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gazing into fi re opals 18 For Newbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz ’77, the greatness of a tale lies in the details. 20 giving voice to dreams Zeke Berzoff-Cohen ’08, co-founder of the Intersection, aims to help students speak up for themselves. 3 | goucher TODAY 9 | giving to GOUCHER 12 | gopheREPORT 26 of murder and M.F.A.s 14 | alumnae/iUPDATE Michael Capuzzo M.F.A. ’11 describes how he wrote 30 | impromptu his 2010 book, The Murder Room, which became a | New York Times bestseller and is being developed by 31 class NOTES CBS into a television series. 61 | viewPOINT uarterlyGoucher Quotable Vol. XCVIII No. 3 Winter 2012 All of a sudden, you are on the other end of the food chain, which is a wholly unique experience. on the front cover: Zeke Berzoff-Cohen ’08, co-founder of the Intersection, and the group’s — Gillian “Gill” Folley White ’73, speaking about a grizzly bear raiding her students hold a press conference. campsite (p. 38) (p. 20). Photo by Michael Navarre editor Holly Selby assistant editor Julie Steinbacher ’10 contributors copyediting Offi ce of Communications interns Gwendolyn Moiles ’15 Sarah Callander ’16 Bernard Feinsod ’11 design Feinsod is a Baltimore-based videographer and photographer who B. Creative Group, Inc. has worked for NBC’s Today Show, Baltimore’s WJZ-TV, and the Goucher College president Sanford J. Ungar National Council for the Traditional Arts in Washington, DC. For this vice president for development and issue, he photographed the Baltimore nonprofi t organization the alumnae/i affairs Janet Wiley Intersection (p. 20). photo by Michael Gonik assistant vice president for development and alumnae/i affairs Margaret-Ann Radford-Wedemeyer president, AAGC Michael Ollove Kathryn Shaer Ellis ’86 Michael Capuzzo M.F.A. ’11 postmaster Ollove, whose interview with Send address changes to: appears in this issue (p. 26), was a longtime journalist who worked at Advancement Services Dorsey Center 103 the Miami Herald and the Baltimore Sun. He now is a senior editor Goucher College and writer at the Pew Charitable Foundation. 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204-2794 inquiries Goucher Quarterly: [email protected] or fax 410.337.6185 Alumnae/i Affairs: Carly Susman ’13 1.800.272.2279 or 410.337.6180 A 2011 recipient of Goucher’s Rosenberg Scholarship in Visual Art, College Switchboard: 1.800.GOUCHER Susman studied last summer in Kyoto, Japan. Her photography has Admissions: 410.337.6100 been featured in Goucher’s student newspaper, the Quindecim, and as of September 2012 the music blog, Fake Walls. She photographed pro-choice activist total students: 1,484 undergraduates, 770 graduate students Cristina Page ’93 as well as clowns for this issue (pp. 4 and 6). total undergraduate faculty: 213 alumnae and alumni: 20,271

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bestseller written by bestseller written by school students (see p. 20). A political science major at Goucher, he recently was named by named by was he recently school students (see p. 20). A political science major at Goucher, series. For this issue, Capuzzo, a longtime journalist and author who has been nominated this issue, series. For of mentors and Goucher’s six times for the Pulitzer for stories and books, discusses the role student-run surveys of Maryland residents during each academic year (see p. 3). If all goes as during each academic year of Maryland residents student-run surveys September about the politics of reproductive rights. She also shared with the rights. She also shared September about the politics of reproductive party, complete with trumpet fanfare (see p. 9). complete with trumpet fanfare party, planned, the poll will become a go-to source of information for students, faculty members, and of information for students, faculty members, planned, the poll will become a go-to source interactive page offers news and features about your fellow classmates, information about classmates, information fellow about your and features page offers news interactive informed about and connected to Goucher College—and each other. informed about and connected to Goucher nonprofi Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfi Master of Fine Arts in Creative and spirit are already contributing to a new energy in Maryland.” energy new contributing to a already and spirit are announced the launch of the Goucher Poll, an initiative encompassing as many as a half-dozen encompassing as many initiative an announced the launch of the Goucher Poll, convenient and colorful spot (visit www.goucher.edu/alumni). The new home page, in home page, new The colorful spot (visit www.goucher.edu/alumni). and convenient conjunction with the the the media. the Alumnae & Alumni of Goucher College (AAGC), and upcoming events in one and upcoming events (AAGC), the Alumnae & Alumni of Goucher College what she is reading, watching, and following these days (see pp. 4 and 6). (see pp. 4 and these days and following watching, what she is reading, yet, yet, All of which I fi Another feature focuses on Another feature Meanwhile, at the Meanwhile, A few weeks later, the college celebrated the end of its most ambitious capital campaign the end of its most ambitious capital campaign the college celebrated later, weeks A few Things on campus got off to a lively start when Things on campus got off to a lively Online, the big news is our new alumnae/i home page. Called alumnae/i home page. is our new the big news Online, In October, Mileah Kromer, the new director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center, Center, Hughes Field Politics T. of the Sarah director the new Mileah Kromer, In October, Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex and the War Politics America: Freedom, Saved Movement Pro-Choice

M ROCK 2 GOUCHER QUARTERLY | WINTER 2012 returns. Long before computers and today’s instant declaration of returns. Longbeforecomputersandtoday’sinstantdeclarationof ‘hired’ byoneofthenetworkstoassistintheircoverage Politics Center,I,togetherwithotherpoliticalsciencemajors,was “ThroughtheauspicesofGoucher’s[SarahT. Hughes]Field was runningagainstthen-U.S. Sen. BarryGoldwater,R-Ariz. the nationelectedincumbentPresidentLyndon B.Johnson,who Judy Grossman Katten’66 political campaignsduringyourcollegeyears.Retiredattorney We askedyoutosendusyourmemoriesofworkingon of the Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., waspublishedinthesummer/fallissue preparing tosupportthepresidentialcampaignofthen-U.S.Sen. The abovephotograph,takenMay3,1968,anddepictingstudents We Asked;You Answered Quarterly . recalledNov. 3,1964,thenightwhen CENTRAL ALUMNAE/I ALUMNAE/I INTRODUCING the eveningworeon.” a harbingerofthelandslidethatwouldrevealitselfmorefullyas percent ofthevoteatthatparticularpollingplace,quiteobviously they wereannounced.Lyndon Johnsoncarriedsomethinglike85 have beenadime?—withwhichtocallintheresultsassoon in downtownBaltimoreandsuppliedwithchange—coulditreally “IrememberbeingdispatchedtoanAfricanAmericandistrict offi cial whenheorsheopenedthemachines. to hearthevotertotalsastheywerereadoutbylocalelection in anassignedlocationjustafterthepollsclosedsoastobeable out thecountrytofeedinrawdata.The‘job’ wastostandby winners andlosers,broadcastersreliedonthelikesofusthrough- • • EVENTS onandoffcampus • VISIT WWW.GOUCHER.EDU/ALUMNI Alumni ofGoucherCollege UPDATES from the Alumnae& about yourfellowalumnae/i COLORFUL FEATURES andnews Goucher CollegeArchives goucher Today people | programs | events Surveying the Maryland Scene he Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher last fall launched an initiative aimed at improving discourse among photo by Michael Navarre TMaryland residents on topics from hydraulic fracturing and environmental sustainability to gambling and political gridlock. Called the Goucher Poll, the effort will encompass four to six public surveys conducted by students each academic year and will be overseen by Mileah Kromer, the new director of the Hughes Center. “We hope it will become the voice of Maryland citizens, that when the media, the politicos, or the policy makers want to know what is on the minds of Marylanders, they will turn to the poll,” Kromer says. Kromer, an assistant professor of political science, came to Goucher last summer from Elon University, where she was the assistant director of the Elon University Poll.

Mileah Kromer is one of several new GOUCHER TODAY The center, funded by the late Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes ’17 and professors on campus this year. For the Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation, sponsors a variety of activities information about other new faculty members, and internships to facilitate student involvement in political affairs visit www.goucher.edu/quarterlyextra. in the Baltimore-Washington region, a mission that dovetails with the college’s commitment to social responsibility. Results of the fi rst Goucher Poll survey, which was completed in late October, were published by several mainstream media outlets including the Baltimore Business Journal and the Washington Examiner. In addition to being available to the media, Kromer hopes that data from the surveys also will inform undergraduate and faculty research. “We want to give citizens the opportunity to enter into a dialogue and 3 to be part of the political conversation,” she says. For more information about the Goucher Poll, visit www.goucher.edu/hughescenter. §

Calling for Governmental Transparency In celebration of Constitution Day, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot spoke Sept. 18 on campus about the fi nancial state of Maryland and the importance of government transparency. In his speech “The Constitution, Our Founding, and Why Maryland Matters,” Franchot, who is considered a likely candidate for governor in 2014, called for a more rapid and complete disclosure of the state government’s spending. Franchot also is a member of the Board of Public Works and vice chair of the State Retirement and Pension System of Maryland. He has spoken out against the use of slot machine gambling to lessen the budget crisis and has worked to upgrade tax collection technology that could prevent tax evasion. § goucherToday Beads that Bond By Sarah Callander ’16 photo by Carly Susman ’13 mall, colorful beads are woven together to form bright key chains adorned with letters: “R,” “I,” S“SSJ.” Although barely two inches long, the key chains hold great signifi cance and connect two vastly different communities. Made by South African mothers who are raising HIV- Joey Fink ’15 (above) shows off positive children, the colorful accessories are the products of the key chain he received at an initiative overseen by Kidzpositive, a nongovernmental Goucher’s Opening Ceremony. organization dedicated to helping South African families Nosiphiwo Ndzube (left) makes affected by HIV/AIDS. Called the Positive Beadwork Project Goucher key chains on a loom. and based at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital, the program offers the caretakers of HIV-positive children a way to earn money and a supportive environment in which to work. Shope enlisted the aid of Kia Kuresman, director of new At the start of the semester, all undergraduate student programs, and Cynthia Terry, college chaplain, to students at Goucher received a vividly hued, beaded key come up with a meaningful way to connect the key chains chain adorned by a letter representing one of the college’s to Goucher. The project was funded jointly by new student Community Principles: respect, inclusion, communication, programs and the college’s administration. 2012 service and social justice, and responsibility. (Each class year “The purpose of the project is to create a tradition around was assigned a particular principle; the remaining principle, our values—our Community Principles—that connects to WINTER

| our commitments to sustainability, social justice, and global “communication,” has yet to be woven into a key chain.) The project was spearheaded by Janet Shope, associate citizenship,” Shope says. “The hope is that any time Goucher dean for faculty affairs and professor of sociology, who has students look at their key chains, they’ll be reminded not just led many intensive course abroad trips to South Africa. of Goucher, but also of the greater global community.” § After learning of the Kidzpositive program, she thought it For more information about Kidzpositive, visit www.kidzpositive.org.

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4 The Politics of Pro-Choice

Cristina Page ’93 spoke to nearly 200 Goucher community members on Sept. 24 about contemporary women’s rights and read from her book, How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex (Basic Books, 2006). The reproductive rights activist’s pro-choice policy proposals have been adopted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and several state legislatures, and she has been invited to present her work at the White House. Her book, which was recently re-released, was born of a desire to fi nd common ground between pro-choice and pro-life groups—and her discovery of a “pro-life, anti-contraception movement” whose supporters “view contraception as an evil equal to abortion,” she said. Page, who consults for several national pro-choice groups and is the cofounder of a nationwide consortium of pro-choice adoption agencies called the Adoption Access Network, also discussed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s policy history on abortion and a chance meeting on the subway with Rick Santorum. “Under Bill Clinton, our fi rst pro-choice president, abortion rates signifi cantly decreased,” said Page. “If you deprive someone of contraception, you see the impact immediately. The deleterious effects include maternal death and infant death.” § See p. 6 for “The Download,” in which Page discusses what she’s reading, watching, listening to, and following these days. photo by Carly Susman ’13 green spot photos by Angie Cochrun

(Above, left) Waterman Gaylord Clark talks to Goucher students about the different varieties of oysters served at the Eat Local (Fish) Challenge. (Above, right) Members of Goucher’s food services and Offi ce of Communications dredged for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. Something Fishy at Goucher by Julie Steinbacher ’10

omething seemed a little fi shy in Goucher’s “We served rockfi sh from the bay—we saw where it was dining halls one sunny day last fall. Perhaps it caught. We served oysters from Hooper’s Island—we saw

Swas the blue catfi sh caught in the Chesapeake where they were cultured. We served wild oysters today— GOUCHER TODAY Bay, pan-seared with pico de gallo; the bisque made with we dredged for wild oysters. We had crab meat in the crabs from the Choptank River; po’ boys brimming with bisque—we saw the crab pots in the bay,” said Zwagil. Carolina white shrimp; or the raw oyster bar sporting mol- In addition to being offered seafood specialties, lusks dredged near Hooper’s Island, MD. The fresh fi sh and students had plenty of opportunities to learn about their seafood were caught within 500 miles of the college, and food choices. Sustainability information was posted at food all other ingredients used in their preparation—including stations, and recipes were set out. Gaylord Clark, the butter, fl our, herbs, and vegetables—were harvested within waterman who caught the oysters and scallops, shucked 150 miles. oysters and talked to students about the three varieties The emphasis on fresh local seafood was part of the Eat served. “He said the Delaware oysters are saltier—they Local (Fish) Challenge, hosted by Bon Appétit Management absorb all the salt from the Atlantic,” said Shayna Parr ’16. Company, Goucher’s food services provider. Although the “I’d never had oysters, and I thought they were delicious.” 5 company typically buys many local products, each year since “I think the [fi rst-year students] probably got an 2005 it has held an event to celebrate regional dishes. opportunity to see some things that they haven’t seen in “The Chesapeake Bay has a bounty of things we can the past or haven’t seen on a college campus,” said Griffi n. use,” said Bill Griffi n, executive chef. A favorite dish was “It opens the eyes of a lot of kids.” § Cape May Day Boat Scallops, pan-seared in a beurre blanc sauce and seasoned with dill and parsley. The dining halls, which continued to carry some of their regular fare, saw a spike in attendance during the challenge and a clear TIPS FOR EATING LOCALLY: preference for the fi shy food. “We ran out of most of the » Find out where you can buy regional seafood that we served between 1:15 and 1:30 with a produce, breads, and meats. meal period that ends at 2 p.m.,” said Norman Zwagil, » Support your farmers market. resident district manager of Bon Appétit. » Forage or pick on a nearby farm. In preparation for the event, members of Bon Appétit and » Familiarize yourself with the Monterey Goucher’s Offi ce of Communications went fi shing on Sept. 24 Bay Aquarium’s “Seafood Watch” guide in the Chesapeake Bay and the Choptank River to learn more and avoid all air-freighted species of seafood. about the oysters, blue crabs, and fi sh they planned to serve. goucherToday The Download Cristina Page ’93, reproductive which grew really quickly into a rollicking forum that, since all rights activist and author of How the content is user-generated, has been a steady source of breaking Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: news, as well as commentary, arts, and funny stuff. Freedom, Politics and the War on WATCHING: I’m very much in love with this Canadian show called Sex, spoke at Goucher in September the Trailer Park Boys. It’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen. (see p. 4) about the politics of contraception. Page’s op-eds on LISTENING TO: I’ve been compiling a feminist playlist and have reproductive rights have been published in hundreds of newspapers been listening to lots of empowering, fi st-pumping jams. The songs nationwide, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, on the playlist vary dramatically by genre. For example, the theme and by the Huffi ngton Post, where she is a regularly featured song from the Nickelodeon show iCarly is super feminist and, of contributor. We asked her what she’s paying attention to these days. course, super adorable. The core music feminist icons, like Bikini READING: Why Have Kids? (New Harvest, 2012) by Jessica Kill, are in there, but there are surprises, too. Valenti is great. It seems to be a tradition for young feminists, after FOLLOWING: The social media format I’m interested in most right having a baby, to write a book about motherhood, so I braced now is YouNow. It’s basically YouTube live: Everyone can have myself, but hers is really nuanced and interesting and probing. their own network if they want it and broadcast from their phone I like the Huffi ngton Post. New York Magazine is my whatever, whenever, and wherever. It’s truly amazing and can, and I go-to recreational reading. I fi nd myself reading a lot from a hope will, change all media moving forward. § page I launched on Facebook called Feminism on Facebook, — Julie Steinbacher ’10 2012 WINTER

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Lindsay CarbonneauCarbonneau ’14 participatestes in a clowningclowning They’re Not Just Clowning Around workshopp withwith community- based clownown troupe the lowning doesn’t necessarily begin and end with oversized shoes and funny Travelingg ElElmers.mers. GOUCHER QUARTERLY wigs. Sometimes a clown’s goofy behavior and self-deprecating humor Ccan be used to “awaken the soul through the most universally understood languages: laughter and love,” says Kolleen Kintz of the Traveling Elmers, a community- 6

based clown troupe that performs in the Baltimore/Washington, DC, area. 3 The performance group, which uses humor to help people cope with crisis, came to campus Sept. 28 for a 24-hour residency that included a performance and a clown workshop.

Kintz; her photographer-turned-clown husband, Bobby Kintz; and Brian Francoise, hoto by Carly Susman ’1 photo by Carly Susman ’13 p adjunct professor of peace studies, stepped onstage in the Athenaeum, donned red noses, and—simply by falling off their chairs or making funny noises—proved that few are immune to good old-fashioned silliness. Co-sponsored by Goucher's Peace Studies Program, the Offi ce of Community- Based Learning, the Theatre Department, and the International Scholars Program, the residency was attended by about 50 students, faculty, and community members. In the coming months, the clown troupe plans to work with Goucher’s community- based learning partners at Barclay, Bernard Harris, and Dallas Nicholas elementary schools in Baltimore. Kintz, who recently performed in Indonesia with Clowns Without Borders, an organization dedicated to using humor to help societies in crisis around the globe, notes that there is need everywhere. Luckily, “clowns are all around us,” says Kintz. “They are photo by Gwendolyn Moiles ’15 part of everyone.” § Brian Francoise, adjunct professor of peace studies, clowns with Bobby Kintz (left) and Kolleen Kintz — Gwendolyn Moiles ’15 (right) of the Traveling Elmers. GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT 2012

n Aug. 5, 204 men and women—including the fi rst eight students to complete Goucher’s Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability program—graduated from the Robert S. Welch Center for Graduate and ProfessionalO Studies. In addition to master’s degrees in cultural sustainability, degrees were conferred in arts administration, creative nonfi ction, education, historic preservation, and teaching. The new graduates were lauded by folklorist and keynote

speaker Margaret Anne “Peggy” Bulger for taking a “leap of faith GOUCHER TODAY to embrace the new skills, intellectual rigor, and knowledge that will be needed in the 21st century and beyond.” “It is my hope for each of these Considered a pioneer in the fi eld of public folklore, Bulger, graduates that through Goucher who is the former director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and creator of the Florida Folklife Collection, College they have gained the tools noted that the digital age and globalization have radically changed they need to be leaders in their fi elds, nearly every profession and industry. Success, she told the to inspire change and new thinking, graduates, will grow from their ability to “embrace change and and to have a positive impact on the envision the transitions necessary to reach the next level.” world near and far. We are proud of But she urged them to follow their hearts: “If we restrict these hardworking, impressive stu- our ambitions to those pursuits that are ‘safe’ and if we have as 7 dents and their accomplishments.” our ultimate goal the accumulation of wealth, we run the risk of sacrifi cing everything, and we still might be left frustrated — President Sanford J. Ungar and broke.” §

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The Goucher Library, which is housed in the Athenaeum, was named No. 1 among the Library Journal ’s New Landmark Goucher again was included Taking a Libraries for 2012. in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Based upon criteria such as Change the Way You Think Mannered Approach overall design, sustainability, About Colleges (Penguin, Choosing the proper fork at a business luncheon. innovation, and “beauty and 2012). The guide, now in its Introducing yourself with aplomb. Making polite—and delight,” the list includes fourth edition and revised by intelligent—conversation at a reception. These were libraries at the University education writer Hilary Masell among the skills practiced by about 40 students of California, Ohio State Oswald, presents a list of 40 who attended Goucher’s annual Etiquette Dinner University, South Mountain 2012 colleges that offer students on Oct. 17. Community College, and life-changing experiences. The dinner, which is sponsored by the Career

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According to the book, | Development Offi ce, offers students the opportunity incorporation of nonlinear Goucher is ideal for students to polish the etiquette essential for success in a thinking about the student looking for a “lively liberal arts competitive and global business environment. Led that makes the Athenaeum college in a city and a campus by Michele Pollard Patrick, founder and director of a standout,” said Louise where there’s room for all National Protocol, a Washington, DC-based Schaper, the New Landmark kinds of people.” business, the event comprised a reception and a GOUCHER QUARTERLY Libraries project leader. three-course meal during which students were able The Princeton Review’s The Athenaeum, which to practice what they learned. annual college guide, was dedicated in 2009, was Manners often make the difference between a The Best 377 Colleges, 8 designed by architecture fi rm signed contract and a lost opportunity, said Patrick, also has again included RMJM/Hillier and received who has worked for 20 years as an image consultant Goucher on its list. The gold certifi cation from the and etiquette coach for clients from Duke University guide, which ranks by “top Leadership in Energy and to Merrill Lynch. “Everyone’s got a good education 20” lists in various categories, Environmental Design these days, which means expertise in the ‘soft skills’ includes about 15 percent of (LEED) Green Building like etiquette and the ability to entertain clients is America’s 2,500 four-year Rating System. more important than ever.” § colleges and universities and Goucher was one of three colleges outside the — Gwendolyn Moiles ’15 300 institutions featured in United States. Goucher was the Fiske Guide to Colleges No. 2 on the list of schools LEFT: Etiquette coach Michele Pollard Patrick teaches Hadley 2013. It made the list of 41 with the “Most Popular Couraud ’13 how to use chopsticks. schools that are considered Study Abroad Program” a “Best Buy” for their and was one of 21 schools RIGHT: Dashell Fittry ’13 and Maria Susarchick ’13 practice the art of small talk. “outstanding academics with that made the Green Honor a relatively modest price.” Roll for its environmentally conscientious practices. giving to Goucher

photos by Eric Stocklin A Happy Ending ccompanied by silvery fl ourishes from a trumpet and toasts made with customized martinis, Anearly 200 alumnae/i, friends of the college, faculty, students, administrators, and staff on Oct. 19 (L tot R) AndreiA Bazaiac; Alice Falvey Greif ’51, trustee; Morgan Mitchell ’13 celebrated the successful close of Transcending Boundaries: The Campaign for Goucher College—the institution’s most ambitious capital campaign to date. The campaign, which offi cially ended in June, raised GIVING to GOUCHER $117,431,262—an amount that exceeds Goucher’s initial goal by almost $40 million and will allow the college to make good on the promises laid out in its strategic plan of 2002. The campaign’s funding priorities included four key areas: a visionary academic program, transformed academic facilities, a diverse campus community, and

(LLt to R) HowardH Berman, Geetika (L() to R) Patricia Welch; Bob Welch, support for the Annual Fund. Gupta ’14, Debby Richards Berman ’58 senior lecturer in philosophy; Margo Fittingly, the festivities were held in the Athenaeum, Messler Winslow ’69, trustee a stone-and-copper testament to the campaign’s impact, as well as a fl agship presence on the historic campus. Dedicated in 2009, the 103,000-square-foot, LEED-gold- certifi ed building is open 24 hours a day, seven days a 9 week, and includes a state-of-the-art library; a forum for public discussions and performances; a café; an art gallery; a fi tness loft; and a center for community service and multicultural affairs programming. “For me, the Athenaeum is a dream come true,” says Sanford J. Ungar, Goucher president. “There’s nothing

(LLR)E to R) Ellen Lipton Hollander ’71, trustee; (L to R) Kimara Ahnert ’91, trustee; conventional about it, and it has become the center of Mary Hyman ’71, trustee emerita Oliver Schwab Jr. ’07 campus life. It is a tangible symbol of the transformation of Goucher that was made possible by the extraordinary generosity of the college’s alumnae/i and friends.” In 2006, Goucher became the fi rst national liberal arts college to require all undergraduates to study abroad during their college years. Since then, the campaign has enabled the college to launch its International Scholars Program, now named for Suzanne Fineman Cohen ’56, which allows motivated students in any major to focus on international studies throughout their four years at Goucher. (L to R)) Suzanne Fineman Cohen ’56, (LL tot R) RaymondR Green, the The campaign also supported faculty development of trustee emerita; Charles Obrecht; evening’s trumpeter and assistant Peggy Mock Obrecht ’60 director of Student Health and dozens of new and unique three-week intensive Counseling Services; Donna courses abroad. continued >> Moore-Green giving to Goucher

Thanks to the campaign, Goucher has been able to nurture an extraordinary student body that includes the voices and ideas of people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This year’s fi rst-year class is the most diverse in the college’s history. And in the last fi ve years, four new endowed chairs have been created: the Miriam E. Katowitz ’73 Professorship of Accounting and Management, the Professorship of Judaic Studies, the Jane and Robert Meyerhoff Endowed Chair in Environmental Studies, and the John A. Luetkemeyer Sr. Chair, which will support the study of Mandarin Chinese.

Successful from the outset, the campaign refl ects the Nationalti l campaign co-chairs Patricia Kay ‘Pattie’ Batza ’91 and Michael J. Batza generosity of Goucher’s steadfast donors as well as new were recognized for their leadership and support of the college. (L to R) Pattie supporters. During the effort’s initial “quiet” phase, an Batza, trustee; Michael Batza; Beth Ungar; Sanford J. Ungar, president outside consulting fi rm advised the college that a suitable goal might be $60 million. In October 2007, when the public phase of the campaign began, the goal was set at $80 million. Two years later, the campaign goal was increased to $100 million, an amount that was surpassed by nearly $20 million. While the campaign has offi cially ended, its fi nal initiative is under way: the construction of the new 2012 Academic Center at Julia Rogers. The renovation of

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| art classrooms, conference rooms, faculty offi ces, and labs. “The Athenaeum, along with the study-abroad (L to R) Pattie Batza ’91, national campaign (L to R) Wesley Spreen, Susan requirement, has launched a new era for Goucher— co-chair and trustee; Sally James Michel Wilson Flanigan ’68, former U.S. and we couldn’t have accomplished any of this without ’60, trustee; Janet Wiley, vice president for Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md. Pattie and Mike Batza, our national campaign co-chairs,” development and alumnae/i affairs

GOUCHER QUARTERLY Ungar says. Indeed, by infusing the campaign with their time, energy, and leadership, the Batzas played a critical role 10 in Transcending Boundaries while paving the way for Goucher’s future. “The campaign’s success springs from the extraordinary work of those who volunteered their time and energy and, of course, from the generosity of our wonderful donors,” said Patricia Kay Batza ’91.

“From the beginning, Mike and I wanted to be (LLt to R) ChrystelleC Bond, professor of (L tot R) Norma Lynn Fox ’76, chair involved in the campaign, and now we’re thrilled to be dance; Sherlanda Buskey ’15; Marilyn of the Board of Trustees; SaraKay able to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who worked with us Southard Warshawsky ’68, trustee Sherman Smullens ’62, trustee; Stan Smullens to make it a success.” §

(L to R) Marc M. Roy, provost; John M. Bond Jr., trustee; La Jerne Terry Cornish ’83, M.Ed. ’94, associate professor of education Committed to Education for Women

Anne Thomson Reed ’73

early two decades ago, leaders on improving mission perfor- Anne Thomson Reed ’73 mance, enhancing organizational Ntraveled with members of her effectiveness, and driving strategic church to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, change. “That connection helps them where the group visited a home for to stay focused and to understand abandoned and abused girls. what is possible.” Photo courtesy of Anne T. Reed ’73 Photo courtesy of Anne T. Reed, who then was deputy At Goucher, Reed, who was a assistant secretary for administration student during the Vietnam War, (Above) Anne Thomson Reed ’73, founding board with the U.S. Department of Agricul- cultivated her interest in international member of scholarship foundation La Beca, with ture, was captivated by the resilience issues by participating in anti-war Sonia Bardales Cardoza, a scholarship recipient who next year expects to receive her university de- and joy shown by the children. activities, including marching in GIVING to GOUCHER gree, and Sonia’s husband, Juan, and son, Andres Despite the hardships they faced, Washington, DC. By attending (Top left, L to R) Kris Amundson, Anne the younger girls crawled in Reed’s summer classes at Vanderbilt Thomson Reed ’73 (both founding board lap to read books; the older children University, she graduated in three members of La Beca), and Ismelda, who in June taught her complex line dances. “Each years with a bachelor’s degree in graduated from the Holy Family Bilingual School’s had come out of sadness and tragedy international relations and, in 1981, elementary school in San Pedro Sula, Honduras into a place where they could have earned a master’s degree in public fun and be children,” she says. administration from Harvard Univer- “She is a remarkable young That 10-day visit sparked what sity’s John F. Kennedy School of woman with lots of grit and determina- has become a lifelong commitment to Government. In addition to her work tion,” Reed says. Sonia now has a providing educational opportunities at ASI Government Inc., Reed, who committed husband and a son, and for young women in need. It also laid throughout the years has been a next year expects to receive her the foundation for lasting friendships. Goucher supporter, has served as 11 university degree, a rarity for women in Despite the demands of career senior budget analyst at the Depart- Honduras, where many girls do not and family, Reed, who lives in Alexan- ment of the Navy, chief information attend school past the sixth grade. dria, VA, and has three grown children, offi cer for the U.S. Department of Reed’s interest in education was continued to visit San Pedro Sula over Agriculture, and president for state sparked at Goucher, which at the time the years. In 2005, she co-founded La and local government business at was an all-women’s school. One Beca, an organization that is currently Electronic Data Systems. summer, when she was one of only a providing scholarships to young These days, Reed still has a few women in an international women in Honduras and Bolivia. strong personal relationship with economics class at Vanderbilt, people “In a country where women are Sonia Bardales Cardoza, one of the questioned why she would want to frequently not given the same access girls she met on that fi rst trip to take the class. “That was the fi rst time to resources and education, what Honduras. The two grew particularly I realized that people felt differently matters to the girls is our continuity of close in 2007, when Sonia was in the about women,” she says. But at commitment and knowing that we hospital recovering from injuries Goucher, “every class was there for believe in them,” says Reed, who, infl icted by her then-boyfriend. Reed me. I learned there was nothing I although semi-retired, serves as chair of was supportive of Sonia while the couldn’t put my mind to and do.” the board for ASI Government Inc., a young woman struggled to end her company that advises government abusive relationship. — Jennifer Walker gopheReport BRAGGING Rights

Cheers for the Blue & Gold All sports fans love stats, don’t they? Well, consider these: In the past year, Goucher’s Blue & Gold Society, an annual campaign to support the college’s athletic teams, has grown (L) Brian Kelly, head coach of men’s lacrosse from 199 members to more than 300— (R) Brendan Kincaid, head coach of men’s tennis that’s an increase of 52 percent. The group also increased by 40 percent the

2012 amount of money it raised last year for New Leadership Goucher’s athletic teams from $42,599

WINTER in 2010 to $59,763.

| Two new coaches joined Goucher for “The growth in the number of people the 2012 season. Succeeding Kyle committed to supporting the athletic Hannan as head coach of the highly teams shows that our alumnae/i are not successful men’s lacrosse program is Percy Moore ’95 (a Goucher trustee and a only proud of the teams they once played Brian Kelly, who for fi ve years was the member of the B&G Society advisory board) and for, but they’re proud of the athletic Adam Boyce ’12 compete in the alumnae/i game program’s offensive coordinator. GOUCHER QUARTERLY department as a whole—and they want during Blue & Gold Weekend, held last April in As an undergraduate at the Johns conjunction with Alumnae/i Weekend. to support it,” says Greg Permison, the Hopkins University, Kelly played on two college’s annual giving offi cer who lacrosse teams that advanced to the 12 oversees the Blue & Gold Society. semifi nals of the National Collegiate A “team” effort has been a key to the B&G’s success, Permison adds. Athletic Association Division I playoffs. In fact, last year, 16 of the college’s 19 athletic teams participated in a In 1993, he was named an honorable phonathon, calling more than 1,500 former Goucher athletes and parents. mention Division I All-American by “It’s a great time to be a Gopher. There’s a lot of pride out there, and pride the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse equals generosity.” Association. For more information about the Blue & Gold Society, which is part of the Brendan Kincaid, the 2010 Greater Goucher Fund, visit www.goucher.edu/athletics. Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Assistant Coach of the Year, became head coach of Goucher’s men’s tennis team this year. An All-American at Salisbury University, Kincaid was ranked 20th in Goucher’s women’s soccer team began the 2012 season with seven the nation among singles players and straight wins—the best start in the program’s history. After its fi rst six was named Senior Player of the Year games, the team was one of only 17 undefeated and untied Division III in the Atlantic South Region by the women’s soccer teams in the nation. After its seventh game—played ITA. Kincaid worked at Salisbury for on Sept. 19 and in which the Gophers toppled Wesley College 1-0—the four years as assistant coach before squad was on its longest winning streak thus far. For the latest news stepping into his new role at Goucher.

Did you know? about the women’s soccer team, visit www.goucher.edu/athletics. gopheReport

The Renie Race Has Legs

either chill wind nor gray drizzle could dim the spirits At the winners’ ceremony, the 2012 Amoss Awards (or slow the legs) of the 245 runners and walkers were presented to Ellen Bast ’14, Charlie Leonard ’13, Nwho participated Oct. 7 in the annual Renie Amoss and Morgan Mitchell ’13. Liat Melnick ’13, who was Memorial Road Race/Walk. spending the fall semester in Japan, also was a recipient. Begun two decades ago by George and Elaine Amoss in To mark the event’s 20th anniversary, two former recipients, honor of their late daughter, Corene “Renie” Amoss ’93, the Maryland state delegate John Olszewski Jr. ’04 and event has become a Goucher tradition, drawing hundreds of Alysha Cunningham ’12, an intern for the Financial Industry students, parents, and community members as competitors, as Regulatory Authority, attended the ceremony. well as spectators who cheer them on. Because he is the fi rst person in his family to attend Since 1995, the event, which is held in conjunction college, the award holds particular meaning for him, said with Family Weekend, also has raised funds for awards given Olszewski as he thanked the Amoss family for “taking the time

to students who have exceptional academic records and and money to invest in a complete stranger.” GOPHEREPORT participate in more than one extracurricular activity. Thus far, The late Amoss was an exceptional athlete and talented 39 students have received awards from the Corene Elaine student; months after her death in 1993, she was named Amoss ’93 Memorial Fund. the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Maryland Woman Athlete of the Year. Last spring, she was “The Amoss family represents all that is great posthumously inducted into the Goucher College about Goucher,” said Sanford J. Ungar, college Athletic Hall of Fame. Year after year, the recipients of the award exhibit many of president. “We’ve been talking about the ‘best of the qualities embodied by Amoss, said Sally Baum, Goucher’s Goucher,’ and this is a piece of that.” head women’s tennis coach and one of the race’s original organizers. “These kids have a lot of the same energies she The winner of the race was Maurice Pointer, who fi nished the did: They are involved, bright, wonderful kids.” § 13 fi ve-kilometer course in a time of 18:01:00. The fi rst woman to cross the fi nish line was Marcie Owrutsky Lovell ’93, who completed the race in 22:08:00. photos by Eric Stocklin

(L to R) John Olszewski Jr. ’04 and Alysha The award recipients gathered with their parents and George Amoss, Maurice Pointer came in fi rst in Cunningham ’12, two past recipients of the father of the late Renie Amoss ’93: (L to R) Darby Jones, Charlie a fi eld of 109 runners with a Amoss Award Leonard ’13, Richard Ratliff, Ellen Bast ’14, Amoss, Morgan Mitchell ’13, time of 18:01:00. Susan Endicott, Robert Mitchell, and the Gopher. 14 GOUCHER QUARTERLY | WINTER 2012 alumnae|iUpdate Gustafson ’52(410.584.9509). orDorothy SharonBeischerHarwood ’65(410.435.4042), (410.616.9192), For moreinformation,contacttripleader EthelWeber Berney’46 Goucher College.) deposit perweek;thisincludes a$250,tax-deductiblecontributionto $2,830 perpersonforasingle.(Reserveyourplacewith$500 The institutionpresents author GeorgePacker. David Brooks,campaignandelectionlawyerTrevor Potter,and sustainability. The program is based on Michael Sandel’s new book, sustainability. TheprogramisbasedonMichaelSandel’snewbook, how thatbalancefl markets, theproperbalanceofpublicandprivatesectors, York state’sChautauquaLake. is aNationalHistoricLandmarkfeaturingsplendidviewof New play golf,orswim.TheHotelAthenaeum,wherethegroup will stay, opera, ormusicalperformancesintheevenings,aswelltowalk, Rest assuredthattherealsowillbeopportunitiestoenjoyballet, either weekorstayforboth. and theideaofAmericanoptimism.JoinGouchergroupfor discussion onthescienceofhappiness,whatmakesahappylife, to 27.W.H.BradyScholarandauthorCharlesMurrayleadsthe COST: recreational activities. Hotel Athenaeum,meals,gratuities,lecturesandprograms,many THIS TRIPINCLUDES: Buy Can’t Money What The July14to20program, workshops, studygroups,andmorninglectures. performances. Adifferentthemewillbefeaturedeachweekin the chancetoattendlectures,booksignings,artshows,and that hecanknow,” theChautauquaInstitutionoffersparticipants Founded uponthebeliefthateveryonehasrightto“knowall Sunday, July14,toSaturday,20 surely somethingforeveryone Recreation, education,relaxation— A WeekatChautauqua Social Contract Social Thepriceeachweekis$2,600perpersonforadoubleand , willfocusonwhethertherearemorallimitsto uctuates betweensocialobligationandfi , andalsofeatures The Pursuit of Happiness of Pursuit The Transportation, accommodations atthe Markets and Morals: Reimagining the the Reimagining Morals: and Markets New York Times York New fromJuly21 OPPORTUNITY ALUMNAE/I PROGRAMMING columnist scal OUT OFTOWN visit www.goucher.edu/alumniweekend or call visit www.goucher.edu/alumniweekendor call contact the Kratz Center for Creative Writing contact theKratzCenterforCreativeWriting For information about and tickets to the For informationaboutandticketstothe information about Alumnae/i Weekend, information aboutAlumnae/iWeekend, For information about the Mori event, For informationabouttheMorievent, For a complete schedule of events or For acompletescheduleofeventsor mark your calendars years or50,theweekendis Creative Writing welcomes Naval AcademyGleeClub, spring concert,call410.293.8497. The GoucherChorus,U.S. Orchestra performVerdi’s Kyoko MoriastheSpring 2013 writerinresidence. and AnnapolisSymphony Whether celebratingfi ve Award-Winning Author sure tobespectacular. The KratzCenterfor Requiem attheU.S. toll-free 1.800.272.2279. at [email protected]. Naval Academy. Spring Concert ON CAMPUS ON ON CAMPUS ON April 26–28 ANNAPOLIS Reunion April 21 April 2 ON CAMPUS IN BALTIMORE alumnae|iUpdate

Alumnae & Alumni of Dear Goucher Alumnae and Alumni, Goucher College 2012–13 Board of Directors he approach of a new year always presents an opportunity to President look back upon the old, and I am happy to say that for the Kathryn Shaer Ellis ’86 Lakeland, FL T AAGC, the last 12 months have been productive and exciting. Vice President Membership for the AAGC Facebook page, which we launched last Steve Klepper ’97 spring, continues to grow—as does that of the Goucher Professional Network (GPN) on Baltimore, MD LinkedIn, which offers alumnae/i a way to connect with other Goucher graduates in their Secretary Uneeda Brewer-Frazier ’70 professional fi elds. (If you haven’t visited the Goucher College Alumnae/i Facebook page or Kissimmee, FL joined the GPN, I urge you to do so.) ALUMNA/US TRUSTEES In addition, the AAGC, in partnership with Goucher’s Career Development Offi ce, Melinda Burdette ’72 initiated an experimental career-coaching program last March. Through this pilot effort, a Cortez, CO Linda K. Himmelberger ’74 limited number of students who graduated in either December 2011 or May 2012 were paired Berwyn, PA with Goucher alumnae/i who advised them on their transition to professional life. Kathy Allamong Jacob ’72 This fl edgling initiative, which was driven by alumnae/i volunteers, proved popular and

Lexington, MA ALUMNAE/I UPDATE successful, and the AAGC now is exploring ways to expand it. My sincere thanks go to MEMBERS Paul Powell ’03, in particular, for his work on this project. Tiffany Brody Blackbull ’93 Crownpoint, NM We’re also adding regional programs in targeted locations; for example, Linda Cory Brewster-Greenstein ’99 Himmelberger ’74 and Maggie Wood ’08 organized a September event at the new Barnes Baltimore, MD Foundation museum in Philadelphia. Many thanks to both Maggie and Linda. Please watch Kati Crane-Lee ’80, P ’13 Potomac, MD for more announcements about regional programming. Dan Dolan ’03 Last summer, Uneeda Brewer-Frazier ’70 spearheaded an exploratory program titled Wellesley, MA “Conversations with Authors.” Under this initiative, the AAGC offered alumnae/i an Betsy Fitzgerald M.A.A.A. ’07 Macon, GA opportunity to view Sandy Ungar’s interview with Jean Harvey Baker ’61 regarding her Carrie Hagen M.F.A. ’09 newest book, Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion. In short order, 164 of you had watched the Philadelphia, PA video, signaling your interest in online programing. We’ll continue to explore new ways of Todd Eric Hawkins M.A.A.A. ’10 15 Brooklyn, NY offering programming via the Internet. Paul Powell ’03 The AAGC now has three directors who are alumnae/i of the Robert S. Welch Center for Albany, NY Graduate and Professional Studies: Betsy Fitzgerald M.A.A.A. ’07, Carrie Hagen M.F.A. ’09, Odette Ramos ’95 and Todd Hawkins M.A.A.A. ’10. With their help, we hope to foster greater interaction between Baltimore, MD Jenifer Mitchell Reed ’86 undergraduate and graduate alumnae/i and to better engage our graduate-program alumnae/i. Trophy Club, TX For the third summer, the Goucher Vagabonds—in two teams of three—traveled in the Minnie Waters Shorter ’73 northeast and southwest, meeting more than 300 alumnae/i and attending “send-offs,” or Baltimore, MD regional events held to welcome incoming fi rst-year students to our community. I offer Margaret Wood ’08 Philadelphia, PA heartfelt thanks to all who shared your Goucher experiences with them.

EX OFFICIO Last, but not least, I’d like to invite you to visit Goucher’s newly redesigned website. In Janet Wiley particular, please stop at Goucher Alumnae/i Central, our updated and interactive alumnae/i home Vice President for Development page (www.goucher.edu/alumni). Here, you’ll fi nd timely news and features about your fellow and Alumnae/i Affairs Margaret-Ann Radford-Wedemeyer alumnae/i, information about events both on and off campus, links to the Quarterly, and much more. Assistant Vice President for In the meantime, thank you for all you have done. I know you will continue to support our Development and Alumnae/i Affairs alma mater and to help the AAGC build a community committed to Goucher for life. Katherine E. Healy ’78 AAGC Nominating Committee, Facilitator Best wishes for the new year, Vacant Kathryn Shaer Ellis ’86 Alumnae/i Fund, Chair President, AAGC alumnae|iUpdate Family Weekend A talk by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a screening of Brave, the 20th Annual Renie Amoss Memorial Road Race/ Walk (see p. 13), and trips to visit Baltimore’s Inner Harbor were a few of the highlights of Family Weekend, held Oct. 5-7. About 300 families enjoyed the events on and off campus. Class Act Ballet, a violin solo, a rap performance, and a poetry reading all were part of an annual cabaret presented Aug. 3 by Goucher’s Master of Arts in Arts Administration program. The tradition, which began in 2008 and is held in conjunction with the college’s Graduate Commencement, represents a chance for graduate alumnae/i to reconnect with each other and shines a spotlight on the program. It also raises money for the M.A.A.A. Scholarship Fund, through which program administra- tors hope to begin offering scholarships in Fall 2013. (The Master

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| “The cabaret was such a success that it immediately became a

tradition,” said Ramona Baker, director of the M.A.A.A. program. “It’s grown tremendously. Many of our alums come back.” Faculty members and local supporters of the arts also attend the show, which includes a silent auction, inside jokes, and a great deal of laughter. “The camaraderie is amazing. We might not know GOUCHER QUARTERLY each other personally, but we have a common bond in the program,” said Betsy Fitzgerald M.A.A.A. ’07, a member of the AAGC board and the executive director of Mercer University’s 16 Grand Opera House in Macon, GA. §

TOP: Ron Giddings M.A.A.A. ’11 performs in the cabaret as part of a tribute to American musical theater. BOTTOM: (L to R) Betsy Fitzgerald M.A.A.A. ’07; Sanford J. Ungar, college HOPKINS CLUB president; Randi Vega M.A.A.A. ’04; Sara Leonard M.A.A.A. ’12; Caroline Costa M.A.A.A. ’12; Glenda Matos M.A.A.A. ’12; Abby Baer M.A.A.A. ’12; WELCOMES Todd Hawkins M.A.A.A. ’10; Ramona Baker, director of the M.A.A.A. program; Kim Dimond M.A.A.A. ’12; Fred Mauk, associate dean for GOUCHER ALUMNAE/I graduate and professional studies; Lauren Dewitt M.A.A.A. ’12; and Ron Giddings M.A.A.A. ’11 Did you know that the Johns Hopkins Club extends membership privileges to Goucher alumnae/i?

Founded in 1899, the private dining club, located on the Homewood campus, offers a perfect setting for meetings, luncheons, receptions, and celebrations from birthdays to bar/bat mitzvahs. For more information, visit http://web.jhu.edu/hopkinsclub or call 410.235.3435. photos by Stan Rudick photos by Jim Burger

Gophers in the Family Goucher students who have at least one relative who also attended Goucher were invited with their families to an Oct. 6

“legacy” reception held in conjunction ALUMNAE/I UPDATE Panel discussions explored how to introduce controversial topics in the classroom, perspectives on study abroad, and the experiences of young alumnae/i in a with Family Weekend. They had the challenging job market. opportunity to reacquaint themselves with old friends and meet new ones—as well as a chance to chat with Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar.

Called the Legacy Program, the new initiative celebrates families for whom Goucher has become a tradition. “The program acknowledges the bridge between the college, alumnae and alumni, and students,” said Cori Rich 17 Tyner ’82, director of alumnae/i affairs and the Legacy Program. For more information, email Tyner at [email protected].

Fans rooted for Goucher’s men’s and women’s soccer teams, seen on the scene which faced Drew University.

(L to R) Kim Van Newkirk Shaffi r ’83, Kira Shaffi r ’14, Gregory Shaffi r

Reverend’s Rebels, a student-run, all-female a cappella group, performed at the Family Weekend lunch in the Athenaeum. (L to R) Alan Fink, Julie Fink ’09, Joey Fink ’15 freshly pressed A Conversation with AUTHOR LAURA AMY SCHLITZ ’77

Something about Other children said, “I see rocks” or “I see water.” But I remember Laura Amy Schlitz ’77 closing my eyes and my hand shot up because I had seen some- hints of mysterious thing. And the teacher called on me right away because she knew I characters, extraordinary had seen something. I said: “The roots of the trees go down into the water.” That was something I had pulled into my mind with almost a adventures, even a physical effort because, until then, I hadn’t been aware of that detail. diffi cult quest or two. And when I pulled it into my mind, there was a sense of discovery. Perhaps it is her fl owing white hair—today twisted Your books are rich with detail, and you seem to take great joy into a loose braid and in fi nding those details. Why does it appeal to you so much? fl ung over her shoulder— Maybe it’s atavistic. Maybe we are all hunter-gatherers, and we 2012 and vivid blue eyes that are all keeping our eyes open to detail. To me, research has an are simultaneously twinkly adventure quality, and the story opens up to me as I reach for these WINTER

| and wise. Or maybe it’s details. When researching Splendors and Glooms, I went to London

that, at any given time, and visited the Dennis Severs’ House, where I got to see a coal fi re her conversation may and smell a coal fi re. Did you know the smoke of a coal fi re is brown, not gray like the smoke of a wood fi re?

photo by Joe Rubino leap from what can be learned by gazing into You also seem to take a very hands-on approach to that a fi re opal to what to do research whether it’s creating your own marionettes or GOUCHER QUARTERLY with a marionette that refuses to wear green. going to a museum to gaze into fi re opals before writing Schlitz, who majored in aesthetics at Goucher, won a Newbery about either. Could you describe other steps you’ve taken Medal in 2008 for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a to ensure accuracy? 18 Medieval Village (Candlewick Press, 2007). The librarian at the Well, I do like sitting down with a reference book and doing research Park School in Baltimore, she originally wrote the book as a that way, too. But actually experiencing things helps you get inside collection of colorful monologues to be performed by students. the skin of your character. In this book, there is a scene in which In her latest book, Splendors and Glooms (Candlewick I describe someone lying down on the ice, and so I put on a light dress, and I went outside when it was 11 degrees, and I lay down Press, 2012), Schlitz weaves a complex tale about a scheming on the ice. I took notes about where I was cold and what my body puppeteer, a privileged but lonely little girl, and a nasty witch did as I got cold. (who may, in the end, be redeemable). Did winning the Newbery Award change your life—or how You’ve just published your sixth book. Can you remember you approach your work? the fi rst time you wrote a story? I work three days a week now, and [she lowers her voice to a That’s hard to say because when children play, they make up stories whisper] I don’t go to faculty meetings anymore. So that is a very all the time. You hear them under their breath saying, “The yellow car concrete change in my life. But I don’t think it has changed how I goes up and then he gets into the yellow car.” So I don’t remember feel about the writing. I thought it might, but the writing is always writing my fi rst story, but I think I made them up constantly. I think hard. It didn’t get any easier because I won this amazing award. It most children do, and why I went on making them up after most also doesn’t make me feel as if I have to write everything perfectly children stopped, I don’t know. now, either. Because I can’t write perfectly; it is out of the question. I do remember being in second grade when the teacher asked It can’t be done so, no, it didn’t alter the relationship between my us: “What do you see when you see a stream?” writing and me. fi ve creative works by alumnae/i and faculty

A Diffi cult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman Historian Alice Kessler-Harris ’61 reexamines the life of and controversy surrounding one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Each chapter tackles a different facet of Hellman—a Communist, a Jew, an unapologetically sexual woman, and a writer whose accomplishments were dimmed in her lifetime by accusations of dishonesty. Bloomsbury Press, 2012 / 448 pages

You Saved Me, Too: What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me about Living, Dying, Fighting, Loving, and Swearing in Yiddish You Saved Me, Too is a love letter in which Susan Kushner Resnick M.F.A. ’00 chronicles her friendship with Aron Lieb, a Holocaust survivor 44 years her senior.

The memoir begins with their chance meeting in a Jewish community center and ALUMNAE/I UPDATE details Resnick’s battle to ensure that Lieb dies with dignity. Globe Pequot Press / skirt!, 2012 / 240 pages

Trout: A True Story of Murder, Teens, and the Death Penalty Jeff Kunerth M.F.A. ’10 presents the chilling true story of three teens hired to commit a murder and the consequences that follow. As in Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, Kunerth examines the lives of the perpetrators and raises questions about the harshness of the criminal justice system toward juveniles. University Press of Florida, 2012 / 216 pages 19

The Naturally Good Cook Naturalists Sandra Edwards Orris ’60 and Kathleen Skinner present a collection of recipes that call for organic ingredients. Orris’s eye-catching illustrations and an assortment of mouth-watering dishes from turkey chili to strawberry pie are sure to delight readers’ senses. Food for Thought Press, 2012 / 150 pages

The Writer and the Overseas Childhood: The Third Culture Literature of Kingsolver, McEwan and Others Antje M. Rauwerda, associate professor and department chair of English, explores the literature of writers who, like her, spent signifi cant portions of their childhoods as expatriates. The study surveys the writings of 17 third culture authors, whose works share themes of displacement, loss, and disenfranchisement, introducing the fi eld of third culture literature. McFarland & Co. Inc., 2012 / 193 pages

More creative works by alumnae/i and faculty can be found at www.goucher.edu/quarterly. 2012 WINTER

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20 By Holly Selby RAISING VOICES ZEKE BERZOFF-COHEN ’08, CO-FOUNDER OF THE INTERSECTION, BELIEVES THAT TEACHING LEADERSHIP 21 SKILLS TO STUDENTS EMPOWERS THEM TO SPEAK UP FOR CHANGE.

photos by Bernard Feinsod ’11 lthough the school day offi cially ended two hours ago, 11 high school students are still sitting in a classroom at the Baltimore Freedom Academy discussing poetry. They have just watched a video of Brooklyn artist B. Yung reciting a poem that describes his anguish at the way minorities, particularly young black men, A are treated in America. “We know there are many ways to seek justice,” says group public high school students identifi ed by administrators or leader Zeke Berzoff-Cohen ’08. “What are the benefi ts and teachers as facing signifi cant challenges (academic, familial, costs of using poetry as a vehicle of justice?” or fi nancial), yet who also have shown leadership potential. Although he is the only person wearing a tie, Berzoff- Although most of the meetings are held at the Baltimore Cohen doesn’t look much older than anyone else. But at Freedom Academy, an East Baltimore charter school that 27, he has two years of working for Teach for America and focuses on advocacy, service, and leadership, the students a master’s degree in public policy from the Johns Hopkins come from public schools throughout the city. University Institute for Policy Studies under his belt and They attend training sessions like this afternoon’s recently was named in a “20 in Their Twenties” list of for two hours a day, three days a week, for 14 weeks, young up-and-comers by the Daily Record. It’s clear who’s arriving by foot, public transportation, or in cars driven shaping the discussion. by Intersection staff members or volunteers. Each student Three hands wave in the air. Berzoff-Cohen nods at also receives one-on-one academic mentoring from a staff Dawnya Johnson, a 10th grader. “Actions are powerful,” member or a college student interning at the organization. 22 she says. “But words are what set actions and thoughts in As Johnson wraps up her remarks, Berzoff-Cohen says, motion. Words get the mind going and thinking.” “Good point. Now, let’s think about this: Can politics be His goal today, Berzoff-Cohen explains later, is to used as a tool to fi ght oppression?” encourage the students to think critically about different Several more hands go up. ways of responding to social injustice. “I believe in the idea of teaching high school students the skills of leadership and then letting them lead,” he says. “I’m hoping that they’ll think HAVING THEIR VOICES HEARD about why our country is so deeply segregated and how they “I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH EVERY KID...” can change it—whether with a poem or a press conference.” Fostering leadership in high school students is the After-school training sessions are only the beginning. project that drives him. In 2011, he and two other Teach for Using strategies ranging from press conferences to postings America corps members, Matt Stern and Yasmene Mumby, on YouTube, the Intersection each year explores and founded the Intersection, a nonprofi t organization dedicated campaigns for issues that expand opportunities for young to “shifting expectations for Baltimore’s young people” by people, while also giving them the chance to advocate for teaching them community-organization skills. their community. The Intersection, which is primarily funded through Last year, students involved in the program canvassed private donors, offers leadership training to Baltimore their neighborhoods to discover what issues mattered most to residents, held a voter registration drive, built a home. He knows the city as well as people who have spent community garden, and organized a forum for mayoral their whole lives here, and he has become a real player in candidates that was covered by the Baltimore Sun and other community service and social justice circles,” says Sanford media. They also campaigned for a city bottle tax that would J. Ungar, president of Goucher College and a member of the raise funds to improve city schools. Intersection’s board of directors. This fall, the Intersection is focusing on supporting “What is unique about the Intersection is that Zeke the controversial Maryland Dream Act, which grants and his colleagues have fi gured out how to get young lower tuition to Maryland universities to the children of high school students to take pride and ownership in their undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements. neighborhoods. There is nothing quite like seeing him “Finding authentic platforms where your voice can be surrounded by a pack of what he calls ‘my kids.’ ” heard is a critical component in confi dence-building and for academic success,” says Khalilah Harris, founder and executive director of the Baltimore Freedom Academy. A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT “PROBLEMS” “Students thrive in the Intersection. I have seen this “AS A TEACHER, I HAD TO STEP BACK.” happen with every kid who comes to the Intersection, whether they attend this school or not. It is really important The son of a psychiatrist and a professor at the Smith for students to have an outlet where they partner with College School for Social Work, Berzoff-Cohen entered adults and have their voices heard in meaningful ways.” Goucher thinking he’d be a writer. Then, in his junior Berzoff-Cohen, as the organization’s executive year, he and his cousin, Zachary Shapiro ’08, ran a writers’ director, spends about 30 percent of his time fundraising workshop for boys living in a West Baltimore foster home. and hopes to expand the program from 44 students to And he changed his goal. 100 next year and 300 by 2015. (Co-founders Stern The boys in the foster home had extraordinary stories and Mumby have moved on to other jobs, but serve as to tell, but many were unable to write more than a sentence Intersection board members.) or two, Berzoff-Cohen says. “I thought about how I had “Zeke came to Goucher as a quiet young man from been privileged enough to have an excellent education and western Massachusetts, and he quickly made Baltimore his

23 “Zeke and his colleagues have fi gured out how to get young high school students to take pride and ownership in their neighborhoods.”

Sanford J. Ungar President of Goucher College

photo by Michael Navarre how these kids basically have been cheated out of one, so I The troubled young student, although initially resistant decided I needed to become a teacher.” to the idea, came along. “These were kids who had never Two years later, the idea for the Intersection was left the neighborhood. It was their fi rst time fl ying. It was a born of a similar revelation. Berzoff-Cohen, by then in his very different experience for them,” says Berzoff-Cohen. fi rst year of teaching at West Baltimore’s George G. Kelson In New Orleans, the students were assigned to help Elementary School as part of Teach for America, was rebuild the home of an elderly woman who had been living struggling to fi nd ways to reach his students. One student, in a FEMA trailer since Hurricane Katrina destroyed her in particular, was a handful. house. The youth who had been reluctant to come emerged “My fi rst couple of months, I tried to be the authority as a leader with a knack for listening. fi gure I thought he needed,” Berzoff-Cohen says. “About “This 13-year-old was knocking down walls, smashing three months into it, I realized I sucked at teaching him. windows, and removing nails with incredible poise and This kid had been through so much hardship already. I passion. Before my eyes he transformed from a sullen, angry didn’t know what to do.” kid to a junior foreman leading the crew,” Berzoff-Cohen Inspired by trips to New Orleans taken as a Goucher says. “As a teacher, I had to step back and say, ‘Wow.’” student, during which he helped rebuild the city and restore He wondered: Why do we have to go to New Orleans the area’s wetlands, Berzoff-Cohen successfully applied for students to have these opportunities? for a grant from the Baltimore City Teachers’ Trust Inc., When Berzoff-Cohen returned to Baltimore, he which allowed him to travel back to New Orleans with approached his Teach for America colleagues, Stern and fi ve of his students. Mumby, and proposed creating an organization aimed at

“I thought about how I had 24 been privileged enough to have an excellent education and how these kids basically have been cheated out of one, so I decided I needed to become a teacher.”

Zeke Berzoff-Cohen ’08

photo by Bernard Feinsod ’11 training youths to become civic advocates. “When we talk about inner-city kids, we talk about them as problems or at best as victims. I thought, ‘What if we shifted the paradigm and let them be part of the solution?’” “It gives you a whole GIVING VOICE TO THE DREAM different mindset as a “I DIDN’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.” person—who you are Several weeks after the poetry discussion, the Intersection team is meeting in the school cafeteria. Its members are in your community prepping for a press conference at which they will announce themselves—and their support for the Dream Act. Holding notes in her hand, Taikira White, a junior at and what you can do Baltimore City College high school, rehearses a few lines. Wearing a black T-shirt and oversized pearls, she looks as a citizen.” relaxed; as a second-year member of the Intersection, she is an old hand at this. Taikira White Last year, she and other students questioned Baltimore second-year Intersection member mayoral candidates at a public forum organized by the Intersection, addressed the press in interviews, and spoke before groups from the U.S. Department of Education and Teach for America. “When I fi rst came to the Intersection, I didn’t know exactly what I was getting into. That fi rst day? We had to take a public-speaking workshop. We had to recite—mine was a Malcolm X speech. It was mind-blowing,” she says. “It gives you a whole different mindset as a person— who you are in your community and what you can do 25 as a citizen.” When the cameramen from local TV stations, some community members, and a handful of city and county politicians arrive at the school and are shown to the library where the press conference is being held, the students are ready. Wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with the words “The Intersection,” they begin chanting: “We all are the dream. We all are the dream.” Berzoff-Cohen, in a suit and tie, introduces the students and their cause. Next to him stand White and the rest of the Intersection team—ready to speak, loud and clear. §

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photo by Elizabeth Young BY MICHAEL OLLOVE

The Case of the Diff icult BOOK When Michael Capuzzo M.F.A. ’11 was struggling to fi nish a complex book about three extraordinary detectives, Goucher’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfi ction offered a solution.

t a point in his career when Michael Capuzzo with a multiplicity of elements: the Vidocq Society; its three could well have boasted to have had a splendid idiosyncratic, founding detectives; and several score complex 27 Arun—as a Pulitzer-nominated newspaper investigations, many of them occurring simultaneously. reporter; syndicated humor columnist; founding publisher The time span also was long: two decades. Capuzzo was with his wife, Teresa, of an award-winning regional maga- beginning to despair that all of it could fi t into one book. zine; and author of fi ve books including a New York Times “It was a real sticking point,” he says. “How was I going bestseller on shark attacks off the coast of New Jersey—he to be able to tell it all?” did what many would regard as preposterous. He went back He needed help of the kind that he knew his publisher, to school to improve his skills as a reporter and a writer. Penguin, was not in a position to offer its authors. The days The school he chose was Goucher, with its unique, “limited- of hands-on, in-house editors like the renowned Max Perkins residency” M.F.A. program in creative nonfi ction. are virtually gone. “It was,” says Capuzzo, 55, “the best thing I ever did.” “I’m a writer who needs a good editor,” Capuzzo says, At the time, Capuzzo was struggling with his new but he was largely on his own—until he arrived at Goucher book, which was about the Vidocq Society, an exclusive club in the summer of 2009 for the M.F.A.’s kick-off, two-week comprising the world’s most accomplished detectives helping residency. to solve the world’s thorniest murder cases. Structuring the At Goucher, Capuzzo was stunned by the talent of the book was proving unexpectedly diffi cult. Unlike most crime faculty and his fellow students. He was far from the only books, his did not track a single case with a straightforward experienced journalist in the program. Among his peers that narrative from beginning to end. Instead, he had a book summer were Earl Swift, who has written a New York Times To Capuzzo, coming to Goucher was like “fi nding my people”— that is, other authors who shared “a deep, deep passion about storytelling.”

editor’s choice book on the building of the nation’s super- such a complicated storyline. But he also saw a way out of it. highways; Rebecca Lerner, a journalist who writes about Since Capuzzo didn’t have a single case that would form the urban foraging; and author Peter Nye, one of the premier spine of the book, he should make the three detectives serve writers about bicycle racing. But not everyone comes to that purpose by starting the book with profi les of each the program as a professional writer, says Patsy Sims, the of them. director. Surgeons, lawyers, and teachers, all with the desire French’s solution was simple but elegant. “He gave me to publish nonfi ction work, have been among the program’s permission to give a chapter on each of their backgrounds,” graduates. Students have ranged in age from their 20s to says Capuzzo. their 60s. It sounds like a small fi x, but for Capuzzo, it was like un- Limited residency means that the 50 or so students in locking a complicated puzzle. Presenting the three biographies of the program spend limited time on campus: two weeks in the Vidocq Society’s founders in separate chapters made them, the summer and then one long weekend during the winter. in effect, the central story that would carry readers through the 288 But the work continues throughout the year. Students are rest of the book, including the founding of the Vidocq Society paired with faculty mentors, and they trade drafts and (named for the legendary 18th-century criminologist Eugène comments all year long. They are expected to write at least François Vidocq) and dozens of its investigations. 50 pages each semester, read six to eight books, participate French, who insists that Capuzzo would have had a in online discussions—and publish books. The program’s great book even without his input, had one other enormously publication record—73 nonfi ction books published in reassuring piece of wisdom for Capuzzo. “He said that it 14 years—is unrivalled. was entirely expected that this would be diffi cult,” says To Capuzzo, coming to Goucher was like “fi nding my Capuzzo. To a writer who had worked in isolation on a people”—that is, other authors who shared “a deep, deep project for nearly seven years as Capuzzo had, it was the sort passion about storytelling.” of encouragement that felt like a gale force at his back. The key relationship, Capuzzo says, was with his Over the next few months, he revised his draft, following mentor. Students are assigned a different mentor each French’s advice. The book, The Murder Room, was published semester, and for him, the breakthrough came with his fi rst, in 2010 and it, too, became a critically acclaimed New York Tom French, a Pulitzer Prize winner who is also on the Times bestseller. CSI producer Carol Mendelsohn is currently faculty in the School of Journalism at Indiana University. writing a Murder Room script for a CBS pilot/series. Director French and Capuzzo talked deep into the nights about David O. Russell (Three Kings and The Fighter) is optioning the structural problems Capuzzo was facing with his book. Capuzzo’s New York Times bestseller about shark attacks, Close French said that he had never encountered a book with to Shore (Random House, 2001). Capuzzo’s also now at work In 2006, Capuzzo and his wife, Teresa, founded a unique regional magazine called Mountain Home, based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, where Teresa had grown up photos by Elizabeth Young and where they had moved.

on his next nonfi ction book, about the life and mysterious and Esquire; and fi nally, his nonfi ction books. In 2006, death of Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University. Capuzzo and his wife, Teresa, founded a unique regional It has indeed been a splendid, if unpredictable, run for magazine called Mountain Home, based in Wellsboro, a kid who turned to journalism as a teenager in a Boston Pennsylvania, where Teresa had grown up and where they suburb when he realized that he was not ticketed for a had moved. It was to have been a landscape and real estate glorious basketball career. But he did manage to write magazine (Teresa, a fellow journalist, had returned to school 50 stories for the local weekly newspaper, and he became to get a master’s degree in architecture at the University of editor of his high school newspaper. When the paper ceased Pennsylvania), but has since turned into a showplace for publication in Capuzzo’s junior year, he and some buddies general-interest feature writing. “Our circulation went from continued publishing out of a friend’s kitchen and selling virtually zero to 100,000,” Capuzzo says. “This shows me ads themselves. The paper, The Sacred Cheese (named by a the power of storytelling in the market and that it can be history teacher for a phrase in a Stephen Crane short story), done anywhere.” won some awards, and Capuzzo was smitten. With all that success, it’s quite a commendation for 29 While at Northwestern University, he did internships Capuzzo to count the M.F.A. program as the best thing he’s at several newspapers, including the Miami Herald, which ever done, and the warmth in his voice when he speaks of offered him a full-time job after he graduated. In short order, it and his affection for his classmates and teachers are hard he found himself in the bureau in Key West, one of the most to miss. “It’s like summer camp in that you develop lifelong exotic news locales in America. One day, David Halberstam bonds,” he says. wandered over to invite the entire staff—Capuzzo and another Goucher also gave him a life-changing tool: the ability reporter—to dinner. When they arrived, they found the other to spread his passion for narrative journalism to another guest was Carl Bernstein. The two famed writers lifted a generation. He recently joined the low-residency M.F.A. glass to Capuzzo that night, toasting the great journalism faculty at Western Connecticut State University. and books he would do in his future. “Now I can teach with real excitement,” he says. But Halberstam didn’t leave it at that. He remained a The Goucher program in creative nonfi ction, he says, is friend, mentor, and inspiration to Capuzzo until his death in part of “a new renaissance of this incredibly vital genre,” a car accident in 2007. which he intends to further both through his work and in Whatever Halberstam saw in the young reporter, he the classroom. was proven right. Capuzzo went on to the Philadelphia If he sounds like a zealot, perhaps he is. “My religion,” Inquirer, which was still in its glory days; then came assign- he says, “is story.” § ments from top-fl ight magazines, such as Sports Illustrated impromptu

( im•promp'too ) adj. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.

By Gwendolyn Moiles ’15

Jill Zimmerman, professor of mathematics and computer science, has taught at Goucher since 1990 and has run its robotics lab since 2006. She introduced a new course in software development recently, and her paper describing a hybrid computer language that combines two popular programming paradigms was published last October in Computer Languages, Systems, and Structures. Here, she discusses what she and Bill Gates have in common and reveals her master plan to take over Hoffberger Science Building with an army of robots.

What sparked your interest in computer science? In 1975—before Jobs and Wozniak were working in the garage, before Microsoft was founded—there was an article in Popular Electronics that described how hobbyists could build their own computers. I was in high school, and my father and I did that. It had all of 4K of memory. Apparently that same article inspired Bill Gates. That’s what started Microsoft.

What’s your approach to teaching software development? I use a lot of collaborative learning. The students work in small groups and design their own multiplayer virtual worlds. Students have to design, critique, redesign, implement, and produce a fi nal product. It will take the full semester. The students IMPROMPTU have the ability to add all kinds of embellishments to their own design. My favorite part is when students take the knowledge that they’ve accumulated and actually synthesize it into some computing artifact that’s their own.

Is it hard to keep up with changing technology? 30 You really have to be a lifelong learner. I constantly have to make sure that I’m learning what’s going on and updating the curriculum so that it refl ects the changes. I love that challenge.

You have three robots in the robotics lab. What are they like? Our fi rst robot is a used industrial robot. He has fi ve joints: a wrist that both rotates and bends, elbow, shoulder, and base. His name is Armand because he’s an arm. We made him an optical sensor and a device where we can drop a pen [into his hand], so he can both see and write. We taught him how to play tic-tac-toe. We’ve got a student working on an algorithm that can be used for intelligent gameplay, so hopefully by the end of the semester he’ll be unbeatable. photo by Gwendolyn Moiles ’15 What about the other robots? Otto and Anna. They’re basically Roombas without the vacuum. We have given them both new controllers, and Otto’s got a camera and a sonic-range fi nder. I’d like Anna to use her laser-range fi nder to map out the space and communicate with Otto. I’d like them to cooperate on this task and do things together. That is my goal. I think people think I’m using this for peaceful purposes, but I’m really planning for my robotic army to take over Hoffberger.

Mac or PC? I refuse to be pigeonholed. 38 GOUCHER QUARTERLY | WINTER 2012 ALUMNAE SPOTLIGHT Gillian “Gill”Folley White’73 Penny Folley Miller & ’62 Gill andherhusband invitedPennytohuntelkon their was 61beforeshe triedbig-gamehunting.Itwas 2001,and frequently dinedongamebrought homebytheirfather,Penny Althoughaschildrenthegirls learnedtoshootand and raceacrossafi nish line. four-dog teamsaretimedasthey leaphurdles,retrieveaball, and amixedbreed—inagility fl yball, asportinwhichtwo trains herfi ve dogs—threeBordercollies,agoldenretriever, pleasure, volunteersasanartteacheratGarrisonForest,and lives inBaltimoreCountyona21-acre “farmette,” paintsfor of thecomputerdepartmentatGarrisonForestSchool,Penny biological sciencesatGoucher.Afterretiringin2006ashead Thesisters,whoare12yearsapartinage,majored the AleutiansorinamarshWyoming,” Pennysays. wherever Iam,whetherit’satthefootofavolcanoin outside andabletoobservetheanimalsnature “One ofthethingsIlikebestabouthuntingisbeing elk hastheirhearts. but thepursuitofbiggamesuchascaribou,moose,deer,or and fi Theytakepleasureinhuntingduck,grouse,orwoodcock shing forsalmonandtroutorscubadivinglobster— they ledsuccessfulcareers,thatdiscoveredthispassion. practicing targetshooting.Butitwasn’tuntilyearslater,after by childhoodsspentinruralVermont hiking,fi TheFolleysistersshareadeeploveoftheoutdoors,nurtured shing, and in pursuitofbiggame. early, dressingincamoufl age, loadingtheirrifl es, andgoingoff and hersister, hobby, anditwasn’tknitting.Whenevertheygettogether,she At theageof61, GillFolleyWhite’73andPennyMiller’62withthebullelktheyshotontheirfi (L toR) Gillian “Gill” FolleyWhite’73 Penny FolleyMiller’62 tookupanew , enjoyrising www.goucher.edu/quarterlyextra. For oneofMiller andWhite’s favorite recipes,goto — JulieSteinbacher’10 whether it’shuntingseasonornot, justwatchingtheanimals.” hunters,” Gillsays.Pennyagrees:“We canspendhours, needy familiesorhomelessshelters. “We’re nottrophy Iftheirkillismorethanthey can eat,themeatgoesto experience,” Gillsays.“Itstraightensoutyourpriorities.” other endofthefoodchain,whichisawhollyunique bear raidedtheircampsite.“All ofasudden,youareonthe of course.Once,inCanada’sNorthwestTerritories, agrizzly Canada, andNewfoundland.They’vehadplentyofadventures, passion hastakenthemmanyplaces,includingAlaska, Thesistersgettogetherasoftentheycan.Theirshared teaching horsebackridingandrunninganerrandsservice. hunting guide,continuestorunadownsizedranchwhile until White’sdeathin2005.Gill,whonowisalicensed had beentheirhuntingguide.Thecoupleranaranchtogether in 1989,GillmarriedCliffordWhite,thecattlerancherwho Afewyearslater,Gillandherfi rst husbanddivorced,and in Wyoming. for 13years.In1986,theywentonaguidedhuntingtrip technician andco-ownedagrocerystorewithherhusband She marriedandworkedinManahawkin,NJ,asaveterinary from theUniversityofMichiganaftergraduatingGoucher. Hitchcock Hospitalandacertifi Gillearnedadegree inmedicaltechnologyfromDartmouth- cate inveterinarytechnology one rightafterme.Thatwasthefi rst hunt,anditwasamazing.” to shootfi rst, andIdid,” recallsPenny. “Sheshotthesecond the sisterswatchedtwobullelkcomeintoview. “Gilltoldme 5,000-acre ranchinWyoming.Afterseveraldaysoftracking, rst big-gamehunttogether. SISTERS SHOOTING STRAIGHT- CLASS NOTES 53 ALUMNUS SPOTLIGHT ALUMNUS Matt Phillips ’11 with his eighth-grade “science scholars” class Matt Phillips ’11 with his eighth-grade “science scholars” “Instead of just calling on the kids, I ask a question “Instead of just calling on the kids, I ask he says. “Whoever and throw a tennis ball to them,” and asks a new catches it throws it to another student level.” question. It gets them thinking at a higher Phillips hopes to teach science differently from the way he he so boring,” was taught as a youth. “Science classes were and completed says. “Most of the time we just read textbooks Instead, he aims for a more hands-on approach: worksheets.” one day urging his students to peer into a microscope at strawberry DNA, another setting peanuts and almonds on re to compare their caloric power. “In these labs, the kids fi are learning something important, but they’re also gaining an experience they wouldn’t otherwise have,” a memory, he says. ce after graduation, Although Phillips majored in political science at Goucher and worked as an intern in a legislative offi he prefers teaching to debating education policies. He’s found that the students often have something to teach, as well. “In the best lessons I’ve delivered, I’ve learned something he says. “If you’re acting like the authority along with my kids,” who knows all the information, they won’t care as much. You have to give them the belief that you’re discovering things alongside them.” — Lindsay Stuart Hill ’09 (Crown ’11 never limits his class Matt Phillips ’11

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

When teaching, throws a discussions merely to tossing ideas around—he re to a peanut to make a point about tennis ball, too. Or sets fi to jump right calories. Or urges his middle school students into a controversial debate about medical ethics. for America, aims to make Phillips, employed by Teach students to learning an interactive experience that allows follow the lesson wherever it takes them. graders recently read and For example, his eighth discussed HANDS-ON LEARNING HANDS-ON Publishers, 2010), a nonfi ction account of a woman whose Publishers, 2010), a nonfi cells were taken without her consent and used in cancer by journalist studies at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Written Rebecca Skloot, the book details how the cells taken became from Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951, focused on both the invaluable to medical research. “We says Phillips. “One question science and the medical ethics,” I posed to my students was, ‘Should your parents be able to it’s my my body, One kid said, ‘It’s sell your genetic material?’ so I sat him He hadn’t heard that phrase before, choice.’ down at the computer, and I said, ‘I want you to Google that phrase and tell me about it.’” As a middle school science teacher in Philadelphia and a master’s degree candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, Phillips prefers pedagogical models that encourage student participation. For his thesis, he analyzed Brazilian schools where students help design the rules; in his own teaching, he tries to employ some of those same techniques. Matt Phillips Matt 56 GOUCHER QUARTERLY | WINTER 2012 ALUMNUS SPOTLIGHT Earl Swift M.F.A. journey byfollowing hisprogressbycar. about hisadventures.Aphotographer capturedimagesofthe canoe thelengthofJamesRiver andfi le storieseachday urban life”—Swiftconvincedhiseditor toallowhimhikeand Virginian-Pilot and Anchorage,Alaska,beforeaccepting ajobatNorfolk’s After graduating,heworkedasa reporter atpapersinSt.Louis political sciencemajorattheUniversityofMissouri-St.Louis. at thenow-defunct Theauthorgothisprofessionalstartasacopyboyworking the lastwordonasubject.” And thathasledmetoseekoutstorieswouldbe even iftheyweredeepinthebowelsofarchives. generations afterIwasgone,mywordswouldsurvive idea thatwritingwouldlendmeimmortality—that pay metodowhatIliked,” he says.“And Ilikedthe always seemedlikeawaytogetpeople “Writing a NorthCarolinasalvagelot—allinpursuitofthetellingdetail. for 700milesontheChesapeakeBay, andhungoutfordaysat source tosea,livedatthetopofalighthouse,paddledkayak states. He’shikedandcanoedVirginia’sJamesRiverfrom Southeast Asia,Europe,NewGuinea,andmanyofthe50 Fueledbythatthought,Swifthasresearchedstoriesin Itjustneedstobewrittenwellenough. images itconjures—canlastinthemindsofreadersforever. a story—thefactsofit,thecadenceitssentences, permanence ofthewrittenword.Write itdown,hesays,and Journalist andauthor HAVING THE LASTWORD THE HAVING . In 1998—“feeling claustrophobic about my daily . In1998—“feelingclaustrophobic aboutmydaily St. Louis Globe-Democrat Earl Swift M.F.A. ’11 Earl SwiftM.F.A. swearsbythe while still a whilestilla ’11 For informationaboutbooksbyEarl Swift,visitearlswift.com — HollySelby Whoknowswherehisresearch willtakehim. section ofhumanity.” the automobileastoldbythisone carandthisonecross its story. I’mexploringourweirdrelationshipasacountrywith owners fromthedayitrolledoffassemblyline.I’mtelling manufacturer,” hesays. “Itracedbackthroughall13ofits “Itisprobablythemosticoniccareverproducedbyany master’s thesis,aboutafadedturquoise’57Chevy. ties. Heiswritingabook,theoutgrowthofhisGoucher fellowship fundedbytheVirginiaFoundationforHumani- Now heisspendingtheyearatUniversityofVirginiaona superhighways, atalethatledhimtocriss-crossthecountry. Miffl SwifttellsthestoryofAmerican in Harcourt,2011), Inhismostrecentpublication, during thecourseofthose14months,butitresultedinabook.” she wenttobed,” Swiftsays.“Iwentoutfourtimeswithadults custody ofmydaughter,soIwouldworkoniteverynightafter “I’masingledadwho workedfulltimeandhad50percent (University ofVirginiaPress,2001). on theJames:ThreeWeeks throughtheHeartofVirginia transforming thenewspaperseriesintohisfi rst book, interest intheadventure,Swiftspentnext14months female,” Swiftsays.Afterapublishinghouseexpressed would catalyzethislonginginsomanypeople,bothmaleand their cars.Itwassurrealhowintoitpeoplegot.Ihadnoidea The22-partserieswasahit.“Peoplecameouttofollowin The BigRoads (Houghton Journey

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’27 ’53 Helen M. Esther Murray Smith Cheryl Miller Berk Habermann February 25, 1996 July 4, 2012 1927–2012 ’31 M.Ed.’54 Margaret Rupli Woodward Alice O’Neill LaPlante Professor July 18, 2012 May 31, 2012 ’37 ’56 Kathryn Mueller Caprio Donogh McCutcheon Phillips June 21, 2012 May 25, 2012 photo courtesy of Goucher College Archives ’38 Beth Calderwood Ebach September 7, 2012 Martha Flynn Von Uffel hether teaching plant anatomy or handing out May 29, 2011 ’58 Wcuttings from her private collection, Helen ’39 Joanna Gilman M. Habermann’s passion for all types of fl ora was June 4, 2012 Annette Challis Carter a fundamental part of her person. The former plant November 20, 2011 ’59 physiologist and educator died June 5. She was 84. ’40 Yvonne Deschu Whitaker Born in Brooklyn, Dr. Habermann received a Betty McMillin Carter August 5, 2012 bachelor’s degree from the New York State College May 29, 2012 ’63 for Teachers, Albany; a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut; and a doctoral degree ’41 Carolyn Noon LeCompte Amy Wertheimer Hawkes August 25, 2010 from the University of Minnesota. She worked as an 2012 May 9, 2005 Lois Swirsky Gold assistant botanist and plant physiologist at several Aline Richardson Freeman May 16, 2012 universities before joining Goucher’s faculty in 1958.

WINTER Binnie Berlind Fry-DeLarm As a professor, Dr. Habermann was “extremely May 19, 2012 | Janice Gold Beck June 20, 2012 supportive of her students and very demanding,” said Lydia Villa-Komaroff ’70. “She taught me both September 9, 2012 ’75 about the vigor, the discipline of science, as well as ’42 Barbara Bither June 29, 2012 its joy.” For many years, Dr. Habermann served as Fanny Rubenstein Spitz chair of the biology department and, from 1982 until August 21, 2012 ’89 her retirement in 1992, she held the Lilian Welsh Tina Messina Dorman GOUCHER QUARTERLY ’43 Professorship of Biological Sciences. She received May 27, 2012 Barbara Blackburn Shepherd more than $400,000 in funding from the National February 13, 2012 ’90 Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Marieanne Porter Dodge Ann S. Griffi ths Foundation for her research. 58 June 20, 2012 June 17, 2012 A NIH special research fellow, Dr. Habermann also ’44 ’92 published dozens of papers and articles and was an Marilyn Michelson Tamarin Ruth Ann Hendricksen esteemed member of many local and national botany August 11, 2012 August 25, 2012 and biological associations, including the American Camellia Society. She established two funds at ’45 M. Ed. ’96 Diana Eisenstadt Baumann Jeanette Aska Goucher for the purchase of materials on plant June 1, 2012 July 3, 2012 sciences and biology: the Katherine M. Habermann Esther Shulman Love Memorial Library Fund, named in honor of her mother, ’07 and the Helen M. Habermann Biological Sciences September 17, 2012 Nadeen Fallin Library Support Fund. June 6, 2012 ’46 Dr. Habermann is survived by her cousin, Margaret Carlota Herkness Geyer ’11 Houde, and a second cousin, Linda Houde. August 1, 2012 Sarah Tarpley Lehmberg ’48 June 16, 2012 Louise Muessen Rowles August 29, 2011 ’50 Martha Jane Rea Weaner-Shipton August 24, 2012 in Memoriam Margaret Rupli Mary Patricia Woodward “Pat” Powers 1910–2012 1922–2012 Professor ’31 photo courtesy of Robin Rupli photo courtesy of Joan Powers-Smith

argaret Rupli Woodward ’31, NBC’s fi rst female broadcaster, died July 18 ary Patricia “Pat” Powers, who guided Mof congestive heart failure. She was 102. Mthe college’s students and faculty through Ms. Woodward grew up in Washington, DC, in the same house on Hall computer training in an era when the fi eld was still Place, NW, where she spent many of the last decades of her life. She graduated new, died February 27. She was 89. Phi Beta Kappa from Goucher with a major in French. Fluent in several languages, Ms. Powers served as a lecturer in mathematics Ms. Woodward spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris and worked for the Carnegie and computer science and as director of Goucher’s Endowment in Geneva, Switzerland, and the U.S. Department of Labor. computer center from 1971 until her retirement in She married David Woodward, a correspondent for the London News 1988. Before she taught at Goucher, Ms. Powers Chronicle, and the two were stationed in Amsterdam in the years before World directed the Johns Hopkins University computer War II. Looking for work, Ms. Woodward went to the American Embassy in The center from its inception in 1960 to 1969. She Hague. She took a voice test and was hired on the spot to broadcast for an NBC taught a statistics course at Goucher in 1964, and

radio program called Hallo, Hallo Amerika! She became one of only a handful of in the late 1960s, she served on the faculty of the CLASS NOTES female radio correspondents on the air and broadcast under her maiden name. Summer Institute in Computer-Based Mathematics, CBS’ chief European correspondent, Edward R. Murrow, took her under his wing, held on Goucher’s campus. She was credited for advising her in the power of understatement. spearheading the Administrative Computing Plan When the Germans occupied Holland in May 1940, Ms. Woodward and in 1985. her husband fl ed on a coal barge to London. In 1947, the couple divorced. “Pat was calm, helpful, and endlessly encouraging Ms. Woodward returned to America shortly after and served until 1961 at to the many who viewed computers not only with the Labor Department, as a Foreign Service offi cer in Canada, and with the suspicion but with active dread,” said Rhoda M. State Department in Washington, DC. Upon her retirement, she traveled to Dorsey, president emerita of Goucher College. “Her Myanmar, Korea, and Switzerland. She volunteered as a tutor to children and skills pushed administrative computing ahead rapidly at a nursing home. and were similarly important to the students in her Ms. Woodward regularly appeared as a guest on Voice of America, where her computer classes.” reports were rebroadcast for a 21st-century audience. She was interviewed in Ms. Powers also enjoyed raising miniature and 2001 by her cousin, Robin Rupli, a television producer at Voice of America. Until standard poodles, which she showed in obedience 59 then, “Margaret never told us anything about her career or her broadcasting,” said competitions. Rupli. “I was a broadcaster, and it never came up; I found out about it by accident She is survived by two nieces, Joan Marie by reading the answer to a reader’s question in Parade magazine.” Powers-Smith and Mary Elizabeth Schmidt; and a nephew, Joseph Frances Powers.

Vlada Tolley knit department. “She said, ‘You can always fi nd a qualifi ed teacher, but you have to hire family, someone whom you want to be with,’” 1922–2012 recalled Rudy Lentulay, professor emeritus of Russian. Professor Mrs.Tolley’s efforts to extend the teaching of Russian led her to help establish a joint Russian program with the Johns Hopkins ladilena “Vlada” Tolley, an associate University. Throughout the following years, she worked tirelessly to Vprofessor emerita of Russian and the engage and inspire the students who entered the program. “She loved her students—the girls of Goucher and the boys of Hopkins,”

photo courtesy of Lynn Franke ’73 Franke photo courtesy of Lynn architect of Goucher’s Russian language program, died July 13. said Lentulay. Mrs. Tolley served as a translator for the American Embassy in Mrs. Tolley retired in 1985 but continued to substitute teach at Moscow during World War II. Goucher. She also traveled to the Mendeleev Institute in Moscow, When she joined Goucher in 1962 as an assistant professor, the the former site of a Goucher Russian exchange program, with study of Russian was limited in the Baltimore area. Mrs. Tolley hired President Emerita Rhoda M. Dorsey. She is survived by a daughter, and nurtured a group of young Russian instructors, creating a tightly Lynn Franke ’73, and seven grandchildren. Boundaries Transcended

35 Visionary academic program 35 Transformed academic facilities 35 Vibrant and diverse campus community 35 Greater strength and flexibility

On October 19, 2012, we celebrated the conclusion of Transcending Boundaries: The Campaign for Goucher College, the most successful fundraising effort in our history. The campaign raised more than $117 million, far exceeding its original goal, and has made possible such defining achievements as the Athenaeum and required study abroad.

As Goucher moves on to new challenges and opportunities, we thank our loyal alumnae/i, friends, faculty, staff, associates, students, and families—generous people who have made the college a philanthropic priority. Goucher is greater because of you.

61 photo by Bruce Weller Bruce by photo VIEWPOINT has been at the nd new ways to inspire to inspire ways nd new , professor of religion, is one of, of religion, professor Mark McKibben wears so many hats at Goucher that it so many wears shepherding classes through the close reading and intensive and intensive the close reading classes through shepherding sexuality. She is widely published, and her groundbreaking published, and her groundbreaking She is widely sexuality. expert on Edith Wharton and Herman Melville, among on Edith Wharton and Herman Melville, expert cutting edge of the effort to fi but never loses them. Associate professor of English and an loses them. Associate professor but never seminar program. the freshman became co-leader of Frontiers, Studies Program and the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Studies Program, and the Interdisciplinary Studies Program also taught in the International Scholars Program and recently and recently also taught in the International Scholars Program in Ohio. She is a Denison University at her alma mater, DC, in Washington, assisting priest at an Episcopal church at other congregations. invited to preach and is frequently particularly innovative and inspiring teacher and has turned particularly innovative other American writers, Mary is heralded for successfully other American writers, Mary is heralded one of her upper-level classes, on church and God in black classes, on church one of her upper-level is sometimes hard to imagine how she takes them on and off she takes to imagine how is sometimes hard material from at least three different disciplines. Mary has different at least three material from under which students create their own majors by combining majors by their own under which students create named lectures at the Virginia Theological Seminary and at the Virginia named lectures the country’s leading experts on the black church and issues of on the black church the country’s leading experts line-by-line analysis of texts. She also chairs the American analysis of texts. line-by-line literature, into a “breakfast book club.” Kelly is also a longtime Kelly book club.” a “breakfast into literature, Mary Marchand Mary Kelly Brown Douglas As a member of the Mathematics and Computer Science In just the past year, Kelly was invited to give prestigious invited to give was Kelly In just the past year, Department, Professor Department, Professor work is in turn frequently studied and written about by others. studied and written about by is in turn frequently work elds; nor elds; paid no ve revenue and do its and do revenue that its faculty contingent platform this time around to platform this time around cant scholars, or to other tasks owever, owever, , for example. Professor of psychology Professor , for example. Quarterly nd new sources of sources nd new

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by Sanford J. Ungar by Sanford everyone would agree, h agree, would everyone contributing to knowledge and understanding in their fi contributing to knowledge complex. And often, students—and even alumnae/i—are not alumnae/i—are even And often, students—and complex. college for 33 years and was involved in several previous previous in several involved and was college for 33 years a Rick spearheaded years, efforts. In recent curricular reform Schools City Public in the Baltimore community service program under whose auspices called Read-A-Story/Write-A-Story, do they typically know of the tasks professors perform that are of the tasks professors typically know do they business differently, without changing the fundamental and business differently, generally grouped under the bland-sounding category of “service.” under the bland-sounding category grouped generally and a member of the Peace Studies Program, he has been at the Studies Program, and a member of the Peace provided crucial intellectual and political heft to the enterprise. provided of the faculty. But the roles of college professors are many and many are of college professors But the roles of the faculty. included several other board members and representatives of members and representatives other board included several implications for the community, the country, and the world. the country, implications for the community, important Rick’s teaching about race and gender has been toimportant Rick’s teaching about race rigorous service as members of the college’s Crossroads Task Task service as members of the college’s Crossroads rigorous number of thought leaders in higher education. I thinknumber of thought leaders in higher education. necessarily aware of the scholarly work their teachers are doing, their teachers are of the scholarly work necessarily aware Goucher undergraduates help young inner-city students develop inner-city students develop help young Goucher undergraduates the administrative staff of the college, and it consulted with a and it consulted staff of the college, the administrative traditional character of the college. character traditional their growing personal consciousness of inequality and its their growing their literary skills. Many of our students have also told me how of our students have skills. Many their literary trusted advisers, and signifi they had already taken on. So I want to be sure you know who know you to be sure on. So I want taken had already they are: they less attention during this time to their roles as superb teachers, less attention during this time to their roles highlight fi been doing unusual and now, a year than for more have,

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both math majors who excel at calculus and math-averse students who fi nd themselves struggling just to meet their liberal education requirement in the fi eld. He is a highly successful author of many professional articles and two volumes on the subject of evolution equations. Mark was one of the fi rst members of the Goucher faculty to experiment with online and “discovery-based” learning techniques. La Jerne Terry Cornish, who graduated from Goucher in 1983 and later obtained her master’s degree in education from the college in 1994, is now an associate professor in, and chair of, that department. A former assistant principal in the Baltimore City Public Schools, she actively oversees the secondary education concentration. She is also in the second year of a three-year term as the elected chair of the Goucher faculty. For eight years, La Jerne has led an intensive course abroad to the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, where the Goucher student participants teach in a village school and work in its

2012 community; they and she describe their lives as having been transformed by the experience. WINTER

These are just fi ve of the extraordinary faculty | members who help defi ne the character of Goucher as a liberal arts college. The recommendations of the Crossroads Task Force, recently approved by the Board of Trustees and now being rolled out to the college community and coordinated with Goucher’s newest GOUCHER QUARTERLY strategic plan, will bring about important changes in the way we deliver a Goucher education and help us develop 62 innovative new programs. Clearly these fi ve professors will play a pivotal role in designing the way forward, and I know that Norma Lynn Fox ’76, now chair of the board, plans to rely heavily on them, as we build on a spirit of collaboration to face the future. We are all very lucky to have them on the task.

SSanfordanford J. Ungar | President

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