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A publication of the Alumni, College Relations and Development Department of Columbia College Chicago A RECORD ENROLLMENT

Columbia College Chicago enrolled a record 7,164 students Specialized this semester, a 5.5% increase over 1990 and the college's 28th con­ secutive year of enrollment growth. academic Executive vice president Albert Gall cited Columbia's spe­ programs cialized academic programs and its emphasis on individuality and creativity as primary reasons for the enrollment increase. and The school's low tuition-- $6,196 per year, the lowest emphasis on among all Illinois private colleges and universities-- is also a fac­ tor, he said. According to The College Board, average tuition for individuality private colleges is $10,107 for 1991-92. are przmary Graduate student enrollment increased by more than a third, due in part to enrollment in the college's new Master of Arts reasons for in Teaching program. the With a full-time equivalent of 6,140 students, Columbia is enrollment the fifth largest among Illinois independent colleges and universi­ . ties. Minority student enrollment is 36%, the highest of the state's zncrease. private institutions.

Standing Up For Student Rights Columbia students, faculty and staff rallied in Grant Park in October to celebrate the college's commitment to creatiue expression, a diTleTse student body and open admissions. Speakers -­ representing organizations and clubs throughout the college --affirmed and praised Columbia's dedication to diTleTsity. "Diuersity isn't an accident at Columbia," said Mark Kelly, associate dean of student deuelopment. "It's the essence of our educational experience." Who's New... Bob Blinn, placement coordinator for film and video and thea­ • • terI music students. • Dianne Erpenbach, coordinator of the fashion management • program. . • • Grethia Hightower, placement coordinator for radio/sound • and television students. • Sid Ordower, special consultant for community and cultural • • affairs. • Greg Salustro, director of development. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A body of Castillo's work also makes up What's New... the inaugural show at the new Latin In Administration: American art gallery Prospectus in Chi­ Susan Babyk, administrative cago. The gallery specializes in art by lo­ Suzanne Cohan-/.Jmge assistant to the executive vice president, is cal and national Hispanic artists. teaching part-time in the television as a 1991 Monarch Award honoree. The Suzanne Cohan-Lange, chair of the department this semester. annual awards recognize professional, Interdisciplinary Arts Education Program, Jacqueline Daniel, formerly personal, and community service i~ and Jeff Abell and Olivia Gude, faculty administrative assistant to the executive business, communications, entertamment, vice president, is now an assistant director members in the program, were three Jaw and fine arts. The Monarch Awards members of a panel on "Breaking of admissions. Foundation is a non-profit organization Jan Grekoff, formerly assistant Boundaries: The Interdisciplinary Ap­ that funds scholarships, youth programs, proach" at the Midwest College Arts Con­ director of placement, is now director of health service organizations, Hales Fran­ ference in Madison, Wisconsin in Octo­ placement. ciscan High School and The DuSable ber. Gude has also recently completed Mark Kelly, formerly director of Museum of African-American History. counseling services, is now associate dean two major murals in collaboration with of student development. other artists. One mural is at the new English instructor Fred Gardaphe is Harold Washington Library and one is on Janet Talbot, formerly assistant co-contributing editor of the new 71 st Street. director of academic advising, is now anthology From the Margin: Writings in director of academic advising. Italian Americana, Purdue University Three part-time television depart­ Press. In Faculty: ment instructors received Emmys at the Chicago/Midwest annual awards dinner. Producing director of the theater I Paul Hoover, English instructor, In the category of outstanding achieve­ music department Mary M. Badger, has poems forthcoming in a special issue ment for sports programs, Jeff Davis department general manager Jenny Halli­ of Ploughshares. His poem "Desire" was won for his work in coverage of the 1991 day and placement coordinator Bob Blinn recently published in the anthology The were asked to assist Los Angeles casting IHSA Boys AA Tournament Champion­ Best Poetry of 1991. director Bill Dance in his efforts to hold ship; in the category of out~tandi_ng . auditions for the feature film "Hero." The achievement for news specials, Jtm Dtsch English instructor Garnett Kil­ won for his work in "It Sounded Like a film is being shot in Chicago by Columbia berg's short story "Maps" has recently Freight Train," WGN-TV; and in the Pictures and stars Dustin Hoffman and been accepted for publication by Other. Geena Davis. category of outstanding achievement Voices, a literary magazine affiliated w1th within a news program/investigative the University of Illinois. Rose Blouin, English department reporting, Jim Williams won for his work instructor, was an exhibitor in the recent in "Pension Fun," WGN-TV. English department chair Phil African-American Women in the Arts Klukoff headed the workshop "Faculty conference in Chicago. She also gave a John Dylong, department of art & Involvement in Community Outreach presentation at the Chicago Historical design instructor, continues his research Projects" at a meeting of the National Society in conjunction with the "I Dream a started last summer for a book he's Student Literacy Corps in Dallas in World-- Portraits of Black Women Who writing on the visual artist. Due out in November. Changed America" exhibit. late 1992/early 1993, the book is one of a series on various professions. Journalism department chair Nat Department of art & design Lehnnan has been selected by the instructor Mario Castillo received a Dance department faculty member American Society of Magazine Editors as commission from the Latino Institute over Jan Erkert received the 1991 Ruth Page one of 125 journalism professionals from the summer to create four paintings. "Choreographer of the Year" award from across the nation to become a member of They will be given as awards to people the Chicago Dance Coalition. the screening committee for the 1992 the Institute honors for outstanding National Magazine Awards, the prestig­ leadership within the Latino community. Academic dean Samuel Floyd was ious program for recognizing editorial one of several notable individuals selected excellence. tographer's Gallery in London. The ex­ Art history coordinator Corey hibit, which examines the representation Postiglione wrote a catalogue essay for of three dimensional architectural space art instructor Max King Cap's sculpture in two dimensions, will travel throughout exhibit in Karlsruhe, Germany. Pos­ Great Britain. tiglione also wrote a review of Cap's ex­ hibit at the Oskar Friedl Gallery in Chi­ Public relations instructor Tom cago. The essay appeared in the Octo­ Ward lectured on 'The PR Power Pyra­ ber /November issue of Dialogue maga­ mid" at Northeastern Illinois University zine. and led a faculty seminar and discussion on grading at Northwestern University, English instructor Karen Osborne's where he also teaches public relations. second novel, Hawkings, is receiving Melissa Ann Pinney excellent reviews in gay / lesbian publica­ ••••••• tions around the country including Zafra Lennan, formerly chair of the Lambda Book Report, Seattle Gay News, science/math department, has been Northwest Gay and Lesbian Reader, appointed director of Columbia's new In­ Equal Time and Outlines. stitute for Science Education and Science Communication. Two immediate projects William Russo, director of the of the institute will be to develop, under a Contemporary American Music Program, $265,000 grant from the National Science recently had his work featured at a Foundation and in collaboration with DePaul University faculty chamber music Indiana University and Princeton Univer­ recital. The performance included the sity, a model curriculum for the teaching world premier of "The Seasons," a of science to non-science majors; and chamber cantata by Russo. "Its melodies under a $275,000 grant from the U.S. De­ are evocative, tightly woven and spare," partment of the Navy, to conduct research said Wynne Delacoma, classical music into the reasoning function in collabora­ critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. She also tion with Northwestern University. praised another Russo piece featured in the recital, the 1987 work "Osiris." Liberal education department instructor Dominic Pacyga's latest book, Photography instructor Bob Thall Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chi­ has three of his photographs of Chicago cago. was recently published by Ohio in the exhibition "Site Works" at The Pho- Sheldon Patinkin State University Press. Pacyga was also a keynote speaker at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Polish Welfare Associa­ tion in Chicago. Kudos: "The Heidi Chronicles," which opened in October to rave reviews by the Winning Columbia Publications Tribune's Richard Christiansen, was di­ rected by theater /music department chair The journalism department recently received word that its Sheldon Patinkin. "The quality of student-produced annual magazine Chicago Arts & Communica­ performance and production.. .is so fine," said Christiansen, "that it raises Wendy tions, which profiles and critiques the city's arts and media scene, Wasserstein's play to a level of truth that, won a Medalist Certificate from The Columbia (University) Scholas­ until now, I did not believe it possessed." tic Press Association (CSPA). The magazine is also being considered About Patinkin, Christiansen said "He has in the competition finals. The evaluators called the magazine "a drawn portrayals of warmth and wit from most distinctive and creative publication. Chicago Arts & Commu­ his cast." nications has its own identity. It's more than just another quality magazine, but one of a kind." Photography instructor Melissa Early last summer, the CSP A also bestowed awards on Hair Pinney's work is included in the exhibit Trigger 12, the yearly anthology produced by the fiction writing de­ "Pleasures and Terrors of Domestic partment. The book won two first-place awards -- one for best Comfort" at The Museum of Modern Art fiction story (Wanda Welch's "Vampires") and one for best cover through December 31. The show has been favorably reviewed by U.S. News & design. As an overall literary magazine, Hair Trigger 12 won a World Report, Newsweek, New York silver award. magazine, The New York Times and The "One great strength of [Columbia College student] writing is Chicago Tribune. Of Pinney's work, New its unrelenting realism ... ," said one CSP A judge. "Large doses for a York said " ... we head toward 'Pleasures judge who has tired of reading about unicorns, rainbows, lollipops and Terrors' to be stopped by Melissa and BMWs.... " Ann Pinney's remarkable images of the unremarkable." Letter From the Columbia College Alumni President:

Over the last ten years, the Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA) has been working to create a sense of community among Columbia College graduates. We thank you for taking part in our efforts.

As a logical extension of our first decade, we have spent the past year undergoing a thorough evaluation of the CCAA, its strengths and its weak­ nesses, and we are now ready to meet the challenges ahead.

Our newly created mission statement and short- and long-term goal plans will help to strengthen the CCAA and better serve Columbia alumni, students and faculty.

We have already begun to accomplish our objectives by creating the Book Awards Program, and scheduling a busy calendar of innovative activities which we hope will intrigue you and involve your participation. Michael E.Jacksan As we continue to build the first layer upon the set foundation, it is our hope that you will once again take an active role with our ventures. Book Awards The Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA) created a Memo­ rial Fund as a means of increasing alumni interaction with the college, its Michael E J?ckson, '83 students, and faculty. President Gifts made to the Memorial Fund Columbia College Alu •'ini Association have enabled the CCAA to develop the new Book Awards Program which will directly benefit deserving Columbia MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! students. Beginning January 1992, the Book Saturday. December 7. 1991 Thursday. February 20. 1992 Awards Program will present four Do lunch with Santa! Mini Golf Tournament $500 stipends to one full-time Colum­ 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7 to 9:30 p.m. bia freshman, sophomore, junior, and Alumni and their young children are Could this event be held at any place senior to help defray the cost of books invited to visit with Santa at his Columbia other than Art Golf? Teams of two will and supplies. Award criteria will be College workshop. In addition to box have plenty of chances for prizes and based on merit, student motivation, lunches for the family, there will be crafts laughs when alums gather for this, our need and record of academic achieve­ and activities for the kids (ages 3 to 10), first tournament! All class years are en­ ment while attending Columbia. As and an opportunity to have a photo taken couraged to participate. the Memorial Fund increases, so will with Santa. Children must be accompa­ At Art Golf, 1800 N. Clybourn, Chi­ the number of Book Awards. nied by an adult. cago. Initial funding for this program At Columbia College's Hokin Annex, Cost: $15 per person. was established through pledges made 623 S. Wabash, Chicago. by the Alumni Association's board of Cost: $10 per adult, $5 per child. directors and through gifts received Sunday. April 5. 1992 from fellow alumni. The association "The Song of Jacob Zulu" welcomes contributions to expand its Saturday. January 18. 1992 featuring Ladysmith operating fund as well as gifts to create Stress Management Workshop Black Mambazo other endowed awards and named (time to be announced) 7p.m. scholarships. Join us in learning how to effectively This new work, developed through This year alumni will have the manage stress in your life. Seating will be Steppenwolf's New Plays Project, is based opportunity to designate their gift to limited to twenty persons so that partici­ on the actual trial of a nineteen-year-old the Memorial Fund through Colum­ pants receive individualized instruction. black South African, for whom the good bia's Annual Fund campaign. You will At Columbia College, building and news of the unraveling of apartheid receive more information about this in room to be announced. comes too late. the near future. Cost: $15 per person. At Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. If you would like information on Halsted, Chicago. setting up a scholarship or award, Cost: $25 per person. please contact the Alumni Relations Office at (312) 663-1600, ext. 417. For more information or reservations, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at (312) 663-1600, ext. 417. %e 1990-91 .9l[umni 'lJonors 'Honor~[[ .9l %ousand crhan~')Ous ...

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Alumni Party, California Style Last June more than 140 alumni gathered in Santa Monica, California for Columbia's 1991 West Coast Alumni Reception. Besides renewing old camaradaries and updating one another on personal and professional news, alums at the weekend-long event previewed graduate student films "DP Mom" and "Emma" at the American Film Institute. Many thanks go to Tony Loeb and his staff and alumni volunteers Andrea Kampic, Jeanine Rohn, and Juan Valdivia for arranging the film screening. Sorry that you missed it? Not to worry. Plans are underway for next year's bash. ment manager for the state of Hawaii ... Timothy Susan (Jacobs) Hoffer, '88, gave birth to a baby Evans, '85, is the full-time production coordina­ boy this past March ... Stephen Jones, '85, has Class Notes ... tor/ director for WZVN-FM Radio in Mer­ been promoted to producing and engineering rillville, IN ... John Finch, '72, is succeeding as an Studs Terkel's daily programs at WFMT, Denise Allen, '85, is an art teacher for the actor and has appeared in a myriad of commer­ Chicago ... Lisa Joyner, '91, is continuing her edu­ Norristown School District in Philadelphia ... cials, industrials, theater productions, etc... Mary cation and studying to be a nurse... Brian Kalata, Barbara Anderson, '84, is a freelance publicist Fleming, '90, has joined Career Beginnings a t '87, is a third year law student at liT Chicago working in special events and has recently Columbia College as a project coordinator. Kent Law School... Ric Keeley, '85, is a post become the assistant Illinois development Mary is also working on her master's in counsel­ supervisor at New Li ne Cinema and has worked director for the United Negro College ing at Loyola University ... Sandy Forbes, '81, in on films such as "Nightmare on Elm Street" and Fund... Earl Andresen, '69, has recently been ap­ addition to owning the gourmet chocolate "House Party Il" ...Wally Kennedy, '71, is pointed chairman of the department of commu­ company Pink Whale Chocolatiers in California, beginning his eighth year as host of"A M nication at the University of Texas at is a graduate student in clinical psychology Philadelphia," a daily news oriented talk show Arlington ... Daniel Anthon, '87, is working as an working toward her Ph.D... Eric Futran, '74, has on WPUI-TV(ABC) ... John Kerrigan, '85, had an art therapist at Rush Presbyterian/Saint Luke's published three books of photos of America's exhibition of oil paintings at the Marble and Medical Center and guest lectures at the School children and fa milies for the National Commis­ Granite Gallery in New York ... Susan Kinnavy, of the Art Institute... Christine (Bacsa) Leston, sion on Children, a senatorial commission '89, conceived, produced and photographed the '90, has married and moved to Florida. She's chaired by Senator Jay Rockefeller... hard cover picture book of Oak Brook, IL aptly currently working for Sir Speedy as a graphic entitled Oak Brook ... Sundee Koffarnus, '91, is artist and consultant... Sheldon Baker, '72, has the art director for the trade publication Cabi­ been elected president of the San Francisco Bay netmaker in Chicago... Bob Kopach, '86, is a Area Publicity Club. He is also public relations writer and producer for Landers Larson committee chairman for the Cystic Fibrosis Marketing Communications ... Janos Kotynek, Celebrity Golf Tournament... Al Bergstein, '77, is '90, is acquiring film equipment to start his own on the board of advisors for the University of film company and does freelance film editing... Washington Extension Program in microcompu­ Nikos Kourtis, '91, is head of the newsdepart­ ters ... Raymond Berry, '77, recently completed ment for Hellenic Communications in Greece the accredited advisor insurance program and is and chairs the public relations committee for the a candidate in the chartered property and 1991 International Convention of G reek casualty program ... David Bloom, '90, is a Macedonians... Bobby Kramer, '79, is a commer­ general assignment reporter for the Darien cial photographer working on his first book ... News Review ... Chris Boden, '85, is a sportscas­ Larry Kugler, '76, earned a master's degree in ter for WBBM Newsradio 78 and freelances for soda! work, completed a law degree and is now the Sports Channel...Gail Brandon, '83, is a an assistant public defender for Cook County marketing representative for Padficare ... Dorie Juvenile Court... Loretta Lewis, '88, has Burman Stratton, '71, president of Executravel, published four poems ... Dan London, '89, is the has expanded her operation to five locations Eric Futran, '74, and wife Susan mid-day air personality for WKDC-AM in nationwide. .. Catura Burnett, '87, is working Elmhurst, JL...Marilyn Mannisto Evans, '83, is towards becoming a real estate broker and is Jean Gabriel, '88, is enjoying her third the publications director for the Association of engaged to be married in June of '92 ... Diane year as the advertising and sales promotion Community Cancer Centers in Maryland ... Burroughs, '85, is a story editor and writer for assistant manager for Parker Hannifin Jeanne Martinelli, '88, is a language and arts the new Fox Television show "Culture Corp... Maryanne (Giustino) Cherrier, '83, has teacher at Near North Montessori School and Oash" ... T.D. Burton, '79, exhibited in the 23rd recently joined the public relations firm Weiser has had her play "Roots Grow Toward Their National Print and Drawing Exhibition at Minkus Walek Communications, Inc. as an Water Source" accepted for production by Wild Bradley University ... Bob Butts, '89, has been account supervisor... Mary Gleason, '89, is the Onion Theatre Co... Linda Matsumoto, '79, has promoted to assistant manager of satellite assistant sports editor for the Herald-Journal in been appointed press secretary for the Chicago operations for Moody Broadcasting, which Syracuse, New York ... Michael Gleason, '79, is Public Schools. .. currently has 276 radio affiliates and over 385 teaching sixth grade and producing three televi­ outlets... Richard Chwedyk, '79, will be teaching sion shows for cable: "Caviar & Grits," the course "Writing Short Stories" for MON­ "Elevator, Up!" and "Say the Right NACEP at Oakton Community College. He also Thing" ... William Golomski, '87, received the led one of several writing workshops at the 1991 E.L. Grant Award from the American World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago Society for Quality Control... Glenn Gross, '78, over the Labor Day weekend ... Mari Coles, '83, has come back to Chicago to manage and shoot was recentl y promoted to vice president of for a photo studio and will be marrying his product development at Equity Management, childhood sweetheart ... Hank Grover, '79, has Inc., a trademark licensing agency. She also worked on six feature films this year and served serves on the board of directors of Quando Pro­ as first assistant director on a w mbie musical ductions, a not-for-profit Chicago theater comedy entitled "Nudist Colony of the company... Cindy Cruz, '78, recently received Dead" ... Lisa Gwim, '91, is a receptionist for the Communicator of Achievement award from Renaissance Video Corporation ... Edward Hall, the Illinois Women's Press Association ... Ronald '75, is program director for KTSJ Radio in DeYoung, '79, produces and directs newscasts, California ...Brian Hanrahan, '83, does freelance short features, and talk shows for South sports reporting for the Sports Channel ... Carolina Educational Television, broadcast on Timothy Henze, '89, just finished his first year WJWJ-TV in Beaufort, SC. .. Don Dockman, '89, is at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver and is an account executive at WKRS/WXLC in working towards a master's of divinity... Tod Linda Matsumoto, '79 Waukegan, IL... Cassandra Dowden, '74, is an Himmel, '80, is a writer for the Saturday morn­ Harry Melnick, '72, is the president and innkeeper in Maine. .. Kurt Dressel, '74, is vice ing program "Chip & Pepper's Cartoon roboteur for Articulate Attractions, Inc., a com­ president at Screen (USA) and recently moved Madness" on NBC. Tod has also been commis­ pany that provides promotional robots for con­ back to !Ilinois. .. Martin Duffy, '88, has ap­ sioned to produce, direct and write commercial ventions, trade shows, sales meetings, etc ... Jackie peared in numerous commercials and theatrical parodies for ABC's "America's Funniest Mendoza, ' 75, is an elementary school counselor productions in Chicago... Nick Elipoulos, '88, is People" ... Marty Holtman, '57, is semi-retired and has been living in California with her hus­ teaching in the Chicago public school system ... from KBCJ-TV and is doing special projects such band and children for the past ten years.. .Jerome Robert Enrietto, '67, is the production develop- as "Marty's Santa Express" and commercials ... Mikulich, '86, recently completed his first solo album project. He is using the name "3.1" and is standing achievements for sports programs.. . Miller '64 (and so would our office! If you happen trying to get signed with a record label... Mark­ Michael Slavin, '90, is busy shooting video and to know where Barry is, please contact the Colum­ Christopher Mitera, '87, is currently working on film and producing audio/ video slide modules on bia alumni department)... Lydia Tomkiw, '86, his graduate degree in clinical social work at location for Directions, Inc ... Diane Smith, '88, is a celebrates Algebra Suicide's latest record-release Loyola University and has completed research for business manager at Emery and Associates, "Swoon," which will be domestically distnbuted a piece on serial killers... Keith Moore, '89, is an Inc... Earl Smith and Henry Cheatham, '72 & '73, by Widely Distributed Records.. . Janice Tracy, interior designer for Gilmore-Ashford-Powers are working on the program "Here We Are," '80, was the first place winner in the photography Design, Inc. .. Dirk Mooth, '69, recently returned which airs on local cable. Earl is also publisher of competition sponsored by Mouton-Cadet from Peru where he was shooting a Wines... Jennifer Tragas, '89, is the one hour special on the mummies of traffic-continuity coordinator for South America ... R.W. Munchkin, '77, WREX-1V in Rockford, JL ... Stan just completed directing the film Trecker, '76, is the newly appointed "Ring of Fire"... Patrick O'Brien, '90, president of the Art Institute of Boston, joined and has been touring with the a four-year college. .. Mary Jo Vergara. Zero Moving Dance Co. and recently '90, is the graphics editor for American completed the PBS filming of "Fever" Printer and Converter magazines. that will be aired in January or Febru­ Both are MacLean Hunter ary ... Natalie Olinger-Boden, '86, is a publications... Omar Vega, '83, is a news writer and fill-in news anchor for productions/ training coordinator for WBBM Newsradio 78, Chicago... Chicago Access Corporation and is co­ Kathleen O'Malley, '91, is a busy executive producer of the weekly freelance designer and illustrator spe­ cable series "Orgullo Latino," which cializing in architectural watercolor deals with Hispanic issues.. .John painting and also designs porcelain Vonoruska, '82, is the afternoon drive figurines, collector's plates, whimsical jock for KISS-FM in New Mexico. His children's books and greeting on-air name is Johnny Von ...T .V. cards ... Anita Padilla, '91, has been Weber, '75, has made The Law Review hired as a morning news anchor for of Northern illinois University, a top WHBF-1V in the Quad Cities ... Peter honor extended to several outstand­ Perks, '84, received his MSW and is ing students at the completion of their working as a child/adolescent therapist. He and Today's Travel and has opened a new office in first year ... Gail Wehling, '84, has been named his wife Jennifer are expecting their first child in London ... David Smoot, '80, is teaching leading director of affiliate services, central region, for January... Vince Pierri, '81, is a member of the edge video technology for Sony... David Spear­ NBC, and Cablevision'sOlympics Pay-Per-View. photo staff,o f the Daily Herald and recently won a man, '86, teaches fourth grade, does freelance cam­ In this position, Gail will serve as a direct link feature phdtograph y award from the Illinois Asso­ era work for WCFC-1V and voice-overs for WYCA between the cable systems in the central region ciated Press_.Mark Alan (Pinski),'85, is the direc­ and WNDZ... Dayl SoU, '71, has recently moved and the Olympics TripleCast. She will also be ex­ tor dfbroadcastingfor the Rockford Lightning bas­ back to the Windy City and is a special event tensively involved with the marketing, sales, ketball team. In addition to his sales and public planner for Ronsley. ..William Soraparu, '77, is a operations, and financials of the relations responsibilities, Mark will handle the consultant in computer networking and telecom­ TripleCast...Laura Wiatrolik, '90, will be continu­ play-by-play this season ... Jacqui Podzius, '91, has munications and also runs the bi-monthly art ing her education toward a master's in intercultu­ completed a Pulliam Fellowship at the Indianapo­ paper Ear.. . Megan Sullivan, '90, is marketing co­ ral management at the School for International lis Star newspaper and has been hired as a reporter ordinator for the midwest zone of Blockbuster Training in Vermont. .. Thornton Williams, '91, is with Associated Press... Brian Posen, '90, just fin­ Video... Mary Tallman, '84, was the script supervi­ the divisional missions director for the Peter De ished a season acting with the "Rocky Mountain sor on the film "Folks," which stars Tom Selleck & Bartolo Foundation... Gary Yellen, '67, recently Repertory" in Colorado and is finishing up an Don Ameche. She's also working non-stop on wrote and produced a video promoting tourism MFA in acting from the University of commercials ... Lee Testa, '91, will be attending for the state of North Carolina that has been Illinois ... Marissa Quiles, '86, won a Chicago/ graduate school for a master's in English ... Francis translated into Japanese, German, French and Midwest Emmy for her work on "Chicago Golden Tinsley, '63, would like to get in touch with Barry Italian and distributed around the world .... Gloves Boxing Championships" ... Robin Reed, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• '83, is trying to connect with the southeast film • What's News With You??? industry in Charlotte, NC. .. Gerald Reese, '80, is • Everyone wants to know! Black and white photos suitable for reproduction are also the production manager for the professional the­ • welcome. Use the coupon below for change of address, too. Please check the box if atre training program at the University of Dela­ ware... Linda Roberson, '87, has been promoted :this is an address change. D Mail to Columbia College Chicago, Alumni News, from on-air graphic operator to CNN audio • 600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60605. operator... Kassie Rose, '86, is the managing editor Name S.S.# ______for CompuServe Magazine... Sidney Rothstein, '61, is the president of Bond Advisors, Ltd. and has Home Address (include city, state and zip!) been in the insuranceI surety business for the past 16 years.. .Bilal and Naimah Salahuddin, '86 & '88, are pursuing their MLS degrees at the Univer­ sity of lllinois. ..Rick Santangelo and Peter Day Phone______Home Phone______Babakitis, '83, are the proud recipients of 1991 Emmys for outstanding achievement in children/ Major /Year______Employer ______youth programming. They produced "Oassic Stories For Children," a children's entertainment Position______program which features some of the most popular • fairy tales of all time performed by a cast of whim­ • sical puppet characters. The program aired last Please list any news, personal or professional (attach a separate sheet if necessary) : • December ... Suzanne Schei, '89, is a marketing • coordinator at Walton Services... Bob Sirott, '71, • brought home two Chicago/Midwest Emmy • Awards this year- one for outstanding achieve­ • ment for individual excellence and one for out- • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Columbia College has opened company wanted to see how art and film ADVANCED a state-of-the-art, advanced 3-D computer students working at the undergraduate graphics studio lab which will soon rival level would use the software. "Columbia COMPUTER the premier computer animation and College is recognized nationally as having special effects studios in New York and one of the top art and film schools in the GRAPHICS LAB on the West Coast, according to William country. Their students clearly have the Linehan, director of the college's com­ ability to use this emerging technology in DEBUTS puter graphic arts program. ways that more technically oriented "Columbia students could probably never even College is recognized The new graphics lab will give imagine," he said. Columbia students some of the most so­ nationally as having phisticated options available for anima­ The college is currently offering one of the top art and tion and imaging, including 2-D map­ several new courses in advanced model­ film schools in the ping, 3-D solid texturing, ray tracing and ing and animation. Susan Collins, a articulated motion control. Fulbright scholar in art and animation country. Their stu­ from London, has been hired to coordi­ dents clearly have the The lab represents an investment nate the program. ability to use this of more than $460,000. Money for the emerging technology hardware came from a U.S. Department of Education Title III Grant and the r- in ways that more software was donated to the college by re: Editor: Mary-Margaret Spagnolo technically oriented Thompson Digital Image (TDI) America. Contributing writers: Norman Alexandroff, students could proba­ Corinne Johnston and Patti Terkovich According to Bob Cramblitt, Contributing photographers: Guy Berdick, Janet Heintz and Bob Kusel bly never even imag­ director of public relations for TDI, the ine." ~ ~

A Commitment to Hispanic Arts Columbia president Mike Alexandroff (left) recently accepted an award from the Chicago Latino Cinema which honored the college for its commitment to and promotion of Latino arts. "The award gives the Chicago Latino Cinema the opportunity to convey our gratitude for all that Columbia -- particularly the film and video department -- has done for the Chicago Latino Film Inside This Issue: Festival," said Pepe A Record Enrollment Vargas, director of the New Advanced Computer Graphics Lab annual event. Updates on faculty, departments, students and alumni!

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