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Yoshiyuki Kawashima ‘58 and I House resident, Samuel Cheun.

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Patricia Lynne Pate and Sanjay Nagaraja on their wedding day in India, 1996.

5 Alumni Directory Timed for 75th Anniversary

International House Foyer was

designed not only to serve as the Auditorium’s lobby but also as an enjoyable and usable space in its own right. Informally furnished with early Colonialstyle tables and chairs, it was the site for many years of impromptu gatherings and numerous small group meetings, including the first gatherings of our Residents’ Council nearly seventy years ago. When the auditorium was renovated as Kathryn & Shelby Cullom Davis Hall in 1989, the Foyer remained unfurnished, its walls undecorated, and its doors locked until I. House President Don Cuneo determined that the space should be returned to its original purpose and appeal. The House will purchase.a modest amount of furniture to supplement the stacking chairs and tables which are available for planned events, allowing residents to once again use this space on a regular basis. The addition of display cases containing a permanent historical exhibit focusing on the history and significance of International House underscores the importance of individual initiative and philanthropy in American society, educates residents as to their future role as alumni, and communicates to

future generations the specific contribu-

1950s ALUMNI

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tions of those who have been responsible for the founding and continued growth of International House and its mission. Alumni and friends who wish to visit the Foyer before the official fall opening should contact the Office of Development & Alumni Relations, (212) 316-8425. Charting Seven Decades of History After months of research, sorting and selecting from the vast archival files at International House, 12 display cases filled with historical photographs, articles, programs and descriptive text have been installed in the Foyer outside Davis Hall. The completion of the permanent memorabilia displays is the fulfillment of President Don Cuneo’s ambition to convey

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the House’s rich and colorful history to its current residents as well as alumni and others who visit the displays. “The I. House experience has had such a profound effect on thousands of people,” said Cuneo. “Many of our alumni have gone on to make significant contributions to society. Some of the greatest figures of this century have visited the House to share their insights with residents, and some remarkable people have had leadership roles on our Board of Trustees.” Cuneo wanted these aspects, and the history of philanthropy which established the House and has sustained it for 75 years, to be conveyed to all future residents in a dynamic way. continued on Page Six

REUNION

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Alumni Day at Space Center Houston

Former U.S. Astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr, and President Cuneo with son, Lane.

6 Family Generations Share I. House Experience

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restaurant in mid-town Manhattdy, and attended the Broadway*show Cartdide. On Saturday, I. House held®aBlacketie reception and dinitérdance in DavisHally |

(-r) Frances Tyau (56-58), and Mrs. Irby.

Howard Irby (57-60),

with the Swing Fever Band. Other alumni and residents joined the festivities. On Sunday the weekend wound down with an informal brunch with I. House residents, and later on a laughter-filled look through old photo directories and I. House snapshots. Alumna and World Council Member Zlata Paces (’51-’53) chaired the planning committee and gathered a group of New York Area Aluprhi from the"1950s to plan th’ “FabulOus Fifties” Reunion Weekend helddast June, Members of the planning

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT he 1996-97 year at International House concluded on May 4th with the Candlelight Sunday Supper, an upbeat and moving occasion. On the Sunday before the Sunday Supper, another event occurred which dramatically indicated that the House continues to

Harlem Tutorial Program (HTP), never thought she would be invited by the United Nations to star in a UNICEF video on the rights of the child. Philippe Pakter, one of two resident HTP coordinators, would say it’s a lucky chain of events that got her the job. But it is Pakter’s vision and determination that have made good things happen in the lives of | children from the streets of Zimbabwe to those in the HTP at I. House. Last year at Columbia University’s School of .

International Affairs, Pakter interned at UNICEF Rh \%

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successfully deliver its mission. On April 28th, a group of I. House residents presented a stage production called “The Story of International House.” The project emanated entirely from the residents, and was initiated by three-year resident Nasrin Yasmin of Bangladesh. Ms. Yasmin was inspired by the memoirs of Harry Edmonds and her own experience at the House, and, after writing the script, was joined by nearly 30 other resi-

i and secured a summer job as production assis- Philippe Pakter tant on a series of UNICEF videos. One of his first assignments was to scout talent for a video commissioned by the government of Canada. The video will be incorporated in Canada’s educational curriculum so that school children will learn more about their rights. As honorary guest Mayor David Dinkins spoke at HTP’s graduation at the House last April, Pakter knew he had found his “star.” “You couldn’t miss Shakeya’s wonderful smile and spark amidst the sea of bright, young faces in the audience,” said Pakter. “After I got her and her mother’s permission, I kept pushing UNICEE, telling them she would be great until they finally agreed. I knew she would be perfect,” added Pakter. “Not only will she be paid a fee and possibly be selected for other UNICEF films, Shakeya will learn about the work of UNICEF and the rights of children. A neighborhood kid will get a chance to learn a lot about the world. I am so proud of her!” Pakter, now 24, has come a long way since the days when he lived with his immigrant mother and grandmother on Manhattan’s West Side, a block from the Hudson River, and often relied on food stamps and public assistance to eat and pay the rent. When he was a little boy, he would stand in the doorway of his apartment building watching the local drug dealers ply their trade. “It was a real seamy area full of winos,” recalls Pakter, “but it made me understand better than anything the need to work for social justice. I made sure that I would never forget that side of my life.” So far his education has taken him from deprived public schools on Manhattan’s East and West sides, to Cornell University in upstate New York, to the backstreets of Amsterdam, to the

main streets of Zimbabwean capital Harare. “I owe a lot to my mother and my grandmother,” he said. “I grew up in the shadow of two really strong and righteous women who really

instilled in me the value of education and, basically, the importance of doing the right thing.” With the example of two strong women in his life to follow, Pakter has madeit onto what is considered the top rung of American higher education. He is now a graduate student at Columbia University’s School of International Public Affairs where he is studying for a Masters degree to complement his Bachelor of Science in sociology and communications. Pakter—tall and thin with a shock of dark, wavy, shoulder-length hair—was born in New York but his parents separated when he was just five. His mother, Janou, had immigrated from the Netherlands with her mother, Ada. She spoke little English and had few job skills and often had to rely on welfare to support Philippe and his brother, Pascal. She enrolled in a typing class and gradually began to pick up work around New York City. “It is an expensive city to try to raise a family in, so when people talk about the problems of single-parent families, I can really relate to it,” said Pakter. While his mother worked hard, eventually earning enough to open her own small employment agency, Pakter was cared for by his grandmother, whose own story speaks of remarkable hardship, defiance and, ultimately, triumph that was sustained by her strong humanism. “She was a member of the Dutch Resistance during World War II,” he recalled. “She helped smuggle ration cards and fake -identifications for [Allied] pilots who were shot down, and she also ran an underground Resistance house.” Pakter’s grandmother, who also hid many Jewish refugees from the Netherlands’ Nazi occupation armies, was eventually captured and moved between several concentration and slave labor camps, including the notorious Ravensbruck. She also survived one of the Nazi death marches across Europe in freezing conditions, although she was permanently disabled as a result. So, when his grandmother spoke about confronting injustice and living according Pakter and street kids in Harare, Zimbabwe. to high morals, Pakter listened. As a student at Stuyvesant High School, he and some friends collected toys at Christmas for children at the Harlem Hospital and, at Thanksgiving, they would deliver food to local senior citizens. During his college years, he spent a summer working with the Salvation Army in Amsterdam’s red light district.

dents to produce a charming account of the founding of I. House, with a coda depicting scenes from the House today. Sitting with the large audience of residents and staff, and watching enthusiastic residents depicting Harry and Florence Edmonds, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Cleveland H. Dodge and early members of the Intercollegiate Cosmopolitan Club, I was struck anew by the power of the I. House story and its impact on our residents. This spontaneous resident effort re-enforced the importance of what International House has been doing since 1924, and its continuing resonance among the residents whom we strive to serve today. It was inspiring, moving, humorous, and a wonderful affirmation of our ideals. The play and the Candlelight Sunday Supper, one week later, closed out a very busy year on a high note. In this issue, we share with you some of the wonderful stories and pictures of the past year.

Donald L. Cuneo While at Cornell, he also held an internship at the Goodhope Youth Home, a juvenile detention center for non-violent offenders outside Ithaca. “These were mainly quite intelligent kids who were usually in there for drug-related offenses or repeated truancy or juvenile delinquency,” he said. “I was able to develop good relations with many of them, even the ones who thought I was just some Ivy League do-gooder, because, even though I had come from a very loving family, I had still encountered many of their hardships.” In 1995, Pakter took a semester off from Cornell and went to work with homeless children in Harare. He linked up with a 20-year old human rights worker, Simeon Mawanza, and

together they established a drama workshop, designed to get children off the streets. “In some ways, it was a real risk. We had to ask if we were raising the expectations of these really desperate children,” he said. “I mean, we could have been taking up time that they could have used begging for food on the street. We did not know if we could fulfill their hopes.” Most of Harare’s street children had been dispatched from their homes in rural Zimbabwe by families who could no longer afford to feed them, often due to the failure of communal farms affected by the severe sub-Saharan drought. Pakter and Mawanza put them to work on a play that combined traditional African music and dance with modern Western-style music. They also videotaped the process for a short documentary that was to have premiered at a local cinema. “The local central intelligence agency heard about it and broke up the gathering,” he said. “That was unfortunate because the aim was not to incriminate the Zimbabwean government but to help us get support for the project in the community.” While Pakter is now back in New York, hoping to use his Columbia Master's degree for human rights and international relief work, the Zimbabwean project goes on. Several of the world’s major non-government organizations like Save The Children and UNICEF have supported the drama workshop but Pakter is continuing the search for more financial support. He recently screened the 15 minute documentary before an audience at International House to widespread approval. “You're always looking for allies in projects like this.” said Pakter. Pakter was a natural for the HTP. He and co-coordinator Todd St. Vrain found working with 65 tutors and 67 local children ranging in age from 11 to 13, particularly rewarding. The program, established by I. House President Don Cuneo as a resident in 1968, aims to supplement the education provided in local schools by using House residents as volunteer teachers. “I think the program has two major benefits,” said Pakter. “Hopefully, it will turn the kids on to education. In some communities, being good in school does confer status on a kid. Sometimes, there is no history of education in their families. The truth is that to achieve social mobility in America today, you have to be educated. “The other, less obvious benefit is that it brings together people of vastly different back-

grounds. If you're, say, a banking intern from Western Europe, you're unlikely to have met a child from a disadvantaged minority community in New York.

A bond is often forged between the tutors and their students, adds Pakter, citing the example of a German resident who offered to raise half the round-trip airfare to Germany for his student, if his student raised the other half. “The kid worked for a year and a half, but in the end he got to Germany. It was an experience he might never have had.” Pakter also planned excursions to museums and cultural events for the HTP students to

help enliven their learning. He also hopes the students will be able to view Shakeya’s UNICEF video. “Sometimes it can really be hard,” he says of the myriad responsibilities he has taken on. “But then I remember what my grandmother went through and what she has always said, which was simple—just do the right thing.” sz

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IN AND AROU ND I. HOUSE The McCloy lecture celebrates the work of a former International House chairman who served as president of the World Bank, U.S. High Commissioner to West Germany, and chief disarmament negotiator for President John E Kennedy. It is underwritten in part by Schroder Munchmeyer and the German alumni group Freunde des I. House.

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The second International House Opera Gala of the academic year was held on April 18th, in conjunction with the New York Area Alumni Council’s spring cocktail party. House residents, staff and alumni performed arias and ensemble numbers from Cosi Fan Tutti, Madame Butterfly, La Boheme and other well-known operas. The event was organized by alumna and staff member Lori Wilson, a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music.

MITSUI SCHOLARSHIP ENTERS THIRD YEAR

student at Teachers College, who wrote an article about it in the Columbia Spectator: “I met

PROGRAM

(Lr) Janet Garland, Mitsui USA Foundation Program Administrator; 1995-96 Mitsui scholarship recipient Marc Chuma; Yoshiyuki Kawashima; Samuel Cheun; and Donald Cuneo.

The Mitsui USA Scholar fund was established at International House by the Mitsui USA Foundation in 1995. It provides financial assistance to deserving graduate students during their residency at the House. Mitsui & Company (USA), Inc. has supported International House since 1966, and in 1992, the International House Board of Trustees invited Mitsui to become a Corporate

Sponsor

in appreciation

their many years of support.

I. House alumnus Yoshiyuki Kawashima (’57-’58) former Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Mitsui & Company (USA) and President of the Mitsui USA Foundation, served as Advisor to Mitsui’s Board. His leadership at Mitsui was instrumental in establishing this Fund. He recently retired in June, but remains a consultant to the Board. The Mitsui scholarship is awarded once a year at the discretion of International House to a student who demonstrates a strong interest in international trade and investment and is a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident. Awardees must have demonstrated strong academic performance and involvement in community activities. Applicants who have included Japanese studies in their curricula receive extra merit in the selection process. Sam Cheun, who graduated in May from Columbia’s School of International Affairs and Public Policy with a focus in East Asian trade and finance, was easily the leading candidate for the 1996-97 award. Having lived and worked in Korea and Japan, Sam is proficient in both languages.

One of America’s leading churchmen, Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. of Manhattan’s Riverside Church, spoke at the Holiday Sunday Supper last December. Dr. Forbes, currently in his seventh year as the church’s senior minister, was recently recognized as one of the most effective speakers in the English-speaking world. His speech, “You’ve Got to Have a Program,” received a standing ovation. He asked residents to think of what they wanted to be remembered for most in their lives and stressed that everyone needed to develop his or her own mission and work to perfect it no matter where their lives or career led them. Family AIDS Network founder Mary Davis Fisher addressed the February Sunday Supper, with recollections of her fight to educate governments and citizens about the virus. Ms. Fisher, who was an assistant to President Gerald R. Ford, later became a successful artist and television producer. In August, 1992, however, she became known worldwide when she addressed the Republican National Convention on the subject of AIDS. The emotion of Ms. Fisher’s speech was captured by I. House resident Alena Cybart, a

A member of the Residents’ Council, Sam served as resident liaison to the

the ‘ambassador of compassion’ in the fight against AIDS, and she had much to say to today’s college student... Mary Davis Fisher spoke at International House recently, and more people than just those in attendance on 123rd Street needed to hear her words. ‘Our life’s worth is not measured in length but in substance,’ Fisher said, as I sat in the far back of a darkened auditorium...though her life might end sooner than many of ours, she will not be remembered for longevity. She will, however, be noted for what she did. In that auditorium, what she did was make me think.” Margaret Catley-Carlson, the first non-American to head the Population Council, addressed the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May 4, the farewell event for departing residents. The Population Council, established in 1952, runs social and health science programs to aid developing countries. It also conducts biomedical researchto improve contraceptive methods. Through numerous examples, Ms. Catley-Carlson, emphasized that the inexorable impact of over-population on almost every facet of social, economic, political global issues as well as the ecological viability of the planet. Before assuming her current post, at the Population Council, Ms. Catley-Carlson was Deputy Minister for Health and Welfare in Canada, and president of the Canadian International Development Agency.

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WEEK peratgin stiri

Kay A.A. Baxter-Collins, the Jamaican Consul-General, helped celebrate Women’s Week at International House with stories of how she survives the “boy’s club” atmosphere of New York’s diplomatic community, and Mary Lewis, retired House Health Coordinator, rounded out the Week with a talk on h al

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In addition to performing during Women’s Week, Judith — Aistadter (62-64), second from right, enjoys hosting I. House residents in her home.

Office of Alumni Relations and organized a spectacular Korean Culture Night at the House.

spent 54 years in the health profession,

I. HOUSE WEBSITE AIDS RECRUITMENT

shared her experiences in overcoming the duel challenges of working and parenting. Next on the program, alumna Gini Sikes, whose book “Eight-Ball Chicks” was released

I. House achieved full occupancy throughout the last academic year and enjoyed high occupancy during the summer, finding itself in the enviable position of turning away summer applications for various periods when rooms were not available. In addition, applications for the fall are coming in at a rapid pace. This boost in Admissions is due in part to I. House’s enhanced exposure via the World Wide Web which has resulted in nearly 100 “hits” a week to its website and approximately 15 e-mail queries a day. As a result, the House is able to achieve both greater diversity in its resident population and greater selectivity among applicants. Be sure to visit the Website at http://www.intlhouse.org

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT ACADEMIC YEAR

recently to critical acclaim, addressed a packed I. House audience on the subject of her published work—female gangs.

A journalist and T.V. producer, Sikes became fascinated

with gangs while investigating a story about gang initiation rites for girls in San Antonio. She researched her searing portrayal of this overlooked and frequently dismissed lifestyle by spending a year living with female gangs in San Antonio, Los Angles and Milwaukee. The week ended with the sounds of romantic women composers on March 7, as alumna Dr. Judith Alstadter presented a musical Café Esperanto. Alstadter, a professor at Pace University, lectures extensively on the theme of women’s music and is a regular performer on Long Island.

THEATER BENEFIT BOOSTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

International Forum Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Brian Howe, delivered an International Forum

Lecture in April where he spoke about maintaining social and public services in a market economy. Mr Howe, who is now Distinguished Professor of International Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, held several major cabinet posts in Australia’s former social democratic government, including Social Security and Health and Human Services.

International House held its 1997 Theatre Benefit including dinner and a performance of the Johnny Mercer Broadway musical Dream on April 8th. The event was attended by more than 90 Trustees, alumni and friends who enjoyed dinner at The Century Association and a performance by I. House residents, the European Grand Elsner Champion String Quartet, prior to the show. The event raised $33,000 for the I. House Scholarship Fund. I. House Chairman John C. Whitehead, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, The Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc., and the Toyota Motor Corporate Services of North America, Inc.

were event sponsors.

John J. McCloy Memorial Lecture Ambassador Istvan Nathon, the permanent representative of Hungary to the United Nations, delivered the John J. McCloy Memorial Lecture in January. As Director-General for International Economics in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nathon helped move Hungary from a planned economy to a free market. He was a former director of investments for Wallis Holdings and has served as Hungary's deputy Permanent Representative at the UN in Geneva,

THEATER BY THE BLIND A unique theater company promoting the talents of disabled artists visited International House in April. Theater By The Blind, whose members include visually impaired actors, playwrights and musicians, presented a musical review, a slapstick comedy, and a drama— all addressing some aspect of blindness or visual disability. | Si

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The New York Area Alumni Council held its annual alumni dance, this year called the Snow Ball, on January 18th. Evelina Dimitrova (°93-'95) and former Assistant Director of Programs & Resident Life Jessica Greenstein co-chaired the event. Davis Hall was packed with a wonderful crowd of 160 partygoers who danced the night away to the Rich Siegel Orchestra. Alumnus

Ross Cann (’89) and Affiliate Member James Maertin each won door prizes of round-trip airline tickets. selected August vacation trips, one to Bermuda, the other to Alaska. Scholarship Fund.

Both winners

Event proceeds benefitted the International House

Benefactors of the evening were Trustees Herman “HR” Rottenberg and Vreni Hommes (89), I. House President and Mrs. Donald L. Cuneo, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (93) Griffin, Dr. Thomas Gardner (59), and I. House friend Beatrice Daniels. Airline tickets were donated by Majed Halawi (’86) and Assistant Director/Alumni Relations Marian Newsom.

Mark your calendars! The date and theme are already set for the next alumni ball. This special gala affair will be held on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1998 and will honor couples who met at the House.

Snow Ball event chairs Evelina Dimitrova (96) (far left) and Jessica Greenstein, former Assistant Director of Programs & Resident Life (second from left), with guests Reza Jalili and Stella Mitchell.

The Office of Development & Alumni

Relations hopes that the event will bring scores of couples who met at the House to be honored at the evenings festivities.

MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES When former Programs and Residence Life Director Ellie Spiegel found herself in Manila last year she happily divided her time between volunteer community service projects and I. House alumni activities. Ms. Spiegel worked with alumnae Marian Araneta (’89-’90) and Agnes Alampay-Marcelo (’88-’89) to update the Philippine alumni list and organize an alumni gathering. Ms. Spiegel met with Leonor Orosa Coquingco, an I. House alumna from the early 50s on whom the Philippine government has bestowed the title of “National Artist in Dance”. Ms. Coquingco writes fondly of her I. House days in a recent biography, a book which won the Philippine award as the outstanding biography of 1995. Ms. Spiegel also contacted distinguished alumnae Alicia Magsaysay-Ho, a well-known painter, and the Honorable Letitia Ramos Shahani, Philippine Senator and sister of President Fidel Ramos.

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(Lr) Rod Lowman, an alumnus spouse, Stephanie Low (53) and guest Roy Sicular chat at Snow Bail.

AFRICA

The meeting of the Council of World Members scheduled to be held in Cape Town this October has been postponed. President Cuneo and the Council Co-Chairs determined that more time would be needed to secure the necessary supportive elements to successfully realize the Council’s goals in Africa, including broad participation by alumni from sub-Saharan

African countries. In its 30-year history, the Council of World Members has not held a conference in Africa. By holding a conference in Africa, a continent of 52 countries, International House hopes to increase the number of able African graduate students and trainees at International House, and to explore initiatives for leadership training programs and scholarship assistance for African students. Increasing the awareness of I. House and its activities among government, academic and business sectors in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa will increase African cultural activities and distinguished guest speaker program events at the

Catching up on news with Australian alumnus Richard Tierney (92) (far right) at Snow Ball are Tracy Wilson (87) and Alumni Trustee John Kooyman (’87).

House, as well as increase corporate interest in and support of Africa.

VANCOUVER/OTTAWA,

CANADA

Canadian World Council Members and the leadership of the Canadian Friends of I. House are focusing efforts on active alumni involvement in networking, recruitment and fund-raising. Dr. and Mrs. John Friesen, World Council Members from Vancouver, recently completed a major 7-month effort to update over 600 Canadian alumni addresses. Ottawa World Council Members Supreme Court Justice Mark R. MacGuigan and Mrs. Alan McLaine, along with fellow executive members of the Canadian Friends of I. House, are using the updated list to invite Canadian alumni to a series of receptions they are planning to hold in the fall for President Don Cuneo. The Canadian Friends of I. House group hopes to hold gatherings in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto and encourages Canadian alumni to contact them. Requests for information, as well as tax-exempt dona-

Lucigno Niguidula (39) and Agnes Alampay-Marcelo at alumni gathering in Manila.

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tions, can be sent to Ian Fraser, Secretary; Canadian Friends of International House New York; Ogilvy, Renault Barristers;

1600-45 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 1A4; Fax: (613) 230-5459.

MEXICO

(Lr) Apolinario Orosa, Edwin Eufemio, Phillip Apostol, Danis Edward Dee, Hans Spiegel, Agnes Alampay-Marcelo, Ellie Spiegel, Lucigno Niguidula, and Marian Araneta pose for a group picture in Manila.

CITY, MEXICO

Paul S. Berg, who was Student Government President of I. House from 1980-81, received a Superior Honor Award from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at a ceremony at the United States Embassy in Mexico City on May 20th. The award cited Mr. Berg’s “outstanding initiative, remarkable interpersonal skills, and superb bureaucratic judgment, which have led to dramatic achievements in the U.S. political-military, counter-narcotics, and law enforcement relationship with Mexico.” The award, based on outstanding performance, was presented by Ambassador James Jones, who commented that the award was “extremely well-deserved. Paul Berg is one of the most effective officers with whom I have had the pleasure of working.” Berg, a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service whose previous assignments include posts in Bombay, Brussels, Rome and Washington D.C. for PLO Affairs, Italy and the Vatican, finished his Mexico City assignment in July and has returned to

Washington D.C. for a year of Vietnamese language training. In 1998 he will begin his new assignment as Political Officer’in the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB

Architect rendering by Mobammad Dabbagh (93) of bis multi-use complex currently under construction in Dubai.

EMIRATES

Architect Mohammad Dabbagh (’91-’93) designed a 2.5 million square feet multi-use complex in the city of Dubai that will dramatically change the skyline of this desert Emirate. The project consists of a hotel, shopping mall, office tower, residential tower, parking garage and recreational areas. Ground was broken this year and the complex is expected to be completed in 1999.

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German alumni activities were held throughout the 1996-1997 year. The annual meeting of Freunde des International House e.V., the German alumni association was held last fall in Dresden where Freunde Treasurer Clemens Kiichler (’87-’88) reported that $12,000US was received in donations from German alumni and friends. The funds were used to support five I. House residents during the 1996-1997 academic year. Besides the business agenda, Freunde members and friends enjoyed many fun activities arranged by the Dresden chapter. A tour through the historic parts of Dresden was arranged by Birgit Suski (°92-’93), who accompanied the walk with readings from the German author Erich Kistner who writes about his childhood in Dresden. Another highlight arranged by Helmut Schwarz (’92-'94) was a invitation by Sir Noble owner of San Remo, a famous mansion that towers over the city. In January, alumna and International Trustee Karin Zinkann and her husband Peter invited members of Freunde to their home in Gutersloh for an evening of music and delicious food. The next day, Mr. Zinkann took the group on a tour of his Don Cuneo (second row left) and Klaus Mossle (85), president of Freunde des I. House (second row right) with recipients of 1996-97 Freunde scholarships: Salim Salim Jrom Zanzibar (second row center), Cerasela Stan and Irina Liczek from Romania (front row left and center) and Silvina Weibmiiller from Argentina (front row right).

company’s facilities. Mr Zinkann heads Miele, a well-known German manufacturer of high-end household appliances. The one day “trainee program” offered interesting insights from the perspective of a highly successful, family-owned company. Rounding out the year in Frankfurt, Clemens Kiichler organized a special tour for Freunde members at Frankfurt’s Museum of Modern Art; and Christian Bunsen held a gathering for I. House President Donald Cuneo at the offices of his law firm, Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann, in June. Freunde’s next annual meeting will be held in Berlin, September 5th to 7th. If you are interested in this and other Freunde activities, please call the following Freunde officers in the Frankfurt area: Dr. Klaus Mossle, Office (69) 71706103, Kristina Kusel, Office (69) 74477198, Clemens Kiichler, Office (6192) 974167.

TEXAS/LOUISIANA,

UNITED STATES

Inviting all alumni from Texas and Louisiana, New Orleans World Council Member Karl Connor (’94-'95) and Council dele-

(Lr) Paul Berg and U.S. American

Embassy

gate Anthony Spikes (94-96) of Houston organized a special Alumni Day in Houston, Texas. I. House President Don Cuneo and Assistant Director/Alumni Relations Marian Newsom attended the May 17th event with alumni who came from San Antonio, Beaumont, Houston, and New Orleans. The day began with visits to Space Center Houston and the Johnson Space Center with special discounts for I. House alumni and their guests. I. House President Don Cuneo hosted an afternoon reception at the Space Center Houston Club where he brought alumni up-to-date on International House with slides, literature and a lively question-and-answer session. Spikes and Connor ended the day with a dinner for the group at Pappadeaux’s, a Cajun restaurant on the waterfront. U.S. astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and his wife Sandra joined the party as the honored guests. Spikes, who hails from Colorado, met the former astronaut at International House when Harris delivered the John J. McCloy address, and now works for Dr. Harris at SPACEHAB, Inc. in Houston. With over 230 alumni of record in Texas and 70 alumni in Louisiana, Spikes and Connor hope that this kick-off event will be the start of future alumni activities in Louisiana and other Texas cities.

Ambassador James Jones at

in Mexico

City.

China: Marian Newsom, Assistant Director/Alumni Relations welcomed back alumnus Frank TY. Lee (48) who bad not visited the House in 50 years. Mr Lee is a Professor of Social Work and Sociology at the Center of Sociological Research, East China Normal University in Shanghai. Mr Lee came to the House with friend and I. House Non-Resident Member from the 1940s Professor Irving Lin who lives in New York. (Lr) Irving Lin, Marian Newsom, Frank TY. Lee.

Texas and Louisiana alumni and friends at Space Center Houston. (Standing Lr) Phala Mire, Sara Coke Metcalf, Paul Metcalf, Anthony Spikes, Antoinette Winstead, Jing Sima, Christy Robinson, Nelda Drury, Mark Smith, Chimene Connor, Rebekah Buckley, and Karl Connor. (Kneeling l-r) Donald Cuneo, Darren Mire, Marian Newsom.

Houston Alumni Day organizers (l-r) Anthony Spikes (94-96) and Karl Connor ('94-’95).

IN SEARCH OF...ALL 1. HOUSE ALUMNI/AE ave you ever tried to get in touch with a friend who lived at I. House

when you did, only to find that the last address you havein your telephone book is eight years old? Well, we think we have a remedy. Soon an impressive directory of I. House alumni/ae will be available to help you locate all your old friends.

I. House has contracted with Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. to produce the directory. Harris will soon begin researching and compiling the information to be printed in the Directory by mailing a questionnaire to each alumna/us. (If you prefer not to be listed in the Directory, please contact the Officeof Alumni Relations, 500 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 as soon

20,000 I. House alumnae/i ever compiled! This comprehensive volume will include current name, address and phone number, academic data, plus busi-

as possible. ) The Directory should make finding an old friend as easy as opening a book, but we need your participation in answering the questionnaire to make it a success. Look for more details on the project in future issues of

ness information (if applicable) bound into a classic, library-quality edition.

this Newsletter.

The new International House Alumni/ae Directory, scheduled for release in the fall of 1998, will be the most up-to-date and complete reference of over

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Yor some of the 700 residents who check into International House each year, there is a sense of familiarity, a special bond—even though most have never . been to the 12-story building on Riverside Drive before. These students and trainees are returning to the residence where their parents lived when they were students and interns, and where they often met each other and got married.

During the

Gpanaian resident Joanna Adusei

last academic year a number of children and grandchildren of "7s for 4 2nd year at the ; 3 House this fall. Her father, Joseph, former residents made I. House their home.

lived at the House from 1970-71.

Yasmeena Chaudry is the daughter of Victoria Paone ('68-'69) and Mohammad Chaudry (’68) who met in the summer of 1968 while on a weekend trip to Lake George, New York.

Dimitrios Meletios Fikioris traveled to the United States in 1957. Seeking academic opportunity and adventure, my father left his widowed mother and his beloved home of Greece to attend New York University. During his undergraduate and graduate years (1961-1964), he called the International House his home. He gossiped in the lounges, danced in the lobby, sat on the student council, and worked in the cafeteria. Growing up, I never grew tired of his stories: Marilyn Monroe inviting him up for a drink at the hotel where he worked during the holidays, giving Malcolm X directions to Barnard College minutes before he was assassinated, the night he discovered his best friend was a prince, and crazy antics living with kooky David Balzarini (61-'62). Last June, my father and I traveled from Pennsylvania to New York City to celebrate my mother’s graduation from the New Seminary. We arrived a few hours before the ceremony so that I could have the opportunity to visit Teachers College at Columbia University. Unable to resist the temptation that stood blocks away, my father decided to show off where he had lived for four years.

Almost 30 years after his parents met at I. House, Jack (Rungsi) Vongkitbuncha is back as a resident studying civil engineering at Columbia. Jack’s father, Vivat, was living on Broadway and 110th street when he met his future wife, I. House resident Saipan Tuntivate in 1969. Both Thai nationals from Bangkok, Vivat and Saipin had to come half way around the world before they met at an International House event for Thai residents. They were married in 1971. She’s only 3 years old, wrote Danish alumnus Ole

“but I think it is a lot of fun that I. House will house 4 generations of my family.” Noomi and her mother Merete lived at I. House this spring while Merete conducted research at Columbia for her Ph.D. in architecture. Merete’s uncle Jens Lippmann lived at I. House in 1968.

As we walked into the International House, I had no idea that here

Naturally, my father picked

I. House.

Motoo

died when

diately make the connection when she learned from Teachers College that housing had been arranged for her at International House, but when she noticed that a couple of the from Yoko's album: Motoo 4 : 2 ; . Mochizuki and Karl Hulterstrom pictures of her father showed him with Yoshito and their § ¢57-’52) outside 1 House.

This quote is from Kiki’s application for the 1997-98 academic year.

friends at I. House, she knew that her own stay at I. House would be an important experience in her life. On leave from

She will become a resident at I. House this fall.

Reunion

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Yoko was only 7 years old, so Yoko Mochizuki. the faded pictures she has of him in the family albums are quite special. She didn’t imme-

Angeliki “Kiki” Fikioris

Alumni

Merete and Noomi Abnfeldt-Mollerup.

Yoko Mochizuki is the first member of her family to live at International House, but her father, Motoo Mochizuki, was a great friend of Yoshito Yamanaka (’51-'52) when both attended business school in the U.S. Motoo studied at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania but often came to New York to stay with his friend Yoshito at

the seat with the best view. Bathed in morning sunlight, we ate our omelettes and watched. “Same people, different faces,” he would say as he disbelievingly shook his head. I had never seen my father so happy. ...1 eagerly hope to be included in the next generation of International House residents. This is a family tradition I would be honored to continue.

1950s

Lippmann

(36-37) about his great-granddaughter Noomi Ahnfeldt-Mollerup,

would mark one of my most cherished experiences I have ever shared with my father. My father showed me where he studied, where he met his first friends, where he slept, where he danced, and where he met my mother [Margaret Anderson ('62-’63)]. The culmination of the tour was the cafeteria for brunch. As we sampled the menu, he peered into the kitchen convinced he would see his old friend who used to make the best omelettes in New York. As he laughed with the chef, he picked a table in the center of the room so that we could survey the Sunday crowd of students.

Yasmeena, who is in her first year of Law at Columbia University, recalls stories

of her Italian-American mother playing a cat-and-mouse game with her Pakistani father in the early days of their courtship. “My father was involved in cultural events at I. House for Pakistani students and he was always trying to get my mother involved as well. As my mother tells it, she was pretty resistant in the beginning. She was Italian, and I guess she was supposed to play hard to get.” Mohammad won out and Yasmeena’s parents married in September 1969 in a ceremony in Davis Hall.

The Fikioris family: Bill, Margaret, Dimitrios, and Kiki.

Hold

Weekend

continued from Page One Yoshito Yamanaka (far left), Motoo Mochizuki (second from right) and friends in Yoshito’s I. House room.

her job as an administrator at Chuo University in Tokyo where she is responsible for the welfare of about 350 international students from around the world, Yoko is studying international education at Teachers College as a Fulbright Scholar. “I am very honored to be a Fulbright Scholar,” Yoko says softly, “it is one more link with my father who also came on a Fulbright to Wharton.”

Memorabilia Restores Function and Focus to Davis Hall Foyer continued from Page One

James and Barbara Macauley Reilly

(57-61).

committee included Lutgarde Jans

The project has been overseen by Public Relations Director John Wells, who began the task of sifting through file cabinets, photo albums and scrapbooks for materials last year. With initial consulting help from New York historian Phyllis Barr, a painstaking process ensued by which some 150 images were chosen out of several thousands available. Wells and Cuneo determined the themes, and accompanying text was written to describe each case and its individual objects. The display cases chart the House’s history from its earliest origins, and include panels which focus on programs and resident life, distinguished visitors, resident demographics through the years, prominent alumni, a history of alumni organizations, and past leaders of the House. The many black and white photographs include pictures of early members of the Intercollegiate Club, the first Sunday Supper in 1925, the Halloween Festival of 1952, and guest speakers from Eleanor Roosevelt to Henry Kissinger. Other items include invitations and programs from early events, newspaper articles, and letters commemorating the House’s 25th anniversary from Harry S$. Truman and Winston Churchill. The cases themselves were designed by architect Sam White and custom made by I. House Construction Manager Eric Cella. The images are mounted on a gray linen backdrop, and housed in shiny black frames. sé

Judge Ernst (53-57) and Mrs. Rosenberger enjoy alumni reunion.

(’59-’61), Anne Arendash

(’59-'61), Noor and Ann

Lakhdhir (’55-’56), Roger Schoening (’52-’54) who designed the invitation, Herbert Schwarz, Jr. (50-51), and Gustav Szabo (’49-’51). Rounding out the committee were Daisy and Paul Soros (’50-’52) who graciously hosted the committee’s planning session at their home. In addition to the weekend's festivities, the Planning Committee determined that an important part of the reunion would be to present I. House with a “class” gift that would help endow the upkeep and refurbishment of a resident floor lounge. Alumni from the 1950s donated over $8,500 and selected the 5th Floor Lounge. In addition to its face-lift, the lounge will have touches of the fifties with a montage of I. House photos from the 1950s and a plaque commemorating the gift. Finally the committee asked alumni to submit photographs and entries to a 1950s Memory Book that will be produced at a modest cost for all alumni. The entry forms asked alumni to list highlights of the last 40 years of their lives and describe their most memorable moments at I. House. The books will be ready in August and can be ordered from the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. I. House plans to hold alumni reunions on an annual basis. A PONE

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Alumni Through The Decades 1920s

Mary Anne Sears ('60-'61) is a retired educator

and currently resides in Dallas, TX.

Carlos H. Benitez ('24-'25) wrote the House last year from his home in Mexico City. He noted that he was a member of the Intercollegiate Club in 1919

Jeong Kil Kim ('60-’62) is a professor and dean of

the College of Law and Political Science at Kyonggi University in Suwon, Korea. Last February, Cheong

and personally witnessed the efforts of Harry

Ju University, in Cheong Ju, Korea, conferred on him

Edmonds to build International House. He remembered entertaining the late president emeritus,

an honorary doctorate of public administration. He will be a visiting professor at lowa State University during the 1997-98 academic year.

Howard Cook, in a lovely Mexican hacienda outside

Mexico City and hopes one day to host current president Don Cuneo.

in Salem, OR.

Mary Gegerias ('60-'64) is professor of French at Pine Manor College. Helen Weinblatt Levin ('61-'63) is an artist and painter who has exhibited her work in numerous art exhibitions and has spent twenty years as a teacher of art. She designs special programs and workshops for disabled and gifted children, exhibition options for children and cultural networking and art enrichment for teachers.

1930s

Judy Ward-Steinman Karst Campbell (‘62) is president/owner of Radio Broadcasting & Towers in

Marius Perron (‘24-'25) lives in San Antonio, TX.

He also recently wrote of his fond memories of the House, saying “I knew Harry Edmonds, met the Rockefellers, Mrs. Carnegie, widow of Andrew, and

other notables. Great experience.” Faith Kimball Black ('29-'30) is retired and living

Hiawassee, GA.

Helen Wood ('30-'32) is retired from the U.S. Department of Labor and lives in Maryland.

Soma Golden ('62) is assistant managing editor of The New York Times.

Marguerite Quarles Schenkman (‘3 1-'34) is retired and lives in Central, SC.

Ms. Quarles,

a violinist, along with her sisters Alice (‘30-'34), a pianist, and Virginia (‘30-’34) a cellist, formed

the Quarles Trio that often played at |. House Sunday Suppers. Alice, who was 84, died in December,

1996.

Stig Bruun ('35-'36) who lives in Stockholm

recently wrote the House requesting information about his grandson possibly living at the House. He wrote, “Many years ago—| am an old man—

| had the fortune to spend a year in the USA... | not only stayed at |. House, it became my home. Looking back | am convinced that my stay was of significant importance for my further development at home.” Evelyn F. Perry ('36) is retired and lives in Antrim, NH.

Frances Horst von Malltitz ('36-'37) and lives in Weston, CT.

is retired

Daniel Gersen, Esq. ('37-'42) is an attorney at Blum, Gersen and Wood in New York City. Phoebe K. Furtado Gedge ('38-'39) is retired and lives in Honolulu, HI. Thelma C. Brown (‘38-'39) is retired and lives in Tyler, TX.

Edward O. Strobel ('39) retired from the UN and currently lives in Bayside, NY. Mary Miller Patton ('39-'40) is a retired professor of literature now living in Mclean, VA. She fondly remembers Burl lves who entertained in the Main

Lounge of the House almost nightly with such songs as “Blue Tail Fly.”

1940s Thomas F. Bartlett ('40) heads TFB & Associates, an international management consulting firm in New York City. Margaret Lane ('40-'41) is a librarian in Baton Rouge, LA.

Nancy McClurg Merle ('62-'63) lives in Auburn, CA where she is a real estate broker and developer at Merle Realty and Development.

Tennis anyone? Residents from Japan and India in the 1950s.

Collier Zola ('63-'64) is a medical writer and editor. He is president of Zola Associates and lives in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Margaret Aycock ('75-'76) is a librarian at a haz-

Robert D. Saums ('50-'51) is a retired musician and currently resides in Palm Springs, FL.

Gloria G. Florez ('63-'65) recently retired from the UN where she was the Spanish coordinator in the language program. She is now working as a consultant in technology for language acquisition.

Trudy Bower-Pirinis ('76-'78) is an advisor for the UN/FAO World Food Program. After spending 16 years with FAO in Africa, she now works at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Helen W. Kim ('63-'65) is a professor of music at Brooklyn Community College in New York City.

Roman ('76-'79) and Robin Kuc ('76-'79) reside in New Haven, CT. Roman is a professor of electrical

Margot Harrison ('63-'67) lives in Berkeley, CA

engineering at Yale and Robin is very active looking after Alex, age 11; Kateryna, age 7; and Victor, age 2.

Sigrid Leube Snell ('50-'52) lives in Haworth, NJ.

Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld ('51) retired from the Department of the Navy where she was an analyst. She is active in a local poets’ group and does volunteer work at the Oceanside Art Museum. Anita A. De Pompei ('51-'52) is a retired teacher

where she is a music teacher for the Oakland Unified School District.

who lives in Bedford, OH.

David Miller (‘64-'66) and his wife, Katherine Spalt Miller (‘65-'66) live in Princeton, NJ. David is currently chief credit officer at a New Jersey bank. He will soon be chairman of the Development Restructury Bank in Moscow. Katherine is an ESL teacher.

Antti J. Suviranta (‘5 1-'52), retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland,

recently published a revised edition of his book, Labor Law and Industrial Relations in Finland (Kluwer). Mary Jane Howe Folaith ('51-'53) is retired and

lives in Wyndmoor, PA.

Malcolm W. Smith ('64-'66) lives in Indianapolis, IN where he is principal oboist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Nadia Ehrlich Finkelstein (‘52-’54) continues to travel around the world making recent trips to Japan and England. She lives in Niskayuno, NY, where she is selfemployed as a child and family services man-

Peter A. D. Giblin ('65-'67) was recently appointed president of Nicholson International, an

agement consultant.

executive search firm headquartered in London.

Mary Ruth Connelly ('52-'56) is a retired elementary school teacher living in Alameda, CA.

Travelling a great deal, and interested in becoming

James A. Evans ('53) lives in Vancouver, Canada

involved in the House, Peter would like to reacquaint himself with residents he knew from his years at the

where he is a professor of Classical Studies at the University of British Columbia. He was appointed Whitehead Professor at the American School of

Don W. Thomas ('66) is a social worker in Lacombe, LA.

House.

Classical Studies in Athens for the 1998-99

Brian M. Kileff (‘66-'67) is president of Oenophilia Inc. in Chapel Hill, NC.

academic year. William P. Foster ('53-’55) celebrated his

Aysegiill Taspinar ('66-'67), who worked in the I. House Programs Office while earning a Masters in TESOL at Teachers College, now teaches English in Istanbul, Turkey.

50th anniversary as band director at Florida

but owns a bookstore, Galapagos Books, in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY.

Edward Gerald Gingold ('67-'68) is an attorney and legal advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory

Dorothy Brickman ('56-'58,'63) is director

Commission, Office of the General Counsel. in Washington, DC.

Ohio State University. Karl Socher ('57) is professor emeritus of Political Economy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He

where she was Mayor from 1987-1991.

makes his home in Lans, Austria.

Sara Dalkowitz Kaplan (‘46-'48) is a retired

Elizabeth Schneidau ('57-'58) is a retired teacher

educator with the Seattle Public Schools. her home in Seattle, WA.

Metairie, LA.

Robert K. Rothschild ('47-'48), a retired Superintendent of Schools, is in his tenth year as editor for the California State Federation, Council for

Exceptional Children. He also tutors naval personnel for Central Texas College. Charles R. Graham ('47-'49) is an investor and cattle rancher living in Comfort, TX. Norma Branson ('48-'49) lives in Indio, CA where

she is a clinical social worker for Family Services of Coachella Valley, CA.

with the Orleans Parish Schools.

She lives in

Lutgarde Jans ('59-'61) lives in New York City

in a Coal Mine, Winter: Circa 1933 has been

where she is a nutrition consultant.

acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection and will hang in the Rachel Carson State Office Building, the department's headquarters in Harrisburg, the

active member of the planning committee for the

A. Kathleen Channing ('48-'58) lives in Stonington, CT. A former staff member of |. House, she is now retired. Margaret Lipman Pillsbury ('49-'50) is a retired elementary school teacher with the Oakland Public Schools in Oakland, CA.

|. House “Fabulous Fifties” Reunion Weekend.

1960s Enrique J. Bermudez ('60) is retired, but remains

a consultant with an Argentine insurance company in Buenos Aires. He visited the House in May of this year after being away for 37 years.

Mauritania’s ambassador to Moscow. member of the World Council.

He is a

1980s Mark R. Smith ('80-’82) is an an investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle. He attended the |. House Alumni Day at Space Center Houston in May.

Ida Pavesi ('80-’81) has updated her information writing that she and husband Giuseppe Collini live in

Naples where she is an assistant legal advisor at the Allied Headquarters for Southern Europe. She and Giuseppe, also a lawyer, have a 7 year old son, Luigi. Zoran Grubic ('80-'81,'93) briefly stayed at |. House last fall while collaborating with colleagues at the Department of Neurology at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Grubic is a medical doctor at the Institut Za Patolosko Fiziologijo at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Gloria Galloway (‘8 1-’82) is an assistant professor of neurology at Louisiana State University

Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. Hui Yu Caroline Ts’ai (‘8 1-'82) is an assistant research fellow at the Institute of Taiwan History at the Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. She paid a recent visit to |. House in March. Kendall Baker (‘8 1-'83) and Nina Capistrano Baker (‘8 1-’83) live in Chicago with their two daughters, Phoebe and Julia. Nina completed her doctorate in art history at Columbia this May. She international banking for a German bank. University in Japan.

Jorge Anwandter (‘82-'84) currently works for

Mohammad Ali Chaudry ('67-'68) has worked for AT&T for over 28 years. He currently is their chief financial officer of Corporate Productivity/Cost

Corporation. Jorge and his wife Patricia Beemer

Council.

Anirvan Banerji ('82-'86) and his wife

His daughter, Yasmeena, was an |. House

Arun R. Adya ('69-’71) is executive vice president of the Sisters of Providence Health System and lives in Longmeadow, MA.

Karen Johnstone ('60-’61) is a physical therapist in Birmingham, MI. She retired as director of physical therapy at William Beaumont Hospital but remains involved with Wheelchair Sports USA.

Amadou Ba ('77-'79) currently serves as

Seiichi Isotani (‘82-’83) is a professor at SAGA

James D. White ('69-'70) is a violinist, conductor, and professor of music. A noted composer as well, he has conducted numerous orchestras in the U.S. and was guest soloist, concert master and assistant conductor for 12 seasons with the Owensboro Symphony in Kentucky. He received the Outstanding Kentuckian Award in 1987 and in 1995 he was appointed conductor of the Louisville Youth Orchestra, continuing his deep interest and leadership in developing the musical talents of young musicians in Kentucky.

She was an

Keith Petty Koons ('77-'78) is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida.

Philip Crawford ('67-'68) lives in Long Beach, CA and is a vice president of the Union Bank of California.

Margery C. Coombs ('68-'70) is an associate professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts/ Amherst.

Robert J. Fraser ('59-'61) has recently moved from North Conway, NH to Fort Myers, FL.

ardous substance research center in Beaumont, TX.

teaches at Northwestern University; Ken works in

Otto Haszpra ('68), officially retired last July, has a contractual arrangement to continue teaching fluid mechanics and supervising postgraduate students as a research professor at the Department of Hydraulics of the Technical University of Budapest.

Andrew G. Kemeny ('57-'61) retired as an executive of AT&T after 35 years of service. He now teaches at Rutgers University and is president of his own consulting firm, Kemeny Consulting.

Daytona Beach, FL.

He lives

resident during the 1996-97 academic year. He lives in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Helene R. Fuller (‘57-'60) retired from teaching at Miami University in Ohio where she remains professor emerita of English. She received the Alumni Achievement Award from Kenka College in May 1997. She makes her home in Oxford. OH.

Blanche Jefferson ('48-'52) currently resides in Naples, FL. Her oil painting After a 12 Hour Shift

state capitol.

Frederick M. Rothenberg, Esq. (‘66-'67) is an attorney at Holland and Knight in Tampa, FL.

emerita of the Office of International Education at

Annette G. Strauss ('44-'45) lives in Dallas, TX

She makes

Kathleen Suzanne Macintyre ('73-'74) is director of sales and marketing for Human Resource

Anne Hale Johnson ('50) was recently appointed Chairwoman of the Board of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Susan Flint Lindsay ('56-’57) lives in Dubuque, IA

Joukje Jepsen ('43-'46) leads an active life in Albuquerque, NM and enjoys volunteer work and travelling. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday with a family reunion in The Netherlands.

Muawia is senior scientist

Microsystems in The Sea Ranch, CA.

College in Norton, MA. Rockford, IL.

sors at Cornell University.

and associate director of Cornell University’s Institute for the Study of the Continents and the Department of Geological Sciences. Nimat is a visiting fellow at Cornell in the Women’s Studies Program. Nimat was a recent Fulbright researcher in Syria working on a computer program for teaching Arabic as a second language. She and World Council Member Juliet Wurr ('87-'89) met in Damascus where Juliet is responsible for administering the Fulbright Program at the American Embassy. Nimat's brother Fikrat Hafez ('70) currently lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mark Asa Adelson ('75) lives and works in

Eliot Winokur (66-68) is a New York City public school social worker and a volleyball coach at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.

Jean Mclver Lane Fonville ('42-'43) lives in

Muawia Barazangi ('70-'71) and his wife Nimat Hafez Baranzangi ('70-'71) are profes-

Preparatory Academy in Washington, DC.

Caroline A. Schneider ('41-'42) was an assistant professor of art from 1942 to 1951 at Wheaton She lives in Okemos, MI.

Ludwigstraten and will be transferred shortly to Quito. Daniel D.N. Nsereko ('70-’71) is head of the Department of Law at the University of Botswana in Gaborone.

Eugene Webb (‘62-’65) is a teacher at University

Ernst Rosenberger ('53-'55) is a Justice of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division of the State of New York. He recently earned an LL.M. degree from the Law School of the University of Virginia. Judge Rosenberger and his wife make their home in New York City.

Los Angeles, CA.

Her husband, Erich Peter from Chile works for BASF-

1950s

A&M University.

Richard B. Stark (‘40-'42) is an actor and his wife Judy is a nationally ranked Senior tennis player in the 75-year old category. The couple live in

1970s Sylvia B. Hartman ('70-'71) is a bio-statistician and epidemiologist at the Pan American Health Organization in Quito, Ecuador. After almost 20 years in Mexico City, she was transferred to Quito in 1996.

Internationale Nederlanden (U.S.) Securities live in Armonk, NY.

Alokananda (Ranu) welcomed a new addition to their ‘family, baby son Arnab, last November. The Banerjis reside in New York City. Angelique Burton (‘83) is a freelance writer in Monroe, LA. Amul Patel ('84-’85) is the director of SBC

Warburg Inc. He lives in Uxbridge, England. Sarah (Sally) E. Juram ('84-'86) is a teacher at the Sheridan School. She lives in Washington, DC. Joseph Diescho ('84-'86) is a professor of political science at Fort Hare University in South Africa. Antonio Latini ('84-’86) spent a month at |. House last winter while completing research on Battery Park City in lower Manhattan. Antonio is an architect and lives in Rome with his wife Vicki Wilde ('84-'87) who works at the UN’s FAO headquarters in Rome. The Latinis have two young daughters. Susan Guppy ('84-'86) heads the Department of

Urban Planning at the Technical University of Nova Scotia. She invited fellow alumnus and architect Antonio Latini (‘84-’86) to lecture some of her classes during Antonio’s stay at |. House last fall.

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Melanie Dexter (‘84-'86,'87-'88) and husband

Sian Ferguson ('87-'89) is dance notator for the

David Durfee are delighted to announce the arrival of their baby son, Nathaniel Dexter last December. Melanie and David live in Pennsylvania, Melanie splits her time between being a marketing manager at Rodale Press and a free-lance musician. She is a founding member of the Satori Chamber Music Ensemble.

Margarita Lopez Maya ('92) returned to |. House

Paul Taylor Dance Company. She is currently producing a multimedia CD-rom for the Dance Notation Bureau. She lives with her husband Conor Heneghan ('91-’92) in New York City.

for one semester this spring after receiving a Junior

Cyrus Dara Mehta (‘87-'90) is an attorney in

Elizabeth Marazita (‘85) spent early 1996 studying Mandarin after her bank transferred her to Beijing. Now stationed in Hong Kong, she studies T’ai Chi, the Chinese Harp and aromatherapy in her free time. Matthias Benecke ('85-'86) and wife welcomed baby daughter Emily Katharina on March 6, 1995. Daniel Kendie (‘85-'86) is a professor at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR. He visited New York City in July to do research at Columbia University and the Dag Hammarskjold Library at the UN. Sandra Mae Jacobs ('85-'86), after 10 years in Florida, returned to Massachusetts, her home state, to work as executive editor of HealthNews, a newsletter

on personal health from the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine. Richard Bertman Levit (‘85-'86) now resides in Richmond, VA after spending 10 years working in Latin American’ corporate finance strategy in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. He is currently involved with

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Russell Flinchum (86) was joined by other I. House alumni at opening of “Henry Dreyfuss” exhibit. (Back

row, Lr) Alumni

Trustee John

W. Kooyman

Tracy Wilson (87), and Ross Cann (Front,

Lr) Janice

(87),

(89).

and Russell Flinchum,

and

Phyllis Head (85).

Russell Flinchum ('85-'86) curated the critically acclaimed exhibition “Henry Dreyfuss Directing Design, The Industrial Designer and His Work 192972” at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in Manhattan. The exhibition opened in March for which Flinchum wrote an accompanying biography of Dreyfuss. With him to celebrate the opening were

Mami Urano ('85-'87) and husband Jan Menneken (‘87-'88) welcomed son, Kai, into the family last November. Will Willman (‘86-’88) was

The Cooper-Hewitt is housed in the former Andrew

godfather at Kai’s recent christening in Hamburg.

and |. House residents of a bygone era.

The Mennekens reside in London.

Hartwig Michels ('86-'87) and wife Sonja welcomed daughter Tessa into the family in December of last year. The Michels family lives in New-lsenlweg,

‘95) and wife, Beth Mugler, announced the arrival of director at Columbia University’s International Students and Scholars Office, and Michael, who completed a Masters in medieval history at Columbia

Carnegie mansion on Fifth Avenue, site of receptions

for members of the Intercollegiate Cosmopolitan Club

with one of ber paintings, Mercedes Gertz with

I. House

and Life Trustee Herman

Trustee Leab

Rush

Cann

Rottenberg.

Gabriel De Leon ('85-'87) owns and manages a

Eric Ritter ('85-'87) was married last September. He and his wife Mica live in Chicago, IL where Eric works for W.1. Carr (America) Ltd.

cal sites and welcomes fellow residents from her days

Adrienne Edgar (‘85-'87) and husband Adebisi Agboola ('87-'88) have moved to a new home in Goleta, CA. Adrienne completed a year of research at IREX in Moscow this summer and Adebisi is a pro-

fessor of mathematics at the University of California Santa Barbara. bond trader at Smith Barney.

He lives in New York City.

U.S. touring production of Phantom of the Opera in the role of the heroine, Christine. After starring in the role for a year in Basel, Switzerland, Kimilee is

receiving rave reviews and critical acclaim on her

soprano during St. Cecilia’s Bach Christmas Oratorio last December. Mary Ellen resides in New York City. Charles Quint (‘90-'94) is president of CHQ & Associates, a consulting firm in Cape Town,

South Africa.

Motoo Unno ('87-'89} recently completed his doc-

Azhar Uddin Bhatti (‘91) lives in Lahore, Pakistan where he works at National Cargo (Pvt) Limited.

torate in industrial and organizational psychology at the United States International University in San Diego, CA. After speaking engagements at the Western Psychological Association in Seattle and Singapore late last spring, Unno will settle in

Shizuoka City, Japan.

Gary Howard Jacobs (‘85-'87) is a convertible

Kimilee Bryant (‘90-91} is currently starring in the

at I. House to come visit her. Wurr is a World Council Member.

Megan King (‘91} teaches at Katoh Kindergarten in Numazuo Shizuoka, Japan.

Stephen L. Wolgast (‘9 1-'92) is a front page designer for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, LA.

He visited the House with his

Leeanne Sharpe ('94-’95) married Fritz Gracia on May 17th in Washington, D.C. Herman “HR”

Rottenberg attended the ceremony.

Leeanne has

been practicing law in Jakarta, Indonesia for the past year.

Els Ponnet ('94-'95) lives in Brussels where she is a

lawyer at De Bandt, Van Hecke & Lagae. Anthony Spikes ('94-'96) is director of Microgravity & Life Sciences and legal counsel at Spacehab, Inc. in Houston, TX. He is an alumni delegate to the Council of World Members and

co-organized the alumni day at SCH. Vivi Stafford (‘94-'96) attends medical school at the University of Texas in Galveston, TX.

Gaute Juliussen ('94-'96) and his wife Ingrid Williams Juliussen ('94-'96) welcomed the arrival

of baby daughter Helena last April. Ingrid is a program officer at Columbia University’s International Student and Scholars Office and Gaute is pursuing a career in international business. Connecticut.

The Juliussens live in

Mauro Forcolin ('96) is an engineer at Mediaserv in New York City.

Ljiljana Krunic-Zita ('96-'97) returned to Sarajevo in February to work in the Federal Ombudsmen Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was a Pew of Human Rights.

in the |. House alumni effort in Japan.

VALENTINE’S

Chanthol Oung ('94) attended the UN's two-week

Fellow at Columbia University’s Center for the Study

sister in May and hopes to become actively involved

7a Vos

Andreas Pfingsten (‘93-'94) is a project manager at Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing

is a law clerk for a Federal Judge in New Orleans

Cristina Otero Adams ('90-'91) is a Spanish teacher and lives in Ft. Worth, TX.

tion at the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria. She has

by the Tanzanian government on a year-long

assignment to head Group 77 on sustainable development at the UN. He is a member of the Council of World Members.

and a member of the Council of World Members.

Mary Ellen Callahan (‘90-'93} held her solo debut at Carnegie Hall when she performed with the St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestras as featured

had a chance to explore some of Syria’s archeologi-

Arthur Mwakapugi (93-94) has been sent

Karl Connor ('94-'95) co-organized the May 17th |. House Alumni Day in Houston and he and his wife Chimene came from New Orleans for the event. Karl

She

Antonio, TX. She and her mother, Jo, attended the Texas/Louisiana alumni day at Space Center Houston. Juliet Wurr ('87-'89) has settled into her new posi-

Brian Register ('92-'94) appeared in Mozart's Don Giovanni this spring in the tenor role of Don Ottavio with the Bronx Opera Company.

October and celebrated with friends at |. House.

film at Our Lady of the Lake University in San

President Cuneo on his visit to Manila in July.

with the Peace Corps in Nicaragua specializing in business development.

Emanuel Wope ('94-'95) works for KPMG-Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.

US tour.

pensione in Manila frequently used by Peace Corps and USAID personnel. He and fellow alumni hosted

Christina Lindal ('92-'94) spent the last two years

Annette Kittredge (‘89-'92) successfully defended her doctorate in French literature at Columbia last

Darren-Gerard Mire ('90-91) and wife Phala who live in New Orleans, LA both attended the May 17th |. House Alumni Day in Houston, TX. Darren is a consultant at The Mire Group, Inc.

Antoinette Winstead ('87-'89) is a professor of

Music in Gijon, Spain.

meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women last March. Oung serves as director of Cambodia's first Women’s Crisis Center in Phnom Penh.

1990s

Ken-ichi Shimazu ('87-'88) is a jazz musician

teaching position at the National Conservatory of

in May, will begin a PhD in history at Fordham University this fall.

currently resides in Paris.

who, until 1995, performed with American singer Gloria lynn. Shimazu tours extensively, performing on cruise ships and in clubs around the world. In 1996 he performed at Tokyo’s Blue Note. When not travelling, he makes his home in Yokohama, Japan. (center)

Maria Teresa Suarez (‘92-'93, ‘95) holds a

Michael Sebastian born last May. Beth is assistant

Wellington Chu (86-88) and wife Wakami have transferred from Beijing to Ann Arbor, MI.

(87)

at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Andrew Wiese (‘88-'89) is a professor of history at San Diego State University in California. He attended Trustee Herman “HR” Rottenberg’s 81st birthday party last June in New York City and met many friends from his years at the House.

Michael Vargas, former Program Director (‘92-

Germany.

Shown

Steven I. Friedland (‘92-'93) is a professor of law

an assistant professor at Albany Medical College.

Century ('87-'90) got married at |. House on June 21, 1997. Crystal is a research scientist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, and Doug is a writer/journalist for the newspaper The Forward. The couple met at |. House.

Phyllis Head ('85), |. House Trustee John Kooyman ('87), Tracy Wilson ('87) and Ross Cann (‘89).

telecom ventures in Latin America.

New York City specializing in immigration law. Michael T. Fasullo (‘88) is a research scientist and

Crystal Howard (‘88-'92) and Douglas

Mine Ozpinar ('85-'91) moved back to New York this spring, continuing her position as financial controller for KISKA Construction Corporation U.S.A.

in Caracas, Venezuela. Naomi Sakaoka ('92) lives in Nagasaki, Japan where she is a student at Nihon University.

Patricia Gras ('88-'90) is a broadcast journalist and producer at PBS. She lives in Houston, TX.

Mercedes Gertz de Guerrero ('85-'87) held an exhibition of paintings, prints and jewelry at the Jadite Galleries in Manhattan last March. Mercedes and her family live in Mexico City.

Scholars Training Program Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Center. She and her husband live

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Special Gala Ball to Celebrate Alumni Couples Who Met or Married at |. House If you met your spouse or/held your wedding at I. House, please tell us about it. HUSBAND

Name Country of Citizenship while a resident Years at the House WIFE

1980s

- Peter Maramaldi

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1950s - Phyllis and Harry Manko.

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1960s - Arthella and Kwabena Addei.

1990s - Sevan and Katie Hadjolian.

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