Leadership Conference Commencement
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Leadership Conference Commencement
SIMMONS SUMMER 2011 Leader ship Confere nce Com me nce me nt Re uni on 28308.indd 1 7/26/11 9:21 PM SIMMONS president’s letter Vice President for Marketing & admission Cheryl E. Howard ’71 Director of Marketing Communications Allyson Irish ’04GS Editor Kathleen S. Carr Assistant Editor Rebecca Brown ’09 Writers and Contributors Bryn Adler ’11 Ivette Argueta ’11SM Julie Choquette Robert Dunn Kalimah Knight ’09GS Elyse Pipitone ’07SW Hilary Shepard ’11SM Design Sawyer Design Associates, Inc. Diane Sawyer, Art Director Nicole Barbuto, Designer Printing Kirkwood Printing Photography John Gillooly, Carla Osberg The Simmons College Office of Marketing Communications publishes the SimmonS magazine three times a year. Third-class postage is paid in Boston, Mass. Diverse views presented in the SimmonS magazine do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the magazine or the College. (ISSN) 0049-0512. For more information, call 617-521-2359, or visit www.simmons.edu. 28308.indd 2 By the time you receive this issue of the SimmonS magazine, we will be savoring the last few days of summer here on campus, and busily getting ready for the new academic year. As much as I enjoy the predictability of the academic calendar, I think many of you would find the summer here a very different place than you had experienced years ago. We have many external conferences, educational groups, and non-profit organizations leasing space from us, numerous graduate and undergraduate classes, and of course, lots and lots of planning. One of the things that I am most looking forward to in the upcoming year is the outreach and travel I will do on behalf of our Making Education Work Campaign (www.simmons.edu/ makingeducationwork). This will include traveling around the country to 16 different sites, meeting alumnae/i, parents, and friends, sharing news about this historic campaign and Simmons’s exciting plans for the future. I also will be talking about our three fabulous new deans, (more on them in the next issue!) and the progress we have made on our strategic plan, Strategy 2015 (simmons.edu/ strategy2015). I hope to see many of you on these trips, and I understand that we will even have some alumnae/i who have graciously agreed to be “Simmons social media ambassadors” to help get the word out through Twitter and Facebook. As I head into my fourth year as President of Simmons, I’ve also taken some time this summer to reflect on Simmons’s history and our future. Simmons was founded by a revolutionary idea: that women could — and should — be responsible for their own livelihoods. While our mission has been translated differently over the years, we remain true to our core values of community, a studentcentered culture, and innovation. It’s remarkable how far Simmons has come in 112 years; I plan for us to achieve even greater success in the next 100. Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM President 7/26/11 9:21 PM SIMMONS find us online The SIMMONS magazine also can be viewed online. Please visit alumnet. simmons.edu/netcommunity/magazine. Follow us on Twitter: @SimmonsMagazine. And like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/SimmonsCollege. 5 President’s Letter Editor’s Note /2 News /3 Leadership Conference /4 Commencement 2011 /6 Reunion /9 Campaign Giving /13 Faculty Focus /21 Alumnae/i Achievements /22 Class Notes /23 Obituaries /35 Voices /37 contents Summer 2011 9 summer 2011 1 28308.indd 1 7/28/11 6:51 PM Chair editor’s note Lauren J. Brisky ’73 Vice Chair Susan A. Ollila ’66 Clerk of the Board of Trustees Regina M. Pisa Members Carmen A. Baez ’79, ’03HD Deborah C. Brittain ’74SW Jane Buyers-Russo ’81 Jennifer Kelly Choi ’87 Barbara L. Cohen ’68 Dwight B. Crane Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM Joyce L. Elden ’80 Atsuko Toko Fish James D. Flynn P’12, P’14 Jill A. Greenthal ’78 What is Home? Karen Hammond Jacqueline Hernàndez Anne C. Hodsdon ’75, ’77GS John W. Humphrey Stephen P. Jonas P’05 Kathleen Morrissey LaPoint ’84 Ngina Lythcott ’67, ’04HD Stephen P. McCandless Jacqueline C. Morby ’78SM Denise Doherty Pappas ’71, ’85SM Carol Waller Pope ’74 Christian Pope-Campbell ’91 Faith M. Richardson ’84 Jo-Ann Robotti ’75 Emily Scott Pottruck ’78 Carole Seigel ’80SM Toby Tattlebaum Sloane ’60 Paula A. Sneed ’69 Winston Tabb ’72LS Janet Trafton Tobin ’67 Andrea Waldstein ’60SW Roslyn M. Watson ’71 Amy E. White ’81 board of trustees Judith Samdperil Mann ’83 Alumnae/i Volunteer Leadership Alumnae Association Executive Board President Marsha Kirshenbaum ’65, P’94 Graduate School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association President Carl A. Antonucci, Jr. ’93LS For me, home is the feeling I get when I pull around the corner and see my Ma waiting for me in the doorway. (No one waits for you with as much anticipation as your Ma — not spouses, not friends, not even puppies, OK, maybe puppies…). Here at Simmons, home might be Arnold Hall, or North Hall. It might be your own pad off Park Drive or, if you’re like me, Java City. You might have felt most at home on the basketball court, in the student activities office, or in your Photoshop class. The point is, Simmons became something more than the college you chose in Boston — it became your home, and a place that you proudly affiliate with, in your personal and professional life. It’s my hope that this issue, with coverage of the Simmons Leadership Conference, Commencement, and Reunion, will remind you of the home you have here. The home you associate with when you return for a professional conference, the home you reunite with when you return for reunion, and the home you remember when you reconnect with the friends and professors you met here. Our coverage of the Leadership Conference begins on p. 4, but it doesn’t end there. At this year’s conference, we hosted live blogging and folks in the audience were tweeting throughout the day. See what inspired them in our Twitter Roll on p. 5. And if you weren’t able to attend, you can read those blogs online at: www.simmons.edu/leadership/blog. Darcie Guilbert ’11, this year’s undergraduate Commencement speaker challenges all of us to “channel our Simmons-ness.” To find out what that challenge entails, and to read the live tweets, see p. 6 and p. 7. You can also watch the Commencement video, sure to bring you to tears, at: http:// vimeo.com/24181854. If you came to this year’s Reunion festivities, you know about the brownie challenge, the barbeque — complete with video storytelling — and Alumnae Achievement Award-winner Esther Wilkins ’38. Read about them all on p. 9, and watch the videos at: http://vimeo.com/24888471. You are always welcome, and it’s our hope that you come back often. We’ll be waiting for you, in the doorway. Cheers, Kathleen S. Carr, Editor [email protected] School of Management Alumnae Association President Anne Denna ’05SM School of Social Work Alumni Association President Nancy Poorvu ’79SW 2 SIMMONS 28308.indd 2 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/28/11 6:51 PM news College Recognized With National Honor For the fifth consecutive year, Simmons was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Simmons is the only college in Massachusetts to have received the “Honor Roll With Distinction” designation four times since the honor roll began in 2006. The “Honor Roll With Distinction” designation is given to schools that have exhibited significant community service. A total of 511 colleges were chosen for the 2010 Community Service Honor Roll — only 114 colleges received the designation “Honor Roll with Distinction.” Celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, the Scott/ Ross Center (S/RC) for Community Service helped to engage 2,687 undergraduate and graduate students in Partnership With City Year Highlights Community Service Simmons recently signed a new “Give a Year” partnership with City Year, a leading national youth service organization operating in 20 U.S. cities. The partnership will allow members, alumni, and staff of City Year to apply for scholarships to Simmons’s graduate schools. The new Simmons/City Year National Service Scholars will enter Simmons beginning in 2012. According to President Helen Drinan, this new program “highlights the shared visions of both organizations related to our collective investment in community.” n Read more about City Year at www.cityyear.org. 53,700 hours of community service activities in 2010. n For more information about how to support the Scott/Ross Center for Community Service, please visit: www.simmons.edu/ src10year. Simmons Prepares for the Future Strategy 2015 and the Simmons Strategy Map represent work done by hundreds of members of the Simmons strategy community to articulate our core purpose and values, and to identify five strategic opportunities that will lead Simmons to a successful future. n To read more visit: simmons.edu/ strategy2015. U.S. Archivist Returns to Campus GSLIS Alumnus and U.S. Archivist David Ferriero ’74LS, pictured here with GSLIS Dean Michèle Cloonan, visited campus in July as part of the Archives Education and Research Institute (AERI) held at Simmons. AERI, a week-long summer institute, brought together archival faculty and archival doctoral students, nationally and internationally, for a series of workshops, mentoring, research sessions, and plenary presentations. n “Happiness is a competency that can be taught. I think it’s another communication skill.” — Professor Naresh agarwal, P. 37 To listen to Agarwal’s happiness talk, visit: http://bit.ly/lB2W1z summer 2011 3 28308.indd 3 7/29/11 3:13 PM Pictured from left to righ t: Juliette Powell, author and social media thought leader; Donna Karan, fash ion designer; Judith Jamison, former artistic director Alvin Ailey American Da nce Theater and Maria Hinojosa, awa rd-winning journalist; and Anne Mu lcahy, former CEO, Xerox PASSIoN AND ProfESSIoN: The Simmons Leadership Conference: “Whatever you do, do it with integrity, wherever you go, go as a leader, whoever you serve, serve with character, whenever you dream, dream with your all, and never give up.” This is the company credo that Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chair and former CEO of the Carlson Companies, Inc., shared with the audience at Simmons’s 32nd Leadership Conference. A record number of 2,700 business and professional women gathered at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on April 26. The conference theme, “Passion 4 SIMMONS 28308.indd 4 and Profession,” encouraged speakers to discuss and explore the qualities of passion and tenacity that have led them to success and helped to make their organizations — and the world — a better place. The keynote speakers, who came from a variety of careers and industries, included: Donna Karan, fashion designer and philanthropist; Anne Mulcahy, Save the Children chair and former chair and CEO of Xerox; Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chair and former CEO of the Carlson Companies, Inc., and Maria Hinojosa, award-winning journalist and author. To read more about the conference, visit www.simmons.edu/leadership/blog To register for the 2012 Leadership conference, which will be held on April 5, 2012, visit www.simmons.edu/leadership/ register alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:21 PM the he s simmons immons Leadership Conference Conference t twitter witter r roll oll Here’s what attendees were saying during the Leadership Conference • Learned today: women own 1% of the world’s property #Simmonsconf • #simmonsconf Juliette Powell: issue: people don’t feel connected to idea of using a tool — want to meet face 2 face. #emcswc • Women view using their networks as a violation of trust. #emcswc #simmonsconf interesting. • Anne Mulcahy: emulating men is a big mistake (for women leaders). #emcswc #simmonsconf • Unbelievable: “By age 2, 92% of kids in the U.S. have an online profile.” — CNET #simmonsconf # emcswc • Anne Mulcahy: autocratic leaders win minds, authentic leaders win hearts #emcswc #simmonsconf • Pick the ppl u connect with carefully — 43% of web news sharing is done via social media. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Women get the job done without pomp and circumstance — we don’t have time for it! #lead2011 • Women tend to be more creative than men. Most creative in area of “worry”. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Pamela Paton on building your brand: Do something not necessarily in your profession, and show your passion as you do so. #lead2011 • Maria Hinojosa: Diversity means no fear. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Thoughts are so powerful and if you claim them you’ll have what you need to get through this life. — Judith Jamison #lead2011 • Words to live by: “If you don’t like it, fix it.” — Marilyn Carlson Nelson #simmonsconf #emcswc • not at #simmonsconf this year? Check it out online: http://bit.ly/ gxUj3d • On facing difficult workplace challenges as a leader: Speak authentically with your team on the issues at hand. — Janice Zdankus #lead2011 • @ #simmonsconf: “passion: nurture it & you’ll be wildly successful in your journey... See u @ the top.” 26 Apr • Eileen McDargh: When women rise to the top, companies rise, too. #lead2011 26 Apr • Do the pre-sell. Decisions are not made at the meeting. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Judith Jamison: If the door wasn’t open to me, I made my own door. The power to achieve comes from inside. #lead2011 @simmonsconf • Women need to focus more on decisiveness and back off on results. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Women are typically more engaged at work than men. #emcswc #simmonsconf • Leaders not trained to assess talent that doesn’t think or look like them. Companies need to fix that. #emcswc #simmonsconf • “ You and I know that the word woman means being of strength.” — Judith Jamison #lead2011 26 Apr • “ Marilyn Carlson Nelson: Creating jobs is the best force for good there is.” #lead2011 summer 2011 5 28308.indd 5 7/26/11 9:21 PM Darcie Guilbert ’11 addressed her class on May 20th at the College’s 106th Commencement ceremony. She encouraged graduates to foster a world led by “Simmons-ness.” CoMMENCEMENT 2011: Channel Your “Simmons-ness” “Simmons-ness is part of who you are. It’s a presence. It’s a sense of self, of well-being, of creativity, of rapport, of knowledge, of an ‘I can change the world’ attitude. No, it’s an ‘I can change the world action.’” “It’s that thirsting desire for knowledge, for a better community, for a better world, for more. It’s the relationship with classmates, in which we push one another toward excellence both inside and outside of the classroom. Simmons-ness. It’s the seizing of every opportunity, and in more cases than not, the creation of opportunities. Simmons-ness. It’s the bonds created with professors, not just as educators, but also as mentors, colleagues, supporters, and the occasional friend. Simmons-ness. It’s choosing the right way and sometimes more difficult path when it’d be much easier to conform. Simmons-ness is why we came to Simmons. As soon as we stepped on campus, we could sense it in the students, faculty, and staff and we couldn’t resist the desire to be part of Simmons and for Simmons College to be part of us.” 6 SIMMONS 28308.indd 6 This is how Darcie Guilbert ’11 addressed her 385 Simmons peers on May 20 for the College’s 106th Commencement ceremony. She spoke about how they all ended up at Simmons, and how it was this feeling of Simmons-ness that brought them all together. She encouraged them all to share that Simmons-ness’ with the world. Retired Chief Justice Margaret Marshall gave the undergraduate commencement address and encouraged graduates to use their Simmons education to make a difference in the world. She said, “You must always remember that one small act can make a difference. Often in ways you never could have imagined.” Chief Justice Marshall received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the College. In the afternoon ceremony, Kylie Copland Sullivan ’11SM gave the graduate address and recounted classmates who turned in their assignments moments before going into labor. Boston Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson, who received an honorary Doctor of Education from Simmons, addressed the master’s and doctoral degree students. She thanked Simmons students for all they do. Her final message? “It only takes one.” Other honorary degree recipients included: Millicent Gorham ’76, executive director of the National Black Nurses Association, which represents 150,000 African American nurses in the United States; Rebecca Haag, CEO and president of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and a powerful advocate for HIV prevention, treatment, and care; Representative Byron Rushing, a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives, and a longtime champion of human and civil rights, and the creation of economic housing and healthcare opportunities for all; and Lois Silverman Yashar ’02HA, founder of Concentra Managed Care, founding chair of the Commonwealth Institute in Boston, and chairwoman of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. To watch a video of Commencement, visit http://vimeo.com/24181854 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:21 PM the Commencement twitter roll the Commencement t witter roll Here’s what the attendees of Simmons’s 106th Commencement were tweeting • “Congrats to @SimmonsCollege class of ’11 — try to remember it all today bc it just becomes a blur. Welcome to the club of incredible grads.” • As Gwen said 2 yrs ago: “welcome to the tribe. We may be small, but we are everywhere.” #simmons11 • Helen Drinan: You are smart, idealistic, & successful and I know you’ll do your part for a better future #simmons11 • I’m not gonna cry, I’m not gonna cry, I’m not gonna cry. #simmons11 • Marshall: The education of women leaders for the advancement of humankind is an urgent goal. #simmons11 • Marshall: May you find fulfillment in the many dimensions of your life. Congrats to each of you! #simmons11 • It’s official! Baccalaureate tassels moved to the right side of the caps! #simmons11 • Congrats to the @simmonscollege class of 2011!! If your fashion sense with shoes says anything, you’ll be fabulous! #simmons11 • I just graduated!!! #simmons11 • 5 years and 2 degrees later saying goodbye to @SimmonsCollege for the last time. Congrats #grads11! • Congrats to all of the @SimmonsCollege grads today! Educating women for power and principled leadership is a great thing. • Congrats #simmons11!! Sad to see you leave, but excited to see the great things you’ll do! • Women from @SimmonsCollege are truly a special breed #simmons11...they make me a proud alum. • RT: At Simmons Commencement celebrating 1200 wonderful graduates. Congrats to the class of 2011. Go get them, ladies! #simmons11 • Congrats and Mazel Tov to all graduating today @SimmonsCollege! May you continue to do amazing things! #simmons11 • Johnson: The world’s problems will need you to change the status quo. #simmons11 • So, now what? #Simmons11 • As my first act as a college graduate/adult, I am going to take a nap. A long one. #simmons11 summer 2011 7 28308.indd 7 7/26/11 9:22 PM tips from a graduating senior BryN AdLEr ’11 rEMINdS uS ThAT MEMorIES MIGhT BE ThE MoST IMPorTANT ThING WE’LL TAkE froM ThIS PLACE 6. “do noT shrink From liFE And do noT shrink From choicEs” The above quote came from alumna Gwen Ifill ’77, a political moderator and journalist, during her 2009 commencement speech at Simmons. She said, “The stakes are too high. And you are, after all, Simmons women.” In your time at Simmons, become a student leader by involving yourself in any programs or initiatives that you’re passionate about. It will give you the opportunity to influence the administration — as student leaders are given a large amount of responsibility — and it’s a great way to support what you love. 1. EmbrAcE ThE EsTrogEn We have a saying here at Simmons: “It’s not an all-girls’ school without men, it’s an all-women’s college without boys.” Skip the stressing, ladies. It’s Boston, and there’s certainly no shortage of men. That being said, participating in a learning environment that is developed specifically for empowering women is an unbelievable advantage. Class becomes a different experience, one aimed not only at learning but at creating professional, successful women. Plus, we have clean bathrooms. 2. Find your T lEgs The T will be your best friend and worst enemy. But don’t take all four years to get to know your way around the city. Boston is home to fantastic neighborhoods that offer different restaurants, shops, and theaters, and staying in Fenway is really only fun until the end of baseball season. Master the rainbow of lines and the city will really become your playground. 3. ProFEssors ArEn’T your PArEnTs, ThEy’rE your PEErs This isn’t high school; your professors will treat you as professionals, as long as you give them the same courtesy. If you work with professors in this capacity, it will open doors to opportunities outside of school, including networking possibilities and professional communities. 4. JusT bEcAusE iT’s ThErE doEsn’T mEAn you should EAT iT We all know the threat of the “freshmen 15,” but there are bigger digestive dangers in the dining hall. A few notes: the fruit is always a good choice, the fish never is; only eat the mac and cheese if your body is already part cheddar; and you will never taste anything as good as one of Estella’s omelets. 5. yEs, you will hAvE To inTErn, And yEs, iT will bE unPAid Simmons is all about preparing you for the job market, so starting junior year, utilize your on-campus resources to make sure you nab an internship or two that will give you some real-life experience on your resume. Does this mean potentially working part-time for no dough? You bet it does. It’s all part of the learning process, folks, and any skills you acquire in internships will come into play in your schooling. 8 SIMMONS 28308.indd 8 7. m AnAgE your budgET And your TimE College for most people means two things: a lot of time and very little money. Your schedule may seem wide open, but trust me when I say that pulling last-minute all-nighters is neither fun nor productive. Similarly, blowing your savings on pizza and cabs in the first week will land you in a sorry spot for the rest of the semester. Learn to budget, it will serve you well. 8. A good FriEnd is bETTEr ThAn ThErAPy There’s nothing more surreal than that first moment after your parents leave and you’re stuck thinking, “Well, what do I do now?” Here’s the answer: meet new people. It’s terrifying to make new friends in a strange place, but you’ll be unhappy if you don’t. These new friends are going to bring out things you didn’t even know you had in you. And they will become your sisters. 9. rEd For rEd sox, grEEn For cElTics, yEllow For bruins, bluE For shArks Boston’s energy and constant chaos is exhilarating, and most of the time it grows from the immense sports fan base we have. Even if you’re not that into sports, go to a game, professional or collegiate, and familiarize yourself with the culture. Take it from someone who was a freshman when the Sox won the World Series, the rush goes to your heart, and you are forever loyal to Boston sports. 10. nEvEr miss A chAncE To mAkE A mEmory College is a big investment, and a Simmons education will take you to great places. But remember, this experience is just as much about doing the wrong thing; you’re going to skip class, stay out late, make regrettable decisions. I’m not necessarily advocating it, but it’s amazing the kind of experiences you’ll have when you say “yes.” Be safe, but make mistakes and make memories. They will live with you forever. bryn Adler ’11 graduated with a communications-writing and editing major and a double minor in English and cinema and media studies. originally from brentwood, n.h., she came to boston with dreams of journalism. she was the features editor of The Simmons Voice, a member of Academy and lambda Pi Eta, and a bookbuilders of boston scholar. ontact her at [email protected], on Twitter @bryn_adler, or through her c website www.brynadler.weebly.com. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/28/11 6:51 PM Reunion Weekend 2011 M ore than 500 alumnae came back to campus to celebrate Reunion from June 3–5 and were treated to sunny weather, lots of new events, and old favorites, including: a Simmons Today Show, Bobby Flay-style brownie bake-off, an outdoor gourmet barbeque held in the grassy quad, and “Tell Your Story” video interviews (see p. 10 for details). Attendees also participated in the always-popular awards luncheon on Saturday. In the first-ever Simmons Today Show, Communications Professor and alumna Joan Abrams ’71 hosted a discussion with publishing world experts Olga Karagiannis ’07, Francesca Castagnoli ’91, and Maureen Kenna ’86. The group spoke on topics of women’s health, parenting, and fitness. Many alumnae toured Fenway Park, explored Boston, or visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They then gathered together Friday evening for a barbeque on the quad, followed by dessert with “Brownies and Bubbly.” In a friendly competition, President Helen Drinan challenged Meggen Beaulier ’96, president of Simply Divine Brownies, for the ultimate brownie challenge (see photo p. 12). Beaulier was awarded the winner — but it was very, very close. On Saturday, alums enjoyed class meetings, photos, and dinners, and the annual State of the College address and Awards Luncheon. The luncheon began with the Daisy Procession, where members of the Class of 1961, celebrating their 50th Reunion, marched in with large daisies and were applauded by fellow alumnae. Esther Wilkins ’38 received the Alumnae Achievement Award. Wilkins is 94 years old and continues to teach at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. top Picture: Friends from the Class of 2006 enjoy the Friday evening quad-side festivities: from left to right, Kate Diamond ’06, Jennifer Larsen ’06, Laura Buermann ’06, Karyn Brehmeyer ’06, Kari Pfeiler ’06, and Megan Coleman ’06. Bottom Picture: President Helen Drinan and Alumnae Association President, Marsha D. Kirshenbaum ’65, P’94 present the Alumnae Achievement Award to Esther Wilkins ’38. summer 2011 9 28308.indd 9 7/26/11 9:22 PM r u o Y l l Te y r o t S s n o m m i S T he SimmonS magazine was on the quad with alums for Reunion on Friday, June 3, 2011 as they told moving stories about how they met, and how the friendships they built and the education they received at Simmons changed their lives forever. Here are their stories, in their own words. To watch the Tell Your Story videos, and other videos from around campus, visit: http://vimeo.com/simmonscollege/videos CAITLIN McGILLICUDDY, 2001 Before I came to Simmons, everybody told me I was smart, but I didn’t think I was smart. Being at Simmons made me realize I am smart. I didn’t know I was a writer until I came to Simmons. My professors started sending other students to me, for writing help. Today, I work with youth, I see girls who are like me, and I think, they just need to go to Simmons. If they do, they’ll find their community, their friends, and their voice. TARYN HOGAN, 2001 It’s wonderful to see the women I spent my time with here at Simmons. 10 SIMMONS 28308.indd 10 These are some of the strongest relationships I’ve had in my life, ever. Being back on campus is nostalgic and strange at the same time. So much has changed. So much growth has gone on here at Simmons. It’s amazing how things change. It doesn’t feel like 10 years since I graduated, it feels like a few months. I really liked the education, the environment and the connections I made. ENNA JIMENEZ, 1991 Being at Simmons really made me the woman I am today. I don’t think I could’ve been who I am today if it wasn’t for Simmons. We bonded as women, we learned how to be leaders, how to push each other along. The values we got were amazing and that’s allowed me to become a strong woman in my field today. LUCY McCARTHY, 1991 It was a tremendous experience. And in the workforce, it allowed me to be independent and free thinking, and to stand out when I felt like I wanted to step back. To come back as a 20-year alum and see our friends, we have so many fond memories. However people can give back, to help the students of the future, we all owe our careers to Simmons. I’m proud to be a Simmons alum and have Simmons friends. ThErESE ChAMPIoN-WELforD, 1981 When I came to Simmons, it was a real struggle. I came on scholarships, I worked two jobs, I double majored, and it was really difficult. But, at the same time, it was great. I just remember it as being a start. I was experiencing the world, and it was a wonderful time for me. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM the reunion twitter roll the reunion t witter roll Here’s what alumnae were talking about during Reunion Weekend • What a beautiful day for a reunion! • @simmonscollege @simmonsreunion academic campus. Ready for the alums! http://twitpic.com/56bkfb • At my @simmonsreunion w/the class of 96. Great women, interesting stories & beautiful weather! Glad to be back in Boston! Clockwise from page 10: Barbara (Billie) Blumenthal ’71 discusses her time at Simmons with classmate Susan Gallagher ’71; Enna Jimenez ’91 and Lucy McCarthy ’91 pose on the quad after recounting how they first met; Elaine Zetes, Susan Donovan, Paula Ganzi, and Cynthia Heckmann, all of the Class of 1971, enjoy the Friday evening barbeque after Elaine and Paula shared their Simmons story. • Sox win! http://twitpic.com/56lukr • What a wonderful @SimmonsReunion Reception! Many new friends & fantastic stories shared! We’ll post pics after Shabbat! Shabbat Shalom! • Sox vs. A’s for @simmonsreunion http://twitpic. com/56ilj4 • Heading into fenway for @simmonsreunion game! http://twitpic.com/56i13x • Setting up for the @simmonsreunion bbq! http://twitpic.com/56ehd2 • More pix from the @simmonsreunion Fenway Park tour! http://twitpic.com/56dot4 PAuL A GANzI, 1971 I definitely know my education helped me in the world that I’m in today. Central banking is not easy for a woman. EL AINE zETES, 1971 • Pix from the @simmonsreunion Fenway Park tour! http://twitpic.com/56dn0r • @SimmonsCollege class of 1971 makes largest @SimmonsReunion gift this year. 1961 has highest participation • @SimmonsCollege @SimmonsReunion Reunion cup goes to class of 1961 The leadership qualities you learn here are confidence building. I’ll remember most the close friends that I’ve never lost contact with. We’re happy to get together — we do it on our own and at reunion. • Class of 96 @SimmonsReunion! http://twitpic. com/56yxqy CAroL WooLf, 1961 • $1,029,111 raised by @SimmonsReunion classes! Woohoo! http://twitpic.com/56y3jv I’ve stayed involved with Simmons since graduation. It’s been 50 years since graduation, and many of my undergraduate memories are a blur. But what I remember most are feelings — feelings of warmth and friendship. Simmons, as wonderful as it was then…I think it’s even better now. • I cannot express how much I love my alma mater! So proud to be part of @SimmonsCollege! • Dr. Esther Wilkins lifetime achievement award @SimmonsReunion! http://twitpic.com/56xsd5 • The daisy chain @simmonsreunion — 50th! http://twitpic.com/56xe2e • Great speech by pres drinan for alum assoc meeting @SimmonsReunion. http://twitpic.com/56wqxa summer 2011 11 28308.indd 11 7/26/11 9:22 PM Being at Simmons really made me “the woman I am today, I don’t think I could’ve been who I am today if it wasn’t for Simmons.” — ENNA JIMENEz ’91 Left to right from the top: Two alums embrace during the Friday evening barbeque; Members of the Class of 1956 reunite on the quad; Susan Antonelli ’98, Diane Hammer ’85GS, Simply Divine Brownie Founder Meggen Beaulier ’96, guest chef President Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM, Simply Divine Brownie assistant Joyce, and Alumnae Association Executive Board Member Amy Klotz ’96; and Marsha Rosenfield Kirshenbaum ’65, P’94 with Alumnae Association Executive Board Member Julie Widrow ’90 To see more photos from Reunion visit: alumnet.simmons.edu. 12 SIMMONS 28308.indd 12 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM SIMMONS making education WORK. campaign newsletter summer 2011 Thousands of Campaign supporters give us all something to celebrate! Thanks to the generosity of the Simmons community of donors, we’re well on our way to making our high aspirations a reality as we near the halfway point of our $85 million Making Education Work Campaign. WHAT’S INSIDE FAQs PROGRESS TO GOAL DONOR PROFILES WAYS TO GIvE In this Campaign update, we celebrate those who are already “making education work” for our students, and we invite others to join the Campaign, too. There are many ways to participate, as you’ll read on the following pages – find the one that is just right for you! www.simmons.edu/makingeducationwork “My four years at Simmons were transformative — but it wasn’t until recently when I began attending job interviews that I understood the full impact of my experience here. My strong academic preparation has helped me grow into a confident and professional woman and leader.” — colleen picard ’11 summer 2011 13 28308.indd 13 7/26/11 9:22 PM AlumnAe/i GivinG Provides insPirAtion ins And motivAtion Kathy Morrissey LaPoint ’84, trustee Chair, MaKing eduCation WorK CaMPaign As the entire Simmons community embraces the Making Education Work Campaign, inspiration and motivation abound. Individually and collectively, students, alumnae/i, parents, and friends are stepping forward to actively show their support for Simmons through their philanthropy. The power of the Simmons community to pull together for a common purpose has been especially clear this spring and summer. At Reunion in June, the class of 1956 led the way with the largest class gift to the Campaign – $711,433. In the meantime, the class of 2011 rallied to achieve a record 58 percent participation in the senior class gift campaign. Congratulations and thanks to all! In addition, I especially want to applaud our most generous alumnae/i, CaMPaign VoLunteer LeadershiP these dedicated alumnae have stepped forward to lead the Campaign, offering their time, expertise, and philanthropic support. We are grateful for their leadership and commitment to simmons. Chair Kathy Morrissey LaPoint ’84, Trustee Wellesley, Ma ViCe Chairs Carmen A. Baez ’79, ’03HD, Trustee new york, ny Deborah C. Brittain ’74SW, Trustee Bonita springs, FL Judy Samdperil Mann ’83, Trustee Providence, ri Janet Trafton Tobin ’67, Trustee Lincoln, Ma honorary Chairs Eileen M. Friars '72, Honorary Trustee Charlotte, nC Linda Kotzen Paresky ’64, ’99HD, Trustee Emerita Fisher island, FL Emily Scott Pottruck ’78, Trustee san Francisco, Ca Joan Melber Warburg ’45, ’97HD, Trustee Emerita greenwich, Ct steering CoMMittee Lauren J. Brisky ’73, Board Chair nashville, tn Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM simmons President Boston, Ma parents, and friends – members of the 1899 Society and the John Simmons Pamela Hardee Jackson ’85, Honorary Trustee Boston, Ma Society. Their leadership and dedication to our students energized everyone Carole Seigel ’80SM, Trustee Boston, Ma at the Commencement Recognition Celebration in May. Enid Shapiro ’67SW, Corporator Brookline, Ma We are now nearly halfway to our $85 million Campaign goal. I invite you Paula A. Sneed ’69, Trustee Lake Forest, iL help keep the momentum going by joining the growing community of staFF LeadershiP donors; make your gift today. Laura K. Brink ’06GS director, Major gifts and Campaigns ProGress to GoAl millions $ 85 80 heLP us raise $85 MiLLion By June 30, 2015 70 60 50 40 $ 41,993,135 30 20 THE CAMPAIGn VoLunTEER LEADERSHIP TEAM 10 0 14 simmons 28308.indd 14 Progress to date as of June 30, 2011 Front row, left to right: Vice Chair Judy samdperil Mann ’83 and Chair Kathy Morrissey LaPoint ’84. Back row, left to right: Vice Chairs deborah C. Brittain ’74sW; Carmen a. Baez ’79, ’03hd; and Janet trafton tobin ’67. all are trustees. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/28/11 6:51 PM CAmPAIGN FAQ do my reunion and class gifts count toward the campaign? > DONOR PROFILE DONOR PROFILE T ERESA ERESA“T “TERRI ERRI”” W I n TER TERM M ESSER ESSER’68 ’68 E STABLISHES STABLISHESS S CH CHo o LARSHIP LARSHIPTo ToSA SAy y “THA “T HAn n Ky Kyou” ou” yes! making a gift in honor of your class or reunion is a wonderful way to celebrate your simmons experience, and all gifts made through June 2015 will count toward the campaign. your generosity also will help today’s students pursue their own education, career, and life goals – and build relationships that can last a lifetime. Ever since fifth grade, Terri Winter Messer knew she wanted to write. And she says Simmons prepared her well for a fulfilling career in journalism and public relations. can i make a gift to the campaign in honor or memory of someone? > simmons welcomes gifts in honor of a person or special occasion, or in memory of someone, and all gifts count toward the campaign goal of $85 million. when you make a gift in someone’s honor, we’ll send them a special card notifying them of your thoughtfulness. For gifts made in memoriam, we send a similar card to the appropriate person and also recognize the gift in the simmons library collection. how can i get more up-to-date information about the campaign? > it’s easy. in addition to checking the making education work campaign web site at simmons.edu/makingeducationwork, you can follow the campaign on Facebook (facebook.com/ simmonscollege) and twitter (twitter.simmons.edu). how can i join the campaign effort? > making a gift to the simmons Fund is the quickest and easiest thing you can do, and you will have a powerful impact on students and faculty. you also can attend campaign events in your area (see the back cover for more information about events this year), volunteer for your class and/or school, submit your story on the “tell your story” page at alumnet.simmons. edu/netcommunity/tellyourstory, sign on to our social media outlets (Facebook, linkedin, and twitter), and spread the word to classmates, friends, and prospective students! you can make a gift, tell your story, and learn more about the campaign and giving options by contacting us: “Simmons is a big part of who I am today, but I would not have been able to enroll without the scholarship and other financial aid I received. So I wanted to give back and open the door for others,” says Messer. The Teresa (Terri) Winter Messer ’68 Scholarship she endowed with a $50,000 gift will benefit undergraduates. Messer was a publication major (the precursor to today’s communications program). She says her classes, professors, and extracurricular activities gave her the skills and confidence she needed to land a public relations internship – and then a job with the same firm after graduation. Later, she became the first woman hired as a copy editor at a Lynn, Mass., newspaper. She eventually launched and operated her own writing and public relations business in Maine. CamPaign goaLs totaL $85 miLLion When you join the Making Education Work Campaign, you help achieve three Campaign goals. Each is powerfully focused on preparing our students – and Simmons – for a promising future. online: simmons.edu/makingeducationwork $33 million phone: 800-831-4284 mail: please make your check payable to simmons college, and mail to: advancement services simmons college 300 the Fenway Boston, ma 02115 if you have a question, comment, or suggestion about the making education work campaign, please send an email to campaign@ simmons.edu. we look forward to hearing from you! 28308.indd 15 $27 million $33 million enriching and supporting the student experience $25 million Building a Vibrant educational community $25 million $27 million unrestricted support to educate women For their own empowerment and leadership summer 2011 15 7/26/11 9:22 PM Commen C ement CommenC ement r re e C ognition Ce CeLL e B ration ration s sa a L utes Donors, Honorary Degree Can CanD D i D ates more than 300 guests attended this year’s commencement recognition celebration to applaud the 2011 honorary degree recipients and thank simmons’s most generous donors: alumnae/i, parents, and friends who belong to the 1899 society and the John simmons society. This year’s honorary degree recipients were nursing pioneer Millicent Gorham ’76; AIDS advocate Rebecca Haag; Massachusetts Representative Byron Rushing; healthcare businesswoman Lois Silverman Yashar; and Commencement speakers Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, and former Massachusetts Chief Justice Margaret Marshall. Trustee and Vice Chair of the Board Amy White ’81 introduced the honorary degree candidates. President Drinan delivered brief “state of the College” remarks and announced the 21 student recipients of the 2011 President’s Recognition Award. Guests included new Lifetime Giving Wall inductees (see story, below), leadership donors, trustees, corporators, retiring faculty member Susan P. Stafford, other faculty and staff members, commencement recognition celebration attendees included, above, president helen g. drinan ’75ls, ’78sm with some of the 2011 president’s recognition award recipients. also at the event, clockwise from far left below: trustee Janet trafton tobin ’67; lois silverman yashar ’11hd; Jane r. mosakowski ’79ls; 2010-2011 alumnae association Vice president enna e. Jimenez rojas ’91, ’06ee; millicent gorham ’76, ’11hd; ambassador harriet elam-thomas ’63, ’00hd; and president drinan with Barbara Bachrach scolnick ’64ls. students and their families. n ew Lifetime Lifetime g giving iving w wa a LL i n D u C tees Honore HonoreD D A special highlight of the Commencement Recognition Celebration was President Drinan’s announcement of the alumnae and friends whose names have been added to the Lifetime Giving Wall this year in recognition of their visionary philanthropic support for Simmons. The wall honors donors whose gifts have exceeded $500,000 or $1,000,000. This year’s Lifetime Giving Wall inductees are the late Rosetta P. Ferris ’36, Jane R. Mosakowski ’79LS and William S. Mosakowski, the Saxena family, and Barbara Bachrach Scolnick '64LS. 16 simmons 28308.indd 16 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM 2011 R E un unII on G IVI IVIn n G GTo ToPS PS $1 M ILLI ILLIon on DONOR PROFILE DONOR PROFILE CRICKETLAun ’46 : FInDInGTHE FunIn PHILAnTHRoPy Sixty years have passed since Cricket Laun ’46 was a singer unique class of 1961 challenge Bolsters total This year’s Reunion classes celebrated their milestone year by giving an impressive $1,029,111 to Simmons; all Reunion gifts count toward the Making Education Work Campaign, which in the Simmons Bluettes, but gives additional cause for celebration. she relives her experience This year’s robust Reunion giving numbers were enhanced every week when she sings by a unique challenge from Carol Aherne Hauke ’61 to her with a group in her community. classmates: in honor of her 50th Reunion, Hauke pledged “I had such a good time at $50,000 and challenged her classmates to see if five of them Simmons,” Laun said. “It would each give $10,000 in honor of their 50th reunion. was perfect for me.” Her classmates responded to the challenge quickly, and the To honor her time at Simmons, Laun created a gift annuity Class of 1961 celebrated its 50th Reunion by receiving an array that provides her with lifetime income, benefits Simmons, of awards at the annual Reunion Weekend luncheon, including and supports the Making Education Work Campaign. “The the Highest Participation Award (53 percent of the class gave), gift annuity was a great way for me to give back. I never had and the Reunion Cup for highest Reunion attendance. the kind of big money to make a large outright gift but I “The initiative and entrepreneurial spirit shown by the Class of could make an important impact this way,” said Laun. 1961 is true Simmons,” said Deb Taft ’00SM, then vice president Largely because of Laun’s gift, the Class of 1946 won the Kay Heggie Planned Giving Award for having the highest planned giving total of any reunion class. Laun, a Lexington, Mass. native who now lives in Chappaqua, NY near one of her three daughters, was able to come to Simmons because of a scholarship. “You need to give back what was given to you,” she said. Laun wants her unrestricted gift to allow Simmons to have an impact on the greater community: “I hope we will continue to attract young women who will go on to help this world.” Of her overall philanthropy experience, Laun couldn’t be more enthusiastic. “I really feel strongly about giving back to Simmons,” she said. “This is fun.” of Advancement. “The pride, collaboration, and innovation shown by Carol and her classmates resulted in a gift that will have an effect on generations of Simmons students. Congratulations to this class, and to the other reunion year classes, for raising more than $1 million for Simmons!” In other awards, the Class of 1971 received the Simmons Fund Award, raising a total of $136,994. The Class of 1946 won the Kay Heggie Planned Giving Award, thanks in part to a gift made by Cricket Laun ’46 (see story on this page). The Class of 1956 raised an impressive $711,433 to win the Highest Reunion Class Gift Award. Congratulations to all the volunteers and classmates who made this year one of the most successful in years! ConGRATuLATIonSToTHE 2011 REunIonCLASSES together they raised over $1 million for simmons! led by the class of 1956, who raised an impressive $711,433 to win the highest reunion class gift award, this year’s seven-figure total was the result of dedicated efforts of simmons volunteers and their classmates. to find out more about making your reunion gift, visit page 15. summer 2011 17 28308.indd 17 7/26/11 9:22 PM donor ProFILE SuSan Snyderman rowley ’64 CreateS $100,000 endowed SCholarShip to Benefit honorS StudentS Susan Rowley says the endowed scholarship she and her husband, Geoffrey, have established is a timely way to say “thank you” for “Honoring my 50th reunion with a gift that will benefit students– it brings everything full circle.” her Simmons education. “I’m so grateful to Dr. Rowley credits her Simmons education with preparing her Simmons. And to succeed in graduate school and pursue a rewarding career. honoring my 50th From Simmons, she went right to Boston University to earn a Reunion with a gift Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She worked in community mental that will benefit students – it brings everything full circle. As a health before launching her current private practice in student, I received financial aid from the College, and it made psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, in Cambridge, Mass. a difference for my family. I want to make that same difference for new generations of students and their families,” says Dr. Rowley. “I loved my time at Simmons. I was very happy – academically and socially. In fact, during our senior year, my Simmons roommate and lifelong friend, Lynne Reinhold Irvine ’64, The Susan Snyderman Rowley ’64 Scholarship is designated for undergraduates in the honors program. It is intended to help Simmons attract and retain talented, high-achieving young women. introduced me to my husband!” You can make your own gift or learn more about the Campaign by visiting www.simmons.edu/makingeducationwork, or calling the Office of Advancement toll free at 800-831-4284. SCholarShipS help open doorS to SimmonS – and the future 2011 Graduates are Confident, prepared, focused aly lySS SSa a m arkowitz ’11 Alyssa Markowitz graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business and management. While a student at Simmons, she served as an active member of the senior class council and as president of the Management Liaison. “Simmons has prepared me for life after college because it is an institution that not only focuses on the academics but also in life outside the classroom. I gained real-world experience long before graduation. I feel fully prepared and confident for my future because of the experiences I’ve had while I was here,” says Markowitz. kylie Sullivan ’11Sm A 2011 graduate of the School of Management, Massachusetts native Kylie Sullivan was the graduate student speaker during May’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony. “Being at Simmons has taught me so much about who I really am and what I really want to do,” says Sullivan. “Simmons helped me understand the kind of leader that I want to be, and gave me the tools and the support network to make it happen.” 18 simmons alumnet.simmons.edu 28308.indd 18 8/5/11 1:20 PM 1899 SoCIETy MEMBERS BooST SuPPoRT FoR THE SIMMonS FunD Alumnae/i, parents, and friends who give $1,899 or more to The Simmons Fund immediately join the 1899 Society. Their leadership annual gifts account for 65 percent of all annual philanthropic support for Simmons – and they have a tremendous impact on the annual fund’s ability to benefit our students. More than 425 donors are now 1899 Society members. Last July, we increased the 1899 Society membership level from $1,000 to $1,899 in order to help us meet the need of all our students and maintain our focus on our renowned undergraduate and graduate programs. Many alumnae/i, parents, and friends have already risen to the challenge. They helped increase $1,899+ donor support for the annual fund by 20 percent over the previous fiscal year. WAYs to Give Gifts of all sizes and types in support of the Making Education Work Campaign are welcomed. Please contact the office of Advancement with any questions. annual gifts to the simmons fund Annual gifts to The Simmons Fund are the foundation of all philanthropic support for the College. They provide resources for student scholarship, faculty research, and the College’s top priorities. Gifts of any amount help boost the alumnae/i participation rate – a key factor in determining how much grant money Simmons can obtain from corporations and foundations. Everyone who makes a gift of $1,899 or more Gifts to The Simmons Fund are the lifeblood of daily work becomes a member of the 1899 Society. at Simmons. They provide critical, foundational support for leadership gifts Simmons and the Campaign. Each gift helps provide our Leadership gifts of $50,000 and more from alumnae/i and students with a competitive level of financial aid and an friends play a vital role in ensuring the financial health of exceptional educational experience. Simmons. Gifts establishing named, endowed or current-use Making an annual gift is an extraordinary way to support funds generously support the College's most significant Simmons and the Campaign. priorities, outlined in our Strategic Plan. planned gifts 1899 society giving levels President’s CirCLe $25,000 & aBoVe dean’s CirCLe $10,000 – 24,999 CentenniaL $5,000 – 9,999 Founder $2,500 – 4,999 MeMBer $1,899 – 2,499 Planned gifts are a key part of the life of the College. We call them “planned gifts” because they take extra time and care to create. They can include providing for Simmons in your will, or establishing other planned gifts that help you create income and provide significant tax benefits. Everyone who makes a planned gift to Simmons becomes a member of the John Simmons Society. To make your gift or ask questions, visit www.simmons.edu/makingeducationwork, or call the Office of Advancement toll free at 800-831-4284 seniors achieve record class gift participation Congratulations to this year’s senior class, which achieved a record-breaking 58 percent participation rate for their senior Class gift. Led by seniors antigone smith ’11 and gabrielle rossetti ’11 (pictured with President helen drinan and dean of students sarah neill), the class’s energetic efforts were designated to support the simmons Fund. also giving to the simmons Fund in honor of the senior class and their achievement of 50 percent participation was the alumnae association executive Board, which gave $2,011, and President drinan, who matched each gift up to $11. summer 2011 28308.indd 19 19 7/28/11 6:51 PM leAdersHiP CAmPAiGn GiFts to dAte Every Campaign gift counts, regardless of size. We are especially grateful to Simmons alumnae/i and friends who have made commitments of $50,000 or more as of June 30, 2011. $1,000,000 + Anonymous Anonymous Family of Donors Lauren J. Brisky ’73, TS Phyllis Nickerson Dotson ’62 and George S. Dotson Barbara Fish Lee ’67, ’01HD Emma Bassinor Robbins ’38* Allen Smith* Janet Trafton Tobin ’67, TS $500,000 –$999,999 Rosetta P. Ferris ’36* Jill A. Greenthal ’78, TS Jane R. Mosakowski ’79LS, CP and William S. Mosakowski Jessie F. Parsons ’42* The Saxena Family Elinor Alpert Seevak ’55 $250,000 –$499,999 Vera O. Chase ’37* Doreen Bingham Conley ’90, ’92HS Sarah Molloy Crane ’56 ’04HD, TE* and Benjamin F. Crane EMC Corporation Atsuko T. Fish TS and Lawrence K. Fish Nancy Sandler Gavrin ’58 Hewlett-Packard Company Roslyn Solomon Jaffe ’50, ’10HD, HT The Katz Family Judy Samdperil Mann ’83, TS Jean T. Nelson* Lois F. O’Grady ’58* Susan A. Ollila ’66, TS Barbara Bachrach Scolnick ’64LS, HT The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund Sarah A. Whittum* $100,000 –$249,999 Anonymous* Betty N. Alberts ’61 and Bruce M. Alberts George I. Alden Trust Edith L. Ambye ’51* Alice S. Ayling Scholarship Foundation Carmen Aponte Baez ’79, ’03HD, TS Deborah C. Brittain ’74SW, TS Cora Duhy Bush ’34* Jeannette Cabeen ’36* Elizabeth Maxwell Chace ’69 Jennifer Kelly Choi ’87, TS The Coleman Foundation Priscilla M. Dickson ’52SW E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Eileen Fisher, Inc. Virginia Farnham ’29* Prudence Adams Finn ’66 Beverly A. Foss ’50* The Freeman Foundation Eileen M. Friars ’72, TS Katja Goldman ’78 Frances Hale ’34* Laurie A. Kaplan ’67 W.M. Keck Foundation Sharon Keith ’71, CP KPMG Foundation Kathleen Morrissey LaPoint ’84, TS Elaine Lindy ’85SM Philip B. Lindy Catherine Leamy Lowe ’31* The Lowell Institute Shirley Leupold Martin ’50* Elizabeth Johnson Mills ’30* Charlotte G. Moulton ’34* Marie Arseneault Nowak ’62 Regina M. Pisa TS Alice James Pope ’30* Faith M. Richardson ’84, TS Susan Snyderman Rowley ’64 Emily Scott Pottruck ’78, TS and David Pottruck Enid A. Shapiro ’67SW, CP Toby M. Sloane ’60, TS Pamela J. Toulopoulos ’73 Beverly Kerness Unger ’44 Joan Melber Warburg ’45, ’97HD, TE The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Sandra Yaffie Weinstein ’60 Esther M. Wilkins ’38 $50,000 –$99,999 Alumnae Association of Simmons College Margery Friberg Blume ’69, P’13, CP Cecile Leinwand Bronfin ’63 and Barry R. Bronfin Margaret J. Canton ’43* Alison M. Chase ’97HS Irene Christopher ’45 Ruth Simon Cormier ’37* Marya A. D’Abate ’81SM Dolores Amidon D’Angelo ’69, ’72GS, HT Deloitte & Touche Miriam Engleman Drake ’58, ’71LS, ’98HD, HT Suzanne A. DuBose ’78 Madeline Paul Durholz ’57* Joyce L. Elden ’80, TS Gretchen P. Fox ’87SM Muriel Kemp Ganser ’31* Maha J. Ghandour CP and Ali A. Ghandour P ’06 Mary Jane Buxton Goodrich ’49 Carole Aherne Hauke ’61 Jane Hawes ’85LS Joanna A. Henry ’32GSC* Hope Alperin Hirsch ’67, TS Cheryl Doddy Howard ’71, ST Pamela Hardee Jackson ’85, HT Cheryl and Stephen P. Jonas TS, P ’05 Sheldon T. and Audrey Katz Katherine S. Kaufmann ’69SW Elizabeth Beasom Kurtz ’37, ’38SW and Alfred R. Kurtz Joyce De Silvia Laudise ’57 Margaret West Laun ’46 Ruby Winslow Linn ’32, ’85HD Mary Luella Kellogg Lubin ’53 Carolyn and Stephen P. McCandless TS Teresa Winter Messer ’68 Nancy Greene Milstein ’59 and Herbert Milstein Patricia R. Mintmire ’68SW Jacqueline C. Morby ’78SM, TS Jessie G. Morse* The Family of John M. Mugar Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Helen Nye ’37* Ann Gildea O’Keefe Denise Doherty Pappas ’71, ’85SM, TS and Constantine A. Pappas Linda Kotzen Paresky ’64, ’99HD, TE and David Paresky Carol Waller Pope ’74, TS and Fred Grigsby The Reed Fund Reynolds Family Foundation Emily Morrissey Ropp ’35* William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust Barbara Safier Shoag ’60 and Leon S. Shoag Paula A. Sneed ’69, TS Helen Sondrol ’45LS* State Street Corporation TD Banknorth, Inc. United States-Japan Foundation Pamela Street Walton ’68 Elizabeth Moore Westbrook ’80 Amy E. White ’81, TS *Deceased AbbrEviATion kEy AbbrEviA Tion kEy CP GS GSC HD HS HT LS P SM ST SW TE TS Corporator College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School Certificate Honorary Degree School of Nursing and Health Sciences Honorary Trustee Graduate School of Library and Information Science Parent School of Management Staff School of Social Work Trustee Emerita/us Trustee Join tHee mAK AKin inG G eduC CAtion WorK CAmPAiGn To learn more about the Campaign, make your gift, or share your Simmons story with the rest of the Simmons community, visit www.ssimmons.edu/makingeducationwork. you can also make your gift or ask questions about the Campaign by calling the office of Advancement at 800-831-4284. 20 simmons 28308.indd 20 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/28/11 6:51 PM faculty focus notable achievements by simmons faculty Communications Professor of Practice Joan Abrams recently was elected to the Board of Governors for Higher Education in Rhode Island. Gary Bailey, SSW associate professor, gave the keynote address at Legislative Education and Advocacy (LEAD) Day at the Massachusetts State House in March. LEAD Day is the annual National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter event that brings hundreds of social work students and professionals to the State House to further social workers’ knowledge about policy issues and provide an opportunity for social workers to lobby on behalf of specific legislation. GSLIS Professor and Director of the Archives Program Jeannette Bastian was reappointed by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to a second term as a commissioner on the Boston City Archives Council. GSLIS Adjunct Professor Sidney Berger recently published the book Chiyogami Paper (North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2011). This special edition, of only 120 copies, has 24 large samples of these papers tipped into each copy, the papers dating from the 1940s and 1950s. This is the definitive study of this kind of paper in English. Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations Leanne Doherty served on the panel “Women in Politics: Challenges and Trends” in April at Suffolk University Law School. The panel, moderated by Boston WCVB-TV’s Janet Wu, included former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey, and State Representatives Shauna O’Connell and Marty Waltz. Professor of Nutrition Teresa Fung co-authored the paper, “Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in women through a low-risk lifestyle,” published in the July issue of the Journal of the American medical Association. Director of the Urban Education Program and Professor Daren Graves’ op-ed was featured in the April 15 Bay State Banner. The op-ed discussed controversial remarks by former NBA star Jalen Rose about another former NBA star Grant Hill in ESPN’s “Fab Five” documentary. Z. Annette Iglarsh, physical therapy department chair and professor, was recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) with its 2011 Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Section Outstanding Service Award. The award was presented for her extensive leadership, service, and mentorship to the profession, APTA, and HPA over the last 36 years. The second edition of SOM Senior Lecturer Cynthia Ingols’ co-authored textbook organizational Change: An Actionoriented Toolkit was published in March. Professor of Practice Nursing, and Associate Dean of the SNHS, Rebecca Koeniger-Donohue was recently selected as a fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was appointed to serve as the American Association of Colleges of Nursing representative to the new National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties competency task force. SOM Professor Lynda Moore received a scholarship to attend the International Teachers Program, which was hosted in July at the Kellogg School of Management. This prestigious program is sponsored by 10 of the top business schools in the world. GSLIS Associate Professor Amy Pattee published her first book, Reading the Adolescent Romance: Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance. The book is an extension of the work she did to complete her dissertation at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and focuses on the popular Sweet Valley High series of novels for young people. After teaching at Simmons for 21 years, Philosophy Professor Sue Stafford retired after the 2010–2011 academic year. Stafford plans to teach the Leaders Take Flight leadership workshops and has been quoted on the trainings in many media outlets including The Express Times (PA). GSLIS Professor of Practice and Lecturer Maureen Sullivan was elected 2012–2013 president of the American Library Association. The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world. SOM Associate Professor of Management Dr. Ed Vieira recently published his study on children’s exposure to violent video games in the spring/summer edition of the Journal of Children and media. The study received national media attention from the Washington Times, AoL.com’s Parent Dish, and Business insider. Dr. Vieira was also appointed to the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of media Psychology, Corporate Communication: An international Journal, the international Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, and the northwest Journal of Communication. LEANNE DohErTy DArEN GrAVES CyNThIA INGoLS rEBECCA koENIGErDoNohuE AMy PATTEE ED VIEIrA summer 2011 21 28308.indd 21 7/26/11 9:22 PM alumnae/i achievements accomplished graduate and undergraduate alumnae/i and authors ALI BroWN ’93 NAThALIE hANdAL ’92, ’92GS JuLIA roy ’05 22 simmons 28308.indd 22 Ali Brown ’93 was featured in the April 11, season finale episode of ABC’s Secret Millionaire. In the episode, Brown, Founder and CEO of Ali International, a multi-million dollar enterprise dedicated to women entrepreneurs, goes undercover in Venice, California, lives off minimum wage, and gets to know the people who live in the area and are in need of financial assistance. The show concludes with Brown giving away part of her fortune. Sasha Dubois ’08 recently received the Excellence in Nursing Practice Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association. Dubois has worked as an RN at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston since 2008. Her focus is on promoting and making health care available to African Americans and other underserved communities. Jean Fain ’91SW recently published the health and diet book The Self-Compassion Diet: Guided Practice to Lose Weight with LovingKindness. Fain, a Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist, prescribes a practical program for transforming the way you think and feel about food and your whole self — a shift that, paradoxically, inspires physical change. Jill Gold ’08GS has been named Teacher of the Year by the Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages. Gold is an English Immersion teacher for grades 1 and 2 at the Whittemore Elementary School in Waltham, Mass. Award-winning poet, writer, and playwright Nathalie Handal ’92, ’92GS has been named to the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women list by arabianbusiness.com. Handal’s most recent book is the critically acclaimed poetry collection Love and Strange Horses. Handal teaches and lectures internationally, most recently in Africa and at Columbia University in New York City. World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States (Greenwood, 2010), co-edited by Martha Katz-Hyman ’70, explores the material world of slaves, such as what they saw, touched, heard, ate, drank, and smoked. The encyclopedia includes entries on almost every aspect of that material culture, beginning in the 17th century and extending through the Civil War. Frances McNamara ’75LS, ’83GS has published Death at Pullman (Allium Press, 2011) which continues to follow character Emily Cabot from McNamara’s previous mysteries, Death at the Fair and Death at Hull House. In Death at Pullman, Cabot and a friend bring much-needed food and medical supplies to the town of Pullman, hoping they can meet the immediate needs of the laidoff workers and keep them from resorting to violence. But when one young worker — suspected of being a spy — is murdered, and a bomb plot comes to light, Cabot must race to discover the truth behind a tangled web of family and company alliances. The co-author of Shackleton’s Way, Margot Morrell ’75LS, recently published Reagan’s Journey: Lessons From a Remarkable Career (Threshold Editions, 2011). The narrative, both a motivational leadership teaching tool and a fascinating biography, sheds light on the challenges and heartbreaks that shaped President Ronald Reagan. Jennifer Pinck ’86SM has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by New England Women in Real Estate. In 1998, Pinck recognized an opportunity to provide moving services to nonprofits and founded Pinck and Company, a Bostonbased project management firm that has grown to service commercial, public, educational, institutional, and residential interests. Arlene Rodda Quaratiello ’93LS has published The College Student’s Research Companion (NealSchuman, 2010), which provides up-to-date research paper guidance for using traditional and online sources. Students will learn to select a topic, effectively find and evaluate the best information in both print and electronic formats, and produce accurate and complete citations based on current versions of important styles guides and web resources. Julia Roy ’05 was recently named “America’s Tweetheart” by Vanity Fair. Roy is the vice president of marketing at Manilla. com, an online organization tool, and she has more than 50,000 followers on Twitter. The accolade is one of several given to Roy, including being named one of the 14 Power Women to Follow on Twitter by Forbes magazine. Simmons Trustee and V-Day board member Emily Scott Pottruck ’78 traveled this spring to the recently opened City of Joy in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo for female survivors of sexual and gender violence. The City of Joy provides up to 180 women a year with an opportunity to benefit from group therapy, storytelling, dance, theater, selfdefense, comprehensive sexuality education (covering HIV/AIDS and family planning), ecology and horticulture education, and economic empowerment opportunities. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/28/11 6:51 PM classnotes Undergraduate Class Notes For submission guidelines, or to submit a class note, visit alumnet.simmons.edu or call: 617-512-2380 1931 Florence Aliber Lipsky Langdon Place 136A Arch Street Apartment 230 Keene, NH 03431-2186 1939 Marjorie Duggan Murphy 302 Brooksby Village Drive Unit 607 Peabody, MA 01960-8562 1942 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Dorothy Siegfried Silhavy 357 Grant Hill Road Tolland, CT 06084-3830 [email protected] 1944 Joan Keating Lowney 1202 Greendale Avenue Apartment 119 Needham, MA 02492-4612 Harold Lundberg was kind to send in a note about his wife, Marianna Ostrom, saying that she has been experiencing Alzheimer’s disease for the last three years, Thank you Harold. | Carol Blanchard Ovens has given up being editor of two forestry magazines (after 10 years). She is now working one day a week at a retirement community for former professors and university personnel. She has two daughters. One translates Russian at the University of Washington Hospital. The second daughter translates Russian in Geneva for the United Nations. Her son is meteorologist at the University of Washington. | Joanne Williams Tripp spent two weeks in Maui in April 2010 and a week in California with in-laws. Enjoyed lunch with Phyllis Baker Newton in August. This has been a brutal winter in the Northeast. Stay Happy! 1945 A note from Bernice Diamond Levinson to Joan Melber Warburg: I have been in Florida since Dec 18 and plan to stay until April. I’ve never spent the winter here (I guess I picked the right one), but my children insisted that I do this year. My son, Philip, is writing a book about wind power, and my daughter Sally Bliumis‑Dunn has just had her second book of poetry called Second Skin published. |Alice Whittaker Latimer writes: My year started out well with continuing classes at Furman University and activities with many friends. Jim spent five days with me in March. We enjoyed being together. It had been many years since the two of us had been alone. Shortly after Jim left, Dick and I drove to Miami to take a nine day cruise. We stopped on the way down to see Inez Vosburgh who is now over ninety. We had lunch with her in her residence. In June Miriam Hendricks (with whom I worked at the Greenville Hospital) and I flew to Boston to attend my 60th college reunion. Alice’s home phone: 864-244-6109, email: [email protected] | Dorothy Burdick Benedict’s daughter, Christine McCaughin, reports that Dorothy is sending greetings and best wishes. “She has enjoyed hearing from many of you over the past couple of years, but she is no longer able to write. In March 2010, Dorothy moved from her assisted living apartment in Marlborough, MA, into D’Youville Senior Care, a nursing home in Lowell, MA. Dorothy is now only 20 minutes from my home. Dorothy would love to hear from you. Her mailing address is: Dorothy B. Benedict c/o Christine McCaughin 3 Adirondack Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824.” 1946 Priscilla Hanks ’73LS 6 Wildon Road Wellesley, MA 02482-7115 [email protected] After living in Florida for twenty-six years, Shirley Andelman Loewenberg and her husband have returned to home territory in Massachusetts. They are living in Cambridge at Youville House and Shirley says she feels liberated: no cooking, no shopping, and no cleaning! Our sympathies go to Shirley, who is recovering from a fractured hip and will not be able to attend our 65th Reunion. She sends greetings to everyone. 1947 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Barbara Burke Garlick 43 Whitehall Street Dedham, MA 02026-2227 [email protected] Ann Latham Daum of Cranston, RI continues to improve after falling in 2009, which required surgery and rehab, but with some limitations in driving, and, like many of us, benefited with use of hearing aids. Ann continues to keep up with her painting and planning a show in 2011 sponsored by the Newport Association. She has also visited with Dorothy Blair Anthony who now needs full nursing care and is living in a nursing home in Brewster. | Connie Clayton Calderwood is also living in Orleans Convalescent Center because of ambulation difficulties. | Barbara Seim Hill is kept busy with activities with a growing family and some traveling. | Miriam Luby Crotty has been slowed down with knee and hip replacement as a result of rheumatoid arthritis. Good luck with recovery. | Sue Page Little of Newbury wrote she recently learned that Nancy Woolsey Bailey of Carritos, CA died on July 4, 2010. Sue and Nancy were roommates their senior year when Nancy transferred to Simmons from Merrill Palmer School in Chicago. Sue is enjoying working three mornings a week in her daughter’s bookstore Jabberwickey in Newburyport. In 2010, Sue was on a committee planning her 67th high school reunion and is looking forward to our 65th class reunion in 2012. (I hope every other classmate will do the same.) Sue has 10 grandchildren who are scattered to: China, Costa Rica, Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, Washington DC, New Jersey, Boston, upstate New York, and two great grand daughters in Costa Rica. Wow Sue, can anyone else in the class beat that? | Constance Marshall Newell of East Orleans registered as an occupational therapist who helped many dyslexic children to read and spell. While visiting in Bermuda, she helped start a reading clinic, which helped students and teachers in this educational process. Connie continued consulting at the clinic for more than 20 years. Since her retirement, she has tutored dyslexic children in the Cape Cod area. Connie is presently summer 2011 23 28308.indd 23 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes very active in her church as an exercise leader two times a week and chairing a group who make home visits to the elderly in need and since she is still able to drive, takes those who can’t shopping and to other appointments. She is an avid reader as well and has recently taken up painting, and has even sold some of her works. Connie has also been able to visit Connie Calderwood in the Convalescent Center and says she is getting around with some assistance. 1948 Jane Washburn Parker 1210 Evergreen Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060-2618 [email protected] 1949 Emily Macy Salaun 101 Tower Avenue Needham, MA 02494-1911 [email protected] We’re a sporting game group, despite our rumored dotage. One game girl is Nancy Hoagland Powderly, Jackson, N.J. “I’m playing tennis and golf, but do have mishaps. I fell into the pond to retrieve a ball and finished the 18 holes with mud up my chest.” | Another game gal is Barbara Jaffee Fey, Greenwood Village, CO. Despite eye surgery, she has trekked to Spain and swam in the Atlantic and fly fished with her dog Sundance up in the Colorado Mountains to get the ‘wild ones.’ | Elizabeth Burgess Winters, Coopersburg, PA is now known as Betty Bionic, having had her fourth hip replacement. Her email is [email protected] | Dorothy Medlicott Reichard, Chestnut Hill, has retired from her job as the Boston admin- 24 simmons 28308.indd 24 istrative aid to Congressman Barney Frank. She had been aid to the late Congressman, Father Drinan. “I’m adjusting to a calmer pace.” | Magdalene Louvis Constan, Milton, is a tenor with the Cambridge Community Chorus of 140 singers. She has recuperated from knee surgery in February. | Sylvia Cohen Sheketoff, Delray Beach, FL and Jean Macrae Moseley, San Francisco, CA compare notes by phone on their lifestyles. Jean maintains the life of California is “no piece of cake, with its expensive lifestyle, but the weather is divine.” | Rachel Stavrolakis Gallup, Decatur, GA, when not playing golf, treks up and down the East coast, visiting all her offspring. “We did have a family reunion of 21 of us over the Fourth of July last year.” | Barbara P. Berthelsen, Ithaca NY has a new email address: [email protected] | Margaret Claire Carolan Powell, Beverly, had a good winter in St. Petersburg, FL, enjoying the off-and-on warm weather with her condo pal, Muriel Ferris, a year round Floridian. | Sophia Louise Krok Baker, Richland WA has disappeared from our mailing list. Does anyone have any info on her? | Hon. Katherine Liacos Izzo, Esq. Sarasota, FL has informed us that her very close friend and our fellow classmate, Alexandra Ginsburg Weiler passed away, December 3, 2009 while visiting her son Jonathan and granddaughter Jillian at Chapel Hill, NC. Alex battled breast cancer for many years and contributed much of her time and professional skills to SHARE in NYC — helping many other survivors of cancer. 1950 1951 Dorothy Rose Nord 30 Prospect Street Essex, CT 06426-1021 [email protected] Virginia Willon Clark 4519 Baybrook Drive Pensacola, FL 32514 [email protected] Erl and I are in the process of moving from our home of 50 years, in Essex, CT to an apartment complex in Chester, about 10 miles from here. I’m sending the class notes I have collected, before they get lost in the confusion. | Mary (Dee) Wheble wrote that she has had some very nice private tours of the Simmons campus and would love to be a student now. She keeps busy with volunteer work at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA. | Lois (Magoon) Rivers became a greatgrandmother in September. She reports that Jean (Morris) Haywood lost her husband not too long ago. Our sympathy to Jean. | Janet (Austin) Bentley and Colin downsized from a three-story house to a one-story town house, still in Pinehurst, NC. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with a Caribbean Cruise. | Jo (Nelson) Chickering has published an inspirational book of poetry, Saying Yes to Life, which is available at Amazon. com. | Bernice (Saunders) Colt moved from the house they had owned for 46 years to a nearby apartment. One of their granddaughters recently became a Ph.D. and the Colts now have three great-granddaughters. | Eunice (Waterbury) Darvill reported from the state of Washington that she received the Heritage Award from the Skagit County Historical Society Museum. She still enjoys hiking the North Cascade mountain trails. Fran Hoffman Goldman writes from Cincinnati, OH that she regretted seeing no news from our classmates in the last Review that she decided to “do something about it” and has updated us on her latest activities. She enjoys early morning walks with her neighbors and continues doing yoga. She is a docent at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati and is helping a group develop a tour of the gardens and their history that go back to 1820 with a special exhibition of impressionist paintings of gardens. She also co-moderates an Ollie (learning in retirement) class on gardening in pots. She explains they do this in the winter when people are not involved in their own gardening and to reach people who have downsized and now live in high rise buildings. “Of course, thankfully, there are kids and grandkids to keep up with and I keep thinking that one of these days I’ll take up bridge when I have time,” she said. | Even though this will appear after our Reunion, Adele Klein Hirsch wrote that she was interested in possibly attending the Reunion but had lost touch with most of her close Simmons friends. She asked if I had the addresses, phone numbers and emails for Ann Newton Werner, Doris Rothchild Asaro, Shirley Smith Wilson and Jane McEachron Dillman. She wasn’t sure who was still around. Adele’s phone number is 561-306-0359 and her email is: [email protected]. | Thanks to the new Alumni Today 2011 I was able to find everyone on alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes Simmons Poet Laureate and Professor Emeritus George Nitchie, 90, Passes Away author of Around the College, a book of simmons Poems, recently Honored at College reception A professor of English at Simmons for 40 years and Poet Laureate since 1999, George Nitchie died June 7, 2011 at the age of 90. Nitchie’s collection of poetry about Simmons, Around the College, was recently published by Fenway Press, which is owned by Professor Emeritus David Gullette. Nitchie visited Simmons in May to celebrate the launch of his book at the American Association of University Professors’ Simmons Chapter Emeriti Luncheon. Simmons will miss Nitchie, but his words live on as a special testament to his longstanding relationship with the College. this list. If anyone else needs help in locating a classmate, write me and I’ll do my best. There is a lovely picture of Bobbie Schuette Carr in it. | Sorry I can’t be at the Reunion, but you all should have plenty of news to send me. Hope you all had a blast. (Is that expression too 1950ish?) 1952 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Ann David Young 126 Berwick Place Norwood, MA 02062-1915 [email protected] Our fall mini-reunion and luncheon was held at the popular Colonial Inn in Concord with about 20 in attendance. We enjoyed a delicious meal and each other’s company. | Nancy Burnham Teravainen’s oldest daughter Kathy White is enrolled at Simmons earning a master’s degree in teaching. | Jan Bloom Schlein and husband Herb took a trip to Egypt which included Cairo, a river cruise to Aswar and Luxor and the Valley. | Carol Rodgers Jaffe, Anne Miller Mitchell, and Barbara Smith Glover visited a raptor sanctuary at Hawk Mountain in Kempton, PA last summer. | Eleanor Bayer Stanske returned in August to Kingston, NY and touched base with five high school classmates. | Duz (Phyllis) Jones Brooks walked a recent 5K race and lamented that everyone looked 30 years younger than her. | Adele Herman Steinberg moved in late summer to a retirement community in Easthampton, MA. Her daughter and family live in Springfield and her son and family reside in San Francisco. | Joanne Patterson Porter reports that she continues to live an active life but that her husband Bob has multiple health issues and is now residing in an assisted living facility. | Sylvia Brown Jensen and her husband enjoyed a trip in September to the Pacific Northwest while visiting family in Seattle, Bellingham, and Portland with its beautiful gardens. They continue to take advantage of all the activities the university community of Athens, GA has to offer. | Carolyn Hax Hoffmann sold her home in Florida after her husband David passed away. She is now living Around the College concludes with these lines: “…centuries, millennia, And maybe even the Platonic Year, Plead as they may for our undivided attention, Have only reflected glory; that the real thing Is here, and now. Black-gowned and mortar-boarded And ready for another hundred years.” To order a copy of Around the College, please email David Gullette at [email protected]. To read more about Nitchie, visit: alumnet.simmons.edu. in Wolfeboro, NH and hopes to make the next mini reunion. We extend our sympathy to Carolyn for her loss. | Gretchen Von Goehde Winkleman now has seven great grandchildren. She is still teaching courses at Fresno Pacific University, continues church work and is quilting although she now ‘does it by machine.’ | Congratulations to Edna Cohen Landesman who celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary in December. | Lucy Le Vee Lockett Stone attended a wonderful Lockett family reunion in New Orleans last June with games and music arranged by all the grandchildren. | Milly Thompson Colahan is still busy working with Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet. | Anita Taylor Geer was slowed down by knee replacement surgery in September and is progressing well but not as fast as she had hoped.| Nadia Ehrlich Finkelstein reports that her children gave her a wonderful 80th birthday party in November which began with a Boston Symphony Celebrity Series concert followed by a gourmet dinner in her son’s Lexington home. Then the celebration moved on to Jacksonville, FL for a Thanksgiv- ing feast. | Charlotte Sampson Meyer ’54SW’s son Marc and daughter-in-law Dr. Olga Meyer and their two children spent Christmas week in Haiti volunteering at a medical clinic and a school in the mountains called St. Rock’s Foundation. 1953 Dorothy Halloran Fowerbaugh 6733 South Bend Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46804-6267 [email protected] Nancy Billings Bursaw’s daughter, Emily Colson, has authored a book about raising her autistic son, Max. Dancing with max relates the difficulties and joys and unexpected rewards of having a child with special needs. More information on the book is available at emilycolson. com. Nancy also noted that her youngest grandchild graduated from high school this spring! | I always enjoy news from Mary Miller Cross and Alan updating the lives and accomplishments of their four children and families who live in Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, Austin, TX, and Atlanta, GA. In her letter, Mary gives a description of summer 2011 25 28308.indd 25 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes grandparents which seems apropos for our age group: “see a little less clearly, hear a little less well, walk a little more slowly, (but) still enjoy work, club and church activities,” and, for Mary and Alan, travel on cruises. | A new address for Nancy Arms Alden and Phil is: 122 Moorings Park Drive, Apt. 512, Naples, FL, in a retirement community. Nancy and Phil are both in good health and will continue to have their summer home on Lake St. Catherine in Vermont. They still have their plane in which Phil enjoys flying them around the country. | Miki Spiegel Marnoy writes, “Maybe it’s because I’ve lost 30 lbs and refixed my hair and talked myself into a job selling advertisement for a small newspaper that some brain cells have come alive again. It sure feels good. Today’s young women do realize that ability to be self-sufficient; to develop one’s self is a never ending goal.” | Had a delightful chat with Ellen Budge Stumpf, class vice-president, when she called on a cold, snowy day with details of the mini-reunion for our classmates in the northeast. On Saturday, April 16, the reunion luncheon was held in the faculty meeting room at Simmons. The featured speaker, Dr. Elaine Hagopian, professor emerita of sociology at Simmons, discussed the background of the Palestine Israel Conflict. Ellen is enjoying her new home without the need for lawn mowing in the summer and snow shoveling this past brutal winter. | Keep in touch. Our 60th reunion is only two years away! 26 simmons 28308.indd 26 1954 Georgette McMurray Sampson ’73GS 8 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420-4408 Alice Southworth Schulman has a new address: 5055 W. Panther Creek, Apt. 4308, Spring, Texas 77381. The class extends its deepest sympathy to Alice who very sadly became a widow in 2006. | Carolyn Higgins McGray P’79 keeps so busy with her nine children and 17 grandchildren that she wonders how she worked all those years!!! She especially enjoys the theatrical performances of her grandchildren. | Edith Bates Carson says our minireunions are wonderful. She has three grown grandchildren and a 6-month great-grandson. | Our class President Marilyn Sarkisian Woloohojian informs us that two of her grandchildren just graduated from high school. Lauren is attending Virginia Tech and Menas Peter is going to Providence College. Congrats to them both! Marilyn is still working for Weight Watchers, enjoys it, and not much interested in retirement. She brought her sister-in-law with her to the mini-reunion. Her sisterin-law’s daughter Stephanie, if you remember, has played the piano for several of our reunions. Stephanie was recently married in Salzburg, Austria. Eighteen of you attended the mini-reunion. Will you be attending this year? Marilyn also reports that honorary member of the class, Inez Delabarre Reese ’33 recently passed away. | Meredythe Phelan Schober is a great grandmother with two great grandsons and this year Madison Lee, a new great granddaughter born in April. Mere- dythe and her husband Dick were only children, and she is delighted with a large family. | Ruth Berglund Armknecht continues to see the world! She spent five weeks in Europe recently including a weekend in London with her granddaughter, a visit with a Swedish cousin to see her 97-year-old aunt, a Baltic cruise and the Passion play in Oberammergau. And, oh yes, to Georgia and Utah to see more family. WOW! | Classmates!!! I need your news. Send me your blue cards. I especially want to hear from those of you who have not written for more than a year! HOBBIES, JOBS, VOLUNTEER WORK, FAMILY!! Write me please — G 1955 Barbara Keough ’83GS 25 Great Rock Road Sherborn, MA 01770-1609 [email protected] Nancy Reid Whitman 190 Nahant Road Nahant, MA 01908 [email protected] Patricia Chisholm Wallace 72 North Mill Street Apartment 4 Holliston, MA 01746-1063 [email protected] Good news: a “lost” classmate has been found. A special thanks goes to Eleanor Morrison Brockway who read an obituary for Lawrence Anzivino who was survived by a sister named Rosemarie Anzivino Smith. The name, for Eleanor, recalled Rosemarie Anzivino, a former Simmons classmate who had been on our “lost list” for a long time. Eleanor contacted her friend Emily Schroeder Scroggs who emailed Rita Taddonio Walsh ’90EE the information. Rita emailed the info to Jackie Pell Tuttle. Jackie emailed Doris L. Johnson who researched the matter and came up with a name, address, phone number. Jackie then made a call to Rosemarie and YES she is our lost classmate! Her address is now: Rosemarie Anzivino Smith, 4944 Cass Street, Penthouse 3, San Diego, CA 92109, phone 858-272-6764. Rosemarie is single and lives on the Pacific in a small community named Pacific Beach but the mailing address is San Diego. She was a high school teacher for 44 years and now teaches teachers about once a year for the local college. She would love to hear from anyone that lives close by or remembers her from our Simmons Days. She will try to join us for a mini reunion sometime but is unavailable this April. Rosemarie attended a Simmons function 20 years ago in CA but has not had any contact from Simmons since then. We are thrilled to have her back on our 1955 active list! Thanks to all our classmates who helped solve the “lost puzzle.” | Jackie Wray Buck ’60SW, Betsy Cohen Hoffman, Helene Rosen Schwalberg and Jackie Pell Tuttle gathered together at the Norton Museum of Art for a meeting of the Palm Beach Simmons Club. The meeting included a display of “A Collection of Glorious Fakes” worn by various celebrities. | Barbara Bickelhaupt Carter and Melissa Walker Wolfe and their husbands had a reunion in Minocqua, Wisconsin in May. They had fun bike riding in the area. | Jean Marie Lehan Levergood was unable to attend the mini‑reunion because she was recovering from bladder surgery. She’s back to square dancing, and ballroom dancing. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes Jean Marie and her husband Alyn keep busy with gardening, glass and china clubs. They recently attended the grand opening of the Glass Museum in New Bedford, MA. | Joanna Crosby Hall was not able to attend the last mini‑reunion; she was recuperating from knee replacement surgery. | Shirley Drenzyk Schnider and her husband Don have begun bowling again this year. Now that her giant cell arthritis is getting better she hopes to improve her average. All five grandchildren are in school doing well. She and Don went to their cabin in North Carolina three times since her mom passed away at age 99. | Jane McEttrick Miller, Martha McRae Kreinsen, Mary Lou Considine, Judy Cadigan Pace and Janet Gebauer Bantly sent notes of thanks to Jackie Pell Tuttle for all she does for the Class of 1955 keeping everyone in touch with calls, news, newsletters, cards and gatherings. | Betsy Cohen Hoffman is still spending six months in Rye, NH and the other six months in West Palm Beach. She enjoys seeing her Simmons friends in Florida. Her grandkids keep her busy attending all their sporting events. Her oldest grandson is out of college and working in Boston and she sees him often. She is enjoying good health, good friends, and not so good golf. | Suzanne Mills Dennis and her husband Larry had a great trip to South Africa in March. They were thrilled to see such a variety of animals on their safaris at a private game reserve in Kruger National Park. They also experienced very beautiful scenery as well as local culture of many cities and towns. She highly recommends the trip. | Sonia Parker Davis and her family camped in the Adirondacks followed by Dean’s 60th high school reunion in Vermont. A walk on the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, ME finished their travels. Sonia has been doing the Marginal Way walk with her Dad since 1942! | Marilyn Paul Chapman is still working at her card/gift shop. Six of her grandchildren are in college; the youngest #9 is a senior in high school, #1 just married in August. The years are flying by! | For a birthday surprise Verona Nelson Martin’s daughter Evangeline took her to Spain and South Africa. They lived on a reserve in Africa where animals came to their windows and doors. Everything was so perfect that her falling off an elephant did not dampen the fun… | A note for all those who ordered and received the latest Simmons Alumnae Directory, find the section “Simmons through the years” and look on page 25 to see the color photos of two of our classmates: Li-Chun Wu and her husband Robert, Carol Adler Levine at lunch. Great pictures! | Jackie Pell Tuttle received a post card recently with news from Li-Chun Wu. She spent two months traveling in China and went to the Shanghai World Expo one evening. Everywhere they were building more high rises. High-speed rail made traveling between some cities easy. Her email is [email protected] | Evie Dreyfoos Spelman spent three good days with Myrna Yothers Woodhouse at Myrna’s home in Woodstock, VT. | Melissa Walker Wolfe just returned from a grand trip to Italy with her daughter and daughter-in-law. After the history the Cinque Terre was her favorite. | Priscilla Trayers Tennant spent a week fishing for salmon in Soldotna, Alaska. She caught a 33‑pound King Salmon. She said she was very lucky and it was great fun. She sends hugs to all. | Mary Thompson-Allen Spangler and her husband are still living on their island off the coast of Virginia. She gets to the beach and the Wildlife Refuge frequently. Their oldest grandchild is a freshman at George Washington University and loving it. The other two are in high school and doing well. She thanks Jackie Pell Tuttle for all her hard work. | Linda Sprague McElroy is beginning trail work and forest management on 50 acres in Maine, now that the Memorial site building is finished. She is applying for a third grant from the Community Preservation Act in the town of Acton for continuing stone restorations at a 1730s mill along the trail through town — a bi-cultural heritage trail both Colonial and Native American. | Edith Syrjala Eash and her husband Morrie went on a cruise with Judy Lamprey McLain and her husband Cliff. They loved Venice to Athens. Istanbul, Ephesies, Mykonos, Santorini they really enjoyed but there were masses of people everywhere. Edie had lunch with Mary Starbuck Hastings in Concord. They talked about life now and their days at Simmons. | Emily Schroeder Scroggs and her husband are still enjoying spending time at their Cape house. Even in the winter they try to be there once a week. They follow the ducks and other waterfowl with their binoculars. The year has been a little preoccupied with her poor health — mainly thyroid problems. | Nancy Reid Whitman was so sorry to miss the presentation of the Simmons College Alumnae Achievement Award to Jackie Pell Tuttle and the mini-reunion. She was in the Netherlands celebrating her 77th — how did we get so old! Keep healthy to all. | Helene Rosen Schwalberg and her husband Martin have closed their antique business (Meissen porcelain). First they closed their shop, then their online business. They then had a great vacation staying at a couple of old country inns. One was even a castle. They ended at the new Four Seasons Resort in Hamlise. They did a transatlantic crossing back to Brooklyn on the Queen Mary. They became great grandparents in June and are enjoying Sofia Rose — Helene says it’s nice to again have a new baby in the family. | June Sanders Sattler recently traveled to Peru — loved the people and the country. Machu Picchu was a marvel. How did they do it? Lake Titicaca and the islands were amazing. This spring Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. She is becoming a travel “junkie.” | Beverly Leavitt Olans has moved to a condo in Chestnut Hill which she enjoys immensely. She’s recovering nicely from a shoulder operation and spends her time painting or going to classes at Brandeis University. | Priscilla Belyea Trussell did a lot of watercolors this past summer in preparation for shows at The Meadows Country Club and Women’s Contemporary Artists of Sarasota for their winter of 2011 venues. | Has anyone heard from Goldie Pitt Belson or Mary Carver Munds both from our “lost list?” Please let Jackie know at [email protected] or 631-749-0274. summer 2011 27 28308.indd 27 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes 1956 Dorothy Bruce Willis 24 Bradford Lane Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 [email protected] Joyce Davidson Franklin traveled to China this past year where she climbed a portion of the Great Wall, in Xian saw the amazing underground tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang guarded by more than 7,000 life size terracotta soldiers and horses, and then visited Shanghai. Joyce along with Diana Armen Cowles and Norma Bornstein Rooks attended the very poignant memorial service in NYC for Sally Molloy Crane ’04HD. | Corrine Hord Yetman took a Norwegian fiord cruise ending in Stockholm. In Stockholm her Swedish relatives came aboard for dinner. | Marian (Mim) Bamford Smith continues to enjoy the weather and ambience of Piedmont, CA. She plays golf and tennis regularly and continues to study French. Two of her three children live nearby and she and her husband, Harold, travel to their daughters’ homes in Houston and La Jolla, CA. Grandson Andrew Smith is a freshman at Denison University. Mim writes, “Harold remains busy with his work at UC Berkeley as a visiting scholar. We plan to be in Paris in September, visiting old friends, relatives, sampling wine and cheese and I will be testing my French.” | Diana Armen Cowles for many years has been a trustee of the Concord Museum in Massachusetts. She spends a great deal of time working on fundraisers which include the annual Garden Tour. In March she visited with Ginny Bevan Guenther. | Sylvia Ohanesian had a knee replaced in 28 simmons 28308.indd 28 September and was back on the golf course the end of December. | Nancie-Ann Dwinell Godwin and husband Nigel have been living in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and Brewster, Mass. and recently sold both homes. Nancie writes “To our delight we happened to be in the right place at the right time to be able to purchase a two bedroom, two bath flat in a long-established senior community also in S. u. A. We sold our flat and bought in record time. Our new home is not one of the ritzy places now available, very much faded elegance, but “us.” We moved in, then flew back to Cape Cod and disposed of our home of 25 years there! I DO NOT recommend emptying and selling two properties in four months on two continents. We sailed back to the UK on QM2 which I do recommend! We are close to family, friends, RSC Theatre, and use public transport for our outings.” 1957 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Claire Austin Anderson 15 Juniper Lane Madison, CT 06443-3326 [email protected] Judith Wolper Ennis recently exhibited her photographs at the Montclair Public Library in NJ and will be having another exhibit in Roseland, NJ in the spring of 2011. This year, she has served in National Association for Women Business Owners (NJ) as president of the Northern Region. 1958 Dianne Kofman Chirls 3 Robinhood Drive Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 [email protected] The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach was the setting for an event sponsored by the Florida Gold Coast Simmons Club. Among those in attendance were Maxine Ascher Goldberg, Phyllis Fishman Decker, Beverly Halpern Goldberg and Sandy Rosenfeld Dickerman from our class. | Joyce Chapman Austen writes that she is still living in Wellesley, MA after 52 years of marriage, four children, and eight grandchildren. She volunteers and is involved with book clubs and investment groups. | Our president, Louise Razin Brown ’77LS, reports that the local weekly paper had an article and photo of Carol Fielding Berkowitz who serves as clerk of the Lake Cochituate Watershed Council which is an environmental group planning to decimate weeds in the lake without using toxic herbicides as the town of Natick, MA gets drinking water from the aquifer. Carol’s group receives a state grant which helps fund the project. Louise attends meetings at the College to help with fundraising efforts and plan events for our class. She reminds us that our 55th reunion will be in June 2013. She attended a Scholarship Appreciation Brunch with other class officers who had the opportunity to meet with scholarship recipients and hear about their courses and career plans. | Meryl Gray Finkelstein spends time with her grandson, Raphael, and keeps busy with her antiques business, auctions and flea markets. | An email from the daughter of Fran Traniello Coyne sadly informed our class of her mother’s death in February. Darlene wrote that Fran was part of our 50th reunion in 2008 and talked non-stop about it. Our thoughts are with her husband Philip and their children. 1959 Joan Halpert 1 Wayland Avenue, Unit 307 South Providence, RI 02906-4558 [email protected] Marlene Oriel Apkon reports that she, Cookie Canter Sagerman, Barbara Peretz Shulman, Lynn Green Saxton, and their respective spouses enjoyed a wonderful evening together during Barbara’s annual five day visit in Boca Raton, Fla. from New Rochelle, NY in January. Marlene and her husband drove over from Naples, Florida for the mini-reunion. Cookie and Lynn are all year round residents of Boca Raton. 1960 Elaine Gilboard Goralnick 13200 Pacific Promenade Apt. 322 Playa Vista, CA 90094-2153 [email protected] Harriet Gorfinkle Diamond 70 Weatherly Drive Unit 302 Salem, MA 01970-6656 [email protected] Barbara Zlotnick-Sanders 220 Brook Valley Road Post Office Box 41 Towaco, NJ 07082-0041 [email protected] alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes Ann Devine Gross 4881 La Belle Terre Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32504-7859 [email protected] Our 50th Reunion was fantastic! It seems so recent to me, although a year has passed. The weekend created wonderful feelings of friendship, support, and accomplishment among us. I’m already looking forward to our next gathering. Geleta, Barbara, Jane, Mattie, Jean, Phyllis, Chris, Dorothy and Lois…thank you for 10 years of outstanding service to our class as Board members and our Reunion Committee. | Geleta Fenton Hunsicker is truly an outstanding planner, motivator and leader for our class. She led us down memory lane at the class dinner by passing the microphone and encouraging us to share our memories. Barbara Safier Shoag shared a touching story of her naïve assumptions as a “freshwoman” and we were transported to 1956. Of course, one memory led to another. | Dottie Shea Tutko spoke of Math Professor Marian Walter who had just received an Honorary Doctorate Degree. Dottie, Lois Malatsky Liss, and Christina Joseph Welch have kept in touch with their professor. Professor Walter began teaching math in 1956 and created the math department that year. In the professor’s absence Lois gave a tribute and Christina accepted the degree and hood for her and sent it on to her in Oregon. | The same team of Christina, Dottie and Lois secured our Reunion Class Dinner venue at the top of our new School of Management. This new building helps frame the open quadrangle which is now our grassy campus. The campus sits squarely on top of a four tier UNDERGROUND parking facility. As a former commuter — I’m in awe! Our Class Dinner cuisine was outstanding. At that function, I chatted with Simmons President, Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM, and her husband. During reunion I shared a dorm room with Ellen Daly Higgins. Her daughter, Jeannie, was to be wed in the fall. At Christmas time Ellen sent a wedding picture of her handsome family gathered around Jeannie and her husband…Ellen looked marvelous! | As you may know… Saundra Baker Lane made a significant contribution to our alumnae gift — as did many others. Saundra also shared her life’s story of art collecting with her husband from 1963 until his death in 1995. The Lane Collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is now in the Lane Galleries and a fabulous collection of their moderns are now exhibited. I spoke with Saundra recently by phone. She told me excitedly that the exhibit of the Lane Collection was stupendous!! Hopefully a mini-class reunion will have occurred or be in the planning to tour the collection with Saundra during 2011. Saundra says she has given up emailing (a big time drain for her). She is currently collecting photographic art. | Phyllis Bretholtz’s photography during Reunion was a great gift to all of us. I know that Phyllis and Jean Schaier Tupper spent Sunday afternoon of reunion selecting photos and creating a great collection of memories for all of us. Jean was also responsible for our booklet compilation. Thanks so much to you both! | Lucy Tanneyhill Cromwell sent a copy of “Primetime Cape Cod” Oct. 2010 where her husband, William, is featured on the cover as Commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and their lives are chronicled by author Nancie Godwin ’56. | Ann Shapiro sent an announcement of her new art show entitled “Altered Landscapes,” which was exhibited in Ceres Gallery, NYC, in November 2010. | Lastly, I welcome our newest secretary, Barbara Zlotnick-Sanders, to the three “class news” efforts made annually by Elaine Gilboard Goralnick, Barbara and myself, Ann Devine Gross, igross@bellsouth. net. We were all at reunion and wish our former secretary, Gail Teuton Noyes a successful experience as our Class President. 1961 Judith Lissack Henkewick 6465 Chester Avenue Montreal, QC H4V2Z8 1962 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Myrna Abbott Kasser 214 Thirteenth Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-4435 [email protected] Janet Saltz Freedman ’66LS, P’96GS writes “In a few days Andy and I are escaping the New England cold for a week’s holiday divided between Phoenix, where my brother and sister-in-law winter, and San Francisco, where we have some close friends. My news is not “new.” I continue to enjoy being a Visiting Scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center. I continue my research on women and small groups, but have been giving lectures on some other interests. Andy and I never get enough time with children and grandchildren and try to adjust our schedules to be with them (less easy with the family in Duluth, Minnesota; more convenient and very frequent with the family in Arlington, MA). Since our youngest grandchild is seven, we enjoy our kindergarten “reading buddies” with whom we meet each week at a local elementary school. Andy is still working part-time as a guardian ad litem, mostly on issues of child custody, but spends a lot of time doing beautiful woodworking. I am looking forward to our 50th. | Gail Trust wrote, “Joan and I are delighted to have received so many responses to the questionnaire for our 50th class reunion that we sent to all of you. Thanks for updating your contact information and offering your help to reconnect with other classmates and encouraging them to attend our 50th reunion. Keep those notes and suggestions coming!” | Roberta (Bobbi) Zimmerman Perlmutter definitely has good karma in her travel plans. “We took a timely trip to Egypt in December. We were fortunate to have gone when we did. Our Egyptian guides were convinced that they would be burdened with Mubarak for years. As for Burt & I, we are having fun. We are biking in the summer, skiing in the winter and keeping busy. I am stretching my brain by taking piano lessons. I will never be as good as my young grandchildren, but I must admit, I am enjoying it. I am looking forward to seeing all of you at our 50th. | Arlene Greenbaum Cohen writes, “Being in Tucson is definitely a good thing for this winter....or any winter, for that matter. I celebrated my B-I-G birthday with surprise visits from two of my sons and their families. Somehow one cannot sulk when little guys are around. So I can now even say “70” and it is audible. We’re planning a trip to Machu Pic- summer 2011 29 28308.indd 29 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes chu, Amazon rain forest and the Galapagos. | Myrna Abbott Kasser reports that she went to Cuba with Clara Bond in March on a “mission” with the Jewish Museum in New York. It was a fascinating trip: filled with surprises, like all the best trips. “We visited the Jewish community in Havana, Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, depleted by about 90 percent since the late 50s. It is obvious that all the Cubans are struggling to maintain a reasonable life style for themselves and their children in the face of terrible scarcities. I must admit we also heartily enjoyed the 80 degree weather! | Joan Moskovitz Druckman is also traveling. “This past summer we had a wonderful trip to Israel, our first. We went with our Rabbi’s group, so we now have a mini-family within our congregation. Our seven grandchildren are growing up so fast. Our grandson Nate is 17 and driving. Where does the time go? Richard’s sports photography has taken us to some fun places. Our last big event was the Super Bowl in Dallas. I’m still tutoring math and always enjoy the teenagers and their families who become part of my life. We certainly hope to be able to come to our 50th reunion. (Another hard to believe). | Please send me ([email protected]) your children’s and grandchildren’s names as we prepare for our 50th reunion. (No kidding!). Plus anything you’d like posted to the website: pictures, thoughts, essays, notes... free your imagination! 1963 Roslyn Ossen Loiter 5105 Wellinghall Way Columbia, MD 21044-1330 [email protected] Susan Frantz Payne has been named Executive Director of the Roxbury Land Trust, a nonprofit organization in Roxbury, Connecticut, with more than 3,400 acres of preserved open space under its stewardship. 1964 Karen Chaiken Kavet 69 Lincoln Road Wayland, MA 01778 Email: [email protected] Linda Weinstein Gassenheimer writes “I was honored to be asked to speak at the Miami area Simmons Alumnae event in February. This has been a busy year for me. My book, The Flavors of the Florida Keys was launched Dec 1. It’s filled with stories and recipes and is a guide on where to stay and eat in the Florida Keys. Anyone coming to South Florida? Give me a call. I’d love to reconnect.” 1965 Marjorie Levine Lappen 12037 Great Elm Drive Potomac, MD 20854-1227 [email protected] 1966 Rose Bryant Woodard 181 North Street Hingham, MA 02043-1871 [email protected] Barbara Paresky Budnitz 734 The Alameda Berkeley, CA 94707-1931 [email protected] 30 simmons 28308.indd 30 1967 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Marcia Lees Lees Smith 4 Merriam Avenue Shrewsbury, MA 01545-2358 [email protected] 1968 Pamela Street Walton Post Office Box 33 Spofford, NH 03462-0033 [email protected] My husband Ken has retired and we are enjoying the freedom that comes with this decision. Have you retired, moved, changed emails? Remember to be in touch with Simmons and with me to update your contact info…and for those of you for whom I don’t have an email address, please share. Our 45th Reunion is around the corner. The column content comes from you; be in touch. I am back on Facebook but prefer to make contact via email. | Sue Goodspeed Picurro emailed that she now lives year-round in Seal Cove Maine. After divorcing in ’94 after 25 years, Sue remarried in 2002. Her husband Mark is an orthotist/ prosthetist who presently is working in Washington state for a few months...not ideal but workable. Sue will be visiting the Northwest and may try to see Kris Leander. She loves the beauty of Maine and having lakes, mountains and the ocean all within a few minutes drive. She also added that her family spent Christmas in Honolulu... and she sent a glorious photo of a mini-reunion. We know that mini-reunions increase our endorphins. Such gatherings are a great way to reconnect and relive the good times. The photo Sue sent was of the summer 2010 1968 Physical Therapy class mini-reunion, which first occurred 16‑17 years ago. They are aiming for another gathering on the Maine coast in 2013. Mary Halstead Pickard is the only one of the 10 who hasn’t been able to attend any of the reunions. OK Mary….MDI in 2013! So where was their latest escapade? Six of the 10 members rallied for a gathering in the Seattle, WA area, where classmate Dottie Morse Nelson lives. Attending were Sue; Evy Boyd Boonyawiroj of Omaha, NE; Kathy LePoer and her husband John Fowler of West Bolton, Quebec; Nancy Corner Sutton of Saratoga, CA; and Ann Viot of Marblehead, MA. (Evy and Kathy were transfer students for the last year and a half of the program.) The group caught up on personal news and explored the natural beauty and excitement of the Seattle area. Dottie was a marvelous organizer and hostess! | I heard from Ann Lobman Adler while she was on vacation in Florida. She said I sounded desperate for news. She lives in Memphis where she owned a florist/gift/ gourmet food store for 28 years, which she sold in 2003. She and her husband Larry raised two sons, Jason and Keith. Now retired, she plays golf, enjoys duplicate bridge, and travels a bit. First and foremost she enjoys seeing her grandchildren, 6, 4 and one on the way, who live in her old hometown of New Orleans. | Ken and I did not make it to a warm climate this winter. We did, however join Carmen (Penny) Perry Santos and her husband Neil for dinner on one of the few nights in February when the roads were passable. We met in Henniker NH, a 55-minute ride for both couples. It was fun and we plan to get together again when the snow/ ice subside. That’s all Folks! Remember what I said in the alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes first paragraph; take a moment and send me a note/photos about what is happening in your life. Email or snail mail me all the news that is fit to print and requests for contacting long lost friends…and do send Simmons some money! 1969 Dolores Amidon D’Angelo ’72GS 6409 Fallen Oak Court Bethesda, MD 20817-3249 [email protected] Gail Levin ’96HD writes to announce the publication of her latest book, Lee Krasner: A Biography, in March 2011. It was featured in Vanity Fair’s “Hot Type” column for March 2011. 1970 Martha Katz-Hyman 4 Longbow Court Newport News, VA 23608-1922 [email protected] Judging by the fact that I haven’t received any news from anyone lately, I think we’ve all been pretty busy over the past months. However, since I keep up with many classmates via Facebook, I know that Nancy Siegel Moskovitz has been showing paintings at several venues in Florida, Sharon Kalin Parkman is now a grandmother, and Ilene Schneider is making progress on her latest book, while not neglecting her bird watching. I know there are many other classmates on Facebook, so don’t forget to check out our page, Simmons College Class of 1970. | Our condolences to the family of Anne Paxton Stolar, who died in March. The class has donated a book to the College library in her memory. | I am very pleased to announce the publication of World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the material Life of Slaves in the United States by Greenwood Press, an imprint of ABC‑CLIO. It’s a two volume encyclopedia that focuses on the material life of slaves, written by over 70 contributors. Kym S. Rice, who is the director of the museum studies program at George Washington University, coedited the encyclopedia with me, and though it was a huge amount of work. Both of us are very satisfied with how it turned out and happy that it has received good reviews by many in the field. | Please keep in touch — it’s easy to share your news via Alumnet (alumnet.simmons.edu), on our class Facebook page, or by sending it to me. And have a good summer! 1971 Michaela Kaminski Hancock 8603 Grimsby Court Potomac, MD 20854 [email protected] 1972 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Linda Gilmore Monahan 66 Janis Road Westfield, MA 01085-4017 [email protected] 1973 Deborah Lerner Duane 29 Maple Terrace Millburn, NJ 07041-2018 [email protected] Please send your e‑mail address to me so we can keep you in the loop! | Gerri Williams was published in the January 2011 issue of The Washington Diplomat on the coming era of oil scarcity and the role of energy alternatives (available on Gerri and artist/teacher husband Ray Allard’s www.WilliardWorks.com). Gerri continues her work with WPFW-FM, Washington, DC, where she recently produced a special on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, as well as with the climate crisis program Earthbeat as production assistant and affiliate outreach coordinator. | Lois Vairo Desaulniers is working part-time, having scaled back her consulting business to allow more time for family, friends, travel and long-postponed hobbies. Husband Bob, retired as a high school principal, now teaches graduate school courses. All three Desaulniers children are grown and married, and in the past two years, Lois and Bob have become grandparents twice, with “grandchild #3 due in May 2011. Life is good!” 1976 1975 Debra Randall Casey 8 Seipet Street Carver, MA 02330-1712 [email protected] Anita Zetlan Redner 38 Clearwater Road Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3743 [email protected] Leslie Morris reports that she had a great time connecting and reconnecting with classmates at our 35th reunion in June. At a recent mental health and health care reform conference, Leslie reconnected with classmate and Morse Hall friend Marylynne Gist Reynolds. Mary lives less than 30 minutes from Leslie in Medford, NJ with her husband and is a mother and career woman working in mental health. Mary keeps in touch with Renee Michaels, a journalist at the new York Times. Maureen Gavin Reyling 20 Bonair Avenue Bedford, MA 01730-1502 [email protected] 1977 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Bobbi Magidoff Thompson P ’11 870 Galloway Street Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 [email protected] 1978 Judith Blacher Berger P.O. Box 1956 Andover, MA 01810-0033 [email protected] 1979 1980 Michelle Mitchell 6343 Saint Timothy’s Lane Centreville, VA 20121 shelleymichelle20121@ yahoo.com Susan Barrett 44 Greenhurst Road West Hartford, CT 06107-3418 [email protected] 1981 Heidi Bennett 47 Brewster Drive Warwick, RI 02889-2203 [email protected] summer 2011 28308.indd 31 31 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes 1982 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Darcy DeMarco 10525 Bambola Place Las Vegas, NV 89135-2556 [email protected] 1983 Gisela Bauerle 94 Franklin Street Watertown, MA 02472-4022 [email protected] Sheryle D’Amico writes, “I have been living in Lawrence, KS for the past 20 years. I started my career in physical therapy, and went on to obtain a master’s in healthcare administration in 1994. I currently serve as vice president of the physician division at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Given the impending changes with health care reform, my job is never dull. ;‑). I have been married to Dr. Jeff Martin for years — have 5 wonderful stepchildren and 5 (soon to be 6) grandchildren. We enjoy playing golf, cooking, and traveling. I get back to Boston often as my family still lives there, including my sister (Catherine D’Amico Lichoulas ’88). As I get older, I reflect back fondly on my days at Simmons, and truly appreciate all it had to offer!” | Nancy Toscano writes, “The 100th anniversary edition of Simmons magazine and Maura Daly Iversen’s recent accomplishments prompted me to write... after almost 30 years. Can you believe it? I was in a few classes with Maura and remember her as a beautiful girl, inside and out. I feel proud to have been her classmate. My life since Simmons had a different focus, ie. graduated in 1983, married 1985, kids 1987 and 1989. Worked part-time evenings as a medical technologist 20+ years. Currently, I am a point 32 simmons 28308.indd 32 of care coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital. My son graduated from Boston College last year and my daughter is graduating a semester early from Suffolk. One of my most vivid Simmons memories, I have many, is of walking along the Fenway, toward the dorms for orientation week. As a commuting student, I was carrying a heavy suitcase. A fellow student who happened to walk alongside me asked if she could help me (I’m 4’10 inches tall and a brunette, first-generation ItalianAmerican and she, Janine MacCleod Silver, 5’10, blond from Naperville, Illinois.) We walked together to the dorms and what a sight that must have been! I loved Simmons, from my interview to my graduation.” 1984 Sandra Metheny Santanello 6 Supreme Court Swampscott, MA 01907-2172 [email protected] Lisa Friedman Schermerhorn reports that she moved to Concord, NH. Relocated because her husband Scott acquired a money management firm in Concord. And is now a Certified Hypnotist, Reiki Master, and Energy Medicine Practitioner. | Carla Skinder is living in Cornish, NH. Contact her: arviste@ hotmail.com or 603-542-6065. She has traveled all over. Divorced after 18 years. Has been state legislator for two terms and very involved in the community. Is also the director of an adult medical day program. 1985 Carolyn Shilling Gill 29 Central Street Andover, MA 01810 [email protected] 1986 Lynnea Mulligan Brinkerhoff 46 Soundview Avenue Milford, CT 06460-7877 [email protected] 1987 June 5th and heads to UNH as an Economics major in the Fall. It is hard to believe that he is just about the age I was when I met all my incredible Simmons friends! My daughter Katie is finishing up her freshman year at Dover High School. Where did the time go?!” 1991 Erin Duffy Wilson 198 Liberty Street Braintree, MA 02184-6028 [email protected] reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Sarah Cooper 17 Debra Drive Dayton, NJ 08810 [email protected] 1988 Theresa Flanders 3905 Decatur Avenue Kensington, MD 20895-1532 [email protected] 1989 Jean MacFarland 183 Codman Road Norwood, MA 02062-3910 [email protected] Helen Pettit 806 Essex Road Wilmington, DE 19807-2932 [email protected] 1990 1992 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Karen Gordon Lieberman 8 Draco Drive Randolph, NJ 07869-2703 [email protected] Lynne Civitello Marullo 3 Gordon Avenue Enfield, CT 06082 [email protected] 1993 Leah Goldman Lesser 237 Orchard Street Belmont, MA 02478-2350 [email protected] 1994 Laurel Egan-Kenny ’98GS, ’02SM 51 Old Main Street Post Office Box 44 Marshfield Hills, MA 02051-0044 [email protected] Heather Ciccarelli ’92GS 5 Sunny Crest Road York, ME 03909-5701 [email protected] Rebecca Clerkin ’94LS reports: “My son Connor will be graduating from Phillips Exeter on alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes 1995 2001 2004 2007 Mitone Mendezona Griffiths P.O. Box 371103 Montara, CA 94037-1103 [email protected] Lindsey Tobor 140 South Van Ness Avenue Unit 401 San Francisco, CA 94103-2584 [email protected] Chanelle S. Peters 26 Arnold Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 [email protected] Jessica A. White 80 Strathmore Road Apartment 8 Brighton, MA 02135-7108 [email protected] 1996 Trelane Clark-Bascom ’97GS 36 Gartland Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3321 [email protected] Amy L. Klotz and her husband, Dave Terry are happy to announce the arrival of Shayna Rachel Terry, born on January 14, 2011. She joins big sister Leah, who is 4 1/2. Amy is looking forward to Leah and Shayna joining the Simmons Classes of 2027 and 2032, respectively. 1997 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Katie Butler Thornell 4 Greenleaf Drive Beverly, MA 01915-1538 [email protected] 2000 Tenisha Ramsay 27 Court Street Stamford, CT 06902-2302 [email protected] Manorack de Kok-Somviengxay 18 Myrtle Street Medford, MA 02155-4120 [email protected] Kathryn (Fucarile) Teissier du Cros ’02GS and her husband Nils celebrated the birth of their first child on August 17, 2010. Daphné Louise was born at 10:12pm at Beth Israel in Boston. She weighed 8lbs 6oz and was 19.5 inches. 2002 reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 Julieanna Sacchetti 2110 North Ocean Boulevard Apartment 1005 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305-1949 [email protected] 2003 Mia Wright 550 2nd Street, Apt 2 Hoboken, NJ 07030 [email protected] Sarah Levine and Elizabeth Barter ’02 are pleased to announce the birth of their 3rd (and final!) daughter on April 1, 2011 in Lewiston, Maine. Finley Juliana weighed 6lbs 10 oz and was 19 inches long. She joins big sisters, Riley Hannah (4-22-05) and Teagan Rebecca (4-15-08). Everyone is adjusting nicely to being a family of 5 and are currently living in Auburn, Maine. “Email us at [email protected].” Elizabeth M. Dube ’05GS 55 Atwood Street Wellesley, MA 02482 [email protected] 2005 Zahra Kanji Ishikawa 9 Haven Terrace Dover, MA 02030-2133 [email protected] 2006 Leslie E. Doerr ’07GS 274 Main Street Apartment 6A Acton, MA 01720-3712 [email protected] Megan Coleman ‘08LS writes, “After graduating in 2006, I received my MS in library & information science from Simmons in 2008. That fall I married Michael Logerfo, who proposed in my dorm room (Mesick 318) sophomore year. In September, I was promoted from library assistant to library technician at River Valley Community College in Claremont, NH. I was excited to attend our 5 year reunion (where has the time gone?!?) and see some familiar faces and catch up. | Eve Kager moved to Chicago in August to attend the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago where she will be receiving a master’s of public policy in June 2012. reunion ’12 JuNE 1–JuNE 3 2008 Wei M. Wong ’10SM 40 Kings Way Unit 605B Waltham, MA 02451-9010 [email protected] 2009 Ashley A. Haight 29 Wilson Park Unit 3 Brighton, MA 02135-5603 [email protected] 2010 Andrea M. Voccio 30 Andem Street Providence, RI 02908-4625 [email protected] Rebecca Crosswaith had the honor of representing the State of Connecticut in the 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival as the Connecticut Cherry Blossom Princess in Washington, DC. Components included various service projects, Festival events, as well as a week full of galas and events at locations such as the Embassy of Japan, Arlington National Cemetery and the USO. The National Cherry Blossom Festival ran from March 26th through April 10th. summer 2011 33 28308.indd 33 7/26/11 9:22 PM classnotes Graduate Class Notes CAS: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Glenda Morrissey ’05GS is pursuing a Ph.D. in Math Education at the Illinois Institute of Technology. GSLIS: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Robert B. Slocum ’49LS “Published my 6th book in 2010 Pennsylvania, new Jersey, Delaware, and maryland in Fiction, 1792–2000. Listed in Who’s Who in America, 50-year member of America Historical Association, American Library Association, and American Association of University Professors.” | Edward Bander ’56LS is the author of a novel, The Hidden History of Essex Law School, published by Trafford Publishing. The novel is about a law librarian at a fictitious law school in Boston. | Linda Gustafson ’75LS reports: “I have been very active in Delta Kappa Gamma at all levels; local, state, regional, and international. I have served as music chair for 11 years in Maine and four years since retiring to Virginia. I have composed and performed solos for the international conventions. My music and programs have been internationally distributed and used. In 2001, I was awarded the Golden Gift Leadership.” In 2010, Linda was named a “Woman of Vision and Action” for Delta Kappa Gamma, an international honor society for women educators. Only 187 women out of the 34 simmons 28308.indd 34 nearly 200,000 members in 17 countries were so honored. | Dr. James M. Matarazzo ’65LS and Dr. Toby Pearlstein ’77LS co-authored an article, “Educating Special Librarians — The Past is Prologue” in Searcher magazine, March 2011. This is the seventh article in their series, Survival Lessons for Libraries. This article was selected by The informed Librarian online as a featured article in its April 2011 issue. Drs. Matarazzo and Pearlstein co-authored “Ignore the Idea of Outsourcing at Your Peril” in the March/April issue of Public Libraries. The members of the H.W. Wilson Foundation have again elected Dr. Matarazzo as Vice President and Secretary of the Foundation. | Mimi Drake ’71LS published an article “Academic Library Challenges” in the November 2010 issue of Searcher magazine. | Connie Springer ’83LS has published a book, Positively ninety: interviews with Lively nonagenarians. The book is based on Springer’s traveling exhibition and was supported by a City of Cincinnati Individual Artist’s Grant. Published by www.blurb.com, 2010. | Cynthia Roach ’88LS was chosen as the new head of library advisory and development and government liaison at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. She was welcomed at the February board meeting. | Carl Antonucci ’93LS, vice president of the Simmons GSLIS Alumni Association Board, is director of library services at Central Connecticut State University. | Maureen Perry ’94LS writes that she was the guest Internet Resources columnist for the March 2011 issue of College & Research Libraries news. Her piece was titled, “Resources for your rhymes: Sites for slam/ spoken word/ performance poetry.” | Peter Droese ’00LS, obtained his Project Management Professional Certification in August 2010. He has been employed since 2008 as an information resource specialist in the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine Division. | Congratulations to the Simmons GSLIS Emerging Leaders, a program sponsored by the American Library Association which enables library workers get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. The new group of leaders includes Linnea Johnson ’04LS, manager, GSLIS Technology; current student Miranda Rivers, 2009 ALA Spectrum Scholar and LISSA treasurer; and Andromeda Yelton ’10LS. | Georgia Alexander ’05LS has been appointed cataloger at the University of the West Indies, Main Library, on the St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. | Iris Cotto ’06LS, children’s librarian at the Worcester Public Library, was chosen as one of five recipients of the YWCA Erskine Award for reaching “exemplary levels of achievement in their professions and their communities.” Over a 30-year career at the library, Cotto has implemented innovative children’s programming while serving as a mentor for migrant workers, teen mothers, and the homeless. | Rebecca Reznik-Zellen ’06LS published an article, “Representation and Recognition of Subject Repositories,” in the September/October 2010 issue of D-Lib magazine. | Amy Greer ’08LS was profiled on EastbayRI. com as the new “cool” community services librarian at the Barrington Public Library. | Mott Linn ’08LS, Head of Collections Management, Clark University, presented a paper “The Budgetary Importance of Building Relationships” at the national ACRL meeting in Philadelphia in March. | The team behind the new Digital Curriculum Lab has been busy presenting the project to the professional community. Molly Duggan ’10LS, Digital & Interface Assistant conducted a demonstration at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in October. | Chris Markman ’10LS presented his paper “Media and Metaphysics: How the Motion Picture IP War Was Lost” at Piracy, a conference hosted by the Department of English & American Literature at Brandeis University. | Elizabeth Ryan ’10LS was selected by the News Division Awards committee to receive the News Division/ProQuest stipend to attend the 2011 SLA conference in Philadelphia. Ryan works for Texifter, LLC in Springfield, Mass. as director of social media, and at the Springfield City Library as a substitute librarian. She also volunteers at the Hampden Law Library. | Andromeda Yelton ’10LS was recently featured in American Libraries Direct for her work with the Buy India a Library project. The project was inspired by a Twitter discussion between Yelton and three other librarians, who are now on a quest to raise money through the British charity Good Gifts Catalogue to cover the cost of furniture, books, and two years of a librarian’s salary. alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM obituaries oBITuArIES From December 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, the Office of Advancement received notifications that the following alumnae/i are deceased. undergraduate College 1929 Pauline Coleman Newman Home Economics February 22, 2011 Veronica McGuire Mollek Home Economics October 14, 2010 1937 Elizabeth Sherman Dunsmore Home Economics October 22, 2008 1942 Muriel Hamilt Zase Science November 3, 2010 1943 1938 Jean Sutherland Balcom Business October 10, 2010 Lilyan Wiernikoff Eisenberg Social Work January 22, 2011 Clara Hall Hassett Nursing May 28, 2010 Evelyn Johnston Shea Library and Information Science June 19, 2006 Elizabeth Healey Taylor Business July 28, 2010 Colette Peterson Kauffman Business December 23, 2010 1939 1934 Eileen Asher Davis English December 23, 2010 Anne Weston Miller English January 10, 2010 1931 Mary Bartlett Walley Social Work February 25, 2009 1933 Ruth Philbrick Jenkins English February 25, 2011 Catherine Walsh Business May 17, 2009 1935 Jean Andrews Ardell Nutrition October 19, 2008 Mildred Cutler Business June 27, 2006 Dorothea Berry Hawes Business March 23, 2010 Helen Katzen Business July 5, 2007 Ida Waitzkin Lansky Business October 3, 2007 Lola Wheeler Gregoire Special January 3, 2009 1940 Adele del’ Etoile Breitenstein Home Economics November 14, 2010 Ruth Chatterton Frank Home Economics August 6, 2010 Helen Morris Rodman Business December 14, 2010 Janet Mecklem Clark Pre-Professional November 30, 2010 Elizabeth Farrar Library and Information Science April 21, 2010 Natalie Scigliano Furlong Business November 26, 2010 Annette Atwater Rountree Business September 14, 2009 Edna Kohn Sokol Home Economics October 2, 2009 Claire Keefe Brennan Nutrition August 18, 2010 1952 Elsie Stone Howard Business November 26, 2010 Margaret Noone Nursing May 27, 2009 Carol Fumiye Ishimoto Library and Information Science August 18, 2010 Helen O’Brien Nursing February 21, 2011 Barbara Brown McDonald Science November 24, 2010 Barbara Kirmayer Pope Business March 16, 2011 Thelma LeBlanc Prince Biology February 20, 2011 Barbara Bayard Wald Home Economics December 6, 2010 1949 Joan Curran O’Connor Business January 24, 2011 1953 Mary Deuchler Carter Business April 3, 2009 1955 Suzanne Skelton Eichacker Science February 22, 2011 1956 Lois Minnear Miller Business March 12, 2011 Frances Poger Schutzberg Chemistry June 13, 2008 Nancy Carroll Keating Business June 6, 2010 Alice Hussey Squires Psychology February 23, 2011 1958 Ann Maurer Craig Business March 20, 2010 Hilda Yee Denman Science February 4, 2011 Eleanor Johnson Kirby Retail Management December 20, 2010 1945 1946 1936 Joan Stickle Walsh Retail Management September 4, 2010 1944 Alice Nobert Schoman Home Economics August 31, 2010 Ann Pinkham Bauer Home Economics February 5, 2008 1948 Margaret Martin Milton Science November 9, 2010 Sonia Trabun Arsove Chemistry December 31, 2009 Gladys Abbott Luke Business May 15, 2010 Marie Porrazzo Minasian Nursing May 18, 2010 Barbara Stone Reem Business February 25, 2010 Ruth Cutter Sander Nursing January 30, 2009 1941 Dona Hopkins White Home Economics September 18, 2010 Cynthia Tucker Smith Library and Information Science January 25, 2011 1947 Rita O’Loughlin Bourque Home Economics March 13, 2011 Jane Bowler Conway Retail Management March 3, 2011 Edyth Ehlers Dalton Library and Information Science November 24, 2007 Patricia Lindsay White Pre Professional September 16, 2010 1950 1957 Gladys Assarian Anderson Nursing February 17, 2011 Elinor Ryan Chepurko Nursing November 27, 2008 Frances Barrow Dallas English December 1, 2008 Frances Traniello Coyne Home Economics February 8, 2011 Louise Sharko Holthaus Nursing April 11, 2006 1959 Nancy Jenkins MacDonald Psychology February 16, 2011 Elsie Frabotta Osterman Communications February 4, 2010 Patricia Dinard Retail Management November 12, 2010 Diane Gordon Kadanoff Library and Information Science March 5, 2011 1964 Dorothy Dooley Potter Business March 9, 2011 Beatrice Moses Social Science February 3, 2011 1951 Carol Levy Willens Education December 27, 2010 Elizabeth Heselton Bachelder Business May 14, 2010 summer 2011 35 28308.indd 35 7/26/11 9:22 PM obituaries 1970 1966 1961 1991 1972 Anne Paxton Stolar English March 2, 2011 Seward Highley Education September 5, 2009 Mary Young October 30, 2009 John Gerber June 12, 2010 Brenda Cloud December 28, 2010 1974 1971 1962 1992 1973 Rita Rothfarb Segel Art History January 16, 2009 Carolyn Cooney Burns Education September 20, 2008 Marjorie Wallace Pierce March 4, 2010 Helen Kreisler November 6, 2010 Eloise Tidwell April 1, 2009 1966 School of Nursing and health Sciences 1977 1996 1979 1978 1978 Marla Diamond Cohen History January 30, 2010 Sally Kelly Kelly‑Porter Education October 2, 2010 1981 1981 Jean Hetzel‑Howe Psychology March 1, 2011 Thomas Ford Children’s Literature September 2, 2009 Cynthia Miller Psychology March 31, 2009 1993 Lisa Cohen Communications Management November 9, 2010 1982 Karen Mehuron Management August 7, 2008 1999 Karyn Van Kirk English as a Second Language January 23, 2009 1983 Vici Hymer White Management July 19, 2008 2004 1984 Paula Watson Accounting October 25, 2007 Gina Bizier Chemistry September 30, 2010 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Studies 1935 Gladys Podmore Lennox Business January 7, 2007 1936 Muriel Kohn Pokross Retail Management March 16, 2011 1939 Betty Hazlett Meyer Retail Management February 19, 2011 1967 Carol Buchholz Taylor July 10, 2008 1969 Mary Brophy March 16, 2010 Anne Wilson Grande August 17, 2010 Martita Ure Halseth October 9, 2010 2009 Mary Mahy March 10, 2011 Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1941 Jean Perry Reynolds September 29, 2007 1943 Dores McCrary McCree December 8, 2010 1946 Dorothy Becker August 24, 2009 1951 Evelyn Gerard January 11, 2010 1952 Harriett Plaisted Wilson July 28, 2010 Jeanette Stanford Botteri September 28, 2009 1965 1960 Jennie Zinkowski Roberts Home Economics November 18, 2009 Ann Rinehart Greene November 26, 2008 28308.indd 36 Irene Porter October 22, 2010 1972 1943 36 simmons Esther Pile November 11, 2010 Sarah Goodrich Language and Literacy December 18, 2010 Eileen Frerichs Assistive Technology November 24, 2010 1988 Judith Moore January 19, 2010 Esther Williams Jack April 9, 2009 1973 Jennifer Madden March 7, 2009 1974 Rhonda Hasday Barnett August 3, 2010 Mary Davis February 11, 2011 1977 Margaret Mushatt December 28, 2010 1978 Elinor Reichlin March 7, 2011 1982 Laurian Carroll September 21, 2010 1983 Janice Bower November 1, 2010 1985 Jane Brewster Waks January 20, 2011 1988 Martine Denisot Hargreaves March 18, 2009 Margaret Ellis Nursing February 26, 2011 School of Management 1981 Gail Cornfeldt August 28, 2009 Mary Holmes December 10, 2008 1982 Susan Meagher March 19, 2011 Christine Boulding‑Graham September 22, 2010 1990 Priscilla Austin December 7, 2010 School of Social Work 1935 Carolyn Carr Downe January 16, 2006 Evelyn Gerstein Karp May 21, 2007 1939 Edna Levin Grace September 22, 2010 1942 Frances Croasdale Maack March 7, 2010 1945 Hazel Brown Mason March 4, 2007 Antoinette Pieroni February 16, 2009 1946 Tatyana Jasny Moss December 12, 2010 1950 Florence Morris Bader September 2, 2010 1963 Beth Chandler Warren April 24, 2010 1965 Madeleine Fraggos September 2, 2010 1967 Murray Schwartz October 20, 2010 alumnet.simmons.edu 7/26/11 9:22 PM “I believe happiness is a competence that needs to be practiced and perfected, it takes time, like learning the violin.” voices: NArESh AGArWAL, ASSISTANT ProfESSor, GSLIS Degrees: • Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore’s Department of Information Systems, School of Computing • Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Engineering), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore i f yo u wo n t H e Lo L o t t e ry: I would use it to help people who need it more. As far as my needs go, I’m satisfied. Getting greedier wouldn’t make me happier than I already am. Naresh Agarwal has quickly gained a reputation for being happy. A professor of library and information science, who specializes in teaching evaluation, technology, and knowledge management, Agarwal believes that happiness is a choice. He’s also confident that education can help us lead purposeful, happy lives. What do you like most about being a professor at Simmons? We have high-quality students who put in a lot of effort. Very rarely do you find disinterested students here. I learn a lot from my students, as much as they learn from me. People here work very well together and support each other. Simmons has a reputation of being ‘high touch’; you can see that in practice here. I think Simmons is one of the happiest places on earth. There are people here who you want to emulate — that’s how I feel about my colleagues. Maybe it’s due to the fact that Simmons was started with service in mind — the professions students study here focus on helping others and making a difference. Where does all the happiness fit in? At GSLIS we focus on three primary student learning outcomes: leadership, communicacommunication skills, and critical thinking. I think that happiness is a competency that can be taught. I think it’s another communication skill, and I think it helps to have a propensity toward it. It’s a matter of looking at things in a certain perspective. It’s a choice. And I think it ties very well into our strategic goal of providing transformative learning. You cannot say edueducation will transform someone’ s life until you tie it to a bigger purpose. Happiness helps tie it into the bigger purpose. I believe happiness is a competence that needs to be practiced and perfected. It takes time, like learning the violin. Listen to Naresh’s happiness talk and read this blog to see for yourself why he believes in spreading happiness. • Happiness talk: http://bit.ly/lB2W1z • Blog post:http://bit.ly/ eNk0sn summer 2011 37 28308.indd 37 7/26/11 9:22 PM SIMMONS | Nonprofit org. US Postage PAID Permit #121 N. Reading, MA 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898 CoMInG Soon To A CITy nEAR you! “John simmons enacted a vision that was radical, even revolutionary in 1899. that President Drinan invites you to join Simmons alumnae/i, mission is just as powerful today. as the parents, and friends across the country in 2011-2012. we must commit with similar inspiration Learn about our exciting 100-year vision. Celebrate our stewards entrusted with simmons’s future, and ambition.” — Helen G. Drinan ’75LS, ’78SM, President rich history of innovation and leadership. Be inspired by the progress of our Making Education Work Campaign. 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