CLASS NOTES
Maxine Margolis ’60 (right), who authored a new book on Brazil, returned as a guest speaker for an October intersession class offered by US math teacher Erika Zamfirescu.
MARRIAGES Annie Polyn ’95 to Jorge Peña Raul Julia ’01 to Betsy Lippitt Jack Hale ’03 to Erin Grattan Ian Law ’03 to Angela Sbiliris Sonia Balaram ’06 to Saad Yousuf
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LITERARY EVENING HIGHLIGHTS ALUM AUTHORS
BIRTHS To Stephanie Diamond ’93 and Ethan Kerr, a daughter, Grace Sequoia To Nora Zelevansky ‘95 and Andrew Weiner, a girl, Estella Rose To Pete Harris ’93 and Breda Carroll, a boy, Oliver To Troy Cummings ’97 and Laura Cummings, a girl, Chloe To Brian Peters ’97 and Yael Leopold, a girl, Journey
IN MEMORIAM Dorothea Weitzner ‘39 Edna Fredericks Engoron ’41 Betty Neuwirth Lee ’48 Prudence Duff Jube ’78
Many thanks to Barbara Williams Fullard ’66, Nancy Kohl Wergeles ’60 and Daniel Romoler– oux ’98 for participating in Calhoun’s Evening of Original Literary Works, held on October 24, 2013.
1940s-1960s Please send news about your families, your work and your celebrations to alumni@calhoun.org. We’re especially eager to hear from alums celebrating their reunions
—particularly alumnae
this spring
Heeding the call for authors, these three alums submitted their poetry and prose, which was read with other community works by a cast of students, teachers and parents. Barbara’s poem “Brownstone” recalls her years at the school’s 92nd Street building; Daniel’s poem “Imagine” is a lyrical ode to following one’s passion; and Nancy reflected on how she discovered her love for cooking when she was in Middle School in her essay “Food for Thought.” Read their work at www. calhoun.org/alumauthors, and watch for future calls for submissions for Calhoun’s next literary evening!
from 1954, 1959 and 1964, who are marking their 60th, 55th and 50th reunions. Looking forward to hearing from you!
1960s Maxine Margolis ’60 returned to
Calhoun this fall for an Upper School intersession course about Brazil, led by US teacher Erika Zamfirescu. Maxine, who has spent her career as an anthropologist specializing in the people and culture of Brazil, authored a new book this year, Goodbye, Brazil: Émigrés from the Land of Soccer and Samba, and has been traveling to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for TV and radio interviews about the book. Her other published works include True to Her Nature: Changing Advice to American Women, and all are available on Amazon. Earlier in her career, Maxine taught at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she is professor emerita of anthropology. She is also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Nancy Kohl Wergeles ’60, who lives
in Connecticut with her husband, Donald, is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Nancy has also become an enthusiastic writer; one of her essays, “Food for Thought,” was submitted and read at Calhoun’s Evening of Original Literary Works, held this past fall (see box at left). “The evening at Calhoun was wonderful; hearing my words read by someone else was indeed a thrill,” says Nancy, who mostly writes fiction, but also enjoys writing about her cooking adventures. “The Calhoun of today is a far cry from what it was like in my day. Today the environment is so warm and nurturing.” Edith Tomi Wilson ’69 traveled to
South Korea last summer with her uncle Tommy on a trip for Korean War veterans who were celebrating their 60-year reunion. Edith hopes to continue to travel abroad, including a possible trip to Egypt next year.
1970s Carol Havdala ’78 returned to
Calhoun this year, but this time as a parent—with her daughter, Nicole Decrem ‘15, who entered the eleventh grade this fall. Carol’s mother, Huguette Havdala, joined Carol at the new parents’ reception in September and was equally excited to see the school again. Carol is a math teacher at the High
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