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It can make you or break you in today's competitive business climate, confirming the old adage, "It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know". It's the impetus behind let's-do-lunch and its successor, the power breakfast. And even if your ambition is to become a professional recluse, you'll be hard-pressed to escape the '80s without giving it a whirl. It's NETWORKING, folks and, whether you like it or not, you're probably doing it already. The old school tie that's held Ivy Leaguers and the prep school set together for Your Profession, the other person as a knowledgeable and respected Your so long is being replicated all over America under the networking banner. Ever since Profession, and a conversation ensues during which you try to make a good the innocuous little noun became a verb-well, actually, a gerund -sometime around impression because this is a Contact whose name, face, date and cir­ the mid-'70s, it's been cause for rejoicing among its proponents, consternation among cumstances of meeting may be useful to you in the future. its detractors, yet uniting both in the general query, "What is it, anyway?". Three weeks (or months) later you read a trade publication with an Depending on who is doing the defining, networking takes on a variety of meanings. article by the aforementioned Contact to whom you drop a note, preferably Proponents, including a whole raft of self-help authors, feature article writers and on business letterhead, making insightful comments on the article and refer­ career advice columnists, will tell you it's a system whereby those in the business ring to your previous meeting. You neither ask for nor expect a response. community who have little, or no, power coalesce to obtain some, or more, through information, business or job referrals provided by those who are in power. This all Before long you receive a call from another firm in Your Profession whose sounds innocent enough but networking is not without its detractors who maintain President is a close friend of your Contact. Would you care to interview for that networking carries a subliminal message that elevates style over substance and a key opening which will propel you several rungs up the career ladder and derides the accomplishments of affirmative action in advancing women and pay $15,000 more per year than your current position? Of course, there will minorities, the traditional have-nots of the working world. But a more dispassionate be other interviewees but at least you're on the inside track. assessment of networking would call it a process of developing and using your But that's a theoretical, and simplistic, example which actually takes place almost contacts (people) for information, advice and moral support as you pursue your never and which is offered as a contrast to how much time, energy and planning is career, linking the people you know to the people they know in an ever-expanding required for successful networking. According to Dr. Harvey Ideus, Director of Col­ communications chain. In this way, networking can be likened to a pyramid scheme umbia's Office of Career Planning and Professional Placement, "Anyone at a mid-career in which you don't directly ask your contact for a job or information-which might point, say 10 to 15 years out of college, should belong to at least 2 or 3 organizations­ halt your progress with a negative response-but, instead, ask to be referred to still professional, civic, Boards of Directors- that can help them make contacts to further more contacts who might be able to help you professionally. Theoretically, network­ their careers. Even someone right out of school should have 10 or 15 contacts they've ing might go something like this: developed through instructors, jobs and personal friends." This degree of commit­ You're at a luncheon meeting of the Your Profession Association when a ment is corroborated by career planning authorities who suggest that two lunch new face approaches the table where you are seated with a senior colleague, hours and one after-work event (meeting, lecture, cocktail party, etc.) per week be greeting him or her familiarly. You are introduced as a promising, young reserved for the pursuit of professional visibility, credibility and advancement. PAGE 2

But membership in professional organizations is only the first step toward successful reluctant to admit that ultimate success is not predicted solely upon these virtues networking. In addition, Ideus emphasizes, you must become an active member, one but may require a well-placed and diplomatic call for help. What they fail to under­ who gets involved and actually 'does things'-and this, obviously, entails an even stand is that networking is a two-way street-those who are helped today will be greater investment of your time. "Organizing a panel discussion or a reception gives asked to provide help in the future. While affirmative action and equal opportunity you a perfect opportunity to contact leading professionals in your field and make policies have, indeed, brought ever-larger numbers of women and minorities into your name and face known to them," Ideus says. "Having a legitimate purpose for the business world, they have little effect in propelling them toward the upper strata calling helps you get through to people in upper echelons of authority, people who of management. But success doesn't necessarily equal fulfillment and this truism would never respond to a 'cold' call or a complimentary note." may signal the next corporate trend as growing numbers of executive women drop­ Armed with the knowledge that successful networking is real work that will out of the 60-hour a week rat race. Already 2,000 members strong, the San Francisco­ require you to sacrifice some of your already scarce personal time, the next consid­ based Superwomen's Anonymous strives to " ... encourage women to stop seeking eration might well be what kind of organization you should ally yourself with. Most gratification from others, turn inward, discover what is most important and reorganize professional gcymps will permit attendance at one or more meetings or events before their lives." payment of membership dues is required, thus giving you the opportunity to discover Columbia students have a unique advantage in the networking game because of first-hand whether or not you are comfortable with that group's philosophy and the professional connections of both fulltime and adjunct faculty members who agenda-which may or may not include networking as it has been described here. facilitate internships and part-time jobs and can be highly instrumental in making Some groups are organized to promote individual advancement while others, most introductions to top employers in their disciplines (although one such contact does often women's and minorities' groups, aim for collective action. For them, networking not a network make!). In addition, Columbia makes its facilities available for meetings often provides much-needed professional contacts as well as the moral and psycholog­ of various professional organizations-more than 50 last year- as a means of getting ical support which is essential to function competitively in a sometimes alien corpo­ current students involved in networking. Student-to-student, graduate-to-student rate environment. Yet networking authorities caution that, while women's networks and graduate-to-graduate networking are all utilized throughout the Columbia com­ are fine for consciousness raising and peer support, real power brokerage takes place munity with members of the Interdisciplinary Arts Education program among the in groups that include men because, for the time being at least, that's where the most adept. Department chairperson Suzanne Cohan feels this is due, in part, to power is. " ... the highly collaborative nature of our approach in which entering students may feel insecure in 4 of the 5 areas covered. They must learn to call on each other for But women and minorities, the very groups that stand to gain the most from help. Additionally, our instructional environment is very intensive with students networking, are often uncomfortable with the inherent interdependence of the developing almost an ensemble mentality. They really get to know and appreciate system. Accustomed to advancement through hard work and loyalty, they may be each other's special abilities." One IAE student who recently was named director of a well-known Chicago arts organization lost no time in hiring three other IAE students and graduates to fill job vacancies. The national alumni directory and more detailed New York and Los Angeles chapter editions were originally conceived as networking tools and a number of business card exchanges were observed at the annual New Networking Tips York chapter meeting in May. The consensus seems to be that hiring, referring or sharing industry information with a fellow Columbian is safe because you're dealing • All parties involved must be aware of and agreeable to networking strategy. with a known quantity. • Don't ask for something extraordinary or something which would put your Far from being a magic carpet that will elevate you from the stock room to the contact in a compromising position. board room overnight, networking is best regarded and utilized as a means by which • Never betray a confidence exchanged in the course of networking. you consciously promote yourself and your professional abilities as you seek greater challenge, responsibility and recognition in the working world. Not a new concept, • Never present yourself as a job hunter. Ask to be referred to someone who to be sure, but one which has assumed new importance as the humongous population could "give you some ideas of where good opportunities are" and, in the glut known as the Baby Boomers hit their professional stride and encounter massive process, you'll make it known that you're in the market. competition from like-minded articulate, capable and aggresive compatriots. A • Don't over-reach for a career leap you're not yet competent to handle. This technique such as networking reflects a legitimate need to distinguish yourself from is especially tempting when you make a top-level contact but such finds can the rest of the herd; after all, who's to know that you have the skill, the tenacity, the inclination to tackle a high-level position unless you advance the idea yourself? " be nurtured while you gain needed skills. can't emphasize enough that you will get out of a profession only what you are • Always report back to the person who provided you with a networking willing to put into it," says Columbia's Dr. !deus, and, for the 1980s professional, contact. networking must be considered an essential part of this investment. Or, as Jerry Rubin, former radical activist turned networking entrepreneur (his chain of network­ • Get on the mailing lists of local and regional organizations and read trade ing restaurants may soon make singles' bars obsolete) puts it, "The eighties are all publications regularly to keep up with what's happening in your field and about succeeding, and networking is all about succeeding, too." connect that information with your career direction. And you can't argue with success.

A Directory of Networking Organizations*

American Society of Magazine Photographers Chicago Area Pt·esenters Netwot·k Interactive Video Association Women tn Cable (Group W Cable) 4620 N. Winchester Avenue contact: Katherine Uihlein P.O. Box 1491 9651 Grosse Point Road Chicago, IL 60609 759-0410 972-1698 Evanston, IL 60204 Skokie, IL 60076 561-4901 648-0410 Chicago Artists' Coalition Women in Communications Association f or Multi-Image 5 West Grand International Television Association contact: Carmeline Esposito 203 N. Wabash-Suite 1804 Chicago, IL 60610 333 N. Michigan Avenue-Suite 932 PR/Communications Chicago, IL 60601 670-2060 Chicago, 1L 60601 Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center 1743 W Harrison Street Association of College, Chicago Dance Arts Coalition National Academy of Rec01·ding Chicago, IL 60612 & Arts Administrators 410 S. Michigan Avenue- Suite 520 Arts & Sciences (NARAS) 942-5579 6225 University Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 4444 Riverside Drive Madison, WI 53705 663-1313 Burbank, CA 91505 Women in. Design/Chicago NARAS!Chicago 642-6680 2 N. Riverside Plaza Audio Engineering Society Chicago Dt-amatist Workshop Chicago, 1L 60606 60 E. 4 2nd Street 3315 N. Clark Street National Academy of 'R!levision 648-1874 New York, New York 10017 Chicago, IL 60657 Arts & Sciences 472-7832 291 South LaCienga Women in Film/Chicago The Centet· for New 7/!levision Beverly Hills, CA 90211 P.O. Box 11810 11 E. Hubbard Street Chicago Film Council Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60610 612 N. Michigan Avenue Public Relations Society of America 853- 3477 565-1787 Chicago, JL 60611 contact: Betty Melton 266-6056 372-2 363 Chicago Advertising Club *Every attempt has been made to en­ 875 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago Pt·ess Club/Headline Club Publicity Club of Cbicago sure that the above listings are up-to­ Chicago, 1L 60611 contact: Anna Marie Kukic 586-0800 1441 Shermer Avenue date, accumte and complete, but not 951-4610 Stephen Anderson 644-7800 Northbrook, IL 60062 all addresses and/or phone numbers 5564-8180 of these organizations and their rep­ Chicago Area Film & Video Network Chicago Women in Publishing resentatives were readily available. In­ P.O. Box 10657 P.O. Box 11837 SFA (/01· communications designet·s) clusion on or exclusion ft·om this list­ Chicago, IL 60610 Chicago, 1L 60611 233 E. Ontario Street- Suite 301 ing does not imply recommendation 661-1828 Chicago, 1L 60611 or lack ofr ecommendation by Colum­ 787-2018 bia College or the AlumniAssoci ation. PAGE 3

An Interview With • • • BERT When Bert Gall came to Columbia in January of From Gall 's vantage, Columbia is, first and foremost, 1966, the College's spa&, to use the term in its most an institution that beli eves in the concept of opportun­ basic sense, consisted of 10,000 square feet in a rented ity, a belief that is most visibly put into practice warehouse just off the old Lake Sho re Drive "S-curve". through the open admissions policy. Secondly, Colum­ There was one fulltime faculty member, about 10 staff bia has remained constant to its commitment to people and an o n-again, off-again enrollment of educating for the communications and arts fi elds in perhaps 400 students. The school's reputation at that a hands-on learning environment, under the tutelage time could best be described as small. of working professionals. Finally, Gall suggests, "There "T found out about the Coll ege in the best Columbia is a spirit about this place, a caring about people, a tradition-accidently," Gall remembers. "I met some­ conscio usness about the community that, while now one who was a student, sat in o n a couple of classes dispersed owing to our greater size, really hasn't with Harry Bouras and Bill Russo, and had such a changed over the past 20 years. " good time I decided to stick around." Like many other Columbians both before and after He's been here ever since as President Mike Alexan­ him, Gall was a student employee assisting Hubert droff's right-hand man, an occupation in which he Davis in running the College's combination book has worn many hats and titles, most recently that of store/library when, upon graduating, Mike Alexandroff. Executive Vice President w ith principal authority for asked him to join the College's staff as his at-large all internal affairs of the College. And we do mean assistant attending to a variety of loose ends. largest giving constituency is the college's alumni, a all. On any given day, Gall can be found interviewing "By this time it was 1969 and it was beginning to fact which is not lost on alumnus Gall. potential administrati ve staff members, reviewing con­ look like the College just might survive," Gall reports. "There is no sensible analysis in which the Columbia struction bids and equipment purchase requests, plan­ "Enrollment had been growing each year and the prog­ alumni community is no t a critical factor in assuring ning new facilities with department chairpersons and nosis was definitely encouraging." the economic health and well-being of this institu­ architects, and lunching with a member of the Board But, Gall is quick to point out, some of the problems tion," he states emphatically. "I can think of at least of Directors and conferring on funding needs. that plagued Columbia in 1969 are still with us five new desirable academic programs we'd like to He has seen, and helped, Columbia's meteoric rise today-namely, the need for endowment and the fi­ implement today. There's an identified need and mar­ from its micl- '60s low-point to the position it holds nancial security that goes along with it. ket and clear evidence of academic benefit to the today as a fully-accredited institution serving 5,500 "We've worked some miracles in the past 20 years, students and the College. But we're hampered dramat­ students on both the undergraduate and graduate sometimes, it seems, with mirrors," Gall says. "B ut ically by our inability to invest in the future. levels, with a faculty of more than 500, a staff of over each year it gets a little harder. It seems we may have Gall, who lives with his w ife and young son in 200 and enviable educational facilities ho used in four reached another kind of plateau. Much continued Chicago's northern suburbs, has earned a Master's in College-owned buildings w ith approximately 500,000 growth will exhaust our remaining unutilized space Public Administration at Roosevelt University and, square feet of space. The old days are long gone and w ithin about 2 years, posing the need to invest in after 20 years' involvement, he's committed to Colum­ b<::st forgotten- or are they? more property and assume more debt. The converse bia for the long run. "Obviously, in the mathematical and physical sense, situation would mean limiting growth and that's some­ "I think this place is very special," he explains. "I the changes are almost beyond comprehension," Gall thing that's hard to put a cap on when your budget don't know of any other college anywhere in the coun­ agrees. "The curriculum, too, has changed and ex­ is 97% dependent on tuition-related income." try that does what we do. Columbia really gets under paneled over the years, although the base of it has The average private college draws approximately your skin and becomes a part of your life. I'd be a remained constant. But the traditions of the institu­ 50% of its budget from tuition and related fees w hich completely different person without Columbia. tion- what Columbia is really all about- that hasn't are supplemented by income from endowment and Perhaps all of us Ialum ni ] would- perhaps we should changed at all." outright do nations. In almost all instances, the single think about that sometimes."

faci lities Columbia's curriculum demanded in space the College did not own. A three-year capital campaign raised S3.5 million to purchase, improve and equip Col­ Columbia in Retrospect umbia's first permanent home, a fifteen-story office build­ Part X: 1963 to the Present ing at 600 South Michigan Avenue, in 1976. Since then, the campus has grown to include purchases of the Dance Center at 4730 North Sheridan Road; the Eleventh Street The 1963-64 academic year heralded the metamor­ bia College is a small college in a big city. Its building Theater/Music complex at 72 East 11th Street; and the phosis of Columbia College from a general communica­ is a rented warehouse o n the edge of downtown Chicago. ten-story 623 South Wabash Avenue academic center tions school to a full-fl edged liberal arts college, albeit Its campus is a public sidewalk. Columbia has 700 stu­ which should accomodate projected growth of the Col­ one far more innovative and progressive than traditional dents. It is not widely known, yet students from Chicago lege through the centennial year of 1990. institutions. Under the guidance of President Mike and everywhere else are crowding its doors. omething Alexand roff, Columbia capitalized on its strengths in the extraordinary is happening at Columbia, something that With this entry, we conclude our series on Columbia's arts and communications media, expanding into the makes education significantly attractive and contempor­ colorful history. fields of writing, dance, theater, music, film, photography ary. " and art. The social immediacy of the Coll ege's relatively By anyone's estimation, two of the most important unstructured curriculum attracted creative students accomplishments of Columbia's past 20 years have been stifled by the bureaucracy of large, depersonalized in­ the accreditation of the undergraduate program in stitutions, as well as a stellar facu lty that included Gwen­ March, 1974, and the establishment of the graduate divi­ dolyn Brooks, composer William Russo and art historian sion in 1981. With accreditation, Columbia officially dis­ Harry Bouras. carded its maverick academic status and, simultaneously, In effect, Columbia, already 73 years old, became a became eligible for the federal Department of Education 'new' college in 1963. Less than 200 students then, more funding that would help advance a number of in­ than 5,500 today, no American coll ege has grown so stituitonal, cultural and fac ulty development programs­ successfully in so short a time. And, while Columbia's all of which, in turn, gave greater visibility and credibility educational methods were at first viewed as radical, most to the College. In addition, accreditation was a require­ are now w idely emulated. The principles that guided ment of institutio ns attended by students on BEOGs Columbia's reconstitution included the belief that an (Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, now Pell Grants) undergraduate education sho uld have a serious career and, also, by students assisted through the Illinois State consequence; that students learn best in a practical, pro­ Scholarship Commission. In the years immediately fol­ 1986 VALEDICTORIAN PRIZE WINNER BRIAN SHAW fessional learning environment from teachers who suc­ lowing accreditation, enrollment soared from 1,095 is flanked by Columbia President Mike Alexandroff (left) cessfully do the work of the subjects they teach; and ( 1973) to 2,064 ( 1976) to 3,828 (1980). and Theater/Music Department Chairman Sheldon Patio­ that when students of disparate backgrounds are given With Columbia's second ascendancy underway, the kin following commencement ceremonies last June. the opportunity to learn together, all will benefit. By wareho use quarters on North became Brian, a Theater major, is the first student to be awarded 1970, 7 years into its renewal, Columbia earned the fol­ increasingly cramped and it was deemed impractical to the $250 cash prize and recognition plaque from the lowing description in a national collegiate guide: "Colum- invest large sums of money in constructing the technical Columbia College Alumni Association. PAGE4

Honor Roll of 1985-86 Annual Fund Contributors The Alumni Association Board of Directors e:>.presses its deepest appreciation to thefollowing james P. Gorter. Jr. '79 j on K.1shycke '8-t Wayne 'clson 'Sl:l jack M. Sell '7'; Donna L Grewe '83 Thoma> E. Kato, Sr. '80 Christine 'cstoruk '76 Martha A. Shaifer ·so Columbia College alumni who made this year's jeanann ;vt. Grewe '8'-1 Abby R. Katzman '8-1 Judy ishimura llowan.l Shapiro '62 Annual Fund campaign a resounding success! Raymond . Gronwold '42 Donna Kebey '73 Philip). Novae '80* john K. Shimashita "7'; Michael Gross '64 Ira Kerns '61 Lawrence L Novotn) '83 David Sikich '72 Julie Adams '82 Robert 1. Costikyan '73 Steven Gross '82 1-l aig Keropian ''-II * "!arion G. 'yman '59 Allison Slovin Robert L Allen '80 Kevin ). Craemer '83 Henry 1.. Grover '79 john P. King ' 7 .~ .\lichael S. 0'/\'cal '79 Dean Smith '82 Penelope Allen · B ~rnes '81 Susan E. Cronin '81 Carol A. Gueben '80 Theresa S. Krib '82 Conrad S. Olender '83 Earl Smith '72* Roger Alter '74 Robert F. Cundari '83 jacqueline Guilfoyle '84 Thomas M. Krue '85 Diane Overton '79 Ronaltl W Smith '77* joann Amato '84 Carleton W Curry '74 Judy R. llaii-Puckett '80 Markus Kruesi '7'1 Barry Parrish '68 Stc:vc: Sp iller '82 Ingrid Andor '82 j oe DJ\gostino '83 Herbert Hallberg '77 Theodore Kundrat '59 Starnes K. Paskett '81 .John F. Stanton '82 j ames Ardon '77 Wendy Dahl '8 1* Carolyn R. llamilton '85 Ray E. Laninga '8 1 Halph Passman '78 Uturic Starrt:tt '77 Alfredo Aviles '84 Gunnar Dahlberg '50* Brian P. Hanrahan '83 j ane LaRue '81 Frank Penicaro '86 Carole W Staunch '8'1 Walter D. Ayres Ill '81 Deborah 1.. Daliege '82 Alan R. Haraf '83 Allen A. Latall '84 Sandnt K. Perkiser '81 Arthur Stein '66 julie Bade! '67* Thomas Danz '81 W illiam E. I larder '54 l errence Lee '73 Frances M. Perveilcr '76 Nancy It Stone '79 Mark W Barringer '85 Steven B. Daunheimer '85 Rachelle llardy '83 jacqueline .J. Lei th '83 Carol C. Petersen '73* Peter Strange '6 7 Allen Bates, Jr. '75* j ames J. Davis '79 Deborah Harrell '80 Martin E. Lennartz '82 Gary G. Peterson '75 j oanne). Strickland '85 Donna R. Beasley '80 jesse R. Dearing '84 Diane Harris '67 Lori A. Lennix '84 William Petty '71 Marita Stricklin '76 David A. Beliles '54 Daniel M. Derdzinski '85 Matthew Hart '63 Amy Lem er '84 j oseph F. Peyronnin '70 Don & Phyllis Stroup '51* Anthony D. Bellino '71 Reverend j ohn T. DeWitt Peter R. llartel '81 Mark E. Livingston '84 Eija A. Pick '84 Martha J. Suri '83 Peter & Sally Berkos '51* Eugene W Dillenburg '82 Richard llaverstock '73 Samuel 1.. Lowry '82 Eugenia Pilafas ''-10 Tracy Suzuki '85 Larry Bernier* j ames P. Doherty '80 David W Haviland '79 Karen). Lucas '84 Barbara B. Plochman '79 Reginald Sykes '84 Stephc:n Bezark '70 Kazuko Doi '83 William E. llayden '76 j ohn Lu etkemeyer '77 john M. Podraza '8-1 .Jeffre) F. Tassani "7 3* Stephen L Bittinger '83 Philip Doty '64 Loren T. Hayes '82 Stephen K Lundell '84 Peter \'II. Pomatto '85 Louisc: Tau>che '83* Veronica W Blake '80 Kurt W Dressel '74 Mark C. 1-lilan '80 Richard E. Mack '79 Paul Ponricello '75 Wa ntla 0 . Taylor '84 Fern T. Bogot '83 Paul E. Druga '85 Sarah L. Hoskins '83 William MacWilliams Ill '70 Leonard Porzak 'S1 Terri P. Tepper '81 Sandra Bonafede '86 Earl Duffin '82 Theophilus Hudson '53 Margaret Malany '62 Sharon A. Pulcanio '84 Michad Theis '72 Mihailo Bozidarevic '64 Alan Dutkiewicz '78 W illiam llusa '79 Susan D. Marcus '83 Susa n). Ravitz '82 Fran ci~ P. Tinsley '63 Brother Andrew Bramanti jo Ann Eaker '80 j ohn M. jackman '83 james Marines Charles D. Raymond '84 Myrtle E. 'lodes '81 Frederick Bridges '82 W illiam E. Elliott '38 King j ackson '75 Nancy Mattei '77 Frank G. Reed '47 I lector R. 'lbrret: '85 T homas A. Brocious '77 Julie A. Ellis '75* M ichael E. j ackson '83* Carlton McAvey '74 jonathan C. Reese '84 Gregory L. Tu rner '77 Sven E. Brogren '84 Richard ). Erwin '80 Shirley S. j acobs '78* Anne M. McCarthy '79 Peter D. Reilly '7 1 Rosa lyn Varon ·so Bruce M. Buckley '82 Stephen R. Erwin '75* ) annie jefferson '79 Ira C. McGill '84 Margaret Reynolds '77* Peter Vi tone '74 Michael E. Burns '83 Ralph ). Faucher '4 7 Rita R. jelionis '80 Daniel R. McKearnan '8 1 Bernadelle Richter '67 Loraine T. Washington '82 Gerald Bush '69 Erich C. Fawcett '83 Ronald M . jenk ins '77 josephine C. Meighan '55 Kenneth ). Hiskind* Mark S. Webb '84 Caryn R. Busse '80 Daniel W Fields '80 Steve Jesser Dawn A. Mesnard '84 Cindy Roberts '86 Theodore V. Weber '75 Rozanne Caldwell '78 William A. Figueroa '84 George j och '71 Deborah E. Mihn '76 jay Robinson '77* Raymond M. Webster '72 j oseph Caliendo '53 j ohn). Flynn '61 Patricia A. j ohnson-Cockrell '79 Deborah L Mikolajczyk-Sahnas '82 Roosevelt Robinson '';7 Donaltl Wt:iss '57 Kenneth Campbell '73* David P. Fox '83 Brent M. j ones '69 Manuel S. M illman '70 Allan Ross '78 Kurt T. Weston '85 Mateo Canizares '86 joseph M . Fratamico '83 Wilella j ones '75 Rhoda L. Miner '81 Marsha A. Rudak '81 Clifton ). Wilkow '75* Jill E. Carlson '76 'Htmara S. Freeman '83 George j ose fek '58* Peter Mitsis '68* Paula Sinkler-Russell '69* Diane Williams '8-1 Laura A. Carlson '85 Eric Futran '74* Michael jungen '79* Gary A. Moffat '75* Ira Saltzman '74 llelena C Wibon '76• Charles R. Ca rner '78* Gary M. Gaines '80 j effrey A. Justman '75 David L. Montenegro '83 Jeffery A. Sanders '79 Charles W Wingard '84 Kathleen M. Carrillo '81 Albert Gall, Jr. '69* Robert Kltden '64 Marlene W Moss·Serikaku '79 Loren M. Sanrmv '82 Wai Chao Yeun '81 W illard J. Chandler '79 Robert A. Gedmin '80 Laurin J. Kammin '84 Patrick Muldowney '62* Ronald II. Schramm '75 Sherwood Zcllermayer '71 Marcie R. Che::nault '83 Dennis Gerstein '86 George Kapoulas '74 Kevin Mullane '75 Stephen Schwartz '76 Sabrina Conley '80 Shirley M . Gibson '83 Sharee C. Kapsh '8;>. David B. Myen, '80 Valerie Seavey '76 *de11otes Centw :v Club Thomas P. Conley '77 Rachel L. Goldsmith '85 Karp '83 Toshio Nagatani '77 Diana K. Sedor '82 git•i11g of S 100 or m ore Theodore A. Corso '83 Mia S. Gordon '77 )one Ona Karuza '80 Gregory Nashan '78 Colleen A. Sehy '85

it the ve1y special place it is. Tuition alone '85-'86 Annual Fund Sets Record; doesn't cot,er everything." j eff Tassani '73 '86-'87 Annual Fund Sets Goal three-time Century Club member One of the most encouraging trends to emerge from just as the end of the record-breaking 1985-86 Annual the '85-'86 Annual Fund campaign is the 24% increase ANNUAL ALUMNI GOAL in Century Club members whose leadership giving of Fund campaign presents an opportunity for well -earned $15,000.00 self-congratulations among the alumni, the beginning of FUND GROWTH S 100 or more is an inspiration to us all . It should be the 1986-87 drive brings us all face- to-face w ith Colum­ noted that several of these alums took advantage of matching gift programs offered by their employers to bia's continuing need for funding to maintain and build $10,000.00 upon its unduplicated position in the field of higher reach the S 100 mark. All 33 members of the '85-'86 educatio n. In this quest, you, the alumni of Columbia $1,250.00 Annual Fund Century Club will be recognized at a recep­ College, are unquestionably the single most important tion at the home of President Mike Alexandroff and his resource and during the last year you came through with w ife, jane, on November 8. We look to the '86-'87 cam­ fl ying colors. During a time when national alumni giving paign being a year of renewal for all w ho have partici­ rose 11 % over 1984 figures, Columbia alumni increased pated in the past and a year of commitment for those their Annual Fund contributions by 25%! who are new to the cause. It was w ith this significantly- increased level of partici­ pation in mind that the Alumni Associatio n Board of 1985-86 1986-87 Directors has targeted an '86-'87 Ann ual Fund campaign 1982-83 goal of S 15,000, a 50% increase over this year's total Cmpb /~J ' J\e11 Campbell giving. Setting a goal no t only gives the campaign direc­ tion; it also indicates a large degree of optimism in your early w inter and spring. In addition to helping lead the ability and confidence in your willingness to join to­ WANTED: way to our specified giving goal, there is a tax-wise incen­ gether in reaching a common encl. tive for giving to the Annual Fund before january 1. PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO "J'ue often thought about tbe debt I owed Col­ 1986 is the o nly year in which non-itcmizers are allowed umbia f or the education I receiued, but, some­ to deduct all charitable contributions- up to 50% of USE THE PHONE how, I never got around to contributing to tbe their total income. This means your gift to th <.: Ann ual The Alumni Association needs volunteers for Annual Fund. Fina l!)~ this year, I decided there Fu nd can cost you less this year than next. Depending the Second Phone-A-Thon of the '86-'87 was simply no excuse, especially since my com ­ on your tax bracket and other factors, a gift of S 100 to Annual Fund campaign scheduled for pany bas a 3-to-1 matching gift program." the Annual Fund could represent an actual o ut-of-pocket November 10 to 13. Calls will be made during Gary Moffat '75 expense to you of as little as S 50. the evening from the Alumni Relations Office, first-time contributor and "Columbia really fills a specific need and offers 623 S. Wabash Avenue; a short training Century Club member a quality education in tbe arts. It's up to the session and phone script will be provided. Call The '86-'87 Annual Fund campaign is being conducted alumni to make sure the College bas the re­ Wendy Dahl, Alumni Relations Director, at through four Phone-A-Thons-September, November, sources it needs for the extms- the technical 663-1600, extension 417 to volunteer. March and june -and two appeal mailings scheduled for facilities, the professional faculty- that make PAGE 5

We want every alum to feel a responsibility, a commit­ President's Column ment to offer financial support and to participate in the life of Columbia. My experience here at Columbia has And A Fond Farewell to '85-'86 played a pivotal role in my life's course, and I know most of you feel the same. It's now time to return to Columbia The closing of the fiscal year is always a time for review We closed the books on FY1986 on August 31 with a some of w hat it has given us. The momentum of Colum­ and evaluation; it gives us the benchmark by which to total of S 10,300 contributed to this year's Annual Fund. bia's programs depends on our personal investment in assess our accomplishments and our challenges. This Buoyed on by this success, the Board has set a goal its future. The alumni of Columbia represent a core con­ past year has been a particularly significant and active of raising S 15,000 over the course of the 1986-87 Annual stituency that significantly impacts o n Columbia's pre­ one for the Alumni Association and its Board of Directors. Fund campaign. That's a 50% increase over last year, but sent vi tali ty and future strength. We are a major compo­ We have expanded educational, cultural and career ser­ it's a challenge we feel we can, and must, meet. nent of the College's future-we are depending on your vices for our constituency; enlarged our newsletter to suppo rt to help meet what we feel is a challenging, but a more comprehensive and professional-looking tabloid realistic, goal. size; sponsored the publication of Columbia's first na­ I would like to take this opportunity to extend the tional Alumni Directory; increased chapter activity in Board's heartfelt appreciation to outgoing members j ulie Los Angeles and New York; improved o ur computerized Bade! '67, Ray Berry '77 and Gunnar Dahlberg '50. And record-keeping system; participated in commencement a hearty welcome to new members jacqueline Guilfoyle exercises by awarding the class valedictorian both a '84 Advertising, Charlotte Shure '86 IAE and Sandy Roys­ cash prize and a plaque for academic excellence; and ter '80 AEMMP. I w ill be looking to them, and our return­ redesigned and strengthened our Board committee ing Board members, for the ideas and enthusiasm that structure. will make '86-'87 a banner year for us all. In addition, we have fi nally conceptualized, planned Sincerely, and executed Columbia's fi rst Homecoming event, a pro­ ject that has been 'on the drawing board' for over two years' One of the most significan t accomplishments, how­ ~~J~ ever, is that, with a lot of hard work, energy and drive, we (and that means you, too) have increased Annual Julie Ellis '75 Fund contributions by nearly 25% over the '84-'85 total. NEW BOARD Ml:."'MBERS (lefl to rigbt) Cbarlotte Sbure. Jacqueline President By anyone's standards, that's an impressive achievement. (;uilfoyle and Sanc(y Royste1: Columbia College Alumni Associatio n

Cartoon Exhibit and Auction Alumni Association Co-Sponsors To Benefit Scholarship Fund Law & The Arts Seminar

The Scholarship Endowment at Colum­ ctioned. The Columbia College Alumni Associatio n and bia College will benefit from the proceeds of a sil ent The silent auction will begin November 14th and con­ Lawyers for the Creative Arts w ill co-sponsor a seminar, auction of editorial cartoons and comic strip art to be clude shortly before the dinner o n December 2nd; pro­ "Law & The Arts", o n Saturday, December 6, from noon held in conjunction with the fund's 6th annual dinner cedures to be followed in bidding will be explained both until 3 p.m. in Columbia's Ferguson Theater. The program on Tuesday, December 2, at the Chicago Hilton &Towers. in the gallery and in a catalogue of the show. While there w ill follow a lecture/discussion format in surveying the This event will be preceded by an exhibit in the Col­ is no registration fee required to participate in the bid­ basic legal and business concepts and considerations, umbia College Art Gallery, 72 E. 11th Street, from ding, attendance at the dinner will assure serious cartoon specifically contracts and copyrights, which have as­ November 14th through the 26th. With 250 pieces of collectors of a competitive edge. sumed increasing importance in today's competitive mar­ art donated by 115 cartoonists, it will be the largest "We are aiming for the small but discerning market ketplace. exhibit of editorial art ever assembled in the Midwest. that appreciates editorial cartooning both as an artistic Speakers include Thomas R. Leavens, Esq. and Clarence Sixteen Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists will be rep­ medium and as a commentary on our times," says Jack S. Wilson, Jr., Esq., both members of the Board of Direc­ resented, including , Pat O liphant, , Wolfsohn, Columbia's Director of Development and co­ tors of Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Mr. Leavens, a , , Jeff MacNelly and , ordinator of the exhibit/auction/dinner extravaganza. graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State who also acted as liaison between the Endowment Com­ "Seldom are works of this caliber made available for University, is a partner in the Loop law fi rm of Leavens, mittee and the cartoonists. Locher and MacNelly of the personal acquisition, and almost never in such number Armiros, Ross, Ltd., specializing in trademark, copyright Chicago 7ribune and Jack Higgins of the Chicago Sun­ and diversity. I invite all al umni to join in the fun and and entertainment law. He is a member of the Boards of Times will enliven the opening night festivities by impro­ excitement ofbidding on these marvelous works of art." Directors of the Chicago Bar Foundatio n and the Chicago vising spontaneous illustrations to be sold to those in Karen Fischetti, wife of the late cartoonist john Fis­ Theatre Foundation and was an instructor in Columbia's attendance. Proceeds will be donated to the Endowment. chetti, is Honorary Chairperson of the event. Pulitzer AEMMP Department for many years. Mr. Wilson is Ad­ In addition to the aforementioned editorial cartoons, Prize-winning cartoonist Jul es Feiffer, who appears loc­ junct Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law comic strips of Marmaduke, The Lockhorns, Syl uia, Dick ally in the Cbicago Sun-Times, will be the guest speaker where he teaches the Law & the Arts seminar and the Tr"Ct cy, Hagar the Horrible, Blondie, Hi & Lois, Steue at the benefit dinner. For more information, call (312) Entertainment Law course. He is also of counsel to Canyon, Gcoj'feld, Nancy, Prince Va licml, B.C., Wizard 663-1600, extension 415. Sumner & Smith, a Chicago law fi rm. He is a graduate of lei and Beetle Bail ey also will be displayed and au - of Williams College and the orthwestern niversity School of Law. Advance registration ( S 5) is encouraged as seating is li mited; you w ill receive a brochure with reply card shortly. For more information, call Wendy Dahl, Director of Alumni Relatio ns, at 663- 1600, extension 417.

East Coast Alums Hold Get-Together

The annual New York chapter reception was held in midtown Manhattan's Night & Day restaurant where more than 50 alums and guests enjoyed a cocktail buffet and exchanged personal and professio nal notes. Many thanks go out to chapter reps Karen Copeland '68 and Patrick Mu ldowney '62 who coordinated the event and also addressed the gathering on the importance of mak­ ing both fi nancial and service contributions, such as host­ ing socials for incoming Columbia students, providing internships and acting as career mentors for recent graduates. Comments and ideas for chapter activities o n both the East and West Coasts are always welcome; write THIS JOHN FISCHETTI ORJGINAL CARTOON first appeared in the Chicago Su11 -Ti111es on April 16, 1978 and will to Wendy Dahl, Alumni Relations Director, Columbia Col­ be among the 250 pieces of editorial art and comic strips exhibited and auctioned by Columbia this fall . lege, 600 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605. .PAGE 6

rector of the Office of career Planning and Professional Placement, was honored for his 20 years' active service Columbia Happenings and contributions to the field by the College Placement Council at their 1986 national meeting. Dr. Ideus also News of the College, Faculty and Administration served as an expert field reader in evaluating proposals made tc th (': Dt:part~ent of Education for co-operative Columbia is in receipt of a $500,000 matching endow­ Rehabilitation Center, 3 705 Deerfield Hoad, Riverwoods, education programs and, along w ith Te:evisio n Depart· ment grant from the Department of Education, a chal­ IL 60015. We know some cards and letters would help ment Chairman Ed Morris, co-hosted a reception for the lenge gift which is designed to provide for the future speed his recovery . . . Glenn Graham of the Liberal Executive Board of the National Association for Local security of institutions which are without endowment. Education Department has been awarded a Fulbright Cable Programmers in Columbia's television studios . .. Columbia was one of 40 institutions to receive the grant Fellowship and is spending the 1986-87 academic year Barbara Sykes-Dietze (Television) recently exhibited and has until July, 1987 to raise the necessary teaching American and Afro-American History at the Uni· Kalyian, her experimental video art tape, at the 11 th $500,000 ... Alton B. Harris, a partner in the Chicago versity of Sierra Leone . .. Howard Sandroff, who Annual Illinois Film & Video Artists Festival where it law firm of Coffield Ungaretti Harris & Slavin, has been teaches in both the Science and Film Departments, has made the semi-finals; the 2 x 2 Show at the School of elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of Columbia been awarded a $2,000 artists' fellowship by the Illinois the Art Institute; the 19th Annual Humbolt Film Festival College ... Bert Gall, '69, former Administrative Dean, Arts Council for work in music composition, and a (California) where it was one of the prize-winners; and has been appointed Executive Vice President with prin­ S 10,000 Yamaha International award to develop a semi­ on the "Night Light" TV show in ... CBS cipal authority under President Mike Alexandroff for all nar on computer music . . . Debra Goldman of the News National Affairs correspo ndent and "Face The Na­ of the College's internal affairs. At the same time, Lya Dance Department is co-chairperson tor the Natio nal tion" moderator Lesley Stahl w ill address the 12th an­ Dym Rosenblum assumed the combined title of Vice Conference of the American Dance Therapy Association nual Chicago communications luncheon gathering on President and Academic Dean and Debra McGrath, who to be held in Chicago in November . .. Two ]. Walter Thursday, November 13, at the Westin Hotel. Proceeds has served as Dean Gall's assistant, was appointed Direc­ Thompson executives have joined the Advertising De­ from the event will help support the Albert P. Weisman tor of Administrative Services ... The English/Writing partment's adjunct faculty. They are Margot Adler Wal­ Memorial Scholarship Fund at Columbia College. Department has been restructured into two separate en­ lace, vice president and creative director, and Keith tities-the undergraduate English Department, headed Condon, vice president and associate creative direc­ by newly appointed chairman Dr. Philip Klukoff, tor . . . Dr. Samuel A. Floyd, Director of the Center for former Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities at Black Music Research, is the Chairman of the Program New Jersey's Stockton State College; and the under­ Committee for the 1987 Annual Meeting of the College graduate Fiction Writing program and the graduate Crea­ Music Society. Dr. Floyd also was honored by the National tive Writing/The Teaching of Writing Department under Association of Negro Musicians during its 67th anniver­ the leadership of John Schultz . . . Steven Russell­ sary session held in Chicago in August . . . Dominic Thomas is the new Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Pacyga's (Liberal Ed) new book, Chicago: City of with responsibility for academic issues relating to stu­ Neighborhoods (Loyola University Press), co-authored dents, satisfactory academic progress and coordinating with Ellen Skerrett, has been extremely well-received services of academic and student affairs departments. by the local press and made the Chicago 10 Best Sellers' Mark Kelly, formerly of the Office of Career Planning list. It is scheduled to go into a second printing sometime and Professional Placement, is the new Director for this fall . .. Jim Uszler of the Advertising Department Academic Advising ... Journalism Department Chairman adjunct faculty has been named to the newly-created Daryle Feldmeir, who underwent major back surgery position of Marketing Manager at Resurrection Health in May, is convalescing at Brentwood North Nursing & Care Corporation in Chicago . .. Dr. Harvey Ideus, Di- l esley Stahf

Alumna Cooks Up Although Dalia only wanted "a little something to keep fellow Columbians to try at home. me busy since the kids were all in school", she now Cranberry/Orange Walnut Muffins Recipe for Sweet Success seems to be looking success squarely in the eye with outlets in Bloomingdale's Boston, Manhattan, White Yield: 12 medium muffins Preheat oven to 350; grease pan to ps only and line with baking Oh, do you know the muffin woman? Plains, N.Y , and Washington, D.C. stores supplementing her West Coast and Chicago operations. She estimates cups. If you attended Columbia between 1976 and 1978, In a large bowl, add and combine well: current volume at about 4,000 muffins (at S.85 and S 1. 25 you may remember Dalia Ratner, a non-degree student 2 c. unbleached all purpose fl our each) per clay. All My Muffins also offers a variety of who was pursuing her self-described "obsession w ith 1 T. baking powder coffees, teas, hot chocolate, fruit juices and Smoothies photography" during that time. Although she later 1 t. baking soda worked on-and-off as a photographer's assistant, Dalia's which are a blend of milk, fresh juice, banana, fruit, ice and ho ney. The stores themselves have a look that is at l /8 t. sale fulltime occupation was mothering her three children, 1/2 C. sugar now ages 6, 11 and 14, until she was bitten by the entrep­ once light and airy but also warm and comfo rting-just like a muffin. 1 C. chopped cranberries reneurial bug in 1984. Always an avid baker, Dalia consi­ 1 C. chopped walnuts dered Americans' current passion with carry-out cookies, "Probably the only way I can relate my Columbia train­ ing to my career is to say that photography helped train In a small bowl, add and combine well: brownies, croissants and decided she could do just as l/2 t. orange extract well-and possibly better-peddling her specialty, muf­ my eye," comments Dalia who personally directed her stores' design and outfitting, including expansive cus­ 1 egg, slightly beaten fins. Thanks to her husband's observation that most food 1-l /2 C. buttermilk tom-made glass display cases that show off her culinary trends begin in California, Dalia's first All My Muffins 114 C. butter, melted outlet opened in Beverly Hills in August of 1984 and the creations like gems. "Visual appeal is a key ingredient in the food business." Combine wet and dry ingredients until just moistened (over­ town's Beautiful People just ate 'em up. mixing will toughen batter). Spoon into cups until about two· "I did absolutely no market research and I didn't listen Before heading back to the ovens-yes, Dalia really thirds full. lop each muffin w ith a cranberry and three walnut to any experts before opening," says Dalia. "I just went does the baking, at least when she's setting up a new pieces. Bake for 25 minutes. Muffins can be frozen or stored with my gut instincts and I knew it would work. After store-the muffin lady offered the following recipe for in an airtight bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 clays. all, the muffin is a staple of American cooking, it has a homey connotation. I just added the gourmet flavor touch." With a daily menu featuring more than 200 rotating flavor, 'gourmet touch' may seem a bit of an understate· ment! In addition to standards such as blueberry-still WHAT'S NEWS WITH YOU? the biggest seller-All My Muffins offers nutritious selec­ Your former classmates and teachers are interested in knowing what is happening in your life and career, so drop tions such as Honey Banana Whole Wheat, Zesty Zuc­ us a line today! Black and white photos are welcome. Use the coupon below for change of address, too. Deadline chini Bran and Oatmeal Raisin that can substitute for a for the Winter newsletter is December 1. light meal. And, fo r those who can pass up the dozen or so chocolate combinations (Cherry Chocolate, Choco­ Name ______late Butterscotch, Chocolate Peanutbutter Chip), Dalia Home Phone ( ___ has created the sugar-free Delite line which combines a Home Address ------variety of natural fruit fl avors with bran at only about Business Address ------Business Phone( ____ 200 calories for a 4 ounce muffin. DegreeNear ______"Most first-time customers are just overwhelmed by the selection," Dalia comments from a table in her newest Current Position/Employer------store on the street-level of Chicago's Monadnock Build­ ing where a steady stream of mid-morning customers News ( personal, promotions, community activities, elected otlke, etc.) ------keeps two cash registers ringing. "The most common purchase is for two muffins: one a safe flavor like blueberry and the other something more adventure­ some." Mail to: Columbia College Alumni News, 600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605-1996 PAGE 7

Phillip Bailey . . . Anne Neri-Kostiner, '81 Photo, was married in April and works as a freelance photographer Class Notes specializing in commercial, corporate and architectural accounts. She undertook a 6 month photographic tour of Europe last year, recording her impressions of the Before 1970 people and the landscape ... Rima J. Janulevicius, who last attended Columbia in 1980, is a graduate stu­ Turning the clock 'way back, we've heard from Irene dent at the University of Missouri's School of joumalism Goldstein Gordon, a member of the class of 1918 ( 1) and was awarded grants from the U. ofM. and the Kalten­ who, at the age of 87, still swims every summer day in born Foundation to attend the Goodwill Games in Mos­ Lake Michigan and is looking forward to attending Col­ cow as a joumalist . . . Kathy Wollenhaupt, '8'5 TV/R, umbia's lOOth anniversary celebration ... Donna is a camera operator and editor with Encyclopedia Britan­ Schnidman Karfeld, '69 Tv, (}nterecl the St. Louis Uni­ nica in Chicago ... '82 Radio grad Eric D. Marsh is the versity School of Law in August; she's employed by overnight disc jockey on K-104, a country music format Clayton, Karfeld & Steiger, attorneys-at-law ... Jeff Starr station out of Monroe, . He and his wife are Mararian, '67 Communication Arts, has opened a video expecting their first child in December . . . Beth E. elating service and his cable TV show is being syndicated Kahn, '86, is a showroom supervisor for Columbia o ut of Worcester, ... 1965 Radio alum Audio/Video in Highland Park . .. Lydia Tomkiw, 'H2 Richard Pegue is WVON's new midnight to dawn disk IAE, is one-half of the performance art duo known as jockey. He previously has been employed as Operations Algebra Suicide w hich has just released its third cassette/ Manager and Program Director for WGCI and as a free­ book/artwork package, Big Skin ... '85 lAE grad Lorel lance announcer and commercial producer for such Janiszewski presented her performance piece "Art-I­ clients as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Ford and Bonanza Choke" as part of the Organic Theatre's Chicago Next Dan Liss Steak Houses ... Shecky Greene, TIM circa 1947, performance series in August. She is scheduled to commit played Centre East in Skokie last May and reported to more vegetable art at MoMing Dance & Arts Center some­ the press that he still considers Chicago his home, al­ time during October . .. And yet another IA E alum, though he actually lives in California and Las Vegas. 1980s Marylene Whitehead, '85, has been popping up around RonJankowski, '80 Tv, is the new Manager of Marketing town as a guest speaker for The Urban League, The Wood· Communications for Rockwell International in Downers lawn Organization, The Institute for Scholastic Achieve­ 1970s Grove ... Jack Ardell, '86 Art, has had a busy summer ment and The Kizzy Awards which honors exceptional exhibiting his work in a one-man show at Artemisia Gal­ black women around the world. She also was the keynote Charlie Carner, '78 Film, was in town recently with lery and at the Cedar Rapids July 4th Art Show and Fest. speaker for the Bethune/Tubman Woman of the Year producer Jason Brett, scouting locations and doing re­ He'd like to collaborate with another Columbia alum in Awards Banquet this past Spring ... Mark Barringer, search for a new police thriller he's in the process of 1) sharing studio space, or 2) building a freelance '85 Radio, is a freelance recording engineer based in writing. They hope to be back in the Spring to begin graphics business. He can be reacched at P.O. Box 87120, Detroit and would love to hear from fellow-Columbians filming, with Charlie in the director's chair ... Vanessa Chicago, 60680-0120 .. . Tia Tibbitts, '84 lAE, is the in the area; he's at (313) 356-1329. Mark writes that a Davis, '77 TIM, and her band were whisked away to new Information Systems Director for the New York Al­ local newspaper for the handicapped is doing a feature New York by the producer of the "Bill Cosby Show" who liance for the Arts . . . Alice Smith-Jones, '84 Art, taught article on Busting Barriers II, an album featuring hand­ caught their performance at Biddy Mulligan's and asked a sculpturing class for senior citizens and the d isabled icapped musicians and vocalists w ith Mark playing drums them to play the season's-end party for Cos and on Chicago's near South Side ... 1983 grad Tony Greer and keyboards as well as engineering ... '83 Art major cast ... '71 TV grad Chris Meals is racking up lots of held a screening of his film Closed Set at Chicago Walter King, Jr. is known as "The Spellbinder" on-stage awards for the anti-drug, anti-alcohol PSAs he's been Filmmakers in June ... We have received a lengthy mis­ where he performs breathtaking acts of magic and spec­ producing for KING-Channel 5 in Seattle, Washington. sive from Lynn Manuell, '84 Photo/TIM, who is barre l­ tacular feats of illusion. With his partner/manager Sharon These include citations from Action for Children's Tele­ ling through life in NewYork'City, working in the prom­ Murff, Walter has played majo r theaters and clubs vision and the Planet Earth Foundation and a local Emmy otions office of Cats and as office manager for Stuntworks. throughout the Midwest, opening for headliners like Bill in the Public Service Announcement category ... Rev. She's also reviving her club act, thanks to encouragement Cosby, Whitney Houston and Della Reese. In September, Gale Kennebrew-Moore, '77 Broadcast Communica­ from her friend, singer Cleo Laine . . . Deborah he previewed a new show at Chicago's La Mirage and tions, is resident chaplin at Good Samaritan Hospital in Bucholz, '85 TV, is a flight attendant with United Airlines has begun a national tour which will include stops in Downers Grove. She obtained her Master of Divinity and also works with United's in-house production teams Texas, New York, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 1983 and in producing instructional t11ms for new flight attendants. and Nevada . .. '80 Radio grad Cheryl Ray is the pro­ is the mother of three children .. . Works by '75 Photo She was married in August. . Kathy Sladek Fieldham­ ducer of "Che t Coppock on Sports" at WMAQ-AM and grad Tony Soluri were included in a group show at mer, '83 AEMMP, has joined the public relations depart­ is credited by the host with being responsible in large Chicago's Limelight Club in July ... Sherry C. Miller, ment of the Museum of Science & Industry as an editorial part for the show's high rating. P.S.-Coppock attended '79 TV/Radio, is looking for a publisher for her recently assistant. She is also a member of the Board of Directors Columbia between '68 and '71 .. . '85 grad Jill Soble is completed second pre-teen novel, still freelances feature of the Evanston Arts Alliance ... Peggy Johnson, '85 a production editor with Bensenville's public access articles and has outlined a new novel for the adult mar­ TV, has joined Young & Rubicam's TV Production Depart­ cable station. ket ... Eileen Hogan Heineman, '77 W/E, is a teacher ment as an audio/visual specialist. She previously worked at St. john Berchmans School in Chciago and has two as a video coordinator at 's children, newborn Molly and 3-112 year-old David ... School of Law . .. '82 AEMMP grad Royce Rylance is TELL THE WORLD YOU'RE A COLUMBIA GRADUATE! You can help JeffJustman, '75 J grad, was recently promoted to assis­ Director of Security for the 17,000-seat Starwood Am­ spread the word about Columbia College by letting your community tant vice-president at the Exchange National Bank of newspaper, company newsletter or professional publication know pitheatre in Nashville. During 1985 he worked on tours when you have news about a promotion, appointment, exhibit or Chicago ... Margaret Hodge Moores, '76 .J, is the foun­ for Prince, Sheila-E, Luther Vandross, Motley Crue and project of interest-and be sure to mention where you went to college! der of"Count It All Joy" ministries, a program for shut-ins which was featured on WBM l-FM's "Morning Clock" show with Bob Murfin ... '75 Film grad Michael Krueger, president of First Films, announces that 100 million shares at a penny-a-piece are being offered to the public through Malone & Associates, Denver. Colum­ bia's Bob Edmonds is on the Board of directors of First Films which develops and finances low-budget feature film ... Brad Sanders, '76 TV/Radio , returned to Chicago from his West Coast base to play Zanies, one of a hundred club appearance he makes each year as a stand-up and improv comedian. Brad also appeared in the film Brewster's Millions and is seen regularly on Canadian TV in "Bizarre" w hose format is similar to that of "Saturday Night Live" ... '77 Photo alum David T. Zwolinski, founder and executive director of the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council , is a candidate in the 12th Ward aldermanic contest. Those interested in helping out w ith the campaign are asked to call 847- 2008 ... Daniel G. Liss, '71 J, has joined the Atlanta design firm of Stevens-Lee & Associates as an account executive. He previously held positions with the Ameri­ can Reel Cross and Dorey Publishing . .. '71 Film grad Richard Schmiechen writes that Tbe Times of Hamey Milk, which he co-produced, won a George Foster Pea­ body Broadcasting Award and a Blue Ribbon at the Ameri­ can Film Festival. He's currently working o n a dramatic version of Haruey Milk and writing a dramatic script.

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Calendar NOVEMBER 5th through Jan. 17th- Private and Public, works by 10 contemporary fine art and commercial photographers lOth, 11th, 12th & 13th-AlumniAssociationPhone-A­ and photojournalists, Museum of Contemporary Photo­ Thon, 1986-87 Annual Fund, 623 S. Wabash Avenue; to graphy. of Events volunteer, call 663-1600, extension 417. 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th & 13th-Aesop'sFablesby Bill Russo, 13th-Chicago Communications! 12 Seminar and Studio Theater; call663-9465 for performance times and OCTOBER Luncheon to benefit t.he Albert P. Weisman Memorial ticket information. Fund at Columbia College; morning seminar "The Chil­ 6th-Law & The Arts, a professional seminar co-spon­ through the 17th-Columbia College Alumni Photo- ~ ling Effect: Making News Judgments in a Hostile Climate" sored by the Columbia College Alumni Association and graphy Exhibit, Columbia College Art Gallery, 72 E. 11th ($30) followed by luncheon ($27) featuring Lesley Stahl, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Ferguson Theater; noon Street;openM-F, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; no admission charge. CBS National Affairs correspondent, as speaker; $50 for to 3 p.m.; SS; for information, call 663-1600, extension through the 19th - by Philip LaZebnick and seminar and luncheon; Westin Hotel, 909 N. Michigan 417. Kingsley Day and The Real Life Story ofjohnny DeFacto Avenue; for more information, call 663-1600, extension 12th-Marsha Burns presents Black & White Commit­ by Douglas Post are alternating productions in the Getz 421. ment to Personal Vision, a Photography Department Theater, 72 E. 11th Street; T-S,8 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m.; call 14th-Michael Mertone presents Notes from a Moving Workshop, Ferguson Theater; 7:30p.m.; SS. 663-9465 for ticket information. Ambulance, a Photography Department Workshop, Fer­ 12th & 13th-Danny Grossman Dance Company, 3rd & 4th-Schlemmer Bauhaus Dances, Dance Center guson Theater; 7:30 p.m.; $5. Dance Center of Columbia College; 8 p.m.; call 271-7804 of Columbia College, 4730 N. Sheridan Road; 8 p.m.; call 14th through 26th-Political Cartoons by more than for ticket information. 271-7804 for ticket information. 115 contemporary American masters, Columbia College 16th, 17th & 18th-Tiny Alice by Edward Albee, a work­ 17th through Nov. 26th-25 l'ears of Space Photo­ Art Gallery. shop production of Columbia's Theater/Music Depart­ graphy, Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. 21st & 22nd-jazz Tap Ensemble, Dance Center of Col­ ment, Getz or Studio Theater; call 663-9465 for perfor­ Michigan Avenue; open M- F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. noon­ umbia College; 8 p.m.; call 271-7804 for ticket informa­ mance times and ticket information. S p.m.; no admission charge. tion. 20th through Nov. 7th-The Berlin Wall by Zita 23rd, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th & Dec. 3rd through JANUARY Sodeika, an installation and performance piece, Columbia 7th-A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller, directed by 9th-Bruce Gilden presents The Street-Energy Sought College Art Gallery. Chuck Smith with Ivory Ocean, Getz Theater; W-S at 8 & Found, a Photography Department Workshop, Fergu­ 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st & Nov. lst-Ivanov by Anton p.m., Sun. 11/23 at 7 p.m., Sun. 11/30 & 12/7 at 3 p.m.; son Theater; 7:30 p.m.; $5. Chekhov, directed by Norm Holly, Studio Theater, 72 E. call 663-9465 for ticket information. 11th Street; call 663-9465 for performance times and 9th through 24th-Buried Child by Sam Shepard, di­ ticket information. rected by Gary Schoepful, Studio Theater; call 663-9465 24th-Eric Renner presents Pinhole Blitz-Images & DECEMBER for performance times and ticket information. Cameras from the Pinhole Resource, a Photography De­ 2nd-Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the john EARLY '87 EVENTS will include a SuperBowl Party for partment Workshop, Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan Fischetti Scholarship Fund at Columbia College with Chicago-area alums, a February reception for West Coast Avenue; 7:30p.m; $5 editorial cartoonist as featured guest, Grand chapter members and the annual March get-together, 31st & Nov. 1st-Dinosaur Dance Company, Dance Ballroom, Chicago Hilton & Towers, 720 S. Michigan again in Chicago. Check your mail for announcements Center of Columbia College; 8 p.m. ; call 271-7804 for Avenue; S 100; for more information, call 663-1600, ex­ and invitations for these and other Columbia College ticket information. tension 415 (see story on page 5). Alumni Association happenings!

Merchandise Corner

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4. Columbia Sweatshirt in poly/cotton grey with ma­ roon and gold imprint; adult sizes S-M-L-XL, $16.95.

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