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VOLUME 45 NUMBER 4 SUMMER 2018

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexis Boncy SOA’11

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Lisa Palladino 26 30 16 DEPUTY EDITOR Jill C. Shomer

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

FORUM EDITOR features Rose Kernochan BC’82 ART DIRECTOR 16 Eson Chan

Published quarterly by the True Blue Columbia College Office of Alumni Affairs and Development Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73, LAW’76 leads a social justice initiative for alumni, students, faculty, parents and friends of Columbia College. he calls “a love letter” to the College and the country. ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLUMBIA COLLEGE By Jill C. Shomer ALUMNI RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Bernice Tsai ’96 20

ADDRESS Columbia College Today “The Latest” Turns One! Columbia Alumni Center 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 4th Fl. Selections from our first year of original digital content. New York, NY 10025

PHONE 26 212-851-7852 EMAIL In the Director’s Chair [email protected] WEB Susanna Fogel ’02 makes a summer blockbuster her way. college.columbia.edu/cct ISSN 0572-7820 By Phil Wallace ’04 Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect 30 official positions of Columbia College or Columbia University.

© 2018 Columbia College Today Graduation 2018 All rights reserved. Caps, gowns, lions — check! Columbia’s newest alumni are welcomed with speeches, interviews and more.

Cover: Photograph by Rayon Richards Contents departments alumninews

3 Message from Dean James J. Valentini 38 Message from CCAA President This year’s Class Day message introduces a Michael Behringer ’89 framework for reflection. Encouraging student-alumni connections.

4 Letters to the Editor 39 Lions Steven Waldman ’84; Andrea Young ’06, GSAS’12; 6 The Big Picture plus other alumni newsmakers.

8 Around the Quads 42 Bookshelf My Columbia College Journey encourages Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen, students to think holistically about their by Hannah Howard ’09. personal development. 44 Class Notes 13 Roar, Lion, Roar Just Married! The Lions reclaim their place among the nation’s elite fencing programs. 83 Obituaries Steven P. Marcus ’48, GSAS’61; 34 Columbia Forum: The King Is Always Lawrence K. Grossman ’52 Above the People by Daniel Alarcón ’99 Ten short stories explore gritty themes. 88 The Last Word The Class of 2018’s president says goodbye to the College.

THINK TANK | MAY 31 Now on CCT Online CCT “I was working at McDonald’s in my hometown of Needham, Mass. I wanted to be an intern at the PRINT EXTRAS THE LATEST Needham Times. I cold-called the • Reunion 2018 Facebook albums editor-in-chief, and she said no. • Graduation 2018 Facebook albums TAKE FIVE | APRIL 20 Then I just walked into her office and handed her my clips from • Academic Awards and Prizes “Anyone who met me in the Spectator. She said no. … I visited first few weeks will tell you her a second time. This time she that I was agonizingly loud said yes. She said she always did Like Columbia College Alumni and annoying. … Thankfully that with job applicants — said no it didn’t take me too long to facebook.com/alumnicc before she said yes — because recognize that at Columbia tenacity is an important trait for View Columbia College alumni photos everyone had something journalists. She was right!” instagram.com/alumniofcolumbiacollege marvelously interesting to share about themselves, and — CNN correspondent Elizabeth Schwartz Follow @Columbia_CCAA Cohen ’87, from “What Do You Remember that I would gain a lot more by Most About Your First Summer Job?” Join the Columbia College alumni network just shutting up and listening.” college.columbia.edu/alumni/linkedin — Aspiring attorney Ankeet Ball ’16 college.columbia.edu/cct Message from the Dean In Pursuit of “Eudaimonia”

At Class Day on May 15, I spoke about My Columbia College Journey, a recently introduced framework for students to reflect on their growth and experiences during their time at the College. [Read more about the Journey on page 8.] What follows is an abridged version of my speech. To our most recent graduates, who now receive Columbia College Today, congratulations again, and welcome to the community of more than 51,000 Columbia College alumni.

said to you at Convocation 2014 that what you did from that day forward would define your Columbia College experience and bring you here to Class Day. Each of you brought a spe- I cial personal story, a story of the path by which you arrived at Columbia. You were then at the beginning of your Columbia College journey. I am sure you have had days of jubilation — perhaps not as great as today — but still, days of triumph. But I am also sure you have experienced setbacks, and you have had to pivot in response. And EILEEN BARROSO BY PHOTOS you have found that the path may not always be straight and pre- dictable, but that it can lead to success in ways that, though not at and you know what is to be pursued, because it is part of the Core all predictable, are no less satisfying. Curriculum experience of every student. It is eudaimonia. During these days at Columbia College you not only gained Eudaimonia is to be found when you plot your own trajectory, knowledge, but also developed critical thinking and research abili- when you build on what you have learned here to be active and ties; refined your written and oral communication skills; improved engaged citizens, responsible and valuable members of the many your quantitative, information and technological literacy; engaged communities — personal and professional, large and small — of in teamwork and collaboration; expanded your creativity and inno- which you will be part. vation; took on civic and individual responsibility; participated in Eudaimonia means much more than simply faring well or being community engagement and inclusion; built global awareness; and successful, the outcomes with which “happiness” is associated. Eudai- encouraged all of us to foster a sense of wellness and resilience. In monia is the essence of My Columbia College Journey: a personal, short, you developed your Core Competencies, even before you individual, unique path to flourishing, substance and meaning in life. knew that phrase or could name its components. Many things will interfere with, even preclude, the simple thing While the narrative of “My Columbia College Journey” was called “happiness” — events you can’t influence and people you can’t introduced to you only a month ago, you were on your very own persuade. But the eudaimonia of your individual Columbia College Journey from the moment you arrived journey is indeed yours, so focus on it. here, without realizing it. What has changed is the self-awareness We admitted you to Columbia Col- CCT Print Extras of that journey, a self-awareness that you will have many years to lege based on our belief that you were To view Valentini’s Class benefit from. the applicants who could best profit Day speech in full, go to The word “journey” derives from the Latindiurnus, meaning from and contribute to Columbia Col- college.columbia.edu/cct. day by day or daily. And though you are graduating, it is still your lege. I hope you have profited from Columbia College journey, because Columbia College is now a fun- your experience at the College. I know you have contributed to it, damental part of you, and your experience here will forever influ- in classrooms, arenas, laboratories, residence halls and even on Low ence your path. The road goes on, paved with Pantone 292 and all Beach. For all of that I thank you. All of us at Columbia College that that color represents. thank you. “Jubilation” derives from Latin as well, and refers to a very vocal kind of joy, with wild and loud shouting of great enthusiasm, loud shouting I am certain I am going to hear at this ceremony. Every day, however, can’t be like this one; every day can’t be cause for loud shouting of great joy. But, every day can be a source of satisfaction and fulfillment and meaning. You will notice I did not say “happiness.” I James J. Valentini did not, because happiness is not the object to pursue. You know that, Dean

Summer 2018 CCT 3 Letters to the Editor

Left of Center

Paul Starr ’70, in his piece “How the ’68 Uprising Looks Today” [Spring 2018], con- cludes rightly that the University needs to be an open forum, facilitating, as he puts it, more “antagonistic confrontation,” which may come at the expense of “safe space.” But I take issue with at least one of his statements in arriving at that conclusion. Starr suggests that liberalism was under attack from the left in ’68 and now is from the right. I fail to see how liberalism is now under attack from the right when that is precisely the people whose voices are being suppressed on campus. Rather, a more fundamental and relevant change is that the “center,” if you will — the establishment of the academy — has itself shifted far left since ’68 and more closely aligned with its students. As a result, I would BARNEY EDMONDS GS’67, SOA’69 suggest liberalism, and in turn the University, is now most under attack from itself. The ’68 uprising might have been a An Overdue Apology catalyst for embracing certain substan- tive messages of the activists of ’68, but it was perhaps also a catalyst for shifting the For whatever it is worth so many years later, CCT readers might be interested to center of the University further left. In so know that I was given an apology from a NYPD official regarding police behavior doing, the academy has not only shifted in clearing the “occupied” campus areas and buildings that haunting night in 1968. the spectrum of viewpoints to be found on campus but has tolerated both an intoler- As a student back then in search of statistics to support an expository writ- ance of other viewpoints, and the disobe- ing assignment about the 1968 Columbia riots, for Professor Michael Rosenthal dience targeting those expressing them, in GSAS’67’s English class, I went downtown to police headquarters. I was directed ways that Martin Luther King Jr. would to the private office of Benjamin Ward. I do not recall his rank, but he was “brass.” not have tolerated. This silencing is attrib- He looked serious. He asked me to close the door and be seated. What he said has utable to the University itself, failing stu- dents who are left unprepared for a world stayed with me ever since: that doesn’t always have safe spaces. “I do not usually speak with undergraduates,” he began, “but no one else from Colum- Joshua Tenzer ’01 bia has come to me about this matter.” He went on to apologize for the actions of the Englewood, N.J. police that horrible night. He knew they had been needlessly brutal, beating unconscious “Liberation Classes” and bleeding students. I never mentioned that I was a witness (not a protestor), stand- ing only a few feet away from the harrowing confrontation on College Walk. He asked CCT’s coverage of the 50th anniversary of me to take his message back to campus. He wanted Columbia to know of his contrition the 1968 protests (Spring 2018, “50 Years and apology on behalf of the NYPD, and in particular its TPF [Tactical Police Force], Later”) neglected to mention something who had taped over or removed their shields to conceal their identities and used brass important: During the student strike, knuckles and weighted clubs to beat dozens of unarmed students. classes went on. Columbia professors and their students kept on meeting to read, I left in stunned silence with the statistics I requested. My paper was due the next think and talk. My classmate Alan Sullivan day. Then there were final exams. Then there was moving out at the end of the aca- ’69 gives a good description of one of these demic year. I had intended to go to Spectator’s office and share my story, but I never did. “liberation classes” in the 1969 Class Notes Time got away. And then I rationalized that it was all water under the bridge anyhow. in the same issue, and I remember meeting Ward has since died. I looked him up recently. Evidently, he was well respected in in Professor Howard Porter’s apartment to the NYPD. In light of CCT’s 50th anniversary articles on the subject, I thought his read Lucretius with Professor Steele Com- mager. Bulletin boards near the Sundial memory and his apology ought to be recognized, even if a half-century late. announced times and locations. John Kantor ’71 For perhaps the last time since the Mid- Westport, Conn. dle Ages, the universitas — the corporate

4 CCT Summer 2018 body of students and teachers — removed sighted, irresponsible acts of those rioters I “met” him a few years later, in 1968, itself from administrative control and who took over the campus and seized the when I went to the Jayhawk Theatre in migrated in a body to carry on its essential president’s office. It was the symbol of ulti- Topeka, Kans., the town where I grew up, work. Do today’s students and their pro- mate arrogance when The New York Times to see The Graduate. I remember exactly fessors have the same sense that reading featured on page 1 a photo of Mark Rudd where I sat alone in the balcony. I could not and thinking about Matthew Arnold or ’69 sitting behind President Grayson Kirk’s help but identify with Dustin Hoffman’s Lucretius can be as important and radical desk, smoking one of his expensive cigars. character, and I became engrossed in his as protests and petitions? In the wake of all that happened, Colum- dilemma. But while watching the movie, Lee T. Pearcy ’69 bia eliminated 80 full, four-year NROTC something happened to me that had never Merion Station, Pa. scholarships that provided tuition, room, happened before, nor was to happen to me board, uniforms, an allowance for meals again: I slowly became mesmerized by the First Impressions and a Navy commission upon graduation. movie’s music. The songs were transcen- From then on hundreds of students were dent: “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. Rob- Jamie Katz ’72, BUS’80’s article in the denied a Columbia education. inson,” “Scarborough Fair,” “April Come Spring 2018 issue on the events of the Without NROTC, I would have had She Will.” I had never heard songs that Spring ’68 student uprising at Columbia no way of obtaining a college education. beautiful, and though I will soon be 74, I [“A Tinderbox, Poised To Ignite”] was My scholarship and a superb Columbia don’t think I have ever since heard songs well written and very informative. I was liberal arts education changed my life. more beautiful. unaware of the extent of the role of the Commissioned in 1956, I served mostly I had danced to the sound of The Beatles Students’ Afro-American Society and its in the Pacific, returned to California and in front of Ferris Booth Hall, but in time, disciplined confrontation of the University began my career in the newspaper busi- and forever after, I came to the realization administration, especially with respect to ness. In late 1968, I was tapped by then- that no other musical group could ever the proposed gym to be built on part of Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird to serve equal Simon and Garfunkel. The tragedy, Morningside Park. as deputy assistant secretary of defense on of course, is that Paul and Art broke up Reading the details of the gym opposi- the Laird-Packard team. One of our first in 1970. I still listen to their famous 1983 tion reminded me of an experience I had acts was to eliminate NROTC programs at Central Park reunion concert, which drew during Freshman Week in fall 1952. When universities like Columbia that could not half a million fans. I arrived on campus, the first classmate I assure protection of academic freedoms for Thank you, Art, for making my world met that day, during the initial freshman those who chose to follow the NROTC forever beautiful with your singing. processing activity, was Gordon Osmond program. We simply took the ROTC Tod Howard Hawks ’66 ’56. After finishing the process, he and I scholarship business elsewhere, to areas of Boulder, Colo. decided to explore the campus and walked the country where the program was wel- to the president’s residence on Morning- comed, nurtured and served as the source Correction side Drive to look around. As we arrived, of outstanding, well-educated leaders for University President Dwight D. Eisen- our nation. Due to an editing error, the wrong Bob Reiss hower’s wife, Mamie, came out of the Everyone lost because of damage done was referenced in “Remembering All the house to enter her limousine. She saw us, by the rioters and by a University adminis- Champions,” in the Spring 2018 “Letters to and graciously said hello and welcomed us tration that lacked the courage to stand up the Editor.” Rather than the late Bob Reiss to Columbia. for the rights of all. ’51, PS’59, it was in fact Bob Reiss ’52 who After the limo drove away, we decided Dick Capen ’56 played on the excellent 1950–51 basketball to cross the street and look at Morningside La Jolla, Calif. team — and he’s alive and well (and in good Park. After gazing across the park to West humor about the mix-up). CCT apologizes Harlem, we looked down at the park at the Editor’s note: The NROTC program is again in for the error. bottom of the cliff. There we saw a black operation at Columbia, having been reinstated man, spread-eagled, facing the stone wall under an agreement signed in May 2011; see of the cliff, while being searched by a white college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/fall11/around_ NYC policeman. the_quads3. Contact Us Welcome to Morningside Heights. Thank You for the Music CCT welcomes letters from readers Jerome Breslow ’56 about articles in the magazine but cannot Potomac, Md. print or personally respond to all letters I just finished reading, with great pleasure received. Letters express the views ’68’s Collateral Damage and fondness, “Here’s to You, Mr. Garfun- of the writers and not CCT, the College kel” [“Columbia Forum”] in the Spring or the University. All letters are subject You cannot report accurately on the impact 2018 issue; it included an excerpt from Art to editing for space, clarity and CCT of the 1968 riots at Columbia without Garfunkel ’65’s new autobiography, What Is It style. Please direct letters for publication underscoring their impact on hundreds of All but Luminous: Notes from an Underground “to the editor” via mail or online: Columbia students who lost their educa- Man. I was a schoolmate of Art’s at the Col- college.columbia.edu/cct/contact-us. tional opportunities because of the short- lege, but unfortunately I never met him.

Summer 2018 CCT 5 theBigPicture REUNION REVELRY

Lion spirits were high at this year’s Starlight Celebration on June 2, as 2,500 alumni and guests enjoyed the festivities bathed in Butler’s blue glow. Find party pics, class photos and more Reunion 2018 snaps at facebook.com/alumnicc/photos.

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6 CCT Summer 2018 Summer 2018 CCT 7 Around Dinner and discussion at the the My Columbia College Journey Quads launch on April 9.

MARYAM HASSAN ’20 “My Columbia College Journey” Encourages Holistic View of Students’ Development

rom Dante’s travels through the interests and how they want to grow; make lege community to talk about their journeys. afterlife to Odysseus’ post-war thoughtful decisions about their academic The competencies are civic and individual wanderings, Columbia College and co-curricular life; and understand responsibility; community engagement and F students are no strangers to con- and articulate the many ways the College inclusion; creativity and innovation; critical templating the journeys that take place in shapes them. thinking; global awareness; information and literature’s essential works. “The Journey encourages you to see the technological literacy; knowledge; oral com- Now they’re being asked to consider one interconnectedness of your experiences for munication; teamwork and collaboration; closer to home: their own. the very first time, to examine all the pos- research; quantitative literacy; wellness and That’s the goal of My Columbia College sibilities your mind can envision and to ask resilience; and written communication. Journey, a new initiative that encourages yourself questions that will focus on the While the initiative does not have any undergraduates to reflect on their life at the process — not just the outcome,” Dean required elements, students are encouraged College — and beyond — in real time. It James J. Valentini said to the nearly 300 to share their stories on the My Columbia advocates taking a holistic view of personal students who attended the Journey launch College Journey website (college.columbia. development rather than defining oneself on April 9. Held in Low Rotunda, it fea- edu/journey), which offers questions to in academic terms. This more rounded view tured discussion and a family-style dinner promote reflection about each of the com- encompasses what’s learned in the classroom with staff and faculty members. petencies and helps students find an advi- (while deemphasizing grades and transcripts, The Journey has been more than three years sor to help with the process. or the urge to overly identify with a major), in the making, having grown out of faculty “Not all of what you learn is in class,” taking into account the lessons and influences conversations by the Committee on Instruc- said Dustin Rubenstein, associate profes- of extracurriculars, residential life, internships, tion during the 2015–16 academic year. It is sor of ecology, evolution and environmen- research, community engagement and more. grounded in a set of 13 “Core Competen- tal biology, at the launch. “It’s important Ultimately the Journey aims to help stu- cies,” which are focal points for reflection and for you to challenge yourself and get out- dents be more aware of their skills, their provide a shared language for the entire Col- side your comfort zone.”

8 CCT Summer 2018 College Expands Core to Commencement Campaign

Columbia College has announced the expansion of Core to Com- ships to humanities fellowships and science experiences — have mencement, the first-ever fundraising and engagement campaign been secured. dedicated exclusively to the College. The next phase embraces five Looking ahead, the priority areas for the next phase of Core to priority areas for support — including teaching and mentoring, Commencement are: and wellness and community — with an increased total goal of • The Core at 100: ensuring the Core Curriculum’s continued $750 million. relevance with a focus on faculty engagement, interdisciplinary pro- More than 35,000 donors have contributed $422 million since gramming and contributions to the public domain to establish the the campaign launched in November 2015 with an original goal of College as a leader in liberal arts education; $400 million. In the two and a half years since, the campaign helped • Beyond the Classroom: giving students hands-on experiences establish the Mendelson Center for Undergraduate Business Initia- that expand their skills, worldviews and leadership abilities; tives and the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political • Wellness and Community: supporting and challenging students Rights. The former has made business concentrations available to to develop life skills, well-being and resilience; undergraduates; the latter creates a distinctive undergraduate expe- • Teaching and Mentoring: attracting the best faculty and involving rience that allows students to address issues of inequity and injustice them in students’ lives while supporting their scholarly research; and (see cover story, page 16). • Access and Support: creating access for students most able In addition, $130 million of the contributions have gone to to fully enjoy the potential of a College education and creating a financial aid, 14 endowed professorships have been established and vibrant and diverse student culture 1,000 funded experiences for students — from summer intern- For more information, go to college.columbia.edu/campaign. LIFETOUCH / DENIS GOSTEV LIFETOUCH A Toast to the Class of 2018

On May 1, nearly 900 members of CC’18 Silver Stars! enjoyed dinner under a tent on South Lawn to mark their transition from students to alumni. Hosted by the Columbia College Our Fall 2017 cover story, “Star Power,” by Yelena Shuster ’09, won a Silver Award Alumni Association, the annual Columbia for feature writing from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. College Senior Dinner is a beloved tradition Reporting on Brandon Victor Dixon ’03’s whirlwind of political fame impressed for seniors on their last day of classes. The CASE judges: “ … that unexpected twist elevated this story beyond a run-of-the- event featured a welcome from Columbia mill profile.” College Student Council President Nathan The CASE Circle of Excellence awards honor outstanding work in advancement Rosin ’18, as well as remarks from Dean services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing at colleges, James J. Valentini, Senior Class President universities, independent schools and affiliated nonprofits. This year, almost 350 John Philippe Avendano ’18 and Senior awards were given to more than 190 institutions. Read the winning feature now at Dinner Co-chairs Vik Kapur ’18, Starly college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/fall17. Sofia Santos ’18 and Charlotte Silk ’18.

Summer 2018 CCT 9 Around Quadsthe

Carnoy and Lavine Elected Trustee Co-Chairs

On April 18, Lisa Carnoy ’89 and Jona- University’s Alumni Medal. Lavine is co- than Lavine ’88 were elected as the new co- managing partner of investment firm Bain chairs of the University Board of Trustees. Capital. He has also received a John Jay Both come from a finance background and Award for professional achievement, as have a long history of service to the Col- well as the Alexander Hamilton Medal, lege and the University. The two have been and is chairman emeritus of the Columbia friends since they were RAs in Carman. College Board of Visitors. Carnoy is a leader in global finance and Says Carnoy, “I could not have a greater Lisa Carnoy ’89 Jonathan Lavine ’88 capital markets; she spent 23 years at Bank honor than to lead Columbia’s Board of of America Merrill Lynch and is now the Trustees, and to do so together with my unique opportunity to give back to this chief financial officer at Alix Partners. longtime College friend and dedicated remarkable institution.” She has received a John Jay Award for fellow alum Jonathan.” Lavine adds, “I The two will take over in September professional achievement, the College’s could not be prouder to serve as co-chair from outgoing chair Jonathan Schiller ’69, Alumna Achievement Award and the with my friend Lisa, and to have another LAW’73, who has held the role since 2013.

DidYouKnow? Faculty Honored for The Pylons Flanking the Teaching, Writing

116th Street Gates Were Going On June 2, the Society of Columbia Graduates and the To Be a Set of Four deans of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering bestowed the annual Great Teacher Awards on Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology On June 2, 1915, the Class of 1890 presented a gift to the Uni- Dustin R. Rubenstein and Professor of Civil Engineering versity to mark the occasion of its 25th reunion: the pylon named and Engineering Mechanics Andrew Smyth. Letters that now graces the right side of the 116th Street Gates at The Academic Awards Committee of Columbia Col- Broadway. From a 1915 issue lege celebrated the student-nominated recipients of the 2018 of Spectator: “[Sculptor Charles Lionel Trilling Book Award and Mark Van Doren Award Keck] has represented Letters in for Teaching at a ceremony on May 2. Gareth Williams, the the form of a woman holding an Violin Family Professor of Classics and chair, Department open book. … The first page con- of Classics, was honored with the 43rd annual Lionel Trill- tains the inscription ‘Hic Labor,’ ing Book Award for his recent book, Pietro Bembo on Etna: while the second page read ‘Haec The Ascent of a Venetian Humanist, chosen by the committee Quies.’ When freely translated for bringing “illuminating new perspective to another work of this means: ‘Letters should be the literature.” Gauri Viswanathan TC’85, the Class of 1933 Pro- employment of our serious hours fessor of English and Comparative Literature and director, the as well as of our hours of leisure.’” South Asia Institute, was honored with the 57th annual Mark The article continues, “This is Van Doren Award for Teaching “for the unmistakably global the first of a series of four similar scale of her thinking.”

SCOTT RUDD SCOTT pylons, to be placed on the four On April 11, eight faculty members were honored with Len- corners of 116th street between fest Awards for exceptional instruction and scholarship. The Broadway and Amsterdam. Across the street from Letters it is 2018 recipients are Professor of Religion Courtney Bender; planned to place Science to accompany the group of Engineering Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature buildings situated there. On the Hamilton Hall corner Arts will be Eleanor Johnson; the Frank Gallipoli Professor of Modern erected, while Philosophy will occupy the remaining space. Each of and Contemporary Art Branden W. Joseph; Professor of these pylons will cost about $9,000 and will be presented by different Biological Sciences and Systems Biology Molly Przeworski; classes for their twenty-fifth anniversary gift.” Senior Lecturer in the American Language Program Shel- In 1925, the Class of 1900 donated money for Science to join ley A. Saltzman BC’79, TC’97; Associate Professor of His- Letters on Broadway; however, future classes lost interest in com- tory Neslihan Şenocak; Associate Professor of Religion Josef pleting the quartet (possibly due to the Great Depression and then Sorett; and Professor of History Marc Van De Mieroop. Each WWII) and the Amsterdam pylons were never completed. honoree receives a stipend of $25,000 a year for three years.

10 CCT Summer 2018 the Essentials Kevin Fellezs

Associate Professor of Music Kevin Fellezs says his path to academia began unintentionally. “I just wanted a steady income so I could play jazz at night,” he says. While getting his master’s in humanities at San Francisco State, Fellezs, who has a joint appointment in the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, “got a taste for scholarship.” “I wanted to challenge the way music was taught, par- ticularly music by black Americans,” he says. Fellezs, who joined the Columbia faculty in 2012, now teaches frequently wait-listed under- graduate classes including “African-American Music” and “Popular Music and Protest Movements.” In early spring, he spoke to CCT about defining ethnomusicology, collecting vinyl and his Ph.D. advi-

sor: political activist, academic and author Angela Davis. JÖRG MEYER

FELLEZS GREW UP in a black, working- conference. Fellezs introduced himself, a program this year with anthropolo- class neighborhood in San Francisco. and after the two discussed jazz and gists from Columbia and Barnard, Pacific “Hayes Valley is now very gentrified, but collecting vinyl, they spent the afternoon Climate Circuits, which looked at cultural it used to be projects,” he says. His father, record shopping. “That was all I thought it responses to global climate change through a native Hawaiian, was a singer and huge was, just ‘Nice meeting you,’” he says. interviews with indigenous activists, artists, jazz fan; his mother is Japanese. Fellezs musicians, filmmakers and poets. THEN HE GOT AN EMAIL started piano lessons at an early age and from Angela AS A TEACHER, accompanied his father when he sang. “If Davis, asking to meet for coffee. “I was Fellezs says he wants you had asked me when I was 5 or 6 who like — is someone spoofing me?! But it his undergraduate students to appreciate my favorite musician was, I would have was real!” They met in Berkeley, where music and music culture as something yelled: ‘Duke Ellington!’ So I’ve been into Davis told him she’d heard he’d connected more than just entertainment or diversion. jazz for a long time.” with Gray. “She said, ‘He wants to work “Important things are expressed and with you, and if you came to Santa Cruz, articulated through music — even popular HE PURSUED BEING a musician and I’d be your advisor,’” Fellezs says. “And music. It’s not simply about spectacle or wasn’t sure whether he should bother that was that.” celebrity,” he says. Next year he will revive with college. “It was a matter of matur- a dormant course, “Contemporary Native DAVIS BECAME A ROLE MODEL ing and realizing that unless you ‘make for American Music,” and plans to include it’ as a musician, it’s going to be a hard Fellezs. “She taught me a lot of ethnic and native Hawaiian music in the syllabus. life,” he says. “I didn’t want to be a bitter feminist theory,” he says. “And the first HIS BOOK old guy, so I went back to school.” As an time I lectured as a TA for her, she gave Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, undergrad at San Francisco State, teach- me a check. I couldn’t believe it. I had Funk and the Creation of Fusion (Duke ing music theory was the extent of his done it for other professors and they never University Press) won the 2012 Woody ambitions until he was inspired by a class paid me — it was always for the experi- Guthrie Book Award. He recently called “Comparative Cultures in China ence,” he says. “She said to me, ‘I’m not finished the manuscript for his next book, and Japan.” “Instead of the mechanics of other professors.’ So now I do the same, about Hawaiian slack-key guitar. music, I wanted to think about the mean- and I get the same reaction. It’s how you FELLEZS HAS AROUND ing of music,” he says. show someone’s labor is of value. That 8,000 vinyl was the sort of the thing she would teach records in his collection. “I used to be A FAVORITE PROFESSOR, Mary by example.” Fellezs will teach a master’s more eclectic, but now it’s mostly jazz and Scott, convinced him to work toward class on Davis this fall. jazz fusion. I have a big Hawaiian section an advanced degree. After he earned and a Japanese pop section,” he says. But FELLEZS IS INTERESTED his M.A., Scott recommended a Ph.D. in ethnomu- he’s not a snob: “I don’t even look for program, The History of Consciousness, at sicology, which derives from anthropology. the best versions — I have plenty that I UC Santa Cruz. Shortly after he applied, “It’s about spending time with people picked up for 50 cents. Sadly, there aren’t Fellezs met widely published UCSC and getting a sense of a space in which many record stores anymore!” sociology professor Herman Gray at a music is made,” he says. Fellezs completed — Jill C. Shomer

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In Memoriam: Edward W. “Ted” Tayler, Beloved Shakespeare Scholar

Edward W. “Ted” Tayler, the Lionel Trill- Tayler’s courses included Lit Hum; The (1979); and Donne’s Idea of a Woman (1991). ing Professor Emeritus and special lecturer New Yorker film critic David Denby ’65, “I had, after all, always maintained that publi- in English and comparative literature, whose JRN’66, who studied 17th-century meta- cation must come second and ought ideally to transformative lectures on Shakespeare and physical poetry with Tayler in 1962, featured be constrained by Horace’s nine-year period Milton inspired thousands of students and him, and Lit Hum, in his 1997 book Great of incubation,” Tayler said in 1989, when earned him the University’s highest honors, Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, he was named an “Honored Scholar” by died on April 23, 2018. He was 87. Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Milton Society. Teaching, he continued, “must come first and ought to be considered the noblest of endeavors. … To read Homer, Virgil and Milton with young people vitally concerned with such authors as these — now that, I thought, must be a thing worth doing.” Upon retiring in 1999, Tayler was Columbia’s most decorated teacher. He received a Great Teacher Award from the Society of Columbia Graduates in 1985, the Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching in 1986 and the University’s Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1996. Upon receiving the last, the following cita- tion was delivered: “An educational innova- tor, revered classroom teacher, and devoted mentor to both undergraduate and gradu- ate students. Your students call you magical, learned and passionate, tough yet tender, witty, humane, wholly unique. Many report that you have changed their lives.” He was also honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and two National Endowment JESSICA RAIMI JESSICA for the Humanities-Huntington Grants. Colleagues published two collections of Tayler was born in Berlin in 1931 to the Western World. Denby described him as Renaissance essays in his honor. William R. Tayler, an engineer, and Vio- “brilliant,” a “hipster wit” who helped stu- In spring 1968, Tayler was scuffed up letta Klavin-Zeiden, a Latvian emigrée, and dents “feel like they are reading literature by police while protesting alongside stu- raised in Westfield, N.J. He earned a B.A. for the first time.” dents against Columbia’s perceived racism from Amherst in 1954 and a Ph.D. in Eng- The Core Curriculum writing course that and support for the Vietnam War. But he lish from Stanford in 1960, joining Colum- Tayler created in 1983, “Logic and Rheto- eschewed the protesters’ takeover of cam- bia’s faculty weeks later. He also taught at ric,” now known as “University Writing,” pus buildings, cautioning them that “you Stanford, Princeton and the Bread Loaf earned him a Distinguished Service to the can’t remove the chains of oppression by School of English at Middlebury College. Core Curriculum Award in 1998. “Ted putting them on classroom doors.” At Columbia, Tayler taught 16th- and Tayler was trying to get away from the Tayler was an avid Norton Commando 17th-century poetry and prose and other cookie-cutter and formulaic writing, which rider and squash player who liked his mar- canonical works for nearly four decades ultimately shuts down thinking,” said San- tinis bone-dry, with a twist. and was known for astonishing his stu- dra Pierson Prior, head of the Logic and Survivors include his third wife, Chris- dents into literary epiphany. Rhetoric/Composition program from 1982 tina Lee Moustakis; children, William, While some students called Tayler the- to 2002. “‘Logic and Rhetoric’ was designed David and Letta BC’80, from his first mar- atrical, many others called him life chang- to develop analytical thinking, so students riage, to Stanley Craig Tayler; Edward and ing. Dramatist Tony Kushner ’78, author of could learn to approach any intellectual Jesse from his second marriage, to Irene Angels in America, credited Tayler’s Shake- problem and deal with it logically.” Smith Tayler; and four grandchildren. speare lectures with inspiring him to become Tayler wrote four books — Nature and a playwright. “I thought I was going to faint, Art in Renaissance Literature (1964); Literary Read more about Tayler in CCT’s May 2004 I was so overwhelmed … it made the world Criticism of 17th-Century England (1967); cover story: college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/ look different,” Kushner said. Milton’s Poetry: Its Development in Time may04/cover.html.

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Columbia Fencing: The Dynasty Is Back

By Alex Sachare ’71

ith two NCAA Cham- pionships in the last four years and a pair of 2018 W Ivy League crowns raising Columbia’s total to 50 — by far the most Iman Blow ’19 in the Ancient Eight — the Lions have reclaimed their place among the nation’s elite fencing programs. Or, as Coach Michael Aufrichtig suc- cinctly puts it: “The dynasty is back!” The secret to Columbia’s success? A renewed commitment to placing the team ahead of the individual, as well as making the most of that real estate mantra: loca- ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA LAUGHLIN tion, location, location. “We really focus on team in our pro- MIKE M c gram,” says Aufrichtig. “Fencing is an until Aufrichtig assumed the helm in 2011. ’21 came home with individual and team individual sport — it’s only you out there And there’s no doubt about it — the Lions bronze medals in men’s foil. — but each of your bouts adds up toward are back. The Class of 2018 graduated with Last summer, at the Senior World Fencing the team scoring. Our team realizes that two NCAA Championships, a second- Championships in Germany, Margaret Lu it’s much more fun when the team wins.” and a third-place finish; the men gradu- ’17, Nzingha Prescod ’15 and Nicole Ross ’13 Meanwhile, Columbia’s location in New ated with four Ivy League Championships helped the United States win a silver medal York City places it in the middle of the great- and the women with three. in foil, the best result ever for the U.S. women est concentration of fencing clubs, coaches “Columbia has more than a century of at the Senior Worlds. They, along with Jake and competitors in the country. And the tradition in fencing, going back to the 1912 Hoyle ’16 and Jackie Dubrovich ’16, are can- Lion fencers take full advantage, practicing Olympics. [It’s] a tradition that would stand didates for berths on Team USA at the 2020 not only in Morningside Heights, but also at up against any sport in any country,” says Jeff Olympics. And Aufrichtig noted that current the Fencers Club and the New York Athletic Kestler ’68, an All-American and two-time fencers like Binder and Blow might take a Club, which have hosted world-class fencers All-Ivy in foil. “The fact that Michael and his year off to try to qualify for the team. for more than a century. assistant coaches have been able to take hold It’s a formula that has worked for decades. of that and extend it is incredible.” olumbia has had many outstanding “Promising fencers come to Columbia Columbia, which has won 15 NCAA C fencing coaches including James Mur- because they know that in addition to the Championships dating back to 1951, finished ray, Jose Velarde, Irv DeKoff, Lou Bankuti, great coaches here, they will have the oppor- second to Notre Dame at this year’s NCAAs George Kolombatovich, Aladar Kogler and tunity to train with the coaches at the sur- in April. Iman Blow ’19 won the women’s foil now Aufrichtig, who has revived the program rounding clubs,” says Steve Buchman ’59, championship, defeating Ivy League titlist by stressing a team-first attitude where the LAW’62, a two-time All-American in épée. and fellow All-American Sylvie Binder ’21 fencers are part of a family that also includes Columbia’s fencing program was among in the semifinals, to become the 36th NCAA coaches, trainers, parents and alumni. the nation’s finest from the 1950s through individual champion in Columbia history. Blow, for example, is quick to share the 1990s, but went through a dry spell Columbia fencers are making their mark credit for her NCAA individual cham- on a global scale, as well. Columbia had seven pionship, where her teammates swarmed competitors in the Junior (under age 20) onto the mat to celebrate with her after the ROAR! World Fencing Championships in Verona, final point. “It was a test of my own abil- For the latest news on Columbia athletics, Italy, in April, the most of any NCAA pro- ity to perform, and also it was a test of our visit gocolumbialions.com. gram. Binder led Team USA to the gold entire team’s ability to support and to cheer medal in women’s foil and Sidarth Kumbla and to be there for one another,” she says.

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Binder had a similar comment when she To maximize this resource, Aufrichtig an Ivy League education, which can open was named Columbia’s Female Rookie of holds two team practices a week at Colum- many doors,” says Dr. Tony Kestler ’71, the the Year for all sports at the annual Var- bia and then has his fencers travel to the 1969 NCAA individual foil champion, a sity C Celebration on May 1: “As much as various New York clubs to learn from their two-time All-American and Jeff ’s brother. going to the Ivy League Championships coaches and compete against other elite fenc- Supporting the team effort are the fenc- and getting to compete at the NCAAs was ers. Often they split up by weapon, since a ing alumni advisory committee and the amazing — and I hope I can do that again particular club might specialize in one of the Rusty Blades, an informal group of alumni, — I think that just showing up to prac- three that make up the sport — foil, épée or including Buchman and the Kestlers, who tice every day and spending time with my sabre — and Aufrichtig and his assistants stay have supported the program for decades; teammates was the best part of my year.” on top of which clubs are attracting the top they cheer the Lions at meets and return As for the benefits of being in New York fencers in which weapon. “Wherever the best to campus for the annual Spring Fencing City, it may well mean more in fencing fencers are, that’s where we go,” he says. Banquet, where they mingle with mem- than any other sport. Lu, an All-Ivy First Team selection in bers of the current team and incoming “The top fencers in the country, includ- each of her four years at Columbia and an fencers. Being welcomed into the multi- ing more than half the Olympic team, All-American as a senior, was one of many generational community impresses upon come from the tri-state area,” Aufrichtig recent graduates who took advantage. “The the younger fencers that they are joining a says. And while other schools with top access to multiple strong fencing clubs program rich in tradition. programs, like Notre Dame, Penn State results in an unrivaled caliber and variety “Success breeds success,” Buchman says. and Ohio State, might offer athletics of available sparring partners,” she says, “It’s a winning culture and you can’t minimize scholarships to lure those fencers, Colum- noting that some teammates visited up to that. People want to come to a program that bia can counter with the appeal of the New five different clubs in a week. has been and continues to be successful.” York club fencing scene; the city boasts And while there are many schools in mainstays like the Fencers Club and New the New York area that can and do take Alex Sachare ’71 covered two NCAA Champi- York AC, and others are constantly sprout- advantage of this resource, there is only onship fencing teams as sports editor of Specta- ing up. one Columbia. “It’s an opportunity to get tor and is a former editor-in chief of CCT.

Lightweight Crew Wins National Title

Lightweight crew won its second Inter- collegiate Rowing Association National Collegiate Championship in three years on June 3, defeating Princeton by four seats on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., to cap a highly successful season. The Lions swept all of their regular sea- son cup races for the first time since 2000 and lost only once, at Harvard on April 8. They avenged that loss by winning the Eastern Sprints — again for the first time LAUGHLIN / COLUMBIA ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA LAUGHLIN since 2000, with Princeton second followed by Penn and then Harvard — and the MIKE M c IRAs, where Harvard finished third. The final of the IRAs was held in extremely windy conditions, with the crews Shortly after they crossed the finish, Jenson Carlgren ’19 are the first Lion light- facing heavy headwinds for the first part Landis spotted his father, John, who lives in weights to earn two gold medals at the of the race. Columbia got off to a rough Germany, among the spectators watching IRAs, since both were in the varsity eight start but quickly righted itself and took the race from the shore. Rather than wait in 2016. an early lead, with Princeton and Harvard till the boat returned to the boatyard, Lan- Meanwhile, Columbia’s second light- close behind. “We definitely didn’t get off dis jumped overboard and swam to shore to weight varsity eight enjoyed an undefeated to the start we wanted. It was pretty rocky, meet him. “He flew all the way from Ger- season, sweeping its regular-season races, a lot of waves. I’d say we got it back in our many to see me, so I wanted to see him,” the Eastern Sprints and the IRAs. “Two middle thousand,” captain Ben Landis ’18 said Landis. “He was really happy we won.” guys who won the IRAs as sophomores are told row2K.com. The Lions stayed in front It was just the fourth varsity eight now in the second varsity,” said John Malo- throughout the race and held off a late national championship since 1928 for any ney ’18. “This is just a reflection of how charge by Princeton to win. of the three Columbia crews. Landis and much better our team has gotten this year.”

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MEN’S TENNIS earned a share of the TAYLOR TROUT ’18 was named the Ivy LINDSEY EWERTSEN ’19 became the 2018 Ivy League crown with Dartmouth, League Player of the Year as voted by the first player in Columbia lacrosse history led by Ivy Player of the Year Victor Pham league’s eight head softball coaches, the to be selected as the Ivy League Mid- ’19 and the doubles team of Jack Lin ’21 first Columbia player to receive the honor fielder of the Year. Ewertsen is Columbia’s and William Matheson ’19. Columbia in the program’s 19-year history. A second career leader in caused turnovers and set a baseman, Trout led the Ivy League and set program single-season record with 75 draw Columbia single-season records in batting controls this year, including a single-game Jack Lin ’21 average (.455), on-base percentage (.507) record 15 in the Lions’ home finale against and slugging percentage (.797). She also Princeton. She recorded 26 goals and 15 had 56 hits, 15 doubles, nine home runs and 36 RBIs, all of which also led the Lindsey Ivy League. Her batting average ranks Ewertsen ’19 seventh in Ivy League history.

KYRA TIRANA BARRY ’87 (soccer) and JOHN VASKE ’88 (basketball, track & field) received the Athletics Alumni Awards at the 97th Varsity C Celebra- then beat Monmouth and Virginia in the tion at Roone Arledge Auditorium on first two rounds of the NCAA Cham- May 1. Among the student honors, the pionships before bowing to top-seeded Connie S. Maniatty Outstanding Senior Wake Forest in the Sweet Sixteen. Student-Athlete Awards went to OSAMA The Lions have won or shared the Ivy KHALIFA ’18 (squash) and co-winners title in each of the last five years and 15 CAMILLE ZIMMERMAN ’18 (basketball) assists in helping to lead the Lions to the times overall, including 13 since Coach and SARAH HARDIE ’18 (cross-country, most conference wins in a season and first Bid Goswami, the longest-tenured coach track & field); the William V. Campbell berth into the Ivy League Tournament. at Columbia, took over the program in Performer of the Year Awards were pre- 1982. Columbia was ranked as high as fifth sented to ARTHUR BOSUA ’18 (soccer) SARAH HARDIE ’18 won the 1,500m in the nation during the season, before and IMAN BLOW ’19 (fencing); and run in a time of 4:21.94 at the 2018 finishing at number 16, which earned it the Rookie of the Year Awards went to Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track the right to host the first two rounds of JONATHAN SUCKOW ’21 (diving) and & Field Championships for the sixth the NCAA tournament. And in beating SYLVIE BINDER ’21 (fencing). Heps title of her Columbia career. NELL Virginia on May 12, the Lions knocked CROSBY ’18 (3,000m steeplechase), out the team that had worn the NCAA ARCHERY won its second consecutive BRIAN ZABILSKI ’19 (10,000m) and crown each of the last three seasons. national championship in the compound RYAN THOMAS ’18 (5,000m) also division at the 2018 U.S. National Outdoor won their races, as did the 4x800 men’s BASEBALL swept Yale in the Ivy League Collegiate Championships on May 19 relay team of JACKSON STOREY ’21, Championship Series (ILCS) to earn a in Newberry, Fla. The Lions, who edged SAM RITZ ’19, ALEK SAUER ’19 and share of the conference’s 2018 title along Michigan State 218–216, were led by All- JOSIAH LANGSTAFF ’19. with the Bulldogs, who won the regular American Sophia Strachan ’20, who won season. The Lions earned their fourth the silver medal in the individual competi- LLOYD EMANUEL ’71 was inducted NCAA Tournament bid in the last six tion for the second year in a row. into the United States Tennis Association years but were defeated by the University Eastern’s Tennis Hall of Fame on April of Florida and Florida Atlantic University 28 at the historic New York Athletic in the double-elimination regional. Sophia Club. Emanuel won the Eastern Strachan ’20 Yale had the home-field advantage College Athletic Conference doubles for the ILCS, but that proved to be no championship in 1970 while competing problem for the Lions. Harrisen Egly for Columbia and went on to found the SEAS’18 pitched seven shutout innings Eastern Master Grand Prix Circuit, a and Ty Wiest ’18 retired all six batters sanctioned adult tournament series that

LAUGHLIN / COLUMBIA ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA LAUGHLIN he faced as Columbia blanked Yale 4–0 was played on grass, clay, hard and indoor in the opener of the best-of-3 series on surfaces in the New York metropolitan May 22, then the two teams battled for 15 area 1985–2003 and drew hundreds of innings the next day before Joe Engel ’19’s players annually. He is now the head sacrifice fly gave the Lions a 2–1 victory tennis professional at the Fairview PHOTOS BY MIKE M c BY PHOTOS in the longest game in Columbia history. Country Club in Greenwich, Conn.

Summer 2018 CCT 15 RAYON RICHARDS and the country and theto College letter” a “love he calls initiative asocial leads justice H.Jr.’73 Holder Eric

Tr ue Tr Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73, LAW’76 loves Columbia. And Columbia loves him back — the former U.S. Attorney General has been a University trustee and a Class Day and Dean’s Day speaker (in 2009 and 2013, respectively); was a 1996 recipient of a John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement; and was the 2015 recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal, the highest honor bestowed to a member of the Columbia College community. In November, the College launched the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights; the Initiative will sponsor courses, public events, student internships and fellowships to amplify the Core Curriculum’s discourse on justice and civil and political rights. Discouraging retreat into what Holder calls “the quiet prejudice of inaction,” it will encourage students to “live the Core” by supporting their civic action on and beyond campus. The Initiative kicked off in January by hosting The American Voter Project, a five-part series that explored the state of voting in the United States. A new course, “Power, Rights, and Social Change: Achieving Justice,” which bridges the Core and contemporary issues of social justice, was taught in the spring semester. Holder’s commitment to just societies extends beyond the Gates. As the chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, he is fighting for fairly drawn district lines to be mapped after the census in 2020. In October he called on Congress to impose changes that could reduce mass incarceration. And he was a lead consultant for Starbucks’ racial bias awareness training, which was administered to more than 175,000 employees nationally on May 29, in response to an incident in which two black men were arrested while waiting for a business meeting to start at a Philadelphia store. Columbia College Today spoke with Holder in late April about how the Initiative got started, his hopes for our country and how the College Tr ue continues to influence his life.>>

BlueBy Jill C. Shomer TrueBlue

Q: You have said that the College “gener- America in the 19th century is the history the things we’re going to see come out of ated a real desire [in you] to explore the of the black man.” Whoa. He was teaching this period is a revitalized interest in our underlying truths” about human rights Reconstruction history in a way that’s more civic life and the notion that you have to issues. Was there a particular experience generally accepted now, but at the time it was participate. And this is what the Initiative that led you to that? groundbreaking. He was asking questions is really all about — if you are going to be A: I think the initial desire was sparked by that people had not asked up until that point a good citizen, you have to be a participant. Contemporary Civilization, in my first and finding what I think are hard truths. You can’t merely be an observer. You need year. Studying the great thinkers and the He was a real pioneer and a real influence. to be knowledge based, you need to have fundamental questions they raised about a grounding for the ideas and theories you Q: What inspired you to spearhead the how people interact with one another: What want to expound, and you need to take the Initiative with Dean [James J.] Valentini? are people like in the state of nature? How do abilities that are polished here at Columbia A: people interact when there are more formal What I thought was, I got the best liberal and use them in the real world, for good. governance structures in place? And then arts education you could possibly get here Q: And for the long haul. expanding on that — how have people used at the College — both in terms of what I A: power and abused power? It sparked in me learned in the classroom and also being at Exactly. This isn’t a “for now” thing, this something that I didn’t necessarily expect Columbia at that time. It was a very activist is a lifetime thing. Someone gave me a to have happen –– an interest in human period, we protested a variety of things — the button recently that says STAY WOKE. It rights and the relationship of the individual war in Vietnam, Kent State. I was in class doesn’t matter what your age is, as long as to governing authorities. I’d always been learning these very interesting philosophi- you are an American citizen and you care, interested in history, and this kind of honed cal things and then there was the world as it you need to be involved. that interest, made it more specific. existed in which I lived, and it always seemed to me that there was a bit of a disconnect. Q: In what way do you think civil and politi- Q: You were certainly on campus at an There was a need for some connective tissue cal rights are most threatened right now? interesting time. between that which I learned in the class- A: The thing that worries me most is that a A: It was an interesting time! I got here the room and that which I experienced in the real lot of the norms that govern our society are year after the 1968 event. We were on the world. And I thought the Initiative would be being either challenged or discarded. I think other side of it but the echoes were still a way in which we might be able to do that: our legal system is holding, and I think very much there. If we can help students take some of what people will ultimately be held accountable they have learned and the questions that have for any crimes they may have committed. Q: Were there any professors who been generated by their studies, and apply But there are norms being broken that especially made an impression? them to the issues they’ll face. For example, A: I think about Hollis Lynch, Dwight what Kant, Hume or Aristotle would say Miner [’26, GSAS’40] … Eric Foner [’63, about politics, about human nature, about There was a need GSAS’69], obviously. I remember sitting in government — let’s see how that impacts the Foner’s class, maybe it was “America After student’s view of contemporary society. Let’s for some connective the Civil War,” and he said, “The history of apply it to the 21st century and see what tissue between that’s like. We prepare Columbia students so well with what they learn here in the class- that which I learned rooms; we can augment that with real-world in the classroom experience and take the best and brightest and make them ready to lead this nation. and that which I

Q: It feels like 2018 is an ideal time for experienced in the this. Can you elaborate on how the real world. Initiative’s tenets are so necessary and urgent for College students today? A: We’re at the beginnings of what I’ve worry me a great deal; for instance, the ways come to call “a period of American engage- in which the White House interacts with ment.” In some ways, the silver lining to the Justice Department. There is nothing what I feel is a very disturbing period is to written that says a President should not see the reaction of the American people. direct an Attorney General to do some- Almost immediately after the inaugura- thing or take a particular action, but that is tion was the [first] Women’s March; more a norm that has always been followed. And recently, the march of young people to when it’s not been followed, it has resulted protest the lack of action when it comes in negative consequences. Another norm is

ASHOK SINHA ASHOK to dealing in a sane, logical way with gun having a healthy respect for the press and Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69 made a significant violence. And a whole range of issues and the function of the media. If you’re in public impression on Holder as an undergrad. involvement in between. I think one of life, sometimes you don’t agree with things

18 CCT Summer 2018 that are written about you, or sometimes things are wrong. I’ve been upset by articles, but I never questioned the value of the press — to attack the press is something that I think is unique to this administration, something we’ve not seen in the United States. But alarmingly, it’s something we’ve seen in other places and at other times. I think we do ourselves a great disservice and put our democracy at risk if we don’t understand that as entrenched as it seems, our democracy is still a fragile thing. And it depends on vigilance, involvement and principled opposition when that’s appropri- ate. Unless we do those kinds of things we can end up in a country that’s fundamentally different from the one we’ve had for more than 200 years and that we too often take for granted. There are still a whole range of issues in this imperfect nation, but in a lot of ways this initiative is almost like a love letter to this institution and this country, a means BEN HIDER by which I can play a small part in ensur- Holder at the Initiative launch in November 2017. ing that those people who are best qualified have the greatest opportunity to lead. bigger than an iconic American company. do the same thing. If we can take a more Q: So you are hopeful? The whole question of unconscious bias is widespread examination of the question of A: I’m an optimistic person. I’m as optimistic something that impacts all of us. unconscious bias, the experience those two now as when I walked up College Walk for young men had to deal with in Philadel- the first time. I also believe in the possibil- Q: Do you think the training will be effective? phia might actually be worth it. ity of positive change, but positive change A: I hope in the Starbucks context it will doesn’t just happen. You have to make it be useful for their employees, but it’s also Q: What is your long-term vision for the happen. Change happens because people something that we as a nation should Initiative? Is it something you’d like to see focus on an issue, identify a wrong and then somehow engage in. I think about the become a national program? commit themselves to righting that wrong. relationship between communities of color A: My dream at this point is for this Doing all the things that are necessary: and the valiant men and women who serve initiative to become an integral part of the protesting, challenging an unjust status quo. in law enforcement. If I could shape the Columbia experience, and imbue it with The easiest thing is to go along. I’ve been training that people in law enforcement a flexibility so that it has the capacity to extremely lucky in my life; I suppose I could went through, I think I’d have modules: deal with whatever the civil and political just go along and go to my job and go home, one would be about unconscious bias and rights issues will be 50 years from now, or but that’s not what Columbia people do. the use of force, and how you protect your- 100 years from now. My hope would be in That’s not why you come to this place. self when it comes to violent encounters; the same way that Contemporary Civiliza- and then with regard to people in these tion has lasted for so long, that maybe this Q: Speaking of positive change, let’s communities of color, [to create] a greater initiative will last as long. talk about Starbucks. How did that understanding of how difficult it is to be I’d like to think this might extend to come about? a person in law enforcement. You could something larger in other places, but my A: I got a call after the incident in Phila- build up the necessary trust that I think particular concern is with the institution delphia; [Starbucks CEO] Kevin Johnson has eroded over the years and make those to which I owe so much and that I love asked me to be on a panel to deal with the relationships better. so much, so I want it to be here. There are notion of unconscious bias. What I liked I think that in some ways, there’s a line very few things that I care about hav- about Starbucks was that early on, from the from that Starbucks in Philadelphia to ing my name on — this is one thing that highest levels, it was made clear that what these larger societal questions. I think the matters to me. That this becomes part of happened there was wrong, without trying training can be effective, and I think it’s a the Columbia DNA. Long after I’m gone, to sugarcoat it. We want to find a way in start. If it’s successful, if we can come up people might think about The Holder which to make sure it doesn’t happen again. with a metric and make a determination Initiative and in some ways associate me But I also think that we as a nation that this effort has been successful, why with what I think will be a great launching should not find comfort in the notion that not expand it? Let’s have other companies pad for social change, for justice. As long as this is a Starbucks problem. This is way do this training, governmental agencies Columbia is in the lead, I’m happy.

Summer 2018 CCT 19 TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK“THE LIKE MINDS LATEST” ALUMNI IN THETURNS NEWS WHEREONE! ARE THEY NOWSelections from ourLION’S first year of original digital DEN content TAKE IN MAY 2017, CCT debuted original digital content on our website in a section we call “The Latest.” Our mission was to keep you connected to CCT and the College FIVE THINKbetween quarterly issues, TANKand to bring you more timely LIKE news about your fellow MINDS alumni. We hoped you would respond and boy, did you ever! “Take Five” — in which ALUMNIwe ask alumsIN five questions THE about their College NEWS experience — took off like a rocket,WHERE and we’ve been astounded by the range of personal stories and details you’ve shared. We’ve gone on to feature alumni voices from the Class of 1934 (writer Her- ARE THEYman Wouk, who put out NOWa book at 102!) to the Class ofLION’S 2017 (CCT class correspon- DEN dent Carl Yin) — in their own words, conversations, essays and even cartoon panels. (Ariel Schrag ’03’s graphic column, “Pregnant on the Subway,” was so popular it got TAKE FIVEthousands of pageviews!) THINK It’s been a blast working on this, soTANK to commemorate our LIKE first Latest anniversary we’re sharing excerpts from some of our favorite posts. You can MINDSfind ALUMNIthe stories in full and more at college.columbia.edu/cct/latest. IN THE — Jill C. Shomer NEWS WHERE AREIllustrations THEY by Dr. Ben Schwartz ’03, PS’08NOW LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK Take Five

This quickly became our best-read LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE section, and the responses have been incredible. Here are some we NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW especially loved: What were you like when you arrived at Columbia?

LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK “All I know is that we’ve gotta get it We’ve gotta make it on our own.” — On Our Own TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI (Bobby Brown, 1989) “On the morning of move-in day, I boarded the 2 train at the Beverly Road IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE stop in Brooklyn with most of my belongings and all of my dreams. I was then and am now a loud and proud THEY NOW LION’S DEN TAKE New Yorker, a huge Knicks fan, a lover of music and poetry, and a passionate scholar. As an alumna of The Chapin School, an all-girls independent school in Manhattan, FIVE THINK TANK LIKE MINDS I felt confident, academically prepared and tremendously excited to be a part of the third wave of Columbia College women to arrive on the Morningside ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE Heights campus. I knew for sure that I had my parents’ love “When I arrived at Columbia, I was “My mother, a registered nurse and by and unfailing support, yet I remember smart, strong and poor — traits that had then a nursing home administrator, had thinking, ‘Wanda, you’re on your own now.’ made me both resourceful and resilient. ARE THEY NOW LION’S DEN taken the day off from work to accompany My mother handed me $1,000 in cash I paid for my own education with loans, me to Carman Hall. As the daughter of that she had borrowed from her older grants and earned wages.” working-class parents, I knew that her brother. ‘This is all I have, and it’s not — Wanda M. Holland Greene ’89, TC’91, daytime presence was a big deal. (My even mine,’ she said to me with tears and head of school at The Hamlin School TAKE FIVE THINK TANK LIKE father, a welder, needed to go to work.) prayers in her eyes. in San Francisco MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS What class do you most remember and why?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW LION’S “Andrew Chiappe ’33, GSAS’39’s his growth and development as an artist the greatest achievement of the human Shakespeare class and his seminar on instead of focusing on his greatest hits. I mind. I would not trade it for all of King Lear. They were each life-changing still have my Pelican Shakespeares with Mozart, Michelangelo or Chekhov. I DEN TAKE FIVE THINK TANK in their way. In the first we read the plays my notes written in the margins. To thank Professor Chiappe and my fellow chronologically, which was a radical this day, I study the works of any artist seminarians (I believe there were eight concept in its day. All my Ivy League I admire and want to know more about of us) for teaching me that a great work friends were reading the plays by chronologically instead of only staying of art is worth a lifetime of study and the LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE category: comedies, histories, tragedies. with their masterpieces. ultimate acknowledgement that it is finally We studied Shakespeare as he developed “As for the King Lear seminar, we weren’t unknowable. It is there for us all our lives as a thinker and writer. We found the even halfway through the play when the to ponder and engage with. The Class connections between Lear and The Tempest; spring semester ended. We parsed every of 2060 will be doing the same — and NEWS WHERE ARE THEY NOW we knew he had to write a spotty play word; we argued about every interpretation. probably with no better results.” in order to write a great one. We studied I’m still at it. King Lear remains, for me, — Playwright Terrence McNally ’60 LION’S DEN TAKE FIVE THINK Summer 2018 CCT 21 TANK LIKE MINDS ALUMNI IN THE NEWS WHERE ARE THEY Take Five

What do you remember about your first-year living situation?

“It’s difficult to forget your first-year living with one small exception — we had wildly door was on his side of the obstacle course). situation when it’s a Furnald double. I disparate definitions of what constitutes a In retrospect, it might have been his way of met my roommate for the first time with hygienic living environment. I’ve routinely suggesting I spend less time organizing the a rehearsed ‘hello,’ an open mind and a been described as ‘intense,’ and naturally I room and more time enjoying my first year hint of trepidation. Whoever matched us projected my anal-retentive personality onto of college — a valuable message to hear, but perhaps saw we were both from California my half of the walls around me. Piles of a challenging one to live with.” and thought that would be enough clothes, scattered suitcases and at times an — Ryan Bubinski ’11, co-founder common ground to carry us through the unplugged refrigerator would split our dimly of Codecademy, a leading online year. For the most part they got it right, lit double (it certainly didn’t help that the education company

What, if anything, about your College experience would you do over?

“I’ve thought about this periodically over the years. Naturally team cutie with the Elvis Costello glasses just outside Koronet I wish I’d participated more in class. I wasn’t the best student the night before winter break my senior year. He was off to study to graduate from Columbia, but I didn’t really exploit the full abroad the next semester — this was it, probably the last time breadth of academic life because I was so cowed by it. I never we’d see each other. We said our goodbyes, hugged and went our did office hours, never connected with a single professor. That’s a separate ways. Then I turned around, ran back into his arms and profound regret of mine. I also wish I’d stepped off campus more gave him a long, passionate kiss. Passersby stopped to gawk. It — seen more plays, explored more random subway stops, that sort was cinematic. That’s my Columbia. And I wish I could do it over. of thing. But there were moments when glimmers of my bold, Again and again.” bad-ass self started to take shape, like the time I ran into the crew — Lea Goldman ’98, editor-in-chief of Lifetime Television

22 CCT Summer 2018 Did you have a favorite spot on campus, and what did you like about it?

“I have a soft spot for Earl Hall, the stately McKim, Mead & White building, which not only housed the offices of chaplains and religious groups, but also hosted a monthly gay dance on its top floor with a starry dome (as I remember it, at least). Those dances were advertised downtown and come spring lots of men from the West Village and other points a #1 IRT subway ride away would show up. You could lie on the lawn in front of the building and engage in conversations with them. At that point anyone with a ‘real job,’ not a student, was a figure of fascination to me. I had no idea why they would want to travel to a student dance when they might go to far wilder venues downtown. Having grown up in the repressive 1950s in America, I had never danced with a boy. I did so, for the first time, to ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ at Earl Hall.” — Poet, novelist and biographer Brad Gooch ’73, GSAS’86

Like Minds

A few times this past year we put alumni together for Can you talk about communicating conversation on a subject that matters to them. In this case, sophisticated ideas to a broad audience CCT connected art curators Tim Griffin ’92, director of the and making your art accessible? experimental Chelsea space The Kitchen and the former editor of Artforum magazine, and Peter Currie ’07, director CURRIE: “I feel sometimes like that’s my job, and I’m not always of the New York location of Galerie Buchholz, a Germany- good at it. Sometimes I have the feeling like I can’t stand in front of based contemporary art gallery. Their three-hour lunch an artwork and open it up to people with various degrees of interest. conversation was chronicled in a September 2017 post: “That being said, art is art, and I kind of like that it’s hard for me. I don’t necessarily have a native fluency with it. There’s a lot that’s unknown that you come to slowly and in roundabout ways. I think it’s OK for art to be challenging or to have hurdles that you have to jump to be able to hold conflicting or complicated or vague ideas in your head. I don’t fight against that.”

GRIFFIN: “I feel like it’s possible to speak in a way that makes art accessible without sacrificing sophistication. If you put the two of us together we’re inevitably going to go to a kind of specialist language that moves the conversation along; it’s a kind of shorthand. There’s nothing wrong with that. As a writer and editor, I feel like there is often an unnecessary fear that people won’t understand what they’re reading or hearing about. I think the public is a lot more sophisticated than the press, especially the art press, gives them credit for.”

Summer 2018 CCT 23 Think Tank

Alumni in the know offered insights on newsworthy topics source, and the ecosystems that support them — will be challenged by ranging from football-related brain injury: new conditions. Where our water sources might be threatened. Let’s be clear: We are choosing to adapt to these changes because we refuse “I would submit that the medical research is in early innings; how to adopt modest lifestyle changes right now, changes that some might the safety issue will be resolved remains to be seen. I loved playing consider part of progress. I’m a climate scientist and I’m scared.” the game but have also lost teammates who suffered dearly and — Oceanographer Meghan F. Cronin ’86 died from CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy]. Making a decision to let a child play at an early age would be very difficult.” … to Oscar-nominated films: — Martin Domres ’69, record-setting Lions quarterback and former NFL pro, inducted into both the Columbia University Athletics “My favorite film of 2017 remains Blade Runner 2049, months after Hall of Fame and the Columbia Football All-Century Team I first saw it. From a place of tone, mood and attention to detail, nothing holds a candle. The best movies don’t just stick with you in … to climate change: the moment; they linger over time. I’ll be hearing the roaring sound of those flying trucks rolling by for many years to come.” “We have chosen a future where we, and our children, will have to — Justin Marks ’02, screenwriter; credits include adapt. Where plants — living organisms that make up our food Counterpart (2018) and The Jungle Book (2016)

Where Are They Now?

Do you ever wonder what happens next in the lives of the alums CCT profiles? We do, “[I think] the greatest challenge moving and this section allows us to check in. We recently caught up with Robby Mook ’02, ahead for campaigns is how to really who was Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager in the 2016 election. He’s now a visiting understand what voters are hearing and fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, working to develop strategies, tools and how they are feeling — I don’t think technology to protect democratic processes from cyber and information attacks: we have a good grasp of that right now. ... If anything, I’ve learned that campaign managers need to operate in an environment of tremendous uncertainty, volatility and change. ... I think we got blindsided a bit in 2016, and still haven’t figured out how to understand — of everything that’s out there — what voters are paying attention to and what information is actually getting through to them.” “ ... [My current role] help[s] me to understand not just cyber-security in particular, but also more about how technology is influencing our security — the way we talk to one another, the way people engage in our democracy ... [I think] the biggest thing I’ve learned over the last few years is how campaign management is no longer a set of best practices that evolve in two-year cycles; it’s now an incredibly dynamic space. Managers have to learn to anticipate the unexpected and have to look at a campaign not as it is in the present, but where it could be.”

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We also like to hear alumni stories that that can happen during pregnancy, then “The answer was: Not well. One dude, aren’t related to the College! Personal reassure everyone that it’s very rare and who always showed up to the class in full essays of all stripes get posted each not even worth thinking about, then tell a biking regalia like he was fitting this in month; Adam Mansbach ’98, SOA’00, 15-minute story about the one time she saw between stages of the Tour de France, said he author of more than a dozen books, it happen and BOY WAS IT GRUESOME.’ was afraid his wife would die in childbirth. including The New York Times “The highlight of the class was when Not to be outdone, this other dude who was bestseller Go the F**k to Sleep, she tricked the women into drawing a professional Ultimate Frisbee coach said he shared his hilarious take on training pictures like a bunch of third-graders couldn’t stop imagining the doctor coming for childbirth in “Birthing Class, Twice.” as a pretext to lure the men out into into the waiting room and telling him that Here is an excerpt from that post: the hallway and ask us how we were either his wife or his son was going to die ‘really doing,’ away from all the macho and he had to pick which one. “The retired midwife who ran the class posturing that can go on in a room “Obviously, these guys were completely employed a pedagogical structure I’d covered in advertisements for in-home unhinged. I mean, come on — waiting characterize as ‘Introduce a terrifying thing breastfeeding assistance. room? There’s no waiting room anymore.”

Summer 2018 CCT 25 Susanna Fogel ’02 flanked by Kate McKinnon ’06 (left) and Mila Kunis on set.

HOPPER STONE / SMPSP Inthe Director’s Chair Susanna Fogel ’02 makes a summer blockbuster her way

t’s 2 p.m. on a Friday at the Café Tropical in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles. Susanna Fogel ’02 sits in the same off-beat bohemian Cuban coffee shop that’s seen her through hundreds of script- writing sessions, along with the creative highs (scripts sold) and lows (but never produced) that characterized much of her early career. This time is different, though. Fogel hasn’t brought her lap- Itop. She’s wearing jeans and a T-shirt with a watermelon on it, and she’s just here to get her favorite café con leche before going roller skating. Why not enjoy the day when you’ve just directed one of the summer’s most anticipated movies? That movie is The Spy Who Dumped Me, starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon ’06, and set for release August 3. Fogel, who also co-wrote the film, describes the plot as “Broad City meets Bourne” — an action comedy that follows two friends as they stumble unwittingly into an international conspiracy. Producers are hoping it’ll be this year’s Trainwreck or Girls Trip, which — if you missed them — were R-rated, female- driven summer comedy hits. In many ways, The Spy Who Dumped Me is a quintessential Fogel production. Relationships figure prominently in much of her work, dating back to her first short film, For Real, which

By Phil Wallace ’04 Inthe Director’s Chair was about three teenage girls who purport to be defining” experience that she says helped her to best friends, but talk trash and conspire against enjoy the collaborative production process. each other whenever one of them leaves the Fogel moved to Los Angeles the day of her room; the film landed a spot in the prestigious graduation. She held a series of “demeaning temp Toronto International Film Festival when Fogel jobs” and wrote scripts virtually every night, often was just 14. More recently, her big-screen directo- with Lefkowitz, whom she befriended at a writing rial debut, 2014’s Life Partners, was loosely based class shortly after the move. By 2006, the pair had on her real-life relationship with close friend and a manager who helped get several of their scripts writing partner Joni Lefkowitz. purchased. It was the beginning of a string of “There are so many relationships that matter in nearly a dozen almost-produced projects, includ- our lives that aren’t just romantic. And it’s become ing a few with big names attached (Evan Rachel important for me to show those,” Fogel says. “That Wood, Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Jessica Parker). is, to me, more universal these days than finding For a while, supporting herself as a writer cre- people who are happily married. One thing that ated an illusion of success, Fogel says. “But if you’re every woman I know has is a best friend, and I’m a filmmaker who really wants to see things come more interested in those relationships than the together, it starts to gnaw at your soul that you fairytale about meeting the perfect guy.” write these things and then a studio owns them. Fogel’s road to the big screen started in Provi- The whims of their business dictate whether your dence, R.I., where her parents were both on the movie gets made.” Then cameLife Partners; before it was a movie, it was a one-act play that she and Lefkowitz wrote “just because we were sick of not getting to do any- thing.” “We were like, ‘We just have to get a the- ater, and then we’re gonna do it ourselves.’ I have noticed that every time I’ve done that, it has led

to great things. Every time you get to rock bottom / SMPSP HOPPER STONE and have nothing to lose, you make an investment of time that feels like it makes no sense, but you pour your heart into it. That always gets me further than the more prescribed things that are supposed to advance your career.” The Spy Who Dumped Mecame on the heels of a similar rock-bottom moment, when another script was sold only to languish in a company’s vault. “I felt really powerless and frustrated, and the whole system felt really broken to me. My friend David [Iserson] was also feeling that way about his writing and producing career,” Fogel says. “We decided to write an action movie with women. It started as somewhat of a cynical exer- cise of, ‘Well, we’re not going to make our little heartfelt movies; we’re going to write a big movie with car chases.’”

ATTILA SZVACSEK ATTILA Along the way, they became attached. “Because we had just written it in this burst of inspiration, we felt empowered and energized by that, and decided Fogel with Justin Theroux, who also stars in the film, on set. faculty at Brown. Her father, Dr. Barry Fogel, is that only we were going to make it happen. We a neuropsychiatrist and professor and her mother, weren’t going to sell it. We were only going to part- Margaret Selkin Fogel Ph. D. BC’68, is a psychol- ner with somebody who basically committed to ogist. Fogel spent the summer before her senior making it, which is approaching deal making from year at the College as a researcher for screenwriter a position of power that we maybe didn’t have any James Schamus while he produced and wrote the right to have, and had never exercised before.” Ang Lee-directed Hulk. (She recalls reading Core Fogel ultimately connected with Ron Howard books in Butler to help connect western philoso- and Brian Grazer from Imagine Entertainment, phy with Lee’s eastern philosophical roots.) She and earned distribution by Lionsgate. She signed also helmed the Varsity Show in 2001, a “life- up editor Jonathan Schwartz ’03 and landed

28 CCT Summer 2018 McKinnon as “Morgan” and Kunis as “Audrey.”

Saturday Night Live star McKinnon, who’d had a dence, I did not feel aware of gender bias on the “There are small role in Life Partners. set of the movie at all. I never felt like these action “Susanna is so many things that make a great guys treated me differently. And I wonder if five so many director,” McKinnon says. “She is blisteringly smart years before, I just wouldn’t have projected that. relationships and funny. She has such a clear vision about tone, So I might’ve gotten more pushback about direct- that matter in and she is guided by a strong personal mission ing the movie then.” about what she wants to express. … I think she’s For Fogel, that confidence has put her in a posi- our lives that going to emerge as a really important voice in film.” tion to make more films that differ from tradi- aren’t just Fogel is mindful that her voice is one of a small tional rom-coms. cohort. Despite the success of films like Patty “When I was little, I was so far from having romantic. And Jenkins’ Wonder Woman or Greta Gerwig BC’06’s those issues in my own life that I didn’t notice it’s become Lady Bird, only two of the nearly 50 films sched- how narrowly they defined happiness for a uled for wide release this summer are directed by woman. And now that I’m well into my 30s, and important women. Fogel offers a nuanced take on how gen- my life and my friends’ lives look so different from for me to der might have influenced her career and ability to those traditional romantic comedies, I think what show those.” get pictures produced. I want is just more representation of different “In some ways, it’s not as simple as just not kinds of stories for women in general,” Fogel says. being given the opportunity. I also think that it’s “I don’t think it’s anti-feminist to make a movie a chicken-and-egg thing where the skepticism I about a woman who wants to get married and was met with 10 years ago trying to do this job led have babies. There should just be enough other to me having insecurities, that led to me not pre- movies about other types of women so they’re not senting myself as competent, which led to me not saying that’s the one model that we have. We just getting jobs,” Fogel says. “So it’s much about how need to have enough voices and stories, really.” the gendered stuff that we deal with our whole lives affects our confidence level, and then, how Phil Wallace ’04 is VP of business development for that confidence level affects our hireability. Reigning Champs and NCSA Next College Student “Walking into Lionsgate in a really confident Athlete. He is also the founder of the entertainment way, and then directing the movie with confi- website ScreenPicks.com.

Summer 2018 CCT 29 GR ADUATION2018

CLASS OF 2018, “EMBRACE YOUR FEARS”

More than 1,200 students joined the ranks of alumni at Class Day 2018, celebrating with all the pomp (plus tears and joy!) the circumstance called for. The ceremony, which took place on May 15, opened with the 15th annual Alumni Parade of Classes and featured remarks from Dean James J. Valentini (see page 3) and keynote speaker Dede Gardner ’90, an Academy Award- winning producer and the co-president of Plan B Entertainment. Gardner took the podium for a moving speech about the power of empathy. “We’re going to do this a little differently than perhaps is common,” she said, explaining that she’d emailed the graduating class in advance to ask them to share their deepest fears. She then read them aloud — a lengthy list that ranged from lovelessness and loneliness to not making a difference or selling out; racism, bigotry, misogyny and violence; disappointing yourself and others around you; living a life of “should” and not “wish.” “They are fears that belong to all of us,” she said. “I give this commonality to you as your first state of awareness as graduates, because I have lived long enough to know that it is from this understanding that anything is possible.” Of the people we meet, she concluded: “Presume very little in your life, but of this I am sure: If they are human, if they breathe and churn and rage and dance and stomp and mourn and honor; know that they, too, are walking this mad human experiment and know that they, too, are scared. No matter how alien this may seem to you, I believe it is here that you will find the kindest reflection and, in this gleam, your leap.” The University-wide Commencement took place the following day, with President Lee C. Bollinger delivering his annual address. Shazi Visram ’99, BUS’04 received the University Medal for Excellence, and John C. Connell ’76; James P. Gerkis ’80, LAW’83; Teresa Saputo- Crerend ’87, BUS’92; and Michael J. Schmidtberger ’82, LAW’85 were among the 10 recipients of Alumni Medals for distinguished service to the University of 10 years or more.

Photographs by Eileen Barroso and Chris Taggart

30 CCT Summer 2018 “Your story is CLASS OF 2018, “EMBRACE YOUR FEARS” your legacy, no matter when or how or if it gets told.” — Class Day speaker Dede Gardner ’90

CCT Print Extras Hear Gardner’s full remarks and other Class Day speeches at college.columbia.edu/cct. You also can view more photos from Class Day and Commencement, plus a list of Academic Awards and Prizes winners.

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BINDU BANSINATH MAJOR: English WHAT’S NEXT: “I’m going to do an M.F.A. in fiction at Columbia.” THE CC TAKEAWAY: “I learned to question everything and to humble yourself. Every day was a challenge and a reward.” Bindu Kaitlin

KAITLIN HICKEY MAJOR: French and Francophone Studies, and History WHAT’S NEXT: “I’m doing a Fulbright POMPQUIZ in Paris, teaching English.” WE PUT 10 GRADUATES ON THE SPOT AT COMMENCEMENT THE CC TAKEAWAY: “Columbia TO GET THEIR LAST WORDS ON LEAVING THE COLLEGE taught me how to think critically, and I want to use that to become the best version of myself as a global citizen.”

CONNOR YOCKUS MAJOR: Dance, with a Special Concentration in Business Management WHAT’S NEXT: “I’m working in tech after graduation and I hope, long term, in arts administration and arts management.” THE CC TAKEAWAY: “Letting my interests and passions lead where they lead me — not having a linear path set out, just following what my heart desires in the moment. Ta n ve e r

Connor PHOTOGRAPHS BY ESON CHAN TANVEER SINGH MAJOR: Financial Economics and XIOMARA BOVELL Political Science MAJOR: Comparative Literature WHAT’S NEXT: “I’ll be consulting and Society, with a at McKinsey.” Special Concentration in Business Management THE CC TAKEAWAY: “The diversity of the people I met, how people expressed WHAT’S NEXT: “I’m going to work their beliefs and learned to synthesize at Facebook in San Francisco.” that with the things they’ve learned here, THE CC TAKEAWAY: “The breadth and also tried to open up their identity of learning. I’ve taken a class in to others — that was powerful for me. I pretty much every department, visited the homes and cultures of a lot of so trying different ways of people on campus through events and thinking and writing and applying through multicultural organizations. Being those learnings to life.” part of that community gave me a global Xiomara perspective on issues, and I hope to keep that in mind as I move into my career.”

32 CCT Summer 2018 Christin

CHRISTIN HONG MAJOR: Biochemistry Natasha WHAT’S NEXT: “Medical school at Robert Wood Johnson at Rutgers, in New Jersey.” Gurnoor NATASHA URBANY THE CC TAKEAWAY: “The MAJOR: Political Science friendships, and being able to WHAT’S NEXT: “I’ll be moving serve in my community. I was GURNOOR TUCKER back to D.C. to work as a a resident advisor and being MAJOR: Financial Economics consultant for Deloitte.” able to work with a multitude of and History people and in such different ways THE CC TAKEAWAY: “The WHAT’S NEXT: “I’ll be working in — not only to organize events, people and the way in which my finance and infrastructure investing but also to just be there and professors, the Core, everything at Macquarie Infrastructure.” develop camaraderie on my floor about New York City, all pushed — that felt like the biggest skill THE CC TAKEAWAY: “Learning how me to try something different and experience.” to work hard and working under every semester — to take a pressure, but also thinking at a higher different kind of class, take a level. The Core Curriculum does an semester abroad, try sustainable excellent job exposing you to some development. It’s all going to of the most eminent texts in Western push me to move forward!” literature and political philosophy, and it contextualized a lot of the beliefs that I had in politics and society. I’m looking forward to taking that into the real world and bringing EXTRA CREDIT a sharp mind to the workplace and wherever I go after that.” You can read the rest of our graduate interviews on July 17: college.columbia.edu/cct/ latest/feature-extras.

KRISTINE DUNN Liam MAJOR: English WHAT’S NEXT: “Not sure yet! Going back to my parents’ house LIAM McDERMOTT in New Jersey to figure it out. I’d love to do something where I can MAJOR: Environmental Biology get outdoors, maybe with art.” WHAT’S NEXT: “I want to mainly travel.” THE CC TAKEAWAY: “I really like THE CC TAKEAWAY: “A more in-depth how people here are motivated perspective on social issues and ways to to change their surroundings. I approach social issues in the world using like that we’re able to mobilize my education. I would like to try to use an around issues and work toward interdisciplinary approach to help people making the world a better place!” and the environment at the same time.” Kristine

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Intensity in 10 Stories Daniel Alarcón ’99’s latest work explores gritty themes

When CCT last featured Daniel Alarcón ’99 in “Columbia Chino, roams Lima’s rough alleys and squares as he wrestles Forum,” in 2010, he was a first-time novelist. Though still in with his father’s death and the legacy of growing up poor in the early stages of his literary career, the Peruvian-born Alarcón a rough, corrupt capital city. Alarcón may acknowledge the had nonetheless achieved an unusual degree of success. His first power of politics, but his work’s driving force is a journalist’s short story collection, War by Candlelight (2005), was a final- basic inquisitiveness. “I write what I’m curious about,” he told ist for the PEN/Hemingway Award; his novel, Lost City Radio Kirkus Reviews in 2017. (2007), had been named a Best Novel of the Year by the San So it’s not a surprise that — while continuing to write well- Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post. In 2010, The New received fiction — Alarcón has also become a force in the field Yorker named him to its list of the young fiction writers who of reportage. (He currently is an assistant professor of broadcast were “key to their generation.” journalism at the Journalism School.) While his stories have Alarcón’s fictions are always a seductively unusual hybrid: appeared in prestigious print venues (Granta, Harper’s, The New personal stories saturated with the kind of economic and York Times Magazine), Alarcón’s most important contribution has political awareness that is second nature to a journalist. In his been made in public radio. In 2012, he co-founded NPR’s “Radio story “City of Clowns” — darkly rendered as a graphic novel by Ambulante,” a Spanish-language podcast devoted to telling Latin Peruvian artist Sheila Alvarado — the hero, a reporter named American stories. “Latin America is a continent of narrators, and for us it was obvious to put such oral tradition together with radio,” Alarcón told the online publication NiemanLab. Reminis- cences about the 1980s’ “friki” Cuban metal music scene mingle with reports from Venezuelan prison life; Mother Jones describes it as “This American Life en Español.” In his latest book of short stories, The King Is Always Above the People (Riverhead Books, $27), Alarcón continues to cover the themes that weave through today’s grim headlines: migra- tion, poverty, dislocation. The first story, “The Thousands,” set in a nameless city, is a rousing account of a destitute community that builds itself a place to live from society’s refuse. (“In a place like Lima there’s a neighborhood like The Thousands in every direction,” Alarcón told Kirkus.) This opening salvo is what he calls “an invocation,” summoning up both a sense of place and his characters’ disenfranchised yet hopeful state of mind. Excerpted here, the story is brief but intense, like a shot of pisco.

HUGO ROJO — Rose Kernochan BC’82

34 CCT Summer 2018 THE THOUSANDS realized we were cold, and on the soft slope of the hill, dozens of small fires were built, and we warmed our- There was no moon that first night, and we spent it as selves, each taking comfort in it, in our numbers, in this we spent our days: your fathers and your mothers have land we had chosen. The morning dawned pale, the sky always worked with their hands. We came in trucks, and scoured clean and cloudless. “It’s pretty,” we said, and yes, cleared the land of rock and debris, working in the pale the mountains were beautiful that morning. yellow glow of the headlights, deciding by touch and They still are. The government arrived before noon and smell and taste that the land was good. We would raise didn’t know what to do. The bulldozers came, and we stood our children here. Make a life here. Understand that not arm in arm, encircling what we had built, and did not so long ago, this was nowhere. The land had no owner, and move. “These are our homes,” we said, and the government it had not yet been named. That first night, the darkness scratched its febrile head. It had never seen houses like ours that surrounded us seemed infinite, and it would be false — our constructions of wire and aluminum, of quilts and to say we were not afraid. Some had tried this before and driftwood, of plastic tarps and rubber tires. It came down failed — in other districts, on other fallow land. Some of off its machines to inspect these works of art. We showed us sang to stay awake. Others prayed for strength. It was the government the places we’d made, and eventually it left. a race, and we all knew it. The law was very clear: while “You can have this land,” it said. “We don’t want it anyway.” these sorts of things were not technically legal, the gov- The newspapers wondered where the thousands had ernment was not allowed to bulldoze homes. come from. How we had done it. And the radio asked as We had until morning to build them. well, and the television sent cameras, and little by little we The hours passed, and by dawn, the progress was told our story. But not all of it. We saved much for our- undeniable, and with a little imagination one could see selves, like the words of the songs we sang, or the content the bare outlines of the place this would become. There of our prayers. One day, the government decided to count were tents made of tarps and sticks. There were mats of us, but it didn’t take long before someone decided the task woven reeds topped with sewn-together rice sacks, and was impossible, and so new maps were drawn, and on the sheets of pressboard leaning against the scavenged hoods empty space that had existed on the northeastern edge of of old cars. Everything the city discarded we’d been sav- the city, the cartographers now wrote The Thousands. And ing for months in preparation for this first night. And we liked the name because numbers are all we ever had. we worked and we worked, and for good measure spent Of course, we are many more than that now. the last hours of that long night drawing roads on the earth, just lines of chalk then, but think of it, just think . . . From THE KING IS ALWAYS ABOVE THE PEO- We could see them—the avenues they would be — even PLE by Daniel Alarcón, published by Riverhead Books, if no one else could. By morning, it was all there, this an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of ramshackle collection of odds and ends, and we couldn’t Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2017 by help but feel pride. When we finally stopped to rest, we Daniel Alarcón.

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36 CCT Summer 2018 Contents 38 CCAA Message 39 Lions + Newsmakers Steven Waldman ’84; Andrea Young ’06, GSAS’12

42 Bookshelf Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen, by Hannah Howard ’09

44 Class Notes Just Married!

83 Obituaries Steven P. Marcus ’48, GSAS’61; Lawrence K. Grossman ’52

88 The Last Word

LIFE’S A BEACH! Forget Coney Island and the Rockaways — when the weather gets warm, students seeking some rays turn the Steps into the affectionately nicknamed “Low Beach.” It’s the perfect place to soak up the sun while hanging out with classmates — beach towel not required!

LEON WU ’20

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Connections Make a Community

By Michael Behringer ’89

t this year’s Class Day ceremony, I had the privilege of address- A ing graduating seniors on behalf of the Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA). I shared with them a motto of my fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta: “Not for college days alone.” It’s a similar sentiment to that made by Dean James J. Valentini when he observed in his own remarks that while we are students for just four years, we will be alumni for the rest of our lives. Both express a comparable insight. Our Columbia College expe- rience is not limited to the time we spent on campus. It develops EILEEN BARROSO and unfolds over the course of many years, and grows to include not only classmates and friends we encountered during our studies, but also the worldwide alumni community. This summer, in our town of Greenwich, Conn., Welcoming As a student, I welcomed the chance to meet alumni and, as my wife and I hosted students and alumni for pizza Emily Lavine ’18 an alumnus, I’m equally excited to meet students. Fostering these and cupcakes at our home. This was our second to the ranks student-alumni connections is one of the CCAA’s top goals. These year hosting a send-off. It was especially enjoyable of alumni. relationships not only strengthen our College community, but also to personally welcome the children of classmates, extend the College experience well beyond our days on campus. friends and neighbors to the Columbia family. The Student-Alumni Journey Committee, chaired by Dan At these receptions, and at the many other student-alumni Tamkin ’81 and Neda Navab ’08, strives to bring alumni and stu- events I take part in, I’m always struck by how interested students dents together at targeted programming and events throughout the are in meeting alumni. Whether to discuss studies, hear about an year. Partnering with the Alumni Office, the committee hosted and alum’s journey after Columbia or just to learn what Columbia was supported a number of well-attended events this past year includ- like back in the day, there is a real desire to connect with earlier ing Bagel Breaks, Sundaes on Tuesday, and several student-alumni generations and to be part of the larger College community. At our lunches and dinners. reception, I noticed how many alumni exchanged contact info with CCAA Board of Directors members, and alumni, were a vis- students, parents and one another. ible presence this spring at the Senior Dinner, the Senior Toast for I thank all the alumni who were ambassadors for the College graduating women and the Alumni Parade of Classes at Class Day. by hosting or attending these send-offs. And there are still a few Each of these events afforded an opportunity for alumni to meet remaining this summer. Please consider attending one in your area Class of 2018 members and officially welcome them to the ranks or hosting one next year (cc-seas.columbia.edu/sendoff ). of alumni. Looking ahead, Convocation is scheduled for August 26. President As for the College’s newest alumni, their journey began even Lee C. Bollinger, Valentini and the CCAA will welcome the Class before they arrived on campus four years ago. Each year, the CCAA of 2022 at this inspiring ceremony, which is the culmination of supports the Summer Send-Off series, whereby alumni host — at Orientation. All alumni are invited to participate in the proceedings their home or office — receptions at which incoming Columbia and to march in the Alumni Procession (college.columbia.edu/ College and Columbia Engineering students and their families can alumni/events/event/alumni-procession-convocation-2018). meet other local incoming classmates, current students and alumni. For more information on these events, or other ways to connect These popular gatherings (more than 20 are held worldwide) are with students, feel free to contact me at [email protected] or an opportunity for the students and their families to mingle with Eric Shea, director, Columbia College alumni relations, at eric.shea@ other Columbians where they live, and ask questions and compare columbia.edu. notes, all in a casual social environment. For many, these receptions I hope to see you soon. are their first introduction to the larger College community and provide an opportunity to make connections before move-in day. ROAR!

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JÖRG MEYER A Champion for Community Journalism

By Lambeth Hochwald

teven Waldman ’84 is bringing back small-town journalism. program framed as a call to public service. The goal is to install The veteran reporter and entrepreneur watched for years 1,000 journalists in understaffed newsrooms by 2022. as community newspapers struggled and shrank and Waldman’s role as co-founder has a College connection. As an Sfolded. In 2009, he authored a landmark report for the editor of Spectator, his goal was always to emphasize reporting on Federal Communications Commission about the implications of hyperlocal topics. “I felt that we really had to cover Columbia as their collapse. “When you don’t have enough good local journalists, a community,” Waldman says. “From fire violations to curriculum there’s no accountability for elected officials and people who might changes, we were right there with our reporters, because if we didn’t have polluted drinking water without even knowing it,” Waldman do that, no one else would.” says. “It’s disaster on a local level and on a democracy level.” That job also taught Waldman the power of journalism. Enter Report for America, Waldman’s nonprofit — launched “We very much viewed our jobs as holding the administration shortly after the 2016 presidential election — that aims to reverse accountable in a respectful but firm way,” he says. “I remember the damage. Modeled after AmeriCorps, RFA is a fellowship doing a package on wasteful administrative spending, meeting with

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the president and having him accuse us of Nixonian tactics. He In 2007, Waldman sold Beliefnet — by then the largest multi- probably didn’t realize we were post-Nixon so that insult didn’t scar faith spirituality website — to News Corp. He stayed at the site us as much as it would have an earlier generation.” for a few years until Julius Genachowski ’85, an old friend from his Waldman’s relationship with the University began as a youngster Spectator days, became Barack Obama ’83’s first FCC chair, in 2009. growing up on Long Island — his mother graduated from the Soon after, Genachowski asked Waldman to serve as a senior advisor. Journalism School and subscribed to the Columbia Journalism Waldman spent two years at the FCC before creating his next Review. In high school, he was an editor at his school newspaper and two businesses: In addition to RFA, he launched LifePosts, a site headed to Morningside Heights every year to attend the Columbia that aims to preserve life stories digitally (whether via an online Scholastic Press Association conference. Those visits — and a desire memorial, obituary or tribute biography). “With LifePosts I was to work for Spectator — sealed his interest in the College. “I might thinking about ways to create revenue streams for local media while, on a spiritual level, I could solve the horrible problem that millions of people were leaving the earth without having their stories recorded or told,” he says. “I might be one of the few people who Since RFA’s launch, hundreds of journalists have applied. It’s currently in its pilot stage, with three reporters in Appalachia and decided to go to Columbia because of nine more placed in locations across the country this past spring. the school paper.” “There’s this passion among young people to help communities get better information and to save democracy in the process,” says Waldman, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife and has two sons. be one of the few people who decided to go to Columbia because In a way, the work he’s doing today is the ultimate give-back of the school paper,” he says. Waldman ended his Spectator career for Waldman, who believes that it’s imperative for communities to as the editor-in-chief and publisher. “The paper was my life,” says view hyperlocal reporting as something that’s as essential as local Waldman, who is now on Spectator’s Board of Trustees. libraries, museums and hospitals. After graduation, Waldman worked at U.S. News and Newsweek, “Journalism has been great to me,” he says. “It feels like all of and certain observations from those days led to him founding my experiences have pointed me in this direction, so it feels right his first company, Beliefnet, a website that focused on faith and to do whatever I can to help community journalism and solve the spirituality, in 1999. “Every time we put religion on a Newsweek local news crisis.” cover, sales would go up,” he says. “I thought that was fascinating. I’m in an interfaith marriage — I’m Jewish and my wife is Lambeth Hochwald is a New York City-based writer and editor and Protestant — so around 1997, 1998, I was really thinking a lot has been an adjunct professor of journalism at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter about religion, personally and professionally.” Journalism Institute since 2001.

Prizewinner Andrea Young ’06 is Expanding Physics’ Horizons

By Christine Yu ’99

s a child in Washington, D.C., Andrea Young ’06, GSAS’12 graphene or other two-dimensional materials — akin to trying to liked to figure out how things worked. If you threw a ball, layer sheets of plastic wrap one on top of the other, without any he could predict where it would land. “The idea that the bumps — to create objects called van der Waals heterostructures. A world has a rational underlying machinery has always These structures allow scientists to observe new states of matter that appealed to me,” he says. don’t exist in three dimensions. Today, Young has moved well beyond playground experiments. An Physicists are excited about the potential of Young’s work to assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara, he recently won the 2018 understand and observe phenomena that so far have only been New Horizons in Physics Prize, which goes to those who’ve made described in mathematical equations and theories. significant contributions to the field early in their career; Young was “The basic physics questions we’re interested in understanding one of three honored this year. “It’s nice to be recognized,” he says. are, ‘What kind of matter can exist? What makes one thing You don’t go into physics for the money or the fame.” different from another?’” Young says. In their search for answers, Young’s pioneering work is with graphene, a two-dimensional Young and his colleagues build electrical devices from the tiny material derived from graphite. Although graphene is only a heterostructures they’ve made. They place the devices in severe single-atom thick, it’s stronger than steel and has unique electronic conditions, like extremely cold temperatures and strong magnetic properties. Young and his colleagues stack multiple sheets of fields, and measure their electrical, magnetic and thermal signals

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Living in New York City was also a good way to balance his long days in the lab. “The idea that at 3 in the morning I could get something to eat, get a drink or find human life was psychologically very useful for me during that 10 years,” he says. After getting his Ph.D., Young was a visiting scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and a Pappalardo Fellow at MIT. He’s received numerous honors, including the 2016 William L. McMillan Award, the 2016 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering and the 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. In 2015, Young traded East Coast life for Santa Barbara, where he now lives with his wife and son. Young is still interested in figuring out how things work. In the long term, that something is quantum computing, a holy grail of technology that promises to process extraordinary amounts of information and solve complex problems that regular computers can’t. Young’s part — through his experiments — is to find a way to protect quantum information and help create a stable quantum bit SONIA FERNANDEZ / UC SANTA BARBARA SONIA FERNANDEZ / UC SANTA (“qubit”), the basic foundation for this type of computing.​​ To be honest, most days any possible applications to quantum and surface properties. Since the laws of physics function differently computing seem a very long way away, he says. “But then there is in two dimensions as compared to three, these experiments shed a saying that people overestimate what can be done in three years light on fundamental principles of quantum mechanics — the and underestimate what can be done in 10.” laws of physics that underlie the natural world and the way atoms So what keeps him motivated? “Seeing something new pop up in behave — and potentially lead to new theories. your measurement is very exciting, and having a puzzle — say, some Young laid the foundation for his work with graphene at Columbia, new piece of data you don’t understand — to think about is very where he earned a B.A. in physics and mathematics as well as an M.A. engaging. The slog is worth it for the thrills when, every so often, and a Ph.D. “It was a very special time in my career,” he says. “Columbia something works.” was the center of the universe for this type of physics, especially while I was a Ph.D. student. There was a lot of energy and ideas.” Christine Yu ’99 is a freelance writer in Brooklyn, N.Y. newsmakers David Chubak ’02 was named to Crain’s triumphed in the Best Revival of a Play agreement will “potentially includ[e] New York Business’ 2018 40 Under 40 category, while Steven Chaikelson scripted series, unscripted series, docu- list, while Sam Waldo ’10 was named to ’89, SOA’93, LAW’93, associate series, documentaries, and features.” the 2018 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 – Asia list producer for The Band’s Visit, won big in the social entrepreneurs category. when the show nabbed the coveted Benjamin Greenbaum ’97, GSAS’06 Best Musical award. Composer Tom is one of seven winners of a 2018 On April 16, The New York Times Kitt ’96 received a nomination for Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young received a Pulitzer Prize for public Best Orchestrations for his work on Investigators in Cancer, while John service for the reporting — led by Jodi SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical. Osburg ’97 has been named to the Kantor ’96 and Megan Twohey — that Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program uncovered sexual abuses in Hollywood. Nick Vita ’95 received an Innovative Class of 2018. The Times shared the honor with The Disruptor Award at the TriBeCa Film New Yorker, whose reporting on the Festival in April. Jennifer Kidwell ’00 appeared on The same subject was led by Ronan Farrow. New York Times’ list of the 25 best On May 11, The Nation named Atossa American plays in the last 25 years for Olivier Knox ’92 became the president Araxia Abrahamian ’08, JRN’11 its Underground Railroad Game, which she of the White House Correspondents senior editor. co-authored and in which she co-starred. Association in July. On May 21, Netflix announced that it had Playwright Katori Hall ’03’s new show, Lions roared at the 72nd Tony signed a multiyear deal with President Tina — a musical about Tina Turner — Awards on June 10. Playwright Tony Barack Obama ’83 and Michelle opened on April 17 at London’s Kushner ’78’s Angels in America Obama. Netflix reports that the Obamas’ Aldwych Theatre.

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Hannah Howard ’09 Serves Up a Feast in Debut Memoir

By Yelena Shuster ’09

ome girls write their deepest secrets in a private diary. so many cool internships, being When Hannah Howard ’09 was 11, she created a ’zine president of ADP. She seemed recounting all her cringe-worthy crushes and pre-teen quintessentially cool,” recalls Kwong-Brown. “It’s a little strange for Sangst for anyone to read. “It was all my open heart, just me to read her book and realize just how vulnerable she was feeling, bleeding across the page,” she recalls. because that’s not the way that anyone perceived her.” Her debut memoir, Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen The College is still a part of Howard’s story. She says she will (Little A, $24.95), is no different. never forget her “Techniques of the Short Story” class with profes- Most people would be terrified of letting the world know about sor (and author) Sam Lipsyte, who described her debut as “a grip- deeply revealing things like eating disorders or abusive relation- ping, moving memoir, a book that lives up its name.” ships. But by Howard’s own admission, she has always had “this “Around graduation, he told me, ‘Don’t stop writing,’” Howard strange compulsion” to share vulnerable, personal events in writing. says. “It really stuck with me and touched me, and I thought, ‘Can’t “I just always love to take the adventures, and amazingness and let him down. I gotta keep writing.’” messiness of life, and turn it into stories. So, even though it was She also had a fateful “Senior Poetry Workshop” with Professor terrifying, it also felt very natural,” she says. Josh Bell. “One of the things he taught me is making action happen, Howard’s vulnerability more than pays off in Feast, which which is really part of something I struggle with in fiction or nonfic- chronicles her rise through the ranks of the New York City restau- tion,” Howard says. “Josh would always say, ‘Oh, there has to be a rant scene — all the while binging and starv- turn, there has to be a surprise.’ So, even in the microcosm of poems, ing herself. The bildungsroman explores how a in a way, something did have to happen. There did have to be plot.” foodie makes peace with food, how it is both Howard continued writing after graduating, freelancing for out- her greatest love and worst nightmare. lets like American Express and cooking up the copy at Dean & We see Howard develop her hatred for her DeLuca. A coworker at New York Natives, where she was a colum- thighs when she’s just 12 and follow her coming nist, introduced her to his agent, who signed her after reading 50 of age as she takes us behind the buzzy scenes pages of sample chapters. Together they created a proposal, which at the Michelin-starred Picholine and critically was rejected by 15 publishers. adored Casellula. She thirsts for love and hungers And then somebody finally wanted it, and that somebody happened for acceptance, fighting the drug of “bad” food to be poet Morgan Parker ’10 — with whom Howard had taken Bell’s and bad men — eventually quitting both thanks poetry class — and who was now an editor at Amazon’s literary fiction

VLAD KFRG to an AA-like recovery group. The memoir is as and nonfiction imprint Little A. “Because it’s such a personal, vulner- much a love affair with food, and the chefs and able memoir, working with somebody I knew just felt like a good idea, grocery scions that make up its world, as it is a love affair with NYC. and it did turn out to be,” Howard says. “They gave me a lot of TLC, The book originated with personal essays she wrote as a creative writ- but then I had the draw of Amazon to sell and market the books.” ing and anthropology major at the College. Indeed, Columbia is a major Her advice to future aspiring Hannahs is to “sit at your laptop supporting character — it is her escape from what she perceives as Balti- and write even when it hurts.” more’s suburban monotony, an Ivy League haven where her intellectual The hurt is worth it, she promises: “Even now I get nervous ambitions won’t be derided but championed. She recounts meeting her about how the book is doing in the world, and I think that the real best friend, Ursula Kwong-Brown ’10, at the outdoor orientation pro- answer is: If a few people read something and feel less alone, and it gram before freshman year, cooking at literary society Alpha Delta Phi changes something in them, then it’s totally worth it.” (ADP) on the old-school, 12-burner Vulcan and writing notes about Derrida and Lacan between reams of pages of calorie logs: “I have lost Yelena Shuster ’09 has written for The New York Times, Cosmo- and gained the mass of a small army. But mostly, I have lost myself.” politan, InStyle and more. She founded and runs TheAdmissionsGuru. Howard held nothing back, surprising even those closest to her. com, where she edits admissions essays for high school, college and gradu- “Hannah always had so much going on in her life: older boyfriends, ate school applications.

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Shakespeare, Line by Line: James Baldwin: The FBI File 4–8 tells the story of a spoiled young standards of “respectability” and A Companion to the Arden by William Maxwell ’84. Baldwin’s prince named Siddhartha who instead feature negative aspects such Edition by Arthur Bernstein ’57. The 1,884-page FBI file, covering 1958– sets off on a quest to find personal as shame and unbelonging (Duke author, a teacher of adult education 74, was the largest compiled on any happiness (First Second, $17.99). University Press, $94.95). at Stony Brook University, considers African-American artist of the Civil Love War Stories 10 of the Bard’s plays, integrating Rights era. This book reproduces by Ivelisse Writing to the World: Letters interpretations by some of the more than 100 of the never-before- Rodriguez ’97. This collection of and the Origins of Modern Print leading Shakespearean scholars published documents, bringing short stories about desire, grief and Genres by Rachael Scarborough King into a single coherent discussion renewed attention to bureau surveil- betrayal earned high praise from ’06. King examines how the form (CreateSpace Publishing, $10). lance (Arcade Publishing, $22.99). National Book Award-nominated and content of four genres that novelist Cristina García: “At its best, emerged during the 18th century Five for Freedom: The African A Story for Louise by Eric Lanzieri it is sublime. Brava to Ivelisse Rodri- — the newspaper, the periodical, American Soldiers in John ’85. The true story of how Lanzieri guez for a stunning debut!” (The the novel and the biography — Brown’s Army by Eugene L. found relatives in Scafati, Italy, nearly Feminist Press at CUNY, $16.95). borrowed from letters (The Johns Meyer ’64. Meyer, a former 50 years after his grandmother’s last Hopkins University Press, $44.95). Good and Gone Washington Post reporter, tells contact, using only verbal family by Megan the true story of five brave black history (Lulu Publishing, $9.99). Blakemore ’99. In Blakemore’s latest The Wonder Down Under: The men who were part of the raid novel for young adults, three teens Insider’s Guide to the Anatomy, on Harper’s Ferry — an event Lifting the Turtle by J.D. Scrimgeour take a road trip to find a reclusive Biology, and Reality of the historians agree was a catalyst to ’86. A collection of poems that explore rock star while grappling with tough Vagina by Dr. Nina Brochmann ’10 the Civil War (Chicago Review the idea of community, and balance issues like rape and mental illness and Ellen Støkken Dahl. A compre- Press, $26.99). the tension between humans’ desire (HarperTeen, $17.99). hensive guide to the female anatomy for connection and a sense of being an from two Oslo-based sexual health Shortcut Your Startup: Speed Up Next Line, Please: Prompts to outsider looking in. Scrimgeour writes, professionals (Quercus, $26.99). Success with Unconventional Inspire Poets and Writers edited “I do not love words, but I consider Advice from the Trenches by David Lehman ’70. This compila- them friends” (Turning Point, $20). by Court- The Suicide Club by Rachel Heng tion of Lehman’s weekly column ney Reum ’01 and Carter Reum ’03. The ’11. Heng’s first novel is set in a on the American Scholar website The Confidence Code for Girls: Reum brothers — former investment futuristic New York City where provides playful exercises designed Taking Risks, Messing Up, and bankers and current successful opera- human organs are bought and sold to unlock the imagination (Cornell Becoming Your Amazingly tors and investors — offer this practi- like stocks and people with genetic University Press, $18.95). Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self cal playbook for entrepreneurs looking perfection have the potential to live by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman to maximize any business venture forever (Henry Holt & Co., $27). Salt: Poems in Catalan translated ’86. The pair who wrote two New (Gallery/Jeter Publishing, $26). by Clyde Moneyhun ’76. Writing in York Times bestsellers is back with The House of Impossible Abject Performances: Aesthetic the menorquí dialect of his native a guide that shows tween girls the Beauties: A Novel by Joseph Cassara Strategies in Latino Cultural Catalan, poet Ponç Pons celebrates route to becoming bold, brave and ’12. Cassara’s debut, named “Most Production “the things that sustain us and fearless (HarperCollins, $14.99). by Letitia Alvarado Anticipated Book of 2018” by bind us to life: memory, language, ’04. Alvarado, an assistant professor BuzzFeed, takes place in the colorful affections, and our connection Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who of American studies at Brown, Harlem drag ball scene of 1980s with the earth” (Francis Boutle Became Buddha by Ian Lendler examines models of Latino art and New York (Ecco, $26.99). Publishers, $59.69). ’96. Lendler’s picture book for ages performance that shun mainstream — Jill C. Shomer

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DIANE BONDAREFF

Reunion 2018 supporter of the Philolexian Society event might have been a precur- 1942 and is an acclaimed author of several sor to our now-established Annual brought alumni works, including Cast of Characters: Football Awards Dinner. Our 1940 Melvin Hershkowitz Wolcott Gibbs, E. B. White, James football team, with our great All- of all ages back 22 Northern Ave. Thurber, and the Golden Age of The American quarterback Paul Gov- to Morningside Northampton, MA 01060-2310 New Yorker, his 2015 history of The ernali ’43 (now deceased), defeated [email protected] New Yorker and some of its famous Georgia 19–13 and Wisconsin Heights for writers. Tom was elected to honorary 7–6. My friend Phil Bayer, a great a weekend I start these notes with best wishes membership in the Class of 1942 as halfback, won the Georgia game and congratulations to our Class a tribute to his long friendships with with our last touchdown. Phil was of Columbia Notes editor, Annie Heatwole Gerald Green, Dr. Herbert Mark a decorated WWII Marine hero, camaraderie. JRN’09, on her recent marriage. She (both deceased in 2006) and this killed in the invasion of Peleliu. assures me that she will continue author. Congratulations to Tom on in her work at CCT, where she has this prestigious appointment, a well Class Notes are submitted by been an outstanding editor in recent deserved recognition of his devotion alumni and edited by volunteer years. Good luck, Annie! to Columbia. class correspondents and the [Editor’s note: And thank you for I have been in touch with Dr. staff of CCT prior to publication. all your hard work writing this John Robbins, son of the late Dr. Opinions expressed are those column, Dr. H!] William Robbins. John lives in of individual alumni and do not Our honorary classmate Thomas Mount Dora, Fla., and though not reflect the opinions of CCT, its class correspondents, the Vinciguerra ’85, JRN’86, GSAS’90 an alumnus, is a Loyal Lion. He sent College or the University. By called me in early March to report me a copy of a December 1940 issue submitting to Class Notes, you that he has been named a Visiting of Spectator, which he found among acknowledge that the text is eli- Scholar to edit the collected Colum- his father’s papers, announcing an gible to appear in print as well as bia Seminar essays for publication awards ceremony in the Lions Den on CCT Online and in archives. in 2020. Tom has been an active for our 1940 football team. This

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Our basketball team had a losing record in 2017 but returns 1943 COLUMBIA SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS with almost all personnel for 2018 Barnard College –– including our Second Team G.J. D’Angio BC Columbia Business School All-Ivy Point Guard, Mike Smith 201 S. 18th St., #1818 BUS Pharmaceutical Sciences ’20. This team will improve and is Philadelphia, PA 19103 CP DM College of Dental Medicine capable of contending for the Ivy [email protected] GS School of General Studies League Championship. Last year’s GSAPP Graduate School of Architecture, Ivy League champion, Penn, defeated My wife, Audrey Evans, and I were Planning and Preservation Harvard in the post-season Ivy in the United Kingdom for two GSAS Graduate School of Arts and Sciences League Tournament and then went weeks in March, where Audrey was HN Institute of Human Nutrition to the NCAA Big Dance, where they invested as a fellow of the Royal JRN Graduate School of Journalism lost to Kansas in the first round. College of Physicians of Edinburgh. JTS Jewish Theological Seminary Football prospects for 2018 After visits to friends and family in LAW Columbia Law School appear bright, with multiple return- Scotland and in England, we spent LS Library Service ing starters on both offense and a weekend in London. It probably NRS School of Nursing defense. Coach Al Bagnoli will need being our last hurrah in that city, we PH Mailman School of Public Health to find a new starting quarterback spent the weekend at our favorite PS College of Physicians and Surgeons to replace Anders Hill ’17 and a hotel: Durrant on George Street. SEAS The Fu Foundation School of Engineering new running back to replace Chris Highly recommended; it has more and Applied Science Schroer ’17. We could then compete the feeling of a men’s club than a SIPA School of International and Public Affairs with a strong Yale team for the Ivy hotel. The two-week visit was a suc- SOA School of the Arts League Championship. cess, despite the huge minus of the School of Professional Studies Gerald Klingon SPS Dr. continues to weather in Scotland during the first SW School of Social Work function well at 97 in his Manhattan week: snow, sleet and cold, cold, cold. TC Teachers College apartment. We talk on the phone Proud parent note: My son, UTS Union Theological Seminary almost every evening. He is very Carl, is one up on me. He has been attentive to the Columbia football, named Professor of Pediatrics with baseball and basketball teams, and to Unlimited Tenure at the University the current turbulent political scene. of Rochester. It is the highest aca- December, I think, shortly after my friends, a memoir of the 22 years He and I (now 95) are both deal- demic rank at UR, where he is chief wife, Rita, left for three months in the of my life after discharge from the ing with short-term memory loss, of neonatology. It is the equivalent warmth of sunny Surfside, Fla. When Army. It also gives me a project to mainly forgetting names of people of University Professor, a level I she returned a week ago I called on get me out of bed in the morn- and places, but we are coping with never attained, here at Penn. Shakespeare to greet her: ‘How like a ing (not that there aren’t plenty this pretty well. Bernard Weisberger reports: Winter hath my absence been. From of enjoyable leisure activities and Kind regards and good wishes to “Hello, surviving classmates, ‘we thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year,’ I obligatory chores to fill the day). I all surviving classmates. happy few,’ so to speak. I wrote last in said as she was unpacking her bag. nonetheless feel a need for at least a “There you are –– we’ve been mar- couple of hours to work on a piece ried 26 years on the day of this writ- of writing, even if it’s not destined ing, and I am still trying to impress for print and doesn’t have a deadline my girlfriend with my memory for attached –– that makes it even more poetry. Of course, it’s an odd memory of a pleasure. Added to that is the that preserves lines that I have read fact that, as I research and write, I and reread many times years ago but am reliving happy days as a graduate won’t tell me where I left my glasses student in history –– carefree, inter- a moment ago. If you sense in this ested in what I was learning and opening the effort of a man with writing a dissertation on Civil War few events to report trying to inflate reporters that involved lively reading them into something readable, you’re in the newspapers of the time. pretty much on the mark. But it gives “I’m glad to get away now from the me pleasure as always to be in contact subject of ‘me’ and into family news, with you all every 90 days or so, and which is that Rita’s grandson got so on and on I go. married in New York on February 18. “I didn’t join Rita for the entire I went to Surfside, Fla., the preceding winter for various reasons, one of Sunday to spend the second session which is an increasing reluctance of sunshine with Rita, then we flew to travel, even at the cost of a lot of north together and richly enjoyed the shivering. After a week’s opening wedding. It’s almost always the same visit to her, I came back in time to among Rita’s clan — a very traditional ring in the frosty New Year with and moving ceremony followed by a my daughter and son-in-law who big dinner and intervals of vigorous live nearby, and then returned to dancing to deafening klezmer music. my principal current occupation, The next day, after a couple of visits to Dr. Melvin Hershkowitz ’42 (center) shared this photo of himself with Arthur which I mentioned in my last letter. old friends, I flew back to high literary Wellington ’42 (left) and Donald McKeon ’40 (right) in 1942 near Hartley Hall. I am writing, mainly for family and aspirations and low temperatures.

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“That’s my Winter’s Tale (credit Share your story, news or even a either of the addresses above so that Very young but very dedicated Shakespeare again) this time. At favorite Columbia College memory our Fall column is full. Best wishes children, on the cusp of adulthood, the time of writing (late March), by sending it to either the email to all. made their pain, their outrage and I am very revved up for our 75th address or postal address at the top their resolve known to the nation reunion, though I plan to probably of the column. Classmates would be and the world. Let us hope a goodly only take part in whatever was going glad to read about you, too! 1947 portion of those young folk make it on during Saturday, June 2. Hope to to the campus as the next generation meet more of you there as the fates Columbia College Today of Columbians. allow and, if you can’t be there, that 1945 Columbia Alumni Center We all must stay alert and take you’ll join with others in submitting 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 every opportunity to encourage stories of yourselves to this column. Columbia College Today New York, NY 10025 participation in the noble experi- “A Columbia nugget: George Columbia Alumni Center [email protected] ment that is our democracy. And Templeton Strong (Class of 1838) 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 in that sense we can take, as an was a lawyer, politician and office- New York, NY 10025 Cyrus J. Bloom, who lives in Phila- example, Joe, whose entire career has holder of some renown in New York. [email protected] delphia, writes, “On March 3 I, along been highlighted by his devotion to He is remembered mostly for the with members of his family and more the law. He recently endured some meticulous diaries he kept before Dr. Lawrence Aronson shared than 100 of his friends, celebrated significant challenges of a surgical and during the Civil War years. They some of his life story: “Born 1926, Larry Friedland’s 95th birthday at a nature, which have afforded him the are packed with comments, observa- NYU Medical School 1948 gradu- grand birthday party at New York’s privilege of quiet recollection of his tions and details of quotidian life ate. Pediatrician, family practice, Lotos Club. Thereafter, on March 13, time on campus. during that tumultuous period. Ken double boards. Lovely wife, four Larry and I visited Albert Burstein, Joe writes: “Thanks, John, for Burns used the diaries extensively children, nine grandchildren, 11 who was ailing and unable to attend, calling me out of what seems to be in preparing his docudrama of the great-grandchildren. U.S. Air Force at his home in Tenafly, N.J.” hibernation! Warm regards to you Civil War. The multivolume diaries captain. Reader of fiction and poli- Share your story, news or even a and to all classmates who trouble to are in the files of the New-York tics. Unitarian. Active, apprehensive favorite Columbia College memory read this, and truly sorry that I can- Historical Society.” Democrat. Retired 10 years. Age by sending it to either the email not report any activities of interest 92. Intermediate ballroom dancer. address or postal address at the top (apart from some engaged in by my Long medical practice in Silicon of the column. Classmates would be sons and grandson, of a personal 1944 Valley, Bay Area, Calif. Residence happy to read about you, as well! nature). I sit here and remem- Los Altos, Bay Area, Calif. Admired ber with warmth (and some real Columbia College Today immensely Professors Jacques sorrow) a small group of College Columbia Alumni Center Barzun ’27, GSAS’32; Lionel Trill- 1948 classmates with whom I entered the 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 ing (Class of 1925), GSAS’38; and Law School in September ’49 and New York, NY 10025 Moses Hadas GSAS’30. Contem- Columbia College Today lunched with daily on the ground [email protected] porary Civilization and Humanities Columbia Alumni Center floor of Butler Library during our were very enjoyable and opened up 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 first year, and often in our second Dr. Daniel Choy PS’49 writes: “I a better understanding of human New York, NY 10025 and third as well. All were close graduated from Columbia College history and culture. Colloquium [email protected] personal friends from disparate at 18, on D-Day. I was recently discussions of great books at night backgrounds and remain in warm awarded the Lifetime Achievement also was a wonderful experience. Share your story, news or even a memories held by both my wife Award by Marquis Who’s Who. My Of course, being a pediatrician for favorite Columbia College memory and me. With me then were Tom base of operations has always been many, many years in the small but by sending it to either the email Beadie, George Lenz, Walter New York City, except for two years rapidly developing city of Sunnyvale, address or postal address at the top Schlotterbeck and my moot-court in the Aero Medical Lab in the Calif., before the development of of the column. Classmates would be partner Bob Young. Tom and I USAF, where I invented Aeroplast, many vaccines, for polio, meningitis pleased to hear from you! alone survive; he is a retired lawyer the emergency burn dressing to be and so forth, was also a unique, in Terre Haute, Ind., and I am a used after an atomic attack. I am challenging and varied experience.” retired lawyer in Manhattan. We providing in my will $2 million each Share your story, news or even a 1949 correspond irregularly, lament the to the Columbia University Medical favorite Columbia College memory state of the nation and chat on the Center Department of Otolaryngol- by sending it to either the email John Weaver phone, though not often. I have ogy—Head and Neck Surgery, for address or postal address at the top 2639 E. 11th St. stayed moderately active as a public whatever research they wish, and the of the column. Classmates would be Brooklyn, NY 11235 arbitrator for FINRA, but that Department of Ophthalmology, for happy to read about you, too! [email protected] seems to be slowing down, giving glaucoma research. Also, $1 million me more free time to read, which to the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Writing these notes at the end of a –– after two surgeries during late Mind Brain Behavior Institute, for 1946 March “winter” –– three nor’easters December and late February –– is mind expansion research. These when we were meant to be welcom- much to be thankful for.” bequests are to repay, in small mea- Bernard Sunshine ing spring! Only one of us has Gentlemen, we are all still capable sure, the fact that I was able to go 165 W. 66th St., Apt. 12G responded to my cry for a word or of sharing and, as I have said, what through both Columbia College and New York, NY 10023 two: Joe Russell LAW’52. His we share has relevance. This is P&S solely on scholarship. At one [email protected] letter follows. But first, a note on the not a closed circle of ’49ers. I am point, I had only $40 in my pocket. season in which we find ourselves certain that a goodly portion of the This is to encourage those who find I hope that all the members of the right now: Beginning in the spring recipients of our magazine read notes themselves in my position. When Class of ’46 are having an enjoyable we experienced an extraordinary of classes other than their own. And you are down, the only way is up!” summer. Please send your news to expression of hope for the future. now that we are among the very

46 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews longest standing contributors to this I attended in Philadelphia, which section, we are of considerable inter- then led me to a memory of playing est to the young alumni readership. lightweight football at Columbia. I have this on reliable witness, given “It was the first or second year of my son is the Class of ’05. the team’s organization. Coach Lou Speak up! Little hated having us crowding his clubhouse at Baker Field and would growl at us. We secured our pads and 1950 uniforms from large boxes with piles of stuff. Our jerseys were of varying Columbia College Today shades of blue and of varying types of Columbia Alumni Center cloth. I ended up with a wool jersey 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 that must have been worn in that New York, NY 10025 oft-cited Rose Bowl victory of the [email protected] ’30s. Pads and helmets varied also; there were even leather helmets in the No news for this issue — please take boxes. We looked like a sandlot team. a moment during the summer to Our practice field was next to the piles send in a note. Your classmates want of coal stored for University use –– in This photo from the 1948 Columbian shows the 1947 Columbia-Army football game; it is captioned “Bill Olson [’49] picks up yardage against Army.” to hear from you. Be well! fact, we had to play where the quarter- back would throw a ball over the pile and the end would circle around to 1951 the other side of the mound. sidelines and watched with fascina- stood and delivered a forearm to my “Adding to our amateurism, the tion. I think some of us might have head, dropping me not a little dazed. Columbia College Today coach was Carl Pell ’50; he had been been smoking (possibly a false I heard the whistle: ‘15 yards for Columbia Alumni Center a great lineman. Carl was big but memory to add to the effect). unnecessary roughness.’ 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 not necessarily the sharpest football “Then the game. They massacred “I was able to taunt him later New York, NY 10025 strategist. My teammates and I weren’t us. Can’t remember the score but with suitable irony. He had granted [email protected] world beaters either. We played a only recall snippets from my experi- us our longest gain the entire game, T-formation offense with a man in ence. I had never played football, and it only cost me a headache. My Share your story, news or even a motion (Lou Little might have created never learned the plays and on attempt for gridiron glory and honor favorite Columbia College memory that). Halfway through the season we offense had to ask what I should do. had ended up in low comedy.” by sending it to either the email realized the man in motion always I played guard. I actually went out Donald Surr BUS’53 writes: “Hi, address or postal address at the top went to the opposite direction of the for the team on the behest of my fellow members of the ancient Class of the column. Classmates would be play. We were playing a man short. roommate at the time (Steve Furst of 1952. I often wonder how many of happy to learn what’s new with you! “We also had a halfback who ’53) and thought it a good way to us are still around, particularly those seemed to get knocked out every test my physical aggressiveness. who were fellow members of the Glee time he was tackled and another “In any case I sort of held my Club or who were fellow econom- 1952 back, a thin guy (Frank Manches- own, although I remember a trap ics and business admin majors, who ter ’51, I think?), who looked like play. I, to my amazement, recog- likely were in the same classes, or in Columbia College Today a Norman Rockwell illustration, nized it was a trap. When I found that most enjoyable senior seminar in Columbia Alumni Center wearing lineman’s shoulder pads that myself across the line without being economics. Would love to hear from 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 were so wide he would get stuck try- blocked, I dropped to one knee to you at [email protected].” New York, NY 10025 ing to run through a hole in the line. hold my position and sprung out Dudley Ferris writes: “Wish I [email protected] “Can’t remember much about to tackle as hard as I could the could say something fitting for my our schedule or how we did, but I orange and black body running past compatriots of 1952. … With years Irvin Herman shares a memory: remember our away game against me. Drove him into the ground. accumulating I feel too young to be “This was written to amuse my kids Princeton. The 150-pound Colum- ‘Hey, what you tackle me for?!,’ he my age and must check up on my and grandkids, all of whom are bia Lions sauntered onto the playing said. He was, of course, the lead- birth certificate. Must be an error in much better athletes than I –– lucky field, a variety of helmet types tossed ing blocker and the runner either the year I was born. for them they inherited my wife over our shoulders held by their dropped from exhaustion or might “In April I was to be in NYC Ginny’s physical prowess. Shortly straps, varying shades of blue tops have been stopped by our lineback- to see Tosca and then The Iceman after I emailed this off, a copy of and differing colored pants. As we ers –– or he might still be running. Cometh. (I always drop by Colum- CCT was popped into my mailbox. came out onto a beautifully mani- “My major contribution to our bia.) Tickets cost ridiculously more I don’t know if any remaining mem- cured and professionally marked offense was a result of harassing the than in ’52. The next month my wife bers of the 1950 lightweight football field, we saw all of the Princeton guard opposite me. Somewhere I and I were to travel to London to team would find this interesting. team’s helmets lined up in a perfect had heard that insults could cause meet with Swiss friends, who once “Listening to an Audible book row across the far side line. Then your opponent to err in anger. I lived here in Scottsdale, Ariz. Who about the Ratification of the Consti- their team came out, trotting two accused him of having clean white says I’m old? Japan in the fall!” tution (a very long book with excru- at a time in perfect order, rapidly buckskin shoes (an anathema Dan Seemann writes: “I barely ciating detail), there was mention of assembled in ranks wearing identical in those days), social instead of graduated from school I was such a the Pennsylvania Assembly breaking jerseys of orange and black –– last academic activities or the like. It bad student. I made no connections off its deliberations to attend the year’s varsity jerseys in fact –– and worked, but not as I had planned. with any faculty or administrators. Penn commencement. That reminded they started coordinated warm-up Next play, following my insults when Today I have a Ph.D. and some great me of a Columbia football game calisthenics. We stood along the the ball was snapped, I charged. He years at the University of Toledo.”

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Alvin Feder LAW’54 writes: Army was on its way to another vic- back at the West Point stands when there will be no horseback rides nor “Philip Bloom LAW’54, my friend tory, even though Columbia’s score in the tables were turned.’ any pin-the-donkey games, but if you and classmate at both the College the second quarter was the first one “Back to Bullis. After graduation join the Reunion Committee soon and the Law School, died on January against Army in five games. in June 1947, John Bateman, the line you will be able to help define the 4, 2018, at his home in Miami Beach, “Columbia controlled the second coach, called me and invited me to activities, speakers and themes of our Fla. Philip had been a Circuit Court half with Gene Rossides ’49 being visit Lou Little on the campus when event. Please email me at the address judge in Miami until 2003, and a constantly ‘rushed and throwing I returned to West Hempstead, L.I., at the top of the column to join, ask professor at University of Miami off-balance’ and Bill Swiacki BUS’48 for Easter break. questions, and make suggestions. This School of Law. He conducted a making ‘sensational and impossible’ “I can remember it like it was party is yours, mine, and ours. crowded 7:30 a.m. class in litigation catches, with Lou Kusserow ’49 last week. Mr. Little said, ‘If you Earlier this year, The New York Alvin K. Hell- skills program.” scoring his last of two touchdowns in want the military to be your career, Times reported on erstein Howard Hansen writes: “Colum- the game with six minutes left (and there is no finer institution than LAW’56: “A federal judge bia Ends Army’s Streak: On October Ventan Yablonski TC’48 kicking the West Point. On the other hand, if in New York tossed out a sweeping 27, 1947, a historied football game winning extra point). On Army’s last you’re going there just to put in your lawsuit that sought to make mari- required years of service, then you juana legal under federal law, ruling are wasting a specialized education.’ that the plaintiffs had failed to take “The rest is history! the necessary first step of asking the Richard Werksman ’54 says, “One marvelous aspect of “It is hard for me to believe and Drug Enforcement Administration being an octogenarian has been the privilege and challenge understand why Columbia’s 1947 to remove cannabis from its list of team is not in the Columbia Univer- dangerous substances.” of continuing to interview applicants to the College.” sity Athletics Hall of Fame (Swiacki, The Times noted the 98-page Bruce Gehrke ’49, Rossides and lawsuit’s legal and historical Kusserow). Their record was 7–2, inclusions and Judge Hellerstein’s and more than double the number 20-page opinion and that “in court, took place at Baker Field — Colum- drive to midfield, Kusserow’s inter- of players of any team in Columbia’s he appeared to agree with lawyers bia ended Army’s 32-game winning ception essentially ended the game. history are in our Hall of Fame.” for the Justice Department, who streak 21–20. It was one of the all- “Some statistics: Rushing yards: maintained that if the plaintiffs time greatest college football upsets. Columbia, 100, Army, 302. Passing wanted to legalize marijuana they I know, because I was there! Here is attempts: Columbia, 30, Army 10 1953 should try to change the law.” some background. (Rossides was 18–27). Passing yards, The article, titled “Suit to Legalize Lew Robins “After a four-year military high Columbia, 263, Army, 42. First Marijuana Nationwide Is Rejected,” 3200 Park Ave., Apt. 9C2 school background, with interest downs, Columbia, 18, Army, 12. was published on February 27. Bridgeport, CT 06604 in attending West Point, I went to Fumbles, Columbia, 2, Army, 2. Yards I’m always happy to hear from [email protected] Bullis School in Silver Spring, Md., penalized, Columbia, 30, Army, 74. classmates who have not been back which mainly prepared students for Interceptions, Columbia, 2, Army 1. for so long. It’s been a long time, but Leo Bookman attending the military academies. “From Spectator: ‘Pandemonium No news this quarter! CCT, and your writes us about a “At Bullis, we were undefeated and Hits Campus After Victory’: ‘Joy classmates, would be happy to hear different kind of court: “The article declared National Prep School Cham- unmitigated, glorious joy, reigned in from you. Please consider sharing in CCT [Winter 2017–18, “Roar, pions. We were the only team to beat the Lions’ heart. Columbia fans were news about yourself, your family, your Lion, Roar”] about the champion- Army and Navy (and on their fields!) still asking themselves if it was all a career and/or your travels –– even a ship basketball team and Coach Jack as well as Allentown H.S. (Pa.), dream. The greatest point of conflict favorite College memory –– by send- Rohan ’53 brought back memories. ranked the number one high school seemed to be whether it was the ing a note to either of the addresses “When I played freshman baseball football team in the United States. greatest football game in a decade … at the top of this column. Be well! the coach was John Balquist, a won- “Back to Columbia-Army. After or of all time. derful man and a very good coach. our Bullis team beat them, we had “‘Nobody seemed to want to leave When I moved up to the varsity in dinner with the cadet corps in their Baker Field after the victory. The 1954 my sophomore year, Coach Balquist dining hall, which was overwhelmed Columbia rooters just stood in the became the varsity coach. On that Bernd Brecher with excitement. They had a bonfire stands reverently.’ team was a gifted shortstop named 35 Parkview Ave., Apt. 4G outside and the entire corps was “‘A hundred or so got up enough Mitch Price ’53, whom most of us Bronxville, NY 10708 traveling to Columbia the next day. presence of mind to splinter the remember as the star quarterback on [email protected] “Gerry Audette, my Bullis team- goalposts, as even the gendarmes the football team. Also on that team mate and future Columbia Honor- assigned pitched in with abandon. was a pitcher named Jack Rohan able Mention All-American guard, “‘Up in the stands during the Hello again, men of ’54. Next year ’53. Jack pitched very well until he plus our Bullis team, were given fourth quarter, excitement reached at this time we will have marked our developed arm trouble and couldn’t tickets by West Point to the big such heights that a reported 2,349 65th anniversary since graduating continue. He was an excellent athlete game. We sat behind the goal posts lost the power of speech (and 34 from Columbia College, and will and, as the CCT article mentioned, on the closed end of Baker Field. their handkerchiefs!) and hundreds be closing in on our 70th year since he had the most wins as the basket- “After Army scored its third of minor bodily injuries from hilari- first having met up on campus for ball coach. Good memories.” Rich- touchdown, late in the second quarter ous pummeling were noted. Freshman Orientation week. In Our Spectator sports editor ard Werksman (Rip Rowan went 84 yards for the “‘Incidentally, the handkerchief next issues of CCT we’ll have more LAW’58 also turns a score), Army’s Jack Mackmull’s extra routine, began by the Pointers across to tell about the bacchanalian blast bit nostalgic, and brings us up to date point kick was wide left, and I had the field as a sign of derision, may that is being planned for the Class on some of his activities on behalf of it in my hands, but someone behind well become a hard and fast tradition of Destiny to mark our reunion alma mater. He writes, “One marvel- me knocked it out. No big deal, I at Baker Field in future contests. The celebration the weekend of Thursday, ous aspect of being an octogenarian thought at the time, as it looked like fans took diabolical joy out of waving May 30–Saturday, June 1, 2019. No, has been the privilege and challenge

48 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews of continuing to interview applicants likewise to do so. And, in a more talk to your dog (my wife, Helen, and Chuck Soloman (who also does to the College. Invariably, these high personal reflective mood, Saul sent I have seven grandchildren, seven work for the Dental School) and school seniors bring to the interview me this confessional poem to share granddogs and two grandpussycats, Dick Kuhn. not just experiences domestic and with the class: and they all talk to us), stay healthy The baseball season started, much international that have broadened (as you can), and ideally be wealthy to the happiness of Ron McPhee their outlooks on myriad topics but Well Bernd, a lot of years since ’54 and wise. and Jack Freeman. The fencing also the ability to express themselves I ain’t that guy I was before Gentlemen, as always, be well, be team ended up second to Notre articulately and maturely. Maybe The hair is gone the hearing too good, help cure the world, stay in Dame in the National Champion- their school counselors have screened Hearing aids, not one but two touch often (don’t wait for my email ships –– amazing results, as we fin- out those who would not be seriously And getting up just kills my back requests), and never forget. Excelsior! ished second to a very large school. considered by warning about how And then there was my heart attack Other activities, in May, included difficult it is to get into Columbia.” My hips and knees demand a cane Columbia College Class Day and Dick says that his “batting A wheelchair to the airoplane 1955 University Commencement, the lat- average has not been very good in But still unchanged is my small brain ter held in front of 50,000 people. Gerald Sherwin getting my highly rated interviewees It has always stayed insane. In addition to our classmate 181 E. 73rd St., Apt. 6A accepted, but I am glad I don’t have gatherings, Ted Baker and Mike Arnold Tolkin New York, NY 10021 to compete with these applicants for wants to assure Goldstein have been in touch cel- [email protected] admission. To get a firsthand knowl- us that while “2017 was a rough ebrating their Ford Scholar reunion. edge of the kind of sophisticated, year, it passed and we look forward Harvey “Haji” Greenberg is back articulate and accomplished young to a bright and rewarding future. Much has been happening at from Europe after a joyous time out men and women who are applying, We cruised in December on a new Columbia College. The thread link- of the country. I encourage members of our class to luxury vessel with no dining room, ing everything together is, of course, Take care of yourselves, drink serve the College and reward your- only specialty restaurants. We had Dean James J. Valentini, beginning plenty of fluids, watch your diet. selves by offering to interview.” plans to go to Cuba in May, where with his hosting of the annual Dean’s Most of all, be a good person. FYI: It’s easy. Information about we were on our honeymoon the Scholarship Reception on February 8 Love to all! Everywhere! the Alumni Representative Commit- night that Castro took over from in Alfred Lerner Hall. tee can be found at college.columbia. Batista. In the fall, we will fly to All alumni were invited back to edu/alumni/volunteer/alumni- Spain and cruise back to Miami Columbia for All-Class Reunion 1956 interviewing. (Tell them Dick sent and extend it into the Caribbean for on June 2. It was a return to campus you!) Matter of fact, I likewise did another 12 days. I am busy tracing to attend Mini-Core Classes, talks Robert Siroty just that in the early ’60s, while I my ancestors back to 15th-century with alumni and the dean, Affinity 707 Thistle Hill Ln. was a consultant at the University Spain (at home) and I am in the Receptions and tours around the Somerset, NJ 08873 of Southern California; local alumni fitness center in our new apartment beautiful campus, the neighborhood [email protected] interviewers were hard to come by. I building daily for at least one and a and Manhattanville. remember my first batch (all men at half hours doing cardio and stretch- Other campus events were the There was a spectacular luncheon in that time, of course) about each of ing as well as balancing exercises.” upbeat Varsity Show at the end of Boynton Beach, Fla., for Floridians, Dave Stevens whom, as requested, I sent back to Arnie, we want the details about April; would be snowbirds, snowflakes and their Hamilton Hall detailed observations, any autos da fé six centuries ago. proud of this group, with its original Valentines on February 14. Dave life and school data, and sugges- And our classmates want to know songs and lyrics. There was also a Goler, Gershon Vincow, Martin tions, with my personal thumbs precisely what you two were doing special luncheon with the 1955 crew Mayer, Dan Link, Burt Sultan, up or thumbs down decisions. You on your honeymoon that led to the in Faculty House. A plethora of Murray Eskenazi, Stan Manne, guessed it –– half my acceptances overthrow of Batista. guys attended the April 9 program: Mike Spett, Don Roth and I spent a Elliot Gross, Roland Plottel, Jesse were turned down, half my declina- Have a good summer, all. Pay wonderful few hours together. Roth, Don Laufer tions were accepted. Of course, the your taxes with a smile (those who (who coordinated Don Roth is the author of a Allen Hyman, Admissions Office and I agreed half extended to August), take your pills this whole affair), novel, The Girl from Guantanamo. Anthony Viscusi, Alfred Gollomp, the time. Not bad, I guess. and do your exercises (stretching Happily, he brought a few copies in Saul Turteltaub LAW’57, like does not mean reaching for the gin), others now in a reflective mood, support our free press (buy at least shares with us: “In 1950, when I one daily newspaper and actually read entered the College, there were very it), enjoy your kids and grandkids few black men at the then–all-male and great-grandkids (those who have school, about which I wonder now them; others, appreciate your family but did not wonder then. After and friends), go to the theater (not going through my Class of 1954 just to learn some new dirty words, yearbook, I sadly wonder no more. which you can do now at the movies Out of approximately 500 members and TV), read some real books (if I of the Class of 1954, perhaps 10 had a Kindle I would definitely use were black. Later, in my class at the it as a bookmark), think seriously Law School in 1957, there were about our 65th anniversary next year approximately 200 students, but (sign up for the Reunion Committee none were black. Shame on me for right now and make some noise), talk Members of the Class of 1956 gathered for lunch in March in New York not noticing then and shame on me often about Columbia (like it or not, City. Seated, left to right: Gordon Silverman ’55, SEAS’56, Stephen Easton, if I still had not noticed in 2018.” the College helped make every one Mark Novick, Ron Kapon, Peter Klein and Jesse Blumenthal. Standing, left Thank you, Saul for sharing of us), remember the CORE, laugh to right: Bob Siroty, Jerry Fine, Ed Gordon, Sid Spanier, Ralph Kaslick and these thoughts. We look for others a little, laugh a lot (see Turteltaub), Buz Paaswell.

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Fla. My motivation was simple; “There is a quotation from Dante avoid the frigid, snowy winters in that Robert F. Kennedy often Madison. I am writing this in sunny cited: ‘The hottest places in hell are Pompano Beach and was to go back reserved for those who in time of to Southern California in February. moral crisis maintain their neutrality In March I was planning to go back ... And it’s not sufficient just being to South Africa for two weeks with against, just saying I don’t think I like son Jonas, Jonas’ wife Kate, and their the way things are going. We have a children, William (8) and Lily (5). responsibility to offer an alternative.’ We are scheduled to be there March This is a time of moral crisis! 18–30, staying with my friend “We have a destructive President. Malose Kekana in Johannesburg We need a leader and alternative plans and traveling to a game preserve and that will bring people of different Cape Town. I worked with Malose races, cultures and religions together, 2000–01 and we have been friends that will share the immense riches of since that time. I want to make the this country and find alternatives to trip while I still have energy. war and weapons to resolve conflict. “Life in Madison, especially being The income and wealth disparities Members of the Class of 1956 gathered in February at a luncheon in near Jonas, Kate, William and Lily, are getting larger every year. We need Florida. Seated, left to right: Dave Goler, Dan Link, Bob Siroty and Stan is great. They are such fun. Watching to find ways to better distribute both Manne. Standing, left to right: Mike Spett, Gershon Vincow, Burt Sultan, them grow and learn and engage wealth and income. The homeless Don Roth, Murray Eskenazi and Martin Mayer. with life brings me pleasure. Jonas and poor should have a basic level of is managing Title I educational income, basic health care, housing programs for the State of Wisconsin and education. For the last 30 years, the trunk of his car and autographed Dreamland (one of the 100 best and my other son, Eric ’94, works the top 1 percent have increased both them for those purchasing one. sports books of all time, according for a computer software firm in Los wealth and income. Our current In March, we gathered at Faculty to Sports Illustrated), which has been Angeles. We were all together with President is committed to continuing House on campus — Peter Klein, long out of print, is being re-issued. the Aughenbaughs ( Jonas’ in-laws) this pattern and we need new political Sid Spanier, Mark Novick, Ron A movie starring Donald Sutherland, for Thanksgiving. I volunteer at the leadership who will change those Kapon, Ralph Kaslick, Jerry Fine, Measure of a Man, is being released; Lussier Community Education policies. How? That is a long discus- Buz Paaswell, Stephen Easton, it’s based on Bob’s second young Center in Madison, helping them sion that we need to have. We have an Jesse Blumenthal, Gordon Silver- adult novel, One Fat Summer. plan programs and I hope raise opportunity to see that the benefits of man ’55, SEAS’56, Ed Gordon and Bob and his wife, Lois, live full- money to increase services. automation are shared by all people. I filled the round table. time on Shelter Island, where he “I have renewed contact with “Our country and the world are Ron Kapon represented us at writes for the town paper, The Reporter, some old friends this year. I have changing rapidly, and we need to the annual Dean’s Scholarship and she is president of the local chap- fond memories of growing up in prepare for a changing economy and Reception on February 8. We ter of the League of Women Voters. Boston, of Columbia, of life in the modern technology, and for trans- received beautiful letters from the Because kids and grandkids love to ’60s in Washington and of the War forming demographics. I hope that I recipients of the CC’56 scholarships, visit, Bob and Lois don’t get off the on Poverty, which have been thera- am still around to see this emerging expressing their appreciation for our island much these days. peutic. I also developed and taught world and still have the energy and contribution to their education. Sam Rosenberg: “I ended 2017 a course, ‘Reflections on the War intellect to join the dialogue. Love I got some responses from Cali- with the publication of a collab- on Poverty,’ for an adult learning and hugs to all.” fornians who will be with us in spirit orative edition and translation of community in Madison. It’s amaz- Yours truly was in London, at reunion: Bob Steinfeld, Morton 13th-century motets and started ing how much was accomplished Birmingham and Glasgow, Janu- Jaffeand Art Salzfass. 2018 with the publication of my in the first two years of Johnson’s ary 23–February 7. Beginning in By the time you read this, sum- verse translation of the anonymous presidency. It’s tragic that President 1966, I have visited London many mer will be upon us. Look for emails 13th-century tale Robert the Devil, Trump is trying to eliminate many times. This time I visited the new about future class activities. Keep whose best-known post-medieval of the Great Society programs U.S. Embassy, a beehive-looking the news flowing. version is Meyerbeer’s opera of the designed to improve the lives of structure designed by Eero Saarinen. same name. Now I am putting poet poor people. It is located south of the River Paul Verlaine into English and also “My favorite book this year is Thames, in a neighborhood largely 1957 reaching back into the Middle Ages Laura Dassow Walls’ biography of being torn down and replaced with with the translation of a 13th- Henry David Thoreau. He was the modern high-rise buildings. I then Herman Levy century historical work. It’s a very most inquisitive person and wanted revisited the Houses of Parliament. 7322 Rockford Dr. satisfying way of continuing to pass to know why everything is the way To one side of the Houses is a series Falls Church, VA 22043 the years of retirement!” it is. He lived in Concord, Mass., of statues, including of Sir Winston [email protected] Alan Zuckerman: “What a with Emerson, Hawthorne and the Churchill, Nelson Mandela, David year. It’s been almost three years Alcotts, and he traveled extensively, Lloyd George and Jan Smuts. Bob Lipsyte JRN’59 reports a mini- since my wife, Marilyn, died and often by walking. It makes me wonder Across the Thames are, among oth- renaissance at 80. The 50th anniver- I am getting used to being alone. if technology is destroying our ability ers, the London Eye (a giant Ferris sary edition of his first young adult I have so many great memories of to learn by observation. We can find wheel) and Lambeth Palace (home novel, The Contender, has recently our adventures. They bring me joy. answers on Google, but where is the of the Archbishop of Canterbury). been published, with a new paper- My year began in sunny Indio, Los sense of discovery? Thoreau and the A short distance from Parlia- back cover and a new introduction. Angeles and Berkeley, Calif., and description of life in New England ment is Trafalgar Square. Dwarfing His 1976 Sportsworld: An American ended in sunny Pompano Beach, 1820–60 was fascinating. the Nelson Column are a huge arch

50 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews honoring Queen Victoria and King My visit to Glasgow was mainly golf and time in the gym we keep a very committed ‘scribe’ thereafter. Edward VII and the vast National for reminiscing; I often had visited a ourselves young and healthy.” I’m on Cape Cod in retirement, Gallery. Around the corner is the professor and his wife there. Philip Ira Carlin: “First, Jack McGro- so unable to make the monthly National Portrait Gallery. To the died and Rosemary moved. I revis- arty passed away earlier this year. luncheons. Nor have I been faithful right of the art galleries is St. Martin- ited the University of Glasgow, with He was a retired ophthalmologist for reunions, where a major excuse is in-the-Fields Church, noted for its its tall, pinnacled tower and memo- who practiced in North Hollywood, that my college sweetheart and wife musical program. I attended a partial rials to Lords Kelvin, mathematician Calif. Second, like the proverbial of 59 years always has a birthday on performance of Mozart’s Mass in C and physicist, and Lister, surgeon. swallows, Lenny Zivitz and I that same, often holiday, weekend. I Minor, with narration from the choir The next day I walked through the returned to San Juan Capistrano try to atone by interviewing College director. The next day there was a old part of town to revisit the cathe- recently for a highly enjoyable pre- applicants, as I am apparently one of piano recital of old-time favorites, dral and the Green. The cathedral is reunion lunch.” the only alumni willing to do so here including Beethoven’s Moonlight a pleasant oasis for reflection. Morton Schatzman is a medical in paradise.” Sonata, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody doctor and psychiatrist. He moved Barnett “Barney” Cline: “One No. 2, Chopin’s “Military” Polonaise to London in 1967 and lives there classmate with whom I have main- and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. 1958 with his wife. He has two sons, five tained close contact and friendship Next stop was Covent Garden, grandsons and a granddaughter. since graduation is fellow San Anto- once the farmers market but now a Peter Cohn Robert W. Hanning GSAS’64: nio Texan Eddie Hedaya, who now series of booths selling various items. Columbia College Today “Like so many of our classmates, resides in Delray Beach, Fla., with To one side is St. Paul’s, the “actors’ Columbia Alumni Center I mourn [former CCT class corre- his wife, Jean. My wife, Nancy, and church,” with its classic columns and 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 spondent] Barry Dickman’s passing; I were looking forward to visiting portico. It is in the opening scene of New York, NY 10025 his contributions to CCT were them in April. My Fair Lady, where Henry Higgins [email protected] much appreciated. “I recently published a book, The encounters Eliza Doolittle hawk- “Now in my 12th year of retire- Wind Blew Me There: Memories of a ing her flowers and murdering the CCT welcomes new class correspon- ment after 45 years in Columbia’s Ship’s Surgeon on Barquentine Verona. English language. Nearby is the Royal dent Peter Cohn, who will take the Department of English and Com- Classmates who find themselves Opera House; I missed a performance reins beginning with the Fall issue. parative Literature, I volunteer in the near San Antonio or Austin are of Tosca the evening after I left for Please send updates to him at either College Road Program of Columbia’s encouraged to visit us on our ranch Birmingham. Before leaving London of the addresses at the top of this service organization, Community near Blanco, Texas.” I also visited the British Museum, column. Impact, working with adults who Henry A. Solomon PS’62: “I with its magnificent archaeology. The following was compiled want to go on to college after earning have maintained my international Additionally I visited Windsor; a by CCT: their high school equivalency certifi- travels on behalf of the American statue of the aging Queen Victoria Ian Nisonson PS’62: “The cation. It’s a challenging, sometimes College of Cardiology and recently stands guard at the entrance to the seventh Nisonson –– the third gen- frustrating, but often very rewarding, led two workshops on leadership castle grounds. eration –– has been accepted to the exercise. I’ve also reconnected, after development for aspiring Chinese Birmingham was new for me. College. Me, then three of my four 55 years, with Billy Goldenberg ’57, hospital executives in Shanghai. I Once grimy “Brummy,” it is now children (Evan ’84, SOA’86; Andrea to whose music I set some lyrics for am chief continuing medical educa- a leading cultural center. Much of ’86; Lauren ’88); my brother Barton a couple of Varsity Shows. I was a tion reviewer for MedPage Today, the downtown area has been or is in ’62, PS’66; his daughter Natha- rank amateur, but Billy went on to a a medical website that was recently the process of being torn down in nia ’03; and now my son Evan’s fabulous Hollywood career. Just for acquired by Ziff Davis publishers.” favor of modern high-rise buildings. daughter Emma ’22, who has been fun, we’re writing some songs again. Joseph Coogan SEAS’59, Outstanding are the sparkling Con- accepted early decision. Last but certainly not least, my wife, SEAS’60: “Three of my physics pro- vention Centre, Symphony Hall and “I retired from my practice in urol- Barbara, and I celebrated our 55th fessors in the College would go on to Repertory Theatre. Remaining from ogy in Miami, Fla., about 2005. I am anniversary in June, more in love than win a Nobel Prize: Leon Lederman, earlier days are an outstanding art gal- co-director of the Annual Conference ever. Our daughter, Gina, lives on Charles Townes and Polykarp Kusch. lery with, among other things, a good on Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is Roosevelt Island and our son, Rob, During the 1950s the physics depart- collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. going into its 16th year (one grandson in Los Angeles, where he writes for ment seemed to be a holding pen or On the other side of the building is is severely autistic). I am also a television (currently Hawaii 5-0).” training ground for Nobel physicists. Victoria Square, which has the classic member of the executive committee Joe Dorinson: “Our 60th reunion I remember I.I. Rabi was the depart- Town Hall (for musical events) and on continuing medical education in a will be diminished by Barry’s absence. ment chair when I was there; Enrico the Council House (city hall). Close very large nonprofit hospital system, Why not quote a lyric from the Fermi wanted to start there but went by is St. Philip’s Cathedral. Baptist Health South Florida. Four American Civil War era? ‘We shall on to the University of Chicago. A short train ride from down- years ago I started teaching at Florida meet but we shall miss him./There Both were also Nobel Laureates. In town is the University of Birming- International Herbert Wertheim will be one vacant chair.’” the late 1930s, my favorite physicist, ham. On one side are the Medical College of Medicine as an adjunct Carl Frischling: “It is ironic Richard Feynman, tried to enroll (he School, Queen Elizabeth Hospital assistant professor (I teach ‘Profes- that Barry passed away before our was born in Queens) but was rejected and Women’s Hospital. On the sional Behavior 1 and 2’ and recently 60th reunion. He was a mainstay because the Jewish limit at the time other side are the undergraduate and added ‘End of Life, Palliative Care’). for our class over the many years had been achieved. He enrolled at graduate schools, with a monumen- I also have been a volunteer physician he was our class correspondent and MIT and then went to Princeton for tal statue of Michael Faraday, chem- on the Palliative Care Team at Baptist was a model of a true communicator a Ph.D. He became a professor at Cal ist and physicist. There are several Health South Miami Hospital since to remind us of how much we are Tech and a Nobel Prize winner. He old red-brick buildings, but the 2009. Despite this, I really have free indebted to the College early on in is famous for his Feynman idagrams, huge library and other buildings are time. Myrna (my wife of 58 years) our lives. He will be missed.” his work on the Manhattan Project ultra-modern. Nearby is the Barber and I visit our 10 grandchildren in Jim Bast: “Barry will be sorely and, much later in life, for his TV Institute of Fine Arts, a fairly small Miami; Boca Raton; Greenville, S.C.; missed. He was a great person to appearance regarding the Challenger but outstanding art gallery. and Carmel, Ind. So, with a little know and work with at College, and spaceship disaster (regarding the

Summer 2018 CCT 51 Class Notes latter, his dipping a small rubber a chat offstage. He was amazed that I washer in a glass of iced water to had had a similar talk with Putin. show what happens when rubber “Then there was that ‘would-be’ elasticity changes with temperature President of the United States, who enlightened the public). was running for office in 1968. I met “During my freshman term in the him at the Cross County Shopping College I lived at home in Teaneck, Center in Yonkers, N.Y. He was N.J. One morning I was a bit late coming out of Macy’s with two of for my chemistry class in Have- his aides, and I was coming out of a meyer Hall. I got off the subway at neighboring retail store. They were the 116th Street station, which was coming toward me so I decided not then on a median divider separating to move. When they were close to the northbound and southbound me, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy put out lanes of Broadway. I darted across his hand. When we shook hands Broadway looking out for traffic, but I said, ‘Good luck Mr. Kennedy.’ I apparently not for people. Halfway remember he was wearing a black across I bumped shoulders with a armband to commemorate his man, who then fell down in traffic. brother JFK, and a tag announcing Who was that man? It was Harry S. his candidacy for president. Several A photo of the groomsmen from Bernie Pucker ’59’s June 15, 1959, Truman, who earlier had apparently months later after giving a speech wedding. Top row, second from right: Kenneth Gros Louis ’59; bottom given a lecture at the University. His in the Ambassador Hotel in Los row, left to right: Paul Nagano ’60, Avram Kraft ’60, David Rosand ’59, aides and I helped him up; he was Angeles he was shot in the head and Mike Sohn ’60 and George Nikolaieff ’61. not hurt. After a sincere apology I killed by Sirhan Sirhan while exiting continued on to Havemeyer. the hotel through the kitchen. “Six years later after finishing “At the time I was a product man- Let me start with some short Conscience of the Country, will be my degrees, including four years of ager on Maxwell House Coffee at notes. Mike Tannenbaum published on August 21. Arnie will NROTC courses, I proceeded to my General Foods. Looking at my IBM GSAS’65 informs us that Marquis be giving numerous talks about active duty assignment at the Key runs I wondered why three West Who’s Who, the world’s premier the book: at Politics and Prose West NAS. Truman loved Key West. Coast prisons were buying so much publisher of biographical profiles, Bookstore on September 15, and at He vacationed there 11 times. His instant coffee. I decided to investigate presented him with the Albert Nel- Smithsonian Associates on October vacation house, which was then the by calling the wardens at Vacaville, son Marquis Lifetime Achievement 25, in Washington, D.C., and at admiral’s house, is now the Truman Alcatraz and San Quentin. They Award. An accomplished listee, the Miller Center of Public Affairs Museum. I lived in town with my explained that it was the inmates Dr. Tannenbaum celebrates many at UVA, in Charlottesville, Va., on wife for two years, six to eight blocks who were buying the jar-pack coffee years’ experience in his professional October 30. Other scheduled talks, from the admiral’s house. However, I at the Exchange Store. They could network and has been noted for with dates to be announced on his never saw Truman again; by then he then make a cup at any time during achievements, leadership qualities, website, arnoldaoffner.com, will be had probably retired to Indepen- the day, and especially before they and the credentials and successes he at the Leon Levy Centerfor Biog- dence, Miss. would go out to the prison yard to has accrued in his field. raphy at CUNY on Fifth Avenue, “However, a new President –– JFK play ball. Each warden then invited For a more complete description New York City, and at the Harvard –– was the new notable, along with me to visit to see for myself. I decided of the basis for the award, and a Coop in Cambridge, Mass. Prime Minister Harold McMillan of to take them up on their offer. I vis- summary of Mike’s accomplish- The book has gotten strong the United Kingdom, to visit both the ited each prison, the Exchange Stores ments, go to 24-7pressrelease.com/ endorsements from President Air Station and the Truman Museum. and the prison yards. The warden at press-release-service/450996. Carter, Vice President Mondale The day of their visit I happened to San Quentin also offered to walk Steve Trachtenberg has been and noted biographers. be the Officer of the Day (in charge me around the cell blocks to observe busy. He writes, “I have a new book Arnie spent 49 years as a his- of security) at the Air Station. In that prison life. When we got close to the on the university presidency coming tory professor, including five years position I met both of them … end of one corridor he said ‘Look out April 15. Likely my last, but at Syracuse, 23 years at Boston “How about meeting other Presi- over there. See the end cell. See who I have said that before. Ran into University and 21 years at Lafayette, dents or notables in other places? is in there? That’s Sirhan Sirhan, the Riordan Roett in the lobby of the from which he retired as Cornelia F. Three stand out. In St. Petersburg, man who killed RFK.’” Hotel Ritz in Madrid. He never Hugel Professor Emeritus of His- Russia, I had one-hour conversations disappoints. When I asked him tory in 2012. with both Vladimir Putin and Mayor what he was doing in Spain, he said Arnie is married to Ellen Siegel Anatoly Sobchak. The subject was 1959 he was there to see the king. And I Offner BC’61, a health care strate- grain terminals, which I was promot- believed him.” gist and consultant, and they live in ing at the time. They both struck me Norman Gelfand Bill Zangwill celebrated his 80th Newton, Mass., near their children as impressive officials. In the 1990s, I c/o CCT birthday on St. Patrick’s Day with Deborah and Michael, their respec- attended a conference at Hofstra on Columbia Alumni Center a fantastic dinner on the 99th floor tive spouses, and four grandchildren. Long Island. Ex-Cabinet members 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 of the Sears Tower (now the Willis When not working, Arnie and Ellen from the Reagan era, such as James New York, NY 10025 Tower) in Chicago. Paul Kantor travel as widely as possible, and also Baker, were the speakers. There was [email protected] and his wife, Carole, and Norman enjoy spending time at their summer one other speaker who was Reagan’s Gelfand and his wife, Yona, were home in the Berkshires, near Tangle- counterpart in the USSR: Mikhail In about a year, we will celebrate there, along with many of Bill’s fam- wood and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festi- Gorbachev. He was in charge when the 60th anniversary of our ily members and friends. val. Classmates and friends are always the USSR collapsed. He gave a good Commencement. I look forward Arnie Offner reports that his welcome: email [email protected] speech. When it was finished we had to seeing you all there. biography, Hubert Humphrey: The or call 617-332-7161.

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Dr. Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr. the Red Bank Chamber Music Soci- new season, theater, an Oktoberfest, Movie Database entry on the film, SEAS’59, BUS’78, LF-IEEE [Life ety and the Two River Theater. the chamber music performances and I’m listed under full cast and crew Fellow-Institute of Electrical and “My genealogical research in all the things that make the fall lively. as the ‘technical consultant for the Electronics Engineers] chair, Fair Northern Ireland, Scotland and the For Thanksgiving, we joined Dorothy computer sequence.’)” Richard Engel- Haven Environmental Commis- English border counties becomes and her extended family, and joined My apologies to man Eric Jakobsson sion, past president, IEEE-USA, more and more difficult for lack of Joan’s in Avon for Christmas Day. and for not Washington, D.C., and past chair- records, with about 12,000 family We will think of you all and look including their contributions. They man of the American Association members recorded and largely forward to seeing or hearing from will appear in the Fall issue. of Engineering Societies, also in placed in trees. It’s the ‘strays’ that you in these class pages in 2018!” Steve Kallis Jr. Washington, D.C., wrote in at the become so frustrating, and the reports, “As end of 2017: “Time has slipped by continued repetition of a half-dozen a retiree in Florida’s Tampa Bay, 1960 quickly. This is the 29th year that my given names over seven centuries. there’s nothing new aside from some Robert A. Machleder wife, Meta, and I have lived here in “February 2017 brought Meta’s surprisingly cold weather. However, 69-37 Fleet St. Fair Haven, N.J. We’ve had 57 years ‘Big 80.’ She was honored by a I don’t recall sending this before. For Forest Hills, NY 11375 of marriage and a wonderful family. family affair at the Heldrich Hotel a quarter-century, I was an employee [email protected] Now in our ninth decade (that’s over in New Brunswick, N.J., following of the late, lamented Digital Equip- 80, not 90!) we better appreciate a Shakespeare ESU Competition in ment Corp., as a member of its cor- Michael Scheck all the wonders of life and what the morning. In March, we went to porate public relations department. BUS’61 lives God has given us, in the past and Hollywood, Fla., for a week, visiting “While there, I established a in Miami. Apparently, he is quite in the present — the latter being a daughter Jeanne and enjoying the library of ‘application films,’ which content to be there. He and his winter scene outside of fresh snow, beach and local restaurants. In April, were industrial films that could be wife, Raquel, married 54 years, have illuminated by computer-controlled I helped at the Robot Challenge at lent to schools and professional been in Miami for more than 60 twinkling LEDs! With the joys Brookdale College, sponsored by societies. These films showed various years. They are not the only Schecks that Christmas confirms, Meta and IEEE. The contestants are local high ways that the company’s comput- in Miami. All of their family, I want to wish all of our readers a school upperclassmen, whose talents ers were used. Four of the films I Michael reports, “live next door to peaceful and quiet holiday season, are just amazing. It’s hard to believe did myself, having my own motion one another in Miami on a ‘cul de which inspires us all to humbly serve how much new academic material picture production equipment. In Scheck.’” Now that’s quite a lot of all in need of our help. has been added to the curricula since the days I made those films, cameras Schecks — enough to field two soft- “The holiday festivities that used we were juniors 60-plus years ago. weren’t digital and used actual film ball teams or to occupy the entire to be ours to serve are now ours “Toward the end of April, we cele- to record moving images. first violin section of a symphony to enjoy at our children’s homes, brated our 57th wedding anniversary “My films are now accessible at orchestra (Michael and Raquel have enhanced by eight grandchildren and my 80th birthday at Nicholas archive.org. They can be viewed there, 17 grandchildren). or downloaded for retention. The And this battalion of Schecks films are Clear! (archive.org/details/ doesn’t always stay put in Miami. Clear_201403), a PDP-8/m computer Michael favored me with two Mike Tannenbaum ’59 was presented with the Albert Nelson system is used at an airport’s fixed beautiful pictures of the entire Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s base operation to ease the functions complement (including dog of dispatching airplanes and selling Maisie) assembled for photos in Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles. pilot supplies; Computer-Augmented Brazil, taken two years ago, and in Chemical Analysis (archive.org/details/ Beaver Creek, Colo., taken this past Chemical_20140328), a PDP-12 December. With such evidence now computer is used at a chemical facility in hand, 17 establishes a record for and their friends, a wonderful and Restaurant, and Howie Allen ’58, to determine the characteristics of grandchildren. That crown, which Vince Russo rich turn of events. Thanksgiving SEAS’59’s ‘Big 80,’ at a party in a potential antibiotic; Pulsebeat Of has long weighed on ’s found us at daughter Dorothy and Brooklyn. We flew to Overland Park, The Universe (archive.org/details/ brow with 15, moves on to Miami. [her husband] Mike’s in Branch- Kan., in May to visit son Ralph III, Pulsebeat), a PDP-12 computer is Michael, who earned an M.B.A. burg, and Christmas will be at Wanda, Isabel, Amelia, Ralph IV and used in a radioastronomy observa- from the Business School, retired in daughter Joan and [her husband] Eleanor. It’s always fun, yet we only tory to study neutron stars known as 2005 from the wholesale distribution Kevin’s in Avon-by-the-Sea, both see them once or twice a year. pulsars; and Along the Shorelines of the of paper and other products. He’s not here in New Jersey. “In the middle of June we flew Skies (archive.org/details/Shorelines), the only member of the family with a “I am president of the Monmouth to Stockholm, where we joined our a PDP-8 computer is used to calibrate degree from the College. Son Marty branch of the English-Speaking close Dusseldorf friends, Klaus and an ultraviolet spectrometer used in ’88 and daughter Elise ’91 are gradu- Union (ESU), which presented a Elsbeth Mueller, for a four-day sight- rocket-borne ultraviolet spectrometers ates, and Marty’s daughter Nicole ’19 number of English cultural programs seeing tour. It was a lot of fun with in high-altitude and space research. will be one — three generations of this year, and completed the year with friends we see too little. From there “On the matter of motion pictures, recipients of a spectacular education a traditional Christmas roast beef we took a cruise on Oceania around I might as well add that the 1975 on Morningside Heights. Michael dinner at the Rumson Country Club. nine Baltic countries including Lat- movie Three Days of the Condor, which sends his regards to all. Mike Gelfand I also serve as a Eucharistic minister via, Lithuania and Estonia. It was for stars Robert Redford, opens with a offers additional at Nativity Church. Meta is VP of her 10 days; we highly recommend the shot of a PDP-8/e computer being wry observations about his fresh- alumni club, with its monthly lunches. cruise and the associated tours. We used by a CIA-funded research facil- man adventure painting the “C” at I chair the member care committee stayed around home in July, August ity to scan foreign language books Spuyten Duyvil while suspended of the Root Beer and Checker Club, and September, with some local and translate them into English. As on a board at the end of a rope, which meets twice weekly for lunch travel and enjoying the Navesink a PR guy, I placed the computer into and a serious note about the value and serves the social needs of its aging River, the ocean and fine summer the movie, and as a techno-weenie, of his participation as a coxswain members. Both Meta and I support weather. October brought forth the I programmed it. (In the Internet on the crew: “That was a differ-

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ent era: 16 years old, no parental Congratulations to Stephen attack on the World Trade Center. reunion when I ran into Paul for the consent needed, no safety harness, Solender SW’62, who was celebrated And the list of his works goes on. first time since we graduated. After no flotation vest in case you fell into as one of eight New York octogenari- Steve received a John Jay Award a delightful late evening with the Paul Nagano, the river from your perch. Nobody ans-plus who continue to lead lives of for distinguished professional Chevaliers and Paul worried about liability issues in active civic engagement and accom- achievement in 2000. Steve and wife C. suggested skiing and I decided that 1956! Being asked to cox by Dean plishment. At the annual “8 over 80” Elsa married in 1960 –– certainly the rarity of new offers of friendship [Harry] Coleman ’46 was fortuitous. gala benefit on March 12 for The an auspicious year –– and have two at age 70-plus overcame any concern It’s where I first developed the New Jewish Home, one of the nation’s Columbia sons (Michael ’86 and about the distance required to just self-confidence and leadership skills largest and most diversified nonprofit Daniel ’87) and seven grandchildren. do it. Now that the realities of added that led to my success as a vascular geriatric health and rehabilitation sys- Dan’s wife, Lynne, is SEAS’87. One years are making themselves felt, surgeon and community leader.” tems, Steve, described as a “nonprofit of the grandchildren is Brian ’17. we are planning to move our next Syd Goldsmith To the uninitiated observer of a luminary,” joined in being honored GSAS’65 writes reunion to New York in June. Good race of eights, the coxswain is prob- with seven other distinguished New from Taipei: “By Chinese traditional replacement for risking old bones on ably the least appreciated person Yorkers: entertainment legend Clive measure, I turned 80 at Chinese ever-steeper slopes. So, time marches in the shell — perhaps one of the Davis; renowned New York Times New Year in 2017. It was a momen- on, with many silver linings in the least appreciated participants in all journalist Marilyn Berger; former tous year. First, living to this age in clouds associated with aging.” of sports. But every oarsman and NYC mayor David Dinkins; philan- Chinese society will mean red ban- And, as for his creative experi- oarswoman knows that many a race of thropic leader Elizabeth McCormack; ners at my funeral, not the ordinary ences, Syd notes, “With Hong Kong eights is won by a few seats, and the academic visionary Vartan Gregorian; white mourning banners for those on the Brink, I now have three pub- difference between winning and losing and finance leaders Roy Zuckerberg who do not make it this far along lished books, along with three Flute often depends on the skill and the and John Heimann. the journey of creeping entropy.” Flight albums and two more in leadership of the coxswain. The Boys Steve’s lifelong record of It was a year that included a the works. Teaching at the Central in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their distinguished social service is truly month of travel. “The peak,” Syd Police University in Taiwan keeps Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin extraordinary. After graduating from continues, “was Harrison’s (my me in touch with a much younger Olympics, by Daniel James Brown, a the School of Social Work, Steve 24-year-old son) response to the generation, and that’s a joy and an beautifully written bestseller that tells worked for the Jewish Community gift of a trip to Europe to honor education too. Life’s good.” the story of the historic University Centers of Chicago as a teen worker, his forthcoming graduation from of Washington eight-oared crew program director and branch direc- college. I had hardly finished telling that won the gold medal in the 1936 tor; thereafter he moved to Geneva, him when he said, ‘Why don’t you 1961 Olympics, pays appropriate tribute to Switzerland, where he worked come with me?’ We rented a car and Michael Hausig the coach-in-the-boat. for the American Jewish Joint followed our instincts in Germany, Tom Palmieri, 19418 Encino Summit now fully retired Distribution Committee and was Switzerland and France, with some San Antonio, TX 78259 as a hand surgeon, plans to spend a president of the English-speaking bonus days in Austria and Italy, [email protected] great deal of time on his boat, the Jewish community of Geneva. He where we jammed jazz with our Manus Rex. I gather Manus Rex is returned to the United States to host the pianist, Harrison on erhu [a Bill Binderman a play on Tom’s surgical specialty become director of social planning two-stringed bowed musical instru- SIPA’63, LAW’64 and translates roughly from Latin and budgeting at The Associated ment] and me on flute. That was just passed away on February 15, 2018, to English as “the King of Hands.” Jewish Community Federation of one of many delightful experiences. after a valiant struggle with rapid Vince Tom is in contact with Baltimore, and then became presi- Another host in Switzerland invited onset Parkinson’s disease with Lewy Russo and would love to renew dent. He was executive VP of the us to a concert and we cooked for Body Dementia (the worst kind of contact with other members of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, each other. A combination of things PD). Bill almost singlehandedly class. Drop me a note if you would where he supervised its merger with led us to drive nearly 1,000 miles organized and oversaw our five-year like to be in touch and I’ll provide the United Jewish Appeal of Greater out of the way so Harrison could Homecoming events. Tom with your contact information. New York, creating the largest local connect with a friend in Munich During our time at Columbia, Bill Jewish Federation in North America and I could visit with the former was WKCR’s sportscaster, cover- and one of the country’s largest French delegate to the International ing all our football games (among private philanthropies (he was the Herald Tribune Forum. Driving other events). He was someone who organization’s executive VP for 13 all that distance together to see a cared deeply about, and contributed years). He was the founding presi- couple of friends gave us a good significantly to, Columbia through- dent of the Human Services Council reminder of what’s really impor- out his life. He never turned down an of New York, the umbrella group tant. Another message from that opportunity to be there for anyone uniting human services agencies in trip: 30 days traveling, father and who asked, never mind the travel, the New York. He also played a key role young-adult son, one on one, was an conflicts or inconvenience. Bill was a Contact CCT in the formation of the United Jew- extraordinary experience getting to friend you could always count on to know each other for both of us … be there and support you. Update your address, ish Communities, which became the central funding and social service not a typical parent-child experi- Bill practiced law in New York and email or phone; submit a system for the American Jewish ence. Fifty-five years apart in age later in Philadelphia. He was president Class Note, new book, community, as its first president and very close together. Beautiful.” of Beth Emeth Synagogue in Larch- and CEO and now as its president But the year was not without its mont, N.Y., and a leader of our class photo, obituary or Letter to “Paul Chevalier emeritus. He was the second execu- disappointments. for more than 55 years. He is survived the Editor; or send us an tive VP of the 9-11 United Services and I had to give up skiing together by his wife, Roberta, and several email. Click “Contact Us” at Group, supervising the distribution after years of glorious annual visits children from his first marriage. college.columbia.edu/cct. of more than $700 million that had to his lovely home in Sedona and a Members of the NYC lunch been donated to voluntary agencies week on the slopes at his timeshare in group, of which Bill was a frequent in New York after the terrorist Telluride. It all came about at the 50th attendee, wanted to make a memo-

54 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews rial gift to honor Bill by gifting to graduation, the Kramers and Wisots his beloved WKCR. If you wish, you have attended each other’s family can donate online directly on the milestone celebrations. They culmi- WKCR website (wkcr.org) by click- nated their recent visit with a brunch ing the “give today” link. The phone that included the Wisots’ son, David. number is 212-851-2699. Four former WKCR program direc- Jim Ammeen, Jack Kirik and tors attended the Kramers’ daughter’s Lucky Bowers ’62 recently vaca- wedding. Those program directors tioned on St. Maarten. The island stick together. was severely damaged on September Nat practices trademark law in 6 by Hurricane Irma; most busi- Manhattan and Georgia practices nesses, housing, hotels, churches and divorce law in Westchester. Art restaurants were either damaged does administrative work for his or destroyed. Airport arrivals and reproductive endocrinology practice, departures are operating out of tents; Reproductive Partners. full recovery will be a long journey. Tom Gochberg reports that Fortunately, Lucky had rented a house after a week in the hospital having Michael Stone ’62, Burt Lehman ’62, Steve Berkman ’62 and John Freidin that suffered little damage. diagnostic work done on why he ’62 got together for lunch overlooking the beach and ocean on Fisher Island, Fla., where Berkman lives. After spending more than 25 felt so weak and not learning how years studying and writing about to walk as he felt he should, he was the benefits and risks of hormone diagnosed with the need for neck replacement therapy (for women, not surgery to take the pressure off his more wildlife. He also has more to other parts of Suisse Romande, men), Av Bluming, who is a medical spinal cord. An eight-hour surgery travel planned: “In a few weeks,” the local phrase for French-speaking oncologist, together with social psy- was performed on March 7. The Larry writes, “I will be going to Switzerland, including Berne and chologist Carol Tavris, spent the past damage was corrected and Tom was Pietermaritizburg in South Africa Lausanne. Dean John Palfrey was year writing a book on the subject. released. He hopes it will stabilize his to attend the graduation ceremony attending an international confer- It is scheduled to be published on condition and, at best, improve his of a Congolese friend, who will be ence in Davos, high in the Alps, and September 4 and is already available ability to walk. He expects it will take getting his doctorate in gender stud- invited me to meet him. To get there, for preorder on Amazon: Estrogen about three months to determine ies. He lives in Bukavu, Democratic I had to take a boat and funicular; Matters: Why Taking Hormones in how successful the surgery was. Republic of Congo, one of the worst the conference venue was spectacular. Menopause Improves Women’s Well- spots on earth. Over the past four While my focus was not primarily Being, Lengthens Their Lives –– and years I was his primary editor as he on the natural beauty of Switzerland, Doesn’t Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer. 1962 labored on his doctoral dissertation. I appreciated it to a certain extent. I Former WKCR program directors “I continue to mentor high school enjoyed hiking up Le Salève, a small (and friends for more than 50 years) John Freidin students. One will graduate this June mountain on the edge of Geneva. I Art Wisot and Nat Kramer ’63, 654 E. Munger St. and I hope to attend the ceremony. took an enjoyable day trip by car with SEAS’64 reunited recently when the Middlebury, VT 05753 It will be a busy day for my wife, Pastor Trocmé to the picturesque Kramers (Nat and his wife, Georgia [email protected] Judy, and me, as our twin grandchil- town of Annecy in the nearby French Dobrer Kramer BC’64) traveled from dren will graduate from high school department (similar to a state) of Westchester, N.Y., to Southern Cali- Larry William PS’66 and Peter that same day. Additionally, in April Haute-Savoie. Very often, I simply fornia to watch their granddaughter Gollon ’63, GSAS’69, Larry’s college Judy and I plan to travel to France, stood on a bridge at the edge of Lake play in a basketball tournament; roommate and longtime friend, spent the Netherlands and Belgium. Geneva, watching the Rhone River they stayed with the Wisots. Since a wonderful week last October visiting Other than this stuff, I stay home, waters swiftly flow below me en route one of Africa’s greatest remaining where I have a lot of fun cooking to the Mediterranean Sea.” wildlife areas: Chief ’s Island in the and tending my tiny garden.” Allen’s 500-page book, Left, Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Allen Young wrote in January: Gay & Green: A Writer’s Life, Okavango Delta. They were able “Davos, Switzerland, is in the news, includes a chapter about his years to get close to lions and lion cubs, and it made me smile when I heard at Columbia, including coursework, leopards and cheetahs, white and it. That’s the spectacular venue where friendships, politics and sex. It is black rhinos, large herds of elephants, Trump recently met with heads of available on Amazon. giraffes and African wild (“painted”) state and the world’s business elite. Lester Hoffman writes from dogs. Seeing and photographing these In summer 1961, at 20, while on a New York’s Upper West Side: magnificent animals –– most of which Carnegie grant researching Swiss “After Columbia, I earned a Ph.D. are critically endangered –– in their neutrality in the Cold War, I spent at Harvard in a unique combina- own habitat renewed Larry and Peter’s a couple of days in Davos. Here’s a tion of studies –– philosophy of commitment to helping ensure the segment about that experience from language, cognitive psychology, and survival of these species, even in the my autobiography (which, by the learning technology. After teaching face of global climate change. Larry way, was not my idea but which I for nine years at CUNY and Long and Peter then flew to the Zimbabwe decided to tackle after several people Island University on subjects like side of Victoria Falls and stayed in said, ‘You’ve had an interesting life; medical ethics, political philosophy, Art Wisot ’61 and Nat Kramer ’63 the century-old Victoria Falls Hotel, you should write a book.’). philosophy of education and the reunited in Southern California. which Larry regrets “still emanates a “I interviewed academics, bankers, social consequences of technology, Seated: Georgia Dobrer Kramer faint air of white man’s burden.” politicians and high-ranking busi- I left academia to establish a new BC’64 and Kramer; standing: Phyllis In January, Larry traveled to nessmen in the Swiss watch industry. career as a training and management Wisot, Wisot and David Wisot. northern Montana to photograph To accomplish this, I traveled by train consultant. I have been creating

Summer 2018 CCT 55 Class Notes learning programs for dozens of that up with a 1.04 ERA the fol- large companies such as IBM, lowing season. Koehler was signed Citibank, Goldman Sachs and by the New York Yankees in 1962 Pfizer. I’ve also been a professional and played two years in the minor editor/writer with more than 200 leagues, before receiving a master’s scientists, researchers, engineers and degree in education from Teach- computer professionals, helping ers College. He then taught for 31 them write and edit their data and years at H. Frank Carey H.S. on ideas into books, papers and other Long Island. During the summer, publications. I still do this. I’ve he played baseball in Canada and taught more than 100 workshops on served as a batting practice pitcher Larry William ’62 and Peter Gollon ’63 spent a week in Africa in October scientific and medical writing, edit- for the New York Yankees and Mets. taking photographs at Chief’s Island in the Moremi Game Reserve (in Botswana’s Okavango Delta). ing and publishing for such clients In 1998 he returned to Columbia to as Novartis Pharmaceuticals, the serve as a volunteer pitching coach, a FDA, the NIH, the Albert Einstein role he held until 2005.” College of Medicine, the School Bob is survived by his wife, Shan of the significant sites and muse- I am so committed to the work I of Public Health and the Navy. I Bradley Koehler; children and their ums dedicated to the decades-long have been doing.” get pleasure from helping technical spouses, Catherine and Greg Lowe, struggle against apartheid, which Jim Rodgers writes, “I practice experts explain their ideas to non- Michael Koehler and Kimberly ended with the peaceful transition law here in Brattleboro, Vt., without experts, learning about their research Dukes, and Christopher Koehler to a democratic government in 1994 slowing down as yet. My wife, Carol, and helping them explain it to the and Dede Clapp; grandchildren, under Nelson Mandela. is an associate professor at SUNY world. Another consulting interest Austin, Cameron, Jeffrey and Doug- As an aside, Peter writes, “My wife Albany and is also busy advising a is bias and diversity; I’ve written las; and brother, Edward. and I continue to be well and active unique charter school in the Bronx. two books on unconscious bias in In late February, Steve Berkman with various progressive organiza- My children all live on the West the workplace and taught many hosted Burt Lehman, Michael tions, travel, visiting our children and Coast: Melissa in San Francisco, workshops on this timely topic. Stone and John Freidin for lunch grandchildren and so on. I’m looking and Jon and Liz in Los Angeles. We “Best of all, I’ve been wonderfully overlooking the beach and ocean on forward to reunion, including staying will get together the second week of married to Dorothy Gnos Hoffman, Fisher Island, Fla., where Steve and in the dorms again, but definitely not April when we fly to San Fran for a a pharmaceutical editor, for 41 his wife, Bobbi, have lived for many eating John Jay food!” family celebration.” years. Our older daughter, Krista, years. Steve and Mike were college Peter, we will be holding our Paul Reale GSAS’67 writes, is an actor in Los Angeles and our roommates, as were Burt and John reunion banquet in John Jay, but I “I have two new CD recordings: younger daughter, MeiHua, is a (and Jon Narcus). We solved the assure you and our classmates that it Dies Irae on MSR Classics, which barista here in New York. I’d love world’s problems and never talked will be catered. features concerto Dies Irae for piano to hear from classmates in NYC, or of days past. Jerry Finkelstein writes, “I will trio and winds and two piano sona- anywhere ([email protected]).” not be able to attend reunion. I and tas. Chopin’s Ghosts: Works for Cello In the Spring 2018 issue, John my wife, Helen (whom I married and Piano came out on the Naxos Joyce recalled the May 9, 1961, New 1963 52 years ago, when we were both label on April 13. Older news: My York Times story about Columbia’s grad students at UC Berkeley), string orchestra piece, ‘Hextet,’ pre- big baseball win over Army and the Paul Neshamkin will be on our way to a vacation in miered in New York on January 9.” stellar performances of Tom Vasell, 1015 Washington St., Apt. 50 France and Ireland. Barry Bem SIPA’67 (barrybem@ Bob Koehler and Mike Esposito Hoboken, NJ 07030 “I obtained a Ph.D. in physics at gmail.com) writes, “At this point I ’61. Today I have the sad responsibil- [email protected] Berkeley, then I taught physics at have lost contact with all classmates. ity to report that Bob passed away Stanford, at Columbia and at San Jose Maybe this information will bring on December 12, 2017, after a long I am writing this note in late March. State. I am retired from teaching, but responses. After graduation in battle with Alzheimer’s disease. By the time you read it, I expect that still do research in physics at Law- 1963, I joined the Peace Corps and The following obituary appeared you will have had a great time at our rence Berkeley National Laboratory. spent two years in Colombia. I then on the Athletics website: “Bob was 55th reunion and helped us break “Helen and I have two children: returned to Columbia for a master’s a special man, a proud Lion, and all the attendance records. Details to Our son, Erik, was a post-doc at in international affairs. Then I had a someone who will be dearly missed follow in the Fall issue. Columbia and works for the New series of jobs with an international but remembered fondly in spirit by Phil Satow kindly hosted me at York City Department of Public connection: Foreign Service (three the teams that played with him and his table in March at the John Jay Health; our daughter, Malaika, teaches years); AFS International, a high were coached by him,” said Tim Awards Dinner, where I had the at City College of San Francisco. We school exchange program (seven-plus Murray ’04, a player under Bob. pleasure of sitting next to former have one grandchild –– Josephine is years); the international student office “A native of the Bronx, Koehler Dean of the College Austin E. in the seventh grade in a school in at Howard University in Washington, was the ace of the Lions’ pitch- Quigley. This is one of my favorite Manhattan. Class of 2027?” D.C. (14 years); and the Peace Corps ing staff from 1960 to 1962. Upon Columbia events and it was great Dan Perl writes, “My lab (Uni- staff (five-plus years), first in Ecuador graduation, he held the Columbia to share it with some of my favorite formed Services University of the as programming and training officer record for career strikeouts (253) Columbia people. Health Sciences’ Center for Neuro- and then at headquarters in an office and ERA (2.02) and still ranks sec- Peter Gollon GSAS’69 and his science and Regenerative Medicine that handles various emergencies. ond and third, respectively, in those college roommate, Larry William ’62, Brain Tissue Repository) and our I retired from full-time work but categories. In 1960, Koehler posted PS’66, traveled to Africa last fall (see work was the subject of the lead continued part-time for many years eight victories, tied for the program’s the Class of ’62 notes). After their story on 60 Minutes on April 1. as a licensed tour guide in D.C. single-season record with a 1.11 joint safari adventure, Peter traveled The story is a powerful one and a and as a tour manager for groups ERA to earn team MVP and All- on his own and spent three days in moving piece of television, which going to Cuba, Spain, Portugal Eastern League honors. He followed Johannesburg, where he visited many will provide an explanation for why and elsewhere. I have always been

56 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews involved in various volunteer activi- integrative medicine into its system college access programs in the coun- the class was a videotape of my ties, especially involving HIV/AIDS. and is implementing it nationwide. try that get the same level of college oral argument before the New York Current activities are opera, tennis Personally, this was a very fulfilling acceptances that we do, and the one I Court of Appeals, the state’s highest and gardening.” milestone, to have the research on know about spends more than twice court, in a case involving the privacy David Orme-Johnson writes, TM and Ayurveda be taken seriously as much as we do per student. As rights of hospital patients. The class “I recently returned from the by a governmental agency and be a result, the College Match model was great fun –– the students had First International Conference of implemented on a national scale.” is cost effective and thus replicable good questions and, since I had won Complementary and Integrative David Hitlin GSAS’68 writes, “I (which many successful nonprofit the case, I was happy to talk about it. Medicine and Public Health and am resending a note I sent a while programs unfortunately aren’t). We I am writing this in March for the Third International Congress on back that to my knowledge never have agreed to assist others interested this, the Summer issue. I wish you Ayurveda (held in Rio de Janeiro, made it into your column.” in moving in this direction.” and your loved ones a happy and March 12–15), which had 4,000 David, you are absolutely right. Nicholas Zill writes, “My latest safe summer. delegates. I spoke the first day Apologies. Here it is. blog post concerns the academic and during the plenary session. The “A piece of professional news: I behavioral issues that adopted chil- conference was sponsored by the was awarded the American Physical dren often encounter in elementary, 1965 Brazilian Ministry of Health, which Society’s 2016 W.K.H. Panofsky middle and high school. You can read it online at bit.ly/2EV0ikh.” Leonard B. Pack If you missed our 55th reunion, 924 West End Ave. remember that our regular class New York, NY 10025 Dan Perl ’63’s lab and its work was the subject of the lead lunches (for now, we are still gathering [email protected] story on 60 Minutes on April 1; it’s “an explanation for why at the Princeton Club) are always a great place to reconnect. If you’re in Dr. Arthur “Archie” Roberts was I am so committed to the work I have been doing,” he says. NYC, try to make one of the lunches. designated by the Saint Patrick’s The next one is September 13. Check Committee of Holyoke, Mass., out cc63ers.com for details. as the 61st recipient of the John In the meantime, let us know Fitzgerald Kennedy Award, which is paid all expenses for 300 speakers, Prize in Experimental Particle Phys- what you are up to, how you’re doing presented annually to an American who came from all over the world ics, along with three colleagues. Two and what’s next. of Irish descent who has distin- –– India, China, Latin America, of us led the BaBar experiment at the guished himself in his chosen field. North America and the Caribbean. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Jeffrey Bell died at 74 on Febru- I began by briefly reviewing studies and two were from the competing 1964 ary 10, 2018. His passing was noted in showing that the physiological Belle experiment in Japan, hence significant obituaries in The New York effects of the Transcendental Medi- the dual citation. The citation reads, Norman Olch Times and The Wall Street Journal, and tation technique are in the opposite ‘For leadership in the BaBar and 233 Broadway in an editorial in The Wall Street Jour- direction of stress (reductions in Belle experiments, which established New York, NY 10279 nal. Jeff was a conservative economic cortisol, respiratory rate, heart rate, the violation of CP symmetry in [email protected] theorist who also entered the political etc.). I then presented evidence B meson decay, and furthered our arena and defeated Sen. Clifford from my five-year health insurance understanding of quark mixing and While I have noted a number of Case of New Jersey in the New Jersey studies indicating that practice of quantum chromodynamics.’ You can times that business takes Beril Republican primary in 1978, although the TM technique reduces health read more online at bit.ly/2HL5j1Q.” Lapson to places such as Turkey, he lost the general 1978 election care use across all disease categories Harley Frankel writes, “My China and Mexico, it turns out that to Bill Bradley. Jeff did it again in and age groups, for both hospitaliza- nonprofit, College Match (which he has a particular interest closer to 2014, winning the Republican Party’s tion and outpatient visits. In both currently gets 73 percent of our home: He is the treasurer of Coun- nomination for Senate and running studies, particularly large decreases low-income inner-city students try Dance*New York. against the incumbent Democrat, were found in older people, which into top 25 colleges like Columbia Country dance is the American Cory Booker. Although Jeff lost, he highlights TM’s anti-aging effects. and 96 percent into top 50 colleges, folk-dance version of English country captured 43 percent of the vote. In summary, these data, along with with 94 percent graduating from dances of the 18th and 19th centuries. Bradley was quoted in the Times a 14-year longitudinal study and a these great colleges), recently got a Beril’s wife, Ellen BC’69, has been obituary: “You learn a lot about five-year Gold Standard random- nice compliment. A very well- an enthusiast for five or six years, and somebody when he’s your opponent. ized controlled trial, indicate that respected and successful Hollywood Beril decided to join in about a year Jeff was a man of ideas, he was a TM practice reduces sickness rates documentarian has begun making a ago. He also loves to tango. man of principle and he never took a and medical expenditures by 10 to documentary on us. This film director Gary Schonwald has been practic- cheap shot. Later when I became an 14 percent per year, for a 50 to 70 has won an Academy Award and at ing law in New York and in London, advocate for tax reform — closing percent reduction in five years. least two Emmys focusing on issues where he is a solicitor, for several years. loopholes and lowering rates — Jeff “I then suggested that TM be of public policy and public interest. But Brexit has affected the practice was a real ally.” implemented in schools and other He is currently on the East Coast of law in England, so he is spending Those who attended our class’ venues throughout Brazil. I presented filming three of our groups visiting more time in New York City. 50th reunion might remember evidence that group practice of TM, superb East Coast colleges, including In March, Fred Kantor traveled that Jeff had volunteered to take such as by students in schools, creates Columbia. The primary purpose of to Wisconsin for the bar mitzvah of part in our Economics Forum. He coherence in collective conscious- this documentary is to interest other his grand-nephew. backed out only a few days before ness, as indicated by reduced rates of social entrepreneurs in other cities Mazel tov! the reunion, citing illness, and Jay crime, traffic fatalities, drug-related to establish their own college access I was invited to attend a Law Woodworth stepped in for Jeff. I deaths, infant mortality and other programs using the College Match School class of first-year students was sorry to have missed the chance social indicators. The Brazilian model. The significance of this is that studying brief writing and appellate to hear Jeff defend his advocacy for a Ministry of Health has incorporated we believe there are only one or two oral argument. The centerpiece of return to the gold standard.

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Readers might recall that my cleaned. The mold remediation areas, despite difficult to impassable Michael Schlanger (michael@ Winter 2017–18 column included company had to remove the walls road conditions and limited gasoline schlanger-consulting.com) provided news from Houston classmates of my condo and go down to bare obtained by standing hours in line. thoughts on his life transition plan in recounting their experiences with cinderblock and infrastructure. I saw little of this activity but what a letter he wrote to his classmates at Larry Guido Hurricane Harvey. “Because of the many residents I saw was orderly process despite the Columbia School of Social Work: ([email protected]) pointed who were impacted, the construc- an air of desperate people having “After much reflection over the past out that classmates in Florida and tion companies are busier than they great needs. The same was true with weeks, I have decided to leave CSSW Puerto Rico devastated by Hur- have ever been. My condo is now food and water distribution even to return to public service through ricanes Irma and Maria should not just getting rebuilt. I was looking in the early days of the aftermath. my first career of 50 years, the law. be overlooked: “Most if not all of the forward to being back in by the Of course, there were exceptions. “My decision distilled down to Ron Chevako Keys from Key Largo down to Key end of March. Also, The ugly portion of humanity that a moral cost-benefit analysis: Now, West were devastated,” he writes. ([email protected]) and his fam- invariably rears its head was far, and over the next several years, per- “My partner and I live in Key Largo ily live in Puerto Rico. That island is far outweighed by genuine acts of haps as long as 15–20 years, through at the Ocean Reef Club. The Keys yet suffering.” kindness by people only looking for which path can I best serve society, are really just now ( January 27) I followed up with Ron, who a smile and a thank you. as a citizen and as a patriot? being rehabilitated. The amount of reported, “The aftermath of Hur- “Things got better and we are now “If I were to continue as a CSSW the population that was evacuated ricanes Irma and Maria is almost as at the beginning of the rebuilding student, the earliest I could begin and lost their homes has been incal- challenging as the immediate recovery stage with incredible economic and work as a psychotherapist would be culable. We have been supplying the period. We at the Jane Stern Dorado political difficulties to overcome. The summer 2019, and then would need upper and middle Keys with police Community Library, which my central government is trying hard, as to be supervised for two years before I protection, firefighters, food and wife, Anne, and I run, are still being are most of the municipal govern- could be licensed and practice on my clothing. The tremendously frighten- inundated with offers of goods for ments. The federal government’s own. That would take me to summer ing devastation to flora, fauna and distribution as well as cash; the goods immediate assistance has greatly 2021, when I would be nearing 78. human beings was not to be believed. are easier to use. The same is true of diminished, although we still have “On the other hand, if I were to “When we came back from Italy the local Dorado Rotary Club, of significant FEMA presence. Thank return to public service through the and Paris in early October, I found which I am a past president and, this goodness for the sizeable nonprofit law, I can serve society in many of the that my condo was attacked and year, director of community service. sector, religious and otherwise. I am same ways, but four years sooner. As severely infected by black mold. Imagine the opportunities we have. pleased to say I still see many exam- a current (and 35-year) member of Although my condo building was “Our town of Dorado, with a ples of people-to-people assistance. the Board of Trustees of the Wash- not affected by a direct storm surge, population of less than 40,000, lost “It has been a long, tough process ington Lawyers Committee for Civil the entire area had lost power for 625 residences (blown away or at and the reality is we are only begin- Rights and Urban Affairs, I could more than a week. The lack of air least rendered inhabitable and unre- ning, with a significantly reduced step right back in to work with the conditioning allowed the mold to pairable, i.e., start from scratch after population. We — like most people committee. So, too, with the other flourish. The wind gusts of close you clear the debris). We found out who stayed — have many heart- pro bono legal services organizations to 150 mph caused the building to through Rotary — as we are begin- warming and funny stories. We with which I long have been affili- torque upon itself. This allowed for ning to be involved in roof repairs moved to Dorado because our son, ated, for example, the Children’s Law wind-driven rain to enter many of — that 1,175 wooden houses had daughter, son-in-law and the world’s Center; the Neighborhood Legal the supposedly secure joints of the their roofs blown off and suffered greatest grandchild lived there; we Services Program; Ayuda. building. It has been uninhabitable damage to walls. Many other towns are 10 houses away from them.” “Moreover, my 50-plus-year pas- since the second week in October. I and areas were far worse off. In my Spring 2018 column I wrote sion for (and active involvement in) Larry Wallach had to have an industrial dry cleaner “The initial rescue phase right after about my plan to meet liberal/progressive/humanist politics take all my clothes and cleanse them the hurricanes gave little opportunity at the Metropolitan Opera on March still burns brightly, and the 2018 from the mold. Food was destroyed. for us to participate. In our neigh- 12. It happened, after a stupendous mid-term elections will be among the Mattresses needed to be thoroughly borhood of 75 substantial concrete performance of Strauss’ Elektra, most important in American history, houses — after checking on neighbors conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. as they will decide the future of all and holding a community meeting on Larry is diminishing his teaching role the issues most important to our security arrangements without power but using the extra time for compos- society (including to the missions of — it was decided to have a voluntary ing and to hone his keyboard skills. CSSW), including Social Security, work party on the Saturday after the Retirement as a time for extra creativ- Medicare, Medicaid, immigration, Wednesday hurricane. Neighbors ity: Sounds like a plan! clean air and water, climate change, helped those who could not clear their The Spring column also contained civil rights, voting rights, women’s Steve Steinig property of debris, and by day-end, a rave review by rights, LGBTQ rights, human rights, using two trucks, one ‘loader’ and a of Daniel Mendelsohn’s book, An civil liberties, anti-imperialism and Stay in lot of muscle (periodically supple- Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an the rule of law itself. Touch mented by beverages), three-quarters Epic. Shortly after I received Steve’s “Applying that moral cost-benefit of our urbanization was cleared. Old submission, a good friend stopped by analysis, I realize I need to return to Let us know if you have a friendships were deepened and new carrying that very book; I requested a public service through the practice new postal or email address, friendships were made. … loan, and I recently finished reading of law and applied political science. a new phone number or “Things were much worse it. I second Steve’s praise — it will “I am deeply grateful for the elsewhere and many people in bring you back to first-year Literature intellectual companionship, moral even a new name: these ‘better’ surroundings began to Humanities as it recounts the author’s support and friendship of so many college.columbia.edu/ mobilize assistance efforts to others experiences teaching the ancient text of you. What might have been a dif- alumni/connect. less fortunate. Some simply loaded to a small group of undergraduates, ficult readjustment to academe was their vans and SUVs and headed to albeit with his 81-year-old father made easy (and fun) by your daily the worst hit mountain and beach sitting in on the classes. kindnesses. Please let me know if I

58 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews can assist in any way as you move Steven Leichter says: “Greetings ment is the only link between the the images and reordered our visits forward with your promising careers from Columbus, Ga.! By the time giveaway and some general good, and to suit my own vison of our Panama at CSSW and beyond.” this is published, I will have sold they are not going to find positive- experience. I hope you enjoy the the Endocrinology Center we built return investments. So said my last result. As always, the process to Piedmont Columbus Regional tax article. I still write, still teach at of viewing the album is greatly 1966 Healthcare. It is an exciting moment Texas, not retired yet.” enhanced by the presence of a glass Randall Bourscheidt for me and those who built this Verbose of fine wine in the left hand.” Rich Forzani program, because it assures us that tells us, “Recently went to part-time Well, now, another signpost of 413 Banta Ave. Columbus and most of southwest as clinical professor of pediatrics at advancing age. Wine? Garfield, NJ 07026 Richard Forzani Georgia will continue to have a the Uniformed Services University now reports on [email protected] major endocrine center going for- School of Medicine.” himself. He and his wife, Kathy, had ward. When we moved here 23 years After a six-month hiatus, we hear the great pleasure of attending the Bruce Trinkley: Rich From “Greetings ago, there was little or no endocri- again from the well-traveled 70th birthday celebration of Barbara Postupak. Harvey Kurzweil from Dorland Mountain Arts Colony nology in the area. “Gents, things had been Kurzweil, wife of in southern California, with mag- “No, I am not retiring (yet). I necessarily quiet for me of late, given and a wonderful person. Despite the nificent views of Mount San Jacinto enjoy endocrinology and patient cessation of the political campaigns preponderance of attorneys present, and the Temecula Valley vineyards, care too much. But Sydney and I do and my chef contracts. However, the event was very enjoyable. He had where I’m in the midst of a composer spend time on our five children and thanks to the friendship and gener- the great honor of meeting one of residency, arranging songs with lyrics six grandchildren, most of whom osity of fellow ’66ers, it has still been the Kurzweil relatives who had flown by John Latouche ’37. Latouche live here. Last night we saw one of an enjoyable period. in from Israel for the event, and who Larry Lebow wrote two Varsity Shows and went our grandchildren, Sam Leichter, “Hung out with and was a participant in the Entebbe raid. Fred Lerner on to a distinguished career as a play a lead role in a high school play in early February; they It has, deliberately, been one and lyricist for Duke Ellington, Vernon at one of the schools here. Sam is graciously treated me to a delicious a half years since I conveyed personal Duke, Jerome Moross and Douglas in middle school. Tonight, we will Mongolian barbecue experience. I health info. This is a brief update. Ini- Moore. He is best known for writing eat with our old friend and lawyer, downed many mugs of fermented yak tially projected in July 2016 to have milk while singing songs of the Great three to six months, I am still present, Khan. Shortly after that marvelous stabilized and telling tall stories. The time, I found myself at Stan Fels- chemo has been effective and not too Michael Schlanger ’65, after much reflection, has decided to inger’s home with his terrific family. onerous. I feel good, am enjoying my leave his studies at the School of Social Work and return to Stan took great pains to explain rather life and taking it six months at a time, firmly why I couldn’t put butter on with the attitude that everything now public service through his first career of 50 years, the law. my corned beef sandwich, so I settled is the bonus round and I’m already for mustard. Not bad! Billy Karp and ahead of the game. I send my very Gary Kopf brought me up to date on sincere good wishes and empathy to their escapades as well, although it all our classmates who are contend- the lyrics to The Golden Apple and the Dave, at one of the best restaurants was over a sedate breakfast. It seems ing with serious health issues. Stay libretto for The Ballad of Baby Doe. in the United States, right here in that they are both very involved in strong, friends. “I have had two wonderful Columbus. Last week we enjoyed non-aerobic competitive slow walking, premieres recently: in October, the the Columbus symphony, which is the aim of which is to maintain a Goshen College Chamber Choir the second oldest in the country. sub-72 pulse rate as well as discernible 1967 performed my Mennonite Songs, set- And when not in Columbus, we are forward motion. Crazy stuff!” Michael Garrett Albert Zonana tings of poems by Julia Kasdorf that sitting on the beach or playing golf is attempting to 425 Arundel Rd. chronicle her Mennonite heritage; at the Fairmont Orchid in Kona, transition from the legal profession Goleta, CA 93117 and in November, Two Invocations Hawaii. So we have come to a good to that of travel writer, and sends [email protected] (Kyrie and Agnus Dei), performed place in life in our senior years. us his latest effort from Panama. by members of the Lviv Chamber “If any classmates happen to be in He requests any critical comments Peter Basilevsky Choir and the Lemberg Sinfonietta Columbus, please call us, or just ask you think appropriate, at any time I heard from in the Saints Peter and Paul Gar- someone how to find us. There are of night you wish. “The link to my LAW’72: “After a half a century rison Church in Lviv, Ukraine. (All not too many Leichters in the city. album of images from our trip to of silence, I guess it’s about time to are encouraged to visit Lviv before it Best wishes to all of the class!” Panama is gandalflion.smugmug. send you a brief update on my life is discovered by tourist crowds: the Steven, why can’t we call you com/2018-Panama. When you since graduation. I graduated from tourist motto is ‘Lviv it up!’)” in Kona? arrive at the album by left-clicking the Law School after an interim Rich Beggs: From “I recently Calvin Johnson: “The 2017 tax on the link — or on some comput- three-year hiatus as an officer in attended the 50th reunion of my Air cut is a waste of $2.4 trillion as an ers, pressing CTRL and left- the Navy. Upon graduation I went Force flight school class. It was held incentive to capital. Capital is already clicking — use the up and down to work with the law firm of Burke in San Antonio, Texas, and we took in glut. The returns on capital are arrows on your keyboard to navigate & Burke (now Satterlee Stephens), a day trip to our old pilot training lower than inflation, meaning that the album. Do not choose the full- where I spent my entire legal career base (Laughlin AFB) in Del Rio, no one is finding any positive value screen option because it changes my specializing in corporate law, retiring Texas. Also, I am to soon attend the from investment. The tax bill makes intended shapes of the images and as counsel in 2016. Wounded Warriors Project bike ride it worse both by creating tax shelters crops out some important content.” “In 1972, I married the brilliant in Hot Springs, Ark., with my son generating not tax but negative tax Michael is also investigating and beautiful Bette Nyhlen (Vassar Rick. It’s a four-day event and I’m in or subsidy, and by inducing foreign tech support as another income ’70) and we settled in New York training now, especially to harden my capital to come to America and drive enhancement. City, raising two lovely children, butt. I continue to devote my time and down American investment returns. He continues, “The album is not Katharine and Alex, both now money to this and other charities.” Finding positive return from invest- a strict travelogue. I have regrouped married with children. Bette, who

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started as a Citi banker, became act.’ The TPP is vaguely drafted, has Romolo Maurizi: “Married to Bob died on September 6, 2017, after a radiologist, having attended contradictory provisions and, not- Mary T. O’Connor. Mammographer. a brief illness. Bob was a great room- Weill Cornell Medical School and withstanding official comments to Two girls, one boy. Four grand- mate. He was irreverent, funny, self- becoming chief resident radiolo- the contrary, does not really protect children: three boys, one girl. Still effacing, generous to a fault and, at gist at New York Hospital before the environment, health and other playing soccer twice a week! Live in times, utterly outrageous. Good times going into private practice. After matters of public interest. I gave Summit, N.J. Make wine every year.” just seemed to follow him around. 20 years in the city, in 1991 we the keynote on the United Nations’ Fred Roberts: “I earned a Ph.D. in But, mostly, Bob was just a good moved to Cos Cob, Conn., and two Sustainable Development Goals at social anthropology with a dissertation person and a good friend. The Yid- years ago we moved to Newtown the first meeting of Inter-Pacific Bar based on two years of fieldwork in dish term for it is ‘mensch.’ Loosely Square, Pa., to be close to our son, Association, which took place in Ho rural Finland, and was on the faculty translated, it means ‘a stand-up guy.’ an attorney in Philadelphia, and his Chi Minh City. My Columbia class of Michigan State University for 30 In my book, that is high praise. family. Over the years I have been at SIPA, ‘Panama Papers,’ became years. My wife of 49 years, Caralee, “Over the years, Bobby didn’t involved in alumni affairs, having livelier with the huge data leak, was a public health researcher. We change much. Oh, his hair grew served stints as an alumni senator called the Paradise Papers, from retired early to pursue our passions for thinner and he gained a few pounds, and as president of the Columbia a Bermuda law firm — exposing landscaping and hiking. Our home is but his good nature and proclivity Alumni Federation (precursor of the international corporate tax games, now in Eugene, Ore.” for mischief were undiminished. Columbia Alumni Association), the as well as corruption, through the Dick Morris ’68: “I was Bill Clin- He married a wonderful woman Society of Columbia Graduates and use of secret companies. In that vein, ton’s strategist in the White House. I (‘out of your league,’ I told him) and the Fairfield County Alumni Club. my co-authored article, ‘Beneficial am a frequent commentator on public nothing was more important to him I’ve stayed in contact with many of Ownership Disclosure: The Cure issues. I do a daily video on politics, than his children, Julia and Michael. my brothers at Phi Gamma Delta. for the Panama Paper Ills,’ was The Lunch Alert, through my website, He started a successful investment All in all, I’ve been blessed with published in the Columbia Journal dickmorris.com, and on Facebook at firm and was widely admired in the the friendship and acquaintance of of International Affairs. The leading deep6thedeepstate. I have written 19 investment community. For those of many wonderful University gradu- Egyptian oil and gas magazine books, including 13 bestsellers.” you who were regulars at the Gold ates as well as a happy, quiet and, published my cautionary words on Charles Saydah wrote: “I encour- Rail, that may be somewhat of a with the exception of my marriage, the challenges of the privatization age classmates, wherever they are, to surprise. But then, I’m an attorney unremarkable life.” of state-owned enterprises. I have become interviewers of candidates for and a former law professor. In 1967, Jenik Radon updated us on his become a regular commentator on the College and Columbia Engineer- that too would have drawn pretty latest travels and accomplishments: I24News, a new worldwide news ing. I got involved three years ago, and long odds. Having Bob as my room- “After a drought of several years, I channel based in Tel Aviv, com- have interviewed some 50 applicants mate certainly didn’t make me a more have finally visited a new country menting on everything from the for the Classes of 2020, 2021 and serious student, but it went a long — Papua New Guinea, my country German elections to the increased 2022. It has been an extraordinarily way toward making my four years at Number 106, which leaves 88 to crime wave in Sweden. The year rewarding experience. Don’t let your Columbia the time of my life, and I go. If all goes well, I will be rack- ended by my spending ‘vacation’ age inhibit your becoming a volunteer got a lifelong friend in the bargain. ing up the frequent traveler miles time at my Mont Tremblant, Qué- through the Alumni Representative So the next time the Red Sox play in by commuting to Port Moresby, bec, condo and enjoying the balmy Committee (ARC). The Core makes Chicago, I’m going to get tickets to Papua New Guinea, and advising -25C weather, with a nippy -37C.” our experience timeless. If you get the game. I’m going to buy a round of Robert Knobler the government on natural resource SEAS’69 wrote: involved, you’ll discover an abundance beer and I’m going to toast my friend. development. Also I became a news “I am professor emeritus from the of bright, earnest kids who have Here’s to ya, Bobby! Here’s to ya!” star of sorts, albeit in Vietnam, at Department of Dermatology of the promising futures. That’s heartening, Be well, all of you. And do write … the Asia-Pacific Economic Corp. Medical University of Vienna and a particularly in an age that writes off conference, where I described the lecturer at P&S. I have not changed primary and secondary education as Trans-Pacific Partnership agree- my habits and continue to publish exercises in futility at best and wastes 1968 ment as a ‘lawyers’ full employment and travel worldwide, sharing my of time at worst. If you get involved, Arthur Spector experiences with a technology don’t let the extreme selectivity of the 4401 Collins Ave., 2-1417 invented at Columbia, which I con- process discourage you. Of the 50 Miami Beach, FL 33140 tributed to to improve and spread I’ve interviewed, only three have been [email protected] across Europe and Latin America, accepted — two outright and one off ‘Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy’ the waiting list. Of three other wait- (photopheresis for short). It is ing list candidates, one wound up at The Class of ’68 dinner and Reunion being used to help manage organ Yale, another at Stanford and a third 2018 will be over by the time this Nigel transplant rejection (both solid at Georgetown. Among my rejected issue comes out, so I thank Paneth, John Roy, Tom Sanford organ as well as bone marrow) and applicants last year was a young man Pete Janovsky Send in a lymphoma of the skin. I am col- who wound up at Harvard. Those and for their efforts. Your News laborating on a related subject with are the kinds of high school students I was happy to be the turnout coach, one of my old professors, Edward F. you’ll be meeting if you get involved. cheerleader and nudger –– I hope Share what’s happening in Leonard, who was chair in bioengi- So consider the possibilities — I don’t the hundreds of emails I sent and your life with classmates. neering! My profession has become think you’ll be disappointed.” [Editor’s phone calls I made will have helped my hobby at this stage.” note: Go to college.columbia.edu/ (and I’m delighted with the help I Click “Contact Us” at Mas Taketomo Four classmates took my request alumni/volunteer/alumni-interviewing received, like from ). Richard Fran- Bill Cross college.columbia.edu/cct, or for brevity earnestly. for more information on ARC.] I heard from by email. ces: Michael Tracy send news to the address at “Three children (two doctors), Paul Slater sent the following He and had wine the top of your column. six grandkids, wife Marsha. Still tribute: “In September I flew to outside in Rome –– it was a wonder- am a practicing addiction psychia- Boston to attend the funeral of my ful note, but I wanted to be there, Tony Taddey, trist in Manhattan.” college roommate, Bob Segel. Sadly, too. I heard from who

60 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews had to be in Central America during Hoping to see my roommate, the I took a refresher course to renew my American Wind Energy Association; reunion (so he is, of course, forgiven), philosophy major Robert Brandt, certification to teach Transcendental our younger daughter is an associate but we expect him at the 55th and and star developer Seth Weinstein, Meditation. After an unsuccessful at a large law firm in Kansas City.” 60th reunions. Bob Chapla had said and public health professor Jon attempt to move to Winnipeg and From Andy Markovits: “I have he would sign up when he got back Kotch from UNC –– he built quite teach there, I moved to Milwaukee. been the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate from a vacation in Sicily. The class an amazing program –– and David Teaching is of course wonderful, and Professor of Comparative Politics and turnout should have surprised the Shapiro, the poet and art historian I’ve found a warm and welcoming German Studies, as well as an Arthur school, as we are supposed to be an (and personal adviser for my modest Orthodox Jewish community where F. Thurnau Professor in the Depart- unenthusiastic class (inaccurate). collection). I hope Ted Kaptchuk will I can learn and grow. Milwaukee is a ment of Political Science and the I’m sure the reunion programs have made it, and retired professor very nice town –– 90 miles north of Department of Germanic Languages will have been stunning, whether it of philosophy David Malament and Chicago, but not nearly as frenzied and Literatures, at the University of was astrophysicist Bruce Margon’s Steve Press, Roger Berkley, Neil (except during Green Bay Packers Michigan. I remain an active teacher pictures of the universe from the Anderson and Chris Friedrichs. games). The slower, Midwestern and researcher in my fields of inter- Hubble telescope or Larry Borger I have missed a lot for sure, guilty pace and the lower (i.e., affordable!) est, which also include the study of and Buzz Zucker bringing us back as charged –– sentenced to sit on Low housing prices make it quite livable comparative sports cultures in the to 1968 when we were Ivy Champs Steps to think about how lucky I was and enjoyable, even after 41 years United States and other industrial in basketball –– what other class has to run into this amazing group of living in rural Iowa. democracies. I was awarded the Cross done that? And we were the fencing bright people at this great college in a “On the family front, Eve recently of the Order of Merit First Class by national champs! challenging time for our country and had a book published, Perception in the President of the Federal Republic Jeff Kestler is signed up at this the world and for us young folks. Aristotle’s Ethics. She teaches at the of Germany in March 2012. This writing. I hope Frank Lowy, Jay University of Minnesota at Duluth. distinction is the highest that the Dobkin and Guy Barbolini will have Daniel will I hope have defended Federal Republic of Germany bestows shown up. There will have been row- 1969 his dissertation at the University of on any civilian, German or foreign. I ers like Kaufman, Sanford, Torbert, Toronto, also in philosophy, and has live happily with my wife, Kiki, and McCown and McCoy (I am sure I Michael Oberman started a job as an ontologist at an AI our current Golden Retriever, Cody missed someone) and football players Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel firm in Austin. Joseph and his wife, (the last in a series of seven Golden and John Davis and Tom Mallios 1177 Avenue of the Americas Kirsten, have received tenure, effec- Retrievers who have enriched my life from soccer. I have much happiness New York, NY 10036 tive August 15, in the math depart- massively), in Ann Arbor.” in anticipating seeing so many of you, [email protected] ment at Georgia Tech. Shoshanah is Don Schenk reports: “The Aero- including professor Bill Chin, tennis an R.N. in labor and delivery in Palo nautical Society of South Africa star Steve Gottlieb and Clinton Mark Leinwand writes: “My days Alto, Calif., where her husband, Erik, gave me the John Weston Award, expert Dick Morris. of TV quiz show glory now being is getting a Psy.D.” the society’s highest award, for the I will have written this before I ancient history (19 episodes of Ron Rosenblatt writes: “Jim work I am doing to create human see George Ting and Tony Kao Tic-Tac-Dough in 1980 and five Alloy, Rick Rose, Max Carey and capital in South Africa.” from Tokyo and John Chee from episodes of Jeopardy in 1985) and my Hong Kong; it has been a long time, retirement from entertainment law it seems. I am looking forward to and business affairs being a bit more seeing so many from the class, like recent than that, I have embarked Mark Leinwand ’69 is now “seriously focused” on the Reid Feldman from Paris –– with on something very different for the exploits of his short stories’ character Morningstar, a whom I had dinner one New Year’s second half. Having long dabbled in Eve by stroke of luck –– and, of short stories and even an unpublished professional poker player with unusual abilities. course, the Massachusetts group, novel, I am now seriously focused the upstate New York crowd and on the exploits of my character the Floridians. The singers Rich, Morningstar, a professional poker Bowzer, Mas, Peter and Jeff (and I player with unusual abilities, whose I kept in touch through the years. From David Hummon: “In am sure I’ve forgotten many that I origin is a mystery even to him. The Unfortunately, we lost Max last year 2011 I retired from Holy Cross have to be forgiven) will be there, introductory story, Target Unexpected, to leukemia. In September, Rick, College in Worcester, Mass., where and Janet Furman as well, whom was published last year in issue 713 Jimmy and I joined a dozen or more I was a professor of sociology for I hope will have lent a hand on a of bewilderingstories.com. Other old friends from Beta and football three decades. Three years later, I surprise piece of entertainment. Morningstar stories are done and at the Homecoming game against lost Patricia Taylor, my wife and National travelers from faraway in the pipeline. I think there will be Penn (where I won bragging rights companion of 38 years, who died places like Hawaii (Frank Dann and many stories with this character as over one of my daughters, who went suddenly and unexpectedly. Since Leigh-Wei Do) and Alaska (Bob he gets deeper into discovering the to Penn). It was a wonderful day then, I have moved to the Boston Carlson) and folks from Wyoming extent of his strange powers, while he followed by a fun evening on campus. area, married the wonderful Mary and New Orleans (I hope George reluctantly and secretly finds himself This past January my wife, Susy, our Mark Hummon, pursued my inter- Bernstein will have made it — the forced to use them. dog and I drove from our home in ests in painting, writing and travel, food is too good in his hometown, “On a more personal note, on the Iowa to southeast Florida, where we and have enjoyed time with family maybe). From Texas is Bill Henrich cusp of 70 I became engaged to be rented a home for five weeks and and six grandchildren.” and from Westchester is Bill McDa- married, for the first time, to a lovely enjoyed the sun and sand. On the Jory Berkwits writes: “Thank vid; I wish Albin Beyer could come and brilliant woman from England. way down we stopped at the Alloys’ you, Michael, for so gently referring from South Carolina –– he was It just goes to show that on all second home on Amelia Island. Susy to old age as the ‘next chapter.’ finishing his semester and switching fronts, it’s never too late!” is a retired TV news anchor. We Whatever you call it, I am there, gears to retirement to commit 100 From Bob Rabinoff: “Having have two daughters (30 and 28). The retired (in Florida, no less) — and hours a week to painting. (I have one retired and shuttered my custom soft- Penn engineer, our older daughter, is whenever I am not seeing a doctor piece of his, he is very talented.) ware development practice, in 2015 the director of transmission for the for one thing or another, I spend my

Summer 2018 CCT 61 Class Notes time writing, mentoring business and global public health at the Uni- the trial of the other 11 lawsuits. I an acronym for Music and Fun on owners for SCORE and trying to versity of Edinburgh in 2011. After regularly play pickleball and tennis, Tuesday, and four days later my catch fish in the Gulf of Mexico. My living in Belize for five years, where walk my Golden Retriever, shovel thrown-together band was rocking new book is Death of the Dinosaur: he was studying avian evolutionary snow and so on for a total of about the Lions Den. Four years later, after How Wall Street Has Changed and ecology, he returned to the States seven miles a day, according to my a multi-year stint with the campus Where It is Headed, a retrospective after being shot in the back at the Fitbit. My wife and I go to four jazz blues band The Royal Pythons, I about my 40 years on Wall Street end of 2016. (Someone foolishly concerts a year at Miller Theatre, on joined Sha Na Na. I knew the guy and how the industry has changed decided he was a rich gringo worth campus, with so many fond memo- who invented the band, George — both for better and worse.” killing and robbing.) He resettled in ries of my college years.” Leonard ’67, from 6th floor John Jay Bill Stadiem’s Madame Claude: Portland, Ore., where he continues Classmates: We are now the 50th Hall, also home to notable lifelong Her Secret World of Pleasure, Privilege, work on a memoir almost ready reunion class, counting down to musical friends Mark Wenner ’71, and Power was published in May for publishing. Its working title is Reunion 2019 next spring. Stephen Dydo and Gregg Geller [see “Bookshelf,” this issue]. Based You Are Here — X: Tales from the ’69, who dubbed me ‘Screamin’ on conversations with Madame Evolution of an Anthropologist. Three Scott.’ What ensued with joining Claude and interviews with men chapters have appeared in print 1970 the bigtime group was tireless tour- and women in her orbit, Bill por- since December and a fourth is ing, recording, taping 97 episodes of trays her life and her notorious and scheduled to appear in July. Leo G. Kailas our eponymous TV series and acting successful escort service. Bill adds: Jack Schachner writes, “Isabella Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt in the movie Grease, for which I co- “Have been living mostly in France Trinh Hoang Schachner, our first 885 Third Ave., 20th Fl. wrote John Travolta’s solo ‘Sandy.’ for the last two years researching my grandchild, was born in Hanoi on New York, NY 10022 “I assumed the title of manag- Madame Claude book. I’ve never October 2. Our son Alec ’08 has [email protected] ing partner for the band in the met more of the ‘beautiful people’ lived in Vietnam since graduating early ’80s and, along with fellow than with this project –– even more from the College. My wife and I A sincere thank you to Emanuel original members Don York ’71 and than with my 2014 book Jet Set: The traveled to Ninh Bình, which is Ax, who kindly agreed to perform Jocko Marcellino ’72, tour on. One People, the Planes, the Glamour, and about 90 minutes from Hanoi by a benefit concert for the Literacy generation later, all glory now goes Network of South Berkshire on to my daughters, who have recently May 26 and was scheduled to be published significant books. Nina at the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Simon has followed up her first book, Albie Hecht ’74, after producing movies, is now the Barrington, Mass. My wife is on the The Participatory Museum, with The chief content officer at pocket.watch, responsible for board of this worthwhile organiza- Art of Relevance. Morgan Simon tion, which provides free educational penned the recent Real Impact: The overseeing content and character development. instruction and support services to New Economics of Social Change. They adults in the southern Berkshires. are both leading theoreticians and David Lehman sent the follow- practitioners in their respective fields. ing about his recent publication: “My wife of almost 20 years, the Romance in Aviation’s Glory Years, car (on what is likely Vietnam’s “Next Line, Please: Prompts to Inspire Deborah, and I ‘retired’ to Ojai last about the Pan Am era. I remember a only two-lane divided highway toll Poets and Writers was published year. A beautiful town, recently Pan Am Columbia charter that got road), to be at Izzy’s one-month on March 15. The book comprises plagued by fire and flood. The pull us to Paris for less than $100 (plus birthday celebration. My daughter- most of the columns I posted on of my transcendent granddaughter, all the champagne we could drink). in-law Tina’s family lives in Ninh The American Scholar website from Rocket Mo Simon, in Santa Cruz I think we lived higher on the hog Bình. About 80 family members and May 2014, when we launched the may yet pull us further north. Sha as students than we do today, even friends attended the party. Tina’s project with a ‘crowd-sourced sonnet,’ Na Na plans to put together a show in fat cat careers. A suite at the Ritz family couldn’t possibly have been until November 2016. Each week I on campus for the Class of ’69 was $25 a night, a three-star dinner more hospitable. I was the second posted a poetry prompt, or challenge; reunion to celebrate their and our at La Tour d’Argent the same. An oldest person at the gathering — only participants entered their work in the 50th. Don’t blink!” hour with a legendary ‘Claude girl,’ Tina’s grandfather is older — which I contents field, and in the following From Larry Rosenwald often the next Brigitte Bardot or mention because the standard greet- week’s column I single out those GSAS’79: “Last January, in the Catherine Deneuve, was $40. ing in Vietnam is ‘Hello. How old are worthy of special praise. I continue to context of Wellesley College’s “I met Madame Claude in you?’ Each time I replied that I was do it online at bit.ly/2HIZIsW.” Albright Institute, I had the honor Beverly Hills in the early ’80s when, 70, I was treated like a very special Scott Simon, who said that he of conducting a public conversa- in exile from Giscard d’Estaing’s person and was referred to thereafter was meeting his quota of submitting tion with Sally Yates who, as tax collectors, she ran a patisserie in with words reserved only for elders, once every 50 years, sent the follow- acting Attorney General, honor- Pacific Palisades called Le Canard, who are highly esteemed. I wonder ing interesting note about what he ably refused to enforce the first of which was a front for her real busi- if any classmates need to travel 29 has done since graduation: “Heading President Trump’s travel bans and ness of introducing beautiful Euro- hours door to door each way to see toward the 50th anniversary of Sha was fired. Ms. Yates had indicated pean women to stars and moguls. I their grandchildren? Na Na’s performance at Woodstock she’d prefer a public conversation met a lot of them through her and “Although I am retired from the in 1969, as well as the 50th reunion to a lecture –– the directors of the liked it out here so much I decided practice of law, I continue to be of the Class of ’70, two golden institute delighted me by asking me to stay. I see Neal Handel, Hoffer appointed regularly as the Referee milestones that give pause for a look to conduct that conversation, and I Kaback, Matthew Negru, Joe at foreclosure sales. I enjoy visiting back. As a performer I was ‘discov- did. She is utterly genuine, eloquent, Scharfstein and Steve Valenstein, the courthouses I was in daily for ered’ at a freshman Barnard mixer undogmatic, unpretentious and wise. plus Jeff Sydney, who recently 35 years (the last 12 as a judge in playing piano during The Walkers I’ll remember the encounter with passed away — brilliant guy.” Supreme Court). I settled 1,023 breaks by Bob Merlis ’69, who asked her as long as I live. Anyone inter- Nathaniel Wander retired from of the 1,034 cases assigned to me if I had a band. Of course I said ested in seeing the interview can a research position in anthropology (900 were divorces) and presided at yes. The event was a MUFUTOM, find it online at bit.ly/2qJxqGF.

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Marc Jaffe LAW’76 is deep into campus. It was fitting that the 1968 years in the workforce I am ready for 1971 his “encore career” running the Chil- protests began at the Sundial 50 years the next adventure.” dren’s Learning Centers of Fairfield ago this past April 23; a week later It is hard to keep up with the Jim Shaw Albie Hecht County, in Stamford, Conn. He says five buildings were occupied. career of (living in 139 North 22nd St. it’s “very rewarding and impactful, with I bet not a single talking head Montclair, N.J.). After produc- Philadelphia, PA 19103 some of it quite innovative and poten- noted that the March 23 “March ing movies such as The Spongebob [email protected] tially breakthrough”; it serves nearly for Life” (the protest about guns in Squarepants Movie, starting Spike TV 1,000 children a day. Marc’s wife of general and especially the recent (“the network for men”) and starting We might not have any notes this 24 years, May, is an award-winning school shootings) took place almost the creative company Worldwide issue, but our CC’71 connection is producer and director of audiobooks exactly on the anniversary of the Biggies, we now learn he is the chief always strong. Please take a moment and their son, Aaron ’21, plays on the Columbia protest. Watching the content officer at pocket.watch, to share your news — your classmates Ultimate Frisbee team. Marc says students give their “we’re going to where he is responsible for overseeing want to hear from you. Remember participating in the Convocation for change the world” speeches brought content and character development back 51 (fifty-one!) years ago and the his son was “glorious,” and that there’s back memories of our own protests of the brand’s slate of content and feelings we had, including of adven- “an energy and spirit there we never against the Vietnam War. Just as we franchise properties. I will try to get ture, as we entered Columbia College. would have imagined in 1973.” faced the prospect of being shot in more details for a future column. We are still connected. Al Cain was able to retire early a far-off Asian locale, the students I saw a Facebook post from Barry Klayman (in 2012) and has been “indulging today face the threat of being shot (partner at the law several interests.” He competed in at their own schools, at concerts or firm Cozen O’Connor in Philadel- 1972 10 triathlons both in his age group somewhere else. phia) that his daughter, Ali, had a and as a “Clydesdale” (men more If you think you had a busy year- documentary premiere at SXSW Paul S. Appelbaum Stuart Offner than 200 pounds); he learned to play end to 2017, think of (South by Southwest) last March; 39 Claremont Ave., #24 the viola and has progressed to the (a commercial real estate attorney it was quickly picked up by Netflix. New York, NY 10027 local community orchestra; and he at Mintz Levin, living in a Boston Called Take Your Pills, it is about [email protected] has been a docent with the Cabrillo suburb). Two of his three kids were how it is increasingly common for Marine Aquarium in Southern married within three weeks! Sophia many adults to take prescription Happy summer, Class of ’72! There’s California, giving tours and presenta- (second year at BU Law) tied the stimulants like Adderall — and not no news this time, so be sure to tions to kids in the Los Angeles knot at the end of December, and Ted just for ADHD. The film is about send in your notes so we can have a area. Otherwise, he can be found (doing software at Microsoft in San how the pressure to succeed is lead- robust Fall column! Travel, family, playing “mediocre golf ” when he isn’t Francisco) was hitched in January. ing people to take the drugs to give careers, life musings –– CCT wants traveling. Meanwhile, middle child Olivia has them a performance edge. to hear it. I can be reached at either Hope you all had a wonderful moved from her position as VP of cor- There you have it. Classmates of the addresses at the top of this time at Reunion 2018! Write to me porate communications at BlackRock “keepin’ on/keepin’ on” in their column. Be well this summer! and tell me about it! (a giant investment firm) to Weber careers of many decades while oth- Shandwick (a PR firm in Manhattan) ers are “movin’ on” to new ventures. to become VP in its financial services As always, our progeny continue to 1973 1974 practice. Ted is also moving soon (from amaze. Pass on news about you and San Francisco to Boston), but will still yours –– what could it “hoit”? Barry Etra Fred Bremer work for Microsoft. 1256 Edmund Park Dr. NE 532 W. 111th St. Stuart tells us he does a lot of his Atlanta, GA 30306 New York, NY 10025 commercial real estate work in both 1975 [email protected] [email protected] Boston and New York, but also works on real estate all over the country. Randy Nichols 734 S. Linwood Ave. Forty-five years sounds like what used “Horam expecta” –– await the hour, I read in a Facebook post from Bob Adler Baltimore, MD 21224 to be a lifetime ago. I hope most of us it shall come. This inscription is writ- (retired and living in [email protected] are beginning our second lives! ten on the Sundial in the center of Belfast, Maine) that he was thrilled that his daughter, Rachel, was in the audience singing along with Patti Fernando Castro spent much of Smith last March in Montclair, N.J. the spring on an extended visit to He posted that it was “about 42 Columbia (the one in South Caro- years after I was first mesmerized by lina, if you hadn’t guessed already!). Patti Smith at The Bottom Line in In February, Jim Dolan had a big New York City.” day as daughter Zoe Dolan wed Glen Seems like a lot of water has Halperin SPS’16 in Philadelphia at “flowed under the bridge” since we Front & Palmer. Zoe graduated from were at The Bottom Line, Village Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Vanguard, Filmore East and all the Pa., with a major in art history and other great venues. is a cultural events producer at the I got word from Barry Gruber Onassis Foundation USA in NYC. (who lives in Rochester, N.Y.) that Glen is an associate at Morgan he has “informed the powers that be Stanley and earned a master’s from at work of my momentous decision Columbia in sustainability manage- to retire at the end of the 2018–19 ment. And then, Philadelphia turned Charlie Lindsay ’75 and Joe Seldner ’73 took an early April drive in Palm school year.” He adds, “It will defi- green for Jim’s birthday, and it wasn’t Beach, Fla., in Lindsay’s classic 1959 Cadillac. nitely be a little scary, but after 43 even St. Patrick’s Day. Jim woke up

Summer 2018 CCT 63 Class Notes to between two and three million Derrick is immersed behind the people celebrating in the streets [after camera in film production and even the Eagles’ Super Bowl win]. thinks there still might be a career in Peter Garza-Zavaleta did more that. We were amazed at how young touring in the spring, spending we both look (no picture to prove Easter in Prague. that!) and promised to see each other After many years, and several sooner than the 20 years that these major relocations to experience and cups of coffee took. Mind you, Der- celebrate cultural differences, Phelps rick took advantage of my “come to Hawkins has set aside syllabi and Manhattan offer” to all ’76ers. I even lesson plans. He and his wife, Sandra, picked up the tab with my hefty CCT will spend some time at his “beloved” expense account (NOT!). lake in New York and will winter at Tim Teeter GSAS’89 reported: their “gorgeous new home” on Skid- “I live in Savannah, Ga. I have been away Island in Savannah, Ga. married to the same woman since As classmates, cousins and others 1984 but have no kids. I got my around me retire, it’s interesting how Ph.D. in history from GSAS. I have emails come into play. Many, like been teaching classical history at some classmates, used a branded/ Georgia Southern University since WKCR alumni celebrated at a gathering hosted by Russ Behrman ’77 and corporate/institutional email. Some 1991 and occasionally publish. I’ve his wife, Cindy. Left to right, Behrman, Ken Howitt ’76, Tom Mariam ’78, Jim Miller ’70, Shari Teitelbaum BC’79 and Steve Teitelbaum ’77. have never had personal emails, and been taking students for summer getting one now can be quite amus- study in Italy for several years now. ing to observe. Classmates, if your I’m in the Columbia neighborhood email does change, please be sure to from time to time. You’re welcome remains the basis for my educational ity alumni. I have three children let me know! [Editor’s note: And the to scroll through my Facebook page foundation, career and home. I am in and four grandchildren. Two of my Alumni Office, too: college.columbia. if you want anything more. If I think my 23rd year at P&S as an associate children are out of college and my edu/cct/contact-us.] of anything else I’ll send it along.” professor of medicine. I spend 90 youngest son graduated in May. Our class’ 2017 John Jay Award percent of my time in clinical educa- My daughter Aiyana ’02 is a child honoree, Toomas Hendrick Ilves, tion, where I organize the outpatient psychiatrist. My wife, Isabel, and I are 1976 sent the following: “It’s been years curriculum for the medical interns, empty-nesters and enjoy spending since I wrote anything for CCT Class precept residents in the clinic and time with family and friends.” Ken Howitt Notes, but ... After I finished my sec- wards, and lecture medical, M.D. and Samuel Hurwitz headlined the 1114 Hudson St., Apt. 8 ond term as president of Estonia in Ph.D. students. My passion remains following: “My big items of news Hoboken, N.J. 07030 October 2016, I moved to Stanford, to be learning. Over the last 16 years are: (i) my daughter, Rachael, is [email protected] where I am today a ‘Distinguished I have taken more than 40 classes in getting married in May, (ii) my son, Visiting Fellow’ (sic! — and I must math, engineering and physics. I still Jake, is getting married in August, Plenty of updates this time, for which always identify myself as such, by my live one block from my freshman dor- (iii) my wife, Laura, started a cookie your faithful scribe is very apprecia- contract) at the Hoover Institution, mitory — John Jay — with my amaz- business (jakesmomscookies.com), tive. Once again I did hear from the writing about digital issues, especially ing wife and daughter. We are active and (iv) my wife and I got a dog.” Syracuse area, and the Goodriches’ as they relate to democracy, in other in the highly eclectic, vibrant and only Perhaps Sam’s dog and Mika faithful pup, Mika, is barking words, hacking, disinformation, remaining synagogue in Harlem.” should get together in New York like crazy 6–9 a.m., Monday to doxxing, data mining and so on. Another New Yorker, Walter State for a political discussion. Friday. She gives Linda and Dennis The previous 25 years were spent Rivera, sent the following: “Gov. Rich Rohr, who served with Goodrich a break on the weekends. digitizing my country. If anyone is Andrew Cuomo appointed me me in 1975 on the WKCR Board As I mentioned in the last CCT, I interested on what we achieved, the as a judge of the NYS Court of saw Gordon Kit at the Lenfest Center best article on this to date can be Claims on June 14, 2017, and I was for the Arts on the Manhattanville found in the December 18, 2017, confirmed by the New York State campus for the Dr. Saul and Dorothy issue of The New Yorker. Otherwise I Senate on June 19, 2017. I sit in the Kit Film Noir Festival. The festival is have four kids, ranging in age from White Plains and NYC Districts of funded for the next 10 years, so watch 30 to 1 year, spread around the world the Court. Prior thereto, I was elected Columbia for communications from the Univer- — Brussels, Tallinn, Boulder and, of as a Town Justice in Greenburgh in College sity for next spring’s event. course, Palo Alto.” Westchester County and served in Derrick Tseng also attended the Robert M. Siegfried SEAS’78 that capacity on a part-time basis Alumni festival, but we did not recognize each checked in: “I’m at Adelphi, having from 2012 until my recent appoint- other there. He reached out afterward been there 19 years. My son, Jason, ment. I also teach as an adjunct law on Facebook and we met in April for coffee to is a computer science major and has professor at the Elisabeth Haub facebook.com/alumnicc reminisce about 10 Carman. He was been in two of my classes. My wife, School of Law at Pace and as an happy to hear that Dave Merzel Kathy, and I are married 23 years adjunct professor at the College of Like the page to get Leeber Cohen, and my roommates and live in Oceanside, N.Y., on the Westchester. I enjoy the new chal- alumni news, learn from Suite 1014, occasionally check south shore of Long Island.” lenges and the ability to serve in the about alumni events in. Derrick is in touch with his 1015 Steve Mackey PS’85, GSAS’93, public sector after a run of 32 years in roommate Kevin Koplin, who “still who holds up the Class of 1976 private practice. I am humbled to be and College happenings, has a full bag of Pepperidge Farm banner with a few of us at the annual one of three honorees at an event to view photos and more. chocolate chip cookies mixed into Class Day Alumni Parade of Classes, be held during Reunion 2018, chosen a quart of whole milk for dinner.” contributed the following: “Columbia by Barnard and Columbia minor-

64 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews of Directors, reflected on the past, which will be Columbia vs. Dart- Lenny, who is public policy GSAS’80: “I’ve had a wonderful first present and future: “Our class mouth. The day will kick off with a director at Putnam Investments, year on the faculty of Stanford as headed almost entirely for law barbecue lunch. You will get informa- adds that he likes to tell people, “My the Gretchen B. Kimball Director school and medical school. Forty- tion by all forms of mail later in the college days at Columbia were the of Orchestral Studies and Associ- two years later I find myself out of year. And keep those updates comin’! happiest 10 years of my life,” and ate Professor of Music. My wife, medical practice and working for that “being in the Class of 1977 Kathryne Jennings, also joined Optum (the nice part of United makes me feel much younger (or at the Stanford faculty as lecturer in Health Group) on applying artificial 1977 least it used to … ).” music, teaching voice in the music intelligence to medical documenta- Same here, too, actually. I teach and theater departments. Our older tion. Despite what you hear about David Gorman college and these days usually find daughter, Joanna ’12, is a film and AI taking over the world, computers 111 Regal Dr. myself telling students how long ago television editor based in Los Ange- have a hard time understanding the DeKalb, IL 60115 I was sitting where they are. I am a les, while our younger daughter, context in which words are used, [email protected] lot more impressed by this than they Alanna, is enjoying her freshman and a lot of my job has to do with seem to be. year at the University of Vermont.” figuring out how to insert human Time for some catching up and sort- Tom Mariam is rarely a man of few judgment efficiently into automated ing out. I was dismayed to discover a words, but these days he’s saving most processes. It is very different from note sent more than a year ago; it was 1978 of them for the folks that legal guys what I expected to do in 1976, and I from Marc Groz. He writes (wrote!) charge $1,000 an hour for the written suspect that many of you are doing from Stamford, Conn., and catches Matthew Nemerson word. “I am very excited to announce something other than what you us up on a few things: “While I have 35 Huntington St. that I will become the firm-wide head intended at graduation. It points spent most of my career in the invest- New Haven, CT 06511 of communications for Jones Day, to the value of a Columbia College ment management business, focused [email protected] starting in April,” he writes. education — a broad understand- on the nexus of quantitative finance Even in New Haven we know ing of the world and the forces that and information technology, I have, We finished our 40th reunion in they are big-time, big-city counsel- shape it. This education can take you in recent years, been more and more June but this column was written ors –– congratulations, Tom! anywhere you want to go. drawn toward inventing socially useful in early April, so we have a bit of Chuck Callan, our financier on “One of my coworkers has a financial instruments and related tech- a time warp going with CCT. I’m the Hudson, decided to try a new sort daughter entering NYU this fall. nologies. A decade’s worth of R&D assuming we had a great time and of minimalism in the column, albeit She did not want to attend Colum- yielded six patents and now, at long I hope you are looking forward to after sending many entries to your bia because it has too many required last, comes the real fun. Yes, at 60 years hearing more in a few months. humble scribe over the decades. Suf- courses. It is true that I was only of age, I am doing a start-up!” Don Endrizzi PS’82 is creating a fice it to say Chuck is now into “yoga,” able to take one course that did not Let me offer a very belated good medical dynasty of sorts in Portland, found New York “gritty” in the 1970s fulfill a requirement other than total luck with that! Maine. He writes, “After finishing and found “his kids” the thing that points. The way that I see it, the Aside from the mistiming of this medical school and residency at most changed his life. For the next faculty did a great job of pointing us submission, this information might Columbia, I have been a practicing column we may seek relief in haiku. toward the information that we need also be misplaced. He continues, “I orthopedic surgeon in Portland for From Ridgewood, N.J., and the to navigate a complex and changing entered CC as a John Jay Scholar the last 30 years. For the last year Suburban Nephrology Group, Kevin world. If you need a reminder of with the Class of ’77, graduating in I have been chief of the division of Vitting notes that he has been keep- how well Columbia does that, be ’79 with a dual major in mathemat- orthopedics at Maine Medical Cen- ing tabs on a general rounds-worth sure to attend our next reunion.” ics and psychology (my transcript ter. My wife, Peggy Pennoyer, is an of classmate docs. He writes, “Heard Well said, Rich. I have always says ‘Math Psycho,’ but they assure allergist in private practice. We have from Kevin Olsen (cardiologist in considered life to be a voyage, with me this is only because of space three children, Julie PS’13, Doug Pennsylvania), Peter Szeibel (psy- plenty of both calm and rough seas, limitations!).” [Editor’s note: The and Mark. Julie kept our Columbia chiatrist in Iowa) and Warren Chin which produces challenges and I alumni database lists him as CC’79.] connection intact. (family physician in New Hamp- hope rewards. Rich’s words ring true, Well, I’m more than happy to “To me, Columbia seemed like shire). My major personal transfor- especially the word navigate. When I count Marc among us, as I am with an oasis in the turmoil of mid-’70s mative events were the founding of talk to each of you, I become reflective Lenny Glynn, who offers a near-epic New York. I remain grateful for the my medical practice (1991) and my on that ability that we all share. tale of his quest for a B.A. Lenny Core Curriculum, and my experi- marriage (1993); world events that I am now beginning my fourth writes, “As it happens, I find myself ence and friends on the Columbia caught me off guard include 9-11 year as our class correspondent. You all in the Class of 1977 by accident. I crew team, and I remain proud to and the rise of Donald Trump.” make it easy, as I simply coordinate all should have graduated in 1971, having say I attended Columbia.” Kevin agrees with Chuck on this news and put it together for the entered the College in fall 1967 –– Daniel McCorkle also has how we thought of New York in the rest of the Bicentennial Class to see, in just in time to have the school blow daughters who followed in their 1970s: “I recall the ‘gritty’ environ- what I hope is an enjoyable and inter- up on me in freshman year. In 1969 I dad’s footprints. “Forty years! ment before Morningside Heights esting read. Each column creates a took a one-semester medical leave and Following grad school at UW in became gentrified and NYC really nice afternoon for me to sit and in spring 1972, when I was finishing, Seattle, ‘Old economy Dan’ spent emerged from the ennui of its ‘Drop enjoy the memories of what we were, I discovered that I had fallen short the past 30 years as a researcher and Dead’ status in the 1970s — and I where we are and where we will be. by three credits and couldn’t claim educator at the Woods Hole Ocean- realize that CC has now become Rich, I do like that word –– my degree. By then I was working ographic Institution. This spring my such a desirable college destination navigate! full-time at Time magazine, so I just younger daughter graduated from that I most likely would not get in if Thanks for being great classmates let things drift, before finally coming Barnard; her older sister graduated I were applying today!” and alumni. I look forward to hearing back to Columbia in 1977 to take a from there three years ago.” I’m convinced we all would have from and seeing you all in the near single four-point course, apply again Another classmate we have gotten in these days, but we would future. Try to get back to NYC for for my degree –– and graduate.” followed over the years who has a have had to work a lot harder in Homecoming (Saturday, October 20), Welcome home, Odysseus. light blue daughter is Paul Phillips high school.

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Steve Bargonetti, our man of your group or work under some football –– he was the first recruit Bill Lee writes, “I am the senior on Broadway, updates with: “I’m new hire.’ So now I am the group of Coach Al Bagnoli. He has had an partner at Scarsdale Pediatric working on the musical Lawdy Miss manager. Fortunately, they are good amazing three years as a Lion. My Associates; my wife is now retired; Clawdy, about the life of singer people and we all know one another daughter is a junior at The Bishops our daughter married in 2016 and is Lloyd Price (‘Mr. Personality’). already. It is working out well. H.S. and was looking at colleges on living out of New York. Many people are not aware that not “My main memory of Columbia the East Coast. We hope it will turn “I am still a fan of Suzanne Vega only did Lloyd discover Little Rich- is that it was not a supportive envi- out to be a hat trick and that she BC’81 (thank you, Furnald folkfest). ard, but he also broke ground with ronment that wanted every student will attend Columbia as well. I take care of several Columbia stu- his first hit (‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’), to succeed. It was up to the student “My practice is now completely dents. It is great bonding with them the first radio-friendly R&B song to succeed … or not.” robotic spine and we were the about Contemporary Civilization Alfred Feliu in the early ’50s that had whites and LAW’81 has a com- pioneers for the Mazor Renaissance and Literature Humanities. Thank blacks in America dancing together pany aptly named Feliu Neutral Ser- Robot. Go Lions!” goodness the reading list is more Henry R. Jost — civil rights through music! I’m vices. “I am an employment lawyer In 2004, retired diverse now. I keep in touch with Dr. also lead guitarist for The Cher Show, who serves principally as a neutral, from owning a mortgage company Joel Landzberg and Dr. Richard which will be in Chicago at The e.g., arbitrator, mediator, investiga- in the Washington, D.C., area. He Caselli. They are practicing cardiol- Oriental Theatre this summer and tor. I have been married for more now lives in Deerfield Beach, Fla. ogy and neurology, respectively. Fernando Koatz will come to Broadway in the fall. than 30 years. My wife and I met is “still living in In addition, please extend con- “My life changing event was at the Law School and we live in Forest Hills, married for more than gratulations to father/son duo Fred playing music at the Furnald Folk New Rochelle. Our three kids have 28 years (to the same woman, who is Balzac ’80 and son Sam ’17 for Sam’s Festival — after that, I knew I all graduated from college and are, an assistant principal in a New York graduation last year. It is great to have wanted to be a full-time musician!” thankfully, employed, two in NYC public elementary school) and con- Columbia span the generations.” Kevin Powell gives us an and one in Boston. Life is good.” tinues with my own law firm in New Robert Kinoian DM’91 consid- Ian Silverman overview of 40 years in a flash from writes, “My York City. Neither of my two sons ers himself a New Yorker, but has LaGrange, N.Y.: “I left Columbia beloved wife, Beth, and I will soon matriculated at Columbia or wanted been displaced into the suburbs with my geology B.A. and went celebrate 35 years together. We have to be lawyers. I see several Columbia of Bergen County, N.J., for quite to work looking for oil in Saudi two grown sons, Marc and Alan, on Arabia. We found a lot of it! I then an earnest journey of identity and changed careers to IT in 1984 and I career. I have been a pulpit rabbi for worked at the New York Fed for 10 30 years and it continues to both Dr. George Yancopoulos ’80 and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals years. Around this time I managed gratify and challenge me. My post are sponsoring the Science Talent Search, the most prestigious to finish my first New York City in East Northport on Long Island is Marathon. Then it was on to work in now 15 years and running. Colum- science and math competition for high school seniors. Basel, Switzerland, at the Bank for bia in my memory was a source International Settlements. Finally, of rigorous study and a thorough I worked at Barclays back in New introduction to Western Civilization York for 14 years and now, retired! and Humanities. grads, mostly in New York, and I stay a while. After graduation, Robert Along the way my marriage to “For me, a life-changing event was in touch with others outside of NYC performed and taught classical gui- Sandra Huer in 1993 has taught me the death of my father at a young via Facebook, LinkedIn and so on.” tar. He has performed at Carnegie Ralph Keen compassion, caring and generosity.” age, just after I was married. It was a is dean of the Honors Hall on multiple occasions, at New Terrence O’Connor updates painful chapter for our family but it College at the University of Illinois York City’s The Town Hall and at us: “As of this year, I have worked helped shape my choices career-wise at Chicago, where he is also professor the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the financial services industry and expanded my thinking in terms of of history. “I have fond memories of among other notable stages. He for 40 years. Married for 28 years life goals and priorities.” Dean Peter Pouncey, who became my studied with all the great classi- to Kathryn, with three kids: John Thank you all for your support advisor in the classics department and cal guitarists of the 20th century, (Lehigh ’14), Terrence (Colby ’16), and contributions during the past 40 who always tried to assure me that I including Maestro Andrés Segovia. and Claire (Franklin & Marshall ’20). years, and I look forward to another was doing better than I thought I was. He married Mary Ann Halajian Friends from Columbia include Paul quarter-century or so of keeping That encouragement was important in 1985 after she received a master’s McAuliffe, Marty Ciccoand Jeff tabs on you guys. Oh, don’t forget to to me then and I try to be supportive in nursing administration. After Combs. How would I describe the send money to Columbia if you can. of my students for the same reason. deciding that the life of a performing Columbia of our era? Small, regional, Roger Bagnall, whose work habits I’ve musician might not be compat- all-male college in a huge university never been able to match, and Dean ible with the family life he wanted, in a gritty urban environment.” 1979 Carl Hovde ’50, whose kindness and Robert returned to school to pursue There’s that word “gritty” again! wisdom we rarely find in the academy a degree in dentistry. Graduating first Robert Klapper Joseph Schachner, “My older these days, stand out as mentors in his dental school class, he returned 8737 Beverly Blvd., Ste 303 daughter, Adena Schachner, is an whose impact on me has endured. to the Dental School to attain a spe- Los Angeles, CA 90048 associate professor of psychology at Best wishes.” cialty certificate in orthodontics. [email protected] Xavier Huguet UCSD. She has our only granddaugh- has “retired from He has been an orthodontist ter, now 19 months old and super my post at the European Commission since 1991, making beautiful smiles Neville Alleyne: cute! One of my biggest surprises is News from “We on March 1, after 30 years. I now split in a home office in Paramus, N.J., the lack of influence that parents actu- reside in La Jolla, Calif., with our my time between Brussels and my since 1998. Robert is since widowed ally have over their children, especially children, ages 21, 20 and 17. The two hometown of Barcelona with my wife, but has a daughter who has a mas- once they are teenagers! boys are at the College –– a junior Nadine. I also plan to come to the ter’s in English education and works “At work, when the manager of my and a sophomore. One is studying United States more often, where my at the Tenafly, N.J., middle school. group retired, they made me an offer I business/economics and the other is youngest son, Nick, lives –– he attends Robert has continued his connec- couldn’t refuse: ‘Become the manager pre-med. Chris ’19 is 21 and playing the University of Vermont.” tions to Columbia by being on the

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Board of Directors for the Columbia my perspective, it was a ground- GSAS’86, PS’87 are sponsoring the University Armenian Center for breaking experiment whose story Science Talent Search, which is the 1982 more than a decade. He still plays has stayed with me 40 years later. oldest and most prestigious science classical guitar and enjoys concerts, Buying groceries under a co-op and math competition for high Andrew Weisman museums and many arts events in business plan that directly competed school seniors. A total of $1.8 mil- 81 S. Garfield St. New York City. with the University’s establish- lion was awarded to extraordinary Denver, CO 80209 Robert C. Klapper: This ments (as well as the outrageous students to further their education [email protected] column’s Columbia memory comes prices from the merchants across the and research. Truly a worthy cause from visiting the grocery, better street) was a transcendent revelation and great night for the students. Lots of amazing news, so let’s get known as Trader Joe’s. The particular for me –– to see that the employees Pat DeSouza stopped by my office started! Checking in first is the good store I visited forced me to go in and owners were classmates, mak- recently. He is chairman of Water doctor David Adelson PS’86, direc- between tiny aisles while looking ing this impossible dream a reality. Intelligence, an environmental services tor of the Barrow Neurological Insti- for the 1-pound block of Belgian Wiggling through the geometrically and technology company focused on tute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, chocolate that I craved. You might impossible aisles to pack the maxi- detecting, finding and remediating the Diane and Bruce Halle Endowed think this reminds me of a visit to mum amount of product into a tiny water leaks. An interesting business Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences and Mama Joy’s or TaKome. But actu- space is the memory elicited by my with plenty of opportunities. chief of pediatric neurosurgery. ally, this visit to the grocery gave me visit to Trader Joe’s, but its attempt Drop me a line at mcbcu80@ Nine years ago David was recruited a flashback to our senior year and to make you feel like you are yahoo.com, and have a nice summer. to Phoenix Children’s Hospital to the bowels of the dorm in which I obtaining both an exotic item and a develop a children’s neuroscience was lucky to spend my fourth year bargain is but an illusion compared institute. From modest beginnings, the at the College. That dorm was none to the reality that was the Furnald 1981 institute has had wonderful growth; other than Furnald Hall. Grocery Co-Op. there are now more than 85 clinicians, When we were at the Col- I still find it so interesting how Kevin Fay 50 research personnel and soon to be lege, Furnald Hall was housing for much we learned during those four 8300 Private Ln. six research labs, a clinical research seniors only. It was the prize you years of captivity that came from Annadale, VA 22003 group, data center and biorepository, gave yourself for surviving three outside the classroom. The Furnald [email protected] three residencies and five fellowships. years of torture. You might not know Grocery and its principle remain What a valuable accomplish- this, but that is no longer the case –– one of the most powerful lessons I recently heard from John Luisi, ment! Huzzah! the powers-that-be at the College I’ve learned. who apparently has one of the Next is Jim Walton Jr., who have turned it into a freshmen-only Roar, Lion, roar! choicest office locations in NYC. says: “Since graduation, I’ve been a dorm. As we say on Twitter, “SMH” John is the assistant commissioner producer and director in sports tele- (shaking my head). at the New York City Department vision at ABC Sports, ESPN, the In 1979, the world was chang- 1980 of Parks & Recreation, so he goes to PGA Tour and NBC Sports, where ing so fast (even before Steve Jobs work in Central Park (the Arsenal I have worked on every Olympic rocked our universe). Saturday Michael C. Brown at Fifth Avenue and 64th Street). Games since Athens in 2004. I own Night Live and ESPN were in their London Terrace Towers From his office on the third floor, a small production company that infancy, a long way from becoming 410 W. 24th St., Apt. 18F he is able to hear tunes emanating specializes in the golf industry. the institutions now burned in our New York, NY 10011 from the George Delacorte [Class “I am married with two children memories; but for me, that year was [email protected] of 1913] clock and check out the and live in Peapack, N.J. My daughter, about learning of the power of the thrice-daily sea lion trainings. Bella, is at Tulane in the Class of 2019 student body at Columbia through I received a nice note from Professor Sounds idyllic! As someone who and my son, Pito, recently committed its creation of the Furnald Grocery Jeff Field regarding the Super Bowl moved away from the city a long to Princeton to play ice hockey. If only Co-Op. I hope some of you can of Science, which was held in March time ago, the first thing you notice Columbia had a team!” enlighten me further by emailing me in Washington, D.C. is the noise, so to work in Central To put this in perspective, the last the real backstory to the co-op in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Park and actually hear music and time I attended a Princeton hockey the basement of Furnald; but from and Dr. George Yancopoulos animals –– wow. John points out game I noticed that seven team that venturing into Central Park members had already been drafted during our days at Columbia was by NHL teams. Clearly, Pito is one not exactly “forbidden,” but it was hell of an athlete! strongly discouraged. Next comes the awardee of my John and his wife, Eileen, have a first annual prize for journalistic son, Alex, who is entering a Ph.D. excellence, John Rofe: “First, sorry program in Norway focused on for not writing in almost 36 years. matching supply and demand of I’d say something like, the dogs ate renewable and clean energy on the my smartphone, but Buster and grid. The Ph.D. program is located Biggy died long before I got my first in Trondheim, the fjord region of iPhone. Now I have three daughters, Norway, which they plan to visit 9, 7 and 5, and they do command a (often) during Alex’s studies. lot of my phone’s attention, but still. I hope our class had a productive “Thirty-six years! Why so long? spring and a summer vacation (or And not just for me but for so many two) to look forward to. Time permit- of my classmates? I put it on the ting, please drop me a line so I can era we grew up in, in the wake of Left to right, Mike Brown ’80, Shawn FitzGerald ’80 and Eric Blattman ’80 update the class on your whereabouts. the ’60s and its opposition to social celebrated their 60th birthdays in Palm Beach, Fla. Email me at [email protected]! norms and formality in general.

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“I took a major step back from my to Columbia and thought I was too college days after my close friend, aggressive with his copy. I had just Eddie Brown, was killed on gradua- edited a report he wrote on new skis tion night. I’ve had contact with few and left it on his desk with correc- classmates since Eddie’s funeral. I ran tions. ‘You should be at a newspaper,’ Michael Waldman into at the 1988 he told me. ‘You shouldn’t,’ I said Democratic convention, which I cov- back. I was gone the next day. ered for some New Jersey newspapers; “In quick succession I worked Will Korn and I stayed with outside for the Queens Tribune in Flushing, of Boston in 2007 after watching the helping to cover Donald Manes and Red Sox win a playoff game. the New York corruption scandals in Mike “I was in touch with a third, 1986; the Hudson Dispatch, in Union Lamble, on LinkedIn. I also see Tom City, which made New York politics Shin ’84 whenever I get to Korea look pristine; and the Passaic Herald (or he to Paris) and Fred Coles ’85 News, which sent me to the State whenever I’m in New York. I’ve seen House in Trenton, N.J. Chris Christophorou ’81 a couple “Trenton might as well have been On February 10, some of the 1978 residents of Carman Hall held a reunion times, and Eileen Noonan SEAS’82. Boise, so I moved to Los Angeles, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In attendance were Ed Gelles ’82, Nathan Soule ’84, And another former roommate (after got a job with the Daily News, then Mark Brennan ’82, Ken Gruber ’82, Scott Simpson ’82, Dave Zufall Bill Gallagher, Will), and his wife, Copley News, covered Rodney King, SEAS’82, George Mostoller ’82, Steve Peterson, Rajan Sekaran ’82, Maura, three times. the riots, the 1994 earthquake, and Jackson Zimmerman ’82, Keun Ha Zimmerman, Daniel Schwarz ’82, Martin Johnson ’82, Jose Sanabria ’82, Celeste Sanabria and John Swen ’82. “I literally ran into Doug Lavin O.J., got married, got divorced, had ’83 while we were jogging in oppo- two dogs, two houses and, of course, site directions around the Central two cars. But I did not have any work Park Reservoir, but I never knew done, if you know what I mean. ness school in Europe and helping the Class of 1982 who would like to him at Columbia. “The O.J. case soured me on to take care of the kids. She’s pretty tag along on one of our ‘three-hour “Unless I’m having a senior newspapers — we were chasing the amazing. She did not go to Colum- tours’ (no Minnow, no Gilligan, no moment and forgetting someone, National Enquirer for scoops — so I bia. She’s Canadian. shipwreck) is welcome.” that’s it. I wish it was more. But I’ve took a job with a Newhouse start-up “Most importantly, everyone A great update from David Shine: followed this space closely, always called the Sports Business Journal (I is in great health, including my “In early April, David Fishman, looking for a tidbit on someone I was hired by John Genzale JRN’75). 85-year-old mom and my wife’s Ed Hernstadt, Evan Hollander knew. So here is my tidbit, to make “Five years and two tries later, parents, and our brothers and sisters and David Shine convened for a up for lost time. I finally convinced The New York and their families. And we all love long weekend in the land of Locke “After graduation, I got my first job Times to hire me as a copy editor being around one another whenever and Hobbes. Having had enough of in journalism thanks to Al Greenberg and was back in New York in 2003. we can bridge the three continents English Enlightenment philosophy in SEAS’49 at Skiing Magazine, who My parents were happy, and I was that divide us. So there you have it. I CC, we were not there to follow the picked me — who had never put happy not to have to drive anywhere. hope it was worth the wait. Promise Enlightenment trail, but instead to on a pair of skis — as an intern over That lasted two and a half months. I won’t be another 36 years.” visit Larry Sacks SEAS’82. another candidate from Princeton, and The Times sent me to Paris. They Fantastic note! Thanks, John! “Larry has lived in London my first apartment thanks to Tom and needed a French speaker to help out Now let’s hear from Evan for the past 10 years working for Eileen. We lived together on 115th at the International Herald Tribune, Charkes: “My daughter Ella BC’20 financial institutions in the risk and Amsterdam for eight months. and I had mentioned during my is loving her time at Barnard. My management area. Life for Larry “Three years later, I got fired at interview that I’d go there if they wife, Juli BC’88, is an alum, as well. in London seems to be anything Skiing by an editor who did not go really, really, really wanted me to. I’ve My twin sons, Will and Julian, are but solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and been here ever since. sophomores at Dobbs Ferry H.S. short. Instead, Larry lives in a lovely “It’s a great thing to change your “I am an attorney for Bank of country home with a proper English center of gravity. You see the world America/Merrill Lynch based in garden with his wife, Kay; son, Ben; from a different angle. You open up Midtown and recently started teach- and dog, Snoopy. to new things. You eat well. ing securities regulation as an adjunct “We visited some museums, saw “I was a much better person when I professor at Pace Law School. I also the Churchill War Rooms and the married again, and if you did the math was elected vice-chair of FINRA’s playing fields of Eton (where we you know I’m an old dad. But the girls National Adjudicatory Council. found no evidence of any battles Submit are a blast, and since the Times closed “As a long-suffering Philadelphia being won) and duly took in St. its international editorial offices in Eagles fan, winning the Super Bowl Paul’s and Westminster. But mostly Your Paris in 2016, I’ve been with them full has made life immeasurably better. I we did what we did best as Colum- time as I do some freelance editing, suppose there really are unicorns.” bia students — ate, drank beer, Photo teach English to adults and rehab our Stephen “Sully” Sullivan laughed and talked about women CCT welcomes Class Notes old apartment so we can rent it to GSAS’13 writes, “I’m teaching (sometimes even our wives), sports photos that feature at visitors (any interest?). ‘HIST3535: History of the City of and books. So although the waist- least two College alumni. “I would tell you about my wife, New York’ for the fifth consecutive lines are thicker, the hair thinner but the space is not big enough to summer (I still can’t believe they and the life scars a bit deeper, much Click “Contact Us” at do her justice. I’ll just say she works pay me to walk around the city with really hasn’t changed.” college.columbia.edu/cct. full time as communications director undergrads from all over the country Finally, I rate the following sub- at a medtech start-up while doing and the world, point at buildings mission as one of the greatest ever! an executive M.B.A. at the top busi- and tell stories ... ). Anyone from You’ll see why.

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John Swen writes: “The 40th “If anyone else is tempted to host New York, I got an M.B.A. at Ford- tions of my Swedish and Scottish- anniversary of the Carman Hall an evening of classmates, we encour- ham at night while working at my American family. I welcome contact 1978 freshman year took place age you to do so; we all enjoyed it first banking job out of college. I’m a from classmates who might similarly on February 10 in Brooklyn, and very much. In fact, we look forward regional credit officer in the middle have embarked on considerations included Ed Gelles, Nathan Soule to reprising our dinner. If anyone market commercial banking division of ethnic and cultural identity and Geoff ’84, Mark Brennan, Ken Gruber, has contact information for of Huntington Bank (headquartered might have a newfound interest in Scott Simpson, Dave Zufall Cohen or Dave Yee ’83, we are hop- in Columbus, Ohio). I work with family story and history. Beyond Lee SEAS’82, George Mostoller, Steve ing they can join us, along with several middle market lending teams this I would describe a newfound Goldstein, Peterson, Rajan Sekaran, Jackson for our next gathering. in Illinois and Wisconsin and man- passion by paraphrasing the Woody Zimmerman, Keun Ha Zimmerman, “Also, to potential future hosts: age the credit risk for the related Allen line: ‘Those who can’t coach, Daniel Schwarz, Martin Johnson, Make sure your neighbors are pre- loan portfolio. coach basketball.’ As I accompany my Kathy Simpson, Jose Sanabria, pared for late-night departures “Sibylla and I were married in kids in their schooling, I think often Celeste Sanabria and John Swen. (4 a.m.). One thing that hasn’t 1983, so we’re celebrating our 35th with gratitude of the many excellent Lee Goldstein was a late scratch due changed for Carman Hall 2nd floor this year as well. We are planning teachers I had at Columbia. Specifi- to the horrible flu running around. freshmen of 1978: They go hard and a trip to Rome and The Vatican. cally I remember Peter Rudnytsky Classmates came from Toronto (Ken, they don’t go home till late!” We have two wonderful daughters. ’73, who taught my section of Lit I put you first!), Florida, Virginia, Truly amazing! Hope you guys Grace-Marie graduated from the Hum, and Peter Boll, who taught my Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Boston are enjoying all this news as much University of Illinois–Champaign section of Contemporary Civiliza- and Rhode Island. We even tempted as I am! with a major in community health tion. Both of them approached these classmates to come to Brooklyn all the and then went to graduate school topics with an intellectual rigor that I way from Manhattan. at Midwestern. She is a physician’s absorbed ... . I can be reached at alex. “We had a terrific time catch- 1983 assistant and is with a practice [email protected].” Victor Cha ing up, enjoying excellent food that covers pediatrics to geriatrics. published an op-ed Roy Pomerantz prepared by the group (especially Sophia graduated from Drake in The New York Times on March 9. Babyking/Petking the amazing pulled pork from Steve University in Des Moines, Iowa. She It begins: “The announcement at the 182-20 Liberty Ave. and the incredible beer and cheese double-majored in law, politics and White House on Thursday evening Jamaica, NY 11412 from Martin), and sharing our suc- society; and sociology. She works for that President Trump will meet the [email protected] cesses (many) and failures (enough). a not-for-profit that assists the local North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, Political conversation was in blessedly AIDS and HIV+ population and within two months raises more short supply, although there was one My boys (Ricky, 10; David, 13) and their families with healthcare, coun- questions than it answers. While brave soul who gamely defended He I attended every Columbia home seling and housing. She is applying the unpredictability of a meeting Whom Shall Not Be Named. Mostly basketball game this season. We had to graduate programs for a master’s between these two unconventional we talked about our families. There an enjoyable pre-game V&T dinner in public health. We are incredibly leaders provides unique opportuni- Kevin Chapman was universal agreement that our with , Sharon proud of our children. ties to end the decades-old conflict, kids are all smarter, nicer and more Chapman BC’83 and their son, Ross “I stay in touch somewhat its failure could also push the two John Bonomi, Rob accomplished than we were — even ’18. Ross plays the trombone for the regularly with countries to the brink of war.” Read Dell Angelo Steven Reich if some of them struggle to be admit- CU Marching Band. He graduated and the full piece at nyti.ms/2J6ntug. Barry Rashkover ted to schools like Columbia. There as a music major and is heading to and we’re hoping to see each other : “I agree with Mike McCarthy was interesting and honest discussion law school. was at reunion. All three are attorneys the idea of honoring all of our of marriage and divorce, the joys and also at V&T and attended the game. –– not sure if that means anything. departed classmates in the 35th occasional sorrow of raising children, We also had a pre-game V&T My siblings still reside in the greater reunion memorial service. One of David Rubel, Peter Stevens, the unmitigated joy of having dinner with his wife, NYC area and we’ve been back those was who was grandchildren, and some fascinating Julia, and their daughter, Abigail many times through the years. We a successful gastroenterologist.” (touring rock ’n’ roll band leader) and ’19. David and Julia’s son, Quentin, look forward to each visit –– there’s On April 1 The Wall Street some boring (fly fishing) hobbies. was accepted to CC last year but only one NYC.” Journal published an article about Alex Treitler “As a conversation starter, we deferred so that he could take a : “I am a busy single the acceptance rates falling at Ivy printed the CC reading list for gap year with AmeriCorps. Abigail dad living in St. Paul, Minn., since League schools: 2017–18 and discussed how it com- plays the flute for the CU Marching 2007. I have four children. My son, Brown: 7.2 percent, admitted pared to the books we remembered Band. We enjoyed watching Colum- Oscar (29), lives in Stockholm with 2,566 of 35,438 reading. Everyone approved of the bia beat Princeton 85–60. his wife and two young daughters. Columbia: 5.5 percent, admitted Martin Ottomanelli: additions of the Koran and other “Thanks for He is a professional violinist, and 2,214 of 40,203 modern texts. Nearly everyone the friendly prods for information. the primary in the Treitler Quartet. Cornell: 10.39 percent admitted endorsed the idea of the course I always intend to reply and then I also have three daughters who 5,288 of 51,328 these 40 years later, including never do, so this time I’m finally act- live with me in St. Paul: Ella (12), Dartmouth: 8.7 percent, admitted some of us who believe it played ing. Maybe it’s because I’m planning Ivy (11) and Lucia (6). I was until 1,925 of 22,033 an important role in our careers. to attend the 35th reunion (along recently the organization director of Harvard: 4.6 percent, admitted Those of us from less sophisticated with my wife, Sibylla), so I’ve been spiritual care at Augustana Care in 1,962 of 42,749 backgrounds particularly appreci- thinking about my years at Colum- Minnesota and Colorado. Penn: 8.4 percent admitted ated Art Humanities and Music bia more than usual. “Following a lifelong consider- 3,731 of 44,491 Humanities, which opened up a “Here’s an update of what’s been ation of affiliation and identity, I Princeton: 5.5 percent, admitted lifetime of appreciation of music and going on over the last 35 years formally completed my transition to 1,941 of 35,370 art. Candidates for deletion from the in a few sentences. We moved to Judaism. As part of this I have been Yale: 6.3 percent, admitted Core were remarkably few; Kant and Geneva, Ill. (a Chicago suburb), in researching and writing about the 2,229 of 35,306 Hume were the only two mentioned 1993. I’ve been in commercial bank- history of my Jewish Galician family Glad we applied when we did more than once. ing since graduation. While still in and the scattered Jewish connec- to CC!

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Michael Schmidtberger ’82 and few years. One of David’s favorite the property on the market. Our From Ed Hewitt: “I was more his wife Margie Sung’s daughter will courses was a seminar in his last daughter was born in Hawaii and I or less the first women’s crew coach start at Columbia in the fall. semester taught by one Professor was on her school’s advisory board. at Columbia (1984–93), and my I attended the John Jay Awards Roger Lehecka ’67, GSAS’74, aka We plan to return to California, to squeeze of 30 years, Lori Dauphiny, Dinner in early March and was our illustrious Dean of Students in be closer to other family members. got her coaching start there before extremely impressed by honoree the roaring ’80s! Through the years in Hawaii I con- being hired at Princeton in 1988; Robert Aaronson: Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Howdy, “Our tinued IT and analytics work and will she became the head coach at Eric Garcetti ’92, SIPA’93. He is oldest, Alexa, and her fiancé, Dan, be looking for a full-time position in Princeton in 1997 and, along with a good friend of David Javdan ’90. are first-year medical students at the Southern California. Our B&B once the Columbia coaches, has sustained David and I are already discussing University of Arizona here in Tucson, hosted a wedding that included three the relationship between the two supporting Mayor Garcetti for the where we have lived for more than 20 Columbia grads: the officiant, the programs since. The idea for a cup Ed presidential election in 2020. years. Our middle child, Natalie, is a father of the bride and me.” race came from former women’s Joyce Michael Feldman, also attended the dinner and sophomore at Washington University, clicking away coach Scott Ramsey and, when my sat with me at a recent Columbia studying design and writing, already quickly during tax season: “My daugh- and Lori’s friend James Hill Jr. of basketball game. organizing next year’s sorority rush, ter’s YouTube channel, CloeCouture, Philadelphia learned about the idea, and working as The New York Times has nearly 3.7 million subscribers. I he searched for and found a cup. campus representative there. Our am a certified financial planner.” “The cup was made sometime Michael Plottel 1984 youngest, Ian, is a senior in high GSAPP’88, between 1787 and 1807 in London school and was eagerly awaiting word mojo rising! “I was recently elevated during the reign of George III and Dennis Klainberg from colleges. So we are soon to be to fellowship level by the American was later presented as a prize for a Berklay Cargo Worldwide empty-nesters. Institute of Architects in recogni- boat race in Newport, R.I., in 1927, 14 Bond St., Ste 233 “My wife, Bonnie, left law tion of my professional work as about which there is an inscription Great Neck, NY 11021 practice years ago, had a busy career a public architect. It’s an honor inside the cup. It goes to the winner [email protected] in commercial real estate and has bestowed on roughly 2 percent of of the annual Columbia-Princeton slowed down the last few years architects nationwide. Here is the women’s varsity eight race. To get Happy summer, one and all! On to pursue a bunch of hobbies and capsule statement that summarizes a sense of it, it is 18 inches tall and the Klainberg front, my wife, Dana passions, including bag and purse the last 25-plus years of my public weighs 125 oz. without the base.” TC’89, an assistant registrar at making (maybe another career in work: ‘Michael Plottel leads public And finally, if you didn’t know it Teachers College, and I are proud the making?) and working with our projects that repair and enrich the already, Wayne P. Weddington III to report that daughter Sydney has local chapter of NOW, in hopes of fabric of urban life. He continues to has a lot to say … but not here! He graduated with honors from SUNY someday passing the ERA! make significant contributions to reports, “I have a blog, W3. It was Geneseo and is aiming to pursue “I’d like to be a professional road the public architecture community tough to be a dogged curmudgeon a Ph.D. in psychology. Daughter cyclist, but I’m way too old, far by driving dialogue and research on without writing it all down periodi- Emma, a SUNY Binghamton grad- too slow and also busy as a doctor, civic engagement and practice.’ cally! Find it at goo.gl/w1vuWD.” uate, follows in her grandmother’s practicing pulmonary, critical care “Outside of that I’m enjoying Start thinking about attending (my mom, Dr. Marilyn Klainberg) and sleep medicine. I teach and am a empty-nester life with my wife, our 35th reunion next year! and mother’s footsteps as she studies medical administrator. I’m a clinical Daniella, occasionally getting in at Teachers College en route to a professor at University of Arizona, touch with old friends and planning degree in higher education. Ever- Midwestern University and A.T. our next trips overseas.” 1985 ambitious, she also works at several Still University, and have been busy You stay classy, Madhu Alagiri! “I Columbia jobs, including help- for the last few years as the Arizona went to med school in Philadelphia Jon White ing coordinate SHAPE (Summer governor for the American College and stayed for a surgical residency at 16 South Ct. High School Academic Program of Physicians. Columbia College Temple. Subsequently, I joined the Port Washington, NY 11050 for Engineers), a new program for was an incredibly important part of surgical faculty at UC San Diego and [email protected] high school students interested in my young life and education.” am a professor there. I run both an Marsha Mount Eckert engineering. First son Adam has Aloha, active research and clinical practice. I “I’ll be back on campus periodically been working in the accounting BUS’90: “IT, coffee, B&B and baby: am married with three kids. One is at in a minor, but official and, I hope, department of our family business You might recall I was one of the first Cornell, another is at the University worthy capacity,” writes Thomas since graduating from SUNY New six women to receive a degree from of San Francisco. The youngest is a Vinciguerra JRN’86, GSAS’90 Paltz, but as of this publication, will CC (the graduation day NY News freshman in high school. Doing a from Garden City, N.Y. “I’m editing be working in the finance depart- article: ‘Columbia Fems Are Gems’). little surfing and sailing and so far and writing the introduction to a ment of VIACOM as a junior Highlights of my career include enjoying a nice quality of life with no Columbia University Press book analyst. And speaking of junior, working at Bristol Myers, NYCDOT major complaints.” of essays, tentatively titled Keeping Adam Dicker that’s Jacob, now a rising third-year analytics, in management consulting Is that sitting on Speech Free, a 75th anniversary cel- at SUNY Purchase, where he aims and then IT consulting. Continuing Low Steps? He writes, “I’m visiting ebration of the University Seminars. Adam Belanoff to be our family’s my education, I got an M.B.A. (with campus with my youngest child. I “Drawing on professors and (screenwriter to the stars). honors) and I have earned more than interviewed 20 candidates this year, experts from within and outside of Mazel tov to dear friend, former a dozen Microsoft certifications, and one gained admission. My son alma mater, the seminars are a series David neighbor and fellow Sachem including MCSE, MCDBA and is a freshman after two years living of high-level academic discussions, Godfried on the graduation of his MCTS. In 2004 my husband and I in Israel.” lectures and conferences. ‘Human Chris Nollet son, Robert ’18, from the College. built a coffee farm and a B&B on the says the heart of Rights,’ ‘Women and Society,’ ‘Neo- Robert majored in sociology and Kona coast of Hawaii. It was a beau- rock ’n’ roll is still beating: “I got Confucian Studies,’ ‘Cognitive and is planning to work in city or local tiful, peaceful setting, yet convenient to play in a Specials tribute band Behavioral Neuroscience’ and ‘The government, with a view toward to town and airport. We operated recently with Bill Gibson, the drum- Problem of Peace’ are just some of either law or journalism school in a these for 14 years and have now put mer for Huey Lewis and the News.” the more than 90 distinct offerings.

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I expect the intellectual workout of players to be noticed by major league Sebastian Sperber LAW’88, who investing’) and nonprofits as my ‘day a lifetime. scouts). No less than Carlton Fisk, practices with Cleary Gottlieb in job,’ but I took on a different role this “Best of all, it was our very own Frank Thomas and Nomar Garciap- London, focusing on international academic year: adjunct professor of dean, Bob Pollack ’61, the director arra have played for the Firebirds, so capital markets transactions and finance at the NYU Stern School of of the seminars, who approached me we are looking forward to some time merger and acquisition transactions. Business. I lectured in a night class for this project. Bob has further des- on the Cape under the lights with And speaking of reunions, mark at the Business School for 13 years ignated me a Visiting Scholar; the baseball and mini golf. My last trip your calendars –– our 35th reunion but stopped about five years ago. An perks include full Butler borrowing to Orleans occurred during my days is only 23 months away. No doubt opportunity arose to teach full-time privileges, a nifty line on my C.V. with the Kingsmen. some planning sessions will begin students in an elective class at NYU, and my very own CU stationery. As for me, as part of the New to rumble in the coming months, so ‘Debt Instruments and Markets,’ and “Lest you think I’ve become York Choral Society, this spring please help us plan the festivities. midway through my second semester serious, I recently published pieces I was blessed to sing the Bach Keep those updates coming. of teaching there (with a section of about such all-important topics as the B-minor mass at Carnegie Hall. It is Happy summer! undergrads and one of M.B.A.s) I’m literary legacy of Mickey Spillane (for such an amazing feeling to look out not looking back! While spend- The Wall Street Journal), the youthful from that stage. ing time in the Village is fun, my beefcake photos of John Ashbery My recent Columbia activities 1986 daughter Helena BC’20 finished her GSAS’50 (for The New York Times) have included a Mini-Core Class, sophomore year and I’m still involved and the 50th anniversary of the classic a three-part review of many of Everett Weinberger (on a board level) with Columbia/ Star Trek episode ‘The Trouble With the key excerpts from Contempo- 50 W. 70th St., Apt. 3B Barnard Hillel, so I venture uptown Tribbles’ (for Vanity Fair). Naturally, rary Civilization. My preparation New York, NY 10023 fairly often. My other daughter, Julia, too, I’m still serving with maximum included rereads of Plato, Hobbes, [email protected] is a sophomore at SUNY Bingham- ego as Avatar of the Philolexian Locke, Rousseau and Mill. Many ton, so she doesn’t get quite the same Society, going stronger than ever more of the concepts came back from Ever fantasize about spending a year number of visits!” Michael Purves than 30 years after I dusted it off.” decades past, but re-reading these studying whatever your heart desired brought us up to Michael Cho In other news, and texts was harder than I imagined; at an outstanding university? Goran date: “Other than two years in West I caught up on the phone this spring. the discussions among alumni, led Puljic is living the dream, as he and Philadelphia for business school, I His oldest child recently graduated by Professor John McWhorter, were his wife, Melinda, are spending 2018 have remained within a few subway studying at Stanford enrolled in the stops of Hamilton Hall since gradu- Distinguished Careers Institute pro- ating. For the vast majority of my gram. He retired as a partner at Oak career I have worked in various facets Wayne P. Weddington III ’84 has a blog, W3: “It was Hill Advisors in early 2016 and took of Wall Street: as an investment tough to be a dogged curmudgeon without writing it on a senior adviser role at distressed banker advising clients on M&A and debt fund Strategic Value Partners. corporate finance, then as a portfolio all down!” Go online to goo.gl/w1vuWD. Their oldest son, Nick SEAS’19, manager at emerging market hedge is studying computer science and funds. For the last six years I have working at Amazon this summer. been a macro and derivative strategist Tucker, their youngest son, is study- at Weeden & Co., a nearly century- from high school and Mike is work- very stimulating and reminded me ing culinary arts at Johnson & Wales old broker dealer serving institutional ing on a health care platform that of the power of these great ideas. I College in Providence, R.I., and is a clients. It is a busy day trying to make will be on the market in the coming have done several of these classes chef on Nantucket in the summer. sense of the endlessly shifting global months –– more info to come. over the years, so for those of you If you want to try a different markets, but you never get bored. My On the home front, all three of in the New York area, I strongly career path, it’s not too late, as we four children keep me on my toes my kids continue to do me proud; encourage you to take advantage of learned from Rachel Schwartz: (twins who are 16, a 7-year-old and my oldest son, Isaac ’14, has been this great opportunity. “Several years ago, I went back to a 4-year-old); indeed, raising four promoted to a senior software Congratulations to those school to pursue a master’s in art kids in NYC is an extreme sport. My engineer at The New York Times and CC’85ers with children accepted history. I had been a lawyer since wife, Lucia, is a cancer scientist from was one of the key coders designing into the Class of 2022. For those about 2000 (and before that, a copy Spain, so the language requirement the app for the Olympics and other who thought admission to the Col- editor). But I majored in art history, certainly paid long-lasting dividends.” Michael recent live events. My middle son, lege was getting competitive, take so this wasn’t quite out of left field. Congratulations to Parent Noah, graduated from Duke this heart, as we have moved into the I’ve completed my coursework for on the sale of his company! spring and has recently begun service uber hyper-competitive world. The a master’s in art history/museum “After an amazing, uninterrupted in the Peace Corps in the Philip- Office of Undergraduate Admis- studies at the City College of New 23-year run –– working with my John Phelan pines (thank you for sions announced that it accepted York (just a bit north of Columbia!) partners to build our firm, Signal your encouraging words about your 2,214 of the 40,203 students who and am trying to write my thesis. Hill, into a leading technology experience many years ago). We look applied. It is the largest applicant I work part-time at the Frick Col- M&A investment bank –– Signal forward to visiting him in that part of pool in Columbia’s history, marking lection, a beautiful museum on the Hill was recently purchased by the world many months hence. My an 8 percent increase from last year, Upper East Side. I also run a lot. Daiwa Securities Group, provid- youngest son, Josh, a rising junior at and creating an overall acceptance Through the years, I’ve completed ing me the opportunity to move on the University of Miami, continues rate for the College and Columbia nine marathons, including the NYC to new adventures. More time for to follow the broadcaster’s dream and Engineering of 5.5 percent. Marathon five times.” family, friends, charitable work and is spending the summer as one of I recently attended my 30th I ran into Michael Lustig while perhaps far-ranging travel top the the play-by-play broadcasters for the Law School reunion; I caught up walking on my block. He says, “Since priority list in the near term. I’ve Orleans Firebirds, one of the teams with several of our classmates who retiring from BlackRock I’ve been always greatly valued our Columbia in the Cape Cod baseball league (a crossed over with me from one side deeply involved in a number of College education, and my apprecia- summer destination for rising college of Amsterdam to the other, including start-ups (with a focus on ‘impact tion for it grows every year.”

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J.D. Scrimgeour GSAS’87’s most fondly our time together in Oxford at the Ivy League last season, and next can add a few more members of our recent book, the poetry collection Stavertonia when I visited a few years year is looking good. To paraphrase class to the distinguished list.” Robert Rooney Lifting the Turtle, was published in ago. The place looks pretty much the one of the trustiest clichés from our Of the evening, November. He will teach poetry at same, surprise, surprise. Spec sports writing days, “What a says, “It was a privilege to be among Ginling College of Nanjing Normal “Since graduating from medical difference 30 years make.” such an impressive group of alumni University in Nanjing this summer. school I have been in Boston at and to share the stage with other In late 2017, Bill Seligman Massachusetts General Hospital members of the incomparable Class Julie Jacobs LAW’89 joined a group of his Los and Harvard, where I am chief of 1989 of ’89: fellow honoree Menin, Lisa Carnoy Angeles and New York-based col- neurocritical care and emergency trustee and Emily Miles Terry Michael Beh- leagues from the boutique real estate neurology and oversee a research CCAA President 45 Clarence St. ringer. law firm Cassin & Cassin in moving program at MGH and the Broad We had a great evening in Brookline, MA 02446 their practice to McGuireWoods. Institute. We have established the the snow, seeing so many classmates [email protected] He is based in Century City, having Henry and Allison McCance Center and friends.” moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago. for Brain Health, which is devoted Though I couldn’t make it to Kaivan Shakib, Bill’s practice focuses on representa- to preventing brain disease and A big thanks to the John Jay Awards Dinner, I tion of real estate lenders and debt preserving brain function over the who agreed to send a Class Notes was able to attend the Columbia investors in all debt products and asset lifespan. My wife and two sons, 16 write-up on the John Jay Awards Alumni Association’s “She Opened classes, at all phases of the debt cycle and 19, are healthy and thriving, for Dinner when I was stuck in Boston the Door” conference in February, from loan origination to workouts. which I am thankful every day. and unable to join the celebration. the first University-wide women’s “My father, David Rosand ’59, Here’s his report, which begins conference. It was spectacular; GSAS’65, longtime professor of art with a note on the snowstorm that in addition to hearing Columbia 1987 history at Columbia and a loyal and forced the change in my (and a few memories from Supreme Court committed alumnus, died in 2014. others’!) plans. Kaivan writes, “As Associate Justice Ruth Bader Sarah A. Kass Since then my family and I have ‘Deantini’ pointed out, chances of Ginsburg LAW’59, it was great to PO Box 1006 devoted ourselves to ensuring that his snow greater than six inches in NYC visit with Donna MacPhee, Teresa New York, NY 10113 contributions to alma mater continue in March is 0.67 percent, and the Saputo-Crerend ’87 and Danielle [email protected] to live on for future generations. last time there was more than six Maged, all of whom were involved With the generous collaboration of inches of snow in NYC on March with organizing this truly remark- This month’s column will necessar- Dad’s circle of friends, former stu- 7 was 1941. But struggling through able event. ily be short but sweet. Lloyd Lim dents and faculty we established the was worth it so that we could honor shared news about his latest book, David Rosand Professorship of Ital- the two members of the Class of Business Tools, Not Platitudes: With ian Renaissance Art History. On a ’89 who were among this year’s five 1990 Staff Training Modules. He says it is larger scale, we are now raising funds honorees. We are all very proud of Robert Rooney, Rachel Cowan Jacobs the first of the many books he has to secure Casa Muraro, Columbia’s CEO of Morgan [email protected] written that he suspects will have home in Venice, Italy. Working with Stanley International Plc., head of more of a commercial appeal. If you fellow devoted alums and art lovers Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Julie Ted check out lloydlimsolutions.com, you has been a source of great fun and and head of technology; and It’s always great to hear from Jacobs Menin, Tsekerides. will see how prolific Lloyd has been I look forward to talking about art commissioner of the He writes, “I turned 50 Caro- in the fields of business and finance, history and Italy with anyone who NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and on January 19 and my wife, line Andersen, including his blog posts. shares these passions!” Entertainment. I had a chance to set up a surprise by Craig Blackmon I’m hoping that our columns will writes that he chat with Rob and his wife, Corinne, having a bunch of close friends from contain many more contributions, and his wife, Tiffany McDermott as well as Julie and her three sons. our Columbia days come to town. especially from those we have not BC’87, “continue to reside happily “Supporting our honorees We had a great weekend hanging John Alex, Michael Barry, heard from in a long while. This is in beautiful –– and officially super were out on Long Island (I live in Cold your column. Without your input, we cool –– Seattle. Tiffany has scaled her Columbia College Alumni Associa- Spring Harbor). Good for the soul. Michael have nothing. Please consider submit- medical practice (ob/gyn) back to part tion (CCAA) President Ryan Womack ’89, Mark Miller ’89, Behringer Richard Weil ting your updates to SarahAnn29uk@ time, giving her the chance to explore (who gave a rousing George Caliendo ’89, Lisa Javier Maldonado gmail.com! more of life’s wonders. I continue to speech), University Trustee and attended. dabble in the real estate startup scene. Carnoy (who gave a very rousing I’m at Weil Gotshal, a partner in My current iteration, Houses.Direct, speech), Jonathan Dwyer (who still the litigation department. Ryan is a 1988 markets homes directly to buyers, sav- looks 22), Matthew Engels, Jared research librarian at Rutgers. Mark ing sellers tens of thousands of dollars Goldstein (who surprisingly owns a is running a hedge fund in Chicago. Eric Fusfield in transaction costs.” tuxedo), Ken Hechtman (just check- George works for Bloomberg in San 1945 South George Mason Dr. I saw that former Lions football ing that you are still reading this Francisco. Richard has his hands in Arlington, VA 22204 coach Jim Garrett, a celebrated if list), Donna MacPhee, Steve Met- a lot of things, but from what I can [email protected] controversial figure during his one- alios (who looks 25), Jill Pollack, tell runs investments for a bunch season tenure in 1985, passed away Kirk Ruddy, Frank Seminara, of funds in Los Angeles. Javier is Bennie Seybold, David Winter I met Jonathan Rosand PS’94 this year. It brought back assorted an attorney in San Antonio doing Raymond Yu. during junior year abroad at Oxford, memories, not only of covering the and If you’re curious, immigration and employment law.” Erika where we found ourselves floormates team’s travails and his dramatic firing Rob and Julie bring our total Class Got a sweet tooth like me? Henik in University College housing. Jon for the Spectator sport pages, but also of ’89 John Jay Award recipients to ’s Sweet on Vermont Artisan Lisa Carnoy wrote in before our 30th reunion, of commiserating with classmates four; they join and Confections was featured in The Stephanie Falcone Bernik. saying he was “looking forward to about the dark days of Columbia Let’s New York Times’ Valentine’s Day catching up with folks who really football. The Lions have moved on, hope the weather for next year’s Gift Guide in February. Her career remember NYC in the ’80s. I recalled I’m happy to say –– second place in dinner is a little balmier and that we as a chocolatier started at Columbia,

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with the digital studio I ran at A+E autism, epilepsy, diabetes and trau- to campus so she could show them (a Facebook show with 50 million matic brain injury, to name a few.” For around. She was able to get into views per episode, a Snapchat show more information, visit tsalliance.org. Carman and said it looked exactly with 80 million views per episode, I heard from Chris Young with the same as when we lived there YouTube hits, lots of great branded sad news: “My freshman roommate –– cinderblocks and all. Apparently, content, etc.), it seems like a good (Carman 10) and lifelong friend, Columbia is in the process of reno- time for me to make the move. John Soltis, passed away in his sleep vating Carman, but the floor she was More info is at butter.works.” on March 7, 2018, at the ridicu- on hadn’t changed a bit since 1987! Kudos to Laura Marks SIPA’96, lously young age of 49, for reasons David Wacks lives in Eugene, who reported in March, “In addition not yet understood. Classmates Ore., with his wife, Katharine to running the Louis and Nancy will remember him as the crazy Gallagher, and their sons Eitan (12) Hatch Dupree Foundation in California kid who wore shorts and Zev (10). David is professor support of an archive and resource in winter ’86–’87, when multiple of Spanish at the University of center in Kabul and teaching U.S. blizzards pummeled campus. John, Oregon ([email protected]). His Ted Tsekerides ’90 had a great citizenship classes to immigrant the valedictorian of his high school new book, Medieval Iberian Crusade weekend in January celebrating women at Women for Afghan class in Ontario, Calif., was one of Fiction, is under contracts. David, his birthday with College friends. Women, I co-chair the New York/ the smartest people I’ve ever known, Katherine and their sons spent Standing, left to right: Ryan New Jersey community group for and our close friendship through- 2016–17 living in Seville, Spain. Womack ’89, Mark Miller ’89, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, out life was a privilege. His quick Chris Front GSAS’93 lives in St. George Caliendo ’89 and an organization that works to find wit, sardonic sense of humor and Louis, where he’s been working at Richard Weil ’90. Seated, Javier a cure for and improve the lives of unique outlook on life always kept John Burroughs School, an indepen- Maldonado ’90 and Tsekerides. those living with tuberous sclerosis me in stitches. As a professional dent school, for 16 years. Last summer complex. TSC is a genetic disorder (which he insisted was ‘more like a he became the school’s director of that causes tumors to form in hobby that paid the rent’), he was an academics, after five years as principal when she worked part-time for a various organs, primarily the brain, award-winning illustrator within the of grades 11 and 12. Chris now over- small chocolate company based on eyes, heart, kidneys, skin and lungs; Hollywood advertising community sees the curriculum and the faculty. West 110th Street (not Mondel!). it’s also the leading genetic cause –– there is no doubt you all have Other than seeing Justin Kerber at One of her best customers in those of both epilepsy and autism. This seen his artwork on movie posters a random kids’ soccer game once in a days was Professor Jim Shenton cause is especially meaningful to me and billboards worldwide. Friends in blue moon, he relies on Facebook to ’49. He was hooked after she gifted because our son was diagnosed with the industry put together a gallery connect with classmates. him with a box of chocolates at TSC several years ago. He’s fortu- of his life’s work in memoriam on Jimmy Windsor writes: “I work the end of a summer course, “The nate to be relatively mildly affected April 8 at The Mark in Los Angeles. at the University of Iowa and am History of the City of New York”; and is doing well, but that’s not the “Beyond his cerebral talents, John the director of pediatric cardiac the course featured weekly walking case for many people living with the was also an outstanding athlete. After anesthesia. I am married and have tours around the city (and inevitably disorder. In early March, I visited a playing football freshman year at two daughters: the first is 19 and is ended at some eatery). Shenton dozen Washington, D.C., offices of Columbia as one of the team’s several attending NYU and the second is 14 became a lifelong customer, order- United States representatives and talented kickers, he transferred back and in eighth grade. ing not just for himself, but also senators from New York to ask them to the West Coast, where he went on And, finally, I’m happy to report for friends, family, colleagues like to sign our bipartisan letter request- to play for UCLA varsity football for that Annie Giarranto Della Pietra’s Professor Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69, ing the continuation of funding in three years, anchored by future NFL daughter, Kate, and Dana Fenlon- and his CC class on the last day of 2019 for the TSC Research Program Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aik- Wu’s daughter, Hannah, were both the semester. Erika recalls Josh Gil- (TSCRP) through the Department man. John’s sudden departure is dev- accepted at Columbia and will be lette’s envy that he had to sit in the of Defense. astating to those who knew him, and members of the Class of 2022! Con- hallway outside Professor Shenton’s “Despite having a very short turn- to say that he will be sorely missed grats to Kate and Hannah! office during office hours, while she around time, our team of volunteers is a gross understatement of the new This was a short update –– for could just stroll in with a box of managed to get 200 members of the reality that we are now forced to those who haven’t sent news recently, truffles in hand. Nowadays, Erika’s House to sign our letter –– a record endure. Rest in peace, dear old friend. please let me know how you’re doing daughter (11) and son (8) educate number for us! (The Senate process is For those so inclined, a GoFundMe using the email address at the top of their friends about the relative mer- pending as of this writing.) We antici- memorial fund has been put together the column. Hope you all have a fun its of dark versus milk chocolate and pate that this support will translate to support his family and provide summer! Until next time, cheers! enthusiastically hand out samples into a multimillion dollar allocation in scholarships in his name: gofundme. during tastings and special events. the FY19 Omnibus Spending Bill to com/john-soltis-memorial-fund.” In the Spring column, I men- the TSCRP, as it has for more than a 1992 tioned the creation of Paul Green- decade. Some of the exciting research berg BUS’97’s digital video firm, under way through the TSCRP are a 1991 Olivier Knox Butter Works. Now that it’s been a clinical trial to improve social skills in [email protected] while, he reports, “I have an excel- infants with TSC before they develop Margie Kim lent creative partner, and we’ve got- autism and a study that’s looking at [email protected] Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti ten good early traction with several TSC cerebellar cells that might help (and four distinguished alums from new clients from media companies, explain how autism spectrum disorder I had a lovely conversation with other classes) got the honors at the brands and agencies. The goal is to develops at the molecular level. We Alison Toledo White, who is an 40th annual John Jay Awards Dinner be a full-service company providing call TSC a linchpin disease because attorney with the SEC and lives on March 7. I was unable to attend business modeling, branded content, TSC research has a high potential in McLean, Va., with her husband the celebration, which raises money distribution, full production and to lead to discoveries and treatments and two children. Alison was in for the John Jay National Scholars so forth. Given the success I had for other conditions such as cancer, NYC recently and took her family Program, but photos posted to

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Facebook (facebook.com/alumnicc) House Correspondents Association. ing a Pushout documentary,” Monique A great first-time update came suggest a packed house at Cipriani Yeah, yeah, you’ve heard about the adds. “Very excited about it!” from Chris William GSAS’02, PS’03, 42nd Street. The Dinner Commit- annual dinner (it’s our only fund- Sergio La Porta writes that he is who reports that during grad school tee included Wah Chen, Erik Feig, raiser). But the job is fundamentally married to Malina Zakian and has and med school at Columbia, he Peter Hatch and Hilary Hatch. about advancing the interests of two children, Lucine (12) and Zaven married Srilakshmi Gnanasekaran Thanks to Peter, I can report that the news media covering the most (10). Since 2009, he has been the ’93, PS’00, PH’01 and moved to attendees included Jason Schwartz, powerful political institution on Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor Boston for 13 years. “We moved back Negar Ahkami, Farnaz Vossough- the planet. Day to day, the WHCA of Armenian Studies and is also chair to New York about two years ago, ian, Ben Lawsky, Maria Ramirez works to ensure that every medium of the Department of Philosophy at with a son who is now 12, spending Jurgens, Brian Farran, Nicholas that covers the White House gets California State University Fresno. free time at soccer games, watch- Diamand, Karl Cole-Frieman and what it needs –– pictures, sound, “In addition to teaching Armenian ing superhero movies and playing John Marciano. Two of Eric’s first- the ability to ask questions of the Studies, I also teach a humanities Settlers of Catan,” Chris writes. “I’m year roommates –– Rich Bernard President and his advisers and so on. course, which I modeled somewhat a neuropathologist at NYU School and Jared Clark –– also attended. That regularly puts us at odds with on Lit Hum,” Sergio writes. “It is of Medicine with a laboratory using The happy event also drew Dae the White House –– every White fantastic to see students fall in love mice to study functional decline in Levine BC’92, Josh Levy ’94, Hillary House. I will, however, remain your with Homer, Euripides, Virgil, Ovid Alzheimer’s disease and learning Semel BC’92 and Amy Sananman humble Class Notes correspondent, and Dante. We are enjoying life in delay in Down syndrome.” BC’92. Reunion co-chair Erin Zyko so keep your personal news coming! California and have fellow Columbia Tom Lecky writes that in 2016, Hussein, who works in development alumni as friends! Very entertaining after 17 years as the head of the for CC, attended as staff. to rehash our Columbia experiences.” Books & Manuscripts Department The other honorees were Sara Just 1993 Also enjoying life in California at Christie’s auction house, he left ’88, Julie Jacobs Menin ’89, Robert is Ocean MacAdams, who writes to buy Riverrun Books, a 40-year- P. Rooney ’89 and Ron Simons ’82, Betsy Gomperz that, two years ago, after 26 years in old antiquarian book business in BUS’89. More on the evening: [email protected] New York, he and his wife relocated Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. “I college.columbia.edu/alumni/events/ to San Francisco: “We love it here am now an independent adviser, johnjay/2018. No news this issue, but please look and the kids (12, 7 and 4) have all appraiser and dealer,” he writes. “You Rich and Jared’s appearance made out for the Fall issue, where we will settled in nicely. I still get to see might sometimes see me on Antiques me think of my first days on Morn- have a robust 25th reunion roundup! New York, however, because for the Roadshow, which I have appeared on ingside Heights with my roommate And don’t forget that you can still last year I’ve been running Thrillist, since 1999. My wife, Amanda BC’94, Ben Weaver and suitemates Dan make a donation to the Class of an NYC-based media company and I have two sons, John and Wyatt, Herman and The One Who Trans- 1993 25th Reunion Scholarship –– that covers food, drink and travel. in high school. We celebrated our ferred to Cornell. Are any of you in it’s a gift for graduating seniors, the I’m there about every other week 24th (!) anniversary in June.” touch with your first roommates? first of its kind for Columbia. Go (ask me anything about the Delta And finally, Danny Franklin wel- Drop me a note! to givenow.columbia.edu and select frequent flyer program).” comed new addition Jacob Frederick Negar Ahkami writes: “I enjoyed “25th Reunion Scholarship.” Ocean adds that he’d love to see on October 31. Jacob joins sister a great turnout at reunion last year, more Class of 1994 friends, noting Anna (3), sister Phoebe (12) and as well as at the John Jay Awards that he recently visited Poland to brother, Sam (14). Dinner this year, which honored my 1994 see Jonathan Roy, who moved to Congrats and thanks to everyone friend Eric Garcetti. Warsaw with his wife to open the who shared such great news. Keep “I am an artist and, for the last Leyla Kokmen restaurant Koko & Roy. “If you’re it coming! two years, I have been in a long-term [email protected] ever in that neck of the woods,” artist residency at Arlington Arts Ocean says, “do check it out!” Center, which gives me a semi- We kick off this issue with two big Rebecca Weinberg writes of 1995 subsidized art studio for six years in a news items from Imara Jones: “The an upcoming trip to Chicago with vital contemporary arts venue in the first is that I am transitioning from two of her three kids to visit Rachel Janet Lorin D.C. area. As part of my residency, I MTF,” she writes. “In some ways that Dewoskin, as well as a potential [email protected] recently had a solo exhibition, which supersedes all other updates.” But the catch-up with Anne Kornblut in ran April 14–June 2, Fantasy Will Set other big news is the launch of her California later this summer. On the Congratulations to Arun Kristian You Free.” weekly news program, The Last Sip: A career front, Rebecca recently earned Das JRN’01, who married his long- Please permit me a bit of personal News Program for the Rest of Us, which a master’s in social work from Penn, time partner, Erin Lynn Nau, on Sep- news. By the time this goes to print, focuses on spotlighting innovations and in addition to building a prop- tember 30 in Astoria Park. “Despite I will have a new job: chief Wash- to social problems in historically mar- erty management company with her the chill, it was perfect,” Arun writes. ington correspondent for SiriusXM ginalized communities. The show airs husband in downtown Philadelphia, “We were surrounded by friends and satellite radio. The job will keep me on Free Speech TV, the same home she works part-time at Planned family and had a wonderful night.” A at the White House much of the as Democracy Now!, and, Imara writes, Parenthood with transgender clients. few Columbians attended. time, but it also comes with a daily “for those sleeping in Sunday morn- Another professional update Arun has been working for more show around evening drive-time. It’s ings it will be available on demand came in from Karen Sendler, than 17 years at WNYW/Fox 5 a little scary to shift from writing on the web and OTT [over-the-top] who this spring started as execu- News, where he is a web and social the news –– something I have been devices like AppleTV.” tive director of alumnae relations media content producer. He also doing since July 1996 — to radio. Monique Morris writes that her at Barnard. “It’s been fun being volunteers with New York Cares and And I had a great run at Yahoo! book, Pushout: The Criminalization back on Morningside Heights in a the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He News. But it’s an exciting oppor- of Black Girls in Schools, was recently professional capacity and getting to recently started New York on Foot tunity that I simply could not pass released in paperback, featuring a work with such wonderful alumnae, to encourage locals and visitors to up. Come July, I take on another foreword by Mankaprr Conteh and many of whom are friends from my see NYC via walking, running and challenge as president of the White Melissa Harris-Perry. “I’m busy film- CC days,” Karen writes. hiking. “For now, I lead biweekly

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was recently awarded the Diana Forsythe Prize for the best book in the anthropology of science, tech- nology and medicine: gad.ameri- cananthro.org/diana-forsythe-prize. Sareeta went to Berlin as part of the research for her book — the same city where, when we were students, our paths first crossed. If I may take a moment to indulge a memory, it was during our junior year when we both signed up to be foreign exchange students in Germany. We were part of the Nick Summers ’05 and Janet Lorin ’95 (both front, center) spoke to a group of College students at Bloomberg; inaugural group of around a dozen Lorin hosted the visit through Columbia’s Center for Career Education. or so undergrads from Columbia and a few other Ivies who spent their spring 1996 semester in Berlin, run-walk groups in Astoria, but admissions and student loans for taking undergraduate courses at I hope to soon host more events about eight years, I switched to col- 1997 the Freie Universität as well as at –– walking tours, hikes, group runs lege endowments. My stories often Humboldt-Universität. This was –– and create useful content online appear in Bloomberg Businessweek Kerensa Harrell an exchange program arranged by to help people explore New York on and Bloomberg Markets magazine, [email protected] the Berlin Consortium for Ger- their own,” he writes. and I’m on Bloomberg Radio man Studies. BCGS required that Erin is the counseling and educa- weekly. I recently hosted a group of Classmates, this is my inaugural students already be proficient in tion coordinator at the Adelphi NY College students at Bloomberg. issue as your new class correspon- German in order to participate. We Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline Thanks for the updates, and dent! How very exciting it is for me were told to simply take any courses and Support Program, considered please keep the news coming. to be passed the torch from Sarah that interested us — these were all the oldest breast cancer hotline in the Katz, whom we should all thank for regular undergraduate courses in the United States. She is also a candidate her 20 years of service. German university system, taught for a Ph.D. in social work at Adelphi. 1996 Last fall, I decided to step down in German alongside German col- Congratulations to David Web- from my volunteer position of lege students. We lived in student ber, whose book The Rise of the Work- Ana S. Salper several years as recording secretary housing called Studentendorf ing Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best [email protected] for the Manhattan chapter of the Schlachtensee, which was in the Weapon came out in April. David is Daughters of the American Revolu- verdant Zehlendorf neighborhood. a law professor at Boston University. Happy summer, classmates! I have tion. That position required me to How fondly I remember those The book tells the story of innovative Pete Freeman to thank for the attend the monthly meetings in per- days! I used to hop on the U-bahn and successful labor activists whose only notes we have in this issue. Pete son and I’m no longer able to travel and the S-bahn, frequently going work has been almost invisible. moved to Freddie Mac last Decem- regularly to NYC now that I have a to Berlin’s three big theaters — the “These folks have figured out how to ber, joining Scott Walker, who is baby (before the baby arrived, I used Staatsoper, the Deutsche Oper and use labor’s unheralded shareholder also an associate general counsel to fly to NYC from Florida once a the Komische Oper — where I would power, vested in its trillions of dollars there. Pete lives in Maryland with month just to attend DAR meet- gleefully watch all sorts of ballets of pension funds, to create jobs, to his wife, Jill Fine BC’96, daughter, ings!). So I was thrilled when the and operas in an orchestra seat for fend off attacks on worker pension Lily, and son, Max. Scott lives in position of CCT class correspondent something like $10 per show, thanks funds, to rein in CEO pay and tie Virginia with his wife, Heather, and opened up, as it’s some volunteer to Germany’s benevolence in giving it to worker pay, to radically reform sons, Collin, Ian and Jacob. work that I can easily do from home discounts to college students. I reveled corporate voting, to sue companies Pete also writes that he streamed in Florida while the baby is napping. in strolls along the grandly beautiful that commit fraud and to push back Get Me Roger Stone on Netflix, and I emailed all of you at the begin- Unter den Linden boulevard, on my against hedge funds and private spotted Fred Stanton in the credits ning of March with an invitation way to the university or to the opera equity funds that take worker pen- as a producer. Pete enjoys keeping to share your updates. If you didn’t house, admiring the historic buildings sion dollars and use it against their up the class Facebook group (search receive my email, that means that and imbibing the old spirit of the interests,” David writes. for “Columbia College Class of I don’t have your correct email imperial era. My imagination ran “I think it’s crucial to spot- 1996”) and urges those who don’t address, in which case please do wild as I would saunter through the light it, particularly at a moment plan to #deletefacebook to join. let me know what it is by writing palaces of Charlottenburg and Sans- when labor’s options are becom- Separately, and without prompt- to me at the email address at the souci, pretending that I lived there! I ing increasingly desperate in this ing by yours truly, he says everyone top of this column. [Editor’s note: excitedly signed up for all the dance country,” he writes. “I also show how should brag a little bit and send in Please also let the Alumni Office classes that I could find around town, the Koch brothers and others are an update for the next Class Notes know: college.columbia.edu/cct/ further honing my technique in ballet threatening this activism, why it is column, since we are a long way from update_contact_info.] and ballroom styles that I had begun so important to rally to defend and our 25th reunion. Please write –– we I am delighted to report that studying at Columbia. What lovely protect it and how we can do so.” want to hear what you’re doing! seven classmates shared updates. boat rides there were on the Spree It was great to hear David on Our first update comes from River, and who could forget the glori- Bloomberg Radio recently. I hit the “There is only one thing in life worse Sareeta Amrute, who notes that ous Botanic Garden! There may also 10-year mark at Bloomberg News than being talked about, and that is not her book, Encoding Race Encoding have been a Persian Freund, although in April. After writing about college being talked about.” — Oscar Wilde Class: Indian IT Workers in Berlin, I had better return to academic details

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adds: “From Nigeria, I went on to keeps in touch with and sees Laurent visit a friend in Kenya. This year will Vasilescu and Susan Kassin. mark my 50th country visited!” Kandi Birdsell Parsons was Wow, and I thought I had been named shareholder at ZwillGen, a to a lot of foreign countries (25 boutique privacy and data security last time I counted). But Raji has law firm in Washington, D.C. She definitely outdone me. Now there’s a also added two members to her fam- girl after my own heart! ily: a rescued Boxer mix, Max (who I will wrap up this column with my has one blue eye and one brown), own update. We spent my birthday and a bearded dragon, Groot, whom this February in Boca Raton, where her son assures her will not live I was delighted to let my then–15- beyond when he heads to college. month-old baby, Amara, experience We caught up with Kandi in New her first carousel ride at the lovely Orleans this spring with some other Sugar Sands playground. She took Columbia classmates, but we were sad great delight in going up and down to miss Dimitri Apessos, who has on her colorfully painted horse as been living and writing in NOLA. Emilie Jacobs ’00, Raji Kalra ’97 and Gabrielle Ponder ’97 traveled to the waltz music played (but then Have a wonderful summer, and Nigeria to attend the engagement celebration of Lia Johnson ’97. I’m afraid she was quite unwilling to please be sure to send news to the leave the carousel!). It has been such addresses at the top of the column! a joy this past 1.5 years to watch her now. The focus of my studies in son, Dylan (5); and my daughter, develop. At the time of my writing Berlin was Russian poetry in German Marlee (2). We live in Coconut this, she is 16 months old and is the 2000 translation (translating Russian poetry Grove, Fla., where I am a law cutest little toddler imaginable. Her into German and then discussing and professor at Florida International vocabulary is exploding now with Prisca Bae writing about it in German). University College of Law.” dozens of words that she can say — [email protected] During our semester in Berlin, Jen Gatien shares: “There have both verbal and sign language. She our program arranged for our been enough years between our can recognize a few numbers and How’s summer treating you, CC’00? entire group to take a train ride graduation and where I am today letters now, too, and already has a Any fun trips, summer adventures or from Berlin to Prague for a week to recognize how much Columbia little repertoire of dance moves. I’ve relaxing lazy days? Share your news of summer vacation. What a fairy shaped me. My father was indicted put away my passport now and am here. Your classmates want to hear tale city Prague was! I remember during my junior year. Thankfully, content to just spend my days simply from you! Nathan Hillstrom flying to Berlin with the help of the Dean’s Office, I being her mother. Cue the Nat King just for a couple of weeks or so, in was able to graduate with my peers. Cole song “Around The World … ” order to join us for the fun train I have been producing films that Blessings to all, and please do 2001 trip to Prague. After returning to focus on criminal justice and am send me your updates! Berlin he and I also paid a visit to working with Amazon to develop a Jonathan Gordin the enchanting Peacock Island, a feature based on this time in my life. [email protected] UNESCO World Heritage Site that The script (being written by Nick 1998 can only be reached by small ferry. Pileggi and JJ Sacha) looks at our Hi everyone! Last August, Mary Sandie Angulo Chen Ah, memories! city under the reign of Mayor Rudy Herrington (née Lee) returned to Rebekah Gee [email protected] Moving on, Giuliani, the power of the media, Columbia –– as an employee. She PH’98 was elected to the National the challenges of a college student writes, “I work at the Law School, Academy of Medicine. She lives in navigating the world of the federal No notes for this issue, but the Fall where I advise law students and New Orleans and is the secretary of justice system and the nightlife world issue will be chock full of news from alumni on careers in law and profes- health for Gov. John Bel Edwards of downtown New York. Very proud our highly anticipated 20th reunion! sional development with a fantastic (D-La.) for the state of Louisi- that I made it through that time!” Please take a moment to send in a team, including Stephen Buchman John Dean Alfone ana. In this role, she is in charge recently note and I’ll add it to the collection. ’59, LAW’62; Michael Kerman of Medicaid and public health for attended a music conference, SXSW Be well! LAW’08; and Marta Ricardo the state, with a $14 billion annual Music 2018, and published an LAW’94. My family’s footprints are budget. She has been married to article about it, which you can read all over the city: My husband and David Patron for seven years. Their at bit.ly/2qIlNji. 1999 I commute from Brooklyn every Raji Kalra twins, Elizabeth and Eva, are 5. She reveals that she and day to Midtown and Morningside Gabrielle Ponder Adrienne Carter and is also the stepmother of Ben, Elly attended the Heights; my daughter will start Lia Jenna Johnson and Nathan. engagement celebration of kindergarten later this year in Man- Kerri Stone Johnson [email protected] reports that in Janu- to Olawale Akinsehinwa hattan; and my son is an adorable [email protected] ary she was privileged, as the chair in Lagos, Nigeria. Also in attendance preschooler in Brooklyn Heights.” of the Association of American were Emily Blumsack ’00 and Emilie Mary caught up in the past year Brad Neuberg Law Schools’ Section on Women Jacobs ’00. Festivities included Femi and his wife, Abby, with Tricia Beckles, “who lives in Legal Education, to accept the Kuti’s performance at the historic welcomed their daughter, Cameron near me in Brooklyn and is in-house Section of the Year Award on behalf New Afrika Shrine, traditional MacKenzie-Morse Neuberg, on counsel at Novartis,” and her former of the section. She elaborates: “The dances from different tribes and a day January 16. Brad has been at Drop- roommate Cheryl Young, “who was ceremony was in San Diego, and I at a private beach club. Raji says she box on the machine learning team as in town to run a half-marathon and was lucky to turn it into a family trip is looking forward to their wedding a software engineer for several years. has been based in San Francisco since with my husband, Josh, a lawyer; my in the Bahamas later this year. She We are happy to hear that he still completing a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley.”

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Thanks for the great update, turned 4 on March 3. They are almost ’04, Shawn Tay SEAS’04 and John Andrew Lebwohl LAW’07 writes, Mary, and for your continuing finished renovating a passive house in Kwak SEAS’03. “I started in July at Huron Consult- service to Columbia! Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, where they Robyn Schwartz writes, “Dan ing Group, focusing on turnaround Andrew Rudman wrote in hope to host many friends and family. Hammerman ’02 and I are in Los and restructuring advisory. I was a Miriam Sheinbein with a great update: “I live in Los lives in San Angeles and expect to be here corporate bankruptcy lawyer through Angeles with my wife, Punam, and Francisco with her husband and kids through summer 2019. We’re not the financial crisis, but I wanted to my 2-year-old daughter, Uma. After (Cruv, 10; Rimon, 7; and Lefett, 4) sure where and what will follow be a part of the business-decision- getting a master’s in mathematics at and is “still (proudly and defiantly) but hope that the next stop is more making process. I’ve been thrilled with Boston College in 2005, and briefly working at Planned Parenthood and permanent –– we’re grateful that we the switch, and my kids enjoy actually flirting with the idea of an academic teaching family medicine residents haven’t had to change cities (or even getting to see me on the weekends!” career, I hit the road with my group, at UCSF San Francisco General apartments) in nearly three years! In After winning a Newbery Honor Karen The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Hospital. At the end of April, February we welcomed our second in 2017 for his children’s novel The Austrian and spent the better part of the last PH’07 is coming to visit child, Benjamin Amos (‘Benny’). Inquisitor’s Tale, Adam Gidwitz has decade barnstorming across the all the way from Nairobi!” While he and big sister Elsa would created a new book series for kids country and Europe playing ’20s- Jarvis Buckman ’03, SEAS’03, love to see where their parents met, ages 7–10: The Unicorn Rescue Society. and ’30s-style novelty music, while BUS’11 is an investment analyst at the timing of reunion unfortunately Two kids and an eccentric mentor try occasionally working on mathemat- Knighthead Capital in Midtown, does not coincide with our plans to save the world’s mythical creatures ics textbooks on the side. Since early where he has worked since April to come east to see family in late from the evil billionaire Schmoke 2013, I’ve been the series composer 2014. Prior, he was a desk analyst at summer. I will miss the opportunity brothers. The series is funny, fast- and songwriter for a Disney cartoon Credit Suisse from 2011. to reconnect in person and wander paced and richly illustrated. series, Wander Over Yonder (working Jarvis married Floriande Buck- around campus, but will watch these On my end, I recently started as ‘Andy Bean’). The show starts its man on September 1, 2013, and pages for everyone’s updates.” organizing monthly get-togethers in second season early next year.” [Edi- they are parents to son Victor (3), Andy Shin writes, “I moved back New York for alumni who are broth- tor’s note: See the Summer 2015 and daughter Jamie, who was born to Los Angeles after living in San ers of my fraternity, Psi U. It has issue of CCT.] on Brexit [ June 2016]. They live in Francisco and New York City since been really nice to reconnect with Thanks, Andrew! Hamilton Heights. graduation. We bought a house in old friends still in the area. Jennifer Wildeman Please let me know what you are had a son, Sherman Oaks and our daughter Please continue to send in up to this summer! Your classmates Logan Wildeman, last summer, turned 3 in June. I’ve stayed in tech- updates, as we want to hear from as would love to hear from you. so that makes two kids: Lana and nology since graduation and I’m the many folks as possible. Career and Logan. Jennifer is the senior portfo- chief technology officer for the tech family updates are always fun, but lio advisor at Aksia, in NYC. start-up GOAT, in Culver City, Calif.” please reach out to share about trips 2002 Jill Santopolo continues to make you may be taking, events you have headlines, this time because her attended or are looking forward to, Sonia Dandona Hirdaramani 2003 bestselling debut novel, The Light We or even interesting books or shows [email protected] Lost (a love story that rises out of you have come across. You can send Michael Novielli the tragedy of 9-11, about a couple updates either via the email at the [email protected] Jill Santopolo ’03’s first novel for who meet at Columbia that morn- top of the column or via the CCT adults, The Light We Lost, came out ing and both decide that they want Class Notes webform, college. in May and hit both The New York I first and foremost thank and their lives to matter), will be adapted columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. Tamar Simon Times and the USA Today bestseller acknowledge for her into a film. lists; it also hit the bestseller lists efforts to improve communications Jeremy Fourteau is director of in Italy, Germany and Sweden. with our class. She’s spent countless product at Headspace, the popular 2005 Additionally, Reese Witherspoon hours updating our class Facebook guided meditation platform. chose it as her February pick for the page and class contact informa- Eve Bloomgarden is an assistant Columbia College Today Reese Witherspoon Book Club and tion. If you haven’t already done professor of medicine (endocrinol- [email protected] it’s in development with Southpaw so, please request to join our Class ogy) at Northwestern. Entertainment to become a feature of 2003 Facebook page: facebook. Dan Chen ’02 has been social Happy summer, Class of 2005! film. The book starts at Columbia on com/columbia2003. And if you aren’t chair of the Columbia Alumni Daniella Ross writes, “I recently September 11, 2001, so there’s a lot receiving email communications Association boards for both Hong moved back to Los Angeles with of Columbia love in the pages! I can- from the Alumni Office or copies of Kong and Singapore, between which my husband after several years in not wait to get my hands on a copy! Columbia College Today at home, please he has split his time for the past Michigan. I’m an ER veterinarian in Mike Mellia was commissioned by update your info: college.columbia. several years. a specialty hospital.” Hermès of Paris to direct and film a edu/cct/update_contact_info. Stay tuned for updates from Thanks for writing, Daniella! Ken series of surreal fashion videos. I was fortunate to attend Reunion 2018 in the next column! Andrea Cortes-Comerer was Sheethal Shobowale Sim SPS’06 ’s wedding to Laura Rieber here promoted to senior director at took a position at Google as global in Singapore. There were a few other Oppenheimer & Co. earlier this head of business analytics at Waze. Columbians in attendance, including 2004 year. She is responsible for Oppen- Her role is to create meaningful and Chee Gan ’05, who represented Ken’s heimer’s custodial retirement plans fun data insights at scale for her busi- friends by making an awesome speech. Jaydip Mahida and works with the firm’s advisors Andy So ness partners, press and consumers. In more wedding news, [email protected] on client matters. It requires a few trips to Israel every married Amy Chan in Honolulu, Congrats, Andrea! year, and in June, she is taking the Hawaii, in February. A number A few updates to share for this issue. CC’05, let’s hear from you! This is whole family for the first time. Her of classmates were in attendance, Let’s definitely keep the momentum your column, and we’d love to hear Albert Shin, Mike Chee, sons are Hudson, who turned 6 on including up, as we have generally seen a good all about your summer actvitities –– Ella Tay Tax Day, and Rafael (“Rafi”), who (née Chang), Ed Yung number of updates coming in recently! send your news to [email protected].

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1. On September 30, Arun Kristian Forman ’09, Daisy Nguyen Das ’95 married Erin Lynn Nau in (SEAS staff), Michael DeFazio ’06, Astoria Park, Queens. Matt Barsamian ’07 and Noah Cooper ’08. 2. Stephanie Demko (née Davis) ’09 married Adrian Demko ’07 on 3. Gary Pickholz ’78 married Shira February 17 in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Gvir on September 15 by the sea, Weylin (The Williamsburgh Savings north of Tel Aviv. Bank). Left to right: Andrew Walther ’07, Andrew Ward ’07, Adriana Sein 4. On August 26, Christina Vlahos ’07, Clare Murphy BC’06, Shaun Profestas ’14 married James Rowatt ’09, Shay Murphy ’06, Dan Profestas SIPA’14 at the Garden Neczypor ’08, Angela Zhao ’14, City Hotel on Long Island. Left to Bryan Mochizuki ’07, Tim Paulin ’08, right: Jeffrey Levine SIPA’05, Scott Monesh Kirpalani GSAS’06, Will Trenary BUS’16, Marios Hatzikyriakou Lipovsky ’10, Dan Palmer ’07, Henry SEAS’08, Steven Foundos BUS’06, WOLFGANG FREITHOF – A DAY OF BLISS Perkins ’08, Todd Abrams ’07, SIPA’07, the groom, the bride, Michael Roberts ’09, Alex Contratto Louis Vlahos ’84, Alyssa Ehrlich ’14, 3 ’11, Kelley Steuerer ’09, Michelle Maryann Vlahos ’14, Malvina Kefalas Hull LAW’11, Jess Cui BC’12, Lindsey BC’14 and Kinno Norojono ’14. Kremer BC’11, Elena Cooper ’09, Jess Chan ’06, Krissy Loo BC’07, 5. Katerina Vorotova ’07 married the bride, the groom, Chris Dugan Anton Deinega in Playa Larga, ’09, Mike Malfettone ’08, Dave Cuba, on January 13. Left to right: Schulte SEAS’06, William Reggio Eugene Okon SEAS’06, the bride, SEAS’13, Jason Matos ’08, Jake the groom, Anastassiia Botchkareva Olson ’07, Luciana Olson ’07, Moran ’06 and Nikkie Zanevksy ’07.

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ion, celebrated their marriage on the Center. We’re always looking for also revealed the story of Reno, an 2006 south coast of Cuba with 36 of their members, so if you’re writing fiction African-American town cleared in closest family and friends in atten- in any genre for adults, get in touch!” the 1920s to build one of Washing- Michelle Oh Sing dance on the rapidly changing island. ton’s most desirable neighborhoods; [email protected] Several classmates were there, includ- it was two years of research pub- ing Nikkie Zanevsky, Eugene Okon 2008 lished as a cover article for D.C.’s Hi everyone. A few exciting updates SEAS’06, Anastassiia Botchkareva alt-weekly, Washington City Paper.” from classmates this season! ’06, Peter Owen BUS’14, Natalie Neda Navab After spending their sophomore Tateyama BUS’14, Zakie Twainy [email protected] year as next-door neighbors in BUS’14 and David Foult SIPA’14, 2009 McBain, Mary Kate Bacalao (née Kat’s co-founder in their food tech Teriha Yaegashi is the develop- Johnson) and Sam Schon now have startup, Try The World. ment director at Art in General, a Alidad Damooei even more in common. Mary Kate Christin Alvarez (née Moné) historic, nonprofit arts institution in [email protected] and her husband, Luis, welcomed and Giovanni Alvarez welcomed DUMBO, Brooklyn, that functions daughter Ela Selene on January 31 their son, Benicio Moné Alvarez, as part-museum, part-arts incubator. What’s the buzz, CC’09? The column in San Francisco, while Sam and into the world on November 9. He Liz Grefrath and her husband, is empty this issue, but I know that his wife, Katie, welcomed daughter already technically attended Colum- Joshua Furst (who’s on the School your summers are full of adventure Margaret Joan on February 2 in bia’s victorious Homecoming game of the Arts faculty), welcomed their and excitement –– share that with Houston. They wish they were still last fall but he can’t wait to see the second son, Warren Olin Sessions, your classmates! Shoot me an email next-door neighbors, but they have next one with his own eyes. on December 27. Liz works at the at [email protected] and you’ll be other things in common, including David Greenhouse writes, “My ACLU in service of your civil rights, in a future issue. Can’t wait to hear regularly scheduled nap times and wife, Emily, and I decided we’re not and is almost halfway through law from you. Have a great summer! prodigious diaper outputs. too old for another adventure, so we school in the part-time J.D. program Lisa Speransky is honored to said goodbye to London and moved at Brooklyn Law School. She lives have been named CEO of BabyBjörn­ to Berlin. I am enjoying living in in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with 2010 in January, after having been with an apartment after many years in her family. BÉABA (another European baby Victorian cottages and learning Jonathan Basile published his Julia Feldberg Klein brand) for five years, most recently many funny German words (best first book of literary criticism and phi- [email protected] as president and CEO of its North one so far: Reformhaus = health losophy, Tar for Mortar: “The Library of American business. BabyBjorn is the food store). Emily loves being able Babel” and the Dream of Totality. Congratulations to Abby Finkel North American subsidiary of the to walk to work. Wilbur (our 1-year- Betsy Purves (née Remes) (née Oberman), who shares, “My 57-year-old family-owned Swedish old) is scooting around our floor and and her husband, Jon, are thrilled husband, Bryan, and I welcomed baby gear brand, most famous for enjoying laughing at everything. I’ve to announce the birth of their son, our second son, Parker Isaac, on inventing the style of baby carriers and had a wonderful time being a full- Robert, on December 25. The whole February 19. Parker joins big brother baby bouncers that we still use today. time dad for the last few months, family is happy and healthy in Asher, who is thrilled with his new Lisa’s exciting winter continued although I was looking forward to Washington, D.C. (despite living in role, in rooting for the Lions!” as she married Matthew Moore, getting back to work in the spring a swamp, apparently). They look for- Michael Tannenbaum married who is general counsel at Influen- when Wilbur starts Kita (nursery). ward to introducing him to Columbia Jennifer Zeckendorf at the Union tial. Almost 300 guests attended Come and visit Berlin anytime!” and New York City at reunion! Club in New York City on April 14. the Brooklyn wedding on March Sarah Smick shares exciting Kevin Crews LAW’08 has been Groomsmen included Joseph Chara- 10, including Meghan Jewitt news: “I’m pleased to announce that named a 2018 Texas Rising Star by lel ’11, Jonathan Kaiser, Austin SEAS’06, Melissa Branfman, I had a baby girl on January 22 –– Super Lawyers. Texas Rising Stars is Lawrence and Landon Tucker. Brian Ruby SEAS’06 and Elena Annie Marlo Michaels, 6 pounds, an annual list of exceptional lawyers Gabriella Ripoll writes, “In fall Lagoutova BC’07. 3 ounces, 21 inches. She’s amaz- in the state who have attained a high 2016 I started working in the legal Katharine Gerbner published ing! I’m also thrilled to share that degree of peer recognition and pro- department of an amazing company, a book, Christian Slavery: Conversion I executive produced a feature film fessional achievement, and who are Delos, which specializes in wellness and Race in the Protestant Atlantic that premiered at SXSW in March. either 40 or younger or have been solutions for the built environment World. She is an assistant professor The film’s called Unlovable and stars practicing for 10 years or fewer. This (circadian lighting, purification of air of history at the University Oscar-winner Melissa Leo and distinction is given to only 2 percent and water, policy recommendations of Minnesota. Oscar-nominee John Hawkes.” of young attorneys in Texas. for employers and communities, etc.). Send in your news for an Rowan Moore Gerety shares, John Gardner started EverFit, Last fall we moved to a beautiful, upcoming issue by emailing me at “My first book, Go Tell the Crocodiles: a personal training company that fully wellness-outfitted office in the [email protected]. Your class- Chasing Prosperity in Mozambique, runs on Slack, in 2017. They are on Meatpacking District, where I see mates want to hear from you! was published in February. I live in a mission to make high-end fitness the sun set over the Hudson every Miami and am trying to remember available to everyone. For $95 a day (also because I’m an attorney to take advantage of living near the month, their on-demand, human and I usually work past sunset). I 2007 water while I can.” coach guides you through a daily joke that being an in-house attorney Julia Kite writes, “In Febru- personalized nutrition, exercise and is a lot like being the ‘mom’ of the David D. Chait ary, my debut novel, The Hope and wellness program. company, trying to wrangle wayward [email protected] Anchor, was published. The book was Neil Flanagan “is trying to shake businessmen away from unnecessary made immensely better by the input up D.C.’s architecture scene through risks. But it’s fun work and I’m learn- Thank you everyone for sharing your of members of the Columbia Fiction Turncoats DC, the first American ing things all the time. Plus, my office exciting updates! Foundry, a shared interest group that chapter of an off-the-record debate is dog-friendly so I get to bring my Kat Vorotova BUS’14 and Anton meets the first Saturday of every club about urbanism and design. dog, Lillipup, often (she is well loved Deinega, in their globetrotting fash- month at the Columbia Alumni On top of practicing architecture, I by my coworkers).

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“I live in Brooklyn and ran into SEAS’10’s bachelor party. We rolled San Francisco. The funniest event take a look at informedconsentca.com Kevin Jason and his lovely fiancée, 16 people deep, danced our faces off that happened was that Allon got to read his healthcare musings. He’s Megan, last fall at the Renaissance on Bourbon Street and kayaked in stranded at Harrah’s looking for a also probably doing a million other Faire in Fort Tryon Park, where we the swamp with an anarchist activist kosher hamburger. He refuses to things, too, but he’s trying to protect Sean Udell caught up for a bit while watching as our kayaking guide. It was so get a smartphone, so he couldn’t call from developing a robust sword fighting before getting lost beautiful to be in nature, having my an Uber. He got driven home by a inferiority complex. in the crowds again. I recently took heart chakra open up with brethren. soccer mom with a minivan. To be fair, Sean is doing some a blacksmithing class with my boy- We had quite a Columbia contingent “Life is good. I am content!” things! In addition to trudging friend, Fil, and we each made a func- with Dario Abramskiehn, Jake through board exams and pre- tional (and very sharp) knife from a Grumbach, Allon Brann, Raja tending to be a doctor, Sean is chunk of steel (and got a couple of Gupta ’15, Narayan Subramanian 2011 supplementing his third year of burns and blisters in the process). SEAS’13, Todd Nelson ’12, David medical school by taking a medita- Chris Yim: Nuriel Moghavem and From “My wife, Grace, Collier ’09 and Justin Leung ’09. We tion and mindfulness course with Sean Udell Dhruv Vasishtha. and I are setting off on a nine-month had Bhangra music and ‘Despacito’ The course is [email protected] adventure. Our first stop is Lon- bumping on speakers as we cruised based at Penn’s Perelman School [email protected] don, and we’ll keep going east from through that town on a party bus. of Medicine, but Dhruv managed there. My journey has led me to seek One observation that I made was just to convince all of Wharton to sign contentment, and my intention for how magnetic energy is on the dance Howdy, 2011! We continue to be up, too. As part of the course, Sean our time traveling is to deepen our floor. It really gets people going! thrilled by your updates; thanks for and Dhruv recently participated in a relationship. I’m sad to leave San Fran- “I loved getting to witness friends keeping all of us in the loop about the day-long silent retreat. They capped cisco and the community that I have experience New Orleans for the exciting things going on in your lives. off their day of Zen with their part- Nuriel Moghavem here. I feel so lucky to have had this first time. It’s a special place, where recently ners on a double date at a Malaysian group of friends that have inspired and the party floods out into the street, finished his first year of residency (aka restaurant in South Philadelphia. showered me with love over these past the live music blares and the people internship) at the Santa Clara Valley Some other classmates are also few years. I’m beginning to understand are dancing all over the place. It’s Medical Center. He’ll officially start partaking in the pure joy of medical Erin Adams that making the most of my privilege amazing because you can roam from his neurology residency at Stanford in education. recently means sharing my love in abundance. party to party and move without July. While he’s working that casual completed her first year of medical “A few weeks ago, I went to much friction. The culture is loud intern schedule, he’s managed to keep school at Howard University Col- Varun Gulati New Orleans for and vibrant, quite different from an incredible health policy blog going; lege of Medicine. She is spending

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the summer in Peru on a medical Steve Martinez is also engaged! Tim Nesmith (wherever he may contemporary artists in Pakistan, mission trip (any suggestions on He and his fiancée will be married be … most likely Vienna, maybe and I look forward to many more where to go or what to see would in 2019. (She’s a Fordham grad, but, Cannes, but probably Mongolia). performances and workshops.” Pat Blute be highly appreciated by her!). On luckily, she loves Columbia, too.) Finally, Opal Hoyt is still kicking is advising EY Global the other end of medical school, We’re not totally sure how to it in NYC. Really, she hasn’t left Digital in New York. He was instru- Rajkaran Sachdej, who hails from transition to this next update, because that costs money, so this mental in putting together Ernst & Guam, recently got that M.D. from but Michael Egley is a Brazilian would be a great time to start her a Young’s “Innovation Realized” con- the Oregon Health and Science jiu-jitsu competitor training out of GoFundMe page. ference in April. The two-day con- University. He spent much of his Team Carlson Gracie in Temecula, ference, held in Amsterdam, brought tenure at OHSU promoting diversity Calif. Michael has medaled at some together a group of corporate execu- and inclusion initiatives and inter- of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu 2012 tives, start-up CEOs and market professional collaboration between tournaments in the world as an adult influencers to engage in small group the health graduate schools. This and wants to open his own marital Sarah Chai discussions, peer collaboration and year, he was the university’s student arts school. Message or follow him [email protected] workshop challenges. James Rathmell Chuck council president, is a recipient of the on Instagram at @born2grapple. and Roberts esteemed Dean’s Award for contribu- Also in California, Kurt Friends, this time we truly have roared in 2018 with their tions to the curriculum and delivered Kanazawa recently starred as Mits updates from around the globe –– first Antarctic landing on New Year’s the Convocation address to the entire (a Japanese-Hawaiian boy) in Y New York City to Lahore, Amster- Day. The two visited the continent as student body. He recently matched York’s WWII-dramedy Nothing Is the dam to Antarctica! part of a trip organized by students into a psychiatry residency at The Same at the Sierra Madre Playhouse. Charlie Lopresto is excited to at Stanford, where James and Chuck George Washington University and The show, directed by Tim Dang announce he graduated from Touro are pursuing graduate studies. looks forward to pursuing cultural (emeritus artistic director of East College of Osteopathic Medicine psychiatry and global mental health. West Players), garnered a Los Angeles in May and will return to New York Mazel tov to both Erin and Raj! Times’ Theatre Critic’s Pick Top Four City to pursue his residency training 2013 Natalia Fontecilla PS’18 also Shows! Kurt was especially grateful to in internal medicine at Jamaica Tala Akhavan recently graduated with that M.D., have the Southern California branch Hospital Medical Center. Through- [email protected] out the last four years of medical school, Charlie pursued his passions for research and leadership, with the I hope everyone had an absolutely Erin Adams ’11 completed her first year at the roots of these passions stemming amazing time at Reunion 2018 and Howard University College of Medicine and is spending from his time at Columbia. Charlie that you all loved being back on recently finished being the national campus after five years! Who did the summer in Peru on a medical mission trip. research director on the Board of you see, what did you do, do you Directors for the Student Osteo- have any fun stories? Share your pathic Medical Association and was reunion recaps in Class Notes by KNOW ANY GAME CHANGERS, a member of the editorial board of emailing me at talaakhavan@gmail. and this is extra-special news of the Columbia Alumni Association the Journal of the American Osteopathic com. Can’t wait to hear from you! TASTEMAKERS, WORLD SHAKERS? because hers is from alma mater! plan an event to see the show. For Association for the last two years. This summer, Natalia is moving our Midwestern readers, Nothing Is Additionally, he has become from P&S to Johns Hopkins to the Same will travel to Chicago for a interested in medical policy and 2014 pursue a residency in dermatology. week at the Victory Gardens Theater organized medical groups, from the Rebecca Fattell Well done, Natalia! in August –– go see it! local to the national level. Having [email protected] If that wasn’t enough, she’s engaged The play had a deep personal sig- gained experience in lobbying for to her physics lab partner, Michael nificance for Kurt’s family, as his late physicians’ and patients’ rights at Biles GS’11, PS’16. Pupin Hall isn’t grandmother, Shimeji Kanazawa, the state and local level, he plans Happy summer, CC’14! We heard Chris Zombik, exactly known for its romantic charm, was known as “The Florence to continue his involvement in the from who recently but we’re glad your electrons came Nightingale of Hawaii,” appointed Medical State Society of New York completed his third year at an edu- into orbit in the same place where to committees by Presidents Reagan, and the New York State Osteopathic cation consulting firm in Shanghai. the atomic bomb was conceived. Carter and Clinton, as well as hon- Medical Society; he would love to He gets to work closely with bright Michael and Natalia will be married ored by the governor of Hawaii and see fellow Columbia alumni who and ambitious Chinese high school- in Annapolis, Md., this fall. the city of Honolulu with “Shimeji are completing their residencies in ers who are preparing to attend elite Kanazawa Day” for her efforts dur- New York State join him in these American colleges. Outside of work, ing the war as chief liaison between organizations. He moved back to Chris has been busy studying Man- Class Notes are submitted by the Japanese civilians and the Queens in June and looks forward darin, participating in the Shanghai alumni and edited by volunteer class correspondents and the Martial Law Government, working to reconnecting with the Columbia Writing Workshop, helping his fel- staff of CCT prior to publication. for the Swedish Consulate. College alumni community in and low American expats register to vote Opinions expressed are those Kurt also requested a shoutout to around New York City. through Democrats Abroad and of individual alumni and do not Diana Greenwald, who’s getting Gillian Rhodes sent an update taking in all the diverse flavors and reflect the opinions of CCT, married –– again –– this time in from Pakistan: “After two and half excitements of life in China’s most its class correspondents, the France (same guy, different country). years dancing for Second Nature dynamic city. College or the University. By Hunter Coleman submitting to Class Notes, you Kurt will share a single twin-sized Dance Company in Seoul, South recently made Lucas Shaw, acknowledge that the text is eli- hostel bed with Korea, I’m now based in Lahore, headlines for a life-saving turn in gible to appear in print as well as Kyle Boots and Jan Van Zoelen Pakistan, for five months, performing Shreveport, La. While driving home on CCT Online and in archives. and then parkour himself into a and teaching. I recently performed from dinner on March 12, Hunter classic Claremont bunkbed on top of with some of the top classical and witnessed a tragic car accident.

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worked on the mayor’s expansion documented her journey in her blog 2015 of Healing NYC, the initiative to on the Columbia Earth Institute reduce opioid deaths by 35 percent website: bit.ly/2vpmofn. Kareem Carryl in five years, and I am learning more [email protected] and more about homelessness in our city. I am figuring out if I’ll be able 2018 Hello, Class of 2015! It’s hard to to continue in City Hall or some- believe it’s already summer. I don’t where else. A big question for me is Alexander Birkel and know if it is just me, but it feels like if I want to continue exploring social Maleeha Chida this year is flying. Let’s jump right issues or dive into housing, the issue [email protected] into the news! I’m most passionate about. [email protected] Rachel Ngu writes, “In January, “I recently restarted a tenants’ asso- Emma Yee SEAS’15, Katie Garcia ciation in my building in Washington CCT welcomes the newest class and I rallied together to celebrate Heights. My father started one years correspondents, Alexander Birkel the birthday of our dear friend ago that fell apart due to lack of inter- and Maleeha Chida! Below, they Radhe Patel SEAS’15. Radhe, est, but with growing concerns about introduce themselves. Please take a Radhe Patel ’15, Katie Garcia ’15, among many other things, helped the conditions of the building and moment to send them your news for Emma Yee ’15 and Rachel Ngu ’15 start Women of Color for Progress, displacement I decided to restart it. future issues. met up in Cambridge, Mass., on a nonprofit that empowers women Residents of 27 of 44 total apartments “Hi everyone! My name is Alex- January 15. of color to flourish, represent and apartment attended, which is a great ander Birkel. Some of you might lead well. It recently celebrated its start. My goal is to get the landlord to know me as the guy who always one-year anniversary, where it recog- address mold, leaky roofs and vermin posted in the Facebook group as a Motorists had pulled over and nized #WomenInAction who have in each apartment. prospie, some of you might recog- were getting out of their cars in the often advocated for those with less “I really miss how college semes- nize me by my eccentric blue puffer dusk to view the scene, which was access. So proud and inspired by her ters and breaks marked time, so to jacket and some of you might have adjacent to a large body of water tireless efforts to bring about a fairer make up for it, I made marks of my never heard of me at all. But starting known as the “Duck Pond.” Heavy and more just society!” own! I am traveling to Hawaii with today, I am one of two of your CCT rains of recent weeks had swollen Jocelyn Bohn got married on fellow Truman Scholars in May and class correspondents, so just when the pond, and a four-door sedan May 26! We wish her the best of luck to Wyoming to go to Yellowstone in you start to forget about me, I’ll be had descended a steep slope and and look forward to many photos! July — two places that will help me reaching out to you as a class to hear plummeted into the waterway. The As always, your classmates want to reach my ‘30 new places before more about what you all are doing in car was sinking fast. Onlookers were to hear from you! Please be sure to 30’ goal.” your lives post-graduation! screaming that there were three submit updates to Class Notes by Colin Howard TC’17 graduated “Bidding adieu to East Campus small children trapped inside the writing me at the address at the top in May with a master’s in mathemat- does not mean leaving the campus car, now almost underwater. Hunter of the column or via the CCT Class ics education and the New York State community forever, and that’s why I, threw off his jacket, sprinted across Notes webform, college.columbia. Initial Certification to teach math. as well, as the rest of your classmates, the street, ran down the bank and edu/cct/submit_class_note. Adam Lieber saw Black Panther would love to hear everything that’s dove into the pond. and enjoyed it. going on in the weeks, months and Along with four other good Julian Nebreda lives and works years after we throw our caps in the Samaritans, he swam 30 yards to 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil. He works for air. Feel free to send in all of your lat- the car, where he was able to help Gullane Entretenimento, a film est life stories to ab4065@columbia. rescue the older female passenger, Lily Liu-Krason production team. edu and I’d be more than happy to Kathy Brown, who was nearly [email protected] Jeremy Cooper recently got share it with the rest of the class. unconscious. While choking on the engaged to his college sweetheart, Roar, Lion, Roar!” freezing water, Hunter managed to What’s up, CC’16? No news this Ellin Mitchell BC’19. He recounts, “Congratulations, Class of 2018! swim with Brown back to shore and time, so let’s make our Fall column “I proposed at the end of a walk of My name is Maleeha Chida. Some save her life. Before law enforcement overflow! Tell me about your summer memories, which included the John of you might remember me as the could arrive, Hunter and the other adventures –– what did you do, who Jay patio tables, a cappella in the person who always posted in the rescuers were also able to save all did you see, where did you go? Send Broadway room, and a trip to the Class of 2018 Facebook group about the children (Brown’s grandchildren, news to [email protected]! And Pupin Observatory, the Met rooftop student-alumni events. Well, now it turned out). Unfortunately, they don’t forget that CCT loves photos, and Kimpton Hotel Ink48 (a hotel that we’re actually alumni, you’ll still were not able to save the driver, the so if you have a photo that includes I appraised a few months ago). We be hearing from me! I will be one mother of the three children rescued at least two College alumni, send it will marry in Israel in January 2019.” of two CC’18 class correspondents from the car and Brown’s daughter. in for inclusion (college.columbia. Mikaella Bernstein got married for CCT. I’ll be reaching out to On March 21, the five com- edu/cct/submit_class_note_photo). on March 18 to Benjamin Apfel ’18. hear about all of your updates since missioners of the Louisiana Public Whitney-Shannon Alam is a graduation –– work plans, travel Service Commission unanimously college adviser at an NYC public experiences, grad school and so on. passed Resolution No. 2018-1, 2017 high school and starting a master’s “Feel free to drop me a line at a “Resolution Commending the of social work at the NYU Silver [email protected] with all Heroic Actions of Hunter Cole- Carl Yin School of Social Work in the fall. of your exciting adventures! I will man.” On March 27, the Shreveport [email protected] Noah Rivkin is the mayor’s aide share them through the Class Notes Fire Department and Shreveport in Newton, Mass. section of the magazine so that we Mayor Ollie Tyler presented Hunter Bianca Guerrero is finishing the Emmalina Glinskis went to can stay connected even when we’re to the City Council and awarded Urban Fellows program. She says, Antarctica for two months for not on Morningside Heights. I can’t him the Citizen Life Saving Award. “It has been so great — I recently research on climate change. She wait to hear from all of you!”

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lance driver attached to the British burg Academy Alumni Association 1939 Eighth Army in North Africa during honored Mason as outstanding non- WWII. He was owner/director of alumnus in 2013. He was also selected David W. Mason, retired teacher Camp Agawam in Raymond, Maine, for the 2017 Fryeburg Academy Hall and camp owner, Fryeburg, Maine, and along with his wife, Peg, ran the of Excellence for being a strong sup- on September 15, 2017. Born in New camp for 30 years. He started the porter of many academy sporting York City in 1917, Mason captained Main Idea program at Agawam in events. Mason is survived by his wife; the tennis team at the College. He 1971, which gives more than 100 boys two sons; one daughter; five grandchil- earned an M.A. from Teachers College a free week of camping activities each dren; and one great-grandchild. and taught at the Punahou School in summer. Mason received The 2005 Hawaii, the Riverdale Country School Halsey Gulick Award from the Maine in the Bronx, and the Fairfield and Youth Camping Association. He and 1941 Greenwich Country Day Schools in his wife also owned and operated Connecticut. Mason served in the Agawam Kezar Ski Camp for 40 years Erwin V. Alpert, retired store manager, American Field Service as an ambu- David W. Mason ’39 in Center Lovell, Maine. The Frye- New Haven, Conn., on January 28,

Steven P. Marcus ’48, GSAS’61, Victorian-Era Scholar, Former Columbia College Dean

Steven P. Marcus ’48, GSAS’61, his first literary criticism, in The on Literature and Society (1991). He the George Delacorte Professor Partisan Review and Commentary. was also co-editor, with Trilling, of Emeritus in the Humanities at the He began teaching at Columbia an abridged version of Ernest Jones’ College, died in New York City in 1956. After two years in the three-volume biography, The Life on April 25, 2018, at 89. He trans- Army, mostly in Greenland, Marcus and Work of Sigmund Freud (1961). formed literary criticism — changing returned to Columbia to complete “That partnership,” wrote The New it to look at history and society — by his 1,105-page dissertation on Dick- York Times in its obituary, “spurred revealing a subculture of Victorian ens, which became the basis for his Professor Marcus to apply a psycho- pornography and psychoanalyzing 1965 book, Dickens: from Pickwick logical prism to much of his own characters in Charles Dickens’ novels, to Dombey. He became an associate literary criticism.” For example, in and was dean of the College from professor in 1963, a full professor The Other Victorians, Marcus likened 1993 to 1995. of English in 1967 and the George pornographic fiction to utopian fan- The son of the former Adeline Delacorte Professor in the Humani- tasy — “a world of grace abounding Gordon and Nathan Marcus, Mar- ties in 1976. He twice was chairman to the chief of sinners.” He called it cus was born in New York City on of the Department of English and “pornotopia.” Marcus’ Freud and the GUENTER KNOP December 13, 1928, and grew up Comparative Literature and was Culture of Psychoanalysis: Studies in the in the Bronx. He attended William also a principal investigator in the Transition from Victorian Humanism Center for Advanced Study in the Howard Taft and DeWitt Clinton Columbia Project on Conflicts in to Modernity (1984) challenged critics Behavioral Sciences, Rockefeller and High Schools, graduated at 15 and Values and Health Care. who claimed that Freud had con- Mellon grants. won tuition-free scholarships to In 1993, Marcus was named cocted his seduction theory. A political liberal who was Harvard and Columbia. He rejected dean of Columbia College and VP Marcus was a founder of the opposed to the Vietnam War, he Harvard because his family could not for arts and sciences by President National Humanities Center, an was drawn into the so-called culture afford the room and board. To save George Rupp. As dean, Marcus independent institute operating wars of the 1990s and criticized money while he attended Columbia, was a staunch supporter of the from North Carolina since 1978 exponents of political correctness as he lived at home and packed lunch. Core Curriculum as the basis for a to advance studies in the field. He “soft totalitarians.” While expressing At the College, where he majored comprehensive education. But the also was its director of planning and sympathy for the long-term goals in English literature, Marcus studied dual role of dean and VP proved chairman of the executive committee of those advocating social change, under Lionel Trilling ’25, GSAS’38. unwieldy. After less than two years, of the Board of Trustees. he chastised them for what he He wrote a master’s thesis on Henry he resigned to return to teaching. In 1997, the College bestowed on called Orwellian humorlessness and James under the guidance of Profes- A specialist in 19th-century lit- Marcus the Mark Van Doren Award euphemisms that threatened “the sor Frederick W. Dupee, the eminent erature and culture, some of Marcus’ for Teaching. He retired in 2004 as decay of language.” modernist scholar. 200 authored works are The Other George Delacorte Professor Emeri- Marcus’ first marriage ended in After brief stints teaching at Victorians: A Study of Sexuality and tus in the Humanities. A fellow of divorce. He married Gertrud Len- Indiana University and City Col- Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Cen- both the American Academy of Arts zer, a German sociologist, in 1966. lege of New York, Marcus won a tury England (1966); Engels, Man- and Sciences and the Academy of She survives him, as does their son, fellowship to Cambridge University, chester and the Working Class (1974); Literary Studies, Marcus received violinist John Nathaniel Marcus, where he conducted research on a Doing Good: The Limits of Benevolence Fulbright, American Council of and a grandson. Fulbright fellowship and published (1978); and Representations: Essays Learned Societies, Guggenheim, — Lisa Palladino

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2018. Born in New Haven, Alpert wife, Susan, Andrew ’75, BUS’81 Townsend Harris H.S., and graduated Born on December 6, 1929, to Rita graduated from Cheshire Academy. and his wife, Rabbi Joan, and Sheryl from the College at 18 and the Univer- Baltera Giletti and John Giletti in After the College he served in the Magaziner and her husband, Robert; sity of Michigan Medical School at 22. New York City, he attended Stuyves- Army as part of the Yale Medical seven grandchildren, including Aaron During WWII, Gell volunteered for ant H.S. and obtained his bachelor’s, Corps based in Saipan and New Zea- ’05; and four great-grandchildren. the Navy, and returned to active duty master’s and doctorate from Colum- land. Upon returning to New Haven he as a medical officer during the Korean bia (SEAS’52, GSAS’54, GSAS’57), lived the remainder of his life happily War, 1950–52, including a year at sea maintaining school friendships married to Florence Sterling Alpert 1945 as the ship physician. Gell practiced in through the years. Giletti was a pro- and with his sons, Richard and Daniel. the Detroit area for more than 30 years, fessor of geological sciences at Brown He was the retired manager at Sterling Julian B. Hyman, retired physician, later serving on the faculty of Wayne from 1960 to 1996. A frequent con- & Sussman Department Store. Alpert Hackensack, N.J., on October 13, State University Medical School. For tributor to major scientific journals in was predeceased by his son Richard 2017. Born in 1925 in New York City, more than two decades, he cared for the field of geochemistry, his scientific and his son-in-law Eduardo Sese. He Hyman earned an M.D. from Albany uninsured women as a volunteer physi- curiosity led him to Oxford and Paris is survived by his wife, son Daniel and Medical College. He served in the cian at Volunteers in Medicine on Hil- in his early years. Part of his research son-in-law Rabbi Eric Weiss. Korean War as a medical officer in ton Head Island, S.C., and at Mercy was in using radioactive isotopes the Navy. He then returned to NYC Place Clinic in Pontiac, Mich. He will to measure the ages of rocks in the and began a long career practicing be remembered for his great sense of Rocky Mountains, New England and 1944 hematology and oncology, sharing an humor and as an avid University of Scotland. Giletti was known for his office with his brother, George. Dur- Michigan Wolverine fan, skillful piano amiability, vocabulary, cooking and Richard J. Farber, research engineer, ing his career, Hyman was chair of the player, fierce card and game player, all-around good sense of humor. He Floral Park, N.Y., on May 2, 2017. Departments of Medicine at the New and opera lover. Above all, he will be enjoyed playing bridge, reading mys- Farber was born in the Bronx on York Polyclinic Hospital and Saint remembered as a kind and generous tery novels and traveling, especially May 28, 1923, and graduated from Clare’s Hospital, before joining the staff man. He is survived by his wife, Sallie; in Italy and France. He is survived Stuyvesant H.S. before going on to four children; and five grandchildren. by his wife of 33 years, Janet Orvis the College, where he was Phi Beta Chapple; daughters Ann and Laura Kappa as well as a member of crew Giletti, from his first marriage, to and the Army Signal Corps. He 1949 Dody Hannah; stepdaughters, Nancy, earned an M.Phil in 1981. Farber Beth and Karen Chapple; and six taught radar techniques at MIT Neil C. Sandberg, community grandchildren. Memorial contribu- before joining Hazeltine Research as a relations professional and professor, tions may be made to the Alzheimer’s research engineer and rising to associ- Los Angeles, on March 10, 2018. Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., During WWII, Sandberg was trans- Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. ferred by the Navy from duty in the North Pacific to undertake studies at Columbia. He graduated after the 1954 war and retained fond memories of his University experiences, including John A. Dauer Jr., leather salesman campus life, interactions with faculty and antiques dealer, Wilkesboro, Dr. Julian B. Hyman ’45 and service as the Navy’s student rep- N.C., on August 13, 2017. Born resentative. The latter involved meet- on Staten Island, N.Y., after the at Roosevelt Hospital. He was an avid ings with Columbia’s then-president, College, Dauer joined his father art collector, world traveler and photog- Dwight D. Eisenhower. Sandberg was as second-generation owner of the rapher. Hyman joined The Print Club the Western Region Director for the John A. Dauer Leather Co., which of New York at its inception and was American Jewish Committee for three has supplied the material needs its president for seven years. He will be decades and was the founding director of manufacturers, craftsmen and remembered by his family and friends of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute in 1989. artists throughout the country for Richard J. Farber ’44 for his optimism, generosity, humor He was the longest-serving director more than 70 years. Dauer contin- and inclusion of people of all races and of the Martin Gang Institute for ued working in his North Carolina ate director of research. At Hazeltine, cultures. Hyman is survived by his chil- Intergroup Relations, a shared ven- warehouse three weeks prior to his he developed and was awarded patents dren, Steven, Mona Rubin and Harvey, ture of AJC Los Angeles and Loyola passing, and often referred to him- for advances in both the color and and their spouses, Barbara, Michael Marymount University. He served self as “The World’s Oldest Sheep- cable television industries. Farber and Lael; and seven grandchildren. from 1968 to 2008, and was honored skin Salesman.” He also directed was part owner and VP of Key Color Memorial contributions may be made by the institute in 2013 for leadership the restoration and preservation of Laboratories, a color photo film devel- to Columbia University or to the New- in promoting mutual understanding numerous historic houses, including oping lab for commercial and profes- York Historical Society, where Hyman’s between religious and ethnic commu- houses in the Massachusetts cities of sional photographers in Mineola, photographs of New York are a part of nities. Sandberg also was an adjunct Heath, Plainfield, Hatfield and Flor- N.Y. He also was a leading member its permanent research library. professor in sociology at LMU. He is ence, and was a dealer and collector of Temple Emanuel (Tikvah) of New survived by his wife, Mary; son, Curtis, of antiques. His vast and varied Hyde Park, N.Y., from the late 1950s and his wife, Silvia; and a grandson. collections reflect his deep apprecia- on. Farber was a lifelong ham radio 1946 tion of American folk artisanship operator — call sign W2KXB — and and craft. Dauer appreciated plant- an avid fisherman, tennis player, run- James W. Gell, ob/gyn, Bloomfield 1951 ing gardens (by their Latin names), ner and sailor well into his 80s. He Hills, Mich., on February 2, 2018. well-prepared meals, creative banter, is survived by his wife of 71 years, Gell was born on April 1, 1927, and Bruno J. Giletti, retired professor, good humor, bad puns and steadfast Elaine; children, Martin ’71 and his raised on Long Island. He attended Oakland, Calif., on January 29, 2018. friends. He was predeceased by his

84 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews former wife, Rosamond Dauer, and the NYU Distinguished Teaching M.A. in South Asia regional studies in with government agencies. Hagerty is survived by his sons Matthew and Award at Founders Day in 1996. A 1956 from Penn. He was also a “Dis- was predeceased by his wife, Ann, and Christian; daughters-in-law, Kristen man of honesty, integrity and a spirit tinguished Graduate” of the National brother Dennis. He is survived by his and Catherine; and three grand- of loving kindness, his sunny dispo- War College in 1976. Hagerty was brother Richard; sons from a previous sons. Memorial contributions may sition and cheerful sense of humor a Navy briefing officer 1957–61 and marriage, Sean and Devin; stepdaugh- be made to The National Trust for will be missed by all. He is survived an intelligence analyst 1961–65. He ters, Jill Satin, Katy Satin and Marta Historic Preservation, 2600 Virginia by his wife of 57 years, Eleanor retired from the Navy Reserve in 1971 Satin-Smith; a granddaughter; a niece; Ave. N.W., Ste 1100, Washington, Goldman Frommer; children, Ross as a lieutenant commander. Hagerty a nephew; and all their families. DC 20037; savingplaces.org. and Daniel; three grandchildren; joined the Foreign Service in 1965 brothers Paul and Alan; sisters- and served as a political officer in Eric Salzman, composer and former Herbert H. Frommer, dentist in-law Judith Goldman Frommer, India, Norway, London and Pakistan. music critic, Brooklyn, N.Y., and and professor emeritus, New York Elizabeth Appell Frommer and Jean For courageous performance of his East Quogue, N.Y., on November City and Westhampton, N.Y., on Goldman; and daughters-in-law, duties the day of a 1979 embassy 12, 2017. Salzman earned a B.A. in February 1, 2018. Born in 1933 in Connie Dong and Jacqueline From- attack in Pakistan, he earned a Group music and, in 1956, an M.F.A., from Manhattan to Benjamin and Ethel mer. Memorial contributions may be Award for Valor. In 1981, he earned Princeton. He then studied for two Frommer, and raised in Queens, made to the NYU College of Den- a Superior Honor Award for “sus- years on a Fulbright grant in Rome. Frommer graduated from Far Rock- tistry, the Park Avenue Synagogue tained high performance” during the In 1966, he received a Ford Founda- away H.S.; the College, where he or the Parkinson’s Foundation. period following the attack. In his last tion grant for music critics and spent rowed for the varsity crew; and the overseas assignment, Hagerty was the a year covering the major music Dental School (1957). An accom- Herbert G. Hagerty, retired Foreign deputy chief of mission in Colombo, festivals in Europe. His works were plished practitioner for 40 years, for Service officer, Washington, D.C., Sri Lanka. He retired in 1990 with performed widely in Europe by lead- many decades he taught at the NYU on December 7, 2017. Born in 1932, the rank of minister-counselor in ing musicians. From 1966 to 1968 College of Dentistry. He received Hagerty grew up in East Orange, the Senior Foreign Service. He later Salzman taught at Queens College. the Arnold & Marie Schwartz N.J. He earned a B.A. in history and taught professional writing at the For- He authored books on 20th-century Outstanding Teacher Award and government from the College and an eign Service Institute and consulted music and on the new music theater;

Lawrence K. Grossman ’52, Head of PBS and NBC News

Lawrence K. Grossman ’52, the of advertising. There, he met Grant States. Grossman’s stance “was the president of PBS responsible for Tinker, who was then in program- single most important thing he did at turning The MacNeil/Lehrer Report ming (nearly two decades later, their PBS,” Richard Wald ’52, GSAS’53, into the first hour-long nightly friendship led Tinker to consider now the Fred W. Friendly Professor newscast on any network — and only Grossman for the presidency of Emeritus of Professional Practice perhaps best known for standing up NBC News). Grossman ran his own in Media and Society and special to outside pressure not to air Death of advertising, marketing and commu- lecturer in journalism at the Journal- a Princess, a film based on a true story nications firm from 1966 to 1976. ism School and a former NBC News about a Saudi princess who had been PBS, one of his firm’s clients, president, told The New York Times. publicly beheaded for adultery — hired him as its president in 1976, “He created a sense in PBS that they and former president of NBC News, and he moved to Washington, D.C. were doing important work, and it died on March 23, 2018, in Westport, Grossman transformed PBS over caused PBS to stand up straighter. It Conn. He was 86. eight years — the network became was enormously important to how Grossman was born Lawrence the first to deliver its programming PBS conducted itself thereafter.” Kugelmass on June 21, 1931, in by satellite; he introduced the pro- Grossman was hired by NBC in / VIKING BAUER JERRY Brooklyn, N.Y. After his father died, grams Live From Lincoln Center and late 1983, and after General Elec- he was adopted by his mother’s sec- concerts from the White House and tric’s acquisition of RCA, NBC’s with more direct participation in ond husband, Nathan Grossman. He the Kennedy Center, and approved parent company, in 1986, he fell out politics and making them the “new attended Midwood H.S., where a production of a 13-part series on the of favor with his new bosses. He was fourth estate.” In the late 1990s, he journalism teacher opened his mind Vietnam War; and in 1983, doubled dismissed in 1988. and former PBS chairman Newton to the world of communications. the length of the network’s signature After leaving NBC, Grossman Minow launched Digital Promise, a At the College, he studied English news program, The MacNeil/Lehrer taught at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy nonprofit that receives federal and and political science, then went on Report (now PBS NewsHour). School of Government and in 1993 private funding to use digital tech- to Harvard Law, where he met his In 1980, Grossman refused to bow became president of Horizons TV, nologies to improve education. future wife, Alberta “Boots” Nevler, to pressure that PBS not air Death a onetime challenger to PBS and Grossman is survived by his wife; who was attending Radcliffe. of a Princess. Mobil Oil, a major C-SPAN. He wrote The Electronic daughters, Susan Grossman NU’78, Grossman left Harvard after a PBS underwriter, was among the Republic: Reshaping Democracy in Caroline Grossman and Jennifer year and joined Look magazine in the movie’s protesters. Some members of the Information Age (1995), about Grossman Peltz; brother, Daniel; promotions department. He joined Congress spoke out. And Warren M. how interactive telecommunica- six grandchildren, including Sarah the advertising department at CBS Christopher, the Secretary of State, tions of that era — faxed petitions, Grossman-Greene ’08; and two in 1956, then moved to NBC in relayed a letter of concern from the email lobbying and 900-number great-grandchildren. 1962, becoming the network’s VP Saudi Ambassador to the United polls — were providing citizens — Lisa Palladino

Summer 2018 CCT 85 Obituaries co-founded the American Music studies in osteomyelitis. His textbook, a Ph.D. from the University of U.S. Delegation to the Organization Theater Festival in Philadelphia, Infections in Bones and Joints (1994), Pittsburgh as a Mellon fellow. He of American States and lectured the Free Music Store in NYC and co-authored with William J. Gillespie spent the majority of his career at the extensively on trade liberalization a music theater group, Quog, that and Sydney Nade, is the first com- University of Connecticut, starting in throughout Latin America. Assign- developed techniques in expanded prehensive reference on all aspects of 1970 after being a Fulbright professor ments with the State Department musical and dramatic modes of bone and joint infections. Norden is in India. At UConn, he chaired the included Officer-in-Charge of Con- expression; and co-composed sev- survived by his wife, Joyce Galpern history department and led the oral gressional Affairs; Officer-in-Charge eral music theater works. He was Norden; sons, Daniel and Samuel; history program. Stave was one of of Refugee and Migration Affairs; composer-in-residence at the Center stepchildren, Steve, Pam, and Emily the first faculty-designated Board of and Political Officer in Australia, for Contemporary Opera. He and his Galpern; and seven grandchildren. Trustees Distinguished Professors. His Brazil, and Peru. He leaves his wife wife, Lorna, traveled to more than 20 publications included 11 authored or of 50 years, Rose; sons, Robert and countries to see birds. Salzman served edited books. In addition to his Ful- Aaron; and four grandchildren. on the board of the South Fork 1957 bright in India, he was a Fulbright in Natural History Museum & Nature Australia, New Zealand and the Phil- Center in Bridgehampton, N.Y., con- Walter Braun, retired scientist, ippines in 1977, and at Peking Univer- 1964 ducting bird walks for them, for the Germantown, Md., on April 3, sity 1984–85. In Coventry, Conn., he Brooklyn Bird Club and for The Lin- 2018. Braun was born in the Bronx chaired the Democratic Town Com- Michael L. Barnett, retired dental naean Society. Memorial contribu- and raised in New Hyde Park, N.Y., mittee. With his wife, Sondra Astor research consultant and retired tions may be made to Quog. Salzman graduating from Mineola H.S. in Stave, he founded the Northeastern periodontist, Princeton, N.J., on is survived by his wife; daughters, 1953. After graduating from the chapter of the Connecticut Civil Lib- November 22, 2017. Barnett was Stephanie Salzman (Carbonnier) and College, he went on to Brooklyn erties Union. Stave is survived by his born on October 27, 1943, in Brook- Eva Salzman; and a granddaughter. Poly Tech (now NYU) and earned a wife of 60 years; son, Channing ’92, lyn, N.Y., and graduated from the Ph.D. in chemistry. He worked for and his wife, Sara; two grandchildren; Dental School in 1967. He did post- many years at the National Institute brother and sister-in-law, Howard and doctoral fellowships at the University 1956 of Standards and Technology in Renee Stave; and Sara’s parents, John of Washington and Harvard. Barnett Washington, D.C., with distinction and Suzanne Schloss. Memorial con- served as a captain in the Army dur- Carl W. Norden, retired physician, and honors; he received a gold medal tributions may be made to the UConn ing the Vietnam War. He was an Philadelphia, on August 26, 2017. from the Department of Commerce Foundation for the Stave Prize in assistant and/or associate professor Norden graduated cum laude from for distinguished achievement in the Recent American History. at the New Jersey Dental School federal service with the citation, “For at the University of Medicine and outstanding contributions to modern Dentistry of New Jersey, SUNY Buf- gas kinetics through the development 1962 falo, and the University of Louisville, of flash photolysis resonance fluores- School of Dentistry. Barnett chaired cence and studies on laser augmented Robert A. Kohn, retired diplomat, the Department of Dentistry at the reactions.” Among the many activi- Washington, D.C., on December 8, Morristown Medical Center, where ties Braun enjoyed, his favorites were 2017. Kohn was born and raised in he directed the dental residency traveling, playing tennis and tinkering New York City and earned a mas- program and developed a hospital- with his computer. He leaves behind ter’s from The George Washington based program for the treatment of many family and friends in the United University. Before retiring, Kohn developmentally disabled children States, Germany and Brazil. was one of the most senior Officers and adults. He retired from Pfizer of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Consumer Healthcare as the senior Richard D. Gooder, professor, Service, with more than 42 years of director of dental affairs and oral Cambridge, U.K., on October 30, Foreign Service experience with the technology development and main- 2017. After the College, Gooder Department of Commerce, Depart- Dr. Carl W. Norden ’56 went to Clare College, Cambridge, ment of State, White House Office on a Kellett Fellowship, earning a of the U.S. Trade Representative and Harvard Medical School in 1960. He second B.A. in 1959. He stayed on to the United Nations. Assignments Obituary Submission Guidelines was head of the Division of Infectious earn a Ph.D. and become a fellow of included Minister for Commercial Columbia College Today welcomes Diseases at Cooper University Hos- Clare College. Gooder’s professional Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in France obituaries for College alumni. pital in Camden, N.J., 1994–2000. life was largely spent at Cambridge and Germany; Commercial Coun- Deaths are noted in the next During his career, Norden served in University as a member of the Eng- selor in The Netherlands, Spain and available issue in the “Other the U.S. Public Health Service, Cen- lish faculty. He was a founding editor Greece; Commercial Attaché in Peru Deaths Reported” box. Complete ters for Disease Control; was chief of of the literary journal The Cambridge and in Mexico; and Diplomat-in- obituaries will be published in an the Division of Infectious Diseases at Quarterly. Gooder married in 1960 Residence and U.S. Department of upcoming issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh; and is survived by his wife; three Commerce Chairman at the Indus- obituaries that CCT receives, it may and was a member of the faculty at children; and eight grandchildren. trial College of the Armed Forces, take several issues for the complete Rochester University School of Med- National Defense University, in obituary to appear. Word limit is 200; icine. He authored or co-authored Washington, D.C. Kohn was concur- text may be edited for length, clarity close to 100 articles in peer-reviewed 1959 rently an adjunct professor of inter- and style at the editors’ discretion. Click “Contact Us” at college. journals. Norden was a caring physi- national business at Georgetown. He Bruce M. Stave, columbia.edu/cct, or mail materials cian, superb clinician, researcher and professor emeritus, also served as Deputy Assistant U.S. to Obituaries Editor, Columbia mentor, and trained many medical Coventry, Conn., on December 2, Trade Representative for the Western College Today, Columbia Alumni students, housestaff and fellows in 2017. Stave was born on May 17, Hemisphere in the Executive Office Center, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, internal medicine and infectious dis- 1937, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He earned of the President, was a U.S. delegate 4th Fl., New York, NY 10025. eases. He also conducted pioneering an M.A. in 1961 from GSAS and to the United Nations, served on the

86 CCT Summer 2018 alumninews tained a consulting practice. Barnett survived by his wife, Renee; children, received numerous grants and fre- Benjamin, and Rachel R. Light; and quently spoke and published research three grandchildren. Memorial con- OTHER DEATHS REPORTED in the dental field, and was involved tributions may be made to Congre- Columbia College Today also has learned of the following in numerous professional and cultural gation Chofetz Chayim in Tucson. deaths. Complete obituaries will be published in an upcoming organizations. A lifelong French horn issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of player, he was a music lover, supporter obituaries that CCT receives, it may take several issues for the of the arts and a world traveler known 1987 complete obituary to appear. for his dry sense of humor and incred- ible smile. He is survived by many Gary L. Rempe II, entrepreneur, cousins. Memorial contributions Albuquerque, N.M., on September 1944 George L. DeCoster, Key West, Fla., may be made to the New Jersey Sym- 24, 2017. Rempe was born in North on March 5, 2018. phony Orchestra or the Princeton Platte, Neb., on July 22, 1964, and HealthCare System Foundation. grew up in northern New York. He 1948 Henry L. King, retired attorney, University Trustees chair graduated from the College with a emeritus, New York City, on June 18, 2018. degree in history. As a student, he Joseph A. Montimurro, retired ob/gyn, Venice, Fla., 1965 played varsity football, studied guitar on April 11, 2018. and initiated a lifelong passion for Seth Rubenstein, attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y., William L. Weinstock, retired kayaking by joining the Columbia on April 16, 2018. attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 12, Kayak Club. Following college, 2017. Weinstock graduated from Rempe wrote an award-winning Murray Strober, retired internist and cardiologist, NYU Law School in 1968. He spent health and fitness book, and cover Passaic, N.J., on March 17, 2018. most of his career as an attorney stories for Good Housekeeping, McCall’s 1950 Gregory P. Williams, Chesterfield, Va., with the New York State Insurance and Shape magazines; started a rock on February 5, 2018. Fund, rising to the position of man- band; and founded several companies, aging attorney in 1995. He retired in including Zummit Labs, a software 1951 Stanley G.Y. Lee, retired military servicemember, 2001. After leaving the fund he rep- company using artificial intelligence Lakewood, Wash., on October 9, 2016. resented insurance companies and to improve the mobile commerce self-insured employers as defense experience. More recently, he and 1952 Donald N. Scofield, retired Baptist minister, counsel in workers’ compensation his wife, Susan Beamis Rempe ’87, Penney Farms, Fla., on April 18, 2018. proceedings and was happy to make co-founded Memzyme, a company 1955 Robert E. Sparrow, retired attorney, Hollis Hills, N.Y., his extensive knowledge available to focused on clean energy. Rempe will on June 9, 2018. former colleagues. be remembered for his quick wit, sense of humor and big laugh; busi- 1956 Peter M. Mayer, publisher, New York City, ness and community leadership; intel- on May 11, 2018. 1971 ligence; loyalty to family and friends; Walter F. McKeon Jr., Hicksville, N.Y., love of history and music; and passion on December 25, 2016. Elliott S. Frank, retired computer for outdoor adventures and all man- scientist, Las Vegas, on October 14, ner of games. He is survived by his 1957 Charles A. Straniero, retired ob/gyn, Mendham, N.J., 2017. At Columbia, Frank arranged wife, Susan; children, Caroline, Gary on October 27, 2017. remote engineering setups for and his wife, Molly, Greg ’16 and 1958 E. Michael Pakenham, editor and wine columnist, WKCR during the Vietnam War Clara; mother; and three siblings. Wellsville, Pa., on May 9, 2018. protests. He later implemented some of the earliest back-office database 1959 Robert S. Stone, attorney, Mount Kisco, N.Y., management systems for most of 1993 on April 30, 2018. the major banks in New York City William N. Binderman, attorney, Philadelphia, before heading out to Silicon Valley, Rachel M. Mintz, photographer and 1961 on February 15, 2018. where he worked for Amdahl Corp. artist, New York City, on January 10, and several dot.com firms. 2018. Born in Washington, D.C., Thomas J. Gochberg, real estate financier, Mintz was educated at the College New York City, on May 24, 2018. and NYU’s Stern School of Business. 1972 A talented photographer and artist, 1965 Jay N. Woodworth, economist, New Providence, N.J., she combined her Jewish heritage on June 15, 2018. Jonathan M. Gutman, endodontist, with a love for the creative arts. In 1966 Eugene J. Leff, retired attorney, Philadelphia, Tucson, Ariz., on January 12, 2018. A addition, she was a gifted writer, on April 12, 2018. longtime resident of Mamaroneck, adventurous traveler and an avid N.Y., and a graduate of Boston Uni- sports fan. Mintz’s boundless pas- 1968 Gregory F.T. Winn, scholar, lecturer, civil servant, versity’s School of Dentistry and the sion and enthusiasm for life perfectly diplomat, author, Naples, Fla., on April 19, 2018. Boston University Specialty Train- exemplified the biblical verse “What- 1971 Eli A. Rubenstein, attorney, Newton Center, Mass., ing Program in endodontics under ever your hand finds to do, do it with on January 27, 2018. Herbert Schilder, Gutman served all your might.” She is survived by patients in New Rochelle, N.Y., and her parents, Harriet and Benjamin; 1975 Jose A. Martinez, attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio, Tucson. He was deeply dedicated brothers, Adam and his wife, Sharon, on April 14, 2018. to his family, and took great joy in and Jared; and nieces and nephews. all of their accomplishments. He is — Lisa Palladino

Summer 2018 CCT 87 thelastword

A Tearful Goodbye

The Class of 2018’s president looks back on his last days — and a treasured space — at Columbia

By John Philippe Avendano ’18

t all began with 40s on 40 in April. All it took was classmates alone or with friends, my visits to that ledge grew more and more blasting music, singing and yelling “Class of 2018!” on Low frequent in those last few weeks. Steps slightly past midnight for it to dawn on me that my time as From the ledge, I could see people walking briskly about cam- Ia student at Columbia was not only finite, but it was also rapidly pus, headphones on, destinations and goals in mind. The typical evaporating. I only had 40 days to relish my existence in this place Columbia student: driven, motivated, nonstop. I can’t say I was any I’d called home for the last four years. But something was strange: different in my time as a student. “Study for this exam, head to Upon this realization, I felt little emotion. It was easy to recognize this practice, go to this party,” were thoughts that’d go through the lack of time I had left, how post-grad life wouldn’t be nearly my mind every day –– no stopping, no breathing, no thinking. Just the same, how many of my friends would be moving to places any- doing. Impulsivity and spontaneity were attributes I’d only gotten a where but close to New York City –– but somehow, I felt nothing. taste of from friends who knew how to best define the phrase carpe I thought I would cry so many times in the weeks leading up to diem, reminding me that I should savor moments of peace –– that graduation –– I thought it would make things easier on me, emo- our time at Columbia was undoubtedly short. To them, I remain tionally, when the day itself came. But I never did. With everything eternally grateful. I had to do (last-minute get-togethers with friends, several formal The ledge was a hidden gem on our campus –– it just took me events and finals), I had wanted to sit down, breathe and reflect –– four years to realize it. I could go there and the sounds of laughter, but there were very few places I could go on campus to do just that. chatter and police sirens wailing outside our campus gates became So, in my last two weeks at Columbia, I made a ledge on cam- nothing but buzz that faded away in the background of my intro- pus my home. As you ascend the steps to Low Library and turn spection. It was a place I could go to think about the present, and either left or right, you can step out onto an elevated platform that a place I could go to deeply reflect on the past. It was a microcosm protrudes above the rest of campus, overlooking Low Plaza and of Columbia. giving you a beautiful view of Butler, John Jay and Carman. Either On the ledge, I’d think about the friends I’d made and the mem- ories we shared. The classes that I loved, or hated and often didn’t attend. The times I confessed my feelings, fell in love, had my heart broken and had my heart become slightly fuller. I’d sit there and just soak it all in, not worrying about what loomed on the horizon. I thought the ledge would be the place I’d ultimately cry; it wasn’t. I almost cried on Class Day, when I stepped to the podium and saw a sea of friendly faces, many of whom I knew I might not see for a while after that day. But it actually happened two days after Commencement, when it finally dawned on me that, come August, I wouldn’t be returning to my cozy bubble on the Upper West Side. That I wouldn’t easily be able to step onto campus and just give everybody –– acquaintances and friends –– big hugs, with feelings of excitement that a new school year was set to begin. I cried for the future and the fact that, as a high school senior, I never would’ve thought this place would come to occupy such a dear place in my heart. I cried for goodbyes I never gave, friends who cried on my shoulder in tough times and for those very same friends who allowed me to cry on their shoulders in even tougher times. I cried that I didn’t take more moments in my time as a student to just sit and reflect –– just like I did on that ledge. I cried because I realized that every incredible friend I made at Columbia and every memory I shared with them were worth crying for. And, at the end of the day, the number of tears I shed EILEEN BARROSO makes me certain that I’m pretty lucky.

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