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Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Alumni Newsletters Alumni Spring 1997 re: Columbia Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation re: Columbia College Chicago (Spring 1997), Alumni Magazine, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news/55 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Trustees George L. Johnson, president of Quality Croutons, Inc., devoted Remembered many volunteer hours and In October, Columbia College much expertise to the college's held memorial services in honor management department. of two members of its Board of He was co-chair, with Tom Trustees. David R. Rubin, who Kallen , of the department's died on September 26, was Small Business/ Entrepreneur remembered at the college on Advisory Council. He lectured October 10. A memorial service to management students, for George L. Johnson, who served on final exam juries, and passed away on October 4, was was extraordinarily helpful in held on campus on October 18. formulating new departmental time-intensive responsibilities as always realistic in his appraisal of activities related to interacting David R. Rubin, executive vice a member of the executive com what could be accomplished in a with the business community. president and chief operating offi mittee and chair of the finance fiscally responsible manner. cer of Learning Sciences Corp., He is survived by his wife committee with meticulous stew was an invaluable friend to the He is survived by his wife Patricia, son Christopher, broth ardship and unvarying humor college's Board of Trustees. He Roberta, children Julia, Laura, er Juan, and two aunts, Athana and enthusiasm. He was farsighted performed his challenging and Martha, and John, and two brothers. and Dorothy. re: columbia in his vision for the college, yet no. 18/spring 1997 Tri-annual publication sent free of charge to alumni and friends---~ ofColumb;,collee hirngo [OLUMB IA STUDENTS JUGGLE TIME while others are supported at financial aid and job applications least in part by their parents. going," he says. erious students at Many students who live with Kirsten's parents finance her their parents are funding their Columbia aren't educational and housing expenses. educations themselves with jobs, devoting all of their Recently the television depart loans and scholarships. ment awarded her a stipend to hours to hitting the books. "Students have large ed ucation help defray the costs of working Many of them spend as much or more time work loans and they need to help to an unpaid internship. "The ing on- and off-campus jobs and internships. defray those costs more than in money helps a lot," she says. the past," Dr. Lee says. "But "Transportation and lunch costs Several days a week, Robert Columbia students are probably add up fast." Stevenson, a bre~*' ·ea&t.-jc•urJ~!-----"'-~~~_.~~~:::=iil~--- luckier than most-because mar.y Here's a sample of the clocks ism major, leaves his home for of them are able to take jobs and these students are working work and school at 7:30 a.m. internships in their field s of against: and returns after 11 p.m. study." Other weekdays are shorter Beverlee carries 16 credit hours at just 12 - 14 hours. Music (most classes are three or four business major Beverlee credit hours), works a paid Bailey and television major internship with the River North Kirsten Sherk ha ve much the Dance Company, works in the same schedule, but Kirsten student life office, and is a peer leaves earlier in the morning. At facilitator in the Year One first glance, Da Vanna Woods' Discovery program for fresh schedule doesn't appear quite so man. grueling: she leaves home at 8 a.m. to return around 7 p.m. But In addition to his 13 credit hours, Robert is a producer for the frequently she's still working on student cable news show her art and fiction writing pro "600 South," a writer for jects at four in the morning. The Columbia Chronicle Are they extreme examples of student newspaper, hard work and dedication? and works several Unique cases of drive and energy? days a week in the Yes and no. They're all extremely financial aid office. To dedicated, driven and energetic supplement his examples of Columbia's student income further, he in the art studio. 2. Kirsten Sherk in the body, but they're not at all delivers The Chronicle television department equipment cage. unique. around campus and 3. Beverlee Bailey (Right) works in the "The pace of life for today's stu Student Life Department with Sheila Carter helps out in the admis- dent is indicative of the momen (Left) and Dean of Students Dr. Jean Lee sions office with special pro tum of our time," says Dr. Jean (Center). 4. Robert Stevenson works in the jects. He also has an after hours Lee, Columbia's dean of student financial Aid Department DaVanna lives with job as a janitor at a candy compa life. "Being excessively busy is her parents, but pays ny. "My parents always worked, As an urban, mostly commuter the current Zeitgeist -- it's the for her education, phone and liv so I figure I should be working college, Columbia has long way we live." ing expenses herself. "I could too," he says. "If I wasn't working attracted students who work at have three cars with the loans I wouldn't be able to go to college." Today's student needs to be time .f least part-time to finance their I've taken out," she says. management savvy to succeed educational and living expenses. DaVanna has 14 credit hours and without getting overly stressed. But as higher education costs Robert and Beverlee each live works in the college relations Beverlee has managed to have increase, and government-spon with their parents, but pay for office three days a week and at a her internships, jobs and classes sored loans and grants decrease, their own educations. In addi gift shop on Navy Pier on week inter-relate, so that assignments more students are finding the tion to his jobs, Robert has state, ends. "You should have seen me for one can often double for need to work more hours. federal and private loans and last semester when l was carry another. And, she says, "I get my grants, including the journalism ing 18 credits!" Some students are managing sleeping done on the train--! department's Fischetti Scholar '~ expenses entirely on their own, don't need a lot of sleep." ship. "And I've got 20 more Continued on next page AROUND COLUMBIA~*A~OUND A. The DanceAfrlca/Chicago '96 reception was held at the Ransom <--- > Cable House offices of Driehaus Capital Management: Pictured < I (L-R) are Tito Rodriguez, Marcia Lazar, Chuck Davis, Alan Amos and Richard Drlehaus. -z B. More guests at the DanceAfrica celebration (L-R): William Cellini, Shirley Mordine, Julie Simpson, Jackie Umbles and Julie Cellini. < > C. Over 600 people attended the Chicago Communications/22 lun cheon on November 13 at the Chicago Marriott, which raised over r $30,000 for the AI Weisman Scholarship Fund at Columbia. Pictured: "60 Minutes" host Mike Wallace, guest speaker, is < ', flanked (left to right) by Gary Bayer, Bayer Bess Vanderwarker; I Tony Weisman, Leo Burnett Co.; Dorothy Denzler, DDB Needham; E Joan Lufrano, Omnitech Consulting; and luncheon co-chair Doug Dome, Foote, Cone & Belding. D. Chicago Communications (cont'd): Mike Wallace with Columbia ~ President Dr. John B. Duff, his wife Estelle M. Shanley, and ~_I~ Channel 2 investigative reporter Pam Zeckman, who was ,,, master of ceremonies. ~., E. Columbia's Museum of Contemporary Photography packed the :t AROUND -·- house again with its November opening reception for Illinois ,,, Photographers In the 90s and kick-off event for President's Club ~,, members. Pictured from left: The Museum's assistant director -·- Martha Alexander Grohmann, Columbia trustee and exhibiting photographer Helena Chapellin ~ Wilson, and John Mulvany, ~ ~ chair of the art and design and photography departments. ~ F. Also seen enjoying the Museum's celebration: ~ Susan Pinsof, Driehaus a Foundation's Sunny :J Fischer and exhibiting photographer Patricia ~ Evans. G. More than 100 guests attended the 15th Annual Fischetti Editorial Cartoon ~ Competition Luncheon at the Pump Room. Pictured from left: Second place winner Chan tj 0 Lowe, Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), honorary chair Karen Fischetti, and first place u winner Jimmy Margulies, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey). m ()a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,, i AROUND COLUMBIA -·-~., AROUND COLUMBIA* Come to the Cabaret: The Mary A. Blood Fellowship Fund Students Juggle Time ~elebrate columbia! ...~-\., Continued from page 1 A new fellowship fund has been Kirsten carries 18 cred it hours, and works established at Columbia College in the television department equipment Come join the fun on Friday, May In past years, more than 300 guests Chicago to memorialize Miss cage and as a teacher's assistant in a studio have attended each extravaganza 30 at 7 p.m. at the Moulin Rouge Mary A. Blood. This extraordinary production class. She also has a internship in the Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. of Columbia student creativity and gifted woman co-founded the in programming and production at WBBM Columbus Driv( as Columbia's and performances. This year the Columbia School of Oratory in TV. Board of Trustees hosts its fourth gala committee is featuring the tal 1890.