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"With the retirement of Mike Alexan­ droff, higher education in Illinois is losing Columbia Awarded one of its most respected leaders," said $2.5 Million Grant DePaul University president Rev. John T. Columbia College has been awarded a Ric,hardson. "The development of Co­ $2.5 million Title III Grant by the U.S. De­ lumbia College into a major educational partment of Education which will help the force in the Chicago area can be attributed college continue its expansion into the 1990s. directly to its retiring president." The five-year grant, which breaks down to Richard P. Rosser, president of the almost $500,000 a year, will help pay for National Association of Independent Col­ growth in a number of key areas including Mike Alexandroff leges and Universities, praised Alexan­ institutional research, development of aca­ droff as "one of the most innovative col­ demic programs, a library slide index sys­ lege presidents in the country" and Illinois Columbia President tem and an alumni information system. College president Donald C. Mundinger "This is a very exciting day for Columbia Mike Alexandroff to called him "a college president's College," said Dr. Lya Dym Rosenblum, president... a pioneer of the urban college." vice president of academic affairs. "By sup­ Retire Next Year "Mike's vision and energy have fueled plementing other college resources with these Mike Alexandroff, president of Colum­ the development of a unique institution. funds, we can lay the foundations for our bia College, will retire as of August 1992. His leadership in Illinois higher education development over the next decade." Alexandroff, during whose 30-year presi­ will be deeply missed," said Dick Wagner, The grant will enable Columbia to develop dency the college has acquired a national executive director of the Illinois Board of a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) pro­ reputation for innovative education and has Higher Education. gram which will stress the development of grown from under 200 to nearly 7,000 stu­ "Intheearly 1960sicouldn'thaveimag­ the college's distinctive pedagogical meth­ dents, will continue to play an active advi­ ined Col urn bia's present scale," said Alex­ ods. In addition, the college plans to make sory role in retirement. androff. "I can claim only some early in­ substantial improvements in its innovative "The Columbia we know -- unique and spirations which enlisted the energies and computer graphics and sound engineering remarkable institution that it is-- would not talents of many others. Columbia is, in programs. exist were it not for the vision and energy fact, a shared possession which enjoys the Mike has provided," said board of trustees renewing vitality of students." chairman Alton B. Harris in announcing Alexandroff's decision. A national search for a successor will be conducted by a committee which will include representa­ tives of the college's board of trustees, administration and faculty, he said. Arguably the fastest growing college in America, Columbia has enjoyed a 3,900 percent enrollment increase since 1964. Enrollment grew nearly 5 percent in 1990, compared to a national average gain of 1-3 percent. The college is the fifth largest among Illinois private colleges and univer­ sities and third in numbers of Illinois resi­ The Center for Black Music Research is one of the beneficiaries of the Title III Grant. Shown dents. here: The Black Music Repertory Ensemble. Page2

Music Research and the Black Music Rep­ National Film and TV School this year. In Faculty and ertory Ensemble. 1992 the second edition of Rabiger's text Administrative Directing the Documentary is due out. This book, considered the leading text in its Changes field, will also appear in Spanish and Ger­ The college relations and development man. department had two major changes in late In a feature article in The Black Colle­ 1990: Nicholaas Van Hevelingen was ap­ gian (Nov./Dec. 90 issue) titled "The Afri­ pointed the department's vice president. can-American Press Challenge to Young Formerly a member of Columbia's Board Phil Klukoff People," Les Brownlee, professor in Co­ of Trustees, he began his new post in Sep­ Philip Klukoff, chairperson of Colum­ lumbia's journalism department, is cited as tember. bia's English department, will present his a model for young people aspiring to jour­ The department also appointed a new di­ proposal "Institutionalizing Outreach: The nalism careers: "With such a rich back­ rector of college relations: Carol Bryant, Urban University of the 1990s" at the 9th ground, Brownlee brings views on journal­ previously senior vice president of Porter/ International Conference on New Concepts ism or communications as a career for young Novelli Public Relations, carne to Colum­ in Higher Education in Budapest this June. African-Americans that command respect." bia in November. The college was a client In the paper's opening remarks, Klukoff Dan Dinello, a film and video depart­ of the agency in 1990. states that "the urban university of the ment teacher and independent filmmaker, Susan Padveen joined Columbia's thea­ 1990s must define itself as a service uni­ recently released his video titled "Chicago ter/music department as the new director of versity in the largest and best sense of the Beat." The video is a compilation of two of audience development. Padveen was previ­ word, as an urban center whose constitu­ Dinello's earlier films, "Rock Lobster" and ously director of education and community ency is the metropolitan area it serves." "Radioactive Love." programs at the International Theater Festi­ Anthony Loeb, chairperson for the de­ Two Columbia faculty members are re­ val of partment of film and video, returned to cipients of the 1991 IIIinois Arts Council Moscow in February to begin co-produc­ Artists Fellowship Awards: Jan Erkert, tion on a documentary focusing on the faculty member of the Dance Center, re­ culture and personality of the USSR from ceived a $10,000 grant for her outstanding the perspective of Soviet women. He will contributions to the field of choreography, be working in collaboration with VGIK, and William Frederking, instructor in Co­ the Soviet National Film School. The col­ lumbia's photography and art department, laboration is part of an exchange in which received a $5,000 grant for excellence in the Soviets will come to Chicago in the fall the field of photography. Susan Padueen to produce a film with corresponding themes Carol Loverde, artist-in-residence in the Ron Boyd became a full-time faculty and viewpoints. music department, is working on a compact member of the television department this John Mulvany, chairperson of the pho­ disc of 19th and 20th century French and semester. Boyd, who formerly taught part­ tography and art department, recently re­ Italian art songs with accompanist John time, was creative service manager for Hysan ceived substantial funding from the East­ Wustman. Corporation of Illinois. man Kodak Company for the traveling In Columbia's placement office, Jan exhibition "Irving Penn: Master Images." Grekoff was promoted to assistant director Kodak contributed $10,000 to the exhibit of placement. She was formerly the col­ which will be at Columbia's Museum Of lege's placement coordinator for journal­ Contemporary Photography March 30 thru ism, writing, management and marketing May 25. communication students. Mary M. Badger, producing director of the theater/music department, became the Faculty and producing director of the American Blues Theatre in September. Badger was also Jan Erkert and Dancers Administrative elected president of the League of Chicago Departmental Update Theaters. The academic advising department has Updates Bill Linehan, director of computer graphic been selected as the Outstanding Private Dr. Samuel Floyd, academic dean of arts, was a participant in Prix Ars Electron­ Institutional Advising Program for 1990 by student affairs, was listed in the Chicago ica, an annual international computer art the American College Testing/National Tribune's 1990 "annual honor roll of artists show in Linz, Austria. He submitted two who brightened the year." The Tribune pieces which combined 2D and 3D imag-. Academic Advising Association (ACT/ NACADA). The award is given in recogni­ picked 20 Chicagoland persons "all of whom ing with photography. tion of innovative and/or exemplary prac­ fulftlled the requirements of having en­ Last February and August Michael Ra­ tices that have resulted in the improvement joyed unusual advances and recognition in biger, director of the Documentary Cen­ ofacademic advising services, according to their respective fields during the past year." ter, went to Norway to give seminars for Floyd was chosen for his devotion to and documentarians and ftlm educators. He Wesley R. Habley, the director of the ACT assessment program. success with Columbia's Center for Black has been invited to teach at the Australian Page3

Last fall the placement office (with the Another Documentary student, Diane Wey­ special help of art and photography place­ ermann, had her documentary portrait ment coordinator Tim Long) rewrote and "Eddie's Chaconne" recently aired on produced A Guide To Writing a Resume Channel 11 's "Image Union." The piece and Cover Letter. The new and improved about a Spanish Civil War veteran who was 20-page handbook, full of illustrations and also a pianist, artist and poet won Weyer­ examples, is available to all Columbia stu­ mann a regional Emmy award. dents. Journalism student Muriel Whetstone The annual Class Bash sponsored by the Beginning February 1, the television de­ was selected to receive the first Playboy academic advising department. partment's student-produced soap opera, Fellowship Award in magazine journalism. The art department's publication de­ "Behind The Screen," was syndicated by "Muriel's personality and character are right sign class received a rare honor last semes­ U-NET, a national network of 128 college up there with her GPA," said Nat Lehrman, ter when Lake Forest Graduate School of and university television stations. U-NET chair of the journalism department. The Management asked the class to design the has a total potential audience of over 7 Playboy Fellowship in magazine journal­ cover of its 1991 catalog/viewbook. "We ism provides stipends to encourage minor­ contacted a number of schools and Colum­ ity students to pursue careers in journalism. bia was by far the most cooperative," said Faith Hasler, director of communications at Lake Forest. "They also have the best repu­ Special Events tation for graphic arts of any college in the Brent Musburger of ABC Sports key­ area." The art students created 18 different noted the Chicago Communications lunch­ designs for the grad school to choose from. An episode from "Behind the Screen" starring eon last November benefitting Columbia's Norman Mark. "It took forever for us to decide on a win­ Albert P. Weisman Scholarship Fund. The Albert P. Weisman Center for the ner," said Hasler. "We were definitely Twenty-four Columbia students were hon­ Study of Chicago Journalism opened in overwhelmed by the quality of the entries." ored as recipients of the scholarship given the college library last October, dedicated The Dance Center is sponsoring a Cho­ for excellence in communications-related to the memory of the well-known Chicago reographers' Mentor Project during the spring projects. Print, media and advertising pro­ publicitor and newsman who devoted much semester. Columbia faculty members Shirley fessionals filled the Marriott ballroom where of his time to aspiring young communica­ Mordine, Jan Erkert and Nana Shineflug, Musburger conducted a question-and-an­ tors. The center houses print, broadcast and along with other Chicago choreographers, swer speech that had even the sports @en­ photographic works of Chicago journalists. will work with local choreographers chal­ thusiasts captivated. Nearly 400 guests Columbia students are encouraged to ex­ lenging them to expand talents. The culmi­ attended. nation of the project are concerts on June 6, amine its collections. 7 and 8. Fiction writing department faculty John Student Update Schultz (chair), Betty Shiflett and Randall Documentary Center student Tom Al­ Albers took part in the 80th annual conven­ mada won best documentary award in the tion of the National Council of Teachers of Illinois Film Festival last June with "Chi­ English in Atlanta last November. They cago House: A Community Together." The presented "Voicing the Image," a vide­ piece was about a hospice for men with Musburger kidding with "Kup" at the Chicago otape of speaking-writing relationships in a AIDS. Story Workshop composition class. Communications Luncheon. Television department major Valerie Bat­ Two weeks later, the tenth John Fis­ The Museum Of Contemporary Pho­ tiest was chosen by Columbia as a Lincoln tography broke new ground last Septem­ chetti Scholarship Dinner was held, hon­ Academy of Illinois Student Laureate. Every oring Columbia's 21 John Fischetti Schol­ ber when it hosted The Chicago Photo­ year, an outstanding senior from each four­ graphic Print Fair. It was the first exposi­ arship recipients who were recognized for year, degree-granting institution of higher their outstanding achievement as journal­ tion of its kind in the Midwest, featuring learning in Illinois is awarded a Lincoln seventeen national dealers and galleries as ism students. Also that evening the Fis­ Academy certificate. She and the other well as seminars on photographic collec­ chetti Editorial Cartoon Competition win­ Student Laureates were chosen and hon­ ners were announced. The eight finalists tion. The three-day fair brought to Colum­ ored for their overall excellence in curricu­ bia approximately 600 photo buffs. and first- and second-place winners se­ lar and extracurricular endeavors. Among In December, The Myron Hokin Stu­ lected from across the nation were pre­ her many activities, Battiest is the producer sented during the dinner in a video pro­ dent Center was the site of the third annual of "Kicking It," a music video rap show Celebracion/Karamu, a year-end, multi­ duced by Columbia's own: the piece was which recently aired on WMAQ-TV. cultural arts festival featuring local and shot and directed by Ed Morris and his TV Documentary Center student Jon Letch­ national African-American and Hispanic­ dept. and scripted by Nick Shuman, jour­ inger's documentary "Cisco Kids" aired on American folk singers, dancers, story tell­ nalism dept. faculty member, with voice­ Cable TV and on Channell I 's "The Nine­ ers and theatrical groups. The crowds that over by AI Parker, radio dept. chair. After ties." The piece was based on interviews turned out for the eight-day event made it a dining and awards, Mort Sahl, social critic Jon had done with San Francisco earth­ and comedian, entertained the 400-plus .>mashing success. quake survivors . crowd. Page4

Warm among Lehrman, journalism dept. chair, a~d Mort Sahl at the John Fischetti Scholarshtp Dmner.

New Trustees Three new trustees joined Columbia's board this year: Martin R. Binder, direc­ tor of the Regional Transportation Authority, Camille C. Hatzenbuehler, past president of the Chicago Public Library Board, and .Joe Silverberg, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Bigsby & Kruth­ ers, Inc. As trustees, they will participate in college budgeting, fundraising, long-t~rm capital planning, and development and Im­ plementation of institutional programs.

In Memoriam Columbia will fondly remember three of its faculty members who died in 1990: Harry Bouras, 59, taught in Columbia's art department for 25 years. He was also a well-known artist and hosted WFMT's "Art and Artists." Bouras' paintings and sculp­ tures are in permanent collections in Chi­ cago's Art Institute. Former Columbia professor Robert Ed­ Pioneer's office in Barrington, IL.. . Catura monds, 76, was a scholar and documentary Class Notes Burnett, '83, has formed her own real estate company, Burnett Corp. Group ... filmmaker of international reputation. He Kim Acoff, '85, has started her own com­ Philip Caldwell, '88, recently comp~~ted wrote such textbooks as Writing It Right, pany, Acoff A venue Films and would like the studio recording of his latest songwntmgl Script Writing for Audio Visual Media, to hear from other film alumni ... Jack Ardell, performance work entitled "Blackbird". .J~ Sights and Sounds and Cinema and Anthro­ '86 would like to hear from fellow alums ' . Cassady, '81, has been promoted to music pology on Film. Edmonds came to the interested in putting together an Amencan director and programming assistant at "The college in the 1950s. Folk Art Gallery ... Darryl E. Bellis, '86, is New Mix 102".. .John Ciszek, '76,hasbeen Michael R. Cuttie, vice president of the the sales account executive for WYHY­ promoted to editorial coordina~o~ of design firm Janet Schirn Associates, Inc., TV, the#l contemporary hit radio station in McDonald's creative services telev1s1on ... was an interior design instructor at Colum­ Nashville, TN... C. Mitchell Bible, '78, Margaret Cole, '90, has joined the At­ bia. Cuttie, 38, had his work featured in opened Lightworks Ltd., a full service lanta-based Phoenix Dance Company and Chicago newspapers and design magazines. commercial and portrait studio in Portsmouth, also teaches modern dance at the South­ He was noted for his social concerns as well NH ... Magic Bottari, '89, is performing in eastern Dance Studio.. . Karen Cooper­ as his talents. Steppenwolf's production of "Romeo & Conorqui, ' 74, is vice president and ac- Juliet" ... Danelle Browe, '90, is working at Page5 count supervisor at E. Morris Ltd., a re­ English to teach English as a second lan­ '86, works for the Chicago Music cently formed advertising, sales promotion guage. She is also an artist-in-residence Alliance ... Dave Silbar, '90, assistant sports and special events marketing with Arizona Commission on the editor for the Suburban Times, has been agency ... Angelique Creer, '90, is a re­ Arts ... Tracy Moore, '79, is an acquiring chosen Media Writer of the Year by the pdrter for the Met.rQpolitan Times in editor for The Oryx Press, a Phoenix-based East Suburban Catholic Conference's soc­ TN... Kurt Dressel, '74, recently left the reference information publisher ...R.W. cer teams ... Miriam Solon, '75 & '83, is a Dupont Co. to become vice president of Munch kin, '77, is producing a feature fllm member of a Ko-Kyo Taiko (Japenese drum) sales for Dainippon Screen Co. He will entitled "Diva Las Vegas", which just be­ troupe and is also finishing a book of essays also be relocating to the Chicago area. .. Eric gan on-site production in December ... Allyn and poems, "I Am Descended From Fuller, '89, received an award for a poem Nehls, '65, is currently the 4 PM Eyewit­ Bears"... Pamela Solon-Boyer, '87, is the that appeared in Great Poems of the West­ ness News director for WLS-TV, United Nations representative for Women em World... Joe Friedman's, '83, 20-year Chicago ... Jimmy Nge, '82, left broadcast­ for International Peace & Arbitration. She novel is in its lOth year and he would like to ing and advertising to work with Harcourt attended the first Sino-American confer­ hear from old English/Poetry Brace Jovanivich Publishing ... ence on women's issues in Beijing classmates ... Irene Goldstein Gordon, '20, recently received an A.B. degree from the community college in Petoskey, MI. She's now studying speech and contemporary literature ... William A.J. Golomski, '87, has been elected to the Board of Overseers for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ... Lorraine Harrell, '84, received the '89 McDonald's National Literary award in poetry and has written spec scripts for "Twilight Zone" and "Married with Chil­ Rockford, IL alums. Left to right, front row: Lora Whisenant, '88, Marcella Raymond, '87, dren." She is currently working on her first Jennifer Tragas, '88. Back row: Fred Speer, '57, Jay McFadden, '90. novel and freelances for the Chicago Tribune ... Mary Hogan Camp, '82, is liv­ Ron Noble, '79, is district health sales this summer, and is currently applying to ing in Vancouver, teaching photography manager for American Service Life Insur­ law schooi...Fred Speer, '57, is celebrat­ and exhibiting her work regularly ... Peggy ance Co ... James Nonneman, '86, opened a ing 31 years as a newsman for WROK -AM Imig, '89, is the series coordinator/opera­ commercial photography studio in Chicago and WZOK-FM in Rockford, IL ... Nancy tions manager at Columbia's Dance specializing in people and fashion ... Cary Rae Stone, '79, is an independent producer Center. .. Rita Jelionis, '80, is a studio Odes, '78, in addition to doing stand-up and recently completed a feature film en­ manager for David Puffer Photo, Inc ... Stacey comedy, has written the short science-fic­ titled "Femme Fatale" starring Colin Jensen, ' 90, is the resource librarian for tion, award-winning film "The Follower" Firth ...Nancy Teinowitz, '81, did the cho­ Perkins & Will ... Jeff Justman, '75, was which appeared at the Chicago Film reography for "Carousel" (Chicago Opera recently published in "Popular Folk Music Festival...Linda Olson, '78, went to Wash­ Theatre) and "Annie" (Drury Lane) ... Dave Today"... Beth Kathan, '89, hosts "The burne Trade School for a 2-year chef train­ Tipton, '80, has returned to Chicago after Pulse", a local cable music show on chan­ ing program and is currently the pastry chef three years as general sales manager of nel50... Betsy Kennedy, '86, won the 1990 at the Rust Belt Cafe. .. Christine Packard­ KMGT-TV in Hawaii, to join Sportschan­ Zonta Club of Kankakee Leadership Award Manory, '85, does freelance P.R. for High­ nel as an account executive ... Lydia Tomkiw, in IN ... Ricbard Lange, '85, received one land Park Hospital ... Tom Phillips, '81, is '86, member of Algebra Suicide, recently of ten $5,000 NEA Arts Midwest Fellow­ an ENG photographer and videotape editor released "Alpha Cue," their seventh re­ ships for painting ... Adam Langer's, '90, for NBC affiliate WCSH-TV in Portland, corded collection of a blend of poetry and one-act melodrama "Backstage Pass" opened ME... Marcella Raymond, '87, is a pro­ electronic music ... Jennifer Tragas, '88, is inJanuaryatPlaywrights' Centcr. .. Lynette ducer and newswriter at WTVO-TV, an a production assistant at WREX-TV... David Law, '88, has relocated to Anaheim, CA to NBC afflliate in Rockford, IL. .. H. Scott Weil, '75, is the manager of media services do movement, drama and video projects Robinson, '90, has a photo exhibit in Feb­ for Northwestern Memorial with mentally retarded persons at Hope ruary at Outtakes ... Mukul Roy, '81, exhib­ Hospital...Michelle Weinberg, '85, is in University ... Dan Liss, '7_!, is editor of The Ited her work entitled "Asian Indians in her 2nd year of law school at liT-Chicago Village Writer Magazine, which features Chicago" at the East Gallery of the Chicago Kent. She is also producing a video for unpublished poetry, fiction, non-fiction and Public Library Cultural Center ... Suzanne Chicago Volunteer Legal Services ... Lora novel excerpts ... Jay McFadden, '90, is a Schei, '89, is the marketing manager for a Whisenant, '88, is the producer of "23 in photojournalist for WREX-TV, an ABC manufacturer of industrial maintenance the Morning" at WIFR-TV, a CBS affiliate afflliate in Rockford, IL... Paul M. Marti­ equipment...Tamara Sellman, '90, is pub­ in Rockford, IL... Marylene Whitehead's, nez, '87, is the media coordinator for lisher/editor of Cornucopia, a free recipe '85, play "A House Divided" had a suc­ LaGrange Memorial Hospital.. .Melody exchange newsletter ... Kevin Shine's, '90, cessful run at Chicago's ETA Miller, '88, has January exhibits at Out­ production company created "Pulling The Theater ... Darnell Williams, '87 ,is a digi­ takes and the Blue Island Library ... Kirby Lever Is Clever," a rap encouraging citi­ tal designer for Symbolics Inc ... Mittelmeier, '84, is pursuing an MA in zens to get out and vote... Charlotte Shure,

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