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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd c2 2/24/17 1:08 PM “WOMEN, WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER, have incredible power.” Journalist Trudy Rubin ’65 made that statement at the 2012 launch of Smith’s Women for the World campaign. Her words were prophecy. From 2009 through 2016, thousands of Smith women joined hands to raise a stunning $486 million. This issue celebrates their work. Thanks to them, promising women from around the globe will continue to come to Smith to fi nd their voices and their opportunities. They will carry their education out into a world that needs their leadership.

SMITH ALUMNAE QUARTERLY

Special Issue / Spring 2017

Amber Scott ’07 NICK BURCHELL

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• WOMEN HELPING WOMEN • A STRONGER CAMPUS

4 20 We Set Records, Thanks to You ‘Whole New Areas of Strength’ In President’s Perspective, Smith College President The Museum of Art boasts a new gallery, two new Kathleen McCartney writes that the Women for the curatorships and some transformational acquisitions. World campaign has strengthened Smith’s bottom line: empowering exceptional women. 26 8 Diving Into the Issues How We Did It Smith’s four leadership centers promote student engagement in real-world challenges. The campaign overcame a recession, weathered a presidential transition and ended by shattering 28 records, raising $486 million to set a bold new course. Courses Without Borders 16 Breaching the walls between academic disciplines Joining the Circle sheds light on complex problems. In a testament to the power of women’s philanthropy, 30 key alumnae formed a giving circle to collectively Learning to Be Innovators contribute more than $100 million to the campaign. Programs in entrepreneurship and problem solving 18 enrich a liberal arts education. Game-Changing Gifts 32 The campaign is enabling ambitious projects that will Opening the Door for Promising Women make a difference to every Smith student and every aspect of the Smith experience. Financial aid makes a Smith education accessible to talented, diverse and ambitious students. 33

LEAH FASTEN First Course: Sustainability Smith signs on to a national sustainable food initiative and introduces a gluten-free dining facility. 34 Great Expectations Bricks-and-mortar projects on campus and beyond keep pace with student demand. 36 A Culture of Ideas Grants support research collaborations among faculty and students.

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44 Leveraging the Power of Liberal Arts Five themes frame Smith’s new strategic plan: face-to-face education; inclusion, diversity and equity; experiential and applied opportunities; emerging methods, fields and pedagogies; and complex, urgent problems. 48 The New Neilson—Smith’s Next Big Thing Construction of the new Neilson Library is set to begin in the spring of 2018. View a timeline of the project, learn about Maya Lin’s design plans and see a rendering of the new north and south wings.

Burton Lawn

Terraced Amphitehater Alumnae Gym

Roof Garden

Neilson Library South Lawn South Jewel Box North Jewel Box

ANDREA ARTZ Sun

38 Seizing Their Moment ELIM CHAN ’09 becomes the first woman to win a Seelye Lawn prestigious conducting competition. AMBER SCOTT ’07 helps low-income first-generation students succeed in college. MARIE MCLANE ’08 braves icy-cold Greenland to collect data on climate change.

SHAHARZAD AKBAR ’09 dreams of bringing 51 Class Notes democratic values to her Afghan homeland. 80 Obituaries AUBREY MENARNDT ’08 urges countries rich in 86 Beyond the Grécourt Gates natural resources to spread the wealth. 88 Smith in My Life

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I write from a place of the campaign. By raising almost $130 million profound gratitude. for overall financial aid, we are making sure It seems only appropriate that Smith remains accessible to outstanding to open this special issue—a students, regardless of their economic back- PRESIDENT’S celebration of the impact and ground. Since the campaign’s beginning in PERSPECTIVE power of our Women for the 2009, we have awarded close to $400 million in World campaign—with this scholarship support. As a college student who sentiment. I am overwhelmed by the generosity relied on financial aid, I am particularly proud of the 37,250 donors who helped us surpass even of our success in this area. Indeed, it should our boldest expectations. make all of us proud. Women helping women— $486 million. it is what Smith has been all about since our That is what we raised over the past beginning. seven years, thereby breaking Smith’s own The curriculum, too, is growing and changing. fundraising records as well as those of our sister New courses in Middle East studies, design colleges. Ours is the largest and most successful thinking, data sciences and film studies campaign of a women’s college. are advancing our curriculum to meet the Smith is stronger—and its future more interests of today’s women and address areas of secure—because of the unwavering belief that importance in today’s world. Our commitment alumnae, parents and friends of our college to transforming the liberal arts for the 21st have in the value of women’s education and the century will ensure that Smith is the best place role Smith plays in producing the artists and for any smart, ambitious woman seeking a high- activists, thinkers and doers, innovators and quality education. entrepreneurs, organizers and leaders the world In the years to come, one thing that will so desperately needs. distinguish Smith is our ability to connect the Every area of campus has been touched by curriculum to cocurricular activities. In this

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 5 2/24/17 1:08 PM complex and ever-changing world, tirelessly to fund new initiatives, such a degree alone is not indicative of as the Lewis Global Studies Center. a well-rounded college graduate. Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard ’69, We need to provide students with former chair of the board of trustees, unique opportunities to complement was both a leader and role model in their classroom work with real- defining what it means to be a woman world experiences. From day one for the world; it was my great honor to of my presidency, I’ve wanted present her with the John M. Greene Smith to be home to a women’s Award, one of the college’s most leadership program. This campaign— prestigious honors, at our campaign specifically, an anonymous $10 celebration on March 4. million gift—is allowing us to develop I also want to recognize the hard one. I am confident that the program work of the Campaign Steering will be a defining element of the Committee. Its 12 members, led by Smith experience; importantly, it chair April Hoxie Foley ’69, were will be open to all students from the terrific thought partners who rolled moment they enroll through their up their sleeves and did the work senior year. alongside the Smith development Beyond these remarkable team, led by Beth Raffeld, vice advancements and achievements, president for development. Beth there were so many personal directed the campaign with energy moments throughout the campaign and vision, forging important that moved, inspired and motivated partnerships on behalf of Smith. me. One, in particular, stands out. Women for the World: The During the first summer of my Campaign for Smith has brought out presidency, I had the privilege of the very best in our community. It meeting with Viola (Vi) Spinelli ’47, has reminded us all of the good work a longtime Smith supporter, to thank we do—from inside classrooms and her for a gift that then-President Carol labs to beyond the Grécourt Gates—to Christ had finalized with her. When I empower exceptional women to lead arrived at Vi’s home, I told her how I change. was looking forward to thanking her Our work is important. Our work for a transformational gift. She took is neverending. As the campaign my hand, held it and said, “No, thank powerfully demonstrated, Smith you. Thank you for this philanthropic College is a vast and diverse opportunity. This is my legacy.” A few community of women helping years later, we lost Vi; however, just women. There is nothing we cannot as she had hoped, her legacy lives on do together. in the Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning, which provides resources for students engaged in quantitative work across the curriculum. THE WOMEN FOR THE WORLD CAMPAIGN has This successful campaign is the result of the dedication and hard brought out the very best in our community. work of so many, and I am grateful It has reminded us all of the good work to each and every volunteer, from club members to Reunion chairs and we do — from inside classrooms and labs to Smith Fund volunteers. I am also grateful to President Emerita Jill beyond the Grécourt Gates—to empower Ker Conway and Shelly Lazarus ’68, exceptional women to lead change. chair of the board of trustees from 1998 to 2003, for serving as honorary campaign co-chairs. The campaign was conceived under the leadership of President Carol Christ, who worked

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HOWWe Did

Fundraising campaign It begins in a recession, weathers a presidential transition and ends by shattering records— raising $486 million to set a bold new course and reimagine the liberal arts BY JOHN MACMILLAN Illustration by Hanna Barczyk

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 9 2/24/17 1:08 PM for a far-reaching campaign that bout halfway through Smith’s seven- saw its share of disruptive mo- year Women for the World campaign to ments. By the time it came to an raise $450 million—the largest fundrais- end on December 31, 2016, it had shattered expectations, having se- ing goal in the college’s history—April cured $486 million toward student Hoxie Foley ’69 found herself having scholarships, curriculum initiatives and innovative academic programs to deliver a sobering message to fellow and new courses of study that will members of the Campaign Steering define Smith for the 21st century. Committee. At the time, the U.S. econ- Indeed, the campaign has not only transformed the college but also the omy was stuck in a sluggish recovery landscape of women’s philanthropy. A from a devastating recession and the na- “This campaign is a truly historic moment for Smith and for women,” tional mood seemed to be playing out in says President Kathleen McCart- front of them. “This isn’t where we need to be,” Foley said, ney. “Smith is a stronger, better holding up a graph that showed that the pace of giving had institution because of what we as a community have accomplished, slowed considerably, despite a strong start. “We need to turn and the world is forever going to this around, otherwise we’re not going to hit our target.” benefit from the leadership, creativity and entrepreneurship of the women we graduate.” It wasn’t a message anyone want- Beth Raffeld, vice president for ed to hear, but as a rallying cry, it development at Smith, sees the suc- worked. It was time to up the game cessful completion of the campaign and take some risks. “When you as a vivid example of the power of begin to fall below your trend line, C the Smith community and what you have to change course,” Foley President can happen when Smith women says now. “It was important for us Kathleen rally around a cause. “There is so to be more aggressive in getting McCartney much goodwill toward Smith,” more asks out into the marketplace completed the Raffeld says. “We are grateful for and really stretching ourselves. campaign that the thousands of alumnae, parents Traditionally, Smith has been a was begun under and friends who stepped forward to bit conservative in its approach to former President show their support of the college’s fundraising. If we hadn’t stepped Carol Christ. The mission. We are incredibly proud. out of that comfort zone, we would two leaders met So many new doors have been have failed. And failure was not an up in California opened because of the generosity of option.” last fall. our community.” Within 18 months, everything At its heart, the campaign was had changed. The college was all about women—their education, breaking fundraising records, their leadership, their history, their bringing in nearly $72 million in future. With Women for the World 2014 and close to $65 million in as its guiding principle, the college 2015. Early last year, Foley, as chair, set out to devise a set of initiatives got to deliver a different message, that would, as former President telling the Campaign Steering Carol Christ said, position Smith Committee, “We’re winning this as a college of global consequence campaign!” and prepare women to succeed It was a triumphant turnaround as leaders in whatever profession

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 10 2/28/17 12:46 PM they choose. “Smith has a long and proud history of graduating “THE CAMPAIGN GAVE US an opportunity to envision a world high-achieving and accomplished women,” Christ says. “The cam- in which women are represented equally and fairly and to paign gave us an opportunity to en- position Smith as a generator of women leaders.” vision a world in which women are represented equally and fairly and to position Smith as a generator of value—to families, to communities, Women’s Leadership” concluded women leaders.” to businesses and organizations—of that although opportunities for having more women at the deci- women in the workforce had in- ULTURALLY, THE sion-making table. In it, authors creased significantly, very few first decade of the 21st Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl women were making it to the top of century was perhaps WuDunn conclude that the key their professions. Specifically, the C the perfect moment to to economic progress is in unleash- report noted, “So few women are at be discussing the idea ing women’s leadership potential the leadership table with men, and of launching a campaign that and that access to education is the the country is not benefiting from would make women’s education surest and most successful way of their ideas, talent and experience, and leadership its focus. In 2009, making that happen. especially on corporate boards, on the book Half the Sky was sparking At the same time, a 2009 White editorial pages and on the Senate a worldwide conversation about the House report “Benchmarking floor.”

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 11 2/28/17 12:47 PM These national conversations remain relevant. Thus emerged the served as a backdrop for the cre- overarching idea of reimagining ation of a strategic plan at Smith, the liberal arts for the 21st century. called “The Design for Learning,” “For me, what was critical was and a set of fundraising initiatives understanding that the borders that would address the big issues between disciplines needed to be related to women and women’s ed- much more porous,” Christ says. “I ucation that were rising to the sur- believed we needed to go beyond face across the culture. “The idea the major and emphasize capaci- of women using their education for ties of mind and imagination so the good of the world has always ȥ ݣ that when someone talked about been at the heart of Smith’s mis- 6O PERCENT OF their Smith experience, they didn’t SMITH STUDENTS sion,” Christ says. “The campaign RECEIVE say, ‘I went to Smith and this was gave us a platform from which to SCHOLARSHIP my major.’ Rather, I wanted them tell that story in a more urgent and SUPPORT to say, ‘I went to Smith and these compelling way.” were the fundamental skills that I At the top of the priority list was developed.’” shoring up Smith’s financial aid To that end, funds raised to- program to ensure that a Smith ward the “reimagining the liberal education remained accessible and arts” initiative would support new affordable to women, regardless of programs and courses of study, en- their economic background. An- dowed professorships in emerging nually, about 60 percent of Smith fields, academic concentrations and students receive need-based schol- centers for learning, Praxis intern- arship support, with the average aid ships and study-away opportunities. package totaling close to $42,000. These initiatives, Christ said, would As president, Christ was an out- “THE BORDERS “provide students with the skills BETWEEN spoken critic of the rising cost of DISCIPLINES and habits of mind needed to be- higher education, warning that if NEEDED TO BE come the change-makers the world MUCH MORE the price tag continued to balloon, POROUS.” needs.” then only the wealthiest families —CAROL CHRIST A third and equally critical fun- would be able to afford college. draising goal was $90 million in lege Board of Trustees, remembers “Colleges are the main engine of general support through The Smith the early days of the campaign as social mobility,” she says. “If we’re Fund, which supports a variety of being a time of uncertainty. “The making it difficult for the major- efforts, from faculty enrichment to economic events of 2008 were dev- ity of people to attend, then that’s student life activities and scholar- astating to a lot of people,” she says. not good for the country, it’s not ships. “There was a sense of apprehension good for the world and it’s not good in the air. People, especially wom- for colleges. At Smith, we all were ITH A VISION IN en, were concerned about outliving dedicated to creating as large a place and a fund- their investments.” President pool as possible for financial aid, raising map to Christ recalls speaking to potential knowing that it was the best way to W follow, the next donors who expressed excitement open doors for our future women step was getting about the campaign’s goals but leaders.” donors on board. It wasn’t always were concerned about the long- In developing a strategic plan, easy, especially in the wake of the term strength of their own assets. Christ was well aware that stu- sharp downturn in the economy “The spirit was willing, but the con- dents’ expectations were evolving that had occurred just as Smith fidence was weak,” she says of and that the college’s curriculum was reaching out to its supporters. some of her preliminary meetings would have to respond to new ways Elizabeth (Betty) Mugar Eveillard with donors. “There was a legiti- of teaching and learning in order to ’69, former chair of the Smith Col- mate concern among many alum-

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 12 2/28/17 12:48 PM Margaret Von Blon Wurtele ’67 donated $5 million to endow the college’s new Center for Work and Life; Janet Wright Ketcham ’53 provided $2 million to create an endowed professorship in Middle East studies; trustee emerita Nancy Godfrey Schacht ’56 and her husband, Henry, gave a leadership gift (the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness was later named in their honor); and an anonymous $16 million charitable lead trust from a member of the class of 1960 became the largest gift toward student scholarships in the college’s history. This momentum helped the campaign surge, and by the time it launched publicly in October 2012 with a grand celebration on campus, there was well over $200 million in the campaign’s coffers. Then progress briefly slowed when Carol Christ announced her retirement that same year. “This wasn’t a surprise to anyone, but there was a bit of a pause, a wait-and-see period,” remembers Betty Eveillard. “That’s normal. People want to hear from the new president and find out nae that once you gave something stepped forward with major gifts what her plans are.” away, it was gone.” that set the campaign in motion. With the arrival of Kathleen Mc- But the trustees and Christ, along B Former trustee Phoebe Reese Cartney in the summer of 2013, the with her team of development of- Expanding Lewis ’51 and her husband, John, pace of the campaign began to pick ficers and alumnae volunteers, undergraduate endowed Smith’s burgeoning up again. It is not easy for a new forged ahead, confident in the cam- research opportu- Global Studies Center with a $5 college president to step into the paign goal and the willingness of nities was a cam- million gift; Betty Eveillard showed middle of a campaign, but McCart- alumnae to get behind it. To build paign priority. her support for international schol- ney embraced its initiatives. “I was support, they embarked on an am- arships and programming with well acquainted with nearly every bitious plan to bring the excitement early gifts of more than $5 million; aspect of the campaign, even be- of Smith to the world. President Joan Fletcher Lane ’49 pledged fore I arrived on campus, so I was Christ hit the road, spending nearly $2 million in honor of former ready to go on day one,” she says. a month touring cities in Asia, for Smith President Jill Ker Conway; “The trustees assured me when I example, while faculty gave Smith- style lectures around the country, STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS WERE EVOLVING. The curriculum inviting alumnae to “come back to class.” The message: Smith is an would have to respond to new ways of teaching and learning. exciting place with big ideas wor- thy of support. Thus emerged the idea of reimagining the liberal arts. Over time, a number of donors

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 13 2/28/17 12:49 PM accepted the job that they’d be with Smith education should be. From lege’s most iconic landmarks. Just me every step of the way, and they this emerged dozens of proposals a year and a half into McCartney’s were.” that led to a range of select new op- B tenure, the college collected more McCartney quickly began mak- portunities that needed funding, Ambitious visions than $72 million in gifts. “Kathy ing her own mark. She brought including design thinking, data sci- of Smith in the had a tremendously active first year on Beth Raffeld, former executive ences and a new iLab, which was 21st century led on the job,” Eveillard said. “That director of philanthropic partner- later renamed the Jill Ker Conway the college to hard work laid the groundwork for ships at MIT, as vice president for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hire celebrated the gifts that would come.” development, and together they Center, a proposed intellectual hub designer Maya Those gifts included a $2.5 mil- mapped out a strategy to push the and maker space that will support Lin to reimagine lion grant from the Branta Founda- campaign forward by connecting students’ entrepreneurial ideas and Neilson Library. tion for a design-thinking initiative donors to meaningful, high-impact aspirations. The renovation of Neil- connected to engineering; a $2.5 giving opportunities. At the same son Library also became a corner- million gift from Charlotte Feng time, McCartney began building on stone of the campaign, creating a Ford ’83 to endow a contempo- the campaign’s already ambitious sense of excitement among donors rary art curator’s position at the vision, reaching out to faculty for looking to be a part of a historic Museum of Art; a $10 million their ideas on what a 21st-century project to refurbish one of the col- anonymous gift to establish a new

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 14 2/28/17 12:49 PM leadership development program for students; and individual gifts to “PHILANTHROPY HAS CHANGED from being controlled by men to endow Smith’s academic centers. being collaborative or even driven by women. The Smith cam- A particularly exciting moment for McCartney came when a mem- paign was an opportunity for women ... to invest in other women.” ber of the class of 1986 called her to say that she was donating $10 million for financial aid—one of campaign’s success. “They’re being is not a barrier to learning,” she the largest single gifts to Smith bolder in their giving and losing says. “I want other women to be and to a women’s college. In mak- some of the risk aversion of the able to unleash potential that they ing the gift, the donor said, “Giving past.” have not explored before.” to scholarship support is the most Consider: There were 93 gifts of effective way I know to directly $1 million or more to the campaign, LREADY, THE EF- impact a student’s life and opportu- representing 60 percent of the total fects of the campaign nities.” The donor had one request: raised. A “giving circle,” with the have been far-reach- that Smith use the money to in- goal of raising $100 million from a A ing. As McCartney spire other alumnae to give scholar- small group of alumnae, generated notes, the funds raised ship funds. To that end, campaign eight gifts of $10 million or more are keeping Smith accessible, mak- leaders created the Promise to the [see page 16]. For Mona Ghosh ing the college more entrepreneur- Future gift-matching program. H Sinha ’88, a Smith trustee and one ial, inspiring innovation across the “One thing we know is that Smith of Women for the World’s early curriculum and fueling new aca- women step up to a good chal- organizers, the campaign shined demic initiatives that meld class- lenge,” Raffeld says. “We succeeded A “GIVING CIRCLE,” a light on the fact that women are room learning with real-world ex- WITH THE GOAL in taking full advantage of this gen- OF RAISING $100 taking more control over their perience. “Going forward, what’s erous gift and doubling its impact MILLION FROM wealth and what they do with it. going to differentiate outstanding A SMALL GROUP on financial aid.” By the end of the OF ALUMNAE, “Philanthropy has changed from liberal arts colleges has as much to campaign, 46 additional donors had GENERATED EIGHT being largely controlled by men to do with the co-curriculum as the matched the donor’s gift dollar for GIFTS OF $10 being collaborative or even driven curriculum,” she says. “The cam- MILLION OR MORE. dollar through 39 new endowed by the women in the family,” she paign is allowing us to be bold in scholarship funds. “What’s exciting says. “The Smith campaign was bringing big ideas to life, like incor- is that Smith students in perpetuity an unprecedented opportunity for porating design thinking into the will benefit from these gifts,” Mc- women donors to collaborate and curriculum and creating a leader- Cartney says. “That is incredibly invest in other women.” ship program that is open to all stu- powerful and a great example of A McCartney says there was a dents. These programs, and others what happens when women come simple reason that support for the like them, are going to set Smith together to support other women.” campaign was so strong. “It was the apart and make it possible for us to Indeed, one of the most profound S ideas,” she says. “The partnership provide the very best education for lessons of the Women for the World opportunities to advance Smith women today.” campaign was the noticeable shift excited alumnae, and that’s why we Eveillard sees the fact that the in women’s philanthropic power. “THE CAMPAIGN had such extraordinary gifts.” college far surpassed its $450 mil- IS ALLOWING Research by the Women’s Philan- US TO BE BOLD Sinha, who made a significant lion goal as an affirmation of the thropy Institute shows that women, IN BRINGING gift with her husband, Ravi, to continued need to foster women’s BIG IDEAS TO in general, are more charitable LIFE, LIKE support financial aid for interna- leadership through education. than men; however, their largest INCORPORATING tional students, said the campaign “There is a clear demand for gifts tend to come in the form of DESIGN THINKING inspired her to consider how Smith women’s education,” she says . “Be- INTO THE deferred gifts rather than from cur- CURRICULUM.” and the opportunities she was given cause of this campaign, Smith has rent assets. This campaign turned —PRESIDENT as a student influenced her own renewed confidence in its mission. that notion on its head. “It feels like MCCARTNEY life. “Smith was transformational Without a doubt, we know there is women are closing the giving gap,” for me, and I, too, want to support a place for Smith in the pantheon says April Foley, reflecting on the students so that access to education of higher education.”

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The Smith Fund surpassed its CIRCLE dollar goal and benefited from a high level of participation. Campaign harnesses the power of women’s philanthropy Steady strength of BY BETH BALMUTH RAFFELD annual giving

The success of Women for Fund have incredible power,” the World: The Campaign for she says. They support ev- Smith depended not only on erything from financial aid to HEN I ARRIVED AT SMITH IN 2013, big gifts but also on a broad cutting-edge lab equipment the Women for the World campaign base of support. “I’m proud to and internships. was well underway, having raised say that the way most people The high level of participa- W $230 million toward a goal of $450 participated in the campaign tion was apparent throughout million. President Kathleen McCart- was through The Smith Fund,” the campaign. In 2014, for ney was just a few months into her tenure, and togeth- says Beth Raffeld, vice presi- example, the fund issued a er we were committed to continuing the good and im- dent for development. “It is challenge to bring in 2,000 portant work. Partnering with dedicated alumnae such a vital donations during the month volunteers, we implemented a plan to push the cam- MORE resource for of June in order to secure paign forward to a historic conclusion. Q smith. the campus, $80,000 in gifts from two Among the first questions we asked was this: How edu/ and the gifts, alumnae. By the end of the do we raise the bar to prove that Smithies are capable thefund both large month, more than 2,000 gifts of breaking the philanthropic glass ceiling? We had and small, had been made and more no doubt that Smith women believed in and supported to The Smith Fund make an than $1 million had been Smith’s mission, and we felt strongly that it was time to incredible difference in all ar- raised. elevate giving levels to unprecedented heights, compa- eas, from the quality of stu- Last November, on Na- rable to those of coed institutions. dent life to the strength of tional Philanthropy Day, more Within the first year of Kathy’s presidency, we our academic programming.” than 1,900 donors made launched a series of small presidential forums in ma- Over the course of the Smith their cause and helped jor cities around the world—London, New York and campaign, more than 37,000 the college raise $1,033,625 San Francisco—to introduce key alumnae to Smith’s alumnae, parents and friends in one day. charismatic and visionary new leader and to encour- of Smith contributed, with “The level of support was age discussion about her ambitious plans to make the the majority donating directly phenomenal,” says Maria Smith experience the most powerful form of liberal through The Smith Fund, Held, director of The Smith arts education. These engaged discussions served as which surpassed its cam- Fund. “Smith women under- the foundation for a philanthropic giving circle made paign goal of $90 million to stand the value of what they up entirely of women. It was the first of its kind at raise $110 million. experienced here and consis- Smith, and over the next three years it would result in Annual giving, Raffeld tently step forward to ensure a series of leadership gifts to the college that ultimately says, is the backbone of the that the students of today changed the course of the campaign. college’s fundraising efforts, and tomorrow are able to Our goal became clear—to realize $100 million in and its impact is felt across take advantage of everything gifts from a small circle of extraordinary women. campus. “Gifts to The Smith Smith has to offer.”—JM Smith competes with other colleges—Amherst,

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 16 2/24/17 1:09 PM D From top: Beth Raffeld, vice president for development, worked with campaign leaders Betty Eveillard ’69 and Anita Wien ’62 to create a giving circle.

Harvard, Williams—for the best students, faculty and facilities. Why not compete philanthropically? It was time, we believed, to show the world that Smith is indeed a movement and that Smithies were ready to give back in profound ways to keep Smith accessible to the best and brightest applicants from around the world. As April Hoxie Foley ’69, chair of the Campaign Steering Committee, said, “This campaign is proof that women are capable of closing the giving gap.” Elizabeth (Betty) Mugar Eveillard ’69, former chair of the board of trustees, was a critical partner. She understands the power of women’s philanthropy, especially when it is in support of other women, and was among the first donors to step forward and increase her own total campaign giving to more than $10 million. Betty’s generosity—and smart strategic thinking—inspired other donors to join her in the leadership giving circle. As momentum grew, Smithies proceeded to do what they do best: take action. Ultimately, eight alumnae and their families each contributed $10 million or more, resulting in more than $100 million for scholarships, academic innovation and curricular initiatives. These gifts ensure that the college has the resources to meet students’ 21st- century expectations, attract and keep the best faculty, maintain the extraordinary campus and remain the go-to college for smart, talented and ambitious women. The achievement of the giving circle exemplifies all that we expect from Smith alumnae—ambition, leadership, partnership and generosity—and leverages it for maximum impact. We have raised the bar and are leaving no doubt about the power and influence of women’s philanthropy. At the final meeting of the Campaign Steering Committee, trustee Alison Overseth ’80 set the tone for Smith’s fundraising efforts in the years ahead. “The impact of this campaign is more profound than we ever imagined,” she said. “It has changed the face of philanthropy for our alumnae, for Smith and for future alumnae, who will look back at what we’ve ac- JIM GIPE (3) complished and see the good that can happen when women come together to support other women.” THE GIVING CIRCLE exemplifies all that we Indeed, this is perhaps the greatest legacy of Women for the World: The Campaign for Smith. expect of Smith alumnae—ambition, leadership, partnership and generosity. Beth Balmuth Raffeld is vice president for development at Smith.

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These donors are among many who stepped up to fund ambitious projects that will touch every student and enrich every aspect of the Smith experience

$10 Million Scholarship Fund man, who is director, president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson s the campaign drew to a International Center for Schol- close last year, Smith re- ars, made the gift in honor of her Aceived a $10 million pledge mother, Lucille Geier Lakes, a from Louisa Stude Sarofim ’58 to writer who believed in the power establish the Isabel Brown Wil- of sharp observation and transfor- son ’53 Scholarship Fund. The mative imagination. The Lucille endowed fund, named in honor of Geier Lakes Writer-in-Residence Sarofim’s cousin, will generate an- Program brings distinguished writ- nual income equal to the average ers to Smith College for a semester financial aid grant for about 10 stu- every year. dents each year. As the value of the endowment grows over time, Saro- Global Scholars Fund fim’s generous gift, one of the largest ever to a women’s college, will gift from Anita Volz Wien support more students each year. ’62 and her husband, Byron, Aestablished the Anita Volz Writer-in-Residence Wien ’62 Global Scholars Fund. Program The merit-based award encourages B Smith students who are U.S. citi- Jane Harman $1 million gift from former zens to study abroad for a full year ’66 honored her U.S. Representative Jane in non–English-speaking countries mother by endow- ALakes Harman ’66 has in combination with an internship ing a writer-in-res- endowed a writer-in-residence or similar experience. Wien’s gift idence program. program that introduces students provides students the opportunity to great writers and mentors. Har- to combine professional activity

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 18 2/28/17 12:49 PM $486 million WOMEN FOR THE WORLD Largest campaign total by a U.S. women’s college BY THE NUMBERS 2009–2016 167,000 Individual gifts to Women for the World: The Campaign for Smith 2 Number of presidents who led the campaign: President Carol Christ, 2009–13; President Kathleen McCartney, 2013–16 with traditional study to enhance nutrition advice. While those ser- the experience of living abroad. vices have been offered at Smith in the past, the new facility makes 53 Crew House Dance Studio it possible to provide them more Percentage of alumnae who contributed to the campaign Renovation efficiently, in a more welcoming environment at a central location hanks to a $1 million gift on campus. 37,250 from Sharonjean Moser Total donors who gave to the campaign TLeeds ’67 and her husband, Innovation and Rick, the dance studio on the sec- Entrepreneurship Center ond floor of the Crew House on the 6,500+ banks of Paradise Pond is receiv- gift from Nike founder and Staff visits to alumnae, parents, ing an extensive renovation. The CEO Phil Knight created corporations and foundations work includes a new sprung floor, Athe Philip and Penelope triple-pane windows, a new heating Knight Endowed Innovation $16 million and cooling system, and new bath- Fund, which will support the rooms, lighting and technology. new Jill Ker Conway Innovation Largest single gift to date, a charitable lead trust for scholarships Also, for the first time in the build- and Entrepreneurship Center. ing’s history, the studio will be fully The Conway Center will promote accessible from College Lane. creative thinking, problem solving, 93 interdisciplinary teamwork and Gifts of $1 million or more Scholarship Fund for development of business and Pakistani Students entrepreneurial skills. The center will continue to coordinate the 25,828 or Neelum Ashraf Amin ’86 Draper Competition for Collegiate Alumnae who gave through The Smith Fund and her husband, Salman, a Women Entrepreneurs (funded by F$250,000 scholarship fund Melissa Parker Draper ’77 and Tim for Pakistani students was a way Draper) and the global financial 4,364 to help both Smith and the women institutions concentration. It will Non-alumnae parents who gave through The Smith Fund of Pakistan. It also helps repay the support Smith’s new University debt of gratitude that Amin feels Innovation Fellows program. for the education she received at 17 Smith. “As a Pakistani alumna, I’ve Environmental Classroom Cities in Asia visited by Presidents Christ and McCartney seen other women from Pakistan do tremendous things with a Smith upported by a grant from the 1,033 education,” she says. “Funding a S. D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation, scholarship was the perfect fit.” SSmith College completed the Campaign donors outside of the United States construction of a 2,300-square- Health and Wellness Center foot environmental classroom at 89 its Ada and Archibald MacLeish Countries where campaign donors live mith’s new state-of-the-art Field Station in 2012. Designed health center was named in to generate more energy than Shonor of the campaign contri- it uses on an annual basis, and $7.3 million butions of Nancy Godfrey Schacht constructed with sustainably Gifts and pledges from donors outside the United States ’56 and her husband, Henry. The sourced materials, the building has Schacht Center for Health and successfully completed the Living Wellness offers an array of student Building Challenge, a rigorous 9,287 health services, including counsel- green-building standard overseen Attendees at campaign-related events around the world ing, sports physicals, reproductive by the International Living Future health care, immunizations and Institute.—LARS ASBORNSEN 54 Members of Smith’s development team in 2016

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AreasNew Strength’of Key gifts broaden museum’s off erings BY CHRISTINA BARBER-JUST Photographs by Bob O’Connor

c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 20 2/28/17 12:50 PM new Asian art A gallery, two new curatorships, a few transformational acquisitions— the Smith Col- lege Museum of Art wouldn’t be the place it is today without the Women for the World campaign. “Special collections at the college were identified prominently as a $60 million target in this campaign,” says Jessica Nicoll ’83, the museum’s director and chief curator. In addition to the museum’s holdings, Smith’s unique collections and resources include its digital assets, libraries, the Poetry Center and the School for Social Work. “The museum is gener- ously supported all the time, but the fact that the designers of the campaign made an explicit funding goal of support for bolstering these unique collections at Smith was really important to us,” Nicoll says. During its non- public phase, the campaign got off to a great start at the museum in 2010 with Mary Gordon Two contrasting works can be seen from the Museum of Art’s third-floor landing: Diego Rivera’s Roberts ’60’s gift painting Market Scene (1930) and Gaston Lachaise’s sculpture Garden Figure (circa 1927–31).

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 21 2/24/17 1:09 PM of George Bel- lows’ Pennsylvania Excavation (1907), which Nicoll calls a “phenomenally important” painting. “It’s a work that we could never have purchased for the museum in the current marketplace,” she says. “That came right as the campaign was being launched, and was really a signal moment for us.” Then, in 2015, the museum un- veiled the Carol T. Christ Asian Art Gallery. The 1,250-square-foot gallery is named for Smith’s 10th president and provides dedicated space for an evolving collection of Asian art. It was funded by a leadership gift from Peggy Block Danziger ’62, who was then joined by many other alumnae—including the entire board of trustees—in making gifts in honor of Christ, who retired in 2013, to support the creation of the gallery. “That was a significant piece of the campaign,” Nicoll says. But what’s an impressive new gallery without someone to curate the works within it? That’s where a pair of sisters— Jane Chace Carroll

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 22 2/24/17 1:09 PM ’53 and Eliot Chace Nolen ’54, daughters of the late Beatrice Oenslager Chace ’28—come in. Carroll endowed a curatorship in Asian art, and Nolen put in place a fund to support the curator’s work. Then the sisters teamed up to establish an endowment for the acquisition of Asian art. The museum’s inaugural Jane Chace Carroll Curator of Asian Art is Yao Wu, a doctoral candidate at Stanford who previously worked at the Guggenheim in New York City. An Asian-art curator is a first for Smith and a rarity among U.S. academic museums. “We’ve been in a kind of pilot phase Clockwise Nicoll ’83 for almost a decade from top with George of testing what left, cur- Bellows’ it would mean to rent special painting have a more robust exhibition Pennsylva- program around Leisure and nia Excava- Asian art,” Nicoll Luxury in tion (1907); says. “Within this the Age of and the campaign we Nero: The third-floor received gifts to Villas of galleries, secure that, with a Oplontis now featur- gallery and cura- Near Pom- ing state-of- tor and funds for peii; Horace the-art mo- programming and Bundy’s bile display acquisition.” painting cabinets. Another area Girl with a that will get a sig- Dog (1852); nificant boost is museum di- 19th- and 20th-cen- rector and tury master draw- chief cura- ings. A promised tor Jessica gift from the collection of Carol Os- uchowski Selle ’54 will, in President

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 23 2/24/17 1:10 PM The campaign made possible the refurbish- ment and reinstalla- tion of the museum’s galleries. All spaces were updated, including this second-floor gallery featuring antiquities from the museum’s permanent collection.

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 24 2/24/17 2:25 PM Kathleen McCart- ney’s words, “make it possible for students to learn not only from studying the master drawings themselves but also from Carol’s own experience as a collector.” Near the end of the campaign the museum received a $2.5 million gift from Charlotte Feng Ford ’83 to endow a curatorship in contemporary art. The new position, which carries Ford’s name, will allow the college to hire a curator focused on that burgeoning field, making Smith one of the only academic museums in the country to have a position dedicated to contemporary work. “We’re super- excited about that gift and that new position,” Nicoll says. “We feel really fortunate. We’ve effectively doubled the size of our curatorial staff. We have a collection of about 2,500 objects, from antiquity to the present, and it’s growing all the time. These positions are giving us targeted expertise, but they’re also ac- knowledging that we’ll be able to do a lot more with a deeper curatorial staff.”

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Leadership centers promote student engagement in real-world challenges

hanging the world can begin with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. a single decision. That happened Each center operates in its own way Cfor Khulood Fahim ’19 when she to help students take full advantage of decided to get involved with the Lewis Smith’s curriculum. From studying the Global Studies Center. Programming Mill River ecosystem to creating digital at the center inspired her to become narratives about first-generation college a campus leader on international women, the centers offer students new issues, including co-founding a student pathways for linking classroom work with organization to support refugees. meaningful applications. “Being involved in the center has The CEEDS-envisioned 260-acre Ada allowed me to hold positions that and Archibald MacLeish Field Station, complement and deepen my interests,” for example, has rapidly become a hub Fahim says. “I’ve been able to learn about for scholarship on climate change and and discuss important issues from around sustainability. Developed in collaboration the world, and as an international student, with students, the station has hosted feel supported in every way.” research projects, performances and Fahim’s experience underscores challenge-course experiences for the transformative impact of Smith’s hundreds of students and faculty. leadership programs—one of the key Joanne Benkley, assistant director legacies of the Women for the World of CEEDS, says the center provides campaign. Campaign donations have Smith students and faculty with new enabled four leadership centers—Global ideas in teaching and learning about Studies; the Center for the Environment, environmental issues. “We encourage Ecological Design and Sustainability people to integrate their thinking (CEEDS); the Wurtele Center for Work about sustainability,” she says. “It’s and Life; and the Jandon Center for about sharing understandings across Community Engagement—to become disciplines.” fully endowed resources for fostering The centers have built on Smith’s interdisciplinary learning and women’s existing strengths, including a history Khulood empowerment. of innovation in global education. With Fahim ’19 finds her education Significant campaign gifts have also upward of 40 percent of all Smith is enriched by supported Smith’s Lazarus Center for students now spending part of their getting involved Career Development, the Viola J. Spinelli college experience abroad, the Phoebe with the Lewis 1947 Quantitative Learning Center, and John D. Lewis Global Studies Global Studies Center. the Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Center has become a vital resource for Learning and the new Jill Ker Conway teaching about languages, cultures and

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 26 2/24/17 2:22 PM pressing humanitarian challenges such effectively communicate about first-gen as environmental destruction and forced issues within the Smith community and displacement. with others,” Pinedo says. Smith’s centers also play a role in The campaign has enabled the centers expanding conversations about women’s to partner across disciplines and depart- leadership. The Wurtele Center, founded ments. Named for the late Jane Grossman in 2010 and named for Margaret Von Cecil ’50 and her husband, Don, the Jan- Blon Wurtele ’67 as a resource for work/ don Center for Community Engagement life balance, is now promoting reflection has expanded its urban education and and resilience in women’s lives through STEM outreach initiatives and connected offerings like public speakers, op-ed with Smith’s other leadership centers to workshops and leadership teas. support student and faculty work with Stephanie Pinedo ’18 says being part new refugees. “Working together benefits of the Wurtele Center’s new first-gen our focus on community engagement,” leadership program has sparked a passion says Jandon Center Director Denys for “inclusion work” she hopes to pursue Candy. “We look forward to many more after she graduates. “I feel like I can more collaborations.”—BARBARA SOLOW

Many years ago it was the beauty and activity of Paradise Pond surrounding my studies that made me feel so very grateful to be at Smith and living in Park House. Last year, on a visit to Smith, it was seeing the mud in Paradise Pond (which was drained for renovation) that inspired my recent gift to Smith and to the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability (CEEDS). I saw it as … a sym- bol for collaborative research focused on integration of knowledge, sustainability and action on environmental issues.” Jan Van der Voort Portman ’78

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Courses BordersWithout

Breaching the walls between disciplines sheds light on complex problems

Zaza Kabayadondo, co-director of the Design Thinking Initiative, discusses her ideas for bringing hands-on challenges into academic courses.

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 28 2/24/17 1:10 PM mportant innovations become vital to understanding areas of study that require ums in some capacity was for across Smith’s curriculum the world today. The program students to dive deep into an me,” Drew says. Iare strengthening connec- encourages deep understand- area of interest by integrating Katherine Rowe, provost tions among academic disci- ing through language instruc- classroom experience with the and dean of the faculty, says plines and linking classroom tion, study abroad and strong world of practice. A growing Smith’s innovations across the work with real-world issues, on-campus programming list of concentration topics in- curriculum are giving today’s all in an effort to reimagine featuring international leaders cludes climate change, poetry, students the skills and aca- the liberal arts for the 21st like former U.S. ambassador to archives, book studies, south demic preparation they will century. The goal is to help Syria Robert Ford and Sarah Asia, women’s education and need. students develop the intel- Leah Winston, the executive global financial institutions. “We are in a world in which lectual confidence needed to director of the Middle East The concentrations allow all professions are experienc- tackle humanity’s greatest and North Africa division at some 80 students each year ing change,” she says. “It’s challenges. Human Rights Watch. to mix practical experience essential that we offer our As the world’s problems “The Middle East studies (often an internship with an students the opportunity to become ever more complex, major serves an urgent need experienced mentor) with aca- make powerful connections the borders between academic for leadership and expertise demic coursework. Kimberly among and across disciplines, disciplines must be less rigid. in one of the world’s most Drew ’12, an art history major and to collaborate with leading Today’s students, for instance, critical regions,” says Steven with a museum studies con- scholars and peers within and can take interdisciplinary Heydemann, the inaugural centration, credits her intern- outside the academy. This type courses on topics like the Janet Wright Ketcham 1953 ship at the Studio Museum of engaged scholarship devel- Flint, Mich., water crisis; Professor in Middle East Stud- in Harlem with guiding her ops the critical intellectual and climate change; and race, ies at Smith and a nonresident toward museum work. She’s collaborative skills—and the feminism and resistance in senior fellow at the Brookings now the social media manager sophistication in navigating movements for social change. Institution. for the Metropolitan Museum change—we hope that Smith- The way courses are taught Smith’s new academic of Art in New York. She is also ies will become known for in has evolved, too, as more stu- programs build on existing known for her own Black Con- the diverse workplaces and dents are learning in “flipped strengths. Twelve years after temporary Art Tumblr page. communities they will lead.” classrooms,” where reading the founding of the Picker En- “I knew that working in muse- —STACEY SCHMEIDEL and direct instruction is done gineering Program, the Design out of class so that course time Thinking Initiative is incor- can be spent in collaboration porating a solution-focused, and discussion. action-oriented mindset into There are new majors, too. interdisciplinary courses Smith is the first women’s (blending anthropology and college in the nation to offer a engineering, for example, or major in statistical and data art and landscape design). It sciences. In courses like Vi- works with concrete challeng- sual Analytics and Communi- es that range from repurpos- cating with Data, students use ing food waste to developing a their ingenuity to construct sense of belonging in a diverse compelling data visualizations community. that help us understand data “The initiative is an inspira- in exciting new ways. Smith tional reimagining of the lib- students have put their data eral arts in which the humani- skills to the test by competing ties, social sciences and STEM in the Five College DataFest, disciplines work in synergy,” I gave to the environmental science and in which small teams wrangle says Zaza Kabayadondo, co-di- policy program, an area of need in the insights from a complex data rector of the initiative. “Design set. In two of the three years thinking can prepare students campaign and one that I and my family care it has competed, Smith’s team for creative engagement with about. I’m already a Tryon Associate in sup- has won best in show. the messy and challenging port of the museum, but I really wanted to Another new major, Middle problems facing our world.” East studies, allows students In recent years, Smith has branch out. I hope that my giving will stimu- to explore the history and expanded its academic con- late others to think more broadly.” culture of a region that has centrations, which are focused Ellen Braestrup Strickler ’57

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lege Donna Lisker, that will be open to all students in all ma- Learning to jors. Through a series of courses, internships and mentoring be opportunities with alumnae, the program—made possible by a $10 million anonymous gift—will help students hone Innovators skills like public speaking, negotiation and conflict reso- Programs in entrepreneurship and problem solving lution. The idea, says Benita Jackson, associate professor of enrich a liberal arts education psychology, is to help students “incorporate ‘leader’ as part of their evolving sense of self.” Students can fill in their ou’d be hard-pressed to project and even learn how to a pitch contest and is working liberal arts education with find a conventional busi- come up with the initial idea. with Dean and entrepreneur- concrete business courses in Yness course at Smith, Sometimes the end product in-residence Rick Plaut to an intensive business prepa- now or ever. There are no might be a startup; other times market and distribute her ration program that Smith classes in marketing. None in it might be the answer to a book. Another recent pitch offers in partnership with the accounting. None in finance. big question. “We’re helping winner developed an app to Tuck School of Business at And yet, this liberal arts col- students create innovative so- help college students budget Dartmouth College. And the lege, which students regularly lutions to problems. It doesn’t their money. Lazarus Center puts on week- credit with teaching them how necessarily mean you’re cre- The Conway Center also end boot camps to prepare stu- to think, year after year pro- ating a new business,” says oversees the Draper Competi- dents for careers in finance. duces an impressive array of Dean, who previously taught tion for Collegiate Women En- All of these programs aim to alumnae business leaders. entrepreneurship at Baruch trepreneurs, which is meant to build the capacity for business Smith still doesn’t offer University. “For instance, they help undergraduate entrepre- leadership at a nonbusiness those b-school staples, but might brainstorm a problem neurs sharpen their business school. “I’m working with now—thanks to a visionary that they could tackle within plans and pitches. young women in pursuit of challenge gift that led to the the context of climate change.” Separate from the Conway their entrepreneurial dreams,” Jill Ker Conway Innovation One student, Priscilla Center, the college is develop- Dean says. “These students and Entrepreneurship Cen- Semphere ’18 of Malawi, has ing a four-year leadership de- could be this generation’s se- ter—it has begun offering written children’s books on velopment program, under the rial entrepreneurs.”—ELISE students a more expansive growing up in Africa. She won direction of Dean of the Col- GIBSON toolkit, with applications for just about any venture, business or otherwise. Through Ling Qiu ’16 presents a business a variety of interconnected plan at Smith. new programs, the Conway When I visited campus last spring, Center’s leadership has de- I had the privilege of meeting stu- constructed the elements that make an entrepreneur—idea dents who were doing work through the creation, opportunity recogni- new Jill Ker Conway Center. I listened to tion, problem solving, innova- the students describe their well-crafted tive thinking—and is figuring out how to impart those ways business plans and was so inspired and of thinking to students. impressed by their intelligence, passion At the Conway Center, under the leadership of Monica and creative thinking. It was exciting to Dean, students can take in- see not only the liberal arts in action terterm courses in innova- but also Smith’s deep commitment to tion and entrepreneurship, they can compete in elevator supporting innovation and entrepreneur- pitch contests, they can learn ial business opportunities for students.” how to develop an idea into a Jane Dawson Shang ’82 Spring 2017 Smith Alumnae Quarterly 31

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Engineering major Isabella Casini ’17 would have headed to a state university if not for the financial aid that Smith offered.

he students’ words vary Opening the slightly, but the sentiments Tare unwavering: Without financial aid I wouldn’t be door for here. Simply put, I would not be attending Smith without my scholarships. Then, the thanks: Promising I am forever grateful to those who made it possible for me to be here with their donations. There are not words that would women sufficiently express the gratitude my family and I have for all of the doors that have opened to me as a result of Financial aid makes a Smith education accessible to this donation. talented, diverse and ambitious students Students from the classes of 2016, 2017 and 2018 wrote these words in advance of a March 2016 lunch celebrating the impact of

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 32 2/24/17 1:10 PM First course: Sustainability scholarship aid. In recognition of Another donor, Colette Gandelot the great number of donors who ’91, made her first five-figure gift to Students see more local foods have stepped forward to support Smith in support of student schol- on their plates scholarship aid, Smith introduced arships because she wanted to en- the annual luncheon in 2015, giv- sure that other women didn’t miss ing donors the opportunity to meet out on all that Smith has to offer. student recipients. “This is such “The best educational opportunities a meaningful experience for both are meaningless if they are not ac- donors and students. It is an oppor- cessible to the young women who tunity for mentorship and a shared need and want them,” she says. Smith connection. It has become a Isabella Casini ’17 is a case in starting place for deeper relation- point. “I would have likely attended ships,” says Marissa Hoechstetter, a large, in-state university where I director of donor relations. would have been funneled through

The 120 or so students who at- a cookie-cutter engineering pro- CHRISTINA BARBER-JUST tended the most recent lunch gram,” says Casini, an engineering represent a fraction of the 1,497 stu- major. Christine Yee ’17, an eco- Some students look at the food on their plates and see dents—62 percent of undergradu- nomics major and mathematics mi- an opportunity to change the world. Others simply see ates—currently receiving financial nor, says financial aid has given her a means to stay well fed. Either way, it’s a great time aid. Smith has pledged to meet the opportunities that “I never thought to be an eater at Smith. During the campaign years, the demonstrated need of all students would be possible in my life,” such college made two key hires in dining services, signed who apply for aid. Annually, the as participating in the Smith–Tuck on to a national sustainable food initiative and opened college awards around $60 million Business Bridge Program for aspir- a first-of-its-kind gluten-free dining facility. in scholarship support. Securing ing women business leaders. “That In 2015, Andrew Cox, formerly the general manager more funds for aid was the high- was life-changing for me,” Yee says. and director of sustainability for dining services at The est priority of the Women for the “I have more confidence in my Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, took the reins of din- World campaign, which raised work, and I have built a network of ing services. His expertise in sustainable food systems close to $130 million for financial people that care about me.” clicked with the college’s ambitions, he says. aid, including funds for 103 new en- Financial aid also helps create Cox has a strong background in farm-to-table pro- dowed scholarships. a more diverse campus. “We are gramming and health-conscious cooking. Last fall, “By offering generous financial interested in actively pursuing both Smith joined the Real Food Challenge,

aid, Smith has the capability of racial diversity and socioeconomic ONLINE in which schools pledge to increase lifting women,” says April Hoxie diversity,” Audrey Smith says. “We the amount of “real food” served on Foley ’69, a trustee and chair of the want access to a Smith education Q Watch campus. “We’ve come up with a plan Campaign Steering Committee. for low-income students regardless as the to essentially double our local and dining “Education can open their eyes to of race. And we want students of sustainable food purchases in the next staff new things, broaden their sights color to be interested in Smith re- tours four years,” Cox says. and to make their lives better.” gardless of socioeconomic status.” local A grant from the Kendall Foundation Access was the key issue. Where- A diverse student body enriches farms. allowed Smith to hire its first execu- as affordability “is in the eyes of the the experience for everyone on Smith. tive chef, Dino Giordano, a French Cu- tuition-paying parents,” says Vice campus, Smith adds. After all, she edu/ linary Institute–trained chef who most videos President for Enrollment Audrey says, “That’s the world that stu- recently helmed the kitchen at The Smith, access “means making it dents are going to graduate into.” Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst. At Smith, possible to come to Smith by pro- Even with the college’s endowed Giordano is charged with training staff, educating stu- viding the financial aid to meet scholarship funds now increased dents and developing recipes. “He had everything we their demonstrated need.” by $115 million, the need to expand wanted and needed,” Cox says, from expertise around This message resonated with Smith’s financial aid program con- local food systems to the demeanor for staff training. donors across the giving spectrum. tinues. “When we look at what is Meanwhile, the student members of Celiacs of Smith The Promise to the Future initia- happening in admission—attract- are cheering what’s believed to be the first college din- tive, for instance, used a $10 million ing a record-breaking number of ing facility in the country wholly dedicated to gluten- anonymous gift from a member of applicants for 10 years in a row— free food. The new kitchen, at Dawes House, caters to the class of 1986 to challenge other we have the opportunity to contin- students with celiac disease—an autoimmune disorder donors of $250,000 or more, whose ue to attract the most exceptional that requires strict diet modifications—and gluten- gifts were matched dollar for dollar; students to Smith,” Audrey Smith related food allergies. Smith also offers vegan, kosher, 39 individual endowed scholar- says. “And we must have scholar- halal and nut-free dining options. “It’s been a great ship funds from 46 donors were ship funds to do so.”—CHRISTINA example of the whole campus working together,” Cox established or added to as a result. BARBER-JUST says, “to make Smith the leader in offering accommodations to our students.”—CHRISTINA BARBER-JUST

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prospective student can be as discerning Aas any house hunter when it comes to selecting the campus where she’ll spend the next four years. “Students quickly decide if they like the campus,” says Peter Gagnon, Great capital construction director. “It’s curb appeal. Keeping the campus clean, up-to-date and looking like you put a lot of ef- Expectations fort into it is important.” Bricks-and-mortar projects keep Small wonder, then, that the campus devotes signifi- pace with student demand cant resources to its buildings, grounds and facilities. Many bricks-and-mortar projects— large and small—were begun, completed or planned during Schacht Center the Women for the World cam- for Health and paign and affect the full range Wellness of the student experience. The monumental and complex Ford Hall, completed in 2010, has come to symbolize Smith’s commitment to training women in science and engineering. Smaller projects, like a renovated dance studio (2017) with a million-dollar view of Para- dise Pond, can have the same effect on an aspiring dancer. Aesthetic projects, like refur- bishing the iconic Grécourt Gates and college entrances, or re-creating a public garden— the Happy Chace ’28 Garden (2016)—outside the President’s House, add to the many reasons students fall in love with the campus.

Bechtel Environmental Classroom

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 34 2/24/17 1:11 PM Once enrolled, students have high expectations for Smith facilities. Engineering and neuroscience students expect the technology-enabled classrooms and sophisticated laboratories that they find in Ford Hall or the fully renovated Burton and Sabin-Reed halls (2011). Field hockey and lacrosse players expect to be able to play year-round on a turf field (2010) with lights. Parents expect a modern medical facility—the Schacht Center for Health and Well- ness (2015)—to be available for their daughters. Smith prides itself on en- suring that student residences have a vibrant house community. So when Cutter-Ziskind received a top-to-turf renovation (2013), the plans included large kitchenettes where students could gather and cook. “It was a big improvement in community,” Gagnon The Happy Chace says. Elsewhere, the time- ’28 Garden, outside the President’s worn Friedman apartments House, was an got a fresh start with the new immediate hit with Friedman Complex (2016), 20 students. four-person apartments in five townhome-style buildings. To encourage students to the field station.” travel 11 miles to visit the 240- Major gifts can lead to new acre Ada and Archibald buildings, but smaller gifts MacLeish Field Station, hold significant meaning, too. Smith constructed the Bechtel In athletics, a donor funded a Environmental Classroom much-needed tent for shelter ROROOROOFROOFOO TERRACE AND REA R ADINGDDING ROOMROOROOOMOOMM (2012). It also sets the tone during cross-country meets.

for environmental mindful- And the crew team will have SPECSPSSPEPECPECIIAALAL COLLOLLLECTIECECTECTTIIONSONONSNS ness as it operates on net-zero a fully outfitted boathouse on SPECSSPPECPPEECIIAALAL COLLOLLLLLLECTIECECTE TIONSOONNNSS energy, provides shelter for the Connecticut River. SPESSPECPPEECECIALIIAALA COLLCCO LECTECECTIE TTIONSOONNNSS hikers, space for science re- The biggest capital project CACAFECCAFAFEAAFFFEE search, and a venue for poetry, on the horizon is the Neilson SPECSPESPSPEPPECEECCIAIALIAALL COLLCOCOLLOLLLECTIECTIONSONONSN dance and writing. Student Library renovation. But it’s not visits to the field station have the only one. By the time Neil- gone from 300 a year to nearly son reopens in 2020, Smith 2,000. “We were really trying will have renovated Washburn to create a field station for ev- House and the Alumnae As a loyal supporter of Smith eryone at Smith and not just House. And over on Paradise the scientists,” says field sta- Pond, dancers will be pirouet- for over 60 years and a lover tion manager Reid Bertone- ting in the Sharonjean Moser of libraries, it gives my family great Johnson, a lecturer in land- Leeds ’67 Dance Studio and scape studies. “The building taking in that million-dollar joy to invest in Smith’s future—the serves us well as a gateway to view.—ELISE GIBSON reimagining of Neilson Library.” Patricia Davis Klingenstein ’51

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nside the Smith College hub. Already, for example, foundation grants are helping with students on research Zebrafish Research Center Mary Harrington, the Tippit to fuel much of this scholar- projects is a distinctive asset Iare stacks upon stacks of Professor in the Life Sciences, ship. During the 2015–16 for faculty members, resulting containers—all of them home is using the center and its tiny academic year alone, Smith re- in unique partnerships that to thousands of small striped inhabitants to enhance her received more than $7 million to often lead to game-changing fish that may hold the key to search into circadian rhythms. support faculty research and discoveries. “The quality of our understanding of a range Such endeavors are a part curricular programming and our students is so high, and of human ailments, from au- of the foundation of the liberal initiatives. Likewise, Smith their appetite to be partners tism to brain cancer. arts at Smith, says Katherine ranked at the top of the Ober- in creating new scholarship is Michael Barresi, center di- Rowe, provost and dean of the lin Group’s 86 selective liberal so strong that, with the right rector and associate professor faculty. “Our faculty prioritiz- arts colleges in terms of fund- intellectual scaffolding, they of biological sciences, is using es research, seeing it highly in- ing from the National Science can join faculty at the edge of a $354,000 grant from the tegrated with their teaching,” Foundation, the National En- knowledge creation,” Rowe National Institutes of Health she says. “That leads to flex- dowment for the Humanities says. to not only study the fish but ibility of thought, productivity and the National Endowment Five current research proj- also expand the center into and new bases of evidence.” for the Arts. ects showcase Smith’s culture an interdisciplinary research Corporate, government and Being able to collaborate of new ideas and collaboration.

A Culture of

NEW WAY TO PAY

A project conceived in 2015 for an introductory engineering course— Engineering for Everyone, taught Grants support by Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering—resulted in a student-and-faculty $100,00 grant for Smith students Christine Yee ’17, Darpan Bohara collaborations ’18 and Yashna Sureka ’17. With BY JAN EBBETS the Grand Challenges Exploration Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Illustrations by Melinda Beck Foundation, they developed a fin- gerprint authorization system connected with cellphones that allows merchants in India to accept non- cash payments from customers. The benefits, say the students, are far-reaching, helping business owners reduce costs and inspiring consumers to open bank accounts to save money for their purchases.

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For years, Assistant Professor of Dance Assistant Professor of Physics Will Williams’ Lester Tomé watched as ballet became a work in experimental physics focuses on the more global art form, yet he grew frustrated behavior of the tiniest building blocks of the because most ballet historians continued universe: atoms. His research received a boost to write about ballet as if it remained a last year from a National Science Foundation European and North American phenomenon. Faculty Early Career Development award. His “The notion that ballet is an art form for proposal for research on “High Precision Spec- European and Euro-American bodies is not troscopy of the Beryllium Isotope Chain” is current anymore,” he says. With the help of among the projects chosen for five-year federal a grant from the National Endowment for grants through the highly competitive NSF the Humanities, Tomé is documenting the program. globalization of ballet, focusing on Cuba as a detailed case study of how ballet has been adopted outside of Europe. His work, he hopes, will highlight “the experiences of the dancers and choreographers and teachers that go beyond the official histories.”

Williams hopes his NSF-funded research will bring advances in the field by testing theories about how atoms behave. “The theorists know we are doing this work, and they are eagerly awaiting the results of our experiments,” he says. “We’re working hand in hand to advance our knowledge of atomic physics.”

SCIENTISTS AS COMMUNICATORS

Professor of Astronomy James Lowenthal is the recipient of a $73,871 National Science Foun- dation (NSF) grant for Science Communication Skill Building for Undergraduates. The project is a collaboration with Carthage and Dartmouth colleges, Stonybrook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). It aims to help science FILLING IN THE BLANKS students better connect with the public, media and other scientists by emphasizing empathy OF EVOLUTION and understanding of the audience, distilling messages to eliminate jargon and using theater improv exercises to bridge traditional boundaries between scientists and nonscientists. Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of “The Alda Center has developed a fabulous curriculum to help bridge the gap between scien- Biological Sciences, and her team of student re- tists and a lay audience,” says Lowenthal. “All of us on the NSF project went through the training searchers are using a five-year, $579,043 grant in August 2016. Now we’ll share those techniques and insights with our students, who will from the National Science Foundation to fill in then be eligible to apply for paid summer internships at the AMC lodges in the White Mountains the blanks of evolutionary history and theory doing science outreach with vacationers from around the country—on everything from climate by studying the biodiversity of microorganisms. change, astronomy and light pollution to ecosystems and botany.” Lowenthal has developed a Their focus is on diverse and unstudied lineages new course, Astronomy and Public Policy, that will emphasize science communication. of flagellates, ciliates and amoebae.

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Young alumnae, revved up at Smith, set their soaring ambitions into action BY ERIN PETERSON

he women paign theme Women breaking glass ceil- you’ll meet on for the World. For the ings, transforming ed- Tthe following women whose voices ucation, researching pages brought their are presented here, climate change and dreams to campus at Smith was the right helping to build more a time when the col- choice at the right democratic societies lege was laying the time. Brimming with around the world. groundwork for its optimism, idealism They may be at the own dreams. While and boundless energy, start of their careers, they were students they didn’t just dream but already their work here—taking courses of changing the world, is rippling out into that would open their they planned to go the world in powerful horizons—Smith was out and actually do it. ways. Their achieve- setting a course for a These young alumnae, ments are what more global future, whose ambitions were Smith’s work is all captured in the cam- nurtured at Smith, are about.

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n late 2014, Elim Chan ’09 as- cended the podium as a contes- Itant in the London Symphony Orchestra’s Donatella Flick Con- ducting Competition. By the time she lowered her baton in the final round—conducting Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, which she had first conducted as a music major at Smith—she had bested 225 compet- itors to become the first woman to win the competition in its 25-year history. The prize was a one-year position as assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, working alongside legendary con- ductors like Marin Alsop, André Previn and Bernard Haitink. She’s currently at the Los Angeles Phil- harmonic as a Dudamel Fellow and will become chief conductor of the NorrlandsOperan, an opera company in Sweden, this fall. Music wasn’t her initial plan. “When I arrived at Smith, I thought I would do science. Maybe 10 percent of me wanted to do music—I didn’t even take a music class my first semester. I did do choir af- started conducting that piece, I re- and I hope that I did my alma mater classes. Early on, the conductor member the sound. I remember be- “ I WILL ter proud. But I don’t want my gen- [Deanna Joseph] told me I had good ing in the center of everything and ALWAYS TALK der to take away from what I can ears and that I could be an assistant creating the moment. Something TO YOUNG bring [to music] as a person. I’m not conductor. But it was still a hobby.” changed in me. I knew I would GIRLS ABOUT ‘just a girl.’ There’s a whole package HAVING BIG That was when she got a break never forget how great it felt. How DREAMS, of who I am, and I hope to be rec- that would change everything. could I be scared if the experience ognized as a great musician instead WHETHER “People saw something in me, and was like this?” of a great female musician. But I THAT’S they kept giving me opportunities. Then she broke the conducting CONDUCTING will always talk to young girls about And then [conductor Jonathan glass ceiling in the Flick Conduct- OR GOING having big dreams, whether that’s Hirsh] gave me the opportunity to ing Competition. “During the TO THE conducting or going to the moon.” conduct ‘Dies Irae’ from Verdi’s competition, I was only focusing MOON.” Now she hopes to set her dreams Requiem. In this piece, everything on becoming a finalist—I wasn’t in motion. “For my work in Swe- is dramatic—hell is opening up, the worried about others. It was only den, I’ll have the chance to build bass drum is pounding, there are after I won that there was so much something. For example, the or- big choruses. There were men and interest in me being a woman. Be- chestra will feature a lot of women women singing; there was a huge fore that, I hadn’t felt treated any composers, and I like the idea of orchestra. I didn’t think I actually differently.” helping and promoting women art- had the guts to conduct it.” She understands she bears the ists. I also like the idea of having a The experience felt like a funda- weight of that achievement. “I was ‘family’ where you can make some- mental transformation. “When I happy to inspire a lot of women, thing more permanent.”

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 39 2/24/17 1:11 PM life: to try to find solutions to tough help them select a college that will ‘We need to social issues.” really support them. These students That idea, combined with her sometimes feel like they don’t ‘be- create the right family history, helped her see op- long’ on a college campus. So we portunity. “I am the product of two spend a year with them to help them opportunities’ first-generation college students. get ready. Half the time is working My grandparents grew up poor on on academics, learning better note- Amber Scott ’07 farms in Arkansas, then moved to taking, public speaking and gaining NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR Flint, Mich. My parents—who got confidence. The rest of their time is college educations and built great spent on community service.” his past fall, Amber Scott careers —moved to a good Boston The program is starting small, ’07, who witnessed firsthand suburb. I had so many opportuni- “ I KNEW but the ambition is big. “With the how college can lift entire ties because of that. I saw in my THAT THIS help of generous donations, we T WAS WHAT I families out of poverty, launched own life the way that a college edu- started our first program last fall Leap Year, a yearlong Atlanta- cation could help move a family out WANTED with three students. By January, based program designed to help of poverty. But it’s not easy, and we TO DO: TO FIND all were enrolled in college. Next first-generation prospective college don’t always give first-generation SOLUTIONS year, we hope to have funding from TO TOUGH students prepare for the rigors of kids every opportunity to succeed.” AmeriCorps, which will allow us to SOCIAL higher education. Her pilot project That led to Leap Year. “Leap ISSUES.” expand to 15 or 20 students. But our has already made good on its prom- Year is designed for first-gener- aim is much higher: We hope some- ise to make college a reality for its ation students from low-income day to make it a national program. first class of young people. high schools in Atlanta. We know, Right now, we know that only one in A study abroad program for example, that they tend to be 10 low-income students will gradu- changed everything. “I started as less prepared to succeed in college. ate from college across the country. a pre-veterinary student at Smith, They don’t have parents who can They have so much potential. We and I spent a summer abroad in help them navigate financial aid just need to give them the right op- Kenya studying wildlife manage- forms, like FAFSA, or who can portunities.” ment. There, I learned about how climate change was affecting animals—and people. There was actually violence breaking out because of water shortages. I came back to America thinking: How is it that there are people in the world who are fighting and dying over a lack of water?” So she found an outlet. “That same year, a new national program called 100 Projects for Peace launched, which awards students across the country MORE $10,000 to create Q the a project that pro- leapyear. motes peace. I got org a grant to build two wells for neighbor- ing tribes in Kenya to help prevent the violence that was happening because of the water shortages.” The project taught her to think bigger. “I had a moment during that experience when I realized: ‘I don’t just have to care about issues from the sidelines. I can take an idea, turn it into reality and make an impact.’ I knew that this was what I wanted to do with my whole

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Marie McLane ’08 GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR

arie McLane ’08 was in sixth grade when she Mlearned about ozone deple- tion. “The idea that humans could create something as significant as a hole in the ozone—that we could actually influence the climate—was incredible to me,” she recalls. That fascination with human-influenced planetary change never wavered. Now the site supervisor at Green- land’s Summit Station, she works under harsh conditions to bring some of the world’s best climate science to life. She’s the practical resource researchers need at an icy, isolated Greenland research site. “The researchers who come here to do their work are brilliant, but they might not know how much gas a snow machine burns or how many oil filters they need for a generator. That stuff is critical here. You don’t about the Juneau Icefield Research finds beauty even in the cold, dark want to be 300 miles away from a Program, and I was able to do an months. “In a way, working here is town and have your snowmobile eight-week field glaciology course like backpacking or sailing. We’re break down with no idea how to in southeast Alaska. That opened focused on our immediate needs: change a fan belt. I help research- my eyes to all sorts of opportuni- Do we have heat, food and water? ers with these things because their ties.” There’s a simplicity here. There’s survival and safety come first.” She’s helping collect data that “YOU DON’T no advertising or billboards, and A geology degree from Smith gives us insight into a climate- WANT TO BE we can’t get fast enough internet to gave her the background to suc- changed world. “We’re the only 300 MILES watch movies or anything like that. ceed. “A lot of the people on the year-round facility on a polar pla- FROM TOWN A real community develops when logistics side don’t have science teau in the Northern Hemisphere. AND HAVE YOUR we’re here. Sometimes there are as degrees like I do. But for me, it’s an We’ve been collecting important SNOWMOBILE few as five people here, and we are BREAK DOWN. advantage. It gives me insight into data on things like CO2 levels for doing everything together: living, I HELP the academic world. I understand years—it’s the data that Al Gore RESEARCHERS sleeping, eating, working.” how hard it is to get funding to used in An Inconvenient Truth. We WITH THESE She sees a bright future in our come up here and the pressures also launch weather balloons to THINGS.” world’s coldest places. “Eventually, that scientists feel to get publish- measure the ozone hole, and we I hope to move to a higher-level able data. I have perspective on the provide information that helps sat- position—either here or in Antarc- challenges that both researchers ellites measure global ice levels and tica—that will allow me to do even and logistics people face.” the elevation of the ice caps.” more to help scientists figure out She got her foot in the door her Humans aren’t meant to live in how they can have a successful sea- junior year at Smith. “I learned such brutal conditions, but she son here.”

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Shaharzad Akbar ’09 ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR

s a young woman attending Afghanistan’s Kabul Uni- Aversity, Shaharzad Akbar ’09 wasn’t the happiest of students. “There wasn’t much space for discussion and debate, particularly as a young female student,” she says. When a university lecturer, whose daughter had graduated from Smith, recommended the college to Akbar, she jumped at the opportunity to transfer to a school where she could explore her ideas in a more welcoming environment. Today she is a country director for Open Society Afghanistan (a branch of Open Society Founda- tions), which seeks to create more vibrant and tolerant societies. The culture shock was real. “When I arrived at Smith, I saw young people around me who were stressed about schoolwork, relationships and finances. In Afghanistan, women of my age are often worried about getting married to someone they don’t know, moving to a new Whenever I had the opportunity everyone feels safe and is treated household and raising kids. Being “WE WANT TO to represent Afghanistan in a new with respect.” at Smith made me think about a MOBILIZE way, I took it. I felt I wasn’t only an With Open Society Afghanistan, lot of new things, including what it PEOPLE individual student, I was represent- she is finding ways to move big AROUND means to be a Muslim woman. Is VALUES ing a country.” ideas about democracy forward. there any possibility of a conversa- After becoming the first Afghan “We work with civil service orga- LIKE tion between Islam and feminism?” woman to study at the graduate nizations to hold the government DEMOCRACY, Smith’s writing course for inter- level at Oxford University, she accountable, and we support the FREEDOM OF national students transformed her. EXPRESSION became a founder of Afghanistan media so they can do investigative “English is my second language, AND 1400. “This group is dedicated to journalism. We are always seeking and writing was challenging for GENDER changing the way that politics is to create a more open society.” me. The writing course helped me EQUALITY.” done in Afghanistan. Right now, She has dreams for her country. gain confidence and say, ‘I know I people mobilize around ethnic- “Many people have given up on the have the ideas, so how do I articu- ity or religion, but this has led to cause of a democratic future. But I late them in a style that is accepted fragmentation. It’s allowed for a believe in the cause of Afghanistan, and appreciated here?’” culture of impunity and corruption. and I want to be part of that jour- She pressured herself to excel. We want to mobilize people around ney. I want to change the destiny “There are so many negative ideas values like democracy, freedom of of Afghanistan. Is that overly opti- about Afghanistan, so I always felt expression and gender equality. We mistic? Maybe. But I will continue that I must be on my best behav- believe these values will help us to stand up for the values I believe ior. I should have the best grades. build a better Afghanistan, where in—in whatever capacity I can.”

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Aubrey Menarndt ’08 GOVERNMENT

hen Aubrey Menarndt ’08 arrived at Smith, she Wknew only that she wanted to change the world. Guidance from professors—along with some exceptional opportunities—helped her see how she could do just that. Today, as a consultant in Washing- ton, D.C., for Deloitte, she focuses on governance issues in countries whose economies are driven pri- marily by extractive industries, such as oil, gas and mining. Problems in Democratic Thought, a course taught by government professor Martha Ack- elsberg, transformed her thinking. I learned that when post-Soviet of this at Deloitte, and it’s so impor- “The biggest lesson I learned from countries entered the market “ COUNTRIES tant. I’m an environmentalist, but that course is that you can’t have economy for the first time, they had THAT ARE we know that nobody is going to a democracy when everyone can’t difficulty managing large influxes WEALTHY stop extracting mineral resources participate. If a society is built on of resource revenue and negotiat- IN NATURAL anytime soon. So how can we help the idea that money buys influence, ing contracts with foreign compa- RESOURCES manage this more effectively so HAVE MAJOR and you don’t have money, you do nies interested in extracting their that these resources don’t exacer- CORRUPTION not have access [to political power].” mineral resources—but they were bate the wealth disparity in these ISSUES. BUT A 2011 trip to Nicaragua opened getting much of their information IF RESOURCES countries and make it harder for her eyes. “When I received a fel- from these same companies! ” WEREN’T them to grow into democracies?” lowship to go to Nicaragua for a She saw an opportunity to make MISMANAGED, She also wants to help women in month, I had never left the coun- a difference. “There are countries THEY COULD these economies. “In a lot of these try before. I was scared! I had the that are taking in large amounts of LIFT countries, women get crowded out chance to work with people who money in oil, gas and mining in- PEOPLE of the workforce—in part because had survived landmine accidents. dustries, yet still have high levels of OUT a lot of the jobs are in engineering, It was important work, but I also poverty and underdevelopment. It’s OF POVERTY.” which women are not traditionally knew that it was a very one-person- called the ‘paradox of plenty.’ For trained for, and in part because at-a-time approach. I realized, in many reasons, countries that are there tends to be a man in the fam- part because of that trip, that I wealthy in natural resources have ily who has a big income, so women wanted to find ways to stop big major corruption issues. They tend don’t have to work. It’s complicated, problems before they happened, in- to have single-sector economies but there’s a huge correlation be- stead of mitigating the effects of the that can rise—and then plummet. tween high extractive-sector depen- problems afterward.” But if these resources weren’t mis- dence and women being oppressed. A 2011 trip to Azerbaijan, whose managed, they could lift people out This is something I’ve been think- economy is heavily reliant on oil of poverty. The revenue could im- ing about for quite a while. I want extraction, focused her thinking. “I prove infrastructure, hospitals and to find a way to fit in to make a dif- had the chance to visit Azerbaijan health care.” ference.” while I was working for the Tru- She wants to help solve this Erin Peterson is a frequent con- man National Security Project. I problem. “We’re looking at pieces tributor to the SAQ.

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Leveraging the Power of LIBERAL ARTS

Strategic plan lays out a vision for ‘a bold future for women’s education’ BY KATHLEEN McCARTNEY Illustration by Hanna Barczyk

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c2-50_Smith_SP17.indd 45 2/24/17 1:11 PM ROUND THE WORLD, there is heightened .1 / Face-to-face focus on the value of a college education. What knowledge, capacities and skills do .education graduates need as they prepare for work o provide powerful preparation and life? Tfor learning, living and leading, In educating students for lives of lead- Smith will support faculty-led ership, Smith holds a number of distinct ideas in technology and learning while advantages: its liberal arts mission, its continuing to invest in its residential embrace of the academic and experiential model and remarkable campus resources—classrooms, libraries and and the close alignment of its curriculum collections. Our goal is to continue and cocurriculum. Taken together, these attracting top students and faculty as hallmarks of the college support students’ well as precollege and adult/executive A development toward what the late Rev. learners. To do this, we will: Peter J. Gomes famously described as our e Create state-of-the-art, technology-rich purpose in life: “to live in the full implication of our human gifts.” learning spaces, including case-study As president, my responsibility is to make the Smith experience classrooms, maker spaces and spaces the most powerful form of liberal arts education it can be. In my for collaboration; inauguration address, I spoke about the importance of continu- e Create an Office for the Arts to ous innovation for a learning organization like Smith. I also spoke coordinate performing and fine arts about how changes—and the risks that come with them—provide programming; the foundation for innovation. As a community, we have an opportunity to move Smith forward. e Strengthen investment in Smith’s unique collections, including the To that end, in February 2015 we embarked on an ambitious botanic garden, the Museum of Art and strategic planning process. In partnership with the Committee special collections in the library; on Mission and Priorities, I issued an open call to students, staff members and faculty members to offer their best ideas to position e Optimize nondegree programs, Smith for strength in the coming decades. The resulting plan— including precollege and executive education. “Lives of Distinction and Purpose: A Plan for Smith”—represents the collective aspirations of a community that cares deeply about Smith and envisions a bold future for women’s education. The plan builds from some 200 proposals and speaks to every aspect of the institution, from curriculum to operations. It reflects investments in the new as well as in what we already do well. It seeks to strengthen essential student capacities, as outlined by CHANGE PROVIDES THE the faculty. And it recognizes alumnae as exemplars, models and FOUNDATION for innovation. resources, notably in the context of experiential education. As a community, we have Five key themes frame “Lives of Distinction and Purpose: A Plan for Smith,” addressing a range of issues, from the educational an opportunity to move power of creating and creativity to the value of contextualizing our Smith forward. teaching around high-stakes global challenges that often lie at the heart of global inequities. The five themes are as follows.

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 46 2/28/17 12:51 PM .2 / Inclusion, experiences with creative and practical .5 / Complex, .diversity and opportunities. We will: .urgent problems e Create an integrated leadership .equity development program; spirit of progressivism has Aanimated Smith College from tudents seek a college that excels e Create entrepreneurship-focused oppor- its earliest days. As a result, our Sin preparing them for leadership tunities, engaging alumnae as mentors; students and alumnae foster and lead in diverse, multicultural contexts. sustainable, just communities and make In addition to improving diversity in e Expand the Praxis internship program, significant and lasting contributions to faculty and staff, Smith must make its especially international opportunities; address the critical issues of the times. classrooms and discourse more inclusive This plan recommits Smith to model and reduce barriers to full participation in e Strengthen student access to research a learning environment that prepares its academic and cocurricular offerings. opportunities and to community-based students, through every area of the In the years ahead, we will: learning; curriculum and cocurriculum, to develop solutions to the complex and urgent e Create sustained education about e Optimize study abroad to engage more challenges of the day. Our plans include: learning, living and working in an students in more fields of study. intercultural climate; e Funding opportunities for learning and problem solving around such topics e Strengthen recruitment, retention and as climate change; education access; support of students, staff and faculty to .4 / Emerging infectious disease; inclusion, diversity ensure diversity; and equity; and the status of women .methods, fields worldwide; e Strengthen educational access and success via financial supports, including .and pedagogies e Using the campus as a classroom, continued progress toward need-blind strengthening campus operations financial aid decisions; n her will, Sophia Smith wisely through innovative practices in land- Iprovided that the curriculum would scape management, efficient use of e Support student health and well-being evolve to encompass “such other space, sustainable dining practices and through medical and counseling ser- studies as coming time may develop or progress toward carbon neutrality. vices and opportunities for healthy exer- demand for the education of women.” cise, including varsity and club sports. Going forward, Smith will strengthen its capacity in emerging areas of curricular priority and will continue to support hese initiatives build on the many experiments in teaching, including Tprograms already in existence. .3 / Experiential blended learning inside and outside the Rather than seeing this as a com- classroom. Looking ahead, we will: prehensive outline of the Smith experi- .and applied ence, this plan is more of a roadmap for e Strengthen faculty capacity in emerg- new work. The publication of the plan is .opportunities ing areas, including critical analysis of an important milestone but not an end in data, sustainability and climate change, itself. As we implement the initiatives, I Smith education has long been the creative arts, and new media; am committed to piloting and evaluating distinguished by its connection ideas before committing to ongoing fund- A e to real-world experience. An Explore emerging pedagogies, such ing. Perhaps most important, I intend intentional and powerful link between as blended learning and open online the plan to reflect an ethic of continuous the curriculum and cocurricular activities learning; improvement; as a living document, it will enables students to test their classroom evolve over time, incorporating new op- learning in real-world contexts. As we e Create concentrations in areas like portunities as they emerge. educate the next generation of women creative writing, international law and leaders, Smith will invest in programs public policy, and public and commu- Kathleen McCartney is the 11th president of that connect students’ academic nity health. Smith College.

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 47 2/28/17 12:51 PM WHAT LIES AHEAD

The New Neilson—

The rooftop terrace will Smith’s have a fireplace and commanding views of the Holyoke Range. Next Big “The rooftop is going to be where you’ll want to Thing study.” —Maya Lin

Neilson’s 1909 core building—and its beloved reading rooms—will anchor the new library, but will have a fresher, lighter look. “You’ll be surprised at how much a north-facing building can scoop up light.” —Maya Lin

NORTH WING: Active space that will house a digital media hub, a café, reading space and general collections. It will open onto an View from Burton Lawn outdoor amphitheater facing Burton Lawn and a reading area in a sunken courtyard. “Neilson is the intellectual “Part of future-proofing … for heart of our campus, and the library meant imagining its renovation represents a spaces that users themselves historic moment—a time to could change or that could be create a library reimagined changed over time relatively for the 21st century, one that easily. ... We see students Neilson Library is a compelling resource for closes shaping their own environments our students as well as a from moment to moment, Newly renovated destination for scholars and Young Library needing to move between social opens as main other visitors from around library service and collaborative workspaces the world who use our special point and very quiet workspaces, Demolition be- collections.” Five College gins on Neilson quiet reading nooks, even in the Library Annex in Library’s north Library con- —PRESIDENT KATHLEEN Hatfield opens and south wings struction begins course of a day, certainly in the McCARTNEY — SUMMER 2017 FALL 2017 SPRING 2018 course of a week or a semester.” PROVOST KATHERINE ROWE, IN LIBRARY JOURNAL (12/7/16)

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 48 2/28/17 12:51 PM The transformation of Neilson Library—led by designer Maya Lin and Shepley Bulfinch architects—will reflect the changing needs and practices of research and knowledge creation.

WILL THERE BE BOOKS? SOUTH WING: Smith’s Yes. Research shows unique special that students and collections will be faculty use print and united here, including digital resources the College Archives, together. The new Mortimer Rare Book Neilson will balance Room and Sophia the two. Smith Collection of women’s historical materials.

OUTSIDE: Curved, asymmetrical wings composed of masonry, wood and glass will bring light to the interior and open sightlines.

OLMSTED’S VISION RESTORED 1893: Frederick Law

Olmsted designed his COPYRIGHT 2016 MAYA LIN STUDIO landscape plan for the Smith campus “The transformed library “Our goal is to restore the 1909: Neilson Library is is essential to the goals that heart of the Smith campus— erected in the center of the Olmsted plan Smith will be setting for creating a landscape that 1972 AND 1980: Wings itself through its strategic welcomes you to sit, read are added to Neilson, planning process in such and gather outside as well further obstructing areas as design thinking, as bringing back the flow Olmsted’s intended sightlines entrepreneurship, data around the building.” 2016: Neilson design science, sustainability —DESIGNER MAYA LIN plans replace blocky and global studies. Our wings with smaller, airier versions that will changes reflect the way open sightlines between that higher education center campus and the as a whole continues to Q Watch the progress science quadrangle reinvent itself in response to Smith.edu/libraries/redesign a changing world.”—FROM “TRANSFORMATIONS: SMITH COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY” Spring 2017 Smith Alumnae Quarterly 49

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c2-50_Smith_SP17_r1.indd 50 2/28/17 12:52 PM IN THIS SECTION 52 Alumnae LIVES Alumnae Update 80 Obituaries 82 In Memoriam 86 Beyond the Grécourt Gates 88 Smith in My Life

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A sign painter in remote West Texas, CAROLYN MACARTNEY ’84 still taps into the knowledge of alphabets and lettering that she gleaned from her calligraphy class with Professor Elliot Offner. “It turns out these classes and pursuits—lettering, painting, art, film, photography—were not capricious indulgences but instead had a big effect on the things I ended up doing with my life,” she 51 says. Also a photographer, she shot this self-portrait in her Alpine, Texas, studio on January 28, 2017. See her class note on page 70.

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CONNECT WITH CLASSMATES Everyone has a story—share yours by writing to your class secretary. She compiles columns for the Quarterly by the following deadlines: May 15 (fall issue), August 15 (winter issue), November 15 (spring issue) and February 15 (summer issue). Your classmates love to hear from you! You may also send news or photos to [email protected], or to the Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Garrison Hall, 42 West Street, Northampton, MA 01063.

1938 next to volunteer for this surprisingly inspir- Los Angeles clinic. Noah, a TV producer who jane armstrong schroeder turned 100 in ing assignment. All the best. seemingly works night and day, finally made it 2016. She was surprised with a wonderful Written by Hattie Hulbert Ball home three weeks following the honeymoon birthday party and was surrounded by her four Quarterly Office, Northampton, MA 01063, so he and his bride could spend their first ¢ children and their families. Her church also [email protected] weekend together! Jane celebrated her birthday with a party. Jane mar- enid griswold hyde persuaded elsie wood Armstrong ried Herbert Schroeder in 1946, starting her 1945 paris to come to Washington, DC, for a lengthy Schroeder ’38 life as a minister’s wife. She was very qualified First of all, thanks to all who took time to visit in Sept. ’15, a few months after our 70th celebrates her for a life serving God, having grown up on the return the yellow postcards. It’s great to actu- Reunion. She trotted Elsie to every monu- 100th birthday Princeton (NJ) Theological Seminary campus ally have some news to report. ment and museum in the region, the opera as the daughter of an ordained Presbyterian margaret waite arnold is still living at home and more. They even walked the entire Mall in 2016. Jane minister who also taught the New Testament in Grafton, MA. She has a bit of trouble walk- together! Exhausting and fun. Then, in Aug. comes from at the seminary. Jane and Herbert served five ing but was able to drive until just recently ’16, Enid flew to visit Elsie in beautiful North a long line of Presbyterian churches in four states, finally and is grateful to three daughters for their Bennington, VT. They went to every summer Smithies: Her retiring in 1976. In 1987 they moved to Eugene, help. Like many of us, she relishes lots of good theater performance in southern Vermont, vis- OR, to be near their two youngest daughters. memories of her days at Smith. ited museums, ate exquisite meals in delight- mother was Herbert died in 2003 at the age of 90. In early Another classmate with three daughters is ful country restaurants, strolled the greens Rebekah Purves 2016 Jane moved from the home she had lived ann (bailey) draper arthur. She and husband of early Vermont villages and stumbled their Armstrong in since 1987 to a retirement home. She con- Bill enjoy frequent visits with them and with way to early churches and graveyards. “If we 1905, her aunts tinues to be very independent. She is an avid their son, four grandsons, one granddaugh- are still upright,” Enid says, “we will continue were Elinor reader, using her iPad to read e-books, the local ter and one great-granddaughter. Ann and to do things like this in 2017. Carry on, 1945!” paper and The New York Times, and is active Bill have been living happily at RiverMead katherine (katie) babcock mccurdy is still Purves 1904 in her church. retirement community in Peterborough, NH, living comfortably in her apartment at Clover- and Gertrude Quarterly Office, Northampton, MA 01063, for 10 years. wood in Pittsford, NY, with the help of “dear Purves 1914 [email protected] sylvia dennison corrigan spent two weeks caregivers” and her children. and her sister in both May and October in Chatham, MA, “Patience and compassion” are being learned 1944 on Cape Cod. At home, in spite of failing eye- and practiced by julia (judy) riley la motte, was Rebekah I have had fun being your class secretary for sight, she still enjoys the symphony, plays and “especially for those who are losing their mem- Armstrong the past several years, and now it is time for concerts. Her “big deal”: She is in possession ory.” Judy lives in assisted living at Cypress Comfort ’27. me to retire. Maybe you, classmate, will be the of tickets for Hamilton in June! Village in Jacksonville, FL, and says that she elizabeth (betty) fisher writes is “so glad” to be surrounded by people. from her retirement home in barbara (bobi) french sanderson loves her Springfield, VA. She still belongs busy, full life at Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota to a Seven Sisters lunch group Bay, FL, where there are five other Smithies that includes marguerite chien among the 200 residents! Her apartment af- church ’47 and kent brain rog- fords a wonderful view, and she can look down ers ’55. Sadly, in March ’16 she 21 floors to see dolphins, manatees, pelicans, lost her sister, margaret fisher etc., as well as busy boaters. In Aug. ’15, Bobi ’47. Betty loves working sudoku and a longtime friend and traveling compan- puzzles, and says that because of ion went to Colorado Springs, CO, to celebrate arthritis her chief form of trans- the wedding of his granddaughter in the ele- portation is her “trusty power gant chapel at the US Air Force Academy. An- chair.” She would love to hear other wedding (of her grandnephew) followed from any classmates. in Omaha, NE. In October they visited New ruth weiss friendly’s imme- England to greet her sixth great-grandchild diate family expands and flour- and the baby’s sister, who was celebrating her ishes. Granddaughter Ramona 6th birthday. Mark married Jason Orley, a esther (esty) marron taylor lost her hus- screenwriter who, though not a band three years ago, but she is doing well, professional actor, had interned living in Cocoa Beach, FL. She keeps busy for the writer and producer of with many friends and activities, including The Intern and was chosen for the Cocoa Beach Garden Club. Her two sons a small part in the film. Ruth’s and their families—one in California and the grandson, Noah Mark, married other in Maryland—visit frequently. Catie Haub, head of nurses at a The class sends its sympathy to the family

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 52 2/24/17 12:43 PM traffic jams have made it more difficult when one is pushing a walker! Still, keep me on your survivor’s list for 1947! And I can vouch for two classmates to whom I speak regularly, ruth chier rosen and judith zahler weinberg. They continue to be important in my life.” A letter from joyce nutting graves reports that in May ’16 the family of the late ann benjamin kander presented an elegant free concert to the Kansas City community in celebration of Ann’s life as a longtime arts patron of that city. Last October patricia marcus trocme was looking forward to a trip from her home in Paris to London, where she would celebrate her 91st birthday. She was anticipating visits from her sons as well. We mourn the deaths of deborah shepard petri and viola spinelli. Our class co-presidents, kay gillespie sachs and barbara (bobby) hildebrand nordeen, are looking forward to joining the stalwart ’47 ! Smithies of l. patricia stroud straub, who died Sept. marriage, so were lucky. I took off for Alaska, group who will be attending the momentous representing 24, ’16. where a daughter lives. Beautiful weather the occasion of our 70th Reunion. seven classes Sec., Betsey Blake Blake, 200 Waters Drive, whole time. Denali, the spectacular mountain, Sec., Barbara Harrison Mulhern, 663 Apt. A-310, Southern Pines, NC 28387, was out and a train trip down the Kenai Pen- Keys Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326, and three 910-692-2124, [email protected] insula was fun. Have been in touch with maria [email protected] generations (maze) vezin morray lately. She has macular 1946 1948 gather for a degeneration, so is in a retirement home with mini-reunion As your new class secretary, I will humbly help. Still sounds bright and interested in all Two very different birthday celebrations try to walk in the footsteps of ruth elyachar that goes on. I have family close and friends start us off. on Martha’s turner, who did a magnificent job. I will need who tote me to bridge games and lunches. I barbara butin shirley writes, “It was 65 Vineyard, MA. the help of each and every one of you to keep am soon to give up driving. Life may be chal- years ago that my husband, Bob, and I moved From left, seated: our column filled with the fantastic spirit and lenging, but it is still fun.” from Kansas to the oil fields of Texas. We lived Phoebe Reese news of our remarkable wartime class as we Anne Lundberg, daughter of barbara tomb on the Gulf Coast at beautiful Corpus Christi lundberg Lewis ’51, Julie navigate our 90s. , writes that her mother is enjoying for 60 years and raised three sons. Five years A wonderful card from rosalie taylor the comfortable environment at the Scandi- ago Bob and I moved to Dallas, where two of Lee ’49, Mary howlett, who lives in California, reports navian Living Center in West Newton, MA. our sons live. The third was a surfer, who left Scott McElroy that she was happy to read in Time magazine Barbara has granddaughters in the classes of us for the California waves (also a Presbyterian ’57, Leigh Berrien that medical research claims that people with ’17 and ’18 and is looking forward to back-to- minister). Bob died three years ago, and now Smith ’49, Type 2 diabetes who take the inexpensive drug back Smith graduations. She is also hoping to I’m living in a lovely apartment at the Dallas metformin live longer than those without the get to at least part of our 70th Reunion as well. Forum. In August our family celebrated my Phoebe Metz ’17 problem. I expect Rosalie to outlive us all. nancy mcgovern williams spent several 90th birthday by spending time among snow- (granddaughter In a separate email, Rosalie told of the very months last fall with her daughter Amy in capped mountains in Colorado at a beautiful of Phoebe Reese focused study that she is doing on aging (as northern North Carolina. She was planning camp just next door to Rocky Mountain Na- Lewis), Nancy well as creativity). I propose that we use this to return home to Annapolis, MD, for the holi- tional Park. I didn’t climb mountain heights or Taliaferro Smith column to share our thoughts on aging. It days, and then go south to Florida to visit her fish in icy waters, but I enjoyed the gorgeous could be a very helpful forum with both the daughter Kate. She hopes to get to our Reunion views, the cool, dry air, and being surrounded ’43 and Clara positive and the negative reports and ideas. in May with Megan, daughter number four. by children and grandchildren. It was a won- Banta Kennedy Rosalie also proposed a mini-reunion in Tulsa, Nancy has 10 great-grandchildren, with an- derfully memorable time. Amazingly, when ’45; standing: OK, because it is halfway between the coasts. other on the way. I moved to the Forum, my first two friends Alison Smith ruth elyachar turner, a veteran of a very suc- virginia (ginger) fried walters writes, “I were from Boston. We have had such fun shar- cessful co-mini with Princeton ’46 in Tulsa, continue to work with my daughter, who ing about New England. Also, the delightful Driscoll ’75 seconded the idea. I will be happy to facilitate. now heads Patient Choices at End of Life–Ver- leader of our weekly memoirs group is mary (daughter of Prices are right in Tulsa—Paris on the plains. mont, which, following the 13-year campaign jane whelan woram ’51. Being involved with Leigh Berrien Meanwhile, some news from Ruth: “I am headed by my late husband and me, succeeded music is still important to me, and I try to play Smith) and Jody just back from a family wedding in Kansas in achieving and solidifying Vermont’s Act the piano every day. Good for the fingers and Angevin ’75. City (grandnephew). With both of my broth- 39, thereby becoming the first state to pass the brain! Also, I’m singing with an excellent ers dead, I guess I represent that generation.” the law through legislative action rather than senior choir each week. Such a joy!” sue schwartz cahners writes, “This year I a referendum. We now work to educate the priscilla alexander eastman celebrated lost my wonderful husband of 64 years … but I medical profession and the public about the her 90th by flying from Oregon to visit c. enjoyed weddings of my four granddaughters. law while keeping an eye on opponents who jane hartenstein carroll in Gaithersburg, Life goes on. My two daughters live nearby and would weaken it.” Ginger lives in a continuing MD, “my dear friend and roommate in Dawes are always available to fix my computer, tele- care retirement community, where she chairs House. Much better than a huge party! We phone or bank statement. Be well. Don’t fall.” a committee that programs two in-house TV hadn’t seen each other for eight years, and, Both Ruth and Sue offered words of wisdom channels with up-to-date community informa- while Jane is running around like a 30-year- on aging—be cognizant of representing our tion. She enjoys the tennis courts and was look- old, I have awful balance issues and must use a generation and don’t fall. Share your thoughts ing forward to downhill skiing in the winter. walker. Good health otherwise. We were room- by mail, phone or email. I look forward to hear- arlene williams stern says, “I am still living mates again for five days and talked nonstop ing from you. in my beloved Greenwich Village apartment but not until the wee hours of the morning! Sec., Emily Churchill Wood, (here since 1960), still able to go to my favorite She has a lovely villa at Asbury Methodist [Vil- [email protected] concert halls, still lucky enough to have be- lage]. I, too, am in a retirement facility, which loved friends to talk to and share meals with, I love for its many activities and good friends. 1947 and most importantly, my one and only daugh- Don, my husband, is in memory care but doing marge lyon magee writes from Georgia, “Sad ter, Roberta, continues to reside in the city. remarkably well.” news for my family: My husband, Bob Ma- New York City used to be my favorite place to terry lacy writes that she is still translat- gee, died in June last year. We had 66 years of live, and still remains so, but broken streets and ing, editing and, as of now, writing a book, To

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ship, but I am awed by her lat- her husband went, too. Rose still paints “when est book, Gun Culture in Early it’s not too hot in San Diego,” and says an ad- Modern England, published in mirer plans to include some of her paintings May ’16 by the University of in a new book. Virginia Press. British scholar muriel (chickey) vogel henderson has been Ian Gentles wrote that the book in a small assisted-living facility in Concord, “gives valuable insight into the MA, for several years now. No more serious current American debate on gun tournament bridge and master points, but she culture and the origin of the right still enjoys casual games. Daughter Mary Jo, to bear arms.” Lois says that Eng- a church music director, is nearby. kathleen land’s early modern gun culture henderson staudt ’75 and beth henderson did not capture the attention of norton ’81 are elsewhere, but Chickey’s fam- either academic or military his- ily now includes six grands and three greats. torians, and that her book is the Sec., Leigh Berrien Smith, PO Box first attempt “to navigate these 2527, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, uncharted waters.” [email protected] beatrice bartlett returned to Smith in 2016, her first visit in 1950 many years, to deliver a large set The class extends sympathy to the family and of late-19th-century documents friends of dorothy (dotty) lobrano guth, who to the library. She lunched with died Nov. 5, ’16. ! Attending an the Ends of the Earth, in which she comments the East Asian studies librarian and was virginia palmer davis gave a presentation on Election Day about the land and the people. In addition, the pleased to find aisles of books on China where the Mexican rebozo (large shawl) last October luncheon at book is illustrated with Terry’s pictures. “Tak- no Chinese history or politics had been in 1949. at the Textile Society of America in Savan- ing time to review all those trips, from Antarc- Currently she is writing about China’s first nah, GA. Plymouth Harbor tica north to Svalbard, Norway, and Greenland, national archive, established after the 1911 helene (lanie) zimmermann hill plans to re- in Sarasota, FL, turns out to be emotionally tiring as well. Each revolution. tire from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School are, from left, part of the Earth so different and my experi- katherine payne chilcoat has lived in Salis- after 35 years as a professor of radiology. She Barry Mann ences different as well. Smith in Europe met bury, CT, since 1955, serving as town historian hopes to spend more time working on chang- in Edinburgh this time, where we toasted jane and archivist until very recently. While there ing the culture of science to be more proac- Starr ’60, Isabel mead von salis as always, who founded our this fall I was excited to learn she’d organized tive in recognizing and dealing with scientific Braham Pedersen group. Jane is in New Hampshire and won a an exhibit celebrating the 275th anniversary fraud. Her book, Hidden Data: The Blind Eye ’50, Smith race with a walker recently. I need a cane after of the town’s incorporation. (My son has lived of Science, is available on Amazon, including a College Associate knee surgery a few years back on both knees.” there over 10 years, and this was the third time Kindle version. Her two granddaughters in Ka-

Director of We continue to lose too many classmates, and I caught up with Katherine since first find- lamazoo, MI, and three great-grandchildren it is so helpful when family members write ing her gardening there.) With a committee of in Parkersburg, WV, are thriving. Her son, Gift Planning obituaries for the Quarterly. ginny oxnard nine, she filled a town building with portraits Jim, a public defender in Poughkeepsie, NY, Christine Carr Hill, palmer died in Oct. ’16. Ginny and I enjoyed and documents, including one from 1741 that recently married Uma Narayan, the Profes- Joel Rosenzweig working together on two Reunions, doing read, in part, “We are sheep without a shepherd sor of Philosophy on the Andrew E. Mellon Hamovit ’56 and headquarters and special gifts. She was af- [who] pray for incorporating us into a town.” Chair at Vassar. flicted with severe rheumatoid arthritis for carolyn (cally) french judson enjoyed an louise bloch stern spent the fall watching Barbara French years, and she and Brad (before he died) left aerobics class on Nantucket, MA, with grace and reading all that was going on concerning Sanderson ’45. Connecticut for Savannah, GA, where she smith hinkley ’50 and betty sayford jacob- the election and “getting a stomachache.” She Seated is Jane lived in what sounded like a lovely place and sen ’50. On Martha’s Vineyard, MA, my daugh- was venting by working with Grandmas for Towler Smiley ’47. where she had excellent care. ter alison smith driscoll ’75 reached jody an- Hillary and getting her wonderful friends to katherine weiss pollak’s daughter, Libby, gevin ’75, who brought her aunt, julia lee ’49, send postcards to grandmother constituents in emailed me that she and another sister had to lunch with us. We rounded up other alums questionable states, asking for their support on dinner on Veterans Day with her late mother’s from ’43 to a then-rising senior, graduating a variety of issues important to older women. good friend, hope handler punnett. this spring, with her proud grandma phoebe They had accounted for 1,000 postcards—“not In 1976, our country came together after the reese lewis ’51. bad for a group of 80-plus-year-old ladies!” Lou- tumult of the 1960s and Nixon’s resignation to jean guthrie bodine and mary wiesman ise finds the news of the new Neilson Library celebrate its bicentennial. Many of us turned carter ’64 met on a tour of America’s Can- exciting and the PR job terrific in keeping us 50 that year, one quarter of this nation’s ex- yonlands last August. Jean was with her two informed. istence. In 10 years our remaining members daughters, Mary with a friend. All five had a I certainly agree with this last: Maya Lin’s de- turn 100, and the country reaches 250—its wonderful time touring the Grand Canyon, sign is beautiful and visionary. The “libe” was sestercentennial! I have to wonder, though, Lake Powell, Sedona, and Bryce and Zion one of my favorite spots on campus, especially after this last presidential election, what the national parks and enjoying both a boat ride the Browsing Room. state of our democracy will be then. through Antelope Canyon and a dinner cruise Sec., Ann Field Coxe, 125 Clover Leaf Lane, Sec., Mimi Camp Niederman, 429 Sperry on Lake Powell. Asheville, NC 28803, 828-274-1838, Road, Bethany, CT 06524, 203-393-3538, lois leggett hatch says last summer was [email protected] [email protected] especially beautiful in Vermont, where her daughter helps her keep their Dorset property 1951 1949 in attractive shape, while Lois’ husband enjoys This is our link to each other. Include me, lois green schwoerer and joan murdoch their company and keeps himself occupied. agnes stephenson (stevie) coppin, with your bernhard represented Smith ’49 at a Nov. ’16 cynnie blodgett martin and I lunched to- annual newsletters! memorial service for mildred (millie) jean- gether at a fall Boston Symphony concert that Here is a letter from ruth (boots) mathews maire berendsen at the Church of the Heaven- featured Yo-Yo Ma. We were joined by alison churchill to her “crew,” the Reunion chairs: ly Rest in New York. Organized by the Chapin duff cannon ’50, who, like Cynnie, lives at Fox “Because of your outstanding work, I was School, where Millie was headmistress for 34 Hill Village in Westwood, MA. We had hoped honored with the Class Volunteer of the Year years, the service attracted approximately 700. nat stolk graham and Bill could join us, but award at the Volunteer Leadership Confer- Former Chapin students shared heartfelt, of- some family members were visiting them. ence in Northampton. The award was for ten amusing memories of Millie’s warm per- rose sun tchang had a special reason for a having the largest attendance ever at a 65th sonality, wise guidance and abiding concern, five-day visit to Oahu, HI, last summer: Her Reunion. You made it happen! My youngest even after retirement, for the Chapin family. nephew organized a conference to mark the daughter is also a Smithie, and she and five of Her Lawrence House friends have long 150th anniversary of the birth of Rose’s grand- her Ziskind housemates all decided to attend known of lois green schwoerer’s scholar- father Sun Yat-sen. Rose’s daughter Lorna and the conference weekend. In addition, three of

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 54 2/24/17 12:43 PM knew she would have to give Quarterly and the issue in which the item ap- up the car and rely on others to pears. The deadlines for news collected and get around. Arthritis, diabetes dates published are February for the summer and sleep apnea are a nuisance, issue, May for the fall issue, August for the win- but since she still can get to her ter issue and November for the spring issue. longtime library volunteer work, If your item does not appear, it has missed a she manages. As class memorial deadline and will appear in the following issue. chair she hopes to be in touch Jane just completed proofing Volume 2 of with many of you seeking infor- Women Belong in History Books, a project she mation about other classmates. started in 1995 when she retired as director And now for some news from of the Herkimer (NY) County Historical Soci- yours truly: With John, my ety. She and her fellow writers researched and husband since last May, I have wrote about more than 100 women who were been traveling again. We spend major contributors to the world around them. our summers at my home in There was no written record of them until now. Knokke, Belgium, a wonderful Our 65th Reunion will take place May city and seaside resort. We do 25–28. News from Reunion chair patricia without a car because we can wooldridge toole: joan white harris will walk everywhere and we do be our Saturday-night dinner speaker. There need to get in our 10,000 steps will also be a panel discussion with sue gra- each day! In September we went ham mingus, jo ann wallace davidson and ! From left, Ellen’s friends decided to invite their mothers to the United Kingdom on the Eurostar, rented barbara ruben migeon. Marjorie (Jorie) for the weekend. My niece and two friends of a car and drove to Ireland. In October we went Kudos to barbara ruben migeon for her well- Roberts ’77, my daughter Carol also joined us. I had quite on an organized tour to Portugal and northern received publication, American Science: My an entourage!” Congratulations, Boots. We are Spain, which neither of us had ever visited. View From the Bench. Barbara Sollner-Webb, Marjorie McGahey proud of you! Lisbon, Santiago de Compostela and the Gug- a professor emerita of biological chemistry at Roberts ’51 and I had a nice phone conversation with adele genheim in Bilbao were the highlights. Johns Hopkins, calls it a “fascinating, insight- Anne Best Haley brawer baydin. She is living in a retirement Sadly, there are five deaths to report. We send ful and thought-provoking book. … Dr. Migeon ’62. Jorie is the home in Tampa, FL, and is very much enjoy- our sympathies to the families and friends focuses on how an influx of new technologies ing life there, busy taking piano lessons, art, of our departed classmates nancy brainerd empowered scientists to make groundbreak- daughter of physical therapy and swimming. She has two foltz, sally jones, jean koontz leedy, joanne ing discoveries on the nature of hereditary Marjorie; Anne is granddaughters who will be married this year, macdonald and jacquelyn kerr staples. diseases.” a cousin-in-law. and one of them is sadie dingfelder ’01. Adele Sec., Agnes (Stevie) Stephenson Coppin, judith atwater mcelwain has moved to Jef- has four great-grandchildren. PO Box 1139, Anna Maria, FL 34216, ferson’s Ferry, a retirement community in The grandson of jerry clarke coxe, Hugh 941-448-1024, [email protected] South Setauket, NY. She says it’s a “welcoming Freund, won a silver medal at the 2016 Para- place with many interesting activities,” such lympics in Rio de Janeiro, sailing in a 23-foot 1952 as a choral group of men and women who on three-man Sonar. Hugh lost his right leg below jo ann wallace davidson has been working Veterans Day perform songs for each of our the knee to bone cancer his freshman year in with volunteers from seven religious groups to nation’s armed forces. college, and after graduating he worked toward resettle a Syrian family in Norwalk, CT. The dorothy oxman helly writes in about “Stop competing in the 2012 London Paralympics. father, mother, 8-year-old daughter and 5-year- Revering Magna Carta,” which appeared on He and his fellow crew members missed quali- old son had been living in Egypt and spent at our website in October. Dorothy, who taught fying by one point, so aimed for Rio four years least two years being screened by the United English history courses, prefers not to use the later. After many regattas in New Zealand, Nations and the US State Department. Jo is word “myth” about the Magna Carta, saying Australia, Europe and the US, they qualified. on the education task force with several ESL that it suggests “fallacy, and in fact the seeds All the disabled and able-bodied US athletes teachers and retired school workers. It’s a big of a useful interpretation of the relations be- were honored at the White House, where job to set up and support people from a differ- tween ruled and ruler … were there, however President Obama shook 500 hands! ent culture, but the volunteers are happy that narrowly.” grace eames hinrichs summers on the is- Connecticut welcomes refugees and they want rose-joan grotta barron’s health issues will land of Vinalhaven, ME, and lives across the to help in this overwhelming humanitarian keep her from attending our 65th Reunion, but bay in Rockport in winter. She’s taking Italian, challenge. Jo also organized timekeepers for she has wonderful memories from the 60th. reading a lot and keeping in touch with friends League of Women Voters debates with candi- She spent time last summer on gorgeous Re- by email and Facebook. She feels lucky to enjoy dates for the state Legislature, which kept her hoboth Beach in Delaware, but missed the living in two beautiful places and lucky, too mind off the “presidential quagmire.” tranquility of Truro on Cape Cod, MA. Her life (knock on wood), to be in relatively good health. lee schwartz berkeley responded to an arti- is filled with community activities and read- VOLUME 2 She writes, “Blessings to all my classmates.” cle that appeared on our class website last year. ing. She recommends Ian McEwan’s Nutshell, And here is some big news from pat ivins “Fashioning a College Experience: The Seven a “very different perspective on life.” moody: “After 60 years of marriage, Sid died Sisters Colleges and the American Fashion The class offers heartfelt condolences to and an old beau lured me to his Eastern Industry,” by fashion historian Rebecca C. Tu- joan james hardy on the death of her hus- Shore [VA] home on the water. I have nine ite, first ran in the National Women’s History band, Buzz. Just new grandchildren along with my three. Tyler Museum newsletter, A Different Point of View. Sec., Joy Slonim Glassman, 33 Carnoustie completed and Lawrence house pals, I would love to hear Lee writes, “I wore my cardigan backward in Circle, Bloomfield, CT 06002, from you!” high school, pearls and all, and had a couple [email protected] proofing marilyn (lee) reder less writes, “Going to of Anne Fogartys for my honeymoon, much Sec., Barbara Rich Anderson, 8 Foreside Volume 2 my 65th was on my bucket list, but now I am more attractive than today’s ‘look.’” Common Drive, Falmouth, ME 04105, so energized by attending that I am aiming joy slonim glassman also buttoned her car- [email protected] of Wome n for our 70th! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing old digans backward, wore Fogartys, represented 1953 Belong in friends and renewing friendships. I am well Smith in the College Shop at G. Fox & Co. and and grateful for fairly good health. Still manage bought and packed one shirtwaist for a Eu- pat moore ashton writes of a Smith Travel History to play golf twice weekly. Belong to two book ropean adventure in 1956 so as to be dressed trip to Rome under the guidance of Craig Fel- Books, a clubs and play bridge as much as time allows. appropriately while touring churches when ton from the art department. “What a privilege Good luck to my old friends.” taking the summer off from her job as assistant to be a part, still, of our alma mater!” project started ginny quick woodbury moved two years ago buyer for a specialty sportswear department You will note in the obituary section that in 1995. from her great top-floor condominium to as- at Filene’s in Boston. lucie wray todd was deeply concerned about sisted living four blocks down the street. Her jane ann sullivan spellman questioned the environment and invested her time and macular degeneration had continued, so she the time gap between sending in news for the resources in conservation causes. She was a

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Marian was director of the Child kk blair leisure was an avid bridge player. Study Center at Wellesley, one She was active in the Junior League and the of the oldest lab schools in the Cosmopolitan Club. A memorial service was country. President McCartney held for her in New York City last fall. sally was then teaching at the Uni- rosenthal brody, nancy dickson newcomb versity of New Hampshire and and ann pearce roberts attended. was already an authority on child ann pearce roberts writes about agnes development. hawkins potter: “She was called Agnoose After her husband’s death, by her Comstock housemates. She won the janet welsh brown is finding Vogue Prix de Paris our senior year. She was that reminiscing and writing a bright and witty lady. Agnes lived in Green- about memories is a “happy en- wich, CT, where she was a founding member terprise.” She also works as an of the Greenwich NAACP and a member of the advocate for statehood in Wash- League of Women Voters and the Democratic ington, DC, which has a popu- Women’s Club.” lation greater than Vermont or sue swenson woods sends these observa- Wyoming and is close behind tions about jan crimmins meagher: “She was Alaska and the Dakotas. After such a good friend to everybody. She loved Smith, Janet traveled to Asia for sports of all kinds, and was especially good a year and then went on to Yale at tennis—which she taught professionally. for Southeast Asian studies. There wasn’t much that she wasn’t good at. ! Class of 1956 true Texan with her engagement in land stew- gertrud (deedee) berkowitz dale has lots of She was a lot of fun to be with, and she made friends gather at ardship and cattle operations. friends in her retirement community in Over- everybody feel good. She was involved in all joan ford the 60th wedding And is a true New Englander land Park, KS. She plays bridge, joins reading kinds of activities in her community that with her spirit of “doing the best that I can” groups and goes on trips—a recent one was to helped others. She will be missed.” Jan served anniversary as she deals with her arthritis. She does her Atlanta for a grandson’s wedding. in so many capacities as an alumna and loyal celebration of exercises and is lucky to have the Leahy Clinic A friend sent me the Colorado College Bul- member of the class of ’54 that it is impossible Helen Garside nearby when needed. Joan misses her years letin, and in it I learned of the philanthropic to list them all here. Randolph and her as a guide at Beauport, the beautiful museum work done there by anabel carey mchugh and natalie moore babbitt was well-known in in Gloucester, MA. her late husband, Jerry. They were recognized the children’s book world, both as a writer husband, Peter, Another wonderful Massachusetts museum for establishing the department chair in politi- and an illustrator. anne hoerner ribble re- in Waltham, MA. is the Peabody Essex in Salem, where betsy cal science and for their leadership in devel- minds me that Natalie was the art editor of From left, Holly jones hayes and jane cowen pafford greatly oping the college’s Baca campus. Anabel also The Hamper for our year. nancy crawford French Perry, enjoyed a Childe Hassam show. helped establish the Colorado chapter of the thornley writes that Natalie was in two of joan Lee Hill Stookey, Jane, our president, announces that “I Have a Dream” Foundation. her art classes, and was an “authentic illus- du bois haigh will serve as our class memo- From Annapolis, MD, comes word from sue trator.” Natalie never attended any of our Helen, Linda rial gift chair. Jane adds, “Your class officers maguire beckner that three other Smithies Reunions, but she always contributed to the Sonnenschein and volunteers have put together a challenge live in her retirement community, Ginger Cove Reunion books. From the 25th Reunion book: Kaufman and fund for the class whose purpose is to raise on Gingerville Creek. She kept up with her “I have been a #2 in nearly all the important Margot Copeland the percentage of class members who donate Franklin King buddies and their husbands for award areas, including a nomination for the to Smith—especially those who have not many years—the late sue wallworth schel- National Book Award … and Tuck Everlast- Pyle. given since our 2013 Reunion—by making a lenger, the late lorna luitwieler shull, anne ing was the US Honor Book for the 1978 Con- donation before June 30, ’17. When we reach stevens bailey, nancy whitehouse fass and gress of the International Board of Books for our increased percentage goal, the challenge the late gail munson parker. Sue’s children Young People.” She went on to say that she was fund pledges will be paid. Everyone wins: The and grandchildren are spread around the searching for “some clear statement about my class percentage increases, and Smith receives globe. own philosophy, which, since it keeps develop- additional money. Gifts of all sizes are wel- Sec., Ann Safford Mandel, 703 Hollow ing, keeps needing re-definition. We have had come.” Tree Ridge Road, Darien, CT 06820, and continue to have a truly blissful marriage, In a phone call I learned from Edward Bies- [email protected] have worked hard, are deeply satisfied with our ter, husband of liz lauffer biester, that she kids and feel that on the whole, we have been died last year from Alzheimer’s, but at home 1954 among the blessed.” From the 40th Reunion with good care. He spoke of her as a “spectacu- sally rosenthal brody had a successful book: “I don’t think I really expected that I lar woman” and a “global citizen” who had a showing of her watercolor monotypes at At- would have such a supremely lucky life.” And, sensational life. Liz had served as president lantic Gallery in the Chelsea section of New finally, from the 50th: “I’ve worked hard and of Welcome House, an agency that brought York City last spring. Sally still lives in Brook- have said just about everything I have to say. … mixed-race children to the US from Asia for lyn and is still painting. I’ve had a lucky life, and I’m grateful.” adoption. She traveled the world in her efforts I, jan salter rosenberg, your co-secretary, berenice (beese) dennison craigie came for international adoption reforms, and was a had lunch last summer with nancy dickson upon a reference to our late classmate nina vice president of the Pearl Buck Foundation. newcomb. mary bahr turino and I attended a solomon hyde in the Sept. ’16 Town and Coun- When living in Washington, DC, she tutored book group meeting in White Plains, NY, at try: “In the 1980s, after his close friend Nina minority students and worked for school re- which The Bell Jar, by sylvia plath ’55, was Hyde, the former Washington Post fashion edi- form, an endless effort. Liz also received the discussed. Later in the summer my husband, tor, was diagnosed with breast cancer, Ralph Clara Barton Award, the highest honor the Herb, and I visited with nancy crawford Lauren felt compelled to do something.” He American Red Cross bestows on volunteers. thornley and John in South Wellfleet, MA. cofounded the Nina Hyde Center for Breast marian sternlieb blum swims, exercises anne hoerner ribble reports a phone call Cancer Research and later other centers. and does aerobics to keep herself mobile. Her from virginia (tito) gay findlay, who lives one Beese recalls Nina driving her car onto the daughter lives nearby, but her granddaughters block from the site at Washington University Smith campus in 1979, opening the trunk and are spread far away. One is studying biology in St. Louis where the second presidential de- removing copies of our 25th Reunion book, in Glasgow, Scotland, another is studying bate took place last fall. An artist, Tito is teach- which Nina had put together. “Nina was such a astrochemistry in Cambridge, MA, another ing two classes—one at the Missouri Botanical pillar of our past,” Beese adds, “and an example is a chemical engineer with Exxon in Baton Garden and the other a portrait-painting class. of what ’54s can be remembered for.” Rouge, LA, and the fourth is teaching yoga It is our painful duty to note the deaths of Come on, you living, breathing classmates, in Denver but also has a master’s degree in five classmates: natalie moore babbitt, kath- write or phone your class secretaries! public policy—accomplished young women! leen (kathy) horne graff, kathleen (kk) blair Sec., Terry Williams Webb, 650 Willow Marian speaks very highly of President Kath- leisure, janice (jan) crimmins meagher and Valley Square K-412, Lancaster, PA 17602, leen McCartney, who she worked with when agnes hawkins potter. [email protected]

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 56 2/24/17 12:43 PM the siblings and grandchildren a rapper at the oldest level and good students, checked out the Napa Valley athletes and creative spirits coming along. scene. Pattee has updated our Electronics is how we communicate. Texting class website, alumnae.smith. is a miracle. But shopping, viewing, research- edu/smithcms/1955/. ing, creating with all the demand for personal sally greeley bailey shares information and passwords frustrate me and news of classmates in Florida: leave me limp at the end of the day. Electronics mary lent flucke and husband force us away from people at a time when we Bob returned to North Palm need to be with people to verify that we are still Beach from their summer relevant. Those of us who are not electronically home. They are both active in gifted are marginalized even further. What, no the Smith College Club of The Facebook? No Twitter? If only I had a live-in Palm Beaches. marilynn berger teenager with lots of time to spare! As our fi- gladstone, joan diston needle nances and health begin to narrow our choices, and joan rosenberg grant are I am choosing to spend on airplane tickets to also members of the club. joan visit family and computer training.” carey crowley spends part of helen hochgraf baldwin and barbara neal the winter in their area. met in Chicago in October to indulge in a splen- adrian austin shelby and her did performance of Hamilton and explore the husband, Ed, traveled last fall to modern and contemporary galleries at the Art Hanoi, Cambodia, Saigon and Institute of Chicago. They enjoyed reminiscing ! At a cocktail Sec., Jan Salter Rosenberg, 89 Southlawn Thailand. At home in New Jersey, Adrian en- about our 60th Reunion. and dinner party Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, joys continued involvement with the Montclair okche chon ashwin discovered as she looked hosted by Helen [email protected] Art Museum, working with Bloomfield Col- for volunteer work in Adelaide, Australia, that lege and Montclair State University. Finally, people wanted a degree in social service, not Milne Justi ’57 in 1955 she has written one book and started another! French. Then she read in the local paper that Vero Beach, FL, Ring the bells “Smith gave me energy, skills, determination, a dozen or so Koreans, without much contact are class of 1957 That still can ring. opportunities, as well as loads of great friends,” with local Australians, were meeting in the friends, from Forget your perfect offering. she says. city for woodcarving lessons. “I went along. I There is a crack in everything. katharine (katie) cowen weldon visited the am hoping they will want some basic English left, Sandy Ross That’s how the light gets in. Normandy region of France with daughter lessons.” Okche and her husband, Robin, were Herman, Cynthia —Leonard Cohen dale weldon ’80. She says it was a wonderful planning a three-day trip to Canberra for a re- Walz Doggett, That’s how katherine (inky) karnosh hvis- trip with beautiful scenery, delicious food, no tired ambassadors gathering. Robin was the Helen and Mary tendahl sums it up—with humility, joy and crowds or signs of any trouble and gorgeous Australian ambassador to Germany, Egypt Scott McElroy. gratitude for what we may have experienced weather. Back home she has been attending and the Soviet Union. She suspects they are and may now be experiencing. She gives a book club of a few active Smithies in south- fast becoming the oldest members of the group. thanks to jan carlson oresman for illumi- eastern Massachusetts, where she found jill marian penney randall writes of two joyful nating art as life, to liz sessions kelsey for gillette reydel, who lives in Marion, MA. Ka- events in her family: the marriages of her two her unconditional love and support, to jane tie writes, “We’re reading about the American oldest granddaughters. “Sarah, who lives in fox crandall for wonderful hospitality and Revolution—McCullough’s 1776, Philbrick’s London, married her English love on Memo- to ann-elisa wetherald black, who had the Bunker Hill and Valiant Ambition and Cher- rial Day weekend. Our daughter, elizabeth courage to live her truth and follow her heart now’s book on Hamilton. American History penney randall ’79, who is an Episcopal priest, in the years shared in Talbot House. 101 for sure!” married them. The second was Elizabeth’s roswitha leuthold mcintosh writes, “Who edith stenhouse bingham worked on local daughter and my namesake, Marian Randall would have thought that our 80s would be and national campaigns during the past elec- Gottlieb. She was married to her fine young filled with joy and activity?” She has taken tion. Her book group, including two Smithies, man high in the Rocky Mountains in October. up bridge, keeps practicing the piano and in- planned to discuss gloria steinem ’56’s new Harry and I were able to be there.” dulged in a ski pass for Sun Valley this season. biography in December. Louisville, KY, was 85 patricia wyers gammon reported in the last She is about to publish her seventh book, about degrees on Nov. 2—the highest-ever tempera- Quarterly that she and her husband had moved condo living, and is reading Genghis Khan and ture for that date. “Global warming is here!” in July ’16 to Savannah, GA, to be close to their the Making of the Modern World, which she Edith observes. daughter and grandchildren. She further re- says is fascinating. patricia smith langdon is currently involved, ports that they arrived just in time for Hurri- alice wayland cruikshank writes that she, with quite a few other Smithies, in an organi- cane Matthew and have been cleaning up the brita lehmkuhl herman and jill gillette rey- zation that is part of the national village-to- 110-foot pine tree that was resting on their roof. del met in Danielson, CT, for lunch, coming village movement. The movement helps people We announce with sadness the passing of from three points on the compass! stay in their homes, if they wish, as they age mary ward gover in June ’16 and carole ja- marcy abelson melcher has moved yet and aims to foster a creative, supportive and cobs lipton in Oct. ’16. Our condolences go to again, this time to Portland, ME. She is happy vibrant community. She is having a wonderful their family and friends. she has moved and looks forward to visitors. time with it, doing a lot of volunteering and Have you enjoyed reading about our class? If Guest room available! enjoying new friends and experiences. so, please send us your news and thoughts for jane seiden jasper had a wonderful surprise Please write anytime! inclusion in upcoming issues of the Quarterly. last summer when pat sprei good rang her Sec., Anne Eiseman Walker, 4 Friend Sec., Ann Lindenberger Christensen, doorbell after discovering that they both lived Street, Manchester, MA 01944, PO Box 8000, Ketchum, ID 83340, in the same apartment house in Chevy Chase, [email protected] [email protected] MD. “It has been great fun renewing our ac- Sec., Sally Anderson Brush, 1100 quaintance and reminiscing about our days as 1956 Miner Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, theater majors.” Jane moved to the Washing- sandra van fossen writes, “As I approach [email protected] ton, DC, area to be near her daughter and fam- the age of 82 with very little glamorous news to ily. She travels and takes courses at the Osher share, I am thinking mostly about two things: 1957 Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins the accomplishments of my grandchildren and penny pope leather and husband Dick head- University, which keeps her happy and busy. the amazing way electronics have changed and ed to Memphis, TN, in November for a paddle- mary rose (pattee) caldwell schlatter and frustrated our lives. I find myself quite good wheeler cruise down the Mississippi River. husband David joined four children and seven at interacting with the former and terrible “‘Go with the flow’ is now our mantra. And, grandchildren in Napa, CA, for a Thanksgiving with the latter. All 15 of our grandchildren a paddle wheeler has the right acceleration!” reunion. Oldest daughter Margaret, a neurolo- are of course beautiful and talented: a nurse, a nancy (nicki) lang hamilton writes, “We re- gist, and her physician husband cooked while union organizer, a musician, a film editor and turned back to Washington state. What moved

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that, I can’t say anything else.” accenting Verdi, in Naples, Rome and Parma. Her newest is coming out first dinny stevens wolff says it takes some time as an e-book. to keep the ailments at bay at this age. However, joel winik blumenthal writes, she visited her sister in Nebraska, then went “molly davis de patie and I were with a niece to an applique quilting retreat in roommates in Hubbard House. Michigan before flying back to France. I now live in Arizona, 18 miles elizabeth (bee) shriver kant came to the north of the Mexican border, United States from Sweden for Thanksgiv- but I see Molly when I am visiting and was hoping to have lunch with pam ing my family. She and I met in gibson farrar. She and Pam went to high New York recently. We visited school together. the Whitney and had a gener- rosie converse morgan is trying to stay ally great time seeing each other physically and mentally active and has taken again.” up pickleball. She was hoping to get to Florida sarah (shane) lane crabtree as a respite from the cold weather. and her husband are healthy In May ’16, seta mavian izmirly, kathleen with a few minor health issues. mcmahon collins and margaret mccarthy Shane is painting quite a lot now seely made the trek to Midland, TX, for a mini- and currently has three 7-foot- reunion hosted by edna brown hibbitts. They tall paintings exhibited at Merri- regretted that isabel showell anderson and mack College in North Andover, christina dickey stearns were unable to join ! Nan Darling me to tears in those last days was a woman I MA. The paintings are on recycled materials the fun. Besides swapping stories, they visited Borton ’62 hosts didn’t know calling me to say that some people such as paper bags and “failed” old paintings art, science and history museums. They en- a mini-reunion did appreciate all I’d tried to do over the years cobbled together. joyed the wide-open skies and lovely sunsets, to make Wickenburg, AZ, more progressive, sandy weinberg bernhard attended a pre- but most of all they enjoyed each other. for Capen House more involved and more aware.” sentation on the redesign of Neilson Library Her four children and eight of her 12 grand- friends from the marilyn johnston martin had a wonderful and was “blown away.” She writes, “The new children helped helen brown konz celebrate class of 1962 in family celebration in July; four generations library is very much of today and deserves our her 80th birthday. She continues to run a tutor- Belfast, ME. From attended! In lieu of volunteering, she’s been support. Perfect for our 60th.” ing program for grades K–3 in an inner-city helping her husband cope with early Alzheim- margaret beshore boonstra was busy last school in Rochester, NY, which involves 26 left, Scilla Jenkins er’s. She stays active with the Smith book club. fall in support of her candidates; she does volunteers who aid teachers. The program, Benson, Peggy Madison, WI, has a lot of Smithies, from the lots of other political things, too. Next up: a now in its fifth year, aims to get children read- Rose Shulman, ’40s to recent grads. Marilyn and her daughter, talk for the Sarasota, FL, Smith club on Latin ing at grade level by third grade. Thea Chodosh kristin martin ’82, hope to get to their mutual American affairs and visits to classmates in mary strekalovsky kelsey and her husband Brodkin, Sarah Reunions. Fort Myers and Naples. enjoyed a cruise on the Rhine and Mosel rivers stephanie pollack miller volunteers at cynthia crawford berne’s son got remarried and were looking forward to Thanksgiving Behr McCormick, White Plains (NY) Hospital in the caregivers in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in July and is also liv- with the entire family. Sue Ensworth program and serves on the hospital’s board ing there. The wedding took place at the Boca barbara jenks haack and her husband are in Saltus (standing), of directors. She joined a program aiding the Raton Resort. the same circa-1750 home they bought when Chris Mathewson settlement of Syrian refugees in Westchester This is my last column as your secretary. Our they were young. Barbara is still a potter, and County, NY. Stephanie celebrated her 80th enthusiastic class officers have had a great when not getting her hands dirty with clay or Salerno, Nan and wonderfully with a family reunion—22 peo- time getting together to plan a stimulating garden, she is active with two local peace and Mary Blanton. ple including six children, spouses and nine 60th Reunion. So far, it looks like it’s going to justice groups. grandchildren. be well attended! It starts on May 25 and runs bidwell cranage drake watched eliza cum- ann perry mayberry is happily living in until noon on May 28. Try and make the effort mings ’17 swim across Cape Cod Bay in record sunny Florida. She quotes her Uncle Bob on to attend; you won’t be disappointed! time as her granddaughter charlye barfield retirement: “I wake up with nothing to do, and Written by Dana Darwin Hummel ’15 took pictures. when I go to bed, I have only half of it done. Quarterly Office, Northampton, MA 01063, kathleen hennessy stoll celebrated her … Life is full!” Ann met ina shulkin trager [email protected] 80th with all her children and most of her in New York City last year and had a grand grandchildren. She has had some health prob- time reminiscing. 1958 lems and is slowly mending. Her granddaugh- lee saunders mazepa’s annual month in robbie wedder huffman retired at 75 after 40 ter is a junior at Smith, and her son received Garden City, SC, was cut short by Hurricane years in nursing. She lives in Oregon, where an award for new “cures” for hepatitis C and Matthew; however, she had a fascinating trip she is an avid quilter, plays flute in a commu- a form of leukemia that is usually terminal. to Alaska in June ’16 capped by a two-day visit nity band and volunteers in the mental health joan goldberg hauser has downsized and with her son and daughter-in-law in Homer. area. Her four children and 11 grandchildren moved to Tennessee, where her daughter lives. She was looking forward to a 70-plus ski trip are scattered around the Northwest. She scoured the internet for sources and was “I wake up to Vermont in January. “Can’t wait to see you sue lubowitz cohen is busy moving from able to sell, donate or present to friends every- with nothing all at Reunion!” her home of 51 years to a condominium, but thing she no longer needed. From ruth seiden cooper: “Once again, I’m a she will still be in the same town and on the liz aaronsohn suggests and suzanne to do, and literacy volunteer at a local elementary school. board of education. boorsch agrees that a way to divest/downsize when I go to The extra attention and help make a big differ- Reporting from Italy, florence gertner is to donate to agencies helping settle Syrian ence for many children, especially those who fabricant was on a working vacation with and other war refugees. bed, I have have few books at home or whose parents have her husband of 56 years to do an article for mary adams loomba’s first great-grandchild only half of it limited command of English. It’s gratifying to The New York Times on Lambrusco wines and was born in October. see their progress.” other attractions in northern Italy. She still has A New York Times article about the 131-year- done. … Life valerie greenman castleman and her a weekly column in the Times. Her children old East Hampton, NY, newspaper The Star is full!” husband, Laurie, are downsizing a houseful and grandchildren live nearby in Brooklyn, included coverage of editor-at-large irene levy of stuff to move to the Haverford, PA, retire- NY. Last June she was a leader for a Times silverman, who has worked there since 1968. ment community where sue mosher stuard journey to Provence, France, happy to share On Becoming 80: A Happy Life of Serendip- and cricket janney ball live. “Decisions, her memories of living in Aix-en-Provence ity and Transformations is the title of a photo- decisions—what to keep, what to trash; then and traveling in the region during her junior biography published by caroline yang with to stage and sell. Harder to do than expected! year. the help of her 89-year-old husband. Being a Move date TBA.” marcia colish was busy last fall. She gave Smithie was a huge asset in Caroline’s career cornelia cree maintains 14 file folders for a paper at a scholarly conference in Cologne, with the Fulbright program, 22 years as ex- 14 books, each in process, and writes, “Beyond Germany, and later did an Italian opera tour, ecutive director of the program in Japan and

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 58 2/24/17 12:43 PM hamas to dive. loves retirement, traveling, going to the theater Recovering from back surgery and playing bridge at an advanced level. m.j. and getting stronger, margery long writes that she is practicing architecture (peggy) spofford visited her in London and last fall did her annual teaching daughter in Pittsfield, MA. She at Yale. In England she is working on “Oxford also visited friends in Vermont student housing and a proposal for the water- and Syracuse, NY, before return- front in Penzance, Cornwall”: “Never dull!” ing home to New Mexico. Many of us are happily at a stage of life where jane rawlings odenweller voyages with family and visits with grandchil- is busy at her museum writing dren mean much. m. whitney peters keen, articles and blog posts about the while still working with her husband on a family who lived in that historic home business, spent much of last summer house for five generations. She traveling to England, Bermuda and up and also gets together with northern down the Eastern Seaboard to see family and New Jersey ’59ers. Daughter Joy to go through family papers. oriel eaton had is a full professor of anthropol- a memorable family trip last summer to Jack- ogy at Ohio State University, son Hole, WY. sue harrison rogers went on and received a $1.5 million grant. a Smith and Princeton trip to South Africa Daughter Liesl’s baroque singing last fall, even riding an elephant. This winter group, Venetia Antiqua, has been elizabeth (betsy) parker powell traveled to getting rave reviews in The New South Korea, Hong Kong, Oman and Dubai ! Jordan House seven years as a Clinton appointee to the J. York Times and other media outlets. Jane and to events connected with university commit- friends from William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board her husband celebrated their 50th anniversary tees and boards on which she serves. sherrill hogen the class of in Washington, DC, which oversees the world- in 2015. was in Palestine for a month last fall, wide program. cissie coy wrote a biography for middle read- her “13th trip there—a journey of witness and 1963 celebrate Sec., Susan Smith Pratt, PO Box 597, ers about her grandfather, Dennis Chavez, who solidarity for the liberation of Palestine from their 75th Lunenburg, Nova Scotia BOJ 2CO, was the first Hispanic member in the US Sen- the Israeli military occupation, which claimed birthdays at the [email protected] ate and who championed civil rights during over 70 lives of Palestinian youth while I was home of Claire Sec., Mary (Tinka) Crosby Lunt, 131 Old the McCarthy era. The book will be published there. The youth are risking and losing their Main Street, Box 293, Deerfield, MA 01342, in 2017. Cissie has also published other books. lives because politicians on both sides have Goldberg Moses [email protected] She enrolled at Smith as stanlee miller. failed them, and they have no hope.” in Washington, elizabeth chanler janeway and her family Other classmates are deeply involved in DC. From left, 1959 wrote a book about their father, William C. caretaking. jacqueline (jacki) fishbein cohen seated: Suzanne Last year our own lesley lowe israel cast Chanler, whose long life included two World writes, “Caregiving responsibilities continue to Warnock Otwell, her vote for president—twice. She was ap- Wars, New York politics, the Nuremberg trials, increase as my husband’s Parkinson’s slowly pointed to the Electoral College representing the McCarthy era and other personal stories. worsens. However, we are planning a trip to Kathy Sanderson Maryland, so voted on Election Day in Novem- She was grateful for Smith’s writing courses. Florida in March, and I still chair the man- Zwick, Susan ber and then again with her fellow electors in martha lanier anderson williams and her agement committee of the Casco Bay [ME] Friebert Rossen December. husband traveled to Iran. They volunteer for Estuary Partnership, take courses and try to and Eileen nancy edelman phillips is a potter who Meals on Wheels, and she also enjoys Zumba exercise strenuously. I really enjoyed our 55th makes wheel-thrown functional stoneware at classes. She hopes that other Cutter House Reunion.” susan harris crampton reminds us Yencik Sheldon; Mudflat Studio in Somerville, MA. She is also alumnae will send news to the Quarterly. She that she and Stuart moved in 2014 to Chagrin standing: on the board of the Cambridge (MA) YWCA reports that her friend and roommate, jane Falls, OH, to be closer to their son, David, and Nancy Moore and Jewish Voice for Peace, and worked on raiche ringham, died suddenly in Sept. ’16. his family. Sadly, in the spring of 2015, David Goslee, Deborah Hillary Clinton’s campaign. More sad news: patsy manley smith’s hus- had a major stroke. Susan and Stuart help alison scoville dittrich Browning creates birds and band, Bill, passed away in Aug. ’16. David with his therapy several times a week. animals at the same Mudflat Studio. Her son, Thanks for all your news. He is slowly recovering. Susan is also taking LeVeen, Beverly Luke Dittrich, is the author of Patient H.M., Sec., Mary-Ann Woody Whitehead, advantage of the “wonderful opportunities Blachman about his grandfather, a brain surgeon. The PO Box 1424, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, Cleveland offers.” Huckman, New York Times Magazine ran an excerpt from [email protected] roberta (bobby) hayes macaya writes, “Our Barbara Dodd the book focusing on the work of the late neu- news is that son Roman, with wife and four roscientist suzanne hammond corkin. 1960 children, went to Washington [DC] as Costa Massey, Claire, jenifer gordon mumford and her husband anne angen gershon recently received Rican ambassador!” kevyn ungemah gardella Gill Shaw Kellogg, moved to Tenants Harbor, ME, permanently, the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime notes, “Best event of the summer was the birth Susan Klehm albeit with a generator for winter months, but Achievement from the Infectious Diseases of our first great-granddaughter!” Are there Brown and Pam they are keeping an apartment in Boston just Society of America. She is an internation- other great-grandmothers? susan dworski nusbaum Parish Deaton. in case. Jenifer is still a practicing artist, while ally recognized authority on varicella, which is thrilled that her her husband lives in the math world. They have causes (among other infections) chicken pox second collection of poetry has been accepted 14 grandchildren in the Boston area. and shingles. She has done research on the de- for publication. She enjoys traveling to read her Heard from virginia euwer wolff on Moun- velopment of vaccines for healthy children and poetry and do book signings. lee baldwin dal- tain Day. She reminisced about biking from those who are sick with leukemia or HIV. She zell continues writing, now on the early life of the Quad to Seelye in all kinds of weather. is the first woman ever to receive this award. Adele Herter, a New York City artist. She adds, Remember? She continues her research and is an attend- “Still singing with the Oratorio Society of New gail beckwith mazur wrote her seventh col- ing pediatrician at New York–Presbyterian York, I have had the pleasure of participating lection of poems, Forbidden City. She visited Hospital. in over 30 concerts in Carnegie Hall. Each sea- Smith to read, talk about poetry and meet with bonnie josephs writes that she is “still work- son seems to surpass the last.” Lee especially President McCartney. She enjoyed walking ing overtime as a lawyer in a general practice loves seeing granddaughter molly dalzell ’19 around the campus, going to the art museum with litigation and transactions in six different in Northampton. frances leipziger schwartz and Laura Scales House and observing chang- areas of the law.” She regularly plays tennis, is singing at the Mendocino (CA) Music Fes- es in Northampton and at Smith. and volunteers to help with the landscaping tival each summer and continues to revise a marguerite (peggy) shepard is an emeritus of New York City’s Riverside Park. Another novel that she began three years ago. faculty member and staff physician at Indiana New Yorker, deborah berman beck, who has linda palmer muralidharan moved to Ha- University. She sees patients, teaches and still represented building owners on building waii three years ago and loves living in “a very does surgery. For fun and games, she is a scuba codes and regulations, is now on “an advisory expensive and traffic-laden paradise.” She diver, and teaches scuba to 25- to 35-year-olds. group working for FEMA to develop a more continues to volunteer at a shelter for home- She recently traveled to Indonesia and the Ba- site-specific approach to seismic design.” She less people in transition to more permanent

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marion scattergood ballard Sally’s note reminds me to remind you about enjoys seeing sherley young the Online Alumnae Community. It’s pass- and lynda spence at board meet- word-protected, but simple to get in. Click the ings for Nurturing Minds in Af- link at the bottom of alumnae.smith.edu/aasc/ rica, a nonprofit that funds and aasc/alumnae-directory/. If you need to update runs the SEGA Girls School, a your own information, go to alumnae.smith. secondary boarding school for edu/aasc/aasc/update-address/ (no password 215 vulnerable girls in Morogoro, required). Tanzania. Last year Sherley led Sec., Louise Merrill Dudley, a group of 15 American teachers [email protected] there for three weeks of intensive English language instruction. 1962 diane (dinnie) hay fortuin also pam heyne widell interviewed julia child ’34 is focused on East Africa. She in 1989, thinking to do a book on the kitchens and 12 family members, includ- of various food authorities. When she finished ing eight grandsons, went to Tan- her interview with Julia, they were simply zania and the Zanzibar Archi- two Smithies, chatting. Julia said she was pelago in August. The boys were afraid Americans were developing “a fear of awestruck seeing thousands of food.” The book Pam finally wrote, which was migrating wildebeest; the Oldu- released in Oct. ’16, shows how Julia’s down- vai Gorge reminded Dinnie of to-earth values can be used in the design of her studies at Smith. modern kitchens that focus on cooking and Needlepoint and heirloom sew- sit-down eating. The book is In Julia’s Kitchen: ing—the art of hand-stitching Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design In- garments and creating some spired by Julia Child (ForeEdge). of the parts with sophisticated At the end of last September, maureen sul- ! This group of housing. katrina (tinker) jenney saltonstall sewing machines—have become elizabeth livan crandall finally made the move to a Cushing House is walking, biking and volunteering in her vil- robertson mossbarger’s special interests continuing-care retirement community, Ken- and Martha lage and enjoying children and grandchildren since her retirement from a banking career. dal at Lexington (VA), about three hours from nearby. She and her husband, Wallace, live happily Washington, DC. Maureen looked for about Wilson House Remember to check out our class website for in Sarasota, FL. four years—from Pennsylvania and Delaware friends from other news that could not fit into this column. helen hutchins reed suspects her professors to North Carolina and Texas—weighing loca- the classes of Sec., Kay Dunn Lyman, at Smith would be surprised that she has pub- tion, cost, taxes, management, amenities and 1964 and 1965 [email protected] lished two books written in Spanish. Based on everything else. The unit is a bit larger than extensive archival research, both are related to her previous apartment in Washington, so she gets together 1961 a notorious 16th-century courtier imprisoned had no downsizing issues. The fellow residents every year. Here, Four of our Tyler House classmates couldn’t by Philip II of Spain. are very nice and friendly, the food is good and they meet at make it to Reunion, so they gathered in August Despite susan maxwell brainerd’s torn there are lots of activities to choose from. She the Shelburne in Estes Park, CO. ann van alstyne frothing- rotator cuff and her husband’s Parkinson’s, is close enough to Washington to visit her son ham nancy eaton smart lee ellison adi- Museum in , and they are busy travelers. Last year’s adventures and his wife, whose kids are 5, 3 and 1. nolfi were hosted by karen mcclure, a former included a Road Scholar trip to Sicily and cynthia moss is still working full time as Vermont on park ranger who was a wonderful guide to that multiple family occasions in Minnesota and director of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants. Mountain Day beautiful area. New England. They have moved to a condo The project has entered its 45th year. She pro- 2016. From irene stiefel starr continues to give presen- in downtown Sarasota, FL, where they walk duces a newsletter every two months; if you left, front row: tations at schools and senior centers on topics to restaurants and theater. would like to subscribe, go to elephanttrust. as wide-ranging as computing, downsizing and deborah heller and her wife, Ann, cel- org. She has started a new book, something Mary Wiesman her parents’ life in 1930s Germany. She says ebrated their 30th anniversary together in like a memoir, but mostly about elephants, Carter ’64, Barbie being with her young grandson and extended November. Deborah is mediating, offering and was able to fit in some travel last year—a Taylor McKelvey family has made moving from Amherst, MA, Coaching4Consultants and has joined the nature cruise in Alaska and a two-week trip ’65 and Nancy to Kansas City worthwhile. board of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defend- through Morocco. judith cohen leader joan sigel schuman linda bartholomew Goldner ’64; back has a book in progress ers (GLAD). met about the Native Americans she worked with ellen stutman, who started making wood- thompson on a Smith trip to Provence, France, row: Mary Adam in Maine, although rehab after knee replace- cuts when she retired four years ago, says in Oct. ’16. Joan notes that Linda left Smith Prendergast ’64, ments six weeks apart is slowing that project there’s something about that gesture of carving after her sophomore year to get married but Susie Halsey down. that she finds tremendously satisfying. has remained loyal to our class and to Smith; Westphal ’64, Being outdoor enthusiasts, ann peck hooke beth (betsy) stoddard’s husband died of see her entry in our 50th Reunion book. Be- and husband Roger enjoyed a six-day family complications from Alzheimer’s last June, and cause they had both sung at Smith, they rec- Karin Fahlstrom raft trip in Idaho, followed by “chasing ancient she moved from Portland, ME, to a retirement ognized each other immediately—even after Knowles ’64, geology and plate collisions on a posh camping home in Scarborough, ME, with 13 interesting 57 years! Diane Rose trip in East Greenland.” Ann also makes time women. She would like to hear what activities At the end of Aug. ’16, Capenites celebrated Edwards ’65, for her Buddhist practice, writing, music and other widows have found to be most enjoyable themselves at a mini-reunion hosted by nan darling borton Janet Thurman taking care of aging friends. and/or helpful in this new stage of life. in coastal Belfast, ME. It was harriett parsons destler finished a short- sally ellis quale and husband Drew, having a wonderful week of hiking, kayaking, swim- Hollander ’64, term assignment with USAID in Bangladesh, married later than many of us, are thrilled to ming, exploring, eating lobster and ice cream Betsy Hackett spent last summer in the Colorado Rockies and be celebrating the birth of their first grand- and hanging out on a deck overlooking the Huffine ’64 and then pinch-hit as acting director of USAID’s child. “Only I have retired—to garden, music, water. Attending were scilla jenkins benson, Evalie Hawes Office of Health and HIV in Uganda. “Creating friends (the 55th Reunion was special) and peggy rose shulman, thea chodosh brodkin, malaria-free zones, as we are doing in parts of contributing whenever and wherever I can. sarah behr mccormick, chris mathewson Edwards ’64. Uganda, has long been the dream of those of Please be in touch with me: in Norfolk, CT, or salerno, mary blanton, sue ensworth saltus us who work in international health.” Bronxville, NY.” and carol dunham trotter ’64. Since her husband’s death last May, marilyn Driving from Virginia to Nova Scotia (whew!), Once again, this is a reminder to save the carlson nelson says she has perhaps over- Earl and I had lunch in Arrowsic, ME, with dates of May 25–28, ’17, for our class Reunion. committed to deal with the “aloneness.” She joyce geiger spencer, her husband, Jim, and Carpe diem! agreed to chair the Minnesota Orchestra board betsy carter. Joyce and Jim are caretakers Sec., Susan Teommey Rydell, 4422 and continues to work with the family business of a charming lighthouse on the nearby Ken- Gaywood Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55345, and foundation. nebec River. [email protected]

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 60 2/24/17 12:44 PM Amazon, to be released on April 12-year-old rock climber and soccer player as 1. The stories are about some well as a stroke on a crew team. Another is players you may have heard gainfully employed full time in a Thai restau- of, some unknown. The stories rant. Along with keeping track of her family, are upbeat, humorous, intrigu- Sandra continues with choir, bridge and exer- ing, some suspenseful: Gardnar cise. She says she’s “getting grayer and fatter Mulloy’s tour of duty in World but no less bossy, and would love to hear from War II; Fred Kovaleski’s time the rest of you.” as a CIA operative with tennis sarah von der heyde richards retired last as his cover; George and Letty year after 40 years as a primary care pedia- Bria, both now 100, who endured trician at Massachusetts General Hospital’s World War I growing up in Italy community health center in Chelsea, MA, and and Turkey; and Mayor David she’s been traveling ever since. 2016 found her Dinkins’ struggle to keep the in New Zealand and Australia, the Canadian US Open in New York.” Rockies and most recently Kenya and Tanza- susan wechsler rose must nia, where she spotted the “big five”: a lion, have been dashing joyfully to elephant, leopard, rhino and Cape buffalo. She the airport when she sent her timed the trip to coincide with a part of the news. In its entirety: “Out on a great migration, when the wildebeests and ze- 10-day holiday with my husband bra move back to the Serengeti in Tanzania to Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn. A from the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Unfortunate- ! At a mini- 1963 dream is being fulfilled.” ly, the weather failed to cooperate; the rains reunion in So much news! In early Nov. ’16 mollie curtis fair, toni were earlier than usual, and the action was for mary bocock hitz trobe kestenbaum nancy tipton myers Washington, DC, writes thatshe and daugh- , , the most part over. However, Sarah says they ter Eliza enjoyed a “marvelous” week’s riding elaine osborn and julia bowers coale at- did see stragglers, so all was not lost. She also are class of 1966 trip across the Willamette Valley and along tended the Smith Volunteer Leadership enjoyed spending a day in a Maasai village, friends, from left, the wild Oregon coast. Says Mary, “Such fun Conference in Northampton. barbara dodd where she participated in various activities Nancy Thompson to have a week with my very busy daughter massey was also in attendance as a trustee of daily living: grinding corn, beading, putting Lundy, Gail Kern doing something we both love! We are lucky of the college. Julia says she came away from clay on the wall of a dwelling and balancing a in that our group of seven was compatible and the weekend “inspired and enthusiastic about straw bale on her head. “My bundle was very Paster and Nancy Linley and Justin Leahy, who led it, are good at Smith and its great future in educating women small, and I did use my hand to steady it.” Fenn Dietz. what they do. Back in the ’80s we took rides in who will make important contributions.” Please keep the news coming; I hope to hear Connemara [Ireland] with Willy Leahy, Jus- sally hancock wallace ’64 (shwalla09@ from more of you over the next few months. tin’s father.” yahoo.com) has an extra 1963 yearbook to Sec., Ginny Penney Gliedman, mollie curtis fair’s sister and her daughter give away. [email protected] organized a Curtis family reunion to celebrate Written by Susan Kingsbury Mollie’s 75th at their summer home in Ken- Sec., Susan Lampman Hill, 1965 nebunkport, ME, in August. “There were 32 [email protected] dorothy (dottie) goldberg vine reports that of us, including all my descendants and most a Tyler House group gathered at sandy mor- of my siblings’ families. My sister is Smith ’54, 1964 gan’s Nantucket, MA, house last August. eme- my sister-in-law is Smith ’53, my daughter is joan lubar-alvarez writes that she is work- line (emmy) eilert homonoff, penny hensel Smith ’93 and the matriarch, my deceased ing on a book, Rock and Roll at Any Age, which bernstein, libby holloway fiene, karen kel- mother, was Smith ’25!” recounts how she has managed to feel great logg, dorothy (dorry) schalk brown, Dottie nancy moore goslee and kathy sanderson and look younger while experiencing some and Sandy enjoyed a week of reconnecting. zwick send this note: In Aug. ’16 Jordan ’63ers very difficult times. Joan says, “Life for me is Harry and susan hall liang are still happy celebrated their 75th birthdays at the home of amazing and fun, filled with a dynamic busi- in Costa Rica and would love to hear from claire goldberg moses in Washington, DC. ness helping people to stay healthy naturally, Smithies when they are in San Jose, CA. Su- In 1991 they had all met for the first time in being with grandchildren whom I love, danc- san teaches with the online school Open Eng- 28 years (for their 50th birthdays), having dis- ing, practicing Body & Brain yoga and tending lish. Harry continues creating stained-glass persed to several states and countries (Ghana, to my own spiritual and personal growth.” Her windows. Daughter Lisa took her show Alien Switzerland, Hong Kong, Belgium, Iran and grandchildren are 13 and 10; the 13-year-old is Citizen: An Earth Odyssey to two schools in the UK) over the years. They write, “Like our celebrating her bat mitzvah. Singapore and loved it. She is making a DVD earlier birthday reunions, this 2016 one was sherry marcy is now singing in two choirs, of the show that she plans to sell to schools. somewhat paradoxical. When we meet, we taking tai chi and, of course, still beekeeping. Son John continues as managing editor at In- seem to talk and laugh together as well as—or She and spouse Nancy Quay are off to Florence side Washington Publishers in DC and runs maybe even better than—during our Jordan and Tuscany for a Dante-related trip. monthly get-togethers for people who grew up stay. Yet we’ve lived lives apart and have fol- Another traveling classmate is laura mears outside their home country. lowed a diverse range of careers, most of which goth, who took an Archaeological Conservan- anne harding woodworth’s husband, Fred, we never imagined (or they didn’t exist) back in cy–sponsored Best of the West tour. She visited has new knees, which has reinvigorated their 1963. We appreciate now that there was some- Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM, pueblos and, love of travel. Anne has a new grandson, Nico, thing very special in our Smith experience: appropriately, archeological digs. Laura reports born to her son Greg Lalas and his wife, Sascha the high goals Smith inspired in us as women that traveling in the same group were deborah DeGersforff. Her son Alexi is a soccer com- and the close and lasting bonds fostered by the muyskens MSW ’90 and nancy kirk MSW ’98. mentator for FS1 and with his wife is raising house system.” sandra spiess maier writes, “Can’t seem to two redheads near Los Angeles. Anne’s po- All is well on the homefront, says judy agor understand why all our friends are getting old. etry took a turn to the stage in the form of a aydelott: One granddaughter recently gradu- I walk daily with two gals who have had mul- one-woman show, Hannah Alive, which was a ated from the University of Virginia, another tiple back, knee and shoulder surgeries; they finalist at the Adirondack Shakespeare Com- is a sophomore at the University of Richmond walk with sticks but keep on keeping on.” In pany’s festival last year. (VA) and one is a freshman at Colorado State 2015 Sandra celebrated husband Peter’s 75th pat keren manning reports that the annual University. The last two are juniors in high birthday and their 50th wedding anniversary. Maine luncheon was held last August at mary school. Writes Judy, “I’ve been venturing into The youngest of their seven grandchildren is pennell nelson’s home. lucy bygrave stin- a new world: writing. Though I’m still doing a already in seventh grade. Another is a fresh- son, penny dunning, carol heifetz wishcam- bit of lawyering, two years ago I started writ- man at the University of Portland (OR). A per, pamela lovell parker, gardi pedersen ing a book about senior tennis players, and third is spending his freshman year of high hauck, stefi reed hastings, renata (renee) voilà! I couldn’t believe the support, nor can I school in Italy, and a fourth is a senior apply- simenas manomaitis, anne williams, penny believe that it’s now available for preorder on ing to “scary-hard schools.” She also claims a wise kerns, Pat and Mary enjoyed a lovely time

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bikes and resell them at moderate prices, educate the public on recycling and make submissions on environmental challenges. I take courses in the University of the Third Age, which provides courses for retired seniors wanting to continue learning. I run the group that listens to classical music and am enrolled in a philosophy class and a Soapbox group, which listens to six minutes of your opinion and then opens it to questions and discussion by others.” alison teal and her husband bought a house in Key West and now will be spending time in Florida in addition to Aspen, CO, and Grand Rapids, MN. Alison says she would welcome meeting Smithies in any of these places. Speaking of Smithies in various places, several classmates visited Portland, ME, last year. “Can anyone compete (and I hope some of you can) with my record of seeing six ’66ers in the month of September?” writes sarah cross mills. “ann eglin allen and husband David joined us for lunch after disembarking in ! Portland from the Nova Scotia ferry; we had Laura Scales together. Mary ran a brainstorming session for 1966 coffee with martha mchutchison and hus- House friends Reunion themes. glenna hazeltine reports, “In memory of our band Barry before they left for a family event from the class nancy leonard loved helping daughter beloved classmate joellyn (joly) duesberry, in Kennebunkport, ME; and caroline sole- of 1971 have Claire plan her wedding, going through all the a group of her friends collected funds to pro- liac carbaugh’s visit for the National Garden a mini-reunion rituals and adjusting the small details. The vide a bench in her honor, with a plaque, to be Clubs board meeting occasioned an outdoor Aug. ’16 event took place at a historic site on placed on Hillyer patio, a gathering place for luncheon with sue werner thoresen, lindy in Westport, CT. the nearby Hudson River. Claire is a litigation art students and professors. Joly’s exuberant hough and susan field mullens. We missed From left, Anne attorney in New York, and her husband is a spirit, thoughtful generosity and joy are exem- perry palmer, who was recovering from shoul- Brabner-Smith cardiologist at Columbia. plified in her paintings, which were her life, der surgery. Keeping up the camaraderie of rebecca marshall heth- Alcyone, Laure In early Oct. ’16 both as vocation and as avocation. Exquisite, our fabulous 50th!” erington and her husband moved from Wil- luminous, full of color and energy, they, like To end with a “small world” coincidence: Aubuchon, Linda liamsburg, VA, to Hamden, CT, to a life-care she, light up the spaces they occupy, includ- Both nancy whittier berger and kathryn Frazer and Kate residence near their son, daughter-in-law and ing the President’s House, the Smith College taylor live in San Francisco, but neither knew Ruehr Ordway. grandson. “It was another stressful downsizing Museum of Art and the many homes of her the other lived there until reading our 50th to go from a small house to an even smaller admirers, friends and classmates.” Thank Reunion book and then running into each apartment, but we are glad we no longer have you, Glenna, and all who contributed to this other at a San Francisco Public Library event. to drive 9–10 hours to be with our grandson.” fitting tribute. Many apologies: I had computer problems Last November Bruce and gardi pedersen elsa pottala pauley received the Distin- last fall, and somehow deleted some emails hauck went to Norway to visit family. Three guished Service Award at the Volunteer Lead- that I cannot recover. At least one was a class of their four grandchildren are away at school, ership Conference on campus last November. notes submission. If you sent me material that so the youngest is even more precious to them. We know Elsa’s extraordinary commitment as wasn’t included in this Quarterly, please send “Retirement is the best!” class fund agent for our 50th Reunion, working it to me again, and I promise you top billing in marcia schofield and marty ensey car- so hard to meet our goals and then exceed- the next issue! nevale enjoyed their 55th high school reunion ing all of them in both amounts and number Sec., Ann Eglin Allen, [email protected] last October in La Jolla, CA. Marty came from of classmates participating. Class president Sun Valley, ID, and stayed near Marcia; they sarah cross mills speaks for us all when she 1967 carpooled to reunion events. Marty’s latest says, “Congratulations, Elsa, for so deservedly As you read this, our 50th Reunion is rapidly tests show she is cancer-free. receiving this award, and thank you to Elsa’s approaching. terrie gale and sandy gleason, barbara (barbie) taylor mckelvey is deeply entire team for supporting her in these out- your class co-presidents, hope you have made involved with yoga, has taken many courses standing results.” Elsa reports that she and her plans to join us May 18–21 in Northampton. and seminars and has a teaching certificate. husband spent two weeks vacationing in Crete They send the following message: Tom and she are struggling with where to live last summer, and she has enjoyed several gath- “The class website, alumnae.smith.edu/ during the next phase of their lives. They have erings with Smith friends since our Reunion. smithcms/1967, has all the details on campus lived in Greenwich, CT, for 45 years and are nancy thompson and Lee Lundy were mar- accommodations, the list of house reps to con- selling their house. Winters are spent in Vero ried in Vermont in June ’16. victoria kohler tact to find out who is planning to attend, the Beach, FL, so the decision is get an apartment ’62, susan cookman morris ’63, margaret tay- full schedule of class and college activities and in Greenwich, spend more time in Florida or lor boyle ’64, mary scribner and adelaide information on what to bring and what to wear. move to New Hampshire, where their daughter villmoare ’67 attended the ceremony. Last fall, If you’re still undecided about coming, why not lives and where they own property. Barbie and Nancy had a nice visit in Washington, DC, with call or email a friend and come together? In nine others from Cushing and Martha Wilson nancy fenn dietz and gail kern paster. advance of our wonderful Reunion weekend, houses classes of 1964 and 1965, including di- From far-away New Zealand, donna bryner we send thanks to the many classmates who ane rose edwards, get together every year. mummery reports that she has a wide range of have worked so hard to make this once-in-a- Last Mountain Day they were at the Shelburne activities: “I have an enjoyable retirement. I am lifetime celebration possible. We hope to see Museum in Vermont. a member of the National Council of Women of you soon!” Last October sally taylor saw martha cross New Zealand, a group which monitors govern- If you have completed the traditional class sexton, lynn komroff pearle, marjorie (peg- ment legislation and policy as it affects women survey, you know kalle gerritz weeks will gy) reed greene, gudrun rice and mary jean and children. It also supports women running be reporting the results in Northampton. In schmidt blasdale on a Smith Travel art tour for elected office on every level of government. her personal life, she reports her own “thou- trip to Rome. I serve as a trustee for Sustainable Whanganui, sands—yes, thousands—of decisions, now Sec., Marcia Schofield, PO Box 686, a group that works for community resilience. barely memories” involved in moving from Solana Beach, CA 92075, We plant free fruit trees on school grounds, New Jersey to Pennsylvania and downsizing [email protected] help community gardening projects, repair into a much smaller house. “But I love what I

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 62 2/24/17 12:44 PM East, Seattle, WA 98112, ing the DIY approach to living in the coun- [email protected] try helps us to stay vibrant and fit. Arthritis, sure, but yoga and exercise help. Daily riding 1968 of my Andalusian mare requires constant hip jane mccall barry shares swinging—a great workout. Shoveling manure recent news: “mary (muffy) ta- rocks!” borsky varda visited last sum- Sec., Carol Holliday Blew, 37 Partridge Hill mer from Wisconsin. We did Road, Weston, MA 02493, [email protected] not know each other at Smith Sec., Patricia Gillman, 3800 North Lake but met years later through Shore Drive, Apt. 4B, Chicago, IL 60613, Smith activities when I moved [email protected] to Maple Bluff, WI, her hometown. While I lived there we of- 1969 ten watched tennis together, so sharon smith burlingame was inducted last to reprise our happy times she spring into the Henderson County (NC) Edu- and I watched lots of Wimble- cation Foundation Hall of Fame. She writes, don during her visit. Besides that “A sweet, humbling honor in a small town we went antiquing, caught a fun whose educators serve with fierce and loving movie and sampled the local cui- dedication!” sine. We hope to make her visit wendy stein writes, “In Oct. ’16 my book, How to Gloucester [MA] an annual to Read Medieval Art, was published by The ! At a mini- decided to keep, the yard is a great play space event. Other than Muffy’s visit, my husband, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Using examples reunion in for the grandkids (5, 3, 3 and 9 months), and Dave, and I are fine. Last winter we experi- exclusively from the collection of the Met’s de- Manhattan are Bucks County is a gorgeous part of the world, mented with renting for a couple of months partment of medieval art and The Cloisters, not all that far from Brooklyn [NY], where the in Florida to escape the winter in Gloucester. the book explains the stories most commonly class of 1972 young folks live. I’ve been keeping busy con- It turned out that we thoroughly enjoyed the depicted in the art of the Middle Ages. In the friends, from left, tinuing to work part time and getting ready experience. We drove down visiting friends acknowledgements I thank Robert Harris, a Susan Hunter, for Reunion. I’m looking forward to seeing and family along the way and then had lots of beloved Smith professor, who formed my core Gail O’Brien everyone to celebrate our 50th!” friends and family visit us while there.” ideas about and interest in medieval art.” To mark this big Reunion year, barbara anne giles reports, “Since retiring I’ve been nancy vedder-shults is excited that her book Nitti, Ann Hickey livesay ricker sends her “tiny bits of news”: working on books: indexing Mehera-Meher The World Is Your Oracle will be published by Peloquin, Linda “I went on my first windjammer cruise in and The Joyous Path, about Meher Baba’s close Fair Winds Press in April. She was originally Kirch Knight, June, on the marvelous schooner Stephen women disciples; editing and designing In- worried that it would be too “woo woo” for her Elizabeth Austell Taber from Rockland, ME, taking along my ner Travels to Sacred Places and Blue Ridge Smith friends, but the oracular techniques she Straight, Susan husband and daughters. Then, to make up for Sonatas, by Robert Dreyfuss; and now hard at gathered and created for the book elicit eureka lost years, I went again by myself in August. work on my own memoirs, Watertight Rose- experiences in a scientifically proven way. Sargent and Irena In September I had cataract surgery (when bud, about my inner connection with Meher milva mccaw sandison reports from England, Hochman. did we get that old?), and in October I joined Baba and how it opened me up. I just finished “My husband, Brian, and I have a wee band old friends from Paris in Boston and enjoyed the chapter on Smith!” called the Tin Pot Commoners with guitars showing them my native city. I hope to make pamela harrison mccullough writes, “I has- made from cigar boxes. I play fiddle (made it to our 50th in the spring.” We hope Barbara ten to send my news, long overdue and both from a Fortnum & Mason Champagne bottle brings some photos and information about that sad and happy. I am grieving the sudden and box), which has meant a switch from reading sea voyage to Northampton with her. unexpected death on June 3, ’16, of my beloved quartets with friends to playing by ear and Morris House ’67ers—deborah takiff smith, husband of 45 years, Dennis McCullough, au- improvising. Great fun! I hope Philipp Naegele helen (betsy) woodman, nancy poffenberg- thor of My Mother, Your Mother (Harper), the would have approved. My goal as I approach er mogielnicki, lynn bickley, nancy gordon definitive ‘slow medicine’ text for families car- 70: Slay my dragons; do all the things I put off todd, hazel willacy martin, blanid keller ing for frail elders. I am happy to announce the doing. The list is long.” palatucci, helen hui and margaret (margie) scheduled publication in May ’17 of my fifth carolyn c. zollar writes, “I continue to reynolds mackell—send a group message: full-length poetry collection, Glory Bush and work on medical rehabilitation and Medicare “We were heartbroken to lose our dear friend Green Banana, which recounts our family’s payment policy while contemplating how to sally tucker elson to multiple myeloma in beautiful and difficult year volunteering for retire. I find my perspective keeps changing 2015. Most of us are retired now, and pursue Project HOPE and teaching secondary school on so many things as my life changes; new our various passions and interests. We have on the tiny Caribbean island of Carriacou from passions and interests emerge while others children and grandchildren to enjoy, help, 1985 to 1986. Interested readers can check out wane. However, I love keeping up with my “I went on sometimes guide and sometimes be guided my life in poetry at pamelaharrisonpoet.com.” Comstock House friends, and friends are the my first by. In the face of disappointments, many of us oneita taylor was granted the designation of most important part of life. I still am on three reach for family and friends for comfort and fellow of the American College of Radiology types of chemo (two oral) for light-chain car- windjammer understanding—understanding of each other during a convocation ceremony held last May diac and kidney amyloidosis and smoldering cruise in and help in understanding what’s going on in in Washington, DC. Oneita writes, “According myeloma. I mention these only because they the world around us. We have been fortunate to the American College of Radiology, one of are frequently not diagnosed until it is too late. June, on the to get together yearly since 2001, sometimes in- the highest honors the ACR can bestow on a Clearly living better through chemistry has al- marvelous cluding other Morris House classmates such as member is recognition as a fellow of the ACR. lowed me to do almost all I want to do. Looking catherine roman and jonnie thomas jacobs. Fellows demonstrate a history of service to forward to the 50th Reunion!” schooner Those of us who can attend the big 5-0 Reunion the college, organized medicine, teaching or Forever-young kathy reuter went to Desert Stephen in Northampton look forward to seeing each research. Approximately 10 percent of ACR Trip in early Oct. ’16, the “once in a lifetime” other, and to connecting or reconnecting with members achieve this distinction.” three-day rock festival near Palm Springs, Taber from our cohort of amazing Smith classmates.” patty friedmann writes, “I live in New Or- CA. It featured all of the class of ’69 favorites, Rockland, If you want more Reunion information and leans, so I think for the rest of my life I’ll be including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Neil ME.” cannot connect to the website, please contact excited by good news. After Katrina I thought Young, Paul McCartney, The Who and Roger us, your co-secretaries. We do look forward to I was literally washed up! My novel Too Jewish Waters (Pink Floyd). There were 75,000 at- putting faces to your messages—and hearing was an Amazon bestseller for four years, and it tendees, with an average age of 51, while the more from you. launched a trilogy that ends with Do Not Open average age of the performers was 73!” Sec., Josephine Boise Budell, 2370 Leafmore for 50 Years.” You can just hear pam carolan cooper’s Drive, Decatur, GA 30033, sam miller provides news on karlin smaby voice as she recounts her “grand and glori- [email protected] symons, her Gillett roommate. “Karlin and ous” summer of 2016: “First, Camp Cooper, Sec., Carlyn Koch Steiner, 613 33rd Avenue I spoke for an hour and agreed that continu- in which I singlehandedly entertained two

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paula cortes cut back her nator. I look forward to being in touch with landscape architecture practice more classmates as we work together to raise and enjoys doing other things. our 50th Reunion gift to Smith!” She is thrilled and honored to maria rivera says she has loved every minute have been elevated to Fellow of of her 15 years on the appellate bench in San the American Society of Land- Francisco, but thinks it is past time for her to scape Architects in Oct. ’16. retire. She has two grandchildren whom she Congrats, Paula! She missed our does not often see right now because they live 45th Reunion because she took a in New York’s Hudson Valley. She says car- marvelous trip to Mongolia. On a ing for her husband, who has Alzheimer’s, se- sadder note, she misses terribly verely restricts her life. She does go fly-fishing her sweet 16-year-old poodle, annually with jamie fellner. She is not sure who died in 2016, but keeps busy what her life will be after retirement, but she with gardening, golfing and vol- takes things one week at a time and is very unteering. much hoping to attend our 50th. ellen goodwin studies at the beth steiber handzo and George moved to Art Students League of New Los Angeles two years ago to be near their sons. York and loves it. She says life Ben and wife Kim have a daughter, Lena, 3. is good. Jon and wife Michelle were married last sum- kathy hanaway and Paul down- mer. Beth and George still work full time. They sized (five bedrooms to three) in miss the East Coast but love the closeness of ! Proudly grandchildren and a 5-month-old Lab-mix Connecticut but went from one to two acres. family, beaches, the Getty Museums and the wearing their puppy from our local humane society for most “Hmmmm—maybe more of a lateral move.” chance to make new friends. Grécourt Gates of June. Picture the young ’uns, ages 4 and 7, on Their two children and two grandchildren Sec., Gloria Weissman, [email protected] small bikes with helmets as I’m being dragged are in New York City. Kathy’s mother, nancy Sec., Sharon Grubin, necklaces are along on a chain-link leash in an effort to wear walbridge hanaway ’38, turned 100 in Jan. ’16 [email protected] childhood friends Clio out. Then, a grand trip to Chicago for the and still plays backgammon (for money). Kathy 1971 Maureen Kelley world premiere of War Paint, a musical about says that at this fully retired stage of life, she is DelVecchio, left, women in business and the rivalry of two titans trying to shed even volunteer work, ready to liz webster sends news from Tasmania, of the cosmetics industry, Helena Rubinstein just read, exercise, play the piano and stay close where she lives. She also spends time in and Elizabeth and Elizabeth Arden. Took 10 walking tours to family and friends. She says Smith friends northern New York state. In reading Smith (Liz) Scully, both with the Chicago Architecture Foundation are very important in her life. class notes from her mother’s year, she found class of 1974. in 100-plus-degree heat and humidity. Then jean husson sent greetings from Tehran nancy wight stempf ’43, who also lives in a 10-day trip to the UK, London and Windsor while on a Smith trip, and says Smith Travel Tasmania, and they enjoyed their own mini- and Coventry and Edinburgh and Stratford is wonderful. Jean has traveled all over the reunion there. and Wales and Downton Abbey—er, High- world since her retirement a decade ago. jaye hamilton, who earned a doctorate in clere Castle. Then a visit in Florida with my helen lazarus freeman and Ron are still psychology after Smith, retired from private mother, jean macdonald carolan ’44, where in London, where they have lived since 1989. practice. She is enjoying life in Michigan with we played tennis, did water aerobics and vol- Ron is mostly retired, but quite involved in her eight grands. Jaye and her husband plan to leyball, saw plays, went to restaurants and volunteer work. Helen takes courses at the travel the Icelandic Ring Road. Son JP is apply- museums and had a grand ole time.” University Women’s Club—mostly art his- ing his doctorate in microbiology to a business barbara lister-sink continues to do things tory. Her main “job” is backup nanny to four venture, Detroit City Distillery. in reverse order! In May ’15 she earned a doc- grandchildren. Daughter Hadley and her jan fullgraf golann, sarah peskin, mary torate from Teachers College, Columbia Uni- husband, Andy, work for The Guardian and burton ’72 and some Mount Holyoke alums versity. Meanwhile, she continues in her 30th have twin toddler sons. Both Hadley and Andy met to discuss celebrating Frances Perkins, a year at Salem College as director of the school have published new books—hers is Life Moves 1902 MHC graduate who served in Franklin of music and the newly minted graduate mu- Pretty Fast and his is Speed Kings. Younger Roosevelt’s cabinet and is known as the mother sic program. She continues to perform piano daughter Nell is a fifth-year medical student of Social Security. Retired from the National recitals and give workshops worldwide as a at Imperial College London. She and husband Park Service, Sarah is working to preserve leader in the field of injury-preventive piano Steve, a corporate security expert, have two Perkins’ Maine home as a center for discourse technique. Recent presentations and concerts daughters, ages 5 and 2. on civil liberty and financial security. carla were at national and international conferences wendy mcgann john reconnected with renee dickstein introduced her to this opportunity. in the US, UK and Australia. “Life is good, but yuen at husband Doug’s 50th high school re- linda griggs retired as a partner in a Wash- a bit too busy!” union in Hawaii in June ’16. She reports Renee ington, DC, law firm but will still do some work rosanne mccarthy lobitz writes, “My Mar- retired from her law career and is coaching for the firm, and she is considering other retire- tha Wilson House roommate, barbara perry men’s golf. Doug is gradually retiring so he ment options such as consulting. She and her macdermott, and I and our husbands went on and Wendy can travel often to visit their grand- husband of 42 years are enjoying two nearby a fabulous golf trip to Ireland together. Barb children. Wendy and Reunion co-chair jeanne grandsons and awaiting a granddaughter ex- and I both live in Denver and play on a golf walter garvey are excited about our upcom- pected by their daughter, a physician in New team together, too. Smith friendships live on ing 50th, which they say will be here before York. after 51 years!” you know it! They are looking for input from Like many of us carol (pinki) fontein was Sec., Carolyn Coulter Gilbert, 17 Cambridge classmates about ideas for a meaningful and engaged in the presidential election, in her case Drive, Greenwich, CT 06831, fun 50th, so do write (wendymjohn@yahoo. for Hillary Clinton. Pinki says her support was [email protected] com, [email protected]). due in part to the still-present societal issues Sec., Pam Chamberlain, 36 Holworthy mary pratt grant and Richard divide their of sexism and abuse. Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, time between Center City Philadelphia and anne brabner-smith alcyone, laure aubu- [email protected] Cape Cod, MA. They have traveled a good bit, chon, linda frazer and kate ruehr ordway frequently with ross shepard kraemer and had a mini-reunion in Westport, CT. rindy hig- 1970 husband Michael. They love having time to gins, who also lives nearby, wasn’t able to join. abbie bingham endicott still loves teaching read and to walk. Grabbing time with their four Sec., Karen Rohn Osar, [email protected] voice and writing music. Husband Bill won grandsons, ages 3 to 10, is a big priority. Mary Sec., Jan Fullgraf Golann, the World Paddle Award for Lifetime Achieve- is using some of her 35 years of experience in [email protected] ment as a coach and writer in canoe/kayak. independent schools by serving as a trustee at They celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, RI. She 1972 sary last year and are grateful that they are writes, “I enjoy that work, but I am enjoying See complete class notes and more at smith- still able to be physically active. even more my work as our class fund coordi- college72.org.

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 64 2/24/17 12:44 PM “awesome—bears, whales, gla- to be done. ciers, ice caves.” deborah sterling ockert sends her update In March ’16 marguerite from Hamburg, Germany, her home for more (maggie) macdonald and her than 40 years. She works with DMG Dental- husband, Peter Zeitzoff, trav- Material in the regulatory affairs department. eled with their son Thomas, Deborah’s husband, two daughters and grand- an assistant professor of public children are all in Germany. policy at American University in Hurricane Matthew in Oct. ’16 caused janet Washington, DC, to Israel, where weinberg gorski to evacuate 235 miles inland he presented an invited paper at to Greenville, SC. Several couples turned it Haifa University. Maggie writes, into a mini-vacation together, enjoying “man- “A tremendous thrill and honor. datory” recreation, food and wine. Return- We toured Israel—fascinating ing home five days later, they were pleased country. Thomas married Joc- to discover very little damage to their home elyn Miller in 2015. Son David and community. They plan more travels—the recently married Miranda Mar- Florida panhandle, Arizona and the Canadian tinez. Thrilled! I had the sad Rockies are on their list. responsibility of coordinating suzanne folds mccullagh retired in April care of older sister Karen, who ’16 as chair and curator of prints and drawings died March ’16. I try to find joy at the Art Institute of Chicago, which led to every day with watercolor paint- a spring and summer full of travel to Paris, ! Attending CU@Reunion45, May 25–28, ’17! ing, writing, playing tennis and volunteering. London, Madrid and all over the US. She also Smith’s Volunteer evelyn brown writes, “The charity team Looking forward to 45th Reunion!” spent time at her home in Northeast Harbor, ann chipley playe Leadership I coach for the Los Angeles Marathon chal- sends this: “Husband ME. Suzanne has now taken a position as di- lenged me to put my feet where my mouth is, Steve and I continue to live with our widowed rector of the Gray Collection Trust, one of the Conference in so I registered for my very first full marathon. daughter, Eden, in Chicago, helping to raise most celebrated art collections in the country, Nov. ’16 are class After 50 half marathons, I’ll do two halves, her son. Little Max is now 5; we co-parented located at the Art Institute of Chicago. She of 1975 officers, same day, without stopping!” him since he was 7 months old. We live as an would love to share the collection with anyone from left, Barbara rebecca frantz christiansen sends this: extended family since Max’s beloved father who loves old master and modern drawings. “In Warrenville, IL, I still do a little database died too soon. All of us love our little guy so kyle kanter has begun her fourth career Fitzgerald, design for a favorite customer. Still writing, much, and enjoy being together. We traveled since graduating from Smith. Following a Trish Johnson learning Swedish. Took a virtual trip in a div- to visit relatives in Sweden followed by a week rigorous training program, Kyle became a DeMallie, Mary ing bell using my offspring’s virtual reality in Vilnius, Lithuania, Prague and Warsaw. certified Medicare call center specialist with Harvey, Barbara headset.” With Max in school, Steve and I can see many General Dynamics Information Technology, elizabeth delman Quilty, Patricia owns a math tutoring friends at our Florida home.” which holds a government contract to answer business and tutors full time. She’s deeply bonnie beaver roberts enjoyed a hiking trip questions about Medicare and Medicaid dur- Connor, Andrea concerned about the deterioration of learn- in the Alps last summer, and also visited Ge- ing the open enrollment period. Do you have Acker Strone and ing quality in our country and is writing a book neva, Helsinki and Estonia. She works part questions? Call 1-800-MEDICARE. Kathryn Dunn. about it, to be titled American Education on time and hones her golf game. No sons-in-law daphne (d.d.) lapointe, now a research geolo- Life Support: Its Impending Demise. She hopes or grandchildren yet. gist emeritus at the Nevada Bureau of Mines her Haven House roommates will join her at patricia younger smith fills us in: “It’s so and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno, Reunion. refreshing to control my own schedule. I saw continues to do STEM outreach, education mary burton had breakfast with anne (amby) thayer longfellow baine several times, play and scholarship work for its Mackay School drake in Boston in Sept. ’16. Since 1972, Amby bridge and volunteer at our church.” In Jan. of Earth Sciences and Engineering. She also has been managing a case of bipolar illness. ’16 she traveled to Hawaii with husband Da- works with local K–12 students, mostly as- After working many years at Crate & Barrel vid and son Andy for a Road Scholar tour of sociated with the Women’s Auxiliary to the and Talbots Kids, she moved from Beacon Hill four islands. She and David toured Sweden, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, to an assisted-living facility in the South End Denmark and Norway in July/August and also and Petroleum Engineers, the Geological So- of Boston, where she contributes to the life of visited Reykjavik, Iceland. She is looking for- ciety of Nevada, and the Nevada Mining As- the community in myriad ways. For 20 years ward to Reunion. sociation. D.D. sandwiches all those activities Amby has raised money for the AIDS Walk joanie speers writes from London that she amidst gardening, babysitting grandchildren in Boston. won’t be able to get to our 45th. “Each of my and hunting trips with her husband, with jane wierdsma forbes is the proud mom of three daughters now has a child—I’m a totally whom she jokes about their devolving into chef son James. Their new company, North obsessed grandmother of four. I still adminis- hunter-gatherer status as the years progress. Country Charcuterie, makes high-quality ter four charities. Gave up my American citi- Sec., Lolly Olena Mixter, cured meats—salami, pancetta and coppa— zenship last year and became a British citizen.” [email protected] sold at farmers markets, to restaurants and Sec., Stefanie Solnick Cargill, 1224 East in Ohio retail stores. Jane says plans call for La Jolla Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282, 1974 their products to be available across the US. [email protected] Greetings from Minneapolis! I hope spring is ellen glew writes, “I met kathy teichgrae- in the air for you; I fear it will be a while yet for ber merrill, my London-based Albright 1973 me. Now that we—or most of us—have thawed House suitemate, at her historic pied-a-terre. We are just about a year away from our 45th out, please do send along any news that has I’ve been divorced 10 years, happily single, had Reunion! Plans are underway, and your Re- sprung. We all love hearing about each other. my two daughters at ages 39 and 43, so am union committee is looking for volunteers. Fol- laura niesen de abruna reports that for a still finishing up parenting process—does it lowing the Volunteer Leadership Conference little over a year she has been provost, dean ever end? Working full time, self-employed on campus last November, our class president, of academic affairs and professor of English in insurance sales, no retirement yet. I plan to cindy greenwood mackey, sent the following at York College of Pennsylvania. Previously, downsize, simplify, move to Harpswell, ME.” item: “We’re excited to gather in Northampton Laura was provost at Sacred Heart University olivia henry says all is well in New Hamp- in May ’18 to celebrate our enduring friend- in Fairfield, CT, for five years. shire. She volunteers in Canterbury, and stays ships and experiences from our time at Smith. Last July deborah knuth-klenck joined the active with athletics, photography and travel. We have created a private group on Facebook to Smith College Alumnae Chorus tour in Cuba. Her spouse, Tim Gurshin, does law and per- help us reconnect before our Reunion. Look for The choir performed Vivaldi’s Gloria and Per- forms as a singer-songwriter. Their son, Tim it at Smith College Class of 1973.” Encourage golesi’s Stabat Mater in Havana and Matanzas, Jr., is a mechanical engineer on the Orion your friends to join! Do contact peggy martin accompanied by a professional Cuban orches- space mission project at Lockheed Martin. smith, our vice president and Reunion chair, tra, under the direction of Jonathan Hirsh, Olivia says a trip to Alaska last summer was to volunteer to help. There are all types of jobs director of orchestral and choral activities at

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years ago. They have remained us who live on Martha’s Vineyard are plan- close, and share a hobby long ning a mini-reunion for our class Oct. 12–15. distance—quilting. When Liz Since this is the weekend after Columbus Day, visited Maureen last summer, we’ll see reduced crowds but undiminished she brought her a Grécourt Gates beauty as we walk the dunes, explore the pendant necklace. Maureen says, many nature preserves, bike between towns, “I wear it proudly, keeping my tour historic properties and savor the special Smith College memories close to tranquility this remarkable island has to offer. my heart. … Smith gave me more The Chamber of Commerce site, mvol.com/ than a superb education and four visiting-mv/, provides a good introduction. A fabulous years. Smith gave me block of rooms will be held at Summercamp, the dearest treasures—female a newly renovated and aptly renamed historic soul mates who have made my hotel in Oak Bluffs (summercamphotel.com). life so special.” The price will likely be in the range of $169 per Finally, and so sadly, I wanted night. There may be other options for sharing to be sure you all knew that rental houses. More details will be posted on betsy anderson passed away our class website. Since we need a ballpark on Aug. 3, ’16, after a yearlong figure of who may be coming, please email struggle with cancer. Rest in me at [email protected] if you think peace, Betsy. you can join us.” Sec., Barbara Bockhaus Klaas, Our class president, mary harvey, was joined [email protected] by class officers patricia connor, andrea acker strone barbara fitzgerald trish john- ! , , Tyler House Smith. Alumnae in the choir ranged from the 1975 son demallie, barbara quilty and kathryn friends from class of ’51 to the class of ’14. Deborah enjoyed patricia hacik and husband Bob Emery dunn at the college’s Volunteer Leadership the class of seeing jo fried shute and her husband, Allan recently celebrated their 18th wedding anni- Conference in November. Alumnae Associa- Weiman—one of several husbands who joined versary. Patricia is starting her fifth year of tion President kate barnes grant and kath- 1981 attend the Cuban men’s choruses that performed with retirement after 36 years with the Wallingford- erine sullivan also attended the conference, the 2016 Spring the choir. She also traveled with sherry peck Swarthmore (PA) School District, the majority which provided opportunities to share volun- Bulb Show at ’73, her housemate from Cutter, and marjorie of it spent teaching third grade at Swarthmore- teer and fundraising ideas. Student panels, Smith. From left, swett ’72. Deborah says, “The mix of rehears- Rutledge School. She writes, “My retirement is updates on various Smith programs and infor- Hannah Gilligan, ing, sightseeing and performing was just right. very busy as I am now a full-time homemaker mation on the Neilson Library project rounded It’s the latest evidence that Smith is one of the and mother of two beautiful daughters we ad- out the program. Lisa Chichura- very best things that has ever happened to me.” opted. Joelle and Jillian were born in China. Continue to share your news in the Quarter- Kondakis and barbara (bobbi) keiler marked the publica- They are now 9 and 12 and very busy with all ly—a quick email to your class secretaries is Janet Baxter. tion of her 100th novel in Aug. ’16. Dropkick kinds of activities. I am a volunteer in both of all it takes. Also, please visit our class website is the third book in her new mystery series, their schools, as well as a dance mom. I could at alumnae.smith.edu/smithcms/1975/ and written under her pen name, Judith Arnold. not make it to Reunion in 2015 because it was our private Facebook page, Smith College 75 Bobbi celebrated by starting work on her 101st the same weekend as their recitals. I particu- Facebook Group. book. She still lives in Sudbury, MA, outside of larly enjoy volunteering for Art Goes to School, Sec., Trish Johnson DeMallie, Boston. She and her husband went to Nairobi an organization which brings art reproduc- [email protected] last fall to visit their son and daughter-in-law, tions and art appreciation lessons to all of our Sec., Kathryn Dunn, [email protected] who live in Kenya. local elementary schools. Best regards to all The past year was an eventful one for anne of my classmates and especially to my fellow 1976 hornung-soukup. In Feb. ’16 she and her Washburnites!” Greetings to all! I have heard from a few stal- children traveled to Illinois for her father’s marian herz writes, “My big news is that I’ve warts this round, and hope I will hear from memorial service. Anne says her dad had a moved from Nashville, TN, to Boise, ID. I drove more of you in the months to come. happy life and died peacefully at the age of 1,900 miles in three days with three cats.” Mar- maureen carlson reinertsen writes from 92, but she misses him terribly. Last July she ian recently returned from her second trip to Basel, Switzerland, where she heads two small started a part-time job as chair of the board Mongolia, covering the eastern third of the companies, h.o.m.e.s. GmbH (relocation and of TPG, the local bus company in Geneva, country, and saw no other Westerners during architectural services) and AAA Furnished Switzerland. Anne reports that she was an her three-week journey. “The guide didn’t even Homes (property management and corporate unconventional candidate, with no political have preplanned places to stay most nights, but furnished flats). Their latest purchase was a or public transport experience, appointed by everything worked out. I was lucky and visited 13-flat building that they emptied and com- Started a an unconventional minister of transportation. a monastery when they were dedicating a new pletely renovated. Husband Peter continues part-time While she has discovered that the role involves school. A Rinpoche (representative of the Dalai to work in consulting. Son Kristian spent two more governance and strategic-thinking skills Lama) was there from India. It was exciting to years designing and making a video game, job as chair than transport experience, she is fascinated by be part of the ceremony. I was trying to take but took a break from that to volunteer with of the board what is happening in urban transportation and bird photographs, but they were very skittish, refugees in Greece—a sobering experience development. In October Anne attended the making photography challenging.” that included being present for the closing of of TPG, the 18th Smith in Europe alumnae group reunion amy edwards, a partner in Holland & the Idomeni camp. Maureen organized a one- local bus in Edinburgh. martha vail ’86 and a team of Knight’s Washington, DC, office and co-chair month refugee intervention in Basel, which other alumnae in Edinburgh “organized city of the firm’s national environmental team, was included a full-day German integration course company tours, great speakers, beautiful meeting places elected vice chair of the American Bar Asso- for children with accompanying parents. She in Geneva, and, of course, haggis and whiskey. A fantastic ciation Section of Environment, Energy and says she and her family are lucky to have easy and diverse group of alums in a gorgeous city. Resources at its 2016 annual meeting in San access to all of Europe from Basel, so they travel Switzerland. Wonderful!” Francisco. Amy is also editor of Implementing frequently. They visited Slovenia and Milan maureen kelley delvecchio reconnected Institutional Controls at Brownfields and Other last year. with three classmates last summer. She caught Contaminated Sites—Second Edition. On the Also in Europe, elle haverland saverini up with lora palladino, who lives in Germany. family front, she shares additional good news: continues to live in feisty defiance of the pre- Maureen and Lora have spent one weekend “My oldest son, Anthony, is engaged to be mar- dictable norm: After loving-but-leaving the together every year since Lora left Yale as a ried, and my two other children, Nathaniel classics department at San Francisco State postgraduate and moved overseas. Maureen and Katie, are through college and gainfully University, she had arthrodesis, a “cool bone also saw paula lucafo, her first-year room- employed. Life is good!” surgery” that returns runners to the track, then mate, and elizabeth (liz) scully, a friend since jody angevin writes, “Please come to Mar- spent the summer on the Greek islands of Sa- childhood. Liz moved to Portland, OR, a few tha’s Vineyard [MA] in October! A group of mos, Ikaria and Crete, making new friends and

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 66 2/24/17 12:44 PM southern and eastern Africa. I for two major reasons. First, I turned 60 and look forward to connecting with started getting monthly retirement checks for many of you at our 40th Reunion my 21 years of service as an intelligence officer in May and our Geneva reunion in the Navy Reserve. It’s not a windfall by any next October.” means, but it does provide a bit of padding and sheryl roth-rogers reports, predictability for the family budget. Second, “In mid-May ’16, sold both of our my father was recently diagnosed with acute Martha’s Vineyard [MA] boat- myeloid leukemia. His prognosis is optimistic; yards.” She loves being retired: he is extremely fit and healthy for an 81-year- “time to travel, write, unclutter, old man, the leukemia was detected at an early be unscheduled, read, be ‘bored,’ stage and he is currently getting state-of-the- dabble, have (versus take) time art treatment at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. to be a good daughter, spouse, However, he is the primary caregiver for my friend, parent.” Sheryl says both physically frail mother as well as my 91-year- of her daughters moved to great old aunt, and I expect that all three of them Southern California–based jobs are likely to need more and more help from last year: Jess, 28, is with Pata- me as time goes on.” Sandi adds, “Bob and I gonia in product management, celebrated our 38th anniversary in July. Still and Brianna, 26, is with Artemis can’t believe I’ve loved this amazing man for Real Estate Partners. 43 of my 60 years; where did all the time go? joyce knoller cohen shares Our extended family has grown to include ! Ruth Foster hiking the rocky 16-kilometer Samaria Gorge a few humorous insights on enjoying life in eight great-nieces and great-nephews, with a ’83, center, with her 12-year-old Chin. Now home in Italy, her 60s: “1. Never shop for a swimsuit using a ninth on the way, in addition to 21 nieces and and daughter she’s enjoying a few private English students three-way mirror. What began years ago as a nephews who range in age from 13 to 40. We and village life overlooking Lake Trasimeno. bikini-clad romp is now a retail therapy ses- continue to enjoy a simple rural lifestyle in our Elizabeth Carper Late October brought another earthquake in sion with a fit expert in a specialty shop. 2. little log cabin on a lake in Maine. Bald eagles ’17, left, visit with Le Marche, and Elle found herself unsettled A crappy night’s sleep won’t kill you. After perch in our pine trees, and the loons sing us 1983 class vice since her 1,000-year-old building did not have raising two kids and enduring menopause, if to sleep at night.” president Kim the “give” of the “nice swaying wooden build- abbreviated sleep was as bad for you as they amy spielman-rice reports that she is on the ings in the San Francisco Bay area.” claim, I would be dead by now. 3. Lower the bar. board of her local women’s group as communi- Vange Boestam Perc and I were pleased to visit our pals Our expectations are the true buzzkill. Most cations director and webmaster, so she is still in Palm Desert, Dick and jane murphy barton at their new- of us dislike something we see staring back quite active, especially with technical matters. CA. ish home in Pinehurst, NC. They enjoy a life at us in the mirror. We might have a job we If our class needs assistance with technology, of golf and tennis and friends in a low-main- sometimes hate, or feel like swapping family she writes, “I might be able to help.” Amy goes tenance community with great weather. Not and friends on occasion. Lower the expecta- on to say that she encouraged her son to pick up bad. Jane continues to work for Comcast from tions bar and have more friends, more fun and viola in third grade and he continued it through afar. Jane’s older son, JW, released a fine EP, fewer turtlenecks.” Joyce would love to hear high school. She loves string orchestras, but In Retrograde, in November. from others out there who want to share their there are not that many orchestras around I know that many were unsettled by the 2016 insights as we navigate a new decade. Dallas. Amy left Connecticut five years ago election season. No doubt there is a Smithie out charlotte nad writes, “Watching my mom and says she really loves Texas life. there working to be the first to bust through and her remaining contemporaries fading is Committee members needed! We’ve already that big glass ceiling! Best wishes to all as our forcing me to reflect on the changes in my adult started planning for our 40th Reunion (yikes!), nation moves forward. years. I am struck by the obliteration of civil- scheduled for Commencement weekend in Sec., Sally Scott Moser, 301 Caversham ity—from the political discourse during the May ’18! To help coordinate those efforts, we Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, presidential election cycle to people not bother- need some assistance in the form of com- [email protected] ing to RSVP to invitations to how we treat our mittee chairs and co-chairs for the following oldest citizens (even while health care pushes positions: house reps chair and house reps, 1977 life expectancy upwards). I wonder how our class headquarters chair, alumnae parade deborah duncan writes, “I am very honored generation will continue to cope with the pace chair, class dinner chair(s), program/activities to be starting my time as chair of the board of of change as we age. How are others feeling?” chair, spouse/partner/family activity chair, trustees of Smith and am thrilled that there robyn ramsey sends this report from Seattle: mini-reunion chair. Please let nancy corsi- are three additional classmates on the board— “Eldest daughter delivered my beautiful grand- glia, Reunion co-chair, know if you are inter- melissa parker draper, lisa heffernan and son (first grandchild on both sides) in Ohio on ested in serving on any of these committees debra romero—as well as an honorary mem- Oct. 7, ’16. Long labor, an extra week in the hos- by contacting her at smith78reunion@gmail. ber of our class, President Kathy McCartney. pital under lights for jaundice, but home now. com. Thank you! It is an exciting time to be so engaged with Middle child (daughter) works in the locked I and all of your class officers hope you will Smith. President McCartney has completed a psychiatric ward at Seattle Children’s Hos- be able to find the time and the means to at- new strategic plan that resonates with me in pital. Also works with two teenage girls with tend our Reunion. Many blessings can come its focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, significant autism. Youngest (boy) in last year from attending a class reunion, according to developing women leaders and diversity and at Swarthmore. Almost done with tuition. I am Wayne Meisel of the McCormick Theological inclusion. We are embarking on the largest very happy and doing well. Divorced with kids Seminary. For those of you who may think capital project in Smith’s history—the renova- out of the house, looking forward to this next you have not lived up to a definition of success, tion of Neilson Library. The design revealed chapter! Had a great visit with jaye barbaresi come to Reunion and let your hearts be healed by Maya Lin is incredible and will transform hensel last year, and jorie roberts a couple with the understanding that you are affirmed the center of campus. Each time I am on cam- of years ago. Come visit while I still have the and valued by your classmates. We want to pus, I am struck by the talents and skills of big house with lots of rooms.” see you again because upon your arrival at our students, faculty and staff. In short, I am Please visit smith77.org to get details on our Smith you brought and found joy in our class, proud of where Smith is today and where we 40th Reunion, pay class dues, join our Face- and you continue to give this wonderful gift to are headed. On a personal note, I retired from book page and update your contact info. classmates almost 40 years later. Renewing my full-time career as the COO and CFO of a Sec., Jacquelyn Ottman, our friendships and walking over the beauti- San Francisco private investment company. I [email protected] ful campus renews the warmth in our hearts am still active on their board as well as another for a time that was beautiful and sacred in our corporate board, but now have more time to 1978 lives. Smith is still our connection, and we will devote to Smith. My husband, Barnett Lipton, sandi mcrae duchesne writes, “I’m moving always find ways in which to maintain our ties and I are enjoying life in Tiburon, CA, and rapidly toward retirement from my career in to this wonderful past while helping Smith to are hoping to travel more, with recent trips to transportation engineering and planning, prepare for the future.

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School for Social Work pursuing a new company, Wellfleet Circle. I help my cli- an MSW, while son Daniel is im- ents share their intangible wealth of wisdom, mersing himself in a health care traditions, values, stories and love with those career. After 24 years Caroline they care about. I stay in close touch with my left the pharma biotech world dearest friend, jenny gordon schweich, and and entered the adjacent medi- see her as much as possible despite the fact cal technology space by joining that we live on opposite coasts.” Olympus Corporation as global And yours truly enjoyed a laughter-filled chief compliance officer. Her dinner in New York City recently with tricia business card now has a Japa- wentworth fagan, jennifer brown mittered- nese side, and she is spending er and shareen mishrick mitchell. So much regular time in Tokyo while fun to be with my Talbot buddies! traveling far and wide. Thanks to everyone who sent news this donna lee had her triple ar- time. If your contact information has throdesis and the prognosis is changed, please notify the college by writing to good. In November she was in [email protected]. Please be on the a non-weight-bearing cast and lookout for the requests for updates both from using a wheelchair to get around. Smith and from me. We want to hear from you! By the time this Quarterly ap- Sec., Eda Martin Joyce, [email protected] pears she expects to be totally healed, ending a saga that began 1981 ! At a tea in Sec., Leota Boesen, 395 Sawdust Road, at least five years ago. It is truly remarkable how often I connect Doha, Qatar, PMB 2079, The Woodlands, TX 77380, Sec., Elaine Eatroff McConnell, with other women through daily life only to hosted by [email protected] [email protected] discover that our real root of kinship is Smith. Cassandra As my daughters discover who they are as 1979 1980 teenagers, I hope I am teaching them through (Sandy) Jansen mirka prazak’s book Making the Mark: Dear classmates, this column is shorter than these connections about the power of women Francis ’87 are Gender, Identity, and Genital Cutting was re- usual. Clearly, the generic blast emails that friends. Certainly, my Smith friends—both local alumnae, leased by Ohio University Press last fall. Mirka Smith now sends out to all alums to solicit new and old—have been there for me through from left, Zahra planned to travel to Kenya in early 2017 to bring news are not reaching most of you, so there is thick and thin. the book back to members of the communities less news this time around. Please do keep an “Always good to share good food and great Babar ’90, Sandy, she studies, and to do some final research for eye out for these missives from the college, but conversation with Smith women,” says ser- Marrakech her forthcoming manuscript on Kuria woman- certainly feel free to dash off a few sentences ena williams. “With three sisters who went Arbuckle ’01 and hood in colonial and post-colonial eras. to me whenever you have something to share. to Smith, family gatherings can be Smith re- Kari Detwiler ’01. lucinda (cindy) king had an exciting 2016. amy ziltzer bessen writes, “I spent an awe- unions,” writes Serena, having recently gath- She and Jeff celebrated their 30th anniversary, some evening with carol sherwood pettee ered with sisters nita williams walker ’84, one daughter was married in February and the while she was in Phoenix for a short visit. We mayme williams nwaneri ’85 and dollie wil- other is now a freshman at Allegheny College had a great time reminiscing about our Smith liams banks ’87 in Silver Spring, MD. Serena in Pennsylvania. That will be an adventure for days and wishing we were back there.” also belongs to a book club in Delaware with a kid born and raised in San Diego! Cindy and carrie coleman strasburger, mimi di do- sharon leyhow ’73, deborah ellington wil- Jeff are adjusting to the abrupt transition from menico pitt and marianne fuller buchanan liams ’74 and niki ingram ’76 and got together full house to empty nest and are starting to take enjoyed hanging out at their 40th New Canaan recently for brunch with charlotte kea ’82, a serious look at retirement and the prospect (CT) High School reunion. dale robinson anglin ’86 and claudia wilson- of new adventures. lauren breakiron gudonis has a new job: randall ’87. kathy flanagan doherty writes, “It’s hard to babysitting for her granddaughter, Seraphina janet baxter and fellow Tylerites lisa believe I face 60 in less than a year, but given (Eden’s daughter), three days a week! Her other chichura-kondakis and hannah gilligan at- the years I’ve been married to Dennis (36), the daughter, Thea, and her husband hope to move tended the Spring Bulb Show at Smith in 2016. years since I graduated from Smith (37), my back to the East Coast, but her son, Peter, is Janet reports that Lisa is the associate direc- aching bones and graying hair, and the ages of happily settled in Seattle. tor of the Strategic Partnership for Industrial my children (29, 24, 22 and 20), I guess I can’t Kudos to katrina kenison lewers on her Resurgence at Stony Brook University, and deny that time is passing. The kids are doing newest publication, Moments of Seeing: Re- Hannah is a transplant nephrologist at Mas- OK and in various stages of college, career and flections from an Ordinary Life. In Katrina’s sachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Janet relationships (no weddings or grandkids yet). words, “To really value life is to know the best is a partner at Baxter & Kladder, a general My dad died at 95 after living with us for 30 moments are often the ones we might miss practice law firm in her hometown of Grand years (I still miss him), and my husband and I altogether if we weren’t paying attention.” Mo- Rapids, MI, and says her most recent non-law continue to work (Dennis as an engineer and ments is a collection of essays from her popu- accomplishment was organizing her neighbors me as associate VP at Notre Dame of Maryland lar blog exploring themes of loss, change and and convincing city authorities to allow them University), but we have started the discussion transformation that resonate with all women. to plant a native wildflower butterfly garden about where we’ll end up if we are ever able Definitely worth a read! in a local park. to retire (unlikely!). Dennis is doing well post- A film that wendy sax helped produce, Parti- While marylou coyle has been living in Van- cancer but struggles with some radiation-re- cle Fever, won the inaugural Stephen Hawking couver, British Columbia, for almost 25 years, lated kidney disease. I’m lined up as a donor if Medal for Science Communication. It was one she enjoys “being in touch with quite a few needed, but we are feeling positive that it won’t of three projects selected for this prestigious Smithies through the medium of Facebook.” be. Life in Columbia, MD (Money magazine’s award. Congratulations, Wendy! She lives in heidi reavis recently enjoyed dinner in New No. 1 place to live—who would have known?), is New York City and is working on a new docu- York City with kate bulkley, who was visiting good as the community continues to celebrate mentary, Dancing to Connect, about the Battery from London. Heidi received a 2016 Civic Spirit its diversity and cultural differences at a time Dance company’s program. Award from the Women’s City Club of New when too much divisiveness threatens to push melanie hirschhorn vetter and her hus- York for her work in law and media. the country apart.” Another 2016 highlight: band, Chip, recently celebrated their 30th These days, many of us juggle the demands Kathy attended her first-ever meeting of the wedding anniversary. The lovebirds met the of aging parents with teenagers and young Smith College Club of Baltimore. first day of law school in 1980 and are still go- adults. laurie roen daniels writes of the fa- caroline west is still living in Philadelphia ing strong! They live in Marin County, CA, miliar balancing act, “The energy required to with husband Jonathan Sprague, but now and, along with their three children, enjoy handle one younger kid still at home, one at finds herself an empty nester with a very the outdoor life. Melanie adds, “I am on to my college, one who came back to work in the Bay indulged little dog. Caroline is thrilled that fourth career. I went from law to business to Area and live with me but just left to return to daughter hannah sprague is at the Smith full-time mom and volunteer. In 2015 I started Southern California, and increasingly needy

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 68 2/24/17 12:44 PM Sec., Mary Louise take the joyful with the challenging and hope (M.L.) Wagner, that I have turned the corner with more joy [email protected] ahead—and that includes seeing everyone in Sec., Margot Riley, May!” [email protected] katherine weiss di sabito proudly writes, “My son Joseph graduated magna cum laude 1982 from the College of the Holy Cross in May ’16 We’re so excited to see every- with a major in computer science. In July one in two months for Creativity, ’16 my oldest son, David, married his college Connection, Community at our sweetheart; his godmother, janice lapointe, 35th Reunion, May 25–28! Visit attended the wedding.” our Facebook page (facebook. marcia bramson spellman writes, “We wel- com/groups/141088882634238/) comed our first grandchild, born to our eldest and class website (alumnae. daughter, who lives in Israel. While my daugh- smith.edu/smithcms/1982) for ter seems old enough to have a baby, I don’t the latest news and information. feel old enough to be a grandmother! My other At Reunion we’ll have a “salon” children are still on this continent: two in col- on Friday night where you can lege, one in medical school and one in high share creative talents: music, school. I continue to work at Hebrew College in poetry, comedy, yoga poses—you Newton, MA, both in the office of admissions name it! Contact joanie bigwood and overseeing the School of Jewish Music ! Jordan House parents who are convinced they can do it all at [email protected] to participate. On (where the last three classes of ordained can- friends (and one on their own is much harder than I expected.” Saturday we’ll have a presentation from the tors each included one Smithie!).” carrie katharine swibold Wilsonite) from At the other end of the spectrum, Smith College Archives on the evolution of writes, “I am in my last stewart writes that she and husband Fred communication over 35 years. We’ll also elect year on the Alumnae Association of Smith the class of 1988 “are learning to be empty nesters” with both a new slate of class officers, so begin thinking College board, and it has been a pleasure and celebrate their sons in college, while she has also “added some about where you would like to help out. But an honor to serve Smith. It has allowed me 50th birthdays additional gigs to my intercultural communi- mostly we’ll have fun seeing each other and to return to campus twice a year, meet and at a mini-reunion cation consultancy.” Carrie received an Impact “remembering when.” work with wonderful alumnae, meet amazing Award from the Dallas County Dispute Reso- Questions, comments, smart remarks? students and get to know President McCart- in Somerville, lution Center in Sept. ’16. Contact your Reunion co-chairs, mary wal- ney. In Oct. ’16 my daughter, hannah swibold MA. From left, jeannine perrot recently became a grand- lace strizek ([email protected]) and becker ’15, was married in Barcelona, where front row: mother and writes, “I am thankful to still be katherine birckmayer (kbirckmayer@gmail. she has lived and worked since Aug. ’15. We Elizabeth Cook working full time as a geoscience software com). Not receiving email? Update your in- took in sights, met Hannah’s in-laws and ate Peterson, Diane analyst in Houston, but nothing beats spend- formation at alumnae.smith.edu/aasc/aasc/ well! Before arriving in Barcelona my husband, ing time with baby Lucas.” update-address/ or by sending an email to Jordan Becker, and I spent 2½ days in Paris Richard and meg van de weghe writes, “Daughter Hollis [email protected]. and visited Reid Hall, headquarters for our Heather Ratcliffe married Chris Hughes in June ’16.” In addition Class fund agents susan kollins hutton and JYA program. Our son, Adam, lives in Bronx- Strasburger; to being busy with family, Meg spends her time katya wilson remind classmates to make a gift ville, NY, with his girlfriend and loves his job middle row: running a consulting company and sitting on to the Smith Fund in honor of our Reunion. at Food52. I look forward to seeing everyone three corporate boards. Let’s beat the record for both gifts and partici- at our 35th Reunion!” Alison Gallup, joanna parker evans recently left her po- pation for a 35th Reunion class. Sec., Nancy Davis O’Hara, 17 Merrill Road, Melissa Tell and sition as director of admissions at George mary griffiths cooperman makes a last Cranston, RI 02920, [email protected] Pamela Victor; Stevens Academy and is now the inaugural call for “college days” photos (parties, ath- Sec., Jody Brockelman Tolan, 1055 Wapello back row: host executive director and head of school of the letic events, concerts, recitals or just hanging Street, Altadena, CA 91001, [email protected] Andrea Shapiro International Academy at the University of out—anything that was meaningful) for our Southern Maine. Joanna writes that she is de- Saturday-night social hour slideshow. Scan 1983 and Julie Parker veloping a new high school program in which and email full-size JPEGs to Mary at coopmj@ Hello, classmates. I hope 2017 is off to a good Amery. 50 international high school students will mac.com and remember to identify who’s start for everyone. complete their high school diploma require- who in each photo. If you are unable to scan laura russell reports, “My husband, Brick ments by taking 100- and 200-level courses at pictures, email Mary for snail-mail options. Moltz, and I have moved to a beautiful spot in the university while at the same time earning jo deutsch writes, “There have been lots Warner, NH, where gardening now includes up to two years of university credits to apply of changes, both joyful and challenging, in driving a tractor complete with attachments toward a bachelor’s degree. my life in the last year. I am now my father’s like a bush hogger, a snowblower and a fork- elaine bennett continues her career “writing caregiver since my mother’s death from lung lift. When not doing that, I teach seventh- and speeches and key thought leadership pieces for cancer and Alzheimer’s. Dad moved from Mi- eighth-grade social studies and coach field corporate America” and is now also “aiming to ami to live near me in Maryland, and it is quite hockey and lacrosse at The Derryfield School empower the next generation of speakers and a change for both of us. I worked myself out of in Manchester, NH.” thought leaders by offering group webinars a job as federal director of Freedom to Marry ruth foster writes, “I celebrated 30 years at and private coaching.” Elaine’s free webinars when we won marriage equality nationwide. the New Jersey Department of Environmental are available at her website, bennettink.com. After months of job searching, I realized 30- Protection. Daughter elizabeth carper ’17 is m.j. kahn is vice president of professional plus years of experience was not helping in a double majoring in environmental science and services for OpFocus, a small, Massachusetts- [Washington] DC job market on hold until after East Asian studies. She has lived in Wilder based consulting company that specializes in the election. It was either wait it out or take the House since first year, except for a semester Salesforce work. She would love to talk to any reins. In August I took the reins and founded in Korea, and has loved it. My daughter and classmates who have hands-on experience in Deutsch Initiatives Group, providing program I were able to visit with class vice president this area. management, advocacy, lobbying and train- kim vange boestam in Palm Desert, CA. Kim Finally, mary ellen hannibal’s fifth book was ing. After a career of making change within and I laughed a lot about the great time we all published last fall. She says Citizen Scientist: other organizations, it is both frightening and had at the last Reunion, being together and Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of exhilarating to be on my own! I’m enjoying remembering our friends and friendships. Just Extinction is “a wide-ranging adventure sto- my last year on the Alumnae Association of a reminder to all ’83ers, our 35th Reunion is ry, memoir and inquiry into the causes and Smith College board. Serving Smith in this scheduled for the weekend of May 24–27, ’18. consequences of today’s accelerated extinc- way has been incredibly fulfilling. I am thrilled If you’d like to be involved in planning for our tion rates.” to report that my daughter, who previously was next great Reunion, or have any questions, Please continue to write and share what is totally opposed to attending Smith, has made please contact me at fostercarper@comcast. going on in your life. Smith her top choice! At 56, I have learned to net. Really looking forward to seeing every-

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the garden.” grade. In October I returned to Smith to have From linda achey kidwell: dinner at Packards and watch a field hockey “This has been a period of great game with former teammates liz ryan, van- change. I spent the spring of 2015 essa james wolff ’86, beth bruno oberlander in Romania on a Fulbright schol- ’86 and our coach, Jackie Schmidt Blei.” arship, researching government mary jo newborn wiggins has been named corruption. Upon returning a University Professor, the highest academic home to Wyoming, my husband honor given by the university to faculty at the moved for a new job in Florida. University of San Diego, where she has been In the summer of 2016 I joined a law school faculty member for the last 26 him and started a new job as an years. Mary Jo’s son, Nathan, is a sophomore at associate professor of accounting USD majoring in theology and religious stud- at Nova Southeastern University. ies. Nathan might follow in his grandfather’s Our youngest daughter started footsteps and pursue a career in ministry. college in the fall, making us Mary Jo spent a wonderful Labor Day week- empty nesters. Florida is a much end in Redondo Beach, CA, with Lawrence better empty nest location than housemates joni gang and sharmini de silva Wyoming! We are loving all the wettimuny. activities here, the huge array of Sec., Julie Pettersson Ryan, 18 Fisher Road, ethnic restaurants and the warm Hingham, MA 02043, [email protected] weather.” elizabeth rutter wiley con- 1985 tinues as associate professor of It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news theater at the College of William of the death of our beloved classmate kp per- & Mary in Virginia, where she’s kins. An obituary appears in this issue. been teaching for 20 years. The I was humbled to attend the Nov. ’16 Facing last few years have also seen Race national conference in Atlanta just a few her develop a side career as an days after the election. Turns out it was the per- audiobook narrator, earning fect place to be to connect with close to 2,500 her numerous recognitions and people committed to the same goals of undoing awards (wileyvoice.com). Liz’s systemic racism and seeking policy, social and older daughter is a Hampshire cultural solutions to the intersecting issues College senior, so she visits the of race, class, gender and more. While there Pioneer Valley with some regu- I met a colleague’s cousin by marriage, kim larity. Now if her other daugh- janey ’98, who currently serves as the senior ter, a high school junior, would project director at Massachusetts Advocates choose western Massachusetts for Children. for college, all would be well with suzy hodgson writes, “I’m working at the ! Exploring the one again.” the world. University of Vermont’s Center for Sustainable desert in Sedona, katherine (kate) young was selected as a 2017 molly mcnulty has returned to teaching col- Agriculture. Last year I produced three videos AZ, are class of National Endowment for the Arts translation lege students about health care and the law at based on interviews I conducted with farmers fellow. During her fellowship, Kate will be the University of Rochester (NY). “Working in New England on how they perceive, respond 1990 friends, translating three novellas from the Russian full time plus the teaching load at night is a bit and adapt to climate change. Another proj- from left, Vicki by Akram Aylisli, a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize much, but I’ve found it to be very stimulating ect involves helping aspiring young women Krajcsik, Dawn nominee and current political prisoner in and rewarding. Just need to get my stomach farmers with skills and techniques regarding Lyman Meyer, Azerbaijan. Last fall Kate traveled to Moscow butterflies under control!” machinery and tractors. Young women are the and Novosibirsk, Russia, where she lectured on [mp. 51] carolyn macartney lives in far fastest group of new farmers, and most haven’t Vangie Deane translation, read her poetry and translations West Texas. She is working as a sign painter, grown up in farming families, so they often Cleversey and at the US Embassy and headlined an evening tapping into the knowledge of alphabets and lack these skills. Also, since women generally Jennifer Guli at the Meetings in Siberia international film lettering that she gleaned from her calligraphy approach risky activities differently than men, Wiza. festival devoted to films of her own poetry and class with Professor Elliot Offner. Two years our classes are focused on women participants her translation of Dark Sky. White Clouds. by ago Carolyn was visiting this part of Texas with with a different teaching/learning approach Siberian filmmaker Pavel Golovkin. lisa marks. Carolyn was amazed to see her that includes women mentors as part of the Sec., Sarah Fabiny, friend working the same parts of her brain in team. If you are interested in learning more [email protected] terms of artists, dates and interpretation that about these issues, I’d recommend writings by we learned together back in Art 100, raising Frances Moore Lappé, Anna Lappé, Michael 1984 strong memories of circling the room of im- Pollan and Wendell Berry.” From lisa moline: “My son, Curtis (a first- ages on the wall. Carolyn is returning to her me’l christensen writes, “Hurray for Smith year at Lewis & Clark College), and I visited roots in painting and is working on a new body for making us adaptable and fluid! Five years my daughter, louisa hall ’15, in Christchurch, of work. She combines oil painting with sign ago I pursued my registered nurse degree New Zealand. I had the fun of driving her 1989 painting techniques, using high gloss to ultra while still working as a full-time firefighter. “I pursued Toyota Celica station wagon from Christ- matte paint. She frames tasty word morsels in After retiring from the fire department I my registered church to Wellington and back again on some the aesthetic of vintage package design, both worked as an RN for three years but never pretty scary but scenic windy mountain roads. of which she collects. The package design adapted well to mostly sitting in front of a nurse degree Even though it was winter, we did a bunch of aesthetic makes the paintings familiar, but computer typing in patient data for 10-hour while still ‘tramping’ and had some overnights in remote the irreverent words and texture conflict with shifts. Last year I returned to self-employment mountain huts. Fun fact: The ecliptic tracks to that familiarity, creating a disruptive appeal. with my block-printed kids’ clothing business, working as the north in the antipodes! I was embarrassed Carolyn encourages any Smithies headed to Townsend Toad. I appreciate my increase in a full-time not to know that before arriving. The stars, West Texas to look her up. physical activity and having more time at home with their unfamiliar constellations, were martha kittredge rowley writes, “My kids with my second son before he heads off to col- firefighter.” gorgeous in those dark southern skies. I’m have gotten older, and my husband and I are lege. My oldest son is at Macalester College, still teaching web/interaction design at the inching closer to an empty nest. We’ve spent 20 which he fell in love with when we visited St. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; the big- years in the same house in Dedham, MA, and Paul [MN] with lisa rigoletti heyman.” gest change is almost being an empty nester. it seems that our project list is similar to what vanessa shulman schaefer and suzanne Other than college holidays, it’s just me, my it was in 1996. Our son is a first-year student at masri report on how much they enjoyed the partner, our very loud and obnoxious cat and Hamilton College, and our daughter is in 10th Nov. ’16 Volunteer Leadership Conference at

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 70 2/24/17 12:44 PM to sing with the Brattleboro (VT) of our classmates who haven’t already joined. Women’s Chorus and performs We would appreciate your ideas to help make in two concerts each year. this a great experience for us all.” suzanne doud galli writes, michelle (suzy) boucher o’brien writes that “My best news is that my she’s “doing a midlife 180.” After being home daughter, tatiana galli ’19, is a raising four kids for the past 14 years, she second-year student at Smith, earned a holistic nutritionist degree, became living in Cushing House and a certified personal trainer and opened her studying education and Italian own business, Turnaround Nutrition. Getting literature. I visited her during a business off the ground while still maintain- Family Weekend, and she loves ing her “real” job as mom to four teenagers is her time at Smith. I am a facial tricky, but she is committed to making it work. plastic surgeon in [Washington] From tory corbeil bunting we hear that last DC, and I serve as co-president summer “marked the end of my 17-year rela- of the Smith College club. I am tionship with my employer in conservation. lucky enough to spend some I am now in private practice as a paper con- beach time with nina huffman servator in the greater Boston area. I provide every summer and see elisabeth services in conservation treatment, advice on hickey carter in church.” preservation, storage, exhibition/display, mat- cassandra (sandy) jansen ting and framing for works of art on paper, francis writes that she has re- photographs and historic paper-based materi- ! At Friday tea Smith. Once again, they gave a talk on the role located to Doha, Qatar, where she hosted a tea als. I am currently working on a contract with during Family of class presidents. with local alums zahra babar ’90, marrakech the Harvard Art Museums.” gretchen good pingel arbuckle kari detwiler susan haag Weekend at recently returned ’01 and ’01. “It is in- The news from makes her my from a fascinating trip to Oman, where she teresting to see how we all were brought to new inspiration and hero: She has become Smith in 2016 and six other women stayed at the Al Amana this fascinating place. While in the region I the first woman in the world to complete are mother and Centre in Muscat to meet with Muslim wom- have become an accredited civil commercial 100 Ironman-length races, which comprise a daughter Sunita en in an effort to gain a better understanding mediator specializing in construction and real 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2- Barhan Sierros about Islam and foster interfaith friendship. estate disputes, and I am further studying to mile marathon. Smithies get it done! Way to Gretchen lives with her husband and three become an international commercial arbitra- go, Susan! ’94, left, and children (Rory, 18, Fritz, 16, and Sophie, 12) in tor. Qatar is one of the largest construction sites We always love mini-reunion news, like this Toula Sierros ’20. Bronxville, NY, where she is active in commu- in the world, preparing for the 2022 World Cup. from andrea shapiro: “In Sept. ’16 a group of nity issues, sings in her church choir, practices I am looking forward to Reunion and a mini- friends from Jordan House (and one Wilsonite) and occasionally teaches yoga and gives medi- reunion in the Berkshires [of Massachusetts] gathered at my home in Somerville, MA, to eval European art tours to schoolchildren at just prior.” celebrate all their 50th birthdays. The weekend The Cloisters museum. diana sheehan released the album of her happened because alison gallup was visiting Sec., Toni Troop, [email protected] award-winning cabaret show, Diana Sheehan from Germany, where she’s lived since 2002, Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook. She writes and the timing just happened to work out for 1986 that she has been plotting with margot mcil- everyone. melissa tell, pamela victor, diane Greetings, class of 1986! I look forward to wain nishimura and sandy ferguson huckle- richard, elizabeth cook peterson, jennifer sharing your news in the summer issue of berry to attend Reunion in May and is looking sigler, julie parker amery, heather ratcliffe the Quarterly. Due to technical issues, as forward to coming home to Massachusetts, strasburger, britt hultgren and allison priya seshachari sanger, ariadne allan au- Noho and Smith. cook all stayed over or stopped by. It was a tor, deborah wess and I transitioned as class karen kristof writes that on Oct. 1, ’16, there wonderful weekend of laughter, deep friend- secretaries we lost any messages that were sent were three Karens from the class of 1987 all ships, old and new stories, intense conversa- to the former class of 1986 email address. The at the same Smith event! At lunch during Fall tions, advice only your nearest and dearest old address is no longer valid, so please resend Preview, an open house for prospective stu- would give you and celebration of what we’ve any news you sent between Reunion and now dents and families, were Karen Kristof, who achieved and what’s ahead for all of us this de- to the new email address, which is smithclass- works in the admission office, karen carpen- cade. There are no friends like Smith friends.” [email protected]. I look forward to sharing ter klinger, the head crew coach at Smith, I, samantha goldstein, had my own 50th your news with others. and karen mathiasen, who was on campus birthday Smith mini-reunion at my new house Sec., Abbe Karmen, with her high school daughter, a prospective in Del Mar, CA, in Oct. ’16 and was delighted [email protected] Smithie. to host synthia malina, noriko sato ward and Sec., Cecilia Lee, [email protected] kimie matsudo kester, coming from Oakland, 1987 CA, Los Angeles and Boston, respectively. I It was lovely to hear from classmates in such 1988 agree with Andrea about the soul-satisfying diverse professions and locations from around Hello, ’88ers! Thank you for your updates, effect of spending time with Smith friends. the US and the world. and please keep them coming. Wishing everyone in our class who is cel- susan pelis is in Greenfield, MA, and splits Our class co-vice president kecia brooks- ebrating that milestone 50th birthday a won- her time between there and Bath, ME, where smith-lowe has news about our upcoming derful 50 more to come! she lives with her partner, Ted. She would 30th Reunion: “stacey hadash, cecilia rob- Secs., Samantha Goldstein, Elizabeth like to meet other Smithies in Bath. She and inson edwards and I attended the Smith Vol- Westley, Frances Escabi and Tracy Moretti Ted teach collage to young children during unteer Leadership Conference in November, Torrejon, [email protected] the summer at the Bowdoin College Summer and it was an awesome experience being back Art Camp. Since graduation she has been an on campus again and seeing the caliber of the 1989 elementary school teacher in several Pioneer students at Smith now. It makes me proud to Hard to believe that we have arrived in Valley private and public schools. During this be a Smithie. We attended several Reunion 2017—for many in our class, the 50th year of part of her career Susan has most enjoyed planning workshops and had our first official our birth. For those who have already hit the being a mentor teacher to students at Smith, 30th Reunion planning committee meeting. milestone by the time of reading, cheers! ’89ers Antioch University and the University of Mas- We are appealing to each of you to please assist will rock 50! sachusetts Amherst. Her passion is being a us in this process. We want to have a fantas- Always happy to hear from sabine lehmann. teacher leader of the Responsive Classroom tic 30th, so mark your calendars and stay in Sabine shares that she loves playing tennis approach, which brings together social-emo- touch. We have a Facebook page—Smith Col- with her 11-year-old son, Alexander. When tional and academic learning. Susan keeps lege Class of 1988—and a Twitter account—@ he gets frustrated because he’s not winning, the stressors of teaching in a Level 3 public SmithCollege88—so please join us on social Sabine tells him, “This is how it’s going to be. school at bay by practicing yoga. She continues media to learn what’s going on, and add any You always have to play with people better

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in front of the other” and have Specializing in hard-to-find sizes, she carries been walking again. Not quite A through W cups and size 28–60 bands. where I want to be at the time of cynthia schlag-morneweck sends this up- writing, but with hard work and date: “I am currently working with two other good fortune I’ll be upright and Smithies after starting a consulting firm called dancing again soon, as I enjoyed New Notion in 2015. My co-founder is lori doing at Lamont House parties westphal ’92. We specialize in helping com- way back when. panies cultivate their new, innovative ideas Be sure to send in news and by supporting them with research and design updates. Until next time! services. We have found a niche in the health Sec., Geri Mariano, care space as it aligns with our expertise. In ad- [email protected] dition, we have recently pulled in diana barn- sley fleming ’97. It might seem intentional to 1990 someone looking from the outside that three Greetings, class of 1990! Thank Smithies are working together. For me, it was you to everyone who sent news. the natural attraction effect. I love working amy allen writes, “I’m in my with smart, reliable, honest and competent second year of teaching middle people. Consulting is hard, so having those school French and Spanish at qualities in a colleague is of paramount impor- the middle school where my son tance, which is really why we find ourselves is in seventh grade. This year my together. It is a beautiful thing.” ! Andrea than you. That’s how you get better. One day son is in my seventh-grade French class and My Comstock pal illana post raia is guest- Wilkerson you’ll be better than me. Until then, oh well is perfectly happy with that! My daughter is lecturing on knowledge strategy issues at Co- Reichwald, for you!” Sabine adds that she’s raising her son in fourth grade at the elementary school next lumbia University and recently launched a to be “a gentleman, a good sportsman and to door, which is very convenient. We are hosting noncommercial resource site for middle school left, and Clara adore women. This is my goal. I’m all in and an exchange student from France, 17-year-old girls called Être. On the personal front, Illana Goldberg- focused. It’s a beautiful journey. Also, I’m so Théo, who is a delightful addition to our fam- and husband Lawrence remain astounded that Freeman, happy and feel privileged to be a member of ily.” Amy had two wonderful mini-reunions daughter Sophia is already a sophomore at both class of this awesome class. I think we’re so great. The last October. The first was in New York City Wesleyan and that son Lawrence graduated conversations are so free, open and spirited. I with roommate ann drummie and 150 Elm from high school. 1996, connect love it. I’m feeling the love, care and support housemate shyama venkateswar ’88. The amanda orr’s first novel, A Spoonful of Sugar, in Germany, through all the hard times I’ve been through second was a Smiffenpoof mini-reunion with was published last July. She writes, “It is sure where Andrea’s since Dec. ’12. I’m so grateful and appreciate adrienne johnson and jenny bornholdt ham- to give you a much-needed laugh.” husband is all of you so much. You are the best bunch of mond at Adrienne’s house in Pennsylvania. susan thompson fierro has been “illustrat- jennifer guli wiza an Air Force feisty, intelligent and beautiful women that I sends news that she, ing up a storm” for her yoga teacher, Nevine could wish for, and I’ve got it! We’ve all got each vangie deane cleversey, vicki krajcsik and Michaan of Katonah Yoga, and they recently psychologist and other. Feeling blessed, happy and ready for the dawn lyman meyer decided to celebrate the day released a beautiful calendar featuring Susan’s Clara’s husband rest of my life. I can’t wait to see you all again!” they met at Smith 30 years ago—“although illustrations. Susan also works with her yoga is an Army The feeling is mutual, Sabine: We can’t wait to this gathering included better accommoda- teacher’s husband, who is an art collector. Her physician. see your smiling face again, too! tions than our Cutter and Ziskind rooms. We work involves “buying Hudson River paint- Delighted to hear from nicole friedler bris- met up in Sedona [AZ] and enjoyed five days ings, selling collections and maintaining the son with news of an annual gathering of ’89ers. of hanging out and exploring the desert. Had inventory and everyday happenings of his life Nicole hosted anne martin, kristin bullwinkel such a blast.” and three businesses.” She says it’s “a perfect schneider, julianna smoot and megan waters valerie rutstein writes that lia stuhlsatz combo for me: art history and studio art!” at her home on Martha’s Vineyard, MA, last was recently appointed to be a judge for the Sec., Sara Spees Addicott, May. Nicole writes that they “toured the island, family court in Rhode Island. She previously [email protected] hung out and drank wine and watched Jaws, served as supervisor of the family preservation ate dinner at my husband’s restaurant (he is unit of Rhode Island Legal Services and takes 1991 chef-owner of l’etoile in Edgartown) and had that experience with her to the bench. Hi, ’91s! With the election season behind us, a great time just being together. Nothing like jocel boney thornhill and jenny born- we will all hopefully do our part to strengthen Smith friends!” Brave ladies watching Jaws in holdt hammond went on a nine-day concert our communities and continue in the tradition the summer by the ocean! tour to Cuba with the Smith College Alum- of Smithies before us in building bridges for Good to hear from martha pritchard spear, nae Chorus. The chorus, which consists of a better world. who sends an exciting update. After a long alumnae and friends of the Smith College robin reeves rowan writes to us from Ra- career as a development officer for nonprofit choral programs, performed Vivaldi’s Gloria leigh, NC, where she celebrated 24 years of organizations, Martha has gone back to gradu- and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with local men’s marriage to her Amherst ’88 boyfriend, Robert ate school to get a master of business adminis- choirs and orchestras in Havana and Matan- Rowan. Robin works as a human resources di- tration degree. “This is a great big conceptual zas. Attendees at both concerts were extremely rector, with one son in high school and another leap, as I was a fine arts major and chose to take enthusiastic, lauding the concerts both from a in eighth grade. She reports meeting molly mc- as few left-brain courses as Smith would let me musical perspective and for their diplomatic clure grabowski and two of her children last get away with.” At the time of writing Martha and intercultural significance. Representa- summer. It was like no time had passed at all. was president-elect of the Rotary Club of Lake tives of the US Embassy in Cuba were in at- jackie shields wong had to miss Reunion Placid (NY), and by now is certainly fulfilling tendance at the performance in Havana, which due to the swim meet schedule and state test- her duties with passion. Martha says she loves took place at the National Theatre of Cuba. ing schedule of her eighth-grader, Kai, 13, and life “as mama to an 8-year-old third-grader (and laura clay cohen was appointed the Heald- fifth-grader, Makena, 10. Jackie has been with spouse to his papa).” She invites folks who are Krawshuk Chair in Mathematics at The Win- Disney for more than 16 years doing digital ever in the Adirondacks to please say hi. All sor School in Boston. She writes, “It was quite account management. She and her family the best to you, Martha, as you are starting this an honor, and quite a surprise. They even got moved to Irvine, CA, after 14 years of living new chapter of life with gusto! my husband to come watch the ceremony.” in Anaheim, CA. Her commute is longer, and Since submissions were few, I’m taking the judy masucci writes that she has trans- her mortgage heftier, but she says it’s worth it opportunity to write my own update. I’ve been formed herself again—“from biotech executive for the schools. Her life: work, swim/school, thinking about hosting a mini-reunion for to maternity/nursing guru to ‘bra whisperer.’” repeat. She says, “House is a mess and dinners ’89ers in my hometown of Armonk, NY, this Judy launched Levana Bratique just north of are thrown together, but I wouldn’t want it October. Send me an email if you’re interested, Pittsburgh (named after the Roman goddess any other way.” or check the class website. Since last year I Levana, from the Latin “to lift”) last March melissa london and wife Margo recently have been making progress “putting one foot and caters to women of every size and shape. enjoyed a quick visit to San José, Costa Rica,

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 72 2/24/17 12:44 PM told through bread, wine, coffee, her quite busy. chocolate and beer, was released kana norimoto returned to the United States in paperback on Oct. 18, ’16. with her family after 14 years in London and I (clearly) got very little class- a total of 17 years abroad (Tokyo prior to Lon- mate news this time, but I’m hop- don). She has settled in Lexington, MA, and ing that means you’re all saving is commuting up to Fidelity’s New Hampshire up for our 25th Reunion, May offices. She has switched into a new role within 25–28! The theme of our Reunion research at Fidelity, covering global macroeco- is “Picture Perfect,” so pull out nomics. She looks forward to connecting with those old-school negatives and Smithies in the Lexington area. find your favorite pictures from anne horton was promoted to senior busi- your Smith days! You can expect ness leader at MasterCard Advisors and heads lots of fun Reunion activities up the international business for its local banks stemming from our theme. and credit unions business. She also gave a Reunion is also a time to reflect speech on digital marketing and the omnishop- and reconnect, whether your life per at the 2016 World Council of Credit Unions is “picture perfect” or not. I hope conference in Belfast. She was nervous before- you’ll come to Reunion and share hand, but it went great and a newspaper article moments from your life over the was even written about it! past 25 years, whether they’re sunita barhan sierros writes, “My daugh- picture perfect or perfectly im- ter, toula sierros ’20, is a Smithie! When I ! At the where Melissa used to live and work after perfect. was at Friday tea during Family Weekend (as wedding of Sadie graduation, thanks in large measure to a con- You can also get in the mood for Reunion a parent this time!) meeting so many of her abby howe-heyman Dingfelder ’01 nection made through . by posting photos and memories to the class wonderful friends, glorious memories of my Melissa loved catching up with christine Facebook group. We’re easy to find; just search Smith years flooded my mind. I am so proud are, from left, miele, who is currently residing there with “Smith Class of ’92.” to be an alumna of our alma mater, and am Sybil Dunlop her wife, Kala, and their two children, Susanna Finally, if you’re interested in volunteering happy to report firsthand that Smith is thriving ’01, Sadie, Tori and Isaac. for the class in an officer capacity, please let and attracting the most amazing, motivated Fort Fisher ’01 anu aiyengar enjoyed meeting Martina me or any of the other current officers know. and progressive young women in the world. Navratilova at last year’s US Open Tennis Volunteering for Smith is a great way to stay I am thrilled that Toula chose to be part of and Sadie’s Championships. Anu had this to say about her connected with the class and the college. this incredible community, and will be able grandmother fangirl moment: “I grew up watching Martina And please continue to share your news by to contribute to and grow amongst these wom- Adele Brawer Navratilova on the Doordarshan (government) sending it to [email protected]. Your en. Smith is an extraordinary place, as we all Baydin ’51. channel in India. Her drive to win is inspira- classmates would love to hear how and what know, but watching my daughter personally tional, and her brand of being competitive on you’re doing! discover Smith’s greatness is one of the most the court and collegial outside of it is some- Sec., Sara Metz, [email protected] fulfilling experiences of my life. I hope to see thing I truly try to emulate.” many of you at our next Reunion!” The last few months also brought some ca- 1993 Sec., Alexa Kontes, reer moves. mary gallagher was promoted cory russell leahy writes, “In March ’16 I [email protected] to full professor in the political science de- left my job as senior editor and associate di- partment at the University of Michigan. rector of digital strategy at the University of 1995 She continues to serve as the director of the Texas at Austin to pursue a new food-related In recent months anna ing reconnected with Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies direction. While I’m still making it up as I go, Smith friends from various classes, includ- and has finished a new book, Authoritarian I’ve started working for a large catering coming katherine mccarthy ’05, who finished a Legality: Law, Workers and the State in Con- pany as well as planning meals for a family doctorate in psychology in San Francisco and temporary China. When not working, she and and working on menus for dinner parties for is now back in Boston. “So happy to have her her husband, Ken, schlep their two younger clients. The huge shift has been so invigorat- back here, and so glad that we met through the kids, Elinor, 14, and Liam, 11, to various activi- ing—even as I don’t have total clarity about Boston Smith club. On Oct. 15, ’16, I went to ties. Her oldest, Magda, is a freshman at the where I’m going. So for everyone thinking Manhattan to support my good friend soumaly University of Vermont. about making big changes in your 40s, I say, mitsri king ’94 by volunteering at her fashion/ Still riding the high of reconnecting with Go for it! Also looking forward to running the food event. She was the co-chair of #LaoNow: wonderful friends at our 25th Reunion, which Boston Marathon for the first time in April.” Fashion Meets Philanthropy. The event raised she attended with her twins and husband, Sec., Melanie Jones, money for the Washington, DC–based organi- Tom, vasanthi chandrasekaram sends in her [email protected] zation Legacies of War. I met many passionate first post ever to any alumni magazine. She and dedicated people from all over. While in recently accepted a role as general manager to 1994 New York City I was grateful to meet up with run a new product line with Amazon in Silicon mary dubois married David Gnuse in Colo- phoebe slanetz ’96, who had just returned Valley. Vas is excited to join the journey with a rado Springs, CO, in April ’16. amy vogt was from a splendid week in Iceland. We checked company that’s defining customer experience the matron of honor; Mary’s beautiful mom, out the Kiku exhibit at the New York Botanical coupled with superior technology. suzanne west dubois ’67, was also in atten- Garden. Then we were stunned by the timeless Once again, thanks for your great response to dance. beauty of Diane Lane in The Cherry Orchard. our call for news, especially to the first-timers! zoe anderson is living in Portland, OR, with But the highlight of my visit, hands down, was We’d love to hear from all of you across the her husband, two kids and a new dog, Ollie. seeing the fabulous Janet McTeer in her sold- continents. She is busy churning out her textile designs out Broadway show, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Cheers! on tea towels, napkins, pillows and pouches I, honey olson blacklock, and my 15-year- Sec., Melissa London, (homespunbyzoe.com), socks for Sock It to old daughter went to Disney World for the first [email protected] Me and other design work. In Portland, you time with a family member who runs six group Sec., Chuma Mbalu Keswa, can find her home textiles at MadeHere PDX homes in Minnesota for adults with special [email protected] and various craft shows. Online, Zoe and her needs. We were part of a group of 30, including daughter, Emma, share an Etsy shop (Lit- 15 of her residents. Their excitement, stamina 1992 tleMissHickory), where they sell a selection and determination were inspiring. I have some Hello, class of 1992! Here’s the latest from of Zoe’s textiles and Emma’s president and first slight balance issues due to MS (diagnosed in your classmates. lady portraits. Zoe would love to settle into a 2002), and if I ever feel sorry for myself I’ll preeti (simran) sethi’s award-winning book, textile design job at a company like Williams think of those travel companions. In the heat Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods Sonoma or Hanna Andersson, but for now her and humidity of early October they put on the We Love, about changes in food and agriculture freelance projects, family and dog are keeping same miles I did, but many did it with a lot

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mencement in 2014. The college podcast. Daughter Caitlin, who has Aicardi took a year to explore the idea of syndrome, is in eighth grade. discourse on campus, and to- zara abbas is proud of her job as vice presi- day we’re reminded of the wise dent of human resources at the global invest- words of President Kathleen ment management business of Prudential McCartney: Financial. Way to go, Zara! You are so much “Sometimes we are changed more grown up than I will ever be. by debate; always, we are tested. carol deshano da silva finished her second Other times we are not changed Marine Corps Marathon, complete with throw- because our opinions reflect a ing up right at the finish line. Way to put an moral certainty on matters of exclamation point on your finish, Carol! importance to us; our deeply held Last September kara mather maciel cele- beliefs are linked with our iden- brated the second anniversary of owning her tities. Still, this does not mean own boutique labor and employment law firm that we cannot disagree openly in Washington, DC, and is thrilled that she has about any issue, and when we the flexibility to work and raise her 3-year-old do we must counter argument daughter and 7-year-old son. with more argument. Consen- Sec., Kate Gunnison Reymann, sus should not be the goal—even [email protected] about free speech.” Sec., Jenna Caggiano, On to news! We asked you to [email protected] ! At the Detroit more effort—leg and arm braces or very un- tell us what you are proud of, and we loved 1997 wedding of usual gaits. It was humbling to be reminded your responses. pippa shulman Aislinn Williams how lucky I am, and important to see how Our class president, , writes, Our 20th Reunion is approaching! I know happy I should still be if my physical abilities “I am sending this note the week after return- that many of us are on social media and are ’02 are, from left, change in the future. My favorite meal was ing from a wonderful weekend in Chicago able to connect in that manner—but it would Christian Hawkins halibut at Le Cellier Steakhouse in Canada with kate barras manning and stephanie be hugely helpful and appreciated if you would ’03, Hannah Gold in Epcot, my favorite whooping ride was Test kendall. I’m proud of Kate, a lawyer in the drop me a line and send me some news! You ’02, Liz Gilchrist Track and my favorite almost-peed-my-pants Justice Department, who is a national expert might now be an expert in vomit removal from ride was Tower of Terror. on the rights of crime victims and a master car seats? Oh wait, that’s me (you can find how- ’02, Irete Morris jessye cohen passed her licensure exam for cake decorator. I’m proud of Stephanie for to videos on just about anything these days!). ’02, Aislinn, psychology last summer and reports that erica making a bold career move that was good for robyne shahverdian sent in a lovely, long Emily Lakin ’02, barnes thomas moved from the Washington, her family and her job satisfaction. Stephanie update. She writes, “After enjoying time trying Kate Fitzsimons DC, area to Skaneateles, NY, to enjoy lakeside is also one of my running inspirations. Think- my hand at theater, teaching, custom framing, ’01, Jacquetta living after her husband’s retirement from the ing of Smith friends around the world makes furniture restoration, state arts council and military. me burst with pride. I’m proud of their tenacity working in higher education at a few colleges, Lannan ’02 and alice hicks roach sends her apologies: The during this election season as volunteers and ending up at Yale, I finally decided to pursue Jessica Schier following news was submitted for the last is- staff for the Clinton campaign. I’m proud of the art therapy degree that the Smith career- ’02. sue but left out either inadvertently or due to tatiana bertsch for making me laugh even development center pointed to as a good career time constraints. while she is fighting tremendous battles in back in the day! I graduated a few years ago and An exciting update from former class secre- the criminal justice system as a defense at- am licensed as a mental health counselor and tary sarah ducray: She is engaged for the first torney for the state of Florida. I’m proud of art therapist, working in a nonprofit integrated time in her 44 years! No wedding date is on aimee fisher for making Wednesday dinner health care center and loving every minute of the books because she and her fiancé want to look effortless while three kids and a dog swirl it. I’m halfway through a doctorate of psychol- be engaged awhile. Sarah says, “It’s fun!” Her around. She directs virtual care for Kaiser Per- ogy degree and looking forward to adding more now fiancé proposed to her the day after they manente. I’m proud of myself because as of the fancy initials after my name. In my spare time, moved into the home they bought together in publication of this column I will have finished my family remains my greatest source of hap- Virginia. Sarah says she was surprised and is the New York City Marathon, an undertaking piness, and my partner and I shamelessly spoil completely thrilled. two years in the making after an injury last nieces and nephews, godchildren and our fur Alice adds that she has been enjoying her year. I’m proudest of all to be a part of a wide baby. Lucky enough to also spend time with side career writing about beer for houstonbeer- network of amazing Smithies, most especially my Smith supports for life, heather gordon, guide.com. If you are in the Houston area and the class of 1996.” lisa gilbar, megan mcpeake rodriguez ’95, want a beer recommendation, feel free to con- As a testament to how significant JYA ex- amy johnson ’95, sarah anderson ’95, laura tact her. She’d love to grab a cold one with you! periences can be, eszter hargittai decided to granato floyd and steph jacobson-landon We had a bit of room to spare for this col- take a job in Switzerland and moved to Zurich ’95.” umn. Next issue we’d love to max out our space. last fall. She is a professor in the communica- elizabeth borland writes that she had a Please write in with your news. No news is tion and media research department at the lovely mini-reunion/playground date with liz too small! University of Zurich. She has enjoyed being kennedy (and their two sons) last September Secs., Alice Hicks Roach and Honey Olson back in the land of cheese and chocolate and is near her home in Washington, DC. Blacklock, [email protected] reminded daily why Zurich often tops quality- Sec., Jessica Foley, of-life rankings. Please get in touch if you’re [email protected] 1996 planning on visiting Switzerland. By the time you open this Quarterly some- rachel hubbard nicholas writes that she 1998 time this spring, the initial shock of the events successfully began another year of teaching Greetings, my ’98ers. Not much news to go of Nov. 8, ’16, may have worn off, but the real- fifth grade and threw her mom a surprise 70th around, so here it is. ity of the new presidency will be just taking birthday party around the same time. She is After working as a social worker in a number shape. No matter your vote, this election and also teaching her kindergartener to read. of settings since graduation, clea emerson- ensuing presidency represent a sea change for lynne fors thomas is now the head of distinc- farley wilson started her own private clini- our country, and if there has ever been a time tive collections and curator of rare books and cal practice in 2014 just down the street from for us to remember our Smith roots, where we special collections at Northern Illinois Uni- her home in the Bronx, NY. She works with learned to think critically and question every- versity. She won her fourth Hugo Award, for people of all ages, most of whom are struggling thing, now is that time. Best Semiprozine, in Aug. ’16 as the co-editor with anxiety. Clea would like to write a chil- Many of you will remember the soul-search- and co-publisher (with her husband, Michael dren’s book dealing with this subject. Also, she ing the college engaged in after International Damian Thomas) of Uncanny Magazine, and gave birth in June ’16 to a son who joins a now Monetary Fund managing director Christine also won two Parsec Awards for her work on 8½-year-old daughter (who was just months old Lagarde withdrew from speaking at Com- the Verity! podcast and the Uncanny Magazine when she attended our 10th Reunion in 2008).

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 74 2/28/17 12:54 PM cepted a position as a nurse case tion of “I Touch Myself” by the Divinyls. Also manager with Mission Hospice newly married: kate williams, on Aug. 19, ’16, and is excited to be on her new to Justin Azoff. career path. Education news: kelly buffington bermudez alissa anderson’s San Fran- received a master of education degree from the cisco shop, Foggy Notion, cel- University of Texas at Arlington and is work- ebrated five years of business ing on a master’s in French and francophone last December. In November studies from California State University, Long Alissa opened a second location Beach. She’s also teaching French and actively in Oakland, CA. Foggy Notion recruiting future Smithies. sells handmade goods such as sharon tomcko writes, “annie duquette ’00 organic skin care products, can- visited me in Sweden. She has been teaching dles, home goods, bags and jew- special education since 2001 and lives for elry. Alissa hopes Smithies near part of the week at Mary House, a shelter for and far will come visit! Also, she women in New York City. She spends the en- continues to photograph bands tire summer living either there or with nuns and musicians, occasionally in Uganda, where she volunteers her time touring with longtime partner teaching. She has three graduate degrees in Andy Cabic’s band, Vetiver. education, and I’m sure her skills will be very Last July lynne zagami valuable in the project we will be working on riquelme joined a startup in in the Kingdom of Tonga.” ! At the In news of the bibliophilic sort, samantha Boston called Shoobx as head of customer lindsay thomas writes in for the first time Minneapolis martin-mcauliffe announces her book, Food success. She writes, “I’m also the director of to share that she’s working as a copywriter wedding of and Architecture: At the Table. It was published community engagement for an organization for a legal publisher and as an associate editor by Bloomsbury in Sept. ’16. Look for it on the called SheStarts that supports women found- for Shimmer Magazine, going to poetry slams, Marina Yoder WordSmith list at alumnae.smith.edu/spot- ers of startups. As a silver lining to the election running a fantasy football league and “beast- ’04 are, from light/wordsmith/. results, our pitch competition, SheDemos, was ing trivia night.” left, Adrienne Since there isn’t much in terms of news, we’d held the next day, and it was inspiring to be in a Sec., Sadie Dingfelder, [email protected] Johnson ’04, like to throw this question out to you: What room with so many people who are working to Sec., Heather Wiggins Berger, are your favorite/most notorious/most memo- improve diversity and inclusion in the startup [email protected] Marina, Julia rable dining hall meals or dining-out-in-Noho community.” Hickman-Himes memories? Let us know—along with any other janelle banks bradshaw and melanie mon- 2002 ’03 and Katie news you may have. roe rosen represented the class of 2000 at sarah clifthorne is overwhelmed by her Constantine ’07. As for other news, our 20th Reunion is com- Smith’s Volunteer Leadership Conference last dependent mammals but having an awesome ing up in just over a year’s time, May 17–20, ’18. November. The conference brings together time diving deep with monica van buskirk into Hope many of you can attend! Look for more alumnae in class and club leadership positions the planning for our upcoming 15th Reunion. info to come from your class officers. to connect and share best practices. Melanie Watch our class website, alumnae.smith. Take care! shares an inspiring quote from the conference, edu/smithcms/2002, or Facebook group for Sec., Val Carmody, [email protected] pulled from a recent alumnae survey: “Smith updates! Sec., Sarah Webb Linden, taught me to be a leader by showing that wom- karen shimizu writes, “I’m heading into [email protected] en’s minds matter and we should speak up, not my third year as deputy editor of Rodale’s Or- be quiet.” She adds, “I was there specifically ganic Life magazine, which is more fun than 1999 as an Alumnae Admission Coordinator (AAC) a grownup job has any right to be. I’m digging Last September alisa shor married her and also because I’m working to get the Smith my new hometown of Emmaus, PA, and my partner of 15 years, Charity Maybury. In at- College Club of Coastal South Carolina back older daughter, Akiko, 6, has finally stopped tendance at the California wedding were missy in action. Would love to hear from Smithies complaining about how much she misses New longshore, tara seekins ’00, abe young, ja- who live in South Carolina!” Janelle is due a York City. (Victory?) I’d be really happy to hear ponica brown-saracino, cathye cook and round of applause for winning a Smith College from any Smithies in the area who might like emily sosland. Alumnae Relations Club Volunteer Award in to get together—or anyone who just wants to lisa larrabee was promoted last May to trau- recognition of her volunteerism, specifically pitch to the magazine!” Find Karen’s email ma services coordinator at Maryland Family for her work as the immediate past president address in the Online Alumnae Community. Resource in Landover, MD, where she over- of the Smith College Club of Central Massa- wendy plotkin is embarking on an exciting sees evidence-informed mental health prac- chusetts. new career as an ophthalmic medical tech- tices for children and adolescents experiencing Happy spring to everyone, and I look forward nologist in Jupiter, FL. trauma. Lisa is also a registered play therapist to receiving the next round of your news. malia milligan says, “Life has been busy of supervisor. Last December her first article was Sec., Megan Brown, late. In Aug. ’16 James and I married near my published in Play Therapy, the Association [email protected] parents’ home on Cape Cod [MA]. We had gor- for Play Therapy’s practice-based magazine, geous beach weather, lots of family and fellow 2001 Happy to about strategies to address shame for children Smithies rosemary (rosie) garrett-young, report there experiencing sexual abuse, neglect and do- I’m happy to report there is still some good abigail claiborne vallicelli and keri lijinsky. mestic violence. news in the world. For instance, there’s been a In September I became a great-aunt (wow— is still some We’d love to hear more from the class of 1999! class of ’01 baby boom: shana hofstetter gave that makes me feel old!) to the cutest little nug- good news In addition to updates, please tell us about what birth to Ilanna on Oct. 7, ’16. anita pedersen y get of joy. In October I returned to the Cape, you’re most proud of since graduating from arbona had a little girl, Maya, on Nov. 11. jen- this time for a less happy reason. My stepdad in the world. Smith—no answer too small! nifer horan brought Caitlin into the world lost a long battle with Parkinson’s and a short For instance, Secs., Elizabeth Quinn and Victoria Wright, on Oct. 24. heather wiggins berger, husband battle with cancer. The wedding planning felt [email protected] Dan and son Jonathan welcomed Charles on rushed, but I’m so glad he got to walk me down there’s been Nov. 3. And oona marti, wife Sarah and big the aisle.” 2000 a class of ’01 brother Oisin, 3, welcomed little Arlo into the aislinn williams got married to Patrick Pur- emily smith stone is excited to report that world on Sept. 17. dy in Detroit and was overjoyed that so many baby boom. she is healthy and happy and living by the bay I, sadie dingfelder, got married! sybil dun- Smithies could join them. In attendance were in Coronado, CA, with her husband, Dustin, lop and tori fort fisher wrangled my family christian hawkins ’03, hannah gold, liz gil- and two children, Charlotte, 10, and Wyatt, into a guerrilla-style ceremony in the park be- christ, irete morris, emily lakin, kate fitzsi- 7. Emily recently graduated from an acceler- hind my apartment. Later, pamela worth ’02, mons ’01, jacquetta lannan, jessica schier ated bachelor of science in nursing program jen weedon ’02, my grandma adele brawer and holly newbold. at National University in San Diego. She ac- baydin ’51 and I performed a rousing rendi- cheryl watson cooney writes, “I left the

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lauren dutton harton lives two weeks. I can only ever manage to be an on the Eastern Shore of Mary- adult in a few ways at a time, and something land surrounded by lots of always falls through the cracks. I think it’s im- family and wonderful friends. portant for us to talk about these ‘failures’ too.” Lauren married her wife, April, Last August shanna burke was awarded five years ago; they have three a grant from the Dan Marino Foundation to children. Lauren is happily at evaluate the effectiveness of the use of vir- home with the kids 80 percent tual interactive training avatars to increase of the time but keeps her nurse the interviewing skills of young adults with midwifery brain alive by work- autism spectrum disorders. The study will ing for Planned Parenthood of span 100 sites across the United States. In ad- Maryland per diem. dition, her recent manuscript, “Associations After eight years at Wesleyan Between Depression, Sleep Disturbance, and University as both assistant di- Apolipoprotein E in the Development of Al- rector and director of student zheimer’s Disease: Dementia,” was named activities and leadership devel- International Psychogeriatrics’ paper of the opment/new student orientation, month for Sept. ’16. elisa del valle cardona left to melissa benevides cilmi moved from New join The Ethel Walker School York to the Boston area and settled in Ac- in Simsbury, CT, as director of ton, MA, where she and her husband, Dan, social justice and inclusion. She welcomed their first child to the world three ! At the New York grind 2½ years ago and moved with my hus- writes that she is “doing very well and enjoying months early. Harrison is now healthy and City wedding band to Montana. I’ve been staying busy do- the new environment along with my husband, happy and looking forward to meeting all of Azmi Ahmad ing freelance graphic design, running an Etsy Mario, and our 2-year-old, Nico.” his Smith aunties! Mel is looking forward to shop (18LetterPress), working at the local food In a first-ever update, christine quigless sleeping again someday and exploring her ’07 are, from pantry and building a small house on 20 acres shares the news that she’s started a dress com- new home. left, Jawaher just north of Yellowstone. Mostly just enjoying pany, Grâce à Toi Dress: beautiful prints and lauren hare has, incredibly, been living in Al-Sudairy ’04, the slow life.” fabrics, made in Los Angeles. Thinkin’ about New York City for 10 years. She loves work- Sara Al-Sudairy rebecca kastl millsap has had a busy couple Ivy Day or Ivy Days of yore? ing in the corporate social responsibility prac- of years: “In addition to working as a speech- lauren seidman robinson and her husband, tice at Edelman and serving on the board of ’07, Noreen language pathologist, I have been getting my Eric, welcomed their first child, Nathan, into Edelman Equal, the LGBTQ employee group. Shaikh ’07, Azmi, young nonprofit off the ground, The Peaceful the world last Sept. 4. Lauren and her sister, Outside of work she’s part of Coro’s New York Bharti Vural ’07, Child, which teaches yoga and mindfulness lily seidman ’11, enjoy taking Nate on long Leadership Center, a program for civic engage- Jennifer Lee to children. I got married to Michael (Mickey) walks to prominent Houston landmarks close ment in cities, and would love to connect with Kwak ’07 and Millsap Jr. in 2015, and we had a little baby to Lauren’s home, including Hermann Park, other Coro Smithies. She is also a loud and girl, Maya, on July 26, ’16. She is a joy. We love the Houston Museum District and Rice Uni- proud cat lady (search #cheddarmonkey on Sabeen Ahmad watching her grow and learn about the world! versity’s campus. Instagram to see why). ’03. I hope to bring her to our 15th Reunion this marina yoder had a pretty busy summer jennifer liberty became the mom of an year.” last year, in particular because she got mar- adorable 3.9-pound Maltese/Shih Tzu mix Sec., Simone Chess, ried to the lovely Evan Hall at a ceremony named Lulu, who has been bringing Jennifer [email protected] in Minneapolis in June, joined by adrienne much-needed love and comfort after losing her Sec., Toni Hartley, johnson, julia hickman-himes ’03 and katie father, Stu, and brother, Bryan, within a year [email protected] constantine ’07. Marina also started a new job of each other. last year, managing a lab in the microbiology Last August marie gomez michelich wel- 2003 department at the University of Minnesota. comed her second daughter, Amelia, to the lynn worrey valle shares that she and her She says, “In my free time I volunteer with a lo- world. Amelia joins big sister Lyla, who has wife, kristen bowler valle ’00, welcomed cal cat rescue, camp, knit and work on dealing fully embraced her role. Writes Marie, “She daughter Vivian in July ’16 and continue to with the major depression I’ve had my whole is the sweetest thing and completes our little be overjoyed in all the wonderful ways proud life. I’m simultaneously amazed at how much family.” parents typically are. Adding to their joy, a I can do with it now and how much hold it still Sec., Sarah Winawer-Wetzel, friend’s daughter who is also named Viv- has on my life, so for everyone else out there [email protected] ian—vivian brock ’20—started her first year struggling with a mental illness, please know at Smith last fall. you’re not alone.” 2006 After three years in Illinois, brita zitin and Carry on, you remarkable people. Proud o’ Unable to make it to Northampton for our wife Carolyn moved back to Boston. Brita you. 10th Reunion, raechel lee, sida cui, candice works as a digital services librarian at the Sec., Gwynne Morrissey, rivera and fiona ha decided to spend a week- Watertown (MA) Free Public Library. [email protected] end in Chicago celebrating with mini-reunion I’m becoming more involved with the local activities of their own. politics of my little city of Beacon, NY, working 2005 christine peterson married Kyle Martin on with the Conservation Advisory Committee margot atwell moved to the Brooklyn, NY, July 16, ’16, in Los Angeles. adriana alcorta to help reshape the city’s comprehensive plan neighborhood of Bushwick, blatantly disre- and katy haas were bridesmaids and were with an eye toward environmental sustain- garding the impending L train shutdown. joined by fellow Talboteers xiomara iraheta ability. It might sound boring, but I’m nerdily Transit woes aside, she’s loving the neighbor- ’07, kristen hart zoldan, xiomara castro loving it! hood and its cute coffee shops, restaurants, and lianna kushi. Christine graduated from If you want to hear more updates from our boutiques and street art. She is now director American University Washington College of classmates, let me know what’s happening in of publishing at Kickstarter, where she loves Law in 2011 and is a director for innovation and your own lives, and hassle your buddies to send working with publishers, authors, booksellers intellectual property at the Office of the US stuff in! Wishing you all the best. and other members of the literary world to Trade Representative in the Executive Office Sec., Air Nonken, [email protected] raise funds and build community around their of the President in Washington, DC. creative projects. “It’s an incredible job where kaitlin rawluk brandstadter and her hus- 2004 I’m constantly exposed to passionate people band, Joshua, welcomed son Gabriel into the Hey, classmates! How’s life? Share your trying to follow their dreams, and I get to play world on Sept. 24, ’16. The birth was attended happenings with me in an email whenever a tiny role in helping them make those dreams in part by anna graseck ’05, Kaitlin’s fellow or- it occurs to you, and send your photographic come true,” writes Margot, going on to say, “To chestra alum and OB. Prior to delivery Kaitlin evidence directly to our editor, Christina, at bring this update back down to earth, I haven’t visited with leigh cressman, jill mcdonald [email protected]. done my laundry or gone grocery shopping for and katrina ylimaki ’07.

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 76 2/24/17 12:44 PM livingston, sarah matari, an- ’09 join in the wedding celebrations. eesha gandhi, nicole tingle, sarah bolts married Michael Chernicoff in barbara calvert, caroline fox Northampton in July ’16, with former Smith and laura robitzek ’10. Siobhan chaplain Rabbi Bruce Bromberg Seltzer of- and Ben live in Chesterfield, ficiating. Many Smithies attended, includ- MA, and Siobhan works in the ing bridesmaid gillian brunet, bridesmaid USDA Food & Nutrition Ser- lorna troost, abby berns, sarah berns ’10, vice’s Northeast Regional Office. yael langer ’10, elizabeth lerner ’05, nora aimee vickery annichiarico paul-schultz, rosalie ray ’10, rachel rosen- continues to call North Adams, berg and leah wilner-deutsch ’09. Sarah and MA, home; she and her husband Michael would like to emphasize that they did purchased a little house there in not meet in college, despite every indication 2014. She spent the last two years that they should have. as the administrative assistant abbey harlow and her husband, Justin, for the USDA’s Natural Resourc- moved into a beautiful 1836 farmhouse in Ver- es Conservation Service in Had- mont with a wading hole and a barn. Abbey ley. While working in Hadley she recently completed her first-ever season of veg- ran into ashley barton; they etable gardening, and despite some late-onset spent a few hours at The Quar- tomato blight, she declares it an overwhelm- ters arcade bar catching up on ing success. She also recently started a new life. Last spring Aimee visited position at Dartmouth College, running the ! At the Fairlee, katherine (kate) mitchell is loving life in Washington, DC, for the first time, reconnect- membership program at the Hopkins Center VT, wedding of the nation’s capital. She’s keeping very busy ing with her first-year Northrop House room- for the Arts, and is delighted to have another devin burke Shayla Livingston working as an attorney for the (here’s-hoping- mate, , for a whirlwind monument Smithie as her boss. soon-to-be-a-state-legislature) Council of the tour of the nation’s capital. Aimee also ran into Sec., Regina Chien, ’07 are, from left, District of Columbia. caitlin bates pemble at the FreshGrass music [email protected] front row: Laura kat bauer was married to Matthew Weiser on festival in Sept. ’16. In October Aimee accepted 2009 Robitzek ’10, June 16, ’16, in Grand Teton National Park and a position in the institutional advancement Tisha Allen ’07, had a celebration with family and friends on office at Bennington College. She was so glad For this column, we offered a challenge: De- Aug. 6 in Raleigh, NC. Kat recently relocated to see some of you over the past year, and she scribe your life in six words. Any alumna can Shayla, Tara Moss to Dublin for her husband’s work in equine is very much looking forward to seeing you all participate on social media using the hashtag ’05 and Siobhan genetics. at our 10th Reunion in May! #SmithieLifeInSixWords. O’Riordan ’07; Sec., Kait O’Neal Halliday, Secs., Jillian Wilson Ambrose, sarah kulig: Yoga training, dog walks, art back row: Sarah [email protected] Jamie Maloney and Eve Epstein, mail. amanda (artemis) kampner Matari ’07, [email protected] returned to the 2007 Pioneer Valley with a doctorate in naturo- Katie Walters- azmi ahmad married Massoud Kazzi on Aug. 2008 pathic medicine with the intention of serving Krohn ’06, 27, ’16, in New York City. She celebrated with judy liu, claudia coronel-moreno, maria Smithies and students of all ages. She teach- McKane Sharff bridesmaids jawaher al-sudairy ’04, sara al- muraca, evan sipe and nkechi nneji ’07 em- es Valley-wide and consults nationwide via ’07, Katherine sudairy, noreen shaikh, bharti vural, jenni- barked on a Parsons House Asia trip in Dec. ’16 Skype. In six words: Naturopathic doctor back fer lee kwak and sabeen ahmad ’03. that included visits to Thailand and Vietnam. to serve Northampton. Mackenzie megan ambrus was married to Ryan Akinna jen lindblad is pleased to announce that she keziah rosenberg is working as an insights ’07 and Hazel on May 21, ’16, at the MIT Chapel in Cam- has joined the curatorial team at the Magasin manager at P&G in Cincinnati. She got mar- Edwards ’19. bridge, MA. The wedding-planning process III Museum & Foundation for Contemporary ried last August to her favorite person in the was greatly aided by all the support of Friday Art in Stockholm. Last May she celebrated her world, Chris, and was elated to have nicole Teas in the Cloud and the many dear Smithie wedding to Jacob Ehrensvärd in Stockholm diaz, lucy gent foma, marcella viktorin, friends who were in attendance. evan sipe ’08 with zoe mindell abrams, felicitas burgi, em- lauren wiley and mercedes pepper in atten- and kate rood gave beautiful readings at the ily edmonds-langham, martha houston and dance along with her sister and maid of honor, ceremony, and ana ferrey made sure Megan alexandra kennedy. seneca rosenberg ’01. In six words: Wedding remained calm amidst all the excitement. christina cheung married Jacob Smith on = my excuse for Smithie reunion. After the wedding Megan and Ryan enjoyed Oct. 15, ’16; their reception was held at Marian lianne zhang and husband Neil welcomed a wonderful, adventure-filled honeymoon in Hills Farm in Fort Wayne, IN, where Jacob baby Beatrice on Aug. 28, ’16. Lianne became Southeast Asia. They are now settling back originally hails from. She was lovingly joined a manager while on maternity leave, so in six into their routine in Cambridge, and they very in the festivities by fellow Baldwinites joseph- words: Having it all, but so tired. much enjoy living across the street from Evan ina fredericks, long-chau van, erin giffin, sarah brickey-nguyen is the new Alumnae and her adorable dog, Sophie. daniela jacobson and allison jones and her Admission Coordinator (AAC) for the South Five years after starting the process of adop- JYA Paris filles meredith duncan, meredith Shore of Massachusetts. If you live in the area tion through foster care, talya davis and her badler, anna estes, alexandra botti, sarah and want to talk to prospective Smithies, email wife legally adopted their sons, Jordan (PJ), 3, muffly and ellen bauer. Christina and Jacob her at [email protected]. and Caleb, 15 months, on Oct. 28, ’16. are attorneys in San Jose, CA, where they live eliza bryant and her wife, kim paull ’07, wel- emily ewing bought her first house, in Top- with their cat, Josephine. comed healthy twins, Rose and Oren, on Aug. sham, ME. On Oct. 9, ’16, kelly johnson wed Philip 13, ’16. Eliza will continue working as a guid- elizabeth jensen young and George had a Merksamer in a small ceremony in Mill Val- ance counselor at a high school in Providence, baby girl, Eleanor, on Sept. 14, ’16. ley, CA. rouwenna lamm and elizabeth jen- RI, and Kim returned to work as director of shayla livingston was married to Paul sen young ’07 were cherished bridesmaids. data analytics for Rhode Island’s Executive Heintz on Sept. 17, ’16, in Fairlee, VT. They Kelly and Philip live in San Francisco with Office of Health and Human Services in the were joined by laura robitzek ’10, sarah ma- Kelly’s cat, Stella. Although Kelly is happy to late fall. tari, katie walters-krohn ’06, tisha allen, be married, she takes even greater pride in the jes champagne got married last August in mckane sharff, katherine mackenzie, tara fact that she is in her seventh year of teaching New Milford, CT. Some of her favorite Ses- moss ’05, hazel edwards ’19 and siobhan music in California public schools. sions housemates joined her from all over the o’riordan. aubrey menard was recently married to Will country. There was a taco and pizza truck, siobhan o’riordan is happy to announce that Arndt. They are now mired in paperwork doughnuts, Bloody Marys and lots of beauti- she married Benjamin Connolly last June in to change their names to the portmanteau ful weather. Ashfield, MA. In attendance were brigid “Menarndts.” Aubrey loved having her bridal mydzung chu got married last August in the o’riordan ’01, johanna rucki howland ’05, shower on the Smith campus, and was happy to presence of God, family, friends and Smith- amy constantine ’06, tisha allen, shayla have elizabeth williams and caredwen foley ies. She lives in Boston and started a doctor-

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hanna sherrill successfully made an appearance. defended her dissertation last Last fall kelly drew participated in Anja October and immediately after- Schütz’s initiative against Donald Trump’s ward enjoyed the best vacation candidacy by posing nude, both to highlight she’s ever had. her opposition to his presidential run and to hannah wren dunning won bring awareness to body politics, feminism and moved from rural northern Vir- advocacy for victims of sexual assault. ginia to the serious suburbs and elizabeth glen capone still lives in Wilm- is enjoying taking her 15-month- ington, DE, and is working as a high school old son on long walks and pon- Spanish teacher at Sanford School. Last year dering new career options. she was promoted to co-chair of the world lan- Sec., Andrea Rosen, guages department. Elizabeth has completed [email protected] two out of the four required summer sessions toward a master of arts degree in Spanish 2010 from Middlebury College. This summer she rosalie ray went to Yichang, will continue the program at Middlebury’s China (site of the Three Gorges campus in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She and Dam), last September for a con- her husband, Anthony, are looking forward to ference on transportation and traveling to South America for the first time. development. In addition to ex- Finally, after five years in Washington, DC, ! From left, Kate ate in population health sciences at Harvard ploring the beautiful (though smoggy) city, she and a summer traveling, rachel weston Trudeau ’14, University, focusing on environmental and got to have fascinating discussions with doc- moved to New Haven, CT, with her partner to Laura Vachula ’13 occupational epidemiology. toral students from Kenya and South Africa start a two-year master’s degree program at rachel crowe and Becca Wolfe received a master’s degree in on feminism, LGBTQ issues and the right to the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental arts administration and cultural policy from free higher education. You can take the woman Studies. ’15 participate Goldsmiths, University of London, in Dec. ’15. out of Smith… Sec., Yael Langer, in the Oosik She then moved to Oakland, CA, and is look- niki sinopoli and emily corwin enjoyed a [email protected] ing forward to connecting with Smithies in mini-Mountain Day retreat in Northampton Classic ski race in 2011 Talkeetna, AK. the Bay Area. last October. They had a fantastic time with kelly forbush is in Hartford, CT, swing danc- the current Albrighters, caught up with senior Last May hanna meghji chandoo firm- ing, eating well, falling deeper in love with her housekeeper Bev Bernier and got to hang out hopped to Stris & Maher, a boutique business partner and calling upon Smithies like rowan with the effervescent and wonderful robbie litigation firm with a robust practice before the van ness ’08 when it all gets overwhelming. dunning ’11. US Supreme Court. She is still settling in but harleen gill, caroline rex-waller and ayla lauren beach is still living in western Mas- excited to grow her experience. Last Septem- schlosser had a mini-reunion in Islesboro, sachusetts. She recently celebrated her second ber Hanna completed the Hajj, a pilgrimage ME. The trio traveled from Los Angeles, New wedding anniversary with her husband, Chris, to Mecca that all Muslims must complete once Hampshire and Rwanda to be together, and as well as her four-year work anniversary at if they can afford to do so. She returned feel- spent the weekend drinking tea, eating pie, Valley Educational Associates in Hatfield, ing spiritually and emotionally rejuvenated snuggling and trying to train Caroline’s puppy. MA. She’s also enjoying freelance editing and and with a clearer sense of her character and gretchen hahn spent last summer traveling, hopes to be able to do it full time someday. Most objectives. In her free time Hanna continues racing and working. Highlights: a solo hike of all, Lauren feels lucky to be able to regularly to focus on countering Islamophobic rhetoric through Yosemite, and making the podium spend time with natalie sharp, who, Lauren and sentiment in her local community. She is twice in local triathlons. She celebrated her reports, is one of the best people in the world interested in connecting with other Smithies 30th birthday on Halloween and can’t wait for and the greatest friend anyone could hope for. who are also engaged in community education what the next decade has in store. victoria fraser began a two-year master of and organizing. pearl garfield hoeglund and her husband, sacred music degree program in vocal perfor- emily ulrich writes, “Since leaving Smith I Jan, welcomed daughter Emery on Aug. 22, ’16. mance at the University of Notre Dame. She attended Duke University’s Nicholas School of Pearl returned to The San Diego Foundation continues to sing in various professional music the Environment, where I received a master’s in December to begin a new position as new ensembles around the country and is looking in forestry and a master’s in environmental business development manager. forward to moving out of the Midwest when management. In Dec. ’16 I moved to Wash- Smithies from all over reunited at the engage- she finishes school. ington, DC, to take on an ORISE [Oak Ridge ment party of thuy le and her fiancé, Vincent mel choyce lives in Cambridge, MA, with Institute for Science and Education] research Medrek. her girlfriend, kelly dwan ’09. She recently position at the Environmental Protection mara meaney-ervin is celebrating her five- designed Twenty Seventeen, the latest default Agency’s Office of Water.” year anniversary with Bay Area–based GRID theme for WordPress. Last June rachel wells finished another Alternatives, where she leads the local fund- sarah miller-fellows, husband Spenser year teaching first grade at Buckingham Recently raising team (and gets to work with rebecca and son Oliver welcomed Charlotte to their Friends School. She recently moved to her moved to holtz ’14). Last year she bought a 108-year-old family in Sept. ’16. Sarah is a doctoral candi- family’s farm in Morrisville, PA, with her part- house in Oakland, CA, and spends a lot of time date in medical anthropology at Case West- ner, nora leitermann. Nora teaches second her family’s on the never-ending projects it requires. ern Reserve University and enjoys taking her grade in Philadelphia and spent her 2016 sum- farm in christina noh relocated to New York City kiddos into the field with her while studying mer break stargazing, hiking and relaxing in last August after two years in Los Angeles. She genetics and reproduction among the Ohio hammocks surrounded by family and friends. Morrisville, took a 10-day road trip across the country with Amish. Sec., Sarah Perkins, PA . stops at the Grand Canyon, St. Louis (where larissa farrell celebrated her engagement [email protected] she reunited with ingrid wesenberg), Chicago to partner Michael DuBois last summer. They and Fallingwater, among other places. She continue to create content for their production 2012 has since taken a position in bank regulatory company, Dream of the Woods. Sec., Sarah Romano, compliance with Deutsche Bank. meg kissel married Danny RosenHanst in [email protected] rachel sasseville is working as a clinician the Brooklyn, NY, neighborhood of Bushwick at an opiate treatment program and house on Sept. 4, ’16. Smithies in attendance were the 2013 hunting in central Massachusetts with her bride’s sister, alexandra kissel roth ’03; fel- shannon o’brien recently debuted her first husband. She also became a founding board low Cushingites milo chesnut, miki duruz and novel with Bella Books. A lesbian romance, member of a new nonprofit serving sexually kasey van tyne van hedger; Meg’s first-year Sing Me Home is set against a backdrop very exploited women in the area. roommate, devana bhargava; and her JYA familiar to Smithies—a women’s college with anne schmelzer enjoyed exploring Berlin Florence roommate, carrie diehl. It should a thriving a cappella scene. The book tells the last June. surprise no one that Benjamin Franklin also story of Ellie and Jolene, two seniors in rival

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 78 2/24/17 12:44 PM AC ’85. The whole experience confirmed for me that Ada bonds never go away. I am so glad to be back in touch. Being an Ada and being at Smith are high points of my life. Adas who have New Mexico in their travel plans, or indeed live here, do get in touch. I’ll never forget the loving community that the Adas created, and its sweet memory lives with me still.” s. susan armstrong ’88 writes that she is now 83 years old and finally published De- sire Makes the Difference (under the pen name Jasmine Carrietté) just before moving to a retirement community in Asheville, NC. Faye Crosby, a former Smith psychology professor, wrote the foreword. alina green ’98 writes, “Hello, sister Smith- ies! I am translating into Spanish the Facebook page of my guru, Bhaktimarga Swami, who is known as The Walking Monk.” olukemi (kemi) ilesanmi ’98 gave the keynote ! At the a cappella groups who share a bond beyond geographical diversity: Long Island, NY, address at the 2016 Emily Hall Tremaine Sym- 2016 Emily their music. Shannon is currently working Houston and Albuquerque, NM. I now have posium, Smith Alumnae Connecting Art + Hall Tremaine on the sequel. two master’s degrees, one an MFA in theater People, at the Smith College Museum of Art. Sec., Maisha Huq, (kind of useless but sort of fun to get) and the taiga ermansons AC ’03 is an associate educa- Symposium, [email protected] other an MA in special education (really use- tor at the museum and was the lead organizer Smith Alumnae ful but pretty boring on the studying side). of the event, at which alumnae working at art 2014 Connecting Art In all I spent 11 years going to school; at one museums and other community organizations + People, at the Sec., Jona Elwell, [email protected] point I felt like the eternal student! I used the discussed their perspectives on integrating MA to good end, teaching for 19 years, some art in our lives and communities. Kemi is the Smith College 2015 years amazing and other years not so much. executive director of New York City’s Laun- Museum of Art After graduating from the Courtauld Insti- I am retired now and still looking for what I dromat Project, which brings art, artists and (SCMA) are, tute of Art with a master’s degree in the history want to be when I ‘grow up.’ I’ve been here in arts programming into everyday spaces. You from left, Anne of art, gavriella (gavi) levy haskell took a Albuquerque for 26 years. If it isn’t home by can view Kemi’s presentation and the full sym- Manning ’89, job as a technology fellow at the Harvard Art now, I guess I should worry about whether posium program at smith.edu/artmuseum. Museums, where she’s having an absolute blast or not I’ll put down roots eventually. My life amber watt ’02 writes that in Oct. ’16 she Olukemi (Kemi) collaborating with faculty, staff, students and is scattered, with a rich array of unfinished received a prestigious national honor, the Ilesanmi AC ’98, outside groups on projects for the Lightbox projects and half-baked plans. One plan that President’s Volunteer Service Award Lifetime SCMA Director Gallery. did come to fruition, though, was finding for- Achievement Award, recognizing her for more and Chief Curator elizabeth atkins and Joshua Offermann got mer Adas. Through Facebook, I am now in than 4,000 hours of service. married on June 26, ’16, after nine wonderful touch with shelly johnson gottsegen AC pamm edwards ’04 wrote and self-published Jessica Nicoll years of dating. They were high school sweet- ’85, lusia (sia) stewart AC ’85, mary ellen a book, Life Repair Toolkit. ’83, Kimberly hearts! In attendance at the wedding were morgan AC ’85, linda wallack AC ’85, judith Last September edith estrella-ramos ’12 Drew ’12, Sara margaret (abbie) pratt ’14, alison grady, ayla lear AC ’84, rita bleiman AC ’84 and anne received a master of social work degree from Bodinson ’99, staelin-lefsky, sara stoudt, sacha russell- mcneill AC ’92. Last summer I went on an the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter oliver bonnie hawkins paula ferris Leila Tamari ’11, ’14, and odyssey by train to all the places I lived before College. einaudi ’65. coming here, except for Houston; living there mariana rivera ’16 writes that she is working Denise Grey ’97, Sec., Yiqian (Alice) Wang, for three years was enough, and besides, it has at Smith for the vice president for Inclusion, SCMA Associate [email protected] no train station. When I got to Northampton it Diversity & Equity and the Title IX coordinator seemed just the same, just as beautiful and just and institutional equity officer. “I’m proud to Director of 2016 Academic as friendly. rita bleiman arranged a gathering be a Smithie, an Ada and in a position to give yoo eun kim is teaching eighth-grade math with the truly magnificent Ellie Rothman, sia back and help other students’ experience be Programs and in Greater Boston. She recently co-wrote an stewart, linda wallack, patricia taylor AC a remarkable one.” Public Education article, “In STEM Workforce, Diversity Brings ’84 and rebecca phelps AC ’85. The next day Sec., Anne McNeill ’92, Maggie Newey New Ideas,” for The Mercury News. I had a wonderful walk with katie olmstead [email protected] and Taiga Sec., Julia Yun, [email protected] Ermansons AC Ada Comstock Scholars ’03. Lucky me to have a house-sitting gig in Write away Northampton last summer, thanks to rita bleiman AC ’84. I had good visits with maureen scanlon AC ’86, Ellie Rothman and other u WANT TO BE PUBLISHED in the Quarterly? friends from Smith days. Fingers crossed for a repeat this summer! Last fall I connected The SAQ invites you to share a story about with rowan wymark AC ’85 in Albuquerque, Smith’s infl uence in your life, long aft er you put NM. That was just hours before a mishap with my brother’s dog sent me flying backward into away that cap and gown. Send your fi rst-person the street, breaking my arm and sustaining a concussion. My cast came off in the nick of essay—at no more than 600 words—to saq@ time to submit these notes; thank you for them. smith.edu. We’d love to consider it for Smith in Please keep them coming, and visit our class website at alumnae.smith.edu/smithcms/ad- My Life, our new back-page feature. acomstock. rowan wymark ’85 writes, “Here I am 31 years on, older but alas not wiser. The various circuitous routes my life has taken cover a lot of ground, including three places of vast

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1930s mittee, and was honored by the town as an Unsung She is survived by three daughters, Suzi Clement- cynthia (cynny) barr mcfarland ’39, Oct. 7, ’16, in Hero in 2013. She reconnected with Smith in recent Sigur, Robin Clement and CeCe Clement-Freiert; six Prairie Village, KS. A Winchester, MA, native, Cynny years through the Poetry Center, which was a source grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. lived in Honolulu after Smith, returning to Boston just of profound pleasure to her. Her son and daughter, before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In 1941, she met their spouses and her four beloved granddaughters viola (vi) spinelli ’47, Aug. 15, ’16, in Milford, CT. Vi and married M. Donald McFarland of Kansas City, survive her. had a distinguished career as a hospital adminis- MO, where she spent the rest of her life. She was ac- trator. She earned a master’s degree in health care tive in organizations including the Junior League of barbara newman findlay ’44, Dec. 7, ’16, in Bloom- management from the Yale School of Public Health Kansas City, the Country Club Christian Church and field, CT. Barbara earned a master’s degree in social in 1965. During her tenure at Tufts–New England the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and she had a pas- work from Columbia University in 1950. She lived and Medical Center, she managed the rehabilitation in- sion for literature. She is survived by three children, worked in New York City as a social worker before stitute and served as acting director of the commu- six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.— moving to Fairfield, CT, and working for many years nity medicine department. In 1977 she was named Barbara Alden Taylor ’65, her goddaughter for Catholic Charities, retiring in the early 1980s. She associate director of Bridgeport Hospital, rising to was a longtime member of the Fairfield Democratic senior vice president and chief operating officer. She 1940s Town Committee and was elected to several terms on retired in 1988 and became a consultant in health hannah putnam fox ’42, Dec. 30, ’16, in Mitchellville, the town planning and zoning board. Barbara leaves care management. She leaves many loving cousins MD. Hannah was the daughter of the late hannah a brother, William, and five nieces and nephews. and dear friends. russell putnam 1918 and the sister of the late harriet putnam henry ’45. From 1964 to 2001 she lived e. louise (weesie) bull clarke ’45, Dec. 14, ’16, af- elizabeth anne powell matthias, MS ’48, Oct. 21, in Princeton, NJ, where she was elected to four terms ter a brief illness. Weesie came to Smith from the ’16, in Glen Mills, PA. In 1948, Anne married Rob- on the school board. She devoted her time to her fam- Emma Willard School. She married James Clarke ert Matthias, who predeceased her in 2014 after 67 ily and to many institutions, in 1948 and moved to Milton, NY, where she worked years of marriage. Anne was a physical education ALERT US. Email including Smith. She was on the family farm and was very active in commu- instructor at Duke University when first married; alumnaerecords@smith. honored by an award for nity service. She became an accomplished landscape she retired from the workforce to raise her family as edu to notify the college her work with Princeton painter and held many exhibits of her works from the well as enjoy her artistic talents as a painter. Anne of an alumna’s death. University widows. Pre- Hudson Valley, Rockport, MA, and Stonington, ME. and Bob retired in Wilmington, DE, and spent their deceased by her husband, Predeceased by her husband, she is survived by a son, retirement playing golf and traveling across the US. Frederic, and a daughter, she is survived by four chil- Timothy; a daughter, Amy; and two grandchildren, Anne leaves five children, Jim, Nancy, Dick, John dren, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Tommy and Ryan. and Barbara; their spouses; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. e. frances (franny) edwards godfrey ’42, Oct. 2, ’16, hildegarde (hilly) forbes greene ’45, Dec. 13, ’16, in in Bangor, ME. Franny married Prentiss Godfrey of Cambridge, MA. A native of Milton, MA, Hilly was virginia (ginny) oxnard palmer ’48, Oct. 24, ’16, in Bangor in 1944. They lived in Cambridge, MA, before a longtime resident of Providence, RI, until moving Savannah, GA. In 1950, Ginny married Brad Palmer. returning to Maine to live and raise their children. back to the Boston area in her later years. She was They lived in Woodbury, CT, where Ginny chaired Franny volunteered for the US Army Air Forces and married for 56 years to the late Edward (Ned) Greene, the Democratic Town Committee and library com- the American Red Cross and was on the board of a professor of chemistry at Brown University. She is mission and was a member of the zoning and jury the Bangor Children’s Home, the Junior League of survived by her four children, Susan Goodale of New commissions and town board of education. She was Bangor and the Bangor Historical Society. An ac- York, NY, Judy Greene of Somerville, MA, David active in book clubs, bridge groups and gardening tive member of the Maine Smith club, she loved her Greene of Baltimore and Roger Greene of Somerville, clubs. In 2009, Ginny and Brad moved to Savan- Smith friends and Smith Reunions. Predeceased MA; five grandchildren; and a sister, Nye Ffarrabas nah. Predeceased by her husband of 61 years and a by her husband, she is survived by five children, 15 of Brattleboro, VT. daughter, Lolly, Ginny is survived by two daughters, grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. anne (page) palmer ’73 and Robbie Hertneky; two ellen mahn hall ’45, Dec. 12, ’16, in Natick, MA, af- grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, eleanor (ellie) applebaum myerson ’43, Nov. 20, ’16, ter a decade struggling with dementia. A zoology robbie oxnard ’51. in Falmouth, MA. Long active in town and Demo- major, Ellen worked in university research labs and cratic politics, Ellie served four terms in the Mas- taught for 25 years at Wellesley College. She raised helen conners crane ’49, Feb. 6, ’16, in Indiana. A sachusetts Legislature, representing the 11th Suffolk two children and moved all over the East Coast with math major, Helen received a master’s degree from District from 1983 to 1991. Prior to that she served her peripatetic husband. An avid bird-watcher, dog Iowa State University. She married Paul Crane, a Pur- three terms on the Brookline, MA, Board of Select- lover, walker and reader, Ellen was a loyal, loving due University professor, in 1951 and became an active men. She was married for 71 years to the late Morton friend and beloved “gramma” of five. During the last church volunteer in West Lafayette, IN, receiving an Myerson. They retired to Cataumet, MA, where they few years, when conversation became difficult, Ellen award for her food pantry service. The Embroider- had spent summers since 1972. Ellie was a member and her daughter, jan hall burruss ’76, read together ers’ Guild of America occupied her for more than 30 of the Cataumet Club, the Cataumet Civic Associa- daily, especially the novels of Mary Ellen Chase, a late years, inspiring her to learn embroidery techniques in tion and the Pocasset (MA) Golf Club. She leaves a beloved Smith English professor. other countries. The Cranes visited Colombia, Scan- daughter, Ann, and a son, Joseph. dinavia, Australia and New Zealand before Paul’s yvonne (von) franklin clement ’46, Nov. 30, ’16, at death in 1996. Helen leaves a son, two daughters, nine shirley welson diamond ’44, Dec. 20, ’16, at home in home in Chevy Chase, MD. Von’s beloved husband, grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.—Leigh Salem, CT, where she was an involved and beloved Robert Clement, predeceased her. Though a longtime Berrien Smith ’49 resident for more than 40 years. Shirley served on the resident of the Washington, DC, area, Von traveled Salem Zoning Board of Appeals, the Vision Commit- extensively and at various times maintained resi- suzanna (sue) waterman gray ’49, Oct. 2, ’16, in tee, the Friends of Salem Public Library, the Com- dences in Paris, Mexico City, Barcelona and Spain’s New Canaan, CT. Sue co-chaired our 10th Reunion munity Foundation and the Democratic Town Com- Costa del Sol. She was a member of the Smith College and served as our class president from 1969 to 1974. Club of Washington, DC, and the Grécourt Society. After raising a son and two daughters and enjoying

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Alma and Frank Hix This couple’s are providing for their colleges and for themselves with both a charitable gifts charitable gift annuity and a charitable off er both. remainder trust

Alma Otley Hix ’52 calls her a variable income Smith College charitable gift for life, then will pass on to several annuity a no-brainer. charities. One is “When we were doing our retirement the University planning,” Alma said, “it just seemed like of Colorado, a good thing to put some money in an where Frank got annuity.” The annuity pays her and her his engineering husband, Frank, a fi xed income for both of degree. Another their lifetimes. Afterward, the remaining is Smith, where principal will go to the Botanic Garden of it will create a Smith College. scholarship in That’s important to Alma. While Smith Alma’s name. now off ers degrees in landscape studies When they and in architecture, Alma was in the originally set up last class to graduate with a major in the trust, it was architecture and landscape architecture. written so that She studied under world-renowned Alma Otley the Hixes could architectural historian Henry-Russell Hix ’52 and her remove Smith Hitchcock, who presided over the Smith husband, Frank as a charitable College Museum of Art from 1949 to 1955. benefi ciary. “We had seminars with him,” Alma “ It’s been an Later, when Alma said. “It was a wonderful course.” Her important learned that the trust could count toward Smith education served her as both an part of our both the capital campaign and her Reunion architectural designer and a landscape retirement if she would revise it to make Smith’s designer, a career traditionally open to plan, and benefi t irrevocable, she happily did so. women as far back as the 1800s. I think it’s “It’s been an important part of our The Hixes are pleased with the fi xed important to retirement plan,” Alma said, “and I think income they get from their annuity. support our it’s important to support our schools.” Rather than having all their eggs in schools.” that one basket, they also established a charitable remainder trust that pays them

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51-85_Smith_Sp17.indd 81 2/24/17 12:44 PM In Memoriam

This “In Memoriam” listing contains the names of undergraduate and graduate alumnae who were confirmed deceased by the records department between October 6, 2016, and January 12, 2017, although the actual date of death may have occurred outside that period. To report the death of an alumna, please email [email protected], or write to the records department at Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063. Submit obituaries for publication directly to the Smith Alumnae Quarterly, [email protected].

1933 Margery Squire Paisley Elizabeth Powell Matthias Janice Crimmins Meagher 1963 Carlene Heaphy Stephens Virginia Oxnard Palmer Nancy McClelland Wilson Sally Phillips Susan Kingsbury Janet Burns Watson Helen O’Boyle Park Alexandra Learned Preston Sue Snyder Watson 1936 1955 Leslie Corrigan Turner Madeleine Bickelhaupt 1944 Eva D. Villani Ellis Pritchard Marjorie Rauth Blass 1949 1964 Margaret Scheuer Wolff Jane De Bevoise Cissel Harriet Means Bradney 1956 Nancy Ratliff Shirley Welson Diamond Joan Orr Fink Leanna Young Brown 1937 Yvette Goldstein Dine Suzanna Waterman Gray Nancy Rich Comley 1965 Rebecca Mecray Dearborn Barbara Newman Findlay Patience Place Haruta Anita Bloomfield Doherty Caroline Adamski Andrulis Caroline Burgess Riggs Harriet Hall Zauber Catherine Gardella Palmer Mary Ward Gover Pamela Dokken Holliday Carole Jacobs Lipton 1938 1945 1950 Diana Harris Melvin 1967 Molly Thompson McMahon E. Louise Bull Clarke Carolyn Yeaw Coursen Carolyn Louks Bondy Virginia Raclin Oser Grace Rammacher de la Rhoda Wellins Friedland 1957 Letty Lassiter Wilder Plante Lesley Gerould Helga Deppe Heaton 1969 Hildegarde Forbes Greene Dorothy Lobrano Guth Judy Henry Hunt Mary Manning 1939 Ellen Mahn Hall Sylvia Shapiro Mellman Cynthia Barr McFarland Mary Merrell Hopkins Ann Vail Roberts 1958 1972 Paula Leake Oliver-Henry Hambleton Mary Nolan Vollinger Susan Haigh Carver Ann Blum Frances Brackett Nancy White Jencks Ann Boocock Coburn Quackenbush Nancy Gerrish MacFadyen 1951 Judith Stout Swan 1977 Elizabeth Snyder Wallace L. Patricia Stroud Straub Grace Butterweck Berna Brown Bell Judy Freeman Gross 1959 Linda Koury Ducruet 1940 1946 Judith Hover Harper Karol Klauder Winslow Marjorie May Lamport Prudence Sutherland Brooks 1952 Margaret Patch Julia Jones Matthews Yvonne Franklin Clement Charline Stickles Bell Mary Belden Williams 1978 Marie Ruge Giraud Gretchen Vedder Blakey Mary Rumsey Dorskind 1941 Florence Pierson Houseman Ann Raskin Daven 1960 Mimi Harrington Suzanne Will Ambrose Barbara Baker O’Brien Deirdre Hutton Driscoll Anne Bates Allison Walton Breiby Julie La Zier Noyes Marilyn Trauner Lager 1981 Nancy Kruidenier Shepard 1947 Maralyn Stocklan Simond Kathleen Driscoll Murphy Ruth Hatcher Patricia Hampson Wheeler Mary Lent Ayer Carol Stanwood Dorothea Sabin Barnes 1953 1985 1942 Katharine Howell Habig Ann Rose Isaac 1961 KP Perkins Hannah Putnam Fox Joan Borgenicht Katz Barea Lamb Seeley Demet Dincer Gurel Mary Sanguineti King Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell Lucie Wray Todd Carol Lobb Kimball Ada Comstock Nancy Perkins Petty Susan Lynn Weitzman Elaine Reed Scholars 1943 Susan Lowry Winter Molly Duff Woehrlin Ruth Paige ’88 Mary Bacall Hester 1962 Martha Smith Lovejoy 1948 1954 Katherine McCarthy Eleanor Applebaum Myerson Lucia Cabot Cipolla Natalie Moore Babbitt Carol Friedman Posner Elizabeth Roehm Cornwell Eleanor Johnston Ford

widespread travel, she became an interior designer halley haruta ’20.—Ken Haruta, her husband monthly column called One Family’s Finances. In and started her own decorating business. Her other 1991 she wrote the acclaimed essay “Running from interests and activities included history, gardening, lois hertz lesser ’49, Aug. 12, ’16, at home in Saraso- Racists,” a story of an African American family who church, golf, tennis and skiing. She stayed in touch ta, FL. It was all about family for Lois. Her trademark encountered hostility while living in a white neigh- with classmates and attended our 50th and 55th triple hand squeeze meant I-LOVE-YOU. She is sur- borhood. Sue was predeceased by her parents and by Reunions. Predeceased by her husband of 51 years, vived by her husband of 67 years, Robert, three sons her brother, who was killed in World War II.—Leigh Howard, she is survived by her three children and and a daughter, 11 grandchildren and seven great- Berrien Smith ’49 four grandchildren.—Leigh Berrien Smith ’49 grandchildren. Lois loved to play bridge and other games, was current with technology and exuded joan baker shepardson ’49, Sept. 2, ’16, in Denver. patience place haruta ’49, July 26, ’16, in Bethlehem, youth from the inside out. She always said laughter Joan majored in theatre, in part for the opportunity PA. After Smith, working in the physics department was the best medicine and could find humor in almost to study under Hallie Flanagan, an experience she at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pa- anything. She held a master’s in psychological test- valued all her life. While still in college she met John tience met a physics doctoral student, Kyoichi (Ken). ing and divided her time between Weston, CT, and Shepardson, a Navy veteran. They were married in They married in Cambridge, MA, in 1960, then moved Sarasota.—Marjorie Berson Roth ’67 1950. Joan earned a master’s in library science from to Bethlehem, where Ken’s career with Bell Labs Simmons College and in 1970 began a career as a law began. Patience kept a beautiful garden and chaired suzanne (sue) seixas ’49, Sept. 25, ’16, in New York librarian at a major Denver firm, quickly transition- the AAUW Bethlehem branch book fair seven times, City. Sue lived in Gillett and majored in English. She ing to human resources director. She enjoyed 25 years becoming the branch’s Woman of the Year. She is started out in the copy room at Life magazine, then of retirement. Predeceased by her husband, she is survived by her husband; a daughter, mako haruta moved up to researcher. She later worked for Time- survived by a daughter, Elizabeth; a son, Daniel; and ’84; two sons; and seven grandchildren, including Life Books and Money magazine, where she wrote a two granddaughters.

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marta freyre de andrade stroock ’49, Aug. 4, ’15, at in land stewardship, cattle operations and fun with sons, Wilson and Wesley. After her teaching career, home in Casper, WY. Born in Havana, Marta stud- dogs in Colorado and Fayette counties in Texas. She Pam co-ran Rodney-Holliday Advertising. In 1989 ied chemistry at Smith and graduated summa cum is survived by her children, Emily and David, and her she and Dennis returned to Sacramento to be near laude. She met Tom Stroock in 1947 in Havana; they grandchildren, Hannah and Margaret. her parents. More recently they lived in Lafayette, were married there in June ’49. The couple called close to their sons and granddaughter. Wyoming home for the rest of their lives—except for eva (dede) villani ellis ’55, Dec. 2, ’16, in Plymouth, 1989–92, when Tom served as US ambassador to Gua- MA. Dede met her late former husband, Arthur beverly (bev) ennis rose ’65, Sept. 16, ’16, in Bryan, temala and Marta ran the embassy residence. Always (Skeet) Ellis III, while he was attending Amherst TX, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Bev married poised, elegant and gracious, she will be remembered College. She was the owner and operator of Ellis in 1965, moved to Laramie, WY, in 1966 and obtained for her keen intellect, commitment to excellence and Curtain in Plymouth and Fall River, MA, and previ- a master’s degree in education in 1970. She had a iron will. Four daughters, eight grandchildren and ously worked as secretary to former Massachusetts position in the financial aid department at the Univer- one great-grandson survive her. Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White. Dede’s sity of Wyoming. After moving to Texas in 1988, she favorite hobbies were reading, movies, gardening and enjoyed her position in the Texas A&M University 1950s traveling. Her greatest joy was having all four genera- scholarships department. Bev sang in her church dorothy (dotty) lobrano guth ’50, Nov. 5, ’16, in Se- tions of her family at her home in Plymouth. She is choir and played the violin in the Brazos Valley Sym- attle. An English major, Dotty first worked at William survived by a daughter and son, four grandchildren phony Orchestra. She is survived by her husband Morrow, then at The New Yorker magazine. She edited and five great-grandchildren. of 51 years, Werner Rose; two children, George and Letters of E. B. White, her godfather (Harper & Row, Kristina; and three grandchildren. 1976). She married Raymond Guth in 1963. From mary (jane) raiche ringham ’59, Sept. 14, ’16, in Sun Saunderstown, RI, they moved to Seattle in 2007 to Lakes, AZ, unexpectedly. Jane majored in religion 1970s be near their daughter, son-in-law and grandson. and studied at Union Theological Seminary. While ann blum ’72, Nov. 28, ’15, at home in Arlington, MA, Noted in The New York Times for her pecan sales for others thought of retirement, she started a new ca- of ovarian cancer. At the time of her death, Ann was Smith scholarships, Dotty was a passionate Smith reer as a tax preparer and never retired. She loved associate professor and former department chair of supporter. Her many friends treasured her gentle travel, especially cruising, so she worked hard during the Latin American and Iberian studies department warmth, droll sense of humor and effervescent dry tax season and was off to new places the remaining at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, having wit.—Mary Bishop Coan ’50 months each year. Those travels included several earned a doctorate in Latin American history from reunions with martha lanier anderson williams ’59, the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1999 mary shaw newman ’50, June 29, ’16, in Westwood, sara mathews ’60 and gloria cook guzman ’60, for she also taught in the Oaxaca Summer Institute in MA. After Smith, Mary worked in New York City, whom she is irreplaceable. Jane leaves her husband of Mexico. Ann is remembered by her students and where she met her future husband, Robert Newman, 43 years, Bill, four children and seven grandchildren. colleagues as an inspiring teacher and a model of before moving to the Boston area. Robert became professional integrity. She is survived by her husband, a prominent acoustical engineer but died in 1983. 1960s Peter Taylor, and her son, Vann. Mary was a generous benefactor, fundraiser and elaine reed ’61, Nov. 9, ’16, at home in Bristol, RI. board member of many institutions, including Bos- After graduating early from Smith, Elaine pur- frances (francie) dalton ’72, Sept. 21, ’16, at home in ton’s Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Symphony sued a career as a translator for the oil and perfume Philadelphia, after a long battle with cancer. Francie’s Orchestra, WGBH and Emerson Hospital. Her ded- industries. She later obtained a master’s degree in lifelong legal practice after the Temple University ication, quiet charm and abilities made her many French literature from Long Island University before School of Law included Montgomery McCracken friends and admirers. She is survived by a daughter discovering her true vocation in 1986 as a French Walker & Rhoads, teaching at the Paralegal Institute and two sons and their families and her dear friend teacher at The Wheeler School in Providence, RI, and corporate practice at White and Williams. She Jefferson White. where she taught language and literature to grades served on the board of the Fleisher Art Memorial 8–12 until her retirement in 2004. She is survived and was active in Philadelphia’s Christ Church. After nancy (nance) brainerd foltz ’51, Sept. 27, ’16, in by her son, Jonathan, her brother, John, and their retirement she pursued her love of nature and active Easton, PA. Nance was a businesswoman and phi- families. travel, canoeing, kayaking and rafting on two conti- lanthropist. She served as treasurer of the Children’s nents. She is survived by her husband, Sam Little, and Aid Society of Easton and on the board of its suc- susan kingsbury ’63, Jan. 5, ’17, in Keene, NH, of three children, Andrews, John and Robert. cessor, Wiley House. She also served as a trustee of kidney disease and cancer. Sue came to Smith from Easton Hospital, and was devoted to Northampton Rochester, MN, majored in art and then earned a 1980s Community College—which her husband, Wil- bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration. After a kp perkins ’85, Aug. 15, ’16, in Cherry Hill, NJ. KP liam, helped found—in Bethlehem, PA. She was a career in graphic design, she traveled extensively in headed Gallaudet University’s Multicultural Student lifelong member of College Hill Presbyterian Church Italy to paint and to learn the language, culture and Programs for 13 years before becoming involved in in- in Easton. Predeceased by her husband in 1971, she cuisine. Enduring many illnesses, she saw a need for ternational development. Her final career assignment is survived by her four sons, Robert, Howard, David patient support and earned a master’s from the health was in Papua New Guinea, coordinating disability and Jonathan; nine grandchildren; and one great- advocacy program at Sarah Lawrence College, gradu- services for Voluntary Service Overseas. KP visited granddaughter. ating at age 69. She will be remembered as a mother, 46 countries during her lifetime. She had many inter- painter, swimmer, listener and writer.—Judy Ripley ests but held a special love for the arts, food, history jean koontz leedy ’51, June 18, ’16, at home in Chevy Walton ’62, her cousin and people. She inspired people around the world Chase, MD. A Sophia Smith Scholar and president with her faith and love for the Lord, her courage in the of Franklin King House, Jean later earned a mas- caroline adamski andrulis ’65, Nov. 22, ’16, in Spring- face of adversity and her kindness to others.—Beth ter’s degree in English from the University of Mis- field, MA. Caroline was born in Northampton and Loh ’85 and Patricia Wei ’85 souri–Kansas City and was elected to the Phi Kappa graduated from Northampton High School. An Phi honor society. She is survived by her husband education major at Smith, she taught at schools in Faculty of 63 years, William Hudson Leedy, two daughters Indiana, Connecticut and Massachusetts. She was Faculty obituaries are excerpted from “Memorial Min- and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her also an author; her novel, Echo the Past, was pub- utes” read at recent faculty meetings. sister, rosalie koontz richmond ’48. Jean will be lished by Diamond Point Books in 2010. Caroline remembered for her deep friendships, intelligent wit, leaves her husband of 48 years, John Andrulis; two malcolm barry smith, professor emeritus of philoso- love of children, animals and music, and the joy and daughters, Tina Andrulis and catherine andrulis phy, Aug. 15, ’16. Barry taught courses in ethics and light she brought. ’92; two grandchildren, Brian and Miranda; a sister, legal theory at Smith. His students remember him as Betty Schunke; and a nephew and two nieces. demanding—a teacher of high standards—but also lucie wray todd ’53, Oct. 13, ’16, in Houston. Lucie fair. His deep love for the law led him, in midcareer, lived in Baldwin House. Committed to lifelong learn- pamela dokken holliday ’65, Oct. 19, ’16, in Lafayette, to law school followed by a half-time legal practice in ing, she was active with the Houston Seminar and CA. Pam came to Smith from Sacramento, CA, ma- Northampton. He retired from Smith after 35 years the Women’s Institute of Houston. Deeply concerned jored in English and returned to California to earn in 2002 and continued his solo legal practice until about the environment, she invested her time and a master of education degree from Stanford. She 2011. A fascinating and endearing colleague, Barry resources in many conservation causes, individually taught high school English for 15 years in Novato is survived by his wife, patricia sweetser ’70, and and through the Wray Charitable Trust and the Mag- and El Segundo, CA. In Los Angeles she met Dennis two sons, Eric and Malcolm.—John Connolly, Sophia nolia Charitable Trust. She was also long engaged Holliday, whom she married in 1971. They had two Smith Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

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News from the Office of Alumnae Relations

PRESENTING AASC BOARD NOMINEES Each year, the Alumnae Association’s Nominating Committee presents a slate of nominees for alumnae trustees, officers and directors of the AASC and for members of the Nominating Committee. The committee’s goal is to provide the best possible leadership for the Alum- nae Association. Special attention is given to ensure that the MITCHELL FARRAR GERSTEIN NEELY GROSS HEATH slate reflects the diversity of Smith alumnae. To nominate yourself or another alumna for consideration, please visit http://alumnae.smith.edu. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Nominate an Alumna” under “Resources.” students with gifted primary Insurance Corp. Previously, Election of officers takes place at the annual meeting of the school students from a slum treasurer, an elected position for area outside Nairobi. Reviewed the city of Chicago, and served Alumnae Association, scheduled for the second Reunion week- applications for President as chief investment officer and end. Here is this year’s slate of officers: Obama’s Young African assisted small businesses. Began Leadership Initiative. Advisory as financial analyst on Wall board member, Children’s Street. Smith Medalist, 2015. PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC Hope for Malawi and Masomo Ann Mitchell ’75 EXPERIENCE: president and Mashinani Foundation. Alexandria, Virginia CEO, Montgomery Hospice, Leah Gross ’07 ALUMNAE TRUSTEE a large charitable hospice; 35 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania years’ experience in health care Rachel Gerstein ’84 NOMINATING COMMITTEE SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: administration; health care North Grafton, Massachusetts director at large, AASC, 2010–13; payment researcher; member, DIRECTOR SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: admission volunteer; class fund Leadership Montgomery; Smith College Club of Pittsburgh. agent; member of Smith clubs in vice president of the board SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Franklin County, Mass.; Boston; of Maplewood Park Place, a AAC for central Massachusetts; PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC South Carolina; and Washington, residential senior community; NAAC for region 1 (current); EXPERIENCE: sales tax analyst for D.C. financial stewardship volunteer secretary, central Massachusetts Eaton Corporation, a worldwide with Bradley Hills Presbyterian Smith club (current); memorial diversified manufacturing Church; master’s in public chair, class of 1984 (current); com pany. Treasurer, Pittsburgh AASC OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS health, Yale University. Before AASC diversity and inclusion Frontrunners, a local running attending Smith College, she committee. club. lived in South Africa, Venezuela, PRESIDENT Cuba, Panama, the United States, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC Kate Barnes Grant ’75 Brazil and the Philippines. EXPERIENCE: associate professor, Jennifer (Jena) Heath ’84 microbiology and physiological Austin, Texas VICE PRESIDENT systems department, University NOMINATING COMMITTEE Serena Williams ’81 Elena Farrar ’10 of Massachusetts Medical School; Washington, D.C. co-leader, capstone scholarship SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: TREASURER DIRECTOR and discovery course; scientific AAC for Austin, Texas, in region Pat Gillman ’68 adviser, flow cytometry core; 1 (current). SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: committee chair for career presenter, Smith Elects the development for women’s faculty PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC SECRETARY World; member, Washington, committee. Civic work includes EXPERIENCE: associate professor Heidi Johnson Novaes ’88 D.C., Smith club; area admission coordinating the medical school’s of journalism and digital coordinator, Africa; participant, website to participate in a local media, St. Edward’s University; DIRECTORS Smith Volunteer Leadership food co-op and fundraising for journalism and digital media Aurora Becerra ’06 Conference. White Oak Land Conservation course coordinator and faculty Erika Smith Brewer ’86 Society. adviser to student media. Carrie Dohan Buchman ’78 PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC Founder of Our China Stories, Monique Chavoya ’02 EXPERIENCE: program manager an oral history and digital Jo Deutsch ’82 at Arabella Advisors, helping Stephanie Neely ’85 storytelling site for Chinese Sarah Hampson ’79 philanthropists and social Chicago, Illinois adoptees. Reporter and editor at Ileana Jiménez ’97 entrepreneurs design and DIRECTOR five newspapers over 20 years. Ja’Milla C.K. Lomas ’00 structure projects for maximum Covered the 2000 presidential Erinn McGurn ’94 impact; conducted Fulbright SMITH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: campaign and the White House. Nina Munk ’88 research on barriers to secondary admission volunteer and speaker. Helped launch a Mandarin Alexandra Quinn ’98 education in Malawi. Co-founded Chinese immersion program in Stephanie Schoen AC ’91 Masomo Mashinani Foundation, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC the Austin public schools and Katharine Swibold ’82 a community mentoring program EXPERIENCE: vice president trained journalism teachers in to link Kenyan university and assistant treasurer, Allstate Austin’s high schools.

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86-c4_Smith_SP17.indd 87 2/24/17 12:50 PM SMITH IN MY LIFE Where I Charted My Course

BY ALLISON ELLIS ’92 / I love my thinking orientation might be a kind of lock- friends dearly, but if I wanted step feminist boot camp where we would be to actually count on a group of armed with all the right books and verbal artillery. Instead, I discovered that a woman women to plot a revolution, change across the hall had come to Smith because a tire or host a tea, I’d gather up she thought it would give her the best shot at some Smithies. marrying a Kennedy; another had her nose so deep in Toni Morrison we worried she might There’s a shorthand that happens when miss all of orientation; down the hall, I met I’m among Smith alumnae. I don’t have to “Wild Wendy” in heavy combat boots tacking over-explain myself; I can just be myself. This Guns N’ Roses posters all over her ceiling. is why I give to The Smith Fund every year. Where were all the bra-burning feminists? Not just because I value what Smith has given I quickly realized that I was perhaps the most me and wish to give back, judgmental and small- but because Smith liter- minded one in all of Gar- ally helped me define who diner House. “You’re snot- I am. ty and stuck up,” Wendy For me, growing up in said to me on day two. But the Seattle suburbs, attend- then she added, “weird and ing Smith was a surprising funny, too.” And that, my choice. Many of my friends friends, was the beginning had never been east of the of a lifelong friendship. mountains, let alone to the My years at Smith East Coast; their parents helped me to open my looked at me as if I were mind, think more criti- Freelance headed off to Mars. You just cally, get along with just writer Allison wait, I thought to myself, about anyone —and most Ellis ’92 was recently smugly. I’m going to tear important, find the cour- awarded a down the patriarchy and age to channel my energies Smith College you won’t even see it coming! into collaborative, good Volu nte e r I grew up in an era when it was understood work. I majored in American studies, was Leadership Award for her that girls could do anything, it was OK for named an All-American in swimming at na- work on behalf boys to cry, and if I was the one to make them tionals, studied in England, volunteered at the of the Seattle cry—even better! Then I got to junior high Historic Northampton museum, played oboe Smith Club. and watched my social studies teacher pull in a chamber group and stayed up into the female students onto his lap to discuss grades, wee hours discussing art and ancient history, ILLUSTRATION BY and heard my swim coach’s refrain, “Faster, or authors and agriculture—and yes, feminism. REBECCA you’ll get fat.” When I won the state champi- Since graduation, I’ve worked as a deck- CLARKE onships, the news barely made my high school hand and a journalist, a marketer and a man- newspaper, but you can bet that news of the ager. I rode the online wave of the 1990s until football team did. it crashed. I became a widow at age 33. I start- Armed with advice from an independent ed my own business, got bored and decided college counselor whom I deeply admired (a to become a writer. Throughout the journey, Smithie) and an active Smith admission team, it’s been my Smith identity that’s charted the I set my sights on Smith. I wrote essays about course. And now, with the world changing birth control and Lysistrata, applied early and all around us, and as I find myself looking to got in. guide a spirited teenage daughter of my own, In head-to-toe L.L. Bean, along with my I trust more than ever that it will be the next grandmother’s pearls, I showed up in 1988 generation of Smithies who will lead the way.

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Join Smith Travel on one of our exciting trips Visit alumnae.smith.edu/travel to view our 2017 catalog “Smith faculty Tom Rohlich and his wife, Wakako, Continue to learn about our world this 40th were excellent and outdid themselves to make anniversary year with Smith Travel. See our exciting sure everyone had the best possible experience. lineup of trips for 2017, including Shakespeare’s Italy, Enchanting Ireland, our popular Insider’s Japan trip, Sri Visits with Smith alumnae and students were Lanka and Legacies and Landscapes of Cuba! We are great opportunities. Our group was exceptionally busy planning for 2018, and among other destinations congenial, friendly and engaging. I’m so glad I we will be offering Colombia, an expedition to the went!”—Sheila M. Cleworth ’55, Insider’s Japan 2016 Arctic, Iceland and Cuba by Sea.

Here is a list of our remaining 2017 SHAKESPEARE’S ITALY RIVIERAS AND ISLANDS: FRANCE, offerings: June 11–19 ITALY AND SPAIN aboard MY Variety Voyager NEW ZEALAND WITH PRESIDENT CRUISE THE RHINE: AMSTERDAM FAMILY October 14–22 KATHLEEN MCCARTNEY TO BASEL TRIP April 1–15 aboard MS Amadeus Silver III INSIDER’S JAPAN June 26–July 4 October 14–26 PRAGUE TO BERLIN: ELBE WAIT LIST WAIT WAIT ONLY DISCOVER ALASKA THE ART, ARCHAEOLOGY, RIVER CRUISE LIST LIST aboard Elbe Princesse aboard Admiralty Dream ONLY LITERATURE AND CUISINE ONLY April 23–May 4 July 28–August 4 OF SICILY October 26–November 6 MITE MACHU PICCHU TO THE I D BARCELONA IMMERSION L GALAPAGOS SPACE September 8–16 SRI LANKA: A TAPESTRY OF CULTURES, April 25–May 9 MONUMENTS AND COLOR THE EUROPEAN ART WAIT LIST October 27–November 12 MITE ONLY CRUISE THE FACE OF EUROPE: I D FAIR GRAND TOUR: L FROM BUDAPEST TO SPACE DOCUMENTA, LEGACIES AND LANDSCAPES AMSTERDAM MÜNSTER AND VENICE OF CUBA: GIBARA, SANTIAGO, aboard MS Amadeus Silver In collaboration with the Smith College JIBACOA, VIÑALES AND May 29–June 13 Museum of Art HAVANA September 11–20 November 3–12 CHANGING TIDES OF HISTORY: WAIT LIST CRUISING THE BALTIC SEA ONLY ENCHANTING IRELAND September 28–October 10 aboard MS Le Boréal = Uniquely Smith customized trip June 8–17 ITE IM D L FAMILY SPACE = Limited space TRIP = Family trip

Smith Travel is a program of WAIT All trips and LIST ONLY = Wait List dates were the Office of Alumnae Relations 2017accurate as of 800-225-2029 • [email protected] press time. alumnae.smith.edu/travel

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Summer at Smith Precollege Programs for High School Girls

Open to girls entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall of 2017. 2017 Summer Science and Engineering Program July 9–August 5 Field Studies for Sustainable Futures July 9–22 Hidden Lives: Discovering Women’s History July 9–22 “I liked the ability to take my learning into my own hands. Young Women’s Writing Workshop Getting to work at the college July 9–22 level and having access to Smith’s resources was really amazing.” College Admission Workshop —2016 summer student July 23–29

Smith College’s rigorous summer Precollege Programs give high school girls the freedom to explore challenging subjects—without the pressure of exams and grades. Here, professors who are world-class scholars offer personal attention in the classroom to college-bound girls while encouraging their interests and passions and helping them develop new academic skills.

“I made lots of great Smith Summer Precollege Programs friends from different 30 Belmont Ave., Room 201 backgrounds and around Northampton, MA 01063 the country. I worked in a 413-585-2165 or 413-585-4455 real lab and got different experiences than I would Fax 413-585-4344 have in high school.” Email: [email protected] Individual. Global. Exceptional. —2016 SSEP student www.smith.edu/summer

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