Volume 38 2018 Courtesy of Netfl ix Netfl of Courtesy Photo: Andrew Eccles/NBC Andrew Photo: Kohan siblings, Jenji ’87 and David ’82, Debra Greene ’01 wins and Max Mutchnick ’82 set the bar for TV -- p. 40 three Golden Mikes -- p. 47 Beverly breeds leaders Alumni trendsetters to watch in 2018 and beyond City of Beverly Hills Beverly of City Photo: Benoit Photography Benoit Photo: Stronger Together: Off to the races: Top thoroughbred Nemans share entrepreneurial spirit Q&A: Beverly Hills Mayor trainer Peter Miller ’84 -- p. 41 -- p. 42-43 Lili Bosse ’79 -- p. 45 Coach In memoriam: Susan award- Stevens, winning legendary journalism tennis teacher coach, Gil passes Chesterton Higginbotham ’75, Katleman ’46 -- p. 56 -- p. 53 named to Hall of Fame -- p. 5 2 Alumni Highlights 2018 On Highlights’ masthead is the phrase “Today Well Lived.” It is excerpted Inside this Issue from the following poem: Hall of Fame Reunion photos Salutation of the Dawn pages 4-7 pages 14-20 Look to this day, For it is the very life of life. In its brief course lie all Upcoming Class Notes the verities and realities of your existence; Reunions pages 22-38 The glory of action, page 5 The bliss of growth, The splendor of beauty, Profi les For yesterday is but a dream and Graduation pages 39-47 Tomorrow is only a vision; pages 8-9 But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of Alumni Snapshots happiness, List of pages 48-51 And every tomorrow a vision of hope, Contributors Look well, therefore, to this day. pages 10-13 Obituaries pages 52-63 Alumni Highlights Alumni Assoc. Board of Directors Staff Melanie Anderson Editor and Production Manager Josh Gross ’91 Editorial Contributor Joanna Stingray ’78 Editorial Contributor Barbara Lee Kozberg ’53 Proofreader Elizabeth Kuzmich Proofreader Maria Heilpern Class Notes BHHS Alumni Association 241 Moreno Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 551-5100 ext. 8219 [email protected] www.bhhsalumni.org Contributions are deductible Left to right: Noah Furie ’77, Lilly Lewis ’74, Josh Gross ’91, Joanna Stingray ’78, Candace under Sec. 501(c)3 of the Inter- Chen ’87. Not pictured: Elyse Beardsley ’76, Barry Brucker ’75, Fred Nason S’48 nal Revenue Code. 2018 Alumni Highlights 3 This past year we lost three President’s Message - Josh Gross ’91 especially talented educators, all of Hello fellow Normans: confi guration. of working with Melanie Anderson whom made a big diff erence in my BHUSD Superintendent For the many of us who loved on the production of this edition, life. Longtime journalism advisor Dr. Michael Bregy has started our time as Normans, what’s better which was completed before Gil Chesterton, who edited this a fascinating discussion on than four years at Beverly? Answer: its deadline and under budget. publication for many years, tennis reconfi guring the fi ve Beverly Hills six years at Beverly! I think it’s a Melanie, who previously served coach Susan Stevens and Beverly s c h o o l s . great idea that should get further as editor of Beverly Hills Weekly, Vista principal Irene Stern. Please Rather than study. Let us know your thoughts. oversees the editorial duties. As you take a moment to read about their continuing We welcomed new principal can see in this publication, she does extraordinary lives on pages 53, 56 with four Mark Mead in a meeting with the excellent work. We welcome your and 59. under- Alumni Association (see photo on photos and submissions for future In closing, don’t forget that you e n r o l l e d page 6). Having taught English and editions of Alumni Highlights. graduated from the most famous K-8 grade ASB at Beverly for many years, The Alumni Association was high school in the country— schools, and Principal Mead is a great choice to founded in December, 1977. probably the world. We need your one 9-12 lead the school. Our organization has grown fi nancial support as we help take grade high In October we held our annual signifi cantly since that time. We our alma mater to even higher school, due reception along with the Beverly now mail this Alumni Highlights places. So if you enjoy reading your Josh Gross ’91 to changing Hills Athletic Alumni Association to over 18,500 graduates living Alumni Highlights, please consider enrollment (see photos on page 49). Thanks all over the world. The fi nancial making a contribution and sending and demographics, in the future to Julie Steinberg and BHAAA support of graduates like you has in a class note today. Beverly might become a 7-12 president David Corwin ’87 for allowed us to become the biggest Until next time my friends, Go grade campus. Such a move would their help in organizing the event, contributor of alumni scholarships. Normans! also allow us to compete better which helps fund our many projects This year, as in years past, we Josh Gross ’91 with neighboring private schools, throughout the year. awarded $12,000 to deserving President, Alumni Association many of which have a similar Once again I’ve had the pleasure graduating seniors. [email protected] data and the studies about not mere- dle school but The 411 on Future Focused Schools ly the philosophy of the delivery of to not create The Future Focused Schools everything. We looked at a K-6 and middle school education, it’s much that middle Team, a 22-member committee of a stand-alone 7-8. We looked at a more about Beverly Hills. Meaning school in the community stakeholders, has been 7-12. We came up with the fact that because we’re [a] basic aid [district], coming fall, studying the district’s current K-8/9- the best model was going to be K-5, because we don’t have as many stu- we’ve given 12 model and options including ... [and] a stand-alone 6-8 middle dents in the district, because we’re the Board an K-5/6-8/9-12 and K-6/7-12 to de- school … for all of our children to spending so much money per stu- opportunity to termine what confi guration would go to. That became the recommen- dent but not getting high test scores further study best serve students while ensuring dation … after lots of input and edu- or having good extracurricular—this what that tran- longterm fi nancial sustainability cation from our administration, from convinced me that there has to be sition would Jonathan for the district. our teachers, from the data. change. … What’s not going to hap- look like. … Prince ’76 The FFST includes parents, Why [was] El Rodeo [recom- pen is four K-8s continuing to oper- If the Board teachers, administrators and com- mended as the site for the middle ate fi nancially. … The other thing I agrees, the fi rst thing [that] should munity members. Among them is school]? found really compelling about the happen is there should be a transition Jonathan Prince ’76, who is a grad, We recommended El Rodeo for FFST was that we were taken on a committee that says how to get from parent of a grad and former presi- one signifi cant reason: It’s under tour of all of this information not by four [elementary schools] to three. dent of the Beverly Hills Education construction currently. That means people who had an agenda but by … The next fall, when things start Foundation. He recently spoke that the students’ experience has not people who had experience. I was to change, another committee has to with Beverly Hills Weekly about been the best in terms of facilities, taught by Mark Mead, the Beverly be formed. ... That’s a year or two of the FFST’s recommendation that although the teachers have done an High principal, [and] Kevin Allen, study, because what we’re trying to BHUSD adopt a model with a ded- amazing job of keeping it going. the El Rodeo principal. If … a lot do is build a middle school that is the icated 6-8 middle school. Excerpts … It [also] allows you to more effi - of current and retired teachers at the envy of all middle schools. We’re from that conversation follow. ciently construct that school. When elementary, middle and high school trying to build something that people there aren’t children on campus, it tell you “This is the way,” and they want to move here for. Why did the FFST go with a 6-8 is about 20 percent more effi cient all agree and the data supports them, Watch Jonathan Prince confi guration? in terms of how much money spent you should listen. … We had to examine the current and how quickly it gets done. … on Beverly Hills View, What’s the likelihood the Board hosted by Alumni [K-8] model because ... the commu- You started off as a proponent of will make a fi nal decision on this nity really wanted to know, “What’s K-8. What made you change your Association President by March 15? Josh Gross ’91 wrong with it and what could be mind? Because our recommendation is made right?” … We [looked] at … I would absolutely say that the to head toward a consolidated mid- vimeo.com/252378955 4 Hall of Fame 2018 Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame Edwin L. Artzt S’47 Betty Hughes Fladager S’41 Mel Levine ’60 Jay Sandrich S’49 Nicole Avant ’86 Joyce Marcus Flannery ’66 Stanley W. Levy ’59 Michael Schlesinger ’60 Robert E.