Spring 2016

COLLEGE ENTREPRENEURS Students turn their business Columbia ideas into reality College Today OLYMPIC HOPEFUL CCT Katie Meili ’13 aims to swim in Rio

PAINTING CENTRAL PARK Roger Pasquier ’69’s book sees the park through artists’ eyes

Truth Seeker CNN anchor and correspondent ’05 delves into the stories that matter

Contents features

20 A Voice with Heart CNN anchor and correspondent Poppy Harlow ’05 is driven by the search for truth. By Lauren Steussy

26 A Culture of Creation Launching businesses and joining startups are tantalizing paths for Columbia College students. By Nathalie Alonso ’08

30 Trials and Tribulations Swimmer Katie Meili ’13 sets her sights on Rio’s Summer Olympics. By Charlotte Murtishaw BC’15

Cover: Photograph by Rayon Richards Contents departments alumninews

42 Message from CCAA President Douglas R. Wolf ’88 36 Reunions are a chance to look back on who you were. 43 Alumni in the News

44 Lions Ashley Kahn ’83, Bob Cottingham Jr. ’88, Kerry Constabile ’01, SIPA’06

48 Bookshelf Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Shana Knizhnik ’10 and Irin Carmon

50 Class Notes

92 Obituaries

96 Alumni Corner 3 Within the Family by Editor Alex Sachare ’71 Keith O’Shaughnessy ’94’s leonine connections The Core teaches critical thinking and helped him to become a published poet. questioning, skills that serve whether in journalism or . CCT Web Extras CCT 4 Letters to the Editor • John Jay Awards Dinner album 7 Message from Dean James J. Valentini • More from the Mini-Mini-Core The College is supporting its many • Dean’s Scholarship Reception album budding entrepreneurs in myriad ways. • Reporting by Poppy Harlow ’05 8 A round the Quads • Ashley Kahn ’83 Q&A post-Grammy win Wanda Holland Greene ’89, TC’91 • Poetry by Keith O’Shaughnessy ’94 named a University trustee. college.columbia.edu/cct 18 Roar, Lion, Roar Fencing retains the top spot in the Ivies; seeks a fourth consecutive crown. Like Columbia College Alumni: .com/alumnicc 36 Columbia Forum: Painting Central Park Follow @Columbia_CCAA Exploring a beloved landmark through artists’ eyes. Join the Columbia College alumni network: By Roger S. Pasquier ’69 college.columbia.edu/alumni/linkedin KELLY CHAN BC’17 KELLY

Within the Family The Importance of Thinking Critically

hen I was a writer/editor at Spectator thinking pretty faces with good hair (men and women) all around the about going into journalism and more specifi- dial who can do that. What grabbed my attention was an cally sports writing, two of the people whose interview she conducted with an who was on tour W work I most admired were Robert Lipsyte ’57, plugging his latest book. She asked all the expected ques- JRN’59 and Leonard Koppett ’44. Lipsyte was then a sports tions and he gave all the carefully rehearsed answers, sound- columnist for The Times whose forte was placing ing strikingly similar to what I had heard him say when he sports in the context of the larger world, and Koppett, also was interviewed elsewhere the day before. But every once in writing at the Times, was known for his analytical approach to a while the interview went off the beaten path; Harlow asked sports writing and his deft use of statistics to support his theses. a follow-up question that made it zig instead of zag, and the I was reminded of them because of our cover story on economist seemed surprised and somewhat unsettled. His Poppy Harlow ’05, a news correspondent and weekend answers became more genuine; Harlow had pushed him off anchor at CNN. It’s no surprise that all are Columbians, and script, and he was left to answer the questions directly, as one that all benefited from the cornerstone of the College class- would in a normal conversation. room experience, the Core Curriculum. A good reporter has to be able to think on his or her feet, What does the Core have to do with journalism? If there to react to what is heard and be able to take an interview in is a commonality that binds all branches of the Core, it is an unplanned direction. The “critical and creative intellectual that it seeks to teach students how to think critically. As the capacity” developed in the Core Curriculum enables one to do Core website notes, “The habits of mind developed in the just that. And even in this age of the 24-hour news cycle and Core cultivate a critical and creative intellectual capacity that the rush to “” news without regard for context or con- students employ long after college, in the pursuit and the ful- firmation, when everything is sound bites and snippets, there fillment of meaningful lives.” is still some good journalism to be found if you are willing to This certainly is true for the young entrepreneurs described invest the time and effort to find and enjoy it. in one of this issue’s feature stories, “A Culture of Creation” (page 26). It is equally true for journalists like Harlow, lexis Tonti SOA’11, our managing editor for the past Lipsyte and Koppett, and the many others who studied at A four years, left CCT in January to learn what it’s like the College. to work in the commercial magazine field, becoming special The ability to think critically, to not take everything at face projects editor at The Week. If you pick up a copy or go to its and not be afraid to question what you are being told, website (theweek.com), you’ll note that she is using her new is a vital skill for journalists. Virtually anyone can conduct married name, Alexis Boncy. an interview, preparing questions, jotting them down on a To say we miss Alexis is an understatement. Her imprint notepad for easy recital at the appropriate time and then can be seen throughout CCT, from the quality of the articles recording the subject’s responses. But the best answers, the (and the writers she brought on board to write them) to the ones that reveal and enlighten and make an interview come recent redesign/reimagination of the magazine, for which she alive, rarely come in response to those kinds of questions. was a driving force. She helped plan this issue, assigning sev- They come in response to the follow-ups, the questions good eral of the articles and writing two of them. We hope she will reporters ask when they hear something in a response that continue to contribute as her time permits. doesn’t quite ring true. Good follow-up questions are the Alexis was a diligent editor who worked well with our ones that make headlines. writers to shape and polish their articles. She brought a cre- I don’t usually watch the cable news channels, but on a ative vision to CCT, its content, its look and its feel. She was recent Saturday afternoon the temperature north of NYC a tremendously hard worker who was a pleasure to work with, was about 2 degrees and none of the 47 college and she became a friend and very much a member of our games littering my TV caught my fancy. So I turned to CNN family. We wish her all the best. Newsroom Weekend, with Harlow as anchor. Since I had never seen our cover subject on-air, I figured I’d check her out — and I was pleased that I did. Harlow adroitly handled the anchoring duties, smoothly setting up stories and bantering with reporters to create a Alex Sachare ’71 pleasant viewing experience. However, there are dozens of Editor in Chief

Spring 2016 CCT 3 Letters to the Editor

The Joy of Looking

Wonderful portrait of Professor Robert E. Harrist Jr. GSAS’81 (Winter 2015–16). He seems to embody the ideal College graduate, despite not hav- ing attended Columbia as an undergrad. Not only does his enthusiasm cross boundaries among art forms but he moves easily between Western and East- ern traditions. When I was majoring in art history more than 30 years ago, I took a strong in traditional Chinese landscape painting. With no other options, I was forced to create my own independent study project on the topic under the tutelage of Richard Vinograd, Columbia’s Chinese art expert at the time. There was little dialogue between the Asian studies scholars and their West- ern counterparts. I don’t know if it reflects a more open approach to cultural studies on the part of the University as a whole, or if it’s only Harrist’s idiosyncratic tastes, but this dual interest in our familiar Western canon with that of other cultures, particularly the Chinese, is timely and refreshing. Mark Brennan ’82 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Feeling Adrift and not to dwell on my ethnic background For Who/Whom the Bell Tolls or that of my fellow students. Most of my In your Winter 2015–16 issue, Melissa interactions with fellow Columbia students I enjoyed your article on my former WKCR Mark-Viverito ’91 states that she nearly were positive and educational. I avoided the colleague Michael Oren ’77, SIPA’78 abandoned Morningside Heights altogether, ones that were prejudiced. (Winter 2015–16). But what’s this I see? feeling adrift on a campus with few other Dr. Roman Kernitsky ’62 A reference to “Oren’s children, whom he Puerto Ricans and, she felt, with little sup- Colts Neck, N.J. says are not right-wingers”? Whether this port from the administration. blunder was committed by author or edi- I was only one of two Ukrainian-Amer- Postcrypt tor or proofreader I know not, but whoever icans in my class, yet I did not feel “adrift.” (whomever?) was responsible should be There is more than one dimension to a Many sweet memories came to mind in read- required to retake Freshman Seminar, or human being. I enjoyed companionship and ing that the Postcrypt in St. Paul’s Chapel whatever they’re calling it these days. support from my fellow members in the is still going strong (“Around the Quads,” Fred Kameny ’76 Newman (Catholic) Club. Furthermore, I Winter 2015–16). Becoming quite the regu- Chapel Hill, N.C. felt my primary goal at Columbia was to lar only a couple years after the Postcrypt get a good and to study hard — opened, I vividly recall sitting by candlelight Editor’s note: After a time as “Logic and Rhetoric,” beside a classical guitarist playing Bach’s that course is now called “University Writing.” Bourrée in E-Minor and thinking, gosh, I wish I could do that! At the time, however, Contact Us All That Jazz CCT welcomes letters from readers about I was learning a somewhat different Bach articles in the magazine but cannot print or on the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ upstairs, personally respond to all letters received. which, amazingly, became my practice instru- It was great to read the profile of Associ- Letters express the views of the writers ment after lessons. The Postscrypt below and ate Professor of Music Chris Washburne and not CCT, the College or the University. its chapel above instilled a lifelong love of GSAS’99 (“Around the Quads,” Winter Please keep letters to 250 words or fewer. both coffeehouses and music, not to mention 2015–16) and to hear about the dedication All letters are subject to editing for space, a passable rendition of that perky piece. I am and enthusiasm he brings to the Depart- clarity and CCT style. Please direct letters for truly glad that old storeroom still serves a cup ment of Music and to the jazz program publication “to the editor” via mail or online: and a note to the Columbia students of today. in particular. One of his comments, how- college.columbia.edu/cct/contactus. Kurt J. Meyers ’70 ever, could bear a slight correction. He Tucson, Ariz. discusses founding the Louis Armstrong

4 CCT Spring 2016 Columbia College Today Jazz Performance Program because “hav- also been located and deposited into the CCT ing a university that abuts one of the most Archives, and I am Volume 43 Number 3 important neighborhoods in jazz history working on a book for Columbia Univer- Spring 2016 — Harlem — and not having an official sity Press on the subject. Both book and jazz program was ridiculous.” film will be ready for the 50th anniver- In fact, the College has had an official sary in 2018. Readers with memories or Editor in chief jazz program for more than 20 years. When reminiscences of those days, and/or with Alex Sachare ’71 I began my undergraduate studies in 1989, material relating to the protests (including Executive Editor the College’s big band had only the status the years leading up to those heady days), Lisa Palladino of a student activity; it was not formally please get in touch: pauljcronin@gmail. associated with the Department of Music. I com or 646-757-0793. Managing Editor played in the big band for three years. Dur- Paul J. Cronin JRN’14 Alexis Tonti SOA’11 ing that period, I and several other band Class Notes Editor members, all College students, worked with Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09 the Department of Music in 1992 to secure official recognition for the big band, which Double Discovery forum editor became known as the Columbia University Rose Kernochan BC’82 Jazz Orchestra. Most notably, from that As a counselor who served during the first Contributing writer point forward, big band members earned summer of Double Discovery Center in Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 academic credit for their participation, at 1965, I was pleased that this remarkable Editorial Intern the same level as student classical musi- organization’s 50th anniversary was com- Aiyana K. White ’18 cians in the Columbia University Orchestra. memorated in the Fall 2015 issue (“Around Throughout that time, the big band was led the Quads”). The DDC is now reaching art director by Don Sickler, a prominent jazz instrumen- out to all of its past participants and ask- Eson Chan talist, arranger, publisher and educator. We ing students, counselors and administra- played concerts with some of the world’s tors with a prior affiliation to register with Published quarterly by the best jazz musicians as our guest artists. Some DDC Executive Director Joseph Ayala ’94 Columbia College Office of of the student musicians went on to highly at 212-854-3897 or [email protected]. Alumni Affairs and Development successful music , including bassists Thank you very much. for alumni, students, faculty, parents Gary Wang ’95 and Michael Bitz ’94. The Jim Siegel ’65, BUS’68 and friends of Columbia College. impressive and diverse jazz performance New York City ASSOCIATE DEAN, program that Columbia offers today, under Columbia College Washburne’s direction, is a direct descen- Alumni Relations dant of the groundwork we laid in the 1990s. Coach Bill Stowe and Communications Jeremy Matz ’93 Bernice Tsai ’96 Los Angeles It was with great sadness that I learned

of the passing of Bill Stowe, who died on Address all correspondence to: February 8, 2016, after a fall at his home in Spring ’68 Columbia College Today Lake Placid, NY. Columbia Alumni Center Stowe was the stroke oar of the legendary 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 6th Fl. Readers interested in the Columbia events Vesper Boat Club eight that won the gold New York, NY 10025 of Spring ’68 should be alerted to the fact medal for the in ’s pre- 212-851-7852 that available on the CCT website is the mier event in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics — a illustrated, book-length essay “Six Weeks feat, incidentally, that would not be repeated EDITORIAL [email protected] That Shook Morningside” by then-CCT for 40 years! Advertising editor George Keller ’51, GSAS’54, which In fall 1967, Stowe was hired as head [email protected] filled the entire 96-page Spring 1968 issue coach of Columbia rowing. He assembled Web (college.columbia.edu/cct/sites/cct/files/ a stellar staff, including Stan Bergman as college.columbia.edu/cct cct_spring_1968.pdf ). Having read many freshman heavyweight coach (who became accounts of the campus protests of nearly 50 Penn’s head coach for 22 years) and Larry ISSN 0572-7820 years ago, it’s worth pointing out that Keller’s Gluckman, who succeeded Stowe as head Opinions expressed are those of essay is a vital piece of literature for anyone coach when Stowe moved on to found the the authors and do not reflect seeking to understand those complex times. Coast Guard Academy’s rowing program official positions of Columbia College Since 2007 I have been working on A in 1971. or Columbia University. Time to Stir, a documentary film about Stowe was an inspiration to his Colum- those campus protests. Thus far more than bia oarsmen to the day he died. Not long © 2016 Columbia College Today All rights reserved. 500 interviews have been filmed. Many boxes of documents and photographs have Continued on page 95

Spring 2016 CCT 5 Come back to something new this summer.

More than 50 areas of study to explore and endless opportunities to rediscover.

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6 CCT Spring 2016 Message from the Dean Helping Columbia’s Entrepreneurs Succeed

n February, Bernice Tsai ’96, associate dean, alumni relations and communications, and I visited the Columbia Startup Lab, the co-working space at WeWork Soho West that provides Ispots for 71 Columbia alumni entrepreneurs, including 10 College alumni. There we met with Carolyn Yim ’11, an English major whose

company, Plyknits, gives shoppers direct access to her family’s knit- Program through the Center In February, Dean wear line (plyknits.com); Cooper Pickett ’10, a philosophy major for Career Education, in collaboration with James J. Valentini whose company, Longeck & Thunderfoot, optimizes digital content CORE, and establishing a Startup Internship (second from left) met (landt.co); and John Mascari ’08, a political science major whose Fund, also through CCE. with Columbia Startup Lab alumni success company, Bundle Organics, offers nutritional beverages for new and Last year, the College began sponsoring and stories (left to right), expectant mothers (bundleorganics.com). funding the Undergraduate Challenge as part Cooper Pickett ’10, Carolyn, Cooper and John are building upon the skills honed of Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Columbia John Mascari ’08 and through their majors and the Core. They are tapping into networks Venture (CVC; startupcolumbia. Carolyn Yim ’11. formed at Columbia to get the resources and support they need and org/challenge). Three undergraduate student turning their passions into successful startups. teams won a total of $50,000 to propel innovative and promising Entrepreneurship, in the broadest sense, results when an idea business proposals. Shriya Samavai ’15, an art history major with a meets an opportunity and is built into a successful enterprise. The concentration in business management, and Lauren Field BC’16, an enterprise does not have to be “tech” and it does not need to be English major and art history minor, won the overall competition - or revenue-seeking. To be successful it only needs to create with their endeavor Academy Of (now Studio Lucien), a company something of value. that makes apparel inspired by works of art. I have experienced this in my own life. When I was a scientist The Undergraduate Challenge was exciting for me because it at Los Alamos National Laboratory I attended a seminar where shows what entrepreneurship is all about, especially entrepreneur- someone described a measurement challenge. I had an idea of how ship at the College. It’s not only technology that allows students to to solve it, and I was so excited that I stayed up for 36 straight hours build their futures and their success, but it’s also their creative ideas working out a proposal for a solution. I secured funding to carry and the fact that, thanks to so much support at the College and in out experiments and developed the idea. No literal business was today’s world in general, they can use their creative thinking and developed, but it did provide something of value. And although we analytical skills to turn an idea into reality. They can make a real didn’t hear the word “entrepreneur” much then, that is what I was, difference in the world using that creativity, the interdisciplinary without thinking about it. approaches offered by the College and their own problem-solving Columbia College students have no of ideas, and the world skills. I look forward to seeing what comes out of this spring’s CVC. offers no shortage of opportunities for those ideas to be developed. I We are still thinking a lot about what entrepreneurship means to want College students to recognize that entrepreneurship is some- us as a college and we hope to continue building and expanding our thing that any of them can do, so I am working closely with Columbia programs to meet students’ and help them prepare for the Entrepreneurship, the University’s entrepreneurship initiative headed future. Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship is very high right now — by Richard Witten ’75, and the Columbia Organization of Rising CORE has more than 4,000 people on its email list, including many Entrepreneurs (CORE), a popular student group, to create more College students. And the College is here to help facilitate their opportunities and resources for our undergraduate entrepreneurs. success, to help them drive their ideas, to help them take advantage This year, in collaboration with Columbia Entrepreneurship and of opportunities to grow their enterprises and to help them make in response to student interest, the College is offering a new entre- their mark and become leaders of society. preneurship course, “Venturing to Change the World,” taught by Damon Phillips, the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enter- prise at the Business School, which you can read more about in this issue (see “A Culture of Creation,” page 26).We are now working to develop a second course to extend the entrepreneurship curriculum. These courses build upon several other efforts that the College James J. Valentini has undertaken in recent years, including launching the Startup Dean

Spring 2016 CCT 7 Around Quadsthe

Holland Greene Elected University Trustee

anda M. Holland Greene and Teachers College. We know that her ’89, TC’91, a nationally rec- work as an educational leader will enhance ognized leader in education our ability as a group to serve Columbia in W and the head of The Ham- the years ahead.” lin School of San Francisco, has been elected Prior to her leadership at Hamlin, Holland to the University’s Board of Trustees. Hol- Greene was for 11 years a senior administrator land Greene succeeds William V. Campbell and ex-officio trustee at The Park School in ’62, TC’64, chair emeritus, who was on the Brookline, Mass. She began her career in edu- board from 2003 to 2015. cation at the Columbia Greenhouse Nursery A Brooklyn native, Holland Greene School and continued at Chapin, where she graduated from The Chapin School, then was a teacher, adviser and the school’s first earned a B.A. in English literature with a director of student life. She is a former trustee concentration in psychology and an M.A. of Concord Academy, Chapin, Cornerstone in curriculum design and instruction. She Literacy, Hamilton Family Center and Lick- holds a permanent teaching license in New Wilmerding H.S., and a past member of the York State and has completed extensive College’s Board of Visitors and the Columbia coursework in private school leadership at College Alumni Association Board of Direc- The Klingenstein Center at Columbia. tors. Holland Greene currently is a trustee “I’m delighted to welcome Wanda Holland at Head-Royce School and the National Greene to our ranks,” said Trustees Chairman Association of Independent Schools, and Jonathan D. Schiller ’69, LAW’73. “It seems is an adviser to Common Sense Media and especially appropriate that, like our good Carney Sandoe & Associates. friend Bill Campbell, whom she succeeds, Holland Greene has focused on academic SIDNEY ERTHAL she is a graduate of both Columbia College and ethical excellence, gender equity, perfor-

Five Alumni Honored at John Jay Awards Dinner

The College presented John Jay Awards capacity to produce programming and con- and sports law practices; and member, for distinguished professional achievement tent in the public interest. Executive Committee. Kessler focuses on to five accomplished alumni on March 10 all aspects of antitrust/competition, sports at the 38th annual John Jay Awards Din- Julius Genachowski ’85, managing director, law, intellectual property, complex litiga- ner. The awards have been presented to 200 The Carlyle Group, and former chairman, tion, and government criminal and civil honorees since 1978, and the dinner, held Federal Communications Commission. At investigations. He has been lead counsel at Cipriani 42nd Street, raises for Carlyle, Genachowski focuses on acquisitions in some of the country’s most complex the John Jay National Scholars Program. and investments in global technology, media antitrust, sports law and intellectual prop- The 2016 honorees were: and telecom. While FCC chairman (2009– erty law cases. He also is a lecturer at the 13), he was credited with transforming the Law School. Jonathan C. Abbott ’84, president and agency to focus on 21st-century opportuni- CEO, WGBH, public media for New ties and challenges, pursuing initiatives to John Vaske ’88, co-chairman, global merg- England. Abbott has expanded the station’s free up spectrum for wireless communica- ers and acquisitions, Goldman Sachs & Co. media services, impact and reach locally tion, extend broadband connectivity, preserve Vaske’s responsibilities include full-time and nationally and has championed its an open and promote competition. client coverage and execution of signifi- early adoption of digital technologies, new cant strategic transactions globally. Previ- content creation models, best practices and Jeffrey L. Kessler ’75, LAW’77, co-chair- ously, he was co-chair of the Global Natural new media that are furthering the station’s man, Winston & Strawn; chair, antitrust Resources Group. Vaske sits on the boards

8 CCT Spring 2016 Nov. 19 | Heard on Think about that phrase for a second: Campus “mobile phone.” Back in the ’70s, when some of us were growing up, “mobile phone” was an oxymoron. … For my kids, “mobile telephone” is redundant. They’ve never met a phone that isn’t mobile. What we’ve all Nov. 20 | Low Rotunda been through together is this journey from oxymoron to redundancy. And I I began writing here at think about that for today’s discussion Columbia. I took a course around “digital diplomacy.” with Kenneth Koch that mance , diversity and inclusion, was a study of 19th- and — Matthew W. Barzun, U.S. Ambassador health and wellness, and global citizen- to the , on how technology 20th-century poetry, but we ship. As a faculty member of the National can be used in diplomatic outreach wrote — Koch’s teaching Association of Independent Schools’ Fel- method was to ask students lowship for Aspiring School Heads, she to write imitations of poets, is an advocate and sponsor for women and he liked my imitations and people of color in educational leader- a lot. That was the first ship. In 2014 she was named one of San time that anybody whom I Francisco’s Most Influential Women and respected as a writer had in 2015 was named a Women’s History Month honoree by the City & County of responded enthusiastically San Francisco Department on the Status to my writing. of Women. — Tony Kushner ’78, “As a proud Columbian, I’m honored to -winning playwright return to Morningside Heights to serve and screenwriter, at the launch of the College’s Core to the University that gave me so much as Commencement campaign a student,” said Holland Greene. “This [Polled Latino voters] do pay close is an important moment for all levels of attention to tone and what they infer education in our country and I’m looking from that. If [a candidate’s] rhetoric on forward to the opportunity to bring my immigration — even if this voter doesn’t experience in primary and secondary edu- feel that it has a direct implication on their cation to the conversation on issues and life or the lives of the people who live opportunities facing higher education at my alma mater.” in their home — if [voters] perceive that there’s an anti-Latino undercurrent to the comments made by a candidate, that will present a red flag and be a reason for them to be against that candidate. — Elizabeth Llorente, political and immigration editor at Fox News Latino, speaking at the panel “The Latino Vote: Myth vs. Reality” of the nonprofits PeacePlayers International and Bottom Line New York and chairs Jan. 29 | Pulitzer Hall Columbia’s Basketball Alumni Committee.

Sheena Wright ’90, LAW’94, president and CEO, United Way of New York City. Wright is the first woman to lead UWNYC tt R udd in its 75-year history. Prior, she was presi- S c o dent and CEO of the Abyssinian Devel- opment Corp., responsible for leading and managing one of the nation’s premier We could get very quickly to the place where healthcare regimes community and economic development are the last vestige of the nation-state in Europe … We could end organizations and overseeing its extensive up — I think very shortly — in a place where the only thing that development projects in Harlem, including distinguishes The Netherlands from Belgium from is the residential housing and community and fact that they have radically disparate healthcare systems. commercial spaces. — Sasha Issenberg, journalist and author of Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism, responding to questions at ’ View the event album: facebook.com/alumnicc. “Planes, Trains, and Root Canals: The New World of Medical Tourism” discussion

Feb. 10 | JeromeSpring Greene2016 CCT Hall 9 the Essentials Rosalind Morris

Professor of Anthropology Rosalind Morris has spent years studying communities in South Africa and mainland Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, but her interests extend far beyond fieldwork. She is also a filmmaker, a poet and a writer of essays, ethnographies and experimen- tal works. Her latest book, Accounts and Drawings from Underground, is an unconventional collaboration with artist William Kentridge in which she conjures the world of a South African mining company’s and leaders through a narrative based on its 1906 accounts ledger. A Columbia faculty member since 1994, Morris was director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and associate director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. She is on for the spring semester but returned to campus one afternoon in January to talk about her career and projects. Yvette Christiansë

She grew up in Canada, spending her every year to the same community for hunger for learning how to be with people early childhood in Kimberley, a small min- several months, and I’ve watched it change who are different from themselves.” ing town in the Rockies, and Vancouver. from an apartheid modernist fantasy town She is about — which is to say a white town surrounded to release a collection of She dropped out of college during by a black township — to a very different essays, I Have (Not) Seen; a book on her third year. “I bought a one-way ticket place in which land ownership is largely the history of the idea of fetishism; and to the furthest place that I could find, and now in the hands of black South Africans, a film adaptation of Gertrude Stein’s last that happened to be Sri Lanka. Off and on although there is still great inequality. Gold novella, Brewsie and Willie. “I believe in — then and after I’d gone back to school go up and down, as do the fortunes writing in different forms in answer to and graduated — I spent a few years roam- of the town. I’ve seen it through a terrible different needs. I don’t think one should ing the world. I stayed in Nepal for quite AIDS epidemic, economic and have one voice across all domains. It’s very some time but also and Thailand.” political change, which is how you learn to exciting to be able to move from medium learn with people.” to medium, genre to genre, and to think She earned a B.A. in anthropology about the possibilities that are specific to and English from the University of British She says patience is a useful skill to each medium.” Columbia, Canada, in 1986; an M.A. in be cultivated but so is a sense of when to She is also anthropology from York University, Can- move on. “Worlds don’t stop changing. working on an opera — her ada, in 1989; and a Ph.D. in anthropology You can never be finished; you can say ‘I first — based on Abdelrahman Munif ’s from Chicago in 1994: “Anthropology as I don’t want to do it anymore,’ or ‘I’m no novel Cities of Salt, set at the time of the practice it is a discipline in which you can longer able to,’ but it won’t be because an discovery of oil in the Gulf states. The satisfy almost every intellectual curiosity.” object — the world — has been exhausted opera had its first public workshop at the or finally known. You may be exhausted, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, last She describes anthropology as learn- but the object won’t be.” July. The composer, Zaid Jabri, is a Syrian ing to learn with other people. “The great now living in Poland and her co-librettist, thing about it is that it teaches you that She teaches “The Ethnographic Imagi- Yvette Christiansë, teaches at Barnard. “We everybody everywhere does things differ- nation,” the last part of the sequence for the had a story we felt was singular and urgent, ently, which means that nobody gets to undergraduate major, among other courses. and that it demanded this form. We reread claim that they are absolutely right. I find it together and plotted it in terms of what that hugely liberating and exciting. But She says the most valuable thing she would be essential to communicate it. Then to learn from that, you have to be with can do for her students is to help them we drafted the libretto together literally people for a long time.” “recognize that it’s possible to do every- line by line, which is not a recipe that thing differently and therefore they must anyone else should follow, probably. But it Her fieldwork in South Africa has decide, always, how they wish to do things. worked for us.” been ongoing for 18 years. “I’ve gone back I would hope, too, that I instill in them a — Alexis Tonti SOA’11

10 CCT Spring 2016 DidYouKnow?

Laughing Lion Inspired MGM Lion

Did you know that the iconic MGM lion As Dietz explained in his 1974 autobiog- was the brainchild of Howard Dietz (Class raphy, Dancing in the Dark, “Goodman met of 1917, JRN 1917), who drew inspiration Samuel Goldwyn and he became Good- from The Jester’s Laughing Lion? man’s client. Goldwyn needed a trademark Dietz, a noted lyricist and librettist, is a for his film company and asked us to design member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame one. He did his producing in Fort Lee, N.J., and the American Theatre Hall of Fame. and his home office was on Fifth Avenue After studying journalism at Columbia, he and 40th Street, opposite the library lions. joined Goldwyn Pictures in 1919 as direc- One would think that the Goldwyn - tor of publicity and advertising and contin- mark stemmed from such an obvious influ- ued in that position after a merger created ence, but Leo the Lion, with the Latin Ars Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924. But before Gratia Artis (Art for Art’s Sake) decorating that, while an undergraduate, Dietz worked his proud dome, was my idea, not Andrew part-time for the Philip Goodman advertis- Carnegie’s. I got the idea from the laugh- ing agency, and that’s where the saga of the ing lion decoration in the college comic, The lion logo began. Jester. The lion used in the magazine was a symbol of Columbia … which in turn was taken from the lion on the crest of King’s College. That’s powerful lineage enough for a film company.” Dietz went on to write the words to more than 500 songs, many of them with Arthur Schwartz, and collaborated on musicals with composers such as Jerome Kern and George Gershwin. He became MGM’s VP for publicity in 1940 and stayed in that role until his 1957 retire- ment. According to his 1983 obituary in , “he was said to have been the man who made Greta Garbo’s line ‘I want to be alone’ world-famous.”

Johnson Honored by Black Alumni Council

Peter V. Johnson, director of enrollment group special projects and special assistant to the dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid, was honored on February 17 as a recipient of the Black Alumni Council’s 2016 Heritage Award. The award is given annually to Colum- bians who have “made significant contributions both to the University and the larger world, and [have] demonstrated a consistent dedication to the Black community.” In accepting the award, Johnson said, “My 33 years here have been ‘A Love Supreme.’ You have challenged me, taught me, supported me, proven to me that this is the best college in the world.” GS’98 CHAR SMULLYAN

Spring 2016 CCT 11 Mini-Mini-Core: Traveling Tales

Stories make sense of the world around us, organize our experience and teach us about worlds and perspectives far dif- ferent from our own. Patricia Grieve, the Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor of the Humanities, explored how three stories did this in their time — and how they still resonate today — in her three-part Mini-Core Course “Traveling Tales: 1001 Nights, Boccaccio’s Decameron, and Cervantes’ Exemplary Tales.” Among the points of connection between the works is the powerful role of women. Herewith, some examples:

One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights; author: Anonymous

The Role of Women: The collection of stories includes Voice in Action: The stories Shahrazad tells the king are an many set in Baghdad during the reign of the caliph Harun antidote to his rage. They serve to suspend rules and buy time; as al-Rashid (Aaron the Just; 786–809). It’s famous for the long as she can keep him interested — she stops her tales most voice of its storyteller, Shahrazad, the daughter of the vizier every night at a “cliffhanger moment” — he won’t execute her to King Shahrayar and the king’s latest in a string of wives. in the morning. Her storytelling is also therapeutic. It regulates the king’s desire until he is satisfied narratively (and also satisfied sexually, as he’s sleeping with her) and is ready both to rule the kingdom properly and be monogamous with her.

The Decameron; author: Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–75)

The Role of Women: Composed ca. 1348–53, The Voice in Action: One notable character is Ghismonda, Decameron is famously dedicated to “the Ladies” and — like a young widow whose father refuses to find her a new husband. its predecessor, Arabian Nights — it showcases women in a She then takes a virtuous young man, whom her father has full range of behaviors. They often stand up for their right to praised in court, as her lover. Even so, when her father discovers possess sexual desire and to have it fulfilled. the trysts, he has the young man killed. Ghismonda’s beautifully crafted, legalistic speech on codified law versus natural law — the right of a young widow to find sexual fulfillment after having known conjugal love — precedes her suicide in protest over her father’s actions.

Exemplary Tales; author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616)

The Role of Women: As in Don Quixote, Cervantes gives Voice in Action: Preciosa is the heroine of the novella voice to the marginalized and the disenfranchised, and his “The Little Gypsy Girl.” Kidnapped as a baby from her Exemplary Tales (1613) show a variety of women as “redemptive aristocratic mother and raised by gypsies, she astonishes heroines” whose words and actions serve to correct or redeem everyone with her innate wisdom, wit, charm, poise and beauty. the behavior of men. Her lessons to a besotted aristocratic suitor teach him (and the reader) about how women should be courted and treated, and about the philosophical elegance and beauty of poetry.

Mini-Core Courses are class series that offer College alumni the opportunity to revisit the Core in a lecture/seminar- like setting with a distinguished faculty member and other CCT Web Extras alumni. Topics relate to the Core Curriculum but explore new Read recent articles about ISIS and its claims to the heritage texts or ideas. For offerings and other information, go to of the legendary Caliph Harun al-Rashid (Aaron the Just): college.columbia.edu/alumni/career/minicore. college.columbia.edu/cct.

12 CCT Spring 2016 WKCR Marks 75 Years 1971

t was 75 years ago, at 8:30 the New Year’s Eve party in the John p.m. on February 24, 1941, to Jay dining hall. “Of course, everyone be precise, that radio station was at the party, so there is no record ICURC officially went on the of a listener to that first transmission,” air. Broadcasting from the Hamilton club president William Hutchins ’39, Hall Annex, a recording of “Roar, SEAS’41, told CCT for a WKCR Lion, Roar” was heard by AM listen- retrospective published in 1986. ers in Hartley, Wallach (then called Granted its FCC license on Octo- Livingston) and John Jay Halls. That ber 10, 1941, CURC became WKCR was followed by light classical music, (King’s Crown Radio) in 1946 when the sports, jazz, campus news and sym- FCC officially recognized college radio phonic music. stations by giving them call letters. Since It was the maiden “official” broad- 1956, WKCR has been broadcasting to cast of the Columbia University the metropolitan New York area in FM Radio Club — an unofficial debut had at its current signal, 89.9 megacycles. For 1941 taken place on December 31, 1940, more on WKCR then and now, go to when there was a microphone line at cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr.

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Dean’s Scholarship Reception

Nearly 450 scholarship donors and student recipients gath- ered in ’s Roone Arledge Auditorium on February 9 for the Dean’s Scholarship Reception, an annual event where donors and students can bond over shared Col- lege experiences. At right, from left: Amaris Hemmings ’19, a recipient of the Columbia University Club Foundation Schol- arship Fund, speaks with Bernd Brecher ’54, JRN’55, a donor to that fund; donor Philip L. Milstein ’71 (far left) and Fran- cois Anderson ’12 (second from left), a recipient of the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Scholarship, spoke on the importance of financial aid, while Dean James J. Valentini thanked donors and Catherine M.W. Jenkinson ’16 (second from right) shared how scholarships transformed her College experience. DINI SIPA’14 DAVID

Spring 2016 CCT 13 StudentSpotlight

Sara Sakowitz ’18 Eson Chan By Nathalie Alonso ’08

ara Sakowitz ’18 has turned within a few weeks, and in April 2015 she kitchen counters in more than was invited to pitch her business idea to fast facts 40 states into makeshift labs investor Kevin O’Leary from the reality Hometown: New York City through a science kit subscrip- show Shark Tank on Good Morning America. tion for kids that she runs “It was all a bit of a shock,” she says. Major: biochemistry Sfrom her single in Wallach. A Kickstarter campaign that raised close Clubs: Columbia Organization of Rising Each month, subscribers to Sakowitz’s to $16,000 allowed Sakowitz to ship the Entrepreneurs, Parliamentary Debate, Blue Moon Box — nearly 600 at press first boxes in June. Save for the artist who Undergraduate Committee time — receive a kit with materials for illustrates the picture books and freelanc- Research interests: cancer biology conducting three or four experiments that ers she might hire for other tasks, Sakowitz Kudos: First Place Award offered by revolve around one theme. Past themes runs Blue Moon Box singlehandedly, from AVASC in the Intel International Science & have been material science and weather, curating each kit to keeping track of sub- Engineering Fair; National Finalist in the with projects ranging from a cornstarch- scriptions to managing the company’s social Intel Science Talent Search; Made with based substance that mimics quicksand media accounts. Sakowitz did enlist a fulfill- Code scholarship from Google (“My favorite aspect of household science ment center to assemble the kits, which en- is getting your hands dirty,” Sakowitz tails measuring and packaging ingredients, says) to a DIY anemometer — a device after she overran her family’s Blue Moon Box earned Sakowitz a spot used to measure wind speed. In each apartment in the process of putting together on Crain’s New York Business “20 Under 20” kit is a picture book/manual, written by the first 377 boxes herself. list in November, just a few days after she Sakowitz, that features a cast of school- Sakowitz also is involved with the start- took first place in Engineering’s annual Fast aged characters who use science to solve up Liongram, a student-run, Columbia- Pitch competition for entrepreneurs. For mysteries and answer questions. exclusive cookiegram/candygram service Sakowitz, one of the biggest thrills has been “I wanted kids to see characters just like for campus residents that launched in simply seeing photos and videos of children them having adventures and exploring December. She attributes her newfound enjoying their science kits. “Figuring out scientific concepts,” says Sakowitz. business aptitude to her experience as a how I’m going to teach kids how to do these Sakowitz, who transferred to the College member of the student group Columbia experiments and what they mean is the after a year in Engineering, developed the Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs most exciting part,” she says. concept for Blue Moon Box during winter and as a participant in a business accelera- break 2014–15 while pondering ways to en- tor program run by the Business School Nathalie Alonso ’08, from Queens, is a free- courage a friend’s younger sister to explore called Innovation and Entrepreneurship lance journalist and an editorial producer for science. To her astonishment, the company’s @ Columbia. (In 2015, she was the first LasMayores.com, ’s offi- Facebook page surpassed 4,000 “Likes” first-year accepted into the program.) cial Spanish language website.

14 CCT Spring 2016 In Memoriam: Allan Silver, Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Professor Emeritus of Sociology Allan Silver died on November Silver’s work has been published in the American Journal of Soci- 14, 2015, in New York City. He was 85. ology and in essay collections on a range of topics from political Silver was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in 1930, and showed an sociology of the Hebrew bible and studies of citizenship in the intense devotion to intellectualism and culture even in high school. He United States to a foundational text on the nature of friendship. earned a B.A., an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political sociology from Michi- Silver also taught at the School for Advanced Studies in the gan in 1954, 1961 and 1963 respectively, taking a break from his under- Social Sciences in , Meiji University in Tokyo, The Hebrew graduate studies to serve with the Army in the Korean in 1951. University of Jerusalem and the University of Wisconsin. Even While living in England from 1957 to 1960, Silver worked for a after his formal in 2009, Silver continued to teach in research firm and, while there, developed a collaborative rela- the Core Curriculum and serve as a graduate mentor. tionship with Robert McKenzie, a political sociology professor at The More recently, Silver pursued two other lines of research. One, London School of Economics. They conducted a study of British reflecting the influence of his mentor Morris Janowitz, concerned working-class conservatives, which became the basis for Silver’s dis- the historically changing relationships among military institutions, sertation-turned-book, Angels in Marble: Working Class Conservatives in war and democratic citizenship. Silver analyzed the implications Urban England, co-authored with McKenzie and published in 1968. of the decline of mass conscript armies in the post-WWII era for Silver joined the Columbia faculty in 1964, quickly becoming the practice of democratic citizenship. He led a lengthy campaign known for his commitment to and respect for his students. Having for the return of ROTC to Columbia and other elite universities joined Columbia at a time of political and social turmoil, Silver none- from which it had been banned after 1968 and was gratified when theless remained dedicated both to the students and to the institu- — in the aftermath of the opening of the military to gay recruits tion, working to mediate relations between the administration and — Columbia and other campuses voted to allow the students during the demonstrations of Spring 1968. His teaching in return of ROTC in recent years. The second line of research that the Core Curriculum included both Contemporary Civilization and preoccupied Silver late in life was the analysis of traditional Jewish Literature Humanities. More recently, in the context of the Global texts in light of the concerns of modern political theory. Core requirement, Silver worked with colleague Rachel Chung to Silver is survived by his wife, Victoria Koroteyeva LAW’06, a develop a course on ideals and practices of friendship in East Asia professor at SIPA, and nieces, Marilyn Kravitz and Elaine Arena. and the West; they were scheduled to teach it again this spring. — Aiyana K. White ’18 and Lisa Palladino

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Spring 2016 CCT 15

Get Ready To ROAR!

REUNION WEEKEND 2016

If your class year ends in a 1 or a 6, or you’re in the Class of 2015, REGISTER TODAY: college.columbia.edu/alumni/reunion2016 So Many Ways To Celebrate Your Reunion!

Reunite with friends and classmates • Class dinners, receptions and panels • shows or an evening at the Metropolitan Opera

Reminisce about your CC days • Enjoy live music and the Wine Tasting by the Steps • Take a neighborhood or campus tour (remember Tom’s Restaurant and the Hungarian Pastry Shop?)

Relive your classroom experience • Keynote Speaker Robert Siegel ’68 of NPR’s All Things Considered • Mini-Core Classes on Virgil’s Aeneid, the mysteries of the universe and more Roar, Lion, Roar

Fencing Wins Ivies Again

olumbia fencing retained its posi- Michael Aufrichtig told Spectator of the fact tion atop the Ivy League in 2016, that three teams shared both Ivy titles. “It’s but this time in a pair of three- really no surprise. There are so many strong way ties after the two-day Ivy teams and strong fencers, it’s so close now.

C thletics League Round-Robins at Cornell February “What I told the team today was, ‘Win- 6–7. The men’s team earned its third con- ners win. And we’re winners.’ And they secutive title by finishing tied with Penn didn’t forget that.” and Princeton at 4–1, while the women won The Lions will try to defend their their second straight crown, sharing it with NCAA Championship at Brandeis March Harvard and Princeton at 5–1. 24–27, after taking part in the NCAA It was the 37th time Columbia has Regionals at Vassar on March 13. Colum- A / Co lumbia L aughlin either won or shared the men’s Ivy League bia won its 14th NCAA title a year ago, its championship and the 10th time it has first under Aufrichtig. M ike c won or shared the women’s crown. Eight Columbia fencers earned 2016 All- “It just shows the depth and strength Ivy honors, with Calvin Liang ’19, Michael “Jackie was fantastic,” Aufrichtig said of of fencing in the Ivy League,” head coach Costin ’17, Jackie Dubrovich ’16 and Sara Dubrovich’s weekend performance. “The Taffel BC’17 making the First Team and crazy thing with our foil team is generally Geoffrey Loss ’16, Nolen Scruggs ’19, Jake whoever we put in, we know that they’re Hoyle ’16 and Ilana Solomon ’19 earning going to be able to do well.” spots on the Second Team. Ten days later, Scruggs was crowned The men’s team beat Princeton 15–12 the Junior Olympic Champion in men’s and Yale 18–9 but lost to Penn 15–12 on foil and Porter Hesslegrave ’18 took home Day One, then defeated Harvard 16–11 the silver medal in men’s epee on February and Brown 21–6 on Day Two. The sabre 17 in Cleveland. Scruggs won gold with a team led the way with Liang (10–2), Cos- dominating 15–2 performance over Wil- tin (10–4) and Loss (9–4) finishing second, liam Upbin in the championship bout, third and fourth behind Penn’s Shaul Gor- posting a touch differential of +28 over his don ’16 (14–1). final three bouts. Hesslegrave lost a 15–12 The women beat Cornell 21–6, Penn 18–9 decision to Jack Bradford in the epee o s / T he I vy L eague t and Yale 21–6 but dropped a 17–10 deci- championship bout. sion to Princeton on Day One. On Day And Jeff Spear ’10, the 2008 NCAA Two, the Lions defeated Harvard 19–8 and champion in sabre, helped lead the U.S.

S ideline P h o Brown 21–6 to gain their share of the title. men’s team to a No. 1 world ranking for Jackie Dubrovich ’16 won all 18 of her matches to The foil team dominated the opposition, the first time since 2004 February 20–21 dominate the foil competition at the Ivy League with Dubrovich posting an undefeated 18–0 after winning its second World Cup title Championship. Above right, Dubrovich in action. record and Taffel going 14–1. at the Warsaw World Cup.

Scoreboard

47 8 10 6 5 Ivy League Columbia fencers Columbia women Times Maodo Lo ’16 Former Lions who championships who earned All-Ivy basketball players who earned Ivy men’s attended major won by Columbia’s honors in 2015–16 have scored 1,000 basketball Player or minor league men’s and women’s career points; Tori of the Week honors baseball fencing teams Oliver ’17 became the in his career camps this spring 10th on February 13

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Spring Preview: Baseball Goes for Four-Peat

Columbia’s baseball team will be seeking a fourth consecutive Ivy Columbia’s chief rival in the Division figures to be League championship this spring after coming off what was argu- Penn, which lost to the Lions in a one-game playoff for the division ably the finest season in program history. Last year, the Lions won crown a year ago. The Quakers expect to have a solid pitching staff a school-record 34 games, topped the Ivies for the third year in a led by Jake Cousins ’17 and Mike Reitcheck ’17, with shortstop Ryan row and won three games in the NCAA tournament. No team has Mincher ’16 leading the offense. In the Red Rolfe Division, Brown, won four straight titles since the Ivy League took over the baseball led by outfielder Rob Henry ’17, who batted .363 and reached base in competition when Army and Navy left the Eastern Intercollegiate 37 of 39 games last season, may have the best chance to unseat Dart- Baseball League in 1993. mouth, which has won the division title for eight consecutive years. Columbia, which has won four Ivy titles in 10 seasons under coach The Lions will begin their Ivy quest with doubleheaders against , retains a solid core of veterans including All-Ivy First Yale on April 2 and Brown on April 3. Before that, however, they Team first baseman Nick Maguire ’16 and outfielder Robb Paller ’16, will play 18 non-league games — four at Jacksonville and 10 in who each hit seven home runs last season, catcher/outfielder Logan California against Pepperdine, San Diego and Long Beach State Boyher ’16 and pitchers George Thanopoulos ’16, Kevin Roy ’16, Ty before returning to the area for one game against Army and three Wiest ’17 and Harrisen Egly SEAS’18. The Lions lost their top four against Connecticut. The Ivy season hitters for average, however, including Ivy Co-Player of the Year Gus concludes with four games against Craig SEAS’15, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners and batted Penn: doubleheaders at Philadelphia Roar! .322 in 34 games in the Arizona League last year. on April 30 and at Robertson Field For the latest news on at Satow Stadium on May 1. Columbia athletics, visit gocolumbialions.com. olumbia men’s tennis, which thletics Cswept the Ivy League a year ago and reached the NCAA Round of 16, was ranked as high as 15th this winter by the ITA despite the loss of several key players, includ- ing four-time All-Ivy First Team selection Winston Lin ’15. “We are excited to still be in the top 20, especially losing so many seniors,” said head coach Bid Goswami, who welcomed a strong recruiting A / Co lumbia L aughlin class and will be seeking the 11th Ivy title in his 34-year tenure. Columbia, which will begin Ivy competition at Cornell on M ike c March 26, had two nationally ranked doubles teams as of late Feb- ruary: No. 15 Shawn Hadavi ’17 and Richard Pham ’17 and No. 20 Mike Vermeer ’16 and Michal Rolski ’18.

Spring 2016 CCT 19 George Thanopoulos ’16 oppy Harlow ’05 was on a flight from Los Ange- les to New York City last fall when terrorists bombed the streets of Paris, attacked restaurants o n R ichards

Pand killed hostages inside a concert venue. R ay Before she even landed on November 13, her husband, Sinisa Babcic, had packed some of her winter clothes and arranged for a courier to bring the suitcase to the airport’s curb. She would join a team of about 100 other journalists from CNN to report on the terrorists, the victims and the survivors of Europe’s worst terrorist attack in 11 years. Harlow’s first report came about 24 hours after the attacks, outside the Bataclan concert venue where 89 people were killed after ISIS extremists held members of the audience hostage for two hours. “All these other reporters were lined up like sardines, freezing. It was a blur. The information just kept coming in,” Harlow says. In the 10 days that followed, Harlow interviewed the mother of a victim, a doctor who treated the wounded, a French senator grappling with the attack’s political reper- cussions and a survivor still trembling from the shock of the experience, among others. But amid the city’s frenzy of tragedy and survival, she had a personal concern: She was five months pregnant.

A Voice With eart HH eart CNN anchor and correspondent Poppy Harlow ’05 is driven by the search for truth

By Lauren Steussy

A Voice With Heart

“I thought, it’s not just me [anymore]; I’m carry- You got time for a manicure and a pedicure.” With ing another life. But I also thought, if I am scared the ease that laughter brings, the show begins. and not going to cover something, then the terrorists Harlow’s anchoring responsibilities extend far win,” she says. beyond what we see during CNN Newsroom Weekend. It’s with pragmatism and empathy for her subjects She and the show’s executive producer plan out discus- that Harlow does her . The Minneapolis native sions, guests and features. When news breaks, Harlow’s and 2015 Emmy nominee for “Outstanding Busi- team pivots from planned material to the latest devel- ness and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Sched- opments. In the week leading up to the shows, Har- uled Newscast” brings a voice to the broadcast world low and her team are constantly identifying editorial that is truth-seeking and tuned to the human expe- opportunities and how the show will cover them. rience. Whether she’s parsing the details of the 2016 Harlow recently spearheaded a regular series on presidential election or interviewing the witness to her weekend show called “American Opportunity,” a heart-wrenching crime, Harlow takes a step back in which she and other correspondents explored to research thoroughly and listen carefully, showing topics on income inequality. Her reasons for focus- every subject respect and understanding in her ques- ing on these inequalities have much to do with her tions. This quality has carried throughout her career, own upbringing in a middle-class family. says former CBS News president Andrew Heyward, “I just feel like I had this amazing shot,” she says at who later became a mentor to Harlow. a cafe across the street from CNN’s newsroom after “I’m always impressed by Poppy’s thoughtfulness an anchoring shift. She quotes one of her favorite and fundamental decency — perhaps those are her interviewees: “The way Warren Buffett puts it is, he heartland roots showing,” Heyward says. “I’ve never won the ovarian lottery. He was born to parents in known her to cut corners or fail to consider the respon- the right place in the right time in America to build sibilities inherent in being a network journalist.” his success. I feel like I won the ovarian lottery, and a In other words, says one of her current co-work- lot of us did. We owe it to people who didn’t win that ers, CNN Weekend Programming Manager Bryan lottery to figure out how they can achieve more.” Bell, “Poppy’s signature is one made with human It wasn’t only the content of Harlow’s reporting emotion. We are nothing without it.” that her parents, Mary and James Harlow ’69, influ- enced. Harlow says she inherited from them prac- hen Harlow isn’t traveling the world as a tices like taking copious notes, putting long hours WCNN correspondent, she’s a weekend anchor into her work and instantly striking up a rapport for the network. On a day in early December, Har- with her subjects. Mary was a former ballerina and low, 33, sits high behind a desk in CNN’s Midtown actress who went back to school to earn a doctor- newsroom. With 30 seconds until the end of a com- ate in psychology while her two kids were young. mercial break, she is composed and ready to begin as “Watching [my mom raise me while going to school the newsroom buzzes around her. A producer arrives full-time] had a very strong impact on me. I look to breathless to the set, and Harlow tells her, “Relax. her as an example of someone who was ambitious

Harlow interviewed Mercedes Velasco, a single mother of four in Bridgeport, Conn., who when interviewed in 2015 was dependent on food stamps to feed her children. The interview was part of CNNMoney’s American Opportunity series, “Feeding America’s Most Vulnerable Children.” CNN Co urtesy

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Harlow with her father, James Harlow ’69,

PPY HARL P O PPY C O URTESY celebrating his birthday. with her career and also focused on raising me to the riculars like the Columbia Political Union fed her best of her ability.” curiosity. She originally planned go to law school but James was a trial attorney who never got a chance entertained the idea of journalism, interning at CBS to show Poppy his old stomping grounds at the Col- MarketWatch for three years of her college career. lege. He was diagnosed with cancer when Poppy was “I loved it — it was everything from the mundane 15 and died four months later. transcribing of interviews to running physical tapes Harlow — her given name is Katharine Julia; “Poppy” across the street to going on shoots,” she says. “So I is a childhood nickname that stuck — doesn’t recall decided I was going to do this news thing. If it didn’t hearing stories of her father’s time at Columbia. But work out, I knew law school would be there.” even without saying much about education and hard work, he instilled in her these values, along with a deep When CNN asked Harlow to participate in a reverence for family, she says. She remembers the fam- ily’s long drives to their Walker, Minn., cabin. When special, “The Person Who Changed My Life,” he would drive her to skating practice in the morning, she knew she wanted her father to be the focus. the two would listen to Prairie Home Companion on the radio. Memories like these reflect the man she feels lucky to have had in her life for 15 years, she says. Harlow graduated magna cum laude from the Col- When CNN asked Harlow to participate in a spe- lege. Her first job was at CBS Newspath, where she cial last year, “The Person Who Changed My Life,” gathered video footage from the CBS archives, tran- she knew she wanted her father to be the focus of her scribed interviews, and helped producers and report- segment. Through it, she learned her father was just as ers on shoots and with research. This led to a broadcast studious as she was, and spent more hours in the library reporting job at local television station NY1, covering than the student revolutionaries of that era. “While Jim Staten Island and New Jersey. Next it was Forbes. was sympathetic, he was, like Poppy, focused on getting com, where she was a video correspondent. Along the his work done, and frustrated that he couldn’t get into way she built up expertise in financial reporting and a the library when the school shut down,” Mary says. Rolodex full of valuable sources. It has helped set CNN Attending Columbia was one way Harlow could Newsroom Weekend apart from other network shows, remain connected to her father. “When he died, I says Bell, CNN’s weekend programming manager. think anything I could do to be close to him, I did,” “She has deep contacts within that sector,” he says. she says. “I know I took some of the same classes as “The show is often able to shine a light on an issue that he did because of the Core Curriculum, so he was few other news programs can touch in the same way.” definitely in my mind all the time.” Getting to CNNMoney from Forbes.com required As a political science major at the College, classes a set of qualities wholly her own. Harlow describes an like “” with Robert Jervis and extracur- interview she had with former CNNMoney Executive

Spring 2016 CCT 23 Courtesy CNN

Legendary investor Warren Buffet, one Producer Caleb Silver as a test of persistence. When Harlow knew this from her time at Forbes.com of Harlow’s favorite the interview with Silver was cut short, Harlow joined and CBS Newspath. Silver recognized Harlow’s innate interviews, sat down him on the elevator and followed him into the street. “I ability to connect both on-air and online, but had to with her in 2015. always think, what do I have to lose?” she says. “That’s convince the network’s senior executives that she would what I think going into interviews or trying to get an excel “despite her youth and relative lack of experience,” interview.” It’s a quality she hopes to teach her daugh- he says. “She proved me right within about 10 seconds” ter, due in April, from an early age, she says. of her first televised report. Silver saw something more than persistence, Harlow’s first 4½ years at CNNMoney were spent though, and he saw it before Harlow ever stepped online, with many of the segments making it to air as into the elevator and onto the street with him. He well. She was promoted to CNN as a correspondent in was taken by her approachability: “She could talk April 2012 and then as an anchor in February 2015. to anyone and make it seem like the conversation Upon her return from maternity leave, Harlow they were having was the most important, yet most doesn’t expect to stop traveling and reporting. “I love natural, conversation they could possibly have,” Sil- my job and gain a lot personally from it,” she says. ver says. “That is not a teachable skill. It comes from And she anticipates her husband, a senior manager a person’s natural curiosity and presence.” at Ernst & Young, will play an important role in In 2008, Silver hired Harlow as a correspon- their balancing work and family life. But Harlow dent during the early stages of CNNMoney’s online acknowledges motherhood may change the way she video channel. At the time, producing engaging works — it was certainly on her mind in the early online videos for the personal finance and finan- days of the Paris attacks, knowing she had another cial news website wasn’t as simple as publishing life to look after in what many other reporters broadcast clips on the web. Segments that did well described as a “war zone.” Harlow believes being a on air wouldn’t necessarily succeed online. Harlow mother will give her reporting a deeper significance, describes it as a proximity issue: “When someone is whether it’s about policies, justice or the “unsung staring at their computer screen or their phone, it’s hero,” she says. a little more intimate. They maybe don’t want to see “I have these discussions now because I’m passionate talking heads. They want you to take them there.” about them. Those ambitions haven’t changed because

24 CCT Spring 2016 A Voice With Heart

of [my daughter], but I think I will feel responsibility futures, star football players, very good students, liter- as a parent to tell the important stories I hope will help ally watched as they believed their lives fell apart.” shape the world she grows up in,” she says. An online petition calling for CNN to apologize garnered nearly 300,000 signatures. News websites n much of her reporting, it’s clear that Harlow is wrote about the segment, some calling CNN and Iputting herself in the shoes of her subjects. This Harlow’s reporting “sympathetic” to the rapists. In the was apparent in her coverage of August’s shooting bigger picture, the reporting was part of a marathon of reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam of coverage, much of which did focus on the victim of Ward in Roanoke, Va., CNN’s Bell said. the assault. And Harlow later interviewed the victim’s “When the shooting occurred, the expected mother, bringing an especially important perspective to media swarm descended onto the mountain town, her viewers, she says. But Harlow, who still thinks about and with it, throngs of reporters and cameramen and the incident with obvious pain, regrets what she said in bright lights,” Bell says. “Live shots were focused on the segment. “I think I could have done a better job,” the shooter, the madman behind the trigger who cut she says. “I learned a lot and it has informed my career short these lives.” as a journalist going forward, no question about it.” But Harlow and her teammate in charge of arrang- In 2015, Harlow and CNN producer Amanda ing interviews, Jennifer Henderson, instead pivoted the Hobor were nominated for an Emmy for a report story to Parker’s father, Andy, and CNN aired Harlow’s that focused on a many-layered tragedy exposed in interview with him in a 30-minute special. “It’s because the wake of General Motors’ sweeping recalls for of that skill — of knowing that Andy Parker’s story is faulty ignition switches. Their story followed Candice one that deserves to be heard — that Poppy was able Anderson, who was driving a 2004 Saturn Ion when to connect with him,” Bell says. “We spent 20 minutes the car swerved off the road and crashed into a tree. listening to him, an eternity in television time. It is that Anderson’s passenger and boyfriend, Gene Mikate devotion, that ability to capture conflict, emotion, joy Erickson, was killed in the crash. Because a trace and sadness, that makes Poppy so special.” Similarly, Harlow’s reporting in Paris focused “If you can bring it home to the viewer and make on those left behind, rather than on the terrorists behind the attacks. In one interview, Harlow and a it personal, about a human and a life, then I think it survivor of the Bataclan theater attacks sit together resonates with people.” on a Parisian street, the survivor still trembling. Har- low asks him if he feels guilty that he lived while so many others died — “survivor’s guilt.” It’s the type of amount of Xanax was found in Anderson’s system, question reserved for close friends or family mem- she was charged and pleaded guilty to criminal negli- bers. And the way Harlow’s voice and demeanor gent homicide. However, in 2014, her car was recalled comes across, she seems to be exactly that. because of the defective ignition switch; Anderson Harlow cites longtime CBS correspondent Les- was exonerated of the crime in November 2014. ley Stahl as one of her biggest influences. And she The district attorney who initially prosecuted Ander- regularly runs ideas by her biggest supporter, her son says if she had known about the faulty ignition husband. The two met when Harlow was visiting switch back then, she never would have prosecuted her family in Minnesota after she graduated from Anderson, Harlow and Hobor’s reporting found. Columbia: “I value his opinion a lot and I ask for his The segment was important not only to Harlow’s advice. He’s very honest and helpful,” she says. career but also to Anderson’s life, says Heyward, the And she’s constantly thinking of what it would be former CBS News president. “In a business where like to watch her interviews from afar. ambition often trumps other qualities, Poppy stands “If you were sitting on your couch yelling at the out by standing for something more than her own television, what would you ask that person? I don’t success,” he says. CCT Web Extras always do it well, but when I do, I’m happy when I get Harlow says she knows stories like that one, To watch some of it out there … If you can bring it home to the viewer which required both hard work and an eye toward Harlow’s reports, go to and make it personal, about a human and a life, then I justice, would make her father proud. college.columbia.edu/cct. think it resonates with people,” Harlow says. “Isn’t that what keeps us all going?” she asks. “There Harlow’s empathetic style occasionally has drawn are some pretty wonderful people in the world.” criticism. In March 2013 she was reporting from Steu- benville, Ohio, outside the courthouse where two teen- Lauren Steussy is an arts and culture reporter on Staten age football players were convicted in juvenile court Island. Her last profile for CCT was on Marie Claire of raping a 16-year-old girl. In a live report, Harlow executive editor Lea Goldman ’98 (Winter 2015–16). described the verdict as emotional, and said it was “dif- Steussy’s work has also appeared in The Staten Island ficult even for an outsider like me to watch what hap- Advance, San Diego Magazine and The Orange pened as these two young men that had such promising County Register.

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ACulture of Creation Entrepreneurship is flourishing at Columbia College By Nathalie Alonso ’08

Launching businesses and joining startups have emerged as In January, Katherine Jin ’16, Kevin Tyan ’16 and Jason Kang SEAS’16 tantalizing routes and viable career paths for the Columbia College — the team behind the startup Kinnos — made Forbes’ “30 Under 30” student eager to have an immediate impact on a cause, create a prod- in Healthcare list. The trio was recognized for inventing Highlight, a uct or service, or enjoy a high level of input in the workplace. powder that turns bleach blue, making the otherwise colorless dis- Heralding this trend is a wave of initiatives that provide avenues infectant visible and therefore more effective as a decontamination for undergraduates to explore entrepreneurship. They include a agent. [Editor’s note: See “Student Spotlight,” Winter 2015–16.] The College-sponsored, undergraduate-only challenge in the Univer- news came a month or so after Sara Sakowitz ’18 took the $2,500 first sity-wide, annual Columbia Venture Competition (CVC), which prize in the Engineering School’s annual Fast Pitch competition and now awards $250,000; a new academic course on the foundations was included in Crain’s New York Business “20 Under 20” list for her of entrepreneurship; and internship programs focused on startups. own startup, Blue Moon Box, a science kit subscription service for Such initiatives are typically fostered in some way by Columbia kids. [Editor’s note: See “Student Spotlight,” this issue.] Entrepreneurship, an administrative body launched in July 2013 at Sakowitz and Jackie Luo ’17, both of whom have leadership roles the direction of President Lee C. Bollinger for the purpose of sup- in CORE, also are among the eight undergraduates who run Lion- porting and cultivating entrepreneurial endeavors across the Uni- gram, a campus cookie and candy delivery service that launched in versity. Columbia Entrepreneurship works with all schools, as well December. “We wanted to get more on-campuses businesses going,” as with alumni and student clubs such as the Columbia Organiza- says Luo, who hopes Liongram’s presence will encourage other stu- tion of Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE), an undergraduate entrepre- dents to “have fun and get some experience running something on neurship club that has grown exponentially in the last three years. their own in a low-pressure environment.” David Lerner, director of Columbia Entrepreneurship and an College students and recent graduates who have launched busi- adjunct associate professor at the Business School who has been nesses or are on the verge of doing so can enter the CVC, a campus- with the University for approximately a decade, notes that the last wide business plan competition that has engaged more than 1,000 five or six years have “seen an incredible explosion of interest and students and alumni from all Columbia schools and from across the enthusiasm around startups and entrepreneurship around the Uni- world since its inception in April 2009. In 2015, CVC expanded to versity, but especially at the College.” That surge, he adds, reflects a five tracks, each sponsored by an individual school or other Univer- national trend attributable to resources made available by technol- sity entity. First place in the inaugural Undergraduate Challenge ogy and the reduced cost of launching a business. went to Shriya Samavai ’15 and Lauren Field BC’16, founders of “It’s never been more accessible or affordable to start a company,” Studio Lucien (formerly Academy Of ), a clothing line that takes says Lerner. “The cost has plummeted and, with the information cues from famous works of art. Kinnos took third place. that’s available because of the Internet and blogs, it’s a perfect storm Samavai believes her company has benefited not only from the of opportunity for younger folks to get involved.” $25,000 prize, which she and Fields are using to produce their first Perhaps most indicative of the entrepreneurial milieu that has piece — a rain jacket inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Great Wave developed at the College is a recent crop of student-run businesses. off Kanagawa — but also from their experience of creating a busi-

Illustrations by Choo Chung ness plan and pitching their concept to potential investors. “We had In response to the growing interest in entrepreneurship among an idea at the onset but we didn’t have the full vision,” Samavai says. undergraduates, this semester saw the debut of a course for College and “The contest helped us focus and think about what exactly it is we’re General Studies students called “Venturing to Change the World.” The trying to do.” weekly, three-hour seminar seeks to “expose students to the intellectual Dean James J. Valentini notes that “enthusiasm for entrepreneur- foundations and practical aspects of entrepreneurship.” Sixty students ship is very high among our students” and believes that Samavai and are enrolled in the course, which is taught by Damon Phillips, the Lam- Field’s win demonstrates “that students can build their own futures, bert Family Professor of Social Enterprise at the Business School, and build their own success, that they can use their creative thinking and Amol Sarva ’98, a prolific technology entrepreneur who co-founded analytical skills to turn an idea into reality. That’s essentially what Virgin Mobile USA and Peek. The syllabus is divided into three mod- we teach in the Core, and that’s what entrepreneurship is all about.” ules: thinking (Who is an entrepreneur?), creating (What are the ele- College alumni who have graduated within the last five years can ments of a successful startup?) and doing (How to pick a cofounder.). enter any of the other CVC challenges and apply to the Columbia “Students have expressed interest in a course like this for sev- Startup Lab, a co-working space subsidized by the University that eral years, particularly students in CORE,” says Valentini. “This is a opened in July 2014 at the WeWork building in SoHo West. Admit- course that is very important for us to offer. I would like Columbia ted startups can use the space for up to a year and have access to onsite College students to recognize that entrepreneurship is something workshops and mentors. Of 71 seats, the College has 10. Among the that any of them can do. Entrepreneurship is just an idea meeting alumni who have worked or are working out of the Startup Lab are an opportunity and turning into a successful enterprise. Columbia Carolyn Yim ’11, founder and CEO of Plyknits, which gives shop- College students have no shortage of ideas, and the world offers no pers direct access to her family’s knitwear line; Sam Bodkin ’12, shortage of opportunities for those ideas to develop.” founder of Groupmuse, a social network that matches people who Sarva, who calls entrepreneurship “a powerful force driving progress want to volunteer their home for a classical musical performance with in our civilization,” believes that the course, a first at the College, was musicians and guests; and Cooper Pickett ’10, CEO and co-founder designed in the spirit of the Core Curriculum insofar as it equips stu- of content creation service Longneck & Thunderfoot. dents with fundamental knowledge. “Understanding [the] dynamics [of Richard Witten ’75, former vice-chair of the University Board of entrepreneurship] and how to harness them and put them to work for Trustees and special adviser on entrepreneurship to Bollinger, says the right purposes is really important for young people,” he says. that when it comes to the Startup Lab and other entrepreneurial ini- Christopher McGarry, director for entrepreneurship in the Univer- atives, Columbia Entrepreneurship’s approach has been to “let folks sity’s Office of Alumni and Development, notes that the participation of shine, create leverage for them and provide resources for them to do alumni such as Sarva, through , speaking engagements and their magic,” adding that he believes that as a result, “Columbia is other capacities, has been key to the growth of the entrepreneurship eco- getting a reputation for being a place where entrepreneurs can thrive.” system at Columbia. “The startup community relies on other members

28 CCT Spring 2016 ACulture of Creation of the community itself for growth, nurturing, support, solution-finding ing their own ventures and are expected to enter both the Fast Pitch and innovating,” he says. “I look for help for young entrepreneurs and competition and the CVC. one of the best sources of help is the alumni community.” Among the students currently living in Res. Inc. is Robert Netzorg The excitement for entrepreneurship among College students has also ’19, who along with Hamed Nilforoshan SEAS’19 and Eshan Agarwal been characterized by greater interest in careers at startups. Luo, a com- SEAS’19 developed an app called Bites, which allows college students to puter science major who aspires to start a tech company, took the Spring connect with local cooks to purchase home-cooked meals. The trio took 2016 semester off from her academic studies to pursue an internship second place in the Fast Pitch competition in 2015. Netzorg applied to at Nylas, a San Francisco-based startup that develops email apps and Res. Inc. because he wanted to be surrounded by “like-minded people,” platforms. “Tech is one of the most exciting things out there because he says. “With regards to entrepreneurship, there’s a culture of creation people are constantly creating things and those things are fundamentally that’s very interesting to me — how a group of people get together to changing what the world is like,” she says, adding that entrepreneurship turn their ideas into something that’s feasible. It’s about creating some- and startups are appealing because they afford “personal empowerment thing for people to use and to make a living off of what you create.” and being able to have more of a say in what you do.” Jennifer Preis, a senior associate director at the Center for Career Fanning the entrepreneurial flame among Columbia under- Education (CCE), notes that entrepreneurially-minded students often graduates is CORE, which offers a robust lineup of initiatives that view work at existing startups as a precursor to launching their revolve around a three-prong mission to “inspire, educate, and own ventures. “I’ve had students tell me that they look forward to launch.” The group was founded in 1999, but it was not until the seeing firsthand what it’s like to execute an idea,” she says. 2013–14 academic year that it became visibly active, to the point The thirst for startup experience led CORE and CCE to launch that it is now considered the largest secular, non-political organi- the Startup Internship Program in 2014. Open to students in the zation on campus. That distinction is based on the group’s email College and several other schools, SIP places students in 12-week list, which according to president Simon Schwartz ’17 reaches more spring at startups in a range of fields and quickly has than 7,000 current students and recent alumni. become the most popular of CCE’s spring internship programs, Last semester, CORE launched one of its most ambitious initia- according to Preis. In partnership with Columbia Entrepreneur- tives to date: an intensive startup accelerator for New York City ship, CCE also administers the Columbia Undergraduate Startup students called Almaworks. For nine weeks, teams from the inaugu- Internship Fund, which launched in 2015. Funded by a gift from ral 10 participating startups, each including at least one Columbia an anonymous College parent, SIF covers up to $5,000 in expenses student or recent graduate, received free individualized advice from for financial aid recipients in the volunteer mentors. The fledgling companies included Swipes, an College, Engineering and Gen- The excitement for app launched by Julio Henriquez ’18 and Helson Taveras ’18 that eral Studies who are pursuing allows College students to share dining hall meals. A second cohort unpaid or low-paying summer entrepreneurship of startups will participate in Almaworks this spring. internships at startups. among College CORE also has partnered with Columbia Entrepreneurship on Last spring, through SIP, soci- students has also speaker events (guests have included Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, ology major Fabio DeSousa ’16 been characterized and , co-founder of and Square). CORE’s other interned at , offerings include Women@CORE, a mentorship program that pairs a nonprofit that recruits recent by greater interest in female entrepreneurs at Columbia with female entrepreneurs in New college graduates to work at start- careers at startups. York City. CORE also organizes Global Tech Treks — trips to tech ups around the country. After startup hubs around the world — during Spring Break. In 2016, students graduation, he will work at one of visited Paris, Berlin, London and . “I’m really proud of how those startups for at least two years as a Venture for America Fellow. much we’ve been able to push the student group label,” says Schwartz, DeSousa, who is interested in urban design and social entrepreneur- who has been involved with CORE since his first year at the College. ship, applied to SIP after interning at a startup accelerator and find- For CORE’s executive board members and other student leaders, ing that he preferred the work environment to other, more structured adds Schwartz, being involved with the group is akin to overseeing a internships he had completed. “I can see the work I do directly translat- small company: “We run it like a startup,” he says. “We have to deal ing into results,” he says. with problems and responsibilities but in a manner that isn’t fiduciary or Preis has found that many other students also find “the distinctive legally binding. We get this practicum and understanding of the mental- culture of startups” appealing. “They are drawn to the idea of working ity and some of the day-to-day challenges of running a startup.” hard, taking on a lot of responsibility and making change while ide- Sakowitz, who sits on CORE’s executive board, credits her involve- ally working on a cause important to them,” she says. ment with the group for the success she has had with her startup. “I Since the 2014–15 academic year, College students also have had started Blue Moon Box because I thought it would be a cool way to the option of applying to be part of Res. Inc. — short for Resi- get kids involved in science, which is something I’ve wanted to figure dential Incubator — a residential community housed in the Liv- out how to do for a long time,” she says. “Joining CORE and explor- ing Learning Center. Res. Inc. occupies the eighth floor of Wallach ing some of the programs that Columbia offers flipped the switch and Hall. Programming includes weekly seminar meetings, dinners and made me realize that this was something I could and would love to do.” receptions with alumni entrepreneurs, visits to startups around New York City and events hosted by the LLC Faculty-in-Residence Nathalie Alonso ’08, from Queens, is a freelance journalist and an Ioannis Kymissis, associate professor of electrical engineering and editorial producer for LasMayores.com, Major League Baseball’s official an entrepreneur himself. Residents must be working toward launch- Spanish language website. She writes “Student Spotlight” for CCT.

Spring 2016 CCT 29 Katie Meili ’13 Sets Her Sights on Rio By Charlotte Murtishaw BC’15 Trials Tribul ations Trials + Photographs By Corey Fox Tribul ations eaded into the star-studded meet standing as the United States’ top sprint in December, Katie Meili ’13 was nervous, she told prospect at the Duel. Her standout summer had not been Hher coach David Marsh. She was fatigued from a fluke: Over the course of several months, Meili shot months of hard training, her limbs felt leaden and her from a middle-of-the-pack, dark-horse candidate for the muscles ached — not atypical complaints for an elite U.S. national team to a legitimate medal contender at the swimmer, but not a reassuring sensation going into a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, coming up in August. competitive meet. The American squad was gunning for But talking about medals is premature; first, she needs its seventh consecutive victory at the biennial, trans-con- to make the U.S. Olympic team, a task said by some to be tinental matchup, but as the meet unfolded, the Euro- even harder than medaling at the Olympics. This summer, pean swimmers were keeping things close. America’s most competitive swim meet will light up (per- It was time for a pep talk. “I told Katie, ‘Here’s the haps literally — in 2012, it featured flames spurting from truth of the matter: You’re training better right now than the deck) Omaha’s CenturyLink Center from June 26 to at any time last year,’” Marsh recalls. “‘Last year, at your July 3, drawing Meili and more than 1,000 other swimmers, best, you weren’t able to do what you’re doing right now.’” most of whom grew up dreaming of reaching that elite level. As it turns out, no one at their best could do what a tired Meili was about to do. Pushing exhaustion aside, eili spent her childhood in Colleyville, a suburb of she emerged from the meet with an American record in MFort Worth, Texas, where, at 8, she met her initial the 100-meter breaststroke, her prime event, and gave her summer forays into competitive with disin- world-record-setting 400m medley relay team the edge it terest and consternation. Ribbons proved to be the key needed to pull out the win. incentivizer, and, eye on the prize, Meili went from a Riding the wave of a breakthrough season that included non-finisher to third place in a single meet, and subse- a gold medal at the Pan Am Games, Meili cemented her quently from summer league to a year-round club team.

32 CCT Spring 2016 She was a serious student and a dedicated swimmer departure. But less than a decade later came Meili, who throughout high school. It was at the 2008 Junior Nation- started threatening the records that were supposed to stand als, the top annual meet for swimmers under 18, that she for time immemorial, before making waves at NCAAs. was first scouted by Diana Caskey, Columbia’s longtime head coach for women’s swimming. “She was good, but she he podium finish at NCAAs would have made a story- wasn’t, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s going to blow the doors off at Tbook ending to an unlikely career, but Meili didn’t stop championships,’” Caskey says. “It was more like, ‘She’s a there. Instead, she moved on to Act II. Taking a gamble, great match [for Columbia] — her personality, the com- she plunged into the world of professional swimming — mitment of her parents, all those things that go into recruit- hardly a secure career move for anyone not named Michael ing the Ivy athlete.” Though obviously talented, Meili’s Phelps or — and moved to Charlotte, N.C., focus didn’t really sharpen until halfway through her col- to join Marsh’s invitation-only swimming group Swim- legiate career. “She lived the college life for her freshman MAC Carolina Team Elite (which includes Lochte, an and sophomore years, and then she decided she wanted to 11-time Olympic medalist). turn up the heat and really make her mark [in swimming],” “It’s a serious longshot,” says Caskey of the leap of faith Caskey says. “College is tough. There’s so much to do and it takes to pursue a pro career. “There are a lot of people so many different ways to spend your time. It takes a lot of gunning for that type of success, sacrifice to fully invest in yourself and your sport.” and it’s very challenging, very dif- The podium finish at From there, Meili’s swimming career took off as she ficult, on many levels.” NCAAs would have made posted school and Ivy League records, won “Swimmer of “When I was coming to the the Meet” honors at the 2013 Ivy championships and the end of my [college] career,” says a storybook ending to Connie S. Maniatty Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Meili, “I had had so much fun an unlikely career, but Award, awarded to the top graduating male and female that I wasn’t really ready to give Meili didn’t stop there. Columbia athletes. She capped her college career on an it up.” Given the go-ahead to join even larger , snagging a bronze medal and All-Amer- Marsh’s post-grad group and a ican honors in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2013 Divi- little logistical luck, “It was like, ‘OK, this is too perfect, I sion I NCAA Swimming Championships, a feat almost think the universe is trying to tell me something.’” unheard of for an Ivy Leaguer, not to mention a swimmer Marsh’s team set her up with a host family that allowed who didn’t even make NCAAs until the year prior. her to live with them rent-free, and through family con- It’s impossible to touch on Meili’s success without men- nections she found a job flexible enough to accommodate tioning Cristina Teuscher ’00, a larger-than-life presence in her practice . the annals of Columbia athletics and especially Columbia When she finally arrived at SwimMAC Carolina’s loaded swimming. Teuscher — the last female Olympian swim- Team Elite — Marsh (above left, with Meili) won’t even mer from the Ivies — entered Columbia having already take on a swimmer unless he believes he or she has a serious won gold at the Olympics and exited a multi-time NCAA shot at an Olympic Trials final, and most are aiming for an champ and Honda Sports Award winner, with more pool, Olympic medal — Meili had the unusual experience of feel- school, Ivy and NCAA records to her name than is reason- ing, for once, like a fish out of water. able to count. “I thought, ‘Oh, I don’t really belong here, I’m not the “There is no one in the league like her, past or present, best, I’ve never made the Olympics and I’ve never made and there will most likely be no one like her in the near a national team.’ I was walking around with this ‘I don’t future,” a Spectator sports reporter wrote the November belong’ attitude,” Meili says. following Teuscher’s graduation, and indeed, her name And, at least at the beginning, Marsh agrees that her dominated the Uris Pool record board for years after her talent didn’t set her apart. “Swimming-wise, I would say

Spring 2016 CCT 33 she was very average, so she didn’t stand out at all in the onships, where Meili finished fifth in the 100m breast- water,” he says. “She just worked hard every day and came stroke — not enough for an invitation to the FINA World in with a smile.” Championships, but enough to earn her a bid to the Pan- The workload that goes into being a part of Marsh’s elite American Games, to be held the week prior in Toronto. group is daunting. As a professional swimmer, Meili can There, Meili won the 100m breaststroke in an atten- spend up to six hours a day in the pool and weight room tion-grabbing 1:05.64, bettering her personal best by during double-practice sessions. nearly a second and breaking the meet record by two “If I hadn’t have gone Marsh, who developed dozens seconds. It was the third-fastest time in the world last to Columbia, I wouldn’t of Olympians while at season and would have been enough to win the gold at Auburn, is famous for his demand- the World Championships the next week. be the person I am ing workouts, which can involve “It made me feel like what I was doing was justifiable and today and I don’t think anything from Pilates to rope- it wasn’t a delusion — it was a reality,” she says. “That was I’d still be swimming.” climbing and always involve a “no more of a relief than anything, because I thought, OK, I’m pain, no gain” mindset. Because of here, I can do this, and now I can really focus on getting bet- Meili’s laser focus and dedication, ter instead of focusing on convincing other people I belong.” Marsh says he more frequently has to warn her to back off According to her friends, though, she’s still trying to from training too hard than anything else. grow into the role of world-class swimmer rather than As promised in Rocky montages, the grueling work Ivy-educated underdog. began to pay off, and Meili started gaining momentum, “Katie has had to remind herself that she has done the both in the pool and out. Her rising profile brought in work, and she is as good as she is,” says Adams, a 2012 Olym- endorsement deals, which enabled her to leave her day pian. “Sometimes I have to say, ‘Katie, come on, you’re one of job at Direct ChassisLink (the firm continues to support the fastest swimmers in the world — how cool is that?’” her through sponsorship). She also was able to get a place Even now, having made a national team, Meili recognizes of her own, which she shares with teammate Cammile that she sticks out because of her unusual pedigree, but says Adams and their one-eyed cat, Boo. she’s proud to represent Columbia. “I love telling people if I The international meet rosters for this summer were hadn’t have gone [to Columbia], I wouldn’t be the person I based on the results of the 2014 U.S. National Champi- am today and I don’t think I’d still be swimming.”

34 CCT Spring 2016 With arduous daily workouts, Meili is the first to admit between medalists and losers often lies in fractions of sec- that following her dream isn’t easy. And it’s not as if she’s onds. “It’s possible I’ll have the best swim of my life and still never thought about what would have happened if she hadn’t not make the Olympic team,” Meili says matter-of-factly. traded her cap and gown for a swim cap and training suit. What’s more, there’s always the unforeseen. At the “Of course, I can imagine it,” Meili says. “I miss the 2012 Trials, Meili broke her hand while warming up and people I went to school with, and I really miss New York. lost her chance to qualify for the London Olympics. “This is hard. I get to do incredible things, but it is Regardless of the outcome in Omaha, Meili plans to very stressful, physically and mentally. I am really happy I continue competing on the professional circuit through did what I did, but I also do miss the life that I probably the 2017 season, after which she’ll decide whether to would have had.” keep swimming or go back to school — right now, she’s thinking about earning a law degree. n the end, the sacrifices Meili has made will hinge on a In any case, she has no regrets about her choice. Inarrow window at the Olympic Trials — about a min- “Most swimmers will tell you that the Olympics are ute, give or take, the time it takes to swim two laps in a the goal,” she says. “But I think it’s important to 50m pool. While Meili intends to swim a full program, the find ways to keep it valuable, even if you don’t consider 100m breaststroke is her signature event and her best chance the Olympics … Every day I want to feel like I’m really at a trip to the Olympics. Aside from that, an impressive invested in and learning as much from the process, and performance at the Austin Grand Prix in January put her getting as much happiness out of every single day as I in contention for a 200m breaststroke berth, and she’ll also would making the Olympic team. be vying for one of the 400m freestyle relay slots that are “If it weren’t to happen, of course I would be disappointed, awarded to the top six finishers in the individual 100m free. but I wouldn’t leave feeling like I had just wasted two years “You only have one certain day, and you either win or of my life. I really think I’m at the point where I’m never you don’t,” Adams says. “She has to show up on race day.” going to say that. This journey has been incredible.” As a make-or-break moment, the Olympic Trials are a perfect stage for upstarts, and it wouldn’t be the high-stakes Charlotte Murtishaw BC’15 is a Student Conservation Asso- meet it is without some upsets. The wise know to temper ciation intern in Nebraska, where she is a volunteer coordinator their expectations, especially in a sport where the difference for the .

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36 CCT Spring 2016 Painting Central Park

Roger F. Pasquier ’69 explores a beloved landmark through the lens of art

Roger F. Pasquier ’69, whose Painting Central Park (Vendome Press, $60) is excerpted here, has also authored several books on birds, including Masterpieces of Bird Art: 700 Years of Ornithological Illustration (Abbeville Press, 1991). A longtime birder and conservationist, Pasquier spends hours in Central Park, the same park where he played as a child and a park that, as a recent Wall Street Journal profile of Pasquier notes, is many New Yorkers’ “real backyard.” Pasquier’s newest volume includes a range of artful depictions of this green refuge from sometime New Yorkers (or New York transients) such as Marc Chagall, Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, Richard Estes, David Hockney, George Grosz and Helen Frankenthaler.

— Rose Kernochan BC’82

Julius Bien, after John Bachmann, Central Park (Summer), 1865; Color lithograph on paper; Museum of the City of New York (pp. 36–37)

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have spent much of my life in Cen- as following, on a small scale, the advice of tral Park, first as an infant in a peram- the author of The Oregon Trail, Francis Park- bulator, then as a child climbing on man, who said that the historian must always I the rock outcrops and roller skating see firsthand the places in his narrative. I was around the Conservatory Water, later explor- surprised at how often I could quite liter- ing the Ramble when I was old enough to ally put myself in the painter’s place. And I be allowed to go alone, and watching birds enjoyed discovering how some artists delib- throughout the park ever since my early erately rearranged pieces of the landscape for teens. Having studied art history in college their own expressive purposes. and , I have long wanted to The whole process of searching for the explore Central Park through the lens of art. artists, their paintings, and the places they But I first thought seriously of the possibili- painted, and then looking for the broader ties during the few years I lived far from it, patterns or historic interest the paintings in Washington, D.C. There, nothing made may reveal, has given me a new apprecia- me more homesick than looking at George tion for the park I thought I knew so well. Bellows’s Bethesda Fountai at the Hirshhorn Museum. When I finally found the time to From Painting Central Park by Roger F. take up the subject, I first wondered whether Pasquier (c) 2015. Used with permission of there were in fact enough really good paint- The Vendome Press. arner ings of the park, by enough artists, through- out the years since the park was created in the E llen W 1860s. To my happy amazement, I rapidly Roger F. Pasquier ’69 found more than eighty well-known painters who have depicted Central Park. (And what fun it was to discover their depictions of the stages of my own park life — as an infant with a nursemaid, as a child climbing the rocks and watching the model boats on the Conservatory Water, even as a birdwatcher.) Not all of the painters I found are included here — some, in fact, did much better work elsewhere — and I have featured some less familiar artists whose paintings have his- toric value documenting the park’s evolv- ing landscape and popular activities. I took photocopies of many paintings into Central Park, in the hope of finding precisely where the artists stood. I enjoyed thinking of myself

38 CCT Spring 2016 George Bellows, A Day in June, 1913; Oil on canvas; Institute of Arts (pp. 146–147)

Richard Estes, Sunday Afternoon in the Park, 1989; Oil on canvas; Private collection (pp. 166–167)

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Edward Hopper, Bridal Path, 1939; Oil on canvas; Private collection (pp. 118–119)

Alex Katz, Bicycle Rider (Bicycling in Central Park), 1982; Color lithograph; Metropolitan Museum of Art (p. 121)

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Contents Panorama 42 CC AA Message The Great God Pan graces the lawn in front of , but 43 Alumni in the News that hasn’t always been the Greek deity’s home. Alfred Corning Clark, the former head of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., ordered the piece 44 Lions from artist George Grey Barnard in the mid-1890s as a fountain for Ashley Kahn ’83, Robert Cottingham Jr. ’88, famed Upper West Side apartment building The Dakota, which then Kerry Constabile ’01 rejected it. The Clark family subsequently offered the sculpture to the City of New York for Central Park. The city also turned it down, and it 48 Bookshelf Notorious RBG: The Life and Times eventually found a place at Columbia. of Ruth Bader Ginsburg The statue’s first home on campus was in the northeast corner where by Shana Knizhnik ’10 and Irin Carmon Mudd Hall is now; it was installed in 1907 as a working fountain and sitting area. To make room for construction on the School of Engineering 50 Class Notes and Applied Sciences, the statue was moved in 1959 to the square in front of Schermerhorn. Construction, this time on Avery, once again 92 Obituaries forced Pan to move. He finally came to rest in front of Lewisohn in 1975. 96 Alumni Corner Photo: SCOTT RUDD

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Reunions Provide Perspective on Who You Are, Who You Were

By Douglas R. Wolf ’88 OTT RUDD

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he word “reunion” can have many associations, depending also a great time to show your family the pool where you took the on with what or with whom you are reuniting. A reunion infamous swim test or the Butler stacks where scenes from Ghost- between a parent and a child can be heartwarming. A high busters were filmed. Tschool reunion often includes awkward moments. But Since my 25th reunion in 2013, I have longed for more ways what about a college reunion? And what about a college reunion to connect to my younger self (don’t we all?) and to my Colum- at a school not known for its school spirit but rather for a student bia friends as well as to current students and some of the Col- community that is varied and diverse and often distracted by the lege’s terrific current faculty. Waiting five years seemed too long, urban metropolis steps away from its campus’ gates? As Reunion like I might lose momentum. Fortunately, opportunities to attend Weekend 2016 approaches (Thursday, June 2–Sunday, June 5), I a Columbia reunion have become more frequent for me. I returned thought about the meaning of a reunion at a school whose alumni last year for my “27th reunion” while Sherri celebrated her 25th. are known as independent-minded, urbane and sometimes more Though I was out of my five-year cycle, I saw many familiar faces socially conscious than socially unified. from my residence hall, from classes and from intramural teams. Reunions at Columbia College have been happening for some Surprisingly, I saw several other CC’88ers, too. In some ways, being time now. I have attended five for my Class of ’88, and four for my back with friends made through non-class connections was just as wife, Sherri Pancer Wolf ’90. I have found reunions are an informal fulfilling an experience as reunion was with my own class. I was and fun way to see old friends and classmates while being reminded seeing myself through other lenses, beyond just my graduation year of a place that was formative in my development. When I return to and through my interests and passions. The chance to take Mini- campus for reunion and see the Greek names running across the top Core Classes and have a glass of wine on the Steps — legally — of or leisurely walk up the Low Steps — instead of was a nice bonus. racing across to make it to wrestling practice — memories of who I The opportunity to reconnect with the College, with friends of was as a student wash over me, even 25 years later. And when attend- all affiliations and, of course, with Koronet, is now a more regular ing a cultural event as part of reunion — taking in a Broadway show occasion for everyone, not just for those with a spouse in another or attending a ballet at the Metropolitan Opera — I’m reminded of class. The Saturday of Reunion Weekend 2016 ( June 4) has been my Core class outings while a student. renamed All-Class Reunion. Formerly known as Dean’s Day, I have realized that Columbia College reunions are more than it is an annual event for all College alumni to return to campus just an opportunity to see old friends and classmates — though it for Mini-Core Classes, lectures, the Wine Tasting and Starlight always amazes me how great the CC’88 turnout is and how well Reception on Low Plaza, and for mingling with alumni from your everyone is doing — but they are also a rare chance to reconnect own and other classes. Whenever you want to look back in time to with your 20-year-old self. I assure you that as reunions go, the gain perspective on who you are today — by meeting up with old one between you and your younger self is quite satisfying. It is eye- friends or former teammates, by visiting campus spots that had opening to reflect on who you were before you read the Core Cur- meaning to your student experience or by sitting in a classroom riculum, or panicked over that final paper or heard your graduation with intelligent people — I encourage you to view Reunion Week- day speaker while sitting in a sea of Columbia Blue gowns. Passing end as something to which to look forward to. I know I do. Koronet Pizza makes me smile every time, as I think of the many So please mark your calendar for Reunion Weekend 2016. If late nights spent there either on the way to or back from a social your year ends in 1 or 6, you have a four-day milestone celebration adventure. Standing in front of Carman Hall reminds me of fresh- ahead of you. If you’re like me, in an “off ” year, let’s make the most man move-in day, a time when I still relied on my parents to help of our one special day at All-Class Reunion. I’ll see you then! me. A reunion is as much about oneself as it is about reconnecting with a place or with others. That’s not to say, though, that it’s not Roar!

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On February 26, The Legal Foundation goal was to start a dialogue about what we of Washington presented Don Horowitz viewed as important issues in our criminal ’56 with the 2016 Charles A. Goldmark justice system,’ Demos told Women in the Distinguished Service Award, which World. ‘It was always our goal, but I think is given annually to an individual or this far exceeds what we expected, and we’re organization “that has assisted in provid- thrilled that so many people — and so ing deep and meaningful access to the many different people — all over the world justice system.” In addition to his current are watching, and responding, and having work as a senior adviser at the University different responses.’” of Washington’s Information School, Horowitz previously served as a Wash- Eight College alumni presented at the 2016 ington Superior Court judge and as chief Sundance Film Festival in January: Josh counsel for the Washington State Depart- Fox ’95, director of How to Let Go of the ment of Social and Health Services. World (And Love All the Things Climate Can’t

Lodge Kerrigan ’85, o Change); director, t Ommeed Sathe ’00 was named in The screenwriter and executive producer of The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s first 40 Under Girlfriend Experience; Katharina Otto- 40 list of young leaders who have dedicated Bernstein ’86, SOA’92, producer of o n Fo M arath their careers to social change. Sathe is VP Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures; Andrew of impact investments at Prudential Finan- Neel ’01, director of Goat; Julia Bloch ’99, cial in Newark, N.J., and oversees a $500 film editor of Green Room; Yana Gorskaya Dave Obelkevich ’65 holds the record million portfolio of investments designed to ’96, editor of Hunt for the Wilderpeople; for longest streak of finished consecutive produce both financial and social returns. Miguel Batista ’93, BUS’99, production New York City Marathons, having run accountant for O.J.: Made in America; and his 39th in November. The accomplish- Making a Murderer, the hit documentary Carly Hugo ’06, producer of Suited. ment was covered by Runner’s World and series co-directed by Moira Demos ’96, Canadian Running Magazine; Obelkevich SOA’08, was called “Netflix’s most sig- Columbians made a big splash on Forbes’ finished with a time of 4:57:01. nificant show ever” by Forbes in a January 3 30 Under 30 list, with eight College article. Demos has been interviewed about alumni being recognized for excelling in On January 5, New York City Mayor Bill the documentary — which was filmed over their respective fields: Amanda Gutter- de Blasio announced the appointment of man ’13, founder of the online media Lisette Camilo ’98 as commissioner for company Slant (Media Category); Shana the Department of Citywide Administra- Knizhnik ’10, author of the popular blog tive Services. In a press release, Camilo Notorious R.B.G. and co-author of the was quoted, “I am excited by the prospects book of the same name (Media Cat- of continuing efforts to create a green city, egory) [Editor’s Note: See Bookshelf.]; support City Agency workforce needs and Heben Nigatu ’14, co-host of BuzzFeed’s also maintain the historic city buildings “Another Round” podcast (Media that have become a staple in New York.” Category); Michael Tannenbaum ’10, who helped negotiate the largest Fin- Nico Muhly ’03 composed the musical Tech investment through his work with score for The New Yorker’s first animated SoFi’s $1 billion investment in SoftBank cover, which was drawn by Chris Ware and (Finance Category); Jerelyn Rodriguez premiered on November 30. Listen to the ’11, founder of The Knowledge House, audio and see the video: newyorker.com/ a STEM education-to-jobs pipeline in culture/culture-desk/cover-story-2015-12-07. underserved neighborhoods (Education /N etfli x E ric C harb o nneau Category); Christopher Lorn ’10, the The September 2015 issue of Interior consumer journey and analytics lead for Design magazine featured the work of 10 years and follows the story of Steven tobacco company Philip Morris (Mar- Erik Maran ’86 and Ira Smith ’86, co- Avery, currently in prison for murder — keting and Advertising Category); and founders of SmithMaran Architecture Katherine Jin ’16 Kevin Tyan ’16, in multiple media outlets, including The and + Interiors. The duo’s design for Insight Jason Kang SEAS’16 New York Times and TODAY. As a result co-creators (with ) Venture Partners’ new space, on the 36th of the series, more than 507,000 people of Highlight, a brightly colored disin- floor of midtown New York’s W. R. Grace have signed online petitions in an effort to fectant that helps doctors fight Ebola Building, was covered with an article and release Avery from prison. The New York (Healthcare Category) [Editor’s Note: See slideshow of the finished space. Times wrote on January 11: “‘Really, our “Student Spotlight,” Winter 2015–16.]. — Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

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Courtesy AsHley Kahn ’83 Ashley Kahn ’83 Brings Music to Life

By Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

nown on-air as “The Cincinnati Kid” in his WKCR days, his writing on John Coltrane’s two-disc archival release Offering: Ashley Kahn ’83 has gone from WKCR to the Grammy Live at Temple University, while his previous nominations were for Awards. With three Grammy nods and a 2015 win for the 2004’s Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings and 2011’s Kthird nomination under his belt, Kahn has mastered an Side Steps, another Coltrane release. art that may not immediately come to mind when thinking about Jamie Katz ’72, BUS’80, editor-at-large at Smithsonian Magazine music: album notes. (and former editor of CCT), has worked with Kahn at both People Album notes — also called liner notes — are historical, social, polit- and Vibe magazines. “Ashley does the hard work,” Katz says. “He’s ical and/or personal writings that are released with an album to help really a historian on the front lines of digging up information that the listener better understand the context of the work. “My words are is out there in crates, in people’s memories and in recorded frag- attached to this piece of music that’s being brought into the world for ments. Whatever it may be, he will take the time and effort not the first time — I better get it right,” says Kahn with a laugh while only to find it but also to understand it and piece it together.” explaining his approach to writing album notes, adding that he looks Kahn was born in and grew up in Cincinnati. While at the process as creating a frame for readers to reference the music. at the College, where he majored in English, he developed a popu- In addition to writing album notes, Kahn is a prolific music jour- lar WKCR Tuesday night blues and jazz show. “WKCR kind of nalist and an adjunct instructor in NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts’ became more of my major than my major did,” Kahn says. “I was Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, teaching music history putting a lot of energy into it and, as such, I found there was a kind and criticism. Kahn’s 2015 Best Album Notes Grammy was for of self-teaching that was going on.”

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Kahn got his start writing album notes while still at WKCR; his first notes were on blues guitarist Roy Buchanan’s career revival album When a Guitar Plays the Blues for a small Chicago label, Alli- gator. Kahn says the opportunity came to him because someone at Alligator heard his blues/jazz radio show and invited him to Chi- cago to sit in on Buchanan’s recording sessions and to then write up the notes explaining the album and Buchanan’s musical history. After graduation, Kahn moved to New Orleans, where he immersed himself in the jazz and blues scene: working for three radio stations, writing for The New Orleans Times-Picayune and, most influentially for his work, working with the world-renowned New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. That experience propelled him back to New York a

few years later, where he worked with the NYC SummerStage pro- BENNY RIETVELD gram in its infancy, meeting artists like Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and Ashley Kahn ’83 (far right) with Carlos Santana (center) and Hal Miller, Kahn’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a Zulu choir for which he became the co-author on Santana’s 2014 memoir, backstage at a Santana gig in Woodstock, N.Y., on June 15, 2014. manager and traveled the world with for the next four years. “Seeing the world through the eyes of musicians — people who are making their living being on the stage, being in studios, creating 2015 American Book Award and was voted one of NPR’s “Best recordings … It’s incredibly informative and incredibly revealing on Books of 2014”; Kahn says the writing process took 81 interviews how to think about music in a way that I never would have done just over the course of 1½ years. coming out of a classroom, or as a journalist or DJ,” Kahn says. Katz says that Kahn’s pas- After being a band manager and producer for several years, sion and respect for music shines CCT Web Extras Kahn returned to writing with 1998’s Rolling Stone: The Seventies, through his writing, giving listeners To hear Ashley Kahn ’83’s a book of essays chosen to capture the essence of the ’70s with an enhanced experience. “There’s a answers to press questions both new and republished Rolling Stone articles and photographs. certain amount of understatement after winning a Grammy, go to From there, his writing career took off again, with eight books and in his writing,” Katz says. “It’s like college.columbia.edu/cct. dozens of articles in publications like Rolling Stone, The New York radio — a lot of it takes place in Times and . His most recent book is a col- your own mind when you’re listening; it’s not beating you over the head. laboration with guitarist Carlos Santana for the musician’s 2014 His writing has the same quality that great radio has — he opens the memoir, The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light. It won the door and you come to [experience] it next to him.”

Fencer and Business Owner Bob Cottingham Jr. ’88 Leads in Both Roles

By Caroline Rothstein JRN’10

ob Cottingham Jr. ’88 says his fencing career, which 100.” Sabre88 works with both commercial and federal govern- peaked when he was a member of the 1988 and 1992 U.S. ment clients, among them the Navy, the Nuclear Regulatory Com- Olympic teams, has directly informed how he manages mission and the General Services Administration. With nearly 50 Bhis rapidly growing global consulting business, Sabre88. employees based on government and client sites, and $2.5 million And his longtime philanthropic work, both with Columbia’s fenc- in revenue in 2014, Sabre88 has experienced 672 percent growth ing team and with the Peter Westbrook Foundation, is helping to since 2012. Last year, Inc.’s annual “Inc. 5000” list of the nation’s develop a new generation of fencers. fastest growing private companies ranked Sabre88 671st, and Cottingham, a history major with a 1994 law degree from among the top 10 fastest-growing companies led by an African- Rutgers, came to fencing after his older sister promised her high American CEO. school fencing coach at Montclair (N.J.) Kimberley Academy that For Cottingham, who was named by The U.S Small Business her brother would try the sport. “I took on the challenge,” says the Administration as “New Jersey’s 2015 Minority Small Business Per- effervescent Cottingham. “And fencing made Sabre88.” son of the Year,” customer service is Sabre88’s backbone. He tailors Founded by Cottingham in 2008 as a one-man bedroom opera- the execution of each contract to each client, a skill he honed in prior tion in Newark, N.J., Sabre88 — named for his weapon and for an : serving as a district director for former Rep. Donald Payne important year in his life: his College class year, his first Olympics (D-N.J.) from 1996 to 2004 and helping grow Phacil, a technology and the year he won the NCAA individuals — was named the 16th services government contractor, from a company with five employees fastest-growing inner city business last year in Fortune’s “Inner City in 2004 to 850 in 2008.

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But even more than those experiences, Cottingham credits fenc- ing for his ability to respond quickly and effectively to challenges. “Fencing helped me think strategically,” says Cottingham, who as a College student navigated schoolwork while being on both the Columbia and U.S. fencing teams. He competed nationally and internationally, was team captain junior and senior years, and was NCAA Fencer of the Year in 1988 after winning individuals and helping lead Columbia to an NCAA Championship for the sec- ond consecutive year. In 2010, he was inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame. Each time Sabre88 wins a contract, because of its work with the federal government on a multi-state level with separate rules and regulations in each state, Cottingham has to ensure that everything is G reenfield Lo — from benefits to compensation to time off and sick days — is Bob Cottingham Jr. ’88 uses skills from his fencing career in his business, aptly named Sabre88. in compliance with the law. For example, during January’s mas- sive East Coast snowstorm, some of Cottingham’s employees were permitted to telecommute while others were not, given the strictly Many of the fencers Cottingham mentors began their careers as regulated nature of the material with which they work. kids at the Peter Westbrook Foundation, which Cottingham has “The recovery is what is so critical,” Cottingham says, noting been a part of since its inception 25 years ago, as a founder, and for how this vital fencing skill informs his ability to respond daily at which he now is chairman of the board. The foundation, based in work. “That’s what really drives me — the fight.” New York City, teaches fencing to youth from underserved com- When he’s not traveling to meet with each employee quarterly, munities. “Each Saturday, I get into the weeds by coaching the Cottingham arrives to Sabre88 headquarters, at New Jersey Insti- beginner sabre class with Akhi Spencer-El, a Columbia assistant tute of Technology’s Enterprise Development Center, between coach and former foundation student,” says Cottingham, who 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Because every day brings on different wears Columbia blue on those days. challenges, he’s always prepared to connect with customers, and Even Cottingham’s children — Bobby (17) and Alison (14) — fence eager for good reviews. These feel to him like winning a fencing with the foundation as well as for Montclair Kimberley Academy, tournament, as all contracts thus far have been referrals, he says. where Cottingham met his wife, also named Alison, in ninth grade. Columbia fencing teammate Marc Oshima ’91 calls Cotting- Cottingham says his employees know how important fencing ham a fierce, passionate competitor. “Bob has always been the is to him, and how passionate he is about the foundation. “I get to consummate role model and leader, setting an example around the serve in leadership in two different capacities, and each one informs championship mentality,” says Oshima. “He challenged all of us to the other,” he says. be competing against the world, not just the University … What he helped foster was a culture of winning.” Caroline Rothstein JRN’10 is a New York City-based writer, per- Oshima has relished watching his friend give back by his support former, activist and arts educator. She tours internationally performing of the Columbia alumni fencing club and current team, both finan- spoken word poetry, and her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Narra- cially and by mentoring current, past and incoming fencing students. tively, Williams Magazine and elsewhere.

Thinking Globally, Kerry Constabile ’01 Looks Locally for Climate Solutions

By Kim Martineau JRN’97

ities produce most of the carbon pollution heating up Constabile is the lead cities adviser to UN Secretary General Ban the planet. It makes sense they would be key to reducing Ki-moon’s climate change team, the group that quietly orchestrated it. Katherine “Kerry” Constabile ’01, SIPA’06 has bet last December’s climate deal in Paris. After nearly 25 years of inac- C her career on it. tion, 195 countries agreed to set voluntary goals to limit warming, In a variety of jobs straddling science and policy, environmental phase out carbon emissions by mid-century and help poor countries advocacy and economic development, Constabile has stuck to her adapt to climate change and develop clean-energy technology. belief that cities, home to more than half of the world’s population, The stalemate appeared to end suddenly but the groundwork are the building blocks of a sustainable future. had been painstakingly laid for nearly two years in an office that “In cities, citizens are close to where decisions are made,” she works hard to stay in the background. Faced with long odds that says. “Cities are also hotbeds of innovation.” national leaders would agree to a binding climate treaty, Ban shifted

46 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews tacks just as Constabile joined his office. The problem would be manages to get what she wants while making others think it was approached from the bottom up. their idea.” In March 2014, Constabile and the climate team began to meet Constabile carries a small camera with her to document historic weekly with a group of 10 organizations, from Bloomberg Philan- moments, a hobby she picked up at Columbia in Thomas Roma’s thropies to The . Their goal: to talk cities and compa- “Intro to Photography” class. Her photos of Bloomberg and Ban nies into cutting emissions and investing in clean energy solutions, have run in news outlets across the globe. prodding national governments to act. “Cities, CEOs and citizens Raised in suburban Larchmont, N.Y., Constabile is equally at — these are the levers to make national governments more ambi- home in rural and urban settings. She spent a year at Reed College tious,” says Constabile. in Oregon before New York’s arts and culture scene called her back. The momentum shifted at the UN Climate Summit in New Transferring to Columbia as a sophomore, she worked part-time York that September. Several coalitions that Constabile and her at the Whitney Museum of American Art while studying political team helped bring about were announced, among them the Com- science and art history. She co-founded a student group, Urban pact of Mayors, a forum for cities to pledge to reduce emissions. A Roots, to expose city kids to the outdoors, and in a work-study group of institutional investors promised to decarbonize $100 bil- job with UNESCO helped organize the first global conference on lion in assets. And the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance biodiversity in cities. was announced to help governments line up financing to adapt to rising seas and warmer temperatures, and to lower emissions by improving energy efficiency in buildings, expanding public transit and investing in renewable energy, among other tactics. Constabile’s studies at SIPA convinced The summit paved the way for the critical United States- her that economic incentives work best climate deal two months later, along with pledges from a growing number of cities (now up to 420) to cut emissions. Much of what to change behavior. Constabile and the climate team did behind the scenes is confi- dential, but she is able to say that they wrote speeches, traveled extensively to meet officials and organized calls, emails and events to advance the cause. Constabile spent a year in Costa Rica studying the effects of Her persistence has impressed those who have worked with her. deforestation on climate before joining Grist, a startup environ- “Kerry is smart, determined, pragmatic and not least, charming,” mental news magazine in Seattle. There, she researched answers for says John Tidmarsh, CIO for R20 Regions of Climate Action, a “Ask Umbra,” an Ann Landers-style column for environmentalists public-private consortium founded by then-Gov. Arnold Schwar- that she still reads. zenegger to accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy. “She Returning to New York in 2004 to study at SIPA, Constabile analyzed the success of fisheries quotas in Namibia and Chile. It convinced her that economic incentives work best to change behavior. Not long after the European Union launched a carbon market to address climate change, she moved to London to work in sustainable investing. While Constabile was away, a charismatic senator emerged on the national stage. She volunteered for ’83’s campaign from abroad and when he clinched the Presidential nomination, she moved to to help campaign leadership there. After Obama was elected, Constabile became lead adviser on urban planning for UNICEF, where she dove deeply into country- specific data on water quality, sanitation, and education. Separating city indicators from rural ones, she was able to show that relatively little aid was going to the urban poor. Her analy- sis opened a debate that continues today on shifting aid to slums, home to an anticipated 1.6 billion people by 2050. “Data makes the invisible visible,” she says. Most of the world’s great cities sit beside water, and rich and poor alike are at risk of being swamped by rising seas. A warmer climate also spells trouble for agriculture, biodiversity, human health and attempts to reduce poverty and inequality. “It’s the most pressing issue of our time,” Constabile says. “If we don’t get this right we don’t get anything right. The key now is to capitalize on

’01, SIPA’06 Co nstabile K erry Co urtesty the momentum and do more, quickly, at the most local of levels.” Kerry Constabile ’01, SIPA’06, lead cities adviser to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s climate change team, believes it’s key is to capitalize on the Kim Martineau JRN’97 leads communications at Columbia’s Data current momentum at the most local of levels. Science Institute.

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Notorious RBG Goes from Blog to Book

By Jessica Gresko ’05

f there were a fan club for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg LAW’59, law enacted to combat discrimina- the most senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal tion in voting. The only bright spot, wing, it’s a good bet that Shana Knizhnik ’10 would be a candi- Knizhnik says, was the outrage of Idate for its presidency. Ginsburg, who wrote that throwing out that portion of the Voting Two years ago, Knizhnik created the Notorious R.B.G. blog Rights Act was like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm (notoriousrbg.tumblr.com), which celebrates the almost-83-year- because you are not getting wet.” On Facebook, a friend of Knizh- old justice with photos, memes, fan art, quotes and links to recent nik’s jokingly called the justice “Notorious R.B.G.” Inspired, Knizh- articles involving Ginsburg. The blog — whose name is a tongue- nik decided to start a Tumblr blog with that name. in-cheek nod to The Notorious B.I.G., the rapper who died in “I felt like there needed to be a space to celebrate this amazing 1997 — took off, with a quarter of a million visitors in its first year. person who has done so much for us as a nation,” Knizhnik says. Now the blog is the starting point of a new biography of the In 2014, the blog earned Knizhnik an invitation to Washington, justice, Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg D.C., to meet Ginsburg, who has said her grandchildren love the (Dey Street/William Morrow Publishers, $19.99), co-authored by blog and that she tries “to keep abreast” of its posts. When Knizh- Knizhnik and MSNBC reporter Irin Carmon. nik met Ginsburg in her chambers, the justice was recovering from Knizhnik says the goal was surgery but said she had a message for the blog’s followers: “I’ll be to create a book that has the back doing push-ups next week.” album-like feel of the blog Around the same time, in the fall of her third and final year of law and the substance of a biog- school, Knizhnik was approached by a HarperCollins editor, Julia raphy. The finished product Cheiffetz BC’00, about using the blog as a jumping-off point for takes readers through Gins- a book. Although she says she never envisioned herself as a book burg’s life, from growing up in author, Knizhnik was excited by the prospect and asked if she could Brooklyn to her work on the be paired with a co-author. Cheiffetz suggested Carmon, who, it Supreme Court. It includes turns out, lived a few blocks away from Knizhnik in Brooklyn. annotated excerpts of impor- The two have described their pairing as an “arranged marriage” tant opinions she has written that became a “happy partnership.” as well as professional and per- It took about a year for the two to finish the book, which came sonal photos (including one in out the same day in October that Knizhnik learned she had passed which she’s white-water raft- the New York bar. ing), images of papers from her As of January 31, the book had been on The New York Times’ best- archives and even her workout, seller list for seven weeks. Knizhnik and Carmon have been inter- B entsen M artin which includes the elliptical, viewed about the book for the Los Angeles Times, , planks and one-legged squats. NPR and MSNBC, where they did Ginsburg’s workout with her “The hope is that people take the message — the inspiring story personal trainer (while wearing Notorious R.B.G. T-shirts, of course). of Justice Ginsburg’s life — and are able to bring that to their own Knizhnik has been juggling appearances and interviews for the lives in some way,” Knizhnik says. book with her day job as a law clerk for a federal appeals court Knizhnik’s road to authorship began in summer 2013. A politi- judge in her hometown, Philadelphia, and hopes to become a pub- cal science major at the College, she had just finished her first year lic defender. As for future writing projects for the co-authors, Car- of law school at NYU and was paying attention to the news out of mon says many exciting opportunities have come about as a result the Supreme Court, which finishes its term in June. of the book, but it’s too soon to talk specifics. “We are just now She says she was disappointed with a number of the court’s deci- starting to catch our breath and think about what’s next,” she says. sions from the end of that term, particularly Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a Jessica Gresko ’05 works in Washington, D.C.

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Jews Against Themselves by His prescription: Be instinctive. How verse. From discussions of the faded Hangman’s Game: A Nick Gallow Edward Alexander ’57. How has does the art make you feel (Kendall fame of Frank Sinatra to comedic rants Mystery by Bill Syken ’90. Syken’s debut history shaped renderings of modern Hunt Publishing Co., $74.95)? about inconsiderate dog owners, this follows Gallow, a pro football player striv- Jewish political and societal issues in book gives readers the opportunity to ing for the success he had in his youth. Technological Innovation in Legacy the media? Alexander’s essays dissect discover the talents of the writer, who When the wrong man is accused as the Sectors Holocaust denial, boycotts of , by William B. Bonvillian ’69 died in 2012 (Anchor, $15.95). mastermind behind a series of murders, blindness to antisemitism and other and Charles Weiss. “Legacy” here means Gallow is drawn into a whirlwind of trials Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas topics, striving to illuminate why established economic sectors like man- and accusations. In this novel of sports That Shape the World some Jewish intellectuals seem to be ufacturing, agriculture, defense, health- by Wade and suspicion, how far will Gallow go for ashamed of where they come from care delivery and higher education. The Graham ’89. Graham offers a cultural glory (Minotaur Books, $25.99)? (Transaction Publishers, $24.95). authors contend these industries are history of some of the architects and suffering from a deficit of innovation ideas that have influenced our built The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Toward a More Perfect University and job creation, and they analyze the environments. Get educated about Presents Romeo and Juliet by Ian by Jonathan R. Cole ’64. As good as the obstacles and offer solutions (Oxford malls, monuments and the so-called Lendler ’96, with art by Zack Giallongo. American system of higher learning has University Press, $55). castles in our midst — then go for a Surprise casting takes on new meaning become, there is still much to do to max- walk: You’re bound to see things in a in this graphic novel featuring a bear as Painting Central Park imize its potential — so writes Cole, the by Roger F. Pas- new light (Harper, $29.99). Juliet and a rooster as Romeo. Bits of John Mitchell Mason Professor of the quier ’69. See how this beloved landmark hilarity are paired with poignant real- War in the Shallows: U.S. Navy University, provost emeritus and dean has inspired artists from Homer Win- ism as the animal characters act out a Coastal and Riverine Warfare in emeritus of the faculties. He analyzes, slow to Edward Hopper and Christo. fresh version of Shakespeare’s tragedy Vietnam, 1965–1968 and offers suggestions for overcoming, The accompanying narrative — about the by John Darrell (First Second, $12.99). the biggest challenges facing the modern featured painters and the evolution of the Sherwood ’89. Get “a glimpse of the university (PublicAffairs, $29.99). park — adds another dimension to this humanity behind the hardware” in this What Men Should Know About volume, which seems destined for the rigorous work of history. By interweav- Women by Erica M. Loberg ’99. An early The Baker’s Tale: Ruby Spriggs and coffee tables of New Yorkers and nature ing an account of the Navy’s involve- entry in this poetry collection declares: the Legacy of Charles Dickens by lovers alike [Editor’s note: See “Forum,” ment in Vietnam with interviews with “Yeah, I’m a person / Ready to live / To Thomas Hauser ’67. Dickens’ encounter Winter 2015–16.] (Vendome Press, $60). veterans, Sherwood honors the soldiers’ tell / To think / To be.” Loberg makes with an infant girl living in deplorable sacrifice and highlights their impact good on her promise, writing with frank- The Porch of Common Prayer: A conditions in 1836 London provides on the conflict (Naval History and ness and feeling about what it is to be a Meditation upon Happiness the launch point for this novel that by Peter Heritage Command, $75). woman braving the terrain of love and imagines what happened to her after- Tuttle ’71. The author ruminates on sexuality (Chipmunka Publishing, $15). Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to ward. More than inspired by the Eng- how he stumbled upon the privilege Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty lish author, Hauser’s story channels his of being happy. More than a series of The Ruined Elegance: Poems by voice and the causes he championed autobiographical musings, this book is by Ben Ratliff ’90. Listen for pleasure Fiona Sze-Lorrain ’03. The author, who (Counterpoint Press, $25). a reflection on life and how happiness and listen to more — with these tenets has lived in Europe, America and Asia, can be found in the simplest of places, in mind, Ratliff lays out his guide for draws from every aspect of her broad Liberating Aesthetics for the Aspir- without being purposefully chased or experiencing music today. The New perspective in this poetry collection. ing Artist and the Inspired Audience even sought (Back Shore Press, $19.95). York Times critic’s “strategy of open- Lyricism and wisdom intertwine as by Wayne Wild ’68. Wild’s book grew ness” forsakes genre in favor of a freer she urges acute observation rather The Uncollected David Rakoff out of a course he teaches at the Berklee by sonic association. Who’d have thought than an impossible search for exact College of Music and aims to remedy David Rakoff ’86. Rakoff ’s sharp, funny Billie Holiday and Black Sabbath truth: “Believe me, / answers are small” what he calls the “stifling effect of a voice shines in this collection featuring could be part of the same conversation ( Press, $14.95). search for ‘meaning’ in works of art.” essays, short fiction and a novel in (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26)? — Aiyana K. White ’18

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Boarding a Vassar and is in her seventh year of reunion gathering in Harriman, N.Y., 1941 severe Alzheimer’s. in 1992, at which Bill entertained us special nonstop I was the sixth youngest in the with his snappy jazz piano riffs. In Robert Zucker class, which keeps getting smaller. I the last years of his life, when Bill’s 1 train to Lower 26910 Grand Central Pkwy, would love to hear from you. Please cognitive status began to decline, Manhattan/ Apt. 24G send news to the addresses at the he still came to Homecoming, sat Floral Park, NY 11005 top of the column or use the CCT silently under the tent with us and Trinity Church [email protected] webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ seemed to enjoy the occasion. Fare- (Columbia’s submit_class_note. well to a loyal friend and classmate. Had a call from Ray Robinson On October 10, this correspon- first home) to to advise that he had experienced, dent attended the 90th birthday celebrate the with difficulty, his 95th birthday. 1942 party for Avra Mark at the Ritz- Ray started at the Law School Carlton Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. Melvin Hershkowitz Herbert Mark, Charter Day after graduation and, as did many Avra, widow of Dr. 22 Northern Ave. classmates, went into the army. Northampton, MA 01060 Bicentennial on When he was released he went back [email protected] to law school. In the middle of his Class Notes are submitted by April 10, 1987. alumni and edited by volunteer third year, he decided it was not class correspondents and the Charter Day for him and he quit. He became I was sorry to note the obituary William Carey staff of CCT prior to publication. is April 13. a sportswriter, was an editor at for BUS’42 in the Opinions expressed are those Sports Illustrated and several other Winter 2015–16 issue. I knew of individual alumni and do not magazines, and wrote many articles Bill casually from our meetings at reflect the opinions of CCT, for The New York Times, particularly Homecomings through the years. We its class correspondents, the College or the University. about Lou Gehrig ’23. Ray’s wife, often sat together and enjoyed our Phyllis, was Junior Phi Beta at reminiscences, including our 50th

50 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews looked and acted much younger than professional football after Columbia, her chronological age and announced and Rossides, an attorney, became Columbia School Designations that in the audience of 50 guests, assistant secretary of the Treasury dur- BC there were eight among us older than ing the Kennedy administration. BUS 90. Herb was my dearest lifelong A brief analysis of coach Al Bag- CP Pharmaceutical Sciences friend until his unfortunate death in noli’s first Columbia football season DM College of Dental Medicine January 2006. In our sophomore year, reveals some interesting statistics. GS School of General Studies we roomed together in Livingston We allowed the fewest points of any GSAPP graduate School of Architecture, Hall with Robert Kaufman, who at Ivy League team during the season Planning and Preservation 94 is alive and well in Scarsdale, N.Y. (143) and also scored the fewest GSAS graduate School of Arts and Sciences I’m looking forward to Avra’s 91st points in the League on our total JRN graduate School of Journalism birthday this year. schedule (198). We had a significant JTS Jewish Theological Seminary On September 22, Dr. Gerald Ivy League win over Yale (17–7) and Klingon LAW celebrated his 95th birthday won one other game, against Wagner LS library Service in his apartment in New York City. (26–3). Our defense was one of the NRS School of Nursing Gerry, a distinguished neurologist best in the league but our offense was PH Mailman School of Public Health and historian of Columbiana, was a ineffective, despite the efforts of our PS College of Physicians and Surgeons nifty first baseman on our baseball great running back Cameron Molina SEAS the Fu Foundation School of Engineering team who once hit a home run into ’16, who was elected to the All-Ivy and Applied Science the Harlem River Ship Canal. He is a team. Coach Bagnoli is off to a good SIPA School of International and Public Affairs well-known authority on the history start and I look forward to much SOA School of the Arts of the Brooklyn Dodgers and also success in the near future. SPS School of Professional Studies has miscellaneous As I write these comments, SW School of Social Work and memorabilia. Thanksgiving has come and gone TC teachers College Gerry’s son Robert (an Amherst and Christmas and 2016 are around UTS union Theological Seminary alumnus) is an honorary member of the corner. I send good wishes to all our Great Class of 1942. classmates and their families. The New York Times reported the November 16, 2015, death of CC’43 footballers left out there? Any lows — on our then still-flowering Dr. Michael Bruno ’43, PS’45 at 1943 stories of those years? Share them 18th-floor terrace. Luckily, it didn’t 93. Mike graduated from P&S on with those of us whose time at Baker rain as had been forecast. The cancer an accelerated wartime schedule G.J. D’Angio Field (now known as Robert K. Kraft center chief had wanted the Fellows and in 1956 became director of the 201 S. 18th St., #1818 Field) was spent in the bleachers. to meet the five Philly childhood Department of Medicine at Lenox Philadelphia, PA 19103 I have been working on a history cancer pioneers still alive, my wife Hill Hospital in Manhattan, serving [email protected] of the International Society of and I among them. Interesting point: in that position for 35 years as a Pediatric Oncology (abbreviated three of the five (including me) are dynamic leader and visionary in There was a nice profile on our as SIOP, derived from an acronym Brooklynites. It was a lovely occasion. medical education. football-playing classmate Dr. Felix of the title in French). I had been The future is cupped in their capable I write about Mike because I knew Demartini PS’46 in the Fall 2015 president and an active member of young hands. him well. We served together in the issue, page 33. It also mentioned the organization for many years. My Audrey and I had a delightful Army in occupied Japan in 1946–47 All-American quarterback Paul co-authors and I are at the stage of overnight stay in Poughkeepsie, as medical officers with the 27th Governali. A photo of those two, collecting reviews, photos, anecdotes N.Y., in October. My son and his Infantry Regiment. Our regiment was plus coach — all Italian- and so forth … We expect to be wife were there; they had wanted finished by next autumn. to ride the railroad from Albany Pope Francis arrived in Philadel- to Poughkeepsie in the autumn. phia in late September and turned It is a delightful ride, viewing the Former Columbia first baseman the city on its ear. Center City uni- fall foliage of the Hudson Valley in Dr. Gerald Klingon ’42 celebrated his 95th birthday versities, businesses, museums and so full color. Our trip from Philly was on closed or were on skeleton staffs equally pleasant for the same reason. in his New York City apartment on September 22. for days. The pope performed one My sister-in-law was a loyal alumna miracle: Philadelphia became a quiet of all-girl Vassar (Poughkeepsie) city on September 27. No vehicular until it became coeducational. Loyal traffic was allowed across a broad alumna no more. full of young West Point officers on Americans — accompanied the swath of city blocks. It was quite November brought Audrey overseas duty and when Columbia, profile. That constellation must have remarkable to be able to walk down another award, this one by the swank led by quarterback Gene Rossides ’49, given our intolerant president, Nich- the center of major avenues without Colonial Society of Pennsylvania. LAW’52; halfback Lou Kusserow olas Murray Butler (Class of 1882), concern. The pope’s visit was a great Members all can trace their lineage ’49; and spectacular end Bill Swiacki some pause. And they were not the success; his several functions were back to arrival on these shores BUS’48, ’49, upset a great Army only ones; Mike Bruno PS’45 was thronged and tens of thousands of before 1700. She was honored as a team 21–20 in 1947, our West Point also a member of the squad. He, too, pilgrims from everywhere packed “Contemporary Pioneer,” defined colleagues did not appreciate our became an outstanding physician Benjamin Franklin Parkway for his as a first-generation American who celebration. Rossides and Kusserow and later became the director of open-air mass that Sunday. has made “significant contributions were known as the Goal Dust Twins, the Department of Medicine and a Soon thereafter, my wife, Audrey, to his/her community.” Audrey and could score from anywhere on the trustee of the Lenox Hill Hospital. and I entertained a group of pediatric is English by birth and has made field. Swiacki and Kusserow played [Editor’s note: See Obituaries.] Any oncology trainees — so-called Fel- several “significant contributions to

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Philadelphia” — in fact, to the world and early October (often unsuccess- intriguing exhibition of Egyptian engaged in China, , — and therefore fits the criterion. fully) with a less weighty matter in art of the Middle Kingdom at the resource economics, arms control, She is the 13th person to receive this the scale of history — to wit, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and public sector economics, housing award since it was instituted in 1957. baseball season. As a Chicago Cubs also got a look at the new World and urban studies. He married me, It was a nice evening with dinner at addict, I was glued to the television Trade Center and the memorial then Winifred Barr, in 1948; we have the posh Philadelphia Club. It was set almost nightly during the team’s pools at its foot. I gather they are three children and two grandchildren. enlivened for me when I was greeted amazingly successful season after long where the foundations of the Twin The arc of his life ended on August by an old friend, Dr. George Hill. He years of drought — compiling the Towers had laid — a powerful and 10, 2015. His life was a blessing.” is a pediatric surgeon and fellow- third best won-lost record in both moving memorial to a never-to- CCT encourages all ’45-ers to combatant in the battle against child- leagues and advancing to the National be-forgotten tragedy. I didn’t have send an update. Write about family hood cancer. We hadn’t met before in League Championship Series where, occasion to visit campus this time to or friends, retirement, travel or the intervening >40 years. alas, they were beaten by the New check for changes. hobbies — it’s a wonderful way We had two Thanksgiving Day York Mets. The latter were my heroes “Now, back home, I am caught up to connect with classmates. You dinners. The first was on Monday in the days when my home was New in the usual end-of-year celebrating can send news to the addresses at of Thanksgiving week at St. James York before my permanent migration (as I write it is December). To all the top of the column or use the School, which my wife co-founded; to Chicago in 1990. and sundry, have a prosperous and webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ there were 25 staff members present. “When I wasn’t watching healthy 2016.” submit_class_note. The second meal was at home. Some baseball, I was talking about it with Be well and enjoy the spring! real friends cooked the dinner in friends, hearing and reading about their home and brought it into town it in the media and, now and then, 1944 for us to share. We had nothing to do dreaming about it. Ely had a hard 1946 for either meal except open bottles of time breaking in. But I claim some Bill Friedman Prosecco. We certainly gave thanks respectability; it was Walt Whitman 833-B Heritage Hills Bernard Sunshine for having friends like that! (according to his biographer Horace Somers, NY 10589 165 W. 66th St., Apt. 12G Faithful Bernie Weisberger Traubel) who said that baseball [email protected] New York, NY 10023 reports: “It has been a reasonably ‘belongs as much to our institutions, [email protected] Greetings, classmates. Although there is no news this time, we Our class will celebrate its 70th anni- all would love to hear from you! versary on Tuesday, May 17, at Class Bernie Weisberger ’43 co-wrote an article Updates about family, summer plans, Day. Your Class Committee members Herbert Hendin, Ira Millstein, to be published in the journal Democracy about hobbies and anything else you would ( like to share are welcome. Please Leonard Moss, Irwin Nydick, Don Richard Ely (Class of 1876). send news to either address at the Summa and Bernard Sunshine) top of the column or submit a note are working to make it a memorable through CCT’s webform college. day. This is the day when graduating columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. seniors receive diplomas, and CC’46 interesting fall season for me in a fits into them as much as our con- will march (walk) with our class number of ways. First of all, I was stitutions, laws; is just as important banner as part of the ceremony. The busy completing an article writ- in the sum total of our historic life.’ 1945 graduates’ enthusiastic greeting and ten in collaboration with a young And, I would add, is a very consol- response will stay with us long after economist friend, slated to appear in ing distraction from the travails of Columbia College Today the moment. A reunion luncheon on the journal Democracy in the spring. our present public life. Columbia Alumni Center campus with wives and friends will I publish this ‘advertisement for “Returning, then, to other mat- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 follow, with appropriate accoutre- myself ’ only because I am tickled ters — including encounters with New York, NY 10025 ments, music and good fellowship. A to be able to continue writing as I Columbia graduates —for the [email protected] commence my 94th year of life. The second time this year I heard Jeremy article’s subject matter is Richard Bob ’00 (my step-grandson-in-law) Winifred Rothenberg BC’47, Ely, a progressive economist with deliver a talk in Chicago as part of GSAS’49 shares this remembrance a long and distinguished academic a lecture tour. He shared with us of her husband, Jerome Rothen- career. He was a pioneer of modern his thoughts as a legal reporter for berg GSAS’54, who passed away social science, one of the founders of the Jerusalem Post. And for a final last summer: the American Economic Associa- reminder to me of the Columbia “I welcome the opportunity to tion in 1885 and a member of the connection, I sadly noted the pass- tell the Class of 1945 about their Contact CCT Class of 1876. I have never thought ing of another old friend — too classmate. Jerry (who would have Update your contact of myself as an especially dedicated frequent an occurrence at this time preferred to be a poet) majored information; submit a Class alumnus and have not taken part of life — Kenneth Milford ’50. in economics and went on to get in alumni affairs, but somehow my “I end here with a brief account his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics Note, Class Note photo, ears always perk up when I discover of a whirlwind two-day visit to from Columbia. He then taught at obituary, Letter to the Editor that some historic notable is a fellow New York (December 2–4) during Amherst, UC Riverside, the Center or classified advertisement; alum, even though the Columbia he which I was, as always, overwhelmed for Advanced Study in the Behavioral attended may have been a far differ- by the great city’s traffic, bustling Sciences, Chicago, Northwestern, or send us an email. ent place than the one I knew. crowds, infinite variety of cityscapes Oxford (Nuffield College) and The Click “Contact Us” at “I have to confess, however, that and general air of being one of the London School of Economics before college.columbia.edu/cct. my scholarly project had to compete world’s classic examples of urban settling down for the long haul at for attention throughout September civilization. I managed to see an MIT in 1966. Along the way he was

52 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews mailing will provide details. The 70th the medal was sent to New York. I House Books last year. For sample Thanksgiving as I write. Your corre- comes around only once. Don’t miss it. photographed the ceremony when poems and full particulars, visit spondent is back after a most special Alan Berman GSAS’52 wrote: President Nicholas Murray Butler antrimhousebooks.com/giosa.html. Thanksgiving; this past autumn I “My real memories of Columbia (Class of 1882) made the presenta- My best to the few still with us.” was given a diagnosis of lung cancer. begin in fall 1946 when, as a return- tion; the photo is displayed in Pupin CCT, and your classmates, would However, thanks to the diligence ing WWII veteran, I entered gradu- Hall. Years later I had occasion to love to hear from more of you. Please and care of my physicians, it was rec- ate school in Columbia’s Department meet Mrs. Rabi and I recounted the share news about yourself, your family, ognized at a very early stage. Quick of Physics. There I encountered and ceremony at [then-named] Colum- your career and/or your travels — even action, surgery and a post-operative was immersed in the most intellectu- bia’s Faculty Club. She grimaced and a favorite Columbia College memory assessment allow me to inform you ally stimulating environment it has said, “When he made the presenta- — using either the email or postal that you are stuck with me for some ever been my pleasure to be in. Five tion, Butler called him Dr. Fermi.” address at the top of the column. You considerable time to come. A special of the members of the faculty were From Arnold Zentner PS’48: also can send news online using the Thanksgiving, indeed! or would eventually become Nobel “After practicing psychiatry in NYC CCT webform college.columbia.edu/ Happily we are gifted, once laureates. Eventually seven of my and Hartford, Conn., for about 50 cct/submit_class_note. again, with word from Joe Russell classmates also won Nobel prizes — years, I retired in 1996 and in 1998 LAW’52. Both Joe and his wife, not a bad ratio considering that only I moved to Sarasota, Fla., which I Charlotte, continue to be par- 20 members of my class eventually enjoy very much. My four children 1948 ticipatory members of their upper received their doctorates. (two men, two women) are in their Manhattan community. They recently “I was supported by the GI Bill; in 50s and I have three grandchildren, Columbia College Today attended a local community board order to ease my financial burdens, I all males in their teens. Columbia Alumni Center meeting and reported that part of the took a job as a technician in Professor “Unfortunately, my wife of 54 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 program included an introduction to Isidor Rabi GSAS’57’s laboratory years died three years ago. For the New York, NY 10025 a pair of undergraduates from their where, under his direction, I helped past year I have been going out [email protected] neighborhood who received Dyck- with the building of what would one with a very charming Ph.D. clinical man Institute Scholarships, which day become the world’s first atomic psychologist who works full-time Raymond G. Auwarter notes assist youngsters from that com- clock. The device is now on display in despite my entreaties that she retire. that his brothers Henry E. “Hank” munity. It is another reminder of the the Smithsonian. I have had enjoyable dinners with a Auwarter ’50, SEAS’51 and Rich- continuity and lasting imprint of our “At the time, Dwight Eisenhower few classmates who have visited me ard F. “Dick” Auwarter ’53, BUS’57 unique Columbia College experience. was Columbia’s president. One here — Ira Shein, Arnie Ritterband followed him at the College, and I also received news from class- morning, while hunched over equip- ’45 and Chester Semel ’45. I main- both earned graduate degrees mates to whom we must be forever ment, I looked up and realized that tain a home in Brookfield, Conn., within a 10-year period. Each of grateful for their service in WWII: George Pegram (dean of the physics where I spend time during the sum- the brothers was a varsity athlete, Dr. Stan Edelman PS’53 writes: department), Professor Rabi and mer. I still travel a bit and enjoy the Ray says: him, basketball, and Hank “I have been awarded the French Gen. Eisenhower had entered my cultural activities in Sarasota.” and Dick, swimming. Legion of Honor Medal for my laboratory. Eisenhower asked me, Please send updates to either the Dr. Alvin Eden shares: “As I combat record during WWII. The ‘What are you working on?’ I gave mailing address or email address approach a round-number birthday I French government is recogniz- a stumbling explanation. He smiled at the top of the column or use the am still practicing pediatrics, teaching, ing (after 70 years) the crucial role and asked, ‘Who is paying for this CCT webform college.columbia. writing another book about childhood played by the Eighth Air Force in equipment?’ When I replied that the edu/cct/submit_class_note. obesity and playing tennis, and am protecting France. To receive the Navy was supporting the project he Your classmates want to hear very thankful to be able to remain medal, a combat airman must prove scowled, ‘Why? What military value from you. active. I would love to hear from any that he flew combat missions during can it possibly have?’ Before I could [Editor’s note: While the Class classmate who remembers me — and one of four battles (i.e. Battle of the respond, Professor Rabi interjected, of ’46 will celebrate its official even from those who don’t. My email Bulge, Northern France, Southern ‘This is pure research. It has no reunion at Class Day, Tuesday, May address is [email protected].” France). I, along with other air foreseeable military value.’ 17, please know that all College CCT, and your classmates, would combat veterans who have qualified, “How wrong they both were! alumni are welcome to attend All- love to hear from more of you. Please will be invited to a formal ceremonial Through the next 65–70 years, Class Reunion (formerly known as share news about yourself, your family, dinner in New York City within the the performance and precision of Dean’s Day) on Saturday, June 4. For your career and/or your travels — even next few months and be personally atomic clocks (time standards) were more information, contact Eric Shea, a favorite Columbia College memory awarded the medal by a member of improved immensely. Both military director, alumni relations: es3438@ — using either the email or postal the French government.” and civilian applications followed columbia.edu or 212-851-7469.] address at the top of the column. You In this year of remembrance, I also — GPS, satellite communications, also can send news online using the heard from another class member high-speed digital computers, lasers, CCT webform college.columbia.edu/ who was the recipient of an earlier precision guided munitions, air traffic 1947 cct/submit_class_note. Legion of Honor award. Paul Meyer control systems … the list goes on has provided us with a special note and on. The civil and military worlds Columbia College Today reporting that the Oregon Historical are remarkably different as a result of Columbia Alumni Center 1949 Society hosted a special celebration Professor Rabi’s initial concept.” 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 of the 70th anniversary of V-E Day Alan’s recollections brought New York, NY 10025 John Weaver last May; Paul was one of three vets to mind one of my own. While a [email protected] 2639 E. 11th St. invited to be on a panel as part of the student, I was photographer for Brooklyn, NY 11235 celebration. His picture from that Columbia Alumni News. Professor Dr. Nicholas Giosa reminds [email protected] time as a young GI was on the poster Rabi had been awarded the Nobel classmates: “My 230-page book of advertising the event. Prize but could not travel to Sweden collected poems, This Sliding Light It is the third day of the “Festival Here’s hoping spring comes with to receive it during WWII, and of Day, was published by Antrim of Lights” and just two weeks since more refreshing news of classmates

Spring 2016 CCT 53 Class Notes still vital and active and willing to webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ share with us all. You can send your submit_class_note. news to the email or mailing address Your classmates want to hear at the top of this column or via the from you and look forward to seeing CCT webform college.columbia. you at reunion. edu/cct/submit_class_note. 1952 1950 Columbia College Today Mario Palmieri Columbia Alumni Center 33 Lakeview Ave. W. 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 New York, NY 10025 [email protected] [email protected]

Class of ’50, these notes depend on Pete Vayda GSAS’56 is a team you! Please share your news — from leader in a NASA-funded research travels to family updates to even project in the Indonesian province just writing in about an interest- of Central Kalimantan. His subject: This undated photo was taken at Litchfield By The Sea Resort in ing book or article you’ve recently peat fires and the carbon emissions South Carolina at a meetup of former Columbia athletes. Left to right: read, Class Notes is the place to stay from them. The fires, he adds, were Bob Wallace ’53, Bob Hartman ’52 (deceased), Tom Federowicz ’52 connected with classmates. You can especially severe in 2015. (deceased) and, in back, Dan Seemann ’52. send updates to either address at the Howard Hansen writes: “We top of the column or submit a note lost a great classmate and champion through CCT’s webform college. wrestler in Bob Hartman. He and “Bob was a member of Sacred Post article about Dean Harry Car- columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. his wife, Nancy, were loyal attendees Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and man’s efforts to convince the Navy Have a happy spring and summer, of our Long Weekend Athletic served for 16 years on the Frederick that Professor Fred Keller’s discovery and let’s stay connected. Group, which met 11 times in the County Parks and Recreation Com- of the principles of operant condi- south since 1985. mission. He was a member of the tioning could reduce the time it took “The following death notice Board of Directors at North Moun- enlisted men to master touch typing 1951 speaks loudly about Bob’s significant tain Volunteer Fire and Rescue for and Morse code. Bill’s headline for

REUNION accomplishments in life. Sadly, Nancy several terms; in addition, he served the story appeared on page 2 of The REUNION WEEKEND June 2–5, 2016 passed away shortly after he did.” on the Advisory Committee for the and was titled “Sailor [Editor’s Note: The following is Sanitary District of Shawneeland, Va. Adrift on Sea of Red Tape!” Alumni Affairs Contact Fatima Yudeh excerpted from an obituary sent in “Bob and his wife, Nancy, met In 1958 and 1959, Bill and The [email protected] by Howard.] in 1944 at Wyoming Seminary New York Post were awarded a 212-851-7834 “Robert ‘Bob’ Stephen Hartman, Prep School in Kingston, Pa., and George Polk Award for his resource-

Development Contact 2016 84, of Frederick County, Va., died celebrated 60 years of marriage on ful investigative reporting. During Heather Siemienas Sunday March 15, 2015, in Blue December 27, 2014.” the 1960 presidential campaign, [email protected] Ridge Hospice Residential Center. Class of ’52, CCT and your class- he was the liaison between John F. 212-851-7855 “Bob was Columbia’s first mates want to hear from you! Send Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy All-American wrestler and came your news to the email or mailing and in a picture that was taken on George Koplinka in fourth at the NCAA Wrestling address at the top of the column or the morning of the election, Bill 75 Chelsea Rd. Championships in 1951. He was a use CCT’s webform college.columbia. was photographed sitting between White Plains, NY 10603 veteran, having served in the Army edu/cct/submit_class_note. It’s a the brothers at their Hyannis Port, [email protected] from 1955 to 1957 in Korea. He terrific way to stay connected to one Mass., home. coached the Far Eastern Army another and to the College. After the election, Robert Ken- A wonderful time is approaching: wrestling team while there. He was In the meantime, happy spring. nedy telephoned Bill with the news Reunion Weekend 2016, Thursday, a professor of physical education at Thank you for reading, and be well! that he was going to be nominated June 2–Sunday, June 5. This celebra- SUNY Farmingdale; he started the to head the Peace Corps. Alas, it tion of the 65th anniversary of our National Junior College Wrestling never happened because several days graduation will allow us to see old Championships and was twice voted 1953 later the Kennedys instead chose friends and reconnect with the Col- ‘Wrestling Coach of the Year.’ Sargent Shriver to lead the Peace lege while enjoying class lunches and “In 1973, Bob was selected to be Lew Robins Corps and appointed Bill as its first dinners, academic lectures from noted the coach of the Greco-Roman wres- 3200 Park Ave., Apt. 9C2 inspector general. Columbia faculty as part of All-Class tling team in the World University Bridgeport, CT 06604 In January 1964, President Lyn- Reunion (formerly known as Dean’s Games in Moscow. He was also the [email protected] don B. Johnson proposed legislation Day) and special events throughout wrestling in the Junior to create the Office of Economic the weekend. Stay tuned for more Pan-American Games in Caracas, While we were undergraduates, I met Opportunity. Sometime after Bill information from the College in your Venezuela, in 1978. His name can an amazing, charismatic, talented was appointed inspector general of mailbox and your email inbox. be found in numerous places in the member of the Class of 1954 who the OEO, he asked me to visit him Please send updates for future National Wrestling Hall of Fame at during the last 62 years has lived a at his office in Washington, D.C. To Class Notes columns to either Oklahoma State University as both a remarkably colorful life: William my amazement he had an impressive address at the top of the column wrestler and coach. He retired from F. Haddad ’54. I’ll remember Bill corner office with panels of windows or submit a note through CCT’s SUNY at the age of 48. because he wrote the first New York on two sides of an enormous room.

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“This office was originally assigned the front of the plane. Mr. Schweid difficult problems. His wife, Heidi, ishing his freshman year at Tulane to Mrs. Johnson,” he confessed. shouted ‘Close the door! Don’t let has started painting again after 40 — looks forward to meeting you. “However, she didn’t really need it so him back here.’ years and Fred says, “I had forgotten Ed Cowan, ever the exuberant they gave it to me.” “In an interview with AP’s that she was so talented.” Not to be reporter, sends the following interest- After ending his successful jour- oral history program in 2009, Mr. outdone, he adds, “I’m enjoying my ing update about David Rubin nalistic and government careers, Bill Schweid reflected on his career position as ‘last chair’ in the second LAW’56: “My wife, Ann Louise, founded the Generic Pharmaceuti- saying, ‘My ambition was to be a violin section of our Onondaga and I drove from Washington, D.C., cal Industry Association and served journalist and tell people what was Civic Symphony Orchestra.” to Reston, Va., to have lunch with as its chairman/president for more going on, to tell the truth, to meet Will our classmates’ accomplish- David and his wife, Betty Ann. As than 10 years. We can all be grateful people, to understand what was ments never cease? one word led to another, David for his efforts to initiate and negoti- going on in the world. This meant Saul Turteltaub is looking reminded us that he had argued a ate the Drug Competition seeing history being made, traveling forward to conquering the Great case before the Supreme Court and and Patent Term Restoration Act nonstop around the world, covering White Way. He has in hand the had won with a unanimous decision,” (known informally as the Hatch- big stories, going to places I never script, music and lyrics for the Ed writes. “That was in 1979, but I Waxman Act). He is also responsible thought I’d see and meeting people I musical My Marcello (based on his suspect that these Class Notes have for organizing the team that reduced never thought I’d meet.” screenplay, For Roseanna) and finds never recorded David’s signature the price of AIDS drugs in Africa to Barry’s distinctive radio voice and it “very exciting. If all goes well it achievement. David worked then for less than $1 per day. his knowledgeable commentary will should be on Broadway in a year.” the National Education Association It would take an entire book to be missed. May God bless our mod- “Break a leg” and all that, Saul. If (NEA), the largest teachers’ union reveal all the details of Bill’s amazing est, wonderful classmate! you can guarantee a financial return in the country. He was representing life. Suffice to say those of us who equal to Fiddler on the Roof, for Bessie Givhan, a Mississippi public have been privileged to know him which we were investor angels more school teacher. She had lost her job are grateful for the experience. 1954 than 50 years ago, we might even because in private conversation with Keep up the good work! send you a couple of bucks. her principal she had criticized prac- On December 17, I received the Bernd Brecher Saul, I and others have spoken tices and policies that she thought following from David Richman, 35 Parkview Ave., Apt. 4G with Howard Falberg, who sends sustained school segregation. In along with Barry Schweid JRN’54’s Bronxville, NY 10708 best wishes to all and reports that writing for a unanimous court, Justice obituary, which had appeared in The [email protected] he and his wife, Debby, are enjoying William Rehnquist delivered an Washington Post on December 11. retirement in California, seeing fam- opinion that upheld the free-speech David says, “I went to Washing- Once again, gents, welcome to “This ily and keeping in touch with CC’54 rights of public employees.” ton, D.C., in late 1958 and Barry, Is Your Life,” brought to you by and Columbia activities. Before joining the legal staff of already with the Associated Press, special snail mail and a redesigned, Peter Skomorowsky, former the NEA, David had worked in the came some months later in 1959. snappy, fun-to-read CCT. Those of star photographer for Spectator and Civil Rights Division of the U.S. We stayed in close contact in our you getting in touch are not only retired from a career in law and Department of Justice and at the very early days; we interacted with doing your own thing, in which I accounting, is now our own “walker U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Jerry Landauer, who was with The am delighted to partner, but in a way in the city” and has taken extraor- Earlier, he clerked for a judge on the Wall Street Journal. One of Barry’s are showing the world what we of dinary pictures all over New York Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir- and my first activities was to find a the Class of ’54 were, are and will be City. He says: “What I do is walk cuit. David and Betty Ann have two kosher restaurant in D.C. We suc- made of. In this crazy type of 2016 the subway lines (above ground). I daughters and two grandchildren. ceeded! Then, as each of us became journalism, anything goes as long used to do three miles a day but now Welcome, David, to the roster of more involved professionally and as it’s true, from the heart, personal, can manage no more than 1½. The unsung heroes who are members of socially with our colleagues at work made up, universal, fascinating, greatest invention on my camera is “The Class of Destiny.” — I was new to the Atomic Energy historical, risqué, unique or fit to the delete button.” Jay Seeman LAW’56 was in Commission — our social lives went print. It’s your job to deliver the raw Pete has a slide show of several the Fall 2015 issue’s “Other Deaths in different directions.” material; it’s mine to make it legible, of his recent photographs, which he Reported” box, and his widow, Mar- The following is an abridged literate and for the ages. Here goes would be delighted to share with sha, has since asked me to share some version of Barry’s Washington Post another round: interested classmates. I have encour- personal thoughts about her husband. obituary: “Among career highlights Richard Werksman writes that aged him to submit samples of his “Jay died in June; he had a heart he covered the negotiations that there is not much new on his end but work to CCT for us all to share. He attack after a bike ride in Millerton, President Jimmy Carter brokered shares that his son, Jacob Werks- and his wife, Phyllis, are well and N.Y., and died three days later at to reach a historic peace treaty in man ’86, was a spokesman for the send their regards to all. Mount Sinai Hospital. It was unex- 1977 between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat European Commission delegation at An update from Bruce King, who pected because he had no previous and Israel’s Menachem Begin. As a the UN Climate Change Conference, is recovering from a recent stroke and heart condition. We — his children, reporter, he was known for taking held in Paris in December. Dad notes tells us he “was at home during the grandchildren and large extended complex situations, especially in the that, “the odds of him sending that to terrorist events in Paris and listened family — are all still devastated. Jay Middle East, and explaining them the Class of ’86 Class Notes reporter to the police cars and ambulances was Phi Beta Kappa at the College, in simple direct sentences, weaving are as good as reversing climate virtually outside my door … I am editor of the Columbia Law Review in context and color.” change in our lifetimes!” getting around with two canes and and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at “On overseas flights, Henry Tell you what, Richard, you and still dancing, although not as much.” the Law School. He practiced law Kissinger repeatedly went back to I will split the PR fee. Where do I He and his wife, Adele, will therefore for more than 60 years, was a former the press section of his plane to send the bill? not be in New Orleans this April, as chairman of the legal network chat with reporters on background, Fred Schlereth SEAS’56 usual, but expect to return to Croatia Mackrell International and was at least on long trips. After one reports from Syracuse, N.Y., that during the summer. president of the William Alanson such flight with repeated briefings, “research and running are still When you do get back to N.O., White Institute of Psychiatry, Psy- Kissinger returned to his suite at going well,” and he enjoys tackling Bruce, my grandson Ethan — fin- choanalysis & Psychology.”

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We all share in your loss, Marsha. literary, social and academic impact.” Gentlemen of the Class of 1955. have Saturday’s discussion include By the time you read this, my wife, Shenton would have been proud. Stay well. Do your exercises. Fol- one of the subjects currently taught Helen, and I will have seen — on our The Baker Athletics Complex low your diet. in the Core Curriculum. As I write 57th anniversary — the hottest new received the Professional Grounds Be the envy of other College/ this, we are still in the process of Broadway musical of this century, Management Society’s Grand Award, Engineering alumni. determining who the speaker will be. Hamilton, about our fellow alum, who saying it has “great looking turf ” and Support one another. It should be noted that we will have a was a member of the Class of 1778. “flawless maintenance of landscape.” The 65th will appear shortly on room in Alfred Lerner Hall available The issue of his having been able to The Dean’s Scholarship Reception the horizon. to us throughout the weekend for rest be President despite not having been in February featured the usual huge Love to all! Everywhere! and relaxation. born on American soil, as discussed turnout of donors (like our class) As for class happenings, I note in the previous issue of CCT [Edi- and scholarship recipients. The event the following: I will be relocating to tor’s Note: See page 88, Fall 2015.], was held in Alfred Lerner Hall and 1956 North Carolina sometime toward

appears to have been resolved (alas) in came before the other popular spring REUNION the end of 2016. The community, the REUNION WEEKEND his favor constitutionally. In any case, event — the John Jay Awards Din- June 2–5, 2016 St. James Plantation in Southport, here is a picture of alma mater (then ner, which is held off-campus. Other N.C., happens to be where my Alumni Affairs Contact Maurice Easton, called King’s College) just before the dinner events were held monthly in Fatima Yudeh brother, has American revolution, as described in the greater New York area for our [email protected] already been retired and living for historian Ron Chernow’s Alexander class and, as usual, were put together 212-851-7834 1½ years. This is an exciting time in Don Laufer Alfred Gollomp. Hamilton, the source for the play: by and Development Contact 2016 my life, where, at the tender age of Herb “Set on an enormous tract of land We thought we might see Heather Siemienas 80, I will be building my first house, that Trinity Church had received Cohen, Stanley Zinberg, Aaron [email protected] with the help of my wife, Elke, who from Queen Anne early in the Hamburger, Anthony Viscusi, 212-851-7855 will be building her fourth house century, King’s College stood on the Tony DiSanto, Bob Loring and (the first with me). northern fringe of the city, housed in others such as Harvey Greenberg, Stephen K. Easton All of you who have experienced a three-story building with a cupola John Nelson and Bob Schoenfeld 6 Hidden Ledge Rd. the joys and trials of “downsizing” that commanded a superb view of the (from Long Island); Ezra Levin, Joe Englewood, NJ 07631 can share in the emotions I am now Hudson River across a low, rambling Savino, Lew Mendelson, Sven [email protected] going through. meadow … a spot that one British Johnson, Michael Schwartz and Al Broadwin SEAS’57 notes visitor rhapsodized as ‘the most beau- Bob Kushner (from Westchester); This, classmates, will be the last that he and his wife, Naomi, have tiful site for a college in the world.’” and Ed Siegel. Class Notes column before we moved to White Plains, N.Y. He There’s lots more about Columbia Other classmate news and what gather to celebrate our 60th reunion. informs, “We are on the top floor around page 50; read the whole book. they are doing to fill their time: Naturally, there are a number of and next to the ‘City Center’ in the Be well, all, do good in the world, Allen Hyman: Hood Marshall items to mention regarding reunion. heart of White Plains.” keep in touch — email, call, snail for life. First, I am excited about the Bob Siroty shares with us that mail, FedEx, text, oh, you know. Barry Pariser and Jack Stup- enthusiasm and input I have he and his wife, Margo, recently Excelsior! pin: Continuing to paint on the received from classmates regarding returned from a trip to Cuba. He East Coast and West Coast. their intentions to attend the 60th. states: “Lots of ’56 Chevys. Small Harold Kushner: Is he planning I and Buzz Paaswell (in addition Jewish communities are still left,” 1955 to write another book or two? to many others) are coordinating to and that the Cubans believe they will Roland Plottel: He gave some make this the best and most memo- have a better relationships with the Gerald Sherwin interesting suggestions on the work- rable reunion for all classmates. The United States in the years to come. 181 E. 73rd St., Apt. 6A ings of the Columbia University highlight of reunion, for me, will Good luck. New York, NY 10021 Club of New York in Manhattan. be the Friday program, which will This reminds me of when Joel [email protected] Herb Gardner: Giving some involve, among other things, a tour Pimsleur and I, after graduating thought to attending the Varsity of campus, a class luncheon and an from Columbia, managed to hitch- A few months ago it was that time Show in late April. afternoon program involving four or hike to Key West, Fla., and take a of year again — the holiday party Another round of applause five classmates discussing topics on ferry to Cuba before Fidel Castro hosted by President Lee C. Bol- should be given to Stanley Lubman subjects they have been involved in took control of the country. It was linger and his wife, Jean, in Low and Richard Ravitch for their mag- during their personal and profes- a time of great change, and Joel Library and the College staff gath- nificent speeches at our unforget- sional lives. In addition, this time wrote an article on his return for ering with Dean James J. Valentini table 60th reunion. will be used for reminiscences and , predicting that were among the many fests on the Even though out football team will be followed by an evening Castro would take over Cuba. Joel Columbia campus this past winter was 2–8, our guys (Neil Opdyke, lecture by Ron Kapon on “the best has gone on to an illustrious career season. The Tree Lighting and Win- Bob Mercier, Dick Carr, Jim wine for the time.” Included will be as a reporter and editor with the San ter Celebration, as well as the yule Larson and John Nelson) would a wine tasting, which will give us the Francisco Chronicle. As they say, what log ceremony, were magnificent. be proud of the “new” Columbia opportunity to evaluate some of the goes around does come around. Professor , the football program, which is slowly wines Ron will be discussing. Newt Frohlich writes: “My book James P. Shenton Professor of the turning the corner, similar to our On Saturday, we will have All- The Shakespeare Mask was named Core Curriculum, received the baseball brethren (Jack Freeman, Class Reunion (formerly known as the 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin 2015 Cundill Prize in historical Ron McPhee, Tom Brennan and Dean’s Day) activities but the day will Award Gold Winner for historical literature for her book The Guard- Tony Palladino). be highlighted by a class luncheon. fiction. In addition to ians: The League of Nations and the Christine and Jim Berick: The Saturday class dinner will be in an in the United States and Canada, Crisis of Empire. The international plaque with your dedication is shin- intimate venue and the committee it’s been published in Bombay for prize is given annually to a book ing brightly on the advising floor of is in the process of arranging for a distribution throughout the Indian of nonfiction that has a “profound Alfred Lerner Hall. speaker. Also, if possible, we will subcontinent on a list that includes

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Stephen Hawking and the Dalai what keeps him active and busy after Klipstein, Ron Kushner, Bob coordination).” In 1993 Joan called Lama. I feel honored. The Shake- retirement. He writes: “After retire- Lipsyte, George Lutz, Neil McLel- upon David to deliver the eulogy at speare Mask is the product of 15 ment in 2003, memory of my college lan, Carlos Muñoz, Mark Stanton Ugo’s funeral. David concluded, “The years of research and writing. years provided me with a desire once and Ed Weinstein. lasting lesson that Ugo provided: He “Also, my historical novel, 1492: again to pursue my nonprofessional Says Marty: “We had a good taught me how to listen.” Gene Wagner: Christopher Columbus, the Spanish academic interests. I was looking for turnout considering that arrange- From “On Octo- Inquisition, and a World at the Turn- a formal program at Columbia and in ments had to be made during ber 17 the Southern California Class ing Point, will be reissued with an January 2007 the Columbia College August, when everyone vacates of ’57 group continued our traditional updated preface in the fall.” Alumni Association implemented the NYC. Mark is moving to Boynton luncheons, which we have [been hav- I have read both The Shakespeare first Mini-Core Courses. They have Beach, Fla., and his current phone ing] for five-plus years. Mask and 1492 and have found met with great success, as noted on number is 732-735-1595. He will “We do this four times a year in them to be thought-provoking and page 8 of the Winter 2015–16 issue be a couple of miles from my resi- Long Beach, Calif. Our group is interesting reading. I hope Newt will of CCT. The article describes the most dence (4764A Greentree Crescent, made up of eight members of our share some of this information with recent course I took, which was on Boynton Beach, FL 33436). My class who have bonded throughout us at the 60th reunion. the biodiversity crisis and was taught phone number in Florida is 561- the years. We enjoy each other’s Alan Press, our itinerant traveler by Professor Don Melnick. I suggest 292-3116 and my email address is company and always have some- who has now visited more than 59 everyone go to college.columbia.edu/ [email protected]. Please visit.” thing of mutual interest to discuss. John countries in his effort to “kick the alumni/career/minicore to explore Good news: Columbia football This luncheon consisted of Ahouse, Michael Gold, Bernard bricks of knowledge” of these various future courses and new ideas. beat Yale 17–7, our first Ivy League Lynch SEAS’57, Lew Schainuck locations, has established his own “During the past few years, I victory since 2012. Congratulations website, meetthealanpress.com. I rec- have also attended many of the class to coach (he coached (who recently moved to San Diego Stephen John ommend you check it out. I particu- luncheons organized by Penn for 23 years), whose new and drove two hours to join), Easton Taussig, Gene Wagner Ger- larly liked the article “What’s a Smart and found them to be regime was covered in an entertain- and ald Werksman. Jewish Boy from Brooklyn Doing in informative about present College ing season-long podcast on NPR. It was good seeing a Place Like Saudi Arabia (?).” life, intellectually stimulating and [Editor’s note: You can listen to “The Lew, especially since he was part of Alan has shared a number of his just plain fun. [In February 2015,] Season,” which followed the Lions our original group. He is a retired travel experiences with us at class I attended the Dean’s Scholarship through their first season under Bag- and renowned nephrologist who lunches and I look forward to him Reception and spoke with our class noli, at wnyc.org/shows/theseason.] served in Vietnam.” John continuing to do so. scholarship recipients, who explained Bad news: Neil McLellan died on Last but not least is Socrates Nicholas Ahouse. notes that in great detail what it is like to be October 28. His widow, Doris, can John is one of the leading his travel for the Christmas/New a Columbia College student today. be reached at their home: 173 N. authorities on the history of the Year’s holiday included visits to Surprisingly, a picture of me talking Brookside Ave., Freeport, NY 11520 Cold War. He is also a renowned Amsterdam for opera and then on to a student was published on page 6 or 516-370-4093. scholar on Upton Sinclair. Through to Salvador, Brazil. of the Spring 2015 CCT.” On October 11, David Kaufman the years he has amassed more than Jordan Richin ’s holiday travel I am sad to report the death of (bass), Sean Mahony (tenor) and 400 books and related archives William W. Garretson included a visit to England, where his in August accompanist Joan Barton de Caro regarding Sinclair and donated son and his family have relocated. 2015. Bill was a typical “good guy.” gave a recital at Church of Our them to California State University Elke’s and my holiday travel usually He loved baseball and continued to Lady of Good Counsel on East Dominguez Hills, where they are takes us to either Mexico or Seattle to play through his later years and was 90th Street in Manhattan. David currently on display. be with family but this year we stayed an accomplished speaker in eco- and Sean sang “Amazing Grace” John adds: “I worked briefly at in New Jersey and benefited from the nomic development, where he spent together. David sang, among other the University of Texas El Paso in extra-mild winter weather. many years in that department at arias and songs, the baritone solos the Special Collections, then spent Don Horowitz, our Seattle con- Citibank. Condolences to his widow, “Draw Near All Ye People, Come to a dozen years as archivist/special nection, writes: “The Legal Founda- Jan, and the whole family. Me” from Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” collections librarian at CSU Long tion of Washington and the Equal A short word on fundraising: and “Deep River” and “Libera Me” Beach. I retired in 2005 after 15 Justice Coalition have announced Contribute, if you so desire (college. from Fauré’s “Requiem.” He says years at the Special Collections at that I will receive the 2016 Charles columbia.edu/campaign/donate). that as a bass he enjoys the challenge University of Southern California.” A. Goldmark Distinguished Service A shorter word on class lunches: of singing the baritone numbers. Yours truly attended his 55th Award, the highest in Washington Join us! Joan, whom David characterizes class reunion at Yale Law School on State for service related to equal and as “an accomplished contralto and October 23–25. quality justice for all. my vocal teacher,” is the widow of [Editor’s note: In the editing pro- “In 2010 I received the Award of 1957 Ugo de Caro, coach to a number of cess for the Winter 2015–16 issue, Merit from the Washington State well-known opera singers including a portion of this column was inad- Herman Levy Bar Association, its highest award, Zinka Milanov and Renata Tebaldi. vertently deleted. The full text, as it 7322 Rockford Dr. given to me for long-term service David describes Ugo as “the great should have appeared: “At the 2015 Falls Church, VA 22043 to the Bar and the public. I’ve been soul of my experience, and the man American Bar Association Annual [email protected] told I’m only the second person to who devised the technique I practice.” Meeting in Chicago on August 1, Herman Levy have received both of these awards.” Further, David recalls that it was Ugo’s yours truly [ ] was Marty Fisher One of the many things that our reports on the belief “that if the voice is properly inducted into the Fellows of the Alan Miller late class president, (who September 18 class luncheon at coordinated it never ages, and never Section of Public Contract Law. will be fondly remembered), valued the Columbia University Club of fails (think of the tragedies of so many The Fellows is a society of former Stan was his love of the continuing educa- New York. Attendees were gifted singers forced to exit their chairs of the Section and others who Barnett, Alan Brown, Ted Dwyer, tion courses offered by Columbia. careers after the strength of youth, have made a significant contribu- Jerry Finkel, Marty Fisher, Sal Thus, I was particularly impressed usually by their mid-40s, could no tion to the field of public contract Ralph Kaslick Franchino, David Kinne, Bob David Kaufman with ’s musings as to longer substitute for a healthy true law.” Also, in ’s note

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in the same issue, the CCT staff Herman and his wife, Malka; world travel. While at Weil, Gotshal and five grandchildren. An Indiana neglected to note that Lester Rosen- Andrea and Ira Jolles ’59; Linda & Manges, he was Gov. Hugh L. native, Judy was a graduate of Juilliard thal ’45, SEAS’48 was the father of Lynn (widow of Ted Lynn); Nancy Carey’s personal attorney and his firm and became a choreographer with her David’s sister Jeanette’s children and and Bernie Nussbaum; Anita and handled all of the outside legal work own dance company; her best-known that David maintains close ties with Howard Orlin; Judy and Shelly for the state’s Urban Development piece, Songs for Young Lovers, was Samuel Rosenberg. ] Raab; Arthur Radin and his wife, Corp. In an interview in the early performed by the Alvin Ailey Dance Miriam Katowitz; and Ruth and ’80s, Charles said, “I structured all the Company. After earning an Ed.D. Bob Waldbaum. [corporation’s] major economic devel- from Teachers College, Judy taught 1958 Joe Dorinson’s latest book is opment projects — the Hotel Com- and mentored educators of learning- Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish modore, the South Street Seaport, the disabled students. She progressed Barry Dickman Humor in American Popular Culture. Portman Hotel, the Archive Building from a pre-K teacher in Mamaroneck, 25 Main St. John Giorno’s show in Paris, and the [Hotel] St. George.” N.Y., to a post-graduate teacher at Court Plaza North, Ste 104 which we announced in the Fall 2015 At the time, he headed what he Bank Street College of Education. Hackensack, NJ 07601 issue, was the subject of a spread in described as the largest real estate Judy was a thoroughly delightful [email protected] The New York Times and received a department of any major law firm in person who left us too soon. mention in T Magazine, the Times’ the city. (Along the way he also rep- The class lunch is held on the sec- We are sorry to report the death style magazine. Curated by artist resented for a while.) ond Wednesday of every month, in Bernard Kosowsky of Dr. on Ugo Rondinone, John’s longtime As for his work with the Commis- The Grill at the Columbia University November 19, 2015. He is survived boyfriend, the exhibition (called “I sion for Art Recovery, it began with Club of New York, 15 W. 43rd St. Art Radin by his wife, Joyce (née Steg) BC’60; Heart John Giorno”) at Paris’ Palais a chance meeting with Ronald S. ($31 per person). Email children, Jeffrey, Joshua, Jennifer de Tokyo featured scans of every item Lauder, of the Lauder cosmetics if you plan to attend, up to the day Michaelson and Daniel; and 13 in John’s archives, including not only family, on the Concorde. before: [email protected]. And grandchildren. After graduating Phi his poetry but also audio and visual Lauder was so impressed with don’t forget to send your news to the Beta Kappa and summa cum laude pieces and a dozen works John did Charles that he hired him and, addresses at the top of this column from the College, Bernie attended with his former lover, Andy Warhol. when he formed the commission, or through CCT’s webform college. Harvard Medical School. He was a We are sorry to report the death named him counsel. The commis- columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. practicing cardiologist for his entire of Charles Goldstein on July 30, sion estimates that it has recovered career; at his death he was chief of 2015. He is survived by his daughter, or helped recover more than $160 cardiology emeritus at St. Eliza- Deborah; stepson, Graham Spear- million worth of stolen art since it 1959 beth’s Medical Center in Boston, man; and two grandchildren. His was established in 1997 by Lauder, Norman Gelfand medical director of St. Elizabeth’s two marriages ended in divorce. who has called Charles “the unsung c/o CCT cardiac rehab program and professor As an undergraduate, Charles hero of art restitution.” Columbia Alumni Center of medicine at Tufts University was a member of ZBT, president of Charles was involved in nego- 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 School of Medicine. the Columbia Pre-Law Society and, tiations for the return of Gustave New York, NY 10025 The annual Homecoming party, even then, impeccably dressed. Part Courbet’s Femme nue couchée [email protected] festive as always and morphing, of the CC’58 contingent at Harvard (Reclining Nude), which was stolen was held at the home of Ruthie Law, he was a member of the in 1944 from its Hungarian owner. Ernie Brod and in Manhattan. Harvard Law Review. After clerking Charles was surprised that the dealer We will have to wait until the Attending were Nancy and Michael for the Hon. Irving Kaufman on who ultimately held the painting next issue for the update on Peter Cohn; Murray Epstein Berlin ’59; Joan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the was more in its return PS’63’s profes- Barry Dickman; Carol and Eileen Second Circuit, he joined the NYC than the involved governments he sional successes. Joe Dorinson; Steve Buchman and Audrey and firm of Strasser, Spiegelberg, Fried confronted. Incidentally, possibly the updates us on Harvey Feuerstein; and newcom- & Frank (now Fried, Frank, Harris, commission’s best known recovery the late coach Irv DeKoff ’s activi- Paul ers, Harvey’s law partner Shriver, & Jacobson), along with was Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele ties after he stopped coaching the Shelly Raab and Barry Dickman. Bloch-Bauer I. Lauder bought it for Columbia fencing team: “Coach He became a partner at Schulte $135 million from the owner’s heir, DeKoff was inducted into the US Roth & Zabel and then became who had successfully sued for its Fencing Hall of Fame in 1967 counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, return. It now hangs in the Neue and into the Columbia University first becoming a preeminent real Galerie in NYC and was the subject Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. The estate lawyer and then transforming of the recent movie Woman in Gold, Ivy League Fencing Championship himself into a tenacious advocate starring Helen Mirren. began during his era, and Colum- Peter Gruenberger for recovering art looted by the wants us to bia claimed 11 of 12 conference Nazis from Holocaust victims. At know that the long ­running Class of titles during his tenure. Irv’s teams Stay in his death he was counsel to Herrick, ’58 poker game is going strong, despite posted a 141–25 record (.843 win- David Londoner Ted Feinstein (where Harvey Feuer- the loss of and ning percentage), including four Touch Lynn. stein is a partner) and to the Com- In addition to Peter, the current NCAA Championships, making Ernie Brod, Peter Let us know if you have a mission for Art Recovery. group comprises him one of the greatest collegiate Cohn, Mike Geiger, Bernie Nuss- new postal or email address, We’re told that Charles’ intel- fencing coaches of all time. He was baum Bob Waldbaum. a new phone number or lectual acumen and business savvy and responsible for the development of were unmatched, and that clients We are also sorry to report the numerous talented fencers, including Mike Lesch even a new name: and colleagues alike marveled at his death of ’s wife, Judith 18 All-Americans, eight NCAA college.columbia.edu/ ability to grasp and resolve the most Willis Lesch TC’85, on July 23, 2015, individual champions and two alumni/connect. complex challenges. His friends were after a long battle with pancreatic Olympians. After concluding his impressed by his varied interests, cancer. She is survived by Mike; her Columbia coaching career in 1967, particularly his expert advice on children, Sara ’89, LAW’93 and Ben; Irv was briefly an assistant dean at

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Columbia before being appointed “In the late ’80s I joined AARP, at Rutgers. On campus, we don’t do through Class Notes and I am dean of Eisenhower College in and Carole suggested that it was any secret stuff but we try to help the pleased to say that things remain, upstate New York.” time I get a ‘real job.’ A friend and parts of the Department of Home- on the whole, pretty good. My wife, Paul Kantor continues his note, collaborator from my Case-Western land Security make the most of the Sandy, and I remain, thankfully, in the first half of which appeared in Reserve days, Tefko Saracevic, sug- information that it does have.” good health (with some qualifica- the Winter 2015–16 issue: “My wife, gested I move to Rutgers, in New Sorry Paul, but I have to continue tions, one of which I will mention). Carole, and I developed a shared Jersey. As he put it, ‘You don’t even this in the next issue. I recently celebrated my 50th anni- ‘second career,’ which grew to be have to buy your own computer — Jim Kniskern writes: “Since versary as a member of the Florida very important in our lives: studying, they buy it for you and someone Columbia’s founding in 1754, Bar and continue to practice with the teaching and performing traditional comes to the office to plug it in!’ thousands of graduates have passed firm I helped found in 1970. I prac- (‘folk’) dances from Eastern Europe Who can resist that? through our hallowed halls and tice on a much-reduced basis, as I am and the Middle East (mostly). We “At Rutgers I had the good found their niches of success, mate- no longer involved in firm manage- found a home at the Mandel Jewish fortune to begin near the top of rially or academically. I have had ment and will not be lead counsel in Community Center of Cleveland, the ladder. I seriously doubt that I some measure of success in the area litigation matters. I now serve as sort which permitted us to move the could color within the lines long of progeny. I have six great-grand- of a infielder, handling some activity beyond ‘checking the box that enough to get tenure these days. children: Taylor (15), Nicholas (13), discreet matters for my partners. says we teach Israeli dance’ to attempt With a base in library science, I Deven (13), Maddie (12), Kaela (10) “Our girls and grandchildren are a serious artistic endeavor. Through found friends and collaborators and Katie (6). doing fine. Sandy and I have two the years we secured support from in , computer the State Council on the Arts and the science and the DIMACS (Center State Council on the Humanities, and for Discrete Mathematics and even from the National Endowment Theoretical Computer Science). I Allan Franklin ’59 was awarded the for the Arts. We estimated that by also had the good fortune to have 2016 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics the time we left our company (named some wonderful doctoral students. Shalhevet, which means campfire) Somewhere along the line I learned by the American Physical Society. we had between us three 40-hour-a- how to get external funding, which week jobs: hers, mine and ours. You makes life at a research university can see our company performing the much more pleasant. At the same famous Old City Quadrille by Igor time (early ’90s), the calm waters of “My youngest granddaughter, girls, who each had two boys, and Moiseyev, here (Part 1): youtube.com/ library science were being churned Joanna, at 18 married a man 10 years we travel north fairly often to see watch?v=pL8eb98KG2k; YouTube by the invention of the World older. He had a son by his first mar- everybody. The health issue I men- will segue you into the second and Wide Web. I found myself studying riage, Cory (now 21). Recently, Cory tioned earlier was a big-time skiing third clips. We also worked several these problems and that was where and his fiancée, Kim, had a daughter, accident in January 2015 on our times with a wonderful Catholic my research headed for the next Chloe Nicole. Cory is my step-great- regular ski trip to Italy. I caught an dance company, the Duquesne umpteen years. I had, at the same grandson and Chole has become my edge, hit some ice, became airborne University Tamburitzans, but we time, a knack for not making money step-great-great-granddaughter. and now — some eight months later could not find online versions of our at it. As an example, when we could “I’m interested to know if anyone at the time of writing — continue dances, alas. only afford to develop for Netscape else, in the last 258 years of Colum- to rehabilitate fractures of the “Our stay in Cleveland lasted or for Microsoft Internet Explorer, bia graduates, has had the honor of right femur and hip, with a bunch until 1990, during which time I held I picked Netscape! Once a theorist, becoming a great-great grandpar- of new hardware. I set off security one kind of position or another in always a theorist! ent at 77 or younger. Do I stand a alarms whenever I even get close to the departments of physics, library “After the attacks of 9-11, I chance of being in Columbia’s book the airport. Fortunately, my Italian science, systems engineering and became heavily involved in issues of family records? I haven’t checked hospital was in the midst of a big ski operations research (‘… and master related to security, both national and the Guinness World Records yet. My area with a large and highly skilled of none’). The best part of it was homeland. It turns out, not surpris- wife, Joann, and I will be married 56 orthopedic trauma department and probably some time spent studying ingly, that many of the concepts that years this month — still blissful. surgeons and I am pleased to say I complex systems — we set up a little make it possible to index the billions “A note to Luigi Lucaccini and am pretty much recovered. Our girls center to look at cross-disciplinary of pages on the World Wide Web Alan Kahn, who wondered why I threaten to have me locked up if I problems, and I had a chance to also play a role in finding the bad was always singing about ‘Cindy:’ even discuss going skiing. work with a wonderful philosopher/ apples in a basket with seven billion I always loved the song, and Joann “I’m looking forward to doing mathematician, Ray Nelson. From apples in it. These are difficult issues, and I named our first daughter Alumni Representative Commit- 1976 to 1991 I did business as a both technically and philosophi- Cindy. She and our other daughter, tee interviews again with Columbia library management consultant, cally, and for a time I headed up a Jenny, were sweet flowers of beauty, applicants, which I missed out on due applying powerful techniques to center for interdisciplinary studies love and peace who are now at home to the accident (in Italy at the time). help clients who had (and still do in information privacy and security. with their God. They died 23 years I enjoy talking with these young have) very little money to spend. As Doing this kind of work does have ago in a car accident, which also women and men and always feel Bob Nozick, who left us too soon, its amusing moments. For example, a claimed a granddaughter. Through pretty good about the future with the rephrased it when I told him what colleague and I co-authored a paper our faith we carry on, knowing God knowledge that they will be running I do for a living: ‘…It’s like in the that was subsequently classified (what will sustain us.” things one of these days. Hanging movies, but instead of a gun, you’re is now called the ‘Hillary Excuse’), Jim, I am sure that I speak for all around for 50 years of legal practice a hired brain.’ Sometime in the ’80s so we could not read it. For the last of our classmates when I express our produces some nice recognitions and I reconnected with Chicago-based few years most of my time has been sincere condolences on the loss of awards, and I guess I have had my fair Bill Zangwill and we did an NSF- devoted to CCICADA (Command, your loved ones. share of them. I think I have learned funded project together. You could Control, and Interoperability Center Bill Frye updates us: “It has been a little bit about trying lawsuits, look it up: 1.usa.gov/1hvNghf. for Advanced Data Analysis), based some time since I corresponded which I try to pass on to my younger

Spring 2016 CCT 59 Class Notes partners and associates. I have been real estate businesses and now are partner at Danziger & Markhoff Richard Friedlander that appeared a fairly regular attendee at Columbia entering a new phase of real estate in Westchester County, N.Y., has in the Metropolitan Diary column of reunions and it is very nice to renew ownership. Through all this work been selected for inclusion in The The New York Times on November 25. old acquaintances from those days. (which I enjoy), I can say that while Best Lawyers in America in the areas “Dear Diary: I met my late So, as I said, all in all, things are pretty I know the definition of the word of corporate law and trusts and husband, Richard, 50 years ago on good here and if you are down our ‘boredom,’ I have never experienced estates law. Harris has a broad busi- Oct. 12 on West 72nd Street between way in Tampa, Fla., give us a call — it. My wife and I brought three of ness and tax practice that includes Broadway and West End Avenue. we can be found through a Google our grandchildren, ages 7, 9 and 11, counseling individuals, professional He picked me up on the street at 10 search. Thanks!” to the Colorado Rocky Mountains, corporations and closely held and p.m. in front of the Famous Dairy Allan Franklin reports, “I recently where we spent July. The primary family-owned businesses on a range restaurant. His opening line: ‘A friend returned from a visit to New York, activity was hiking, and all of us of corporate, tax and estate planning of mine has the summer version of Ira Jolles where I had lunch with and hiked Vail Mountain from an eleva- issues. Now Harris can take pride in that jacket.’ It was a balmy autumn Joseph Krieger his wife, Andrea; tion of 8,100 ft. to 10,200 ft. along the fact that his son and law partner, evening, and I felt like buying ice Isser Woloch and his wife, Rose; and a 4.6-mile switchback trail. Hiking Michael Markhoff ’87, has been cream, so I had left my nearby apart- and his wife, Nancy GSAS’62. The mountains offers an excellent meta- selected by a peer-review survey as ment, and threw on some clothes, food was excellent and the company phor; that is, when asked how one “2016 Trusts & Estates Lawyer of including the aforementioned wool even better. Another bit of news — I hikes to such elevations, the answer the Year” for White Plains, N.Y., Army jacket. It was the Swinging have been awarded the 2016 Abra- is ‘one step at a time.’ It applies well and for inclusion in The Best Lawyers ’60s, after all. I turned around and saw ham Pais Prize for History of Physics to many facets of life.” in America in that field of practice. a tall, handsome guy with salt-and- Harris by the American Physical Society.” For the past 25 years, Bob Berne brought to my pepper hair carrying a dainty racquet. Joel Peter Rosenfeld Markhoff GSAS’61 LAW’63, managing attention a moving remembrance of He had just finished playing squash, reports, “My wife, Carmen, and I and daughter Tati (née Maria Alicia) spent Christmas/New Year’s 2014 in Valparaiso, Chile, where it was midsummer. In 2016, we plan to visit with Frank Wilson [and his family] in Havana, Cuba, where I am on the program committee and maybe Frank will do a keynote for the International Organization of Psychophysiology.” Space limitations mean that contributions from Bernie Pucker and Steve Trachtenberg will need to wait until the next issue. Those on my mailing list will receive all the news I have received. Contributions are needed and welcome. 1960

Robert A. Machleder 69-37 Fleet St. Forest Hills, NY 11375 [email protected]

Peter Schweitzer enjoyed the recap of the 55th reunion in our fall Class Notes and remarks, “V&T again con- tributed a marvelous lagniappe to the festivities that ensued over the week- end. I will plan to attend the 2020 60th reunion and trust Bob Abrams, Rene Plessner, Larry Rubinstein and John Pegram will join me. But,” Peter ponders, “will V&T be around in 2020 for our 60th reunion?” Peter, I respond: “Will Alma Mater still be sitting on the steps in front of Low Library? The answer to both questions is: absolutely.” Bill Tanenbaum writes: “This A rchives past summer, we sold our main CCT

60 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews and was carrying roast chicken in a encounter — 52 years ago on the to Edward S. Walker, former U.S. received acknowledgement for brown paper bag. His next remark northbound platform of the 116th ambassador to Egypt, Israel and their work in discovering the most was: ‘What school did you go to?’ I Street Broadway IRT Station. That the United Arab Emirates. Tom, an peculiar shape-shifting property of recognized a distinctive pinky ring he was where I uttered my version of analyst of modern Middle Eastern neutrinos, muon neutrinos, in this was wearing from a Columbia College an opening line with my wife-to- politics and history, explains Sadat case changing into tau neutrinos as honor society, Nacoms. A graduate be — she was heading for Juilliard, the man: his motives, contradictory they traverse the earth. Neutrinos of the sister school, Barnard College, then just north of Barnard, and I character and political metamorpho- are one of the fundamental particles I coyly replied: ‘The same school you to the Architecture School. Anna sis. Through extensive research and of the universe (along with charged did.’ We got to the corner. I lived at resumed her reading, discovered that personal observation, Tom provides a leptons and quarks). They have no 70th and West End, he lived at West the recollections had been submitted compelling narrative about how the charge, very little interaction with 74th and Riverside Drive. ‘Would by Iris Friedlander and gasped, ‘Oh, “Hero of the Crossing” changed the normal matter, easily penetrate the you like to come to my place for cof- that’s about Richard. He was such a trajectory of the modern Middle East earth and stars, and are generally fee?’ he asked. Instead I invited him wonderful, caring man!’ and shed a and global politics. detected by physicists working deep to my apartment (safer, I thought). few tears of remembrance.” Tom is a journalist specializing in underground with giant, heavily He ate his chicken; I ate my vanilla Richard died on March 31, 2014. Middle Eastern affairs and Ameri- instrumented tanks of water or oil. ice cream. There was one problem. I He always is in our thoughts at every can foreign policy. He is a former As a consequence of his had on no underwear and my wool class gathering. Middle East bureau chief for The involvement with the now-famous pants were becoming itchy! I sent Washington Post as well as the author discovery result of 1998, “Evidence him on his way. We subsequently of numerous magazine articles and for Oscillation of Atmospheric had proper dates, married, and stayed 1961 books, including Egypt After Nasser: Neutrinos” (the most cited experi-

together for 46 great years. I walk REUNION Sadat, Peace, and the Mirage of Pros- mental neutrino paper), John and REUNION WEEKEND past that spot on 72nd Street every perity; Inside the Mirage: America’s his ecologist wife, Coleen Cory June 2–5, 2016 day. Iris Friedlander [BC’63].” Fragile Partnership with Saudi Ara- Ph.D., were invited by the Nobel Alumni Affairs Contact As you will note, the Friedlander bia; and, most recently, Saudi Arabia Committee to attend the Nobel Fatima Yudeh name does not appear until the con- [email protected] on the Edge: The Uncertain Future of Prize festivities that took place on clusion where Iris is identified as the 212-851-7834 an American Ally. December 10. The Nobel Prize went contributor. That makes the piece all Development Contact 2016 Tom was stationed in the Middle to the group head, Takaaki Kajita of the more poignant when you read Heather Siemienas East during Sadat’s presidency and the University of Tokyo, for the dis- the following note from David Kirk [email protected] lived in Egypt during the aftermath covery of neutrino oscillations in the GSAPP’69: 212-851-7855 of the October War. He knew Sadat Super-Kamiokande detector, located “After our February 2014 class personally, but only now after the 2,000 ft. deep beneath the Japanese lunch,” David writes, “Richard Michael Hausig passage of time and the long- Alps. Further, John’s colleague, Pro- Friedlander called my wife at 19418 Encino Summit delayed release of United States fessor Art McDonald (of Queens home, knowing that I would not be , TX 78259 Department of State diplomatic files University, but he spends a quarter there, and inquired in confidence, [email protected] was Tom able to assess the full con- of his time at UH) jointly won the ‘Anna Maria, is David alright? sequences of the Sadat presidency. Nobel Prize for leading the Sudbury He has lost so much weight.’ She This June marks the 55th reunion Ed McCreedy was presented Neutrino Observatory (SNO) replied, ‘He’s never been healthier in of our graduation from Columbia. with New Jersey’s Union County experiment in Canada, which solved his entire life. Since his semi-retire- Reunion Weekend 2016, Thursday, Bar Association’s first Hon. Edward the solar neutrino problem as also ment he works out every day and we June 2–Sunday, June 5, is the perfect W. Beglin, Jr. Civil Trial Attorney being due to oscillations — in this live a very healthy lifestyle.’ time to reconnect with friends and of the Year Award on November case of electron neutrinos. “Richard did not mention his the College and to share in special 10; the award is named for a retired To add to these Nobel accolades, own illness and never disclosed events like class dinners, dancing on assignment judge in Union County. in November the BreakThrough it to any of us until the following the lawn at the Starlight Reception Richard Zamoff reports The Prize was awarded in physics to five class lunch in March which, at his and cultural and intellectual events George Washington University’s experiments (and the prize includes request, was a buffet in a conference across campus and the city. Can’t Jackie and Rachel Robinson Society the members of the experiments, room in his office. It was then that wait to see you there! will celebrate the 20th anniversary not just the titular leaders). John he announced to our gathering of Barry McCallion and his wife, of the GW Jackie Robinson Project was a major player in three of these classmates that what he had to say Joanne Canary, spent part of last on April 14 at 7 p.m. on the GW experiments (Super-Kamiokande, he wanted said in the privacy of year on trips to eastern Turkey, the campus. Those interested in attend- KamLAND and K2K). Other mem- his office and not at a table in the Galapagos and Machu Picchu, while ing the program should contact bers of the UH elementary particle public dining room of the Columbia the tiny village of Tambor on the Richard for reservations (202-994- physics group were involved in the University Club of New York. He Pacific coast of Costa Rica has been 8125 or [email protected]). To other two (SNO and Daya Bay), so told us that he had been diagnosed a wintertime fishing destination for date, the educational initiative has the UH neutrino group has achieved with a return of cancer, that it was them for 12 years. They planned to served more than 5,000 students a great deal of notice in the world’s inoperable and that he was dying. visit Sicily with friends in early 2016. and 200 teachers in 10 states, the neutrino research community. “Almost two years have passed Tom Lippman’s book, Hero of District of Columbia and Japan. John enjoys life in Hawaii and his since that lunch. Recently Anna the Crossing: How Anwar Sadat and University of Hawaii (UH) interactions with friends and family Maria was enjoying a vignette in the 1973 War Changed the World, was physics professor John Gregory around the world (his daughter and the November 25 edition of The published in January. It “provides the Learned continues his physics and grandchildren are in Wellington, New York Times Metropolitan Diary, foundation for understanding what is astronomy research and teaching, New Zealand, with daughter Alison when she interrupted her reading happening in the Middle East today while supervising eight graduate recently working on the Hobbit (not realizing that the piece is about from the rise of ISIS to the collapse students and holding four grants, movies, while son Bryan is flying Richard Friedlander) and com- of the Arab Spring. It is a good read with many other projects in motion. 747s out of Seattle). John spends his mented to me about our own first for expert and novice alike,” according This year, John and his colleagues spare time working with wood in

Spring 2016 CCT 61 Class Notes his shop with a view and is making In the Winter 2015–16 issue, has expanded upward and outward. had leveled much of the town but some Maloof-style furniture. Arnie Abrams JRN’62 wrote about It still has the original, 10-story allowed the government to retake John welcomes contact from his journalism career in Southeast Caravelle Hotel (which housed most control, a U.S. officer was widely classmates who visit Hawaii (he Asia and mentioned his recent trip of the press corps during the war, and quoted as saying, “It became neces- travels often to D.C., but seldom to to Vietnam. After covering a losing now is an adjunct of the towering, sary to destroy the town in order to New York); his contact webpage is war that marked a turning point in 25-story Caravelle built alongside it) save it.” That judgment, for many, www.phys.hawaii.edu/~jgl/. American history and had a profound and the nearby Hotel Continental. summed up much about the war. Bob Salman LAW’64 is an impact on his life, Arnie returned in He spent much time at both. A fish seller Arnie met in the active member of the New Jersey October to Vietnam after an absence The Hotel Continental was a busy central marketplace vividly Democratic State Committee of four decades. He found a country gathering spot for a motley mix of remembered Tet. “I was 19,” she and is active in Hillary Clinton’s greatly changed in physical features journalists, spies and spooks who, said. “Everybody else in my family presidential campaign. He will teach like skylines, highways and housing. in late afternoon, would sip citron was killed by the American attacks a sequel to his “Great Trials” course Unexpected for him was the seem- pressé, exchange gossip and ogle — parents, brothers, sisters.” Yet she this spring at Brookdale Commu- ingly positive Vietnamese attitude young Vietnamese women wearing bears no grudge toward Americans. nity College. The trials he will cover toward the United States. Remark- ao dais, a spectacular outfit with “They blew everything up,” she are the Lindbergh kidnapping, the ably, there is no animus there toward flowing tunic and tight pantaloons. explained, “but it was the Viet Cong Army-McCarthy hearings, Adolf us, Arnie reports. Arnie doubts that That outfit now seems to be worn who made us stay.” She blamed Eichmann and Casey Anthony. if our country had been invaded and mostly by female flight attendants, them, not the Americans. This spring Bob’s granddaugh- devastated by a foreign army and if hotel receptionists and waitresses in The woman, now in her mid-’60s, ter, Mackenzie Page Werther, will ordinary American citizens had been fancy restaurants. insisted on anonymity. Ben Tre and have her bat mitzvah. For her gift, treated as contemptuously by those Also familiar, but greatly changed, is the entire delta was (and still is) filled Bob and his wife, Reva, will take invaders — who callously declared the village of My Lai. About 350 miles with Viet Cong supporters. In the Mackenzie on a Tauck tour of large stretches of land to be “free-fire” north of Saigon, it was known by GIs, center of town stands a statue of a many of whom were injured there by famous female resident, long dead of booby traps or snipers, as “Pinkville.” natural causes, who was a local Viet This was the 1968 site of the war’s Cong leader. Residents who visit her Last summer, Gene Milone ’61 attended the most infamous massacre — members statue to leave flowers and honor her International Astronomical Union meeting in Honolulu, of the Army’s Americal Division mur- legacy probably outnumber the tour- dered hundreds of elderly men, women ists who visit My Lai. presenting two oral papers and a poster on his work. and children there. Sadly, Bob Goldfeld died on The village has been Disneyfied, September 17 after a long battle reports Arnie. Its tiny bamboo huts with acute myeloid leukemia. He (called “hootches” by GIs) have been was fortunate to have a remission Ireland, including a side trip to JFK’s zones and routinely called local rebuilt and enlarged; its narrow that lasted almost two years. ancestral home. This will coincide inhabitants “gooks” and “dinks” — we paths, once a morass of mud, were with their 53rd anniversary but also would be as forgiving. upgraded; a central plaza was cre- unfortunately will cut into their The Vietnamese have been bat- ated and tiled; a formal entrance was 1962 Reunion Weekend 2016 attendance. tling foreign invaders for centuries; constructed and a museum — show- Maureen and Phil Cottone’s the “American War” ended in 1975 casing weapons and artifacts, with John Freidin granddaughter, Megan, had a son, and many of the people, particularly lecture rooms, a small auditorium 654 E. Munger St. Matthew James, who makes them those he met, had not yet been born and equipment for visual presenta- Middlebury, VT 05753 great-grandparents. He will be CC’37. when the fighting raged. They prob- tions — was built. However, the site [email protected] Gene Milone attended the ably never saw magazine articles, seemingly has few visitors. Nobody International Astronomical Union newspaper stories and official reports was there the day he arrived and By the time this column reaches you, meeting in Honolulu in August about what we did to them. But stayed several hours. “Some people spring will be arriving. Hoping all of and presented two oral papers and there was word-of-mouth, years of it, come here,” his guide said, “but it’s us had easy and relaxed winters. a poster on his eclipsing modeling unfettered. They know, yet they still not a big tourist attraction.” Roman Kernitsky, of Colts work of the past year. That work, seem to like us, he says. Physical change is not a major Neck, N.J., wrote the following which involves a more precise and “Your former president ate here,” factor in the Mekong Delta, a rice- response to Jeff Milstein’s April 16, accurate distance determination for one resident said to Arnie outside a rich and fruit-filled region whose 2015, letter to The New York Times, these special binary star systems noodle shop in Saigon, the former northern tip is a several-hour drive which appeared in the Fall 2015 than previous study allowed, is South Vietnamese capital, now from Saigon. Still, what used to be column: “Jeff stated that the United continuing to determine accurate officially named Ho Chi Minh City. a tense trip into hostile territory, States has been imposing ‘diplo- distances to star clusters in which “What an honor.” rife with ambush sites and potential matic isolation’ on Russian President some of them are found. Last year, That blew his mind, as did the danger, now is little more than a Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Gene presented results on a binary changed look of places like Da slow trip along a traffic-clogged but Ukraine. He stated that Obama in the Hyades. This year the target Nang, which he remembered as a widened four-lane road. should have been present in Mos- was a binary in the farther and big, scroungy town and now is a real An atmosphere of calm pervades cow for Victory Day, because ‘the older galactic cluster NGC 752 in city with modern office buildings, the delta, where life seemingly is Soviet people paid a terrible price Andromeda. After the meeting, tall apartment houses, neat stores, good for farmers, fishermen and for that victory,’ and Obama should Gene took his grandson on a cruise clean streets and long stretches of merchants. Business is booming in have paid due respect to honor that around the islands. beach resorts under construction. the town of Ben Tre, which gained great sacrifice. He notes for those who hate hot Arnie had no trouble recognizing a notoriety during the Tet Offensive of “[I disagree.] The Soviet Union and muggy weather: Do not visit once-familiar part of Saigon. HCMC, 1968, when Viet Cong forces overran consisted of 15 republics — only one Hawaii in the summer! as government bureaucrats call it, also it. After U.S. artillery and air strikes of which was Russian. Four million

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Ukrainians fought in the Red Army not go to Moscow on May 9. What Michael of Las Vegas; and grand- In late November, the College against the Germans. The Germans he did do, however, was to send Sec- sons, Myles Griffin and Kamron held an elegant breakfast in the Low took 3.8 million Soviet military retary of State John Kerry on May Richter. The family writes: “David Rotunda to celebrate the launch prisoners, of which 1.3 million 12 to meet in Sochi, Russia, with lived his life with humor, kindness of Core to Commencement, the were Ukrainians. The Nazis killed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey and honesty, and, although the first fundraising and engagement hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Lavrov and with Putin. One of the world seems a little less bright right campaign dedicated exclusively to POWs by starvation, gassing and main purposes of these first high- now, it is with great joy that the Columbia College. I joined Henry other methods. It was the Soviet 1st level meetings in more than two family celebrates a life well lived.” Black and Don Margolis, and Ukrainian Front division that liber- years since the start of the Ukrainian Online condolences may be left at spied Eric Foner in attendance. I’m ated Auschwitz on January 27, 1945. crisis was to restart diplomatic discus- beyersfuneralhome.com. Memo- sure you will be hearing a great deal An estimated 6.8 million Ukrainians sions about the conflict and crisis rial contributions may be made to more about this $400 million com- were killed during the war, includ- in Ukraine. While in Sochi (before American Brain Tumor Association, mitment to the future of the Core ing most of the Ukrainian Jewish meeting with Putin) and with Lavrov 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Ste 550, Curriculum at Columbia and I hope population. For every one village that at his side, Kerry did indeed join Chicago, IL 60631. that you will join me in supporting was destroyed and its inhabitants Lavrov in laying a wreath of flowers Please let us know how you and it (college.columbia.edu/campaign/ executed in France and Czechoslo- at the Zakovkzalny War Memorial your family are, and share news donate). To many of us, the Core vakia, 250 villages and inhabitants for soldiers killed in WWII. Kerry, in you’d like us to know. remains the defining element of our suffered such a fate in Ukraine at the his remarks later that same day, called Columbia education and I hope it hands of the Nazis. My wife’s father that wreath-laying ceremony ‘a pow- remains so for another 100 years. was in the Red Army and her uncle erful reminder of the sacrifices that 1963 I got a follow-up from Bob was a colonel in the Red Army. To we shared to bring about a safer world Shlaer about the film Carvalho’s honor the sacrifice of the Ukrainian and what our nations can accom- Paul Neshamkin Journey (see the Winter 2015–16 people in their fight against the Nazis plish when our peoples are working 1015 Washington St., Apt. 50 Class Notes), in which Bob writes, and to emphasize the diplomatic together toward a same goal.’” Hoboken, NJ 07030 “I am the primo talking head (if isolation of the fascist Putin for his I hope Roman and Jeff will share [email protected] I may be so boastful). [The film] invasion of Ukraine, Obama was their further thoughts on this mat- is finally being distributed. I went absolutely right to stay away from ter in time to make the Summer Homecoming found many of your to its world premiere last summer Moscow on Victory Day.” 2016 issue. classmates gathered from near and at the San Francisco Jewish Film I asked Jeff whether he’d like to Leo Swergold and Michael far in the hopes of seeing the football Festival and had my 15 minutes reply, and he did: “Roman is correct Stone both wrote to express their team return to the form we remem- (actually it lasted two days, but that that the Soviet Union consisted sadness at the death of David M. ber from our undergraduate years is ‘another story’) of fame at two of 15 republics, including Ukraine Richter. Leo and David were room- (actually, we are the last Columbia theaters, one in San Francisco and as well as Russia and 13 others. In mates at the College. David passed class to have enjoyed three winning one in Palo Alto. For the Q&A addition, indeed, the Red Army away at home on October 19, 2015, seasons out of our four — something I donned exactly the garb that I consisted of troops from all of the in The Villages, Fla. He was 74. we all hope to see repeated soon). wear in the film. Quite a number of Soviet Union’s republics, including David was born in the Bronx and I saw Henry Black, Paul Gorrin, women in the audience picked it up, Ukraine. However, I think he misses graduated from Bronx Science in Mary Ellen and Frank Partel, but hardly any men.” the main point of my letter. 1958. He earned an M.D. at Johns Jane GS’86 and Jerry Dwyer, Phil Bob sent a schedule of screenings “The 70th anniversary of the 1945 Hopkins and from 1972 to 1974 Satow, Tom O’Connor, Steve around the country. Many preceded surrender of Nazi and the served in the Air Force at MacDill Barcan, Lee Lowenfish, and Larry this issue of CCT, but you might Allied victory in Europe in WWII AFB, near Tampa, Fla. He then Neuman and his son Andreas Neu- be able to catch it at the Princeton was commemorated in Moscow practiced general surgery in Broward man ’98. Sadly, the game was lost and University Art Museum (Princeton, on May 9, ‘Victory Day.’ All of the County, Fla., for 25 years. this season, though showing signs N.J., April 17). Soviet people paid a terrible price for David had many other interests: of great promise, has not brought Nick Zill has posted yet another that victory: more than 20 million flying model planes, sculpting bonsai back winning times. Your classmates of his political comments in an total deaths, including more than 8 trees, bass fishing and photogra- will continue to cheer the Lions on; animated video on YouTube: “Hill- million military deaths — a majority phy, and he was an avid golfer. Leo please join us this fall. ary Tells A Joke!” (youtube.com/ of all American and Allied deaths in recalled that he and David, along Our Second Thursday Class watch?v=soJoytKlj0w). Nick says, the European theater of war. with their third roommate, Steve Lunches have entered their 12th “She may be building momentum, “In my letter, which the Times Bell, traveled through Europe during consecutive year at the Columbia but she’s still humor-impaired.” On published more than three weeks summer 1961 “on the proverbial University Club of New York Grill. a completely different note, Nick before Victory Day, I suggested that $5-a-day-routine. Rough but a hoot.” Attendance during the last few had his research findings on adopted to pay due respect to the few surviv- Leo also remembered having months of 2015 included an impres- children documented in an article ing war veterans, and to honor that dinner at David’s parents’ home in sive number of you: Doug Anderson, by Ruth Graham in the December great sacrifice to our shared historic the Bronx on the night of the New Steve Barcan, Henry Black, Peter 2 edition of (theatlantic. cause, Obama himself should be York blackout. “Quite an experience Broido, Ed Coller, Jerry Dwyer, com; search by keywords “Nick Zill”). present in Moscow on Victory Day, getting there in a taxi [with a driver] Doron Gopstein, Bob Heller, Frank Sypher has published but not attend the parade’s show of that was convinced we were the Bruce Kaplan, Lee Lowenfish, Don another book about New York colo- military force. Instead, I suggested source of the power outage. David Margolis, Paul Neshamkin, Frank nial history, Liber A of the Collegiate that he lay a commemorative wreath rowed lightweight crew for a while Partel, Gary Rachelefsky, Barry Churches of New York, Part 2, which at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. and was a kind and gentle fellow. I Reiss, Phil Satow, Harvey Schneier he edited and translated. “I reasoned that by showing will miss him.” and Jeff Thompson. Says Frank: “Liber A of the Col- such respect, the diplomatic ice jam David is survived by his wife of Please join us! Send me an legiate Churches of New York, Part over the Ukrainian crisis might be nearly 50 years, Miriam; daughter, email, and I will add you to the 2 contains 17th-century records broken. As it turned out, Obama did Amy Griffin of Bowie, Md.; son, monthly reminder. of the Reformed Dutch Church

Spring 2016 CCT 63 Class Notes of the City of New York, includ- Eaton & Van Winkle is one of the Ken writes: “I was very pleased Marty Isserlis, Gil Kahn, Fred Kan- ing baptisms from 1639 to 1697, oldest general practice law firms and honored to be a recipient of the tor, Richard Kayne, Beril Lapson, with names of parents, children and in New York City, with a growing Columbia University Presidential Jeff Newman, Dan Press, Steve witnesses; names of members from contingent of intellectual property Teaching Award last May at Com- Rodner, Dan Schechter, Gary 1649 to 1701; and names of brides practitioners of patent, trade secrets, mencement. As I sat on Low Steps Schonwald, Steve Solomon, Peter and grooms in marriage intentions trademark and copyright law. I look gazing at thousands of graduating Thall, Allen Tobias, Marty Wein- and marriages from 1639 to 1701. forward to continuing my involve- students and their families on a per- stein and Ivan Weissman. “This volume is a companion ment in the Class of ’63s activities, fect spring day, I finally experienced I hope to see more of you in 2016. to Liber A (2009), which contains including monthly luncheons.” the graduation ceremony I missed And send in a Class Note — your texts of official Church documents, Remember, our regular class 51 years ago. classmates want to hear from you. including the royal charter granted lunches are a great place to recon- “There are many parallels You can use either of the addresses by King William III, dated May nect. If you’re in NYC, try to make between the arts of medicine and at the top of this column or the CCT 11, 1696, establishing the church one of the next lunches, scheduled teaching. In both, the ability to con- webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ as an independent corporation. for April 14, May 12 and June 9 nect effectively with someone else submit_class_note. The present publication covers — it’s always the second Thursday. — in one case a patient, in the other the subsequent portion of the Check cc63ers.com for details. a student — is critical. As a pulmon- original manuscript, pps. 247–714. ologist I encountered and became 1965 The records were written down by fascinated with difficult end-of-life Domine Henricus Selijns, minister 1964 ethical issues while rounding in the Leonard B. Pack from 1682 until 1701. ICU in the 1970s and ’80s when 924 West End Ave. “The records portray the life of Norman Olch the discipline of medical ethics was New York, NY 10025 the church at this period and pro- 233 Broadway emerging. This spawned a career as [email protected] vide details about thousands of indi- New York, NY 10279 bioethicist at what was then called [email protected] viduals and their families in New Columbia Presbyterian Medical Reflections and reminisces on our Amsterdam and British Colonial Center. It led to many teaching 50th reunion continue to come in as New York. The publication will be I am writing a few days before responsibilities involving medical well as new submissions from gener- welcomed by descendants interested Christmas. As Bing Crosby dreams students, house staff, nurses, social ous classmates. in family members who belonged to on the radio of a white Christmas, the workers and the lay public. James Carifio ( James_Carifio the church. But genealogical interest weatherman is predicting it will be 72 “I will be forever grateful for the @uml.edu) commented on an item is only part of the story. From a that day here in New York City! outstanding liberal arts education I ran in the Summer 2015 Class social and historical point of view, By the time this arrives in your I received at Columbia. Its broad Notes on Niles Eldredge GSAS’69. the records offer a census-like survey mailbox we will be well into 2016. scope was a perfect preparation for “Your little piece on Eldredge … of the demographics of the early I wish you and those dear to you a a career in medicine and bioethics, you really underplayed that one; colonial city, with data for statistics year filled with good health, peace, which demands sensitivity, empathy I didn’t know that he was in our on births, marriages and remarriages. joy and prosperity. and the ability to think and reason class. He may be in the top 10 Michael Sklaroff Liber A is a major document of received the analytically and clearly. contributors of our generation, that American colonial heritage.” Harris Ominsky Award from the “Even as I write this note, I think is how much of a big deal his work Paul Gorrin followed up with Real Property Section of the Phila- of my first-semester English profes- is — those two guys [Eldredge and details on his grandchild’s birth: delphia Bar Association. The award sor, Steven Marcus ’48, GSAS’61, Stephen Jay Gould] really changed “Our first grandchild, a girl named recognizes the legal talents and who, by mercilessly dissecting my the paradigm big time on what Bailey Samantha, smiled the day she achievements, the integrity and the writing assignments and patiently [evolutionary] change is exactly and was born — or the day after.” contributions to the public interest reviewing them with me in his how it occurs. Can’t believe that Paul, a great start, but one I would made by a Philadelphia attorney. office, taught me how to write. I’ve been reading and appreciating expect from a Gorrin. Congrats! In response to an article on the “The Columbia tradition has con- a guy’s work for 40 years and didn’t Paul Paul also reported that Holocaust film Son of Saul, the tinued in my family. Three of my four even know he was a classmate … .” Zimet, whose theater group, Talking Financial Times published a letter children have attended either the I told Jim that I had roomed with Allen Tobias Band, celebrated its 40th anniver- from on the meaning College, GS, Barnard or the Nursing Niles at Columbia. He responded: sary last year and presented its new of the Holocaust in Hungary. School. And equally important, many “You were blessed, Leonard, and you play, Burnished by Grief, by Ellen I have been attending home bas- of the songs I learned from director can tell Niles I said so. Such incred- Maddow, at La MaMa Experimen- ketball games, where I see stalwarts Bailey Harvey in the Glee Club I ibly good work; when I learned he Howard Jacobson, Ivan Weiss- tal Theatre Club in the East Village passed on to my children around was in our class I was sad that I man, from January 22 to February 7. Doron Gopstein ’63 and Lee the dinner table — harmony and all. missed the opportunity right under Paul, I’m sorry that this issue Lowenfish ’63. The team started ‘What if tomorrow brings … ’” my nose to know him. But such is will be published after your run. with an 11–6 non-conference record, Congratulations, Ken, and university life … Drop me a note and give your but the real test came in the middle thank you for your heartfelt tribute “However, I accidentally made classmates a heads-up in advance of January when the Ivy League to the College. good friends with Dick Morley of your next production. season began. Happily, throughout 2015 (except about 15 years ago (the legend of Ken Prager Classmates, check out talking was awarded a for July and August) our informal MIT who literally put us on the band.org to learn about the wonder- Columbia University Presidential class lunches at the Columbia moon and a million other things ful work the group has created. Teaching Award last spring. He University Club of New York on the …). We email all the time and I Charles Miller writes, “As of is professor of medicine, director second Thursday of the month con- spend an afternoon at The Barn (his November, I joined the partnership of medical ethics and chairman of tinued. Among those who dropped farm/think place in New Hamp- Steve Case, Bernard of the law firm of Eaton & Van the Medical Ethics Committee at by were shire) every few months, just hang- Catalinotto, Ephraim Cohen, Paul Winkle in the firm’s Midtown office. Columbia University Medical Cen- ing out and discussing stuff. What Heyman, Howard Jacobson, Established in New York in 1820, ter/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. an education. He has immensely

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makes it easy for us to snatch them disconnected. I considered Lee a up, take them on adventures in the good friend and [he was] occasional city and then have them sleep over at co-counsel with me on medical mal- our apartment. practice cases arising in Vermont. He “Shirley and I have both been always was attentive to detail, enjoyed retired for several years and enjoy meeting new folks on my home it immensely. I have been involved turf and relished the opportunity to with the Columbia College Alumni engage in rather extended (extensive Association Board of Directors and expensive as well) litigation, for many years and also am on the no matter the venue. While I often board of the Goddard Riverside considered the ‘process’ to be the Community Center, which is one of ‘punishment,’ Lee in contrast believed the 37 settlement houses that help it to be the ultimate form of personal

BRUCE GILBERT form a safety net for the poor and and professional fulfillment. Nine members of the Class of ’65 gathered at the 2015 Alexander Hamilton underserved in the city. Mike Cook “In the 1980s and 1990s we often Award Dinner on November 19. Seated, left to right: Andrew Fisher, Michael got me interested in Goddard and I met in Hanover, N.H., to attend Krieger, Allen Brill, Leonard Pack and David Sarlin. Standing, left to right: am very glad he did. Through them I the Columbia–Dartmouth football Peter McCann, Michael Schlanger, Jeffrey Krulwich and Michael Cook. have become involved in early child game, welcoming the chance to learning and homeless projects. It revitalize our own Lion connec- has been very fulfilling. tions while enduring the seemingly enriched my thinking on numer- surprisingly nostalgic to be able to “I also have taken advantage of inevitable bloodbath on the gridiron. ous things, including education speak to not only the classmates the educational opportunities that The Columbia University March- and healthcare (another one of my whom I see with some regularity New York offers. I am part of a peer ing Band’s traditional fourth quarter interests). [His is] one of the most in the city (like you Leonard, Mike learning group sponsored by The New chant (‘you may be winning but we original and creative minds I have Cook, Steve Hoffman and the Ed School, where I have taken and taught get to leave’) provided a most fitting interacted with, which is where the Goodgold/Dan Carlinsky duo) but courses. I have also enjoyed taking note for our departure but we always real education is when you are ready also those whom I have not seen in seminars sponsored by the Heyman vowed to return for yet another bout for it, or as Dick once said, ‘When decades. It’s funny how memories Center for the Humanities at Colum- of gridiron folly in a couple of years. the teacher is ready, the student will you thought were buried resurface bia, which are taught by emeritus Lee’s own linguistic gem (‘up your appear ’… and I did!” when such encounters happen. It has professors from the College. giggy [sic] with a wire brush’) will Arthur Klink SEAS’73 (arthur been years since I saw Ed Merlis, “My wife has immersed herself forever resonate in my memory, and [email protected]) says: “I received four Jeff Krulwich, Lou Goodman and in the art world. She takes drawing his insightful wit will be missed. Alas, degrees in chemistry and chemical Alan Green. Catching up was great! and painting courses and has a the mercy of memory is that it allows engineering from Columbia. I was “Shirley and I spent our ‘working group of friends with whom she us to keep that which we have lost.” for 42 years an executive for Merck life’ in academic medicine (Shirley in goes on sketching and painting Chris Morren (morrenchristo (pharmaceuticals), ExxonMobil (oil, hematology and I in surgery), taking forays around the city. There is not [email protected]) commented on gas, petrochemicals) and lastly for the care of patients, teaching, running a museum or gallery show in town reunion: “Our reunion was great, intelligence community in Washing- basic science research labs and climb- where she and her friends cannot be and seeing classmates 50 years later ton, D.C., (several defense-related ing the academic ladder. That life seen propped against a wall sketch- was mythical. Reuniting with glee contractors). I always worked in the took us from the University of Chi- ing some of the offerings. clubbers and singing in a Dan Car- technical arena related to my educa- cago, to the University of California, “Finally, we go on the occasional linsky trivia production at the class tion, so my career was enjoyable. to the University of Texas and finally trip to Europe and love to attend dinner at … well, just “I have been retired for seven back to New York City at the Albert theater, music and dance perfor- can’t top that. Since reunion I have years and consult with my company, Einstein College of Medicine. mances in the city. All in all, NYC fully retired from medical practice. Eagle One Consulting. We work in “We had three kids during our is a very good place to retire, and I “I had a delightful dinner with the three main areas related to my residencies in San Diego, and raised can truly say that all the things that Joe Beckmann in Somerville, experience just mentioned. I am a them all in San Antonio, where I was I love to do now were piqued, and Mass; Jeff Krulwich and Bill snowbird and live on a golf course sent as an Army ‘Berry Plan’ deferee then deepened, by my education at Wertheim and their spouses joined community in southern Pennsylvania until I finished my residency, and the College. I owe Columbia a lot.” me and my wife for dinner and for six months in the summer and then joined Shirley on the faculty Andy Fisher (andrewfisheriv singing of old Columbia songs; on the Gulf and a golf course in at UT. However, we did make sure @gmail.com) sent an obituary for Pete Smith invited us to hear him Naples, Fla., for six months in the that the kids were pointed east for Lee Dunn, who died in October sing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy with winter. My hobbies are golf, reading college. Luckily they agreed with 2013. I sent the obituary to those of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus … and computer/technical work. I am that plan and went to Dartmouth us who shared a rental house with reunion was the catalyst for all these an ardent worker and supporter of and Columbia as undergraduates; all Lee when we had internships in wonderful meetings.” the Israeli Defense Forces, and I do three got their graduate degrees at Washington, D.C., in summer 1964. Dave Obelkevich (obelkevich not view this as charitable work but Columbia as well. Even though they One of them, James Levy LAW’68 @aol.com) completed his 40th New as a supportive commitment. I have have prospered in their ([email protected]), sent a York City Marathon in November, two sons, five grandchildren and one (law, medicine and entrepreneurship), particularly noteworthy response: finishing in 4:57. His amazing great-grandson.” the best part about them is that, in “I was saddened to learn of Lee’s record was featured in The New York With help from the reunion total, they have given us eight grand- death. The last time that I spoke Times, Agence France Presse and afterglow, I received a submission children, who have become a central with him was probably about four or Runner’s World. from Barry Levine (barry@queso. part of our lives. Six live just across five years ago. Since then I had tried The College’s Alexander Ham- com): “My wife, Shirley, and I had Central Park from us and the other unsuccessfully to reach him, finally ilton Award Dinner was held on an enjoyable time at reunion. It was two are a short trip away in D.C. It giving up when the numbers were November 19, honoring Eric H.

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Holder Jr. ’73, LAW’76. In an act to see that hope and optimism from memorable and different. For those grown children, nine grandchildren of great generosity, Michael Sch- having a plan has replaced initial coming back to New York after many and three great-grandchildren. My langer invited eight of us to join despair and hopelessness. years, there are incredible experiences ‘retirement’ is running the largest him as his guests. All nine of us were “My wife Joanne’s and my travels to help you enjoy the city and see its diabetes/endocrine center in the captured on the nearby photograph, this year have been curtailed, as changes. There will be tours of cam- western half of Georgia; its serves in our penguin-like best. Joanne’s brother is battling cancer and pus and the neighborhood; amazing, most of the southwest quarter of the Robert Yunich (rhyunich@ my 95-year-old mother is in assisted informative and enjoyable speakers; state. I always loved endocrinology, gmail.com) sent this: “I enjoyed our living (she calls me when she wants and some classic NYC experiences. especially diabetes care, and still do.” 50th reunion very much. It was great something). Our most recent excur- Bob Gurland is hosting a relaxed, yet Calvin Johnson: “I write a lot that so many classmates partici- sion was a one-week trip to London elegant, complimentary cocktail party about taxation issues (utexas.edu/ pated. It was great fun and a chance in 2014 for a little R&R. We stayed in his expansive TriBeCa loft; a class- law/faculty/cvs/chj7107_cv.pdf). I to briefly reconnect. During the at Claridge’s and saw some wonderful note who wishes to remain anony- care intensely about taxes but I have past two years, I have become very museum exhibits. We also spent a mous has substantially subsidized learned, with the help of my wife, not involved as a volunteer for two New weekend at The Manor House Hotel a luxury cocktail/buffet Manhattan to raise [the topic] in social situations. York based not-for-profits. in Castle Combe, Chippenham. cruise (information will be coming I recently [was appointed] the John “Most people know about the (Castle Combe, being one of the old- on how those who sign up first can T. Kipp Chair in Corporate and Fresh Air Fund’s programs for est villages in England, was the venue attend for free); and we have impres- Business Law at UT Law School. enabling inner-city kids to spend a Steven Spielberg used for filming War sive venues for our campus events. The dean called me ‘a committed and portion of their summer vacation Horse. The brick streets were covered The idea is to provide an enjoyable hard-thinking colleague’ and ‘a man of either in the home of a host family with dirt for the movie.) Two of Lon- College-centric menu of events for ideas,’ and said that he was presenting outside New York City or as a don’s best theater shows (The Audience you to choose among, so whether the chair ‘with esteem’ and ‘with much camper at one of the five FAF-run and Skylight) had already moved to you come in for the weekend or the admiration.’ I do not know whether camps. Less well-known are the NYC so we saw them here and liked full week, you will have options both to praise the dean as a man of great programs during the remainder them very much. King Charles III had on-campus or Manhattan-wide. The perception, or just to pay no attention of the year. I have tutored three rave reviews in London; we saw it and experience of a few days in Manhat- to the man behind the curtain.” students, ranging from 7th to 10th disliked it. It opened recently in NYC tan is its own justification; enjoying Dan Sullivan: “When you are over grades, needing help in English to critical acclaim. We look forward your 50th reunion makes it doubly 70, life becomes less active, less inter- language arts (this was English to resuming our travels in 2016. I enticing. Please join us; you’ll see old esting and there is less to talk about. when we were in school), chemistry, work part-time as a financial adviser friends and make new ones. It may Keep well and see you in June.” algebra and geometry (can anyone at MetLife.” not be the last hurrah, but it will be Joe Steinberger LAW’72: remember the formula for sulfuric a big one. “I am semi-retired from my law acid or the Pythagorean theorem?). Pride of place: This edition goes practice and very much employed Fortunately, FAF has resources for 1966 to Stuart Berkman BUS’68, in in raising my child, Takuma (8).

tutoring the tutor and I had the REUNION Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, His mother, Keiko, is busy at her REUNION WEEKEND ability to read the relevant sections June 2–5, 2016 my predecessor as Class Notes restaurant, Suzuki’s Sushi Bar, here of textbooks faster than the students. correspondent, who put in many in Rockland, Maine. I live in awe of Alumni Affairs Contact I also surprised myself with the years faithfully recording our history. my beautiful Japanese wife, who has Fatima Yudeh information, long dormant, retrieved [email protected] Thanks for your efforts, Stuart. created one of the finest restaurants from my memory bank. 212-851-7834 From Stuart: “My wife, Gilda, in the world using ingredients from

“The Society Development Contact 2016 and I live in a mountain town local fishermen, farmers and forag- has been helping disadvantaged New Heather Siemienas outside Rio de Janeiro, and are ers. I hope to bring Tak with me to Yorkers for more than a century. [email protected] somewhat apprehensive about the the 50th so he can meet other aging I was accepted into its Financial 212-851-7855 effects of the Olympic Games com- Columbians and imagine what col- Coaching Corps, which required ing in August. We celebrated our lege might be like. I have a request completion of a 30-hour orientation Rich Forzani 40th wedding anniversary in Febru- of my classmates: Has anyone heard program and a final exam. As a finan- 413 Banta Ave. ary 2016, and plan to go somewhere any news of Bob Schapiro? He cial coach, I have been helping people Garfield, NJ 07026 in the Americas to commemorate, was my roommate for two years.” pro bono in one-on-one meetings to [email protected] although as of this writing no deci- [Editor’s note: Columbia University deal with problems most of us have sion has been made as to where. records show that Bob passed away been lucky enough to avoid: adverse Classmates and friends, before we We had an excellent trip to Austria, in the early 2000s. Anyone who credit reports, stifling credit card get to our column, consider what is Bavaria and northern Italy in Octo- wishes to share memories, please debt, default judgments arising from happening in June. I’m talking about ber, and planned to visit our daugh- write in.] delinquent debt obligations and the history and mortality and the passage ter, Sacha Berkman ’05, in New York Roger G. Keppel: “I entered quagmire around crippling amounts of our lives. I don’t know how many over the year-end holidays. We hope the Army in 1967 and served as an of outstanding student loans. I also of you attended or thought about to be able to participate in the 50th infantry lieutenant in the 9th Infan- guide my ‘clients’ through prepar- your 50th high school reunion, but reunion in June.” try Division (Vietnam). Wounded ing monthly budgets and managing I’m guessing it was a fair number and Steve Leichter: “My wife, in action in 1969 and discharged in their cash flow. The large major- that this milestone had some effect Sydney, and I already have our hotel 1970. Received an M.A. in aquatic ity only have one session, which I on you. Well, this is CC’66’s 50th reservations for the 50th reunion. biology from SUNY Binghamton suspect is the result of lacking the reunion, commemorating the most Through the years she has gotten to and retired in 2010 from a career as self-discipline to address and resolve significant four-year experience in our know some of our wonderful class- an environmental biologist working their financial problems. The most lives. Time is passing, guys, ever faster. mates, including Mark Amsterdam, for various companies in the area of gratifying are those who come back A large and diverse group of Herb Hochman and Mike Garrett. power plant impact on fish popula- multiple times to allow me to review classmates have put in almost a year We are excited about reunion. We tions. I’m married to Deborah, a their progress and, more importantly, of intense work to make this event ended up in Columbus, Ga., with five registered nurse, and have three

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David Kelston practices law speech at Columbia? A two-question in Boston. stratagem was also Joseph Albeck: “This year I will devised: Have you ever been “trig- celebrate my 70th birthday here in gered” by an idea? Do you remember the Boston suburbs, a few months how to leave the building? before [reunion]. As a member of Tom is waiting to hear from the Reunion Committee I have been CC’66 poets who wish to read one pleased with how the planning is of their published poems at our 50th going. I hope to be part of a poetry ([email protected]). Ken Benoit group at reunion, where classmates PS’70: “I’m begin- may contemplate our musings. The ning my 10th year of retirement and September 2015 Double Discovery enjoying every bit of it. Considering Center 50th Anniversary Gala, which how poorly my hands now work with celebrated Joel Klein ’67 and Roger my putter, I’m quite happy that I Lehecka ’67, GSAS’74’s contributions retired my scalpel when I did after 37 to Columbia, was a delightful experi- years of surgery. My wife, Mary, and I ence, and happy precursor to our 50th. retired on a bass-filled lake in Bristol, “I have a part-time private Conn., where we enjoy teaching our On January 21, several members of the Class of ’66 met for dinner at practice of psychiatry affiliated with four grandchildren the joys of water The Back Room at One57. Clockwise from top left: Eric Gould, Herbert Harvard’s McLean Hospital. Time life. We spend the winter months in Hochman, Joel Klein ’67, Arthur Reynolds, Paul Ehrlich and Barry Coller. spent with family is the most enjoy- Florida but the rest of the year at the able activity: three children, four lake. A minor setback this past sum- grandchildren, two step-grandchil- mer included a total hip replacement, children and six grandchildren. I the 50th reunion but I am waiting to dren and one step-great-grandchild which went well. I’m hoping it will Tom Kappner stay in contact with see if anybody I know is attending.” all live nearby, so our dining room restore the length on my tee shots. Pete Wernick and his wife, Gussie BC’66, SW’84. : “In 2015 the table is no longer large enough for Hope springs eternal for us ‘old golf- I enjoy visiting family, gardening/ bluegrass band I’m in, Hot Rize, some of our gatherings. ers.’ I’m looking forward to reunion landscaping and reading.” toured most of the United States, “As a charter member of the to rekindle old friendships.” Richard “Rick” Davis Roger Dennis GSAS’74: playing 30 festivals and hitting United States Holocaust Memorial : “After being “I retired in 2015 from the anthro- the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Museum and a founder of the New proud to be an American for my pology department at Bryn Mawr Albums chart with the album When England Holocaust Memorial, the first 18 years, I came to Columbia, College — 37 years of teaching and I’m Free (drbanjo.com).” terrorist threats and increasingly visited diverse areas around the Harvey Jay doing prehistoric archaeology. Dig- : “I am fortunately disturbing similarities to the politics city, met people from all kinds ging and probing in lots of places it’s doing very well. I am blessed with a of the 1930s in Europe and America of backgrounds and learned new, hard to get to now — Iran, eastern wonderful wife, Phyllis; four won- are of great concern. My own efforts interesting and sometimes disturb- Turkey, northern Afghanistan, derful children, Dave, Laura, Rachel to recover title to some of my family’s ing things from ‘Sundial speeches’ Tajikistan — but also Siberia and and Becky; and two wonderful property in Warsaw, Poland (seized and so on. My newfound knowledge many visits to the eastern Aleutians. grandchildren, Ellis and Ben. by the Nazis and then by the Rus- led to a lot of inner confusion and The best thing, though, is having a “I appreciate the excellent educa- sians) is proceeding against the many anger, and so in the middle of my large and growing family — four tion that I received at Columbia obstacles the Polish government has sophomore year I quit school and children, including Alex ’04, and five College. The interactions with put in place, but even if we are unsuc- hitchhiked up and down the Eastern grandchildren. It really does keep many fellow students, and several cessful, it feels right to make the seaboard. During that year off I my head spinning. No question my faculty members such as Dr. Gary effort, even after all these years. realized that my mission in life was undergraduate years at Columbia McDowell GSAS’65, were truly “As a physician, I have found it and is to help create a better world. were transformative and truly fun, life-changing experiences. At a time stressful to make the transition to Since then I have been working to I even stayed on to get a doctorate. like this I wonder about classmates being a patient for the increasing fight injustices, increase intercultural And I would do it all again.” who are much less fortunate and number of (so far non-fatal) condi- harmony and transform education. Albert Bruns : “My wife, Prudence probably really need our assistance tions that require the expenditure of I believe that mainstream education Farrow Bruns (who attended GS in even more than our college. I cannot time and energy. I am no longer the is instrumental in creating many of the early ’80s) and who later earned be certain that needy classmates exist, 20-year-old who graduated from the wrongs in our world, and I also a B.A., an M.A. and a Ph.D. from but feel that our class and school college so long ago but I still often believe — ironically — that it has UC Berkeley in Sanskrit, published should make an effort to reach those feel like I should be as energetic and the potential to fix this. her memoir, Dear Prudence: The Story classmates who require assistance. enthusiastic as I was then. So: ‘Doctor, “I am passionate about trans- Behind The Song, this spring. It was Opening our reunion and our hearts heal thyself ’ is good advice and I look forming our justice system (includ- well-received. My daughter graduated to classmates in need will demon- forward to sharing others’ views on ing our prisons), creating a fair from FSU College of Medicine last strate that our values and actions the subject when we meet in June.” , improving the spring and is doing her residency in reflect the higher ideals of our Col- Tom Chorba and his wife, voting process, protecting nature’s Portland, Ore., in internal medicine. lege education. A more democratic Celeste, reconnected with Kathy and resources, grassroots problem-solv- Bill Wise I recently spent time with , and less elitist 50th reunion will be Bill Corcoran last summer on Fire ing and identifying and alleviating Dick Melita Mike Melita ’68, and one that I hope many of you will feel Island. A prime discussion point was the root causes of crime, war and Michael Shannon. They all seem well is more fitting for the Class of ’66. If how much longer are alumni willing the many other forms of violence and we had a wonderful time talking you agree with this suggestion, please to support the Stalinists (“We would (including the more subtle forms, about the old days. Bill has moved contact our class representatives and not let our enemies have guns. Why such as not listening). from California to North Carolina for let’s see if we can again make a posi- would we let them have ideas?”) who “I have two sons: Christopher the time being. I would like to go to tive difference.” have imposed restrictions on free (43) lives in South Dakota and

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David (39) lives in the Philippines. old worldwide. My wife and I also Artist and the Inspired Audience.’ I correspond with Bob Brandt My wife, Yvonne Wakim Dennis, try to spend time in our house in The main concern of this most acces- — mainly about politics — and with is an award-winning author, social Hamburg, Germany.” sible short book is to have students of Ira McCown. Bob went to China worker and activist, particularly the arts, and lovers of all art, recover recently and I hope to get a report within her American Indian their instinctual, direct, sensuous about that. Ira continues to appreci- community. Her son, Jiman, is 1967 and experiential response to art ate South Florida and keeps busy. studying in Colombia and is a over ‘meaning,’ which scares off and Paul Brosnan has me on his finance consultant. As of 1999 Albert Zonana distances all too many high school email list to receive his humorous I live in the Columbia area — 425 Arundel Rd. and college students (as well as adult and serious thoughts; I should pub- West 107th, near Amsterdam. Goleta, CA 93117 audiences) from the true enjoyment lish some of these sometime. “Would love to hear from others [email protected] and fulfillment that art provides. I I had the pleasure of sitting with at [email protected]. Anyone agree with Professor Danto, who Art Kaufman at a Columbia bas- interested in learning more about Sadly, the mailbox is empty this advised we recognize the ‘embodied ketball game; he is in great humor, my work can check out itistime2. issue! Class of ’67, please share your meaning’ of a work of art, separate teaches at the Law School, is on the blogspot.com/p/about.html.” news. Career, retirement, family from its intellectual interpretation. College’s Board of Visitors and hap- Bruce LaCarrubba: “After my updates, travels, hobbies — your The second idea of the book is to pily has three grandchildren. retirement from law in 2009 because classmates want to know about argue that the relationship of form I expected to see Paul de Bary of health issues, I’ve been teaching you. Class Notes are a great way to and spontaneity in art has changed at the basketball game I attended Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation stay connected to the College and over time, and that whereas creative on the 12th and I am hoping to get at nursing homes, cancer clinics to your classmates, so send news spontaneity previously fit into estab- to my place in Saratoga, N.Y., for a and senior centers in Palm Beach to the email or mailing address at lished forms, the trend is evermore few days (I hope there will be some County, Fla., where I spend the win- the top of the column or use CCT’s for spontaneity to engender form. snow). The place is now enhanced ters, and North Jersey (yes, at the old webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ “On a personal note, my wife, with a new kitchen. farm many of you visited) during the submit_class_note. Faye, died in 2011 but I am now I planned to spend a week in summer. This has returned me to full very happy with a woman, Eunice Beach around New Year’s and robust health, so I am taking Flanders, who teaches at Berklee Eve and in December my wife, full advantage of enjoying time with 1968 School of Music in liberal arts as Halle, and I planned to do din- my six grandchildren (ages 2–16), well as teaching middle school in ner and dancing at the Rainbow and my children, Kevin (49), who Arthur Spector Needham, Mass. Full days! I also Room — a big band orchestra, introduced me to the martial and One Lincoln Plaza, Apt. 25K work part-time at Tufts Health Plan sounds like fun — and also planned healing arts in 1988 and is a musi- New York, NY 10023 with my physician hat. Last year, I to go Lincoln Center to hear the cian in Vail, and Christopher (40) [email protected] was invited to Berlin to give a talk, Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by and Lauren (38), who are dedicated ‘The Origins of a Modern Medical Itzhak Perlman, perform. I bet the educators with a passion to teach Greetings to the wondrous Class Ethics in Enlightenment Scot- performance will be stunningly good their students how to think for of 1968! Tonight (December 12) I land,’ part of my medical-literature and there will probably be a College themselves. Wife Josephine and I am off to the Columbia basketball interest. My son, Nicholas, and I student in the orchestra. also enjoy visiting friends and family game. I believe this is a great team; go frequently to Boston Symphony Well, that’s about it from here. I in exotic places. My cell is 862-268- we shall see (and a superb coach orchestra concerts and greatly enjoy hope to hear from more of you and I 6867 for any of you geezers who’d too!). I am looking forward to the the new conductor. Nicholas is a will reach out. like to reconnect.” New Year and I hope you are all well music teacher in Danvers, Mass., All the best to you and your fam- Ahmet Evin GSAS’73: “After and in good cheer and had a great but he is also involved with the ily for 2016. It will be springtime serving as founding dean of arts holiday season. I know Reid Feld- American Orff-Schulwerk Associa- when this issue comes out, and I and social sciences and professor of man from Paris was to be in NYC tion, which uses specialized ways of hope the forsythia in Central Park political science at Sabanci Univer- for New Year’s and I hoped to see teaching music to young children. and in the country are in full bloom. sity, a private foundation university him and his wife, Claudia. I reached “Eunice and I visited my daugh- Don’t forget to send in updates in , I’m now professor emer- out to him after the Paris tragedy ter, Zoe, in her home in Sedona, to either of the addresses at the itus but continue to teach. I also am and he, of course, reported how the Ariz., and we were blown away by top of this column or use the CCT senior scholar at IPC, an indepen- challenges before France and other the scenery and her lifestyle there. webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ dent think tank associated with countries in Europe were enormous. Zoe works in life coaching and yoga. submit_class_note. Sabanci, and am a member of the I expect to see John Roy, who The three of us visited the Navajo advisory called to say he planned to be in reservation there and it was life- board. My wife, Zehra, a professor the city for Christmas and that he changing experience. I now teach 1969 of molecular biology and bioengi- is busy teaching and enjoying the some Native American literature neering at Sabanci, is also director warm Naples, Fla., weather. I didn’t — Sherman Alexie and Leslie Michael Oberman of Sabanci’s core curriculum. During get a report on Gregg Winn or Neil Marmon Silko. From there we went Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel the founding phase of the university, Anderson, also in Naples. on to Carmel, Calif., and Sausalito, 1177 Avenue of the Americas I played a significant role in design- Wayne Wild wrote the following Calif. And a word: I appreciate our New York, NY 10036 ing the core curriculum, for which I to me (I had Professor Arthur Danto Columbia experience, and especially [email protected] used the College’s Core as a model. GSAS’53 for my aesthetics class, too. the Core Curriculum, more with It was a major innovation in Tur- It was my favorite class at Colum- each day I read and teach. Thanks!” It is hard to report breaking news key’s higher education system, which bia!); I need to get Wayne’s book … So I do get these great notes in a quarterly column, so sometimes was previously based on the French “I recently published a book based periodically — it seems that many of it takes an update to complete a model. I am happy to see Sabanci on my Berklee College of Music our classmates are active and others piece of news. The item on Andy ranked 13th among all institutions liberal arts course on aesthetics, ‘Lib- are enjoying some of the peace that Bronin in the Winter 2015–16 of higher learning less than 50 years erating Aesthetics: For the Aspiring they have earned. issue mentioned that his son, Luke,

68 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews had (as of press time) just won the reunion of our class at George W. in the mortgage industry, he has triple integrals of vectors). It took Democratic nomination to run for Hewlett H.S.; John and I went to become the managing partner of For- about 45 minutes. This was my sec- mayor of Hartford, Conn. Luke won high school and college together tress Wealth Management in Iowa, ond week in college. I went directly the general election in November, and then did not see each other for where he has “hired about 15 really to the registrar’s office and dropped and, as I write this, is scheduled to four decades. Even with the crowd smart people who work very hard the course.” be inaugurated on January 1. By the noise and the confusion of being making me look good.” The firm is a In contrast to the last few time this column is published, Luke among unfamiliar-looking people one-stop shop for wealth manage- columns, I have not used my should officially be “Mayor Bronin.” with very familiar names (one of ment, with “every kind of insurance allotted space this time, meaning It is special to watch the achieve- many frights of a 50th high school available,” and commercial and resi- I need classmates to send news or ments of our classmates’ children reunion), John’s robust enthusiasm dential mortgages. Ron’s family golfs, memories of the College. And let when I have — in many cases — for his academic work was quite skis and travels “as often as possible me make a further request. At our written columns reporting on the apparent, as was his enjoyment of and tries to visit the east often.” last reunion, some classmates spoke births of those children. life in Australia. Richard Rosenstein “relocated of wishing to stay in touch between I have one more follow-up. The Peter Behr was awarded a to sunny Florida two years ago, took reunions. If you would like to partic- Summer 2013 column had an item 35-year pin by the Registered the Florida Bar and opened a solo ipate in some type of Internet class- legal practice in Boca Raton on June specific exchange, let me know; also 1, 2014. My top memory of the first let me know if you have thoughts on couple of weeks at the College was the how to set up such a channel. If you Peter Behr ’69 was awarded the 35-year pin by the upperclassmen (only men then) trying have interest in occasional gather- Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of British to get our Class of 1969 beanies.” ings in New York City, let me know; Bruce Gillers also had a 50th high some classes have periodic lunches. Columbia. He is the first RMT to practice in Powell River. school reunion, with Brooklyn Tech, Gatherings could also occur in other last year, but did not attend. However, cities if there is enough interest and Ron Alexander, with whom Bruce a willingness on someone’s part to attended both high school and do the coordination. on John Schuster, who at that Massage Therapists’ Association of college, did attend the reunion and time had relatively recently retired as British Columbia. Peter was the first shared news with Bruce. He adds head of the Department of History RMT to practice in Powell River, a that he and Ron were “roommates for 1970 and Philosophy of Science at the city on the coast of British Colum- our four years at the College, all in University of New South Wales bia, Canada. Peter first practiced Carman! He was also the best man at Leo G. Kailas and had just published a major out of his home, then at a spa and my wedding. We have seen each other Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt work on Descartes in the context finally at his own clinic. Since 1982, at the brit milah of two of my Wash- 885 Third Ave., 20th Fl. of the Scientific Revolution. Now he has been in practice with his wife, ington, D.C.-born grandsons, ages New York, NY 10022 comes the news that John has been Margaret. When Peter began, there 2 and 4. I practice ophthalmology in [email protected] elected as a fellow of the Australian were only 130 RMTs in the entire suburban Boston and live in Newton, Academy of the Humanities. Going province; now there are some 3,300. Mass. My wife, Mina, is a pediatrician In response to my request for notes, to the Australian Academy’s website Peter was president of the board of in Dorchester, Mass. Our children are I was inundated with news, mostly (humanities.org.au/Fellowship/ the Massage Therapists’ Association all over the country.” happy reports but also some sad NewFellows#Schuster), I found this in the 1980s, during the time that an Bill Stark has shared some more news. Victor Hertz and Dan Feld- description of John in the announce- effort was being made to eliminate memories of the College, includ- man informed me of the death of ment of his election: “A leading health care coverage for massage ing the following: “There were four Paul Kropp, whom they fondly authority on the seventeenth-century therapy; that effort was defeated, levels of physics at the College, remembered. I am briefly excerpting scientific revolution, Schuster’s work and massage therapy remains part which went from ‘Poet’s Physics’ up their notes and celebrating some has led to new understanding of of Canada’s provincial health care to advanced. Thinking I was smart, of Paul’s accomplishments during the importance and work of René system. Peter has also taught clinical I signed up for advanced, taught by his all-too-brief life: “Paul Stephan Descartes, and to the relation of treatments at West Coast College of Melvin Schwartz. Professor Schwarz Kropp, author and publisher, intellectual and institutional change Massage Therapy in New West- did these derivations; there was a Toronto, Canada, died August 22, in the history of science. His research minster, Canada. He started on the long blackboard, and he would write 2015 … Memories of Paul revolve has shaped historians’ perceptions path to massage therapy as a child, a long equation, then walk back around late-night Scrabble games of the period in fundamental ways, massaging his father’s feet to help and forth, striking out one little made all the more creative by festive including the central place of natural with health issues. After moving to bit and changing it. It is very hard toasts and audacious puns; attending philosophy in both the scientific revo- Powell River, Peter suffered from to take notes when the professor concerts in Manhattan; amateur lution and in the work of Descartes.” severe back pain and had to go all uses proof by erasure. The graduate theater productions on Morningside John shared this reaction with a the way to Vancouver for massage student teaching assistant had just Heights; and eating notoriously group of friends: “Because you know therapy. Based on the positive results gotten his B.A. but was about to get unhealthy pizzas at local restaurants. me well, you will correctly predict he experienced, Peter went for RMT his Ph.D. (He was advanced — in During and after college, in his that I must have certain qualms training in the United States (none graduate school for just one year.) annual holiday ‘Kropp Cards,’ Paul about this. I do not like to feel con- was available in Western Canada at In a problem session, the smartest created a multi-decade history of strained by good old Aussie academic the time), which led him to become kid in the class said, ‘In one line of our times and the shifting kaleido- PC-ness when speaking out in public the first RMT in Powell River. Peter the derivation, the professor said scope of politics and life. about things. We shall see if this is plans to continue in practice as long “obviously” — it wasn’t so obvious to “Following graduation he relo- indeed the club for me. Of course, I as possible. me.’ I thought ‘me either.’ So the TA cated to Canada and completed his hope for the best.” Ron Rosenblatt TC’74 reports solved from before the ‘obviously’ master’s in 17th-century English I had a chance to visit with that after 10 years of teaching at a to after the ‘obviously,’ using tensors poetry at the University of Western John on the occasion of the 50th university and 25 years as an executive to the third order (something like Ontario before securing his teacher’s

Spring 2016 CCT 69 Class Notes certification at Althouse College. process and helped us create goals. For many years Paul taught high YES also helped me (and other YES school in Burlington, Hamilton Scholars) to prepare for the SAT and Oakville … In 1994 he left the with SAT prep classes at Lennox teaching to become a Middle School. Engagement from full-time author and publisher of his institutions like Columbia only own and others’ works. Many of his painted a clearer picture of what col- works garnered critical acclaim: 12 lege life would be like and the edu- of Paul’s books have been selected cational opportunities that would be for the Canadian Children’s Book available at such schools. YES helps Centre Our Choice lists; Ellen/ students see that their educational Elena/Luna was a finalist for the goals are attainable and that there are Toronto Book Awards and a nomi- plenty of opportunities out there — nee for the Silver Quill Awards. Paul YES students coming to Columbia also wrote and lectured extensively Law School every Saturday is a great for parents, including his nonfic- example. Thanks to the work of YES tion book How to Make Your Child mentors and supporters, students a Reader for Life. Paul also ventured across four states are learning that into adult fiction with his recently they can realize their dreams both as completed art history thriller, The students and as professionals. Being Lost Botticelli [under the pen name part of YES, I had the privilege to Paul Stephano].” learn about the educational opportu- If you read the Winter 2014–15 nities available early on and to find CCT then you are familiar with the a network of like-minded students good works of Eric Eisner LAW’73. from similar backgrounds.” Eric started the YES program to Chuck Silberman reports: “Our help less-privileged kids in Los second grandchild was born in

Angeles get into better high schools; October. Alexa ‘Lexi’ Coral Gold- A rchives

the program then follows and assists stein joins her brother, Max, as the CCT the participants through college and youngest members of our family.” professional school. The program has Professor Michael Aeschliman spread to other cities, including Chi- GSAS’91 informed me of several (round-trip) trek from the Northern in Syracuse, N.Y., will once again cago, and it has had a beneficial effect recent articles he authored. The one Virginia suburbs of Washington, take to the water, this time in the on the lives of many participants. that intrigued me the most was his D.C., to just south of Baltimore. The form of a new, four-oared shell they I received the following note spirited defense of Columbia College’s van pool is essential, two days a week are gifting in the name of the Class from José Contreras SEAS’14, a most famous alumnus, Alexander of telework helps and the work on of 1970. The shell was christened on graduate of Eric’s program: “My Hamilton (Class of 1778). Michael’s setting IT standards at the Object College Walk late in the afternoon parents always instilled upon [me article, “Hamilton and Jefferson: The Management Group is fun. Absent of December 5. This was followed and] my siblings the importance Deserving and the Deserter,” appeared any of those factors, I’d probably by Columbia’s Annual Rowing of education, but since my parents in the October 31, 2015, edition of the retire tomorrow.” Banquet. Bob Kidd, Bill Longa, came to this country only a couple National Review. Dan Feldman modestly noted: Jack Probolus and John Seney, of years before we were born they Lewis Siegelbaum sent this “I don’t know whether this is although spread across the country, didn’t really have a complete grasp of note on his recent publication: “I am ‘pressworthy,’ but I have a new book also plan to make an appearance this how the American education system still pursuing Russian history after out, which I predict will not be of spring and dip their oars while in worked. I excelled in elementary all these years. Last year, Cornell interest to our classmates, maybe the new shell at one of the varsity school but I never even thought University Press published Broad with the exception of [Leo Kailas]: rowing events. The cox for their about the idea of going to a more Is My Native Land: Repertoires and Administrative Law: The Sources event was at that time a junior, Andy competitive school with a diverse Regimes of Migration in Russia’s and Limits of Government Agency Dunn ’71. Andy also contributed to curriculum because my family did Twentieth Century, a big book that Power. It’s short (244 pages), and the donation and will guide the lads not have many resources. When I I wrote with Leslie Page Moch (my book jacket praise from Peter L. on the water once again. We are all met Mr. Eisner in the sixth grade, wife!). Sami, my older son, is pursu- Strauss, the Law School’s preemi- delighted that we can contribute and he and his program helped me learn ing a career as an art historian, ham- nent administrative law scholar, says give back to the College in tribute to more about opportunities that were pered by the catastrophic decline of my writing style is ‘informal and all those who have rowed and those available and eventually helped me the humanities in the academy and clear, almost as if he were having a who continue to represent Columbia apply to various schools so that I certain demographic disadvantages; conversation with his readers,’ with in the great tradition of rowing.” could be challenged. my son Sasu is working in Manhat- ‘vivid examples’ that are ‘engaging.’” My dear friend Frank Motley “Being mentored by Mr. Eisner tan for Great Big Story, a Turner- I was happy to receive a report LAW’74 reports on having failed at and the YES program at such an financed provider of 2–3-minute from Jack Probolus on the retirement: “On July 1, after 34 years early age provided me with a boost videos for .” whereabouts of former members of loyal service to Indiana and the of confidence in regards to my intel- Len Levine reported: “I work for of the crew team: “The stalwart Maurer School of Law, Frank Motley lectual ability and helped further the Department of Defense, Defense Class of 1970 heavyweight crew retired to spend time with his wife develop my passion for learning and Information Systems Agency. I could members who, as seniors, repre- and 19 grandkids (!). Barely three problem solving. In high school, he retire now but am looking to keep sented Columbia at the Intercol- months later, he went back to work provided YES Scholars with advice going until 70 — January 2018. I’m legiate Rowing Association National at (of all places) the University of regarding the college application doing a three-day-a-week, 110-mile Championship on Lake Onondaga Kentucky College of Law. Given the

70 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews storied history/rivalry of these two only well written but also revelatory Alan Flashman: “I have let go of outdoors (mostly hiking in our case) schools, it will be interesting to see on a number of fronts, and recom- university teaching after adjuncting with a serious work environment. where he sits when they meet on the mend it to all.” nearly everywhere in Israel for three “Before NSF I worked for eight basketball court.” decades. What a relief, no more years at and 25 years at UT Mark Pruzansky sent this proud papers and university procedures. Austin. It’s hard to believe that this note: “My son, Jason Pruzansky ’04, 1971 My practice (in Be’er Sheba, Israel) is my 40th year of academic life! I’ve is a talented surgeon in my hand REUNION remains active in adult child and had the luxury of a varied career in REUNION WEEKEND surgery practice. Very exciting and a June 2–5, 2016 family psychiatry. In addition to terms of interests, too, digging into the game changer for a guy like me, who therapies, I write a lot of court history of Europe and the U.S. from Alumni Affairs Contact has practiced solo for so long. My Fatima Yudeh reports on disabilities, damages the 17th century to the present, and daughter, Julie Hug ’07, is happily [email protected] and family disputes. I specialize studying economic and environmental married and practicing adolescent 212-851-7834 in protecting families from State change and the ways that they shape and adult psychotherapy in Reno.” Development Contact 2016 incursions; most of my colleagues people’s lives in the past, on top of David Lehman reported on Heather Siemienas work for the State in some way. I nearly two decades leading broad- his amazing publication: “Sinatra’s [email protected] have become something of a gadfly based social science organizations. Century: One Hundred Notes on the 212-851-7855 in the medical marijuana procedures “We get to New York fairly often Man and His World, my new nonfic- here, advocating for liberalization to see our son, Robert Gutmann ’05, Jim Shaw tion book, appeared on October and taking note of the tremendous and his family, which makes us think 139 North 22nd St. 27. The Washington Post reviewed it beneficial effects of cannabis on a lot about our time at Columbia.” Philadelphia, PA 19103 Francis G. Lu: on October 28, with critic Sibbie people suffering from PTSD (which “I retired from [email protected] O’Sullivan writing: ‘David Lehman’s is huge in Israel). UC Davis, as the Luke & Grace Kim Sinatra’s Century is a much shorter “My distress and alarm at the Endowed Professor in Cultural Psy- but more intimate portrait [than Now is the time to ramp up to direction psychiatry is taking led chiatry, Emeritus. I live in Cupertino, James Kaplan’s doorstop biography]. Reunion Weekend 2016, Thursday, me to self-publish a professional Calif., with my wife, Phuong-Thuy Many of the same anecdotes used by June 2–Sunday, June 5. Mark your autobiography, Losing It: Six Decades Le, a psychiatrist in private practice Kaplan can be found here, too, but calendars, plan and arrange. The in Psychiatry, in March 2015. It in San Jose. My stepdaughter is Lehman, an established poet, widens campus is the same, but different. involves imaginary dialogues with Uyen-Khanh Quang-Dang, who the frame of reference, thereby And so are we. Enjoy old friend- social critic Michel Foucault, whose is completing a geriatric psychiatry expanding the emotional resonance ships and make new ones. I have work became too familiar to me fellowship at UCSF. of the songs. He compares Sinatra’s already heard from classmates on after Columbia. The chapter on my “I have co-led 32 film seminars version of “One for My Baby” to both other continents who plan to attend. Columbia years may be of interest to at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca and The Reunion Committee, headed the few of you who can remember Calif., described at gratefulness. Peter Hebert Jeff Knowles, to Ernest Hemingway’s famous story by and who I am (or was). It is out as a org (search ‘films’), and will co-lead “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” is hard at work planning special rather inexpensive ebook. two seminars in July with Br. David “‘Whereas Kaplan accumulates events to make this the best reunion “After publishing the new Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk facts, Lehman tells us what those yet! Keep in mind that Reunion Hebrew translation of Martin from Austria.” Mark Seiden: facts mean. For example: ‘There are Weekend 2016 includes All-Class Buber’s I and Thou in 2013, I have “Chronologically, two reasons that male resistance to Reunion (formerly known as Dean’s been pulled (to my delight) into I’m just on the edge of geezerdom/ Sinatra turned completely around. Day) on Saturday, June 4, a day of some academic conferences on cashing in those senior citizen … His voice deepened … and he lectures and classroom discussions Buber. The last one was at Buber’s discounts and am still trying to be as was able to sing so convincingly of with some of Columbia’s leading fac- residence in Heppenheim, Germany immature as possible under the cir- loss, failure and despair unto death.’ ulty. Other highlights of the program, (near Frankfurt). I have completed cumstances. Professionally, I’ve had But when a fact is needed, Lehman which is still being finalized, include a Hebrew translation of Buber’s several careers, in words, music and comes through: In a 2014 commer- an all-class Wine Tasting and the earlier work called Daniel: Dialogues their intersections with technology. cial for Jack Daniels, a voiceover tells gala Starlight Reception on Saturday in Realization, which I hope will be “Words: working in magazines us what Sinatra’s recipe was: ‘three — desserts and dancing under a large published within the year. Now it is (computer industry through rocks, two fingers and a splash.’ tent on Low Plaza. More details to time to learn German properly. Wired) and editing a handful of There it is, a Sinatra haiku, and, boy, follow by mail and email but mark “Retirement seems very remote books, recently John Markoff ’s book what a splash he made.’” your calendars now! as long as health hangs in. My wife about robots and people (Machines of Martin Newhouse Mitch Orfuss: also sent in a “As I glide con- and I are taking great pleasure in Loving Grace: The Quest for Common proud note: “My biggest news is that tentedly toward retirement, I find our four grandsons and in seeing our Ground Between Humans and Robots). my wife, Nancy J. Scott, an associate myself re-reading what I half-read adult children thriving.” “Music: after ‘majoring’ in WKCR, professor of fine arts at Brandeis, in CC and Humanities, taking Myron Gutmann: “Two and a I was a recording engineer for some recently published a biography of myself back to Columbia as if to half years ago my wife, Barbara, and years, recording great playing at the Georgia O’Keeffe as part of the restart after not being fully there I moved to Boulder, following four Aspen and Marlboro Music Festivals, Critical Lives series produced by the while I was there. I’m thankful that years in Arlington, Va., where I was then at Institut de Recherche et English publisher Reaktion Books Columbia sank in some permanent assistant director of the National Coordination Acoustique/Musique (marketed in the United States claws. Many brilliant professors Science Foundation and head of and Lucasfilm programming infra- through the University of Chicago (Howard McP. Davis, Edward NSF’s Directorate for the Social, structure for digital audio. Press). It is the first biography to take Tayler, Karl-Ludwig Selig, Martin Behavioral and Economic Sciences. “Technology: working at startups thoroughly into account the recently Wenglinsky ’61, GSAS’72 and Eric Since coming to Boulder I’ve taken and big companies in Silicon Valley, published O’Keeffe-[photographer Foner ’63, GSAS’69) and engaged a job as professor of history and trying to solve gnarly networking Alfred] Stieglitz correspondence classmates. A trite confession of director of the Institute of Behav- and information security problems. (which was under wraps for years). searching for lost time — with best ioral Science at Colorado. Boulder is Someone recently called me the Obviously, I think the book is not to all in the Class of ’71.” the perfect place for combining time ‘Zelig of Computer Science,’ because

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I’ve worked everywhere important the day and remember me prob- giving a special one by giving him that “to his great pleasure” he ran but nobody knows what I had to do ably will be surprised, perhaps even his first granddaughter, Samantha into Steve Flanagan at a NATO with any of it, though I have good shocked, to hear all this, except for the Renée Shepherd. He says, “I forgot conference in December, and reports stories to tell. Now I have clients in part about playing rock ’n’ roll.” how lightweight newborns are! My that he’s doing well. San Francisco and New York, and Get your items in now — email youngest daughter, Becca, will finish OK — I am off. But you knew do much work for lawyers (often me at the address at the top of her junior year at Johns Hopkins in that. Send in your notes — your involving persons of interest to law the column. If you have a new (or bio-medical engineering. She’s already classmates want to hear from you! enforcement, figuring out whodunit newly preferred) email address, looking forward to a life not studying You can either mail updates to the and whadideydo), which adds even get that to me also as well as to 24/7 and actually getting paid. We all addresses at the top of this column or more stories to the trove. There’s a Columbia (college.columbia.edu/ remember our first real jobs after the you can use CCT’s webform college. book in here, somewhere. alumni/connect). College or graduate school. Our own columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. “A recollection: In my sophomore Remember back 49 Septembers place. Good money. Good times.” year, I was almost expelled for a ago, and the feelings we had, including Family news, personal accom- prank involving history Professor of adventure, as we entered Columbia plishments, life-status changes 1974 Morton Smith, who taught ancient College. We are still connected. (someone must be thinking of history/religion from 1957 to 1990. retiring) — all are good reasons Fred Bremer WKCR taped his class, and I was to write and share your news with 532 W. 111th St. sentenced to edit it (with a razor 1972 your classmates. I look forward to New York, NY 10025 blade and sticky tape) for broadcast hearing from you. Please write to [email protected] some days later. Paul S. Appelbaum either address at the top of this “Problem was, Professor Smith 39 Claremont Ave., #24 column or submit news via the CCT Walking up Broadway last fall I had a rather distinctive throat New York, NY 10027 webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ was surprised to see a small green condition involving clearing phlegm [email protected] submit_class_note. sign that read “Grace Gold Way” loudly every few minutes, which just below the Broadway street sign caused several of us to refer to him These days, Bob Ahrens sits in at West 115th Street (outside of as ‘Professor Lurgy,’ and I dutifully his home office “screaming at my 1973 what was Takome). A little research edited out these episodes (rather computer monitors” and staring at revealed that the block was named to than inflicting them on the radio his fish tank. Thirty years of trading Barry Etra honor a Barnard freshman killed by audience). Instead of tossing these commodities on the New York 1256 Edmund Park Dr. NE falling masonry in 1979. The tragedy out, I saved the juicier bits for no Exchanges separate him from his , GA 30306 led to laws that require frequent intended purpose, accumulating days on campus, along with four [email protected] inspection of building ornamentation, about 20 minutes by the last class, “wonderful” grown children (three and all of the scaffolding that is ever- and (possessed by some demon) boys and a girl) and two grand- Alas and a lack … of notes. I present throughout the city. The next edited them into the middle of the children. It all sounds pretty staid. need input! time you dodge the sidewalk struc- last class’s broadcast. But 45 or so years ago, Bob was a Nick Lubar retired from Swa- tures on the Manhattan sidewalks, “The phones lit up with people member of Sting Rays, a band that gelok last June, having worked there remember that they are due to an worried about Professor Smith’s played the music of Lou Reed, Taj just under 40 years (!). One thing he event that happened on Morning- health, whom the shift engineer Mahal, Muddy Waters, Little Wal- doesn’t miss is the travel to Japan, side Heights more than a third of a he says, but he can now see those century ago, and that they are there colleagues when they visit Cleve- to prevent a repeat of the bad fortune land. He spent last summer sailing that befell Grace Gold. This past fall, Art Engoron ’71 was elected a justice of the and crewing in the Port Huron to It seems like a lot of the emails Supreme Court of the State of New York, the state’s trial Mackinac Race (“on Lake Huron,” (and Facebook posts) from class- he adds drily, “for those who are mates feature news and photos of court of general, original, unlimited jurisdiction. blurry on U.S. geography west of their children and grandchildren. Hoboken”). December brought This column is filled with this a trip to Cuba led by a professor information (as well as classmates’ from Kent State (“Yes, that one,” updates on their doings). As many assured had no cause for concern. ter, Captain Beefheart, Howlin’ Wolf he noted). Nick hopes to visit NYC of us are seeing our careers gradually Unfortunately, one of the listeners was and the Rolling Stones. and Columbia this spring. He still (or literally) moving to the next Professor Smith, who was rather una- He says: “Our first gig was in prefers the over the stage, the next generations are often mused. (I came to realize they called the and we Cleveland Browns, he says! just starting their own life adven- us ‘sophomores’ for a reason.) Art went on to bigger and better things, Don Jensen is a senior fellow at tures. We report it all! Engoron: “On November 3, I was eventually playing in the Lions Den, the Center for Transatlantic Rela- Last December I saw a Facebook elected to be a justice of the Supreme Furnald Hall, Barnard, the Business tions at Johns Hopkins. He writes post showing Ed Berliner (in West Court of the State of New York, the School and (of course) frat parties. extensively on Russia and post- Orange, N.J.) with granddaughter state’s trial court of general, original, What a ton of fun we had!” Soviet affairs and makes frequent Kira and a three-story dollhouse. unlimited jurisdiction. I graduated John Brancati was another of the media appearances. In his spare When I emailed Ed about this, he from NYU Law in 1979, litigated boys in the band, along with a crew time, he is active on the Nineteenth wrote, “After raising three sons, commercial cases for four years, of CC’ers: Louie X. Erlanger ’73 (“of Century and Deadball Era research I had no idea that this is what a taught classical piano and played rock Mink DeVille” fame), Kim Field, Jim committees of the Society for dollhouse now entails — a totally ’n’ roll for seven years, law-clerked for Becker and Jon Birkhahn ’75, “and American Baseball Research and different scale.” Ed’s family is also of a judge for 12 years and was elected to too many other bass players to name.” won the Chairman’s Award last year quite a different scale: he has three New York City Civil Court in 2002. John Miller wrote that one of his for his work on the baseball heritage sons (Avi, Joshua and Jonathan) and Those of you who knew me back in daughters made this past Thanks- of Madison Square. Don noted six grandchildren!

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Last October Jonathan married Hill, a base in England). He says he something I really enjoy, which is CCT’s webform college.columbia. Leora Falk BC’07. Among our class- has now turned to writing and his teaching bible study.” He and his edu/cct/submit_class_note. mates who traveled to Boston for the first novel is out: The Return of the wife, Ellen, have been married for Wishing you a healthy and pleas- wedding were Elliot Falk LAW’77 Bad Penny (A Sea Story). It is available 30 years and have two children. ant spring. (no relation to the bride), a partner through Amazon and as an ebook Daughter Nicole is a real estate at the Phillips Nizer law firm in through Smashwords. Les tells us his broker in New Jersey and son Paul is Midtown, and Meir Shinnar, director daughter, Rachel, is a practice devel- a computer engineer. 1976 of heart failure at Beth Israel Medical opment manager for Bupa Health Fascinating details about the REUNION Bryan Berry REUNION WEEKEND Center in Manhattan. Care (specializing in end-of-life children of (in Joliet, June 2–5, 2016 Ed retired from Bell Labs more care) and that she was married last Ill.) were included in his annual Alumni Affairs Contact than 13 years ago and has since been November. His son, Colin, lives in Christmas letter. He wrote, “Our Fatima Yudeh working for the provost at Yeshiva Massachusetts and “has given us our daughter, Mother Aeiparthenos [email protected] University in upper Manhattan. first grandchild, Grace.” [whom you once knew as Joanna], 212-851-7834 Kevin “It’s a great second gig!” he writes. A Christmas card from made her final, perpetual vows to 2016 Ward Development Contact It should be noted that every year (in Glen Rock, N.J.) included the Lord as a nun in the Servants of Heather Siemienas Ed sponsors a Kiddush for the news that his second son, Jamie, the Lord and the Virgin of Matará [email protected] Columbia Yavneh (orthodox Jewish) graduated last spring from Holy in a Mass on September 14 in the 212-851-7855 students in memory of his dad. He Cross in Worchester, Mass. His crypt of the Basilica of the National writes, “He was very proud I went to fourth son, Matt, is engaged. Kevin Shrine of the Immaculate Concep- Ken Howitt Columbia and the students always is a financial adviser at Merrill tion in Washington, D.C.” Bryan 1114 Hudson St., Apt. 8 appreciate free food!” Lynch in New Jersey. adds, “The Mass of Perpetual Vows Hoboken, N.J. 07030 An email packed with info came It might appear that David is very much a wedding between [email protected] in from Mark Mogul (in Port Melnick PS’78 (in Manhattan) can’t each nun and Jesus Christ.” Washington, N.Y.). Foremost is keep a job, at least recently. After Bryan’s son, John, is a lieutenant With the 40th reunion right around news of his first grandchild: Emerie 34 years working in Wilmington, in the Navy and flies E-6 Mercury the corner, the Reunion Committee “Emmie” Brooke Holt. She is the Del., for the British drug company 707 planes out of Tinker AFB has made some exciting event choices. daughter of Mark’s eldest daughter, AstraZeneca, David’s business card in Oklahoma City. All that was Here is the update on what to expect: Perri Holt, marketing director at The changed to “Actavis” as he accepted included about daughter Adrienne Reunion Weekend 2016 (Thursday, Wall Street Journal. “She got married a position testing infectious disease is that she plays clarinet in the U.S. June 2–Sunday, June 5) will kick off on about three years ago,” writes Mark. cures for the New Jersey-based Army Ceremonial Band (we’ll get Thursday with a reception at Heart- “Didn’t wait 10 years to have their company. Soon after, he had to more for a future column). Bryan’s land Brewery in Midtown. Our class first kid as we did.” toss out those business cards for wife, Jill, is a school librarian and will have a private room with passed His middle daughter, Alexandra, new ones reading “Allergan” after Bryan is a writer and journalist. He hors d’oeuvres and a beer and wine is in her last year of Fordham Law Actavis acquired Allergan and also says he enjoys the monthly meetings open bar. This will be a joint event and already has a job lined up at took its name. Soon you will find of the local Columbia (University) with Barnard’s Class of 1976 and is Debevoise & Plimpton in Midtown. David working at Pfizer, as Ireland’s Book Group. scheduled in the early evening so that Mark’s youngest daughter, Hilary Allergan is scheduled to close on There you have it. Some class- attendees can take advantage of the SEAS’15, is a software engineer at its purchase of Pfizer (and take mates are retiring, while others cultural event offerings and/or enjoy a Microsoft. its name) in the largest healthcare continue to achieve in their chosen dinner with friends on their own. He adds gleefully, “I am happy to industry merger. That will mean careers. Novels are being written On Friday evening, we will repeat say I am done with both undergradu- that David has worked for four drug and dollhouses built. But most of our event from five years ago, when ate and post-grad payments. Best of companies in less than two years! all, it seems that the children and we had more than 100 people in all, all my daughters are employed!” We have learned that portrait grandchildren of our classmates are the back room of V&T. There will Mark and his wife, Laura, photographer and videographer becoming the central interests of be family-style pizzas, pasta and celebrated their 40th anniversary Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (in many in the class. Continue to send dessert with a beer and wine open last summer with a trip to and lower Manhattan) received a 2015 in news about you and your family. bar. There is also an interesting France. Laura started a job a year Legends Award from Brooklyn’s It is especially interesting to learn pre-dinner activity — a walking ago as executive director of Land- Pratt Institute. For those outside the what retirement plans (if any) you tour of Morningside Heights that mark on Main Street (a nonprofit art world, Pratt is ranked the leading have and what you look forward to will emphasize the changes in the community cultural center in Port arts and studio program by USA doing in that new phase of your life! neighborhood, east of Morningside Washington that includes a 425-seat Today and others. It gives annual Park in particular, and end at V&T concert venue that attracts artists awards to art and design profession- for dinner. This will be a joint event such as Judy Collins and David als. Timothy posted on Facebook, 1975 with Engineering’s Class of 1976. Bromberg). Mark provides business “I’m now officially a Legend!” The on-campus reception and systems and information technology It has been a long time since Randy Nichols dinner will be on Saturday and will consulting services through his firm, word has come in from Al Rabbat 734 S. Linwood Ave. feature a TBD dinner speaker of Mogul Technology, and claims he BUS’76 (in Holmdel, N.J.). He tells Baltimore, MD 21224 note. There will also be a pre-dinner has no plans to retire any time soon. us that after 20 years on Wall Street, [email protected] Wine Tasting. From across the pond we he retired … in 1997! Do the math This weekend is shaping up to be hear from Les Bryan (in Derby, — he has been retired nearly as long CC’75 Class Notes took a brief an enjoyable step back into the past England) that he retired from both as he was working! Since abandon- hiatus, but rest assured the column as well as a look at the current and the Navy and the Department of ing his wingtips and suspenders, Al will return in the Summer issue! Use future status of the College. Hope Defense schools (where his last says he has been doing volunteer this time to gather your notes and all of you can make it. post was as the principal of a K–12 work, primarily as a fundraiser. He send them to either of the addresses Just a couple of updates (c’mon school at Royal Air Force Menwith also says, “Lately I find myself doing at the top of this column or through folks, let’s get some news in about

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careers, retirement, hobbies, chil- college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ know how challenging and exhilarat- younger ones, once they get to col- dren, grandchildren and so on!): class_note. ing it is to commit yourself to a com- lege, will also emerge with a healthy Burton F. Dickey, from Houston: I look forward to seeing many of plete remake of the format and look sense of what the world does and “My daughter, Ariana ’16, will gradu- you at reunion. of a journal, so congratulations to does not owe them.” ate with a degree in art history. She’s CCT Editor-in-Chief Alex Sachare We asked people to compare the loved [being at Columbia] and I’ve ’71 and his team for the wonderful current crop of candidates using the enjoyed reliving my Columbia Col- 1977 job they have done. Also, good for techniques of our CC classes and a lege experience vicariously. I’ll need everyone at Hamilton Hall and the few people took the bait. Ed wrote, an excuse to continue to visit Morn- David Gorman Alumni Center for caring enough to “Our unit on two-bit philosophers ingside Heights on a regular basis (it’s 111 Regal Dr. make the magazine a great read and and snake-oil salesmen was very a bit of a distance from Houston).” DeKalb, Ill 60115 something that always makes me short, and I’m not sure I ever did the From upstate New York, Dennis [email protected] proud to be a Lion. (Even if WKCR reading. I guess Ted Cruz might be Goodrich: “I’m the senior partner never gets the ink it deserves.) Machiavelli in his (Machiavelli’s) at a small (11 attorneys) law office A few brief notes: I heard from I asked the question this issue most unguarded moments but of in Syracuse, N.Y., specializing in Donald Olson that, after nearly two about who you expect to see running course the whole point of Machia- representing employers and carriers decades as a pediatric neurologist at for President later this year. Based on velli is that there are not supposed to in workers’ compensation matters. Medical Center, your classmates’ intuition, it will be be any of those. Trump is just some I will celebrate my 40th wedding he has retired and moved to Ashland, Hillary Clinton against either The monster that Odysseus slew but that anniversary with my high school in southern Oregon. Don is keeping Donald or Marco Rubio. Interesting unfortunately came back to life with sweetheart, Linda, in May — just his hand in medicine by working part- that no one thought Chris Christie or orange hair and knowledge of the before our reunion at Columbia of time in the area as a child neurologist. Ted Cruz would be there at the end. bankruptcy code!” the same number of years. Linda is In December I saw Jon Lukom- Thomas Reuter SEAS’99, who Michael Glanzer, who lives retired after 30 years of service for nik quoted in Business Wire in his works at GE in Schenectady, N.Y., in Brooklyn, writes, “My family is the New York State Insurance Fund, capacity as executive director of the writes, “My wife, Grace, and I are looking forward to my daughter where she was a claims . Investor Responsibility Research very proud of our youngest son, Tim, Rebecca Glanzer ’16’s graduation. We spend our vacations visiting Center Institute, concerning the who was published (and paid!) in The We have one other student who fin- the Southwest United States and winners of the institute’s annual American Conservative magazine for ished his first semester elsewhere.” Europe, where we explore new food investor research competition. his piece comparing the Syrian and Carl Brandon Strehlke leads and wines. My son, Kristopher, is a Congratulations to Jim Shapiro, Spanish Civil Wars. The New York an enviable life of ideas and travel college professor (Ph.D. from Syra- who published The Year of Lear: Times columnist Ross Douthat’s piece based in Florence, Italy. He writes: cuse) at New Mexico, where last year Shakespeare in 1606, with Simon on the same subject came out 10 days “I just spent the week in London at he received tenure and published a & Schuster last fall, to very good later. Coincidence? I think not.” the home of Don Guttenplan and text book he co-wrote, Group Coun- reviews indeed; it’s a kind of com- Tom’s favorite football moment: family. In London there were a series seling with LGBTQI Persons, which panion volume to A Year in the Life “My wife had one of Columbia’s cur- of events in honor of the publica- may be purchased on Amazon. My of William Shakespeare: 1599 (2006). rent linebackers in her fourth-grade tion of my book, edited in tandem daughter, Katy, a master’s graduate As an English professor myself, I am technology class years back. During with Machtelt Brüggen Israëls, The in the field of international political of course partial. [Editor’s note: See the Homecoming game, she actually Bernard and Mary Berenson Collection economy from The London School “Forum,” Winter 2015–16.] stopped talking with her girlfriend to of European Paintings at I Tatti. The of Economics, lives and works in the My daughter, Caitlin, will ask, ‘Where is Gianmarco Rea [’17] most fun was signing copies of it at technology field in London.” graduate from Illinois this year. At playing?’ As I pointed him out, at Hatchards bookstore on Piccadilly.” Let’s get a few more updates for Thanksgiving she and well over 300 that exact moment he tackled, clob- Frank Basile: “I wrote and future issues! Send news to either other Marching Illini were in the bered and stuffed a monster Penn produced a nine-part documentary of the addresses at the top of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in running back short of the first down. mini-series on The Three Stooges, column or through CCT’s webform New York (marching right before Wow! Someone really taught that Hey Moe! Hey Dad!, available at Santa!), bringing back to her dad young man how to tackle. I honestly Amazon and major retail outlets. many fond memories of the holiday feel that Columbia has turned the Paul Phillips shares that the CD season in Manhattan. corner in football.” Manhattan Intermezzo, “which I I, and your classmates, want to “All is pretty well with the Fer- recorded last year with the Brown hear from you! Please send updates guson family,” notes Ed Ferguson, University Orchestra and pianist to either the mailing address or “though of course less so with the Jeffrey Biegel, was released on Janu- email address at the top of the state of the world and American ary 8. Search for it on Amazon.” column or use the CCT webform politics. Ordinarily my concerns about Steven Bargonetti always sends college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ such things would be alleviated by us his latest press kit worthy of the Send in class_note. confidence in the expected contribu- Broadway star that he has become: Your News tions of generations to come, but judg- “The show for which I am onstage ing from the current crop of entitled performer/music director/music Share what’s happening in 1978 whiners passing for college students arranger, Father Comes Home From your life with classmates. on the campuses of elite colleges the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), continues Matthew Nemerson Click “Contact Us” at (regrettably, in this instance, including to receive great accolades. I am 35 Huntington St. Columbia), terrorism, global warming scheduled to reprise my role at the college.columbia.edu/cct, or New Haven, CT 06511 and the like are probably not our most Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles email or mail to the address [email protected] serious problems. in April/May. In September/Octo- at the top of your column. “The kids are great! My oldest ber the show will be in London Having been in the magazine busi- is out of college and gainfully at The Royal Court Theatre and ness for a few years in the 1980s I employed, and I hope my two we have hopes of later coming to

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on TV. But, no, I do not think the geous. There, only the actor arouses program has turned around yet.” great enthusiasm.’ (‘Nietzsche contra He adds, “Isn’t Donald Trump a Wagner,’ Section 11’).” version of Machiavelli?” We close with Joe Schachner, Francis J. Collini, of Shavertown, who enjoyed hearing about Colum- Pa., says, “I am a solo practitioner bia football on public radio (wnyc. (plastic surgeon) just outside of org/shows/theseason) and notes, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton trying to eke “My older daughter, a Ph.D. in psy- out a living in the disastrous world of chology, has been hired by UCSD Obamacare. I own and operate the and is doing great.” only solo-owned ambulatory surgery My family is well, and I enjoy center in the state of Pennsylvania. I my role as top administrator for the see my Columbia roommate (Jaime wonderful mayor of New Haven, Morhaim) several times a year and Conn., Toni Harp, whom I hope he remains my best friend. My will break onto the national stage daughter does aesthetic tattooing and soon. I handle the departments that works in my office. My wife is my do economic development, small office manager. My mother-in-law business, city planning, transporta- is a full-time secretary and my son is tion and fun things like permitting my future accountant. So as you can (seriously, very cool stuff ). I just see, I keep it all in the family! love the challenges of government Alvin Powell ’78 (right) and Eric Granderson ’80 met in New Orleans in July. “I consider either Trump or Cruz and politics and advise everyone to better than Obama or Clinton but apply all your years of wisdom and they do not remind me of any famous patience to this sort of endeavor Broadway. In the meantime, I will be in 1995 and is finally making its ancient philosopher or statesman.” wherever you might (be it in some starting a Broadway show, ! way through the FDA under the John Ohman LAW’92 reports, “A small or large way) while you can. (a comedy that parodies ’70s disaster ‘fast-track’ designation; rather ironic, year of positive changes for my wife, We can help make a difference. movies with a jukebox score of ’70s given the 20-year delay). I am also Kara, and I. She started a consulting My wife, Marian Chertow songs); previews began in February.” still an expert consultant/witness practice focused on sales training in BC’77, continues her global leader- Alvin Powell sent a picture in legal cases involving psychiatric the digital media space and I recently ship as a Yale professor in the area and note: “I met Eric Granderson issues in my ‘off hours.’ Somewhat changed law firms, joining the New of industrial ecology. She travels ’80 in New Orleans in July, 35 years dismayingly, I work as hard as I did York City office of McGlinchey Staf- around the world when not teaching after graduation.” 35 years ago. Are some of the rest of ford, a dynamic and growing national here in New Haven, working in Eric is director of Local Govern- you experiencing a similar phenom- firm based in Louisiana. India, China and Singapore a lot of ment Affairs for New Orleans. enon? Not what I had expected.” “Throughout my career, Colum- the time. I’m tagging along on a trip Sounds like someone I need to reach On our Republicans as Core Cur- bia has never been far from my to Japan in the springtime. Daughter out to in order to get some pointers. riculum case studies, Alec writes, “I thoughts. I recall my first day at the Elana (25) is graduating from her Alec Bodkin, at McLean Hos- consider Donald Trump as a voluble Law School, when I ran into Profes- master’s program in library science pital in Belmont, Mass., has reason occupant of Plato’s cave, who makes sor Karl-Ludwig Selig on College and archiving at Simmons, and Joy to be proud: “Check out groupmuse. not the slightest effort to discern Walk. When I told him that I was (21) is graduating from American com, the creation of my son, Sam anything about the lighted world going to be a lawyer, he seemed University’s School of International Bodkin ’12 (like me, a WKCR grad), outside. He chats up the cave dwell- pleased. He told me, ‘You will see, Service with a specialty in China who has become a full-time pros- ers, inflaming their annoyance about as you already learned at Columbia policy. I’m sure job offers and con- elytizer of classical music via a social the troubles of life in the dark.” College, so much in life is about the nections are welcome! networking website that brings peo- Jeff Canfield SIPA’82 works for close and careful reading of texts.’ ple together at house parties (mostly the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pen- Then he sauntered off, God knows in NYC and Boston, but growing tagon and was only authorized to where. He was so right. 1979 elsewhere) featuring chamber music, give us this declassified information “My kids are doing great. My as was common in Europe until the for the column: “Enjoying life with younger daughter, Lauren, is in Robert Klapper mid-20th century. Sam’s effort is to our granddaughters.” her senior year at the University of 8737 Beverly Blvd., Ste 303 save classical music from extinc- Bob Crochelt lives in Glasgow, Arizona in Tucson. And my older Los Angeles, CA 90048 tion by connecting people online but not the one you may be thinking daughter, Caroline, having earned a [email protected] who’d like to party with classical of: “My wife, Donna Smith (an ob/ B.A. at Oberlin, is finally following musicians who’d like to perform at gyn), and I have relocated to very rural the family’s Columbia tradition, Jonathan Rubin writes, “I am con- such parties. 30,000 members so far, Glasgow in northeast Montana. We studying for a master’s at TC. tinuing my tenant advocacy as a legal and more than 1,000 musical house are looking to close out our careers “Donald Trump seems to me professional with the designation parties. Though designed to convert providing quality surgical and obstet- neither a statesman nor a phi- of NYC Civil Court Housing Part the younger generation to the music rical care to a culturally diverse and losopher, but his candidacy brings Guardian Ad Litem and NYCHA of the ages, it’s suitable for young somewhat underserved population. to mind Nietzsche’s criticism of Guardian Ad Litem. My wife, Cathy and old alike.” We enjoy good health and fulfillment 19th-century Europe, especially the GSAS’90, is starting a special prod- “Regarding Sam’s father: I still in our work. I am grateful every day German Empire, when he wrote, ucts clothing company. Our daughter, study — and provide treatment for my Columbia education. ‘In declining cultures, wherever Zoe, will graduate from Yale College with — novel medical remedies for “It was exciting to see Columbia’s the decision comes to rest with with a degree in history in May and depressive illness and related prob- football team almost beat Princeton the masses, authenticity becomes a was the editor-in-chief of the Yale lems (one of which I had published in the rain, and I got to watch it liability, superfluous and disadvanta- Globalist in the 2014–15 school year.

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Zoe won an Aspin Fellowship last though ‘Ella Fue’ was playing in managers in the areas of alternative year and applied for three fellowships my head. The match started and I 1981 investments, venture capital, bank this year, including a Fulbright Fel- (and everyone else in the stands) REUNION custody, biotech and academic/ REUNION WEEKEND lowship and a Luce Fellowship.” feared for his life. What I witnessed, June 2–5, 2016 industry collaborations. He will Robert C. Klapper: “Through however, was quite the opposite. His continue to be an adjunct professor Alumni Affairs Contact my work at ESPN, I am heavily strength was so overwhelming that Fatima Yudeh at the UVA School of Law, where involved with the world of sports in the Columbia wrestler resembled [email protected] he teaches a class on private equity America — especially my beloved a Mr. Potato Head assembled on 212-851-7834 and hedge funds, and chair of the

Los Angeles Lakers. Having Kobe LSD, with arms where legs should Development Contact 2016 American Bar Association’s Institu- Bryant do the promo for my radio be and ears where kneecaps should Heather Siemienas tional Investors Committee. show has been a true highlight of this be. I found myself screaming in [email protected] Congratulations, Ed! second career of mine. joy for this upset victory. It was at 212-851-7855 Seth Haberman sold his latest “People ask me what has been this point I realized the Colum- company, Visible World, to Com- the greatest sporting feat that I have bia wrestling team (including my Michael G. Kinsella cast; he says it was with great thanks seen over the years (after five NBA friend) was now staring into the 543 Nelliefield Trl. to Tom Glocer, who both helped championships) and my answer still stands, regretting that I had been Charleston, SC 29492 him start and finish it. harkens back to my junior year at invited to the match. It remains one [email protected] In addition to his preventive the College. of the most impressive sporting feats cardiology/clinical lipidology “I lived in John Jay at the time with I have ever witnessed, and in many I’m writing this in December, so practice, Seth Baum PS’85 is chief Jack Garden, Robert Darnell, Liz ways has inspired me throughout my belated holiday greetings to all and medical officer of MB Clinical Clarke BC’79 and Carl Forsythe, to life. Roar, lion, roar!” thanks for keeping in touch! It was Research, incoming president of the name a few. A guy two doors down nice to hear good news from so American Society for Preventive (I forget his name) introduced me many of you. Cardiology and secretary/treasurer to the greatest Puerto Rican salsa 1980 Mark Gordon is happy to report of the FH (Familial Hypercholes- music and a song I think is called ‘Ella he is president and dean of William terolemia) Foundation. Fue,’ which still makes my legs start Michael C. Brown Mitchell Hamline College of Law Please keep me updated on your moving just by hearing the beat. But it London Terrace Towers in St. Paul, Minn. events, achievements and travels. was our classmate who lived right next 410 W. 24th St., Apt. 18F James Klatsky reports the arrival I look forward to hearing from door that is the source of this memory. New York, NY 10011 of a grandson, Samuel, in November. you! You can send updates to the His name is Steve McKenna, and he [email protected] We wish Samuel the best and hope addresses at the top of this column, wrestled for Columbia. to see him in Columbia blue one day! or you can use CCT’s webform “One day he said to me, ‘You Spring is in the air and it must be Michael Horowitz has been a college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ should come and watch one of our baseball season. Eric Blattman and busy man. He is in his sixth year lead- class_note. matches, and see what real sports I had the honor of attending the ing TCS Education System, known And don’t forget that our 35th are like.’ On this particular day they Metropolitan Area College Baseball as the community solution in higher reunion is Thursday, June 2–Sunday, were wrestling Harvard. Needless awards ceremony, where Columbia education. Michael is the founding June 5. John Tsanas and John Luisi to say this was not a sold-out event, baseball coach Brett Boretti was president of TCS Ed, which is only co-chair our Reunion Committee, but to champion his cause I obliged. given the Metropolitan Area Col- the second private nonprofit higher- which has planned a fantastic week- I felt compelled because he told me lege Coach of the Year Award from ed system in the United States, end for us. There will be lots of great he was from Yakima, Wash., and I the New York Professional Baseball enrolling more than 6,000 students events like class-specific dinners, live constantly confused it by saying he Hot Stove League. This is truly a across five colleges (tcsedsystem.edu). music and dancing in front of Low was from Yarmulke, Wash., which crowning achievement for coach B. He celebrated his 27th anniversary during the Starlight Reception and upset him to no end (I don’t think a and our program, one of the best with his wife, Jeannie Gutierrez fascinating lectures as part of All- Jew has ever come close to that part baseball programs in the East. Ph.D., in 2015. Their son, Eli, com- Class Reunion (formerly known as of Washington State). Leo Wolansky was appointed pleted Teach For America two years Dean’s Day). “I had never been to a wrestling acting chief of neuroradiology and ago and is a college readiness teacher match and was quite excited to sit professor of radiology at Case West- and basketball coach at Achievement on the Columbia side of the bleach- ern Reserve’s School of Medicine. He First in Brooklyn. 1982 ers and root for my friend. The first is an Alumni Representative Com- Michael states: “To understand match began with the heavyweights. mittee interviewer for Columbia. our millennial children better you’ll Andrew Weisman There was our gladiator in blue and Leo and his wife, Maria, have four enjoy Eli’s blog/podcast with Emma 81 S. Garfield St. white with muscles bulging like sons, the youngest of whom, Ivan ’20, Gase (medium-talk.com).” Denver, CO 80209 watermelons. The Harvard wrestler, recently was accepted to the College. Michael’s daughter, Maya, gradu- [email protected] dressed in crimson, needed to be For those of us who graduated ated from Cornish College of the escorted onto the mat. I thought, from high school in the year of Arts in 2015 and continues her Greetings gents! As I sit down to ‘That’s odd.’ It then became clear America’s bicentennial, 1976, it dance studies with Vertigo Dance write, 2016 has just begun. The that the Harvard wrestler was blind has been 40 years since the days of Company in Jerusalem. Michael stock market rang in the New Year — at this point my jaw dropped in Frampton Comes Alive! Best wishes lives in Chicago’s Bucktown neigh- by “plotzing.” For those of you who shock. The only concession made to all, as we have come a long way! borhood or, as he states, “the closest opted-out of a career on Wall Street was that he was allowed to face the Drop me a line at mcbcu80@ analogue to NYC in Chicago.” (where the key to success is to dress Columbia grappler and touch his yahoo.com or use the CCT webform Ed Klees LAW’84 joined the British and to speak Yiddish), I will arm so that he could feel his oppo- college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ firm of Hirschler Fleischer and will translate: to collapse or faint, as from nent as they faced each other. class_note. Your classmates want to be resident partner of its Charlot- surprise, excitement or exhaustion. “I found myself standing and hear from you — no news is too big tesville, Va., office. Ed represents Checking in this quarter is my swaying rather than sitting, as or too small. universities, foundations and money good friend Wallace Wentink. He’s

76 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews still busy working for the Central Executive Board and has co-chaired ate regional director for the SEC’s support while they are taking them. Park Conservancy ensuring that it every CC’63 reunion. Both Paul and northeast regional office. In 1999, Now, you don’t have to be President continues to be a wonderful resource Bob have been campus leaders for Barry received the SEC’s Stanley to have talents or time to contribute, for all New York City residents. more than 50 years. Sporkin Award for outstanding so stay tuned for the launch of the Wally divides his time between New I also spent time with Thomas contributions to the agency’s enforce- online portal for the Serve Commit- York and Stuart, Fla. Vinciguerra ’85, JRN’86, GSAS’90. ment program. Barry mentioned tee — you may be surprised at what Eddy Nice life! Tom’s latest book is Cast of Charac- to me he had been following you can do!” Friedfeld As luck would have it, Wally and ters: Wolcott Gibbs, E.B. White, James ’s career. Barry was particu- Jim Reinish SEAS’82 played I managed to grab a drink in NYC Thurber, and the Golden Age of The larly impressed by the close relation- the trumpet for the Columbia during my last trip to the city. I am New Yorker, published in November. ship Eddy had with Sid Caesar. Eddy University Marching Band when not above buying drinks in exchange Tom is CCT’s former deputy editor. co-wrote Caesar’s creative biography, I was the band’s juggler. His Kevin Chapman for Class Notes. Keep that in mind! and his wife, Caesar’s Hours: My Life In Comedy, daughter Ariel Reinish SEAS’10 On a personal note, yours truly Sharon Chapman BC’83, also were With Love and Laughter. is a fellow alum. Jim notes: “I got to Wayne Allyn Root recently co-authored a paper that at Homecoming. Kevin and Sharon ’s book The go to a few football games during will be published in the Winter celebrated their 32nd anniversary Power of Relentless: 7 Secrets to Achiev- these years. It always brought back 2016 edition of The Journal of Portfo- with a party at the Party City Park ing Mega-Success, Financial Freedom, fond memories.” lio Management, “Forced Liquida- at Citi Field for a Mets game with and the Life of Your Dreams, was Jim and his family sent the fol- tions, Fire Sales and the Cost of 18 friends. Unfortunately, the Mets mentioned in the November 2015 lowing holiday note: “As we begin Illiquidity.” In October I presented did not win, but they said everyone issue of Forbes in the article “Turning the holiday season, [my wife] Lisa, it at the Institute for Quantitative had a great time. the Page on 2015.” [children] Daniel, Ariel and I would Research in Finance (Q Group) and David and I attended the I am senior co-chair of CCAA’s like to extend an early greeting to you Eric Epstein, it ended up being the highest rated Harvard–Columbia football game Serve Committee. and your family. As some of you may Gary McCready, George paper/presentation. Apparently it with his middle school classmate, know, Lisa and I have relocated to Wilson Kevin Chapman helps to tell a few off-color jokes Rhys, and Rhys’ father, Eric Talley, and Rochester, N.Y., to be closer to Ariel. when presenting a technical paper. the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Keep those notes coming in! You Professor of Law at the Law School can send them to the addresses at (and husband of Law School dean the top of the column or through Gillian Lester). It is truly a pleasure Karl Citek ’84 earned Diplomate status in the the CCT webform college.columbia. to see Columbia competitive on Public Health and Environmental Vision Section of edu/cct/submit_class_note. Your the gridiron. classmates want to hear from you! I also attended the 2015 Alexander the American Academy of Optometry. Hamilton Award Dinner, which hon- ored Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73 LAW ’76. 1983 I sat with Steve Coleman and his daughter, Sarah Coleman ’15. From have graciously agreed to be on We are living in a new community Roy Pomerantz Steve: “The progress the football team the committee. on the Erie Canal and settling into Babyking/Petking has made this year is remarkable. Los- From Gary McCready: “Recently, a new and hopefully calmer chapter 182-20 Liberty Ave. ing by 8 points to Harvard. Losing I was asked to serve on a new com- of our lives. Whether it’s a daisy Jamaica, NY 11412 13–9 to Dartmouth and we had the mittee (thanks, Roy!) whose goal is along the canal path or a small child [email protected] ball with a minute to go but couldn’t to create opportunities to give back wearing a Batman tee shirt, we see make the big play. Lost to Princeton to Columbia and to the community. signs of [our late daughter] Shelby My sons, David and Ricky, and 10–5 and blocked a punt, which Part of the goal is to get alumni everywhere and are positive that her I attended the Homecoming Princeton recovered in its endzone involved using their time and talents, spirit is alive and well. game against Penn. We sat with for a Columbia safety — if Columbia and I can’t help thinking of involv- “With that in mind, as we enter Paul Neshamkin ’63, who told us had recovered for a touchdown, it ing one of our most famous alums the holiday season, we would like Barack Obama. that Robert K. Kraft ’63 was the could have been 10–10.” — President The you to consider a cause that has been president of his class and Paul I also sat with Mike Satow ’88 projects that the committee will focus near and dear to our hearts as well was VP. This is consistent with my (son of Phil Satow ’63) at the dinner. on are still under development, but as to Shelby. Shortly after Shelby’s experience that class leaders often Thanks to Phil’s generosity, Satow I do know one thing the President passing, we established a permanent continue to be the most active Stadium is one of the best college could do from his bully pulpit that memorial, in Shelby’s name, at the alumni. Bob had aspirations of star- baseball facilities in the Ivy League. would benefit all prospective students Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge on ring for the Lions on the football Phil was last year’s Alexander (not just Columbia’s), and that is the grounds of the National Insti- field and was a running back on the Hamilton Medal recipient. Mike is enabling more exposure to college- tutes of Health campus in Bethesda, freshman squad in 1959. While an president and CEO of JDS Thera- level courses [for students still] in Md. Similar to Ronald McDonald injury cut his football career short, peutics and Nutrition 21. high school. The optimal method House Charities, the Safra Lodge Barry Rashkover he has maintained an active involve- was also at the is to have courses such as AP and provides no-cost accommodations ment with Columbia athletics. For dinner. Barry is partner and global International Baccalaureate programs to families of patients receiving care his generous donations as co-chair leader of Sidley Austin’s Securities available in schools themselves, but at the NIH Clinical Center. The of the Columbia Campaign for & Derivatives Enforcement and with technology options present even Family Lodge is designed to foster Athletics, in December 2007 the Regulatory Group and a partner in the lowest performing schools, much-needed rest and relaxation. In University officially renamed the in the New York Litigation Group. the courses can come to areas where addition to private rooms, families playing field at Lawrence A. Wein Barry is a frequent speaker and writer they were. What the President must are free to use the lodge’s many Stadium as Robert K. Kraft Field. on SEC enforcement and related enable through advocacy and focused amenities including a library, busi- Paul is on the Columbia College issues. Prior to joining Sidley, he was funding are the resources to prepare ness center, fitness center, children’s Alumni Association (CCAA) co-head of enforcement and associ- students for those courses and area, lounges, a healing garden and

Spring 2016 CCT 77 Class Notes a home-style kitchen. The Family Charleston in South Carolina and Lodge is located within short walk- flew to NYC to attend the game. We ing distance to the NIH Clinical sat at the game with Susan Feagin, Center, where thousands of patients special advisor to the President [Lee are treated for rare forms of cancer C. Bollinger]; M. Dianne Murphy, and many other medical conditions. former director of athletics; Diane Lisa and I were very fortunate to McKoy, senior associate director of stay at the Lodge during both of admissions; and Geoffrey Colvin ’74, Shelby’s hospitalizations. Being a former president of the CCAA. able to experience some remind- Columbia won 65–56. ers of normalcy during extremely I wish everyone health and hap- difficult times meant so much to piness in 2016. us. With your help, not only can we support this worthy cause, but we can continue to keep Shelby’s spirit 1984 alive. Your tax-deductible contribu- tions can be sent to Jamie Cooper, Dennis Klainberg Advancement Officer, Founda- Berklay Cargo Worldwide tion for the National Institutes 14 Bond St., Ste 233 of Health, 9650 Rockville Pike, Great Neck, NY 11021 Bethesda, MD 20814. [email protected] “In order to be properly recognized,

checks should be made out to FNIH Greetings to all from Miami, where A rchives

or Safra Family Lodge. The memo yours truly was working nonstop CCT section should say ‘Shelby’s Bench.’” schlepping million-dollar boxes at Norman Menachem Feder Art Basel Miami Beach and its sat- recently visited NYC and met my ellite fairs for more than two weeks Eldridge Gray was recently channel, CloeCouture, which has friend Marc Landis (a managing in December. I made time during elected a Regent At-Large for the more than 1.6 million subscribers.” partner at Phillips Nizer). Norman the craziness to dine with Miami California Tribal College. Back to work! manages Caspi & Co.’s international legal heavyweight (and guitar store Carlton Wessel practices law at Please send updates to either the department and focuses his practice impresario) Bernardo Burstein DLA Piper in Washington, D.C. mailing address or email address on cross-border transactions, bank- (whose daughter, Jessica Burstein He writes, “My wife, Sarah Morgen- at the top of the column or use the ing and finance and investment BC’19, is a first-year). thau BC’85, LAW’91, and I live in CCT webform college.columbia. management. To read more about Chase Welles is set to wed! He the Washington, D.C., neighbor- edu/cct/submit_class_note. what Norman has accomplished, reports, “Getting married to Annette hood of Cleveland Park with two of (including his work as editor-in-chief Graumann at Grace Church on our three wonderful kids, Henry and of Journal of Broadway, where my grandparents Mizia. Our third, Teddy, went off to 1985 International Law and Politics and as were married. We met three years Colby College this year. Jon White an editor of the four-volume Hebrew- ago the new-fashioned way — on “Sarah and I attended the 16 South Ct. to-English translation of Jewish Law: Match.com — and we split our time Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner Port Washington, NY 11050 History, Sources, Principles) check out among our apartment on West 69th at Columbia in November. It was [email protected] his bio at caspilaw.com/attorneys/ and Central Park West, my subur- a fun evening and it was great to norman-menachem-feder. ban paradise on the Hudson River reconnect with Lanny Breuer ’80, I recently was in touch with in Piermont, N.Y., and our house on Joe Greenaway Jr. ’78 and Steven After reunion last summer, things Miguel Estrada, one of the most the coast of Maine. I still negoti- Reich ’83, all of whom I have gotten have gotten a bit quieter on the Class accomplished lawyers in the world. ate commercial real estate deals for to know in my post-Columbia life Notes front, so please send in updates Miguel is a partner in the Washing- tenants and landlords. I’m working but with whom I still feel a connec- as we progress through 2016! Just a ton, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn on the redevelopment of Industry tion. The dinner was capped off by few updates for everyone — most of & Crutcher, and has argued 22 cases City on the Brooklyn waterfront, a moving speech from honoree Eric them are congratulatory. before the U.S. Supreme Court and which at six million sq. ft. may be H. Holder Jr. ’73, LAW’76, who I had the pleasure of having din- Tom Vinciguerra briefed many others. His corporate the largest redevelopment project in ended with these lines from Ten- ner with JRN’86, bio, which states that “The Atlantic the country — it certainly is in the nyson: ‘Tho’ much is taken, much GSAS’90 in Port Washington, N.Y., recently described his oral argument city and Tri-State area.” abides; and tho’/We are not now in December. Tom was speaking at in a 2014 high-profile separation- Karl Citek, a professor of optom- that strength which in old days/ my local public library about his lat- of-powers case as ‘one of the most etry at the Pacific University College Moved earth and heaven, that which est book, Cast of Characters: Wolcott dazzling arguments the marble of Optometry, says: “In addition to we are, we are;/One equal temper of Gibbs, E.B. White, James Thurber, and chamber has heard in many years,’” recently celebrating my 21st(!) anni- heroic hearts,/Made weak by time the Golden Age of The New Yorker, a can be read at gibsondunn.com/ versary as a faculty member here, in and fate, but strong in will/To strive, group biography of the magazine’s lawyers/mestrada. October I earned Diplomate status to seek, to find, and not to yield.’ early years and the key figures who Ricky and I attended the in the Public Health and Envi- “Kind of sums it up about where I led to the publication’s success. (Tom Columbia basketball game against ronmental Vision Section of the am in my life as well,” Carlton adds. edited a 2011 collection of Gibbs’ NJIT. We waved to Andy Gershon American Academy of Optometry Proud papa Michael Feldman New Yorker writings, Backward Ran and his son, Alex. Alex is attending (only about 7 percent of fellows are is kvelling: “My daughter Cloe was Sentences: The Best of Wolcott Gibbs the REACH program for special diplomates in the various sections of featured on Nickelodeon’s Halloween from The New Yorker.) According needs students at the College of the academy).” Special and hosts her own YouTube to the terrific review in The New

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York Times, “Loosely organized and Don’t forget to send in an Engineering students in Fairfield during the past 30 years allows an pleasantly digressive, Cast of Charac- update! You can send updates to the County, Conn. (one of ‘my’ kids got easy catch-up when given the rare ters is swift and enjoyable reading.” addresses at the top of this column, in early and one was waitlisted). I and special opportunity to bond in Having read through the book or you can use CCT’s webform also joined the Engineering School’s person. When we found out that (and having known very little about college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ Parents Association and my wife and Laura Adams — just about the this great contributor to the New York class_note. I are taking a Lit Hum Mini-Core coolest psychology professor ever — literary scene), [I can say] it was chock Class with a Columbia professor.” was making the trip from Texas for full of interesting details and I heartily Peter Muniz wrote from Atlanta: Homecoming this year, we organized second The Times’ recommendation. 1986 “After 20 years with GE Capital in a mini-cheerleading reunion. Who John Phelan Congratulations to ’s REUNION numerous executive roles, I joined better to hang with at Robert K. REUNION WEEKEND daughter Unity, whom our class had June 2–5, 2016 The Home Depot in August 2015 Kraft Field than some great women the pleasure of seeing as part of the as VP and deputy general counsel who share so many memories Alumni Affairs Contact main company of the New York City responsible for corporate securi- there? I reminisced with Christine Fatima Yudeh Jamgochian Koobatian, Ballet during reunion. The day after [email protected] ties and governance, commercial Susie Wu Christmas, Unity danced the lead 212-851-7834 transaction, tax, privacy and interline Dare BC’90 and her beautiful family,

role of Sugarplum in The Nutcracker. Development Contact 2016 brands. My wife, Ivette Feliciano- and Bonnie Host ’89. Our awesome Kyra Way to go, Unity and John! Heather Siemienas Muniz SEAS’86, and I relocated and indefatigable CC’87 leader John’s wife, Kimberly, has also [email protected] to Atlanta and we are adjusting to Tirana Barry organized a rockin’ been featured on radio commercials 212-851-7855 life as empty-nesters. Our youngest, tailgate, where we caught up with for her accounting firm. Kelsey, is a freshman at Michigan; many ’80s friends.” Hard to believe that the Class Everett Weinberger our middle child, Jonah, is a sopho- Michelle added, “It’s always of 2020 is on the way, but here 50 W. 70th St., Apt. 3B more at Johns Hopkins majoring in great to see Ron Burton (the nicest they come! Congratulations to our New York, NY 10023 mechanical engineering and a mem- person ever) of 1987 WKCR fame, classmates whose children will arrive [email protected] ber of the varsity soccer team; and and many ’80s football players: on campus this fall. our oldest, Joshua SEAS’14, is in his Greg Fondran, Bill Flick, Greg Time for an update from me. My Our 30th reunion approaches, so second year of medical school at the Gonzalez, Rob Flaherty, Jason and my wife Allison’s oldest son, get ready for Reunion Weekend University of Illinois at Chicago.” Pitkin, George Stone and Joe Isaac White ’14, enjoys his employ- 2016, Thursday, June 2–Sunday, June Congrats to Tom Marrinson in Policastro. Laura Adams said that ment at The New York Times as a soft- 5. The weekend will feature great Chicago! His son, Nathaniel ’20, was not only was it great to spend time ware engineer. He is a part of several events like the Starlight Reception’s accepted early decision. Hope he with her fellow cheerleaders but it teams helping the Times transform dancing and drinks on Low Plaza, gets housed in John Jay! was also fun to tailgate with these its digital platform both aesthetically class-specific dinners and special As we prepare for our 30th former Lions.” and functionally so it can maintain its events with faculty. Don’t miss it! reunion, it’s the perfect time to send Ron Burton added: “Just great preeminent position in the world of We had a few first-time updates your news to either of the addresses seeing everyone. And fun to be back journalism. Our middle son, Noah, is for this issue. Here’s news from at the top of this column or through in the booth after almost 30 years. a sophomore at Duke; having spent Goran Puljic: “After working at CCT’s webform college.columbia. The good news is that although we last semester trekking the wilds of several sell-side investment banks edu/cct/submit_class_note. got crushed by Penn that day, it looks Patagonia he continues his studies in (Morgan Stanley, Lehman, Gold- Your classmates want to hear like coach Al Bagnoli has truly set the environmental science and was not man Sachs — in that order) in from you! wheels of a turnaround into motion.” planning on “tenting” outside for six various roles involving I wish I hadn’t had to teach! I’m weeks in order to secure prime tickets and credit derivatives, I moved to so sorry I missed it. to the Duke-North Carolina game. the buy-side and joined Lehman 1987 But at least I didn’t miss the Speaking of exciting college bas- Brothers Private Equity in 2002 event at the end of the month — a ketball, our youngest son, Josh, joined and went through its bankruptcy. Sarah A. Kass CCW get-together at Stephanie me for multiple Lions basketball Since October 2008, I have been at PO Box 300808 Katz Rothman ’88’s apartment games this season. It is wonderful to Oak Hill Advisors and am currently Brooklyn, NY 11230 featuring Jodi Kantor ’96, speaking see our team so competitive in the a partner, in charge of structured [email protected] about her experiences at her other Ivies. He and I also had the great credit investing and collateralized “alma mater,” The New York Times. pleasure of watching our beloved loan obligation issuance businesses. I October was a wondrous month for Most special of all was spending Mets in person for each playoff game was married in 1995 to a wonderful CC’87 get-togethers, both formal time with Michelle Estilo Kaiser, last fall. Truly a special experience, woman, Melinda, and we have two and informal. Between Home- Suzanne Waltman and Gerri Gold even if the results fell just short. Josh teenage boys, Nick SEAS’19 and coming and a Columbia College as well as seeing Stephanie, my dear is a senior in high school and by the Tucker. Nick is studying computer Women (CCW) event, many of us friend from our raucous teenage, end of this summer our house will engineering. Tucker is in his senior had a chance to visit before our next pre-Columbia years! If you haven’t be eerily quiet on a regular basis. A year of high school at Greens Farms reunion (only a little more than a been to a CCW event in a while, big transition for sure. Allison, who Academy in Westport, Conn., and year away — can you believe it?). consider coming back — it’s chang- is extraordinary, continues to amaze will be attend Tulane on his way to I’m so grateful to Michelle ing, growing and evolving! And as in her educational advocacy. She becoming a veterinarian (hopefully). Estilo Kaiser, who spearheaded the the first fully coeducational class, we has worked on such issues as digital “We live in Darien, Conn. Homecoming section of this column, continue to pave the way. privacy, excessive standardized testing Since Nick started at Columbia, gathering reports from many of our In other sports-related news, and Common Core, and has been I have reengaged with the place, class’ attendees. Michelle wrote: Bruce Furukawa met up with Greg regularly cited online and in print after not being involved since our “It has been wonderful to recon- Gonzalez at a Cal vs. USC football as one of Long Island’s most active 10th reunion. I joined the Alumni nect with so many old friends via game, as both of Greg’s daughters educational advocates. I’m very proud Representative Committee and have Facebook. Knowing a glimpse of are at UC Berkeley. 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part owner of the Florida Panthers, tinue to go about their business, he at a San Jose Sharks game with their says. Lee reported that our former families. John Sun, who lives in the floormate Philip “Shraga” Levy, East Bay, joined them at the game. also a Jerusalem resident, is now a Garnet Heraman recently father-in-law, having married off a launched a startup accelerator and son, one of his seven children. I don’t investment group (with $25 million know if that’s a first for the Class of in initial commitments), along with ’88, but Shraga is definitely the first several NYC and Silicon Valley part- classmate whom I know personally ners. He said he would love to hear to reach this milestone. And I think from any and all Columbia entrepre- we all know what comes next. neurs and investors: anvilvp.com. It was great to get a first-time Remember, time is flying and update from Dr. Diane Ridley PS’92: Reunion Weekend 2017 is not too “I completed my residency in anes- far away; Thursday, June 8–Sunday, thesiology at Columbia-Presbyterian June 11, 2017. What better time to Medical Center (before the merger write me and give me all the latest with New York Hospital) in 1996 and info? Send updates to the email a fellowship in obstetric anesthesia in address at the top of this column 1997 (you guessed it — at Columbia). or via the CCT webform college. I worked at Elmhurst Hospital Center columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. (Queens) but came back home to New Jersey in 2005. I’ve worked in Jersey City, East Orange and New 1988 Brunswick, and recently started work- ing in Teaneck. I live in Newark, N.J. Eric Fusfield “I maintain close ties to Columbia 1945 South George Mason Dr. College through participation in Arlington, VA 22204 Sachems events,” Diane continues, [email protected] “as well as supporting events hosted by Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Congratulations to banker John Theta. Incidentally, I was among the Vaske, who has been promoted to 12 Columbia women (six from the a leadership position in Goldman College, five from Barnard and one Sachs’ mergers and acquisitions from SEAS) who established Rho on division. John, who is currently campus in 1986.” co-chairman of the natural resources Keep your updates coming! I look group, will become co-chairman of forward to hearing from all of you. global mergers and acquisitions. All news is welcome, and can be My former roommate Lee Had- sent to either address at the top of dad FaceTimed me from Jerusalem, this column or submitted through where he has lived for nine years. CCT’s webform college.columbia. The recent surge in terrorist attacks edu/cct/submit_class_note.

on Israeli citizens has made their life A rchives more difficult lately but people con- 1989 CCT

Emily Miles Terry “I work for Framingham Public as well as on the ski slopes. Jody’s 45 Clarence St. Schools. After 18 years in the class- husband, Dr. Phil Fidler, accepted Brookline, MA 02446 room, I recently moved into the role of a position as director of a new burn [email protected] literacy coach, working with teachers unit at the Swedish Medical Center. and administrators around literacy Jody left her role as area director for From her home in the Boston curriculum and instruction. Peter is the American Lung Association in Lisa Elmes Weinstock, Submit area, who a pediatric critical care doctor and D.C. prior to the move. Once they Peter Weinstock, is married to director of Boston Children’s Hospital arrived in Denver, she focused on Your writes, “Peter and I are officially Simulator Program. He travels the getting their three kids settled while Photo empty-nesters! Our daughter, Han- world helping other hospitals establish for the Denver Peanut nah ’16, is majoring in psychology. medical simulation programs.” Butter Plan, a nonprofit assisting CCT welcomes photos She has had an amazing experience Congratulations to the Wein- homeless people in Denver. Jody that feature at least two at Columbia and has especially stock family, who will be at Han- says, “We all have been enjoying the College alumni. enjoyed the work she is doing as a nah’s graduation. outdoor lifestyle and have adjusted research fellow in Professor Valerie A few Columbians have recently to the effects of high altitude on the Click “Contact Us” at Purdie-Vaughns ’93’s lab. Our son, relocated. Jody Collens Fidler ball of every sport. We were thrilled college.columbia.edu/cct. Noah, is a freshman at Northeastern and her family left the Washington, to go skiing on Thanksgiving!” studying engineering. It’s nice to D.C., area for Denver to pursue Elisabeth Socolow, who has lived have him close to home. new adventures — professionally in Asia for 15 years (most recently in

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), arrived in are interviewed and mentioned, like he’s the man about town. Please send updates to either the Washington, D.C., where she and her including John Alex. “The Season” Christopher Millward wrote mailing address or email address family will reside for the next year. starts out as a turnaround story but from , where he has been at the top of the column or use the Elisabeth joined the State Depart- given Columbia’s rich, complicated working in public affairs and com- CCT webform college.columbia. ment several years ago as an economic and at times harrowing football his- munications for 22 years. He says hi. edu/cct/submit_class_note. officer and will move with her family tory, it becomes much more. In August 2014, Jon Earle to Seoul, South Korea, this coming Please send updates to either the became the dean of Louisiana State summer to work in the U.S. Embassy mailing address or email address University’s Roger Hadfield Ogden 1991 there. Her sons, Marko (12) and at the top of the column or use the Honors College. Moving from Law- REUNION REUNION WEEKEND Nicolas (9), are enjoying their time CCT webform college.columbia. rence, Kans., to Baton Rouge meant June 2–5, 2016 in the United States and have visited edu/cct/submit_class_note. not only adjusting to the weather Alumni Affairs Contact Columbia a couple of times. but also adjusting his spelling. Is it Fatima Yudeh My husband, Dave Terry ’90, and “go” or “geaux?” [email protected] I attended the Alexander Hamilton 1990 Jon says, “The Ogden Honors 212-851-7834

Award Dinner last November, which College curriculum owes a lot to 2016 Rachel Cowan Jacobs Development Contact honored Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73, CC’s (another way Columbia led in Heather Siemienas LAW’76, former U.S attorney general. 313 Lexington Dr. higher ed). Our college’s classroom [email protected] While there we had the pleasure of Silver Spring, MD 20901 building, the French House, is 212-851-7855 dining with Josh Krevitt and his wife, [email protected] a Huey Long-era fake Norman Marcy Krevitt (née Nislow) BC’90, castle which, when renovations are Margie Kim as well as Michelle Estilo Kaiser ’87 Kudos to Andrew Cohen, a Scruggs complete, will house some of the 1923 White Oak Clearing and her husband, Michael Kaiser, and Scholar and associate professor of finest seminar classrooms on the Southlake, TX 76092 Donna MacPhee. history at Syracuse. Andrew’s latest planet! I use my CC education every [email protected] The morning following the dinner book is Contraband: Smuggling and day, trying to replicate it for bright began with an exciting breakfast in the Birth of the American Century. It undergraduates in the SEC. Geaux Greetings to all! I hope 2016 is Low Rotunda for the launch of the is available at your nearest bookstore. Tigers, and Lions!” treating you well so far. This update College’s Core to Commencement He says, “One of my great thrills was Dean Sonderegger EN’90 is is going to be short and sweet, with campaign. I visited with Victor getting a blurb from Eric Foner ’63, VP/GM of legal markets for Wolt- a small reunion request thrown in. ers Kluwer, a global provider of legal Ted Stern married Judith Wallner information solutions to law firms in Washington, D.C., last May. The and corporate counsel. Dean lives in wedding took place at the National Sandra Fahy ’93 and Jen Larrabee ’93 are Reston, Va., and works in NYC. His Museum of Women in the Arts. Ted’s Mil- triathlon training partners in New York and can oldest son, Crawford, is a sophomore son, Teddy, was the best man and studying political science at Virginia ton Villanueva was in attendance. be found competing on weekends. Commonwealth University. Apologies to Ted for the delay in Frederic Schultz writes his first including this in Class Notes. Class Note: “What I’ve been up to As a reminder, the 25th anni- the last several years is a long story. versary of our graduation from Mendelson, Michael Behringer, GSAS’69, who described the book as In brief, I started a rabbinical school, the College will be celebrated at Kaivan Shakib and Peter Schnur. ‘fascinating and revealing.’” Andrew the Academy for Jewish Religion, Reunion Weekend 2016, Thurs- Peter told the story of a fender has been teaching at Syracuse since CA (ajrca.edu) by donating money day, June 2–Sunday, June 5. Annie bender he and his family were in on 1999. His wife, Carol Faulkner, is many years ago, and intend to go Giarratano Della Pietra is our the way to Columbia for move-in also a professor of history at Syracuse. there some day to become a rabbi, Reunion Committee program chair day, which forever dictated the They have one daughter. but I’m currently a lawyer and run- and Bob Cooper is our fundrais- route his father took to campus. A Laura Shaw Frank has a new ning for President! My classes at ing chair. The committee has had highlight of the breakfast for me job in addition to her teaching posi- Columbia and Barnard (including several conference calls to plan a was University Trustee Lisa Landau tion at SAR Academy, a Modern those with the incredible professor memorable weekend with special Carnoy’s thoughtful and personal Orthodox day school in Riverdale. Dennis Dalton, and many others!) celebrations, activities and speakers. interview with Pulitzer Prize- She is now director of recruitment, and our activism then inspired me Part of the fun will include a slide- winning playwright and screenwriter placement and alumnae relations so much, and I look forward to show of memories from our time Tony Kushner ’78 on his academic for Yeshivat Maharat, the first working with college and university at Columbia and beyond, and here experience and enthusiasm for the Orthodox program to ordain women students and grads to help bring is where I need your help. Please Core. If you are interested in helping as spiritual leaders. Learn more at freedom and prosperity back to email me any pictures of you and to support this campaign, you can yeshivatmaharat.org. our nation and world! Sending my our classmates that you would like find more here: college.columbia. Isaac-Daniel Astrachan has a Columbia friends lots of love.” to share. It will be fun to dig out the edu/campaign. lot going on, and not just because Fred is running as a Democrat old photo albums and show our kids Last fall I enjoyed following our his son Aidhan recently turned and Ljiljana Stanojevic Penuela how we used to document our lives improving Lions football team under 13! In the world of architecture in EN’90 is heading his campaign before Facebook, and Columbia’s head football coach, Al NYC, Isaac-Daniel is working on a committee. If he does not secure the Snapchat. Don’t wait until June … Bagnoli. If you don’t know how the dozen projects, including a 43-story nomination, he will run as a candi- SEND THEM NOW! Lions season finished (and even if residential tower in Long Island date of the Love Party, which he is We have a Facebook page you do), try listening to the podcast City, a 35-story residential tower forming. At the time of submission, (Columbia College Class of 1991) “The Season” from WNYC Radio, in Downtown Brooklyn, a five-star Fred did not have a URL to give me, to keep you up to date on all of our NPR’s local NYC affiliate: wnyc.org/ hotel in Tribeca and a modular hotel so google him and learn more about activities. Looking forward to seeing shows/theseason. Some classmates on the Lower East Side. Seems to me his campaign. everyone at the 25th reunion!

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Don’t forget you can send Class ceptible,” he says. “Any Columbians Amazon, was promoted to senior recently was made legal director of Notes anytime to the addresses at in the valley who want to play a executive editor at Bloomberg in the MTA’s New York City Transit the top of this column or through round of golf or take a motorcycle San Francisco. Adjudication Bureau. “Outside of CCT’s webform college.columbia. ride can look me up,” he adds. Meantime, after getting married work,” Karen writes, “I devote my edu/cct/submit_class_note. Until If you’re reading this but have earlier this year (the wedding was time to a few fledgling creative proj- next time, cheers! never contributed, please email a profiled in The New York Times) Jon ects, which include writing a novel little life update to the address at Bonne ’94 (with whom I co-pro- and creating a greeting card line.” the top of this column! You can duced an excellent show back in the In news from Chicagoland, Elliot 1992 also send in a note through CCT’s day), relocated from San Francisco Regenstein orchestrated a Class webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ to New York, where he is working of 1994 outing to the Columbia- Olivier Knox submit_class_note. This column only on a new book. Northwestern basketball game in 9602 Montauk Ave. works when you chime in! While catching up with Sandra November that included a few of Bethesda, MD 20817 Fahy in New York, I learned that us — and a few members of the [email protected] she and Jen Larrabee are triathlon next generation. We had a chance 1993 training partners and can be found to catch up over a pre-game dinner. Greetings, classmates. I am writing competing on weekends. However, Our group included Elliot and his this a couple of days after New Betsy Gomperz if you ask Sandra about it, she will two kids; Eric Older and his daugh- Year’s, having spent a week with 41 Day St. downplay her athleticism. She will ter; and my older daughter and me. my brother, Christophe Knox ’95, Newton, MA 02466 also downplay the fact that her inno- Elliot works at the Ounce of Pre- and his family. There are potentially [email protected] vative course on eugenics at Packer vention Fund as SVP, advocacy and three Lions in the making, if my boy Collegiate Institute is becoming policy, and Eric is a VP of North and both of his cousins make a play Greetings, classmates! This column quite renowned. Earlier this month, American private brand develop- for Morningside Heights. is courtesy of Patti Lee, who writes: Supreme Court Justice Anthony ment for Daymon Worldwide. I got a nice note from Robert I had a whirlwind trip through Kennedy dropped into her class and As for the game, well, let’s say Carey, who moved in October from the northeast corridor in Decem- told her students they were lucky to that the Columbia turnout in the Long Island to Peoria, Ariz., a sub- ber — I was in Boston visiting my be able to take such a cool course! stands was on the lighter side — I urb of Phoenix. “No more miserable brother and his family and was lucky I also saw my favorite filmmaker think I counted at most 10 people in winters for me!” he says. But he’s not to spend a few days in New York and writer, Neil Turitz, whom I Columbia blue (including us). Brian done with (potentially miserable) City as well, where I picked up a credit with editing this column. Neil Orefice also joined us for part of the New York summers, as he’ll be back number of updates from old friends has projects in the works that I am game, which, while close, ended with to see his extended family. about a number of our classmates. not at liberty to discuss. However, our beloved Lions losing in . Robert was a writer and editor for We’ll start with Andrew Ceresney, I can tell you that he and Rachel That’s it for now. As always, I VNU/Nielsen Business Media from who is the director of the Division Mintz are already hard at work urge you to write with your news. 1992 to 2007, then went out on his of Enforcement of the Securities planning our 25th reunion, now Any updates on jobs, families, own. During the past eight years, he and Exchange Commission and a little more than two years away. homes, hobbies, travels or general says, “I’ve been writing for various has been all over the news. Our See you then, but stay in touch in musings on life are welcome; you B-to-B media outlets and creating former class president has been the meantime! Thank you to Betsy can email them to me at lak6@ content-marketing campaigns for busy explaining recent actions taken Gomperz, who graciously invited columbia.edu or use the CCT hotels and resorts.” against J.P. Morgan and putting the me to pen this edition of Class webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ Robert says he’s had to acclimate spotlight on Martin Shkreli. Who Notes. You can find me on Facebook submit_class_note. to his new surroundings, what with is Shkreli? Exactly. He’s the kind of and LinkedIn under pattijlee. Aloha. Thanks! never having lived west of Hoboken, guy you don’t want to get to know. Please continue to send in N.J. “I’ve already toned down my Thad Sheely is the new CFO updates or reach out to me (Betsy) friggin’ accent so that it’s barely per- and EVP, real estate, for the Atlanta at betsy.gomperz@gmail about 1995 Hawks. Friends in New York are sad submitting your own “guest column” to see Thad leave the city but the new update. You can also submit notes Janet Lorin job is a great opportunity for him. via the CCT webform college. 730 Columbus Ave., Apt. 14C Congratulations! columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. New York, NY 10025 Kevin Connolly, entrepreneur, [email protected] husband and father of two, spent a good part of the holiday season work- 1994 I hope this column finds everyone ing to procure Christmas trees for well and inspired to send in an Contact CCT disadvantaged families in his home- Leyla Kokmen update. If you attended reunion c/o CCT Update your contact town of Garden City, N.J., working last spring and have never sent with a charity he started to honor his Columbia Alumni Center an update, please consider this an information; submit a Class late father. Kevin tells me because 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 invitation — you can write to either Note, Class Note photo, he didn’t have enough on his plate New York, NY 10025 of the addresses at the top of this obituary, Letter to the Editor he decided to embark on a massive [email protected] column or you can submit through or classified advertisement; renovation of his childhood home. CCT’s webform college.columbia. That’s our Kevin — always reach- Many thanks to Karen Ortiz, who edu/cct/submit_class_note. or send us an email. ing for the stars while keeping his took action in response to my plea for Thanks to Simon Butler for let- Click “Contact Us” at feet firmly on the ground! news! Karen lives and works in New ting us know what he’s been up to for college.columbia.edu/cct. WKCR alums are also mak- York City. She’s been practicing law the last two decades. He and his wife, ing their mark. Brad Stone, the for more than 15 years since graduat- Trudi, recently celebrated their fourth unofficial expert on everything ing from Fordham Law in 1998 and anniversary and moved from Forest

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Hills, Queens, to Bennett Avenue in Transformed a City. The book is a Manhattan’s Washington Heights. collection of original essays and Simon is editor of Masterplan- photographs (some featured in ner New York at BizBash Media. The New York Times in November) During his nearly 20-year career, exploring the past, present and he has written and edited for future of affordable housing in publications ranging from Adweek New York City. Matt is an associ- to Zagat. He says, “The latter was ate professor in the department of quite an interesting stint, as I got a urban policy and planning at Hunter chance to review restaurants, write College. I attended a launch for myriad reviews for the print guides Matt’s book at the New York Public (including New York) and write Library, and it was fascinating to for the Zagat blog, which was a lot hear Matt and a distinguished panel of fun.” He adds, “Recently, I’ve of scholars and practitioners discuss written articles for CURNBLOG, some of the book’s themes. an Australia-based cinema blog Moira Demos SOA’08’s 10-part for which I’ve interviewed quite a Netflix documentary, Making a Mur- In October, Sandie Angulo Chen ’98, Jeremy Blacklow ’98 and Erin few personalities, including Whit derer, premiered in December. The Harken McConkey ’98 met up in San Diego, where Blacklow was DJing Stillman, Susan Seidelman, Keith series is the culmination of a decade the opening of Gay Bowl XV, the national LGBT flag football tournament. Gordon and Hal Hartley, as well as of Moira’s work. She, along with

of yourselves, our classmates or at a Kim Alexander (née Feigen- minimum please show up at Reunion baum) announces: “After being Shivali Shah ’97 was elected to City Council of Weekend 2016. It’s the perfect time to associate counsel for New York-based Mount Rainier, Md., having worked for the past 10 years reconnect with friends and with the RD Management (a large, privately College, and there will be tons of fun held real estate management and as an activist and a self-employed attorney. events like the Wine Tasting on Low development company) for more Plaza, dancing at the Starlight Recep- than 10 years and previously with tion, class dinners and intellectual and Kaye Scholer, I accepted a position as cultural activities on campus. counsel for A.Y. Strauss, a boutique Randall, the man behind the Honey Laura Ricciardi SOA’07, chronicled “Fear is the path to the dark side. real estate law firm that focuses on Badger web series.” the story of Steven Avery, a man who Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to retail, multifamily, office and indus- Simon keeps in touch with his spent 18 years in prison for a 1985 hate. Hate leads to suffering.” — Yoda trial real estate transactions. When Aram former Carman 9 floormate sexual assault conviction. He main- I’m not working, my sons, Evan and Ciamician. “Sadly, my two other tained his innocence and was released Lance (11 and 8), keep me busy!” Mike best friends from Columbia, from prison when he was exonerated 1997 Last May, Shivali Shah was Hauben Ed Buhrman, and are no for the crime, only to be convicted of elected to City Council of Mount Sarah Katz longer with us,” he writes. “I’d like to murder in 2007 and sentenced to life Rainier, Md. During her 10 years as 1935 Parrish St. give a shout-out to them — they were imprisonment. Moira’s documentary a Mount Rainier citizen, Shivali has Philadelphia, PA 19130 part of what makes Columbia great.” focuses on Avery’s trials, particularly worked tirelessly as an advocate for [email protected] Please keep the news coming! the murder case. As a result of the women’s and immigrant rights, both series, more than 300,000 people as an activist shaping policy in Con- have signed online petitions in an CC’97, I need to hear from you! gress and as a self-employed lawyer 1996 effort to release Avery from prison. Our notes column is shorter this helping battered immigrant women

REUNION I also have news. I recently edition, so please send in updates and other exploited immigrants with REUNION WEEKEND June 2–5, 2016 left my role as labor and employ- for yourself and your friends, either nowhere else to turn. ment partner in Baker Hostetler’s to the addresses at the top of this Alumni Affairs Contact Fatima Yudeh New York office to accept a great column or via the CCT webform [email protected] opportunity to be associate general college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ 1998 212-851-7834 counsel, labor relations, at NYU class_note.

2016 Athena Ole Sandie Angulo Chen Development Contact Langone Medical Center. I will was remarried in 10209 Day Ave. Heather Siemienas be responsible for providing legal May of this year. She writes, “I now [email protected] advice and strategy on all labor rela- have a new, wonderful modern fam- Silver Spring, MD 20910 212-851-7855 tions issues the medical center deals ily with my husband, Rich Feinberg; [email protected] with on a regular basis. If any other his sons, Ben and Josh; and my son, Ana S. Salper classmates work at NYU Langone, Lachlan. Our wedding was in the Hello, CC’98. We start off this 24 Monroe Pl., Apt. MA I’d love to hear from you! Gospel Tent at the New Orleans edition of Class Notes with a career Brooklyn, NY 11201 And that goes for the rest of you Jazz & Heritage Festival. The recep- update from Robert Travis: “As [email protected] Rebekah too — please send in notes to the tion was at the home of of May I have begun serving in Gee addresses at the top of this column or in New Orleans’ beautiful southern Rhode Island as rector of Lauren Grodstein Greetings, classmates! through the CCT webform college. Garden District. the Episcopal Church of the Ascen- Matt I congratulate my friend columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note! was there too, and we had a blast!” sion in Wakefield, and rector of the Lasner Sabra Gandhi on the release of his book, Our 20th reunion is just around welcomed another Chapel of Saint John the Divine in Affordable Housing in New York: the corner (Thursday, June 2–Sun- son on October 27, Rumi Gandhi Saunderstown. This is an exciting The People, Places, and Policies That day, June 5), so please send in news Sellers, 8 lbs. 12 oz., 21 in. long. experiment for me — to see if these

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Ommeed Sathe, churches can effectively share one Chris Harriss has enjoyed two Johnson, Joshua Meyers ’97, Dylan Congrats to head priest between them.” big life changes in 2015 — a move Hightower SEAS’99, Jane Hwang who was named in The Chronicle Congratulations, Robert! and a baby! He writes: “Last year ’98, Jonathan Speier SEAS’97, Matt of Philanthropy’s first 40 Under 40 Walking through any bookstore was an exciting one for the Harriss Nociti ’01, Naomi Altschul (née list of extraordinary young lead- you are likely to see best-selling family. Last summer we moved from Fraenkel) BC’97, SEAS’98 (and ers around the globe who have Adam Mansbach author SOA’00’s an apartment in Brooklyn Heights her daughters Jeannie and Amelia), dedicated their careers to social children’s books (for parents), to a house in Pelham, N.Y., and we Maya Arison BUS’01, Isaac Oh change. Ommeed is VP of impact including his latest, Seriously, You recently welcomed our second child, BUS’13, Alessandro Pireno BUS’13 investments at Prudential Financial Have to Eat, which was published Jack Lachlan, into the world. Our and Jennifer Aziz BC’00 gathered at in Newark, N.J., and oversees a $500 last October. School Library Journal first, Abigail Whitney, is a doting big the picnic tables for some pregame million portfolio of investments said of the book: “The illustrations sister and great helper to her mother, catch-up with kids and partners designed to produce both financial are humorous, and some children Sarah Whitney TC’06.” and spouses. An astonishing array and social returns, with Prudential may giggle in recognizing their own In other moving news, we of pickles, mustards and bratwursts aiming to increase the amount mealtime behavior. But the chuckles were delighted to hear that Alex were provided by Jane and her hus- invested to $1 billion by 2020. Tchaiko Omawale are more likely to come from those Charters Zubko has returned to band, Gus, though the real feat was Support ’s weary parents who face this particu- the New York area. After being away a last-minute transfer from forbid- Indiegogo campaign and support lar daily struggle.” for 10 years, she has returned not to den glass jars to stadium-approved her film, Solace, which explores I was lucky enough to attend an “a cubby in the West Village” but to plates — a cautionary tale for future “disordered eating in the black event in San Diego last October and Westchester along with her husband tailgaters! It was a great way to draw community through a fun coming- met with two classmates while there. and their three children. Alex has in Columbians from other classes; of-age narrative that was inspired by Erin McConkey (née Harken) lives hopped on the commuter line for a we made a lot of new friends that [her] own struggles with an eating in La Jolla, Calif., with her husband, new job: “I’ve decided not to act my day. Join us next time! disorder and self-harm.” View the Phil, and their daughter, May. Erin’s age and have joined 20-somethings As you may have gathered from trailer and learn how to donate: passions (in addition to raising May) at a travel start-up in the Flatiron the recent WNYC podcast “The vimeo.com/143481270. are gardening and paddleboard area.” Other than that she’s “gener- Season,” the football team made an Class of ’00, share what’s going surfing. By coincidence, the same ally just trying to survive life with improved showing this year under on with you! You can email me at weekend I was in San Diego, so very energetic toddlers!” coach Al Bagnoli. We were also [email protected] or send news Jeremy Blacklow. was Erin and I Welcome back, Alex! And happy to see the Columbia Univer- through CCT’s webform college. went to see him working a DJ gig good luck! sity Marching Band is as spirited as columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. for the opening of Gay Bowl XV We also heard from Ramzi Kas- ever. We rewarded their energy with — the national LGBT flag football sem LAW’04, associate professor at some pretty exceptional marzipan tournament put on every Columbus the CUNY School of Law, where he created by Martin. 2001

Day weekend by the National Gay directs the Immigrant and Non-Cit- Thanks to everyone for the excel- REUNION REUNION WEEKEND Flag Football League. Jeremy lives izen Rights Clinic. Ramzi’s scholar- lent updates. We hope to hear from June 2–5, 2016 in Los Angeles with the love of his ship, teaching and clinical practice more of you in the coming months Alumni Affairs Contact life, his pug. focus on the intersection of law and (either email your updates to us at Fatima Yudeh You don’t have to wait until you’ve security as well as immigration. He [email protected] or jennajohnson@ [email protected] gotten married or had a baby to send has been, along with his students, gmail.com, or use the CCT webform 212-851-7834 in an update. I’d love to hear from representing inmates at the Guanta- college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ Development Contact 2016 more of you, so send your updates to namo Bay detention camp for much class_note) and that the winter was Heather Siemienas my email address at the top of the of the last decade and has published good to each and every one of you. [email protected] column or via the CCT webform pieces in The New York Times, Vice 212-851-7855 college.columbia.edu/cct/submit_ and The Nation. He keeps close ties Jonathan Gordin class_note. with Omar Farah, Nina Bond (née 2000 3030 N. Beachwood Dr. Lee), Vikram Kumar SEAS’99, Los Angeles, CA 90068 Nithya Ramanan SEAS’99 and Prisca Bae 1999 Nirmalan Navaratnam SEAS’99. 344 W. 17th St., Apt. 3B [email protected] Nina Tannenbaum also sent New York, NY 10011 Adrienne Carter and in an update involving fellow [email protected] I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday Jenna Johnson Columbians. She writes: “Guillermo season and caught up on rest, like I c/o CCT Silberman and I recently spent the Natalia Petrzela (née Mehlman), did (though this issue reaches you Columbia Alumni Center day selecting candidates for Venture along with Nicole Hemmer GSAS’10 in spring, these notes are written in 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 for America, a fellowship program and Neil Young GSAS’08, launched December). It’s hard to believe but New York, NY 10025 for college graduates to launch their a podcast (pastpresentpodcast.com) this is the last Class Notes update [email protected] careers as entrepreneurs, focused on that you should all subscribe to on you will read before our 15-year [email protected] fueling job growth in U.S. cities that iTunes. “We are three historians who reunion in June. Miles need it most. Venture for America ‘turn hindsight into foresight’ and take Congratulations to Dr. Berger Classmates! As we’re writing this was founded by on topics from the refugee crisis to on receiving the Dennis column, the holidays are upon us LAW’99. Robin Chan and Jay Adya Planned Parenthood to SoulCycle,” W. Jahnigen Career Development (though we’ve spotted plenty of ’98 are longtime supporters.” says Natalia. “Three months in and we Award from the American Geriat- NYC trees budding as if it were November saw a crew of have more than 7,000 listeners! I also rics Society and the Foundation for April and not December). Some CC’ make the trek to Robert have a new ‘fitness history’ column I’ve Anesthesia Education and Research. of you took the post-Thanksgiving K. Kraft (né Baker) Field for the launched at Well + Good, and I went Miles’ work focuses on understand- quiet as an opportunity to update us Columbia–Harvard game. Adri- to London over the holidays to hang ing what causes postoperative on your newest news. enne Carter, Martin Mraz, Jenna with Adelaide Scardino.” delirium and cognitive dysfunc-

84 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews tion, and whether these disorders tennis coach and the college-bound are accompanied by changes in student-athlete adviser at Evanston Alzheimer’s disease pathways. Township H.S. and works with AP Amazing stuff, Miles! Everyone recruitment and retention logis- else, write in to either of the addresses tics. Before moving to Evanston, at the top of the column or use CCT’s she practiced securities litigation webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ in Chicago at Sidley Austin for submit_class_note. three years. Joyce visited Lillian de So, I didn’t have much news to Gournay (neé Davies) in Paris last report this go-round, which can spring, where Lillian is an art history only mean one thing — I’m ready to professor and where she lives with collect lots of great updates in person her husband and two children. at Reunion Weekend 2016, Thursday, Advertising photographer and June 2–Sunday, June 5. My wife, conceptual artist Mike Mellia’s work Jamie Rubin BC’01, and I are excited has recently been commissioned to see you all there! by Vogue, Brooks Brothers, Harry Winston and one of the architects responsible for 4 World Trade Cen- 2002 ter. He appeared on CNN to discuss Mary Ebner ’03 married Derek Chanler-Berat on August 2, 2014, at the his work, and has also been featured Paramount Country Club in New City, N.Y. Left to right: Jason Colombo ’03, Sonia Dandona Hirdaramani by MoMA, The Huffington Post, Tara Twibell Hastings ’03, Ramin Hastings ’03, Myles Osborne ’03, April 2 Rolling Dr. BuzzFeed and Fast Company. Jarvis ’03, Kathryn Ebner ’05, the groom, the bride, Virginia Ebner NRS’79, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Daniel Abelon is happy to be William Ebner ’73, Irene Plagianos ’03, Robert Gallagher ’73, Lindsay Torrey [email protected] back in NYC after six years in the ’01, Allison Enriquez (née Buehler) ’03, Kenneth Torrey TC’74, Courtney Bay Area, where he earned an M.B.A Drucker (née Ryan) ’03, Renee Rivera (née Livecchi) BC’03, Laura West Genevieve Thornton Baker and and started an online dating company, (née Drazdowski) ’03 and Sean West. Kneeling, left to right: Andrea her husband, Grey Baker BUS’16, SpeedDate. Now he is a VC investing Berkowitz (née Shvarts) ’03 and Anne-Marie Ebner ’01. announce the two newest additions in startups related to artificial intel- to their family: Fleur Thornton ligence, robotics, data science and Jepsen Baker and Brittin Thornton other areas of advanced tech. Daniel father, Edward N. Leavy ’64. Charlie against claims aimed at NYC’s law Burnett Baker, identical twin girls is always happy to chat with other writes: “He is a big, healthy and enforcement personnel. born on October 28. Columbia tech/startup people! He is good-natured baby. Like his sister, Maureen Falcone (née Powers) Joyce Anderson (neé Chang) married and having fun learning the Emily Rose, he is looking forward to writes, “My husband, Tony, and I wrote from Napa Valley, Calif., ropes of parenting from his wife’s two his years on Morningside Heights. welcomed our second son, William, in where she had a Columbia tennis little boys, he says. His Columbia parents are excited to June. We live in my hometown, Allen- mini-reunion with Ilene Wein- Jacqueline Karp and her have Ben join the Columbia com- town, Pa., with William and James traub, Leena Rao (neé Krishnas- husband, Dave Spencer Karp ’99, munity, and send their regards to (3). I work part-time as an in-house wamy) ’03, Shelly Mittal ’03 and are thrilled to announce that they the Class of ’02 from the northeast attorney for St. Luke’s University Melissa Nguyen BC’04. had another son. Alexander Gabriel outpost in Portland, Maine.” Health Network and enjoy the extra Joyce lives in Evanston, Ill., with arrived November 3 at 10:36 a.m. time at home with our sons. Tony is her husband, Chris, and sons, Henry, On October 3, Albert Lee also an attorney and does licensing James and Gus. She is the head girls’ SEAS’02, BUS’07 married the girl 2003 work for Avago Technologies.” of his dreams, Cara Killackey, at Chi- Jaime Oliver writes, “The last cago’s Holy Name Cathedral, with Michael Novielli few months of 2015 were a whirl- groomsman Kendrick Bales ’01 and World City Apartments wind! I graduated from Villanova’s usher Elvis Rodriguez SEAS’02 Attn.: Michael J. Novielli, A608 M.B.A. program, started a role as in the wedding party. The reception Block 10, No 6. Jinhui Road, a product manager, got married, was held at the Waldorf Astoria Chaoyang District visited my 40th country and ran the Chicago and they were joined by Beijing, 100020, NYC Marathon. All good things, Purdy Tran Bailer, Lindsay Jurist- People’s Republic of China but I’m looking forward to a less Rosner, Rachel Nichols Kershaw [email protected] eventful 2016!” ’03, Franklin Amoo, Edward Choi David F.C. Wong is happy to SEAS’98, BUS’07, Jenny Lee ’99, I hope 2016 is off to a good start for share that his second daughter was Kate Chaltain BC’01 and Matthew you! For those who follow the lunar born in October. Wang ’97, BUS’05. Purdy moved to calendar, I wish you a happy Year of Ben Casselman is the chief Philadelphia and has been reacclima- the Monkey! Now let’s start off the economics writer at FiveThirtyEight. tizing to the northeast — especially year on a high note by celebrating His recent articles explore topics the winters! Last July she gave birth the good news of our classmates. ranging from job growth to No Moses Ahn A few former members of Columbia’s to a son, Miles Lincoln, who joins has been working at Child Left Behind to religious views women’s tennis had a mini-reunion brother Max Hudson. the New York City Law Depart- and how they impact the upcoming in Napa Valley. Left to right: Melissa Michelle Leavy and her ment for 2½ years and was recently presidential election. Nguyen BC’04, Leena Rao (née husband, Charlie Katz-Leavy, are promoted to a management position In addition to running his Krishnaswamy) ’03, Ilene Weintraub excited to announce the birth of as an assistant unit chief in his divi- spirits brand, VEEV Spirits, ’02, Shelly Mittal ’03 and Joyce Benjamin Edward on November sion. He oversees a team of attor- Carter Reum is also a regular Anderson (née Chang) ’02. 2. He is named after Charlie’s late neys and investigators who defend contributor to Inc. Magazine.

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In other job updates, Nadim El from Atlanta, where Jenn works Gabbani is a managing director at in wealth management at Morgan Blackstone, Mary Rozenman is SVP Stanley. All you marketers and entre- of corporate and commercial devel- preneurs out there, check out Daryl’s opment at Aimmune Therapeutics upcoming book, Brand Seduction: in San Francisco and Miriam Stone How Neuroscience Can Help Marketers runs Brand Plume, a brand and Build Memorable Brands, which is due messaging consultancy she founded out this spring. in 2014. She is based in the San Jenn and Darryl were visiting Inna Francisco Bay Area and her clients Fabrikant and her husband, Mehul have included the likes of Adobe, Patel, and their new baby. Inna is a Google, Honeywell and Intel. senior client development manager Everyone else, your classmates at Socialcast, which was acquired by want to hear from you! Please send VMWare. Jenn and Darryl also had o

any news, big or small, to mjn29@ a chance to see recent San Francisco asuk columbia.edu or submit notes via transplants Anya Cherneff and the CCT webform college.columbia. Bennett Cohen on their visit. Anya amela Y edu/cct/submit_class_note. and Bennett moved here after a long P sojourn in the Netherlands. Anya is Carolyn Schook Foster ’06 married David Wesley Foster on April 11 at the the executive director of Empower University Club of Chicago. Left to right: Eliza Horstman SEAS’06, the bride, Kate Crawford ’06, Denise Warner ’06 and Susan Altman ’04. 2004 Generation, which helps women in Nepal become clean energy entrepre- Columbia College Today neurs, and Bennett works in future Columbia Alumni Center energy technology at Royal Dutch Ben Harwood reports on how “This seemed important, so 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Shell and is a Kauffman Fellow. a resolution turned out: “I made the alongside the initiative I took on New York, NY 10025 Ife Babatunde lives in New York resolution to have 80 percent of the a whole bunch of [other] New [email protected] and works for LinkedIn. relationships in my life be healthy. In Year’s resolutions: no sugar, meat Erica Yen shares, “My husband, 2013, my life was full of unhealthy or alcohol, and lots of meditation. Attention, CC’04ers! CCT needs Phuong, and I welcomed our first relationships that were quietly mak- Of course, I didn’t keep that up. a new class correspondent for this daughter, Zoey, on October 13.” ing my life miserable (and I thought On that note, my app isn’t fully out Evita Morin column. This is a great way to stay In January, (née 100 percent was unrealistic). So in yet. either. But during 2015 I came in touch with friends and class- Mendiola) SW’09 became execu- 2014, I stepped down from the dys- within sight of realizing those initia- mates and to share all the amazing tive director of San Antonio’s Rise functional board of a charity I started, tives, so it was a monumental year.” things that the Class of 2004 is up Recovery, a nonprofit addressing parted ways with a delusional busi- Congratulations to everyone, and to! Please reach out to us at cct@ youth and family recovery from the ness partner and started a new busi- here’s to 2016! columbia.edu if you — or you and impact of drug and alcohol addiction. ness with grounded, caring people, a classmate; team correspondents She was selected by the National and ended a two-year romance with are fine — are interested in or have Association of Social Work’s Texas a woman who was truly unavailable. 2006

questions about the role. Alamo Area Branch as “Social Now I’m six months into a reciprocal REUNION Angela Georgo- REUNION WEEKEND CCT thanks Worker of the Year.” Evita says that relationship with an affectionate girl poulos June 2–5, 2016 for her work during the she continues to be grateful for her who is a promising young surgeon.” Alumni Affairs Contact last six years. Until CCT has a Columbia education and felt honored Italome Ohikhuare says, “My Fatima Yudeh new correspondent, please send by the opportunity and responsibility goals for 2015 were to finish my [email protected] updates directly to us at either of the to serve her community. short film and get it into a prominent 212-851-7834 Dan Binder addresses at the top of the column writes: “Last year film festival — and I accomplished Development Contact 2016 or via the CCT webform college. was a great year for me — I started both! The Mermaid was accepted into Heather Siemienas columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. it off on 1/1/15 by proposing mar- the Mental Health Channel’s film [email protected] riage to Alyssa Farmer (a Louisiana festival and won the Jury Award for 212-851-7855 girl by way of Texas A&M) and Best Film. It’s currently playing on Michelle Oh Sing 2005 closed the year celebrating in San the channel: mentalhealthchannel.tv/ 9 N 9th St., Unit 401 Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, with my film-festival/the-mermaid.” Claire McDonnell Philadelphia, PA 19107 wife and partner (married 5/9/15).” Kunal Gupta responds, “I set 47 Maiden Ln., 3rd Fl. [email protected] Some of our classmates humored out in 2015 to create a community San Francisco, CA 94108 my request to share how their New coordination app and freelance mar- [email protected] Year’s resolutions from 2015 turned ketplace for work that is motivated Here are some updates from out. Thank you all for sharing. by social impact, with the idea that our classmates: Gemma Sieff Andrew Stinger Happy 2016, Class of 2005! Here’s says, “I wanted to it will help more mission-driven made the leap the latest on your classmates: start writing seriously and I did.” communities succeed and grow from behind a desk at Google to on Jonathan Treitel I recently caught up with my wanted to have [their] impact (it’s called Better, you top of the SoulCycle podium as an freshman and sophomore roommate, a second daughter and he succeeded can check it out at better.space). It’s instructor. Though Andrew will miss Jennifer Legum Weber Nick Cain (oh hey, with the help of his wife, Stephanie motivated partly by thinking about seeing on a near-daily Carman and Ruggles!), when she Feldman BC’05, who also wanted what I wish I had when I founded basis (their desks were only a few feet was visiting San Francisco with her to launch the paperback version of [music venue and art gallery] Silent apart), he loved getting to see fellow beautiful son, Avi, and her husband, her novel The Angel of Losses through Barn and [video game creation col- Columbians in NYC during training Daryl Weber ’02. They were visiting HarperCollins — she did. lective] Babycastles. camp, he says. Andrew can now be

86 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews found teaching SoulCycle classes in Mike Groopman may be living San Francisco’s Bay Area. your dream. He shares, “I won a Sam Schon made two trips to World Series as part of the Kansas Russia’s Sakhalin Island in the North City Royals front office.” Mike is the Pacific Ocean during 2015 in his Royals’ director of baseball opera- role as a geologist with ExxonMobil. tions/analytics. He looks forward to seeing as many Rina Haverly opened a bar in classmates as possible at reunion! Ridgewood, Queens, called The Bad

Hope you are all well, and I Old Days. She says it was a labor o graphy t look forward to celebrating our of love and has been a long road, 10-year reunion with you, Thursday, but there’s now a neighborhood bar June 2–Sunday, June 5. Reunion with a warm living room feel that is Weekend 2016 will give us a chance worth the trip if you’re in the city. to reconnect with friends and the The address is 1684 Woodbine St. College; there are lots of fun events John Schneider shares, “My on the itinerary like the Wine wife, Stephanie Pahler BC’06, and I Tasting on Low Plaza, all-class din- are excited to announce the birth of amie K arlin aplan / JKP P h o ners, All-Class Reunion (formerly our second daughter, Emily Anne, in J known as Dean’s Day) lectures from September. Everyone is happy and On August 8, Melissa Flores Caban ’07 married Cleo Caban at The Palace distinguished professors so we can healthy and our 2-year-old daughter, at Somerset Park in Somerset, N.J. Back row, left to right: Ameer Saleh relive a bit of our College classroom Elizabeth, is excited to be a big sister. SIPA’12, Denaka Perry ’04, Jamie Hinman Brawner ’07, Kelsey Doorey ’07, experience and more. It’s a great I’m an exploration geologist in the Nicholas Medile ’87, John Ruben Flores ’78, Raymond Flores SEAS’73, chance to catch up with friends and Deepwater Gulf of Mexico at Chev- Procter Hug ’08, Pam Wiznitzer BC’08, Melissa Hannah Opper GS’07, reconnect with Columbia! ron in Houston.” Amanda Pena ’10 and Angelica Gonzalez SEAS’07. Middle row, left to right: In the meantime, don’t forget Tara Erer was featured in an Sophia Lin ’07, Salima Eboo SEAS’07, Wendy Perez BC’07, Charlotte Cowles to send in updates about you. You October 27 article in Variety, “Hol- ’07, Julie Hug ’07, Jessica Flores ’10 and Jessica Jennings ’10. Front row, left can send updates to either of the lywood’s New Leaders: Film,” for to right: Allison Fortune ’07, Danielle Flores ’04, the bride and the groom. addresses at the top of this column her position as SVP in international or use CCT’s webform college. sales for Filmnation Entertainment. columbia.edu/cct/submit_class_note. The article states, “The Istanbul awesome. If you experience pain or adds to his completion of the Books native rose quickly through the ranks discomfort on the bike — whether of Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus. from assistant at the Weinstein Co. you’re competing or just riding for David Friedman ’78 provided fund- Riddhi 2007 to her current position, in which fun — we can help! We have big ing for the celebration while Dasgupta she’s played a significant role in the plans for the coming year.” You can provided much of the David D. Chait company’s record-breaking deals (The find a great interview with Redbeard inspiration, dubbing the guest of 4621 Old Cheney Rd., Apt. 6 Imitation Game to Weinstein for $7 Bikes on bike.nyc or follow them on honor Daniel “Leviticus” Friedman Lincoln, NE 68516 million, Story of Your Life and Top Facebook and Instagram. years ago. We look forward to his [email protected] Scott Sugimoto Five to Paramount for $20 million writes, “I’m renewed efforts in memorizing the and $12.5 million, respectively). happy to send the update that I mar- Book of Deuteronomy. Thank you to everyone who shared She’s responsible for more than $50 ried Christine Liang SEAS’09 at the exciting updates with the class! It’s million in international sales in the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana so nice to stay connected. first half of 2015 alone. Upcoming: Point, Calif., on September 5. Five 2008 Denis Villeneuve’s Story of Your Life, years earlier we were both working at Neda Navab John Lee Hancock’s The Founder Accenture in New York and met at 353 King St., Apt. 633 and Toronto [Film Festival] winner a company Columbia alumni event. San Francisco, CA 94158 Room. ‘I’m driven by the idea of great We had an awesome time celebrating [email protected] filmmaking.’ Her motto: ‘Follow the with old friends at the wedding!” Melissa Flores Caban film, follow the filmmaker.’” married Ed Hambleton has opened the Cleo Caban on August 8. Many Not much news this time but there world’s first drag queen chili food Columbia alumni attended the are a few happy announcements! Maxwell Cohen truck, the Texas Chili Queens, in event, including the bride’s sisters, married Antonio Austin, serving delicious food all father and uncles. Melissa lives in Savorelli at City Hall in Cambridge, over town. Check out the truck on New York City with her husband Mass., on October 26. It was a small Facebook by searching “Texas Chili and works in a charter school, where but lovely ceremony and they look Queens” and find it on Instagram she serves the needs of English lan- forward to having proper celebra-

E mma Do dge H ans o n and Twitter @TxChiliQueens. guage learners and supports teachers tions in both the United States and Simeon Seigel Alexandra Cerutti ’07 married proudly shares in the classroom. Italy this year. Eric Bondarsky, Jeffrey Feder James Bolognese at Lake George, that his family recently celebrated his On June 26, upon hearing SEAS’07, Matthew N.Y., on September 5. Left to right: younger son Asher’s first birthday! SEAS’08, and the Supreme Court’s decision to Kondub Michael Margello ’07, Andy Sama Kasia Nikhamina shares, “My recently celebrated with recognize a constitutional right Rodrigo SEAS’07, Whitney Windmiller ’07, husband Ilya Nikhamin’s and my Daniel Friedman SEAS’08 upon his to same-sex marriage, Zamora B. Ashby Alex Verbuch SEAS’07, Alexandra shop, Redbeard Bikes in DUMBO, completion of memorizing the entire GSAPP’11 and Hardesty Jr. Bolognese’07, the bride, Michael Brooklyn, recently celebrated three Book of Numbers. While this does were married at the Fishel ’07, Jeremy Maletz ’07, the years in business! We make awe- not seem like an impressive feat for Marriage Bureau in New York. In groom and Garrett Leahy ’07. some bikes and we make your bikes an applied mathematics major, this attendance were classmates and

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and recently returned to Boston, Ritu teaches her the proper way to where Marissa attends law school do leg day. and Amir is completing a medical As always, here is the latest from residency program in internal medi- Chris Yim: “I went camping a few cine. Marissa and Amir were thrilled months ago in Yosemite National to celebrate their wedding with Park. I needed to get away from the friends Nathan Morgante, Mary busyness of city life and had a few Catherine Bullock, Maria Abas- life questions that I wanted to think cal, Jennifer Salant, Dan Chinoy, on, so I called the camp ranger early Shannon Ding ’08, Sam Ashworth one Friday morning and told him GS’10 and Sarah Besnoff BC’09. that I would be making my way. CC’09ers, let’s hear from you! All “I drove nearly four hours to o graphy

t news is welcome. Email it to me at reach the park entrance before I [email protected] or use CCT’s realized that I had forgotten my webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ tent. It wasn’t an ideal situation, submit_class_note. and I was already sort of unnerved P h o aceres after having listened to the podcast o C Serial on my way up. Now, I was

ret Lo 2010 wondering if Adnan had actually killed Hae, so I added this to the list Casey Acierno ’08 and Jack Palmer celebrated their fifth wedding an- Julia Feldberg niversary with a November ceremony at Congregation Beth Elohim and of questions that I would answer for One Western Ave., Apt. 717 a reception at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Back row, left to myself over the weekend. Boston, MA 02163 right: Mairead Murray ’08, Gabe Rodriguez ’08, Chris Harris SEAS’08, John “For those that are reading this, I Painting SEAS’08, Morgan Rhodes SEAS’08, Nate Morgante ’09, Lucas [email protected] don’t know if many of you have ever Martin ’08 and Joe Hall SEAS’08. Front row, left to right: Kai Twanmoh ’08, had the distinct pleasure of visiting Madeline McDavid ’08, Irina Ikonsky ’08, Katie Simon SEAS’08, Laura Cole Lauren “Casey” Hayes-Deats Yosemite, but you should do it, like, ’08, Rachel Lowdermilk BC’08, Laura Brunts ’08, Sam Roberts ’08 and Max recently started a job as the educa- now! It’s probably my favorite place Foxman ’07. Holding banner: the groom and the bride. tion manager of the Brooklyn Arts in California, where I fell in love with Exchange. She is also working on the mountains and have splashed completing her master’s thesis in around in pools at the top of a ginor- friends from undergrad and grad reception at the Brooklyn Society applied theater, which explores mous waterfall. school, including Cristina Handal for Ethical Culture. Mairead was the creating original theater with adults “After parking my Prius, I made BC’07, GSAPP’11; Greg Bugel, maid of honor, Max was a grooms- with dementia and memory loss. way into the forest and the unknown. GSAPP’11; Dionysios Kaltis, man and we were lucky enough to Veronica Kamenjarin (née I left my cell phone and wallet in the GSAPP’11; Julia Stroud BC’07, have Columbia alums from near and Couzo) married her law school car and relied solely on my map and UTS’14; and Hannah Goldfield ’09. far attend!” sweetheart last July. She and her five senses to guide my wandering Charlotte Hall has a great rec- Rachel Sales (née Trager) and husband reside in Chicago, where he soul. Nearly three miles into the trail, ommendation for Lions supporters: her husband, Ben Sales, welcomed is an NFL agent and she is a labor I heard a wild screech. It sounded like a podcast from WNYC called “The their son, Dov Alexander, into the and attorney at Jones it was less than a mile away. I imag- Season,” which followed the Colum- world on December 31. Day. Veronica is happy that Ritu ined an animal being backed into a bia football team during the 2015 Congratulations! Arya also lives in Chicago, because dark alley and being slaughtered by season after a 21-game losing streak CC’08, your classmates want (it may even bring back memories of to hear what’s new with you! All CC’08’s struggle to keep the tailgat- news is welcome. Send updates to ing tradition alive for generations either of the addresses at the top of Lions to enjoy): wnyc.org/story/ of the column or through CCT’s welcome-to-the-season. webform college.columbia.edu/cct/ Justin Yi moved to Southamp- submit_class_note. ton, N.Y., last year and “had an octopus summer!” If you want to know what that means, reach out to 2009 Justin — he would love to reconnect with classmates! Alidad Damooei Casey Acierno recently cel- c/o CCT ebrated an important anniversary: Columbia Alumni Center

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“My husband, Jack, and I got mar- t ried on November 22, 2010, at City New York, NY 10025 Hall in Manhattan, accompanied [email protected] by some close family and friends (including Mairead Murray; Max Just one announcement this time Foxman CC’07, JRN’15; and John around! Marissa Brodney and W ren P h o E mily Painting SEAS’08). For our fifth Amir Meiri were married in Chan- Marissa Brodney ’09 and Amir Meiri were married in Chantilly, Va., on June 7. anniversary, we had a big wedding tilly, Va., on June 7. The couple met Left to right: Nathan Morgante ’09, Mary Catherine Bullock ’09, Maria Abascal in Brooklyn with a ceremony at in Boston five years ago, lived for ’09, the groom, the bride, Jennifer Salant ’09, Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Dan Congregation Beth Elohim and some time in Washington, D.C., Chinoy ’09, Shannon Ding ’08, Sam Ashworth GS’10 and Sarah Besnoff BC’09.

88 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews a wildebeest; this did not put me at but ask my roommate, Varun Gulati ease. I started hiking faster, deeper SEAS’10, because I told him this and deeper into the black forest. story as soon as I got home. Anyway, “Fifteen miles in and nearly five in that moment, a man came shriek- hours later, I set up camp. At this ing out of the shrubbery behind me. point, it was just past midnight, He looked like the scary homeless and I was starving. I pulled out the beggar/prisoner who took Aladdin Lunchables that I had picked up to the cave to get the genie’s lamp. at a gas station in San Francisco He came running and started spray- and started making myself personal ing the bears with what I assumed pizzas. It wasn’t until I got to the was bear spray. Butterfinger bar that I noticed the “The bears took one look at stump across from my campfire him and freaked out. They ran, I was actually moving. Not only was screamed, this guy was screaming. it moving, it was starting to roll It was all a mess. He saved my life. around. This stump was no stump — I would later find out that his name it was a baby brown bear. was Deneal, and he was in Yosemite “Freaked out, I leapt to my feet because his wife had left him a few and tried to remember what Survival months earlier. He decided to live in 101 taught me: Get big and start Yosemite until she came and found Veronica Kamenjarin (née Couzo) ’10 was recently married, and several Colum- making loud noises. In a frenetic him. He was certainly weird, but we bia friends attended the ceremony. Left to right: Alise Green ’10, Khadeeja panic, I got into a praying mantis climbed Half Dome together, made Safdar ’10, Courtney Morrison’10, the bride, Ritu Arya ’10 and Alana Sivin ’10. kung fu position and started hiss- fires the next two nights together and ing. The bear was not amused and ate his homemade brownies. started advancing. Then, I started “When I left Yosemite, I had a you are and that you’re all enjoying New York bar exam in October and screaming at the top of my lungs. newfound appreciation for my life. it. Nuriel is wrapping up his year was admitted to the bar in January. In I refused to turn and run because I I came home and told my wife how working in the California legislature Columbia-related news, Nicole has knew it would just hawk me down. much I loved her, and she told me and Sean is almost done with his also been obsessed with Hamilton. I growled and made a multitude of that I needed to go camping by first year of medical school. We love Sara Jacobs SIPA’12 is back animal sounds — wolf, cow, moun- myself more often. Next stops: Zion hearing about what all of you are in New York, where she is a policy tain lion and grizzly bear. National Park, Bryce Canyon and up to; as always, feel free to drop us adviser on the Hillary Clinton “None of this was working. To Coyote Buttes.” a line at [email protected] and campaign. Prior to the campaign, make a bad situation worse, the bear Please send updates to either the [email protected]. Sara spent two years in Washing- had siblings who were hungry for mailing address or email address Don’t forget that our fifth ton, D.C., working at the State human meat. I kept my eyes on the at the top of the column or use the reunion is almost here, Thursday, Department, where she served in the bears and started rummaging in my CCT webform college.columbia. June 2–Sunday, June 5. It’s the per- bureau of conflict and stabiliza- bag for the knife that my dad had edu/cct/submit_class_note. fect time to reconnect with friends tion operations. There, Sara was a given me as a child. I wish I were and the College, and there will be policy officer focusing on countering lying when I said this, but he had tons of fun events like the Wine violent extremism (security sector actually gotten into a fight with a 2011 Tasting on Low Plaza, dancing at reform), and U.S. policy toward fox in South Korea as a teenager. REUNION the Starlight Reception, all-class conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, REUNION WEEKEND He had a scar on his back to show June 2–5, 2016 dinners and intellectual and cultural specifically East and West Africa. for it, but he let the blood of the activities on campus. Nelson Mills recently was Alumni Affairs Contact Sam Reider fox speak for itself. He let the blood Fatima Yudeh On August 29, honored with a spot in Utah Busi- dry on the knife and gave it to me [email protected] married his high school sweetheart, years later. How ironic that I’d be 212-851-7834 Claire Turner, in Nicasio, Calif. using it to defend myself from the Development Contact 2016 Many Columbians joined the Trevis Berenstain bears here and now. Heather Siemienas couple to celebrate, including “When I got it out, the bears [email protected] Joyner, Javier Plasencia, Reuben could smell the aggression and they 212-851-7855 Doetsch ’14, Avi Allison, Sarah marched forward. I had heard of Steele, Freddie Tunnard, Rox- deaths by bear attacks in Yosemite Nuriel Moghavem and anne Unger, Joanna Farley, Sean and Denali, but never thought that Sean Udell Udell and Leo Goldberg. Sam and it would happen to me. I liked bears, c/o CCT Claire have lived in Brooklyn since Stay in but I didn’t have it in me to run. My Columbia Alumni Center graduation, and Sam continues to Touch legs were dead from the 15-miler 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 reach new musical heights with his that I had just done. I cocked my New York, NY 10025 band, Silver City Bound (formerly Let us know if you have a hand back and threatened them, [email protected] known as The Amigos). new postal or email address, [email protected] Shira Schindel ‘Don’t come one more step, or else!’ married Ron a new phone number or “If I could understand bear, they Gejman ’10 on October 25. must’ve been saying, ‘Or else what?’ Happy spring, CC’11! As we’re Nicole Cata and her husband, even a new name: because they kept inching forward. writing these notes in the darkest Benjamin Theodore, moved to college.columbia.edu/ I jumped forward, and we were eye days of winter — though it was 65 Brooklyn in September and love alumni/connect. to eye. If you’re reading this, you’re this past weekend — we hope that their verdant neighborhood south probably thinking this is all a farce, there is warm, sunny weather where of Prospect Park. Nicole passed the

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online payments. He is excited favorite Burmese tea shop. Claudia to work on a team with Dan has been based in Yangon since Weinstein, Nathan Bailey, Pierre April 2014. There, she works with Gergis and Gabrielle Marx. a rural-focused social enterprise Aditya writes that Dan was back called Proximity Designs as a in New York for a three-month design project lead. She spends retreat at the Recurse Center about 30 percent of her time speak- (founded by Nicholas Bergson- ing with farmers all over the coun- Shilcock SEAS’08 and David try as part of a project with ideo.org Albert SEAS’09). The center, based to design agricultural sensors for in SoHo, is “a free, self-directed, Myanmar smallholders.” educational retreat for people who As for the rest of you out there — want to get better at programming, hope to hear from you soon! whether they’ve been coding for Please send updates to either the three decades or three months.” mailing address or email address Aditya also ran into Nida Vidutis at the top of the column or use the last December. Nida recently gradu- CCT webform college.columbia. ated from law school and works at edu/cct/submit_class_note. the ACLU. Congrats and hey to our class- mates in the Bay Area! 2013 Nettra Pan writes from Lausanne, Tala Akhavan On August 29, Sam Reider ’11 married Claire Turner in Nicassio, Calif. Back : “I’m at EPFL, the Swiss c/o CCT row, left to right: Avi Allison ’11, Ruben Doetsch ’14, Javier Plasencia ’11, Federal Institute of Technology, Trevis Joyner ’11, Sean Udell ’11. Front row, starting second from left, left to doing my thesis on investor decision- Columbia Alumni Center right: Joanna Farley ’11, Roxanne Unger ’11, the bride, Freddie Tunnard ’11, making. In addition to research, I 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 Sarah Deutsch ’11 and Sarah Steele ’11. recently delivered my first guest lec- New York, NY 10025 ture on crossing the chasm to reach [email protected] base of the pyramid customers. We ness Magazine’s “20 in Their 20s,” for his India vacation, where he closed the first edition of our Massive Eva Suarez was ordained to the a list of young business leaders in will travel, relax, visit family and Open Online Course on high-tech transitional diaconate in the Epis- Utah. Please enjoy the article at show his girlfriend, Molly Spector new venture strategy and are working copal Diocese of Washington, D.C., utahbusiness.com/articles/view/ BC’11, his hometown. However, his on translating it into French and on November 21. Bishop Mariann twenty_in_their_20s_1. You can also parents keep insisting he take “much Mandarin. We will launch it on Budde presided. Eva will serve as a check out a Utah Business Magazine needed” supplies back for his aunts Coursera again in September with deacon until her graduation from video featuring Nelson at youtube. and uncles. While he insists that $2,500 in prize money to be awarded Union Theological Seminary and com/watch?v=bWFxCBSPJNQ. Centrum A-Z has made it to New to the top performing teams. Hunter College’s joint M.Div/ Amanda Olivo started a master’s Delhi, his parents just respond that “Outside of work, I’m helping to M.S.W program in 2017, when she at Rutgers, where she is studying drug he needs to stop being so difficult build a community of young creatives will be ordained as a priest in the discovery and development in the and watch the “Parents” episode with heart. I joined Sandbox when Episcopal Church. You can find her master’s of business and science pro- from Master of None. I was at Columbia, but left after on Sundays on staff at Trinity Wall gram. Amanda recently launched Rise the main VC backing the startup Street in lower Manhattan. Up Women Leaders, an organization implemented some odd strategies. Isabel Losada is back in the for women to develop their leadership 2012 Actually, most of us left and have United States after leaving her job skills in order to achieve their career regrouped under a newly formed, aspirations (riseupwomenleaders. Sarah Chai independent nonprofit, Thousand com). Amanda has been busy but c/o CCT Network. I’m restarting the Laus- received a promotion at Regeneron Columbia Alumni Center anne/Geneva-based hub and looking Pharmaceuticals, where she has 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 for introductions to young founders, Columbia worked for the past couple of years. New York, NY 10025 authors, policymakers, artists, singers, Alex Ivey works at Brunswick [email protected] hackers and researchers interested College Group but moonlights on his in applying. Basically, we welcome father’s (Glenn Ivey) campaign Happy spring, CC’12! As new and anyone who wants to make a (posi- Alumni for Congress. If anyone lives in exciting things happen in your lives, tive) dent in the universe and is open on Facebook Maryland’s fourth congressional please continue to send your updates to sharing and experiencing life district, vote for him! Also check out my way. with our global community of 1,000 facebook.com/alumnicc the campaign announcement in The Last October, Pat Blute was fea- people ([email protected]). Washington Post: washingtonpost. tured in a Wall Street Journal article Would be happy to share more with Like the page to get com; search by keywords “Glenn about his awesome app-controlled, interested alumni!” Claudia Sosa alumni news, learn Ivey kicks off.” tech-savvy San Francisco home: wsj. sends an update about alumni events Finally, it wouldn’t be a CC’11 com/articles/the-house-that-google- from Myanmar: “Claudia Sosa update without some mundane built-1445522039. extends an open invitation to and College happenings, nonsense from Dhruv Vasishtha Last year, Aditya Mukerjee anyone coming through Myanmar view photos and more. (he really gets a kick out of seeing joined Stripe, a startup that enables to reach out; she’ll take you for a his name in print). Dhruv is excited businesses to accept and manage beer and some tea-leaf salad at her

90 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews and graduate school plans last year role and the L.A. life, she says. you work, places to which you’re really flown by and I cannot wait to to move to the Dominican Republic. Alumni in the area, please feel free traveling, projects you’re excited catch up with you all. Our Reunion She lived in the capital, Santo to connect: [email protected]! about, experiences you’ve had with Committee has been hard at work Domingo, for a year at an archdioc- Danielle Morenike Benson, a other Columbians (including, like crafting an amazing schedule of esan retreat house where she worked student at the Law School and presi- our predecessors, some Columbia events including Mini-Core Classes, alongside six other American vol- dent of its Black Law Students Asso- marriages). Or, anything else you a Class of 2015 happy hour, the unteers and 60 Dominican women. ciation, was interviewed by WNYC wish to share. Columbia College Young Alumni She served in the kitchen and also on December 10 on Supreme Court “Email updates to me at Party and (possibly) the ultimate as a translator for guests visiting Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments [email protected] or use the throwback event — a Lerner Pub! the retreat house. It was definitely on race as a factor in college admis- CCT webform college.columbia. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear not easy, she says, but it was an sions. Listen and read more: wnyc. edu/cct/submit_class_note. from me and other members of the experience she is extremely grateful org/story/scalias-affirmative-action- “Can’t wait to hear from you!” committee with details and I encour- to have lived. Upon her return in comments-reverberate-campuses. age you to join us as we reminisce, August, she traveled to Florida to Kate Eberstadt says she is relive and reunite with our class and visit family and attended the World thrilled to be a visiting artist in the 2015 alma mater during the weekend of

Meeting of Families with Pope American Academy in Berlin this REUNION Thursday, June 2–Sunday, June 5. Feel REUNION WEEKEND Francis in Philadelphia. If you visit spring, where she will form a chil- June 2–5, 2016 free to reach out with any questions. The Frick Collection, stop by and dren’s choir in an emergency Syrian Until then, here are two updates Alumni Affairs Contact say hello; Isabel works in develop- refugee camp. During this residency, from our class: Fatima Yudeh Faith Williams ment as the membership assistant. Kate will compose an original choral [email protected] writes, “Greetings Don’t forget, you can send piece the new choir will premiere 212-851-7834 from England! During my senior updates to my email address at the in downtown Berlin in April. She Development Contact 2016 year at Columbia, I decided I wasn’t top of the column or through the will also create a documentary (with Heather Siemienas finished with biological anthropology, CCT webform college.columbia. French filmmaker Brune Charvin) [email protected] so now I’m studying toward a mas- edu/cct/submit_class_note. Your about the process. To supplement 212-851-7855 ter’s at the University of Cambridge. classmates want to hear from you, the research phase of this project, This term I’ve been settling in and and no news is too big or too small! Kate was a resident artist at Robert Kareem Carryl exploring the town by touring all the Wilson’s Watermill Center in Long c/o CCT different colleges, going punting on Island in January. She says she Columbia Alumni Center the river and walking through some 2014 greatly looks forward to sharing the 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 of the surrounding countryside. The product with the Columbia com- New York, NY 10025 rest of the time, I’m in the (beauti- Rebecca Fattell munity and beyond. [email protected] ful, 19th-century Gothic) Pembroke c/o CCT And now, a note Rebecca Fattell: College library or in the lab research- Columbia Alumni Center “Hi Class of 2014. I’m happy to be I hope the first few months of ing ancient parasites.” 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530 your new class correspondent (thank 2016 have been treating you well! Talya Presser shares that she is a New York, NY 10025 you, Emily Dreibelbis, for two years It’s hard to believe that it’s already 1L at Yale Law School! [email protected] of hard work!). I’ll write this column spring. What’s even more unbeliev- Please submit updates by writing four times a year with updates on able is that in June, we be reunited to me at the address at the top of the Thank you to the class members what our class has been up to since in Morningside Heights for our column, emailing me at kdc2122@ who sent updates to CCT: graduation, almost two (!) years ago. one-year reunion! During the past columbia.edu or submitting via the Inspired by ’s space “The content depends on your few months, we’ve all gone off in CCT webform college.columbia. aspirations, Jennifer Lee recently submissions. When you get the different directions, whether it’s a edu/cct/submit_class_note. moved to Southern California to chance, please email me with new job, graduate school or some- See you Thursday, June 2–Sunday, work at SpaceX. She loves her new updates. These could include where thing completely different. Time has June 5, at Reunion Weekend 2016! classifieds Classified Ad Information Regular classifed rates: $3 per word for one issue, discounts for four PERSONALS Rentals consecutive issues. Ten-word minimum. Phone (including area code) and PO boxes count as one word. Words divided by slashes, hyphens or plus Date Smart: Ivy League Sag Harbor five-bedroom, signs are counted individually. Email and web addresses are priced based dating for all ages since 1993. contemporary, pool. MD-LD or on length. No charge for Columbia College class years or ampersands (&). We boldface the first four words at no charge. Additional boldface words www.rightstuffdating.com monthly. [email protected] are $1 per word. Display Classifieds are $100 per inch. 1-800-988-5288 CC’66 Payment: Prepayment required on all issues at time of order. Check, money order, MasterCard, Visa or American Express. No refunds for canceled ads. 25 10% discount for Columbia College alumni, faculty, staff, students and parents AD DEADLINE for Mail or email orders to: 212-851-7852 Columbia College Today [email protected] Summer 2016 issue: Columbia Alumni Center college.columbia.edu/cct/ Monday, April 25, 2016 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 6th Fl. advertise_with_us New York, NY 10025

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which identified him as Jewish, but was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He grad- eight years and wrote 94 episodes. 1946 the Germans still sent him to a slave uated from the H.S. of Music and He is survived by his wife of 57 with other Jewish POWs. Art at 16 and attended the College years, Irene; daughter Gioia Cristina; Ira E. Shein, retired commodities He later wrote a television play based for two years before enlisting in the brother, Peter; two grandchildren; trader, Teaneck, N.J., on October on the experience, Walk Down the Navy. After his service he returned to and two nieces. He was predeceased 28, 2015. After serving in the Navy, Hill (1957). After the war, Kinoy the College and then in 1950 earned by daughter Michelle Maria in 2012. Shein earned a degree in 1948 from graduated from the College, where a degree from the Journalism School, GSAS and taught at Bronx Science he wrote stage plays, and soon landed where he was president of his class. Sears E. Edwards, retired physician, and Forest Hills H.S. He then a job with NBC. He was president of DeBlasio’s first job was as a copy boy Garden City, N.Y., on August 14, became a commodities trader, first the Writers Guild of America East, at the Hartford Courant. He traveled 2015. Edwards was born on October dealing with foodstuffs and later with 1967–69. During his career he wrote to Italy in search of an interview with 8, 1928, in Brooklyn, N.Y. After precious metals. He and his wife, Broadway musicals, Hollywood Lucky Luciano, which he did not get, playing freshman football as a Lion, Myra, had three children: Faith, Jon screenplays and Emmy Award- but sold a few articles to Inside Detec- Edwards performed in the Varsity and David; and five grandchildren. winning episodes of The Defenders tive magazine; he eventually became Show, foreshadowing a lifelong and Roots. Among his many notable its editor. Later DeBlasio worked interest in theater. He decided to be a scripts are Skokie (1981) and Lincoln for Modern Screen and Photoplay doctor at 9, after a hospitalization for 1947 (1988). Kinoy’s wife of 58 years, magazines. His first teleplay for East septicemia. After graduation in 1952 the former Barbara Powers, died in Side/West Side became its premiere from New York Medical College, Ernest Kinoy, screenwriter and 2007. He is survived by a son, Daniel; episode and launched his career. He he trained in urology while in the playwright, Williamsville, Vt., on daughter, Judith; five grandchildren; also wrote for The Defenders, Marcus Navy and later at Memorial Sloan November 10, 2014. Kinoy was born and four great-grandchildren. Welby, M.D., Ironside, Strange Report Kettering Cancer Center. While on April 1, 1925. He graduated from and many other shows. DeBlasio and practicing in Garden City, Edwards the Ethical Culture Fieldston School his family moved to Los Angeles in was elected to lead the county in the Bronx and was drafted into the 1948 1971. After freelancing for several medical society. He married Hope Army during WWII. He served in years he became executive script McClean and they had four children: the 106th Infantry Division and was Edward P. DeBlasio, television consultant for Police Woman and Leslie Wood, Christopher, Jennifer taken prisoner after the Battle of the writer and producer, Studio City, wrote several episodes. DeBlasio was and Craig (deceased). In retirement Bulge. He threw away his dog tags, Calif., on February 1, 2015. DeBlasio Dynasty’s writer-producer for its first Edwards maintained his devotion to

Dr. Michael S. Bruno ’43, PS’45, Physician, College Alumni Leader

Dr. Michael S. Bruno ’43, PS’45, Board and as a member of the Medi- diagnostician and mentor. In 1978, a physician and administrator at cal Board Executive Committee. he approved Dr. Simon Stertzer Lenox Hill Hospital and a member Bruno joined Lenox Hill Hos- performing what was then the first of the Columbia College Board of pital in 1966 and was dedicated balloon angioplasty in the United Visitors from 1996 to 2002, died to developing its potential as an States. Bruno gave Stertzer the sup- on November 16, 2015, in New educational resource. He was associ- port, encouragement and resources York City, where he was born and ate dean for medical education for to develop the program, which revo- raised. He was 93. In 2002, Bruno the affiliated NYU Medical Center lutionized the care of patients with became an emeritus member of the and worked to craft a successful heart disease throughout the world. BOV and served in that role until graduate medical program. What Predeceased by his wife, Ida his death. He also served on the once was considered a community Marion Bruno, in 2002, and by his Columbia College Alumni Associa- hospital is now held in regard as a brother, Gregory, and sister, Lilian, tion Board of Directors from 1988 teaching hospital and tertiary care Bruno is survived by his partner, to 1992. center, improvements that Bruno Maria Goode Schwartz; children, BRUN O FAMILY C O URTESY After graduating from P&S, helped push. Lauretta Bruno BU’70, Pamela Bruno remained in New York City, Director of the Department of Williams and her husband, Charlie, development and senior director interning at Bellevue Hospital before Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital and Michael Bruno BU’82 and his of principal gifts (212-851-7965 joining the Army and serving in for 35 years, and a member of the wife, Meg; grandchildren, Geoff or [email protected]), Columbia Japan. He was discharged in 1948 Board of Trustees and Joint Confer- Williams ’03, Mike Bruno ’11, Alumni Center, 622 W. 113th St., as a captain and was appointed chief ence Committee for 24, Bruno was Russell Bruno and Price Bruno; New York, NY 10025; or to the resident at Bellevue, with additional elected to four terms as president of and one great-grandchild. Michael S. Bruno, M.D. Memorial teaching and administrative respon- the Medical Board and was a mem- Memorial contributions may be Fund, Lenox Hill Hospital, Attn.: sibilities. In 1956, he became director ber of the Lenox Hill Corp. made to the Michael S. Bruno, M.D. Development Office, 100 E. 77th of the Department of Medicine at In addition to his teaching and Scholarship Fund at Columbia Col- St., New York, NY 10021. Knickerbocker Hospital in Harlem, administrative practices, Bruno was lege c/o Jim McMenamin, senior — Aiyana K. White ’18 serving as president of its Medical regarded as a highly skilled internist, associate dean for Columbia College and Lisa Palladino

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School and specialized in estate plan- N.Y., on October 6, 2015. Keating 13, 1934, in the Bronx. He attended ning, probate and tax law, and was retired from Rudin Management Fordham Prep and New York Medi- licensed to practice law in New York, Co. He was predeceased by his wife cal College. Stripling’s internship California and Texas, having lived of 56 years, Deirdre, and is survived was at Los Angeles County Hospital, in all three states. Smith spent part by a son, Thomas, and his wife, Ann where he completed his residency in of his career as a trust officer in the Marie; a daughter, Amy; and three internal medicine. He and his medi- banking industry. He was an Army grandchildren. Memorial contribu- cal school friend Dr. Harry Locke veteran, having served in the Judge tions may be made to The New York then set up a practice in Colorado Advocate General’s Corps during Foundling Hospital or Memorial Springs. Two years later, Stripling the Korean War. He is survived by Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. was drafted into the Navy and his wife of 57 years, Jill Anita Smith; stationed at Great Lakes NH in daughters, Delia Elizabeth West and Illinois. Stripling soon joined the her husband, Rod, Lisa Noel Gentle- 1954 Marinette Medical Clinic, beginning man and her husband, Arthur Hogg, a 33-year career in local medicine. Sears E. Edwards ’48 and Kathryn Edith Hartle and her Norman Talal, physician, New Stripling was an active member of the husband, Jesse; and three grandchil- York City, on April 1, 2015. Talal Menominee Rotary Club, supported Columbia sports. He supported the dren. Smith was preceded in death was born in Brooklyn. He earned an the DAR Boys and Girls Club and golf team and welcomed generations by his sister, Anne Sidaris Reeves. M.D. in 1958 from P&S and in that worked with the elementary students of Columbia alumni who became Memorial contributions may be made year wrote the first of his more than at Lincoln School. He also loved to physicians into his beloved New York to the American Heart Association, 350 medical and scientific publica- sail, play tennis, run, watch his kids City Physicians Golfing Association. 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX tions. He trained at the Presbyterian play sports and watch Menominee 75231. Memorial messages may be Hospital, spent a fellowship year football from the sidelines as team directed to his daughter Kathryn: at the Pasteur Institute, worked at doctor. He was an avid supporter of 1950 [email protected]. P&S and then began his career at the Green Bay Packers and enjoyed the National Institutes of Health hunting camp. Stripling is survived Stephen L. Wythe, retired manager (NIH) as a research associate. He by his wife, the former Jane L. and consultant, Maryville, Tenn., 1949 became a senior investigator in Gribble; children, Burnell, Wesley, on November 13, 2015. Wythe was the National Institute of Arthritis and Wendy Gandy; seven grandchil- born in Queens and was a longtime Thomas F. Buckley Sr., retired and Metabolic Diseases (now the dren; brothers-in-law, Robert Pileggi resident of Westfield, N.J.; Pickens, casualty insurance manager, Bridge- National Institute of Arthritis and and Jack Gribble; sister-in-law, Carol S.C.; and Knoxville. He was a WWII water, Mass., on May 3, 2015. Buck- Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) Gribble; and nieces and nephews. Army veteran, serving from 1944 to ley was born in Greenfield, Mass., and published his first paper on Memorial contributions may be made 1946, and a Bronze Star recipient. on July 26, 1922. He served in the the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s to Bay Cliff Health Camp, PO Box Wythe was his College class’ valedic- Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant syndrome with Dr. Joseph Bunim 310, Big Bay, MI 49808, or to the torian. He went to study at Michigan during WWII. Buckley lettered in in 1964. Talal’s major contribution Grace Episcopal Church, 922 10th and returned to Columbia, earning a varsity baseball in 1947 at Columbia. using experimental animal models Ave, Menominee, MI 49858. Ph.D. in 1954 in organic chemistry He served on the Windsor, Conn., was the identification of the role from GSAS. From 1953 to 1982, Board of Education and was a played by female hormones (estro- Wythe was employed by Exxon Corp., committee member of the Capitol gens) in the development of autoim- 1956 where in the 1960s he managed the West Regional Community College, mune disorders. He was a world domestic plastics and lube additives which facilitated the formation of the authority on Sjögren’s syndrome. Alfred M. Smith, retired insur- business. He participated in creating Greater Hartford (Conn.) Com- Talal left NIH in 1971 to become ance executive, Mount Dora, Fla., and managing Exxon’s corporate munity College. Buckley was a Boy professor of medicine at UCSF and on November 30, 2015. Raised in research program in the 1970s. After Scout committeeman and bowled for head of rheumatology at the VA retirement from Exxon, Wythe had many years in the Windsor Locks Medical Center there until 1981 and his own consulting business from Bradley Bowl bowling league. He then was professor of medicine and 1983 to 1997. Wythe was predeceased also was an avid Yankees fan. Buckley microbiology and head of the Divi- Obituary Submission Guidelines by his wife, Patricia, and is survived retired to High Pond Estates in sion of Rheumatology and Clinical Columbia College Today welcomes by a daughter, Shirley W. Beasley, and Bridgewater and played in its shuffle- Immunology at UT San Antonio. obituaries for College alumni. her husband, Randy; sons, Stephen board and bocce leagues. He had Talal was a passionate lover of art. Deaths are noted in the next M. and his wife, Marilyn, F. David lived in Windsor, Conn., for 40 years. He returned to New York in 2000 available issue in the “Other and his wife, Lynn, Scott and his wife, Buckley’s career spanned 40 years and taught courses on achieving Deaths Reported” box. Complete Isabel Parker, and Chris and his wife, in the insurance business; he retired wellness through the arts with his obituaries will be published in an Tracy; and 11 grandchildren. from Aetna Life and Casualty Co. wife, poet Marilynn Talal. She sur- upcoming issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of He is survived by his wife of 62 years, vives him, as do daughter, Melissa, obituaries that CCT receives, it may Theresa (née Colletti); son, Thomas, and her partner, Mark Steere; son, take several issues for the complete 1951 and his wife, Donna; daughter, Susan Andrew; daughter-in-law, Marianthi obituary to appear. Word limit is 200; Okolita, and her husband, James; Markatou; and a granddaughter. text may be edited for length, clarity Frank Tupper Smith Jr., attorney, four grandchildren; and a brother. and style at the editors’ discretion. Click “Contact Us” at college. Dallas, on December 30, 2014. columbia.edu/cct, or mail materials Smith was born May 21, 1929, in 1955 to Obituaries Editor, Columbia Englewood, N.J. At the College, 1952 College Today, Columbia Alumni Smith was a member of Phi Kappa Burnell D. Stripling, physician, Center, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, Psi and the rowing team. He earned Thomas C. Keating, retired SVP Menominee, Mich., on December 6th Fl., New York, NY 10025. a degree in 1954 from the Law of commercial leasing, Plandome, 19, 2014. Stripling was born on July

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Forest Hills, Queens, Smith sum- Cincinnati to Sarasota, Fla. He was from 1977 to 1979, then Fordham’s mered in Patchogue, L.I., with his always very proud of his Columbia VP of institutional advancement widowed father, Alfred R. Smith background. Smith is survived by from 1979 to 1986. From 1986 (Class of 1921, SEAS 1923). The his wife, Marie “Mimi”; daughters, to 1988, he was VP of American family was of a direct line from Tracey and Claudia; son, Richard; Colleges and from 1988 to 1991 Richard “Bull” Smith, founder of and two grandchildren. Memorial was a fundraising consultant to Fox Smithtown, L.I. After the College, contributions may be made to St. Chase Cancer Center. From 1991 Smith was called into the Army Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 317 to his 1999 retirement, Wellington while working on his M.A. thesis. South Mary St., Eustis, FL 32726. was director of the Mountainside He married his first wife, Adrienne Hospital Foundation. Wellington Angst, while in Germany, and they loved reading, crossword puzzles had three children during their 1957 and playing sports. In high school, 18-year marriage. On returning to he played football, basketball and the United States, Smith joined John Wellington, retired uni- baseball; he was a four-year member Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and versity and foundation executive, John Wellington ’57 of the Lions football team under Lou then Great American Insurance Co., Montclair, N.J., on September 29, Little. Wellington was a founder of which became American Financial 2015. Wellington began his career from 1959 to 1967 and director of the Old Blue Rugby Football Club of Group. Upon his retirement as VP as a teacher at Montclair Academy alumni relations from 1967 to 1977. NYC and helped create the Old Blue of commercial claims, Smith moved from 1957 to 1959. He then was Wellington moved to Bucknell Rugby Foundation, a nonprofit that from the company headquarters in Columbia’s director of admissions and was VP of university relations helps sustain OBRFC financially;

Other Deaths Reported 1952 Thomas F.S. Buckley, reporter and columnist, New York City, on November 1, 2015. Columbia College Today also has learned of the following deaths. Complete obituaries will be published in an upcoming Robert S. Hartman, professor of physical education, issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of Winchester, Va., on March 15, 2015. obituaries that CCT receives, it may take several issues for the John W. Oplinger, marketing consultant, Greenwich, Conn., complete obituary to appear. on December 2, 2015. 1953 David S. Dana, retired corporate VP, Dalton, N.H., Walter C. Eichacker, retired physician, Heathsville, Va., 1941 on December 22, 2015. on November 18, 2015. 1955 Michael Hollander, professor of architecture, New York City, Henry W. Decker, professor emeritus of French, 1942 on November 11, 2015. Riverside, Calif., on March 6, 2015. 1956 Horace R. Givens, professor emeritus, Mesa, Ariz., Thomas C. Catalano, physician, Syosset, N.Y., 1943 on January 26, 2015. on June 24, 2014. Richard Jennings, advertising executive, New York City, Edward H. Callahan, corporate manager, Davenport, Iowa, on August 13, 2015. on March 17, 2014. Robert M. Spevack, tax executive, Las Vegas, Rudolf E. Henning, engineer, Belleair, Fla., on July 9, 2013. on December 30, 2015. David Higgins, engineer, Seaville, N.J., on May 8, 2014. 1957 Richard M. Marks, psychiatrist, New York City, Pierre J. Johannet, psychoanalyst, Cambridge, Mass., on January 14, 2016. on December 5, 2015. 1959 Larry W. McCormack, attorney, Aiken, S.C., Morton Pomeranz, retired legal consultant, Washington D.C., on March 16, 2015. on May 10, 2015. 1960 Paul R. Lindemann, teacher, Wheat Ridge, Conn., Vincent J. Vigliano, Port Charlotte, on August 9, 2014. on March 1, 2015. 1945 Daniel H. Robbins, retired engineer, Pittsford, N.Y., 1961 Richard A. DeVore, retired businessman, on November 2, 2015. Wickenburg, Ariz., on February 1, 2016. 1947 Stanley H. Milberg, stock analyst, Brooklyn, N.Y., burtt R. Ehrlich, investment banker, Greenwich, Conn., on December 13, 2015. on December 21, 2015. 1948 Anthony S. Arace, Fullerton, Calif., on October 10, 2015. Charles I. Wexton, attorney, Franklin, Tenn., Jesse Schomer, psychiatrist, Westport, Conn., on May 30, 2013. on November 6, 2015. 1969 Kirk J. Bachler, tax agent, Minneapolis, on June 9, 2014. Laurence A. Spelman, retired attorney, Sarasota, Fla., 1975 Richard A. Shur, adjunct professor of ESL, activist, on January 31, 2016. New York City, on January 6, 2016. 1951 Robert S. Allgaier, research physicist, Potomac, Md., 1999 Peter B. Carroll, hospital employee, blogger, on January 9, 2016. New York City, on September 28, 2015. Robert B. Kaemmerlen, architect, Hingham, Mass., 2008 Elena K. Parker, writer, producer and creative technologist, on November 30, 2015. Pomona, N.J., on December 26, 2015.

94 CCT Spring 2016 alumninews he was a foundation trustee and past 2015. Louis was born in Toledo and sports. Weinstein is survived by Cahn just after graduation in 1970. president. He is survived by his wife, raised in Rochester. At the College, his children, Adam, David, Janet He earned a J.D. from Boston Katie; children, Carole Cox and her he was a Spectator editor. Louis earned Weinstein-Zanger BC’92 and University School of Law in 1973. husband, Julian, and John; stepchil- a degree in 1960 from the Journalism Stephen ’91; four grandchildren; Subsequently moving to Falmouth, dren, Peter Reinhardt and his wife, School and worked for more than sister, Marcia BC’66; and brother- McIntosh began his work as a Jenny, and Elizabeth Bredahl and her four decades as a journalist, including in-law Richard Stern LAW’64. VISTA attorney for Legal Services husband, Tom; and 13 grandchildren. stints at the Philadelphia Inquirer, For- Memorial contributions may be for Cape Cod and the Islands tune Magazine and the San Francisco made to Columbia College Fund (LSCCI) and its successor entity. Chronicle. He authored several books (please earmark for financial aid), He spent his entire career there. 1959 (including non-fiction, fiction and the Alzheimer’s Association (alz. McIntosh worked tirelessly to memoir) and was a talented amateur org/join_the_cause_donate.asp) or improve the lives of thousands of Shelby T. Brewer, engineer, Alexan- photographer. He is survived by his Friends for Preservation of Middle- low-income Massachusetts families dria, Va., on March 19, 2015. Brewer children and other family members. sex County Jewish Cemeteries. who faced exigent legal challenges was born on February 19, 1937. Fol- (friendsofjewishcemeteries.org). regarding healthcare, disability, lowing the completion of two degrees nutritional assistance, housing and at Columbia (a B.A. from the College 1961 . While at LSCCI, and a B.S. in 1960 from Engineering), 1969 he twice served as acting director. Brewer served as a commissioned Sheldon G. Weinstein, retired In 1993, McIntosh received the officer in the Navy from 1961 to attorney, Westfield, N.J., on Febru- Samuel P. Sprotzer, ophthalmolo- Massachusetts Bar Association’s 1964. He completed an M.S. and a ary 8, 2016. Weinstein earned gist, Woodbridge, Conn., on April Legal Services Award honoring Ph.D. in nuclear engineering at MIT a degree in 1964 from the Law 3, 2015. Born in a displaced persons his dedication and contribution to before joining the Atomic Energy School and entered private practice camp in Germany after WWII, civil legal aid. He is survived by his Commission in 1971. Brewer was in New Jersey. Thereafter, he transi- Sprotzer was raised in the Bronx wife; sons, Andrew, and his wife, the top nuclear official in the Reagan tioned to the public sector, and was and graduated from NYU Medical Jessica Simon, and Daniel and his administration from 1981 to 1984, very proud to be engaged in public School 1973. After a residency at wife, Jessy; and brother, Stephen, serving as assistant secretary of energy. service. Weinstein was a skilled and Yale, Sprotzer founded a multi-office and his wife, Qi. After leaving government service, avid tennis player and found friends medical practice that grew to a staff Brewer became president of ABB- in amicable games over many years. of more than 60. He is survived by Combustion Engineering Nuclear He enjoyed ping pong, movies, his wife of 44 years, Judy Sprotzer 1978 Power, one of the world’s leading reading and watching professional BC’72 (née Rubin); and children, energy companies. He was also an sports, particularly his beloved Mets. Michael, Arielle and her husband, Jonathan N. Aranoff, anesthesiolo- accomplished tennis player, securing a Weinstein also was devoted to youth Evan Schlansky, and Elizabeth. gist, Bronx, N.Y., on April 27, 2015. position on the 1953 Junior Davis Cup sports and coached in many New Aranoff earned a degree from P&S Team. Brewer is survived by his wife, Jersey youth leagues. He was proud in 1982 and worked in cardiac bypass Marie Anesten Brewer; children, Jens, of Columbia and was a frequent 1970 surgery at the Manhattan V.A. for and Sara Trewhitt; their respective visitor to Morningside Heights (he more than 25 years. He is survived spouses, Michele, and Philip Trewhitt; loved V&T) and followed alma Thomas R. “Rick” McIntosh, by his wife, Susana Krausz Aranoff; sister, Janet Riggs; and five grandchil- mater’s doings throughout his life. attorney, East Falmouth, Mass., sons, Akiva, Ben and Daniel; mother, dren. Memorial contributions may be His family and friends heard many on October 12, 2015. Born in Freda Appleman Aranoff GSAS’45; made to The Michael J. Fox Founda- of his fond stories from his time 1948 in Boston, McIntosh grew sisters, Shera Aranoff Tuchman and tion for Parkinson’s Research. there. He remained a devoted fan up in Weymouth, Mass. While at Gaya Aranoff Bernstein; brothers- of Columbia athletics through years Columbia, he participated actively in-law, Lewis Bernstein and Alan Arthur M. Louis, retired journalist, lean and successful and attended in the campus events of that time. Tuchman; and nieces and nephews. Cheyenne, Wyo., on December 22, many games across a variety of McIntosh wed Deborah “Debby” B. — Lisa Palladino

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ago one of them nominated him to the Columbia University Ath- letics Hall of Fame, writing, “Bill held the rowing program together The Columbia heavy- — two full boats of heavyweights, every one of them a walk-on — weight crews swept the Miami Intercollegiate through some of the darkest days of the University and did so with Regatta in March 1969. a modicum of success that would not be duplicated for many a year.” Left to right: Tom Kinzler Dr. Kenneth A. Heisler ’71, PS’75 ’71; Mitch Brodey ’71; Falmouth, Mass. John Hughes ’71; head coach Bill Stowe; Dave Addendum Clark ’70; Bob Logan ’71; Andy Dunn (cox) ’71; Ken Heisler ’71, PS’75; Jonathan Yee SEAS’17, son of John Yee ’82, DM’87, transferred and Bob Ropiak to Columbia in the fall but was omitted from the Fall 2015 issue’s SEAS’72, BUS’74. “Alumni Sons and Daughters” listing on page 71.

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Il Mio Tesoretto ’SHAUGHNESSY ’94

By Keith O’Shaughnessy ’94

COURTESY KEITH O

ad it not been for Columbia, I might never have become upon the poem while leafing through his copy of the magazine. As a poet — or at least not a published one. In fact, it took it turns out, he was also the proprietor of the Grolier Poetry Book the most unlikely combination of already improbable Shop, a veritable literary landmark on Harvard Square where the H“leonine” coincidences to bring about the publication of likes of T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, e.e. cummings and Elizabeth my first poem and, subsequently, my first book. The same goes for Bishop have consorted over the years. In an act wholly uncharac- my second book, and soon enough, my third and fourth. teristic of him, he sat down and penned a “fan letter” then and there. It all began one Thursday night in April 2007 — Maundy Thurs- Unsurprisingly, it is the only one I’ve ever received. But as day, to be exact, the eve of Good Friday on the liturgical calendar Aesop’s lioness retorts to the vixen who mocks her for yielding a and occasion for a recitation of Dante’s Inferno, given annually and litter of just a single cub, “Only one, but a lion.” Better still, a year entire, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine by a collec- later it would lead to his calling me out of the blue to inform me tion of prominent local literati. that not only had he finally gotten around to reading the manu- That year I attended with my then mentor and now dear friend script I’d handed him at lunch one day in Boston on a lark but also Rachel Hadas, daughter of Moses Hadas GSAS’30, celebrated that he had decided to found a prize under the auspices of the store Columbia classicist. There was something in the wisps of incense and my book Incommunicado would be its inaugural winner. Roar, lingering in the air from the censer swung not two hours prior that Lion, Roar! recalled the haunted atmosphere at the first poetry reading I attended, Today Il Mio Tesoretto can be found on the first page of another at 15, in a stuffy old library at The Lawrenceville School, fittingly little treasure, my second book, Last Call for Ganymede, published enough by Rachel’s mentor, James Merrill, an alumnus of the same. by Menkiti and dedicated to Rachel. Due to the kind intervention Together we listened as the cantor reached the legendary passage in of our mutual friend and fellow poet Moira Egan SOA’92, a copy which Dante encounters his own mentor, Ser Brunetto, who enjoins currently resides on a writing table at The James Merrill House in his former pupil to remember him through his book Il Tesoretto (Little Stonington, Conn., just as his Dante portrait does on one of mine. Treasure). I found myself glancing under Rachel’s chair at the shop- Best of all, in the mentee equivalent of being ushered by Beatrice ping bag I would later learn contained a tiny portrait of Sr. Alighieri, unto Paradiso, Rachel recently helped secure me an invitation to itself a little treasure, which Merrill had owned and that she would join the infernal reading roster at St. John’s this March. I can only that very night pass along, in turn, to me, on whose desk it continues pray I get Canto XV. to rest. To complete the circle, I would go on to write a poem, my first Looking back, it seems almost prophetic that the first gift Rachel published, about the experience, titled, naturally, Il Mio Tesoretto, which gave me, some five years before that night, was a copy of her book would appear later that year, just as naturally, in Columbia Magazine. Pass It On, a title now literalized many times over in our friend- As literary fate would have it, Ifeanyi Menkiti JRN’65, a poet ship, like the simultaneously progressive and cyclical spiralings of himself and longtime professor of philosophy at Wellesley, chanced Dante’s epic journey itself. Together they provide a vivid illustra- tion of the kind of interactions between literary tradition and con- temporary writers, between teachers and students, that lie at the very core of the Core Curriculum. CCT Web Extras Wouldn’t you know it, but in one To read O’Shaughnessy’s final stroke of poetic justice, by a con- poem Il Mio Tesoretto, go to trapasso worthy of Dante himself, the college.columbia.edu/cct. ne’er-do-well who spent two weeks of his undergraduate career not reading the Inferno has gone on to spend the “lion’s share” of his professional tticelli career writing about it and teaching it in his community college’s equiv- alent of Literature Humanities, where, in a way, this all began.

Keith O’Shaughnessy ’94 teaches English at Camden County College Bo t of H ell by in southern New Jersey, to which he commutes from his native Princeton Char ([email protected]).

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