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ROOSEVELTa magazine for alumni and friends of roosevelt university fall 2008 REVIEW CITIZENSHIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt refl ects on the importance of civic engagement PAGE 8 1 MAKING A DIFFERENCE in the lives that follow $700,000 ESTATE GIFT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN RU’S HISTORY One of the largest estate gifts in Roosevelt’s history was recently To assist you with estate planning, received from Paul Fabricant, an accounting major who graduated in Charles (Charlie) Browning has 1949. Mr. Fabricant included Roosevelt University in his will for an been appointed assistant vice presi- amount that will exceed $700,000. The loyal alumnus gave modest dent for planned giving. He believes annual gifts to the University for decades, but this estate gift came as that one of the best ways to help the a surprise. A resident of Silver Spring, Md., Mr. Fabricant had been University in the future is by includ- vice president of taxes at Dynalectron Corporation, now DynCorp ing Roosevelt in your estate planning International., a global military and commercial aviation support com- now, or “paying forward.” Charlie is pany. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy. eager to assist you with all of your Roosevelt University is deeply grateful to Mr. Fabricant and to all estate planning questions, includ- our alumni and friends who name the University in their wills, trusts, ing which options are best for your insurance plans or annuities purchased from Roosevelt. fi nancial situation. Charlie joined us this fall after serving as an attorney in California for 19 years. For information on estate planning at Roosevelt, please contact A society of committed alumni and friends Charlie Browning at: (312) 341-6455, [email protected] or who are dedicated to Continuing the Legacy [email protected]. 2 ROOSEVELT REVIEW FALL 2008 ROOSEVELTREVIEW FALL 2008 4 Editor’s Circle BY TOM KAROW 5 President’s Perspective BY CHUCK MIDDLETON 28 University News 30 Institutional Advancement 33 Alumni News 36 Where RU? 37 In Memoriam 39 Annual Fund spotlight 8 ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 6 One for the Record Books BY LAURA JANOTA Enrollments, fundraising make major gains. “ The highest and 8 Citizenship in the 21st Century BY ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Roosevelt University Trustee Anna Eleanor Roosevelt shares most complex task for her thoughts on citizenship participation. members of my family 11 Roosevote BY TOM KAROW Roosevelt student learns about the political process at the was how to be the best Democratic convention. citizens we could.” 12 A Partnership for Excellence BY LAURA JANOTA Roosevelt and Lakeview Elementary School build future – ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT classroom leaders. 15 Student Involvement on the Rise BY VERONICA WALKER Students get involved in new organizations in Chicago and Schaumburg. 17 Confessions of a Newspaper Man BY JOHN W. FOUNTAIN Journalism Professor John Fountain discusses the state of newspapers and journalism in this faculty essay. 20 Leading the Way BY LAURA JANOTA Female executives shape the future at Roosevelt. 23 Plane Success BY TOM KAROW Roosevelt Alumnus Ira Eichner refl ects on his outstanding success in business. 25 HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 25 Serving a City BY LAURA JANOTA Roosevelt University educates and trains leaders for success in the burgeoning hospitality and tourism management fi eld. Fall 2008, Volume 13, Number 3 Editorial Board Lesley D. Slavitt: Publisher Denise Czuprynski, Director of Communications Thomas R. Karow: Editor James Gandre, Provost and Executive Vice President Denise Czuprynski: Creative Director Thomas R. Karow, Senior Director of Public Relations Laura Janota: Associate Editor Charles R. Middleton, President Katherine Copenhaver, John W. Fountain, Veronica Walker: Writers Lesley D. Slavitt, Vice President for Government Relations Patrick Lytle: Production Manager and University Outreach Carissa Gilbertson, Right Angle Studio: Design Patrick M. Woods, Vice President for Institutional Advancement John McKeith, Steve Becker, Carlos Javier Ortiz, Cheri Eisenberg, Bruce Powell: Photography Roosevelt Review is published three times a year by Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605. There is no subscription fee. EDITOR’S CIRCLE hose of us who have been at In our lead article about enrollments and dents conversing in a lounge in the Herman Roosevelt University for several fundraising, we describe the many reasons Crown Center. In the caption, we asked read- T years have never seen a semester for the “new Roosevelt.” But, the bottom line ers to let us know if they recognized anyone like this one. Young students, is that Roosevelt has become a “hot” univer- in the photo. It turns out that Jackie Goodman many just out of high school, are everywhere sity. More students are coming here for our of Wheeling, Ill., recognized her husband, — in the hallways, classrooms, elevators, res- outstanding academic programs and because Jordan (BM, ’72). idence halls and lounges. They’re conducting they can participate in activities designed to We contacted Jordan, who said he is the video interviews for the student newspaper’s improve life in their communities. man with the dark hair near the center of the website, campaigning for their favorite presi- Community involvement, an important part picture. “To my right,” he said, “is Donald dential candidate, doing improvisational com- of a Roosevelt University education, is the Friedman and across from me, I believe, is edy and exploring Chicago for the fi rst time. theme of a thought-provoking essay by Anna Perry Vinson. All three of us were students They’re teeming with energy, enthusiasm and Eleanor Roosevelt. The granddaughter of the at what was then called Chicago Musical vibrancy. And they’re making Roosevelt a namesakes of our University, her entire life College. I’m currently a piano technician very exciting place to be this fall. has been devoted to community service. The with two adult sons as well as two grand- In fact, the number of new freshmen is essay offers practical suggestions on what daughters.” up significantly compared to a year ago, each of us can do to become responsible And thanks to Tyra Chemers (BA, ’59) of while the number of full-time students has citizens. Glenview, Ill., we also know the names of increased more than 20 percent during the The composition of our student body isn’t other students who were in pictures in the past three years. As a result, the University the only thing that’s changed at Roosevelt summer issue. On page 46 was a photo from has a dramatically different look and feel. It’s this semester. Our senior leadership team also the late 1950s of students climbing the grand a dynamic, popular place to be, because as has a new look as Roosevelt now has more staircase in the Auditorium Building. Tyra the headline in a recent Chicago Sun-Times women than men in top positions, a claim points out that Jeri Fields is the fi rst stu- story about our enrollment increases declared, very few universities can make. On page 20, dent in the picture, Neil Bluhm is the third “Freshmen Flock to Roosevelt U.” you can meet our female leaders and learn person and Carole Camp is the fourth. She why recruiting women for lead- also recognized the two people looking at a ership positions is an important globe on page 47. They are Elaine Epstein University-wide objective. and Barbara Witz. In this issue of Roosevelt Many thanks to Jordan and Tyra for their Review, I think you’ll also enjoy great memories and for sharing the names reading about the challenges and of their friends with us. If you know of other opportunities facing the newspa- people in any of the historic photos Roosevelt per industry. In an essay titled Review publishes from time to time, including “Confessions of a Newspaper the back cover of this issue, I’d love to hear Man,” Roosevelt Professor of from you. The University may be buzzing Journalism John Fountain recalls these days with fresh faces and new ideas, but his days as a reporter for The New its mission, history and traditions are what York Times, Washington Post bind and guide us, one and all. and Chicago Tribune and how the Internet is now affecting the Sincerely, way we get and read the news. Alumni and educators will also want to check out the feature arti- cle about Lakeview Elementary Thomas R. Karow School in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Editor where a fifth of Lakeview’s [email protected] staff graduated from Roosevelt. This relationship has been ben- efi cial for both schools as many We welcome your letters. Roosevelt students also taught Please send them to: their fi rst classes at Lakeview. Editor, Roosevelt Review *OUIFMBTUJTTVFPG3PPTFWFMU3FWJFX XFSBOUIJTQJDUVSFPGUIF )FSNBO$SPXO$FOUFSPOUIFCBDLDPWFSBOEXPOEFSFEJGBOZPOF Finally, you may recall that on Roosevelt University SFDPHOJ[FEUIFQFPQMFJOJU8FSFIBQQZUPSFQPSUUIBU+PSEBO the back cover of the summer 430 S. Michigan Ave. (PPENBO #. MFUVTLOPXUIBUIFJTUIFQFSTPOXJUIEBSL Chicago, IL 60605 IBJSJOUIFDFOUFSPGUIFQJDUVSFWJTJUJOHXJUIIJT$IJDBHP.VTJDBM issue of Roosevelt Review, we $PMMFHFGSJFOET%POBME'SJFENBOBOE1FSSZ7JOTPO ran a picture from 1970 of stu- Letters may be shortened for space consideration. 4 ROOSEVELT REVIEW FALL 2008 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE CHANGING TIMES, CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES: LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES BY PRESIDENT CHUCK MIDDLETON f the many things we could write a line outside waiting to get in for the start key to success Oand say about the current state of of classes an hour later. People are excited and they are affairs at Roosevelt University, one about being here and there is an energy on overall a very of them is decidedly not that we are living both campuses that even a casual observer signifi cant in a boring, uneventful point in our history. cannot miss. group to serve The stories of individual and collective suc- in the context Alumni, of course, will have many questions cess that beg for attention and dissemination of our mission about the impact of these numbers, starting pile up faster than we can relate them both and core values.