translation in texas Will Evans A.M. ’12 opens Dallas’ first publishing house. Himmel ’01 to Peter A. Rivizzigno M.S. ’02 on June 7, 2014. Residence: Baldwinsville, N.Y....Jennifer E. Robinson ’02 to Bryan Light on May 17, 2014. Residence: Cary, N.C....Shelley K. Cockrell ’03 to Michael Barry on June 7, 2014. Residence: Pittsburgh...Gail A. Tabak ’04 and Jason S. Paul on Dec. 14, 2013. Residence: New York...Jennifer B. Nelson ’05 to Ryan C. Ray on May 31, 2014. Residence: New York...Kathryn E. Somers ’06 to Matthew Sabo on June 7, 2014. Residence: Rochester, N.Y....Eric A. Tong ’06 to Christina Chiou on June 14, 2014. Residence: San Francisco...Julia Vieira Da Rosa Riley ’07 to Alex Martin on May 26, 2013. Residence: San Francisco...Kim G. McCallum ’08 to Blake W. Adams on June 7, 2014. Residence: Boerne, Texas... Taylor C. Searles ’08 to Erin A. Lewis ’09 on Sept. 21, 2013. Residence: New York. Births & Adoptions Zachary Ethan to Sara E. Bell-Wechsler ’01, J.D. ’04 and Jay Wechsler on June 16, 2014... Mayah Isabel to Philip S. Rotter ’01 and Tracie Henson Rotter ’04 on June 13, 2014... Keegan Peter to Patricia A. Coad ’02 and Chris Coad on June 27, 2014...Susanna Hope to Andrew C. Martin ’02 and Elisabeth Martin on June 22, 2014...Chandler Yvonne to Kia M. Wright Roberts ’02 and Otwane Roberts on Feb. 15, 2014...Jacob Stone to Craig J. Saperstein ’02 and Jennifer Hainsfurther Saperstein ’05 on April 15, 2014...Elias Archer to Philip J. Bezanson J.D. ’04 and Thea Handelman on July 12, 2014...Norah Elizabeth to Samuel D. Fleder ’04 and Sarah Dees Fleder ’04 on July 5, 2014...Ella Anne to Samuel A. Forehand J.D. ’05 and Yasmin Forehand on July 4, 2014...Naomi Livia to Sarah Ribstein Prins M.S. ’05, J.D. ’09 and Andrew D. Prins J.D. ’09 on March 1, 2014...Madeline Victoria to Jeffrey A. Ackermann ’06 and Lauren Kellis Ackermann ’06, J.D. ’12 on May 19, 2014...Gabriel Michael to Vanessa Rodriguez Garvey ’06 and Chris Garvey on May 20, 2014...Quinn Marie to Lauren Troyer Saternus ’06 and Matthew J. Saternus ’06 on July 14, 2014...Laila Corinne to Elissa Marre McClure A.M. ’09, J.D. ’09 and Sean P. McClure J.D. ’10 on Jan. 5, 2014.
’10 5th Reunion
April 17-19, 2015
Patrick P. Jagoda Ph.D. ’10 coedited Comics & Media, a book that addresses the place of comics in both a contemporary and historical context. He is assistant professor of English and cinema and media studies at the University of Chicago, and he has a forthcoming book titled Network Aesthetics.
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Corinne P. Merriman ’13 will join PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago after receiving a master’s in accountancy from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. 58
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While Will Evans was pursuing a master’s in russian studies at Duke, he asked his professor, Carol Apollonio, why it seemed so few works of contemporary literature were translated into English. Apollonio’s response: “if you ever want to see a book translated, you have to do it yourself.” Evans took her advice to heart and did just that while studying abroad in St. Petersburg the following summer. in the process, Evans learned about a phenomenon called the “3 percent problem,” which means that only 3 percent of books published in the U.S. are translated from another language. reading world literature “really opens up our mind about the possibility of literature, about the way people read and live and feel and think,” Evans says, but “there are all these amazing books that have never been translated in English.” After graduating in 2012, Evans moved to Dallas and started Deep Vellum, the only literary publishing house in the city. The name is part pun (Deep Ellum is Dallas’ artsy neighborhood) and part historical throwback (early books were printed on vellum, a parchment originally made from calfskin). Through Deep Vellum, Evans wants to promote world literature as well as support the craft of translation. Translated into English from russian, French, Spanish, german, and even icelandic, the books are available in print as well as e-book, and perhaps one day, as audiobooks. Evans isn’t picky about the format. “i just want people to read great literature,” he says. At the moment, Deep Vellum is only translating high literary fiction and creative nonfiction, but poetry, plays, and even children’s books may be on the horizon. Because Duke pointed him toward this path, Evans is returning the favor by publishing the translated work of Duke professors. Next spring, Deep Vellum will publish French literature professor Anne garréta’s Sphinx, followed by Carol Apollonio’s translation of Alisa ganieva’s The Mountain and the Wall.
David M. Short ’13 will join Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Milwaukee after receiving a master’s in accountancy from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Cherry J. Tran ’13 will join Ernst & Young in Washington after receiving a master’s in accountancy from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Marriages & Commitments Michael S. Els A.M. ’10 to Andrea M. Scripa ’12 on May 10, 2014. Residence: Cambridge, Mass....Patrick W. McNamara M.E.M. ’10 to Monica M. Varona M.E.M. ’10 on April 26, 2014. Residence: Kew Gardens, N.Y....Jay K. Patel M.B.A. ’11 to Ariella J. Stawski M.B.A.
’11 on July 6, 2013. Residence: Boca Raton, Fla.... Andrew E. Bentley ’12 to Erica D. Nagi ’12 on May 3, 2014. Residence: Durham...Jennifer L. Shaffer M.D. ’12 to Lawrence Ngo on Dec. 16, 2012. Residence: Durham...Jessica D. Hendin ’13 to Bradley W. Moffitt on March 14, 2013. Residence: Chesterfield, Mo....Allison Lozon D.P.T. ’13 to Andrew D. Wilder on May 24, 2014. Residence: Charlotte...Courtney B. Sanders M.H.S. ’13 to Gavin Phillips on Oct. 12, 2013. Residence: Charlotte...Susan D. Cohen M.P.P. ’14 to Brent Foosness on Jan. 18, 2014. Residence: Durham...Amanda J.R. Griffis ’14 to Alexander E. Haas ’14 on May 5, 2014. Residence: Durham...Meghan K. Hill M.S.N. ’14 to Michael Pattavina on May 31, 2014. Residence: Braintree, Mass.