YOUR ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
ELIZABETH PREIS ’91
JAMIE SCARBOROUGH ’87
New York
Newton, Mass.
Director and chair of the Wellesley Fund, 2012–14
Director, 2012–14
CAREER AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
CAREER AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
• Vice president of customer strategy, North America, for Estée Lauder
• Currently at home, raising four children, but in “active ‘relaunch’
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INTERESTING FACT:
“I entered Wellesley College thinking I would become a music major, having studied classical piano since I was 9. However, as is the case with most students, my interests broadened while at Wellesley, and I achieved my B.A. in both economics and French. I still enjoy listening to classical music, though, and even play when I can.” WHY SHE VOLUNTEERS FOR WELLESLEY:
“Wellesley taught us how to be leaders, in whatever path and course we choose. I believe strongly that as leaders we have an obligation to set an example by giving back to communities we believe in, leaving them richer than the way we found them. Wellesley gave me a richness in education, lasting friendships, and a worldwide community of alumnae that I proudly call my own. In return, I give Wellesley my time and efforts, in addition to giving to the Wellesley Fund each year. It is my way of keeping the Wellesley community strong and its spirit alive for many generations of women to follow.”
career mode” • Marketing consultant, 1999–2003; vice president, management
supervisor, Arnold Worldwide, 1998–99; director, Fidelity Investments, 1994–98 • M.B.A., Duke University, 1993 • President, Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston, 2009–11; vice president, admissions, WCAB, 2007–09 • Active community volunteer in Newton, Mass., and Falmouth, Mass., leading various committees, and active in her children’s schools INTERESTING FACT:
She has just learned how to play squash and says she is “loving it—great for stress relief, cheaper than therapy!” She’s also training for her third Falmouth Sprint Triathlon. “I’m in the masters group and proud of it!” WHY SHE VOLUNTEERS FOR WELLESLEY:
“No matter what life path you’ve chosen, serving Wellesley as an alumna makes one realize that one’s skills and talents are valued and needed. Plus it’s just great fun working with smart, talented women of all ages. Wellesley does educate women for a lifetime!”
RICHARD HOWARD
2012 SYRENA STACKPOLE AWARD GIVEN ANNUALLY AT REUNION by the WCAA, the Syrena Stackpole Award honors an alumna’s dedicated service and exceptional commitment to Wellesley. The 2012 recipient is Toni Murphey Harkness ’57. As a student, she served as president of Navy House Council, president of her sophomore class, and a Vil junior. Following her marriage to Ken Harkness, a Navy pilot, there were many moves around the world. She once wrote, “Each time I moved, my first call was to the Alumnae Office asking whom I could connect with here.” Over the past 30 years, Harkness held various positions (president, admissions representative, Seven Sisters representative, decade chairman) in clubs across the US from California to New Jersey. She has also served her class as vice president, Annual Giving phonathon caller, special-gifts chair, nominating chair, and reunion chair. In 2005, she hosted a 70th birthday party for classmates. As a member of the Alumnae Association board, Harkness chaired Alumnae Leadership Council weekend from 1998 to 2001.
FACULTY-STAFF SERVICE AWARD THE 2012 FACULTY-STAFF SERVICE AWARD
was presented by the WCAA to Michèle Respaut, professor of French. WCAA Executive Director Susan Challenger ’76 called Respaut “a loyal and dedicated partner for the Alumnae Association for many years. . . . RICHARD HOWARD
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Companies, 2010–present Vice president of direct marketing at J.Crew, 2006–09 Vice president of relationship marketing at Saks Fifth Avenue, 1999–2005 Senior consultant at Deloitte, 1997–99 M.B.A., INSEAD, 1995 Annual-giving representative at Wellesley, 2010–11; class special-gifts chair, 2009–11
Michèle’s reputation as compelling, engaging, and caring has made her a prized and popular speaker.” In the last 25 years, Respaut has visited clubs from Maine to California—and beyond, most notably Paris alumnae. One club wrote, “Professor Respaut’s talk brought back wonderful memories about Wellesley and its truly great professors, who helped create in us a lifelong curiosity and need to constantly challenge ourselves. She is a grand ambassador for Wellesley.” Respaut also served as director of the 1994 Summer Symposium for alumnae, which was titled, “The Healing Arts: Medicine from a Multidisciplinary Perspective”—a successful and popular program.
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