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REUNION 2016 CLASS OF 1936 / CLASS OF 1941 / CLASS OF 1946 / CLASS OF 1951 CLASS OF 1956 / CLASS OF 1961 / CLASS OF 1966 / CLASS OF 1971 CLASS OF 1976 / CLASS OF 1981 / CLASS OF 1986 CLASS OF 1991 / CLASS OF 1996 / CLASS OF 2001 CLASS OF 2006 / CLASS OF 2011 / CE/DS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Reunion weekend is sponsored by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, but it represents a collaborative and coordinated effort on the part of the Alumnae Association and the College. We would like to thank everyone involved in making Reunion possible—we simply could not host this event without them. Our profound gratitude goes to the faculty and staff who have generously given their time to enrich the Reunion program. In addition, the Alumnae Association is indebted to the hundreds of alumnae volunteers who deliver programs and activities with generous contributions of their time, talent, leadership, and expertise every year. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO: Academic Departments Office of Admission Albright Institute Office of Disability Services Campus Police Office of Housing and Transportation Center for Work and Service Office of Religious and Spiritual Life College Archives Office of Residence Life and Student Copy Center Housing Custodial Services Office of Special Events Davis Museum at Wellesley College Post Office Department of Physical Education, President’s Office Recreation and Athletics (PERA) Printing Services Disability Services Purchasing Distribution Center Risk Management Facilities Management Wellesley Centers for Women Grounds Department Wellesley College Bookstore Library and Technology Services Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center Wellesley College Club Maintenance Services Wellesley College Sustainability Motor Pool Wellesley Fresh Nehoiden Golf Course Office for Resources TABLE OF CONTENTS Located at the end of this Reunion program is a campus map including information about campus locations, transportation and bus stops, parking and more. College President’s Letter .............................................................................. 4 Welcome to Reunion ...................................................................................... 5 Reunion Events: Friday ........................................................................................................ 7 Saturday .................................................................................................. 13 Sunday .................................................................................................... 21 Reunion Committees and Gift Volunteers ................................................... 25 Luminaries .................................................................................................... 35 Transportation .............................................................................................. 38 Campus Places ............................................................................................ 41 Class Schedules & Information.................................................................... 47 Alumnae Association.................................................................................... 84 Campus Map .......................................................................Inside Back Cover Reunion 2016 is mobile! We strongly encourage you to download our free mobile guide to enhance your Reunion experience. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule, and easily browse our campus map and general event information. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices, and can be downloaded at: https://guidebook.com/app/Wellesley/guide/Reunion2016. Please engage with us this weekend on social media! Tweet the WCAA at @WellesleyAlums or like us at facebook.com/wellesleyalums. And don’t forget to use our hashtag #WellesleyReunion. | 3 June 2016 Dear Alumna, Welcome to Reunion! It is wonderful to have you and so many other alumnae and friends on campus. Our alumnae are our most cherished asset and have been one of the best parts of my job as president. Having the opportunity to meet and engage with all of you has inspired me and regularly refreshed my commitment throughout my tenure at Wellesley. I am very glad I have one more chance to spend a few days with you before I conclude my presidency later this month. This weekend, I invite you to strengthen old friendships and create new ones. I also encourage you to rediscover your favorite spots on campus. As you walk past Lake Waban and across Severance Green, I know that being at Wellesley will rekindle those magic memories of your time here as a student. Again, welcome home! It is marvelous to have you back on campus and I hope you enjoy this Reunion Weekend. Sincerely, H. Kim Bottomly 4 | WELLESLEY COLLEGE REUNION 2016 WELLESLEY COLLEGE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION Dear Alumna: On behalf of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association (WCAA), I am thrilled to welcome you back to campus! The Alumnae Association’s mission—to connect alumnae to the College and to each other—is fully realized at Reunion. Whether you are celebrating your 5th or 75th, we hope you reconnect with all that is Wellesley. There is a wide range of programs planned for you: from stimulating faculty lectures to in-depth tours, from yoga to a walk (or run!) around the lake, from Stepsinging to a variety of open houses. And be sure to join us on Saturday afternoon for a very special, all- campus event featuring three College presidents. We encourage you to take the time to visit some of the campus renewal initiatives that have been completed since your last Reunion. On the east side of campus, the Whitin Observatory has been renovated and is sharing the expanded space with the Geosciences Department. Other major renovations include Schneider Center, which now provides inviting space for several student services offices; the Field House, which includes a fabulous new fitness mezzanine; and the Butler Boathouse, re-opened last spring as a brighter, more accessible and more functional building. Pendleton West is currently under construction and slated for completion in January 2017. We look forward to cheering with you on Sunday morning at our favorite and most inspirational Reunion event—Alumnae Parade! Afterwards, join us for the WCAA annual meeting, where we will celebrate class milestones and noted alumnae. The annual meeting will also afford us a special opportunity to hear from Kim Bottomly, in her last address to alumnae as President of the College. Reunion would not be possible without the hard work, commitment, and enthusiasm of your class volunteers. The WCAA Board of Directors and I extend our heartfelt thanks to all of these dedicated alumnae. Please thank them for their hard work and dedication to bringing your class together for this special weekend. Whether you participate in several programs or simply enjoy the beauty of our campus and deepen long-standing friendships, we hope you enjoy Reunion 2016. It’s going to be a wonderful weekend. We’re happy you’re here! Sincerely, Georgia Murphy Johnson ’75 President, Board of Directors, Wellesley College Alumnae Association | 5 FRIDAY, JUNE 3 ONGOING DAWN–DUSK Alexandra Botanic Garden and Hunnewell Arboretum 7:00 AM–6:00 PM Keohane Sports Center 7:00 AM–9:00 AM KSC Fitness Center 12:00 PM–5:00 PM 7:00 AM–5:30 PM Spinning Room 3:00 PM–5:00 PM Chandler Pool 7:00 AM–Midnight Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Campus Center Emporium & Café 8:00 AM–4:30 PM Office of Gift Planning 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Botanical Gardens 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Clapp Library and Knapp Media & Technology Center 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Admission Office 8:30 AM–4:30 PM The Wellesley Fund Office 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Book Store 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Davis Museum at Wellesley College 1:00 PM–5:00 PM Arts & Crafts Room Academic Council Room, Green Hall, 4th Floor 1:00 PM–8:00 PM Walk-In Registration & Information Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center Information Booth, 2nd Floor EVENTS | 7 12:30 PM FACULTY LECTURE How Nagasaki was Transformed from Muslim Jummah Prayers the City of Anger to the City of Prayer: Hosted by Amira Quraishi, Muslim Chaplain Takashi Paul Nagai: Radiologist, Multifaith Center Prayer Room, Atomic Bomb Victim and Pacifist Ground Floor, Houghton Chapel T. James Kodera, Professor, Religion Department 1:00 PM Founders 120 Reunion 2016 officially begins, and As the world faces the possibility of yet another residence halls open world war, we reflect on the 20th century that began with a genocide and ended with another. 2:00–3:00 PM Nuclear arsenals seem ready to be deployed around the world. Now is the time to look FACULTY LECTURE back to the end of the World War II and see New Neurons in Old Brains: Lessons how we might prevent the same outcome. We turn to Nagasaki, one of only two cities on from Crayfish and the Elephant in the which the “ultimate bomb” was dropped so far Room in human history. After Hiroshima, another Barbara Beltz, Allene Lummis Russell city was targeted, but the inclement weather Professor of Neuroscience forced the target to be changed, to Nagasaki. Science Center 278 Nagai was a radiologist, who was exposed to radiation when the bomb was dropped. In New nerve cells are generated in the brains the six years that he lived after the exposure, of many adult organisms, including humans. he worked tirelessly in his bed, staring at the These adult-born neurons play a role in ceiling of his tiny house to make Nagasaki as learning and memory, and a dysregulation in the City of Prayer, from which