k KNOWtTON \ xm m ALUMNI MONTH LY i^K m Bob Kates's agenda: A world without hunger BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY MAY 1988 Volume 88, No. BROWN IN THIS ISSUE Editor Robert M. Rhodes Managing Editor Anne Hinman Diffily '73 Assistant Editor Charlotte Bruce Harvey 78 Editorial Associate James Reinbold '74 A.M. Administrative Assistant Judith Reed Design Consultant Kathryn de Boer Board of Editors Chairman Wendy J. Strothman '72 Vice Chairman John J. Monaghan '55 M. Charles Bakst '66 Barry Beckham '66 William J. Brisk '60 Robert P. Fisler '43 James Geehan '45 Deborah Pines Livingstone '80 Linda Mason '64 Cathleen McGuigan '71 Stacy E. Palmer '82 Gary A. Puckrein '74 A.M., '78 John V. Reistrup '58 Matthew L. Wald '76 Elizabeth B. West '73 Billy R. Wooten '70 Ph.D. National Advertising Representative Berkowitz, Denny & Sanford 145 East 63rd Street New York. NY 10021 (212) 753-9740 © 1988 by Brown Mumm Monlhly. Published monthly, with combined issues in Decern- Iser/January. June/July, and Augusl/Sep- lemljer. by Brown University, Providence. R.I Printed by The Lane Press. P.O. Box 13(1. Burlinnlon, Vl. 05402. Editorial offices are in Nicholson House. 71 George St.. Providence. R.I. 02906. Member. Council for the Advancement and Support of Edu- cation. The Monthly is sent to all Brown alumni. Please allovs- eight weeks for changes-of-address. which should be sent to Box 1854. Providence. R.I. 02912. Address Correction Requested Page 2'j 1 3 Solving the World's Second Hardest Question Geogiapher Robert Kates decided he could bring no special talent to the problem of nuclear arms. Instead, he took on what was to his mind the planet's number-two problem: world hunger. IS) Liv UUmann's Challenge In her new role as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador, actress Liv Ullmann gave the keynote address at the second an- nual ceremony for the Alan Shawn Feinstein Awards for the Prevention and Reduction of World Hunger. 1, c From Preacher to President After seven months as interim president of Tougaloo College, Cliaplain Charles Baldwin reflects on the troubles of a small black college in the Deep South. Martin Luther King's dream is still un- realized, he says. 27 The Director Loni Berry '76 abandoned medicine for the stage. Now he's back at Brown as a theatre arts graduate student, and his first show. The Colored Museum, just played at the Kennedy Center. Departments: 2 Carrying the Mail 6 L'nder the Elms 10 Sports 31 The Classes 45 Obituaries Cover: Inset photograph of Robert Kates by John Foraste. Cover design by Kathryn de Boer. ALDMNl ^, FLIGHTS Jf7 ABROAD Exceptioned Experiences for Selective TVavelers. 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Editor: Now that the Ivy League's Academic Index (AI) is out of the closet (BAM, February), the issue of the role of intercollegiate athletics and the im- portance of fielding winning teams is in the limelight. Since the formalization of the Ivy League in the mid-50s, there has been a steady evolution into the current complex array of thirty varsity sports involving thousands of young men and women. As programs have expanded, so too have pressures for success, both in terms of recruiting outstanding student-athletes and achieving results. In the Ivy League, recruited student-athletes represent the largest and most visible special interest group which admissions officers have to evaluate in the annual quest for a di- verse student body. Although the Ivy League has never achieved parity across the board or in individual sports (a look at the compos- ite overall standings clearly shows an athletic pecking order), this league has been generally viewed as the model for striking a positive balance between ath- letics and academics. In the contempo- rary context of big-time athletics, the Ivy League has been an ideal that many schools aspire to. This has occurred despite the fact that certain institutions have tended to be more successful in particular sports. This league of eight institutions is an extremely fragile and interdepen- dent organism, depending heavily on mutual trust and the checks and bal- ances of institutional needs. The intro- duction of an Academic Index seems far removed from the original "Com- mon Statement of Ivy Group Institu- tions," which included the goal of "admitting men and women on the basis of their potential as studeius wbeiher or not they are athletes." The s.td thing is that the index resulted from the (onliiuied admission of mar- ginal attilcies in one or more of the major image sports. Apparently, the previous checks and balances and "gentleman's agreement" have not been sufficient to temper a win-at-all-costs philosophy. For the league, the use of an A I for athletes only re-raises the question of what really binds these in- stitutions together, and how they can continue to balance institutional auton- omy and athletic cooperation. My simple suggestion for resolving this dilemma follows. Each college's admissions office knows the qualifi- cations necessary for success in a partic- ular program within the institution. At Brown, for example, the academic and personal prerequisites for success as an Organizational Behavior concentrator are distinctly different from those re- quired for Engineering. Similarly, the pathway to success in business at Penn is different than the one for drama at Yale. Admissions professionals have the wisdom to evaluate candidates' creden- tials and to predict likelihood of success within their institution. Over-reliance on an arbitrary index such as the AI is just another example of society's obses- sion with quantification and statistics. We tend to forget the human dimen- sions behind SAT scores and class rank data. Furthermore, is class rank at Deerfield comparable to rank at Hope High? Is an A grade in a college Eng- lish course comparable from one teacher to the next? If a suburban stu- dent has had Princeton Review for SAT preparation, are his/her scores as valid as tiiose of a rural student who has never heard of Princeton Review or other test-taking strategies designed to maximize scores and achieve the com- petitive edge? Admissions offices are under the control of the presidents of the Ivy schools, and they do not need to hide behind an A I to justify their deci- sions. In summary, the Ivy League needs TiaraP Crui<>P Along beautiful, unspoUed DUI^C \^IUl»t: Canal du Midi.' U Tortue" Southern '^''P'"='""^^'^^ " i5),comfort- _, able, with laige sundeck, lounge, rVUtlCC three twin staterooms. Notable cuisine, bicycles, minibus. Seasoned, agreeable British crew. V\feekly charters April-October Color brochure. Write "UTortue" Dept B. Box 1466, Manchester, MA 01944. to reaffirm its original commitment to the lofty ideals encapsulated in the original compact. This means restoring trust in human judgments (not an AI), and trusting each institution to monitor its own admissions process. To para- phrase a familiar Brown Fund plea and challenge: If the Ivy League doesn't, who will? Peter A. Mackie '59 Lexington, Mass. Cover club sports Editor: I have read with interest the results of the varsity team sport events. As a member of the faculty and a father of one of the present students, I have been disappointed that there has not been coverage of the club teams which have brought success and achievement to the Brown sports pro- gram. Specifically, I was disappointed in not seeing anything in the Brown Alumni Monthly about the fencing and skiing teams which have had a signifi- cant national achievement. The skiing team made the NCAA Eastern finals. They have worked hard and have brought recognition to Brown in other media sources but have not appeared in the Brown Alumni Monthly. Since these club sports depend on outside funding from alumni and friends, it would be most helpful if these teams and their members had exposure and recognition in the Alumni Monthly. I look foiward to reading about the significant club sports, espe- cially if they reach the level of national recognition. Arthur I. Geltzer, M.D. Providence The writer is clinical assistant professor of sur^en. — Editor Higher costs Editor: I would like to comment on the subject of the costs of college tui- tion. Daniel Braunstein and Robert Tourigney both made intelligent com- ments in your March issue in response to my original letter elicited by Anne Diffily's article {BAM, October). Government and industry are al- ready "calling the tune" with respect to programs in most colleges. It is time for them to begin paying a fair share of the piper's costs. The time for retaining control of these programs is long past. I do not propose any specific solu- tions because I am certain that "free- market forces" will bring about the necessary corrections. 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Having observed instruction at a fair number of large public universities and even taught briefly at one, I cannot agree that the general level of instruc- tion is much lower than at Brown on the undergraduate level. Before deni- grating large lecture courses and grad- uate student tutoring, consider Oxford and Cambridge. I was fortunate to have participat- ed in the IC Curriculum of the 1950's and maintained superior grades for four years at Brown. While the instruc- tors in the IC program were eminent scholars and pleasant gentlemen to know, I cannot agree that they were the dominating influence upon most of the program participants. They were not, in fact, particularly accessible outside of class, and shared the students' early morning indigestion and grumpiness in a not particularly intellectually stimu- lating manner. They were neither more or less influential than other instructors of lesser renown encountered in regu- lar lecture and lab courses in junior and senior year. The main inspiration came from association with other bright, self-starting, highly motivated students and the great authors encountered in the course material. Given the right books and a minimum of guidance, a truly inotivated student will do well even under adverse conditions. Let us not give excessive credit for the in- structors. Arthur G. Adams '57 Mahwah, N.J. 'Joining the ranks of civilized institutions' Editoi ; I am very pleased to learn that Brown University has hnally in- cluded gays and lesbians in its anti-dis- crimination policy. Brown has long dis- tinguished itself through its concerted efforts to create a racially-balanced learning environment. Explicitly stating a commitment to upholding the rights of gays and lesbians is an important step in addressing the needs of another segment of society which has been si- lenced and excluded throughout liisto- rv. Iho liKwii Alumni Moiillih would provide a welcome service to its readers by regularly covering the activities of the Brown Lesbian and Gay Student Association. In the eight years since my graduation from Brown, I have been impressed by the growth in numbers and visibility of this organization. Their participation in the National March on Washington for gay and lesbian civil rights and their on-going support for gay students deserves recognition from the entire University. A university is like a microcosm of the larger world, a microcosm which encompasses the world's injustices as well as its finest dreams. As a young student struggling to come to terms with being gay, my attempts to find inner peace were continually threat- ened by the homophobia and hostility of my environment. Students atut fac- ulty whose liberalism precluded racist comments would regularly mock and degrade gays and lesbians. Texts which had been revised or removed because of sexist stereotyping either reinforced myths and prejudices or, perhaps worse, completely ignored the existence of homosexuality. Anyone who believes that anti-gay discrimination does not exist at Brown is sadly mistaken. Anyone who believes that the rejection and suffering gay students face does not interfere with their ability to learn has a tragically narrow concept of education. As an individual, I can attest to the destruc- tive influence this prejudice had on me during a vulnerable and crucial time of my life. I have always been attracted by the concept of education as the one great hope of the human race. I can still remember with pain how my education at Brown, which opened up so many wonderful doors, failed me in the deepest, most personal sense. 1 hope that pattern of failure will be reversed for students in the future. David LaFontaine '80 Canton. Ma.ss. Editor; I am delighted to know that Brown has finally joined the ranks of other civilized institutions in declaring its intention not to discriminate against persons on the basis of their sexual 01 i entation. It is unfortunate that we weri the last of the Ivy League schools to do so, but nevertheless, it is a step in the right direction. Perhaps Brown will soon find itself able, as Yale has, to fully legitimize the academic arena of gay and lesbian studies by establishing a center for these pursuits. For too long we have been denied not only our most basic civil rights in most areas of the country, but, worse, our importance historically and our contributions culturally, scientifically, artistically, and socially have been ig- nored or assimilated into general stud- ies without due recognition. People of color fought long and hard to have their own successes chronicled and taught in legitimate institutions. Just as black, Hispanic, Asian, and even wom- en's studies programs have been incor- porated into university curricula we will work hard to have our own significance included in Brown's academic struc- ture. The fact that an upcoming Com- mencement forum on AIDS avoids even the mention of the gay commimity is simply another indication of our in- visibility in the eyes of a predominantly heterosexist society. Until we all learn to appreciate one another for the strengths we possess, for the qualities and sensitivities we share, and for the differences which make each of us that much more interesting and stimulating, we will be a poorer and more divided country. If we are truly to succeed as a community of scholars at Brown we must vigilantly challenge our fear of the unknown, explore what is new and uncomfortable, begin to understand that which is unfamiliar, and enjoy the process of discovery. The study of his- tory and cultural diversity is fluid and interpretive, but, in the spirit of open- mindedness, it should also be inclusive rather than exclusive. There must al- ways be room for new ideas which are, clear ly, the lifeblood of institutions like Brown. To maintain its position in the forefront of educational excellence we are continually moved to push the lim- its of what is considered worthy of in- tellectual attention. I hope that, in its policies on all levels for students, faculty, administra- tors, board members, and employees alike. Brown is careful to regard all of its citizens as individuals who have earned the right to equal treatment simply by virtue of their humanity. Performance, not classification or stat- us, ought to be the criteria for judg- ments and evaluations. I trust that Brown will be forceful in ensuring compliance with this protection and that it will make the point clearly and strongly that it will not tolerate dis- crimination in any form by its own community and by those with whom it does business. Congratulations to the students, faculty, deans, and alumni who suc- cessfully won for us our acknowledged right to equal protection at Brown. We will all be stronger for this rational and intelligent perspective. Stephen A. Classman '72 Ballimor,' 'Distinguished service' Editor: After more than two dec- ades of distinguished service in the Brown admission office, most of them as director, James H. Rogers will be stepping down in June. The longest serving of the current Ivy League admission directors, Jim Rogers has been far more instrumental in leading Brown to its present position of preeminence among American uni- versities than most alumni realize. As both a former independent school col- lege counselor and a Brown admission officer, I have been in a unique position to observe how well Jim's industry, prescience, and organizational skills have served our University. Jim Rogers has richly earned the respect and gratitude of all Brown alumni for the way he has conducted himself in a position which has often been both difficult and frustrating. William G. Nicholson '58 Watertown, Conn. No bandwagon for him Editor: I am happy to see that al- though Hal Meyer III '86 has graduat- ed he is continuing his habit of writing controversial letters to the editor — to the BDH while an undergraduate and now to the BAM. My favorite part is the irate response he elicits from other readers. The scariest thing about this coun- try today is the bandwagon effect. Peo- ple don't think for themselves, they jump on bandwagons. The media, themselves a consensus, make our de- cisions for us — just look at the 1988 election campaign. No matter how objectionable his conclusions, Mr. Meyer shows the abili- ty to think. He doesn't feel constrained to think what others make him feel he "should" think. We should welcome the challenge to reevaluate and reaffirm our own opinions in the face of oppos- ing viewpoints. Debby Geiher '86 Somerville, Mass. Rare Books Scholarly Collections We are interested in purchasing Rare Books and Scholarly Collections Please write or phone for further information. Ursus Books Ltd. 981 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 (mezzanine of the Carlyle Hotel) (212)772-8787 Illustrated Catalogues aiailahle on request. Visitors welcome Authors... LOOKHG FORA PUBLISHER? Learn how to have your book published. You are invited to send for a free illus- trated guidebook wtiicfi explains tiow your book can be publistied, promoted and marketed. 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The story folded in on itself — equal parts Esher drawing, crit- ics' hall-of-mirrors verbal exercises, and novelists' solipsisms. The three-day conference — titled "Unspeakable Practices: A Three-Day Celebration of Iconoclastic American Fiction" — was sponsored jointly by the dean iiI the si-asoii .iiid utiil iiilo llio game willi no hope of an NCAA loumamcnl bid. Pcnn. Harvard, and \alc' sat above Brown in the national poll (before the (Cornell game, the Bruins were ranked I'ointeenth). Brown finished tlie season at 8-(i, with three Ivy League losses to I'enn, \'ale, and Cornell. The match in Ithaca featured out- standing goallending by Brown's Jamie Smiles "88 and Cornell's Paul Schimo- ler. Smiles had 16 saves, and Schimoler had 20. Greg Rogers '88 scored at 13:4 1 of the fourth period, tying the game at 13-13. Tom Towers '88 had five goals, and Jamie Miniro '89 had four. Bernie Buonanno '88 had one goal and two assists and moved into fifth place on Brown's ail-lime scoring list. Women's lacrosse concluded the season with a 13-4 win over Springfield. Seniors Melinda Pierce and Elizabeth Hearn led the team; Pierce scored three goals and assisted in three more, and Hearn had three goals. The team played erratically all season long, according to (>oach Wendy Anderson, but she was heartened by improvement and more consistant play during the second half of the schedule. The Bruins were hurt by a young de- fense — the only upperclasswomen on the unit were Sandra Manocchio '88 and goalie Amy Bohner '90. While the season was disappoint- ing, losses to Yale and Boston College were by a single goal, and the Dart- mouth and Penn games were close. The highlight of the season was the triple- <)\erliini- win over twelfth-ranked New Hampshire. Men's crew rowed to a convincing win over Dartmouth on the Seekonk, completing the regular season with a 4-3 record. Now they prepare for the second season: the FARCs, IRAs. and — they hope — the n.ilioii.ils in Cindn- nali in June. Men's tennis finished the 1988 season willi niixi-d emotions. Yes, they humbled Haivarxl, 8-1, finished the season with a win over Dartmouth for a f2-2 overall record, and finished sec- ond (7-2) in the KlIA, their best effort lo date. But losses on ihi- lo.id to I'riiuflon and Yale made .in f.l I .\ .luunpioiisliip, oncoftluii |.i<-s<-as<,ii U.MJs, ,,1, iini.ussibl.Mli.aiii I'liiKcloii matches remaining, against Harvard and Dartmouth. \a\c finished the sea- son at 7-2, and C:olumbia. last year's champion, was (>3. Kevin Wyman '89 spoke h)i the team when he said, "Beating Harvard was a great win, and it was a great sea- son. But we still feel a little empty. We know we should have won the league." Besides Tim Donovan '88 (unde- feated in singles play and sixth-ranked in the East) and Nick Jones '90, Brown also received strong singles play from Mircea Morariu '90 and Wyman. Do- novan and Morariu were undefeated in ten doubles matches, and the team finished the season 23-4 in doubles. Before the season began. Coach Bob Woods wanted to accomplish lour goals: have the best record ever in the league, improve doubles play, beat Harvard, and win the league. The team accomplished three of four. "We make no excuses about not winning the league; we had our chance," Woods said. "But we are only losing one senior (Donovan). If we can jump from fourth to second in one year, we could jumj) from second to first next year." Women's tennis picked up its only Ivy victory of the season over Cornell. The Bruins swept the singles matches, and the number-one doubles team, Jill Dunkel '91 and Gillian Leonard '88, won their match. The euphoria was short-lived, however, as the team lost its final four matches of the season on the road against four Ivy opponents. Stephanie Hiedemann '90 won her matches against Penn and Columbia. Women's crew wins Easterns riic Bruins matched up against Yale at the tenth annual Eastern Sprints on Lake Waramaug in New Preston, Con- necticut, on May 8. After losing to top- seeded Yale in their final race of the season, co-captain Erika (;ollins '88 said prophetically, "1 would rather go into the Sprints ranked number two. Some- times it can be a curse to be ranked Br at :")0() iiKleis, but Kadi 111 le took the lead at the 1 ,0()0-meter mark. The vet- eran crew (all seniors and juniors) then responded to coxswain Kim Wade's '88 call for sprint and won going away. "I think we may have been one scat up coming across 500 meters to go and then we took five strokes and stalled our sprint," Wade said. "1 think we sprinted almost the last 400 meters." "We tried to work on all parts of our race, but after losing to Washington in the sprint, we definitely thought more about it and tried harder," said fourth-year coach John Murphy. After that, and other pleasantries, the victo- rious crew tossed the winning coat h into the 50-degree water. Women's basketball coach resigns Maureen Enos, head coach of women's basketball for the last eight years, re- signed in May to enter private business. "Maureen brought a great deal of experience, enthusiasm, and basketball knowledge to Brown, factors that she has successfully used to develop cham- pionship teams," said Athletic Director John Parry '65. "I am sorry to see her leave, but I understand and support her decision." Enos, who took over the women's basketball program in August 1980, had an 87-1 12 overall record, 50-45 in the Ivy League. She guided the team to back-to-back Ivy championships in 1983-84 and 1984-85. The 1984 team set a Brown record for wins, posting a 16-8 overall record and a 10-2 Ivy mark. The 1987-88 team was 6-20. Parry said a search would begin immediately for Enos's successor. BROWN Ml'I'J.IB'JjmJLil HUNGER Can collaborative scholarship help to solve the world's second hardest problem? Bob Kates came to Brown because he believes the answer is 'yes' Sometimes it is the little questions that await Robert Kates first thing in the morning, at 5:30 a.m. when the alarm goes off and his thoughts begin to hum. How, he wonders, can he get funding for next year's seminar? Several hours lat- er, he types the solutions he's devel- oped in his head into his Macintosh computer and brings a printout to work with him. On other mornings Kates, who is University Professor and director of Brown's Alan Shawn Feinstein Program in World Hunger, finds the big ques- tions thronged in his consciousness, deinanding equal time. They are huge questions, complex issues of human survival, health, and the fate of the earth. They resist quick, early-morning solutions even by the man whom a for- mer teacher has called "one of the world's geniuses" (a description sup- ported by the MacArthur Foundation, which in 1981 gave Kates one of its no-strings-attached fellowships, known in academic circles as "genius grants"). Despite their complexity, the big questions have not yet failed to tempt Kates. His brilliant second career as an academic (his first was as a steel worker) has been shaped by a need to be useful. By Anne Diffily to be an agent of change as well as a scholar. By training he is a geographer; by preference he has specialized in the things that go wrong between human- kind and nature (floods, droughts, famines); by temperament he is driven to improve the quality of human life. The big question that engages Bob Kates these days — the one that lured him at the peak of his academic career from Clark University to Brown's new hunger program in 1986 — is this: "Why does hunger persist in a world of plen- ty?" There are many answers, Kates explains: regional food shortages, for example, poverty, culture-specific di- etary restrictions, diseases that prevent the absorption of nutrients, war. Worldwide, these phenomena are studied by a motley and vocal crew of agriculturists, agronomists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, physicians, nutritionists, and geographers; in addi- tion, the problem of hunger is ad- dressed by an equally various cohort of public and private relief agencies, gov- ernment programs, farmer's organiza- tions, volunteers, and others. To date, Kates says, there has been little consen- sus among them. Some chip away at increments of the hunger problem — studying how to grow more productive crops in dry soil, or advocating food- coupon programs in developing coun- tries — while others propose that to al- leviate hunger on a global scale, we must first redress fundamental socio- economic inequities. Kates's vision for the world hunger program at Brown is that it will establish and publicize areas of consensus, forge new alliances within the "hunger industry," and emphasize what has worked already. "If we have an ideology in the program," Kates says, "it's that it is possible to end hun- ger, even without solving the worldwide problem of poverty." Indeed, The Hunger Report, pre- pared by Kates and his colleagues and presented during the first annual Hunger Research Briefing and Ex- change held at Brown on April 6-8, has a distinctly upbeat conclusion: "[I]t is possible ... to accept that a significant fraction of the world's hunger, as much as one-half, can be readily attacked by using the best and the better of current capabilities and programs." That notion will form the basis next year of the seminar Kates is organizing, in which several dozen faculty members from various departments will consider the topic, "Ending Himger: Halfway There." As Kates envisions it, seminar participants will "try to ideiitily what works, what would continue to work well if applied with vigor on a broader scale, what such programs would cost, and who would have to take the initia- tive. In other words," he elaborates, the seminar will attempt to answer the question, "What would a comprehen- sive program to end half the world's himger look like?" That he would someday be asking, and attempting to answer, some of the world's big questions probably did not occur to Bob Kates in the first dec- ade of his adult life, years when many of his contemporaries had embarked upon their life's vocation. By the age of twenty-seven, he was married with three children and working in a steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He had complet- ed two years of college at New York University in the late 1940s before leaving to get married, and it was near- ly ten years before he stepped into a classroom again. An evening course at Indiana Uni- versity's extension in Gary changed Kates's life. "I had decided to become an elementary school teacher," he says, explaining his return to college, "be- cause I had discovered that I loved camping, and I'd heard there were ele- mentary school teachers who were nat- uralists in the Indiana stale parks." At that time, the university's teacher-edu- cation curriculum required two courses in geography. That was fine with Kates, who loved the outdoors and had long been "a closet geographer who didn't know it," he says. "I read all the books on climbing Mount Everest; that sort of thing." So he enrolled in a geography course on "Resource Management" taught by a University of Chicago doc- toral student named Martha Church. Today Martha E. Church is the president of Hood (xjllege, but teach- ing Bob Kales in night school back in 19.57 remains one of her most vivid, and most gratifying, professorial mem- ories. "Of all my students. Bob was the mosi interesting and exciting and satis- fying," (Church says. "You hope that as a teacher you will light a spark. Well, Bob already had the spark; all I did was fan it a little. He had the most inquisi- tive mind in the class, and raised all sorts of challenging questions. Several of the other students came to me and said Bob was a troublemaker for asking so many questions. " When the course ended. Church suggested that Kates consider applying to Chicago's graduate program in ge- ography. "At first I was incredulous," recalls Kates. He was enjoying his work in the steel mill, had no bachelor's de- gree, and had a family to support. But Church's suggestion took root. At that time, Chicago's graduate school occa- sionally admitted students of outstand- ing potential without bachelor's de- grees. Kates drove the fifty miles to Chicago for an interview with the chairman of the geography depart- ment, Gilbert While. "Martha Church had told me about an extremely promising student who didn't fulfill the ordinary admission requirements," remembers While, who is now Distinguished Professor Emeri- tus of Geography at the University of Colorado. "After I talked with Bob for about an hour, I decided that, if any- thing, Martha had underestimated him. What impressed me most was the way he had analyzed his own situation and the opportunities in the field. His ana- lytical power was evident." Also evident was that Kates saw graduate school, like so many of his life's endeavors, as a team effort. He brought his entire family with him to the initial interview at Chicago because, he says, he had told ihem, "If I make a commitment to this, we're all commit- ted." Kales, his wife Eleanor, and their three now-grown children have worked at maintaining a closeness that is rare among today's mobile families; even now, they all live in New England and see each other frequently. "We go on family vacations together," Kates says, his eyes crinkling fondly at the thought, "including my four grandchildren and two sons-in-law and my son's girl- friend." Such familial loyalty stood the Kateses in good stead during the hectic first few years after Bob was admitted to the Chicago graduate program. He continued to work in the steel mill, missing one out of every three classes due to his rotating shifts. When the steelworkers went on strike, Kates used the free lime to write his masier's-de- gree thesis. "It was nice lo have those two different worlds," he reflects now, "but it was hard, loo. Until I got my master's, it was touch and go. The whole family knew how fragile our situation was. If anything untoward had happened — someone getting really sick, for instance — I might not have finished, or I might be leaching ele- mentary school today." Life became simpler that year when Kates left the steel industry for good and moved his family to Chicago. "We lived off our savings and the fellowships I got," he says. As a full-time doctoral student, Kates began lo focus on the area of geography that inost appealed to him: water, conservation, resource manage- ment. "In those days, environmental studies wasn't yet a separate category, but essentially thai was my interest," he says. These also were the interests of Gilbert White, who made Kales his re- search assistant on studies of agricul- tural flood plains and urban flood damage. Kaies's doctoral dissertation. Haz- ard and Choice Perception in Flood Plain Management, examined attitudes in a small Tennessee town that recendy had been flooded. He worked with the Tennessee Valley Authority on a "very creative" program aimed at ameliorat- ing the effects of flooding, "not simply by controlling the floods themselves," Kates explains, "but by understanding and controlling people's behavior to- ward floods. I studied how people view floods and what they thought they could do about them." In this and subsequent projects, Kates helped to develop a new field that today spans several disciplines. Geographers have half-jokingly dubbed it "psychogeog- raphy," and psychologists call it "environmental psychology." "My basic question was. What is, or ought to be. our relationship to the natural world? I worked for a long time on natural haz- ards — floods, droughts, earthquakes. " He winks: "Nobody knows the calami- ties I've seen." His laugh is a school- boy's giggle, drawn-out and conspira- torial. After getting his Ph.D. in 1962, Kates was hired in the first job he applied for. In five years he had gone from being a steel worker in an Indiana mill to an assistant professor in Clark Uni- Bob Kates in his office: The University of Chicago admitted him to graduate school without a bachelor's degree. versity's (naduate School of Geogra- phy, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He did more field work on floods, pub- lished widely (including several books), was promoted several times, and in 1967. was asked by the Rockefeller Foundation to start an interdisciplinary research institute on land-use planning in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. "While I didn't know anything about .Africa," Kates says, "the founda- tion thought my knowledge of natural resources and hazards would be help- ful." The Kates family lived in Tanza- nia for three years. "It was an impor- tant experience for us," Kates recalls. "In those situations, sometimes all the tensions that families tend to gloss over in our very secure society get exacer- bated. But our family became even closer. We were all very taken by the African emphasis on the extended family." Professionally, too, Tanzania "changed my life," Kates says. He learned first-hand about issues in de- veloping countries, and after he re- turned to Clark, his research took on a much more global character. Two pag- es of his fourteen-page resume chart Kates's involvement as investigator and consultant in projects funded by UNESCO, the National Science Foun- dation, the United Nations' Environ- mental Programme, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and a number of private foundations. Kates had not worked specifically on hunger issues, although much of his research dealt with Malthusian ques- tions about the stresses between popu- lation and resources. In 1985, he was looking forward to the latter part of his academic career, contemplating with pleasure the chance to fulfill his fantasy of being "the lonely scholar," working alone and writing the "big books" he feels he has in him yet. Then he got the letter from Morris Morris, professor of sociology and chairman of the devel- opment studies program at Brown. Morris was a member of the committee searching for the first director of a center to study world hunger, estab- lished with funds donated to Brown by a Cranston, Rhode Island, businessman and investment advisor, Alan Shawn Feinstein. "I knew Bob had a distinguished reputation as a scholar," Morris says. With his hand on the mouse, Assistant Research Professor Bob Chen and Kates study computerized data. "and at that point my own work had begun to overlap his — I was doing a study on famine in India, dealing with issues of drought and famine. I wrote to him about the hunger position, but frankly I did not expect him to be in- terested. He had a very good position at Clark. "The next thing I knew, he was on the phone," Morris recalls. "He told me, 'I'm not interested — but tell me about the job.' He asked me questions for two hours. " Because the director's job as defined at that time did not carry tenure, Kates was indeed not interest- ed. Nevertheless, the committee per- suaded him to come for an interview. "We immediately decided that he was a most attractive candidate," Morris says. "The University offered to make him a University Professor with tenure, and that wiped out the major obstacle for him." When he received Morris's first letter, Kates's immediate reaction was, "This is crazy." Hunger, he believed, "is the second hardest question in the world." Kates had long ago decided that despite his fervent feelings about the world's hardest question — in his mind, the threat of nuclear war — he would never be able to do much about it. "I realized I could carry signs and walk on picket lines and write letters, but I really didn't have any good ideas about how to stop nuclear war. For one thing, the question for me about peace studies is. Why do we kill? I get down to that layer of the onion. And I didn't know very much about that; it wasn't my field. It was a big disappointment, but it also was very instructive to realize that I was impotent, as a scientist and a scholar, to prevent us from knocking ourselves off with the bomb. I had to find my level somewhere else." Consequently, once he got over the surprise of Morris's letter, Kates couldn't get the Brown job out of his mind. The world's second-toughest problem had just about jumped into his lap, and he is not built to resist that sort of challenge. He asked himself, "What do I already know that I could apply to this problem of hunger?", and he made a list of eight or nine ideas. By the time he visited the committee, Kates's mind was locked onto the problem of world hunger, and it remained only for his logistical objections to the job to be overcome. They were, and after twen- ty-three years in Worcester, Bob and Ellie Kates moved to Providence in 1986. Here comes Bob Kates across the Green, looking like almost anything but a scholar of international repute, the winner of a "genius" grant, the director of a think tank. He is tall but not the least bit intimidating, his shoulders slightly stooped, bringing to mind a generic Anyman from Any- where, U.S.A. — your best friend's dad, maybe, or the small-town doctor who made house calls and worked too hard. People are always saying things about him such as, "He's the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet." Nobody calls him "Robert or "Dr. Kates"; he's "Bob" to one and all. He is on his way to the offices of the Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hun- ger Program, located in a comfortable frame house on Hope Street next to the anthropology department. Kates has a 10 a.m. meeting with four other Brown faculty members — Lucile Newman of anthropology. Bill Crossgrove of German and of medieval studies, Rob Matthews of geological sciences, and Sara Millman of sociology — with whom he is writing a book on the history of hunger. It is an out- growth of last year's faculty seminar on the history of hunger, an interdiscipli- nary project that involved twenty-three scholars. The five co-editors expect the book to be published by the end of June. Lunchtime is almost never merely a time to eat lunch; most often it means a brown-bag meeting, like today's with his five faculty co-sponsors for next year's faculty seminar. Two afternoons a week he teaches a hunger research seminar for juniors and seniors; other- wise he might meet with a graduate student whose work he supervises, or welcome a guest speaker (today's is froin Calcutta), or catch up on corre- spondence and phone calls. "What characterizes my working day," Kates summarizes, "is group interaction. I am not the 'lonely scholar,' although I have fantasies about sitting in Maine in front of my Macintosh and writing books. But I think that will always be just a fantasy. When given the choice between working collectively or doing my own thing, I generally have chosen the for- mer." He sighs with not a little regret at this blunt self-assessment. His former teacher, Martha Church, clucks impatiently over Kates's misgivings. "Whether he realizes it or not," she says, "Bob is an extraordinary people person. The issues he is drawn to involve questions about resources and people, and they entail collaboration, interviewing people, joining other scholars." Furthermore, Church says, Kates is closer to his fantasy than he realizes. "He really has done that lonely thinking on his own," she says. "It may take place on the back burners, but he undoubtedly has conceptualized models and hypotheses for his work. He couldn't have come up with some of his ideas if he hadn't done a lot of solitary thinking. He doesn't give himself credit for that." Kates's mentor, Gilbert White, describes his former student's scholar- ship as "out of the ordinary and I'ery independent." White always has been aware of Kates's conflicting urges to collaborate and to work in isolation; that Kates most often has chosen the former White ascribes in part to "a sensitive social conscience. Bob wants to do things that are useful to others." Kates's criteria for choosing his work are more discriminating, how- ever, than mere utility. "I only take on something when I think I can make a distinctive contribution, " he says. "Just a useful contribution is not enough." Serving on a faculty committee, he says by way of illustration, might not be a good use of his time. But he serves as chairman of Brown's Resumed Under- graduate Education committee, which deals with the concerns of older, re- turning students whose college educa- tions were interrupted, because "I had a unique experience with that myself." The exception to this rule is volunteer work. He himself has worked in soup kitchens, and he requires his under- graduate seminar students to do so, too. "I think everybody ought to do some- thing to which they don't bring distinc- tive skills, where they're just a worker," Kates says. The skills Kates has brought to the directorship of the world hunger program are such that Morris Morris, his initial Brown contact, now says, "I can't think of anyone who could have gotten the program off to a better start. He is working with a limited amount of mon- ey and has done remarkable things. I don't know of any other seminar that has attracted such sustained interest among faculty as his 'history of hunger' seminar last year." The hunger program employs nine people, only three of them full time: Kates, Associate Research Professor Ellen Messer, and Assistant Research Professor Robert Chen. In collabora- tion with visiting researchers from oth- er institutions, and with other Brown faculty members, the program pursues studies on hunger prevalence and per- sistence, looks at trends in developing parts of the world that will affect hun- ger, and assesses methods of hunger prevention. A project called "Africa's Future: Beyond Hunger, 1957-2057" entails examining alternative futures from the perspective of leading African scholars. The program also maintains a research library, provides speakers for schools, government agencies, and oth- er groups, and develops university courses on hunger research and policy. "Mainly," says Kates, "we have put together a novel way of describing dif- ferent kinds of hunger." Casting fa- miliar problems in new lights is a fa- vorite Kates technique. Like war, he says, studying hunger can burn people out; new constructions and metaphors can help engage energetic scholars in the fight. "There are three different senses of what hunger is," Kates explains. "One is a shortage of food. This is the easiest problem to deal with over time. Societies very early undertake to pre- vent famine — in fact, this is one of the ways in which societies may have be- come organized in the first place. Tem- ples and palaces became food storage places for the seven lean years.' Despite the fact that famine is what attracts media coverage, we feel that the end of famine is in sight." Much more complicated an aspect of hunger, Kates continues, is a second category, food poverty. People who are poor can afford neither to buy enough food nor to equip themselves ade- quately to grow it. Rather than getting bogged down in broad issues of social inequity, which have proven resistant to solution over all the centuries, the hun- ger program staff studies specific pro- grams that have curtailed or ended food poverty. "The outstanding case is China," Kates says. "Before their cur- rent troubles, Sri Lanka was a good example, as is the state of Kearla in India — it is very poor, but it has done well in the areas of health and educa- tion." Kates isn't convinced that the Marxist nature of all three govern- incnts in ihese examples is a key faclor; niore imporiant, he says, is the preva- lence of strong values that bring about changes in social structures. The third category of hunger, Kates says, is undernutrition and mal- luitrition. "All three categories are val- id; they exist," he says. "There really are food shortages across large regions. Within a region, there may be many households that are too poor to buy or raise enough food. And within house- holds that may get enough food, certain individuals may be deprived of it be- cause of disease, abuse, discrimination against, for example, women in some cultures, self-denial, or fasting." The Brown hunger program's task, Kates says, is to "put together these theories into more of a whole picture." Kates's strategy in the fight against world hunger has three parts. ("I like trinities," he confesses.) First, he and his colleagues are determining what known principles and existing pro- grams have worked, and suggesting where else they might be applied with equal or improved efficacy. The food stamp program in this country is a good example of a strategy that works, Kates feels. Second, from their sheltered van- tage point far from the front lines. Brown's hunger scholars are defining what questions must be asked in the ongoing fight; what knowledge do we lack. "What will we need for the next five billion people who are coming along?" Kates asks. "We've just made some estimates; depending on the level of nourishment, we will need at least twice as much food as we have now, and up to five times as much. Where can that increased productivity come from without destroying the environ- ment?" The third aspect of Kates's strategy slides into a blurry area between science and advocacy. 'I think we can contrib- ute to a change in values," Kates pro- poses. "But this is much more difficult, because scholars begin to lose their consensus when you talk about these fundamental issues." Nevertheless, he is moved to press on. "I remember seeing in my audience at a talk the man who developed the notion of 'nuclear win- ter.' All of a sudden, people saw a whole new problein; and the doctors who founded I'hysicians for Social Re- sponsibility likewise made nuclear war into a new problem: a medical problem. These scholars opened up new per- spectives on a very tiring issue. "That's what I'd like to do for hunger. I'd like to take this old, old, old problem and reilluminate it, to make it accessible. Let's not be worn out by five years of Ethiopia; let's not have what the agencies call 'donor fatigue.' Let's ^One's contribution as a scientist is to illuminate a problem in a very special way' believe a solution to hunger is possible, because we understand the problem better. That's what I can do as a scien- tist. I can open up new perspectives. It will take a little bit of luck, and a little bit of imagination." Spurring Kates on is the urgency he feels not only to keep hunger on the public agenda, but to be prepared for opportune twists of public favor. "The verse from Ecclesiastes — to every thing there is a season — comes to mind," he says. "One can't predict what will cap- ture the collective imagination and emerge on the public agenda. If society begins to turn away from the last eight or so years of 'me-ness,' and the gov- ernment or agro-businesses come to us for information, we have to be ready with a reservoir of new ideas. "One's contribution as a scientist is to illuminate a problem in a very special way. With luck, you can separate truth from untruth. You can add to the na- ture of a discourse. You can place the problem in a historical perspective, for example: Hunger has existed since the world began; let us tell you what we can learn from it. It's a different kind of contribution from digging wells. And it's a contribution the university is uniquely able to make — we use our luxury of being removed from the bat- tle to learn more about it, to teach about it, to reflect about it." The scientist has a tender core, and he acknowledges the pain inherent in confronting the human misery attendant upon natural disasters. "I remember sitting in a tea shop in Bangladesh in 1970 after a great cyclone," Kates says softly. "I was talking with thirteen men, and among them they had lost 130 rel- atives — wives and children. Telling me about it, they went around the room, sometimes counting on their fingers: 'One, two, three, four, five, six dead in my family.' Two of thein cried. I cried." The pain turns to anger when Kates contemplates the absurd persis- tence of hunger in his beloved country, one of the wealthiest societies in the world. "These disparities in America are much more painful to ine than even the terrible things I've seen in develop- ing countries," he says. "For one thing, many poor people in the Third World still have a great deal of dignity." Also, he points out, Americans seem to toler- ate a much greater disparity between rich and poor than any other Western society he knows. To Kates, this flies in the face of Americans' "tradition of volunteerism— -the wonderful side of our individualism. Something like the Feinstein Program would be very difficult to start in Europe, but there hunger is not tolerated." Rather the problem is addressed nationally by ef- fective food safety nets. The extra spark that fires good research when one's heart is stirred is a gift Kates seeks to give his Students. "Working in a soup kitchen was a really valuable aspect of the hunger course," says Ricardo Bay6n '89, who spent part of every Monday working at St. Pat- rick's soup kitchen in Providence. "Many of them were the working poor — it wasn't that they didn't have a job; they just didn't have enough money. That experience brought the statistics we studied in the course to a personal level, and made the information a lot more real." Melanie Canon '89, who also vol- unteered at St. Patrick's, was moved to collaborate with Bayori on an indepen- dent study course for next year, to be supervised by Kates, on "Hunger in Providence." Canon hopes next year to study hunger "from the bottom up, to see at a grass-roots level what decisions poor people have to make. You and I can choose between cake and ice cream for dessert. These people have to choose between the rent, a new coat, to eat, or not to eat." Near the end of this semester's undergraduate seminar, Kates assigned each of his six students a modest re- search project on an area he hopes to address in next year's faculty seminar, "Ending Hunger: Halfway There." It's not that he'll use the actual information they dig up, he explains; but neverthe- less their participation enhances his own work. "In the course of explaining the project to them, I get excited. And the students become acquainted with the excitement and the uncertainty of doing research. They should see what it's like, warts and all." Kates is candid, even eager, in dis- cussing what he perceives as his own warts, personal and professional. After describing Kates as "one of our great advocates for peace, one of the most caring individuals that I know," Martha Church is told that she is making him sound like a saint. "He's pretty close to it!" she retorts. "No, wo!" Kates recoils at such a suggestion. Methodically, he recites the complaints of his critics: In emphasiz- ing scientific consensus, he waters down his discipline. The high expectations he holds for himself and for others may be impossible to fulfill, and that disap- points some people. He struggles with "the classic vices," such as arrogance. His tendency to walk away from un- productive activities is insulting to some; the Clark faculty, he recalls, gave up on him after he twice resigned from committees to which he had been elect- ed. His scholarship, Kates continues, attracts three sorts of criticism, a trinity of darts: It's interesting but it's not sci- ence; it may be science, but it's not ge- ography; and it's overly deterministic. "They say I simplify cause and effect too much; that I attribute too much to free will, and not enough to societal conditions." The analytical prowess Gilbert White detected in a young steelworker nearly thirty years ago infects and in- forms not only Kates's professional in- terests, but also his self-awareness. He is supremely self-analytical, picking apart his motives and actions with scientific detachment. Not even a near-fatal health catastrophe a year-and-a-half ago escapes his bemused evaluation. One day in November 198b, after a period of hectic travel and hard work, Kates passed out at home. Bleed- ing internally in his digestive tract, he lost half of his blood supply and nearly died. An operation stopped the bleed- ing, which probably was caused by his habit of taking six to eight aspirin a day, but Kates did not return to work for three months. He is asked what he learned from such an alarming brush with death. His reply contains not one romantic conjecture about reassessing his existence, no banalities about life's purpose and value. Instead, he cocks his head, businesslike, and gives a sci- entist's answer. "I don't take aspirin anymore," Kates says. "I've cut my travel schedule in half. I go to bed when I'm tired. When I was recuperating, I asked my- self if I could change my basic lifestyle, and I decided that I couldn't. But now I try to be attuned to my body's signs; I listen to them, and I get a lot of rest. The interesting thing about it — " (inter- esting!) " — is that a widely tested scien- tific study showed that after a big change in your life, you have a 40-per- cent chance of suffering a major illness. It goes up to 70 percent within two years of the change — which could be any change, good or bad; a promotion, losing your spouse. So when Ellie and I talked about coming to Brown, I said, Uh-oh, a big life change. And then, just as the study predicted, I did get sick." Realistic, almost severely so, about his own strengths and shortcomings, Kates wastes no energy dwelling on setbacks. He will need every bit of that energy to adhere to his agenda for ameliorating world hunger, for he is a man of timetables. Millions go hungry each day, and Kates's rigorous scientific methodology does not immunize him against the pain of that knowledge. He has seen the faces — in Bangladesh, in Africa, in New York City, in Provi- dence — behind the statistics on world hunger. He has spoken publicly of his hope that hunger will be conquered within the lifetime of his eldest grand- daughter, Sara. He waits anxiously for the window of opportunity, the capri- cious turning of public sentiment, that could speed the implementation of new food and health policies — if he and his program have the necessary informa- tion for the policy-makers. And he talks hesitantly, but with some longing, of an early retirement. His hobbies — vegetable gardening and bird-watching with Ellie, vacationing with his children and grandchildren — beckon. But those he makes time for anyway; his chief siren is that old dream. Bob Kates as lonely scholar. There is one version of that fantasy that he concedes most likely never will be realized: a solitary year of anthropological fieldwork, "sitting in a village, spending time with farmers, going through the rhythm of a year with them." The primary fantasy, how- ever, seems ultimately viable even as he watches it recede through year after year of collaborative research. There is a Macintosh in a Maine cabin, its double-sided disks pregnant with the books Kates means to write. They await the Lonely Scholar, who may not ever live up to that spare title as long as he continues to wake up with big questions tugging at his consciousness, and at his conscience. IB Liv Ullniann reached into the pocket of her black suit and held up to the spotlight a small, sealed packet. "This little package," she said to her hushed audience in Sayles Hall, "which costs much less than a dollar, consists of salts and glucose which will, when mixed with water and spoon-fed to a baby with diarrhea, enable the child to retain fluid in its body, prevent de- hydration, and save the child's life." Her message: We inust double and redouble our efforts to get such an- tidotes to the people who need them — in this case, the more than 7,000 malnourished children who die daily of diarrhea. Ullmann, known for her long career as a film actress, has been working recently as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She gave the keynote address at the second annual ceremony for the Alan Shawn Feinstcin Awards for the Prevention and Reduction of World Hinigc-r on A])ril 7, drawing heavily on the poignant scenes she has wit- nessed in her travels to developing, drought-stricken, and famine-be- sieged countries. Forty thousand children die every day of causes re- lated to hunger, Ullmann said — some 15 million last year. "That means one (child dies) every other second," she pointed out. "That means now ... and now ... and now." Arguing for "a new, ethical way of thinking," Ullmann emphasized that governments take their cue from the charitable efforts of private citizens. "The outpouring of public compassion in a tragedy tells gov- ernments that they have both an expectation and a license to act, as well." She praised responses to specific, highly-publicized emergen- cies in developing coimtries, but proposed "a new ethic of response to the tragedies of deprivation that rarely capture headlines." Above all, Ullmann urged, those of us who are fortunate to live comfortably must identify with the reality of the poor, the sick, the starving — as she, I lie Liv Ullmann holds a package containing ingredients that will enable malnourished children to live. mother of a teenage girl, did one day in Ethiopia. "I saw a mother standing by a water well," Ullman began. "She had been told that the water was pollut- ed. In her arms was a little baby, absolutely dying of thirst. That mother had two choices: either to let the baby die of thirst or to give the baby polluted, poisonous water. I watched her bend down, take brown muddy water in her palm and feed her child. Deprivation is really to have no choice." The hunger awards, established with a gift from the same Cranston, Rhode Island, philanthropist whose gift underwrote Brown's world hunger program, are intended to recognize individuals and organiza- tions with cash awards for their work on the alleviation of world hunger. This year's award winners were the communal farmers of Zimbabwe, represented by Robinson Lysias Gapare, president of the National Farmers Association of Zimbabwe ($25,000); Leobardo Jimenez San- chez, director general of the Colegio de Postgraduados of Chapingo, Mexico ($10,000); and the U.S. House Select Committee on Hunger, represented by its chairman, C:on- gressman Mickey LeLand of Texas ($10,000, to be donated to charity). The awards ceremony took place on the second day of a three- day international conference organ- ized by director Robert Kates and other members of the staff at the Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hun- ger Program. The first annual "Hunger Research Briefing and Exchange" brought food systems researchers and front-hne hunger program managers together to dis- cuss strategies for studying and stopping world hunger. Liv Ullmann issues a challenge The conference featured the release of the first annual "Hunger Profile," a document prepared by Kates and other staff members, il- lustrating the progress in conquer- ing hunger around the world. Ac- cording to the report, famine has declined and the end of world hun- ger is within reach — if action is taken now. Progress, the report made clear, is much too slow. "Perhaps a fifth of the world's people can never be sure of their daily bread, chapati, tortilla, ugali, or rice bowl," the re- port stated. Given current rates of progress toward eradicating hunger, and the projected growth of the world's population, the number of hungry people will continue to rise until the year 2000. By the year 2050, if progress continues at the current rate, the proportion of hun- gry will decline to 3 percent. In opening the Hunger Awards ceremony in Sayles Hall, Kates paid tribute both to the program's ben- efactor and to the work accom- plished at Brown in a short time. "In one-and-a-half years," he said, "our program has moved from [Alan Feinstein's] dream to an active, vi- brant center for research and edu- cation ... with a special emphasis on Africa and South Asia, where most Hunger Award winners Jimenez and Gapare (fourth and fifth from left) and Leland (far right) are joined (from left) by Boh Kates, Gov. Edward DiPrete, Alan Shawn Feinstein, and Liv Ullmann. of the world's hungry live and die." Feinstein, the author of a suc- cessful investment newsletter, has said that he believes no one should go hungry. He has founded ten food banks in Providence and is involved in numerous other charitable causes. His pledge to raise $1 million of the $2-million cost of the world hunger program ensured its establishment at Brown in 1985. A.D. Interim President Baldwin speaks at Tougaloo's Founder's Convocation (right) last October. At far right, the Tougaloo campus. His seven months as Tougaloo College's interim president, says Brown's chaplain, were the 'most fascinating of my life' From Preacher to President A II preachers need a text, and I found one for this sermon in one of John Gardner's papers on leadership: "Most of the time, most things are out of con- With that text in mind, let me say a few things about my brief and once- and-only experience as president of a small, historically black college in the Deep South, an experience for which I shall be eternally grateful. I don't know where y'all were in the '60s. Some of you, I wager, were still in the stage of idle debauche, with some sort of educational enterprise as a chaser. So your tnemories of that tu- multuous era and its historic figures, mainly Martin Luther King, Jr., may be dim. I was already at Brown then, and it was then that Brown got involved with Tougaloo C:ollege in Jackson, Missis- sippi — "Cancer College," it was called in the Mississippi press because of its dan- gerous participation in the civil rights movement. "Brown Adopts Academic Waif," said the now-defunct i\'nt< York llftald Tribune. The story of this i(l.iii()iislii|) is fa.scinating but too long t(j tell here By Charles A. Baldwin (BAM, March 1981). The key actors were Irving Fain, a Providence busi- nessman and Tougaloo trustee; the Rev. Lawrence Durgin, minister of Providence's Central Congregational Church and also a Tougaloo trustee; Barnaby Keeney, president of Brown; Robert Wilder, chairman of the Tou- galoo Board of Trustees; and Harold Pfautz "40, professor of sociology at Brown. The initial task at hand was to re- spond to Tougaloo's request for advice and counsel aimed at turning the col- lege into a first-rate liberal arts institu- tion. Keeney saw this request as an opportunity to respond to President Kennedy's appeal for an expansion of educational opportunities for black Americans and for Brown, as an insti- tution, to participate in the civil rights movement in an appropriate fashion. The cement of the relationship was provided by Pfautz, who lived and worked at Tougaloo for two years, 1964-66, a time when Mississippi was in tumult, Tougaloo was an "island," and its first black president, George A. Owens, was elected. Returning this year to Mississippi, dramatically changed as it is (and there's no mistaking that it has changed, most significantly via Lyndon Johnson's voting rights act), and living more closely than I ever have with the black community, I was forced to real- ize that this is not the world I dreamed back then. Martin Luther King's dream of a day when his children would be judged by the quality of their charac- ters, not the color of their skins, is still a dream to be realized. We dreamed then inoie than any movement could deliver; a seat at the front of a bus or downstairs in a thea- tre; a cup of coffee at the counter or a drink of water from the same fountain; the right to be in town overnight, and a meal wherever we chose, with whom- ever we chose (entering through the front door, thank you); one's own mat k on the ballot without having to recite the Constitution first and without threat or weapon or bribe. Such sini|)le. elementary decencies and rights, victo- ries to be sure— the ailcieni and ever- present dream of a just and peaceable society. But this is nnl the world ue dreamed. Not when a 1 ougaloo slu- mm dent only last year was moved to write a poem, "What's It Like to Be Black?": What's it like to be black? Misused, mistreated and hated by all. Living in a world of giants when you're three feet tall. What's it like to be black? Living in inequality, in a sad and lonely life Surrounded by the world's sharp white knife. What's it like to be black? Born in a poverty-stricken depressed race. Scared and afraid to show your black face. What's it like to be black? Born to laws you must and will abide. And having no privilege to stand by a white's side. But really what it is Is to be oppressed, but yet free. And living in a world of inequality. This is not to say the movement failed. Surely it did not. It is to say that proximate freedom and tolerable jus- tice come painfully and slowly. The growing gap between rich and poor, the emergence of the underclass, the breakdown of the family, the decreas- ing numbers of minority youth contin- uing to college — these are among the massive negative forces at work that do not bode well for the nation's future. A most visible sign of our troubles at Tougaloo and nationally is the decline in numbers of black men attending col- lege. We're back where we were in the '50s. These musings may seem far afield from my discussion of the role of the presidency, but they set the mind out of which I, a white Northerner, worked and thought and felt and decided, day in and day out, sitting in the president's chair at Tougaloo. That dream both sustained me and challenged me and depressed me. The question of race relations in the United States, and race itself, were evei-present realities in leading that college, in the struggle to find its mission, to muster the resources of money and personnel needed, to recruit a student body, and to try to restore morale to a highly dedicated and talented — but sometimes weary and divided — faculty. I Ixliese with all my heart and soul that these private black colleges are more essential to our society than ever, even though they educate a smaller and smaller proportion of the nation's black youth. They know how to do an educa- tional job that we here wouldn't dare undertake. And the hard fact remains that, overall, the massive and integrated systems of higher education in this country have done an abysmally poor job of turning out highly qualified black and other so-called minority graduates. Tougaloo has a distinctive mission and a bright future if only adequate resources can be found to support it. But my belief was challenged al- most daily by the world to which I had to go to find the resources for survival, especially the federal government, the major foundations, and those individu- als with a capacity for significant giving. First, a quick word about Tou- galoo itself. Harold Pfautz (now a professor emeritus) used to call Brown "the Tou- galoo of the North," by which I think he meant that Brown has always tried to do too much with too little, always flying by the seat of our pants and 23 making it by tlu- skin oi Our icrtli. There is iriilh in tli.il. Inn ilic- imlh lias real limits. Tougaloo has tew resources and too much debt. It has a couple of mil- lion dollars in endowment; it has a lap- idlv dcieriorating plant; its faculty and staf T are sadly underpaid (two faculty at $25, ()()() and maybe five administrators over that). Before I arrived I received a sad letter from a faculty member beg- ging me to increase his $18,000 salary — a Ph.D. with five years of service. I was appalled, but when I took a look I found twelve others at that level or lower (out of forty-five). Most of the students are poor. More than half come from families with incomes under $12,000, and half are first-generation college students. The average Pell (irant among Tougaloo students is $1,900. Since the maximum is now $2,100, I believe that tells you a lot. Like Brown, Tougaloo has a tuition- driven budget, but at Tougaloo that means Pell Cirants. Until the mid-'()0s, the vast majori- ty of Tougaloo graduates went into teaching in the segregated school sys- tem, the only professional employment really open to educated blacks. So there is not a wealthy alumni body. Tougaloo has no money, and current federal pol- icies and programs — and current di- rections of major foundations — make the financial situation even more difficult than it was twenty years ago. Tougaloo has one great financial asset: .500 acres of what is fast becoming prime land for development. If it can hang on, in five years or so, I believe, that land can begin to provide the re- sources it needs to improve its lot. We shall wait and see. But for now, Touga- loo and most of the other private, his- torically black colleges are in a serious struggle for survival. Money and stu- dents are increasingly hard to come by. I went to Tougaloo with a deep sense of pride in its accomplishments, a sense that our society was (and is) fail- ing in its efforts to achieve equal op- portunity, and a sense that education is absolutely essential to that goal. But right alongside was fear for its survival, aware as I was — and am — of its terribly precarious financial situation, the in- tensely cf)mpctitive scene in which ii tries to recruit students, and oilier, ongoing problems. I had no illusions that I (ould do imuh in six months. Here's wlial 1 hoped 1 might tackle. D While there's not much one can do with an inherited budget, 1 knew it was badly out of whack and that we had to try to stop the bleeding hv fiscal vear 1989. D I knew morale was in a sorry state, and I had to try to restore some trust and enthusiasm. n I knew that my predecessor had had three development directors in three years, and that the whole devel- opment operation needed new direc- tion and vigor. n I was aware via the trustees that many constituencies of the college were alienated. n I knew there were problems of trust between some senior administra- tors, faculty, and students, and that the administrators' morale was low. n I knew that the college must begin its extensive self-study for the reaccreditation process of the Southern Association in 1989, and, therefore, the entire mission of the college would need review at all levels, but especially by the trustees and the faculty. Those matters set the broad agen- da, far more than one could expect to accomplish fully in six months. But some start had to be made on them all, and indeed it was. What in the world does one do to restore morale? People have to know they are listened to and heard and trusted. They have to come again to believe in themselves, their institu- tion, and the future. A cooperative spirit has to be restored, and there needs to be a lot of laughter, especially in a place as hard-pressed as Tougaloo. For me this meant meeting the people, making the rounds of depart- ments and offices, working closely with the leadership; solving quickly the ur- gent problems of staffing, maintenance, etc.; entertaining in the president's home; being available, being present; as little travel as I could get away with. Most important for me, I think, with both the faculty and the trustees, was taking seriously every early occa- sion to meet with them. At the faculty conference before school started, I decided to give a fairly long talk about the dreams of the movement, miisier- ing as strong a defense as I could of liberal arts education, and making sol- vency and compensation my goals. Likewise, I gave regular updates to the trustees on what I was doing, and asked for their priorities. With the senior staff, I made it clear there would be no changes on my watch, but also that we would engage in a careful evaluation process in preparation for a new presi- dency. As I began to move into the Jack- son community, it was clear that there was a large reservoir of good will to- wards Tougaloo. But it also was clear that most people in both the black and white communities did not really know the college, had never set foot on cain- pus, and were unsure whether or not they were welcome. A few carefully- staged campus events, a concert, an "Arts at Tougaloo" program featuring our students, with nice dinner parties at the president's home helped to break into that atmosphere. Before I left, we were able to add one more Jackson business leader to the board as a direct tesult of these efforts. In development, I discovered that there had been no real follow-up on a local campaign for Tougaloo in 1984- 85. That campaign, the first ever held for Tougaloo in Mississippi, raised about $750,000— not a lot of money until you consider that prior to that, the most Tougaloo ever had gotten from the local community was $25,000 through a United Negro College Fund effort. In any case, there had been no report to the donors, and there re- mained some $;^()0,()()0 in outstanding pledges. The alumni lecord is fascinating. The average gift was $285, very good when you consider it's only about $;150 at Brown. But only 1 1 |Hrceiit were giving. Most important: llu- annual budg- et. The one I inherited had been built in fairly normal fashion by the admin- istration making certain assumptions about enrollment, fees, and the like, and the departments putting in re- quests. It was handled largely by a committee of administrators, with one representative of the faculty and stu- dent body. It then went to the trustees in stages, and finally was adopted at the May board meeting. Half of Tougaloo's students are first-generation college students Both the assuiiiptioTis and the final jioduct were flawed on a number of :oiints. It assumed a year-long average itudent body enrolhnent of 675. We only managed 677 in the first semester. [t assumed $1 million in unrestricted .^ifts and grants, when the most ever ■aised in recent history was $800,000. It iiad provided for 3-percent increases in compensation. I decided the process had to be reversed to get clear guidance from the ooard early, rather than late. I also iecided that the faculty and trustees d to be more deeply engaged in the jrocess. This latter seemed essential to ry to lestore trust in the process everyone was assuming that someone •Ise was sitting on a pot of gold and not haring it). First off, I told the faculty nd the trustees that we were going to ry to build a budget on more realistic ssumptions: D 600 average enrollment; D $800,000 in gifts and grants Tougaloo Annual Fund); D 5-percent pool for compensation; D $150 increase in charges. The first time we ran the above igures through the computer, it bowed a $535,000 deficit. The trustees tought my assumptions and told me to (alance the budget. The budget committee included the senior officers, the academic divi- sion chairs, and three additional faculty wiioni I had identified as having sub- stantial informal influence. We met c\er\ week through the fall. We laid out all available data to lay to rest any notion that there was fat in the budget somewhere, and decided we would have to get a quarter of a million dol- lars out of both the instructional and administrative budgets. By the January board meeting, we had the piojected deficit down to about $150,000, with a number of additional avenues yet to be explored, including farming out all plant opeiations to a private company. The self-study process was begun. A strong faculty member agreed to direct it, and all the necessary commit- tees are in place. Overall, then, I feel I attended to the key matters on my mind when I arrived, although obvi- ously only a beginning was made in most areas. Permit me a word about the presidency as an office, and about a few lessons I learned in the most fascinating seven months of my sixty years. The office of president is at once highly focused and very disjointed. Everything flows to and from it, and therefore it exercises great power. Yet the president is pulled and hauled and mauled by so many concerns, activities, constituencies, and interests that it is difficult to chart any kind of course and stick with it. While there may indeed be a broad consensus on the college's mis- sion, in day-to-day operations that con- sensus may or may not hold. For example, I believe that there is at Tougaloo a broad consensus that the college should continue to be the best- possible liberal arts college, while rec- ognizing that many of its students come ill-prepared in the three "R's," and thus the first two years of the curriculum will include lots of very basic homework. A strong liberal arts education will in- clude economics and psychology, and perhaps a foreign language. But the students want, funding sources will support, and business people on the board press for business administra- tion, communications, and computer literacy. Tougaloo can't do it all. Which way to go? It's the president's job to help envision the college and hold it on course. As I think through further my reactions to the office, I find myself reflecting on time, or perhaps better, weight; on knowledge, perhaps more immediately, information; on planning, perhaps more accurately, forecasting or even prophecy; and on leadership it- self. There's never enough time, let alone the energy to go with it, and hard as one may try to control it, time is for- ever interrupted. As my text has it, most of the time, most things are out of hand. Whatever the clock may say, however well ordered the agenda, a burst water pipe, a freak storm, a stu- dent demonstration, the loss of a staff member, takes rightful control and changes the time. So pace, control of lime, the capacity to respond to the cri- sis, are essential to the office. Most of this I knew already. I think I learned three new things about time: I) The president's time is more valuable than anyone else's, and must not be squandered. The president and his staff must carefully weigh all the demands, and lay on the president only those conflicts that cannot be resolved elsewhere. This means both that the president had Ix'Ucr know how to dele- gate, and that ihe siafl had better know how to take responsibility for final de- cisions. VV'iiai 1 resented most about the busyness was the lack of time to lead and think. And I don't even mean read Shakespeare and think profound thoughts, valuable as that would be; I mean simply keeping up with essentials like The Chronicle of Higher Education. and thinking about the implications of [Education] Secretary [William] Ben- nett's proposals on default rates. The other frustrating thing I found about time had to do with my own ability or inability to change my mood. Probably this is due lo old age. But to move through a day from a staff meeting to a faculty conference to a lunch downtown at a posh club with trustees to a call on a donor to a com- mittee meeting to a quick shave and a dinner in the piesident's house for fifty people ... Well, I'll tell you, it's an ex- perience. It wears out your facial mus- cles. 2) Information is crucial — good and timely and appropriate informa- tion, by which I suppose I mean accu- rate data accompanied by judgments of some sort. For example, trustees must have complete financial data available, but what do trustees really need to know? They need to know that the administration is staying in bounds of the budget; at Tougaloo they need to know when the cash will run out and what you and they propose to do about it; and most important, they need to know about their own giving and the flow of gifts and grants. What auditors want and need to know, or at least the form in which auditors want it, is pretty irrelevant to trustees. 3) I've always been something of a planner. 1 make lists, and long ago I learned the trick of putting a number of things on that I could cross out quickly: Let dog out. Clean socks. I am too political an animal to buy wholeheartedly into management by objectives, but the critical importance of planning was forced upon me at Tou- galoo, at the simplest level of working backwards from deadlines. For in- stance: If the trustees meet on Z date, reports must be mailed on Y date. Therefore they must be ready to be reviewed by the president on X date, and reproduced, and so on. But at more significant levels, planning and information join forces. For example, in enrollment. Brown is in a highly competitive admissions situ- ation. Tougaloo is in a life-and-death struggle. How does the college plan for its enrollment, and therefore for the institution? We uncovered some information from the Mississippi State Department of Education on high school students who take the ACT (SAT). Of the 5,000 black high school graduates who took the ACT in 1986, only 500 indicated a preference to go to a private college, and half of them indicated a prefeience to go out of state. Tougaloo needed 250 — all of them — to meet its admission goals. That's the key reason I reduced the enrollment assumption from 675 to 600. The reason I hedged the word "planning" with words like "forecast- ing" and even "prophecy" is that for all the numbers we can crunch, no one can predict a stock-market crash or other external factors over which we have no control. It's an important but very inexact science. The author of my text, John Gardner, the former head of the Carnegie Corporation and of Common Cause, has now turned his attention to the issue of leadership in American society. In one of his pamphlets, he writes about the tasks of leadership: Envisioning goals. Affirming values. Motivating. Manag- ing. Achieving workable unity. Ex- plaining. Serving as a symbol. Repre- senting the group. Renewing. I wish I had read that before I went. I would have done a better job. Nonetheless, as I reflect on my short tenure, I find that to one degree or another, with more or less success. I engaged in all of those tasks and in the process grew as much as in any other period of my life. I know no way to sum up a twen- ty-five-year-old relationship between two institutions. Perhaps the most im- portant thing to recognize is that what Brown and Tougaloo share has been and is a "relationship," not a project or a program, though many projects and programs have been undertaken. This relationship depends upon the interest and mutual respect of cadres of indi- viduals in both institutions. Those who have been involved have benefitted greatly, and both institutions have thereby been enriched. So long as those cadres exist, the relationship will con- tinue and will thrive. The Brown community has both benefitted from and contributed to this relationship in a variety of ways. Three Brown alumni — Peter Bernstein '73 (a former exchange student at Tougaloo), Charles Shumway '58, and Edward Sulzberger '29 — and former Brown Provost Merton Stoltz are trustees. Twelve Brown faculty have taught at Tougaloo (Jim Barnhill is there this semester). More than fifty Brown stu- dents have spent a semester at Touga- loo on exchange. John Liebmann '41 is Tougaloo's development officer in New York. The Brown Corporation has a standing Committee on Relations with Tougaloo College, chaired currently by Dave Fernald '44. All in their own ways have contributed to Tougaloo's life, and all have gained from becoming party to this wonderful college com- munity. Tougaloo deserves and needs even broader interest and support from the Brown family. In the final analysis, I believe we here have gained more from this rela- tionship than Tougaloo has. What President Keeney saw at the outset has proven to be the case: This involvement with Tougaloo College has kept Brown alert to and involved in the larger issues of our society. And it has given Birown a very specific and practical way to be involved in the realization of the drean of a just and harmonious nation. Brown Chaplain Charles Baldwin has been actively involved in Brown's relationship with Tougaloo College from its beginning. Last summer, during a difficult time of transition at Tougaloo, Baldwin was asked to serve as the college's interim president. A few iceeks after returning to Brown this winter (after Dr. Adib A. Shakir had be- come president of Tougaloo). he spoke to a campus audience about his seven months as a college president. H The Dirertor '^ Halfway to an M.D. Loni Berry 76 chucked it for the stage. His first show just played at the Kennedy Center i^il It's a story about setting out to do one thing and finding oneself in the process. It's about a young man who struggled through medical school only to find that his old siren, music, sang louder and sweeter than Hippocrates could ever call. It's about the accidents of fortune and will that led him from music to the theater, and his commitment to finding more Photographs by John Poraste there for blacks to do than sing and dance. Ultimately, it's about that young man's directorial debut and his first show's rise from modest but auspicious beginnings in Production Workshop to the glory of the John F. Kennedy Cen- ter for the Performing Arts in Wash- ington, D.C. The man is Loni Berry '76 — now a first-year master's-degree candidate in Brown's theatre arts department — and the play is his production of George C. Wolfe's controversial script. The Colored Museum, a funny but biting parody of black American stereotypes. Under Berry's direction, observers say, the play has become warmer and richer in its empathy toward those stereotypes and the people they bind, and he has added his own music — a mix of gospel. RX.B. and blues. From a field of 732 phus that competed in this years American Col- lege Theater Festival, The Colored Mu- seum was picked as one of six winners. As such, it was performed at the Ken- nedy Onter April 21-23 as part of the AC'.'rF"'s twentieth-anniversary celebra- tion. I backed into theater through my music," says Berry. But it started year.s before and not so siinply. While a student in the medical program at Brown, he directed one of the most popular campus singing groups, the Black Chorus, and for four years he wrestled with the competing demands of medicine and music. Fi- nally, frustrated and hoping a new environment would do the trick, he transferred to medical school at the University of Florida in Gainesville. But the problem followed him: It was not Brown, but medical school. "I hated it," he says. "People kept telling me, "Hang in there. It will get better.' Well, it didn't. It got worse. And I was more and more miserable. Finally, I decided to chuck it." All the while he was studsing med- icine, he had been writing music on the side, and a friend who was then living in New York City persuaded him to try to sell some of those songs. So Berry packed up his stethoscope for good and headed north to the life of the fledgling artist in New York. "1 worked as a temp at first," he says with a smile. "1 was assistant to the vice president at Bonwit Teller." He spent his off hours "shop- ping my tunes around, trying to get someone to produce — or just listen — to them." But he had no luck. He decided that the best way to get his music known was to direct it him- self, so he began contacting cabaret singers he admired and asking them, "Would you like to do my songs?" Ber- ry's cabaret acts won him publicity, and he ended up doing shows at "every major club house in New York," he says. Two years ago came the Big Break, the event Berry jokingly calls "my Johnny Carson story." He had ar- ranged an act for singer Loretta De- vine. It was an isolated date in August, and they tried and tried to cancel, figuring a one-night show in the heal of summer wouldn't draw anyone. "We couldn't gel out of the show, so we did it anyway," Berry says. That night, at two separate tables in the audience sat the people who would change iheir careers. Director Bob Fosse was taken with Devine's talent, and he ofleied her a role in Rig Deal, which Hopped for F'ossc but launched Devine. .\nd soon after. Berry received a call from a cast- ing agent for Geraldine Page's acting company. Mirror Repertory. Someone who had seen the show had recom- mended Berry for a role in a play they were casting: Would he like to audi- tion? He got the role and then was hired by the company. For the next two years, "I did a line here and a line there," Berry says. But acting wasn't really his love. Jobs for black actors are few, he says, and most are limited to singing and dancing. He wanted more. "I wanted to direct," he says, "and that's a hard transition to make. There are no openings for di- rectors. You need credentials. And the cost of putting together vour own show — just getting space — in New \'ork is impossible." So Berry applied to graduate pro- grams in theater, where he hoped to pick up the academic training he had missed while studying medicine. "I wanted to learn about theater history, about the literature, about lighting and all of the technical ends," he says. At the time. Berry was collaborating with Afro-American studies professor George Bass on his play, Malacoff Blue, for which Berry wrote the music. F.ager to continue working with Bass, Berrv accepted Brown's invitation to return i Providence once more — but this time for a master's in theatre arts. Among his first moves last fall w. to approach Production Workshop's all-student board with the request to stage Tlie Colored Museum. The pla\ u: selected for a weekend-long run, and it received PW's standard $'M) budget Fhen Berry asked the plavwi igl v-ho was a friend from his New York lays, for permission to rewrite the •lay's music. "Since we were doing such small production with limited audi- nces and publicity, my friend agreed o let me do it. The publishers would lave objected except that there was uch limited exposure. Because we ifere a student production, they were asy on us. I told them I had some nusic I wanted to play, and they said, Fine.' " Not a liadilioTial iiarrati\e |)lay. The Coloml MiiM-um is a scries of vignettes set in a contemporary museum, ■'xhibii cases are wheeled on stage, and he characters come to life, each de- )icting a black stereotype. There is Miss Pat, the airline host- ss who welcomes her passengers board "Celebrity Slaveship" and en- ourages them to fasten their shackles 1 be prepared to sing in the cot- onfields. Aunt Ethel, the show's Aunt emima, whips up a batch of black dolls or her cooking show, adding a dash of Attitude here and a litde pizzazz there, iwank models peddle vodka and ciga- rettes. "They illustrate the contradic- ion that we use our best qualities to sell he very products that undermine us," ays Berry. And Miss Roj, the drag jueen, "represents the bottom of the jarrel in terms of power," Berry says. But even he is tioi powerless: He influences fashion, all kinds of 'Contem- porary trends. We are not powerless." Impregnated by the garbageman. Nor- mal Jean, every-girl-next-door, cradles in her arms an enormous egg that "contains all the things society doesn't want," says Berry. It's a tough play with some tough messages. "I feel that as a black artist I have a responsibility to black people, and whatever work I do, I would try my best to hold up my end of that bar- gain," he says. "With this particular piece, I felt it was very important to present the characters with humanity — not as caricatures. Ultimately, I wanted them to be lovable ... I was blessed with the opportunity to have five strong actors who could do that." Royal Miller '88, an honors candi- date in literature and society and semi- otics who has acted in many campus |3rodiictions, says he has never had to dig so hard nor enjoyed the digging so much as he did when working on his roles in The Culored Museum. "It was touchy," he says. "Everyone knows the stereotypes and can rattle them off, but you have to be careful. You can twist and bend them so far out of shape that they become grotesque." At the other extreme, he saw the danger of making the characters overly comical and, in so doing, trivializing them. In the end. Miller found, some of the realities people identify with most in the play transcend race. For instance. THE CAST: The Colored Museum brought to life the stereotypes that bind black Americans (from left to right). Graduate student Stephanie Robinson revived Aunt Jemima, but this time as a cooking-show hostess, Aunt Ethel, baking up a plateful of black dolls with just the right amount of spice. In a vignette called "Soldier with a Secret," RISD stu- dent Charles Stone III dramatized the trials of black soldiers returning, drug-addicted and psychologically scarred, from Vietnam. Brian Ro- binson '88 (left) and New York singer D.J. Welcome were two of the four singers who gave the show its own Greek chorus, performing the blues, R&B, and gospel music Berry wrote. Royal Miller '88 donned a wig to play transvestite Miss Roj. As flight attendent Miss Pat, Angela Miller '88 showed her passengers how to fasten their shac- kles, preparing for take-off aboard "Celebrity Slaveship," bound for Sa- vannah after stops in Baia, Port-au- Prince, and Havana. And portray- ing Lala, a blond diva who earned her fame in Europe, Valerie Tutson '87 brought to mind a rich lineage of black performers — from Cotton Club kicker Josephine Baker to New Wave Amazon Grace Jones — who had to leave the country to gain recognition at home. fic < iies tlie charatter Man, whom he plavs ill a vigiietlc called "Symbiosis." Having rejected much of his culture and past in order to assimilate into the wliite professional world he now in- hahits, Man is confronted with that loss bv Kid, his street-wise younger self, played by Rhode Island School of De- sign student Charles Stone. "There's a universality to it," says Miller. "It's not only black, men who have to throw away parts of themselves in order to grow." In addition to Miller and Stone, Berry chose for his cast Angela Mitchell '88, an accomplished dancer and cho- reographer who had never acted be- fore; Stephanie Robinson, a graduate student in Portuguese and Brazilian studies; and Valerie Tutson '87, a sto- ryteller who had studied with Bass. Sock and Buskin president Joshua Alameney '89 became the show's tech- nical director. And to sing the music he'd written. Berry assembled a chorus that included Brian Robinson '88, two singers he'd come to know through Rites and Reason, and a friend from New \'ork. With rehearsals underway, and the show looking promising, Berry ap- proached his professors about the possibility of entering it in the ACTF competition. Several faculty came to rehearsals, and they concurred that the production was promising, but entering a PW play put the department in an awkward position, says Berry. Founded in the '60s, PW historically has been vigorously independent; it was established so students could produce and direct their own shows — with no faculty assistance. PW's budget is sepa- rate, funded by student activities fees, and it struck some faculty as incongru- ous for the department to put up the entrance fees and provide official sponsorship for a PW show. Another factor influenced the de- cision, says department chairman John Emigh. Schools can enter their plays in the ACTF competition in one of two ways: as either "participating" or "associate" productions. Participating shows are entered with the under- standing that if selected they will travel to compete in the regional Hnals, and if they win — this time at the contest's expense — to Washington, D.C. It's expensive and limiting lor the dcpan- nieni to put together shows with the travel contingency in mind. Sets must be designed to be constructed and struck in hours. More important, says Emigh, it's hard to cast a season's plays when you have to hold some people back,)M,v< in case they are chosen. "It really throws off the whole season," he says, "so we very seldom enter shows to travel." What the department does do each year is enter as many plays as it can as associate productions, which means that ACTF judges attend those plays to consider the casts for individual acting awards in the Irene Ryan Conipetiiion, named after the actress best known for her role as Granny on the TV sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies." Tradition notwithstanding, this fall the faculty decided to enter not only The Colored Museum but also Scavengers, a one-act play written by creative writ- ing graduate student Karen Cronacher and produced at the department's annual festival of one-act plays. The University contributed funds for en- trance fees and travel, and llu-atre arts faculty spent time \miIi IVi i\ oliserving rehearsals and oflci mg suggestions. It paid off. The weekend of the production saw successive packed houses, with more people turned away each night than were admitted, and the AC'I F judges who attended apparently liked what they saw. When they an- nounced which plays were to compete in the finals at Keene State College in New Hampshire, both The Colored Mu- seum and Scavengers were on the list. Brown's were the only student-directed shows at Keene, and no one, says Emigh, could recall when a school last had two plays selected in a given year. Only one Brown production — a 1983 Brownbrokers show — had previously made it to the regional competition. In addition, five of the individual performers chosen to compete at Keene for the acting award were from Brown: Kim Silverman '88, Darcy Brown '88, Foihen Brooks '88, Ro\al Miller, and Angela Mitchell. At the end of the regional festival. the judges announced wiiitii pl.iNs liiev were still considering for ilie sl\ na- tional awards; all three wi re lioni Rhode Island: The Colored Mnsruin. Scai'engers. and the Universiu of Riiode Isl.uul's production of Aiiiir nj C.reni C,(d)li-s, wiii( h "worried me." Berr\ said. 'It was very professional, i knew we had stiff competition." Kim Silverman won the regional Irene Ryan comixii- tion, which carried a $1,000 award, and learned that she would be flown to Washington to compete for one of two national acting scholarships. ("I couldn't believe it," she says. "I'd won the Granny Clampett award.") When the judges named the best director tor the region, it was Loni Berry. ShortK thereafter. Brown was notified that I'lu Colored Museum had been named one ol the festival's top six productions and at the Kennedv Center When asked what makes Beriy's direction special, Emigh says, "Generosity of spirit. That is key. Anc intelligence. He has a very musical sense of pacing. He has a good sense o humor and the ability to inspire his actors. He is able to take criticism, to not rest content with what is there anc done. Loni is very good at hearing v others have to say. He is very undefen sive. I'm not saying he is meek and compliant— he will put up a good ar- gument when he disagrees with vou — but he listens well, and he edits his work constantly." Another talent Berry brings to both his life and his art is the abilitv ic make things happen. Perhaps a true director at heart, he exudes energy, a sense of possibility, and a willingness t( take risks. "It look courage to make tht career change he did," Emigh notes admiringly, "and it was pretty gutsy to ask a playwright for permission to r write his music." "Loni is the ultimate master of his own destiny," says Miller. 'You either gel buffetied about by your experience or you lake control and pull everythini together. Loni has the ability to not only make what he wants happen, but to please everyone else in the proc To make everyone hajipv is an art, it's Loni's art." "What I've learned," says Berr that you have to create your own vehi- cles. I did thai with The Colored Muse- um." And he did it when he first begai diiecting cabaret singers in an attempt to sell his songs. Recalling that, he laughs, "^'ou know. I never sold a sin- gle song in seven vears in New York. THE CLASSES By James Reinbold ALFRED UHRY '58 Pulitzcr Prizc winner When the news came that Alfred Uhry '58 had won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play, Driving Miss Daisy, he was in his office in Chicago giving an interview. "Some- one walked in and told me I'd won. It never occurred to me to even dream about this," he recalled in a recent article in the Atlanta Constitu- tion. The play opened in April 1987 in the seventy-four-seat upstairs auditorium of Playwrights Horizon, off-Broadway in New York. Uhry hoped that it would run at least five weeks so that relatives from Atlanta could see it. To his surprise, the play was so well received that it was transferred to the larger John Houseman Theatre, where it is run- ning a year later. The playwright was in Chicago working on a pro- duction that opened there on April 24. A national tour next fall is a possibility, and filming for the movie version is due to start, in Atlanta or elsewhere in the South, later this year. The play, about the developing friendship between Miss Daisy, the matriarch of a wealthy Jewish fami- ly, and her black chauffeur, covers a quarter-century, from 1948 to 1973, and takes place in Atlanta, Uhry's hometown. In fact. Miss Daisy is so closely modeled on his own grand- inother that Uhry said he could not write the play until she died in the early 1980s. "It's about the South as I really remembered it," he said in an interview with the Chicago Trib- une. "Actually, Jews and Negroes were threatened by the same preju- dices, but there was such a gulf be- tween blacks and whites that they never could get together." In the play, the bombing of Miss Daisy's synagogue by bigots brings the two characters together. Driving Mhs Daisy is Uhry's first drama. In 1975, he won a Tony nomination for his musical adapta- tion of Eudora Welty's The Robber Bridegroom. He told the Constitution that he is planning a play about his experience singing with the Atlanta Boys Choir in the 1940s. "I don't want to be known as the man who wrote a Pulitzer Prize play and then was never heard from again," he said. "I feel that Miss Daisy is behind me now. I'm ready to go on." ^OTES ''V /'^ The class of 1926 women extends 'Z w~\ its sympathy to Lucy Russell ^ V^ Pope. Elizabeth Morse Taggart, lice Humphrey Custer, and Editha Love- ly Mohrfeld on the deaths of their hus- mds. "^ ^ Harrison W. Bullard writes: I'm '^ ^t still enjoying life in St. Petersburg, 1^ \.J Fla., with my wife ol fifty-two I've finally given up my tax business, hich I operated for twenty-six years. This srmits me to spend more time with my riting. It hasn't earned me any money, but have received quite a few awards and sev- al publishers have selected a number of y narrative poems for their anthologies." Col. Joseph R. Hyman, USAF (Ret.), id his wife, Peg, clo.sed up their Florida 3mc at the end of April. They took a two- week trip to California via Colorado to visit two of their sons and were to arrive in Rhode Island early in May to spend the summer at their home in Narragansett. ^ /^ Phyllis Fletcher Shanklin, Pensa- ^ VJ cola, Fla., is still looking for a copy ^ %_/ of the 1929 edition of the Brun Maet. Hers was lost during one of her many 31 Lloyd G. Briggs and his wife, Virginia '34, went on a safari in Kenya last August. Lloyd writes that the trip over and back was exhausting, but that the "sensational sights of wild ani- mals and birds" more than made up for it. Lloyd and Virginia live in Pensacola, Fla. Bill Mackenzie and his wife, Louise, who had lived at 26 Congdon St., Provi- dence, since 1946, have moved to 229 Med- way St., Apt. 209, Providence 02906. ^\ ^\ Betty Tillinghast Angell writes y^ y^ from Florida thai she and her \J %J husband, Everett, belong to the Sara.sota Brown Aluinni Club and had a great meeting when Brown head football coach John Rosenberg visited. Seventy-five people attended. Betty writes that club members are looking forward to President Swearer's appearance. Frances B. Cowell recently returned from a cruise on the Amazon. "Life aboard the ship was interesting," she writes. "However, the natives of that region are poverty-stricken and live from hand to mouth. They paddle their leaky canoes out to passing ships and beg for food and mon- ey." Frances lives in Warwick, R.I. Connie Morrison Nichols wishes good luck to her classmates on the occasion of the 55th reunion. For the first time in many years, Connie will not make the trip up north from her home in West Palm Beach, Fla., to spend the summer in New England. Connie says that she keeps busy with her work for the Episcopal church. Cy N«' Daniel S. Anthony, Sunrise, Fla., '^ r^ is leaving on July 10 aboard the \J \J QE II for England, Scandinavia, and Russia. "Any liberal women who would enjoy traveling with me? Call me at (305) 748-9479 and let's talk it over," he writes. Walter L.S. Bopp is still living in 3| handwoven rugs ^ orientals • kilims • dhurries X custom desiqns • tapestries y I decor international \ |l71 newbury sf boston • 262-1529J ^EUROPE BY ^S^PORSCHE! 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Dr. Nicholas Sholler celebrated the third anniversary of his retirement from the practice of internal medicine and cardiology. He keeps busy with two grandchildren in college and two who are approaching college age. He lives in Fairfield, Conn. d^ /"* Ada Jackson Keedy writes that she ^ r~\ and her husband, Allen, spent the %^ \J winter and early spring on Harbor Island, Bahamas, where they work for the Methodist Church of the North Eleuthera Circuit. "Beautiful island, beautiful people!" writes Ada. Joseph Olney, Jr., Norm Appleyard, Walter Barney, and their wives had dinner together at the Cabana Club in Boca Raton. Fla., on a March evening. Since selling his manufacturing busi- ness and retiring a few years ago, Gardner E. Wheeler, Jr., has become a certified teacher of vocational and occupational sub- jects at Branford (Conn.) High School. Gardner adds, "Your school system needs your expertise also. I suggest you sign up. You'll like it." He lives in Branford. (^ ^J Arthur I. Saklad, Fort Lauder- /^ / dale, Fla., writes: "Tempus fugit! %^ I Evelyn and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 10. A week later, we were blessed with a great-grandson, Tyler Raymond Saklad." William E. Chichester, Corona , del Mar, C:alif., is planning to at- Oth reunion. He and his wife, DoM.i. uill IK inin \rw York City, rent a car, and iik m pin.iir ,i tour of New Eng- land with the iiuiiMMi Icsiivities. Sarah Frost Eddy, Winchester, Ma.ss., writes that her grandson, David Devereux Rollenhagen, has been accepted into the class ol I'.l'.tL'. I lis grandfather was Robert Devereux Eddy 35. His mother is Deborah Eddy Rollenhagen '64 and his father is David Charles Rollenhagen '64. William A. Tucker. Scotch Plains, N.J., writes th.il he is still woi king. He hopes to be at the reunion. 38E O /^ Philip J. Feiner iiid his wile are '^vJ looking lorwaid to his 50th reun- %J >J ion in 1989. "1 would like to ex- tend the leunion festivities lo one week," Philip suggests. He and his wife live in Dal\ City, Calif. Arthur M. Oppenheimer says: '1 ri ized that 1 never wrote that on Sept. 13. 1987, I married a wonderful woman, .Xdelc Friedland, of South Oiange, N.J. Inasmuch as my children, Ann Oppenheimer Bogda- now '70 and John Mayer Oppenheimer '73 are in Dallas and Mill \alle\. Calif., respec- tively, I moved lioiii Chu.igo to South Or- ange (summer) and Boca Raton, Fla. (win- ter)." Harold J. Rosenberg, West Newton, Mass., sold his business a year ago and is now fully retired. He and his wife, Edith, commute between West Palm Beach, Fla., and West Newton, "with side trips to places we've never visited. We just returned from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I can't im- agine how I found time to work all these years since I'm now busier than ever doing nothing. I'm looking forward to our 50th. 1 hope all the characters will show up. I meat the ones who walked the edge of being tossed out daily by Dean Arnold. In other words, the good guys. The real soul of Brown. Call anytime: (617) 527-0766 or (305) 655-6248." Gale Wisbach has a new address: Bay Path, Duxbury, Mass. 02332. His wife, Clar Newton Schwab Wisbach '40, writes that despite suffering from Alzheimer's, Gale stil> enjoys hearing fiom his old friends. /I I I iiKiuth. R.I., was recendy inter- _L \J \ iewed by his classmate, Curtis Warren of Mystic, Conn., in regard to John' experiences as a chaplain on Ellis Island. John writes also that Curtis's son. Craig '69 assisted in the research. Frank W. Rollins, Jr., Kentfield, Cialif is pl.uiniiiH ,1 iiuni-reunion with Howard Hunt 111 (iuad.il.ijaia in Mav and one with John McLaughry in Providence in Septem- ber. Clara Newton Schwab Wisbach (see Gale Wisbach 39). A -| George McTammany has been in /I I a Foxboro, Mass., nursing home JL X for the past year-and-a-half. His wife, Agnes, writes that she keeps George informed of the news of his classmates and of Brown thanks to the Rrmnt Alunnii Monthly. A CI ^•'^'■'""^ Gallup Cox, Norris, /I J Tenn., letired from her position J_ ^^ as assistant professor of French a« the University of Tennessee in June 1986. yd ^ Arthur Bell and his wife. Sue. vi; /I /< ited with Ed Laughlin and his JL%J wile. B.iilui.i Ann, in Kauai in February. Am .iiid Sue live iii la jolla, Calif Marguerite Connelly Carroll, Wakefield, R.I., last year visited her son, Richard, in Denver. Her son, Mark, is at) district attorney in Washington, D.C.. and David is with the Justice Depart- ment in South Carolina. A A Claire Fontaine Cayer and her / I / I husband, Norman (Providence J. J. College '47), spent a week at Dis- ;o\ ery Bay, Jainaica, with all their children ind grandchildren — eight adults, five chil- dren under 4 — the last week of February to ::elebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, laire and Norman live in New Bedford, Vlass. Dr. Hermes C. Grillo, Cambridge, Vlass., remains very busy practicing thoracic iurgery. He is serving as president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons this year. Philip C. Osberg is retired. He tutors at he jail, volunteers at the library, but would jrefer to be "nine-to-five." Phil lives in Bed- brd, N.H. Jan Hallock Patrick traveled from her lome in Salinas, Calif., to Seattle, Wash., in ^"ebruary to attend the wedding of her son, Stephen Miller, to Kathy Simon of Seattle. Wonderful to be young again," she adds. A ^ Harry E. Peden, the senior part- /l r^ ner of the Whitman & Ransom law A-%J firm's office in Greenwich, Conn., s the head of the firm's new land use group n the real estate department. The group provides a full range of client services in the irea of land use planning, environmental aw, and real estate development. Harry requently appears before the Greenwich 'lanning and Zoning Commission and the Cloning Board of Appeals, and also has ob- ained project approvals in Ridgefield and itamford. He lives in Greenwich. A ^ Jane Walsh Folcarelli, Scituate, /I J R.I., writes of two new grandchil- -1_ I dren. A grandson was born to her ion, John, on July 19; and her son, Tom, on 3ct.l3 adopted a boy who was born on Sept. I in Acacaju, Brazil. A ^~\ Daniel E. Miller is "very gradually /I V^ phasing into retirement." He is _1_ KJ doing consulting in facilities plan- ling and real estate development at Bottom Rock Associates, Inc. Dan lives in North Falmouth, Mass. A /~\ Ross C. Castagna. Stamford, ^1 \_J Conn., is the new president of _1_ %^ three divisions of Faberge, Inc.: \nvil Knitwear; B.T.K. Industries; and Bill Blass Menswear, all with headquarters in •^Jew York City. t^ /^The class of 1950 will hold its r^ I I annual off-year cocktail party in \^ V-/ the Blue Room of the Brown Fac- ilty Club on Friday. May 27, at 5:30 p.m. All ;lass members and their spouses or guests ire welcome. Robert H. Sargent retired after thirty- ieven years with Dexter, many as production ontrol manager. He has taken a new job mth the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. Robert's new address is 37 Crofton Commons, Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034. B 'rown's Pooled Life Income Fiond is a sound investment and a sound way to make a gift to our university. Along with a number of you, I have invested in a fund which produces income I need to meet today's living costs - and they're a lot higher than any of us predicted. My wife Betty is the beneficiary The ultimate recipient of my fund is Brown, and specifically the Class of 1936 Scholarship Fund. Of course I continue to make armual contributions for Brown's current unrestricted use, but my pooled income fund goes to endow- ment and assures me that I have an investment in Brown's future. Moreover; I benefited from a tax deduction in the year I established the fund. The checks arrive quar- terly and there are no individual administrative costs. The Planned Giving Office will respond quickly to an inquiry. Minimum to start a fund is $5,000, and additions can be made in future years. Brown handles the paperwork. There's a lot of satisfaction in making this sort of gift. » CLJU>-€>*<^c Alfred J. Owens '36 For more information, and a copy of Brown's financial planning guide Invest in Brown, write: The Office of Planned Giving Brown University, Box 1893 Providence, RI 02912 Or call this toll-free number; 1-800-662-2266 and ask for the Development Office, Ext. 2374 THE CLASSES ft^ -| Malcolm L. Daniels. Cranston, hv I R.I. . IS iIr- publisher of the Cran- \^ JL ^lon Minot, a weekly newspaper. Foi ihf past two years, he has been Rhode Island Boating Law Administrator, Chief, Division of Boating Safety, Department of Environmental Management. He is respon- sible for boat registration, fishing and hunt- ing licenses, registration of snowmobiles and recreational vehicles, boating education, enforcement, and aids to navigation. Mal- colm has been active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary for the past twenty-five years and, he savs, is now putting that experience to good use. f^ ^ Mary Linda Foxall Jehle is a full- ir\ ^ time instructional assistant at %J ^^ Bucks County Community College ill Newtown, Pa., where she is in charge of the learning laboratory in the department of basic studies. Mary lives in Langhorne, Pa. Last January, Doris Bucco Lingen was hired as a long-term substitute at Reading High School (in the Cincinnati area) to teach calculus, geometry, and computer science. "I'm enjoying learning the subject matter as well as teaching. It sure is a lot more fun learning when you don't have to worry about grades." Doris writes. She lives in Wyoming, Ohio. MRose Thomasian Antosiewicz continues as associate professor of Italian studies and humanities at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. She writes that her son, Cedric, is a graduate student at the University of Chicago. Rose lives in Portsmouth, N.H. Anne Dufour Cannon is now assistant director of development at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the U.S. For the last five years, she was alumni director at Friends Central School. Anne lives in Abington. Pa. A. Edward Giberti returned to the Boston area after five years as president of Polaroid Corporation of Japan in Toyko. He is now responsible for worldwide consumer business development for Polaroid Corpo- ration, Cambridge, Mass., as division vice president. He lives in Walpole, Mass. Dr. William R. Goff ('56 Sc.M.) is pro- fessor emeritus of neurology, Yale School of Medicine, and of psychology, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He is also di- rector emeritus of the neuropsychology lab- oratory. West Haven (Conn.) VA Medical Center. Bill's son. Christopher (Dartmouth '81), is an executive with McCormick and Dodge, a computer software firm near Bos- ton. His daughter, Elizabeth (Oberlin '84), is a third-year medical student at the Univer- sity of Connecticut, and his son, Timothy, is a freshman at Union College. Bill lives in Branford. Conn. Felice Finder Kirsh. IcnaHy, N.J., writes that her son, Michael Alan Kirsh, is a mid-year freshman, having started classes last January. Marjorie Jones Stenberg, North Provi- dence, R.I., has completed two years and two months as prcsitlent of the board of 34 directors of Rhode Island Project/AIDS. "I was one of the thirteen foun)llege, ('raig lives in Portland with his wife, Angela, and their daughter. Nicola, who was bor'n las, July. Deborah Eddy Rollenhagen and David Charles Rollenhagen (see Sarah Frost Eddy '38). Dr. Michael J. Samuels and Nancy Harrison Samuels '(i.'j are still living in Boli- nas. CaliL. with their sons, Rudy and Lewis. They would enjoy hearing from friends on the West or East Coast. /~^ ft^ Craig Chamberlin has been in 1^ r~\ Tokyo since last September with \J%J IBM Japan Ltd., as the Asia/Pacific director of information products. He is re- sponsible for the product and business area management in the Far East of IBM's print- ers, banking and retail store terminal sys- tems, engineering workstations, and plant- floor control systems. Marsha Van Benschoten Frick received an M.L.l.S. degree l.isl .\ugust from the University of Wisionsiii-Milwaukee. A week later, she moved to tiharlottesville, Va., where her husband, John, began a new job as an assistant professor in the drama de- partment at the University of Virginia. Marsha works in the main library at the university. Dr. Michael R. Henderson is finishing his year as president of the Morris County (N.J.) Medical Society. "The year has been at times rewarding," he writes, "but I cannot wait to get back to the full-time practice of medicine." Michael lives in Mountain Lakes, N.J. Dr. Kenneth A. Klein is practicing ladiation oncology in Racine, Wis. He and his wife, Ann, have two children, Jeff, 8, and Mike, 6. "My work and my family take up most of time, but I'm still interested in music and try to keep up a weightlifting program," he writes. "Every other year 1 go to the E\]xriincntal .'\ircraft Association's annual IK III Oshkdsh with my college roommate. Mike Rosen titl " John S. McMahon, Jr.. class president, recently received the CLU designation upon graduation fiom the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. A resident of North Provi- dence, R.I. .John does estate planning in the Rhode Island and Connecticut area. Nancy Harrison Samuels (see Michael J. Samuels 'f>4). Tim Witsman and his wife, Sandy. li\e in VVidiil.i. Kaiis., with their five daughleis. Tim li.is gone from college teaching to city. 35 THE CLASSES uli-nl \\i and the \VI si l'.„ Ituishii) Idi (o.mlh. In A|>mI. 1)1 Judith E. Woll lill High- land llospit.il ill Rothislci. N.V., to bccoiiu' director ol blood services of the American Red C;ross, Rochester region. She writes that she will continue to be a clinical associate professor at the University of Rochester, teaching students and resident fellows. Jeff Brown (sec Nancy Keenan Alcorn (iS) Edward J. McEntee. Nonli Kiiigs- , inMipUtcd hi.s sixteenth year on Cloiiununity College of 66 kliddr Kl.iiid III addition to teaching a va- I ic( .line a senior account exec iiiivc III I'.ISV, Cliailes lives in Cranston, R.I. Steven E. Wilbur, Washington, D.C.. has been nained country director for Helen Keller Iiuernalional (HKI) in Indonesia. He will plan and iiiiplenient programs to train \ illage-kvel lu-.illh workers in basic eye care, prciviiic siiii^f TV 10 cataract victims, fight vit- .(iniii A cIiIk II iu v. a form of malnutritifjn ih.ii lihiids "lOli.dOO children in developing na s (,ic h \c.ii. and direct community- based rehabilitation efforts designed to en- able rural blind people to live independent- ly. Steve previously worked with the liiuiii.ilinii.il lliiiii.iii Assisi.iiii (■ Program (Hi W) ,is .1 (liic.K.i 111 Sii 1 .iiik.i. In 1971. Ik siiMil Willi ilii l'( ,1(1 ( oips 111 Microne- sia. \h- IS man led K. Alicia i:laiie Bridle, an eihicalKinal consultant lor the Peace Corps. ^^ -| Joan Beranbaum and her hus- / I band. |(iliii. announce the birth in / A l)t( enibci III llieir son, Ross Harbour .Samson Sta( khouse. They live in New \ork City. Dr. Emanuelle (Chip) Chiappinelli. his wife, and their three children have estab- lished Valley View Farm in Georgia, Vt. They have a sinall maple syrup operation and sugar the old-fashioned way. with buckets on the trees and with horses to gather the sap. In February 1987. Thomas R. Day and Julia Ross Day '72 moved to a different house in Needham, Mass. They needed more room for Jesse Chandler Day, born on May 9, 1987. Jesse is their fifth child and second son. Dr. Richard J. Forde resigned his asso- ciate professorship at East Carolina Univer- sity School of Medicine last summer and returned to California, "unable to get the Golden State out of my blood. I have taken a position as staff psychiatrist with the County of San Diego, treating, for the most part, the homeless mentally ill." Frederick Giannini has moved from Koii.i III Mil". H.iwaii. where he is a deputy cor I Mil. 1111)11 ( iiiiiisel for the County of Ha- waii I III ..Hill IS ihe legal advisor for the couiu\ HUN ei mucin. Fred's address is Box 10969, Hilo, Hawaii 96721. ^^ /^ R. Anthony Allison thinks that / J "things have taken a West Coast / ^^ turn in my life. I married Nicole Burkel last September in Hollywood, Calif., of all places, and have opened a West Coast office for my company in Beverly Hills. I have been living in West Los Angeles since last spring." Jean Braucher is an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Her husband. David Wohl, is director of coinmunity development projects for the Development Corporation for Cincinnati, a non-profit housing developer. Julia Ross Day (see Thomas R. Day Paul Espinosa's mcjst recent documen- tary, "In the Shadow of the Law," a portrait of four families who have lived illegally in the U.S. for many years, was broadcast na- tionally on PBS in early February. Paul lives in San Diego. Peter A. Feinstein (see Jane Benovitz Feinstein '78). Douglas R. Littlefield cniiiplcted his Ph.D. in Ameiiciii liisicn ,n ICLA last June and now luiis his own coiisuking firm. specializing 1 islorical research in support ol liiigalion. primarilv in the area of Western water rights. His wife, Christina, has her own law practice in Hayward, Calif., and focuses on family law. Thev live in Oakland. Alan L. Weiner h.is been the city plan- nei fill Bilsiul. C. 1111. siiue November 19Mi. ill liM s 111 ( i.llinsMlle, Conn., and has been ,1 imiiilni nl ilu Im.il planning com- LeslieJ. Wii [c. N.C. "1 am 111 the ;har- ,oting THE CLASSES lid livil riglus |)ii)l)Unis. I loiind .< nklu' in whuh I u.iiclv lo do work I believe I iiiariicd Ken Sdiorr, a ,1M U) live h.ippilv ever al- ^ O Robert C. Aln / ^ Hogan Almon I (see Mariana Keith W. Burton i (I'A ai president ol his own Inni, Financial Man- .if;emeiu Sei vices, Int., located in VVashing- loM, D.(l. Keith notes that hiscurient project ui|uiies oO-percent travel time, affording luni a great opportunity to see the country. Victoria B. Eiger and her husband, Martin Hochbauni, announce the birth ot their son, David, on July 10. He joins his twin brothers, Eden and Lee, 5. Victoria is a partner in the New York law firm of Dersh- owitz & Eiger, where she is involved prima- iil\ in criminal appeals. Thev live in Mont- ,la„.\,|. William P. Hankowsky was recenllv .ippomlcd In the mayor of Philadelphia as ili.it (il\'s iliredcir ol commerce. Bill and his wile, Rosem.nv, lixe in Philadelphia. Karen Bidwell Hoess and her hus- band, Ron, announce the arrival of their second child, Michael Phillip, on Dec. H. "Following the example of his brother, C:hristopher, 5, Midi.nl .mixed six weeks earlv, thus giving us .i i.i\ dciliu ikiii .ind allowing him to be liiniK Im ( liiisiiii.is. Ihe Hoess lamilv lives in (li.ulds Idid, I'a. Lisa Margolin .iinl Peter W.Jones 74 rea. Nale, and Lisa is a genealogist and weaver. A recent trip to Washington, D.C;., led to a reunion with Steven Jones '82 and Kate Miller '82. Lisa and Peter live in Hamden, Conn. David R. Olsen and his family are set- tling into life in Morris Township, N.J., after David's completion of the M.B.A. progiam at Harvard last June. He rejoined Exxon Ckirporation in New York City as a corpo- rate planner. John Mayer Oppenheimer (see Arthur M. Oppenheimer "M>). Rus.sell J. Pislone u.is KcciilK pro- w..rldui.le loi liin/ married since 1979. Thev have three children. .Sarali, 7. Rip, I, and leddy, t iiionlhs. .mil live in Rock 1 l.ill. .\ld. Peggy McKearney Hamel .md Liz So- loway '81 "share a cramped ct)rnei ollice at The Camden Herald, midcoast Maine's award-winning weekly newspaper." Peggy, the paper's sports editor, and Liz, who is the associate editor, agree that "Maine winters arc drier, but just as unplea.sanl as Provi- dence winters." Charles M. Kimber and his wile, Minii, report the birth of their second daughter, Jean Marie, on Feb. 13. They live in Palm- dale, Calif. Jean Lahage, Reuben Cohen 74, and their son, Jesse, have moved from London to New York. Reuben is a vice president in the asset-backed finance group at Bankers Trust. Jean and Jesse are getting accus- tomed to suburban life in the U.S. Their address is 34 Rockywood Rd., Manhasset, N.Y. 11030. (516) 365-5148. Victor H. Laws III, Salisbury, Md., has been appointed the U.S. Magistrate (part- time) for the Lower Shore counties at Salis- bury. Since 1978, he has been a practicing attorney in Salisbury in partnership with his father in the firm Laws & Laws, P.C. He will continue his private practice while holding the magistrate position. George P. Pacienza is manager of ap- plications marketing for Litton Integrated Systems. He has two offices, in Cincinnati and San Diego, and travels extensively five days a week throughout the U.S. His home is in Pittsburgh. After living in Paris for two years, Robert F. Pfaff, Jr., received his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1985 and has joined the NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., as a space scientist. He lives in Wash- mgton, D.C. Albert L. Rao and his wife, Ellen, re- port that their New Year's Eve celebration was extra special because their son, Christo- pher, celebrated his first birthday. Al is bro- ker-owner of Page Realty, with offices in Medfield and Medway, Mass. He lives with his family at 7 Sparrow Rd., Norfolk, Mass. 02056. ^^ /~^ Gary E. Alger, Harwinton, Conn., / |^^^'"'«^*- "^'^ l^^y 1, 1987, we wel- # V.^ corned into our lives Michael Hei Sung, born April 20, 1984, and Bethany Han Na, born July 9, 1986, in Korea. Trav- eling to Seoul was just the beginning of what has been the greatest adventure of our ives. " Mariana Hogan Almon and Bob Al- mon '73 are living in Manhattan with their children, Jessica, 3, and Christopher, 1 '/.>. Mariana is teaching law at Pace University Law School, and Bob is an investment bank- er at Salomon Brothers. William P. Barbeosch's biography has been selected for inclusion in VV/io'.* Who in nam Law. Hill lives in New Haven. Deborah Sisson Bianconi and Dr. Gregory F. Bianconi '74 have bought a small farm in Lisbon Falls, Maine. They have three children, Matthew, 7'/j, Anna, 5V-j. and Joseph, 3'/l'. Deborah is a full-time mother and a part-time childbirth educator for the \ \\( A 1 cen Intervention Program. In their s|i,iu iHTio they are renovating their 125- w ,11 -uld farmhouse. I)r Anthony G. Bruzzese is practicing cli.inTKisiK nidioinm MRl .,1 Kent County Hospil.il. W.irui.k. HI He and his wife, Lisa, have a 15-monlli-old sun, Matthew Christopher. They live in Providence. Dr. Thomas E. Chappell and his wife, Gwyn, an obstetrician, announce the birth of their first child, Stephen. Tom is in an in- ternal medicine group in Cumberland, Md., wheie they live. David Erikson is living with his wife, Allison, stepdaughter Becca, 16, and sons Will, 8, and Jonah, 6, in Wearc, N.H. David, a self-employed carpenter, writes; "Home- schooling for Will and Jonah, a Waldorf school for Becca, worship, friendship, and volunteer work with other Quakers and others; these are aspects of our daily lives and present life plan. We have chosen to live on an income low enough to avoid income tax to resist paying for war and oppression. This witness intertwines with a host of do-it- ourselves (or with our neighbors) practices which save money and feel right. We feel successful, on the whole, though life is not easy." Richard W. Halpem is still at Data General, now as senior marketing commu- nications specialist producing collateral in- volving data communications products. Three of his alabaster sculptures are on sale at a gallery in Massachusetts, and he is doing freelance writing. Classmates are encour- aged to call or visit. Richard's address is 781 Old River Rd., Manville, R.I. 02838. (401) 765-5521. Dr. Gordon H. Hutt, Lancaster, Pa., has been elected to fellowship in the Ameri- can College of Cardiologv. He is a partner with Cardiac Consultants, PC. in Lan Steve Kahn and Jan Pendleton an- nounce the arrival of Matthew Pendleton Kahn on Jan. 22. He joins his brother, Da- vid, 5V-J. Steve is vice president of marketing for Texet Corporation in Arlington, Mass., and Jan is on an eight-month sabbatical from John Hancock Financial Services. They live in Sudbury, Mass. Dr. Sanford G. Kryger and his wife, Beth, live in Upper Saddle River, N.J., with their children, Douglas, 5, and Lindsay, 2'/l'. Sanford practices orthopaedics in Suffern, N.Y., and is a clinical instructor in ortho- paedics and sports medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. John D. Lantos is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and an assistant director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. He lives in Hyde Park with his wife, Nancy, and their two daughters, Hannah, 4, and Tess, 2. Karen Margulis married Dr. Eric Lon- don in October 1985. "We have been re- cently blessed with the birth of our first child, Zacharv lan London. Following my inaternity leave, 1 will be rejoining the law firm of McC:arter & English. Eric and 1 have left New Wnk City for more pastoral sur- loundings and now reside at 10 Hickory Hill Rd., Belle Mead, NJ.. near Princeton." Paul J. May married Susan Warren (Southeastern Massachusetts University '76) last September. A number of Brown alumni, class of '76, attended and "demonstrated they still know how to party." Paul and Sue are both teaching in the University of Mis- sissippi Medical Center anatomy department in Jackson. Robert N. Parker moved from assistant professor of sociology at Rutgers University to assistant professor of sociology at the University of Iowa in 1984. In 1986, he was promoted to associate professor. He was divorced in 1987 and lives at 1019 East Market St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Mark A. Sedgwick lives in St. Louis with his wife, Alice, and their three children, Eric, 6, Lauren, 3, and John, 1. Mark is the owner of a commercial real estate firm spe- cializing in shopping center development and renovation. Susan Alexander Simpson and Rich- ard T. Simpson announce the birth of their son, David Alexander Simpson, on Feb. 29. He joins his sisters, Christina, 5, and Amy, 2'/j. Rich still works at Encoie Computer, where he is the manager of the languages and tools group. Sue is a full-time mother. "Definitely the hardest job I ever had." she writes. "We'd love to hear from Brown friends." Dr. Sandra L. Shire continues to prac- tice dentistry with the U.S. Public Health Service and was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. She and her husband, Andrew Pearlstein, an administra- tive law judge in Albany, live in Cottekill, N.Y., in the Hudson Valley, with their chil- dren, Sarah Heidi, 7. and Henry. 7 months. Robert T. Szostak is living in Philadel- phia and working as a trial attorney for a major civil litigation law firm. "Mary Beth and 1 spend a lot of time learning with our son, Robbie, 2. When not learning, we just chase one another. 1 understand this is the normal thing to do. Thus, things have not changed much since living on the Hill. My best to all my good friends at Brown over the years. PS. Bill Campbell: Are you alive? " Rebecca L. Wallin is a first-year Ph.D. student in organizational behavior at Northwestern University. Evanston, 111. ^^ ^^ Dr. Arthur R. Bartolozzi has / / joined an orthopaedic surgery # # practice at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia after completing a fellowship in sports medicine at UCLA. A certified scuba diver. Art explores the kelp forests in California and the reefs in Hawaii and the Cayman Islands. He is looking forward to seeing everyone at Barry Swirsky's '78 bi- annual party after the Brown-Penn football game. Art lives in Philadelphia. Archie W. Brown and his wife. Donna, are still working for Digital in Nashua, N.H. Chipper writes that they keep busy fixing up their Victorian-era farmhouse in Lyndebor- ough, N.H., and are looking forward to at- tending the class of '78 reunion with Jim Kiely '78. Steve Buchwald is the Firmenich As- sistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His home address is 70 Clarendon Ave., Somer- viUe, Mass. 02144. Cantor Jack S. Chomsky has been appointed editor of i\\e Journal of Synagogue Musk, the professional journal of the Can- tor's Assembly. He continues as cantor at Congregation Tifereth Israel, Columbus, Ohio. He lives in Columbus at 21 1 North Stanwood Rd., with his wife, Susan Gellman, a judicial clerk, and Benjainin, 2. Alan B. Fischer and his wife, Betsy 39 THE CLASSES (Irobaii, aiinoiinrc the hirlh ol ihcir second (laughler, Hilary Fischcr-tirobari, in De- cember. They still call Cambridge, Mass., home "at night, while by day 1 live at a small start-up diagnostics company in Woburn, Mass.," Alan writes. "As I say, time flies whether or not you're having fun." Or William E. Houch recently became bo.ml (tiiifuil in obstetrics and gynecology. Hi- pr.ii ijcis |)Tivalely in St. Louis, "home of tin- N.uioii.il League Champion Cardinals. M\ wile, three children, and 1 live happily in the suburbs." Thomas J. Hofler received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, San Diego, in 1986. His dissertation was ti- tled, "Thermoacoustic Refrigerator Design and Performance." Tom is now at the Naval C.raduate School in Monterey, CaliL, on a postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Howard Hu will be joining the Channing Laboratory at Harvard Medical School this summer. "In writing you a note for the first time, I feel that what is equally important to me is a sense of finally learning how to grow as a person, something that seemed to escape me at Brown, where 1 felt stuck in a prolonged adolescence. One result has been becoming more politically active in the progressive left. Another has been learning how to open up myself to others. I'm a late bloomer." Howarcl lives in Jamaica Plain, Mass. Dani Ticktin Koplik writes that '1987 and early 1988 have been very important for my husband, Peter Koplik (Penn '72), and me. Our first child, Laura Rae Koplik, was born on Sept. 22. She is an absolute joy. A spoiled joy, but a joy, nonetheless. Peter executed a leveraged buyout of his compa- ny. National Screen Service, and has been operating on his own for a year, and I have just begun a new job as director of research for Tristar Pictures." They live in New York City. Karen S. Misler and Barry Feigenbaum were married in New York City on June 28, 1987, with numerous Brown friends in at- tendance. Karen is the director of science for AMSCO School Publications. Barry is a vice president in the syndications division of the Irving Trust Company. They live in Brooklyn. Steven H. Parker is living in Washing- ton, D.C., practicing anesthesiology, and producing films. He would love to hear from Brown grads in the area. His phone number is (202) 387-0211. Kimberly Quaid, a psychologist, is coordinator of a Johns Hopkins Medical Center project that does presymptomatic testing for Huntington's Disease. A recently developed genetic linkage protocol enables medical researchers to determine whether the disease will strike, ten to fifteen years before the symptoms appear. In addition to personal and family counseling, Kimberly ^y ^^ Dr. Susan Biener Bergman and / ^^ her husband, Barry, announce the / K_J birth of Jessica Gayle on Feb. 26, 1987. "Words alone cannot express our happiness," .Sus.iii s.ivs. Irssii.i's iii.ilernal gr,iiiiliiH>ilii 1 IS F.dilh Oelbaum Biener '53. Sus.ui IS I he (1 11 r. I. )i III usKJciH r haining in physic.il iiicilKiiu .111(1 uli.ibiiuatiiin at Bos- ton University Medn.il (itnler. Dr. Anne Corsa Carlon completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at The New York Hospital-Cornell, where she is an assistant attending. She also has a pri- vate practice in Manhattan. Patricia A. Donelly has been with the Peace Corps in Thailand for the past three years, teaching at the university and "living in a native hut, giving of myself for the bet- terment of mankind and relations between the couiuries " Elizabeth J. Doyne is still living in Ro- chester, N.Y., with her husband, her daughter, 3, and their new son, Sam. "I'm back working half-time as a clinical psychol- ogist in private practice and feel lucky to have a good balance between my family and my career." After five years in the Far East working as a foieign correspondent, Paul Ensor has joined the Econunust magazine in London. Jane Benovitz Feinstein and her hus- band, Peter A. Feinstein '72, announce the birth of their third son, Ross, on Nov. 7. He joins his brothers, Andrew, 4, and Eric, 2. Their house in Shavertown, Pa., "is a very busy place." Roger Fielding accepted a position as an instructor at IBM's Washington Techni- cal Education Center in Arlington, Va. He and his wife, Barbara, moved to Herndon, Va., this month. Wendy J. Finkel and her husband. Dr. Dan Moskowitz, are living in Scarsdale, N.Y., with their son, Ari, 2, and their daughter, Deena, 6 months. Wendy is an associate in the real estate department of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York City. Her husband is an ear, nose, and throat and facial plastic surgeon in White Plains. Dr. James L. Frank was married to Leslie Diane Smith in Pittsburgh. Leslie is a physician's assistant in the department of neurosurgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. James, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Cincinnati Medical School, is chief resident in surgery at Allegheny General. Douglas S. Heller is working in finance with The Hibernia Bank in San Francisco and windsurfing in the Bay when the winds prevail. Jim Kiely (see Archie W. Brown '77). Richard A. Mitchell and Dr. Polyxeni Scoville Rounds (Bowdoin '79) were married on May 16, 1987. Richard was recently named partner of Sullivan, Gregg & Horton, P.A., Nashua, N.H. They live in Candia, N.H. Ruth Kramer Ostrin ici civcd her Ph.D. in psvili()l(in\ f'om IViiii .uid is now son. "1 am tcaclnn^ pssc lioliiij;uisiics at the University of Vicn. .1, ,1 1(1 II \ liiishandisihe director of a relief < iK'i (III 1(11 refugees. Of course, we're tr \cl llg .1 lot 111 Europe and eating loo niiu h Viennese pastry." Roger A. Ranz left Exxon Corporati in Houston last July and is pursuing business ventures in Vermont and Virginia. His wife, Sally, is expecting their second child in July. Their first son, Austin, is 2. They are living in Burlington, Vt. William Renehan is an assistant pro- fessor of anatomical sciences and neurobiol- ogy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. "I am an instrument-rated pilot and if not in the lab, you will probably find me in the air." Bill lives in Louisville, Kv. Loren Callan Rosenzweig moved fiom Ohio to the Boston area last September and she and her family are settling into life in New England. She would love to hear from classmates in the area. Her phone number is (617) 359-8880. "In any case, I'll be at the reunion with my husband, Jamie, and our children, Anne, 5'/.', and David, 3. " David J. Seidman (sec Anna Fromer Seidman '79). Marcie Freedman Slepian and David Slepian have bought an old house in Fairfield, Conn. David practices law, and Marcie received her Ph.D. in the history of art from Yale in 1987. Mark Randall Strominger (see Barbara Woodall Strominger '80). Barry Swirsky (sec Arthur R. Barto- lozzi '77). Claudia Hannigan Teubl and her hus- band. Bill '76, are living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Their third child, Rebecca, was born last May, joining Jonathan, 5, and Katie, 3. They are homeschooling Jonathan. Bill is practicing internal medicine at Healthshield an HMO, and Claudia is home full-time. Anne G. Tweet and Craig Knoche were married in 1983. Anne is still working for IBM as a manager in the financial services industry sector in Chicago. "It's cold out on the prairie," she adds. Earl D. Vamey writes that his son, Roger, is 1. "He has been an incredible joy for Mira and me. Personal financial plan- ning fills the gaps when I'm not playing Daddy. I have passed four (of six) parts of the certified financial planner exams and my fee-based practice at Wilmington Trust Company is expanding nicely. Brunonians passing through Philadelphia or Wilming- ton, Del., are invited to touch base at (302) 651-8705." Dr. Cliff Walters is practicing general dentistry with Westport Dental Associates in Westport, Mass. He and his wife, Toby, are expecting their first child in August. They live in South Dartinouth, Mass. Denise Schiavone Woodruff has been named a partner in Ardiff & Mor.se, P.C, Danvers, Mass. She joined the firm as an associate in 1981, specializing in all aspects of domestic kLukhis Sh( .ilso practices in the area of (iMi liii^.i im luding con- sumer prole( I iiuMiKss l.iw, and land- lord-tenant disputes. Denise is president of the North Shore Women Lawyers Associa- tion. She lives in Danvers. 79 Patricia Samors Benton reports that her second .son, Darren Bur- ton Benton, was born on Nov. 27 >klei brother, Brandon, is 1 '/s. Pat and uisband. Brute, live in Bethesda, Md. Dr. Kenneth A. Berkowitz and his wife, .1, announce the birth of their first . a daughter, Hillary, on May 28, 1987. Is completing a fellowship in pulmonary I ritical-care medicine at the New York ersity Medical Center. Beginning in he will be an attending physician at the York University/Manhattan Veterans inistration Medical Center. He has been (led a grant to do AlDS-related re- h The Berkowitzes live in New York Alison V. Collins is the senior copy- vrlit r In ad sales promotion for U.S. News i^ Xinlil Report and The Allantic Monthly. She ilso designs and markets her own line of land-made rubber-stamped greeting cards. In October 1986, she married Mark Hogan Pratt 77), a musician and artist. They live in S.ew Gardens, Queens, N.Y. Andrew S. Conway is married to Bar- jara Siegal, a clinical psychologist (Catholic Jniversity '82 Ph.D.). Their first child, Mat- hew, was born in February 1987. Andrew is m attorney with the law firm of Miro, Miro 4: Weiner in Bloomfield, Mich. They live in iirmingham, Mich. Doug Dykaar graduated last May with a 'h.D. from the University of Rochester, 'despite my best efforts, and immediately oined the laboratory for laser energetics at he university. I'm working in the general irea of ultrafast phenomena, studying both ordinary and high temperature supercon- iuctors, as well as picosecond device char- :terization. I apologize to all my friends to hom I've neglected to write. If they send Tie their address, I sort of promise to write." Doug's address is 274 Rutgers St., Rochester, •M.Y. 14607. Robin Gradisoi. is the mother of two daughters, Morgan, 3, and Tyler, 2, and a producer for ABC's "World News Tonight" n Washington, D.C. William J. Hendee has been named a product manager in the new products divi- sion of The House of Seagram, New York City. He joined Seagram in 1986 as a mar- keting associate in the management devel- 3pment program and had been an assistant product manager. Bill and his wife, Valerie A. Ashton, an editor with Prentice-Hall, live in Palisades Park, N.J. Deborah Greenberg Irwin recently joined the investment firm of Smith Barney as senior account executive in the New York City office. Prior to joining Smith Barney, she was an account executive with Dean Witter in New York. Lece Lohr has moved to Pembroke Pines, Fla., where she is a designer of young men's sportswear for I.C.E./Innovative Clothing Exchange. Tommy Rueckert, Falls Church, Va., is II playing the role of David, working to protect the private consumer from the evil devices of high-powered energy lawyers (Goliath). I'm still running (Brown cross country: 1979 — last in the Ivy League; 1987 — 9th in the country), playing guitar, d fellowshipping with some wonderful folks who love Jesus. If any of you are in the Washington area, please give us a call." Anna Fromer Seidman and Dr. David Seidman announce the birth of their daughter, Arielle Rebecca Seidman, on Jan. 15. David and Anna have recendy moved to Vienna, Va., where David practices pediatric ophthalmology, and Anna works for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Judith Schaubhut Siegel and Gary W. Siegel are still living in Lexington, Mass. Gary left the corporate world the first of the year to become manager of environmental engineering with Goldman Environmental Consultants. Judy is still with W.R. Grace, handling their asbestos woes, but is tempo- rarily on leave with Kelly Michelle, who was born on Feb. 1. Eric is 4. ^\ /^ Frederick S. Armstrong graduat- f^ I I ed from Boston University School vj \y of Law last May and is an attorney with Sullivan & Worcester in Boston. In February, he became engaged to Lisa Bevier (Wellesley '84) and an October wedding is planned. Fred lives in Randolph, Mass. John S. Auerbach has completed a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, along with a predoctoral internship at the Veter- ans Administration Medical Center in West Haven, Conn. He works at Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, Conn. Old friends can find him at 121 Canner St., New Haven, Conn. 0651 1. Michael Chase has joined the medical supplies division of Hewlett-Packard Com- pany as a marketing specialist in Andover, Mass. He is engaged to Sarah W. Luff (Connecticut College '80, Boston University '85 Sc.M.), a senior occupational therapist at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Their new address, after June I, is 35 Up- land Rd., Somerville, Mass. 02144. (617) 623-2731. Michael has been living in Ar- lington, Mass. Nancy B. Chick was married on Nov. 2 1 to Douglas K. Hyde (Stanford '80). The wedding took place at Manning Chapel. Members of the wedding party included the bride's parents, Bruce '50 and Caroline Decatur Chick '50; the bride's sister, Debo- rah Chick Burke '77; and Dr. Cynthia Sheam Tainsh. Susan Fisher Plotnev, and Tracey E. Estlow. Doug is a product planner with Codex Corporation in Canton, Mass., and Nancy is a senior portfolio manager with Copley Real Estate Advisors in Boston. They live in Westwood, Mass. James C. Grossman has been trading equity options on the floor of the Philadel- phia Stock Exchange for the past year. He is still associated with Cooper Neff & Associ- ates. In January, he writes, he spent some time with Jeff Dennis, his wife, Lori, and their son, Matthew, 9 months. Helen Morris reports her marriage, on May 14, to Wally Morgus (Dartmouth '78). Ronna Clayton Benjamin is representing them in the purchase of their first home. "She is the best attorney in Boston." Leas N. Psinakis is back in Basking Ridge, N.J., and working for AT&T Data Systems International. "I've been doing some exciting traveling, with a trip to Bei- ing. Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Taipei in April. I try and find time to keep up with soccer (but each year the players get young- er), and occasionally run into a few alumni in New York City. If any friends come to New Jersey for vacation, please call." David Rabiner (see Donna Shapiro Rabiner '82). Barbara Woodall Strominger and Mark Randall Strominger have two daughters, Jillian Lee, born on Oct. 27, 1986, and Kelly Ann, born on Dec. 4, 1987. They live in St. Louis. Dr. Cynthia Sheam Tainsh ('83 MD.) and Dr. Robert E. Tainsh ('83 MD.) an- nounce the birth of Robert Edward Tilling- hast Tainsh III and Laurel Tillinghast Tainsh on Feb. 17. They were baptized at Manning Chapel by the Rev. Howard V. O'Shea, O.F.M. The Tainshes live in Brook- line, Mass. Donald M. Ullmann and his wife, Su- san, are living in the Chicago suburbs with their son, Tim, 1 . They would love to hear from Brown alumni at 5 Williamsbury Cir., Evanston, III. 60203. ^~\ -| Anthony V. Alfieri was appointed \C I clinical associate professor of law V^' -1- and managing attorney of the federal litigation clinic at New York Law School in December. After his graduation from Columbia University School of Law in 1984, he worked as a staff attorney special- izing in public welfare benefit advocacy with the South Bronx Neighborhood Office in the civil division of The Legal Aid Society in New York City. Roger C. Amato bought a farm in North Pomfret, Vt., and says all Brown friends have an open invitation to visit. "I have a company which owns, operates, buys, and sells cable television systems and I con- tinue to enjoy the freedom of being on my own. We spent a weekend with Tony Man- cini and his wife. Donna. They have two children and are living in Worcester, Mass. Also, I saw Doug DeSimone. He is as crazy as ever and spent an afternoon catching up on the most recent escapades and adven- tures of Mike Cowell. Doug is considering having a party at his beach house this sum- mer for some of the old Delts. I hope to see some of you there." Gena Cohen was married to Bob Moses on Feb. 2 1 in Washington, D.C. They are both attorneys in Washington. Dr. Yuman Fong and Nicole Bergman Fong announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Jennifer, on Jan. 14. "She weighed 5 lbs., 5 oz., and we think she's perfect." Rebecca Karoff writes that since 1983 she has been working on a Ph.D. in com- parative literature at the University of Wis- consin-Madison. Last year was spent on a fellowship in Bonn, West Germany, with her husband. Brad Wolbert (Yale '80). "I have a couple more years to go in Madison before I enter the job market," she adds. Elena Thornton Kissel is married to Michael Case Kissel, a musician, and is living in New York, working for the Environmen- tal Protection Agency as an assistant regional counsel. Elena and Michael are expecting 41 THECIT^SSES their first baby in early June. Kate Miller and Steven Jones (sec Lisa Margolin 73). Mary Hillman Moen ami Philip Moen annuiince the birth of their daughter, Erika Linn, on Oct. 20. Philip is manager of the government sales division of General Tech- nology, a computer systems dealer in War- wick, R.I. Mary works part-time at Gentech as an assistant controller and computer trainer. They live in North Kingstown, R.I., "and love being back in New England." Anthony J. Nardone, Westerly, R.I., was made a partner last January in the law firm of Lenihan, Moone. Gallogly & Comolli in Westerly. Adrienne Oleck married Jeffrey Ross Williams on Sept. 13 in Palm Beach, Fla. "Jeff had been my running and cycling trainer since we met in the Florida bar re- view course in 1985. Our honeymoon took us to visit friends from JefFs Georgetown 1.I..M. program in the Netherlands, and then to Nairobi, Kenya, where we rendez- voused with our safari expedition. The next several weeks were spent exploring and documenting the wildlife and tribespeople of that mystical and romantic country. After roughing it in the bush, we relaxed and romanced on the white-sand beaches of the Indian Ocean near Mombassa. Upon our return to the states, we settled into married life in Arlington, Va. After clerking for two appellate judges in Florida, I am now prac- ticing law at the Federal Trade Commission in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. My husband is an attorney involved in bank leg- islation and regulation in the general coun- sel's offices of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. We are looking to hear from old or new friends near Washington, D.C., or throughout the country. We can be found at 1425 South Eads St., #1201, Arlington 22202. (202) 326-3121." Dr. Marion M. Pandiscio ("85 M.D.) has been chosen administrative chief resident of obstetrics and gynecology at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence. After com- pleting her residency in June 1989, she will fulfill a four-year commitment as a U.S. Air Force physician. She lives in Providence. Barb Pendleton, who now goes by her middle name, Jean, is working in Boston at the Conservation Law Foundation, a non- profit, environmental law organization. She is living in Concord, Mass., and "will be marrying the boy next door, Keith St. Pi- erre, this summer." Michael Schield (see Jill Sickle '84). Diane Eliopoulos Sharp and her hus- band, Nicholas R. Sharp, announce the birth of Hermione Louise on Feb. 2. Diane and Nicholas are running an international tour operating firm in New York City, but are thinking of moving back to Europe in the near future. Christopher R. Weir and his wife, Maryellen, announce the birth of their first child, Molly Elizabeth, on Nov. 16. "All of us are adjusting well to family life in our little corner of Bethesda, Md.. and look forward to hearing from friends visiting the Wash- ington, D.C., area. 42 Melissa Percival Zur Loye and Axel O. Zur Loye announce the birth of their second child, Thomas Zur Loye. "Toby, Thomas, Axel, and I arc living in Livermore, Calif., for a few years before moving on," Melissa ^^ ^~X Elia T. Ben-Ari hopes to complete \^ f her Ph.D. work in pharmacology U ^^ at the University of Virginia this summer. Brown friends can contact her at 1100 Brookhill Ave., Charlottesville 22901. "It's a great place to live or visit," she adds. David A. Cain received his MBA. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke this month. "1 haven't lined up a job yet, but it is likely that my lover and I will live in New York City or San Francisco," David writes. "I'm looking forward to returning to the real world, although Fuqua has been wonderful." Dr. Eric R. Cohen is in his second year of medical residency and is applying for fel- lowships in gastroenterology in the Boston area. Eric and his wife, Betsy, are expecting their first child in September. They live in Brookline, Mass., and encourage fellow alumni to contact them. Donna Corazza completed her M.B.A. at the University of Chicago last fall and returned to Baxter Travenol in marketing management. Also last fall, she married Don Williams. They live in Lake Forest, 111. Toni Fannin (see Debbie E. Marzette •85). Anne McOrath Hochberg is the devel- opment writer/proposals in the communica- tions/donor relations office at Brown. A freelance writer who has written for the George Street Journal at Brown, Anne was a former legislative associate in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Sarah Jackson is an assistant manager in the finance division of Chemical Bank in New York City. She is a member of the 92nd Street Y Chorale. Dr. Elliot J. Lemer ('85 M.D.) "spent a glorious year in San Diego as an intern at Mercy Hospital following graduation from Brown. I then returned east to begin train- ing in diagnostic radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), where I am now chief resident. In 1989, I will begin a two-year neuroradiology fellow- ship at HUP." Elliot lives in Lansdowne, Pa., and would like to hear from old friends. His telephone number is (215) 623-2098. Rosanne Y. Lin is working as the staff attorney for the bankruptcy appellate panel for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, Calif., after graduating from UCLA Law School and passing the California bar exam in 1987. "I would like to say hello to those who were involved with AASA (Asian-American Stu- dents Association) at Brown. Those coffee- houses we put on were really special." Ro- sanne lives in Alhambra, Calif. Sue Loring (see Lisa Aliferis '83). Donna Shapiro Rabiner and David Rabiner '80 announce the birth of their first child, Sarah Michelle, on Jan. 7. "We're having a ball. Dave is teaching psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greens- boro, and Donna will begin her Ph.D. stud- ies at the School of Public Health, University of North C:arolina at Chapel Hill." Ihey livi in Durham. Carol Rosenstock reports that on Nov 22 she was married to Dennis Doughty (Ml'^ '83). Carol is a product marketing managei at Symbolics Inc., "a leading edge compute software and hardware company." Dennis also works at Symbolics as a senior membei of the technical staff doing user interface software development. They live in Coolidg Corner, Brookline, Mass. James M. Sheridan has been working a Goldman Sachs as an institutional banker since graduation and is about to finish a five-year part-time M.B.A. program at NYU On Aug. I , he married Chantal Defay in Connecticut. They are living in New York City. Tricia Stone married Alexander Rich- ardson on Oct. 17 in Old Lyme, Conn. The are living in New Haven. George S. Tsandikos, Newton, Mass., i an attorney associated with the Boston law firm of Burns & Levinson. Dr. Raymond 'V. Wedderbum is a sec ond-year surgical resident at St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York Cit) "I recently saw Theresa Diaz. She is com- pleting a residency in internal medicine at Albert Einstein in New York City. On a re- cent trip to Boston, I ran into classmates George Kalevas and Tim McKnight. Georg is at the Fletcher School at Tufts, and Tim i completing medical school at Tufts. Anne Beal '84 is in her fourth year of medical school at Cornell. She is currently doing ar elective in Tanzania." Fred Weiler is living in New York Cit and working as an assistant editor for Schirmer Books, a division of Macmillan, after two years as a writer/researcher for a corporate consulting firm. "I am working with music scholars, evaluating manuscript; helping negotiate contracts with authois — a thoroughly respectable activities," he writes "My hair is a lot shorter, too." Alexandra B. Wheeler is living in Ne> York City and working for the Joffrey Bal- let. "After taking a year off, it's nice but a bi strange to be working again. As usual, 1 se( lots of Brown friends." Lesley A. Zullo, Norwalk, Conn., write that she is still a graduate student. r~^ ^\ Lisa Aliferis writes that, just ir V^ ^ time for the 5th reunion, "I've Uv^ landed my first permanent job. I'm working in San Francisco (my home since 1984), where I assist in producing spe cial reports at KPIX-TV news. 1988 openet in the Bay Area with the wedding of Dave Simmons and Suzie Lee. It was a beautiful cereinony with a number of Brown alumni in attendance, including John Friedbauer, who, of course, continued in the frccloadinj tradition he established in I98(i hv s;oii hat trick. He not only mooclu-^ ^^ Meredith Brown (see John Wilson St / Brown 58). kJ 9 Martha Hirschfield is studying on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship at the Uni- versity of Western Australia. Her inailing address until the end of the year is Currie Hall, Winthrop Ave., Crawley, W.A. 6009. She would love to hear from classmates and promises to "extend that fabulous Australian hospitality to any Brown travelers who want to visit Perth. " Nomi Hurwitz (see Claudia Morgan '86). Andrew K. Lipsitz works for the Asso- ciated Press sports department in New York City. Michael Miller (see Thomas Dorer '84). Russell B. Pierce is on the staff of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. His address is 17 Milk St., Nantucket, Mass. 02554. Lisa Sosa is living at home in Brooklyn. She'll be staying in New York for at least two more years while she completes her M.S.W. "I'd love to hear from you all," she adds. In February, Margaret Tretbar "cheered the women swimmers at the East- erns at Harvard along with Katelin King, Heather Woodcock, Eric Conti, and Blair Hendrix. I'm planning a move to sunny Rhode Island this summer to live with Kelly O'Shea. For now, find me at 6 Radcliffe Rd., #3, Allston, Mass. 02134." v^ ^ Norman L. Brown '52 Ph.D., I ^^ Washington, D.C., continues tc V^^ kj do consulting with interna- tional development assistance agencies, such as the World Bank and AID, on application; of renewable energy systems in developing countries, primarily in Asia and Africa. Thomas H. George '54 Sc.M., '55 PhD has been named director, advanced manu- facturing, of TRW's Automotive Sector, in Cleveland, Ohio. He came to TRW in 1968 and since 1986 had been director, material management and quality, in the Automotive Sector. Before joining TRW, he was a re- search physicist and later a consultant for Union Carbide Corporation. Thomas lives it Gates Mills, Ohio, with his wife, Barbara. They have three children. Ethel Ruboy Cetlin '60 MAT., Taun- ton, Mass., is awaiting the publication of he: two most recent books: Tamar Runs Away, a novel for young adults; and Napoleon, The Bashful Watchdog, a book for young children Beth Randall Arnold '66 MAT. is coordinator of the senior victim assistance program at Family & Youth Programs in Bridgeport, Pa. Her husband, Les Arnold '66 Ph.D., works in the resource manage- ment technology group at General Electric Aerospace. They live in Wayne, Pa. John J. Macisco '66 Ph.D. is a professo of sociology and chair of the department ol sociology and anthropology at Fordham University in New York City, and co-chair o the population and social change seminar a Columbia. He lives in Scarsdale, N.Y. Leonard Balch '67 M.A.T. recently retired as director of mathematics at Monti- cello Central Schools, Monticello, N.Y., where he served thirty years as a teacher anc assistant principal, and director for the last fifteen. He lives in Matamoras, Pa. Geoffrey R. Barrow '68 A.M., '71 Ph.D., is professor of Spanish and head of the department of foreign languages and literatures at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind. A member of the faculty since 1983, he has written nimierous articles and presented papers at national confer ences and has been a inember of the State ol Indiana Foreign Language Advisory Com- mittee. He has served as a PUC grants and proposal resource person, assisting faculty and professional staff in developing research proposals, and has been a coordinator of the llliana Steering Committee of the llliana Foreign Language Cooperative, which de- velops support among foreign language educators in northwest Indiana. In addition, he is the local administrator of Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships to area high school foreign language teachers. Abdul-Majid Nusayr '68 Sc.M., '69 Ph.D. is head of the division of basic .sciencesl at the newly-founded Jordan University for Science and Technology (JUST) in nortliern Jordan. In December 1985. his services were "severed from Yarmouk University, of hich I was a founder and the first dean of students, because of my political ideas. I was a candidate for election to the lower house of tlic parliament in June 1986. The elec- tion.' were rigged and later that year I was jailed." .^fter spending November and De- cember in prison, he was released as a result ol ilu intervention of the prime minister, .111(1 I Inn invited to help in establishing the Lolk nc of sciences at JUST. ■I Elizabeth Tuttle Edge '71 M.A.T. (see ■58). Robert V. Casciani '75 Ph.D. and his wife, Brenda, announce the birth of Justine Frances Casciani on Feb. 3, 1987. They have a son, Jason Michael. Casciani writes that he completed his M.B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was a iber of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honorary society. He is manager of specialty hemicals research and development at Sandoz Chemical Corporation, Charlotte, N.C., and lives with his family in Matthews, N.C. Tzvee Zahavy '76 Ph.D. was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend for 1988 for research into he history of "Judaism in Late Antiquity." Professor Zahavy teaches at the University of Minnesota. Kaja Wall Silverman '77 Ph.D. is the author of The Acoustic Mirror: The Female Voice in Psychoanalysii and Cinema, published n April by Indiana University Press. Asso- :iate professor of film and women's studies at Simon Eraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Silverman is spending the 1987-1988 aca- demic year at Brown as a visiting associate professor in the semiotics program. Hope Ford Murphy '79 MAT. and tier husband, Steve, report that their first :hild, Abigail, was born on June 26, 1986. She's great fun and full of ideas. We are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of our sec- and child in August. " They live in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Beato K. Schmid '83 A.M., '87 Ph.D. is orking as a software linguist for Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston. On Feb. 13, she ind Jonathan Waage, associate professor of jiology at Brown, were married. Schmid writes that Christine Sauer '87 Ph.D. and Holger Grahn '88 Ph.D. were present, "as well as most of population biology." The Swedish contingent was represented by Ola lersten, a postdoc from the University of Uppsala; Gumilla Rosenquist, a visiting graduate student in biology; and Maria Staaf Louis Newman '84 Ph.D., assistant professor of religion and director of the |udaic studies program at Carleton College, was one of sixteen Carleton faculty members receive a grant from the college's faculty development endowment program. Pro- fessor Newman is writing a textbook, Inlro- iuclion lo Jewish Ethics. •Jk jr ■W-'v Jonathan S. Berek '73 \/l I I MM S., -75 Ml), (see '70). JLY J. \^ Neil S. Leiblich 80 M.D. has been appointed chiet of pediatrics at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y. "And my son, Ross, is turning 3. What a fun age." Fred A. Rotenberg '81 M.D. and his wife, Sally, returned to Providence in Au- gust 1986 following Fred's anesthesia resi- dency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is co-chairman of cardiac an- esthesiology at Rhode Island Hospital. Fred and Sally have three sons, Ben, 7, David, 4, and James Robert, 1. Cynthia Sheam Tainsh '83 M.D. (see •80). Robert E. Tainsh '83 M.D. (see Cynthia Sheam Tainsh '80). Elliot J. Lemer '85 M.D. (see '82). Marion M. Pandiscio '85 M.D. (see '81). Michael H. Perskin '86 M.D. (see '83). OBITUARIES Rebecca Snow Tourtellott 16, '20 A.M., Narragansett, R.I.; Feb. 14. A teacher in the North Huntingdon Township (Pa.) School District for twenty years, she retired in 1963. She was a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels and the FISH program in Narragansett. Among her survivors are a daughter and two sons, including Horace, 100 Grandview Rd., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818. Webb Westcott Wilder 19, Warwick. R.I., owner of the Pieper and Wilder Insur- ance Company, Providence, for forty years before retiring in 1964; Feb. 16. He was a member of numerous civic and social or- ganizations and was president of the Rhode Island Audubon Society in the 1940s. There is no information regarding survivors. Beatrice Guildford '2 1 , Cromwell, Conn.; Nov. 29. Before her retirement, she was a secretary for the classics, German, and Russian departments at Wesleyan Universi- ty. There is no information regarding survi- Florence Gilbert Shaw '21, Putnam, Conn.; date of death unknown. There is no information regarding survivors. Frederick Van Benschoten '22, Boca Raton, Fla.; Oct. 17, 1986. He was an owner and manager of hotels, including the Hotel Sans Souci in Jamaica. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, 2000 North Ocean Blvd.', #202, Boca Raton 33431. Philip Meader Brown '22, Brunswick, Maine; Feb. 25. After receiving his master's degree from Stanford in 1925 and his doc- torate from Harvard in 1931, he taught at Brown and at Middlebury College before beginning his career at Bowdoin as an in- structor in economics in 1934. Appointed full professor in 1949, he was head of the department from 1961 to 1963, and was faculty clerk for twenty-one years. He re- tired in 1968. Mr. Brown was a director and treasurer of the Brunswick Public Library for twenty-three years. He is survived by a daughter and his wife, Agnes, 26 Birch Meadow Rd., Brunswick 04011. Mary Louise Darmedy '24, Mansfield, Mass.; Jan. 14. She was a teacher at Walpole (Mass.) High School for forty years, retiring in 1967 as head of the social studies depart- ment. She is survived by her sister, Arlene, 29 Cottage St., Mansfield 02048. Elizabeth Whitman Abbott '25, Cran- ston, R.I.; Dec. 10. She is survived by a son, Norris, 195 Chestnut Dr., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818. William Seth Ballou '25, Chester, Vt.; Jan. 28. He was an executive with The Bank of New York from his graduation until 1949, when he moved to Chester, his sum- mer home. From 1949 until 1982, he was a registered representative of the New York Stock Exchange. He was active in the civic affairs of Chester and held several town offices. Among his survivors are his wife, Eleanor, P.O. Box 399, Chester 05143, and a Paul David Chernov '25, East Provi- dence, R.I.; April 1. He was co-owner of Chernov Brothers Wholesale Dry Goods for thirty-three years, retiring in 1969. He was financial chairman and vice president of the Providence Hebrew Day School and a vice president of the Rhode Island Bureau of Jewish Education. Besides his wife. Rose, 300 East Shore Cir., Apt. 101, East Provi- dence 02914, he leaves two sons, including P. David '51. Reginald Sutton Paulison '25, Colora- do Springs, Colo.; Oct. 27. He joined West- ern Electric Company after his graduation and retired after thirty-eight years of service as assistant comptroller. He is survived by a daughter and his wife, Kathryn, 1719 East Bijou St. 307, Colorado Springs 80909. Franklin B. Gelder '26, Scranton, Pa.; Jan. 5, following an automobile accident in November. A 1929 graduate of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania Law School, he began his legal career as a member of the legal department of Glen Alden Coal Company, later Glen Alden Corporation, in Scranton. In 1955, he was appointed general counsel of the corporation and continued to be ac- tive with the company until 1976, when he returned to general practice. .Active in civic, community, and fraternal oiganizations, Mr. Gelder served on the board of directors of Moses Tavlor Hospital, Scranton, and its corporation and foinidation and was presi- dent of the board of directors from 1973 to 45 THE CLASSES 1980. Among his survivors are two daugh- ters, including Mrs. Margaret Reese, 418 Main Ave.. Clarks Green, Pa. 1841 1. Sanford Towson Bidle '27, Sarasota, Fla.; March 2. He was an editor with United Bu.siness Services for thirty-three years be- fore his retirement. Survivors include two daughters and his wife, Virginia, 351 1 Brookline Dr., Sarasota 33580. Alan Pope Fort '27, Darien, Conn.; Feb. 1. Before his retirement, he was in the publishing business and was chairman of the Bureau of Independent Publishers and Dis- tributors in the 1960s. He was chairman of the Darien Red Cross and was one of the founders of the Brown Club of Fairfield County. He is survived by his wife, Louise, 8 Devon Rd., Darien 06820; a daughter; two sons, including Frederick '53; and a grand- daughter, Elizabeth '88. Ralph Haslam Groves '27, Riverside, R.I.; April 2. He was a salesman for the Cook Borden Lumber Company in Fall Riv- er, Mass. He is survived by a cousin, Beverly Dunbar. 45 Rhodes Ave., Riverside 02915. Alexander Beck Manley '27, Chicago, III.; Feb. 1. He was the retired president of Alexander Chemical Corporation of Chica- go. He is survived by his wife, Katharine, 200 East Pearson, Chicago 6061 1. Albert Lisker '28, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., a lawyer with the former Providence firm of Lisker & Lisker for more than twen- ty-five years before retiring; Feb. 24. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Among his survivors are two daughters; two sisters, including Frieda Lisker Corris '35, 1020 Del Aire Ct., Delray Beach, Fla. 33445; and two brotliers, including Abraham '33. Jay Saunders Redding '28, '32 A.M., llliaca, N.V.; March 2. During several dec- ades of college teaching, he taught at the Hampton (Va.) Institute, Southern Univer- sity in Baton Rouge, La., and Moiehouse College in Adanta. In 1970, he became the first black professor in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences. He retired in 1975 and w.is ihc Krncst I. White Professor Emeritus cil Aiinrican Studies and Humane Letters. Ill the 1970s, Mr. Redding was a member of llic ll.iM-rforH (iroup, an informal circle of uilliK iiii.il III, II k-, who met frequently to dis- ( iisv u,i\s ol su CI ing young people away liiiiii i.Kiil isdiaiion. The group also worked at the Joint Center for Political Studies in Washington, D.C., where they helped de- velop political strategies for coping with ra- (ism. Mr. Redding wrote several books, in- cluding /■» Make a Poet Black (1939); his autobiography. No Day of Triumph (1944); Stranger and Alone (1950); They Came m Chains (1950); An American m India (1954); and Cavalcade (1970), an anthology of Afro- American literature he edited with A. P. Davis. Mr. Redding, a former Fellow of the Brown Corporation, was awarded an hon- orary doctor of literature degree by Brown 4fi in 1963. Survivors in, ludc his wife, Esther. J. Saunders Redding at Brown's Commencement in 1979. 310 Winthrop Dr.. Ithaca 14850; two sons, including Conway '56; and a brother, Louis '23. John Maziarz '29, Nashua, N. H., a pharmacist and manager of the Bedford Pharmacy, Bedford, Mass., until retiring in the early 1970s; Feb. 22. He served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1937 and 1938 and also served on the Cum- berland (R.I.) Town Council. During World War II, he served as a pharmacist's mate first class in the Navy. A daughter and his wife, Evelyn, 4 Tumblebrook Ln., Nashua 03062, are among his survivors. John Hector Nimmo '29, Belmont, Mass.; Jan. 1 1. He worked in public relations and later in his career had his own agency. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, 49 Hill Rd., Apt. 52, Belmont 02178. ChaHes Richard Blake '30, Riverside, R.I.; Feb. 29. He was the former president of E.R. Davenport & Company, a Provi- dence investment firm, and was then associ- ated with Janney, Montgomery Scott, Inc., also in Providence. Survivors include a daughter and a son, Dr. Charles A. Blake, 1 13 Sweet Gum Rd., Columbia, S.C. 29223. J. George Birkett '30, Nobleboro, Maine; Feb. 8. He .served on the Nobleboro Board of Education for six years and was the health officer lor nine He also served nine years on the I>iiiIl;i i .iil\ isory committee, as well as sciMni; ,is .i srki iiiian in 1960 and 1961. DuiiiiKVVoi III W.ii 11, he was an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in the Burma-India Theater. Survi- vors include a .son, a daughter, and his wife, Doris, P.O. Box 038, Nobleboro 04555. Myron Sumner Hackett '30, Hunting- ton Station, N.Y.; Det . 9. He was a mechan- i( :il engineer for Consolidated Edison of \i u ^ III k lor forty-two years before retiring III I'lV'J I lis specialty was design and cot sum 11(111 1)1 power plants. He was a member of the Brown band and orchestra and con- tinued playing the trombone in bands and orchestras, including the Long Island Sym- phony Orchestra, all his life. Phi Sigma Kappa. Survivors include his wife, Kathe- rine, 50 East Rogue's Path, Huntington Sta- tion 1 1746; a son, Douglas '61; and a grancldaughler, Nancy '86. Harry Paul Taylor '30, Houston, Tex- as, a retired advertising executive; March 5. He is survived by three sons and his wife, Lois, 2005 Persa, Houston 77019. Dr. Ralph Dennett Richardson '3 1 , whose death was reported in the Decembet issue, leaves four sons. His widow, Helen, lives at 30 Montague St., Providence 02906 Howard Leslie Williams '32, Albu- querque. N. M.. a retired lawyer; Oct. 9. H received his law degree in 1935 from the University of Michigan. During World Wai 11, he served in the Air Force. Phi Delta Theta. He is survived by his daughter, Er- nestine Michaud, address unknown. Robert John Hamilton '33, South Dennis, Mass.; March 21. Survivors include three children and his wife, Beverly, 56 Country Cir., South Dennis 02660. Frank Garfield Stiles '34, Whispering Pines, N.C.; Feb. 16, in Lihue, Hawaii. He was the retired manager of market researc and analysis, international division, for Mobil Oil Corporation. Phi Beta Kappa. H is survived by his wife, Aileene (Hurd) '38, 76B Hardee Ln., Whispering Pines 28327. Joseph Williams Taylor '34, Whiting, N.|., an undetwriter with American Insur- ance Company, Newark, N.J.; Oct. 15. He spent three years in the U.S. Coast Guaid during World War II. Kappa Sigma. He is survived by his brother, Edgar '34, 15 Syca more Ln., Fair Haven, N.j. 07701. Dr. John Jacob Bookman '35, New York City, an internist and a specialist in diabetes; March 27, in an automobile acci dent. He began to practice in New York C:il after completing his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in 1948. He remained associ ated with the hospital as an attending physi cian and was on the faculty of Mount Sinai Medical School from 1967 until his death. From 1977 to 1983, he served as chief of th diabetics clinic of the hospital. He began hi residency in 1941, after graduating from New York University School of Medicine it 1939, and then enlisted in the Navy. Sent ti the Pacific theater as a doctor, he took pari in the Bataan and Corregidor campaigns. He was captured by the Japanese and spen forty months in a prison camp before i turning to the U.S. as a lieuleiianl coin mander in 1945. Survivors inclucU- a claugh ter; a son, Richard "75; and his wile, ('. 21 East 87lh .St., New York 10128. Frederick Rensselaer Dean III '35, \nsonia. Conn.; Nov. 1 1. He is survived by lis brother, John, 15 Fox Dr., Seymour, :nnM. 06483. Vernon Franklin Kenyon '35, Coven- 1), R I . a teacher at Gorton Junior High Ichool. Warwick, R.I., for fifteen years be- ore retiring in 1978; March 25. Survivors nchidf his wife, Elsie, Washington St., Co- entrv 02816, and a son. Walter Charles Newman '36, Wald- lort, Oreg.; Dec. 5. He worked as a civil ngineer for thirty years for the federal overnnient in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He /as a Navy veteran of World War II and the an War and a commander in the Sea- ees. Survivors include a son, two daughters, nd his wife, Ruth, P.O. Box 1030, Waldport 7694. William Manton Bancroft '37, Wind- am, Conn.; Feb. 23. He retired in 1981 as enior vice president and director of Guy :arpenter & Company, Inc., New York City. le is survived by his wife, Gertrude, Box 36, Windham 06280; and a son, William, r. '83. Rabbi William Gordon Braude '34 I.M., '37 Ph.D., Providence, rabbi emeritus f Temple Beth-El, where he had served rom 1932 to 1974; Feb. 25. From 1937 to 938, he was an assistant in Hebrew at irown and two years later was promoted to ;cturer in Biblical literature, a post he held 1 conjunction with his congregational re- ponsibilities until 1942. He also taught at ale, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Re- irm Rabbinical Seminary in London, Leo aeck College, and Providence College. A ecognized scholar who pursued his studies ntil his death, he published eighty-six wrks from 1919 until 1985. He was a ounding commissioner of the Providence luman Rights Commission in 1963 and a ounder of the Providence Urban League, 'hich he served as vice president from 1938 D 1939. In the late 1930s, he was president f the Rhode Island World Affairs Council. inioMg his survivors are his wife. Pearl Finklestein) '40, 93 Arlington Ave., Provi- ence 02906; three sons, including Joel '63; nd a sister, Dorothy Braude Fuerst '38. Florence Hazen Taylor '37, Portland, lonn.; Feb. 26. In the 1940s, she was a li- rarian at the Boston Public Library and Iter at Yale University. She was then em- (loyed for many years as a state librarian, etiring in 1986. She is survived by her laughter, Martha, Glastonbury Rd., Port- md 06480. Craig Alan Parker '38, Lincoln, R.L; 4arch 21. He was chairman of the board of he Parker-Luther Printing Company, Paw- ucket, R.L, with which he was associated for nore than fifty years. He was a Marine s veteran of World War II and served vith the Third Marine Division in the Pacific rhealcr and in China. Survivors include four children and his wife, Frances, 13 Wagon Wheel Ln., Lincoln 02865. Dorothy L. Bernstein '39 Ph.D., Provi- dence; Feb. 5. She taught mathematics courses at the University of Rochester, the University of California-Los Angeles, and retired as a professor in the mathematics department of Goucher College, Baltimore. In the early 1960s, she pioneered the use of computers in college mathematics courses. During the 1970s, she developed a coopera- tive program that enabled students to do internships of a mathematical nature in local industries, business, and government. She served on many national committees and advisory panels of professional societies as well as of the National Science Foundation. In 1977, she became the first woman ever to be elected president of the Mathematical Association of America. Survivors include a brother. Dr. Sheldon Bernstein, of Milwau- kee, Wis. Albert Sumner George '39, Oak Brook, III., owner of a typesetting business; Jan. 16. At Brown, he was a member of the golf team and Delta Upsilon fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, 65 Briarwood Ln., Oak Brook 60521. Hadley Pershing Atlass '40, Orrs Is- land, Maine, a former coitimissioner of the Maine Department of Commerce and In- dustry; Sept. 1. He spent many years in New York City, first as a senior vice president and director of marketing for Young Sc Rubicam for twenty-two years and then in a similar capacity at Doyle Dane Bernbach. He moved to Maine in 1972. He was a member of the Maine Guarantee Authority, Maine Devel- opment Foundation, and the Small Business Loan Authority. Survivors include two sons and his wife, Josephine, RFD #1, Box 15. Orr's Island 04066. John Clark Braman '40, Madison, Conn.; March 22. For more than twenty-five years, he owned and operated the Howard Johnson's Restaurant in Branford, Conn., until his retirement in 1971. He later oper- ated the Clock Shop in Guilford, Conn. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Delta Tau Delta. Survivors include a son, John, Jr. '77; two daughters; and his wife, Virginia, 4 Runnymede Ln., Madison 06443. Edward Tillinghast Dooley '40, War- wick, R.L, racing secretary at the former Narragansett Race Track; Feb. 15. He was a racing secretary for twenty-one years, be- ginning at Rockingham Park, Salein, N.H., in 1957, and during that time also held the same position at the former Lincoln Downs Race Track. He retired in 1978. After World War 11, he played for and coached the Rhode Island Scarlets, a setni-professional team that won the Atlantic Hockey League crown and the U.S. Senior Title. He was a linesman in the former American Hockey League and a referee in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. Among his survivors are two daughters; two sons, including Rob- ert '68; his wife, Mabel, 25 Cedar Pond Rd., Warwick 02886; and a brother, J. Alden '36. Howard Aisenberg '4 1 , Worcester, Mass.; Feb. 4. He was manager of the Credit Adjustment Bureau of Worcester. Before that, he was a manager at the former Pfeif- fer Shoe Company, also in Worcester. A staff sergeant in the Army during World War II, he served overseas and was awarded the Bronze Star. Among his survivors are a daughter. Dr. Mara Aisenberg Hammerman '81 ; a son-in-law. Rabbi Joshua Hammerman '78; two sons, including Andrew '84; and his wife, Gloria, 6 Fenwick St., Worcester 01602. Mary Ellen Driscoll McKee '4 1 , Orin- da, Calif.; Dec. 10. During the 1940s, she was a reporter for the New York Daily News and the New York Journal- American. Phi Beta Kappa. Survivors include four children, among them Peter '74, 6725 Jones NW, Seattle, Wash. 98117. Wallace Moore Adams '42, Baltimore, a retired sales engineer for S.J. Meeks Son in Washington, D.C.; Dec. 20. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, 1706 Newcastle Rd., Baltimore 21207. Richard Nichols Steley '42, Bellevue, Wash.; March 21, while scuba diving in the Grenadines, Windward Islands. He was an electronics designer for the Boeing Corpo- ration from 1953 until retiring in 1985. During World War II, he was a radar spe- cialist in the Navy. Survivors include two daughters and his wife, Katherine, 9249 N.E. 14th St., Bellevue 98004. Dorothy Misch Winer '42, Nashua, N.H.; March 10. Among her survivors are three sons, including Jonathan '72, and her husband, S. Robert, 56 Wood St., Nashua 03060. Frances A. Wood '44 A.M., Newport, R.L; Feb. 2. She graduated from the Uni- versity of Maine in 1917 and began her teaching career in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard. She then taught French at Hanover (Mass.) High School for several years, and beginning in 1925 taught French and Spanish at Rogers High School in New- port, R.L, for thirty-eight years. She is sur- vived by her niece, Frances B. Wood, P.O. Box 463, North .Star Village, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00801. Helen Imrie Bertschi '46, Zurich, Switzerland; Dec. 18. She is survived by her husband. Otto, Splugenstrasse 8, 8002 Zu- rich. Bruce McCullough Dixon '47, Boon- ton, N.J., former Boonton Township com- mitteeman and mayor; Jan. 25. While serv- ing on Boonton's governing body in sundry capacities, he tried to preserve the rural nature of the community. During his may- oralty, the police department made the transition from a part-time to full-time op- eration. He worked for Waverly Fabrics, a division of F. Schumacher & Company, New 47 THE CLASSES York City, and retired in 1984 as executive vice president. He was a graduate of Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy and served during World War II. A daughter, a son, and his wife. Jane. Rockaway Valley Rd., Boonlon 07005, are among his survivors. Frank Ceglarski '48, Middletown, R.I.; Sept. 21. ot mesothelioma. He was vice president in charge of operations at the Newport (R.I.) Electric Corporation for the past thirty years. He previously worked for the Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company for ten years. He was a Navy vet- eran of World War II, serving in the North .■Xtlantic. Mr. Ceglarski served on the Mid- dletown Board of Review, was chairman of the building committee of Newport Hospi- tal, was an incorporator of the Savings Bank of Newport, and was a member of several professional organizations. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, and his wife, Joan (Daly) '49, 248 Wvatt Rd., Middletown 02840. Philip Daniel Landsberger '48, Ar- lington, Va.; Oct. 15. He received his mas- ter's in economics in 1969 from George Washington University and was emplo\ed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He is survived by his wife, Diana, 5909 4th Rd. N., Arlmgton 22203. Paul Sheehy '48, Randolph, N.J., a commodities broker for Dean Witter in Morristown, N.J.; Nov. 15. Survivors include his wife, Eileen, 6 Shadv Ln.. Randolph 07960; and a son, Paul '76. Daniel Ricketson '49, Vienna, Va.; Feb. 10. A diplomat for the U.S. Department of State, he served ten years as Chinese lan- guage officer at American embassies in Tai- pei, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, Ma- laysia, before returning, in 1969, to Washington for reassignment in the De- partment of State's Office of East Asian Affairs. Survivors include his wife, Joan, 8709 Thunderbird Ct., Vienna 22180. Paul Kinsbury Fisher '50, Islesford, Maine; Jan. 15, unexpectedly, while travel- ing. He spent his professional life teaching art, history, and geography. In 1968, he became the assistant headmaster at the Cis- qua-Rippowam School in Bedford, N.Y. After his retirement in 1978, he continued an active interest in education as a fundrais- er for Phillips Andover, his prep school, and by becoming directly involved with the ele- mentary .school on Islesford, where he re- sided after retiring. He was a member of the swimming team at Brown. Delta Kappa Ep- silon. He is survived by a son, a daughter, an