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HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION Students explore career paths through real-world work experiences

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16 How I Spent My Summer Vacation Students explore career paths through real-world work experiences. By Nathalie Alonso ’08

22 The Janus-Faced Art Architect Robert A.M. Stern ’60 designs everything from skyscrapers to country homes with both the past and the future in mind. By Jamie Katz ’72, BUS’80

32 Moving the Sticks Peter Pilling ushers in a new era for Columbia Athletics. By Alex Sachare ’71

Cover: Illustration by Traci Daberko Contents departments alumninews

41 Message from CCAA President Douglas R. Wolf ’88 Summer Sendofs connect alumni with ﬁrst-years preparing to head to Morningside Heights.

42 Lions Carr D’Angelo ’84, Dr. Medora Pashmakova ’04

45 Alumni in the News

46 Bookshelf Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature by Alva Nöe ’86

48 Class Notes 12 Alumni Sons and Daughters 92 Obituaries 3 Within the Family by Editor Alex Sachare ’71 Robert Rosencrans ’49 Convocation is a day of transition for ﬁrst-years and parents alike. 96 Alumni Corner Inspired by Class Notes, an alumna ﬁnds peace of mind 4 Letters to the Editor in charity. By Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98

6 Message from Dean James J. Valentini CCT Web Extras Students make the most of summer through internships and other Columbia-sponsored programs. • CCT proﬁles of Alexander Hamilton Medal honorees • More from postcard artist F. Earl Christy 7 Around the Quads Professors Breslow, Foner and Jackson to each be • CCT’s feature on Robert Rosencrans ’49 honored with a 2016 Alexander Hamilton Medal. • Thank you to our FY16 CCT donors Plus: photos from Convocation. CCT college.columbia.edu/cct 14 Roar, Lion, Roar Football seeks to take the next step up the Ivy League ladder; Hall of Fame adds the Class of 2016; Like Columbia College Alumni: Columbians compete at the Rio Olympics. facebook.com/alumnicc

View Columbia College alumni photos: 36 Columbia Forum: instagram.com/alumniofcolumbiacollege Toward a More Perfect University A sociologist and former University Provost Follow @Columbia_CCAA looks at the challenges inherent in university humanities courses. Join the Columbia College alumni network: By Jonathan R. Cole ’64, GSAS’69 college.columbia.edu/alumni/linkedin KELLY CHAN BC’ 17 KELLY

Within the Family Class of 2020 Prepares To Roar

othing signals the end of summer and the dawn- infectious and helped make ing of a new academic year quite like the sight of “losing” (if only temporarily) enthusiastic students in brightly colored T-shirts our only child less painful. N pushing large bins flled with life’s essentials to Move-in Day leads into residence halls around Morningside Heights, accompanied by Convocation, with its parade wide-eyed frst-year students and anxious parents. of fags representing all of On August 29, I pulled my Prius to the curb at Amsterdam the frst-years’ home states near West 115th Street to drop of my daughter, Deborah and countries; the Alumni BC’14, for work. Before I could put the car in park, a group Procession, in which for- of NSOP students (that’s New Student Orientation Program mer students march with for those unfamiliar with Columbia acronyms, pronounced their class year banners by EN-sop) started heading toward us with bright smiles and decade and which shows the clapping hands, bins in tow, welcoming us to campus. My incoming students that the

daughter, who had been an NSOP leader during her Barnard relationship they are begin- JILL SHOMER days, waved at them with a big smile of her own. ning with the College lasts Move-in Day/Convocation, usually the Monday before Labor for a lifetime; and the welcoming address from Dean James J. Day, is one of my favorite days of the year, a milestone for Valentini, whose thought-provoking remarks never fail to students and parents alike. Having been there and done that, amuse and inspire. as both a student and a parent, I know it is a day of signifcant It’s a full day, but it’s just the start of eight days of NSOP transition for all. programs and activities throughout New York City designed For the frst-years, it marks the beginning of an exciting to embrace and energize frst-years. Tis year’s sched- chapter in their lives, a time of growth and uncertainty and ule included academic events such as their frst Literature mistakes and learning. It’s the start of a unique time of explo- Humanities class, covering Te Iliad; a New York Mets game ration and adventure. Tey will settle in to their new homes and the hit Broadway show Something Rotten; tours of New in the morning and experience the pageantry of Convocation York neighborhoods to introduce newcomers to the city; and in the afternoon, with an often tear-flled goodbye shared even a trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond. with parents and other loved ones along the way. Te program was planned by a student committee that Parents fall into two groups. For parents who are saying worked all summer under the guidance of members of the goodbye to their only or youngest child, it is the frst true taste Division of Undergraduate Student Life. Its theme, “NSOP of empty-nesting. For those who will be going home with the Out Loud,” was chosen by the NSOP committee “to refect frst-year’s siblings, it’s a portent of the separation that’s to come. the community you are joining,” according to the 56-page schedule, which explained: “During your time at Barnard barely remember my move-in experience in fall 1967. I College and Columbia University, you have the opportu- Irecall my parents dropping me of near the gates of Car- nities to live out loud: be the actor on stage, athlete on the man Hall and helping me bring my belongings to my room feld, student in the classroom, or voice in society. Your voices on the fourth foor, overlooking West 114th Street. Tere are ringing from all corners of the globe, echoing your indi- was no Convocation program, as best I can recall, so we said vidual experiences, backgrounds, and personalities. Columbia goodbye and I was on my own. Of course, that’s all relative, and Barnard are a symphony of voices, each one unique and as my parents’ apartment in Brooklyn was just a subway ride special, resounding with its own tune. What sounds will you away (which made it easy to drop of laundry). create? What symphonies will you join? Put your sound out In 2010, my move-in experience as a parent was nothing there. Discover yourself. BE LOUD!” short of amazing. I had some idea of what to expect, as I had Tat sounds good to me. Roar, Class of 2020, Roar! observed the process for CCT many times, but like so many things, you don’t fully appreciate it until you go through it yourself. Talk about a well-oiled machine: It was barely an hour from the time an NSOP volunteer unloaded our car until my daughter was unpacked and settling into her room in Brooks Alex Sachare ’71 Hall. Te spirit and energy of the students who helped us was Editor in Chief

Fall 2016 CCT 3 Letters to the Editor

Scholar’s Lion

I thoroughly enjoyed reading “Te Scholarly Artist” [Summer 2016]. My interactions with Greg Wyatt ’71 during the late 1990s left me impressed and inspired. In the well-written article by Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98, I wish it had been mentioned that Scholar’s Lion was a project conceptualized and initiated as the graduation gift of the Class of 1996. Our class marshals met with Mr. Wyatt a number of times between 1995 and completion of the project to speak about our vision for a gift to the campus. I feel comfortable speaking for my class when I say that we are eter- nally grateful for the recent addition of a plaque with our class year to the base of 09 JRN’ HEATWOLE ANNE - RYAN this monumental addition to an already picturesque campus. At the same time, we acknowledge the fact that this project would not have been possible without the generosity of Mr. Wyatt, other members of the Class of 1971 and those listed on the initial plaque. Dr. Uchenna Acholonu Jr. ’96 New Hyde Park, N.Y.

General Donovan the singular honor of being awarded the After his command of the Ofce of Stra- three highest U.S. medals for wartime ser- tegic Services in WWII, Donovan began Te Summer 2016 “Did You Know?” item vice. However, Donovan did not receive writing a book about Revolutionary War on William J. Donovan (Class of 1905, the Purple Heart, a medal instituted in intelligence as organized by the true “Father LAW 1908), “Columbia’s CIA Connec- 1932. Stripes on a uniform’s right sleeve of American Intelligence,” George Washing- tion,” had errors and signifcant omissions. indicated WWI combat wounds. ton. He depicted espionage as an honorable Donovan received the Distinguished Ser- After Donovan returned from France American tradition, implicitly rebutting post- vice Cross in WWI but was also awarded in 1919, Assistant Secretary of the Navy war Republican isolationists and advocating the highest American military decoration, Franklin Delano Roosevelt recruited his what became the CIA. In 1948, Donovan the Medal of Honor, as well as the Distin- Law School friend as an agent of the encouraged Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to guished Service Medal. He thus enjoyed Ofce of Naval Intelligence, and over the accept the presidency of Columbia. But fve years the Republican Donovan made sev- years later, after his election as U.S. Presi- eral overseas trips in a private capacity to dent, Eisenhower dashed Donovan’s hopes gather intelligence for Roosevelt, the aspir- to become CIA director. Donovan’s unpub- Contact Us ing Democratic politician. After Roosevelt lished manuscript is housed in Columbia’s CCT welcomes letters from readers about became President, he sent Donovan to report Rare Book & Manuscript Library. A Univer- articles in the magazine but cannot print or on the Ethiopian War from the Italian side sity monument to Donovan stands appropri- personally respond to all letters received. and to observe Spanish Civil War operations. ately on the bridge between the main campus Letters express the views of the writers In winter 1940–41, under British auspices, and the [Arthur W. Diamond] Law Library. and not CCT, the College or the University. Donovan undertook a 10-week information- Brian R. Sullivan ’67, GSAS’84 Please keep letters to 250 words or fewer. gathering and secret diplomacy mission for Rockville, Md. All letters are subject to editing for space, the President in Europe, the Middle East clarity and CCT style. Please direct letters for and North Africa. By the time he became Editor’s note: Although the Purple Heart was publication “to the editor” via mail or online: coordinator of information in mid-1941, instituted in 1932, it was retroactively awarded college.columbia.edu/cct/contactus. Donovan had been collecting intelligence for to those wounded in WWI who had previously Roosevelt for more than 20 years. received Meritorious Service Citation certif-

4 CCT Fall 2016 Columbia College Today cates or those authorized to wear wound chev- GS’88, host of “Sounds of the Caribbean”; CCT rons. Te monument mentioned in this letter Ashley Kahn ’83, and a subject of a profle is Tightrope Walker, on Revson Plaza near in that same issue; Andy Caploe ’83; Brooke VOLUME 44 NUMBER 1 FALL 2016 the Law School, created by Dutch artist Kees Wentz BC’82, BUS’88, host of “Transfg- Verkade and installed in 1979. According to ured Night”; me; and Phil Hubbard GS’86, the Columbia University Libraries, “In choosing jazz host. EDITOR IN CHIEF to depict two tightrope walkers, one balancing Many thanks to you and the CCT team. Alex Sachare ’71 upon the shoulders of the other, Verkade wanted You do a wonderful job keeping us up to date EXECUTIVE EDITOR to display the courage and controlled daring of on Columbia’s remarkable progress as well as Lisa Palladino Gen. Donovan.” helping us keep up with one another. Jonathan Abbott ’84 MANAGING EDITOR Good Memories Newton, Mass. Jill C. Shomer Representing CC CLASS NOTES EDITOR My Summer 2016 issue arrived this past Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09 weekend and I was saddened to learn that Jim McMillian ’70 had passed away. Tank You have created in [the Summer 2016] FORUM EDITOR you for your mentions of Jim, both in the issue of CCT a most memorable represen- Rose Kernochan BC’82 editor’s column and “Obituaries.” tation of Columbia College, and I compli- CONTRIBUTING WRITER When I was growing up in the Colum- ment you on this outstanding achievement. Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 bia neighborhood (my father worked in Sol Fisher ’36 the Barnard administration), I was lucky Pleasant Hill, Calif. EDITORIAL INTERN Aiyana K. White ’18 to go to the old gym in those years when A Good Chemist Jim was leading the Lions (along with ART DIRECTOR some other impressive players, including Eson Chan Heyward Dotson ’70, LAW’76). My dad I enjoyed the profle of chemistry professor brought tickets home and I remember Laura Kaufman ’97 [“Te Essentials,” Sum- Published quarterly by the walking to the games with him through mer 2016] and was surprised that she was able Columbia College Ofce of the old tunnel and being overwhelmed by to take a variety of non-science courses when Alumni Afairs and Development the noise and energy in the tight quarters she was enrolled at the College. Because my for alumni, students, faculty, parents of that gym. It was a wonderful window for schedule as a chemistry major in the 1950s and friends of Columbia College. Columbia basketball and I enthusiastically was flled with required science and math followed Jim’s career into the NBA, proud courses in addition to the Core, I was only ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLUMBIA COLLEGE to have seen him play so brilliantly for the able to take a second year of Lit Hum and one ALUMNI RELATIONS Lions. I was so sorry to learn that Jim died. semester of Eric Bentley’s course in modern AND COMMUNICATIONS On another note, thank you for the notice drama. Kaufman was on the fence between Bernice Tsai ’96 of WKCR marking 75 years [Spring 2016]. applying to graduate school in chemistry or in It’s a truly remarkable place. I am happy to English. Perhaps, before she made her choice, ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: identify the people in the 1983 photo below. she read the words of Bazarov, the nihilist, in Columbia College Today (I guess it reminds me how much WKCR Turgenev ’s Fathers and Sons: “A good chemist Columbia Alumni Center meant to me in my Columbia years that I is twenty times as useful as any poet.” 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 4th Fl. recall each of those pictured, including the Martin Feldman ’58 New York, NY 10025 guest musician that day; those musician ses- Silver Spring, Md. 212-851-7852 sions were great.) Left to right: Terumasa Hino, jazz trumpeter; Courtney Munroe A Question To Explore EDITORIAL [email protected] ADVERTISING I was amazed to read, in [the Class of 1952 [email protected] Class Notes in the Summer 2016 issue,] Max WEB Frankel ’52, GSAS’53’s pointed criticism of college.columbia.edu/cct administration excess. Could this be the start of a probe into how and why in recent years ISSN 0572-7820 universities have grown richer and students Opinions expressed are those of poorer? It is crushing for a 22-year-old to the authors and do not reﬂect be saddled with debt. It stifes freedom to ofcial positions of Columbia College explore and create. Have students been sold a or Columbia University. bill of goods? Are there legal remedies? Tese are questions for a great reporter to explore. © 2016 Columbia College Today All rights reserved. Barry J. Spinello ’62 Templeton, Calif.

Fall 2016 CCT 5 Message from the Dean Taking Advantage of Summer Opportunities

he summer is an important time for Columbia College students, giving them the opportunity to apply skills gained through their Core courses and in their majors T and to acquire real-world experiences that foster career exploration and prepare them for the future. Summer internships, global opportunities and research experiences are an extension of our liberal arts education, challenging our students to adapt to new environments, giving them exposure to diferent ways of thinking and helping them develop skills and learning agilities that will beneft them throughout their lives. Each summer, hundreds of College students intern, study abroad or do research through Columbia-sponsored programs, and hundreds of others acquire jobs on their own or through LionSHARE, our online jobs and internships database. Tis past summer, our STEVEN CHANG students worked at art museums, community based-organizations,

public health organizations, flm production companies, theater vention of genocide and mass atrocities, and Dean James J. companies, law frms, fnancial service agencies and startups. Tey studying in Japan, Poland or Israel. Valentini with students also traveled to Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, We know that there are still obstacles that in the Columbia Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore for internships; studied language, prevent our students from taking full advan- Experience Overseas Internship program literature, archaeology, environmental sustainability and business on tage of summer opportunities. Housing costs at a reception for the Columbia global programs; and did research in libraries and labs on can be expensive in New York or in any city Core to Commence- campus and around the world. that isn’t the student’s hometown, and housing ment Campaign in In fact, one of the distinguishing qualities of a Columbia College and travel costs can be signifcant for studying Seoul in June. education is access to so many of these experiences. We ofer one of abroad. Tis is why one of our goals through the highest number of internships compared to our peers; last year, Core to Commencement (college.columbia.edu/campaign), our 8,624 internships were posted on LionSHARE. We’re also ofer- campaign to enhance our undergraduate experience, is to guarantee ing more summer global opportunities than ever before, including every student at least one fully-funded summer opportunity. I have unique programs related to students’ coursework like Art and Music also enlisted the Board of Visitors to determine how the College Humanities in Paris, an archaeology program at Hadrian’s Villa can enhance the summer experience, better prepare our students to outside Rome, and a language and take advantage of these opportunities and help students take advan- business program in Shanghai. tage of the opportunities open to them. BUT WAIT, Tree years ago, we kicked of the We know that even more students are looking for summer THERE’S MORE Presidential Global Fellowship, internship opportunities that are relevant to their studies and to To read about experiences which funds rising sophomores to their post-graduation plans, and that many students consider study some College students had this study on a Columbia global pro- abroad experiences necessary to be competitive in the job market. past summer and to learn about gram during the summer. We want to provide them with opportunities to develop teamwork available internship funding pro- We have also increased summer and collaboration, to learn research methods, to build communi- grams, go to “How I Spent My support for students. Funds from cation skills and technological literacy, and to develop expertise Summer Vacation,” page 16. the Alumni and Parent Intern- in a particular feld so they can build upon that to develop their ship Fund and the Work Exemp- careers and prepare for their lives after Commencement. tion Program can now be used for low-paying internships (below minimum wage) as well as unpaid internships. Tis past summer we gave out the greatest amount of APIF funding ever, to 108 students, and supported 91 Columbia College students through WEP. And we have several new funds — including several gifts from alumni and friends — for students James J. Valentini interning at start-ups, working at nonprofts engaged in the pre- Dean

6 CCT Fall 2016 Around Quadsthe Professors Breslow, Foner, Jackson To Receive Alexander Hamilton Medal

By Alex Sachare ’71

hree distinguished faculty members who have dedi- before returning to Columbia for a Ph.D. He has received a John cated their careers to research, scholarship and educat- Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement, a Great ing Columbia College students — University Professor Teacher Award, a Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, T Ronald Breslow, the DeWitt Clinton Professor of His- the Lionel Trilling Book Award and the Mark Van Doren Award tory Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69 and the Jacques Barzun Professor in for Teaching. Foner began teaching at Columbia in 1969 and fol- History and the Social Sciences Kenneth T. Jackson — will each be lowing a stint at CCNY returned in 1982. presented an Alexander Hamilton Medal on Tursday, November Jackson is a noted urban historian, a preeminent authority on 17, at the Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner in Low Rotunda. New York City and the author of several books including Crabgrass Te medal, named in honor of one of our nation’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton (Class of 1778), is the highest honor awarded to a member of the College community for distinguished service to the College and accomplishment in any feld of endeavor. It is presented by the Columbia College Alumni Association, Dean James J. Valentini and President Lee C. Bollinger. Proceeds from the black-tie dinner directly beneft College students by supporting the priorities of the College, including the Core Curriculum and fnancial aid. Breslow heads a research group at Columbia that is pursuing studies in several diferent areas, including trying to prepare artifcial enzymes that can imitate the function of natural enzymes. He has received more than 75 national and international awards Left to right: Ronald Breslow; Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69; Kenneth T. Jackson. for his research, teaching and professional roles including the U.S. National Medal of Science, a Great Teacher Award, the Mark Van Frontier: Te Suburbanization of the United States and Te Encyclope- Doren Award for Teaching and the Pupin Medal. Breslow discov- dia of New York City. He is the director of the Herbert H. Lehman ered the chemical mechanism used by Vitamin B1 in biology, the Center for American History at Columbia, where he has taught fundamental system for special stability in molecules with magic courses in urban, social and military history. He is perhaps best- numbers of pi electrons, and the phenomenon of special instability known for his class “Te History of the City of New York,” which in molecules with other special numbers of electrons, for which he includes numerous feld trips and a nighttime bicycle ride from coined the word “antiaromaticity.” He also created molecules with Morningside Heights through Manhattan to Brooklyn. anti-cancer properties now in human use. Jackson graduated from Memphis in 1961 and earned an M.A. in Breslow also played a key role in the evolution of the College, 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1966, both from Chicago. After serving in the heading a committee in the early 1980s that studied the feasibility Air Force, he joined the Columbia of coeducation. He earned an A.B. in 1952, A.M. in 1954 and Ph.D. faculty in 1968 and has taught here in 1956, all from Harvard, and has taught at Columbia since 1956. ever since while also lecturing at hun- CCT Web Extras Foner, who specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slav- dreds of colleges, universities, civic To read proﬁles of each honoree ery and 19th-century America, is one of only two people to serve as groups and historical societies around from CCT’s archives, go to president of the Organization of American Historians, American the world. He has received the Mark college.columbia.edu/cct. Historical Association and Society of American Historians. He Van Doren Award for Teaching and has been the curator of several museum exhibitions, including the a Great Teacher Award and was president of the Urban History prize-winning “A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln,” Association, the Society of American Historians, the Organization at the Chicago Historical Society. His book Te Fiery Trial: Abra- of American Historians and the New-York Historical Society. ham Lincoln and American Slavery won the Pulitzer, Bancroft and Lincoln prizes for 2011. His latest book is Gateway to Freedom: Te For more information on the Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner, con- Hidden History of the Underground Railroad. tact Suzy Alpert, associate director, College events and programs: sa3173@ After graduating from the College, Foner was a Kellett Fellow columbia.edu or 212-851-7846, or go to college.columbia.edu/alumni/ FONER PHOTO: DANIELLA ZALCMAN ’ 09 ZALCMAN DANIELLA FONER PHOTO: who received a second B.A. from Oxford’s Oriel College in 1965 celebrate/events/alexander-hamilton-award-dinner.

Fall 2016 CCT 7 StudentSpotlight

VICTORIA CAMPA Chelsea Miller ’18

By Nathalie Alonso ’08

s one of six siblings — other U.S. cities, with an eye on hosting a fve sisters and one conference in New York City next spring. fast facts brother — raised by a Tus far, most of the organization’s funding HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, N.Y. single mother, Chelsea has come from a grant that Miller secured Miller ’18 learned to value from the ANNpower Vital Voices Initia- MAJOR: Political science femaleA kinship and empowerment from tive, a partnership between ANN INC. CLUBS: Columbia NAACP (VP), Columbia an early age. Now, as founder and CEO of (the parent company of clothing retailers Political Science Students Association, WEBelieve (Women Everywhere Believe; Ann Taylor and LOFT) and the Vital Multicultural Recruitment Committee webelieve.nyc), she works to provide that Voices Global Partnership, an NGO that KUDOS: New York Public Advocate Award kind of support for pre-teen and early teen fosters female leadership. for Outstanding Academic Achievement, girls of color from underserved communi- A frst-generation American, Miller Jackie Robinson Scholar ties in New York City. draws much of her inspiration from her Miller runs WEBelieve with fve other Jamaican-born mother, Hazel Ferguson, a young women, including Oten Iban ’18, social worker turned clinical psychologist challenges of democratic transitions. Tis Akua Obeng-Akrof ’18 and Shalon Con- who runs a foster care group home for past summer, she completed Te Charles B. ley BC’18. In January, the group launched girls in her two-family house in Brooklyn. Rangel International Afairs Summer its frst initiative, Dare to Dream, an “I’ve seen her love of service — selfess Enrichment Program, a six-week program eight-week program at Democracy Prep service,” says Miller. “She’s always been organized by Howard University that Harlem Middle School designed to help my role model.” introduces undergraduates to current participants forge bonds with one another As an ANNpower Fellow during her issues and trends in international afairs. and build confdence — about 15 girls senior year of high school, Miller attended Miller aspires to be a U.S. diplomat and met two or three times a week to engage a two-day forum in Myanmar hosted by has thought about running for public in activities that ranged from discussions the Women’s Forum for the Economy ofce, all while turning WEBelieve into a about historical fgures of color and social and Society, an experience that kindled global organization. “I want to be a cham- justice issues to making their own natural her interest in international politics. And pion for women’s rights internationally,” hair care products. “Knowing that they as a 2015 Presidential Global Fellow — a she says. “Change making — that’s what I can rely on one another even when we’re program for frst-years that covers the fees see myself doing.” not there, creating a safe space for them and expenses associated with a Columbia — that was really important,” says Miller, global program — Miller participated in Nathalie Alonso ’08, from Queens, is a a Kluge Scholar. the Istanbul/Tunis Summer Program in freelance journalist and an editorial producer WEBelieve is now focused on expand- Democracy and Constitutional Engineer- for LasMayores.com, Major League Baseball’s ing its reach by launching chapters in ing, through which she learned about the ofcial Spanish language website.

8 CCT Fall 2016 DidYouKnow?

Alice in Wonderland Has a Columbia Degree!

In addition to falling down rabbit holes and talking to cats and caterpillars, Alice had other adventures, such as receiving an honorary degree from Columbia. In May 1932, Alice Pleasance Hargreaves, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s famous tale, came to Columbia for a celebration marking the centenary of the author’s birth. At 10, Hargreaves asked family friend Charles Dodgson (“Lewis Carroll” was his pen name) to tell her a story and write it down. Te tale he created about Alice’s fan- tastical experiences became Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Although Dodgson died in 1898, the celebration of the anniversary of his birth brought more than 2,000 fans of his work to Columbia to watch Hargreaves receive her degree. Te original manuscript was loaned to the school and was on exhibit during her visit. During the ceremony, President Nicholas COURTESY COLUMBIA RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY Murray Butler (Class of 1882) presented Hargreaves (then 80) with the degree of heart of a child as well as of the mind of “the signal honor which you have conferred doctor of letters. Butler thanked her for a man” and said she was key to “building a upon me. I shall remember it and prize it “awakening with her girlhood’s charm the lasting bridge from the childhood of yester- all my life. I love to think that, however ingenious fancy of a mathematician famil- day to the children of countless tomorrows.” unworthy I am, perhaps Mr. Dodgson — iar with imaginary quantities, stirring him “I feel very greatly,” Hargreaves said in Lewis Carroll — knows, and rejoices with to reveal his complete understanding of the response to being presented the degree, me in this honor.”

Alumni Awarded Fulbright Grants Plaa Named Dean of Advising Eight alumni have been awarded 2016–17 Fulbright U.S. Student grants. Te Ful- bright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program, ofering grants for students and young professionals to undertake individually-designed interna- Andrew Plaa GSAS’94, who has worked tional research and study projects or primary and secondary school teaching in in the James H. and Christine Turk Berick English-language classrooms. During their grant periods, Fulbrighters meet, work, Center for Student Advising since 2005 live with and learn from the people of their host country. and has been its interim dean for the past Te program currently awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all felds year, has been named dean of advising for of study and operates in more than 140 countries. Columbia College and Te Fu Foundation Te following alumni were accepted into the 2016–17 program: Alina Dunlap School of Engineering and Applied Science. ’16, political science, Russia, English Teaching Assistantship; Laura Fisher ’14, po- Plaa came to Columbia in 1984 to pur- litical science, France, Joint Master in International Public Management (Sciences sue a Ph.D. in early modern European his- Po) and M.Sc. in International Political Economy (London School of Economics); tory and taught Contemporary Civilization Daniel Garton ’16, linguistics, and neuroscience and behavior, Finland, Novel Mouse as a graduate student. After completing Models Allow Unique Analysis of Endogenous GDNF Function in Adult Stiratum; a Ph.D., he taught for 10 years at several David Hamburger ’16, political science, India, English Teaching Assistantship; Jared schools including Barnard, CCNY and Namba ’16, East Asian studies, South Korea, English Teaching Assistantship; Karleta NYU. He will report to Lisa Hollibaugh, Peterson ’16, sociology, South Korea, English Teaching Assistantship; Dakota Ross- dean of academic planning and administra- Cabrera ’16, American studies, Spain, English Teaching Assistantship; and Lindsey tion at the College, and to Barclay Mor- Walter ’16, sustainable development, Germany, Heidelberg: A Case Study on Clean rison, vice dean of undergraduate programs Energy and Related Policies. at Engineering.

Fall 2016 CCT 9 Around Quadsthe

COLUMBIA COLLEGE THANKS YOU

During Fiscal Year 2016, more than 10,650 donors gave $19.19 million to the Columbia College Fund. Columbia Jewelry 1754 Crown Cufﬂinks, Studs, Lapel Pins, #1 Pendants. Lions, CC Designs. With 1,596 donors giving More than 1,700 Fine, Handmade. more than $3.7 million to the College in 24 hours, the Columbia parents College once again won ﬁrst contributed CUJewelry.com place on Columbia Giving (917) 416-6055 Day, October 22, 2015. more than [email protected] Gifts from College alumni $4 million to accounted for 41 percent of the $12.7 million raised the College by the University that day. in FY16.

Columbia College Today is grateful to and thanks “You have done so much for Columbia College this year, and I am the many alumni, parents, grateful for your dedication and commitment to our students. friends and organizations/ Thank you for enhancing our students’ experiences on campus and foundations who generously helping to propel their success from the Core to Commencement.” gave $63,809 during our — Dean James J. Valentini Fiscal Year 2016 voluntary donor drive. To view the list of donors, go to Web Extras at college.columbia.edu/cct.

REUNION ALUMNI WEEKEND 2016 REPRESENTATIVE In early June, classes COMMITTEE ending in 1 and 6 celebrated More than 1,630 alumni their reunions — 1,294 alumni helped shape and 660 guests returned to Columbia classes campus and 227 additional by interviewing more than THANK YOU FOR attendees participated in 10,000 applicants. SUPPORTING All-Class Reunion. YOUR ALUMNI MAGAZINE!

10 CCT Fall 2016 the Essentials Joe Patterson

Professor of Astronomy Joe Patterson earned a B.A. in the history of science from Harvard in 1969 and was a 22-year-old high school teacher when he discovered a passion for astronomy and launched a summer astronomy camp. He returned to school for formal training, earning a Ph.D. from Texas in 1979. He did postdoctoral work at Michigan and Harvard and was a research scientist at the Smithson- ian Astrophysical Observatory before coming to Columbia in 1983; he also was Princeton’s 250th Anniversary Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2002–03. Patterson, who was honored with Columbia’s Presidential Teaching Award in 1997, took time out one evening this past summer to talk about his background and career. JÖRG MEYER

HE GREW UP MOSTLY OVERSEAS. mers — the most well-known being Neil Center for Backyard Astrophysics, “My father was a diplomat and my family deGrasse Tyson GSAS’92 — and profes- an organization of amateur astronomers lived in Japan for seven years, and then sors. We even have reunions.” he started in 1992. “Tey’re able to do Australia for a year. I came back to the things that professional astronomers United States when I was 14 and had to HIS AREA OF SPECIALTY IS STELLAR are not able to do by virtue of their learn how to be an American teenager.” EXPLOSIONS. “You have these very close greater numbers. It’s like having my binary stars that go around one another own network of telescopes scattered HIS EARLY INTERESTS were philosophy, every few hours. Te smaller star has around the Earth.” history and politics, though he always intense gravity; it’s either a white dwarf, a HE THINKS THE MOST VALUABLE excelled in math. Ten in his frst year neutron star or a black hole. Gravity rips THING out of college, he saw a total eclipse of matter of the companion star, which then a professor can do is to “identify the sun. “It was like Paul on the road to falls down onto the more massive star, or ignite a student’s passion. Whatever is Damascus; I never thought there could and as a result — either on a short time second is far behind.” be anything as beautiful in the world as scale or on a long time scale — there are HIS FAVORITE CLASS TO TEACH that day — March 7, 1970 — and when explosions on the more massive star. Some UNDERGRADUATES I got home I wrote a story about my are so big that it blows the stars apart; is an observational experiences. Te next day I bought my that’s a so-called supernova. Tere are astronomy course, which for many years frst telescope.” other smaller explosions called novae and included a Spring Break trip to Arizona. dwarf novae.” “We’d either camp out and tour observa- HE EDUCATED HIMSELF IN THE tories, or in some cases secure observing BASICS while a high school math and WHAT EXCITES HIM about his feld: time with professional observatories.” physics teacher in New York City. “I’d “You are trying to answer questions that HE IS WRITING A BOOK take the telescope to Riverside Park on can be answered. In philosophy, you never about the clear nights with the students and kind of do that; you’re asking the same questions history of astronomy that grew out of a learned with them how to use it, although Plato asked, and are you getting better course he teaches, “Teories of the Uni- I did try to keep one step ahead of them, answers than Plato? I don’t think so. So verse: From Babylon to the Big Bang.” so I could teach them something.” it’s hard to fgure out whether you’ve made much progress. In science, you do IN HIS SPARE TIME, he enjoys doing WHILE A TEACHER, HE FOUNDED fnd something substantial and lasting. I mathematical analysis of sports, especially AND RAN an astronomy camp for two was thrilled by that realization, which frst baseball. “I’m a member of the Society for summers in Rhode Island before relocat- hit me while writing my undergraduate American Baseball Research. I go to the ing it to the Mojave Desert, where he thesis on Kepler’s theology.” conventions occasionally and sometimes turned it into a full-time enterprise. “It give papers. I played baseball in high was the only camp like it at the time. HE GETS OBSERVATION TIME on one school and college. Age has eroded the We got a large fraction of the astronomy of NASA’s space telescopes once a year skills, but at least the mathematics has fanatic teens of the early ’70s, and a lot of and also uses telescopes in Chile and Ari- stayed the same!” them have become well-known astrono- zona. But he also relies on data from the — Alexis Boncy SOA’11

Fall 2016 CCT 11 Convocation2016

Welcome, Class of 2020

Incoming students arrived on campus on the morning of August 29, greeted by a well-choreographed display of move-in magic as New Student Orientation Program leaders whisked boxes and bins all across campus. Tat afternoon, the Class of 2020 began its Columbia journey under white tents on South Lawn at Convocation. Following a procession of students carrying fags (representing the home states and countries of all College and Engineering students), alumni marched with banners representing their class decades in the Alumni Procession to demonstrate to new arrivals their lifelong connection to the College and Engi- neering. In his welcome speech, Dean James J. Valentini said: “I am congratulating you on your good fortune in being presented with an opportunity — an opportunity to proft from and contribute to the special experience that a Columbia education ofers. Tat special experience is fundamentally an endeavor to fnd knowledge, to develop understanding and to gain insight.”

12 CCT Fall 2016 Photos by Eileen Barroso

Fall 2016 CCT 13 ROAR, LION, ROAR

Football Looks To Take the Next Step By Alex Sachare ’71

olumbia football ended its los- coach to Penn on October 15 and the Home- ing streak last season, was com- coming game against Dartmouth on October petitive in nearly every game and 22. (For the latest information on the Home- C improved dramatically in virtu- coming festivities, go to college.columbia.edu/ ally all statistical categories. Now the Lions, alumni/homecoming2016.) in their second season under head coach Al Columbia has two other Ivy League home Bagnoli, seek to continue their progress and games: a night game against Yale on Octo- take the next step up the Ivy League ladder. ber 28 and the annual Empire State Bowl Bagnoli, who won nine Ivy titles in 23 against Cornell on November 12. seasons at Penn and is the winningest coach Key returning Columbia players who were in the NCAA Football Championship Sub- cited by Bagnoli in the annual Ivy League division, is not about to predict any cham- coaches’ preseason media conference call LAUGHLIN / COLUMBIA ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA LAUGHLIN pionships but is cautiously optimistic. “We include quarterbacks Skyler Mornhinweg c certainly feel comfortable we’re doing the ’17 and Anders Hill ’18; ofensive linemen right things,” he says. “It’s just taking those Charlie Flores ’19, Kendall Pace ’17 and MIKE M incremental steps and continuing to believe Bewley Wales ’18; defensive linemen Domi- Skyler Mornhinweg ’17 in what we’re doing, work hard, be smart in nic Perkovic ’18, Lord Hyeamang ’18 and our approach and now try to fgure a way to Connor Heeb ’18; linebackers Gianmarco Te Lions are looking to build on a season win some of these close games.” Rea ’17, Keith Brady ’17 and Christian Con- in which they improved signifcantly, more so Anyone who has been around football as way ’17; and defensive backs Jared Katz ’17, than the jump from 0–10 to 2–8 in win-loss long as Bagnoli knows learning how to make Cameron Roane ’18 and Brock Kenyon ’17. record might indicate. Tey went from 556 the leap from being competitive to being a Bagnoli is counting on better team depth, yards rushing and 103 points scored in 2014 winner is a tough lesson. “We were within one as 75 returning letter-winners will be bolstered to 1,402 yards rushing and 143 points scored possession [of winning] in fve Ivy League by a recruiting class that was ranked No. 3 in in 2015. Defensively, they went from allowing games [last season], so we’ve just got to fgure the FCS by 247Sports.com. “It’s going to be a 2,534 yards rushing and 389 points in 2014 to out how to close people out,” Bagnoli says. collection of 110 guys trying to get this thing 1,302 yards rushing and 198 points last year. Media members who cover the Ivy League turned around, as opposed to just the senior “I think there’s been a change in the culture are taking a wait-and-see attitude; the Lions or junior class. We’re going to need some help here,” Bagnoli says. “I think we have a little were picked to fnish seventh in the eight- from the younger kids,” he says. more confdence, a little more exuberance, a team league in the annual preseason media Bagnoli also says the team made a con- little more swagger than when we took over poll, ahead of Cornell. Harvard edged Penn certed efort during the ofseason to get stron- the program.” for the top spot. ger along the ofensive and defensive lines. Columbia begins Ivy competition by host- “We were way under strength and we didn’t ing Princeton on October 1, following non- have enough stoutness to hold up against the To purchase tickets to any game, including league games against St. Francis (Pa.) and elite players in this league,” Bagnoli notes. Homecoming, go to gocolumbialions.com/ tickets or call 888-LIONS-11. Georgetown. Other big games on the sched- “We were just not as explosive as we needed ule include Bagnoli’s frst return as a visiting to be up front, so that was our No. 1 priority.”

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35 1:06 7 14 11 Seasons that Katie Meili ’13’s Consecutive seasons First-year football Ivy titles won Al Bagnoli has bronze medal-winning that men’s soccer players who earned by Columbia in been a head time in the 100m has won the coaches All-State honors in 2015–16: 4 team football coach breaststroke at the association’s Team high school and 7 individual Rio Olympics Academic Award

14 CCT Fall 2016 Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2016 SPORTS SHORTS

Columbia will add 20 individuals and three CHAMPIONS: teams representing nine sports programs to Lightweight crew won its its Athletics Hall of Fame at an induction frst national title on June 5 when it upset ceremony honoring the hall’s Class of 2016 previously undefeated Yale at the Intercol- in Low Rotunda on October 20. Te induct- legiate Rowing Association Champion- ees were chosen by a selection committee ships on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, of Columbia Athletics afliates, including N.J. It was the frst title for any Columbia alumni and athletics administrators. Among varsity eight crew since 1929. Columbia’s the honorees are pioneering sports and news varsity eight then traveled to England for television executive Roone Arledge ’52; the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, football’s all-time leading single-game and where the Lions defeated the University single-season rusher, Johnathan Reese ’02; of London “B” and Bath University before wrestling’s frst All-American, Bob Hartman bowing to Oxford Brookes University ’52; Olympic fencer and 1957 NCAA epee “A” in the quarterfnals of the Temple champion James Margolis ’58; and soccer ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA GENE BOYARS Challenge Cup. Te crew was honored star and longtime program supporter Rocco Megan Grifth ’07 by USRowing as the IRA Lightweight Commisso SEAS’71. Crew of the Year and head coach Nich Tree teams will be honored: 1954 men’s ball coach and associate AD Paul Fernandes Lee Parker was named IRA Lightweight fencing, 1979 men’s soccer and 2006 wom- and wrestling coach Ron Russo. Coach of the Year. en’s soccer. Tree people were chosen in their Also to be inducted are Allison Buehler HOOPLA: Te Ivy League has added frst time on the Hall of Fame ballot: wom- ’03, softball; Steve Charles ’79, men’s soc- four-team postseason men’s and women’s en’s basketball standouts Megan Grifth ’07, cer; Liz Cheung-Gafney ’98, women’s basketball tournaments for the 2016–17 now Columbia’s women’s head basketball soccer; Ylonka Dubout-Wills BC’84, season, with the winners earning the coach, and Judie Lomax BC’10, and Olym- women’s track and feld; Howard Han- league’s automatic bids to the NCAA pian and NCAA sabre fencing champion sen ’52, football; Paul Kaliades ’73, foot- Championships. Te tournaments will Jef Spear ’10. And three longtime former ball; Sara Ovadia ’09, women’s golf; Matt be played March 11–12 at the Palestra in staf members will be inducted: sports infor- Palmer ’07, wrestling; and Sophie Reiser Philadelphia. Te teams that fnish with mation director Kevin DeMarrais ’64, base- ’10, women’s soccer. the best records from the 14-game, regular- season conference schedule will continue to be recognized as Ivy League champions.

Columbians Compete in Rio Olympics MOVING ON: Former Lions stars Maodo Lo ’16 and Alex Rosenberg ’16 Congratulations to Katie Meili ’13 upon winning a bronze medal in the 100m breast- have signed professional contracts to stroke swimming event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Meili also helped continue their basketball careers overseas. the United States win its qualifcation heat by swimming the breaststroke leg in the Lo, who was born in Berlin, signed to play 4x100m medley relay but was not selected by team coaches to compete in the medal round for Brose Bamberg Baskets of the Ger- as the Americans won the gold. [Editor’s man Basketball Bundesliga, and Rosen- note: Read about Meili’s road to Rio: berg signed to play for Maccabi Kiryat college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/spring16.] Gat of the Israeli Basketball Premier Tree other Columbians were members League. Meanwhile, Grant Mullins ’16, of Olympic teams in Rio. Fencer Nzingha who missed most of two seasons due to Prescod ’15, participating in her second injury but could not continue to compete Olympics, won her frst bout in the women’s at Columbia due to Ivy League rules, has individual foil over Nataly Michel Silva of transferred to UC Berkeley to complete Mexico 15–9 before losing to Astrid Guyart his college career. Te trio helped the of France 14–11 in the round of 16. Akua Lions to 25 victories in 2015–16 and the / COLUMBIA ATHLETICS DON SIMONE ’ 78 / COLUMBIA Obeng-Akrof ’18 was an alternate but did CollegeInsider.com postseason tourna- not run for Ghana’s women’s 4x100m relay ment championship. team that fnished eighth in its heat and did not advance to the fnals. And Isadora Cerullo ’13 competed on the Brazilian women’s rugby team and although the team ROAR! fnished ninth, Cerullo came away a winner For the latest news on Columbia when her partner, Marjorie Enya, proposed athletics, visit gocolumbialions.com. to her after the gold-medal match.

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STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREER PATHS THROUGH REAL-WORLD WORK EXPERIENCES HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION BY NATHALIE ALONSO ’08 ummer was a productive and enlightening season for many Columbia College students, including David Dai ’17, who investi- Sgated potentially life-changing treatments for Parkinson’s disease at the Columbia University Medical Center, and Camille Sanches ’18, a human rights major who delved into an issue of national prominence at the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP), a nonproft that exposes abusive and discriminatory practices in the NYPD. For much of his time at the College, Dai, a neuroscience major, has contributed to studies at the CUMC Department of Pathology and Cell Biology aimed at fnding drugs capable of slowing the progression of Par- kinson’s. Te summer break from classes gave him time to run experiments that involved a technique known as a Western blot, which requires constant monitoring. Dai says his recent research experience “sharpened my resolve to go into these specifc felds.” He plans to go to medical school and specialize in neurology and neurosurgery. Several times a week, while Dai observed changes in neurons through a microscope in a pristine laboratory, Sanches traveled to criminal arraign- ment courts around New York City. She sat in on proceedings and spoke with attorneys and defendants as part of PROP’s Court Monitoring Project, which tracks NYPD practices on the ground and assesses the repercussions of being charged with low-level, non-violent ofenses. At PROP, Sanches also conducted research for a history of the NYPD. “I learned a lot more David Dai ’17 about how to address an issue and study it,” says Sanches. “Talking with high schoolers in the Bronx who have been arrested or mis- treated was defnitely eye-opening and got me more connected.” Like Dai and Sanches, more and more College students are using their summer break to explore academic interests, work with faculty, gain exposure to international communities and develop skills that will help them prepare for life after Class Day. Such opportunities go beyond traditional pre-professional training and extend the College Camille Sanches ’18 ILLUSTRATIONS BY TRACI DABERKO experience in ways that are attractive to employers and graduate schools in an increasingly competitive, globalized society. Many of these adventures begin at the Ofce of Global Programs and Fellowships (OGP) or the Center for Career Education (CCE), which maintains an online database of jobs and internships called LionSHARE that is available exclusively to Columbia students and alumni. Each year, more than 400 College students fnd summer internships, global opportunities and fellowships through Columbia-sponsored programs. Examples include the Alumni-Sponsored Student Internship Program (CCASSIP) and Colum- bia Experience Overseas (CEO), which ofers summer internships in Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore, as well as more than a dozen Columbia study abroad programs around the world. Tis summer, CCASSIP enabled Nathaniel Jameson ’18, who is majoring in flm studies with a concentration in anthropology, to intern at Te Tank, a Manhattan-based Nathaniel Jameson ’18 nonproft that ofers free performance and rehearsal space for emerging artists and where sponsor Rosalind Grush ’08 is co-artistic director. He helped manage the organization’s email, reviewed artist submissions, researched grants, collected tickets and even sold snacks during shows. “I most valued seeing art at work,” says Jameson, an aspiring actor and playwright, adding that the experience helped him consider the best ways to market and monetize his creative work. Kavita Sharma, dean of CCE, notes such pursuits “give our students the opportunity to use and further develop skills they’re gaining in the classroom, including written and verbal communication; planning, organizing and prioritizing work; fexibility and adapt- ability; working on a team; decision making and problem solving; obtaining and processing information; and, in our international programs, cross-cultural skills.”

ean James J. Valentini sees the summer break as “an important time for Columbia DCollege students, giving them the opportunity to apply skills gained through their Core courses and in their majors and to acquire real-world experiences that foster career exploration and prepare them for the future.” [Editor’s note: Please see “Message from the Dean,” page 6, for more on Valentini’s thoughts on summer experiences.] One of Valentini’s goals for the College’s $400 million Core to Commencement campaign — the frst fundraising and engagement campaign dedicated exclusively to the College — is to provide a funded summer experience for every student in order to extend a student’s education beyond the classroom. Jessica Swanson ’17 Te College already ofers the Columbia College Alumni and Parent Internship Fund (APIF) and the Work Exemption Program (WEP), managed by CCE, which help students on fnancial aid cover the costs associated with unpaid or low-paying internships. Dai and Sanches received support from APIF and WEP in 2016, as did Jessica Swanson ’17 and Desmond Hanan ’19, who both spent the summer in Washington D.C., as interns at the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and the National Endow- ment for the Arts (NEA), respectively. Swanson, also a human rights major, was eager to be in the capital, “near all the political excitement” and to see how policy relates to the work that nonprofts do. She was placed in CDF’s communications department, Desmond Hanan ’19 where she designed promotional graphics for the Insure All Children campaign, which helps school districts identify uninsured students and enroll them in health insurance. Swanson acquired design software skills and developed a better understanding of how nonprofts reach their audiences. “From the communications end, it’s all about reframing, reediting and repackaging things so that they make sense to the greater public,” she says. At the NEA, an independent agency of the federal government that supports and funds artistic projects, Hanan, who is pursuing a double major in drama and theater arts and biology, took on projects such as briefng chairman Jane Chu prior to the Tony Awards and reviewing grant applications. “Seeing what people look for in applications from the reviewer’s side of it is going to be very benefcial to me in any arts-related feld,” he says. Other students receive summer funding through the Columbia Undergraduate Schol- ars Program, which includes the John W. Kluge, John Jay and Global scholars. Tis sum-

18 CCT Fall 2016 mer, Diana Munyana ’19, a Kluge Scholar considering majors in environmental science, sustainable development and economics, was awarded a Columbia Undergraduate Scholars Program Practicum & Research Assistantship, which provides partial fnancial support for scholars participating in summer internships or research assistantships. Munyana used the funding to cover expenses while she traveled to rural areas of her native Rwanda as an intern with the European Cooperative for Rural Development. Te nonproft works with farmers to develop sustainable strategies for growing crops, in order to improve the economy of their rural communities. Munyana helped train maize farmers on how to better run their cooperatives — business arrangements in which farmers pool certain resources. She collected data about production costs and spoke with farmers to learn more about the impact of cooperatives on their lives and livelihoods. “It was a great opportunity to see that type of work on the ground and get an overview of how projects are run by NGOs,” says Munyana, who also learned “how important it is to connect with the people you’re helping.”

Diana Munyana ’19

Dafne Murillo ’19 College students also are eligible for Presidential Global Fellowships, a program for rising sophomores launched in 2014 with a grant from President Lee C. Bollinger that covers the cost of a program, as well as airfare and living expenses, for study at or near one of the eight Columbia Global Centers. Of the 18 Presidential Global Fellows in 2016, Students are eligible 10 were College students, including Dafne Murillo ’19, who plans to major in economics and concentrate in Latin American studies. for Presidential Murillo, who hails from Peru, chose the Columbia Summer Program in Venice because Global Fellowships, she wanted to dive into a subject outside her major. During her six weeks in Venice, she took art history courses and visited historic churches and other sites to see some of the a program for rising works she was studying in person. For Murillo, who hopes to eventually promote eco- sophomores that nomic development in Peru, living in Venice was a catalyst for considering how to build covers the cost of a proftable, sustainable tourism industry that helps local communities — ideas that will help her approach issues in her homeland. a program, airfare “Te Presidential Global Fellowship put me in a position in which I had to continually and living expenses think about cultural connections,” she says. “I could see links between tourism in Venice and tourism in Peru. Tat was interesting because I could see how tourism in Venice afects every- at or near one of thing [in the city], like how restaurants are run and how transportation works.” the eight Columbia

urillo also spent two weeks of August in Tokyo as a seminar leader with HLAB, Global Centers. Ma summer program in Japan that exposes local high schoolers to the liberal arts college model of discussion-based learning. HLAB covered Murillo’s housing and living costs while she taught a curriculum of her own design, using Te Iliad as a lens and springboard for conversations about contemporary issues in Japan and around the world.

Fall 2016 CCT 19 “Having professional Such experiences, whether in the United States or abroad, not only give students new work experiences perspectives but also have become vital to their career prospects. “Having professional work experiences while in school is more and more critical in a competitive global econ- while in school is more omy and is viewed positively by employers when selecting candidates to interview,” says and more critical Sharma. “We are seeing that this is true across industries and that all experiences are valued, from a corporate internship to working as a camp counselor or in fundraising in in a competitive a not-for-proft organization.” global economy.” Jennie Preis, associate dean of experiential education at CCE, notes that, in addition to developing skills, gaining experience and exploring industries, students also use summer — CCE Dean Kavita Sharma pursuits to determine “what type of organization they want to work for, what type of work environment they prefer, whether they like working on a team or working independently.” For some students, that means pursuing what CCE calls “self-created internships,” which require greater initiative but typically allow students to design a more tailored experience. Tat’s how Marc Berghouse ’18 and Abigail White ’19 — both WEP grant recipients — found summer work at the U.S. Geological Survey and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, respectively. Berghouse, who is majoring in earth and environmental sciences with a concentration in economics, wanted to learn about the work culture at USGS, but it does not

SUMMER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

hen it comes to securing funding for summer experi- Edwin Robbins Academic Research and Public Service W ences, College students have access to an ever-growing Fellowship, a stipend for political science majors conducting lineup of programs and fellowships. The Center for Career Edu- research or pursuing unpaid internships at government cation administers five funding programs for undergraduates ofces or agencies. pursuing unpaid or low-paying internships and research positions, four of which are open to College students. In addition to Sanford S. Parker Prize, awarded to economics majors the Alumni and Parent Internship Fund and the Work Exemp- pursuing unpaid internships that focus on research. tion Program, they are the Startup Internship Fund, a collaboration with Columbia Entrepreneurship for students interning Solomon and Seymour Fisher American Civil Liberties at innovative startups, and the Scheidt Internship Fund for the Fellowship, which allows students to work in the legal Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, a gift from the department of the American Civil Liberties Union in NYC. Charles E. Scheidt Family Foundation to the College that supports summer internships at nonprofit and NGOs. Richard and Brooke Kamin Rapaport Summer Music Other summer funding comes from undergraduate schol- Performance Fellowship, which gives music students the ars programs, such as the I.I. Rabi Scholars and the Science chance to study at a summer festival of their choosing. Research Fellows. Each year, the College also awards myriad summer fellowships. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, which provides research training, faculty mentorship and financial support for Nobuhisa and Marcia Ishizuka Global Fellowship in East undergraduates who plan to pursue careers in academia. Asian Studies, a summer study abroad grant launched in 2016 for students studying Japanese language and culture, Class of 1939 Summer Research Fellowships, awarded or other East Asian languages and cultures, whose research to students who are pursuing independent research or and interests include Japan. participating in an ongoing laboratory project during the summer at a location of their choosing. Harvey Krueger Global Experience Fellowship, a summer grant for College students to study abroad or conduct Herbert Deresiewicz Summer Research Fellowship, which independent research in Israel or Poland. supports College and Engineering students whose interest in science has been kindled by his/her experience at Columbia. Richmond B. Williams Traveling Fellowship, for rising juniors who are majoring in English and are undertaking a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, which allows summer research project that requires foreign travel. biology students to conduct hands-on laboratory research.

20 CCT Fall 2016 Abigail White ’19

Marc Berghouse ’18 ofer undergraduate internships. At his request, Berghouse was allowed to work at the Pacifc Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, Calif. Tere he used geo- graphic information systems (GIS) — data analysis tools that can take years to master “ Summer internships, — and other specialized software in order to show how the western coast of Alaska has global opportunities eroded since the middle of the 20st century. “Communication, planning and technical skills — those are the things I got the most out of,” says Berghouse, who is fascinated by and research environmental data analysis and calls GIS “an amazing tool that I’m probably going to experiences are an use for the rest of my life.” At Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, White, who has been interested in elephants since she extension of our liberal was a child, was able to observe the park’s fve elephants — both in person during the day arts education.” and through footage taken of them during the night — and document their behavior. “Elephants are such sentient creatures; they really do have individual personalities,” says — Dean James J. Valentini White. “It was really neat getting to know them.” White, who describes herself as “humanities focused” and is considering a double major in American studies and creative writing, also took on editorial projects in the con- servation department. Tese ranged from writing content for the department’s website to creating a proposal for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that member institutions can use to educate the public about illegal wildlife trade. She says of that work, “It feels directly helpful to this important cause.” It is precisely that combination of discovery and real-world impact that Valentini believes makes summer experiences so valuable. “Summer internships, global opportunities and research experiences are an extension of our liberal arts education,” he says, “challenging our students to adapt to new environments, to gain exposure to diferent ways of thinking and helping them develop skills and learning agilities that will beneft them throughout their lives.”

Nathalie Alonso ’08, from Queens, is a freelance journalist and an editorial producer for LasMayores.com, Major League Baseball’s ofcial Spanish language website. She writes “Student Spotlight” for CCT.

Fall 2016 CCT 21 THE COURTESY ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS A.M. STERN ROBERT COURTESY t both Columbia and Yale, where Rob- ert A.M. Stern ’60 has spent his long and distinguished academic career, the Roman goddess Minerva is a reign- ing presence — if not as a deity, then certainly as Astatuary. On the Morningside campus, where Stern taught for 28 years, Daniel Chester French’s iconic Alma Mater surveys her neoclassical domain from the heights of Low Plaza; though her identity is open to interpretation, the little owl discreetly tucked into her bronze cloak is a surefre emblem of the goddess of wisdom and knowledge. At the Yale School of Architecture, where Stern earned an M.Arch. in 1965 and was dean from 1998 until this past July, a statue of Minerva towers over the main studio of the school’s Paul Rudolph–designed building, a landmark of Brutalist architecture. Te sensitively executed renovation, restoration and expansion of Rudolph Hall, which had been degraded by a 1969 fre and later modifcations, was a signature accomplishment of Stern’s deanship. “Minerva presides over us all and keeps us honest and true,” a twinkly-eyed Stern proclaims in a 2009 documentary flm about the $126 million project. Stern recalls spending long hours in that studio with fellow architecture students in the early 1960s, drafting projects and assignments. THE By Jamie Katz ’72, BUS’80 JANUS-FACED Robert A.M. Stern ’60 designs everything from skyscrapers to country homes with both the past and future inART mind “In those days, the phone would ring, and we new biology tower), Johnson recognized Stern’s would let it ring and ring and ring — nobody ever potential and took him under his wing. Johnson wanted to answer it,” he says. “But eventually some- became one of Stern’s two prime mentors in New body would get so sick of the sound of it that they Haven, along with renowned architectural historian would pick up. And whoever it was might call out, Vincent Scully. ‘Bob Stern — your mother’s on the phone.’ Tat When Johnson called the studio that day in was the worst humiliation known to man.” 1965, it was to persuade his protégé to accept a One time, however, it wasn’t his mother. “Some- position as program director at Te Architectural one announced, ‘Bob Stern — Philip Johnson is League of New York. BELOW: on the phone.’ Everybody put their pencils down. “Don’t you think I ought to get a job with an Broadway Residence Hall ‘What does Philip Johnson want with Bob Stern?’” architect?” Stern asked him. West 113th Street and Broadway At the time, Johnson was a preeminent fg- “Oh, what do you want to do that for?” Johnson New York City ure in American architecture. An early champion said. “I never did that.” OPPOSITE PAGE: of the modernist International Style, he was also Stern took the post, which came with a fellow- 15 Central Park West an infuential curator, critic and historian. Ten ship, and spent the next year organizing biweekly New York City lecturing at Yale (and designing the university’s exhibits of cutting-edge architects like Robert Venturi and Romaldo Giurgola, culminating in a groundbreaking exhibition of young talent, including Stern himself. “Of course you should put your own work in the show,” Johnson had insisted. “What’s the point of doing it if not that?” “So that’s how I got up my courage for my frst act of immodesty,” Stern later told George Dodds of the Journal of Architectural Education — that is, he added, “my frst recorded act of immodesty.”

ooking back over the fullness of his career, Lthere is little for Stern to be modest about. He has made an indelible mark as a practitioner, teacher, scholar and writer — a rare breadth of accomplishment, marked by personal fair. “A house by Stern is never that stern,” a fellow architect once said. “It is something like his personality — impish, mercurial and above all, witty.” Led by the debonair Stern — known for his chalk-striped bespoke suits, buttery-yellow pocket squares and suede Gucci loafers — Robert A.M. Stern Architects (widely known as RAMSA) has assembled a distinctive and varied portfolio on four continents: soaring urban structures and exquisite country homes; major museums and libraries; courthouses; hotels; chapels; performing arts centers; planned communities; and dozens of academic buildings — at Wake Forest, Stanford, UVA, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Colorado, Georgetown and many other campuses, including every Ivy school save Cornell. One of his earliest commissions was the 1977 renovation of Columbia’s Women’s Fac- ulty Club (now Jerome Greene Annex); in 2000, Columbia opened the RAMSA-designed Broad- way Hall on West 113th Street, adding welcome dormitory space. In recent years, RAMSA has completed a host of notable works, including the Comcast Center, Philadelphia’s tallest building, and Stern’s landmark residential tower at 15 Central Park West in Man- hattan. Inspired by the grand pre-war apartment PETER AARON / OTTO buildings fanking the park, it was a spectacular PETER AARON / OTTO

24 CCT Fall 2016 Fall 2016 CCT 25 success for its developers, especially after celebs Science on Fifth Avenue. Stern enjoyed playing the such as Sting and Denzel Washington bought in. piano and biked around Prospect Park to the Brook- A typical three-bedroom, 2,846-sq. ft. apartment lyn Public Library to borrow sheet music for popular recently sold for $28 million. Te price of a pent- songs from the ’30s, a passion that has endured. house could put a dent in the GDP of Macedonia. At Manual Training H.S. in Park Slope, the A lucid and meticulous writer on architecture, teachers were very good, he says (“not a bad apple in Stern has authored or co-authored nearly two the bunch”). Stern especially took to Latin, drama, dozen books, including his monumental fve- geometry and trigonometry, and showed a preco- volume study of New York City architecture since cious interest in Te New York Times Real Estate 1880; the middle volume, New York 1930: Archi- section, especially views and plans of the homes and tecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars developments then mushrooming in the suburbs. “I (written with Tomas Mellins ’79 and Gregory would redraw the plans,” he says, “because I always Gilmartin ’81) was nominated in 1987 for the knew I could do better.” Stern’s skills were soon National Book Award in nonfction. Another refned enough to earn third prize in a Pratt Institute tome, Pride of Place: Building the American Dream, competition in which students were given fve hours was the companion volume to the eight-part PBS to design a house within certain guidelines. “I had television series he hosted in 1986. had no training or anything,” he says. “I was thrilled By all accounts a demanding teacher and hands- beyond all measure.” on participant in all of RAMSA’s projects, Stern has guided a legion of architects into the profession; a ccording to the cliché, a Columbia College number came out of the undergraduate architecture Afreshman in 1956 was probably a Harvard program he established at the College in the early reject. In Stern’s case, the cliché was true. “And I was 1970s, including RAMSA partners Paul Whalen pissed,” he says. What’s more, he had to commute ’78, Randy Correll ’80, GSAPP’83 and Preston from Brooklyn until a room opened up in Living- Gumberich ’84, GSAPP’87. Along with so many ston (now Wallach) Hall, and there was no under- others who studied with Stern when he taught at graduate architecture program. Nonetheless, he the graduate level, they encountered his deep appre- warmed to the College, especially the Core courses ciation of architectural traditions. (“which I still admire and defend,” he says) and Respect for the old is not enough, however. “Tra- freshman English. “I loved my instructor, Jefrey ditional architecture is convincing when it comes Hart ’52, GSAS’61, who became one of the great out of a passionate feeling for the craft and art of architecture — for what it means and where it is appropriate,” Stern has observed. “We cannot deny the sincerity of Santa Barbara’s Spanish colonial architecture; but when it appears on the highway strip as a Taco Bell, that is a very diferent story. In short, quality is every bit as important as context.” “Stern’s whole view of architecture is one of conti- nuity,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger. “He doesn’t believe that architecture needs to keep reinventing itself. For him the priority is preserving the knowledge acquired over centuries and passing the baton to succeeding generations through his teaching and writing. He is a great mentor to younger practitioners.”

obert Arthur Morton Stern grew up modestly in RBrooklyn’s Kensington/Windsor Terrace neighborhood, the older son of Sidney Stern, who worked various jobs — selling insurance, running a hardware store, driving a cab — and his wife, Sonya, who sold china at B. Altman & Co.’s department store; both are now deceased. Stern’s brother, Elliot ’70, became a scholar in Sanskrit and Indian philosophy, and has worked for the IRS. Stern tinkered with an Erector Set as a boy, and his father took him to marvel at the American Flyer model railroad displays at the Gilbert Hall of ARCHITECTS A.M. STERN ROBERT COURTESY

26 CCT Fall 2016 LEFT: records to listen to “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yel- Comcast Center low Polka Dot Bikini.” Philadelphia Tree other Columbia fgures helped Stern advance toward his life’s work, he says: architectural historian Richard Branner (“who brought a fresh, interpretive approach to the feld”); Everard Upjohn, great-grandson of the architect of Trinity Church, who taught “Elements of Architecture,” teaching students “to take apart buildings and think about how they go together, like a great grammarian might do with sentence structure in the old days”; and Adolf Placzek LS’42, longtime librarian at Colum- bia’s Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Stern applied to fve grad schools — Columbia, Michigan, Penn, Harvard and Yale — and was accepted by all. He chose Yale, he says, because it felt like something important was brewing there with its young architecture dean, Rudolph, and his plans for a striking new building. After his graduate studies and the year at Te Architectural League of New York, Stern worked for the frm of Richard Meier, then worked in the NYC Housing Preservation & Development administration under Mayor John V. Lindsay. In 1966 he married Lynn Solinger, a Smith graduate whose father “ Traditional architecture is convincing when it comes out of a passionate feeling for the craft and art of architecture —— for what it means and where it is appropriate.”

was president of the Whitney Museum and whose mother belonged to the Gimbel family, of department store fame — valuable connections for a young unknown. (Divorced in 1977, they have one son, Nicholas S.G. Stern ’90, who runs a boutique construction frm in New York, and three grandchildren.) In 1969, Stern opened his own practice with fellow Yalie John S. Hagmann, which lasted until 1977, when RAMSA was formed.

PETER AARON / OTTO Stern joined the faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) in 1970. Named full professor in 1982, he played an conservative curmudgeons,” Stern says. “He taught important role in the school’s revitalization as a top- me how to write in a reasonably good way.” tier institution during the widely admired deanship Stern majored in history — Professor James of James Stewart Polshek. Stern directed Columbia’s Shenton ’49, GSAS’54, was a favorite — and took Historic Preservation Program and was the found- English courses with Mark Van Doren GSAS’21, ing director of Te Temple Hoyne Buell Center for Lionel Trilling ’25, GSAS’38 and other leading the Study of American Architecture. lights. “I got to like Columbia a lot better because Keenly aware that the College’s lack of studio of the quality of the education,” he says, “and I architecture courses placed career-minded under- made some good friends.” Among them were graduates at a disadvantage, Stern worked with Korean War vet Stephen Baldwin ’59; attorney then-Associate Dean of the College Michael Sam Wiseman ’60, LAW’63, whose Montauk Rosenthal GSAS’67 to develop a major. “It became home was one of the architect’s earliest commis- an incredibly intense, efective program,” Rosenthal sions; and Doug Morris ’60, the legendary music says. “Once you registered for his studio, that was the mogul, who tore Stern away from his Sinatra bulk of your life. Students loved it, though.”

Fall 2016 CCT 27 “He was amazingly engaged and proactive,” what you draw, and what you see, and what your says architect, author and flmmaker James Sand- brain tells you back and forth, are really where the ers ’76, GSAPP’82, who studied under Stern creative act comes,” he says. “A little potent sketch at both the College and GSAPP. “He was also is much more powerful than any other means of famously tough, and could be quite harsh on work communicating an architectural idea.” that he didn’t feel was meeting the standard of the school or his class.” Stern insisted that stu- n the 1990s, Stern formed an association with dents master traditional skills like drawing and Ithe Walt Disney Co., designing projects and lettering. “You learned how to twirl your pencil holding a seat on the corporate board of direc- as you ran it along your T-square,” Sanders says. tors. He co-developed the master plan for Cel- “Te line couldn’t get thinner or thicker; it had to ebration, Fla., the New Urbanist community near remain uniform. He wanted his students to come Orlando, and also designed the Yacht Club Resort out of Columbia, and his design studio in particu- in Orlando, Fla., and the Feature Animation Stu- lar, with incredible presentation skills.” dios in Burbank, Calif., whose cone-shaped tower BELOW: Tough computer renderings have become ubiq- conjures Mickey Mouse’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice Ofﬁces for GlaxoSmithKline uitous, Stern continues to champion the impor- cap in Fantasia. 5 Crescent Drive tance of hand drawing, something he says he came Playful allusions were intrinsic to the Postmod- Philadelphia down on very hard as dean at Yale. “I believe that ern style Stern embraced in the 1970s and ’80s

28 CCT Fall 2016 along with Johnson and others — the “Chippen- dale” roof line of Johnson’s AT&T Building (now the Sony Tower) on Madison Avenue is a famous example — in reaction to the impersonal, uni- formly fat-roofed ofce buildings Stern describes as “a completely unending string of banalities.” But Stern and his RAMSA colleagues now speak of Postmodernism in the past tense. He calls himself a modern traditionalist. “I don’t believe in architecture as an ideological undertaking,” he says. “I believe it’s an artistic undertaking.” Te expectation that one must adhere to a certain style or ideology of architecture especially bothers Stern as an educator. “I’ve banged away, chipped away at the mono- lithic approach that plagues academia for sure and the profession considerably, believing that a certain strain of modernism, a response to modernity, was

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ABOVE: as universal and correct for all situations as the pre- Yacht Club Resort sumed universality and correctness of the Gothic Orlando, Fla. was for the medieval world,” he says. “I think that has been a very important contribution of mine, to open people’s eyes to the complexities and richness of architectural expression, to the fact that architecture has many languages, from high languages of classicism, specifc regional languages at a high level, French Renaissance or whatever, to other more vernacular languages. And architects should not only recognize those languages, which they “A little potent sketch is much more powerful than any other means of communicating an architectural idea.”

grudgingly do as a group, but learn to speak them and become conversant in them. Architecture is not an autobiographical art. Many architects seem to think that every building they do has to look like their building, which can be a trap.” Stern has been making this argument for a long time, and he has his detractors. His commercial success, Disney connection and unashamed embrace of traditional styles have made him culturally suspect in certain quarters. Some of the criticism arises from sincere aesthetic and philosophic diferences, some from snobbery and some simply ignores the reality that Stern is not so easily pigeonholed — his work is too eclectic, as demonstrated by such ultra-modern designs as Te Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, the Tour Carpe Diem skyscraper

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Fall 2016 CCT 29 LEED Platinum headquarters in Philadelphia. Nor does he appear to care much about pleasing the pur- ists, in architecture, or for that matter, in politics. When RAMSA was under consideration to design the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Stern received a note from a Colum- bia colleague who despised Bush’s politics, saying, “Don’t do it.” Stern replied: “He’s the President of the United States and this is a public institution. And it gives everyone an opportunity to examine — especially when his papers are revealed according to the law — what he did and didn’t do, and whether he did it right or not. So I don’t see this as a political act.” At the same time, a member of the library project’s selection committee raised the matter of politics from the other side, Stern later learned. “Well, is he a Republican?” the committeeman demanded to know of Stern. “Republican enough,” said a well-known busi- nessman who was present. RAMSA got the nod. “I am a conservative person,” Stern allows, “but the truth of the matter is, I’m a registered Democrat. But when I vote, I vote as I think. I would describe myself, historically speaking, as a Rockefeller Repub- lican.” He adds ruefully, “I’m the last one living.”

tern’s appointment at Yale in 1998 was greeted Swith some skepticism, and he acknowledges he was not the school’s frst choice. Reed Krolof, editor of Architecture magazine at the time, derided him as the “suede-loafered sultan of suburban retrotecture, Disney party boy and notorious academic curmudgeon.” Nine years later, Krolof took it back, saying, “Bob Stern may be the best school of architecture dean in the United States.” “Te fear was that as dean, he would turn the school into a bastion of traditionalism like Notre Dame,” says architecture critic Goldberger. “In fact, he did the opposite. He welcomed outstanding architects with radically diferent approaches from his own, like Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry. He not only maintained Yale’s tradition of plural- ism, he brought it to a higher level.” In addition, Goldberger says, “He made certain the school was imparting the highest standards, not only in design, but also in urban planning, historic preservation and building technology.” “His accomplishment at Yale has been absolutely stellar,” agrees Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, GSAPP dean from 1988 to 2003. “I think he has put Yale back where it deserves to be, as one of the three best schools in the country. Tis he did with an enormous amount of fair and intelligence, and it has been good for everybody COURTESY ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS A.M. STERN ROBERT COURTESY who is interested in education.”

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ABOVE: Tschumi especially appreciates Stern’s zest for the residential spire, 220 Central Park South, which George W. Bush Presidential collision of ideas — and his sense of humor, a view will be among the city’s tallest structures. All three Library and Museum echoed by Stern’s successor in the Yale dean’s ofce, are clad in limestone, like the Empire State and Southern Methodist University Deborah Berke. “Bob’s a funny guy, and he can make Chrysler buildings, and feature the kinds of set- Dallas fun of himself,” says Berke. “He loves discussion, he backs and rooftops associated with classic Man- OPPOSITE PAGE: loves the exchange of ideas. He believes — and I hattan tall buildings. 30 Park Place think he’s absolutely right in this — that a university Stern says he’s especially excited about the design New York City is an environment where people can have diferent of 30 Park Place, which shares a block with the points of view and still be friends and colleagues.” landmark Woolworth Building — once the world’s tallest, now dwarfed by Stern’s — and stares down tern has won numerous honors, including Te at the site of the original King’s College and Colum- SRichard H. Driehaus Prize in 2011 and the bia campus. National Building Museum’s Vincent Scully Prize in 2008, and was presented a John Jay Award for “Architecture is not an autobiographical art. Many distinguished professional achievement by the Col- lege in 1991. He has chaired the international jury architects seem to think that every building they do at the Venice Biennale in 2012 and his works are has to look like their building, which can be a trap.” in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Cen- tre Pompidou and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others. Yet he shows no sign of coasting. Always the teacher, always cognizant of his- After a sabbatical Stern will resume teaching tory, Stern explains, “It’s my homage to One Wall at Yale. He’s publishing a book later this year on Street, the Irving Trust Building, which is one of RAMSA’s recent campus architecture and working the great buildings of the late ’20s, and one of the on a sixth volume of the New York book series with great buildings of New York skyscraper history.” co-authors David Fishman and Jacob Tilove. He nods and smiles. “It’s a beautiful silhouette.” Tree of Stern’s skyscrapers are under construction in Manhattan, piercing the skyline that Former CCT Editor Jamie Katz ’72, BUS’80 is a inspired him as a boy in Brooklyn: an 82-story freelance author and editor who lives in Upper Man- hotel and apartment complex at 30 Park Place; an hattan. His last piece for CCT was a profle of Los apartment tower at 520 Park Ave.; and another Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti ’92, SIPA’93.

Fall 2016 CCT 31 MOVING THE ST ICKS PETER PILLING LEADS NEW ERA IN COLUMBIA ATHLETICS JONATHAN LATTIF JONATHAN F

ew people have had as auspi- cious a start to their jobs as Peter Pilling did after becoming Columbia’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education in February 2015. Almost Fbefore the ink was dry on the headlines announc- ing his hiring, he had persuaded none less than the winningest coach in Ivy League football history, Al Bagnoli, to take on the challenge of waking up Columbia’s slumbering program. Pilling was reminded, during an interview last spring in the Dodge Fitness Center, about an episode of Seinfeld that has to do with fast starts and timing. George Costanza goes into a meeting in a somber boardroom, tries to lighten BY ALEX SACHARE ’71 the atmosphere by telling a joke and watches in amazement as everyone in the room cracks up. MOVING Knowing he has nothing of substance to contribute to the meeting, George realizes there’s no place for him to go after the joke but downward. So he leaps to his feet, raises his arms in the air triumphantly and shouts, “Tat’s it! I’m outta here!” and departs the room. “So you’re suggesting that maybe I should ST ICKS have quit after my frst month?” Pilling says, laughing, when reminded of the episode. “Maybe that would not have been a bad idea.”

on’t believe it for a minute. For Pilling, D leading Columbia Athletics is the culmina- tion of a career in sports marketing and management that included senior positions at schools like Brigham Young and Villanova as well as a vice presidency at IMG College, the nation’s largest collegiate sports marketing company. “It has always been my goal to serve as an athletic director at a great ing leadership for our football program,” he says. “Everyone is so university,” he says. appreciative of his understanding of what it takes to be successful He could not wait to roll up his sleeves and get going — and in as a football coach in the Ivy League. He is incredibly motivated; fact, he didn’t. he’s very competitive and very organized. He really understands the Even when he was still just a candidate for the AD job, Pilling whole process. And he makes the game fun for the players.” did his due diligence regarding his potential employer and realized Bagnoli wasn’t Pilling’s only high-profle hire in his frst year on that the No. 1 priority at Columbia was reviving a football program the job. When Kyle Smith left to return to the West Coast after that was languishing with a 21-game losing streak. To do that, he leading men’s basketball to a 25-win season and the CollegeInsider. knew he needed to identify the right man to replace Pete Mangu- com tournament title, the frst postseason crown in school his- rian, the coach who had recently resigned, and convince that man to tory, Pilling quickly tabbed Jim Engles, a former Columbia assis- take on the challenge of turning around the Light Blue. It fgured tant coach who had compiled an impressive record as head coach to be his frst hire, and one that would go a long way toward shaping at NJIT, as his successor. And he reached into the ranks of young his tenure — assuming he got the job, that is. alumni to select Megan Grifth ’07, a three-year captain who In kicking around names with a former colleague from Villanova, played pro ball in Europe and was part of fve Ivy title-winning Pilling’s ears perked up when he learned that the winningest coach teams as an assistant coach at Princeton, to become head women’s in Football Championship Subdivision history just might be avail- basketball coach. able. Bagnoli had recently resigned after 33 years and 234 victories as a head coach, including 22 years at Penn that produced nine Ivy League illing recognizes that while football and basketball may be the championships. Te talk around Philadelphia was that Bagnoli was Pmarquee sports that garner headlines, the performance of those restless working a desk job in Penn’s athletics department and might be teams — and indeed all of Columbia’s varsity teams — will be only itching to get back to the sidelines if the right opportunity arose. one measure of his success. Although Columbia has hundreds of “I thought that was very interesting,” says Pilling. “He and I student-athletes who compete in 29 intercollegiate sports before started a dialogue, and when I was appointed athletics director, I tens of thousands of spectators, a large part of the University’s stu- got on a train to Philadelphia and we met to continue the conver- dents, faculty and administrators, perhaps even a majority, pay scant sation.” Pilling was appointed on February 3, 2015; Bagnoli came attention to intercollegiate athletics competition. aboard three weeks later. Pilling would like to change that, and one of his goals is to bet- Te impact was instantaneous, more so than Columbia’s 2–8 winter integrate Athletics into the Columbia culture. “I believe that as loss record in 2015 might indicate. A Columbia football team that an athletic director you need to be part of the campus community. looked hopelessly overmatched the year before was competitive in Tat’s important to me,” Pilling says. He adds that in interviewing 9 of 10 games in 2015, breaking a for the AD job, “One of the things that really struck me is that 24-game losing streak with a 26–3 there is excellence around the campus, and the Athletics Depart- win over Wagner and an 18-game “AS AN ment should contribute to that continued excellence.” Ivy losing streak with a 17–7 vic- ATHLETIC Toward that end, Pilling says that despite the importance of the tory at Yale. Most tellingly, the improved facilities at the Baker Athletics Complex in Inwood, it is vital Lions improved dramatically in just DIRECTOR, for Athletics to have a signifcant presence on Morningside Heights, about every measurable category, as YOU NEED TO where undergraduates reside and take virtually all their classes. Refer- noted by Jake Novak GS’92 in Roar ring to the Dodge Physical Fitness Center that includes Levien Gym, Lions 2016, his blog about Colum- BE PART OF Pilling says, “It’s great [that it’s] within walking distance for the entire bia football (culions.blogspot.com). THE CAMPUS student body. Tat makes it extremely convenient to go to a game.” For example, the Lions rushed for Athletics facilities in general improved signifcantly under Pilling’s 1,402 yards after gaining just 556 COMMUNITY. predecessor, M. Dianne Murphy, particularly at the Baker Athlet- on the ground the previous season, THAT’S ics Complex. Murphy oversaw the renovation of many of the playing and they allowed only 198 points felds as well as the baseball and soccer stadiums and led the fundrais- after giving up 389 the year before. IMPORTANT ing and construction of Te Campbell Sports Center, which provides Rich Forzani ’66, an active alum- TO ME.” those who compete and practice at Baker with conference rooms, a nus who advocated for reform in strength-and-conditioning center, a student-athlete lounge and study the athletics department and the center, and coaches’ ofces. “We have some amazing facilities,” Pilling football program in particular, was impressed by Pilling’s bold move. enthuses. “Coach Bagnoli says the Campbell Center is as good as any “Even before he was awarded the position, he began a dialogue with facility in the Ivy League.” one of the most successful Ivy coaches in history, who was not then In July, Columbia began construction of an indoor structure at the coaching,” Forzani says. “Tis resulted in what many of us believe to Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium to provide winter practice space be the most brilliant coaching hire in CU football history, Al Bagnoli. for varsity feld teams. When completed, the “Bubble at Baker” will Tat is his great tactical accomplishment, and by itself dwarfs all that be a 650,000-cubic-ft. air-supported dome enclosing a new FieldTurf has happened in the past 50 years in football. Moreover, it highlights playing surface and will be infated from December to mid-March an imaginative and aggressive way of dealing with the long-range chal- to provide practice space for the football, men’s and women’s soccer, lenge — that of delivering winning teams.” baseball, softball, feld hockey and lacrosse teams. As Bagnoli heads into his second season, Pilling couldn’t be Now, Pilling is turning his attention to Morningside Heights and happier with his signature hire. “Coach Bagnoli provides amaz- the Dodge Physical Fitness Center, which underwent its last major

34 CCT Fall 2016 Pilling with head football coach Al Bagnoli, his ﬁrst hire and one of several new coaches he has brought on board in his ﬁrst year.

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renovation in 1996 and serves not only as an intercollegiate athlet- rather one unit with a common goal. I have always enjoyed attending ics and club/intramural sports facility but also as the recreational events and games, and in many ways, that experience is improving gym for members of the Columbia community who want a place to both on the feld and also before and after events.” work out. He conducted a survey of students, faculty, administrators Some of that may be attributable to Pilling’s experience in mar- and other gym members last spring to gauge usage of Dodge and keting, which is paying dividends in many ways, according to one get a broad cross-section of opinion regarding the facility and what of his peers. needed to be improved. “We’ve replaced a lot of ftness equipment,” Bob Scalise, the longtime AD at Harvard, says, “I have found Peter he says, “but I really wanted to see what needs to take place. Tis is to be a terrifc colleague and an excellent addition to our Ivy League an important facility for the entire community.” Athletic Directors group. He is helping us in many areas, but particularly with Ivy messaging, digital network strategy, sponsorships illing’s progress in his brief tenure has not gone unnoticed. and broadcast rights. Ivy schools pursue a unique model in college P“Peter has brought a new level of enthusiasm and optimism to athletics; our success is measured in many ways, not just by wins and the program,” says Mike Brown ’80, who played football and base- losses. Peter embraces the higher level goal of pursuing competitive ball at Columbia. “His interaction with alumni has been stellar and excellence while also remaining true to the educational mission of I can see his staf is rejuvenated. Te hiring of Al Bagnoli was a real Columbia College, the Ivy League and college athletics in general.” coup and I am impressed with Jim Engles. Facilities, especially the But wins and losses remains the most common yardstick by new bubble, are a major achievement.” which success in sports is measured at every level, including the Ivy Forzani adds, “Peter gets it. He recognized the need to convert League, and Pilling knows that. “We can be successful academi- the Athletics Department into a proactive and alumni-friendly cally and athletically at the highest levels,” he says. “We relish the organization. Peter is extremely responsive and open to commen- opportunity to compete for Ivy League championships. I want to tary and questions. By doing this, he has positioned himself and his continue to grow and enhance support for all our programs. people as allies and ombudsmen for alumni. Te positive things he “It’s important that our student-athletes and coaches have the has done for football in particular and the department in general resources to be successful,” adds Pilling, who when asked how he will help all sports.” defnes success, replies, “Obviously, winning Ivy League champion- Ken Howitt ’76, a longtime season ticket-holder for basketball who ships, but also developing the skills in our student-athletes so they added football season tickets this season, says that while he has not had can be winners in life.” direct contact with Pilling, he has noticed changes. “Tere seems to be a conscious efort to involve the Columbia community as one entity, Alex Sachare ’71 has been editor in chief of CCT since 1998. He has where students, student-athletes, alumni and staf are not separate, but written, edited or contributed to more than 30 books about sports.

Fall 2016 CCT 35 Columbia Forum

Toward a More Perfect University

Jonathan R. Cole ’64, GSAS’69 Jonathan R. Cole ’64, GSAS’69 is the John Mitchell Mason Professor of the contends the objectives of the University, provost emeritus of the University and dean emeritus of facul- ties. In his last appearance in “Columbia Forum” ( July/August 2010), he sciences, humanities and the described the social benefts of the inventions generated by America’s great behavioral and social sciences research universities — from the products themselves to the boost provided to are not as diferent as they are the U.S. economy. In his latest book, Toward a More Perfect University, he casts a critical yet still hopeful eye on this vital educational institution. often made out to be Te landscape of higher education has dramatically changed since Cole entered Columbia in 1960. As he points out in an interview on the Arts and Sciences website, the University’s annual operating budget — which was around $100 million in 1960 — has soared to more than $4 billion annually; the percentage allocated to the health sciences complex has risen from 12 percent to 50 percent. Facing the future, in Cole’s view, should mean

Above: More Americans can making changes in admissions, in administration and in the degree of col- identify Michael Jackson as laboration among universities so as to better address society’s changing needs. the writer of “Beat It” than can recognize Chief Justice Te excerpt that follows looks at the challenges faced by humanities courses John Jay (Class of 1764). at universities in a science-dominated age, and defends the wisdom they ofer. GILBERT STUART, PORTRAIT OF JOHN JAY, 1794 — Rose Kernochan BC’82

36 CCT Fall 2016 historian of medieval France and one of and Social Sciences for a Vibrant, Competitive, and Secure America’s premier students of the theory Nation, a report produced by a distinguished group of and practice of historiography, Gabrielle humanists, artists, and business executives who were A Spiegel is also an accomplished teacher of members of the academy, argued for the advancement many years at a number of universities, but principally of three large goals: (1) To “educate Americans in the at Johns Hopkins. A recipient of many honors for her knowledge, skills, and understanding they will need to work, Spiegel is a member of the American Academy of thrive in a twenty-frst-century democracy [and that Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most can be found only in the study of the humanities]”; (2) prestigious scholarly organizations and, perhaps even to “foster a society that is innovative, competitive, and more striking, was elected by her peers as President of strong”; and (3) to “equip the nation for leadership in an the American Historical Association in 2007. interconnected world.” Gabrielle Spiegel is, quite simply, one of the nation’s Te academy report does not try to ofer yet another distinguished humanists. When she moved to UCLA as defense for the intrinsic worth of the humanities (although Dean of the Humanities, though, she was confronted by it certainly acknowledges that value) but argues instead for a student reporter who asked her to respond to the fol- the utilitarian beneft of having students well trained in lowing statement: “In the modern world, studying the humanistic disciplines. Tat alone would be sufcient to humanities is a waste of time.” As Spiegel has noted, the elicit a heated response from some humanists who despair reporter might have asked for her reaction to the follow- when they hear arguments for the humanities on prag- ing: “No one ever died of English,” or “Why study all matic grounds. those dead languages and civilizations?” A group of Chi- In my view, the objectives of the sciences, humanities, nese leaders of higher learning that I visited several years and the behavioral and social sciences are not as diferent ago in Nanjing asked me about the essential components as they are often made out to be. Te most serious def- of a truly great university: “Why do we need to include ciency in the academy report is that it treated the human- the humanities and most of the social sciences? Can’t we ities as set apart from the other components of a liberal create great universities without the humanities?” arts education rather than as an integral part of them. Within the American Academy of Arts and Sciences All of these liberal arts disciplines are committed to a there has been continual discussion of the causes for the search for facts and truth. Tey try to improve students’ decline in the percentage of undergraduates who major critical reasoning skills; they seek to discover, to innovate, in the humanities; beyond those walls, a congressionally and to enhance the quality of knowledge that citizens requested report released in 2013 by the academy has have to make informed decisions about their own lives triggered a good deal of public debate over the state of and about their nation. Te liberal arts are also commit- the humanities. Te Heart of the Matter: Te Humanities ted to change: Te sciences to changing our fundamental

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knowledge and to promoting downstream a set of discov- Te Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Judicial Sur- eries that will improve the public’s health and cure disease vey of 2007 also produced some startling results. For as well as answer the difcult questions about our origins example, although about three-quarters of the popula- and our evolution. So, too, with the humanistic and social tion surveyed knew there were three branches of gov- sciences. Trough their critical posture — to be sure, in ernment, only 36 percent correctly named them. Fewer a murky area between hard facts and than 20 percent of Americans could correctly name John values — they try to criticize existing Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; two- patterns of behavior after understand- thirds of Americans could not name a single member of ing them and to promote changes in the Court (whereas 66 percent knew at least one of the the institutions in which our citizens judges on the television show American Idol); fully one- are embedded. In a fundamental way, third of the sampled population believed that Supreme the well-known antagonism between Court decisions could be appealed; and less than half the sciences and the humanities, which realized that a 5-to-4 Supreme Court decision carries has existed at least since C. P. Snow’s as much weight as a 9-to-0 decision. Finally, to cite only Te Two Cultures and the Scientifc Rev- one more fnding, fully 60 percent of Americans believed olution, is a false dichotomy that ought that the president should follow a Supreme Court ruling to be abandoned. Te commonality of he disagrees with, and a third thought that the president

THE NEW YORK TIMES THE NEW YORK interests has over time become clearer should instead do what he thinks is in the best inter- than perhaps it was in Snow’s day; but est of the country. Clearly, we have a severe problem of although the disciplines that make up ignorance — and that ignorance is not being diminished these large liberal arts enterprises have by our educational system, although level of education is distinctly diferent methodologies and positively correlated with greater knowledge of Ameri- orientations, they have very common can history, various aspects of our government’s struc- CHESTER HIGGINS JR. / CHESTER goals. Despite those similitudes, there ture, and the occupants of key positions. is, as Berkeley historian David A. Hol- Perhaps a bit more exposure to classics, history, English linger says in a 2013 essay in the Chronicle of Higher Edu- and comparative literature, philosophy, the arts, languages, cation, a “wedge driving Academe’s two families apart” musicology, religion, and the social sciences, whether they despite, he argues, “the deep kinship between humanistic result in majoring in the subject or not, would serve these studies and natural science.” students well in their jobs and in later life. Of course, the angst about the condition of the human- f the humanities and social and behavioral sciences, ities can be found both inside and outside the nation’s Ias well as the sciences and engineering, are the foun- major universities. Te so-called “crisis of the humanities” dations for building reasonably independent-thinking has been with us for generations. And for every perceived individuals, then it’s clear that the nation is failing in crisis, remedies are tried. In 2012, Harvard announced producing citizens with an acceptable level of knowl- that it would mount a program to bolster the under- edge for making informed decisions. Consider a few graduate humanities with changes in its curriculum and fndings from a recent survey of basic knowledge that improved advising of its students — yet another attempt American citizens have about their own history. It is by Harvard to grapple with the problem that it perceives not as if Americans don’t think it is important to know is faced by students interested in the liberal arts but who something about their own history: 90 percent of those are fearful that they will not fnd jobs if they follow their who took the survey entitled Te American Revolution. interests. At the more advanced level of study, Stanford Who Cares? did consider it important. Yet on the twenty- is experimenting with a fve-year-maximum Ph.D. pro- seven-question test, 83 percent received a failing grade. gram, and some universities are considering doing away For example, only about 10 percent of those surveyed with the required doctoral dissertation in favor of comple- identifed John Jay [(Class of 1764)] as the frst Chief tion of several publishable papers. Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; “many more Ameri- Some critics with a practical orientation argue that cans knew that Michael Jackson authored Beat It and graduate Ph.D. education in the humanities is a sham: Billie Jean than knew that James Madison was the Father a way of obtaining surplus labor to staf large college of the Constitution, or that Alexander Hamilton [(Class courses through the hiring of adjunct professors without of 1778)]was the frst treasury secretary; one-third did providing any hope for full-time employment. Others not know that the right to a jury trial is covered in the argue that the time it takes to obtain a Ph.D. is far too Bill of Rights, while 40 percent mistakenly thought that long, given that half of the doctorates in these felds will the right to vote is.” As discouraging as these fnding fnd employment outside institutions of higher learning. may be, it may be equally disconcerting that when asked Any efort to create links between the humanities and to grade themselves on their knowledge of the Ameri- the social and behavioral sciences or the natural sciences can Revolution [before taking the test], “89 percent gave is viewed as a prostitution of the real purposes of the themselves a passing grade, while only 3 percent gave humanities by means of trying to fnd practical appli- themselves an F, and 8 percent gave themselves a D.” cations for the expertise developed by Ph.D.’s in the

38 CCT Fall 2016 humanities. Still others bemoan the movement of the decline are. And there are some data being reported that felds away from a strict analysis of literature, poetry, art, there are actually more humanities majors today than music, and languages to identity- based politics — with a de cade ago. Te humanities indicators project of the the introduction of race and gender studies into these Academy claims that there are 115,000 more students disciplines. Tey attribute the demise of the humanities who earned a baccalaureate degree in the humanities in to the culture wars of the 1990s. All this departs from 2011, a 20 percent increase in absolute terms over the the good old days — the golden past that never existed. number a de cade ago. Te actual causes of the fall from grace of the humani- If there has been, in fact, a long-term decline in inter- ties — from those supposed golden years of the 1960s est in the humanities, there may be reasons for this other — are not well-understood and perhaps somewhat exag- than the absence of charm or good teaching within the gerated. Tere are grains of truth in a good deal of what disciplines. Consider only one: Nate Silver, the statistical able humanists moan about. We have created an inor- analyst of voting behavior and predictor of elections, had dinate number of underpaid and poorly served “adjunct enough spare time after the 2012 elections to refect on professors”; we have not monitored the job market well the sources of decline. His explanation, based as usual or convinced students that there are fabulous jobs out- on a wealth of data, was quite at variance with the ones side of the academy for which they are uniquely qualifed. typically reported in the newspapers. He argues that We have been through a period of “group think” and the there has been essentially no decline in the proportion of confict between “insiders” and “outsiders,” about which male undergraduates who major in the humanities, but the Yale intellectual David Bromwich has written insight- a drop by roughly 50 percent in the number of female fully. It does take too long for humanists to earn degrees, undergraduates who major in subjects like English and not because the job market that looms ahead of them is classical and romance languages over the past 50 years, so bleak after ten years of study, but because it takes far because women now have opportunities for jobs in busi- too much time to complete their dissertations — most nesses and industries as well as in the professions that of which never see the light of day. For those privileged were simply closed to them a half-century ago. Accord- few whose thesis is published by a prestigious university ing to Silver, it is the American opportunity structure, press, no more than a few hundred people will read it. Te central ideas in the thesis are generally contained in one or two chapters that could have been converted into scholarly papers and published in more broadly circulated The actual causes of the fall from grace of journals. In fact, it is questionable whether young human- ist scholars are publishing their manuscripts in order to the humanities are not well-understood make an impact on their felds or to impress the tenure promotion committees with the fact that Harvard, Stan- and perhaps somewhat exaggerated. ford, Yale, or some other top university press has decided to publish their book. Perhaps the most insidious and destructive damage not the bad behavior of humanists, that accounts for done to the humanities and to the sciences as they try these declining proportions. to make the case for universities to the outside world Whatever the real causes of the decline over the is the continual internal follies of those ideological and longer term, the unit of study may be the wrong one. sometimes romantic humanists who represent the anti- Te proportion of those undergrads that major in the science movement and of those scientists who try to humanities does not adequately refect the impact that assimilate the humanities into the scientifc enterprise, taking humanities courses can have on college students. as Steven Pinker did in a 2013 essay entitled “Science Is I daresay some of the students who loved Professor Spie- Not Your Enemy.” Finally, there is the endless whining gel’s course on the Middle Ages at Hopkins are probably and back and forth between the two cultures that the public health majors. Some who aim to go to medical sciences have taken over the center of the university and or law school may take her course as an elective — and are to blame for the current state of the humanities. it may change their lives and perhaps even how they We know that there has been a signifcant erosion treat patients or clients. So, in part, the debate over the of students who major in the humanities, but the per- humanities has taken a wrong turn. We should not be centage of the total was never very high: only 7 percent as concerned about the number of undergraduates who today, compared with 14 percent a half-century ago. And major in these felds as we should be about whether or although there have been a plethora of possible explana- not during the course of their college experience they tions for this decline — from the withdrawal of human- come to grips with the fundamental questions that ists from a more expansive view of teaching students inspired teachers in these felds raise in their classes. critical reading of literature and poetry into the mode of encapsulated conversations among themselves, to the Te preceding is adapted from Toward a More Perfect claim that focus on the humanities has no payof after University by Jonathan R. Cole. Reprinted with permis- college — it remains unclear what the true causes of the sion from PublicAfairs.

Fall 2016 CCT 39 alumninews Contents 41 CCAA Message 42 Lions Carr D’Angelo ’84, Dr. Medora Pashmakova ’04

45 Alumni in the News

46 Bookshelf Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature by Alva Noë ’86

48 Class Notes Alumni Sons and Daughters

92 Obituaries Robert M. Rosencrans ’49

96 Alumni Corner

GIVE ME A “C”! F. Earl Christy (1882–1961) was a proliﬁc American artist whose turn-of-the-century work often focused on Ivy League college life, mainly football games and the well-dressed women who attended them. His ﬁrst “Col- lege Girl” postcard series was published in 1905; this image is from a 1907 collection created while Christy, a Philadelphia native, was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Arts. Christy also created art for calendars, collectible plates, mugs and even linens. This postcard, and many more, was sent to the Alumni Ofce as part of a gen- erous donation of archival items by Will Csaplar ’56, BUS’58.

CCT Web Extras To see more of F. Earl Christy’s illustrations, go to college.columbia.edu/cct.

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Sending Of the Class of 2020

By Douglas R. Wolf ’88

COURTESY DOUGLAS R. WOLF ‘88

here are certain experiences I have had as a Columbia year. And, in a stroke of luck, Sherri wore a Columbia T-shirt to the College alumnus that have left a mark on me. I have dentist’s ofce that morning, which led to the dentist’s son, Daniel attended and also hosted many events through the years, Nissenbaum SEAS’19, joining us at the last minute. Columbia con- Tfrom pre-reunion socials for classmates to faculty lec- nections were made quickly as conversations flled the air, and it took tures, and when traveling for work, I’ve met alumni leaders in other more than 10 minutes to gather the future Lions and others into countries. But my wife, Sherri Wolf ’90, and I were particularly the living room to start the brief program. Sherri kicked it of with excited about an event we hosted in our home this past July — the welcoming remarks, including some of her experiences at Colum- Boston-area Summer Sendof. bia, her involvement with Columbia College Women and upcoming Trough the years, I have interviewed many students applying to Columbia events both in NYC and Boston. I spoke briefy and then Columbia — a wonderful way to stay in touch with the school and we went around the room introducing various alumni, who spoke my local community while supporting the Ofce of Undergraduate glowingly of their varied experiences on campus. Admissions. Te sheer volume of applications to the College and We had such a wide range of alumni from diferent years, majors Engineering is staggering, more than 36,000 in the last admissions and experiences that it captured so well the diversity of which cycle. We fall well behind all our Ivy peers when it comes to the per- Columbia is justifably proud. My fellow club softball player Jef centage of applicants that receive an interview (less than 35 percent). Frieden ’79, GSAS’84 led of with a home run: He spoke about I encourage more of you to help us this winter when the admissions how the Core Curriculum and the overall College experience have cycle starts up again. Providing insight about an applicant’s character been building blocks for him. Now a Harvard professor of govern- and ft is incredibly useful to Admissions, though it can feel discour- ment, he comes from a long line of Columbians, including a nephew, aging when so few are admitted. Nevertheless, when students are Michael Chang-Frieden ’16. We also heard from Leonard Robinson admitted, those who had an alumni interview choose Columbia over SEAS’13, who told anecdotes about campus life and about staying other schools at a much higher rate, another positive outcome of this involved through the Columbia Club in Boston. Ashley Shaw ’13 program. Summer Sendofs are an opportunity to connect alumni spoke highly of her Columbia days, including how several of her best to students who eventually do choose Columbia and are preparing Columbia friends were from her own Summer Sendof. Erik Nook to head to Morningside Heights. More than 20 Sendofs took place ’12 and Sergio Villar ’13 gave incoming students and parents a sense this past summer across the country, bringing together the members of the opportunities aforded to them by attending Columbia. of the Class of 2020, their parents and local alumni. Tese events Te students were as diverse as the alumni. Teir interests ranged ofer a chance for all of us to provide the gift of insight and experi- from the classics to science and art, and they participated in many ence that will inspire student excitement and perhaps allay parents’ extracurricular activities. One thing they shared was their excite- fears of sending their children to New York City. ment to begin their Columbia days. Guests mingled for 90 minutes Our Summer Sendof was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and our frst after the formal program, long past the event’s scheduled end time. student, Nicky, arrived by 7:05 p.m. Within 10 minutes we had a Tose students have now arrived on College Walk and gone house full of guests, a line to fll out nametags and a large crowd through Orientation and Convocation. I am hopeful that the con- mingling in the kitchen. We were in full swing by 7:30 p.m., with nections made in Boston will carry through and support them in students mingling with alumni, parents meeting other parents and this period of transition and change. And in a month or two, it much excitement in the air. We welcomed students and their families will be time to meet and interview another set of applicants to the from Massachusetts to Maine, some having driven hours to be part College. I hope you’ll join me by volunteering to meet one or two of the Summer Sendof. In the end, we hosted 20 incoming students, as well, even if it just provides a chance for you to tell your College 40 parents (including some who came even without their incoming story to a bright-eyed and attentive young person who may also students!), more than 10 alumni and Susan Jordan from Columbia one day call himself or herself a Columbian. Family Programs, who happened to be in Boston and spoke about Columbia College services for families available throughout the ROAR!

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Carr D’Angelo ’84: Comic Book Hero COURTESY CARR D’ANGELO ’ 84 D’ANGELO CARR COURTESY

By Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

t might seem like you can’t go to the movies or turn on the TV with- to human connections — trying to understand the world, trying to out seeing a comic book character these days, but Carr D’Angelo understand how people think, trying to understand philosophy. And a ’84 has long been ahead of the pop culture curve. A lifelong comic good story always contains that.” Ibook fan and owner of popular Los Angeles comic stores Earth-2 After graduation, D’Angelo stayed in New York and wrote for fan Comics, the lessons he learned at the College have stayed with him in magazines such as Starlog, Fangoria and Comics Scene. In 1988, he his role as comic gatekeeper, he says. joined Universal’s story department and by 1994 was a VP of produc- “Comics are a modern mythology,” says D’Angelo on why com- tion for flms such as Happy Gilmore and Te Little Rascals. He later ics resonate with so many people. “You’ve got gods with diferent began producing flms (for example, 2001’s Te Animal and 2002’s Te powers, you’ve got fallen angels, villains become heroes and heroes Hot Chick, both starring Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider) become villains.” before opening Earth-2 Comics in 2003 after his wife, Susan Aval- In 2003, D’Angelo opened the frst Earth-2 Comics, in Sherman lone LS’85, suggested that he focus on his passion for comics with Oaks, and since then it has set the bar for comic stores, winning the a store. Since then, D’Angelo has been immersed in the comic retail 2007 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award (the Eisners are industry, serving on the Board of Directors of ComicsPRO, the trade the comic industry’s version of the Academy Awards) and expand- association for comic book retailers, from 2006 to 2016 as well as being ing in 2009 with another Earth-2 in L.A.’s Northridge neighbor- a judge for the 2015 Eisner Awards, which he says was a great honor. hood. In January 2016, L.A. Weekly named the Northridge Earth-2 in Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, Calif., a a roundup of the “10 Best L.A. Comic Book Shops to Support Your former president and a current member of ComicsPRO, has worked Habit.” Te stores regularly host author and artist autograph signings with D’Angelo in the comic retail industry for years. Field says of — for example, a May 7 Free Comic Book day event included Suicide D’Angelo’s passion for comics and entertainment: “From the moment Squad: Te New 52 writer Adam Glass and cover artist Ryan Benjamin Carr got into the comic retail business, he’s been highly involved,” — as well as theme parties, group discussions and even kids’ art classes. going above and beyond to promote the industry. Field adds, “Carr Says D’Angelo, “People are coming to us because they want some- has been one of the strong voices for comic retail,” noting that Earth-2 thing that’s going to engage the imagination. … You have to keep up is a destination for many people in the L.A. community thanks to your rep. If people just want to buy a book they can go to Amazon but D’Angelo’s work to make it an inclusive, innovative stop. if they want an experience they have to come to us.” Earth-2 Comics is named after the DC Comics alternate version D’Angelo’s love of creating an experience started young. At Colum- of Earth. D’Angelo says that one of the frst superhero comics he read bia, he was a member of the Barnard Film Society, which hosted regular in the ’70s was a Justice League of America (the original Earth-Prime movie screenings each semester. One year, as a club ofcer, he decided a good guys) crossover with the Justice Society of America (the alter- fun way to start each movie for the year would be to show Batman shorts nate universe Earth-2 good guys); that early reading fostered his love from the 1940s. To jazz up the 15-minute serials, he did the introduc- of superheroes. “A lot of the things I’ve done have been about telling tions dressed as Robin: Boy Wonder to fre up the crowd. He notes that stories as a business, whether it’s been writing and editing for maga- even while an undergraduate, he recognized the nostalgic pull of comics. zines or working in the movie business as a development executive and D’Angelo says that when other guys in the dorm saw his comic book producer and now selling comics,” he says. collection, it often turned into a group reading as the classic characters “One of the things I learned at Columbia was the ability to identify drew people in — even those who weren’t regular comic readers. what the makings of a good story are,” he says, adding that comics are a “What I loved about Columbia was that we were always sitting great medium for telling stories that capture the human experience — around talking about ideas,” he says. “Tose are the things that lead an experience he is happy to help readers fnd in the pages of comics.

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fantastic ﬁve CCT asked Carr D’Angelo ’84 for his top ﬁve comic recommendations. Here are his picks. COURTESY DC COMICS COURTESY DC COMICS COURTESY SHELF PRODUCTIONS TOP COURTESY

1. WATCHMEN, by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons: “I can read this book a million times and ﬁnd something new every time.”

2. PLANETARY, by writer Warren Ellis and artist John Cassaday: It features “archaeologists of the impossible — the ultimate in meta-textual adventure comics.”

3. BOX OFFICE POISON, written and illustrated by Alex Robinson: It “examines love, friendship and betrayal — the unsung graphic novel of the 21st century.”

4. NIMONA, written and illustrated by Noelle Stevenson: COURTESY DC COMICS COURTESY “A Young Adult fantasy about a misﬁt monster girl — funny and emotional.”

5. STARMAN, by writer James

COURTESY HARPERTEEN COURTESY Robinson and artist Tony Harris: “A sprawling, generational superhero epic.”

Fall 2016 CCT 43 Lions The Dog Days of Winter Call Dr. Medora Pashmakova ’04 North

By Kim Martineau JRN’97, SPS’14

he Iditarod famously tests the endurance of mushers and their canine teams but “Te Last Great Race” also demands a certain doggedness from its volunteers. T In March, as the frst sled glided into the Finger Lake camp in Southern Alaska, Dr. Medora Pashmakova ’04 fell to her knees. For the next 24 hours, she and fve other vets examined more than 1,000 dogs to make sure each was ft to press on. “When I fnally peeled of my layers that night, my knees were the size of grapefruits,” says Pashmakova, a professor at Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “It was awesome!” From Anchorage to Nome, the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail threads through steep mountain passes and over frozen lakes. It draws rug- ged competitors who have spent the last year training their dogs to haul a heavy sled at top speeds. It also attracts another sort of ’ 04 DR. MEDORA PASHMAKOVA COURTESY adventurer, one willing to throw schedules and comforts to the wind to toil through blizzards and bone-chilling temperatures. biology (E3B) to prepare for vet school. During a summer intern- Tis was the second consecutive year in which Pashmakova vol- ship at the New York Aquarium, on Coney Island, she studied the unteered for the Iditarod, examining dogs before the race and at two repetitive behavior of the walruses there, a sign of boredom previously checkpoints along the course. She got the idea from a colleague at documented in captive whales, dolphins and primates. Texas A&M who had done key research on sled dogs that develop After graduation, Pashmakova worked at animal clinics in New ulcers. A former half-marathoner, Pashmakova liked that the Iditarod York City before returning home to study at Michigan State for involved camping, culture, animals and long-distance competition. a D.V.M. She graduated in 2009, and after completing a three- Her frst year exceeded expectations and marked the start of an year residency in emergency care, decided to explore a new part annual tradition. She enjoys the downtime chatting with locals and of the country. She took a job at Texas A&M, inspired by the TV the other vets, and then springing to action to care for the four- show Friday Night Lights, which followed the lives of fctional high legged athletes. “You’re ready for anything, anytime, but have no school football players in rural Texas. idea when it will happen,” she says. Her colleagues describe her as someone who is as good with She is unfazed by the cold and bathing with disinfectant wipes people as she is with animals. “Caring for patients that need you, and sleeping dormitory-like, six to a tent. Even the lack of cell- and can’t talk, is less challenging than dealing with their human phone service is a bonus, she says, freeing her to live in the moment owners,” said Dr. James Barr, a vet at Texas A&M. “Medora is able for the seven days she spent on the trail this year (the race was over to win their trust, which is necessary to do some of the complicated when the last-place fnisher made it to the end; it took 13 days). things that we sometimes have to do.” It couldn’t be more diferent from Pashmakova’s usual routine, Tose things run the gamut, and can include treating animals where appointments at the small-animal clinic she runs at Texas for abuse and neglect. Volunteer work is one way that Pashmakova A&M start at 7:30 a.m. and continue through 7:30 p.m. Tere, relieves stress. Another is making soap she sells under the label she divides her time between seeing patients, supervising residents, Scrufy Dog Soaps, tinkering with color and fragrance using the doing research and dropping everything when a crisis calls — such biochemistry she learned at Columbia. Her constant companions as an animal hit by a car or bitten by a snake (one of the hazards of — two dogs and two cats (three of which were rescued from the southern Texas). shelter and are collectively missing an eye and a leg) — are also a Pashmakova learned to be adaptable growing up in Commu- source of comfort. nist Bulgaria, canning vegetables she and her family grew on a At this year’s race, Pashmakova treated dogs for pneumonia, plot of land they owned outside of Sofa. Te family immigrated among other illnesses, and next year hopes to add on-trail moni- to the United States when Pashmakova was 10, eventually settling toring to her duties, to learn more about the dogs that develop an in Troy, Mich., where her physicist father found a job developing irregular heartbeat, putting them at risk for heart failure. Now, as semiconductors at an energy plant and her pianist mother taught fall approaches, she says she fnds her thoughts returning to Alaska and performed. more often, anticipating the thrill of another great race. Drawn from an early age to stray cats and fascinated by the power of the human-animal bond, Pashmakova early on switched majors at the Kim Martineau JRN’97, SPS’14 leads communications at Columbia’s College from biochemistry to ecology, evolution and environmental Data Science Institute.

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Crain’s New York Business profled Julie Service Professor Wm. Theodore de Menin ’89, commissioner of the Mayor’s Bary ’41, GSAS’53 was the sole recipient Ofce of Media and Entertainment, in of the 2016 Tang Prize in Sinology for a June 13 article, “City’s Media Czar his “pioneering contributions in Confu- Encourages More Filming in Outer cian studies.” Founded in 2012 by Samuel Boroughs.” Te Q&A covers the growth Yin, the award includes a prize of $1.24 of and diversity in the city’s flm and TV million as well as a separate grant of industry. Menin became commissioner on $311,000. Te award ceremony took place February 22 after two years as Manhat- in Taipei on September 25. tan’s consumer afairs commissioner. Greg Burke ’82, JRN’83 is the frst George Whipple III ’77, LAW’80 was American appointed to the role of direc- featured on the July 8 episode of the 9/11 tor of the Holy See Press Ofce. Burke Memorial and Museum’s podcast series joined the Vatican’s press team four years “Our City. Our Story.” From the show’s ago as senior communications adviser; he BOB HAGGART JR. BOB HAGGART press release: “Whipple takes listeners from moved into his new role on August 1. the morning of 9/11, when he watched the attacks from his ofce in Midtown, to his Keyboardist, composer and arranger Meera Menon ’06’s flm Equity was Dick Hyman ’48 frst visit to the Memorial and Museum … is one of fve 2017 released on July 29 to solid reviews, As a born and bred New Yorker, he speaks National Endowment for the Arts Jazz receiving an 83 percent fresh rating on to the resilience and resolve of his city and Masters Fellows. Te fellowship recog- Rotten Tomatoes. Te flm (which stars the American people.” nizes lifetime achievements and excep- Breaking Bad ’s Anna Gunn), about a tional contributions to the advancement female-driven Wall Street frm who gets Joya Powell ’01, founder of the Move- of jazz; recipients receive a $25,000 award caught up in a scandal, is produced by ment of the People Dance Company, and will be honored at a tribute concert Broad Street Pictures, which aims to received the 2016 New York Dance and at the John F. Kennedy Center for the produce movies about women. Performance Award for Outstanding Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Emerging Choreographer. Te press release on Monday, April 3, 2017. states: “For her passionate choreographic Jon Cuneo ’74 engagement with issues of justice and race received the 2016 Ameri- can Antitrust Institute’s Alfred Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement during the June 16 AAI Annual Conference. Te award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the feld; Cuneo LAUGHLIN / COLUMBIA ATHLETICS / COLUMBIA LAUGHLIN has a long history in antitrust legislation c and helped found AAI in 1998. MIKE M

Gabriel Lefowitz ’08 was named concertmaster (lead violin) of the Louis- ville Orchestra for the 2016–17 season. Lefkowitz performed as a guest concertmaster in Louisville in January; previously he played with the Knoxville Orchestra. Jane Mayle ’95 Fashion designer was Harrison Shih ’16 competed in the featured in Te New York Times July 14 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country CANDACE TABBS CANDACE article, “Tree’s a Trend: Te Return of Club in Bloomfeld Hills, Mich., August NoLIta’s Cool Kids” to mark her return to 15–21. Shih was the 2015 Ivy League in our communities and our country, for fashion design after closing her label/store Golfer of the Year and earned his spot in connecting with the audience in ways that in 2008. Te fall 2016 collection for her the U.S. Amateur after performing well make it clear that these concerns belong relaunched label, Maison Mayle, became at the Worthington Manor Golf Club to all of us — and action is required, the available in July at Barney’s. qualifers in Urbana, Md., July 25–26. He 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award made it to the round of 64 in the U.S. for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer Te John Mitchell Mason Professor Amateur competition. goes to Joya Powell.” Emeritus, Provost Emeritus and Special — Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

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The Art of Knowing Ourselves: Humans and Their Strange Tools

By Jill C. Shomer

hat is art? Why does it matter to us? And what does He didn’t want to leave New York the fact that it matters to us tell us about what it City for college and so Columbia means to be human? Tese are the provocative key was a logical choice. Te College Wquestions asked by Alva Noë ’86 in Strange Tools: had recently started admitting women and Noë remembers it as an Art and Human Nature (Hill and Wang, $20). exciting time. “Columbia then felt like it was really on the upswing. Noë, a professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley, where he is also Te arrival of women defnitely raised the game,” he says. a member of the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and He knew he wanted to study philosophy — “I always had a the Center for New Media, examines the connections between philosophical disposition” — and during his freshman year, he had works of art and the nature of philosophy. A work of art, Noë his mind blown by an introduction to cultural anthropology course suggests, is a “strange tool” humans make in order to better under- taught by Robert Murphy ’49, GSAS’54. Te enduring idea that stand ourselves. When we there are so many varieties of social organizations around the world make art or engage with but that in our humanity we are all the same was captivating for art we are also studying Noë, who pleaded with Murphy to be allowed to take his graduate- the way human beings are level seminar even though he was only a freshman. (Murphy turned organized. And while the him down four times before acquiescing.) Tat was in addition to job of art is philosophical, his Core classes, which he confdently embraced. “My intellectual the practice of philosophy life wouldn’t be what it is if not for the Core,” he says. “Tere’s so is also artistic: “Art and much that I read that I might never have come to read. Back then, philosophy are both trans- I thought I knew everything but I learned so, so much. It was a formative,” he says. “Tey transformative experience.” Noë recalls he and his classmates felt are ways of fnding our- free to try out ideas, and he felt that the faculty were respectful and selves when we are lost.” supportive. “Columbia took care of me,” he says. Noë analyzes the roles In his senior year, Noë was awarded a Euretta J. Kellett Fellow- art and philosophy play ship, which allowed him to study for two years at Oxford. It was in our lives with insights a positive experience, he says, and one that inspired him to earn a about choreography, paint- Ph.D. at Harvard in 1995 and become a professor. Teachers such as ing, flm and music (both Murphy, Robert May at Barnard and Charles Parsons, who men- pop and classical) and tored Noë both at Columbia and Harvard, were his role models variations in philosophi- in academia. “I learned a lot about teaching from my Columbia cal thought. Teories of professors — you carry on the way you were trained.” Plato, Kant and Heidegger Noë wrote three books on cognitive science and the empiri- brush up against works by cal study of human experience before he was ready to explore the JILL SHOMER Cézanne, Roman Polanski themes in Strange Tools. “I’m grappling now with the relationship and Bruce Springsteen. between what I’m doing now and where I came from,” he says, Of course, both practices are highly subjective: “You can’t prove a “making the case that there’s an important internal connection philosophical position any more than you can prove that a painting between what art and philosophy aspire to.” For him, the questions is or is not a worthwhile work of art,” he writes. are huge, and critical to his life story. Noë’s themes are academic but are also very personal. He grew And while the parallels between art and philosophy may be up in Greenwich Village in the heady 1970s, in a house and com- challenging to consider, Noë says he works hard to make his work munity of artists, “surrounded by art and by people for whom the accessible to everyone. “Tis book is not written in the style of value of art was paramount.” Te question of art and why it matters, conventional academic philosophy. It’s the arguments and the con- Noë says, was his frst problem when he began to study philosophy. versations it generates that sustain it as a thing of value.”

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Sky Gazer by Alan Holder ’53. In explores a range of poems “from his children — one son is “gifted,” the for structuring a successful screenplay this collection of more than 120 visionary extravaganzas to lighthearted other has Down syndrome — Bérubé (University of Texas Press, $21.95). poems, Holder requests that the little nothings,” paying a deep respect displays our human attraction to Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking reader embrace his or her identity as “a to the poet’s extensive body of work storytelling in a new light (New York for Yourself creature of feeling.” Allusions to past (NYRB Poets, $16). University Press, $24.95). by Klancy Miller ’96. works are combined with rumina- Pastry chef Miller inspires readers The Politicians and the Egalitarians The Devil’s Financial Dictionary tions on present questions and blunt, to fnd their groove cooking for one, often comical observations. (Anaphora by Sean Wilentz ’72. In the midst of by Jason Zweig ’82. Spurred by the without the hassle of scaling down Literary Press, $20). a contentious election year, Wilentz, aftermath of the 2008 stock market larger recipes or being stuck with one of the country’s most eminent crash, fnancial journalist Zwieg was leftovers. Miller’s playful tone and Max Baer & the Star of David: historians, ofers a sharp portrait of inspired to lay out the tools and lingo sophisticated palate suggest that A Novel by Jay Neugeboren ’59. our nation’s history and interprets to navigate the frequently corrupt preparing meals for yourself should Neugeboren combines real and how the alliance between egalitarian world of Wall Street. To simplify an be an occasion, not a chore (Houghton fctional lives: Actual heavyweight social movements and partisan politics industry in which “much of what Mifin Harcourt $19.99). champion Max Baer interacts with has achieved the most notable liberal glitters is fool’s gold,” Zweig distills its Wellth: How I Learned to Build a characters Horace and Joleen Little- victories in the United States (W.W. complexities into concise defnitions Life, Not a Résumé john in a story of love, violence and Norton & Co., $28.95). most anyone can understand (Public by Jason Wachob identity — inside and outside of the Afairs, $19.99). ’98. Combining personal anecdotes The Graduate School Mess: ring (Mandel Vilar Press, $19.95). with expert contributions, Wachob What Caused It and How We Can Education and the Commercial details how to reevaluate your life to Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Fix It by Leonard Cassuto ’81. How Mindset by Samuel E. Abrams ’86. achieve “wellth,” or true fulfllment Role in the Court’s History and the has graduate education in America Veteran teacher and administrator and richness in existing. A creative Nation’s Constitutional Dialogue devolved into a system that leaves its Abrams analyzes the movement to take on the notion of self-help, this by Melvin I. Urofsky ’61. How does a students disillusioned and unem- privatize K–12 education in America book emphasizes oft-overlooked dissenting opinion transform from a ployed? In this critical work, Cassuto and, based on deep reporting, makes simplicities (Harmony Books, $26). minority disagreement into a strongly ofers transformative solutions to recommendations on how public The New Milks: 100-Plus Dairy- supported precedent? Focusing on return graduate institutions to their schools should adopt lessons from the Free Recipes for Making and major conficting opinions through- position as efective facilitators of business world (Harvard University Cooking with Soy, Nut, Seed, out history, Urofsky illuminates the worthwhile study (Harvard University Press, $39.95). Grain, and Coconut Milks infuence of dissent as a practice and Press, $29.95). by Dina The Nutshell Technique: Crack the its broader implications in crafting a Cheney ’99. Approximately 30–50 mil- The Secret Life of Stories: From Secret of Successful Screenwrit- nation built upon the imperative of lion Americans are lactose-intolerant, Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How ing change (Pantheon, $35). by Jill Chamberlain ’89. Has and alternative milks have become a Understanding Intellectual Disabil- Chamberlain discovered cinema’s mainstay in our culture (half-caf soy Zone: Selected Poems by Guil- ity Transforms the Way We Read by genetic code? Te veteran script latte, anyone?). Cheney, the “dairy- laume Apollinaire translated by Ron Michael Bérubé ’82. Trough analysis consultant analyzed a range of block- free cooking expert” for About.com, Padgett ’64. Tis bilingual text places of a range of successful works and per- busters from Casablanca to Little Miss explains how to make and cook with Apollinaire’s original French adjacent sonal stories, the author explores how Sunshine to make a surprising point: 99 plant-based milks. Recipes can be to Padgett’s English realization of the ideas about intellectual disability can percent of screenwriters present a situ- customized to meet a range of dietary words so that on the page, they seem inform understanding and interpreta- ation rather than a story. Chamberlain needs (Atria Books, $22). to converse with one another. Padgett tion of narrative structures. Inspired by then presents an eight-step strategy — Aiyana K. White ’18

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COURTESY WILL CSAPLAR ’56, BUS’58

Written on the back “A great lady — her last formal Horeseplayers Club, along with Don 1941 Mankiewicz, Charles F. Hoelzer of this undated act was to sign, in a fne hand, a check to the Vassar fund.” Jr. and Donald Dickinson (all now Robert Zucker postcard: “South deceased). Art was a Marine artil- 26910 Grand Central Pkwy, Hall, built at a cost lery ofcer in the Pacifc in WWII, Apt. 24G 1942 returned to Columbia to earn a of $4,000,000 and Floral Park, NY 11005 doctor of optometry degree, became [email protected] Melvin Hershkowitz opened in 1934, is the a prominent optometrist in Elmira, 22 Northern Ave. gift of Edward S. N.Y., and was part owner of the Carl D’Angio: Northampton, MA 01060-2310 From “In the Summer Elmira minor league baseball club Harkness. Dr. Butler, [email protected] President of Columbia 2016 issue, Class of ’43 news (page and a scout for the Boston Braves. 57), G.J. D’Angio ’43 reports the Best wishes to “Wizzer” Welling- University, describes death of his sister-in-law, adding that On May 17 I had a congratulatory ton for more birthday celebrations Arthur the building as a she had turned away from Vassar (her telephone chat with Dr. in the years ahead. Wiswall “Wizzer” Wellington, ‘laboratory library, alma mater) over its co-ed change. who With great sadness and regret, designed not merely “Te lady was my brilliant, was celebrating his 96th birthday I received a telephone call on June elegant wife, graduate of Vassar with friends and family at his home 4 from Dagny Robbins, wife of Dr. for the storage and College Class of ’41. Contrary to the in the Woodbrook Residence in William Robbins, to report Bill’s distribution of books, above, her devotion to her beloved Elmira, N.Y. Art has had numerous death at 94 in the early morning but for constant school was absolute and she sup- medical problems in recent years but hours on that day at their residence ported it without fail all her 75 post- has remained cognitively intact, with in Mount Dora, Fla. Bill had many working with books.’” grad years. A fne classical scholar, loving support from his family and physical disabilities as he grew older, she left her texts to the exquisite friends. I met Art in 1938 and we but his mind remained clear, and library where she happily volun- became lifelong friends, sharing our we had frequent exchanges of sports teered. Te pin money bought her devotion to Columbia and our inter- news, political news and Columbia fare home and maybe a little present est in horse racing, which led to our afairs via old fashioned snail mail for me. Times were tough. establishing the Certifed Degenerate letters and occasional telephone calls.

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Bill came to Columbia from Hick- a member of Phi Beta Kappa and man H.S. in Missouri. He earned an coxswain of our excellent crews in COLUMBIA SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS M.D. from Cornell Medical School 1939–41, which produced physicians, Barnard College in 1945, where he was a classmate of lawyers and corporate executives, all BC Columbia Business School Dr. Gerald Klingon. He interned at loyal Columbians. BUS Pharmaceutical Sciences the Washington University-Barnes After Navy service in WWII, Bob CP DM College of Dental Medicine Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., and did went to Yale Law, then had a dis- GS School of General Studies his residency training at Cornell- tinguished career as an attorney and GSAPP Graduate School of Architecture, afliated New York Hospital. VP at ABC, where he worked with Planning and Preservation After service as a medical ofcer Roone Arledge ’52 to create programs GSAS Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Mem- for the Olympic Games and Monday JRN Graduate School of Journalism phis and on the U.S.S. Franklin D. Night Football. I also enjoy my phone JTS Jewish Theological Seminary Roosevelt in Norfolk, Va., Bill became chats with Bob’s devoted wife, Sue, LAW Columbia Law School a distinguished physician in New an intelligent and satirical observer of LS Library Service York City, doing basic research at the political and social scene in our NRS School of Nursing Rockefeller University and on the great and diverse nation. PH Mailman School of Public Health Cornell Medical School faculty as I encourage classmates to send me PS College of Physicians and Surgeons an associate clinical professor of news and comments (drmelvin23@ SEAS The Fu Foundation School of Engineering medicine. He had a thriving private gmail.com or 413-586-1517). Best and Applied Science practice in internal medicine, with wishes to all. SIPA School of International and Public Afairs a special expertise in rheumatology. SOA School of the Arts Bill’s older brother, Dr. Frederick SPS School of Professional Studies Chapman Robbins, won the Nobel 1943 SW School of Social Work Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Teachers College G.J. D’Angio TC 1954 for his work on the culture of UTS Union Theological Seminary the poliomyelitis virus, and his father, 201 S. 18th St., #1818 Professor William Jacob Robbins, Philadelphia, PA 19103 taught in the botany department at [email protected] Columbia and was director of the masks as we fuoroscoped patients we have ever taken in our collective New York Botanical Garden. A decade or so ago, some of us with the screens inches away from 185 years. Bill was laid to rest on June 14 at became interested in establishing our noses. Te screens — albeit of June 8 saw me in the hospital for a graveside ceremony for family and a war memorial that recognized leaded glass — were not impervi- IV antibiotics for a few days. I had friends at the Montoursville, Pa., the many Columbia students and ous to x-radiation. Te bccas and developed a fulminating left orbital cemetery. He is survived by Dagny, alumni killed in America’s wars. TBC I contracted from a patient cellulitis that made my eye the size his wife of 64 years; sons, John Tere was some opposition by those during fuoroscopy are reminders of of half a tennis ball. It responded and Wesley; daughters, Susan and who believed such a memorial would those early years of radiology. Tis nicely to the medication, and bin- Elizabeth; grandson, Cornelius; and glorify war. Te drive, however, was last bcca comes 60-plus years after ocular vision returned in about 72 granddaughter, Maja. successful; I learned recently there is the BCH stint. It is really a delayed hours. A not-needed episode. Farewell to a loyal classmate, a plaque in the vestibule of Butler. It secondary complication of one of A Columbia nugget: A little- a distinguished physician and a reads, “We remember with enduring the cancer therapy modalities. And remembered fact is that Enrico Fermi good friend. Our condolences to gratitude those who attended the I am the one who started the sys- (of Manhattan Project fame and the Bill’s family. colleges and schools of Columbia tematic study of the iatrogenic “late 1938 Nobel Prize winner in Physics) I keep in touch with Robert J. University and lost their lives in the efects” of chemo and/or radiation taught at Columbia for several very Kaufman who, at 95, is doing well in military service of our nation. As we treatments! My hobby horse keeps productive years (1939–42). Many Scarsdale, N.Y. Bob plays golf at his celebrate their lives, let us honor them coming back to bite me. of the groundbreaking experiments nearby club, though he cannot shoot by guarding the peace.” My wife Audrey’s and my trip and observations re: nuclear fssion his age for 18 holes. He reports his Te legend thus serves both to Panama in May was fabulous were conducted in Pupin Hall dur- younger granddaughter, Ruby Lee camps of the controversy. Te names thanks to a friend who arranged ing those years. Fermi worked in (8), is a star goalie on her prep school of all the fallen for all the wars every detail. Panama City was a collaboration with Professors John lacrosse team, while Ruby Lee’s older are on a website (warmemorial. surprise; there are 20 times the Dunning and Harold Urey, the latter sister, Maddy Kate (a junior in high columbia.edu). Te WWII names number of skyscrapers — including himself a Nobelist for his discovery school in New York City), is a pro- refect how very mixed in religions a Trump Tower — than there are in of deuterium. Another Columbia spective candidate to be a Columbia and ethnicity Columbia students Philly. Tere is no way to describe grad who became a scientist of note cheerleader. At Columbia, Bob was were in those days. Tirteen of our adequately the truly awe-inspiring was Baruj Benacerref GS’42, who classmates are listed among those choreography and engineering won his prize in the Physiology & whose classes are known. In truth, involved with the canal operation. Medicine category. Class Notes are submitted by there have long been small bas Te preparations start weeks before Some stories about any one of alumni and edited by volunteer reliefs, incised tablets and so forth the vessel arrives, and from then it is them, classmates? class correspondents and the Bernie Weisberger staf of CCT prior to publication. scattered across campus. coordination, expertise and nautical, Faithful Opinions expressed are those In March, I found a basal cell mechanical and hydraulic engineer- reports: “Te extension of the [Class of individual alumni and do not carcinoma (bcca) on my forehead. ing coordinated to a knife’s edge. Notes] deadline to accommodate reﬂect the opinions of CCT, It is the third or fourth, and is a We also visited a rainforest and late reports (thanks to graduation) its class correspondents, the reminder of my years as a radiol- an inhabited Indian village. Lots allows me to squeeze in an event College or the University. ogy trainee at Boston City Hospital more, but that gives the idea. My from June 19, Father’s Day, which (BCH) in the ’50s. We did not wear wife and I agree it was the best trip will appear in its proper place at the

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end [of this note]. Meanwhile, I secured a card of admission to the person; her son from a previous a fresh list just as long as that with already anticipated some genuinely library’s collections, good for two marriage [is David Kaiser ’91]. which we came. For anyone inter- important personal springtime news, years. Te accompanying photo “My best wishes to all my ested in career detail, try Frontline by mentioning in my last letter that is one that mothers could use to classmates.” Diplomacy, the Library of Congress’ I would be attending the graduation frighten unruly children. Joseph Cowley Sr., who lives online collection of oral histories.” of my granddaughter Abigail from “On the succeeding weekend in Westport, Conn., writes, “Sorry CCT, and your classmates, would Yale Law, which I did with pride and I traveled to Denver to visit my to hear about the demise of Bill love to hear from more of you. Please pleasure. Both feelings are increased daughter and family there, and since Friedman. Guess that doesn’t leave share news about yourself, your family, by the fact that Abigail is heading then have been a homebody. But I too many of us. At 85 I lost the your career and/or your travels — even for practice in a seriously needed can’t resist mentioning a high point. energy to author and publish any a favorite Columbia College memory feld. Tat is, providing representa- Evanston’s YWCA sponsors an more books to add to the 16 books I — using either the email or postal tion to asylum seekers who lack the annual Father’s Day event known as already have but I keep busy adapt- address at the top of the column. resources needed to struggle with our the Ricky Byrdsong Race Against ing the classics for ESL students current harsh immigration system. Hate. It’s a fundraiser for programs reading at level 4 of the ladder word “Speaking of commencements, I to promote non-discrimination and series. I have been spending time on 1945 was explaining to a young friend the racial justice, named for a murdered Henry James these past few years other day that ours was notable for the African-American Evanstonian. because he is so needlessly verbose Columbia College Today absence of many members already in Tere are several events — a 10K and therefore a delight to cut.” Columbia Alumni Center service, and for the fact that those of (6.2-mile) and a 5K (3.1-mile) road New York City-based Dr. Daniel 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 us soldiers and sailors who were able race, and a 5K walk. Ex-marathoner Choy PS’49 writes, “I retired fve New York, NY 10025 to get to New York wore our uniforms that I am, alas I’m now simply down years ago and donated $2 million to [email protected] (required) rather than caps and gowns to doing the walk, for which there Columbia College and P&S from as we got our diplomas. are no prizes and no time records inventions. My most recent one was Devoted alumnus Dr. Henry Shine- “Do any of you who were kept. Very low-key, very unpressured. a cure for tinnitus, which I passed ﬁeld PS’48 writes, “I’m still here at 92. present remember much about “Entrants include young children, on to P&S’ ENT department and Retirement continues with 1) enjoy- what it looked like? I have a faint dog owners with their pets, moms was accepted in 2004. My most ment of the accomplishments of nine impression of it being brisk and pushing strollers and ancients like recent presentation was at Newton grandchildren; 2) travel with exciting businesslike, and lightly attended, me. I’ve been doing the walk for University. On my return I received Jacqueline, my wife who continues an but I may be totally of-base. I invite more than fve years, accompanied an invitation to Warsaw 2017 and active family therapy practice, medi- recollections from any members of by my older daughter, son-in-law am arranging a TV-radio trans- cal school teaching and my care; 3) the Classes of ’44 and ’45 as well. and an adult grandchild, who oblig- world, which will free me from an trying to stay au courant with exciting “Otherwise it’s been a somewhat ingly slow their pace to mine. I get a exhausting trip at 91. developments in treating diseases with quiet 90 days since I last wrote. little closer to being last in the pack “Tanks, Columbia College!” molecular tools now available; and 4) April was something of a traveling each year, but yesterday I made the Writing from Alexandria, Va., is watching with delight and great sat- month. On the weekend of the 10th three miles in 76 minutes (ahead of Albert Seligmann: “Apart from its isfaction the progress in vaccinology, I was in Washington, D.C., with a few other tail-enders). I’m shame- inconsistent climate, Washington, particularly related to the pneumococ- my wife, Rita, for the wedding of a less in my exultation that there are a D.C., remains a great place for retire- cal vaccine since it was licensed by young in-law. Tis gave me a chance few springs left in the old legs yet. ment, with a plethora of public afairs the FDA almost 17 years ago based to revisit some of the conventional “Happy fall to you all, fellow ’43ers.” and cultural events, many of them on the large phase 3 clinical study tourist sites and likewise to visit sponsored by organizations that keep done by Dr. Steve Black and me as the Library of Congress for a small my wife, Bobbie, and I in touch with co-directors of Te Kaiser Permanente piece of research. Lots of under- 1944 former Foreign Service colleagues Vaccine Study Center in Oakland. standable security surrounds the and provide the chance to meet a new “Te vaccine is currently used process of admission but I fnally Columbia College Today generation or two of successors with routinely for children throughout the Columbia Alumni Center common interests. Bobbie, sister of world and has recently been recom- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Dr. Marty Beller PS’46, and I are still mended for adults as well. I attended New York, NY 10025 in the house in which we have lived and was honored at the biannual [email protected] since we built it 64 years ago, except 10th International Symposium on for the 20-odd years we were overseas. Pneumococci & Pneumococcal Dis- We were pleased to hear from four Our community, Hollin Hills, is eases in Glasgow at the end of June members of CC’44 for this installment. listed in the National Registry of with my wife and grandson Liam Bruce Mazlish, professor of his- Historic Places. We have cut back on Lis (15). He was impressed with the Contact CCT tory emeritus at MIT, writes: “Liter- travel but revel in the accomplish- topic and meeting some of my for- Update your contact ally, on my last legs. But contented ments of our four daughters and mer associates to the point of telling ones, surrounded by children and seven grandchildren, peppered by me that he would make contacts, do information; submit a Class grandchildren. Also, still writing. weddings (those of a grandson in literature research and write a paper Note, Class Note photo, Last book was Refections on the Asheville, N.C., and a grandniece on the subject. obituary, Letter to the Editor Modern and the Global (2013). Keep in Brooklyn scheduled for this past “We left Glasgow and went on to or classiﬁed advertisement; remembering my last year as an summer). Our last overseas jaunt, Edinburgh for a few days; we drove undergrad at Columbia, when there almost two years ago, was devoted to the north of Scotland to have or send us an email. were 11 false Army call-ups. How to 10 days each in Paris and Rome, lunch at St Andrews College. On the Click “Contact Us” at many of us? largely avoiding the tourist hordes way we stopped at a skeet shooting- college.columbia.edu/cct. “My wife and I have been mar- while visiting museums and other designated site. My skilled wife par- ried more than 33 years — wonder- attractions we never had time for on ticipated, my grandson took a lesson ful ones, for she is an extraordinary earlier trips. Predictably, we left with and I watched. While skeet shooting

50 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews and hunting is permitted in Scotland, was initiated. Since then, community Dr. Vincent Madonia writes, “I 120th streets, mainly to keep warm our driver told us if one carries or has living and medical resources have am in good health and maintain an and dry! It was quite a convenience. in the house a single handgun bullet been developed to the point where active medical practice. I have ofce “Little did we know on reaching the penalty is one year in jail; for a Princeton was designated in 2015 by hours daily (solo cardiac practice) Pupin Hall’s lower level and facing gun the penalty is fve years in jail. the World Health Organization as an and make rounds at Winthrop Uni- a door marked ‘Manhattan Project’ We have a lot to learn!” ‘Age-Friendly Community.’ Age has versity Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., what history we were sharing. Bill MacClarence SEAS’48 not taken a major toll on the cogni- every day. My practice includes a “Wonderful memories!” Nicholas Giosa: checks in: “A number of the Class tion of the 83 members of CWW, bloodwork lab; we also perform From Dr. “To of ’45, although graduating in later but a signifcant number had been echocardiograms, echo stress tests, my classmates, with appreciation years, decided to stay and I am one widowed either before or after join- Holter monitoring, carotid Dopplers of the fact that though late in this of those who graduated in ’48. We ing. Our primary mission is to help and vascular sonography. journey of life, we can still practice had a number of good reunions until members form new relationships so “During the summer I enjoy the pleasure of meditation.” the University’s policy on ROTC they are never alone. Te member- weekends in Southampton where CCT, and your classmates, would caused a defnite lack of interest ship’s greatest concern is how to my wife and daughter manage an be pleased to hear from more of you. among many of us. distinguish when memory problems “In my case, I have had an addi- are the senior-moments of normal tional move-on because of an inability aging and when they are the earliest to receive even a reply to a request signs of a cognitive problem, usually Dr. Vincent Madonia ’47 shares: Hank O’Shaughnessy to have Alzheimer’s disease.” “I am in good health and maintain an active SEAS’50 considered for the Colum- Len spoke on this subject in bia University Athletics Hall of Fame. Princeton to a group of seniors medical practice with ofce hours daily.” Tis included three letters sent to where “everybody is at least a col- director of athletics; I would have to lege professor.” When he retired in dig to identify the others, and frankly 2006 from his practice and teaching it doesn’t matter. psychiatry, he and Muriel moved elegant antique shop, Ann Madonia Please share news about yourself, “Hank left school in the uniform from NYC to live full-time in their Antiques, on Jobs Lane. your family, your career and/or your of the infantry in 1943. He had weekend Princeton home. “I have always rejoiced that I travels — even a favorite Columbia Arthur Marcus wrestled, was wounded three times wrote from received such a wonderful education College memory — using either the and received, among others, a Silver Israel, where he has lived for four at Columbia College!” email or postal address at the top of Star. He was the tackle and co- years. His home is in Efrat, approxi- Ed McAvoy says: “I’ll be 90 this the column. captain of the team that beat Army mately 10 miles south of Jerusalem, fall — can’t believe it.” and continued wrestling, along with where his four children also live. Art Ed shares a memory: “It is 1944. engineering, and more. adds: “I am very happy here. Should As the magnifcent fall foliage is 1948 “I had no idea as to the qualifca- have made the move years ago.” fading at Van Cortlandt Park in Arnold Zentner Columbia College Today tions for that honor but wanted to says he is “hap- the Bronx and Cemetery Hill, the Columbia Alumni Center give it a try. Now, many years later, pier these days than when I was last 2½ miles of the torturous col- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 it doesn’t matter, but it sure shut leading a more frenetic life before lege cross country route becomes a New York, NY 10025 me down even further as far as my retirement.” His wife of 52 years memory until next season. [email protected] continued interest in Columbia.” died in 2012, but he writes how “Major construction is about to CCT, and your classmates, would lucky he was to have found a lady take place at West 116th Street. Te Thomas Weyr enjoy hearing from more of you. friend “who has put a new bounce in annual massive installation of the comments on a Please share news about yourself, my stride.” Arnold still enjoys play- wooden board track on the green in Class Note from the Summer Jim your family, your career and/or your ing tennis and golf. front of Low Library, 11 laps to the 2016 issue: “I was intrigued by Nugent travels — even a favorite Columbia I received a beautiful memorial mile, would again become a reality. ’s story about being caught College memory — using either the program honoring the memory of We runners had our ‘locker room’ in in the dark in the old swimming John S. McConnell email or postal address at the top of at the Com- the basement of the adjacent School pool when University Hall didn’t the column. munity Methodist Church in Coeur of Journalism building. have a top. I was a member of the d’Alene, Idaho. “Coach Carl Merner and the swimming team when Jim was our Classmates, please share your trainer, Gus, were getting ready for captain so I remember that pool 1946 news by writing to either of the the new season. Track shoes were well. It resembled a Roman bath and addresses at the top of this column. being modifed for the new surface. even when the lights dimmed it was Bernard Sunshine Long metal spikes were switched easy to imagine senators in Roman 165 W. 66th St., Apt. 12G to the much shorter wooden-board togas sitting on the pool’s edge. New York, NY 10023 1947 length and warm clothes were worn “Our team was not in the same [email protected] to block the ferce winter winds league as Yale’s under Bob Kiphuth Columbia College Today from the Hudson River. Track prac- but we did OK until the war ended Leonard Moss Columbia Alumni Center and his wife, Muriel, tice was an ordeal! I still probably and the V-12 Navy program was 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 enjoy retirement in Princeton, N.J., carry several wood splinters on my shelved, meaning we lost some New York, NY 10025 where, as president of the social club body from spills on that track. At outstanding swimmers. But none of [email protected] Community Without Walls, he is least I earned my prized ‘Varsity C’ that bothered our coach, Ed Ken- focused on what he calls “aging well that year. nedy, one of the school’s true icons — ours and everyone else’s.” It was a pleasure to hear from Dr. “After practice we ‘in the know’ and a man of infnite generosity. Vincent Madonia Len writes: “Te issue of how to for this issue as had learned how to travel to We had one swimmer, whose name Ed McAvoy help the aging population was an well as from stalwarts classrooms via the vast underground of course I have long forgotten, Nicholas Giosa. unmet concern in 1992 when CWW and Dr. utility tunnels from West 114th to who had one leg and walked on an

Fall 2016 CCT 51 Class Notes artifcial one, which he took of for Dick Hyman received a 2017 Jazz “However, I am now retiring the Saturday dinner, Curator of Art practice. He could balance on one Master Award from National Endow- from the practice of medicine at the Properties Roberto Ferrari, who is leg and dive in, but while he had ment for the Arts, one of fve awardees. end of this year. All of these plaudits responsible for the Columbia Uni- good form his speed was limited. Te ceremony will be held on Monday, pale to the honor I have received versity art collection — a ‘Museum Nevertheless Kennedy kept him April 3, at the Kennedy Center. from my patients, who have allowed without Walls,’ it was a revelation to on the team and put him into races CCT, and your classmates, would me to care for them throughout us all. As we concluded our weekend when we had either won or lost. love to hear from more of you. Please the years. I will miss the practice of following Saturday’s dinner, our own Dick Houghton “When I graduated and was look- share news about yourself, your family, medicine but it is time to step back, Rev. gave us a closing for a summer job he gave me a your career and/or your travels — even refect, write and enjoy. ing benediction and prayer of special Red Cross instructor’s badge without a favorite Columbia College memory “Best to you and my classmates.” meaning and signifcance to this my having to take any tests so I could — using either the email or postal Please be well going into the fall gathering of 80-plus year-olds. All of get a job as a lifeguard. ‘You swam for address at the top of the column. season and take a moment to share you who could not make reunion were me for four years, you can do it,’ he your news or perhaps your favorite included in his remarks and were a said grufy as he signed the card. I Columbia memories with class- part of us that Saturday night. also loved the ‘classical’ tour we took of 1949 mates. You can send them to me at “On the business side of things I New York State to places like Ithaca, [email protected] or through am happy to report that through the Rome and Syracuse. John Weaver CCT’s Class Notes webform, college. years our class has contributed more “As for my adult life it was spent 2639 E. 11th St. columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. than $10,000,000 to Columbia from mostly as a writer. My latest book, Brooklyn, NY 11235 almost 400 donors and, in our 65th a memoir written in German — I [email protected] reunion year, we gave more than was a Viennese refugee who made 1951 $600,000. Not too shabby. it out in time — was published last Class of 1949, please do take the time “We have, I am sad to say, lost Columbia College Today year, and I’m reworking an English to write to either of the addresses at many members but we have friend- Columbia Alumni Center draft. Memoirs, my agent told me, the top of this column; your class- ships, much in the way of accom- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 are a hard sell these days, but if you mates would love to hear from you. plishment, and good memories to New York, NY 10025 graduated from Columbia in 1948 Share memories of Columbia or of carry us forward with smiles on [email protected] you are, as my youngest daughter, the Morningside Heights neighbor- our faces. Tose in attendance were David Berman, Willard Block, who directs TV shows in Hollywood, hood in the ’40s — perhaps a favorite George Tullio Borri SEAS’51, Al Gomez, told me, ‘three generations away from professor, a memorable class, or a [Editor’s note: CCT thanks Koplinka Bill Grote, Dick Houghton, Fred comprehending the digital age.’ She’s cherished local restaurant or bar? Be for his long service as a Kant SEAS’51, Fred Kinsey, Jay right. My grandson is into video well going into the fall and winter class correspondent. For 25 years Lefer, Ralph Lowenstein, Warren games, which, he predicts, will soon and stay connected through Columbia he has kept this section running Nadel, Bob Osnos, Roy Simmons, replace social media. College Today. with updates from classmates, “Maybe so, but I still hear the great strengthening and renewing College Joe Sirola, Elliot Wales and Ralph voices of my Columbia years — Har- friendships through these pages. White SEAS’51. While the 65th rison Ross Steeves (Class of 1903, 1950 He has stepped down and CCT will reunion is the last one that the Col- GSAS 1913), who in unaircondi- solicit Class of 1951 notes going lege helps us to organize, there was a tioned Hamilton Hall sometimes Phil Bergovoy forward. We are grateful to George great deal of sentiment to try to get dofed his tweed jacket, but never, c/o CCT for his dedication to Columbia, his together again in the not-too-distant ever loosened his tie; Mark Van Columbia Alumni Center classmates and this magazine.] future. It does not have to be in New Doren GSAS’21, who chastised me 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 York; several of you from out of town for claiming in a paper that Hector New York, NY 10025 Willard Block reports from suggested Florida. We shall see … .” was too a tragic hero, noting that [email protected] Reunion Weekend 2016: “Sixteen [Editor’s note: To view a photo another class member had tried to stalwart Columbians from the Class of reunion attendees, you can go prove the same thing but we had used From Ray Scalettar: “After nine of ’51 made it to our 65th reunion. diferent tragic faws to make our years in the Army (1954–62), where And what a time we had! point; Andrew Chiappe ’33, GSAS’39, I was privileged to care for our “Apart from the learning experi- who guided us through Shakespeare’s soldiers, civilians and political lead- ence — attending great lectures as liturgy; and Joseph Wood Krutch ers (such as the Vice President of part of All-Class Reunion (formerly GSAS’24, who as drama critic for Te the United States at the beginning known as Dean’s Day) — we (and Nation rubbed elbows with the critical of the Nixon-Kennedy campaign), I the ladies who were able to join us) elites from Brooks Atkinson of the entered private practice in Washing- enjoyed renewing friendships, shar- Times on down. ton, D.C. Since 1962, I have been ing photos and hearing about the “Such memories are indelible.” fortunate to be at the forefront of accomplishments of our children and Stay in Alvin Eden Dr. writes, “Still many signifcant events: Te creation grandchildren (to say nothing of the Touch fortunate to be able to practice pedi- of a physician-owned professional pleasures of our own life experiences). atrics, teach, write and play tennis. liability company, the development “Tere were two frst-rate dinners Let us know if you have a My seventh child care book, Obesity of the MedStar National Rehabilita- on Friday and Saturday and it was new postal or email address, Prevention in Children: Before It’s tion Hospital in D.C., leadership in hard to believe that it had been almost a new phone number or Too Late: A Program for Toddlers & medical organizations (I was chair, 70 years since we all frst set foot on Preschoolers, is scheduled for publica- Board of Trustees of the American the Columbia campus. Despite a even a new name: tion this fall. I would love to hear Medical Association) and numerous few canes and some aches and pains, college.columbia.edu/ from classmates who remember me awards from my medical school, we were a hearty bunch. Our class Elliot Wales, alumni/connect. (also those who do not). My email is including a doctor of science degree president, arranged for [email protected].” bestowed upon me in 1994. a vibrant and interesting speaker for

52 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews to college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/ where it was voted in the top 20 by fall16/article/class-notes and type audience reviews); and will be shown “1951” (without the quote marks) in at the Shanghai Film International the search bar.] Festival 2016 and at the American Ralph Lowenstein writes that Embassy in Beijing in 2016.” he “was honored in April ceremonies From John Handley: “Columbia at the Jewish Chapel at West Point, College was a gift I selected from N.Y., along with nine other surviving the Navy’s 1947 scholarship ofer. American volunteers from Israel’s War On a mid-September day, Columbia of Independence. Ralph (then 18) had became the wonder I hoped for just completed his freshman year in when I accepted the NROTC schol- spring 1948 and is believed to be the arship. Farewell to Webster Groves, only student from the College to vol- Mo., how do you do to Manhattan unteer in that war. He was a halftrack and learning years. I graduated as an driver in the 79th Armored Battalion, ofcer in the Navy. seeing combat only 10 days after being “More departures! Goodbye smuggled into that new nation from a home, welcome to the Korean Bob Reiss ’52, Grace Reiss, Howard Hansen ’52, Margaretha Javits, Eric Javits newly-arrived displaced persons ship War. Goodbye New York and the ’52 and Dianne Hansen enjoyed lunch in Florida. in the port of Haifa. He returned to girlfriend back home. Now maturity Columbia in January 1949, made up begins. My frst command was a his missed hours during the summers small ferry in the Yokosuka harbor. nent ambassador to the Conference a unique and personal connection of 1949 and 1950, and graduated with Next came orders — orders I on Disarmament in Geneva and with coach Lou Little: Jim’s father the Class of ’51. He was an associate requested about a year earlier —to organization for the Prohibition of was Georgetown’s frst All-Ameri- editor of Spectator in his senior year. Pensacola, Fla., for fight school. I Chemical Weapons in Te Hague. can and Little was his college coach. He then served in the Army for two was awarded my ‘wings’ in 1956. I Among his other traits, he is a “In the Summer 2016 Class years during the Korean War. married the waiting lady some 30 fabulous negotiator. Notes, I commented on Col. Mel “Ralph retired from the years ago. Happy family!” “His third career is now investing Sautter but due to CCT’s photo University of Florida’s College of in the felds of health and energy. To policy I couldn’t include a photo Journalism and Communications in keep up with a former president, he of him piloting his Red Devils F8 1995. He was one of the longest- 1952 decided to skydive at 12,000 ft. at 80. fghter jet over Vietnam. You can serving deans (18 years) in the REUNION “As it relates to Bob, he is as now see that photo on CCT’s web- REUNION WEEKEND history of that university. He was sharp as ever. I couldn’t be more site, Summer 2016 issue: college. JUNE 1–4, 2017 featured in the documentary A Wing proud of his eforts, his friendship columbia.edu/cct/issue/summer16/ Alumni Afairs Contact and a Prayer, shown by most PBS through the years and the impressive article/class-notes. Type ‘1952’ into Fatima Yudeh stations in the United States during [email protected] presentation he made to the 2016 the Class Notes search box (but 2015 and 2016. Te documentary 212-851-7834 Columbia University Athletics don’t use the quote marks).” Chanchow (Richard) Ma describes the American role in Development Contact 2017 Hall of Fame selection commit- From creating the Israeli air force in 1948. Heather Siemienas tee on my behalf. Bob took on this BUS’53: “Having turned 90 in June, Ralph, a native of Danville, Va., [email protected] project under his own volition. Te I look back and consider myself has been the ofcial archivist of 212-851-7855 results are that I will be inducted very fortunate that I was able to American Veterans of Israel for 40 into the Hall of Fame on Tursday, attend Columbia College. Coming years and created the Museum of Columbia College Today October 20, in a ceremony in Low from Tailand and graduating from American and Canadian Volunteers Columbia Alumni Center Library. Interestingly, only two an English missionary high school in Israel’s War of Independence at 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Heritage Era athletes (ol’ timers in Hong Kong, neither I nor the the UF Hillel, with an exact copy New York, NY 10025 from Columbia’s inception through school’s administration knew much at the American Jewish University [email protected] the Class of 1954) inductees were about colleges in the United States. in Los Angeles. He was given the selected — Bob Hartman and Nearly all my high school classmates Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Happy fall, Class of 1952. Tank me. I feel honored to be included who continued on to college in the Award by the American Jewish you for your contributions — CCT with Bob. As you might know, Bob United States opted for small insti- Historical Society in New York City hopes to hear from many more of was an All-American wrestler at tutions in the south and west. in 2011 for ‘outstanding leadership you soon! Columbia and fnished his career “My luck continued when I met and commitment to strengthening From Howard Hansen: “Not a with 23 straight victories. On April and married Linan Ma BC’52, now the American Jewish community.’” bad photo of three gray-haired ex- 29, Bob was elected to the National my wife of more than 60 years. From George Zimbel: “I have jocks and our wives! Bob Reiss and Wrestling Hall of Fame. Sadly, he Together we have a family of fve had a busy year. First, a solo exhibi- his wife, Grace; me and my wife, passed away on March 3, 2015, so children and eight grandchildren. tion at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dianne; and Eric Javits and his his three children will be present Among us are four Columbia Uni- Montreal, called George Zimbel: Un wife, Margaretha, were guests for a on his behalf. Roone Arledge is versity graduates. Photographe Humaniste. Second, a most memorable lunch at the Javits’ being inducted under the “Special “After graduating from the Business new book of my photographs was oceanfront club before they left for Category” classifcation. School, I joined Merck & Co. and published, titled MOMENTO. Tird, their summer residence in Sweden. “I would also like to show my worked there for more than 35 years, the release of Zimbelism (a documen- “Eric wrote a book, Twists appreciation to Jim Mooney ’56 for managing the Asia region. I retired tary about my work) was shown at and Turns: Episodes in the Life of his ongoing eforts on my behalf as some 30 years ago and live in Bangkok. the Festival International du Film Ambassador Eric M. Javits, that is a it relates to football and the Colum- “Retirement has been sweet. sur L’Art (Montreal 2016); the Hot must-read — I repeat, a must-read! bia University Athletics Hall of Linan and I have had so many Docs Film Festival (Toronto 2016), Eric spent eight years as a perma- Fame. As you might know, Jim has happy experiences traveling all over

Fall 2016 CCT 53 Class Notes the world together, with friends and Space Station Ground Support the Summer 2016 issue. Larry reports with our extended family, and have facility in Houston. 1954 “Granddaughter No. 1 is a costume built many cherished memories. Henry will be remembered for his designer for movies and TV in Hol- “So, what I have gained from delightful sense of humor and his inci- Bernd Brecher lywood. Granddaughter No. 2 is a Columbia — aside from a great sive intelligence. He’ll be sorely missed! 35 Parkview Ave., Apt. 4G second-year undergrad at Duke (tried family — are classmates and friends George Lowry sent the following Bronxville, NY 10708 but failed to convince her to go to from around the world and cher- email, with more sad news. “I just [email protected] Columbia), where she is a chemistry ished memories. I am very thankful got the news that Alan Skolnikof major planning to take on an M.D./ for the education Columbia gave me (known as Alan Skol when we were Another quarterly hello, men of the Ph.D. and probably going into aca- and for my friends and family.” in school) died in San Francisco, Class of Destiny, flled with informa- demic surgery (both parents are sur- Don’t forget, our 65th reunion where he had lived for the last 30 tion about us — some fascinating, geons). Grandson No. 1 is a part-time is just around the corner, Tursday, or more years. In a sense he was my some funny, some mundane, some bookseller at Barnes & Noble, a writer June 1–Sunday, June 4. Take the time closest friend. We were roommates sad but all very human. Warning: If planning to go to graduate school in to share your news in anticipation of at Columbia and it was through him you look at the end item frst, the creative writing next year. Grandson this momentous occasion by emailing that I met my wife. We stayed in rest of these Class Notes may seem No. 2 graduated this past spring from updates to [email protected]. touch through the years. After medi- so secondary; your choice. Also, Rhode Island School of Design as an cal school (partially in Switzerland), there is no natural selection here in art print major and was immediately he was an army doctor stationed in anticipation of who of you get in hired at Gemini (a print studio and 1953 Paris for a couple of years and then touch with me — there are those gallery) as an art printer. He also does became a psychiatrist in San Fran- I have seen or communicated with his own etching.” Lew Robins cisco. I was just starting to plan a trip through the years, and even recently, Concerning the presidential 3200 Park Ave., Apt. 9C2 to see him when I got the news. He and others unseen at College or class campaign, Larry tells us, “Since Bridgeport, CT 06604 had been sick (Parkinson’s disease) events or heard from in 62 years. But Bernie Sanders graduated from my [email protected] but continued to see a few patients. you are all important to me and to high school ( James Madison H.S. “I met Alan, a tall French horn one another; never forget that. Tese in Brooklyn) about seven years after Jim Steiner telephoned with the player fresh out of the High School Class Notes connect us. me, I had some feeling for him, but sad news that one of our most of Music & Art in New York City, Jim Burger writes that life is pretty my choice was Hillary Clinton and popular classmates, Henry F. in September 1949. We got along good. He says, “My wife, Connie, and it is my deepest wish that she be Villaume SEAS’54, passed away on immediately, both being tall and I spend four months on Marco Island, elected President.” July 17, 2016, in Intervale, N.H. For awkward. We also looked alike and Fla., each winter. We bought a small About Columbia, Larry says he is our 50th reunion, Henry wrote the were occasionally mistaken for each condo there in 2001 and enjoy our not up to date, “But it is my hope that following about himself: “I entered other. I was a would-be athlete and time there, where I go fshing in the CC’s A and B and Humanities are still Columbia as a know-it-all high tried out for the crew. Alan thought Ten Tousand Islands for any fsh that as great as they were in the last century school senior and left realizing that it was a good idea and did the same. will bite. I also am a director of the when we were there. Tat was my great I knew nothing very much at all. He made the frst boat, I didn’t. San Marco Condo Association. Read- education — along with my four years Columbia started me on the road to “It was a long time ago but we ing mystery novels and playing poker on Spectator. We are well and enjoy learning about the world around me stayed in touch as friends, roommates with my retired Procter & Gamble life on the ranch in San Diego. Good and I am proud to say that I have and correspondents. Just after gradu- friends is a favorite pastime.” vegetable season but poor fruit season.” been a student ever since.” ation, Alan was invited to a party and Jim says he would love to hear Tanks, Larry, for your shared While reading his obituary, I brought me and there I met my frst from 1950–54 members of the Nu thoughts and grandkid updates. I, learned that Henry had a twin, (and only) wife, now of 50 years. Nu Chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity. too, felt as you did about Spec and Elizabeth Ann, and while chief [After medical school it was into the Jim also reports that Bob Reyn- the Core — as did our fellow edi- proctor of John Jay Hall had liter- army,] where he was stationed as a olds died this past April. “Bob was tors. Concerning the ranch, do you ally talked a resident of the ledge. medic in Turkey and then France. His an active member of Sigma Chi while dress as a cowboy? Send pix. Because he kept breaking oars, the army career was so exotic that I was at Columbia. He received a master’s John Timoney responded to my Columbia crew team elected him sure he was CIA (but he wasn’t). in accounting in 1955 and worked survey and shares with us, “Ana (my team manager just to get him out of “He returned, became a psy- at Becton Dickenson and Co. for his wife) and I have four children and the shell. In his senior year, Henry chiatrist, changed his name back entire career, retiring as VP of fnance.” 10 grandchildren. All four children was awarded the Columbia Lion to Skolnikof (the original family Jim continues, “He was a good friend attended Columbia: daughter Maria for Outstanding Student. He was a name) and settled in San Francisco. of mine. I enjoyed visiting him and his Teresa BC’98, NURS’99; son Francis member of the Alpha Delta Phi fra- He had two children, Ivan and wife, Phoebe, in Oxford, Md., during Timoney GS’84 (he helped form ternity and ultimately its president. Ilya, both of whom remain in the several years after he retired.” the Columbia Water Polo Club); After graduating from Engineer- Bay area. My work took me there Fred Ripin has moved from son Mark Timoney ’88, BUS’93; and ing, Henry married his lifelong love, often enough to follow his career Darien, Conn., to Jensen Beach, son Michael Timoney ’88, GS’99 Susette Bryant Adams, before entering as a psychiatrist with a busy private Fla., with his partner, Myrna. He (studied medicine at Mount Sinai). the Navy as a lieutenant J.G. and serv- practice. He was also an avid traveler says, “We will likely never want Our grandson is Johnny Timoney ing in the North Atlantic on the U.S.S. and hiker. As my trips became fewer, to travel north but would appreci- SEAS’15; we now have two alumni Adroit and the U.S.S. Hummingbird. our visits decreased and we became ate hearing from any classmates named John Timoney. Grandaughter He enjoyed a long career as a dependent on the telephone. About within driving distance: West Palm, Ines graduated from Sarah Lawrence mechanical engineer with a special fve years ago he started to date a Sarasota, Boca. Concerning the elec- and will study medicine at Einstein. interest in thermal management. lady in New York so we again saw tion, as with a variety of aspects in Grandaughter Ana Gracia is a stu- Henry’s crowning professional him frequently. Our last conversa- perspective, I’ve lived too long!” dent at Bowdoin College in Maine.” achievement is said to be the heat tions were mostly about health situ- Larry Gartner, professor emeri- Whew! John, that’s a lot of tuition! sinks he designed for NASA, which ations, our respective children and tus at Chicago, made an efort to What was Columbia in 1950-54? were installed at the International sometimes gossip about classmates.” respond to my “survey” questions in Something like $500 a semester?

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it is too expensive for kids and their parents. For starters, four years of college are unnecessary. Tree years is enough, as proven by the pro-op programs, and in that respect two years of law school is enough as well. As to my feeling about the presidential election, see the attached.” Te attachment is available from Saul ([email protected]). Spoiler: Hill UP/Trump DOWN. David Bardack tells us that one of fve grandchildren is “of to college” and — concerning the election — that “by late spring of this year the nominees for President were quite obvious; and, unless there are some unexpected manipulations, Clinton should win.” Gents, that’s it for our over- the-summer social network. I look forward to hearing from you starting now for our Winter column. I am always “open.” In October, my wife, Helen, and I will attend another annual Columbia Alumni Leaders Weekend on campus, at which time we expect to hear about, share and challenge insights, goals and activities afecting hundreds of thousands of Columbia alumni worldwide. Tat includes you, so let me know what’s on your minds

COURTESY WILL CSAPLAR ’56, BUS’58 concerning now and the future of the University and its ofspring (all of us). About the election, John says in a nutshell,” Howard Esterces Congratulations, Howard, on a Plus, minus, yes, no, good, bad, new, “My choice was Hillary. Trump is a BUS’56 says. “I received an M.B.A. full and still very productive life! old, big, small — I want to hear it Leo Bookman disgrace. I am sorry about what hap- from the Business School. I then remembers, all from you so I can bring the Class pened to the Republicans; we need was a fnancial analyst for six years, “When we were undergraduates, of Destiny’s ideas to the table. Call, two strong parties in our nation.” frst at Curtiss-Wright Corp. and two of our classmates formed the write, snail mail, email, text, whatever. Concerning Columbia today, John then at American Standard, while comedy team of Turtletaub and Now, as promised at the begin- — after also asking his grandsons going to Fordham Law four nights Orenstein. Tey were very funny and ning of these Class Notes, here is — believes the humanities and our a week for four years with the intent I believe they wore capes. Tey went something special to share. On July location in NYC “with its access to of using my law training to advance on to have great success in television 12, Te New York Times published a business, the professions, and the in business. However, I decided to as writers and producers. Saul, I look feature headlined “Too Old for Sex? arts” continue to be highlights. practice law instead, and have been forward to seeing your new musical Not at Tis Nursing Home.” But Finally, John has recently gone practicing trust and estate law for next season on Broadway.” wait! Te Class of ’54 is everywhere! through a siege that I asked him to more than 50 years. I am still work- While I don’t remember the Te story concludes: A “Ms. Davison, share with all of us, in the event we ing, with a 70-lawyer frm in Mine- capes, I do recall some of the capers. who is divorced, said the last thing encounter a similar situation and ola, N.Y. (Long Island), but have Anyone else? Let’s share. Mean- she ever expected was to fnd the love not to fear the medical tough love been taking Fridays of. I also earned while, Leo, what’s new with you? of her life at a nursing home. She Saul Turteltaub Leonard Moche that he underwent. In short, “Te an LL.M in taxation from NYU LAW’57 brings met in the elevator. malady that hit me is called hydro- Law along the way, also at night.” us up to date: “Of our fve grandchil- He was smart and made her laugh. cephalus, which consists of excess Fridays of?! dren, the oldest, Max (18) —Adam She moved to his foor to be closer to water on the brain. Maybe I spent Howard adds, “I am blessed to and Rhea’s son —started at Indiana him. Ms. Davison said they had been too much time in the swimming have recently celebrated my 60th this fall. Tis despite the fact that planning to get married when he pool at Columbia. We had the best anniversary with my wife, Joan, and Rhea is vice chancelor of UCLA. suddenly became ill; he died this year. collegiate team in New York but have two children and two grand- Arabella, the youngest (17 months) She is still grieving. ‘I think of him as the worst in the Ivy League. For me children. My eldest grandchild is in — Jon and Amy’s daughter — will be my second husband,’ she said. ‘It was the remedy for hydrocephalus was medical school at UC San Diego. going to the Law School, having got- great and unexpected, and wonderful surgery to connect a drain from my Unfortunately, none of my family ten a higher grade on her LSAT than while it lasted.’” brain to remove that excess fuid.” went on to Columbia. I live in Great her grandfather did 62 years ago. Lenny was a mainstay of our class P.S.: It worked. Neck, N.Y., and would enjoy hear- “Regarding the survey question on committees and with reunion “I haven’t been heard from before ing from anyone who wishes to say about what is so great and not so great attendance for more than half a in this column, so here is my story hello ([email protected]).” at Columbia today, as with all colleges century. We regularly socialized with

Fall 2016 CCT 55 Class Notes him for many years when we lived STEM Day was Columbia’s Herb Cohen, Ron Spitz, Richard senior year. Anyone who wanted closer. He was always gregarious and exciting science fair held in mid-June, Ascher, Al Martz, Alfred Gollomp, to check out what was going on at a gentleman — obviously to the end. with close to 400 people attending. A Elliot Gross, Anthony Viscusi, College only had to go to the date Gents, for now be well, do good, lot of young folks came to show that Berish Strauch, Aaron Ham- and read all about it. John Garnjost keep in touch and live it up. Excelsior! science is an interesting topic. burger, Bob Sparrow and Bob spent a number of hours checking Other news to report: Actor, Schif. We’ll get them eventually — his Columbia rowing news from singer and producer Brandon Victor Peter Pressman, Ralph Wagner, senior year. Ralph Longsworth 1955 Dixon ’07, who studied drama and Bernie Chasan, Mike Vaughn, brought pictures from senior year theatre arts at the College, appeared Gareth Janney, Roger Stern and pole-vaulting, when he set Colum- Gerald Sherwin in the highly anticipated revival of Norm Goldstein. bia records and won his track varsity 181 E. 73rd St., Apt. 6A Shufe Along, or, the Making of the Gentlemen of the stalwart C. Many great memories relived. New York, NY 10021 Musical Sensation of 1921 and All Tat College Class of 1955. Te high point of the weekend, [email protected] Followed. Better and better. [Editor’s Start being prepared for our 65th. for me, was the Friday lunch at Fac- note: Dixon left Shufe Along when Keep hydrating as best you ulty House, where four classmates Tere has been a lot of activity it closed in July and in mid-August know how. presented topics in their areas of around Columbia recently. Te Uni- joined the cast of Hamilton in the Love to all! Everywhere! experience or interest. Each speaker versity lost two of its well-known co-lead role of Aaron Burr.] was given 20 minutes to present, athletes/alumni in Bill Campbell Athletics had incredible action ear- with 10 minutes for discussion. All ’62, TC’64 and Jim McMillian ’70. lier this year: Fencing won the NCAA 1956 were fascinating. Our panel discus- Te community has mourned the Division I National Championship, sion was set up as a baseball lineup, loss of Campbell, a football player while men’s basketball won the pro- Robert Siroty with Newton Frohlich leading of and coach, business executive and gram’s frst postseason tournament. 707 Thistle Hill Ln. with “Shakespeare’s Mask,” a discus- mentor to many Silicon Valley icons, If you are wondering about class- Somerset, NJ 08873 sion of the premise of his recently and former chair of the University’s mates, come back to campus during [email protected] released book, which explores the Board of Trustees. From President Reunion Weekend and especially possibility that a signifcant number Lee C. Bollinger and so many others All-Class Reunion, formerly known [Editor’s note: CCT thanks of Shakespeare’s plays were written who knew “Coach,” an outpour- as Dean’s Day, where some of the Stephen Easton for his six years by an English nobleman. Bob Lauter- ing of remembrances have paid guys took in the sun and lectures. of dedicated service as a class Second at bat was Bob Brown, Elliot born tribute to his extraordinary legacy We espied correspondent. Te following is with “China — Ever-Changing, Gross, Ron Spitz, Don Laufer, at Columbia. [Editor’s note: See his last column; going forward the Never Changing,” discussing his Jesse Roth Bill Epstein. Obituaries, Summer 2016.] and Sha correspondent will be Bob Siroty. experiences dealing with the Chinese McMillian was truly one of Na Na performed admirably at Welcome, Bob!] business community on the subject the greatest athletes in Columbia Reunion Weekend 2016. Tey did of marketing, which he taught during history. His achievements on the not take over a building. For those who did not attend his tenured professorship at UNC. our 60th reunion, here are some He shared insights on the Chinese highlights. mentality — how Americanized they Forty-four class members were would like to be, but may not have “a Allen Hyman ’55 called attention to Kiplinger’s February scheduled to attend, with 39 guests, clue” on how to start, hence Professor for a total of 83 attendees. We had Lauterborn’s contributions. issue, which listed America’s 300 best college values — Philip Liebson two no-shows (who will remain Tird up was no Ivy League schools fell into this category. nameless) but anyone who did not with “Transformation, the NYC attend missed a great gathering. World’s Fair of 1939–40.” Tis was I hope those who missed out will extremely interesting, as his impres- attend our other class-related events. sions and description of the fair Allen Hyman basketball court earned him induc- told us about Kip- Te farthest-distance attendees tion into the inaugural class of the linger’s February issue, which listed were Grover Wald and his wife, Columbia University Athletics Hall America’s 300 best college values. Stephanie, from San Francisco, and of Fame, alongside Lou Gehrig ’23 No Ivy League schools fell into this Donald Horowitz from Seattle. and Sid Luckman ’39. category. Is there jealousy lurking? Mike Spett made it in from Boca Dan Wakeﬁeld, Columbia outdid itself with star We heard from Raton to represent our Florida con- attractions appearing at various Class who has been in touch with various tingent. Phil Liebson and his wife, Days: Eric Holder ’73, LAW’76, writers through the years. He talks Carol, made it in from Chicago, Sam Astrachan Dean Baquet and Edie Falco all said about and Wayne as did my new best friends Jerry a few words to their constituencies. State University. We’re not sure Kaufman and his wife, Judith. I Send in Commencement was a success and whether Dan knew that Sam’s son found out that Jerry, whom I really Your News the Empire State Building glowed went to the College (Isaac-Daniel did not know at school, was a mem- blue and white in honor of the Class Astrachan ’90). If anyone wants to ber of our winning sabre fencing Share what’s happening in of 2016 — what a sendof! get in touch with our prolifc writer, team. I was glad to see Nick Coch, your life with classmates. Before his landmark musical check out danwakefeld.com. who made it from Florida to attend Click “Contact Us” at Hamilton received a Pulitzer Prize Te monthly dinners go on, reunion and take care of some NYC and 16 Tony nominations (with 11 at outstanding restaurants such business. Among other things, Nick college.columbia.edu/cct, or wins), Lin-Manuel Miranda came as Peter Luger Steak House and and I traded golf stories and how to email or mail to the address to campus on April 7 to receive the Gennaro. Regular guests have improve our aging handicaps. Bob Larry Balfus, Roland at the top of your column. Edward Kennedy Prize for Drama included Siroty brought his bound volume Plottel, Mort Rennert, Dick Kuhn, inspired by American History. of all the Spectator dailies from our

56 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews was that of a 5- or 6-year-old and one another’s company with wives, As I conclude, I look forward to all of whom helped him become the how the event really made a lasting signifcant others and friends; really, an exciting summer and an extended person that he was. Friends [were] impression on not only the parents a place where old ties were renewed number of wonderful years of Colum- invited to a memorial gathering on but also the children. and new ones were made. It was nice bia/class associations for all of us. June 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Riggs Our last, I call clean-up hitter, to see how after 64 years (remem- Alumni Center at the University was Buzz Paaswell with “Trans- ber, we came in as freshmen), the of Maryland, College Park. Please portation, Today and Tomorrow,” energy that our class members have 1957 contact [email protected]

discussing the elements that should and the afection that they have for REUNION with questions.” be of concern to all of us about Columbia and getting together are REUNION WEEKEND Bob Flescher’s son Andrew JUNE 1–4, 2017 the demands for adequate and being maintained. wrote: “I am writing sadly to report Alumni Afairs Contact reasonable transportation alterna- My last reunion event was the the passing away of my father, Fatima Yudeh tives for our growing populations Saturday dinner at Alfred Lerner [email protected] Robert Flescher, in Newington, (particularly in large cities and, more Hall, with Professor Matthew Jones 212-851-7834 Conn., on May 3, 2016. Follow- specifcally, New York City). One as our guest speaker. He is the James Development Contact 2017 ing Columbia my father graduated conclusion: Te Second Avenue R. Barker Professor of Contem- Heather Siemienas from Harvard Medical School in subway may not be fnished in our porary Civilization and a member [email protected] ’61, served in the U.S. Public Health lifetime, if ever. of the Committee on the Core 212-851-7855 Service as a lieutenant commander, Friday evening, we all enjoyed and Contemporary Civilization, and then practiced as a gastro- our class-specifc wine tasting event, which reviews and makes recom- Herman Levy enterologist, becoming founder of hosted by Ron Kapon in Low mendations on changes in the Core 7322 Rockford Dr. Connecticut Gastroenterology and Library’s Faculty Room, a great Curriculum’s subjects and teaching Falls Church, VA 22043 Medical Associates at Hartford venue. In addition to having a great methods. Te heavy rain that fell [email protected] Hospital, where he subsequently selection of wines and a quiz that between Saturday afternoon’s All- served as chief of gastroenterology.” allowed us to take home a bottle of Class Reunion events and dinner John Breeskin wrote his own George Leibowitz: “… I see that wine, we also had what we would call did not dampen our spirits but did obituary: “Dr. John ‘Sparky’ Breeskin New York and California classmates heavy hors d’oeuvres — a good mix, prevent two classmates from arriving died peacefully on May 4 at the age have luncheons from time to time. which replaced what would otherwise in time to be in our class photo. of 81. John was a notorious contrar- As more classmates head to Florida, have been a sit-down dinner. Ron has Whatever reunion hats were left ian who never met a point of view I would like to see if there is any hosted the wine tasting for our last were given out at dinner and were with which he could not disagree. interest in a monthly (or other three reunions and we really owe him quickly taken. Te good news, He died of congestive heart failure, period) luncheon to discuss the a debt of gratitude for his continuing however, is we have found a stash, which, in accordance with his Rus- issues of the world and remember interest and sharing his knowledge so anyone who would like a hat can sian heritage, meant that his heart our Columbia days … I would be and contacts in the wine industry to contact Eric Shea, director, broke from all the sufering that he happy to coordinate. Probably [this make this a special event. College alumni relations (eric.shea@ willingly carried. would be] limited to southeast Te Saturday program, which columbia.edu). “John was born in Brooklyn, Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade and includes All-Class Reunion, It made me sad that there were N.Y., during the depths of the Palm Beach counties). Would any formerly known as Dean’s Day, is certain members of our class who Depression. He joined the military interested classmates contact me at always illuminating and instruc- could not attend due to health while in college and spent 20 years [email protected]?” tional. I attended [the keynote reasons. I hope that when they read and 17 days in a blue suit, rising Bob Lipsyte covered Muham- lecture with] Robert Siegel ’68’s these notes they have a sense of hav- to the rank of lieutenant colonel mad Ali since he was Cassius observations of the various events, ing participated. and director of the psychology Clay — 52 years — and he told news items and personalities he has We will continue our class department of the Air Force’s me that Te Greatest’s death was encountered as senior host of NPR. lunches during the summer, as largest teaching hospital. When he emotionally and professionally Whether you agree with Robert’s well as our March get-together in retired from the Air Force, he went exhausting. “We spent a lot of time views or not, his experiences in news Florida. Look to your email for into private practice and became together. I loved his humanity and and media gave listeners an inside notices of the March event. a professor at the University of his principled stands, and I had look at how media has become both On a sad note for me, this will be Maryland, where he taught for more problems with his hypocrisies and the “good boy” and “bad boy” of my last Class Notes column, as I am than 40 years. John was a practicing cruelties. Writing the advance obit our world and political scene. I also stepping down as class president after psychologist for more than 60 years. for Te New York Times was about attended Professor David Helfand’s 5½ years and will be replaced by Bob He felt that he needed to keep on being fair and going right down the “Frontiers of Science” lecture, “What Siroty. I have found that these years practicing in order to become per- middle. Writing the commemora- We know About the Universe (And have been enriching, have improved fect, a goal that he knew he would tive book and cover story for Time What We Don’t),” which included my writing skills and have made me never reach but for which he would Magazine gave me a chance to a slideshow covering our position not only closer to my classmates but never stop trying. be more personal. And doing the in the universe (small) and how also helped me realize what a great “His wish has always been that shows — Charlie Rose, CBS Sunday immense the entire universe (as we class we really have. Looking back, you when his friends talk about him, they Morning, NPR, Te Sporting Life may only partially understand it) is may remember we were considered will remember his tears, his happi- with Jeremy Schaap — gave me the (large). Te main point I gathered the underachievers (we lost both the ness and above all his laughter. He chance to let it hang out. As of from his discussion is how much soph and frosh rushes); I think we is survived by three sets of children right now, the frst day of summer, work we are doing to discover how can now say we are all achievers, albeit that he helped raise, becoming a I have six more radio shows stacked far our universe really extends. somewhat late bloomers. So make sure great-grandfather in the process. He up like planes at LaGuardia. It’s a Saturday afternoon, we had our you keep in touch and send all the is also survived by a cohort of dear combination of Ali and the new O.J. Class of ’56 lunch at our favorite news you want to share to Bob at the friends and a legion of students and Simpson miniseries (Te People v. place, the Casa Italiana Library, addresses at the top of the column. clients. He especially wanted to be O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story), an intimate setting for us to enjoy Good luck, Bob. remembered by his surrogate sisters, which is great — O.J. was marketed

Fall 2016 CCT 57 Class Notes in the late ’60s as the anti-Ali, the have been looking forward. My book Tom Ettinger, Shelly Raab, Martin eridge Lane #8 Portland, OR 97239 non-scary black superstar. Right?” about climate change and religion, Hurwitz, Harvey Feuerstein, Ernie and our phone is 503-224-1397. More information about Bob Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action, and Brod, Eli Weinberg, George Joch- “Te move has changed our and his career can be found on Climate Change, became available nowitz, Paul Gomperz, Dave Mar- lifestyle: more walking alongside the robertlipsyte.com. in March. I am following up by cus, David Rosen, Joe Dorinson, river front (same river, the Willamette, Ira Lubell died on June 12 in seeking speaking opportunities at Paul Herman, Bernie Nussbaum, but about 10 miles downstream) San Francisco. A complete obituary bookstores and congregations to Peter Cohn, Bob Waldbaum and, and more time to play bridge. We’ve was in the San Francisco Chronicle reinforce its message. Te book seeks of course, Art Radin. If you wish joined the Jewish Community Center on June 19. In lieu of fowers, Ira to motivate Christians and Jews to to attend — and all 1958-ers are to get in swimming three to four requested that donations be made become active in mitigating climate welcome — please email Art at least times a week and regular exercise in his name to Te Diversity Center change by demonstrating that it by the day before at arthur.radin@ classes. Linda is closer to her activities, of Santa Cruz, PO Box 8280, Santa is a religious issue as well as an janoverllc.com. Te lunch is held in which include writing, sewing, knit- Cruz, CA 95061. environmental one. Te frst part of Te Grill at the Columbia University ting, book club and so on. I’m a little the book reviews the quite explicit Club of New York, 15 W. 43rd St. farther from my football H.S. but environmental teachings in Gen- ($31 per person). I’m still helping Horizon Christian 1958 esis–Deuteronomy, and connects Schools with how to use the forearm, them to contemporary issues includ- and I’m its only Jewish coach! Barry Dickman ing air pollution (e.g., greenhouse 1959 “All in all, the new lifestyle 25 Main St. gases), preserving biological diversity has worked out much better than Court Plaza North, Ste 104 and sustainability. Te balance of the Norman Gelfand I expected. Maybe my life just Hackensack, NJ 07601 book discusses 10 transformative c/o CCT might be extended. I look forward [email protected] measures to reduce greenhouse gas Columbia Alumni Center to seeing Columbia’s football and emissions and how to push for their 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 wrestling grow!” We regret to report the death of implementation with an environ- New York, NY 10025 Arthur G. Lloyd sends, “Greet- Dr. Robert Tauber on March 17, mental rights movement, akin to the [email protected] ings from Stowe, Vt.! Despite a 2016. Bob is survived by his wife, Civil Rights movement. warm winter, there was enough good Dorothy; daughters, Sharon and “My wife, Raachel, and I live in Jack Kahn sent me information snow to enable me to ski regularly Robin; and four grandchildren. A Raleigh, N.C., where she is the rabbi regarding the establishment of the with the ‘dawn patrol,’ a small group resident of Mount Kisco, N.Y., he of Yavneh: A Jewish Renewal Com- David Rosand Professorship of of ancient, early-morning skiers had retired from his dental practice. munity. We have two children and Italian Renaissance Art History in who don’t accept aging as a problem. He was an assistant clinical professor two grandchildren. I can be reached memory of David Rosand. Te cer- In fact, going downhill is what of dentistry at the College of Dental at [email protected].” emony will take place on Monday, we do. Outside numerous visits to Medicine and had been president of Steve is an environmental October 17, at 6 p.m. at the Italian various types of ‘ologists,’ this has the Ninth District of the New York engineer with the Cadmus Group in Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Ave. been a banner year for celebrating State Dental Association and chair of Chapel Hill, N.C. (at West 117th Street). For more our grandchildren: two gradua- John Giorno the association’s Council on Ethics. Te omnipresent information, contact Jennifer Tapia, tions, a score of hockey games and Bernie Nussbaum ’s daughter, popped up in the Style section of executive assistant in the Ofce of tennis matches and the occasional Emily, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize Te New York Times; he was an Alumni and Development: 212- opportunity to ski with them. Long for criticism. Emily has been the honoree at a beneft for the New 851-4026 or [email protected]. retired from corporate law practice, I television critic for Te New Yorker Museum (down the block from Steve Trachtenberg sent the remain active in my local commu- for the last fve years; before that, she John’s home on the Bowery). following: “David Rosand, RIP. A nity, try to see an opera or two when covered TV for New York magazine. Speaking of popping up, Carol life well lived. Properly honored by we visit NYC, play a hacker’s golf Barry Dickman, In its citation, the Pulitzer commit- and along with the named professorship. He would game and am still working my way Howard Orlin, Art tee said her reviews and essays were Anita and and like that, I think. But boy, he sure through Proust en français. Regards Radin “written with an afection that never and his wife, Miriam Katowitz died far too young. I close my eyes to all the ’59-ers! Eric Jakobsson blunts the shrewdness of her analysis BUS’74, attended a spring perfor- and see him, Erwin Glikes and writes, “My or the easy authority of her writing.” mance in the Village of Princess Ida, Henry Ebel as they were in 1959, family is doing well. My wife Congratulations to Emily on this presented by the New York Gilbert & joking around in the Jester ofce. I Naomi’s and my granddaughters in tremendous achievement, to Bernie Sullivan Players. Art went for an inter- miss them. And I regret not seeing college seem to be happy and doing and to her entire family. mission stroll and returned with the more of you all, who know me for OK in their respective felds — Steve Konigsberg, Steve Jonas who had ubiquitous (working on the boy I was and am. We must all political science and music/flm. My Bernie Kosowsky reported ’s death, his next book — still funking retire- redouble our eforts to attend the great-niece (brother’s granddaugh- has joined the ranks of CC’58’s ment) and his wife, Chezna Newman. next reunion of CC’59 even as our ter) recently fnished her frst year retirees. He had been a surgeon with To round out the College Savoyard ranks grow thinner (in my case at at Illinois, and is a delightful cofee Highland Park Surgical Associates contingent, the conductor was (as 220, not so thin). I hope you are all companion from time to time. As a in Highland Park, N.J. He and his always) the company’s longtime artis- well, circumstances considered.” measure of how times have changed wife, Rhoda, now split their time tic director, Albert Bergeret ’70. I am sure that representation by since we went to college, she told us Art Radin, between New York and Florida. Speaking of the members of the Class of ’59 would that the best hour of her week is a Teir sons, David and Paul, live in monthly class lunches he hosts at the be appreciated. life drawing class, and she regaled New Jersey and Massachusetts, and Columbia University Club of New Gene Appel and his wife, Linda Naomi and me with humorous each son has a set of twins (three York have been switched to the sec- BC’60, “have taken this stage in our anecdotes arising from she and her boys and one girl, ages 10 and 13). ond Tuesday of each month, which lives, after living in one home for classmates being in the company of Steve Jurovics writes: “While enables a few additional classmates 35 years, to downsize and move to a naked stranger. I love Columbia I have written very few Class Notes to attend. Recent participants were a condo that is about 55 percent as but can’t help feeling that in some Peter Gruenberger, Ted Story, over the years, this is one to which I large. Our address is 5858 SW Riv- ways I was born too early.

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house being shaken by the detona- tion of the bombs. “As a 4-year-old, I hadn’t the slightest idea what was going on, but just stood in the doorway, hearing explosions and feeling the house shake. Eventually, the attack ended. My sister and I stayed where we were told until our mother told us to come to her. Tere apparently was some sort of mass telephone call and my mother was instructed that a bus would come by, pick us up, and take us to a safe place. “When we left the quarters, I looked around. Our immediate neighborhood hadn’t been hit hard, though I did notice a strange groove in the concrete walkway to the front door. It looked like an extremely elongated S. Te sky, mostly clear, had what looked like little thin blackish clouds, that on hindsight COURTESY WILL CSAPLAR ’ 56 , BUS’ 58 WILL CSAPLAR COURTESY were the remainders of antiaircraft- shell explosions shot against the “I am having a bit of a resurgence erative disease and cancer and, (in than that. He sends us this remi- attackers. Te bus — rather like a in my scientifc work. In a paper pub- our family), to our son Garret, who niscence. “As a preface, my father, school bus but gray, not yellow — lished in PLOS Computational Biology died in 2013 at 46 of the neurode- Stephen A. Kallis ’26, was a captain came by and picked us up. Other on June 30, my co-authors and I generative disease frontotemporal in the Army, in Coastal Artillery. women and children were in it. report on fnding common genetic dementia and to me, as I possess We lived in a small house, with the “We were let out at what we later elements in processing conspecifc both an aging brain and a diagnosis address of 25 Ofcers Row, in Fort called ‘the Bomb Shelter,’ which we communication between humans of prostate cancer.’ Kamehameha. Fort Kamehameha probably picked up from our parents. and honey bees. It appears that an “If anybody wants the full notes, was an Army facility that abutted It was actually a mortar station, ancestor from 670 million years ago send me a note: [email protected]. Hickam Field (later Hickam AFB). Battery Hasbrouk, which was my developed these elements that have Best regards to all.” My sister had recently celebrated her father’s duty station. Te station persisted in social animals but not in Dave Clark has been having a 6th birthday; I was 4. was highly reinforced and would asocial ones. We have a manuscript rough time of late. He writes, “I’ll “At dawn, the attack commenced. have made a good shelter, were one under review in Journal of Biomedical have to keep this brief, because it’s Te house shook with the vibrations needed. Te women and children Semantics on an efcient algorithm hard to type on my iPad. April 1, of the detonating bombs. My father were just brought there; they sorted for fnding mentions of particular heart attack. Early April 2, surgery, rolled out of bed. My sister, terrifed themselves out. A few ladies brought amino residues in published papers. quadruple bypass and replaced of thunder (and thinking that was edibles with them to give to the And we have papers in prepara- mitral valve. Te doctor also wanted what she was hearing) ran into my children. One lady handed me a cold tion on a number of other topics. to replace my aortic valve, but parents’ bedroom, just in time to square of a wafe. I can only guess Unfortunately, my grants are winding decided I wouldn’t survive that too. hear my father say, ‘Ethel, I think it’s now that she’d been fxing breakfast down, so I hope the work we are Released from hospital April 15. the Japanese.’ (Much later, I learned at the time of the attack and decided putting out now can replenish those One week later had to go back to that the whole region was tense, not to waste the food. Anyway, I took resources. Otherwise the papers in get more than three liters of fuid having what was called ‘war jitters,’ the wafe and ate it, but was a little the pipeline may be my last hurrah. drained from my chest so I could punctuated by some prewar ‘alerts.’) young to thank her properly. Refect- “I have become intensely breathe. Released four days later. “He immediately pulled on his ing on the matter, I wish I had. interested in lithium and will try to Since then, many doctors’ visits, uniform and my mother instructed “Te little boys got together to publish (and also participate in some physical therapy, blood tests, etc. … my sister and me to go to some play. We found a mortar azimuth activism) related to this. My research But I am making progress toward interior doorways and stand there table and used it as an improvised notes on lithium begin as follows: recovery, walking more each day, until she told us otherwise. So while ride until a GI chased us of it. In “‘I am writing this document as going up and down stairs, doing my mother saw my father dash of time, we were able to go home. My a scientist, a parent and an aging some household chores. I know that to his troops, I couldn’t see my sister father was nowhere to be seen — for person (77 at this writing). Tis full recovery will be slow, but expect from where I was standing. I was several days — but we’d shifted to started out as the story of our to eventually get back to all my facing a wall with a window. Since a war footing. Te radio was left daughter Sarah, who sufers from normal activities.” the shade was drawn, I couldn’t playing all day, in case of bulletins (a bipolar disorder, and my attempts Dave, you know we are all pulling see out, but I could see a sunbeam, habit that’s been carried on by both to understand why she was given for you and looking forward to see- not quite horizontal, shining past my sister and I to the present day). inappropriate, useless therapy for ing you at our next reunion. a gap near the top of the shade. “At nights, there were blackout years before being helped by fnally For most of us, the attack on In the sunbeam, there were dust conditions. After dark, my mother being prescribed lithium. Te story Pearl Harbor is an item in our motes shimmering. At the time, I took my sister and me outside and has spread through my literature history books or a dim memory. To just observed them. Now, I presume started walking toward what I search to include both neurodegen- Steven Kallis Jr., it was much more that the dust was jarred loose by the much later learned was the bomb

Fall 2016 CCT 59 Class Notes shelter. In order to walk us safely, my at boot camp. He volunteered to my nephew, Richard Friedlander, mother had a ‘blackout fashlight.’ 1960 join the marching band but was has been sending personal letters to Tis was an ordinary fashlight, with informed that the band did not me and to members of my family the front covered by several layers Robert A. Machleder have a glockenspiel. He says, “Enter typed on government stationary. I of blue cellophane that apparently 69-37 Fleet St. Richard Friedlander. We recognized do hope that this is not a serious was more difcult to spot from Forest Hills, NY 11375 each other — sort of. Eventually, we federal ofense and I write to ask the air. Tis fashlight projected a [email protected] realized that he was Class of ’60 and that Richard be aforded the greatest bluish disk of relatively dim light on I was Class of ’63 and we bonded.” leniency.” Te letter proceeded, at the sidewalk. As we walked along, Lee Rosner, extending his best Richard, a member of the march- some length, to assert that Richard, a slowly moving bus drove in our wishes to all, writes that after ing band using skills honed playing in all cases (save, of course, the direction and our mother boosted more than 50 years as a molecular tuba in the Columbia University instant circumstance), had shown my sister and me onto it before hop- biologist at the National Institutes Marching Band, arranged for Doug himself to be a person of exemplary ping aboard herself. Te bus took us of Health, he retired at the end to be assigned the bass drum. And character. Richard left us hang- back to the bomb shelter, where we of April. “It has been my one and as for boot camp, “We spent most of ing and did not disclose whether would spend the night. Tis routine only job since graduate school and our time practicing Aaron Copland the CO burst into laughter, or continued until we were evacuated a most wonderful experience. I had and Persichetti music. Richard unceremoniously tossed him out of back to the mainland.” the opportunity to do research on was a few weeks ahead of me and the ofce. Tose of us who were for- Barry Koh writes, “I read some- antibiotic-resistance in bacteria in through the years our paths hardly tunate to know Richard know that thing recently along the lines of ‘old a congenial, nurturing setting with ever crossed, but as I write this I’m he was indeed a person of exemplary age is a privilege not available to world-class colleagues. A favorite standing in that room with him, character, that he could tell a good everyone.’ My wife, Susan BC’61, colleague was John Foulds. I can with him being helpful and making story, and that some members of his and I are in good health and taking immodestly boast that I have made it easier for me, an act of kindness family were quite unusual. advantage of the privilege of old age some modest contributions to the from 53 years ago. Good guy.” Ours is not a sedentary class. We From time to time we all were cover outer space and terra frma. inclined to share some memories of As for outer space, Tom Hamil- our days in the service. Tere were a ton’s eighth book is now available. Barry Koh ’59 enjoys his Chesapeake Bay community, few stories Richard liked to tell about Astronomical Numbers is a compila- populated with “PIPs (Previously Important People)” who his experiences in the Coast Guard. tion of the commonly referenced Tere was one he most enjoyed retell- and used numbers in astronomy, bring knowledge and experience to many of their activities. ing: Knowing how to type earned including the diameters of the sun, him a position as company-clerk. all the planets and major moons; When time permitted, and apparently distances of orbits; magnitude scales; there was plenty of down time, he frequency of eclipses; the fve kinds to the fullest. We have a waterfront feld. Tis summer, my wife, Kay would write letters to friends and to of lunar month and more. Tom’s home on the Eastern Shore of the Chernush, a premier photogra- members of his family. One day Rich- book is an important contribution to Chesapeake Bay in Easton, Md. It’s pher, and I planned to move from ard was summoned to report to the the feld. “Tere is a real need,” Tom a wonderful community with loads our idyllic home in Arlington, Commanding Ofcer. Te tone of the notes, “for a convenient and quick of interesting people, most of whom Va., to Washington, D.C. While order, “Friedlander! Get your tail into reference for all this astronomical are here to enjoy the relaxed pace of she continues her important work the CO’s ofce, and do it quick-time,” data, which is scattered and time- life with boating, sailing, fshing, art, fghting human trafcking, I plan to left no doubt in his mind that he was consuming to fnd.” music, history and pleasant weather. volunteer for community organiza- not about to receive a commendation And as for terra frma, it was not We are populated with many PIPs tions, gain some fuency in Spanish, for being the recruit of the month. quite a “walkabout,” as the term (Previously Important People) who advocate for frst-aid education in He entered the ofce and refers to an age-old nomadic cultural bring knowledge and experience to our public schools, dote on our two observed the CO seated behind tradition in the lives of indigenous so many of our activities that life grandchildren and reread my CC his desk, focused on what appeared Australian youths in transition to is rarely dull. We are also blessed books. Any Washingtonians want to be a letter. Without looking up, coming-of-age, seeking enlighten- with children and grandchildren (all to join me? As ever, my Columbia the CO bellowed, “Friedlander! ment, spiritual awakening and an in good health and self-sufcient) experience will positively shape how Did you send a letter to your aunt?” intense connection to the land, living in Manhattan, which gives us I meet the new challenges.” Richard, mind racing, tried to recall but Bill Tanenbaum and his wife, many reasons to visit the Big Apple Our spring Class Notes column the details and any possibly critical Ronna, may be said to have engaged — but after a few days, we are usu- inspired Doug Anderson ’63 to remarks about ofcers he might have in a westerner’s version as they ally eager to return to our beautiful submit this fond recollection. “I included in his letters to his aunt; spent May traveling on their own corner of the world.” just read your words about Richard struggled to discern how any one of through Australia and New Zealand. Fred Lorber writes, “I’ve been Friedlander and they brought me those letters might have fallen into Bill relates as highlights: “watch- studying the Testaments and would back to my second day in Coast the hands of the CO; and pondered ing several hundred Fairy penguins be interested in conversing with Guard boot camp in Cape May, N.J. what consequence is about to befall waddle out of the ocean on Phillip others who have an interest. Some My fraternity brother Burtt Ehrlich him. “Yes, sir, I did,” he replied. Island, some passing within a foot topics: the prophetic tradition that ’61 had told me that the way to get “Well here,” the CO said with or two from where we watched; culminated in Jesus, the idea of the through boot camp most gracefully a frosty glare, thrusting forward a going to the Great Barrier Reef of Jewish remnant, what happened to was to join the marching band.” sharply creased and neatly folded the coast of Cairns in the Coral the heirs of Ishmael and Esau and Doug relates that his musical tal- piece of stationary. “Read this!” Rich- Sea during a rainstorm with winds their signifcance today in Israel/ ent did not include any facility with ard unfolded the letter. It was written gusting as high as 40 mph; walking Palestine, why did God need a cho- an instrument found in a marching in the fne, delicate hand of his aunt. across the Sydney Harbour Bridge,” sen people and the Pauline Letters’ band and, after purchasing and “Dear Sir, I write not to com- and, in New Zealand, “the Waitomo attempt to destroy this tradition.” mastering a glockenspiel, he arrived plain, but to express my concern that Glowworm Caves; the Wai-O-Tapu

60 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews geysers felds south of Rotorua; and saddened to learn that Dan Sha- by Morris Dickstein. Saturday’s tance as a system parameter, he found Lake Taupo; and Waiheke Island of piro passed away. Dan was ‘a class act’ lunch in Low Library’s Faculty that the base model solution produced the coast of Auckland.” throughout his life. While on campus, Room included a talk by Bob a precision for the distance to the And now, a very sad departure. he was a great friend to many and was Pollack; a business panel featuring binary, which is in a star cluster in the Our class has lost another bright an active and respected leader. He was Jim Ammeen, Frank Lorenzo, Milky Way, of one parsec, an unheard Dan Shapiro star: LAW’63 died president of his fraternity (ZBT) and Tom Gochberg and Jim Melcher; of degree of precision. on April 15, 2016. After law school, was a member of Senior Society of and a medical update by Dr. Oscar More complicated models, with Dan studied on a Fulbright fellow- Sachems, Van Am Society, Glee Club, Garfein PS’65 and his daughter, star spots and the light from a third ship at the London School of Eco- Seixas Society and the freshman Dr. Jennifer Ashton (née Garfein) object in the systems, degrades that nomics. In 1969, he was one of the basketball team. Dan was an extremely ’91, PS’00 (who appears regularly precision somewhat, but the result founding members of the law frm able and respected lawyer, holding on ABC’s Good Morning America). is still more precise than any other Schulte Roth & Zabel, which spe- important positions in the New York Te Saturday dinner was held at the method has yielded. He also found cialized in representing investment State Bar Association. … He wrote Maison Française. Te after-dinner that it is far better to visit the islands management frms in the fnancial and lectured extensively about tax and speaker was Jack Samet. in winter than in summer! Tom Lippman services industry, and particularly business issues relating to invest- Stuart Newman reported that in and his wife, hedge and private equity funds. His ment funds. Dan gave generously of April his law frm won a 6–2 decision Sidney, were back in Vietnam for frm grew from a handful of lawyers his time and resources to communal in the U.S. Supreme Court afrming several days in the spring. Tey to its present size of almost 400. In and philanthropic causes. He rose to an award of $2 billion against Iran’s checked out their former apartment 2002, Dan opened and headed the the highest positions in those eforts: Central Bank. Stu’s frm represents in Saigon (still standing) and his frm’s London ofce. In 2015 he was president of UJA Federation, member the families of 1,300 U.S. Marines old ofce a few blocks away (long awarded Te Hedge Fund Journal of the Board of Governors and Execu- killed or wounded when Hezbollah gone, replaced by HSBC). Tey have Award for Outstanding Achieve- tive Committee of the Weitzman terrorists, sponsored by Iran, bombed returned several times during the ment in the Hedge Fund Industry. Institute of Science in Israel, secretary their Beirut Marine Corps barracks past 15 years and are amazed every Dan was a lifelong leader in the and executive committee member of in 1983. Several years ago, Stu’s frm time by the urban modernization, Jewish community, serving as presi- the New York City Partnership. Dan attached and froze the money in a the friendly welcome to Ameri- dent of New York’s Federation of did all this with grace and dignity. His bank account in New York owned cans and the booming consumer Jewish Philanthropies and a founder decency was displayed wherever he by Bank Markazi, Iran’s central economy. Te Japanese are building of the Jewish Community Relations went and whatever he did. We in the bank. Bank Markazi appealed to a subway right through downtown Council. He also was secretary of class remember him sharing time with the U.S. Supreme Court after the Saigon (nobody outside the govern- the New York City Partnership us at our 50th reunion. We have lost Second Circuit, in 2013, afrmed the ment calls it Ho Chi Minh City). and on the Board of Governors one of the best in the Class of ’60. He award of the money to the Marines, Tey went down to the Mekong and Executive Committee of the will be remembered by all of us who arguing that a 2012 federal law that Delta and up to Danang, which is Weizmann Institute of Science in had the privilege of knowing him.” assisted the plaintifs was a violation unrecognizable. A fascinating, beau- Israel. He spearheaded the 1986 Te class extends its deepest of the Constitution’s separation of tiful country, but he says Hoi An, a merger of UJA and Federation of condolences to Dan’s wife, Ellen, powers provision. Justice Ruth Bader UNESCO site, is overrated. Arnie Abrams Jewish Philanthropies to become and their family. Ginsburg LAW’59 (former Law lost his class ring UJA Federation of New York. School professor) wrote the opinion while in Vietnam last fall. Te Dean’s But several classmates and upholding the constitutionality of the Ofce and Alumni Association were fraternity brothers submitted their 1961 statute. Judge Jose Cabranes was sympathetic, of course, but had no Tony Adler recollections and tell it best. “Dan,” on the Second Circuit panel whose clue about what to do. Peter Schweitzer, writes “was Michael Hausig decision in the case was afrmed. In sent an SOS email to class members a person you could get close to. I 19418 Encino Summit a separate action brought by Stu’s for help. Several members responded, Jerry Grossman considered him a very warm and San Antonio, TX 78259 frm to collect on the Marines’ $2.7 and contacted gracious individual.” [email protected] billion judgment against Iran, the a friend, Bob Waldbaum ’58, who Larry Mendelson, chairman U.S. District Court also awarded recently lost his own class ring and and CEO of HEICO Corp. and a Our 55th reunion was held June title to the plaintifs of an Iranian- miraculously remembered the name Mickey Greenblatt former member of the University’s 2–5. Approximately 85 classmates owned building, 650 Fifth Ave., of the company. Board of Trustees, recalls Dan in and guests attended at least one the same building in which CC’61 also provided crucial help by sending his role as an outstanding counselor. of the scheduled events. Once holds its monthly luncheon in Tom by email photos of the ring. “[W]hile I was a Columbia trustee, again, the Reunion Committee put Gochberg’s ofce. Te decision in It shows how the group helped a Dan attended a Trustees’ meeting together an excellent agenda of that case is now on appeal. member in need. Arnie wrote, there wherein he gave excellent legal events and speakers. Te committee Stu apologizes to classmates for are worse things than losing a class advice to the group. He was very was composed of Tony Adler, Jim missing reunion. With reservations ring, but he had his for 55 years and well respected in his feld.” Larry Ammeen, Bill Binderman, Phil made for all events and pumped up it meant a lot to him. Stu Sloame adds, “Tat in this small world, Cottone, Philippe de la Chapelle, to introduce Morris Dickstein for his and his wife moved Dan’s nephew, Rob Spingarn ’89, Tom Gochberg, Mickey Green- talk at the Friday dinner, family busi- recently to West Hollywood, Calif., BUS’94, was in the same class as blatt, Marty Kaplan, Stuart New- ness called him to Pasadena, Calif., for not to join the hipsters there, but my son, Victor Mendelson ’89. man, Bob Salman and Phil Smith. the birth of his newest granddaughter, to live near their daughter, Joanna Rob is a successful senior aerospace Tursday evening, Letty and Hana Rae Newman (’37). Sloame ’09. After graduation, Joanna analyst with Credit Suisse and both Tom Gochberg hosted cocktails Gene Milone presented several worked for Te New York Daily News Victor and I interact with him often and dinner at their home. Bob talks on his current eclipsing binary and became its online multimedia (HEICO is in the aerospace busi- Salman spoke about the upcoming modeling at the triennial meeting of editor. Following her dream to be a ness). Rob is outstanding.” presidential election. Friday dinner the International Astronomical Union TV comedy writer, Joanna left for Bob Abrams adds his sentiments: at the Columbia University Club in Honolulu last August. With a new Los Angeles, where she frst worked “Members of our class were shocked of New York was followed by a talk computer code that includes the dis- for Jimmy Kimmel Live and then for

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NBC. Currently she is a writer- Port Charlotte, Fla. After the Busi- straightforward teaching and motiva- pretty well, but when everyone began producer for Popsugar.com, an ness School, he joined U. S. Special tion of our diverse gang of kids, long to become a developer, I stopped e-magazine for millennial women. Forces in their language school before all the angst and minefelds — in the nick of time. In the ’90s I Recently, one of the videos and spent a year or so learning that seem to beset education today. returned to engineering/government Joanna wrote and produced is the Mandarin. After completing his And on the streets and stoops of the work, until retiring at 70 in 2011. true story of a 9-year-old girl who service, Riley joined W.O. Hickok 1940s and ’50s we also learned a lot Actually, a British frm bought our makes tote bags, flls them with Manufacturing Company (a family about life. Dad [ John M. Kokkins ’28, company and it retired me and most toiletries and gives them to home- frm) as VP of fnance. Eventually, GSAPP’30] was a Greek immigrant other senior management! less women in Long Beach, Calif. Riley moved on to P.R. Hofman (through Ellis Island) who worked “Boston was a vibrant social and It has been viewed on Facebook Machine Products, where he worked nights as a waiter to put himself cultural place and, after some time, I more than 23 million times (bit. for many years. His career came full through Columbia. He pulled himself met my wonderful wife, Suzie. We’ve ly/1UjwsWK)! One of the comedy circle when he rejoined and eventu- up and made a good life for us later, been married 39 years. Our daughter, videos Joanna wrote and produced ally retired from W.O. Hickok. and my mom was educated at Teach- Caroline, lives in Barnstable Village is called “5 Times You Realize Riley and his wife, Helen, started ers College. on Cape Cod and visits us in Marion. You’ve Turned Into Your Jew- to spend time on Martha’s Vineyard, “As a lad I was interested in the I got Suzie interested in windsurfng ish Mother.” It can be viewed at Mass., until it became their primary science of things, which made me and skiing, which we did together facebook.com/PopSugarCelebrity/ home. Helen became ill with pan- a slightly geek-like kid when I got for decades. She surpassed me on the videos/10154140502959824. creatic cancer and died in Septem- to Harrison H.S. in Westchester. I water a few years later, and I barely Tere are two class deaths to ber 2014. Riley’s health began to was admitted to Columbia, which in held my own on the snow. Suzie and report. Myron P. “Mike” Curzan fail and he started to spend winters that day ofered a unique fve-year I still crew in Marion sailboat racing, LAW’65 passed away on March 18. in Florida until his passing. Riley is program, in which you satisfed the although my captain has begun He was predeceased by his wife of survived by a daughter, Ann Colvin. requirements of both the A.B. and eyeing me mostly as movable ballast! more than 50 years, Mary, and is sur- B.S. (humanities and Russian, and I seem to be gravitating toward vived by daughters Elisabeth, Anne engineering in my case). It was hard golf and duplicate bridge when the and Katherine; and fve grandchil- 1962 work but greatly benefcial later in ibuprofen runs low. dren. A memorial service was held REUNION life. I hear this program is long gone. “In 1972 I became a pilot and REUNION WEEKEND April 3 at the Kenwood Golf and [Editor’s note: Tis program is still still fy regularly — we’re now on JUNE 1–4, 2017 Country Club in Bethesda, Md. ofered and is called either the 3–2 our third airplane. I have traveled Alumni Afairs Contact Born in New York City, after grad- Fatima Yudeh or 4–1 Combined Plan Program.] in the pointy end to many places, uation Mike was a Woodrow Wilson [email protected] Te eight semesters of CC and including two transatlantic crossings. Fellow in the graduate program of 212-851-7834 Humanities provided the best start I came to especially love Iceland

Yale, where he earned an M.A. in Development Contact 2017 to adult life anyone could wish for. and Greenland, and recently took history. Upon graduation from the Heather Siemienas Living in a dormitory embedded the family to the former. In 2000 Law School, he clerked for the chief [email protected] me in the Columbia and NYC I started volunteering as a civilian judge of the California Supreme 212-851-7855 experience. I joined Delta Upsilon pilot for the Coast Guard. After Court, then was a legislative aid for fraternity, which was a diverse and 9-11, the Guard got so busy that it Sen. Robert Kennedy. He joined the John Freidin enjoyable group (now gone from asked us geezers to assume much of law frm of Arnold & Porter in 1967 654 E. Munger St. Columbia). And, who can forget the less-demanding stuf. I still do and became a partner in 1972. While Middlebury, VT 05753 eating in the Campus Grill (which that and am now the fight safety here, Mike founded MPC & Assoc. [email protected] had a non-PC common name), ofcer in the First CG District (N) in 1984 to pursue his passion for real hanging out at Te West End and for the civilian auxiliary pilots and estate development consulting and Steve Kokkins SEAS’63 earned an late-night forays to Ta-Kome by crews. An unfortunate side efect has fnance for exempt organizations and A.B. with us in June 1962 and then climbing over the locked iron gates been that I often get restless when corporations, and he was the frst earned a B.S. from the Engineering near John Jay. fying as a passenger in the back of president of APCO Assoc. School a year later. He writes this “When the chance to continue an airliner and unrealistically think I In 1991, he became vice chair- about his eclectic life: studying civil/structural engineering at should be up front! man of the Board of Directors of “It’s great to get back in touch MIT came along, I jumped to Boston “Well, that’s more than enough, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance after the 58 years since we frst and immediately liked the atmo- and heartfelt thanks to CCT for Co. Mike also was at various times crossed the ‘Quad’ in September sphere. I’ve stayed in eastern Mas- letting so many of us share a bit president, vice-chair and CEO of 1958! I was awed to enter the adult sachusetts, interrupted only by a brief of our lives on its pages. For years the National Captioning Institute; a world and looked forward to learn- stint in Southeast Asia during the I’ve enjoyed reading your stories. trustee of GW; and a board member ing from the faculty and absorbing late ’60s. For the past 15 years we’ve Columbia College was a great time of the Rocky Mountain Institute. some wisdom. Of course, there was lived in the beautiful seaside town of in my life and I look forward to Most recently, Mike founded and the freedom of being on my own Marion, Mass. (south of Boston), after many more reminiscences from you!” was CEO of Unidev. after 17 years of parental supervision 25 years on the North Shore. Armando Favazza has lived in A scholarship in Mike’s name — maybe that came frst! “I pursued a career in the Columbia, Mo., for 35 years. “As was established at GW. Donations “I was very lucky to have had structures business and then in the usual,” he says, “[we had] another should be sent to GW with “Myron good parents. Even though we were aerospace industry at GE Aircraft mild winter. In fact, I suspect that P. Curzan Scholarship Fund” on in modest straits — born and early Engines, where I was involved in we have had only fve problematic the memo line: Attn.: Mari Chin, raised in West Harlem on 122nd developing military jet engines. But winters since I moved here. Te bad George Washington University, Street near Morningside Park — I eventually I grew restless with the weather seems to reach the Missouri 2033 K St. N.W., Ste 300, Washing- had a fne education at P.S. 165 in bureaucratic nature of big business. River about 30 miles from here and ton, DC 20052. northern Manhattan and later at P.S. So in the ’80s, a partner and I began then swerve up into Iowa or down Harold Riley Colvin BUS’68, 41 in Bayside, Queens. I remember developing and building condo- into Arkansas. It’s heartbreaking to passed away on May 11, 2016, in my teachers, who did great jobs of miniums in Westchester County. Did read about all the tornadoes, storms,

62 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews ice and snow in the Midwest while Tanks for reading this column. Our second-Tursday class lunch her works in depth and to publish we remain safe. Please take just three minutes tradition continues to bring many studies of her, including a biography, “For the eight past years in now to write three sentences to classmates together each month. a comprehensive bibliography and February my wife and I have gone to your classmates. Tey can be about Doug Anderson, Steve Barcan, scholarly editions of works by her.” a wonderful all-inclusive high-end anything: the luckiest thing that ever Henry Black, Peter Broido, Mike In May, Henry Black and his resort in the Dominican Republic happened to you; something you did Erdos, Ed Coller, Bob Heller, Lee wife, Benita, toured Sicily. He — Glenlivet is the house Scotch! this summer; a book you recently Lowenfish, Don Margolis, Paul writes: “Let’s just say we went for It also has clay tennis courts (we read and greatly enjoyed; a place Neshamkin and Harvey Schneier the history and stayed for the food. hit with the pro on most days), a you traveled to and loved or hated; attended the last two. It’s always great What wonderful examples of art fne golf course and a lovely beach. a tidbit about a son, daughter or conversation. Trough the years, more from so many diferent civilizations, Between tennis, golf, and workouts grandchild; the election; education; than 75 classmates have made it back all of which conquered Sicily at at the gym, both my wife and I art; exercise; etc. … Let’s get 50 of to have lunch with us at the Columbia one time or another, because of its manage to remain in good shape. these; they’ll make a great column. University Club of New York. spectacular and strategic location. “At home I work just one day a During the frst week of August, We were blessed with absolutely week at a community mental health Lee Lowenfish taught a class, marvelous weather and made many center and keep in touch with the 1963 “Baseball and American Culture,” at culinary discoveries. Pistachio semi- University of Missouri, where I the fabled Chautauqua Institution freddo, anyone?” am a retired emeritus professor of Paul Neshamkin in southwestern New York. In April, Michael Erdos writes, “After 49 psychiatry. We are avid readers and 1015 Washington St., Apt. 50 his expertise on Branch Rickey was years of full-time medical practice, my project for the rest of the year is Hoboken, NJ 07030 used when he appeared as a talking the last 36 in emergency medicine to reread all four volumes from our [email protected] head in Ken Burns’ documentary and EMS administration, I retired Contemporary Civilization courses. Jackie Robinson, which aired on from my senior staf physician posi- My book Bodies Under Siege is in its I hope you had a great summer PBS. Lee notes that although tion at the Lahey Health System in third edition and my lengthy chap- and are looking forward to a much Columbia baseball came up short Burlington, Mass., on April 1. While ter ‘Spirituality in Psychiatry’ is in improved Columbia football team in its attempt for a four-peat as Ivy I continue to manage my American press in the Comprehensive Textbook this fall. Te early word is that we League champions, second baseman Heart Association Training Center in of Psychiatry. I recently heard that I have a great entering class. Put Will Savage ’17 was drafted by the Woburn, Mass., having large blocks received the Lifetime Achievement Saturday, October 22, on your calen- Detroit Tigers and is forgoing his of time free has allowed me to read Award from the Society for the dar: It’s Homecoming (the game is senior season to start his pro career. more and even attend the Class of ’63 Study of Psychiatry and Culture. against Dartmouth and this year we Right-hander George Tanopoulos lunch in NYC on July 14, where it I’m glad that they didn’t wait much will win). Plan to come to the tent ’16 was drafted by the Colorado was most enjoyable to catch up with longer, as I’m getting up in age! at Baker Athletics Complex for the Rockies. Former Lion stars Gus the other attendees! “My daughter, a civil rights attor- pre-game festivities. It’s a great time Craig SEAS’15, Dario Pizzano ’14 “My children both live in New ney in Kansas City, Mo., presented to meet your classmates. Look for and Jordan Serena ’15 are continuing York; my daughter (Elleree Erdos me with my frst grandchild six the Class of 1963 table. their pro careers. GSAS’16) graduated with an months ago. With a lot of luck I Te spring was busy. Lee Lowen- Frank Sypher writes, “In July, M.F.A. and is managing a private hope to be alive when he graduates fish, Don Margolis and Doron an exhibition opened in the Rare art collection after working at a from college. We are also excited Gopstein joined me in the Alumni Book & Manuscript Library (on private gallery for more than three about getting a new dog, a male Parade of Classes on Class Day in the sixth foor of Butler Library) of years. My son is employed at Savills- Wheaton terrier. My wife has May. It is always fun to take part in selected items from the collection Studley, a commercial real estate ordered me to outlive him. this event, which starts with a fne that I donated to Columbia in leasing company, and is married to “Our next trip will be an art breakfast in John Jay. After carry- 2015 of 233 manuscripts, books, a girl he met while attending law cruise from Paris to Normandy. We ing the Class of 1963 banner past prints and more relating to British school in Massachusetts. upgraded our airline tickets after a the cheering graduates and their poet and novelist Letitia Elizabeth “My wife is still working and good friend told us that if we didn’t families, we stayed to hear this year’s Landon (1802–38). [Editor’s note: we are planning several excursions, fy business class, our children will! speech, from Dean Baquet, executive Te exhibit ran from July 5–Sep- including Paris for Tanksgiving and We don’t get to New York very often editor of Te New York Times. Please tember 16.] In conjunction with Italy next year.” but every other year we rent a condo plan to join us next year. the exhibition, I published L. E. L. Charles Bremer writes, “In on the beach in Ocean City, N.J. Dean’s Day has been renamed Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Te English November 2010, my wife, Jen- Life is good.” All-Class Reunion. As I mentioned Improvisatrice: Catalogue of a Collec- nifer, and I retired from our jobs in By the time you read this, Andy last year, Columbia is trying to get tion of Manuscripts and Books Held Washington, D.C., sold our condo Jampoler and Suzy, his wife of 50 more alumni back for reunion from by the Rare Book and Manuscript in Arlington, Va., and decided to years, will have been back in the every year, not just at fve-year inter- Library of Columbia University. move back north. But where to? United States for nearly seven months vals. Ed Coller and his wife, Mimi; “I became interested in Landon Even though Jennifer is a Bronx girl, since fve weeks at sea on a cruise ship Doron Gopstein; Gerry Dwyer; in the 1980s while living in Lomé, New York was out because I will not lecture tour. Andy says, “Te highlight Larry Neuman; Victor Revenko; Togo, West Africa, teaching English live in a state without a functioning was three days in Shanghai, an and Ruth and Paul Neshamkin and American literature at the Uni- legislature. And then there are the eye-opening experience that revealed took part this year and met up for a versité du Benin (now the Université confscatory taxes, so that pretty modern China to be very diferent barbecue lunch on South Lawn. If de Lomé). I learned that Landon much left it up to north Jersey (I’m a from our expectations.” Tey then you are in New York City next year, had lived at Cape Coast, Ghana, and Jersey boy, born and raised). headed home so Andy could work on we hope you will join us. It would died there in 1838 at 36. I wondered “But where in Jersey? We settled his eighth book. Te seventh, Embassy be good training for our big 55th, what had led the celebrated British on Secaucus and are very glad we to the Eastern Courts, was published in which is only two years away. Please author to West Africa. did. It is a great town — quiet, clean, November. It’s the story of America’s contact me if you would like to join “On my return to the United non-polluting, law-abiding and, frst pivot toward Asia, in the 1830s. the Reunion Committee. States I began to study Landon and most importantly, with great govern-

Fall 2016 CCT 63 Class Notes ment. At election time, the mayor grounds to use as the volunteer energy Club of Southwest Florida, which thINKingDANCE.net, based in and council run unopposed, so that chair of the Long Island Sierra Club. has more than 100 members. Steve Philly (check it out and subscribe). tells you something. And it’s 14 His focus there has been promoting Singer spent 10 days on a culinary I have continued dancing in post- minutes from Manhattan via train. the rapid conversion of our economy excursion through southern France. modern dance performances, begun a Our front yard is about 200 ft. from — and especially Long Island’s On the academic side, Richard bit late in life in 1989 at 45. My wife, the east bank of the mighty Hack- electrical system — from one based Kayne earned an honorary degree in Judith Stein BC’65, has published ensack River. We live in a fairly new on burning fossil fuels to one based linguistics from Cá Foscari/University the highly praised Eye of the Sixties: three-story townhouse in a gated on renewably generated energy that of Venice and Marty Weinstein is Richard Bellamy and Te Transforma- community. Tere’s just the three does not emit the carbon dioxide that co-editor of Kalman Silvert: Engaging tion of Modern Art. Enjoy a good read of us: me, Jennifer and Mittens, aka causes the global climate change that Latin America, Building Democracy. about a maverick NYC art dealer and Te Meadowlands Monster, aka Te threatens our environment [and the] Silvert was instrumental in the growth a cultural history of the ’60s.” Secaucus Slasher. Life is good.” health, safety and the lives of millions of Latin American studies in the After the death of Muhammad Peter Gollon and his wife, Abby of people throughout the world. United States. Allen Tobias’ son Ali, Jonathan dug up his bound vol- Joan Pariser BC’67, spent two weeks Most recently Peter was named David graduated from Northeastern ume of Spectator 1963–64 to fnd his in Italy last October wandering a trustee of the Long Island Power University School of Law. February 25, 1964, column in which through Venice and then Florence, Authority, the group whose transi- Peter Thall attended the 2016 he predicted: “Cassius Marcellus with a quick side trip to Siena. Aside tion to renewable energy he had Songwriters Hall of Fame 47th Clay will probably collect $600,000 from the art museums and mag- been pressing for the last few years. Annual Awards Dinner in Manhat- tonight for getting foored by Sonny nifcent palaces and churches, Peter He intends to continue to push tan on June 9. Peter is the author Liston, the 220-lb. heavyweight made a special point of climbing to for a more rapid transition to solar of the third edition of the recently champion who has said, ‘I imagine the top of Il Duomo in Florence energy and especially to energy from released What Tey’ll Never Tell You he’ll be talking as he’s going down.’” and every campanile in four cities ofshore wind farms. However, Peter About the Music Business. It is a measure of Jon’s character that he came across. now has the added responsibility of On May 19, Clay Maitland to own up to his ill-fated prediction Tey visited the surviving syna- making sure that the system remains received the Lifetime Achieve- and, fortunately for his clients, he is gogues in Florence, Siena and in reliable and that electricity prices ment Award from Lloyd’s List a better lawyer that he is a judge of Venice’s Ghetto, the island that pre- remain reasonable for Long Island’s North American Awards for his pugilistic talent. viously contained a metal foundry customers during that transition. decades of work in the maritime Maxwell E. Schwartz ’16 is the (ghèto) and on which Jews were Remember: Our regular class shipping industry. According to the recipient of the Alan J. Willen [’64] required to live for almost 400 years lunches at the Columbia University biographical sketch that accom- Memorial Prize for his senior thesis, until the time of Napoleon. Jews Club of New York are always a great panied the award, Clay was “born Te Progressive Democrats of the “New were again concentrated there under place to reconnect. If you’re in NYC, in London of a British father and Era”: Private Citizens in American- Mussolini, with many deported for try to make one of the next lunches American mother, he spent his early Russian Relations, 1917–1921. In a extermination in Germany. — September 8, October 13 and years avoiding German bombs just thank you note, Maxwell explained Peter then went of for a day in November 10 — it’s always the sec- outside of London. Having lost his that his thesis “argues that several Pisa, before spending a week hiking ond Tursday. Check cc63ers.com for father (an RAF pilot) during the American humanitarians acted as with a Road Scholar group in the details (if you’re lucky, and I get some war, he and his mother departed quasi-diplomats in an era often Cinque Terre region next to the sea time during my summer vacation, I England as soon as the sea lanes remembered for American isolation- on the west coast of Italy. Te group will have updated it). were safe, traveling in the Queen ism and frosty relations between stayed in nearby Porto Venere and Elizabeth, where he had his frst the United States and the Leninist traveled to and from each day’s hike taste of ice cream.” regime. My research drew mainly by ferry, private bus or the railroad 1964 Clay earned a degree from New on collections of personal papers that runs down the coast. York Law, was maritime counsel for housed at Columbia’s Rare Book & What a joy it was, Peter said, after Norman Olch Union Carbide and later helped to Manuscript Library.” a couple of hours of walking among 233 Broadway manage the Liberian International Congratulations, Maxwell. vineyards or olive orchards, to stop New York, NY 10279 Ship & Corporate Registry and to Alan Willen, who was Spectator’s in a restaurant in a tiny colorful vil- [email protected] develop the Marshall Islands Regis- news editor, loved history and the lage for a typical Italian lunch, wine try, which is now the second largest class is proud to sponsor the prize. and espresso before walking another I am writing in early July, so by in the world. Clay sits on the execu- You can access the thesis by searching couple of scenic miles to end the the time you receive this, summer tive committee of the Coast Guard “Maxwell E. Schwartz” at history. day’s hike. And then, of course, will be over. With the arrival of fall Foundation and is on the board of columbia.edu. another Italian dinner to provide I hope to hear from more of you the SUNY Maritime College. the energy needed for the following and to see many more of you at the Jonathan Stein writes: “I am a day’s excursion. monthly class lunches at the Colum- lawyer at Community Legal Services 1965 Tis spring Peter stepped down, bia University Club of New York. of Philadelphia, where I have been after 30 years of service, from the What are late spring and the working since 1968, although now Leonard B. Pack Board of Directors of the New summer without travel? Marty on a part-time basis. Tis past year I 924 West End Ave. York Civil Liberties Union, the Isserlis spent three weeks in China gave the annual Lurie Lecture in dis- New York, NY 10025 state branch of the national ACLU. with his wife, Judy, followed a short ability policy at Brandeis, continuing [email protected] He was awarded status as direc- time later by 17 days in Greece. the follow-up to my United States tor emeritus in recognition of his In 1900, Marty’s grandfather and Supreme Court national class action I am writing this in June. It is amaz- contributions there in furtherance of grandmother left Ionnina, Greece, win in 1990 for disabled children ing that a year has gone by since our civil liberties. He will remain active for America, and Marty planned to seeking Supplemental Security 50th reunion. I hope that all readers in the organization. visit his ancestral town. Marty spends Income benefts, Sullivan v. Zebley. I have received emailed copies of Since retiring in 2007, Peter has the winter in Naples, Fla., and is a also have been a founding writer and our Class Book, featuring reunion put his science and business back- member of the Columbia University editor for the online dance journal, reminiscences and refections. If you

64 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews didn’t get a copy, please let me know. what Joe calls his “travelogues of us were amazing. While many old Following lunch, distinguished Also, if you didn’t contribute to it mind and spirit — which is one friends enjoyed seeing one another, researchers Daniel Gardner and and want to, let me know and I will way to set of these books from the there were countless enjoyable Barry Coller presented a fascinating send you the questionnaire. You do ordinary ‘I was here and there’ photo conversations among disparate class- tour of aging and longevity, and the not need to have attended reunion books,” go to blurb.com and search mates who never really knew one current and future prospects of same. in order to contribute to the book. “Joe Nalven.” Joe co-edited a text another back then. I’ve come away As you might imagine, that session Andy Fisher (andrewfsheriv@ on digital art, Going Digital: Te with a genuine afection and respect was SRO (standing room only). gmail.com) drew a connection Practice and Vision of Digital Artists. for a number of CC’66ers I never Finally, we met in Low Rotunda between our Core Curriculum He also commented on our Class before knew and I think that was for our class dinner on Saturday. education and the United Kingdom’s Book saying, “Te reunion book is a widespread experience. I found Te setting was magnifcent, as you referendum on leaving the European one to dig into from time to time — myself wishing I had known these know; thankfully, so was the food. Union: “Now that I don’t work at remembrance of many things that guys back then. We were entertained post-meal by CNBC, most of my investments are are a part of us.” I won’t try to list everyone’s a number of classmates and other gone and I can laugh at world upheav- Stuart Newman (newman@ name here; not enough room. Columbians (Michael Garrett and als … Troughout the ‘Brexit’ chazerei, nymc.edu) writes: “I enjoyed reading But special thanks again to Bob David Tilman among them) repris- I kept thinking about the choral your entry in the Class Book, and am Gurland for the use of his terrifc ing Varsity Show material from the refrain from Aristophanes’s Te Frogs: grateful to you and your colleagues TriBeCa residence/roof deck for our ’60s, ably organized by Mr. Garrett. “Brekekekex koax koax.” I wonder for producing it. I’ve been pursuing opening (and jammed) Tursday As a result of your initial generos- if that would have resonated with my long-term research in evolution- night cocktail event. Tom Chorba ity, and a second wave of signifcant anyone who had never been exposed ary developmental biology, editing organized a post-party Chinatown giving inspired by Richard Zucker’s to the impeccable classical education the philosophy of biology journal dinner for former teammates and outreach a week later to memorial- we received from dear alma mater.” Biological Teory and enjoying the Jim Murdaugh (jmurdaugh@ new places work brings me to (Santi- smithmur.com) sent this note: “My ago, Mexico City and Helsinki most partner of 20 years, Gary Smith, and recently). I also meet for fascinating Joseph Lovett ’66 says, “Working in documentaries has I celebrated our second wedding (for me) discussions as often as I can given me the opportunity to continue my education anniversary in June in Nantucket, manage with Jim Siegel.” where we were married in 2014. I asked Stuart what he and Jim talk interviewing some of the best and brightest from many ﬁelds.” We’re both busy and happy. I practice about during their fascinating discus- law full-time (although some of my sions. Stuart answered, “Our families; partners might disagree) in the felds Jung, Freud and evolution; politics; of municipal bonds/real estate devel- religion (pro and con); television.” wives/friends, which Barry Nazar- ize classmates, I’m happy to tell opment. Gary is associate dean of the Typical guy talk, of the Colum- ian believes he may have attended. everyone that we reached our goal of Shepherd School of Music at Rice, bia variety! On Friday, Randy Bourscheidt, $400,000 in unrestricted Columbia where he has been for 34 years. He’s Bruce Peck ([email protected]) holder of many ofces in NYC College Fund donations. Congratu- totally engaged in his regular job plus sent this update: “I have reported cultural administration through the lations to all. Further, our overall the planning, design and construction that I teach business subjects at years, presented us with an informa- reunion gifting to CU exceeded $1.6 of an opera house for the school. Allan a private career school in Albany, tive and enjoyable overview of the million. Tis is the greatest amount Greenberg is the architect. With luck, Mildred Elley college. I chair the history and status of the cultural ever contributed by CC’66. groundbreaking will be celebrated in business management depart- scene as we sailed the Hudson for To all who planned, participated, 2017 — stay tuned. [Since we met] ment of the Albany campus. While four hours, sipping wine and having attended and gave, a job truly we’ve been lucky to [always] have two headquartered in Albany, Elley also lunch. Tis was a wonderful oppor- well done. Golden Retrievers; the current boys has campuses in NYC’s Financial tunity to spend even more time Joseph Lovett writes: “I’ve are Leo (10; the boss of the pack), and District and Pittsfeld, Mass. Other chatting with one another, and to been fortunate to have worked in Guy (4). Come see us in Houston!” than that, I seem to spend more time recover from the previous evening. documentary flm since leaving Your correspondent can’t help dealing with various concerns, which Others attended the numerous Columbia’s Graduate Film Depart- himself: One of my two cats is I attribute to the passage of time.” lectures on campus. ment at the end of a billy club in named Leo. While he is a sweet- Tat night, reconvening on South 1968. Working in documentaries heart, he is by no means the boss. Field for the tented cocktail party has given me the opportunity to I’m sure most of us take occa- 1966 and dinner, we again had classmate continue my education interviewing sional photographs when we go on time. I can’t overemphasize how some of the best and the brightest vacation or take trips. Joe Nalven Rich Forzani enjoyable and important these from many diferent felds. It’s been ([email protected]) outdoes 413 Banta Ave. opportunities were. I now know so a great privilege. us all. Joe reports: “We took a trip Garﬁeld, NJ 07026 many more members of CC’66, as “I opened Lovett Stories & Strate- to Japan and, as I have been doing [email protected] do others. Some of us went on to gies 27 years ago, after having worked for the past several years, I’ve taken the Sha Na Na concert, which was at ABC’s 20/20 as a producer/director the best [photos] and made a fne Where can I start? Our 50th reunion every bit of dated, throwback fun for 10 years and for CBS News four art book to fnd the essence of that this June was everything the Reunion as we had hoped. Rich Postupak years before that. We’ve produced place. Better than hundreds of Committee hoped for and much actually made it onstage. Saturday’s more than 35 hours of primetime pictures in a shoebox or thousands more. One-hundred classmates class luncheon was highlighted television specials and fve indepen- on a hard drive.” attended, plus spouses/friends/part- with poetry readings by Edward dent feature flms including Going Joe has done similar projects for ners — numbers far higher than any Kabak, Joseph Albeck and Jim Blind (now on public television), Gay other destinations, including Turkey of our past convocations. Rosenberg, and Michael Garrett Sex in the 70s (Sundance Channel), (“Glad we got to go there about More importantly, the connec- was recognized for his outstand- State of Denial (PBS) and Tree Sisters: three years ago,” he writes). To see tions and reconnections among ing eforts on behalf of the class. Searching for a Cure (HBO).

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“Although I was a generalist at Israel of Elkins Park, Pa., where I Barbara, Calif. — Clif was on one attendees were all in grand spirits, as 20/20 whose work included social am the choir director. of his periodic wine-tasting/wine- of course you would expect. Stefana issue reporting and celebrity stories “On May 15, I was presented the buying expeditions in the Santa looked gorgeous in her classic such as the Mike Tyson/Robin Giv- Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree, Ynez Valley. Great to see old friends. white dress and Paul looked great, ens interview, Michael Jackson on honoris causa, at the commence- Do write to az164@columbia. too — and so happy, both of them. I his frst solo album and an hour with ment exercises of Gratz College edu or through CCT’s Class Notes reached Paul a week or so later; they the Duvaliers after they fed Haiti, in Philadelphia. webform, college.columbia.edu/ were in Rome having a grand time. my concentration has been on public “I enjoyed our fantastic 50th cct/submit_class_note. “Te most Jon Kotch wrote with two items: health — pretty ironic as anyone reunion, so ably co-chaired by fellow taciturn” doesn’t sit well … . First, he retired on June 30. who saw me struggle with freshman Glee Club alumnus Michael Gar- Sounds great. Congratulations chem can attest. I produced the frst rett, and [thanks to] a wonderful Jon, and on to the next chapter. AIDS investigations on television Reunion Committee.” 1968 Second, he reported that Ira Gold- for 20/20; Cancer: Evolution to Revo- Edward Fink: “As I mentioned in berg’s daughter Shoshana Goldberg lution, a 2½ hour special on cancer a previous submission, I moved from Arthur Spector ’08, a student in his department of for HBO; and Blood Detectives for Maryland to Temple this past sum- One Lincoln Plaza, Apt. 25K public health at UNC Chapel Hill, PBS and Discovery, which I worked mer. I am happy to report that I have New York, NY 10023 successfully defended her disserta- on with Barry Coller. been named the Laura H. Carnell [email protected] tion. Ira described Shoshana’s presen- “I’m producing Children of the Professor in the School of Media tation as a “tour de force.” Inquisition, a two-hour flm, a website and Communication at Temple. Tis Warm weather hit the City of New Ira, it seems like yesterday when I and an educational outreach project named professorship ‘honors [my] York, fnally, as I write this in June. I met Shoshana — maybe she was 11? on what happened to the people contributions as a researcher, educator, recently returned from the country, And then of to Columbia, too. who were pressured to convert or fee and leader in the feld of strategic where I enjoyed the fresh air, cool John Roy is retiring, again, but during the Spanish and Portuguese communication.’ In family news, my evenings and the peace of it all this time maybe it is the case. He Inquisitions. Te stories are told daughters and grandkids, living in (watching the Brexit vote was fasci- has enjoyed teaching in Florida and through their descendants, many Maryland, have adapted to visiting us nating, while the market decline was I suspect will reappear on that front. of whom are just discovering their in our new location, Media, Pa., dis- less fun). I enjoyed swimming. I was He and his wife, Katherine, are Jewish roots. I’ve been researching covering that they’re only about two thinking of Robert Brandt’s family planning (or may be on!) a road trip this fascinating subject throughout hours away from the new home. I’d be business at Lake George a long time to Grand Canyon, Zion, Yosemite the past 20 years. (Yikes! And we’ve happy to meet alumni in the area.” ago when I was not too far from and Death Valley with a stop in been flming for fve years!) It has there. He told me he spent many Cajun Country at Lafayette for a caused me to reconsider many of our summers there for years. I hear from few days. I hope to hear more from long-held assumptions about history 1967 Bob periodically. He sounds quick- John about his trip. and identity. REUNION witted, as usual, and periodically I recently had dinner with Jenik REUNION WEEKEND “I’ve spent 40 very happy years cites his philosophy classes as being Radon ’67 (a close friend of John’s JUNE 1–4, 2017 with Jim Cottrell, chair of the anes- valuable and a pleasure. He was of from high school). Jenik teaches at Alumni Afairs Contact thesiology department at SUNY to China, I think, a few months ago. SIPA and was planning to soon be Fatima Yudeh Reid Feldman Downstate’s Medical School. We [email protected] was back and of to Mexico and then to Albania. married the frst day gay marriage 212-851-7834 forth in Paris and I hoped to see We ate at a great Indian restaurant was legalized in Massachusetts, May Development Contact 2017 him this summer. and had a long discussion about 19, 2004, in Hyannis, Mass.” Heather Siemienas I am happy to report some very foreign policy. I think Jenik will David Tilman: “Our second son, [email protected] good news: Paul de Bary recently have visited nearly every country Rabbi Howard Tilman, was married 212-851-7855 married the lovely Stefana. I went in the world at the rate he is going. to Naomi Karp on December 13 to the wedding, which was at a I was particularly fascinated by his at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Albert Zonana Romanian church not far from my thoughts on Ukraine, Georgia, Rus- Howard is the second rabbi of this 425 Arundel Rd. old home on the West Side. It was sia, and the Iran deal. congregation and this is his second Goleta, CA 93117 charming and wonderful. Paul’s Te next week I visited Bob year at this position. We had a [email protected] father, Wm. Teodore “Ted” de Bary Costa ’67 and his wife, Joan, at their fabulous wedding for our family, ’41, GSAS’53 (96) attended and home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Teir friends, new family members and Anthony Abeson writes, “So sad to signed the marriage certifcate as a home has had some enhancements Howard’s congregational family in see ‘the cleverest class’ become ‘the witness. I, of course, told Ted that I and looks amazing. And we had Jacksonville, Fla. most taciturn.’ Terefore, at the risk was looking forward to seeing him at good Tai food near their home. “During the past year, I conducted of being guilty of self-promotion, I this fall’s football season, with some I got an update on their daughter several important concerts. On Janu- will mention that my book, Acting wins for the Lions. Paul, Stefana, my Carolyn Costa ’12’s career at ESPN. ary 31, I led a choir of 75 singers and 2.0: Doing Work that Gets Work in a wife Halle and I had watched one Carolyn is a star in my mind. She an instrumental ensemble in a Leon- High-Tech World, has recently been of the debates earlier in the year; broadcast for WKCR and was a ard Bernstein concert. We presented published. Better than nothing, right?” Stefana was the winner in hindsight student athlete and importantly, has excerpts from West Side Story and Anthony has had a successful with her prescient thoughts. had some great experiences recently Candide, and a complete performance career as an actor, director and act- Te evening event after the at the College World Series [base- of the Chichester Psalms. ing coach. He works in New York. ceremony was grand — we had a ball] in Omaha, Neb. “In March, I presented the Shab- My wife, Diane, and I had the good time dancing, and I danced Buzz Zucker continues to inspire bat Evening Service of Salamone pleasure of having lunch with Fran with the bride. Paul and his lovely me with his enthusiasm for and Rossi Hebreo (the earliest known and Mark Schlesinger in Brook- young bride were in a state of special fascination with Broadway and Of- composer of Jewish choral music, line, Mass., where we were visiting joy. Tere was good wine and good Broadway shows. He probably holds from Mantua, Italy, 1570–1630) at three of our grandchildren. We also music, and the couple was radi- an attendance record. I asked him Reform Congregation Keneseth had a visit from Clif Kern in Santa ant. Te music was lively and the what was going on, and he replied:

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“Lots of good shows (saw a great bad news is that the inventory of the machine was not switched on. University in St. Louis; she has been production of West Side Story at the news items is now at its usual low A fellow cross country and track working on the stem cell transplant 2016 Regional Teater Tony Award- point. Please keep in mind that the team member led me to a job in the service at Weill Cornell and is winning Paper Mill Playhouse, and submission date for class correspon- Career Counseling center, where my poised to go to medical school.” She Loves Me at Studio 54 is terrifc). dents is typically several months wife’s sister was the librarian. She David Arnold writes: “In think- I am looking forward to a new show ahead of publication, so there is a lag visited her sister one day and the ing about your request for news, I by MCC Teater at Te Lucille between submitted news and reading rest is history. ruminated over my transition from Lortel Teatre in Greenwich Village that news. If you have not shared “In addition, I was able to add being the head of a private school for called A Funny Ting Happened on the news or views in a number of years, a morning run to my training young men from inner-city environ- Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit let me hear from you. regimen! I would love to hear from ments for the last 10 years. In writing At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer David Bradley retired from his former teammates.” my announcement to the community Center of New York City by actress/ position as professor of linguis- From Alan Mintz: “Since return- of George Jackson Academy that I writer Halley Feifer (cartoonist Jules tics and head of the department ing to Morningside Heights in would be stepping down from my Feifer’s daughter), who is terrifc at of languages and linguistics at 2001, I have been teaching at the role, I referenced my having attended both. On July 1 I went to East 3rd La Trobe University in Australia Jewish Teological Seminary as the the Class Day exercises at Columbia Street (between Avenues A and B) to and will write books on various Chana Kekst Professor of Hebrew to watch a member of GJA’s frst see the Clubbed Tumb’s production linguistic topics during the next few Literature where, among other things, graduating class receive a most dis- of the musical Tumacho starring a years. He has also been working I teach students who are enrolled in tinguished class prize. Tere was and bunch of Broadway actors, includ- on a UNICEF-funded project for joint programs with Columbia and remains in the two transitions — that ing husband and wife John Ellison transition to peace and national Barnard. I had a wonderful experience of my student’s and that of mine — a Conlee (Te Full Monty) and Celia unity through dialogue in Myanmar recently teaching a course on Holo- wonderful symmetry due in large Keenan-Bolger (Te 25th Annual (Burma), which will introduce the Putnam County Spelling Bee).” teaching of minority languages in I think Buzz should write a book government schools there. on his years on Broadway and Of- Gary Rosenberg writes: “I work Child psychiatrist Gary Rosenberg ’69 was chosen Broadway. Buzz did go to All-Class full time as a child psychiatrist in as “Child Advocate of the Year” by the New Jersey Reunion (formerly known as Dean’s New Jersey. I will soon become the Day), which he says was great. He director of a pilot primary care child American Academy of Pediatrics. attended Bob Siegel’s keynote psychiatry collaborative program speech and saw Jon Bauman, serving four counties. I have been and he spent time with the new working on this project for the last basketball coach, Jim Engles. Buzz six years with a state senator and a caust literature at Columbia. In recent part to our having been Columbia gave him a history lesson. Buzz also diverse group of mental health pro- years, my research has been devoted College graduates.” reported that his older granddaugh- viders and organizations in the state. to the work of S.Y. Agnon, who From Hart Perry: “I am working ter is in Mongolia, near the end of We convinced the state to provide received the Nobel Prize in literature slowly on a documentary on the a six-month trip. She has visited 80 funding for the program last year. Te in 1966, the only Hebrew writer original soul man, Willie Mitchell, countries and all seven continents. I goal is to have a statewide program with that distinction so far. Toward with the musician/producer Steve think she sounds like her grandfa- sooner than later. I was chosen as the end of his long life (1888–1970), Jordan. My wife, Dana Heinz Perry, ther in terms of energy and vibrancy. the ‘Child Advocate of the Year’ this Agnon wrote an epic sequence of has gotten some press recently about I do hope that everyone had a year by the New Jersey American stories about Buczacz, the Galician her Academy Award acceptance good summer and will make it to Academy of Pediatrics for my work (now Ukrainian) town in which he speech in 2015. Te academy Homecoming on Saturday, October on the collaborative program. lived until he emigrated to Palestine received bad press for timing out 22 — the football team will be “I am now in my 53rd year of at 20. I’ve edited a translation of her speech so it is changing the much improved, for sure. And most running and competing. Of late I these stories, which will appear this rules. My eldest son is a psychiatrist. importantly, I hope you all are in have evolved to allow biking into my summer under the title A City in Its My youngest is at Bard, planning a good health. I am looking forward training. I feel just as fast as when Fullness, and my own critical study of music career with his friends. I relate to seeing you at our 50th reunion, I was younger, but the watch does the stories will follow next year. I was to this because I had a similar inspi- which is coming up soon enough. not lie. I now cover 10K on an easy privileged to receive a Guggenheim ration at Columbia with Woody We probably should begin plan- 60-minute run rather than 10 miles! Fellowship for this work in 2012, and Lewis, Rob Stoner ’70, Billy Cross ning in about a year. Send news to Te joy of aging. My wife and I last spring I directed a research group ’68, Bob Merlis and Gregg Geller. [email protected]. are in our 45th year of a wonderful on Galicia at the Israel Institute for Tey have all gone on to great marriage. We have two children. My Advanced Studies at the Hebrew careers. I worked with Tom Hurwitz daughter graduated from Columbia University of Jerusalem. on a flm about a coal miners’ strike 1969 (Sari Beth Rosenberg ’97) and is a “My wife, Susanna Morgen- (Harlan County U.S.A.) after college. teacher in NYC. My son gradu- thau, is a psychologist who works Tom has gone on to a great career as Michael Oberman ated from Johns Hopkins and is a in a number of Jewish schools and a cameraman. I had a hand in four Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel programmer. He has two sons and supervises testing and evaluation documentaries that won Academy 1177 Avenue of the Americas lives in Princeton. for a clinic in Brooklyn. My older Awards. Time has shown that there New York, NY 10036 “My wife and I met at the Col- daughter, Amira, graduated from was some mojo in our class and that [email protected] lege when I was canned from my Brandeis and lives in Berlin, where we had some impact on our culture.” frst scholarship job during freshman she is completing an M.A. in Neal Handel reports: “Tree Tis column comprises additional year; I was caught bowling after I holocaust studies at the Univer- years ago I moved out of hectic replies to my February 22 blast email. had cleaned the student activity cen- sity of Haifa on memorials to the Los Angeles and now live in the Te good news is that I got enough ter in the morning. Unbeknownst Roma genocide. My other daughter, placid (actually, boring) town of responses to fll a few columns; the to me, I was breaking the balls as Avital, graduated from Washington Montecito, Calif.; I am engaged in

Fall 2016 CCT 67 Class Notes full-time practice of plastic surgery the bluegrass show on WKCR. gins: Fossils, Genes, and the Emergence to phase out fossil fuels as rapidly as in Santa Barbara. Last year, a medi- In addition to playing tracks from of Species, and a co-authored series possible. But there’s no clear enforce- cal textbook that I co-edited, titled records, I got live performances from on the entire human fossil record, ment or path toward this goal without Problems in Breast Surgery: A Repair well-known groups that would pass not surprising titled Te Human Fos- a global carbon price, which the U.N. Manual, was released. Te book has through NYC on their tours. My sil Record, which was and will remain can’t impose. So we need the world met with great success and sold more personal experience in music while at the frst and only such compendium. economy to do the heavy lifting. Tat than 1,000 copies in its frst year in Columbia — expanding from banjo “Lynn, a professor of creative can start with a U.S. carbon price, publication. It will soon be translated to pedal steel — paid of when I was writing/English at Pitt, recently pub- coupled with border tarifs to incen- into several foreign languages, a graduate student at the Natural lished her ffth book of poems, Te tivize other nations to do the same or including Russian and Portuguese. History Museum, London. Trough Nerve of It: Poems New and Selected, pay American taxpayers at the border. I have three children, ages 9, 10 and serendipity, I ended up playing with which recognizes her prominence in “I co-authored a second winning 11, by my frst marriage. Two of them a rock group formed by John Weider the feld. Although we now also have proposal in the MIT Climate CoLab already told me they ‘want to go to (of Eric Burdon & the Animals) a small fat in NYC, I haven’t been contest for a U.S. Carbon Price, ‘Te Columbia’ — but considering how and, through that, recording tracks back to Columbia. Te last time I was Little Engine Tat Could: Revenue young they are, I am not sure if they at Apple Studios with Tim Hardin there, the amount of building that Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend.’ are referring to alma mater or the and Petula Clark’s composer (names had taken place was a shock to my You can contact me at peter.joseph@ country of ‘Colombia.’ My big news that linger in our generation but memory of a more livable campus in citizensclimatelobby.org. is that my wife, Kristen, and I became that are now otherwise unknown). an urban setting. Our 50th reunion, “My wife, Marcy, and I have parents of a boy, Liam, in March. I By my junior year, I had combined however, will not be about buildings, delightful 4-year-old twin grand- believe at this advanced age I can a pre-med major with anthropol- but about old friends.” daughters nearby in San Francisco, safely lay claim to being the oldest ogy and had my frst experience and our youngest son, Gabe, works ‘new father’ in our class. In any event, doing research in the collections for the National Park Service I am throwing down the gauntlet and on the publicly inaccessible ffth 1970 doing computer modeling of the challenging classmates who may wish foor of the American Museum of soundscape in national parks. He to best me at the game of septuage- Natural History, where Margaret Leo G. Kailas was again planning to work in narian fatherhood.” Mead GSAS’29 had her ofce. I was Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt Alaska as a wilderness guide for the Jef Schwartz writes: “I came allowed to take two graduate courses 885 Third Ave., 20th Fl. summer. I try not to think about his to Columbia with Mark Rudd and with Margaret. I stayed on for New York, NY 10022 ice climbing on glaciers, considering Paul Auster — the three us from graduate school in physical anthro- [email protected] how warm it’s been up there. Ah, Columbia H.S in New Jersey. My pology — bones, fossils — and have the insouciance of youth!” frst year in Carman (with its two- been doing that and various other I guess this must be a slow news cycle Share your news with classmates room, two-to-a-room cinderblock- academic pursuits since being at because I received only two reports by writing to the addresses at the efcient suites) I had a small TV Pittsburgh, a job ofer I took because on classmates’ recent activities and top of this column or by submitting and, with Larry Berger from the my then-partner and now-wife, other news. Maybe the lead-up to the a note through CCT’s Class Notes other room, we’d regularly watch Lynn Emanuel, didn’t want to leave surprising Brexit vote kept classmates webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ pinned to the news channels. submit_class_note. Jonathan M. Weisgall reports, “I’ve been teaching a seminar on Jonathan M. Weisgall ’70 recently received the energy policy issues at Georgetown 1971 Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award for University Law Center since 1992. I recently received the Charles Fahy Jim Shaw his work at Georgetown University Law Center. Distinguished Adjunct Professor 139 North 22nd St. Award for 2015 as outstanding Philadelphia, PA 19103 adjunct professor of the year.” [email protected] Peter Joseph, now happily reruns (imagine reruns) of Te NYC (neither did I) and this was “rewired” after 35 years in the emer- Reunion Weekend 2016 was June Twilight Zone. Coming to Columbia closer than California and Texas. gency room, continues treating “the 2–5. Plan to attend our 50th, in was the turning point in my life. I “I’ve published 12 books and mother of all emergencies: climate 2021! As always, it was great to see became a New Yorker and, if one hundreds of articles on theo- change.” Peter sent me the complete old friends and make new ones; we ever does, felt during those years retical and developmental biology, report: “I work full-time with the enjoyed dinners and other meals, that I ‘found’ myself. evolutionary theory, paleontology Citizens’ Climate Lobby, pushing hanging out, a Sha Na Na concert, “I found food as well — diferent and bioarchaeology and have done for a federal revenue neutral carbon other cultural events, the campus cuisines, tastes and spices (not the a number of documentaries on my fee and dividend with border carbon and Mini-Core Classes, and experi- bland food from home). I remem- work, including a History Channel duties. Tis is the fre escape for encing these things together. ber going with Rob Fleder to an special on my reconstructing life- Republicans who don’t like President From Alex Sachare: “A high- Indian restaurant near campus called size images of George Washington Barack Obama ’83’s Clean Power light of the weekend for me was the Bombay India. I’ve been a spice fend at the ages of 19 (surveyor), 45 Plan, and it’ll be more efective. amazing Sha Na Na reunion con- since. Sophomore year, Rob and I (general) and 57 (frst president) — Te organization is doubling every cert. Tey sounded great and their shared a suite and began playing now on permanent exhibit at Mount year and now has chapters in every energy was amazing. It was great to old-timey and bluegrass together Vernon. I even did a slot with John congressional district. I attended the see so many of them together again. — Rob on guitar, me on banjo — Oliver for Te Daily Show on my entire U.N. Climate Summit in Paris, Kudos to everyone who reached out and eventually we had a band with theories of human-ape related- undeterred by the terrorist attack two and got them all to come back to a fddler and mandolinist, often ness, and survived. I guess the most weeks before, and was thrilled with Morningside Heights!” playing at Columbia events. Dur- challenging books were my history the determination, ambition and I wrote the following to Alan ing our college years, I also hosted of evolutionary thought, Sudden Ori- consensus of 195 countries to attempt Cooper: “Was great you see you

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ADVERTISEMENT also by George Leonard ’67, Rob’s needed the young’uns because they brother, who conceived the group would remember all the words.” and engineered the transition from Te frst concert (1969) by what the Kingsmen to Sha Na Na almost became Sha Na Na, when they were single-handedly. Jocko, Donnie and still known as the a cappella group Scott picked up the tab, which made the Kingsmen, was in Wollman it even nicer. :-) Auditorium in Ferris Booth Hall. “On Friday, we rehearsed early (Tat was even before the “Grease in the afternoon and went out for Under the Stars” concert on Low lunch. Since I still work a few blocks Plaza). Columbia tore down Ferris uptown from alma mater I was the Booth Hall in 1996 and replaced it de facto consultant on Morning- (both physically and as the student side eateries (‘What happened to center) with Alfred Lerner Hall. Duke’s Restaurant?’). In the evening, Another mind-bending experience we reconvened in Roone Arledge at Reunion Weekend 2016, consider- Auditorium’s ‘green room’ to ‘grease ing public personas, was when All- up’ for the performance, swapping Class Reunion (formerly known as more hugs and stories, catching up Dean’s Day) keynote speaker Robert on news of children and grand- Siegel ’68, senior host of NPR’s All children and getting to know the Tings Considered, took an audience current members of the band, who question from Bowzer and disclosed are all terrifc. Jon ‘Bowzer’ Bauman that Siegel and Bowzer were room- ’68 arrived just in the nick of time mates at the College. to perform his signature Blue Moon. John Borek: “Please join me Jon replaced me when I left the in thanking Reunion Committee group and we shared a long and Chairs Peter Hiebert and Jef hearty laugh when I referred to him Knowles (and the rest of the ’71 with a straight face as my ‘disciple.’ Reunion Committee) for the efort, “And then the performance! Can energy and imagination they put any band ever have had a more lov- into these events. And committee ing and appreciate audience? I doubt member Phil Milstein has been it. My wife, daughter, daughter- instrumental in pulling so many of in-law (my son was away on a our reunions together. business trip) and my administrative “Te older I (we) get, the more onstage in the Sha Na Na reunion as uary by searching ‘Dennis Greene assistant all had a great time. My such celebrations are appreciated. part of the Columbia reunion! And Sha Na Na’ on nytimes.com), which solo number was At the Hop, same as While at this reunion, the conceptual a great show! I’d love to include [in only increased my desire to see the at Woodstock (preserved in the flm artist in me realized that we needed CCT’s Class Notes] an item about rest of the guys again. of the festival), and it seemed as if to acknowledge the signifcance you, and/or the inside scoop on the “Almost immediately after that 40-plus years suddenly melted away. of our 1968 spring semester. Te Sha Na Na reunion.” initial phone call, there was a deluge I messed up a little, but so what: I 50th anniversary approaches of the Alan responded: “Tanks for your of emails back and forth, building messed up plenty back in the day.” student demonstrations, actions, riots nice note. Glad you were there and excitement and anticipation, persuad- Despite Alan’s modesty, the — whatever we choose to call them enjoyed yourself. We all had a great ing the more recalcitrant guys to performances by all gave no hint — that changed many of our lives. time, too. For me, it started in April join the party (dialogue: ‘But I can’t of needing any rehearsal, amaz- We were propelled of our normal with a telephone message from John sing anymore!’ ‘Could we ever?’). It ing especially considering how academic track; we were embroiled in ‘Jocko’ Marcellino ’72, one of the got more real when Jocko and Joe many years have passed and how bitter political, class and racial contro- three CC alums (along with Don Witkin ’70 started preparing set lists many miles separate the original versies, unresolved to this day. Each of York and Scott Simon ’70) who are and sending around mp3s to ‘remind’ bandmates. Aside from Denny, all us followed our own trajectory in the still performing [in Sha Na Na]. us of our parts. Elliot Cahn ’70 sent the original Sha Na Na members years immediately following but all of (Amazing, isn’t it?) everyone a note suggesting that we performed. In addition to Donny, us were tossed of course. “In the message, Jocko said that get together a day early so ‘We might Jocko, Rob, Alan, Elliot and Joe, “To honor this important time the current version of Sha Na Na get a chance to rehearse for a few the originals were Scott Powell ’70; in Columbia’s and our country’s had been booked for reunion and minutes,’ and I replied, ‘Rehearse?’ Dave Garrett SEAS’70; Rich Jofe history, I would like to hear from as asked would the original members “In fact, it was a great idea, because ’72, LAW’93; Bruce Clarke ’74; and many of our classmates as possible like to join them on stage for a few we met the Tursday before reunion Brooklyn College’s Henry Gross. over the next two years. On May 22, numbers. I returned his call right for a delicious dinner in one of the Alan continued: “As I wrote to 2018, I will be releasing comments away and said ‘sure,’ having missed Italian restaurants in the theater dis- the guys afterward, despite what that I receive. Fifty years later, in the 2010 gathering of the originals trict, just a couple of blocks from the Tomas Wolfe says, I guess you can times that seem as imbalanced as (organized by Rob Leonard ’70, site of Te Scene, the long-gone club ‘go back to a young man’s dreams of our youth, I look forward to our GSAS’82 at Hofstra) because of a run by Steve Paul where Sha Na Na glory and of fame,’ even if for only refections on how our lives were scheduling confict (read more by got its professional start in summer one night in 47 years. And wasn’t changed. Please spread the word searching ‘Sha Na Na Reunion’ on 1969. It was an evening flled with it glorious when we were joined on among classmates. I can be reached theledger.com). Since then, unfor- nostalgia and laughter, an absolute stage by other Kingsmen past and at [email protected].” tunately one of our number, Denny joy. Happily, we were joined by our present for a rousing rendition of Te Summer 2016 CCT cover Greene ’72, had died (read the obit- frst manager, Ed Goodgold ’65, and Roar, Lion, Roar!?! Of course, we story is on sculptor Greg Wyatt.

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Remember back 49 Septembers Wayne Cypen was recently hon- and a sense that no one was quite Ahh — a scapegoat for our ago, and the feelings we had, including ored by Easter Seals South Florida, sure where to go next. One thing bad reception! Bob Pruznick Don Jensen of adventure, as we entered Columbia at the Miami-Dade County “Donor was certain: You had to learn to be and College. We are still connected. Next Door” luncheon. He became thoughtful. You had to worry about (with their wives) were recent dinner Steve Flanagan involved with the organization after those who were sufering. You had to guests of in his the birth of a daughter with severe listen to them and try to understand Washington, D.C., home. Steve is 1972 brain injury and has been a board where the pain was and its source. now with the Rand Corp.; Bob, Don

REUNION chair and member for many years. In Everyone had to fnd the words and and Steve are all members of the REUNION WEEKEND the music that went with it so that 45th Reunion Committee, so they JUNE 1–4, 2017 addition, Wayne has been co-chair and is a founder of Miami Jewish it could be faced without causing got an early head start! Hope they Alumni Afairs Contact Fatima Yudeh Health Systems, trustee of Ransom further injury. You had to look at the were home by a quarter-to-three. [email protected] Everglades School, president of historical and cultural heritage of Enough; I got carried away. May 212-851-7834 Miami Beach Kiwanis Club, director your own culture and other cultures your hair stay put as you age! Write

Development Contact 2017 of Two Hundred Club of Greater that could ofer tools for express- to me at [email protected]! Heather Siemienas Miami, and a founder of Miami ing ideas and emotions and help to [email protected] Children’s Hospital and Mt. Sinai design practical solutions through 212-851-7855 Medical Center. deepened mutual sharing and 1974 He has given his time selfessly exchange. Tis was impressed upon Paul S. Appelbaum Fred Bremer to Columbia as well: “I recently me by my intellectual and artistic 39 Claremont Ave., #24 532 W. 111th St. fnished my 36th consecutive year experiences during my formative New York, NY 10027 New York, NY 10025 as chair of the Miami-area Alumni college years. It has never left me.” [email protected] [email protected] Representative Committee (ARC). Keep in mind that Tursday, When I started in 1980, there were June 1–Sunday, June 4, is our 45th “Magical” is not a word that I think 12 applicants from Miami-Dade reunion. It’s not too early to begin As we were journeying to Morning- I’ve ever used in a Class Notes (then called ‘Dade’), Broward and planning to be on Morningside side Heights in 1970, something new column but it’s the only word to Monroe counties, and I interviewed Heights for what I am sure will be a was creating a sensation at bookstores describe the Sha Na Na concert dur- them all. Now we have about 450 terrifc weekend. (explain to your grandchildren this ing Reunion Weekend 2016. Hun- applicants from Miami-Dade alone, is how people got books prior to dreds of alumni in Roone Arledge and I lead a committee of about Amazon and digital downloads). Te Auditorium (think: Wollman, version 45 alumni. (Some time ago, the 1973 book was Future Shock by futurist 2.0) saw today’s Sha Na Na, led by Broward County applicants were Alvin Tofer. Little did we realize Jocko Marcellino. Barry Etra Tree of the cur- combined with the Palm Beach how its subject would describe some 1256 Edmund Park Dr. NE rent seven members have been with County ARC and they also have major trends that would be infuenc- Atlanta, GA 30306 band since the early days, including about 450 applicants.) Sufce it to ing our lives for at least the next four [email protected] Donny York ’71 and Scott Simon say that Columbia has become quite decades as our society moved from ’70. But what was really special was popular in South Florida.” “industrial” (i.e., manufacturing) to that Sha Na Na had a reunion of its Writing from France, Beresford “Will they still need us? Will they still “post-industrial” (services). own — on stage. Ten members of Hayward sent a long meditation on feed us?” Te future shock Tofer wrote the band from its Woodstock days, his Columbia years, his father’s recent We (like Te Beatles) all ask, about came from a world of rapid Rick Jofe, including joined the passing and his current work and life now that we’re 64 (or 65) … . It change (“too much change in too Chris- band under the lights, each taking in contemporary France. He says, depends on who “they” are. short a period of time”) that left topher Kimball a turn as a vocal or instrumental “For the last 14 years, my wife and will. After a start people sufering from “shattering lead. Voices and musical skills were I have been running a multicultural publishing recipes in 1980 with stress and disorientation.” Remem- remarkably intact after all these years, project at the Maison des Métallos in Cook’s Magazine, he sold it, bought ber the early days of your career but even more special was the efect the 11th arrondissement here in Paris. it back for a song and renamed it when someone asked you to send of seeing and hearing 17 current and We’ve mounted programs devoted to Cook’s Illustrated. He popularized them some material and you had a former Sha Na Na members together, Turkish, Arabic, Jewish, American, the intellectual cookbook and cre- few days of breathing room because belting out hits from the glory days. African, Medieval, Renaissance and ated America’s Test Kitchen, which it was mailed. Ten came more It may never happen again and I am Contemporary music.” includes radio and TV programs. pressure because it could be faxed grateful to have been there. I am now Berry’s son, Timothy, married Although Chris split with ATK last the same day. Now the clock starts a believer: Rock ’n’ roll is here to stay. Lisa Polito last summer in a New year, he recently started Milk Street running right away because it can Jerry A few weeks later I saw Jersey wedding, with Jamie Katz Kitchen in Boston’s fnancial district. be scanned and emailed. Tofer also Groopman Finbarr O’Neill on a very diferent stage. (who helped educate Berry in At press time, popularized the phrase “information Jerry was part of a conversation on jazz during their college years) in was working on the sale of J.D. overload.” He is not given the credit the human side of modern medicine attendance. Refecting on what he Power to a private equity group, he deserves for penning “change is with the Israeli Talmudic scholar took away from the College, Berry XIO. Fin is president and CEO of the only constant.” Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz at the Aleph noted the challenge France faces J.D. Power and will be staying on (as Te impact of this accelerating Society dinner in New York. Many today in bringing diverse communi- he is a mere 64). rate of change was a central theme Bill Pollack of you see Jerry’s work regularly in ties together: “… the patience this has a grandkid on of Tofer. Doctors have seen the Te New Yorker. During the day, he requires and the faith you have to his knee (Huxley Pollack), just efect of electronic records on their holds the chair Dina and Raphael keep while struggling with it all; you before hitting the magic 6-5. He is practices. Te fnancial industry has Recanati Chair of Medicine at Har- learn from experience. I feel that the managing director of Staghorn been altered by high-speed trading vard Medical School and chief of that patience began to develop for Infrastructure, which builds and and the rapid proliferation of news. experimental medicine at Beth Israel me during my Columbia years in a operates tens of thousands of cell- Cellphones and the Internet have Deaconess Medical Center. period equally fraught with violence phone towers worldwide. forced many to be “on call” around

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the 7 train to visit our granddaugh- law, politics and the arts. Whatever ter in Jackson Heights.” Ivy (2) is you are up to, please take a moment the daughter of son Greg Ferguson to pass along news of you and your ’03. Daughter Elizabeth Ferguson family to me at [email protected] — ’07 works for Carnegie Hall in the your buddies of nearly a half-century Weill Music Institute. want to know what you are up to! Quite a Columbia College family! Forty years ago, Jonathan Cuneo began his career in antitrust 1975 and consumer protection at the FTC and later served as the anti- Randy Nichols trust counsel to the House Judiciary 734 S. Linwood Ave. Committee chair, Peter Rodino. Baltimore, MD 21224 For his lifetime achievements in [email protected] the feld, Jon was recently given the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Te following is an abbreviated Achievement by the American version of a communication recently Antitrust Institute in Washington, received from Geofrey Cummings: D.C. Jon is the founding member of “We all shared the rapture of the Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca law being young and alive in the early Left to right: Bob Pruznick ’73 and Don Jensen ’73 were recent dinner frm in Washington, D.C. 1970s on the island of Manhattan, guests of Steve Flanagan ’73 in his Washington, D.C., home. An update from Don Koblitz in at the greatest college in the greatest Beijing: He is the general counsel of university in the greatest city in the Volkswagen in China and his wife, world. Challenge and change were the clock. And we are still at the Chris Hansen (in London) and Becky, is an antitrust lawyer. Tey live the watchwords of the day. I had a early days of seeing how robotics, Bryan Berry (in Joliet, Ill.) alerted in a “courtyard house” only 500 yards rich, transformative Columbia experi- e-commerce and many other tech- us that Fr. Michael Barrett was north of the Forbidden City. His ence and was tremendously proud of nological changes will alter the jobs named pastor of St. Agnes parish in son, who is completing a doctorate alma mater, but other than a circle of of many of us and our kids. Manhattan, which serves the area in fuid dynamics at Cambridge, friends that rapidly dwindled, I had As work opportunities change, around Grand Central Terminal. married a girl from Beijing last June no continuing ties. I now fully realize Tofer said we would be forced to Although the parish only has 350 in a ceremony in the Forbidden what a missed opportunity this was. become increasingly nomadic. He said parishioners on its register, it ofers City. He adds, “Our two girls share “As a lapsed Columbia com- this would make personal relation- six Masses a day to serve the busi- an apartment in lower Manhattan, munity member, I returned to ships more transient and the bonds ness and commuter populations that one working in user experience at the welcome embrace of my 40th between people more fragile. Perhaps pass through the area. For many MetLife and the other ‘fnishing up’ reunion. It was a rapturous weekend. this points to one of the important years it has also ofered a traditional in economics at NYU.” Afterward, the full appreciation of benefts of being a member of the Latin Mass on Sunday morning. When Democratic classmates the deep value of belonging to an Class of ’74. Te bonds we formed Fr. Michael has had an interesting in New York voted in the primary engaged, worldwide community of nearly a half-century ago cannot be career path to his current position. election earlier this year, I bet many College and University classmates shattered by technological change. It After leaving the College, he joined were surprised to see one of the washed over me. Contemporaries, I might even make them stronger if we (now) Msgr. Fred Dolan (vicar for choices for delegate to the Demo- invite you to get in touch with me. use them to stay connected! Canada, Prelature of Opus Dei, who cratic National Convention was In addition to catching up on the Arthur Schwartz Tere has been a lot of well- lives in Montreal) and (now) Fr. C. — he won! As joys of a life well lived, I am looking deserved media attention following John McCloskey ’75 as sales executives noted in an earlier column, Arthur to explore creating traditions, which the death of Bill Campbell ’62, at U.S. Steel. Te trio then became is also a candidate for the New would galvanize our Columbia com- TC’64 this past April. [Editor’s fnancial advisers at Merrill Lynch York State Assembly, representing munity. Tere are great deeds to be note: See Summer 2016 Obituar- on Wall Street. Tey all ended up in Greenwich Village, SoHo, TriBeCa done, sweet songs to be sung. I am ies.] For those out of the loop, Bill Rome and were ordained as priests for and Northern Battery Park City. heartened to see entrepreneurship was both a titan of Silicon Valley Opus Dei in the mid-1980s. During Portrait photographer and fourishing at Columbia, and that Timothy (as CEO of Intuit and legend- most of the 1990s, Fr. Michael was the documentary flmmaker a vibrant culture of creation, social Greenﬁeld-Sanders ary “coach” to many of the most director of the Holy Cross Chapel and continues his enterprise and startups has emerged infuential executives) and a loyal Catholic Resource Center in down- series of video portraits with Te as a path for classmates. I have had supporter of Columbia in many town Houston and later moved to Los Trans List (the premiere was at the the good fortune to be working with ways (including being chair of the Angeles to become the theological Castro Teatre in San Francisco in my son, Gordon, on a venture that Board of Trustees). Some 2,000 advisor to Archbishop José Gomez. June). Like Te Black List, Te Latino involves an eco-adventure resort and mourners gathered for his funeral Continuing the religious theme, List, Te Boomer List and others, this expat community in Costa Rica, at a high school football feld where we hear from Tom Ferguson in San production features intimate conver- set up as a B Corp., with an allied Bill had been a longtime coach to Francisco that he remains the CFO/ sations with 11 prominent transgen- community development founda- middle schoolers. Te Class of ’74 COO at the Episcopal Diocese of der fgures (including Caitlyn Jenner tion (puravidavillage.com). Te lion Ted Gregory was well represented: California. He tells us that his two and Laverne Cox). It is scheduled to is the king of creatures, known for sang a gospel and former Columbia “30-something” children live in New air on HBO later this year. its majesty, wisdom and leadership. Alumni Association chair/Univer- York City and this leads to frequent Tere you have it. Classmates Tat’s what we do. Let’s talk.” George Van Amson sity Trustee trips to the Big Apple: “After adapting to the changes brought on “Welcome to the Kremlin’s attended, among the classmates pay- mastering the L and G trains, we are by the “future shock” but still achiev- phantasmagoric world, where a ing tribute to the Columbia legend. now reacquainting ourselves with ing in felds as diverse as religion, heady mixture of Orthodoxy, social-

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ism, imperialism, racism, sexism, Schneider with the Jack White Alfred Lerner Hall. Again, a suc- is a ruthless John Jay exterminator! John homophobia, and Mother Russia Award for long-term, meritorious cessful night! Te evening concluded with Connell worship defnes and distorts reality.” service to the club and the univer- On Saturday, a number of us and me leading the class in Alexan- So opens one description of sity. Tis year marks Bob’s 20th year enjoyed the All-Class Reunion Sans Souci. As a result of John’s excel- der Motyl ’s new book Vovochka: Te on the club’s board, for which he has (formerly known as Dean’s Day) lent singing, our dates for the evening True Confessions of Vladimir Putin’s been treasurer and VP. He has been keynote speech by Robert Siegel (John’s daughter Erin Connell ’13 Best Friend and Confdant. Described a club member since July 1, 1979 ’68, senior host of NPR’s Morning and my daughter Katherine Howitt as a savagely satirical novel, Vovochka — soon after his 1979 graduation Edition, then participated in All- ’13) invited us to attend their ffth- is a terrifyingly plausible account from Penn Law. Bob has focused on Class Reunion activities. Te day year reunion in 2018! of a Russian president’s evolution alumni-for-alumni activities, includ- concluded with a wine tasting and So the weekend was a huge suc- from a minor KGB agent in East ing alumni book tours and alumni our class dinner on the second foor cess. More than 70 classmates from Germany to the self-styled savior speakers, in addition to interview- of Butler Library. all over the country returned for the and warmongering leader of a para- ing college applicants and doing At the dinner, we didn’t have weekend and we smashed through noid state. You can read more about fundraising for Penn. specifc class speakers, just many our fundraising goals. Tank you all Vovochka by searching “Vovochka” on speakers from our class in an exercise for a great year! spectator.org or on e-ir.info. Nomi- called “Two Minutes and Two Te best way to summarize all of nated for the Pushcart Prize in 2008 1976 Minutes Only.” Dennis Goodrich this is to give you Rich Rohr’s recap: and 2013, Alexander has authored manned the cow bell to ring out “Tis is the frst time that I have seven other novels: Whiskey Priest, Ken Howitt any over-talkers, but in reality he attended a full reunion. I have been Who Killed Andrei Warhol, Flippancy, 1114 Hudson St., Apt. 8 couldn’t fgure out how to use it and going to Dean’s Day (or All-Class Te Jew Who Was Ukrainian, My Hoboken, N.J. 07030 everyone just told terrifc stories. Reunion, as it is now called) for Orchidia, Sweet Snow and Fall River, [email protected] Longtime Reunion Committee many years to attend Mini-Core as well as a forthcoming collection chair Steve Davis started us of by Classes, but this is the frst time of poetry, Vanishing Points. Te fall is here and with it another recounting some of the events that he that I have spent an overnight on A professor of political science Homecoming, this year on Saturday, researched through online Spectator campus since graduation. Carman at Rutgers University-Newark, October 22. I hope to see many of articles. His humor brought back a Hall is exactly as you remember it, Alexander is also the author of six you at Baker Athletics Complex. lot of good memories. In addition to plus with 44 years of wear and tear Doug Halsey, Bryan Alix, academic books, numerous articles We will get a sign so you can spot Steve, (except that it now has Wi-Fi and Steve Mackey, Joe Graif, Jefrey and a blog (Ukraine’s Orange Blues) the Class of 1976 as we begin the cable TV). [Editor’s note: It also has Malkan, Anthony Messina, Vince at the online journal World Afairs. fve year run-up to our 45th reunion. air conditioning!] One nice change Briccetti, Nels Mitchell, Doug He studied painting with Leon With coach Al Bagnoli in his is that Columbia now ofers ftness Neuman, Perry Kahn, Tom Motley Goldin at Columbia. His artwork second year as the Lions’ head coach, facilities to students and staf, with a Dan Baker has been shown in solo and group the year looks very promising. So and spoke. Tom and full set of exercise machines similar shows in New York, Philadelphia promising, in fact, that yours truly Dan were forced into speaking duty to health clubs. I did some laps and Toronto and is part of the per- dug deep into his pocket to buy by interesting circumstances. Judge each night in the same pool where I Terry manent collection of the Ukrainian two season tickets for every home Motley submitted a card with learned to swim. Corrigan Museum in New York and the game. Shoot me an email if you will ’s name on it as a joke and “Our class had three fne events, Ukrainian Cultural and Educational be in NYC on a non-Homecoming then took the microphone to speak frst in Midtown, then at V&T and, Centre in Winnipeg. His paintings weekend and you can join me in the about his lifelong friendship with fnally, in Butler Library. I chatted and drawings are on display on the stands. Terry. When Terry moved from New with Dean James J. Valentini about Internet gallery Artsicle. Te cover Our 40th reunion went terrif- York to North Carolina, the judge professors I had known in the of Vovochka is one of his paintings. cally. Starting on Tursday evening in decided to revive his golf game with chemistry department and also with Penn’s Club of Long Island Times Square, we had a great cocktail frequent visits — it was great to hear Robert Siegel ’68, who got his start Robert C. recently presented hour prior to heading to the theater. the jurist talk so warmly about a in radio news at WKCR. Te irony Tim Tracey, Dave Merzel and I longtime friend. of the weekend was that family (along with our guests) took in Te Dan’s name was submitted with business made it necessary for me to King and I at Lincoln Center. As we the words “Bug Story” on it but Dan skip the Mini-Core Classes this year had to leave the pre-theater cocktails did not submit it. Now, Dan claimed but that just changed the focus for a little early, we concluded the eve- that Grace Briccetti was responsible, me to connecting with people. ning with a post-theater toast or two but even though there were two “If you have not been to reunion across the street from the theater. judges (Vince and Tom) present, because you are not sure if you will On Friday, a group of us took the there was no indictment of Grace. see anyone you know, don’t worry Submit neighborhood tour that started at Instead we heard a terrifc story about it. Go ahead and connect with West 125th Street, went through about how Dan found a bug in the classmates for the frst time; they’re Your the Manhattanville construction and frst week of freshmen (it was still much more interesting people now ended at V&T for a terrifc meal. freshmen back then, not frst-years) than they were 40 years ago.” Photo Dean James J. Valentini stopped by orientation, which caused him to So there’s the complete report. CCT welcomes photos to greet the class and thanked us run out of his room and bang on Now, as always, I need reports from that feature at least two for our turnout and contributions to the closest door, which happened to each and every classmate so this College alumni. the Columbia College Fund. Some be the future Southern New York column remains current and brings classmates concluded the evening district court judge, the honorable us altogether. Too many life events Click “Contact Us” at with the Sha Na Na concert in Vinnie. Now, we certainly have start happening to distract us from college.columbia.edu/cct. Roone Arledge Auditorium (there ample proof of Vinnie’s terrifc legal the foundation that we all experi- is no longer a Wollman Auditorium abilities since college; as a result of enced so many years ago at Spaghetti — not even a Ferris Booth Hall!) in this story, we also know that Vinnie City, Ta-Kome, Mama Joy’s, Campus

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Dining Room, the Lions Den, Moon been put to some small use!” he says. percent Hillary, 13 percent Trump, me to see my daughter, Zoe Gutten- Palace and so many other places. Te He celebrated his 16th anniversary one holdout for Bernie and one wit plan ’18. She even took me to one of neighborhood is so diferent but the with his wife, Ellen Sandler, author who stated, “I’d give up a vital organ Eric Foner ’63, GSAS’69’s lectures, memories are vivid and everyone feels of Te TV Writer’s Workbook and before I’d vote for Trump. But as an which provided quite a contrast to at home within fve minutes. Most formerly on staf at Everybody Loves American I decline to say who will the rhetoric on the campaign trail. By importantly, the stories that you tell Raymond, Coach and many more TV be getting my vote!” the time you get this I will have been to your family and guests are told shows. Peter says, “I have two won- I also asked who your favorite to Cleveland and Philadelphia, and I with smiles and laughter. derful stepchildren, Max and Molly, professor was; while many said they hope will have acquired a better sense Please send some memories, and who are just beginning their exciting could not remember that far back, of what has happened to our country tell me about your current events: 30s. My acting career may seem here are some of the candidates and what is likely to happen next.” [email protected]. Te dead, but it is actually in a vegetative mentioned: “My senior seminar in From Edward Ferguson: column is so much more fun when state. Tanks to improv classes at music with Jack Beeson continues “Knock, knock, knockin’ on 60’s I get your contributions. Most of UC Berkeley, recent background to inform my music directing and door … otherwise all good.” all, thanks for a great reunion and a work on a Stoufer’s commercial and theatre writing work to this day,” Tom Mariam, another of our great life together! Hope to see you storytelling at Te Moth, we think reported a classmate. Other profes- leading journalists who moon- all at Homecoming! its eyelids may be futtering (but we sors mentioned were Jim Shenton lights as a PR person, notes, “I can’t be sure).” ’49 (Civil War course); Karl-Ludwig was recently honored by the Legal I was interested to learn that Mark Selig; Arthur Danto GSAS’53 Marketing Association’s New York 1977 Reid has been a member of the Eng- (intro to philosophy); Edward Tayler chapter as its ‘Member of the Year.’”

REUNION lish department at the University of (Shakespeare and Milton); Seymour Wow! REUNION WEEKEND Florida in Gainesville since 1988. He Melman; Inge Halpert GSAS’57 Henry Aronson is a big part of JUNE 1–4, 2017 teaches courses in African-American (German); Mary Payer; Michael our musical contingent: “In June I Alumni Afairs Contact and Afro-European literature and Rosenthal GSAS’67/Edward Said went to Budapest with Rocktopia Fatima Yudeh [email protected] has taught flm courses that cover the colloquium; Ann Douglas (Ameri- (the classical/classic rock mashup 212-851-7834 African diaspora as well as African can culture in the 1930s); Charlie ensemble), performing a concert

Development Contact 2017 cinema. He is a prolifc author, hav- Dawson (orgo); Fred Friendly; Jack with the Budapest Philharmonic Heather Siemienas ing published Redefning Black Film Malcolm Miller (chemistry); Loren Orchestra in the beautiful Hungarian [email protected] (1993), PostNegritude Visual and Liter- Graham SIPA’60, GSAS’64; Sidney State Opera House. Te concert was 212-851-7855 ary Culture (1997) and Black Lenses, Morgenbesser (logical foundations taped for PBS and will air during the Black Voices: African American Film of probability); and Donald Johnson. November/December pledge drives, David Gorman Now (2005), in addition to editing Ambassador Chris Dell has not in advance of our tour in spring 2017. 111 Regal Dr. Spike Lee’s Do the Right Ting (1997) weighed in on possible Russian spy- I also had a workshop of my musi- DeKalb, IL 60115 and coediting Le Cinéma Noir Améri- ing on my Class of 1978 email server cal, Loveless Texas (written with my [email protected] cain (1988). “During my undergradu- yet, but did send this update: “Still in wife, Cailín Hefern), produced by ate years at Columbia,” Mark says, Mozambique, where business is slow. Boomerang Teatre Company, which “Life is good,” reports Kevin Pehr, “I immensely beneftted from the Combination of global commodity will be mounting a full production in and why shouldn’t it be? He has Core and such remarkable faculty struggles and terrible local choices. New York in March 2017.” retired from the Army Reserve as a members as Nathan I. Huggins; So, in our 60th year, I’m practicing Another musical classmate is full colonel and brigade commander, Catharine R. Stimpson GSAS’67; for retirement, trying to fnd new Steven Bargonetti, energetic after a career that included four Andrew Sarris ’51, GSAS’98; and things to focus on, in the (vain) hope as always: “Hi, good people! I’ve deployments to Iraq and Afghani- Barry Ulanov ’39, GSAS’55.” I can avoid the inevitable. Working recently been signed on to be music stan. Kevin lives in Montreal “with I recognize all those names and out with a trainer, learning to play an director/arranger for August Wilson’s my lovely wife Nom (aka Christine) I’m sure classmates could add a lot instrument, doing basic research for a Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Los and two children, who are lucky more. If you have memorable classes book project. Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum. It will enough to look like her.” Kevin or professors, or want to share news “Spending some time and efort be directed by Phylicia Rashad and practices dermatology but is pretty about hobbies, travel, family, work setting up eventual retirement homes features an all-star cast. After fnish- sure he’ll get it right one of these (or retirement!) or anything else, in Sofa and Lisbon. Trying to help ing this summer with this wonderful days and not have to keep practic- drop a line to the addresses at the the kids get launched in the world production, I’m headed to London ing — though on the other hand, top of this column or through CCT’s (and of the family payroll, of course). to revisit my role as music director/ when he thinks about retiring, he Class Notes webform, college. In other words, exactly what you’d arranger/onstage performer for Pulit- thinks that he’s not likely to do so columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. expect someone to be doing at this zer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ anytime soon. He has to put the kids stage of life. Prosaic but satisfying in Father Comes Home From the Wars at through medical school after all, and its own way. And nice to feel that one the Royal Court Teatre. I’m looking the oldest is only 2. (“Having kids 1978 is still master of one’s destiny, for just forward to all the musical fun!” was on the ‘to do’ list, but it was a a bit longer … .” Chuck Callan is advocating for really long list.”) In addition to his Matthew Nemerson One of our many world-renowned more support for his favorite team private practice, Kevin is an associate 35 Huntington St. journalists and writers is Don Gut- sport: “Matt Reuter ’07 (son of Tom professor at McGill (“where we tend New Haven, CT 06511 tenplan, who has one of those great Reuter) has created a website for to refer to Columbia as ‘the McGill [email protected] opportunities as a wordsmith: “I Columbia men’s lacrosse, which of the south’”). have spent the past year covering the sadly is still the only Ivy without a For the last fve years, Peter Te survey question for this column presidential election for Te Nation. varsity team. Te Columbia lacrosse Basch has been a technical writer was “Hillary or Donald?” — asked a As I normally live in London, this club has a long and storied history. and editor at the Jet Propulsion week or two before either conven- has involved considerable travel, of Tere were quite a few CC’78 Laboratory at CalTech: “So that tion, so no bounce. You might not be which the best part has been frequent members on the team including Jay fancy physics degree has fnally surprised to hear the results were 43 trips in and out of NYC, which allow Beyda, Vinny Palumbo and me.”

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From Bruce Fraser: “I recently My daughters graduated in the completed 10 years at Sidley Austin spring: Elana with a master’s from in Los Angeles as a real estate part- Simmons in Boston in archiving and ner. It has been a rewarding practice. library science, and Joy with a bach- It is always fun to see the buildings elor’s in international service from and projects in which I participated American, with a concentration in in their development. Te players in Chinese (she’s fuent in Mandarin). real estate are always interesting to Joy will start at TerraCycle in the fall, say the least. working on signing up companies to “My daughter, Grace, fnished create specialized recycling programs her freshman year at Georgetown and perhaps hoping to open a Chi- and has been happy there. My son, nese ofce in a year. Elana is looking Holden, is a junior at Loyola H.S. at museum opportunities in Boston Maybe we can get him to Morning- and New Haven. side Heights in a few years.” My wife teaches at the Yale School Jefrey Moerdler of Mintz of Forestry & Environmental Studies Levin in New York writes: “We and travels the world as a leading had our frst two grandchildren expert in the growing science of in the last few months. Our son industrial ecology and industrial sym- David Friedman ’79, PS’83 and his son Daniel Friedman ’16 on May 17 at Jonathan Moerdler and his wife, biosis (the study of the placement of Daniel’s Class Day, where he was presented the Robert Lincoln Carey Kayla Moerdler OT’16, had a boy, industrial systems to minimize waste Memorial Prize from the Columbia College Alumni Association. The prize Zachary Avery, in February and our and pollution by creating connections is awarded to a senior who “has created lasting and positive change son Scott and his wife, Shira Konski, for the use of outputs of one factory to by demonstrating leadership qualities in the co-curricular programs of had a girl, Celia Rose, in June. become the input of another). Columbia College.” Aaron Saul Greenberg also I continue to really love my work has kid news: “I’m so proud of my for the City of New Haven, dealing daughter, Jill Greenberg Karten, a with all of the issues that hit the says, “I am retiring and becoming to spend February with them. At the third-year medical student at SUNY front pages of your local papers — a school teacher in Baltimore city. height of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, I did Downstate. She was a successful or the B section of the WSJ for New I will teach elementary school in a a mini-sabbatical as a cardiologist at bone marrow donor and helped save Yorkers. It’s fun, challenging, gut- high-need area, where 99 percent of Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical a 5-year-old boy. She met the recipi- wrenching — and often the balance the students qualify for free meals Center. Combining my passions for ent at a recent Gift of Life Dinner. between triumph or disappointment at school. I am looking forward to Zionism and medicine fulflled a Brian D’Agostino admits, “I am depends on tiny and inexplicable working with children in third, fourth dream. I chronicled my medical and pleased to be semi-retired, doing things such as politics, personalities and ffth grades. I am also looking cultural experiences in a well-received statistical consulting and research or bad luck. Let me know if you forward to having summers free!” weekly blog (search ‘Howie Gold- Robert L. Dougherty part time, writing a book and enjoy- are passing by or have a specialty has raised schmidt Times of Israel’). My best ing NYC.” in reducing pension burdens or more than $160,000 during the last friend from P&S, who was an under- Kevin Vitting writes, “I was refnancing public debt. eight years for a pro-life scholarship. grad at CUNY, commented that my saddened by the news of the pass- Cheers! He says, “We pay Catholic high writing skills are a testament to the ing of attorney and horn player school tuition for members of Saint value of a Columbia education.” Robert C. Klapper: John Ohman, whom I recall was a Tomas the Apostle parish in West Tis issue’s serious musician. When he was in 1979 Hempstead, N.Y. Last year, more than Columbia memory comes from our my orchestration class, he chose to $20,000 was awarded to 16 scholar- yearbook. On page 14, you will see Robert Klapper tackle the Bruckner Symphony No. 4. ship winners. Te more the student two photos that remind us we spent 8737 Beverly Blvd., Ste 303 I send my condolences to his wife does to protect the life of the unborn four years on Morningside Heights in Los Angeles, CA 90048 and daughters.” child, the greater the scholarship.” the late ’70s (the only other item we [email protected] Howard Goldschmidt Keeping an eye on the Midwest PS’83 is have is our diploma, but that’s in Latin from Wisconsin is Rob Blank, who in his 28th year practicing cardiol- and I still can’t read the damn thing). David Friedman always has news: “Daughter Deborah PS’83 has exciting ogy at Valley Hospital in Ridge- You remember the ’70s — that’s is a senior in high school and is look- news: “My son (and newly minted wood, N.J., including two years as when Studio 54 and disco-mania ing at colleges, Columbia included. alumnus) Daniel Friedman ’16 chief of cardiology. He reports: “Te flled the airwaves. One photo shows My wife, Sue Coppersmith, is on the received the Robert Lincoln Carey partnership I co-founded with a two guys walking in front of Butler road in Japan, Aspen, and Washing- Memorial Prize from the Colum- friend from residency now has eight on their way to a toga party. Te ton, D.C. I am holding down the fort bia College Alumni Association doctors and is owned by the hospi- other is of a magazine cover with at home and at work, getting new at graduation, in part due to his tal. I have turned over my cardiac the man who made the toga party faculty members on board.” contributions to the University as the catheterization and pacemaker prac- a college institution — everyone’s Sounds like my wife, Marian 139th publisher of Spectator. Shortly tice to junior associates, allowing me favorite meshuggenah, John Belushi. Chertow BC’77, recently back from after graduation, he was admitted to to focus on the new sub-specialty of Te year was 1978, smack in the Japan, Greece and D.C. herself. P&S and was scheduled to begin his interventional echocardiography for middle of our junior year. Another generational update medical education in August. Dad minimally invasive valve surgery. I recently had the pleasure of from Danilo Feliciano: “My young- and Mom are very proud!” “My daughter, Alyssa, and her meeting and interviewing versatile Kevin Daly est daughter entered Columbia News from for the husband, Eli (both Cornell grads), actor Tim Matheson for my show on College this fall. She follows her frst time! After 30 years as a theater live in Modi’in-Maccabim Re’ut, ESPN, Te Weekend Warrior. Mathe- brother, who graduated from the director and producer (for the Chil- Israel, with our three grandsons. My son co-starred with Belushi in the College in 2011!” dren’s Teater Association), Kevin wife, Debbie, and I were fortunate epic comedy Animal House. Mathe-

74 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews son’s work in Hollywood reminded lesson/dumpster fre is in full bloom publisher of the literary magazine me of Mickey Mantle, who could hit, 1981 for all the world to gawk at; if any- SHINY (founded in 1986) Michael run, throw and catch better than any one has any suggestions on how to Friedman. Michael and I recently other baseball player, making him the Michael G. Kinsella proceed with the upcoming election discovered that we reside eight most versatile of them all. He was the 543 Nellieﬁeld Trl. I would be most appreciative! I have minutes away from each other in voice of the cartoon character Jonny Charleston, SC 29492 a bad case of “electile-dysfunction,” Denver. Subsequently we will be Quest, whom we grew up watch- [email protected] as none of the candidates arouse me spending some time doing further ing. He starred in the drama Te enough to vote for them. research on human-alcohol interac- West Wing as the VP and performed Hope you enjoyed a fun summer. Writing in this quarter is accom- tions and tolerances at my place. on Broadway. But his versatility in Cheers to all who made it to Reunion plished business news personality Tis gig is turning out to be a lot Hollywood is most recognized for Weekend 2016, and please update Fred Katayama JRN’83. For those in of fun; last month I had breakfast his work as a comedic actor, playing me on the latest news. the fnancial industry, Fred needs no with Alex Moon as he was passing Otter in Animal House. Ed Klees was recently published introduction. For those in more savory through Denver. When I replayed for Matheson in the ABA Business Law Today professions, Fred is a news anchor for Michael wrote: “Te editor of Te the magical moment in the movie with “Te ‘Fandation’ of Risk: Does Reuters Television and is on the Board Paris Review, Lorin Stein, named my when he suggests the solution to a Banking Client Get Its Money of Directors for both the Japan Soci- last book of fction, Martian Dawn the frat’s problem is a toga party, my Back after Cyber Teft?” Only Ed ety and the US-Japan Council. He and Other Novels, a staf pick on Te mind immediately went to page 14 could make banking law sound so has won numerous journalism awards Paris Review blog and gave it a glow- of our yearbook and my memory interesting, opening the article with (too many to mention) but one of my ing review. Te book is an omnibus of pulling the sheets of my bed, the following anecdote: “On March favorites was the National Journal- collection of three short novels that heading across the street to Barnard, 12, 2016, Te Washington Post reported ism Award he won from the Asian was brought out by Little A, the hoping the sheets might have two that a nearly $1 billion cyber theft American Journalists Association for a literary fction imprint of Amazon purposes in my future. was blocked at the last minute by a report he did in 2013 on the science of Publishing, last year. Tere’s an intro- Aaahhh … to be 20 again! What bank employee who noticed a typo the knuckleball. duction by Molly Young.” was your most memorable party? in the wire instructions at a foreign Fred writes: “My mug and bio I grabbed the text of Stein’s Let me know at robertklappermd@ bank. According to the Post, but for were up on the wall of the JICA comments from Te Paris Review: aol.com. Roar, Lion, Roar! the crook’s misspelling the name of Museum in Japan. Te nonproft “I’ve never read any fan fction, and the purported recipient, a charitable Japan International Cooperation I never made it all the way through foundation, as a ‘fandation,’ the Fed- Agency held a special exhibition Pretty Woman, so devotees of either 1980 eral Reserve Bank of New York would at its museum in Yokohama called may take this recommendation with have sent approximately $870 million ‘Roots in Fukuoka.’ Te three- a grain of salt, but I loved Michael Michael C. Brown of assets to a phony account after month-long exhibit that ended in Friedman’s novel Martian Dawn, all London Terrace Towers already transmitting $80 million.” early June showcased successful about a couple of movie stars (viz 410 W. 24th St., Apt. 18F George Ochoa shared memories famous people whose ancestral Richard and Julia) whose of-screen New York, NY 10011 of his departed daughter, Martha roots hail from Fukuoka prefecture romance is strained by a visit to the [email protected] Corey-Ochoa ’16, and her works of in southern Japan. My profle was Red Planet. No doubt half the jokes poetry, fction and essays, which can next to that of the late Sen. Daniel went over my head. It didn’t matter. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 be found at marthacorey-ochoa.com. Inouye (D-Hawaii). Te exhibi- Friedman’s urbane silliness and élan years since our high school gradua- Please keep me updated on your tion included former Hawaii Gov. hark back to the glittering twilight tion and we frst set foot on campus. events, achievements and travels. George Ariyoshi and my late uncle, of high camp — without seeming to I remember moving into Carman I also look forward to hearing organ transplant pioneer and UCLA hark back. Hats of to Little A for Hall on a hot summer day and from you about your experience at professor emeritus of surgery, Dr. reissuing Martian Dawn and Other getting ready for freshman football reunion: [email protected]. Paul Terasaki. Fukuoka, by the way, Novels. I didn’t know anyone could camp. Never did I think that an is famous among other things for still make it look so easy to have so amazing journey of great experiences its tonkotsu ramen, which is the much fun on the page.” and lifelong friends would await me. 1982 current rage among foodies in New What can I say? Nice!

I shared an afternoon of golf with REUNION York and other big United States Finally, checking in this period is REUNION WEEKEND Columbia football coach Al Bagnoli cities … . gifted entrepreneur Stan Kaplan: JUNE 1–4, 2017 and his staf, hosted by Shawn “I’m fattered, but I don’t deserve “Sold my fnancial advisory business FitzGerald Alumni Afairs Contact at Friar’s Head. We were Fatima Yudeh to be in their company. As my in 2005, switched industries and impressed at the professionalism of [email protected] 9-year-old once put it, ‘Daddy, so have been working in the technology the coaches and their dedication to 212-851-7834 many famous people went to Colum- services and consulting feld since. excellence. It was great to catch up Development Contact 2017 bia like President Barack Obama ’83 I left a company after eight years to with John Audino, who was on the Heather Siemienas and Alexander Hamilton (Class of start my own (rextechpartners.com) staf back in the day, and reminisce [email protected] 1778). How come you’re not famous?’ and am looking forward to another about coach Bill Campbell ’62, 212-851-7855 “Tat aside, I frequently see my strong 10-year run. Upon exit of TC’64. [Editor’s note: See Obituar- former Columbia professors Carol this business down the road, my ies, Summer 2016.] We are making Andrew Weisman Gluck GSAS’77 and Gerry Curtis hopes and plans are to start a global great strides in our goal of an Ivy 81 S. Garﬁeld St. SIPA’67, GSAS’69 at Japan Society nonproft to combat world hunger Championship so let’s make sure we Denver, CO 80209 board meetings, and my wife and I and travel the globe for both the give our players our support. [email protected] get together with my former profes- nonproft and pleasure. But frst, lots Hope to see you at Homecoming sor Donald Keene ’42, GSAS’50 and of technology projects, contracts and on Saturday, October 22, when we Greetings gentlemen! As I put digits his son once a year.” managed services to be scoped and take on Dartmouth. Drop me a line to keyboard it is mid-July. Our Also checking in this quarter sold. Very excited about going out on at [email protected]. quadrennial, national anti-civics is critically acclaimed author and my own again.”

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If history is any guide, this should that the maid has failed to arrive for accomplishments of children of All-American (in football) in 2015 be another wonderful success for Stan. work today, and so we were hoping three ’83 grads. Here is a brief sum- and All-State in 2014 and 2015. Keep those notes coming! that you would take care of the clean- mary: Kieth Cockrell was the most He fnished his high school career ing and the dishes so that we can all talented skill position football player with more than 2,300 receiving make it to the ball tonight.’ Jonathan in our class and probably the best yards and 30 TDs. Cary also was 1983 made a sweeping motion with his athlete. He was an excellent wide selected league MVP in basket- hand around the common room as he receiver. Kieth and his wife, Serena, ball and three-time All-Area, and Roy Pomerantz fnished with a wide grin. live in the Charlotte, N.C., area. scored more than 1,300 points in Babyking/Petking “Frank surveyed the scene. Te Teir youngest, Anna, is a fresh- three years (he did not play his 182-20 Liberty Ave. suite in Hartley Hall was one of man at the University of Southern senior year). Cary is a 6-7, 230-lb. Jamaica, NY 11412 the nicer living accommodations at California. Anna was a record- freshman tight end at the University [email protected] Columbia. It had a circular common setting hurdler in high school and of Southern California. Daughter ‘living’ room, with a sofa, several competed in the Olympic Trials in Jessica is a freshman at Downing- Greetings, classmates. Kevin chairs, a cofee table, and a televi- Oregon in July. Ciera is an outside town East H.S. She plays volleyball Chapman, George Wilson and sion on a metal stand. Tere was hitter (women’s volleyball) at David- and lacrosse, and some think she has Ed Joyce proudly held the 1983 an empty pizza box on the stained son College in North Carolina. She a chance to be a better all-around banner for this year’s Alumni Parade wooden cofee table. A half-eaten is a sophomore. Te oldest, Ross athlete than her brothers.” of Classes at Class Day in May. crust was on the foor underneath. (6-0, 191 lbs.), was a two-time From Gardner Semet BUS’91: Kevin was scheduled to publish Next to the television, a paper bag football captain at Duke. He was “I live in Pompton Lakes, N.J., in his second novel this summer. A overfowed with garbage. Tere were drafted in the fourth round of the the house where I grew up. I make Legacy of One is the story of [fctional several empty beer bottles lying on NFL draft by the Bufalo Bills in loans to real estate investors, as I alum] Sen. Jonathan Prescott III the bottom shelf under the set, one 2014 and was a starting cornerback have done for 30 years. My ofce is ’93, whose destiny and political of which was still oozing its last for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015. above Saks Fifth Avenue. My wife, future reaches a critical crossroads suds. Adjoining the living room Having one kid play a Division 1 Daphne, and son, Victor, work at after Jonathan attends his Columbia was a kitchen with a marble-topped sport is pretty good; what the Cock- Mount Sinai Hospital. My daughter, College 20th reunion. A substantial counter, a stove, sink, refrigerator, rell kids have done is amazing. Gabriella, works in retail leasing portion of the story takes place at and microwave oven. Te counter “Dr. Mike Pagnani was captain in Manhattan. While Gabriella Columbia during Jonathan’s college was littered with remnants of the of our freshman football team and a was at Colorado, I often visited Dr. years, where his experiences and day’s meals and the sink was full very tough linebacker. We had some Douglas Novins and his family. friends infuence the politician he of dirty glasses and dishes. Tere good players but not enough. We Tis year, I also visited Jon Ross in will become. Columbia alumni will were eight sophomores and juniors also lost some of our best players Los Angeles. In July I returned to recognize the setting and many of sharing the suite. Each had a private (transfers) when Bill Campbell Columbia for Youth About Business’ the experiences and I hope will relate room that opened of of the main ’62, TC’64 resigned as head coach. Summer Business Camp, which to the personal journey that is Jona- living room, except for Jay and Ellis, Mike and his wife, Kelly, live in the teaches high school kids about than’s life. Te book will be available who shared the lone double room in Nashville area. Teir son, Connor, fnance. I am on the organization’s in trade paperback and Kindle ebook the suite, but that was their choice. graduated from Denver in 2015. New York advisory board.” formats from Amazon. Search for Te common bathroom was near Connor played lacrosse for one of Michael Broder: “In 2015 I “Kevin G. Chapman” or visit Kevin’s the main suite door. Although Frank the best men’s lacrosse programs launched an independent poetry press, author page at amazon.com/-/e/ had cajoled the other seven residents in the country; he played midfeld. Indolent Books, initially as a home B00J1GJZNM. to establish a schedule for cleaning Te 6-4, 190-lb. former All-League for poets over 50 who did not have a Kevin says he would love it if duties at the start of the semester, it high school linebacker (in football) frst book but I broke my own rules classmates would write reviews on seemed to Frank that everyone made helped the Denver Pioneers win the from the outset. In spring 2016 we Amazon. Don’t worry, no real secrets a reasonable efort to keep the place men’s National Lacrosse Champion- published our frst fve books and have are revealed and all the names have tidy and clean up after themselves ship in 2015. Connor’s sister, Sarah, received a great response. My own frst been changed to protect the inno- — except when it was Frank’s week. won All-Region honors in lacrosse book of poems, Tis Life Now (2014), cent among us. Here is an excerpt Tis was Frank’s week. at her high school, Harpeth Hall was a fnalist for the 2015 Lambda that may evoke some memories: “‘Tis is bullshit.’ Frank was (Nashville). Sarah is a junior at Literary Award for Gay Poetry. Also “January, 1991 annoyed, but he could tell from the Santa Clara University. in 2015 I started the HIV Here & “It was a Friday in late January, smile on Jonathan’s face that he’d “Chris Angeline and his wife, Now project, posting a poem a day by and as usual it was bitterly cold in get no help with the cleanup. ‘We’re Kathleen, live in the Philadelphia a diferent poet in a countdown to 35 New York. Frank pushed open the only back from break for two weeks. area. Son Ryley graduated from years of AIDS on June 5, 2016. Tat door to the suite of dorm rooms and How can you slobs get the place so Downingtown East H.S. in 2014. project received attention from PBS dropped his heavy winter coat onto dirty in two freaking weeks?’ He was selected All-Southeastern NewsHour, thebody.com and POZ the foor, along with his backpack. “‘You set up the rules, bro,’ Jona- Pennsylvania in football and All- magazine, among others. Now that He fopped over the back of a than shot back. ‘All the rest of us can League in basketball. He rushed for the countdown has concluded, the threadbare lounge chair, landing on do is follow your direction. You can 3,000 yards and scored 31 TDs in project continues with a print poetry his back on the cushion with his lead us to the promised land.’ high school. Ryley is a sophomore anthology in the works and online legs draped over the arm. He let out “‘I thought I was Cinderella, football player at Delaware. Ryley blog posts from contributing editors. a loud sigh and stretched his arms not Moses.’ (6-3, 230 lbs., H-Back) started four My dream is to grow HIV Here & over his head. “‘We’re fexible with our meta- games as a redshirt freshman in Now into an organization that uses “‘Well, well, well, if it isn’t Cinder- phors.’ Jonathan walked back to 2015, averaged 18 yards per recep- literature and the arts to reach out to ella.’ Jonathan stepped away from the the chess game, where Arnold had tion and was named to the CAA youth in NYC with HIV or at high game of chess he had been playing been waiting.” All-Academic team. Son Cary is a risk for HIV infection to empower with Arnold Epstein and walked Chris Angeline: “I thought you recent graduate of Downingtown them and connect them to testing, toward Frank’s chair. ‘I’m sorry to say might be interested in some athletics East H.S. He was selected Prep treatment and prevention services.

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Barack Obama wearing Columbia Lewinter, Kevin Liss, David Kung gear. Michelle noted on the White and Gerard Babendreier joined House website, “I am proudly wear- this writer up front to grab the ban- ing my alma mater’s apparel to mark ner. David Kung’s son, Nathan Kung College Signing Day.” ’16; David Lewinter’s son, Benjamin My pet company, Petking, Lewinter ’16; Kevin’s son, Daniel recently signed licensing deals with Liss ’16; and Gerard’s children, Animal Planet and Te Humane Stephen Babendrier ’16 and Teresa Society of the United States. My Babendrier ’16, are all now alumni. baby company, Baby King, signed a Also at graduation, but not march- deal with Nickelodeon for the Paw ing: Yitzchak Francus, father of Patrol license. Penina Francus ’16; Peregrine Beck- I attended the 2016 Nacom Initia- man, father of Eleanor Beckman ’16; tion Dinner. Michael C. Brown ’80, Brett Bernstein, father of Nicole Jack Hersch SEAS’80, David Maloof Bernstein ’16; and Peter Lunenfeld, ’80, Mike Schmidtberger ’82, former father of Kyra Lunenfeld ’16. Director of Admissions Larry Momo Our class was also honored to ’73 and fellow class correspondent have invited guest Alicia Perez Ken Howitt ’76 also attended. Bergstein SEAS’84, mother of Our college is becoming more graduate Devin Bergstein ’16, join us Several members of the Class of ’84 met up at the annual Alumni Parade of international. At a recent Columbia in the procession. Alicia’s husband Classes on Class Day, May 17, to carry the 1984 banner. Left to right: Alicia College Alumni Association Board and Devin’s father, Daniel Bergstein Bergstein SEAS’84, Alfred Torres, Gerard Babendreier, David Lewinter, of Directors meeting we learned SEAS’84, died at the World Trade David Kung, Kevin Lis and Dennis Klainberg. international students make up 15 Center on 9-11. He was the secretary percent of the incoming class. of the Port Authority of New York Please write or call. Te column and New Jersey, where he had “In more ancient history, I ing their top four men in the varsity is only as good as the updates you worked for 17 years and was the chief completed my doctorate in classics 4 race, we would have had a gold send me! liaison between the agency’s staf and at Te Graduate Center (CUNY) medal in the KLS.” its board of commissioners. Devin’s in 2010. I was a postdoctoral fellow In July my family traveled graduation from the alma mater at the University of South Carolina to London and Paris. While in 1984 of both his parents is more than a 2011–12. I left the academic job Paris, we had dinner with my double legacy: It is a family triumph, market in 2013 to pursue full-time son’s classmate and his father, Jean Dennis Klainberg albeit bittersweet, and presents a freelance medical writing as well as Manas. Jean shared the story of how Berklay Cargo Worldwide great inspiration for all Columbians Barack Obama my creative projects. While much of beat Jean out “fair 14 Bond St., Ste 233 to share in this 15th year of remem- my medical writing is work for hire, and square” to become president Great Neck, NY 11021 brance. Roar, Lion, Roar. I have published dozens of articles of the Harvard Law Review. Jean [email protected] under my own byline on MedPage is in touch with Barack and fellow Today, a growing online destination Harvard Law Review member Julius Te Alumni Parade of Classes at 1985 for healthcare professionals. I own a Genachowski ’85. Class Day is a great opportunity townhouse in Bedford-Stuyvesant I attended the 2016 Seixas Award for College alumni to network, pay Jon White (arguably the hottest neighborhood Dinner at the Robert K. Kraft Fam- tribute to reunion classes, memorial- 16 South Ct. in gentrifying Brooklyn), where I live ily Center for Jewish Student Life ize Columbians who have recently Port Washington, NY 11050 with my husband of 12 years, award- honoring Ron Perelman. Ron spoke passed and hold their class banner [email protected] winning poet Jason Schneiderman, movingly about his love for Robert high as we share the joy of gradu- and a backyard colony of stray and K. Kraft ’63, Ron’s mentor, confdant, ation with the senior class. If you Eric Chenoweth’s organization, the feral cats. Jason has a doctorate in business adviser and dear friend. have not done it, please consider Institute for Democracy in Eastern Neal Smolar English from Te Graduate Center and his wife, Betsy joining us next year and in years to Europe, recently released a major (CUNY) and is an associate profes- Smolar BC’85, also attended. Neal come! Tis year the Class of 1984 study: “25 Years After 1989–91: sor of English at the Borough of has been an attorney with UBS for had an excellent showing, for a non- Refections on Unfnished Revolu- Manhattan Community College. He 17 years. Son Aidan attends Cooper reunion class. tions.” It features contributions from has recently published his third book Union; daughter Abigail graduated Following a sumptuous breakfast at many of the major participants in of poems (Primary Source) and edited from Maryland and is pursuing an John Jay Dining Hall, Ken Howitt ’76 the democratic revolutions of that Queer: A Reader for Writers, the frst Au.D. in audiology; and daughter recognized this year’s reunion classes era, who analyze the events and volume of its kind.” Yael will graduate from Binghamton and led us in a toast to the recently the disturbing state of the region Jim Weinstein ’84 writes: “Not this spring. Neal is in touch with deceased Columbia University Trustee of Eastern Europe and the former Eddy Friedfeld, Lenny Rosen, only did the Columbia varsity Emeritus, Columbia football great Soviet Union 25 years after the col- Adam Bayrof, Danny Schultz, lightweight crew 8 win the national and Silicon Valley leader “Coach” Bill lapse of communism (idee-us.org). Paul Ehrlich, Larry Herman, David championship but also the varsity 4 Campbell ’62, TC’64 and Columbia Curtis Mo does corporate and Kriegel, Eli Gordis, Steven Aren- (their ninth-12th best oarsmen) won basketball standout and Los Angeles securities work with DLA Piper in son, Michael Katz, Ed Joyce silver in the Karl-Ludwig Selig. Tis and Lakers champion Jim McMillian ’70. Silicon Valley, “though I seem to Roy Pomerantz. is the third KLS they have rowed [Editor’s note: See Obituaries, Sum- spend an equal amount of time in — the frst two christened by the Michelle Obama posted a photo mer 2016.] San Francisco. In my spare time, I’ve professor, the third posthumously of herself beaming while wearing Ten, from the far corners of been coaching Babe Ruth League donated. But for Georgetown row- a Princeton shirt next to a smiling this packed room, Al Torres, David baseball with JV-level players.”

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Michael Hadley: “Te big news Denis Searby is at Stockholm on my end is the production of the University, where he is professor of new comedy web series ‘Knights of Greek and head of classics, strug- New Jersey,’ a behind-the-scenes gling to “defend the (from the point look at the daily grind, humilia- of view of Eurocrats) useless subject tions and petty politics endured by a of classics. Tis summer I worked group of Renaissance Fair/Game of feverishly on my book on the anec- Trones fans and cosplay performers dotes of ancient Greek celebrities pursuing a world of make-believe, before the fall term teaching load where virtues like courage, honor hit me. Last year I fnally fnished and leadership are real. my four-volume translation of the “Te frst four episodes are on works of Saint Birgitta (Bridget) YouTube at youtube.com/c/knights of Sweden from Latin into English ofnewjersey, with more on the way. for Oxford University Press. I keep We’ve been accepted into a dozen active Columbia-wise by interview- festivals across the country so far and ing prospective Swedish students are looking to secure a production with the Alumni Representative deal. It’s been a huge amount of work Committee. Several have been but a huge amount of fun, and a great admitted! I am also house daddy at a change of pace from the sponsored college residence called Lärkstaden flms and marketing videos we create where the 18- and 19-year-old stu- for our corporate and nonproft clients. dents keep me young and busy.” “I have also enjoyed recent Tom King spent three years with events hosted by the Columbia the Class of ’85, then needed to take University Club of New Jersey, two years of for health reasons and a great local group.” graduated with the Class of ’87. He Pat Gaughan has been pro- writes: “Recently the alumni associa- moted to assistant dean of global tion was kind enough to map me to COURTESY WILL CSAPLAR ’ 56 , BUS’ 58 WILL CSAPLAR COURTESY programs at the University of Akron the Class of 1985, where I have the School of Law. Pat graduated from most friends. UVA School of Law ( J.D.’89), “In 2013 I moved to Raleigh, lawmaking and sausages is really true that this oldest and most distin- Trinity College Dublin (M.B.A.’97) N.C., after a number of years in but it’s also hard to look away. I no guished of undergraduate extracur- and Cleveland State (D.B.A.’15). quantitative fnance and fnancial longer wonder why political report- ricular activities had been dead for He has a primary appointment in modeling in New York and Phila- ers are so cynical. I had a fask of more than two decades when I and the University of Akron School of delphia. Te move was aimed to slow bourbon in my bag on the last day of fve compatriots were lucky enough Law with a secondary appointment my life down, although I continue to session this year, treated myself to a to revive it on October 16, 1985. in its College of Business Adminis- work. My wife, Shannyn, and I have nip once that last gavel fell, then got “A literal generation on, my pride tration. His promotion to assistant two children, Jacob (25) and Zoe back to work. Cheers!” is inestimable. With arcane ritual, Philip Ivory dean focuses on partnerships with (13). Although it’s a little hot down is a freelance writer in humor and underlying Columbia universities throughout Asia. In here in the summer, the winters are Tucson (writeyouselfsane.com). His love, Philo hews to its original fact, he is in the process of fnalizing short and the countryside is pretty. fction has been published in Literally constitutional pledge, made upon agreements with schools in Hanoi “I keep in touch with a number Stories, Devolution Z, Bewildering our founding in 1802: ‘To improve and Danang. Tose with contacts to of my old friends through LinkedIn: Stories and Dali’s Lovechild and soon its members in oratory, composition, other schools are welcome to contact Arthur Morin, Sean Tierney, will appear in Mystic Illuminations. and forensic discussion.’ him at [email protected]. Matt Samelson, Denis Searby, He is a winner of the 2015 Writers’ “Time and again, I’ve seen young Dennis Hirsch reports that the David Peng ’83, John Pearce, Ben Studio Tucson “Write-to-Read” Philos gain self-confdence and liter- Ohio State Moritz College of Law Chance and John Brune SEAS’86. contest for his story Most of Us Are ary skill by declaiming in public and recently appointed him profes- “I wish everybody the best!” From Someplace Else. holding forth on the printed page. sor of law and faculty director of Last issue I gave an incorrect email “Te softcover version of my Teir imagination, energy, diversity, its newly-launched program on address in an update for Jon Reich 2015 W.W. Norton & Co. volume myriad activities and solidarity are data and governance. Te program — sorry about that, Jon. You can reach Cast of Characters: Wolcott Gibbs, inspiring. We have plenty of chal- studies the most efective ways to him at [email protected]. E.B. White, James Turber, and the lenges to overcome — mainly our govern big data analytics in order Rose Hoban has been the editor Golden Age of Te New Yorker lack of physical space, despite the to achieve its social and economic of North Carolina Health News for 4½ should be available shortly,” writes Trustees having promised to build us Thomas Vinciguerra. benefts and reduce the risks it poses years (northcarolinahealthnews.org), “I’m happy (and our vanquished rival, Peitholo- to privacy, cybersecurity and equal- joining the ranks of the online-only. about its reception and, having done gian) our own building in 1821. Te ity. Dennis further reports that Te Rose says, “It’s been an adventure, some gigs to promote the original, much-vaunted Lerner Hall is appall- University of Amsterdam’s Institute especially as I’m also the legislative I expect to make a paperback push ingly inadequate. But we thrive and for Information Law has appointed reporter. I’ve had a front row seat to this fall — including, perhaps, a remain confdent that the Univer- him co-organizer of its summer the goings-on at the North Carolina dog-and-pony show at the Colum- sity’s ever-growing acknowledgment course on privacy law and policy General Assembly for the past fve bia University Club of New York. of our primacy will continue. (ivir.nl/courses/plp). Finally (and sessions, which has been … um … “Far more important, I remain “In the early ’90s, the students most importantly), Dennis’ daughter, interesting. Bathroom bills! Gerry- gratifed beyond measure by the dubbed me their ‘Avatar.’ Tey still Clara Hirsch ’20, lives in Wallach. mandering! Infghting! Misdemean- ongoing fourishing of the Philo- call me that, and no honor will ever Go Lions! ors and felonies! What they say about lexian Society. I still can’t believe mean more to me.”

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Andrew Hayes recently visited senior director of principal gifts. In private and public sector in Con- school in Manhattan. Tey again Greece for the frst time since keeping with our iconoclast spirit, necticut (as an attorney at the law attended Hollingsworth Science traveling there during his junior many (including the entire Califor- frm of Wiggin and Dana and as the Camp at Teachers College this sum- year as a Columbia Visiting Scholar nia contingent) passed on all ofcial Corporation Counsel of the City of mer, which I brought them to every at Oxford. He was introduced to events in favor of the Saturday New Haven, respectively), I now am day; sometimes we walked on Col- Greek cofee as an undergrad by his barbecue on Low Plaza. a district judge for the United States lege Walk and played on the Sundial roommate, Basil Michaels ’83, and Tanks to the Reunion Com- District Court of Connecticut. when they got to camp early.” Rick Wolf, sought it out as soon as he landed at mittee, including who “Our 30th reunion was a wonder- Scott the Athens Airport. “A barista was was chair and Grand Poobah; ful event and I appreciate the hard Yagoda, Scott Yagoda, Eric Wolf happy to ignore the frappuccinos on who led fundraising eforts; work of 1987 Brian Driscoll, the posted menu and serve me the who came up with and the countless others who made REUNION REUNION WEEKEND real thing,” he said. the idea of having McMenamin as it a success. I enjoyed spending time Phil Birnbaum, Ray JUNE 1–4, 2017 Andrew’s and his wife Monica our dinner speaker; with my roommate of two years, Mitchell, Alumni Afairs Contact Hayes SIPA’91’s son, Sean, is training who worked tirelessly to put together and the host of classmates David Lebow- Fatima Yudeh for the USRowing Junior National the beer tasting; and whom I had not seen in decades.” itz. Bill Teichner, [email protected] team. One of Sean’s coaches is All, along with Erstwhile rower and Reaganite 212-851-7834 Jack Crane Jesse Foglia, assistant coach of the helped come up with the amusing recently observed his Development Contact 2017 Columbia men’s lightweight rowing trivia questions at the dinner. third year in teeming Manila with Heather Siemienas team that recently won the national Bill waited for the 30th to attend Aboitiz Power Corp., a $7 billion [email protected] lightweight rowing championship — his frst reunion and here are his blue chip Philippine conglomerate, 212-851-7855 Columbia’s frst lightweight rowing impressions: “Te reunion food where he leads international busi- Sarah A. Kass championship and frst rowing title was much better than the food ness development, developing power PO Box 300808 of any kind since 1929. we were served as students at the projects throughout Southeast Asia. Brooklyn, NY 11230 Finally, I was pleased to attend John Jay Dining Hall! During his Jack previously worked in corporate [email protected] this summer’s All-Class Reunion presentation at our class dinner, development and consulting for (formerly known as Dean’s Day) Jim McMenamin asked us if we major power and utilities frms, where, as part of the reunion festivi- thought we’d be rejected if we were living in Hartford, Conn.; San Fran- Keep your eyes glued to these pages ties, David Zapolsky and I joined applying to Columbia College cisco; Washington; and Toronto, and in the next few months — Reunion several Kingsmen, including Phil now. I believe everyone raised their traveling all over the world. Jack says Weekend 2017 (our 30th!) is on its Birnbaum ’86, Tony Burnett ’90 hands. I decided to stay at Carman he feels truly blessed to have lived way. Start making your travel plans and Hank Jafe ’86, for an alumni Hall during the reunion — the last so rich and varied a life. His wife, and your party plans. More details reception and short concert featur- time I moved in was freshman year. Meg, is also an avid traveler, and will be posted as they become avail- ing some Kingsmen favorites. Some Carman now has air conditioning! they drag their daughter Mirielle (9) able. If you would like to participate of us also joined Sha Na Na the Tis was welcome with 80–90 degree around the globe with them. Jack in the planning, please be in touch Frans Kramer night before for a rousing rendition temperatures. Carman also now has keeps in touch with and I will direct your requests to the David Skoog of Roar, Lion, Roar. If anyone else Wi-Fi, recycling bins and a computer and as well as family appropriate people. But do make attended reunion, please let us know room. I stayed on the eighth foor, members Hugh Crane ’88 and sure you participate in the reunion about your adventures! the same foor where students once Susan Loring Crane ’89. itself! It’s not every day that the brought in the infamous rug body. From Ed Maguire: “I live in frst fully coeducational class at Sha Na Na, the group that formed Millburn, N.J., with my wife, Lily, Columbia College gets to celebrate 1986 at Columbia from the Kingsmen and children, Teddy (16) and Livia the 30th anniversary of its gradua- and played at Woodstock, put on a (14). I’m in my seventh year at tion! Remember, we have to honor Everett Weinberger great performance for a large crowd CLSA as a technology analyst, the fact that we were the trailblazers, 50 W. 70th St., Apt. 3B in Alfred Lerner Hall (Ferris Booth which provides endless opportu- even if current Columbia College New York, NY 10023 Hall’s replacement). Tey invited nities to pursue my intellectual women do not remember there was [email protected] Kingsmen from our class and other curiosity. Tanks to the urging of a time when they would not have reunion years on stage to sing Roar, my neighbor Ron Papka ’87, I’ve been eligible for admission. Judy Kim It was great seeing everyone who Lion, Roar with them.” reengaged in writing, playing and On to the news: lives came to our 30th reunion in June! Bill is a portfolio manager in producing music actively, which in London and has founded a private Reunion Weekend 2016 kicked Boston for Frontier Capital Manage- helps with a sense of balance in life. tourism company, Chelsea Tours of with a reception at Sardi’s on ment, where he’s been since 1992, It was terrifc to catch up with class- (ctours.co.uk or [email protected]) Tursday night, followed by the shortly after earning an M.B.A. from mates at reunion; it just reinforces that “will take you on a ‘magical tour of Broadway musical On Your Feet!, Harvard. Prior to that he was an the enormous gratitude for my expe- the English countryside of yore … .’ ” which was generously sponsored analyst at Lehman and then spent rience at Columbia.” Judy says, “A pleasant way to Mark Berman: by Scott Yagoda. On Friday night two years as associate junior staf From “As of June spend the day … a charming and there was an on-campus beer tasting economist at the Council of Eco- 1, I am chair of the Commercial knowledgeable driver will pick with appetizers at Joe Cofee at the nomic Advisers at Te White House. and Federal Litigation Section of you up at your London hotel and unimaginatively named Northwest His wife, Amy, is a medical doctor. the New York State Bar Associa- take you on a bespoke tour of the Victor Bolden, Corner Building. On Saturday we Congrats to who tion. I author a column in the New Cotswolds and bring you back to had our class dinner at Casa Italiana recently became a federal judge! York Law Journal on eDiscovery and your doorstep at the end of the day, with speaker Jim McMenamin, Here’s his update: “After years of lecture on social media. I practice as hassle-free.” She adds that the tour who was head of admissions when working as a lawyer in the nonproft a commercial litigator at Ganfer & guides have graduate degrees and she we were accepted to Columbia and world in New York (the ACLU Shore in Manhattan. My boys, Jesse is recruiting only from U.K. schools is now senior associate dean for and the NAACP Legal Defense and Aidan, are in frst and second such as Oxford. Judy has a special Columbia College development and and Educational Fund), and in the grade and go to Lower Lab public deal for Columbia grads only — use

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Alumni Sons and Daughters Sixty-two members of the College Class of 2020 and three members of the Engineering Class of 2020 are sons or daughters of College alumni. This list is alphabetical by the parent(s)’ last name.

STUDENT PARENT STUDENT PARENT STUDENT PARENT

Alyssa Adamo Anthony Adamo ’82 Hallie Gruder Bruce Gruder ’82 Camille Ramos Frederick Ramos ’86 Bohemia, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. Eden Prairie, Minn. William Alleyne Neville Alleyne ’79 Christopher Gustafsson John Gustafsson ’83 Nathaniel Safran Alan Safran ’81 La Jolla, Calif. Randolph, N.J. Winter Park, Fla. Ruthy Amkraut Brian Amkraut ’90 Lauren Hagani James Hagani ’85 Naay Idriss Kirsten Scheid ’92 Beachwood, Ohio Woodbridge, Conn. Beirut, Lebanon Anthony Argenziano Michael Argenziano ’88 Clara Hirsch Dennis Hirsch ’85 Ezra Schwarzbaum Paul Schwarzbaum ’84 Closter, N.J. and Maria Rodino ’88 Columbus, Ohio West Bloomfeld, Mich.

Alexander Ashton Jennifer Ashton ’91 Benjamin Jones Clayton Jones ’81 Rumi Sherrif Kirk Sherrif ’90 Fort Lee, N.J. Wayland, Mass. Fresno, Calif. Jillian Barry John Barry ’75 Nicole Kaiser Michelle E. Kaiser ’87 Zain Sherrif Kirk Sherrif ’90 Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. Fresno, Calif. Juliana Bartels Matthew Bartels ’85 Jacob Kaplan Robert Kaplan ’89 Alexander Sissoko Carolyn Sissoko ’92 Palisades, N.Y. Washington, D.C. Culver City, Calif. Sarah Barth Jay Barth ’85 Lucas Katz Howard Katz ’81 Pamela Soulis John Soulis ’83 Teaneck, N.J. Anchorage Cheyenne, Wyo. Ruth Gottesman Karen Bernstein ’87 Michael Kirschner * Kenneth Kirschner ’91 Hana Sun John Sun ’87 Port Washington, N.Y. Scarsdale, N.Y. and Elyse Kirschner ’90 Moraga, Calif. Alfredo Brillembourg Alfredo Brillembourg Sr. ’84 Saraswathi Kowdley Kris Kowdley ’81 Libby Sun Lazarus Sun ’81 New York City Seattle Irvine, Calif. Krishna Canning Robert Canning ’81 Michael Chu Mary Kuo ’92 Julia Tell Martin Tell ’85 Wellesley, Mass. Singapore Pelham, N.Y. and Michele Anzilotti ’87 Samuel Cheng Andrew Cheng ’89 Sabrina Lautin Jefrey Lautin ’85 Ariana Tsanas John Tsanas ’81 Piedmont, Calif. East Hampton, N.Y. Summit, N.J. Madeleine Coleman Steven Coleman ’83 Talia Coyne Roger Lehecka ’67 Morgana Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles ’78 Lexington, Mass. New York City Playa del Rey, Calif. Daniel Desouza Patrick DeSouza ’80 Wesley Lewis Mark Lewis ’86 Alexander Watkins-Goodman Beverly Watkins ’93 Darien, Conn. Washington, D.C. West Cornwall, Conn. Ruth Diamond Robert Diamond ’82 Elizabeth Marino Richard Marino ’82 Ivan Wolansky Leo Wolansky ’80 Narberth, Pa. Harrison, N.Y. Independence, Ohio Tara Dugel Pravin Dugel ’84 Nathaniel Marrinson Tomas Marrinson ’86 Lauren Yagoda Scott Yagoda ’86 Paradise Valley, Ariz. Chicago North Caldwell, N.J. Christian Eggers Arnold Eggers ’67 Brennan McManus Jerry McManus ’89 Karina Yeh * Hung-Wei Yeh ’86 Yonkers, N.Y. New York City Livingston, N.J. Ellis Feldman David Feldman ’85 Nicole Mendelson Victor Mendelson ’89 Arnold Zahn Chester Zahn ’78 New York City Miami San Marino, Calif. Karina Ma. Tere Feliciano Danilo Feliciano ’78 Samuel Merkin Solomon Merkin ’78 John Zaris Steven Zaris ’78 Metro Manila, Philippines Englewood, N.J. Park Ridge, Ill.

Nicole Fischbein Lewis Fischbein ’72 Maya Nayyar Ashok Nayyar ’85 Five incoming College transfer students are New Rochelle, N.Y. New York City sons or daughters of College alumni.

Isabella Nilsson Ingrid Geerken ’90 Charles Orlinsky Diane Orlinsky ’88 STUDENT PARENT Cleveland Baltimore John Cervone ’18 ** Joseph Cervone ’75 Leo Goldman Alan Goldman ’80 Amanda Perez Raymond Perez ’86 Graham Glusman ’19 John Glusman ’78 Highland Park, N.J. Coral Gables, Fla. Emily Kerman ’19 Mark Kerman ’83 Jules Greenfeld * Gerald Greenfeld ’81 Olivia Pollack Mark Pollack ’80 Alexander Rabinowitz ’19 Laurence Rabinowitz ’71 New Rochelle, N.Y. Larchmont, N.Y. Ottomar Shih ’19 Scott Shih ’84

* member of the Engineering Class of 2020 80 CCT Fall 2016 ** Combined Plan Program (College and Engineering) alumninews the code “CCLions” for 10 percent family and [at this writing] in a few extreme labor unrest in France — has accounts; oversaw asset/liability man- of a tour booked via the website. weeks’ time, I will be going back to been difcult. Not that looking back agement and other risk management Cathy Webster says, “While research full-time in Marseille. I home to the recent tragic events in functions; and established and ran the raising and wrangling my kids, am changing orientations at work, Orlando and the utterly incompre- internal investment advisor for the Meredith (16) and Tayer (11), too, switching from immunology to hensible United States election cycle fund platform.” remains the hardest job ever, on developmental biology and swap- looks much better. At the moment He also worked in London for July 1 I became dean of the College ping mice for fruit fies. Again, a bit we, like others, are escaping to the Goldman Sachs as executive director of Liberal Arts at the University of change here will do some good world of football as France hosted in European equity capital markets. of Central Oklahoma. I have been — the academic science world is a the Euro Cup 2016 and six matches Daniel A. Goldberger LAW’93 working there for 10 years as a pretty tough place these days. were held here in Marseille. As I am works at the Cooley law frm. He is French professor and, more recently, “Of course, Marseille is light years in between jobs now, I admit to hav- special counsel in the real estate prac- as department chair. Hoping to away from 116th and Broadway ing watched most of the elimination tice group and a member of Cooley’s serve faculty and students right in and apart from various Columbia round matches as well as attending business department. His frm’s the tradition of Dean Robert Pol- Facebook contacts — and the thrill the infamous England vs. Russia website says: “Mr. Goldberger joined lack ’61; Dean Roger Lehecka ’67, of regularly fnding pieces in Te New match (where the game’s hooligan Cooley in 2006. Resident in the New GSAS’74; Dean Sandra Johnson; York Times about my Fairholm roomie violence put Marseille on the front York ofce, Mr. Goldberger handles page of most newspapers). With each a wide range of complex commercial match the city is flled with support- real estate matters both domestically ers and tourists from all over (Hun- and in the Caribbean and Central Annemarie Cofman Lellouch ’87 notes, “The opportunity gary, Albania, Iceland and Poland, America, including acquisitions and to dip one’s toes into another profession at the advanced to name a few) and fortunately, the dispositions, joint ventures, fnanc- atmosphere is mostly joyous and ‘bon ings, leasing and construction, and age of 50 was a really refreshing experience.” enfant’ as the event is intended to be. development projects.” As we were scheduled to vacation in We have another Columbia leg- Iceland later this summer, Iceland has acy family among our ranks. Con- become our new favorite underdog gratulations to Nairi Checkosky Dean Leora Neter SW’79; Dean and science rock star Leslie Vosshall team, after France and England.” Balian, mother of Aram Balian ’16. Blake Turman; and the late Dean (tenured professor at Rockefeller And last but in no way least, I Te pride of watching a child gradu- Karen Blank TC’81, for whom I also University and world specialist in heard from Karin Wolman, who ate is something that, like many of worked at Barnard and whose steady mosquito olfaction, among other was selected to the 2016 New York our classmates, I can now relate to: presence shaped me dramatically.” things) — I have had few CC con- Metro Super Lawyers list “for excel- My son Emanuel graduated from Annemarie Cofman Lellouch tacts. However, Esther Chung and lence in her business immigration preschool this summer. It was touch writes: “I am still in Marseille with her husband, Dennis Lee GSAS’90, law practice. Only 5% of attorneys and go for a while but fortunately my husband, Laurent (silver wed- came through the south of France in the New York metro area earn the all-nighter he pulled helped him ding anniversary on the horizon this with their two daughters in summer this distinction,” according to the ace his calculus fnal. fall?!), and our sons, ages 16 and 13. 2014 and we had a short but fantastic list. Karin has been practicing immi- Keep the updates coming to “I recently ended a yearlong sab- visit. We visited the new museums gration law for 20 years, solo for the [email protected]! I look batical in which I left my research and recently renovated dock areas last 10 (kwvisalaw.com). forward to hearing from you. position in immunology with the in Marseille, played tennis on our Don’t forget: Te countdown to French national research agency local club’s clay courts (we discov- reunion is on! (CNRS) in Marseille and went to ered tennis is a passion our families 1989 London to work for a leading medical share) and, of course, had a dinner communications frm. On a profes- out for the famous Marseille specialty 1988 Emily Miles Terry sional level, it was a fascinating experi- bouillabaisse (and, for the brave, a 45 Clarence St. ence, from which I learned a lot about lesser-known delicacy called alibouf, a Eric Fusﬁeld Brookline, MA 02446 the global pharmaceutical industry, local variant of the prairie oyster). Tis 1945 South George Mason Dr. [email protected] clinical trial regulation and, well, com- spring, I helped Dennis get tickets Arlington, VA 22204 munication. I also learned more than I to the French Open. I am hoping to ericfusﬁ[email protected] I connected recently with Kelly ever wanted to know about overactive make it to the U.S. Open in the years O’Connor, who says she misses bladder syndrome (the therapeutic to come as he returns the favor. Diane Ridley spent the summer “New York and will be forever grate- target of my principal client) and “Tis winter while in London, “working a temporary anesthesia ful” for her time at Columbia. Kelly urinary incontinence with aging (it the travel stars were aligned to allow position in Arizona for the Indian returned to the Boston area after ain’t going to be fun, folks … ). a lovely evening with Carla Cerami, Health Service.” Based in Newark, graduation and works for Harvard “Just the opportunity to dip one’s who was coming through London N.J., Diane has been practicing Medical School and Partners in toes into another profession at the on her way home to Chapel Hill, medicine for more than 20 years. Health, a global health organization advanced age of 50 was in itself a N.C., after a work trip to Te Gam- Michael Girouard is a senior that cares for patients in their homes really refreshing experience. On bia as part of her medical research portfolio strategist for First Principles and communities. PIH is widely a personal level, it was difcult as into malaria. I hadn’t seen her since Capital Management in Manhattan. known from Tracy Kidder’s book I spent the better part of the last she came to Marseille to visit in According to his company’s website: Mountains Beyond Mountains: Te year commuting weekly between 2002. I hope we see each other more “Before joining FPCM, Mr. Girouard Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Marseille and London, before fnally frequently from here on out. was the Chief Financial Ofcer and Would Cure the World. Kelly works tele-commuting from Marseille “Tis year in Europe — the suc- Chief Investment Ofcer for Jeferson closely with Farmer, one of PIH’s this spring. I had lovely housemates cessive terrorist attacks on Charlie National Financial, a privately-held founders. Of her work Kelly says, “I and friends in the United Kingdom Hebdo, Paris and Brussels; the immi- life insurance company. He managed love the feld of health equity and but it was all too much for the gration crisis; the Brexit referendum; the investment portfolio of the general the global impact of PIH.”

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In addition to her professional Jonathan attended medical school at After retiring from the Oregon restaurant, Butter. Our Saturday career at PIH, Kelly is a contribut- UNC, where he also did his residency. House of Representatives in 2013, evening reception was held on the ing photographer to SoxProspects. He has three children. Dave Hunt is in his fourth year South Lawn, where we enjoyed Lee Her beautiful photographs of teams Carol Remy has been named as president/CEO of the Pacifc Benaka’s band Hollertown and an such as the Pawtucket Red Sox and counsel at Hughes Hubbard & Reed Northwest Defense Coalition. He enlightening talk from Mike Leiter. Lowell Spinners can be found on in the frm’s real estate and environ- is also on the board of Clacka- Tank you to the Reunion Com- sittingstill.smugmug.com. mental departments. She focuses mas Community College. And, if mittee — Beth Shubin Stein, Bob “I always imagine Russian his- on all areas of commercial real that isn’t enough going on, he is Cooper, Chris Beach, George tory,” says Jennifer Eremeeva, estate and environmental transac- president of the Rotary Club of Takoudes, Christopher Mehta, “on a huge, 3-D IMAX screen, tions and counseling. Oregon City. His son is a Princeton Dana Fenlon, Daryl Colden, Elise surround sound booming with a Sadly, Cynthia “Cindi” Elaine senior and his daughter is a high Scheck, Margie Kim, Elana Drell jumbo bucket of popcorn in your lap Barber-Mingo (née Barber) school senior thick in the college Szyfer, Elizabeth Kubany, Floyd and a huge blue drink at your side.” died earlier this year. She lived in application process. I look forward Ewing, Jef Michaelson, Jodi Wil- An expatriate, writer and Impe- Westford, Mass., with her husband, to reporting next May if she will be liams Bienenfeld, Jon Swergold, rial Russia enthusiast, Jennifer has Eric R. Barber-Mingo ’90, and Columbia-bound. Melanie Seidner, Scott Meserve, published two books inspired by her children, Ernest, Mya and Aaron. Lastly, from Michael Kinstlick: Juny Francois, Lara Stolman, more than 20 years in Russia. Jen- Cindi majored in computer science. “With Coppersea on its trajectory Laurel Abbruzzese, Lee Benaka, nifer’s frst book, a work of fction, According to Eric, “In the Class of now, I recently took on a new role as Stephen Fealy, Ted Schweitzer was 2014’s Lenin Lives Next Door: 1989, 300 students started out as the head of standards setting at the and Virginia Cornish — for help- Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem computer science majors, only 27 Sustainability Accounting Standard ing to plan the reunion, as well as for in Moscow,which weaves together of those 300 graduated as computer Board. SASB develops standards and providing the souvenir glasses. And humorous vignettes of expatriate science majors, only three of those metrics for companies to report on a special thank you to Ken Shubin life. Her second book, Have Person- 27 were women and Cindi was the sustainability issues directly in their Stein and Beth Shubin Stein for ality Disorder, Will Rule Russia: An only black woman.” SEC-fled fnancial statements.” the reunion feece vests. Iconoclastic History by a Recovering Cindi immersed herself in her Hope to hear from the rest of Hope you had a great summer! Russophile, is a rollicking guide to 13 chosen career as a software engineer you soon. You can write to the If you have fun reunion memories centuries of Russian history, tracing and spent 30 years as a software addresses at the top of this column or other news to share, send it to Russia’s efective rulers back to the engineer, working for such technol- or through CCT’s Class Notes me at margiekimkim@hotmail. Tatar-Mongols and revealing why ogy industry giants as NYNEX, webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ com or through CCT’s Class Notes “Ivan may not have been so Ter- Digital Equipment Corp. and IBM. submit_class_note! webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ rible; why Catherine was so totally Her accomplishments during that submit_class_note. awesome; and asserting that neither career are too great to number Until next time … cheers! Peter the Great nor Stalin would in this context, but notably she 1991 ever tweet anything.” Jennifer is at achieved the title of master inventor work on a cookbook and “a massive while at IBM and her name appears Margie Kim 1992 1923 White Oak Clearing historical fction trilogy” set in Rus- on 13 U.S. patents in the IBM pat- REUNION REUNION WEEKEND sia 1881–1924. ent portfolio. Southlake, TX 76092 JUNE 1–4, 2017 Jennifer writes: “I’ve enjoyed Cindi was also an avid crocheter [email protected] Alumni Afairs Contact diving back into my notes and text- and knitter. According to Eric, their Fatima Yudeh books from the wonderful courses home abounds with the material Tank you to everyone who [email protected] I took at Columbia with Professor that supported her crafts and many attended our 25th reunion, June 212-851-7834

Marc Raef and Professor Jonathan of her friends and relations are 2–5! I hope you had as much fun Development Contact 2017 Sanders SIPA’76, GSAS’85.” Jen- warmed daily by the multitude of as I did reconnecting with friends Heather Siemienas nifer’s life changed a great deal hats, scarves and afghans that emit- and marveling at how much has [email protected] following the annexation of Crimea. ted magically from her fngers. She changed yet stayed the same. Several 212-851-7855 “Many of my friends have moved will be greatly missed. alums stayed in Carman for the away and it certainly has become weekend to relive those fun times. Olivier Knox more challenging to be a foreigner I love that we all turn back into our 9602 Montauk Ave. in Russia. But social and political 1990 19-year-old selves when we’re with Bethesda, MD 20817 change is always fascinating and I one another! [email protected] feel fortunate to have a ringside seat. Rachel Cowan Jacobs Annmarie Giarratano Della My husband, Dmitry, and I travel 313 Lexington Dr. Pietra and Bob Cooper did a Hello, fellow CC’92ers! It was great extensively both for work and play Silver Spring, MD 20901 phenomenal job heading up the to hear from Robert Guay for this and we enjoyed trips last year to [email protected] Reunion Committee. Tere were installment. I had heard of him Israel, Czech Republic, Hungary, 138 CC’91 alums in attendance before I got to Columbia because I’d Iceland, Georgia (Republic of), Tere have been several professional (222 total, with guests) and more met one of his high school friends Germany, Italy and the Caribbean. changes for classmates in the past than $700,000 was raised for our in spring 1988. And now I have I celebrated my 50th birthday in fne year. In early 2016, Paul Green- Class Gift. Te festivities began on an update from him! Bob married style in London in April.” berg started at A+E Networks as Tursday night, with a reception Anna Gebbie and they have three Dr. Jonathan Fischer recently EVP and general manager of the held at Lucinda and Javier Loya’s boys — Otto (13), Gus (10) and celebrated his 25th wedding anniver- FYI cable network (previously called beautiful home in Gramercy Park. Takumi (8). Bob is a philosophy sary with a trip to Croatia. He has a the Biography Channel), and he is After the Friday night rooftop professor at Binghamton, where he new position helping Duke University also overseeing all short-form video event at Haven, Ted Ashenaﬁ has been for almost a decade after a Health System develop population and social media for the company and Jim Burtson hosted an after stint at Barnard. “I mostly write on health approaches to palliative care. (A&E, History, Lifetime and FYI). party at Alex Guarnaschelli BC’91’s 19th-century German philosophy

82 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews but I have a book on Dostoyevsky class years at the College. I spent than that, I’m working on my writ- with her two sons, Jacob and Justin, coming out next year,” he says. an evening with members of the ing projects, going on excursions and her husband, Brian. “I am happy Robert, please have your pub- Class of ’58, including my father, with my dog, Luna (and my human to announce that I have recently left lisher send a copy to CCT so it can Paul Gomperz ’58, as well as Irv companion), and looking forward to a private practice in suburban New be added to Bookshelf! Michlin ’58, Ira Carlin ’58 and Rick a trip to Italy in the fall. I’d love to Jersey to join the faculty at Hospital As always, please reach out to Brous ’58 (the event was a surprise hear from any Googler and/or Bay for Special Surgery in New York [email protected] with your party for Irv). Te following day I Area classmates!” City, where I received my rheuma- life updates, or use the CCT Class visited with the Brous family, where Another Bay Area transplant is tology training,” Dee Dee writes. “I Notes webform, college.columbia. I caught up with Sharon Brous ’95 Anne Kornblut, who is at Facebook am thrilled to return to an academic edu/cct/submit_class_note. I guar- and her husband, David Light ’95, as director of strategic communica- setting, where I am surrounded by antee people want to hear from you, and Michael Brous ’97, all of whom tions, living in Palo Alto, Calif., excellence and I enjoy participating and about you! And this column live in Los Angeles. with her husband and two kids — a in the education of medical students, doesn’t work if you don’t write in! More recently, I spent time back son (5) and daughter (3½). “We are residents and fellows.” Otherwise, I shall be forced to east with Ali Towle and Jenny really enjoying the Bay Area and Brooklynite Danny Franklin was just make things up. And no one Hofman. I also recently caught up seeing lots of Columbia alums,” recently named managing partner of wants “Jason Schwartz dropped with Neil Turitz when my husband Anne writes. “I recently ran into Benenson Strategy Group. “We’re out of the Pepperdine graduate and I were in New York to see Ham- both Brad Stone and Janet Balis doing Hillary’s polling,” he writes, program in puppetry but now uses ilton: An American Musical (and were at the Recode conference — a real “but I’m not involved, choosing storefront mannequins to turn the lucky enough to see original cast WKCR reunion.” instead to be around for (baby) complete works of Bertolt Brecht members on their last day!). Anne also alerted me to the fact Anna’s second year of life.” into fun for the whole family!” Please continue to send in that Eliza McGraw (née Lowen) Ty Buckelew, who recently Or … do you? updates to either betsy.gomperz@ recently published a book, Here moved back near Columbia, has been gmail.com or via CCT’s Class Notes Comes Exterminator!, about the working at Edward Jones as its only webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ 1918 Kentucky Derby winner, fnancial adviser in Manhattan for 1993 submit_class_note! described as a story of how a long- the last two years. During the Fourth shot winner became one of the of July holiday he saw J.J. Waterer, Betsy Gomperz all-time most beloved racehorses. who lives in Red Bank, N.J., is mar- 41 Day St. 1994 Eliza says, “Much of what I learned ried with two boys and comes back Newton, MA 02466 about trying to make history lively to campus a few times a year for [email protected] Leyla Kokmen and fnding the relevant details I basketball games. Ty also writes that c/o CCT learned in Professor Eric Foner Jamal Adams lives in California I hope everyone had a great summer. Columbia Alumni Center ’63, GSAS’69’s and Professor Alan and coaches high school basketball Paul Sangillo was recently 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Brinkley’s classes.” at his alma mater with a team that is promoted to deputy general counsel New York, NY 10025 A Bay Area migration is in the consistently ranked as one of the best at Benjamin Moore & Co. David [email protected] plans for Rob Gaudet, who has in the country. Jamal is married and A. Shimkin, a partner at Cozen lived in Berkeley for the past year has two kids in college. O’Connor in Los Angeles, which Reports from far and wide this time while his wife, Karin, completes an And fnally, a lovely update focuses on commercial litigation, was — points for the farthest outreach LL.M. at the Berkeley Law School. from Long Island, where Marina named a fellow with Te Leadership go to Karl Cluck, who sent a note Rob attended a couple of Columbia Groothuis (née Gurin) lives with Council on Legal Diversity on behalf from around the globe to say he alumni events in the Bay Area but her husband, Erik Groothuis, and of his frm. LCLD comprises corpo- works in advertising and has lived in soon will move back to El Paso, their daughters, Maddie and Maya, rate chief legal ofcers and law frm Asia for a decade. “where Beto O’Rourke ’95 repre- who are in ninth and seventh grades. managing partners who are dedicated From California, several updates: sents the community in the United Marina writes that in October 2015 to creating a diverse profession. Debbie Chong sent in her frst, States House of Representatives.” she took a position in marketing at As a 2016–17 fellow, David will noting she has been happily settled From Louisiana, Mary Killackey participate in targeted leadership in Oakland, Calif., for eight years shares lovely stories of New Orleans training events with the other with her partner, Todd, and 4-year- life with son Will (6½), daughter fellows throughout the program old twins. “I am the ob/gyn chief Charlotte (4½) and husband John. year. David has been committed to at Highland Hospital, which is our Mary’s big news is that she recently diversity in the legal profession and county hospital,” Debbie writes. became the chair of surgery at Columbia serves on his frm’s Diversity and “Life is good.” Tulane University School of Medi- College Inclusion Committee, co-leads the Ali Gang moved from San Diego cine, making her one of only 16 Hispanic/Latino Attorney Resource to San Francisco a little more than other active female chairs of surgery Alumni (Afnity) Group and is involved three years ago for a job at Google as — about 10 percent of all surgical with the California Minority a senior content strategist. “I primar- chairs in the country. She writes, “So on Facebook Counsel Program, Minority Cor- ily work on educational initiatives to while there is the weight of respon- facebook.com/alumnicc porate Counsel Association and the help small businesses learn the basics sibility to be an outstanding model, Hispanic National Bar Association, of online marketing and reach new I’m thrilled to have this opportunity Like the page to get for which he is a deputy president of customers,” Ali writes. “Recently I to shape the future of academic alumni news, learn the Southern California Region. wrote, produced and hosted a video leadership — in particular to bring about alumni events I had a busy summer catching up tutorial series (support.google.com/ a more collaborative leadership style with generations of Columbians! adwords/answer/4362159?hl=en), to surgery — and encourage more and College happenings, In June, I headed to California which was an exciting project that women to take on leadership roles.” view photos and more. for a weekend of catching up with we’re now replicating in other Heading northward, Dee Dee Wu old family friends who span many markets around the world. Other writes that she lives in New Jersey

Fall 2016 CCT 83 Class Notes a software company, Return Path, in its “Return to Work” program. “It was a fve-month stint designed to help people who had taken time of to be caregivers for their families re- enter the workforce,” Marina writes. “In February 2016, I was hired full- time as a marketing analyst. So with a 12-year resume gap, I somehow defed the odds and got back into the corporate world. I teach in- home yoga sessions as many as four mornings a week before I head into New York City to my job.” Erik joined the board at the family’s synagogue a couple of years ago and as of July 1 is its president. “Tis has proven to be a full-time job in addition to his full-time job,” Marina reports, “but the best thing that has come out of it is that (dog) Lily gets more walks, since he likes to make his temple business calls then.” Such great news, everyone! COURTESY WILL CSAPLAR ’ 56 , BUS’ 58 WILL CSAPLAR COURTESY Tanks for sharing your updates. Makes my job much more fun and this column much more interesting. Both Larkmead and Massican are idealism and inspiration I had 20 years our Facebook group (facebook.com/ And, most of all, makes me proud to on the wine lists at French Laundry ago when we all graduated, when we groups/137843146232040) for news have such an accomplished crew of and Ad Hoc. were a lot less cynical and flled with (our 25th is just around the corner), classmates. Until next time. Nicely done, Dan. the prospects of what life would bring and let me know if you’re in D.C.!” Class of ’95, I hope you had a and the feeling that the world was our Bernice and I chatted at the relaxing summer and are looking oyster. It was a great feeling. Columbia College Women cocktail 1995 forward to an exciting fall. Share A big thank you to our Reunion event during reunion. She is your news by sending updates to Committee: Whitney Chiate (née doing wonderful things on behalf Janet Lorin me at [email protected] — your Berkholtz), Uchenna Acholonu, of Columbia; it is great having a 730 Columbus Ave., Apt. 14C classmates want to hear from you! Elizabeth Yuan, Pete Freeman, representative from our class in the New York, NY 10025 Dan Morenof, Avi Green, Daria Alumni Ofce. [email protected] Ibn-Tamas, Dave Lin and Stan In the “I wish I had known you 1996 Leung. You did a fantastic job at in college” category, I met Mila Dan Petroski, Let’s raise a glass to outreach and event planning and it Tuttle (née Atmosudirdjo) SIPA’05 at who has successfully transitioned Ana S. Salper was great to see so many of you there. reunion. What a joy to meet interest- from a career in sales and market- 24 Monroe Pl., Apt. MA Pete Freeman practices commer- ing people from your class 20 years ing for Time, Inc. to a career as a Brooklyn, NY 11201 cial real estate law in Washington, later. Mila got a master’s in interna- winemaker in Napa Valley. [email protected] D.C., and has recently (not counting tional security policy from SIPA. She Dan’s day job for almost a decade reunion) visited with Spectator has been working at Larkmead, Happy fall, classmates! It was great friends Henry Tam Jr. and Mo where he is the winemaker, creating seeing so many of you at Reunion Toueg as well as Dan Morenof Bordeaux-style blends. Te family- Weekend 2016 in June. For me, taking and a variety of New Yorkers he owned vineyard, more than a century my kids, Isabelle (10) and Maximil- sees on his regular trips north; Pete Read old, sits on about 150 acres between lian (7), to campus was really special. is frequently accompanied by his CCT St. Helena and Calistoga, Calif. I I showed them Butler Library (they wife, Jill Fine BC’96, daughter Lily CCT caught up with Dan in late May. My loved playing hide and seek in the (12) and son Max (9). Pete writes: husband and I were on our frst trip stacks), Hamilton Hall (where they “Tanks to everyone who helped Online without children and we were able to pretended to teach a class), Low plan our 20th reunion, including To opt out of the print see the bottling process at Larkmead. Library (we sat on the Steps for a bit all of the members of the Reunion edition, click “Manage Dan is also working on his own and looked for the owl in Alma Mater) Committee, our Class Agents and wines under the label Massican, and we walked all over campus. By the Alumni Ofce staf. It was great Your Subscription” at named after the coastal mountain the end, I had two Columbia converts working with several old friends and college.columbia.edu/cct range on the Italian Peninsula in the (my secret plan all along … ). Apart getting to know classmates I wish I and follow the domestic Campania region. His wine blends from that, it was so wonderful to had met when we were in school. If include tocai friulano, ribolla gialla see old friends, classmates, Carman you would like to be more involved instructions. You’ll receive and chardonnay. If you are dining in Hall-mates and others of you whom I [with the College], please reach out an email when each new the Napa Valley town of Yountville, knew but have not been in touch with. to Bernice Tsai, associate dean, issue is posted. you can check out the fruits of Dan’s I drank the Columbia Kool-Aid all Columbia College alumni relations labor at Tomas Keller’s restaurants: over again and for a few days felt that and communications. Please also join

84 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews actively supports organizations mak- performance of the global real estate Kerri Baucher Stone and her Natalie Axton launched a digital ing positive change and is on several industry. Helen is responsible for the husband, Josh, live in Miami (Coco- publication (Critical Read) that nonproft boards. She is working on overall management and growth of nut Grove); in January, Kerri gave publishes feature-length stories about a book about conscious choices and the center. It was great seeing her birth to their daughter, Marlee Dina. important works of art. Critical Read’s elegant living, with hopes of helping and her family at the reunion all- Tey also have a son, Dylan Jacob. frst three stories are at criticalread.org. others reach their potential. Check out class barbecue. Josh is a corporate law frm partner Te stories cover works of ballet, visual Liz Alina Mila’s cool blog: milaatmos.com/blog. lives in Mystic, Conn., at Bilzin Sumberg and Kerri was art and literature. My former Carman Hall 5 and owns a juice company, Mystic. recently promoted to full professor Whether you had a big birthday Moha Desai foormate attended For those who love juice cleanses, of law at the FIU College of Law. bash, cool summer events or anything reunion with her sons, Vikram (3) check out Liz’s line at facebook.com/ John Dean Alfone recently wrote else newsworthy, let your classmates and Devraj (8), and husband, Vinit mykarmacleanse. a preview of Free Press Summer Fest, know by sending an update to sandie. Jeremiah Patel. She has held steadfast to her I caught up with which he attended in Houston at the [email protected] or use CCT’s Class Crowell dedication to improving the health- as well. He is a director, beginning of June. His company, Cor- Notes webform, college.columbia. care system for more than 20 years producer and writer, and has directed sair Media Productions, also recently edu/cct/submit_class_note. and is working independently with art flms, commercials and music produced a short video during South a range of clients from hospitals to videos. He also has spent more than By Southwest as part of the Bud innovative frms. Moha advises on a decade making TV documentaries. Light Factory: ow.ly/LZE4300B7qM. 1999 health care issues across the board Jeremiah lives in Brooklyn with his Jon Dakss recently left NBC- from strategy through implementa- wife and two sons. Universal after having worked there Adrienne Carter and tion. She asks that you please look Also in attendance at reunion for 11 years and is now chief digital Jenna Johnson Evan Malter, Geremy her up if you are ever in the Boston were ofcer for EPIX, based in Times c/o CCT Kawaller, Brandon Kessler, area: [email protected]. Square. He lives in Livingston, N.J., Columbia Alumni Center Jennifer Fishbein, Lucy Joseph Moha writes of reunion: “Carman with his wife, Marcy, and kids, Syd- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 SEAS’96, Jun Lee, Patricia 5 was in the house! It was so fun ney, Miles and Ryan. He has been New York, NY 10025 Amanda Merino, Marcel Agueros, seeing everyone. Suitemate playing bass with a local rock band [email protected] Cox Giovanna Ban, Melissa Gajarsa, is an allergist-immunologist in PUNCH the Monkey and recently [email protected] Noha El-Ghobashy Mike Robbins, Scott Walker, Manhattan. sat in on drums with local band Te SEAS’96 Omar Sayed Rhonda Moore. , SEAS’00 was at the and Stif Joints to perform at Living- Dear classmates: Ian Lendler dinner. She is the associate executive is publishing his ston’s 4th of July celebration. Jon Tis quarter your intrepid note- director of the American Society fourth children’s book, Saturday, has been in touch with David Tufy takers are leading the news. of Mechanical Engineers and has which celebrates the joys of every- and John Fletcher and recently got Adrienne Carter, international lived in the NYC area since gradu- one’s favorite day of the week. He back in touch with Josh Sherman. business editor at Te New York ation. After having lost touch with collaborated on the book with inter- Times, has moved from New York Alison Hills from my Washington, national best-selling illustrator Serge to the London ofce. Londoners, D.C., days, it was great to reconnect Bloch. Ian lives near San Francisco. 1998 you lucky few! Take good care of our with her at reunion. Alison works All in all, it was a very successful Ms. Carter, please. at Exxon Mobil Corp. in govern- reunion. I hope to see even more of Sandie Angulo Chen Jenna Johnson hasn’t left New ment relations but also has moved you at our — eek! — 25th reunion. 10209 Day Ave. York, but she has shifted professional on from D.C. and now lives in Los Tis time, I will leave you simply Silver Spring, MD 20910 locations; she is now happily publish- Angeles. It was awesome bumping with “Roar, Lion, Roar!” [email protected] ing books at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Michael Choi, David Lee, into Meanwhile, in updates from our Patricia Merino, Hilda Ramirez, Happy autumn, everyone — and excellent classmates … Evan Malter, Uchenna Acholuno, 1997 happy 40th birthday to most of us. Peter Lech sends word from Noah Cornman, Marcel Agueros REUNION Let’s start of the notes with an Providence, R.I., where he lives with REUNION WEEKEND and Whitney Chiate!” Amol JUNE 1–4, 2017 update from entrepreneur his wife, Claudia, and daughter, Olivia Moha is in touch with foormate Sarva, who writes: “In the last few (3). Peter is following an old CC Kristen Amon Hayes SEAS’96, Alumni Afairs Contact Fatima Yudeh years I stopped working in mobile muse — Lit Hum sparked an interest who pursued her dream of becoming [email protected] phones (Virgin Mobile, Peek in the classics and he is now assistant a high school math and physics 212-851-7834 smartphones) and stopped building professor of classics at UMass Boston. teacher and lives with her husband Development Contact 2017 buildings (East of East is fnished He focuses on early Latin literature in Connecticut, a few towns over Heather Siemienas and we live there now) and moved and co-directs the Conventiculum Sam from where she teaches. [email protected] onto some diverse new projects: Bostoniense, a program in spoken Daniel SEAS’96 lives in Stock- 212-851-7855 Knotel, a network of company-sized Latin that attracts graduate students, ton, Calif., with his wife, Jyotika workspaces with shared services and professors, high school students and Sarah Katz Prasad, and their two children. Sam fexible terms; Knotable, an app for Latin enthusiasts from around the 1935 Parrish St. has established himself as a leader teamwork; and Halo Neuroscience, country. We’re happy to report that Philadelphia, PA 19130 in technology at Acceleration for a brain-boosting wearable device his book Linguistic Interaction in Alexander Leuca [email protected] several years now. used initially for sport; and helping Roman Comedy came out in June and SEAS’96 works at Barclays, lives in startups get going. he’s already at work on a book about London and has a daughter. CC’97, where’s the love? I know you “I also started teaching at the Greek New Comedy. Helen Gurfel SEAS’96 works are all up to great things and we all College about how to build ventures Jen Maxﬁeld Ostfeld is back on at Greenprint, an alliance of lead- want to hear about them! Please email in the social and commercial realms campus, as she recently joined the ing real estate owners, investors me at [email protected] with your (tiny.cc/venturing).” Columbia College Board of Visitors. and strategic partners committed news and news of classmates! Just a Congratulations on your new She’s been keeping busy; while being to improving the environmental couple updates this time. endeavors, Amol! a reporter for NBC4, Jen completed

Fall 2016 CCT 85 Class Notes her second year as an adjunct profes- is an ADA in Queens, where she sor at the Journalism School. In what is assigned to the Career Criminal 2002 2003 has become a family tradition, Jen Major Crimes Bureau. REUNION REUNION WEEKEND found her future spouse within the Becca, Jessie and Jenny were Michael Novielli JUNE 1–4, 2017 116th Street grounds in 1996; two of thrilled to hang with Ali Kidd, Jen Jurong East Street, Block 208 Hoekstra, Michelle Grzan Bass, Alumni Afairs Contact # 08-181 her three brothers, all Lions (Mark Fatima Yudeh Maxfeld SEAS’05, Scott Maxfeld Jaime Pannone and Anne-Marie Singapore, 600208 Ebner [email protected] [email protected] ’11 and William Maxfeld ’14), fol- at Reunion Weekend 2016 212-851-7834 lowed suit. Jen lives with her husband, and, of course, at Te Heights fol- Development Contact 2017 Scott Ostfeld ’98, in New Jersey with lowing reunion. Heather Siemienas Te presidential elections have likely their three young children. Rabia Saeed spent quality time [email protected] been consuming much of your time We’re fnishing this up just after with Reema Kapadia, Wadad 212-851-7855 and attention. While much is at stake the Fourth of July and are wishing Cortas, Eri Kaneko, Billy King- for the nation — and the world — you barbecues, cool lemonade and sland, Scott Heﬂer and Usman Sonia Dandona Hirdaramani with this presidential race, there are sunshine for a happy summer. When Tahir. Reema raved about the after 2 Rolling Dr. also a number of important elected you fnd yourself reminiscing, take a party on South Lawn. And, like Old Westbury, NY 11568 positions up for grabs in the United moment to send news to the addresses Becca, she alluded to the informal [email protected] States. One Columbian running for at the top of this column or through after party at Te Heights. elected ofce is Cyrus Habib, who is CCT’s Class notes webform, college. Side note: Tis correspondent Hope you all had wonderful sum- running for lieutenant governor of the columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note! misses Te Heights so much — that mers. So many interesting updates state of Washington. surely would have been a highlight this time; please send me more at In non-political news, here are for me! [email protected]. some of the things that classmates 2000 From Joya Powell: “I am thrilled Emily Voigt’s frst book, Te have been up to: to announce that I have won this Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story Adam Libove writes, “On June Prisca Bae year’s 2016 Outstanding Emerging of Power, Obsession, and the World’s 9 at 10:02 p.m., my wife, Barbara, 344 W. 17th St., Apt. 3B Choreographer Bessie Award. I am so Most Coveted Fish, was published gave birth to our son, Aaron Ravi New York, NY 10011 excited to share this news with you and in May. A Publishers Weekly Best Libove, who was 7 lbs., 3 oz. and [email protected] the Columbia community. I worked on Book of the Summer, it explores “the 21¼ inches. Both baby and mom are a few theater productions this summer strange vortex where science, con- doing great!” No news, CC’00? Let me know and my company, Movement of the servation, and commercialism meet.” Eric Siskind, who lives in what sort of exciting adventures People Dance Company, will be per- Emily lives in Greenwich Village Baltimore, recently fnished his you had during the summer and forming in a few venues in the city this with her husband and newborn son. fellowship in transplant surgery at are looking forward to this fall and fall. I will be sure to keep you posted Preston Picus and his wife, Maryland. Eric and his family will winter — CCT is the place to share on my upcoming endeavors.” Abbey Levine, welcomed their frst be moving south to Silver Spring, with your fellow Lions! Email me Courtney Reum shared exciting daughter into the world in October, Md., as Eric will be an attending at [email protected] or submit news that he and brother Carter Pennelope Patricia Picus. transplant surgeon at Inova Fairfax a note through CCT’s Class Notes Reum ’03 are starting a company Preston is running for Congress hospital in Falls Church, Va. webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ called M13 and will be sharing more in California, to represent its 12th Blair W. Morris writes, “I com- submit_class_note. Can’t wait to about that soon. District. He writes, “I’m running as an pleted my Ph.D. in clinical psychol- hear from you! On March 21 Luxco entered an independent progressive, anti-corrup- ogy at Fordham in 2015 and am a agreement to purchase Los Angeles- tion candidate, and people are starting pediatric psychologist at Montefore based VEEV Spirits from founders to really respond to my message. Medical Center. I am married to 2001 Courtney and Carter. From the Check us out at picus2016.com.” Michael and have two children, press release: “Appealing to today’s Ginger Gentile lived for the past Whitney (3) and Graham (1).” Jonathan Gordin discerning millennial consumer, 12 years in Buenos Aires, where Andrea Paul writes, “I am senior 3030 N. Beachwood Dr. VEEV’s portfolio includes award- she founded a television and flm corporate counsel at Momenta Los Angeles, CA 90068 winning brands VEEV Spirit, a production company, San Telmo Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, [email protected] 70-proof vodka alternative, and Productions, and directed two feature Mass. My husband, Jacques Paul VitaFrute Cocktails by VEEV, the documentaries. Goals for Girls: A SEAS’03, and I love being parents Even though I had the best of frst line of certifed organic ready- Story of Women with Balls is about to our almost 2-year-old.” intentions to get to reunion this to-drink cocktails.” the fght of slum girls to play soccer Peter Neofotis told a new story year, my wife, Jamie, and I couldn’t Congratulations to Courtney in Argentina, where it is considered on the RISK! Podcast Show. People make it. Tankfully, I got some great and Carter! a male sport; Erasing Dad is about interested in hearing the tale can go “boots on the ground” reporting Seth Morris recently left the the discrimination fathers face in to risk-show.com/podcast/hurt-joy. from amazing guest correspondents. Alameda County Public Defend- child custody cases. Ginger is back He starts at the 18:40 minute mark Becca Bradley (née Siegel) ers Ofce and joined the Cooper in the United States and is looking and runs for about 40 minutes. and her husband, John, welcomed Law Ofces in Berkeley, Calif., as a to connect with Lions who work in Francis Lora updates, “Profes- daughter Aniela Evelyn on July 10, partner starting July 18. entertainment and who are inter- sionally: I am a certifed fnancial 2015. Aniela joins brother Paul (4). Best of luck to Seth! ested in supporting her follow-up social worker, licensed clinical Becca and John live in Nashville, Best wishes for a wonderful fall flm, Erasing Family, which will social worker and National Health where Becca works in healthcare IT. and please stay in touch by sending be flmed in the U.S. and will focus Services Corps member providing Jessica O’Sullivan (née notes to the addresses at the top of on the harm done to children when psychotherapy at Inwood Commu- Tubridy) and her husband, Chris, this column or through CCT’s Class they are prevented from seeing nity Services at the Alicia M. Ferrer welcomed a son, Christopher James, Notes webform, college.columbia. their mother or father after divorce Mental Health Clinic in Inwood, on December 29. Jenny Tubridy edu/cct/submit_class_note! ([email protected]). Manhattan, as well as also writing

86 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews and ofering private coaching and ers College’s Homecoming event, afterward. He writes, “I have also consulting services. David said that as an education 2006 become a fellow in Oxford’s defense “Personally: My second son was policymaker in Washington, D.C., studies program, where I am able to born on May 26 at 7:13 a.m. So just he is an “unapologetic advocate for Michelle Oh Sing make use of my background with a few months ago Gabriel Tomas students who came from a place like c/o CCT Russia, China and India, as well as Lora Guerrero joined brother I did, which was Inglewood, Calif. I Columbia Alumni Center my foreign languages (Russian and Alejandro Miguel Lora Guer- came [to Teachers College] with an 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Chinese) that I began at Columbia rero, making my wife, Jennifer A. unfinching belief that we have to … New York, NY 10025 many years ago! I also had my frst Guerrero-Lora BC’03, and I happy argue for kids who don’t yet feel they [email protected] public speaking engagement in parents. Alejandro starts kindergar- can argue for themselves.” London in July at the Army and Navy ten in September.” David said his ability to advocate I hope you had a wonderful sum- Club, where I spoke on ‘Te Emerg- Mindy Levine writes, “I am at for children based on evidence and mer! Here are some exciting updates ing Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Rhode Island and am happy to report data — a skill he honed at TC — has from classmates: Region’: armyandnavyclub.cmail19. that as of June I am now an associate strengthened his efectiveness in driv- Kathleen Carr Adams writes: com/t/ViewEmail/r/79134AF1D240 professor of chemistry with tenure.” ing White House education policy. “My family and I will be living in B5142540EF23F30FEDED.” Christina Pfenning Craig “If you take a chance on our babies Yangon, Myanmar, as of September 1 Don’t forget to send your writes, “On February 20, my like you’ve taken a chance on me,” he for an assignment with my husband’s updates to mo2057@columbia. husband, Marshall, and I welcomed said, “we can solve all our problems.” employer, the Department of State.” edu or through CCT’s Class Notes our frst child, a boy, Marshall Please continue to send updates, Julia DiBenigno earned a doctor- webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ Deon Craig Jr. I am thrilled that he as we want to hear from as many ate from MIT Sloan School of Man- submit_class_note. begins his life as a legacy appli- folks as possible. Career and family agement in June and is an assistant cant to Columbia. We are already updates are always fun, but please professor at Yale School of Manage- working on his application essay reach out to share about trips you ment in Organizational Behavior. 2007 Paul Fileri (just kidding). I am the director might take, events you have attended In September, gradu- REUNION REUNION WEEKEND of public relations/social media at or are looking forward to, or even ated with a Ph.D. in cinema studies JUNE 1–4, 2017 the Museum of Wisconsin Art. It’s interesting books or shows you have from NYU. His doctoral dissertation, Alumni Afairs Contact wonderful to use my art history come across. (Who is watching which he successfully defended in Fatima Yudeh concentration on a daily basis. I’m the reboot of Voltron? It can’t be May, examines the history of docu- [email protected] also helping several high school just me.) You can send updates via mentary cinema and the politics of 212-851-7834 students with the college search and either the email at the top of the decolonization in the French colonial Development Contact 2017 application process and am a free- column or the CCT Class Notes empire after WWII. He and his Heather Siemienas lance writer for a few Milwaukee- webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ partner, Kinara Flagg, live in Wash- [email protected] area publications. I guess I will sleep submit_class_note. ington, D.C., where Kinara is a trial 212-851-7855 someday! Hope to make it back to attorney in the Civil Rights Division campus with the whole family soon.” of the Department of Justice. David D. Chait Albert Shin and his wife, Ji, had 2005 Radha Ram enjoyed celebrating 36 Woodrow Wilson Dr. their second son, Alexander Yoonsup multiple life milestones at Reunion Edison, NJ 08820 Shin, on July 13. Columbia College Today Weekend 2016 and looks forward to [email protected] Columbia Alumni Center moving to Austin this fall to prac- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 tice ophthalmology with a fellow Tanks as always for the notes, and 2004 New York, NY 10025 Columbia alumnus. check out all of the exciting things [email protected] Kristen Loveland writes: “I members of our class are up to: Jaydip Mahida celebrated my wedding to Stephen Josh Smith writes, “After gradu- 76 Courter Ave. Interested in staying in touch with Wertheim GSAS’15 this June with ation, I was an assistant musical Maplewood, NJ 07040 classmates and sharing all the cool many CC alumni in attendance, director for two summer stock [email protected] things they do around the world? including Natalie Kimmelman, theaters (thanks for the experience, Become CC’05’s class correspon- Cara Spitalewitz, Kate Roh, Eunice CMTS!) before settling down into Julia de Roulet (née Hertz) and dent! If you’d like to take on the role Chao, Seth Anziska, Dave Plotz, the academic lifestyle. In 2014, I Daniel de Roulet had a daughter of providing Class Notes columns Annie Berke ’07, Alex Jung ’07, Tim earned a Ph.D. in English from last year, Helen Julia Whitney de on a quarterly basis, send an email to Shenk ’07, Renu Regunathan-Shenk Penn State, specializing in early Roulet. Tey live in Old Westbury, [email protected] with “2005 ’07 and Brendan Pierson ’07, along modern drama and examining stage N.Y. (Long Island). Helen was also Correspondent” in the subject line. with some of my favorite Barnard properties in the light of object- welcomed by her older brothers, Caryn Gehrke (née Waterson) alumni, Jenna Beatrice BC’07 and oriented theory. Since then, I’ve Henry and John. PT’09 and Martin Gehrke SEAS’06 Ana Keilson BC’05. It’s been an continued to teach courses at Penn David J. Johns TC’06 received welcomed their fourth child, Quen- eventful year. I graduated from the State, worked with the American the Early Career Award from tin Case Gehrke, on April 6. He NYU School of Law in May and Shakespeare Center, chartered a Teachers College. He is executive joins brothers Martin and Levi and recently moved to Cambridge, Eng- chapter of Sigma Tau Delta for the director of the White House Initia- sister Charlotte. land (where my husband is a junior undergraduate and accepted a positive on Educational Excellence for Congrats, Caryn! research fellow at King’s College), tion on the Lenfest College Scholars African Americans. David is a for- CC’05ers, send your news to cct@ and I will complete my doctorate in Program Board of Directors. Tis mer senior education policy adviser columbia.edu to keep classmates history from Harvard.” fall, however, I will move to Pitts- to the Senate Committee on Health, up-to-date with what’s happening Jonathan Ward is completing burgh to teach English at Te Ellis Education, Labor and Pensions. in your lives. Jobs, travel, hobbies, a D.Phil. at Oxford in China-India School, an independent girls’ high Accepting his award on April relationships, family — everything is relations, and will be between the school, so drop me a line if you’re in 2 at Academic Festival, Teach- sharable with CCT! United States and United Kingdom the City of Bridges.”

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Marissa Weldon (née Doyle) invites classmates to reach out: “Call shares exciting news: “Tomas Weldon on me for dog walking, boarding ’08 and I welcomed our son, Stephen and training. And check out my Doyle Weldon, on April 9. Happy to wearable art projects facebook.com/ have a baby Lion in our lives.” artifactseveryday.” Betsy Purves Carolyn Braf writes, “My (née Remes) lives in husband, Andrew, and I are thrilled Washington, D.C., with her husband to announce the birth of our son, and their black Lab. She has been Graham Robert Herman. He was working in fundraising at Te Phillips born April 14 and has brought us Collection since January and would so much joy. We are working with love to connect with alums who are him to learn the fght song already. I active in the arts or in fundraising! Katie Cronin work at Gatorade and love it. When got married on Maria Abascal ’09 married Daniel Lacker on October 3, 2015, at the Lewis I come back from maternity leave, I July 9 to David Fox. In attendance Ginter Botanical Garden near Richmond, Va. Left to right: Delia Baldassarri George Makris will work in our innovation group.” were and Parisa GSAS’07, Sam Ashworth GS’10, Shannon Ding ’08, Nathan Morgante ’09, Michelle Rappaport and her Roshan BC’08. Katie also started Mary Catherine Bullock ’09, Amari Hammonds ’09, the bride, the groom, husband had their frst child in July. a new job in June. She writes, “I’m Dana Fisher, Amir Meiri, Marissa Brodney ’09 (crouching in black and white Te same month, she was scheduled the business manager at ACDI/ dress), Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Andrew Betz, Rosalind Parry ’10, Daniel to complete her internal medicine VOCA, an international develop- Chinoy ’09 and Norma Fuentes-Mayorga GSAS’05. residency at Washington and start ment nonproft based in D.C. that practicing primary care at a UW clinic. specializes in agribusiness, food Jeopardy fans: Buzzy Cohen security, enterprise development and by many Columbia grads, including this summer, where he joined Bain Katrina Cragg Crystal won nine times in May and earned fnancial services.” bridesmaids , & Co. as a consultant. Jeremy looks Vidal $164,000. During his time on the Congrats, Katie! and Andrea Derricks Steele forward to getting to know Boston Carmen Jo Rejda-Ponce Cody Steele. show, he was all over the Internet for is an ’07 and groomsman and hopes to connect with alumni “trolling” Alex Trebek. If interested you attorney in Houston. She recently Te wedding was a traditional Polish in the area. Jennifer Kincaid will defnitely fnd some clips online. joined Germer and represents busi- vodka wedding, so a Columbia group recently tran- And lastly, Eric Bondarsky nesses and public entities in employ- photo was difcult to organize! Matt sitioned into her role as director of Gene humorously shares, “As the forecast ment and civil rights litigation. Bashaw ’10, Erin Conway ’11, strategic development and communi- Kaskiw for Memorial Day called for thun- I hope everyone had a great , Matt Moretto ’11 and cations at Casa Esperanza, where she Ralph DeBernardo derstorms in New York, no plans summer; send your news to me also attended says she has the fortune of tapping were made that fne morning. Alas, at [email protected] to stay the night of dancing, freworks and into the intersection of pathol- the meteorological soothsayers were in touch with classmates! Have a a bonfre. ogy, society and justice serving the Anna Vlasits, mistaken as the clouds diverted and wonderful fall! husband Justin Latino community in Massachusetts. a wonderful day was upon Rego Vlasits ’11 and their son, Arthur, are Casa Esperanza seeks to empower Park, N.Y. Eric Bondarsky called taking a break from their Ph.D.s individuals to recover from addic- friends Matthew Kondub and Jef- 2009 at Berkeley and spent this summer tion and mental illness, overcome Caroline frey Feder SEAS’07, SEAS’08 and in Boston at the home of homelessness and achieve health and Alidad Damooei Welling. grilled spiced sausages in his humble Anna tried out science wellness through comprehensive, c/o CCT backyard along with the poultry journalism through the AAAS Mass integrated care. Tis summer she was Columbia Alumni Center delicacies of Nina Cohen BC’09. It Media Science and Engineering looking forward to reuniting with 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Sarah Lief Candace Mitchell felt like East Campus Suite 806 all Fellows Program. She was stationed , and New York, NY 10025 over again. Or, in haiku form: at STAT (statnews.com) and was Julia Gonzales ’10 on the beaches of [email protected] “Memorial Day geeking out about being down the Martha’s Vineyard. Daniella Zalcman “Tree nerds grilling in the yard hall from the “Spotlight” team. In spent the start Maria Abas- “Good times. Nay! Great times!” On October 3, 2015, addition, she was excited to spend of summer in Istanbul, where her cal married Daniel Lacker at the more time with Boston mainstays frst book went to press. Signs of Your Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden near Ariel Zucker and Akash Gupta Identity, available this fall, is a photo- 2008 Richmond, Va. Maria and Dan live in and was looking forward to visits graphic exploration of the legacy of Providence, R.I., where they are com- with Lauren Biggs and Kristen Canada’s Indian Residential Schools Neda Navab pleting postdocs in Brown’s sociology Schrapp. She says it’s good to be — a system of forced assimilation 353 King St., Apt. 633 department and math department, back on the East Coast. boarding schools for First Nations San Francisco, CA 94158 respectively. Teir academic careers In May, Dr. Katie Logan gradu- children that ran until 1996. [email protected] will bring them to New York City in ated from Texas with a Ph.D. in Alex Horn and Ian Glaser fall 2017, and they both plan to start comparative literature. She returned were planning to launch a specialty Rachel Belt is moving from Haiti to tenure-track positions at Colum- to the East Coast and her home credit fund this summer. After Geneva with her family to start a job bia. Maria will be in the sociology state this summer to begin work forming BridgeInvest, a short-term at GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. She department and Dan will be in the as an assistant professor of focused private lender focused on real estate will work in its country support team industrial engineering and operations inquiry at Virginia Commonwealth mortgages in the Southeast United with a focus on Pakistan. In other research department. and was looking forward to the con- States, the former EC suitemates Ula Kudelski news, her daughter turned 2 in June! and Jim McCrindle siderably shorter train ride between have grown the company during the Ell Marrone moved back to were recently married in New York’s Richmond and New York! past fve years. Tey are now launch- Jeremy Reich Boston two years ago and would like Hudson Valley at Southwood Estate. graduated from ing their frst private equity fund to to connect with other CCers living Te couple met at work at Deutsche Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Busi- capitalize on the stringent regulatory there or passing through! She also Bank. Te wedding was attended ness in June. He moved to Boston environment of traditional lenders

88 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews and the “wall of maturities” in the After graduating from Duke Law commercial mortgage-backed secu- last May, Raul Mendoza started at rities (CMBS) market. Alex and Ian the Pittsburgh ofce of Buchanan say they look forward to continuing Ingersoll & Rooney, where he was to disrupt the mortgage market and recently placed into the frm’s energy, are ever-grateful for the ongoing environmental and natural resources support of classmates. practice group after completing an Joanna Sloame left NBC and is eight-month rotation program. writing and producing entertainment On a recent trip to Los Angeles, videos for PopSugar, a women’s life- Raul caught up with James Chen style platform. She recently shot a viral SEAS’12 and Yong Park GS’10, and video about a little girl hand-sewing they enjoyed tasty burgers by the beach. purses flled with necessities and Bradley Skaf graduated from the handing them out to homeless women, Stanford Graduate School of Busi- Alice Sturm ’10 married Ahmed Khan ’09 on December 19 in Washington, D.C. which currently has more than 23 mil- ness and is moving back to NYC to Left to right: Akua Nketia ’11, Adil Ahmed ’09, Safyah Madraswala BC’09, lion views. She’s also creating scripted join Gridiron Capital. Ali Shafei ’10, Athar Abdul-Quader ’08, Tahir Qadir SPS’09, Sherif Farrag ’09, comedy videos through her production Kevin McKenna was scheduled Severin Mahirwe ’11, Rebecca Kelly ’09, Misty Fuller ’09 (née Pollard), Jeremy company, Foot in Mouth Productions, to start a one-year instructorship in Constancio ’10, Diana Wong ’10, Grace Zhou ’10, Casey Hayes-Deats ’10, including her latest, Netfix Is a Better August at Lewis & Clark College in Christine Kwon ’10 and Emma Steinberg BC’09. Boyfriend. She’d love to hear from Portland, Ore., while fnishing his alumni in the Los Angeles area. Ph.D. in history at Washington. Jake Grumbach shares, “I’m just children there. I look forward to the to be heading back to her home sad because the Warriors lost Game 7 day that my family can all huddle up turf after fve years in the Midwest. 2010 after being up 3–1 in the fnals. Cleve- by the fre in a wolfskin blanket and While she’ll certainly miss the land deserves a win — especially since tell stories as we watch the embers friends she has made there, she says Julia Feldberg that city is forced to be the location of burn. I’ll tell my son/daughter stories she doesn’t expect to miss the never- One Western Ave., Apt. 717 the nomination of Donald J. Trump as of my time at Columbia and how in ending Michigan winters. Boston, MA 02163 Republican presidential nominee — summer 2008, I became a man. Tere Megan McCusker spent August [email protected] but damn, this was a tough loss. I don’t is much to this story that I hope to 2014–August 2015 as a teaching care what anybody says about their share with you one day. I bid you fellowship at Winchester College Hi 2010. We have two exciting birth ‘career’ or ‘relationships.’ Te NBA farewell until the next episode.” in Winchester, England. She got announcements to kick of our Class Finals are more important.” CC’10, share your news with your engaged last fall and opened a cof- Notes this issue. I think that is a And fnally, Chris Yim writes, classmates! You can write to the fee shop in Philly with her fancé. clear sign we are getting older! “Te ancient Greeks did not write addresses at the top of this column It’s called Function Cofee Labs, a Nina Gilkerson (née Beary) and obituaries, instead they asked only one or through CCT’s Class Notes third-wave specialty cofee shop that her husband, Graham Gilkerson, question of a man: ‘Did he have pas- webform, college.columbia.edu/cct/ relies on science to make the best joyfully welcomed son George sion?’ After I am cryogenically frozen submit_class_note. cup of cofee. #sciencemadecofee Edwin on June 4. Nina says he is as — I just signed up for this service Ace Patterson graduated sweet as can be and is already look- — I hope people ask this question of from UC Berkeley’s Haas School ing forward to his days as a Lion. my life and that the answer is pretty 2011 of Business with an M.B.A. and Nina, Graham and George send obvious. I wanted an estate in the rural was scheduled to work at Deloitte their best to the Class of 2010 from parts of Scotland, but had to settle for Nuriel Moghavem and Consulting’s San Francisco ofce their home in Austin. a part of Great Britain near Liverpool. Sean Udell starting in August. He also got mar- Jonathan Mann and his wife, I purchased this recently with the c/o CCT ried (one week after graduation!) to Rachel, are excited to announce the funds from UClass. I’m calling it Columbia Alumni Center Roza Essaw. birth of their frst child, Jack Baker Winterfell after my favorite family 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 CC’11 has three more class mem- Mann, in April. in Game of Trones. I plan to raise my New York, NY 10025 bers who are tying the knot. Betsy [email protected] Morais and Thomas Rhiel met in [email protected] the Spectator ofces while Ben Cotton sat nearby drinking a Blue Moon. Hey, Class of 2011! We loved see- Teir relationship began in the most ing so many of you at our fve-year romantic context imaginable: pushing reunion in June. We hope that you copy about campus happenings and had a great time connecting with the University’s expansion into West friends. Our notes for this quarter Harlem. Tey have stayed a pair since! are light, presumably because we all Betsy moved to Washington, got to share in person about what D.C., and back, working at Te we’ve been up to since graduation! Atlantic, Te New Yorker and now First, we have some moves to report. Harper’s. Tomas worked at Google Miriam Schachter graduated and Atavist, and started recently from Michigan Law in May and is at Te New York Times, where he is Ula Kudelski ’09 and Jim McCrindle were married on September 26, 2015, at moving back to New York this fall in the newsroom — a few foors Southwood Estate in the Hudson Valley. Included in this photo are bridesmaids to start a job as a public defender in away from Ben. Betsy co-teaches Katrina Cragg ’09, Crystal Vidal ’09 and Andrea Derricks Steele ’07 as well as the family defense practice at Te a magazine writing class at the groomsman Cody Steele ’09. Bronx Defenders. Miriam is thrilled Journalism School and passes the

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Spectator ofce once a week on her readers has been overwhelmingly Patrick Woolsey is excited to be cation and to a 19th-place fnish (out way to Tom’s. positive. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpat- in his second year at Yale Law, where of 30). Tis was its best fnish in a Melissa Ann Im returned from rick enjoyed the book so much he he is pursuing a joint J.D./master of decade! Additionally he scored in the an extraordinary trip from Italy (her said he plans to put it in his locker environmental management degree Mountain West Outdoor Track & frst time in Europe, but not her last, next season so reporters have to look with Yale’s School of Forestry & Envi- Field Championship 5000m to help she says) and is excited to share the at it when they interview him! ronmental Studies. He plans a career in the men’s team win its frst Mountain news of her engagement to David If classmates are in New York, public-interest environmental advocacy. West title in school history. For Giufrida (’08 Bentley). (Te pho- Los Angeles or San Francisco this Prior to law school, Patrick worked nearly a year Byron has been living tographer should have given it away fall, they’re more than welcome to for two years in Washington, D.C., for and working in NYC, where he is an during their picnic in the vineyards attend one of the events that will be the Environmental Law Institute as a analyst in a project management role. of Montalcino, Toscana.) Melissa and held to publicize the book’s release, research associate. He recently returned He has a large amount of responsibil- David met in New York City and Ian says. For updates, follow Ian on from an exchange program in Santiago, ity related to planning, execution and now reside in Singapore, so if any twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook, where he got a crash course in the change management for a data center Columbian is stopping by that side or visit ianschefer.com. basics of the Chilean legal system. relocation project for a Fortune 50 of the world, Melissa says to please Ian gives a shoutout to his fellow Jacqueline Karsh got married company. He says he hopes the rest reach out on Facebook. She hosted graduates from Writers House — he last fall and moved to Los Angeles, of the class is also doing well. George T. Phillips the Columbia Experience Overseas fondly remembers those Tursday where she is a local news reporter is a third-year students this summer and has taken night workshops! for public access channel LA36. at Georgetown Law and had a sum- an active role as the co-chair of out- Nora Cabrera (née Koutruba) Denise Machin is director of the mer associateship with Cadwalader, reach for the board of the Columbia BC’12 invites classmates to contact Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Wickersham & Taft. Liz Malone University Club of Singapore. her if they have real estate needs: Company. Along with being director, Tis spring began Classmates, keep those notes She says, “Finding a home in Denise will step into the roles of assis- as a publicist for Martha Stewart coming to the addresses at the top of NYC can be tricky. Finding a solid tant director of the Pomona College Living and Martha Stewart Weddings this column or through CCT’s Class salesperson can be trickier. If you Smith Campus Center and ballroom at Meredith Corp. She writes, “I’ve Notes webform, college.columbia. are planning to rent or purchase dance instructor for the Pomona Col- had the pleasure of working with edu/cct/submit_class_note. an apartment, contact Nora for lege physical education department. talented editors and publishers on your real estate needs at ncabrera@ In June, Denise advanced to candi- the daily. Listening to their creative, halstead.com or 212-381-2492.” dacy at UC Riverside in the critical innovative and passionate insights 2012 Nora helped me fnd my NYC dance studies Ph.D. program. Her has been really inspiring — I’ve

REUNION apartment a few months ago and I research explores gender performance learned so much. We worked with REUNION WEEKEND love it! in the amateur American ballroom Te Today Show, Good Morning JUNE 1–4, 2017 Celine Pascheles graduated dance and dancesport communities. America, Te Wall Street Journal and Alumni Afairs Contact from medical school in May and many other outlets. Martha is the Fatima Yudeh [email protected] is an M.D. doing her residency most impressive person I’ve met and 212-851-7834 training in emergency medicine at 2014 working with her team makes com-

Development Contact 2017 Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess ing to work every day so enjoyable.” Rebecca Fattell Heather Siemienas Medical Center. Celine says that Charlee Dyrof ’15 is the director [email protected] the transition from medical student c/o CCT of growth at Triller, which enables 212-851-7855 to physician has been amazing, and Columbia Alumni Center anyone to create professional quality that this is defnitely an exciting 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 music videos with just a couple of Sarah Chai time in her career. New York, NY 10025 taps on their phone. She’s always c/o CCT Congratulations, Dr. Pascheles! [email protected] down to have cofee with other Columbia Alumni Center Hope to hear from the rest of alums in the music, tech and start- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 you soon: [email protected] Tank you to all the CC’14ers who up communities! New York, NY 10025 Alexandra Svokos or college.columbia.edu/cct/ submitted notes for this issue! It’s spent half of [email protected] submit_class_note! great to hear about all the exciting July sweating her face of cover- things classmates are doing. ing the political conventions in Hi friends. Despite all the exciting Duncan Dickerson and Cleveland and Philadelphia for Elite things I know you are up to, I’m sad 2013 Alexandra Delaney got engaged Daily. It still was not as hot as her to report that this column contains this summer! Duncan graduated non-air conditioned dorm room on Tala Akhavan the fewest number of updates since from Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate move-in day. c/o CCT Jennifer Lee we graduated. Please let us know School of Business with an M.B.A. moved to Southern Columbia Alumni Center what you’re up to! Moving on to the this past spring and was identifed California in fall 2015 to join the 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 exciting things: as a 2016 M.B.A. To Watch by Poets CFO team at SpaceX. She says she’s Ian Schefer, New York, NY 10025 Congratulations to and Quants. He then started a job been having a blast learning about [email protected] whose frst book is due on October at Lazard Freres as an investment rockets and being a part of Elon 18! Cracking the Cube: Going Slow to banking associate. Musk’s vision to colonize Mars. She Go Fast and Other Unexpected Turns Happy fall, Class of 2013! As the Right after graduation, Byron says please reach out if you are in the in the World of Competitive Rubik’s weather cools down, please take the M. Jones moved to Fort Collins, area ([email protected])! Julian Richardson Cube Solving follows Ian as he tries time to send in a note to update Colo., to complete a master’s in moved to to go sub-20, or break 20 seconds classmates on your life. From travels management at Colorado State and London this year and in late June — which is to Rubik’s Cube-solving to jobs to new hobbies, all news to compete on its cross country and played tennis with members of the what four minutes is to the mile. is welcome in CCT. Shoot me an outdoor track and feld teams. He local Columbia Alumni Association. Andrew Lopez-Balboa So far, the response to advanced email at [email protected] to helped lead the team to an NCAA is pick- copies sent to the media and select share what’s happening! DI Cross Country Nationals qualif- ing up everything and moving to

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Hong Kong for work. He says he’ll writer’s Orchestra, which started at Short Version, which presents a Columbia for Reunion Weekend probably live there for a few years Columbia as LyricLion. Olivia Har- real debate on important issues. For 2016. I hope you had a wonderful doing investment banking for Gold- ris, Taylor Simone and Caroline every week’s biggest controversy, Te time catching up with classmates man Sachs. Sonett are also involved. Short Version breaks down what’s and reconnecting to Columbia Col- Tis spring, Tareq Abuissa led Austin Lowe began graduate happening, how it afects you and lege and to one another. a digital music course at Te Dalton school in the Asian studies program the best arguments on each side. I’d As always, please submit updates School with a curriculum based on at Georgetown’s School of Foreign love feedback and topic suggestions! or photos to me at the address at the what he learned in recorded sound at Service this fall. He received the Find it at shortversionbycleo.com.” top of the column, by emailing me Columbia’s Computer Music Center. Harriet & C.C. Tung Family He recently fnished recording a Endowed Scholarship, awarded each 10-track studio album at Mama year to a competitive student who Coco’s Funky Kitchen in Brooklyn. has demonstrated academic excel- Noeleen Advani ’15 has been working in the monitoring, Tareq is composing music and lyrics lence and a commitment to study evaluation and research team of Grassroot Soccer, an for South of Market: Te Musical, a United States-China relations. satire of Silicon Valley in the spirit of Tis spring, Damaris Giha international sport for development organization. Te Varsity Show, set to premiere in interned with the Tribeca Film San Francisco’s Z Space in October. Festival, which she says was a blast, Yuyun Yang is heading to Stan- and she moved back to New York ford to pursue a graduate degree in to pursue her acting dreams. She David Kang has a new job as a at [email protected] or via the computational fnance and says she recently visited Hannah Ellison in management consultant for Kaiser CCT Class Notes webform, college. is really excited about it! Milwaukee, where Hannah is doing Associates. He says: “Tanks to columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. Also this spring, Kate Eberstadt Teach For America. Columbia University for continu- was selected as a 2016 artist-in- Monica Molina spent the ally opening doors for me down residence for Te Watermill Center, summer traveling in Spain, Cuba the road!” 2016 Luke Foster followed by a visiting guest artist and Mexico before starting a J.D. writes, “After a year REUNION REUNION WEEKEND residency at Te American Academy and M.S. in environment and in New Haven, Conn., helping to JUNE 1–4, 2017 in Berlin. While in residence Kate resources at Stanford this fall. She launch the Elm Institute, I will be Alumni Afairs Contact founded Te Hutto Project, a music stopped in New York to see CC heading to Chicago’s Committee on Fatima Yudeh and performance education program friends and to welcome Dana Social Tought to begin a Ph.D.” Benami Nicolle Lee, [email protected] for children of displaced populations back to New York after who works at Banc 212-851-7834 living in an emergency refugee camp. her year in Singapore! of California, writes, “I grew up in Development Contact 2017 Together, they created original choral Classmates, keep in touch! You California. It is a unique experience Heather Siemienas work, which debuted in a public can send updates to me at rsf2121@ working alongside bank executives [email protected] concert at ZK/U Berlin in June. columbia.edu or through CCT’s and California’s entrepreneurs to 212-851-7855 Tis work was carried out by Class Notes webform, college. help grow this bank and thereby Donju Min ’13 and Izzi Eberstadt columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. help fnance the dreams of Cali- Lily Liu-Krason BC’16, with volunteers from all over fornia’s businesses, entrepreneurs c/o CCT the world, including Saringi Agata and communities. Te value and Columbia Alumni Center SEAS’16, Cole Hickman ’16 and 2015 commitment to being California’s 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Jess Lempit BC’15. bank and continuing to grow is what New York, NY 10025 Additionally, this summer Kate Kareem Carryl makes working at Banc of California lliukrason@gmail co-curated and administered the c/o CCT so rewarding!” Scaler Lecture Series at Te Water- Columbia Alumni Center Last, but not least, Noeleen CCT wishes the Class of 2016 a mill Summer Center. Tis year’s 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Advani shared, “Since graduation happy fall. Lily Liu-Krason will be speakers included Cornel West, Carl New York, NY 10025 I’ve been working in the monitor- taking over as class correspondent Schoonover and Kinan Azmeh. Tis [email protected] ing, evaluation and research team of from here on out so email her at fall, Kate plans to establish a part- Grassroot Soccer, an international [email protected] with all of nership between her students and Is it me or does it feel like 2016 sport for development organization your exciting news! the Berlin Philharmonic and then is fying by? I can’t believe we are based in Cape Town, South Africa. CCT received a note from go into residence with her sister, already in the fall. As fast as this We use the power of soccer to Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen: “I recently Izzi, to record music. year is going, it is truly exciting to educate, inspire and mobilize youth won a grant to produce an Of- Zach Vargas-Sullivan works see the great things going on in your in high-risk areas to live healthier Broadway show through Te Araca for Big Beach, a company that lives! For this edition of Class Notes, lives and be agents of change in Project; it begins in October and will release Jef Nichols’ latest flm, we have a few announcements: their communities. Since 2002, 1.3 is a drag presentation of the Salem Loving (out November 4 in New Marc-Aurele Ferracci says, “I’m million children have graduated Witch Trials (thesalembitchtrials. York City and Los Angeles and a consultant for PwC in Luxem- from our programs in nearly 50 com). I’d love to get other alumni November 11 nationwide). Te flm bourg, specializing in public sector countries. I’m excited to be using involved and [hope] they can come follows an interracial couple who and missions for the European the knowledge gained from my to the show!” broke down marriage equality bar- Commission. I’m going to Oxford sustainable development degree Also, the Class of 2016 one-year riers in 1967. Check out the trailer in September to pursue an M.S. in to eradicate HIV/AIDS, improve Reunion Weekend will be here on YouTube by searching “Loving social science of the Internet.” access to reproductive and sexual before you know it, so mark your Movie.” Zach hopes you can see it! Cleo Constantine Abram health services, and address harmful calendars now for Tursday, June 1– Solomon Hofman has writes, “While working as a political gender norms for adolescents.” Sunday, June 4, when you can recon- continued to grow his music consultant at Precision Strategies, I would be remiss if I did not nect with classmates on campus and ensemble, now called Te Song- I began writing a newsletter, Te thank you for coming back to throughout NYC!

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many publications and patents on Medal. Norton was an award-win- Weequahic H.S. at 16 before begin- 1939 oceanographic and acoustic systems ning architect and built his career at ning his bachelor’s at the College. and instruments, and the design of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Enlisting in the Army at 18, he Seymour B. Jacobson, retired handling gear and research ships, he Sherwood, Mills & Smith before served in both the European and physician, Briarclif Manor, N.Y., pioneered the feld of deep ocean co-founding Norton & Hume Pacifc theatres. Once WWII ended on February 19, 2016. A geriatric anchoring and dynamic positioning Architects. He later was director of he completed his degree, earned psychiatrist who practiced in New of ships. He received a Navy com- architecture for Rockefeller Center an M.S. in 1948 from the Business York City, Jacobson was a member mendation for eforts in locating the and ran a private practice from School and accepted a position with of Te New York Academy of Medi- sunken submarine U.S.S. Tresher. 1978 to 2004. Norton was an avid New York Telephone Co. in account- cine and served at many institutions, Upon the dissolution of Hud- sailor and member of the New York ing. Morgenstern enjoyed a long including Te Jewish Home and son Labs, Beck joined the Naval Yacht Club. He designed and built career with New York Telephone and Hospital for the Aged, New York Oceanographic Ofce as director a number of sailboats including the AT&T, retiring in 1986. An active Medical College and the New York of engineering and became director “Tartan 26” and the popular “X-21.” member of his Livingston temple, County Medical Society. He earned of the ofce with its 12-ship feet Norton was a poet and writer and he was a past treasurer and honorary a degree from P&S in 1962. He and aircraft wing supporting the was active in community theater. He president of its B’nai B’rith Men’s was predeceased by his wife, Louise operational Navy. Retiring to New is survived by his wife, Ann Wood Club and was a perennial member of Van Baalen Jacobson BC’40, and Hampshire, he enjoyed fshing, Norton; six children; 11 grandchil- its bowling team. He enjoyed family is survived by a daughter, grandson gardening, Manhattans and world dren; and eight great-grandchildren. time on the Jersey shore at his Long and great-grandson. travel with his wife of 64 years, Beach Island home and was an avid Gloria, who survives him. He is also Red Sox fan stemming to his youth survived by one daughter, one son 1944 on the beaches of Boston’s North 1942 and three granddaughters. Shore. Morgenstern is survived by his S. William “Bill” Friedman, wife, Sylvia; daughter, Michelle, and Henry C. Beck, retired oceanogra- Henry W. Decker, professor emeri- retired attorney, Somers, N.Y., on her husband, Jim Swaim; son, Gary, pher, Walpole, N.H., on March 8, tus of French, Riverside, Calif., on September 12, 2015. Friedman was and his wife, Dale; four grandchil- 2016. Beck entered the College with March 6, 2015. Decker was born on born on December 15, 1922, in dren; and sister, Marjorie Glassman. the Class of 1942 and graduated September 3, 1923, in Orange, N.J. Yonkers, N.Y. He served in WWII, Memorial contributions may be from Engineering with a B.S. in 1943 He grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., holding the rank of sergeant. He made to the Deborah Hospital Foun- and an M.S. in 1948. Commissioned and served in the 104th Infantry was a practicing attorney for more dation (deborahfoundation.org). in the Navy, he served in the Atlantic Division from 1942 to 1945 in than 60 years. At Columbia, he ran and Pacifc feets on destroyer escorts, Europe. After the war he married track. Friedman earned a law degree earning four battle stars, and retired Jane Munro Hancock and earned at Fordham and a master’s in tax law 1948 from the USNR as a commander. a Ph.D. in Romance languages at at NYU. He was law secretary to After the war he was an engineer on Michigan. Decker joined the faculty the Hon. Frank McCullough, later Stanley N. Rader, retired fastener Columbia’s Nevis Labs’ cyclotron. of the French Department at UC becoming a partner in the frm Baer company executive, Boca Raton, Beck rejoined Columbia when Riverside in 1955, serving as chair Marks & Upham and then Grifn, Fla., on October 19, 2015. Born in Hudson Laboratories was founded, for many years. His love of learning Kane, Letson, Friedman & Coogan. Brooklyn, N.Y., he graduated from receiving a faculty appointment and passionate devotion to teaching In later years he was a sole practitio- Madison H.S. WWII interrupted as director of engineering. With continued after his retirement in ner. He was president and a member his College studies. Upon his return 1991 as he mentored undergradu- of the Board of Directors of BOMA from the Navy, he graduated from ates and wrote a memoir of his war Westchester and was involved in Columbia. Rader spent 43 years in experience. He was predeceased by the national BOMA organization the fastener industry, 30 of those in Obituary Submission his wife and his brother, Richard Friedman enjoyed travel, writing, the New York with Industrial Fasten- Guidelines C. Jr. He is survived by his sister, law, gardening, tennis and spending ers. In 1978, he was a founder of Columbia College Today welcomes Ruth Decker Steen; a niece; three time with his family, and was an avid United Screw of America in Miami, obituaries for College alumni. Deaths are noted in the next nephews; and eight grand-nieces sports fan. He was a CCT class cor- where he was president until his available issue in the “Other and grand-nephews. respondent from 2013 to 2015. He 1991 retirement. He is survived by Deaths Reported” box. Complete is survived by his wife of 60 years, his wife of 62 years, Blanche (née obituaries will be published in an Linda Aries Friedman; brother, Miller); children, Ellen and Stuart; upcoming issue, pending receipt of 1943 Norman; children, Steven and his and three grandchildren. Memorial information. Due to the volume of wife, Helen, David and his wife, Liz, contributions may be made to the obituaries that CCT receives, it may Thomas A. Norton, take several issues for the complete retired archi- and Jill Bizenov and her husband, National Parkinson Foundation. obituary to appear. Word limit is 200; tect, Pawtucket, R.I., on April 13, Michael; and seven grandchildren. text may be edited for length, clarity 2016. Born on August 4, 1922, Nor- George H. Vachris, retired VP of and style at the editors’ discretion. ton earned a B.Arch. in 1949 from sales, Southbury, Conn., on Novem- Click “Contact Us” at college. GSAPP. He was a member of Delta 1947 ber 19, 2015. Vachris was born on columbia.edu/cct, or mail materials Psi fraternity. Norton joined the July 25, 1923, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He to Obituaries Editor, Columbia Ernest H. Morgenstern, College Today, Columbia Alumni Army Air Corps in 1941, where he retired graduated from Brooklyn Prepara- Center, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, served as a B-17 bomber pilot, fying executive, Boynton Beach, Fla., on tory School in 1941, matriculated 4th Fl., New York, NY 10025. 35 combat missions, achieving the February 18, 2016. Born in Newark, at the College and then joined rank of 1st. Lt. and receiving the Air N.J., Morgenstern graduated from the Navy, serving during WWII.

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He then returned to Columbia to Learning Disorders Program at the in 1954 from the Journalism School. complete his studies. Vachris was 1953 Mayo Clinic and contributed to the After service in the Army as a public a VP of sales for Franklin Fibre- Johns Hopkins Hospital and the relations specialist, he joined the AP’s Lamitex Corp. for 40 years. He was David S. Dana, retired corporate Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical New York City bureau and trans- predeceased in 2010 by his wife, VP, Dalton, N.H., on December 22, Center. Dana is survived by his wife, ferred to Washington, D.C., in 1959. Barbara (Hope) Vachris, whom he 2015. Dana was born on June 5, 1931, Elaine; sister, Ann Dana Kusch; chil- As a reporter, he was known for married in 1950. Tey raised their in Dallas. He attended Staunton dren, Charles and his wife, Virginia, taking complex situations, especially family in East Williston, N.Y., and Military Academy, then studied Deborah and her husband, Patrick in the Middle East, and explaining then moved to Southbury upon his engineering at MIT and business at Horvath, Stephanie and her husband, them in simple, direct sentences, retirement. Tey enjoyed travel- the College. He served in the Army Duane Stranahan, and Amy and her weaving in context and color. Among ing the world, spending time with during the Korean War. He spent 18 husband, Joe Profaci; daughter-in-law, his career highlights, he covered their family and summers at their years at the Dana Corp., a manufac- Nancy; 11 grandchildren; and three the negotiations at Camp David cabin in upstate New York. Vachris turer of automotive parts headquar- great-grandchildren. His eldest son, that President Carter brokered to is survived by his children, George, tered in Toledo, Ohio. In 1970, he Randall, predeceased him. Memorial reach a historic peace treaty in 1977 Carol Harty and her husband, retired to the White Mountains of contributions may be made to the between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Edward, Mary, and Gregory and his New Hampshire. Dana created Te Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., or Israel’s Menachem Begin. Schweid wife, Karen; eight grandchildren; 18 Ridge, a small community of homes Te Morrison in Whitefeld, N.H. chronicled the Cold War and then great-grandchildren; two great- in Dalton, N.H.; his core convic- its end with the implosion of the great-grandchildren; and brothers tion was to live in and enjoy nature Barry Schweid, retired AP Soviet Union, fling news alerts from John and James. Memorial contri- while preserving it. He maintained diplomatic correspondent, Washing- ofcials traveling with Secretary of butions may be made to St. Jude a second home in NYC, where he ton, D.C., on December 10, 2015. State James Baker. He received many Children’s Research Hospital or the supported the arts. He also established Schweid was born in New York City honors from educational institutions American Diabetes Association. the Dana Child Development and on July 30, 1932. He earned a degree and was inducted into the Washing-

Cable TV Pioneer Robert M. Rosencrans ’49, BUS’52

Robert M. Rosencrans ’49, BUS’52, Air Force. He worked briefy in retail, In conjunction with Madison of Directors from 1991 to 1992 and a cable TV pioneer and dedicated but then a friend referred him to Box Square Garden, Rosencrans drove the the Board of Visitors from 1993 to alumnus, died on August 3, 2016, in Ofce Television, which was hoping creation of a sports channel featuring 1999, serving as chair from 1996 to Greenwich, Conn. He was 89. to help movie theaters compete with Knicks and Rangers games. When 1999. He was a Class Agent for the Born in New York City on March television by ofering closed-circuit general programming was added, Columbia College Fund from 2005 26, 1927, Rosencrans grew up in programming. Te referral began it evolved into the USA Network, to 2009. Rosencrans was presented Woodmere, N.Y., with his parents, Rosencrans’ professional career, and he although the MSG Network still a John Jay Award for distinguished Eva and Alvin, and older brother, Her- helped create what is now the modern exists separately as part of Madison professional achievement in 2000. bert. In February 1945, Herbert died cable television industry. He started Square Garden. Investing nearly He is survived by his wife of 59 in WWII. Rosencrans chose to stay with a collection of small cable systems $100,000, Rosencrans’ Columbia years, Marjorie “Margie” Meyers; sons, in the Pacifc Northwest in 1961 and Cable Systems was credited with Richard, Ron and Robert; daughter, went on to form UA-Columbia Cable, being the frst cable operator to Robbie; daughters-in-law Marjorie, which evolved into UA-Columbia install a satellite receiving station in Beth and Barrie; son-in-law Kurt Cablevision. He was dismissed when 1975, to deliver the Muhammad Ali- Heidinger; and 11 grandchildren; as the company was divided in 1984, but Joe Frazier championship fght from well as sisters-in-law and brothers-in- then started Columbia International, Manila to its Florida subscribers. law Rene and Ed Bermas and Joan and another operator, which he sold in Rosencrans enjoyed sharing his Al Sherman, and their families. 1995 for an estimated $600 million. entrepreneurial spirit with others, A memorial was held on campus on In the late 1970s, after Brian Lamb, investing in and advising other early September 18. Memorial contributions C-SPAN’s founder and executive ventures such as Blogging Heads TV may be made to the Rosencrans Core chair, pitched the channel’s concept as well as PublicAfairs, a publisher of Curriculum Fund, an endowment that to cable operators, Rosencrans wrote literary fction and topical nonfction supports the Center for the Core Cur- a $25,000 check on the spot and founded in 1997 by Peter Osnos. Ros- riculum. Contact Heather Siemienas, persuaded other industry executives to encrans was a board member of the Dr. coordinator, fund development: 212-

COURTESY ROSENCRANS FAMILY COURTESY pony up $450,000 in seed money. A I Foundation and in 1999 was inducted 851-7855 or [email protected]. private, nonproft, industry-fnanced into the Cable Television Hall of Fame — Lisa Palladino close to home and enrolled at the Col- service, C-SPAN began as the Cable- by the Cable Television Museum. lege, where he pitched for the baseball Satellite Public Afairs Network in In Greenwich, Rosencrans team. He also became a top amateur 1979, at a time when fewer than one became involved in local civic CCT Web Extras golfer in the New York metropolitan in fve homes was wired for cable. organizations and was chair of the To read CCT’s feature story about area and was an eight-time club cham- Rosencrans, a political liberal, invested United Way’s annual fundraising Rosencrans, “An Original Cable pion at Birchwood Country Club. in C-SPAN with his Columbia Cable eforts. He also was dedicated to Guy,” go to Upon graduating with a degree in partner, Kenneth S. Gunter, a conser- Columbia, serving on the Columbia college.columbia.edu/ economics, Rosencrans served in the vative, and was its frst chair. College Alumni Association’s Board cct_archive/jan05.

Fall 2016 CCT 93 Obituaries ton Society of Professional Journal- awarded a scholarship from Columbia. ists’ Hall of Fame in 2002. Schweid 1955 Armstrong’s passion for sports is survived by Nina Graybill, his translated to his career in sporting partner of more than 40 years; sister, Albert Momjian, attorney, goods retail, to which he devoted 35 Marlene; nephew, Walter Charnizon; Huntingdon Valley, Pa., on July years before retiring in 1997. He was and niece, Jennifer Charnizon. 11, 2016. A native of Atlantic City, an avid hunter and upon retirement Momjian attended the College and was a docent at the John M. Brown- Law School on full scholarships; he ing Firearms Museum. Armstrong 1954 graduated from the Law School in was recognized with many honors, 1957. Momjian founded the Colum- including the 2015 Distinguished Leonard H. Moche, attorney, Bronx, bia University Club of Philadelphia Service Award from the Utah Sports N.Y., on March 4, 2016. Moche in 1978, the frst Columbia alumni Hall of Fame, where he had been graduated from Bronx Science and at club established outside of New president. He was predeceased by his the College was captain of the debat- York City. For decades, he hosted sister, Claire Johnson; brother, Jeremy; ing team. He earned a degree from events for Law School alumni, and Albert Momjian ’55 daughter, Amy; and great-grandson, Harvard Law and became a litigator, he interviewed hundreds of students Carter Bartlett; and is survived by his working for frms until 1982, when applying to the College. In 1983 and Mark ’83, LAW’86, and Tomas wife; children, Colleen and her hus- he opened a private practice. His Momjian received the University’s ’89, LAW’92; and fve grandsons, band, Scott Roberts, Andrew and his frst marriage was to Hanneli Hall, Alumni Medal for distinguished ser- including David ’15 and Gregory ’17. wife, Imelda, Molly and her husband, mother of James ’81 and Mark. After vice. Te Legal Intelligencer, the oldest John Chugg, and Niel; 10 grand- Michael H. Pressman, her death, he married Dinah Levine. law journal in the United States, retired pro- daughters; 25 great-grandchildren; Tey divorced, and he married hailed him as a “family law giant” fessor, Coconut Creek, Fla., on March brother, Claude; and brother-in-law, Mary Anne Gavagan, from whom and an “attorney to the stars,” and the 12, 2016. Pressman earned a B.S. in Ken Johnson. Memorial contributions he was later divorced. Moche loved Philadelphia Inquirer described him 1958 from the Engineering School may be made to the IAFF Local 1654 the Brooklyn Dodgers, opera, dogs, as a “dedicated civic volunteer and a and an M.C.E. in transportation (Amy Armstrong Fund) c/o Edward European travel and book discus- leader of the Armenian community engineering in 1960 from Polytechnic Jones, 2685 North 1000 West, Ste 102, sions. His fnal years were spent in in America.” He is survived by his Institute of Brooklyn. A professor at Pleasant View, UT 84414, or the Utah the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, wife of 55 years, Esther; children, C.W. Post College of Long Island Sports Hall of Fame Foundation. where he organized the daily minyan. twins Carol Momjian Hanamirian University from 1957 to 2000, he developed the computer science Kenneth A. Bodenstein, retired department; the Michael H. Pressman fnancial analyst, Marina del Rey, Award is given annually to a computer Calif., on March 20, 2016. Born in OTHER DEATHS REPORTED science student who demonstrates 1937, Bodenstein graduated from Columbia College Today also has learned of the following outstanding academic achievement. A Bronx Science. He earned a B.S. in deaths. Complete obituaries will be published in an upcoming pioneer in the feld, he authored three 1958 from the Engineering School issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of books. Pressman’s passions included and an M.B.A. in 1960 from the obituaries that CCT receives, it may take several issues for the classical music as well as trains and Business School. At the College, complete obituary to appear. transportation. At one time, he played he was a coxswain and coached the eight musical instruments, playing crew team during graduate school. 1948 Joseph J. Fusco, retired physician, Hillsdale, N.Y., oboe in the Columbia orchestra. In Bodenstein worked at Air Products, on June 16, 2016. his retirement community, Pressman Armour, Goodbody, CNA, and Duf developed and taught a weekly class Monteagle Stearns, retired ambassador, professor, and Phelps, where he spent 35 years Cambridge, Mass., on May 14, 2016. “Te Enjoyment of Music.” Because as a fnancial analyst. He played of his lifelong fascination with trains tennis for fun and in tournaments 1949 Neil Warner, music arranger and conductor, New York City, and transportation, he traveled around nationally, as well as the Maccabiah on August 30, 2016. the United States three times by train games in Israel. He provided inspira- 1952 C. Donald Mohr, retired attorney, Washington, D.C., and numerous times up and down the tion and practical tips to the women’s on July 14, 2016. East coast from Miami to Montreal. tennis teams at UCLA and Colum- He is survived by his daughters and bia, where he also supported the Stanley I. Rubenfeld, tax attorney, Aventura, Fla., on September 3, 2016. their husbands, Laurie and Ray, and Dana and Jef; two granddaughters; 1957 Ira Lubell, physician, medical administrator, San Francisco, and brother, Ed ’62. on June 12, 2016. 1959 Michael D. Bromberg, healthcare lobbyist, New York City, on August 12, 2016. 1957 1961 Harold Riley Colvin, ﬁnancial executive, Port Charlotte, Ward J. Armstrong, retired sporting Fla., on May 11, 2016. goods retailer, Ogden, Utah, on Febru- Bernard Miller, electrical engineer and real estate ary 22, 2016. Armstrong was born on entrepreneur, Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 20, 2016. September 24, 1935, in Ogden. He 1963 John M. McConnell, Gainesville, Va., on July 10, 2016. married Geniel Snarr on September 20, 1955. He started his career at the Cynthia E. Barber-Mingo, software engineer, Westford, 1989 family-owned business, Armstrong Mass., on February 13, 2016. Sporting Goods Store, where he honed his skills in sales. He was Kenneth A. Bodenstein ’57

94 CCT Fall 2016 alumninews crew team. His trademark outcry of from GSAS. He authored several “the big one’s in the bank!” inspired 1960 books, two of particular importance: 1999 an article in the UCLA magazine. Te Dictionary of American Political Bodenstein is survived by his wife Daniel S. Shapiro, tax and invest- Bullshit (2014), in the tradition of Matthew E. Goldstein, business of 23 years, Diane Lerner; children, ment attorney, London, U.K., on Voltaire, Ambrose Bierce, and H.L. development executive, Andover, Todd and Leslie, with his wife of April 15, 2016. Shapiro grew up Mencken, at once partisan and Mass., on April 7, 2016. Goldstein’s 30 years, Susan Sims Bodenstein, in Cleveland. He earned a degree idealist, whose defnitions speak love of travel took him all over the who predeceased him; stepson, Guy in 1963 from the Law School and liberal, indeed progressive social world as he focused on his work DeFeo; stepdaughter, Jan DeFeo; received a Fulbright fellowship at and human sentiments, and Atlas in many countries, most recently three grandchildren; sister, Elaine the London School of Economics. Drugged: Ayn Rand Be Damned! in London. A graduate of Phillips Polack, and her husband, Rudy; and In 1969, Shapiro co-founded the (2012), a novel indicting Randian Academy, Andover, Goldstein was a fve nieces. Memorial contributions law frm Schulte Roth & Zabel. greed through redemptive satire and Fulbright Scholar. He is survived by may be made to Idyllwild Arts Foun- During the last decade, he was also the power of moral vision meant to his parents, Janice and Gary; sisters, dation, PO Box 38, 52500 Temecula a partner in the investment frm restore to American society its lost Laura and her fancé, Scott Dorfman, Rd., Idyllwild, CA 92549 (idyllwild Park Vale Capital. In 2002, he and moral compass. From 1999 to 2014, and Abbey and her husband Jared arts.org/giving or 951-659-2171, ext. his wife, Ellen, moved to London Goldstein was an op-ed columnist Moss; nephew, Jacob Moss; aunt, 2330); include the memo “Kenneth to open an ofce of Schulte Roth & for South Florida’s Sun Sentinel. Emily Goldsmith; uncle, David Bodenstein Memorial.” Zabel and lived there while main- He was the host and producer of Goldsmith; aunt, Judy; and cousins, taining their residence in New York. numerous radio and TV programs, Daniel Rote and Jennifer Rote. Robert Flescher, retired gastroenter- Shapiro was president of the UJA- including Business Exchange on Memorial contributions may be ologist, Newington, Conn., on May WLRN TV (a PBS afliate) and We made to Te Pediatric Pain Clinic 3, 2016. Flescher was born on April the People on Comcast, and spoke c/o Department of Pediatrics, Boston 3, 1937, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A graduate nationwide as a recognized trends Medical Center, One Boston Medi- of Stuyvesant H.S., he went on to analyst and forecaster on issues cal Center Pl., Boston, MA 02118. earn a degree in 1961 from Harvard shaping America’s future. Medical School. He served in the U.S. Public Health Service as a lieutenant 2008 commander and then practiced as a 1969 gastroenterologist, becoming a found- Elena K. Parker, writer, producer and ing partner of Connecticut Gastro- Charles L. Skoro, retired professor creative technologist, Pomona, N.J., on enterology Associates at Hartford and minister, Boise, on March 31, December 26, 2015. Parker was born Hospital, where he subsequently was 2016. Skoro was born on July 28, on October 24, 1985. She was raised chief of gastroenterology. He also was 1947, in Stibnite, Idaho. He met his in Hammonton, N.J., and while at the president of the GI section of the wife, Rosita “Rosie” Anchustegui, College received Dean’s List status fve Hartford County Medical Association when they were 11. He earned a semesters and earned a degree in flm and became a mentor for GI fellows Daniel S. Shapiro ’60 master’s and a Ph.D. in econom- studies. From 2008 to 2009 she was a at Hartford Hospital. Upon retire- ics and during this time married producer and co-writer of the award- ment, Flescher became a volunteer Federation of New York, a founder Rosie and lived in New York City. winning HBO flm Make Me Young: physician at the Malta House of Care. of the Jewish Community Relations Tey moved back to Boise in 1982. Youth Knows No Pain and worked on He also was a consummate gardener. Council, secretary of the Partner- Skoro was a professor of econom- other flm projects. She then became Flescher is survived by his wife, Joyce, ship for New York City and on the ics at Boise State from 1982 to managing editor for Biblion: Te with whom he had recently celebrated Executive Board and Honors Com- 2000. He chaired the economics Boundless Library, the New York his 48th anniversary; son, Andrew; mittee of the Weizmann Institute department until stepping down Public Library’s frst mobile applica- daughter and son in law, Ellen and of Science in Israel. He loved music, to become the full-time campus tion. In 2011 Parker enrolled in NYU’s Ethan Foxman; three grandchildren; singing, playing tennis and spending minister for St. Paul’s Catholic Tisch School of the Arts – Interac- and sister, Sharon. time with family and friends. He Student Center on the BSU campus. tive Telecommunications Program is survived by his wife; sister, Rena He served until his retirement in and earned a master’s in 2013. She Olshansky; in-laws, Jane and Jim July 2014. Skoro was ordained a became a writer, producer and creative 1958 Spingarn; sons, Jonathan, Andrew deacon in the Catholic Church in technologist. From May 2013 until her and his wife, Nina, and Peter and his October 2001. He served at Our death she worked at Campfre, a New Robert Tauber, retired dentist, wife, Rebecca; and seven grandchil- Lady of the Rosary for the rest of York based marketing agency. She had Mount Kisco, N.Y., on March 17, dren. Memorial contributions may his life. Skoro is survived by his wife; recently been appointed an adjunct 2016. Tauber earned a degree in be made to Te Daniel S. Shapiro daughters, Elisabeth, and Emily professor at Tisch. Parker is survived 1962 from the Dental School and Cardiovascular Research Fund at the and her husband, Brandon; three by her mother, Susan H. Curcio; father was an assistant clinical professor Weizmann Institute (weizmann-usa. granddaughters; mother, Delpha; Donald; siblings, Jessica Parker Martin, of dentistry there. He served several org/daniel-shapiro-research-fund) brothers, Barney and his wife, Bob Martin, Matthew, Gregory, and terms as president of the Ninth Dis- or the UJA Federation of New York. Linda, and Tom and his wife, Joan; Mary Gaeckle Parker; and grand- trict and chairman of the New York and sister, Becky and her husband, mother Lucy Curcio. Contributions State Dental Association Ethics Dennis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Elena K. Parker Council. He is survived by his wife, 1965 may be made to Capstone Missions memorial gift to the Tisch School Dorothy; daughters, Sharon and her (capstonemissions.org); the Basque of the Arts c/o Susan H. Curcio, husband, Jef, and Robin and her Stephen L. Goldstein, author, Museum and Cultural Center, 611 2820 Smugglers Ln., Hammonton, husband, Ted; and four grandchil- Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 3, W. Grove St., Boise, ID 83702; or NJ 08037 or via PayPal to parcur@ dren. Memorial contributions may 2016. Goldstein earned a master’s Rachel’s Vineyard, 6211 Branstetter comcast.net. be made to the Dental School. in 1966 and a Ph.D. in 1970, both St., Boise, ID 83714. — Lisa Palladino

Fall 2016 CCT 95 alumnicorner

Giving to Donkeys, Gaining Peace

By Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98

COURTESY TRÍONA O’MAHONY / THE DONKEY SANCTUARY

’ve been reading CCT ’s Class Notes end-to-end for two decades. Almost immediately after making my frst donation, I received Proofreading them is part of my job as the magazine’s contrib- a payment for a book advance — one never knows when those will uting writer but, to my surprise, messages written in the Class arrive — and promptly donated 10 percent of it to Te Donkey INotes for the Class of ’43 — 50 years before mine — have Sanctuary. I found it strangely thrilling — not a loss at all but a changed my life. huge gain in personal peace. Since then, I’ve continued the practice During the last few years, class correspondent Dr. G.J. D’Angio of giving away a percentage of all income, even though my family’s ’43 has lauded a U.K.-based nonproft called Te Donkey Sanctuary. budget is tight and it often feels like we can’t aford it. It’s chal- Each time I read about it, I was intrigued. I envisioned a giant pasture lenging, but I fnally feel like I’m doing my bit to help others versus where retired donkeys grazed in tranquility. Finally, one day I looked focusing only on my family’s needs. it up. While my visions of donkeys grazing in pastures turned out to Because I wasn’t raised in a tradition of tithing, it’s taken this be true (with seven farms and more than 6,600 donkeys sheltered), long for me to see the light: Ironically, by giving money away rather there’s much more to it than that. than accumulating it, I feel true fnancial peace and security. By D’Angio was right when, in one of his columns, he called the orga- letting some money go — a good amount of money, that makes a nization incredible. It was founded in 1969 by Elisabeth Svendsen diference to us — we realize there is more than enough. When I (now deceased) after she saw seven distressed donkeys crammed into start to question if I can really aford to donate — such as when a stall at a market; she later wrote that she was “rooted to the ground in we worry about going over our grocery budget or wonder if we can horror.” She dedicated the rest of her life to donkey welfare. aford activities for the kids — that’s when I check in with the don- Te Donkey Sanctuary not only takes in abandoned, abused or keys through Te Donkey Sanctuary’s website and send a donation. neglected donkeys in the United Kingdom and eight other European I always feel better! countries but also runs training, rescue and veterinary operations in Not only that but I’m fnding wanting to give more money to impoverished communities farther abroad where donkeys work the help the donkeys is inspiring me to get creative in order to raise hardest. Te organization helps one million donkeys a year in 35 coun- more money — through belt-tightening, selling things and earning tries. It also runs “donkey-assisted therapy” programs for children with more — a motivation that had largely escaped me until now. special needs and arranges visits to hospices and nursing homes. Some fellow alumni have helped others by founding nonprofts, Now that I know about the donkeys’ travails, I fret about them. dedicating their lives to teaching or inventing creative solutions to Following in D’Angio’s footsteps, I now support Te Donkey the world’s problems. By supporting a cause through donations, I’ve Sanctuary to the extent I’m able. realized I too can participate in solving a problem in the wider world. With the 25th anniversary of my class’s graduation approaching, my Te donkeys being helped are far away (I’m not sure I’d ever even new connection to Te Donkey Sanctuary seems fortuitous. To me, seen a donkey until my family went to a petting zoo in Riverside the 25th reunion marks the last big milestone in becoming an adult. Park this past summer). But their plight keeps me up at night, and I’d always hoped to have my life “together” by the 25th, even though doing my part soothes my soul. I wasn’t sure what the measure of that would be (although I knew it By connecting to this cause through Class Notes, I can now go would extend beyond professional achievement or fnancial success). to my 25th reunion feeling I’ve matured in a way that feels signif- Despite personal fnance being my professional expertise, I had cant for me. And that — developing your whole person, inside and ignored fnancial gurus’ advice to systematically give away a portion out and without end — is defnitely in the Columbia tradition. of my income. It doesn’t seem logical: If we seek fnancial security and want to amass wealth, why would we give money away? Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 was a freelance journalist for Te I’d always made small donations to various causes — that’s Christian Science Monitor, Forbes.com and Te New York Times, what most of us do, according to my research on philanthropy among other publications, and “Marketplace” on public radio. She is the and giving behavior. But I had never dedicated myself to support- author of Green with Envy: Why Keeping Up with the Joneses Is ing any one organization. Tat changed after I learned about Te Keeping Us in Debt and runs the website Zero Cost Kids. She lives on Donkey Sanctuary. the Upper West Side with her husband, two sons and two whippets.

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