helping a farm introduce protein-rich buffalo milk. The animals are not new to Georgia, though previously they had been used almost exclusively for labor. As always, Daniel’s adventures included significant immersion in the culture, politics, and plight of his host nation, which has requested membership in NATO and harbors hopes of joining the EU despite increasing influence from Russia. Daniel notes that the country’s main product is another beverage: red wine, the leftover mash from which is also used to make vodka. “I enjoyed the experience,” he reports, “and I hope that I’m able to return sometime.”
1970s
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1970
A photograph by Connie Springer was selected as a winner from more than 16,000 entries in a contest held by Embracing Our Differences of Florida. Connie’s photo, which depicts her husband blowing bubbles with their Koreanborn son, was made into a banner displayed at Bayfront Park in Sarasota. The annual contest and exhibition is part of a year-round program to create awareness and promote diversity through art.
1972
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Lora Ching Deahl retired from a 46-year career as professor of piano at Texas Tech University and moved from Lubbock to San Francisco to be closer to her daughter. Lora earned an award for teaching excellence from Texas Tech three years ago, one of numerous accolades over her career. She was married for many years to trombone professor Robert Deahl, who died in 2015. n The American Society of Anesthesiologists presented the 2019 Distinguished Service Award, its highest award, to Patricia Kapur in October of this year. Patricia held prominent positions at UCLA, including serving as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology of the David Geffen School of Medicine for 17 years and as president of the UCLA Faculty Practice Group. Patricia is chairing Oberlin’s 50th Reunion Committee.
1973
Rich Orloff’s play Days of Possibilities, based on letters and interviews with Oberlin students during the Vietnam era, was adapted into a Zoom-friendly performance that was
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live-streamed by five theaters on May 4, 2020—the 50th anniversary of the killings at Kent State University. The play was originally produced at Oberlin in 1989. [w] www. richorloff.com/days-of-possibilities/
1976
Adam Rudolph is a member of the Karuna
Trio, which recently released Imaginary Archipelago, an improv-heavy recording that evokes the sounds and cultures of 11 distinct islands. “Although the environments are diverse, all these islands have a soil rich in inspirational nutrients,” writes Adam, who handles membranophones, idiophones, chordophones, overtone singing, electronic processing, and arrangements. “When roots run deep, certain trees will even reach beyond the sky, towards the unknown.” Adam also recently released the two-disc recording Ragmala, A Garden of Ragas, featuring his Go: Organic Orchestra with the Brooklyn Raga Massive—a project that involves some 40 musicians and which DownBeat magazine called “a gorgeously complex tapestry of sounds, hues, and sensations.”
1977
Jim Rokakis cowrote The Land Bank
Revolution: How Ohio’s Communities Fought Back Against the Foreclosure Crisis, about the efforts he and other leaders and activists took to counteract the devastating effects of the large-scale foreclosures that hit Ohio cities
particularly hard. The book was released by Belt Publishing, where Anne Trubek ’88 is founder and publisher, and Martha Bayne ’90 a senior editor.
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Attorney Laura Kingsley Hong, a specialist in product liability and mass torts for the law firm Tucker Ellis, was ranked in the Chambers USA guide for 2020.
1981
Thylias Moss contributed to the New York Times’ Tiny Love Stories feature with “Please Wear that Dress,” which—briefly—recounts her experience as a young poet on the set of a documentary produced by Bob Holman. Years later, with Bob widowed and Thylias divorced, he reached out to reconnect with her, and a wonderful relationship blossomed. “We kissed all the way from O’Hare to the hotel!—best kisses of my life!” she recalls.
1982
Claire Fontijn edited the
book Uncovering Music by Early European Women (1250–1750) (New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2020), which investigates aspects of female music-making and 51