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olumbia College Chicago awarded 1,376 Bachelor of Arts diplomas at its 1999 commencement ceremony held at the UIC C Pavilion. Award-winning author and filmmaker Sh erman Alexie,J r. gave the commencement address; he was awarded an hon­ orary degree along with corporate leader Arthur C . Nielsen, Jr., acclaimed novelist Sara Paretsky, and education activist William Strickland,Jr . Columbia presidentj ohn B. Duff awarded the Presi­ dent's M edal for Distinguished Service to Shirley Mordine, founder and director emeritus, Columbia College Chicago Dance Center and chair emeritus, dance department;John Mulvany, chair emeritus, Re: Columbia J~J departments of photography and art & design; and Leslie E. Van No. 24/ spring-summer 1999 . I Marter, chair emeritus, liberal education department. Biannual publication sent free of charge to alumni and friends of Columbia College Chicago Congratulations, C OL~ A Graduates!

From left: John Mulvany, Leslie E. Van Marter, Dr. John B. Duff, Shirley Mordine

From left: Sara Paretsky, William Strickland, Jr., Ar thur C. Nielsen, Jr., and Sherman Alexie, Jr.

J yl Levin ('86) is New Alumni Relations Director

eryl Levin, a 1986 Columbia alumnus, has returned to d1e college as the new director of Alurrmi Relations. Since becoming director in Greetings fromjeryl Levin, J March, J eryl has already revitalized the office with her trademark Alumni Relations Director boundless energy, innovative ideas, and get-things-done spirit. J eryl also brings a depth of knowledge and outstanding organization­ This season is an exciting and challenging time for Alumni al skills from her position as executive director of the lllinois Ethnic Relations. Since 1970, 17,000 alumni have come through Columbia Coalition. She earned wide respect and acclaim for her work with IEC: College Chicago! she was consulted by President Clinton on race relations, coordinated the This spring, we held two focus groups with graduating seniors Statewide Conference on Hate Crimes, and published The Ethnic Hand­ and plarmed another two focus groups with alumni who have passed book - A Guide to the Cultures and Traditions rf Chicago sDi verse C(Jrrlmunities, through Columbia in the '90s. Though we wish we were on the beach, my associate Michael Wojcik ('96) and myself are on the now in its fifth printing. fourth floor analyzing focus group research and working to create With two kids and a husband,Jeryl still finds time for civic and com­ programming that is responsive to the needs of Columbia College munity work; she is currendy active with the lllinois Ethnic Coalition's Chicago graduates. Census 2000 Project and chairs the media subcommittee for the Cook Columbia graduates are independent and entrepreneurial. The County Complete Count Census Project. majority of you want progranlilling focusing on networking oppor­ 'jeryl is one of the most highly regarded coalition-builders in Chica­ tunities and career enhancement. Past Resurveys tell us that career development, workshops and seminars, job bodines, and library go. We are extremely fortunate to haveJ eryl as director of Alumni Rela­ privileges are important to you. tions," says Dr. Woodie T. White, vice president of College Relations and We also know that a business-focused alumni directory would Development at Columbia. be very well received, both by rlle alumni and rlle business commu­ nity. Over the last few months, our staff has talked with people look­ ing for photographers, graphic designers and orllers. We also get calls from alumni looking for the same kind of work. It would be great to make those linkages on your behalf. In fact, a business-ori­ ented alumni networking directory is being plarmed for release early next year. But we can't include you if you don't keep us current. That's why we're including a quick questionnaire for you to complete and return to us in rlle enclosed envelope as soon as possible. You can also do it via the Web by visiting our website at www.colum.edu/develop­ ment/alumni. We're always interested in talking to you and getting your programming ideas, so please call us at (3 12) 344-7420 or e-mail [email protected]. Have a great summer! Jeryl Levin '86 Anne Foley Heads Successful Accreditation Renewal

t least once each d ecade were sol icited tl1rough Re newsletter these concerns are alread y being every accredited U.S. col­ an d otl1er means. aclclressecl," Foley says. One such lege and university is Five task forces - one for each concern is to clarify ou r open admis­ A evaluated by its regional o f tl1e five criteria - studied the sions p olicy. accrediting agency. Col umbia d epa rtment r ep o rts along w itl1 addi­ D u ring a formal r eview recently undertook this process with tional interviews, catalogu es, and process, NCA members w ill review tl1e Comm ission on Institutions o f o ther documen ts. E ach task force the report and our response. T h ere Higher Education of th e North Cen­ Lhcn submiued its own repor t to the w ill b e a final r eview at an upcom ­ tr al A ssociation (NCA) o f Colleges steering committee for r eview and ing full Commission m eeting. T he Office of Community and Sch ools. After a lengthy, college­ approval. Foley used the approved NCA's institution-w ide accredita tion w ide self-study and evaluation, reports to write a comprehensive is r ecognized by the federal govern­ Arts Partnerships there was a collective sigh of satis­ self-study d ocum ent. It cam e to 527 m ent. faction as Columbia was recom­ pages. "It is difficult to estimate how he Office ofConunu nity Arts O C AP's Communi ty-Based Plan­ mended for r e-accr edi tation. In Aprill999, a site team con­ indebted tl1e enru·e College commu­ Partner sh ips (O CAJ') teams ning Proj ect (CBPP), just one o f OCAP's The process required a com ­ sisting o f nine people from various nity is to Anne Fol ey," says Colum­ Columbia d epartments w ith ongoing initiatives, includes Columbia preh ensive self-i nv estigation u sing N or th Central member sch ools v is­ bia presidentJ ohn B. Dull. "A s the T conunu nity organizations to d epartment heads, faculty and students broad crite1ia set by tl1e NCA and ited Col u mbia fo r several clays. Dur­ Self-Study Coordinator, sh e d evoted create and build on innovative, d y namic along w ith leader ship and m embers of the College's mission. A steering ing tl1eir peer review process, they countless hours over the p ast two programming that b enefits the college communi ty based organizations which committee composed of facul ty imerviewed administrator s, chairs, y ears to h elp Col umbia achieve this and communities. OCAP director is Julie serve youth constituencies. Here, proj ect cl1airs, adm inisn·ation and staff over­ faculty, studen ts and staff, and most important re-accreditation. It Simpson, formerly executive director o f pa1·ticipants m eet at A ssociation H ouse to saw tl1e process. Anne Foley, direc­ toured ca mpus facilities. T hey was a stellar elTon." Columbia's D an ce C enter. blueprim events and strategies. (From tor oflnstitutional Resear ch for tl1e examin ed a wide range of campus "It was a lot o f work," Fo ley 'juli e Simpson is one of the coun­ l eft) front r ow: Edna Radnik, OCAP; college, served as th e Self:Stucly documents alon g w itl1 the self-study said with a sigh o f relief. "A lot o f u·y's leading experts on the relation ship Julie Simpson, O C AP. M iddle row:Joel Coordinato r. materials. people on campus d eserve cr edit. b etween arts activities and the health of W anek (graduate student, pho togr aphy); Says Foley: " This was a suc­ At tl1e end o f their visit, the The process was a vehicle for the communities," no tes Dr. W oodie T. Tony Streit (Street-L evel Youth M edia); cess - not just b ecau se we've been team held a briefmg session to give White, Columbia's vice presidem of Col ­ Dav id Schein (Free Street Programs); college tO do even b etter tl1an we recommended for re-accreditation, lege Relations and D evelopment. R enee Torres (Association H o use); Brian tl1e college a summarized oral ver ­ h ave clone i n the past." Starting with a $150,000 grant from Shaw (theater departmem ); Tim D ens­ b ut b ecause it gen erated thought sion o f their fmal report. The good the Council oflndcpendent Colleges, more (telev ision deparunent). Back r ow: and discu ssion ab out impor tant new s was tl1at the team r ecomm end­ O CAP has become a n ational role m o del Paul Teruel (Sn·eet-L evel Youth Media); issues. I n tl1e end ou r aim is to make eel that Columbia's accreditation be and gr oundbreaker in its field, earning L ott Hill (fiction writing department); Columb ia a better place for the stu­ renewed for ano ther 10 years. support from the J oyce Foundation, The Giselle Mercier (O C AP) ;Juan Pedro Tor­ d en ts." Explains J:

Columbia College Chicago Mary Louise Haddad This list honors individuals, who have contributed a minimum of $100 to Pamela J. Hamilton Joan W. Harris Columbia College Chicago during the period from August 31, 1998 to May 1, 1999. Ronne Hartfield Frank J. Heffron Don Jackson Individual Donors William Stewart Johnson Tom Kallen Hope A. Abelson Amy L. Carbone Michele A. Friske Doug Jones Michael B. McCaskey Coley A. Perry Joyce J. Sloane Dr. Katherine E. Keough Katherine A. Abelson R. Peter Carey Daniel Frohman Jon Jones Leslie D. McClellan Joan Peters Lawrence K. Snider Karen F. Kizer Lester Abelson William F. Cellini Sy Frolichstein Juell F. Kadel Sylvia McNair Joseph F. Peyronnin Ill Christine Z. Somervill Ma~ Abrams Hilary Chandler Roger R. Fross Thomas E. Kallen Patncla A. McNair·Lewis Samuel E. & Paula F. Pfefler Estelle & Fred Spector Bill Kurtis Marc Adelman Drew E. Shiflett Chao J. S. Fuerst Sandra Kamin Erma S. Medgyesy Marilyn W. Phibbs William A. Spence Mercedes A. Laing Harvey Adelstein Ken Chen Linda A. Gerber Barbara Kaplan Israel Howard Mendelsohn Kay L. Pick Rufus Standefer Estrella R. Ala mar Ronald L. Chez John C. Gillett Manon Kavesky Jennifer G. Merlin Elizabelh & Harvey Plotnick Kathleen F. Stebbins Gloria Lehr Randall K. Albers Mary A. Chuman Jo Glass Mary Z. Keithley Barbara L. Metz Robert C. Preble Jerry J. Stefl Averill Leviton Barbara S. Alexander Chris Cicala Winifred M. Godfrey Keith Kenney Adolph & Abby Meyer Tom Pritzker Charles A. Stern Enid H. Long Mirron Alexandroff Faye Clayton Elliott Golub Michael Kenny Susan M. Meyers Lynn K. Purple Robert A. Stierer Andrew F. Allegretti Kathy Clemmensen Todd R. Golub William D. Kerr Pamela A. Mills Madeline M. Rabb Ellen Stone-Belle Ambassador Anthony A. Allegretti Frederick G. Coggin Janice K. Goodman Garnett Kilberg-Cohen Dennis J. Minkel Michael Rablger Bruno E. Strapko Thomas P. Melady John T. Allen Suzanne Cohan·Lange Sydney S. Gordon John P. King Carlton Mok Ron & Joan Rapoport Lynn Straus Howard Mendelsohn James M. Alter Thurston W. Coleman Larry Graf J. C. Kingsbury Harle G. Montgomery Richard J. Raskin Jerry L. Stroud Jane Anglo Maury Collins Allee V. Graubart Karen Kizer Shirley M. Mordine Susan P. Redfield Marilyn S. Sward Samuel E. Pfeffer Anonymous Holly Conley Cecilia l. Green Jacques Koek Karen C. Mordue Mary Redington David Szabo Kay L. Pick Roseann Anschuetz James J. Conlon Clarke A. Greene Andrea S. Kramer Faye Morgenstern Esther Reiter Pamela Talbot William c. Arndt Rebecca T. Courington Georgina Gronner Herbert M. Kraus Victor Morgenstern Robert B. Remer David Tennenbaum Madeline Murphy Rabb Thomas J. Aronson Bonnie L. Cowhey Perry Guariglia Robert F. Kusel Edward L. Morris J. Dennis Rich Joyce Tewksbury Osvaldo Rodriguez Susan Aurinko-Mostow Douglas J. Cramer Mary Lou Haddad Joseph Kutzen Stephen M. Morris Kitz Rickert Margaret Thai ken Lui s H. Rossi Mary M. Badger Barry S. and Beverly Molly Landgraf Hansen Mercedes A. Laing Cheryl L. Morton-Langston Judith H. & Kenneth J. Edward M. Thomas Helen R. Baetz Crown Kenneth K. Harkness Richard C. Lange Carla A. Moulton Riskind Marian D. Tolpin Lawrence K. Snider Linda Bailey Sylvia H. Daniels Joann Harling Caroline D. Latta John J. Murbach Dale M. Roadcap Nancy Tom DavidS. Solomon, M.D. Mary E. Balm Dorothy Dare Guy W. Harper Marcia E. Lazar and Paul A. Myers Deborah D. Roberts Jonathan Towers Senator Patrick A. Sweeney Cindy Bandle Peter K. Dickinson Allon B. Harris Alan Amos Frank H. & Suzanne Samira Robinson Bridget Traynor William H. Barrows Susan M. DiCostanzo Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Gloria Lehr Mynard Osvaldo Rodriguez Hung-Shing Tsang Re: Columbia Nancy Tom Michael Bash Adriane M. Dimeo Ronne Hartfield Martin E. Lennartz Susan Namest Louis & Lya D. Rosenblum Annette Turow David H. Voss Iris K. Baum Bernard J. Dowling Phyllis Hartt Fay Hartog Levin Margaret L. Nelson Luis H. Rossi Thomas E. Usher No. 24/spring-summer '99 Everett L. Bean Allan & Ellen Drebin Miriam P. Harwood Jeryl D. Levin J. Jordan Nerenberg Robert A. Rolh Mary-Frances Veeck Tony G. Weisman Robert N. Beck William Drendel Aorence Hattis Averill & Bernard Leviton Dawn & Walter Netsch Rober ta Rubin Judy Veramendl Helena Chapell in Wilson Michael G. Beemer Bruce DuMont Camille C. Hatzenbuehler Lois Levy Robert Neumann B. Charles Rudnick Kathrene Wales Robert A. Wislow Audrean E. Been Mary M. Dunea Lois F. Hauselman Philip S. Lieb Florence Newberger Robert R. Rudolph Richard H. Wehman Jayne Bell Susan Dunseth Ann Hemenway Robert & Carol Lifton Kenneth Newberger William Ru sso Lila Weinberg Timothy W. Wright Ill Lerone Bennett Jr. Michael & Kara Clark Kenneth M. Henderson Oale K. Light Ralph Newman Lowell E. Sachnoff Samuel Weinstein M anaging Editor Warren S. Yamakoshi Kay Berkson DuQuette Aaron A. Hilkevitch Krista Linn Patricia Niffenegger Bernard & Jane Nicholl Tony G. Weisman Julie Parson-Nesbitt Richard W. Bezark David Edelberg Joyce T. Hilkevitch Lois J. Lipton Herbert Nipson Sahlins Joanna Weiss Joseph L. Block Harriet w. Ellis Constance l. Hinkle Marion M. Lloyd Niki Nolin Judy A. Saslow Jeanne Marienthai·Westcott Officers George H. Bodeen Paula Epstein Barbara Hirsch Pekow Enid H. & John Long Nancy E. North Carol E. Schneider & Robert Wescott Contributing Photographers John B. Duff, President Jack & Joyce Borowski David I. Feldman Joanne & Richard Hoffman Timothy J. Lyman Cha rles D. O'Connell Ruth Schoenbeck Woodie T. White Peter Kiar Harold Brady Susan C. Feldman Nicole Hol lander Elliott M. Lyon James F. Oates Roche Schuller Jerry C. Wilkerson Albert C. Gall, Provost/ Harriet Brady Fred M. Fine Margarete H. Huber Jeffrey Lyon Stuart & Carol Oken John Schultz Tamara Wilkow-Bezark Bob Kusel '78 Executive Vice President Brother Andrew M. Bramanti Karen Fischetti Johanna Humbert Irene Macauley Beverly J. Olin Sara L. Schupf John & Helen Williams R. Michael DeSalle, Paula Brien Mary L. Aeming-Hughes Macie Huwiler Priscilla R. MacDougall George Overton Keturah B. Shaw.Poulos Dori Wilson Contributing Editors Baird Brown Anne E. Foley Susan D. lmus John Mahoney Wilbur Pan Betty Shiflett Helena Chapellin Wil son Vice President, Finance James A. Brown William L. Ford Barbara K. Iverson Richard L. Mandel AI & Jeanne Parker Shawn Shiflett Sherman Wolf Jeryl Levin Lya Dym Rosenblum, Carol Bryant Mary F. Forsythe Charles & Chrlsllne lzui James Marland Daniel S. Parker Carole Silliman Arthur Wong Gillian Moore William C. Burck Margaret T. Foust Herbert L. Jackson Robert C. Martin Neil & Amy Parker Debra E. Shore Mary L. Woods Vice President/Dean of the Burt Burdeen Henry S. Frank Laura Jacob Robert J. Marx Marion A. Parry Claire Z. Shulman Eric Wright Mary Claire Matthews Graduate School Charlotte Burdeen Rhoda l. Frank Gitta K. Jacobs Hulda T. Mathews David and Barbara Parson Nicholas R. Shuman Seymour H. Yale Kathrene Wales Woodie T. White, Virginia Burroughs Gerald E. Franks Nancy l. Johnsen Mary Claire Mathews Louise A. Pashinian Daniel B. Shure Warren Yamakoshl linda Wilson Julie A. Caffey Brena D. Freeman Bill Johnson Nancy Mattei Luisa Pashinian Mert Silbar Kathy E. Zack Vice President, College Karen V. Calhoun Lee Freeman, Jr. Gary P. Johnson Harold J. Matthies Norman J. Patinkin Joe & Elizabeth Silverman Robyn Ziegler Michael Wojcik '96 Cynthia Canary Caroline Frelvogel Roger Johnston Eric C. May Sheldon Palinkin Helen J. Simon Susan Zivkovic Relations and Development Charles E. Cannon June T. Friedlob Bradley A. Jonas Frank D. Mayer Pamela J. Paulsrud Katherine Simshauser- Constance Z. Zonka Joseph Cappo Paul D. Friend B. J. Jones Robert E. McCamant Michael Perlow Lavin Contributing Writers Elizabeth Altick-McCarthy Alumni Association Board Michael Wojcik '96 Glori a Lehr '84, President Bill Cellini '94, Vice President Corporate, Foundation and Trustees Michael Mach '83, Alton B. Harris, Chair 2nd Vice President Fay Hartog Levin, Vice Chair Samira E. Robinson '89, Private Organization Donors William L. Hood, Treasurer Treasurer Lerone Bennett Jr., Secretary Alien B. Bates '75 AAHE Bob's Painting & Decoraing The Chicago Community FMC Foundation Joseph E. & Gina Luan Newsweek, Inc. Surdna Foundation, Inc. The Academy Foundation Service Trust Elizabeth Ferguson Trust Jannotta Foundation The Northern Trust Company The Palmer House Hilton Dr. John B. Duff, President, Vandell Cobb '75 ACE/RMC Inc. BPS Film Processing Chicago Magazine Forsythe McArthur The Joyce Foundation Oce USA, Inc. Therm Ao, Inc. Columbia College Ch icago Margi Cole '90 Aiko's Art Materials Laboratories Chicago Reader, Inc. Association l. Miller & Son Lumber Ogilvy & Mather University of Illinois-Chicago Imports. Inc. Brennan's Peb & Associates Chicago Sun-Times Frankel & Company Lawrence S./Gioria OmniTech Consulting Victor Supply Company Ellen Stone Belie Michael Cullen '73 American Airlines Brown + Associates, Inc. Charitable Trust Emma and Oscar Getz Newm ark Foundation Group, Inc. Video Replay, Inc. Madeleine K.B . Condit Pau l Gray '83 American Building Burrell Advertising Chicago Tribune Company Foundation Leo Burnett Company, Inc. Playboy Foundation WBEZ 91.5 FM Alliance, Inc. Karen Lee Copeland Jim Karvellas '56 Maintenance California Institute of Chicago Tribune Foundation Glaxo Wellcome Inc. Loftus & O'Meara Polish National Alliance WGCI Ameritech the Arts Crain Communications, Inc. GolinjHarris Commun~s John D. & Catherine T. Polk Brothers Foundation WPWR·TV Channel 50 Barry S. Crown Dave Kohl '75 AT&T CATD Communications The Dance Collective Graham Foundation MacArthur Foundation Powell's Bookstore, Inc. Foundation Milton Davi s Marty Lennartz '82 Atols & Hoffman Artist's Charrette Corporation DDB Needham Worldwide Harris Chicago Community Magic Time Productions Unlimited WVON·AM Allan R. Drebin Mary A. Mitchell '91 B.P. Amoco Foundation. Inc. Elizabeth F. Cheney Dome, Newmark, Wolf Bank Marshall Fi eld's Pronto Connections, Inc. Belle Pl aine Condominium Foundation Communications Hess, Newmarl<, Owens, The May Department Stores Richard H. Driehaus Mara D. Fizdale Anita Padilla '91 Association Chicago Consortium of Dominick's Foundation Wolf, Inc. Company Foundation Foundation J.S. Fuerst Tim Pfeiffer '87 Benefit Administration Colleges & Universities Eastman Kodak Company Illinois Ar ts Council Meslrow Financial Rush Bindery System. LTD. Chicago Annenberg Embassy of Botswana Illinois Humanities Council Corporation Sara Lee Corporation Russ Gibb Don Schuble '71 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Challenge Falk Associates Illinois Tool Works Mid-America Arts Alliance Schuler and Shook. Inc. Sydney Sm ith Gordon Bob Teitel '90 Illinois Chicago Area Broadcast First National Bank of JGL Worldwide Midwest Public Affairs Shayman. Salk, Arenson Tif fani Kim Griffith George Ti llman, Jr. '9 1 Chicago Communications Group & Sussholz Co. The Fish Foundation John litis Associates, Inc. National Endowment for Shure Brothers Inc. Fleishman · Hillard Inc. Johnson Aoor Company, Inc. the Arts Sign Options Inc. • 01 Melissa Ann Pinney ('77) Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Second Guggenheim in two years to photography department faculty

Melissa Ann Pinney '77 has received a theme parks, her four-year-old 1999 Guggenheim Fellowship to daughter, and a retirement com­ pursue her work as a photograph­ munity in Florida as part of her er and continue her long-term pro­ ongoing project "Feminine Identi­ ject "Feminine Identity" She is ty." For the project, she will focus among only 179 artists, scholars, in part on elderly women. "We and scientis ts who were selected don't see images of older women from 2,785 applicants nationwide. often ; they are nearly invisible in Pi.J.mey received her bache­ our culture," Pinney comments. lor's degree in photography from The birth of her daughter, Emma, Columbia in 1977 and now teach­ provided Pillney with a chance to es in the photography department watch the development of femi­ as a part-L-ime faculty member. She nii1e identity first-hand. is the third Guggenheim winner in Bob Thall's Guggenheim Fel­ the photography department: full­ lowship was insn·umental in his time faculty member Bob T hall thirty year project to photograph received a 1998 Guggenhein1, and the cityscape of Chicago. His Barbara Kasten, also full-time, newest book, due out in Septem­ received her Fellowship in 1982. ber, is The Arnenean Village, a look "Melissa Pillney's photogra­ at Chicago's city/suburbs. Pho­ phy is i.J.1fused by a deeply personal tographs from the collection will Emma 1999 sort of feminism, a concern with be exhibited at Columbia's Muse­ credit: Melissa Ann Pinney (original in color) the richness of women's internal um of Contem porary Photogra­ lives, and their struggles to retain phy in November. that richness," observes Peter "Bob has been tremendously Bacon Hales, art history professor, supportive of my work over the University Scholar, and di.J.·ector of years," says Pillney. "His advice the American Studies Institute at and the example of his work were the University of Illinois-Chicago. especially helpful in the Guggen­ Says Bob Thall, "I'm a big fan hei.J.n application." of Melissa's work. She is one of Thall will take over as photog­ the most under-appreciated pho­ raphy department cha.ll- in Fall tographers of our generation - but 1999, when long-time chair j ohn that is being corrected rapidly." Mulvany retires. Pinney's work has garnered "T he Guggenheim is one of grants and fellowships from the the most prestigious awards an MacArthur Foundation, the artist can receive," says M ulvany. National Endowment for the Arts, "With three Guggenheim recipi­ and the Illll1ois Arts Council, ents in this cleparnnent, as well as among others. Her work is includ­ Pulitzer Prize wi1merjohn White, ed in the permanent collections of it can be argued that Columbia many museums and galleries, has one of the best working pho­ including The Art Institute of tography faculties in the country." Chicago, the Men·opolitan Muse­ Pi.J.mey recalls: "I took classes um of Art, Columbia's Museum of at night at Columbia while I Halloween, 1997 credit: Melissa Ann Pinney (original In color) Contemporary Photography, and worked in a commercial photogra­ the Museum of Modern Art in phy studio. Many of the other stu­ New York. dents were older and in other Guggenheims are highly careers. They were creative, often sought-after and prestigious wonderfully eccentric people awards. Among the many distin­ attending classes solely because of guished Guggenheim recipients their interest n1 photography. arej ames Baldwii1, Dorothea Word was out that Columbia was Lange, and H enry Kissinger. "ll1e the place to go for serious work n1 purpose of the Guggenheim Fel­ photography. Now that is more lowship program is to help provide true than ever." blocks of time in which artists and Says Peter Hales, "On the Melissa Ann Pinney & Her Daughter Emma scholars can work with creative wall of the living room in my credit: Nathan Mandell © 1998 freedom. Fellows may spend their apartment is a picture Melissa Schaumburg, IL 1995 credit: Bob Thall grant funds n1 any way they find made of her daughter Emma in necessary to best develop their front of a toy house. I look at it work. The average 1999 grant was every day, and every clay it $33,866. rewards me and sustains me." Pilmey will use the Fellowship to document families at American Center for Asian Arts and Media

Dinner Reception Sells 1300 Tickets for August '99 Festival Risa Davis of Citicorp (left), Columbia president Joh n B. Duff and Julia Zhu of Citicorp were among 140 community leaders at a kick-off dinner for "New World, New Art: The Asian Artist in America" festiva l August 5-6 at Navy Pier.

Season Premier Event Features Playwright David Henry Hwang Tony Award-wi nning playwright and CAAM honorary board member David Henry Hwang (left), CAAM founder Nancy Tom and performance art ist/director Ping Chong.

"Stompin' at the Regal" with AI Parker Scholarship Fund 24th Chicago Communications Ensemble Stop-Time, Center Benefit Reception Luncheon Features Bill Kurtis for Black Music Research

Retiring radio/sound department chair AI Parker congratulates Columbia trustee and media legend Bill Kurtis with luncheon committee Ensemble Stop-Time led by T.S. Galloway (standing right) and scholarship recipients Martin Mortimer and Michelle Sarin at co-chairs Harriet Wil son Ellis (left) and Liane Adduci-Urevig. The event Coleridge Taylor Perkinson (standing left) put on a great show at the the reception hosted by Co lumbia president John B. Duff and benefits the AI We isman Fund for the Advancement of Communications New Regal Theater with special guests Jerry "The Iceman" Butler spouse Estelle M. Shanley. Parker will continue as fu ll-time faculty. Education at Columbia Co llege Chicago. and Ensemble Kalinda Chicago.

Fashion Columbia '99

Awards ceremony: Designer of Exce ll enc.e Awa rd Runway show: Nena lvo n (far right), Saks Fifth recipient Amy Meadows (second from left), who is Avenue-Chicago fashion manager, with students from manager of visual merchandising for Marshall Field's her advanced fashion show production class which State St reet store, with (left) store director Ra lph puts on the show. Hughes, and Co lumbia fashion faculty members Den­ nis Brozynski and Dianne Erpenbach. Fashion Design major Mariu sz Zaleski with models displaying his outfits.

COL~ A Michael Merritt Awards Trustees Celebrate at Gala to Reception Benefits Theatrical Legendary Musical Comedy Support Rubin Scholarship Fund Design Scholarship Fund Star Betty Garrett Performs

Gala committee co-chai rs Averill Leviton (second from left) and Internationally renowned costume designer Paul Tazewell, one of From left: trustee Howard Mendelsohn , benefit committee co-chair Helena Chapell in Wil son with spouses Bernard Leviton (left) and three recipients of the 1999 Merritt Award for Excellence in Design Joyce Sloane, Betty Garrett, and head of Columbia's musical theater Clarence Wilson. Osvald o Rodriguez also co-chaired. and Collaboration, and Columbia trustee Sydney Smith Gordon at Est elle Spector at kick-off for event to benefit the Musica l Theater the Merritt Awards reception at Victory Gardens Theater. Scholarship Fund.

Dr. Zafra Lerman Receives Fiction Writing Department Hosts Story Week American Chemical Society Festival and Scholarship Benefit Award

Nove list Apri l Sinclair and faculty member Eric May. Faculty member Shawn Shiflett (left) and award-win­ Provo st Bert Gall (left) with Dr. Lerman, head of ning novelist Bharati Mukherjee. Other St ory Week Columbia's Science Inst itute, at the ce remony for her visiting authors were Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Apri l ACS Award sponsored by the Dreyfu s Foundation for Sinclai r, and Yan Geling. encouraging disadvantaged students into careers in the chemical sciences.

Center for Book & Paper Chicago Center for Arts Policy Arts Paper Dolls Benefit Presents National Endowment Glass Slipper Project Auction for the Arts Chair Held at Columbia TAMEYALA MIKE AN

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CBPA director emeritus Marilyn Sward with artist Phyllis CCAP chair Den nis Rich and NEA chair Bill lvey at the standing­ Pau la Epstein (right), Library outreach coordinator, Bramson and Bramson 's donated artwork. The festive room-only event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art. assists one of several hundred high school students evening supported the Aiko Fellowship Fund. receiving free prom outfits at the program organized by attorneys Kathy Goldberg and Rachel Hart , with assistance by Estelle M. Shanley, Joyce Fulgium-Bell , and many Columbia staff members. Joy Yascone composed and per­ formed a 107 minute-long score to accompany archival footage of the World War II Battle ofYypres. Yas­ Alumni Notes Dawn Banander was promoted to Katherine Bailey-Vance is the cone discussed her work on NBC- the position of membership ser­ traffic/community manager for the 5 Chicago's "Daytime" and CBS's vices coordinator at the Terra new 103.1- Heart & Soul FM. "Louisville Tonight." Museum of American Art. Tim Adam Henry Carriere is now a Brown was recently appointed lull professor of creative writing at executive vice president of the Sus Taegu l

Academic Advising E nglish Management President At the National Academic Advising Association The department will launch its nc'"' poetry major Kimo William s won the Lancaster Pennsylvania conference in Urbana, Illinois, Lauric Ann Bender in Fall '99; it is the only undergraduate poetry Sym~hony Orchestra's Composers Award. prcsemed "Academic Advisors Have Lives, Too" major in the country. Barbara Campbell was H is Fan1arc for Life" was performed by the and Lee Ge1·stein presented "Cay and Lesbian Stll­ awarded a residency at 'fl1e Ragdale Foundation; Nashville Symphony; his photography was reatured Dear Alumni & Friends of dcms: H ow To lle a Visible Advisor lO Invisible her poetry apf?Can.:d in 11tc Denuer Quarterly. Gar­ in Artwork qfVietnam flidemus, a1 ld Ll! e.JorTrey Ballet SwdcnLS." Gerstein was appointed to t.hc Chicago n ett Kilbet-g Cohen was nominalC-cTfor her second performed his piece 11Arfcction" at Ravinia. Columbia College: Film Critics Association. Marie Lund Felter led a Pushcart Pnzc. Carey Fd edman (also Fllm/Video) Marketing: Communication seminar for Lucc1tt Tcclu1ologics. perfonned at Kc11t State's Nobodaddics llttcnm· 11 tiona! Festival on Post Modern Piracy. C h ris Green M ort Ka plan 's More on ·11wsc First Five Min· Acadcntic Com~uting utes" was publisiJcd i1 1 7/~e 1Ctldu'ug Prl?Ji!ssor. He was Please join me in welcomingJ eryl published poems in the lkby Ireland Ue1.1iew1 Ttuuj){l a j udge lor the Golden ' fhnnpet Awards or the Pub· ~l11c dcpanmcnt s ncw""Digit.al Media 1Cchn olo­ Revietu, and the a mho logy Broken Bodies-Creative '86, gisl m ajor prepares computer and communication Minds. Allan J ohn ston's poetry appeared in l belr)!; licity Club or Chicago. Levin Columbia's new direc­ professionals who wi ll act as technical facilitatOrs. he received a finalist award in l>octry from the Hh· Bcng C ha ng showed electronic artwork in East Music tor of Alumni Relations. I am nois Arts Council. Su7..an nc B urn M a lley aud Carol Loverd e performed as guesl artist with His Pilscn's Yellow/Face group exhibition. Rebecca Debra Parker presented sessions at the lntcrna· Courington, Niki Nolin, and Andrea Polli pre­ M<~ cstics Clerkes in Musique des Angcs. WilHam impressed with her vigor and tional TESOL Convention in New York and at the Russo was honored as "Musician of the Year" by sented ''Digital Media in the Next Millennium" m annual fllinois Tesoi-DE Convemion._T.D. Smith dynamic plans for the office. the 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference at the Scocieta ltaliana \>cr lo Studio dell a Musica had poetry published in the 04ar/edy Review rfLi ter· M roamericana in Ita y. His "Street Music" was per· Benedictine University. Barb ara Iverson preselaed 111 One of those plans is to pub­ 1 ature &try Series, and a review Ame1lcan Book rormed by the Montreal Symphony. He also began ' Libcral Education Meets High ] Cch" at the 16th Revier.". At this year's Natio nal Writing Center lmernational Conference on Case .Method a term as director ofjazz orchestra sllldics at the Association conference in Bloomington, Indiana, European J azz Orchestra School in Italy. Bobbi lish a comprehensive alumni direc­ Research & Application at Spain's University of papers were presented by the WriLing Center's W ilsyn's all- femal ~jaz.z combo "She" performed ExtTcmadura. Sh an non J ohnstone's digital />rims D erek Boczkowski, A lex C ha mbers, Nathan Jor-­ tory. This is just what we need. So were selected ror Anlink@Sotheby's. Polli a so pre­ for the Women in Community College's annual dan , Debra Lottman -Levascu r, and J oseph Kfetz. luttch con and for the LaC rosse jazz SOciety. sented "Public Art and Technology" at. the C reati vi· please take a moment to update ty and Consumption Conference at the U niversity Fiction Wdting Office of Co1nmunity Arts Partnerships your home and business address of Luton, United Kingdom, and showed indcpcn· Tamtnic Bob h"d two articles published in the Margi Cole (also dance deptl rtmelll) had her new dem work nL T he Seventh Biennial Symposium on Chicago 'fnbune Maga>ine. Bill Boerman-C omell's work "Virile Volumes" performed by the Alabtun a by completing the form below and Arts and Technology at Cormccticut ColJ cgc. m·ticlc appeared in English } oumal. Tracy H ayes's Ballet. J ulie Sim pson served on the Mid Atlantic Helen Smith Roem el' had a solo exhibit and a ret· story appeared in So to Sjxak: A Fem inist Joumal o/Art Arts Fund Touring Program panel in Baltimore. returning it to the college via the rospcctivc at the I Due Art 4 U Museum, and a solo and .Ltmguage. Sandl'aj ackson-Opoku was cxJ1ibit a t C hicago State U 1tivcrsity. keynote speaker at Li •c New York College English Photography enclosed response envelope. Association's conference in Rochester, NY; she was J ohn M ulvany retires as deparun cnt chair. Full· Finally, I am always delighted to Art& Design a featured reader at "Spirit & Place," a literazy fcsti· time faculty member and Guggenheim winner Bob Updating this information is vital Ka te Ezra Save a lecture series at The Art Institute val of the Polis Center of Indiana University and 1l1all has been appo inted new Chair. M elissa Pinney report on the numerous achieve­ of Chicago on "Art of Central Africa: Tradition and Purdue University of Indianapolis, and for the was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. to our efforts, so please help us to 11·ansforrnatiOII." 9 orey PostigHone l1 ad a one·per· Conference of VVomcn of Ali·l(:a and African ments auained by Columbia's out­ son exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center. EliY.abeth Radio/ Sound make this our biggest success ever. Descent, also at fUPUI. Gary Joh nson's story on AI P arker is retiring a fter 53 years as chairman of standing alumni. And tlus year, Rylan spoke on "ll1e Magic or Color" at the Mer· the National Wron~ul Convicuons & Death Penal­ chandise Mart Design Forum. Sl1e was a guest lcc­ the Radio/Sound deparuncnt; he will cominuc at As a result of this and other ty Conference aired on the Pacifica Rad io Network. Columbia as full ·time faculty. A reception in his tl1at pool oftalent grew by 1,3 00, tmer ror 1l1e Frankl...loyd Wright Home and Patricia M cNair Lewis received an [ilinois Arts Studio Foundation. honor and benefi t for the AI Parker Scholarship research initiatives mentioned in Council Fellowship in Prose; her work was pub· Fund was hosted by Dr. DuiT and Estelle M. Shan­ the largest graduating class ever. Audio 1Cchnology lishcd in Amtrim11 Fiction, Volume 10: &Jt Uujmblislttd ley at their home; faculty member H ope Da niels this newsletter, the department is H oward SandrolT's "Eulogy" ror solo alto saxo· S/wrt Stones by Emeq!ju{{ PJ+iter.s and nominated for a coordinated the successful event. Congratulations to all, and best ehone was featured on "America's Millem1ium Pushcart Prize. Polly M ills and Keturah Sh aw­ pursuing a back-to-basics agenda Poulos led writing workshops for middle-school Science/Mall• wishes from the entire board. fributc to Adolphe Sax1 Vol. I," and his "Tcphillah" was included on EM I C lassics. studems at Indiana Univcrsuy. Patricia Pinianski A hour Cherif published three papers m the for serving all its alums. Conse­ was nominated for a Reviewer's Choice Award for National Council of ·Teachcrs of Mathematics annu· Cat·ecr Planning & Placement Best Intrigue of l998 ~ Romantic 7imcs magazine. al meeti11g in San Francisco. ~l11c cl eparunent was quendy, the annual alumni Sincerely, Job leads will be posted on the Career Plannin& and W a de Robe o1S (also 1elevision) has been named awarded a Mini-Grant for Retention Activities 1)lacemcm web page accessed through Columb1a's intcriJn director of the new Columbia College Beyond the C lassroom. T he "Columbia College reunion was not scheduled for dus homcpagc; the user name is student and the pass­ Urba n D ocmn cn ta ry Cen ter . Emcriws Professor Gateway Green Proj ect" is administered by Dt·. year. However, other exciting word IS CfJ3 J 5 I .9jJ. Betty Sh iJlctt's story was translated into Chinese C h a rles C annon , Koch Unni a nd Nadine Bopp. and published in the Sic/wan Litcmture Montilly. Center For Black Music Research Keith Kostecka was profiled in the Jmmwl (College events will likely material ize as a Science Ti:aclui1g t0r his appointment tO its rev1cw Joh ann Buis_presented fOur pre-concert lectures fo r FilmMdeo the Chicago Symphony Orcltcstra. E nsemble panel. He was a prcscmer at the National Science result of the department's research. Gloria Lehr ('84) Dan Dincllo's ~~ wheels of Fury" won an honor· Teachers Associatio n Boston meeting. Stop·Ttn1e performed at numerous conununity able mention in the C hicago An Institute's national

sites1 sch ools, and at the New Regal T heater. film comed y competition. Adele Fdedma n had Science Institute three films shown at the Museum of Modern Art, D r. Zafra Lerman was named a 1998 I .aureate by Center fot· Book & Paper Arts and a one-person show o f her films at Berks Film· Melissa j ay C 1·aighad an installation at Spaces in the Kilby Awards Foundation, which honors ind i­ makers, Albright College Center for the Arts in viduals worldwide who make exceptional comribu· Cleveland, Ohio. Craig brave presentations on her Pcnnsy lvania.Mi chacl~ab i ger lectured on the tions to society (sec article this issue). own work and the Center's programs at the South· future of the documentary at a media conference in west Crafts Center in San Antonio, 1Cxas. She par· Lisbon, Portugal. Bill Sta m cts' "Novo Dextro" Student Life & Development Letter front the ticipatcd in the Museum of Contemporary Art's was shown at'N ew York City's Museum of Modem Rose Gordon was honored by Fisk University (her Artists' Book Fair along w ith a number of Center Art. alma mater) as part or the 1999 Celebration or instructors, board members and students. M ary African American H istozy Month. Florence Forsythe and Kitz Rickert taught work· lnotitutional Planning and Research shops ror the Latin School or C hicag;o. Audrey Mary Blinn ('95) won honors for three poc1no; at Tclcvh.ion West Coast Chapter N iffencgger has become the Center s first full-time the 199911-iton College Poetry Contest; the work Frank Bian co,J im Disch , and Professor Emeritus Edward M orris were judges for the National Asso­ faculty member. Niffcncggcr and Craig have been will be published in A1ic/. 11 awarded summer rcsideuc1es at the Ragdale Foun­ ciation of Television Arts ;:md Sciences' News" scg· dation. Director Marilyn Sward taught papermak· InterArts ments for Seattl e/San Diego chapters' cmmy award iJ1g workshops and del1vered keynote speeches for J eff Abell and dancer N an a Shinellu g presented competition. La u ra L itten \>resented a paper and Aluntni the !•lorida Cralis Counci l and the Book Arts 2000 "Bag Luncl1," a11 improvisatio1ml COIICCrt at the documentary videotape to L1e Society for Visual &. Bc.yo1\d coniCre11Ce r~nive r s i ty_ of Alabama. Harold Washington Library featuring the first per­ Anthropology at the Arncricfln Anthropological formance ofJ cfPs piece 11Aiba" for v01cc, viola, and Associauon Conrercnce in Philadelphia. She is a Chk..1go Latino Cinema accordio 11. Research Associate at tile Field Museum. Mich ael strong and growing all the time. We More thau $4·,500 raised from the screeninq of two N ied ennan worked with Amoco Corporation Columbian films was donated to UNlCEl• s Jout'ltalism designing concepts for product booths at Lh eir cor· host film screenings at tl1 e Egyptian on Colombian Eartltc\uake Rclier to help child sur· C huck Ep stein published articles financial top· porate conventiOIIS. ·rhe television department and ics iJ1 Banrm S ~Mill Street & Tedmology Maga:z.1i1e, and Theater in collaboration with Amer­ vivors. '11•lk show 10st SallyJesse Raphael present· 1 the Chicagoland Media Educator's Network found· lntcmch·ue l•litancild &tlJices. Norma ·G reen received cd an award to executive ell rector Pcpe Vargas for cd by Luke Palermo sponsored the "Sixth Annual ican Cinematheque, informal LA the o rganization's efforts. the Mate E. Palmer Communications Award from Chicagoland High School Video FeSLival" at North­ the illinois Woman's Press Association. Her work brunches, evening mixers and Dance/Dance Center ern Tlhnois U niversity Educadonal Center with appeared in &•gciotxditt rfUrban Amerim: 171e Cilies over 20 high schools participating. Stacy C arr J an Erkert premiered "4:14am" at ~Inc Museum 011 receptions. Our adage is network, aud Suburbs. C la re LaPlante published Wall Sireel worked extensively on the project. or Contemporary Art and ll1e Dance Center. 'The t1 Slweslriug(Avou 13ooks). E lfen Shubart writes a ~roj ect was supported by the US/Mexico Fund ror monthly column for Fraudlist! 1imu magaz.ine. Theater network, network. Culture. Erkcrt received a $5,000 Ul inois Arts M ary Bad ger designed the lights ror We also publish a quarterly Council Fcl.lowsltip ror Choreogra\>hy and was Liberal Education Cerqua/ Rivera Art"Experien ce as part of the Ruth C h air Les Van M arter will reti re arter the Spring appoimed to the Cowles Chair attle University or Pa~e Dance Festival. Paul Carter Hamson d irect· newsletter and a clirectory of CCC Mmncsota ror February 2000. Shirley Mord ine L999 semester; he has cl1aired the deP-artment since cd 'I 11c Trial" in San Francisco and his own completed a two-week residency in Hermosillio, 1983. Cannclo Estcrrich presented ·Casita, cosita operetta "Anchorman" at C hicago's ETA TI1catrc. alumni on the West Coast. Th~ Sonora, Mexico; M ordinc and Com pany worked cosita seria; 111e FcmaJc Voice in Atcrciopcladas" at Tom M ula completed the world·premjcrc run of newsletter is available tlrrough us with Mexico's leading contemporary dance group. the Modern Language Association Convention. his ) at:Ob Marlcys Cluist11ULJ Corol. M a rgaret Nelson Richard Woodbury composed music ror the 50th Bill H ayashi has published three

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COL~ A iting her "legendary brav- century," said Victoria Downing, hundreds of nominees. fever; William E. Strickland,Jr., . ery and success defend- chairman of the foundation's The Kilby citation also lauds M.A., for creating Pittsburgh's ing scientists under board. The awards are given for Lerman's "creative ability to Manchester Craftsman's Guild Ct 'persecution throughout the world," achievements in science, technolo­ empower teachers to integrate art, which uses fine arts, technology the Kilby t,.wards Foundation hon­ gy, innovation, invention and edu­ music and theater with scientific and science Lo help at-risk youth; ored Dr. Zafra Lerman as a 1998 cation. concepts, making science literacy Masal1i Yanagisawa, Ph.D., M.D., Kilby Laureate. Lerman is head of Laureates are chosen by a available to disadvantaged young for opening a new field of biomed­ the InstitUte for Science Education process similar to that used in people everywhere." ical research on treating congestive and Science Communication at awarding the Nobel Prize, said Other 1998 Kilby Laureates heart disease and strokes. Columbia College Chicago. Downing. An international group are: Leonardo Chiariglione, Ph.D., The Kilby Foundation, which The highly renowned Kilby of nominators, whose names are for work on worldwide use of made its first awards in 1990, hon­ Awards honor individuals world­ kept confidential, submit names of HDTV; Florence P. Haseltine, ors Jack St. Clair Kilby, inventor of wide who make exceptional contri­ nominees they believe are worthy Ph.D., M.D., for influencing the the "Chip," the Monolithic Inte­ butions to society. She and six of the honor. The Kilby Awards inclusion of women in critical clini­ grated Circuit. other Kilby Laureates were hon­ Jury, meeting under the chairman­ cal trials; Karl M.Johnson, M.D., ored at an October ceremony in ship ofjohann Deisenhofer, Ph.D., M.S., for his use of revolutionary Dallas as "heroes and heroines Nobel Laureate (Chemistry 1988), lab and field techniques to fight who are role models for the 21st then selects the Laureates from dreaded diseases including Ebola

The Survey Says ...

Results from the survey published in Re: 22 and Re: 23 reveal that Columbia alumni are succeeding on many =. levels. In total, 61% of alums who responded to the - survey work in the field in which they studied. Twenty­ three percent are self-employed, and 16% own their -~ own businesses. -:: ~ ..... ""' - N : y I The survey also found that 76% of the respondents - IIQ' "' t"-~ g.~.n =_:...,~g: ~ would like more career development opportunities -:e~:t:l!!Z=- ~ from Columbia's Alumni Relations office. This finding -:=Q~ =:c::a:s;; t bY reinforces the ongoing fact-finding mission of the ..::>o::x::~ office's new director, Jeryl Levin, who has convened -=~ ;~~~:~a:; e:r;w:q;~;QIWf­ ..:::illlc.Q . focus groups with alums and graduating seniors. (See -:: -.! 11!11 ·~~ inside article on Jeryl Levin and more alumni news.) =~~~ ct -=-="-':;illl This qualitative research will help shed light on alumni attitudes and perceptions about the college. The results of these focus groups will also help to shape the services that the office provides in the near future.

"Our first priority is to determine what alums want. If ~..1 they want career networking services, then we're 0 going to respond to that," said Levin. (,)

'C The results of these research initiatives add a factual ....4> Q) Ill 4> basis to the art of building lasting relationships with o E c.o :I :I 'oDQ)(J) cr > (J) 4> "C alums and friends of the college. As such, we encour­ ~ a:: Q) E~~ c . OroLD 0 :;::; E age you to call, write, or e-mail the Alumni Relations ~rg u :I Q) u 0 2! office at [email protected] with any com­ 'j5~l0 0 0 ().<:~ (,) ro ..... 0 Ill ments, updates or suggestions. Thank you! :o6~ Ill Ecnro 4> ~ .2 0 -~ .;:; 00.<: 'C ()C.O() C( ~