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Download the Winter 2005-06 Issue EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH| REMEMBERING GARNET BALTIMORE| ALUMNI TRAVEL PROGRAM Alumni Magazine~Winter 2005-06 THE FUTURE IS HERE PRESIDENT SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON MARKS THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE RENSSELAER PLAN, PROMISING, “THE BEST IS YET TO COME.” SCULPTOR’S HANDS—Professor Larry Kagan ’68 joined the faculty at Rensselaer in 1972 to help establish an arts department. He’s been here ever since, as a sculptor teaching art to artists and engineers. Today, Rensselaer offers approximately 65 different arts courses a year. www.rpi.edu/magazine VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT David Haviland ’64 MANAGING EDITOR Tracey Leibach ALUMNI NEWS EDITOR Meg Gallien ART DIRECTOR Diane Piester FEATURES EDITOR Clorinda Valenti WEB DESIGNER Prospect Park secured Garnet Baltimore’s fame as a landscape designer. See page 28. Jeffrey Caron CONTRIBUTORS FEATURES Theresa Bourgeois Amber Cleveland 16 Rensselaer Plan Update Jason Gorss Five years on, The Rensselaer Plan continues to transform the Institute and Ellen Johnston Nancy Kelly lays the foundation for a renewed commitment to undergraduate education. Tiffany Lohwater Jessica Otitigbe PHOTOGRAPHERS & 22 What Lies Beneath ILLUSTRATORS Rensselaer researchers are working with colleagues around the Stanley Blanchard Gary Gold world to plumb the depths of the causes and effects of earthquakes. Lonny Kalfus Mark McCarty Kris Qua 28 Honoring a Son of Troy ON THE COVER: Photo by Lonny Kalfus. When a street was named in September in honor of Garnet Douglass Baltimore, Class of 1881, the City of Troy and Rensselaer celebrated the life and legacy of a trailblazer. DEPARTMENTS Rensselaer (ISSN 0898-1442) is pub- lished in Spring, Summer, Fall, and 4 President’s View 34 Staying Connected Winter by the Office of Communications, The Undergraduate Plan. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590. Periodicals postage is 35 Calendar paid at Troy, N.Y., and additional mailing 5 Mail offices. 36 Class Notes Postmaster: send address changes to 6 At Rensselaer In Memoriam 55 Rensselaer, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180-3590. Rensselaer Polytechnic Making a Difference 9 Institute is an equal opportunity/affirma- Rensselaer on the Move 11 56 One Last Thing tive action institution. Focus On: Kathy High 14 The Mathematics of Change. Opinions expressed in these pages do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or the policies of the Institute. ©2005 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. M ARK M Please let us know your new address. Update it electronically on C C AlumServ, e-mail us at [email protected], or write to: Rensselaer ARTY Moving? Magazine, Office of Communications, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 or fax to (518) 276-3715. SNAPSHOT 2 RENSSELAER/WINTER 2005-06 “At the time of this game, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll had recognized Ursinus College as the No. 1 team in the country,” says Coach Bridget LaNoir ’99. “With the odds stacked against us, we entered the game well aware of what we needed to accomplish. “It doesn’t happen everyday that everything comes together as you plan. We had experi- enced a difficult run this year with a stretch of inconsistent play. On this Monday in Octo- ber on the field against Ursinus, we glimpsed the light at the end of a tunnel that had been dark for so long. The players moved without fear, without hesitation. They stepped up their game and began to play at a level which both they and I knew was possible. “During games such as these, for just a moment, I take pride in my place on the sideline as their biggest fan. As a coach, you know the level at which each player on your squad is capable of on any given day. You work from day one to help each excel on and off the field in hopes of drawing out that potential from them. Although we lost the game, for the team to display this potential working as a single entity against an opponent who entered the game ranked No. 1 in the coun- try, our team was able to experi- ence success.” RENSSELAER/WINTER 2005-06 3 PRESIDENT’S VIEW SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, PH.D. Raising the Level of Living and Learning The Rensselaer Plan reaffirms a core commitment to the undergraduate experience HIS ISSUE OF RENSSELAER research with faculty Life, to increase the magazine marks the fifth and graduate students. diversity of our student Tanniversary of the launch of Today, about 30 percent body, the pool of appli- The Rensselaer Plan, which has take part in research cants to the Institute, guided the unprecedented trans- activities; the plan calls and our national visibil- formation of the Institute and pro- for an increase to 80 per- ity by building relation- pelled it to new heights of achieve- cent over the next five ships with a variety of ment and prominence (see page years. Hand in hand national “pipeline” pro- 16). While the plan is “evergreen” with this goal is the grams preparing stu- and evolving, it also serves as an focus on preparing stu- dents who might not impetus for even more ambitious dents to be global lead- otherwise attend college. initiatives. With a record of solid ers through increased This initiative is in the accomplishments under the plan in opportunities to study early stages of planning, research, programs, and facilities, at universities around study, and implementa- the focus now turns more sharply the world and to partic- tion. Given its far-reach- M on the overall undergraduate expe- ipate in international ARK ing goals, the support of rience. co-ops and internships. M all members of the Rens- C With this in mind, we have The plan also builds C ARTY selaer community is cru- launched a new initiative: The on the strides made by cial to its success. To Undergraduate Plan. This plan sig- the First-Year Experi- Junior Cassandra Kimsey and grad student Shaneen Rowe work move the plan forward, nals a major commitment to raise ence program, which together in Professor Jan Stegemann’s biomedical engineering lab Prabhat Hajela, vice in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. the level of the undergraduate has made hundreds of provost and dean of experience at Rensselaer. Through Rensselaer students feel undergraduate educa- the manifold elements of the plan, part of this community from the ate and graduate students who play tion, is working across all portfolios we will strive to create a living and moment they arrive. Student reten- sports each year. Plans to upgrade to expand academic programs in learning environment to rival the tion and success begins in the crit- athletic facilities will focus on what targeted areas. Provost G.P. “Bud” best in the nation. Already through ical first year. Thus, the plan is called the East Campus Athlet- Peterson is working with deans, the implementation of The Rens- expands upon programs and activ- ic Village, which will include a new department chairs, center direc- selaer Plan, there have been sig- ities that ease the transition to uni- athletics support facility, an addi- tors, and faculty to ensure that the nificant changes at the Institute versity life, including enhanced tional artificial turf field, a basket- Institute has the capabilities to that have made the undergraduate and strengthened residential life ball arena, natatorium, and a field achieve the plan’s goals. Mean- experience livelier and more engag- programs, such as theme houses house for indoor sports, including while, Vice President for Student ing. The Undergraduate Plan will and affinity groups; academic Ear- indoor track and field. Life Eddie Ade Knowles is focusing build on this momentum as it will ly Warning System and Early Inter- Finally, we must focus on the on the myriad aspects of the student reach into myriad facets of the stu- vention teams to keep students on undergraduates of the future. It is experience. dent experience at Rensselaer. track and succeeding in their stud- clear that unless new groups of stu- With the mounting challenges of The plan encompasses academ- ies; and programs and services to dents—women, underrepresented the 21st century, we can do no less ics, student life, and all the ele- support student health, safety, and minorities, and students with dis- than to prepare our students fully ments to serve the undergradu- well-being. abilities—enter technological fields and broadly to lead in a complex, ates of the future. First, we are Athletics are an important com- in greater numbers, we will not technology-based global future. committed to offering challeng- ponent of the undergraduate expe- have enough engineers and scien- The Undergraduate Plan represents ing, engaging, and highly relevant rience addressed by the plan, as tists to continue our national capac- Rensselaer’s strong commitment academic programs which com- more and more Rensselaer is ity for innovation and discovery. to providing a world-class under- bine theory with hands-on experi- attracting talented and smart stu- The Undergraduate Plan is address- graduate experience that will con- ences. An exciting element of this dent-athletes. Moreover, the plan ing this and other elements of the tinue to attract talented and prom- will be an increased rate of partic- includes ambitious projects to serve “Quiet Crisis” by establishing a ising young people who will change ipation of undergraduates in the more than 5,000 undergradu- plan, led by the Division of Student the world. 4 RENSSELAER/WINTER 2005-06 MAIL [email protected] Colorful Memories of Rensselaer just read the article on Hurricane Response featured business ethics topics Richard Herbert ’83, presi- am a Rensselaer Class in two professional develop- I dent of Pantone Inc., the of 2004 alum and I ment workshops for the MBA leading developer of color meas- I wanted to say that it is students.
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