“The BRIC nations are primed for continued rapid growth, and even the United
States will see substantial improvement, due to the massive increase in BRIC and
other developing nations’ domestic
consumption.” —Jim O’Neill
Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs
Jim O'Neill speaks to |-House resident Lara Pedrini of France.
Justin Lin with I-House resident Tony Qiu of China.
s the world slowly emerges from the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression, three renowned economists shared their views and opinions on “The Global Economy,” the programmatic theme for the 2009-2010 academic year at International House. Liz Ann Sonders, SVP and Chief Investment Strategist for
India, and China) and has spent much of his career analyzing developing nations and their impact on the global economy. He reminded the audience that economics is an imprecise sci-
Charles Schwab & Co., kicked off the Series in October.
Sonders
struck an optimistic tone in relation to the stock market. The combination of global stimulus efforts, concerted central
bank moves and pent up demand point to an improved environment, she said, while cautioning that risks - including a growing debt crisis, unemployment, and the ongoing weakness of the dollar - still remain. Most importantly for the individual investor, Sonders reminded the audience, is that the market is predictive and not reactive. It is critical for individual investors to overcome their emotional reactions to any particular market trend, positive or negative. In conclusion, Sonders said that by taking a long-term approach and re-balancing portfolios on a regular basis, the individual investor can survive and even prosper during these volatile times. Jim O'Neill, the Chief Economist for Goldman Sachs, was the second speaker in the series on March 9th. O'Neill echoed Sonders’ optimism, but from a global macro-economic perspective.
ence.
Goldman’s statistics, he said, are based on broad economic
categories, the most important being population size and the potential to increase economic output. All of the BRIC nations are primed for continued rapid growth, said O'Neill, adding that even the United States would see substantial improvement over the next few years. The main driver of this growth, he said, is the massive increase in domestic consumption within the BRIC nations and other developing countries, spurred, in great part, by a burgeoning middle class. The single largest constraint to growth, he cautioned, was corruption. O’Neill pointed to developing countries such as Nigeria, which has a large population, natural resource wealth, and great
potential for growth.
But what he described as a high level of cor-
ruption at every level of society has stymied all efforts to improve the economy. O’Neill concluded by engaging in a spirited conversation with
the resident members and guests. A Goldman Sachs colleague who attended the presentation noted that “the audience wins the award
for the most thoughtful questions asked of our economic team.” Dr. Justin Lin, SVP and Chief Economist for the World Bank, as well as one of the most revered economists in China, was the third
O'Neill is the creator of the acronym BRIC (Brazil, Russia,
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Dodge Family and I-House: A Partnership From the Start he reopening in recent months of the Cleveland E. Dodge Room at International House following an extensive refurbishment is a tangible reminder of the longstanding involvement of the Dodge Family, which precedes the founding of I-House and has continued uninterrupted since that time. In his memoirs, Harry Edmonds recalled the family’s “moral and
material support, without which I could not have had the courage to continue working...This whole family was sympathetic to my hopes for a building.” In 1913, when Edmonds’ Intercollegiate Cosmopolitan Club leased its first space on West 114th Street, Club member Bayard Dodge, future president of the American University at Beirut, helped provide furnishings for the clubhouse through family donations. Dodge’s father, Cleveland H. Dodge was an official of the Phelps Dodge Corporation, a leading copper mining concern founded by the family in 1832. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, profits soared, and the senior Dodge established the foundation that year
Members of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Board of Directors were joined by Don and Bonnie Cuneo and members of the Dodge Family and guests for the re-opening of
the Cleveland E. Dodge Room.
determined, as he wrote his pastor, that “I will not burn my pockets by keeping a cent of the money coming to me from war profits.” Bayard Dodge’s brother, Cleveland E. Dodge, and their cousin Frederick Osborn, all became involved with Harry Edmonds’ ef-
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pring is always a time of mixed emotions at International
World Newsletter Vol. 45, No. 2
A Publication of International House
Office of Development & Alumni Relations 500 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027 www.ihouse-nyc.org
MESSAGE Planning continued throughout the recent semester for the restoration of Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis
House. Year-end activities,
Hall which will be largely completed during the summer
including the Candlelight Sunday Supper, typify the joy of concluding another successful academic year, but are accompanied by a certain wist-
of 2010. We will also undertake an effort to refurbish the Main Lounge during this same period while at the same time continuing sustained efforts to upgrade the units in IHouse North and provide routine maintenance necessary in our two buildings, which are respectively 86 and 50-years old.
fulness as we bid farewell to those graduates who are moving on in their lives and careers. This period is always a good time to take stock of the academic year that has passed even as we plan for the summer and fall ahead. Programming has always been at the core of the International House experience. When done well, our programs provide vital community-building opportunities that sup-
On the Admissions front, there has been a slow decline
in the numbers of admitted residents from the U.S. In the spring semester, 22 percent of residents were U.S.-born while 30 percent were U.S. citizens, a reflection of the growing diversity within the U.S. This is occurring while, at the same time, we are making our typical efforts to boost the number of applicants from Latin America and Africa. The U.S. continues to provide our largest group of residents, as our founders intended. A significant U.S. representation in I-House provides equally important opportunities for U.S. students to receive exposure to global views and for international students to interact with a
port effective delivery of our Mission. The overall feedback STAFF
Director of Development & Alumni
is that our programs are well-planned and well-received, that the variety is eclectic and this meets the diversity of interests in our community, and that the programs positively impact the interaction of our resident and alumni constitu-
Relations
encies. This continues to be the case despite difficult bud-
John A. Wells
Daniel Blakemore Assistant Director of Development for Individual Giving Nicole Davidson Assistant Director of Development; Director of Alumni Programs
Assistant Director of Development for Institutional Giving
taking steps to proactively address this change. Overall, competition in the field of international education is growing although the U.S. and particularly the East and West coasts remain competitive despite their relative high cost. This has helped produce a strong result for the House.
getary times and the resulting constraints on our resources. This year’s Global Economy theme proved very timely and well-subscribed, as indicated in the front-page article of this World Newsletter. The economic environment remains challenging and
So, another academic year concludes, we continue to
we are seeing some softness in the demand for a few of the
focus on the excellence of our programs, our reputation
for offering an exceptional cross-cultural experience, the
higher-priced units in I-House North. On the positive side, as you will read elsewhere in the newsletter, we met the second year of the four-year Davis Challenge Grant and received $500K
Philip Greven
cross-section of their peers from the U.S. Therefore, we are
strength of our constituencies, and the fit and relevance of our Mission to stand above the crowd and realize our ambitious goals.
in matching funds. We also received a $1M
partial distribution of a bequest from long-time World
Dred boner
Council of Alumni member Eloise De Lay Hayes ’62. This gift underscores in a significant way the impact alumni have on the future of this institution and its residents.
Lisa Mirabile Database Manager
l-House Davis Peace Projects Grant Recipients Named for 2010
Carey Jan
Development Coordinator
PHOTOGRAPHERS
leven proposals by 12 International House resident members were approved by the Davis United World College Scholars
Program for Davis Projects for Peace grants in March.
project will consist of one week of professional development sessions for 120 teachers affiliated with the Transformation Education organization.
design and implement grassroots projects to promote peace.
Yasunobu Hitomi
Twenty-two proposals from members of International Houses Worldwide, coordinated by I-House New York, are being funded at $10,000 each for implementation this summer. The recipients from I-House New York are:
Dino Sossi
Kinney (Germany/USA) — Transformation Educa-
tion: Training Teachers and Equipping Schools in Sierra Leone. This
I-House resident members were among students invited to
Sara Gaebler
Meredith Hutchison
¢ Marianne
TO REACH US
Mirva Lempiainen (Finland) — Reporting for Peace in the Maldives. Lempiainen will offer a series of journalism workshops in an effort to train youth and adults ages 12 to 35 in citizen journalism.
¢ Shannon Bishop (South Africa) — E-Learning for Educators: Tsz Kiu Liu (Hong Kong) — My Plight, My Right: Youth
Fax: 212-316-8416
Peace of Mind Leads to Peaceful Lives (South Africa). This project will train teachers to better access and use the internet by developing and implementing a technology curriculum for
Email: alumni @ihouse-nyc.org
teachers that integrates literacy skills and social networking.
gardens in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood primarily
Development & Alumni Relations Phone: 212-316-8423
Empowerment in Substandard Housing (USA). This project will implement emergency preparedness workshops and urban with occupants of single-room occupancy housing units.
Programs Office Phone: 212-316-8438 Fax: 212-316-1827
Rebecca Burton (USA) — School Libraries for Kiamuri (Kenya). This project will provide four public elementary schools with basic libraries to serve as resources for both students and
and implementation of a curriculum and activity workshops
Email: programs@ihouse-nyc.org Admissions Office Phone: 212-316-8436 Fax: 212-316-1827
Email: admissions@ihouse-nyc.org
Sarah DeMott (USA) — Exhibiting Peace: Celebrating Centuries of Mediterranean Migration (Italy). DeMott will create a public
history migration exhibit in Sicily to highlight the shared history of cultural exchange between Sicily and North Africa. Frederik Dolmans
Guest Suite Accommodations Phone: 212-316-8436
(Belgium/Netherlands) — “Green
Outposts” and Community Programs in Haa’uuk’min Tribal Park, British Columbia (Canada). This project intends to give momentum to a recent initiative to construct “Green Outposts”
Public Room
Rentals
Lynn Lynes (USA) — Peace at Home: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (USA). This project will lead to the creation
at certain sites within Haa’uuk’min Tribal Park.
Phone: 212-316-8465
Robert Grabow
(USA) & Linda Leder (Switzerland) —
for residents of a local shelter for families affected by domestic violence.
Samuel Ouma (Uganda) — Occupational Therapy: A Tool for Functional Peace (Uganda). This project will aim to improve the provision of occupational therapy service to people with disabilities in Uganda.
The projects were selected by a special committee comprised of former Director of Programs & Resident Life Eleanor Spiegel, 2009 Davis recipient Anabay Sullivan ’09, alumna Rajyashri Waghray ’99, and Trustee William $. Moody, who chaired the group.
Director of Programs & Resident Life Susan Storms was
Help keep our records up to date!
Hoops for Hope (Peru). This project will lead to the construc-
an ex-officio member.
Visit www. ihouse-nyc.org/alumni to
tion of a safe space for children to play in Chavin and the
in the Davis Projects this year are Alberta, Berkeley, Brisbane,
update your address and personal
engagement of a group of approximately 20 local youth in a
information. You will need to log
workshop on becoming peer sport and play promoters.
Chicago, Philadelphia, Sydney and Wollongong. The Davis Projects was initiated by I-House alumna Kathryn W. Davis ’32 in 2007 to encourage young people to find creative
in to do so. Please contact alumni @ ihouse-nyc.org to receive your
¢ Joachim Junghanss (Germany) — Music Works! (Togo)
unique ID to register.
This project will offer the experience of music through education and praxis to schoolchildren in West Africa.
Other International Houses participating
ways to promote a more peaceful world.
Alumni can follow the projects’ progress through online journals at www, ihouse-nyc.org this summer.
ver the week of March Ist, the 2010 grantees of the Women’s International Leadership Program offered a series of activities that celebrated Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, and demonstrated the skills they had learned throughout a year of leadership training. The week kicked off with a panel debate on prostitution between Norma Ramos, Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking of Women (CATW), and Elizabeth Saracco, Director of Programs for Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), and moderated
by WIL grantee Sandra Atler. The panelists expressed strong views on the subject and conceptual differences. Ramos fervently advocated for the abolition of prostitution, arguing that the practice is inherently connected with violence against women, while Saracco adhered to her organization's policy of addressing the immediate needs of sex workers as opposed to the philosophy behind the practice itself. A highlight of the week was the 2010 Patricia M. Cloherty Visitor Anne Erni, Head of Leadership, Learning and Diversity Bloomberg L.P. Erni, who previously served as diversity officer at Lehman Brothers, related a series of personal anecdotes to stress the importance of building networks on a personal and corporate level. It is important to build “your personal and professional networks — even when you don’t need them. They provide the most invaluable support you could imagine,” Erni said. Citing her own experience, Erni recalled how Sylvia Ann Hewlett—founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy and the 2009 Cloherty Visitor—ainvited her to join a handful of women to discuss Erni’s next career move just before Lehman Brothers’ demise. When the firm collapsed days later and Erni lost her job, it was this network of women-her “board of directors”-who,
she said, picked her up and helped her figure out exactly what those next steps would be. Erni has a long history of developing networks of women and has seen their positive results, not just on
a personal level, but for their corporate employers as well. At Lehman
Brothers, she
recalled, then-president Joe Gregory told her that “men run in packs, women don't. Go create your own pack.” With this impetus, she created WILL (Women’s Initiatives Leading Lehman), the firm's first women’s network. She also founded the Encore Program, which facilitated
networking and professional development opportunities for women who had left the workforce, and helped enable them to return to work. In establishing these initia-
Iris Schabetsberger of Austria, Eun Jin Kwak of Korea, Anne Erni and Patricia Popescu of Romania.
differences, they shared one common key to success:
tives, especially the Encore Program, she said, Lehman
showed young women that Wall Street could be a “place to have a non-linear career,” and resulted in better re-
cruitment and retention of women.
Offering networks for women within a firm is criti-
exhibiting a mutual respect for their partner and their
careers. The artistic side of WIL emerged on Friday with a production celebrating female creativity. This impres-
sive show featured a wide variety of artistic expression
and the
by I-House residents including music, theater, film, art
firm itself. Building these networks, Erni argued is “a great opportunity for companies to offer non-monetary compensation.” WIL Week continued with an evening of storytelling on March 3rd called “All About My Mother,” where residents shared stories and memories about their mothers and other special women in their life. On March 4th the grantees hosted a Couples & Career Panel with WIL Advisory Council Chair Dr. Patricia Taylor and Ambassador Kenneth Taylor, Pam
history and photography. It also included a performance by noted jazz singer Karen Oberlin and a screening of a film by WIL Alumna Vandana Sood ’08. On Saturday WIL Week featured a more hands-on event at the Craft and Cookery Fair. An origami therapist conducted a lesson on the therapeutic effects of the ancient art of paper folding while demonstrating some new techniques. WIL grantee Katie Conrad demonstrated knitting with plastic bags and how she spins her own yarn. There were also cooking demonstrations of Mexican, Indian and French food, and participants took home their own I-House cookbook of recipes submitted by fellow residents and staff. The week came to a close with a screening of the German film Run Lola Run followed by a discussion.
cal, Erni believes, to the success of those women
Palanque North and Robert North, and Astrid and John
Baumgardner. The panelists, who held careers in law, science, organizational psychology, and international diplomacy, described the many challenges they faced balancing their careers and relationships. Despite their
First WIL Grantees Gather for Reunion
I-House Meets Year
Two of Davis Challenge he second year of a challenge by alumna Kathryn W. Davis ’32 geared toward renovating Davis Hall and increasing support for the International House Annual Fund has been successfully met. For calendar year 2009, the House raised more than $254,000 in new and increased unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund, and received a second $500,000 gift from Mrs. Davis which will be used toward the Davis Hall renovation and two special funds. The results were announced at a meeting of the International House Board of Trustees on February 18th. John Wells, Director of Development & Alumni Rela-
tions, reported the figures to board members, noting that one of Mrs. Davis’s intents in establishing the challenge was to encourage more alumni giving. “On that basis alone the challenge is succeeding,” said Wells. "We attracted 428 new donors out of 1,248 last
year, which is a very strong performance. Our task now is
on wes
Back row: Lucylee Chiles ‘92, Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith '92, Vassiliki Petrou Front row: Caroline Sawyer ’92, Ellie Spiegel and Laila Khalil ‘92
'93, Quyn Phan
'92, Valerie Kelsick 92, Angana Banerji ’92.
s International House prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Women’s International Leadership Pro-
gram (WIL) this fall, it had the opportunity to look to the program’s beginnings when alumnae from the first
year gathered at the House March 26-28. Nine of the original 16 grantees attended, along with former Director of Programs Ellie Spiegel who initiated the program in 1991. The attendees came from Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and throughout the New York area for the weekend.
During sessions and over meals, the year one grantees discussed where life had taken them over the last 20 years, the impact of the WIL program on their professional and personal lives, changing technology and much more. The weekend also included an opportunity for the reunion attendees to meet with current grantees of the program over brunch, where participants shared their favorite WIL memories. While the grantees related memories of their first training weekend, bonding around the campfire, or of WIL Week, the alumnae were far more reflective. Alumnae almost unanimously cited former Director Ellie Spiegel as their favorite part of the WIL experience and
talked about how the lessons they learned twenty years ago have helped them to navigate difficult situations at work and at home. Tears were shed as they talked about how special the relationships they formed with fellow grantees were and how these friendships have endured through the years.
to sustain this momentum over the next two years.” Under the terms of the Davis Challenge, Mrs. Davis— who turned 103 in February—agreed to give the House $2 million over four years if the House could raise $1 million over the same period in new and increased gifts to the Annual Fund.
Of the $2 million gift from Mrs. Davis, $1.6 million would be devoted to a major renovation of Davis Hall and $300,000 to endow a fund to sustain maintenance and
technological improvements. A $100,000 endowed fund will enhance implementation of Davis Projects for Peace, for which 12 I-House residents have been awarded grants this year. Mrs. Davis and her late husband, Ambassador Shelby Cullom Davis, both lived at I-House while attending Columbia University in 1931-32. Ambassador Davis served on the Board of Trustees from 1975 until his death in 1993.
The first stage of work on Davis Hall is scheduled to be completed by September.
ALUMNI DECADES
Sabina Rakcheyeva ’03, Kinan Azmeh 04 and Kathy Tagg ’04 played a concert together at the New York City nightclub
1970s Ibrahim Gambari ’71 has been appointed Joint African Union-United Nations Special
Drom on March 24th. The three musicians
Representative for Darfur by SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chair Jean Ping.
have played together since their 2001 meeting at I-House. For this recent show they played original compositions and improvisations based on music from Azerbaijan and
David Funk ’72 retired after teaching
surrounding areas.
almost 4,000 law students at the Indiana
University School of Law - Indianapolis.
1950s Evan James ’53 has finished his latest manuscript, The Power Game in Byzantium:
Antonina and the Empress Theodora. James is retired from the University of British Columbia and lives on Mayne Island, BC. Nadia Finkelstein ’54 is retired from the Parsons Child & Family Center in Albany, NY, but continues to serve on the organization’s board. She is also involved with UCALL (Union College Academy of Lifelong Learning) and the Young Musicians Forum.
Orhan Kural ’73 is currently the head of mining engineering at the Istanbul Technical University.
On October 18th, 2009, longtime International
Ameerah Haq ’75 was recently appointed UN Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for Timor-Leste and Head of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
producer in Toronto. More information at
loist during the communion anthem, a Schubert
www.mmljww.com.
ah is now the highest-ranking Bangladeshi official at the UN.
piece. Carter and other family members stayed on to meet and chat with other participants following the service, and he sought out the vocalist who had impressed him. After a brief chat, it was revealed that the woman, Jeni Montrose, had lived at l-House in 2001-03 while studying voice at Brooklyn College. Carter’s son snapped a photo of the two to commemorate the “small world” encounter.
Roman Kuc ’79 is now Associate Dean for Educational Affairs in the School of
Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University.
bass in the North American tour of Fiddler
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri 96, who lived at the House while participating in the HuVera Stern ’80 and Robert Grant ’80 recently
in his native Athens, Greece on October 4,
|. House alumni working and/or residing and/or
2009 in celebration of his 80th birthday.
visiting Toronto. You can contact them at veras_ harp@sympatico.ca and grantrmr@vahoo.com
includes Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island and Southern Westchester.
Vera is President of the Toronto Harp Society.
Robert resides in Toronto and handles the business development projects for a UK manage-
1980s
man Rights Advocates Program, will have his book, The Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village, published by Viking Press in January 2010. The book details the building of the Nyaka AIDS Orphans School in
Raphael Goue "98 left Société Générale Bank and now works for Europrexis Consulting in Beijing, China, where he lives with his wife Christine and their two
Dawn Ledger ’81 recently published a novel titled In Flight about a Turkish lived and worked in Manhattan for the past 15 years.
’83 live in Manhattan and have two sons,
Regina Helcher Yost ’86 was selected
Patricia Lee ’66 has been Honorary Consul of France in Honolulu since 1997. On February 20th she became Dean of the Consular Corps of Hawaii, comprised of approximately 37 career and honorary consuls and consuls general. Michael von Braun Nagel ’67 is Senior Advisor to Novum Capital and the Russian Venture Capital Association and is Director of BIA Investor Relations. Stephan Mintz ’67 and his wife simultaneously retired last summer. Stephan had worked at Florida International University for 35 years as professor of physics, chair of physics and associate dean of the graduate school.
to perform in last year’s 20th anniversary
Pacific Music Festival Alumni Orchestra in Sapporo, Japan conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.
providing in-depth perspectives on community issues and challenges; promoting placement in high profile stewardship positions; and encouraging active membership in a lifelong network of community leaders.
Michael White ’04 has written his first novel, Weeping Underwater Looks A Lot Like Laughter, published by Penguin Putnam in February 2010.
woman who was raised in Istanbul, but has
Lee and Jeffrey. Michele teaches an online fiction writing class for the Writers Studio and publishes essays in The Villager and Downtown Express newspapers.
The couple welcomed a daughter, Yan Ni, on April 12th, 2010. Dali works at United Technologies Corp as an Internal Auditor.
Frauke Thielecke ’03 directed three recent episodes of the German TV show Kistenwache and will direct three more this spring. Her short film Adbdenlied was shown at this year’s Next Reel Festival in Singapore, organized by Tisch College NY and NYU.
daughters.
Sreemati Chakrabarti ’81 has been appointed Honorary Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies in Delhi.
Jonathan Kuhn ’85 and Michele Herman
Dali Sun ’03 and his wife Heather at their
August 28th, 2009 wedding in Bloomfield, CT.
Uganda. Please see http://www. thepriceofstones.
com for author signings in the USA.
Gordon Gray ’82 was appointed US Ambassador to Tunisia in August 2009.
Elaine Anderson ’92 married Joel Collins on June 20, 2009. They reside in Alliance, OH.
government and community organizations;
on the Roof.
ment consulting firm whose work is in Russia. Vera and Robert would be happy to meet other
2010 District Governor for Lions Club International District 20-R2. This district
Monterey, California. LMP is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to: heightening awareness of key local business,
Michael Epperhart ’96 is currently playing
Dinos Constantinides ’61 is Boyd Professor of Music at Louisiana State University and Music Director of the Louisiana Sinfonietta. A concert of his music was presented
Loretta Wu ’63 is serving as the 2009-
Susan Neva 03 is a member of the Leadership Monterey Peninsula Class of 2010 in
Andrew Cooper 94 is living in Greece, completing work on a manuscript to be published in spring 2011.
attended a harp concert together in Toronto.
Helen Levin ’63 has an exhibition of original abstract paintings currently on view at the Ezair Gallery in New York City.
ward the end of the program, Carter was struck
included in the “Best of Fringe” festival, and
was then picked up by the largest theatre
by the beautiful voice of the mezzo-soprano so-
Frances Siu Tyau ’58 celebrated her 90th birthday last year and continues to enjoy many activities at the nearby SUNY Buffalo campus. She sends her greetings to her fellow alumni from 1956-58.
Chinua Achebe ’63 has published a new volume of essays entitled The Education of a British-Protected Child.
House Trustee Paul D. Carter attended an evensong service at the American Cathedral in Paris, celebrated in memory of his late wife Betsy. To-
can Wedding, a musical based on David's mother’s true story. The show received rave reviews in the Toronto Fringe Festival, was
(UNMIT). With this appointment, Ameer-
Thomas Bleha ’58 has completed his first book, Overtaken on the Information Superhighway: How the U.S. Lost Internet Leadership and What to Do About It.
1960s
Small World: A Chance Encounter in Paris
David Hein ’03 and his wife Irene Sankoff ’00 wrote, produced, and performed in My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wic-
Anabelle Guerrero '99 and Dirk Schafer '93 welcomed their first child, Andre Mateus
Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender ’05 defended her thesis with highest honors on November 28th in Montpellier.
Schafer, into the world on January 14th in Costa Rica.
2000s Alex Castilla ’01 recently published Reimagining European Identity Politics and the Social Integration of Muslims, which can be purchased on www.amazon.com and is currently featured on www, Euro-Islam. info.
Leah Jordano-Kudalis ’06 has been teaching high school language arts at the American School of Quito, Ecuador, for the past two years and will continue her career in international education teaching high school English and ESL at the Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland beginning in August. Kimberly Sanchez Ocasio 07 served as law clerk for the Hon. Juan R. Torruella
1990s Jamie Linton ’91 has published a book called What is Water? A History of a Modern Abstraction on UBC Press. Kimilee Bryant ’92 recently released a new album of musical theater songs and operatic arias entitled My Favorite Things (found on www.kimileebryant.com) and has formed her own entertainment company, Rubylee Productions. Paola Cesarini 92 and Richard Strasser 92 welcomed their second child, Saverio Cesarini Strasser, in Providence, RI on Feb-
ruary 27, 2010.
Current resident Gary Yu '10, Astraea Augsberger '00 and Dione Rabago ’06, met up for a mini reunion during the Society of Social Work Research Conference in San Francisco on January 16, 2010.
Yu is one of |-House’s Peer Advisors, a role. both Rabago and Augsberger held while living at
the House. Rabago is now a Social Worker at the Hospice of Santa Cruz County, while Augsberger continues to serve as the Resident Social Worker at International House while pursing her Ph.D. in social work at Columbia
University.
~ IN MEMORIAM Ingrid Lilly Burns, Presided Over L.W. Frohlich Charitable Trust for Decades 1. Lilly Burns ’37, whose family’s relationship with International House spans seven decades, died on December 23rd, 2009, at her home in Palm Beach, FL. She was 95.
At the age of 23 Burns left her native Germany to join her brother, L.W. “Bill” Frohlich, in New York, where he
Stephanie Jeter '06, pictured here with husband Robert Jeter 06, graduated from East Tennessee State University in December 2009 with her Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy.
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Puerto Rico after leaving I-House and now lives in Washington DC with
her husband Victor, whom she married in San Juan in 2008. She is an associate with Bredhoff& Kaiser P.L.L.C., a union-side
was living at International House. She resided at I-House for a time until other family members arrived and they moved into a nearby apartment. In the late 1930s she worked as a fashion model for the couturier Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue, where she was a favorite model of celebrities including the Duchess of Windsor and Gypsy Rose Lee. In 1941 she married Thomas Robert
Burns and they and their family were longtime residents of New York City, East Hampton, NY and Palm Beach. When Bill Frohlich died in 1971, Ingrid Burns became
presiding trustee of the L.W. Frohlich Charitable Trust,
which has supported International House programs, scholarships and facilities (including the L.W. Frohlich Gymnasium and Fitness Center) during four subsequent decades. Her daughter, Kathleen Ingrid Burns, has
served on the I-House Board continuously for 25 years, and the recently refurbished Kathleen Burns Foyer was also funded by the Trust. Thomas Burns died in 1995, and in later years Mrs. Burns was a fulltime resident of Palm Beach. In addition to Kathleen Burns, she is survived by another daughter, Mad-
eleine Deidre Burns, three grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.
labor law firm. Fan Liao ’07 is now Associate Professor of
Barbara Grace, World Council Member and Volunteer in I-House Offices
Law with the Chinese Academy of Social
|
Sciences’ Institute of International Law, a
and alumna Barbara Grace passed away on November 7th in St. Louis,
top think tank for the Chinese government.
aren World Council member
MO. She was 84. Zachary Norris ’07 was named a 2010
Soros Justice Fellow. Norris is the Field Director of the Books Not Bars campaign. Based out of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, CA, Books Not Bars is a nationally-known effort to redirect California’s resources from youth incarceration towards youth opportunities.
Kashif Raza '09 became engaged to Dr. Zehra Jafri in Pakistan in April.
Juliana Steinbach ’07 recently founded “Saison Bliithner,” a piano and chamber music concert series in Paris and Lyon. More
Grace lived at International House from 1950-1952 while studying library science at Columbia University. The House remained a touchstone in her life, and she returned for weeks at a time to volunteer, stuffing envelopes for the Development Office, greeting arriving residents or otherwise making herself useful. Said Grace of her longtime affiliation, “I-House was truly home for me and where I felt happy to be.” She demonstrated her commitment to the House and its mission by contributing funds to name three resident rooms and by joining the Harry Edmonds Society, a group of alumni and friends who have made provisions for International House in their estate plans. Grace was an active member of the World Council, joining in 1985 and attending meetings
Grace was an avid traveler and had an adventurous spirit. She adored Europe, especially visiting old friends in Austria and Spain, where she owned a home on the southeastern coast. She previously lived in France in 1948 when she worked as a governess after leading an Experiment in International Living group through that country, and later spent a year in Korea working as a librarian. As part of her travel, Grace would often volunteer in a variety of capacities, whether planting trees in an impoverished area of Spain or working at a National Park in Alaska. Grace prided herself on her frugality, and in a bio prepared for the Fabulous Fifties Reunion in 1997 she cited as
one of the highlights of her life winning a Greyhound Bus voucher, which enabled her to travel across the United States
free of charge for two months. She loved attending family reunions—she had 20 nieces and nephews—and visiting locations throughout the US to spend time with them and friends, all via Greyhound.
World Council members fondly remember her game and sprightly participation in conferences, where she stayed in
in Berlin, Prague, Singapore, South Africa and New York.
the most modest accommodations (usually
“No one who met Barbara will ever forget her generosity, independent nature and wanderlust,” said John Wells, Director of Development & Alumni Relations. “She was a
took delight in finding bargains. I. House staff members recall the interest she took in their lives, often receiving postcards from abroad and occasional gifts of sale items from Woolworth’s. And a generation of former residents remembers the sweetly quirky, diminutive lady, silver hair kept in place by
fixture in the I-House family, and is missed by a great many people.” A retired school librarian, Grace held a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and was a graduate of the John Burroughs School in St. Louis, both institutions with which she remained involved throughout her life.
a YMCA)
and
a colorful scarf, participating in programs and social activities with an interest and energy that matched their own.
information at www,saisonbluthner fr. Elsa Butler 08 works at Thomson Reuters as
Meda E. Thetford ’37 Eatontown, NJ
Lois L. Poppino ’47
Nancy E. Adler ’52
Davis, CA
Vesteras, Sweden
Daniel E. Button °39 Delmar, NY
Arthur Feraru ’48
Anita A. De Pompei ’52
Marjorie Martin 56
Arcata, CA
Bedford, OH
Lees Summit, MO
Kristian G. von Sydow ’41 Gothenburg, Sweden
Mary A. Carswell ’48 Bryn Athyn, PA
Wilson R. Da Silva ’53 Itheus-BA, Brazil
Robert Jastrow ’61 Arlington, VA
Catherine M. Halliday ’41
Vandana Sood ’08 screened her Integrated Media Arts MFA project, The Taxi Takes
Dwight, IL
Murray D. Edwards ’50 Sidney, BC, Canada
Jan J. Van Schaik ’43
on Terror, based on conversations between
Waterkloof, South Africa
Mumbai taxi drivers and passengers about modern terrorism, at Hunter College on
Millicent A. Dunwoody '46
a video journalist in the Reuters Insider unit. Heather O’Neill ’08 has launched a new
company, Mushmina (“Designing Change”), which sells fair-trade jewelry, handbags, and other accessories crafted by Moroccan artisan groups. More info at www.mushmina.com.
December itakes.com.
18th. More info at www, thetax-
Lake Forest, IL
Renaud D’Elissagaray 56 LEtang la Ville, France
Margaret G. McPhedran ’53
Robert M. Ross ’62
Fredericton, NB, Canada
Hamilton, KS
Antti J. Suviranta 52
Teruo Sakamoto °53
Zoltan H. Sebestyen ’62
Helsinki, Finland
Tokyo, Japan
New Paltz, NY
Lars M. Adler 52
Louis Hildebrand ’53 New York, NY
Greenwich, CT
Vesteras, Sweden
Hiram A. Bingham ’63 Patricia L. Salony ’66
Lilly, PA Ciara Rivera ’08 has recently accepted a position as an Education Specialist with Plan International in Haiti. She will be working with the team on the ground in identifying child-friendly spaces, opening early childhood care and development centers and supporting the Ministry of Education in reopening schools.
Katie Hickerson ’09, Jenny Kwok '09 and
Salim Al-Jahwari '09 had a mini-reunion along with current residents Mohamed Altantawy and Erica Rosenbaum (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt in December.
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Mary Akrami ’09 (far left), an alumna of the Human Rights Advocates Program at Columbia University, is
the director of the Afghan Women Skills Development Center, a non-par-
tisan network of women and women’s NGOs working to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society. In January, Akrami met with Hillary Clinton and other NATO leaders at a London conference for Afghanistan.
Residents and Alumni Connect at Career Event
Designing for the Future: Zlata Paces ’53 hen arriving at International House in 1951
from Czechoslovakia, Zlata (Werner) Paces
“was overwhelmed and delighted at the diversity of the House” and her encounters with “people of different nationalities, studies and life experiences.” Zlata has maintained deep personal connections with the House, where the Home . a
‘ ~
Room
served as the venue for her wedding reception. Through the years, she has kept in touch with a
d
close circle of friends from her |-House years, and became a dedicated supporter. \
Pursuing a career in graphic design, Zlata rose to the position of Design Director of the _
\
School
Division and Vice President at Macmillan
Publishing.
A particular career highlight
while at Macmillan was her work on the Bank Street Readers, which were the first multicultural, urban-based school readers for elementary school students.
Throughout her career, she maintained an active involvement with the House serving as
a member of the World
Council of Alumni, of which she is currently a Life Member, and attending conferences in New York, Berlin and Singapore. Zlata’s enthusiasm for the |-House mission has only gotten stronger through the years. She enjoys meeting current residents, and during her working career participated in the House’s annual
Professional
Interest Nights to offer her
advice and perspective.
Since retiring from Macmillan in 1991, Zlata has traveled extensively, including visits to Alaska, Hawaii, Greece and Turkey. Deepa Majmudar
’96, far right, speaks to I-House residents Joe Carlani
and Jian Chen at Professional Interest Night.
Until 1997, she continued working as a freelancer on various art direction and graphic design projects.
She enjoys visits to the New York Philharmonic, seeing friends and spending her summers on Long Island. Zlata moved from Manhattan’s Upper East Side to nearby Morningside Gardens,
in part to be closer to |-House,
where she attends occasional speaker programs, alumni activities and Sunday Suppers.
Oo.
110 alumni and current resident members gathered
in the Hall of History on the evening of February 9th for Professional Interest Night (PIN), an annual networking
She has also generously included International House in her estate plans. “| decided to make a planned gift to International House because | am so thankful for all that the House has given me,” she says.
“! want to ensure that in my own small way, |-House continues to help and welcome new students.”
event hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations. Each year, PIN gives current resident members a chance to speak informally with alumni from various industries
For more information on how you can include |-House in your estate plans and become a member of the Harry Edmonds Society, please contact the Development & Alumni Relations Office at 212-316-8440.
about their work, employers, the job search process, and other career-related issues. Many residents expressed their enthusiasm for the opportunity. “This was the best networking event that I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to a lot,” proclaimed resident Rebecca
International House Takes On the Global Economy continued from page 1
Burton, an International Affairs student at Columbia Uni-
and final speaker in the Global Economy Series.
versity. “The alumni were so open and nice, and | like that
Lin, an alumnus of I-House Chicago, noted that the global economy had certainly recovered since the depth of the crisis, but he said, “I am concerned that the foundations of a sustainable recovery
it was made clear that we weren’t there to get jobs, but just to chat.” Citing the informal atmosphere and the lack of a pre-set
selon
discussion format, participants reported that they were able
The recent financial crisis was more serious than the one in 1929,
to cover a broader range of topics. Resident attendees such as Shannon Bishop, a TESOL student at Columbia Univer-
he noted, and said it was massive government intervention based on that earlier experience that helped avoid the worst possible scenario.
sity, found this aspect particularly enlightening. “| met three influential people and learned that they all
CALLING A I 7 Maas
Still, he warned, the usual monetary responses have been ex-
ENTREPRENEURS! We want to hear your story. I-House is lookingto reconnect and learn about the entrepreneurs
within
hausted. Interest rates are near zero and the conclusion of large scale
its alumni community. If you've
started somewhere and ended up in an entirely different
government stimulus efforts is nearing. The question, he said, then
started your own business, please go
area or field or career path,” Bishop explained. “This was
becomes, “what are the next steps that can continue the growth and
to www, ihouse-nyc.org/ent and share
interesting, as | had always assumed
expansion of the global economy?”
| should have a goal
and work for that one goal. But | realized more and more that a straight road is almost never the case.” That conclusion was certainly true for volunteer Yannick Kassum ’04, whose wide-ranging career path has led him
through positions in engineering, business research and even the music industry. Kassum shared his variety of ex-
periences as well as some personal reflections on successful career strategies with an attentive audience of resident members and left feeling reconnected with the International House community.
“| love giving back to |-House when | can,” Kassum remarked, adding that he looks forward to returning again for next year’s Professional Interest Night.
your story of success;
In answering this, Lin stressed the necessity of what he called
“sustainable growth on a global scale.” The two areas of paramount importance, he believes, are the removal of structural bottlenecks, which slow productivity growth, and vastly increased investment in the “green economy,” which he said holds great potential for future expansion. Lin said it is easy to identify bottlenecks to growth in the developing world: poor infrastructure and outdated technology to name but a few. With investment, increased productivity will, by its very nature, create increased internal demand, as well as increased exportation into the global economy. If productivity growth is also combined with a focus on sectors of the emerging green economy, the potential gains are tremendous, he believes. With targeted investment, he stated, the developing world is primed for growth which can be a significant driver for overall
global improvement. Only a coordinated effort to improve the economies of the developing world can achieve these goals and create
sustainable and long term global growth, he argued. Lin concluded by saying that only the high income nations of the world are capable of providing this funding and, he noted with a smile, that the World Bank is the perfect organization to implement the projects. Next year’s programmatic theme is entrepreneurship.
NYAAC Gallery Reception Highlights Art and I-House Friendships lery’s newest exhibition of works by Picasso, Chagall, Mird, Dali, Calder, Rembrant, and Warhol delighted art-loving
alumni such as Rainikka Corprew ’03. “Any |-House alumni soirée is guaranteed to be intellectually stimulating and culturally engaging,” she remarked. “This reception was even more so because we were Surrounded by such powerful visual artistry. It was a thrill to cavort just
a thumb’s distance away from the iconic works
of Picasso, Dali, Miro, and Warhol!”
Ashleigh Hendrix '08 and Elizabeth Delgadillo ‘O7
n April 8th, New York area alumni and their guests headed downtown to celebrate art and the I-House community at the New York Area Alumni Council (NYAAC)’s
annual Gallery Reception. Over 70 people turned out for this year’s event, which was graciously hosted by the William Bennett Gallery in the heart of Manhattan’s SoHo art district. The beautiful gal-
NYAAC event co-chairs D’juro Villaran-Rokovich ’94 and Hadija Gipaeva ’05 also expressed their enthusiasm about the event’s success. “Participating in a NYAAC event is a great way to network with other I-House alumni
living in the New York
area,” Villaran-Rokovich observed, “and helping with the organization of this event brings back memories of helping to organize events at the House [as a resident]. It was great to be surrounded by all this art and by alumni from as far back as the class of 1950.”
Erika Dolmans '86 and her husband Maurits Dolmans '86 were the lucky winners of a print by Leonard Cohen '57 in the Canadian Friends of International House Silent Auction.
Dolmans,
a fan of Cohen's since her youth and an artist herself, was a fitting winner for this charming print. The proceeds of the auction support Canadian Friends’ two scholarships, The McLaine and the MacGuigan,
from Canada.
which are given out annually to residents
DIRECTOR'S CORNER
The Dodge Family and I-House: A Partnership From the Start continued from page 1 forts, donating funds to buy the six lots on what is now the Claremont Avenue side of I-House in 1920. Osborn was instrumental in persuading John D. RockefellerJr. to provide resources for the purchase of additional land and for
$1 Million Bequest Received from Alumna Hayes
the construction of I-House as we know it.
Cleveland E. Dodge served on the original building first International House Board of Trustees in 1925. He succeeded his father as President of the Foundation the following year and served in both capacities for nearly 60 years
Eloise De Lay Hayes ’62 died on May 6th, 2009 in her beloved Honolulu. A member of the Harry Edmonds Society at International House, she left the bulk of her estate — nearly $1.3 million — to the House. “She talked very fondly of your institution and of meeting so many dear and wonderful people, some of whom she traveled with,” wrote her friend Laurie Kaneshiro. “Her wish was that others could know her experiences at International House.”
prior to his death in 1982. Many I-House alumni have fond
Eloise lived a long and colorful life. Born in Kansas in 1914, she received her Master of Arts and Doctor of
committee and, along with Osborn, was elected to the
memories of annual Dodge picnics he and his wife hosted at their Riverdale home through the late 1960s. Cleveland E. Dodge was succeeded on the I-House board by his grandson William Dodge Rueckert who has served in a variety of capacities including, since 1995, as Chairman of the Executive Committee. He also assumed leadership of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation in 2001. Since its establishment, grants have been made by the
Dodge Foundation to charitable and cultural institutions in New York City including the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y.
Botanical Garden,
the YMCA
of Greater
New York, Wildlife Conservation Society, Teachers College of Columbia University, and the Children’s Aid Society. In many cases, including I-House, members of the Dodge
family had helped to found them and subsequent generations have continued to support them.
The Dodge Foundation remains a generous supporter of the House after nine decades. Over the last twenty-three
Philosophy degrees from the University of North Carolina. She taught in Germany after the war, and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. At the age of 48, she moved to New York to study drama at Columbia University, at which time she lived at International House. The experience had a profound effect upon her. After retiring to Hawaii, Eloise became a member of the World Council of Alumni at I-House and participated in alumni activities in Honolulu. Eloise chose to remember I-House in her will, which is the most common way donors choose to leave a legacy
for the future of the House. Such a bequest is relatively simple to arrange. It is fully deductible for estate tax purposes, regardless of the amount. It can be designated to support areas or programs of I-House that matter most to individuals (often, especially, alumni) or remain unrestricted. Unrestricted bequests such as Eloise’s are important to the House, because they enable the Trustees to match funds with current demands. In this case, the Trustees decided to invest the funds into the House’s investment portfolio to enhance our ability to provide programs and financial assistance, and to upgrade and support the physical plant. Eloise made sure her wish came true. By providing a legacy of support, her I-House experience will benefit future residents for generations to come.
years alone, the Foundation has granted the House over
_
$1,000,000 to support its leadership training, cross-cultural programming and educational efforts.
|
Most
recently, assistance came
a
Wells
in the form of a vi-
tal $100,000 grant to refurbish the Dodge Room. This important space, which is used for quiet study, resident
events and speaker programs, was originally known as the “Men’s Social Room” when International House opened in 1924 and was later known as the “East Room” before being
Staff Members
Mark Twenty-Five Years of Service to I-House
named in 1983 to honor Cleveland E. Dodge. The refurbishment, the room’s first in 27 years, was overseen by interior designer Ralph Harvard, whose previ-
monumental
ous restoration work at I-House has included the Soros
tionist Marshall Swiney and painter Agapito Duran marked 25 years as
Room and Burns Lobby. Harvard was guided in his efforts by an illustrated article about the room from a 1924 architectural magazine. Through the generosity of the Foundation, the space has been returned to mint condition, with new windows, flooring, ceiling and other improvements, and was re-dedicated by Dodge Foundation board members at a dinner on November 11th. Beneath the gaze of both Cleveland H. and Cleveland E. Dodge portraits donated by the Foundation, celebrants led by Bill Rueckert and Don Cuneo, toasted the long association and the re-opened space, where so much I-House history has transpired. “International House remains deeply grateful for all that the Dodge family and Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
l-House employees.
have done, and continue to do,” said Don Cuneo, “to ensure
This academic year, two International House staff members celebrated anniversaries at International House.
Both Claremont recep-
Swiney joined the I-House staff as an evening shift receptionist at the Claremont Desk, the position he holds to this day, in November had also lived at |-House for two summers
world. It was this life-changing experience of living in the vibrant |-House community that later inspired him to join the staff. Duran’s journey to |-House came through the Dominican
Republic. A
native of Puerto Plata, Duran had served in the national army for four years before working in construction. At the age of 29, he immigrated to New York City and became a US citizen in 1996.
Upon arrival, he continued
his
career in construction, working as an apartment painter in the Bronx. After seeing an advertisement in June
1985,
he came to work at I-House. For the
first three months he served as a porter, doing everything from sweeping to
plumbing, before moving into the position of painter, which he continues to
Agaptio Duran
hold today.
across the decades.”
During Swiney’s 25 years at the House presiding over the Claremont entrance,
it is estimated that he has witnessed approximately 6 million instances of residents, staff, alumni and guests
enter through that door making him one of the most recognized and remembered |-House staff members. fixture of Welcome Weeks activities, leading the annual and popular “Walking Tour Through
He is also a
Harlem.”
While alumni may not recognize Duran’s face as they do Marshall’s, they have no doubt seen his work. Over the last 25 years, Duran has participated in the renovation of the Pub, been in-
strumental in repairing ceilings and walls after leaks or floods and has likely painted each wall in |-House at least once! he does at the House,
“ARS
He enjoys everything
but takes particular pride in the plaster work he
performs because it makes him “happy” and “feel accomplished.” Dedicated employees, both Duran and Swiney remain active with
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Duran, who met
his wife Marta at |-House when she worked as a housekeeper, enjoys spending time with family including his daughter, four grandchildren
and brothers and sisters. He is an active member of and volunteer with the Holy Cross Church in Midtown, as well as an avid meringue and salsa dancer, which he performs at annual staff events. |-House continues to be a special place for both. Said Swiney,
“the
joy of meeting so many interesting people, and the friendships and intellectual stimulation shared with them,
have made the years fly by.”
Neither Duran nor Swiney can imagine leaving the House any time soon. When they do choose to retire, |-House will be the poorer for it, but their contributions will never be forgotten.
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his involvement with dance, providing movement therapy for Alzheimer’s patients in a nearby Harlem nursing home.
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their families and communities outside of I-House. Swiney continues
Three generations of the family of Ralph E. Fash '36 visited |-House in March of 2010 to see the resident room recently named in his memory and to tour the House. Pictured above are: Richard Bush, Linda Fash Bush, Madison Bush and Sondra Bush.
He
he first
came to New York from Florida to participate in the professional dance
the ongoing delivery of the International House mission
Fash Family Members Visit
1984.
in the late 1970’s, when
Marshall Swiney
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Agency Relief Work in Haiti is Focus at Sunday Supper elief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake were
Naa
described by Sophie Delaunay of Doctors Without
Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) to attendees at International House’s Sunday Supper on January 31st. Delaunay is Executive Director of the U.S. section of tate roy
International
House,
May
NYC
MSF, the international medical humanitarian organiza-
2. 2010
tion that delivers emergency aid to people affected
$10540
Ten Theusead Five hund red snd Forty
by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries worldwide. After providing an outline of MSF’s operations in
Shannon
Bishop (South Africa), Mitch Hayes (Australia) and
Pooja Merchant (India), co-chairs of this year’s Resident
Delaunay described the
|-House resident Rebecca
organization’s work since the disaster and the challeng-
es the future holds for continued efforts there.
Members Gift Campaign, announced at the Candlelight
Within 48 hours of the earthquake,
Sunday Supper on May 2nd that the Campaign had raised
more than 100 of its staff members.
made contributions to the 2009-2010 Resident Members Gift, which will be an endowed environmental fund.
Thanks to ongoing
conditions like high blood pressure and asthma. Human
Resources Director Nick Lawson took questions
operations in the country, the organization was aware
from resident members on how college students can
of the challenges it faced in transporting supplies into
potentially volunteer in Haiti, efforts to provide mental
Haiti.
health care, and collaboration with Haitian organiza-
As such, MSF sent 12 airplanes full of supplies and
UK Alumni Help Return
MSF’s Nick Lawson and Sophie
Following her remarks, Delaunay and MSF-USA
logistical experience and operations, had mobilized
Three hundred and seventy one residents
Burton,
Delaunay, residents Maria Lahuerta and Conor Phillips and President Don Cuneo
lost most of its stock of medicines for the treatment of
MSF, which is
known among international relief organizations for its
$10,540 including matching grants of $5,000 from the /-House Trustees.
Haiti prior to the earthquake,
personnel to the country, an operation which required
tions on the ground. Prior to her appointment as Executive Director MSF-
securing pilots who could land by sight, as air traffic
USA in January 2009,
operations in Haiti were destroyed.
To address medi-
in MSF field programs, most recently as a senior pro-
cal care, MSF set up 11 inflatable hospitals and had more than 1,000
gram officer in the U.S. section. She has also worked as head of the programs department of ESTHER, the
International House alumni and friends throughout the
operations as of the end of January. The organization is
French funding agency to combat AIDS in 18 develop-
world, two historic artworks associated with Harry and Flor-
working to provide mental health care and non-medical
ing countries.
ence Edmonds were welcomed to the Home
supplies (blankets, soap, food, etc.) to survivors.
Edmonds
Art to Home
s “A Century of Welcomes”
Room
treated 6,100 patients and performed
was being celebrated by
Room.
Over 300 resident and alumni members, trustees,
Some of the challenges ahead for relief efforts
A pair of framed watercolors depicting the interior of the
Delaunay held various positions
staff and friends came together for the Sunday Supper’s
in Haiti include: post-operative care capacity; vac-
timely and high-level talk. In addition to Delaunay’s
at 527 Riverside Drive, turned up in a London gallery and
cinations, as there is a high risk of tetanus among
presentation, President Don Cuneo welcomed 85 new
were purchased with the help of Friends of International
the injured; the approach of hurricane season when
residents to the House and the evening concluded with
House, United Kingdom.
thousands of people have no shelter; and chronic
performances from a number of talented resident musi-
disease management,
cians.
Edmonds’
New York apartment,
Signed by W. Payne and dated
located next door to I|-House
1933, the year Florence
as the Haitian Ministry of Health
Edmonds died, the works are an elegant record of a period interior and the eclectic collection of furnishings and
The Annual All Nations Celebration
artworks reflecting the interests and lifestyle of the Edmonds
was held on April
family.
event, which was staffed by over 288
10th, 2010.
The
Displayed in the Hall of History during the Holiday
volunteers, raised $6,300 to support
Sunday Supper on December 5th, the paintings have been
resident scholarships and other core
hung in the Home
services.
Room directly across from portraits of the
The event included a resi-
dent dance show featuring samba,
inhabitants of the apartment depicted in the watercolors.
waltz, Jamaican dancehall and tradi-
The paintings had belonged to the Edmonds’ daughter, Margaret Edmonds
Lewthwaite, a longtime London resident
tional Tibetan dances among others,
who died in 1990.
Following the death of her husband
in
the beloved food booths represent-
2003, the paintings spent time in a London gallery before
ing 18 countries, including Egypt (pictured here), a cabaret, cultural
their journey back across the Atlantic.
booths showcasing 13 nations and a
The building in which the apartment was located was
dance party.
demolished in the late 1950s and is now the site of |-House North.
Oh the Places They Go
“These paintings are a beautiful and historic addition to International House,” said President Don Cuneo.
“We are
A look at some of the recent achieve-
grateful to our alumni and friends in the UK who helped make possible their return to New York.”
a 75 year old adult film actor who
ments of |-House’s remarkable
must decide whether to divulge his
residents.
secret life to his family before he
Donna-Maree Cross of New Zealand
tional House’s 2009-2010 Women’s
dies. Chihiro is a grantee in InternaInternational House hosted a Greek and Cypriot Cultural
= Donna-M aree Cross
Hour on February 28th.
Residents,
recently published an analysis of
International Leadership program
~—_—sCrivacy law and surveillance entitled
and is currently pursuing her MFA
“Privacy Law in New Zealand”
in Media Arts Production at The City
(Thomson Reuters, March 2010).
College of New York.
The text, which draws together leading judges and aca-
pictured here as
demics in the field, is a comprehensive reference point for
Scott E. Hartley of the United States
Ancient Greek gods,
practitioners and students in respect to both legal develop-
recently published “Kiva.org: Crowd-
ments of the concept of privacy and applications of it in
Sourced Microfinance and Cooperation
various contexts.
in Group Lending,” an 80-page work-
took those in attendance on a tour of ancient and modern Greece through dance,
food, games
and story-telling.
SAVE THE
DATE
Chihiro Amemiya
ing paper based on original research Chihiro Amemiya of Japan was one of 24 filmmakers
he conducted at Harvard’s Berkman
selected for participation in this year’s prestigious Tribeca
Center for Internet & Society. Later
All Access program, part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Her
this year he will begin applying these
winning documentary, Grandpa's Erection, tells the story of
new ideas at Facebook, Inc.
Scott E. Hartley
June 26, 2010
September 24-26, 2010
l-House’s Worldwide Alumni Reception
Freunde Pan-European Alumni Reunion and
Philadelphia, PA
Annual Meeting Vienna, Austria
Please visit www.ihouse-nyc.org/alumnievents for information about these and other events.