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5 Free at Last After nine years languishing in the Soviet Union-without work, desperately ill, and separated from family-refusnik/scholar Benjamin Charny was released to the United States. Read about Pitzer's role, and the work of student David Straus, in securing his dramatic release. 8 Pitzer at 25: When the Past Meets the Present After 23 years, poet/novelist James Dickey returned to Pitzer to address the graduates of 1988. Nicole Busen, one of the three 1965 graduates, recalls Dickey'S role in that special first Commencement. Excerpts from both thought- provoking addresses are featured. 12 Ellsworth: Education '88 Examining educational issues is a constant and ongoing process at Pitzer. President Frank L. Ellsworth discusses why such examination should be a priority for every voter in an election year. 13 The Many Lives of Laud Humphreys Sociologist, award-winning author, newsman, Episcopal priest, public relations director, psychotherapist, college professor, and criminologist: Laud Humphreys did it all. 14 Welcome to the Real World Does a Pitzer education have "real world" relevance? Leslie Dashew Isaacs '70 shares her thoughts in a. letter to Pitzer. 15 Rebel with a Cause With her May election to the Board of1iustees, Rebecca Sokol- Smith will bring the perspective of physician, medical researcher, professor-and Pitzer alum from the Class of 1970-to the Board of 1iustees. Meet this self-described rebel as she undertakes her new challenge. 29 Honor Roll of Donors Peter Gold, Chairman of the Board of1iustees, presents the 1987-88 Honor Roll of Donors.

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2 Inside Story 4 Ink Spot 18 Alumni Update/Photo Album 24 The Scoop 2&3

Inside Story

'Of This Time, Of That Place' While in Bali, Hertel had the awarded a Senior Scholar Fulbright opportunity to visit with I.B. Ari fellowship. Commencement exercises last Ratna Bawa '87. Bawa and his Seymour will travel to India in August for the Graduate Institute fumily, who live in the village of January to continue her in Liberal Education of St. John's Mas, are artists, dancers, and longitudinal study of children and College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, religious leaders. Since his fumilies in Bhubanesawr, Orissa, featured Pitzer professor of graduation, Bawa continues to India. This time she'll interview political studies Lucian Marquis as carve masks and has had three generations of women, the principal speaker. exhibitions and guest artist focussing on the changing role of Speaking of arrivals and workshops in the U.S. He has also women in India. departures in his address, "O~This been the subject oftelevision Seymour spent part of the. Time, of That Place," MarqUiS productions by a Japanese summer in Salatiga, IndoneSIa, recalled the Italian renaissance network. attending a meeting of the Asian historian Francesco Guicciardini, Bawa has seen several Pitzer Women's Institute (AWl), a who suggested that birth is cause students and alums in Bali, consortium of women's colleges for weeping-the journey is so including Anna Clausen '89 and and universities in Asia. She uncertain, after all-and death is Sheila Freehill '89, who were in presented the results of a six-year, cause for rejoicing, for the voyage Bali on one of the College's cross-cultural study on the impact has been completed. External Studies programs, of maternal employment on " I would like to suggest that "Experiment for International students from eight participating matriculation-the word derives Living." AWl institutions. from matrix [or] womb-is a little Joan Karlin '72 visited Bali in In Search of the Disappearing Ozone bit like being born-and that August for a stay at the Gandhi graduation, with its last Ashram (a retreat dedicated to the Professor of chemistry Anthony preceptorial papers and the last Mahatma Gandhi) in Candidasa. Fucaloro has big plans for his rites, is a little bit like dying or at Hertel and Bawa travelled upcoming sabbatical. least a rite de passage, dying and through Bali and Java visiting Fucaloro will use his recently being born again. In any event, artists and religious leaders. In awarded grant ftom the President's this should be a time of rejoicing Java, they visited the Buddhist Fund of the California Institute of at the completion of the voyage," monument at Borobudur and the Technology to work at the Jet Marquis said. 9th centuty Hindu temple, Propulsion Laboratoty next year. The Graduate Institute in Prambanan, in central Java. The project is entitled "Mass Liberal Education is a four­ In Tokyo, Hertel visited Charles Spectrometric Study of the summer M.A. program. Its Breer '85. Breer, who is employed HC1/H20 and HN03/H20 students are primarily teachers, by Fuji bank, says there are a Systems and their Role in Antartic many of them ftom inner-city number of Pitzer and Claremont Ozone Depletion." Using schools. Colleges alums who meet simulated polar clouds, Fucaloro Marquis has taught in the periodically in Tokyo. will test models of ozone program eight times over the last Hertel also visited the Asian deoletion. 17 years. Last summer's topics Rural Institute (ART), a program Selk on Enrollment Management included Alexis de Tocqueville's which trains rural leaders in the Demvcmcy in America and a Third World. He has extended an Vicke Selk, vice president and literature seminar covering such invitation to ART Director Dr. treasurer at Pitzer, presented a ancient works as Homer's Iliad Toshihiro Takami to come to paper, "Enrollment Management and Eurioides' Medea. Pitzer next semester to lead a in Higher Education," last April Hertel Takes the Road to Bali seminar for fuculty of Pitzer's for the Western Regional International and Intercultural Roundtable sponsored by Carl Hertel, professor of art and Studies Pro!!ram. accounting firm Peat, Marwick, environmental studies, spent July and Main. and part ofJune and August in Sigma Xi Honors Albert The annual professional seminar, Bali, Java, and Japan, researchmg Bob Albert, professor of given for partners in the firm and the relationship between landscape psychology, has been elected to professionals in education and and art. The trip was in Sigma Xi, the national honorary other non-profit organizations, preparation for a course he will scientific research society. was held in Newport Beach, team-teach with anthropologist Albert came to Pitzer in 1965. California. Sheryl Miller, "Art and the His areas of expertise include Sullivan Goes Back to School Land." creative behavior, giftedness, and eminence; cultural and historical Professor of political studies Jack background of psychoanalysis; Sullivan, who served as acting fumily dynamics and child dean of students for the spring development. 1988 semester, returned to full­ time teaching this full. Seymour Awarded Fulbright Sullivan stepped in to replace Fellowship Jane Holcombe, vice president for Susan Seymour, professor of anthropology, was recently I' ~•. '. ~J;'~i rl'J., Bob Albert Lucian Marquis Don Brennis

student affuirs and dean of We the People Brenneis Selected to students, who resigned to Southwestern Board complete her Ph.D. studies at The Professor of mathematics Claremont Graduate School. Barbara J. Beechler and professor Donald Brenneis, professor of Pitzer's new dean of students is of political studies Jack Sullivan anthropology, was recently Jack Tak Fok Ling. attended a workshop entitled appointed to the Board of Visitors " Elections, Voting, and Social of Southwestern University School And Now, a Word From the Dean .. . Choice" held last July in New of Law in Los Angeles. Jack Ling is excited about Pitzer. York at Union College. The Board serves as an advisory Ling, assistant professor of Directed by Steven J. Brams of group to the law school, and is psychology and counseling at New York University'S department composed of about 60 alumni and Boston University until his of politics and Allan Taylor of friends who represent a broad appointment as Pitzer's dean of Union College's department of spectrum of the legal, business, students, arrived in Claremont in mathematics, the conference and public service communities. August. explored how tools from game Brenneis has taught at Pitzer Ling has taught at Clarke theory, decision theory, and social since 1974. His areas of University in Worcester, choice theory can be applied to specialization include law and Massachusettes; the University of the study of contemporary society, sociolinguistics, Massachusetts; Boston College; political institutions and ethnomusicology, and child and Brookline, Massachusetts, democratic processes, particularly language. And he's not the only public schools; and practiced in voting and elections. Pitzer associate of Southwestern; family psychological counseling. Beechler and Sullivan team-teach Pitzer President Frank L. He received a B.A. from Indiana an interdisciplinary seminar on Ellsworth is a trustee and Vice University, and M.A. and Ph.D. public choice. In this presidential Chairman ofthe Board. degrees, both in psychology, from election year, they plan to apply models and theory discussed in Sullivan to Receive DU9uesneUniversity in Pittsburg. Counseling Certificate Lmg believes he'll bring a "fresh the workshop to the political perspective" to Pitzer. He says he competition and public debate Jack Sullivan, professor of looks forward to getting to know this fall. political studies, will shortly the students and working with Cajun Conference complete a University of California them in governance and residential Los Angeles Extension Program life. " It's always been important to Glenn Goodwin travels to New leading to a certificate in alcohol me to be active in student Orleans this November to attend and drug abuse counseling. organizations. I'm looking the annual meeting of the For the past six months, Sullivan forward to learning how to Association for Humanist has been working with local connect with the student groups Sociology. Goodwin will speak on clinicians in family services here," he said. "Humanistic Social Theory: counseling the chemically Where We've Been, Where We dependent. Sullivan also directs a Wachtel and Joyce Travel the Globe Are, Where We're Going." workshop on the topic for Pitzer Last June, Albert Wachtel, Pitzer alumni are welcome to student resident advisors and professor of English, traveled to attend the meeting-and Goodwin mentors. The program is one in a Venice, Italy, to chair a panel and says he'll treat for dinner. But try series designed to train the deltver a paper, "Fictional History to be kind, alums. residence hall staff in crisis in 'The Sisters'," at the Eleventh "I shaved my beard and no one intervention. International James Joyce recognizes me-alums and others I Beverle Houston: In Memoriam Symposium. have known for over 20 years just Wachtel also participated in a pass me by," Goodwin laments. A memorial fund has been conference on the author held in And Now for Something established in the name ofBeverie Houston, member of the Pitzer Miami, Florida, last February. Completely Different faculty from 1970 to 1983, who It's a Living Stephen Edelson and Alan passed away last February afrer a Tom Ilgen has the right idea. Jones, both assistant professors of long illness. The Jones Foundation Professor of psychology, are researching A member ofthe English field Political Studies will be spending biochemical correlates of self­ group, and more recently chair of his fall sabbatical semester in abusive behavior in the mentally the University of Southern LonGlon as visiting professor at the retarded autistic. California's department of film London School of Economics. Edelson and Jones believe that criticism, Houston taught courses The research project will individuals who exhibit self-abuse in film criticism, 18th century examine political economy aspects will have higher levels of British literature, satire, popular of the Strategic Defense Initiative epinephrine, norepinephrine, and media, and poetry analysis. Her and their impact on the Western cortisol present in the body. The research included topics in history Alliance. Research will take him to rwo researchers will use behavioral and aesthetics of film, images of London, Paris, Bonn, and observations and physical analyses women m film, and film criticism. Brussels. to test their hypotheses. They hope that the study will lead to methods of therapeutic intervention in the future. 4&5

Beverle Houston Ink Spot

She was the author of Cwse-Up: A Theoretically Speaking mathematics from the hardware Critical Perspective on Film (with store and the rest of the tools and Work, work, work. Jim Bogen, Marsha Kinder, 1972). bring it back to the university." professor of philosophy, has Of her former colleague, Grabiner advocates " ... that we published several new articles. professor of English Ellin Ringler­ teach mathematics not just to teach " Saving the Phenomena," a Henderson says, " Beverle was one quantitative reasoning, not just as paper on what scientific theones ofthe funniest and most brilliant the language of science-though predict and explaIn (coauthored of teachers. She had a great deal of these are very important-but that with Jim Woodward of the energy and very high standards. we teach mathematics to let California Institute of Technology The students loved her; they were people know that one cannot fully in Pasadena), appeared in the July stunned by her-a little in awe, I understand the humallitIes, the edition of Phiwsophical RcvieJv. think. She was a very beautIful sciences, the world of "Finding an Audience," a IJaper person and a leader among her work ... without understanding on meaning and interpretatIon, . colleagues as well. She was a mathematics in its central role in appeared in Papers in PragmatICs, In wonderful friend." the history of Western thought." December, 1987, while Barry Sanders, also a member of " Coherentist Theories of Segal on Nationalism the English field group, Knowledge Don't Apply to Much remembers Houston as Assistant professor of Outside of Science and Don't Give " ... wonderfully warm, well­ anthropology Dan Segal's latest the Right Results for Science," was spoken, and outspoken. She was article, "Nationalism, published in a volume on an incredibly smart and loyal Comparatively Speaking," was coherence theories of knowledge friend. She's the reason I came to (Kluwer, 1988). published recently In the Journal of Pitzer. We were both arrested on Historical Sociowgy (Vol. 1, No.3). the same day, January 1, 1970 [for It Doesn't Surprise Us The article offers a cross-cultural protesting the war in Vi~tnam] . I examination of nationalist Pitzer is probably one of the few had left teaching at the tIme and ideology, focussing in particular colleges where faculry members was running a restaurant. She on the emergence of nationalism and Board of1iustee members are thought I should go back to in France and the Austro­ scholastic collaborators. teaching." Hungarian Empire. In that department, Allen Houston's former students have Segal, who along with professor Greenberger, professor of history, fond and vivid memories of her as of political studies Lucian MarqUiS and Edith Piness, a member of well. " She was an extraordinary and professor of English Barry Pitzer's Board of1iustees, recently teacher and a fine person for Sanders team-taught last completed editing a special issue of whom I had enormous respect," semester's " Black Danube: the lruio-British RcvieJv. Terri Miller-Shulman '79 wrote Vienna, Prague, and Budapest," The special issue, contai~ing . recently. " I did an independent says the article is a result of hiS articles on religion and natIonalism study with Beverle ... I am a wnter research for the course. in India, appeared in August. (film and television) and In terms Tools of the Trade­ of an educator influencing a The Importance of Reading Grabiner Anthropology, That Is student's life her input was An upcoming edition of invaluable ..." An article by professor of Mathematics MagaZIne Will feature Contributions to the Beverle anthropology Sheryl Miller has an article by professor of Houston Memorial Fund may be just been published in a new book mathematics Judith Grabiner made to the Pitzer College edited by John Bower and David which has been called Development Office, Lubell, Prehistoric Cultures and "remarkable ... one that 714-621-8130. The fund will EnvironmenrrintheLaw all ... students should read." award prizes to students for Q.larternary ofAfrica. The article, "The Centrality of outstanding achievement In film "Patterns of Environmental Mathematics in the History of and video criticism and film and Utilization by Late Prehistoric Western Thought," was previously video production. Cultures in the Southern Congo an address at the International Basin" explores resource. utlization Congress of Mathematicians held techniques-as reflected In artifacts at Berkeley in 1986. which were once the " tool kits" Grabiner's talk-cum-article of the local cultures-employed in addresses major developments in the different environments of the the history of ideas in which southern Congo Basin. mathematics has played a central role. She writes, " When I speak of the centrality of mathematics in Western thought .. . I want to . . . reclaim the context of Free At Last

Refusenik on Pitzer Staff, but Soviets Won't Let Him Out

"Benjamin Charny, visiting Straus, who is majoring in fellow in mathematics, Ph.D. psychology, said his interest in Moscow UnivetSity, U.S.S.R.," Soviet Jewry began when he was in says a new listing in Pitzer high school in Sherman Oaks. College's fall handbook, as ifthe He said he became aware as a Russian professor's presence at the teen-ager that Jews in the Soviet Claremont College were an Union have been denied the right established fact. to study their culture and their Although Charny accepted a ancestral language. After learning teaching fellowship at Pitzer of refuseniks who were imprisoned during an emotional telephone for trying to leave, he said he convetSation with college officials became convinced that the Soviet and students in May, he is still Union could be pressured into awaiting documents that will allow changing its policies. him to leave the Soviet Union. Soon after he entered Pitzer in During the past nine yeatS he 1986, he and another student, has become a well-known John Rudnick, organized Students refusenik among the thousands of Concerned for Soviet Jewry, which Soviet Jews seeking refuge in the he said now includes several United States. hundred students from all five of Kathleen Lang, human rights The Claremont Colleges. officer for the U.S. State In his second year, Straus said, Department, said Soviet officials "my goal was to get the school to have indicated that Charny may be invite a refusenik to actually come permitted to emigrate in the here to teach." middle of the month. Straus said he and Rudnick The mathematician, who is 51, learned of Charny from Victor will be given immediate medical Kipnis, Soviet mathematician and treatment for a heart condition former refusenik who joined the and skin cancer, a family USC faculty in 1986. Kipnis said spokesman said. Then plans call Charny's poor health was an for him to begin his fellowship at important factor in trying to get Pitzer. him out of the Soviet Union. "We're just overjoyed," said "He's dying because he can't get Alfred Blo'bm, Pitzer's vice proper treatment in Russia, but he president for academic affaitS, who can here," Straus said. "The way I officially offered Charny the feel is that if we do not make an fellowship. uproar, people will forget them The College'S action, Bloom [the refuseniks], and they will said, was instigated by Pitzer continue to be petSecuted." student, David S. Straus, 20, of After the students focused on Encino. Bloom and Jewish leadetS Charny, Straus said, the Pitzer credit Straus with interesting the Faculty Executive Committee and students in Charny's case and College Council approved urging the college to make its Charny's hiring. offer. The College telephoned its offer "David's role was absolutely to Charny on May 12, making the central," said Bloom, who called call in a faculty office filled with the job offer to Charny "a cheering students. symbolic act of educational value. " I am really excited and We are a school devoted to moved," Charny said during the international undetStanding, and convetSation, which was amplified we can help him." so that everyone could hear. "But "Pitzer is the only college we fitSt, two things are necessary. The know of to take this kind of fitSt is to get out, and the second action, stemming from students," is medical treatment. I am said Bill Livingston, press secretary delighted to accept your for Sen. Pete Wilson, who has invitation. The best is fulfilled. worked on behalf of many Thank you, thank you," he said, refuseniks. in slightly accented English. Bloom said Charny will be given Anna Charny Blank, the an office and use of the College's mathematician's daughter, who facilities and staff, and will lives in Boston, said: "David probably be asked to lecture. Straus has displayed tremendous involvement in helping my father. Free At Last 6 & 7

David Straus and Senator Ted Kennedy await arrival of Charny at Boston Airport.

He has amazed me with his dedication. We have never met, but I think he must be a wonderful man." Ellen Rabin, director of the Commission on Soviet Jewry of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, called Straus "an example of grass-roots activism who deserves a great deal of credit." She added, "We hope he will act as an example for other students.' , "Charny is loved greatly by the refuseniks. People who were out [of Russia] couldn't help but think of him and work on his behalf." Charny, according to a "Refusenik Profile" provided by the Soviet Jewry Research Bureau, applied to emigrate in 1979 with his brother, Leon. Leon was .... permitted to leave and is a graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anna Charny, also a mathematician, her husband, Yuri Blank, and their baby daughter, Simcha, were allowed to leave in August, 1987. Charny and his wife, Yadviga, a metallurgical engineer, were never told why their application to emigrate was refused, Blank said. Both lost their jobs at the University of Moscow after their application for visas, which happens to about 90% of the refuseniks, Rabin said. She said her organization is excited about what Pitzer is planning. "Those are special people, who impress us with their caring for someone they've never met." Mary Barber, Times Staff Writer July 7, 1988

David Straus holds refusnik profile of Benjamin Charny.

Copyright, 1988, Free At Last

Student's Efforts to Free Refusenik End With Hug

A 20-year-old Pitzer College On May 12, Pitzer College First, she said, "was what it did student watched his dreams invited Charny, 50, a well-known for my father's morale. He thinks become reality Saturday when professor of mathematics at the work is the most important thing Benjamin and Yadviga Charny University of Moscow, to join its in life. He is a brilliant landed in Boston after nine years staff as a visiting fellow. As mathematician but was unable to of trying to leave the Soviet students and faculty listened to continue his work-partly because Union. the emotional telephone he was so ill, and because he lost David Straus of Encino had set a conversation to Moscow, Charny his job nine years ago when he goal of getting a Soviet refusenik accepted, with the understanding applied for permission to emigrate. on the faculty when he entered that he would first get treatment "And it's important to him Pitzer two years ago. He had spent for heart trouble and a malignant now, to know that people value hundreds of hours building a tumor. his skills," said Blank. movement to support his cause Within a month, the Soviet Rabbi Bernard H . Mehlman of that included students from all five government announced that the Temple Israel in Boston, who said of the Claremont Colleges and Charnys would be allowed to leave he has worked for the release of persuading Pitzer officials to offer the country but did not say when. several hundred refuseniks, Charnya position. Their sudden departure from including Charny, said he had But he did not envision Moscow last week came as a "never heard of a college doing Saturday's drama when the private surprise to hundreds of friends and this." [Straus 1and [Pitzer College1 jet of Armand Hammer, head of supporters in America. Charny is in fact galvanized an entire Occidental Petroleum, landed at one of a small group of refuseniks community [The Claremont Logan International Airport in who pleaded for permission to Colleges 1and raised the issue of Boston. Hammer, who has close emigrate because of their urgent Charny's release to a much higher ties with the Soviet government, need for medical treatment. degree of visibility" than it would had escorted the Charnys on their He is undergoing tests at a have otherwise received, Mehlman lO-hour flight from Moscow. Boston hospital this week and said in a telephone interview. Nor could he have foreseen that could not be reached for "They made a great contribution Kitty Dukakis, whose husband comment. in the Charnys' ultimate release." Michael was just nominated as the "It is hard to say how you feel "I want people to know that it's Democratic Party's candidate for after something that has been the possible for all of them to make a President, and Sens. Edward ultimate goal for several years of difference," said Straus. "Everyone Kennedy and John Kerry of your life finally comes true," Anna who signed a petition at Pitzer Massachusetts would be in Charny Blank, the couple's brought it to the attention of the attendance, making the Charnys' daughter, said in a telephone College and the College brought it arrival a major media event. interview this week. to the attention of the Soviet "I just wanted to go up to the "We have been so afraid this Union. I'd like to challenge all the Charnys and give them a big hug," moment would never come other Claremont Colleges to Straus said. "I felt uncomfortable because my father's health is not sponsor a refusenik." in all that formality, but that's strong enough," Blank said. " But what I finally did. I was at a loss now he may still live long years. Mary Barber, Times Staff Writer for words." Doctors are optimistic." July 21, 1988 Pitzer Vice President Alfred If treatment is successful, she Bloom and his wife, Peggy; Jon said, the family will visit Pitzer Parro, director of Admissions, and College as soon as possible " to see Josephine DeYoung, director of the wonderful people who helped Public Relations, joined Straus in us when we needed it most." Boston for the occasion. Blank said Straus' efforts on her parents' behalf and the offer of a position at Pitzer had been "very important from several points of view." Pitzer at 25: When the Past Meets the Present 8&9

Dear Mr. Dickey, What a fine idea, that you and Pitzer join to celebrate would be affacked and Raffened! But I have also the Pitzer's 25th anniversary! I wish I could join you, but conviction that any change which can be effected will the ocean between us is indeed a serious hurdle! My have to first change our religious values-and so I'm thoughts will be with all of you, along with the wish very active in "alternative" church work-and in that this commencement, will be as exciting feminist theology. and personal an affair as it was for me 25 .:J..'t\C EDUC~~ At the moment my activities are hitting a years ago. It's hard to believe it's been ~.... - 70 peak. Basel, Switzerland, is only ten that long, but my salt and pepper hair §~ , minutes away by bicycle (my affests to ill ~ usual mode of transportation). What I remember most about our Basel will host a European coalition commencement, and your part in COLLEGE g for "peace and Justice" in the spring it, is the spirit! It was personal, ~ 1963·1988 f::I of 1989. So for the next year our re- lively and full of hope and vision. 9i; '€ gional peace groups, as well as many I'm not disappointed at what became Co ~"f: church groups, will all be working to try of my visions. You spoke of my wish to go ~MO~ and activate as many people as possible, to out and effect social change. At the time I be a part of the discussions about how peace thought that meant graduate school and work with and justice can be effected for the world. How much juvenile delinquents. Graduate school, for me, turned change is honestly possible is a question of faith, but out to be critically grappling with European culture- if I feel that even the plain, ordinary person next door specifically, seeking an active place for myself as an Is critically thinking and honestly discussing with American living in Germany. others-then I'm optimistic. My deepest values, encouraged and strengthened at My wish for Pitzer for the next 25 years is that she Pitzer, have held and are still my deepest values- continue to stimulate such involvement in life! Have a individual responsibility and involvement in the search wonderful commencement. for a full and meaningful life. My social concern has centered on peace and dis- Peace, armament-I'm siffing in one of the first areas that Nicole Busen

Editor's Note: young wife and mother dreaming of farms, " chairs the In his 1963 commencement address, James Dickey, English Department at Harbor Beach Community School poet/novelist/critic, reflected on ,the dreams and in Harbor Beach, Michigan. And Katherine Gibbs aspirations of Pitzer's first three ·graduates. Whatever did Gengoux, " the ebullient young artist and intellectual," become of those daring young women? Nicole, " the received a degree Doctorat en Etudes Urbaines from the serious and witty traveler," is our letter writer from University of Grenoble, France, and is a self-employed Germany Marlene Bates, " the quiet and profound "urbaniste, " or city planner, living in France. Pitzer at 25: When the Past Meets the Present

James Dickey addresses Pitzer's A Private Brinksmanship first three graduates.

has made a thing that could not have existed if it had not first happened, tentatively and delicately, in one out of all those human minds: ifit had not first secretly happened to her. Here they are, then, the quiet and profound young wife and mother dreaming of farms, the serious and witty traveler and teacher among far peoples, and the ebullient young artist and intellectual. Let us for a long moment honor them as they sit here for the last time together before going where they have to go- where they will go-with their own strategies for defending those things they are, what they were intended to be. This is a lovely, frail moment, and if, in it, I could say one thing to them, it would be this: remember that the sense of imperilment, the sense of danger, the sense of your values and your best selves being threatened at every moment by indifference, by coarseness, by apathy arid On this mortal afternoon, we are things, and of her watching the necessity, is in fact your greatest here, really, to honor the different greens at the different stimulant and your greatest ally. It graduating class of Pitzer College. parts of the day and of the seasons, is against these forces, the great But more importantly, we are here and the intimate and infinitely multitudinous, anonymous to honor these graduates. We have rewarding work with animals, and modern abyss, that your personal an unusual chance to do this, for the constellations arranging values are defined as what they are: there are only three ofthem. The themselves, each night, in the it is at the edge, on the brink, that first thing to note about them is patterns they have always had, as your essences show themselves as that these are girls who took it the great silent evening of farms they must be. So I say, develop upon themselves to invite, as comes over another warm and your private brinksmanship, your commencement speaker, not a hard-working isolated human strategies, your ruses, your retired bank president or an house. delightful and desperate games of educator or J. Edgar Hoover, but Another of these girls wants to inner survival . What I most hope the kind of man Santayana once go to India and teach. She has for is that these strategies will work characterized himself as being: "an been there before, and has for you: that you will come up ignorant man, almost a poet." connected in deep and creative with some good ones, ones that These are, plainly, extraordinary ways with the land and its people. will enable you to live perpetually girls, and they have, now, in their I see those enormous masses of at the edge, but there very much keeping, as they sit here, the kind people, and I see also this frail, on your own ground, and to live of qualities I am talking about: snapping-eyed witty girl there with personal style, with they are my best instances and humorously and patiently and dash and verve and a distinct and examples of what must be lovingly doing whatever she can, exhilarating sense of existing on prot;(:cted and confirmed. wherever she is, and that is a good your own terms as they develop, There is first the girl who is thing to see. or as they become, with time, gravitating, seriously and with Then there is the girl who will more and more what they have great dignity, toward a quiet farm be going into the creative world, always been. This is what is meant life. Poets like to describe things, the world of the architect, the by "having something to give," by and I could describe that kind of musician, the intellectual, the life "having a selfto give." It is exactly life for a long time, for I know it of the mind, the frustration and on these terms, and no others, well. A farm is something like a the soaring joy beside which the that one can say, when the time kind of practical Eden, and soaring of these mountains is comes to say it, "My life belongs though I may never see this girl nothing: of the three this one is to the world. I have done what I again, it will do me good to the one most capable of the savage could." imagine her very womanly hands wildness of ecstasy and creation, - James Dickey, May 1965 doing farm things and woman the occasional certitude that she Pitzer at 25: When the Past Meets the Present 10& 11

The Crucial Innocence

Dickey beams at the class I am here at the end of a kind of self-or what used to be called the of '88. leap: this location, where we are soul-are stronger than they were today, is the landing-place I have then, and at the same time more come to after jumping a gap of 23 forthright and insidious. years. Since that time, for example, the I don't know whether my computer has moved in on all predictions for the three graduates fronts, to mention only one such came true, but I am sure they did force. I have nothing against not come true in the ways that computers, and I realize, as the either I or the girls believed they rest of us do, that many things are would. As in all human affuirs, implemented, are made possible accuracy of prediction is by the use 'of the computer: all impossible, and I imagine that the kinds of statistical researches, three first graduates of Pitzer hospital and health-care data, found themselves in situations high-tech weaponry, space flights, that led to other situations beyond as well as the contemplation of their imaginings, and certainly fur many different share~of-market beyond mine. But I believed in ratios in the form of innumerable those three girls very strongly, and pie charts. still do, wherever they may be, and A tool used as extensively as the whatever their lives might be like. computer cannot help but Each in her different way influence how we think, as the embodied the characteristics of movie image also establishes for us enthusiasm, intelligence, a kind of reality other than the resourcefulness, and what Henry reality given us by the world. James called "accessibility to Though I have made films, and experience": those qualities which am making one now, I am under in turn surely endowed them with no illusion that the image on the the ability to preserve the screen, no matter how powerful or individual inner self from which how striking visually it may be, is personality flowers and remarkable in any way a substitute for the things are done. Reading, once image in the private imagination. I more, what I said then, I find that have always been suspicious of the my emphasis on the preservation kind of "officialdom" that the of the individual self is the subject screen image imposes, say, on the I should have chosen. What I said elements of a story. One has onlv Pitzer at 25: When the Past Meets the Present

The commencement crowd John Huston's version of Moby precious possession, the ability to had grown to nearly 2000. Dick to feel a certain imagine for himself, to make and consternation, followed by inhabit an inner world. He has indignation, and to retreat with lost his ability to be amazed, relief into one's own inner which is to say that his essential visualization of the Whale given innocence had gone from him. by means of words, and the This innocence is crucial to the my tho-poetic imagination of preservation of our humanity. One Herman Melville. may ask: by what means are we to As a writer-and also as a reader, preserve it, considering the kind of a kind of private "beholder"-I situation we have created for am completely in favor of what the ourselves, and in which we must individual brings to the work of live? literary art: a radically different For me, the solution is still thing, a different kind of wonder: amazement, mystery. encounter than that which takes Believe me, we can hold on to our place on contemplating a work of innocence, the innocence that is visual art, such as a painting, crucial to our humanity. We can which is also "official," but in a find ways to hold on to it, and we different sense. In reading, the can hold on to it. The endless reader's entire life enters into the statistical analyses, the need to act: his life, her life; my life. The quantifY, by exact measuring reader brings his intelligence and devices, is with us, and will be his memory, but also his with us more and more. But, as unconscious and his dream and Lewis Thomas reminds us, " the fantasy life. This is the great-the question about human feeling is greatest-quality of words. another matter, not yet set aside But if the reader-the for any scientific specialty, perhaps "beholder"-has had his never to be approached by any sensibility blunted by too much version of scientific method. The electronic information, too much quickly indrawn breath at the sight abstraction, too much officialdom of the earliest spring flower is not a of image, and has come to accept problem, nor is the poet's account his own laziness proceeding from of the moment. What JVould be a the belief that mechanical means, problem, beyond solving, is the p lpr~rrt.nir n1p~n<:: r:.ln ~nt1 will el f) failure ofthat indrawn breath ... " 12 & 13

Ellsworth: Education '88

In recent years, Pitzer has The presidential candidates, explored anew our place in taking advantage of the poor American higher education-what record of the current is to be our distinctive administration, stated education as contribution, our academic focus, high on their national priorities. our particular educational mission? Meanwhile, particulars were slow During an election year, those to emerge. questions and Pitzer's quest for Regardless of one's political the answers seem particularly leanings, the decline in support of relevant. education must be a major non­ International events that bear political concern in a country that directly on our daily lives point to since the Second World War has the need for greater international congratulated itself on offering and cross-cultural understanding. educational opportunies which, in At the same time, we seem, as a quantity and quality, were once nation, to be revisiting pressing our pride and our strengrh. domestic issues with an urgency I suggest that what is needed on and vitality reminiscent of the days the national level is the kind of which, 25 years ago, encouraged examination that Pitzer conducts the founding of Pitzer. regularly. That is, the critical It seems appropriate, at this examination of what an educated moment, to reiterate the citizen needs to know, including educational objectives adopted by what questions to ask, the Pitzer College last year: evaluation of educational • Breadth ofkrunvledge programs that speak to a world • Understanding in depth community which is getting • Critical thinking, fonnal analysis, smaller, increasingly complex, and and effictive exfJITssion in need of analysis and And those unique to Pitzer; understanding. • Interdisciplinary perspective My point, finally, is to remind • Interr:ultural understanding each of us that, in this election • Concern with the social year, we must play our respective consequences and ethical roles, to become active and critical implications of krunvledge and examiners, if we are to help restore action our nation's ability to function Ambitious objectives to be sure, effectively as a federal entity in but Pitzer has historically been a supporting education at all levels College that has challenged itself in our society. to face tough issues and to ask I hope Pitzer friends will tough questions. participate in this quest. Surely Our exploration of our role has there is no more urgent issue meant examination inside our facing us than providing community, as well as in the appropriate educational greater outside community, for opportunities for the young meaningful questions and people who will need to ask the thoughtful solutions. right questions and provide This full, the nation will be understanding and compassion in facing a similar challenge. Through the world community of the presidential election, the tomorrow. country will be examining educational issues on the national level. Destructive policies and rhetoric may soon be behind us as eigh t years draw to a close, years which have revealed the negative possibilities and realities of unenlightened federal leadership and educational policies. The Many Lives of Laud Humphreys

Ifthere were to be a book As the 1960s drew to a close, published on the life of sociologist Humphreys was assistant professor Laud Humphreys, the working of sociology at Southern Illinois title would probably include the University in Edwardsville. From phrase " The many lives of..." there he taught at the Sch90l of To the community of Pitzer Criminal Justice at the State College, Humphreys has always University of New York in Albany been a sociology professor. This before making the change, in past spring, he retired from 16 1972, to California and a young years in Pitzer classrooms and Pitzer College. And that brings us assumed the title Laud back to the Humphreys we know Humphreys, professor emeritus. best. How he came to Pitzer, Humphreys' courses in field though, is an interesting story in Liberation, first published in 1972. research, the sociology of sexual itself. Humphreys' research experience interaction, criminology, violence, It's a strange fact of Pitzer includes, among others, serving as stigmatized behavior, gender roles, history that when sociologist a consultant for the Research subcultures and occupations, and Humphreys was sent a contract to Program in Family Behavior and more, have always been taught in teach at Pitzer College, his home Social Policy of the his characteristically exciting and address was the State Penitentiary Harvard/M.LT. Joint Center for flamboyant style. in Albany. And when the contract Urban Studies; serving as an What's known to few, however, was negotiated, it was from a pay investigator of a National Science is that before coming to Pitzer, phone at that same address. Foundation Project on the Nature Humphreys wore many different What was Humphreys doing and Causes of Politicized Criminal hats and travelled a career path there? Research maybe? Well .. . Identity in Prisons; and serving as that can best be described as a kind of, sort of. Whatever it was, the principal evaluator for two crooked road, with twists and it was definitely of a participatory major juvenile diversion projects in turns that became a sort of nature since Humphreys was, the San Gabriel Valley, concerned graduate school of living. Not bad indeed, incarcerated for what with the success and impact of training for a sociologist. might loosely be termed an act of different treatment modalities in In the early 1950s Humphreys civil disobedience. preventing recidivism. was a newsman, working for It was, after all, the early 1970s. However engaged his Pitzer various newspapers in a variety of Lots of people were ending up in activities might have kept him, capacities before leaving the jail for following the dictates of Humphreys continued to branch position of editor-in-chief of The their conscience. Humphreys' out, accepting a joint position Nugget in Colorado to become an directed him to protest the war in with Pitzer and The Claremont assistant public relations director Vietnam and, times and emotions Graduate School where he was in New York. being what they were, to remove professor of Criminal Justice. In From there Humphreys made a the visage of Richard Nixon ftom 1980, he added another moniker small career hop, accepting a job as its place on the wall of a draft to his many as he became a public relations director at office and tear it into several California licensed psychotherapist Seabury-Western Seminary in pieces. Charged with and with a private counseling practice Evanston, Illinois. It was there convicted of destroying public in Los Angeles. that he prepared for his next property, Humphreys served his Looking back at Humphreys' career, earning a Master's of time and, in the process, found many interests, options, Divinity. By the late 1950s, he was Pitzer College. challenges, and choices, it seems a back in Colorado-this time as For all his varied experience, it is lucky happenstance that one of Rector of St. Andrew's Church in as a sociologist that Humphreys those sharp turns in the road Cripple Creek. really found his niche. His research landed him in the classrooms of Finally in 1965, it was time to and published works earned him a Pitzer College. veer in another direction as prominant place in the field . His Editor's Note: Humphreys left a position as book Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex Laud Humphreys died on Tuesday, Asso«iate Rector of St. James' in Public Places, first published in .A.t.fgust 23, after a brave bout with in Wichita, Kansas, and Chur~h 1970; was awarded the C. Wright cancer. Contributions in his memory accepted a position as research Mills Award ofthe Society for the may be sent to: assistant at the Medical Care Study of Social Problems as "the Research Center in St. Louis, best published book on a critical Laud Humphreys Memorial Fund Missouri. At the same time, he social issue in the tradition of the Pitzer College was working on another degree, in late C. Wright Mills." Re-issued in 1050 N. Mills Avenue an entirely new direction. By 1968 1975, in an enlarged edition with a Claremont, CA 91711 he had completed his Ph.D. in retrospective on ethical issues of sociology at Washingron sociological research, it continues University. to be an important and controversial work. Humphreys also authored Out of the Cwsets: The Sociowgy ofHomose xual 14 & 15

Welcome to the Real World: A Letter to Pitzer

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I read with great pleasure and alive still. As an action-oriented much nostalgia the article on Lew learner, I recall advocating for a Ellenhorn in the Spring, 1988 senior field placement in my Participant ("Sign up and Learn"). sophomore year ...enabling me It is comforting to know that to try out the psychology lessons some things do not change in in the field. In my junior year, R (gulp) 20 years! Although Lew was Lew arranged for me to help not teaching the exact same course facilitate some t-groups at Cal Tech when I was at Pitzer, the methods with some of the outstanding sound very familiar ... and I am leaders in the field of here to say, they are indeed organizational development. effective in the n:allVorld. When I went on to graduate I chuckled when I read of some school, students and professors students' discomfort with the alike were in awe of an o ambiguity of Lew's class sttucture. undergraduate school providing How vividly I recall the course such opportunities. Today, this Lew taught on group dynamics (in experiential (or laboratory) the days ofT-groups and learning is the model for my sensitivity training). We successful management EXPERIENCED a t-group in vivo consultation training firm . and suffered through the silences As I read of the experience of c wondering when our leader and the students creating their own teacher would provide guidance organizations and learning from for what we were supposed to do that PROCESS, I hoped that the in that group. We waded through students understood how very real the frustration, worked hard to their experiences were: the very discover purpose and eventually dilemmas my client companies evolved our own form of structure face day-in and day-out. Further, E and leadership. the running commentary which How relevant is this to the "real Lew offers helps them understand world"? Very. To begin with, we and develop the very essential learned about our discomfort with ability to maintain an observing ambiguity and what to do with it: ego as we strive to be active, an important lesson in a world effective participants in any where the rules are changing very organization in which we become s quickly. Personally, that lesson has involved. helped me to develop new mental Finally, as a "child ofthe '60s" I health programs, legislation where am delighted to see that Pitzer­ advocacy has been needed, and through Lew's efforts and to create my own management others-is maintaining a special consulting firm and private consciousness of our responsibility clinical practice where structure to our community. I have been s was nonexistent and I had to blessed with a supportive family, learn to thrive without it. an education at Pitzer that taught "Entrepreneurship" is the darling me how to take responsibility for of the '80s and requires a fair my own development and many amount of ingenuity-not outstanding opportunities in my compliance with orderly systems. career. As success comes, it is very Oh, and that reminds me of easy to become caught up in the SYNERGY ... a concept I first materialism and power trips of learned in Lew's classes ... business and political leaders. All brainstorming .. .Theory X and too readily we can forget to Theory Y.. .The Myers-Brigg Type "fertilize and cultivate" the fields Indicator. .. all concepts that are from whence we came. still in use today, and helpful to Thanks, Lew. You helped me in my day-to-day practice. prepare me to thrive and Le,w Ellenhorn and Pitzer contribute in the real world. Keep created a wonderful tradition of up the good work! applying "book learning to the - Leslie Dashew Isaacs 70 real wodd." I'm happy to see it is Rebel With a Cause

other Claremont Colleges, Pitzer was avant garde l " So says Rebecca Sokol Smith, the self-described rebel. Today Rebecca Sokol Smith, M.D., is associate director of the University of California Los Angeles Male Reproductive Research Center, assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Medical School, and a wife and mother of two. And now she has a new role-she was elected last May to the Pitzer College Board of ilustees. Since leaving Pitzer in 1970, Sokol has moved quickly in her chosen profession, first receiving an M.D. from the University of Southern California's Medical School (1975) and later becoming an assistant clinical professor of medicine at USC before moving to UCLA. At UCLA, Sokol has served various administrative positions in the Male Reproductive Research Center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, while continuing both her teaching and her research into male infertility. Her office, in a brand new building at the UCLA Medical Center compound in Torrance, is crowded with books, papers, calendars, photographs-and cows. Cows of many kinds. Ceramic cows depicted in varied occupations and poses, paper cows on greeting cards and posters, stuffed toy cows. "I can't explain it. I've always liked them," she says simply. This is uncharacteristic from an articulate, thoughtful woman who seemingly has never had any trouble communicating strong­ and sometimes unpopular­ Rebecca Sokol Smith, M. D., at It's tempting to believe that opinions. Why was she asked to UCLA's Male Reproductive somehow, in some way, every serve on the Board? Research Center. student who comes to Pitzer is "I was extremely active at Pitzer. going to wind up leaving a mark I did a lot there and I was well­ on the place; maybe sooner, known. I think Frank [President maybe later. Ellsworth ] looks for people who Or maybe sooner and later. know Pitzer, and have gone out, "I was attracted to Pitzer are successful, who can represent because I was a rebel. I thought of Pitzer in a positive light, and also myself as avant garde, and knew I have insight into Pitzer." wanted that kind of college experience, and compared to the 16& 17

Sokol majored in human biology her. I read a lot, she gave me a lot want to be a pioneer. It happened and English at Pitzer. She was a to think about. I think that by accident. I thought resident advisor, chair of the duality, of combining [the liberal reproductive endocrinology was a Community Council, and a arts with science], makes me more stimulating field and I wanted to member ofthe 1969-70 human." do research. I assumed it would be Presidential Search Committee She also believes it makes her in female reproduction. When I that selected Robert Atwell as the more successful. "I learned to applied for a fellowship, though, I second president of the College. write well, and I have creative was excluded because I was a She remembers her college years ideas which I can bring to board-certified internist, and not as filled with controversy and research." from obstetrics-gynocology. I opportunity. Medical school was ... switched because the last thing I "Pitzer was a students' rights evetything they say medical school wanted to do was deliver babies." college," she says. "It's one of the is. Tough . All-consuming. Her Others evidently found her reasons I went there." In a decade rare free time might be spent career choice as unforeseen as she which often seems infatuated with rooting for the football team, also herself-and at times the situation the passion of 1960s, it's not hard an occupation at Pitzer. (Right was not without its absurdities. to imagine Pitzer then. Sokol hand in an upraised claw, Sokol " Once, a well-known internist in remembers those years as shows off the Sagehen "Caw! New York, where I was giving a tumultuous, a time of Caw! Caw!" at this recollection.) paper, said to me afterwards, ' I'm demonstrations against the war in "And now, even though I am on so excited, I wanted to meet you. Vietnam and the invasion of the UCLA faculty, I still root for I heard there was woman who Cambodia. USC-once a 'liojan, always a went into this field,' but I don't And there was a big collegiate 'liojan," she says, gleefully. think twice about that now. Now issue: Should Pitzer be "The medical school was smaller there are more women M .D.s in coeducational? "I was vehemently than Pitzer, about 100 students. It this field, and women Ph.D.s, opposed to that one," she said. "I was an intense experience. It seems too." remember standing up in meetings all we did was go to class and In any event, acceptance of making speeches against admitting study. It wasn't like college-I women in this particular area men to Pitzer. couldn't do all the things I had wasn't always the case. "I felt that women, because of done in college, because I didn't "When I was finishing my their place in society, don't have have the time." residency, I took a survey of all the the opportunity to rise to She did have time, in 1973, to males in my class. I asked them, if positions of influence and power marry her college sweetheart, they had infertility, would they go in most institutions, and women's Jeffrey P. Smith, Pomona '69. to a women specialist? About one­ colleges could give them that. But Smith graduated from the USC third said no, one-third said they I would never go to Smith, or School of Law in 1976 and is now would prefn- to go to a woman­ Wellesley, [both women's colleges] a law partner with Adams, Duque, they would be less embarrassed where women were too isolated and Hazeltine in Los Angeles. The because they didn't have to feel from men. I thought that Pitzer, couple have two children, Jeremy, competitive towards a woman, in the middle of the Claremont 8, and Jacqueline, 6. and one-third didn't care-they Coll.:ges, would have the best of Sokol and her future husband wanted the best in the field. both worlds." Sokol couldn't turn met at a "Hub-Dinger," a dance "The goal is for [a doctor's the tide that time; Pitzer went at Claremont McKenna College'S gender] never to be the issue." coed in 1970. Hub, or student center. Today it's Sokol points with pride at the Sokol knew all along she wanted not quite the meeting place it used work the CenteF is doing today. to become a medical doctor. "I to be- there's a wide-screen "The researchers here are was driven, " she said. "I had a television there now. "He asked interested in many different single-minded determination to me to dance and I told him I aspects of infertility. We have become a doctor. But I also liked couldn't, that I had to study for people studying groups of English. I felt a physician should biology. He talked me out of that. hormones, brain control, the be a renaissance person, be multi­ He was a philosophy major." behavior and psychology of dimensional, have other interests After medical school, life sped reproduction and sex differences, and insights to bring to medicine. up again. She completed a and heredity. We have Ph.D.s, "My favorite professor was residency in internal medicine at M.D.s, research fellows, research Esther Wagner, who taught Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a assistants, research nurses, English. She was outstanding, fellowship in endocrinology at statisticians, and others working inspirational. I'll never forget her. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, here." "She didn't want me to go to became an instructor at USC, then Since research is not her only medical school, she wanted me to attending physician and assistant responsibility, Sokol also spends get a Ph.D. in English and tried clinical professor of medicine, and considerable time lecturing, har,d to change my mind. She then went to UCLA's Male teaching students and faculty, and would say, 'Rebecca, we'll send Reproductive Research Center in travelling "too much" in support you to Smith, or to Columbia.' I 1981. She seems to have found her of all her activities. was tempted. I learned a lot from metier there, although she claims She devotes quite a bit of time to she went into male reproductive making rounds with interns and research more or less by default. residents from the hospital. As "I was the first American trained woman M.D. to specialize in male reproduction." she said. "I didn't Sokol and research associate, Helen Okuda, confer.

the women's movement has guaranteed that women now have the right to be tired all the time," she admits. Motherhood also holds its joys and responsibilities, and Sokol takes those as seriously. She's found what works for her family; live in help and a " be number two" philosophy. "First, I have a relatively flexible schedule. That helps. And I make sure I'm always the assistant. I'll be the assistant team mom, or the supervising physician to new then what to do. We're the final assistant room mother, but not doctors, she likens her job to the stop, the end of the train ride. the one in charge. I make a one George C. Scott performed in Unfortunately, with most, we have tremendous effort to do all I can. the movie "The Hospital," to say we have no idea," she says. My career suffers in some ways, I although, she says, "I'm not as The UCLA Male Reproductive suppose. Maybe I see one or two pompous as he was bedside!" Research Center is world­ fewer patients." As part of her specialty in male renowned in the field. And The photographer asks her to infertility Sokol sees private progress is coming now, Sokol put on a lab coat-then hesitates; patients as well. says. "It's not unreasonable to is that too corny? " I won't wear a It's work that brings a keen believe that in 20 years, we Will lab coat," Sokol says firmly, in awareness of suffering in addition have made significant moves another small deed of everyday to the excitement that may forward." rebellion. " It's my act of civil accompany some aspects of the On a tour ofthe facilities, Sokol disobedience. I feel it separates the research. Dealing with the talks about the innovations made doctor from the patient." emotional aspects of infertility when the new building was The conversation turns again to requires additional skills from the constructed and the Center moved what membership on Pitzer's physician . Ill. Board might mean. Sokol will "Nothing is more poignant than "These are fabulous labs," she serve on the budget and finance a couple who wants to have kids said. "We've made these labs rwice committee, and she's anxious to and can't. I think I am good the size of the old ones, and "bring a professor's perspective" under those circumstances because settled for smaller offices, because to the committee's deliberations. I am sympatico, and in a sense I the labs are the nitty gritty of what " Pitzer was unique in facilitating have been [helpless] myself-I was we do here. We also have lots of so much interaction between in a car accident and could not go open space and common use students and faculty," she said. to school for a year. equipment-a very different idea in "It gave you the opportunity to "When I was well enough I this area," she explains. truly show your excellence." studied child psychology at the The tour continues to the heart It may also teach students to Thalian Clinic at Cedars Sinai of Sokol's operation, the Sperm keep a little bit of the rebel alive . Medical Center, which is helpful Lab. Here the movement patterns always. When Pitzer was to me now in many ways. The of sperm are tracked by a considering making an education people there are wonderful computer program analyzing concentration, Sokol wrote the therapists, I would take my sperm motility. The images, as College in opposition-"You've children there if necessary. They viewed through a microscope, are got to be kidding! " really helped me understand how recorded on video tape, analyzed "And that's a sure sign of a to interact with people. They by computer, and may be replayed Pitzer education, when alums influenced me in ways I still feel later for further study. She will write back worried because the today, in things I use in everyday also soon study, with the help of a school is becoming too normal," life with my children, and in what National Institute of Health grant, she says, laughing. I bring to my patients," she says. the effect of certain toxins such as In Sokol's lab, there is a large "I had fine training, but not lead and cocaine on sperm sign, given to her by her sister, many choose a clinical aspect. It's movement and the ability to proclaiming "Take time to smell easier to do research than to treat conceive. the flowers." patients. But I guess a rennaisance Teaching and rounds do not Is there time to do all that she person wants the challenge of allow her the lab time she would wants to do and still see flowers, both." like. " My body isn't always in the never mind smelling them? The challenge is very real; male lab. It's usually in the office," she Yes, according to Sokol. And she infertility treatment lags decades says wistfully. With the help of relishes it all. "I'm enthusiastic behind that for female infertility. research associate Helen Okuda, about all I do. In my mind I'm "Our job [at the Center] is to help though, Sokol maintains a still 23." understand why a man is infertile, rigorous research program, then discover the options, and studying, lecturing, and publishing, in addition to her work in the lab. It's a gruelling pace. "Sometimes I agree with Erica Jong, who said 18 & 19

A Message From the New President of the Alumni Council, Sandra Segal '78 Announcing the New Alumni Council As I begin my term, I am excited to be working with the Members dedicated members of the Alumni Council and the The results of the elections for creative and supportive staff of the Alumni Office. the offices of the Alumni Association were announced at the As individuals, we ref/ect the diversity of backgrounds Alumni Council's May 7, 1988, and talents one expects in any Pitzer group. Together, we meeting. Sandra Segal '78 will share a resolve to keep alumni in touch with each other leave her post as vice president/Programs to become the and with Pitzer, and to make the College even better than president of the Alumni Council. it was when we attended (each of us being certain that Joining the Alumni Council next our own class was the best in Pitzer's history!). year is Isabel Halty '84, vice president/Annual Giving, and We have several goals: three members-at-Iarge: Elena • To enhance the relationship between alumni and the Maitret '83, Martha Quintana '83, College community in order to support the facully, and Sheri Rapaport '78. administration, and staff, encourage current students, and Other continuing members of the Council are: vice identify qualified applicants for future classes; president/Programs Anita Ortega­ • To strengthen the ties between alumni across the Oei '75 ; treasurer Chuck Diaz '75; country, recognizing that we are a resource for each other secretary Camille Lombardo '70; and members-at-Iarge Joel Fields as well as for Pitzer; '85, James Harnagel '77, and John • To encourage commitment to the Alumni Annual Fund, Landgraf '84. ensuring the quality of the Pitzer education for all our Faculty representatives for the coming year are Lucian Marquis students. and Sharon Snowiss, both of the You, as a member of the Alumni Association, have political studies field group. Next something to contribute to our goals. We encourage your year's student representative to the participation, and welcome your feedback any time! Council is Naomi Weiss '90, a sociology/psychology major. The Alumni Council has a very busy year planned for all of you; look for events in New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and the Pacific Northwest.

Reunion Weekend: You Can Go Home Again Members of the classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, and 1983- more than 120 Pitzer alumni-returned to Claremont last May from all corners of the country in order to celebrate Alumni Reunion Weekend at Pitzer. The weekend got off to a sociable start on Friday with a bar-be-que at President Frank L. Ellsworth's house. The party moved on to Scripps College's Balch Auditorium and cabaret acts featuring Pitzer philosophy professor Jim Bogen, who kept the audience foot tappin' with some f.lI1cy work on the clarinet with the Real Time Jazz Band, Professor of sociology Peter Nardi ("Nardini the Great" ), and Pitzer student David Straus '90, displayed their sleight of hand with some amazing acts of prestidigitation. Alumni Council, left to right: Martha Quintana '83, Naomi Weiss '90, Sheri Hattner Rapaport '78, Isabel Halty Cathcart '84. Not pictured: Elena Maitret '83.

There were several fine faculty had come," "It was interesting to along with several incoming presentations over the course of see how little the faces had students and their parents. the weekend. Professors Ellin changed and how much the Dean Bloom gave an exciting Ringler-Henderson, English field campus had," "Let's do it again talk about Pitzer today, bringing group, and Betty Farrell, sociology soon," "It was great hearing about the Boston crew up-to-date on field group, led a panel on Pitzer present," " It was one of the Pitzer's newly-formulated " Personal Perspectives on best times I've had at Pitzer," " I educational objectives and some of Feminism"; Barry Sanders of the saw a lot of old Democrats the ways the College is trying to English field group expounded on espousing Republican views," meet them. (New/old ways­ "Laughter and Literacy: Writing "It's a treat that you can go home inventive curriculum; creatively Is a Joking Matter," while classicist again, at least for 24-36 taught ... you remember.) Steve Glass offered his view on hours, and relive the camaraderie," This was the first time Pitzies " How the Greeks Sported: An "Stay in the dorms no matter how gathered together in Boston. Archaeological Perspective of the close you live to Pitzer," "Having Boston-area alums take note: Olympic Games." a 20-year perspective on my life don't expect it to be the last. Next President Ellsworth gave a was a real eye-opener." time, join in! rousing state of the College So, a special appeal to members All in a Day's Work address, and dean of faculty Al of the Classes ofl969, 1974, Bloom spoke on the ways in which 1979, and 1984: Let's get started Alumni Career Day '88 was a Pitzer is meeting its new with plans for your Reunion great success, thanks to the efforts educational objectives. Weekend May 19-21,1989. Call of dedicated alumni who returned Later in the afternoon, alumni the Alumni Office now at to the campus last February to adjourned to Claremont McKenna 714-621-8130 to find out how you lead panel discussions and counsel College to hear Roy Durnal '86 can help your Reunion Committee! current students on their career and "The Hot Pecans," the choices. That's 714-621-8130 second appearance by the jazz They hail from education, law, band at a Pitzer reunion. Class If you can't drop in, then call! and public service; from pictures were also taken-don't The Office of Alumni Programs entertainment, the arts, and forget to look through the Alumni has installed an answering machine community services; medicine, Reunion photo album in this issue in order to record your messages at health care, and social services; and of the Participant. any time of the 'day or night. And, banking, finance, and marketing. Musician Barbara Senn, wife of as always, we are available during They are employed in big and little professor of French Harry Senn, normal business hours as well. companies, in firms, practices, and and her chamber music group partnerships; in government, in Remember, that's 714-621-8130. played throughout the cocktail industry, and in business. hour in McConnell Atrium. Boston Tea Party-Pitzer Style Whatever the circumstances, Dinner that night was a class together the more than 20 alumni You've read about Pitzer student affilir. Thirty-seven members of who returned to the campus for David Straus and the success of Pitzer's first four-year class, the the day presented a fascinating Pitzer's movement to bring a Class of 1968, held its 20th range of experiences to Pitzer's Soviet refusenik to cam pus (story reunion dinner in McConnell students. page 5). Center. Gathered from points far A reception for the alumni, Right in on the big event were and wide, they were joined by students, and faculty followed the Boston area alums as they met Steve Glass, Sandy Glass (formerly day's sessions. with Pitzer representatives who professor of English) , Ruth had flown out to greet industrialist Show 'Em What You Know Monroe, and Lee Monroe-all Armand Hammer's private jet, original members of the faculty­ Count on the Alumni Office bringing Dr. Benjamin Charny out to hear moving testimonials of the and the Career Resources Center of the Soviet Union. early Pitzer days. to stay closely involved with a Earlier in the day, Straus, along Meanwhile, other dinners were variety of programs. with dean of faculty Alfred held for the Classes of '73 and '78 Do you have space for a Pitzer Bloom; his wife, Peggy Bloom; (combi,ned) and the Class of 1983, student in an internship program? then-director of Admission Jon with faculty guests and plenty of Will you talk to a student who Parro; and Josephine DeYoung, alumni family members and wants to know what it's really like director of Public Affilirs, were on friends joining them. to work in your profession? Better site at Logan Airport to greet Dr. For the truly hearty, the night yet, why don't you come to Charny on behalf of Pitzer. was rounded out by some late­ campus and talk to a group of They shared the excitement of night chatting at the Grove students about your line of work? the day at a wine and cheese House. reception at the Logan Hilton. In And after that? Reunion attendance were Katherine Ann Weekend came to a close with Wheeler '82, Debra Feiven Kerble brunch in McConnell Center. '79, Jennifer Cano '88, Carol Overheard: "I wish more people Hecker Davis '73, Shari E. Brenner '81, and Marla Bollak '79, 20&21

Pitzer's newly appointed President Ellsworth and vice director of Career Resources, Anna president of Development and Garza, will be happy to bring your Alumni Relations Carl Bandelin expertise to our current students. were also present. Best of all, To reach her, phone many alumni faces-some not seen 714-621-8000, extension 2858. since their Claremont days-were in attendance. Let's continue that News from the Southern California Alumni Association alumni enthusiasm in St. Louis with other activities throughout Last March, trustee Elinor the year! Nathan hosted a reception and Don't 8e Left Out! program for Los Angeles area alumni featuring professors Jack This time we really mean it-we Sullivan, Peter Nardi, Alan Jones, want to hear from you! and Bob Albert. Since this is Pitzer's 25th The four faculty members, who anniversary, we are publishing a together teach an interdisciplinary special edition of Participant. One course cluster entitled "Individual that will show just how far Pitzer and Social Aspects of Chemical has come in 25 years. We could Dependency," each gave his think of only one way to perspective-political, sociological, demonstrate that-through the physiological, and psychological­ accomplishments of our alumni! on chemical dependency today. The special 25th edition will More than 60 alums attended. feature alums, and alums only. That's why we need to hear from 'Iiustee Helen Juda opened her you. home last April to host the If you've published anything, Alumni Association's special we want to put it in "Inkspot." If evening in honor of professor of you've started a business, are sociology Laud Humphreys, who enjoying your career, have any retired in May. thoughts on what part Pitzer Alumni from throughout the played in who you are or where College's history attended to pay you are today, please share it with tribute to Laud. Professors Ron us. Macaulay, Peter Nardi, Al After all, what better way to say Schwartz, Jill Benton, and Anne that Pitzer has made a Stromberg were also on hand for contribution than to show the the festivities. (Laud Humphreys ways our alums are contributing to is featured on page 13.) the world outside? Everything's Up-to-Date in Kansas Help us honor Pitzer. Send us a City letter (you can use the enclosed envelope). Last April, Barbara and Peter We hope to hear from you soon! Gattermeir, parents of Laura Gattermeir '91, hosted a reception for alumni, parents of current students, and parents of alumni at their home in Kansas City, Missouri. President Frank L. Ellsworth's update on Pitzer was the highlight of the evening. Also in attendance from Claremont was vice president of Development and Alumni Relations Carl Bandelin and director of Alumni Programs Suzanne Zetterberg. They Met Them in St. Louis, Louis 'Iiustee Patty Hecker, whose Pitzer connection includes her Photo Album 22&23

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BIRTHS composition instructor." His new SANDRA D. MIICHELL position is teaching English full­ (London, England) received a JOANN COPPERUD GILS '73 time at Marin Community College Ph.D. from Pittsburgh's history (Berkeley, California) announced after eight years of administrative and philosophy of science to Pitzer during a recent work at the College. He also sends program, and was given a new phonathon the birth of her thanks to "another wonderful contract in the Ohio State daughter, Ingrid Marie Gils. Ingrid teacher, Bob Albert." philosophy department this year. weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and KAREN WALDRON HIAlT She has published a number of was born February 3, 1988. JoAnn (Washingron, D.c.) says she and papers, and given a number of is director of Compensation at John are getting ready to return to talks on the philosophy of biology, Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. California after a two-year stay in and will spend next semester on a MADELINE PINSKY D.C. Karen will be assuming a new research leave at Stanford. WALKER '73 (Los Angeles, job in September as director of CLASS OF 1974 California) gave birth to a commercial operations for the daughter, Arianna, on January 18, Pacific region for the U. S. KEN LEVY (Encino, California) 1988. Arianna weighed 8 pounds, Customs Service. "My niece, married Mona Field last June. 6 112 ounces, and measured 20 Kimberly, daughter of my twin Congratulations! ! inches long. Madeline plans to and Pitzer alumna JEAN Calling all members ofthe Class of return to work shortly. WALDRON MILLER '70, is 1974: Your renion weekend is May CLASS OF 1969 spending the summer with us in 19-21. Phone 714-621-8130 for more Washington. She hopes to get a details. KATHERINE STOVER summer intern job, then attend HOLIAN (Omaha, Nebraska) is UC Santa Barbara next year as a CLASS OF 1975 currently working at a community junior. Hello to Werner ELLEN ALPERSTEIN (Santa college in Omaha as the Warmbrunn and Allen Monica, California) continues to coordinator of a Title III federal Greenberger! " indulge in occasional globe­ grant. VIRGINIA MORITZ ALLEN trotting adventures as an SETHA M. LOW (Baltimore, (San Luis Obispo, California) is independent writer and editor. She Maryland) will be working for the currently an arts coordinator for a and Australian husband (some Graduate School, Ciry University local high school. She sells her trips yield happier results than of New York, in the Center for paintings and sculptures and is others) Mike Keer are renovating Human Environments during doing restoration work for pre­ an old house in Santa Monica, 1988/89. She reports, "I'm, Columbian pottery. She has " ... a process that drags me studying plazas now from Costa remarried, to Robert Griffin, an kicking and screaming into Rica to Spain and Northern Italy." administrator at California adulthood," she writes. SUSAN C. ROBERTSON Polytechnic University, and now ANNE TURLEY (Oakland, (Rockville, Maryland), who is has 4 children: 3 teenage boys and California), that award-winning assistant director of the continuing a 4-year-old girl. She sends a hello producer/editor, has just been education division at the to Carl Hertel. elected vice president of Northern American Occupational Therapy California Women in Film and Association (AOD\), was named CLASS OF 1973 Television. The organization to the Roster of Fellows of the CAROL CURINGA schedules events ranging from AOD\ at that organization's 68th (Sacramento, California) is a directing and screenwriting Annual Conference in Phoenix. school psychologist for Elk Grove workshops to a yearly film festival Membership in the Roster of School District. Carol graduated in which showcases works of women Fellows is one ofthe highest January ftom California State from all over the world. "It's a honors given to members of the University, Sacramento, with a wonderful organization and I am occupational therapy profession. double master's degree in school proud to be of service," says Anne. Congratulations, Susan!! psychology and family counseling. She has been freelancing since late Calling all members ofthe Class of She has 2 children, ages 3 and 5. 1986, after a four-year staff 1969: Your reunion weekend is May CATE BANGS (Los Angeles, position producing and editing for 19-21. Phone 714-621-8130 more for California) reported during a Kaiser, and three years' editing and details. spring phonathon that she works teaching at One Pass. CLASS OF 1970 as an independent art director in the motion picture industry. She CLASS OF 1976 EUGENIE RICHARDSON just finished the season with the LYNN GALLAGHER YARYAN (San Rafael, California) television show "Crime Story." In TANNER (Ventura, California) repQrts "Thanks to Ellin Ringler­ the past she has been art director informed us that she had married Henderson I've become an for feature and television films Todd Tanner on June 18 in Santa inspirational and effective such as "Beverly Hills Cop II" Barbara. Lynn is teaching music and "Amerika." Cate also worked and special education in the on the TV pilot for "A Day in the Life." She is married to Steve Bangs. Goleta School District and is active doctoral program in education/ remember most fondly-although in theater groups; she also plays sociology at Stanford. I'll be there are many others." Bill is piano and guitar, and dances. She quitting work and moving from deputy public defender for Los sends greetings to Dorothea Yale! Sacramento afrer 10 years! Angeles County. Oh, an amazing coincidence­ SUSAN OBROW (Los Angeles, CLASS OF 1979 California) reports she has written another Pitzie, JEA OACOB) and directed an educational film ADAMS '78 (married to LESLIE CINDI ThNNERMARTIN about remarkable Jewish women WITHERSPOON '78) is also (Littleton, Colorado) opened her called The Fruit ofHer Hand. She starting at Stanford this full! Two of practice in obstetrics and also produced the 4th annual 40 Ph.D. students from Pitzer! gynecology in Littleton, a suburb AIDS project, a Los Angeles Does anyone have an address for of Denver, on August 1. She and musical theater benefit, at Variety LARRY MODJESTIC '76?" husband Phil are expecting their Arts Theater. (Pitzer would like his address first child, due Thanksgiving Day. too!!) SUSAN HALE (Chapel Hill, CLASS OF 1977 North Carolina) was granted her CLASS OF 1978 LEORA J. BRITVAN (Santa Ph.D. in philosophy from the Monica, California) has just LORI BROOKS (San Francisco, University of North Carolina, and graduated from the University of California) reports "Last month I will begin teaching at Texas A&M Southern California School of was elected assistant secretary of in the fall. She has published a Medicine with an M.D. and will CATESOL (California Teachers of paper on abstract objects. be pursuing a residency in internal English to Speakers of Other Calling all members ofthe Class of medicine at Harbor University of Languages). It's a 2-year term, 1979: Your reunion lVeekend is May California Los Angeles Medical where the 1st year I'm assistant 19-21. Phone 714-621-8130 for more Center. secretary and the 2nd year I'm details. ANN BROADBENT secretary. CATESOL is the CLASS OF 1980 LEIGHlON (Kapaa, Kauai, statewide organization for ESL Hawaii) no longer manages the teachers, so this is really an honor. MELISSA CATES (New York, Laulima Restaurant. She and her I'd like to send a warm hello to New York) and LISA ZHIlO '83 husband own the "Two Wheels" ThNYA WILLIAMS­ (Brentwood, Tennessee) reunited mororcycle shops. They represent BENZINGER '78." for a fun weekend in New York Honda motorcycles in their Kapaa SAM RUSSO (Los Angeles, City. Lisa was visiting from location, and they are selling California) is still working at the Nashville, Tennessee, where she is Yamaha motorcycles out of their Von Kleinsmid Library at the a reporter and editor for Kalaheo store. "Business is quite University of Southern California. Amusement Business, an good," she says. "Kauai is Through the fall, Sam will be entertainment trade paper. enjoying a period of prosperity as teaching two courses in logical Melissa, an attorney, has just it's become an important visitor fallacies at Cypress College. started a new job with an destination point in the state of BURT ISENSTEIN (Chicago, entertainment law firm in the Big Hawaii." She would enjoy hearing Illinois) reported during a fall Apple. They send their hello's tei from classmates from '77 or phonathon that he was married in all of their friends from Pitzer. anybody who wants to either October, 1987. Burt is currently JOHN SThNLEY (Dana Point, write, talk, or visit the Garden self-employed as an artist and California) is working for Ontek Island! She can be reached at sculptor and will be returning to Corporation, a small sofrware 808-822-3040 or her address is: Pitzer in the spring to teach development company that is P.O. Box 298 Kapaa, Kauai, ceramics. His wife, Nancy, is also currently developing a prototype Hawaii 96746. an artist. system for intelligent JEAN PRINVALE (Sacramento, WILLIAM SIAS (West Covina, manufacturing management California) reports "It's been an California) writes that afrer automation. "I enjoy living in exciting 2 years. In June, 1987, I graduation from Pitzer he went to Dana Point a lot. Overall, graduated from UC Davis with my law school at UC Los Angeles. everything is going quite well; M .A. in education, emphasis: "There was a tremendous what could I be doing wrong? If higher education and strategic transition and very substantial anybody knows where DANIEL planning. The latter was the reading assignments. In a very real BROWN or JIM ARHELGER are, subject of my thesis and an excerpt fashion, I succeeded because of my I'd like to hear from either of of that was the subject of a paper I education at Pitzer. In particular, I them. Sorry to hear Bev Houston was invited to present at a was prepared and confident died. She will be sorely missed. conference for college deans in because of professor Sharon Tell Carl Hertel I am still keeping February. In the midst of all that I Snowiss, in the political studies everyone guessing!" was busy preparing applications, department. She would always which now means an exciting step have very demanding reading as in September I will begin a assignments. It was my exposure to that particular professor that I 26&27

SHERYL COOPERMAN TIMOTHY SCHIFTER (New JOHN J. WYA1T (New York, STIEFEL (Bothell, Washington) is York, New York) was married to New York) writes, " I'm alive and involved at the county and state Helen Elizabeth Lee in March of doing well working for the IRS. level for Washington State's this year. STEVEN LINDSETH When I am in California I'll try to Centennial Celebration in 1989. served as best man. Helen is a look you all up! [Editor'S note: Stiefel is associate curator for a fashion writer for Vogue Magazine Don't do us any favors!] traveling exhibition, " Peoples of and Tim is vice president of Everything's fine." Washington," in addition to LeSportsac, a handbag and luggage VALERIE KRlEGERJAHAN several projects at Seattle's company in New York. Good luck (Los Angeles, California) states Museum of History and Industry and best wishes to them! " I'm living in Los Angeles while I where Stiefel is chief curator. SARAH ELIZABETH am a pediatric resident at Los "There's lots of work to be done BROTHERIDN (Chicago, Angeles Childrens Hospital, and in very little time. Washington Illinois) recently graduated from my husband is a resident at State will be a gteat place to visit in Loyola University of Chicago with Cedars-Sinai in internal medicine. '89. Moreover, the American the degree Doctor of Philosophy. I recently saw KIAMARA Association for State and Local A recent letter to President LUDWIG WEISMAN '81 and History will meet in Seattle in Ellsworth from the graduate her almost l-year-old daughter at a September 1989. I've also been in school says, "The graduate school surprise baby shower for contact with BARBARA and the entire academic ANDREA MACK WOLF '82. All BIERMAN FERRIER '81, who is community at Loyola are proud of are doing well." also now living in Seattle. Dr. Brotherton's efforts in MARK J. BORIGINI (Long (Barbara, we need your address attaining this highest academic Beach, California) recently too!) degree. We are also delighted that received a Doctor of Medicine BARBARA E. HARTZ (Upland, one of your students should have degree from the Hahnemann California) just graduated with an chosen to continue studies at University School of Medicine, M.B.A. from the Claremont Loyola. It is our hope that Pitzer Philadelphia. He will complete an Graduate School in May. She also College will continue to provide internal medicine residency at the received an M.A. in psychology the caliber of student so necessary University of California Irvine from CGS. Barbara is currently the to the future of American higher Medical Center. While at manager of Claremont Tea education." Hahnemann, Mark was the Company in Claremont. 10M LOWERY (San Pedro, recipient of the Measey NOAH RIFKIN (Washington, California) is now working as Scholarship, was a member ofthe D.C.) sends this update on his development coordinator for Alpha Omega Alpha medical activities. In October, 1987, he KCRW 89.9 FM, national public student honor society, and married Roberta Goldstein. ADI radio flagship station for Southern published a research paper done in LIBERMAN '79 performed duties California. Tom says, "Hey all you the Department of Oncology and as best man. "In terms of my alums out there, tune in!" Hematology. LYNDA BREWER work, after completing the CLASS OF 1981 (Pomona, Presidential Management California) says "Thanks to Internship Program at NASA, I KAREN CLARK (Fairfax, Pitzer's anthropology department, continued working there for California) is living in Marin I have finally found a way to make another year as a full-fledged civil County in a house in the woods. a living, i.e., striving to enhance servant. However, I recently left She has just completed an M.A. the quality oflife among parents NASA to work for a consulting program in clinical psychology and and children." Lynda is currently firm called The Egan Group. This is working in private practice in executive director for the is a very small, but talented group Marin. She says, "One day I'll be educational non-profit of people who do private and a licensed M.F.C.C. (3000 hours corporation "Mothers and government consulting work in a later). Hello to everyone!" Daughters Against Drug Abuse." very narrow field: the commercial JOSEPHINE RAZO ALVAREZ DARCEL DETERING development of outer space. Our (Claremont, California) was DILLARD (Milford, Connecticut) clients include several federal married to Rafael Alvarez (HMC sends all her best wishes to Ann agencies." Best wishes to you '86). Josephine is assistant director Stromberg, Katie, and Rudi. She is both, Noah and Roberta! of Admissions at Scripps and living in Milford, working in sales LISA BRIDGES (Rochester, Rafael is a systems engineer for of capital medical equipment and New York) moved to Riverside, TRW. Congratulations and best married to Robert Dillard. California, in August, to take an wishes! SCOT GORDON BARENBLAT assistant professor position in the CLASS OF 1982 (San Antonio, Texas) married department of psychology at UC Anne Elise Urrutia of Austin, Riversid~ . BRUCE BADER (Miami, Texas, last July. Congratulations! Florida) is currently living in Elise is a freelance graphic designer Florida and working for The Miami Herald.