Steve Landau, Bill Kuttner, Tom Ennis,K.E. Alexander, Peter Calcaterra, Curtis Davis, Dick Easler, Larry Koff,Basil Tommy, Ann Donner, Larry Bluestone, and Bob Walsh. Thanks also to the following Wentorth Students for their help and for an excellent ring model: Chester Bartels, Scott Belvin, Andrew Karaliolios, David Lucibello, Jeff Sawyer, Ron Thurber, and especially Jennifer Medeiros. From the BSA: Richard Fitzgerald, Alexandra Lee, Peter Smith, Norris Strawbridge, Robert Sturgis all deserve thanks. It is evidence of the scope and strength of this idea that so many would volunteer so much time to it. The Boston-Fenway Program, a consortium of arts and educational institutions along Huntington Avenue headed by Jim Lydon, has also consistently supported The New Urban Ring project. As a private planning agency, it offers evidence that such an endeavor need not be undertaken solely by the public sector. Finally, none of the specific events associated with The New Urban Ring would have been possible without the support of a wide range of administrators, faculty, students, and staff from Northeastern University. The Urban Design Charrette, the accompanying reception and exhibition, this catalogue, and the related upcoming exhibition on trans-
portation and urban design, entitled The Boston Region: From Here to There, are all possible because of extensive support from the University. Though many have been very supportive, none has been more instrumental in making sure that these efforts were funded than Robert L. Culver, Senior Vice President & Treasurer of the University. For this ongoing support, he has my heartfelt thanks. Also, despite difficult schedules, all of the following administration and staff have made major contributions along the way: John A. Curry, President; John A. Martin, Vice President; Cathy McCarron, Bill Corrigan, Maryann Cimino, Shelly Centeio, Dave Sheehan, Mike Vigna, Suzanne Leidel, and Hannah Schecter.
Mary Breslauer, Director of University Communications; and her staff, Janet Hookailo and especially Terry Yanulavich were outstanding in gaining media visibility for our efforts. Fellow Art and Architecture Department Faculty members, staff, and students have also given time to help with this project and its seemingly endless list of tasks; they include: Peter Serenyi, Professor of Architecture and Chair, Department of Art and Architecture; Mardges Bacon, Professor of Architecture; Monica Ponce de Leon, Assistant Professor of Architecture;
Mark Schatz, Lecturer in Architecture; Nader Tehrani, Lecturer in Architecture; Neal Rantoul, Associate Professor of Photography; Craig Weiss, Technical Coordinator in Photography; Judy Ulman, Administrative Assistant; Sheldon Cheek, Administrative Assistant; Cynthia Baron, Technical Director of the Electronic Studio; Co-op and Work-Study Students: Bruce MacIntyre, Mohammed Khan, Lou Wall, Seth Merriam, Vahe Ohannessian, Jeffery Kaphingst, Rusty Walker, Cristina Rivera, and Kimberly Drews. Finally I would like to extend my special thanks to Gov. Michael Dukakis, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Political Science; Peter Vanderwarker, Photographer; and Kathleen Speranza for their special help with this effort.
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