new COLLeGe nimBUS Volume 5, Number 1 Fall1988

Jane Bancroft Cook Library

By action of the Florida state legislature, the USF/New College Library is now officially the Jane Bancroft Cook Library. Jane Cook is a long-time friend and benefactor of New College. As one of the founders of New Col­ lege, she was a member of the Board of Trustees of New College and is a trustee of the New College Founda­ tion. Her daughter, Jean Steele Stevenson, was a member of New College's charter class.

Victor Engel, one of the New College students who did coral reef research in Belize this sum­ mer, is interviewed by Charles Craw­ ford, producer of CNN's Science and Technology Week. See Engel's account of the project on page 3. Page2 Nimbus, Fal11988

A Letter From the President

The last issue of Nimbus contained a "Mission Statement" Over the past year we have greatly expanded our organiza­ for NCAA, and many of you took the time to write and tell tional base. More alums are donating, corresponding, at­ us your reactions, most of which were positive. My thanks to tending chapter events and reunions, and visiting the cam­ you for your efforts; I've read all of the comments and will pus. I hope that with this increased involvement we will see pass them on to the NCAA board at our upcoming Novem­ a good number of people entering the elections for the ber meeting. NCAA board (see announcement on page 12). Anyone in­ The Mission Statement clearly lays out our commitment to terested should let us know; you needn't say the Pledge of the New College program, and we are this year working on Allegiance either. a more direct alumni contribution to the program: groups Cheers, of alumni who can visit campus and discuss issues of concern to students and faculty. You'll hear more about these soon, I hope. ~ Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll

Alums Help in Orientation for 25th Entering Class More alums than ever participated in to the alum hosts was so enthusiastic are at New College, which presents you the events planned to welcome 175 that plans are already underway to en­ with less structure and more choices members of New College's Class of list more local alumni to be hosts next than you have ever encountered." She 1988, the 25th entering class. year. suggested three questions students A panel discussion titled "Sex, Drugs could use to help them evaluate their and Rock 'n Roll" was presented on What Would You choices: Wednesday evening by current student Have Said? 1. Will it enhance or erode my self-es­ Monica Gaughan and alums Ruth Folit teem? '70, Mike Maher '72, Mary Ruiz '73 Mary Ruiz is curious about what you 2. Am I doing this to accept account­ and Marc Weinberg '71. The discus­ would have told the incoming students ability for my actions or in the hopes of sion ranged from information about if you had been asked to speak. She in­ avoiding it? resources available to help maintain troduced the panel with comments 3. Is this helping or hindering my good physical and mental health to ex­ about the range of personal choices education? hortations to take of advantage of the students would be making. "Here you chance to experiment and expand Send your comments, including one's horizons. "What I wish someone had told me Orientation Week ended with when I entered New College ... ," to the traditional Community Host Mary Ruiz, c/o New College event when local families entertain Alumni Association, 5700 N. new students and introduce them Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL to Sarasota. The difference this 34243. Also, let us know if you year was over a dozen alums who would be interested in participat­ were hosts. The student response ing in any of next year's orientation activities.

Above: Jim Feeney, director of spe­ cial project development and Oare Dozier-Henry, student affairs direc­ tor, visit with alum parlicipants in orientation panel.

Left, Ruth Folit and her son and, righ~ Mike Maher and his son before the alum orientation panel Nimbus, Fall1988 Page3 Undersea and on T.V.

,. Coral Reefers prepare for a day of diving in Belize Students Explore Coral Reef

by Victor Engel

Last June, five New College students ganisms, and research techniques still relatively undeveloped in com­ accompanied Dr. Alfred Beulig to Bel­ primarily used by ecologists to sample parison to other Central American ize, Central America, to perform an vegetative growth. Interestingly countries. Located on the Yucatan ecological study on a coral reef. The enough, it was Charles Darwin who peninsula just south of Mexico, Belize barrier reef off the coast of Belize is the first proposed a theory on the origin of is quickly gaining recognition for her second largest of its kind in the world. coral reefs, and his theory has yet to be vast natural resources and friendly This was Dr. Beulig's second summer disproved. people. The barrier reef off the coast expedition to the reef in the last two Because most of the data was col­ of Belize is readily accessible to years. He is collecting data for a com­ lected underwater, each student had to American tourists. It is therefore im­ prehensive model of the reef ecosys­ be certified in SCUBA before making portant to understand to what types of tem. This data base is invaluable for the trip to Belize. To add to their ex­ stress the reef is most susceptible in proper management of the natural citement, anticipation, and perhaps order to avoid irreparable damage resources found on the reef, and is the even anxiety, each student had to start through over-exploitation. first step toward conservation. Each taking quinine as a p reventative After a ten-hour trip by land, air and student who took the trip received ISP measure against malaria. Not only sea, the Nouveau Collegians fmally ar­ credit. could t hey expect swarms of rived at Arnerigris Caye, their island In order to join the expedition, Dr. mosquitoes and horse flies, but also home for the next four weeks. Their Beulig's students first had to take his sharks, barracudas, snakes, fire-coral hotel was six miles up the coast from Coral Reef Ecology class. In this class, and sweltering heat. the nearest village, San Pedro, and was the students became familiar with Belize recently received her inde­ basic oceanography, theories about pendence from Great Britain and is coral reef formation, common reef or- Continued on next page Page 4 Nimbus, Fall1988

Coral Reefers, cont'd surrounded on one side by mosquito tal clear lagoon listening to infested jungle and on the other by the palm fronds rustle in the clear blue Caribbean Sea. The hotel, northeast trades? absent of telephones, T.V., hot water, This was the setting for air conditioning, and for the most part, Dr. Beulig's underwater ex­ electricity, was everyone's picture of a ploration of Belize's bar­ tropical paradise complete with rier reef. Everyday, the coconut palms, white sands, bamboo Coral Reefers loaded their and a domesticated parrot. Dr. Beulig SCUBA equipment into a 17-foot V-hull with an old 25-horsepower outboard motor and proceeded to a nearby buoy that marked the extent of the previous day's work. Using tape The Coral Reefers island home for the four measures made form old weeks in Belize clothesline, railroad stakes, compasses and plexiglass slates for in the reef crest. These cuts serve as recording information underwater, paths through which water from the the group systematically studied the lagoon is exchanged with water from coral formation on the sea floor. the ocean. Part of Dr. Beulig's study Using the point-quarter method will be to compare the coral composi­ originally developed for vegetative tion of the Mato transect with last analysis, the group followed an im­ year's transect taken midway between Tony Brown, the pa"ot, found a friend in aginary line roughly 900 meters from two cuts in the crest. In addition to the the CNN cameraman. the shore to the reef crest. This line Mato transect, the researchers fol­ was called the Mato transect because lowed another transect outside the and his students, collectively referred of its proximity to a nearby cut in the lagoon. Called the Main transect be­ to as the Coral Reefers, dined on local reef called Ehtra da de Mato. This cause of its importance to the study, delicacies including lobster, conch, was an intentional maneuver by Dr. this transect was often inaccessible due barracuda, seaweed soup and an oc­ Beulig to sample the coral composi­ to high seas and unpredictable storms. casional raw octopus. tion in the lagoon adjacent to the cut Working in pairs, the Coral Reefers The pace in Belize is took measurements at 20- very relaxed, but after a meter intervals along the long year of study, the transect. At each interval, group had no trouble ad­ a calibrated clothesline was justing. The Coral fastened down perpen­ Reefers learned quickly dicular to the transect. The that most Belizeans students measured and usually don't know what recorded the species, size time it is, nor do they and distance from the care. Deadlines in Bel­ clothesline of the four ize are at least twelve corals closest to each of 10 hours wide on the rare points previously selected occasion that someone at random along the length actually makes a dead­ of the line. In the event of line, and everyone leaves an unknown species, the plenty of room in their group would tag the schedules for an after­ specimen and bring it back noon siesta. Stress is to the lab (which was also hard to find in Belize. the hotel bar) for identifica­ Who could stay uptight tion. The collected data while gently swaying were later transcribed into back and forth in a ham­ a notebook, and the slates mock overlooking a crys- Natalie Newton, Shelly Howald and Stephanie Bohlman relax after a day of diving on the coral reef. Continued on next page Nimbus, Fall1988 Page5

Coral Reefers, cont'd

were erased for the next After the group finished day. Almost all the re­ their work on the reef, they search was done under­ traveled into the interior o water, under close super­ Belize to get firsthand ex­ vision of curious, colorful, perience of life in a third tropical fish and very often world country. They quickly in a surge that, to the dis­ learned that the standard of may and frustration of the living in Belize is quite a bit researchers, would sud­ lower than what they enjoy in denly push everything Sarasota. After a brief stay in three feet in one direction, the city, the Coral Reefers and back again, only to visited the Belize Zoo. repeat the nauseating Sharon Matola, the founder process. Despite seasick­ and chairperson of the Belize ness, sunburn, inclement Zoo, is a former student of weather, and lack of proper Dr. Beulig and a New College equipment, the Coral alumna. She and Dr. Beulig Reefers managed to com­ Beach view from the hotel are trying to coordinate plete both transects. theses programs for New Not only did the re­ College students. searchers receive This year's group of Coral academic credit, but they Reefers made a significant were also lucky enough to contribution to the data base be featured on Cable News for the coral reef study. In the Network for their efforts in process, they received hands Belize. A crew from on experience of ecological CNN's Science and Tech­ research methods (and nology Week stayed with problems!), and will have the group at their hotel and their names published in the filmed them in action on final paper. The group is cur­ the reef. In the report, they rently enrolled in a tutorial interviewed all the stu­ with Dr. Beulig to interpret dents and shot aerial and the data and will also or­ underwater motion pic­ ganize the results in a paper. tures of the reef. The Elaine Barnes is interviewed for the CNN program. The Coral Reefers are report also presented an Professor AI Beulig, Elaine extensive interview with Barnes, Shelley Howald, Dr. Beulig in which he out­ Stephanie Bohlman, Mary lined the present and fu­ Ellen Malloy, and Victor ture goals of his project. Engel. Natalie Newton ac­ The report also noted Dr. companied the group, col­ Beulig's contributions to lecting data for her senior the Coral Reef Symposium thesis on the behavior of her­ this year in Australia. He mit crabs as well as helping took the preliminary on the transects. results of his work in Belize to Australia this August to compare them with results Partial support for Professor from research on other Beulig's Coral Reef project reefs. Dr. Beulig has was provided by a Faculty recently applied for a grant Development Grant from the to continue his work in Bel­ Alumni Association. ize for the next three years. New College is lucky to have such an active Engel is a fourth semester stu­ biologist on the faculty. Zunantunich, Mayan ruins in Belize dent at New College. Page6 Nimbus, Fall 1988 Do You Know Where They Are?

The names in the following list are those New College alums Please help us. The names are listed by entering class year, for whom we do not have a current address. We're prepar­ as voted during the last general meeting of the alumni as­ ing an updated directory to be published in the spring and sociation. Ifyou have an addess for anyone on the list, please would like to include valid addresses for as many alums as send it to the NCAA office as soon as possible. possible. Thanks for your help.

Class of 1964 Philip M. Shenk Deborah C. Boulger Class of 1972 Jennifer L. Glass Nancy C. Thompson James T. Boulger Dean G . Jensen Carol Braginsky Patricia E. Wood Lee Butcher Gabrielle K Capsis David J. Keeny Shelly Schlicker Brody Sharon E. Butler Antoine Chaibane Raymond S. Lesser Timothy S. Dunsworth Class of 1968 David Cray Elliot H. Cousins David S. Lukeman Denise E. Miller Ellen N. Cray Patricia Cronan Conrad MacKerron Mark I. Baraz George S. Monoson Kathleen A. Crisp Susan M. Dougherty David W. McDuffy Gregory B. Bullock Mary F. O'Keefe Duke Estes Kathy Elliott Marilyn E. McKenna John S. Cousineau Sandra A Rugel Bob T. Foster Bruce M. Floyd David R Murray Kathleen S. Fasnacht Patricia A. Sieminski David R Foster Rebecca J . Goldthwaite Sam H. Patterson II('"' Rebecca Brandenburg Allen Whitt Edward K Goethe Paul H. Hepworth Steven H. Plotkin Gray Robin P. Green Jessica Humphreys Dorothy G. Pulford James A. llagerty Class of 1965 Diana Ross Henne oraS. Jones aomi Southerland Russell T. Humphrey Rebecca Hurst John A. Kogerma Scott C. Verges Hilary A. Blocksom Richard D. Ingraham Dale Ivester Judith K. Mauer Amy Weinstein Harry Felder Ill James S. Klopfenstein Grant A. IGILian Charlotte G. Meriweather Steve Hendricks Richard D . Lyles George P. Klein Leslie A. Miller Helen D. Hickey Charles K MacKay Peter D. Lane James R Munson Allan Jaworsky Darien A. McWhirter III Class of 1975 Candace J. Lang Leslie A. elson Thomas M. McDaid John D . Moody Lynda A. Loss Robert V. Phillips Hazel M. Bradford Stephen Orlofsky Tatjana Ostapoff David A. Manasian Adam G . Schloss Dianne Costello Ann Rogers James R Overstreet Katherine H. Manasian Susan H. Shane Allen Dalezman Sandra Stewart Marco M. Pereyma Patrick M. McCollum A. Marie Sprayberry Stacey L. Dolgin George L Wargo Melanie E. Powers Isaiah A Palmore Carol Borengasser Alexis M. Durham Ill Barbara A. Reeves Louise K. Rush Stillman Jan Elsaesser Class of 1966 Maxwell Reif Robert C. Schmidt David W. Taylor Karen L Grady Ray M. Rosenbloom Jacques U. Baenziger Unda Squillace Gay M. Urvoas Patricia E. Hadley Bonnie S. Saunders Steven T . Cabral Larwrence G. Tatum Jill A. Weinberg Elise Z. Kaplan John P. Winikates Ann E. Chandler Marsha L Turner Joanne L. Kelly Uoyd D. Zube Patricia S. Cole Tim F. Wilson Class of 1973 Susan S. Lampp George 0 . Duffee-Braun Marjorie M. Mayfield James L Curtis..,.. Lawrence H . Dunlap Jr. Class of 1969 Carol W. Meyer Elizabeth A. Ellis Roland E. IGng Mary II. Rabb Marie B. Benedict Class of 1971 Laura M. Heery Ann L Lake Edward F. Bums David L Sassian Jolie M. Barbiere John R. Hooper Robert C. Mallett Elizabeth K Carlock Brian Sayrs ancy M. Bates Alan H . Kraus William B. unez James D. Cohn Donna M. Signorelli Wendy S. Bennett Randy S. Levinson William D. Patterson Gerald R Dishon Susan B. Slocum Sharon M. Boothe Joanne L. Martin Elizabeth A. Reid James T. Ewald Peter J. Tepley Donald G. Crenshaw Josephine C. Martin Stephen G. Romero Frances W. Gardner Jaye A. Tullai Mads Emanuelsen Robert C. McArthur Alfred L Scheinberg Timothy 0 . Grathwol Cheryl A. Williams Marta Grossman Samuel B. McMillan Richard I. Yates Sandra S. Helling Michael M. Halpern Jacques N. Meshell Jay A. Henry Class of 1976 Dale J. Hopkins Darryl A. Myers Class of 1967 Lois W. Hostetler Edwin I. Malet Lee E. ewton Gary D. Berkowitz GaryW. Howell Marguerite E. Bryan Patricia L. Mirenda Taeko Nomura Thomas C. Bo Daryl W. Laatsch Cynthia D. Cum fer John Nuttal Patricia F. Olgilvie John W. Bolin Ill Kenneth L McQuais Greg D. David Glenn B. Price Robert 0 . Rush Jr. Kathy Crafton Ellen Dierdorf Posey Arlene M. deBianc Diane G. Roderick Maria E. Russin Glenn P. Hendrix- Ellen P. Scheehner Don S. Gervich Ann E. Samuelson Paul H. Shaphren Kerin L Hough Geraldine Sosnowst..-y Diana J. Graves Steven P. Shwart7.1" John E. Sorrell Mary McCauley Kenneth R Stambaugh Patricia Lawson Hart Bonnie B. Simmons Michael R Sparks Matthew A. Puma Bruce D. Tefft Timothy J. Hartnett Catherine H. Sophian Erik C. Stabell John C. Sundlof( Donald L Tipton Chester D. Heth Donald H. Specter Howard J. Steinberg Donald M. Tltieme Yvonne Whitaker Randall C. Hickman Katherine L Talbot Judith A. Stevens Augustus T. White Diann B. I nge Philip G. Talmage Kazuyo Tanaka Class of 1977 Gail M. Johnson David B. Wills Bruce J. Thiel Nina Barkay Catherine J. Jones Nancy J . Wuerker Prudence D . Tuttle Class of 1974 Kevin L Cole Patrick J. Kelly Richard M. Vosburgh Steven M. Delamater Kelley P. Meehan Class of 1970 David Alt(eder Michael Weisberg Cayton J. Carpenter Larry G. Reed Susan L Biringer Keith D. Williams Jane Rogers John T. Dayton Jr. Janice L Bond Oara L Wolfe Kevin M. Geraghty Continued on next page Nimbus, Fall1988 Page 7

Lost Alums, cont'd.

Christopher A. Doe Judith L. Brannon Margaret S. Patton""' Class of 1983 Howard M. Greenberg Craig A. Brown Julie R. Walker Class of 1981 Carol S. Haughwout Rita L. Ciresi Gerlinde V. Wermuth Thomas A. Berres Kelly J. Bodden Jennifer L. Hull Michael J. Halprin Lora Sperling Haakman Craig P. Bolin Herbert R. Kraft Glenn Kirkeonnell Peter J. Spanolios Mary P. Metcalf Carolyn Kregs Donna P. Meine! Class of 1980 Cindy H. Wong Carolyn J . Miller Lee R. Liskey Kevin R. Perry Suzyn L Montgomery Deborah A Manson Cynthia A. Puffer Paul B. Brockway Melanie A. Newby Claire B. Robinson Cynthia G. Uhr Michael D. Calinski Class of 1982 Wendy A. Swanbeck John G. Uhr Molly Cheshire Class of 1984 Michael G. Christy Kelly L Grifftn Cynthia L. Tucker Steven Vomov Dale R. elson Lisa R. Roggow · Sandra C. Williamson Stephen V. Watson Francis L. Hanna way III A. Lance B. Newman Brian K. Sullivan Catherine A. Winn Andrew KrolL.-- Christine R. Laing l..aurinda L. Santos Class of 1979 Christopher A. Marinello Susan 0 . Tolleson Class of 1985 Class of 1978 Susan D. Traynham Esteban M. Miranda Eric P. Nolte Anh T. Nguyen Eric Berg Victor L. Moldovan Susan J. Wallner Blake A. Wiley

New College Makes the Lists

You Can Help Spread the Word

New College has "made the lists" in 1988. Early in the year New College was included on USA Today's "Most Selective Colleges" list. This fall New College was named one of the 50 best bargains in education by Good Housekeeping magazine. One of the most prized listings is in the book by Martin Nemko, How to Get an Ivy League Education at a State University. Nemko begins his evaluation of New College with the state­ ment, "Choosing New College .. .is a risk. It can be the best of choices and the worst of choices." But his assessment is even­ handed and, in summation, he says, "NC is for the Ivy-caliber student who can study without the motivation of a multiple­ choice test every week and who is willing to trade the pres­ tige of a 'name' school for the near-optimallearning environ­ ment. It's an especially good choice for those interested in research." A letter from alumnus Jimmy Pritchard '72 suggested men­ tioning the Nemko book in Nimbus and continued: "In my own efforts to help the Admissions Office at New College, for the last few years I've been sending books like Ncmko's, Richard Moll's Public Ivys and others, to local libraries and high schools for their collections of college guides. I've en­ joyed doing this, and I think it has been an inexpensive and efficient way to bring New College to the attention of stu­ dents who might not otherwise find out about it. Perhaps a mention in the Nimbus of books like Moll's and Nemko's would give other alumni the idea of buying copies of guides with particularly good descriptions of New College and donating them to local schools and libraries." Are you willing? Check your local public and high school libraries for these books. If they're not there, consider making a donation. PageS Nimbus, FaJl1988 Welcome to First Florsheim Professor

Baird Specializes In India and Its Religion

New College students are that has few of the trappings of the having a window to India opened 20th Century, Baird said. In fact, to them. some Indians live with many of the Robert Baird, a specialist in conveniences that Americans do. India and its religion, has joined "India is full of contrasts. Beside the facu1ty in the Leonard S. Flor­ modern buses are horse-drawn sheim, Sr. Chair. His position is carts like those used centuries funded by a $1-million endowment ago. Computers are available, obtained by the New College foun­ and modern corporations play a dation. key role in the life of the country. "Dr. Baird comes to us with a "The education system is pat­ substantial international reputa­ terned after the British system, tion and a commitment to under­ and well-educated Indians often graduate teaching," said Provost speak English with a British ac­ Robert Benedetti. cent." The Florsheim Chair is the first The old and the new often come position New College has secured into conflict. "A young man who through the Florida Eminent has received an engineering de­ Scholars Act. Six hundred gree may be expected to allow his thousand dollars in private dona­ family to choose his bride," Baird tions were matched by $420,000 in said. state funds to create the endow­ While ancient Hindu writings ment. teach that people from higher "Endowed chairs are extremely castes are superior to those from important to the future of New lower castes, the modern Indian College," said Foundation Presi­ constitution is based on equality dent Rolland V. Heiser. "In of all people. recent years, the New College stu­ Under Hindu tradition, the dent body has grown from 320 to worst punishment a Brahman, a over 500. If we are to maintain our member ofthe highest class, could traditional10 to 1 student-teacher Florsheim Professor Robert Baird receive for murder would be exile. ratio, we need endowed chairs." "Conflicts between religious Baird, who specializes in India and its graduate school. "The student's ap­ values and the constitution's defmition religion, hopes to take New College plication essay was one of the best I've of justice are one of the many factors students to Asia to study in the future. read in 20 years," Baird said. "His let­ contributing to the clogging of the He will travel to India next summer to ters of recommendation from faculty India justice system," Baird said. establish contacts with colleges and members were outstanding. They Baird is the editor of Religion in universities. showed that the professors really knew Modern India, published by the the student." Baird, who comes to New College Manohar Press of India. He is working from the University of Iowa, was Studying India and other Asian on another book, tentatively titled chosen from more than 300 applicants countries is important to college stu­ Religion and Indian National Goals, for the Florsheim Chair. dents, Baird said. "To be an educated which also will be published by person in the 20th Century requires "I was attracted to New College by the Manohar Press. Both books will be that a person not just learn about things prospect of teaching bright students in released in the United States by South small classes," he said. that directly relate to the United States. Asia Books. If you do, you have extremely limited One former New College student horizons." played a big role in his decision. That Special from New College of USF, student had applied to Iowa for Americans often view India as simply an impoverished, traditional country Public Affairs Office Nimbus, Fall1988 Page9 Class Notes

Sixties Seventies

David Adams '67 is assistant professor of Anita Allen '70 is an associate professor of Howard Fine '78 is a dentist and lives in Mt. art histol)' at California State University, Fres­ law at Georgetown Law School. Her book, Un­ K.isko, NY. no. This move, he says, "will end my recent easy Access: Privacy for Women in a Free Rob Fish '72 was married recently and career as an academic gypsy. • David was mar­ Society, will be published this fall by Roman and moved to Gillette, NJ. His wife, Marion, ried in December, 1987. In the last year he has Littleton. Anita is working on an interdiscipli­ visited ew College for a while during the time published a number of articles and delivered nal)' project funded by the American Founda­ Rob was here, but neither remembers meeting several papers on modem art and architecture. tion for AIDS Researrh with Johns Hopkins on the other at that time. the implications of AIDS for pregnant women. Don Aronoff '66 is alive and well in Jasper, Carol Flint '76 is a writer for the television Ind., where he runs a mental heath center. He Lynne Berggren '75 is worJcjng on her series China Beach. The first episode she lives with his delightful wife, Sandra, and MBA in marketing at New York University. wrote was aired in late summer. numerous animals. Jeff Chanton '71 and Dana Reinbold Carol Foster '73 is lecturing in computer Marie Bryban '66 has given up resean:h for '71 had their second child, Patrick, in June. science at Massey University in ew Zealand sheep farming and motherhood as the result of Their daughter, Kate, started kindergarten this while continuing work on a Ph.D. in cognitive a move to the Coming, NY area. She also fall in Chapelllill, C. science from the University of Edinburgh. designs yams and knitwear. Dana Clyman '70 lives in Cambridge, B. Hibbs '73 is author of the chapter "The Zelia Ellshoff '67 is a botanist at the Mass., and is president of the management con­ Context of Growth: Relational Ethics Between Honolulu Botanic Gardens, getting to know sulting firm Applied Management Tech­ Parents and Children• in the book Children in personally more and more of their25,000 plants. nologies. He's working on a Ph.D. at Harvard. Families published this year by Guilford. She is involved in a native plant propagation Dana wrote, "Ten years in the business world program with some of Hawaii's many rare native was more than enough. It's time to return to Gilliam Johnston '75 has begun his plants. Her daughter August is a senior in high academia for a small dose of reality, values and residency in family practice in Augusta, Maine. school; Coral is in sixth grade. intellectual integrity." Conrad MacKerron '74 is a journalist at Casey Green '69 is the associate director of Phil Cohen '72 is a Fellow at the ational McGraw Hill in Washington. He reports on UCLA's Higher Education Resean:h Institute. Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. His medical environmental issues for Chemical Week. A former bartender and cab driver, Casey now researrh specialty is dermatology. He has six Here's one for the "it's a small world" category. runs a national resean:h program of college stu­ book chapters and about a dozen articles Professor Gene Lewis reviewed a book, Gene dents that surveys some 300,000 freshmen at published or in press. Wars: Military Control Over the New Genetic more than 575 colleges each year. (This is the Lincoln Diaz-Balart '72 has been re­ Technologies, about recombinant DNA re­ project that annually reports the rising interest elected without opposition to his second term search, the latest addition to the field of chemi­ in being well off among college freshman.) in the florida House of Representatives. The cal and biological warfare, for the St. Casey, married with two children, is a frequent election of his brother Mario also to the Petersburg Times this summer. After the speaker at academic conferences, does consult­ Florida House makes the pair the first brothers review was published, Dr. Lewis discovered ing for computer industl)' clients, wears tweeds to serve together in the legislature since the one of the co-authors, Charles Piller '73, and has a healthy contempt for the two pressing 1890s. a journalist in Oakland, Calif., is a former ew influences on his professional life--academe and College student. Charles's wife is NC alumna yuppiedom. David Disend '72 writes, "Life is good for Surry Bunnell '74. us in Miami. I am particularly pleased to an­ Ed Henley '69 is a priest in the Episcopal nounce that we have gone over the top of our Jimmy Pritchard '72 writes, •Jordan Church and served for the past five and one-half $400 million capital campaign goal with over a Young '72 and I had a mini-reunion in Boca years as chaplain at USF, Tampa. He is current­ year remaining. We are at $417 million now Grande, Fla., in July. When he's not making ly doing parish work and some advanced study. and should have no trouble getting to SSOO mil ­ loans at the family bank in Ft. Myers, Jordan is adding to his reputation as Boca Grande's top Amy Willis '71 sent word Bill Navidi '69 lion before it's over. Keep your eyes on the amateur tarpon guide and would be happy to received his Ph.D. in mathematics from UC, University of Miami, we are moving fast." see former C classmates drop by for a visit Berkeley last year and is teaching at University Lonnie Draper '75 received his M.D. in and some tarpon fishing.• of Southern California. 1986 from University of Miami, finished his in­ We received the following note from a "lost• Tamzin Lauer Rosenwasser '68 is a ternal medicine residency this year and has ac­ alumna Anne Riggen (Wylie) Colella physician. She belongs to Amnesty Internation­ cepted a fellowship at Johns Hopkins in emer­ '72 in Prescott, Ariz. "To demonstrate that we al, International Physicians for the Prevention gency medicine. He has just developed a com­ can recognize one another even without name of Nuclear War and Oxford Committee for puter that takes voice dictation and creates tags, I recently met and became friends with Famine Relief. She sends regards to Professors typewritten reports in medicine, eliminating Lynn Serviss '75. Only by chance did we Oough, Knox, Berggren, Smith, Griffin, Hamil­ the need to hand write reports. discover we were both former ew College stu­ ton, Borden and Feeney and the following ad­ dents. She shared the alumni directOI)' with vice to all: "Pay attention to all your students. me, which is how I come to be writing to you. • A lot of bright people fail due to being in poor cin:umstances.• Bill Rosenberg '73 finallymadehisexpedi­ tion to Africa, spending about six weeks on a Eric Lofgren '69 says he and Erica are computerization project for the Liberian maJcjng up for lost time with the birth of their government. He wrote, "The count!)' and third child in three years. Their son Spike was people are amazing! Such a profusion of born this summer. Greg Talmage '71 visited the campus this summer. He has his Ph.D. in mathematics from Continued on next page Page 10 Nimbus, Fal11988

Class Notes, cont'd

Seventies, cont'd Eighties

sights, sounds and smells. There is a constant Valerie Brown '83 is working on wildlife tains outside Albuquerque. Now back in San juxtaposition of conspicuous wealth and abject policy for a non-profit environmental group in Francisco, I'm studying somatic psychotherapy, poverty. The sights of some of the children Alaska. Aikido and yoga, and I continue to explore my begging on tbe streets are enough to make me Deborah DiMauro-Reeder '82 married inner world through meditation, storytelling, weep and there are so many. It's such a helpless Buddy Reeder of Sarasota on J uly2, 1988. They Sufi exercises and more. To earn money I work feeling. Lest you think it's all bad, I can assure are living in Pompano Beach. as a waitress at the Cliff House." you--it's not. The people, by and large are Elisabeth Emmanuel '83 writes, "In true John Milia '80 and Teresa Pierzchalla wann and friendly with the most distinctive Milia '82 have a double dose of good news. greeting I've ever encountered. It's sort of a florida beach bum style I have moved to a house on Anna Maria Island." She is still work­ Each of them completed law school at Florida handshake but with a snapping of middle State University this year and they proudly an­ fingers at the end." ing as an advertising assistant for The Meadows in Sarasota and, even after a year, still doesn't nounce the birth of their daughter, Marin, on Dave Smolker '72 recently was named a mind getting up in the morning to go to work. September 13. John and Teresa plan to prac­ partner in the law firm of Stevens, Weaver, tice Jaw in the Tallahassee area. Miller, Weissler, Alhzdeff and Sitterson in Provost Bob Benedetti passed on a letter from Joe Mueck '80and Terry Brown Mueck Tampa, Fla, where he continues his practice in Bob Freedman '83 giving news about him­ visited on campus with Professor Peter land use and environmental law. self and some C friends. Bob just received his '81 M.P.A. from Queen's University and is work­ Kazaks this summer. They live in San Antonio, Professor Glenn Cuomo visited this summer in ing on a law degree from the same school. where Joe is a senior analyst for TDS Systems. Berlin with Ray Stokes '74. Ray has '83,still in search of a _green finished his Ph .D. in history at Ohio State and Lucie Hostalek Erma Sanders '84 was working as a coun­ card, is living in San Francisco with Cally selor for Hamilton County (Ill.) juvenile court, is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Berlin Waite '83, who teaches school there. Rob Program for Advanced German and European but the itch to study returned, so she quit. She's Bilott '83 had a very successful first year of now majoring in clinical psychology with a Studies. Jaw school at Ohio State. Bryan Flood '83 specialty in psychopathology and forensics at Greg Talmage '71 visited on campus is a legislative aide for the Board of Commis­ Zavier University. recently and Professor Peter Kazaks passed on sioners in Brookhaven, NY. '83visited Sarasota this the following news. Greg has a Ph.D. in math­ Phillippe Seminet A collection of paintings by Michael Freed­ summer in between his European travels. Last ematics from University of Wisconsin and is a man '84 was shown during October at the year Phillippe was first a camp counselor and senior manager for lntergraph Corp. in Corbino Galleries in Sarasota. Huntsville, Ala. then a math and English teacher at a private has left Yale's MFA program boarding school in Lausanne, Switzerland. He Andrew Workman '79 and Mary Beth Lisa Fusco '82 in dramaturgy to accept a graduate fellowship has now returned to Switzerland to participate Faustine were married on August 1, 1988. The from the German department at Columbia in the grape harvest and then will travel to Italy, wedding was a veritable NC reunion. Mike University where she is working on her Ph.D. Yugoslavia and Greece. He intends to com­ Russell '79 wrote and read a passage on Jove mence graduate studies in philosophy at and friendship. Andrew received his M.A. in David LaGuardia '83 is a graduate stu­ SUNY, Stony Brook, next fall . history from UNC, Chapel Hill and is working dent in comparative literature at the University on his Ph.D. Mary Beth is working on a of Pennsylvania. Chris Martin, director ofSudakoff Center, sent master's in counseling. word that Jim Shore '80 is vacationing in Tammera Lee '83 is a graduate student in Spain, Portugal and Morocco before beginning May Wu '79 is a Walter Kaitz Foundation the University of Florida's horticultural science his new position with the law finn Thelen, Mar­ Fellow in the programming department of the program. She is interested in applying a variety tin, Johnson and Bridges in San Francisco. Arts and Entertainment cable network. The of propagation techniques to native species of foundation recruits and places minorities for plants. Jim Feeney, NC special projects director, sent word that "Music and Aging: a Gerontological managerial fellowships in the cable industry. An n McKinley '84 is a graduate student in At A&E May screens performing arts Perspective on Jazz Musicians" by Beverly English at the University of Florida. She's also Stanton '84 appeared in the premier number programs and is overseeing two special events a teaching assistant for freshman composition. for the '89 schedule. of Gerontology Review, an interdisciplinary / Cindy Merchant '80writes, "my life is good journal of essays addressing gerontological is­ Bill Wymer '76 is a consultant for the and moving along at a slow and quiet pace these sues. human resources consulting finn Foster Hig­ days. I spent two months traveling alone gens in Dayton, Ohio. Merry White '81 continues to paint and is through the southwest this past summer. Most now represented by International Fine Art of my time was spent at the American Sufi Brokerage, Inc. Foundation summer workshop in the moun-

Alums Help With College Fairs

Rab Thornton, admissions director, and Judy Lentini, Ken Misemer, David Mitchell, his staff say Thank You to the following New Lori Smolker, and Bill Westwood. College alums who've helped with admissions fairs around the country this fall. Many thanks as well to Mark Humbert, Beth Kerr, Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer who Janet Bowman, Robbie Brunger, Ross organized and hosted a party for Rab and San Bun a man, Caroline Chambliss, Rick Eisenstat, Francisco alums during Rab's visit to the Bay Julie Green, Bill Herman, Patricia Herman, area. Nimbus, Fall1988 Page 11

Three Faculty Positions .,.:-'>·.·. Open for A/Y 89-90

listed t>elow are descriptions or the three faculty The Annual New College positions (assistantprofesso:rs) for which applications a~ being accepted fot .NY 1989-90. You, as alumni, can be the bestre<:naiten of new faculty for New Col­ Alumni Weekend lege, Hyou are interested or1cnow someone you think: wo~ be ao asset to New College, note the deadline$ and send the applications to the appropriate contact persb.ii at this address: New College of USF, 5700 N. Tamiami Trail. sarasota, FL 34243. Philosopher Areas of specialization: analytic ph.il<>&ophy, philosophy of Juguage, Iogie, epistemology, pbil050pby <>f science Areas of competence: hlstmyofpbilosophy, con­ tenipotal)' OOI'Itinental phil0$0phy, envi.ronmeotill is· sues/etbicll:

Qualifications~ Ph.D. wiih teaching e-xperience . . Contact: Send d<>s$ier to John Moore, Chairman, OMston ofHumanl ties Deadline: ASAP Inorganic Chemist Qua1ifications: . Ph .D. required; postdoctoral and/or teaChing e:xpedertee desirable. &t.ablisbment of te$eatch program involving undergraduates essen· tiat. Contact: Send resume, statement of teaching WHERE On the grounds of one of the Gulf Coast's finest cuhural and philosophy, research plans, transcripts, and three let­ recreational facil~ i es, the New College campus. tets of reference to Paul Scudder, Search Committee Chair, Natural Sciences Division. WHEN Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 1989. Coincides with New Deadline: DecemberS, 1988 College graduation, held on the bayfront. Economist WHY For reconciliation or revenge, to review and renew. Specializ.ation: Poosible areas include interna­ WHO Our target group this year are the "Notch Babies", i.e., those caught tional economics; developmenta1 economics, between the transition of listing alumni by graduating year and listing by e<;onomettlcs and histoty of thought. entering year. Contact: Send application, including resume and You are a member of the target group if you fall into any of the fo llowing three letters of recommendation, to Chari~ C. Levy, categories: Chaitpetson, DivisiOn or SOcial Sciences. A --You entered New College around a year divisible by 5, and Deadline: January :lQ, 1989 --you were not targeted for Spring '88 reunion (5-1 0-15-20-etc years after a graduation date end ing in '3' or '8') under the old system, and --you will not be largeted for 1990 reunion under the new system (5-1 0- New College Nimbus 15-etc years after an entering date ending in ·o· or '5'). or Published three times per year by New College Alum­ B -- You think you might be, but aren, sure. ni Association or Editorial Committee C -- You want to be. HOW By hook or by crook. Remember, a fund is available for distant or Carol Ann Wilkinson '64, editor, Andrea Deeb '78 , Mary Ruiz '73, Adam Tebrugge ' 79 , Gwen Davies '87 dest~ute travelers. Credits: WOW David Pini, New College luminary, will be featured guest. Photos: Ubral)'- David Moore; All Coral Reef project WATCH Nimbus for further details and registration. -AI Beulig; Orientation -Mal)' Ruiz; Bob Baird- Carol Ann Wilkinson CONTACT Ginger Lyon, Reunion Coordinator, w~h your ideas for par­ ticipation and offers to help. Graphics: page 10 - Micki Roenspiess (Box 5544, Atlanta, GA 30307. Ph . 404/577-3014). Special thanks to Jim Feeney and Debbie Ezzell for production assistance. Page 12 Nimbus, Fal11988

Apply Now! Be A Candidate For New College Alumni Association Board Of Directors

Nine Directors Will be Elected in February, 1989

Any member of the alumni association who wishes to become a candidate for election to a position of mem­ ber-at-large of the board of directors shall apply in writing. The application must include a statement in which the applicant agrees, if nominated and elected, to attend, at his/her own expense, three meetings per year of the board of directors, and to participate actively in the affairs of the board of directors. Each ap­ plicant should also submit a paragraph of information to be printed about himself/herself on the ballot. The paragraph, excluding name, class year, city and state, may not exceed 100 words. Longer submis­ sions will be edited to meet the 100 word limitation. All applications must be postmarked on or before January 20, 1989. Send to: Elections Committee, New College Alumni Association, 5700 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243.

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