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Newsletter the Smith College Club of Atlanta, Inc Newsletter The Smith College Club of Atlanta, Inc. Summer 2011 Second Annual Summer Recent Club Events On April 20, a group of Smithies, in- cluding several from the Smith School Smithnic Sunday, July 17 of Social Work, gathered at the lovely Please join us for a picnic celebration where provided; bring bathing suits and towels Garden Hills home of Anne Harper ’70 all Georgia students and alumnae and their if you’d like to enjoy the pool. Parking is for a lecture on racism in American families can mix, mingle, and welcome available on streets in the neighborhood. cultural institutions, given by Professor the class of 2015! The Smithnic provides a The Club would like to thank Cara Saylor Mary Hall. The lecture was followed by great opportunity for new and prospective Polk’65 for her willingness to host both the great discussion and, of course, delicious students to chat with current students and first and second Smithnics at her home. snacks and beverages. Special thanks to recent grads about life on campus, what WHAT: Anne for welcoming us to her house (for to wear for a New England winter, and Smithnic - an informal picnic for Smithies the second time) and our event coordina- favorite professors. Alumnae are invited to of all ages and their families. Rain or shine. tors for all their hard work! If you have bring along any young women they know WHERE: any photos of Club events that you’d like who may be interested in Smith. 680 Denards Mill, Marietta, GA 30067 to share, please send them to A raffle and silent auction will support the WHEN: [email protected]. The Club Margaret Mitchell Scholarship Fund, which Sunday, July 17, 2011, 2:00-5:00 p.m. typically plans two educational events was established in 1950 with the intention RSVP: per year, one each in the fall and spring, of providing four scholarships for deserving By July 8, attending only, online at along with the annual Holiday Tea in young women from Georgia each year. The http://tinyurl.com/smithnic11 or to January, and Smithnic in July. If you are current value of the fund is $1,067,994, and Nancy Gallagher at 404-327-7888 (leave a interested in hosting a future Club event it now provides just under $50,000 per year, short message with your name and phone in your home (or place of business), divided between two students. For those number and/or email address). please let one of us know. In addition, who cannot attend the Smithnic or want COST: informal socials are held occasionally a head start, silent auction listings can be Free; all food and beverages provided. throughout the year - watch your email found at http://tinyurl.com/MMauction11 Questions? Send an email to and upcoming newsletters for announce- Barbecue, drinks, and desserts will be [email protected]. ments! Save the Dates: July 24, September 27, 2011 & January 8, 2012 On the 75th anniversary of the publication Join Colleen O’Mara Condon, associate More Club events to look forward to... of Gone With the Wind, please plan on director for alumnae engagement, to learn FALL SOCIAL: Reconnect with old joining President Carol Christ and faculty the secrets to strategic and successful friends, make new ones, meet the Club’s for a program on Margaret Mitchell’s networking online and in person. Bring your officers, and chat with local Smithies over connection to Smith College. business cards and a sense of humor! select hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar at a WHAT: WHAT: local restaurant. Culture and Context: Margaret Mitchell’s Networking: Practical Ideas to Increase WHERE & WHEN: Year at Smith, 1918-19 Your Connections To be announced! Know of a Smithie- WHERE: WHERE: owned location in the metro Atlanta Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta area that we should consider? Email Street, Atlanta WHEN: [email protected]. WHEN: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 3:00-5:00 p.m. HOLIDAY TEA: The Club’s annual Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, 6:00-9:00 p.m. RSVP: social gathering held at the home of a Questions? Send an email to Email [email protected] or call 413-585- local alumna. Food, drinks, and fun! [email protected] or call 800-526- 2588. WHERE & WHEN: 2023, ext. 4. (This is not a Club-sponsored COST: Free; alumnae only. (This is not a Sunday, January 8, 2012. If you’re event.) Club-sponsored event.) interested in hosting, contact us! Officers Letter From the President Smith College Club Dear Smithies, at Smith because her mother died in the of Atlanta Hope you’re finding ways to stay cool flu pandemic of 1919 and her father asked during this hot Georgia summer. The latest her to come home and care for him and her 2010-2011 issue of the Smith Alumnae Quarterly ar- brother. What about Smith made her choose President: rived over the weekend, and I have to say this as the place for her education and how Anya Martin ’85 I’m quite excited about the article by our did a Smith education, even for just one [email protected] own Charlise Lyles, which is part of a series year, widen her view of the world? These tying in with the 75th anniversary of the questions fascinate me, and I can’t wait to Treasurer: publication of Gone With the Wind. Like learn more when Smith President Carol Jenny Miller ’96 many Georgian Smithies, I’ve felt some- Christ visits Atlanta in September. [email protected] what uncomfortable embracing Margaret Charlise’s article and President Christ’s Mitchell, whose only year away from the impending visit also remind me of how far Secretary: South was to attend Smith College, due to the Smith College Club of Atlanta has come Kimberly Stillwachs ’10 the racial stereotypes embodied in Gone over the past two years. When I accepted [email protected] With the Wind. Yet the scholarship that bears the presidency, the Club had been fairly Communications Chair: her name has helped so many Georgians, quiet for some time, but since then I have Kristin Halloran ’02 including many African-Americans, attend been amazed by the current leadership team [email protected] Smith. Charlise writes about her experi- and their commitment to make this club the ence at the December book club meeting best that it can be. Every event has blown Technology Chair: watching A Change in the Wind, a docu- me away with your commitment and enthu- Angie Weiss ’01 mentary produced by Andrew Young about siasm! We’re working on another great year [email protected] Mitchell’s support of Morehouse University of programming. Please consider joining the medical student scholarships. I think you’ll leadership team (see below for open posi- Event Coordinators: be intrigued by her response to this recently tions) and/or paying your dues early. Dues Nancy Gallagher ’87 uncovered fact about Mitchell, who when paid with the summer newsletter will be [email protected] she came to Smith was considering being counted towards the 2011-12 academic year. a doctor herself. To me, it speaks to the Hope to see you at the Smithnic or an- Nikki Radford ’04 reputation of Smith even in the early 20th other Club event soon! [email protected] century. Yet Mitchell only attended one year -Anya Martin ’85 Book Award Coordinator: [email protected] Mary Hinkel ’73 [email protected] Join the Atlanta leadership team! We are very excited to announce some nae Admissions Coordinators. Kamina Alumnae Admissions Coordinators: changes and welcome two brand new recently stepped down to embrace new Kamina Pinder ’93 members for the 2011-2012 year: career opportunities in Tennessee and [email protected] Morgan Moorehead ’09, our new Com- Washington, D.C. Charlise Lyles Brown Charlise Lyles ’81 munity Service Coordinator, graduated ’81 will assume her role here in Atlanta; [email protected] with a double major in American Studies however, the regional representative spot and Afro-American Studies. Watch for is still available. If you have any interest Young Alumnae Event Coordinator: information about opportunities to reach in this volunteer position, please contact Caitlin Gill ’02 out and help others. While we’ll probably Charlise at [email protected]. [email protected] start out with projects in metro Atlanta, Mary Hinkel ’73 has filled the role if those of you in other parts of the state of Book Award Coordinator for the past Public Service Coordinator: want to organize a group, let us know and eight years, and we are so grateful for Cara Saylor Polk ’65 we’ll send an e-blast or do whatever we her service! A summary of the awards’ [email protected] can to help! progress during her tenure can be found Dora Guzman ’05 has joined us as on page 3. Besides coordinating with Legal Advisor/Bylaws Review: Assistant Book Club Coordinator. The Atlanta-area (and this year, Athens) Liz Dinsmore ’91 book club has long been a popular part of schools, Mary has been a reliable book [email protected] the Atlanta Smith Club scene, and Dora club participant as well as providing Book Club Coordinators: and Cynthia will be working together valuable support and insight to the rest Cynthia Schlag-Morneweck ’90 to ensure that its success continues. See of the leadership team, and we know that [email protected] page 4 for more. she will be an advisor for the team to Many thanks to Kamina Pinder ’93 for depend on in the future. If you have ques- Dora Guzman ’05 her diligent efforts as our Alumnae Ad- tions about this position, email Mary at [email protected] missions Coordinator and the Southeast [email protected].
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