World Newsletter 1993 Spring by International House NYC

VOLUME 28 NUMBER 2 SPRING 1993

At left:: (1. tor.) Gordon W. Evans

(President), Donald L. Cuneo

a (President Designate), John C. Whitehead (Chairman), and Howard A. Cook (President Emeritus)

following the May 25th meeting of the Board at which alumnus Cuneo (‘69) was elected as Evans’ successor.

Barbara & Gordon

Evans

Leaving International House after Eleven Years of Service At the February 9th meeting of the Board of Trustees, President Gordon W. Evans announced his plans to retire from his post at International House. He and his wife, Barbara S. Evans, will leave New York at the end of this summer. This will be the 24th move for the dynamic couple. When they leave in September, they will cruise on their boat, the Chez Barbara,

down the East Coast, into the Gulf of Mexico, and up the Mississippi to Interlochen, Michigan. They plan to run their own ‘bed and breakfast’ called, Between the Lakes. In this blend of natural beauty and lakes, guests from around the world will be able to enjoy themselves in America’s heartland.

President Evans

said of his

work at International House, “It has been an assignment of great

challenge and gratification for both of us, particularly

ing, public administration

and years of foreign service experience. Indeed, following his personal credo of “continual improvement,” President Evans was responsible for leading International House through one of the most important decades of its existence, including the purchase in 1989 of the I.House North facility. “Whether it was the Capital Campaign, or the upgrading of I. House facilities,’ added alumna Trustee

Vreni

Hommes,

“Gor-

don’s impact on this institution will be felt for a long time to come”’. In addition to a complete overhaul of the House’s exterior, interior renovations during Evans’ tenure include restoration of the

public common rooms, construction of new music practice rooms,

in that it in-

an improved Pub, the addition of

volved guiding so many bright young people from around the globe.” Having lived abroad for

a billiards room, the implementation of an International Café, and most recently plans to refurbish

many years themselves, Mr. and

the gymnasium. The gem of these

Mrs.

projects, however, and a personal favorite of the Evanses, was the

Evans

were

noted

for their

efforts to create a family atmosphere atI. House, aconcern often

restoration of Davis Hall.

in evidence as they joined resi-

The fundraising aspect of the

dents fora meal in the cafeteria, or watched the latest beaking news

presidency was, however, a new

with them

in the T.V.

lounge.

Typical of their desire to do so, Barbara Evans states that her “most

role for Gordon. Asa U.S. Foreign Service Officer prior to his arrival at I.House, he had had much ex-

perience allocating funds for eco-

cherished memories will be of the evenings when residents gathered for dinner in our apartment.” Throughout his eleven year presidency, Gordon found ample

nomic development projects. At ' the House, one of his greatest accomplishments was in securing contributions from corporations, foundations, alumni, and friends.

opportunity to draw on his back-

Knowing the needs of economically disadvantaged residents, Mr.

ground in mechanical engineer—

The Sakura Park cherry trees in full bloom for the Sakura Festival.

Evans never backed away from this ongoing financial challenge. Noting that Gordon had con-

tributed significantly to the House’s financial well-being, President Emeritus Howard Cook pointed to Gordon’s efforts in quadru-

pling the restricted and endowed scholarship funds (to $4 million) as “one of Gordon’s stellar accomplishments during a tenure of remarkable achievement.” Chairman of the Board, John C. Whitehead, said in tribute, “I hope all will join us in extending

our heartfelt thanks tothe Evanses for their enormous

contribution

of time, energy, and love to International House. We wish them success and health in all their future endeavors.” For those who are interested in staying with the Evanses at ‘‘Between the Lakes,” please write them at 4570 Case Boulevard. Interlochen, Michigan, 49643, or call

at (616) 276-7751, after May 15, 1994. Allpast and present alumni will be graciously welcomed and entitled to special discounts.

Sakura Festival a Smash Success Some 270 prominent members of the Japanese

and

U.S.

business,

diplomatic and_ philanthropic communities were on hand April 22nd for the first “Sakura Festival” to be held at I. House New York. Honored at this benefit festival with International House’s Harry Edmonds Award for Lifetime Achievement were Dr. Takeshi

Nagano (55), Chairman of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and Mrs. George D. O’Neill, longtime Trustee of International House. The festival, which netted over

$50,000 for scholarships and park Maintenance,

was timed to coin-

cide with the blossoming of cherry trees in Sakura Park, located adjacent to International House. The park, which features a stone lan-

tern given by the people of Tokyo to their sister city, New York, has

been visited twice by the Emperor and Empress (then Crown Prince and Princess of Japan). The term “Sakura” means cherry: blossom in Japanese.

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ALAN

conference. I know how touched

Before — Alan would feel to have the Lead-

our final posting in Prague, Alan

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served in Ottawa

his 61st birthday). Iwas so appreciative of your thoughts and only regret not being able to reply to each of you in person.

U.S.S.R. East European Bureau of Canada’s Department of Externa

I am delighted - after Alan’s passing

- that the International

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as Head

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seas” guests in Prague last August, the 57 members, alumni delegates

| service, even when posted to non| Communist countries. Accordingly, we served in Ha-

_vana, Washington, London, twice in Moscow,

and in the capital

ies of Warsaw, Berlin, and Pra-

To the many members of the World Council -- and other alumni -- who have already made donations

to this exciting

new

pro-

gram, my heartfelt thanks. As we the former New York School of © are hoping to establish the proSocial Work while Alan pursued gram on a self-sustaining endowhis M.A. at Columbia’s Russian ment basis, you can imagine how

| Leadership Program in honor of _| Alan’s professional focus on the in the Canadian foreign

ership Program reestablished under our names -- as I do!

at I.House in 1955 (when I was at

Institute) that Alan and I should welcome as our last official ‘“over-

| career

How appropriate, having met

| toredesignate the East-West Leadership Program as the Alan and | Tudy McLaine East European

| former Soviet bloc throughout his

and

friends of the International

pleased

I was

will be included in future newsletters, after the eight-person Advisory Committee (which I am chairing) meets in June.

Meanwhile,

thanks again to all of you who have already decided to support this worthy endeavor, which will hopefully send its first five participants -- with $1,200 (maximum)

scholarships each -- to I. House in the fall of 1993!

to learn that the

Tudy McLaine

Rockefeller Brothers Foundation | has already decided to commit $100,000 to finance the program

over the first five-year period,

House

Council of World Mem- | during which we hope to raise an bers. uae _ | additional $300,000 for its endowAsAlanhad first suggestedthe | ment. It is planned that the 6% East-West Leadership Program at average earnings from the latter

the Council Meetings in Berlin in | sum will be used to cover the 1986, he naturally participated in | yearly program expenses. ' further discussions at the Prague Further program information

Note:A special foundation is now being

established

Ottawa

alumnus Mark MacGuigan on |. behalf of the Council of World | Members which will permit Canadians to make charitable contri- |

butions that qualify as tax deductible in Canada.

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will be packing our belongings

ber of the Board of Trustees since

and leaving New York, and International House, after nearly 11 years in the presidency. Looking back over the last

1977. Throughout my presidency | ~_ he has served as Secretary of the Board, as a member of the Executive Committee, and as our probono legal counsel through his

as an institution can

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As I have told our Trustees,

there is no finer farewell gift the

6,000

Board could have given me than the selection of Don and Bonnie Cuneo as our successors. The work Don has done for this House

year after year, and especially during the purchase of Van Dusen

and the many who follow them, will benefit from a saa seen of

Hall, has been selfless and extraordinary, and he will be a great president. So, Barbara and I bid you all au revoir, for itis our sincere hope

accomplishments. One of the principal joys of Barbara’s and my service has been

‘our interaction with International House alumni throughout the

Univer p: acked by

world.

that our paths will cross with you.

our travels, at World

Council Meetings, and most often

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here in New York, it has been our privilege to know so many wonderful former residents. And it is -aspecial delightthatmy.successor. as President

again. Many thanks for your support and friendship through the years, and our best wishes to

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Forchheimer Fund

Festival of Nations Grand Auction

The estate of Mrs. Julia Forchheimer, a friend of I. House who

Breaks Record for Scholarship Fund

Fund | Alumni Mountain

died in February 1992, has madea major edowment grant to establish the Leo and Julia Forchheimer

Scholarship Fund. Mrs.

Forchheimer,

an active

teacher and philanthropist, and who was first introduced to the House by Barbara S. Evans, came to fully believe in the House's mission. “This I know. This I believe

with all my heart. If we wantto be a free and peaceful world, if we want to make deserts bloom. . . . We can do it!” agreed Mrs. Forch-

hiemer in quoting Eleanor Roosevelt, adding, “and we should!”

The $100,000 will be invested as an endowment

fund,

the in-

come portion of which to be distributed annually to needy Israeli graduate students living at the House,

_ Inorder to recognize gifis made by bequest (both during and after _ | donor's lives) the Board of Trustees | has established the Harry Edmonds

Society with those who have remembered the House in their wills

The International House Grand Auction, originally conceived by

Barbara S$. Evans and most recently chaired by Alumna Trustee, Joan R. Gregory (87), was held on

March

11.

Combined

with an

exciting raffle, the Auction achieved unprecedented success by raising

$83,000 for resident scholarships, the best result in its five year history. The prestigious event, which offered exotic get-aways, tempt-

fifth (and most successful) year. In fact, Mr. Doyle’s enthusiastic gavelling has enriched the scholar-

acted as hosts for the many Trustees, Alumni, Friends and guests

a circus big-topin the gymnasium.

who came to enjoy the evening. Adding to the evening’s excitement was the raffle of a 1993 four-door Toyota Camry generously contributed by the Toyota Motor Corporate Services of North

Nine foot tall Argentinean stilt-

America, Inc.

ing dining packages, luxury items

and designer gifts, took place ina madcap carnival ambience under

walkers ambling throughthe Main

As in the prior two

| years, Mr. Kunio Shimazu, Toyota’s local President, impartially

Lounge, and Anti Pahuahua, a New York based Peruvian band drew the winning ticket. The famous for their “underground” | winner this year was alumna Den-

music in city subways, provided a | ise Thibault Barton (56), wife of colorful backdrop for a delightful International House Trustee and evening.

Famed New York auc-

tioneer, Bill Doyle of William Doyle —

alumnus James T. Barton (56).

Overall underwriting for the benegenerously provided by | Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation.

Galleries, contributed his services — _ fit was

as auctioneer and advisor for his

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ship fundby more than $250,000 in these five years. Many residents, keenly aware of the importance of raising funds | for their needier peers, volun| teered in preparation activities or

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firm Shearman & Sterling.

residents have walked through the doorway at 500 Riverside Drive during this period. It is our hope that these students and interns,

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GIFT COUPON: Enclosed is $

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July 15th it will be doubled | by matching gifts from members of International House’s Board _ of Trustees! Send to: The Alumni Fund, Ini tional House, 500 Riversid

;

1920s Jamil Estarabadi (1928-29) is in good | health and resides in Gulfport, FL. Ruth Casselman Stein of West Palm

Gloria Leto (1949) of Merrit Island, FL,

Lee Harper Vason (1966-68) of Atlanta, -

Margaret Hunter Albrechtsen and Bjarne

returned to visit I.House and recalled her summer studies at the Oratorio School.

GA, is a fulltime dance teacher and cho-

Albrechtsen (1984-87) are living in Copen-

1950s

Dessert, CA, is a vibrant 91 years old and

fondly recalls her employmentat International House when she was the first receptionist secretary.

1940s Dr. Edne I. Steeves (1938-40) of Kingston, RI, has been Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island for 25 years and is Program Chair of the 18th Century National Convention.

Beverly Glenn Long (1940-41) of Providence,

RI, is listed in “Who’s

Who

America” for her accomplishments in law and public service. Carmen Perez-Marchand (1942-43) of San Juan, PR, works as a speech pathologist. Carmen still hasher!.Houseaddress

book,

and keeps in touch with many

friends from those days.

Louise Guenveur Streat (1943-44) of Greensboro, NC, is commemorating years since she entered I. House.

Ruth Gillespie Lehman

(1944-47) of

Longmont, CO, is the Editorial Page Edi-

tor at the Longmont Daily Times. _ Maria Martins Ribeiro (1946-47) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is currently enjoying retirement after an active career as a historian.

Leatrice K. Ing (1947-48) lives in Hon-

Geraldine French Jennings (1951-53) of Whitewater, WI, recently retired from Delavan-Darien School District. She is actively involved with the international students at the University of Wisconsin and will tour Britain in August.

Reynaldo

Berutto (1954)

is living in

Brazil. Dr. Fred Morrow (1954-55) is living in Little Rock, AK.

Takakane Mitsui (1955) of Tokyo, Japan, is Statutory Auditor for the Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. His daughter lives in New York City.

Johanna Van Bochove (1955-56) of South Africa, has been a Teaching Professor at

(1947-48)

Dr. Nimat-Hafez Barazangi, are living in Ithaca, NY where Muawia is a professor of Geological Sciences at Cornell University.

Dr. Robert Hellman (1968-71) of Washington

D.C.,

is Chairman

of the Presi-

dent’s Blue Ribbon Commision on Defense Management. His nephew, Etienne Hellman, is now a resident.

Dilip Mirchandi (1969-71) of Bombay, India, is Chairman of St. John’s Lady Jeejeebhoy Trust which manages three

schools from pre-school to high school with over 2,000 students.

1970s Madireddi & Parvati Mohan (1970-72)

Dr.

cen, Hungary, is currently Department Head of Microbiology at Kossuth Lajos

Poughkeepsie, NY, is a neurologist at the VA hospital in Castle Point, NY. His

University and a scientific consultant.

brother, Carlos Gutierrez, Dean of the

live in Lisbon, Portugal, where Madireddi

Egypt, is an Export Manager of Lecico.

Robert

Gutierrez

(1970-72)

University in Bogota, Colombia, and his sister, Margarita, are all alumni.

1960s George Stein, Jr. (1961-65) is acting as

Tokyo, Japan, continues to teach voice and concertize.

Minet

and

Attila Szentirmai, Ph.d, Sc. of Debre-

FL, has retired from public school teaching and administration. She is involved in community programs and womens’ groups.

McDonald

Oyster Bay, NY, is now the Rosarian at Planting fields Arboretum NY State Park in Oyster Bay. Henry O. Mertens and Ilse Nicolaier

(1967-68)

works for Proctor & Gamble. Their daughter Archana will live at .House in the fall. Fouad Sabbagh (1970-73) of Alexandria,

(1947) of White Plains, NY, celebrated their 44th anniversary at I. House. Henry is retired from Bristol Myers after 37 years. Yolanda Auman (1948) of Coco Beach,

Ellen

Barazangi

‘the University of Venda since 1958. Bengt von zur Muhlen (1958-59) of Germany, a former Resident Council President, is a well known German filmmaker in Berlin.

the Parish Minister at United Church of Christ in Charlotte, NC. P.G. i (1962-66) of North Salem, NY, is the founder and President of Spartan International, an economic consulting firm. Manuel Arce (1964) of Mexico, is the Director of Administration at the Federal Commission of Electricity and is a Board Member of Multibanco Probursa, Editorial Diana, and El Economista.

olulu, HI.

reographer. Dr. Muawia

Eiko Young Ja Shin Ara (1964-66) of

Silvia B. Hartman (1970-71) of Mexico, is a Consultant to the Pan American Health Organization dealing with womens’ health activities. :

Behrouz Sedighi (1970-74), of Voorhees, NJ, is the Lead Engineer at the utility company, PSE&G, in Newark. Twila Livingstone Perry (1971-72) of New York, NY, is working at the Rutgers Law School.

Zer’u Kehisen (1972-74) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a Research Associate at the Free University (SOW).

Herbert Wong (1973-74) of San Fransisco, CA, is Publisher of Senior Magazine and reports that his sister, May Wong (1973) is doing well and sends greetings _ to fellow atumni:.

Helmut Lipsky (1974-76) of Montreal, Canada, isa concert violinist. His stepson, Kenji Ouellet, is now an I. House resident.

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Denis Asare (1975-76) of Stamford, CT, is a Corporate Internal Auditor at IBM and

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Vice President of the National Association of Accountants. Ben Schneider (1978-79) of Princeton,

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ro)

Nepal will soon be published by Hippocraene Books, NY. Tracy Wilson (1983-85) has been pro-

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Tina Kanagaratnam (1983-85) of Phila-

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service

assignment

in Niamey,

Thomas Kartzke (1984) of Alpharetta, GA, is Controller of the Special Equipment Division for Siemens Industrial Automation,

Inc.

Laura B. Kaufman-Kessler (1984-86) who recently moved to Denver, CO, an-

ie)

agency. Karen Peterson Mehra of Greenwich, CT, is working towards her doctorate in anthropology. Shi-Ling Hsu (1985-87) of Davis, CA, has returned to graduate school at UC-Davis, studying ecology.

Greg Nissen (1985-87) of Port Washington, NY, performed at the Clinton Inaugural Festivities in Washington, DC. JoanR. Gregory (1985-87) of New York, ‘NY, isan Investment Portfolio Manager at Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Nadeem Farugi (1985-87) of New York, NY, has become a Partner in the law firm, Kaufman Malchman Kaufmann & Kirby. Rubenio Simas (1986) of Bahia, Brazil, is a governmental urban planner in Salvador. Antonio Tavares (1986) of New York, NY, is an attorney and project finance officer at Chase Manhattan.

Milan Stevcic (1986-87) of Hato Rey, PR, is Director of the Conservation Department at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. His wife, Carmen, (1987) continues her operatic career.

Terence

R. Talbot

(1987)

of Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil, is working at a large department store, responsible for distribution logistics.

T. and David Hanawalt (1987-89) of New York, NY, announced the birth of twins, Tate and Phillip, born in January. Gina Santucci (1987) of New York, NY, has been working as an historic preserva-

tion specialist. Ross Cann (1987-89) of New York, NY, received his architect's license and is employed at the firm of Andrew L. Seifer, Architect. Dany Comeau (1987-89) of New York, NY, moved from fashion merchandising at Ralph Lauren tothe new menswear line at DKNY. Juliet Wurr (1987-89) of New Delhi, India, is working for the U.S. Information Service and meets regularly with fellow alum, Pankaj Kumer. Together they are planning to organize I.House alumni in New Delhi for get-togethers. Agnes Alampay (1989) of Manila, the

Philippines, has opened

her own

pre-

school. She vacations with Marion Araneta (1988-90) in Baealod and Iloilo. Peter Natiello (1989), a Foreign Service

Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bolivia.

is living in La Paz,

PA, was married in the fall of

1992. David Ball (1983-87) of Washington, D.C. is an employment program coordinatorfor five foreign affairs agencies. Mara Tekach-Ball, (1984-87) is finishing her foreign Niger.

hagen, Denmark. Margaret works in marketing at Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company, and Bjarne has a new job at the Pharmaceutical School. They have a son. Remo Giuffre (1984-87) of Sydney, Australia, is a trendsetting designer and the owner of a successful retail store, Remo. Alvaro Mendes de Diego (1985-86) of Madrid, Spain, is the owner of a travel

nounced the birth of a son, Theodore, in

October, 1992. Althea Hamilton (1984-86) announced the arrival of a second daughter, Alyssa, on January 6, 1993, in Tampa, FL.

1990s Lucylee Chiles (1988-92) of New York, NY, completed her doctoral studies at Columbia’s Teacher’s College and is the Director of Education at the Foreign

Policy Association. Olivia Le Horovitz (1989-92) of Paris,

France, is working as an attorney for KPMG Fidal Peat International.

Serge Bonnaire (1989-93), of Martinique, made his Carnegie Hall debut on May 8th. He will soon begin a concert tour of the Caribbean. Suzanne Auer (1991-92) of Munich, Germany, is continuing her graduate studies in business at Passau University.

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