School of Communication at Northwestern spring 2010 Calendar of events In this issue Message from the dean

Waa-Mu 2010: Keeping Time Communication Sciences and 4 From idea to innovation DIRECTED BY DOMINIC MISSIMI Disorders Speaker Series Cahn Auditorium PAULA TALLAL, 8 Newsmakers R UNIVERSITY April 30–May 9 UTGERS 10 Culture and the slum Frances Searle 3-417 n my 10 years at Northwestern I have never seen a more exciting season than this spring. Our Northwestern in the Middle East Communication Sciences and May 21 12 programs are being renewed: changes that for many years we have hoped would happen are Disorders Speaker Series I 14 Around campus PATRICIA STELMACHOWICZ, Starry Starry Night: A Celebration of suddenly under way. BOYS TOWN NATIONAL Music Theatre and Dominic Missimi 16 Faculty feats One exciting development is a new agreement between the Departments of Theatre and RESEARCH HOSPITAL Cahn Auditorium Frances Searle 1-421 May 24 18 Alumni achievements Performance Studies to allow performance studies freshmen to study acting in the theatre May 6 For more information, e-mail department’s three-year program. 22 In memory [email protected] Another is a new framework for collaboration across the acting program, the new dramatic School of Communication 23 Donors make a difference Honors Convocation Commencement Convocations writing program, and the media production program. Media production students help to Norris University Center Pick-Staiger Concert Hall produce short films from scripts written by students in the graduate writing program, and May 19 June 19 the acting program provides the on-screen talent to make the films. This month’s cover shows A Midsummer Night’s Dream Not Wanted on the Voyage auditions for these “Short Film Collaborations,” which have already created new connections by William Shakespeare by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill DIRECTED BY DAVID BELL DIRECTED BY AMANDA DEHNERT and synergies across the performing and visual arts. Ethel M. Barber Theater Ethel M. Barber Theater Two important new undergraduate majors are being developed, one focused on interactive entertainment May 21–30 July 15–August 8 and learning and the other a true major in music theatre. The revived graduate program in theatre directing has developed a new partnership with Steppenwolf Theatre Company that will allow our third-year directing students to present their thesis productions in the Steppenwolf Garage. The new graduate Program in Writing for the Screen and Stage has matured and is now graduating students who are achieving success beyond our most optimistic hopes. Dialogue is published for the alumni of the School of Com- The American Music Theatre Project is finally realizing its goal of taking projects through the early mun ica tion. Comments and suggestions may be mailed to Dialogue, North western University School of Communica- stages of development and handing them off for further work by significant regional theaters. Last summer’s tion, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3580, or sent via e-mail to Girls vs. Boys received its professional premiere this spring at the House Theater in Chicago. The upcoming [email protected]. Please e-mail all address changes to [email protected]. musical Not Wanted on the Voyage is a wonderful new retelling of the story of Noah and the flood. It will

Editors: Lori Rader-Day, Kingsley Day premiere on campus in midsummer, and we have high expectations for its future after Northwestern. Publications Writer: Emily Hiser Lobdell Faculty in communication studies continue to attract honors and funding for their cutting-edge Contributing Writer: Lori Rader-Day scholarship on human-computer interaction, social networking, technological innovation, global culture Designer: Heather Cosgrove and politics, and health communication. Photo credits: Justin Barbin (junior, communication stud- ies), Andrew Campbell Photography, Marguerite (Valance) Faculty in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Darlington (C93), Stefani Foster, Ravi Ganapathy, Amanda have joined forces to secure a new multiyear, multimillion-dollar award to support a new educational Lapid (freshman, communication studies), Alan Louden, David Lynch, Ishika Mohan, Noreen Nasir (junior, journalism), model for doctoral students in hearing science and audiology. Northwestern Athletic Communications, Paul Riismandel, This issue of Dialogue gives you an overview of all this exciting work and a look at the many individuals Rosalie Sangenitto (junior, radio/television/film), Bob Wallace From left: Northwestern seniors Emma who are contributing to our success. I hope you enjoy this window into what has become an extraordinarily Photography, David Wille, Daniel Zox, or provided by subject. Rosenthal and James Butler, theatre doc- Photo of Tony Awards: AP Photo/Jeff Christensen. Photo of creative and productive school. Jennifer Jones courtesy of AMPAS. Photo of Clancy Brown toral student Keith Byron Kirk, and senior courtesy of ABC Television Network. Photo of Michael Leff Lakhiyia Hicks rehearse the staged reading courtesy of the University of Memphis. Cover photos by of Joanna McClellan Glass’s Palmer Park, a Ryan Gallagher (senior, radio/television/film), Travis LaBella (junior, radio/television/film), and Daniel Zox with assistance play about a Detroit neighborhood’s valiant from Stacy Moon (freshman, radio/television/film), Robert fight to maintain racial integration during Runyeon (senior, radio/television/film), and Hayley Schilling one of the nation’s worst race riots. Theatre (freshman, radio/television/film). department chair Rives Collins directed the Barbara J. O’Keefe performance as part of an initiative among Dean, School of Communication 05-10/23M/KD-HC/11670 all Big Ten schools to explore a single play. Start a dialogue: [email protected] © 2010 Northwestern University. All rights reserved. On the cover: Students participating in Produced by University Relations. the first joint theatre–radio/television/film auditions (see page 14) From idea The mouths of babes Ask any parent: Young children learn new words quickly. But to quote to innovation young children everywhere: Why? Answering that question is at the heart of the Innovations Grant–funded research being done by Amy E. Booth, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders. Starter grant program funds “We know a lot about when and how children isolate words from ongoing speech, make the connection between the word and its inspiration and engagement intended referent, and try out the words themselves,” Booth said. But why are some words learned before others? To find out, Booth and her team — including student assistants Andrea Tsang (C07, GC09) and Stacy White (C07, GC09) — taught three-year-olds six new words for unfamiliar objects or animals. An example: a tomato grinder. When children were informed what it was used for — to grind up food — they were more likely to remember what it was called than if they were told about some other interesting but nonfunctional property of the object (in this case, that inside the grinder was a gold part). Functional information about newly labeled, unfamiliar objects gave young learners a meaningful context for mapping the new words to the new objects. Booth’s pilot research helped land her lab a grant from the National Science Foundation and was published last year in the journal Child Development. She is expanding the study to include children of other For Pablo Boczkowski, associate professor during the day — not over morning coffee Abundance, due this year from the University Patrick Wong, associate professor of com- ages and socioeconomic backgrounds and is extending the investiga- of communication studies, the idea came at home or in the recliner with feet up after of Chicago Press. The book’s research was munication sciences and disorders, received an tion to include natural contexts for word learning, such as book reading from a condolence call. work, but at their desks, and continuously. funded in part by a School of Communica- Innovations Grant to continue his investi gation in the home and in preschool classrooms. In 2004 Boczkowski’s father died in For Culell’s staff, these developments meant tion Innovations Grant. of neural response changes resulting from “Our foundational finding is that functional information does Buenos Aires. Guillermo Culell, then director they had to expend more resources providing exposure to different auditory experiences, such facilitate word learning,” she said. “We’re also attempting to clarify of www.clarin.com, Argentina’s largest news fresh stories throughout the 9-to-5 workweek. Innovation at work as speech or music. Eszter Hargittai, associate the mechanisms underlying that facilitative effect.” site, called to offer his sympathies. The pair Culell’s comments about news consump- Innovation starts with an idea. We get ideas professor of communication studies, received So, why? Booth doesn’t yet fully know, but she’s going to find out. met soon afterward, and Culell mentioned tion gave Boczkowski the kernel of an idea from spending time deeply engaged with a a number of small grants from the school to that his site was in the middle of a transition. that would become his new book: News at topic — and from spending time away from start projects looking at differences in web- Its readership was accessing news at work Work: Imitation in an Age of Information it. We get ideas from serious study — and use skills and habits. Eric Patrick, assistant from moments of pure serendipity. professor of radio/television/film, used a grant However the ideas come, the payoff to work on his film Retrocognitions, a “recon- can seem a long way from the moment of textualizing” of found assets and animated inspiration. Ideas need support, and they techniques to critique the nuclear family of TV need momentum. sitcoms, set to a soundtrack borrowed from That’s one reason the School of Com- early radio dramas. munication began the Innovations Grant program, a small starter-grants program to Student engagement fund pilot faculty projects that, if success- Across disciplines, investigators do have one ful, might lead to new funding from outside problem in common: how can faculty involve sources, new curriculum, or new research students in their research and creative endeavors? lines or academic achievement for faculty. One of the major components of the Innova- Funded projects can address problems in tions Grant program is that funded projects the sciences, the humanities, or the arts. provide substantive work for undergraduates. Past winners have taken on challenges of all “There’s a lot of value in engaging under- sorts: artistic, intellectual, therapeutic, and graduates in faculty projects,” said Jane Rankin, instructional. the school’s associate dean for research. “They get a great deal from working closely with Relatable Debatable 2010 INNOVATIONS GRANT faculty and from seeing how scholars RECIPIENTS approach research and creative projects.” When director Debra Tolchinsky and coproducer David Tolchinsky received an Innova- David H. Bell, theatre “Undergraduates gain critical and widely tions Grant for a documentary on the National Debate Tournament, the plan was for the Music for a production of A Midsummer transferable skills while working on research film, Debatable, to follow the Northwestern debate team over the course of a season. It Night’s Dream set in 1950s New Orleans projects in a hands-on fashion,” said Amy would be something like the spelling-bee film Spellbound, but featuring college students Booth, who was awarded an Innovations grappling with current issues instead of preteens struggling with vocabulary. Pablo Boczkowski, communication studies Grant in 2005. “It provides an opportunity Except, said Deb Tolchinsky, debate doesn’t fit so neatly into that package. “If you After the News: The History of the Demise to explore a topic in greater depth than is watch a contemporary college debate match, your jaw will drop,” she said. “They speed- of Print Newspapers in the United States, possible in most classes.” talk like auctioneers. The average person can’t understand what’s being said.” 1950–2010 Boczkowski agrees. His Innovations Deb has been experimenting with how to make debate “relatable” for nondebaters. Jennifer Light, communication studies Grant–funded research used the burgeoning “There seems to be a parallel between the increasing speed of college debate and the accelerated way humans live now. The push to do more, say more, to rush as many History of Civic Simulations skills of several students, including Gabriela words out as you can in order to be successful and to win. The question is at what cost.” Cantarero (C06) and Marie Silver (C07). Deb and her production crew, including coproducer Ronald Ward, have recorded OTHER PAST GRANTEES Later, further funding from the Robert and more than 200 hours of footage and are putting the final touches on the film for a debut Tracy Davis, theatre Kaye Hiatt Fund for Research on Media, later this year. As the debaters traveled to compete, student filmmakers took turns Paul Edwards, performance studies Technology, and Society led to a second behind the camera. Later, in the editing room, they helped Deb craft early test scenes. James Ettema, communication studies study involving Eugenia Mitchelstein and The student contributors — now alumni — were Omar Butti (C06), Jackie Doherty (C07), Kathleen Galvin, communication studies Lindsay Fullerton, doctoral students in the John Pappas (C07), Martin Rodahl (C08), and Rachel Wolther (C07). Larry Lichty, radio/television/film communication studies department’s media, Deb thinks the Innovations Grant was an important kick-start for the project, offer- Elaine Wong, communication studies technology, and society program, and Martin ing a valuable opportunity to students. “Students want the chance to work one-on-one Dongsun Yim, communication sciences Walter, a doctoral student in political science. with their professors in a professional setting,” she said. “Hopefully it was fun and and disorders Further funding came from a second Innova- educational for the students. From our end, it was a pleasure.” tions Grant and from the University Research Grants Committee.

Paradox of plenty In his research Boczkowski and his team the leading online U.S. media during the found that what Culell had described — 2008 election. “Our analysis showed that news readers getting their news at work, the diversity in what was reported was quite Capturing a community with an intensification of fresh content low, even during a period of major historical during those hours — was playing out in significance when resource constraints were Innovations Grants are “starter” funds. They certainly started something for Harvey Young Jr., other news venues. relaxed and public interest in the news was assistant professor of theatre. And more than that, the perceived need higher than usual,” said Boczkowski. “In an His original proposal was to support research for a book on Chicago theatre history. That early to run more stories was leading journalists age of plenty, what most consumers get is funding helped Young obtain other grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the to step up the long-standing practice of more of the same.” Mellon Foundation. The extra funding allowed him to develop a class on Chicago theatre and to create monitoring their competitors’ coverage, using Boczkowski’s book comes out this an archive of materials that he will eventually donate to the Northwestern Library. “The starter funds online editions to do so. In effect, journalists summer, but he’s already at work on his next helped the project grow into a pretty major study,” said Young. were now reading their news at work, too. project. Supported by another Innovations Young’s book is still in the works. He’s focusing on critical moments that created the theatre They began to rely on their competitors’ Grant, Boczkowski has enlisted doctoral community the city enjoys today. Since the 1970s, Young said, the Goodman Theatre has experienced a resurgence of popularity, and other major houses — Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, and judgment of what was newsworthy, said students Nicole Joseph and Angela Xiao Wu, Lookingglass among them — were founded. Boczkowski, and the differences between senior Sarah Love, and juniors John Powell, “Many of the founders of these companies are beginning to retire from the theatre, and I want competitors narrowed. “The paradox is the Molly Lister, Elisa Redish, Taylor Richards, to record their stories and experiences,” Young said. “My book celebrates the achievements of remarkable increase in the amount of news and Jennie Wong to help him gather his- Chicagoans, fills in a missing chapter in Chicago history, and may serve as an inspirational read for torical data for the book After the News: available and, at the same time, a perplexing people considering forming their own theatre companies.” decrease in the diversity of its content.” The History of the Demise of Print Newspapers Student assistants Chris Eckels (C09), Aurelia Cluni (C08), Marco Minichiello (C08), and Leah Boczkowski’s book also takes a look at in the United States, 1950–2010. Kaplan (C05) researched newspaper records and accompanied Young to interview theatre profession- the homogenization of news reported among als. They learned a lot, but so did he, said Young. “The most surprising thing that I’ve discovered is how collegial the Chicago theatre community is, from critics to producers to directors to designers to actors. It isn’t uncommon for established theatre companies to mentor, coproduce, and otherwise create opportunities for smaller storefront theatres. There is a real commitment to supporting the theatre arts, regardless of scale, in Chicago.” 6 Dialogue spring 2010 7 Newsmakers

Faculty members make Time magazine’s “Best of the Decade” Gergle wins NSF career When the end of 2009 inspired Time magazine to list the “Best of the development award Decade” for everything from diet books to famous disappearances, Time’s Communication studies assistant theatre critics picked their favorite plays and musicals from the past 10 years. professor Darren Gergle (below) Among them were three productions by School of Communication faculty has been awarded the prestigious members that Time ranked in the decade’s top five stage productions. Faculty Early Career Development August: Osage County, directed by associate professor of theatre Anna (CAREER) award from the Shapiro (below), director of the MFA program in directing, took the list’s top National Science Foundation. spot. Shapiro earned a Tony for staging the play; so did theatre associate pro- He is the first School of Com- fessor Todd Rosenthal as scenic designer. Assistant professor Ana Kuzmanic muni cation faculty member to designed the costumes, garnering a Drama Desk Award nomination. Abelson artist encourages receive this honor. Schwartz sees Northwestern AMTP wins NEA grant At the list’s number four slot was Metamorphoses, a retelling of Ovid’s The CAREER awards sup- living the creative life production of his work For the second consecutive year, the National Endowment for the Arts has myths adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman (C82, GC85, GC94), port junior faculty who exemplify awarded an Access to Artistic Excellence grant to Northwestern’s American Jaharis Family Professor of Performance Studies. Zimmerman won a Tony When actress, playwright, and the role of teacher-scholars through Celebrated composer and lyricist Regina Taylor Stephen Schwartz Music Theatre Project. The $20,000 grant will support AMTP’s summer as the play’s director. director visited outstanding research, excellent (above, sixth production of Not Wanted on the Voyage, a new musical by Broadway writers At the fifth slot was Boy Gets Girl by playwright Rebecca Gilman, Northwestern this past fall, students teaching, and the integration of from left) visited campus in Neil Bartram and Brian Hill. assistant professor of radio/television/film. Gilman’s stage adaptation of got more than tips on how to break education and research within November to speak with students In development with AMTP since January 2007, Not Wanted on the Carson McCuller’s novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter also made Time’s into television and film — they got the context of their organizations’ and see Northwestern’s production Voyage is the centerpiece of the 2010 Summer Music Theatre Festival and “Top 10 of Everything of 2009” list. advice on how to live a creative life. mission. of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, a will run July 15–August 8 in the Barber Theater. Taylor (above), the 2009 Hope Gergle received his CAREER work for which Schwartz wrote the Adapted from the landmark Canadian novel of the same title by the Abelson Artist-in-Residence, spoke award for his project “A Multi- original lyrics in 1971. He provided late Timothy Findley, the novel is a modern reimagining of the Great Flood. to a standing-room crowd in the disciplinary Approach to the Next revised lyrics for this production, Leonardi receives Bartram and Hill are the creators of The Story of My Life, which opened on Annie May Swift Auditorium on Generation of Collaborative which was directed by Dominic prestigious fellowship Broadway in 2009. Both writers were in residence on campus during winter November 19. During her residency Technologies.” The award will Missimi, professor emeritus in quarter to collaborate with the musical’s director, assistant professor of theatre she led a monologue workshop for Paul Leonardi, assistant professor provide him with more than service of theatre (above, top left). Amanda Dehnert. The theatre department offered two courses where students senior acting students and met with of communication studies, is one of $485,000 over five years to Schwartz has written the worked with the writers on developing the musical. small groups of students interested six researchers selected to receive a conduct research on the topic. hit musicals Godspell, Pippin, and In November, Tony Award–winning actress Faith Prince visited campus in acting, writing, and directing. 2010 Sloan Industry Studies Fellow- “The goal of this research is Wicked as well as lyrics for such to record a demo of six songs from Not Wanted on the Voyage for potential In her public event, Taylor dis- ship. The fellows were selected from to facilitate the development of successful films as Pocahontas, The future producers and theatre partners. In addition, the demo featured 30 cussed her award-winning work on highly qualified scholars in the early the next generation of collabora- Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Northwestern students and alumna Starr Busby (BSM09). Prince, who the TV series I’ll Fly Away and her stages of their careers. tive technologies,” Gergle said. Prince of Egypt, and Enchanted. A recently portrayed the sea-witch Ursula in the Broadway production of first attempts at playwriting, which Each fellow receives a grant “Previous approaches are fraught six-time Tony nominee, Schwartz The Little Mermaid, also spoke to students while on campus. landed her a longtime role as a of $45,000 for a two-year period with failures that are due, in part, has won the Drama Desk Award for company member and artistic to support research interests. to a lack of attention to the coor- outstanding lyrics, three Grammy associate at Chicago’s Goodman “I was very surprised and dination mechanisms humans use Awards, and three Academy Awards. Theatre. “I’ve been very fortunate honored to receive this prestigious during everyday collaborative Bernstein’s Mass was commis- in that relationship to find a theatre award,” said Leonardi (above), activities. This work takes a sioned by Jacqueline Kennedy for where I could work on my writing, who teaches in the communication human-centered design approach the 1971 opening of the John F. a place where I could take risks,” studies department, the manage- that seeks to develop a detailed Kennedy Center for the Performing Taylor said. “And that’s what artists ment and organizations department understanding of the ways that Arts in Washington, D.C. It com- have to do — take risks, stretch, in the Kellogg School of Manage- humans coordinate in real-world bines Latin liturgical passages from grow. Own your own voice.” ment, and the industrial engineer- a traditional Catholic mass with Sophomore communica- interactions and then use that Taylor’s play Magnolia pre- ing and management sciences lyrics by Bernstein, Schwartz, and tion studies major and understanding to develop novel Northwestern golf team miered at the Goodman last spring, department in the McCormick technologies.” Real-life applica- Paul Simon. The work is rarely member Eric Chun quali- directed by Tony Award–winning School of Engineering and Applied tions range from telesurgery sys- performed because it requires a cast fied for the 150th playing of director Anna Shapiro, associate Science, where he is the Allen and tems to distance education systems of some 200 people, including a the British Open this July professor of theatre. The play fea- Johnnie Breed Junior Professor marching band and a rock band. at St. Andrews, Scotland. to interactive museum experiences. tured senior theatre major Caitlin of Design. “Having a visit from one of “I haven’t played at St. Andrews before or been Collins, who was thrilled to recon- Leonardi’s teaching and the original artists who created Mass anywhere near there,” nect with Taylor. research focus on issues pertaining made the experience extraordinary, said Chun. “So I’m looking “One of the ideas Regina to the design and implementation especially for the artistic staff,” said Students in two Northwestern theatre classes, including senior theatre students forward to it. I’ve only seen passed onto us that will stick with of new technologies, global product Missimi. “And meeting the man it on television and heard Nate Lewellyn and Sally Eidman, helped develop a musical adaptation of Not me is the notion that others may development, and the management who is one of the American music about it, so to play there Wanted on the Voyage for the American Music Theatre Project. AMTP received will be amazing.” try to label you as one thing or of engineering work, which includes theatre’s most successful lyricists its second NEA grant to develop the show. another, to name you,” said Collins, work in the automotive industry. and composers made it a very “but that you have the power to special treat for all the students name yourself and to follow your involved in the production.” own inspiration.”

8 Dialogue spring 2010 spring 2010 Dialogue 9 Culture and the slum A course on slum cinema, taught by Dilip Gaonkar (far left), examined More than Slumdog, more than squalor such films as (from left) Ali Zaoua and Slumdog Millionaire.

What does a documentary about high school to associate a slum with very physical importance of — and difficulty in maintaining “What the students are learning is that basketball have in common with a squatters’ descriptions, such as decaying homes, — friendships, and how deeply economic one can’t ‘solve’ the problem of the slum city in Rio de Janeiro? Not much on the improper sewage systems, lots of dirt and activities inform and structure everything merely through legal or even economic surface, but films like Hoop Dreams (1994) garbage, starving children,” he said. “There- that goes on in the new urban slum.” means,” said Bush. “One has to be attentive illustrate some of the complex social inter- fore they are hesitant to associate any place to the complications of each slum and to actions that occur in slums. Films about in America or most developing countries More than squalor see how law, economy, and society interact slums, says communication studies associate with having a ‘slum’ neighborhood.” Slums can be transient, but they can also be with one another in peculiar ways under the professor Dilip Gaonkar, tell us something “I think we all have this notion that the solid, long-term communities. One of the auspices of the slum itself.” about how humans adapt to — and operate entire population of every third-world coun- goals of the course was to take a look at a within — their environments. try is living in desperate poverty that defies slum’s complexity, said Randall Bush; he and Opening eyes During winter quarter Gaonkar taught explanation,” said Katherine Cowell, a senior Christopher Devine, both graduate students Today more than a billion people live in a cross-listed communication studies and radio/television/film major. “A lot of cor- in the communication studies department’s slums, and by 2030 that number is expected radio/television/film course on slum cinema. ruption and misunderstanding goes into the rhetoric and public culture program, served to double, according to a 2007 U.N. study. As defined by the United Nations, slums are treatment of poor urban areas, and slums are as teaching assistants for Gaonkar’s class. But the students in Gaonkar’s course are urban areas characterized by dense popula- found everywhere, even in the United States.” “We tried to demonstrate the variance and unlikely to find themselves citizens of a tion as well as substandard housing and, In Brazil, slums are called favela; in often, standards of living. Turkey, gacekondu. Award-winning films such as Slumdog “The course had a very explicit global The slum, having “gone global,” Millionaire (India, 2008) and City of God focus as it juxtaposed cinematic representa- (Brazil, 2002) drew attention to the stories tions from varied national and cultural resists easy sociological definition. slums have to tell, but there have been many terrains, from both the advanced countries works in the genre. “Slumdog Millionaire is and the developing countries of the global complexity of the slum as an idea,” said shantytown. So besides being smarter global at the end of a long trajectory of these kinds south,” said Gaonkar. That range is key. Bush. “That is, it isn’t just a zone of extreme citizens, what did they gain? of films,” said Gaonkar. “Other films are far What Gaonkar wanted students to see was poverty or excessive crime. It generates Schaffer noticed the perspective of more brutal and realistic, representing social that slums, like any other setting, inspire and practices and possibilities that require careful youth in many of the films, a viewpoint problems differently.” demand communication goals and habits analysis and rigorous study to be understood.” that should prove valuable when she joins particular to themselves. For instance, slums are usually associ- Teach for America in New York City after Global focus “The slum, having ‘gone global,’ resists ated with poverty and crime, but there’s more graduating in June. Gaonkar’s students spent time with Gomorrah easy sociological definition, and also neces- to life in a slum than abject misery. That The course was an inspiration for (Italy, 2008), Ali Zaoua (Morocco, 2000), sarily involves consideration of three levels of message came through for senior communi- Marisha Mukerjee, an MFA student in and Tsotsi (South Africa, 2005). They also social interaction: the family, friendship, and cation studies and law studies student Alison writing for the screen and stage. “Having watched and discussed films telling the economy,” said Gaonkar. “From those three Schaffer. “Slums can be vibrant centers of fully immersed myself in the genre,” she said, sometimes harsh, sometimes uplifting stories vantage points, slum cinema films arrive at production of food, entertainment, all sorts “I am finding my current work heavily influ- of American slums — including Boyz n the an image of the slum that tells us something of things,” she said. enced by the class in terms of subject matter Hood (1991), the story of three friends grow- more about the slum than entrenched crime “Each slum has its own personality, its and overall awareness.” ing up in South-Central Los Angeles, and and endemic poverty.” own politics,” said Gaonkar. “And each has Cowell found creative inspiration as Hoop Dreams, a documentary about two high Gaonkar asked his class to consider the its own story about how to escape.” In Hoop well — and not just for films she might school basketball players trying to make it relationships between formal economies, Dreams the narrative is basketball stardom make someday. “People living in that kind out of the Chicago projects. informal economies, and criminal economies or poverty. All or nothing for basketball glory of extreme desperation are very creative in Yes, Chicago. Miles Drummond, a illustrated in these films. “Through depictions may not make sense to someone outside their ways of survival, and in many cases senior communication studies major, found of children and mothers, gangs and prosti- that community, but as Gaonkar explained, they have inspiring solutions and stories it interesting that the word “slum” had third- tutes, the poor and the rich, we learn about communities — including slums — have we could learn from.” world-only connotations. “Some people tend alternative forms of family relations, the their own internal logic.

1010 DialogueDialogue spring spring 2010 2010 spring 2010 spring Dialogue 2010 Dialogue 11 Northwestern in the Middle East BY GABE BROTMAN, CLASS OF 2012

Over spring break, a group of School of Communication and During the day we attended two seminars with our Qatar peers. Wednesday, March 24 Medill School of Journalism students traveled to Northwestern’s The first was an intimate discussion with Medill professor David After two days in Education City, it was time for the group to get Abrahamson about literary journalism in the Middle East and the out and see Doha. We spent two hours sailing the Persian Gulf on a Qatar campus. They found it quite different from — yet also West. Later we heard from visiting film writer-producer-director dhow (a traditional double-decker sailing vessel originally used for very similar to — their own Northwestern experience. Bill Bindley (C84), who spoke on how the American film industry fishing). As we danced to music and lifted our faces to the blazing is adapting to technology and shifting demographics. sun, we got to see Doha’s beauty and energy — the ever-changing Sunday, March 21 We also attended classes. The School of Communication group skyline, the luxurious resorts, and the low-flying planes shuttling to After 16 hours of transit, we finally arrived in Qatar! Tired and anx- attended a seminar with associate professor of communication studies and from the airport. ious, we still oohed and aahed our way through downtown Doha on James Schwoch that explored representations of espionage-intelligence As we sailed farther from the coastline, we saw a fleet of ships the way to our hotel. Doha’s skyline is radically different from the sleek security in film, television, and new media. transporting sand to the Pearl, a multibillion-dollar development A visit to Al Jazeera spires of Chicago. Architecture in the Persian Gulf region fuses ancient The day concluded with a Syrian dinner at Villagio Mall, the project of artificial islands under construction off the coast of BY DAVID WILLE, CLASS OF 2010 features, such as arches, domes, and geometrical patterns, with the newest addition to Qatar’s shopping culture. Surrounded by a canal, Doha. We decided to go see the Pearl ourselves. The 4 million- latest engineering technology. The sight of a twisted glass building ice skating rink, and hundreds of shops, we were able to spend time square-meter site is jaw dropping. Designed to look like an Italian The most exciting part of my trip to Doha was our tour of the caged with changing LEDs prompted one student to ask, “Am I in with our Qatar-campus peers. Renaissance village, the Pearl includes the first land in Qatar to be satellite network Al Jazeera, which broadcasts in both Arabic and the future?” available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. English. This organization has featured prominently in the develop- Doha’s eyes are certainly focused on the future. Within the first Tuesday, March 23 We returned to Education City to join Qatar-campus students ment of journalism in the Arab world. During Operation Desert Fox hour in the city, we could already witness the remarkable potential We started our day at the headquarters of the Arabic news network in their weekly film night. We viewed the Japanese film Afterlife and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Al Jazeera was one of the of this emerging metropolis. Al Jazeera outside Doha. As we toured the studios, we talked with a and participated in a discussion afterward with Brian Cagle, few Arab news outlets reporting on the war, and this reached a news presenter, bureau chiefs, and video editors about the challenges lecturer in radio/television/film. peak with its coverage of the Iraq war. Several scholars of Arab Monday, March 22 of the 24-hour news cycle, new media’s effect on television news, and media have credited Al Jazeera with creating what has been called By 6 a.m., Doha wakes up — cranes are functioning, cement is being how Al Jazeera plans to capitalize on the North American market. Thursday, March 25 the “new Arab public sphere,” an emerging discussion in the poured, and large pieces of glass are rising into the air. The skyline is The studio tour was a highlight of the week (see sidebar). On our last morning in Doha, we visited the Islamic Museum of media among Arabs about issues that affect Arabs. still under construction. In afternoon meetings with faculty and deans, we shared our Art. Designed by world-renowned architect I. M. Pei, the struc- Our first day in Doha began at Education City, where we met academic interests and discussed the challenges faced by the start- ture boasts one of the world’s most complete collections of Islamic The studio tour was impressive. The employees were diverse with Dean John Margolis to discuss the Qatar campus’s progress and up campus. Later, Evanston students shared their work with Qatar artifacts. and very young, and the journalists we met were passionate about future plans. Like Doha, Northwestern University in Qatar is an students. While Medill students traveled to Al Mergab Street for an We ended our trip with a night of shopping and dining at the work they were doing in challenging established international ongoing project, with a growing student population and a new state- enterprise reporting class, School of Communication students shared Souq Waqif (“standing market”). Recently restored, the century- media organizations like CNN and BBC. They told us that Al Jazeera of-the-art building scheduled for com pletion in 2012. However, the their film work in assistant professor Tim Wilkerson’s media construc- old Souq is a central destination for both tourists and Qataris who turned the world’s attention to the Middle East and promoted a University’s roots have already been planted. As we walked down the tion class. One of the great benefits of the exchange was coordinating want to buy traditional garments, spices, handmade crafts, and new standard of journalistic integrity and practice in the region. This halls of the Carnegie Mellon building — Northwestern’s temporary future collaboration between the two campuses, including presenting souvenirs. As we enjoyed a delicious traditional Bedouin meal, echoed what Dean John Margolis had described to us earlier in our home — we were greeted by purple banners, student group posters, Qatar-campus films at Studio 22’s annual film festival. we were sad to leave Doha and our new friends. visit as Northwestern’s goals for media across the entire country. and dynamic undergraduates discussing student life, politics, and film.

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Searle Building study space wins architecture award The communication sciences and disorders department’s new graduate-student study center in the Frances Searle Building basement won a 2009 Design Award from the Northeast Illinois chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The 8,000-square-foot basement space was transformed into a large student lounge (right) Alumni guide job-seeking students plus work station areas, a private office, a file room, a storage area, and a kitchenette. The School of Communication’s 26th annual Departments share on-camera auditions Department students have key-card access to Career Night, sponsored by the External Radio/television/film students produce films; theatre students want to act. the space during the building’s standard hours. Programs, Internships, and Career Services It’s a natural pairing, so this year for the first time, the two departments Awards or not, students enjoy the space. (EPICS) office, drew nearly 200 students to held unified general auditions (above), recorded them, and made the audi- “I am not surprised to hear that the space has Norris University Center in November. Four tions available online or on DVD to student filmmakers seeking talent. won an architecture award,” said first-year groups of panelists — many of them School The program might be the first of its kind. PhD student Aubry Alvarez. “It’s extremely of Communication alumni — shared their “The unified system is off to a great start,” said William Bleich, senior functional and aesthetically pleasing. I think experiences working in radio, television, and lecturer in radio/television/film and associate chair of the department, “with that all communication sciences and disorders film; advertising; marketing and public relations; many student filmmakers remarking on the ease of using the online data- students would agree that it serves as a home and nonprofit organizations. base and the great pool of acting talent made available to them.” away from home.” Communication alumni panelists included The recorded auditions made casting student films simple and fast, Frances Searle is not the only School Kristen Kilroy (C07), a marketing associate in said Chris Simonson, a junior radio/television/film and economics double of Communication building to win an archi- new product development for Discover Financial major. “Direc tors could sit at a computer and essentially cast their entire tecture award last year; in May, the extensive Services; Jay Sharman (C95), CEO of Team- film,” he said. “Then they just needed to e-mail the actors to ask if they historic restoration of Annie May Swift Hall Works Media; and Rachael Scholten (C06), a Talking — and writing about — dance producer for Starcom Worldwide. Other partici- were interested, attach a script, and boom, they were done with casting.” won the city of Evanston’s Margery B. Perkins “If you can write about dance, you can write pating alumni included Katie Braun (C08), Jason Approximately 150 students from across campus auditioned on-camera Award. about anything.” Bornstein (C09), Angela Topel (C00), Mary Kate in October, said theatre associate professor Cindy Gold, head of the acting These were the words of encouragement Barley-Jenkins (C94), Bradley Troast (C09), program, who encouraged theatre majors to participate. “Our actors were Student creates play festival offered to Northwestern students by Wendy Jason Bolicki (C04), Tom Schnecke (GC97), so happy to have these auditions consolidated,” she said. “They know it’s Romi Barta (above, center) does not just sit back and wait for things to Perron (above), editor in chief of Dance maga- Arielle Brustein (J08), Perris Richter (J08), important to graduate with as much time in front of a camera as possible, happen. Hoping to provide more outlets for creative students, Barta came zine, a monthly print and online publication and Ilya Bunimovich (WCAS07). but they often let that go due to lack of time and knowledge of who is up with the idea of developing a short play festival on campus. After a for pro fessional and aspiring dancers. “For students who are worried about job looking for talent.” year’s planning, her 10-Minute Play Festival ran in February. A crowd of 50 dance, theatre, and journalism opportunities after graduation, the variety of This new effort is an outgrowth of another radio/television/film initia- “I wanted to create opportunities for people who want to be involved — students gathered in the ballroom theatre of the professions and specializations represented went tive last year that helps connect students across writing, directing, and pro- for people who haven’t had a chance to be on stage, haven’t had a chance to Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center on Feb- a long way to make attendees feel more comfort- ducing disciplines. Bleich and Gold give a lot of credit to their respective have their work produced,” said Barta. “Everyone wants to work and is really ruary 18 to hear Perron discuss dance journalism able about the job search and aided them in department chairs, David Tolchinsky and Rives Collins, for supporting the motivated, and it’s sometimes hard to get yourself out there.” in a session hosted by the dance program. building networks of their own,” said senior collaborations. “We anticipate that the educational rewards of these collabo- Working with theatre faculty such as Henry Godinez, Rives Collins, A former dance company director who has communication studies major Matthew Spector. rations will produce a positive creative atmosphere at Northwestern as well Laura Schellhardt, and Theatre and Interpretation Center managing director enjoyed a 30-year career as a dancer, choreogra- as finished films that will be showpieces for all concerned,” said Bleich. Barbara Butts, Barta created a fall-quarter playwriting submission process for pher, teacher, and writer, she explained why it is writers, coordinated a judges’ panel to read and select scripts, and planned a difficult to write about dance without “killing it” by being too literal or too effusive with adjectives WNUR wins award weekly winter-quarter independent study seminar where the selected writers could workshop their plays and directors could hold rehearsals. and adverbs. “Rhythm is a big thing,” said Perron, WNUR News won first place for Over winter break the judges selected 10 plays, including Barta’s Cold emphasizing the importance of strong verbs in “Best All-Around Radio Newscast” Coffee. Especially since six of the winners were freshmen, Barta helped the developing a sense of flow. She compared editing at the Society of Professional writers network with student directors who were interested in participating. Daniel Fitzmier, director of forensics, to choreography; both writing and dance are Journalists’ Region 5 Mark of The directors cast the plays with student actors, and ultimately more than celebrates the second-place finish of stronger when anything extraneous is cut. Excellence Awards. The winning 50 students were involved in the festival — including writers, directors, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Perron encouraged students interested in juniors Stephanie Spies and Matthew news team included sophomore designers, actors, publicists, and production team members. dance journalism to consider internships, as many Fisher in the recent National Debate Yannell Selman and junior Laura of her magazine’s editorial staff were hired from Although Barta graduates in June, she is already talking to underclass Tournament. Spies and Fisher are the Rodriguez, both School of Com- students about continuing the 10-Minute Play Festival next year. Godinez 15th Northwestern University debate internship positions. “The audience was especially munication students. The WNUR calls Barta’s initiative “a really terrific thing. It’s completely indicative of the team to reach the NDT’s final round. intrigued with the story of her personal journey news staff (including Medill junior way our students are in the real world once they leave here — and even here, from ballet dancer to modern dance choreogra- Lauren Cole, left) broadcasts news our students are so self-motivated.” pher to writer and editor, and the role her college updates three times each weekday See www.communication.northwestern.edu/news for a full list of the preparation played in the development of her in addition to occasional special winning plays. career,” said dance program director Susan Lee. broadcasts.

14 Dialogue spring 2010 spring 2010 Dialogue 15 Faculty feats

School of Communication brings home the Jeffs Paul Leonardi (PhD, Stanford University), assistant professor Several School of Communication alumni, three faculty members, and of communication studies, cowrote a current student were among the winners when the 41st annual Joseph “The Connectivity Paradox: Using Jefferson Equity Awards were presented in October. “Northwestern is intri- Technology to Both Decrease and cately entwined with the very best of Chicago theatre, and never is this Increase Perceptions of Distance in more apparent than on the evening of the Joseph Jefferson Awards,” said Distributed Work Arrangements” theatre department chair Rives Collins. with media, technology, and soci- David H. Bell, associate professor of theatre, won for choreographing ety PhD student Jeffrey W. Treem The Boys from Syracuse at Drury Lane Oakbrook. Joshua Horvath, adjunct and Michele H. Jackson of the professor of radio/television/film, won the large-production sound design University of Colorado at Boulder. award (with Ray Nardelli) for that theater’s Miss Saigon. Knowles Center to honor Dallos It was published in the Journal of Bell topped the individual nominees with four nominations: as cowriter Pablo Boczkowski (PhD, Cornell Applied Communication Research. of The Bowery Boys for Marriott Theatre and as director, choreographer, At a special research conference this fall, the Hugh Knowles Center for University), associate professor of Peter “Too Connected? The Paradox and adapter of The Boys from Syracuse. “I was very happy to receive the Clinical and Basic Science in Hearing and Its Disorders will honor communication studies, has writ- Dallos of Telework” by the same authors nominations and the award,” said Bell. “It is a really humbling thing to (above), professor of audiology, otolaryngology, and biomedical ten News at Work: Imitation in appeared in Communication feel acknowledged by Chicago theatre artists and feel like an integral part engineering and John Evans Professor of Neuroscience, Neurobiology, and an Age of Information Abundance, Debra Tolchinsky’s “But what is it on the back?” at the Chicago Cultural Center Currents. of this wonderful community.” Physiology. A symposium and gala celebrating Dallos’s 75th year will take forthcoming from the University Junior theatre major Alex Weisman won as actor in a supporting role place at Evanston’s Hilton Orrington on October 8. of Chicago Press. This spring the Jennifer Light Findings from Meta-analyses Billy Siegenfeld (MA, New York “The Knowles Center is delighted to bring together Peter’s past and French journal Réseaux will publish (PhD, Harvard in a play for TimeLine Theatre’s The History Boys. He and alumnus Govind of Experimental Persuasion Effects University), professor of dance, current colleagues and students, along with such a distinguished group of a translation of one of the book’s University), associate professor Kumar (C08) also shared the production’s Jeff Award for best ensemble. Research” to Examining Argu- published “Standing Down Straight: scientists, for this fun and educational eventevent,”, said Beverly Wright, professor chapters in a special double issue of communication studies, gave Other alumni Jeff recipientspients iincludedncluded SpSpencerencer KKaydenayden (C09) fforor actress mentation in Context, a book Jump Rhythm Technique’s Rhythm- ofof communication sciences andand ddisordersisorders anandd the center’s director. on online news. Boczkowski’s an invited lecture on the history in a supporting role in a play,ay, Mara Blumenfeld (C92) for costume desidesign,gn, edited by former Van Zelst lecturer Driven, Gravity-Directed Approach Contact [email protected]@northweste for more information research will also be featured in of invention at the Festival delle and Doug Peck (WCAS03) for music direction. Frans van Eemeren. He also con- to Dance Education” in the Journal aboutabout tthehe coconference.nference. the Columbia Journalism Review’s Scienze 2010, Rome’s annual science festival. tributed the chapter “Theories of Dance Education. “Research Reports” column this of Persuasion” to the Handbook spring. In June he will serve as Media scholars join facultyculty D. Soyini Madison of Media Effects, edited by Robin Debra Tolchinsky (MFA, School Jump Rhythm Jazz Project celebrates 20 years visiting professor at the Laboratoire (PhD, North- Nabi and Mary Beth Oliver. of the Art Institute of Chicago), Of all the reasons D. Charleses WhitneyWhitney andand Techniques, Territoires, et Sociétés western University), professor of InIn FebruaryFebruary tthehe Emmy AwarAward–winningd–winning JumJumpp Rhythm Jazz Project celebrated assistant professor of radio/television/ Ellen Wartella are thrilled to jjoinoin the School of of the University of Paris. performance studies, is the author its 20th20th anniversary bbyy ffeaturingeaturing two woworldrl premieres — choreographed Mary Poole (PhD, Northwestern film, exhibited the video and light Communication communityty this sprinspring,g, they are most of Acts of Activism: Human Rights byby its artistic ddirectorirector anandd ffounder,ounder, dadance professor Billy Siegenfeld University), senior lecturer in installation “But what is it on the excited about the collaborativetive environmentenvironment.. Daniel Cantor (MFA, American as Radical Performance, published (left)(left) — as wellwell as ffavoritesavorites ffromrom tthehe company’s two-decade history. theatre, and Linda Gates (MA, back?” at the Chicago Cultural Longtime collaboratorsrs themselves — married to eaceachh Conservatory Theater), assistant in March by Cambridge University Siegenfeld’sSiegenfeld’s newest pieces taketake their inspirations from very dif- New York University), senior Center’s November show Site other, but also coeditors andd coauthors of booksbooks,, articlesarticles,, and professor of theatre, appeared at Press. The book presents the ferentferent sources. You Do NNotot Have to BBe Good was inspired by Mary lecturer and head of voice in the Unseen, (Dis)abling Conditions. chapters in areas where theirir interests overlaoverlapp — WhitneWhitneyy and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre this neglected yet compelling story OOliver’sliver’s poem “Wi“Wildld Geese.” WitWithh mmusic by Tom Waits, Ryuichi theatre department, appeared The exhibit included performance, Wartella place a lot of valuee on ppartnership.artnership. winter in A Comedy of Errors, of local activists in sub-Saharan Sakamoto,Sakamoto, andand Sonny RoRollins,llins, it exexplorespl how staunch, self-isolating in Vita & Virginia at the Block installation, and video works on “The idea of collaborationation has real teeth, has real meaninmeaning,g, directed by David H. Bell. He also Africa who use modes of perfor- territoriaterritorialitylity can bbee transtransformedformed iinto the beginnings of a peace- Museum in February. The play was disabilities and their attendant at Northwestern,” said Whitney.itney. “We’re absolutely delighteddelighted performed in the world premiere mance as tactics of resistance and aableble community. WhyWhy GersGershwin?hw is a wry romance for two adapted by Eileen Atkins from the issues. Tolchinsky’s contribution to be here,” said Wartella. ““TheThe School of Communication of Return to Haifa at Evanston’s intervention in their day-to-day bbasedased on tthehe wwordsor and music of the Gershwin letters and diaries of Vita Sackville- dealt with brain plasticity in at Northwestern commandss a lot of resrespectpect both on camcampuspus Next Theatre. struggles for human rights and bbrothersrothers anandd JJamesam Brown. social justice. West and Virginia Woolf. exploring an anecdotal incident. and off, and the faculty is hhighlyighly rregarded.egarded. It’s a remarkable AlAlsoso Jump RRhythm Jazz Project’s principal environment.” Kat Falls (MFA, Northwestern cchoreographerhoreographer anand a member of its performing Hamid Naficy Michael Rohd (MFA, Virginia David Zarefsky (PhD, North- As the school’s new associatesociate dean of facultfacultyy affairs, University), adjunct professor of (PhD, University ensemensemble,bl Siegenfeld founded the com- Tech), assistant professor of theatre, western University), Owen L. Whitney works closely withh Dean Barbara O’Keefe radio/television/film, is the author of California, Los Angeles), pro- pany in 1990. In 2007 he received wrote and directed Wilson Wants It Coon Professor Emeritus of Argu- on faculty development, includingcluding issues ooff of the novel Dark Life, published fessor of radio/television/film, was an EEmmy Award for his work in All, performed by Chicago’s House mentation and Debate in the recruitment and retention, ppromotion,romotion, and this spring by Scholastic Press and named Northwestern’s Hamad tthehe mmultiple Emmy-winning docu- Theater at the Chopin Theater in communication studies depart- tenure. Previously he was professorrofessor and chair of optioned for a feature film by the Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in mementarynt Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: February and March. The show ment, received the Senior Scholar the department of creative wwritingriting and pprofessorrofessor Gotham Group. Communication. Among numerous Getting TThere.here. SiSiegenfelde is the 2006 recipient used film and live video to create a Award at the 2009 Alta Conference of media and cultural studieses at the UniversitUniversityy of speaking engagements, in March he ooff CChicago’shicago’s most prprestigiouses dance honor, the Ruth speculative political thriller that the on Argumentation, cosponsored California, Riverside. Wartellaella jjoinsoins the faculty as Rebecca Gilman (MFA, University presented “Female Trouble: Women PPageage AwarAward.d. Chicago Tribune called “a must see.” by the National Communication professor of communicationn studies. A leadinleadingg scholascholarr of Iowa), assistant professor of in the Islamic Republic Cinema” for Jump RRhythmhythm company memmembersbers incincludelu Brandi Coleman, lecturer Association and the American on the role of media in children’sldren’s develodevelopment,pment, she was radio/television/film, adapted the the Film and Digital Colloquia at in ddanceance at NortNorthwestern,hwestern, anandd aalumnilumni Kevin Durnbaugh (C06), Jordan Kahl Molly Shanahan (MA, Ohio State Forensic Association. During spring previously a distinguished pprofessorrofessor of psycholopsychologygy at the UC Carson McCullers novel The Heart the University of California, Santa (C04), anandd Lizzie PerPerkinskins (C04)(C04).. University), lecturer in dance, term he was a visiting professor Riverside. Both earned a PhDhD in mass commcommunicationunication from the Is a Lonely Hunter for the stage; Cruz, as well as “Change, Converge, and her dance company, Molly of English at Harvard University. University of Minnesota. produced at the New York Theatre Multiply — New Cinematic Trends” Shanahan/Mad Shak, were recog- Last October in Japan he gave the “Wartella and Whitneyy are not onlonlyy world-class scholars but also Workshop in December, it was and “Global Technologies and ZimmermanZimmerman returns to the MetMet nized by TimeOut Chicago maga- lectures “The Appeal of Barack intellectual leaders,” said Deanean O’Keefe. “Their abilitabilityy to work across named one of Time magazine’s top Networked Communities” at the zine, which cited her 2007 solo Obama” and “The U.S. Abortion disciplines makes them a greatreat fit for Northwestern, and I am excited to MaryMary ZiZimmerman,mmerman, JaharisJaharis FamiFamilyly ProProfessorfessor oof Performance Studies, directed 10 plays of the year. Her play Boy Northwestern University in Qatar work “My Name Is a Blackbird” as Controversy: A Problem in Public work with both of them to build the next generation of programs in the Armida for New York’s Metropolitan Opera this spring — her third Met Gets Girl was named one of Time’s Inaugural Conference. one of the “10 best dance moments Argument” at Nanzan University, School of Communication.” opera in the last three seasons. The production stars renowned soprano Renée top 10 plays of the decade. Gilman’s Daniel O’Keefe of the decade.” Her company per- Osaka Prefecture University, Tsuda Fleming. In a New York Times profile of Zimmerman, the director said, “I’m latest play, A True History of the (PhD, University formed an excerpt from “Stamina College, Meiji University, and cautiously ecstatic about Armida. This is my world. It’s epic, it’s multiform, it Johnstown Flood, premiered at the of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), of Curiosity” at the Ailey Citigroup Rikkyo University. probably harks back to oral tales. Fantastical things happen. There’s a debate Owen L. Coon Professor of Com- Goodman Theatre in March under Theatre during the Association of between Love and Revenge. There’s a ballet, there’s a trio of tenors, Furies, munication Studies, contributed the direction of Robert Falls. Performing Arts Presenters confer- a chorus of devils: all that stuff some people disregard or think isn’t serious. the chapter “Persuasive Effects ence in New York. But it’s what I love.” of Strategic Maneuvering: Some

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Class notes are selected from alumni John A. Dillon (WCAS67, GC69), second published book, That’s Like 1990s submissions to Northwestern maga- director of the theatre program at Me!, a picture book for children Northwestern University zine at www.northwestern.edu/ Sarah Lawrence College, associate with learning disabilities. magazine, stories of alumni featured director of Tokyo’s Institute of Jeffrey A. Brauer (C90), a litigation Entertainment Alliance in the media as identified by the Dramatic Arts, and founding presi- Christine Fulton (C84) was named partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks NUEA-East University’s Office of Alumni Relations dent of Theatre Puget Sound, was executive director of the Allegheny in Cleveland, received the Ohio and Development, and updates sent to inducted into the College of Fellows County (Pennsylvania) Parks State Bar Foundation’s community NUEA-East is proud to report that many of its recent and upcoming Dialogue either by mail or by e-mail of the American Theatre in April Foundation. service award for attorneys 40 and events are copresented with other New York–based Northwestern at [email protected]. at the Kennedy Center for the Per- under in District 12, which covers clubs. In November NUEA-East copresented the panel “Tweets, forming Arts in Washington, D.C. Margaret Marcouiller (C84), chief Cuyahoga County. Blogs, and Posts: The Changing Roles of Arts and Entertainment of the civil division of the Lake Critics” with the Medill Club. In December NUEA and several other County (Illinois) state’s attorney’s M. Heather Carver (C90) is local Northwestern groups cohosted a networking night at O’Lunney’s 1960s 1970s office, was named an associate judge asso ciate professor of performance in Midtown. Participants brought toys to donate to Variety, the Clancy Brown (C81) stars as Hart Sterling in the new ABC drama The Deep End. of the 19th Judicial Circuit. studies and theater at the Uni- Children’s Charity of New York, which serves disadvantaged and Dennis Parichy (C60), a lighting Njoki McElroy (GC70) authored a versity of Missouri. She recently physically challenged children. Other recent events included a designer, published Illuminating the memoir, 1012 Natchez: A Memoir Paul I. Trandahl (C84), assistant cowrote Troubling Violence: A comedy night cosponsored with the NU Club to support the senior Play: The Artistry of Lighting Design of Grace, Hardship, and Love, which award at the Lady Filmmakers’ Arthur Don (C75) was named a production manager at Universal Performance Project (University class’s New York Showcases in March. For more information, visit (Heinemann, 2009). The book details her experiences growing up Festival in Santa Monica, California. shareholder in the Chicago office Animation Studios, supervises Press of Mississippi, 2009), which sums up his experiences and ideas in Texas during a highly racist era. of the Greenberg Traurig law firm. design and animation for the traces the creative development of www.nuea.org. on lighting design by examining Jeff Ravitz (C72) designed the tele- Emmy Award–winning PBS chil- a performance troupe that presents four productions he designed Carole Rothman (C70), artistic vision lighting for NBC San Diego’s Ruth Goldberg Hendel (GC75) dren’s series Curious George. He also real-life narratives to increase aware- NUEA-West during his four-decade career. director at New York’s Second Stage annual Teacher Awards and Fuel coproduced two Tony-nominated managed art assets for Universal’s ness of intimate-partner violence. In October NUEA-West cohosted a “Below the Line” panel with Theatre, was one of the producers TV’s Daily Habit talk show. Also plays: 33 Variations, nominated for upcoming animated feature film Columbia College Chicago to offer alumni-insider information on Richard A. Gephardt (C62), former of the Tony-nominated musical lighting consultant for the Austin best play, and Mary Stuart, nomi- The Little Engine That Could. Wally Hayward (C90) is the how to break into behind-the-scenes work in film and television U.S. congressman and president Next to Normal. City Limits concert festival, shot nated for best revival of a play. executive vice president and chief production. The panel featured editor Jeff Seibenick (Eastbound and CEO of Gephardt Government in 3-D, he was codesigner and TV Jennifer Daniels (C85), founder sales and marketing officer of the & Down, The Sarah Silverman Show), editor Darrin Navarro (Grace, lighting director for the nightly vic- Jennifer James Robinson (C76) is Affairs, was elected chair of the Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough (C71) and former managing director Chicago Cubs. Two Spirits), editor Peter Teschner (Borat, Going the Distance), pro- Scripps Research Institute’s board wrote and produced the short film tory ceremonies at the 2010 Winter executive director of the Center of of Visient, was appointed vice duction designer Gary Constable (Streets of Blood, Stranger Than of trustees. Slap, starring Clancy Brown (C81). Olympic Games in Vancouver. Pedagogy and associate professor of president of marketing at Aon David L. Strickland (C90), a Fiction), and audio recording artist Ken Nowak It was screened at film festivals in curriculum and teaching at Montclair Consulting. staff member of the U.S. Senate Judy Stofer Block (C63) was rec- Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and Leslie Gross (GC74) was reelected State University. She was one of 30 Committee on Commerce, Science, (Borat, Smear Your Peers). ognized at the Chicago Child Care New Orleans and won the festival town clerk of North Hempstead, university and school district educa- Dawn Westlake (C86) won the and Transportation, was appointed In November more Society’s 160th anniversary gala for director’s award and the audience New York. tors named an Agenda for Educa- WorldFest–Houston International by President Obama to the post of than 70 actors attended her more than 40 years of service as tion in a Democracy Scholar by the Film and Video Festival’s 2009 administrator of National Highway the NUEA-West’s casting a child welfare advocate; the agency Institute for Educational Inquiry. Gold Remi Award for direction Traffic Safety Administration in the director panel at the Acme created its Judith Stofer Block for her film Project Ion. Five of Department of Transportation. Comedy Theater in Los Children’s Library in her honor. She Harvey Moshman (C77) won two her eight award-winning short Angeles. Moderated by has served as a CCCS board mem- Midwest Emmy Awards for produc- films have been selected for world- Nicole Sullivan (C91) has signed alumna Damona Resnick ing and writing the documentary ber since 1968, including a term as wide broadcast by Quat Media in to appear with William Shatner in (C00), the event featured board president. Block also served Lost and Found: The Legacy of U.S.S. Toronto, an international leader a new CBS comedy pilot, S**t My casting directors Wendy as a director and president of the Lagarto, the story of a World War II in short-film distribution. Dad Says. Sullivan also appeared O’Brien (It’s Always Sunny Child Welfare League of America. American submarine discovered at in a commercial for Jenny Craig to the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand David Schwimmer (C88) co wrote reveal the new figure she achieved in Philadelphia, Sons of Ben Friedmann (C09) and Andy Queenelle Minet (GC68) won three that had been missing for 60 years. Trust, produced this spring at by following its weight loss program. Anarchy, FlashForward), Ertell (C09) share a laugh at the national 2009 best book awards Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre. Sheila Guthrie (Numb3rs, NUEA-West holiday party, held for her debut novel, In Memory of It is also being developed as a film Scott Dummler (C93) directed the Harper’s Island, Navy NCIS: 1980s December 2 at the Landmark Central Park. starring Clive Owen. seventh season of Mexico: One Plate Naval Criminal Investigative Wine Bar in Los Angeles. More at a Time with Rick Bayless, which Service), Sally Stiner and than 50 guests attended. Clancy Brown (C81) starred in the Craig F. Shemin (C88) wrote the aired on PBS last fall. Barbie Block (Jonas, The short film Slap, which won the fes- screenplay Dick Cavett Ruined Bill Engvall Show, Malcolm tival director’s award and the audi- Brent Adams (C94, GC94) Left: On January 8 Stephen Colbert My Life, which was performed at was in the Middle), and Marc Hirschfeld (That ’70s Show, Seinfeld, 3rd ence award at the Lady Filmmakers’ Manhattan’s Jewish Community named acting secretary of financial (C86), host of The Colbert Report, Rock from the Sun). NUEA-West also hosted a short film night headlined Salon 2010, an event Festival in Santa Monica, California. Center in June at a reading spon- and professional regulation in the featuring short narrative films and documentary shorts. In March hosted by Northwestern trustee He also stars in the new ABC law sored by the Writers Guild of Illinois Department of Financial David Kabiller (WCAS85, KSM87) at drama The Deep End. America, East. The cast included and Professional Regulation by NUEA-West hosted its annual Oscar Party. New York’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Dick Cavett as himself and Shemin’s Governor Patrick Quinn in July. The quarterly Short Film Nights continue to offer Northwestern In addition to Dean Barbara O’Keefe, Sarah Partridge (C82), a jazz wife, Tony-nominated actor filmmakers a chance to show their work in public and mingle with the guests included (above from left, vocalist, recently released her fourth Stephanie D’Abruzzo (C93). Lynn Johnson (C94), cofounder other aspiring filmmakers. Upcoming events include the annual Peer with Kabiller) National Advisory album, Perspective. and coowner of Glitter & Razz Group Program’s kickoff and a fundraiser at Hollywood’s Cinespace. Council member Emily Gerson Saines (C86) and Anne Sylvester (C87). Stephen Young (C89) has writ- Productions, is also cofounder of For information about these programs and to renew your member- Matt Carter (C83) was promoted ten a second book, How to Inhale OutLook Theater Project, a com- ship online, visit www.nueawest.org. from vice president of Boost Mobile the Universe without Wheezing pany that explores social issues from to president of 4G at Sprint Nextel. and Other Unconventional Asthma a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans- Lessons (Lulu.com, 2008). gender perspective. OutLook’s first Jill Lauren (C83) received the 2010 Margot Marek Book Award for her

18 spring 2010 Dialogue 19 production, on aging in the LGBT Affairs, received the Mike Mansfield The 9/11 Report: A Bipartisan Musical community, premiered in San Fellowship in July. The program Fantasia, with music and lyrics by Francisco in October. is a two-year government-to- Michael Mahler (C04), spoken word government exchange established by Oron Stenesh (C02), and conceived, directed, and choreographed by Sandra Bauman (GJ88, GC96), by Congress to build a corps of Jessica Redish (C02), was presented founder and principal of Bauman U.S. government officials with at the Music Theatre Company in Research and Consulting, was substantial Japan expertise. Highland Park, Illinois. Pictured from named the 2009 New Jersey left are Zach Zube, Chris Yonan (C05), Business Woman of the Year by Jesse Geiger (C01) received a 2009 Michael Mahler (C04), Liz Kimball the New Jersey Association of Drama League directing fellowship (C06), Laura Scheinbaum (C07), and Women Business Owners. and spent the summer in residence Elana Ernst. at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, Natsu Onoda Power (C96, GC99, New York, where he directed plays GC05), visiting assistant professor with its Lab Company. Last May he at Georgetown University’s Davis earned a master’s degree in direct- Performing Arts Center, wrote ing at the Brown University–Trinity Source in February. She also has a Sarah Accuardi (GC09) is the God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka Repertory Company Consortium. contract role on the daytime drama author of Portrait of the Widow and the Creation of Post–World Guiding Light. Kinski, a play selected for a 20-something alumni collaborate War II Manga (University Press of Melissa A. Rosen (C01) runs Libra February reading at Chicago’s Mississippi, 2009). The book is one Wellness and Nutrition, which Alexander Lurie (C06) is founder Victory Gardens Theater. on potential TV show Alumni-led production company of the first English-language studies offers health counseling services. of YouSwoop.com, a web site of the famed Japanese cartoonist’s She and her husband, Greg, opened receives MacArthur grant launched in December to offer Andrew Brewer (C09), former Time and again, School of Communication alumni have pooled body of work. Power’s work has Locali Conscious Convenience at discounts for Chicago businesses Northwestern football player, their talents to collaborate on successful projects. That was also appeared in the International the base of the Hollywood Hills in and services. was named one of 10 finalists Chicago-based 137 Films, a nonprofit documentary production Journal of Comic Art. Los Angeles’s Franklin Village. for the Awards and Recognition the case for Michael Mahler (C04), Alan Schmuckler (C05), company led by an impressive roster of School of Communica- Alison Pezanoski-Browne (C06) Association’s annual sportsmanship Jarrod Zimmerman (C05), and Blake Silver (C05), who in the Kate Baldwin (C97) starred in Ed Rutherford (C03), a member of was associate producer for the film award. tion alumni, recently received $6,000 in grant support from summer of 2008 gathered $6,000 to shoot a 15-minute presenta- the Broadway revival of Finian’s the Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Mine, which debuted on PBS’s the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture via the Richard A. Rainbow. directed and adapted Peter S. Independent Lens. Mine tells the James D’Angelo (C09) and three tion for a web series. A year later their demo caught the attention Driehaus Foundation. Each year the MacArthur Fund provides Beagle’s book The Last Unicorn. story of pets stranded and rescued other Northwestern students of executive producer Thomas Schlamme (Sports Night, The Alison Sneed (C97) was named The play’s October performance at grants to more than 200 arts and culture groups in the Chicago during Hurricane Katrina and the received Activist of the Year West Wing), and the project landed at ABC with a script com- staff producer and media consultant Chicago’s City Lit Theater featured resulting custody battles between honors at the 2009 American region. mitment. The foursome is now working with Schlamme, Shoe at AKA Media in Chicago. Derek Jarvis (C03), Nick Lake their original owners and adoptive Israel Public Affairs Committee “It’s a great recognition of what we’re trying to do: (C05), and Brian Pastor (WCAS03). families. Policy Conference in recognition Money Productions, Sony, and ABC to perfect a plot outline for to make films that tell stories in the world of science,” said Phil Zepeda (GC98) was promoted of their work on campus. Boyfred, a single-camera musical comedy revolving around the from vice president of communica- Erica Lynn Schwartz (C03) Zach Strief (C06), an offensive line- Clayton Brown (GC03), coartistic director of 137 Films and lives of 20-something friends. tions to senior vice president of co produced Reasons to Be Pretty, man for the New Orleans Saints, Erik Gernand (GC09) made the “We’ve really enjoyed working together on the piece,” said a lecturer in radio/television/film at Northwestern. communications for the hunger- which was nominated for a Tony produced the cookbook When short film Girl Parts, which was Last year 137 Films completed the film The Atom Smash- relief organization Feeding America. Award for best play. You’re the Biggest Guy on the Team! screened at NewFilmmakers at New Mahler. “Each of us brings individual strengths to the project. ers. Next up is The Experiment, telling the story of the scien- for his charitable foundation, the York’s Anthology Film Archives in Alan Schmuckler and I write the songs, and all four of us came R. Nat Kreamer (C99) was Beth Wolf (C03), Derek Jarvis Zach Strief Dream Big Foundation, April and will have its broadcast tists who thought they had discovered cold fusion in 1989. up with the concept, the story, and the characters. Now we’re named president of Acro Energy (C03), Nick Lake (C05), Marco which works to enrich the lives of premiere on the Logo Channel “The MacArthur Foundation has such an impressive Technologies, a California-based Minichiello (C08), and Brian children in New Orleans. (MTV Networks). Another short all four writing the outline and the pilot script.” legacy that getting a nod from it is very gratifying, and hope- solar energy installations company, Pastor (WCAS03) performed in film by Gernand, Non-Love-Song, Boyfred centers on the life of a Chicago web designer after serving in an interim capacity the Promethean Theatre Ensemble’s fully this can open other doors for us both in terms of funding Stacy Peterson (C07) won first was accepted into 25 film festivals, named Fred. When his girlfriend goes overseas, he creates a web since last June. He continues as a production of Shakespeare’s Measure place in the 2009 Camp Kuleshov and a short film written by Gernand and awareness,” said Brown. “It comes at a great time for us. site (Boyfred.com) so their circle of friends can keep in touch. member of the firm’s board of direc- for Measure at Chicago’s City Lit Contest of the New York Association and Jenny Hagel (GC09), Crafty We’re revamping our board, refocusing our mission, and enter- tors. Kreamer founded SunRun, a Theater last summer. of Independent Creative Editors. (directed by Gernand and star- The theme of the show is “how you stay connected when you’re ing postproduction on The Experiment. We’re excited about leading provider of residential solar ring Hagel), premiered at the San a 20-something in the 21st century,” said Mahler in an interview power purchase agreements. An David Cohen (C05) runs the Sarah Gubbins (GC08) was hon- what can happen in 2010.” Francisco International LGBT Film with the Hollywood Reporter. Afghanistan war veteran, he is a Jerusalem-based documentary film ored for her play Fair Use, which Festival and went on to play Palm Zimmerman said this “small idea” they discussed at a party recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. production company CoVisions was named one of the top 10 pro- Springs International Shortfest. Above, from left: 137 Films board member Andy Swindler (C02), cinema- with his wife, Daria. ductions of 2009 by the Atlanta two years ago has become a huge part of their lives and has tographer and board member Stefani Foster (C00), coartistic director and Journal-Constitution and the top Toby Herman (GC09) is the promo faculty member Clayton Brown (GC03), associate producer and director 2000s allowed them to meet some “truly inspiring people.” He adds, Jeff Deutchman (C05) is a film- production of 2009 by Creative producer for Lopez Tonight, the of operations Carole Snow Wefler (SCS07), coartistic director Monica maker, curator, and producer “A common trait I’ve noticed among Northwestern grads is this Ross (GC03), assistant editor Stephen Poon (C07), and executive director Loafing. George Lopez late-night show whose first film, 11/4/08, about do-it-yourself mentality. If you have an idea and you want to make Andrew Suprenant (GC03) Brian Ferguson (GC00) was pro- on TBS. moted to regional vice president the election of President Obama, Adam Welton (C08), Radio Disney it happen, just do it. Figure it out and do it. And, more important, premiered at the SXSW Film of sales at NetMotion Wireless. DJ, opened for Hannah Montana’s Ben Viccellio (GC09) was named find passionate, creative people to take the journey with you. Festival in March. Mitchell Musso and appeared in a tenure-track assistant professor Wherever this project takes us, I’m happy knowing we’ve come Jordan Heiber (C00), a foreign Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Lights of drama at Kenyon College. affairs officer with the U.S. State Allison Hirschlag (C06) starred Festival. this far by doing just that.” Department’s Office of Korean in The Weird, a collection of pulp plays, at Manhattan Theatre

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The following death notices were Nancy F. Brossard (C53, GC54) Larry Scott Deatherage (GC94) died Michael Leff, a communication studies compiled by Northwestern’s Office of died December 11 at age 78 in on December 25 at age 47 following professor from 1989 to 2003 and former Alumni Relations and Development Clayton, Missouri. a heart attack on December 22. department chair, died on February 5 after and from updates sent to Dialogue by The University’s beloved and highly a brief illness. Most recently chair of the Margaret K. Cohen (C53) staff or by alumni by mail or e-mail died in decorated former debate coach led department of communication at the January in Shaker Heights, Ohio. at [email protected]. the Northwestern University Debate University of Memphis, he had previously Society to seven national champion- held faculty positions at the University of Patricia A. Green (C54) died Alumni December 19 at age 78. ships as director of the program from California, Davis, Indiana University, and 1990 to 2008. While at Northwestern, the University of Wisconsin. Mary Alice Morgan (C36) died Frank N. Hansen (C55) died the man known as “Duck” to his stu- Internationally known as a scholar of September 10 at age 94 in Carlsbad, December 19 at age 76 in dents and friends was named the 2003 rhetoric, Leff was named a Distinguished The annual Lambert Family Communication Conference is funded California. Friendsville, Tennessee. Pelham National Coach of the Year Scholar by the National Communication by the Lambert Foundation, the family foundation of Bill and and the 2007 Ziegelmueller National Association. At the time of his death he was also president of the Rhetoric Sheila Lambert (above). The Lamberts sought to support the Margery Rudd Wells (C39, David J. Chapman (GC56) died Debate Tournament Coach of the Year. Society of America. School of Communication by providing resources for an annual GSESP42) died November 23 October 21 at age 75 in Half Moon His peers named him 1990s Coach of the Decade. “Mike Leff was a major rhetorical scholar and powerful voice in that conference that would highlight the latest research and trends in at age 93 in Indianapolis. Bay, California. “Generations of Northwestern debaters will remember and honor Scott scholarly community,” said Michael Roloff, professor of communication the commu nication fields as well as the prominence of the school’s Deatherage as the greatest coach in the history of college debate in America,” studies. “He was also an ardent supporter of the field of communication faculty in those fields. Frances Irene Spahn (C42) died Ruth Carolyn Oas Haase (C56) said Dan Fitzmier (GC06), Northwestern’s current director of forensics, and ally of those of us working in other areas. He had a quick and sometimes The first conference in the Lambert series was last year’s November 7 at age 89 in Granger, died September 29 at age 75 in Indiana. Fort Collins, Colorado. who began coaching as an assistant under Deatherage in 2006. “But even biting wit that endeared him to his friends.” “Possibility and Paradox: On Rhetoric and Political Theory.” Held more will remember him as their tireless advocate, their leader in crisis and Former School of Communication dean David Zarefsky said, “There on the Evanston campus, it was cosponsored by the International Richard A. King (C43) died Margaret Welsh Schutte (C57) calm, their mentor in life and loss. His legacy is carried by all Northwestern may be none among us more universally esteemed than Michael Leff. A Conference for the Study of Political Thought, the Alice Kaplan November 27 at age 88 in died October 4 at age 73. debaters who dedicate themselves to the pursuit of excellence, who strive renowned scholar and teacher, he was even more a congenial colleague and Institute for the Humanities, the Center for Global Culture Maryville, Illinois. for greatness when the good is well within their grasp.” close friend. His profound imprint on rhetorical studies and on our lives and Communication, the Department of Political Science, and Robert A. Sturgeon (C57) died Deatherage received a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s will not be forgotten.” the rhetoric and public culture program in the Department of Jeanne H. Clemson (GC44) January 22 in Palm Coast, Florida. degree in communication studies from Baylor University before earning his Communication Studies. died September 12 at age 87 doctorate in communication studies from Northwestern. He left Northwestern This year, as its second event, the Lambert Conference hosted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Barbara H. Yarter (C57) died after the 2007–08 debate season to become the executive director of the the first annual International Science of Team Science Conference January 9 at age 74 in Denver. National Association for Urban Debate Leagues. in collaboration with the Northwestern University Clinical and Conley B. Silsby (GC45) died Alumni who would like to share memories of Deatherage can visit Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS). Held April 22–24 at the January 22 at age 102 in Everett, Robert E. Hendrickson (C58) died Washington. March 6 at age 74 in St. Louis. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=222352468035. Additional submissions It’s not too late! Join us for Wyndham Chicago, this first open forum dedicated to the emerging in his memory may be found on the Cross Examination Debate Association field of team-science science brought together thought leaders from a Homer J. Dietmier (C47, GC49) Jack Allen Willeford (GC60) web site, http://cedadebate.org. broad range of disciplines, including translational research, commu- died November 26 at age 87 in died November 23 at age 87 in ]] ]] 6*/ nications, complex systems, technology, and management. Panelists Lexington, Massachusetts. Las Cruces, New Mexico. Jennifer Jones (C40) died on December 17 included communication studies professor Noshir Contractor. in Malibu, California, at age 90. An “Were it not for the philanthropic support of the Lamberts in Betty Comer McDaniel (GC47) Sue A. Gilbert (C61) died Academy Award winner as best actress for the this first year while we built a community, we might have had a hard Monday, May 24, 8 p.m. died September 6 at age 87 in January 21 at age 71 in Bella 1943 film The Song of Bernadette, she was time pulling it off with the timing we did,” said Holly Falk-Krzesinski, Milwaukee. Cahn Auditorium • Northwestern University Vista, Arkansas. also nominated for her leading roles in Love NUCATS director of research team support. “We were able to lever- Letters (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946), and age that generous philanthropic support to move things forward Ellen Marie Spencer Connett Kay M. Schneider (C61) died A star-studded performance fundraiser in honor of Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) quickly and get this conference going.” She added that the Lamberts’ (C49) died September 10 at age 83. October 19 at age 70. Dominic Missimi’s 30 years of service to Northwestern University and as best supporting actress for Since You to benefit the Dominic Missimi Fund for Music Theatre status as an original sponsor of the conference “has given us direc- Robert Winston Jones (C50) Cheri C. Mellilo (C71) died Went Away (1944). Originally from Tulsa, tion in terms of where to seek philanthropic support and industry died October 21 at age 83 in December 26 at age 60 in Oklahoma, she attended Northwestern and Gifts of $100 and more entitle you to a seat for the performance. sponsorship in the future.” San Antonio. New York. the University’s 1935 National High School Can’t make the performance? You can still give to the Bill Lambert is a member of the Northwestern University Institute (the Cherub program) as Phylis Dominic Missimi Fund for Music Theatre. Board of Trustees, and Sheila Lambert is a member of the School Alexander George Koplow (C50) Joe F. Coerver (C72) died in Isley. Jones received a Northwestern Alumni of Communication’s National Advisory Council. Their son, Phineas The Dominic Missimi Fund for Music Theatre will be used died September 6 at age 82. January at age 60 in Dallas. Award in 1944. Lambert (C04), is a communication studies graduate. for needs of the music theatre program and its students. Virginia Pate Lee (C50) died Michael J. Powers (C79, KSM 84) Funds might assist students participating in the Senior Showcase October 14 at age 81 in Signal died December 7 at age 52 in in New York or bring guest artists to campus to work with students. Mountain, Tennessee. Elgin, Illinois. Your gift is tax deductible.

William A. Miles Jr. (C50) died Anne-Sophie Wenig-Dutheil (C89) Direct phone or e-mail RSVPs and questions to Jessica Eggers November 24 at age 83 in Walla died August 15 at age 45. at 847/491-4788 or [email protected]. An RSVP form Walla, Washington. is available at www.communication.northwestern.edu/missimi. Lenore M. Rosica (C51) died September 14 at age 84 in Rochester, New York.

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