College of General Studies

Fall 2009

Colle gi an What does it take to become an award-winning teacher? A Virtuoso’s Agility and issionary’s Zeal a M BY SHERYL FLATOW Like a great jazz artist, Professor Peter Busher is a master of improvisation. “If I realize that my point is not getting across, I will stop and change my approach on the spot,” he says. That sums up his approach to teaching. “I don’t have one. I just go in and do it.” This ability to instantaneously switch gears comes with experience. Busher, chair of the Division of Natural Science at the College of General Studies and recipient of BU’s 2009 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, has been a CGS faculty member since 1982. He came to the College for one semester and never left. “I thought there was something very interesting going on in the College, and I really enjoyed the students,” he says. “That’s still true. I find the students so inherently interesting, as people and as learners. They stimulate me.” Which is why this passionate scientist, a field biologist known for his research on popula- tion dynamics and social behavior of beavers, has devoted much of his career to teaching students who often have little interest initially in taking his courses. “I’m not going to make scientists out of them, but I’ll make them think like scientists.” Financial analyst David Askenazi (’06, CAS’08) is one of Busher’s many con- verts. “I hated science in high school,” says Askenazi. “But Professor Busher’s enthusiasm and passion immediately forced me to consider ideas that I never

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7 Telling stories that foster change 10 , England, to Surprise, Ariz.— where are your classmates now? A VIRTUOSO’S AGILITY AND A MISSIONARY’S ZEAL NEWS IN BRIEF continued from page 1

also enjoyed spending time there. “I partic - Into the Political News Education in the ularly loved the dioramas of mammals. I Arena 21st Century think those two things led me into science.” Politico.com —a favorite online With a $150,000 grant He received his bachelor’s and master’s hangout for political news from the Davis Educa- degrees from San Francisco State junkies—has a new contributor: tional Foundation, the University , and his PhD from the Associate Professor of Social College of General University of Nevada, Reno. While pur- Science Thomas Whalen. An Studies is beginning a suing his master’s degree, his advisor expert in modern American poli - pilot program this fall suggested he study beavers. Today, conser - tics, American foreign policy, to integrate electronic vationists seek Busher’s expertise in that and the American presidency, portfolios into the freshman curriculum. field to help shape wildlife policy. Whalen weighs in several times Faculty plan the e-portfolio integration into the sophomore Busher’s ceaseless quest to find new ways a week on the “Arena” section curriculum next year. to engage his students, and his ability to of the site. Students will use e-portfolio software to save and present open their minds and affect their lives, has Each day, the “Arena’s” mod - their coursework in digital form and to document study abroad not gone unnoticed over the years: he has erator sends Whalen and other contributors—current and former trips and other educational experiences. The e-portfolios will been nominated for the Metcalf Award six elected officials and political scholars and thinkers of all stripes—a help faculty track and report on student progress and will give times. Winning was unexpected. “It meant question pertaining to a hot political issue. Any contributor who students a tool for showcasing what they’ve learned during their more to me than I realized,” he says. wishes can submit a brief answer to the question; their collective years at CGS. would have without him. While his class not realize that day-to-day, but it’s true. “Teaching at this college is not just my liv - responses provide a snapshot of expert opinion on the topic. For demonstrations of the e-portfolio software, visit didn’t make me a scientist, it made me Medicine, the environment—I want them ing, it’s my life. So in some ways the award To read Whalen’s recent comments, visit www.politico.com/ www.digication.com. appreciate and think about everything that to make these connections. Aside from was a validation for what I’ve done with my arena and choose his name from the list of “Arena Players.” While surrounds me with a completely new per - that, how can you be an educated person, whole life. It’s not that I really needed it. I you’re there, check out the opinions of the other “Arena” contribu - spective, and rather embarrassing exhilara - how can you be a conscientious consumer, could have lived a very happy life without tors from BU: College of Communication Dean Thomas Fiedler tion. Never before would I have thought I if you don’t understand science? How it. But I’m very honored by the award. It (COM’71) and College of Arts & Sciences Professor of History would be eager to read about population could you have decided whether to vote means a lot to me that good teaching is and International Relations Andrew Bacevich. growth dynamics.” for McCain or Obama unless you knew important, good teaching is appreciated.” l Busher believes that nothing is more what their positions were on science?” Watch Wex on the Web rewarding than the opportunity to reach In an effort to have his students experi - Collegian Goes Digital Professor of Humanities Robert Wexelblatt’s novel Zublinka Among young adults who are in a classroom not ence science in a more immediate way, CGS Hall of Fame Tom Whalen contributing to because they want to be there but because Busher established a study abroad program Women received the 2008 Next Generation Indie Awards Excellent teaching is a hallmark of the Politico.com, online video of Grand Prize for Fiction. The book tells the story of an aging author in London that began in 2004. College of General Studies, and the Robert Wexelblatt reading from his new “How can you be an educated person, how and academic who comes to terms with his life after the fall of the For six summers, he has led a University has recognized talented book, students creating e-portfolios—the articles can you be a conscientious consumer, if you Iron Curtain allows him to return group of students to locations CGS faculty members five times since on this page have a common thread: CGS students and faculty to his homeland. don’t understand science?” that are steeped in scientific his - the Metcalf Awards were established taking advantage of the power of the Internet. At a recent reading of the tory. In addition to , in 1973. Now it’s your turn. novel, Wexelblatt explained how they have to be there. “I’ve learned that in they visit such sites as Darwin’s house, Kew Your next issue of Collegian will arrive not in your physical Peter Busher a post-college trip to Prague many parts of American university educa - Gardens (a center of botanical research for mailbox, but in your digital one. When this electronic CGS Natural Science inspired the setting for the book, tion, the goal for faculty is to move away the past two centuries), the Observatory in 2009 Metcalf Award newsletter lands in your inbox in the spring, we encourage you how the character Zublinka first from teaching undergraduates, specifically Greenwich, Stonehenge, and the chalk to open it up, check it out, and let us know what you think. (And Thomas Underwood took shape two decades ago, and first- or second-year undergraduates,” he cliffs in Eastbourne. “Much of the program if we don’t already have your e-mail address, please send it to Humanities & Rhetoric why both Wexelblatt and says. “For me, the opposite is true. You is experiential,” he says. “Just being there is [email protected] or go online to www.bu.edu/alumni to update 1997 Metcalf Cup & Prize Zublinka often prefer to interact with these kids, and you don’t real - as important as anything I say to them.” your contact information today so you don’t miss out on this Robert Wexelblatt write under pseudonyms. ize the impact you have. A student wrote Busher first became fascinated with sci - exciting new e-newsletter.) me a letter this year and said that I encour - ence in his native California. His father, a Humanities To watch a video of the aged her to be interested in any class she minister who earned his theology degree 1983 Metcalf Cup & Prize reading, visit www.bu.edu/ was taking, even if she didn’t like the class. from BU, built a cabin in the mountains Samuel Stern buniverse and search for I’ve become a zealot about teaching these where the family summered. “We were dirt Science & Mathematics the keyword “Wexelblatt.” students.” poor and I don’t know how he did it,” says 1978 Metcalf Award He’s a man on a mission, he says, Busher. “But I spent my summers in the Charles Fogg because “there’s nothing more important in woods, and my real goal was to be a Science your life than science. It describes your life; national park ranger.” He grew up near the 1975 Metcalf Award it actually determines your life. You may Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and

2 FALL 2009 COLLEGIAN 3 Behind the Scenes New movies are coming to a theater near you thanks to the efforts of some CGS alumni.

BY CORINNE STEINBRENNER arrive in the mail and helping Fuller and LEARNING FROM A LEGEND actors whose movements were recorded by Form choose designs for movie posters. Recent grad lands an enviable gig digital sensors. That digital recording is now For most of us, movies are a Friday-night experience: reclining in a stadium seat, munching popcorn, gazing up at the What she loves about the job, she says, is in New Zealand, where a team led by giant screen. But these lucky CGS alumni get to experience the movies every day—from the privileged vantage point Just weeks after finishing BU’s having a front-row seat to the movie-making Internship Program, Mark DiCristofaro Jackson is using it to create an animated of those who work behind the scenes, bringing the magic of the movies to the rest of us. process. (’06, COM’09) stepped onto Steven movie. In addition to the digital record of “My bosses are really hands-on. They the actors’ movements, Jackson’s crew also o r a ical artifacts and replicas want to know about every little thing— f has reference footage of the actors from

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pumping movies of her own someday (no h for Jackson’s crew. “I was keeping track of his Pennsylvania-based Leatherface (the chainsaw-wielding killer in P chick flicks for this gal). eight cameras all at once—where each cam - company, now supplies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies) and Attending screenings for her previous era was, who was being filmed, what the guns, swords, coins, Jason Voorhees (the villain behind the employer’s romantic comedies felt like extra character was doing, how the camera was maps, medical instru - white hockey mask in the Friday the 13th Damian Siekonic, work, she admits, but watching Platinum Recent BU graduate Mark DiCristofaro moving, what the camera angle was,” says pictured here during ments, tents, costumes, series) stand in the lobby of Platinum Dunes films is pure fun—especially when recently landed a job on legendary director DiCristofaro. “It was a bit daunting at first.” the filming of a and boats of all shapes Dunes, a Santa Monica production com - Steven Spielberg’s film crew. she gets to bring her friends along and He also helped Spielberg’s script super- National Geographic and sizes for historical pany specializing in horror-film remakes. documentary, turned watch them jump out of their seats. For visor track script continuity—making projects along the East For the past year and a half, Smith has Spielberg’s (Hon.’09) movie set. his passion for historic Smith, there’s nothing more exciting than note of which scenes were shot when and Coast. worked there as an assistant to producers Thanks to his strong résumé and boats into a career. making movies that have the power to how actors and props appeared. “For any “We’ve found some - Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, lending a recommendations from film-industry thoroughly thrill an audience. film,” DiCristofaro explains, “continuity is a thing of a niche market in production work, hand in the making of the supernatural friends, he’d been hired to fill a last-minute crucial component to ensure that the direc - doing historical films, documentaries— thriller The Unborn, the 2009 install- vacancy as the assistant script supervisor for tor’s vision for the film stays consistent.” (A a lot of stuff for PBS and the History ment of the Friday the 13th saga, and Spielberg’s latest project, The Adventures of character can’t be bruised and battered in KEEPING IT REAL(ISTIC) Channel,” Siekonic says. Not all the props A Nightmare on Elm Street, a remake of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. one scene, for example, and then magically Historical accuracy is his belong to him, of course. “Once you have a the original Freddy Krueger movie Tintin, expected in theaters in 2011, few good projects under your belt and peo - appear healed in the next.) specialty (expected in theaters in 2010). will be a product of 3D motion-capture ple realize you’re a responsible company, it’s technology and the efforts of two This production If you need an 18th-century schooner for Smith’s duties at the small company amazing who’s willing to sign on with acclaimed directors: Spielberg and was DiCristofaro’s first your documentary on founding father range from answering phones and schedul - you,” he says. Privateer Media now repre - Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings fame). experience working as Alexander Hamilton, Damian Siekonic ing appointments to reading scripts that sents the fleets of several maritime muse - During several weeks of filming in Holly - an independent

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Siekonic’s obsession with early American h next major project. his movies—dressed up in period costume, P history—“it’s something of a terminal dis - firing a cannon, or landing a boat through continued on page 6 ease”—began at BU when a classmate from the surf. “It’s not the most comfortable Cape Cod introduced him to tall ship sail - place for me to be,” he says, “but some - ing. Years later the pharmaceutical-executive- times the job requires it, so you do what Sarah Smith has assisted with the produc - turned-professional-historian found himself the job requires.” tion of several horror films and hopes to increasingly renting his collection of histor - eventually produce thrillers of her own.

4 FALL 2009 COLLEGIAN 5 BEHIND THE SCENES continued from page 5 Telling Stories that Matter

Photo courtesy of Amanda Widoniak From the nightly news to daily blogs, Allison Davis strives to promote change. THE SOUND OF MOVIES They provide the pictures, he makes the music BY TRICIA BRICK After shooting is done and the editor has Allison Davis (’73, COM’75) the National Association of Black outside her journalist’s role to write an edi - created a rough cut of the film, work has spent Journalists—has taught journalism at torial seeking to educate her peers about begins for James Lavino (’93, CAS’95). her career at the confluence of journalism, Howard University and the College the effects of racial stereotyping on the He and the director discuss the movie advocacy, and technology. For two decades of New York and has worked for the Jackie seven black students in her class of over scene by scene, deciding which types of as a multiple-Emmy-nominated broadcast Robinson Foundation, an organization 600. But it was at CGS, Davis says, that music each one needs. Then Lavino reporter and producer, Davis was dedicated that provides scholarship, mentoring, and she learned the skills she would use downloads a digital file of the movie to to telling the kinds of stories that can leadership opportunities for young people throughout her career to bring together his computer and starts composing. change lives. “Some people will argue that of color. She also served as a founding journalism and activism, storytelling and Lavino, who majored in English at it’s not our role as journalists, but I believe board member and vice president of the cutting-edge technologies. “The only way I BU and then worked in publishing that we have to be advocates, to promote National Visionary Leadership Project, a can describe it, frankly, is as life-altering,” before his musical hobbies blossomed change,” she says. “And while I hope that nonprofit that collects the stories of she says. “The College lit a fire in into a career, has composed musical my reporting and analysis were objective, I African American elders as video me that burns to this day. scores for documen - chose to tell the stories I chose for a reason. s Amanda Widoniak (second from left) is beginning her second year at Generate, a comedy n narratives. CGS allowed me to a And even though I’m not working in jour - v taries, television production company in California. She’s pictured here with production staff from the new E

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6 FALL 2009 COLLEGIAN 7 FRANCES DAVOREN (’07, CAS’09) Thanks for the Memories Major: Biology On CGS: “Some of my favorite professors at BU were from CGS. They made me feel BY CORINNE STEINBRENNER like I made the right decision in attending Boston University, a school so far from As they wrapped up their final semester at BU and prepared to venture into the world, former CGS students from the home.” (Home: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) Class of 2009 were invited to the BU Pub to reconnect with CGS faculty members. In those hectic weeks before gradu - ation, more than 150 students made time to attend the event and raise a glass to those who helped them along the “Professor Baublitz is very approachable, way. Here’s what a few of them had to say about their CGS professors. always willing to answer questions and help students expand their learning experience. I remember asking him so many questions about the astronomy section of the course. Brendon Libby (center) with Academic Specialist Paul Thur (left) and Division of Frances Davoren (left) with Associate He didn’t seem bothered at all by the Rhetoric Chair Matthew Parfitt. Professor of Natural Science Millard numerous questions, or staying after lab Baublitz, who taught her freshman natural to help us.” science course.

SHWETIKA BAIJAL (’07, UNI’09) Major: Cultural Analysis & South Asian Studies BRENDON LIBBY (’07, SMG’09) Senior Thesis Topic: Glocalization in Major: Business Administration & Contemporary India (globalization + localization = Management (with a concentration in finance) glocalization) On reconnecting with CGS faculty: “I thoroughly “Professor Mackey makes the material interesting, enjoyed being in CGS. There was a sense of com- and sometimes even funny. His question of the munity within the school, and I wanted to catch up day was an unconventional icebreaker that helped with some of my professors before graduating.” us freshmen get to know one another throughout “Professor Parfitt was an extremely passionate Shwetika Baijal (left) and the year.” classmate Krupa Vithlani teacher and really pushed to get the entire class (’07, CAS’09) with Assistant involved in discussions. He helped me improve my Professor of Social Science writing skills and challenged me every day to give John Mackey. my best.”

CHRISTINE LITTLE (’07, CAS’09) HENRY HINZ (’07, SMG’09) Major: American Studies Major: Business Administration & After BU: Working as the residency Management (with a concentration manager at the Beacon Hill Friends in finance) House, a cooperative residence in downtown Boston After BU: Interviewing for jobs as a financial advisor “Professor Pines treats her students like adults and challenges them to “I first met Assistant Dean Godnick write better than they thought they during my summer orientation. could.” She was extremely welcoming to the incoming freshmen, and it Henry Hinz (right) with Christine Little (right) was clear early on she was truly Assistant Dean Stacy with Associate there for the students.” Godnick, with whom he Professor of Rhetoric developed a friendship Davida Pines, who during his time as a CGS taught her freshman student advisor. rhetoric course. 8 FALL 2009 COLLEGIAN 9 CLASS NOTES

1940s 1960s Randy Miller (’67, SMG’69) invites his classmates has joined her family in California to manage the preserve, enhance, and restore the native biologic bookstores nationwide, the book is a not-for-profit to join him at Reunion Weekend this fall to celebrate family business, the Big Sur River Inn. “We are a diversity and ecosystem values of the Tejon Ranch endeavor, with portions of the proceeds benefiting James Murray (’48, CAS’50) has been retired for After working in the motion picture industry for their 40th reunion. “Phenomenal changes have small inn with a terrific restaurant, general store, 20 and Tehachapi Range for the benefit of California’s addiction treatment centers. nearly 30 years and is “enjoying the good life in the 40 years, Foster Denker (’60) retired to start a occurred at BU in 40 years,” he says, “so come see rooms, and a gas station—in essence, a small village future generations. Los Angeles area.” He remembers his four years at Elizabeth (Pavlides) Lowery (’99, COM’01) of party lighting business, Ambiance Party Lighting it once again!” on the coast of Central California,” she says. “Come Boston University as “happy and rewarding ones.” Danbury, Conn., and her husband, Wilson Layne (ambiancelighting.biz). He provides lighting for more visit when you are traveling down the beautiful Big 1990s Lowery (CAS’01), welcomed their first child, Wilson than 100 weddings a year, as well as for many bene - 1970s Sur coast!” Nancy (Horne) Rubenstein (’48, CAS’50) retired as William Gardner (’90, CAS’92) received a doctor - fits and fundraisers in and around Pasadena, Calif. Orion Lowery, in February. an executive editor at North Jersey Media Group in Barbara Neiman (’70) lives in New Paltz, N.Y., with David Buttolph (’77, CAS’79) of New Canaan, ate in clinical psychology in June and is now 2004, but she continues to write her column for the Barry Curseaden (’65, SED’67) reports that after a her 16-year-old daughter and works as an occupa - Conn., is a managing director of the private invest - completing a postdoctoral fellowship in the San 2000s company’s 34 weekly newspapers. The column, 35-year career in school teaching and administration, tional therapist and health coach. She’s enjoyed sev - ment firm The Brookside Group. “I am thrilled that Francisco area. “I have also been doing quite a bit “Believe Me,” has received more than 200 journalism Adam Marks (’00, COM’03) and his wife, Jessica he is now enjoying retirement in Surprise, Ariz. He eral international adventures since her time at my daughter Kristen is a freshman at CGS and is liv - of adventuring,” he says, “and have developed my awards since its inception in 1971. To read the latest Marks (CAS’02), recently relocated from Boston to returns to Boston every summer, he says, and fondly BU, including a trip to India in the 1980s to study ing in my old dorm,” he wrote last spring. “I am skills as a wildlife and underwater photographer.” installments, search online for “Nancy Rubenstein Phoenixville, Pa., where Adam is starting a new remembers his student days under deans Horatio meditation and yoga with guru Baba Muktananda, amazed at all the new buildings Boston University View his photography at www.wgimages.com. Neighbor News.” career in personal training and Jessica is a social LaFauci and Brendan Gilbane. “What a wonderful city a trip to Russia in 1996 to adopt her daughter, has constructed, and I hope to tour the new dorms Nicholas Hofgren (’90) of London, England, and a worker for the state of Pennsylvania. Adam’s e-mail to go to college in,” he says, “and what a great oppor - and a trip to in 2002 to meet her ex- soon.” Myron Hanson (’49) writes, “At age 84, I’m not group of business associates recently formed address is [email protected]. tunity Boston University provided me to grow. Our husband’s family. Her career in health care has doing much work, but I’m in pretty good shape.” Westly House Partners, a boutique advisory firm for class was especially fortunate to be one of the last included establishing a contracting and recruiting Lauren Roberts (’00, CAS’02) and her husband, He and his wife, Dorothea, will soon celebrate their 1980s the private equity and real estate sectors. classes to attend the original CBS school behind the company for occupational, physical, and speech Mark Comorosky, are the parents of twins, Aiden 60th wedding anniversary. Marie (Cardillo) Berke (’81, MET’84) works part Boston Public Library and walk the original ‘Marble.’ therapists; 16 years of occupational therapy work Marianna Lymberis (’93, CAS’95) married Troy- John and Belle Olivia, born December 11, 2008. time as an accountant, and volunteers at a variety of Team teachers, student congress elections, basket - with infants and toddlers; teaching therapists and Nicholas Malaxos on October 26, 2008, at the 1950s organizations. She lives with her husband and two In June, Andrea Phillips (’01, COM’03) graduated ball in the old gymnasium, and classes in the old parents about the mind-body connection; and pub - Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Leonard Zola (’51, COM’53) of Framingham, Mass., children in Austin, Tex., where she’s enjoying not from Brooklyn Law School, where she was president medical teaching room…thank you, CBS/CGS, for lishing articles about holistic occupational therapy. New York City. The ceremony was followed by a retired from a 50-year career in broadcasting, having to shovel snow in the winter. of the Brooklyn Entertainment & Sports Law Society. playing a very important part in my life.” reception at Tavern on the Green. which included seven years as a news writer for Chris Rector (’71) was elected last year to the Maine State Senate. He serves on the Business, Danny Adlerman (’83, SMG’85) and his wife, Kim, Igal Svet (’04, COM’06) is a manager of develop - the Boston radio station WHDH and “considerable After leaving CGS (then CBS), Bruce Hall (’66, Jeff Bratton (’98, COM’01) helped his mother write Research, and Economic Development Committee; co-wrote a children’s book, Mommy’s Having a ment at BBC Worldwide in Los Angeles. The com - years” with Boston’s classical radio station WCRB. COM’74) spent four years in the Navy during the her memoir, Stay Close: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s the Marine Resources Committee; and the Joint Watermelon, which was published in April. pany produces television shows for various Zola helped found The Media Gang, a group of Vietnam War and later earned a master’s degree in Addiction. The book is her account, he says, of “rais - Select Committee on Maine’s Energy Future. Rector broadcast and cable networks, including ABC’s retired and veteran members of broadcasting and education administration from Harvard University. ing me through the chaotic and extraordinary years previously served three terms in the Maine House Dancing With the Stars and NBC’s The Great related media professions in Boston and throughout He recently retired from a career as a high school that were my teens and twenties.” of Representatives. American Road Trip. New England who get together twice a year for principal in suburban Connecticut and is now volun - The book was a kitchen-table project that, “through “Nostalgia Lunches.” Zola has three children and teering at the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium and James Boynton (’05, SMG’07) has developed his After several years of practice as an occupational a pretty remarkable series of events, found its way four grandchildren. teaching nature photography to budding naturalists. own property and casualty insurance agency, therapist, Janet (Perlmutter) Lesniak (’76, SAR’78) into print,” he says. “It talks, primarily, to the Boynton Insurance, and also works as a financial John Dunleavy (’55, COM’57) retired as president millions of Americans touched by addiction and planner with Commonwealth Financial. He lives in and CEO of Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical alcoholism, but it also reaches people who’ve Brookline, Mass., and plays his saxophone with local Center in Meadowbrook, Pa., and is now chairing encountered hardships of all types.” Available in bands and musicians. the boards of his local chamber of commerce and YMCA. Michelle Conti (’06, CAS’08) is enrolled in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Long Island Robert Fine (’55, CAS’57) recently completed University. his 50th year as an educator. Currently teaching family studies and Jewish studies at Arizona State University, he has also taught at New York University, Manhattan Community College, and Miami University of Ohio—among others. Jeff Bratton and his mother, Libby Cataldi, in a photograph “I retired in 1990 from Johnson State College in for Cataldi’s memoir, Stay Vermont, but I saw no reason to stop teaching,” he Danny Adlerman performs his music for a Close: A Mother’s Story of says. “I’m delighted to report that I have always group of children and parents. Her Son’s Addiction. regarded my time at CGE as the finest educational Adlerman has also recorded a CD of winter holiday experience of my life, one that has served me as a songs, titled …and a Happy New Year, with children’s model of excellence over all these years.” Fine invites recording artists Yosi and Kevin Kammeraad. members of his class to write to him at [email protected]. Tom Maloney (’84) was recently appointed executive director of the Tejon Ranch Conservancy Mary Pecci (’57, SED’59) has developed a simplified in Lebec, Calif. The conservancy’s mission is to phonics method for teaching children to read. Her instructional materials are available at www.onlinereadingteacher.com.

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The College of General Studies is grateful for the support of its alumni, parents, and friends. Richard Oliver Lessard, LAW’86 Penelope L. Stevens, ’57, SED’59 Marion Baker Richard H. Burkland Michael Adam Levin, ’92, SMG’94 David Robert Stifter, ’99, CAS’01, GSM’06 Olivia Baniuszewicz, ’03, COM’05 Tracy Burns The following donors made gifts to the College between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. Marshall Jay Levit, ’98, COM’00 Robert V. Stoia, ’60, SED’62 Christopher A. Barbieri, ’62, COM’64 Teresa R. Bustin, ’84, MET’86 Chun Tao Lin James Sutherland Linda Barbour, ’85, SMG’87 John M. Cahill Sarah T. Lincoln, DGE’70, CAS’72 Victoria Taggart George P. Barresy, ’67 Charles T. Calloway, ’61 Dr. and Mrs. William E. Mathews Luiz Arthur B. Tessarotto Lillian Barrows, ’63, CAS’65 Ellen Margaret Calvin $25,000 and above Susanna and Roger Khouri* George H. Hart Jr., ’51, COM’53 Gerard L. Conway Earle L. Maxwell, ’65 Alfred R. Therriault, ’72, SMG’74 Robin E. Barrows, ’79 Ileana Cambo Leland C. Ackerley* Susanna Kim* John M. Holland Diane Cooper-Monfre, SED’75 Dana Wright McCoy, ’83, SON’85 Terry Thornton Cheryl Bartel John Caradonna Robert J. Bobb David R. Lewis* Rob Hood John James Crawley, ’81, COM’83 Rigoberto Mendoza Joseph A. Tice, ’86, SMG’89 Judy S. Bartholomew, ’59 Dennis A. Carini, ’62, SED’64, SED’70 Gregory Goodman and Susan Dee Schnitzer* Patricia Pac, ’68, CAS’70* Jeffrey W. Hoye, ’77, CAS’79 James E. Cronan, ’69, CAS’71 David Miki, ’00, CAS’02 Laura R. Tirpack Mark A. Bass, ’69 Michelene S. Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rimokh Bette Rini* Valerie Ford Jacob, ’73, COM’75 Arline M. D’Addario Leslie D. Miller, ’72, SAR’74 Ronald M. Traub, ’71 Leonard F. Bayne, ’62, CAS’65 Daniel F. and Beth C. Cassedy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Salameno* Francis R. Kaiser, ’68, CAS’70 Shabbir M. Dahod, ’82, CAS’85 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Miller Bruce L. Trent, ’69, CAS’71 Kathryn Jean Beck, ’98 Elibet Chase $10,000 to $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stein* Jessica Rachel Kerr, ’98, COM’00 Anthony J. DeVito, ’75 Muriel F. Millman, DGE’65, SED’67, Richard E. Valzania, ’66, SED’68, SED’70 David B. Belcher, ’65 Melanie Chimes William Douglas Bloom, ’82, SMG’84* Edward Michael Westerman, ’66, COM’68* Alfred M. Killian, ’55 Patrice M. DeVoe SED’68 Deborah S. Ware, ’61 Irina Belkin, ’92, SMG’94 Joanna W. Chodes, ’66, SED’68 Abigail P. Bowers, ’85, CAS’86* Richard L. Wyckoff, ’78, SMG’81* Christopher B. Leone, CAS’83 Joseph Kannaly Doran Jr., ’63 Jacques Paul Minoyan, ’06, CAS’08 Edward John Welch, ’98, CAS’00 Justin L. Bell, ’95 Yan Li Choy Mr. and Mrs. Todd Brady Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey K.S. Li Herbert M. Dougherty, ’60, SMG’62 Thomas R. Mitro, ’64, SED’66 Edward Francis Wenning, ’79, CAS’81 Paula R. Bell, DGE’72, SED’74 Gaetano Ciancio David D. Buttolph, ’77, CAS’79* $500 to $999 Robert John Lutsky, ’52, COM’54 David S. Drooker, ’67 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Molnar Elliot Jay Wiener, DGE’71, CAS’73 Jeanne Ann Belovitch, ’65, COM’67 Dianne Elizabeth Ciarcia, ’86, CAS’88 Steven Alan Greenberg, ’87, CAS’89 Warren J. Adelson, CAS’63, GRS’64* Thomas R. McDermott, ’56 Nancy Aborn Duffy, ’71, SED’73 Mr. and Mrs. James L. Monroe Craig Wolfgang Roy M. Benson, DGE’52, SED’57 Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Ciotta Linda Sloane Kay, ’81, COM’83* Gary J. Balady Jairo Alfonso Mellado, ’87, CAS’89 Mr. and Mrs. Jose C. Dumlao Benjamin B. Morrill, ’52, COM’54, Paul T. Zantzinger, ’63 Robert R. Berger Chase Classen, ’05, SMG’07 Robert Margolis, ’67, SMG’69 Gregory Alan Brodek, ’82, CAS’84 Douglas H. Miller, ’74, SAR’76, SON’79 Jennifer Marie Englert, ’00, SMG’02 COM’59 Alice Zezza-Shaw, ’79, CAS’81 Maria C. Berke, ’81, MET’84 Gary B. Claytor Sami Yousef Nawas, ’85, SMG’87* James Robert Clapp Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O’Hara Paul Ferrante, ’80 Linda Moskowitz Erik Thomas Beucler, ’02, CAS’04 Heather Maureen Cloran, ’04, CAS’06 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Taymor* Stuart Cohen Richard W. Paull, DGE’49 Andrea C. Field, ’84, COM’86 Andreas Panteli $1 to $99 Bruce J. Biller, CAS’68 Steven R. Cohen, ’64, CAS’66 William H. Weeks Neil Cole Mr. and Mrs. James L. Perzik Thomas Fitzpatrick Marienne Paone Anonymous Robert K. Bingham, ’62, LAW’68 Duncan W. Comstock, ’57, CAS’61 Vicki Coletta Robin Rotherwick John L. Ford, ’64, CAS’66 Lewis D. Pepper Robert William Abdu, ’07, CAS’09 Janice Birenbaum Lourdes Concepcion $5,000 to $9,999 Eduardo M. Cutillas Jr., ’81, MET’83, David K. Sherman, ’80, SMG’82 Susanne Fordham Barry Page Perkins, ’68, COM’70 Talia Allegra Abrahams, ’07, CAS’09 Roger Blais Judith Connolly Harriet Kahan Croman, ’84, CAS’86* SMG’85 Leonard V. Short Jr., ’57, COM’59 Linda S. Fritz, DGE’63, CAS’65 Mr. and Mrs. Tal P. Piccione Mr. and Mrs. Louis Acernese Angelica Blatt Susan M. Connolly Lucy Landesman Halperin, ’75, SMG’77* Madison T. Durbin, ’07, SHA’09* Charles Brooks Slutzky, ’63 Gordon P. Fyhr Jr., ’60, SED’62 Barbara L. Pierce, DGE’68 Cailin McIntosh Ahern, ’03, CAS’05 Brooke Elizabeth Bobb, ’07, COM’09 Bruce C. Conway William Hilson, DGE’75* Gerald S. Epstein, DGE’54 Dr. and Mrs. Fernando Suarez Jonnie M. Gathings, ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pine Howard C. Albert, DGE’49 James C. , ’75 Beth Cook Nancy J. Katz, ’81, COM’83* E. Norman Flayderman, DGE’50, CAS’52 Alejandro Suero III, ’97, CAS’99 Chester O. Gay, DGE’48, SED’50 Charles Christopher Pratt, ’67, SED’69 Marcia Alessi Michael Booth Jeanne Cook Ellen M. Lopez* Susan Frungillo Robert L. Wallace Jr., ’60, COM’62 Patricia Cohen Gelman, ’68, SED’70 Matthew D. Rabkin, ’84, SMG’86 Sophia Ali, ’85, COM’87 Allison Anne Bosworth, ’06, CAS’08 Christiana Croegaert Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pankow* Vivian K. Holzer Sara Weiss Marc Michel Girardot, ’95, CAS’98 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Z. Resich Asim S. Ali-Riza, ’75 Edward R. Boyd, DGE’55, SED’57, SED’73 C. Stanley Cross, DGE’55 Michael R. Rozen, ’58, COM’60* Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Knott W. Rockwell Wirtz, ’73 Deborah B. Gitell, ’91, CAS’93 Marc G. Reynolds, ’68 Stephen M. Allen, ’60, COM’65 James H. Bracy, ’64 Joshua L. Crowell, DGE’60, CAS’62 Peter Howard Shankman, ’92, COM’94* Michael J. Kohn, ’84, CAS’86 Sassan Daniel Zelouf, ’99, SMG’02 Barry M. Glenn Michele E. Reynolds, DGE’74, CAS’76 Christine A. Alon Lewis Brande Michael Perry Crowley, ’66, CAS’71 Peter M. Kravitz, ’68, CAS’70, LAW’73 Tom & Lynn Glynn Marcia Anne Rizzotto, ’67, SON’70 Thomas W. Alspaugh, ’74, CAS’75, GSM’81 Debra H. Bravman, DGE’73 Thomas Crozier $2,500 to $4,999 Kirsten W. Lundeen, ’01, CAS’03* $100 to $249 Frederick W. Grabau Jr., ’78, SMG’80 Judith L. Rosenblatt, DGE’75, CAS’78 Mr. and Mrs. Kent Alves Kirsten Erica Breece, ’00, SED’02 Leslie Cruz, ’91, SMG’93 Harold N. Chefitz, ’53, COM’55* Catherine H. Mesner, ’78, MET’85* Francis Adley, ’57, CAS’59 Aimee J. Grant, ’95, CAS’97 Martin S. Rutstein, ’59, CAS’61, GRS’62 Jennifer Lynn Anastasio, ’04, CAS’06 Denise Brewer-Bagley Sandy Cruz Frank J. Codey IV, ’84, SMG’86* Randolph L. Miller, ’67, SMG’69* Sylvia Ahanonu Richard E. Grayson, ’68, COM’70 Thomas T. Ryan, ’75, CAS’77 Patricia Andrews Richard M. Bridges, ’51 Kathryn Ann Cuca, ’01, CAS’03 Debralee G. Goldberg, ’76, CAS’78 George and Catherine Murphy Judith Aiges Robert E. Grenier, ’62, SED’64 Frank Sahl, ’59, SED’62 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Andrews Victoria D. Britton, ’01, CAS’03 Melissa A. Cunningham, ’89 Julian Day and Kathleen L. Healy* Allen Peckham, ’68, COM’70 Guillermo Antonio Alvelais, ’01, CAS’03 James L. Gribbel II, ’73, CAS’77 Ferdinand B. Schiappa Marc Andrew Andujar, ’06, CAS’08 Robert S. Brooks, ’76, CAS’78 Robert P. Cunningham, ’67 Gary A. Kraut, ’64, COM’66 Stephena A. Romanoff, ’83, COM’85 Carol Corosa Anderson, ’58 Rochelle Glick Gryfe, DGE’73, CAS’75 Natalie Kurtz Schlundt, ’62, CAS’64 Carla M. Antunes Fred Brosco Mr. and Mrs. John E. Curran Jonathon Lee Levin, ’89, SMG’91 Erika Karen Somerfeld, ’86 Mirela Andoni Marie T. Halloran Edward M. Schnitzer, ’72 Jacqueline Arnold Harvey C. Brown, ’57, CAS’60 James Bryce Curry, ’98, SAR’01 Jill and Robert Thomas* David Stadtherr David E. Bader, ’60, SMG’62 Ruth E. Hammond, DGE’51 Mark D. Seals, ’87, COM’89 Stephen C. Arsenault, ’67 Jamie Keith Brown, ’90, CAS’93 R. Barry Curseaden, ’65, SED’67 Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sussman Dean C. Balthaser William Henry Christopher Heath, ’03, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherman Michelle Bachmann Wendy K. Brown, ’80 Richard Dale, ’72, CAS’74 $1,000 to $2,499 Ann Walsh Constantinos Joseph Barth, ’03, CAS’06 CAS’05 Mr. and Mrs. Roger William Sherman Edward C. Backus, ’61 Andrew M. Budkofsky, ’89, COM’91 Laura K. D’Amico, ’05, COM’07 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Arenstein* Mr. and Mrs. David Waud Louis Bassolino Rachel Heisler Corinne Simon John T. Bagge, DGE’48, COM’50 Alison Bunn Deborah B. Daniels, ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Bank* Kevin Earl Wright, ’90, SAR’93 Sarina Anastasia Beges, ’99, CAS’01 Michael Alan Hillman, ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Arthur Steinke Shwetika Baijal, ’07, UNI’09 Martin R. Burke, ’57 Fariba Daryapayma Richard I. Belkin, ’68, CAS’71* JoAnn Tabas Wurzak, ’73, SED’75 Albion A. Bergstrom, ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Franz P. Hosp Jean Celestin Jr., ’80, CAS’84* Diane S. Bernard Lynda J. Houston, ’67, CAS’69, SED’72 Hardin L. K. Coleman* $250 to $499 Mr. and Mrs. Bret H. Bero Gordon Isakson, ’72 Jay P. Corrin, GRS’76* Anonymous Majed Bhatti Mr. and Mrs. Michael Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Evaristo G. Cruz Kiran Narain Batheja, ’88, CAS’90 Rosemary Broton Boyle David P. Jones, ’67 A great education is a gift. Pass it on. Jacqueline Dedell* Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bibas Evelyn P. Breeden, DGE’65, CAS’67 Sumner W. Jones, ’67, CAS’69 Mr. and Mrs. Cyril R. Drabinsky John M. Biggio, DGE’53 Bertha S. Brickley, DGE’48 Sharon L. Kamhi Robert M. Fearn, DGE’50* Charles Cahn Robert J. Capece, ’52, COM’54 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Kaufman Bruce D. Gordon, ’79, CAS’81* Simone Crames John M. Caspole, DGE’50, SMG’52 Richard L. Kaye, DGE’48 Maria A. Scouros Haapaniemi* Raymond P. Dorr Jr., DGE’52 Howard D. Chase Jr., ’65, CAS’68 Maureen Keane Help give tomorrow’s students what BU gave you. Richard B. Hirsch, ’53, COM’55* Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Emma Mr. and Mrs. Sang Yul Choi Gary R. Kitaeff, ’75 James and Debra Beebe Hoback* Russell K. Ferrante Robert Joseph Ciaruffoli III, ’98, SMG’00 Harold M. Knott, ’57, COM’59 By including BU in your long-term philanthropic plans, you can James M. Hobin Jr., ’64 Raffaela Garritano Dorie J. 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Mary Beth Davidson Audrey Lucille Geller, ’07, SMG’09 C. Peter Jorgensen, ’60, COM’62, COM’64 Jill McClusky Robert Pincow Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sasson Pamela J. Spellman, ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ventresca Peter Davidson Robert G. Gels Ellen V. Junker, ’73, SON’75 Susan E. McCoskrie, ’75 Alan Quentin Platt, ’85, CAS’88 Pamela A. Saunders Amy L. Sproul, ’77 Fiorello B. Ventresco, DGE’57, CAS’59 Frederick A. Davino, ’62, SED’64, SED’67 Clifton K. Genge, ’61, CAS’64 Sherill Wadler Kaplan, ’72, CAS’74 Constance R. McCoy, DGE’57 Claudia Psome Ticktin, ’81, SMG’83 George W. Sawyer, ’60 Geri Landau Squire Frederick S. Vicstein, ’81 Glenn Howard Davis, ’89, COM’91 Gregg Getchell Linda Katz Crystal C. McFall, ’84, COM’86 Blanca M. Pujals Escudero Steven Andrew Schick, ’95, SMG’97 Kenneth B. Stanley, ’69 Anne Von Der Heydt Teresa Davis Karen Heraiki Ghorayeb, ’02, SMG’04 Lainie Beth Kaufman, ’02, COM’04 Karen Marie Medeiros Rosemary E. Quinn Tina Anne Schirner, ’91, SED’93 Danielle Rene Staton, ’05, CAS’08, CAS’08 Vincent Walcek William E. Davis Jr., GRS’66 Carrie Leigh Gilmore, ’99, CAS’03 Linda A. Kay, ’67, SED’69 Danielle Marlena Melchione, ’01, SMG’03 Lawrence A. Ragland, DGE’71, SED’73 Edward Q. Schreider, DGE’67, CAS’69, William J. Stefaney, DGE’53 Kenneth T. Wall, ’67, SMG’69 Jill S. Davison, ’90, COM’92 Lauren R. Glassman, DGE’70, COM’72 Maureen Kenefick Barry Mellor Hashim Rahman, ’94 SED’70 Melissa Steinfeld Galett, ’84, COM’86 Ann Walter Jacqueline S. Dellicker, ’55 Mark Eric Gocal, ’97, SED’99, MET’05 Bahman Kia James Walker Melstrom, ’90, SMG’92 Irma Arlene Ramos, ’07, CAS’09 Genevieve Schwartz Joshua Ezriel Stern, ’07 Arnold Wasserstrom, ’65 Eric J. DeMaria, CAS’83, MED’83 David S. Goldberg, ’82, MET’86 Charlotte L. King, DGE’75, CAS’76 Elna J. Mercer, DGE’51 Javier Ramos Jeffrey Michael Scott, ’98, COM’00 Nancy B. Stewart, ’64 H. Clifford Watkin, ’85, SMG’87 Martin J. Denny-Brown, ’62 Tina Goldman Jared Michael Kingston, ’04, CAS’06 Alexander John Merl, ’04, COM’06 Trevor A. Ramos, ’07, SMG’09 Geoffrey M. Seidel, ’82, CAS’85 Stacy Stievelman William J. Wayland, DGE’57, COM’59 Patrick Dickinson Allyson Connally Gonzalez, ’93, CAS’95 Paula B. Kinsey, ’83, SMG’85 Kenneth Metzler Melissa Anne Rappo, ’04, CAS’06 Stephanie Seigfreid, ’83 Patricia Lynn St. Laurent, ’89, CAS’91 Darlene Webb Porter S. Dickinson, DGE’50 David Solomon Gorney, ’81, CAS’83 Crawford Kirkpatrick Somantha Mey William I. Reed, ’60 Robert A. Seltzer, ’66, CAS’68 David Alan Stockel, ’04, SMG’06 Margaux Jackie Weinstock, ’03, CAS’06 Tacey B. Dietlmeier, DGE’70, CAS’73 Caryl Graham Dianne J. Knight, ’83 Honey Meyer, DGE’58 Frank J. Reilly, ’69, SED’71 Christine Sentovich William C. Strachan, ’68, CAS’70 Lynn Weiss, ’67 Guy Guido DiStefano, ’54, SED’58, SED’66 Nancy Gray Nina Gery Knight Amy Harrison Michael, ’81 Meghan Elizabeth Reilly, ’05, CAS’07 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Shannon Abbie Rachel Strichman, ’07, COM’09 Virginia P. Wells, DGE’70, SED’72 David J. Dockstader, ’65 Diane M. Grieco, ’68, SED’70 Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Knorr Timothy O. Miles, ’67 Lesley Hutcheson Rich, ’90, CAS’92 William Alvan Shapiro, ’66 Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Strichman Sylvia Wenger Donna Donahue Katherine Grondin Sali Kriegstein, DGE’68, CAS’70 Mark Evan Miller, ’98, MET’01 Martin E. Richards, ’58 William F. Sheerin, DGE’51, SED’53 Kim R. Stylides, ’81, SMG’83 Francis Werber Joseph P. Donahue, ’59 Juio Guemes Dixie Kuehnel Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Miller Mark Ringey Deborah Shelby Sigismund Suchowicki, ’72 Adrienne White Donal Donovan Anthony Guerbidjian, ’07, CAS’09 Poonam Kumar Jilian Mincer Susan S. Ritz, DGE’73, SAR’75 Stanley J. Sheloski, ’64, SMG’66 Noriaki Sugisawa, ’99, SMG’01 K. Gordon White, ’60, SED’63 Andrew Owen Dorney, ’07, CAS’09 Christopher A. Hager, ’73, CAS’75 Jay Kushner, DGE’49 Matty Miranda, ’01, SMG’03 Hector Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seth Sherman Katherine Paige Sullivan, ’07 Sarah A. Whittington Stephen M. Douglas Delilah Darice Hah, ’92, COM’95 Elisa Maria Lagos, ’04, COM’06 Donald Moger June E. Roberts Susie Jo Sherman, ’80, SAR’82 Ana Suriel-Rolles Vonda Kaye Willoughby, ’91, COM’93 Frederick M. Dowling, ’60, MET’73 William Halliwell, ’57 † Perry Constantine Lantz, ’96, CAS’98 Diane Molewski Ellen M. Robinson Sally Shirley David Michael Susseles, ’95, SMG’97 Gigi A. Winnick Paul Drof Ruth H. Hamann, ’61, CAS’63 Donald J. Larson, DGE’56, COM’58 Jennifer Monti, ’90, CAS’92 Richard Rodenhiser, ’53 Joel Shugar Melinda Sutton Wayne Winnick Terri A. Duff Mr. and Mrs. Alard L. Hanover Lindsay Ober Latuga, ’02, COM’04 Morgan Barrett Mooney, ’08 Emily P. Rodin, ’89, CAS’91 Deborah Silverman Sandra R. Swartz, ’75 Lauren Witty-Larson Paula Michele Dupre, ’61, CAS’63, GRS’66 Nancy W. Hanscom, PAL’40,’43 Scott Warner Laughlin, ’90, COM’92 Clayton C. Moore, ’58, COM’60 Amelia J. Rokicki Michael Silverman, ’65, COM’69 Faith Mary Elizabeth Sweeney, ’93, SED’96 Thomas Wlodyka Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Dussan Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hansen Kathryn Flanagan Lawrence Margaret Lynn Moore, ’00, COM’02 Silvia Romero Samar Singh Jeffrey Swinhart Madelaine M. Wohlreich, DGE’70, CAS’72 Andrea Kristine Dwyer, ’07, SED’09 Nicole Marie Haran, ’89, CAS’91 Bernardo Lazoff Patricia C. Moore Jennifer E. Roosa Dorothy Slade, ’65, SED’67 Pamela Mercene Tamayo, ’05, COM’07 Dan N. Wojtkiewicz, ’07, CAS’09 Robert J. Earley, ’62, COM’64 Stephen John Harbulak, ’01 Jay A. Leipzig Juanita Moraif David I. Rosenberg, ’63 Barbara L. Slavin, ’68 Sandra F. Taylor, DGE’73 Pamla A. Wood, DGE’72 Daniel Pollard Egan, ’01, CAS’03 Paul J. Hargreaves, DGE’58, SMG’60 Paul M. Leonard John Twohig Moran Dr. and Mrs. David L. Rosenberg Virginia Slinger Eugene B. Teixeira, ’54, COM’57 Alan A. Wrigley, ’67, CAS’69 Anita B. Ekbladh, ’63, SED’65 Marcelle M. Harling, DGE’52 Robert A. Leone, DGE’76, SMG’78 Ashley Marie Morgan, ’02, CAS’04 Svetlana Roslyakova Barbara F. Smith, DGE’66, SED’68 Katharine Beckhart Temel Mei Yun Yang Arlyne B. Elliott, ’61, SED’63 Joan Reich Harrison, ’81, SMG’83 Donna Lepre Alice Borkin Morganstern, ’60, COM’62 Andrew M. Rowe, ’78, CAS’80 Bruce M. Snider, ’52 Daniel Terrasi Gail S. Yarosh, ’72, CAS’74 Anne M. Emerson, ’68, SED’70 Andrew W. Hass, ’02, COM’04 Joanne Lerner Kathleen L. Morris, ’67 Barbara L. Rubin, DGE’59 Judith Ann Sockloff, ’63, SED’65 Scott J. Thompson, ’87 Dean P. Yeonas, ’76, CAS’78 Elizabeth M. Estes, ’86, COM’88 Julia Zients Hayes, ’89, CAS’92 Joanne M. Leshen Eve Moscicki Tara Noelle Ruccolo, ’06, COM’08 Lisa A. Sollars Mr. and Mrs. Barrie L. Tiedmann Jeremiah Joseph Yolkut, ’01, COM’03 Carol P. Eversen Sandra A. Hayes, ’61, SED’63 Mindy Levine Myra H. Motroni, DGE’67 Nasruddin Rupani Dayna Ilyse Solomon, ’94, COM’96 Kenneth A. Tolchin Vivien Young, ’78, SMG’81 Amir Falamaki Peter G. Hebert Grace Li Frederick A. Mullins Jr., ’54, COM’56 Omar Sadik, ’81 Ann M. Sousa, ’92, CAS’94 Yvonne Tourigny Wendy E. Zaas, ’86, COM’88 Mark F. Fenelon, ’78, COM’80 Celina Hellmund-Brener Geri Lieberman Elissa Maria Mummolo, ’05, COM’07 Beatriz Saez Alexander Clark Southall, ’90, COM’92 Susan Williams Treitz Chris Zantouliadis, ’95, CAS’97 Cecilia Fernandez-De Rosa Larry Herr Fe Limbo Christopher Warren Munsell, ’07, SMG’09 Mr. and Mrs. Shamol Saha Paul E. Spedding, ’70, CAS’73 Wasadrey Ashley Urban, ’07, COM’09 Jean M. Ferrovia, ’66, CAS’68 Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Herrero Maria J. Litman William T. Murray Walter N. Figley, ’54 Mark Herskovits Jennifer Kimberly Liu, ’07, COM’09 Vanessa Maria Musto, ’08 Debra Fine Thomas Hill Fran Lockett-Hofstetter, ’71, SED’73 Richard and Carol Myers Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Fiore John P. Hirschler, ’84, COM’86 Matthew T. Logan, DGE’49 Angela Nahai Joseph M. Fiorentino, ’81 Michael S. Hirshberg, ’64, SMG’66 Victoria Simmon Loo, ’02, CAS’04 Phyllis P. Nayor, DGE’49 Claire E. Fitch, DGE’69 Michael Joseph Hite, ’95, CAS’97 Ileana M. Lopez Rosario Neaves, ’99, COM’01 Before their graduation, several members of Stephen Fletcher David Allen Hoffman, ’91, COM’93 Charles F. Luciano, ’81, SMG’83 Francis Neir Patricia A. Flynn Michael Holden Carol I. Lumm, DGE’72, CAS’74 Richard D. Nesmith, GRS’57, STH’57 the Class of 2009 made gifts to the CGS Fund James A. Foley Jr., ’64, SED’66 Joanne M. Hoops, DGE’70 Claudia Luna Mr. and Mrs. John Neylan in honor of faculty members who guided and Alexander Nicholas Fondrier, ’05, CAS’07 Katherine Ashley Houghton, ’00, COM’02 Nancy L. Lundquist, SON’68 Jonathan A. Nolan, ’98 inspired them. Two of the honorees—academic Colin Damon Forbes, ’96, COM’98 Robert C. Houlden, ’54 David L. Lunt, DGE’48 Raymond F. Nugent, ’04, SMG’06 advisors Maureen Foley-Reese (right) and Alyse Carolina Magda Forcella, ’04, CAS’06 Karen House John W. Macchi, ’63 Sandra Nussbaum Bithavas-Glac—are pictured here with the Yvonne G. Forte, DGE’74, SED’76 Alan Richard Howarth, ’70, SED’72 Thomas A. MacDonnell, DGE’52, SED’54 Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Nyeste certificates of appreciation that accompanied Camille Annamarie Fortunato, ’98, COM’00 Gail Hudson Steven Machlin Valentine Mary O’Connor, ’01, COM’03 the student donations. Janet Fox Andrew G. Huff John D. MacLennan, DGE’63, CAS’65 Tomas Olivares Benjamin Frank Richard Hui Irlen Mak, ’05, SMG’07 Allison Megan O’Malley, ’07, CAS’09 Mark Fredrickson Nina Ikeda Joseph Alexander Malkiewich, ’07, SMG’09 Gladys Orcel Beth T. Freeman, ’78, SAR’80 Mr. and Mrs. John Inserra Helen Sergeevna Mamaeva, ’01, SMG’03 Edward J. O’Shaughnessy, ’85, CAS’88 Susan Freedman Karen Inwald Linda B. Mandell, ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Francois A. Pages Elizabeth French Khushru Irani Lindsay Steven Mann, ’03, COM’05 Vickie Panetta Mary Anna French-Howarth, CAS’97, Marc R. Isdaner, ’80, SMG’82 Christine Marchese-Szczepanik Pamela M. Pasqualini MET’00 William James Michelle Margules, ’92, CAS’94 Rena Patel Jaron Benjamin Friedman, ’01, SMG’03 Brian G. Janis Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Mark Alicia Kara Patton, ’07, COM’09 Judy Friedman Jannet E. Jara Debra S. Markiles, ’86, COM’88 Mary F. Pecci, DGE’57, SED’59 David P. Friedwald Celeste Johnson Edward M. Martin, ’58 Patricia D. G. Pembroke, ’77, CAS’79 Donald L. Frum, ’71, CAS’73 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnson Everett S. Martin Jr., DGE’61, COM’63 Tatiana Pereira, ’01, COM’03 Eden Elizabeth Garhart-Smith, ’98, CAS’00 Lynelle Nicole Johnson, ’98, COM’00 Robert J. Mathis, DGE’74 Mujo Perezic Francis Gaumond Rollin E. Johnson Jr., ’55, SED’57, STH’61 Hal Matzkin, ’75 Jordan T. Perzik, ’00, COM’02 Alemayehu Gebrewold Kimberly V. Johnson Teague, ’84, COM’86 Ronald M. Mazur, DGE’53, CAS’55 Natalie Ann Phillips, DGE’70, SED’72 Marie Gedeon David Christopher Jones, ’94, CAS’96 Terrence C. McCarthy, DGE’71, CAS’74 Thomas E. Pilla, ’66, COM’69 Norman S. Gellatly Jr., ’61, CAS’63 Jonathan E. Jones Philip J. McCarty, ’65, COM’67 * Annual Fund Leadership Giving Society Member † Deceased

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offices far more attractive and comfortable. Next on the agenda for building improve - ments, planned for next summer, will SUPPLEMENT TO BOSTONIA be the conversion of one of our 60-person classrooms into a case-style classroom with graduated seating and state-of-the-art technology. Collegian I want to take this opportunity to alert Boston University College of you to some changes we are planning to General Studies Alumni Newsletter make to your alumni newsletter, Collegian. After consulting with alumni around FALL 2009 Dear Friends, the country, we have decided to go digital Published by the College of General Studies and phase out the printed version you for alumni and friends. While many colleges and universities are now receive. Because of this development, Produced by Boston University struggling to maintain enrollment in this it is important for us to have your current Creative Services. difficult economic year, I’m pleased to e-mail address. Please send this informa- report CGS is enrolling a full class of 720 tion to [email protected] or go online to Dean Linda Wells freshmen this fall. Our retention of stu - www.bu.edu/alumni to update your con - Director of Development & Alumni Relations dents into the sophomore year—93 to 94 tact information. We already have several Peri Onipede percent—continues to be one of the best in class notes that we hope to share electroni - the University. The external review of the cally, as we believe this will be a more CGS program conducted by the BU Board dynamic way for all of us to communicate. Editor Corinne Steinbrenner (COM’06) of Overseers in the last academic year As always, we request that you stay in reflected the positive reviews we hear rou - touch with the College, our faculty, and the Contributing Writers Tricia Brick, tinely from students, parents, and alumni, classmates who shaped your experience Sheryl Flatlow who continue to be vocal in their support here. I hope to see you whenever you are Designer Garyfallia Pagonis of our interdisciplinary liberal arts curricu - visiting campus or during my travels lum and close student/faculty contact. around the country. Photography Boston University After our spectacular lobby renovation, Photography, unless otherwise noted completed in 2008, we are now giving a You have my best wishes, facelift to faculty and advisor offices— Printed on recycled paper 0909 980824 replacing the dated black steel furniture and filing cabinets with contemporary wood office furniture. This upgrade, the first since the 1960s, should make their Linda Wells, Dean