 which suggests the possibility of Red and Tan Bus and then–5-cent hood and by travel adventures to Ruth, is a midwife, and it seems deavors and achievements by estab- DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan NRS School of Nursing adding another dozen ’46ers to the subway. The bus company greatly seven continents. Retirement in that the practice has favorably lishing a faculty chair, the Norman [email protected] PH Mailman School of Public Health society. Membership is easy. No raised the fare, as did many local 2002 expanded leisure activi- been turned on its head (after Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties. 212-851-7833 proof necessary. Just let me know. stores (there were no supermarkets ties and has been graced by the 40-plus years of her frustrations Our congratulations to Norman on PS College of Physicians and Surgeons Bernard Sunshine Of interest to our generation: 30 and big-box stores then) and Shanks pleasures of an emerging fourth and efforts). Safety, satisfaction and this significant recognition. SCE School of Continuing Education 46 165 W. 66th St., Apt. 12G percent of people older than 85 are commuters started an organized generation. Still lots to do in an savings are now the buzz words Rudy Weingartner GSAS’59 is SEAS The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and New York, NY 10023 targets for Alzheimer’s disease. Co- 25-cent carpooling from the seven excitingly transforming Bay Area. and everyone is all over her like a still “going strong” in Mexico City Applied Science [email protected] lumbia’s The Record, which is pub- areas of Shanks to, mainly, 116th St As our grandson now ponders his glove. We recently returned from a and publishes a blog on a variety lished by the Office of Communica- and Broadway. college choices, I am reminded of round-trip journey on the QE 2 to of topics. He invites one and all SIPA School of International and Public Affairs A new book penned by Lawrence tions and Public Affairs, in February “At almost any hour of the day those inspiring years at Columbia, a London commemoration of the to check it out: rhweingartner. SOA School of the Arts Jukofsky is Borne to Die, a tale of featured an interview with Scott riders would be waiting at street of their enduring influence. And PBS TV series Call the Midwife. blogspot.mx. SW School of Social Work murder and mayhem that takes Small, director of the University’s corners in Shanks and at 116th I join with others in recent letters “I am here formally requesting Enjoy your summer, be well and TC Teachers College place while a group of doctors Alzheimer’s Disease Research Street for the half-hour drive. to the editor happily recalling pro- Marvin to set up some effective don’t forget to write! is on safari in Kenya. The plot Center, who cautioned that memory Sometimes several empty cars ductions of the Columbia Players physical standards for the 2015 You can write to either address UTS Union Theological Seminary revolves around medical care in loss may not be due to Alzheimer’s might be awaiting passengers. and Varsity Show, 1946–48. 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years ago. Have lost track of Artie fraternity brother of mine. As our Shane. class treasurer in our junior year, “We are looking forward to our he underwrote the ‘Long Playing 58th anniversary in reasonable Lemon’ of Glee Club fame. See you health. I’m having fun with my at our 65th reunion.” website, theoctogenarians.com, in I know that classmates who which Bob also participates. (There knew Jules will miss his vibrant are a number of Yale-involved personality, his unrivaled enthusi- types associated with it!) Haven’t asm and the wisdom he brought to capitulated to the new technology every discussion. yet!” Peter Carbonara writes, “I have Howard Hansen shares, “Sad been retired from the practice of to report that we have lost an orthopedic surgery for some time. outstanding classmate and football When I am asked if I miss medical teammate in Paul Vitek, who practice, the answer is, ‘yes and passed away on November 6, 2014. no.’ I do miss my patients and “Paul was an honors graduate the operating room. However, I of Lansford H.S., in Pennsylvania, have a couple of jobs that keep me Paul Vitek ’52 (middle) passed away on November 6, 2014. In where he starred in football, base- busy. I volunteer as the orthopedic this photo sent in recently by football teammate Howard Hansen ball and track. He was class presi- consultant at the Bergen Volunteer ’52, the former Lions football player is seen with, left to right, dent his senior year and inducted Medical Initiative, where I see teammates Tom Federowicz ’52 and Vern Wynott ’52 (both also into the Carbon County Sports our less fortunate citizens with deceased), former football coach Ray Tellier and teammate Bill Hall of Fame. He is survived by untreated medical issues for lack of Wallace ’52 at a 2003 rendezvous in South Carolina. one son and three daughters. medical insurance.” “Paul ended his long career at Of Henry Villaume, Peter Rutgers as associate athletic direc- continues, “Have been in touch Bob guided our class through its program, when The New York Times tor and compliance officer. with Hank and I hope we can ease many years of activities on and off on February 24 announced the “Stu Spizer said it best — ‘The him back into political sanity. Good the Columbia campus. My own hiring of Penn’s former football only good thing is the reminder of wishes to all classmates.” experience with music was limited coach Al Bagnoli by President Lee many Columbia memories of spe- I’m sure our classmates admire to a kazoo, a piece of wax paper C. Bollinger, happy Lions fans like cial people that we all still have.’ Peter for his efforts to spend his on a comb, so I will refrain from Columbia booster Rich Forzani ’66 Paul was surely one of them!” “retirement” years using his or- saying anything that might tarnish jumped 10 ft. high! Let’s see what CCT wishes the Class of ’52 a thopedic expertise to help patients Spectator staff, hard at Bob’s big letter ‘C’ for the clarinet happens this fall. wonderful summer and encourages who cannot afford medical help. work in the office of Editor other than to applaud him for his News from the NROTC: As of everyone to send in news. We can After reading the “Food, Glori- in Chief Max Frankel ’52, dedication to this instrument. March 1, B. James Lowe RADM, be reached at either of the addresses ous Food” articles in the Spring GSAS’53 (seated, left) in “Finally, I would be remiss if I USN (ret.) has moved to the at the top of the column or use the 2015 issue of Columbia College the early 1950s. did not mention Bob’s great affec- following address: St. Maarten, webform college.columbia.edu/ Today, John Plate sent the following PHOTO: COURTESY COLUMBIA tion for that arduous sport oppor- 2403 S. Atlantic Avenue, Unit 1108 cct/submit_class_note. Be well! mouth-watering comments: “The UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES tunity called croquet. If you were DBS, Daytona Beach FL 32118. His last CCT, [which covered, among lucky enough to have been invited email address remains the same: other topics,] the culinary attrac- to Bob and [his wife] Elaine’s [email protected]. Jim says, “I am Lew Robins tions around Columbia, brought to “I forgot the gem (in many John Timoney writes, “We have middle of my current age group, so Physician Assistant Program. Shel- summer home at Sag Harbor on directly on the ocean. Lots of room. 3200 Park Ave., Apt. 9C2 mind a few restaurants many of us ways) that was the Lions Den in a grandson who can now claim I won’t be competitive again for a don has built a national reputation Long Island, you may have had an Come visit!” 53 Bridgeport, CT 06604 might remember. One of them was the basement of John Jay. The $.35 both my name and alma mater, couple of years, 2018. The curious as a clinician in the reproductive opportunity to participate in the Willard Block is proud of his [email protected] Somerset Restaurant, which I recall cheeseburgers were memorable, but John Timoney SEAS’15. thing about competing in these age and women’s health field, has final letter ‘C’ on my list. When grandson, Noah Block-Harley ’07, being on 113th or 114th Street be- the darkness and mystery that one “The last time Ana and I were groups is that it engenders a yearn- published numerous papers on I was a kid I used to whack at a who graduated cum laude with Sad to report, the wonderful Jules tween Broadway and Amsterdam. met upon entering that space was in London, I had lunch with Jon ing to get older. Hope to see you all reproductive medicine and is the spheroid with a lump of wood on a major in German literature and Ross passed away on December Its ‘Romanian tenderloin’ was a priceless. I don’t remember if (but Mirsky. We keep in touch with Bob at the 65th.” author of several lay books on a stick and try to get it through a cultural history. Noah is a filmmak- 4, 2014, after a long illness. In favorite of Herb Mark when, as he seriously doubt that) beer was sold Viarengo and his wife, Del, either in Joel Belson GSAS’64’s Columbia women’s health. wire stuck in the ground, all for no er and has produced a documen- the class directory we published claimed frequently, he needed high- there, but it exuded the atmosphere New York or in Princeton, N.J. We family tent keeps getting larger. His Congratulations on your con- significant purpose. I learned that tary about mining in Bolivia. Last in honor of our 50th reunion, quality protein. Dave Edwards and of a beer hall, which is just what it moved to a retirement community grandson Ross Goluboff ’15 recently tinual self-renewal, Doc! when you visited the Sag Harbor spring, the pair appeared together Julie wrote, “One of the most I were glad to accompany Herb should be. More power to places near Princeton called Princeton joined the ranks of alumni and will Bruce King and his wife, Adele, estate owned by Class President in the Alumni Parade of Classes. memorable lessons of my years there from time to time. that are just what they should be!” Windrows, but we keep a small pursue a Ph.D. in math. Ross’ dad celebrated their 59th wedding Bob, croquet was seriously played Please keep in touch. Every bit at Columbia was the importance “Prexy’s was the place a bunch place in New York to be with our and mom are Erik Goluboff ’86 anniversary in December in Paris, on a well-manicured carpet of of news helps to keep this column of keeping one’s mind active and of us went for breakfast after long four children and 10 grandchildren.” and Nicole Belson Goluboff ’87, where they have lived for 14 years green grass with mallet, a wooden alive. You can write me at either receptive to new ideas and chal- games of hearts, usually held in the Bernd Brecher Fred Schlereth SEAS’56 reports, LAW’90, and Joel’s other daugh- in an apartment overlooking the ball and wickets embedded in the address at the top of the column lenges. In 1978, I experienced a Student Board Office in John Jay 54 35 Parkview Ave., Apt. 4G “My wife and I are well here in ter is Gaby Belson Rattner BC’80, Canal Saint Martin. Adele writes grass. And one had better let the or via the CCT webform college. rebirth of energy, intellect and life Hall. They were known for good Bronxville, NY 10708 Syracuse, N.Y. I’m no longer teach- whose husband is Don Rattner book reviews and online articles host be victorious if the supper columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ itself. I attribute this transforma- burgers and eggs over easy. [email protected] ing but lead a team (chemists and ’79. Joel’s wife is Abby Belson (née on literature. Bruce’s third book invitation still goes!” note. tion to my wife of the past 25 years. “Bob Simmonds GS’54 discov- mechanical and environmental Avin) BC’56, GSAS ’59. I was an on Indian literature in English, Bob, we’ll miss you. I will always cherish my Columbia ered a Chinese restaurant around First, thanks to all of you who engineers) in developing a detector usher at Joel and Abby’s wedding Rewriting India, was published in A search of Spectator’s archives years. They were some of my life’s 125th and Broadway that he claimed responded to my 11th-hour blast I invented. It is used in biological but had no idea what they were 2014. They continue to spend a produced an article published on Columbia College Today most empowering experiences. Co- had the most food for one’s dollar in for news items, which are included instrumentation and air quality planning. month each year in New Orleans February 15, 1954, describing an Columbia Alumni Center lumbia embedded within all of us the area. It was unsurpassed for, as in this issue. From now on, you monitoring. Working with students Sheldon Cherry PS’58 writes, listening to and dancing to jazz, agreement between the Ivy League 52 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 a fount of intellectual energy and he put it, ‘bulk.’” will be hearing from me at least is terrific and keeps me on my “Life is good in Florida, where and two summer months in Hvar, and Penn. In the agreement, Penn, New York, NY 10025 curiosity that continue to ignite our Interestingly enough, Seymour a month before my deadline, al- toes, but seeking funding for the my wife and I relocated four years Croatia. Adele reports that Bruce though you can send me informa- research can be a drag. ago [so that I could] help start is in discussions with his publish- which had been playing a lot of [email protected] daily lives.” Hendel, his wife, Patty BC’53, and “big football schools,” stated that In addition to his wife, Caroline I used to have a delicious dinner tion at any time, which I will then “I’m still running the 400m in a medical school,” the Herbert ers about reprinting his essays it would abandon those oppo- Claude Thomas writes, “Time flies Corwin, Julie leaves a daughter, every Friday at the Shanghai Café. hold for the next issue. Note: These our ‘noontime runners league’ at Wertheim College of Medicine at and the possible publication of his nents and instead play a schedule whether or not you are having fun Jennifer; sons, Peter and David; and John continues, “I remember the Class Notes keep us connected the university. No running records Florida International University. autobiography. “geared to the Ivy League stan- — and getting old isn’t fun. My grandchildren, Larry, Josh, Jacob cafeteria at Johnson Hall (does it between reunions, and those who but several years ago I was 400m Sheldon was appointed last year as We’ll always have Paris, Bruce, dards.” Thus, Penn rearranged its wife, Carolyn, and I saw Henry and Steven. still exist?) as having some of the are active responders will get your and 800m national champion for its associate dean of clinical affairs, but we can’t wait to get the skinny schedules, other schools in the Ivy Kramer and his wife, Carol, last I received the following from best on-campus food. Rumor had it activities, occasions and events my age group, and last fall three serving also since 2011 as profes- on Hvar. League did likewise and athletics year, and also Bob Vidaver ’53 and Allan Jackman regarding Julie: that the reason was because JH was included as often as you wish. You of us 80-plus guys got together sor of ob/gyn, founding medical Saul Turteltaub reports, “After became a bit more competitive his wife, Virginia. We had lunch “He was indeed one of Colum- a graduate women’s dorm, but I control the flow, I just keep it mov- and won the national 5K team student ombudsman and, more having two sons and four grand- for all. As for today’s football with John Benfield about two bia’s great characters and a TEP have no idea why that would be so. ing. Here goes, for a spiffy ride … championship. I’m getting to the recently, medical director of the sons, my wife, Shirley, and I finally

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Gerald Sherwin Mike Vaughn, Bob Schiff (another (setting many scoring records, Everyone thought the venue and 55 181 E. 73rd St., Apt. 6A dentist) and Anthony Viscusi. We some of which still stand) and his the food were excellent and was al- New York, NY 10021 guess Ben Kaplan couldn’t get continued activities for Colum- ready looking forward to meeting [email protected] Jerry Catuzzi to attend. bia as an alumnus. Ron Kapon next year. We would like to further Key classmates who played a represented our class, meeting expand (however slowly) to Our favorite school of higher learn- role in reunion program de- with Frank for a photo op at the include other alumni from classes ing in Upper Manhattan continues velopment were Bill Epstein, Lou Gehrig Lounge prior to his in the ’50s.” to make news in academia as well Eliot Gross, Don Laufer, Alfred award presentation at Levien Gym. John Garnjost reminds me that as athletics. With President Lee Gollomp, Lew Mendelson, Jim Among other things, Ron said part of his 80th birthday celebration C. Bollinger’s and new Athletics Berick, Henry Weinstein, Herb they discussed how Frank was included the mayor of Stamford, Director Peter Pilling’s support, Cohen, Lew Sternfels, Marty treated as a minority in some of Conn., designating the day as John Columbia hired former Penn head Dubner, Allen Hyman and Stanley the Columbia games he played in Garnjost Day. As all of us will have football coach Al Bagnoli to lead Lubman, among others. tournaments in the South. We hope reached that magic number by the the program. Bagnoli won nine Oh! So wondrous classmates of things will continue to change for time we have our 60th reunion, we Ivy League titles during his tenure 1955! the better in that regard for this should all have stories about how in Philadelphia. Beryl Nusbaum, You guys are the best in so many nation. we have celebrated this milestone Dick Carr, Bob Mercier, Neil ways! The next night, Ron and I — year. Share them in this column, Opdyke and Jim Larson (who set Stay with the program! There’s I’d just returned from Mexico if you like! It would be a fun way the standard for football managers) no group better! — attended the basketball game to start getting us in the spirit for should be pleased with this de- Love to all! Everywhere! between Columbia and Harvard. reunion. velopment. The trustees definitely This was the last home Ivy League Hillel Tobias writes: “Sitting were. game of the season for Columbia here on the beach in St. Bart’s REUNION WEEKEND To bolster the “bench strength” and we all expected the Lions to during the first week in March, my JUNE 2–5, 2016 of Arts and Sciences, Alondra have a good chance of winning. thoughts turn to you retired, golf- ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS Nelson, a professor of sociology, Unfortunately, Columbia was not playing, country-clubbing, Florid- ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott and Sharon Marcus, the Orlando up to the Harvard challenge but ian émigrés from NYC whom I At the February 27 men’s basketball game against Dartmouth, [email protected] Harriman Professor of English played a very good second half. read about in Class Notes. Frank Thomas ’56 (left) was honored at halftime for his achieve- 212-851-9148 and Comparative Literature, have Wait ’til next year; we should have “When our week in the sun is ments as the Lions’ career rebounding leader and for his activities DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan come on board to oversee faculty a team with promise for finishing over, my wife, Wendy, and I will be as an alumnus. Ron Kapon ’56 (right) represented their class at a [email protected] searches and hires and set budget high in the Ivy League. back at work, myself as the medi- pre-game ceremony in the Lou Gehrig Lounge in Levien Gym. 212-851-7833 priorities. They also are the divi- On March 10, our Florida lun- cal director of liver transplantation Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06 (left) was honored with the 2015 Gerald sional deans (social sciences and Stephen K. Easton cheon reunion was held in Boyn- and the hepatobilary service at Sherwin ’55 Young Alumni Service Award at the annual Young humanities, respectively) in the 56 6 Hidden Ledge Rd. ton Beach. In attendance were Lee NYU Langone Medical Center, and The Reunion Committee has set College students are eligible to Alumni Spring Benefit, held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Englewood, NJ 07631 Seidler and his wife, Gene; Marty Wendy as director of anesthesia at the 60th reunion gifts: a Columbia receive a named scholarship if they April 24. Here, Sherwin looks on during the award presentation; report to EVP David Madigan. [email protected] Mayer and his wife, Susan; Mike the KBEC ASC. So far, no one has cap (no beanie) and mug, both com- received a Columbia grant as part the benefit raised almost $10,000 for the Columbia College Fund. Espied at various basketball Spett and his wife, Lisa; Lou Hem- tried to push us into ‘early’ retire- memorative and both I hope beauti- of their financial aid package. PHOTO: SCOTT RUDD games on campus and away this During the winter and spring, our merdinger and his wife, Anita; ment, so we push on and continue ful. In addition, we have designated According to a brief article about past season were Chuck Solomon monthly class lunches were held Stan Manne SEAS’56 and his to enjoy our work. that three Columbia ties, whether Carlos in the event’s program (who does good work at the Dental on a fairly erratic basis due to the wife, Fern; Dan Link and his wife, “It has been a big year in the you like to wear them or not, will be booklet, he created the Gladys H. were blessed with a granddaughter of the College is “doing the Core School), Dick Ascher (another den- weather and availability of class Elinore; Gershon Vincow and his ‘liver business,’ with new meds for awarded on a predetermined basis, Muñoz Scholarship “to honor the on February 3. She is the daughter Curriculum and not realizing what tist) and Dick Kuhn. We thought members. We look forward to wife, Dina; Ed Lewison SEAS’55 hepatitis C, and the practice con- to three lucky class attendees. memory of his mother … ‘one of of [our son] Jon and his wife, Amy, a gift I had been given until years they were getting ready to don increased turnout for our summer and his wife, Connie; George Bur- tinues to boom. … In addition, the If anyone has read the recent the primary motivating factors’ and her name is Arabella Rose later.” their shorts. luncheons/outings at Bonnie Briar ton ’59 and his wife, Barbara; John Concorde Medical Group, which I Wall Street Journal article on Ed in his life ‘[who] made a lot of Eldon Turteltaub. She weighed 8 Jack has been widely published The coveted 2015 John Jay Country Club in Larchmont, N.Y., Garnjost and his wife, Janet; Don founded in 1996, continues to take a Gerson, the 100-year-old Dart- sacrifices so [that he] could achieve lbs., 4 oz. and was 2 inches shorter and invites us all to learn more on Awards for distinguished profes- hosted by Danny Link. Roth and his wife, Jackie; Murray lot of my time and is still growing. mouth alumnus and writer of his what [he] did.’ The scholarship than her name. his website: jackhbloom.com. sional achievement were handed Other events, however, have Eskenazi and his wife, Doris; and This year, we should hit 50 physi- Class Notes (he started at 87), he benefits College students of His- “Also, we had a nice visit from By the time you read this, several out in March at Cipriani 42nd Street gone forward without disrup- Allen Klein ’59 and his wife, Carol. cians, making us one of the largest, will know where yours truly’s panic descent from Stuyvesant H.S. Stan Swersky and his wife, Louise. members of our class will have in Midtown. The overflow crowd tion. On February 12, Al Franco Lindy Gallagher, from the Colum- if not the largest, private multispe- future lies, if I should live so long. who demonstrate financial need. It She still looks 30, and he looks joined me in Battery Park City to was made up of alumni, students SEAS’56 and Ron Kapon attended bia University Club of Palm Beach, cialty medical group in NYC. Really, serving as class president, may also be awarded to Hispanic glad. When I turned 82 last year I help celebrate the 65th anniversary and family, faculty, friends and busi- the annual Dean’s Scholarship was our guest speaker. “In between, I hang out with and writer and coordinator of our students from other New York City had a sign made for my office that of our graduation from Bronx Sci- ness acquaintances of the honorees, Reception on behalf of our class’ Lou reports, “On a beautiful, my Phi Sig brothers Robert Cabat, Class Notes, though sometimes a public high schools if none from reads ‘82 is the new 90.’” (To which ence, among them Alvin Heller- each of whom was introduced by scholarship. They report that, as sunny day, 12 alumni and their Munro Levitzky ’57, Myron Stein challenge, is always rewarding. Stuyvesant qualifies. One or two your correspondent replied that I stein, Jack Blechner and Philip a John Jay scholar — a nice touch usual, the recipients of our class’ spouses met at the Prime Catch ’57 and Ira Jolles ’59. We are look- Wishing you all a healthy sum- students receive the scholarship reversed that senioritis challenge Shelton (né Schwartz). that made the event feel warm and scholarships are bright and com- restaurant to revive old friendships ing forward to the 60th reunion mer season. I will celebrate my each year; to date, there have been years ago by deducting one year A final note: The Bicentennial giving. mitted students. The current group and meet new people. The class and hope to see a lot of classmates 80th birthday, as will many of you. 12 recipients.” each year after hitting the big 6-0 Ladies Club (knew that would Our 60th reunion no doubt lived consists of Daniel Shi ’15, from luncheon was expanded to include we haven’t seen in decades. Inci- Let us hope that we all have many The following day, yours truly — and I’m now in my early 40s. catch your eye), which I have been up to the hype (and then some!), Clarksville, Md., who is interested two alumni from the Class of 1959 dentally, as we spend every week- more years to look forward to. met Kathleen and David Kinne Polite people believe me.) developing in conversations with and the next issue of CCT will in- in engineering and space-related and one from the Class of 1955. As end in our house in the Hamptons for lunch. Jack Bloom TC’72 reminds us several widows of members of our clude a more extensive write-up on activities in addition to investment it turned out, a few spouses were (Water Mill, N.Y.), aren’t there any I hope all classmates enjoy a that he is a rabbi and a clinical Class of Destiny, I hope will soon the big 6-0. At the time I submitted banking; Gregory Rempe ’16, from from Barnard and P&S. ’56ers in the Hamptons, summer Herman Levy lovely summer. Write me for future psychologist and that he “has get off the ground. The goal is to this column for deadline, we were Albuquerque, N.M., who has an “Going around the table, each or winter? 7322 Rockford Dr. issues. I can be reached at either ad- become known as a rabbi’s rabbi.” help keep in the Columbia fold still trying to entice some of the interest in history and business person described the activities he or “One last note, I was saddened 57 Falls Church, VA 22043 dress at the top of the column or via In addition to his private psycho- these longtime, close, consistent guys from the West: Bill Cohen, management, and belongs to the she pursued at Columbia, what jobs to learn of the passing of Arthur [email protected] the CCT webform college.columbia. therapy practice in Fairfield, Conn., and loyal members of our ’54 Bill Langston, Jack Stuppin (and Columbia University Sailing Club; they had through their careers and Bank, a world-renowned hema- edu/cct/submit_class_note. he is director of professional career family. I am discussing the project his paintings), ex-patriot from Alex Jastrzab ’17, who hails from what they were currently doing. tologist and fellow member of the Yours truly attended the Dean’s review for his Reform colleagues, with College officials to get their Northern California Abbe Leban, Bronx Science and New York City, What came out was that we have an ’55–’56 Spectator managing board Scholarship Reception on February for whom he created a program input and support. We are speak- Lew Sternfels, William Kronick, is a bio and chemical physics stu- amazing class of highly skilled pro- with me and Bob Siroty.” 12 as a guest of Kassie and Carlos Barry Dickman to “assist rabbis seeking to shape ing here of women who want to Matthew Loonin, Sid Sheinberg, dent, and also plays for the men’s fessionals, many of whom became Newt Frohlich shares, “My Muñoz GSAS’61. 25 Main St. their futures.” He also works with continue their association with the Harvey Solomon and Jeff Broido. rugby team; and Alexa Giuliano professors and deans in schools book, The Shakespeare Mask, has been The reception, which is held 58 Court Plaza North, Ste 104 Conservative rabbis, whom he College and our class, and whose We were also waiting for word ’18, from Hackettstown, N.J., who as well as business executives and awarded the Ben Franklin Gold annually, brings together donors of Hackensack, NJ 07601 mentors and teaches at the Rab- late husbands were mainstays of from some who live closer to New plays on the women’s varsity business owners. Medal for Best Historical Novel by named scholarships and recipients [email protected] binic Training Institute sponsored our alumni reunions and outreach. York, such as Bernie Schwartz, basketball team and is interested in “No one could believe that next the Independent Book Publishers thereof. For the 2014–15 academic by his alma mater, the Jewish Of course all will be welcome into Bob Brown, Ralph Wagner, Berish biology and business management. year will be our 60th class an- Association. [In April] my wife and year, 765 named scholarships were Short column this time! Theological Seminary, just a couple the club. You will hear more from Strauch, Igou Allbray and Alfred On February 27, Frank Thomas niversary, and this is because very I attended the London Book Fair, awarded to 1,181 students, and Here’s Charlie Goodstein’s of blocks north of Columbia. me in future issues of CCT, and for Gollomp (both from Brooklyn), was honored for his outstanding few of us feel that we are 80. The where my agent presented the book almost 425 donors and students letter reacting to an article in New One of Jack’s favorite memories now please let me hear your ideas. Peter Pressman, Alan Sloate, basketball success at Columbia socializing continued until 3 p.m. for international contracts.” attended the event. Columbia Jersey’s The Record, left over from

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last Thanksgiving (or early for whether the changes to the Ameri­ “I became a member of the but hardly anything that the aver- all the labors lost. Also, it places ‘I am a Jew’ and ‘Make this a better ed by family members: wife, Joan; upsetting prospect and I com- next). He writes, “Regarding ‘NJ’s can university typified by the Society of Motion Picture and age viewer would notice, much me in that stage of life where I world to live in!’” sons, Erik and Jon; daughters-in- municated this to Steve, sending wild turkeys have made huge evolution of GW, or I might add Television Engineers, and became less necessarily agree with. can look at the present and place I hope that everyone has a law, Kathleen and Laura; and five him several issues of Adirondack comeback,’ I have discovered that Columbia, really represent progress. familiar with motion-picture “One way or another, I’ve some judgment on the potential healthy and a pleasant summer. grandchildren. Life magazine, an award-winning when stalked by these creatures, Steve, who is now president technology and much of its history. been associated with film and for the future. It presents the spark Orlin Trandahl, who roomed monthly devoted to current and especially this time of year, a suit- emeritus of The George Washing- (I’m now a SMPTE life member, film technology for more than a of hope that, perhaps with only with Elliot, offered this remem- historic stories about the park. I able response is to hold in front of ton University and University Pro- but still a film person. A motion- half-century. Yet the few contri- a little influence, I can water that Robert A. Machleder brance: “Elliot first impressed me lobbied him to have the company their faces a can of cranberry sauce. fessor of Public Service, has joined picture dinosaur.) butions I’ve made in the state of seed of talent I see in others that — 69-37 Fleet St. when at our young age (18 or 19) donate the land to the park. They get the message quickly.” the law firm Rimon as a partner in “Among other things, I learned the motion-picture art are not ir- if turned in the right direction — 60 Forest Hills, NY 11375 he knew exactly what he wanted to “I was not clear about what Congratulations to Bernie its Washington, D.C., office. that the early base medium of relevant to today’s technology. One will root itself into a sturdy tree, or [email protected] do: study engineering and then go Champion had decided to do with Nussbaum’s daughter, Emily, the Gil Wright wrote from his motion-picture film was cellulose involved multichannel sound for a beautiful flower … to law school and become a patent its land until at our 50th reunion television critic for The New Yorker, second home in Fort Myers, Fla., nitrate, a close relative of guncot- 16mm film; another, for generating “And so I wish to put together Last year was a long, busy one for attorney. During Vietnam I believe Steve told me Champion had on winning the 2014 National where he and his wife, Diane, ton, and highly flammable. (Early control tapes for motion-picture and describe the influences on Paul Nagano. Forty-seven years he was working in the patent office donated it to the park. Magazine Award for Columns and “enjoyed the warm weather before theaters had, instead of take-up processing laboratories’ color- my puzzle of life. Influences from ago Paul established his career as an and was declared ‘essential’ and “‘You convinced me it was the Commentary. heading back to Gaithersburg, reels, a bucket of water that the additive optical printers — both people and experiences, which artist in Boston, spending almost 30 exempt from the draft. He also had right thing to do,’ he said. Our class lunch is held on the Md., on March 22 on the Amtrak just-projected film was fed into involving film. have given me emotional as well of those years at Fenway Studios. In a (sometimes devious) sense of “I am grateful I had his support second Wednesday of every month Auto Train. The weather in Fort to cool off immediately.) In time, “I still have my faithful produc- as exemplary guide posts to help 2014 Paul resolved to leave Boston humor. Practical jokes could occur for the conservation of a beauti- in the Grill Room of the Columbia Myers was in the 80s in February. the industry developed cellulose tion equipment but even if I were me find my way. In each case, the behind and return to Hawaii, where at any time. Wayne Case bore the ful woodland in upper New York University Club of New York, 15 We are already looking forward to acetate film, called ‘safety film’ to make a ‘film’ today, trying to words or the actions that each of he grew up. Packing, shipping and brunt of one of them: Elliot had State’s Adirondack Park. Knowing W. 43rd St. ($31 per person). It is returning in early November. when introduced. use any of my cameras would be a us experiences is not what’s most moving was, Paul writes, an ardu- Wayne ‘thrown out’ of Columbia of his commitment to his commu- essential that you email Art Radin “Spring training baseball games “By the time I got actively in- cumbersome and highly expensive important but rather, how we ous task that consumed almost two by forging a letter written on nity in South Hampton on Eastern if you plan to attend, up to the day in Florida are in March. Two teams volved, motion-picture equipment project. There are still a few places interpret those experiences and, months of labor and delayed his Dean’s Office letterhead; I must Long Island, I think Steve was an before: [email protected]. train in Fort Myers, the Boston Red comprised a ‘mature technology.’ where I can buy film, at quite a most important, what we take for- departure until Christmas Eve. admit that I was complicit. Elliot environmentalist at heart.” I encourage you to send news. Sox and the Minnesota Twins. As There were advances, to be sure, price, and a few laboratories left ward from the specific experience. Paul has established a working used to like to run, and lamented You can reach me at either address I write, I plan to ride my bike two but for decades it remained es- where the exposed film can be The actions, reactions and mental studio at his home on Palolo Avenue when his brother, Bob, passed him REUNION WEEKEND at the top of the column or via the processed, also at quite a price. The gymnastics we choose control our in Honolulu. His first major work in a race after all of Elliot’s years as JUNE 2–5, 2016 CCT webform college.columbia. only place where my equipment future! in watercolors at the new studio is the faster one.” ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS edu/cct/submit_class_note. might find a safe home once I pass “Let me start with some a commission from an old friend Elliot practiced law as a partner ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott Enjoy the summer! A New York Times article on February 6 discussed would be a museum of some sort. trite statements like, ‘May you and Punahou School classmate; the in the firm of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, [email protected] Rather sad, but far better than be- never reach your goal,’ Emerson’s friend now lives in San Francisco, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, in Rose- Steve Trachtenberg ’59’s tenure as president of The 212-851-9148 ing thrown into a junk pile.” definition of success, and my own where Paul will prepare sketches. land, N.J. He had broad experience DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan Norman Gelfand George Washington University. Finally, we get some advice concoction, ‘Stay hungry, don’t In days to come, sitting on a in intellectual property law and was [email protected] c/o CCT from Gene Appel: “I wrote this hesitate, be tenacious!’ All of those sun-soaked beach, surely Paul an expert in chemical and biochemi- 212-851-7833 59 Columbia Alumni Center originally to my family and just are guidance for life, and for the will have spasms of regret that he cal inventions, with emphasis on 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 miles on Sunday to see the Twins sentially unchanged. However, in went back to review it. As I reread struggles we face no matter how missed the record-shattering 100.8 their medical applications. Elliot’s Michael Hausig New York, NY 10025 play the Baltimore Orioles. Or time, the whole motion-imaging my message it occurred to me that fortunate or unfortunate we are at inches of snow that blanketed Bos- second bachelor’s was in chemical 61 19418 Encino Summit [email protected] maybe I will put the bike in my car discipline began moving in an- it meant enough to me to suggest the beginning … ton in this year’s wintry embrace. engineering, and he earned a J.D. San Antonio, TX 78259 trunk and just ride my bike one- other direction, courtesy of digital that you print it in CCT, since it “Life will always have tumbles, Vince Russo writes, “My son Joe from Georgetown University Law [email protected] I hope this column finds you all half mile from the Publix grocery technology. … was very significant to my perfor- pain and bruises. Most we live was remarried 1½ years ago to a Center in 1965 and an LL.M. in well. Let me begin by encouraging store parking lot, so I don’t have to “While not necessarily em- mance while at Columbia. through, but the most important lovely lady, Jacquiline, with a teen- taxation from NYU in 1977. Nick Papadopoulos BUS’69 you to submit contributions to our cross any busy intersections. I have braced by cinematographers, “I am a Jew. This is a simple part is how they influence us age son, so we now have 16 grand- The class extends its deepest moved back to Greece after many Class Notes. The fact that you are been riding my bike about three digital has two major benefits. The statement. It is not a religious state- afterward and that usually is kids. I recently completed 10 years condolences to Elliot’s wife, Joan, years in international banking and reading this means that you are miles every other day all winter first is immediate playback. Until ment but a simple fact. For histori- determined by our reactions. So with The Joint Commission, which and their family. business for American companies interested in what is happening long, just in our neighborhood.” digital recording, the only way one cal context, I was born in 1937, at let’s learn how to control reactions. handles hospital accreditations, and Remembering another of our in Asia, including China. He is with the members of the Class of Stan Feld is busy; in anticipation could be sure a ‘take’ had been suc- the height of Nazi influence in Eu- Let’s start with ‘May you never will continue working one week per late classmates, Sidney Hart writes, now the supreme governor of the 1959. In that same way, the other of travels, he wrote, “My wife, Ce- cessful was to process the film and rope, and being a Jew has left me reach your goal.’ Think about that month. Dan Schwartz actually has “I was very saddened to learn of American Hellenic Educational members of the class are interested celia, and I are soon off to London run a screening (a ‘daily’). Aside with a lifelong driving incentive statement. Once you’ve accom- been there with me; we reconnected Steve Brown’s death this winter. Progressive Association, an inter- in what you are doing, so please for a week. We rented an apart- from everything else, this delayed to make something significant of plished a goal, don’t stop. Look during orientation 10 years ago, When Steve was general counsel for national Greek-American advocacy share with them by sending an ment in Chelsea. Then to Lisbon the production process. If the setup myself. It has planted deep into my at where you go from there. One after not seeing each other since Champion International, his office organization, responsible for its 44 update. to pick up a boat to Morocco for a for a particular scene was complex, soul the need to make this world a goal should be a stepping stone to college graduation. in Stamford, Conn., was situated chapters in Europe. A sad note: Alan Kahn’s father week. … It will be a busy spring the whole scene might be retaken better place to live, even if in a very the next goal. The direction is not “I was sad to read that Serge between my office in Greenwich As a follow-up to his update in passed away on February 24, 2015. with stops in Nashville, then Chi- before processing — known to the small way. I hope in some way I always ‘up’ but rather ‘out.’ Open Angiel passed. He was my first of and Irwin Sollinger’s in Westport. the spring issue, Norm Solberg Irving Kahn was 109 when he died cago and then two weeks later in studios as a ‘protection shot’ — to might influence you, the reader, your vision. many ski instructors; I still enjoy The three of us shared lunch several LAW’64 and his family have and was working right up to the NYC and finally to Greenville, S.C., make sure that it really had the de- to excel in whatever way you can “Again, my advice is not to start the sport, primarily in Bethel, times — regrettably, in retrospect, relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., end. Our condolences to Alan and to see Bruce Schlein at the end sired scene. (The great movie stunt find through your inherited genes. totally new but rather branch off Maine. My wife of 51 years, Sheila not often enough. and he had his first client commit his family. of June. Cecelia and Bruce have pilot Paul Mantz lost his life doing They are the starting point but or let a seed drop off to sprout an Kay, travels with me on European “Several years ago when I read to sheltering assets through the Steve Trachtenberg has hardly a photography exhibition in the a protection shot — the shot of the their development is up to you! interest that you have or recently excursions as well as local Porsche that Champion was planning to South Dakota Trust Company. slowed down. His tenure as presi- museum in Pickens, S.C., on June takeoff of the makeshift airplane in “As I approach 80, it becomes found, which can utilize your road trips. In 2004, in Stuttgart, divest itself of land in the St. Regis The CEO of a successful American dent of The George Washington 25. In July we are then off to Beaver the original The Flight of the Phoenix. more compelling to not let what I talents and physical/mental capa- Germany, we took factory delivery region of the Adirondack Park hedge fund in Tokyo has signed on University was discussed in an Creek, Colo., for five weeks.” Ironically, the first take was fine, have observed sink to the bottom bilities. As you start new efforts, of a 911, which I recently sold in and that it had not decided as yet to the program and indicated his article published in The New York Steve Kallis reminisces, “When and was used in the release.) of the sea of personal experience, don’t hesitate, stay hungry and be anticipation of buying a 2015 911 whether to donate it to the park or Japanese co-chairman will likely be Times on February 6. It described I was a grade-schooler, I developed “The second benefit is distribu- only to be covered by the sands tenacious (sound familiar?). And Targa 4 for some retirement travel sell it for development, I contacted interested too. Norm believes this his accomplishments thusly: “The a consumer’s interest in motion tion. No longer is it necessary to of time. Rather, I’d like to share be ready to learn new technology. throughout the United States.” Steve. The Adirondack Park has validates that the concept is going university was an inexpensive pictures. In the ‘progressive’ sec- transport physical films to theaters. the influences in my life that have Don’t let yourself be left behind. A personal aside about grand- always been very important to me. to work for him. commuter school when Stephen ondary school I attended, I joined Downloading a movie is far easier. molded my inspiration to excel. No matter how high up you are in children: Just as I thought I might As a boy I vacationed there with Bob Soltys and his wife moved Joel Trachtenberg became presi- the Projection Club (a sneaky way It did mean that theaters had to We all need some driving force that whatever knowledge or activity be staging a rally in the competi- my parents and learned to swim to Hilton Head Island, S.C., from dent in 1988. By the time he was the school had to train students to invest in new projectors, but com- takes us beyond the mere desires you are involved with, remember tion for most grandchildren, in Lake Flower near the village of Alexandria, Va., in 2010. Their son, finished, two decades later, it had run the school’s 16mm projectors). pared to other problems involved to eat, to find comfort and to just there will always be something with seven grandkids — and my Saranac Lake. More recently, my Andrew, graduated from NYU been transformed into a nationally By the time I was working in my in presenting moving images, this exist. Thus my statement, ‘I am a new and better. upcoming star player, son Ethan, in family and I have returned often Tisch School of the Arts (film and recognized research university, main interest (space technology), was welcome: Any film projector is Jew,’ is a core influence for me to “Life is too short and opportuni- reserve and a year away from his to the Adirondacks to swim, hike, TV) in 2013 and started Deverge, a with expanded facilities and five I’d started to acquire serious 16mm mechanical, and problems like film leave a legacy that my family and ties are too vast! Let yourself feel teens — Vince takes the ball and kayak and climb. The St. Regis Manhattan based interdisciplinary new schools specializing in public equipment. I learned about profes- jams, parts wearing out and the civilization would be proud of! unleashed! Grasp the moment, buries a jumper from beyond the portion of the park is a pristine production company specializing health, public policy, political man- sionally made films, and how to like were eliminated. “The last decade has made me make the best of it, enjoy the effort 3-point line. landscape of lakes, streams and in short form content. After two agement, media and public affairs make films of professional grade. “There are highly technical realize that my physical capability and contribute. You are the only On a sad note, Vince advised forest. Paul Smith’s College is lo- years in business, Bob says, An- and professional studies.” I filmed a few reels of activities for objections to the elimination of film has long peaked. At this point I one who will make your life. Find that Elliot Olstein SEAS’61 died on cated there. That this parcel might drew is keeping the lights on and The article goes on to question engineering studies. … — the professionals’ objections — can only reflect, but I don’t want your driving incentive. For me, it’s Thanksgiving morning surround- be sold for development was an paying the rent.

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Morris Dickstein has published culture/books/189536/the-last-of- a learning environment for youth Management. As a teacher, regula- then went to the Officer Can- and netted all the shrimp we could and knowledge of Chinese art was “Jane and Leo display their Chi- a memoir, Why Not Say What Hap- the-morrises. should look like that would deeply tor and gentle, loving man, Harvey didate School at Newport, R.I., eat! I used to push wheelbarrows growing, Harrist asked him to nese art in their Connecticut home. pened, which includes some good In January, Ed Schneider went motivate kids to succeed. touched and improved the lives from October to March. He then of sand down to the canal to fix write an inventory and catalogue During the past six years they have mentions of the Columbia campus. on a strategy retreat in Accra, While learning these concepts, of countless others. Just search the attended the Navy Supply Corps where it had eroded. As a result I of the pieces donated by Sackler. established their permanent resi- [See “Columbia Forum,” Spring Ghana. Dick was approached by the Los Internet and ask any of our class- School in Athens, Ga., for seven crushed the cartilage in my right Due to the size of Sackler’s dona- dence in Florida and begun collect- 2015 CCT.] In a March 12 Tablet George Kalbouss GSAS’61 Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra mates. His wife, Mary, and sons, months and was commissioned knee and right hip and had to get tion and the fact that it was scat- ing Cuban paintings. Leo’s passion Magazine article about the book’s writes, “I am working with a to help support and guide it in Charles ’99, LAW’04; Paul BUS’06, an ensign in October 1963. John’s them replaced. tered throughout the University, for Cuban art grows naturally from release, the authors write: “It retirement village, putting together implementing El Sistema (an LAW’06; and Joseph BUS’14, first command was theU.S.S. “I now live in an assisted living Leo’s job was daunting. Beginning his having lived in Cuba for six would be easy to group the literary a concert [with performances by] international music education LAW’14, survive him. Georgetown AGTR-2, which took facility. Anyone wishing to contact in January 2005 he worked on the years in the 1940s, when his family critic Morris Dickstein under the people with dementia, singing program) in schools and commu- Sadly our class has lost another him through the Caribbean and to me can reach me at 904-554-9405 or project two to three days a week was relocating from Belgium to the catch-all ‘New York intellectual’: together with their grown children. nities. The more he studied and member: Anthony “Tony” J. For- Trinidad, Uruguay and Brazil. He 1248 Kingsley Ave., Rm 52, Orange for nearly 15 months. United States. He’s from New York and has never I’m also interviewing high school involved himself in this effort, the lano. Tony was born in Manhattan recalls seeing “Brasilia just after it Park, FL 32073.” “First he created a gigantic, “When you see Leo and Jane lived anywhere else, except New applicants to the College.” more convinced he became that El on June 20, 1940, and passed away was designated as the new capital It is not easy to persuade busy handwritten spreadsheet that at the next reunion, be sure to ask Haven, for graduate school; and Dick Roberts retired on March 1, Sistema is a real-world model for in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Decem- of Brazil. It was totally modern and classmates to take a few minutes listed each piece based on shipping him to tell you the many funny he’s a career professor who wrote 2007, from the Los Angeles Unified the theories expressed in research ber 13, 2014. He was an NROTC beautiful; no slums like in Rio.” He to write about themselves. And manifests and any other docu- stories about his experiences find- for the famous small magazines School District (LAUSD), where — on ideal learning environments cadet and was commissioned by then sailed to Valparaíso, Chile, the not until now has anyone written mentation he could find. Then he ing and cataloging the Sackler of the New York left, like Partisan having never lost the humanitarian for children. As he watched El the Marine Corps, along with port city for the capital of Santiago; a major piece about a fellow class- undertook a relentless search to Collection.” Review and Dissent. But that would vision inspired in him by the Core Sistema at work in an elementary Pete Russell, at graduation. Tony Lima, Peru; and twice through the mate. But that is just what Andy locate each piece. One day while Bravo, Andy, and congratula- make it sound as if Dickstein, born — he coordinated the California afterschool program in Pasadena, served in Vietnam and saw action Panama Canal. Smith ([email protected]) has in the basement of Avery Hall, Leo tions, Leo, for your devotion to in 1940, were a peer of, say, Lionel state and federally funded after- Calif., that the Sally and Dick Rob- in Operation Starlight, Chu Lai After returning to his base in done about Leo Swergold (leo@ met Larry Souci. For more than 30 Columbia and Chinese art! Trilling, his Columbia teacher, born school programs. These programs, erts Coyote Foundation supports, and, to a lesser degree, Huê. After Norfolk, Va., John was ordered to lsanvers.com): years Souci had been Columbia’s in 1905. In fact, if Trilling was the presently delivered by more than Dick experienced children learning four years’ service, by which point the Navy Subsistence Office at the “An October article in Co- official art handler, the overseer of oldest of the New York intellectual 30 community-based agencies quickly and with joy. he had achieved the rank of cap- Washington Navy Yard. His next lumbia’s The Record, ‘Columbia the huge collection of art objects in Paul Neshamkin crowd, Dickstein was the young- across the city, help roughly 160,000 More recently, in January, through tain, Tony resigned his commission stop was Knolls Atomic Power Cares for a Museum’s Worth of University storage. With Souci’s 1015 Washington St., est. He was also, as he notes dryly students on a daily basis at more his work with the foundation and to obtain a master’s at the Cornell Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y., Cultural Treasures,’ mentions some help Leo found nearly all the 63 Apt. 50 in Tablet’s original documentary than 550 elementary, middle and also Children International, Dick School of Hotel Administration. where he was a program planner Hoboken, NJ 07030 The Last of the Morrises, pretty much high schools. Among other things, helped bring El Sistema to two pov- Till the moment of his death he doing classified work. “While I [email protected] the last Lower East Side boy to be Dick helped form LAUSD’s branch erty-stricken communities in San- was a fiercely proud Marine. was in Schenectady,” John writes, named ‘Morris’— although the of Beyond the Bell in October 2000, tiago de los Caballeros, Dominican After Cornell Tony worked for “I trained as a reservist for 18 Leo Swergold ’62 was instrumental in cataloguing Thank you for sending such a name could always come back in which now manages all extended Republic; it was a four-day music several hotel management com- months, but missed navy travel the more than 2,000 works of Chinese art donated flood of news! So much so that I a retro way, as Sadie, for example, day programs in the district. Prior education retreat and final concert panies and then joined Holiday so much I chose to be stationed at must apologize to some of you for already has. to Beyond the Bell, he worked in featuring 120 children. Dick says that Inn, working in Ohio, Tennessee, NAS Atlanta. I stayed there for 18 to the University by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. only including a sample of your “Dickstein, who began as a LAUSD’s Northeast San Fernando he has never seen such excitement Kentucky and finally California. months, then volunteered for Viet- long notes. I’ll also hold back some Keats scholar, was also one of the Valley to help establish Project on the part of youngsters or such He reared his family in San Diego. nam and was sent to the Mekong for the next issue, but you can find only members of the gang to take GRAD Los Angeles. Dick also involvement of musicians and staff Tony was also an ordained brother Delta.” of the work of Robert E. Harrist Sackler pieces, even those that had everything you sent at cc63ers. seriously the 1960s as something spearheaded systemic efforts in or such support by parents. Here, he in the Grey Robe Monks of St. John was awarded a Bronze Jr. GSAS’81, the Jane and Leopold strayed into professors’ offices, and com. I have finally updated our other than an epoch of cultural LAUSD for service learning and says, were children from neighbor- Benedict, an ecumenical religious Star for Combat and four South Swergold Professor of Chinese established the provenances for website. decline. As he made clear in Gates school-based mental and physical hoods of great poverty living in tiny order established in 2002 that is Vietnamese medals and then Art History, and Dr. Arthur M. most of them! Sid Kadish writes, “When we of Eden: American Culture in the health services. shacks with sometimes dirt floors devoted to the disciplines of prayer was transferred to Rota, Spain, Sackler’s gift of more than 2,000 “As Leo’s work began to pro- arrived for our freshman orienta- Sixties (1977), he liked rock music. As he approached retirement and leaking corrugated metal roofs, proscribed by St. Benedict in the which, he says, “was great for me Asian artworks to Columbia. But it duce results, it spawned another tion in September 1959, we were He even, as you can see in this from LAUSD, Dick says, he felt coming to a large retreat center, fifth century. because I spoke Spanish quite well. fails to mention the enormous con- project: to plan and hold an exhibi- addressed by a sophomore greeter film, had long hair, for a little optimism for a renaissance in practicing with their musical instru- Tony is survived by his wife of Subsequently my unit, VR-24, tribution of Leo Swergold. It was tion of the most important Sackler who famously said, “Welcome while. He never moved rightward public education and, after his ments morning, noon and night 12 years, Leslie Graham Forlano; was transferred to Naples, Italy, Leo who uncovered these pieces pieces and to prepare a book of Harvard rejects!” Well, it’s taken in his politics, as some New York retirement, he became active in for four days and then presenting a son, Anthony Jr.; daughter, Dani- where I remained for 3 ½ years. in the basement of Avery Hall and photographs and descriptions of many years but since retirement, I intellectuals did, never dropped various in-school and afterschool final concert — they could not have elle Nicole Forlano Galluccio; and Next I was transferred to NAS brought them to light. That story many of them. Leading and inspir- applied to and was accepted at the hankies for Washington politicians, reform efforts. Dick is the chair- been more proud of themselves, and grandchildren, Genevieve, Emma, Cecil Field, where I was the project begins more than 30 years ago dur- ing a herd of experts scattered Harvard Institute for Learning in to paraphrase an old Christopher man of the Sally and Dick Roberts deservingly so. Adelaide and Nicholas. Tony and officer in charge of transitioning ing a Class of 1962 reunion. about the country, Leo organized Retirement. Full of retirees, includ- Hitchens line about the neocons. Coyote Foundation, served on My wife, JB, and I completed Leslie knew each other from the the anti-submarine program from “Leo and his wife, Jane, usually an exhibit of the Sackler Collection ing some older retirees, we attend He still goes to the movies, still the advisory board of Children our second season as ski ambas- time they were 22 and 19. The war propeller-driven aircraft to jets. I attend our reunions, and on this that was displayed March 26–June lectures and take classes given by thinks that there’s good stuff being International (2012–15), belongs to sadors at Copper Mountain in sent them on separate paths until completed the final five years of occasion they slipped away to 7, 2008, at the Miriam and Ira D. HILR members. I’m taking ‘Mod- made.” the California Afterschool Network Colorado. Alex Liebowitz and his 2000, when they found each other my naval career at NAS Jackson- visit some Manhattan art dealers. Wallach Art Gallery in Schermer- ern Japanese Novel’ and ‘Passages Read more about Morris and Leadership Team and is a found- wife, Denise, skied with us for a single again. They moved to South ville. The Chinese art they saw that day horn Hall. During the same period of Discovery: A History of Naviga- see a short film featuring him: ing member of the Los Angeles week in February as part of long- Carolina to be near their grandchil- “When I retired in June 1983, caught their fancy, although they Leo wrote Treasures Rediscovered: tion.’ I’m back in college again, tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and- Philharmonic’s Youth Orchestra standing tradition. dren, and Tony joined the Patriots a former commanding officer of resisted taking anything home. Chinese Stone Sculpture from the and it’s a lot of fun. Don Putnoi is Los Angeles task force. He served Point (where the U.S.S. Yorktown mine asked me to work for Grum- Some months later, Leo wanted to Sackler Collections at Columbia Uni- also a member. This occupies me on the boards of the Los Angeles is stationed, in Charlestown, S.C.) man in St. Augustine, Fla., where get Jane a special gift. He called on versity, which was released when on Mondays and Tuesdays, and I County Educational Foundation John Freidin volunteers and became an instruc- I oversaw the conversion of old a well-known dealer of Chinese the exhibit opened. In the book Leo mentor medical students from BU Submit Your Photo (2007–12) and Camerata Pacifica 654 E. Munger St. tor at the Naval Nuclear Power A6-C medium bombers to KA-6D art and found what he wanted, wrote a history of the collection med school on Fridays. I am plenty (2009–2013). 62 Middlebury, VT 05753 Training Command. He enjoyed air refueling tankers. When I left but thought its price was excessive and how it came to Columbia. busy and reasonably stimulated. Submitting a photo for Dick holds master’s degrees in [email protected] interacting with young sailors there after 3 ½ years, [I was able to and so made an offer. The dealer Subsequently the exhibit traveled Retirement is fun!” Class Notes is easy! counseling and English literature and taught them about WWII and get] 100 percent medical disability accepted Leo’s offer and presented to other institutions, including the Daniel Perl, who is a professor and credentials in secondary teach- Harvey J. Goldschmid SIPA’64, its implications in current geo- because my bipolar disorder made him with a dated but fairly com- University of Michigan, the Uni- of pathology at the Uniformed ONLINE by clicking ing, special education, counseling LAW’65, scholar, humanist, profes- political events. In January the U.S. me incapable of program manage- prehensive catalogue of Chinese versity of Virginia, the John and Services University of the Health “Contact Us” at and administration. Paul Heck- sor, warrior for the average investor Marine Corps and Navy honored ment. I worked for a couple of art. Seeing the look on Leo’s face, Mabel Ringling Museum of Art Sciences, reports that the cover college.columbia.edu/cct. man, professor and associate dean and dear friend to so many of us, Tony with a memorial service years as a salesman and manager the dealer told him he knew when in Sarasota, Fla., and the Nassau story for the February 2015 issue of MAIL by sending the of Education at UC Davis, guided passed away on February 12, 2015. aboard the Yorktown. in two local pet stores, and we someone was hooked. County Museum of Art on Long National Geographic is about trau- photo and accompanying Dick through the large amount of Harvey was the Dwight Professor Although Tony was never moved to a gated community “And hooked Leo was. He Island. matic brain injury and the military. research (stretching from behav- of Law at the Law School, where wounded in combat, he was called Eagle Bend Island on the and Jane began searching for fine “Museums and art organiza- He says, “Although this is not the caption information to ioral and cognitive psychology, to he twice won its foremost teaching exposed to Agent Orange while north side of Jacksonville on the Chinese art, and their collection tions soon took notice of Leo’s usual NG topic (birds of Borneo, Class Notes Editor, clinical and experimental psychia- award. From 2002 to 2005 he was a conducting infantry operations in Nashville River. We were on a was begun. When Leo and Jane en- knowledge, interest and passion orchids in the rainforest, etc.), Columbia College Today, try and neurology, to the study member of the U.S. Securities and Vietnam and for 25 years battled canal, from one oxbow to another. dowed a chair in the Department for Chinese art. He joined several they did an excellent job. There Columbia Alumni Center, of information systems, to brains Exchange Commission. From 2005 serious cancers, Leslie writes. I had a dock constructed, as fish- of Art History and Archeology in boards to help widen and deepen are photos of patients and their 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, scans themselves) that shows not to 2012 he was an advisory board John Mortensen wrote, sending ing is my passion, and caught all 2001, Harrist was named the first interest in Chinese art. And last families that are haunting, and I 6th Fl., New York, NY 10025. only why the learning environ- member of the Millstein Center this summary of his life’s travels: kinds of fish. Each night I caught Swergold Professor of Chinese Art August Leo published his second think this article will finally put ments in educational systems are for Corporate Governance and Following graduation he worked about half a dozen blue claw crabs, History. book, Thoughts on Chinese Buddhist a human face on the problem for not creating success but also what Performance at the Yale School of at Macy’s for the summer and some so big they had barnacles, “Knowing that Leo’s passion Gilt Bronzes. the American public. In the piece

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Bruce Kaplan writes, “Who is results were quite unpredictable for another doctoral vector and well as associated developments of microscope). You can find it on the and Virgil in Latin. And I went to my 14th book, A Terrible Beauty: The Today, the entrepreneurial cohort talking about retirement? I practice although almost always edible). teaching job in interdisciplinary housing, commerce and industry NG website, along with poignant Greece on several archaeological Wilderness of American Literature, in seems more respectful of advice. law full-time and still enjoy it. My Some of our older guests arrived higher ed curriculum design. That totaling about 10,000,000 sq. ft. and audio from some of the servicemen digs. I can truly say that I have which I go back, reread and rethink Either that or I have come to ap- firm, Friedman Kaplan, which I huffing and puffing. One who lasted about two years, when I costing $3 billion–$5 billion. … photographed in the article.” Dan- now realized my secret ambition the books — like Moby-Dick — pear so old that no one wants to helped start 29 years ago, has 50 shall remain nameless suggested was drawn into the Massachusetts “I also recently finished editing iel’s research, for those who may and am having a ball. I have not that I read in literature classes at give insult. lawyers specializing in commercial in advance that we might only do Office of Leasing and State Office the 2015 Massachusetts Political not know, is aimed at discovering retired. I have transitioned!” Columbia.” “If you are interested in keeping litigation, corporate transactional cocktails (had he heard about our Planning to create a ‘minority Almanac, the authoritative direc- the unique results of blast-related Zev Bar-Lev (né Rob Lefkovitz) David Alpern reports, “As 2014 track of developments in some and white collar/investigations occasional culinary catastrophes?), intern work-study program’ for tory of state officials and agency injuries to the brain. writes, “I will be giving workshops ended I sent off the last (I should of these technologies, and the matters. Last year I led a successful so — West End beer drinkers that UMass and others. … Discovering capacities. And I host a monthly Frank Sypher GSAS’68’s latest for the elderly, called ‘Tune Up say earliest) of 30-plus years of atmosphere for venture finance, two-week jury trial in Atlanta deal- we were — we looked up how to that ‘planning’ meant primarily go- dinner of young and old, patterned book, Charles Anthon: American Clas- Your Brain — with the Global Newsweek On Air and For Your Ears try following my posts at The Law ing with failure of artificial turf for make Manhattans and prepared ing to a lot of meetings, and aware after what roommates and I did at sicist, was listed in the Bookshelf Alphabet.’ The ‘global alphabet’ is Only weekly radio and Internet and Other Anomalies, honiglaw sports stadiums. (For those who two pitchers that were consumed that, as we were entering the 1970s, Columbia a half-century ago with section of the Spring 2015 CCT. my theory of language universals, broadcasts on cassette and CD to blog.com. Fans of Red Sox Nation require proof that I can still try a in their entirety. recruiting ‘inner-city’ interns might faculty guests. Only this time the Frank writes, “Charles Anthon which will allow participants to the nonprofit Internet Archive, will also find my frequent although case, copies of the transcript of my “Among the many highlights be a little more disruptive than the guests are the kids. [(Class of 1815)] (1797–1867) was comprehend unknown words and where the full collection is being errant analyses of the team.” devastating cross-examination of of our years at Columbia, these sponsors intended, I jumped again “So, I’m pretty busy but am hav- the most widely known American classic sayings/verses in foreign preserved and posted for public Carey Winfrey sent a picture Kenny Gilman are available, gratis, dinners stood out as incredible — to Abt Associates — where, ing a hell of a good time.” classicist of the 19th century, thanks languages, from Italian, Latin, browsing at archive.org/details/ (check cc63ers.com) of himself upon request).” fun and offered a chance to get to again for a year, I evaluated in- Mike Cook (Michael.Cook@ to the success of his ‘Classical Greek and Russian to Sanskrit, foryourearsonly. and his wife, Jane, in front of their Remember, our regular class know some distinguished faculty novations in higher ed. srz.com) appeared at the Practis- Series’ of school texts, begun in Hebrew and Arabic.” “In thanking many of my house in Key West, Fla., where they lunches at the Columbia Univer- outside of class. It was, I think, “That scattered foundation ing Law Institute’s conference 1835, and his Classical Dictionary, Charles Bremer writes, “Noth- frequent guests over the years, spend six months of the year and sity Club of New York are always a pretty unusual experience for led me to teach interdisciplinary Bankruptcy & Reorganizations published in 1841, which became ing exciting or interesting to report. I received from one of them — where he says he plays “geezer a great place to reconnect. Try to them, too, and except for one, all studies at Emerson for a few years, 2015: Current Developments, April the standard work of its kind in the I lead a dull, quiet existence, which former New York Times and CBS tennis (which uses the same rules make the next one, scheduled for those we invited accepted the invi- under Irene Alinsky, writer Saul 27–28. Mike discussed “Debtor in United States. I became interested in suits me just fine. After traveling News foreign correspondent David as the Wimbledon version but July 9, and then, after our August tation and were very polite about Alinsky’s widow. … When the Possession Financing and Other Anthon while studying Virgil with all over the world for 20-plus years Andelman — the offer of a new otherwise bears little resemblance break, on September 10; it’s always the quality of our cooking.” program lost momentum, I [began Lending Issues” and “The Auto- Gilbert Highet, who was the An- negotiating trade agreements, I gig. David is editor/publisher of to it), does a bit of writing (mostly the second Thursday. Check out Best to all in the summer ahead. working] with a former teaching matic Stay and Avoiding Powers.” thon Professor of Latin Language need a break.” World Policy Journal at the nonprofit emails) and walks Bodhi (our yel- cc63ers.com for details. Don’t forget to tell me about it. You peer, Elaine Noble, who was the The conference brought together a and Literature at Columbia. Harry Saal GSAS’69 led a $10 World Policy Institute, for which low lab). Happy daze.” In the meantime, let us know can reach me at either address at first gay person elected to the Mas- distinguished faculty of bankrupt- “What made Anthon’s books at- million investment round in a I now host a new series of weekly Frank Partel has published a what you are up to, how you’re the top of the column or via the sachusetts legislature after coming cy judges and leading practitioners tractive was the wealth of detailed Silicon Valley pharma startup, World Policy On Air podcast inter- book, Down in Laos: Heroism and doing and what’s next. CCT webform college.columbia. out, and well before coming out (including Mike) to provide a thor- information that he provided. His Retrotope, and has now joined the views with authors of articles in Inspiration During the Vietnam War. edu/cct/submit_class_note. became accepted. She was a fresh- ough review and analysis of hot texts of standard authors such as He writes, “I think this is my best man state rep and shared her desk topics in restructuring, bankruptcy Homer, Cicero, Horace and Virgil work yet and I’m pleased to share Norman Olch on the Education Committee with and reorganizations, and to discuss contained not only notes about a blurb from Kirkus Reviews: 64 233 Broadway Leonard B. Pack Mel King, a prominent black politi- relevant recent cases and trends. grammar and vocabulary but also Bruce “Jeff” Wechsler ’63 is a partner in a Chicago retro “‘Down in Laos is a war story New York, NY 10279 65 924 West End Ave. cian and the first African-American Niles Eldredge (flumpet@ comments relating to the general game bar, Headquarters Beercade – River North, which set in Southeast Asia during the [email protected] New York, NY 10025 to run for mayor of Boston. earthlink.net) was recently “back historical and literary context. seizure of U.S.S. Pueblo, the Tet Of- [email protected] “Politics were a lot more fun from a one-week escape from ice, “Anthon was one of the most features games from the 1980s and pinball machines. fensive and the Battle of Khe Sanh My recent news of classmates and led to several cycles of consult- snow and cold in San Francisco. memorable teachers at Columbia, in 1968. It is a classic suspense, focuses on travel and food. Submission deadlines and publica- ing in education and social policy. Returned to find advance copies which he had graduated from action-thriller about a naval ship, Beril Lapson has been traveling tion dates mean that I am writing I worked with small and large of my magnum opus, Eternal in 1815 with highest honors. He company — which was founded by the quarterly journal and on its an air wing, and a pilot who is shot to China and Mexico on business. this column in late March, before foundations, government agencies, Ephemera, waiting for me. A relief joined the faculty in 1820 to teach his Columbia roommate, Charles website. They’re being posted at down and becomes a prisoner of Since 2000 he has been in China our 50th reunion, yet you will be nonprofits, media and a long list and schmerz that the book is over classics, and remained until his Cantor — as chairman of the board. worldpolicy.org/blog and world the Pathet Lao. The result is a rip- 15 times, and through the years reading it in June, after the big of fancy contacts. It was about that and done with.” death. This is the first scholarly First in-human trials of the com- policy.podbean.com. ping, visceral read.’ he has noted two major changes: weekend. As a result, news about time I discovered I was beyond In a previous column, I men- biography of Anthon.” pany’s breakthrough compounds “Being able to write and record “Please buy it, read it and write Air pollution is “demonstrably the reunion will be in our next col- bisexual, and found friends — in tioned Niles’ theory of “punctuat- Joe McPhee writes, “I have nev- will begin later this year. from home — and well in advance a nice review for Amazon. worse” and there is now a level of umn. Meanwhile, here’s the latest. Paris, New York, theater and insur- ed equilibria,” which he developed er written to Class Notes before, Bruce “Jeff” Wechsler respond- of each weekly posting — has “My wife, Mary Ellen, and I are consumerism — shopping malls Joe Beckmann (joe.beckmann@ ance — whose work and activ- with paleontologist Stephen Jay primarily because I never thought ed to my request for retirement enabled my wife, Sylvia, and I to doing well and are headed back to and so forth — he had not seen gmail.com) responded to one of ism went far beyond my already Gould. Well, Eternal Ephemera — I had anything profound to add. news: “Some interesting things I am begin some long-deferred travel, the Loire Valley in June.” before. By comparison, he says, the my pleas for news with this update stretched academic boundaries a 416-page work published by However, your prompt asking doing in retirement: Invested as a 50 starting with 10 days in Portland, Bob Shlaer wrote a not-so-little air in Mexico is “clean.” on his life following graduation (which themselves were getting Columbia University Press — is whether any of us has discovered percent partner in a Chicago retro Seattle and Vancouver (for the story of an adventure he had on a Allen Tobias has been on the and two years at Brown studying increasingly vague). a history of scientific inquiry into ‘something worthwhile to do in game bar featuring games from warmth, given the 3 ft. of snow at piping cruise to the Caribbean this road to Kathmandu, Istanbul, history: “I floated in publishing for “We created new insurance adaptation and the origin of spe- retirement’ made me realize that I the 1980s and pinball machines. our place in Sag Harbor) and two past January. The highlight of the Çeşme (Turkey) and Tel Aviv in a while but within a few months programs, developed new kinds cies from the 19th century though do have something to contribute. It’s called Headquarters Beercade weeks in Athens and the Greek cruise was that he wound up solo search of funding for the produc- was working with a consortium of small theater productions and punctuated equilibria and beyond. When I was at Columbia, I had – River North. Opened on August Islands with a couple that lives and piping for the captain of the ship. If tion of his screen adaptation of of historically black colleges and developed new and/or distinctive As the publisher’s website states, the privilege of taking one of my 25, 2014, and doing well so far. works there but summers in Sag. you are interested, you will find it Henry Roth’s novel Call It Sleep. universities, based at the Education teaching programs. Queer stuff Humanities courses with Profes- My son Jeremy, artistic director of Next: a driving tour to great cities on cc63ers.com. CCT’s Spring 2015 food-themed Development Center in suburban became very stylish, as did that sor Moses Hadas, a man who Chicago’s Theatre Wit, produced of the South. Fun!” Pete Gollon missed two weeks issue prompted the following from Boston, helping with curriculum, kind of hybrid of policy, program, What’s Your Story? appeared to be a cross between and directed a current hit called Mr. Stephen Honig writes, “I was of miserable weather on Long Joel Magid: innovations and alternative teach- advocacy and academia. Ulti- Col. Sanders (please excuse the Burns, a post-electric play, by Ann intrigued to read your plea for Island by escaping to Arizona, “Food at Columbia? I don’t ing methods across the South. mately, as HIV emerged as both a Letting classmates anachronism) and a Talmudic Washburn, based on an episode of news, particularly from those who where he spent a week on a Road remember any foodies at Columbia It was 1968, and by the time threat and a challenge, we helped know what’s going on scholar (which he was!). He was so The Simpsons. It’s been playing to discovered something worthwhile Scholar trip hiking in the Supersti- 50-plus years ago, but my greatest Columbia blew up that spring I create prevention, treatment and in your life is easy. charismatic that I almost decided sold-out audiences. to do in retirement. I have indeed tion Wilderness east of Phoenix. He eating experiences came when a was getting bored being the white- anti-discrimination resources Send in your Class Notes! then and there to give up my study “My wife, Sandy, and I winter in found something: working. I am says the temperature was fine for group of us (Paul Reale ’63, Peter boy intellectual. By September I’d that crossed lines of sex, drugs, of the sciences for the classics. I Sarasota, Fla., and, after renting for still practicing as a corporate law- the hikes, which were mostly six Belfiore ’63, Steve Rock, Joe Prijatel begun a transition to the Harvard language, race and sexuality. ONLINE by clicking didn’t, but in the back of my mind 18 years, decided to buy a house. yer, well into my 48th year. Dealing or seven miles. However, the final and I) decided to invite faculty for Graduate School of Education, “My current phase, already college.columbia.edu/cct/ I reserved the thought that some- We were recently visiting friends more with emerging companies nine-mile hike was a bit too long dinner every other week or so dur- when I was recruited to teach at more than 10 years old, has been submit_class_note. day, when money was no longer in Winter Park, Fla., and I realized of all types, I find the technology for him to keep up with the others ing the ’63–’64 academic year. Dillard University in New Orleans hyper-local, involving politics and an issue, I’d return to the classics. I’d spent a few weeks there as a fascinating both in the life sciences and still be able to take a decent “I can’t remember whose idea in a creative, interdisciplinary programs in Somerville, Mass. At EMAIL to the address at “Well, time marched on and member of the Columbia crew and for web-based companies. number of photos. After that, his this was but we invited about a curriculum that converted much of 4.2 square miles with 80,000 peo- the top of your column. I never got around to it; until I team some 55 years ago! We went “I have also learned that having wife, Abby Pariser BC’67, joined dozen of our professors — includ- what I learned through Columbia’s ple, this is the densest city in New retired. Then, with my retirement down for spring training as guests an office is so passé. I have com- him for a week visiting friends in ing some of the most famous, such general education into projects England; 57 languages are spoken MAIL to the address at the fund in place and time on my of Rollins College.” panies where the three founders Tucson. Now he’s back working as Lionel Trilling ’25, GSAS’38 — to with teams of students working in its high school. 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“All organisms and species are poses to represent you in Congress autoimmunity (immune responses Harry Kresky LAW’71 shares, ly got around to reading the Winter Captain Ken Benoit had gradu- Since it was around 3 p.m., no all of you to read the section of The transitory, yet life endures. The at atonc.com. [My colleagues and I] directed inappropriately against “This fall, Cathy Stewart and I got 2014–15 issue of CCT and noted that ated one-and-a-half years earlier, one questioned anything, and the Odyssey that describes Odysseus’ origin, extinction and evolution of have clinics in Chapel Hill, Raleigh self) in patients with Lyme arthritis married after 25 years together. people are still talking about Stefan followed soon after by most of you. sarge told gym security we were returning home as an old bum in species — interconnected in the and Charlotte; we do research; and or rheumatoid arthritis. We live in Hell’s Kitchen with our Rudnicki (profiled in the Summer Well, we were a dead lock for cool. There was a wrestling match rags after all of his tribulations. It is web of life as ‘eternal ephemera’ I’m working on a couple of books.” “In Lyme arthritis, it is a novel dogs, Samantha, a Great Pyrenees 2014 issue). Well might they talk! the Ivy title going into our last going on between Princeton and a commentary on growing old and — are the concern of evolution- Bob Kolodny, who collaborated idea that autoimmunity may de- we raised from a puppy who will Anyone who has heard his voice, game, facing Princeton away. We’d Cornell, so we just kicked back and on how elderly people are treated. ary biology. In this riveting work, with Masters and Johnson for many velop as a part of the immune be 2 in April, and Willow, a Corgi. speaking or singing, would never already beaten them at home. But watched it for a couple of hours. Not that any of us are approaching renowned paleontologist Niles El- years, was interviewed for a seg- response to the tick-borne bacterium “Cathy and I have been active forget it. I haven’t heard it in 48 a few days before the game, New- We had carried the extension cord elderly-hood.” dredge follows leading thinkers as ment about them as part of CBS that causes the disease. Conversely, for many years in building a devel- years but would know it in a min- mark (our All-American 7-footer) in with us (proof of our technical Brant Fries wrote, “It’s hard they have wrestled for more than Sunday Morning’s Valentine’s Day in rheumatoid arthritis, it is well opmental postmodern progressive ute. We were involved in several put his hand through a glass door competence) but after the first few to catch up on 48 years of news. I 200 years with the eternal skein of show on February 15. A fitting topic! established that autoimmunity is an cultural community and working shows together as undergraduates, in Hartley so we had to go without hours I put it back in the car. earned a Ph.D. from Cornell in o��p- life composed of ephemeral beings, In a previous column, I reported important component of the disease, in independent politics. My solo through Barnard’s Gilbert & Sulli- him. Now the game was problem- During the interregnum erations research but I now work in revitalizing evolutionary science that Jim Murdaugh and Gary Smith but it is a newer idea that certain law practice has enabled me to par- van Society as well as the Columbia atic. And if we lost, we would be between wrestling and basketball, health services research on better with their own, more resilient were married last summer on Nan­ infectious agents in the mouth or ticipate in cutting-edge litigation University Players, and he was tied with Princeton. I circulated among the gym staff ways to make decisions about the findings.” tucket. They held a celebratory party intestines may play a role in the challenging two-party control of always a striking feature of them. Princeton, in its typically classy and security and made friends health care for vulnerable popula- Tom Gualtieri PS’69 (ctgual at their home on March 7, and Bob disease. With both diseases, the our electoral process. It’s an uphill “Stefan was also a poet and and respectful manner, sent with everyone. We hung out and tions (from clinical to policy). I [email protected]), who Kronley sent the following: “Jim work has implications for how these fight, a little like Columbia football provided me with four poems to Columbia all of 100 tickets for the waited for the game. A while after, have taught at Columbia, Yale and was a member of the psychiatry and Gary’s home in Houston reflects diseases are treated. My greatest — an occasional victory and lots of use as texts for a song-symphony sell-out at Jadwin Gym. Since these the team arrived. We greeted them, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute panel at reunion, filled us in on his some of its owners’ attributes — pleasure comes from mentoring challenges. for soprano and orchestra. I am were going to well-heeled alums and a number of guys who knew and am now at Michigan. doings since graduation: “I’ve been warmth, openness and graciousness many talented, younger colleagues. “I am working with a team of delighted to report that it has never and friends of the administration, us asked how we got in. When we “I married Marilyn Sibley in in the South since 1970, when my prominent among them. It was an “Music remains an important lawyers on an appeal to the U.S. been performed, and if I ever find it was obvious to all on campus told them, the WKCR crew (who 1973 and had two children: Kyra draft board didn’t have room for appropriate venue for celebration part of my life. Years ago I devel- Court of Appeals from dismissal of it among the mountain of paper that no undergrads would/could actually came down with the team) (34) and Lorin (31); Kyra has two me in Vietnam and sent me to the of their recent marriage. Among the oped a focal dystonia affecting my our lawsuit seeking to declare New that engulfs my apartment I shall be present. However, at a Friday got all paranoid, but we just told children. Marilyn died in 1995 of next worst place. I was a general many delighted guests were Ben left fourth finger, which made it Jersey’s closed primary system make certain that it will not see night keg party immediately pre- them to cool it. cancer. I have since remarried to doctor in Mound Bayou, Miss., and Cohen, Robert Kronley and Allen impossible to play the violin. I now unconstitutional. The state pays for the light of day. This, however, has ceding the Saturday game, I had an After that, it was anti-climax. Max Gibson. delivered 500 babies in two years. Steere.” sing in our church choir and play and administers an election from nothing to do with his work but epiphany. Which was, I was going We sat in the stands until we were “My research designed the I’m proud to report I didn’t lose Neil Smith SEAS’66, LAW’69 the piano for young singers, both which 47 percent of the state’s vot- solely my own. What crimes one to that game. forced to take standing positions federal system that is used to pay one, but I also learned I couldn’t ([email protected]) writes: “I at church and at the music school ers who choose not to align with a commits at 18! In 2012 I retired I recruited four volunteers will- near one of the baskets. We lost the all nursing homes under Medicare do without sleep. So I came to was a patent attorney at the U.S. in Chautauqua, N.Y., where we party are barred.” from my position as a staff pianist ing to come along and told them game but that wasn’t the important ($33 billion per year) and another Chapel Hill, N.C., and became a Atomic Energy Commission, then a have a summer home. Moreover, Tom Chorba writes: “‘Hold fast at the New York City Ballet but I to report Saturday at noon to the piece. What was important is that that is used to assess all persons psychiatrist. My wife, Frances, law clerk to Judge Giles Rich on the music has served as a backdrop to the spirit of youth. Let years to still orchestrate, in case anyone is Sigma Chi house, wearing blazers we got back to campus at 11 that in all U.S. nursing homes. I am whom I met in pottery class, and predecessor to the Federal Circuit for many long-term friendships, come do what they may.’ These planning a Broadway show, night- and rep ties. The next morning I night, barged into a party and also a founder and president of I have been here ever since. (We (the patent court), all in Washing- including with Itzhak Perlman words, inscribed over the mantle in club act or ballet.” caught an early bus to New Jersey told everyone how we crashed interRAI, an international research flunked the class.) Frances owns ton, D.C., but then moved west and and Pinchas Zukelman, who were John Jay Hall, were the inspiration I understand that a number and returned to campus with the Jadwin. One of my favorite college consortium of 93 members from 35 a restaurant, La Residence; if you for decades was a partner in San Juilliard students and good friends for a trip to California by my wife, of you may not have interest in family car. At noon we convened, memories! nations focusing on cross-national bring this note with you, she’ll give Francisco law firms. during my Columbia College days. Celeste, and me this February. sports but those who do might the four of them mystified as to Oh, we crushed Princeton by 18 research into the care of vulnerable you a free dessert. “I was fortunate to have been “My wife, Margaret, and I are “We were met at LAX by appreciate this information. Two how we would penetrate Jadwin points in the playoff at St. John’s, populations, including older adults “Dieter, our oldest, runs the in Silicon Valley as the Internet blessed with four children, three wine maven and tour guide Bob years ago, I and other alumni who security, but still suitably attired. with Newmark back. We also went and persons with intellectual dis- restaurant. It’s said to be the most and new technology developed. I of whom live with their families in Klingensmith and his wife, Nancy. were concerned with the state of My first request was that we get to the Sweet 16, lost in overtime but abilities, and persons with mental romantic restaurant in Chapel Hill. litigated, for Playboy, the first case Boston; the other lives in New York We sped (as much as one can) on athletics founded the Committee five pledge function name cards, beat the season-long and previously health issues. The assessment sys- If it is, it has nothing to do with dealing with metatags as trademark with his family. We get to see all of the California freeway system to for Athletic Excellence at Columbia which were long white cardboard (until the tournament) undefeated tems we develop are now in use in me. John, our second, runs the late- infringement. I also brought, for them frequently and take part in San Diego, where we met with a and I am proud to inform you that inserts for a jacket handkerchief No. 2 St. Bonaventure, in the conso- more than 40 nations. I do a lot of night scene. At 11 p.m. the place Sega, the first case involving indi- their lives. number of Columbia alumni: Bill we have achieved our goals. We pocket, embossed with a light blue lation game, by a wide margin. international travel as consultant to is a dead zone but by 11:30 it’s rect copyright infringement on the “Travel often relates to where I Mitchell ’64, the intellectual muse have a new and dynamic athletics “C” in the background and bearing Great days, and I promise they governments on designing health packed with Tar Heels who party Internet, even before the Napster am speaking. My wife frequently of Beta Theta Pi fraternity; Dave director in Peter Pilling, a new and lines on which to write your name, will come again. care systems.” until 2 a.m. How can they do it? I case. goes with me and we take a few Morash ’67; and Barry Nazarian. accomplished football coach in etc. We put these in a typewriter, Bill Brown also filled in a few had 9 a.m. classes all four years at “In 2012, I was appointed as days longer to see the sights. In “Those who attended our 25th Al Bagnoli and arguably the most and put our names on one line and blanks: “What has happened to me Columbia. the first administrative patent law March, I spoke at the UT Health reunion might remember Barry talented supporting football staff WKCR-FM on the next line. Then Albert Zonana since we left school would prob- “Tony, our third, is at P&S. His judge for the new Patent Trial and Science Center at Houston. As part clutching the secret envelope an- in Columbia history. President Lee I had one of the guys run down 425 Arundel Rd. ably fill a couple of pages, assum- father went there and his grand- Appeal Board in the Silicon Valley of the trip, we got together with nouncing the award of Most Valu- C. Bollinger has publicly stated his to the basement and get a 50-ft. 67 Goleta, CA 93117 ing I could remember most of it, father, too, so he was a legacy and satellite office of the U.S. Patent and Jim Murdaugh and Ben Cohen able Classmate, which he opened complete support for a competitive extension cord. Thus equipped, we [email protected] and while some of it is too boring they had to take him. He wants to Trademark Office. Unfortunately the and their spouses.” amidst great suspense in Low. squad and has backed his state- departed for Princeton. to share, a fair amount of it was not be an orthopedist. government changed the location This self-made and self-awarded ment up with impressive action. Arriving, having endured a David Galinsky wrote, “Last boring at all. “The boys are mostly like their of the office, putting it hours away honor ‘shocked’ Barry, but upon We congratulate the University, constant stream of negative doubt- June, I retired from my practice “I’ve been married twice (both REUNION WEEKEND mother, but they have enough of from where I live, and I resigned. the urging of his fellow classmates, Bollinger, Bagnoli and his staff, and ing commentary regarding our of geriatric medicine, bid adieu to JUNE 2–5, 2016 my traits to have convinced Fran- Not wanting to retire, I continue he graciously self-accepted the the Lions football team, and wish chances, I went through the main my elderly patients, wished my ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS ces and me not to procreate further. to write and teach, and I joined a aforementioned. Barry wants all them great luck. And we thank the gate and stopped at the security partners luck and spent the next six ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott Columbia College We adopted a little girl, Geni, from technology law firm, Rimon, as a of you to know that he invented many of you who supported this guard. I asked him directions to months reading, running, traveling, [email protected] China in 1997. She was such an partner doing high-level intellectual the Internet. Little has changed in effort. Go Lions! A change is gonna campus police headquarters and playing the guitar (not too well), Alumni on Facebook 212-851-9148 angel that we went back for Nora, property law consulting, and am 25 years. come. then drove there. (Bravado is all.) playing with grandchildren and DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan and then again for Dia. They are a mediator and arbitrator for the “Come to Homecoming this Speaking of sports, I recall an Entering the building, I went to generally recharging after 43 years [email protected] our special blessings. courts and the World Intellectual year on Saturday, October 17. Put episode that happened soon after the desk and told the officer on of 50-to-60-hour work weeks. Then 212-851-7833 “Of course, they aren’t so little Property Organization. our 50th reunion on your schedule: most of you graduated but I was duty that we were the WKCR a friend asked me to cover for a Check out the anymore, and most blessings come “I live near San Francisco with Rich Forzani Thursday, June 2–Sunday, June 5, still in school thanks to a previ- crew, down to cover the game, woman in his practice who was tak- Columbia College with a price. Geni is at Lehigh and my lovely wife of 46 years, Karla 413 Banta Ave. 2016. ous appointment with Uncle Sam, and asked him how and where we ing maternity leave. After I agreed Alumni page! the other two are likely to choose TC’68.” 66 Garfield, NJ 07026 “Speaking of our 50th, I have who had caught me playing hooky should park. The sergeant was ex- to work two days a week for her, equally exorbitant colleges. So, I’m Allen Steere PS’69 writes, “I feel [email protected] heard from two class poets so far, when I should have been in class. It tremely courteous and accommo- another friend told me about an op- facebook.com/ not about to retire anytime soon. great gratitude for how my college Joe Albeck and Jim Rosenberg. was winter of 1967–68, the year Co- dating. He asked, “Is the big guy portunity in state government and alumnicc Not that I care to. I’m a neuro- experience shaped everything that Gentlemen: Due to a dearth of con- I know there are more of you. lumbia won its last basketball title. [Newmark] playing?” (This was I am now the chief medical officer psychiatrist and my patients are followed, particularly my medical tributions for this issue, I resorted Contact me at [email protected]. Some of you may recall the names a huge event there, and everyone of the Department of Aging for the Like the page to get children with learning disabilities, career. I am happy to still work late in the column to an explora- We want your poetry to be a part Heyward Dotson ’70, Jim McMil- was conscious of it.) state of Pennsylvania. I’m working adults who have had brain injuries full-time as a professor of medicine tion of my memory banks as filler. of this celebration. Michael Garrett lian ’70 and Dave Newmark ’69, The sergeant provided us a po- five days a week again and it has alumni news, learn and old coots like you and me who at Harvard Medical School and as I hope you enjoy it. When I run out also replied as a class poet and his who led us to the Holiday Festival lice escort to the gym and put us in been a lot of fun doing things that I about alumni events and may be developing the first signs a rheumatologist at Massachusetts of nostalgia, I will begin creating work is being scrutinized for pos- Tourney championship and the the first spot next to the entrance. hadn’t done before. College happenings, of dementia. You can test yourself, General Hospital. My research tales about you, so please send me sible inclusion.” Ivy title that season. We finished Amazing! Then he escorted us “While I was retired, I reread your mate or the guy who pro- is focused on infection-induced news about you and yours. Mack Schlefer writes, “I belated- ranked in the top 10 nationally. inside, past security. The Iliad and The Odyssey. I urge

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Apt. 25K bus trip there our freshman year. kramerlevin.com “After a long career in the insur- New York, NY 10023 We Columbians won the day and ance industry I was able to transfer arthurbspector@ hearts of many women across cam- For this issue, several items came all my knowledge and experience gmail.com pus, so Freda should be awarded to me while I was watching televi- into the most logical opportunity: an appreciation note at some point! sion. Let’s start with the Oscars. I went into the railroad business. I hope good weather has finally Bill McDavid, who was in a rock Hart Perry’s wife, Dana Perry, Not a misprint. I now operate three arrived for all of us; winter in the and roll band, played a gig there won an Academy Award for the railroads in the Cleveland area and city seemed to have been too long that some of you may recall.) short documentary Crisis Hotline: it is one adventure after another. this year. All in all, Greg looks great, as Veterans Press 1. As I was watching The business has grown from 1,500 I recently had lunch with do John and Neil. We talked a the broadcast, I saw Hart when the cars to almost 5,000 (we get paid Andy Herz at a wonderful Greek little about investment strategy, camera scanned the nominees and per car load) and our motto is ‘just restaurant off Fifth Avenue. Andy, probably a common discussion for then again when Dana gave him a imagine if we knew what the heck as always, was full of good humor our age group. It was a kick to see shout-out. I asked Hart for details we were doing?!’ The best part is I and good wisdom, a dose of which these quick-witted, bright, sunny of what the evening was like and get to run the locomotive! I can always use. His son, Michael, spirits in Naples. The three of them who he was wearing. He shared “All in all, I am content with life, is a junior at Vanderbilt and is were hardly suffering from the a photo of Dana with Julianne my health is good (lucky) and I back after spending a year at the snowy winter up north. I much Moore, Best Actress award winner wish the Lions would win at least London School of Economics. appreciated Greg and Vera’s hos- for Still Alice. Hart said that Dana one football game this fall. John Roy reported on my own pitality in having me stay at their and Julianne “are basketball moms “Would love to hear from room- recent trip to see him and other home for two nights, and I had a who have sons who compete mates, classmates, teammates or classmates in Florida. He writes, chance to chat about serious things against each other. What are the any other reprobates.” “The corps of 1968 Columbia Col- with Greg, who is thoughtful on so odds they would both get Acad- Bill Hiney contributed to this lege alumni of Naples — Neil An- many topics. emy Awards the same year?” month’s column: “I began as a derson, John Roy and Greg Winn John Roy also included a line Hart and Dana went to the after- member of the Class of 1966 but, — were delighted that Arthur, our from Beowulf in his note for the parties, “the best being the Vanity for personal reasons that got diligent and energetic correspon- column: “Behavior that is admired Fair party where you could only get The men’s crew team practices extended to ’67. Since then so dent, arrived here on February 13 is the path to power among people in if you won an Oscar. Dana had a in 1952 in its tank in Low Library. much has happened. It was the for a visit that was too brief.” everywhere.” good moment with Meryl Streep.” PHOTO: COURTESY COLUMBIA UNIVER- ’60s, and even after having been John continues (and now I will Sounds like a good thought. Hart also shared, “About ‘The SITY ARCHIVES an athlete (football and track and blush), “His three-hour flight and Columbia introduced me to Tux.’ A friend from my YMCA field) and an economics major, I 45-minute drive from the airport many special people. I talk to Paul basketball game had a connection got caught up in music. My friends didn’t deter him from being full of de Bary regularly; he is always with Baldwin Tux so I was loaned Barry Nazarian ’66 and Paul Lenart startling vivacity and other good so thoughtful. For those who are one for free. Fair exchange. They decision-making about medica- more appropriately and cost-effec- shoreline protection against future “Which brings me to this: Trill- ’67 taught me to play bass guitar. stuff, the same as our first meeting thinking about going to a football are getting some mileage out of tions (drugepi.org ). I guess this tively (alosafoundation.org). storms. ing wrote a novel, and I recently Much to my parents’ chagrin, I in September 1964.” game this fall, it should be a grand Oscar pictures.” is a long cry from the days when “Son Andrew ’08 is thinking Judd Gregg was a guest recently finished it. Called The Middle of the continued to play everything — Thanks, John. What were you season. Paul and I will be there, I must say that Hart looked like CCT called me a ‘puerile student about what to do next with his law on Morning Joe, appearing with Journey, it was published in 1947 but folk, folk rock with John Burrows drinking when you wrote this good and Ira McCown will come up an A-lister. journalist’ in 1969. (On Spec, we training; his New York firm (K&L another former senator, Evan Bayh, was certainly something he worked ’66, rock ’n roll and finally jazz, all stuff? from Miami and is excited about This was not Hart’s first Oscar referred to this publication, then Gates) allowed him to spend six promoting their initiative to have on for more than a decade because over the country, until I was 29. As part of the trip, Greg and the season. celebration. His first paying job much more of a brain-dead admin- months in Los Angeles doing pro candidates for President present a it’s set, albeit in America, during the “I then moved my family back his wife, Vera, John and I went to I am happy to report that basket- was as a cameraman on the istration mouthpiece, as Columbia bono work on behalf of abused “first budget” that outlines how he turmoil of the Spanish Civil War. A to Long Island from New Hamp- see Neil Anderson and his wife, ball should be fabulous, too. Coach documentary Woodstock, about the College Toady.) Central American immigrant kids, or she would address the nation’s more political novel you couldn’t shire, got a master’s in education Donna, at their fabulous home on Kyle Smith is superb; the team had festival, which won an Academy “As I continue trying to fight the to help them fight deportation. fiscal issues. The two former sena- wish for: its most indelible charac- from Adelphi and began teaching the water at The Village on Vene- injuries last season and still played Award for Best Documentary. good fight, I sometimes get public In that, he has been temporarily tors also co-chair Nuclear Matters, ter, Gifford Maxim, is an American in Rocky Point, N.Y., in the very el- tian Bay resort in Naples, Fla. John well. Next year, seniors Maodo Lo With his ex-wife (Barbara Kopple), attention when I call out the phar- following in the footsteps of Oren a national campaign designed to Communist Party apparatchik who, ementary school where my sisters says, “Arthur led the conversation ’16 and Alex Rosenberg ’16 will he shot and helped produce two maceutical industry for its episodes Root, who’s been doing important educate lawmakers and the public in a crisis of conscience (believe and I went. I also began coaching to our 50th reunion and, through bring a dynamic duo of great talent feature documentaries that won of egregious excess, as in the John work on this front via the Vera about the need to preserve existing it or not) breaks with the party. soccer and track and field. I still some careful nudging, was able to to Morningside. Lo was All-Ivy Academy Awards — Harlan Oliver segment and, years before Institute. nuclear energy plants in the United Trilling later admitted that Maxim coach but retired from the class- get Neil to commit to attending in First team in 2015 while Rosenberg, County, USA and American Dream. that, on The Daily Show with Jon “I’ve been reading with interest States. was based on Whittaker Chambers room in 2003. During that time I 2018 — his first reunion in many who was out with an injury for the Congratulations to the Perrys. Stewart. But the bulk of our ongoing about all our classmates who are I received three items from ’24. I daresay, the novel isn’t easy divorced and became a single dad years. Later, we all had dinner year, was All-Ivy First Team in 2014. I saw Jerry Avorn on Last Week work at Harvard deals with making easing into retirement. My bow to classmates. One came via the CCT to find these days — I located it at to two boys. Twelve years later, I outside at a great Italian restaurant. Lo averaged 18.4 ppg in Ivy Confer- Tonight with John Oliver. As part careful assessments of data on enor- that will be a six-month half-sab- website, the first time I received Swarthmore, where I have ancient remarried and found myself with Neil and Donna hosted and the ence play and led the league in of that episode’s main segment, mous numbers of people to mea- batical this summer to update my news this way (college.columbia. privileges — but I encourage all of two more boys, my wife’s son and wine was endless and Neil, seem- scoring, while Rosenberg averaged Jerry commented on marketing sure medication use and outcomes, book on drugs, Powerful Medicines: edu/cct/submit_class_note). you to make the effort, especially one we created, now 19 and study- ingly with an unending supply of 19.5 ppg in his 2014 season. by pharmaceutical companies. I in order to help doctors make better The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Pre- Art Durbano writes: “Content- given how politically charged our ing graphic design. jokes, lit the mood; it seemed ev- Just amazing, and they will com- followed up to ask Jerry for news, prescribing choices, and studying scription Drugs; to write a new one edly retired, I’m finally doing what own undergraduate years were. “Somewhere in there I earned eryone around the table glowed.” plement a strong returning team. and he replied, “God knows why ways to improve the way patients on medication use and policy; and I should have done (at least a little “Here’s the point, though. a black belt in karate, played a I might add that Greg, Vera and On March 29, Columbia baseball Harvard Medical School took me and doctors use these drugs. to start my long-postponed novel of) while I was in college: serious Trilling was the most memorable bit more music with a great blues John were charming, in wonderful beat Harvard in a doubleheader; in 1969 after my writings in Spec, “On the latter front, I continue about a kid who went to Columbia reading. The reading list I’ve em- professor I ever had. I should band and began throwing discus humor and cheerful — it was great we will see soon enough if they can the ’68 movement and Up Against to do unpaid work with my wife, in the late 1960s.” barked upon is inspired by Lionel have taken the trouble to find out again. I’ve won two National fun! There was some serious talk, become Ivy League champions for the Ivy Wall: A History of the Colum- Karen Tucker BC’71, through I think Powerful Medicines is a Trilling ’25, GSAS’38, one of my that he had also written a novel, Masters Outdoor Championships too; we may have solved certain the third time. What a great team bia Crisis, but somehow they did, our nonprofit, Alosa Foundation terrific book, and I look forward to professors in 1967, and as a result I bought it and at least tried to read and came in second at the 2011 foreign and domestic policy issues. they have, and a superb coach, and I haven’t left. I am a professor (named after the genus of fish that the updated version. have lately worked my way, with it. I should have approached him World Masters Athletics Champi- The next day, I enjoyed the beach too, in Brett Boretti. Meanwhile, of medicine here (again, against swim upstream). We set it up in Jerry Nadler is often on the news, the greatest pleasure, through during regular office hours, asked onships held in Sacramento, Calif. and swam with Greg and Vera (I Columbia’s men’s and women’s all odds), and lead a 50-person 2004 to engage in ‘academic detail- but I saw him on one of the coldest Tacitus’ histories, Flaubert’s Bou- him about it — ‘Professor! You This summer we’re traveling to was staying at their home). We fencing teams won the NCAA research division that looks rigor- ing’ — an approach I developed days of this very cold winter, break- vard and Pécuchet and the complete published this the year I was born! Lyon, France, to compete again went to John’s on Saturday night national championships in fencing ously at the benefits versus risks that uses the marketing savvy that ing ground on Coney Island’s long- works of George Orwell, guided all What has changed?’ — and asked in the World Masters Athletics and then off to another great restau- in March. versus costs of prescription drugs. the drugmakers are so good at, but awaited beach protection project. the way by the brilliant common him to autograph the flyleaf. And, Championships. I’ll be the kid in rant, where we laughed and regaled Congratulations to all the Our goal is to help guide doctors, turning it around to instead en- Funded by the Hurricane Sandy sense and the exquisite literary of course, I didn’t. I was a 19-year- the 70–74 age group. Right now each other with good stories and student-athletes. Go Lions! patients and policymakers in their courage doctors to use medications Relief Bill, the project will provide taste of this most exceptional man. old idiot. Thanks to God, though,

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I’m not 19 anymore; and, in a large a cage-like basket. Bill has done). It would be fun to children (keetchmillerphotography. One has followed my footsteps of Pilots of the State of New York, I mother is Jean Louise BC’44, PS’48. wife, Karen Marisak BC’72, a clini- part, thanks to Columbia, I’m not “In freshman orientation, sopho- have a collection of experiences, com). My son, Jake ’09, moved to into the legal profession and the am retiring and moving to Dorado, She did one year of nursing school cal psychologist-psychoanalyst, still an (at least total) idiot anymore.” mores told us, with every four- which surely would help refresh Nashville to finish his novel. He other is a software engineer. Last P.R. Goodbye, winter.” before deciding to become a doctor, tries to keep him sane. Bill Stark, for the third time, letter word we had ever heard, each of our recollections of those was accepted to the Yale Writers fall our first grandchild, a girl, came and met my father at P&S. He Amram Shapiro sent an update shared a reminiscence of his College that we were the most pathetic long-gone days. And, to be sure, Conference, a workshop for aspir- into our lives — such an adorable passed away in 2000, 10 months and some recollections. First the REUNION WEEKEND days: “Though I was not in my slobs they had ever seen. But, on a current news or views are always ing fiction and non-fiction writers. blessing. We spend our time visiting after she passed away in 1999. Their news: In 2014, HarperCollins JUNE 2–5, 2016 high school’s in-crowd, high school serious note, they let us know we welcomed. Bartending three times a week with family and friends, theater- careers as doctors began in Mara- published Book of Odds: From Light- ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS friends visited me because I was in would be expelled if we threw any- (night job) pays for living and going, traveling, gardening and caibo, Venezuela, after they both ning Strikes to Love at First Sight, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott New York. There was a crazy old thing out the window, a real no-no allows him time to write (day job). enjoying our weekend place in Con- completed their specializations at the Odds of Everyday Life, which [email protected] lady walking around Morningside in NYC with its tall buildings. Leo G. Kailas After 35 years as a partner at three necticut. We try never to miss our Pennsylvania and had moved there Amram wrote with two colleagues, 212-851-9148 Heights who held a newspaper ‘Save water while there’s water to Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt firms, I chose to slow down (sort Columbia reunions and hope that with me (born in Philadelphia) and including his wife, Rosalind DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan beside her head and shouted in a save’ quickly became ‘save water, 70 885 Third Ave., 20th Fl. of) and become senior counsel at anyone who missed this year’s but Pancho (our Boxer). I’ve edited a Wright. Since its publication he has [email protected] foreign language. Freshman year shower with a friend.’ The most New York, NY 10022 Morrison + Foerster (MoFo), where passes through New York later will book about my dad. Its title in Eng- founded Calibrated Risk, which 212-851-7833 when Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey, awesome place in the neighbor- [email protected] I have been since 2002.” give us a call.” Steve can be reached lish is Jorge Alberto Quintero Atencio: provides services to those in need national director of the Selective hood was the Cathedral of St. John David Kornbluth noted, “My at [email protected]. Jim Shaw Doctor, Teacher and Philosopher. of ways of using information about Service, visited campus, protesters the Unfinished.” As the class was preparing for wife, Soching Tsai BC’70, and I are Larry Rosenwald GSAS’79 139 North 22nd St. “I am married to Eugenia uncertainty and risk. He and his repeated the chant ‘Bar Hershey’ Bob Rabinoff shared some sad its 45th reunion, I received notes happily ensconced in the Depart- shared, “I am grief-stricken over 71 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Padrón and have five children: My collaborators are also working on which transitioned to ‘Hershey Bar.’ news: “With a breaking heart I am from several classmates. Our next ment of State as rehired annuitants the death last December of my [email protected] oldest son is Jorge Alberto PH’05, a new book and several apps, and “Just when you thought you writing to tell you that the love edition will include a full report working in the office that reviews doctoral adviser and close friend, and he graduated as a doctor from pitching a game show based on should study for finals, there were and light of my life for the past 26 from the big weekend, which took State Department records for de- Saki Bercovitch, who taught at John Mazziotta GSAS’72 shares, La Universidad del Zulia (LUZ) their approach to odds. ‘finals flicks’ in the basement of Car- years, Marie Smallow, has gone to place too long after deadline to be classification. The office has about Columbia for many years. I met “I’ve been appointed dean of the last year. My third son, George Wil- Amram’s daughters “are accom- man, and everyone was nostalgic her eternal rest. She passed away featured here. two dozen employees of whom Saki in summer 1970, in Hamilton David Geffen School of Medicine at liam, is in his second year of medi- plished in their domains. Elizabeth to see Davy Crockett, shouting half are 80 or older. Some of the Hall, casually and with no sense UCLA, vice chancellor for Health cine at LUZ. My second son, Juan Shapiro is becoming a force in Los out the numbers from the 1950s staff have been working for more that I was meeting someone I’d Sciences and CEO of the UCLA Atilio, works in the production Angeles. Her screenplays are much Davy Crockett bubble gum cards than 20 years, all after retiring from become close to. He wore tennis Health System. Prior to this role I of a TV show in Miami and has sought after — one in production throughout the movie. Carman David Lehman ’70’s book Sinatra’s Century: One Hun- full careers as Foreign Service Of- shoes, he didn’t put on airs and had been chair of the UCLA Depart- written and published a science now, another written for HBO was new, true, but halfway through dred Notes on the Man and His World will be published ficers. Why? The work is intellectu- I couldn’t figure him out — and ment of Neurology for 13 years, fiction book, Omega Empire. He and so forth. So is her acting. And freshman year, shower walls up ally stimulating (reading diplo- maybe I never did — but I came nine of which the department was has completed a second book and her voice? Check out her website, and down the hall were caving in. this fall, just in time for Sinatra’s 100th birthday. matic records connected to all the to love him, and I miss him, and No. 1 in the nation in research fund- is working on a third; these last elizabethshapiro.com, or her band, For a high-class date, there was a major issues of the last 50 years). wanted to let others know that he ing from the National Institutes of two are part of a series in science Evensong, on YouTube or Vimeo. bar in midtown called Hawaii Kai We work with people of the same was gone.” Health.” fiction fantasy. My older daughter, “Luca, my considerable other with cocktails served in a coconut peacefully at 5 a.m. on 9 December My good friend Frank Motley background, training and interests Ed Rutan reported, “It has been A check of the UCLA website Emily Cristine, is in her last year of daughter, graduated with a mas- or pineapple with an umbrella 2014 / 17 Kislev 5775 after a gallant LAW’74 wrote about his retirement as ourselves. We work at our own almost two years since I retired shows that John, an M.D. and Ph.D., industrial engineering at Univer- ter’s in communications technol- toothpick holding the cherry and 32-year fight with chronic-pro- after a long and distinguished pace, with flexible schedules we set and I’ve managed to keep myself “has published more than 260 sidad Rafael Urdaneta, doing her ogy from NYU’s Tisch School of orange slice. gressive MS. Whatever degree of career: “Following 37 years of con- ourselves. The work involves mod- busy and challenged as [my wife], research papers and eight texts. He thesis at Chevron in Maracaibo. the Arts. She has a blog, This Way “As we rode the IRT downtown, mentchlichkeit I have attained is due nection with Indiana University, I erate physical exercise. And our Lynne, and I enjoy life in Park City, has received numerous awards and My younger daughter, Camille Home, that’s focused on interior we would peer out the window to her constant love and support. will retire in June from my position work is valued, as evidenced by Utah. In March, I self-published honors, including the Oldendorf Marie, graduates from high school design. for the ghost station at 91st Street “This summer I’ll head to Mary- as assistant dean for admission at the salary the government pays us. my regimental history of the 179th Award from the American Society in June.” “Our dogs — Scout, the Newfie dimly lit by only the subway lights. land for a memorial with Marie’s Maurer Law School. After years Gerontologists stay awake nights New York Volunteers, If I Have Got of Neuroimaging, the S. Weir George mentioned that he is rescue, Winnie, Luca’s French The guys of Columbia would family. Around that I’ll be visiting of friends telling me ‘don’t give thinking of ways to keep old folks to Go and Fight, I Am Willing. I did Mitchell Award and the Wartenberg eager to attend the next CC’71 bulldog, and Elizabeth and her get together with gals from the all my children in their various up your day job,’ I plan to devote alert and alive. The State Depart- it as an e-book in order to provide Prize of the American Academy of reunion, less than a year from now. husband, Zach’s, Judah — give us Fashion Institute of Technology for haunts, for the first time ever, now my retirement to qualifying for the ment has achieved it by accident!” more and higher-quality maps Neurology, and the Von Hevesy The dates are Thursday, June 2– hope that humanity may attain to a mixer. Underground shortcuts that I’m able to leave Fairfield, Senior PGA Tour and imparting Jeffrey Rudman reported, “I (30) and Civil War-era photos and Prize from the International Society Sunday, June 5, 2016. It’s never too their merits someday.” connecting basements of buildings Iowa. To wit, older son Joseph and my nascent basketball skills to my have retired from the practice of illustrations (180) than the print of Nuclear Medicine. [He] also has early to mark your calendars! As for recollections of college still live in my memory. One near his wife, Kirsten Wickelgren, in At- 19 grandchildren.” law. My contact information is medium would have allowed been elected to the Institute of Med- Remember back 48 Septembers days, Amram writes, “Times of sig- the gym had the original rowing lanta, where they are on the math My seventh-floor Furnald [email protected] and (179thnyvolunteers.org). I’m now icine of the National Academies and ago, and the feelings we had, nificance, though long ago, seem to machine. Long oars went into two faculty at Georgia Tech; daughter counselor, Andy Kiorpes, wrote, 617-721-4243.” scheduling presentations on the he is a member of the Royal College including of adventure, as we sharpen in the memory. Sometimes tubs of water with the sliding seat Eve and her partner, Eric Sanday, “To recap the last several years, I left Lewis Siegelbaum says, “A book at history conferences and of Physicians.” entered Columbia College. We are it is the way one felt then. Some- between. Columbia men needed in Lexington, Ky. (they are both corporate life (‘retired’) in 2011 after recent visit to Columbia to speak local historical societies. I think I Francis Lu writes, “An M.D., still connected. times it is a precise, even Proustian to swim three lengths of the pool philosophers), with Eve to take up a two-year assignment in China but at Barnard (which unfortunately will do a second history book, but I I retired from the University of memory, triggered by a crumb of (wearing nothing). We needed to an appointment at Minnesota in remain active as an independent was canceled owing to an early don’t have a new topic yet. California in 2013 and am now the one’s personal madeleine. Do you take three (I think?) semesters of Duluth in the fall; then to Camp consulting toxicologist working March snowstorm!) brought me “Travel continues to be a prior- Luke and Grace Kim Professor in Paul S. Appelbaum remember the music in Furnald? PE and, for me, one was bowling at Lejeune, N.C., where daughter mostly in drug and medical device serendipitously to Book Culture on ity. Lynne and I spent five weeks Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus at 39 Claremont Ave., #24 The sound systems wreathed in Riverside Church, where I would Shoshanah and her husband, Erik safety. Last year I was named editor West 112th Street. What a wonder- in England last fall and five weeks UC Davis. I will co-lead two film 72 New York, NY 10027 incense and smoke. Mahavishnu. take my turn as pin boy. We would Wilkerson, and my two grandchil- in chief of the journal Toxicology and ful place — so stimulating to the in New Zealand the year before. seminars at Esalen Institute, in [email protected] Dylan before he went Super Bowl. check out standard issue gym dren will finish 10 years of service Industrial Health and I am an adviser mind, so itself, so … Columbia. Washington and Oregon will be Big Sur, Calif., July 5–19; ‘Social Jimi and Janis. And Charles Ives. clothes and lock our belongings in in the USMC and then head to for the technology transfer unit at ‘Where shall we retire?’ my our long trip this year. Denver is Inequality and Justice in Film’ and Fordham Law Review selected Jerry And Scott Joplin rags played on Stanford, where Erik will work Minnesota. This year completes my partner-in-life and I ask ourselves a regular destination to visit our ‘Love in the Families Among Us.’ Lynch LAW’75’s 1998 article, “Our the piano, such heart-racing music. toward a Ph.D. in clinical psychol- third year on the Council for the constantly. I think we have found nearly 2-year-old grandson (and I have co-led 30 film seminars at Administrative System of Criminal Or Armen Donelian, the jazz great ogy; then to Maryland, New York, American College of Toxicology a place at or at least near the top of his father and mother, of course!). Esalen since 1987. Go to grateful Law,” as one of the six most influen- with the enormous hands, each an What’s Your Story? Boston and finally Toronto, where and I remain active in several other our list.” It was a disappointing year for ness.org, then search ‘films.’” tial pieces published in its 100-year organ of genius. Letting classmates know younger son Daniel and his part- scientific societies. David Lehman GSAS’78 skiing; we would have killed for George Quintero reports, “I history and reprinted it recently in a “My trigger-crumb is having what’s going on in your ner, Elena Derksen, are studying “On a more personal note, my reported, “My Sinatra’s Century: those storms that pounded the East am the U.S. consular agent in special centennial issue. made contact with Howard Levy, life is easier than ever. philosophy. Then home to absorb, daughter, Kelly, is (finally) getting One Hundred Notes on the Man and Coast. At least we have summer Maracaibo, Venezuela, as well as Of greater importance to poster- who in 1972 could be heard play- Send in your Class Notes! integrate and attempt to figure out married this year, so along with His World will be published this hiking, gardening and golf to look the owner of a small insurance bro- ity, Jerry’s first grandchild, Olivia ing his diatonic harmonica like a what the next direction will be. I our class reunion, this will be a fall, just in time for Frank’s 100th forward to. I visited Columbia kerage firm. I am a past president Wilson Lynch, was born on Novem- magic flute. I remember the sound ONLINE by clicking feel very much in cocoon mode at year of milestones.” birthday.” last summer during a research of the Maracaibo Consular Corps; ber 9. The only hitch, reports Jerry, from my window in Furnald. I college.columbia.edu/cct/ the moment, and expect that I still Michael Braun LAW’73 Steve Boatti wrote, “I’ve been trip to the New York branch of the serve on various boards, includ- is that the beautiful and accom- was producing a radio play by submit_class_note. have some more pupation to do reported: “I have two granddaugh- retired for a number of years from National Archives. Lots of good ing the American school EBV and plished Olivia lives with her parents the poet/author Robert Creeley EMAIL to the address at before my next incarnation.” ters, Paiki (5) and Effie Fae (3), my legal posts at Nielsen Media memories as I walked around U.S./Venezuela bi-national center in Los Angeles, where her father, and asked Howard to provide the Classmates: As we approach fall, both enrolled in the Rudolf Steiner and, earlier, Dun & Bradstreet and campus.” CEVAZ; and have received several Chris ’02, is an associate at the law music. It was in those years that the top of your column. we will mark the 50th anniver- School pre-K. Their mother, my Merck. My wife, Linda, and I have Richard Hobbie wrote, “After awards from the state and city firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson. he was inventing the technique of MAIL to the address at the sary of our arrival on campus. I daughter, Keetch, has a successful been married almost 40 years — 22 years as president and CEO of governments for my work as U.S. Jerry decides cases as a judge on the over- and under-blowing, which top of your column. invite — even implore — you to photography business in Brooklyn, hard to believe. We have lived in the Water Quality Insurance Syndi- consular agent. United States Court of Appeals for made him famous, and gifted us send me a memory or an anecdote where they live, focusing on Riverdale in the Bronx for almost cate and 21 years as a commission- “My father is George Albert the 2nd Circuit and teaches criminal with a mouth harp of angels. about coming to the College (like maternity, newborns and preschool 37 years and have two grown sons. er on the Board of Commissioners (Jorge Alberto) ’45, PS’48 and my law at the Law School, while his “Of course, to be fully Proustian,

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I would need many more pages We learned, sadly, that John our Class of ’74 learned in our four some of the greatest religious sites hear from two classmates. Tom puts it, “I plan to exit the job Barry says, “She has been an in- on the College’s Board of Visitors to recall not only the formalized Deri PS’82 passed away last year. incredible undergraduate years of three great religions — and none Isaac Palmer, co-founder and market as he enters.” He continues, credible partner all of these years.” last spring and was re-elected to the sounds of Levy arpeggios and John did his psychiatry residency and how we applied those lessons of them mine!” CEO of Qualia Legacy Advisors, a “My oldest, Jon, is in the insurance They recently were blessed with Board of Directors of the Columbia ‘Nights in White Satin,’ but also at UCSF and was a psychiatrist to create some of the remarkable Does this qualify as a rare media and entertainment transac- business. Tara is a schoolteacher their first grandchild, “a beautiful College Alumni Association. Gene the street sounds, the murmurs of and an Ironman triathlete. biographies reported in this column double ya-ya? tion advisory firm in Los Angeles, and the proud mother of our first girl named Ava Beth, daughter of continues his work with post-bank- couples on cots, the visitors turn- Gregory Peterson LAW’85 mar- through the years. We learned Moving from “ya-ya” to “a-ha,” writes, “I have some happy news grandchild, Sadie. Stephanie is a Michela, who is a TV executive ruptcy distressed companies. ing on the cracked-leather sofas in ried Tommi Salmela in Stockholm we could achieve more than our a couple of mysteries have been to report. My oldest daughter, lead stylist and the Bumble and living on West 116th Street in New David Goldberg proudly dis- the lounge, there by dint of living last August; he is a lawyer and pre-Columbia communities had solved. Dora, was accepted to Barnard! It’s Bumble educator at a salon in York City.” plays the Sam he bought around in the neighborhood and — when general counsel for the Interna- implied was possible. As the lyrics A recent column reported that hard for me to believe that she’ll Spokane. My wife, Theresa, teaches Barry and Nancy’s other daugh- 1973. He says, “My children must rousted by a guard — protected tional Council of Shopping Centers of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” screamed, Leon Wieseltier had abruptly be traversing the same byways we in the primary grades and because ter, Shira, lives in Baltimore and is think I am nuts, but I am insistent by a student claiming kinship. in Manhattan. “I was born in a cross-fire hurricane abandoned his 30-year career did way back when.” of her youth, we’ll be able to enjoy a behavioral therapist specializing that it hold a prominent place in … So much amazing sound, and Bob Dillinger received the Wil- … But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s as the literary editor of The New Hank Lopez-Ona shares, “After the lavish lifestyle teaching in a in the LGBT community. Son Avie my den.” David and his family the silence between the notes was liam Reece Smith Jr. Public Service a gas! But it’s all right, I’m jumpin’ Republic due to a dispute last year 22 years of directing a study center public school can fund.” lost his battle to brain cancer last live in New Orleans, where he is a equal to the sounds, as valuable, Award from the Stetson University Jack Flash — It’s a gas, gas, gas!” with the publication’s then-new for middle school and high school One last fun fact: I heard on the year; we send our condolences to member of the Certified Apprais- memorable, and at this moment, College of Law. He is the public If music is any predictor, our owner, Facebook co-founder Chris students in Northern California evening news that the average age Barry and Nancy. Barry says, “Life ers Guild of America. His website remembered.” defender for Pinellas and Pasco lives could have been much differ- Hughes. Then, a few months back (NoCal to us homeys), I became of the Rolling Stones is actually has been a remarkable journey. I is appraisalgroupusa.com. Since everyone else is talking Counties in Florida. ent if we started college five years we received a press release from director for the Tilden Study Cen- greater than the average age of the am happy to say that early on I Michael Gordon was recently about their kids, my wife, Diana Marc Lee writes, “Following a later. In 1975 Captain & Tennille the Brookings Institution announc- ter for high school and university U.S. Supreme Court Justices (or the realized that what we are means selected as one of the New Jersey Law Appelbaum BC’75, and I are proud 35-year post-Columbia road trip topped the American charts with ing that Leon had been appointed students in SoCal, right next to the “Supremes,” as they are sometimes nothing. Who we are is everything. Journal’s first Lifetime Achievement to report that our son, Yoni ’03, that took my family to Boston, “Love Will Keep Us Together.” the Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in UCLA campus. The center serves Award honorees for his environ- is now senior editor for politics Boulder, back to the West Side of Thankfully we escaped that Culture and Policy. It said he will a wide-ranging population of high mental law work during the last 35 at The Atlantic, where among the Manhattan, then to Westchester debilitating influence and instead be “focusing on the influence of school and university students years; the Journal sought to select colleagues he works with closely County and San Francisco, I retired blossomed during what has been culture and the humanities on vari- with academic support, career Michael Gordon ’75 was named one of the New Jersey “noteworthy individuals who is Leon Wieseltier ’74. With Yoni’s (not early enough) from the Episco- called the golden age of the Rolling ous realms of American life, society orientation and spiritual/character Law Journal’s first Lifetime Achievement honorees for have helped shape the law in New move to Washington, D.C., this pal ministry in Kansas after a 1998 Stones, when they released Sticky and international affairs.” While development. Jersey.” Michael’s firm, Gordon & winter, all three of our kids and all triple bypass. Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main studying at Oxford (supported by “I changed careers and now am his environmental law work during the last 35 years. Gordon, pioneered New Jersey’s five of our grandchildren are in the “We downsized to a Denver Street (1972). a Kellett Fellowship awarded at an administrator for two well- representation of individuals and D.C. area. See you on Amtrak. apartment just in time to lose my Here are some examples of our graduation), Leon had studied established foundations (Peninsula communities harmed by industrial The saddest part of writing this fundraising consulting practice to classmates who may have “overde- under Isaiah Berlin. and Woodlawn) but continue to known). Maybe there is something Columbia may have made it pos- pollution. column is having to report the the recession. Faced with living veloped ya-ya’s”: The other solved mystery dates teach leadership seminars to high to that “wisdom of the years” stuff. sible for me to achieve wonderful Mike has been searching for passing of a classmate. Rita Rack among in-laws or in our car (the In March, when wind chills were to our 40th reunion, when many school students at the Tilden Study And always remember the words things, but by far the major gift the his Sams and found and sent a BC’73 was kind enough to send car seemed preferable), I founded often in the negatives, a Facebook classmates were surprised not Center.” of wisdom the Stones passed on to College gave me was the ability to whimsical piece, the central motif this note about the death of Jamie FundraisingRegistration.com in post from Ken Wright (president to see Gerry Krovatin (a partner Hank finds time to be the athlet- us in 1969 as we were leaving high constantly challenge norms and to of which is a pair of Columbia gym Ireland BUS’75: “James Duane Ire- 2010, which now employs 10, of Wright & Co. Construction in in the Newark, N.J., law firm ics director for youth football teams school: “You can’t always get what think outside of the box.” shorts with legs, surrounded by land III died on January 20, 2015. serves more than 150 nonprofits Bridgehampton, N.Y.) was quite Krovatin Klingeman). By chance in the area and rightfully brags of you want, but if you try sometime, Louis Cortelezzi says, “The cats and floating eyes. While dam- His early career was at Salomon and continues to grow. Daughters startling: “In Reykjavik, Iceland. I came across a New York Times his Santa Monica Vikings, which you just might find you get what music industry kissed me on both aged, it’s still a classic. He knows Brothers, after which he returned Aurora and Maia work in the High winds and blowing snow “Weddings/Celebrations” piece had a 53–3 season! you need.” cheeks.” After playing with the he had a Sam rendition of U.S. to Cleveland, where he had been business, and my wife, Elisabeth, reduced visibility to near zero. Ice announcing the June 2014 wedding Dr. David Mandelbaum PS’78, There you have it. Classmates Stingrays while at Columbia, he senator and presidential candidate born and raised. As Chris Ronayne, and I are finally grandparents to on the road (we probably shouldn’t of his and wife Anna Quindlen GSAS’80 is a professor of neurol- watching their children continuing went on to a touring and studio George McGovern but can’t find it. president of Cleveland’s Univer- our first, sharing babysitting and have driven past the ‘road closed’ BC’74’s son Quindlen just days af- ogy and pediatrics at Brown’s down life’s pathways while some career; wrote jingles; and scored, Mike Flagg checked in with sity Circle, noted, Jamie ‘came back water-coloring in our spare mo- sign). Planned hikes will have to ter our reunion. (I guess Gerry was Alpert Medical School and director of us are still making time to let our arranged and produced for his Sam and Sam stories. “When I to the city his grandparents had ments.” wait. Iceland in March!” busy!) Son Quindlen is the deputy of child neurology at Hasbro ya-ya’s out! Keep sending word of television. After going into semi- was a freshman, I used to bring my helped build to participate in the And a long, strange trip it’s been. When I emailed Ken to ask why director of the Action Training Children’s Hospital. He plays what you and yours are doing to retirement and moving to Florida guitar down from Carman and sit renaissance of Cleveland. … His Hasta. he chose Iceland in the middle Institute in New York and Wash- intramural softball in the Brown find “Satisfaction.” several years ago, Louis went back on the grass in front of Ferris Booth handprints are everywhere.’ of winter, he responded, “We’ve ington, D.C. The firm designs and summer league. to the tenor sax. His first CD, Only Hall. Before long, Sam would wan- “Jamie founded Capital One seen very little clear sky with the participates in simulations used Dr. Bob Wallen, who lives in Child, was released on April 1 and der by. Unfortunately for Sam, I Partners, a private equity invest- Fred Bremer result that we’ve seen no Northern to train federal law enforcement Stroudsburg, Pa., wrote, “I woke Randy Nichols a website should be launched couldn’t afford his art or a ‘Hoishy’ ment firm, in 1993. In 2001 he 532 W. 111th St. Lights. This was one of the reasons agents in threat assessment and up one morning recently and 734 S. Linwood Ave. by the time you read this. Louis bar. But then he’d get around became the managing director 74 New York, NY 10025 we chose this time of year. It’s interrogation techniques. Follow- realized I’m old enough to file for 75 Baltimore, MD 21224 entered Columbia with the Class to what he really wanted: ‘Play of Capital One’s private equity [email protected] good to be challenged during one’s ing in his mother’s footsteps, he is Social Security, which is sobering. [email protected] of ’74 but was hit by a truck on “Over the Rainbow,”’ he’d say. I fund, Early Stage Partners, which vacations, lest we start taking life also a freelance writer. Quindlen’s Remember, ‘Don’t trust anyone Amsterdam Avenue his freshman was a hardcore Mississippi blues invested in the biosciences, IT, in- Just as we were packing our bags for granted.” wife, Lynn Shi Feng, is an associate over 30’?” What follows was submitted in year and subsequently missed fan (despite being a very white strumentation/controls, advanced and trunks to come to the College Ya-ya! in the real estate department at the Bob says that after 20-odd years March, almost three months before a semester and a half. When we boy from Boston, and not even energy, advanced manufacturing for the first time, the Rolling Stones We also got word from Larry New York law firm Paul Hastings. of cardiology private practice, he our 40th reunion. A group of chatted recently, we had an inter- the South End of Boston). While I and materials markets. He was on gave us a send-off present. On Silverman, who retired at year-end Continuing the matrimonial is now employed by the Pocono classmates has been meeting since esting discussion about coming could play Robert Johnson OK, I the boards of many Cleveland in- September 4, 1970, they released the 2014 from his almost 40-year legal theme, we learned that Ed Korn- Medical Center. His wife, Anna- February 2014 to plan it and [as I to Columbia from small towns, had no idea how to play ‘Over the stitutions and community groups, live concert album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s career (most recently at Bracewell reich and his wife, Shirley, had maria BC’75, teaches high school write] we are now deep into the and what an incredible experience Rainbow.’ I couldn’t afford a music most notably the Musical Arts Out! (The first cut was a live version & Guilliani in its New York law two reasons to celebrate with their and their daughter, Emily BC’11, final push. We hope we saw you the Core was for us both. Louis book, and in those benighted Association, which runs the Cleve- of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” a tune that office). Since he was already itch- daughter, Davida, in 2014. After works for USA Network at 30 Rock- there. We know we’ll see many of says hello and be healthy to all days you couldn’t just look up the land Orchestra, his first and most seemed infused in our souls during ing for an adventure, he decided receiving her degree from the NYU efeller Plaza. Bob adds, “Luckily it’s the folks written about here and, in who knew him at Columbia and chords on the Internet, so I decided passionate interest. He is survived our four years on campus … and to do a nine-day trek climbing the School of Medicine in 2011, Davida only 84 miles from my driveway in the next issue, I’ll write about those through the years. to teach myself. It took me several by two children, James D. Ireland beyond.) Many of us grew up with Thorong La in Nepal. At 18,700 ft. completed a three-year residency Pennsylvania to my favorite park- who attended. As the Sam Stein- Like many of our age, Gene weeks, and I drove my suitemates IV and Annie F. Ireland.” the repressive societal mores of the above sea level, this is the highest in internal medicine at NewYork- ing spot in front of Furnald, so I get berg exhibition will also be over, Davis SIPA’76, LAW’80 and his in Carman crazy humming lines, early ’60s (the post-Eisenhower era), pass in the world. (Ya-ya!) This Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia into the city quite often.” I’ll probably have to stop writing wife, Stacey, dote on their grand- scratching down chords and then and were encouraged not to “color was Larry’s third trip to Nepal University Medical Center in With so few classmates inhabit- about Sams but you never know. daughters, 3-year-old twins who erasing them and starting over Barry Etra outside the lines.” Our arrival and his seventh trekking in the 2014. Then, in November, Davida ing the Pacific Northwest, it is Keep reading, and keep sending! are the children of son Jordan ’05. (I wasn’t all that good of a guitar 1256 Edmund Park Dr. NE to Morningside Heights in 1970 Himalayas. He may have also set married David Krupnick in NYC. wonderful when word comes After raising their family on Gene says they should be ready player). Finally I had a reasonable 73 Atlanta, GA 30306 brought a quick slap in the face. a class religious site record: His For the past year she has been from that part of the country. From a small farm near Washington for admission to the College in facsimile, as long as you didn’t [email protected] Each of us was suddenly his own flight to Nepal had a layover in a research assistant to Dr. Mark Spokane, Wash., Tom Luciani Crossing, Pa., Barry Concool and another 14 years. We would not be listen closely. The next nice day I person. Dubai, so Larry visited the Grand Lebwohl, chairman of the Depart- shares that he is “entering the his wife, Nancy BC’79, divide surprised, as the sap in the Davis played it for Sam. He beamed as Once again, not a lot to report. The Urban Dictionary defines the Mosque (Islam). Before starting the ment of Dermatology at Mount twilight of my legal career.” He is a their time among South Beach and family tree runs Columbia blue: only Sam could, and from then on Need more correspondence! Reach album’s title phrase as, “To escape trek, he got into the Hindu shrines Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. In July, partner at Bohrnsen Stocker Smith Pensacola, Fla., and New York City. there’s Gene’s daughter, Kylie I always had at least one satisfied me at either address at the top of the life dramas that wear on your in the valleys of Nepal. Then while Davida plans to start a dermatology Luciani & Staub but sees retire- Barry practices ophthalmology and ’07; brother, Jeffrey ’79, SIPA’80; fan when I played on the lawn. I the column or via the CCT web- soul. To be fearless and get through trekking in the mountains, Larry residency at Thomas Jefferson Uni- ment coming when his youngest, Nancy teaches Hebrew and Latin. nephew, Jared ’08; and niece, Mira didn’t get my own Sam until my form college.columbia.edu/cct/ the b.s. life gives you.” That seems toured some Buddhist temples. As versity Hospital in Philadelphia. Dominic, graduates from Western They have been together since ’18. Stacey graduated from Teachers 30th birthday when Richard Hart submit_class_note. to precisely describe both what he quipped, “In two weeks I saw From Southern California we Washington University in 2018. As Nancy’s junior year at Barnard and College. Gene completed two terms ’80, with whom I was a newspaper

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CLASS NOTES COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY CLASS NOTES reporter in Raleigh, N.C., gave was the best four years of my life. I am truly grateful to my immedi- publish some Columbia news and Richard Rohr writes, “I took Victory really does go to the well- Texas) cool spring weather. an infectious disease specialist with me his as a present. It has sat on Go Lions!” Daughter Avery ’09 ate predecessor, Clyde Moneyhun, to rally a good turnout for Home- a new career direction in 2011, as prepared and well-drilled snow “Blizzard of 1978? I and three Sentara Medical Group in Norfolk, my bookshelves since, been to continues the family’s Columbia a professor at Boise State. Clyde coming this year (Saturday, October I am part of Optum, a company removal army. other Columbia students dodged Va., and my Lit Hum and CC Asia with me and, every once in tradition. served in this post from February 17) and our 40th reunion, Thursday, devoted to making the health So, even though summer is here, it altogether by driving to New classes are my fondest academic a while, serves as a conversation- It’s hard to know where to start 2000 until the Winter 2014–15 issue, June 2–Sunday, June 5, 2016. system work better. Moving to for this column’s theme I asked for Orleans for Mardi Gras. It was memories; I’m still plowing through starter when somebody finds it when talking about Mark Suozzo. a long tenure indeed. Speaking for Speaking of which, we need to Philadelphia at that time was also memories from the Blizzard of ’78, an adventure catching the beads the canon. My daughter will apply on my shelves, faded as it is these He describes himself as a film com- the Class of 1976, thanks for a job form a Reunion Committee soon, beneficial, as the city is regaining which paralyzed New York for a and taking in the ‘sights.’ When to the College next year. Blizzard many years later. ‘What the hell is poser, and his credits include — to well done! and I am sure that Steve Davis will its vitality. I look forward to at- week. we heard that school was closed memories … trudging through that?’ the person usually asks. And name a very few — The Nanny Prior to Clyde, our class corre- once again be at the helm. If you tending our reunion next year and However, we lead off with sad because of the snow, we knew that hip-high drifts to get to Ta-Kome I tell them, ‘It’s a Sam, of course.’” Diaries (2007), American Splendor spondent was David Merzel, who are available for brainstorming by I also planned to be at Dean’s Day news from one of our most re- we would not have as much course- and walking down the center of Although he did not officially (2003), Barcelona (1994), The Last during his first year at Columbia phone or at committee meetings this year. I would like to see more spected and most liked classmates, work to catch up on.” Broadway without a car in sight. graduate until 1977, we’ve counted Days of Disco (1998), five Whit roomed in 1014B Carman, right in person, shoot me an email as people from our class there, as it Judge Joe Greenaway Jr. We all Bruce Steinberg recalls, “One of Total white-out.” Gavin Nichols as one of us since Stillman productions starting with next door to me in 1014A. Dave well as get in touch with the staff is a great way to sample the great knew this intelligent, gentle and my great Columbia memories is a Richard Stukey writes, “When he transferred in at the beginning Academy Award nominee Met- served our class well during his members listed in the reunion box teaching at Columbia.” wise friend of many would do well vivid one of going to Downing Sta- Mountains Kiss the Moon, one of of our sophomore year. Gavin ropolitan (1990) and most recently stint, and I hope that I am able to at the top of the column. According to the Class Notes and few were surprised when he dium on Randall’s Island to watch seven novels I drafted and later spent his first couple of weeks Amazon’s The Cosmopolitans (2014), bring a similar je ne sais quoi. To continue this column in a guidelines, which are far more became our first cohort to join the living with Norman Nicholais and numerous documentaries. His For those I haven’t been in touch more traditional way, I have some complicated than any assignment federal bench at a young age. So SEAS’76 (now deceased) and me work for television includes scores with, I thought I’d help us get re- news from ’76ers. I received in CC, I can have up to our hearts broke when we learned in a two-room corner suite on 9 for the Hallmark Channel, HBO, acquainted by starting with an up- David Merzel has practiced double the space that I have used that Joe’s beloved wife, Veronica Richard Rohr ’76 took a new career direction in 2011 John Jay. Do you remember dorm PBS’ American Experience, POV and date of my own: On February 19, pediatric anesthesiology and critical for this column. You all know that “Ronnie” Blake BC’78, LAW’81, and now works for Optum, which is devoted to phones? We would answer ours, Independent Lens, and his original my wife, Karen, and I welcomed care in Fresno, Calif., since finishing I can be persistent (which is being passed away a few months ago. A “Nichols, Nichols, and Nicholais music has been performed at the our first grandchild, Victoria Len- training in 1988. He and his wife, kind). I can write as well, so keep wonderful eulogy by Joe is on the making the health system work better. — which ‘Nic’ do you wish to Summer Olympics, the Goodwill non Howitt (daughter of our son Linda Hertzberg, have been mar- those updates coming. web, a few parts of which I excerpt speak to?” Gavin and his wife, Sha- Games and at major venues from Patrick). I beat the NYC pavements ried for 27 years and have a son and More importantly, get to Morn- here: ron, live in San Antonio, where he Carnegie Hall to the Blue Note. as a sales representative of Office daughter. ingside Heights. Columbia College “Ronnie was a strong black the Cosmos play in the NASL stored in a shed in my backyard, is director of grants and programs He has arranged for Creed, Aretha Depot’s B2B print services and Robert Watson lives in West is not only a memory that we all woman. She was a force to be [North American Soccer League]. will be published in May on Ama- for animal services programs and Franklin, Britney Spears, Van- I am on campus often, whether Palm Beach, Fla., with his wife of share. It is much more than that. reckoned with throughout her life An amazing team of international zon. The storyline: Carey Colvin, the Animal No-Kill Initiative at essa Williams and Jaheim, and his through my volunteer work with 30 years, Sharon, and five horses, For me, my involvement for more and left an indelible impression on stars — Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos a high-power D.C. anchorwoman, the San Antonio Area Foundation. orchestrations for The New York the Admissions Office or with the three dogs, two cats and two than 40 years has allowed me to everyone she met. Ronnie would Alberto Torres and the best player takes some unscheduled R&R in Gavin’s love of animals is well Pops orchestra over many Carn- Columbia College Fund’s Class peacocks, Billy Bob and Bubba. He watch constant change — some for do anything to help a friend, fam- in the world, Pelé — showed us the Adirondacks, where she had known — those of us who knew egie Hall seasons have featured Agent program, to attend football writes, “I worked in Silicon Valley the better, some maybe a little less ily member or newly introduced how this beautiful game was started her post-college broadcast- him in College probably remem- soloists such as Judy Collins, Reba or basketball games, or just to get for nearly 10 years, but for the past so, but the College and University friend of a friend. However, she played. At the time, soccer was not ing career as a love song DJ. While ber his sidekick, Tyrone, who McEntire, Bebe Neuwirth, Liz my every-few-month’s fix of a decade I’ve owned a corporate are always on the move and that is saved the keenest focus of her taken too seriously in the United on vacation, she meets Nathan Gavin got from NYC pet adoption Callaway and Ann Hampton Cal- V&T pizza. As a 26-year resident of strategy consulting firm, working exciting. energy to support, guide, comfort States; but for me, it was the most Holt, a lodge owner who can program Bideawee. When you saw laway, Lillias White and the Boys Hoboken, N.J., it is a simple boat, mostly with early stage companies I am hoping to last at least 15 and love her two children — Joey exciting sport in the world. I had predict the weather just by looking Gavin, you usually saw Tyrone, Choir of Harlem. bus and ferry ride to get to Colum- on funding, corporate structure years in this column, but I need and Sam. No matter how busy, played throughout high school (and up at the sky. She ends up having who was always decked out in a Mark also is an educator, gui- bia (about 45 minutes if I hit the and growth.” Bob and Sharon have all my classmates’ help. See you tired or overwrought, one could later at graduate school at Cam- to choose between the handsome colorful bandana. tarist, orchestrator and conductor connections right). On weekends, one daughter, a junior at Florida. soon on Morningside Heights or count on Ronnie’s brilliance, grace, bridge in England) and I was a keen woodsman and her Wall Street Bill Ross also has a Sam, “a and is a visiting associate profes- Karen and I sometimes bike over Bob hopes that “she could attend a at Robert K. Kraft Field, and keep compassion and loyalty. follower of the European leagues. lawyer fiancé. … beautiful lady, at least to Sam.” sor of film scoring in the Depart- the George Washington Bridge to law school where the mascot isn’t a those emails and calls coming. “What is it that we shall say “Recently, I was invited to see “I realize the Class of ’78 is prob- She is a bright blonde and has the ment of Music and Performing ride through campus. large prehistoric lizard.” about our Ronnie? That she was Liverpool vs. Manchester United, ably not the primary market for this classic Sam teeth, which we actu- Arts Professions of NYU Stein- As a curiosity piece, I dug out Maybe a lion would work for like no other; yes. That it was our a key game that would shape novel. But my friend who used to ally believe were done by Sam’s hardt. He has worked with Louis my bursar’s receipt from our first her? David Gorman sincere privilege to know her; of the rest of the season. I arrived at write for The Young and the Restless sister, Pauline. There is another Cortelezzi, a fine woodwind semester in September 1972. Tuition Richard Scheinin JRN’78 is in 111 Regal Dr. course. Mostly, I will thank God, Anfield, the Liverpool stadium, told me that the novel’s concept is beautiful lady à la Sam on Bill’s player and composer, off and on was $1,520 for the first term. Amaz- California, writing away. He writes 77 DeKalb, IL 60115 because my children and I are the early and, entering the director’s ‘very marketable,’ and at least I may walls, this one a brunette done by through the years. Mark lives in ing. Not quite what my wife and about jazz and classical music for [email protected] luckiest people in any room we en- box, was shocked to see Pelé sitting get to live out my lifelong dream of Bill’s daughter, Janet, in honor of NYC with his wife, Karen Mooney I paid for our daughter Katherine the San Jose Mercury News. He also ter. Ronnie enriched our lives every alone having a cup of tea! I don’t becoming a published novelist.” his 40th birthday. BC’74, a newswriter for ABC, and ’13’s first semester in September mentions having “three grown No news to report this issue; pre- day. She lifted us up and made us often approach famous people but Ted Faraone writes, “I am now Still living on West 113th they are proud parents of Andrea, 2009. Our eldest son (that’s Patrick) kids and a 2-year-old grandson.” sumably this means people are just the best versions of ourselves.” couldn’t resist the opportunity to officially bionic. I have two plates Street, Rick Shur has been teach- a journalist in Burlington, Vt., and attended Rutgers and our younger Joseph Graif BUS’78 welcomed busy getting on with their lives, as Michael Forlenza, a longtime speak with a legend. For 15 min- and eight screws in my left ankle ing ESL as an adjunct professor at Matt SEAS’15, who majored in son, Francis, is completing his a granddaughter in 2014. He is they should be. Meanwhile, I hope resident of Houston, writes, “I utes, I was mesmerized as I talked following a fall in January. During LaGuardia Community College computer science. junior year at Oregon. Karen and I “co-founder and chief accounting and assume that the Fall column attended the first game on the twin to him about seeing him play the Blizzard of ’78 I was in the since 1979. During that time, By the time you read this, went with him to the first NCAA officer of Staxxon, a domestic, start- will be full of interesting and — bill that saw our Lions baseball football when I was at Columbia; Varsity Show. My parents came to he’s written two musicals that reunion will be in the past. If you football championship game in Dal- up enterprise that owns intellectual why not? — amusing information team take on No. 6-ranked Hous- America; his grandchildren in New town to see it. I think they stayed went nowhere. Dave and Johnny were there, we hope you enjoyed las last January. property capable of transforming the on classmates’ activities, reflections ton. Outside the gate beforehand, York; and of course, the game com- at the Hilton on Sixth Avenue. I was written for Randy Jones, the it. If not, you can still stay in touch My approach to this column will international shipping industry.” and recollections. You can reach there was a Columbia alumni ing up. Pelé was amazing — kind, remember getting into a cab with Village People’s original cowboy. with us at facebook.com/Colum be easy. As I am at Columbia quite Mark Abbott has been a manag- me three ways, so no excuses: use gathering with a light lunch and friendly, personable and modest. them with about six inches of snow You can see a picture of Rick with biaNYC75. often, I run into a lot of my fellow ing director of quantitative risk either address at the top of the col- free tickets. The Lions were well People say that you should never on the ground. I don’t remember Randy on the class Facebook “bicentennials.” For example, at the management at Guardian Life for umn or the CCT webform college. represented by the time the game meet your heroes, and that inevita- how I got back to campus.” page (facebook.com/Columbia Yale-Columbia basketball game in 14 years. He has lived for more columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ got under way, with supporters bly they will disappoint you. Obvi- Brian D’Agostino GSAS’93 REUNION WEEKEND NYC75) as well as a picture of February, Bob Bressman, Bryan than 20 years in Cos Cob, Conn., note. Until next time, be well! making up as many as 150 of the ously, they have never met Pelé.” reports, “I am president of the JUNE 2–5, 2016 Rick with Joan Rivers, taken Alix, Vince Briccetti and Dan with his wife, Christiane, and 500 spectators. There was a nice Chuck Meltzer shares, “I am International Psychohistorical ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS at one of Michael Musto ’76’s Baker were in attendance. Vinnie daughter, Brooke BC’17. Brooke is area of light blue behind the visi- proud to be the recipient this year Association and have recently pub- ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott parties. and Dan plus their wives, Grace a dedicated synchronized ice skater Matthew Nemerson tors’ dugout. of Kaiser Permanente Northern lished some short articles on public [email protected] Rick always did hang out with and Rebecca, respectively, even and a member of Skyliners Senior 35 Huntington St. “The Lions held a 3–0 lead California’s Sidney R. Garfield policy and political psychology. 212-851-9148 the most interesting people! concluded the evening at V&T. Synchronized Skating Team repre- 78 New Haven, CT 06511 throughout most of the game but Exceptional Contribution Award in My book, The Middle Class Fights DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan Barry Sorrels practices state Through emails and phone calls, I senting the Skating Club of New gave up three runs in the bottom of recognition of my creation of a re- Back: How Progressive Movements [email protected] matthewnemerson@ and federal criminal defense law have heard from Jon Kushner, Rich York, a 2015 Senior National Bronze the eighth. The inning ended with gional multidisciplinary head and Can Restore Democracy in America, 212-851-7833 gmail.com in Dallas, where he lives with his Scheinin, Leeber Cohen (a third Medalist and has been selected by a nice throw from deep right field, neck cancer tumor board. Head was published in 2012. wife, Brenda. He says he feels that Ken Howitt member of the 1014 Carman fresh- U.S. Figure Skating as a member of We had a real winter this year in nailing the tagging UH baserunner and neck cancer is unique in that “I have two consulting practices. he is just about to hit his prime 1114 Hudson St., Apt. 8 men crew), Frank Dexter Brown, Team USA for international compe- the Northeast — cold, and lots at the plate and preserving the tie. it is not high volume like breast Math Empowerment features K-to- as a trial attorney. Barry played 76 Hoboken, N.J. 07030 Reynold Verret, Bob Wisdom, titions. Brooke also coaches the Cen- of snow. Now that I work for the The crowd thinned out consider- or prostate cancer, and is often so adult private tutoring and statistical football and lived at the Nu Sigma [email protected] Steve Davis, Mike Yeager, Terry tral Park Skyliners at Trump (aka city of New Haven, snow is a very ably by the time the Lions prevailed complex that the average medical research consulting. Creative Intel- Chi house for most of his College Corrigan and Richard Cohen … to Wollman) Rink and is a member of big deal. Do a good job and life in the 13th inning. It was an exciting center tumor board is unable to ligence features an innovative meth- years and says, “I loved every I am assuming the role of class cor- name a few. My intention is to reach U.S. Figure Skating’s Sports Science is good; let the storm get the best game and a fun afternoon except offer recommendations.” od for tapping dreams to develop second of my time at Columbia. It respondent with this issue of CCT. out to all of you to get updates, to and Medicine Committee. of the city and there is trouble. for the unseasonably (for Southeast Anthony LaRocco writes, “I’m unused creativity, intelligence and

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CLASS NOTES COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY CLASS NOTES human potential. Visit my website, Carl Strehlke GSAS’86 writes, National Jewish Book Award on that magazine cover in 1975, especially eventful this year, as we tate in Greenwich, Conn.; working tive cardiology and is president- born Ted Cruz announced in April middleclassfightsback.org.” “I’ve gone from being a full-time last year, and I was the Mandel- down through the surface of the met the new coach, Al Bagnoli. with my wife in her home renova- elect of the American Society for he’s running for the Republican Paul Phillips GSAS’80 notes that curator at the Philadelphia Museum baum Scholar-in-Residence at the water, this turtle could have been Bagnoli comes to Columbia after 23 tion/design business; and advising Preventive Cardiology, CMO of nomination for President — truly his book A Clockwork Counterpoint: of Art to curator emeritus. I live University of Sydney in Australia deep in that picture. As I stared at years at Penn, where he compiled a on contemporary art collections for MB Clinical Research in Florida, an enigmatic moment … The Music and Literature of Anthony full time in Florence, Italy, and my in May.” him, I could practically hear him 148–80 overall record and a 112–49 clients. My site for art advising is president of Preventive Cardiology Checking in this period is the Burgess was released in paperback catalogue of the Bernard and Mary Glen Savits “is still in New say, “Aloha, Dr. Klapper, I’ve been record in the Ivy League. His Penn schermerhorn9.com, named for the and a member of the Board of Di- creative and accomplished Max last summer. He adds, “My second Berenson Collection of European Jersey representing employees in expecting you. Nice job on the teams won nine Ivy League Cham- location of the Department of Art rectors for the FH Foundation. He Dietshe SIPA’83. After earning a CD for Naxos, Music for Great Films Paintings at Villa I Tatti should discrimination, whistleblowing, chemistry test.” pionships, including six undefeated History where I spent so much of is also the author of two books and master’s, he has been variously the of the Silent Era, Volume Two, was come out this summer. I’ve recently harassment, contract and severance Our time at the College was a conference marks (1993, 1994, 2002, my undergrad years.” numerous articles, both scientific director of marketing communica- released in April. I conduct the returned to Florence after three claims, to name a few. In November special time in our lives. We learned 2003, 2009, 2010) and three perfect Bravo to Doug for keeping alma and non-scientific. tions for the tri-state region for Ireland RTE National Symphony months in London, where I took a I was inducted into the College of many things that have affected and seasons (10–0 in 1993 and 2003, 9–0 mater at the fore! Michael Strauss LAW’84 is an Deloitte, director of marketing Orchestra on this recording, which post-graduate course in Chinese art. Labor and Employment Lawyers. shaped us for the rest of our lives. in 1994). Just three years ago Penn John Luisi is an assistant com- attorney and lives in Port Jefferson, communications for Oppenheimer- features the music of William Perry. Now I’m just thinking about how to I’m still trying to figure out what Who knew I knew how to speak went 6–4 overall, but 6–1 in the missioner in the New York City N.Y., where he has been practic- Funds, and SVP, integrated com- We recorded it in Dublin in June transition into my 60s.” they do, but it is an honor. On a sea turtle? Ivy League to win the outright Ivy Department of Parks and Recre- ing law with his wife, Marianne, munications, for Addison. When I 2014. In fall 2014, the Brown Univer- Mark Blackman writes, “My more personal level, I am a grand- Roar, lion, roar! And keep the League title. ation. He reports, “A few weeks for 28 years. Michael is also proud worked at Merrill Lynch, I had the sity Orchestra and I recorded two family connection to the Columbia father, which is ridiculous. My son, news coming. I can be reached Now, Rome wasn’t built in a ago, I strolled up Fifth Avenue to a for his family to be following in pleasure of hiring Max’s firm and more CDs for Naxos, one featuring community continues. My daugh- Reuben JRN’07, recently got en- at either address at the top of the day, but with Bagnoli, defensive reception at the French Consulate the Columbia tradition. Their son, doing some work with him; he was music by Burgess, the other featur- ter is Alyssa BC’17 and my step- gaged and my daughter, Juliet ’12, column or via the CCT webform coordinator Paul Ferrarro and celebrating the 50th anniversary Matthew ’15, has joined the ranks a real pro, so it’s not surprising to ing pianist Jeffrey Biegel performing daughter, Kelly, recently became an is on the planning and curriculum at college.columbia.edu/cct/ offensive coordinator Michael of Reid Hall in Paris, where I was of alumni while their daughter, me that he’s had such success. works for piano and orchestra by associate director of admissions at team of Success Academy.” submit_class_note. Faragalli, we have given our joined by the always honorable Caroline BC’19, will soon begin her Max writes, “My wife, Wendie, Duke Ellington, Keith Emerson, Barnard. My brother Gary Black- From me, Robert C. Klapper: players a fighting chance. Expect Paul Feinman. Gil Bauer ’82, Columbia journey. and I moved to California in April Neil Sedaka and George Gershwin. man and I still lead ArtsPower, the On a recent trip to Hawaii — a good things to come and applaud BUS’87 made it in from New Jersey Congratulations to the Strauss 2014; I work for Spring Studio, a “My blizzard memory is that national touring theater company high point in my life — while surf- Michael C. Brown President Lee C. Bollinger for tak- and Larry Braverman ’82 from family! research, strategy and UX (user ex- the Brown University Glee Club we started 30 years ago.” ing and snorkeling in the clear blue London Terrace Towers ing action on the program. perience) design firm based in San (of which I was president) had just Jonathan Soffer GSAS’92 waters on the south shore of Oahu, 80 410 W. 24th St., Apt. 18F Congratulations to Coach Brett Francisco. Living somewhere other returned from a two-week tour of writes, “I recently started as the for a moment I could not help but New York, NY 10011 Borretti and the baseball team on than New York, where I’d been Jason Zweig ’81, a financial journalist, writes the Europe. One of our members had chair of the Department of Tech- remember one of the lowest points [email protected] another great season. They have based since arriving at the College been detained at JFK Airport when nology, Culture and Society at the in my life, which happened to take been playing at an extremely high weekly column “The Intelligent Investor” for on August 31, 1978, is a new and we returned and was not allowed NYU Polytechnic School of Engi- place during our freshman year at We made it! Thirty-five years later level against some of the best in the sometimes jarring experience, but back into the United States. In or- neering, where I’ve taught political Columbia. and the Class of ’80 is still going NCAA and their success has been The Wall Street Journal. we are gradually sliding into Cali- der to allow her to return to school and urban history for many years. I It was the winter ending our first strong. It seems like only yesterday nothing short of amazing. Thanks fornia life and enjoying all that the as quickly as possible, in those live in Fort Greene [Brooklyn] with semester, on an awful 33-degree that we were walking the halls of to our players and coaches for city and its surroundings have to pre-FedEx days, we had to get the my wife, Pamela Brown GSAS’98, day (not cold enough to snow, but Hamilton. Fair to say, we’re a few making us proud. San Francisco for an impromptu Here in the Lowcountry of South offer. I’ve been to a few ‘young Co- necessary documents from Colum- who teaches Renaissance drama cold enough to create the vicious pounds heavier and have a lot less Write with your news. I can be reunion within a reunion. Our plu- Carolina, I had the pleasure of lumbians’ meet-ups here and can bia and bring them in person to at the University of Connecticut semi-freezing rain that cuts through hair! Yet, somehow, we’ve come to reached at either address at the perfect subjunctives may be long dining in one of Charleston’s finest report that our fellow alums are JFK, to an official of Japan Airlines, Stamford.” you). I was walking up Broadway, (or more accurately, just finished) top of the column or via the CCT forgotten but apparently spend- establishments with Barry Wald- much younger than I remember us who would then hand them over Edward Rosenfeld GSAS’80 lamenting what a low point in my another reunion. I’ll include news webform college.columbia.edu/ ing a semester or two abroad has man JRN’82. I had not seen Barry being and are, actually, changing to the pilot, who would deliver the writes, “I am looking for a two- life this was. Not only because of from the big weekend in the next cct/submit_class_note. helped us all to keep our hair.” since that hot graduation day in the world. We’re settled in North envelope upon his arrival in Japan. bedroom near Columbia to buy. the cold, but also because I was issue but at this writing we had a Jason Zweig relates the joyous May 1981 and am happy to report Beach for the time being. To my Somehow, we managed to drive to I still think back to how great it completely lost in freshman chemis- terrific schedule in place. Needle news that his daughter, Nina, that he is still as charming — and classmates: If your travels take you REUNION WEEKEND JFK with those documents during was to cross-country ski along the try, and knew that doing poorly on Dik, with its rocking blues sound, was admitted to the College. With handsome — as ever. We enjoyed this way, don’t be a stranger! My JUNE 2–5, 2016 all that snow.” Hudson in ’78. It felt like being in the final I was about to take would was set to kick us off Friday night Jason as her father, I am sure she Vietnamese tacos and agreed not email is [email protected].” ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS Alex Demac writes, “In March I another place and time.” keep me from fulfilling my dream at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. You can will represent CC’19 well! Jason to wait another 30 years before our Max, thanks for checking in! ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott attended a 50th anniversary com- Francis J. Collini writes, “My of becoming a doctor. I resented find more on the band at college reports, “I’ve been a financial next dinner meeting. Barry has been On February 5, yours truly had [email protected] memoration of the Martin Luther daughter, Lauren, is getting mar- heavily my classmates who took band.com/needledik80. journalist since a few months be- VP of communications at Trident the pleasure of hanging out with 212-851-9148 King Jr.-led march from Selma to ried in June. The gala event will AP chemistry in their high schools I thank our Reunion Commit- fore the crash of 1987, working at United Way in Charleston but is the erudite David Cowen. I was DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan Montgomery, Ala. Peter Yarrow led be at my home in Dallas, Pa., and where no such offering had been tee for its work and for ensuring a Time, Forbes and Money magazines soon to pursue his own freelance attending (along with investment [email protected] hundreds of us in singing ‘We Shall my Columbia roommate, Jaime available in mine (Far Rockaway successful weekend. through bull markets, bubbles and gig. He says, “Writing and I need pundit David Filosa) the annual 212-851-7833 Overcome,’ ‘If I Had a Hammer,’ Morhaim, and his wife, Orna, will H.S.). At that moment, I passed a Mark Statman, an associate pro- crashes. In 2007, Simon & Schuster to reconcile after years of near-es- Financial Engineer of the Year ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and other attend.” newsstand and — like seeing the fessor at the New School, published Michael Kinsella published my book Your Money trangement. Look for my byline in award dinner sponsored by the evocative songs.” Finally, “the Ambassador,” Holy Grail — I spotted my first a new book of poems, That Train 543 Nelliefield rl.T & Your Brain, on the emerging local media brandishing a muscular International Association for Quan- Joseph Schifilliti reports, Chris Dell, sends word that “I Surfing Magazine. The bronze figure Again, this spring. It is his fifth book 81 Charleston, SC 29492 science of neuroeconomics. In 2007 verb, canoodling with a brash titative Finance. Sure, it’s a bit of a “Although I continue to add time, rode out this winter in sunny on the cover was naked but for his since 2008. [email protected] and 2008, I assisted psychologist adjective or riding side-saddle atop nerd fiesta, but quite cool nonethe- experience and long working nights Mozambique, except for being in board shorts, standing on a wave Geoffrey Gordon, a writer, Daniel Kahneman in writing his a stately noun.” less! The dinner was held at the to my 30-plus years as an ob/gyn, I NYC during New Year’s week and in those crystal blue waters of performer and teacher, has written Summer at last! Thanks to all who book Thinking, Fast and Slow. I’ve Barry always had a way with Museum of American Finance am now also a risk manager at Kai- another time flying out of Newark Diamond Head, sun shining over a play, Three Middle-Aged Jewish have responded. been at The Wall Street Journal since words! (MOAF), where David C. is the ser Permanente’s Atlanta medical in the midst of another snowstorm. all. The man turned out to be Gerry Hipsters Try to Get Mexican Food. It I am proud to report that many 2008, writing the weekly column Please keep me posted on the museum’s president and CEO. group. The work is endlessly fasci- Writing you from Torrey Pines, in Lopez, living a life exactly opposite will open in August at the Hudson of our classmates have kept Colum- ‘The Intelligent Investor.’ In 2003, latest developments, and I look For those who have not kept nating. My wife and family are well California, where I’m at a Bechtel of mine at that moment. But seeing Guild Theatre in NYC. bia a part of their family. Douglas I edited the revised edition of the forward to hearing from everyone up with him, David C. spent more and my oldest has been accepted at corporate meeting. Kids in London him gave me hope and drive that John Schutty, super lawyer, won Lederman is not only celebrating classic book of the same name by soon. than 20 years on Wall Street as a many schools of art and design. My and Amman. Life is interesting. maybe someday, if I aced my chem- a major civil rights case against the his 34th wedding anniversary this Benjamin Graham (Class of 1914).” trader, including in the foreign youngest is 10 (such are the won- “Memories of the blizzard? istry final, I could be there. City of New York. The case dated year with Audrey BC’81 but also Jason’s next book, The Devil’s exchange groups at Bankers Trust ders of adoption, which knows no Making a huge vat of rum and Forty years later, I was. But the to 1985, with the wrongful convic- their son, Peter ’07, is getting mar- Financial Dictionary, is a satirical Andrew Weisman and Deutsche Bank. He founded age-related fertility failure), so it’s coke at the Fiji house. It lasted sev- best part of this story is that, when tion of a man for rape. John began ried this summer. glossary of Wall Street inspired by 81 S. Garfield St. Quasar Capital Partners, a macro good to have work I enjoy because I eral days. Everything else a blur!” I went diving below the turquoise representing his client in 2006 and, Doug ran into Kirby Gookin Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary. 82 Denver, CO 80209 hedge fund. He earned a B.A. in foresee doing it a while longer. The surface, I encountered the largest through DNA testing and the find- GSAS’90 and his wife, Robin Kahn My personal thanks to Jason for [email protected] American history and obtained older I get the more I cherish my sea turtle I’ve ever seen. He was ings from the original rape kit, it BC’82, at Robin’s recent art show his column, which I enjoyed for an M.B.A. from Penn’s Wharton college years. Robert Klapper sleeping in the reef, and was the was determined that the client was in NYC. Doug, like many of our years as a commuter on Metro- Greetings, gents! As I put digits to School and an M.A. and Ph.D. in “During the Blizzard of ’78, my 8737 Beverly Blvd., Ste 303 size of a Volkswagen Beetle. It not involved. This meant the client classmates, keeps busy: “I continue North. keyboard, QE (quantitative easing) American history from NYU. Da- good friend David Ma ’79 and 79 Los Angeles, CA 90048 suddenly occurred to me that sea spent 22 years in prison for a crime to honor my own broad Columbia Seth Baum PS’85 reports from has begun in earnest in Europe; vid has written extensively on U.S. I walked from the Morningside [email protected] turtles can live to 80–100 and they he did not commit. The $18 million education by wearing many work Boca Raton, Fla., that he celebrated meanwhile, we in the United financial history and is co-author of Heights campus to Times Square. don’t migrate — which meant verdict is believed to be the largest hats at once: running a solo law his 30th wedding anniversary States have stopped goosing the Financial Founding Fathers: The Men It was one of the most serene and David Silberklang writes with that 40 years ago, this sea turtle individual civil rights verdict ever practice (after ‘retiring’ from the to Laura Denson Baum BC’81. economy, the U.S. dollar has rallied Who Made America Rich (2006). He pristine travel experiences I’ve two updates: “My book, Gates of was likely in this very spot. I then rendered against the city. general counsel position at the Their son, Jared Baum ’13, attends to the point where it’s time to think is the co-chair of the International ever had in NYC. I very much miss Tears: The Holocaust in the Lublin realized that if you were somehow Good work, John! Cancer Prevention Research Insti- veterinary school at Florida. Seth about heading to France for café Federation of Finance Museums David.” District, was a finalist for the able to look into the photograph The football golf outing was tute a decade ago); selling real es- practices preventive and integra- and a croissant and Canadian- and sits on the Smithsonian Af-

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CLASS NOTES COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY CLASS NOTES filiates Advisory Council and the Middlebury and Williams. She conference title; the Lions hosted Linda and Ed are both NYC Federal Reserve Board’s Centen- also visited BU and BC during her and lost their last two games, attorneys and their community Students perform at nial Advisory Council. February break and saw “snow- finishing second. Other notable efforts extend to other prominent Dean’s Day 1983. For those not familiar with mageddon” in person! players on that team included organizations, including ALYN PHOTO: CCT ARCHIVES MOAF, I urge you to check it out. I’m guessing UC San Diego is Darren Burnett, Eric Clarke, Tom Hospital, Children’s Law Center, It’s a superb institution located looking real good right now! Brecht and Brad Brown. Columbia University Crew, Ford- right on the corner of Wall and Wil- In August 2013, Skip and his Kevin Chapman and his wife, ham Law Alumni Association, liams streets in lower Manhattan. wife, Harriet, moved to Riverside, Sharon BC’83, also attended sev- New York Center for Law and Aside from the fact that it’s a beau- Conn. (a section of Greenwich), so eral basketball games last season. Justice, the Baron de Hirsch Fund tiful facility, it provides a collection he can now officially be referred to Their son, Ross ’18, plays the trom- (supporting Ethiopian Israelis) and of topical, captivating exhibits. as a “townie.” Harriet’s daughters bone in the Columbia University The JCC in Manhattan. There are also student educational are at UVA and the College of Marching Band. I also spotted fellow class cor- opportunities (offered through its Charleston. Skip and Harriet enjoy Andy Gershon had season respondents Dennis Klainberg ’84 Center for Financial Education), traveling for business and live jazz tickets and I saw him at sev- and Jon White ’85 at the games. periodic classes taught by industry in Manhattan. During the summer eral games with his son, Alex, Time flies. Jon informed me that luminaries and tours — all of they take their boat to Martha’s a talented pitcher who is even his son, Isaac ’14, lives in Astoria, which can help you become better Vineyard as well as fishing in Long taller than his father. Andy and his Queens. Dennis continues to play informed about some of the most Island Sound. wife, Gail, also have a daughter, his trumpet with the Marching important issues facing us today. Sweet! Sophie, who is an excellent soccer Band during games. In addition, I By way of example, at this writ- Keep those notes coming! You player. Andy’s father was Richard spent time with Mike Schmidtberg- ing, Nobel Prize winner Univer- can reach me at the addresses at Gershon ’53. er ’82, Brian Krisberg ’81, Geoffrey sity Professor Joseph Stiglitz was the top of the column or via the Jeremy Feinberg ’92, LAW’95, Colvin ’74, Phil Milstein ’71, Ken scheduled to give a talk in April CCT webform college.columbia. adjunct professor of ethics and Howitt ’76, Jerry Sherwin ’55 and titled “Unequal Societies and What edu/cct/submit_class_note. professional responsibility at the James McMenamin. to Do About Them.” There will be Law School, was seated behind us One surprise attendee at the more cool things on the calendar for all the games. (As a student, final game of the season was At- by the time you read this column. Roy Pomerantz he announced the Columbia bas- torney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Seriously, next time you’re sitting Babyking/Petking ketball games on WKCR.) Jeremy ’73, LAW’76. A little-known fact is around, trying to come up with 83 182-20 Liberty Ave. graduated from The Dalton School, that Eric played freshman basket- something to do, go! You won’t Jamaica, NY 11412 where my son David will start in ball at Columbia. Also, according regret it. [email protected] the fall. Jeremy’s father, Gerald to his Wikipedia entry, Eric was Last but not least, Skip Parker Feinberg ’53, taught at Columbia a member of the Student Afro- was promoted to first VP, wealth My sons, David (10) and Ricky (7), for more than 30 years and headed American Society, which staged a management, at UBS Americas, and I attended seven Columbia the physics department 1980–82. non-confrontational occupation of now chairs a subcommittee for the the candidate who was ‘charming alma mater, perhaps? Because she Columbia basketball games (I’ve serving third- and fourth-genera- home basketball games last season. He was also instrumental in Co- the ROTC lounge and demanded American Bar Association and con- enough’ yet very politically thrown toured NYU with her mother this lost too many bets to my wife) and tion clients from the firm’s office in The team’s star forward, Alex lumbia’s decision to admit women. that it be renamed the Malcolm X tinues to co-chair an annual semi- about for practical purpose. That morning! I’m a specialist leader in the insur- Greenwich, Conn. He’s celebrating Rosenberg ’16, withdrew from Co- Also seated near us for the lounge. nar for the Practising Law Institute. aside, please remember the silence “According to NYU Local, ‘Our ance industry practice at Deloitte his fifth anniversary with the firm lumbia to rehabilitate a leg injury games was Diane McKoy, the Eric spoke at the 2009 Class Day, His finance group at Kramer Levin of Barack Obama about his tipster accidentally entered the el- Consulting. in July and plans to spend the rest (although we did spot him in the senior associate director of admis- where he shared that he lived in numbers about 15 attorneys. Columbia degree. He practically evator with the Obamas, who were “The Roach Motel League — of his career there. If you’re in need stands), while teammate Maodo Lo sions for the College and Engineer- 301A Carman Hall his freshman Ken is being inducted as a ‘whistled Crimson’ the whole joined by an admission ambas- the oldest continually operating of some sage advice, Skip can be ’16 had a spectacular season and ing, who was on staff when we year and said, “My time at Colum- fellow to the American College election year and poor Columbia, sador and several members of the fantasy baseball league in the found on LinkedIn, which also was unanimously selected to the attended the College. Diane had bia was the most meaningful and of Commercial Finance Lawyers [some] people still don’t know he Secret Service for a private tour of galaxy, founded at Columbia in includes a link to his website. 2014–15 All-Ivy first team. His 84 to leave some of the games early formative of my life.” this year. He is the chairman of the is an alumnus. There is no pride of Goddard Hall. They also reportedly 1981 — held its 35th annual draft Skip is active with other Colum- 3-pointers led the conference and because of the huge work involved During the speech he also Board of Directors of the Charles B. place with this President, no matter visited Weinstein Hall.’ The tipster (aka ‘RoachFest’) in April. Roach bia rowing alumni, attending races was the second highest single- in reviewing the number of ap- remarked, “I leave you with a few Wang Community Health Center, his politics or legacy — it is just added, ‘Apparently everyone was Motel League members from our and functions when he can. Last season total in school history. plicants this year (36,223 — a 9.9 words written by Alfred Lord Ten- which provides medical services to ‘not a Columbia thing.’ I believe told that the elevators were “shut generation are Robert Clarick, October, he and Terry Waldron Guard Kyle Castlin ’18 also had a percent increase over last year). nyson, which are found handwrit- 49,000 patients annually, includ- the officials concerned should down” for the 10 minutes they were Larry Hardin, Tim Hughes, Mark SEAS’82 raced in a four-oared shell breakout season, averaging more Last fall, I had dinner with Larry ten in the diary of my most famous ing the underserved, regardless of weigh their supports, before such in the building… but I knew the Allen ’81, Francisco Navarro ’82, for the King’s Crown Rowing As- than 10 points and four rebounds Momo ’73, a former director of predecessor, Attorney General Rob- their ability to pay. an expression.” truth!’ Steven Georgeson ’82 and me.” sociation at the 50th anniversary of a game. The trio of Rosenberg, Lo undergraduate admissions. Larry ert F. Kennedy. Tennyson writes: After three years as senior coun- James, I respectfully disagree. “Then First Lady Michelle Several years ago, I attended a the Head Of The Charles Regatta and Castlin next year will lead a is the director of college counseling ‘Ah, what shall I be at fifty,/Should sel at Empire State Development President Obama wrote a memo- Obama, Malia and Sasha were Senior Society of Nacoms initiation (Massachusetts), finishing 23rd of strong returning roster of players at Trinity School in Manhattan. His Nature keep me alive,/If I find the world and closing such prominent deals rable letter to our class commemo- spotted at Community, a Colum- dinner at the Union Theological 47. The other oarsmen were Mike who will compete for the 2016 Ivy son, Lucas Momo ’10, is the as- so bitter/when I am but twenty-five?’” as Cornell Tech, Ken’s wife, Lisa, rating our 25th reunion. The letter bia-area restaurant on Broadway.” Seminary and sat next to and ex- McCarthy ’83 and Jim Hammond League title. sistant general manager at Fourth Read the full speech: justice.gov/ has become a real estate partner at was read by Dan Loeb (who was We are proud to have President changed cards with Andrew Top- ’87, with Stone Cao ’13 as the able I saw Richard Gordon and his Wall Restaurants in Manhattan. opa/speech/attorney-general-eric- Akerman, a 600-attorney national the speaker for our 30th reunion) Obama as our classmate and part kins ’98, a managing director and coxswain. As a tune-up they raced son at the Columbia vs. Harvard Linda Gerstel BC’83 and her holder-delivers-remarks-columbia- firm. Her practice focuses on real at our reception. President Obama of the Columbia family. Columbia founder of Brandgenuity, a licens- at the Head of the Housatonic game. Richard is a volunteer husband, Ed Joyce, attended college-commencement. estate finance and development, also delivered the keynote address would be honored to house his ing specialist company. Through (Connecticut), finishing fifth of 11 basketball coach in West Windsor- several games with their daugh- Last year, David and I (along economic development and afford- at Barnard’s 120th Commencement Presidential Library. this connection, my company has boats in their class. Plainsboro, N.J., in the recreation, ter, Sarah ’19. Linda and Ed with Kevin Chapman and his able housing. Their son Nicholas on May 12, 2012, on Columbia’s On September 20, Ricky and I signed an agreement with Playtex Still racing more than 30 years travel and Amateur Athletic Union were the guests of honor at the wife, Sharon) attended the first is a junior at Michigan where he is South Lawn, and he received the attended the Fourth Annual Les (a Brandgenuity property) to be its later — that’s really excellent! I just (AAU) leagues. He is a former high Sharsheret Annual Benefit on May winning Columbia basketball in the School of Information, one Barnard medal of distinction, its Nelkin SEAS’87, LAW’87 Pediatric first Playtex licensee of baby acces- put down a bag of Cheetos to go school All-American at Boys and 3; Sharsheret is a Jewish nonprofit game at Princeton in 21 years. This of 80 undergraduates in this new highest honor. President Lee C. Cancer Survivor’s Day at Eisen- sories. Adina Avery-Grossman, a work out. Girls H.S. in Brooklyn and played supporting women who have, or year, David, Ricky and I attended school; he will spend the summer Bollinger said, ‘All of us can be hower Park. The event was spon- managing director at Brandgenu- In early March, Skip took his basketball at Columbia, where he who have survived, breast cancer. the Columbia win at Yale against working for GE in Michigan. Son proud that President Obama, the sored by Les’ parents, Ruth and ity, is friends with Stuart Levi, daughter, Isabella (Convent of was a four-year starter and All-Ivy Linda, a Sharsheret board member a Yale team that had its most Austin is a senior at Legacy H.S. first Columbia graduate to serve Harold Nelkin. Les was a founder who went to Harvard Law School the Sacred Heart, Class of 2016), player. After college, Richard was a since 2011, is celebrating her 10th overall wins in more than 60 years. and is considering several colleges; in the nation’s highest office, has of the Kraft Family Center for with Adina’s husband. Stuart is for an official tour of Columbia. coach with the high school division year as a breast cancer survivor. Ed We had floor seats and wore our Ken writes, “Sadly for us, Austin chosen to honor the importance of Jewish Student Life and his sister, co-head of Skadden, Arps’ Intel- Aside from attending a superb of The Riverside Church AAU and Linda have been repeat mem- Columbia shirts, so many players helped lower the acceptance rate women’s leadership by returning Amy Nelkin ’89, LAW’91, is also a lectual Property and Technology high school, Isabella has to be one program in New York City. He is a bers of Team Sharsheret, compet- gave us personal greetings. for Columbia this year.” to campus at our historic sister huge Columbia supporter. Amy’s Group. Prior to joining Skadden, of the strongest legacy candidates graduate of the E.M.B.A. program ing in the New York City Triathlon Kenny Chin attended his 35th James Dizdar ’84 writes: “Sev- liberal arts college for women in husband, Mitchell Kase, is VP of Stuart was director of intellectual on record, with her father, mother, at NYU Stern and works in the and the United Airlines NYC Half Stuyvesant H.S. reunion, and notes eral officials expressed a desire New York.” sales for my company, Regent Baby property for Reuters American and grandfather and aunts and uncles financial services industry. In 1982, together with their daughters, that our Columbia 35th isn’t far to attract and support a campus On February 6, Gothamist re- Products Corp. a VP of Reuters Newmedia. all having attended either Barnard while Richard was on the team, the Kayla and Sarah. The couple can behind. Ken retains his ranking on Presidential Library. In the interest ported, “First Daughter and spirit Edward Koral shares, “I’m hap- Dr. Paul Hauptman and I spoke or the College! During the second Columbia basketball team entered regularly be seen cycling along Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers, of disclosure, I spent 2008 with a animal Malia Obama was spotted pily living on the Upper West Side recently by phone because he was week of her March break, they the final week of the Ivy League the Palisades in their pink Team and was added to the Chambers grown, growing and surviving near Columbia University just with my Yalie wife, Leah, and kids lecturing in Queens near where I visited Union, Colgate, Hamilton, season with a chance to win the Sharsheret jerseys. USA guide for bank financing. He regard for Sen. Hillary Clinton, now — for a tour of her father’s (14 and 11). We attend the Yale- work. Paul is professor of internal

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CLASS NOTES COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY CLASS NOTES medicine, Division of Cardiology, mine, and whose family lived quite at Northwestern’s McCormick 14th Amendment. More recently, becoming an accomplished actor campus, Roy Pomerantz ’83. It was runs with John C. Kaehny, my Car- ton, Va., and am raising the same and assistant dean at Saint Louis close to ours in Manhasset, Long School of Engineering and Applied I argued in the Fifth Circuit for and performs in a variety of school great to see the gym packed and man 8 freshman floormate, and his child, CJ Adams, now 15 and a University School of Medicine. Island, has done a reverse Green Sciences.” affirmance of that decision. Here and community productions; he full of excitement, although I must beautiful family, who still reside at great kid. I still talk to Lee Ilan and I look forward to seeing many of Acres: “We moved back to NYC David Branner, author, academ- is a link to the Texas Monthly post was one of the French students confess that I now have a view West 116th and Riverside. I also get Sandy Asirvatham. Sandy and I you at Homecoming on Saturday, last summer (30 years after gradu- ic, humanist and lifelong learner, on the arguments: texasmonthly. in Les Misérables last spring at the on how the “other half” lives: My out to Palm Springs, Calif., regu- had a great visit last summer.” October 17, to welcome former ation). Our daughter enrolled writes, “Looking back, it seems to com/story/fifth-circuit-hears- Prescott Community Theater. Luke wife’s and my middle son, Noah, a larly to visit my father, Dr. Hans B. In a world of chaos, your stabil- Penn head football coach Al Bag- in Nightingale-Bamford School me that self-cultivation is the only texas%E2%80%99-same-sex- is a freshman at Humboldt State freshman at Duke, spent a month Nevinny (88). ity is a gift, Deena! noli as Columbia’s head coach. for ninth grade (contrary to her personal goal I have ever taken marriage-lawsuit. in Arcata (northern), Calif. He’s “tenting” outside to secure tickets “In Palm Springs last fall, I was Paul Verna wrote, “A group request: ‘just not an all-girls school seriously for long.” Having writ- “In the meantime, I have also majoring in wildlife conservation to the Duke-North Carolina game. honored to be a guest at the wed- of CC’87 alumni gathered at the and no school uniform’) … . ten seven books (his most recent: kept up my running and partici- with hopes of attending veterinary He was all decked out in blue and ding of the Hon. David J. Cowan ’84 Golden Jubilee celebration for Dennis Klainberg “[As I write, I’m recently] back A Comprehensive Manchu-English pated in the New York City Mara- school. Felicia is a sophomore in white wardrobe, albeit a different to the lovely Libby Kauper. Other Columbia’s Reid Hall program in Berklay Cargo Worldwide from a trip to Patagonia (30th Dictionary), served as the Willis F. thon in November for the second high school and wants to write shade than the one preferred in Columbia intelligentsia in atten- New York on January 29. Techni- 84 14 Bond St., Ste 233 national park in past 10 years) and Doney Member at the Institute for time (the first time was 1991). I fin- novels and teach. Chloe, the young- Morningside Heights. dance were Paul Mallon ’85, Cary cally, the event was held on foreign Great Neck, NY 11021 Buenos Aires for New Year’s and Advanced Study (where he worked ished in 3:48:52, and then felt like I est, is in seventh grade and plays Berger ’85, Ed Leibowitz ’85 and soil, at the Consulate General of am training for my first triathlon. on automated analysis of medieval was going to die. Never again. But basketball and the flute. Andrew Perchuk ’85. I am happy to France, but let’s not quibble about [email protected] REUNION WEEKEND I’m an associate professor of ortho- Chinese prosody) and even found I will still run half-marathons!” “My wife, Vanessa, a lieuten- report that the Left Coast contin- the details! JUNE 2–5, 2016 When I hear “Burning Down the paedic surgery at NYU taking care time to act as thesis adviser to a I hope you enjoyed this edition ant commander in the U.S. Public gent of the Lions is going strong “Jennifer Berry, Stavros Zomo- ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS House” by the Talking Heads, I of lots of kids and trying to mentor Columbia undergraduate, David is of Class Notes, and please email Health Service, is the quality man- with true gentlemen, scholars and poulos, Nancy Rabinowitz, Ralph ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott remember the great excitement and me your updates. I can be reached ager on the leadership team for the loyal friends Jack C. Merrick, John Falzone and Daniele Baliani, all [email protected] energy of a fiesta hosted during at the addresses at the top of the Winslow Indian Health Care Center Murphy, Patrick McGarrigle, Steve Reid Hall alumni from the ’85–’86 212-851-9148 our senior year by my most missed column. Until next time, have a (WIHCC). She is up for a promotion Huskey and Adam Pergament academic year, attended. In ad- DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan and dearly departed Sachem Neel Lane ’84 persuaded a U.S. district judge to enter great summer! and has her sights set on finishing regularly in the mix. Well, who dition to reconnecting, these old [email protected] brother, Jacques Augustin, and his her nurse practitioner degree at owns Los Angeles?” friends chatted up College Dean an order striking down Texas’ same-sex marriage re- 212-851-7833 suitemates in Wallach. Jacques was Gonzaga School of Nursing & Hu- Congrats to Michael Lustig on James J. Valentini (who said ’87 quite the world traveler, known strictions as an unconstitutional denial of due process Jon White man Physiology within a year. Everett Weinberger being honored by Columbia/ was ‘the best class ever’) and Paul for his joie de vivre, so I am sure he 16 South Ct. “I am the WIHCC’s chief of 50 W. 70th St., Apt. 3B Barnard Hillel at its annual Seixas LeClerc, director of the Columbia is beaming his good karma down and equal protection under the 14th amendment. 85 Port Washington, NY surgery and was appointed as the 86 New York, NY 10023 Gala Dinner in May. Mike is presi- Global Centers | Europe (Paris) … onto suitemate Kenny Bernstein 11050 surgical chief clinical consultant for [email protected] dent of its Board of Directors and “It was a magical evening that LAW’89. Kenny shares, “No promo- [email protected] the Indian Health Service. I have has given generously of his time and reminded us how enduring the Co- tions, moves or noteworthy events our next generation of orthopaedic now involved primarily with pro- been with the IHS for almost 17 As we get older, the numbers be- money to Hillel since we graduated. lumbia bond is and how integral to report. Just enjoying life. I have surgeons — they will be the ones gramming. He continues, “There As you read this column, we will years.” come daunting. It was 29 years ago Keep the notes coming! I can Reid Hall was to our experience as my solo law practice in a shared taking care of us in 20 years. are even fewer guarantees when have just celebrated our 30th After stints at AXA and as an that we graduated from Columbia be reached at either address at the Columbians. And by the way, no space with my wife’s optometry “I’ve had recent encounters with you go after a second career than reunion. Please tune in next edition independent consultant, Bryan College. But we also realize that a top of the column or via the CCT comment on whether Dean Val- practice on Main Street in Irvington, Skip Parker ’82, James Brett, Joe there are in your first, but on the for a complete report. For those Barnett works for AFLAC, based decade ain’t what it used to be — webform college.columbia.edu/ entini told other alumni that their N.Y. Our oldest, a daughter, is a Dryer PS’89, Phil Donahue and basis of my experiences, I recom- who were unable to attend, send out of Garden City, N.Y. He resides the years feel like they pass faster cct/submit_class_note. classes were the best ever!” freshman at McGill; in the middle, Len Hersh. Len’s wife helped me mend trying it. If any classmates me your updates as well. in Forest Hills, Queens. now, and we sort of get used to Juliet Seymour (née Nezhad) another daughter is doing a year and Diana with the apartment/ are thinking about this and want to A few important points should Judah Cohen GSAS’94 was fea- these milestone numbers. I’m soft- shares, “In January, I was so happy of high school with a host family co-op process and we recently bounce ideas off someone, drop me be made about reunion. First, big- tured in The Boston Globe this spring. ening you up before telling you to Sarah A. Kass and proud to travel from my Pacif- in Normandy; and my youngest, went out for dinner. I saw Peter a line — my Gmail handle is bran- time kudos to my Reunion Com- Judah, a self-described “weather save the date for our 30th reunion, PO Box 300808 ic Palisades home to La Jolla, Calif., a son, is finishing middle school. Lunenfeld, Mike McCarthy ’83 nerchinese.” mittee co-chairs, John Phelan and weenie,” is director of seasonal fore- Thursday, May 26–Sunday, May 87 Brooklyn, NY 11230 for the opening night of my fresh- Having kids in different countries and Jim Hammond ’87 at a crew Here comes the judge! Charlie Leslie Smartt. John secured a spe- casting for Atmospheric and Envi- 29, 2016. [email protected] man (Carman 11) roommate Liz does make for fun vacations.” function at the boathouse last fall.” Crompton LAW’88 is now a Cali- cial “backstage tour” of the New ronmental Research, a Lexington- Philip Nevinny sent an update Stein’s play The Darrell Hammond I can’t say I remember Moshe Ninth floor Carman’s freshman- fornia Superior Court judge in San York City Ballet, which features his based weather-consulting company from Los Angeles. He writes, This column contains what we Project. The one-man play, which Kestenbaum, but it’s good to hear year social life centered around Francisco. daughter, Unity, in the company. that counts NASA among its clients. “After two decades as a busy trial would call in England bits and Liz co-wrote, opened to fabulous from him all the same. He writes, “I watching Ugly George on the com- Kenny Tung LAW’87 is based in Leslie did a terrific job overseeing He has presented long-range fore- attorney and appellate advocate, bobs — little bits of lots of stuff. reviews and may go on the road to was blessed with a granddaughter munal TV at the end of the hall, Shanghai, where he serves as the and drafting the outreach effort to casts on WCVB-TV (Channel 5). As I have pivoted to become general We’ll start off with the happy other cities. Liz has had an amaz- (Ilanit Sarah), born to my son, Aha- in a “community room” as big as adviser to China for a top global get classmates to attend. Also, hats the article indicated, Cohen’s big- counsel to LMN Ventures, an early- news that my dear comrade-in- ing career, first as a book editor ron, and daughter-in-law, Hannah. a closet. But in the suite just next private equity fund, helping to off to Joe Titlebaum, who came gest claim to fame perhaps comes stage venture capital firm that arms, Cathy Webster TC’91, has and most recently as an in-demand That makes four grandchildren, two door, one man, to the shock and/ manage legal risks in its portfolio up with excellent questions and from the fact that he and his team’s invests in entrepreneurs who are been promoted to professor of ghostwriter for various celebrities. boys and two girls. I am a software or envy of others, actually watched companies as well as to support helped to facilitate the Saturday seasonal forecasts of “tempera- focused on creating groundbreak- French at the University of Central The Darrell Hammond Project is the developer at Viewbix (Beit Shem- his own little television (I think he transactions. At the same time, he evening discussion. For my part, it ture and precipitation anomalies” ing businesses that are clean, green, Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. culmination of her work with the esh, Israel) and live in Jerusalem.” split into the cable box) while he is advising on the Asia Pacific legal was a pleasure, and lots of fun, to have been right 75 percent of the and health-, wellness-, fitness- or Félicitations, ma chère! Saturday Night Live comedian and David Godfried, whose wife, studied away. And Steven Saun- aspects of completion and integra- work with my great Glee Clubbers time, a rate that tops those of the education-oriented. Madeleine Villanueva wrote, impersonator, which began with Diana, was a high school friend of ders, despite the best efforts of his tion in the field of auto compo- again. major government weather centers, “This also means that I am able, “In an amazing coincidence, Jen- her coauthoring his bestselling party-hearty, ticket-selling room- nents acquisition for a major U.S. Second, I rarely (if ever) use this including the National Oceanic and once again, to get on the tennis nifer Bensko Ha (who was my autobiography. mate, did — as only Larry David company by a leading German column to encourage participation Atmospheric Administration, the court regularly and to travel, suitemate freshman year on Car- “Liz and I had a fabulous week- could put it — pretty, pretty well. company. in the Columbia College Fund. federal government’s main weather including an eye-opening trip man 6), Andrea Basora and myself end catching up in sunny southern Columbia College Steven writes, “I am happily Better call … Neel Lane! He But if you have not yet had an forecaster. He relies on the snow last year to the Laikipia plains in are all working on the 18th floor of California. Liz finally got to meet Alumni on Facebook married to Michelle and have writes, “Usually my practice in- opportunity to donate to our Class cover in Siberia to predict wintry Kenya, where the wildlife greatly 110 William St. What are the odds? my husband, Peter, who is the two sons, Brian and Andrew. We volves representing corporations in Gift in honor of reunion, please outcomes in America and Europe. outnumbers the humans. (We were Surely one of my brilliant cohorts CFO of the Disney/ABC Television live in Westport, Conn., and I am complex litigation matters but last know that you have until Tuesday, The full story: bostonglobe.com/ 11 compatriots on the 50,000 acres may want to take a whack at that. Group. Peter and I are celebrating in full-time solo private primary year I got involved in a civil rights June 30. Every gift, no matter what lifestyle/2015/03/17/snowpredic of the Segera Retreat.) Cape Town, Farah Chandu is mathematical and both our 20th wedding anniver- Check out the care internal medicine practice cause that means much to me. We size, is critical — and we need as tor/zpURnRt5fv7Waxwb04cRzK/ South Africa, followed, both stun- clever … .” sary and 20th Stanford business in Milford, Conn., where I have represent four same-sex couples many gifts as possible to reach our story.html. ning and moving, including as it I received a wonderful note school reunion. I have retired from Columbia College been practicing for 18 years. I who wish to be married in Texas participation goal. More impor- Finally, yours truly attended did a trip to Robben Island, and the from the amazing Deena Acker- entertainment consulting and am Alumni page! am involved in teaching medical and have their marriage recog- tantly, they are part of what allows the Columbia-Harvard men’s bas- Cape of Good Hope. I celebrated man, just to catch up: “Nothing is now my sons’ biggest fan. We facebook.com/ students and hold faculty appoint- nized in Texas. Texas law currently Columbia to continue to attract the ketball game in February. After a my 50th birthday in Guadala- any different in the past 10 years have two teenage boys who play ments as clinical assistant professor restricts marriage to opposite-sex best students in the world, without valiant comeback, the Lions lost to jara, Jalisco, with my companion, since I reported that I had com- baseball, football and basketball alumnicc of medicine at the Yale School of couples and declares void all same- regard to their ability to pay. To the eventual Ivy League champi- Aimee, whose beautiful daughter, pleted my degree (Wisconsin at for Harvard-Westlake School and a Medicine and as assistant clinical sex marriages from other states. In learn more and/or to make a con- ons (who gave the mighty North Athena, I am helping to raise, and Madison, economics) and moved 10-year-old son whose club soccer Like the page to get professor of medicine at Quinni- February, I persuaded U.S. District tribution, go to college.columbia. Carolina Tar Heels all they could who happens to be the most cool, to Virginia. I am still married to the team was state champion last year. alumni news, learn piac’s Frank H. Netter MD School Judge Orlando Garcia to enter an edu/alumni/give. handle in the NCAA tournament). smart, fun and funny 4-year-old same guy (Chris Adams, Mel- Can’t believe that college is just about alumni events and of Medicine. order striking down Texas’ same- Greg Jarrin writes from Arizona: Also in attendance that night was you will ever meet. bourne, commerce). I am still at the around the corner … .” “We are very proud of our sons. sex marriage restrictions as an un- “My children are all doing well. Ju- Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. “Last summer, on Nantucket, same job — U.S. Department of the Remember, we are still looking College happenings, Andrew is in high school and Brian constitutional denial of due process lian, the oldest, attends Yavapai Col- ’73, LAW’76 and my juggling John I enjoyed fistfuls of lobster, along Treasury, Office of Tax Analysis. I for stories of how you are all is in the midst of his freshman year and equal protection under the lege in Prescott, Ariz. He is quickly Jay greeter from my first days on with restorative swims, bikes and live in the same house in Arling- celebrating milestone birthdays

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the seventh leading cause of death you soon!” on developing a public-private Gina Fattore, Victor Fischbarg, credits but I leave them off my news from the spring reunion in in the United States. I attended the I connected with Marie-Alan geospatial institute in NYC. We Marc Furstein, Chris Heck, Dave resume so I don’t seem ancient.” the Fall CCT’s Class Notes. New York Expo of the American Aladin, who is the country director recently organized presentations Javdan, Mike Knopoff, Peter Julie Bibb Davis: “Attorney for Diabetes Association in March and, for One Egg Haiti — a chapter with- and discussions between geodata Quiros, Claudine Wolas Shiva the federal courts, live in the Bay REUNION WEEKEND literally, lives were saved on the in the larger One Egg organization startups and government agencies and Richard Weil. Rather than Area and am a mom of two girls JUNE 2–5, 2016 spot. Stay tuned for the re-launch — which strives to provide better and hosted a breakfast for tech walk around with a pen and paper, (16 and 13).” ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS of America’s Diabetes Challenge, nutrition to children in Haiti and to executives and senior members I passed around a notebook and On March 15, a small group of ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott which will include a video online encourage for-profit poultry farms of the National Geospatial-Intel- asked people to write a couple CC’90ers, including Isaac-Daniel [email protected] with at least one familiar face.” throughout the country. During ligence Agency, including NGA of lines. Unfortunately, I wasn’t Astrachan (orchestrator of the 212-851-9148 Please keep sending updates a recent visit to Haiti, Marie-Alan director Robert Cardillo. I earned relentless enough and didn’t get event), Margaret Flynn Robison DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan and photos! You can reach me at wrote, “The inspiration behind One an M.S.L.I.S. from Pratt in 2014 and everyone. But I’ll start with myself; and Francis Phillip and their [email protected] either address at the top of the Egg Haiti came from my parents’ have started running Wikipedia I last shared a Class Notes update families, braved the cold weather 212-851-7833 column or via the CCT webform desire to return to Haiti in their editathons in my spare time. My after driving cross-country to settle and gathered at Yankee Stadium to college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ retirement years and to give back to daughters are in high school and in L.A. I quickly had job offers in watch the inaugural home game of Margie Kim class_note. their homeland. When I visited Hai- the oldest has started receiving hand and started at CGI, a technol- Major League Soccer’s new team, 1923 White Oak Clearing I look forward to hearing from ti for the first time in 40 years (I left college acceptance letters.” ogy consulting firm, in July 2013. New York City FC. Except for the 91 Southlake, TX 76092 you. at 3), I was moved by the resiliency Carol S. Shahmoon LAW’92 A month later I bought a condo chilly weather, it was a fantastic margiekimkim@ of the people after having suffered became a partner in Shahmoon & four blocks from the beach in Santa evening, with Spanish superstar hotmail.com Several members of the Class of 1990 met in New York City this past a devastating earthquake, as well Ellisen, a New York City law firm Monica, Calif., and basically, I’ve David Villa scoring the first goal spring for a pre-reunion mini-reunion. Back row, left to right: Arlene Emily Miles Terry as the beauty of the country, which focusing on corporate transactions, been living the dream ever since!” and assisting on the second as Greetings to all! Julie Mullen Cross Hong Duffy, Betty Mar Tsang and Anita Bose; and front row, left to 45 Clarence St. can be found in many forms. Seeing technology companies, hedge Here’s what others wrote in the NYCFC won 2–0 against the New recently sold her first screenplay, right: Joy Kim Metalios SEAS’90, Nancy Pak and Gloria Kim Pak. 89 Brookline, MA 02446 hungry children and parents strug- funds and civil litigation. Joining notebook: England Revolution in front of an though she isn’t able to divulge [email protected] gling to feed their children properly her brother, Eli Shahmoon ’87, and Claudine Wolas Shiva: “After enthusiastic crowd of 43,000. details yet. She teaches English moved me to find a solution, and Hays Ellisen, Carol spends the going to an awesome school, I At the end of February, Doug to adults in Los Angeles and is this year. Please send them to me at Piedmont, Calif., a small residential A bright spot in the long Boston One Egg’s vision, philosophy and bulk of her time on shareholder worked for the State Department, Wolf ’88, CCAA president, and happily married to Jeff Cross, with the email address at the top of the community in the San Francisco winter was a cocktail party hosted business model was a solution that I representative litigation and con- then became a photographer, then his wife, Sherri Pancer Wolf, held whom she has one child. column or find me on Facebook. Bay Area. I had previously served by married couple Sherri Pancer could implement in Haiti.” sumer class actions. moved to electronics and devel- an alumni event at their Boston Jennifer Ashton PS’00 writes, “I I look forward to all your tales of two years on the council-appointed Wolf ’90 and Doug Wolf ’88. Of the Marie-Alan earned an M.S. in Jeff Rake is executive producer/ oped and launched products for home. Mike Cashton, Dave Terry split my career time between my wild parties! Budget Advisory and Financial gathering Amy Bardack writes, mathematics from the Courant showrunner for The Mysteries of Epson. Now I have two beautiful and Christine Albertelli SEAS’90 private gynecology practice and Planning Committee. I’m enjoying “My husband, Jared Magnani ’91, Institute of Mathematics at NYU Laura on NBC. children, Lella (10) and Taiya (8), came to toast the upcoming 25th medical media; regarding the latter, this local volunteer position, in and I braved the snow banks to and started working in investment Paulette Light is co-founder of and a fabulous husband, Nima, reunion. Local Columbians Eli I’m the ABC News senior medi- Eric Fusfield addition to my ongoing urban attend an event for our generation management as a quantitative Momstamp.com, a social recom- whom I met at business school. Neusner ’89; Emily Miles Terry ’89; cal contributor for Good Morning 1945 South George planning consulting practice. of local alumni. It was great to con- analyst. Her interest in corporate mendation platform that recently I now do strategic planning and Stephanie Neal-Johnson ’89; Amy America and co-host of the Emmy- 88 . Mason Dr “As a council member, I also nect with other alums.” social responsibility started when launched in Los Angeles. She and marketing for Epson.” Bardack ’89 and her husband, Jared award winning medical show The Arlington, VA 22204 serve on the boards of the Alameda She continues, “It was a hard she was a portfolio manager on a her husband have four kids, ages Hyun Bae SEAS’90: “Living in Magnani ’91; and Aimee Reveno Doctors. I am committed to improv- [email protected] County waste management agency, winter but we are still glowing socially responsible equity fund at 9–16. L.A. Raising three daughters with SEAS ’89 also turned out to share ing women’s health literacy via my recycling board and energy council, from our son Ilan’s bar mitzvah TIAA-CREF. To find out more, visit Justin Abelow LAW’95 has my wife and working at Cedars- some blue martinis. In addition, media platforms and because of The Class of 1988 can feel justifiably and serve as liaison to the Piedmont in January. Sara Lesch, Joel Alter, oneegg.org/haiti. failed to kick the dust from this Sinai.” Jonathan Bassett ’88, Rupert Burtan the widespread interest in the im- proud that this year’s five-person Planning Commission. It’s been Michael Paasche-Orlow ’91 and During the long winter I enjoyed crazy old town off his feet and now Michael Knopoff: “Principal SEAS’88, Nilesh Undavia ’88 and pact of food on health and disease, cast of recipients of the John Jay an educational and challenging Josh Machleder ’91 joined us in the reading New Yorker writer David lives on the Upper East Side with at Santa Monica-based Montalba Frank Schnur ’88 battled 7-ft. Bos- I am pursuing a master’s in clinical Award for distinguished profession- experience, and I’m fortunate to be celebration.” Denby ’65, JRN’66’s Great Books: My his family, including Mopsy the Architects. Send a big shout-out to ton snowbanks to be there. nutrition at Columbia, alongside al achievement included Nicholas working with a great city staff and a Amy is in her 13th year as Judaic Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Wonder Dog, a possibly mildly all my great classmates!” In the non-reunion world, we my father, Dr. Oscar Garfein ’61, Leone and Andrew Marlowe. This collegial group of council members. studies director at Solomon Schech- Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writ- deranged cockapoo that Justin fears Peter Quiros: “Neuro-ophthal- welcome back to the US of A Nancy PS’65. I am also preparing to serve brings the total number of CC’88ers I’d be interested in hearing from ter Day School in Newton, Mass. ers of the Western World. It recounts might not get along well with Roar- mologist. My partner, Peter, and Pak BUS’95! For the last seven as the moderator of an American who have received the prestigious other Columbians who are serving She recently published a series of Denby’s experience when, at 48, ee the Lion. A meeting between the I are starting renovations on our years Nancy had lived and worked Heart Association’s annual State award to six. in elected office.” children’s prayer books, Halleli he returned to Columbia and two seems somewhat possible, as home in Venice, and we have a abroad for Colgate-Palmolive, of Women’s Heart Health national Nick is a senior managing Jeremy Dickstein offered a help- Nafshi, which are being used in Jew- reenrolled in Lit Hum and CC. The Justin’s two children have become home in Palm Springs as well. We traveling all over Asia and Central webinar, featuring U.S. Secretary of director in the Blackstone Group’s ful update for those of us who, like ish schools throughout the country book is funny and poignant, and avid Columbia basketball fans. have a dog named Sierra.” Europe. She and her husband, Jim, Health and Human Services Sylvia restructuring and reorganization me, are in our late 40s and watching (hallelinafshi.org). In addition to her both the literary discussion and Because the Class of 1990 Jeffrey Berk: “Still living the and their kids, Cece and Ryan, Burwell.” division. Having been with Black- our blood sugar levels. He says, “I “day job,” she is president of the Denby’s observations of the stu- loves a reunion, several commit- life of a rock star producer. Oldest lived in Thailand, then Poland, and Hylarie Kochiras is a European stone for 20 years, he has figured in am pleased to announce that I was New England Rabbinical Assembly. dents and professors evoke lovely, tee members hosted pre-reunion daughter (Emily) was bat mitzvahed in February moved to Maine (it’s Institutes for Advanced Study fel- a variety of the firm’s restructuring recently named to the Community Also at the Wolfs’ event was inspiring and sometimes awkward events to get the party started. in June and youngest (Francesca) much colder than Poland, she re- low at Istituto di Studi Avanzati di transactions and has advised com- Leadership Board for the American Stephanie D. Neal-Johnson, who memories. Rachelle Selmon shares, “The is in fourth grade and an aspiring ports); there she is leading Tom’s of Bologna, having held a Fondation panies in merger and acquisition Diabetes Association of Greater recently was named undersecre- Los Angeles pre-reunion event on artist. I am happy to be very healthy Maine as its new general manager. Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, deals. Nick, who was a stalwart New York. Likely many of you are tary and COO for the Common- March 14 was a great success, with and fitness-focused after being a Nancy was looking forward to the Fernand Braudel-IFER postdoctoral wide receiver for Columbia’s unaware that I was diagnosed with wealth of Massachusetts. Prior to Rachel Cowan Jacobs more than 60 attendees (including couch potato watching his own TV reunion. fellowship during 2014 at the host indefatigable football team, earned type 2 diabetes in 2011. I’m not this position, Stephanie was the 313 Lexington Dr. guests) from the CC, Barnard and shows for too long.” There I was, minding my own institution École Normale Supéri- an M.B.A. from Chicago. obese and have no family history of undersecretary and interim chief 90 Silver Spring, MD 20901 Engineering Classes of 1988–1992. Victor Fischbarg: “I’m an actor business on St. Patrick’s Day, eure de Paris. Her recent publica- Andrew (see feature in this issue) it. It has been generally manageable of civil rights of the Massachusetts [email protected] It was hosted by myself, Dave in L.A. and I recently appeared listening to my local NPR station, tions include “The Mechanical is a Hollywood screenwriter who until a recent scare. Department of Transportation. Javdan, Rich Yaker SEAS’90 and on an episode of The Mysteries of WAMU, when who do I hear being Philosophy and Newton’s Mechani- created the ABC series Castle, about “I urge all of you to look at your Stephanie writes, “I feel like I Many of us recently enjoyed a won- Vicki Curry BC’90. Our class was Laura!” interviewed but Steve Winick, folk- cal Force” (Philosophy of Science) and a fictional author of crime novels. hemoglobin A1C level as part of should have my head examined derful 25th reunion celebration (dis- well represented with 13 folks! Victor shared a tidbit about Eliz- lorist and musicologist extraordi- “Causal Language and the Struc- While he continues to have a day- your next blood test and to ask your as I prepare for my sons’ gradua- closure: I am writing this in March “Dave’s parents hosted the abeth Rodgers, who is gathering naire, talking about bagpipes, their ture of Force in Newton’s System of to-day role with the show, last year doctor about it. I was pre-diabetic tion from middle school and high to meet a deadline), full of interest- party at their beautiful Beverly Hills research for her next film project in origins and St. Patrick’s Day music. the World” (HOPOS: The Journal of he scaled back his involvement so for years and ignored it, like many. school. Life is busy and crazy, ing and fun events. Let’s take a few home, and the hosts provided end- Haiti (when she’s not raising two Congratulations to Blondel the International Society for the History he could develop new projects for There are roughly 33 million especially as I combine all of that minutes to recognize some of our less food — passed hors d’oeuvres, kids in Idaho!). Pinnock, who was promoted in of Philosophy of Science). She was a ABC. He and his wife, Terri Miller, Americans with diabetes and an es- with a new position in the new hard-working classmates who, as tables of appetizers, tables of entrees Richard Weil: “I’ve lived in L.A. September to chief lending officer speaker at the tercentenary sympo- are now executive-producing a timated 93 million Americans who administration in Massachusetts. part of the Reunion Committee, and tables of desserts. Everyone since 2004 and I’m lucky to have of Carver Federal Savings Bank, the sium celebrating Newton’s General drama series based on the Derrick are pre-diabetic. Many of them are But I guess that’s life for me. helped put the weekend together. In had a great time catching up, and 12- and 9-year-old daughters. I largest publicly traded minority- Scholium, held at the University of Storm mystery novels, written by unaware of it. There are also myths “I was so glad to have reunited reverse alphabetical order. while the party was supposed to regularly see some classmates (hi, run institution in the country, and King’s College, and her associated Richard Castle, the title character of and stigmas tied to it, unfortunately. recently with some Columbia Noreen Whysel: “I am the be 7–10 p.m., many lingered until Peter Sheehy and Janice Min!) and appointed in January by New York article will appear in a book. the other series. It is not contagious and it is not alums, most especially Rupert community manager for the closer to midnight! I keep in touch with many others.” Mayor Bill DeBlasio to the Commu- It was great hearing from these Tim Rood wrote, “I guess I was self-caused, although ignoring Burtan SEAS’88, a great friend I’ve OWASP Foundation, which funds “I hope I don’t miss anyone Gina Fattore: “I’m a TV writer/ nity Investment Advisory Board. three classmates and I would love remiss about reporting that I was it can make things much worse. been missing and I hadn’t seen in web application security projects in this list of classmates who producer currently writing an Thanks to all of my contributors to hear from more of you! You can elected, in February 2014, to a four- Though highly treatable, there can so long. I’m looking forward to worldwide. I also serve on the attended! On hand were Jeffrey episode of the Showtime series to this column. Isn’t it fun to see reach me at either address at the year term on the City Council of be complications over time and it is checking in with many others of board of GISMO and am working Berk, Julie Bibb, Sheri Bonstelle, Masters of Sex. I have many other your name in print? Stay tuned for top of the column or via the CCT

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CLASS NOTES COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY CLASS NOTES webform college.columbia.edu/ in February, my husband and I which works with companies was also featured on the British he is currently at Tongal, a crowd- (née Richards), Matthew Wang and or via the CCT webform college. Congratulations, Bryan and Amy! cct/submit_class_note. had a visit from Thad Sheely and that grapple with digital content television show Extreme Homes. He sourced video content creation Judy Choe BC’97. columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ Meanwhile, the Rossi household Until next time, cheers! his family; and most recently we monetization business models (for won the Moleskine Grand Central platform company. He lives in Joel Finkelstein is director note. is marking an impressive anniver- caught up with Krista Bassett Bri- example, publishers, ad agencies, Terminal Sketchbook Competition Santa Monica, Calif., with his wife of strategic communications at Congratulations are in order sary. Amerigo Rossi and Monica ano, her husband, Juan, and their ad tech vendors, ad networks and a few years ago and he teaches and two kids (“CC’31 and CC’33 for Climate Advisers, a policy and for the Rev. Ann Kansfield, who Ortiz Rossi will celebrate 20 years Olivier Knox sons, Jack, Nicholas and Sebastian, content aggregators). I lead the drawing at the Parrish Art Mu- the admissions folks”). politics consulting firm working to made New York history on March together in October; they met on 9602 Montauk Ave. while they were on vacation. corporate development practice seum in Water Mill, N.Y. “We are Carter Burwell lives in McLean, deliver a low-carbon economy. In 3. On that day Ann was named the the 12th floor in Carman Hall their 92 Bethesda, MD 20817 I wish I had more news to report advising digital media and technol- renovating a tiny A-frame house Va., with his wife and three kids that role, he has been developing FDNY’s first female — and first first year at college. They have [email protected] but that depends on all of you — ogy firms on strategic finance and in Sag Harbor, using a progressive and is counsel on the Senate Judi- and executing campaigns that have openly gay — chaplain during added two future Lions to our please submit updates! You can operational issues.” sustainable certification called ‘Pas- ciary Committee. transformed global agriculture, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for ranks — Kofi (Class of 2029) and Congrats are in order to two send them to either address at the He says the work gives him the sive House,’” he writes. Elena Conis is an assistant pro- leading to commitments from a new FDNY facility in Canarsie, Lincoln (Class of 2032). Amerigo CC’92ers who wrote in this top of the column or use the CCT opportunity to showcase what he Also in New York, Ryan fessor in the history department at major commodity traders to end Brooklyn. is a professor at LIU and Monica time around! And for our other webform college.columbia.edu/ learned in his M.B.A. program as Poscablo was recently promoted Emory. As a historian of medicine deforestation across their supply According to a March 3 Daily is the active design coordinator at classmates, please send me your cct/submit_class_note. well as to leverage his Columbia to partner at the law firm of Schiff and public health, her research chains. These efforts were profiled News article, FDNY Commissioner the New York City Department of updates. These Notes do not write education by talking about a Hardin. He earned a master’s focuses on the history of disease in The New York Times and in finan- Daniel Nigro said, “The old expres- Health and Mental Hygiene. themselves! You can always reach range of topics, including history, in public policy from the John F. prevention, medical research and cial media around the world. Joel sion, ‘Sometimes the best man for Another classmate is also me at the addresses at the top of Leyla Kokmen economics, religion and art. Kennedy School of Government the relationship between environ- lives in Alexandria, Va., with his the job is not a man,’ certainly suits now married through a romance the column or via the CCT web- 440 Thomas Ave. S. Adam also took a moment to at Harvard and a law degree from mental movements and health in wife, two children and a growing us here. I could say it’s a godsend sparked in college. During an form college.columbia.edu/cct/ 94 Minneapolis, MN 55405 remember Henry Sieff ’97, his Fordham. “I clerked for two U.S. the 20th- and 21st-century United unease about our political system’s for the department that Ann came internship in London the summer submit_class_note. [email protected] friend and Carman 11 suitemate, district judges and was an associate States. Her first book, Vaccine Na- ability to address global warming to us. And we couldn’t be happier after her first year at CC, Maya Jennifer Fredricks has been who died five years ago. “He was at Weil, Gotshal & Manges,” Ryan tion: America’s Changing Relationship without structural reform. that she’s one of our chaplains Gupta met George Carless; they promoted to full professor of hu- From the West Coast, a nice note simultaneously a truly superior writes. “I then became an assistant with Immunization, was excerpted Gabrielle Fulton’s filmIr/ now, our newest chaplain. And it’s were married in June 2013. Maya man development at Connecticut arrived from Paul Bollyky, who is intellect, a goofball and a great U.S. attorney for the Southern Dis- by The Atlantic and named a book Reconcilable had its broadcast pre- a great step for the department.” reports that while they were plan- College. She specializes in motiva- doing well and enjoys teaching at pal,” Adam writes. “One of the trict of New York, where I worked of the week by Nature and Times miere on HBO and is now available Ann is the pastor of the Green- ning their wedding, they “moved tion, adolescent development and Stanford; his lab works on immune things that I’ve come to appreciate for six years.” He left the Southern Higher Education. She is working on on HBO GO. Her play, Uprising, point Reformed Church and was out of the city of Atlanta and into extracurricular participation; her regulation in asthma and autoim- from my time at Columbia was District to join Schiff Hardin as a a second book, on the history of the will premiere this summer at Hori- sworn in on a family Bible held by the countryside north of town, first book, Eight Myths of Student munity. being able to walk into a room and partner in the litigation and white- pesticide DDT and the evolution of zon Theatre Company in Atlanta. her wife, Jennifer Aull, as daughter where we took on the challenge of Disengagement: Creating Classrooms Paul recently got together with be surrounded by a concentration collar group. Ryan met his wife, health values and environmental- Lia Johnson completed an Grace (4) witnessed the ceremony. completing a partially built house of Deep Learning, came out in Mason Kirby, “who lives up the of talented people who weren’t Christine, at Fordham; they live in ism in the United States. M.F.A. in directing from NYU Tisch Ann is the fire department’s eighth that had been left standing for March. She lives in Connecticut road in San Francisco. We watched insecure about their capabilities Brooklyn and have three kids, ages Prior to joining the history School of the Arts, Asia in Singa- chaplain. The FDNY has six other years. Planning a wedding while with her husband, Harvey, and the episode he starred in of the BBC and thus took an expansive view 6, 4 and less than a year. department, Elena was a visiting pore. She lives in Washington, D.C. Christian chaplains and one Jewish building a house wasn’t quite boys, Jacob (10) and Dylan (7). In car reality show Mud, Sweat, and of the world. Henry was another assistant professor in Emory’s Jennifer Northrop lives in chaplain, Rabbi Alvin Kass ’57. enough stress for my taste, so I also her free time, she swims with a Gears. In it, they rebuilt a Pontiac example of that. In my experience, anthropology department, a senior upstate New York, in Saratoga “It’s also quite exciting to switched jobs: I’m now the execu- REUNION WEEKEND local masters team and does long- Aztek and took a Chevy Suburban that environment was unique to fellow in the Rollins School of Springs. She had twin girls in De- suddenly have a congregation of tive director of the Animals and JUNE 2–5, 2016 distance running. on a series of end-of-the-world, Columbia. It doesn’t exist in the Public Health at Emory and an cember who are doing wonderful- 16,000,” Ann said at the ceremony. Society Institute, which promotes ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS My old friend Joe Schwartz Carmaggedon-type challenges.” wild.” award-winning health columnist ly and are the light of her and her “I look forward to caring for all of positive relationships between ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott wrote in to finally reveal himself as As it turns out, Mason designed I’ll leave you with Adam’s for The Los Angeles Times. husband’s lives. Jennifer is a gas- them.” people and animals, and provides [email protected] a supervillain, or at least as “hacker Paul’s recent house remodel, “so thoughtful words about Henry Susannah Gopalan (née Vance) troenterologist in private practice Also in work news, Dr. Jeannette training and resources to clinicians 212-851-9148 in residence” at the Columbia we’ve had lots of time to hang out and Columbia. Thanks to everyone and her husband, Arun, welcomed working part-time (she returned to Jakus has joined the private derma- on working with animal abusers.” DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan Startup Lab. His announcement this past year.” for writing in. For the rest of you, their daughter, Uma Jane, in work in April). Her husband is a tology practice of Brody Dermatol- Maya earned a Ph.D. at Georgia, [email protected] proclaims him “a true hacker at Steve Cohen is a sports medicine please send your own news, re- October. Susannah and her family private practice oncologist. Alums ogy in Manhasset, N.Y. Jeannette with degrees in psychology and 212-851-7833 heart,” which should have been orthopedic surgeon at the Rothman membrances or random thoughts. are having a great time with Uma. who are in the area should please is a board-certified dermatologist clinical psychology. She is the train- obvious to anyone in the Colum- Institute in Philadelphia and an as- I can be reached at either address Ana S. Salper Susannah is a partner at Feldesman say hello, she says: “It is wonder- trained in the treatment of a full ing director and past chair of the bia University Marching Band 20 sociate professor in the Department at the top of the column or via the 24 Monroe Pl., Apt. MA Tucker Leifer Fidell in Washington, ful here in the summer during the spectrum of skin disorders, with American Psychological Associa- (cough) or so years ago. This tidbit of Orthopedic Surgery at the Sidney CCT webform college.columbia. 96 Brooklyn, NY 11201 D.C. She has been practicing there horseracing season.” specialized expertise in pediatric tion’s section on human-animal stood out: “For fun, I tinker with Kimmel Medical College at Thomas edu/cct/submit_class_note. [email protected] since 2011 and focuses on health Shivali Shah is running for dermatology. She is board certified interaction. She serves on the As- LEGO robotics and Google Chrome Jefferson University. In addition, he care regulatory work. She and her city council in Mt. Rainier, Md. An in both pediatrics and dermatology. sociation of Prosecuting Attorneys’ plugins; I also recently launched a is a team physician for the Philadel- Greetings, classmates! husband have lived in the Capitol immigration and women’s rights Jeannette and her husband, Ben Animal Cruelty Advisory Council mobile conch simulator for iOS and phia Phillies, Philadelphia Flyers Janet Lorin Stephane Gruffat works at Hill neighborhood for many years. attorney, Shivali has lived in Mt. Kornfeind, and their children, Sam and on the steering committee of Android. and Saint Joseph’s University. He 730 Columbus Ave., Credit Suisse in London, where That’s all for now — keep the Rainier for 10 years. The election and Lily, live in Riverdale in the the National Link Coalition. “I live in Brooklyn with my and his wife, Kathleen, have been 95 Apt. 14C he lives with his family (he has notes coming! was on May 4. Bronx. In another bit of kismet, Jane girlfriend, Natalie, the former married for 13 years and have three New York, NY 10025 two sons, aged 8 and 4). He enjoys “Be the change you want to see.” Matt Wang and Elizabeth Bat- Congratulations, Jeannette! Yanagawa recently ran into Charles president of Gotham Girls Roller children: Alexa (10), Will (8) and [email protected] work, particularly now that the — Mahatma Gandhi tista were married on June 29, 2013. Newcomer for the first time since Derby, and a slightly overweight Ty (6). Steve writes, “I am active most difficult moments of Euro- Matt is a director and deputy COO they were in Lit Hum together 20 cat named Wally.” coaching all of them in baseball and By the time this column comes out, pean debt crisis are behind us. He at Evercore, a leading U.S. indepen- Adrienne Carter and years ago. Jane is a thoracic surgeon soccer, and couldn’t be happier.” we will already have experienced sees Nick Kukrika occasionally in Sarah Katz dent investment bank. He works on Jenna Johnson at UCLA; she saw Charles at the Sending in his first update is our 20-year reunion. Watch for London and stays in contact with 1935 Parrish St. game projects in his free time and 99 c/o CCT UCLA hospital, where he is a pedi- Betsy Gomperz Adam Brothers. He and his wife, news from the big weekend in the Mark Levine. 97 Philadelphia, PA 19130 lives in downtown Manhattan. Columbia Alumni Center atrics chief resident. 41 Day St. Caroline, recently celebrated their next column. And if you’ve never Elie Levine and Jody Alpert [email protected] I wish everyone a lovely sum- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Jen Lin-Liu JRN’00’s most recent 93 Newton, MA 02466 10th wedding anniversary and written in to Class Notes, consider Levine have been working together mer, and keep the updates coming! New York, NY 10025 book, On the Noodle Road, about her Betsy.Gomperz@ welcomed a daughter, Alexis, who this a good time to send an update. at Plastic Surgery & Dermatology of John Dean Alfone’s latest project, You can reach me at either address [email protected] travels from China to Italy, recently gmail.com joins Zachary (7). They live in You can reach me at either of the NYC, their full-service plastic sur- a 1950s period piece about two U.S. at the top of the column or via the [email protected] came out in paperback. By the time Hoboken, N.J. addresses at the top of the column gery (Elie) and dermatology (Jody) Marine veterans of the Korean War CCT webform college.columbia. you read this, she’ll have embarked Classmates, I know it was a long, Adam shared some of his jour- or via the CCT webform college. practice, for more than seven years. who wander aimlessly throughout edu/cct/submit_class_note. Thanks to everyone who reached on yet another travel adventure, as long, long winter for many of ney since graduation. He worked in columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ They have five children: Skyler (17), the American South/Southwest out with warm tidings during the she planned to move to Havana, you — but take heart; it’s nearly technology and product develop- note. Jasmine (15), Caitlin (12), William in search of meaning, continues to recent chilling winter. Here are the Cuba, in May with her husband, a summer! ment for large and small companies Thanks to Edgar Papazian for (7) and Jack (4 months). pick up momentum and was re- Sandie Angulo Chen updates. We hope you enjoyed a Foreign Service officer. As for reports of how we whiled until 2001, earned an M.B.A. from filling us in on his architecture ca- After graduation, Chris Gwiazda cently featured at Dallas VideoFest, 10209 Day Ave. beautiful spring, wherever you are. That’s all the news we’ve heard away those winter hours, skiing NYU in 2003 and then, after work- reer, now set in the Hamptons. He worked his way down Manhattan which he helped program; it was 98 Silver Spring, MD 20910 This issue, we have news from this time around. Send more updates was a great escape for those of us ing in mergers and acquisitions and lives in Sag Harbor, N.Y., with his for business school at NYU then featured in Houston Press. [email protected] two CC’99 couples. soon! Any address at the top of the on the East Coast, and I had the venture capital, decided to live an wife, Michelle, and their daughters, across the Hudson to Rutgers for Zaharah Markoe moved back Bryan Carlson and his wife, Amy column will work, or write via the pleasure of having a handful of entrepreneurial life: “I co-founded Giovanna (4) and Beatrice (less law school. He spent eight years in to South Florida about a year ago, Happy summer, Class of ’98. I Carlson (née Wilk), recently wel- CCT webform college.columbia. Columbia sightings while in Ver- an ad tech company called Cold than a year). You can see Edgar’s finance at HBO and eventually left reencountered a high school crush hope you are all well and that you comed a second child to their family. edu/cct/submit_class_note. We mont at Okemo. During Christmas Creek Technologies, and I’m a work by Googling him. A house NYC for the West Coast. Chris has and married him in January. In will consider sending photos and Bryan says daughter Sloane Harlow know you’ll have some free time to break I ran into George Takoudes founding partner in a management he designed was used as a set for been the CFO of a number of media attendance at the wedding were updates. You can reach me at either has “immediately stolen our hearts catch us up as you make your way ’91, who was there with his family; consulting firm, the 614 Group, the television show Portlandia and and entertainment companies and Jennifer Feldsher, Rushika Conroy address at the top of the column as well as her big brother’s.” through the hazy days of summer.

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Prisca Bae Lacy Forrest in January. They live love of my life.” have built a beautifully designed, 00 344 W. 17th St., Apt. 3B in Los Angeles and have a cat Christina Wright was married guest-facing mobile platform to aid New York, NY 10011 named Houdini. Mick works in last July 26 in Milwaukee. She is premium boutique hotels in en- [email protected] development for NBC. the director of public relations, hancing their concierge services.” Josh Reich and his wife, Linda, social media, at the Museum of In Singapore I recently caught I hope everyone had a terrific time live in Berkeley, Calif., and are Wisconsin Art. up with a few Columbians: Ken- at Alumni Reunion Weekend! thrilled to add a third member to Steve Ling shares, “After the neth Sim, who is the director of The festivities took place too late their family, Noam Joseph. After sad tragedy of my sister Jean’s strategic planning at the Singapore to include news of them in this finishing a post-doc at Princeton, passing from colon cancer, I am en- Workforce Development Agency; column but stay tuned for a report Josh was hired by AT&T Labs joying life as an improv comedian Elaine Han BC’03, who came to in the Fall issue. You can also send Research to be embedded at the and dream of making the upper visit me and Jee Young Kim BC’03 your recaps with favorite moments new research center that AT&T and echelon of the profession one day. and who is a teacher at Singapore and anecdotes; or, for those who Intel are funding at UC Berkeley’s But in the meantime, as I build up American School; Shaun Ting, couldn’t make it back to campus, Electrical Engineering & Computer my 10,000 hours of practice, I host who travels to Los Angeles often to catch us up on what’s been hap- Sciences Department. Josh and various shows each week and per- visit his brother, Yan Ting SEAS’06, pening with you! I can be reached Linda would love to catch up with form regularly in NYC. I am look- who is pursuing an M.B.A. at USC; at either address at the top of the classmates in the area; he can be ing to launch my own school soon, and Pious “Pio” Jung SEAS’03, column or via the CCT webform reached at [email protected]. as teaching is the best way to learn. who is based in Seoul but travels to college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ Agnia Grigas (née Baranaus- For work, I enjoy being an Airbnb Singapore on business often. class_note. kaite) is set to release two books, host, hosting travelers from around In Beijing news, Bill Isler In the meantime, I do have one Rebuilding the Russian Empire: the world, as well as investing in recently opened a baijiu bar, Capital note to share. Kim Fisher Warren Compatriots, Information and Hybrid stocks. This summer I look forward Spirits. For those who have not Harmony Davis ’05 married Fareed Melhem ’05 in San Diego last July. Columbians in attendance were, left to right: Sam Morrell ’06, says she’s excited to head back to Welfare and The New Geopolitics of to hanging out outside and playing tried it, baijiu is a potent liquor — Robbie Gorczyca ’05, Nick Summers ’05, Sam Goldberg ’05, Yinon Ravid ’05, Hubert Lin SEAS’05, Tim Chou SEAS’05, Joyce Kim ’05, campus to start her E.M.B.A. at the Gas. She is also relocating to Wash- in the occasional basketball game.” often made from sorghum and with Larissa Brewer Garcia ’05, Robert Gross ’05, T.J. Morhouse ’05, the groom, the bride, Anssi Halonen SEAS’05, Stephanie Bagley ’05, Business School. ington, D.C., from L.A. In May, Blair Morris graduated alcohol concentration hovering Ruben Harutunian ’05, Stephanie Benecchi’05 (née Katsigiannis), Kevin Benecchi SEAS’05, Jennie Lin BC’04, Michael Camacho ’05, Goutom Basu SEAS’02 and from Fordham with a Ph.D. in around 50 percent — that is the na- Mark Maxfield SEAS’05, Alice Maxfield BC’05 (née Zhao), Anil Kumar ’05, Maia Sidon ’05 (née Selinger) and Stephanie Da Silva ’12. his wife, Yohanita, are proud to clinical psychology. She and her tional drink of China. While it’s not REUNION WEEKEND Not pictured: Andreea Stefanescu LAW’07. announce that they welcomed a husband, Michael, have a daugh- as well known in the United States, PHOTO: KURT BOOMER JUNE 2–5, 2016 daughter on March 7. ter, Whitney (2). in 2012 an estimated 10–17 billion ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS Kate Polson and her husband, Sam Arora writes, “My wife liters of baijiu were produced, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott Brian Wallace SEAS’00, had their and I recently moved to the Capitol making it the most popular liquor years. (Our son is 2, so my hus- Whitney Horn, was scheduled to to the East Coast this past fall. We in news, and keep sending your [email protected] first child, Griffin Cosmo, in July. Hill neighborhood of Washington, in the world and selling more than band and I decided it was time to have a theatrical run in New York are excited to be closer to friends updates! 212-851-9148 He was one of (at least) five babies D.C., and in November we had our double that of its largest competitor, move home.) I was promoted from in May. and family and also about my job DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan born to Carman 6 alumni between first child — a son, David Jagdish vodka. According to the bar’s web- VP of marketing for South Florida Adam Gidwitz will offer a new as a psychologist in the Develop- [email protected] May and October 2014! Arora. He’s already got a Colum- site, capitalspiritsbj.com, it “is the to director of public relations for take on a sci-fi classic in his book mental Medicine Center at Boston Claire McDonnell 212-851-7833 After 11 years working at NYU, bia onesie, and I’ve begun reading world’s first bar dedicated tobaijiu Colliers International. I work out of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Children’s Hospital. 05 47 Maiden Ln., 3rd Fl. Jonathan Gordin Kate rejoined the Columbia fold The Iliad to him. We are thrilled and and craft liquor” and was “a winner the New York office.” So You Want To Be A Jedi? It’s set to “My wife, Emily TC’12, and I wel- San Francisco, CA 94108 01 3030 N. Beachwood Dr. in January as the senior director of getting far less sleep than before of Time Out Beijing’s 2014 Spirits Jessica Backus was recently publish in July. comed our second child, Yonatan, claire.mcdonnell@ Los Angeles, CA 90068 accounting and financial planning but loving it.” Specialist Bar and Editor’s Choice named director of the Art Genome Joshua Arthur and his wife last July, just a couple of months gmail.com [email protected] at the Nursing School. Yoni Appelbaum shares, “After of Best Newcomer Bar in Beijing.” Project at Artsy, an online resource welcomed their first child, Fritz, in before the move. Our first, Mira (3), Thanks to those who wrote in, a decade in academia, I’ve relocated On the topic of alternatives to for collecting and discovering art. December. In May, Joshua gradu- has become a sledding aficionado.” The real story for the Class of 2005 I hope everyone is enjoying a rest- and I hope everyone has a lovely to Washington, D.C., to become a vodka, Carter Reum’s Veev (a spirit The Art Genome Project is the clas- ated from Carnegie Mellon with Vivian Lim and Jonathan Liu is our recent 10-year reunion. Even ful summer! summer. Why not tell the class senior editor at The Atlantic, oversee- made from acai) continues to do sification system and technological an M.B.A. and with plans to join were married in 2009 at the New though CCT’s deadlines are such David Shapiro and his wife, about it? I can be reached at either ing politics coverage for theatlantic. well. He and his brother, Courtney framework that powers Artsy and Deloitte Consulting in Philadelphia York Hall of Science at Flushing that I had to submit this column Amy Shapiro BC’98 (née Gansell), address at the top of the column com. I’d love to reconnect with ’01, recently launched a clever maps the characteristics that con- as part of its strategy and operations Meadows, with Jane Paik, Kim beforehand, I feel confident in say- welcomed a daughter, Veronica or via the CCT webform college. other alumni in the area.” He can be promotional video: youtube.com/ nect artists, artworks, architecture group. Song, Jon Tse SEAS’04, Bernard ing it was a treat to catch up with Lia, on March 13. David is a fine columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ reached at [email protected]. watch?v=X5p5jsfdCbk. Or search and design objects across history. Natalya Hasan-Hill and her hus- Lin SEAS’04, Joe Choi and Yoku classmates from around the world. art appraiser at Victor Wiener As- note. Francis Lora SW’09 writes, “As YouTube for “Caught Cheating, Nyia Noel is in Boston doing band, Egan Hill ’03, LAW’06, live Kiuchi in the bridal party. Also Look for the full report in the Fall sociates, and Amy is an assistant I recently posted on Facebook and Veev.” a minimally invasive gynecologic in Woodside, Calif., and welcomed helping celebrate were MiHae issue. I’m already looking forward professor of art history at St. John’s. LinkedIn, I have become a certified surgery fellowship at Newton- their son, Atesh Emerson Hasan Song, Jing Cai SEAS’04, Mi- to 2020! They live in Brooklyn, N.Y. Michael Novielli financial social worker through the Wellesley Hospital. Hill, to the family in September. chael Minkyu Lee ’02, Kenny Ho In the meantime, here’s the lat- Let’s aim for more news next Chaoyang Qu Center for Financial Social Work, Angela Georgopoulos Sivan Kinberg has been back Congrats, Joshua and Natalya! SEAS’04, Kevin Ho SEAS’04, Tim est (babies and cool jobs seem to be time! As you can see from the top of 03 Hujialou so I can now help individuals hav- 200 Water St., Apt. 1711 at Columbia for three years. He is Jonah Paquette writes, “A few SooHoo SEAS’04, Wonsoo Byun a theme for us right now). the column, we are gearing up for a Jingguang Zhonxin 2701 ing financial difficulties and con- 04 New York, NY 10038 finishing his fellowship in pediatric months ago I married Kelly on a SEAS’04 and David Lee SEAS’12. Jonathan Treitel is a portfolio reunion year. Let’s start reconnect- (Tuxi Jiaoyu) cerns ‘create sustainable, long-term [email protected] gastroenterology as well as an beautiful beach in Kauai, Hawaii; Vivian and Jonathan spent three manager for a mutual fund outside ing sooner rather than later. I’d love Beijing, 100020, People’s financial behavioral change.’ This M.A. in biomedical informatics. He Patrick O’Grady was one of my years in New York and six years in of Philadelphia. His wife, Stepha- to hear updates on your vacations, Republic of China new skill set helps me to empower Hello fellow CC’04 alumni! says, “I am excited to be staying at groomsmen. We bought our first Philadelphia post-graduation and nie Feldman BC’05, is the author of The Angel of Losses, adventures and other summer do- [email protected] individuals to take control of and I hope this fresh batch of updates Columbia as an assistant profes- home a few months ago as well are ecstatic to have moved back a novel that will ings. I can be reached at either ad- improve their financial lives.” finds you well. As usual, here’s sor in pediatric gastroenterology and live in Marin County, Calif. I to the best city in the world a year be released in paperback this fall. dress at the top of the column or via For all those living on the Eastern Peter Neofotis went to Charles- your reminder to send in news — and as the director of the pediatric work in the Bay Area as a clinical ago. Viv taught high school math Michael Vary and Jaclyn Vary the CCT webform college.columbia. seaboard who were pummeled ton, S.C., to perform his new solo don’t be shy! Feel free to email intestinal rehabilitation program.” psychologist at Kaiser Permanente in Brooklyn with NYC Teaching ’06 (née Matayoshi) welcomed edu/cct/submit_class_note. by one of the coldest winters in show, The Aviatrix, opening week- me at [email protected] or In February, Ashley Clift and recently had my first book Fellows and now is finishing a their third child, Michaela Anne, history, summer is finally here. I end (May 22–24) at the Piccolo via CCT’s web submission form Jennings sold her first venture, published; it’s called Real Happi- Ph.D. in education from Penn (de- on February 11. hope that all of you are basking in Spoleto Festival. college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ Girlmade, a female-led accelerator ness: Proven Paths for Contentment, gree expected this year). Jon works Ben Harwood has been in New Sonia Dandona the sun and enjoying your favorite Deepak Shrivastava recently class_note. program and media company that Peace & Well-Being. I have such at PwC as a consultant/auditor Orleans for six years focusing on Hirdaramani summertime pastimes while the joined an early stage start-up in the Now, onto the news! helps companies that have at least fond memories of my time at Co- focused on consumer finance/ public, private and nonprofit Hur- 02 2 Rolling Dr. weather is nice. Please send me luxury hospitality space. He writes, Congratulations to Alex Young, one female founder with branding lumbia and hope all my classmates mortgage banking. ricane Katrina recovery housing. Old Westbury, NY 11568 your updates. “It’s an exciting time for me and who married journalist Katherine and strategy. She has since started are doing great!” They add, “We recently moved He is also the proud owner of the David Kieval [email protected] Nicole Kwock writes, “I am I’m ecstatic to join the manage- Davis last June in Santa Barbara, Parlor Shows, which focuses on em- sent his news as to Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Historic Ursulines Cottage B&B in a senior manager at Deloitte and ment team of Porter + Sail. We Calif., and is completing a Ph.D. powering musicians to earn more well: “After three years in Denver Brooklyn and welcomed our first the heart of the Tremé neighbor- In December — on 12/13/14, to married my soulmate, whom I met provide curated insiders’ guides in English at Southern California money by serving as a marketplace completing a clinical psychology child, Josslyn Eunbin Liu, on Sep- hood, the birthplace of jazz. In his be exact! — Albert Lee SEAS’02, at work. It was really cute. I sat on where to wine and dine for the this June. that connects performers to people internship at Children’s Hospital tember 2. Now we have four girls spare time he produces free public BUS’07 asked Cara Killackey, the next to the printer, and so he kept guests of our partner hotels. Our Crystal Proenza writes, “I who have space for concerts in Colorado and a fellowship at in the family including our dogs, music festivals like Jazz in the Park love of his life, to marry him, and printing until I got really annoyed co-founders, Caitlin Zaino and Mo- recently moved back to the tri-state either their houses or backyards. University of Colorado Denver Darla and Mikayla.” (pufap.org). Email harwoodb@ she said yes. and finally looked up. We have moko Nakamura BC’04, are travel area after working for Colliers L for Leisure, an independent School of Medicine, my family Congrats, Viv and Jon! gmail.com if you’re planning a trip Mick Kaplan got engaged to a 1-year-old daughter who is the and food industry veterans and International South Florida for five feature film by Lev Kalman and and I made a momentous return Thanks to everyone who sent to NOLA!

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college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ is a small-animal emergency vet- class_note. erinarian in Atlanta. She and her husband, Ralph Cullen, welcomed their first child, Everett, in October. David D. Chait Helen Juden married Bradley 4621 Old Cheney Rd., Sherwood in New Haven, Conn., 07 Apt. 6 on October 31. The ceremony was Lincoln, NE 68516 performed at Battell Chapel on [email protected] Yale’s old campus and concluded with a Halloween-themed costume Thank you so much to everyone ball at the Omni New Haven who has submitted notes during Hotel at Yale. Bridesmaid Blakely the past eight years! It has helped Low was in attendance with keep our class close, and congrat­ fellow Lions Todd Fairbanks ’07, ulations to each of you on your Allie Vespa, TJ DeFilippo and successes. Alex Godshall ’11, along with the For the Winter 2015–16 issue of groom’s parents, Roger and Diane CCT, I thought we could take a look Sherwood SW’79, and the groom’s back and talk about our favorite former tennis doubles partner, Columbia eateries. Send me a note Akshay Rao ’06. The couple hon- sharing yours and describing why eymooned in Bali and resides in you liked it, at any time. And of Stamford, Conn. course, keep the rest of your news This column is in need of your Samantha Feingold ’07 and Jonathan Criss were married on August 31, 2014, at The Pierre in New coming as well! I can be reached at news! You can reach me at either York City. Left to right: Brandon Arbiter SEAS’06, Caroline Camp, David Whittemore ’06, the bride, the either of the above addresses or via address at the top of the column groom, Ricardo Calmon SEAS’06 and Emilia Allonso. Stef Spinelli ’06 and Geoff Dolan were married on November 15 in New York City. Celebrating were, the CCT webform college.columbia. or via the CCT webform college. PHOTO: 4EYES PHOTOGRAPHY left to right: Courtney Robinson ’06, Maggie Jenks-Daly ’06, Michael DeFazio ’06, Kelly Robinson ’10, edu/cct/submit_class_note. columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ Carrie Anderer ’06, Clare Mellet BC’06, Maria Cusick ’06, Courtney Horwitz ’06 (née Nasshorn), Shay Here are some exciting updates. note. Murphy ’06, the bride, the groom, Andrew Walther ’07, Michael McAndrew ’06, Yooey Kim BC’05, Mark Keller writes, “After two tor to Numéro Cinq Magazine, he Kevin Bulger writes, “I live in minating that he could not (spoiler Samantha Settembre ’06, Alex Ehrhart ’06, Colby Blitz SEAS’06, Michael Tamola SEAS’04 and Arun years in sunny Miami, I’ve moved to writes weird stories and fairy tales my hometown of Chicago and alert) simply return to and live in Ramachandran SEAS’06. London to start a role as economist/ Alidad Damooei when not busy brainwashing high work for the Network for Teaching the Shire. How could he after all PHOTO: GLEN ALLSOP, CHRISTIAN OTH STUDIO editor, Latin America, at the Econo- c/o CCT school students about the virtues of Entrepreneurship. NFTE is a global that he had seen? mist Intelligence Unit. I’m excited 09 Columbia Alumni Center the liberal arts. nonprofit that teaches entrepreneur- “Where I’m going with this is and grateful for this opportunity and 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 I hope everyone has a fantastic ship to students in low-income that sometimes you have an expe- John Zaro writes, “My wife, Stephan Kadauke says, “I went Andrew Liebowitz recently for what life in this new city has to New York, NY 10025 summer. Don’t forget to tell me communities. All alumni should rience that is so impactful, so crazy, Natalie BC’04 (née Leggio), and I on to Penn for a combined M.D. assumed the position of manager, offer!” [email protected] about it! I can be reached at either think about getting involved by so ridiculous, so emotion-inducing are excitedly celebrating the first and Ph.D., and I am a resident aviation financial services, at the Jami Jackson was awarded the address at the top of the column volunteering in a classroom to help that it jolts you at your very core. birthday of our son, Adrian.” physician at Massachusetts General Port Authority of New York & National Science Foundation Grad- Your Class Notes writer, Alidad or via the CCT webform college. students develop their business Your assumptions and beliefs Jennie Magiera says, “I live in Hospital in Boston.” New Jersey. uate Research Fellowship in 2014 Damooei, is proud to announce columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ plans. Additionally, I have started about humanity are challenged, Chicago with my husband, Jim Allison Sturm Miller says, “My Radha Ram writes, “I’m excited to support her pursuit of a Ph.D. that he married Lauren Gentry ’10, note. doing stand-up comedy and im- and the lens through which you Magiera, an attorney at a firm husband, Jeffrey Miller, and I wel- to start my fellowship in pediatric in statistics at NC State. She is also BUS’16 in January. We had a multi- prov. My group, N20, recently had view the world changes a little bit. downtown. I’ve been keeping busy comed a son, Darren George, on ophthalmology at Texas Children’s planning to get married in Jamaica cultural wedding featuring both a four-week run at The Second City, In my own life, these experiences as a digital learning coordinator in November 21.” Hospital in Houston this summer. in July to the love of her life! Catholic and Persian ceremonies Julia Feldberg which was incredibly exciting!” often have left me more jaded than the Chicago Public Schools, speak- Eileen Lee writes, “I’ve been Though four years in Chicago James Mahon reports, “I’m over a warm southern California 666 Greenwich St., Frank Nestor lives in Los Angeles I previously was. They usually ing and working on the National working at and building Venture finally taught me that 20 degrees is excited to be finishing my Ph.D. weekend. Many of our friends from 10 Apt. 607 and is working toward becoming a have to do with the way I think Education Technology Plan for the for America, a nonprofit startup, balmy, I’m looking forward to re- this spring. I’ve accepted a job with Columbia joined us to celebrate, New York, NY 10015 screenwriter. about people and how we treat one U.S. Department of Education. I for more than four years and have connecting with my Texan roots.” Deloitte and will move to New York among them Jill Byeff ’10, Jennifer [email protected] Veronica Couzo clerks for the another. The past two years, as I’ve recently signed two contracts — been working closely with Colum- Stef Spinelli and Geoff Dolan City mid-summer. I look forward to Choi, Nicole Curatola ’10, Donna Hon. Julia S. Gibbons of the Sixth started, developed and worked on one to write a book on innovation bia through career services and were married on November 15 in catching up with old friends when Desilus, Dave Gentry LAW’09, I hope those who attended our five- Circuit of the United States Court of UClass, I’ve had my lens change. in the classroom and the other to student organizations to source New York City. I’m back in the Big Apple!” Raph Graybill ’10, Ashley Hauser year reunion in May had a fantastic Appeals. Upon finishing her clerk- I’ve lost a little bit more innocence. become the chief technology officer interns for our organization and Jonathan Ward writes, “Recently ’10, Matt Heiman, Jon Hollander time catching up with classmates. ship, Veronica and her fiancé will “Yet, it’s not all bad. I’m getting at Des Plaines public schools. Excit- future fellows for our program.” returned to the United Kingdom ’10, Kate Insel ’10, Sara Lebovitz ’10, Stay tuned for a full recap in the move to Chicago, where she will be married to the girl of my dreams. ing times!” Alfia Muzio announces, “I’ve after a year in China and India and Neda Navab Tina Loveland SEAS’10, Meagan Fall issue! an associate for Jones Day. Veronica Quick skinny about finding Mr./ Pedro Rivero, who also holds a joined the cannabis industry, lead- am in the final year of my doctorate 353 King St., Apt. 633 Scales ’10, Phil Snyder SEAS’10 and I unfortunately couldn’t be there, is looking forward to her wedding Mrs. Right — you really need only SEAS’04 degree, writes, “I’m mar- ing business development efforts in China-India relations at Oxford. 08 San Francisco, CA 94158 Ahmed Suria BUS’15. and was disappointed to miss it, but in July and says she is fortunate to evaluate them on two things: Do ried with two fun and intensely for the NYC-based cannabis startup Spent a bit of time in mergers and [email protected] The Columbia Lion love child Class Notes is the perfect forum to have Khadeeja Safdar and Alana you share the same values and active boys (2 and 9 months)! iAnthus Capital Management.” acquisitions this winter in New York of Anna Vlasits (née Corke) and share some of my own news. This Sivin among her bridesmaids. want the same things out of life? Working for a metals/mining com- City and at International Petroleum It was quiet this past quarter; I Justin Vlasits ’11 was born on fall, I will move from New York As always, we conclude with Do you enjoy hanging out with pany in Mexico. Learning to fly Week in London, which was great have just a few updates to share. February 8. His name is Arthur back to my hometown of Boston to the latest from Chris Yim: “‘There him/her? In the past eight months REUNION WEEKEND helicopters and do aerial photogra- fun and very informative.” During the past three years, Rainier. Anna and Justin continue attend Harvard Business School. are some things that time cannot of co-habitation, I’ve learned how JUNE 2–5, 2016 phy. Still trying to sell the concepts Megan Browder graduated Naijun (Grace) Yang has become to pursue graduate degrees at I’m excited to be near my family, mend. Some hurts that go too annoying I can be. Props to Grace, ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS of Contemporary Civilization to from Yale Law School in May. increasingly involved in the team UC Berkeley in neuroscience and and even more excited to be at deep.’ I have this quote embla- my awesome fiancée, for putting ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott our backward government.” I, Michelle (Oh) Sing, and my slam poetry scene in New York. philosophy, respectively, so Arthur school once again with my sister, zoned in my mind and scripted on up with me. Sometimes, love is a [email protected] Max Shterngel reports, “I am a husband, Alan, welcomed our first Last July, her team, the California is technically also a Cal Bear love Allie ’08, who is getting her Ph.D. in my body. If you’ve seen The Lord matter of finding someone who 212-851-9148 lawyer at Arent Fox, where I focus child, Katherine (Kate) Jiyoung, on Underground New Troupe, placed child, or at least a child of their organization behavior at Harvard. of the Rings, Frodo says this at the can put up with you. DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan on complex litigation. I’m also an January 5. We are amazed by how second in the National Slam Poetry staid, four-year-old marriage. We may even graduate on the same end of the third film. After having “My other partner is Varun [email protected] adjunct professor of legal writing quickly time flies and are trying to group contest, held in Oakland, Tom Faure earned an M.F.A. in day! To add to the excitement of ridded himself and Middle Earth Gulati SEAS’10. I have to give 212-851-7833 at Brooklyn Law. I live in Williams- savor every moment! Calif., with the following poem: creative writing in January from the this year, I recently got engaged and of the ring, he finds himself back him a shout-out because, as much burg with my girlfriend, Lena. If Michelle Oh Sing Write me with news of your Vermont College of Fine Arts low- will spend the summer traveling, at the Shire (his home), feeling this as I contend with the thought that my hand you want to play Wednesday night 9 N 9th St., Unit 401 summer highlights. As you can see residency program. Meanwhile, he relaxing, cooking and wedding- weight, a gaping wound concealed people are really selfish and self- satan’s blood is black with heaven trivia with Columbians, hit me up 06 Philadelphia, PA 19107 from the top of the column, we are has continued to teach English and planning. by a scar. His journey revealed interested, I must also remember a broken message at [email protected].” heading into a reunion year, and philosophy at the French-American Matthew Amsterdam LAW’13 to him the order of his world, that I meet genuinely good people [email protected] rebecca’s chest is black with hell Natasha Shapiro announces, there’s no time like the present to School of New York. Tom recently is enjoying his new job at Marcus & the truth about humans and the along the way who restore my faith where have you gone “My husband and I welcomed Happy summer, Class of 2006! start reconnecting. I can be reached scored a promotion at FASNY and Millichap, a commercial real estate wretchedness in his own heart. in humanity and remind me why darkness our second daughter, Evie, in Here are some updates from our at either address at the top of the will teach part-time while serving in firm, where he is a loan originator These were truths so informative, they make cheesy movies with December.” classmates. column or via the CCT webform Alycia Cullen (née Monopoli) an administrative role. A contribu- and financing specialist. devastating in some ways, and illu- feel-good endings. I sort of keep

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classes are now strictly applicable bridge (where Amirah is studying) to Veep and Game of Thrones plot and traveled to Edinburgh as part points. She thinks that the Class of their blood pact to meet up of 2011 should stop using their wherever the other lives. Amirah parents’ HBO GO passwords and already made the trek to Detroit, so sign up for the new HBO NOW Todd had to return the favor and streaming service. (MMD says go to the United Kingdom. He did it’s amazing, and she is not at all so at the tail end of a three-month biased … .) vacation, which he took after Princess Francois continues to quitting his first job in Detroit. He teach chemistry at a Brooklyn public writes, “Cheers, everyone!” high school, which was her Teach Ian Scheffler moved back to For America placement school more New York last fall after two years in than four years ago! Princess recent- Los Angeles. He’s launched a career ly completed her second master’s, as a freelance writer, with bylines in educational leadership, at Bank in The New Yorker, The Guardian Street Graduate School of Education. and The Los Angeles Times. His first She hopes to be a school leader in book, provisionally titled Puzzling, the near future, and is thrilled that is due out in fall 2016 from Simon education has become her passion & Schuster. The book explores the since graduating. world of competitive Rubik’s Cube Annie Tan still teaches in the solving and the cube’s cultural Chicago Public Schools district, legacy. Ian lives in central Harlem where she works with second- and says he would love to connect Alidad Damooei ’09 and Lauren Gentry ’10 were married in January in Southern California. Front row, and third-grade students with with any Columbians uptown! left to right: the bride and groom; second row, left to right: Tina Loveland SEAS’10, Ashley Hauser ’12, autism and other developmental Reach him at ian.f.scheffler@gmail. Ali Hard ’12 and Michael Weng SEAS’11 were married on July 4, 2014, in Groton, Conn. Back row, left Kristen Baus, Jill Byeff ’10, Meagan Scales ’10, Elissa Wilson and Sam Yousefian; and third row, left to disabilities. Because she works com. to right: Ivy Fortmeyer ’11, Samuel Beck ’11, Louise Beck ’11 (née Stewart), Kate Offerdahl ’14, Brianna right: Jon Hollander ’10, Adam Potischman, Joe Baus, Kiarash Darabi and Dave Gentry LAW’09. with predominantly immigrant Connor Spahn happily an- Morgan, Alex Lew and Nate Levick SEAS’12; second row, left to right: Ayo Alston-Moore ’11, Markrete PHOTO: ALEX NEUMANN PHOTOGRAPHY students — she would like to teach nounces his engagement to Cecelia Krikorian ’11 (hidden), Paul Lerner ’11 and Jenna Lauter BC’13; third row, starting center: Zoe Lubitz Cantonese-speaking students — Brun Lie BC’11. ’11, Kelly Sinn BC’11, Molly Conley ’10 and Eugene Yao SEAS’11; and front row, left to right: Aviva Annie is working toward an ESL Congratulations! Hamavid BC’13, Katie Hamm ’12, Alyss Vavricka BC’12, the bride, the groom, Nikki Lugo SEAS’12, him around because he’ll laugh at to keep your classmates updated [email protected]. Fins aviat! endorsement (essentially, a certifica- Stephanie Tecca, who lives Melissa Bermudez and Carolyn Bykowski SEAS ’11 (née Popplewell). all my jokes, but it’s also because by sending us email with an- (Talk to you soon!) tion). That endorsement should be in San Francisco, started a job in PHOTO: DON AND ROSIE JORGENSEN I couldn’t have asked for a better nouncements. Matthew Pruznick JRN’14 is an finished by the end of June, and February with Castlight Health, a bunkmate in an EC exclusion suite For example, Dhruve Vasishtha associate editor at NewBay Media Annie expects to complete her technology company that works to and hope to work with him for the wrote that he and his girlfriend, in New York. There, he works with bilingual Cantonese endorsement make healthcare costs transparent operation, customer reviews and to. I encourage those of you who they were set to be married on rest of my life. Big thanks also to Molly Spector BC’11, recently invited two magazines that focus on high- by the end of 2017. She also works to consumers. The weekend before menus are included in the app. haven’t submitted updates to Class June 8 in Rachel’s hometown of Justin Leung ’09, who took a risk another couple to their Brooklyn end audiovisual technology. heavily with the Chicago Teachers Stephanie’s new job began, she, Andrew originally planned Notes to do so, so our class and Teaneck, N.J., and planned to move and made our first dream possible. Heights apartment to make moz- Lauren Weiss recently started Union on working conditions issues Rohit Iragavarapu, Kenny Durell, to complete Columbia’s 3-3 law the Columbia community can hear to Israel in August. He promises, “Last tidbits: UClass was sold, zarella out of cheese curds. Dhruve as the director of PR and market- and special education. While she is Anoushka Vaswani and I got program but after changing his about your accomplishments and “Wedding pictures to come!” and I now am a product manager wants it to be known that he pro- ing communications at a start-up always busy, Annie has made many together for a delicious dinner at major to computer science during experiences. Write me at either for the organization that acquired us. fusely apologizes to his college self. company, Divino, which makes friends in this new city that she calls the family-style Italian restaurant his sophomore year, he joined a address at the top of the column I’m playing my first golf tournament Switching gears to much less gelato-filled fruits on the Amalfi home, and she welcomes CC’11 Caffe Sport. passionate group in founding the or via the CCT webform college. Kareem Carryl in more than 10 years and will have hipster announcements, several of Coast of Italy. Much of Lauren’s visitors with open arms. Stephanie, we all send you best Application Development Initiative. columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_ c/o CCT a bachelor party in Colorado. I’m our classmates are taking on new time is spent making sure Divino wishes at your new job! After graduation, Andrew joined note. 15 Columbia Alumni Center always keen to hear what interest- employment! Katherine Durnan is at some of the biggest events Remember, send in your summer Venmo as a software engineer, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 ing things people are working on, LAW’14 was recently admitted around the country, including the Sarah Chai stories! I can be reached at either ad- then left in February 2014 to begin New York, NY 10025 especially projects that build a better to both the New Jersey and the Sundance Film Festival, Mercedes- 12 c/o CCT dress at the top of the column or via his entrepreneurial journey. He Emily Dreibelbis kareem.carryl@columbia. world and have a sustainable model. New York State Bar Associations. Benz Fashion Week and the Armory Columbia Alumni Center the CCT webform college.columbia. has taken advantage of many of c/o CCT edu If your project is in need of support She began working at Debevoise Show (this also means Lauren got 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 edu/cct/submit_class_note. Columbia’s programs, such as the 14 Columbia Alumni Center or collaboration, feel free to reach & Plimpton, doing mergers and to participate in these events … New York, NY 10025 Columbia Venture Community and 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Congratulations to the newest out: [email protected]. acquisitions, in October; it’s her your correspondents are definitely [email protected] Columbia Startup Lab, where he New York, NY 10025 Columbia alumni, the Class of “Sorry for being so dark; the first legal job since finishing her jealous). If anyone is looking for a Tala Akhavan attends events and discussions, to emily.dreibelbis@ 2015! After four years, we’ve made next one will be lighter!” law degree. unique dessert for an event, feel free I hope you are all enjoying these c/o CCT get Nibbly off the ground. Colum- gmail.com it here and I can’t wait to see how Adina Rose Levin became the to get in touch: lauren@lovedivino. warmer months. I’m spending the 13 Columbia Alumni Center bia’s director of entrepreneurship, far we’ll go! executive director of the Catalan com. summer studying for the bar exam, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Dave Lerner, is an angel investor in I know that you are up to terrific It has been my honor to get to REUNION WEEKEND Institute of America, a 501(c)(3) While some of us started new which means any and all CCT New York, NY 10025 Andrew’s company and will enable things in your various corners of know many of you through my JUNE 2–5, 2016 nonprofit membership organiza- jobs, Bobby Brennan, also SEAS’11, updates are welcome as a study Nibbly to hire an intern. the world. Please write and tell us role as the senior class president. ALUMNI OFFICE CONTACTS [email protected] tion dedicated to strengthening the started a small software company distraction … so please, send stories Andrew’s work at Nibbly about them! I realize it’s easy to Now, as your class correspondent, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Vanessa Scott bonds between Catalonia and the in Boston. Called LucyBot, it was about your summer adventures! After a cold and lingering winter, focuses on building and manage- stay in touch in many other ways, I’m thrilled to stay in touch and [email protected] United States. Adina is thankful for recently covered in an article on Speaking of the bar exam, Lizzy I hope everyone is enjoying sum- ment. During time that he’s set but this column offers us a little share all the happenings in our 212-851-9148 the Catalan language courses she BostInno.streetwise.co; go there to Foydel and Nida Vidutis are both mer! With two post-college years aside to code, he says, he builds something different — the chance lives through Class Notes. Whether DEVELOPMENT Sarah Fan took as an undergraduate. In her read more, or check out the project graduating from Stanford Law under our belts, our class has been more features into the product. to stay connected as a class, to you’re traveling around the world, [email protected] new role, she helps plan concerts, at its source at lucybot.com. this year! Lizzy is excited to return up to impressive things. Management days are those where one another and to the Columbia starting a job, going off to do more 212-851-7833 happy hours and large-scale events Nirav Chheda completed his to New York City for a fellowship Andrew Hitti has launched a the team sets up meetings, com- community. I’m also told that schooling (as if Columbia wasn’t Nuriel Moghavem and for anyone interested in Catalan first year as an M.B.A. student at at the Open Society Foundations, startup, Nibbly. Andrew describes pletes applications for competi- Class Notes is the first-read and enough!) or taking some time off to Sean Udell language and culture in New York. MIT Sloan School of Management. while Nida will be an associate it as a fast and fun mobile applica- tions, sends cold emails and writes best-read section of CCT; let’s do enjoy this new phase in your life, 11 c/o CCT Adina has made many contacts This summer, Nirav is working at the San Francisco office of the tion that helps people find the best content for Nibbly’s blog. Nibbly our part! As always, you can write I want you to share with all of us Columbia Alumni Center in Barcelona and the surrounding at Fiksu in Boston, where he will law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw restaurants in their immediate would appreciate peer feedback! me at either address at the top of in the Columbia family. Feel free 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Catalan territories. If you’re plan- engage in product management. Pittman. They are still in denial vicinity “with the design of Tinder Visit apple.co/1DgQBZD (the “.co” the column or submit news via the to email me anytime, or simply New York, NY 10025 ning a trip around that amazing A few of us are continuing to about their 2012 graduation from and personalization of Pandora.” is correct!) and send your feedback webform college.columbia.edu/ provide an update via the CCT [email protected] slice of land between the Mediter- pursue the work that we started Columbia and can’t believe they’ll Users can swipe through cards of within the app, if you’re interested. cct/submit_class_note. webform college.columbia.edu/ [email protected] ranean and the Pyrenees, or if after graduation. Mary Martha be putting on caps and gowns again nearby restaurants to select a place As we head into our third year We did hear from one classmate cct/submit_class_note. you’re at all interested in knowing Douglas is still at HBO managing in June. to eat, simultaneously curating out of college, it is important to this spring: Aminadav Grossman Have a safe and happy summer, It’s always exciting to hear about more about what’s going on in new media and international re- Todd Nelson and Amirah Se- his/her personalized taste profile. stay connected to classmates and got engaged to Rachel Friedman wherever you are! the successes of 2011ers! Continue Catalonia, drop her a line at adina. search, so all of her political science queira recently connected in Cam- Details such as location, hours of hear about what everyone is up ’15 on January 19. At this writing,

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1949 player and outdoorsman, enjoying a clinician. He served as a USAF a frequent lecturer on standards of Howard B. Radest, professor, windsurfing, sailing, swimming captain and had been stationed in care in pediatrics. Pevney is sur- Caldwell, N.J., on October 11, 2014. and running. Levine is survived by England. Epstein was a resident of vived by his wife, Jacqueline Wargo Radest was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., his wife of 62 years, Eileen; sons, Jamaica Estates, N.Y., for 31 years. Pevney; brother, Bruce; son, David Obituaries on June 29, 1928. He earned an Benjamin and his wife, Mindy, Dan- He was named an Alumni Medal- ’85, and his wife, Esther; daughters, M.A. in philosophy and psychol- iel and his wife, Myrna, and Arthur ist in 1990. Survivors include his Andrea, and Donna Masterson 1932 butions may be made to MorseLife than a thousand works on paper, The last 10 years of his working life ogy at the New School for Social Levine Ferrante and his partner, wife of 58 years, Ellen; brothers, and her husband, John; and three Saul D. Rotter, retired physician, or Hospice by the Sea. contemporary prints in particular. were spent in advisory positions for Research and a Ph.D. in philosophy Anthony; and eight grandchildren. Harold and Barry; children, Philip grandchildren. Palm Beach, Fla., on May 12, 2015. Palter’s eclectic mix of published Gulf Oil and for Chevron. Wootton in 1971 from GSAS. Radest was a Memorial contributions may be DM’90, Marian, Jon, Stephanie 1941 1955 Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on January writings include The Duchess of also volunteered in education. He professor of philosophy and direc- made to the American Diabetes Epstein Sternbach, Risa, Scott 3, 1912, Rotter graduated from the Arthur S. Friedman, engineer, Malfi’s Apricots, and Other Literary is survived by his wife of 69 years, tor of the School of Human Studies Association or the Perlman Music Sternbach, Terri and Cathy; and 12 Michael Standard, retired attorney, Long Island College of Medicine Merrick, N.Y., on December 23, Fruits (2002), an 872-page work Elizabeth, and their six children. at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Program. grandchildren. Burlington, Vt., on July 2, 2014. and practiced in the Palm Beaches 2014. Friedman was born on April on fruit in literature and art. He executive director of The American Standard graduated from Brooklyn 1948 1951 1954 1941–2002. A doctor of internal 17, 1921, in New York City. After is survived by his brother, David; Ethical Union and leader of the Law School in 1959 and was a medicine, he set up a practice in Columbia, he attended Carnegie children, Alex, Geoff, Jenny, Nick Ethan I. Davis, retired insurance Ethical Culture Society of Bergen Stuart Karger, retired physician, retired partner in the New York the back of a Lake Worth drugstore Tech and earned a degree in print- and Adam; one granddaughter; executive and consultant, Prescott, County, N.J. He was the founder Bedford, N.Y., on April 15, 2014. law firm of Rabinowitz, Boudin, one month before the attack on ing engineering. Friedman entered two former wives; and longtime Ariz., on August 5, 2014. Davis and first chair of the University Karger was born on August 7, 1933, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman. Pearl Harbor and opened his the Air Force in 1943, receiving his companion, Sue Kamell. was born in New York City and Seminar on Moral Education at in Brooklyn, N.Y. At Columbia, He is survived by his wife of 48 waiting room to black patients at a commission the same day he mar- spent his childhood in Geneva Columbia. Radest sat on a number he rowed Freshman Lightweight years, Elinore Hart Standard; son, 1947 time when they typically were told ried Cynthia Rittenband BC’44. and Paris. After returning to the of boards and was director of the Crew. Karger earned an M.D. in Sam; daughter-in-law, Laura; and to wait in the hallway. While chief He served in England, France and United States in 1939, he attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a 1959 from the University of Geneva two grandchildren. of medicine at Good Samaritan Germany and was released with the Lycée Français de New York founder and dean of The Humanist medical school. After an internship 1956 Hospital in the late 1950s, Rotter the rank of captain. Friedman and Lincoln H.S. His attendance Institute, a member of the National and residencies, he had a private advocated for the hospital to ac- rejoined Carey Press, the family at the College was interrupted by Council of Ethical Culture Leaders practice in Manhattan until he was Lewis H. Bernstein, business con- cept Medicare patients. In 2014, a business, becoming director of service in the Navy near the end and co-chair of the International drafted. During the Vietnam War, sultant, New York City, on Septem- 36-page biography of his history in sales and engineering. At 52, he of WWII. “Spot commissioned” as Humanist and Ethical Union. He he served as a captain in the Army, ber 1, 2014. Born on April 27, 1935, health care, Reflections on a Medical left to start Spindex, a company an ensign at 18, he was trained as a taught medical ethics and compara- 1967–69, assigned to the Psycho- in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bernstein earned Career, was published by Palm that used unique printing ma- Japanese language interpreter. He tive religion at the University of pharmacology Unit at Edgewood an M.B.A. in 1957 from the Business Beach Ghosts. In retirement, Rot- chinery he designed. At 61, he earned a B.A. in political science South Carolina. Radest authored Gerald P. Brady ’51 Arsenal in Edgewood, Md. Karger School. He was a founder of the ter volunteered at The Gioconda started ASF Associates Ltd. (dba and foreign languages. Davis was nine books and numerous articles was discharged as a major and was Gerald J and Dorothy R Fried- and Joseph King Library/The ASF Lightware Solutions). The hired by Prudential Insurance and on ethics, philosophy and religion. Gerald P. Brady, retired professor, then appointed medical director of man NY Foundation for Medical Society of the Four Arts. In 2010, company produces the Beam n in 1989 elected early retirement, He is survived by his wife of nearly Ridgefield, Conn., on April 16, education at Beekman Downtown Research and was an officer on its he was named one of Palm Beach’s Read Hands-Free Lights, which he concluding 40 years with the firm. 63 years, Rita; sons, Robert and his 2014. Born on August 11, 1929, in Hospital in Manhattan until 1976; Board of Directors for 18 years. He Centennial Ambassadors as part created and patented. Friedman re- His first marriage ended in divorce. wife, Nora, and Michael and his Toronto, Brady grew up there and he was instrumental in starting the also was instrumental in establish- of the town’s 100th anniversary ceived 30 patents during his career. Charles G. Wootton ’47 In 1981 Davis married Judith March wife, Karen; and five grandchildren. in New York. In attending the Col- HMO-Westchester Community ing the Gerald J. Friedman Diabetes celebration. Rotter’s wife of 39 Friedman was an active member Gamble and when they moved to Memorial contributions may be lege, he followed in the footsteps Health Plan, White Plains, N.Y. Institute at Beth Israel Medical years, Margaret, predeceased him of the Class of 1941: His family Charles G. Wootton, retired diplo­ Prescott in 1996 they helped found made to The Humanist Institute, for of his brother, Joseph ’41. Upon Karger continued his career, working Center (now part of Mount Sinai), in 1973. He is survived by his regularly attended football games mat, San Diego, on January 11, Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist The Rita Radest Scholarship Fund. graduation, Brady enlisted in the as an ER physician 1977–94 at New the Friedman School of Nutrition son, Stephen, and his wife, Janet; and tailgated at Baker Field, and he 2014. Prior to entering the Foreign Congregation. Davis sang in church Army, serving as a 1st. Lt. and an Rochelle Hospital. He was affiliated Science and Policy at Tufts and the 1950 daughter, Patricia Rotter Barabas, and his wife attended every CC’41 Service, Wootton served in the choirs and community choruses for anti-aircraft artillery officer. He with the Cardiac Rehab Center international Friedman Fellow- and her husband, David; and one reunion at Arden House through elite branch of the Army Special- some 70 years. He is survived by Milton L. Levine, gastroenter- also taught fellow soldiers English, in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., until his 2007 ship Program. Prior, Bernstein granddaughter. Memorial contri- the 60th. Friedman was one of five ized Training Program and had his wife, Judy; sons, Malcolm, and ologist, Elmont, N.Y., and Shelter math and other academic subjects retirement. Karger is survived by his was a leading buyer of men’s alumni attending the 70th reunion received pre-med training at Yale Bruce and his wife, Lisa; stepdaugh- Island, N.Y., on July 10, 2014. Born and thereby discovered his lifelong wife of 46 years, Betty; sons, Jeffrey clothing at Federated Department in 2011. He is survived by his wife; and Bellevue/NYU. When WWII ters, Jenny Smith and her husband, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Levine gradu- love of teaching. Upon discharge, and his wife, Gal, and James and Stores and was president of Metro Obituary Submission children, Joan, Robert and Peter; ended, he transferred to the College Pager, and Gretchen Hopkins ated from Harvard Medical School Brady returned to Columbia, earn- his wife, Carolyn; daughter, Jennifer Wholesale Corp. and Eton Gifts. Guidelines and six grandchildren. and studied for acceptance into the and her husband, Peter; stepson in 1954. He interned in surgery at ing an L.L.B. in 1957 from the Law Karger-Lange and her husband, He is survived by his husband and Foreign Service. He began his diplo- Christopher Gamble and his wife, Mount Sinai Hospital and then was School and an M.S. in 1958 from the Kevin; and five grandchildren. partner of 46 years, George Serrano; Columbia College Today 1944 welcomes obituaries for matic assignments in 1949, serving Dorothy; eight grandchildren; and for two years the medical officer Business School. After graduation, cousins, Dorothy and Jane; sisters College alumni. Deaths are Robert M. Palter, retired professor, in Stuttgart, Bordeaux, Manila a number of nieces and nephews. and adviser to the Jewish Chapel he joined the Business School as a Donald R. Pevney, retired pediatri- and brothers-in-law, Luz Maria, noted in the next available New Britain, Conn., on October 1, and a year at Stanford. The State Memorial contributions may be Squad at West Point. Levine com- professor and taught business law cian, Riverhead, N.Y., on July 20, Hector Ruiz and Maria Bassett Ser- issue in the “Other Deaths 2014. Palter was born on June 19, Department wanted some officers made to Good Samaritan Society - pleted training at NYU and held a and taxation for more than 30 years. 2014. Born on January 21, 1934, and rano as well as their children and Reported” box. Complete 1924, in Queens, N.Y. A graduate to have more economics training Prescott Hospice, 1065 Ruth St., fellowship in gastroenterology in He was a prolific author and wrote raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Pevney grandchildren. obituaries will be published in of Stuyvesant H.S., he earned a and upon earning a master’s in Prescott, AZ 86301. the Cornell Service at Bellevue Hos- several books on law and taxation was a graduate of the NYU School an upcoming issue, pending Ph.D. in philosophy in 1952 from economics, Wootton was assigned pital and Memorial Sloan Kettering. in addition to coauthoring seven of Medicine. He served in the Navy 1958 receipt of information. Due Chicago, where he taught until to the Canadian Defence College He practiced internal medicine and editions of CPA Law Review, a lead- 1960–63 before settling in River- Irwin Sharkey, physician, New to the volume of obituaries that CCT receives, it may 1964. Palter then accepted a tenured for a year and then was appointed gastroenterology on Long Island ing publication in the field. Brady head, where he was a pediatrician York City, on September 1, 2014. take several issues for the position at the University of Texas to serve with the first American for nearly 50 years, including many is survived by his wife of 44 years, for many years before retiring from Sharkey was a graduate of Durfee complete obituary to appear. in both the philosophy and history delegation to the Common Market years as chief of gastroenterology at Maude; sons, Joseph ’92, BUS’97, clinical practice in the late 1990s. H.S. in Fall River, Mass., as well as Word limit is 200; text may be departments. In 1983 he became in Brussels. Subsequently Wootton Franklin General Hospital. Levine and Peter ’93, BUS’98, LAW’98; Pevney was a lifetime fellow of the of the NYU School of Medicine. edited for length, clarity and the Charles A. Dana Professor of served as the minister-counselor for was on the faculty of Long Island daughters-in-law, Amy May and American Academy of Pediat- He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa style at the editors’ discretion. History of Science at Trinity College economics and commercial affairs Jewish Hospital and was a fellow Liza Brady; and four grandchildren. rics and a member of the Suffolk and AOA and was a proud Eagle Click “Contact Us” at college. in Hartford, Conn. His scholarly at the American Embassy in Bonn, of the American College of Physi- County Medical Society, the Medi- Scout. Sharkey’s professional ca- columbia.edu/cct, or mail interests included art, food and Germany. His final six years of his cians and the American College 1953 cal Society of The State of New York reer was spent at NYU Langone materials to Obituaries Editor, literature. Palter retired from Trinity 31 years in the Foreign Service were of Gastroenterology. He was an Daniel D. Epstein, dentist, New and the Suffolk Pediatric Society, Medical Center; he also was chief of Columbia College Today, Columbia Alumni Center, in 1992. He was a passionate lover spent in Paris, where he served enthusiastic singer, from his days as York City, on September 1, 2014. of which he was a past president. medicine at Beekman Downtown 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, of the arts and amassed a collection as the deputy secretary general a member of the Kingsmen to his Epstein graduated from the Den- In later years he was a consultant Hospital. He is survived by his wife 6th Fl., New York, NY 10025. of more than 10,000 books, folk art of the Organisation for Economic years as a member of The Franklin tal School in 1956 and was a pro- for the Medical Liability Mutual of 55 years, Betty; children, Wendy from around the world, and more Co-operation and Development. Ethan I. Davis ’48 Trio. 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It brought back hap- they’re all middle.” Answers to Quiz on 2013 Hyoun Ju Sohn, Ph.D. candidate, Providence, R.I., on March 31, 2015. made to the Central Park Conser- (Continued from 6) py memories of Professors Chi- So I was happy to sign up when Inside Front Cover vancy (centralparknyc.org). appe, Taubes and Zito. After sev- he took over the Shakespeare class 1. John McCain P: ’07 to campus in 1986, and he put up eral odd experiences — the circus while Professor Andrew Chiappe Sharkey Ull; and seven grandchil- became an avid gardener; traveled 2. Robert K. Kraft ’63 1981 with me during my years as a re- of Charles Van Doren GSAS’59’s ’33, GSAS’39 was on sabbatical. dren. He was predeceased by a extensively with his wife, Donalyn 3. Brian Dennehy ’60 Raymond J. Nisi, porter and editor for Spectator. In last class and an unfounded accu- That year the Barnard Shakespeare daughter, Marcy Sharkey Farkas. Bogue; and was a volunteer cook at bar owner, Las Vegas, Nev., on July 8, 2014. fact, he always took calls (even at sation of plagiarism by an ancient players performed Pericles, Prince 4. Benjamin Jealous ’94 Loaves & Fishes soup kitchen. He home, and late in the evening), did history professor who couldn’t be of Tyre, the first time it had been 1961 Nisi attended the Albert Einstein 5. Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73, was a Friend of Bill’s for more than his best to explain complex issues bothered to check with the English staged in New York in half a cen- College of Medicine at Yeshiva LAW’76 John O. Wall, retired insurance 40 years. A communicant of Holy and generally took me seriously as Department — the abrupt cancel- tury, and the editor of Spectator as- 6. Tony Kushner ’78 executive, Enfield, Conn., on Family Church, Wall taught in the University and earned a doctorate a student and journalist. lation of a long-advertised senior signed me to review it. At intermis- in ophthalmology. But, as he told While my reporting days never seminar seemed the last straw. sion I spotted Zito and asked him 7. Claire Shipman ’86, April 29, 2015. Wall was a native CCD program and at one time SIPA’94 of Barrington, R.I., and a gradu- was a member of the Holy Family a friend, while that was his job, it made it past Spec, I did go to gradu- Following our protest, Jim Zito what he thought. He declined to 8. Terrence McNally ’60 ate of the Portsmouth (fka Priory) Men’s Club. In addition to his wife, wasn’t where his heart was. In 2008 ate school in history, embarked stepped in and provided an excit- offer an opinion; I had to form my on an academic career and this ing end to my undergraduate ex- own judgment. 9. David Stern LAW’66 Abbey School. He earned a B.A. Wall is survived by his daughter, Nisi moved his wife, Jessica, and the first of two sons to Las Vegas past year became a dean myself, at perience. I panned the performance, and 10. Robert Rubin in economics and was a lifetime Jennifer, and her husband, John Louisiana State University’s Ogden Gregory Howe ’61 when class started the next morn- employee of Aetna Casualty and Lampro; sister, Sara Jane “Sally” to open the Double Helix Wine BONUS: Dan Futterman ’89 Bar & Boutique, in the Palazzo. Honors College. Bob Pollack and Provincetown, Mass. ing, Zito wasted no time taking me Surety Co., retiring in 1996 as Savoia; eight grandchildren; and Columbia College have stood me in apart. Pretending not to know me director of property underwriting/ four nieces. He was predeceased Following its success, Nisi opened excellent stead as I recruit, teach, ad- I was delighted to see that my class- or notice that I was sitting right in have always regretted that he didn’t marketing of national commercial by a son, Jeffrey. the Double Helix Wine & Whiskey vise and plan curricula for my own mate Morris Dickstein ’61, in the front of him, he told the class that get tenure and moved on to Sarah accounts. Wall was a longtime Bar in Town Square. Among his students. And I try to take them just excerpt from his memoir about his “the reviewer, a Mr. Lippman, has Lawrence. sailor and racer on Long Island 1972 favorite things were Elvis, Marilyn as seriously as Dean Pollack took the junior year, paid tribute to his Shake- bitten the hand that overfed him.” Thomas W. Lippman ’61 Sound, an ardent golfer, a fervent Monroe, superheroes, comic books, teenaged me. speare teacher, Jim Zito. No one could match his tone of Washington, D.C. Jonathan Earle ’90 Professor Zito was my instructor faux contempt. (Editor’s note: Zito was on the litera- UConn Huskies basketball fan and Francis X. “Buzz” Duffy Jr., writer, playing golf, great food and drink, Baton Rouge, La. for first-year English and I found Who else could have explained ture faculty at Sarah Lawrence from a supporter of Greater Hartford New York City, on May 1, 2015. and a good laugh. Memorial contributions may be made to the him impressive in style and sub- the significance of the fact that the 1965 until his death in 1981. He also Pro-Am basketball. At one time Duffy was a writer, history buff, FC Professor Zito Antony and Cleopatra was a guest lecturer at Oxford and the Children’s Heart Foundation. stance. His class was the only one first word of is he was a serious jewelry designer Barcelona fan, Pepsi lover, fighter Thanks for the excerpt from Morris where we could have been told “Nay?” Jim Zito was one of the best Royal University of Malta.) and maker. 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A l u m n i C o r n e r Be Uncomfortable, and Other Thank you to all of the alumni, parents and friends who Thoughts for the Class of 2015 supported the Columbia College The diverse paths that a liberal arts education can lead to were in evidence this spring as four College alumni — a politician, a sound scientist, a screenwriter and an entrepreneur — Fund this year! were keynote speakers at Class Days across the University. Here are excerpts from their speeches.

“The greatest gift that a Columbia education offers is that you begin your years here Your gifts play a vital role in looking for answers but you end them by becoming brave enough to accept that life means facing more questions. This education has complicated your sense of self, forced you to shake your habits, encouraged you to practice a radical empathy. And supporting students through it’s made you humble enough that you never stop fearing the next step, and facing it despite your fear… [A]bove all its many lessons, this university helps you be both scscholarships, student wellness, an insider and an outsider, to be able to navigate the borders that are where life is. Each of us is a bundle of contradictions and that’s the way it should be.” the Core Curriculum and more. Eric Garcetti ’92, SIPA’93, speaking at the College PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO

“I believe that curiosity is my core value. No matter where your life leads you, whether you have goals or not, whether you reach them or are frustrated — you can always See the impact of your giving at try to maintain a sense of curiosity. It’s a wellspring of pleasure and satisfaction which can be boundless … Eleanor Roosevelt saw a great good in curiosity. She stated, college.columbia.edu/alumni/give. ‘I think at a child’s birth if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.’ I cannot overstate the importance and value of curiosity. Curiosity is the gateway drug to creativity. It’s just a small step from asking ‘Why?’ to asking ‘Why not?’” Carl Haber ’80, GSAS’85, speaking at GSAS PHOTO: ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY

“We tell ourselves lies all the time. If we didn’t, there wouldn’t be any need for art to combat our collective self-deceptions. Question what you think you believe, and see past what you think you’re seeing. Trust your instinct above all else; instinct is the only thing that’s impervious to belief and illusion. … Be prepared to re-examine your reasoning. … Never be precious, never presume, be prepared to fail, to start over, to question. This isn’t about giving in to self-doubt, it’s about searching. Art is a trial-and-error game, my friends. Reexamining your reasoning is at the heart of experimentation, and if you’re not experimenting, you’re not making art — you’re making yourself comfortable. Be uncomfortable; it’s far more fruitful.” Beau Willimon ’99, SOA’03, speaking at the School of the Arts PHOTO: JOEL JARRES

“What I’d like to give is a few unconventional graduation thoughts and I’m titling them ‘Do not follow your passion and the world is not going to hell in a hand basket and the Class of 2015 is not required to save it.’ … [F]ollowing your passion is a very me-centered view of the world. And when you go through life what you’ll find is that what you take out of the world over time, be it whatever — money, cars, stuff, accolades — is much less important than what you put into the world. And so my recommendation would be follow your contribution. Find the thing that you’re great at, put that into the world, contribute to others, help the world be better.” Ben Horowitz ’88, speaking at the Engineering School PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO FOR COLUMBIA ENGINEERING COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY Nonprofit Org. Columbia College Alumni U.S. Postage Relations and Communications PAID Permit No. 724 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Burl. VT 05401 New York, NY 10025

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