Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Alumni Newsletters Alumni Spring 1995 re: Columbia Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation re: Columbia College Chicago (Spring 1995), Alumni Magazine, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news/49 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. and the beat The pulsating rhythm of drums and pounding feet kept audiences goes on ... enthralled at three October perfor­ danceafrica/ mances of DanceAfrica /Chicago '94. Presented at Medinah Temple chicago '94 for the fourth year by Columbia's Dance Center, the theme of this year's showcase of African dance and music was "Rites of Passage: In Ce leb ration of African Women. " Highlights of the pro­ duction included the Najwa Dance Corps of Chicago and The Women's Percussion Ensemble. najwa dance corps dancer deborah moses allen, north african dance teacher djalaal, david k. smith of columbia's dance center, and morris "ife" butler and nsilo ward of najwa dance corps at a reception celebrating the success of danceafrica/ chicago 1994, sponsored by the dance center. re: columbia no. 12/spring 1995 tri-annual publication sent free of charge to alumni and friends of columbia college chicago number of free activities both on another well-known Chicago arts campus and nea~by: excerpts of college)." This year we're aiming some of the best in alumni films to top anything in Hollywood. and videos will be continuously looped in the Collins Lecture Hall alumni Then get a good night's sleep and on campus; the Gospel Festival is get in gear on Saturday morning second annual rocking at Grant Park; and the for non-stop activities: reunion "colum- 46th Old Town Art Fair is just a campus tours wi ll be scheduled hop, skip and a jump away. In the college: past, present at various times in the morning. next few months the planning future '95" on friday Several departments are housed committee will be researching m new facilities around campus other afternoon options nearb y. and there are many new acquisi­ Watch your mail for updates. 995. Events have been tions in the way of equipment designed for alums looking to and space which arc just begging A special reception recognizing enrich their lives, advance their to be shown off. Alumni Scholarship Fund donors ca reers and further their ed uca­ will take place in the late after­ As a result of your suggestions, tions. All this with a lot of fun noon /ea rly everting in the Museum the alumni college, which will thrown in for good measure. of Broadcast Communications in also be held on Saturday morn­ the Chicago Cultural Center. Start the weekend off right on ing, has evolved from last year's The alumni achievement Friday night at the alumni exhib­ co ntinuing education classes. awards dinner will once again it and opening reception in the Specific courses have yet to be Hokin Annex, 623 South Wabash. firmed up, but they will be built top off Reunion activities. Last Paintings, photography, sculpture around departmental workshops year's presentation was a moving and more will be on display and led by well-known artists. testament to the strength, dedica­ purchase prizes will be awarded. tion and professiona lism of the The chicago blues luncheon (See "Call for Entries" on back page Columbia community. The dinner will offer a sumptuous banquet for details.) Last year's elega nt wi ll be held at the Chicago featuring the best of Windy City and lively affair, hosted by the Cultural Center's Preston Bradley eats and music. Alumni Boa rd Alumni Association Board, was Hall. Tickets sold out quickly last president Michael E. J a c k son judged by one who knows as "better year, so be sure to make reserva­ wi ll s peak on the issues tions early. f ac ing th e For reunion '95 information, A lumni ~(').c.\ phone Eric Mixon, assistant direc­ Association and ~ college president tor of Alumni Relations, at John B. Duff will 312/663-1600, ext. 420. give a state-of­ the-college address. /.. ' . continuing education '94 alumni exhibition and opening reception '94 Lights ... Camera ... Columbia College student art Action! exhibit will be on display in the Library April 6 through May 13. It's almost curtain time once Topping off the evening will be again! Celebrate Columbia '951 is dinner and dancing under the close at hand and the Columbia stars in the Winter Garden. College communHy is preparing Proceeds of $40,000 from last to strut its stuff. The second year's gala went to support the annual public celebration of newly-created Columbia College Columbia student talent will be Trustee Scholarship Fund. Helena presented on Satu rday, May 6 at Chapellin Wilson '76, Gordon just a taste of the Harold Washington Library McClendon and Averill Leviton, last year's Center, 400 South State Street. trustees and co-chairs of the gala, "celebrate This year's gala plans are already say that this year they hope to columbia!" indicating an even more enchant­ double the amount raised. student talent ing evening than the last. showcase. .. Corne celebrate columbia! and The curated event will include bring a friend to show off your stellar dance, theater and music alma mater. For ticket informa­ performances; literary, film, tion, call 312/663-1600, ext. 287. radio, video and television p re­ Celebrate sentations; and a run way fas hion Columbia '95 show of student designs. A fashion FUNDRAISING LUNCHEONS The 13th annual fischetti The benefit, chaired by Columbia of journalism; a debt that I and T h e Chicago Joan Lufrano and Howard trustee Judith Riskind, included other Fischetti scholars before me Mendelsohn. All proceeds bene­ editorial cartoon com~ Communications/20 a presentation by WLS -TV strive to repay daily." annual benefit lun­ fi tted the Albert P. Weisman tion awards llllCheon to ben­ anchorma n Joel Daly. Natalie Scholarship Fund, which helps Heartwarming note: cheon in November efit joumalism student sciD­ White '93, assistant editor at the support Columbia student pro­ Competition winner John was another example New York Ti111es Chicago bureau jects in communica tions fields. In arships was held at the Deering was so impressed with and former Fischetti scholar, of strong outside sup­ the 1994 academic year, 32 stu­ the support given to journalism pump room in october. The spoke to supporters about her port for Columbia pro­ dents received awards to partially students in the name of late car­ $3,000 first place award went to ed uca tion at Columbia: "The grams. More than 800 attend­ fund projects in film, video, toonist John Fischetti that he and John Deering of the Arkansas most significant thing about the ed the luncheon held at the advertising, creative writing, fine his wife contribu ted $500 of his Democrat-Gazette and a $1,500 sec­ Fischetti Scholarship is that it Chicago Marriott Downtown arts, photography and other award to the scholarship fund. ond place award went to Bill Daly of does more than pay a bill .. .Jt Hotel. The event was keynoted by fields. More than $400,000 has Now who's impressed? Kudos to the Detroit Free Press. Both winning demands excellence, commit­ ABC News anchor Sam been awarded since the scholar- Mr. and Mrs. Deering for their cartoons d~12icted__!hg_ South ment and dedicCltion to the. field.. Donaldson and co-chaired by _smp b_eganJJD9..74. ~-- African election. dedication to education. "The Fischetti Scholarship ... demands excellence, commitment and dedication to the field of journalism ... " Natalie White '93 fischetti awards: (1-r) second place winner bill day, karen fischetti, chicago communications/ 20: (1-r) newton minnow, former fcc chair­ widow of john fischetti, and first place winner john deering. man and current counsel with sidley & austin; tony weisman, the leo burnett company and son of albert p. weisman; and sam donaldson, abc news anchor. NATIONAL BLAClZ PROGRAMMERS COALITION SCHOLARSHIP Alumni t Board Grethia Hightower '82, Columbia career advisor and member of the Expanding Na tional Black Programmers The Columbia College Coalition (NBPC), recently pre­ Alumni Association is sented a $3,000 scholarship award happy to welcome seven from the NBPC to Columbia new members. Joining College journalism major April Knox. Pictured from left to right th e Board are Mari a are Rodney D. Wellington, NBPC Ba lderas '88, Stephen national board member; April Corpora '86, Michael Gold '91, Paul Gray '83, Knox; Grethia Hightower; and D. lltt.•· lhm••mltl1111ll1/lf!IM! Chris Gardenhi re, NBPC ~ ~I ~~ 1\ I ,~:;(/ "'tfvtv Mary A. Johnson '91, lkti1DDOOU JHj(Jt'~~16lM6 11'199 ((' Midwest Chapter treasurer. Gloria Lehr, and Marty Lennartz '82. COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO CENTER FOR BOOlZ & PAPER AR1:S years ago. With the help of through mid-January. an adv isory committee, The cu,rrent exhibit, "Dimensional Interdisciplinary Arts chair Paper," is a collection of works by Suzanne Cohan-Lange, Artists installation artist Anne Vilsboll Book Works founder Barbara from Denmark, Sophie Dawson, Lazarus Metz, and Sward devel­ author of "The Art & Craft or oped a proposal based on two Papermaking from England," years of research in existing pro­ sculpture artists Sherry Giryotas grams. In it they recommended a and Terese Zemlin, and large for­ center fo r the study and creation mat paper artist Amanda Degner of handmade paper and book arts from Minneapolis.