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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. ALUMNI REUNION '96 SETS SAIL JUNE 7 AND 8 In Columbia College's nontradi activities. This event has always The Al umni Lu ncheon and Third Annual Alumni Reunion tional tradition, the Third Annual provided an excellent atmosphere Presidential Address will present activities will be detailed and Al umni Reu nion, Frid ay and for reconnecting with old friends alums with another opportunity Alumni Award winners will be Satu rd ay, June 7 and 8, sets a and meeting new ones. to network and socialize. A special announced in invitations to be new co urse. Spec ifica ll y, the alumni dance performance will be mailed soon. For informa tion , Saturd ay morning's Alumni Saturday evening Alumni Awards featured after the luncheon. call Eric Mixon, 312/663-1600, College will focus on careers in Dinner -- always the culminating ext. 5420. arts and communica tions profes Dockside cocktails will precede highlight of the two-day event - sions. Workshops will address the evening dinner cruise aboard will take place aboard the La ke practical issues such as network th e Odyssey. Win ners of the Michigan cruise ship Odyssey. Q!)YSSIEY ing, ca reer development, and Alumni Awa rds will be honored As in yea rs past, the Friday emerging technology within spe during dinner. evening Alumni Exhibition cific fields. Opening Reception in the Hokin Ga llery wi ll kick-off Reunion
Although Columbia didn't have which provided advice and sup department chairs at that time, port for people in need. AI a dejacto chair of the radio Leaving WJJD ill 19::i5 tv focus on olumbia College is planning a special department. In fact, he was the his growing freelance assign radio department. As its sole evening to celebrate radio/sound ments, AI became the voice of faculty member, he taught a many of Chicago's best-known department chair AI "Radio and Broadcasting" class broadcast advertisers such as which encompassed every aspect Encyclopedia Britannica, The Art of the profession. contributions to the Institute of Chicago, Drury field of broadcast He also continued his outside Lane Theaters, Nelson Brothers career, working the midnight to 8 Furniture, Communi ty Stores, communications. a.m. shift at WIND. This position Tower Oldsmobile, Lincol n Al's former student and "Wheel of Born and raised on Chicago's required him to both write and Builders, Mages Sports Stores, Fortune" host Pat Sajak will emcee West Side, AI began his broadcast report a five mi nute newscast and Danley Builders, which the tribute on Thursday, March ing career in high school. After twice an hour - a whopping remains a client today. In 1963 he 14, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Museum serving in the Army Air Force in 16 newscasts a night - and began working full-time as an of Broadcast Communications in World War II, he resumed broad read dozens of commercials, announcer at WLS-TV, where he the Chicago Cultural Center, casting on a professional level and promos and public service served as the voice of a variety 78 East Randolph. Fox TV's Bob then joined Columbia as a part announcements. of programs including "AM Sirott, another alumnus, is hon time instructor of other returning Chicago" and later ''The Oprah During the summer of 1948, he orary chair of the event. Proceeds veterans who wanted to break Winfrey Show." He retired in 1989. moved to WJJD where he gained will support the new AI Parker into radio. the visibility he needed to launch Paralleling Al's career, the radio Scholarship Fund for students in The move to Columbia was his freelance radio and TV work. department at Columbia has the radio/sound department. For important to him both personally grown and prospered over the ticke ts and information ca ll AI and Jeanne started a fam ily, and professionally. He began da t years. The sound program and the 312.663.1124. still finding time to write and pro ing Jeanne Yager, a 19-year-old radio station were added in the duce "The Helping Hand" on "It's important to recognize that AI assistant librarian at the college; late 1970s and faculty and staff WGN-AM in 1949-50, a program has been responsible for teaching they were married two years later. expanded gradually to a total of a generation of broadcasters," says 22 today. Hope Daniels, scholarship com An abbreviated list of his former mittee chair and faculty member. students reads like a who's who When AI began his teaching career of broadcasting: Museum of at Columbia College in 1946, he Broadcast Communications presi was already a veteran of the dent Bruce DuMont; Fox News Chicago airwaves. Beginning in president Joe Peyronnin; Blast 1944 he had appeared on many Television Productions president major Chicago radio stations, pri Hector Perez; Chet Coppock; and marily as a narrator of educational WLS-TV's Roz Varon. programs such as "The Wright Columbia Co ll ege salutes AI Brothers at Kit ty Hawk." Parker for his fifty yea rs of profes (Contrary to widespread belief, sional service to the school and to he did not broadcast live from the broadcasting industry. that event.) AI Parker in 1952 <(• ~ ~ eO ::8 3 8 AROUND
• A) The National Black Programmer Coalition, Inc. (NBPC) awarded a $3,000 scholarship to Columbia student Gail Gainer. From left: Ed <('----1 Morris, television department chair; Gainer; r----1 Albert C. Gall, provost and executive vice -..!"""\ president; and Grethia Hightower, career ~ planning and placement advisor and NBPC ~ scholarship coordinator.
~ B) Hal Bruno, ABC Network News political editor, was the guest speaker at the 21st Annual Chicago Communications Luncheon in · l November. The event benefits the Albert P. ~ Weisman Scholarship Fund at Columbia. Pictured from left: Bruno, Harriet Ellis, Marj 0 Abrams, John litis, and emcee Kathy O'Malley. C) "World Wear: A Multicultural Fashion Show U and Exhibition" was just one of the many
conference supported by the Lilly Endowment.
D) The 14th Annual Fischetti Editorial Cartoon AwauJs Luncb~on was held in November at the Pump Room. Pictured: From left: Karen Fischetti, first place winner Stuart Carlson and his wife Mary, and president John B. Duff. The Carlsons contributed a generous portion of Stuart's $3,000 prize back to the Fischetti Scholarship.
E) Clockwise from bottom right: Young Sam Padilla, whose art is featured on the DanceAfricajChicago 1995 poster, Is pictured with Cassie Davis, director of public relations at Marshall Field's, and Chuck Davis, official Griot of DanceAfricajChicago 1995• (inset)E) Ghana Dance Ensemble, DanceAfricajChicago 1995. AROUND• COLUMBIA SUMMER IN THE CITY 0 lZIDS ONL YJ Columbia has two solutions for parents looking for safe and stimulating summer activities for their children age nine through high school High School Summer Institute Summer Arts Day Camp Sophomores, juniors and seniors two college credit hours for most limited fund s. Last year, director For the fourth year, younger kids, The Summer Arts Day Camp will are invited to attend the High courses. Credits earned duri ng Bonnie Lennon worked with com 9-14 years old, can spend the long, run two four-week sessions: June School Summer Institute from the summer may be applied munity and educational leaders to hot summer days experiencing 10 through July 5 and Ju ly 8 July 8 throu gh August 9, toward graduation requirements begin the "Be a Hero" drive to the arts at the Summer Arts Day through August 2. Students may where th ey ma y choose from at Columbia or transcripts can be increase the number of scholar Camp. Activities include the per enroll to begin in the middle of a 47 diverse course offerings forwarded to other co lleges. ships. Bonnie would like to reach forming, visual and media arts, session. The daily program runs including Animation Workshop, out to alumni: "Columbia alums using the college's theaters, TV 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with morning High School Summer Institute has American Sign Langua ge, are probably the best candidates studios and art fa cilities. drop-off as early as 7:45 and after grown phenomenally since its Improv Techniques, and Radio to 'Be a Hero' because they under Fi mmaking, mural painting, camp care until 5:30 p.m. inception in 1982, when th e~e Broadcasting. The Institute pre stand what a special place the col stage combat and theater make-up were 11 classes offered and an For more information about High sents serious students with the lege is for young artists--give are just a few of the projects for enrollment of 50 students. Last School Summer Institute or to opportunity to get a head start in them a chance." the campers. year, Summer Institute registered con tribute to th e " Be a Hero" college and to learn more about the 488 students in 40 classes; this Camp activities are led by a select fund, ca ll Bo nnie Lennon, reality of their career choices. year's program is looking forward group of talented and experienced 312/ 663-1600, ex t. 5134. For Courses are taught by working to another year of enrollment Colun;~bia students and alumni. cost and other information on professionals on the college's growth. Campers participate in an end-of Summer Arts Day Camp call faculty. Most classes meet at the session exhibition of their work in Margaret Sullivan at ex t. 5574. A few scholarships are available downtown campus augmented by a professional setting. for Summer Institute, but many "Expore the City" trips. Tuition is talented, needy students are $100 per credit hour; students earn turned away every year due to FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS,CALL 312/663.1600, EX1 5670
Creativity Workshop with Julia Cameron, author of " The Artist's Way" Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts 218 S. Wabash, 7th Floor Saturday & Sunday January 27 & 28
Happy Anniversary Paper Plates Exhibition Dinner. Auction & Party Columbia's Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts 218 S. Wabash, 7th Floor Friday, February 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a calendar Jeff Abell & Nana Shinef/ug of stellar performances, symposiums cational system forces us early on to creating: and exhibitions, it is the program's specialize. At the graduate level, this "Dances for Non-Dancers and Non·Dances for Dancers" successful graduates who demon specialization becomes even more Links Hall strate its transformative nature. acute. In most graduate art programs, 3435 N. Sheffield you learn more and more about less Friday & Saturday Kai El' Zabar, a 1993 graduate, February 16 & 17 and less." Jeff Abell and Nana Shineflug in "Dances for Non-Dancers and Non entered the Inter-Arts program as Dances for Dancers," February 16 & 17. Meredith Monk performs director of public relations for The Inter-Arts graduate program "Volcano Songs" Kennedy-King College. She is now was designed specifically to counter Designer Cohan-Lange, along with tion with the Educational Studies Columbia College Dance Center the editor of N'Digo , an upscale bi that process, Cohan-Lange says. It's a composer Rebecca Ruben-Smith and Department. Students graduate as 4730 N. Sheridan Road weekly magazine for Chicagoland's place where painters learn to dance, art educator Jean Unsworth, co Saturday, February 24 trained and certified K-12 art teachers. 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. African-American community, where musicians create sculpture, and founded the program with the inten The program empowers teachers to she also acts as an art director. actors write for their own perfor tion of training arts teachers. incorporate all aspects of the arts into Symposium on Music and Gender mances. The program uses all art However, by year five the program Kathy Kozan, a 1978 alumna, was a their classrooms. with keynote address by forms in cross-disciplinary ways began to attract working artists who Susan McClary, author public school art teacher; she now "An interdisciplinary approach to to enrich the minds and hearts of saw in it the opportunity to redefine " Feminine Endings" owns Kozan Studios, one of the city's teaching art is natural for children," creative people. a vision of their artwork. Columbia College largest commercial mural fi rms, spe Cohan-Lange says. "It encourages 623 S. Wabash cializing in trompe l'oeil murals in N'Digo editor El' Zabar says that the Five core studio classes in visual art, them to think of themselves as cre Saturday, March 2 major restaurants and clubs. program helped her to hone her writing, drama, movement, and ative, imaginative persons, and to Breaking Arts Boundaries in skills, experience and talent. "I came sound encourage participants to the Classroom And Susan Bass Marcus, a 1983 grad see the connections between the arts into the program at the perfect time explore all the art forms and inte A two day symposium on uate, was a puppeteer when she and the world." the Interdisciplinary Arts in my life," she says. "It has been the grate them into their work. Artists approach to education. entered the Inter-Arts program. Now Students may also choose to pursue most important process that has learn to see the connections between Columbia College she is the director of The Arti-Fact the Inter-Arts M.A. degree with a affected all of my long-term life the arts, and to create work that 623 S. Wabash Center, a children's museum within special emphasis on book and paper Saturday & Sunday, Ghoices." o:osses boundaries. Collaborati ve Spertus Museum of judaica, mi'd a arts. Columbia's Center for the Book March 16 & 17 work is emphasized. The program recipient of the 1995 Award of Originally sponsored by th e and Paper Arts is a particularly rich culminates in a thesis show that inte Mixed Messages Excellence in Practice from the Chi cago Consortium of Colleges resource, the only one of its kind in a 20 years of Interdisciplinary Arts grates two or more art form s. Alumni Exhibition American Association of Museums. andUniversities, the program found five-state region. a home at Col umbia in 1980. Classes are taught by working artists Artemesia Gallery Founded in 1976, the Inter-Arts pro Performances and events celebrating 700 N. Carpenter who are persona lly committed to the gram helps visual artists, musicians, the 20th Anniversary of the Inter April 2-27 interdisciplinary approach such as writers, dancers, performers and Arts program range from a creativity Opening Night Reception Nana Shineflug, director of the educa tors find new ways to expand workshop led by Julia Ca meron, Friday, April 5 Chicago Moving Company and and deepen their work. This innova author of "The Artist's Way," to a ben Performathon recipient of two NEA choreographic ti ve two-year program is the first of efit performance of "Volcano Songs" A feast of poetry, music and fellowships; Jeff Abell, composer, performance art its kind in the nation and a model for by the in terna ti onally renowned performance artist, critic and writer; Randolph Street Gallery others across the country, including composer and performance artist and Achy Obejas, author, journalist, 756 N. Milwaukee Duke University and Arizona State. Meredith Monk. Inter-Arts alumni Saturday, April 6 and recipient of an NEA fellowship are participating in various sympo "Many creative people are multi-tal in crea ti ve writing. Other faculty Glass Layers ented beings," says Inter-Arts founder siums, exhibitions and performances. Performances by alumnae include visual and performance Links Hall and program chair Suzanne Cohan artists as well as arts educators. The program's founders wi ll soon 3435 N. Sheffield Lange. "A visual artist may have writ be inaugurating an Inter-A rts • Eileen Cherry The program recently added a second • Elise Kermani ing ability. A dancer may have an Gra duate Fellowship. For informa focus - a Master of Arts In Teaching • Christy Munch interest in composing, as well as per tion call ext. 5670. Suzanne Cohan-Lange (M.A.T.) degree, offered in collabora- • Joan Dickinson forming to music. However, our edu- Friday-Sunday April 26-28
Larry & ancy Bernier john B. Duff & Geof Goldbogen joan Kaplan jay D. McClellan Francis j. Pilecki April Schink David Treeson columbia Sam Alex Bezanis Estelle M. Shanley Helyn Goldenberg Richard Kaplan Ambassador Thomas Maria V. Pinto joseph Schneider Annette Turow Thomas Blackman Harvey S. Dulin Angela M. Gonzales Marc S. Kaplan Patrick Melady Barbara B. Plochman Or. Bruce Scott- Gerald T. Ujiki college Michael & Revy Bledsoe Ernest F. Dyson Sydney Smith Gordon David J. Kaufman Paul Mellon Lee M. Pollina Scottsound Kathrene Wales Karen Bloom Roger Ebert Philip Gossett Mark E. Kelly Howard Mendelsohn Charles R. Pollock Florence D. Sewell Mr. & Mrs. julius Walton chicago Patricia Kelly Bowes Mary Anne Ehlert Bruce Gregga Katherine E. Keough Michael & Amy Robert C. Preble john & jane Shapira Gussie Ware james B. Boyer Harriet Ellis Thomas M. Griffin Michael Kleiman Mendelson Richard Press Ronald H. Shra m Stephen Ware Harold & Harriet Brady Dr. George H. Ellison, Merle Gross Philip j. Klukoff Lois R. Mills Sterling C. Quinlan Nicholas R. & Marilyn Wi lliam Warfield individual Andrew M. Bramanti Sr.,CLU MeyerS. Gunther Thomas j. Klutznick Dennis j. Minkel Madeline Murphy Rabb Shuman Arthur Webster james j. Brennan Dena j. Epstein LeoS. Guthman Herbert & Catherine Kraus Cynthia Mitchell C. Carl Randolph joe Silverman Irving L. Wein donors Baird Brown Barbara Evans Deborah Harris Shirley P. & jerry Kravitt Harle Montgomery Audrey S. Ratner Bernard Silverstein joan Weinstein Hal Bruno Fred Eychaner joan W. Harris William H. Kurtis Edward & Marsha Morris Ruth Ratny Rachelle Silverstein Samuel Weinstein This list honors lndlvld- Carol Bryant james Fanuzzi Miriam P. Harwood john D. Lasage janis H. Morris Sugar Rautbord Barbara A. Simmons Herb & Maxine uals who have con- Sarah Burrell Michel Feldman Martin Hauselman Caroline D. Latta Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Samuel & Heather joshua Sirkin Weintraub trlbuted a minimum of William j. Caplin Nina Baker Feinberg Marvin Herman jerry Leen M.Morris Refetoff Eugene K. Siskel jeanne M. Weislow $100 to columbia col- joseph Cappo Fred and Doris Fine joyce Turner Hilkevitch Gloria Lehr john M. Mulvany Jack F. Reichert Ruth Sklar Ann E. Weisman lege during the period Mark 0. Caprio Karen Fischetti Paul S. Hirt Nat Lehrman Stuart j. Murphy David Reiter Victor Skrebneski Tony C. Weisman of September 1, 1995 R. Peter Carey & Henry Fogel Myron F. Hokin Deborah Lekach judith Neisser Robert & Katie Remer Drs. David & Brenda Susa n Wexler to December 31, 1995. Lois j. Lipton Anne E. Foley Claire F. Holland Robert j. Levenson Walter & Dawn Clark j. Dennis Rich Solomon Woodie T. White Hope A. Abelson Stuart & Mary Carlson HenryS. Frank Ruth Horwich Averill & Bernard Leviton Netsch judith H. & Kenneth Gerald Stein jerry C. Wilkerson MarjAbrams Marilynn j. Cason Brena D. Freeman Stanley j. Horwich Linda S. Levy Leo R. Newcombe j. Riskind Ira Stone Tamara Wilkow-Bezark Mirron & jane Alexandroff Mitchell Cobey Mrs. Lee A. Freeman john litis jean H. Lightfoot Muriel Kallis Newman Dale M. Roadcap Sheila Stone Helena & Clarence Norman Alexandroff Howard R. Conant june Travis Friedlob Sumitaka Ishikawa Alfred Lipton Caroline O'Boyle Samira E. Robinson Ellen Stone-Belie Wilson john T. Allen Charles Cooper Alice j. Fryzlewicz ena !von Mrs. Glen A. Lloyd Scot T. O'Hara Osvaldo Rodriguez Sterling Stuckey justin Wilson Irene D. Antoniou Chet Coppock Dorothy Fuller Michael E. jackson Enid H. Long julieOlian Biba Roesch Charles H. Suber Elizabeth H. Winston Doris Ashkin Barry S. Crown james G. Galanos Bill johnson Donald Lord Sid Ordower Drs. Louis & Lya Dym jim Sulski Louise & jim Yao Wayne 5. Atkinson Sylvia Hope Daniels Albert C. Gall George L. johnson Judith A. Loyd jovanna Papadakis Rosenblum Paul Suthern Dr. S. T. Yao Barbara M. Barksdale Don Dathe jerry Ganz Paul j. johnson Irene P. MaCauley AI & jeanne Parker David R. Rubin Marylin Sward jere Scott Zenko Sid R. Bass R. Michael DeSalle judy & Micky Gaynor William A. johnson Michael P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. N.j. Patinkin William Russo Warren C. Swindell Constance Zipprodt- Iris K. Baum Owen Deutsch Malcolm Gaynor William Stewart Richard L. Mandel Sheldon Patin kin David C. Ruttenberg Pamela Talbot Zonka jayne & Dennis Bell Iris & Robert Dishon Paul F. Gehl johnson Laura L. Manson Seymour H. Persky Lowell E. Sachnoff Barbara E. Talisman Mike & Donna Bell William P. Dorr Susanne Clink Burton & Babette joseph Mark Mathes joseph F. Peyronnin, Ill jane Samuelson David Tipton Margaret S. Bengston john R. Drury Goldberg Tom Ka llen Mary C. Mathews Samuel E. Pfeffer judy Sanderson Robert Kamerschen oping Alyo Children's Dance Midwest Conference in St. Louis, International Film Festival; recently completed the acoustical Theater. richard woodbury went Missouri. Filipino American Film Festival, evaluation of the new auditorium to New York City to set his sound San Francisco; Reel Affirmations, at Argonne Na tional Laboratories. fiction writing department fac design for Steve Martin's play Washington, D.C.'s 5th Annual More news from the Audio ulty member andy allegretti was "Picasso at the Lapin Agile." Celebration of Gay & Lesbian Technology Center: faculty member elected president of the board of Richard also created computer Films; and others. documentary dominique j. cheenne was directors of Private Arts. deborah sound and music designs for film center director michael awarded the contract fo r th e cummins published her short Northlight Theatre's production rabiger is spending the academic acoustical design services of story "Letter in Care of Mt. Olive of "A Perfect Ganesh," Loyola year as a visiting professor at the new Union auditorium on Cemetery" in Panhandler. phyllis University's "The Night of the NYU's film department, Tisch the University of Nebraska, eisenstein recently published Iguana," and Adler Planetarium's School of the Arts, teaching fiction Lincoln campus. jim cogan is two stories: "New Eves" sky show "Through the Eyes of and documentary techniques. producing the soundtrack for (Longmeadow Press) and "Sisters Hubble." Doc Center acting director judy the ationa l Geographic TV in Fantasy" (New American hoffman was Chicago coordinator series "The Unlovables." howard dance/movement therapy Library). david rush received two and ca mera assistant on the film sandroff, guest composer, had graduate program chair jane Emmy awards from the ATAS- "Daley: The Last Boss" which aired two works featured and per ganet sigel received the Dance Chicago Chapter. He was also nationally on PBS in January. formed with Double Dialogue +2 Therapy Educators Award for her awarded the National Association at the "Music Under the Dome" "profound contribution to the edu- of Broadcasters' Service to liberal education department chamber series in Oak Park and faculty member wilfredo cruz's the Grand Rapids Michigan paper "Po li ce Brutality in Chamber Music Society. African American and Latino NOTE\VORTHY Communities" was published in science & mathematics depart the Latino Studies Journal. More ment faculty member pangratios faculty news: dominic pacyga papacosta spent two months on christine somervill, associate cation of dance/ therapy profes Children's Television Award. gave a tal k on "Im mi gra nt sabbatical on the island of Cyprus academic dean of development, sionals" from the American Dance betty shiflett published her story Chicago: Yesterday and Today," where he did an in-depth study was invited to address the Therapy Associa tion at their 30th ''The Country Barber" in American at th e National Conference of of physics education. He was American Association of University Annual Conference. Fiction, a journal devoted to the Grantmakers Concerned with an invited speaker at York Adm inistrators In ternational best unpublished stories in the University in Canada, Ontario The educational studies depart Im migrant Issues. He also Conference in Mexico City last U.S. Betty's story was one of 20 College of Art, and Seminole ment was awarded a two-year November. finalists chosen from over 1,000 Community College in Orlando, grant of $350,000 from the submissions. shawn shiflett read Florida. the dance center was recently National Security Ed ucational for the Artist for Writer for Artist awarded major program grants by Program in 1995 for a program theater/music department series at Eclectic Junction art The John D. and Catherine T. focusing on international studies. chair sheldon patinkin directed gallery in October. He also joined MacArthur Foundation to support J.R. Sullivan in his adaption of Ben english department acting chair colleagues polly mills and eric the Community Culture Council Hecht's "A Child of the Century" garnett kilberg cohen recently may as the fea tured readers at program and the U.S./Mexico at the Victory Gardens Studio. had a poem published in Verve. Writers Harvest: The Na tional Fund for Culture to support the Other departmental news: paul She also won an honorable men Reading, a nation-wide reading U.S. / Mexico cultural exchange amandes' play "Haunted By God" tion in the Isak Dinesen Creative series created to help fight hunger. dominic pacyga which is part of The Center's completed its second tour of Nonfiction Contest. More depart Organized by fa culty members Cruzano Fronteras festival this spoke at the 5th Ann ual Europe. Pau l also wrote the mental news: connie deanovich patty __!_ewis and andrew spring. Other dan<.e center -:Jeff-nominatea music ~ had poetry published in American allegretti, the event was a joint news: mordine & company per "Desdemona" at the Turnaround Letters & Commentary, Chain 2, venture with the fiction writing formed with Liz Lerman Dance Annual North American Labor Theatre for Heliotrope Productions No Roses Review, The 11/inois department, Share Our Strength Exchange in "Room For Many History Conference. Dominic had and he was seen as Sparky in Architectural & Historical Rev iew, and American Express. More!" at the Chicago Historical articles pub li shed in the new "Forever Plaid" at the Red Barn Cover and The Washington Review. Society. Executive director julie film/ video department faculty ed ition of "Ethnic Chicago"and Playhouse in Saugatuck, Michigan. jeffrey gore presented a paper simpson participated in the member joan beaudoin presented in "Essays in Russian and dale calandra's pia y "Lysistrata, "Wrapping (up) Identity: Playing National Performance Network a video "A Culture Without Race" East Eu ropean History." louis 2411 AD" was published by with(out) History in the Post Conference in San Antonio, Texas. at William Rainey Harper College silverstein presented a paper, Fireside Theatre Bookclub at National Germany" at a confer margi cole performed in a and at the 5th Annual American "Computers and a Philosophy of Doubleday. Last summer, Dale ence on German Unification- dance concert at Northwestern Association of College & Education ," at the annual meeting directed "The Tempest" for the Five Years Later at Georgetown University featuring choreography Universities' Diversity Initiatives of the Midwest Philosophy of Oak Park Theatre Festi val and University. paul hoover's film by Dance Center alumni Colleen Conference in Philadelphia. More Education Society. In November, was named Acting Arti stic "Viridian" was screened at the Halloran and Scott Putman. jan faculty news: ron boyd and Lou served as host on a National Director for the 1996 season where Hamburg Film Festival in late erkert & dancers, ginger farley michael niederman's documen he will be doing "Hamlet." henry September. laura nilges-matias' and scott putman were featured tary "Return to Northern Ireland" godinez directed "Clo ud play "In the Morning of the Year in Dan ce Chicago '95 at the was prem iered at Facets Tectonics" at the Goodman Studio 2000" was performed by the Athenaeum Theatre. kimosha Mu ltimedia. barbara sykes Theatre and played Caliban in Women's Theater Alliance's New murphy and malik barnard visit dietze's video "Shiva Darsan" con "The Tempest" in Oak Park. chris Plays Festival, hosted by the ed the Sene-Gambian region of tinues to receive awards and phillips was involved behind the Chicago Dramatists Workshop. West Africa to develop a collabo screenings including at th e scenes in "The Tempest" as scenic maureen seaton's third collec rative performance project with an Festival of Illinois Film & Video and lighting designer. His other tion of poetry, "Furious Cooking," indigenous dance company. For Artists; 2nd Annual Metroland recent scenic and lighting projects won the 1995 Iowa Prize and is eight years, they have been devel- International Short Film Festival, include "Singin' in the Rain" at forthcoming from the University Al bany, New York; 11th louis silverstein Theatre Northwest, "Peter Pan" at of Iowa Press. Her piece International Women's Film Drury Lane Oakbrook, "The Dave "Body Parts" appeared Education Association online con Festival, Madrid , Spain; and oth Wannstedt Show" on WBBM-TV, in The New Republic. ference "The Innernet -- Accessing ers. don dinello's fi lm "Beyond "Dracula" for the Dayton Ballet, martha modena the Student's Inner Resources," the Door" won a certificate and Loyola University's "The vertreace ' s book AOL (America Online). of merit from the Chicago Night of the Iguana." barbara "Light Caught Bending" International Film Festival and management department fash robertson toured the country in (D iehard Publishers, was screened in the Film Shorts ion / retail coordinator dianne "Angels in America" and played in Edinburgh, Scotland) I program. kendall harnett erpenbach presented a paper Neil Simon's "London Suite" at won a Scottish Arts screened his 35mm thesis fi lm "T he New Ge neration of the Briar Street Theatre. brian Council Grant, the fi rst "Blueberry Hill" at the Fine Arts Fibers ... Comfort Control" at the shaw directed "Dracula" by Mac awarded to a non Theater in December. carter Costume Society of America con Wellman, the department's first British writer. She also martin's film "Preservation of the ference held in Toronto, Canada in fall Mainstage studio show. He presented "Sestinas and Song" has recently been screened November. also appeared in a collaboratively Ghazals from the 'Hood" and invited to San Francisco's generated performance called at the Two Year College radio/ sound department sound 9th International Film Festival; "Door Slam," presented at the English Associa tion program director doug jones Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chopin Theatre.
jan erkert & dancers hael Fitzgerald's college alongside major brands on shelves Recently, he was invited to join the un re when he stayed with the in Jewel, Qmni, Cub Foods, and Illinois Restaurant Association Moo and Oink stores on Chicago's Advisory Council. Michael has family resta.urant after receiving his bachelor's degree In journalism. South Side, in the City's suburbs received letters praising his promo Not so, says the barbecue man degree. He returned to complete a cia11s and anyone else I could think and in Northern Indiana. Bottles tional efforts and his sauce from extraordinaire. "It is difficult to say few courses and graduated in 1990. of along with samples of Fitzee's," should aL~o be showing up soon on notables ranging from fitness guru no to my mom," he says, "but l truly says the former staff member of Chicago's North and West Sides. Richard Simmons to Governor Although Columbia's focus on arts find the work challenging and The Chronicle, Columbia's student James Edgar. and communications might not Probably the greatest coup of 1995 rewarding." newspaper. "But I've also used other seem to translate to the food service was winning a spot as a semi-final Last month, Columbia seniors bene lessons I learned in college. The Michael's mom Sally opened industry, Michael says that his edu ist on cable television's QVC fitted when he brought his expertise hands-on nature of many classes at "Fitzee's," a barbecue chicken and cation has helped him achieve a Home Shopping Tour. Fitzee's was to the college's 5th Annual Columbia helped me to see what rib restaurant, in 1980 at 61st level of success for "Fitzee's" which named "The Best Kept Secret." Senior I Alumni Career Conference works in the real world. And col Street and Ashland Avenue in distinguishes it from most "mom Panel and Bnmch. Not surprisingly, lege's diversity taught me how to Fitzee's has food concessions at The Chicago. Michael went to work for and pop" restaurants. the journalism major's entrepre appreciate the differences in people, Taste of Chicago, Gospel Fest and the family business shortly after neurial experience landed him on One of his major accomplishments as well as the similarities." the Chicago Jazz Festiva l. Last year, ward. But he doesn't play the short the management panel. has been getting strong visibility for Michael and family packed up and order cook-- well, not exclusively. Relating to people is an important a three-year-old product, Fitzee's took their gig on the road to the Next on the agenda for Fitzee's is a aspect of a ma rketer's fight for shelf Michael completed most of his Bar-B-Que Sauce. Million Man March in Washington, hot sauce, which Michael says will space for a virtually unknown prod journalism studies in 1984, but left D.C. where they did a booming debut soon. "I've utilized my writing skills in let uct. Michael has succeeded in that temporarily without finishing his business. ters I've sent to celebrities, politi- realm as Fitzee's can now be found Watch out San Antonio, Chicago's own Fitzee's is hot on your trail!
D.C. Wheel Productions, Inc. Meet The Composer, Inc. at the beginning of December, and is you with a really fun event which columbia Dance Theatre Workshop, Inc. Merchandise Mart planning further meetings in 1996. college DDB Needham Nationwide Properties Inc. you won't want to miss. The Duchossois Foundation Mitchell Cobey, Inc. This group also gave some spirited With these and other plans in mind, chicago Edelman Public Relati ons W.W. Morton International, Inc. feedback on the subject of the alumni Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Nathan Manilow Foundation we are busy at the moment expand OmniTech Consulting newsletter's contents. Tn brief, they corporate Engineered Lighting Corp. ing our alumni board. If you are Equifax Foundation Group Inc. would like to see the career informa Philip Morris USA interested in joining, note it on the and Estee Lauder, Inc. tion about other alumni expanded. To Alan & Ga il Fields Famil y Fund Playboy Enterprises, Inc. "What's News With You" form on foundation Premier 2 do this, we will need in creased First Data Corporation the ir1side back page. Th ere are many Foote, Cone, & Belding, Inc. Prince Charitable Trust response from you, the readers of this donors Principal Mutual Life Assu . Co different ways that you can support Norman & Edna Freehling newsletter. This list honors corporations Foundation Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest us, and we know that you have the and foundations who have Emma & Oscar Getz Foundation contributed a minimum of Foundation Robert R. McCormick Tribune Meanwhile, we are still pursuing the talent we need. S100 to columbia college Michael E. Jackson,'83 Colin/ Harris Communications Foundation during the period of possibility of setting up an alumni Gordon & Einstein, Ltd. Scottsound September 1 , 1995 to Sears, Roebuck and Company bulletin board on the lnternet, which December 31, 1995. GRP Records Dear Fellow Alums: Sherman Wolf would permit alumni to correspond Aiko's Art Materials Import, Inc. Sol and Celia Hammerman Foundation Stanley Paul Orchestra, Inc. Since my last letter announcing the Allright Parki ng Chicago with each other, and substantially Hartmarx Charitable Talisman Associates, Inc. Altschuler, Melvoin & Glasser election of new Alumni Association Foundation Therm Flo, Inc. improve communications among American Building Maintenance Herbert M. Kraus & Company U.S. Department of Education Board officers, circumstances have Ameritech members of our constituency. Hochberg Family Foundation U.S. Mexico Fund for Culture prevented the Board from doing so. Amoco Foundation Illinois Arts Council United Parcel Service Arie Crown Theatre-Transfer 3 Th erefore, until that time, I will con The Board is very interested in hear Illinois Tool Works Vending Consultants, Inc. Arts Midwest ing your views on membership fees to Independent Label Festival WBBM·TV / CBS, Inc. tinue to assume the Presidential AT&T Independent Writers of Chicago WBEE the association . We have always Benefit Administration duties. Names of the new officers jGL Worldwide Communica ti ons WBEZ-FM Alliance, Inc. Systems, Ltd. will be published as soon as they are argued in the past, and are likely to john D. and Catherine T. WCKG-FM Beverly Bank MacArthur Foundation Weddings, Inc. available. continue to do so, that membership Blum·Kovler Foundation john litis Associates WLS-Channel 7 should be free to all former students. Bob's Painting & Decorating johnson Floor Company Service WNUA95.5 On another note, the Board has been However, it is becoming apparent that johnson Publishing Bottega Veneta, Inc. Women in Communica ti ons. lnc. quite busy with several new alumni Company, Inc. many of you would be prepared to pay Brunswick Corporation The Zurich-American Foundation The joyce Foundation programs. By far the most exciting of Burson-Marsteller a m.odest annual fee provided you Kemper Nationa! Insu(ance Co. The Aaron Copeland Fund for these has been the development of LaSalle National Bank were receiving some useful service in Music, Inc. Leo Burnett Company, Inc. alumni networking groups. The first Chicago Area Broadcast return. With this in mind, we are The Leo House The Chicago Community Trust two groups have now merged and set investigating potential services we Levinson Associates Chicago Magazine up their own monthly program of Lilly Endowment, Inc. might be able to offer in order to pre Chicago Tribune Company Lubliner and Himmel meetings centered around the entre Chicago Tribune Foundation sent you with an exciting proposal. Corporation City News Bureau preneurial challenges faced by free McConnell and Mendelson City of Chicago, Dept of lancers and sole proprietors. Plans for the Third Annual McDougal Liteii/ Houghton Cultural Affairs Mifflin A lumni Reunion, June 7-8, are A third, larger group of about twenty already underway. We hope to present alumni met on a Saturday morning columbia college chicago trustees COLUMBIA HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER Alton B. Harris, Chair S)'dne)' Smith Gord on, Vice Chair William L. Hood, Jr., Treilsurer Leronc Bennett Jr., Sccretcuy VICTOR Sl\REBNESl\1 Dr. Ed wa rd B. Altma n Pilar Bautista James j. Brenniln In a recent convocation ceremony, financial assistance to deserving show of their portraits, a reception, Robert L. Chapman Madeleine K.B. Condit Columbia conferred an honorary fashion students. and a private dinner for Skrebneski Karen Lee Copeland Barry 5. Crown Doctor of Arts degree upon interna and major donors to the scholarship ~lil lon Davis The ga la eve nt at th e Cultural Dr. George H. Ellison, Sr., CLU tionally renowned local photograph fund . joiln W. Harris Center included a retrospective of llonne llartfield er Victor Skrebneski. The college also Frank). Heffron Skrebneski's work, voice-over testi Saks Fifth Avenue fashion director 1'vlvron F. llokin announced the establishment of the Michael E. Jackson monials from long-time friends and ena Ivon chairs the scholarship George L. johnson Victor Skrebneski Scholarship in William Stewart johnson associates accompanying a slid e fund committee and Shirley Kravitt Tom Kallen Fashion Fund, which will provide Robert Kamerschen is special advisor. On its inaugura Dr. Katheri ne E. Keough Karen F. Kizer tion night, the Victor Skrebneski Willia m Kurtis Ave rill Levi ton Scholarship in Fashion committee Enid II. Long !>aul G. M;uks raised almost $50,000 toward its Gordon). McClendon Ambass.1dor Thomas P. Meladv $150,000 goal, which will make pos Howard Mendelsohn C)'nthia E. Mitchell sible a full scholarship for students in S.1muel Pfeffer Ka)' L. Pick fashion design, management, or pho Madeline Mu rph)' Rabb judith H. Riskind tography. Nearly 50 donors to the Osvaldo Rod riguez David R. Rub in newly-established endowment fund jane L. Shapira DavidS. Solomon, M.D. columbia 2 and special friends attended a pri Ellen Stone-Belie Repr~ntati\·e Patrick A. Sw<.~ney There still may be time to reg va te dinner in the Cultural Center's Richard H. Wehmiln Tony G. Weisman ister for Columbia 2, the elegant G.A. R. Rotunda following !!elena Chapellin Wilson Nena lvon, fashion design program director Dennis Brozynski, Victor Robert A. Wislow new continuing education the convocation ceremony. Timothy W. Wright ill Skrebneski and fashion management program director Dianne Erpenbach. officers division of Columbia College john B. Duff, President Albert C. Gall, Provost /Exe<:utive Vice -- BUT HURRY, most classes President R. Michael DeSalle. Vice President, Finance begin in February. Call Lya D)'m Rosenblum, Vice President/ Dean of the Graduate School 312/663-1600, ext. 5259 for Wood ie T. White, Vice Pre;ident, more information. College Relations and Development alumni association board Micha el E. Jt~ ckson, President Maria Balderas Yandell Cobb PauiGrily "re" Mar)' A. Mitchell editor: Marijo Millette, '93 Dave Kohl Gloria Lehr contributing editors: Carol Bryant , Marty Lennartz Lisa Cargill, Michael E. jackson '83, Mary Claire Jeryl D. Levin Michael P. Mach Mathews, Eric Mixon '91 and Kaih rene Wales Amy Mendelson contributing photographers: ( ;()IJ I N11 31 ~ \ Batura Ota ra Lo l l· ·~•' Chint;!O Museum of Contemporary Photography director Tim Pfeiffer Bob Kusel '78, William Frcderking, Sa mira E. Robinson Gina Gayle '95, Tom Nowak and Claudia Zuno '96. Denise Miller-Clark, Skrebneski and John l aomi Sheridan Comptroller Ann Kennedy, Skrebneski and president Marla Shone graphic design: Mary johnson Mulvany, chair of the art and design and Man-Sung Son jerry Wil kerson layout: Donna Ciesla John B. Duff. photography departments.
In December, U.S. V) 0 Representative Dick Durbin Q) '6 ...-< ~ 'OJ) (j) 0 (left), DePaul University ~ Q § V) 0 ""' c._ .. financial aid director John -<( e ~ ~ ""0. Q.. .E c ui u Schoultz, Columbia financial 0 ::i i:"' 03 z u c._ aid director John Olino, col lege president John B. Duff and U.S. Senator Paul Simon met at Columbia to support and discuss President Clinton's plan to keep the Federal Direct Student Loan Program alive.
CELEBRATE COLUMBIA: FAST FORWARDI CELEBRATE COLUMB IA: FAST FORWARD! , the As in previous years, there will also be third annual showcase celebrating the indi- imp romptu interv iews conducted by vidual talent and collaborative creativeness radio/ television students. A special loca- of Columbia students, has an exciting new tion will be decked out for the occasion format for 1996. for polaroid photographs to be taken of the guesfS. This year's event benefitting the Colu mbia College Trustee Student Scholarship Fund Student volunteers will be on hand to help will be held 7 p.m. to mid night on Saturday, with the event and join in the festivities. May 4 at the Fairmont Hotel at Grant Park, "0 c;; After the screening and dinner, a dance ..... 200 N. Columbus Drive. Q) 00 band made up of student and alu mni talent Cl N >,..... N ii: Cocktails and an informal showing of and directed by William Russo will play. s;:: "'..... "' . Q) student designs by professional models The music will run the gamut from the jit- "'Q) Q) N .~ .2 s;:: .::l 2 mingling with guests will give the evening a terbug to the electric slid e. s;:: P-...... ~ r:::