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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. Chicago's South Loop is being revitalized and Columbia is a part of that new life. Make a mini­ vacation of the Alumni Reunion weekend to (re)discover what's happening on and off campus. Just to get you started, here's an ex­ tremely short list of places to go and things to do: bits & pieces of entertainment • Blackstone Jazz Showcase, the south loop Michigan and Balbo; Japanese pianist Mikoto Ozone • Grant Park, Petrillo Bandshe/1; Gospel Fest continued, page 2 gospel fest ALL-ALUMNT REUNION

re: columbia no. 9/spring 1994

ou may not be familiar with it, but the passage below is from Colum- bia's (long lost) alumni

piece of Columbia's ec­ lectic past, as well as a portion of this year's alumni reunion theme ... columbia college: past, pre­ tabatha russell-koylass will be performing in the sent & future . The all-alumni weekend, set for June 10-1t 1994, promises to be a alumni talent showcase on public celebration of Columbia's di verse academic community as well as a recognition of saturday, june 11. the significant achievements of alumni.

The festivities begin on Friday cheon and alumni talent show­ evening with an alumni exhibit case will follow. Come and enjoy and opening reception hos ted the alumni version of "Class Bash" by the Columbia College Alu mn i featurin g notable performa nces Association Board. Everyone is by alum ni from ma ny diffe rent welcome to attend the exhibit fi elds. Fo r those who have been opening, meet the artists, greet away for a long time, tours of the members of the Alumni Board, campus (including the new dorm) renew acquaintences, and meet will be available. and network wi th other alumni. The hig hlight of the reunion will Saturday's events will begin with be the Sa turday evening alumni departmental open houses. lt awards dinner honori ng alum ni will be a great opportunity to achievement. Bruce DuMont, visit wi th fac ul ty and former '67, founder and director of the classma tes and to see what's new Museum of Broadcast Communi­ and different in you r old depart­ catio ns, will receive th e Lifetime ment. The Open Houses wi ll be Achievement Award. Bert Ga ll, followed by a state-of-the-col­ '69, provost/executive vice presi­ lege address by President John dent of Colu mbia College, will Duff. He wi ll talk about the pre­ receive the Awa rd for Outstand­ sent sta te of the co llege and share ing Contributio n to Columbia Col­ Alumni Relations Office 312/663- his plan for its fut ure. Michael lege. Janusz Ka mi nski, '87, 1600 ext. 420. See yo u in June. Jac kson, president of the Alumni Oscar-winning cinematographer Board and a Colu mbia Co llege for "Schindler's List," and Mary p.s. Anyo ne with information on Trustee, will talk abo ut the role of Johnson, '91, award-winn ing re­ the music to the Spanish Na ti onal Hymn please give us a ca ll, it's the Alumni Association. A lun- porter for the Chicago Sun­ Times, will each receive Awards the tune to our al umni song ... for Outstandi ng Contribution to a Field.

Keep an eye out for your invita­ tion in the mail. ror more infor­ mation co ntac t Eric Mixon in the south loop, continued or ... Build your own tour • Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 which might include: South Wabash; artist not yet • The Harold Washington booked Library Center, Congress restaurants Parkway and State St. • Kitty O'Sheas Pub, • Dearborn Station, 41 West Chicago Hilton & Towers, Polk 720 S. Michigan A venue • Printers Row District • Printer's Row Restaurant, (roughly Dearborn Street 550 South Dearborn between Congress Parkway and Polk Street) ... outdoor cafes • La Margarita, 47 West Polk bookstores • Moonraker, 733 South • Sandmeyer's, 114 So uth Dearborn Dearborn • Deli on Dearborn, 723 South • Powe ll's, 828 South Wabash Dearborn More information about local architecture sigh ts and events will be included buddy guy's legends • Chicago Architecture Founda­ in packets to be distri buted at the tion Archicenter walking, bus Reu nion. unique national or river tours: 312/922-8687 stage design awards ceremony

The Michael Merritt Endowment COLUMBIA! Fund Committee wi ll honor the firs t recipients of the Michael Merritt Awards at a fes ti ve gathering of the thea ter commun ­ ity on Monday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. at Piatti, 215 W. North Av­ enu e. These newly-created na­ tional awards are unique in recog­ nizin g individual achievements in stage design. Anyone can attend; reservations are $25 per person.

This first annual event will pay tribute to three nationally-re­ nowned stage designers. linda

UUCIICIIICJJI1 Cl rJOrt"' ora01ey kellog and michael yeargan ust annual ome and help us wi ll each receive an award for celebrate columbia! Excellence in Design and Collab­ colle e-wide oration. by attending a gala gala Also, Columbia Co llege thea ter event on the evening major, kristie maria jodlowski of May 7 at the Har­ wi ll receive the Student Schol ar­ old Washington Library shi p I Designer - Tn - Residence Award. As part of her scholarship Center. Bring a friend and residency, Kri stie designed wh~ unfamiliar wi th Columbia College so that he or she may experience the artis­ the costumes for "Antigone," which opened at the Getz Theater tic atmosphere of your alma mater. This will be the first annual public celebration in March. of the eclectic talent found in Colum bia's student body. Earlier in the day, at 1 p.m., the Merritt Award recipien ts and By showcasing some of the best will be repeated. A con tinuous prominent director kyle donnelly student wor k, we hope that showing of television shorts and will participate in a seminar on celebrate columbia! will reach music videos will take place in the theatrical/stage design at the individuals and orga ni zations Mul tipurpose Room. Getz Theater, 72 E. 11th Street. who have a history of philan­ These demonstrations of Colum­ The seminar is free and open to thropic gestures to the arts, but bia's student talent will be fol­ Columbia and DePau l design stu­ who have not had direct experi­ lowed by cocktails and hors dents and alum ni. ence with the co llege. d'oeuvres, then dinner and danc­ The Michael Merritt Endowment The curated even t will include a ing in the Winter Garden atop the Fund was created to honor the performance showcase of music, Library. A spectacular fas hion memory and artistic achievements theater and dance in the Au­ show wi ll take place during des­ of noted set designer and Colum­ ditorium at 6 p.m. Concurrently, sert. Bill Kurtis, WBBM -TV news bia Coll ege facu lty member in the Film Theater, there will be anchorman and Columbia College Michael Merritt, who died in a fi lm/video presentation, which trustee, will be th e Master of 1992. The fund supports both Ceremonies. Columbia Coll ege student scholar­ Co-chairs of celebrate colum­ ships in theatrica l design and the gala committee members (from bia! are trustees Ave ri ll Leviton, presenta tion of these professional top left) madeleine k.b. condit, Howard Mendelsohn (alum '49) awards. lf you wish to contribute michael e. jackson, college and Helena Chappellin Wilson to the fund, please use the en­ president john duff, and (alum '76.) closed contribution envelope and co-chairs averill Ieviton and note "M ichael Merritt Endow­ Tickets are $150; proceeds to sup­ helena chapellin wilson. ment Fund" on your check. port the Columbia College Stu­ dent Scholarshi ps Fund. Call 312/ 663-1600, ext. 287 for ticket in­ formation. COMEDIAN ANDY RICHTER

alumni profile ndy Richter, a 27- year-old Columbia al­ umnus, admits that he's pretty lazy, has an authority fi gure prob­ len\ and that the high­ light of his week can be pus creativity, fashion columbia pizza and beer. So how does a guy who sounds more suited to night security or wi ll showca,se $tudents' fashion re­ Maytag repair work end up touring the country in a successful play, getting a sup­ lated wor~ from an interdiscipli­ nary pe(spective. The exhibition porting role in the recently released Chris Elliot film "Cabin Boy," and ultimate!)( will be 'Giisplayed in the Hokin settling into a sofa opposite O'Brien on '" five nights a week? Anne April 22 and 23 and open to the public from 10 a.m . until " practica l and then you can have ducer asked 5 p.m. those aspira ti ons on the side." to meet with Conan O'Brien, I ·( The college-wide call for work to once again he said, why not? So in the fi rst step of what he · ~e juried by industry profession ­ ca lls his breakdow n of com­ He was the first writer hired for als and Col umbia faculty repre­ pro mises, And y switched to the the new "Late Night" and so he skts fashion in the broadest Columbia fi lm/video departmen t. up and moved to New Yo rk. Then tJ fen~ Clothing and accessories In his last semester, an in­ he was asked if he also wanted to I featured in the multi-media ternship segued into professional be Conan's . exhibition wi ll share the spotligh t freelance work as a production with paintings, illustrations, "At first I had this idea of a assistan t. At that same time, he photography, furniture, in terior sidekick being sort of stooge or started ta king improv classes at renderings, textiles, njtwjt and I tnau&.ht rvelL I don 't tile IIMproveJIYii iplcJ goc 11 oo ked, graphics and-yes-poetry and hnow about that. Then I thought and moved to "the extremely : essays. 1vell, what the hell, I could make talented, but short-lived" Com­ it whatever I want it to be. I could design- edy Underground and then on to ·~ntern a t i onal l y-renow n ed just improv as a wise guy or a di m ~.,~r tommy hilfiger will attend the the Annoyance Theater. • bul b or whatever. so I said i'd try 'exhibition and cocktail reception Wh ile at the Annoyance, he it, and we tried it, and it for fashion professionals, students quit doing freelance production. worked, and here I am." and parents. All monies raised by Those were the times when a the reception will So here he is with a steady job, night of pizza and beer was a benefit the Interns hi p Matching living in a small apartment in weekly highlight. He says he Grant Program and student Soho, getting married in March, lived in abject poverty, lost 30 scholarship development in the and he's paying off his debts. He's pou nds "wi thout even trying," fashion department. content . . . but he's not fin ished. and shot his cred it ra ti ng. The objectives of the exhibition T m wri ting for this show - so l "It was reall y a thing of ex­ are to showcase the innovative stil l am writing - but my fi rst .love tremes . . . on one end I felt ex­ work of Columbia's students, re­ still is the movies. My main andy richter Luck, he says. Yes, that's what he tremely hou nded, my money cruit students, and heighten in­ reason for going to fil m school says. problems were this black cloud dustry and community awareness was a complete childlike love and that just wouldn't go away. But of fashion programs at Columbia. "i've been tremendously lucky, awe for the movies." on the other end of it I rea ll y but i've also never turned For more information call Dianne was feeling fulfil led in terms of He knows tha t some peripheral down an opportunity," explains Erpenbach, 312/663-1600 ext. perform ing and the work that I film acqua intances have criticized the southwes t suburba n Yo rk vi lle 651 or Dennis Brozynski, ext. was doing.'' him as being an arti stic sel l-out. native. "Whenever somethi ng 374. has come along that seemed like In one of the turni ng points in "Granted, 'Brady Bunch' was a a progression in my life, I was his life, Andy said 1vhat the hell dumb show, but it was a hilarious open to it and fe lt that I might and went on the road with the dumb show. 1 think that if you're as well . . . " local ly successful Annoyance pro­ going to do comedy - wh ich right duction of "The Real Li ve Brady now is my forte - the fi rst thing The story of his career as Andy Bunch." He played dad Mike tells it is libera lly peppered with yo u do is ma ke people laugh. And Brady fi rst in New York, then in if you do it in a way that's not de­ why nots, ~vha t the hells, and . The comedy did might as wells. meaning or insulting to humani ty well on both coas ts. But when it in general . well, making He always wa nted to do some­ was over, Andy was back in people laugh is perhaps the high­ thing crea tive li ke writing or act­ Chicago and broke again. est kind of success artistica ll y ing. But what he wanted most spea king." So wh en he landed a supporting was to make movies. He com­ ro le in Chris Elliot's "Cabin Boy" ised and started ou t as a Recently Andy's been looking into he made a commi tment. He journalism major at the Univer­ getting some voiceover wor k. moved to L.A. But wh en pro- sity of Ill inois at Urbana. "so if i become the voice of "I bought into th e Midwestern­ grape nuts, i don't think that ism that you ca n't do that for a that means i can't ever direct a li ving. You have to do something good movie." This fa ll, the institute for sci­ dominic pacyga recentl y pre­ Arts and Sciences. Other fac ulty ence education and science sided over the offi cial open ing of news: richard buchar comp leted communication began its out­ the "Lithuanian Immigration In two textbooks, "Design of the reach program Science Work­ America: The Pioneer Years, Cinematographic Image" and ''The shops in the Community ("It 1868-1918" exhibit at the Bal­ Spotmeter and Its App lication Ta kes a Village to Raise a Child," zekas Museum of Lithuanian Cu l­ in Cinematography and Video. '' an African pro verb). Once a tu re. He led readings, a review Bot h will be used in Columbia's month, Dr. Zafra Lerman, direc­ and discuss ion of the book cinematography courses. in memoriam tor, and Institute associates go out "Lithuan ian Diaspora: Konigsbe rg paul hoover, english depart­ to a cluster of five elementary to Chicago," written by anot her henry hill, Colu mbia alumnus ment fac ulty member, recently schools in the Brighton Park area faculty member, antanas j. van and audio-visua l department edited "Postmodern American to teach math and science to com­ reenan. Van Reenan's book has coo rdinator for the Wabash cam­ Poetry: A Norton Anthology," the munity teachers and paren ts. UN­ been cited as a key wor k on pus, died on December 29. He first major compi lation of ava nt­ ESCO offi cials professors Ram Lithuanian national co nscious­ graduated from Columbia in 1983 garde Ame rican poetry since Lamba and Ramon de Ia Cuetara ness. and came to the AIV department World War II . The publication spent a week in February showing in 1988. "Henry was a very giving contemporary american music will be available in Apr il. Other workshop participants and stu­ person. I don't think he ever met program director william russo facult y news: karen lee osborne dents how to build low-cost anyone he didn't like," said got rave reviews this fall when he edited the book "The Cou ntry of eq uipment and perform expe ri­ Linda Walton-Long, instructional participated in "Hans Koller, The Herself," a co ll ection of stories by ments. The week's events closed med ia department administrative Man Who Plays Jazz," a three­ Chicago wome n writers, one of with a community Fiesta/Science ass is tant. ''He was a great factor day fes ti va l in Vienn a. His blues whom is anot her facu lty member, Fair wh ich was attended by many in mak ing the audio-visual de­ concerto "Street Music" served as carol anshaw. steve bosak, programs politicans and local community pa rtment a success." Our condo­ the score for the ballet "S treet" by coordinator of the professional leaders. lences to his family and friends. England's Birmingham Roya l Bal­ writing program, edited another let. Russo was also commissioned ant hology of Chicago writers, by columbia's center for black "South Side Stori es," whi ch music research to compose a concludes with a brief history of wo rk for performance by the the South Side by liberal educa­ black music repertory ensem­ tion faculty member dominic ble at an Orchestra Hall co ncert pacyga. Bosak also recently co­ on April 4. The work is ded icated authored "The CD ROM Book." to the memory of the late her­ art department chair john mul­ mann conaway, who was Co lum­ vany returned from Mali, Africa bia's dean of students. carol where he photographed the wood Ioverde, vocal music program ca rvings and iron work of the director, appears on a new re­ Dogone people as part of a re­ cordi ng of "The Li fewo rk of Juan search project fo r the University Diaz," Lawrence Rapchak's opera, of Ca lifornia. faculty member whi ch she performed with mary block crea ted the five-foot To celebrate its Grand Opening, Chamber Opera Chicago. The the science institute's hi gh concrete sculpture of a man recording won Love rd e a glowing community fiesta/science fair columbia college chicago cen­ in a lotus position in Columbia's ter for tha book & papar arts, review in the November/De­ in february was a great success Sculp ture Ca rden at the corner of 218 S. Wabash- 7th floor, will cember issue of Fanfare. kimo and a lot of fun. 11th and Wabash to complement present an exhibition and dem­ williams' jazz I roc k I classica l young dancers performed for the installation of ca rs cast in onstrati ons on book- and paper­ score, "Symphony for the Sons of the crowd. concrete. mak ing on Apri l 15, 5:30-7:30 Nam," wh ich was inspired by his p.m. The new center succeeds the own expe riences in th e Vietnam television department faculty former Artist Book Works and 1var, has been performed by the member barbara sykes-dietze's Paper Press. Chicago Sinfonietta and the Lin­ video "Sketching a Motion" 1vas coln (Nebraska) Sy mphony Or- purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. An­ othe r Sykes-Dietze video, "Kaly­ ian," was screened durin g the Kansas Sta te Uni ve rsity ex hi bi­ NOTEWORT tion Intimate Technology She has also been chosen as a juror for the The third edition of the jour­ chestra, and was featured on 1994 Women in the Director's nalism department's student­ Studs Terkel's rad io show. Chair International Film and departments produced Chicago Arts & Com­ The film/video department's munication is currently available Video Festival in Chicago. documentary center director, at area bookstores and news­ journalism department faculty michael rabiger, chaired a four­ stands. Journalism and art day European screen educators member and two-time pulitzer students in the two-semester meeting in Berlin. After the meet­ prize winner william gaines Magaz ine Workshop sem inar ing he was in vited to design finished 1vriting "In vestigati ve Re ­ worked as ed itoria l and produc­ porting fo r Prin t & Broadcast," a and teach the first Eu ropea n columbia faculty members ti on staff. new departmental textboo k. Documentary Workshop, ''Vis­ dominic pacyga (second from The management department's ions," nex t August/September. An op/ed piece by management left) and antanas j. van reenan "Self Management for Ar ti sts" Rabiger also taug ht a documen­ department faculty member (second from right) join (1-r) course was the subject of an ar ti ­ tary sem inar at the Nationa l Film irwin steinberg about the role exhibit curator val ramonts, cle by Chicago Tribune wri ter & TV Academy in Amsterdam. of the department's student­ reporter rachal melcher, and Carol Kleima n. It was synd icated department acting co-chairs run AEMMP received prom inent museum president stanley to 500 papers. have been busy as well: doreen placement in Billboard magazine. balzekas, jr. bartoni was elected to the board jane ganet sigel, director of of di rectors of the Independent the dance movement therapy Featu re Project I Midwest, and people program, lectured and presented chap freeman se rved as a juror a workshop in Buenos Aires for the Mid wes t Region Student in January. Last su mmer, she Academy Awards, sponsored by conducted an eight-day dance the Academy of Motion Pi cture movement therapy workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico at the ln­ stitut de Gasta lt.

liberal education department's history program coordinator ON STAGE: SHIRLEY MORDINE

summer study abroad

It was a rousing success last year, and so Columbia's summer study abroad program returns this June. The upcoming session at Darli ngton College, a progressive arts school set upon an 800-acre medieval nobleman's estate in western England, has been ex­ tended to five weeks beginning she changed hirley mordine has June 17 through July 23, 1994. the pace of built her reputation Sign up now! Space is limited to 18. on doing things dif­ For registration, course and fee in­ chicago dance forma tion, call Jeanne Boruta, 312/ ferently. 663-1600, ext. 221. As chair of the dance department of Columbia College and artistic di­ rector of her own Mordine 8 Com~any Dance Theater) she)s an innovato r) both ' artistically and academically. In 1969) when she founded the Dance Center of Co- lumbia College) the type of dance program she sought to create was non-existent in Ch icago. you're fil led wi th a sort of pas­ Shirley says that much has sion. " As the Center grew, add ing changed in dance in the past 25 more facul ty and ad min istrative years. "dance is taking a much personnel, Shirley fo und more more inclusive approach be­ time to do what she loves best: cause we're forced to deal­ study abroad students enjoy teach and choreograph. and rightly so-with different the peace and quiet of rural cultures and different expres­ england In 1968, there were fewer than sions. Th ere's the va luing of people of different ages too. It's Here are just a few comments from 'rn't-limlted to young bodies that leaching for three years at the two adventurous souls who at­ fl y around and then hang up their Un iversity of Min nesota. With al­ tended last summer's session: leotards at age 30." most no money, she founded the scott ross, 24, graphic de­ Chicago Dance Troupe and began She's the mother of three chi ldren sign- "The classes could not staging experimen tal concerts in a in their thirties and proud grand­ have been the same in Chicago. sma ll storefront across from the mother of Jessica (born last We'd take bus trips th rough the Oxford Pub on Lincoln Avenue. Spring), and she continues to per­ countryside to towns, cathedrals, fo rm in many of her works. Re­ Today, there are over 50 choreog­ to the moors . . . it was unlike cently she soloed in Request Con­ raphers working in the Chicago anything you could do in a cert, directed by Columbia's thea­ area- a large number of who m classroom. " ter depa rtmen t fa cul ty member perform ed with Shirley, then spun Catherine Slade. She looks at the dan callahan, 28, film/video off to form their ow n companies. issue of aging dancers rather alum - "We'd wake up to sheep As a recent Ma cArth ur Founda­ philosophica lly: "wouldn't it be and cows grazing in the rolling tio n review notes, Mordi ne & awful," she asks, "to have an English landscape- it was ex­ Company has ''played a nags hi p art form where people only per­ tremely peaceful. The environ­ ro le in helping to develop a whole form until a certain age? think ment was a heck of a lot more generation of new and promising of all the knowledge lost." conducive to lea rni ng than the dancers and choreograph ers. " city is. 1 reall y enjoyed read ing She does ad mit that age has Accord ing to the critics, it's as a there, without all the extraneous taken a toll on her dancer's body. choreographer that Shirley rea ll y noise - aside from the pub, that "Th ere's the irony of losing the shines. Her work is consistently is .. . "i can't think of a better facility of your instrument wh il e on the cut ting edge of contempor­ way to end my experience at shirley mordine at work at the In addition to offerin g students a beco ming more agile in yo ur ary dance, says Terry Brennan of columbia." dance center Bachelor of Arts in Dance and thoughts. But that's what in­ the Chicago Reader. As if to prove se rvi ng as the artistic home fo r trigues me. I'm curious about that, Shirley announces that this Mord ine & Co mpany, th e Dance thin gs that I wouldn't have under­ year, she's throwing her tradi­ Center fun ctions as the region's stood 20 years ago. You just have tional methods of mak ing da nces major presenter of co ntempora ry to find a way to communicate that to the wind and is experimenting dance. Since 1972, the Cen ter suits your instrument." has spon sored over 50 leading with a new choreographic process. Mordine & Company Dance choreographers from across the Her new evening-length piece, Theatre will be perfor ming three nation and around the wo rld. The which wil l premiere in the fall of works at the Ha rold Washi ngton Center has also supported over 1994, incorporates vid eo, com­ Library, Apri l 7-9, as part of the 100 edu ca tional outreach wo rk­ puterized music, ca rtoons, other seven-week Spring Festival of shops. modern forms of media and, of Dance. Be sure not to miss the course, movement. "for the first three years, I did it Company's 25th Anniversary per­ alone - all th e directin g, teach­ forma nce at the Dance Center, ing and co mpany adm in istrati on. June 16-18. For ticket information lt was rough. You learn how to do or a schedule of upcoming Dance it as you go along. But yo u're Center performa nces ca ll 312/ yo ung and yo u have energy. You 271-7928. don't see the difficu lt y beca use Club . . . john gardiner is self­ NY, recently released a cd compi­ employed as an actor, mime and lation from her non-profit produc­ storyteller. Gardiner performs fo r tion company, Mish in nah. The all ages and occasions offer ing cd, entitled "dice," is a collection a wide va riety of programs to of contemporary women compo­ schools, churches, etc... . etta sers from North America and worthington is the executi ve di­ abroad. lt was released on lshtar rector and publisher of the River Records ... venus wehle was re­ Oak Review, a li te rary magazine pa ny ca ll ed Thi ngs Unlimited cently promoted to writer/pro­ which features poems, short Inc. The compa ny special izes in ducer for the promotions de­ stories and essays. The magazine, uniq ue gifts .. partment at WBBM-TV in publi shed in Oa k Pa rk, IL , also Chicago ... sponsors a reading series and writing wo rks hops . . . ' judy bailey-bensinger is a news ' anchor at KNSD-TV (NBC Af­ jack ardell v.•ill be retiring in '74 fili ate) in San Diego, CA .. April from the Un ited States mark ludwig is wo rkin g as a Army Reserve after 30 years of ca mera operator and 2nd unit active and reserve duty. He is D.P. on Steven Bochco's "NYPD interested in network ing with Blue" . . . any other alumni who are mem­ bers of the USAR or the ' National Guard. In his spare time john vondruska a.k.a. ''Johnny Ardell is a substitute teacher and Von" is the morning drive person­ exhibits his art work for galleries ality for KZ-93FM in Peoria, and specia l fundraisers ... bilal ' IL ... salahuddin is a science librarian nancy schneider is a counselor for Indiana State University ... for th e Holy Fami ly Hospital Sub- lynda turner, a six-year veteran stance Ab use Center and a dance firefighter, was recently promoted chicago film critics award for teacher for the Des Plaines, IL to lieutenant in the Ch icago Fire best cinematographer of the Park District . . . Department. The promotion rec­ ognized Turner and two fellow 7 firefighters as the first African American women lieutenants in hon. jeffrey starr mararian, j.p. ' is the man behind "Starr-Power 7 7 Chicago history. FLASH!!! Enterpnses'' in Seekonk, MA. janusz kaminski, '87 won an This justi ce of the peace, master Oscar for his work as d irector of hypnotist and •·ad io ta lk s ho'" christine redina held an exhihit ph otography on Steven Spiel­ host recentl y added a ca ble tal k in Mad ri d of her recent photo- berg's "Schindlers Li st. " He has show to his list. The show fea tures graphs taken in Morocco and also been vo ted best cinematog- guests and dea ls with positive Spa in. The show, sponsored by johnny von maria balderas acts as the spe­ cial assistant to the Governor for Hispanic affairs. In her new posi­ tion, she will work wi th Latino groups throughout the State of ALUMNI NOTES ' Illinois . .. rapher of the yea r by the Los outlooks on li fe and relat io n­ the American Embassy, feat ured diana delogu is a part-time re­ Angeles Fi lm Cri tics, the New ships. Marari an's hypnosis tapes the wo rk of four other America n porter and a full- time mom . York Fil m Critics' Circle, the Na­ are also being distributed nation­ art is ts, all living in Spain .. Whi le rais in g her three young tional Society of Fi lm Critics, and all y . .. chi ldren, she also works as a free­ the Chicago Film Critics. lance writer for the Chicago A tribute of a different nature, Tribune . .. david spearman, a but one that he says is just as re­ teacher at Truth School in wa rding personall y, is coming his Chicago, 1vas quite busy in '93. In way as we ll. In June, at the col· addition to being featured in two charles robert earner, president umbia college: past, present ed ucation pieces in the Chicago of South Side Films, recent ly di­ and future reunion, the Alumni Sun-Times, he also pa rticipated rected and co-wrote "Saving Associati on will honor Janusz on a teacher's panel on "The Grace." The NBC-TV movie stars with its outstanding contribu­ Opra h Win frey Show" and is in­ Pa tty Duke and Denn is Farina .. tion to a field award. cl uded in the 1994-95 edi tion of maria balderas "Marquis' Who's Who in Educa­ No w li ving in Ca liforn ia, he still tion. " maintains his Columbia connec­ _, tions. Many of his friends in L. A. are Chicago transplants, friends jeff star from his days as a student. For more than five yea rs, fellow alum mario filippelli pursued a culi­ and close fri end mauro fiore, nary career and is now the execu­ ' nadine delk-scheller was re­ '87, has wo rked as ga ffer with ti ve chef at the Knoll wood Co un­ paul allodi is the bass player and ce ntly promoted to media super­ him on every film he's shot, in­ tr y Club in Lake Forest, IL . .. songwriter for Rude Neighbors, visor at Cramer Krasselt Adver­ cludin g "Schindler's Li st. " ' heidi meyer of Los Angeles is the an alternati ve rock ba nd. The ti sing . . . robert rounds, after Ja nusz's next project for Amb li n sheldon baker was recentl y owner of Heidi Meyer Hair & Band released a three-song cas­ worki ng as a news assistant at Ma keup. Her business does hair, Entertain ment and Warner Bro­ elected vice presiden t of the 1994 sette in February . . . elise WFYR-FM and as a public service ma keup and prosthetics fo r pri nt, thers is due to begin shooting in San Francisco Bay Area Publicity schaaf-kermani, of Brooklyn, director at WXRT-FM, has left March. On that fi lm he'll be giv­ TV and video. She will also be the radio industry. You can find ing a once-in-a- li fe time chance to teachi ng at Joe Blasco Ma keup him at the Avenue Bank of Oak Center in Hollywood in '94 . . another Columbia grad, maida Park/Austin. He is a personal fi­ pamela prater-howell started sussman, '93, wh o will intern nancial services officer and her own prem ium/incentive com- with him . . . branch manager . . . michael the area to be closer to work ... individual denise kase is a medical student at the University of Chicago. She contributors is also engaged to Dr. Michael to columbia college Nabat, a former Columbia stu­ chicago dent ... steven mckinney is an on-air personality for WSSD-FM This list honors individuals who 88.1, the only 24-hour blues sta­ have donated a minimum of $100 tion. He was recently recognized to Columbia College from Sep­ skalski wed his fe ll ow alumna as employee of the month and top acting ... matthew Iafoiiette is tem ber 1, 1993 to Decem ber 31, eileen galligan this past account executive . . . sheri the director of retail marketing for 1993 October. Michael is a field super­ rubin is a music publishing man­ Flying Fish Records. He also owns Hope A. Abelson visor for Show America Inc. in ager for Private Music in Los Music Media Services, which is a Jane A. Alexandroff Elmhurst ... Ei leen is in commer­ Angeles, CA ... leona sharif is freel ance promotion/publicity John T. Allen cial services at Foote, Cone & a financial assessor for the patient company ... muriel whetstone Richard F. Babcock Belding Advertising, Chi cago ... financial services department at has moved over to Ebony Earl R. Berkson joe yost is quite busy as guitarist Northwestern Memorial Hospi­ Magazine where she is an assis­ Samuel Borushek for The Squids, Final Notice and tal ... tant editor ... Brother Andrew M. Bramanti solo artist LaTour. When not per­ Baird Brown forming, Yost teaches a program Carol Bryant for the menta lly handicapped Charles E. Cannon called "Special Music by Special Joseph C. Cappo People. " ' ' Sally B. Connolly Barry S. Crown Sheldon Patinkin david baker is back in school kraig krueger, after one mon th Michael R. DeSalle Patricia R. Payne after spending two years as a of job hunting, landed a position Robert & Iris Dishon Samuel Pfeffer video technician with Victor Dun­ as a CAD ar ti st with Keroff and Bernard J. Dowling James E. Pierce ' can, Inc. He is currently pursuing Rosenberg Advertising in Chicago John B. Duff Robert C. Preble an electrical engineering degree ... jason pate now resides in Charles L. Edwards Madeline Murphy Rabb jennifer dillon-jacobs is a cus­ from liT. He presently wo rks with Dearborn, Ml where he is presi- Jack L. Eisenberg Samuel Refetoff tomer sa les representative for his wife, Jodi, in an optometry dent/d irector for Secret Fi lms. Re- Harriet Ellis Dennis J. Rich AmCore Bank NA, in Rockford, practice . . . alan grimm is the cently he has been working on an Karen Fischetti Judith H. Riskind IL. She and her husband Eri k co-owner of Storyboard-lm­ independent fea ture fil m as well Samuel Floyd Lya Dym Rosenblum recently moved and are building agemaker Productions with '92 as directing a music video shot in Henry S. Frank David C. Ruttenberg alumna michele ament. The film Chicago . . . stuart plusker is Lee A. Freeman, Jr. Terry Saunders and video production company currently working for TGl Fridays, Herbert Fried Joseph Schneider specializes in educa tiona l, train­ however, he is planning to enter June T. Friedlob Faye Schwimmer ing and dramatic productions ... the radio industry . . . zelda Alice J. Fryzlewicz James Shapiro marybeth niemann is marketing robinson is a board operator for Barbara Gaines Nicholas R. Shuman se rv ices director for Esrock Adver­ WYCA Gospel Radio. She is cur- Albert C. Gall Joe W. Silverman tising Agency in Orland Park ... rently looking for full-time oppor- Judith A. Gaynor David S. Solomon david przybylskl is an AIV pro­ tunities 4.1.1l.i-ll""""loloi.II"-""I.I...Oi..ll.l.llolooloo~__..,.'+-,__,~HmmnM'lmlif Herman Spertus d uction coordinator for Co untry over demo ... arbin smith is a Alton B. Harris Jo Ann Stovall Compan ies Insurance . . . nick consumer affairs specialist/lob- Martin F. Hauselman Louis Terkel siapkaris has been keeping order byist fo r the Citizens Utility Sheila M. Hehmeyer Dale L. Wartluft on the set of the syndicated TV Boa rd in Chicago . . · glenn Myron F. Hokin Richard H. Wehman series "The Un touchables." He wargo is employed by Production William L. Hood Jeanne M. Weislow can be seen in the fantasy Craft in Chicago and doing free- Rut h Horwich donald j. leonard, jr. Ann E. Weisman "Rookie of the Year" and the up­ lance wo rk in the area . . . Thomas Horwich Tony G. Weisman coming drama "A Matter of leeann waszak recently joined Robert M. Horwitch Woodie T. White a home . . . donald leonard, Time." Now that he has his Sc­ the staff of Women's Music Net- Michael E. Jackson Tamara Wilkow-Bezark jr. is the founder of Don Leon­ reen Actors Guild card, Nick work as a secretary/liaison . . . Allen Jacobson Justin Wilson ard's Family Theater, Arlington plans to head out west ... robert William S. Johnson Quentin D. Young Heights, IL . Over the past three vieregg was recently promoted to Harry & Ste lla Jones years he has produced and di­ Please show you r support and territory sales ma nager for the Mark E. Kelly rected over ten original stage help further the mission of Colum­ Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Katherine E. Keough adaptations of chi ldren's litera ­ bia College by making a c~ntribu ­ Chicago ... John P. Kin g ture and animated fil ms. He is ' tion to the annual fund. These Phillip J. Klu koff pursuing a teachin g degree in The funds support scholarships and omar castillo, a Jan uary gra­ Herbert M. Kraus Mas ter of Arts in Teaching pro­ student services. No one knows duate, was the 1993 recipient of Mary Kuzniar gram at Columbia College . . . better than you just what Colum­ the Playboy Foundation Fell ow­ Michael R. Lapides renata king-melendez is a re­ bia means to aspiring artists and ship in Magazine Journalism. He Caroline D. Latta cent mother and a former teacher ' plans to work as a photojournalist co mm unicators. For your conven­ Nat Lehrman for the Board of Ed uca tion. Cur­ ience, you will find a co ntribution elizabeth cross of San Francisco, for a da il y newspaper or news Averill Leviton rently she is freelance writin g envelope within this issue. CA keeps busy by modelin g and magazine . .. Irvin J. Levy while raising her daughter .. . Lois J. Lipton & Peter R. Carey John & Enid Long Priscilla MacDougall & Les Brownlee Richard L. Mandel ' R.J. Mazza Jay D. McClellan danelle fron has left Pioneer Gary A. Moffat Press Newspapers to join the Harle & Kenneth Montgomery Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake Edward L. 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