FALL 2011 When Foreign Lands Beckon: How CSG Alumnae Make Their Mark Globally
FORTE ET GRATUM is produced by Columbus School for Girls Development and Communications Offices, we retain the right to determine editorial content and manner of presentation. Class news: classnews@columbusschoolforgirls.org DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Christy Rosenthal, ’87, Director of Development and External Affairs Lucy L. Ackley, '83 Tiffany Burton Duncan, '92 Christine L. Coyan-Neubauer COMMUNICATIONS Stephanie Greene & Mary Lorenz BOARD OF TRUSTEES Bernie Ostrowski, Chair Sarah Kay, ’87, Vice Chair and Capital Campaign Chair Lavea Brachman, ‘80, Vice Chair Beth Crane, ’69, Secretary Timothy J. Faber, Treasurer Cecily Chester Alexander, ’88 Milton Baughman Tom Brigdon, Facilities Chair Lisa Courtice, Ph.D., E. Gordon Gee, Ed.D. Kate Carlin Giller, ’87 Michael Glimcher Glenda Pierce Harrison Sarah Benson Heinrichs, ‘97 Jeff Henderson Stephanie A. Hightower Lisa A. Hinson Nancy K. Jeffrey (Lifetime Member) John P. Kennedy Dawn Tyler Lee, ‘90 Robert H. Milbourne Tim Miller, Development Chair Tom O’Hara Pam Phillips, M.D. Rocky Robins Lynne Smith Brian X. Tierney Susan Tomasky, Education Advisory Chair Webb I. Vorys Kimberly Rice Wilson, ‘80 Leigh Ann Wobst Victoria Davis, ’00, National Alumnae Council Cathy Jones Williard, ’83, Alumnae Board Penny Masters Boes & Jamie Crane, Parents’ Association EX OFFICIO Elizabeth (Liza) M. Lee, Head of School Terrie Hale Scheckelhoff, Ph.D., Associate Head of School Christy Rosenthal, ’87, Director of Development and External Affairs Jane Gibson, Director of Business and Finance
COVER: Members of the The Grace Notes, CSG’s Upper School Select Vocal Ensemble,
directed by Gail Kopetz, performing at Jubilee 2011. They will be competing at a national adjudication festival in Chicago in 2012, and have received superior ratings and awards at numerous state and national contests. The Grace Notes are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year. THIS PAGE, TOP: Upper School art students painted a mural on
the temporary construction walls near the new dining room. This section of the mural was inspired by Sophie Chatas, Form XII, and an excerpt from her Convocation speech: "As we gather here today to begin another school year, CSG is changing around us. The school itself is being updated and transformed. We are surrounded by the chaos of progress, and change is never easy. We must deal with the adjustments, the disruptions, the inconveniences. However, amidst the disorder, my message to you today is simple: our house is changing, but our heart is not. The construction and the changes it brings carry with them an opportunity to change and improve ourselves. We can use this moment – a little challenging as it is – to fully embrace the idea that the power of this place goes well beyond the bricks and mortar. It’s about relationships, connections, and growth." Sophie Chatas, Student Council President
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A Unicorn was Born Kendall Smith, Form XI
The idea for the unicorn mascot came about during tennis practice one day. I was joking with my friends on the tennis court about how funny it would be to have a unicorn appear out of the forest at Kirk. I decided then that we needed a school mascot. The team agreed, and I began to look online at potential options. Athletic Director, Kippie Crouch, was all for the idea so I talked to our Head of School, Liza Lee, researched costs, and began to raise money. I was able to get a jump start on funds from parents and administrators who supported the idea. I then offered a “free clothes day” to the Upper and Middle School student body - if you paid $3 or more you could wear free clothes on a given Friday. This fundraising worked very well... At the end of a week, I had raised $1,400! I was able to buy the costume, put aside extra money for cleaning the costume, and donate to the CSG prom. After making her first appearance at Upper School chapel, "Unie" found her way through campus, meeting PYC and Lower School students before heading out to Kirk campus, where a unicorn appeared from the forest and greeted the tennis players.
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Paige Shalter Bruening, '89, Alumnae Weekend Chair Kacey Chappelear, '98, Reunion Giving Chair Yoci Vorys, '98, Reunion Social Chair Cathy Jones Williard, '83, Alumnae Association President Victoria Davis, ’00, National Alumnae Council President For additional information or if you would like to help plan your class reunion, please contact Lucy Ackley, ‘83, Asst. Dir. of Development, Alumnae Relations lackley@columbusschoolforgirls.org 614-252-0781, ext. 136
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Head Of School Then all the nations of birds lifted together the huge net of the shadows of this earth in multitudinous dialects, twittering tongues, Stitching and crossing it. … the net rising soundless as night, the birds’ cries soundless, until there was no longer dusk, or season, decline, or weather, only this passage of phantasmal light that not the narrowest shadow dared to sever. From The Season of Phantasmal Peace
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This issue of Forte et Gratum focuses on the CSG piece of the “huge net” that Derek Wolcott imagines over the world. All the alumnae profiled in these pages are “stitching and crossing” the web of CSG relationships in various corners of the world. They are continuing a pattern that generations of CSG women have followed. CSG has long provided travel and study opportunities abroad with the hope that they will lead to a richer understanding of the similarities that unite us and an appreciation of the differences that make us unique. Certainly our students benefit from their travels abroad, but the school also benefits when its alumnae become an integral part of communities abroad and thereby make the School a part of other worlds, far from Columbus. My cousin, who toured Yugoslavia several years ago, was astonished to encounter, in a small village in the countryside, a CSG alumna who had been living there for years and had raised a family there. Her entire village knew of “the school for girls in Columbus,” and treasured it as much as her own American family did. All of the alumnae profiled in this magazine create ties to the school from the various communities in which they find themselves. Moreover, the school has welcomed foreign students to its doors. As I write this we have four students from Mainland China, two from Taiwan, and one from Korea. We also have a Rotary exchange student from Norway this year, and we will welcome another exchange student from Argentina spring semester. Our foreign students bring to our community their own personal gifts in academics, sports and the arts, but they also bring a way of looking at the world that may be very different from the way in which American students view their universe. We count on our international students to enlarge our understanding, not just of their countries, but of our own, so that we can have a solid knowledge of who we are as well as a realistic picture of the world. But we also count on our foreign students to return to their countries with a knowledge of themselves and us, and a bond of love that will endure for generations. In the end, the peace that Wolcott imagines will come because our children will not fear or mistrust those who are unlike themselves. We must hope for the weaving of a net between CSG and the various nations to which its current students and alumnae belong. Then that fabric will reveal our knowledge that the dignity and worth of the individual are best realized in and through an inclusive community, and that the community of which each of us is ultimately a part is the richly various world. www.columbusschoolforgirls.org 5
Landmark Campaign Surpasses $6 Million! As construction on the Landmark Project continues to progress, we are reminded that these improvements are made possible by the generosity of the CSG community. To date, parents, grandparents, alumnae, and friends have committed more than $6 million! THANK YOU! In recognition of everyone who has supported the Landmark Campaign, we have added a Landmark Campaign Donors' page to our CSG website. Please continue to check the website regularly as we will continue to provide updates and photos of construction progress, as well as new elements such as donor profiles. For more information about the Landmark Project or Campaign, please contact Christy Rosenthal, Director of Development and External Relations at (614) 252-0781, ext. 130 or crosenthal@columbusschoolforgirls.org
Then & Now, School Uniforms: When CSG was first established in 1898, there was no dress code or uniform. The story of how CSG adopted a uniform is unique in that the idea came unknowingly from the students themselves. In the early 1900s, the students decided that as a joke, they would all come to school dressed in white dresses. They had no idea that their prank would have such an impact. To their surprise, the Administration responded so positively that they created the first CSG uniform. Students would wear white blouses with either white or navy skirts, depending on the season.
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How CSG Alumnae Make Their Mark Globally Martha Wilson, Class of 1976 Guest Editor, Alumnae Profiles Decades ago, with our high school graduation approaching, we seniors were asked to create a narrative weave for the yearbook with predictions about our class. Each girl was assigned to write about another classmate. My classmate gave me the tongue-in-cheek title of U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka – no doubt because my Senior May Program in Washington, D.C. involved volunteering at two South Asian embassies and at the U.S. State Department.
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Fast forward a few decades: I still have a home in D.C., where one of my jobs was heading government affairs at the British Embassy; and, sure enough, my work over the years has taken me to some 18 countries, including Sri Lanka! The power of suggestion is indeed powerful. My story is not unusual. Many CSG alumnae have felt a magnetic pull to work or live overseas. Inspiration may have started from a CSG travel program, May Program, language class or college semester abroad -- even from a family vacation.
THERE ARE NO BORDERS In this article you will read how some alumnae married in other countries before finding their professional calling. Others studied or worked overseas first and found family later. Many made professions their primary focus – whether governmental, corporate, nonprofit, or academic. Most of the CSG women profiled in the ensuing pages share an intellectual curiosity about the world, a sense of adventure, and a social determination to discover affinities with people in diverse settings. Expats often find it empowering to live and work overseas because we have to adapt to a life outside of our comfort zone: to speak another language and learn about another country’s laws and traditions; to survive the inevitable obstacles and, eventually, to learn to thrive.
FRANCE: Michele McCabe Guyard, Class of 1976 BOTH FACES OF FRANCE
Celebrating American holidays, like Thanksgiving, in France has become symbolic for Michele McCabe: “Our Thanksgiving table is a mix of family and friends from Europe and America – and that blend is reflected in the food,” she said. Michele’s interpretation of the traditional November dinner: a turkey and herb roll. “My butcher had never assembled anything like it before. He thought I was crazy. But people come every year and enjoy it. And, with the champagne flowing and good company, how wrong could it be?” she laughed. Michele spent her sophomore year of college studying art in Paris and Rouen. In 1979 she met a French commodities broker, Alain Guyard, while interning at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. They married a year later, just after Michele’s college graduation. Children soon followed: Frederic, born in New York; and, after two years in London, Anne and Christina -- both born in Monaco -- where Alain was a specialist in currencies and commodities. Returning to Paris would settle them down for the next two decades. The family lived in the 7th district, next to the Saxe-Breteuil market of local renown, with the Eiffel Tower as an impressive backdrop. And Paris was where Michele’s professional direction would take shape. Michele received a Masters in International Relations from Boston University (Paris), followed by a degree in European Public Affairs at the Institut Catholique de Paris. After lobbying in Paris and Brussels, she started change management and productivity consulting throughout Europe. “I described my career path then as one of seizing or creating opportunities,” she said.
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She would become a voice for women’s advancement in the French workplace, advising corporate managers, as well as speaking at conferences and universities on leadership performance and change management. At one point, she accepted an assignment for 18 months at Deloitte Luxembourg before returning to Paris to work for Deloitte Global. Michele continues to consult and write on these subjects in France – though now she and her husband work out of Alain’s family home, an hour’s drive from Paris, near the Champagne region. “Living in the Brie countryside means I balance my consulting with activities here: redesigning the gardens, planting a few thousand lavender and rose plants, and renovating the family’s 150-200 year old stone farmhouse,” said Michele. After having lived in Europe for decades, does she have any desire to return to the United States? “My life is here. My work and family are here. While I still have my siblings in the U.S., and still feel great affection for the America I knew growing up, my heart is in Europe.”
LESSONS LEARNED Michele emphasizes that fluency in French has been an essential part of assimilating into the complexities and paradoxes of French life and of being a serious contender in heated debates on local or geopolitical events, globalization and evolving French sociocultural realities. She says her children learned that, in order to separate fact from fiction, they had to remain savvy about political events, especially when France and the U.S. appeared to take opposing sides: for example, on the conflict in Iraq. Her advice to CSG students: “Learn at least two foreign languages and travel as much as possible. My son studied Chinese and several other languages -- then later worked in China. One daughter studied in Singapore, Australia, and Germany and our youngest is doing an internship in Madrid after having studied there this past year. We are reminded daily how interconnected our global economies and cultures are now. Travel makes us more inclusive and tolerant as professionals and as people.” Michele explains how language and travel define our heritage as well: “Few people knew my mother’s first years were spent north of Venice, in the beautiful Friuli region. The love and respect I felt for my grandparents inspired me to learn Italian.” Michele smiled: “I became an intermediary at family reunions and a sought-after travel guide. But, really, it was about connectivity.” An “ah-ha” moment, professionally? Michele became an expert in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), one of the many assessment tools she still uses with business teams and individuals to shed light on individuals’ life goals. She suggests that CSG students take the MBTI and be evaluated to help guide them on their study, career, and life paths. “It was a life-changer for me,” she said.
DENOUEMENT Michele knows she will always be “la petite Américaine” to her French family and friends, even though she feels more French than American. Decades later she says she has learned to appreciate arguments from both sides of the Atlantic. She admires the American “just-do-it” attitude, the benefits of team sports, the forward trajectory of women in the workplace, a user-friendly environment for entrepreneurs, and the Protestant work ethic. That said, Michele has also learned to accept the unifying, stabilizing French notion that “L’Etat” can provide for its people and that the French civil servant is more respected than the entrepreneur. Add to that an efficient mass transportation infrastructure, “an excellent health care system open to all, and an exceptional educational system envied throughout Europe,” and France is, for her, an appealing place to be. She enjoys the quality of her life: longer annual holidays than in the U.S., which means more time with family and friends. Finally, there is the love of rhetoric, of grandeur, and of having long, verbal exchanges at the local boulangerie, cheese shop, or vineyard over which food to prepare, how, and with what wine – even when serving turkey rolls, or perhaps especially when serving turkey rolls – at a French Thanksgiving dinner. OPPOSITE TOP: View from a friend's home of the Eiffel Tower in the evening. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Michele, her son, Frederic, and his new wife, Carolyn, and Michele's husband, Alain. THIS PAGE TOP: Michele's daughter, Anne, along the Seine. MIDDLE & BOTTOM: Thanksgiving table is a mix of family and friends from Europe and America – that blend is reflected in the food, turkey and herb roll and champagne.
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When Foreign Lands Beckon: continued... JAPAN: Nana Massie, Class of 2001 THE ADVENTURES OF THE TRAVELING WASABIFLAVORED KIT-KATS
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Born in Canada, Nana Massie said that, curiously, her first international trip was to the United States. But if you don't count that, her first adventure abroad was a CSG-organized trip to Spain during ninth grade. The travel bug bit hard. She expanded her horizons with two more CSG-sponsored international trips: a Literary England tour in tenth grade and Frau Ousley's German exchange program the summer after graduation. “Some people move outside of the United States and settle in another country. My husband and I moved away but haven't settled in one place yet. It seems like every place we go just reminds us that there are so many places we haven't been yet. We have lived in three countries in the last four years. There are so many national currencies floating around our apartment that it looks like we robbed a board game manufacturer,” said Nana. She is, after all, an international school aficionado. Armed with a BA from Yale University in History and International Relations, and a Richard U. Light Fellowship in Foreign Language Study (Harbin, China), followed by stints in Washington, D.C. and Korea, Nana took a year off to earn a Master's degree at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), before returning to teaching. “Nearly every country has at least one international school, where students learn a U.S.-style curriculum in English. I teach history to high school students,” Nana said. Her first international position was at Asia Pacific International School in Seoul, South Korea. Now she teaches at Fukuoka International School in Fukuoka, Japan. She said each of her new environments has taught her something interesting. For example, in Korea she tried to be as diligent about recycling as locals, who separated food trash for composting and divided regular trash into six types of recyclables. [She said this same regimen is hard to maintain in Japan, where they have two types of trash: "burnable" and "non-burnable." The image on the "burnable" bag is of a rubber boot.] And Edinburgh? “It is a playground for history nerds.” Nana reminds us that there has been a castle in the center of the city for a thousand years, and that the University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583, forty years before the Pilgrims set sail. And for Harry Potter fans out there: “Edinburgh is also where you can find the grave of Tom Riddle, AKA Lord Voldemort,” she reports. “Japan, where we are now, is a very gracious place to live. The Japanese deserve their legendary reputation for courtesy. When the post office lost a photocopy of my husband's passport, they gave him a bag of apology gifts, including a coin bank shaped like a mailbox and, less explicably, a Tupperware container and a washcloth. In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami last spring (which fortunately did not affect my city), I was moved and impressed by the way people around the country looked for ways to contribute,” she said. “The downside of moving frequently and teaching full-time is that you always have a new language to learn but no time to study. In Korea, I learned to sound out the alphabet, so I can pronounce words but I have no idea what they mean. Ordering off a menu became a game of restaurant roulette, because I'd confidently read out something but actually have no clue what was going to arrive at the table. The most exciting outcome: a platter containing over a pound of four different kinds of raw tuna.” Interestingly enough, this happened in Scotland, too. “Theoretically, everybody speaks English, but if you order lemonade, they bring you Sprite, and scampi gets you fish nuggets. I think that's what they mean when they say Britain and America are two countries divided by a common language.” Nana said that the hardest thing about living overseas was missing the people back home. “You can't always get home for major events like weddings or funerals, but missing little events like a family movie night can be just as hard. When you live in Asia or Europe, the time differences make calling home complicated, although at least, thanks to the Internet, it is cheap.”
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She and her husband also keep blogs to let people know what they are up to. Their current blog is called The Senseitions, online at http://thesenseitions.blogspot.com. “It's a bad Motown-style pun on ‘sensei,’ the Japanese word for ‘teacher.’ Blogging has been good for us, because it gives us a reason to try strange and new things so we'll have something to write about. Thanks to the blog, I've eaten haggis pizza, wasabi-flavored Kit-Kats, and squid tentacles so fresh they were still twitching. I wouldn't recommend any of them, but the haggis pizza was by far the least appalling.” Nana said she does not know what the future holds for her and her husband. She could see them staying in Japan or hopscotching around for a while to try to see more of the world. She misses her family, though, and thinks it is likely that at some point they will journey home – to exotic Columbus!
GERMANY: Suzanne Benua Vorbrugg, Class of 1962 POST-WAR TO POST-WALL Approaching her 50th class reunion, Suzanne Benua Vorbrugg has a unique perspective on how being an American overseas has changed. As are many things in life, Suzanne tells us her move to Germany was serendipous: “Instead of majoring in French, which I already knew well, thanks to CSG, my undergraduate professor recommended that I study another language.” She chose German. As it happened, her professors were refugees from the 40s. They not only instilled in her a passion for language, but they taught her a multi-faceted perspective of European history and culture as well. After finishing her B.A., Suzanne wanted to spend time in Germany and signed up for one of the country’s two best schools for interpreters. She chose the one in Munich, in part, because her former AFS exchange student at CSG lived in Munich. She remained in Europe to complete an advanced German degree instead of returning to the U.S. for a Ph.D. “Actually, I never worked as an interpreter per se, but used the four languages I learned to help me run my business, a bed and breakfast in the mountain region of southern Germany, near the border of Austria. My clientele is international, but mostly Italian and French – in part, because I speak their languages.” When Suzanne decided to remain in Germany there were no Americans in sight. “In my small town, I was the only American, a real ‘rare bird.’ One of my classmates arrived in town without my address and was able to locate me within minutes,” she said.
AFTER THE WALL CAME DOWN Berlin is very familiar to Suzanne now, since two children live there: her daughter, a professor of economics; and her son, a controller in a company that makes stanchions for electronic windmills. “My first journey to what was then the German Democratic Republic was for my oldest daughter’s graduation. The Wall had just been dismantled a few months before, and East Berlin still exhibited remnants of its former self. The cobblestone roads were treacherous. A pipe broke in one of our hotel rooms and the owner almost cried. She said she would never be able to replace it. Since 1990 the government has poured money into Berlin’s revitalization and the roads are better than ours in the south!” said Suzanne. She tells us that other things have changed during the 45 years that she has lived in Europe as well. The position of women has been strengthened in many ways (e.g., their presence in the business world), weakened in others (e.g., divorce and child custody laws). Staying connected with family in the U.S. does not present difficulties for her now as it did back then. “During my first years here, I spoke just once a year on the phone to my parents and the connection on the transatlantic cable made it hardly worth the while. Skype and email were not even dreamt of then,” said Suzanne. Today the necessary permits are easy to secure as the world’s job market has opened and been internationalized. Germany is now “a multi-cultural country in which an American hardly stirs up any notice,” she said. Berlin, for example, is full of Americans working and living there -- all an integral part of the country’s economy. OPPOSITE TOP: Nana taking a lesson in Zen meditation. BOTTOM: Nana and her husband trying on traditional Korean dress. THIS PAGE TOP: Suzanne, her husband, and their youngest daughter at her daughter's high school graduation last spring.
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When Foreign Lands Beckon: continued... “If one is going to be living in a region outside of the United States, I think Europe would be one of the easier regions to become acclimated to. The standard of living is comparable, although priorities are different,” she said. For CSG students thinking of a leap “across The Pond,” Suzanne recommends a short-term stay initially – though she says things look quite different from the longer term perspective. “Europe has so much to offer in sights and culture -- which makes it easy to love. My love and interest in music has been a great pleasure for me. Classic and folk music, as well as opera, have brought me even more enjoyment.”
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“One of the things that I enjoy most here in Europe, especially in the small town I live in, is the short distance to the shops and offices I need every day. A short bike ride to the doctor’s or dentist’s office -- or shopping -- is a much healthier way to live,” she said. Daily activities for her include all sorts of sports. “The health system here is expensive and mandatory but the general public is cared for and looks healthy – a great improvement over the 60s. My first ride on a streetcar in Munich in 1966 was an unforgettable experience: amputees, eye patches, crutches, and miserable dental work,” she said. Even though she speaks perfect German, Suzanne tells us that there is always that subtle difference between native and non-native communication. The American sense of humor -- “using puns and light jokes” -- is what she says she misses the most. And it is one the many reasons she is looking forward to her 50th class reunion next April. Laughter, after all, doesn’t need translation.
ENGLAND: Mandy Varley, Class of 2002
On Landing in London and Being “Very American” A CSG trip to Spain in eighth grade was Mandy Varley’s first glimpse of a wider world. “I loved it! Being somewhere so much older, where everything was still so much the same and at the same time so foreign, fascinated me. I enjoyed the challenge of simple things made instantly more complicated -- like buying a hair dryer -- when I didn’t speak the language,” she said. And Spain was just the first adventure for Mandy. Her enthusiasm for travel would take her on trips to Honduras, South Africa, and more European countries, until she ultimately settled in London. “Some days are difficult (after two years I am still able to offend by being what is ever politely known as “very American”) but all the same, I love it – bad weather, tea, and all,” she smiled. “My work involves a long train (‘Tube’) ride in both directions. OK, that’s not really relevant but it is definitely different: to commute an hour each way, living in a big city. I’m currently the Marketing and Events Coordinator for the National Council of Voluntary Organisations.” Day-to-day she coordinates the organization’s marketing: “Basically I look for ways to market the things the charity can make money from to maximize income. I enjoy it because it utilizes my recent degree, I feel proud of the work I do, and my colleagues are fantastic.” Advice on living abroad? “This won’t sound sexy or fun but make sure it’s something you really want to do and be ready to fight for it. Living abroad is not easy and it can be lonely at times. There’s also an isolating feeling at times of not quite being in on the joke or not realizing what my Dad refers to as ‘not knowing you don’t know something’ – i.e. filing taxes, applying for a National Insurance number, employment laws, driving licenses, etc.” “I realized there was a lot that I took for granted about knowing what to do, where to look for things like information or cheap furniture even, and how to behave in everyday situations. All of a sudden nothing is a given, and it’s important to be prepared for that.”
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As far as going into the not-for-profit field, she says: “It is a labor of love. I’ve never worked harder for a limited financial reward. However, the other rewards are great: like flexible working, collaborative colleagues, a generous amount of time off, and feeling like you’re making a positive difference in the world every day. For me, it’s been a great fit and I’d certainly recommend it.” “While England is similar to the US in so many ways, I definitely see differences in the work place – most notably being passed over for a job because I was ‘too enthusiastic.’ But as my mother always says, ‘You can’t keep a good girl down!’ So at the same time the things that set me apart are also great assets: like unfailing determination and the strong belief that nothing is impossible. Apparently this is a very American trait but I’ll certainly take it!” And looking ahead? “Let’s see. I have an undergraduate degree in psychology and French and have most recently completed my MBA abroad. While I work in marketing for the nonprofit sector, I am really interested in social enterprise and social business.” She muses: “The idea of having a self-sustaining business that pays for itself and does some social good is amazing and I really hope to start my own one day. The Midwest girl in me certainly longs for a big plot of land some day, too. Who knows what the future holds?”
BOLIVIA: Gwen Snyder, Class of 1990 What Developing Countries CAN Teach Us
Gwen Snyder was first inspired to go oversees during a college internship at a congressman’s office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The strong international influences of D.C. – embassies, the World Bank, and IMF -- stimulated her to write her senior Political Science thesis in Santiago, Chile: The Chilean Women’s Movement and Transition to Democracy Following the Pinochet Dictatorship. “I worked in Chile two years longer, living with three local women who spoke no English,” Gwen said. She earned a B.A. degree in Economics and Political Science from Hope College and a Master’s degree in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. After living in Chile, Gwen was an assistant trade advisor on the Latin America Desk for the State of Ohio Department of Development Global Markets Division. “I returned to South America as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar researching international trade issues between Argentina and Brazil and living in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. After graduate school, I worked for UBS Investment Bank in Global Syndicated Finance for five years, until I returned to South America to be the Executive Director of an education-focused NGO in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and then the Deputy Country Director for Samaritan’s Purse (SP) -Bolivia.” While she enjoys her life in Bolivia working for a nonprofit humanitarian organization, there are certainly challenges. “The biggest difficulty for me has been understanding and adapting to a different culture -- not in learning a different language.” “American women tend to be more independent than women in developing countries. For example, they have a wider range of freedoms, are often better educated, and can choose to delay marriage and child-rearing. Usually, only the wealthiest women from developing countries enjoy similar privileges. Words and actions that reflect these freedoms and independence that are acceptable in our American culture can be interpreted as rude, condescending, or inappropriate.” Gwen oversees SP’s Bio-Sand Water Filters Medical Boat that treats indigenous Bolivians living in remote Amazon water communities. She also oversees the Children’s Heart Project that sends Bolivian children to the US and Canada for corrective heart surgery and the Community Health Project that educates women about good health and nutrition practices. One final project of hers worth mentioning: the Aymara Women’s Sewing Microenterprise, which teaches Aymara women in the Altiplano (Highlands) of northwestern Bolivia to sew school and sports uniforms for local municipalities, thus earning additional income for themselves and their families. Gwen’s advice to girls thinking of development work: “If you think you might be interested in International Development, be persistent in your twenties about pursuing internships and entry-level jobs in the field. Simply because one organization turns you down, do not give up. Pursue other opportunities. Keep looking. It is a competitive and difficult arena to enter but much easier to do as a young adult –- before marriage and children -- especially if you are a woman.” OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Suzanne's home. BOTTOM: Mandy on a visit to South Africa. THIS PAGE TOP: Mandy and a friend in Scotland. MIDDLE: Gwen Snyder.
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When Foreign Lands Beckon: continued... She would encourage girls who are interested in other countries and cultures to take a semester abroad, and as preparation, learn one or more foreign languages in both high school and college. “Before moving overseas for an internship or job, make sure you do your homework. You should have a clear reason for why you are moving abroad; an entry and exit strategy; and the ability to financially support yourself while ensuring safe living conditions. And her future? “I plan to finish my two-year contract working with Samaritan’s Purse in Bolivia and then….who knows?”
THAILAND & ITALY:
Alumnae Profiles
Sarah Lowder, Class of 1992 Reflections on living and working in Bangkok and Rome
Sarah Lowder tells us that she has been “very fortunate to live and work in both Rome and Bangkok, two incredibly beautiful and extremely different cities. In Rome there are days when I think that the sunshine alone is reason enough to live here. And in Bangkok there were days when I thought the grace of the Thai people was reason enough to live there.” As an economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in Rome, Sarah is one of a team responsible for the organization’s flagship publication, the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA). This means that she conducts research, reviews literature, compiles statistics, and provides overall editing for the SOFA publication. Before starting work at the FAO, she worked for four and a half years at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) based in Bangkok. Prior to that she was a consultant working on issues related to food aid and food security (the topic of her Ph.D. dissertation in Agricultural Economics at OSU). As an undergraduate and graduate student she had experience both working and studying in East Africa as well as France.
CULTURE SHOCK OR HEALTHY ADJUSTMENT? “Living overseas is a challenge and I love it. A while ago I read that the expat suffering culture shock in Bangkok is busy looking at the trash on the street while the well-adjusted expat is admiring the bougainvillea spilling over the wall along the same street,” said Sarah. “Recently, here in Rome, I was sitting on my motorino (motor scooter) at a stoplight and found myself looking up at the top of a typical building. There were two beautiful statues flanking a window on the top floor. I smiled to myself, happy in the realization that I was, so to speak, admiring the bougainvillea. Of course, some days I notice the trash, but I suppose I would no matter where I live,” she said.
SOME LESSONS LEARNED Sarah says she is always learning. “Working with people from diverse backgrounds has taught me, to borrow an expression from a dear friend and colleague in Bangkok: ‘NEVER make assumptions.’ This extends to pretty much any and every facet of our work, but especially – never assume that your way to accomplish a task is the right way and never assume you know how others will approach it. Also, never assume your interpretation of a statement, written or oral, is the right interpretation and never assume how it will be interpreted by others,” she added. “Another major lesson has been the degree to which appropriate behavior depends on the context. Moving from a mainly Asian work environment to a mainly European one has helped me recognize and appreciate the differences in the working styles, the most obvious being related to hierarchy and communication.
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For example, my boss in Rome tells me to be more assertive. I spent years in Bangkok biting my tongue to keep from speaking in staff meetings; that was generally what was appreciated there. What is appreciated here is my assertively speaking up in staff meetings. In this and in some other important ways, what I need to do here is the exact opposite of what I needed to do in Bangkok!” Sarah says that learning the local language is an immense part of the joy of living in a foreign country. “It makes my day more exciting. I firmly believe that the most important part of learning a language is to be confident that you can do it and to not be shy, regardless of others’ reactions. I struggled to get Cs in high school French. My Mom is a former French teacher, though, and she encouraged me relentlessly.” She added: “Once I really wanted to learn French for practical reasons and, more importantly, for my social life, I managed to become fluent. I’ve since learned a fair amount of Swahili, Thai, and Italian, thanks in large part to generous encouragement from local people wherever I have been living.”
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING OVERSEAS “Living overseas sounds glamorous, but there is down time and it can be pretty boring if one doesn’t create a full social life. I make a constant effort to maintain work-life balance; this means leaving work at work and cultivating hobbies, interests, and friends outside of work. I’ve found sports are a great way for me to meet and connect with local people; they seem to help break down cultural and language barriers. In Thailand this meant horseback riding and mountain biking. In Rome I’ve joined a tennis club and have started competing in tournaments.” “Living in another country, I miss out on everyday interaction with my family in Columbus. I see this as the unfortunate price of living overseas. To counter it I try to organize my vacation time well and take advantage of facebook, email, sms, etc. This helps, but it obviously doesn’t replace seeing them in person regularly. So, in short, I’m grateful to be living in Rome and working where I am. For the moment, and probably for several more years, I’m admiring the bougainvillea in Rome and at FAO and I wouldn’t change a thing. And, of course, I know that there is bougainvillea everywhere, including in and, perhaps, especially in, Columbus, Ohio.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
It’s A Small World After All
Where will jobs be in the future? It is clear to many that, to compete internationally, Americans will need to better embrace the global mass media revolution, the complexities of multinational overlap, and the corresponding and increasing need for clear, concise communication between countries and continents. Yes, English is the language of business, but Chinese is clearly a crucial language for Americans to learn and French is still the diplomatic language of choice at the EU in Brussels and in D.C. As we look to the future, chances are that many of us will be working in other countries or at least Skyping meetings with people in other countries. We can look to the CSG alumnae featured in this article for important lessons learned. Finally, my own personal philosophy is that we are on this planet to do as much good as we can – no matter where we live. From Columbus, Ohio to Colombo, Sri Lanka, there are endless personal and professional possibilities open to us, as we navigate this shrinking global landscape, and many different ways to live our lives. Celebrating diversity is one of the greatest gifts our travels can give us. The CSG community continues to cultivate this sort of growth in us all.
Martha Wilson, Class of 1976
OPPOSITE TOP: Gwen participating in a llama vaccination in the Bolivian Altiplano in June. BOTTOM: Sarah snaps a photo while in Rome.
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CSG Students Abroad
Did You Know... By Jemma Giddings, Director of Upper School CSG students regularly participate in international exchange programs, and in the past three years our students have traveled through cultural exchange programs to Germany, Spain, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Chile, Russia, and Bolivia. This year CSG has opened its doors to students from Germany, Norway, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Argentina. As part of their class experiences, many of our modern language students Skype with students from other countries. Through the One Laptop Per Child service learning course, students prepare to deliver lessons and laptops to underserved populations in the Caribbean. Chemistry students approach their study of the subject through a global lens, looking at the economic, political, and cultural implications of resource scarcity. Students develop a deep understanding of chemistry; in the process, they also begin to see themselves as agents of change in the world. In Foundations of Theater, students examine and work with plays from Argentina, Russia, Norway, Germany, Greece, Nigeria, Mexico, and sometimes Japan. Through this experience, students are exposed to the vastly different approaches to theater and styles which grow out of the cultural and political histories of each country. CSG’s musical repertoire includes pieces in many languages and from many different cultures, including the music of indigenous peoples in various cultures.
CSG Middle School Students Explore Costa Rican Coast
Seventeen girls who had just completed Forms VII and VIII began a coast to coast venture in Costa Rica for ten days.
Immediately after school let out in June, seventeen girls who had just completed Forms VII and VIII began a coast to coast venture in Costa Rica for ten days. After arriving in San Jose, the group traveled by bus through a cloud forest to the Braulio Carrillo National Park. Here the girls saw iguanas and howler monkeys near the lodge, and while on a riverboat cruise spotted caimans, herons, and spider monkeys. Near the town of Tortuguero, the girls saw green sea turtles riding the waves of the Caribbean. The group then traveled to La Fortuna where their housing was at the foot of the Arenal Volcano. The day was spent hiking to the base of the La Fortuna Waterfall, which is 75 meters high, and swimming in the Baldi Hot Springs. The next stop was near Monteverde where the girls swung on a “Tarzan” rope and ziplined at the world famous Selvatura canopy tour. From there it was rest and relaxation at a beautiful resort along the Guanacaste Coast. The final stop before returning to San Jose to fly home was in Sarchi to see the famous painted ox-carts. What a fabulous trip everyone had!
Student Completing Education in Bosnia Sara Maurer was a "lifer" at CSG until last year, when she decided to spend her final two years of high school at an international school in Bosnia. She would have been part of this year's senior class, but she is still with those girls in spirit! Quotation from Zagreb Street Art Project blog: "The project will consist of three main activities: music-making, visual art, and theatre. Roughly translated, that means jammin' on the street, masterminding guerilla art, and doing (and we quote from our brainstorming sessions) "strange things in strange places." Sara Maurer in Bosnia, third from left.
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CSG Students Spend Two Weeks in China Learning Language and Culture By Ping Wu, CSG Chinese Teacher
“What language are these people speaking?” “Why can’t I understand them and why can’t they understand me?” Hearing these questions is the nightmare of every foreignlanguage teacher who ever took a group of students on a trip to the country of origin of the language the students have been studying. Happily, I did not hear this from any of the five CSG students I chaperoned on a two-week, three-city, all-expenses paid (except for international airfare) trip to China this past summer. Attending a summer language and culture camp as guests of the Chinese Ministry of Education were three Form XII students (Laynie Thomas, Aja Badgeley, and Rose Connor), one Form XI student (Tiffany Lau), one Form IX student (Valerie Du), and their Chinese teacher, Ping Wu (yours truly).
Attending a summer language and culture camp as guests of the Chinese Ministry of Education were, left to right: Tiffany Lau, Laynie Thomas, Aja Badgeley, Valerie Du, Rose Connor, and Ping Wu
Our trip began in China's capital, Beijing, where we visited the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Silk Market, the Temple of Confucius, and the Summer Palace. Along the way, we attended a Kungfu show, toured the hutong (old-fashioned alleyways lined with courtyard homes), and took a ride in a rickshaw. From there, it was on to the city of Changsha, in China’s interior, where the students took Chinese language and culture classes, met with Chinese students, visited a Chinese family, and did more sightseeing. The last stop on the students’ itinerary was a visit to the mega-city of Shanghai, the climax of which was a moonlit cruise on the Huangpu River with the city's shimmering lights in the background. While in China, the students attended classes at local universities with other students from throughout the U.S. and stayed in on-campus hotels. A highlight of the trip was a day-long visit to the home of a Chinese family, where we were serenaded by their sevenyear-old granddaughter and treated to a seven-course gourmet meal prepared by their professional-chef son-in-law. Also entertaining was being asked to pose for photos with countless Chinese passers-by on the street, “just like we were movie stars!” one student exclaimed. Finally, the students got to meet and interact on multiple levels with a variety of local Chinese students, even participating in a talent contest with them.
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Learning Technology and Culture through Service By Christine Murakami, Upper School Technology Integration Specialist CSG is now in its third year of offering a service learning course that focuses on sharing digital skills with underserved populations. The premise of the course is based on purchasing (or acquiring donations), delivering, and offering training on the XO computer developed by the One Laptop Per Child initiative from MIT (http://one.laptop.org/). The XO laptop was designed for children in third world countries that have little or no access to computers, computer networks, the Internet, or even electricity. Each laptop costs approximately $200, has a special screen for outdoor use, networking capabilities, a camera, open source software, and the durability to withstand high heat as well as rain and snow. In this year-long independent study course, students in grades ten and eleven work together to prepare for a two-week trip to St. John to deliver XO laptops and lessons to local school children. This course is a "Service Learning" course that combines learning with service. True to the spirit of “Service Learning�, this course cannot happen without both the service and the learning components. This is not simply a charitable purchase and delivery. Students learn about the XO laptop, the open source software that it operates, how to network the computers with one another and with the Internet, and troubleshooting hardware and software. They each take apart (and put back together) a computer, develop a curriculum, research existing curricula and activities, and plan and prepare lessons for the delivery period. Through all this, they begin to deeply understand these concepts since they are expected to teach them during the delivery phase of the class. A secondary gain, but a primary goal, is that students are being introduced to Computer Science (CS) in a way that is attractive, engaging, fun, and meaningful. The numbers of women in computer science have plummeted in the past decade, so recruiting and retaining women into CS is an urgent need. This project helps to address the initial recruiting aspect of the "pipeline problem" by embedding the computer science into the goal of teaching and service. The science becomes something students learn along the way toward their goal of service. Some say that the most effective engagement takes place at the intersection of social engagement, political engagement, and economic engagement. This course provides CSG students with an opportunity for civic engagement while learning about technology, culture, language, and other aspects of life at the recipient school. The service aspect of this course engages girls with technology in a deeply meaningful way, with lasting effects. This program is seeking financial support to purchase laptops for use in this valuable service project. If you are interested in supporting this program please contact the Development Office at (614) 252-0781.
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"I joined OLPC during my sophomore year so that I could create a curriculum that would benefit kids in third world countries. I am now finishing up my curriculum on sanitation, and I am teaching Etoys to elementary school kids after school here in Columbus." Sarah Naguib, Class of 2013 "I joined One Laptop Per Child because I love technology and all of the amazing discoveries it has helped the world with over the years. I also believe that every child deserves education to strengthen their communication, social, and academic skills. I am so excited to be apart of a program which incorporates both technology and education in one project, while extending aid to children in other parts of the world." Morgan Amigo, Class of 2013
My Journey to St. John By Madeleine Livingston, Form XII My journey to St. John began unconventionally. The journey began with a two week long course offered at the end of school my freshman year in high school. I simply signed up, not knowing what to expect from this program that I knew absolutely nothing about. It was during those two weeks that I fell in love with these little green computers. I instantly became interested in continuing to work with the computers and when the opportunity arose, I grabbed it. I had had little prior experience working with computers beyond daily activities and absolutely no experience with computer programming. Programming to me was that thing that technologically involved men did, secluded within dark rooms. Etoys made me realize that that was not the case at all. Etoys is programming software exactly for people like me. It is entirely visually based and everything is put together very logically. It is easy to learn and it is even easier to use to make your objects move, spin, and make noises: things that are wonderfully rewarding to children. Learning to use Etoys and the laptops in general exposed me to this whole world where programming a computer meant drawing animations and making them dance across the screen. Suddenly, programming had become fun. The trip to St. John seemed like a logical next step for me to take to continue this project. It appeared that by chance this amazing opportunity had simply fallen into my lap. Much like beginning the project itself, I had no idea what to expect from our trip. After months of preparation I felt ready to teach but still hesitant about what would happen when we actually got to the schools. Met with sticky humidity, soaring temperatures, and sandy beaches, the trip was already off to an interesting start. The first day we were to teach the kids we got lost on the way to our school, went to the wrong building, and finally got to our school just a bit late. But that first day of teaching made the steamy weather and the hectic traveling in open air buses all worthwhile. The look on the faces of the kids when we gave them each their own little green laptop was priceless. They immediately began to explore all that these laptops had to offer, discovering within minutes things that I had been unable to find in months of exploring. Just like that, they were chatting with each other and sending each other videos from computer to computer. It was amazing to watch. Over the next 10 days, we broke up the lessons into two different parts. During the first part of the lesson we taught the kids about some of the different unique programs that the XO computers had that the kids OPPOSITE PAGE: Class of 2012 students in St. John instructing students on XO laptops, Anita Desai, Anna Recchie, and Bridget Lorenz.
Madeleine, Class of 2012, teaching one of the students in St. John. Madeleine has now developed a set of lesson plans on malaria that are ready to be translated into multiple languages for use all over the world.
might not have been familiar with. During the second half of the lesson, we taught the kids about many of the different functions of Etoys, based on lessons that we had created. The kids were to incorporate the concepts we taught them into a story book like the group book we were writing as we went along. Not only did the kids pick up on those lessons incredibly fast, but it was the fact that they went above and beyond those basic steps that excited me the most. Some of the kids figured out how to do wildly complex things with Etoys, things that I had never imagined to be possible. Watching the other children crowd around these kids and look at their projects was so rewarding. The kids were so proud of what they had been able to accomplish. They had a real sense of ownership and pride in their work and they wanted to show it off to others. That is what had the most impact on me. These kids were able to create something entirely by themselves about anything they wanted and problem-solve in order to make their vision come true. I have never seen anything like what I experienced in that classroom. Teaching and learning from the children in St. John inspired me to continue my work with One Laptop Per Child for a second year. I developed a set of lesson plans on malaria that are now ready to be translated into multiple languages for use all over the world. The lessons the children taught me were unrivaled and I am happy that I just so happened to sign up for that class many months ago.
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CSG Alumnae Association: 6th Annual Welcome Back Party
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1. Beth Crane, ’69, Kacey Chappelear, ’98, Yoci Vorys, ’98, Julia McGuckin, ‘64 2. Eric and Ashley Klein Messick, ‘02 3. Lisa Lowder Darke, ’85, Maria Huff, ’85, Colleen Duffy, ’84, Lolly Marks, ’84, Andrea Krupman Powell, ‘84 4. Sarah Plesich, ’96, Melissa Seidel Bedolla, ’96, Christina Rouse, ‘96 5. Babette Gorman, ’69, Beth Crane, ’69, Lisa Sugar Gitz, ’79, Kay Bell Mason, ’77, Laura Dehlendorf, ’78, Katherine Gitz, ‘07 6. Beth Offenberg Sauer, ’87, Liza Lee, Head of School, Carol Andreae, ’63, Andrew and Christy Schoedinger Rosenthal, ‘87 7. Debbie Ross Rouse, ’68, Mike Rouse, Katy Murnane Reis, ‘00 8. Jennifer Tieche, ’98, Colleen Duffy, ’84, Victoria Harris 9. Kathleen Lach, ’81, Muffy Hamilton Parsons, ’74, Kim Rice Wilson, ‘80 10. Lesley Wilson Schaab, ’70, Karl Schaab, Susan Foley, ’76, Howard Mueller 11. Lucy Ackley, ’83, Claire Murnane, ’01, Nicole Wade, ‘98 12. Rachael Pallay, ’85, John Darke, Kate Addison, ‘85 columbus school for girls Forte et Gratum Fall 2011 20
Convocation: Senior Class of 2012 The CSG community gathered in the Crane Gym on August 26th for Convocation. Student Council Speakers were: Sophie Chatas, Class of 2012, Upper School Student Council President; Isabella Pesavento, Class of 2016 Middle School Student Council President; and Ranndi Grubbs, 2012 Class President, presented a reading: On Knowledge. "Although we will be surrounded by change this year, many of our traditions will remain the same. PYCers will still parade around in their fabulous Halloween costumes; Lower Schoolers will still play kickball at recess and participate in chapels with topics such as insects and famous Ohioans; Middle Schoolers will still master the comma rules and make their way boldly, albeit awkwardly, through FNA and the Middle School dances; freshmen will be plagued by the infamous history mysteries, sophomores will serenade the seniors, juniors will journey to Stratford, and the senior class will put on skits, hang out in the senior commons, plan an amazing Senior Day, carol during the holidays, and so much more." Sophie Chatas, Class of 2012
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Class News
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75th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012
1932 80th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Virginia Kurtz Ebinger, Class Representative
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Jeannette Hillman Henney writes “What a year! So many memorable events.” In April, Jeannette was inducted into Capital University’s Professors Hall of Honor. In May, her granddaughter, Elizabeth Lacey, received her Ph.D. hood in neuroscience at Georgetown University’s commencement—wearing Jeannette’s Ph.D. robe. In June, another granddaughter, Katie Henney, graduated from the Professional Children’s School in New York City. She is attending Pace University. In September, another granddaughter, Maggie Lacey, was married in Cleveland to Bill Heck. They are both actors.
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Carolyn Barton Davis, Class Representative
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1939 Lainie McCune Altmaier, Class Representative
1940 Susie Kibler Morris, Class Representative Susiemorris1@aol.com Two Waverly Court Houston, TX 77005 713.521.0970 Anne McElroy Wright took a cruise to Nova Scotia from Boston at the end of May
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1941 Susan McIlroy Pierce, Class Representative
1942 70th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Marylou Zimmerman Corotis Reunion Chair and Class Representative
1943 Jane Mitcheltree Werum, Class Representative Thank you all for returning your cards so promptly. Pat Gumble Grayson reports she is amassing a baseball team with seven great grandsons. Their families have a great network of “pass-me-downs.” Elaine Schiff Milstein kindly thanked me for doing this job of keeping in touch with all of you, but it is my pleasure. Elaine has moved at family insistence from Palm Beach to La Jolla to live near one of them. Lucky you, Elaine, from one warm spot to another. Her new address is 8515 Costa Verde Blvd., #911, San Diego, CA 92122. Martha Downing Johnson writes from her retirement home in Oklahoma City, close to two of her daughters, that she and husband, Rense, are both on canes, as he had knee surgery a year ago. She has twin great-grandsons, one of whom has red curls. The family all got together in June in Destin, Florida. She sends best to all of us.
grandson is entering his senior year at Virginia Tech in Geo Physics. Another grandson, a student at University of San Diego, will be spending the fall semester in Madrid. Happy news all around. Mary spends three winter months in Venice, Florida, where Jane Mitcheltree Werum hopes to be with her for a week or two this winter. Good to hear from Janet Morris who has just had cataract surgery on both eyes. She has moved to a larger apartment with the same street address. Her cousin in San Diego is a great help to her and she enjoys that family’s visits, usually at Thanksgiving. She sends her greetings to all of us. Sad news last, Julia Gardiner Hadley’s death in late May saddened us all. Joyce Baltzell Dargusch, Mary Morse Caito, and Jane Mitcheltree Werum had lunch soon after and mourned her as they caught up with each other. Marylea Price Fleig planned to join them, but was unable to. She spent August with her daughters in California. Best to all of us and take care, Jane.
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and all of her relatives on the McElroy side gathered this summer for a family reunion at her country home in Wisconsin—two events on her calendar that she looked forward to with delight. At the reunion there were 24 of them, including her 5 greatgranddaughters. How Ann wishes they could all go to CSG! To think she started in kindergarten at Gladden house in 1927 and then had to walk only a half a block to Parsons Place all of the rest of her 12 years! How delighted her family was when the Lodgers sang Christmas carols at their front door every year.
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LEFT: Betsy Kurtz Argo, '63, Andi Smith Lorig, '56, and Libby Gill Kurtz, '31 in Elk Rapids, Michigan this past summer RIGHT: Sally Smallsreed Wolfe, ’51, pictured at her husband’s memorial service
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65th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012
60th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012
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Barbara Swisher Kelly, Class Representative barbsloghome@gmail.com Post Office Box 298 Ramah, NM, 87321
Frannie Sterner Richardson is still quite active with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. The world famous pianist, Lang Lang, performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2 with the TSO. Frannie enjoys living in the dry desert heat. She is in Splendido—a fine CC and RC in Tucson with interesting residents.
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1945 Class Representative Position Available Patrica Hunter Joklik visited Venice, Italy for a week and the charming mountain town of Cinque Terre for a week. She got back in time for her youngest daughter, Frances’, twin daughters’ graduation from high school. The oldest of her 17 grandchildren is completing her fellowship in neonatalogy at Duke.
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Marilyn Havens Bagby became a greatgrandmother on August 9, 2011. Beck Sergot was born to Lauren and Blake Sergot in Tampa, FL.
Barbara Swisher Kelly hopes she can make it out to New Mexico some time as they tried to plan last year. It would be a fun "get together" reminiscing the early days at CSG. We still want to hear about Joyce Jefferies Smith's whereabouts? Anyone know?
Judy Gibson Stone, Class Representative judygstone@yahoo.com 509 East University Bloomington, IL 61701 309.827.8395
Barb Kelly's adopted son, Gary, age 52, found his biological family through the internet after 40 some years and they had a nice visit at their home in New Mexico in August. They took in several National Monuments in N.M. and Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. It was a great reunion. Barb hadn’t seen Gary's sister since she was 14 years old and she's 61 now!
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Sue Brubaker Allen, Class Representative sballen385@gmail.com 385 Quaker Street Lincoln, VT 05443 802.453.4485
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Betsy Blocker Kidwell said she was dodging tornadoes and other bad weather on her way west to a family reunion this past spring.
Sally Lane Crabtree, Sandra Yenkin Levine, and Yvonne Yaw continue their mini-reunion tradition. A flat tire en route kept Sue Brubaker Allen from joining them as planned, but email brings their news: The "collaborative story" Shoes On The Stairs that Shane, Sandra and Yvonne have been working on for some time has been published. It examines their reactions to grown children returning to the home nest. A follow-up story about the next phase of their lives seems possible and other classmates are encouraged to contribute. Yvonne is back to full time teaching. She innovated a course in Girls' Reading, beginning with "Little Women" and ending with the movie "Juno." Shane and Doug have been coping with medical problems (backs, knees, feet, etc.) but both seem to be on the mend. Sandra and Herb are learning to live with other issues of aging (aren't we all!) and welcomed a helpful visit from son Andy.
1954 Bette (Abel) Roth Young, Class Representative Susan Ziskand Portman’s son, Michael, and his family have joined them in Israel. He will be practicing as a clinical psychologist. His wife Riva, who is from South Africa, will be working in computer web programming.
1955 Carole Kennon-Eaton, Class Representative VirtualCarole@aol.com 14805 Pennfield Circle, #207 Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-598-0727 The BIG news from the Class of 1955 is a report from out third, self-sponsored, biennial reunion held September 16-18 in the "Windy City." First, "Chicago Hats" off to our hostesses, Sylvia English Haller and Ann Blake Parsons. Mission accomplished in great style! Second, all of you who were not able to be with us, you were greatly missed. Present were: Ann, Sylvia, Connie Crabbe Dehlendorf, Roberta Yenkin Krakoff, June Loving, Carole Kennon-Eaton, Marcia Willcox McHam, Esther Webster Summers, Jane Peters Ward, Bobbie Isaac Weiler, Dorothy Sugar Ziegler. We launched our fun early Friday evening in the hostesses' suite. Aided by plenty of wine and hors d'oeuvres, we reminisced and filled each other in on more recent events. We also took some quiet time to remember Carolyn O'Koon Meeker who died in May after a long illness. Saturday morning dawned beautifully, and most of us headed for the Chicago Art Institute, walking through the new and wonderful Millennium Park. That afternoon, almost everyone joined one or another of the boat trips around the city. Marcia and Sylvia walked all the way to the end of the Navy Pier and back to the hotel, nearly putting themselves out-of-commission for the evening festivities. Our dinner at Keefer's Restaurant was a pleasure—good food,
good service, and as always, good friendship. Esther, Connie, Marcia and Carole made an emergency stop at Hotel Sax on the walk home where Chicago nightlife took on a whole new meaning. Sunday we enjoyed a lavish brunch at the Yacht Club. Perhaps not surprisingly, we all still had plenty to discuss as we traveled back to the Renaissance Hotel and prepared to go our separate ways with 56 years of endearing and enduring ties renewed. In Memoriam: Carolyn O'Koon Meeker had moved from New Jersey where she had her own greeting card business to Sarasota some years ago. She was very involved in the local arts scene there. Also she continued her long-time interest in Scrabble which sometimes included traveling to other cities for competitions. But her greatest delight was the Boston family of her daughter, Liz O'Connor, her husband and her two grandchildren.
1956 Andy Smith Lorig, Class Representative alorig@comcast.net 12 Evergreen Lane Mercer Island, WA 98040 206.232.4118 Ellen Feinknopf Mack claims that she spends most of her time "accomplishing nothing" while recovering from back surgery over a year ago. Having retired as C.O.O. of an intelligence and private investigating company, she is now a mediator in Texas doing both civil and family
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Sue Brubaker Allen had lots of visitors to Vermont during the good weather. Then Hurricane Irene temporarily cut them off from the rest of the world. Both roads to Lincoln washed out but, 10 days later, the hard working road crews had patched them up. For several days large helicopters flew over her house delivering food, water and construction materials to the totally isolated villages on Rt. 100. Continuing rain hampered the drying out process and many farms were devastated. But the spirit of cooperation and support coming from many directions (Maine, Kansas and locally) was truly heartwarming. Sue escaped the scene for a Labor Day weekend sail with her son Chris, from Newport, R.I. to Block Island on sunny seas. Then she headed north on a free-wheeling road trip to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, hoping for sunshine and dry roads.
Sue Andreae Brown, Andrea Smith Lorig, and Roseanne Campbell Guy, Class of 1956, with their husbands this past summer at Columbus Beach Club, Indian River, Michigan.
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cases with special emphasis on juvenile justice. When not assisting in early intervention for children 10 to16, she dotes on five grandchildren and puzzles over the fact that her oldest daughter is 50. How could they be so old when we remain so young? Eva Agostan Powers continues to hold down New Hampshire. Husband, Jim, is a Democratic NH Representative: outnumbered but, unbowed. Eva is Registrar for their Ward and running in the fall for the position of Coordinator of Registrars. For fun she does Zumba and exercise dancing to a sexy Latin beat. Sons Glenn and Wayne are both in California as a manager of pension funds and screen writer respectively. She is waving the welcome mat to all who would like to visit their waterfront home and wildlife garden in Portsmouth. Joanna Walz Foster and husband, Jerry, are still much involved with the homeless at their church. In August they rented a house near daughter, Sheila Foster Carder, ’84, in Ashland, Oregon. Son, Scott, and his son joined them for his 50th birthday celebration. Again, how did they get that old? This past winter, Joanna's sister, Miriam Walz McCall, ’70, and her husband, John, visited them in Texas. John is recovering from two aneurysms and a number of strokes which pose a huge challenge to them. He is a remarkable survivor! Myra Zollinger continues to take retirement age at a gallop by not hanging up her real estate spurs. She is very active in the National Association of Realtors with a volunteer position as liaison for the NAR leadership to committees that deal with Law and Policy. With daughter Heather and family in Pennsylvania, and son Neil and his family in Colorado, she is constantly in motion for $25 per bag and security checks. Helen Hamer Geoffrion and husband, Art, spent July in Colorado with their oldest daughter and teenage grandsons. Seems they love the Frisco area near Breckenridge and its fabulous bike paths. Helen has always been the most athletic among us, so it isn't surprising that the altitude that would leave the rest of us wheezing doesn't bother her at all. Julia Brooks Katz continues with creative brush in hand taking seminars at the San Francisco Classical Atalier in "reconstructed 16th/19th century techniques in painting while retaining 20th Century
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ideals." She can explain! Husband, George, remains a musical force, but suffered the loss of a prize piano student to none other than Itzak Perlman. Such is a great compliment and pain all in one.
this submission to Forte et Gratum: a petbased theme, yet another window into our varied lives. I sent out inquiries last month and, as usual, I got great responses. Granddogs seem to be a prevalent theme.
Sue Andreae Brown and Hewitt, firm in the belief that one should not let grass grow under one's suitcase, have zipped all over the globe of late: Alaska, Egypt, Libya, Italy, Greece, Turkey, et al. It should be noted that violent political unrest broke out shortly after their visits to some of these countries. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? When not abroad, they can be found at their farm in Prospect, Kentucky, or awash at their winter digs in the Caribbean or in Northern Michigan. Andrea Smith Lorig and Rosanne Campbell Guy joined them at that last stop in August, caught their first trout in 60 years, and compared artificial knees. Isn't aging fun?
From Susan Hoover: “Pets” is a great idea. Right now mine are driving me crazy. I have three cats, Sparky, George, and Chucky. Chucky has discovered a rabbit hole somewhere on the property and is dragging the half dead bunnies into the house, playing with them and then killing them and spreading the blood all over the house. Yesterday in Terry's best shoes - well, he had not put them away and perhaps it serves him right. Meanwhile the chickens (NOT PETS) are roaming everywhere, having broken through their fence. Poop everywhere! Country living, farm life, not for those with delicate stomachs. Cheers to all the 57ers. Susan
1957 Mary Rose Webster, Class Representative mwebster@lightlink.com 12 Edwards Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607.722.1483 On September 2, 2011, I buried my beloved Harry Bear in the garden, right next to Zeke, who died in 1998. Harry was a collie/ shepherd mix, and 16 years old when he died, remarkable for a dog of his size. It is hard to believe that I had his company for 13 years. When he came into my life, some of us were still in our 50’s! Harry’s impending demise got me thinking about house pets—why we are addicted to them, why we’re not—so I decided to give
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From Margie Barton Williams: We had a wonderful black lab who died about 5 years ago. We decided with our lifestyle, travelling, etc. that we wouldn't take on the responsibility of another dog. Then Peggy inherited a wonderful 7 year old bull mastiff, so we became grandparents to Zephyr. He became such a fixture (all 140 pounds of him) and we loved him dearly. Unfortunately he developed cancer and died this spring at the age of 11. Peggy is so busy in medical school and getting married that she doesn't have time to make us dog grandparents again. And, who knows, in the near future she may make us real grandparents! From Suzanne Schiff Gallant: Since the 80's I have been highly allergic to cats and dogs, so am pet free. I miss the company of animals, but dander is more than I can handle.
From Linda Johnson Ziegler: We no longer have any pets, but we sure miss having a dog. Three of our children have dogs so we get our pet fix from our seven grand-dogs. Other news is that we have moved after 48 years to 5748 Jardin Place, Columbus, 43213. It is one-floor living, though we have 2 bedrooms and a bath upstairs. Still room for family and friends. Hope to see everyone in 2012. From Adelaide Price Northrop: Currently our only pet is a feral cat we named Minnie, who comes morning and evening for her bowl of food, and now deigns to sleep in our barn. She is trying to return the favor, bringing us at least four gifts a week - a baby bunny, short tailed mice, long tailed mice, a vole, a bird... She will not let us touch her, but is slowly becoming more and more accustomed to our comings and goings. She has gone so far as to come to the screen door and look in, meowing as she did so. She is a calico - orange, white, and black. She is a far cry from the many affectionate cats we have owned in the past, but her caution has prevented her from getting killed on the road. We also have two grand-dogs down the road a bit, at our daughter's house. These ebullient smooth fox terriers keep us always on our toes. It seems to me that life without pets would be very lonely - we get and are able to share joy from these creatures. Even Minnie, luxuriating in the sun, makes us feel warm.
Thanks to all of you who participated in our canine tribute.
1958 Malinda Kilbourne Boyd, Class Representative biglin@insightbb.com 6528 Balcomie Court Florence, KY 41042 859.525.1986
Lynn Ryan, Diane Young, Debby Fortkamp and Toni Seymour, Class of 1959, at the Columbus Art Museum in July
1959 Monin Lopez Dreebin, Class Representative monind@earthlink.net 310.390.1364
1960 Carolyn Thomas Christy, Class Representative carolyn@kira.net 212 Ashbourne Road Columbus, OH 43209 614.258.0512 Molly Doyle bowled in Syracuse this May. She and her doubles partner actually got a few bucks back—that does not happen too often. Mostly Molly bowls for the socializing. Currently, she in the process of teaching tax classes in preparation for the upcoming tax season. Her biggest news is the acquisition of a 4 1/2 month old West Highland white terrier named Mandy. The pup is filling up the rest of Molly’s time— lots of training taking place. Nancy Rice Bott is about 98% retired, but it has been a very long process which she looks forward to wrapping up. Nancy and Harry have taken up tennis again and love it! They are also taking part in Plato
Sandy Ackley Kirk had a busy summer with Gil. They were in Ft. Lauderdale until the middle of June. While there, they went to a cousin's wedding on St. Simon's Is., GA. Then Gil and Sandy and his brother, James and wife, Susan, went through several Civil War sites, and ended up sightseeing in Charleston, S.C. From there, Gil and Sandy went to Hilton Head, Jacksonville, Amelia Island, and St. Augustine, FL. In the middle of August her immediate group of 12, Kristin, Zac, and Lindsey plus spouses and children, and Aunt Lucy Kirk, flew to Saco, Maine and spent 10 days together in their little cottage. They all had a great time. Everyone absolutely LOVES the beach. Lindsey, ’01, is engaged to her long time best friend from Columbus Academy, Jeremy Summer. So, they've started the planning process for next Labor Day's wedding. Lindsey and Jeremy live in San Francisco. Lindsey came home to Columbus the same day they did, and stayed until the 3rd of July. From here she flew to Lima, Peru on a school trip where she visited Machu Pichu and other sites around the Amazon. It would have been a better trip for her if someone hadn't stolen her purse, all her IDs, passport, money, tickets, etc. It was a hard lesson. Then she went to the Galapagos Islands. She has hilarious pictures of the seals kissing her and wanting to sunbathe on or next to her. Sue Wyker LaPorte met Sandy Kirk for lunch last winter in FL. They are not far away from each other. Then, over Labor Day she surprised Barney for an early 70th birthday by having both of their daughters and families come to Linville, NC for dinner and to spend the weekend. He was totally surprised-they had a great time together. Sally Seifert-Cohen and her husband celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16th. They are planning several trips, including Bermuda (where Sally lived as a
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From Mary Rose Webster: I’ve heard it said that when your dog grows old you should get another, younger dog. Not only will he keep your old dog young; he will help to heal the sadness when your old dog dies. Einstein has proved the wisdom of those words. An accidental arrival this summer, this frisky, friendly, wired-haired pointing griffon mix has done a yeoman’s job of filling the empty space that Harry left behind.
- a program through UCLA extension for folks who want to read, discuss, and learn. There are three 14 week sessions a year with about 20-25 offerings each session. Each participant leads one of the "discussion/study groups." It is actually a lot of work, but has been very interesting; a good group of people. The prior course was on Islam and this session is Great Political Trials. She is working on a presentation on the Prayer in the Schools cases.
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child), the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas. Sally has established a scholarship fund at Miami of Ohio and enjoys hearing from the students who are receiving the scholarships - she believes in doing good things while you are still on this earth. Sally continues to participate in Seabreeze Church in Huntington Beach and believes that their lives have been so blessed. Carolyn Thomas Christy is enjoying the freedom of retirement. Between visiting her daughter’s (Louisa Wood Shields, ’89) family in San Francisco, summering in Michigan with her sister Susan, ’64, and activities in Columbus where granddaughter Amanda is in Form V at CSG and grandson Henry Wood is attending kindergarten at Columbus Academy, there is not enough time left. This past spring and summer Karen Tweedy-Holmes drove 12,000 miles to photograph the animals and people at more than a dozen equine sanctuaries around the United States for a book to be published next autumn. Karen is collaborating with Allison Milionis, a journalist based in Portland, OR, who is writing the text. The team is celebrating the work of many sanctuaries that are responding to a variety of situations that currently put many thousands of horses, donkeys, and mules in peril. The facilities that Karen and Allison have chosen to document were selected because of their particular approaches to rescue work, their diverse locations, and the exemplary programs they have developed. Among them are a sanctuary set in the grasslands of the Black Hills of South Dakota where 600 wild mustangs rounded up in the West live peacefully with little human contact; an oasis in the Arizona desert for mares and foals exploited by the Premarin drug industry and for horses used for transport in the drug trade across the Mexican border and subsequently abandoned in the desert; and a facility in California for hundreds of abused and abandoned donkeys. The book explores situations that call for intervention, the circumstances of rescued animals in their protected environments, and the educational and therapeutic programs that these facilities offer. Moreover, it celebrates the sanctuaries’ founders and the volunteers who commit their lives and energy to this challenging and important work against extraordinary odds. The book will be published in the autumn of 2012 by Rizzoli, an international leader
in the publication of fine photography books. It will be a large, beautifully produced volume distributed internationally and will draw attention to the ongoing struggle to rescue horses, donkeys, and mules and to provide them with care. Some sanctuaries retrain horses for new vocations, and many find good adoptive homes for the equines they rescue or provide them with permanent care. All of the people associated with the sanctuaries are opposed to the thoughtless reliance upon slaughter as a solution to the economic and logistical problems of keeping equines and are working diligently to educate the public and help owners find alternatives to slaughter.
1961 Anne Kirsten Wilder, Class Representative Ginny Cunningham is officially retired and loving it. She spent 12 days in New Zealand in September and upon her return began her new life as a volunteer. Kathleen Raney had a display of both western oil expression and oriental watercolor expression paintings shown in the art gallery of Wimberly, Texas in mid-September.
1962 Patty Tice Offenberg, Class Representative poffenb63@yahoo.com 33 N. Remington Road Columbus, OH 43209 614.237.6116
Diana Clatworthy Morgan responded with a note that summarized most of her adult life, caring for family. Her brother Bill reacted poorly to chemotherapy. He ended up in skilled nursing and is in a new facility with extra care. A note to Diana might boost her spirits: diana. morgan710@gmail.com. Suzanne Benua Vorbrugg wrote a note and has begun plans for next spring. She plans to come for the reunion and bring her children and grandchildren to vacation in the USA. Her positive attitude is one reason to come celebrate our 50th. "In-towners" are fine: involved with family, friends, the community, working, doing interesting jobs, and enjoying the beginning of fall in Ohio.
I encourage all to come to celebrate our 50th reunion. Mary Louise Briscoe Kahn is in a nursing facility and would love mail. Her address is Evangelical Home Saline, 440 Russell, Saline, MI 48176 or c/o Doug Kahn, 2249 Twin Islands Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, 734-944-5546, email dougkahn@umich.edu. Doug will deliver every note to her.
I can be reached at poffenb63@yahoo.com. P.S. If I do not have your email address, please send it to me.
Sara Saxby Bentley’s husband Bill was hospitalized and in rehab for most of the summer. He came home in July and died two weeks later from a massive heart attack. Sara can be reached at sarasaxbybentley@yahoo.com.
Cynthia Yenkin Levinson and husband, Sandy, divide their time between Austin (in the winter, such as it is, lovely spring, and searing summer) and Boston (in the lovely fall). He gets to teach law in both places, and retired from the ed biz, Cynthia gets to write. Her debut book, We’ve Got a Job:
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Nancy Schirm Wright, Class Representative nancw814@aol.com 12 North High Street Canal Winchester, OH 43110-1109 614.920.3835
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Pam Schofield reported that she went to England for a week this summer with her daughter Analise, who is now 18. Analise graduated in June and is doing City Year Boston for a year before going to college.
Suzanne Stallman Betts writes “This is a blast from the past” as I left CSG in 1965 to move to Australia with my family. She still keeps in touch with Pru Schofield, Susie Burchfield and Meryll Levine!! Suzanne and Meryll together with their husbands spent a wonderful couple of weeks in May this year walking in the Cotswolds and Cornwall. This shows that the connections made at CSG are very strong!
Linda Hertenstein Studebaker reported that she had spent a fabulous 3 days at the Dayton Celtic Festival in July. Deckie Coe Jeffers and her husband, Chris, are off on another one of their adventures. Our class thoroughly enjoys reading about their travels, except for their being robbed of their money, credit cards and tickets in Moscow. Cindy Merrill McAllister and Nancy Schirm Wright enjoyed their trip down memory lane when they attended the Beach Boys Concert at the Lancaster Festival. The concert brought many comments from our classmates.
1966 Kay Jeffrey, Class Representative khjeffrey@aol.com 2975 Plymouth Ave. Columbus, OH 43209
45th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Carol Benua Major, Class Representative mmcmajor@bellsouth.net 2110 Moscow Avenue Hickman, KY 42050 270.236.3752
Helen Nycz Drennen enjoyed all her beloved grandchildren while getting through a very hot summer in the Atlanta area (Cummings, GA). She has a major interest in education and helping assess learning over time. Candace Corson loves hearing all of our classmates' news; please feel free to send a bit of your news, big or small!
1970 Jill Levy, Class Representative levyprice@insight.rr.com Pam McMurray Foote writes that it was nice having their son (UCal Berkeley, ’14) home for the summer! Classmate Rebekah
Jorgensen recently found Pam on Facebook. They reminisced about translating “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” into Latin. Mary Whitney Jastram Kelly owns a small video duplication business in Gainesville, Florida, where she has lived since 1989. For 15 years she taught at a little experimental school (the one both her kids attended), and then she and her son, Andrew, bought the video production business. She was a client and liked it so much, she bought it. Now, Andrew is moving to Boulder, CO to seek his fortune, so her life is topsy tervy. They are training two part-time guys to take his full time position. She has to fix up and decide about renting his house in rural Florida, and of course, miss him. But it is a wonderful opportunity for him and his girlfriend to make more money. Mary’s daughter, Laura, lives in Queens, NY, and is married to a great guy and Mary has grand-cats, hee hee. So here she is wrestling life’s problems, and hoping for the best. Loving it in North Florida. Lesley Wilson Schaab’s news centers around her son Hank’s activities, which they treasure—especially since now he is a SENIOR! They have visited a few colleges and once again, they hosted the “two-aday” lunches at their house for the senior football players. This year, the team lost a few seniors, so they only had 19 boys for lunch for three weeks. The boys were great and they loved every minute of their visits (even with nineteen pairs of athletic shoes lined up along their front walk every day!) Hank is also in the Bishop Watterson High School Concert Choir, which has won a number of awards and has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in March. They have been helping to raise funds to defray the costs of the trip. Meanwhile, they enjoyed visiting with Vicki Havens Scott and Leslie Huntington this summer when Vicki was in town. (Vicki always looks so cute!) On Lesley’s birthday in August, she realized that “we are all heading toward another significant birthday”…time to start planning something special! Engracia Dougherty attended a free seminar donated by the Cancer Association called Casting Recovery. It was a three day seminar and Friday and Saturday they learned the basics, and Sunday they hit the river, putting their casting practice to work. Engracia even caught a fish! Only a 6 inch brown trout, and it was a catch and release system. She had a lot of fun and
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The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, will be published in February 2012. Please buy hundreds of copies! Rachel, her husband, Ariel, and Sarah, born in June 2011, live in DC. Meira, her husband, Marc, and Rebecca (9) and Ella (5) live walking distance from us in Boston. She has enjoyed keeping up with Doodie Gorrell Frank via the children’s lit network and with Molly Mollenauer Kyle and Carol Andreae via Facebook, and she’s already looking forward to their 50th reunion!
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road tripping in her new car from Boston to Dallas via Nashville for the, thank God, final visit to her storage container. They settled her into a cute apartment in Dallas' young professional Uptown area and she started a position last week as a Clinical Project Manager for a biotech firm called HomeCare HomeBase. They design and market software and hardware products into the mushrooming home healthcare industry that automate the data management and insurance coverage processes. For a year, she's been dating a wonderful Vandy boy from Cincinnati named Eppa Rixey who will be working this fall in the Dallas office of Bain Consulting.
Rita Freimanis, '72, second from the left, in a production of HMS Pinafore last April looks forward to making progress in her new found skill. Hurricane Irene played havoc with electricity and Randi Stein Hutton was without power for 8 days! Once power came back on, black smoke spewed from the furnace so no hot water for two more days (though cold water is better than no water…) Seemingly all is back to normal now, but one does gain an appreciation for life’s little pleasures…at least for awhile. Randi’s son, Zachary, has embraced the college life at Drew University which put’s Mom’s thoughts at ease—sort of…
1971 Teri Gockenbach, Class Representative anuragartstudio@gmail.com 14680 May Avenue North Stillwater, MN 55082 651.430.2531
1972 Molly Lambright Sills, Class Representative mollysills@triad.rr.com The class of 72 answered the call for news with great gusto! I am pleased with and proud of my classmates. If anyone did not receive my e-mail, please write to me at MollySills@triad.rr.com to supply me with you current e-mail address and news.
Sally Jeffrey O’Neil and her family have had a busy 2011. Chris, 30, and his wife, Nora, have moved from NYC to Boston following his receiving his MBA from Columbia in May. He will begin a position as an Equity Analyst in the High Yield group at Fidelity in August. Nora, greatly missing her students at her charter school in Brooklyn, is looking for the right art education/museum job in the Boston area. They both pine for the Big Apple but are looking forward to a new chapter living in Boston's fun South End. At the moment, they're enjoying a 3-week trip to Turkey getting some well-deserved R & R. Sally’ daughter, Kate, 27, finished her 1st year at Suffolk Univ. Law and is having a fascinating, if demanding, summer working for The Kraft Group. She loves law school, though has never worked so hard in her life. The Kraft Group is an enormous holding company comprised of Rand Whitney Paper Products Co., The New England Patriots, The New England Revolution (pro soccer), hotels, music entertainment, etc. They have an in-house counsel staff on which she is an intern... she is learning a lot about all sorts of interesting corporate legal issues. She lives in Watertown with her beau, Mike McCann, and their dalmatian, Wilson. We feel fortunate to now have two kids and their significant others living locally! Sally’s other daughter, Maggie, graduated from Vanderbilt in May with two degrees: engineering and communications in technology. In a much-needed respite from the stress in all our lives over the last 6 weeks (more below), Maggie and Sally had a ball
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Sally and Mark are working their way back to some semblance of normalcy after he was in a near-fatal auto accident on June 1st, the night they had tornadoes. They were being cared for to be sure - he is our resident walking miracle. He had extensive injuries including some serious brain trauma, but had great care at Lahey Clinic's trauma ICU. Little by little, the bones are healing. And they are optimistic that, with time, many of his "head" issues will improve as well. The hard part is the patience! Sally is busy working, taking care of Mark on his disability leave, and preparing to get a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog puppy - something they had planned to do in August, long before the accident, so they're forging ahead for some puppy love! Yikes - parenthood all over again (first time though for Mark - he is over the moon excited)!! Best to all - looking forward to next spring! Anne Garden writes from California that “just yesterday fellow artist and classmate Lisa Morrett Reid and I sat together chatting at a Napa Valley Open Studios event. Both of us are showed work the weekends of Sept. 17, 18 and 24, 25. Check us out: lisareid.com , annegardenstudio. com.” Lisa has almost convinced Anne to attend our 40th reunion next year. Please plan to come, Anne. Anne’s husband, Len Mastromonaco, is an attorney. Alicia, 25, is in grad school at UCLA for French horn performance and musicology. Amy, 24, works for an eye clinic and is considering grad school, and Anthony, 21, is a student at UC Santa Barbara. Anthony continues to talk about tattoos and going fast on his motorcycle in order to keep Anne in a fluctuating state of worry or denial. “Actually, it’s all good. Knock wood,” says Anne.
Lisa Morrett Reid confirms that she is opening her art studio. So, that is exciting for her artist persona. Lisa’s “grape grower side” prepares to harvest grapes in about a month to supply to a winery called Jessup Cellars. All the while, one of her husband’s adult children had 16 people coming out for the weekend, so life is a tad busy. Lisa loves living in Wine Country. Next year she hopes to see everyone at the reunion and share a cup of cheer while we swap stories. She sends “big hugs” to all. Marcy Stevens Armstrong and husband Kevin now live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, having moved there from Virginia Beach 3 years ago. Marcy teaches 1st grade in the Broken Arrow Public Schools and loves it. “It is so good to be back in the classroom after being a principal for 10 years.” Marcy, do you reward your students by putting gold stars on their foreheads like you did for us when we paid our class dues?
Christine Davis spent the summer in Columbus teaching at the New Albany Tennis Center, and returned to coaching at Smith College this fall shortly after hurricane Irene hit western MA. Travel was challenging, as several of the interstates were closed due to high water. Although flooding can still be seen along the rivers, Smith started on schedule and the Smith College Tennis Team is underway for the fall. Anyone interested in following the team's record is invited to check out the blog site at smithcollegetennis@blogspot.com. Jenifer Sehring Alexander retired from teaching on September 30. “After thirty five years in elementary school I guess it's time to decide what I want to do when I grow up...maybe writing, traveling, working in
Rita Freimanis lives right here in Winston Salem, so I was able to enjoy dinner and a glass of wine with her while gathering her news. Rita recently became a full professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. With prodding, she allowed that this position is as high as one can go at a med school. Her specialty is radiology; subspecialty is mammography. Rita has performed in the chorus of numerous operas with the Piedmont Opera Company. Last April she was in HMS Pinafore, which brought back lots of CSG memories (see photo). The next production is Don Giovanni, which opens Halloween weekend. She will likely be cast as a “wench” to the Don Juan character. Rita, daughter Anna, and son Tali had a great trip to Hawaii last holiday season “to celebrate those things we never take time to celebrate.” Both offspring have graduated from college. Anna lives in San Francisco and is in a Masters program in East West Psychology. Tali lives and works in Boston and will be applying to med school this summer. I, Molly Lambright Sills, hope that I have fairly represented each of you. Life is good here in North Carolina. I continue my volunteer work with Senior Services, having driven the same Meals on Wheels route for 16 years. I also volunteer at a Methodist Mission which serves the ever growing Hispanic community here in Winston Salem. In May of 2010, I finally joined our church choir and I love it! It is my first SATB experience and the only organized singing I have done since leaving CSG. Thanks to my piano background and CSG Latin I have been able to keep up for the most part. I particularly enjoy processing on Sunday because it reminds me of Chapel. Team tennis is still my main source of recreation. My women’s team made it to the State Championships in Pinehurst several years ago. This summer, husband Joe and I played mixed doubles as a team. After 14 matches during this summer’s heat wave we only had one major disagreement. As I said, life is good. In other leisure news, we have purchased an interest in a cottage on Kiawah Island in South Carolina and are enjoying our time there, particularly in the Spring and Fall. Between us we have three grown children. My son, Gray, has recently moved back to Winston Salem from L.A. It is nice to have him back on the east coast. Daughter Katie also lives here and son Ryan lives in Richmond.
Caroline Farrar Orrick, did not submit any news per se, but you can follow her escapades on Facebook if you have the energy. She just e-mailed me about our class gift for our upcoming reunion. Look for correspondence on that subject in the near future. Please plan to attend our 40th and thanks again for answering the call.
1973 Marla Lumbert-Smith Cole, Class Representative In October 2010, Anne Dilenschneider completed her PhD in clinical psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Anne was honored to have Carol Gilligan as a member of the committee for her cross-cultural research on women and betrayal—research that included women from 6 religious traditions and 6 countries. The title of her doctoral dissertation was Refusing to be Put Aside: Women and the Meaning of Betrayal. Now, after 31 years in California, Anne has moved to Fargo, ND to begin her clinical psychology residency which started in July 2011. She has joined a practice where she will work primarily with adolescents and women. At the same time, Anne will be serving as the part-time pastor of Edgewood United Methodist Church in Fargo. Elizabeth Fergus-Jean’s daughter, Christin Fergus-Jean, ’04, completed her MS in Social and Cultural History from the University of Edinburgh. Elizabeth joined Cristin in Scotland for a celebratory mother-daughter trip.
1974 Muffy Hamilton Parsons, Class Representative
1975 Class Representative Position Available
1976 Michelle Gockenbach Lewis, Class Representative
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Marcy’s husband, Kevin, is a journalism professor at ORU and loves it. Her three children live in Tulsa too. Eldest daughter, Amanda, is in the HR department at one of the local hospitals. Amanda’s husband, Tony, is a realtor and is finishing his MBA this December. Ashley, Marcy’s other daughter, is a kindergarten teacher in the Broken Arrow school system. Tyler, her son who has Down's syndrome, will graduate from high school on May 11th. “We are so proud of him. He goes to school for half the day and is in a work program for the other half. He is the joy of our lives.” And then there is her dog, Peanut, who enjoys playing, eating, and resting all day and night. “We are very busy with family (Kevin's family lives here) and work but are happy.”
a pet shop??? I'm looking forward to our reunion this year to get some input.”
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Class Representative Constance Staber Karen Daugherty Boyd and husband, John, celebrated their daughter’s (Elizabeth Boyd,’08), graduation from High Point University during Mother's Day weekend. Elizabeth was the president of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society for educators, and hopes to find a teaching job in North Carolina. She is interested in working with autistic children and would welcome the chance to have her own classroom. In July, to celebrate her graduation, Elizabeth headed to Honduras to work with children affected by AIDS at Montana de Luz. This was her second mission trip after helping rebuild and repair homes in Mississippi that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Brother Patrick (CA 2006) graduated from Kalamazoo College last June with a degree in East Asian Studies and Chinese. He currently works with an online gaming company based in Changsha, China, and enjoys traveling to other parts of southern Asia. Karen coordinates the eTutoring program for colleges and universities throughout Ohio for the Ohio Learning Network. John continues to manufacture hand-crafted glass in Cambridge. After 30 years of marriage, they're wondering what the next chapter will bring. Anne Coleman Rivard’s mother, Judith L. Coleman, passed away unexpectedly on August 26, 2011. Mrs. Coleman was an active supporter and class parent at CSG while Anne and her sister Sally Jo Coleman, ’73, deceased March, 1973, were students from 1968 through Anne’s graduation in 1977. The Colemans continued to sponsor the Sally Jo Coleman Memorial Scholarship for deserving CSG students for decades after Sally's death. Dr. Carl R. Coleman, remains at their home, 10230 Ashton Close, Powell, Ohio 43065.
1978 Kate Estabrook Schoedinger, Class Representative Laura Dehlendorf heard through the grapevine that classmate Seton Melvin got the Mt. Sinai Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of her service excellence, outstanding performance, and continued contributions to Mt. Sinai. She has been the director of the Women's Sup-
port Group founded to assist brain injured women with their rehabilitation. Seton has become a beacon for many people each year who sustain injuries. She knows what kind of help they need, where they should go to get it, and what reasonable expectations there are for their future. Having struggled twice with brain injuries, she has experienced what her patients are encountering and therefore is able to teach them the coping mechanisms that they need to function on a higher level. Her counseling talents help them deal with the emotional and physical challenges that they are experiencing. Still as outgoing and funny, she enlivens the rehabilitation department and is a joy to her clients. Robert and Laura Bailey Culp celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June with a party with family and friends. Their son Rob is in his 3rd year at Rochester Institute of Technology studying software engineering. Their daughter Catherine is a senior at Our Lady of the Elms and is in the midst of the college search. Laura recently became the second woman to chair the Akron Area YMCA’s Board of Trustees and she is also Vice Chair of the Leadership Akron Board of Trustees. Ruby Steigerwald (previously Susan Steigerwald) is still in Minneapolis, MN, the #1 city for biking in the US. After spending three years in grad school while teaching full time and parenting, Ruby is taking a year off from teaching. Halleluiah! She now proudly holds a bilingual license, as well as licenses in Elementary Ed and English as a Second Language. During her year off Ruby is loving her time with her two daughters who are still at home, Celeste, 16, and Christina, 12, as well as with their Thai exchange student, Nui. And she’ll be working on a book that she and her oldest daughter, Inez are writing. It’s the oral history of members of a human rights organization in El Salvador, CoMadres, or Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared and Political Prisoners. This work is pretty heavy, so Ruby keeps her days a little lighter with biking, baking, and eating good chocolate. Her other project this year is working to defeat a proposed amendment to the Minnesota state constitution that would ban same sex marriage. She hopes that some time in her life time she’ll be able to have a legal relationship with the love of her life for 26 years now, Jamie Buss.
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1979 Margaret Cunningham Basiliadis, Class Representative
1980 Martha Herrmann McCarthy, NEW Class Representative herrm1962@yahoo.com
1981 Jenny Corotis Barnes, Class Representative jenny.barnes@osumc.edu 1925 Concord Road Columbus, OH 43212 614.488.8481
1982 30th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Lisa DeLong Cahill, Reunion Giving Chair the5cahills@verizon.net Leslie Rogovin Fox, Class Representative leslierfox@yahoo.com 4386 Tarrytown Court New Albany, OH 43054 614.855.5075
1983 Bridget Hart, Class Representative info@bridget-hart.com 9653 W. 89th Circle Westminster, CO 80021 303.420.7884 I (Bridget Hart, your class representative), want to thank everyone who responded to my desperate plea for news, with the note that as a group, we can do much better. Would love to hear from some more classmates that we haven’t heard from in awhile, please reach out to me at info@bridgethart.com, on facebook, or by emailing your news to classnews@columbusschoolforgirls.org. This job can be frustrating if it’s not fruitful in some way, so humor me and get in touch!
Bridget Hart spent a fairly quiet summer at home, supervising husband Ken while he remodeled 2 bathrooms (in all fairness, she did paint), and got some reading done in the boat while he fished. At what can only be called the crescendo of the hottest, sweatiest season in the Midwest, they chose to drive (with the dog) cross country from Denver to visit family in Topeka, Kansas and Columbus, Ohio. She reports that while they had a great time seeing everyone, they will not be doing that again anytime soon. Bridget also enjoyed having a chance to catch up with Paula Davis,’87, sister of classmate Rachel Davis Katz, while she was passing through Denver on business. Lucy Ackley is still hard at work as Assistant Director of Development in the Alumnae Relations Office at CSG. She says it’s “kind of a big year” in her household, as son John (18) is a senior, and daughter Katherine (16) is a junior. They’re busy with John’s college selection/admission process and Katherine is busy with cross country and trying to score high on those very important junior-year grades. Lucy says that she was able to spend some fun time with Betsy Carlin when she and her family were in Columbus to ride Pelotonia in August. And since Cathy Jones Williard is the President of the CSG Alumnae Association this year, the two of them are getting to spend a lot of time together!
Was thrilled to hear from Rhonda Fletcher Turner, who reports that life is busy, but good. Busy? I’ll say! A few years ago Rhonda founded a non-profit foundation, the American Association of Breast Care Professionals (http://www.aabcp.org), in support of individuals living with breast cancer. AABCP is a national professional organization dedicated to the recognition and advancement of the various professions that serve the breast care industry, and is dedicated to education and expansion of treatment options and medical benefits for those embroiled in the battle against breast cancer. But that’s not all. To support this fabulous cause, Rhonda launched a wine label, Cheeky Monkey, with wines designed by none other than Gustavo Brambila, and all proceeds going to benefit foundation
services. Brilliant! You can purchase her Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc at the association site above…great wine for a great cause! “Other than that,” she says, “a little writing, a little travel, lots of tweeting...” Jane Ryan Sen Gupta writes that her husband got a new job working closer to home, and her daughter is in now 5th grade. She says they spent the summer all over the place, but that one of the highlights was when her daughter climbed a 30' telephone pole, stood on top & jumped off to catch a trapeze bar 6-8' away at Adventure Camp, in Columbus! At the time of this writing, Amy Schottenstein’s family was excitedly preparing for her eldest son Avi’s (13) Bar Mitzvah! Her younger son Ezra is now 11. Amy reports that her current focus is volunteer work centering on important issues affecting women and girls – and most specifically the painful topic of sexual trafficking here in the U.S. and overseas. Andrea Zid Salmi checked in, and says she can’t believe that she has three kids in high school! Isabella is a Junior, and Ava and Otto are Freshman. Both of her girls are year-round competitive swimmers and Andrea says they have recently crushed their mom's old records in everything and both qualified for Far Westerns which is the fastest age group meet in the US. She says she still swims several times a week with a master's group, and still loves it. At the time of this writing, she and Isabella were getting ready to compete for the 5th time in the Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim, the fastest open water race in the US, from Angel Island to Tiburon, without wetsuits
Speaking of athletic women, Lucy Morris Crotty checked in to say she's taken up crew. She started in May and the racing season continues through October. She says it's fun, but a “juggle” with her job in Development at Skidmore now that it's the travel season. Lucy's oldest, Ryan, is a freshman at Skidmore and spending his fall semester in London. She says he’s loving it, and as an aspiring history major, he’s in complete awe of the age of everything around him. He’s been to the Globe Theater twice – the GLOBE THEATER (as he wrote in an email to her) standing room only for four hours. Lucy says Mrs. Sehring would be proud! Her daughter Molly is a junior this year, and Annie just started 6th grade. And if that's not enough chaos, husband Sean is still flying all over the world – she says "thank goodness for email, skype and Facebook!!" As you may know, Cathy Jones Williard is currently serving as Alumnae Board President, but did you know that she's serving with Becky Moehring as Recording Secretary? Cathy says that with the help of a great committee, they are planning the fabulous online auction (CSG Galleria, scheduled for February 2012), so she says to put on your shopping shoes and get ready for some great items to bid on! On a personal note, Cathy says son Chris is a sophomore at College of Charleston and is a FIGI, which he loves, and that she and husband Steve had a great summer and are planning a Thanksgiving trip to see Chris at school.
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Congratulations are in order - Charlotte Blair Jones is happy to report that she has earned her second Master's degree this summer in Teacher Leadership from Miami University! Summer vacation wasn’t all hard work though, as she and her girls also had an adventurous trip to Alaska.
Stephanie Barnhart Kiesel, '85, with her family at her graduation from University of San Diego School of Law
in 62 degree water! Son Otto runs cross country at school but "only to get in shape for mountain biking season." Andrea laments that she can't ride with him anymore as the trails are too narrow and too sketchy. She says the Salmi family enjoys spending winters together skiing in Tahoe, and summers in Maui surfing, windsurfing, and stand up paddle-surfing. She says with college visits and big swim meets in the near future, those times are becoming scarcer and scarcer. Sounds like Andrea and husband Semi have their work cut out for them just keeping up! She sends ‘best wishes’ to all and looks forward to the next reunion!
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LEFT: Members of the Class of 1996 and their children. Standing: Melissa Seidel Bedolla and daughter Phoebe, Molly Schirner Fortune and son Nolan. Front row: Christina Brown Ellis and daughter Leigh and Sarah Sofia Knepp and daughter Sofia. RIGHT: Lindsay Snyder’s wedding: L-R: Gwen Snyder, ’90, Laurie Snyder, ’92, Lindsay Snyder, ’96, Diego Rojas, Britt Soden McCarthy, ’97, and Beth Snyder, ’90. BELOW: Sarah Sofia Knepp and daughter Sofia Wimberley Knepp, Jen Henretty, Christina Brown Ellis, Sara Singer, Molly Schirner Fortune, Melissa Seidel Bedolla, and Renay Ricart, Class of 1996 at Sara Singer’s wedding in September.
1985 Robin Ives Canowitz, Class Representative robin.canowitz@nationwidechildrens.org 7355 Tumblebrook Drive New Albany, OH 43054 614.855.9556
Helen McSweeney Corley says her family had a busy fun summer. Her eldest three are in high school. Son David is a senior, so life includes visiting colleges, completing college apps and enjoying senior privileges. Helen says this has brought back many memories of college visiting with her dad, laughs in the senior commons, anxiety waiting for THE envelopes from colleges in the mail, and planning May program. She says she finally understands why a parent finds it bittersweet to send their child to college, and that she's thankful for so many CSG senior year traditions and memories.
1984 Ngina Chiteji, Class Representative Colleen Duffy is enjoying her role on the CSG Alumnae Board and is particularly grateful to the women who helped usher at the 2011 graduation ceremony—Katie Kessler Chatas, Alicia Wilcox Prokos, Andrea Krupman Powell, Nicole Wade, ’98, Katy Murnane Reis, ’00, Cathy Jones Williard, ’83, Mary Weiler, Bobbie Isaac Weiler, ’55, Laura Dehlendorf, ’78, Muffy Hamilton Parsons, ’74, and Darlene Duffy Haas. It was a gorgeous day and ceremony and it was a particularly special moment to see Andi Wobst-Jeney’s niece, Samantha Wobst, ’11, speak on behalf of the graduating class as President of the Student Council and to see Mr. Jack Guy!!!
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Stephanie Barnhart Kiesel writes that she finally finished law school. She graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in May 2011 and took the California Bar in July. She is awaiting the results (she won’t get them until November) and although California only has a 39% pass rate, she's hoping to pass on the first try. Once she passes, she plans to practice law in the field of Special Education, helping parents get services for their special needs kids to allow them to successfully learn in public education classrooms. Until then, she is still working as an Administrative Director of M.S. programs in the University of San Diego School of Business. As a treat they went on a family vacation on a Disney cruise ship to Alaska. Kate Hally MacPherson and her husband, David, finally finished a big house renovation project that involved a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. They combined her design skill with his building knowledge to add 900 sq. ft. to their 1900 New England farmhouse. They were finally able to enjoy the summer, going to the beach and out on their boat. Kate's daughter,
LEFT: Phil Hoffman, Jessica Roby Hoffman, ’99, Tessa, their daughter and the 2 dogs, Gigzy and Layla. RIGHT: Kate Ersly, Amy Westwater Sullivan and Jessie Roby Hoffman, Class of 1999 with Jessie's new babyTessa.
Lena Myers Lini and family just bought a house and are settling in. Their new address is 7213 Weatherstone Dr., Kernersville, NC 27284. Their oldest is in first grade and their little one is in preschool. Both are into surfing, the ocean, and all sports, especially lacrosse and swimming, so they are busy with the new school year, sports, and a new house. Kelly Speakes Backman writes that her twins, Izzie and Zoe, just started second grade and are having a blast. They’re 7 years old, and couldn’t be more different from each other in personality and looks. The only thing they have in common is that they’re both hilarious and very sweet! Kelly was recently appointed Commissioner at the Maryland Public Service
Commission. Mikael, Izzie, Zoe and Kelly’s mom went with her to the swearing in ceremony by Governor Martin O’Malley. Lisa Busche Welch’s father passed away unexpectedly on September 24, 2011. He had just turned 88! Lisa lives in Dublin, OH. Lisa and her mom are terribly shocked and deeply saddened by the loss. He was a great man who never missed a CSG function and loved to dance at the father daughter dances!
1986 Louise Davidson-Schmich, Class Representative Davidson@miami.edu 6840 SW 64 COURT South Miami, FL 33143 305.284.2143
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1988 Sarah Hamilton Shook, Class Representative
1989 Tammey Cheek Kessel, Class Representative
1990 Paige Conrad McIntosh, Class Representative
1991 Amy Cherup Curley, Class Representative acurley612@yahoo.com 8069 Woodgrove Road Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-403-7316
25th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Paula Davis, Class Representative
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Libby, 9, had fun taking swimming and sailing lessons in Hingham Harbor. While her son, Wilson, 11, flew solo to Mt. Hood, Oregon for 2 weeks this summer to race train (on SNOW) for the upcoming winter ski race season in the North East. As for the upcoming school year, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Leck would be happy to learn that Kate is PTO chair of an enrichment program, "Get Smart About Art," which brings art history and accompanying projects into the classrooms on a regular basis. At the end of the year they organize a school-wide art show to display everyone's work. It has been a great success and Kate credits her art background at CSG for a lot of her knowledge and inspiration.
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LEFT: Liz Zimmerman Donaldson and Sarah Lowder, Class of 1992, in Rome MIDDLE: Annette Enlow, '00, and husband Joshua Owili RIGHT: Annette Enlow, '00, and sister Heather Enlow-Novitsky, '99
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Sarah Sofia Knepp, Class Representative sofia_sarah@hotmail.com 5801 Wedgewood Drive Charlotte, NC 28210
Julie Ferber Zuckerman, Class Representative juliezuckerman@gmail.com
Liz Zimmerman Donaldson, Class Representative ezdonaldson@gmail.com 116 Preston Road Columbus, OH 43209 614.824.1010
1993 Class Representative Position Available
1994 Brooke Brown Helmstetter, Class Representative
1995 Class Representative Position Available
Sara Singer married Hatim Benhnini on September 10, 2011 in her parents beautiful garden in Columbus, OH. Christina Brown Ellis and Renay Ricart were bridesmaids, and Sarah Sofia Knepp had the pleasure of being able to attend as an honoary bridesmaid. It was fun to catch up with several others such as Molly Schirner Fortune, Jennifer Henretty, and Melissa Seidel Bedolla. Lindsay Snyder and Diego Rojas got married on the shores of Lake Michigan at a private summer resort, Epworth Heights, in Ludington, Michigan. Britt Soden, ’95, and Lindsay’s three sisters Beth, ’90, Gwen, ’90, and Laurie Snyder,’92, were all in attendance. Lindsay graduated from her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan in July 2008 and has been in the Washington DC area for the past 3 years. She recently joined a private practice, Foxhall Ob Gyn Associates, in Northwest DC and work out of nearby Sibley Hospital. Her husband is a criminal litigation attorney and we live in Bethesda, MD.
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Julie Ferber Zuckerman reports with great sadness that her father, James M. L. Ferber, passed away on Sunday, July 31st, after a courageous 3+ year battle with pancreatic cancer.
1998 Class Representative Position Available
1999 Amy Westwater Sullivan, Class Representative afw.sullivan@gmail.com Natalie Hollern became engaged to David McSweeney on February 14, 2011. She is currently working in fashion design in NYC for Calvin Klein.
LEFT: Charlie and Sarah Resch Flower, ’00; GROUP: Members of the Class of 2000 and CSG faculty gathered for Sarah Resch Flowers’ wedding, Back row, left to right: Felicity Steele, Jackie Harmon, Jacquilyn Stavroff, Pat Stevens, Jennifer Good Scrobarcek, Katy Murnane Reis, Elizabeth Exline Sinclair, Elizabeth Seidler, Katherine Fiorile Burgess, Cari Murnane, ’03, and Marisa Hay. Front row Jessica Germain, Linda Resch, Sarah Resch Flower, and Katherine Exline. Wedding Photographer, was CSG music teacher, Kristen Cook.
2000 Annette Enlow, Class Representative
Liz Wheeler is really excited about the coming year. She will again be appearing in Evil Dead: The Musical with CATCO/Phoenix during the month of October. Liz will also be directing the Phoenix production of The Hobbit for their Kids Performing for Kids program. She is honored to have the chance to direct this piece because it was the first play she performed at the Columbus Performing Arts Center when she was a child. Please check out the CATCO website to attend either of these productions.
Annette Enlow married Joshua Owili this past June. They enjoyed a small wedding at Topiary Gardens here in Columbus. They met on Annette’s first medical mission trip to Kenya in 2006. Annette is really enjoying showing her husband American culture. Every day is an adventure! They currently reside in Dublin.
2001 Katie Logan, Class Representative logan.katie@gmail.com Claire Murnane completed her MBA in June at The Ohio State University and is now working in brand management for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. She returned to Columbus in 2009 after living and working in Washington DC for 4 years. She is excited to be living in town and connecting again with CSG. Claire and Katie Logan are working together on CSG’s 2012 Galleria committee, an online auction where 100% of the proceeds go to CSG. Contact Claire or Katie if you would like to make a donation! Gina Casagrande is engaged and planning a September 2012 wedding on Bald Head Island, NC! She continues to work as the dietitian at the Giant Eagle Market District in Upper Arlington. Claire Kelley started a new job last year as marketing manager at Simon & Schuster. She is responsible for coordinating with booksellers and authors to help a range of titles reach readers. Claire says you should pick one of her imprints books for your book club! Their website is www.freepressbookclubs.com. Claire and her four
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Elizabeth Exline Sinclair and husband, Parker, moved to Columbus in July. They are living in German Village. He is working in KPMG's state and local tax department in downtown Columbus and Liz is teaching 4th grade at Columbus Academy. School has started and the kids are great so we are off to a good start. She would love to get more involved in the CSG community since she is back in town.
Michelle Page Golla and husband, Desalen, happily welcomed their second son, Quddus, to the world in July. Michelle is enjoying a long maternity leave before returning to her second year of Pediatrics residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
Class News TOP LEFT: Ann Kelly, '05, Cindy Kelley, Claire Kelley, '01, and Julia Kelly, '11, celebrating their parents 30th wedding anniversary this summer RIGHT: "CSG girls in Boston" Top row left to right: Christina Xu, Rebecca Morton, Elizabeth Hoy, Maria Dixon, Steffie Ross Bottom row left to right: Molly Zielenbach, '06, Ann Kelley BOTTOM LEFT: Marielle Perrault, '05, and her fiancee Alex McGregor BOTTOM RIGHT: "CSG girls gathered over Labor Day Weekend to welcome Maria Dixon home from Africa!" Top row left to right: Laura Perry, Katy "Uli" Shanahan, Erica Brillson, Allison Ansari, Trisha Breitwieser, Amy Fanning, Maria Dixon, and Allison Elia. Bottom row left to right: Ariel Haytas, Georgia Ruch, Sarah Bloom, Nikki Bagga, Talia Kayne, Kerry King, Blair Johnson siblings, including Ann Kelly,’05, and Julia Kelley, ’11, threw a party for their parents’ 30th wedding anniversary this summer. Whitney Link Gibbs and her husband, Robert, recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary! She graduated from law school at the University of Georgia in May 2010 and is currently practicing with a criminal defense firm in the metro Atlanta area. JoAnna Fu recently became engaged and is planning a November 2012 wedding! She is living in Chicago and working at a CPA firm in Chicago, while also working on her Master’s degree at DePaul University. Renee Ransbottom recently moved to Grandview Heights. She continues to work for Time Warner. Janis Penn Bond is mom to twin boys, Christopher and Gary (20 months). Her son Dresden (8) is in third grade, and she has three additional children through marriage, Jaylon (12), Landon (8), and Nyah
(5). Jan started her own business in June called Junior Graduates (www.juniorgraduates.org), an in-home child care and tutoring service for children in grades K-8. She also provides athletic training services for students ages 4-18, through a partnership with her husband’s business, Graduates Excelling for Tomorrow, Inc. Lindsay Stewart Evans writes from across the pond that she is an Overseas Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator at Queen Mary, University of London. She loves her job and gets to travel the world, with India and China as recent highlights. Angelique Zeune and her family moved back to Ohio in January. She has a 19-month-old son and a daughter that was born in August. They will be moving to a home in Pickerington. She would love to be contacted with babysitter or nanny recommendations at angelique582@gmail. com. Wynne Campbell Lennon has moved to Greenwich, CT but is still teaching Lower
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School and coaching field hockey, swimming, and lacrosse at The Brearley School in New York City. Since moving to the suburbs, she and her husband have gotten an adorable Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier puppy named Archie. Lindsey Kirk is engaged to her long time best friend from Columbus Academy, Jeremy Summer. They have started the planning process for next Labor Day's wedding. Lindsey and Jeremy live in San Francisco. Lindsey came home to Columbus this summer, and stayed until the 3rd of July. From here she flew to Lima, Peru on a school trip where she visited Machu Pichu and other sites around the Amazon. It would have been a better trip for her if someone hadn't stolen her purse, all her IDs, passport, money, tickets, etc. It was a hard lesson. Then she went to the Galapagos Islands. She has hilarious pictures of the seals kissing her and wanting to sunbathe on or next to her.
LEFT: Caitlan Ruff, '08, with the students she taught in China over the summer RIGHT: Lauren Yen, '02, and Matt Leahy at their July wedding
2002 10th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Reunion Giving Chair Lauren Yen Leahy, lauren.yen@gmail.com
Lauren Yen, Class Representative lyen@spenceschool.org In March, Mikell Taylor was selected as one of twenty-two 2011 "Women to Watch" by Mass High Tech in recognition of her engineering work in the robotics industry and her volunteer work with the FIRST Robotics Competition. Mikell still works for Bluefin Robotics -- located in Boston, but a wholly owned subsidiary of Battelle in Columbus -- as a systems engineer and occasional project manager making underwater robots for the Navy, subsea survey companies, and the occasional treasure hunter. She had a great time meeting the ladies of the 2011 CSG FIRST Robotics team in April when she attended and spoke at the end-of-season awards dinner.
At the end of June, Amy Hertenstein quit her job in Investment Banking for a chance to travel around Europe for the summer. At the time of this news submission, she had been abroad for nearly a month and had been to Iceland, England, France, Switzerland, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and Italy. She will continue to travel through the end of September before returning back to New York City. In July, Lauren Yen and her fiancé, Matt Leahy, were married at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus followed by a reception at the New Albany Country Club. It was a wonderful celebration surrounded by friends and family – among the guests were many fellow CSG classmates! Lauren and Matt spent two weeks in the South of France and Paris on their honeymoon and continue to live in New York City. If anyone is ever in the NYC area, let her know!
2003 Jackie Massie Jaroncyk, Class Representative jackiejaroncyk@yahoo.com Katherine Leigh Thomas has been working as an actress on both coasts. She was a member of two classical theater companies in Los Angeles, where she did a lot of Shakespeare, several farces, and even a world premiere by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. Last year, she sold her car (same VW Cabrio since high school), and moved to New York. One year and four apartments later, Katherine loves NYC, where she saw Aileen Target perform a brilliant Viola in Twelfth Night and was visited by classmate Annie Jacobson who took Katherine on guided tours of all the museums. Ironically, Katherine was recently cast as Audrey in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s upcoming production of As You Like It, and will be returning to the Buckeye state after working so hard to get out!
Susan Brownell is still living and working in San Francisco. Her email is susanbrownell@gmail.com. Her address is 1368 11th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122.
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Reunion Social Chairs Ashley Klein Messick, ashleybkmessick@gmail.com Jordan Sugarman
Catie Griesdorn received her master's degree at Lewis and Clark College in 2009 in Elementary/Middle Education and has been teaching at Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland, Oregon. She hopes to start her second year of teaching kindergarten this fall. She loves Oregon and encourages anyone to call her up for a visit!
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Emily Kasler, Class Representative Christin Fergus-Jean completed her MS in Social and Cultural History from the University of Edinburgh. Her mother, Elizabeth Fergus-Jean, ’73, joined her in Scotland for a celebratory mother-daughter trip.
2005 Maria Dixon, Class Representative maria.e.dixon@gmail.com Marielle Perrault may look lost when colleagues tell her "y'all" is both singular and plural. She may also stumble with words like Waxahachie and Mesquite. In fact, she appears plain confused when it comes to using a toll road! Nevertheless, this Yankee did cross the Mason Dixon Line in 2006 and fell for a Southern boy. Marielle would like to announce her recent engagement to Alex McGregor. The two met their first day on campus at Southern Methodist University. Five years later Alex proposed and, after initially hitting him with her purse in disbelief, Marielle said yes! Katy “Uli” Shanahan is currently working as a Field Organizer for the We Are Ohio campaign, which is the campaign to repeal Senate Bill 5. Her turf is all of Delaware and Union counties and she is enjoying getting to know the Sunbury area, where her office is, and the surrounding areas, which are home to some of the most beautiful farm land in the state! She enjoyed having a chance to see a great group of classmates over Labor Day weekend and hopes you're all doing well in whatever corner of the world you call home! Christina Xu is still living in Boston and rocking two jobs. One is with Breadpig, a company that publishes web comics and makes geeky products (Awesomesauce and LOLCat refrigerator magnets, for example) and then donates all the proceeds to great nonprofits. The other is with a nonprofit Christina starting called the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, which helps to start micro-granting organizations in communities of need. The first chapter is in Detroit, so she will be traveling there a lot and hopes to connect with any CSGers in the area!
Nikki Bagga is working for Justice in New Albany where she designs room décor and girl care products. On December 4, she will be racing in Las Vegas for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America! Samantha Parsons just completed her MSc in Environmental Policy & Regulation at the London School of Economics and an internship as Research Analyst for Trucost working on their supply chain team. She also completed her Master's dissertation on Green Organizational Change in London's National Museums. Rebecca Morton started law school this fall at Wash U in St. Louis.
Lydia Foss graduated from Capital University on May 7, 2011. She is looking forward to her new job with SS & G in Columbus.
Theresa Bergner is back living in New York City and loving every minute of it. Her apartment is right alongside of Central Park on the Upper West Side and she enjoys her evening runs through the park. She works in Soho doing e-commerce optimization and strategy for an online retailer, Freshpair.com. Theresa would love to reconnect with any CSGers in the area and can be reached most easily via e-mail theresa.bergner@gmail.com.
Julianne Corroto graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May with a degree in biochemistry. She is currently teaching science and religion at a Catholic high school in Pascagoula, M.S. while working on her M.Ed through Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education program (ACE). Teaching is hard work! However, she is grateful for CSG's great example and foundation.
2006 Meera Mani, Class Representative mani.15@osu.edu 4619 Beecher Court New Albany, OH 43054
2007 5th Reunion! April 27-28, 2012 Reunion Giving Chair Kasey Ording, Kasey.Ording@trincoll.edu Sara Winters, Class Representative winterssa@gmail.com 614.397.5862 Claire Chapman, who served as the Kenyon College Ladies field hockey captain during the 2010 season, will be heading overseas next year to teach as a Fulbright fellow. Claire graduated from Kenyon in 2011 and was one of five Kenyon students to earn the award. The J. William Fulbright Fellowships include grants that cover the
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cost of spending the year abroad. Claire majored in modern languages and literatures and will use her grant to teach English in Germany. While at Kenyon Claire was captain of the field hockey team. “Claire was the heart of our backfield,” her coach Chrissy Needham said. “On a somewhat inexperienced team, she was the glue that kept our players together through the ups and downs of the season. Her mature and experienced outlook on academic and athletic life at Kenyon made her an excellent captain”
2008 Caitlin Allen, Class Representative caallen@davidson.edu Davidson College P. O. Box 5487 Davidson, NC 28035-5487 614.554.5298 2011 has been a very eventful year for Caitlan Ruff. Caitlan studied in Washington DC for the spring semester, where she took two classes and had a full time internship. Her internship was with a lobbying firm on America’s defense. She attended hearings for both the House and Senate, sat in on meetings with Senators and Congressmen, researched for and worked with clients on defense issues, and did a lot of networking! She was even able to fit in some volunteering and frequently volunteered at Ford’s Theatre and had the opportunity to volunteer at the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Washington DC was an eye opening experience for Caitlan, and has helped her fully make her decision to pursue a career in the diplomatic realm. Caitlan received a scholarship through Wittenberg University’s East Asian Institute to teach English for 8 weeks over the summer. Another student who received the scholar-
ship was a fellow CSGer, Lauren Terry,’06. Caitlan lived in Shanghai for most of the summer and worked at English camps in Shanghai, Hubei Province, and Kunming Province. When the program ended, she spent the last week exploring Beijing. She really enjoyed getting to use her Chinese in order to teach the young children English as well as being able to grasp a better understanding of what daily life is like for the majority of China’s population. It was such a valuable experience since she was able to see a much poorer part of China that was not seen on her last trip. Caitlan is now all settled in to her last year at Wittenberg University and very sad her time as an undergraduate is coming to an end. She is working on finishing up her majors in Political Science, East Asian Studies, and Chinese Language, while applying to Law School. Meredith Dilley reports that she is engaged!
2009 Laura Raines, Class Representative lraines@umich.edu Elyse Cooke will be studying abroad in Spain for the first semester of her junior year at Wittenberg!
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2011 Imani Caldwell, Class Representative ic692510@ohio.edu Elizabeth Simmons is on Ohio Wesleyan's Women's Varsity Volleyball team.
Dr. Terrie Hale Scheckelhoff has accepted a position as Head of School at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. St. Catherine’s is a distinguished all-girls school, established in 1890. It has a student body of 930 girls in Pre-K-12, and sits on a gorgeous campus in a neighborhood of Richmond that is similar to Bexley. Below is a copy of Terrie's letter to the CSG community: Dearest CSG Family, It is with sadness, but great excitement, that I share with you that I will be the 11th Head of School at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Virginia, starting July 1, 2012. My passion is working with girls and young women, and St. Catherine’s, founded in 1890, has a history of excellence and tradition that attracted me early in the exploration process. The 930 girls and young women, grades JK-12, remind me of my dear students at CSG; their passion for learning and achieving is remarkable. Much like CSG, the school is known for its superior faculty and students whose strong bonds pave the way for great success. Excellence in academics, arts, and athletics is evident in every classroom, on every stage, and on every field or court. As I think back on my years at CSG, there are many special people who come to mind and many memorable moments. I have loved celebrating with students and faculty and supporting them when there are challenges, but let me share with you a more personal side of why CSG has become a part of my heart. I remember the day that I was offered the Form III teaching position and feeling like the luckiest person in the world to be given the opportunity to work in such a fine school. I remember members of the CSG community holding a beautiful engagement party for Kevin and me. The “Welcome to CSG, Hannah” letter (courtesy of Ann Boston Timm) that came to me in the hospital after Hannah’s birth stands out in my mind. While Director of Admission and Financial Aid, I remember the early 1990s when we tore down a large portion of our academic buildings and built our beautiful facilities. I was given a parking space and a set of hard hats so I could drive our visitors around the campus and tour the construction site (sound familiar?). At the conclusion of this project in August 1992, I delivered our wonderful son, Hale,
and was unable to join the move-in festivities with everyone else. I was touched by the “Welcome to the New Building” reception that was held for me upon my return from maternity leave. Celebrating our centennial with our entire CSG community was great fun, and receiving support from my colleagues and our students when I served as Acting Head, are dear memories for me. My work as Associate Head of School also has provided myriad opportunities for me to attend class presentations, student concerts, athletic events, club meetings, and school assemblies in all four divisions. I have been able to spend time each day with students who wanted guidance and faculty who impressed me, and to work with other educators on the regional and national levels. Participating in graduation, having the opportunity to see our girls mature into young women and giving Hannah her diploma at her commencement, will forever be special to me. Most important, I remember laughing a lot at CSG. And finally, over the span of my 32 years I have had the privilege of working with four Heads of School, John Chapman, Patricia Hayot, Diane Cooper, and Liza Lee, each of whom offered me great support and wonderful leadership opportunities for which I always will be grateful. CSG has been a marvelous place for me to grow and learn. I have been embraced by this community of special people for years, as has my family, Kevin, Hannah ‘07, and Hale. I hope that I will be remembered for my commitment to the girls and their education, and to the faculty who make it possible. I look forward to using the coming months to spend personal time with each of you and to advance the many projects and programs that support our girls. With heartfelt thanks and much love, Terrie
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Class News
2010
Faculty/Staff News
M I L E S T O N E S WITH CONGRATULATIONS
WITH SYMPATHY
We celebrate the joyous occasions of Columbus School for Girls Alumnae.
We acknowledge the loss of members and friends of the Columbus School for Girls family and extend our deepest sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the relatives listed.
Births Morgan and Anne Yost Carroll, ’94 On the birth of their son Charles Morgan Carroll August 18, 2011 Chris and Katie Piazza Matney, ’95 On the birth of their daughter Sophia Angela Matney May 18, 2011 Adam and Sarah Sofia Knepp, ’96 On the birth of their daughter Sofia Wimberley Knepp August 29, 2011 Sarah Paschall, ’96 and Nate Gargasz On the birth of their son Augustus Bayard Gargasz-Paschall August 28, 2011 Phil and Jessica Roby Hoffman, ’99 On the birth of their daughter Tessa Helen Hoffman July 26, 2011 Desalen and Michelle Page Golla, ’00 On the birth of their son Quddus Golla July, 2011
Marriages Sara Singer, ’96 On her marriage to Hatim Benhnini September 10, 2011 Annette Enlow, ’00 On her marriage to Joshua Owili June 18, 2011 Sarah Resch, ’00 on her marriage to Charlie Flower July 30, 2011
In Memoriam Alumnae Carolyn O’Koon Meeker, ’55 May 28, 2011 Daughter, Elizabeth O’Connor: 22 Yale Terrace, Boston, MA 02130 Amelia “Pat” Loughrey Ganson, ’32 July 17, 2011 Daughters, Patricia Ganson and Beverly Russell: 3337 Pattie Place, Palm Harbor, FL 34685-2122
Condolences To Sally Smallsreed Wolfe, ’51 On the death of her husband Robert Kelsey Wolfe, September 2, 2011 Sally: 57 Pamona Drive Bella Vista, AR 72715 Joan Lisle Morrett, ’54 On the death of her husband John Morrett, October 14, 2011 Joan: 2970 St. John's Avenue, #1-C Jacksonville, FL 32205 Anne McCormack Steffen, ’54 On the death of her husband Walter William Steffen, December 20, 2010 Anne: 7425 Pelican Bay Blvd. Naples, FL 34108 Sara Saxby Bentley, ’62 On the death of her husband William Bentley, August 9, 2011 Sara: Highway 74A, Box 309 Bat Cave, NC 28710 Chris Gabay Tuckett, ’63 On the death of her husband Martin Tuckett, June 28, 2011 Chris: P.O. Box 186 Hessel, MI 49745 Anne Coleman Rivard, ’77 On the death of her mother Judith Coleman, August 26, 2011 Anne: 3824 Preserve Drive, Dexter, MI 48130 Anne’s father, Dr. Carl R. Coleman: 10230 Ashton Close, Powell, OH 43065
Lauren Yen, ’02 on her marriage to Matt Leahy July 9, 2011for girls Forte et Gratum Fall 2011 columbus school 42
Mary Marsh, ’78 and Emily Marsh Szabo, ’80 On the death of their father Henry N. Marsh, September 11, 2011 Mary: 2453 Tunlaw Road NW Washington, DC 20007 Emily: 4924 Dunkerrin Court Dublin, OH 43017 Rebecca de Graaf, ’81 and Susan de Graaf, ’82 On the death of their mother Rose Van Til de Graaf, September 22, 2011 Rebecca: 410 Westridge Drive Columbia, MO 65203 Susan: 1867 Langham Road Columbus, OH 43221 Lisa Busche Welch, ’85 On the death of her father George F. Busche, September 24, 2011 Lisa: 5784 Glendavon Loop Dublin, OH 43016 Cecily Chester Alexander, ’88 On the death of her father Jack Chester, July 24, 2011 Cecily: 4900 Riverside Drive Columbus, OH 43220 Emily Alonso-Taub, ’89 Stephanie Taub Fox, ’90 Katie Taub, ’94 On the death or their father Peter C. Taub, September 23, 2011 Emily: 6841 Addenbrook Blvd. New Albany, OH 43054 Stephanie: 30 Mayflower Road Needham, MA 02492 Katie: 1047 Fourth Street, #105 Santa Monica, CA 90403 Alyson Ferber Abramson, ’94 and Julie Ferber Zuckerman, ’97 On the death of their father James Ferber, July 31, 2011 Alyson: 5200 Chanders Street, Bethesda, MD 20814 Julie: 2426 North Surrey Court Chicago, IL 60614 Katie Loveless, ’98 On the death of her mother Linda Loveless, July 31, 2011 Katie: 881 S. Third Street Columbus, OH 43206
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