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Newsletter for Alumni and Friends
Spring 2004
First Resident Gift Campaign Makes History When I. House residents set out
last fall to launch the first-ever Resident Member Gift Campaign, they set a fairly modest goal of $1,500. Little did they dream that, several months later, they would be handing President Don Cuneo a “check” for more than $6,000. Led by soon-to-be alumni George Mathew and Peter Cronin, the 2003—2004 resident member body launched a new
tradition with this campaign. Under the guidance of the resident co-chairs, the campaign reached out to all residents, and was represented by a diverse 15-member committee, which orchestrated the campaign. To encourage resident participation in the effort, Trustee and alumnus Ross Youngman, ’91, challenged the residents to raise $1,500 by
offering to give an additional $1,500 if the residents reached
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Resident Member Gift Campaign Co-Chai rs George Mathew and Peter Cronin presented President Cuneo with a check for $6,246 at the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May 2.
this goal by May 1, 2004. The committee chose among several options for a “naming gift” in honor of the 2003-04 resident members. After considering benches for the Green Terrace, and a new television for the lounge, the committee put the ultimate selection to a vote by the entire community. The result: a scholarship fund for returning residents.
This inaugural resident member gift, once established, will create an endowment to provide scholarship funds to be awarded to a returning resident who has demonstrated financial need and participated in the life of the House, thus giving back just as the 2003-2004 resident members have. The Resident Member Gift Campaign more than exceeded its goal and all initial expectations by raising $6,246, including Youngman’s matching gift. The Committee worked tirelessly,
soliciting gifts door-to-door and through drives held in the Dining Room. More than 250 donors, including staff members, alumni, non-resident members and special friends, contributed to the campaign. In addition to funds procured from individuals,
International House Renews with LCU Foundation Helen Dennis is a Masters of Fine Art candidate from England studying at Hunter College, pursuing an art form “on the border of drawing and photography.” Stacy Haverstock is an American social work graduate student interning at an organization working to combat commercial sexual exploitation of children. Queenee Choudhury is an Indian-Chilean and a research associate working on the United Nations initiative, the Millennium Campaign. Jane Pejtersen is a Danish performance artist cast as an extra in The Metropolitan Opera’s “Salome.” These women come from different professional genres, countries, ethnicities and religions, but are united through their residence at I. House and as LCU Foundation grantees.
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“I am currently working on a body of work for “Open Studios” at Hunter, where we welcome the public, art galleries, and critics into our studios to view the wide range of contemporary art being created within the school. I am also working on a private commission. The housing subsidy has been a great support. It has enabled me to focus on my ambitions, giving me the time and space to realize and achieve my goals. It has released me from a financial burden, for which Iam most grateful.”
Since 2002, LCU Foundation has provided $65,000 in scholarship funds to female residents at International House. LCU operated women’s residential communities and provided support services to women from 1858 until 2002, when it became a grant making organization. In its new incarnation, LCU remains committed to funding women’s housing and alleviating the financial burden of women who are pursuing professional development in New York City. International House recently became a third-year LCU grant recipient, ensuring that women from around the world continue to have the opportunity to train in New York City and participate in the International House community. International House currently has 361 female resident members Queenee Choudhury “The LCU grant enabled me to participate in the WIL program. I improved my leadership and presen“\ tation skills, learned from the workshops and shared the experiences of a group of 18 incredibly accomplished women. The grant enabled me to stay at I. House, my home away from home, while pursuing my graduate studies, This unique experience will remain in my heart forever.”
committee member Dinuk Wijeratne, with fellow resident
Kinan Azmeh, alumnus Umut Gokcen and artist Kevork Mourad, organized a fundraising concert. Held in the Home Room on April 29th, this standing room
only event raised over $1,400 for the scholarship. At the Candlelight Sunday Supper, co-chairs Cronin and Mathew presented Don Cuneo with an over-sized, symbolic check for $6,246. “The 2003-2004 resident members created history through this campaign and have set a wonderful precedent for future generations of residents,” said Cuneo. “They will be remembered for many things, but most importantly for the impact they will have on residents who receive their scholarship years from now.”
Partnership
from 77 countries, pursuing professions that range from Accounting to Visual Arts Administration, in institutions across the city, including Bank Street College of Education, Broadway Dance Center, Columbia School of Journalism and Human Rights Watch,
to name a number of the 90
LCU’s support builds upon International House’s commitment to providing tailored programming for women. In its 13th year, the Women’s International Leadership
(WIL)
Program has worked with 220 exceptional female leaders. Participants attend three weekend leadership seminars, meet regu-
programs LCU grantees are
larly with mentors, network with
pursuing. “Our mission is to recruit the best and brightest young leaders to make this global community as stimulating and diverse as possible,” said I. House President Don Cuneo. “With LCU
alumni, produce a group project during Women’s History Month in March and receive a housing stipend. A number of LCU recipients, including Stacy Haverstock and Queenee Choudhury, are WIL alumnae. The House looks forward to continuing its special partnership with LCU Foundation to provide women a Safe, stimulating, economical and international home.
Foundation’s continued support,
not only do women benefit, but everyone in this international community benefits from the diversity of talent, knowledge
and cultural heritage these women contribute to the House.” Jane Pejtersen “Without the grant or the Cultural Hour Fellowship,
I would not have been able to stay in I. House. My fellowship has taught me how a to organize and work with large groups of people from all over the world, which has been challenging and great fun!”
Stacy Haverstock “The scholarship helps make it possible for me to live at International House which has enriched my life both personally and professionally. With financial support, Iam able to focus on my internship and studies.”
President's Message Every historic structure has its legends and lore. And in the case of International House, if buildings could talk, the tales this octogenarian would tell!
his fall, International House will celebrate its 80th birthday. And if a historic landmark could reminisce, it might tell you about the days when Eleanor Roosevelt would visit, unannounced, to chat with residents, when Leontyne Price performed for fellow residents in the Home Room, when couples met and fell in love, when future scientists and Nobel Prize winners and television personalities and world leaders lived here. These walls have absorbed languages from more than 100 countries every year: tales of civil strife back home, courtship, dissertation woes, a newborn child, heartache
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Office of Development & Alumni Relations 500 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027-3916 Staff JOHN A. WELLS
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and visa problems. As countries opened their borders, the resident membership reflected these world changes— a heavy influx of Chinese in the 1920s, Hungarian refugees in the 1950s, East Europeans and Russians in the late 1980’s, South Africans in the mid 1990’s. Despite the changing faces, there are traditions that remain constant and are reminiscent of our history—Sunday Suppers, cultural performances and the All Nations Celebration,
for example. Even still these traditions ebb and flow as time passes. The All Nations Celebration has evolved from the Halloween Festival to the Night of Nations to its current incarnation. Organized by residents to raise money for the Scholarship Fund, All Nations also provides a template for residents to give back to the community. Approximately 900 attended this year’s All Nations Celebration, helping
pled food and beverages from 24 countries in the International Food Festival, watched tai chi and salsa dancing performances, screened films from resident
filmmakers, participated in an international dance competition, scavenger hunt, and basketball tournament, and ended the night with an “All American” (?) breakfast of Krispy Kreme donuts and pizza. It brings me great peace that despite continued strife in Iraq, the Middle East and Haiti, and the terrorist attack in
Spain, it is still possible for young people to come together across religious, professional, ethnic and national borders to celebrate the differences that unite us. It is not just one evening when the House facilitates such gatherings among residents—it is every day in the Dining Hall or Frohlich Fitness Center, at resident round-
tables or cultural performances, during a sports tournament or yoga practice, on the walk to class or corner deli. With each year, International House reinvents itself through the creative energy of current resident members combined with the forces of history and tradition. In a symbiotic relationship between past and present, the House continues to move forward. I invite you to join me in celebrating the history we are creating every day, and all the tales yet to unfold, and be told, at International House.
to raise more than $8,000 for scholarships. Guests sam-
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NICOLE DAVIDSON
Assistant Director of Development for Alumni Relations CATHY GALON
Database Manager CYNTHIA KAPPIL THEK
Development & Alumni Relations Coordinator
PHUONG TRAN Assistant Director, Institutional Giving
Toyodas Visit I. House
Photographers CHRIS CARLSON HELEN DENNIS KEN LEVINSON
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International House Trustee Tatsuro Toyoda ’58, his wife, and representatives of Toyota Motor Corporation's Japan and North America offices visited International House in September. Pictured here in the Dodge Room with I. House residents are (seated from left to right) Trustee Toshiaki “Tag” Taguchi, Ayako Toyoda, Tatsuro Toyoda, and
Don Cuneo. Following a tea with residents,
Don Cuneo offered a preview of renovation plans for I. House South. Toyota Motor Corporation funded a $1 million endowment in 2000 to award scholarships for resident members in need, particularly those from Asia, as part of the 75th Anniversary Campaign. In addition, Tatsuro Toyoda spearheaded a fund drive to successfully conclude the Campaign in December, 2002. President Cuneo used the occasion of the visit to report on Japan’s healthy robust resident representation at the House (46 in 2002-03) and to thank this esteemed alumnus and Trustee not only for his work on the Campaign, but his many years of generous support of International House.
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Fundraiser at Christie’s Sails to Success
Christie’s, the fabled auction house in New York’s
homes on Mustique, donated by Trustee Sigurdur
Rockefeller Center, was the site of the International House Mid-Winter Cocktail Party and Silent Auction on February 5th, which raised more than $65,000 for the International House Scholarship Fund.
Helgason 45, and Jamaica, donated by Trustee Daisy
Soros ’51, a framed drawing by the 19th century artist William Trost Richards, donated by Committee member William Vareika of Vareika Fine Arts in Newport, Rhode Island, and a pair of pearl and diamond earrings donated
Thirty-one items donated by Trustees, alumni and
committee members were up for grabs in a colorful display at galleries, which previewed Christie’s annual maritime art sale. The evening’s highest bids went for vacation
by Trustee Leah Rush Cann ’88, who chaired the event.
More than 180 guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d oeuvres during the evening, and many followed
Event Chair Leah Cann, 88, with fellow
Ronald Dick, I. House President Don Cuneo,
committee member and International House Trustee William Rueckert
Sujatha Zafar, and I. House Trustee Kashif Zafar
Chairman Paul A. Volcker’s opening exhortation—and his example—by bidding competitively on a number of the items. I. House staff and residents served as volunteers, helping describe some of the auction packages and encouraging high bidding. Many observed that the residents—mostly graduate students from the U.S. and numerous other countries—were the best sales people as the proceeds from the event directly benefited a number of them through the scholarship fund.
Dayton Carr, Chris Shanahan and event committee member Patricia Stensrud
I. House Honorary Trustee Abby M. O’Neill, George D. O’Neill, Elizabeth Broderick, Caroline O’ Neill, I. House Trustee Peter C. O'Neill
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Expands McLaine Program Shortly after its 10-year anniversary, the McLaine Central and Eastern European Leadership Program at International House received a $35,000 grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), which
was announced in December 2003. The RBF funded the pilot version of this program in 1989, which was named in honor of the late Alan P. McLaine 56 and his wife Tudy, and which continues to provide networking and scholarship opportunities to residents from the region. RBF’s gift will support and expand the Program through additional scholarships; networking activities between alumni from Central and Eastern Europe and current residents from the region
including bringing back several alumni to participate in the annual McLaine Week in January; a regional meeting in Central/Eastern Europe for McLaine alumni; and a tracking study to locate
“Jost alumni” from this region and to update contact information. As part of this tracking study, International House is asking all alumni to help it locate others from the region with whom the House has lost touch. If you have contact information for any of the alumni listed below, please email Nicole Davidson at
ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org or complete the Keep Our Records Updated form on Page 5 and return it to her via mail. Alumni are listed by decade during which they lived at International House and with their country of citizenship at that time. International House will then be able to notify these alumni of events at International House, provide details for the regional gathering and connect them to other alumni through our publications and the on-line community. International House looks forward to hearing from you!
Pianos for Sale As a part of Yamaha Corporation of America’s piano loan and rotation program, International
House received 12 pianos—including grand, concert and upright pianos—from Frank & Camille’s. Every year, Yamaha replaces these pianos with new ones. The used pianos are sold by Yamaha’s agent, Frank & Camille’s, at a discounted price to the public. This year, the store held the International House piano sale from November 21st—23rd. International House is only one of a number of piano loan programs that Frank & Camille’s has in place at institutions throughout the metropolitan area. If you are interested in the purchase of a oneyear old Yamaha piano, there may be others available. Mention your affiliation with International House in order to receive your discount when you contact store manager John Watts at 212-832-8289.
I. House is looking for... 1970s Mr. Oleg V. Alekseyer, Russia Dr. Zeljko Antunovic, Yugoslavia Mr. Grzegooz Babinski, Poland Dr. Aurel V. Balint, Romania Mr. Jiri T. Beranek, Czech Republic Mr. Ivan Bolesov, Russia
Mr. Wojciech Dymitrow, Poland Ms. Rose Fogel, Poland Mr. Pavel Jambor, Czech Republic
Ms. Ilona Kalmar, Yugoslavia Mr. Valery M. Kharitorov, Russia Mr. Vladimir E. Knovlov, Russia Mr. Joachim Kondziela, Poland
Ms. Viera Krananova, Czech Republic Ms. Dorota Krasniewska, Poland
Mr. Vladmir I. Kudryavchenko, Russia Mr. Walter Kulczyk, Poland Ms. Bistra Lankova, Bulgaria Ms. Naolezhola Litshitz, Russia Ms. Rebeca Moscovici, Romania
Mr. Attila L. Mozsar, Hungary Ms. Grazyna F. Nikonorow, Poland Dr. Jerzy Oledzki, Poland Mr. Dominik A. Rutkowski, Poland Ms. Irene Sajdak, Poland
Dr. Pavao I. Senjanovic, Yugoslavia Mr. Wicktor J. Suchecki, Poland Mr. Boris Velic, Yugoslavia Mr. Slavko Vujec, Yugoslavia Mr. Bojidar S. Yanev, Bulgaria Mr. Albert L. Zeman, Czech Republic Mr. Janusz Ziolkowski, Poland
1980s Mr. Miodrag D, Bjelic, Yugoslavia Dr. and Mrs. Karl Dusza, Czech Republic
Mr. Alexander Gimpelson, Russia Ms. Victoria Guilaera, Georgia Mr. Zsolt Gyarmathy, Hungary Mr. Zbynek Hrkal, Czech Republic Mr. Fuad Ibrahimpasic, Yugoslavia Mr. Oskar Krejci, Czech Republic
Mr. Sergey A. Egorov, Russia Mr. Rouben Fanardjian, Russia Mr. Pavez Fedorchenko, Ukraine Ms. Zsuzsanna Fodor, Hungary Ms. Renate Gavrilas- Weber, Romania Mr. Andrei G. Gorodilov, Russia
Mr. Jaraslav Kuba, Czech Republic
Mr. Aleksey Grigor’ev, Russia Ms. Bella Grigorian, Armenia Mr. Istvan Hegedus, Hungary Ms. Lada Hruba, Czech Republic
Mr. Andrey G. Lisitsyn-Svetlanov, Russia
Mr. Nickolay Mikhaylov, Bulgaria Mr. Dragan Momirovic, Yugoslavia Mr. Dan Negrea, Romania Ms. Dora Novak, Czech Republic Mr. Laszlo Rosta, Hungary Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Ruppel, Slovenia Mr. Milan P. Stevcic, Yugoslavia Ms. Ingrid Veiss, Romania Mr. Jiri Ventruba, Czech Republic Mr. Steffan Ziegler, East Germany
Mr. Valeri S. Pandjarov, Bulgaria Ms. Madina Parchiyeva, Russia
Ms. Liana Petrossian, Armenia
Ms. Lenka Jasencakova, Slovakia
Ms. Piia Pilv, Estonia Ms. Anna Pondopoulo, Russia Ms. Elena Popovic, Croatia
Mr. Gabor Juhasz, Hungary Ms. Kornelija V. Jurgaitiene, Lithuania Ms. Dana Kadarova, Slovakia Ms. Iren M. Kakosian, Armenia
Mr. Asya Karapandza, Yugoslavia Mr. Ferenc Karvalits, Hungary
1990s
Ms. Olga Krassikova, Russia Ms. Zehra Kreho, Yugoslavia
Mr. Krzysztof Kuznik and
Mr. Andras Barkoczi, Hungary
Ms. Victoria A. Lorenzo, Poland
Mr. and Mrs. Wojciech Bascik, Poland Mr. and Mrs. Wojciech Bascik, Poland
Mr. Volodymyr Kyselov, Ukraine
Bulgaria
Ms. Alina Nesterova, Kazakstan Ms. Stanislava Ostanek, Slovenia Mr. Tiina Oviir, Estonia
Ms. Emin Z. Huseynov, Azerbaijan
Mr. Tomasz Kitlinski, Poland Mr. Gunther E. Kotz, Romania
Ms. Barbara 'T. Belnick, Poland Mr. Arwen K. Blboulion, Armenia Mr. Alexei D. Bogaturov, Russia Mr. Busic Borislav, Croatia Mr. Steven Jordanoff V. Chervenkoff,
Mr. Igor Mozolevich, Ukraine Ms. Alida M. Musayeva, Azerbaijan
Mr. Rati Japaridze, Georgia
Mr. Rousanne Kazarian, Armenia
Mr. Pal Bekes, Hungary
Ms. Guzel Mouksinova, Russia
Ms. Justyna Pawlak, Poland Ms. Jelena Pejic, Yugoslavia
Mr. Constantin M. Adam, Romania
Ms. Asel Aitkhozhina, Kazakstan Mr. Arman Alpyspaev, Kazakstan Mr. Aleksandr Ardishvili, Russia
Ms. Judit Molnar, Hungary
Mr. Robert Rabas, Czech Republic Mr. Branislav S. Romanic, Yugoslavia Mr. Gabor Schweitzer, Hungary Ms. Nune Simonian, Russia
Mr. Alexander Sundeyev, Kazakstan Ms. Kinga Szuly, Hungary Mr. Tigran Vardanian, Armenia Ms. Dessislava P. Zagorcheva, Bulgaria Ms. Agnes Zakar, Hungary Mr. Martin Zapotocky, Czech Republic
Ms. Olga A. Liamkina, Russia
Mr. Pavlo V. Bosyy, Ukraine
Ms. Petra Liskova, Slovakia Ms. Rano Mamadrizobekova,
Mr. Andrzej Cieslik, Poland Mr. Nikolay B. Dobrev, Bulgaria Ms. Ralitsa Gougleva-Karaivanova, Bulgaria Ms. Polina Gridneva, Russia
Mr. Tomaz Mars, Slovenia
Ms. Minodora Cliveti, Romania
Mr. Zoltan Mezei, Hungary
Mr. Maciej Y. Dlugosz, Poland Ms. Stanislava Durovic, Yugoslavia
Mr. Slavomir Michalek, Slovakia Ms. Jadranka Milanovic, Yugoslavia
Mr. Alexander P. Karp, Russia Mr. Gueorgi Kossinets, Russia
Ms. Alexandra A. Mishina, Russia Mr. Venantas Misking, Lithuania
Ms. Parvina Nadjibulla, Tajikistan Mr. Andrei Y. Nagorny, Uzbekistan Ms. Atanas Politov, Bulgaria Ms. Anke Schuster, Romania Ms. Olga Sheykhet, Ukraine Ms. Maria L. Stoian, Romania Mr. Assel Terlikbayeva, Kazakstan Mrs. Olga Tot, Russia Mr. Agris A. Varpins, Latvia Mr. Olimsho Gulomshoevich Vatanshoev, Tajikistan Ms. Anara Zhumabayeva, Kazakstan Mr. Gordan Zitkovic, Croatia
Unknown Year Ms. Szabo Arpad, Hungary Mr. Bela Halassy, Hungary Mr. Stevan B. Kosovac, Yugoslavia Ms. Joan Kossak, Poland
2000s Mr. Gleb V. Bondar, Ukraine
Tajikistan
Ms. Kalina Kamenova, Bulgaria
Mr. Arthur Tadevosian, Armenia
Mr. Peeter Laurits, Estonia Mr. Pawel Leszkowicz, Poland
Mr. Zoran Markovic, Yugoslavia
Ms. Aida Iskanderova, Kyrghyzstan Mr. Ivan Y. Ivanov, Bulgaria Ogniana Ivanova, Bulgaria
Mr. Ildar Mukhametgyanov, Russia Ms. Gitza Stanimirova, Bulgaria Mr. Serge Tardov, Russia Mr. Tediashvili Visarian, Russia
Mr. Amir Hadziomeragic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mr. Farhad Imambakiyev, Kyrghyzstan
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in John Guare’s Landscape of the Body. She has performed the role of Christine
1940s Roderic Lowman, ’40,
and Ginny Lowman, 46, attended Ginny’s 60th class reunion at Middlebury College this year. They remain active with the local Service Unit of the Girl Scouts and have become members of the Olave Baden-Powell Society, whose mission is to build an endowment to fund the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Francis R. Valeo, ’46, was the Secretary of the U.S.
Senate from 1965-1977. He is the author of Mike Mansfield, Majority Leader:
A Different Kind of Senate, 1961-1976.
1950s Helene R. Fuller, 52, now lives in Fulton, NY near Oswego and Syracuse. Since retiring from Miami University, she has been participating in tutorials in
different languages and gives workshops for tutors of immigrants. Carlos R. Watson, is delighted to announce the birth of
his first grandson Michael David Alexander Rieger.
during a recent trip to Singapore. ensembles around the country, and frequently collaborates with her husband, Emanuel Ax. Their joint appearances have included recitals on the
Distinguished Artists Series at the 92nd Street Y and at
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
1960s Phoebe P. Weil, ’60, will
present a workshop with Sarah Belchetz-Swenson on Rembrandt’s painting technique for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and for the Chicago Art Institute this year.
Stephen L. Mintz, ’61, is in his 9th year as chair of the physics department of Florida International University, where he was selected outstanding university professor of the year for 2003. Leo Utter, 66, continues
to dance with the Tanhuajat Finnish Folkdancers in Seattle. The group, which has been performing both traditional folkdances and more modern choreographed dances since 1974,
is celebrating its 30th anniversary in May.
Yoko Ax, 67, performs in
as “Incoming President”
of the Opera on Broadway,
for 2003.
Switzerland, Toronto and to critical acclaim on the U.S. national tour.
David Sullivan, 96, was appointed vice president of
Manjeet Kripalani, ’91,
alternative asset marketing at Bank of America.
Bhavesh Shah, ’03, and
for business reporting for “Is Your Job Next”, a special
Genevieve Oger, ’97, is living in France where she
ding day in Ahmedabad, India. The couple was married on | December 8, 2003.
report for Business Week, which showed how
works as a freelance radio
UN Department of
and print correspondent for
Jason Reed, ’01, is an
American corporations relocate white-collar jobs
Peacekeeping in the
various media outlets.
account executive at
Democratic Republic of
to developing countries where skilled workers are paid less. The Polk Awards, established in 1949 and administered by Long Island
Svetlana Shmulyian, ’98,
McCann-Erickson Worldwide, one of the
Congo. He hopes to return to New York to attend his daughter’s Barnard College Graduation in May.
and Konstantin Braun are
largest global advertising firms. He is also a member of the Multicultural Advertising Intern
University, are based on rec-
delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Isabel Braun, on December 4th at 1:54PM at NYU
Robert J. Gottschal, ’67,
Jonathan L. Kuhn, ’84, received the 2003 Lucy G. Moses Preservation
received the 2004 Burgess Memorial Award by ASM
Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy
International (formerly
and was the subject of a profile in Time Out New York. He is the Director of Arts and Antiquities for the NYC Parks Department. His wife, Michele Herman, ’84, writes a monthly column
in New York.
ommendations by a national
Hospital in NY.
Selection Committee and the Advertising Club of New York.
American Society for Metals) for his “outstanding contributions in the administrative leadership of and
the advocacy for fundamental research in materials science and for the advancement of electron beam microcharacterization
research capabilities in the
US-Japan Relationship and the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
services for individuals
Alexander R. Robarts, ’87, and Miran Robarts welcomed their first child,
daughter Anna Young Robarts into the world
on February 18, 2004. Michael D. Fitzpatrick, ’88, is the Artist-in-Residence 2004-2005 at the Frazier Historical Arms Museum
in Louisville, Kentucky.
United Nations Political Affairs in the Bureau of International Organizations.
and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, among others.
She follows Middle East issues in the Security Council and General Assembly and ensures that the US delegation has approved voting
1990s
was appointed as managing director for the industrial sector for Bank of America Securities. Previously, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, where he led the mergers and acquisitions practice for U.S. chemical and oil service industries.
Andrew Wiese, 790, and Marie de La Luz Ibarra
1980s
at Innovative Medical Education, which provides comprehensive programs
needs of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare community. Adeyinka AkinsulureSmith, 93, and Hawthorne Smith, ’90, received a Union
Square Award for their work at the organization they founded Nah We Yone, a support network for Africans in New York City who have been displaced by war, in particular those from Sierra Leone. The Union Square Awards recognize innovative grassroots work that is making vital contributions to the educational, economic and cultural life of the City.
in Long Island, New York. Rajesh R. Gilda, ’00, is currently a vice president for the Citi Cards Strategic Planning and Analysis
Stefan Barriga, ’01, serves
as a legal advisor to the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations. Aaron and Sitara Lones, 02, are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Saphya. Adilia Daminova, ’03, returned to Uzbekistan after leaving International House and is now
Program Manager for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE).
group for Citigroup.
David C. Li, ’03, is a tech-
Alyson King, ’00, is no
Suisse First Boston, a financial services firm.
nology associate at Credit longer practicing law and
has joined the United Kingdom Foreign Service. Her husband, Ayman Jarjour, 00, now spends most of his time teaching. The couple has a daughter, Runa, and son, Andrew.
Majed Limam, ’03, is an energy consultant at Poten & Partners, a firm that provides brokerage and consulting services to the energy and ocean transportation
industries. Sunanda M. Mane, ’01, is a consultant at the UNDP and has worked with other national and international
organizations in the areas of education and microfinance.
instructions.
William D. McCombe, ’73,
Austin. C. Amalu, 81, is the Senior Humanitarian
Free District.
designed to meet the medical information, communication and educational
investment, insurance,
Dilip Phadnis, ’71, is the
which he founded in 1979. His clients include Merck & Co., Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Procter & Gamble Co.
7th, 8th, 9th and 11th grade levels in the Ossining Union
Group, which provides
Juliet Wurr, ’89, is now
marketing consulting firm,
Darren G. Mire, ’91, was elected as the Tax Assessor for the City of New Orleans in May 2002.
Tanya Panossian, 99, teaches social studies at the
Brian McCaffrey, ’00, is an associate at Geisler and Gabriele, a litigation firm specializing in healthcare
working in the Office of
Group, a pharmaceutical
university.
2000s
1970s president of the Rowin
“The Center for Victims of Torture” in Sierra Leone.
Sapana Panday, ’91, is
and businesses globally.
the 150th anniversary of the
members and alumni of the
Senior Program Director
2002. He is a permanent
Performing Arts to perform during its Arts Japan celebration in conjunction with
selected by a panel of faculty
Deanne Evans, ’99, is
Program (MAIP)
presently working for
James P. Gorman, ’85, is executive vice president and president of Merrill Lynch’s Global Private Client (GPC)
banking, and retirement
Company were invited by The Kennedy Center for the
tives, journalism teachers and working journalists and
for The Villager.
Alan Titus, ’68, was recorded in Great Operatic Arias for Baritone released in April
Saeko Ichinohe, ’69, and the Saeko Ichinohe Dance
committee of news execu-
Shraddha Shah on their wed-
are delighted to announce the birth of their son James Lucas Wiese. He was born on January 17, 2004 at
Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California.
Kimilee K. Bryant, ’91, recently performed at the annual fundraiser for Miss Manhattan. She currently portrays the role of “Betty”
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recitals and chamber music
Affairs Officer for the
the Metropolitan Museum
guest at the Staatsoper in Munich.
New York Senator and former
Webber’s The Phantom
won the 2004 Polk Award John B.S. Pek, ’68 and Robert van Zwieten, ’88 at dinner
United States.” He expects to retire in a few months.
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Daae in Andrew Lloyd
Peter Paone, ’96, will become the New York Area Alumni President on July 1, 2004 after serving
In Memoriam Stephen M. Kellen (1914-1994)
Norma Nordstrom Junek (1913-2003)
Stephen M. Kellen, one of International House’s most prominent benefactors during the last two decades, died February 11 in New York at age 89. An investment banker who supported the arts
Norma Nordstrom Junek, who was
Director of Programs at International House in the late 1930s, died on October 30, 2003 at the age of 90. At a family reunion and memorial
and education in New York, he also helped build
financial and cultural bridges between the United States and Germany in the years following World War II. Born in 1914, a fifth-generation Berliner,
service at International House on April
17, 2004, her family, including brothers Wilbur, Carl and Ken Nordstrom, son
Stephen M. Kellen
John Junek, who traveled from Minnesota
Mr. Kellen studied at a commercial institute. In 1936 he moved to London and joined Lazard Brothers Ltd. The following year he moved to New York and worked at Loeb, Rhoades & Company before joining Arnhold:& S. Bleichroeder in 1942. Mr. Kellen and his wife, Anna-Maria, were generous supporters not only of International House, but also of other major cultural institu-
to attend, and two daughters Helen Elizabeth “Lisby” Junek and Anne
; a
Fitzgerald, remembered Junek as an itinerant adventurer. They recounted when her
driver’s license was taken away, she took the Orange Metro line from Vienna, VA to the end “just to see where it led.”
tions in New York City and their native Berlin. The Kellens co-chaired
Carnegie Hall’s opening night after September 11, 2001, and were
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Norma Nordstrom Junek as a
young woman on the steps of International House
It was, in part, this adventurous spirit, that after graduating from
Cornell University in 1935 brought her to International House. While at the House, she met and later married a ballroom dancing resident,
patrons of Carnegie Hall’s partnership with the Berlin Philharmonic. Mr. Kellen was also a life trustee of Thirteen/WNET, and a charter
board member of the Interfaith Center of New York. The Kellens became involved with International House through a family connection: their daughter Marina French and son-in-law John French III, an International House Trustee. In addition to being major sponsors of special events, including various Harry Edmonds Awards galas and last year’s benefit panel discussion, they enriched the cultural life of the House by inviting speakers including Rev. James Park Morton and the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to the House.
Chester Junek, a 2nd generation Czech schoolteacher from New Jersey
pursuing his Master of Education at Columbia University Teachers College. Norma Nordstrom Junek held many fond memories of International
House and often reminisced about times spent with singer Burl Ives, a fellow resident, and numerous other friends, as well as badminton matches and tennis matches on the roof. Norma and Chester Junek
were even photographed playing badminton in the I. House gym for
A memorial service was held April 11th at the Cathedral of St. John
Life magazine in 1936. In her later years when Norma Junek moved
the Divine in New York, where Mr. Kellen was remembered by friends, family and business associates as a visionary who built cultural bridges between New York and Berlin, as an astute business leader and as a dedicated family man.
into an assisted living center, Tall Oaks, in Reston, VA, she relived her I. House years by offering, in lieu of paying room and board, to become Director of Social Programs for fellow residents of the facility. Although they moved on from International House to Washington, D.C. during World War II, Chester and Norma Junek never left International House behind. The Juneks often hosted friends from
International House who were in the DC area, and frequently took their children to New York to visit the House. In 2003, their daughter Anne, an I. House resident in 1966, and her husband, Anthony Fitzgerald, . whom she met while living at the House, named the Programs Office conference room in honor of Norma Nordstrum Junek and the Resident
Social Worker’s office in honor of Chester Junek, thus ensuring that the Juneks will forever be a part of I. House.
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al Alumni Share Their Expertise at Professional Interest Night The International House community extends far beyond the buildings’ walls and the residents who live within them. This expansive community was on display at the New York Area Alumni Council’s annual Professional Interest Night on February 26, 2004, when alumni in the area returned to the House to share their experiences and give career advice and insight to this year’s residents. Nearly thirty alumni, practicing in a variety of fields reflective of the House’s diversity, participated in the event, which attracted almost 100 attendees. Residents had the opportunity to speak informally with alumni working
at companies and institutions like the UNDP, Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, New York City Family Treatment Court, Ossining School District, Citigroup, Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP, and McCann-Erickson Worldwide. Professional Interest Night is sponsored by the New York Area Alumni Council, which aims to provide networking opportunities for I. House alumni and a link between alumni and current residents. NYAAC sponsors several events throughout the year dedicated to this mission, including the Walk on Wall Street and the “Grow Your Network” Happy Hour series.
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in London In March, Director of Development & Alumni Relations John Wells traveled to London, where he
Alex Pang, a resident from Malaysia and an MBA student at Fordham University, with I. House and Fordham alumna Berdine Abler, ’77.
attended a reception for London-based alumni at the Landsdowne Club in Mayfair. Alumni enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres over conversation at the event, which was hosted by Elinor Winkle, ’96. With the help of Elizabeth Katkin Waryn, ’91, who attended the reception, efforts are underway to register International House as a charity in the United Kingdom, and thus qualify donors in the country to receive tax deductions for their contributions to the House. In June, I. House President Don Cuneo will
travel to London for a meeting of the Heads of International Houses Worldwide, and will host a reception for alumni and friends at The Savoy in London on Monday, June 21 at 7 PM. For more
information on the reception and to RSVP, please contact Nicole Davidson at ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org,
by fax to 212-316-8416 or by phone at 212-316-8425.
Initiation of Indian Scholarship Fund at
Alumni Meeting in Mumbai On January 7, 2004 alumnus Mr. B.M. Sitlani, 53 and his son-in-law,
Dr. Adrian Looney, ’92, hosted a cocktail reception for Indian alumni at the Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai. Over 30 Indian alumni, representing the1940s through the 1990s, attended the reception.
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In November the Canadian Friends of International House organized a reception hosted by the United States Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci for International House alumni, educators and others dedicated to promoting cross-cultural understanding in honor of International Education Week. Pictured are, from left to right: International House President Don Cuneo, Ambassador Cellucci and his wife, Canadian Friends of International House President lan Fraser and William D. Rueckert, International House Trustee and
B. M Sitlani, '53 with his wife, daughter Ayesha Sitlani and son-in law, Adrian Looney, '92.
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Looney, an International House World Council of Alumni member
from Ireland, provided an update for the alumni on projects and events at the House over the last year, including the 2003 Indian Cultural Hour, and recounted the long history the House shares with India. Much to the surprise of those in attendance, Indian residents represented over 5% of the resident population in 2002—2003, the third largest representation after the United States and Germany, and have had such a large presence over the last ten years. At the reception, Looney spoke about the importance of scholarship funds for the House and proposed the creation of an Indian Alumni Scholarship Fund to support scholarships for Indian residents. Looney and the Sitlani family have since created an initial scholarship fund of $6,000 for 2004. Efforts are underway to raise additional funds in India to bring the total scholarship funds available to $10,000. Scholarships will be awarded yearly to students from India who are in need of support to continue their studies. Much like Freunde des International House, the Indian alumni group plans to have annual meetings to continue their long-standing relationship to the House and support its efforts to increase international cooperation and understanding. The reception triggered many fond memories for the alumni, who reflected on their times at International House and what it has meant
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Over the last year, alumni in the New York Area have gathered quarterly over drinks at a variety of Midtown locations as part of the New York Area Alumni Council's “Grow Your Network” Happy Hours. These informal events are designed to provide
to them. As one alumnus said, “I have two loves in my life: my wife and
alumni with an opportunity to network with each other in a fun and social way. Above:
International House.”
Alumni at the “Grow Your Network" Happy Hour at Kennedy's Bar & Restaurant, which attracted nearly 40 alumni and their friends.
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The month of May has seen two important milestones in the work of the Development and |
The support by alumni of our Annual Fund is critical to our success each year, and, by convincing these outgoing residents to make a donation, the gift cam-
Alumni Relations Office | paign has encouraged soon-to-be alumni
we were tempted to do just that. For years, departing residents—who are also new alumni—conveyed this information on a hand-written form. The Alumni Office
| received a third-generation carbon copy
at International House.
| to develop a habit of contributing. No of this information, which would then matter how small the gift, it is important be entered manually into our database. On May 2nd, as you have read, departing to demonstrate to potential corporate and | In addition to being tedious work, it left I. House residents presented President foundation funders that we have the sup- | a lot of room for human error. Don Cuneo with an over-size check for | _ port of a high percentage of our alumni. $6,246. The first-ever Resident Member No more. The information is entered by Gift Campaign has established an Of course it is easy for alumni to lose residents themselves. It is now easier for endowed scholarship in the name of contact with us. Our alumni constitute a us to maintain contact with these most the resident body of 2003-04, and will peripatetic group, tending to move often valued constituents without them worrybe used to provide an annual scholarship when they first leave the House. It is easy ing about informing us of each move. This for a returning I. House resident. In time, | to lose touch with them, especially when ability to stay in touch—combined with this fund will grow and produce income the contact information they leave behind | a new inclination to give among alumni to provide even more support. may be incomplete. who have already done so as residents—
represents enormous progress for us. The importance of current residents making contributions cannot be overestimated. Great credit is owed to George Mathew, Pete Cronin and their committee members for pulling this off. It is a nice compliment to the more
than $8,000 raised by the All Nations Celebration, which will be included in this year’s Annual Fund to support scholarships.
That’s where the second milestone comes in.
As we close out this year’s Annual Fund
Starting on May 15th, departing residents now enter their forwarding contact information—including e-mail addresses—
on June 30th, it is comforting to know that | we have put in place some tools to increase | our support on a going forward basis and provide even more scholarships and serv-
directly into a computer monitor set up at the Riverside Desk.
ices to our resident members. That is a milestone to strive for each and every year.
While this might not strike readers as cause for shouting from the rooftops,
Freunde Selects Switzerland as
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educators and alumni alike that were established during the 21st Meeting of the Nearly 30 years have gone by since the last meeting of Swiss Alumni of
World Council of Alumni in 2000. He will also help establish new relationships
International House, when, in 1975, a candlelight dinner was held at Hotel Central in Ziirich. On November 17, 2003 15 alumni and their spouses and children from Ziirich, Winterthur and Geneva gathered at the home of World Council of Alumni members Martina Schmitz, °88 and Markus Hugelshofer, ’87 in Ziirich to recount their memories
with educational institutions to help ensure that South Africans are well represented at International House.
of I. House and share new stories.
President Cuneo is tentatively scheduled to visit Johannesburg on August 2nd and August 3rd, Durban on August 4th and 5th and Cape Town on August 6th and August 9th. The House plans to host alumni gatherings in each of these
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The cultural diversity of International House was well represented at the meeting with alumni from the United States, France, Japan,
cities, which will be a wonderful opportunity for alumni in the area to receive updates on the latest activities at the House and to reconnect with fellow I.
Germany and, of course, Switzerland in attendance. Inspired by this diversity, the joy and enthusiasm exhibited at the November meeting
House alumni. Alumni living in the area who are interested in participating and possibly hosting one of these events are encouraged to contact Nicole Davidson at
as well as the central location of the country, Freunde will hold its
ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org, by phone at 212-316-8425 or fax to 212-316-8416.
Annual Meeting and the 2004 Pan-European Alumni Gathering in Zurich from September 24—26, 2004. Freunde has planned a fun-filled weekend including several social events and dinners, a guided tour of Zurich, and an address by the
Dr. Elmar Ledergerber, Mayor of Zurich. There will also be plenty of family-friendly events, including the opportunity to attend “Freestyle
2004”, Europe’s largest snow, skateboard and BMX event. Lindt & Spriingli Chocoladenfabriken AG will provide participants with a y
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A full listing of events and information on registration for the weekend will be sent out to members of Freunde and alumni in the
Switzerland area over the summer, Registration is required by August
International House's Annual Fund is vital to its success and
15. Detailed information will also be available on International
survival. Each year generous alumni, friends, trustees and
House's website, www. ihouse-nyc.org.
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For comments or questions about the Pan-European meeting, alumni can contact Karl Safft at karl.safft@morganstanley.com,
foundations and corporations make gifts to the fund, which helps
pay most of the costs for the cultural, intellectual, social and leadership training activities that occur at the House each year.
subject line: | House Meeting ’04, or by phone at 41-76-330-4760. Make a gift of any size to the Annual Fund by June 30th and make a difference in the lives of tomorrow's global leaders.
Give on-line today at www.ihouse-nyc.org, call 212-316-8423 to use a credit card or mail a check in the enclosed envelope, or in a separate envelope to:
Office of Development & Alumni Relations International House 500 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027
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nternational House tarian aid programs on the global scale.
Rockefeller Visitor
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On Thursday, April 15, Mary
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Robinson, the first woman
Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, Vice President of Multilateral Affairs at the International Crisis Group _ addressed International
President of Ireland, addressed residents as the David Rockefeller
Distinguished International Mary Robinson Visitor Program speaker. Wrapping up the Human Rights speaker series, Ms. Robinson discussed her work at the U.N., and paid tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt, who helped author the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1948. At the U.N., where she served from 1997 until 2002, Robinson gave high priority to implementing the reform proposal of SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan to integrate human rights concerns into all the activities of the United Nations. She discussed overseeing a reorientation of the priorities of her office to focus work at the country and regional levels. As part of this focus, she traveled during her first year as High Commissioner to Rwanda, South Africa, Colombia and Cambodia, among other countries. In September 1998, she was the first High Commissioner to visit China. The Distinguished International Visitor Program at International House was renamed in 2000 to honor Honorary Trustee David Rockefeller who has welcomed many distinguished guests to the House over the last 50plus years. This program brings leaders of international origin who have had a major influence on the world. Past speakers include Javier Perez de Cueller, Nelson Mandela
and Prince Bandar.
Will Grantee Wendy Anderson, Catherine Bertini, and WIL Advisory Council Chair Patricia Taylor
Sunday Suppers Feature Whitman and Jackson Former New Jersey
Governor and EPA Administrator under the Bush Administration, Christine Todd Whitman,
was the Holiday Sunday Supper speaker on
House residents.
Ambassador Soderberg has nearly twenty years of experience in the formation of U.S. foreign policy and has worked closely with the US Congress and key agencies of the US Government, including the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, Commerce, USTR
and the CIA.
Other events included a dramatic play reading of Waxing West written by WIL Grantee Saviana Condeescu, yoga, a health caravan, Pub party, and an international film festival of work from women around the world. Women’s Week, which takes place during Women’s History Month, is the culmination of a year of training in the Women’s International Leadership Program. Organized by the year’s grantees, it is a reflection in part of what they have learned from the Program and each other. PPD>PPD>>P>P>D> PP >>> DDD DDD DDD DDD >>> DDD DDD DDD DDD DDD
Human Rights Series Welcomes Frances Deng
December 7, 2003.
Ms. Whitman discussed Christine Todd Whitman with I. House resident Xiang Zou at the Holiday Sunday Supper.
her work at the EPA, where
under her leadership an historic agreement to clean up the Hudson River was signed and the first-ever State of the Environment Report was issued. She said that the tensions between those interests that favor strong environmental standards, and those, which support fewer restrictions to encourage economic growth, are resolvable through the kind of compromise that must take place on a daily basis among those who live in the I. House community. The February Sunday Supper featured Kenneth Jackson, President of the New York Historical Society and Professor of History at Columbia University. The historian reviewed New York City’s history as a melting pot of different cultures and nationalities, going back to its earliest days as a Dutch colony in the 17th century. He said that people of vastly different backgrounds had long co-existed in New York due to a common interest in creating wealth. PPD>D>>>D> >> >> >>> >>> PD DDD DD DDD >>> D> DDD DDD DD DDD DDD
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All Nations Celebration a Success
McLaine Week Showcases Eastern and Central Europe
On April 3rd, the I. House community participated in the 2004 All Nations Celebration. The event, a fundraiser organized by residents to benefit the resident scholarship fund celebrated the many cultures of the House, promoted its unique community spirit and was a great party! President Don Cuneo, Frances Deng, I. House Trustee Bill Moody
Residents present on Croatia at the Dining Room Festival during McLaine Week.
McLaine Week, an annual celebration of the people and cultures of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, took place January 24-30. The weeklong program featured activities organized by I. House residents from the region. This year McLaine Program participants make up over 10% of the resident body and hail from countries such as Uzbekistan, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania and Macedonia.
Events included a visit to Brighton Beach (“Little Odessa”), musical performances, film screenings, a Resident Roundtable on NGOs, Civil Society and Democracy and a Dining Room Festival where residents
On Monday March 19, Frances Deng, Director, Center of Displacement Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies addressed residents as part of Human Rights Series. This event was also held in collaboration with the centenary celebration of Dr. Ralphe J. Bunche, an International House Trustee from 1954 until his death in 1971. Having served as a Human Rights Officer in the UN Secretariat, as Sudan’s Ambassador to Canada, the Scandinavian countries and the United States and as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Deng offered a unique perspective for this year’s speaker theme of Human Rights. PPD>>>PD>P>>PID>D> >>> >>> D> DDD DDD DDD D> DDD D> DDD DDD DDD
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gave informal presentations on their countries and pro-
This year’s WIL grantees presented Women’s Week, a celebration of women’s achievements and reflection on issues that affect women worldwide, during eight wonderful days in early March. The week began with an evening of art, music, poetry and a performance of I-DEALS—a collage of women’s personal stories—by the WIL grantees. A panel of women from Sierra Leone, Colombia, Sarajevo and Canada discussed women’s roles in peacemaking, while a second panel focused on women’s rights around the world. Guest speakers included Catherine Bertini, the Under-Secretary General for Management at the UN, who spoke on women and education, as well as her wide-ranging experiences with implementing humani8
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I. House Hosts
Christian University (ICU)
in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan for a performance of traditional Japanese dance on March 19. International Christian University dances at These ICU students are International House. trained by the Mizuki Japanese Dance School and visited International House as part of a New York tour where they shared the sense of Japanese harmony—wanococoro—through various styles of traditional dance. A brief demonstration of a dance was shared with the I. House community during Ballroom Dancing in the Main Lounge following the performance. A student from Japanese
Dance Club of
food at the All Nations Celebration
from more than 20 countries (a crowd favorite), a film
International House welcomed the Japanese Dance Club of International
Week 2004
Chakraborty from India
Events included a jazz reception, a performance by the ALLNATIONS Dance Company, food booths
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Jeff Davis Elected to Board At its February Meeting, the Board of Trustees elected Jeffrey P. Davis. Mr. Davis is the Chief Investment Officer of Rockefeller & Co in New York City. He has over 18 years of investment management experience, having Jeffrey Davis recently served as Chief Investment Officer of a division of State Street Global Advisors. Mr. Davis received his MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University (Owen Graduate School of Management) in
1982, and graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in 1980. He currently also serves as a Trustee and Head of the Financial Affairs Committee of Berklee College of Music in Boston.