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PITZER COLLEGE SPRIN G 2 0 0 6 • MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS pART I c I pANT VOLUME 4 FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AMONG COLLEGES OUR SIZE PITZER COLLEGE FIRST TH INGS MAGA7.1Nl l <>• •'""'" "" rRILNI)\ PA R.T I C I PANT FIRST President Lauro Skondero Trombley Jenniphr Goodman '84 Wins Editor Susan Andrews Managing Editor Third Annual Alumni Award Joy Collier Designer Emily Covolconti he Third Annual Distinguished Alumni Sports Editor Award was presented Catherine Okereke '00 T during Alumni Weekend on Contributing Writers April29 at the All Class Susan Andrews Reunion Dinner. The award, Carol Brandt the highest honor bestowed Richard Chute '84 upon a graduate of Pitzer Joy Collier College, recognizes an alum Pamela David '74 na/us who has brought Tonyo Eveleth honor and distinction to the Alice Jung '0 1 College through her or his Peter Nardi outstanding achievements. Catherine Okereke '00 This year, the College hon Norma Rodriguez ored the creative energy of Shell (Zoe) Someth '83 an alumna and her many Sherri Stiles '87 achievements in film produc linus Yamane tion. Jenniphr Goodman, a 1984 graduate of Pitzer, Contributing Photographers embodies the College's com Emily Covolconti mitment to producing Phil Channing engaged, socially responsi Joy Collier ble, citizens of the world. Robert Hernandez '06 After four amazing years Alice Maple '09 at Pitzer, Jenniphr received Donald A. McFarlane her B.A. in creative writing Catherine Okereke '00 and film making in 1984. She Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Jenniphr Goodman '84 wilh Kirk Reynolds returned to her hometown in Professor of English and the History of Ideas Barry Sanders Cover Des ign Cleveland, Ohio, to teach art Emily Covolconti to preschool children after Award in 1993 at Pitzer College, to graduating. honor her many achievements in fil m Printer She spent the next eight years ea rn production. Then in the spring of 1994, Dual Graphics ing her M.F.A . from New York Jenniphr was the featured speaker at , ' University's Film School and graduated Atherton Dinner at Pitzer. She is also a The Piner College magazine for alumni with an award as the best director in current member of the Pitzer College and friends is published quarterly by her class. Board of Friends for the i\rboretum nnd the Pitzer College Office of Public Jemliphr moved to Santa Fe after Grove House. Relations, 1 050 North Mills Avenue, film school with Eric Pope (now her Claremont, CA 91711-6101. Jenniphr said she is thrilled to be On the Web at www.pitzer.edu husband) so that he could earn his named the 2006 Pitzer College The Participant is listed as ISSN 1 553- teaching credentials. They moved in Distinguished Alumna. Her life journe} 1406. POSTMASTER: Send address with Eric's friend, Duncan, and spent has been filled with joy and struggle changes to: PITZER COLLEGE, Office of many hours debating politics, the 0.). and Jenniphr is grateful to Pitzer for Advancement, 1 050 North Mills Simpson trial and the world in general. Avenue, Claremont, CA 91 71 1 -61 01 nurturing her imagination and creatiw jenniphr soon discovered that Duncan skills. She thanks her Pitzer classmate A member of the Claremont Colleges, Pitzer was a unique character, who became and life-long friend, Robin Wiener '81, College Is a private liberal arts and her inspiration for and co-writer of the who also resides in Santa Fe, for nomi sciences instiMion, committed to values of film, Tlie Tao of Steve, along with her sis nating her for this incredible honor. academic excellence, interdisciplinary per ter, Greer Goodman. The film pre jenniphr still lives in Santa Fe with spect;ve, interrulturol understanding and social miered with critical acclaim at the 2000 her husband, Eric, and two daughters, responsibility. 11-e Patici,:n'lf welcomes com Sundance Film Festival and became one Emerson and Sydney. She continues to ments from its readers. Address letters to of the most successful independent write and has been working on another Participant Editor, Avery 105, Pitzer College, films that year. film script with her sister, Greer, for thL 1050 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA Jennjphr was named the sixth recipi past five years. 91711-61 01, or send them via IHT!oil to ent of the Beverle Houston Memorial [email protected]. The Participant is pub lished onllne in PDF format ot www.pitzer.edu. PITZER COLLEGE r BOARD oF TRUSTEES 4 . J Trustees 1,.;_. .. '. HIRSCHEL B. ABELSON P'92, President, Strolem & Company, Inc. BRIDGET BAKER '82, Exe!Uiive Vice President, NBC Universal Coble -~ ~ ·, jf~~ ROBERT BOOKMAN P'92, Agent and Portner, Creative ~e_ ..' ~>~.;t~ - -~ • Artists Agency ·.u. .,~,'Jit MARC D. BROIDY '95, Vice President Financial Advisor, Merrill lynch Jessie Rebert '03 offers advice Pitzer's first Truman scholar, DONNALDSON BROWN '82, Brooklyn, NY 9 to fellow Fulbright scholars. 1 0 Sheli (Zoe) Someth '83, 0 WILLIAM G. BRUNGER P'Ol , Consultant to Continental Airlines describes the scholarship's lasting and Doctoral Candidate at Case Western Reserve "T] impact on her life. NANCY ROSE BUSHNELL '69,laguno Beach, CA JORGE DELGADO, President and General Manager KMEX-TV, Univision, & KFTR, Telefuturo los Angeles SUSANG. DOLGEN P'97, Access & Answers SARA LOVE DOWNEY P'88, P'89 & P'91 , Chicogo, ll MARY BETH GARBER '68, President, Southern Calilornio Broadcasters Association VICKI KATES GOLD, los Angeles, CA DONALD P. GOULD, President and CIO, Gould Asset Management JONATHAN P. GRAHAM 'B2, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Danaher Corporation Pitzer students present ot JAMES HASS '75, Director, lECG, llC 1 2 the 2006 Pacific DEBORAH BACH KALLICK '78, Executive Director, Government Sociological Association Conference. and Ind ustry Relations, Cedars-Sinai Health System BROOKE KNAPP, Sotheby's lnternationol Realty ROBIN M. KRAMER '75, Chief of Stoff, Mayor Antonio Villoroigoso THOMAS H. MOORE '82, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Investment Management JAMES ORLIKOFF '76, President, Orlikoff and Associates, Inc. ARNOLD PALMER, Senior Vice President, Sanders Morris Harris SHANA PASSMAN P'04 & P'08, Beverly Hills, CA Pitzer College achieves o ELLA PENNINGTON '81 , Vice President of Operations, Crystal Stairs 1 9 record 16 Fulbright ANN PITZER, Pitzer Family Foundation Fellowships for the 2006-07 RUSSEll M. PITZER, Professor, Deportment of Chemistry, ocodemic yeor. Ohio Stole University SUSAN S. PRITZKER P'93, Chicago, ll Sherri Stiles '87 describes o MARGOT LEVIN SCHIFF P'90 & P'95, Chicago, ll 1 6 typical doy of her work with WIL LI AM D. SHEIN BERG '83, Portner in The Bubble Factory Medecins Sons Frontieres in Ugondo. J.D. Smith P'07, Pre sident, Telluride Reol Estate Corporation SHAHAN SOGHIKIAN '80, Monoging Directo r, Ponoromo Capitol LISA SPECHT, Attorney/Pa rtner, Monott, Phelps & Phillips PITZER COLLEGE NEWS EUGENE P. STEIN, Choir of the Boord; Vice Chairman, Capitol I Guardian Trust Company • Pitzer in the News page 4 GERALD P. STERN P'07, Private Practice Attorney • Faculty Notes page 5 CYNTHIA TELLES, Ph.D., Directo r, Spanish-Speaking Psychosocial Clinic of the Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospitoi{Associote • Student Awards page 8 Clinical Professor UCLA School of Medicine • Campus Notes page II JOHN N. TIERNEY, low Offices of John N. Tierney • Study Abroad page 15 LAURA SKANDERA TROMBLEY, Ph.D., President, Pitzer College ROBERT WILSON P'06, Retired Senior Vice Choim1on, • Brazilian Americans at Pitzer page 18 Johnson & Johnson • Residential Life Update page 28 Trustees Emeriti • Sagehens Sports page 30 ROBERT H. ATWEll, Former President, Pitzer College CONSTANCE AUSTIN P'78, los Angeles, CA FULBRIGHT FELLO\VSHII'S 3 Ell BROAD P'70, The Brood Foundations FRANK l. ELLSWORTH, Ph.D., Fonner President, Pitzer College • Fulbright Scholars Record page 19 HARVEY J. FIELDS, Ph.D., P'B5, Rabbi Emeritus, • Fulbright Scholar Profiles page 20 Wilshire Boulevard Temple PETERS. GOLD P'74, los Angeles, CA PATRICIAG. HECKER P'76, St. louis, MO CONNECTIONS BRUCE E. KARATZ P'94, Chairman and CEO, KB Home MARILYN CHAPIN MASSEY, Ph.D., Fonner President, Pitzer College • Pitzer College Parents & Families page 29 MURRAY PEPPER, Ph.D., President, Home Silk Properties, Inc. EDITH l. PI NESS, Ph.D., Mill Volley, CA CLASS NOTES . .· RICHARD J. RIORDAN, Former Moyor, City of los Angeles I DEBORAH DEUTSCH SMITH, Ph.D. '68, Research Professor of • Alumni Health Insurance Program page 38 Special Education ond Director, IRIS Center-West, School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University • In My Own Words: Pamela David '74 page 40 .. 'Exceptionally Accomplished' PRESIDENT'S OPENING REMARKS • COMMENCEMENT 2006 elcome to all families and Social Issues; engaged in the delib Following philosophical principles and friends of Pitzer erations for the College's master and established in 1963, Pitzer College main W College and of course, strategic plans; helped design new resi tains that education best begins with a to all of our 217 seniors. I dence halls that your children may live conversation between a student and her would like to congratulate in one day as proud Pitzer students; tri professor, and that this exchange should all the mothers and grand umphed in Sagehens athletics winning continue long after the student becomes mothers with us today and I 12 SOAC championships in baseball, an alumna of the College. Pitzer has a wish you all a happy men's and women's basketball, men's dearly established identity within high Motl1er's Day. cross country, women's soccer, tennis, er education, and we stand proudly Forty-two years and water polo; celebrated four among America's great liberal arts col ago, the Kohoutek festivals-including the first leges. In addition to their academic College held alternative Kohoutek; and took part in excellence, our graduates are known for its first com action researd1 projects studying sweat their engagement with the critical issues mencement in shops in Los Angeles, analyzing water that face our world.