Above: Shapiro ‘01; left: Pinney ‘00
Park in New York. They were joined by fellow Oberlin alumni Susie Chen, Katie Howard, Anna Smeby, and Shilpa Mankikar ’99, as well as Andrew’s sister, Penny Burgoon ’85, and brother-in-law, David Burgoon ’85.
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Morgan Pinney and Daniel Smithwick were married on June 22, 2013, in Mill River, Mass. The celebration took place at the Berkshires home of Morgan’s cousin, Elizabeth Goodman ’82, and her husband, Don Cook. Other alumni in attendance included bridesmaids Eliza Valk ’99 and Sonya Sheats, as well as Sonya’s husband, Benjamin Selman ‘98; Mark Goodman ’75; and Peter Goodman ‘49. n Shawn Steiman, who specializes in coffee research and consulting, recently published the book Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry. Also brewing is Daylight Mind Coffee Company, Shawn’s new “coffeepub and coffee school” in Kona, Hawaii. Your invitation, direct from the big island: “Come get a cup, Obies!” OBERLIN ALUMNI MAGAZINE 2014 / SPRING
2001
Timothy Salazar completed his PhD in educational leadership and policy at the University of Utah on April 17, 2013. His dissertation was titled “Government Accountability Reports and Public Education Policy: Studying Political Actors’ DecisionMaking.” n Pauline Shapiro and Rusty Singletary were married in Rosendale, N.Y., on September 7, 2013. In attendance were many Obies, including Sabine Rogers ’00, Amy Wolf ’00, Brie Abbe, Erin Sickler ’00, Emily Manzo, Emily Farrell ’00, Miriam
Kassell ’00, Elena Shore ’00, Joanna Theis ’00, and Oberlin professor Pipo NguyenDuy. Pauline is a staff photographer at Sotheby’s auction house, where she has worked for the past 10 years. Rusty is an executive recruiter. The couple, who live in Brooklyn, N.Y., honeymooned in Colombia in January.
2004
Robert A. Brennan was named staff accountant at the New England Foundation for the Arts. Bob previously managed
LONG PLAYERS GONNA PLAY Though new technology has lately revolutionized media consumption, one recent graduate has started a business that relies on something far older—135 years older, to be exact. Adrian Rew ’13 is releasing vinyl records by experimental musicians on his own music label, Ergot Records, as well as some CDs and tapes. Backed by a $2,000 award from Oberlin’s Creativity & Leadership Project, the comparative literature major released his first record last spring: Corpse on Horseback , by Oberlin resident Aaron Dilloway. Nagual, formed by Ian McColm While Ergot’s medium might seem something of an anachro‘13 and David Shapiro ‘12 at nism, it’s actually in step with current trends. According to a Oberlin, released their self-titled study by Nielsen, vinyl sales are rising.—JAMES HELMSWORTH ’13 vinyl on Ergot last September.
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