INTERNATIONAL
HOUSE
NEWSLETTER
FOR
ALUMNI
AND
SUMMER
FRIENDS
2012
012 Harry Edmonds Gala Honors Gorman ’86, Rumbough, and the Lee Foundation, Singapore
“I’ve had a lot of good fortune in my life. My fortune is because the bank loaned me some money, Columbia was willing to educate me, and International House gave me my first home and community in New York.” — James
P. Gorman
’86
nternational
House
Gala at the
St.
House
bringing
and
dents and
the
2012
Harry
Edmonds
Awards
Roof
May
3rd, raising
$435,000
for the
The
Trustees, alumni
resi-
President
86,
together
on
occasion
were
&
CEO
of Morgan
Lee
Foundation, Singapore
Chairman
black
William
D.
tie
event
icknowledged
past M.
Daisy
Khemka
I-House
alumnus
Stanley,
was again co-chaired
Rueckert
Trustees
Nand
200
nearly
and
Adam
Quinton
by and
’52 and John
’56 who were
honored
ary Trustee Abby 1
M.
H. Dodge
O'Neill, Trustee
P. Gor-
Trustee
Stanley
Donald
L.
Bing Sing Pek ’68, Edmonds
Award by
Cuneo, who praised the Foundation’s work in sup-
our long and rewarding partnership with the Lee M
ers began
in
1976,
the
| gifts with
I-House
present:
C. Whitehead,
Campaigns
Trustees
their wives.
Edmonds recipients who were Soros
James
Life
Rueckert
I-House
Honorary
and Jeet
and
Foundation
has supplemented
significant
support
underwriting
last two
Capital
of Alumni
meet-
citing
a Named
Room
Room
in the main study
the Lee Foundation’s generosity
has enhanced and
Cuneo noted, also
North and the Lee Seng Tee
Pek related how expanded
Stanley, Honor-
Peter C. O’Neill ’92, and the
Reading
programming. International
House
and the Lee Founda-
sprin-
kled with plenty of bon mots during a free-wheeling conversation with residents, Trustees and friends at the 2012 Leadership in the Arts Program on February Mizrahi, who plunged as many
7th.
into the pre-talk reception and engaged
with
residents as possible, described his career from his early years
in the fashion industry
to more recent work
in television production
and opera “Being an artist has to be the thing that consumes you,” he told the
“Networking is not the be all and end all. It’s about extremely hard work, extremely good work. You need to get into the thing itself.” — Isaac Mizrahi to Il-House residents
audience.
“It takes a certain
kind
of selfishness
to be an artist.
It takes a
lot of time, and it’s about learning how to deal with difficulties.” Mizrahi said he envied the I-House residents at this early stage in their careers, with options to mull, and being in New
York City at a
young age. “Being in New
York makes you ambitious,” he said. “If you like to
Mizrahi fielded a variety of questions from I-House residents about
with residents at the reception preceding his talk.
asked how artists can prevail over initial rejection and
negativity, Mizrahi said that artists need to open themselves to more experiences and possibilities.
“A lot of time you have
area was all wrong for him: “I always feel I betray myself if I limit myself to design.”
inspirations, fashion trends and other topics.
to train yourself
to stop saying no,” he said. “Try to enjoy the process” he advised.” It’s not about the end result.
You have to learn how to deal with the difficulties of the process.” Mizrahi said advice given to him early by teachers to choose one
INSIDE
Designer Isaac Mizrahi engages
work, New York is the place for you.”
When
“If you have feelings, go with them,” he advised. “Sometimes the stupidest gesture is the best place to start.” This year’s program was dedicated to the late I-House Trustee Joseph T. McLaughlin, who died January 8th. President Don Cuneo noted that McLaughlin had extended the invitation to Mizrahi
for
this program, and paid tribute as members of the McLaughlin
family
looked
on.
es Resident Members Gift Campaign Sets Record
in
the Asian population at I-House, along with Asian-related
“The partnership between
]
words of wisdom
of the
World
Brothcontinuous
center.
and
Foundation.
ashion designer Isaac Mizrahi dispensed
of the
its
Council
ing in Singapore in 1996,”
last year. Quinton thanked
the major donors for the event, including Morgan Cleveland
by International Trustee John
Lee Foundation, Singapore, was given the
port of international education
the
Rumbough, Jr., and the The
on
friends
Honored man
Represented
celebrated
Regis
PS WIL Week Celebrates Grantees’
Talents
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teaching cross-cultural understanding to diverse students as
building” and the many
Constance Loke ’04 does as principal of
forms its delivery can take are the logical extension of the International House mis-
World Newsletter
Vol. 47, No. 1
he concept of “peace
sion to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect of diversity. Peace is built upon an improved awareness of differences, the ability to resolve conflicts and a desire to find common ground across national identities and religions. The I-House experience helps prepare our resident members to be peace-builders
no matter their field of study or professional path.
Haig Girls’ School in Sin-
gapore by offering programs similar to those she experienced at the
House, or educating fellow citizens about other cultures, as May Koh Lam '67 has through the Annual Asian Festival in San Antonio, TX, which she founded 25 years ago based on the model of All Nations, alumni are building peace. And each and every former resident of I-House helps promote peace worldwide by bringing the values and skills they gain at I-
House back to their workplaces, their communities and their families, where they pass on these ideals to their colleagues, neighbors and children.
Kathryn Davis ’30, who has devoted her life to peace and diplomacy, generously supports many of I-House’s efforts in these
International House offers multiple programs, scholarships and
areas along with a number of other organizations.
On June 20th,
informal opportunities to explore the potential for peace building. The recent Dodge Middle Eastern Initiative and the Davis Peace &
Peace Summit, where the leaders of many of these groups will come
Diplomacy Initiative are among the most obvious expressions of this.
together to share their experiences and successes.
John A. Wells
But every facet of the I-House experience strengthens a mind set and
of the International
Director of Development & Alumni
world view which supports the ability to promote peace. When our residents leave the House they can implement these skills
John Mroz, and President of the Ploughshares Fund Joseph Cirincione
STAFF
Relations
out in the “real” world.
The initial opportunity comes with the Davis
International House will host and participate in the first ever Davis
Rescue Committee,
George
Rupp, CEO
East West Institute CEO
are but a few of the renowned leaders who will attend. International
House’s unique environment and educational
Daniel Blakemore
Projects for Peace.
Assistant Director of Development for
create and implement peace efforts all around the world during their
the complexities of a global community.
Individual Giving
summer breaks. See page 8 for a full listing of this year’s projects. Our alumni help build and promote peace through their professional work. From being on the front lines working with the United Nations and other aid organizations in areas of conflict to helping to rebuild
sional endeavors to the simplest of interpersonal exchanges, the skills
LaTrinnia Braxton
Database Manager
Residents who receive these competitive grants
civil society in war-torn areas, alumni are furthering peace. Alumna Nicole Davidson Assistant Director of Development; Director of
Alumni Programs
Anastasiya Hozyainova ’05 founded the Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization (APPRO) in 2008. APPRO,
which was grown
from a staff of two to well over 20, promotes social and policy learning to benefit development and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
programs prepare residents to understand and deal effectively with From complicated profes-
our alumni gain at I-House allow them to share the values they have
learned and to help build peace within their communities and across the globe.
Dre boner Donald
L. Cuneo
In areas of relative peace, alumni are educating others. Whether by
Philip Greven Assistant Director of Development for Institutional Giving
2011-2012 Resident Members Gift Campaign Sets New Record
Carey Tan Development Coordinator
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Resident Members Gift Campaign Co-Chair Kofi Deh presents President Don Cuneo with a symbolic check while fellow co-chairs Whitney Hall and Dan Flatley along with Genia Sokolova, Zhanglv Li, Shannon Bishop and other members of the RMGC Committee look on at the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May 6th.
he goals for this year’s Resident Members Gift Campaign were to raise $3,500 from 350 residents in 35 days, concluding at
even if just for one year,” said one resident.
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the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May 6th.
because “while I-House is internationally diverse, it is our common
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On Friday, May 4th, just 300 residents had given and it seemed
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that perhaps these ambitious goals would not be met.
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Pulling together, the 2011-2012
Resident Members Gift Cam-
The 2011-2012 co-chairs chose to direct their gift to a scholarship goal to increase our diversity in regards to socioeconomic standing so
that even more voices are represented in our global community,” said co-chair Hall. In total, the 2011-2012
resident members with additional sup-
port from alumni, staff and
friends, raised $6,060 for their scholar-
paign Committee led by co-chairs Kofi Deh (Ghana), Daniel Flat-
ship, meeting
ley (United States) and Whitney Hall (United States) left no stone
Adrian Looney ’92. As a result, the Trustees will donate an additional
unturned—and no resident door unknocked—to not only meet the participation goal, but also to exceed it.
These funds will be invested and a majority portion of the interest
In the end a record-setting 391
residents contributed to this year’s
Campaign. The prior record was 384 residents held by the 2007-2008
the challenges set out
$3,500 to the Campaign,
by Trustees
Mary
Miller ’66 and
leading to a starting balance of $9,560.
earned used for the scholarship. “I once heard someone say, ‘If you find something wonderful, you
Campaign.
should give it away.’ And this is why I am glad that this year, we are
Gifts ranged from $1 to $400 and the reasons residents supported the Campaign varied. “I'm really glad for this chance to give back to this wonderful place
giving the gift of the Il-House experience,” said co-chair Deh at the Sunday Supper. The 2011-2012 Resident Members Endowed Scholarship will
in my own quiet way. This is a place whose mission must continue to
be given out on an annual basis to a new or returning resident with
burn brightly, so that it would keep igniting the hopes, dreams and spirits of its future residents, just like it did mine,” said one resident.
demonstrated
Numerous residents were inspired to give because this year’s Cam-
financial need. As an endowed scholarship, it will exist
in perpetuity and be an ongoing reminder to the next generation of
residents of the generosity of the 2011-2012 members.
paign was raising funds to establish the 2011-2012 Resident Members Endowed Scholarship and many had themselves been the recipient of
Resident Members Gift Campaign
an I-House scholarship.
that brings members together in a celebration of I-House past, present
“I have been able to live at I-House thanks to a generous performing arts scholarship. I-House has been so valuable for me in terms of
and future,” said Deh in concluding the Campaign. “We
hope
to see even
making my move to a new country easier, introducing me to other
thusiasm
and
participation, and
like-minded individuals and providing me with clean, well-equipped facilities that I believe everyone should have the chance to experience,
the opportunity to enjoy this unique experience called International
“As we pass on the torch to future residents, we hope to see the
House of New York.”
become more of a uniting event
more creative promotions, bigger donations
more that
resident en-
will give others
Completion of the Davis Challenge Celebrated
WIL Week Showcases
Grantees’ Talents
rom February 26th to March 2nd, the I-House community participated in the 21st annual Women’s International Leadership (WIL) Week. WIL Week kicked off with an event that celebrated sport through muay thai boxing, judo and yoga workouts led by residents and visual displays that highlighted current gender inequalities in sport, particularly in media reporting and the Olympic games. The following day, the grantees hosted a series of mod-
erated roundtables on the topic of “Love Beyond Borders.” After a film by WIL grantee Fatin Abbas, where she interCaroline Adkins '72, |-House resident Ceren Sonmez from Adkins and Guillaume Orain, a resident from France
Turkey,
viewed residents about their personal experiences in inter-
Winthrop
cultural relationships, resident led discussions examined the issues of faith and relationships, cultural expectations in
onors to the Kathryn Davis Challenge—including nearly
100
I-House
Board
members,
alumni,
relationships and marriage name changes.
resi-
The 2012 WIL Week reflected on its past with the
dents and staff—celebrated the successful conclu-
Alumnae Recognition Reception on February 28th, which
sion of the Challenge at a reception on February 22nd in the
was followed by a talk by Lolly Daskal, founder of Lead
Main Lounge.
from Within, a consulting company focused on executive
The four-year, $3 million challenge spurred giving by
coaching, leadership development, cross-cultural manage-
alumni and friends and resulted in the renovation of Kathryn and Shelby Cullom
ment and team building.
Davis Hall, as well as the creation of
Daskal described her incredible life journey starting
funds for maintaining and supporting programs in the space.
with growing up ina
During the reception, donors were welcomed and thanked
by President Donald L. Cuneo, Trustee Adam Quinton, and Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker. Following the formal remarks, tours of Davis
venture out of the community or associate with outsiders,
spoke only Yiddish, and where education for girls was not valued.
Hall were conducted by I-House
resident members.
Always a curious girl who dreamed of being an artist,
“Kathryn pledged $2 million if I-House could raise $1
Daskal defied her father when he announced that he had arranged her marriage and left home to pursue her passion
million in new and increased gifts over a four-year period,”
said Quinton, Chair of the Board’s Development Committee.
for art.
“I am pleased to report, we not only met the challenge but
As a result, she was shunned from the community and
far exceeded Kathryn’s goal.” “It was very typical of her to utilize her own generosity to International
House as a means to encourage greater support
by her fellow alumni, including many who have gathered here tonight,” said Quinton. In fact, over the four years of the Challenge,
more
than
exceeding the goal by more than $270,000. This rare oppoftunity to engage the entire l-House community around the
<
o
in quan-
tities large and small—not only supported the ongoing needs
Improvements to Davis Hall included a new oak floor,
unexpected,” “be open to different pathways that life takes you,” and the “necessity for women to support each other
Gala
Peter O'Neill
Honors
'92
Gorman
Sana Sabbagh
tion has lasted now for more than 34 tinue for many
more,”
said
Pek
86,
Rumbough,
Shin Aoyama
years, and will con-
in accepting
Lee
The Week concluded with “Expressions: Celebrating Womanhood through the Arts,” where artists performed and exhibited their visual works, including an exhibit by WIL grantee Angel Chung. WIL grantee Josephine Karianjahi emceed an evening that also included Japanese Taiko drumming, an African dance piece, performances of The Hijabi Monologues, and a collaborative improvisation piece of live piano, dance and painting.
Kathy Burns
Foundation
Andy Darrell
“more involved with International House.”
Trustee Kathleen Burns presented the award to Life tions regarding her lifelong friend. She noted his lengthy with her uncle L.W. Frohlich ’37 to establish the alumni
Sound until nearly 11 p.m.
here I am,
face to face with
Wall
Street,” Volcker
Committee.
it’s a bit incongruous that I’m here to praise James Gorman.
to Stan saying ‘What
you do for International House is
always beyond the call of duty,’” she said. fondly
late President
recalled
Howard
his work
for the
House with
he were still in New
to International
House,
Gorman said it was a great honor to receive the award
from Volcker, who he described as “a patriot and a servant of this country,” and fondly described his years at I-House, the friendships made, and the advice of the late Trustee Shelby
the
A. Cook and Trustee Robert Stone.
Noting he lives now in Palm Beach, Rumbough wished
not only his commitment
but his commitment to banking at its best.”
Rumbough, accompanied by his wife Janna and family
said he
York so he could
be
’68
But the fact of the matter is, he’s been brave and generous at
“Now,
said, to laughter and applause. “A portion of you may think
Howard Cook wrote
John Pek
honoring
headline from that morning reporting Wall Street criticism of the Volcker Rule to ban proprietary trading by commercial banks.
program, and his decade as Chairman of the Development “It’s no wonder that after ten years,
Terri Austin
“I've had a lot of good fortune in my life,” Gorman
Paul A. Volcker presented the
Edmonds Award to James Gorman, noting a newspaper
association with I-House which began in 1958, his work
continued from page 1
concluded. “My fortune is because the bank loaned me some money at 24 percent, Columbia was willing to educate me, and International House gave me my first home and community in New York. And my wife Penny—who’s here tonight—and my family gave me the support for what I do. Thank you.” The evening concluded with a tribute to Paul Volcker for his 14 years as Chairman of the Board. Revelers, including I-House residents, danced to the music of the Bob Hardwick
I-House Chairman
the award.
Trustee Stanley M. Rumbough Jr., including personal reflec-
sometimes
along the way.”
items.
2012
members,
themes like “expect the
matters and relationships matter.”
lighting, and the refurbishment of numerous structural and decorative
leaders in each of their different
noted, “get in touch with what you are passionate about.”
based leadership” model where “people matter, engagement
ing a large screen and projector, major roof repairs, upgraded
their experiences as women
sectors. They touched on common
and developing young leaders. She ascribes to a “heart-
addition of state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment includ-
Human Rights Watch; Loretta McCarthy, Managing
what you want. Trust in your intuition.” Secondly, she
told the audience, and believing in this is her fifth principle of leadership. Daskal’s passion is now “helping leaders lead”
new windows, restoration of the chandelier and skylight, the
at
Editor for Business Day at The New York Times and Sahar Ishtiaque Ullah, Creative Director and Co-Founder of The Hijabi Monologues. Each of the panelists provided powerful insights into
“Each and every one of you will impact the world,” she
future generations of resident members.
WIL Week continued on Thursday with “What Drives
Successful Women?” a panel discussion featuring Carroll Bogert, Deputy Executive Director for External Relations
Manhattan and Central Park for the first time and “found {her} self not only homeless, but orphaned.” It was there, she said, that she began to develop her key principles for life and leadership.
your inner leadership.”
of the House, but also directly helped renovate Davis Hall for
“Go out and share your passion with others,” she im-
plored the residents in concluding.
Director of Golden Seeds LLC; Winnie O’Kelley, Deputy
Daskal believes that another key to leadership is to “identify what you stand for, what you believe in.” It is important to “identify your values,” she said. Daskal’s fourth principle is “vision,” having a vision “for
common themes of impact and leadership yielded support from donors as far away as Greece, Japan and Malaysia.
Lolly Daskal with WIL Advisory Council chair Patricia Taylor, and council
member Adam Quinton
with no one to turn to, Daskal related, she traveled to
First, she told attendees, “follow your heart. Listen to
1,200 donors contributed more than $1.2 million, thereby
The funds received during the Davis Challenge
religiously conservative commu-
nity in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where members did not
Cullom Davis ’32, his Trustee mentor, to go into finance.
Major support for the 2012 Harry Edmonds Gala was provided by Morgan Stanley, Abby and George O'Neill, Peter M. O’Neill 92, The Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, John Bing Sing Pek ’68, Mandy and Adam Quinton, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
ALUMNI
course at the Museum Arts and Music,
Art in
1875-1965.
Dr. Monica Ciobanu ’97 is an Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY Plattsburgh. She has published extensively in the
DECADES
area of post-communisim and transitions to democracy in Eastern Europe, specializing in Romania.
Nick Mancini ’97 was honored at the LA Jazz Vibe Summer in June 2011 for his contributions to vibraphone jazz music.
1950s
Juliet Sorensen "98 is a Clinical Assistant
William D. Wolle ’51 is enjoying active retirement from 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Dr. Te Piao King ’53 is an Associate Professor Emeritus in Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Biochemistry. His lab has conducted research on the major allergens from venoms of bees and vespids. Leonard Cohen ’57 released O/d Ideas, his first studio album in eight years, in January. Well-received by critics and fans worldwide,
the album topped charts in 17 countries, making it the highest-debuting album of
Cohen’s career. Maria Bonomi
’59 is currently exhibiting
her artwork at the Maison de |’Amerique
Latine in Paris. The exhibition will run through September 22nd.
Marlys (Swenson) Waller ’46 and her husband Lynn were awarded the 2011 Dolly and Andy Holland Lopez Spirit Award by the Lopez Community Center Association on Lopez Island, WA. The award was given in recognition of the Wallers’ outstanding committment to volunteer service. Marlys serves on the board of the San Juan United Way and, along with her husband, is a very active volunteer for events and organizations throughout her community.
Richard S. Ehrlich ’78 researched and wrote the final chapter of a new non-fiction book titled King Bhumibol Adulyadej, A
Life's Work: Thailand’s Monarchy in Perspective (Editions Didier Millet, 2011). Richard, currently based in Bangkok, is a reporter
Yvonne (Olson) Jacobson ’61 reports, “My husband and I are fortunate to have our
Pramod B. Mangla ’62 was awarded the Indian Ministry of Culture’s Tagore National Fellowship for his outstanding contributions in the field of Library & Information Science.
Maxime Pietri ’66 is Food Editor of the Swiss newspaper Le Temps and has penned several food-related books through the Swiss publishing house Editions Zoe. He blogs regularly (in French) at www.maxime-pietri.ch.
Frederick Skinner ’66 is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana,
where he taught Russian history for 35 years. He is currently working on a book about Russian perceptions of Mozart. Henry Drewal ’68 is Evjue-Bascom Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
teaching African and African Diaspora arts.
1970s Massimo Bacigalupo ’74 is a professor at the University of Genoa and a translator of American poetry. He produced two independent films while at I-House: Warming
Up and Postcards from America, which were shown in a retrospective of his work at the
28th Turin Film Festival, while the Turin Gallery of Modern Art hosted the exhibit Apparitions—Documents and Images of Massimo Bacigalupo.
Violence Program Coordinator for the In-
Evans
CNN’s website.
is in post-production.”
His website is www.asia-
correspondent. | 1Omb.com
1980s
Things They Won't Tell You: An Insider’s Guide to Spending, Saving, and Living Wisely (Work-
man Publishing 2009).
of 2012.
My current
film, called Tag,
in Freetown,
Kirill Gerstein ’00 was praised in an
dent of the North Carolina Music Educators
about the ever-increasing virtuosity of pianists. Anthony Tommasini wrote, “{Ger-
Association.
12th, 2011
New York Times article
Dr. Nilgun Okay ’89 was promoted to
stein’s} extraordinary recording of the Liszt
Professor at Istanbul Technical University and appointed to the Head of Disaster Management Department of Earthquake
Sonata, Schumann’s
Engineering and Disaster Insitute. She is
ings of 2010.”
also the Vice-Director of ITU’s Women
Studies Center.
Brooke Speers ’01 reports, “I am in my | 1th year in the United States Marine
Peter Natiello ’89 became USAID's Depu-
Corps.
mercurial
‘Humoreske’
and a fanciful piece by Oliver Knussen on Myrios Classics was one of the best record-
Iam currently serving in Battle
ty Mission Director for South Sudan in July
Creek, MI as an Inspector-Instructor for a
2011, days after the country’s independence.
USMC Reserve Engineer unit. I have many memories of ending my training runs at
Senior Development Advisor to the United
Grant's Tomb. I left for Officer's Candidate
States Special Operations Command
School, the equivalent of boot camp, right
work
for which
(US-
he was awarded
the Joint Civilian Service Commendation
Helen Tuckey ’82 is a violist with the West Australia Symphony and a viola teacher and examiner. She and her husband recently became grandparents for the first
Rescue Committee
August
SOCOM),
John Williams '87 and Monica Sanchez-Perez '07 met in Sakura Park in 2006 and got married last June 2011 at Corpus Christi Church in New York where they currently reside.
’00 is the Gender-Based
Sonja Williams ’87 has been elected Presi-
Previously, Natiello served as USAID's
Shanti Shahani ’61, who set up the Department of Endocrinology at Topiwala National Medical College Nair Hospital in Bombay, recently received a Lifetime Acheivement Award from the President of India at the Annual Convention of the Endocrine Society of India.
the Peace Corps. Jones was a member of the first Jamaican Peace Corps group in 1962.
Deanne
Diana Ross) at the South by Southwest Film
ternational
process of writing my second book.”
D.C. for the 5Oth anniversary of
2000s
and Best Director Award. It also won Best Breakout Performance for Evan Ross (son of
Sierra Leone.
children nearby. I continue to write stories about my own experience and I am in the
William K. Jones ’62 recently traveled to
Best Film of the Boston Film Fesitval, along with Best Actress Award for Brittany Snow
Festival. 96 Minutes will be in theaters in
award-winning personal finance magazine and website. He is also the author of 1,001
name.
their daughter Isabell Clara, born Septem-
spring
Jose Aruego ’60 is an author, illustrator, more than 3 dozen published books to his
Gloria (Klein) Pfaue ’99 and her husband Michael are proud to announce the birth of
for the Washington Times, BBC Radio and
1960s and photographer of children’s books, with
Professor at Northwestern University School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights.
ber 27th, 2011.
Jonathan Dahl ’81 is the editor in chief of SmartMoney, The Wall Street Journal's
Washington,
of Modern
New York entitled Parallels between Visual
after
I moved
out of I-House.”
Medal.
James Middlebrook ’02 is an assistant professor at Smith College in Northhamp-
Dr. Karen MacKenzie ’89 leads the Cancer Cell Development Group at Children’s
ton, MA. He teaches Architectural Design Studios in the college’s art department.
Cancer Group Australia. Her research team
Nana Asantewa Afadzinu ‘03, Executive
is working to provide insight to the development of leukemia and haematopoietic
Director of the West Africa Civil Society
disorders that arise as a long-term consequence of chemotherapy.
Talking Africa radio show, archived audio of which is at www,wacst,org.
1990s
Peter Heltzel ’04 co-edited the new book Prophetic Evangelicals: Envisioning a Just
Nancy E. Wright ’90 is currently teaching
Institute, was recently interviewed on the
and Peaceable Kingdom (Wm.
B. Eerdmans
in Kolkata, India as a Fulbright Visiting
Publishing Co., 2012). He is an Associate Professor of Theology at New York Theo-
Victor Kioulaphides ’84 saw his Guitar Concerto premiered in May 2011 by the
Lecturer in International Relations at the
logical Seminary.
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra.
of Calcutta, Alipore Campus.
George Mathew ’04 was the 2011 S.T. Lee
Anders Paulsson ’86 was awarded the
D.D. Jackson ’91 is a guest performer on
Lecturer on Social Justice and Public Policy at the University of the Witwatersrand in
prestigious royal medal Litteris et Artibus
by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden for
The Roots’ newest album, Undun, and performed with the group on NBC’s Late Night
Johannesburg. He presented a lecture enti-
his prominent artistic achievements as a
With Jimmy Fallon. D.D.
time.
soprano saxophonist.
Boko Suzuki ’86 was appointed Music Director at the Old Globe Theater in January 2012. Previously he conducted and co-arranged the off-Broadway musical The Kid, and was Music Director for Wicked's first national tour. Boko also music directed the national tour of Swing/ for which he was nominated for an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award.
Department
of Political Science, University
his “wunderkind
also appeared with
10-year old prodigy jazz
the Harlem School of the Arts.
TEDxKCG
as Model for Behavioural Transformation” at in Chennai in March.
Paul Wargaski ’94 released his fourth album with his bluegrass band, Tangleweed. Paul
is also an established violinmaker
based in Chicago. Laurelyn Watson-Chase '95 returned to Wolf Trap
in a signature role last summer
of the reporting team that won the 2008
Saratoga.
Columbia College since 2008.
He was
also invited to speak on the topic of “Music
for a production of HMS Pinafore. She also performed Adele in Die Fledermaus at Opera
He has taught investigative reporting at
residency at the School of Music.
piano student” Matt Whitaker on the CBS Early Show \ast December in a segment on
Sam Roe ’86 has been a Chicago Tribune investigative reporter since 2000 and was part Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.
tled “Social Transformation Through Music —A Practical Approach” and did a week's
Jaap Biemans '96’s magazine Coverjunkie (www.coverjunkie.com) won a Silver Medal in The Society of Publication Designers (SPD)
David Ball ’87 reports, “After a career as a
47th Annual Design Competition in the
Foreign Service Officer, | am now producing feature films. My last film, 96 Minutes, won
Small Magazine category.
Dr. Pedro da Silva 96 recently taught a
|-House’s Resident Social Worker Astraea Augsberger ’00 (center) recently visited with Rengin
Isik '09 (right) and Pinar Ozbek '10 (left) at their offices at Koc University in Istanbul.
versity of Technology last year. He is now a postdoctoral researcher at the ARC Center of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
in Brisbane, Australia.
Sagal Ali ’08 was one of 13 Champions of Change honored by the White House on January 30th for being “trailblazers for American diaspora communities.” Ali co-
founded the online forum I/tiin to connect and mobilize Somali diasporan changemakers and is also Co-Founder and Director of End Famine, an organization dedicated to
eradicating famine in the Horn of Africa. Macon Barrow ’08 recently relocated to
Washington, D.C. and joined the U.S. Civil Service as an Academic Exchange Specialist
in the Bureau of Education and Cultural AfEnrique Marquez ’06 '10 is the founder of MESDA (Music Education for Social Development Agency) Group, an NGO which offers orchestra and choir after-school programs for underserved at-risk youth in the Americas. MESDA has ongoing programs with the Indigenous Children and Youth Orchestra of Canaima, Venezuela, with the Sainte Trinite Ecole de Musique in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as well as with the Acordes de Esperanza bi-national youth orchestra, in which Dominican and Haitian youth perform together. Marquez (center) is pictured here with MESDA colleagues and members of the National Youth Orchestra of the Dominican Republic. More information at www.mesdagroup.org.
where Kelli now works for McKinsey &
Company. Rami Olwan
’07 completed his Ph.D.
entitled Intellectual Property and Development: Theory and Practice at the Queensland Uni-
fairs at Department of State where she manages Study of the United States Institutes.
Ogbe Airiodion ’08 and Ashleigh Hendrix 08 were married on December 23, 2011 in a ceremony in Texas. Two |-House friends were in attendance: Alexi Levine ’'08 and Bernice Yalley ’06.
Jason Mok ’08 is an engineer with Singa-
pore’s Land Transport Authority. Ciara Rivera ’08 recently completed a 6-month term as the Emergency Education Manager for Save the Children UK in Liberia, running refugee education programs for Ivorian children in Nimba county. She will next serve as an Education Specialist with the UNICEF Education Team in Bangladesh.
Itamar Zorman ’08 was awarded a second place medal for violin at the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition.
tional Piano Competition (Professional Category). Sarah Urena-Cabrera ’11 has been selected as a flutist with the Orchestra of Castile-La
Manchain in Spain.
Florian Hoefner ’11’s debut album, Songs Without Words, was released in April on OA2 Records. Last year, Florian won the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Competition
for his composition “Old Soul.” Karen Hakobyan ’11 performed the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with
Elena Bouza ’09 was one of 5 artists featured in this year’s Art of the 5: A Shout Out
October for which he was highly praised by
Sebastian Eisenbach '11, Anisha Dadia (current
from the Bronx exhibition at the Interchurch
E/ Norte music critic Alejandro Fernandez.
resident), Dorijn Hertroijs '11, a friend, and David
Center in New York.
Butlin (current resident) met up in London for a mini reunion this past winter.
Tekau Frere ’09 has finished an assignment with UNDP in Burundi as Special Assistant to the Country Director/Resident Represen-
Katia Tiutiunnik ’04 is now a Senior Lecturer in Music Composition at UiTM, Shah
tative, having supported them in their effort to support Burundi in the reconstruction of
Alam, Malaysia. She maintains a Research Affiliate position with the University of Sydney.
the country after years of violent civil wars. She has now returned to the United States to work on the Obama campaign.
Emily Nicklett ’05 finished her first year
Oana Pascal ’08 and Ted Hadzhiyski were mar-
as an Assistant Professor at the University
ried in September 2011 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The celebrations were preceded by a reception in New York, where the couple currently resides. Fellow |-House alumni in attendance included Monica Yang '03, Tudor Pascu '03, Loredana Motola ’06, Rachel Gallagher '07, Capucine Rosenfeld '06, Preetham Mysore '07, Stephan Donelian ’89,
of Michigan School of Social Work after a post-doc at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging.
Marta Vicarelli ’05 is a postdoctoral associate at Yale University’s Climate and Energy
Institute. Her research focuses on the risks
Yonatan Abranyos '90, Bogdan Dulu ’10, Wendy Shao '09, and Meghan (O'Neil) Kuebler ’08. Oana works for Capgemini Consulting, while Ted is a Finance Director with Pfizer Inc.
and the socio-economic impacts of climate
variability and climate change, as well as on the design of vulnerability-reduction instruments, such as weather-indexed insurance programs. Lynne Y. Saito-Tom 06 is a second year OB/GYN resident at the University of
the Monterrey Symphony in Mexico last
Szu-Han Chen ’10 was married in November 2011
in Taiwan.
Bogdan Dulu ’10 is a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance candidate at The University of British Columbia. He recently performed with the UBC Symphony Orchestra as the winner of the 2011 UBC Concerto Competition and won the Gold Medal at the 2011 Seattle Interna-
Weixiang He ’10 and Justine Reina Tedjasukmana 10 married in January 2012 at a private ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, followed by a celebration dinner in Singapore. Fellow I-House alumni in attendance included Zhongyi Yeo ’10, Wilson Tan ’10, Angela Tsang ’10, Tan Xuan Rong ’09, Benjamin Lim ’10,
and Brendan Rakphongphairoj ’11.
—IN MEMORIAM Frances von Maltitz ’37, Longtime I-House Supporter Frances Willard von Maltitz ’37 died on February 29th at her home in Weston, Connecticut. She was 98.
Hawaii.
A graduate of Wheaton College, where she received a B.A. degree in English Literature and drama and later served on the faculty, she lived at International House from 1936-1937 while taking classes at Teachers College. It was at I-House that she met her husband Horst von Maltitz.
Kelli Moles ’07 and Kyle Moles ‘07 travelled to 15 countries on 5 continents following Kelli’s graduation from Harvard
Von Maltitz later returned to work full time at International House. She was a longtime supporter of the
Business School, concluding with a trip to South Africa for the NGO they founded, Project Spark. They have settled in Chicago,
House and a regular attendee at Harry Edmonds Awards Galas and other fundraising benefits through 2009. She
was also a member of the Harry Edmonds Society. Throughout her life, von Maltitz taught English as a Second Language to children in elementary schools through the School Volunteer Association. She was also the author of two books, Rhone: River of Contrasts, a book for young people, and Living and Learning in Two Languages, which is now used in teacher education courses.
Stéphanie Mott ’11, Alumna Stéphanie Mott ’11, a native of France who lived at International House while working as a research assistant at Columbia University died in February. She was 25. Described by I-House friends as “talented, motivated, ambitious, and a fighter who always strove to succeed,”
Mott, who received her Master's degree in chemical engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, had a great passion for perfumes and fulfilled her dream by working for well-known perfume companies worldwide.
Vandana Sood '08 and husband Owen Goodings celebrated their wedding with a number of |-House friends in India in December. Pictured here are L to R Leah Jordano-Kudalis '06, Madhav Krishna '10, Lena Norakidze '07, Cesar
Vichido '07, the bride and groom, Carolyn Van Wingerden '10, Macon Barrow '08 and Ciara Rivera '08. Not pictured, but in attendance, was Emil Roberto Nunez '06.
Former Staff Members Martin Turkewtiz, Assistant Manager of
Lorenzo Price, 68, who worked at
Dining Services and Director of Enterprises Sth, 2011, near Philadelphia, PA, at the
I-House for 37 years as Engineer, Chief Engineer and Superintendent of I-House North before retiring in 2000, died Febru-
Elisabeth Schalk, Director of Development & Alumni Relations from 1997 to 2001, died April 13th, 2013 in Poughkeepsie, NY, aged 70, after a struggle with
age of 81.
ary 15th, 2012, in Spartanburg, SC.
Alzheimer’s Disease.
at I-House from
1987-94, died December
Freunde Hosts the First
l-House Alumni Hold Gatherings Across India
in its Series of Local Alumni
Activities
uring the Pan-European Alumni logne in 2011
Reunion
in Co-
Freunde des International House
discussed setting up small local gatherings of alumni in cities throughout Germany. The first one, the Hamburg
Happy Hour, took place on May 4th at Turnhalle
St. Georg. Thirteen alumni attended with some even traveling from Dresden,
Hannover, and Heidelberg to participate.
Like all |-House gatherings, the group was diverse with some alumni who just returned from living at the House, some who were there in the 1980s and
1990s and even
one prospective applicant! Alumni discussed a variety of topics, but they always seemed to come back to I-House: what life was like there back then and now.
Said organizer and Freunde Deputy
Frauke Thielecke ’03 “it is absolutely amazing how the l-House spirit is still noticeable in the people. Everybody
Alumni at the Dinner in Mumbai
is Curious to hear each other’s life stories: the interest in other people and cultures never ceases.
n April 9th, alumni
It was really
in Mumbai
joined United States Consul General Peter Haas for dinner at the Royal Bombay
Yacht Club. Warm and insightful with a touch of humor, Haas shared his experiences from past postings in Indo
special.”
nesia and other areas and some thoughts on US-India relations at this intimate event.
The group also discussed Freunde’s big yearly event, the Pan-European Alumni
Organized by alumnus Mark Trayling ’09, the event attracted alumni from four different decades.
Reunion, which will take place
In addition
in Rome from September 21st to 23rd, about which all
stimulating conversation with the Consul General, the group also discussed ways to reach more alumni
in attendance expressed excitement.
Mumbai
Alumni also related
House alumni together. On April 22nd,
kept up-to-date on upcoming Freunde events. The next Hamburg fall to welcome
While Chennai
Happy Hour will take place in the
is not home to many
he was inspired to bring |
Reddy organized the first-ever event in Chennai. I-House alumni, a handful gathered for afternoon tea at Amethyst Café including
a journalist with Forbes India, a Fulbright scholar who travelled from Calcutta for the event and a healthcare entrepre
new alumni returning from New York into
the alumni community and Freunde.
specifically, particularly increasing the number of email addresses in the |-House database.
Sriram Reddy ’03 had recently returned to his native India and settled in Chennai when
interest in the Freunde facebook page where they can be
to
in India and
neur.
If you are interested
Reddy hopes to organize another event in August.
If you are living in India and would like to organize an alumni event, especially in New Delh |, or get involved with
in organizing an event in your city, please contact Nicole
alumni activities, please contact Nicole Davidson at ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org.
Davidson at ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org.
sp
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Interat aA Tokyo Alumni Gathering: Director of Development John A. Wells and Friends of |-House, UK Trustee Mami Urano '87 hosted a gathering of alumni on March 16th when Wells was in Japan to prepare for the World Council of Alumni Meeting in October, 2012. L-R: Toru Sato '61, Keiko Nakano '97, Nozomi Sakata '11, Remy and Kate Renaud ’08, Toshihiko Saito '91, Roy Takata Jr. '52, Mami Urano ’87 and Yasuhiro Kishimoto '71. The group dis cussed plans for the upcoming
World Council meeting and received an update on activities at the House.
NYAAC in the City 2012: Alumni Activities Abound in Manhattan to the Hudson
Hotel’s
“he New York Area Alumni Council (NYAAC) continued its popular NYAAC
in the City series this
semester with a busy calendar of unique events located around the city. Over 50 smartly-dressed alumni and guests turned out
Jo-Anneke
van
der
Molen
and
led 30 lucky I-House art lovers
Manhattan on Janu
on a customized
with stops at a diverse array of exhibitions and spaces,
hour event organized
including a breathtakingly beautiful private gallery rarely
by NYAAC
accessible to the general public.
Secretary from the
tour through the Chelsea art district,
Along the way, the group met with and learned from a variety of art industry professionals, ranging from a com
classes of 1969
mercial gallery director to an artist featured in one of the
through 2011
current exhibitions. Appropriately, the topic of globaliza
sipped
cocktails, played bil
tion was
liards, and engaged
experts discussed the growing geographic and cultural
each other in lively
breadth of today’s art market.
conversations while
Alumni at the NYAAC Art Tour on April 28th
Tours’
ary 30th for a happy
Alumni
Hor
Artigo
Caroline Sodenkamp
Patrick Grosso ’06.
‘ternational
connections,
Library Bar in Midtown
a common
theme throughout
the tour, as various
Moving from the gallery scene to museums,
enjoying the cozy
continued
and sophisticated
ning happy hour and tour at the Rubin
atmosphere set by the
May
to tap into its artistic side with
Museum
of Art on
18th. Over 40 alumni and guests, who were joined
Library Bar’s Phillipe
by their counterparts from |-House Chicago,
Starck-designed space.
the museum's
In April, event chair Heico Wesselius '97 put a fresh
NYAAC
a Friday eve
marveled at
impressive collection of Himalayan
art and
artifacts, then kicked off their weekend
with music, Asian
spin on NYAAC’s tradition of springtime art gallery events
fusion
in the museum's
with an extraordinary walking tour hosted by Artigo Tours.
festive K2 Lounge.
Drawing from decades of art industry experience and
“tapas”,
and
inventive
cocktails
DIRECTOR'S CORNER
African Residents
Launch Scholarship Initiative at I-House When Makeba Shiroya from Kenya and Kofi Deh from Ghana found themselves enraptured by a jazz performance
articipation in the Annual Fund, especially by alumni, is hugely important for
one Sunday night and overwhelmed with the feeling of
International House, and two recently completed campaigns give us reason to
just “how lucky they were to have had a chance to live at I-House,” they began discussing how they could help other African students have the same opportunity. “How
about a scholarship, an endowment,”
hope for continuing an upward trend. As a non-profit organization, I-House operates without financial support from local,
state, and federal governments. We rely on resident member fees, investment income, and a strong Annual Fund to maintain operations. Each year, the Annual Fund is critical to balancing the budget and enables I-House to sustain its programs and facilities, and offer its unparalleled experience to all residents at a subsidized rate. The I-House Annual Fund provides you with an opportunity to contribute to the growth of our residents as enlightened world citizens. Each Annual Fund gift makes a real difference to I-House, and we appreciate your
Kofi sug-
gested, “something that will always ensure that a student from Africa has the opportunity to live at International House?”
Makeba and Kofi enlisted the assistance of several other
ongoing support.
African residents and the response was overwhelmingly
Why is participation so important? Your participation at any level is fundamental to assuring a solid financial future for I-House. A high percentage of giving by those closest to the House—especially alumni and residents— often positively influences contributions from foundations and corporations. Earlier this year, -House completed the wonderful campaign challenge by Kathryn W. Davis ’30, raising more than $1.2 million over four years. A main component of this challenge was to encourage alumni participation and I am delighted to report that of the 1,200-plus donors whose new or increased gifts qualified for the challenge, 1,053 were alumni. Sustaining this will be a challenge, so it is especially encouraging that this year’s Resident Member Gift Campaign set a new record, with 391 residents participating. Every gift helps. If you haven't already given to the 2011-12 Annual Fund Campaign, please do so at www, ihouse-nyc.org/donate by June 30th. Thank you for your support!
positive. Many chose to personally give to the scholarship and volunteer to solicit other donations. To date, they
have raised $700 and their goal is to establish an endowed scholarship
with a minimum
of
$10,000 over the next two
years. The journey to create the African Endowed Scholarship Fund has begun. As the Swahili saying goes: ‘Haba na haba
hujaza kibaba’ -step by step we will fill the basket! They are seeking the assistance of I-House alumni and other friends to reach this goal and establish one of the only endowed scholarships that will exclusively support a new or
returning resident from Sub-Saharan Africa. If you would like to help them “fill the basket,” please consider making
John. Wells
a gift at www.ihouse-nyc.org/Africa.
Harari Family Creates Resident Scholarship ie
n December, the family of Mrs. Carol Sturm Harari ’53 and the late Dr. Maurice Harari 51 made a generous contribution to memorialize their parents by creating The Maurice and Carol Harari Scholarship, which will benefit deserving resident members on an annual basis. The couple’s connection with I-House goes back decades. After serv-
4
4 7 41 4
+
ing in-the British Royal Air Force, Maurice
Harari moved to New York
in 1946 to study at Columbia University, where he would complete Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degrees in political science.
After at-
tending numerous events at International House, he was offered a parttime position helping to recruit speakers to give seminars and lectures to
the resident community. In 1954, Carol Sturm arrived in New York City to pursue work with youth at a Protestant church in Harlem. When the position didn’t work
Carol and Maurice Harari
out, she soon found her way to International House and secured both a job in the Programs Office and a room. After the retirement of John Mott as Director of International
House in 1954, Maurice served as Acting Director (and later served
on the Board of Trustees) until the appointment of Howard A. Cook in the fall of 1955. It was at I-House where the
Hararis met and they soon began a lifelong relationship.
They were married in January
1956
and raised three sons together. Dr. Harari, who passed away in June 2011 at the age of 88, remained committed to the internationalization of higher education as a means to promoting world peace and understanding. He worked at the Ford Foundation and the Overseas Education Service among other international organizations. An active member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he was knighted
in 1984 as a Chevalier des Palmes Academiques by the Republic of France. Named scholarship funds are a great way to leave a tangible legacy in honor or memory of someone and to enable those in need to take full advantage of the I-House experience. For more information on named scholarship funds, please contact
Toyota North America hosted a reception at the Nippon Club in New York City on January 27th for this year’s International House Toyota Scholars. Pictured are Toyota Chief Operating Officer Sumio Ohtsuji, Toyota Scholar
Nitya Thomas and Toyota Senior Vice President Dian Ogilvie. scholarships,
These
which are awarded annually to residents from Asia and/or
those studying international affairs, international business or a technical field such as engineering,
are made possible by Toyota Motor Corpora-
tion’s generous $1,000,000 donation in 2000.
Daniel Blakemore at dblakemore@ ihouse-nyc.org ot (212) 316-8446.
Trustee Stephen DuBrul Dies, Led Investment Committee —
Trustee Joseph McLaughlin, Former Board Officer, Dies
M. DuBrul, Jr., a renowned investment banker and stalwart of the International
House
Board
oseph T. McLaughlin, an International House Trustee since 1994
who served as Secretary of the Board and later as Chairman of the ominating Committee, died Sunday, January 8th, at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. He was 67.
of Trustees for de-
cades, died on January 4th at 82. As a member of the I-House Investment Committee for a quarter of a century, and its chairman for five years, DuBrul devoted his considerable expertise to the oversight of the House’s investment
An internationally renowned advocate, arbitrator, and mediator
during a long and varied career, McLaughlin became deeply involved at I-House as an officer of the Board, and during service on the Executive and Programs & Resident Life committees. His impact on resident life was significant and he had a hand in arranging programs and inviting guest speakers such as Geoffrey Canada,
holdings during tumultuous periods of growth and
decline. A native of Detroit,
DuBrul
graduated
from
the University of
Michigan and joined the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served for two years before assignment DuBrul entered Lehman
to the Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps.
Brothers after graduating from Harvard
1956, becoming a partner in 1961
and Senior Managing
Business School in
Director in 1968. In 1972 he
joined Lazard Freres & Company as General Partner. He joined the I-House Board in 1971
at the behest of his mentor Harold James Szold,
a Trustee since 1958. DuBrul later stepped down to serve as Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for which he was appointed by President Gerald R. Ford and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In 1978 he established DuBrul Associates, a consulting and private banking practice. DuBrul re-joined the Board in 1986, and served mainly on the Investment Committee, which he chaired from 1990 until 1995. He was also a member of the Nominating and Executive committees prior to his election as Life Trustee in 2000.
A scholarship fund in DuBrul’s memory is being established by the Board of Trustees.
who spoke at the Welcome Sunday Supper, and Leadership in the Arts Visitor Isaac Mizrahi.
“This is a great loss for l-House and for me personally,” said Don Cuneo. “Joe was my former law partner, mentor and a close friend for nearly 40 years.” McLaughlin, a graduate of Boston College and Cornell Law School, recently retired as counsel in the law firm Bingham McCutcheon. He was associated with JAMS, the largest private alternative dispute resolution provider in the world. Prior to that, McLaughlin was the head of litigation at Shearman & Sterling, where he spent 25 years concentrating on a wide variety of corporate and commercial disputes involving securities, banking, antitrust, international arbitration and employment. “Oceanica” a large scale drawing by the artist Gendron Jensen, was donated by McLaughlin to International House in honor of President Don Cuneo in 2009 and hangs in the Main Lounge stairwell. To posthumously honor McLaughlin, a resident room at I-House is being named in his memory.
Jackson
Kaguri
speaks
with residents before the January
Sunday
Supper
wesigye Jackson Kaguri, who lived at International House while participating in Columbia University’s Human
Rights Advocate Program in 1995-96,
returned
to inspire current |-House residents with his remarkable story of helping orphans of AIDS victims at the Sunday Supper on January 29th. Kaguri left his remote village of Nyaka, Uganda, to pursue an education and life in the United States. After finishing his program at Columbia,
Kaguri went back to Nyaka to be with his
ing brother and
to take care of the brother’s three
h
pledged
s sister died of AIDS six months later, Kaguri
took on another nephew, this one HIV-positive. His life changed forever, he told resid His entire village was ravaged by AIDS, and grandparents who were suddenly caring for their orphaned grandchildren turned to Kaguri to help pay tuition and purchase school supplies. His wife later came up with the idea of establishing a school of their own. Today, the Nyaka and Kutamba AIDS Orphans Schools provide education, housing, healthcare and other support to orphans who would otherwise not have access to formal and informal education.
Kaguri has also led fundraising efforts to
heighten the awareness of the cultural issues surrounding the
iy c ¢
HIV/AIDS pandemic. in dditi on, the Nyaka School provides improved houses, in , livestock and microfinance loans to grandmothers. chose
to work
with these women
because
they are the
ones left behind to care for the orphaned generation,” Said.
“They
care for and
love these children,
Kaguri
and we stepped
in and reassured these grannies that their children would be \
>
Okay.
York were selected by the Nominating Committee,
made up
of |-House Staff, former Programs Director Ellie Spiegel, alumna
Ferida Deif 03 and former recipient Marianne
Kinney ’10 and chaired by Trustee Ken Kramer, from among Chhitij Bashyal (Nepal) - Innovating, livering Community-Based
Developing and De-
Solutions for Improving Maternal
and Child Health in a Conflict-Torn Region of Nepal Erika Catral (Philippines)
— The Lunangan
School for
Transformation (Philippines) Davis Projects for Peace Recipients
Kofi Deh (Ghana) - Post-election Violence Protection with
wenty-one proposals from members of International Houses Worldwide,
including eleven from I-House
New York, were selected for grants of $10,000 each for implementation during the summer of 2012. The following successful applicants from |-House New
Peace Ambassadors (Ghana) Lina Hamdan
(Jordan) - ARTiculating Peace (Jordan)
Ida Hetland (Norway) - Acting for Peace: Creating Future Leaders of Change
Allen Liu (USA) - Summer
in South Africa
Youth Employment
Program
(Pakistan) - Musical Harmony:
Teaching
for Aboriginal Youth in Taiwan Fahad Rahman
Peace and Tolerance in a Conflict-Ridden Society (Pakistan)
30 proposals:
2012
formance and Writing of Trauma
in Guatemala
Refiloe Lepere (South Africa) - Collective Healing: Per-
Arturo Romero
Pereda (Spain) - Conflict Resolution
gram for Palestinian-Refugee,
Pro-
lraqi-Refugee and Lebanese
Teachers in Lebanon Sarah Thontwa (Democratic Lengela Lobi Summer Camp: Gemena,
Democratic
Peter Vanham
Republic of Congo) Empowering Young Women
(Belgium) - Community Ambassadors/Em-
bajadores Communitarios (Venezuela) Projects are to be completed over the course of the summer and grantees will document their efforts in journals at http://residents. ihouse-nyc.org/peaceprojects 1 2.
SAVE THE Freunde Meeting and Pan-European Alumni Rome, Italy www. ihouse-nyc.org/Freunde12
Reunion
Join us for a weekend of sight-seeing and networking events in Rome. Special features will include Freunde’s Annual Meeting, a walking tour of Rome and a Saturday Supper featuring a special guest speaker. Members of Freunde (those who give at least €25 annually) will also select the 2012 Freunde Scholars. Information on Freunde membership can be found at www. /house-nyc. org/internationalgiving.
26th Meeting of the World Council of Alumni Tokyo, Japan www. ihouse-nyc.org/wcal2 All alumni are invited to join the World Council for its 26th meeting. Held at International House of Japan, the meeting sessions on October 24th and 25th will focus on Japan’s education system, economy and culture. There will be numerous networking opportunities with local alumni during the Meeting as well as a variety of sight-seeing activities, which will both precede and follow the conference.
in
Republic of Congo
International House Day Worldwide www. ihouse-nyc.org/alumni events Headlined by the New York Area Alumni Council’s annual |-House Day concert, the House will be hosting a series of gatherings around the world in November. Last year events were held in Beijing, Florence, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore and Toronto. If you would like to organize an event in your city, such as a dinner or happy hour, please contact Nicole Davidson at ndavidson@ ihouse-nyc.org or 212-316-8425 before September 15th.