Arts + Media = culture SUMMER 2011

FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF 14 COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

Students First How the Campaign for Columbia College Chicago is transforming lives

DEMOI Friday, September 23–Sunday, September 25

From career workshops to creative workshops, a panel, a party, a brunch at the House of Blues and much, much more. There is something for everyone at this year’s Alumni Weekend! Visit colum.edu/alumniweekend for the latest information and to register.

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In the Moment Over the past decade, Columbia has been building the resources to 09 support an unprecedented $100 million campaign. By Lisa Holton Seizing the Moment How Columbia’s fundraising campaign will transform the college 18 and create a foundation for future growth. By Ann C. Logue Portfolio: John Paul Marcelo John Paul Marcelo (B.A. ’99) documents disasters through painting. 25 By Becca James (B.A. ’11)

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5 Vision A question for President Warrick L. Carter 6 Wire News from the college community 34 Get Lit New books by Anina Bennett, Natalie Y. Moore, Tim Stafford, Zoe Keithley and Penelope Cagney 36 Out There Our alumni section, featuring class news and notes, and CAAN updates 42 Point & Shoot Caught on camera around the country Cover 52 Events What’s coming up on campus 53 Backstory A 1961 fundraising campaign comes into focus The Campaign for Columbia College Chicago is transforming the institution by making its education more accessible to more students, including Carrie Jones, an ASL-English Spot On Interpretation major. Photo: Tim Klein 28 Paul Broucek (B.A. ’74), president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures, calls Columbia “my best educational experience” 30 Jay W. Boersma (B.A. ’74) and Deborah Holdstein, Ph.D., join forces to create a scholarship for students in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences 32 Chris Richert (B.A. ’99), general manager of The Columbia Chronicle, thrives when helping students discover their talents

Correction: In DEMO 13, Art Baltazar’s DC Comics’ collaborator was listed incorrectly. The name should have been listed as “Co-publisher Dan DiDio.” We regret the error.

DEMO1 Shop. Columbia. Online. ShopColumbia, Columbia’s student and alumni art boutique, is expanding! While the shop undergoes construction to renovate and expand, please shop online at shop.colum.edu.

623 S. Wabash Ave. / 312.369.8616 shop.colum.edu Photo: Nicole Yoder (B.A. ’12)

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executive editor/vice president June 23 for institutional advancement 14 Chicago Alumni: Personal Branding: Eric V. A. Winston, Ph.D. An Artist’s Most Authentic Palette Workshop editor Facilitated by Career Transition Center of Chicago Kristi Turnbaugh editorial assistants June 23 Jon Graef (M.A. ’12) CAAN Chicago: Young Alumni Monthly Meetup Becca James (B.A. ’11) at Big City Tap class notes editors Michelle Passarelli (B.A. ’99) June 28 Shay Lessman (B.A. ’12) CAAN Connect, Los Angeles: Alumni meet creative director one on one with industry professionals in a Ben Bilow “speed networking”-like environment art director Abigail Friedman July 13 CAAN LA: Bimonthly Networking Meeting Columbia College ChicagO September 23–25 chair, board of trustees Allen M. Turner Alumni Weekend president Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D. vice president for Eric V. A. Winston, Ph.D. institutional advancement

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DEMO3 Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago recognizes the following individuals recognizes the following who joined Founding Members of The President’s Club COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO as of May 16, 2011 between September 1, 2010, and May 1, 2011.

Brad Akers Anonymous (3) Carolyn & Gene Berg Carol A. Cohen Charles A. Bonilla William Collins, B.A. ’10 Diana K. Borri Bruce A. Crown Helen T. Buivid John & Kim Gallagher Brent Caburnay Burton* & Anne Kaplan Joyce E. & Bruce Chelberg Earl & Pamela Kluft Mary T. Cheriam & Patrick J. Salem ’11 H. J. Kovler & Sally Meyers Kovler Alan R. Clark ’82 Jean Kralka Shelley Davis Elizabeth A. Liebman, Ph.D. Chandra M. Dennis Mark J. & Linda L. Micheli Barbara Engel Phillip Moll Eugene Thomas Faut ’90 & Tobi V. Faut John D. & Alexandra Nichols Peter Fulgenzi Anne-Marie Ombregt & Karel Cool Jeffery & Katherine G. Graham Michael & Sandra Perlow James Harbert & Carol Ann Harbert Col. James N. Pritzker Susan B. Hopkinson Ph.D. & Jonathan C. Jones Ph.D. Cynthia S. Raskin Klaff Family Foundation Stephen Sward Robert Koverman Rebecca Ford Terry Chastity Lord Allen M. & Lynn Turner Anthony J. Lubniewski Patrick D. & Stacey McCusker Kenneth G. Savoca & Shelley Orjuela Savoca Clark Pellett & Robert Kohl William F. Phillips ’72 Pam Reynaud Daniel A. Russell Cari & Michael Sacks Donors who contribute $5,000 or more per year to any area of the Howard Schlossberg college are recognized as Chairman’s Circle donors. Chairman’s Thomas M. ’93 & Judy I. Schnecke Circle donors provide the necessary support for Columbia College’s Randy & Cindy Shuck student-focused programs and initiatives. Pantelis N. Vassilakis Ph.D. This newly established giving society recognizes Founding Members Albertina Walker* as those who contribute between September 1, 2010, and Kelli A. Walker December 31, 2011. Elizabeth Warren Richard D. Woodbury

To learn more, contact Brent Caburnay at 312.369.8188 or visit colum.edu/giving.

*Indicates donor is deceased. a question for President Carter

Demo: Columbia College Chicago has undertaken an unprecedented $100 million campaign to raise money for scholarships, endowment, programs and capital improvements. What has been the response from alumni?

Dr. Carter: The thing that makes me proudest of our alums is that they still carry the flag and talk very, very glowingly about their experiences at Columbia College Chicago. But we have not had the best history in alumni giving. And it’s probably been a two-way street. We haven’t been out there supporting them, celebrating them in the right kind of ways, and they have seemingly lost touch and connection with our institution. Slowly, but surely, we’re seeing that change.

In terms of alumni giving, last year was our very best year—more than three-quarters of a million dollars. That’s compared to $45,000 that alumni gave in my first year at the college. So that’s a huge step. We’ve got a long way to go because we’ve got 90,000 alums out there, but, clearly, we’re headed in the right direction.

Photo: Tim Klein We’re celebrating our alums, really thanking them for the support they’re giving the institution—most of which is to support student scholarships. That’s crucial because they all remember how they struggled as students. And now that they have the opportunity and the means to help, they’re giving back in the right kind of way.

Student scholarships are the number-one focus of the campaign. Many of our students are first-generation students who need financial support. Although we have done a very good job of holding down costs at the institution, and our tuition is much more approachable than most private institutions, it’s still a hefty amount of money. So consequently, we need to support these students who want to follow in the footsteps of our alums.

I often speak about large campaign gifts because they’re very important in moving the bar in the campaign process, but small amounts are just as important. Our faculty and staff have raised nearly $70,000 for Scholarship Columbia, which matched these gifts at $95,000, for a total of $165,000. Many of those funds came from payroll deductions, some of which are as small as $1.50 every two weeks. Alums are saying, ‘I can’t give $100,000.’ But they can give $1.50. They can give $10, $20. Whatever the amount is, it helps move the bar and helps us to our ultimate goal of $100 million. So it’s not just the big gifts—it’s every gift that counts.

DEMO5 News from the Columbia Community

Book Showcases Columbia College Chicago’s Evolving orenzo de' M edici I talian I nstitute orenzo I nternational History

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ivia T ivia released Columbia College Chicago, a pictorial history that fleshes out the history of the college—from its Courtesy of L humble beginnings as an oratory school in 1890 to its evolution New Degree program unites science and art into a comprehensive educational institution that “encourages Beginning in the fall, Columbia College Chicago the importance of conserving the art work for students to author the culture of will offer its first science-based major, an future generations and the significant role that their times, to produce a body of undergraduate degree program in Art and science plays in this process,” said Rasinariu. work, and to realize their abilities Materials Conservation. according to the school’s original Columbia’s new degree program in Art and motto ‘esse quam videri’ (to be Art and materials conservation is a field in Materials Conservation, developed in alignment rather than to seem).” Archivist which specialists use various scientific, artistic with the guidelines of the American Institute for Heidi Marshall and Associate and practical methods to restore, maintain and Conservation, will remain small, accepting seven Dean of the Library Conrad Winke protect works of art. Columbia’s program will offer to 10 students per year, which will keep the quality wrote the book as part of Arcadia’s students who want to prepare for this growing of work and professional oversight high. Campus History Series. field with intense training in chemistry, materials science and the humanities, as well as a year of Instituting a science-based degree program The book builds on previous work, study and hands-on practice at the Lorenzo de’ strengthens Columbia’s relationship with Lorenzo said Marshall, who was hired as the Medici Italian International Institute in Florence, de’ Medici (LdM), an art school in Florence, college’s first archivist in 2005. “It’s Italy. Upon graduation, students will be able to Italy, with which Columbia has had an exchange a way to bring marvelous images to restore artwork, documents and other materials program for years. This partnership provides everyone that is interested in the from a variety of eras. students in the new program with opportunities history of the college,” she said. that aren’t available in any other U.S.-based Constantin Rasinariu, Ph.D., chair of the art conservation bachelor’s degree program— Proceeds from sales of the book Department of Science and Mathematics, believes specifically, a year of hands-on study at LdM. will help preserve materials in the the new major is a perfect fit for the college and College Archive. its students. “The presence of this new major at For more information about the undergraduate Columbia College Chicago brings to the forefront Art and Materials Conservation program, visit colum.edu/amc.

DEMO6 Columbia Earns Carnegie Distinction

In January, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected Columbia College Chicago to receive its 2010 Community Engagement Classification. U.S. colleges and universities with an institutional focus on community engagement were invited to apply for the annual classification, first offered in 2006.

The classification recognizes colleges and universities that significantly commit to and demonstrate community engagement “to improve teaching and learning and to generate socially responsive knowledge to benefit communities,” said Carnegie President Anthony Bryk.

“Columbia College Chicago has a Taking Park City Follows Filmmakers’ Dream long history of engaging with the many communities of Chicago Taking Park City, a 30-minute documentary that follows two Columbia College Chicago film alumni as they and beyond, but this Carnegie navigate the entertainment industry at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, premiered on WTTW-TV (PBS) recognition is clearly a direct result on April 21. The film stars Tanya Savard (B.A. ’10) and Norman Franklin (B.A. ’10). Columbia film alum of the collaborative and collective Vince Singleton (M.F.A. ’08) directed the documentary, and film student Dimitri William Moore (B.A. ’11) efforts of many departments, produced it. Journalist Michelle Alegria (B.A. ’97) and Susanna Negovan of Michigan Avenue Magazine centers and offices over the last (pictured) narrate the film, which was underwritten by Columbia College Chicago. ten years,” said Columbia College “We happen to be telling a story through the eyes of two film alumni of Columbia College,” said Moore. President Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D. “But we don’t just want it to be about film. It’s a story about following the path of what you love, and “This is a national acknowledgment following it with all the heart and intensity—as well as the book smarts and the degree smarts—that you that Columbia College Chicago have, so that everyone will say, ‘Hey, I should follow a path that I love. I can probably go far, too.’” doesn’t just talk the talk of civic engagement, we walk the walk.”

Manifest Celebrates 10 Years Manifest, Columbia’s urban arts festival that showcases the work and creativity of students, celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 13. Thousands of students, faculty, staff, parents, friends, alumni, patrons, donors, industry professionals and neighborhood residents took part in the festivities, which included music, exhibitions, screenings, presentations, performances and much more. For event photos and information, go to colum.edu/manifest.

Photo: Kris Wade–Matthews (B.A. ’11)

DEMO7 of not only journalism majors who work Chronicle Named Among State’s for or contribute to the Chronicle, but also Top College Newspapers students from the photography, marketing communication, interactive media, film, and For the fourth year in a row, The Columbia art & design departments who participate in Chronicle was named the state’s top student the production, design and marketing of the newspaper among nondaily college papers with a newspaper and its online editions. circulation above 4,000. The General Excellence Award was one of 11 first-place honors the In addition, the Chronicle was one of 10 college Chronicle won at the annual Illinois College Press papers selected to receive the Associated Association (ICPA) convention competition held in Collegiate Press Pacemaker award for a EKG, My Father, by Rob Hogan Chicago on February 18 and 19. nondaily college paper published at a four- Photo: Stephen DeSantis year university. More than 200 college papers In all, the Chronicle brought home its largest entered this competition. number of awards ever from the ICPA–32–in Hearts a Bluhm Inspires competition against other college papers. The For details on the Chronicle’s awards, go to awards recognize the service and dedication columbiachronicle.com/awards. Columbia Community This past winter, Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Bluhm College Announces First B.S. Degree of Its Kind in Acoustics Cardiovascular Institute and Columbia College Chicago teamed up for a Following a year of research and administrative reviews, President Warrick L. Carter approved in first-of-its-kind consumer education March a proposal for a new degree major: Bachelor of Science in Acoustics. This decision creates the campaign to generate widespread first undergraduate degree program in acoustics in the United States that also addresses issues of awareness of the prevention and perception and cognition. treatment of cardiovascular disease. Throughout February, National Heart This new program and curriculum grew out of feedback by graduates and their employers and Month, Northwestern’s “Hearts graduate advisors, and has been specifically designed to address deficiencies identified in our a Bluhm” public art exhibit and previous relevant curriculum/degree (including its designation as a Bachelor of Arts); to retain a campaign installed 100 five-foot-tall strong liberal arts component; to emphasize acoustics’ perceptual dimension; and to provide a hearts covered in designs by selected degree path that will prepare acoustics students to compete successfully in the workplace against artists along Michigan Avenue. holders of master’s degrees in acoustics. The hearts were accompanied by plaques providing healthy heart tips. Because Columbia was selected as the exclusive creative partner for “Hearts a Bluhm,” Columbia students, Kresge Foundation faculty, staff and alumni were invited Awards Grant to CCAP to create many of the 100 hearts. To thank Columbia for its participation as In January, the Kresge Foundation awarded the exclusive creative partner in “Hearts Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP) a Bluhm,” the Bluhm Cardiovascular at Columbia College Chicago a $300,000, two- Institute provided $43,000 to year grant to support the work of the Urban Scholarship Columbia. Missions program, CCAP’s flagship program. As with many of the college’s artists, For 13 years, Urban Missions has brought Columbia College Residence Life together Columbia academic departments and staff member and artist Rob Hogan community-based arts organizations to develop Photographer John Lyons works with Pulaski School student Monica had a touching story that inspired his an array of high-quality arts programs that serve Valadez through an afterschool filmmaking club. work of art. Hogan’s design depicted community youth and college students as they an image of a normal 12-point lead work together with teaching artists and college of 22 community-based organizations to create electrocardiogram (EKG) on the front faculty in jointly designed programs. Central to and implement semester-long youth arts projects. side. His father’s 2004 EKG strip, Urban Mission’s collaboration is the concept of a when paramedics were attempting to community of professional learning and practice The Kresge Foundation awarded this grant as resuscitate him, is depicted on that nurtures rich sharing and open exchange part of its Arts and Community Building Initiative, the back. His father’s heart attack of ideas. Urban Missions convenes 12 Columbia which seeks to build infrastructure for the arts was fatal. departments that work collaboratively with a pool and culture to contribute to community renewal.

DEMO8 Over the past decade, Columbia has been building the resources, support and strategic vision to launch an unprecedented $100 million campaign to bolster the college’s future. See how the Campaign for Columbia College Chicago will give more students the opportunity to author the culture of their times, and learn how you can be a part.

By Lisa Holton In the Photography by Tim Klein Moment Columbia College always leaves newcomers surprised. Few know that the college is one of Chicago’s oldest continuing centers of higher learning— older, in fact, than the University of Chicago.

Fewer still realize that, through shrewd planning in the 1980s, the school became the South Loop’s No. 1 landowner by snapping up and redeveloping some of the city’s most historic structures. Columbia’s campus serves one of the nation’s most diverse student populations, including those attending the country’s largest film school, the largest fashion studies program and an award-winning ASL- English Interpretation program.

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DEMO9 Some of the many faces of Columbia, including President Warrick L. Carter (above) and Board of Trustees Chairman Allen M. Turner (bottom right). “We are changing the culture and climate of philanthropy in a way that fits Columbia.”

But what might be most surprising to outside Why now? observers, as well as many of Columbia’s students and alumni, is that the school has accomplished all of For most of its history, Columbia was funded largely this without a substantial endowment or a significant by student tuition dollars. fundraising program in its 121-year history. Now Columbia needs to broaden that funding base— That’s about to change. Because this is Columbia’s quickly. A 2008 study by the Delta Cost Project on moment. Postsecondary Education Costs showed both a 22 percent increase in instructional spending and a 36 Over the past decade, Columbia has been building percent increase in student services spending amongst the resources, support and strategic vision to launch most U.S. private colleges between 1998 and 2008. an unprecedented $100 million campaign to bolster the school’s ongoing development. Most significantly, Students obviously can’t shoulder the entire financial the campaign—called “This is Columbia’s Moment”— burden given the downturns in the U.S. economy, will support funding for students through grants, tougher access to student loans and an increasingly scholarships and a lasting endowment to finance competitive playing field for scholarships and grants. the future. In March, Congress delivered somber news. The Pell This campaign has occurred largely behind the scenes. Grant, the backbone of financial aid to the country’s Until now. most needy students—30 percent of Columbia College undergraduates receive Pell Grants—was subject to “When I got here in 2005, there was a feasibility study a decrease in overall funding levels thanks to deficit- that opened a lot of eyes,” says Eric V. A. Winston, cutting measures in Washington. Ph.D., vice president for Institutional Advancement. The study, Winston says, reported that Columbia had One month later, in April, congressional Republicans “some of the rudiments” to raise money for the school and Democrats reached a compromise. The amount of but weak or nonexistent connections to the key groups money for each student in the Pell Grant would remain that make meaningful college giving happen: the the same—at $5,550—but Congress would do away involvement of the local and national philanthropic with Pell Grants for summer semesters. The currently community, corporate and government funders, and proposed GOP budget reduces the maximum award for most notably, Columbia’s own alumni. the Pell Grant to $3,040, which would be the lowest it has been since 1998. “We were told we couldn’t raise $5 million, much less $100 million,” Winston says. Despite $789 billion pumped into the economy in two years by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Winston credits Columbia President Warrick L. Carter Act, a comparatively scarce amount has been invested and Board of Trustees Chairman Allen M. Turner with in education. unprecedented success in meeting that challenge: $60 million has already been pledged or delivered toward Meanwhile, individual states are slashing their own the $100 million target goal announced in fall 2010. scholarship programs while charities and foundations struggling to rebuild their own endowments have cut Yet the bigger accomplishment is the creation of a back on private scholarships and other forms of fundraising apparatus that not only acknowledges college aid. Columbia’s unique culture but celebrates it, as that culture has made the school the largest private arts As a result, the colleges themselves, which distribute and media college in the nation. an estimated $26 billion of their revenues as scholarships, are unlikely to be able to close the gaps. “We are changing the culture and climate of philanthropy in a way that fits Columbia and what The time has come to do more, according to Allen M. is truly different and unique about the college,” Turner, chairman of the Board of Trustees. says Winston. ( Continued on Page 13) DEMO11

“This is our first major campaign, so we’re charting Columbia’s Fundraising Priorities unknown territory,” Turner says. “But people are interested in our college, and they want to support it.” Over the past decade, Columbia College Chicago has experienced the greatest period of growth in its 121-year history. In addition, the college now faces Columbia board trustee Paul Knapp agrees: “The city more competition than ever before. These challenges require a comprehensive and the students see the growth we’ve been able to campaign to assert Columbia’s reputation as an innovative leader in visual, attain, and we have a growing group of alumni who performance, media and communication arts education fields. want to be involved.” Phase 1 of the campaign was completed on August 31, 2010, with $50 Progress million raised. The campaign swung into its public phase with the grand Phase 1 Accomplishments opening last October of Columbia’s state-of-the-art Media Production Center, the first new-construction building in ŠŠ Exceeded $20 million goal ŠŠ Built and opened the Media the college’s history (see page 22). ŠŠ Increased board support and Production Center acquired multiyear campaign ŠŠ Began a grassroots alumni, The $100 million campaign has these primary targets: pledges faculty and staff giving effort ŠŠ Maximized both state and ŠŠ Increased individual (friends/ » Current-Need Scholarships: Columbia’s many federal government support parents) gifts to the college schoolwide and departmental scholarship programs ŠŠ Increased Columbia’s visibility ŠŠ Tripled growth in the President’s have always been competitive sources of stopgap ŠŠ Created national visibility Club to 300+ members funding for undergraduate and graduate students. But through CAAN alumni chapters Columbia College President Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D., says scholarship support is the most critical need area for Columbia’s fundraising efforts. “Our students need Phase 2 started on October 2, 2010, with a public announcement about the financial support,” Carter says. “Our number-one priority $100 million comprehensive campaign, noting that $50 million was raised is to get money into students’ hands now.” The current during Phase 1. Phase 2 will raise another $50 million. scholarship-funding goal is $20 million over the next three years.

» Program Support: Columbia offers more than 120 Phase 2 Fundraising Priorities General Support academic majors or programs, making it the most Includes Operating comprehensive source of academic study among arts and Capital ($15 and media colleges nationwide. Such dollars go toward 5 Million) attracting top-level faculty and developing curricula to ProgramS 15 Scholarships match, but also toward facilities and equipment costs ($5 Million) ($20 Million; see associated with those improvements. 10 chart below) Endowment • Endowed Chairs $ » Endowment: Columbia’s endowment—valued at • Endowed Professorships Million more than $110 million as of April 30—is considered • Named/Endowed Funds small by private university standards—for a sense of scale, ($10 Million) look to Harvard University’s $27.6 billion. Campaign team members are on the lookout for major donors who can 20 direct sizable donations to Columbia’s endowment that will support scholarships, programs, facilities and dozens of other critical institutional functions. Phase 2 Breakdown of $20 Million » General Support: This area includes necessary Scholarship Initiative operating and capital projects. Some funds will go President’s Club Scholarship toward refurbishing campus spaces, such as galleries Endowment: $1.5 Million and classrooms. Other Scholarships: $1.5 Million (current and future named scholarships) The potential market of alumni donors is huge—more $2 Million than 90,000 alumni, the largest arts and media college Scholarship Columbia: group in the nation—but local and national charities, Media Production Center & Other foundations, corporations and other supporters are Campus Naming Opportunities: $15 Million (50% endowed and 50% current use) needed to make Columbia’s fundraising goals a reality.

( Continued on the next Page) DEMO13 “For every graduate who can buy a $185 ticket to Lollapalooza, we have a potential donor.”

“As we have increased the institution’s visibility » The Alexandroff Legacy Society: Named for of how wide the alumni support is for the school. amongst those in the philanthropic community, Mirron “Mike” Alexandroff, Columbia’s president Those donations may not be large, but evidence we’re beginning to see support in that area,” from 1962 to 1992, this initiative targets donors of a wide variety of donors is so important in the says Carter. “And it clearly has to do with the willing to include Columbia in their estate world of college philanthropy.” quality of what we’re doing, and philanthropists’ planning activities. interest in supporting quality undertakings.” Diversifying donors is the idea behind » Naming Opportunities: Putting the name Columbia’s new Manifest Club program. “We are trying very hard to engage all of of an individual or organization on a building, Chicago—its citizens, corporations—in the classroom or other campus space has long Similar to an annual donation to public radio or philanthropic community,” says Turner. been a staple of university funding, but Columbia television, Columbia is targeting new graduates “Dr. Carter and I have made visits to major is ramping up that process as it expands its with an offer to give at least $10 a month foundations and corporations, they know we are footprint in the South Loop and beyond. through a payroll deduction or automatic here, and we expect a really good response as payment made directly to the college. we move forward.” » Parental Giving: Although parents of Columbia students can get involved in any of “Think about it. We all waste more money than Adds Kim Clement, assistant vice president and the above programs or designate special gifts that,” Winston says. director of campaign initiatives, “This effort is on their own, Winston points out that parents “For those who are recently out with young intended to put Columbia College Chicago on the have become a particularly strong segment of families and new careers, I understand their philanthropic map with other major institutions Columbia’s giving picture. “We’ve determined problem,” Winston says. “But what I say is in the city.” that up to 20 percent of our parent population is that if you’ve ever helped the Red Cross or any in a position to provide significant support to the community organization, then you need to be in Carter and Winston believe Columbia’s giving college, and we’re getting a wonderful response the business of helping your alma mater in culture is now ready to move from the top down. from them,” Winston says. The college’s Board of Trustees, reconstituted the way that your co-workers are helping their over the last decade, not only includes working alma maters.” board members but those willing to make a Getting Alumni on Board The fact that Columbia is now widely asking greater financial commitment to the institution. Arts and media colleges typically have for financial support has begun to make a reputations for poor fundraising for one key difference. “Last year was our very best year in Creative funding opportunities are also on the reason: Graduates typically don’t make a lot terms of alumni giving: more than three-quarters drawing board. In addition to long-standing of money. opportunities for endowing department of a million dollars,” says Carter, compared to chairmanships and other directed gifts, But Winston says that reputation, at least the $45,000 total alumni gave during his first Columbia is putting new emphasis on the at Columbia, might be more myth than fact. year at the college a decade ago. following programs: To prove it, his team is working to build “That’s a huge step, but we’ve got a long way to alumni giving habits as early as possible go because we’ve got 90,000 alums out there, » The Chairman’s Circle: Aimed at donors after graduation. providing $5,000 or more annually, this giving and that means we’ve got to touch those other category offers special activities and private “I’d like to change the notion that we have alums,” Carter says. receptions to participants who can also take graduates who can’t give. I like to say that for Winston, who also spends a significant amount part in programs and classroom activities with every graduate who can buy a $185 ticket of time on the road meeting potential donors, Columbia faculty and students. to Lollapalooza, we have a potential donor,” says he learned one important lesson in his Winston says. » The President’s Club: Targeting donors early days at Columbia: “I have spoken to alums providing $1,000 or more annually, this giving “We’re not asking them to give us large sums who made this very clear: I was the first person category not only gives high-priority name at the start, but to give something, because who walked through their door asking for their exposure but special invitations to events where that really makes a huge difference is in contribution. And their first question to me was, throughout the school year. our alumni participation rate,” he says. “Major ‘When were you going to ask?’” donors want to see that statistic to get an idea ( Continued on Page 16)

DEMO14 Faculty, staff, students and alumni Grassroots Giving step up to support scholarships rederking hotos: Bill F P

The "Columbia's Got Talent" show brought out the best in staff and faculty, including Tim McCaskey, Peter Carpenter and Michele Williams.

Columbia’s hands-on, minds-on approach is a to Columbia students to date, bringing the total Scholarship Columbia. The sales garnered longstanding educational philosophy. Lately, amount raised by the initiative to $165,000. $700 for scholarships. it’s also driving a growing culture of creative A faculty and staff loft party in April 2010 “If you start now with an attitude and energy philanthropy. Faculty, staff, students and alumni featured an auction of work by faculty and of giving back to the school, when you are all engaging in efforts to raise awareness staff artists as well as food, entertainment graduate, you’ll continue doing it,” says senior of—and funds for—student scholarships. and advertising—all of which was donated photography student and SAA Vice President This groundswell of support began in 2009, internally. The event won the 2010 Silver Award Stephanie Tanner. when Wayne Tukes, an advisor with Columbia’s for Best Event on a Shoestring from the Council To ensure that all sale proceeds went directly College Advising Center, saw an increase in of Advancement and Support of Education to fellow students, the group reached out to student need during the economic downturn District V. The “Columbia’s Got Talent” show in alumni to donate the goods they sold. Marty and wanted to create a way for the college December, coordinated by Dance/Movement Kane (B.A. ’06) answered the call. community to help. Therapy Chair Susan Imus, had virtually no operating costs, so each event had a strong “Everybody needs a little help sometimes,” Over the past two years, the Faculty & Staff fundraising impact. Another benefit, called says Kane. “It feels good to be helping Scholarship Initiative Committee, spearheaded “The Back to Ghoul Bash,” is slated for October. somebody else achieve an education here that by School of Media Arts Assistant Dean Pattie I was so fortunate to receive.” Mackenzie, has raised nearly $70,000 for Mackenzie says the largest contributions by student scholarships through grassroots far are from small, elective payroll deductions Realtor Jane Bishop Lillegard (B.A. ’85) also efforts ranging from fliers and letters to viral made by Columbia employees. “Faculty and contributed funds, noting that staying involved videos and special events. staff have been so giving,” she says. with Columbia keeps her connected to the arts and is a great opportunity to network. The Faculty & Staff Scholarship Initiative This generosity and community spirit models is enhanced by Scholarship Columbia, a charitable giving for a group that might seem to As the college continues to seek major gifts challenge grant bolstered by a $1 million be unlikely donors: students themselves. from donors, these seemingly small-but-mighty match by the college that doubles every gestures make a big impact on the entire Over the past year, the Student Alumni Alliance dollar donated by faculty and staff and triples Columbia community. “It takes a village,” (SAA), an organization that connects students donations from alumni. This effort has made an says Mackenzie. “And we have a great one.” with Columbia alumni, held two healthful food additional $95,000 in matching funds available sales in campus lobbies to raise money for —Audrey Michelle Mast (B.A. ’00)

DEMO15 The most important message to Columbia Columbia is also reaching out more aggressively Marlon West (B.A. ’85), an animation supervisor alumni in 2011 is how much students need their to notable alumni who are leaders in their field. for Walt Disney Studios, got his first exposure to help. Campaign leaders say today’s students animation at Columbia. are experiencing greater financial pressure than Michael Goi (B.A. ’80), an Emmy Award-winning previous generations. cinematographer for the television series My “The Columbia experience is singular, and we Name is Earl, considers his financial support all owe a big debt for the training we got there,” “We are telling our alums that it’s significantly crucial for future generations of Columbia says West, who has worked on many noteworthy more difficult for kids to stay in school and graduates. He says the Columbia training films, includingThe Lion King, Pocahontas, Tarzan graduate than when they were in school,” experience is like no other. and Chicken Little. “I made friends there that are Winston says. colleagues to this day.” “Columbia offered an immediate hands-on Joan Hammel (B.A. ’86), a member of method of teaching filmmaking that encouraged Winston says all the vital fundraising pieces Columbia’s Board of Trustees and head of experimentation and making mistakes early to are coming together despite one of the worst the Chicago chapter of the Columbia Alumni remove the fear of taking chances,” Goi says. economic downturns in the country’s history. Association & Network (CAAN), believes that “I shot over 100 student films while I was a alumni donations have increased exponentially student at Columbia, and I messed up most of “Those consultants we talked to six years ago over the last year because of more “meaningful them, but I never made those same mistakes who said we couldn’t do this? Well, they were and personal” outreach. when I started working professionally.” telling us the truth and at that time, they were right,” says Winston. “But we’ve started to prove “We’re giving alumni a place to network more Goi says giving is important for one reason: them wrong. We’ve produced the change that aggressively for employment, to display portfolio “Inspiring and encouraging the next generation of was absolutely needed.” work, and to build better relationships in general filmmakers is not only the most important thing between fellow alumni and the school,” Hammel we can do for our craft, it’s vital to the growth of For more information on the Campaign for says. “We’re offering alumni better value for their our art. Ultimately, the best legacy to leave is the Columbia College Chicago, visit colum.edu/giving involvement than we ever have” (see page 36). means by which your craft may endure.” or call 312.369.7287.

Scholarship Honors a Life of Passions

Pieter Ombregt was a gifted scholarship] to go to people who photography student at Columbia carry his spirit in their work.” College Chicago when he died She says that Pieter would approve from injuries sustained in a bicycle of supporting students who racing accident in 2007. practice any style of photography. “Pieter was a friend to so, so many He didn’t believe there was only people,” says Anne-Marie Ombregt, one way to approach the art. his aunt, who lived in the same Ombregt and her tight-knit apartment building as Pieter, a extended family plan to enhance Belgium native, and his fiancée, the fund with one large-scale Jennifer Kowalewski, also then a fundraiser every other year. In photography student at Columbia. 2010, her husband, Karel Cool, Days after Pieter’s death at age ran the Paris Marathon, raising 27, Ombregt made a generous gift $10,000 in sponsorships—money to establish the Pieter Ombregt that went to the scholarship fund. Scholarship Fund, which goes Remembering Pieter today, to advanced undergraduate Ombregt says, “is still very hard.” photography majors at Columbia. But she’s proud of the scholarship,

of its recipients, and of the family A scholarship was a natural way to and friends who support it. honor Pieter’s passion-filled life, Ombregt says. “He did everything— For more information on bicycling, photography, his scholarships, go to colum.edu/ studies—100 percent,” Ombregt scholarships. says. “And he was still growing, — Liz Harmon Miller Artwork by Pieter Ombregt, Sun Times, 2005, Lambda print still searching. I wish for [the

DEMO16 Columbia College Chicago relies on the help of volunteer committees that help set direction and goals related to college operations and the campaign. Here are a few.

Institutional President’s Club Advancement Committee Executive Council A special committee of the Board The purpose of the President’s of Trustees, the Institutional Club Executive Council is to Advancement Committee assist, advise and advocate on serves as a governing body that behalf of the President’s Club advocates for and supports of Columbia College. This core the core mission of the Office group strategizes on the types of Institutional Advancement of initiatives, opportunities and at Columbia College Chicago. events that may engage existing Member leadership and expertise and potential President’s Club help shape the priorities, donors. goals and strategies for the Chair: Marcia Lazar (M.F.A. ’03), advancement of the college. Asset Recoveries Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D., International, Ltd. President, Columbia Dara Belic, College Chicago Recycle the Raindrops Paul Knapp, Chair J. Gorman Cook, Madeleine Burrell William Blair and Co. Lester Coney Lloyd Fry, The Chicago Susan V. Downing Community Trust John Gehron Nena Ivon, Independent Lecturer Ralph Gidwitz and Event Producer Pam Kendall Rijos James Kinoshita, Richard Kiphart JPMorgan, Private Wealth Marcia Lazar Management Averill Leviton Jean Kralka, Smith Barney Howard Mendelsohn Justin Kulovsek (B.A. ’04), Asha Spencer, Esq. The Nielsen Company Ellen Stone Belic Michael Perlow, Allen M. Turner Westwood Management Corp. D. Elizabeth Price

Elaine Cohen Rubin, Corporate Partners Live Marketing Advisory Council Roberta Rubin, Corporate Partner Advisory The Book Stall at Council invites corporate and Chestnut Court industry leaders to be advocates for Columbia College Chicago Phil Tadros (’02), Doejo through promotion of the college’s Tom Trainor, mission and outreach to diverse PGI Marketing constituents outside & Communications of Columbia’s campus. Jerald Ziegler, John Harris, a5 Bradley Associates Kim Theiss, ABC Seth Unger, Gensler Kelly Wilson, Motorola Mike Cassidy, Sheraton Hotel & Tower Sarita Connelly, Harris Bank Robin Hammond, The Second City

DEMO17 Seizing the

Columbia’s fundraisingMoment campaign will transform the college by making its education more accessible to more students through scholarships, bolstering the facilities and programs that make a Columbia education special, and creating a foundation for future growth.

By Ann C. Logue / Photography by tim klein

hat would you do with $100 million? The campaign has the potential to transform It’s a question faced by very few Columbia by making its education more accessible Wpeople, and those who have faced it are likely in their to a diverse population of talented students, position because of sheer luck. (Hitting the jackpot, supporting the facilities and programs that make anyone?) However, Columbia College Chicago a Columbia education possible, and creating a leaders have a lot more on their minds than sheer foundation for future growth. indulgences when it comes to that amount of money.

Over the past decade, Columbia has been building Support for Students the resources, support and strategic vision to launch The main focus of the fundraising campaign is an unprecedented $100 million campaign that will scholarship funds. “We need to support students support the school’s ongoing development. Most who want to follow in the footsteps of our alums,” significantly, funding for students will come through says Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D., president of Columbia grants, scholarships and a lasting endowment to College Chicago. “Our number-one priority is to build fund the future. More than $60 million has been scholarships, to get money into students’ hands raised already in a campaign aimed at alumni, arts right now.” philanthropists and residents of Chicago. Scholarships help Columbia attract and retain The Campaign for Columbia College Chicago—called creative, motivated students regardless of their “This is Columbia’s Moment”—has several pieces ability to pay, allowing them to focus on their to it. The largest component is current support for academic specialties. After all, talent and money students through scholarship funds, followed by don’t always come together. Columbia already offers current support for the projects and facilities that assistance to students through named scholarships push student creativity. Some donors will contribute aimed at students in specific situations and funds to the endowment to support the long-term through Scholarship Columbia, the campuswide work of the college. scholarship program. ( Continued on Page 21)

DEMO18 Student Spotlight: Ashley-Lauren Elrod Theatre Acting Major

Why did you choose Columbia for college? I came here on a tour with my father, and I learned that Columbia had one of the best theatre programs in the country, which was very appealing to me, along with the dance therapy program. My greatest dream is definitely to be a performer. You received a scholarship through Scholarship Columbia. What does that scholarship mean to you? My parents have not had an easy time sending me and my brother to private colleges, so this scholarship has been a blessing to help me finish off my last year strong. If it weren’t for this scholarship, I would not be in school. Thanks so much, scholarship committee! What was the most exciting experience for you this year? Being able to play Mrs. Muller in the play Doubt, an advanced directing project for the theatre department. It was the most amazing feeling being able to get inside the character’s head and fully embody who she was, and, in the end, making people feel something. I worked with a beautiful cast, crew and director, and we all became such good friends. That’s the best part of a show: becoming one with the people around you, and, even when it’s all over, the bonds never end. What do you think you’ve learned at Columbia that you might not have learned at another college? I’ve learned to take risks. The acting program and my friends have helped me to learn to jump at something with my whole heart and just take it. I have always been a go-getter, but coming here has made me a constant life-hungry individual ready to take on my path.

For more of the story, go to colum.edu/annualreport DEMO19 Student Spotlight: Marco Scola Broadcast Journalism Major

Why did you choose Columbia for college? I really got a sense of what Columbia’s work environment would be like—that these were both driven teachers and individuals who were go-getters. If you want to be the best in your industry, you have to learn from and work with the best. I want to be a play-by-play broadcaster for sports, and Columbia College was the only college in the country that allowed me to call games on the air as a freshman. That opportunity, and working at WCRX, has led me to internships. I couldn’t be happier. You received two scholarships to attend Columbia. What do those scholarships mean to you? Receiving the scholarships has helped me and my family tremendously. I’m truly grateful. I probably could not have come here if I hadn’t had that opportunity. What do you think you’ve learned at Columbia that you might not have learned at another college? Everything I’ve learned in the journalism and radio departments, I feel I’ve gotten from the best of the best in those fields. I don’t think I could’ve gotten that from any other school. Every one of my teachers was or is a practicing member of their craft. That’s something, I believe, that only Columbia can say. What has been the most rewarding experience for you at Columbia? Being able to do all of the stuff I dreamt about doing: being on air at WCRX, calling the UIC Flames basketball season on WCRX, and working and learning from some great people. When you envision the college’s future, what comes to mind? It’s only going to get better, and that’s what’s scary. What will tomorrow’s Columbia students be like? What will they want to achieve? The sky is the limit!

DEMO20 For more of the story, go to colum.edu/annualreport Among the variety are: musical theatre students to defray the cost of The money matters right now. Bill Coon, a tuition and fees as they near completion of their marketing communication and radio major » Robert Enrietto Jr. Scholarship, which undergraduate degrees from Lake Zurich, Ill., scheduled to graduate supports students participating in the Semester in December 2011, is a recipient of the Hillary in L.A. Film & Video program and established » Hillary Kalish Scholarship, designed to Kalish Scholarship. “I had to leave school for a to honor the founder and former director of the help students who have both a medical and a semester because I was diagnosed with end- program, who graduated from Columbia in 1967 financial challenge stage heart and kidney disease. I was in the hospital for 70 days,” he says. “Obviously, » Michael Fryzlewicz Scholarship, which was » Al Parker Excellence in Radio Scholarship, 70 days in the hospital costs a lot of money.” established to assist with defraying tuition and awarded to one outstanding radio major each Even though he had health insurance, the out-of- fee expenses for incoming freshmen, transfer year based on achievement in the department pocket and incidental expenses were enormous and continuing students who elect to major in and potential for future creative development and caused a financial hardship for his family. American Sign Language-English Interpretation » Scholarship Columbia, for students “I didn’t know that I would be able to go back to » Georgia B. Fogelson Scholarship, which throughout Columbia, supported by donors and college,” he says. provides up to $5,000 per year to Chicago the Board of Trustees. The college has agreed to Thanks to the Kalish scholarship and other Public School graduates demonstrating match donations to Scholarship Columbia one financial aid programs, Coon is back on academic achievement and financial need to one for gifts up to $25,000 (two to one for campus. The funds meant that he could focus alumni), up to a total match of $1 million. That on his recovery instead of trying to take on a » Betty Garrett Musical Theatre Scholarship, generous commitment multiplies the value of job. He didn’t waste that time, either: which was established for outstanding full- contributions to this major program. time freshman, sophomore, junior and senior ( Continued on The Next Page)

Student need by the numbers columbia support through the years

$20 million Columbia College has increased $15 student support from $3.3 million to $21 million in the $10 last eight years.

$5 71% of Columbia College 25% of Columbia College Chicago Chicago students demonstrate students report annual family the need for financial aid. incomes of less than $36,000. 2004 2012

Student enrollment by the numbers

FINANCIAL AID $250 million FACT & FIGURE by the numbers $36,271 was the average debt load $200 facing graduates Student Financial Need in 2010. $228 million in student financial need in 2010. $150 Student Aid $193 million in student aid to $100 meet financial need in 2010.

In fall 2010, Columbia College The 2010 fall-to-spring Student Loans $50 Chicago welcomed 2,252 retention rate of the students $142 million of student aid Student came in the form of student Financial Student Student incoming freshmen and awarded who were awarded institutional Need Aid Loans institutional scholarships to 981 scholarships was 91%. loans in 2010. freshmen.

DEMO21 . ’97) A

He wrote journals during his illness and

Media (B. eynolds self-published them as Swim: A Memoir of Survival. “In an artistic sense, the Production scholarship helped me on another level,” rew R hoto: D rew

P he says, because having time for recovery Center: gave him the energy to work on his book. Jessica Valerio, an arts, entertainment One Year and media management major from Malvern, Mass., who graduated in May, Later attended Columbia College Chicago with the help of Scholarship Columbia. “It came at a particularly difficult time for my family, with the unemployment of my parents,” she says.

Columbia College Chicago’s Media Bros. Pictures, donated as a way to thank In addition to pursuing her academic Production Center (MPC) isn’t just another Columbia and the professors who “broadened degree, Valerio interned with the classroom. Opened in January 2010, his knowledge.” Through the MPC, he says, Museum of Contemporary Art and the first new-construction building in the students “can really up their production values participated in the Exhibition/Gallery college’s 121-year history is a state-of-the- while working on their projects.” Practicum, serving as part of a team art learning environment outfitted with two that created an exhibit at Columbia’s “Students studying in different disciplines film production soundstages, a motion- Hokin Gallery. Valerio also served as such as directing, cinematography, capture studio, digital labs, animating student government president for two production design and audio can now suites, a fabrication shop and classrooms. years and as student representative to learn and develop their production skills Designed by award-winning architect the Board of Trustees. An area of focus together,” Sheridan says. “Now our Jeanne Gang, the 35,500-square-foot MPC for her is student affordability, and the students learn in a hands-on way how to is considered a masterpiece of form and student government worked with both work with design to enhance their particular function, providing film and video students the administration and the Chicago skill set.” with real-world, hands-on experience. community on cost issues. Last year, Valerio and other students organized “The curriculum underwent an innovative Chris Stockbridge, an interactive arts and letter-writing campaigns and lobbied the change in anticipation of the MPC,” says media major, agrees. “The new space has Illinois state legislature in support of the Doreen Bartoni, dean of the School of broadened the amount of industry-level Illinois Monetary Assistance Program Media Arts, crediting the work of Film & knowledge available to us. The facility (MAP) grants that many state residents Video department chair, Bruce Sheridan. itself is larger than most professional-level use to help defray the costs of higher “Bruce envisioned the MPC as a laboratory studios,” he says. “Not many schools give education. “With all those efforts, tuition in which students viewed what was their students this level of technology.” is still a problem,” Valerio says. “We need happening on a sound stage in much Indeed, the MPC is already a point of help from all angles.” the same way medical education allows destination for national and international doctors to view surgeries. We achieved this visitors who marvel at its ability to be Because these scholarship funds are so by connecting our classrooms to cameras, educational and functional. It has even important to students, Columbia College so students can view in real time not only attracted elementary and high school Chicago has created a recognition what is happening on the set but also what students eager to get an inside look of program, the Circle of Contributors, to the camera is filming. It is a radical 21st- what it means to be a filmmaker. “Many honor those who give $10,000 or more. century approach to film education, which kids know about movies, but it’s not easy deeply enriches our students’ experience.” to find out how you learn to be a Giving to current programs filmmaker,” says Sheridan. The facility, which cost $21 million, was Visitors to Columbia are often surprised made possible thanks to donors who believe Thanks to the Media Production Center at by how much the college has grown into in Columbia’s ability to shape the next Columbia College Chicago, that’s all changing. a visible presence throughout the South generation of filmmakers. Paul Broucek Loop. As the college has expanded, it has (B.A. ’74), president of music at Warner —Rea Frey (B.A. ’04) developed some amazing facilities that

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DEMO22 Student Spotlight: Carrie Jones ASL-English Interpretation Major

Why did you choose Columbia for college? In high school, I went to a Chris Brown concert, and I saw an interpreter on stage with him—that was my first time ever seeing an interpreter. The next morning, I went to the career center and was looking up schools that had interpreting majors—Columbia was one of those schools. I loved the urban location and focus on creativity.

You’ve received some scholarships through Columbia. What do these mean to you? I’ve actually received three scholarships that have helped to make my dream a reality. If it weren’t for the amazing donors, I would be at home in St. Louis being a statistic. My mom was the first person in my family to graduate from college, and I will be the second. That means more to me than anything I could ever acquire later in life. I feel that, by having this support, now it’s my job to make the generosity go further.

What have been some of your favorite moments at Columbia? I’ve been in several big fashion shows, interpreted for a famous poet, performed in several plays, and background danced for a local artist. I’ve accomplished more in three years than many people have done in a lifetime. I’m living my dream before my life really begins.

For more of the story, go to colum.edu/annualreport DEMO23 The campaign is raising funds for capital projects. The Averill and Bernard Leviton A+D Gallery at 619 S. Wabash Ave., which showcases student and professional works, needs to be refurbished. Columbia acquired the Johnson Publishing Company building at 820 S. Michigan Ave., historic home of Ebony and Jet magazines, in 2010. The building will Photos: Latrice Dixon house the college’s ever-expanding library. Photos: Latrice Dixon

support students, faculty and the arts in general. Another area of interest to many donors is the Dance Center and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble Part of responsible expansion is ensuring that Media Production Center, Columbia’s first new as well as special events and receptions. The there are funds in place to keep the Klieg lights building, designed specifically for the work to goal is to create an audience for the amazing on, another priority for the Columbia campaign. be done in it (see page 22). The architecture work on campus and to generate enthusiasm captures the energy of the campus, and the among arts patrons so that they will support Some of the funds will go to smaller spaces studios and workspaces allow students to learn Columbia the way that they support other local that display student and faculty work and that the fundamentals of production and to create arts organizations. are integrated into class projects. For example, their own media works. the A+D Gallery, used for exhibits showing the Bill Coon loves his Columbia College Chicago process of creation of art and design, needs to experience, made possible by the generosity of be refurbished. Building for the future its donors. “There are no limits to the creativity. As great as the need is for funds to support Everyone is totally accepted, which allows Other facilities in need of funding are landmarks. the current Columbia student body, this is also everyone to do what they want,” he says. In November, Columbia College Chicago Columbia’s moment to build for the future. The acquired the Johnson Publishing building, endowment—valued at more than $110 million The Campaign for Columbia College Chicago historic home of Ebony and Jet magazines. The at press time—generates investment income is about honoring the past of the institution by building has room for the college library, which that adds a little stability to the budget, helping raising funds for both the present and the future. has outgrown its current home in the 624 S. to ensure that Columbia continues to create “This is Columbia College’s moment,” says Michigan Ave. building; because it is near the change for another century. center of the campus, students will have easy President Carter. “It’s taken us a while to get to access to the materials. Along with that tangible And, part of securing the future involves this moment, but it clearly is our moment. Fifteen benefit, the building acquisition honors the role cultivating a base of donors, no matter what years ago, people would say, ‘Columbia who? of John H. and Eunice Johnson in American aspect of the fundraising campaign they choose Columbia what?’ That no longer happens in this culture. The pair created a place for writers, to support. After all, Columbia College Chicago city, or really any place else. People know who we editors and photographers to showcase the has a lot of graduates and friends who may not are, and these communities here in Chicago are best of African-American life, and they started a be in a position to make a significant donation rallying around us as we have this campaign.” revolution when they agreed to print the photos today—but they could be some day. For more information on Campaign for Columbia of Emmett Till’s beaten body in 1955. The College Chicago, visit colum.edu/giving or call Johnson Legacy Project will include funds for the One program to help find new sources of 312.369.7287. library, preservation of the building and its iconic support is Passport to Columbia, which gives signs, and a scholarship honoring the Johnsons. members discounts to performances at the

DEMO24 San Bruno Fire documents the aftermath of a PG&E gas pipeline explosion that occurred just south of San Francisco in 2010. Oil on canvas.

“I had intentions of painting while I was there “I was really happy with the fine-arts classes I John Paul the first time, but there were just too many took at Columbia,” Marcelo says. “Without people that needed immediate help,” Marcelo those classes, I definitely wouldn’t be where I Marcelo (B.A. ’99) says. “On my last day there, I went to the Lower am today.” 9th Ward and saw such incredible devastation. Marcelo resides near San Francisco, Calif., John Paul Marcelo uses his art to document It was at that moment that I decided I had to where he finds the climate more compassionate significant world issues. By doing so, he hopes return strictly to paint.” to plein air (“open air” in French) painting, which to help others in need. Marcelo has also donated his time as a focuses on outdoor scenery. “I have become dedicated to documenting firedancer with Dreamtime Circus in India, “Although my winter snow scenes in Chicago through painting and sharing my visions to inspiring others to volunteer for Dreamtime’s are some of my favorite subject matter, the educate and hopefully activate others,” Marcelo second tour in Peru. During his free time in more favorable weather of California has really says. “I’d like to think my art is a call to action.” India, he painted scenes from Bhopal, the 1984 industrial disaster whose effects continue to attracted me,” Marcelo says. In September 2005, two weeks after Hurricane haunt the country. California won’t be Marcelo’s home for long, as Katrina devastated New Orleans, Marcelo he plans to continue his work while traveling. traveled there as a volunteer with The Common “I want to document the really incredible things that are happening … whether [they are] natural Ground Collective, a group of about 50 people, “I want to connect and travel more to places disasters or man-made disasters,” Marcelo says. that helped clean churches and houses and where there are social and environmental provide locations for medical assistance and Marcelo earned a bachelor’s degree in design concerns,” Marcelo says. “I want to be able necessities such as food and clothes. It inspired from Columbia in 1999. But it was a landscape- to be on a plane days after a disaster, ready Marcelo to return as an artist and create work focused fine-arts course that helped him to document.” ( Continued on The Next Page) conveying the area’s annihilation. discover that his passion—both artistically and geographically—lay elsewhere. —Becca James (B.A. ’11)

DEMO25 In September 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Marcelo traveled to New Orleans, first to volunteer as a relief worker, and later, to capture the devastation of the area. Top left: House on Car #2, Lower 9th Ward. Oil on wood. Top right: School Bus vs. Freight Barge, Lower 9th Ward. Oil on wood. Bottom: Wrecked House on the Street. Oil on wood.

DEMO26 Marcelo attends the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. Top: Burning Man 2003. Oil on masonite. “My first year out there.” Bottom: Priscilla on the Playa. Oil on wood. The bus belonged to Marcelo’s environmental activist friends from Oregon who were attending Burning Man in 2005. “A couple weeks later,” Marcelo says, “we drove down to New Orleans with volunteers and supplies. Those friends are some of the biggest influences in my life.”

Above: Bliss depicts the 40-foot steel sculpture Bliss Dance by Marco Cochrane that was displayed at Burning Man 2010. Oil on wood.

DEMO27 Photo: Anthony Chiappetta (B.A. ’95) DEMO28 “I just loved the vibe. It left a big impression on me...... you get a sense of confidence from being at Columbia.”

Paul Broucek (B.A. ’74)

Paul Broucek, president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures, “It’s exciting to me. It’s every bit as vibrant as the area around NYU graduated from Columbia College in 1974 with a focus on in Manhattan.” creative writing and music. Reconnecting with Columbia forged the groundwork for Broucek’s His film-school education came a few years later, though, while significant contribution to the construction of the school’s Media working with one of Hollywood’s best sound designers for 10 Production Center, which opened in 2010 and is the first new- months on the groundbreaking movie Apocalypse Now. construction building in the college’s history (see page 22).

Since then, he has gone on to produce the music for films such “I love the fact that students have available to them a very state- as The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Austin Powers. And he of-the-art operation,” he says. “They can really up their production credits his experiences at Columbia with building the foundation values while working on their projects. It’s deceptively simple in for that success. design, and that’s on purpose. Like a good production facility, it can become so many things so quickly. It’s a really exciting place.” “Columbia was by far my best educational experience of anything I’ve done,” Broucek says. “I just loved the vibe. It left a big Before becoming president of music for Warner Bros. Pictures impression on me in terms of expressing yourself, getting your in 2009, Broucek spent 12 years working on music for New Line ideas down on paper. You get a sense of confidence from being at Cinema, including four years as president of the music division. Columbia.” He served as executive music producer on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. A few years ago, Broucek got a call from Andy Hill, who was starting an M.F.A. program in Music Composition for the Screen at “The big story in my career is and will beLord of the Rings,” he Columbia. Hill encouraged Broucek to come back to Chicago for says. “That was a tremendous experience, exhausting and all guest lectures and workshops. encompassing. It’s the biggest and probably most expensive music project in the history of cinema because of what we did and how “I was amazed by the South Loop,” says Broucek, who was born we did it.” and raised in Oak Park but left for California soon after graduating. —Heather Lalley

DEMO29 “At Columbia I learned how to learn, how to be adaptable and persevere. I learned how to think, really.”

Jay W. Boersma (B.A. ’74) and Deborah Holdstein, Ph.D.

Since Deborah Holdstein, Ph.D., arrived at Columbia College produced his art, crafting work shaped by his worldview. Today he’s Chicago in 2007, the institution has become more and more of back in Chicago, serving as creative director for Playboy.com. a family affair. She’s the dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). Her son, David Gilman, is a Columbia music “Jay’s an outstanding photographer with work in the Art Institute of student and bass player focusing on instrumental performance. Chicago,” Holdstein says. “And yet he’s also widely read. He loves And in December 2009, Holdstein honored her husband, Jay Mark Twain. He likes poetry. He knows literature.” Boersma, a Columbia alumnus, with a scholarship in his name. As a student working toward a photography degree in the mid- The Jay W. Boersma Scholarship, open to all LAS majors, 1970s, Boersma was also a printmaker, a ceramicist and a double majors (with at least one being an LAS major) and LAS fiction writer in training. “There isn’t anything that’s unrelated to interdisciplinary majors, will award up to $5,000 to worthy juniors everything else,” he says. “I think that knowing about architecture and seniors. Students will have maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade and poetry and knowing about what’s going on in the world makes point average, completed an essay as part of the application, and you a better artist regardless of what your medium is. That’s why, qualified for federal aid. as a student, you shouldn’t narrow your focus, because college is an opportunity to really test the waters in a bunch of different For Holdstein, the scholarship was not only an opportunity to pay areas.” tribute to her husband in name, but also for his chosen path. “I want to help students who represent what Jay represents in terms Holdstein says the scholarship, which will be awarded to students of the ideal Columbia student,” she says. once it matures financially, has allowed her family to take a leading role in the school’s most ambitious development drive to date. This Boersma, who graduated in 1974 with a degree in fine art is Columbia’s Moment: Campaign for Columbia College Chicago photography, has described the Columbia College of his day as an is a $100 million effort for student scholarships, programs, “unruly, unaccredited and very exciting alternative to traditional operations and special projects. “If we’re asking our faculty and university study.” He says, “At Columbia I learned how to learn, how staff to contribute to Columbia College during these difficult to be adaptable and persevere. I learned how to think, really.” economic times,” she says, “then certainly it’s important for those of us in more visible positions with the college to stand up and get The adaptability would be a key to success in a career that would with the program.” entail more than just taking photographs and making art. He had a teacher who suggested even artists had to work for a living. The son and grandson of house painters, Boersma was the first So with an M.F.A. in photography from the Rhode Island School in his family to earn a college degree. When his wife first told of Design, Boersma would become a university photographer at him of the scholarship at a dinner outing, he first thought of his Bradley before teaching there and at the University of Illinois. An hard-working father. “It was very emotional and took me quite by early adapter of the Internet, Boersma taught what may have been surprise,” he says. “I wish my father could have been here to see it.” the first online art course as a tenure-track professor at Governors —William Meiners (M.F.A. ’96) State University, where he spent 15 years. All the while he

DEMO30 Photo: Drew Reynolds (B.A. ’97) DEMO31 Photo: Andy Keil (B.A. ’12 ) DEMO32 “What keeps me going is watching students discover their passions and talents I enjoy watching the students do the best that they can.”

chris richert (B.A. ’99)

“General manager” barely begins to describe Chris Richert’s role Richert’s sense of humor is equaled by his serious scholarship in Columbia College Chicago’s Journalism Department. Between support. overseeing student-run publications—campus newspaper The Columbia Chronicle and Echo magazine—and assisting department “Watching students struggle financially hits home,” Richert says. “I chair Nancy Day, Richert really shines behind the scenes. give because I can actually see the difference it makes in each and every student. I can see them walking through the door.” As a 1999 graduate, Richert has been a proud member of the college community for 16 years, making him an insightful resource Richert donates to several Columbia scholarship initiatives, for students. Whether he is solving a miniature crisis with the including the Alumni Scholarship Fund, an award dedicated Chronicle’s front page or offering advice to a frustrated staff to supporting junior- and senior-year students, and the John member, Richert is most comfortable celebrating students’ well- Fischetti Scholarship, which was established in memory of the deserved accomplishments—often watching from the wings ready late political cartoonist and awarded annually to outstanding to help if need be. journalism students.

“I wear many hats here, but what keeps me going is watching He also gives to the Sharon Palermo Scholarship, which was students discover their passions and talents,” Richert says. “I established to support talented students who are committed to enjoy watching the students do the best that they can.” careers in the television industry.

As a Columbia student in the 1990s, Richert studied in the “Sharon’s husband, Luke Palermo, was one of my teachers,” Television Department and was a producer for the college’s Music Richert says, “and he was by far one of the most profound teachers Live, an MTV-style show that featured local Chicago bands. He I had. He really cared about his students. He got to know them on also sold ads for The Columbia Chronicle and interned for The Jerry an appropriately personal level as well as a professional level.” Springer Show, where he briefed guests, preparing them for their To anyone familiar with Richert, it’s obvious that, like Palermo, he television debut and the impending shenanigans. too cares about Columbia’s students.

Of his experience, Richert jokes, “Jerry Springer wasn’t for me. —Becca James (B.A. ’11) It wasn’t dysfunctional enough.”

DEMO33 new books by Columbia alumni and faculty

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The Almighty Black P Stone Women and Gender in the Arts built in Chicago in 1893 and city wall in turn-of-the-century Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Media Fellow and an adjunct debuted at the World’s Columbian China. The book gracefully earns Resurgence of an American Gang instructor at Columbia College Exhibition, uses the technology of a suspension of disbelief. The By Natalie Y. Moore and Lance Chicago, and Lance Williams, son Nikola Tesla and fuel cells pioneered robot and its maker come to life on Williams of a former gang member and by an inventor named Edward the page, which may explain why [Lawrence Hill Books, 2011. now an associate professor at Fullerton. The “mechanical marvel,” director/producer powerhouse J.J. $26.95 hardcover] Northeastern Illinois University, as it was first known, was designed Abrams has optioned its film rights. Reviewed by Geoff Hyatt make wise choices with this book. and built by wealthy engineer This is an adventurous history (M.F.A. ’09) The gang is defined through its Archibald Campion on Chicago’s readers will want to believe. relationships to neighborhood North Side with the hope that the The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: politics, Black Nationalism, social walking, talking automaton would The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of reformers, law enforcement and save human lives on the battlefield. Crow Song an American Gang is perhaps one the members themselves. All By Zoe Keithley The invention takes years to catch of the only books of its kind, an see the Almighty Black P Stone [Roan Press, 2009. $12 on. Campion and Boilerplate travel immaculately researched history of nation in a different light. The book paperback] the world, from the South Pole a Chicago gang told in the context gives us the truth and the legend, Reviewed by Daniel Godston of numerous sociopolitical factors. allowing the reader to understand to the Egyptian deserts, taking the gang though a deep context part in small wars around the The poems in Zoe Keithley’sCrow The youth gang called the and many points of view. world—in the Sudan, the Boxer Song circle around themes such Blackstone Rangers began as Rebellion and the Russo-Japanese as nature, love, movement and a dozen or so schoolboys in War. Boilerplate fights alongside family. The imagery and diction are Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Teddy Roosevelt and the Buffalo Boilerplate: History’s mercurial, containing language The group quickly rose to fame Soldiers in the Spanish-American Mechanical Marvel pertaining to nature images, (or to infamy) in the 1960s. Later War, has a small stint as a beat cop By Paul Guinan and Anina Chicago locales and mythological known as the Black P-Stone in Chicago, and helps Black Jack Bennett (B.A. ’89) places. This collection migrates Nation and the El Rukns, they were Pershing pursue Pancho Villa. The [Abrams Books, 2009. $24.95 between natural and human affected by and exerted influence stalwart robot disappears in World hardcover] worlds, exploring nuances of their on many touchstones of American War I, where he finally goes missing Reviewed by Daniel Prazer interrelationships. history over the past half century. in action. (M.F.A. ’09) Chicago’s gangs reflect and shape “Florida Meditation,” which focuses Stunningly written and illustrated issues of race, class, economics, Robots. Today, they weld car on the speaker’s father, illustrates by Paul Guinan and Columbia and cultural identity affecting the chassis with precision no human the engaging narrative voice College Chicago alum Anina city as a whole. From the early could muster. They help surgeons that defines this collection:“ one Bennett, Boilerplate reads like a youth “Athletic Clubs” organized by operate inside tiny incisions. They autumn afternoon/when my child’s history book. Readers encounter neighborhood powerbrokers, to the diffuse bombs. They even sweep world hummed/a perfect circle folk art depicting Boilerplate, famed Capone mob of Prohibition, our floors when we’re at work. But of protection/of buttery burning stereoscopes of him with World to graft within the local government none of these modern marvels leaves, tobacco, /my father’s War I doughboys, and letters from itself, Chicago’s underworld is the compare to the mechanical hero hands and pipe/and dear huge Campion to Mark Twain and his recognizable shadow cast by its known as “Boilerplate.” checkered frame/all spinning on a more well-lit entities. wife. Boilerplate is seamlessly gleaming point.” In the alternate universe of integrated into grainy photographs Natalie Y. Moore, an Ellen Stone Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical beside Lawrence of Arabia and Keithley, a former Columbia fiction Belic Institute for the Study of Marvel, a fully autonomous robot, standing guard atop a fortified writing instructor, deftly incorporates

DEMO34 sensual imagery, such as in the world as well, such as a pippin in Marshall’s poem “You Know You by Bonafide Rojas, “Water Gun” by poem “Under the fur of moss”: “At “Bobbing on the bough,” an organ from Chicago” is a compelling Buddy Wakefield, “ode to the boom once we come together, fire into grinder’s monkey and the crow in portrait of Chicago’s streets, with box” by Kevin Coval, and more. fire/wind into wind, until there is this collection’s title poem. the lines “when you’ve never known but one/form caught on itself.” neighbors a different hue/than you. This anthology also has a companion book, Learn Then Sensual, sometimes erotic imagery When you’ve been to grant park/to Burn Teacher’s Guide & Work associated with lovers describes Learn Then Burn celebrate the victory of every black Companion. The teacher’s guide how elements of nature intertwine— Edited by Tim Stafford (B.A. ’02) boy/bringing home the trophy/ gives suggestions, techniques in lovemaking gestures that are and Derrick Brown whether he played basketball, and example assignments for the sometimes overtly personified, but [Write Bloody Publishing, 2010. baseball, or brilliance” and ends classroom. at other times are ambiguous like $15 paperback] “when you’ve been to at least one/ the mist in the title “I enter you like Reviewed by Jessi Lee Gaylord funeral trying to celebrate a life/ mist”: “We kiss and that kiss is a (M.F.A. ’09) that’s barely begun.” continuum/like a slow-moving river Nonprofit Consulting threading/space.” One of the most difficult things to Another theme of the poetry in Essentials: What Nonprofits and do as a teacher is get students Learn Then Burn is the complexity Consultants Need to Know The real and the imagined play excited about poetry in the of familial relationships. In the By Penelope Cagney (M.A. ’88) off one another throughout the classroom. Learn Then Burn is a 21st century, the nuclear family [Jossey-Bass, 2010. $55 collection. Keithley at times poetry anthology for junior high is no longer the norm; instead, hardcover] draws on Greek mythology, such and high school teachers. The more and more young people have as in “Visit from a Maenad.” In anthology is edited by Tim Stafford, nontraditional upbringings. The This is a resource for nonprofit “Each morning I bathe,” which is Columbia College alum and public book offers compelling looks at leaders selecting and working with evocative of a dryad (tree nymph), school teacher, and Derrick Brown, sometimes dysfunctional families a consultant to ensure the best the speaker rinses “my hair with performance artist and president with poems like “Phone Wires” use of their organization’s water of violets/or white lilac; for of Write Bloody Publishing. Many by Nova Venerable, which begins, resources as well as for consultants I never know/where I might come of the poems in Learn Then Burn “Prison guards maced my father who seek to understand the upon him.” This waiting happens are collected from spoken word, and I when I was 12.” dynamics that define an effective in woodsy environs as well as in performance and slam poets, as consulting practice working with human-built settings where the well as from teachers. Learn Then Burn explores the social sector organizations. lover is in “a corner of a gallery.” coming-of-age motif that will Crow Song is populated with The poems also examine diversity appeal to high school students with creatures found in the natural in an urban landscape. Nate poems like “in front of the class”

DEMO35 alumni / faculty news & notes Contact your local CAAN chapter leader: Chicago Joan Hammel (B.A. ’86) [email protected] DEAR ALUMNI, Atlanta Want to get Susan Fore (B.A. ’99) more involved [email protected] It has been rewarding to see the alumni network’s growth these and serve your last couple of years. I am endlessly impressed with the alumni I Denver Pat Blum (B.A. ’84) fellow alumni? meet. From the classroom to the boardroom, we are everywhere! [email protected] Apply to serve on the Here are some noteworthy resources and opportunities. Detroit CAAN National Board. The Office of Alumni Relations provides free, job-related Applications for these Patrick Duffy (B.A. ’02) workshops, and its collaboration with the Portfolio Center [email protected] two-year terms will be generously offers alumni a free online portfolio that potential accepted until July 15. employers can review. The office also hosts a variety of events Las Vegas The voting process will C. J. Hill (B.A. ’99) across the country. Visit us at colum.edu/alumni to learn begin on July 27, and [email protected] final positions will be the latest. Los Angeles announced on August With a coast-to-coast network of alumni chapters (see the list 31. More information Sarah Schroeder (B.A. ’00) at right), you have many opportunities to connect, reconnect [email protected] and the downloadable and get involved with your alma mater. Soon, CAAN will be application are available organized by regions, with city chapters falling under each region. Nashville at colum.edu/CAAN. As our network continues to grow, so will the number of cities Ross Rylance (B.A. ’84) [email protected] in each region. Now is a great time to join CAAN because you can help manage how your chapter fulfills its mission to build New York Metro and strengthen alumni relationships. If you are already actively James “Woody” Woodward (M.A. ’03) involved with your chapter and ready to volunteer your time, [email protected] energy and talent in a leadership role, consider applying for a spot Kristie Borgmann (B.A. ’04) Michelle Passarelli (B.A. ’99) on the new CAAN National Board (see the box at left). [email protected] Assistant Director And speaking of giving, the Manifest Club is a new initiative Phoenix Alumni Operations to make donating even easier. You can set up an automatic Don Fox (B.A. ’85) 312.369.6987 deduction for a minimum of $10 per month to benefit the area [email protected] [email protected] of the school you love most. Visit colum.edu/manifestclub for Donna Jaglieski (B.A. ’90; M.A.T. ’96) [email protected] Sarah Schroeder (B.A. ’00) more information. If the Manifest Club is not for you, please know that any size donation is appreciated and every gift counts. Director of Alumni Relations Pittsburgh West Coast Thank you to all who have been a part of this incredible growth in Mike Moscato (B.A. ’94) 323.469.0443 the alumni association. You are making a real difference. [email protected] [email protected] I look forward to continuing the momentum. Feel free to contact Portland, ORE. Cynthia Vargas (B.A. ’01) me at [email protected]. Let’s create change together. Howard Shapiro (B.A. ’53) [email protected] Assistant Director Best wishes, Alumni Events and Programs San Francisco 312.369.8640 Beth Barnette (B.A. ’03) [email protected] [email protected]

Joan Hammel (B.A. ’86) St. Louis CAAN Chapter President Matt Staed (B.A. ’06) [email protected]

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Dina Matson (B.A. ’87) was promoted Maureen Fine (B.A. ’92) started the 2011 season. Percifield sang and 1950s to the position of assistant vice Tumbleweed Film Festival with her played piano. His website, musicforte. Jacob Steigerwald (’58) published president, corporate communications, filmmaking partner. The festival is com, sells sheet music and gives a German edition of his 2009 opus by Trustmark Companies. Matson held in a rugged region of Washington independent artists a place to promote Finding Vital 1796-1945 Data Regarding started her career at Trustmark in called the Okanogans. Visit and sell their work. German and Hungarian Ancestors of 1989 as a graphic designer. tumbleweedfilmfest.com. Banat(ska) Topola and Novo Selo, Plus John Quinn (B.A. ’99) edited two films, an Exposé About the Local 1945- Carmen Mormino (B.A. ’86) was Craig Gore (B.A. ’99) and Tim Walsh The Grudge 3 and Boogeyman 3, for 1946 Internment Camp for Germans named a top individual agent with (’00) were greenlit by Spike TV. Their Sam Raimi’s company, Ghost House of Yugoslavia. The new publication Rodeo Realty/Westlake Village agents pilot, F.T.W., is on Spike’s development Pictures. He also finishedTriassic is titled Banatska Topola 1945: in 2010. slate. Attack for director Colin Ferguson Vertreibungsvorgang, nebst Quellentips (star of the hit show Eureka) for für Ahnenforschung. Lorraine Harrell (B.A. ’94) authored SyFy Channel. 1990s Creating a Map of Your World and Ronit Bezalel (M.F.A. ’99), along Obama’s Hope: Our Youth Envisioning the Joseph Stearns (B.A. ’98), the 1970s with independent producer Brenda Future. She is also an award-winning founder of Signal Ensemble Theatre in John Franklin Finch (B.A. ’72) created Schumacher and fellow alum Mark poet, playwright and journalist. She Chicago, played the madman in Dario his own one-man comedy show called Pratt (B.A. ’98), are working on a was the recipient of the McDonald’s Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist. “It’s What’s Inside That Counts.” Finch documentary that covers the life and Literary Achievement Award in poetry, describes his performance as an death of Cabrini Green. an Illinois Arts Council grant in poetry, Dan Zamudio’s (B.A. ’90) solo “original one-man traveling musical and a Mary Roberts Rhinehart grant exhibition, “Chicago and the Diana: comedy extravaganza.” Learn more Bruno Bonugli’s (B.A. ’97) The Beast in playwriting. Toy Camera Images by Dan Zamudio,” about his show at pmaeveryday.com/ on 92nd Street, a children’s fantasy ran at the Chicago Cultural Center from finchsfunhouse.htm. screenplay, won best sci-fi/fantasy Sheila House (’99) was selected by December 30, 2010, through March short at the International Family Santa Monica TV and WIF LA to be 27, 2011. Visit sulzenfineartstudio.com. Film Festival, and was a finalist and a shadow director to DGA director 1980s semifinalist at the following film Deborah Read for the production of a Penelope Cagney (M.A. ’88) festivals: Slamdance, Shriekfest, “Toy Loan” commercial. 2000s presented the findings from her book Action on Film, Golden Brad Awards Stacey Alletto (B.A. ’10) is a news Nonprofit Consulting Essentials: What and GIAA. VaShawn Mitchell (’97) was producer for the morning and mid-day Nonprofits and Consultants Need to nominated for two Grammy awards: shifts for Channel 9, an ABC affiliate, in Know at Arizona State University Kari Cohen (B.A. ’90) signed a music Best Gospel Performance for his Sioux City, Iowa. Conference on Nonprofit Sustainability licensing deal with EMI Music’s Film song “Nobody Greater” and Best and at the Institute of Management & TV Department. Her first single, a Contemporary R&B Gospel Album Susan Aurinko (’00) and Cara Consultants Annual Conference cover of Kings of Leon’s song “Sex on for Triumphant. Mitchell is a music Schillinger (M.A.M. ’09) have ConFab in fall 2010. Fire,” is on iTunes. minister at Higher Living Christian collaborated to start Style Souk Church in Atlanta. Chicago, an upscale market of unique Carlos Cruz (B.A. ’84) was one of the Mike Finch (B.A. ’96) was recently contemporary and vintage wearables. lucky filmmakers chosen for the Kevin profiled inD IY Chicago as a Gregory Percifield (B.A. ’96) was Style Souk Chicago made its debut in Macdonald and Ridley Scott global “Featured Filmmaker.” Visit diy-film. featured at the Galva Arts Council’s October 2010 in Chicago’s West Loop. documentary Life in a Day. com/2011/03/02/magicpantz-filmz. first coffeehouse event of the 2010-

DEMO37 Dawoud Bey (’07) had his portraits Kalin Franks (B.A. ’10) works in Lauren Lee (B.A. ’07) was hired Dimitri Moore (B.A. ’11) was in on exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Traverse City, Mich., for News 9 by Ridgefield One as a recruiter Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Museum. His subjects were Grand and 10. specializing in administrative staffing. Festival shooting a documentary about Rapids teenagers. Each portrait was Previously, she was a recruitment first-time directors, including Columbia accompanied by an autobiographical Stephanie Furst Slater (B.A. coordinator for St. Vincent’s Catholic alumni Norman Franklin (B.A. ’10) statement. Bey hoped to use his ’04) and her husband, Eric Slater Medical Center in New York City. and Tanya Savard (B.A. ’10). The portraits and the words of the (’05), opened a bakery, Pan de documentary aired on WTTW in students to express the struggles of Vida (“Bread of Life”), in San Juan John Lendman (B.A. ’09) was hired by spring 2011. adolescence. del Sur, Nicaragua. the RedEye. Morgan Moore (B.A. ’10) is a reporter Mario Bonassin (B.A. ’04) is Jessica Galliart (B.A. ’09) left her Michael Lynch’s (B.A. ’05) award- for WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind. producing and directing a new comedy- position as assistant editor at winning film,Swerve , was screened fantasy web series called Legends of Playboy.com and became Metromix’s at Columbia Night at the Chicago Aaron Munoz (B.A. ’01) appeared in Atoll, based on the popular, long- events producer. International Film Festival at the Barefoot in the Park at Actors Theatre running stage show Dungeonmaster AMC River East in Chicago. Alumni of Louisville and the ABC Family created by Bruce Young. Visit kck.st/ Jonathan Hymen (B.A. ’09) appeared who worked on Swerve include Pat TV movie, Always and Forever. Visit i2J65G. alongside fellow alums Elizabeth Russo (B.A. ’05), key grip; Cameron aaronmunoz.com. McArthur-Wells (B.A. ’04) and Mary Dershem (’08), best boy electric; Thais Carter (B.A. ’05) was promoted Spray (B.A. ’03) in Musical of the Living Lon Strickland (B.A. ’04), DIT/ Brenda Perry’s (B.F.A. ’01) work by Advanstar Dental Media to the Dead. Spray composed the music for composer (parts); Collin Schiffli (B.A. was featured in two solo exhibits. position of director of content. Carter the production and arranged it with ’09), producer’s assistant; and Roxy Underlying Issues was shown at the El now oversees the Dental Products her husband, Matthew Mehawich Strickland (B.A. ’04), script supervisor. Paso Museum of Art, and Postmortem Report, Dental Lab Products, and (B.A. ’03). Visit swervethefilm.com. Juarez was exhibited at the Museo de Modern Hygienist brands in print and Arte de Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. online. Tamara Jones (B.F.A. ’08) appeared Damon Maloney (B.A. ’08) left his on The Fashion Show Ultimate Collection position as a reporter at the ABC Michaela Petro (’04) played the lead Tim Connery (B.A. ’09) shot a science- on Bravo. Jones was a finalist in affiliate in Fort Smith, Ark., for a in Wildclaw Theatre’s production of fiction realism film in Dubuque, Iowa, the Round Bobbin Emerging Young weekend anchor and reporter position Carmilla in January and February 2011 called Easton’s Article. Connery won Designers and the Fashion Group at WKBN-TV, the CBS affiliate in at DCA Theater. awards for a previous short film titled International Design competitions in Youngstown, Ohio. Statler’s Tapes. 2006. She also established her own Keven Rhodes (B.A. ’05) shot the women’s wear line, 4 Tamara Nicole. Brett Marlow (B.A. ’09) works in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Joan Cuartero (B.A. ’06) was editorial department of Groupon as a Canada. In 2010, Rhodes also shot the appointed executive director for Marty Kane (B.A. ’06) joined the fact checker. Indianapolis 500 for the second time. MainStreet in Batavia, Ill. Cuartero national touring band Dot Dot Dot. is tasked with bringing new The band released its third EP. Visit Chris Medina (’08) auditioned for Monika Rydzewski (B.A. ’08) businesses and more visitors to dotdotdotonline.com. American Idol and was invited by was interviewed by the Chicago downtown Batavia. judges to continue his participation Tribune in an article about web Marty Kasper (B.A. ’10) was hired by in the competition’s Hollywood Week video marketing for businesses. Jen Davis (B.A. ’02) was featured at Rockford-based WTVO/WQRF FOX 39 round. He made it through several Rydzewski is the marketing manager the Aperture Gallery in New York. Davis as a reporter in October 2010. rounds before being eliminated when at LinkedInChicago Group and is the was invited to discuss her self-portrait judges selected the Top 24. marketing director at Chicago Web photographs and her photo series, James Kinser (M.A. ’05) and Niki Video Marketing. I ask in exchange, with philosopher Grangruth’s (M.F.A. ’09) photo Philip Messina (B.A. ’09) is a member Pierre Cassou-Noguès. collaboration Valpicon Bather (After of two bands, Ofyakus and Impale. Matthew C. Scaro (B.A. ’05) has Ingres) was on exhibit at the Woman Ofyakus is recording a new album, and expanded his company, Progressive Alex DiGiacinto (B.A. ’08) is a cast Made Gallery as part of the Girl, Please! Impale is promoting its new demo. Visit Cable Solutions, to the Chicago member of Second City Chicago, exhibition that ran from November myspace.com/impale1. market. The company secured U.S. Touring Company. He presented 5 through December 23, 2010. a contract with Comcast to help the capstone thesis “Creating the Columbia was well represented in Roberto Meza (B.A. ’05) recently salespeople sell Internet, cable and Digital Sandbox: Visions of the Human the exhibition with works by alums launched Blak Maria, an urban art- telephone in the western suburbs in Cyber Culture, Cyberspace and Tannar Veatch (B.F.A. ’10), Heather inspired apparel project based out of of Chicago. Science Fiction” at the 3rd Global Christoffer (’10), Karen Bovinich Chicago. Visit blakmaria.com. Conference at Mansfield College, (B.F.A. ’10), Jennifer Greenberg (’95) Kristine Siapno (B.A. ’09) and fellow University of Oxford, in England. and Matt Nichols (B.A. ’04). Juan Montelongo (B.A. ’06) was an alum Patrick Smith (B.A. ’10) work as independent producer for the film reporters for BidClerk. Alicia Emmrich (B.A. ’01) was the Samantha Kirk (B.A. ’05) was one The Triangle of Death. The film won a associate producer for Easy A, which of 12 artists featured in the annual Founder’s Choice Award at the GI Amna Siddiqui (B.A. ’04) had stars Emma Stone, Thomas Haden event of Chicago Artists Month, held Film Festival and was shown on the works from her Pakistan collection Church, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes in fall 2010. Military Channel. featured at the Chicago Sister Cities and Lisa Kudrow. International’s From Chicago to Lahore: Connecting Edge. The gallery

DEMO38 showcased a mesmerizing exhibition Milton Suggs (B.A. ’06) launched Marc van Bree (B.A. ’05) was an of international drawings, films, his album, Things To Come, through invited keynote speaker on the topic Milestones photographs, writings and paintings. Skiptone Music. DownBeat Magazine of social media and the arts at the Visit amnasiddiquiblog.blogspot.com. praised the album and Suggs’ stART.10 Conference in Duisburg, Christina Carraro (B.A. ’10) is singing abilities. Germany, in September 2010. engaged to be married to Kyle Che Smith (’01) ran for alderman of The presentation is available at Peterson, according to Northwest the 20th ward in Chicago. Smith won a Matt Swanston (B.A. ’02) returned to mcmvanbree.com. Herald. Carraro is a technical assistant Grammy for his work on “Jesus Walks” Chicago for the 2011 Hearts A Bluhm at the Alzheimer’s Association in with Kanye West. event for the Northwestern Memorial Sachelle Walker-Jones (B.A. ’10) was Chicago. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. His hired as a reporter by WTVO Channel Christine Street (B.A. ’05) launched creation, City Pulse, was on display on 17 News in Rockford, Ill. the question is, a game about the Magnificent Mile during February challenging and exposing perspectives to honor National Heart Health Month. Huck Walton (’07) is making music on everything from politics, sex, ugly in Los Angeles. Visit myspace.com/ babies, art, religions and more. huckwalton.

FACULTY & STAFF NOTES

Kathie Bergquist (English, Fiction Ron Falzone (Film & Video) and Karla Fuller’s (Film & Video) Hollywood according to the book, “ubiquitous in Writing) edited the literary anthology Jack C. Newell (Film & Video) wrote Goes Oriental was given an honorable contemporary culture.” Windy City Queer: LGBTQ Dispatches and directed, respectively, Typing, a mention in the 2011 Peter C. Rollins from the Third Coast, which will be short film that had its world premiere Book Award Competition, which Allan Johnston (English) delivered released in fall 2011 by University October at the Chicago International recognizes notable books in popular his paper “Some of the Dharma: The of Wisconsin Press. Writers include Film Festival. It was accepted into the culture studies and/or American Human, the Heavenly, and ’The Real David Trinidad (English), Karen Lee Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. culture studies. Work’ in the Poetry of Gary Snyder” at Osborne (English), Deb Lewis (Fiction) Visit shortfilmcorner.com/uk/home.html. the Religion and Spirituality in Society and several Columbia alumni. Norma Green (Journalism) was Conference 2011 in Chicago. Jennie Fauls (English), Regina selected to participate in the Summer Ivan Brunetti (Art & Design) released J. Wellner (HHSS) and Jonathan 2011 Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Barbara Kasten (Photography) was a book from Yale Books titled Keiser (Academic Affairs) presented Program to Morocco and Tunisia to recently featured in three exhibitions. Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice. “Designing Innovative Practices in the develop specialized curriculum about A new book about art, The Edge of The accomplished cartoonist’s book Professional Development of Adjunct religious diversity in the Maghreb. She Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary offers lessons to readers on the art of Faculty” at the Association of American will be studying the role that Judaism, Photography, will also include Kasten’s cartooning. Brunetti’s cartoons have Colleges & Universities General Christianity and Islam have played in a work. appeared in many notable publications Education and Assessment Conference part of the world that is simultaneously (Student Affairs) co- including the New Yorker and the New on March 4, 2011, in Chicago. African, Mediterranean, Arab and Mark Kelly chaired One State 2011, convened York Times. Berber to incorporate into her biennially by Arts Alliance Illinois and Greg Foster-Rice (Photography) course “Covering Religion” and other the Illinois Arts Council. The event is Robert Buchar (Film & Video) co-edited with John Rohrbach the academic venues. participated in the FrontPage recently published Reframing the New the only statewide, multidisciplinary Magazine Symposium “The Shadow of Topographics, an anthology of images Arielle Greenberg’s (Poetry) book, conference for arts leaders and the KGB.” and essays addressing the impact Home/Birth: A Poemic, is available from practitioners in Illinois. One State of a historic shifting, reshaping and 1913 Press. The book was co-written 2011 took place May 23-24 in James Falzone (First-Year Seminar) evolution of American landscape by Rachel Zucker. Bloomington-Normal. was featured in a recent issue photography. of DownBeat Magazine, a music Del Harvey’s (Film & Video) film Blood Bob Koverman (Safety & Security) publication that covers jazz and blues. Michael Freeman (Audio Arts and Kin screened at the Sci-Fi Spectacular became a member of the Underwriters The article, titled “Subtle Infusions,” Acoustics) won a Grammy Award for at Music Box Theatre on March 19. Laboratories Inc. National Security delves into Falzone’s work as a Best Traditional Blues Album for Council. As part of the group, Koverman professional musician and his work Joined at the Hip in February. Freeman Deborah H. Holdstein (School of will help develop effective programs in the college’s First-Year Seminar mixed and produced for blues icons Liberal Arts and Sciences) published to address domestic and international program, calling him a “gentle soul” Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” “Confession as an Uncontrolled safety and security needs. who is a “virtuoso and a brilliant Smith, both Muddy Waters alumni. Substance: An Introduction” as the David Lazar (English) has work in strategist” in music. Falzone’s newest AA+A students Chris Powley, Bob foreword to Compelling Confessions: a new anthology titled Aspects of release is titled Lamentations. Garcia and Nick Ledesma assisted The Politics of Personal Disclosure. Robinson: Homage to Weldon Kees. on the sessions. The volume features essays centered on the social dynamics behind confessional discourse, which is,

DEMO39 Elio Leturia (Journalism) was awarded galleries that have deepened their was an 18-month collaboration with footage of the 1992 presidential The Minority Journalism Educators integration into the parent institution’s more than 100 hospitalized children election and the U.S. senatorial Fellowship from the American curriculum and mission and have in Chicago. election in Illinois. Press Institute. He also was elected become leaders in helping to support president of the Chicago Chapter of and define the academic life and Louis Silverstein’s (HHSS) essay Nina Weiss’ (Art & Design) video the Fulbright Association for the year culture of campus. “And What Is The Worth Of A Man” was demonstration of a colored-pencil 2011. Leturia came to the U.S. from published in the winter issue of the landscape drawing was included on Peru on a Fulbright scholarship to Ron Pajak’s (Film & Video) Journal of Aging, Humanities and the DVDs in Prismacolor Premier Colored pursue a master’s degree in journalism documentary Queerborn & Perversion Arts. He presented the paper “Body Pencil tins. Prismacolor also used at the University of Illinois at Urbana- screened at the Chicago Cultural As Temple/Sex As Prayer” at the drawings from her travel sketchbook Champaign. Since 2008, he has been Center on March 16 as part of the international meeting of the Religion in its recent Prismacolor Watercolor on the Fulbright chapter’s board in Cinema Q Film Series. & Spiritual Society in Chicago on Pencil product brochure. Weiss served charge of communications. February 2 and presented a paper as an “art expert” for the Chicago Melissa Ann Pinney (Photography) called “Encountering Life’s Endings” Artists Resource during the Chicago Art Larry Lundy (Film & Video) was the published Girl Ascending, a sequel at the annual meeting of Humanities Expo at the Chicago Cultural Center, art director on Jennifer Hudson’s to her first book,Regarding Emma: Research & Education Society in San providing consultations about art recent music video, “Where You At,” Photographs of American Women and Francisco on March 3. and business of art to artists and art shot in Chicago at the Hoxie mansion, Girls. Both of Pinney’s books depict not students. Visit ninaweiss.com. 44th and Michigan. He also was only the rites of American womanhood Daniel Sinker (Journalism) was the chosen as set decorator for Take The but also the informal passages of voice of the Twitter sensation Stan West (English) presented two Money and Run, a television series girlhood and adolescence. @MayorEmanuel, which chronicled papers on service-learning at the produced for Profile Television being Rahm Emanuel’s run for mayor of Hawaii International Conference on (Film & Video) shot at the Niles Police Station, and Carolina Posse Chicago using clever satire and a great the Arts and Humanities in January guest lectured about new media and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. deal of profanity. He composed nearly 2010 in Honolulu. One presentation alternative fundraising strategies 2,000 tweets and had more than centered on Columbia’s Indian support Katie Mahalic (Film & Video) was for film at the National Association 40,000 followers. He appeared on The group, in which students helped one of 10 finalists in OpenFilm’s Get it of Latino Independent Producers Colbert Report on March 8. Read his build a roof for a family living on the Made Competition with her thesis film workshop at the Instituto Cervantes in work at twitter.com/MayorEmanuel. Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation Michael Saints. Chicago in February. and shot a video on the process. The Michael Slaboch (Audio Arts and second presentation discussed his Vaun Monre’s (Film & Video) pilot Rose Camastro Pritchett (AEMM) Acoustics), Numero Group producer/ First-Year Seminar service-learning A King’s Way aired on WCIU The U was an invited art instructor at Jiujiang engineer, and the Numero Group class on local Haitian art galleries and Chicago on February 26. University, Jiujiang, China, for the first team were honored in February with how freshmen created websites and semester, 2010-2011. A selection of a Grammy Award nomination in “found art” objects to promote and RoseAnna Mueller (HHSS) had her her artist books were exhibited at the category 88, Best Boxed or Special publicize the galleries and Haitian book review, Identity, Nation, Discourse, Jiujiang University Exhibition Center Limited Edition Package for Light: On nonprofits as their way of creating published in Letras Femeninas during her tenure there. the South Side. awareness about reconstruction and (2010), the peer-reviewed journal recovery in post-earthquake Haiti. of the Asociacion Internacional de Phil Reynolds (Dance) was featured Tony Trigilio’s (English) book Historic Literatura y Cultura Femenina. Her as one of Newcity’s “The Players: Diary was published by BlazeVOX Mia Wicklund (Film & Video) is the review of Fabio Ferrari’s “Myths and The 50 people who really perform in Books. blog administrator for artist Mark Counter-Myths of America: New World Chicago” list for 2011. He joins chair Bradford’s residency at the Museum Allegories in 20th Century Italian Bonnie Brooks, who was featured on Guy Villa Jr. (Graphic Design) of Contemporary Art. Launched in Literature and Film” appeared in Newcity’s “Players” list in 2009, as one gave a presentation titled “From January, the blog continued through the Italian literature journal, Annali of Chicago’s Top 10 of the 50 most Wordplay to Designplay: Georges May, coinciding with the opening of the d’Italianistica Vol. 28 (December 2010). influential people on and offstage. Perec as Inspiration for Experimental Mark Bradford exhibition on May 28. Typography” at the 5th International Miriam Schaer’s (Center for Book and Conference on Design Principles and Brigid Murphy (Film & Video) Daniele Wilmouth (Film & Video) Paper Arts) “No Ornament So Precious presented Milly’s Spring Spectacular Practices at Sapienza University of won a commission from the Jaffe as the Labor of Their Hands,” a 20- Family Style at the Park West in Chicago Rome, Italy, in February 2011. The Fund for Experimental Media and foot book created from lost gloves, is on March 20. presentation included the results Performing Arts, Experimental featured in Raw Beauty, an exhibition of student work from an Advanced Media and Performing Arts Center, Neysa Page-Lieberman (Exhibition of sculpture at the Arts Council of Typography course that Villa teaches and Rensselaer Polytechnic and Performance Spaces) chaired a Princeton, in Princeton, N.J. at Columbia. Institute to fund Marching Banned, a session at the College Art Association’s 10-minute, Super-16mm dance film annual conference in New York Sandeep Sharma’s (Film & Video) Tom Weinberg’s (Film & Video) Media choreographed by Peter Carpenter. in February 2011 called “Making short filmWild Things was selected Burn Independent Video Archive to be screened at the 13th Annual was honored by the Save America’s Museums Matter: Integrating Etta Worthington’s (Television) London Asian Film Festival on March Collection and Exhibition Programs Treasures Program with a $79,000 Foodgasm web cooking series launched 24. Wild Things, inspired by the classic with College Curriculum.” The panel federal grant to preserve and make in spring 2011. highlighted innovative academic children’s book by Maurice Sendak, available one-of-a-kind documentary

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To kick off Story Week, alumni gathered to participate in story workshops and then enjoyed a special alumni-only party and networking reception co-sponsored by the Fiction Writing Department and the Office of Alumni Relations. The night was topped off with readings and performances at 2nd Story.

Photos by Vladimir Zaytsev (B.A. ’12)

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[ 1 ] Randy Albers, chair of the Fiction Writing Department, greets the audience. [ 2 ] 2nd Story audience [ 3 ] Faculty members John Schultz and Shawn Shiflett (B.A. ’76) [ 4 ] Chris Deguire (B.A. ’96)

DEMO42 8th Annual Night at the Oscars, Los Angeles February 27, 2011

We hosted our 8th Annual Night at the Oscars to a sold-out alumni crowd at the House of Blues Los Angeles. Guests were treated to a special video welcome by alumnus Peter Berkos (B.A. ’51), who won an Oscar in 1975 for his sound effects work on The Hindenberg. 1 Photos by Michelle Pullman

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[ 1 ] Jackie Schniepp (B.A. ’05), Meredith Montono (B.F.A. ’06), Judy Courtland and Saima Sharoff (B.A.’05) [ 2 ] Tanya Savard (B.A. ’10) and Teresa Klaban (B.A. ’10) [ 3 ] Carolyn Manetti and Paul Broucek (B.A. ’74), 2010 Alumnus of the Year [ 4 ] Your Alumni Relations team: Sarah Schroeder (B.A. ’00), director of alumni relations, West Coast; Cyn Vargas (B.A. ’01), assistant director of alumni events and programs; Michelle Passarelli (B.A. ’99), assistant director of alumni operations; and Cupid Hayes (B.A. ’97), alumni relations assistant, West Coast [ 5 ] Oscar winner Peter Berkos (B.A. ’51) sends a video greeting to the crowd. [ 6 ] David Tuber (B.A. ’05) and Brian Rodriguez

DEMO43 1 3 Alumni Night at Neo February 24, 2011

Radio faculty member and WXRT DJ Terri Hemmert hosted Alumni Night at Neo to raise money for the Al Parker scholarship, which benefits radio students.

Photos by Robyn Martin (B.A. ’05)

2 [ 1 ] Guests enjoy a night of ’80s new wave [ 2 ] The Radio Department’s Tom Joyce (B.A. ’93) and Laura Steele (B.A. ’90), 2010 Alumna of the Year [ 3 ] Terri Hemmert with Neo music director Brian Sarpalius

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[ 1 ] MacArthur “Genius” Award-winning theatre [ 2 ] During his visit to campus in April, fashion Conversations in the Arts director David Cromer visited Columbia in designer and Project Runway season four winner February. He attended the college in the 1980s and Christian Siriano advised fashion design subsequently taught acting and directing here students to find a balance between creativity and until 2008. commercialism.

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DEMO44 Columbia College Chicago had a big presence and a full slate of activities at the Sundance Film Festival 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In our third year of participation in Sundance, we January 21–24, 2011 hosted alumni, friends of Columbia, industry professionals —including leaders of the Sundance Film Institute—and festival-goers at several weekend events at the Waldorf Astoria Park City.

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[ 1 ] 2010 Columbia graduates Norman Franklin (front row second from left) and Tanya Savard (far right) with their friends and fans at Sundance. The pair screened their short films at the festival and were also the subjects of a documentary filmed during Sundance calledTaking Park City. [ 2 ] John Cooper, director of the Sundance Film Festival, chats with Bruce Sheridan, chair of the Film and Video department, and Doreen Bartoni, dean of the School of Media Arts. [ 3 ] Vice President of Institutional Advancement Eric V.A. Winston; Irena Kaiser, principal at IW Kaiser Design; President Warrick L. Carter; and Trustee Michael Polsky [ 4 ] Mauro Fiore (B.A. ’87), Oscar-winning cinematographer of Avatar, fields questions from guests during a reception.

DEMO45 In fiscal year 2010, which ended August 31, generous individuals and organizations contributed a total of $15,549,228 to support the educational mission of Columbia College Chicago. Many of those gifts were designated for Scholarship Columbia, a five-year matching program backed Thankyou. by $1 million, to address the financial needs of our students. For information about giving to Columbia, visit colum.edu/giving, or call 312.369.7287.

James N. Pritzker Paul Chiaravalle Priscilla R. MacDougall 2010 Osvaldo & Celsa Rodriguez Janice F. & K.V. Chindlund Pattie Mackenzie Columbia College Chicago Esther S. Saks Kim T. Clement & Mia Clement Fill William R. Madden II Honor Roll of Donors Ralph & Nancy Segall Rhea Cohn & Kimberly M. Madden Ellen Stone Belic J. Gorman Cook Lewis & Susan Manilow Fiscal Year 2010 (September 1, 2009, Arthur & Rita Sussman Thomas S. Coughlin ’77 Frederick J. & Gail P. Manning through August 31, 2010) Allen M. & Lynn Turner Pamela Crutchfield Bernadette B. & Robert McMahon Individuals James & Lynne E. Warner Joshua Culley-Foster ’04 Robert E. ’66 & Jane McNamara Benjamin H. DeBerry Margaret R. & Michael Meiners The President’s Club $5,000 to $9,999 Monica Del Angel ’96 John H. ’58 & Kay L. Meisch (Donors who contribute $1,000 Anonymous (2) Tracy Dillard Rosendo Mercado ’98 or more in a year are members Andrew & Diane Alexander Richard Doherty James E. Meyers of The President’s Club) Warrick L. Carter Ph.D. & Laurel Carter Diane L. Doyne George Muller Susan V. Downing George H. Eastman Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel $500,000+ James F. Feldstein Natasha H. ’98 & Zach Egan J. Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Spencer Family Isaac & Jennifer Goldman Patricia B. Erens Eliza Nichols John & Mary Frances Hass Richard A.* & Jeane F. Erley Thomas Nickel $250,000 to $499,999 Karen T. & Richard F. Jordan Dianne M. & Jon M. Erpenbach Fredrik & Jessica Nielsen Susan & Bob Wislow Chester T. Kamin & Nancy Schaefer Charlotte Eulette ’81 Franklin W. Nitikman & Adrienne C. Drell Jean Kralka Karin M. Farella Scot T. O’Hara ’95 $100,000 to $249,999 Averill & Bernard Leviton Richard J. & Nancy L. Firfer Chris Olofson Anonymous (1) Kerry J. Marshall & Cheryl Lynn Bruce Anne E. Foley Edward H. & Susan Oppenheimer Georgia & Gerald W. Fogelson John McAllister Sue & Paul Freehling Pangratios Papacosta Ralph W. & Karen C. Gidwitz David and Agatha Moll Charitable Fund Lloyd A. & Colleen B. Fry III Melina K. Patterson ’93 Susan G. ’93 & Robert Handelman Delores J. Mosier Greg Gisler & Michael C. Hendershot Paul R. & Nancy J. Knapp Madeline Murphy Rabb Ben F. & Gloria Golden William F. Phillips ’72 Leslie A. Weaver ’87 Joseph F. Peyronnin III ’70 Ikram & Joshua Goldman D. E. Price & Louis J. Yecies & Hilton H. Weinberg ’85 & Susan Zirinsky Alvin & June Golin Michael W. Rabkin Stephen H. Pugh Jr. Paul L. ’83 & Dedrea A. Gray Harold & Erica M. Ramis $50,000 to $99,999 & Margo V. Brooks-Pugh Richard & Mary L. Gray Christopher J. Richert ’99 Barry & Anne Sabloff Arlen D. Rubin & Elaine Cohen Rubin Judson C. & Joyce Green Donald I. Rose & Judith James Denise & Joseph Seminetta Marsha J. Heizer Michelle Rosen $25,000 to $49,999 David S. Solomon M.D. Bertram J. Hoddinott III ’96 Steven J. Rosenberg Anonymous (1) & Brenda C. Solomon M.D. Robert A. & Lorraine Holland Robert Ruby Bruce R. & Ann R. Bachmann Jerald Ziegler & Patricia Mowen-Ziegler Robert C. & Barbara Y. Howard Randa Sabbagha Deborah H. Holdstein Ph.D. & Jay W. Erica R. Hubbard ’99 Steven & Lauren Scheibe Boersma ’74 $1,000 to $4,999 Nena Ivon Roger & Beatriz Schinness Howard Mendelsohn ’49 Anonymous (1) Milan Jajic ’09 Jordan D. Schnitzer Richard S. & Jeanne L. Press Jay Albanese George L. Jewell Steven L. Schwartz Gigi Pritzker Pucker & Michael A. Pucker Randall K. Albers Juanita V. Jordan Robert S. & Barbara C. Park Dawn M. Baity Francesca M. & James M. Jung Robert & Leslie Shook $10,000 to $24,999 Doreen M. Bartoni Kevin Kane George Slade Leonard C. Amato ’75 & Renee L. Hansen ’80 Morton H. Kaplan & Hedy M. Ratner Sydney Smith Gordon & Diana Conforti Amato ’76 Alicia & Brian Berg Mike & Laura Kasper Judith E. Stein Sherry S. Barrat Lee E. & Susan Berk John N. & Marina Kavouris Irving Stenn Jr. Helena Chapellin Wilson ’76 Mark A. Biello ’83 Annice Kelly Charles H. Suber & Clarence S. Wilson Jr. Sonia & Ted Bloch Mark E. Kelly & Patricia A. Needham Phillip I. Tadros Bruce A. & Deborah A. Crown Michael Molloy & Brenda Borr James F. Kinoshita & Merrillyn Kosier Bob Thall Allan & Ellen Drebin William J. & Marea Brichta Joseph & Ellen Krutz Nancy Thompson John R. & Patricia A. Gehron Suzette Bross Bulley Justin A. Kulovsek ’04 Nancy C. Tom Michael Goi, ASC ’80 Nicholas Brown Ronald Lawless Thomas R. Trainor Mary Louise Haddad Robert J. Buford Jonathan D. Le Grand Wayne Tukes Bill & Vicki Hood Barbara J. Calabrese Gary I. & Meryl Levenstein Gary T. ’90 & Anne M. Vlk Pamela & John Rijos Gregory C. Cameron Richard K. Levy Marlon C. ’85 & Joy West Marcia Lazar ’03 & Alan Amos Evette Cardona & Mona Noriega Angela Y. Lilly William Whitman Elizabeth A. Liebman Ph.D. Kevin Cassidy Diana K. ’88 & Bert H. Lindstrom Eric V.A. Winston Ph.D. Sandra J. & Michael Perlow Jo A. Cates Lisa Lindvay ’09 Arthur & Elaine Wong Samuel E. & Paula F. Pfeffer Ph.D Dee Dee Chesley Louise & Ernest Love James B. & Margaret Maxwell Zagel

DEMO46 $500 to $999 Lynn Ouellette Kathleen Endres Jeffrey A. & Susan Rein Anonymous (2) Dominic A. Pacyga George E. Engdahl Richard Repasky Michael J. Anderson Neil P. Pagano Emily Engel Brett Reynolds Patrick D. Baker Sheldon A. Patinkin William Erpenbach Paul Rickert H. Russell Bauer Francesca R. & Douglas Peppiatt Allison Feltzin Steven Roach Timothy T. Bauhs Richard J. Peppin P.E. Bernard & Carlene Ferguson Paul Ruby Laurie Blavin Corey Plazak & Barbara-Honorine Plazak James W. Finch B. C. Rudnick ’86 Gary Bowden Julie L. Redmond Winnie Frediksz Mokri & Linda Tarshis Rudnick Andrew M. Bramanti OFM Conv. Patricia Reilly Davis Francisco & Grisel L. Garcini Joan Ruelle Lisa A. Brock William Ritchie Jay Gardner Jonah Samson Peter W. & Eileen H. Broido Dries Roelens Nancy Goldman-Church Sarah A. Schroeder ’00 Bonnie Brooks Stephen D. Roy & Lloyd Kohler Allison M. Grant & Kenneth A. Nowak Jr. ’00 Peter Browne Kenneth & Julie Sacks Myra B. Greene Julie Schutte Elizabeth Burke-Dain & Michael Dain Oliver Sann Christopher M. Greiner ’04 Brittney K. Sherman ’08 Joyce E. Butts Howard Schlossberg Sharon Haar Kendall Sievewright Charles E. Cannon Jessica Seet Michael M. Hammerman Herbert Silber Alexander Castellino Bernard Sendlin Roland C. Hansen James Smith Jeff & Debbie Chapman Jean B. Stearns Peter R. Hartel ’81 Sterling Stuckey Linval J. & Perla L. Chung Fredric & Nikki W. Stein & Martha A. Shaifer-Hartel ’80 Margaret T. Sullivan ’06 Mary Connelly Christopher C. Stratton III Michael J. Harvey ’89 Cynthia L. Thomas Rebecca T. Courington & Leon F. Tetzlaff Gary N. Heiferman William Todd Chari D. Crumble ’05 William S. Swartwood ’96 Andy Hirt Susan Todd-Raque William H. Danforth & Ann Marie Gray Keith Hoffman Ted Uzzle Christopher Dawson Gregory Taylor & Cynthia Taylor Laura J. Hool ’06 Katherine A. Vance ’95 Jacqueline & Michael DeSalle Joyce D. Tewksbury Robin Hurley Pantelis N. Vassilakis Ph.D. Kevin Doherty Murphy Townsend III Mark Isaac Larry A. Viskochil ’75 Larry D. & Lynn Dunn David & Tammi Tretter Tara T. Johnson Chris Vroom Judith A. Dyke Tony Trigilio & Shelly Hubman Teisha L. Johnson ’96 Lisa M. Walker ’86 Ronald A. Elling Rebecca ’89 & James Tudor Fernando Jones Sanford S. Weinstein ’75 Ross Evangelista Julia McQuade Volkmann Martin T. Kane Jr. ’06 Leslie J. Weiss Jon Faddis & Laurelyn Douglas Margot A. Wallace Kathleen Katz Qween ’99 & Ricky Wicks Sherron Farrell ’08 Woodie T. White Igor Kay ’85 William Williams Mary E. Forde Ann H. Wiens Chad Kearney George Wilmes David L. Frank & Tamara Sokolec Clinton Willour Dennis & Constance Keller Conrad Winke Linda A. ’76 & Harold J. Gerber Amy C. & Nicholas C. Wilson Kevin Kelly & Erin Jaeb Cynthia Greig Reginald B. Wilson Garnett Kilberg Cohen $100 to $249 Monica Hairston O’ Connell Ph.D. Jay Wolke Travis Kinsella Anonymous (1) Wendy D. Hall Richard D. Woodbury Robert Koverman Robert Abelson Jr. ’73 Thomas S. Hamilton Bryan Zera Linda & Peter Krivkovich Gerald E. Adams Maureen H. Herlehy ’93 Keri L. Kurlinski-Walters Jack Alexander Caroll A. Hibler $250 to $499 Edward & Phyllis Kwalwasser Norman R. Alexandroff ’84 Michael Hoeh Howard & Marcia Aduss Adam Larson Matthew Allen Gary S. & Meme Hopmayer Sylvia R. Alotta ’03 Sam Lee Sandra Allen Ralph & Leita Hughes Danielle L. Aquiline ’06 Leonard & Marilyn B. Lehrer Megan Alles ’04 Jean-Francois Hurel Rosalind J. Baker ’83 Jesse Lerner Alicia J. Allison-Billingslea ’91 Judith & Philip Iannaccone Robert Balanoff & Felice J. Batlan Ramsey E. Lewis Jr. & Jan Lewis Kathleen C. Anderson Craig Jobson ’02 Bradford L. Ballast Lori E. Lightfoot & Amy Eshleman T.J. Anderson Jr. Jessica L. Johnson Michael G. Beach ’05 Mary Loizzi Deborah Andrzejewski Cheryl Johnson-Odim & Carlton Odim Caroline Becker-Joss Kevin E. Lyle Susan Annable Smith Kalita Robert Berg Edna M. Madonia ’98 Delores Archer Steven R. Kauffman Daniel V. Biggar ’92 David Mahoney Jeffrey C. Arnett Jonathan Keiser Patricia A. Blum ’84 Joseph Maida Jan Baker Polly Kintzel Sherrill L. Bodine Susan Marcus Shirley Baker Bradford Kirby John Bourne Richard Mattson Lois A. & Jeffery Balk Kerrie Kirtland Dennis A. Brozynski Susan K. McClary Ph.D. Alverne D. Ball ’05 Michelle A. & Glenn R. Kolak Karen Brumer Mary J. McDonald Badger ’76 Kathryn M. Balsamo ’00 Rachel E. Kraft James & Carolyn Burke & Elbre Harrell Laura Barnett Jan Larsen Timothy A. Campos Debra M. McGrath Rachel Barton Pine & Gregory Pine Raymond B. Lee Bruce C. Carr Elizabeth McIlhany Sandra Bass Andrew Lindner Keisha Z. Carter & Daniel Noel Ruben Natal-San Miguel Jennifer M. ’02 & John Bellendir Cesar Llacuna Orlanda P. & Mary J. Carter Stanley & Barbara Neimark Barry A. Benson Carol Loverde & Dominic J. DiFrisco Trudy Cassin Adam Nelson Carolyn & Gene Berg John P. Mahoney Sean Cohen Irwin F. Noparstak CPA Deanna Berman Dirk W. Matthews ’02 & Babette Novak ’02 Margaret A. Cole ’90 William & Penny Obenshain Frank & Deborah J. Bianco Patrick D. & Stacey McCusker Sean Corcoran Lucas M. ’84 & Sharon A. Palermo F. C. Bieberbach Jr. Susan Meisel Nichole D’Aprile Mario & Diane Palermo & Merilda Bieberbach Marcella Mencotti David B. Dolnick & Janice L. Cimbalo Lee Pickles Martina Bila ’91 Murphy D. Monroe Reynaldo F. Dumas ’06 B Narayan Ponakala Jane M. Bishop Lillegard ’85 Cheryl L. Morton-Langston ’79 Mary Dusel Rick E. Pukis ’97 Timuel D. Black Sandy Nanberg Roy Eddey Eva Rachau Katarina Blazevic Michele Nigra Ollie Edmunds Jr. & Karen Edmunds Nancy Rampson CFRE Robert J. ’73 & Mary A. ’95 Blinn Carol A. Obertubbesing Philip M. Eickhoff Travis J. Reed Tahir Bloom & Michael Epstein* Sharon L. Eiseman & Noel Hertz Douglas Reichert Powell Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin

DEMO47 Sheila B. Bosron Adriana J. Galvan ’01 Melissa L. Levy Susan Ruder Birdella C. Braden Melissa & Richard Gamble Don H. Lewis II ’93 Helen Ryan Andrea K. Brown ’86 Stephen & Terri Geifman Thomas R. Lind ’05 Jacob D. Saenz ’05 Laurie S. Brown Meredith George Sara L. Livingston Judith Sagan Bethany Brownholtz Hafizah A. Geter ’10 Richard A. Long Howard F. Sandroff Raymond R. & Ann J. Brozynski Peter V. Ginn ’94 Deanna T. Lozenski ’05 Drew M. Santo ’06 Dawnn M. Brumfield ’01 Meghan A. Gleason-Vollmer ’97 Anne Lundy Judy A. Saslow Jennifer C. Bruning & Roger Vollmer Larry P. Lundy Thomas K. Schatz Linda M. Buchanan Edwin C. & Han Glickman Keith A. Lusson Seth Schein Linda M. Buehrer Paul F. Glickman Jeffrey A. Madden ’00 Kristy L. Scheuer ’09 Eric N. Burman ’06 Fritz Goeckner & Tracy Bell Selina Maitreya Felicia J. Schneiderhan ’02 Tracy J. Burns Mark A. Gonzalez Frank & Monica Manfredi Eric S. Scholl Louis E. Byrd III ’90 Craig D. Gore ’99 Tom Mardikes Leslie J. Schramer Everlidys Cabrera Harry N. & Jean S. Gottlieb Antonio Marquez ’88 Joachim Schuessler Bryan Calhoun Peter N. & Susan F. Gray William H. Martay Amy M. Seay Peter I. Campbell Margaret R. ’77 & Robert C. Greenberg Brian Marth Jonathan L. Shanes ’05 Tracy M. Cargo Adam L. Greene Gerald S. McCarthy Victoria L. Shannon Peter Carpenter Ania Greiner ’05 Anthony McDonald Susan H. & Robert E. Shapiro Charles M. & Joann F. Carter Ronald O. Grisham David J. Michor Brian G. ’86 & Stephanie L. ’92 Shaw Elizabeth A. Carter ’06 Jill W. Grossman ’75 Eugene Miller Dan Shomon Charles S. Castle ’07 & Charles A. Pendleton Richard E. Miller III ’05 Linda S. Sifferd Nikki E. Cecala ’08 Lily & Gregory A. Gulik Pamela A. Mills ’86 Sharon Silverman David & Margaret Chance Ann H. & David Gunkel Colleen Monahan ’72 Anne-Marie & Jean-Claude Simille Kristine A. Chandler Donna Gutman Evemarie Moore Morris Simon Dominique J. Cheenne Sarah L. Guzick ’01 Marlene Mora ’06 Scott & Stacy Simpson Yimei Chen & John Z. Zhou Stephen E. ’93 & Amy Hadley Marsha E. Morris Thomas J. Skapes Martha S. Chiplis Thomas E. & Shelley M. Hanrahan LaTonya M. Morrison ’99 Rod & Kiff Slemmons Libby L. Chiu & Peter Murray Holden S. Hayes ’05 Margaret Moss Therese A. Slusher ’91 Nan Cibula-Jenkins & John L. Jenkins Shirley R. Henn Spitzer Linda R. Naslund ’99 Lawrence K. & Maxine Snider Judy & Michael Cittadino Charles E. Hicks Shirley M. & Thomas Neiman Brenda Sollitt Karen Lee Cohen ’68 Howard M. Hildebrandt James & Cathleen L. Nevin Kari L. Sommers ’90 Barbara N. Cohen-Stratyner Bert Hoffman Charles P. Newell & Kathleen Collins Charles L. Sonneborn III Elizabeth A. Collins ’05 Judith & Gary Hool Michael & Franice G. Niederman & Sondra Sonneborn Dana D. & Joseph T. Connell Dorothy A. Horton-Jackson ’99 Brittany Niven Jeanne M. Sowa Daniel V. Considine Edward M. Howey ’10 Ron A. ’79 & Mary Noble Raymond J. Spaeth II Joseph W. Cooper ’09 Kim Hsieh Cegretta M. Nolen ’04 & Sharolyn J. Spaeth Bette B. Coulson Lambi C. Hubbard ’04 Christine V. Nolen Mark C. Sramek Kevin J. Craemer ’83 Vanessa M. Hughes ’95 Melinda C. Nolen ’04 Mary E. Stascik ’01 Rebecca T. Cureau Peter A. ’91 & Linda Hulne Thomas F. ’81 & Patricia A. O’Grady Nancy & Albert W. Staszak Laurie Davis Michael M. Humphreys ’76 Carol J. Oja Bridget A. Stegall ’04 Stanley L. Davis Jr. & Christine Davis Susan D. Imus Patrick J. O’Keefe ’82 Arthur J. Stein ’66 Jacquelyn M. Dean ’04 Karen Irvine Omar Olvera Scott A. Steinhilber ’10 Robert P. Deckert ’73 Thomas A. & Leslie W. Jacobs Nora E. O’Malley ’07 Tina L. Stiles ’85 Nancy K. DeDakis David & Lorene Jagodzinski Karen L. Osborne W. Forrest & Marjorie M. Stinespring Dirk Denison Edmund Jamison Greg Ouellette Nancy Story Chandra Dennis Zachary J. Johnston ’06 Donald T. Parenteau ’07 Euclid J. ’85 & Janet M. Talbot Amina J. Dickerson & Julian T. Roberts Darrell R. Jones Robert D. Pearson ’04 Kimberly K. Taylor Bernard J. Dobroski Ph.D. John Jordan Robert & Caryle Perlman Julia A. & Alan G. Thomas & Sally S. Dobroski Norman D. & Lyneeta M. Kahan David Perry Reginald Thomas ’79 Roland Dougherty S. B. Kanters Thomas G. Petersen ’05 Joseph P. Tilford Murphy Dunne Verla Kasmerchak Morris A. Phibbs Hung-Shing & Mary Tsang David D. Dwyer Lydija R. Kazlas ’77 Donna M. Piper ’02 Robert B. Tyson ’83 Gerald T. & Eileen Eisenstein Sally Kennedy Karen J. & Garry R. Pirc Jason A. Ulrich ’04 Gordon & Constance A. Ensing Yolunda Kincade ’93 Gigi Posejpal Ellen Umansky Maxine Evans Henry F. King ’91 Bernadette Poulos Tony Urso Carmen E. & Earnest Fair Donald L. & Linda Klippenstein Alicia Prewitt Sheree & Jim Valukas David Fanta Don B. Klugman Curtis L. Prince Bruno J. VanderVelde ’99 David & Nina B. Feinberg Gregg A. ’93 & Stacy Koch Jason E. Quick ’99 Cynthia V. ’01 & Cesar Vargas Philip M. ’03 & Doreen Feitelberg Leslie D. Kolk ’89 Rebecca A. Rakstad Joanne Vena & Richard J. Graham Markus Feldenkirchen Lisa M. Korpan Elizabeth Ramos Matthew W. Wadland Gene & Barbara Feldman Henry Kowalewski Cynthia S. Raskin Lauren M. Waring ’09 Elizabeth M. Fleck Kathleen M. Kuretich ’04 Brian J. Ream ’04 Jason J. Wasserman ’97 Lillian J. Fleming Stephen Kusmierczak Jr. Jo Ann & Joel W. Regnery Christine Watkins Mary L. Fleming-Hughes ’90 Jane S. La Rue ’81 Andrew C. Rigrod Cary H. Webb Tara Flocco William & Catherine S. Ladany Claes Ringqvist Tamika L. Weber ’01 Amy-Rebecca Ford ’03 Anthony Lai ’00 Jason C. Robinette ’02 Jeffrey B. Wehrmeister ’90 Susan L. Fore ’99 Joseph F. Laiacona Robert C. Rock M.D. Herbert Weintraub Hayley A. Frazier ’09 Nancy J. Laichas ’96 Lya Dym Rosenblum Ph.D. Rudy Wells Tavia Frazier Dawn M. Larsen & Louis Rosenblum Ph.D. Margit S. Wevang Erika Freeman Bill I. ’95 & Maria Larson Sharon M. Ross Clyde Whitaker Kristin R. Freeman ’07 Elizabeth Lawler ’04 Susan F. Rossen Dolores White Bryan Gailey Arthur D. Leach CPA ’71 Janet J. Rotner Lynn M. Williams Carman Gallucci Lauren Lein Dale M. Roy Hugh A. Wilson

DEMO48 Melinda A. Wilson Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois Community Consolidated School $100 to $249 David Wisniewski The Boeing Company District 65 Aon Hewitt Jullian C. Woods ’09 Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation DePaul Center for Urban Education The Art Institute of Chicago Lucius R. & Christine B. Wyatt Barry S. Crown Charitable Trust Doejo Boston Public Library Semei T. Zake The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation The Kristyna M. Driehaus Foundation Bowling Green State University Stefano Zenni Federation for Community Schools Fifth Third Bank British Library Alexandra V. Zens ’09 Fujitsu Ten Limited Fletcher Camera & Lenses C. Gallucci Realty, Inc. Eileen Zens Goldman Sachs & Co. Gensler California State University, Fresno Peter X. Zhang Grammy Foundation Harbor Arts, Inc. Cardiff University The Irving Harris Foundation Harris Bank Central Michigan University Organizations Kalish Family Foundation, Inc. E. Hubbard Productions, Inc. 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Michigan State University EVS Broadcast Equipment, Inc. and Publishers Rosen & Brichta Advertising and Middle Tennessee State University Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Marketing The New York Public Library $100,000 to $249,999 AT&T Foundation Ross Family Foundation Northwestern University Alphawood Foundation AT&T Illinois Royal Netherlands Embassy On-Camera Audiences, Inc. Buckingham Master Tenant, LLC Chicago Park District Schuler Shook, Inc. Peabody Institute The Chicago Community Trust Chicago Youth Centers Schwab Charitable Fund Pomona College Illinois Clean Energy Community Citibank Swets Information Service Princeton University Foundation CoBank Koko Taylor Celebrity Aid Foundation Renovation Associates, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Comer Science and Education UNESCO Scott Simpson Builders Polk Bros. 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Fry Foundation MacArthur Foundation Macy’s University of Missouri-St. Louis Illinois Arts Council MCAI Chicago Chapter Partage Group, LLC University of Nottingham Illinois Emergency Management Agency McDonald’s Process Creative Studios University of Oregon The Negaunee Foundation Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. Rose Brand University of Pennsylvania Terra Foundation for American Art Morgan Stanley Foundation Swartwerk Media Design University of Puget Sound National Performance Network Team Indianola University of Rochester $25,000 to $49,999 Prarie Center of the Arts TransUnion, LLC University of Tennessee - Knoxville Anonymous (1) Rodriguez & Associates, Inc. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bank of America Illinois State Farm Insurance Companies $250 to $499 Vassar College Library Chicago Office of Tourism Studio Gang Architects Bank of America Foundation Vinecroft Studios Connie’s Pizza U.S. Bancorp Caroline Rose, Inc. Wayne State University Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund U.S. Equities Realty, Inc. Chicago Association of Women’s Global Initiative The Fogelson Foundation W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. Hispanic Journalists York University The Joyce Foundation Cornell University Lannan Foundation $1,000 to $4,999 International Corporate Art * Indicates donor is deceased. Col. Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Anonymous (1) Microsoft Matching Gifts Program The Nielsen Company Airlift Ideas, Inc. Northern Trust Charitable The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Asian American Coalition of Employees Giving Program Barry and Anne SabloffF und at Harris Bank Performance Graphics, Inc. Bloch Family Foundation Toronto Women’s Bookstore $10,000 to $24,999 Canon Business Solutions-Central, Inc. University Library Utrecht Academy of Communications & Centria University of Colorado at Boulder Technology Charter School, Inc. 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DEMO49 Marjorie C. & Charles W. Benton Arlen D. Rubin & Elaine Cohen Rubin Michael D. & Nina Belsley 2011 Alicia & Brian Berg David R. & Roberta H. Rubin J.D. & Jean Bindenagel Columbia College Chicago Carolyn & Gene Berg Carmen N. Russell Jane M. Bishop Lillegard ’85 Honor Roll of Donors Soraya Betterton Daniel A. Russell Suzette Bross Bulley The Douglas Bierly Family Cari & Michael Sacks Jean Choi First and Second Quarters Whitney Bradshaw ’05 Kenneth G. Savoca Kim T. Clement & Mia Clement Fill Fiscal Year 2011 (September 1, 2010– Veronique & Mark Bushala & Shelley Orjuela Savoca Waldemar Colon Febuary 28, 2011) Barbara J. Calabrese Thomas M. ’93 & Judy I. Schnecke Christina Conlin Gregory C. Cameron Robert S. & Barbara C. Park Daniel V. Considine Individuals Charles E. Cannon Dan Shomon Christine Cornell Evette Cardona & Mona Noriega Randy & Cindy Shuck Michael C. Costello ’98 $250,000 to $499,999 Alejandro Cartagena Judith E. Stein Rebecca T. Courington Richard P. & Susan Kiphart Joyce E. & Bruce Chelberg Devon Susholtz John Cramer Mary T. Cheriam & Patrick J. Salem ’11 Amber Swanson Elizabeth de Longeaux $100,000 to $249,999 Dee Dee Chesley William S. Swartwood ’96 Jacquelyn M. Dean ’04 Anonymous (1) Paul Chiaravalle & Ann Marie Gray Chandra Dennis Rhea Cohn Michael Taylor Tracy Dillard $50,000 to $99,999 Kay Collier Allen M. & Lynn Turner Kevin Doherty Anonymous (1) Thomas S. Coughlin ’77 Brian Ulrich ’07 Reynaldo F. Dumas ’06 David Teplica M.D. Shelley Davis & Rachelle B. Friesen ’08 Larry D. & Lynn Dunn Patricia B. Erens Gary T. ’90 & Anne M. Vlk Eugene G. Esposito Jr. $25,000 to $49,999 Jonathan Fanton Albertina Walker & Helen J. Esposito Georgia & Gerald W. Fogelson Eugene Thomas ’90 & Tobi V. Faut Constance & Hugh Williams Sherron Farrell ’08 Paul Freeman Sunny & Paul Fischer Jay Wolke Paul & Christy Fisher Howard Mendelsohn ’49 Barbara M. & Erik B. Flom James B. & Margaret Maxwell Zagel Anne E. Foley James N. Pritzker Sarah Fritz Mary E. Forde Barry & Anne Sabloff Lloyd A. & Colleen B. Fry III $500 to $999 Douglas M. Foster Susan & Bob Wislow Peter Fulgenzi Joseph & Gladys Amerio Nancy Goldman-Church Matthew J. & Roxanna Goebel Sonia & Ted Bloch Thomas S. Hamilton $10,000 to $24,999 Ikram & Joshua Goldman Charles A. Bonilla ’94 Peter R. Hartel ’81 Anonymous (2) Alvin & June Golin Michael Molloy & Brenda Borr & Martha A. Shaifer-Hartel ’80 Bruce A. & Deborah A. Crown Jeffery & Katherine G. Graham Diana K. Borri Marsha J. Heizer Allan & Ellen Drebin Betty Guttman Nicholas Brown Guillaume Horen Scott D. Fortino ’80 Mary Louise Haddad Joyce E. Butts William C. Hunt John R. & Patricia A. Gehron Jesse & Barbara Hall Brent Caburnay Craig Jobson ’02 Leo S. Guthman James & Carol Ann Harbert Janice F. & K.V. Chindlund Peter Johannknecht Elizabeth A. Liebman Ph.D. Ronne & Bob Hartfield Paul Clark Michelle Jolas Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel John & Mary Frances Hass Mary Connelly David & Jeannette Jordano A.M. & K. Ombregt-Cool Bill & Vicki Hood Julian C. D’Esposito Jr. Frederick G. & Rebecca E. Kaegi Cynthia S. Raskin Susan B. Hopkinson Ph.D. & Molly D’Esposito Elizabeth Kane Pamela & John Rijos & Jonathan C. Jones Ph.D. Ronald A. Elling Kevin Kelly & Erin Jaeb Lisa Sandquist & Peter Kinney Chris Hurley David L. Frank & Tamara Sokolec Jonathan Kinkley Lawrence K. & Maxine Snider Linda & Jon R. Katzenbach Caroline A. Girgis Martijn Kist John N. & Marina Kavouris Michael P. Good Amy A. Kline ’06 $5,000 to $9,999 Mark E. Kelly & Patricia A. Needham Theodore J. & Kaye A. Grabbe Michelle A. & Glenn R. Kolak Jay Albanese James A. & Sari L. Klein Nena Ivon Sherwin S. Konik ’63 Warren K. Chapman Ph.D. ’72 Robert Koverman Stephen Kusmierczak Jr. Cynthia Landreth & Bonita Chapman Joseph & Ellen Krutz Ramsey E. Lewis Jr. & Jan Lewis Eric & Sharon Langshur Michael & Barbara Collins Elliot & Frances Lehman Susan A. Manning & Douglas A. Doetsch Angela Lekkas William Collins ’10 Gary I. & Meryl Levenstein Matthew & Linda Matthews Louise & Ernest Love Natasha H. ’98 & Zach Egan Diana K. ’88 & Bert H. Lindstrom Debra M. McGrath John P. Mahoney Rebecca Ford Terry Chastity Lord Miles McKie Susan Marcus Chester T. Kamin & Nancy Schaefer Marilyn C. Lord ’82 & James Meisner Scot T. O’Hara ’95 Dirk W. Matthews ’02 & Babette Novak ’02 Burton Kaplan Anthony J. Lubniewski Dominic A. Pacyga Daniel J. Meeker Earl & Pamela Kluft Pattie Mackenzie Carol & William Pollak Marcella Mencotti Paul R. & Nancy J. Knapp Suzanne G. McBride & John R. O’Neill John G. Rex-Waller Murphy D. Monroe H. J. Kovler & Sally Meyers Kovler Paula McCartney Christopher J. Richert ’99 Cheryl L. Morton-Langston ’79 Jean Kralka Patrick D. & Stacey McCusker Esther S. 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Hendershot Jeffrey A. & Susan Rein $1,000 to $4,999 Clark Pellett & Richard Kohl $250 to $499 Barbara Rosin Brad Akers Birthe Piontek Anonymous (2) Paul Ruby Tony & Robin S. Armour Yvonne A. Polk Randall K. Albers Paul & Sandra J. Saias Bruce R. & Ann R. Bachmann Stephen H. Pugh Jr. Christopher Angus & Neeta Rochlani Maura Shea Curt R. Bailey & Margo V. Brooks-Pugh Fernando & Mauda Assens Claire Z. & Stanford T. Shulman Doreen M. Bartoni Pam Reynaud Patrick D. Baker Richard Silver & Renee L. Hansen ’80 Lya Dym Rosenblum Ph.D. & Louis Timothy T. Bauhs Sara Swift Rosenblum M.D. DEMO50 Jessica Tampas Lindsay C. Huge Organizations $1,000 to $4,999 Cynthia L. Thomas Gordon & Linda P. Huntress $500,000+ Anonymous (1) Albert E. Van Alyea Karen A. & Brian E. Hurley US Army Research, Development and American Airlines Larry A. Viskochil ’75 Jan L. Huttner Engineering Command Bulley & Andrews, LLC Pamela R. Wade ’81 Sebastian B. Huydts Christie’s Kelli A. Walker Michael I. 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Coulson Antonio ’85 & Rocio Perez Chicago Instructional Technology Ungaretti & Harris Joshua Culley-Foster ’04 Judith Perlman Foundation Philip W. Darling Gigi Posejpal Barry S. Crown Charitable Trust $250 to $499 David Dolak Kevin & Mary C. ’97 Rechner Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley The Art Seminar Group, Inc. Ann Dow Weinberg Jo Ann & Joel W. Regnery Foundation Chicago Association of Hispanic Judith A. Dyke Mary Rego Flair Communications Agency, Inc. Journalists Christine A. Efken Deborah D. & Bill Roberts Leo S. Guthman Fund Konik & Company, Inc. Carol S. Ehlers Mathew Rosenblum The Irving Harris Foundation The Lawrence Pucci Wedgewood Society George E. Engdahl Robert W. Russell David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg of Chicago Sidney & Sondra B. Epstein Kelly Russo Arts Foundation Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program Thea K. Flaum & Robert W. Hill Todd Schwebel Sears Holdings Corporation Save A Sample! Robert H. & Nancy J. Forney Marie E. Sgrambiglia Louise & Gerald E. 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Wurlitzer Foundation University of Witwatersrand Howard M. Hildebrandt Ruth M. Yanagi Niles W. Howard Steven J. Zick * Indicates donor is deceased.

DEMO51 UpcomingEvents See more and get more information at colum.edu/calendar. Events are free unless noted otherwise.

Left (from Public Works at MoCP): Hubert Blanz, X-Plantation, 2008, Courtesy of the artist

Below (from Running Room at A+D Gallery): Madeleine Bailey, Generative Sketch, Body Poetry, 2011

GALLERIES Running Room SPECIAL EVENTS Public Works June 23–July 20 Columbia at the 47th Chicago Through July 17 A + D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash International Film Festival Museum of Contemporary Photography 312.369.8687 or colum.edu/adgallery October 6–20 600 S. Michigan Ave. An exploration of how space affects art through colum.edu/chicagofilmfest 312.663.5554 or colum.edu/mocp the transformation of this gallery into a large As the Presenting Partner of the 2011 Festival, Public Works looks at geographically and ever-changing amphitheater. Columbia College Chicago will participate in and chronologically diverse examples of Opening Night festivities, offer an exclusive infrastructure captured through the lenses Alumni on 5: Necessary Fictions Columbia Night program featuring alumni of historic and contemporary photographers Through August 26 productions, and bring festival filmmakers and artists. Columbia College Chicago Library to campus in special forums for students and 624 S. Michigan Ave., 5th Floor the community. The World as Text: lib.colum.edu A Summer Reading Room Featuring alumni artists, this exhibition Gala 2011 June 16–August 5 examines memory and the ways it shapes Urban Showcase: Live What You Love Center for Book and Paper Arts identity through the artists’ works. November 5 1104 S. Wabash Ave. colum.edu/gala2011 312.369.6630 or DANCE colum.edu/bookandpaper Join Columbia College Chicago for a gala Dance Improvisation Fest evening of exhilarating and unpredictable The reading room features artist-made June 12–19 performances from our community of emerging books and printed matter while concurrently colum.edu/dancecenter artists. Proceeds will benefit scholarships exhibiting photography, new media and enabling Chicago Public Schools graduates to paintings by bookmaking artists, emphasizing This event features dance, music and attend Columbia. artists’ books as interdisciplinary extensions interdisciplinary artists, and is co-presented of dynamic visual practices. by Links Hall and the Dance Center of To purchase tickets or for more information, Columbia College Chicago. contact Brent Caburnay at 312.369.8188 or [email protected].

DEMO52 John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th president of the United States Peace Corps is established Alan Shepard is the first American in space aboard the Mercury-Redstone 3 West Side Story is released in movie theaters

1961By Heidi Marshall Fifty years ago when this pictured development brochure was created, Columbia College was housed in rented space at 207 S. Wabash. A bold, five-year campaign for funds was set to end in 1965 on the college’s 75th anniversary.

The “Serving Tomorrow-Today” campaign sought $815,000 (in today’s currency, more than $5.9 million) toward the purchase of a permanent location for the college, various programs, curriculum, scholarships, fellowships and endowment funds.

Filled with modern, sleek artist renditions, the brochure highlighted many new architectural possibilities, like the performance space shown here.

Heidi Marshall is Columbia’s college archivist. If you have photos or materials you think might be of interest for the archives, let her know! [email protected] / 312.369.8689. Visit the Columbia archives online at lib.colum.edu/archives.

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