INTERNATIONAL
HOUSE
NEWSLETTER
FOR
ALUMNI
AND
FRIENDS
FALL 2010
Former I-House Board Chairmen Honored
at
Record-Breaking Scholarship Fund Benefit “International House represents so deeply what the Rockefeller family has stood for. It is one of their great achievements.” —Henry A. Kissinger
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Quinton,
Henry Kissinger,
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he Rockefeller Estate in Westchester County was the locale as International House paid tribute to some of its distinguished leadership and illustrious history on June 11th. More than 200 guests gathered at the fabled Playhouse for the 2010 Scholarship Fund benefit, co-chaired by Trustees Peter M. O’Neill 92 and Adam Quinton, which raised more than $455,000
a record—for the House.
“The individuals gathered tonight constitute an historic assemblage,” observed President Donald L. Cuneo ’69. Indeed, the guest list was headlined by David Rockefeller, an Honorary Co-Chair of the event; Chairman Paul A. Volcker; his predecessors and event honorees Henry A. Kissinger and John C. Whitehead; Trustee Fareed Zakaria, who gave the keynote address; and the event’s other Honorary Co-Chairs, Kathryn W. Davis ’30, Abby M. O’Neill, and Daisy M. Soros ’51. The late spring evening began with cocktails on the croquet lawn and in the paneled living room, before guests moved to the
‘51,
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’30 and Abby O'Neill seated in front
columned hall where dinner was served atop the Playhouse’s covered indoor pool. Welcoming guests, Co-Chair Peter O’Neill paid tribute to his mother, Honorary Trustee Abby O'Neill, for her 52 years of association with the House, and to his great-uncle, David Rockefeller, on the eve of his 95th birthday and who in July marked the 70th anniversary of his election to the I-House Board. Co-Chair Adam Quinton, Chairman of the Board’s Development & Alumni Relations Committee, noted the presence of three generations of the Rockefeller family, and acknowledged Executive Committee Chairman William Dodge Rueckert and members of the Dodge Family in attendance. These founding families “helped make Harry Edmonds’s dream into a of a truly global community—hatched over a century ago reality,” said Quinton. Chairman Volcker honored his predecessors all of whom vied for the distinction of having known David Rockefeller the longest—
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demic year, featured a tribute to Kathryn W. Davis ’30 and the rededication of a sparkling Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Hall on September 26th. The 103 year-old Mrs. Davis, joined by over a dozen family members, was the toast of the evening. A renowned philanthropist, peace advocate and author, she was honored for her longstanding generosity
to International House and especially in responding to the House’s need to renovate Davis Hall. Long the heart and soul of I-House, Davis Hall has witnessed hundreds of Sunday Suppers, Cultural Hours, and addresses by luminaries from Eleanor Roosevelt to Nelson Mandela, as well as numerous Fall Fiestas and scores of other programs. But years of intensive use had
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1965-1970 Alumni Reunion
Resident Wins Amateur Night at the Apollo
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE nternational House alumni who attended Columbia University, ] and especially those who live | in New York City, are undoubtedly ) aware about the University’s plans to | expand its campus to a site just north
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prevailed in a challenge that was mounted to prevent Columbia's potential use of eminent domain and, while the Supreme Court has been petitioned to hear the case, Columbia is moving ahead with construction of the 17-acre campus in the area north of 125th Street and south of 133rd Street, bound by Broadway and Twelfth Avenue. The plans call for relocating the School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), the Business School, the School of the Arts, the Jerome L. Greene Science Center and the University’s Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative to this new campus. Since the court ruling, demolition of some buildings on the site has begun in anticipation of eventual development, which is scheduled to take place over the next decade. International House will be ideally situated midway
Nicole Davidson
between this and the current Columbia campus, and both of
Assistant Director of Development;
them are easily reached from our location, so we anticipate the impact on us will be positive from a variety of standpoints.
Director of Alumni Programs
Graduate school enrollment on a worldwide basis, how-
ever, is undergoing a shift that we are monitoring closely. While the number of international students in the U.S. has increased, the U.S. share of the combined graduate and undergraduate market has decreased from more than 25 percent to 18.7 percent in recent years. Several factors seem to be contributing to this decline — the opening of new local graduate and professional schools in countries whose students typically traveled overseas for these studies, high tuition costs at U.S. universities, and the general trend toward globalization. While we did not see adverse effects on our applicant pool for this current academic year (increased by 7.2 percent), we are strengthening our outreach efforts so as to stay ahead of any potential downturn. This is crucial to maintain the ability of International House to attract and engage the most exceptional individuals among our highly talented target population. While the internet has helped us enormously in market-
ing efforts, there is no better outreach than the personal kind made by alumni. Our successful recruitment of new
residents has always had a significant word-of-mouth component, and we are grateful to all of our alumni who continue to aid us in this vitally important area. As long as you keep up this good work, we will continue to thrive in an increasingly competitive environment.
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Lisa Mirabile
l-House Davis Projects:
A Summer of Peace
Database Manager his summer, twelve I-House residents were awarded
Carey Tan
Michael Dames
Davis Projects for Peace grants to conduct eleven grassroots projects around the world, including five in Africa. This was the third year in a row that the House participated in Kathryn Davis’s landmark effort. Shannon Bishop's project “Peace of Mind Leads to Peaceful Lives” in South Africa offered teachers computer training and access to technology. Additionally, it enabled the teachers to
Julie Skarratt
create, write, and verbally record their personal narratives which
Wim Weymens
were shared on a social network. American Rebecca Burton helped to build five primary school libraries by teaming up with the NGO YouthLINC in Kenya. Over 1,000 students are making use of the libraries, which has also had a beneficial impact on their teachers who now have access to additional materials to use in the classroom.
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In poverty-stricken Sierra Leone, Marianne Kinney’s “Trans-
formation Education: Supporting Teachers and Equipping Classrooms” provided both classroom management professional development seminars and new storage cabinets for teachers to expand instructional methods. More than 85 teachers attended the weeklong literacy-focused workshop. Using a local carpenter, Kinney was able build 31 cabinets (nearly double the originally planned 16) in the neediest school rooms. Joachim Junghanss chose music as his medium to inspire peace in Ghana. “Music Works” allowed students and teachers to learn to perform music as a way of self-expression, to learn about different cultures, and to explore their potential as musicians.
Rounding out the Africa-based projects was Samuel Ouma’s “Occupational Therapy: A Tool for Functional Peace,” which offered training workshops to enhance the competence and motivation of occupational therapists working in Northern Uganda. It also provided basic therapeutic equipment and materials for two hospitals and encouraged the creation of support groups for the primary caregivers of children with disabilities. In North America, three projects addressed critical issues of domestic violence, poverty and environmental education. Lynn Lynes’ project in New York City, “Peace at Home: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence,” developed and implemented a program to educate victims of domestic violence about the effects of trauma, teach families in domestic violence
shelters how to cultivate non-violent relationships and facilitate the process of healing. Tsz Kiu Liu worked with young people living in SingleRoom Occupancy (SRO) housing in San Francisco’s Chinatown in her project “My Plight, My Right: Youth Empowerment in Substandard Housing.” She provided the youth involved with emergency response training and they worked together to create rooftop gardens to provide food for the needy.
Marianne Kinney leads the opening session of her training program.
On Vancouver Island in Canada, Frederik Dolmans worked
with the Haa’uuk’min Tribal Parks organization to create a “Green Outpost,” an eco-friendly center for community-healing projects for the Tla-oqui-aht people, an environmental monitoring base and an educational center for visitors. The outpost will serve as a base for the revival of the natural surroundings by replanting trees and repopulating animals and fish while offering a venue for environmental education. Additionally, the native communities of the Opsitaht and Esowista reservations will use the outpost as a major meeting place for council discussions, Elder gatherings, cross-cultural dialogues, and for educational and traditional events and practices. Linda Leder and Rob Grabow’s project in Peru, “Deportes Para el Futuro,” attempted to address the issues faced by at-risk youth by engaging them in sports and leadership activities. The project oversaw the construction of a large concrete play area with soccer goal posts and basketball hoops, and the staging of a week-long “youth as leaders” workshop in partnership with the NGO Right to Play. More than 50 children took part in the workshop and more than 150 people joined the inauguration of the playing field. In the Maldives, Finnish resident Mirva Lempiainen worked
to improve the quality of local journalism with “Reporting for Peace in the Maldives.” Believing that “real peace cannot exist in a society unless its residents are able to express themselves freely, without fear of government retribution,” Lempiainen’s goal was to teach reporters and others the basics of multimedia
journalism to better convey previously untold stories from the 30-year dictatorship of President Gayoom. Telling stories was an integral part of Sarah Mott’s project “Exhibiting Peace: A Century of Migration History in Trapani, Sicily.” Mott attempted to use a public history project to enhance the dialogue between local residents and recent migrants
from Africa by using photography and audio recordings to allow participants to record their experiences. Davis Projects for Peace has again invited I-House residents to submit proposals for project implementation in summer 2011.
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a Oe
Fareed Zakaria
Paul A. Volcker
Kathy Burns
for their contributions and service. He noted that, 33
years after stepping down as U.S. Secretary of State, Kissinger still “commands the attention of people around the world on almost any subject, and enormous respect.” “International House represents so deeply what the Rockefeller family has stood for,” said Kissinger in accepting the honor, and the Harry Edmonds Award for Outstanding Life Achievement. “It is one of their great achievements.” Volcker praised John Whitehead’s leadership of “one of the great financial institutions of New York” and noted that in many cases, Wall Street leaders do not succeed in positions at the U.S. State Department. “International House is a wonderful organization, and
Bill Rueckert
Nancy Kissinger
I was so proud to be part of it,” said Whitehead. “The students that are privileged to live there have a wonderful opportunity in the knowledge they gain from their friendships at the House.” In his keynote remarks, Fareed Zakaria lauded the contributions David Rockefeller and the three men who preceded him at the podium had made to International House, and how they had helped shape the last 50 years of history. He described the current “Post-American World,” using the title of his last book, and the challenges and opportunities the U.S. faces in the years to come. “For the United States to be able to survive and thrive in the new 21st century post-American world, it will
Reunion Brings Together 1965-70 Alumni
Paul Kazarian
Yoshimi Inaba
need the skills of David Rockefeller, John Whitehead, Paul Volcker, and Henry Kissinger,” Zakaria concluded.
Guests, including a number of alumni and current residents, lingered in the glow of the evening before departing the Playhouse and the moonlit precincts of the Rockefeller estate.
Major support for the benefit was provided by Abby and George O’Neill (Founder’s Circle table), Peter M. O’Neill °92, the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, John French III, Paul B. Kazarian Japonica Partners), and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation (Benefactor
tables), and John Bing Sing Pek ’68, Adam and Mandy Quinton, Fleur and William Dodge Rueckert, and Toyota (Patron tables).
Davis Hall Rededicated at Sunday Supper continued from page 1 taken its toll, and repairs to the roof, floor, lighting, seating and much more were required. President Cuneo noted that when Mrs. Davis learned of this need, she came forward of-
Reunion Co-chairs John Pek
'68 and Mary Miller '66 with Honorary Reunion Chair Don Cuneo ‘69
ore than 80 alumni from seven countries and sixteen U.S. states returned to International House June 4-6, 2010 for the 1965-1970 Alumni Reunion. Co-chaired by International House Trustees John Pek ’68 and Mary Miller ’66, the reunion featured a busy weekend of activities including a President's Welcome Reception, concert, picnic, “Saturday Supper” and champagne brunch.
fering the House $2 million over four years if the House could raise $1 million in new and increased gifts in the same period. Having successfully completed the first three years of the Davis Challenge and with the faith that alumni and friends will meet the remaining year, the House moved to finance the majority of the renovation during the quiet summer months. The renovation included a new oak floor, major repairs to the chronically leaking roof, the creation of ADA bathrooms, upgraded lighting (including the restoration of the room’s grand chandelier), the addition of state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment including a large screen and projector, and the refurbishment of numerous other structural and decorative items. Chairman Paul A. Volcker noted that the “indestructible Kathryn” was already alive when the “germ of the idea of I-House was born.” He recalled how she came to the House in 1929 with her future husband, Shelby Cullom Davis, in a courtship he called a truly “international affair.” Recognizing “the persistence with which you have followed your and Shelby’s vision through the years to the great benefit of this institution” Volcker addressed Mrs. Davis directly: “I don’t know how we can amply thank you enough.” Dr. Philip O. Geier, Executive Director of Davis United World College Scholars Program,
also paid tribute to Kathryn’s spirit and offered his reflections on international connectivity and education in his Welcome Sunday Supper talk. He lauded the centenarian for her “idealism that has transcended harsh realities,” and “her
“T felt like it was the good old days at the House during our get-together,” said Reunion Co-Chair John Pek. “These alumni have not changed even though the world has changed and life has moved on.” At the Welcome Reception on Friday night, President and Honorary Reunion Chair Don Cuneo ’69 recalled momentous events from the attendees’ time at the House. He
commitment to peace and security for all humanity.” “What keeps Kathryn young,” said Geier, and “her raison d’étre is the conviction that we need to attend to the future. She is always looking ahead.” Geier relayed some history of international students in America, noting the creation of
shared memories of then President Howard Cook, trips with “HR” and the Performing
ing many I-House residents—in the US today.
Arts Foundation to Israel and other locations and student unrest at Columbia. “A lot has changed since then,” said President Cuneo. He described the purchase of I-House North, the replacement of the Bazaar with “HR” Commons, and renovations to public spaces, which many alumni had seen on resident-led tours earlier that day.
Cuneo also announced that 1965—70 alumni had donated over $46,000 in honor of their reunion,
nonimmigrant student visas, which have resulted in 750,000 international students—includHe congratulated the House on its role in nurturing international students. “I-House,” he
said “has set the standard for shaping global citizens.” “You are today’s Shelby and Kathryn Davises,” Geier told the residents, imploring them to “ask good questions” and to be “ready to listen to new answers.” He encouraged each of them “to be a creative thinker and doer,” and to “find a way to prepare for peace and not war.” “Catch Kathryn Davis's sprit of I-House,” he concluded.
A highlight of the concert with current I-House residents was a performance by Jim
Mrs. Davis, seated on
Selway ’69 and surprise guests Harry Rosen ’70 and Katherine Hendry ’69. The trio engaged the audience in singing several hits of the time, such as “Walk Right In,” and “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You.” On Saturday, participants perused a photography display of images and photo directo-
stage in a bright red dress, echoed those sentiments in remarks delivered by her granddaughter Victoria Davis. Noting how happy she always is “to be back home at I-House,” she called upon the residents to “redouble your efforts in the spirit of I-House in preparing for peace.” The 300-plus residents,
ries from 1965-1970 and reconnected with individuals they had not seen in forty years, providing numerous opportunities for reflection. “Living at the House was truly a life-changing experience for me,” said Mary Miller. “It opened my eyes to the rest of the world and provided me with an instant and close-
knit community of interesting, talented, and fun-loving people who sought to forge friendships with other people very different from themselves.” Over a three-course meal at the Saturday Supper, alumni reminisced, renewed friendships and recited the candlelight pledge to carry the I-House spirit of brotherhood wherev-
er they may go. This event, and the reunion as a whole not only rekindled old friendships, but the shared I-House experience also created a foundation for new relationships. As reunion attendee Francis Wong ’68 said in reflecting about the reunion and his time at I-House: “Good friendships were made, but over the years were lost. I was able to re-connect with old friends, as well as make new friends. The same common
bond of
goodwill and brotherhood made this process very easy.” “This reunion was an incredible experience,” said President Don Cuneo. “It was amazing to see so many familiar faces and I hope that all who attended will stay in touch with each other and the House in the years to come.”
trustees, and guests in attendance rose to give Mrs. Davis
a rousing ovation. The perfect I-House evening concluded with exhilarating musical performances by I-House residents Christine Carter, ac-
companied by alumnus Dror Semmel ’08, and Karén
Hakobyan.
Don Cuneo thanks Phil Geier, Welcome the Sunday Supper speaker.
ALUMNI
Dawn Marar ’78 has published a short story “A Heart-struck Miscreant,” in Coming Home: A 2010 Main Street Rag Short Fiction Anthology, edited by Katey Schultz and available online from Main Street Rag publications.
DECADES
Del Paulhus ’79 and Robert Grant ’80 recently linked up in Vancouver, BC where Del is a professor of psychology at UCB.
1980s
1950s
Kathleen Alward ’84 recently showed an exhibition of her paintings and drawings at Thiel College Greenville, PA.
1960s
Chaipat Kamchadduskorn ’85 has moved from Siam Premier International Law Office to join LS Horizon Ltd. as a Banking and Finance Partner.
Rita Chow ’61 was recently presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Gerontological Nursing Association in recognition of her contributions and accomplishments that have significantly impacted the quality of care of older adults and her positive influence on the public image of older adults.
Ari Bousbib ’86 was named CEO of IMS Health after a 14-year career with United Technologies Corporation. Maurits Dolmans ’86 and Erika Howard ’86 recently took a sabbatical and sailed in a tall ship around Cape Horn and along the Chilean coast and in the Galapagos. They
Heath Boote ’63 and her husband recently moved to a life care community in Charlton,
also trekked in the Andes, the Amazon, and
Massachusetts.
in Newfoundland. They moved to London in November.
Robert Clark ’63 gave the University of Canterbury’s premier biennial lecture, the Rutherford Lecture, on “Raman’s legacy: Spectroscopy in the Cause of Art and Archaeology” in September.
Alexander Schindler ’86 has been a member of the executive board of Union Asset
Management Holding AG since 2004. Linda Mundt ’87 lives in Madison, WI,
Charles Goode ’63 was appointed an Honorary Life Member of Philanthropy Australia in April.
where she teaches yoga and runs a feng shui consultancy business called Creating Space for a Peaceful Mind.
Phyllis Dickstein ’64 recently moved to Cupertino, CA and would love to hear from
other alumni in the South Bay. Email her at dicksteinp@aol.com.
1990s Bill Rodgers 90 is the director of Max’s Restaurant, a chain of Filipino family restaurants with locations in the Philippines
David Taylor ’65 and his wife Sue recently built a house in New Hampshire and moved there after 45 years on Long Island, where they retired from public school teaching.
and the USA, which will soon expand to Canada, Australia, and the Middle East.
Edward Kaplan ’66 is the editor of a classroom edition of Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal recently published by European Masterpieces.
Edward Gingold ’68 attended the Na-
Hawthorne “Hawk” Smith ’90 is CoDirector of Clinical Services and Psychology Director at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT). Hawk also sings and plays saxophone in a band called
tional Low Income Energy Consortium An-
Casa Mantequilla, which has a new CD out,
nual Conference in San Antonio, TX where
Butterhouse Blues.
he gave a workshop on organizing successful fundraising campaigns for non-profit organizations.
Serge Bonnaire ’92 recently gave a series of concerts in France, Italy and Sweden as part of the celebration of the Chopin Bicentennial.
Leslie Miller ’68 lives in the Fort Point area of Boston and has retired after over 40 years of teaching. She encourages I-House alumni visiting Boston to get in touch with her.
Rodolfo “Rudy” Betancourt ’96 has been appointed Director of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Macky Auditorium as of July 1, 2010.
Nimat Hafez Barazangi ’69 delivered a lecture at the California Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, on July 19th.
1970s Walking the Mediterranean (2008).
Girma Haile-Leul ’74 is the owner and principal of the Seattle-based engineering firm GHL Consultants.
Thomas J. Parente ’75 recently authored two books: How to Teach Class Piano Successfully through Flow and Essential Materials for Class Piano (Linus Publishing).
Jordan Goodman ’77 is a nationally-recognized expert on personal finance and a regu-. lar guest on The Today Show and Nightline. Keith Koons ’78 recently began a twoyear term as President of the International Clarinet Association. He has been a music professor at University of Central Florida since 1990.
Andrew Cooper ’94 is living in Greece, completing work on a manuscript to be published in spring 2011.
Helen Dennis ’04 spent August in Reykjavik at an art residency with the Icelandic Association of Visual Artists.
Michael Epperhart ’96 is currently playing bass in the North American tour of Fiddler on the Roof.
Alexander Haislip ’04 has finished writing Essentials of Venture Capital (Wiley 2010), the first comprehensive guide to venture capital technology investing.
where Erin will be Deputy Economics
Raphael Goue 798 left Société Générale Bank and now works for Europrexis Consulting in Beijing, China, where he
Al Gilmour ’57 has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Olivet College, where he worked for many years.
Joel Stratte-McClure ’71 is writing a sequel to his book The Idiot and the Odyssey:
Counselor.
Sofia Buschmann ’04 and Carsten Buschmann ’03 are expecting their first baby this November.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011,
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Helga Cuellar-Marchelli ’96 is Education Section Manager of the Salvadoran Foundation for Social and Economic Development. She was a keynote speaker at a recent joint meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council and the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI) on the importance of investing in higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
lives with his wife Christine and their two
daughters.
2000s Alyson King ’00 and Ayman Jarjour ’00 have moved to Khartoum, Sudan, where
Alyson is working with the British Embassy. Ayman is teaching and performing in the wider region. “It’s a fascinating time to be in Africa’s largest country—which may soon split in two. All I-House alumni are welcome.” Kathy Lam ’01 married Daniel Lung in Hong Kong in April. Kathy is enjoying her new life and her work at Radio Television Hong Kong as a Producer/Presenter. Isabelle O’Connell ‘02 recently debuted her solo CD RESERVOIR on the Diatribe label. It features works for solo piano by nine contemporary Irish composers and has received rave reviews. Cem Duruoz ’03 performed on October 28th at Carnegie Hall as part of a program of Turkish Music, Brazilian Bossa Nova and
Tangos from Argentina. Vilem Kolim ’03 received his doctorate in international relations from Charles University in Prague in May. In September, he moved to Brussels, where he is now working
as a Senior Defence Industry Data Officer for the Industry and Market Directorate of the European Defence Agency. Jeni Montrose ’03 co-starred in last summet’s Venus Coquine et Virginie Pure, a lyrical comedy that drew from the “big hits” of opera and American musical theater at the Theatre du Tambour Royal in Paris. Erin Soros ’03 now lives in Norwich, UK,
where she is completing a Ph.D. at the University of East Anglia and teaching human rights, psychoanalysis, and literature. She recently received the William Taylor prize in Canada, granted to the top-ranked doctoral candidate in the social sciences and humanities. Kosuke Takahashi ’03 is working as regular TV commentator at Nikkei CNBC under the pen name of Kosuke Goto. Frauke Thielecke ‘03 is working on her fist feature film, Stabbe-der Stolz der Familie
(Stubbe-the Pride of the Family), a crime story which will air on television in Germany on January 29, 2011.
26th. Erin Kotheimer 98 married Pepijn Helgers on February 20th, 2010 in Washington, DC. Both will join the U.S. Embassy in
Gert Schoonenberg ’04 has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “3D Reconstruction for Percutaneous Interventions.” He continues working as a scientist for Philips Healthcare. Nadine Unger ‘04 recently moved to New Haven to start a position as Assistant Professor of Climate Science at Yale University in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, her “dream job.”
Maria Weigel ’04 and Oliver Zelies ’03 had their second baby, Oliver Orlando Henning Zelies, on January 20th, 2010. They are living in Zurich. Emily Nicklett ’05 received her Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology and Public Health from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor on May Ist. Roy Wiesner ’05 recently returned to Israel and assumed the position of Head of International Private Equity in a leading Tel
Aviv law firm. Patrick Abal ’06 narrowly lost a primary bid for the slot of Member of Parliament for Kioga County under the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party ticket in September. He writes: “Right now, I am deep inside South Sudan at Rumbek, where I am helping establish firm administration at State level as we wait for the oncoming Referendum. I am working as a Financial Management Specialist to help strengthen public finance management in Lakes State.” Usama Gad ’06 married Amera Nasr, an Egyptian physician, in 2008 and welcomed their first child, Lina, into the world last December. Usama graduated from Ain Shams University this March with an MA in Papyrology and Ancient History.
Nicole Janz ’06 got engaged to Florian Markowetz in October 2010 and plans to wed in summer 2011 in Cambridge, UK,
where they live. Nataphone Subsin ’06 recently joined Barclays Capital as a Vice President in Global Research to lead the Fundamental Analytics practice in New York.
Amit Karna ’07 recently relocated to London as part of a Goldman Sachs firm-wide mobility opportunity.
Monica Ciobanu 97 resides in upstate New York, where she teaches in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at SUNY Plattsburg. ter, Josephina, in Buenos Aires on April
George Mathew ’04 will conduct this year’s New Year’s Eve Concert for World Peace at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He and wife Bowie welcomed son Jacob on September 11th.
Marla Bojorge ’07 was chosen as the winner of the Corporate International Magazine Global Award for Immigration Advisory Firm of the Year in Spain
Stacey Fraser ’96 teaches voice at CSU San Bernadino.
Paula Brufman ’98 gave birth to a daugh-
Paula Madrid ’04 married Nestor Sulikowski on Oct 9, 2009. She has a private psychology practice with a focus on trauma and post-disaster interventions and is currently a Fellow at the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.
Sarah Siddiqui '04 graduated from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago this spring with a master’s degree in public policy while husband Marek Wolek ’03 graduated from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and received the school’s Global Awareness Award - an honor awarded to only one full-time MBA student per graduating class.
Kelli Moles ’07 has finished her first year at Harvard Business School. She and husband Kyle Moles ’07 continue to actively fundraise for development projects abroad, including in Ghana, where they led a group of twelve executives in May. They met the First Lady of Ghana, traveled to Cape Coast Castle, volunteered, and brought medical
supplies and medicine to donate.
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International House is grateful to the following donors for
Thomas W. Shields 88 and
their generous contributions to the 2010 Annual
Sheila J. Nayar ’90 Richard D. Simmons
Fund
Campaign.
Their support has helped provide scholarships,
programs,
leadership training and other key resources to
Ambassador Kenneth D. Taylor and
over 800 resident members. HOUSE BENEFACTORS ($100,000 AND ABOVE) Kathryn W. Davis 30
Estate of Eloise De Lay Hayes "62 Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($50,000 TO $99,999) Abby and George O'Neill Herman Rottenberg
CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000 TO $49,999) Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.
Kathleen Burns Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Darrell Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. DuBrul, Jr. DZ Bank Ernst & Young LLP John French, lll Freunde des International House, e.V. The L. W. Frohlich Charitable Trust
Diane Garnick Paul B. Kazarian (Japonica Partners) Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation
Lee Foundation, Singapore Estate of Jonathan Mason Joseph T. McLaughlin Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.* Mary F. Miller '66 The Mitsui USA Foundation Peter M. O'Neill "92 John Bing Sing Pek ’68 Adam and Mandy Quinton
Stephen K. Grimm Stephen M. Haggerty and Kimberly A. Throm Melina Higgins and John Willinge Leo Hindery Markus Hugelshofer '87 and Martina Schmitz ’86 Merit E. Janow Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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IN HONOR OF Francis Stanley Bourne '52 from Lucie W. Bourne ’52 Beverly Berghaus Chico '59 and Raymundo Chico from Marta Chico George B. Dunn Jr. from Gerald Dunn '86 Warren Hewitt '48 from Jacqueline N. Hewitt Rebecca & Olurotimi Jejeloye from Olubukola Afolayan Jejeloye '06 Adam and Mandy Quinton from David L. Pesikoff
Herman Rottenberg from Yi Xie ’04 Sylvia Strong from David S. Sabih ’57 Olivia Axelia Takyo from Naoki Takyo "98 Mary Thompson "47 from Annie Rordam '48 IN MEMORY OF Donald Andrushko ’68 from Joann Andrushko Blanche Aarons from Sarah J. Aarons '51 Elizabeth Baker Carter from Nancy D. Peck and Brian A. Baker Jim Cormier '82 from Timothy A. O’Leary '82 Barbara Grace '52 from Carol S. La Pierre 51
Polly Love from Irwin Shainman ’48 Clare Wisecarver Madocks "65 from J. W. Madocks Edith MacGrogan from Maureen L. MacGrogan '72
Marion Lerrigo-McWilliams and William McWilliams from Anna M. Neville "48 Kinko Onodera Poulsen from Stanley N. Kanzaki '71 Jonathan Riddle '80 from Steadman H. Westergaard '80 Philip Sudo ’83 from Victoria |. Geibel ’83 John James Smalhout ’40 from Mary M. Smalhout Florence Rabin Stern '37 from Michael B. Kollins Frederick W. Suffa '51 from Shirley Suffa Eiji Takai "65 from Valerie H. Takai "64
Georgi D. Yanev from Nikolay G. Yanev ’08 * Denotes corporations and foundations which also, or exclusively, provide matching gifts The Office of Development & Alumni Relations makes every effort to ensure that this Honor Roll of Donors is as accurate as possible in every aspect. Should we have fallen short in this effort, please do not hesitate to let us know right away so that we can make any necessary adjustment to the Honor Roll as it is posted on our website, www. ihouse-nyc.org/honorroll.
Alexandra Vasquez ’07 and Eddie Sarrine ’07 live in Atlanta, where Eddie is
working in equity research for a financial services company and Alexandra is in her second year of law school at Emory Law.
Sean Clouston ‘09 recently married Dr. Rachel Kidman and is currently a post-doctor-
James Cocks ’08 has relocated to Toronto
and the University College in London.
and has started working at Lord Cultural Resources, a global consultancy focusing in museums, cultural institutions, and planning. Meghan (O’Neil) Kuebler ’08 was married in Cleveland, Ohio on June 12th to Paul Andrew Kuebler. Many friends from |-House were in attendance, including Wendy Shao ’09, Jennifer Weiss '08, Meghan Swanson '09, and Matthias Jahnke '07 among others. The couple lives in Stamford, CT. Meghan is teaching statistics and completing a Ph.D. degree in Sociology
at the University at Albany. Paul is a Director in Investment Banking for the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Sandra Pereira ’07 is a director at Carris in Lisbon, where she is responsible for organizational development issues. She also teaches organizational management to university students ages 19-22.
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Askar Mambetaliev 08 is a university professor in Kyrgyzstan.
April Dequito ‘08 and Andreas Ring ‘08 reunited for a visit in the Philippines in October where they went diving and hiking. Euna Lhee ’08 just started a new job as multimedia health reporter for Florida Public Radio, as a part of the Healthy State Collaborative project. Euna reports on healthcare issues, biotechnology and medical research. Marie Mainil ’08 was a youth representative at the NATO summit in Lisbon in November before heading to Burundi to work with UNV/UNDP on peace building and development programs for the next year.
al research associate at University of Victoria
Saman Qureshi ‘09 is working as a Communication, Training and Event Specialist with USAID in Karachi and recently became a certified scuba diver. Sunny Uppal ’09 is working for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s
Alexandra Bartoi 09 married Julius Bekesch on October 2nd in Hamburg, Germany.
(UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) based at
the United Nations Office in Geneva. Bradley R. Daniels ’10 is an on-air reporter and in-house psychosocial expert for KayaFM in Gauteng, South Africa. You can hear his daily reports (at the top of each hour) at www.kayafm.co.za.
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IN MEMORIAM Mitch Miller ’35, Celebrated Music Industry Figure
John K. Friesen ’48, Led Family Planning Efforts ongtime World Council of Alumni member John K.
ia the early 1960s, millions of American households tuned in to “Sing Along With Mitch,” a popular tele-
Friesen ’48 passed away on June 12th at age 98. A native of Manitoba, Friesen lived at I-House while studying sociology at Columbia University. At the House he met his future wife, the former Marta
vision program that invited audience participation in what amounted to a weekly national community-sing. The creator of the program, enormously successful record producer and I-House alumnus Mitch Miller ’35, died on July 31st in New York at age 99.
Korach, a Teacher’s College student from Chile, and
received his M.A. and Ed.D. from Columbia. Friesen was associated with British Columbia (UBC)
A native of Rochester, Miller was a talented oboist
as Director of Continuing Education and oversaw an adult education project in Jaipur. The Rockefeller Foun-
and after graduating from the Eastman School of Music moved to New York City where he performed with George Gershwin and con-
ductor David Mannes while living at I-House. In the 1990s, Miller told l-House Development Director John Weils that while living at the House during the Depression, he earned extra money by orga-
nizing private musicales for Trustee John D. Rockefeller III and his wife Blanchette at their Manhattan home. After leaving I-House, Miller worked as a musician and in 1950 became Head
of Artists and Repertoire at Columbia Records, where he guided the careers of Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, and Johnny Mathis and helped define American popular music during the era.
From 1961 to 1964, Miller was the star of the popular “Sing Along With Mitch” on NBC. In 2000, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
dation’s Population Council took him to Turkey and Iran where he helped develop health and family planning programs in the 1970s. Later, at Canada’s International Development and Research Centre, he directed similar programs in Singapore, Nairobi, and Cairo.
Active members of the World Council of Alumni and Canadian Friends of International House, John and Marta attended meetings in New York and Prague, and updated address lists of Canadian alumni on numerous occasions. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force who flew 35 missions over Germany
during World War II, Friesen was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. In addition to Marta, a Life Member of the World Council, he is survived by their daughter, son, and three grandchildren.
Stephen C. Eyre, Drove l-House North Purchase Wah C. Ching ’38
ecutive Committee of the Board of Trustees for nearly a decade, died May 21st, at age 87. Described by his family as a man deeply committed to helping the people and organizations that touched his life, Steve Eyre grew up in Locust Valley, NY and graduated from Yale University in 1947, after a break of three
Honolulu, HI
James F. Pletcher 58 Pittsburgh, PA
Eleanor A. Hall ‘39
Wade M. Simmons ’61
Rochester, NY
Mount Holly, NJ
Elenora V. Hildebrand ‘41
Bartley R. Frueh ’63
years to serve in the Army Corps of Engineers during
Buffalo, NY
Ann Arbor, MI
Milton E. Muelder ’43 East Lansing, MI
Frances C. Geer 63 New York, NY
Albert Orcutt ’50 San Luis Obispo, CA
Julia Kazantis-Williams ’65
Frederick W. Suffa 51 Alexandria, VA
Murray Rosenbluth ’66 Brooklyn, NY
Robert M. Fisher ’53 Chevy Chase, MD
Martin E. Zahn ’68 Bodnegg, Germany
Te-Kong Tong ’54 Norwood, NJ
Scott M. Lowe ’73 Virginia Beach, VA
a Life Trustee.
Luz M. Llado Hernandez 56
Eyre moved to the Atlanta area with his wife Jolene following retirement, and he is survived by her, their six children and 13 grandchildren. President Don Cuneo, who knew and worked with Eyre for more than 25
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mr. Amokrane Boudedja ’77 Azazga, Algeria
years, expressed the feelings of many when he said that “those of us who worked closely with Steve will remember his wise, steadfast leadership, his practical approach to problem solving, and his dry and delightful sense of humor.”
Carmel, CA
-House Life Trustee Stephen C. Eyre, who led the Ex-
World War II. He spent his career at Citicorp, retiring as Chief Auditor and Corporate Secretary in 1983, and then served as Executive Director and Treasurer of the John A.
Hartford Foundation until his retirement 1997. Elected to the I-House Board in 1984, Eyre was shortly named Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee. Two years later he was elected Chairman of the Executive Committee, a position he held for nine years.
Eyre led the Executive Committee during an eventful period marked by the Capital Campaign of the late 1980s, and the first Harry Edmonds Awards, at
which he presided, in 1990. In 1993 he performed similar duties at I-House’s Sakura Festival, at which he presented the Edmonds Award to his good friend Abby M. O’Neill. At I-House, he guided the purchase of Van Dusen Hall from Union Theological Seminary in 1989, creating I-House North and significantly expanding the House’s capacity. When he stepped down from the board in 1995, he was elected
Euripides F. Lallos 56
Agawam, MA
Bushra Musa ’87 Vienna, VA
Vienna Site of Freunde/PanEuropean Reunion Weekend
Alumni Profile: Engineering a Successful Brand rriving from Istanbul, Turkey in February of 1961, Cano Ozgener joined the International House community while pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Columbia University. For Ozgener,
living at |-House was “an absolute delight.”
He recalls fondly the “l-House atmosphere and the quality of
students.” One such student was Esen Sever, a Turkish resident studying education at Bank Street College, who he met on his second day at the House and who he would later marry. Among Ozgener’s favorite activities at the House were dinner with friends in the Dining Room, attending musical events at Lincoln Center with discounted tickets provided by the House, learning about baseball from the American residents—he a lifelong Yankees fan—and
is now
smoking pipes, especially those
made of meerschaum. After completing his studies, Cano was hired by DuPont to work as an engineer at one of its plants in North Carolina. Meerschaum
pipes, which encourage a high quality smoke and Isabel Finck '02, Event Organizer Adilia Daminova '03 and Freunde President Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender ‘O5
can be carved in very creative ways, became a hobby for him, Cano and Esen Ozgener ’64
and Ozgener would use his spare time and engineering background to make improvements to them. As he explored this
nternational House alumni and friends from Austria,
interest further, he found that other enthusiasts were also looking for better quality pipes.
the Czech
Soon he began selling his own handcrafted pipes, which signaled the beginning of what would later become CAO International (named for Cano’s initials), one of the world’s premium cigar companies.
Republic, Germany,
Switzerland and the
United States gathered in Vienna the weekend of Sep-
As he made more contacts in
tember 24-26 for Freunde des International House’s
With the support of his family and these contacts and buoyed by his entre-
preneurial spirit, Ozgener decided to leave his senior research engineer position at DuPont in 1977 to run the busi-
Pan-European Alumni Reunion and Annual Meeting. In addition to socializing and taking in the local
ness full-time.
sites and cuisine, the Annual
the tobacco industry, CAO kept growing.
A major shift in the company came
in 1995, when CAO
ing popularity in the 1980s, just as interest in hand-carved
International House elected new officers and desig-
pipes declined.
nated nearly US$12,000
Since then, the company has developed
numerous cigar brands with loyal followings all over the world.
By 2003, CAO sought greater control over the production process and purchased two cigar factories—one in Nicaragua and the other in Honduras, which allowed better consistency of their product.
Such attention to detail has paid
dividends through fierce customer loyalty to each brand of CAO cigars. In 2006, Ozgener appointed his son Tim to serve as President of CAO and retained the title of Founder and Chair-
man. Soon after he negotiated the sale of the business to Scandinavian Tobacco Group to assure that it could expand and become “a more internationally recognized brand.” Currently CAO sells approximately 10 million cigars annually and boasts high rankings from industry publications like Cigar Aficionado and European Cigar Journal. early 2007.
In his retirement, he has engaged
Ozgener retired from the business after the sale was completed
in
in philanthropy and art collecting.
His best advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is “to make sure that they are financially sound” and to “follow their dreams and not be afraid of trying.”
NYAAC Celebrates Summer’s
in scholarship support to
current |-House residents. The weekend began with a reception at the home of Adilia Daminova ’03 and her husband Chris Hornek,
where alumna Eudora Price ’80 catered an international feast. On Saturday morning the group convened at Naschmarkt for a leisurely breakfast organized by Helen
Chang ’02 and Stefan Gruber ’02. Afterwards, architect Gruber led the group on an informative and enter-
taining tour of Vienna’s Ringstrasse, with its elaborate 19th and early 20th century civic structures. Freunde des |-House convened
End with an I-House Picnic te
of alumni and their families flocked to Inter-
national House on Sunday, September
12th for an
end-of-summer picnic hosted by the New York Area Alumni
Council (NYAAC). As part of an increased effort to reach out to I-House
its annual business
meeting at the Academy of Fine Arts, where Development Director John Wells discussed recent activities at the House and thanked members for their longtime, generous support. The group also reviewed the treasurer’s report, approved Freunde scholarship designations and elected new officers.
Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender 05 succeeded Marek Wolek ’04 as Chairman. She lives in Cologne with her husband and fellow |. House alumnus Dirk Nierhoff
alumni with young families, event co-chairs David Bomzer
705 and their daughter. She completed her Doctor-
00 and Vandana Sood ’08, along with new NYAAC
dent Sarah Perry ’96 and the Steering Committee, orga-
ate in German Modernism last year and freelances for agencies specializing in History Communication.
nized an afternoon filled with fun activities for all ages.
She lived at I- House while studying at Columbia from
presi-
The festivities took place on the Abby O’Neill Patio overlooking Sakura Park until rainclouds sent the group
Julia Kotlyar '09, Tyrone Jones'94, Rengin Isik ‘O09, Juan Montoya ‘09
Meeting of Freunde des
began selling its own cigars in response to their expand-
2003-05. Frauke Thielecke ’'03 was named
Deputy Chair-
into the drier clime of |-House’s Main Lounge, where
man. She is an award-winning German film maker
children found plenty to keep them occupied, including
and television director who organized Freunde’s 2009 gathering in Hamburg. She holds degrees from Hamburg University and Hamburg Media School and lived at |-House during the summer of 2003 while studying at NYU.
arts and craft stations and an interactive music activity led
by Perry, who is a professional music educator. Meanwhile, alumni and their guests were treated to tours of the House by residents Pinar Ozbek and Dino Sossi. “For those former residents who have not been back to the House in a long time,” Perry explained, “the tours were a wonderful way for them to see what changes have been made and to reflect on their own experiences here.”
Gloria Pfaue ’'99, who succeeded Niels Kemper '04
Perry said the event was planned to appeal not only to families but to alumni of all ages and situations.
as Treasurer, lived at |-House in 1999 while she was
“| definitely noticed a different group of attendees from other events, which was really refreshing,” she added. “It was
a United Nations intern. She has a degree in business
comfortable, casual, and a great day all around.”
administration and has worked in the finance industry for the past 16 years in Frankfurt, Munich and London before returning to her hometown near Frankfurt. She organized the 2005 Freunde Meeting in Munich. Freunde Founder and World Council Co-Chair Klaus Moessle '85 praised the work of the outgoing leaders, and hailed the ascension of the first all-female
Freunde board. Following the meeting, the group traveled to the hilly countryside for dinner at Heuriger Sirbu, a traditional Austrian wine tavern, and afterwards, heartier members of the entourage went clubbing in town. The weekend concluded on Sunday with a Danube River
cruise, visits to local museums, and cafes. Additional photographs from the weekend can be found at www. ihouse-nyc.org/photogallery.
Alumni joined President Don Cuneo for a reception during the International Houses Worldwide Meeting in Philadelphia on June 19th.
DIRECTOR'S CORNER
Friends of |-House Gather in London; Appoint New Trustees to Lead Charitable Trust ; nternational House alumni in the United Kingdom
gathered September 21st at a
Davis Challenge is in the
famous London jazz club for drinks and reminiscences.
Home Stretch; We can do it!
Organized by Patricia Hamzahee ’83, President of Friends of International House,
United Kingdom, the
gathering took place upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s, the well-known Soho club, where participants chatted to a backdrop of live music. Attendees included recently
‘92, Uma
Kymal
the Davis Challenge, raising more than $750,000 in new and increased gifts since 2008, and receiving $1.5 million from Kathryn W. Davis ’30.
This has been the result of an impressive show of support by our donors across all categories, in gifts both large and small. It is all the more remarkable when one considers that less than three months after the challenge was made,
the collapse of markets and ensuing global financial crisis ushered in a period of
of |-House originator Harry
economic uncertainty from which the world is still recovering. The most immediate and visible aspect of our success is Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Hall itself, restored to gleaming luster and re-dedicated by Mrs. Davis and Chairman Paul A. Volcker at the Welcome Sunday Supper on Septem-
Edmonds.
ber 26th.
appointed chapter TrustFIHUK Trustees Tomas Hazleton ‘91, Peter Burbank ‘93, Mami Urano '87 and Patricia Hamzahee ‘83.
nternational House has successfully completed the third and penultimate year
|:
ees and Alice Lewthwaite, great-great granddaughter
The Trustees, who were officially elected this summer, will lead in the organization of
At a cost of $1.6 million, the renovation is the largest part of the Davis Chal-
alumni events in the London area, initiate other alumni programming and oversee the
lenge, with the remaining $400,000 going to endowed funds for maintenance
fiduciary needs of Friends of International House New York City Trust. They are:
and technological improvements and the implementation of Davis Projects for Peace, in which I-House will be participating for the fourth straight year.
Peter Burbank ’92 is Head of Risk Office & Integration at Lloyds Banking Group. He holds degrees from Connecticut College (BA Economics), SAIS Johns Hopkins University, and an MBA
in finance from Columbia.
Patricia Hamzahee '83 is a partner at Kreab Gavin Anderson with more than 20 years experience in advertising, corporate and financial communications, and marketing. Patri-
cia lived at l-House while at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Tomas Hazleton '91 is a Senior Vice President and Director of Risk Management
for AllianceBernstein based in London. He lived at |-House while pursuing his MBA at Columbia Business School.
Uma Kymal ’93 is Director, Banking and Capitai Markets, Consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the largest of the Big Four auditing firms. She lived at I-House while
studying a Columbia’s School of Public Health in 1991-93. Mami Urano ’87 has been active with the United Kingdom alumni effort since 2002. A native of Japan, she lived at |-House while pursuing her Masters Degree at Columbia’s School of Social Work in 1985-87. Representing !-House was Director of Development & Alumni
By undertaking the renovation on an accelerated schedule, I-House took on faith that we would successfully achieve year four of the challenge, generating once again $250,000 in new and increased gifts and receiving the final $500,000 installment. Starting January 1st, we will have one final year to complete Kathryn Davis’s
remarkable challenge. Last fall, when I-House was celebrating the centennial of Harry Edmonds'’s historic 1909 inspiration, Mrs. Davis wrote that she hoped donors would give as generously as possible to maximize the impact of their gifts. “It is my pleasure to be able to double match your new or increased gift to In-
ternational House in support of the important work it does,” she wrote. “I hope you will join me.” As we gear up for the final year of her challenge in 2011,
Relations John Wells,
J thn Wells
who provided updates from New York and attended a meeting of the Trustees to discuss the group’s future plans.
l-House Board of Trustees Elects New Slate he Board of Trustees approved a slate of officers and Trustees, including the election of Board, at its Annual
Meeting on June
let’s all join Kathryn
Davis and fulfill this worthy goal.
Sarah Perry '96 Assumes NYAAC Presidency
a new member of the 16th.
Newly-elected was Brian H. Polovoy, a partner in the Litigation Group of Sherman & Sterling, where he has prac-
ticed for 18 years. A cum laude graduate of both Duke University and Georgetown
University Law Center, Polovoy has been rated
a “future star” in Benchmark Litigation 2010. His practice involves a variety of complex commercial
litigation for U.S.
and international clients. At the same meeting, Anthony C. Spikes 96 was named Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee. An I|-House Trustee since 2001, Spikes is Managing Principal
at Sapphire Hill Global Partners, a global macro fund based in New York. Spikes succeeds Peter M. O’Neill "92, who was elected Chairman of the Nominating Committee after seven years as Treasurer of the Board. NYAAC President Sarah Perry '96 with outgoing President George Mathew ‘04
arah Perry ’96, a longtime member of the New York Area Alumni Council (NYAAC) Steering Committee, succeeded George Mathew ’04 as president of NYAAC this July. Perry, whose involvement with the tri-state alumni chapter stretches back several
years, has co-chaired a number of successful alumni events, including International House Day. She is also a former |-House staff member, having worked at the Riverside Reception Desk for several years, and brings to the NYAAC presidency a wide and diverse
network of |-House contacts. “I’m excited to be taking over as NYAAC’s president,” she remarked, citing the wide range of class years represented on the Steering Committee.
“I believe this is what being
an |-House alum really means.” “When we lived there we were able to connect with so many people, often of similar ages but from different cultures, degree programs, life experiences, etc.,” she said. “| think as l-House alumni, we can still connect with each other in much the same way but expand it so much further by listening to and learning from the experiences of alumni from all class years.” Outside of her involvement with International House, Perry is a board-certified music Alumni and guests gathered in Montreal on June 4th for an informal dinner at Leméac Restaurant organized by World Couneil of Alumni member Dany Comeau '87 on behalf of Canadian Friends of International House,
|-House’s alumni chapter in Canada.
therapist and a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor in the music education program at Teachers College. She also teaches music classes privately and at the Aaron School
in Manhattan. Perry lived at International House in 1996 while interning at the Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center.
-House residents were treated to a comprehensive and entertaining presentation on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by a renowned academician and master storyteller on October Dr. Andrew Jameson,
18th.
historian, world-traveler
and lecturer, presented an illustrated slide talk that began by considering the canonical
number seven
and what constitutes a “world wonder”
followed by a
description of both ancient and modern sites. As a large Dodge formed other park maintenance chores in collaboration with the Riverside Park Fund as part of the bi-annual Sakura
Dr. Jameson
audience listened intently,
structions of classical antiquity, all located around the Mediterranean
Park Clean Up Day on October 16th.
Room
described each of the legendary conrim, and only one of which — the
Great Pyramid of Egypt — still exists today. Of the others, the exact location of the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon has never been determined, but
2" Andrew Jameson with Trustee Peter O'Neill '92
records and archaeology confirm the existence of the other five. The Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were destroyed by fire, while the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Tomb of Mausolus were all brought down Dr. Jameson
by earthquakes.
retired after 42 years of teaching and administration at Harvard and at the University of California,
Berkeley, where he was assistant vice chancellor and, as Trustee Peter M. O’Neill noted in his introduction, an alumnus of |-House Berkeley.
Nearly 120 residents participated in the 46th Annual Fall Fiesta, the annual dance and fashion show, on October 23rd.
Fifty-five residents and alumni performed a wide
range of dances including Tango, Swing, Modern Step,
Ballet, Hip-Hop,
Afro-Rumba,
Belly dancing,
Lyrical Hip-Hop,
Chinese Folkloric, and Lingala/Soukous from Central
and Eastern Africa. to Herman
The event featured a tribute slideshow
‘HR’ Rottenberg,
who was unable to attend,
and the history of the event he originated was conveyed by emcee Dan Flatley.
The beloved fashion parade of resi-
dents featured traditional clothing from almost 50 different countries.
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House resident members throughout the decades have enjoyed the perks of living in Harlem
of the United States’ most culturally and historically rich neighborhoods),
(one
but few can boast of having taken the
stage in Harlem’s crown jewel: The Apollo Theater. On October 27th,
|-House resident member Ayanna Witter-Johnson did just that and tied for first place in the
Apollo’s world-famous
“Amateur
Night” competition.
Amateur Night has been a beloved tradition at the Apollo Theater since 1934. grand prize, Witter-Johnson drix, The Jackson
has joined the illustrious ranks of past Amateur
By taking home the competition’s
Night winners Billie Holiday, Jimi Hen-
5, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan, just to name a few.
Hailing from London, Witter-Johnson
is a second year resident pursuing a master’s degree at the Manhattan
School of Music. She is a grantee of the WIL Program and one of this year’s Performing Arts Fellows. To win the competition, Witter-Johnson
beat out thousands of hopeful musicians, dancers, comedians,
poets,
and other performers through auditions and four rounds of onstage, applause-based judging. More than
140
|-House community
members turned out to support her in the final round as she performed
Trustees Peter O’Neill 92 and Adam Quinton (center),
“Ain’t | A Woman,” a self-composed piece for cello and voice. Based on the volume of their cheers and applause,
aided by other Board members, residents and staff, rang
she tied for first place.
the NASDAQ closing bell in Times Square on June 10th in connection with I-House’s Scholarship Fund Benefit the
“| chose to perform my own song, a setting of Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t | A Woman?’, because it is powerful and means a lot not only to me but the wider community too,” she said.
same
“Knowing
week.
| may have to perform
it many times,
| wanted to work with a song that would take me on a journey,
and this certainly has.”
SAVE THE January 15, 2011
February 10, 2011
May 23-27,
Rome,
New York, NY
Tokyo, Japan
Italy
2011
www. ihouse-nyc.org/PIN
Please visit www./house-nyc.org/alumnievents for information about these and other events.