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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Kudos to the talented and ccfa members sara berg industrious students from the (who is also class of '94 Columbia College Fashion valedictorian) and Association (CCFA) for a job maureen swiertz present well done. The students, from guest designer tommy . the fashion design and fashion hilfiger with gifts of merchandising programs, suc­ appreciation. hilfiger ceeded in the planning and fol­ spent the day with low-through of "Fashion columbia fashion design Columbia," the showcase of and management Columbia students' fashion­ students and presented related artwork exhibited in the student awards at the April. Proceeds from the elegant opening reception of opening reception will go "fashion columbia." towards student scholarships.

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his is columbia's coming-out party," announced bill kurtis, columbia trustee and master of ceremonies at "celebrate columbia!" And what a de ut it was! The first annual student talent showcase dazzled 300+ guests with comedy, flshion, mus1c and more. From start to finish the evening was an unmitigated success as a fundraiser and a dramatic example of Columbia students' creativity. The benefit gala was held at the department, the contemporary work, the creations were diverse­ Harold Washington Library on American music program, and ranging from offbeat to glam­ May 7. Festively attired guests the dance department. After the orous, from medieval to futuris­ were greeted by roving student show, guests milled about the fur­ tic. Guests topped off the evening news crews taping interviews niture exhibits and viewed the with dancing to a band whose that were both whimsical and film/ video and television depart­ members included students telling. Reporters asked questions ments' presentations, which and alumni. such as, "If you could choose any­ included a student film by Trustees Averill Leviton, Howard one in the world -- living or dead Academy Award-winning alum Me nd e l s ohn '49, a n d -- to be your teacher, who would Janusz Kaminski and excerpts H el ena Chapellin Wil son it be?" from three cable programs. I '76, co-chaired the benefit. Cocktails, hors d 'oeuvres, and A multi-course dinner was then Throughout the evening, guests student exhibits and perfor­ served under the stars in the made comments to the trustees mances awaited guests on the Winter Garden atop the Library. such as, "it was the best benefit of Library's lower level. The perfor­ With dessert came a runway fash­ its kind" and that they "were mance showcase, held in the ion show of student designs that aston ished by the level auditorium, included works wowed the audience. And as is of performance quality and f om tfie thea ter / music typical with Columbia students' professionalism shown by Columbia students."

student reporter darcy Leviton's response echoes the thomas does an on-the­ feelings of those who know spot interview with Columbia well: "I wasn't sur­ english department chair prised. I was thrilled by the gala's phillip klukoff and his success, but we rea lly have to wife, dolores. give the credit to the students and faculty."

Columbia's first college-wide benefit raised nearly $40,000 in scholarship funds. The pro­ ceeds will go towards a new stu­ dent scholarship fund set up in the name of the Columbia College Trustees. The recipients of the first annual Michael Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration were honored at a ceremony this spring. The na tional thea trical design award presentation drew the support and presence of more than 100 professionals from Chicago's the­ ater community. Mayor Daley (left to right) merritt award recipients marjorie bradley kellogg and theater/ music department proclaimed April 18 Michael michael yeargan, dean merritt, brother of the late michael merritt, award chair sheldon patinkin Merritt Day. recipient linda buchanan, columbia theater/ music department director congratulates kristie mary badger, and goodman theater associate director and michael jodlowski, the michael merritt merritt endowment fund chairman michael maggio. scholarship recipient. as part of her scholarship, kristie was designer-in-residence for the production of "antigone" at michael merritt the getz theater in march. awards update prestigious honorees INTERNSHIP STIPEND FUND

Columbia awarded honorary degrees to four prestigious indi­ viduals at commencement cere­ During the last academic year, monies on June 3. They were more than 80 percent of the John Hope Franklin, one of internship opportunities did not leading scholars in offer salaries. Financial and fam­ American and Southern history, ily responsibilities prevent many who also delivered the com­ deserving students, particularly mencement address; Myrl ie those from disadvantaged back­ Evers-Williams, widow of grounds, from accepting unpaid NAACP leader Medgar Evers; internships. Dr. Ri ta Simo, People's Music Matching this grant will allow the School of Chicago founder; and colleg ta ar mecles cash Reverend John T. Richardson, stipends to approximately 150 DePaul University president or three consecutive years Columbia students. For many students, this emeritus. Fashion design major College has received a $30,000 matching is the only way they can accept an and Stockholm nati ve Sara Berg internship and gain the work was the 1994 class valedictorian. grant from the Illinois Department of Higher experience needed for today's The college also presented its Education to provide internship stipends. competitive job market.' first-ever Teacher of the Year Together the grant and all matching funds are used Alunmi and friends of the college Awards. Recipients were Pan are encouraged to make a tax­ Papacosta, science/ math depart­ to provide cash stipends to students serving in deductible donation to the ment and Paulette Whitfield, unpaid internships at local businesses and non-profit Internship Stipend Fund in the marketing communication organizations. Each year the college is required enclosed response envelope. Gifts department, who tied in the full­ to match the grant with $30,000 will be matched dollar for dollar time faculty category, and part­ from outside donations and con­ by the grant from the State Board time fac ulty member Jennifer matching this grant will allow tributions. To date, Columbia has of Higher Education and will pro­ Gritton, art & design department. had difficulty in meeting this vide deserving Columbia College The teachers were nominated by the college to award modest challenge and the college's ability students with stipends affording current students. Fred Fine, the cash stipends to approximately to continue to receive the funding them the opportunity to accept college's public affairs director could be jeopardized. unpaid internships. and Chicago's first commissioner 150 students. of cultural affairs, was awa rded the first President's Medal for dis­ tinguished service.

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Once again a graduating class goes out in style. The class of '94 attended a gala held in their honor at the Harold Washington Library the week before commencement ceremonies. The mood was fes­ tive, the surroundings elegant and the eats abundant. grads stefan wagner, (from left) dr. john hope normez schulz and guest franklin, dr. rita simo, fred fine and trustee joan harris "I wanted to do a martial-arts film, but I needed a real story with a message," Man-Sung says. He has plans to dis­ tribute the film internationally, but isn't focusing on that yet: "First, and most important we must concentrate on making a good film ."

His chances of success with "Common Enemy" look good; the trailer has already won the first place Gold Camera Award from the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.

Man-Sung maintains strong connec­ tions to Columbia by teaching semi­ nars, working on projects with Columbia faculty, and offering stu­ dent internships at his company. Some of his interns have become full-time ourney back to that wonderful employees at SMS. moment when you had your bachelor's Several years back he became an Alumni Board member. "I was hon­ degree in hand. Did you consider--for even one instant--returning to the admissions ored when they asked me to join the office to reapply for undergrad studies? board. I think it's really important to stay involved and contribute to the Mass communications alumnus B.A. in drama and film from the ing equipment on consignment. students." Man-Sung Son, '68, did precisely University in Korea, he came to Eventually he built up enough that. After he received his first the U.S. intending to sh1dy televi­ profit and equipment to warrant He contributes to the college's sion in Tennessee and return to the move to the 5,000 square-foot Internship Stipend Fund and last year Korea to work in commercial tele­ vision. But he headed north instead when he hea rd about he contributes to the college's internship Columbia College and proceeded to make Chicago his home. stipend fund and last year he started a

"l took a six credit-hour summer scholarship fund called the sms course at Columbia in 1964. It was cinematography award. the best fi lm course I ever had," the Hoffman Estates resident explains. "In that one semester of facility SMS now occupies in a he started a scholarship fund called film production, I learned more rehabbed warehouse on the Near The SMS Cinematography Award. than in the four years I spent at the University in Korea." West Side. The scholarship includes $500 to help fund a film project and a $2,500 credit Man-Sung runs the business with Man-Sung made the most of the on equipment rental and editJ.ng facil­ his partner and wife of 25 years, time he spent at Columbia. He got ities at SMS. Helena. They employ five full­ involved with other exchange students while he made connec­ timers and a multitude of free­ Obviously, he hasn't forgotten what tions locally as well. He did lancers for various projects. The it's like to be just beginning in a com­ company often contracts with petitive and expensive field: internships at Channel 32 and at Channel 2, where he worked major studios such as MCA, "Filmmaking is a cooperative effort, Universal and Warner Brothers closely with producer and televi­ and I love to work with young people on local shoots. to help them out." sion personality Lee Phillip Bell. Keeping his hand in camera work, After graduating, he spent 17 production and editing is impor­ years at Behrends Inc., which was tant to Man-Sung. In 1992, he pro­ one of the largest film rental and duced 16 one-hour episodes of man-sung son production companies in the U.S. the miniseries "Tenacious Wind" at that time. .for Korean television. alumni profile While still at Behrends, from 1978 Currently, Man-Sung and Helena to 1981, Man-Sung produced "Korean Hour" on Channel26. The are produGJ.ng a feature length film. "Common Enemy," featuring weekly show covered news, enter­ martial-arts star Ho Sung Pak tainment and topics of interest to ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II" Chicago's Korean community. and "III"), is a story about escalat­ ~n 1984, Man-SLtng started his ing neighborhood conflicts o n business, SMS Productions, between Korean business owners w·th a 400 square-foot office con­ and African-American residents taining one telephone and a tiny The plot twist has the two groups desk. His first clieDt asked him to coming togetl1er to uncover an modify the shutter on a Bell & outside agitator who has been fan­ Howell16 mm camera. He made ning the flames of racial tensions. $250. Another modification earnedhim a couple more bucks. Soon he began trading and sell- rich was elected the Association's duced in cooperation with the together NSF grant recipients who '94-95 president. museum of contemporary pho­ were selected based on the out­ tography. Museum director standing potential for national english department acting denise miller-clark was executive adoption of their reforms in chair and writer garnett kilberg producer. The film follows photog­ undergraduate education. cohen has been awarded a resi­ rapher Dawoud Bey through an dency at the Ragda le Foundation, television department chair ed eight-week artist-in-residence pro­ an internationally acclaimed morris received the Silver Circle gram at the Museum. artists' community in Lake Forest, Award from the National Illinois i11 recognition of outstand­ journalism department faculty Academy of Television Arts and ing quality of work. member norma green received Sciences in recognition of his the Chicago Professional Chapter devotion of more than a quarter fiction department faculty of Women in Communications' of a century to the TV industry. member betty shiflett is fea­ recognition award for developing Other honorees included Lee tured in the 49-minute commer­ an alternative press course at Phillip Bell and William Bell, Jack cial videotape "Story from First Columbia and for helping stu­ Brickhouse, John Ca llaway, and Impulse to Final Draft." The tape dents understand the voices of Sterling "Red" Quinlan. was well received in its showing minori ties and women. at the Associated Writing

"Hair Trigger 14" student editor Keturah Shaw In a ceremony at the Associated holds the winning entry at Writing Programs national con­ the AWP conference in fe rence in Tempe, Arizona in Tempe, Arizona. April, "Hair Trigger 14," the fic­ NOTEWORTHY tion writing department's stu­ dent-written and -produced liter­ ary magazine, was forma lly Programs national conference in arts management department awarded first prize in the AWP April. Other faculty news: chair dennis rich is a member of Directors national competition for andrew allegretti's story "Heat the Busil1ess Volunteers for Arts college literary magazines. Lightnil1g," an excerpt from the Training (BVA), where he teaches Competition director Ron Wallace prologue to his novel "Winter small arts organizations market­ read the citation:"'Hair Trigger' House," appears i11 the current ing and fund raising strategies. new contract walks away with first prize ... The i ss ue of Private Arts. radio/ sound department facul­ writing is thoughtful, rea listic, mark davydov recently for president ty member mary berger's broad­ sensual, exciting, and within the translated Stanislavsky's cast speech class was the subject john b. duff I vein of the best traditions of stage directions for Chekhov 's of feature stories in The Chronicle ~ American literature .. ." "Cherry Orchard." He also pub­ of Higher Education and the ed morris And still another department's lished an essay on the symbolism Chicago Sun-Times. Her book, Alton B. Harris, chairman of of Russian playing cards for G.E. the board of trustees, student-written and -produced "Speak Standard, Too," has been theater/ music department International, Inc. phyllis announced that at its May publication is being honored by positively reviewed since it was chair sheldon patinkin is work­ eisenstein's story "Subworld" meeting, the board voted th e Columbia Un iversity r ublished in 1990. It has become ing on Second City workshops in was published in "The Oxford unanimously to enter il1to a Scholastic Press Association. The the textbook for many college and Toronto and Detroit. Other facul­ Book of Fantasy Stories." She also new contract with President I~ journalism department's third university co urses seeking to ty news: david woolley artist-in­ published a story, "No Refunds," John B. Duff. annual edition of "Chicago Arts teach mainstream English with­ residence for Stage Combat, took in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction and Communication" was award­ ou t demeaning students who use his production "Dirk and Guido: "The boa rd is ex tremely Magazine (February 1994). linda ed the Silver Crown Certificate at non-standard expressions. Other the Swordsmen" to medieval fairs pleased with the way rutledge stevenson is a recipi­ Columbia University in New faculty news: karen cavaliero's across the country. The show will President Duff has handled ent of a 1994 lllinois Arts Council York. The magazine is coopera­ paper "Radio Managers' Views on appear at the Bristol Fa ire in the presidential transition, Prose Fellowship Competition tively designed and written by Co urses & Extracurricular Kenosha, Wisconsin june 29- increased local and national Finalist Award for her fiction. She students from Columbia College's Activities Important to a College August 21. He also wrote and development efforts, and also won a fu ll scholarship to graphics, journalism and fiction Broadcast Curriculum" was directed "Sil1bad the Sailor" for supervised the acquisi tion Ropewalk Writers' Retreat to writing departments. Look for the selected for presentation at the the Emanon Theatre at the Body of the college's first residence stud y with American Book next issue of "Chicago Arts and annual convention of The Politic Theater. bradley mott residence hall," he added. Award winner Bob Strachochis. Communication" on the news­ Broadcast Education Association played Mr. Bumble and paul The new contract will be effec­ stands in late June. film & video department facul­ this past Ma rch in Las Vegas. amandes played Dr. Grimwig in tive in June 1995, upon termi­ ty members (and sister/ brother "Oliver!" at the Drury Lane The arts, entertainment & science institute director zafra nation of Dr. Duff's existing team) liz chilsen and bob Oakbrook. david rice toured media management depart­ Ierman has been recogn ized as a contract, and will extend for a chilsen's company, EDL Europe with the Otis Rush Blues ment hosted the annual confer­ successful i1111ovator in science, period of several years. Productions, was awarded a 1994 Band in April. He is also playing ence of the Association of Arts mathematics, and engineering Telly Award for its first documen­ with Brother John Blues and the Administration Educa tors on education by the National Science tary production, "This Instant: Laughing Gnomes and will per­ May 5-7. Representatives from Foundation. She was invited to Exploring Photograp hy's form on the Odyssey cruise ship eight countries attended the con­ the Foundation's national confer­ Educational Power." They direct­ this summer. ference. Department chair dennis ence in June which brought ed the project which was pro-

columbia This list honors corporations and Channel50/WPWR Foundation Empire Cooler Service, Inc. Morehouse College foundations who have contributed Chicago Cable Advertising Flood Brothers Disposal New Orleans jazz & Heritage college a minimum of $100 to Columbia College Chicago Community Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Northern Trust Company during the period of january 1, 1994 Chicago Latino Cinema Fortis Fortis & Associates Power Contract & Engineer Corp. chicago to April 30, 1994. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fox Theatricals, l...P. Prudential Mutual Fund Management Chicago Spotlight, Jnc. Grand Stage Lighting Co., Inc. Schuler & Shook, Inc. All right Parking Chicago, Inc. Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust Harcourt General, Tnc. South Shore Bank Amicus Foundation corporate and Chicago Urban League Harris Foundation Sports Channel Chicago Association Amoco Foundation Clohan & Dean Hartmarx Charitable Foundation Steppenwolf Theatre Compa ny foundation Arts Midwest Continental Bank Foundation Lester B. Knight & Associates, lnc. Therm Flo, Inc. Astra Color Laboratories, lnc. Crain's Chicago Business Lilly Endowment, Inc. Victor Duncan, Inc. donors Atlantic Recording Corporation Dance Theatre Workshop, Inc. The Links Foundation Washington, Pi ttman & McKeever Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois Dayton-Hudson Foundation Loftus & O'Meara Temporary Services WGCI Bob's Painting & Decorating Service Design Lab john D. and Catherine T. MacArthur 1l1e Gaylord Donnelley 1983 Gift Trust Foundation The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Marquette National Bank Ehler's Caudill Gallery, Inc. Mesirow Financial Corporation Mid Town Bank CENTER FOR BLACf CRESEARCH "I was thrilled and were expanded to more fully real­ impressed with the audience reac­ ize its goals through performance. tion--they received it so positively." The Ensemble has been a dream This was not the first concert orga­ of mine for 25 years," Floyd nized by the CBMR for Orchestra relates. "The performance of these Ha ll, but it was ind eed special as works is vital to the dissemina­ it com memorated the 26 th tion of material which is the mis­ anniversary of Martin Luther sion of the Center. King's assassination and marked Next February, the Ensemble will the CBMR's lOth anniversary. reach a national audience in the In 1983, Floyd founded the Center American Publ ic Rad io series, to document, preserve and dis­ "The Africa n-American Music seminate information and materi­ Tree." It will feature historic and als related to the black music contemporary works by black experience throughout the world. composers performed by the In the ten years since, he and his Ensemble and conducted by for­ t was a momentous occasion staff have succeeded in making an mer Chi cago Sy mphony indelible mark in the scholastic Orchestra assistant director in early April when an uplift­ music world. Michael Morgan. ing mix of spirituals, chamber pieces and pop music resonated through Orchestra Says Floyd of the CBMR's archives: "It gives us a chance to get the Hall. In a notable collaboration, the Black Music Repertory Ensemble of Columbia's "We're proud of the fact that we music before the public in a way I Center for Black Music Research (CBMR), Atlanta's Morehouse College Glee Club, and have--or are in the process of hadn't anticipated," Floyd says. the internationally renowned gospel trio The Barrett Sisters performed in a concert to obtaining--every doctoral disserta­ "Now we are working hard to tion written in the fi eld of black produce a CD to coincide with the raise scholarship funds for Columbia and Morehouse colleges. music. We also have more music radio performances." He adds The unparalleled event featured me to help in fundraising efforts. idea. "I had to think about whether manuscripts of black composers that a record company is willing historic, little-known works by At one point I said to myself, it would be a complementary con­ than any other library, save for to pick up the production costs, African-American composers, as 'Wouldn't it be wonderful to bring cert," Dr. Floyd remembers. "The possibly the Library of Congress. but that funds are sti ll needed to well as "In Memoriam, Hermann the Glee Club and the Ensemble music written for a chamber group Scholars from Czechoslovakia, bring the Ensemble, whose mem­ Conaway," the latest composition together?' The whole idea behind and that for a 91-voice chorale are England, Africa, Mongolia, France bers live throughout the country, by William Russo, director of it was that the money raised so remotely distinct." Ultimately, and other countries have come together for three days to record. here to do research." Co lumbia's contemporary would benefit scholarships at he decided it could be done and Another milestone is an outreach American music program. It was both colleges." plans were made. When the Center created its IS­ project, funded by a grant from composed in honor of the col­ Davis talked to CBMR director While Floyd says he knew the per­ member Black Music Repertory The Joyce Foundation, to explore lege's late dean of students. Dr. Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. about his formance itself wou ld go well, he Ensemble in 1987, CBMR activities commonalities in Latin o, The concert was sponsored by Caribbean and U.S. black musics. Columbia, The Northern Trust "The long-term plan is to sponsor Company, the Chicago Sun­ a concert in Orchestra Hall in Times, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of 1996 featuring Afro-Latin and Illinois, The Chicago Community Caribbean music performed by Trust, The Chicago Mercantile the Ensemble in co llaboration Exchange, and The Links with another group," Floyd Foundation. Columbia College announces. and Morehouse College will each The Center pub lishes the CBMR receive nearly $40,000 in proceeds Digest newsletter and the Black from the event. Music Research Journal. It will Morehouse alumnus and add Lenox Avenue: A Journal of Columbia trustee Milton Davis Interdisciplinary Artistic Inquiry co-chaired the benefit concert to its publications list in 1995. with fellow trustee Gordon "We have worked hard, and still it McClendon. It was Davis who is remarkable that we have found I planted the seed for the collabora­ the support to realize all the origi­ tion with Morehouse. 1 nal goa Is of the Center. But sus­ ''I'm active in the local Morehouse taining the Center's success in its College Alumni Chapter," Davis mission is another challenge northern trust company executive vice president terrence murray presents cbmr director dr. says. "And for a number of years, entirely. Natu rally, I hope and samuel a. floyd, jr. with a $25,000 check for the orchestra hall benefit concert on april 4. I have supported the work of the believe our success will continue." CBMR. Both colleges had asked

columbia Hope A. Abelson Abour H. Cherif Sydney Sm ith Gordon David Kipper Norman R. Alexandroff Marvin Cohen Robert N. Grant Philip J. Klukoff college Mirron and jane A. Alexandroff Barry S. Crown john P. Greene Caroline D. Latta Howard Arvey Hope Daniels Clarke A. Greene Marcia Lazar chicago Julie Badel Milton Davis Lester Guttman Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Cindy Bandle R. Michael DeSalle Hilary Hammond Nat Lehrman Gary Baugh & Margaret Thaik en Keith Patrick DeWeese Joan W. Harris Averill Leviton individual Lerone Bennett james R. Donnelley john Bu tier Hirsch Bob Lewandowski Paul H. Berger john B. Duff and Estelle Shanley Myron F. Hokin Mrs. Glen A. Lloyd contributors Gordon F. Bieberle Richard Dunn Thomas Horwich William Lockcrtz & Sarah Wernick Sonia & Ted Bloch Richard Elden Richard W. Hurckes David Mamet Harriet B. Brady Robert Falls Diana Ingram Richard L. Mandel Mr. & Mrs. Frederick j. Manning Keith D. Bronstein Gary P. Fayard Michael E. jackson Paul G. Marks This list honors individuals who Karen Fischetti Albert jackson Roger Brown Debra McGrath have contributed a minimum of Carol Bryant Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. Eugene A. jodlowski Amy jo Mendelson $100 to Columbia College during Kenneth G. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Harold Floyd Paul). johnson Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Merritt the period of January 1, 1994 to Charles E. Cannon Anne E. Foley Phyllis Anne jolmson Denise Miller-Clark Margaret A. Cartier Mr. & Mrs. Herbert B. Fried Robert Kamerschen B. Eric Mixon April 30, 1994. Hammond Chaffetz Albert C. Gall Marc S. Karlan Edward L. Morris Barbara & Sidney Cheresh jane Ganet-Sigel Mr. & Mrs. Jack Karp (continued on next page) Leonard Goodman Mark E. Kelly "Murphy Brown," "Love and War," and "Mad About You." Steven Spielberg's company is currently optioning "The Flower" a futuristic drama that Cary co­ ALUMNI NOTES wrote, and the major networks are considering several of his sit­ is a free-lance sportscaster for encouraged high school students coms ... SportsChannel and WMVP (1000 to express themselves through AM) ... donald weiss is the direc­ the written word ... marcella ray­ tor of community relations for the mond has recently been promoted ' Village of Addison... to morning anchor for ABC-TV jeff szynal is manager of score­ affiliate WATN-TV in Dayton, ' OH ...reena williams-mcguire is board operations and production a homemaker and an office isabella hofmann can be seen on for the White Sox. He is also the big screen in the Danny responsible for the Sox Hall of employee in Detroit, MI... DeVito movie "Renaissance Man" Fame museum. Jeff's efforts ha ve and on the NBC-TV drama earned him the honors of best "Sisters" ... ivory ocean just fin­ scoreboard presentation in the ished taping the season on the U.S. (all sports) for the past two NBC-TV sitcom "Blossom." Catch years. He also won an Emmy for ' him on the big screen in the fea­ "Building a Tradition," a video he ture film "The Mask" with Jim co-produced on the building of brant c. curtiss is the program Carrey. the new Comiskey Park ... director for WABK-FM and -AM whlch has had a four-year ratings high for the station. He is plan­ ning a move to a larger mar­ marylene whitehead ket...donald dockman recentl y ~4 purchased a franchlse direct mail lydia radelk of Macedon, NY has advertising business called The retired from the reserva tions phillip a. solomonson is the Town Planner. He represents one department of TWA. Lydia says assistant director of marketing & of more than fifty markets across she has fond memories of her development at Sangamon State twenty-seven states. Donald will "happy days" at Columbia... University in Springfield, spend much of this year gathering IL...reginald campbell is attend­ chuck rudnick was recently pro­ clients .. .sherelle harris is a chil­ ing graduate school and working moted to senior vice president dren's librarian for The Queens as a case manager for mentally and group creative director at Borough Public Library in New disab led ad ults at Habilitative Foote, Cone, and Belding. Chuck York. She published a story on Systems Inc ... ross g. rylance, holds an array of advertising the excavation of the African­ isabella hofmann '75 who has toured with music awards from festivals such as American Burial Ground in New randy juster can be found doing groups such as Pau l McCartney, Cannes, New York Film Festi val, York City in AIM's (America's photography for books, ca len­ Guns n' Roses, New Kids on the Chkago Film Festival and Clios ... Intercultural Magazine) 1993 dars, and exhibits. His most Block and Crosby, Stills & Nash, summer issue, and her children's recent work was for the book recently entered the fina ncial ser­ story "Rules!!" will appear in "Rediscovering Art Deco USA." vice business. He is an agent for Highlights for Children magazine Randy currentl y lives in San The Equitable, where he does in June 1994. She was awarded Mateo, CA and works for the retirement planning for small and ' the Louis J. Bailey scholarship Illford Photo Corporation ... hec­ medium size companies ... from her employer, whlch helped tor perez is the director/produc­ her receive her M.A. in informa­ er for his production company tion and library science. Her li ter­ called Blast. Hector also serves as zoe keithly directs the Solo! read­ ary accomplishments have led to a director, technical consultant ing series at the North Lakeside staged readings of her play, and sometimes cameraman on 15 Cultural Center. The monthly "1990's B.C" at Schomberg Center to 20 spots per year for the Weber ' series showcases readings by in New York City... sarah opila of Chicago writers ... tony mitchell Cohn & Riley advertising agency ivory ocean donald fox has relocated to Berwyn, IL is a store design con­ is an interior designer space in Chicago. This Emmy Award­ Antioch, TN, where he is a video­ I sultant for Ace Hardware planner I autocad manager for the winning director has his sights set tape engineer for INN-The Corporation. She plans to further Environmental Protection Agency on the Hispanic Market. He wrote Nashville Networ k... hedy e. her talent in the fine arts... ron in Washington, D.C. ... and produced a half-hour, carrera is a clinical therapist for hilgers has opened his own busi­ Spanish-language special for ' Back of the Yards M.H.C. in ness, The Algonquin Bakery, in Easter Seals .. . Chicago ... marylene whitehead, Algonquin, IL... bob worthington has signed an award-winning playwright, with New York City's Unistar will represent the United States as Radio Network for his 7th year as an official delegate to th e host of the nationally syndicated Thi rd International Women oldies show "Solid Gold Sa turday Playwright's Conference in kevin brewner, a teacher at Night!"... 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ALUMNI REUNION

"1 ,000 students!? where do they all park???"-WXRT­ FM disc jockey and '82 alum marty Iennartz in his opening remarks as emcee of the Alumni Awards dinner.

The all-alumni reunion events held on June 10 and 11 were an all 'round great time! Here's a sneak preview with more to come in the next issue of " re. "

alumni achievement award recipients (l-R) bruce dumont '67, mary a. johnson '91, and bert gall '69 at the dinner held In more than 250 alumni their honor on saturday night. and friends attended the alumni exhibit opening and reception on friday evening. tammy nakashima '87 and richard zeid '87 were there ... MORE TO COME ...

west coast alums joined president john b. duff (left)and his wife estelle shanley (not pictured) for dinner in los angeles ear­ lier this year. just a few of those in attendance were (1-r) academy award winning cinematographer janusz kaminski, '87; west coast alumni chap­ ter board member karen lee copeland, '68; and board president rik sandoval, '74.