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Video games and behavioral science converge to “get stuff done.”

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5 Vision:aquestionforpresident Warrick l. carter7 Wire:newsfromthecollegecommunity

28 Events:what’scominguponcampus

30 get lit:newbooksbystephen T. Asma,Audrey Niffenegger, louis silverstein,dominic A. pacyga,andJohn schultz

32 spin:newrecordingsfromThe scotland Yard gospel choir, The Aaron Williams Band,andKid sister

40 Out There:ouralumnisection,featuringclassnews andnotesandCAANupdates

48 point & shoot:caughtoncameraaroundthecountry

51 Honor Roll of donors:Thankyoutothosewhocontributed

57 Backstory:1955

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6 grassroots giving Faculty/StaffScholarshipInitiative

12 Marlon West (B.A.’85)animatingprincessesandfrogs

20 peter cook (faculty,ASL)deafpoetryinmotion

26 Erica Watson (B.A.’98;M.A.’05)smart,sexycomedy

f e A t u r e s

Game OnColumbia’sInteractiveArtsandMediaDepartmentiscreating

innovativegames“togetstuffdone.”Bypaul M. davis.

Photographybydrew Reynolds(B.A.’97)

(Hopeful) Hit Men WithChicago Overcoat,sixalumsarelookingtohitthebig

screen,andthebigtime.ByNora O’donnell.Photographyby

chad Mcgavock(B.F.A.’09)

Portfolio: ESB Institute Fellowship ProgramProjectsbyfiverecentfellowsattheEllen stone Belic Institute for the study of Women and gender in the Arts and Media

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conversationsin the artsA year-long exploration of trends and issues in disciplines taught

by Columbia’s School of Media Arts, focusing on social media,

journalism, and the moving image

This series opens a three-year cycle of programs devoted to each of Columbia’s three schools: Media Arts, Fine and Performing Arts, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

All lectures at 7:00 p.m. at Film row cinema, 1104 s. Wabash ave., 8th floor

TiCkeTS are available at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis at colum.edu/conversations.

mira nairWednesday, april 28, 2010

MiraNairisthedirectorofSalaam Bombay! The Namesake, Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding,andAmelia.

President’s Club donors enjoy invitations to ViP receptions with the speakers following each event.

To learn more about the President’s Club, call kim Clement at 312.369.7084.

OFFiCiAL HOTeL SPOnSOrS:

past speakers

Biz stoneCofounder of Twitter

Arianna HuffingtonCofounder and editor in chief of TheHuffingtonPost

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page16),SheldonPatinkinwasmisquotedwhen

discussingtheacademicmarriageofSecondCityand

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functionsaroundtheconceptthattheaterisanensemble

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a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r o f CynthiaVargas(B.A.’01) a l u m n i p r o g r a m m i n g

d i r e c t o r o f a l u m n i r e l a t i o n s, SarahSchroeder(B.A.’00) w e s t c o a s t

DEMO (volume 5, number 2) is published by columbia college chicago.

it is mailed free of charge to alumni and friends of the college three times a year.

The ideas and opinions expressed are those of the writers alone and do not necessarily

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Reinventing Media Arts Education for the 21st Century

colum.edu/mpc

locAted At 16tH & stAte streets, tHE MPC FEAtuRES 35,500 SquARE FEEt OF AdAPtABlE SPACE, InCludInG twO SOundStAGES, A MOtIOn-CAPtuRE StudIO, AnIMAtInG SuItES, And MORE.

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now open, Columbia College Chicago’s state-of-the-art Media production center is the first educational facility of its kind, designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration among students in film, television, interactive arts and media, audio arts, journalism, and other areas of study.

designed by Jeanne Gang /Studio Gang Architects, the innovative structure

is a model for the incorporation of green building practices. The facility also

commemorates Chicago’s role in filmmaking history by incorporating the

arch from the former Famous Players-lasky Corporation, parent company

of Paramount Pictures.

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FromthefilmStructurally Sound.PhotobyAmandaBose.

dR. cARTER: Theterm“innovation”isusedverylooselyinhighereducation,butwedon’ttakeitlightlyatall,becausewepracticeiteveryday.Wepushourfacultytobecuttingedge.Wepushourstudentstobecuttingedge.Weencouragethemtobealwayslookingatthenextopportunityintheirdisciplinesortheirmajors:What’sthenexttechnology?Howarethedisciplinesevolving?Whatmajorsareconverging?Wheredoweneedtobeprovidinginstruction,orperhapsdiscontinuinginstruction,asindustrieschange?That whole thing about innovation in the arts and media isn’t just a tag line for us, it’s the way we live.

OurnewMediaProductionCenterisafineexampleofthis.Itisthefirstbuildingwe’vebuiltfromthegroundup,andit’simportantfromavarietyofstandpoints.It’simportantbecauseit’sabuildingweneed,becausethere’snootherbuildinglikethis.Wecouldnothavepurchasedapreexistentbuildingandreconfiguredit,thewaywe’vedonewithourotherbuildings.Webuiltafacilitythatpreciselyreflectsourapproachtoteachingmediaartsinthetwenty-firstcentury,andthereisn’tanotheroneonthefaceoftheglobethatcandowhatthisbuildingdoes.

It’salsoimportantbecauseofwhatitsaysaboutusasaninstitution.Whenwedecidedtodothis,webroughtinaconsultanttoassessourabilitytoraisethenecessarymoney,

andhesaid,“You’llbeluckytoraisefivemilliondollars,becauseyou’veneverdoneitbefore.Youhavenohistoryoffundraisingatthatlevel,ofboardgivingatthatlevel,andyouhavenofriendsouttherethatknowyouthatwell.”Well,we’veraisedmorethan$24millionforthisproject,withadditionalpledged.Itshowsthattheconsultantwaswrong.ButwhatitreallyshowsisthatColumbiaCollegeChicagoispositionedverydifferentlythansomefolksthoughtwewere.Ourtrustees,ouralumni,ourfacultyandstaff,andourstudentsallknowwhatwecando.

Wesetagoalthatsomefeltwasimpossible,andwereachedit.Webuiltafacilitytheysaidcouldn’tbebuilt.Andthispointstoalltheotherthingsweknowarepossibleatthisinstitution.All the things that people said columbia college couldn’t do, we did.Andnowweknowwecandomore—therearenolimits.Therearenodreamswecan’tdream,becauseweknowwehavethewherewithaltogetitdone.

InChicago,wehavealwaysattracted,andbeenattractedto,youngcreatives.Professionalsinthecreativeindustriesknowus—manyofthemareouralumni—butforalongtimewewereundertheradarforeveryoneelse.Notanymore.TheMediaProductionCenteroffersphysicalevidenceofourcommitmenttoinnovation,andtheresultsthatinnovationproduces.Wehaveasafeplaceinwhichstudents,faculty,andotherscantakecreativerisks.Thatdoesn’tmeanit’schaotic,orthatwelackstructureordesigninwhatwe’redoing.Butwearealwayslookingforward,searching,reachingforthenextthing.Wearealwaystakinginformedrisks.Andthat’swhatleadstoinnovation.

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dEMO: ColumbiaCollegeChicagoisacenterforinnovationinthevisual,performing,media,andcommunicationarts—that’sevenourtagline.

HowdoesthenewMediaProductionCenter,whichopensforclassesthissemester,reflectthatcommitmenttoinnovation?

Photo:RobertDrea

columbia college chicago recognizes the following individuals

who joined

between June 1, 2009 and October 30, 2009.

MicHAel J. AndersonsHerry s. BArrAt

WilliAM t. Britt ’92MonicA del AnGel ’96

Betty GuttMAnroBert e. ’66 & JAne McnAMArA

MicHelle A. pAssArelli ’99JAMes n. pritzkerJosepH seMinettA

HArrison i. & lois M. steAnsirVinG stenn Jr.

WAyne tukeslindsAy M. WilBeck ’05

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to leArn More, contAct kiM cleMent At 312.369.7084 or Visit coluM.edu/donAte.

JOIN FEllOW AluMs BY gIVINg duRINg the final COuntdOwn TO THIs HIsTORIc EVENT!

YOuR cONTRIBuTION TO cOluMBIA cAN BE REcOgNIzEd fOrever.

MakeagifttotheMediaProductionCenterof$25or

morebeforeMay10,2010at24:00:00hoursand

youwillhaveyournamepermanentlyrecognizedon

thehonorrollofdonorsinthefirstnew-construction

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CarOl ann StOwE, 1951–2009Columbia lost a universally loved and respected colleague, teacher, and force in progressive early childhood education whenCarolAnnStowediedunexpectedlyonOctober4,2009,ofcomplicationsfroma1979automobileaccident. In1996Stowe,alifelongeducatorwithaPh.D.ineducationalprocessesfromNorthwesternUniversity,becamethefoundingdirectoroftheHarrisCenterforEarlyChildhoodEducationintheSchoolofLiberalArtsandSciencesatColumbiaCollegeChicago. Herleadershipanddedicationbroughtcriticalgrantstotheprogressiveprogram,whichtrainednewteachersinChicagousingtheworld-renownedReggioEmiliaapproach,anarts-based,child-focusedmethodregardedbymanyasthemostsuccessfulintheworld.TheB.A.programStoweputinplacehasgrowntoinclude126majors. Stoweissurvivedbythreedaughters,twoofwhomareearlychildhoodeducationteachersintheChicagoarea;twograndsons;andherhusband,Tim.

news from the Columbia community

GraSS rOOtS GIVInG (fAculty/stAff scHolArsHip initiAtiVe)

Asamemberofthecollegeadvisingstaff,J.WayneTukeswas

amongthefirsttoseetheeffectsoftherecessiononstudents.

Hebegantalkingwithotherfacultyandstaffabouthowtheycould

help.“WecameupwiththeFaculty/StaffScholarshipInitiative

afterconsultingwithalotoffolksaboutit,”Tukesrecalls.

TheinitiativedovetailswithScholarshipColumbia,amatching-fund

campaignaimedprimarilyatalumni.Tukesandhiscolleagues

expandedtheideaoverbrown-baglunchesandthroughviralvideos

andmailings,carefullykeepingthemessagepeertopeer.

That’sbeenkeytotheirsuccess,notesBillBritt,directorof

advancementservices.“It’sreinvigoratedfacultyandstaffgiving.

It’sreallyquiteextraordinarywhatthey’vedone.”Brittsaysthe

efforthasgarneredcommitmentsofmorethan$30,000from

facultyandstaffsinceitsinceptionin2009.Combinedwith

matchingfundsfromthecollege,thattranslatestomorethan

$70,000inscholarshipfundsavailabletostudents.

“I’vealwayswantedtodosomethingforthestudents,”says

MarkGonzalez,a28-yearmemberofColumbia’sbuildingservices

staff.“I’mgladIwasabletohelp.”

Visitcolum.edu/createchangetowatchthevideosandlearn

moreabouttheinitiativeandafaculty/staffshowcasebeing

plannedforApril1.

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JIM SulSkI, 1957–2010 He was a colleague to some, a mentor to many, and a friend to all who knew him.JimSulski,associateprofessorandadvisertotheColumbia Chronicle,losthisthree-yearbattlewithcanceronJanuary7,2010.Knownforhishumorandhumbleness,SulskijoinedtheJournalism

departmentaspart-timefacultyin

1991,becameafull-timefaculty

memberin1999,andwaspromoted

toassociatechairoftheJournalism

departmentin2006,apositionhe

heldfortwoyears.

Aninvestigativejournalistby

nature,hestressedtohisstudents

theimportanceofholdingdecision

makersaccountable.“Jimwasa

wonderfulteacherandmentorwho

tookspecialprideinhisworkwith

theColumbia Chroniclenewspaper,”

saidColumbia’spresident,WarrickL.

Carter.“Hewillbeincrediblymissed

byhiscolleagues,students,andthose

whoseliveshetouched.”

Inadditiontohisroleasfacultyat

Columbia,Sulskiwasanalumofthe

college.HeearnedaB.A.injournalism

in1984andwentontoreceivean

M.A.incommunicationsfromthe

UniversityofIllinoisatChicago.He

wroteforanumberofpublications,

includingCrain’s Chicago Business,

theChicago Tribune,andConsumers

Digest.Heissurvivedbyfivechildren

andhiswife,JoCates,associatevice

presidentforacademicresearchand

deanofthelibraryatColumbia.Jim sulski

—Ann Wiens

Frontrow(fromleft):J.WayneTukes,BobBlinn,BrianRitchard,KamillahOng,MarkGonzalez.

Secondrow:BrianMarth,JanetTalbot,KarenSmith,PattieMackenzie,RubyTurner,LindaHunter.

Thirdrow:JessicaHorwitz,JudyDyke,MaryBlinn,CoryByrd,YolundaKincade,LaurenTarg,RitchBarnes.

Backrow:CharlesCannon,GeorgeBailey,WillCasey,KeithLusson,ArvisAveratte,KevinCassidy.

Notpictured:RichardWoods.Photo:CoreyMinkanic(B.A.’04)

“We wanted to do something that would resonate across all areas of the college to bring people in this community together for the greater good.”

A memorial to carol Ann stowe was created by students in the early childhood education department.

Photo:AlexaRubinstein(B.F.A.’09)

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columbia’s new Media production center.Photo:TomNowak

MEDIa PrODuCtIOn CEntEr OPEnS fOr ClaSSESColumbia College Chicago has completed construction on the new, 35,500-square-foot Media Production Center(MPC),thefirstnew-constructionbuildingerectedinthecollege’s120-yearhistory.SpringsemesterclassesbeganinthefacilityonJanuary25,2010,almostexactlyoneyearaftertheinitialgroundbreaking. Designedfromthegrounduptoaccommodateanewwayofteachingfilmmakingandmediaproductionforthetwenty-firstcentury,theprojectsawitsbeginningsinconversationsthatbeganin2001,shortlyafterWarrickCarterbeganhistenureaspresidentofthecollegeandmadethecreationofastate-of-the-artproductionfacilityoneofhispriorities.TheprojectgainedmomentumwhenAllenTurner,apartnerinthePritzkerOrganization,becamechairmanofColumbia’sBoardofTrusteesin2005,actingasacatalysttobringtheprojecttofruition. TheinnovativestructurewasdesignedbyJeanneGang/StudioGangArchitects,whowonthecommissionthroughahighlycompetitivearchitecturalselectioncontest.Thebuildingisamodelfortheincorporationofsustainabledesignandconstructionprocesses,ahallmarkofGang’spractice.Onesuchelementisthegreenroofthatcovers50percentofthebuilding.ThefacilityalsocommemoratesChicago’slongroleinthehistoryoffilmmaking,incorporatingahuge,terra-cottaarchsalvagedfromtheformerFamousPlayers-LaskyCorporation,aparentofParamountPictures,whosefacilitiesoncestoodnearby. The40,162-square-footlotatthecornerofStateand16thstreets,appraisedat$3.2million,waspurchasedfromtheCityofChicagofor$200,000.Thebuildingisanchoredbya7,350-square-footmainsoundstage,witha2,085-square-footmotion-capturestudio,asmallersoundstage,propandwardrobestudios,classrooms,anoutdoordockforthecollege’sremotemediatruck,arooftopterrace,andalofty,glass-walledlobbythatactsasaninformalgatheringspaceforstudents. FormoreinformationabouttheMediaProductionCenter,includingagalabeingplannedforOctober2010,visitcolum.edu/mpc.

naMI Mun wInS whItInG wrItErS’ awarDFiction writing professor nami Mun was awarded the prestigious whiting writer’s Awardforher2009novelMiles from Nowhere.Theaward,whichincludesa$50,000stipend,hasbeengivenannuallysince1985to10writers

ofexceptionaltalentandpromiseearlyintheircareers. InadditiontotheWhitingAward,thewidelyacclaimedMiles from NowherewasshortlistedfortheOrangeAwardforNewWriters.ThenovelfollowsJoon,a13-year-oldrunaway,throughthestreetsofNewYorkasshestruggleswithaddiction,exploitation,andherownpast. ThisisMun’ssecondyearonfacultyatColumbia.Whenaskedwhathasstruckhermostaboutthecollege,sheanswered,“Thestudents,handsdown.Theyseemtoliveandworkandstudyanddressandtalkandwalkcreatively…Iwasneverthatcoolincollege.”Muniscurrentlyworkingonabookaboutcrime.

COluMbIa MakES SuStaInabIlIty a PrIOrItywarrick l. Carter, president of Columbia College Chicago, has signed the American

College and university Presidents Climate Commitment(ACUPCC),therebyaddingColumbiatoalistofmorethan650institutionsofhighereducationthathavemadethispledge.BysigningtheACUPCC,Columbiacommitstostriveforclimateneutralitybyreducinggreenhousegasemissionsandstayingcurrentwithnewtechnologiestohelpachievethisgoal. Thisdedicationisdemonstratedbycurrentbuildingprojectsoncampus,suchasthenewMediaProductionCenter,designedfromthegroundupwithsustainabilityatthefore.Anotherrecentproject,theredesignedfifthfloorofthe33EastCongressParkwaybuilding,wasawardedaSilverCertificationundertheLeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesignCommercialInteriorscategorybytheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncil.ItisthefirstColumbiaprojecttoreceiveLEEDcertification.

JOurnalISM DEPartMEnt rECEIVES $45,000 tO SuPPOrt EMErGInG nEwS SOurCESColumbia’s proposal for a website, Austintalks.org, is among a dozen selected to share $500,000thattheChicagoCommunityTrusthaspledgedtosupportthedevelopmentofemerginglocalnewssourcesthroughaseriesofnewgrantscalledtheCommunityNewsMattersAward.

Columbiawillreceive$45,000forthedevelopmentofthesite,whichwillserveasaclearinghouseofnewsandinformationimportanttotheAustinneighborhoodonChicago’sWestSide.Theproject,acollaborationwiththeChicago Tribuneenlistingstudentandprofessionaljournaliststocovergovernmentmeetings,businesses,churches,andotherinstitutionsintheneighborhood,willdistributecontentviathewebsite,theTribune’sChicagoNowblogsite(chicagonow.com),andothermedia. SuzanneMcBride,anassistantprofessorintheJournalismdepartment,planstolaunchthesitethisspring.“We’rehonoredtohavebeengiventheopportunitytopartnerwiththeresidents,businessowners,civicleaders,educators,andpeopleoffaithinAustin,”shesaid.McBrideandherpartnerintheproject,associateprofessorBarbaraIverson,willeditanddistributethenewsandinformationgatheredbystudentandcitizenjournaliststhroughmobiledevices,textmessaging,andnewsletterstoreachasmanyAustinresidentsaspossibleandtobuildaudienceinvolvement. TheCommunityMediaWorkshop,anonprofithousedatColumbiaCollege,alsoreceiveda$45,000grant.TheCommunityNewsMattersAwardisfundedjointlybytheChicagoCommunityTrustandtheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacAthurFoundation.ItispartoftheKnightCommunityInformationChallenge,afive-year,$24millionnationaleffort“tohelpplace-basedfoundationsfindcreativewaystousenewmediaandtechnologytokeepresidentsinformedandengaged.”

brOaDCaSt JOurnalISM anD tElEVISIOn StuDEntS rECOGnIzED by EMMy OrGanIzatIOnThe work of several Columbia students was recognized by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the national Academy of television Arts and Sciences(NATAS),theorganizationthatawardstheEmmy. AteamofstudentsfromFrequencyTV,Columbia’sstudenttelevisionstation,wonanawardintheCollegeStudentProduction:EntertainmentProgram/SegmentcategoryforasegmenttheycreatedabouttheChicagoOutfit,arollerderbyteam.MichaelPetroshus,LeoFlores,ChrisSmith,andMalloryRyanentered“RollerDerby”intotherunningalmostasanafterthought. “Wemadethisshowcalled‘CharlieandIsabelle,’”saidPetroshus.“Andweallthoughtitwasourbestwork,soweenteredthat.”Buttheteamhadalsocreatedasegmentabouttherollerderbythattheythoughtwasinterestingandwelldone,“sowefigureditcouldn’thurttoputthatintoo,”addedPetroshus.Theirinitialentry,“CharlieandIsabelle,”wasalsonominatedfortheaward. BroadcastjournalismstudentsFrankieJupiter,CarolineRowland,LaurenRozyla,SteveNichols,andCandacePiercewonfirstplaceintheInformationProgram/SegmentcategoryfortheirworkonanElection2008package. MaryHynes,anEmmyjudging-committeecochair,notedthatthegoalofthestudentawardsis“torecognizeexcellenceincollegestudentproductionsandencouragethenextgenerationoftelevisionprofessionals.ThesetelevisionstudentsarethefutureEmmyAwardwinners.”

The fifth floor of 33 east congress is the first columbia building project to receive leed certification.Photo:Gensler

nami Mun

The chicagotalks.org news site will serve as a model for the Austintalks.org community journalism project.

frequency tV’s award-winning Roller Derby segment

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PhOtOGraPhEr CurtIS Mann SElECtED fOr whItnEy bIEnnIalCurtis Mann, a 2008 graduate of Columbia’s M.F.A. program in photography and current adjunct faculty in the department, has been invited to exhibit his work in the 2010 whitney Biennial,amongthemostprestigiousinvitationalcontemporaryartexhibitionsintheworld. Manncreatesnewphotographybyphysicallyerasingandmanipulatingfound,amateursnapshots.Thistensionbetweencreationanddestructioninhisprocessexpandstheboundariesofphotography,incorporatingexperimentationtoformunique,oftenbeautifulnewworks.“CurtisManndiscoveredhisowndistinctiveartisticvoiceveryearlyinourgraduateprogram,”saidBobThall,chairofColumbia’sphotographydepartment.“Hethendevelopedhisworkwithgreatintelligence,energy,andambition.WeareveryproudofCurtisanddelightedthathisworkwillbefindinganenormousnewaudience.” Mannisoneof55artistschosenbycuratorsFrancescoBonamiandGaryCarrion-Murayarifortheexhibition,whichrunsFebruary25throughMay30attheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtinNewYork.

StuDEntS SuCCESSfully rally tO SaVE MaP funDInGwhen funding for the Monetary Aid Program (MAP) fell victim to budget cuts in the Illinois legislature in October, Columbia students responded as Columbia students always do:theygotcreative.Injust24hours,agroupofstudents,faculty,andstaffwrote,shot,andproducedafour-minutemusicvideoofanoriginalcomposition,I Wonder What I Could Be,toraiseawarenessofthecrisis.ThevideowasdistributedviaYouTubeandothersocialnetworkingsites.Meanwhile,Columbia’sStudentGovernmentAssociationorganizedaletter-writingcampaignandtriptoSpringfieldtorallythelegislaturetorestorefundingforMAP,whichprovidestuitionassistancetothousandsofIllinoisstudents. About140,000students,oronefourthofthoseinthestate,relyonMAPfundingtohelppaytheirtuition,includingthousandsofColumbiastudents,whoreceiveanaverageofabout$1,940,accordingtoanestimatetheIllinoisStudentAssistanceCommission.ColumbiastudentsjoinedothersfromthroughoutthestateattheOctober15rally.ThatafternoontheIllinoisHouseandSenatevotedtoallocate$205milliontoMAP,securinggrants

alreadypromisedtotensofthousandsofstudentsforthespring2010semester.Itremainsunclear,however,howtheprogramwillbefundedinfutureyears. ToseethemusicvideoandtheColumbia Chronicle’scoverageoftherally,visitcolum.edu/demoandlookforthisstoryinthe“Wire”sectionofDemoonline.

COllEGE wInS naSPa awarDS fOr StuDEnt COMMunICatIOnS, ShOP COluMbIaStudent communications have come a long way fast at Columbia.Thestudentcommunicationsunit,adivisionofStudentAffairs,wasformedjusttwoyearsago,butit’salreadyamongthebestinthecountry,accordingtoNASPA–StudentAffairs

AdministratorsinEducation,theforemostassociationforstudentaffairsprofessionalsinhighereducation.Columbia’sachievementswillbehonoredatNASPA’s2010ExcellenceAwardsceremonyinMarch,wherethecollegewillreceivetheGrandSilverAward(secondoverallnationally)andGoldAward(bestincategory)fortheStudentLoop.TheStudentLoop(colum.edu/students)is“avirtual

studentcenter”thatoutlinesColumbia’sinnovativeapproachtocommunitybuildingfocusedonanonlinecommunitywherestudentscaninteractwithoneanotherandthecollege.TheselectioncommitteerecognizedColumbia’sadoptionofnewonlinetechnologiesandthecreativeeditorialapproachusedtoattractastudentaudience. ShopColumbia,anon-campusretailstoresellingstudent-createdproductsandart,wasrecognizedbyNASPAwithaSilverAwardintheCareerandAcademicSupportcategory.ShopColumbiaopenedjustoverayearagoinastorefrontspaceat623SouthWabashAvenue. TheNASPAawardsrecognizeinnovationandachievementinthefieldofStudentAffairs,and2009wasthemostcompetitiveyearinthehistoryoftheawards.

JOhn fISChEttI ManuSCrIPt COllECtIOn nOw OnlInEThe Columbia library Archives hold the definitive collection of notebooks and sketches by the late John Fischetti.Asyndicatedcartoonist,FischettiworkedprimarilyfortheChicago Daily News,reachinganationalaudienceandgarneringhimthePulitzerPrizeforpoliticalcartooningin1969. Recently,thelibrarywasawardedagrantbytheIllinoisStateLibrary,adepartmentoftheOfficeofSecretaryofState,usingfundsprovidedbytheU.S.InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServicesunderthefederalLibraryServicesandTechnologyAct,todigitizethe3,300-workcollection,makingitavailableonline. ThephysicalmaterialsfromwhichthiscollectionisderivedarehousedintheCollegeArchives.Toviewthecollectiononline,visitcolum.edu/fischettiarchives.

curtis Mann, Loudspeaker (Beirut happenings), from the “Modification” series, 2008.

CollectionoftheMuseumof

ContemporaryPhotography.

COluMbIa nIGht a hIt at ChICaGO IntErnatIOnal fIlM fEStIValColumbia was the presenting sponsor of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival,whichranOctober8through22,2009,attheAMCRiverEast21Theaters.AmongthehighlightswasColumbiaNightonOctober9,whichincludedtheworldpremierofChicago Overcoat,thedebutfeaturefromBeverlyRidgePictures,aChicago-basedproductioncompanyfoundedbyseveralrecentColumbiaalumni. Chicago OvercoatisagangsterstoryaboutanagingOutfithitmanwithachancetoreclaimhislostglory.ThefilmstarsFrankVincent,KathrineNarducci,MikeStarr,DannyGoldring,StacyKeach,andArmandAssante. AppearingatColumbiaNight’sreceptionandscreeningwereseveralofthefilm’sstars,alongwithBeverlyRidgeprincipalsKevinMoss,BrianCaunter,JohnBosher,ChrisCharles,andPhilipPlowden.Followingthescreening,severalofthefilmmakers,alongwithstarsVincent,Narducci,Starr,andGoldring,participatedinapaneldiscussion. RecentgradBradBischoff(B.A.’09)andhisproductioncompanyRubbishwerepresentedwiththeChicagoAwardduringthefestivalfortheshortfilmWET,whichBischoffwroteanddirectedaspartofaProductionIIclassatColumbia.WETisthestoryofayoungmanfacedwiththegrimrealityofbeingeternallywet,andhavingtodecidewhetherhebelongsonlandorinwater.Asci-fishort,Burden,wasalsoscreenedatColumbiaNight.Thatfilm,aspecial-effects-richstoryaboutaninvaderfromouterspacewhohasachangeofheart,sharesseveralalumniproduction-teammemberswithChicago Overcoat.SeeourstoryonChicago Overcoat,“(Hopeful)HitMen,”startingonpage22.

Mike starr, kathrine narducci, frank Vincent, and danny Goldring,

stars of Chicago Overcoat, at the world premier.

The student loop

The music video I Wonder What I Could Be was produced in just 24 hours by columbia students, faculty, and staff to raise awareness of the MAp unding crisis.

John fischetti, sketch, 1977

“Thisismyfavoritemoviesofar,”saysMarlonWest,effects

animationsupervisorontheholidayblockbusterThe Princess and

the Frog,Disney’sfirstmoviefeaturinganAfricanAmericanprincess.

TheanimatedfairytaleissetintheLouisianabayousandboasts

anall-starcastincludingAnikaNoniRose,OprahWinfrey,and

JohnGoodman.

It’salongwayfromthe“littleshortfilmsandanimationswithclay

andG.I.Joe”thatWestmadewithaSuper8camerahegotfor

histwelfthbirthday.

ItwasthatcamerathatsparkedWest’spassionforfilmmaking

andanimation.TheSt.Louisnativeearnedadegreeinfilm

andvideofromColumbia,thenworkedforEncyclopaedia

BritannicaforthreeyearsbeforeheadingtoL.A.After

freelancingforfouryears,helandedajobatWaltDisney

AnimationStudios.Duringhis16-yeartenureatDisney,he

hasworkedonmanynotablefilms,includingThe Lion King,

Pocahontas,Tarzan,andChicken Little,andservedasvisualeffects

supervisoronHome on the RangeandAtlantis: The Lost Empire.

The Princess and the Frog,amusicalsetintheFrenchQuarterduringtheJazzAge,centersonayounggirlnamedPrincessTiana,wholivesintheNewOrleansFrenchQuarterduringtheJazzAge.

SomewhatofathrowbacktotheDisneyclassicsofold,thefilmisahand-drawn2-Danimation,adeparturefromthedigitallyanimated3-Dfilmsthatmoviegoershavebecomeaccustomedto.It’sDisney’sfirst2-Dfilmsince2004’sHome on the Range.

“There’sawholegenerationofkidswhohaveneverseenahand-drawnanimatedfilmonthebigscreen,”saysWest.“Ithinktherearepeoplewhomissit,peoplewhoactuallygrewupwatchinghand-drawnanimatedfilms.They’regoingtobethrilledtoseeoneagain.”

WestvisitsColumbiafrequentlytogivestudentsprofessionalfeedbackontheirportfoliosandtoparticipateinalumniactivities.“BecauseColumbiahassomanyindustryprofessionalsteachingthere,itleftmewiththeimpressionthatIwasalwaysgoingtobeinthebusinessoflearningthingsmyentirecareer,”saysWest.“Itallowedmetotakemyselfseriouslyasanartistandafilmmaker.”WhichisaspiritthatWestcontinuestopassalongtocurrentColumbiastudents.

MarlOn wESt (B.A.’85)

Photo:DrewReynolds(B.A.’97)

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and for it to be an African American princess is really cool.”

“I have a daughter who’s five years old. This is probably going to be the first movie she sees in the theater,

—leAH BAnks (M.A. ’07)

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constructive gaming

InamodestconferenceroominColumbiaCollege’sDepartmentofInteractiveArtsandMedia(IAM),we’vesteppedintowhatcouldpassasasetfromthe’80ssci-ficlassic.It’safuturisticspacewhereindividualsinteractonscreenassmallsensorstracktheireyemovements,pupildilation,andevenfacialexpressions,allintheserviceofteachingmachinestounderstandhowpeoplecommunicateandcollaboratewithoneanother.*

GerdingisoneofseveralvisionariesinColumbia’sIAMdepartmentwhoareleveragingvideogametechnologytocreatewhatheterms“constructivegames,”or“gamestogetstuffdone.”GerdingheadstheprojectCONSTRUCT,anefforttomergevideogamingwithbehavioralandcomputersciencetoquantifythewaysinwhichindividualscommunicate—suchasspeech,bodylanguage,andfacialmovements—inordertofacilitatemoreconstructiveinteractions.

“Thisislikethequarter-million-dollartable,”saysColumbiaprofessorDavidGerding,sittinginfrontofamodestconferencetableoutfittedwithsixlaptopsthatareconnectedtoopticalsensors.AsGerdingspeaks,anavatarofhisfaceappearson

thelaptopscreenbeforehim.Aclickofabutton,andbeamsoflightappeartoradiatefromtheeyesofhisdigitalself.“It’sdetectingtheiris.Canyouseethelaserbeamscomingoutofmyeyes?It’slikeBlade Runner!”

* in a few months, the system will be used to

analyze the speech and eye movements of four

columbia students as they interact in a meeting-like

setting in columbia’s Media production center.

Columbia’sInteractiveArtsandMediaDepartmentIsCreatingInnovativeGames“toGetStuffDone.”

By pAul M. dAVis

Hannah Anderton (freshman,

Music Business), Michael peters

(sophomore, Game design),

noah Johnson (junior, Game

design), and John lomax (senior,

3-d Animation) work within the

construct project game space

in columbia’s department of

interactive Arts and Media.

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Buildingonthesuccessofthedepartment’sHigh-RiseEvacuationProject—a2007collaborationwiththeCityofChicagotodevelopavideogamethathelpstrainfirstrespondershowtoevacuateabuildinginadisaster—GerdingbeganworkonCONSTRUCT,atwo-phaseprojecttoteachmachinestoanalyzetheinteractionsamonghumansastheycollaborate.TheprojectisfundedbyacooperativeagreementbetweenColumbiaCollegeandtheU.S.ArmyResearchLaboratoryconcerningConglomeratedNetworkedTelemetrytoRaiseUnderstandingofCollaborativeTeams,orCONSTRUCT.Gerdingexplainsthatwhatthisbasicallyentailsisconducting“humanfactorstudies—howdopeopleworktogether,howcantheyinteractwitheachother?Theideawastheycoulddeploywhatwemakeanduseitintheirlab.We’recreatingresearchtoolsforthebroaderresearchcommunity.”

Thefirstphaseoftheresearchtookplacelargelywithinavideogamespace.“Wemadethegameinaboutayearandahalf,”Gerdingsays.“Webuiltalabwithfivegame-playingworkstationssetup,andfiveotherworkstationsthatweredoingspeechrecognitioninrealtimeontheplayers.Everyonewaswearingwirelessheadsets,andastheyplayedthegame,allthedatawasstreamingtothisdatabase.”

Thegameisdeceptivelysimpleinitsexecution.Builtonasoftwareengineoftenusedinfirst-person-shootergames,itplacesfiveplayersinaconfinedvirtualroom.Butinsteadofshootingatoneanother,playersmustcollaboratetosucceed.Thecenterofthevirtualroomcontainsastackofcoloredblocks,andasimpleimageisdisplayedononewall.Theplayersaregiventworoundstoreproducetheimageusingtheblocks,workingwithin10-and20-minutetimelimitstocompletethetaskmorequicklythanothergroups.

Gerding’sprojectteamwasabletopullreamsofdatafromtheavatars’movementsandpointsofvisualfocus,aswellasfromtheconversationsbetweenplayers,whichwerecapturedusingspeech-recognitionsoftware.ThedatawasthenharvestedintoacustompieceofsoftwareGerdinghasdubbedTimeline,whichvisualizedtheseparatedatastreamssidebyside.DoctoralstudentsfromChicago’sDePaulUniversityusedthesoftwaretolabelpatternsofdataasdistinctformsofhumanbehavior.Thesepatterns,onceidentifiedbyhumans,canbetaughttothesoftwaresothatitcanautomaticallyrecognizetypesofbehaviorinfuturetrials.AsGerdingexplains,“Insteadofhavingahumanbeingmarkupthedata,themachinecanmakethoseassertionsbasedontheprobabilitythatahumanwouldhavemarkedthatscopeofdatathatway.”

OncetheTimelinesystemhadbeentrainedtorecognizecertaintypesofbehavior,Gerdingandhisteambegantointroducenewformsofinputandstudyinteractionsintherealworld.“Inthenewroundofresearch,”Gerdingsays,“insteadofonlyhavingfivepeopleplayingagame,we’regoingtohavesomenumberofthoseteamsinotherlabsandfourpeoplesittingaroundatableofscreensintherealworldandactinginsomekindofsupervisoryrole.”Whileonegroupplaysthegame,anothergroupwillsitintheBlade Runnermeetingroom,advisingtheplayersoverheadsetswhiletheirownreal-worldinteractionsasateamaretracked.

“Thegazetrackerswilllookatthemandgatherdata,”Gerdingexplains.“Thereisusefuldataforhumansinthingslikeeyecontact,bodylanguage.Thetrickisgettingmachinestorecognizethosepatterns.Whenthegazetrackersareallrunningtogether,we’llgetthedatabackas3-Dheadsina3-Dspace.Itwillsay,‘Davewaslookingatsubjectone,orsubjecttwo,’andyoucangetthatasdata.”Byre-creatingthesereal-worldinteractions,thesoftwarecanthenapplythesamealgorithmsalreadyestablishedinthevideogameworldtodeterminewhichtypesofinteractionbestachievedthesharedgoaloftheindividuals.

applying the research

GerdingnotesthathisultimategoalistobeabletointegratethistechnologyandresearchintoColumbia’sownprograms,beginningwithaspecialtopicsclassslatedfornextfall.“We’regoingtotryandfindwhatyouwoulddoifyouweregoingtomakeasmartclassroom,”hesays.“Whatkindsofdatawouldyoutryandcollect?”

WhenGerdingspeaksofsmartclassrooms,he’snottalkingaboutroomsoutfittedwithcomputersandaprojector.“Imagineifwehadatraditionalclassroomlearningenvironmentwhereeveryone’sfacingaboard,”hesays.“Butwehavegaze-trackingsensorsonthestudents,andI,astheprofessor,getthesensordatainmyglasses,sowhenIgouptotheboardandamdrawing,Icanseedatashowingwhichstudentsarelookingatwhichpartoftheboard.Whatcanwedotomaketheenvironmentsliterallyfacilitatethegoalofthatroom,whichinthiscasewouldbelearning?Gazetrackingcouldwakeupthestudentwhoisfallingasleepbeforetheprofessorhasto.Ortheroomwillconnecttothelearningmanagementsystem,andastheprofessorislecturing,relateddocumentsareautomaticallybeingpulleduponascreenbasedonkeywordsthattheprofessorissaying.”*

Gerdingisclearlyenergizedbytheprospectofopeningupthesehigh-endtechnologiesandtheoreticalconceptstoColumbiastudents,providingthemwithopportunitiestothinkaboutandexperiencemediaandsensory-ladenenvironments.TheequipmentinvolvedwithCONSTRUCTandtheearlierHigh-RiseEvaculationProjectprovidedthefoundationforthemotioncapturestudioinColumbia’snewMediaProductionCenter,whichgoesonlinethissemester.“Thestudentswillgetthechancetotrythesedifferent,cooltoys,”notesGerding,whoalsoseespossibilitiestoapplythisresearchtomediacriticismandanalysis,presentingstudentswithamethodofquantifyingtypesofhumanbehaviortobetterunderstandhowplayersreacttostudent-developedgameworlds,orhowdirectorsrespondtofilmshotontheMediaProductionCentersoundstages.

TheCONSTRUCTprojectexemplifiesthepossibilitiesthatDoreenBartoni,deanofColumbia’sSchoolofMediaArts,envisionsforstudentsasaresultofsuccessfuleffortstobringincreasedresearchdollarstothecollege.“Davehastakenhisroleasaresearcherveryseriously,”shesays.“Hismindisamazinglyfacile.Heisinnovative.Heisawonderfulcombinationofbeingacreativeindividualwhoalsohasthetechnicalexpertisetobeabletocreateaproduct.He’satotalpackageintermsofbringinghisdepartmentandtheschooltothenextlevel.Ifeelveryconfidentwhenhe’sinvolvedinaprojectthathewillbeabletohavedeliverablesthatnotonlysatisfytheprojectbutalsohaveotherapplications.”

* Gerding presented this vision of smart

classrooms in Madrid last november at

the international conference of education,

research and innovation (iceri), which included

representatives from more than 60 countries.

screen shots, from top: 1. A player places a block in the grid during a race to re-create

the goal image in the construct project game. 2. timeline, software that was

developed to visualize data to support machine learning. 3. The timeline software can

create an inventory that a player’s avatar can see moment to moment. it generated more

than 130 million rows of data in the project’s first-round study.

david Gerding, faculty, interactive Arts and Media

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creating games, creating change

AtColumbia,thissortoforiginalthoughtaboutgamingandcollaborationisnotconfinedtoGerding’sworkwithCONSTRUCT,however.WorkbeingdonebyMindyFaber,anotherinnovativethinker,demonstratesthattheseideasandapproachesarepartoftheethosoftheIAMdepartment.FaberisthefounderofthenonprofitOpenYouthNetworks,whichshelaunchedin2007toexplorehowvideogamesandsocialmediacouldempowerwomenandurbanyouth.

“Iwasinterestedinfiguringoutwaystotrainyouthinparticipatorycultureandmedia,andtointroducethemtoWeb2.0toolsthatcouldempowerthemtobettertheirownlivesandcommunities,”Fabersays.

FaberknewthechairoftheIAMdepartment,AnnetteBarbier,andmadeherawareoftheproject,suggestingapartnershipbetweenthenonprofitandthecollege.WhenFaberjoinedtheIAMdepartmentasacademicmanagerin2009,sheandBarbierdevelopedastrategyforturningOpenYouthNetworksintoaprogramwithinthedepartment,workingonprojectswithurbanyouthbasedonnewandemergingtechnologiesandgames.

OneofFaber’sfirstprojectsatColumbiawasGamesforChange,aHighSchoolSummerInstitutecourseshetaughtinthesummerof2009withEmilyKuehn,anadjunctprofessor.“Weintroducedyouthtotheideaofcreatinggamesthathaveasocial-issuemessage,”sheexplains.“Weshowedthemexamplesandledthemthroughafascinatingcurriculumshowinghowvaluescanbebuiltintothemechanicsofagameitself—notsomuchthroughthecontentofthegame,butwhatyou’redoinginsidethegame.Forexample,areyoucooperatingwithothers,orareyoutryingtounderminethem?Areyoutryingtobuildcollaborationamongteamsofpeople,orareyoutryingtojustgoalloutforyourself?

“Inthatclass,ourstudentscameupwithanideaforagamecalledSurvivingHighSchool,”Fabercontinues.“Theybrokeupintofourteams,andeachteamworkedononeyearofhighschool.Thentheycombinedthatintoonegameabouthowtosurvive.Whatarethemoralandethicalissueshighschoolkidsdealwitheverydayastheynavigatetheiradolescentyears?Itwasgreat.Ineverwouldhavebeenabletocomeupwiththatidea,andintheprocessthey’rebasicallycomputerprogramming,whichisareallyhigh-levelskill.”

Thissemester,FaberwillinvolveColumbiastudentsincommunityoutreachthroughacourseshe’sworkingonwithAndrewHicks,anIAMprofessor,calledInteractiveArtsMediaTeam.“Theclasshasaclient,andtheclientcomestothemwithaproblemthatrequiresaninteractivemedia-artssolution,”sheexplains.“Theclassischargedwithtryingtofigureouthowtosolvethisproblemusingemergingtechnologiesandinteractivemedia.”

ThefirstclientchosenforthecourseistheChicagoYouthVoicesNetwork,anonprofitthatisseekingassistancewithaneffortcalledtheYouth2.0RecoveryReportingProject.Faber’sstudentswillcollaboratewith12Chicagoyouthmediaorganizationstodesignaninteractivesolutiontotheproblemtheclienthasposed,whichinvolvescreatingFacebookapps,quizzes,andsocialmediatoolstoaggregatepollingdataabouthowyoutharefaringduringtheeconomicrecovery.“They’reapplyingtheirtechnologyskillstoaddressrealcommunityissues,”saysFaber.“We’retryingtofigureouthowwecancreateopportunitiesforourcollegestudentsinInteractiveArtsandMediaandGameArtsinamentoring/tutoring/service-learningcapacity,inwhichthey’reapplyingtheirskillstocollaborateinacommunity-basedsettingwithhighschoolstudentsaroundsocialissuesorideasofusingtechnologytocreateabetterworld.”

BarbierbelievesFaber’sworkisservinganimportantroleinColumbia’scommunityoutreacheffortsandinthedevelopmentofthecultureofthedepartment.“Whatwe’refindingisthatthere’snotawholelotofdiversityinthekindofstudentswhoarecomingtousforaneducationingamedesign,”Barbiersays.“Wewouldliketodiversifythecharacteroftheprogrambybringinginabroaderrangeofvoicesandbackgrounds.Oneofthereasonsthatwewantedtodothiswasasarecruitmentanddevelopmenteffort—recruitmentinthesensethatwewouldliketobringyoungpeoplefromvariousbackgroundsintothegameprogram,particularlyyoungwomen,whodon’tgenerallyfeelempoweredtomakegames.”

Faberisparticularlyconcernedwithissuesofwomeningaming.DespiterecentNielsenandBBCstudiessuggestingthatmorethanhalfofgamersarewomen,thestereotypethatwomendon’tplaygameshasledtoastunninggenderdivideintheindustry.“Wehopetoprototypeandbuildgamesthatgirlsareactuallyincontrolof—onlinegames,Facebookgames,Wiigamesthatteachself-defenseforwomen,”Fabersays.“Ourgoalistoformcollaborativerelationshipswithhighschoolsthroughwhichwecancreateanincubatorwheregirlscancomeinandbetrainedasgamedesigners,andbeasked,‘Whatdoyouwanttoplayandwhy?’AndthenourIAMstudentscanbuildandprototypethesegames,puttheminthemarketplace,andbeginchangingthingsup.”Tothatend,Faberiscurrentlyorganizingthe3GSummit:TheFutureofGirls,Gaming,andGender,anexpositionplannedforAugust2010atColumbia,inwhich50urbanteenagegirlswillcollaboratewithfacultyandwomengamedesignersoverthreeintensivedaystobuildgender-inclusivegameprototypesforthefuture.

AsBarbiernotes,thecurrentconceptionofwhatgamingisandcanbeisverylimited.“There’sanarrowbandwidthforwhat’sconsideredappropriateforgames,sothat’soneoftheareaswe’dliketodevelopinto—togivevoicetootherreasonsforgamestoexist,otherstrategiesandstoriestotell.”

WhileFaber’sandGerding’sworkdifferswidelyinexecution,botharecommittedtoreimaginingvideogamesandsocialmediatoturnthesetechnologiesintotoolsthatengenderfruitfulcollaborations—ensuringthatColumbiawillplayanimportantroleintheongoingevolutionofgamesandelectronicmedia.

paul M. davisisaChicago-basedfreelancewriter,designer,andmusicianfocusingonmediaandindependentculture.

drew Reynolds(B.A.’97)isaphotographerbasedinChicagoandLosAngeles.

the stereotype that women don ’t play games has led to a stunn ing gender d iv ide in the industry .

Mindy faber, academic manager, interactive Arts and Media

Hannah Anderton (freshman, Music

Business) demonstrates the headset worn by

participants in the construct project.

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PEtEr COOk (Faculty,ASL)

Thisabilityis“innate,”accordingtoCook,anassistantprofessor

withColumbia’sAmericanSignLanguage–EnglishInterpretation

program.Cookhasbeendeafsincecontractingspinalmeningitis

whenhewasthreeyearsold.

Thatsenseofinnaterhythmandmusicalitycomesthroughin

Cook’spoetryandstorytelling,whichhaswonravesfromaudiences

aroundtheworld.

“Mostofmypoetryisvisual,”hesaysinAmericaSignLanguage

(ASL).We’respeakingwiththehelpofCandaceHart,afull-time

staffinterpreterwithColumbia.“Itlookslikeafilm,”continues

Cook.“Itlookslikeamovieinmymind.It’sasequenceofimages.”

Hissignlanguageissofluidandmesmerizing,itseemssurprising

thatCook,48,didn’tlearnASLuntilhewentofftocollegeat

theRochesterInstituteofTechnology.(Hegrewuplearning

lipreading.)Itwasthemid-1980sandtherewasanexplosion

ofdeafpoetryinRochester,hesays.Cook,whowasstudying

graphicdesign,performedsomepoemsatapublishing

conferenceandwasapproachedbyGregoryKolovakos,the

headoftheliteratureprogramoftheNewYorkStateCouncil

ontheArts.FundingfromtheagencyallowedCooktostartthe

FlyingWordsProjectwithKennyLerner,apoetwhoisnotdeaf

butisfluentinASL.

CookbeganhisworkatColumbiain1995attheverystartofthe

ASL-EnglishInterpretationprogram.Heleftthecollegeforacouple

ofyearstoworkfulltimeasastorytellerbutreturnedin2003.

Heteachesavarietyofclasses,butoneofhisfavoritesfocuses

oncreativityandsignlanguagebyhavingstudentsuseASLto

writestoriesandpoems—muchlikewhathedoesinhisown

performancepieces.

Cooksaysheconsidersbothdeafandhearingpeopletobehis

primaryaudiences,buthechangeshismaterialdependingon

who’sinthecrowd.Foradeafaudience,Cookuses“hand-shape

rhymes,”whicharelikeplaysonwords,thesamesigntakingon

differentmeanings.

CooksayshefeelsfortunatetobeatColumbia,oneofonlyafew

universitieswithafour-yearASLprogram.“Asanartist,Ijustwant

tokeeponcreatingandbeingcreative,”hesays.“Academically,I

hopewhateverI’mdoingwithmytimewillcontributetodeafstudies.”

—HeAtHer lAlley

But he can see it. And feel it. And sense it.

peter cook signs “i want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees” from a poem by pablo neruda.

Photo:AlexaRubinstein(’09)

Peter Cook can’t hear music.

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The billboard beckons him, bright and bountiful.

Daniel Baldwin—star of reality television shows such as CelebrityFitClub, CelebrityRehabwithDr.Drew, and I’maCelebrity…GetMeOutofHere!, and filming the low-budget crime thriller TheDevil’sDominoes—is on his way to his hotel in Rockford, Illinois, when he sees the sign looming over the expressway. He turns to his bespectacled young driver and rasps, “Bro, we gotta get some wings at Hooters.”

As the pair nears the restaurant, Baldwin signals to pull over. He exchanges his flannel shirt for a black leather jacket. He gestures toward the driver’s can of soda in the cup holder

and grumbles, “Can I get a swig off your Mountain Dew, bro?” The driver nods. Baldwin grabs the can, pours the neon liquid into his hands, and runs it through his hair. Showtime.

“Ihaven’thadaMountainDewsince,”saysJohnBosher(B.A.’06),Baldwin’sdriverthatday.Butthreeyearslater,herememberstheexperienceandothersgainedonthesetofthatfilm.It’spartofwhatgavehimtheconfidencetomakehisownpicturewithhisfriends.

Bosherissittingwithseveralofthosefriends—ChrisCharles(B.A.’07),KevinMoss,andPhilPlowden—inatinyrectangularofficeonthesixteenthfloorofChicago’sThree

FirstNationalPlazabuilding.Thefour,alongwithBrianCaunter(B.A.’06)andWilliamMaursky(B.A.’05),aretheteamofyoungColumbiaCollegeChicagofilmalumnibehindBeverlyRidgePictures,anindependentproductioncompanyonamissiontogrowthefilmindustryinIllinois.They’reofftoapromisingstart:thepartnership’sfirstfeature-lengthfilm,Chicago Overcoat,soldoutfivescreeningsatitsOctoberdebutatthe45thChicagoInternationalFilmFestival.

ForBosherandhisbandofChicagobros—noneyetover30whenthefilmwasmade—it’sanimpressivefeat.Charles,anassociateproducerofOvercoat,says,“Whencelebrities

With Chicago Overcoat, the six alumni founders of Beverly Ridge Pictures are looking to hit the big screen— and the big time.

ByNoraO’Donnell

(H o p e f u l )

The crew of Chicago Overcoat. from left: kevin Moss (’06), philip s. plowden (’07), chris charles (B.A. ’07), Brian caunter (B.A. ’06), John W. Bosher (B.A. ’06)

Photo:ChadMcGavock(B.F.A.’09)

frank Vincent as aging hit man lou Marazano in Chicago Overcoat.

AllphotoscourtesyofBeverlyRidgePicturesunless

notedotherwise

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comeonsetandseeabunchofguysintheirtwenties,it’sdisconcerting.They’rereadytocalluptheiragentandsay,‘Whatthehelldidyougetmeintohere?’”

That’showveteranactorFrankVincent,the70-year-oldstarofChicago Overcoat,felt.KnownforplayingmobstersinThe SopranosandGoodfellas,Vincentfoundhimselfworkingwithagroupofunknownsaboutathirdhisage,andhedoubtedtheproject’sprospects—foraboutaweek.Whatdefiedhispreconceptions?“Hardwork,”Plowdensays.

Respectforhardwork(and,toalesserextent,aloveofUltimateFightingChampionships)eventually

gluedtheBeverlyRidgesextettogether.BosherandMoss(Overcoat’scinematographer)metbrieflyasteenagersinColumbia’sHighSchoolSummerInstitute,afive-weekarts-immersionprogram.WhenthetworeconnectedasColumbiaCollegestudentsin2003,Bosheralreadyhadasideprojectproducingmusicvideoswithhisroommate,BrianCaunter(Overcoat’sdirector).TheirvideosforlocalrappersJoeGlassandIrocfellintoregularrotationonBET,andMossjoinedthedeterminedduoforsomefollow-upvideos.“AtColumbia,”Mosssays,“therearealotoffilmstudents,butthereareonlysomanythatyouthinkmightmakeit—theoneswhoreallytryhardenough.”TheyrecruitedCharles,Maursky,andPlowdenandformed

BeverlyRidgePicturesin2005.Theirfirstprojectasacompany,anambitious20-minutefilmbasedonRayBradbury’sshortstory“TheSmallAssassin,”becametheircallingcard.Setinthe1950s,it’sapsychologicaltaleofawoman’sstrugglewithpostpartumdepressionthatquicklyescalatestofull-blownparanoiawhenshestartstobelieveherchildistryingtokillher.It’sabitTwilight Zonewannabemeetsmovieoftheweek,butthentheastonishmentkicksin:thisisastudentfilm,andithasaccurateperiodcars?AformerColumbiafilmprofessor,PeterHawley,oversawthegroup,buttheprojectblossomedoutsideoftheclassroom.“Ithinkwelearnedtherealresponsibilitiesinvolvedinfilmmaking,andthestressinvolved,”

Charlessays.“Wemadealotofmistakes,butmoreimportantly,welearnedfromthem.”

Hungryforachancetoworkonarealfeaturefilm,thepackpickedupjobsonThe Devil’s Dominoes,theaforementionedDanielBaldwinflick.There,amongotherthings,theygainedexperiencehandlingeccentriccelebrities.“Itwasagoodtrainingexerciseonsomebodyelse’swatchandsomebodyelse’sdime,”Boshersays.BythetimeshootingwrappedonDominoesinOctober2006,allwerecommittedtotryingtheirhandsattheirownproduction.Theteamconsideredahorrormovie—acommonbutsuccessfulgenreforfirst-timeindependentfilmmakers—butfoundtheslasher

marketflooded.TheywantedtofilminChicago—itwouldbecheaperandofferanopportunitytousethelocationsthey’dfalleninlovewithasstudents—buttheyhadlittleelse.ThenithitthemlikeJoey“theClown”Lombardo.TheFamilySecretstrialswerefillingthedailynewswithreal-lifeChicagoOutfitstories.Whynotdoamobmovie?

Bosher,acrime-dramanutwithaboyhoodloveofBruceWillismovies,andCaunter,theconceptualbrainsbehindandeventuallythedirectoroftheventure,pennedseveraldraftsbeforehandingthescriptovertotwootherColumbiagrads,JoshStaman(B.A.’07)andAndrewDowd(B.A.’06),forthefinaltouchesinMay2007.TheyenvisionedFrankVincent

astheperfectpersontoplaytheiraging,down-on-his-luckhitman.“Duringthewritingprocess,choosingFrankVincentwaskey,”notesCaunter.“Theprocesswasalittlemorefluentbecauseweknewwhowewantedtoplayourlead.WemoldedthecharacteraroundFrank,andmadethecharactersogoodhewouldn’tbeabletorefusetherole.”Vincentsignedon.

Asproducer,Bosherspearheadeda40-pagebusinessplan,andtheteambeganpitchingittoinvestors.Butultimately,theykeptitclosetohome.Thefilm’sexecutiveproducerandproviderofPlazaofficespaceisMoss’smother,JoAnne,whoheadsarealestatetitlenetworkandnowco-ownsBeverlyRidge.NeitherMoss

norBosherwillsayhowmuchshepersonallyinvestedinthefilm’s$2millionbudget,butbothconfirmshebecamethemainbackerafterVincentattachedhimselftotheproject.“Itwasn’tsomuchagiftasatrustinus,”theyoungerMosssays.“Shebelievesinthecompanygoingontomakebigger,bettermovies.”

Severalnewprojectsarealreadyunderway.Charlesisdevelopingaborder-patrolstorywithhisformerscreenwritingteacherDanielKravitz,andPlowdenisworkingonacomedyaboutastrugglingactor.(“It’sgotsomelegs,”Plowdensays.)Butfornow,BeverlyRidge’smainfocusesarehittingthefestivalcircuit,findingOvercoatadistributor,andrecoupingthat$2million.

Fameandfortunearestillelusive,thedebtislooming,andseveralmembersoftheclose-knitgroupstillworkpart-timejobsorliveathome.Butasharedpassionformakingmoviesandadeepsenseofprideinwhattheyhavealreadyaccomplishedkeepthemoptimistic.“We’reallveryfortunatetohavefamilieswhohavesupportedusandtrustedus,”Charlessays.“Tobeabletohavethemcometothepremierewasreallyrewarding.”

“We’reontherighttrack,”Plowdenassuresthefamilies.ThenCharlesquips,“Allthoseyearsanddollarsdidn’tgotowaste.”

“When celebrities come on set and see a bunch of guys in their twenties, it’s disconcerting. They’re ready to call up their agent and say,‘What the hell did you get me into here?’”

clockwise from top left: panel discussion featuring Brian caunter, frank Vincent, John W. Bosher, and danny Goldring at the 45th chicago international film festival; frank Vincent on screen at Chicago Overcoat’s world premier; production still from Chicago Overcoat

clockwise from top left: sammy delano (Martin shannon), lorenzo Galante (Mike starr), and lou Marazano (frank Vincent); John Bosher and Mike capulli; kevin Moss frames a shot; frank Vincent and chris charles; aerial view of the crew shooting in logan square

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ErICa watSOn (B.A.’98;M.A.’05)

YoucantellfromitstitlethatEricaWatson’sone-womanshowFat Bitch!isnotexactlyfamilyfriendly—notevenforherownfamily.After

arecentshowattheChicagoCenterforthePerformingArts,Watson’s

fathertoldher,“Erica,youhaveanastymouth!Wheredidyoulearn

totalklikethat?”Herresponse?“Well,Ilearneditfromlisteningto

youroldRudyRayMooreandReddFoxxrecords!”

That’snottosayherparents—ortheaudiencesatthesold-out

shows—didn’tenjoyit.Sure,therewereawkwardmoments,

particularlywhenshefakedaprolooooongedorgasmasher

mothersatinthefrontrow.“Mymomblushedwhiletwoofher

friendsgaveeachotherahigh-five,”saysWatson,35,perhaps

bestknownrecentlyforherroleinthefilmPrecious.Butmore

onthatinamoment.

Fat Bitch!isWatson’scomedicreflectiononbodyimage,sex,stereo-

types,andlifeasalargewoman.Thetitle,shesays,challenges

people,butoverall“it’sdefinitelyanasset.Somepeoplewerereally

putoffbyit,becausetheyweren’tabletounderstandthestatement

Iwasgoingtomake.Menhavebeenveryoffendedbythetitle.

Ihadonemansay,‘Whyareyoudisrespectingyourself?’”

But,sheadds,that’snotthepoint.Sheistryingtoretaketheterm,

makeitherown,andrecastitonstage.“Itrytobesmart,tospeak

aboutmylifeinatruthfulandhonestway.”

Watsonhasn’talwaysbeenonstage.Shetookhomeabachelor’s

degreeinfilmandtelevisionproductionfromColumbiain1998,

thenreturnedtoearnamaster’sinmediamanagementin2005.

ThroughouthertimeatColumbia,shewasalwaysworkingbehind

thescenes,asaproducerordirector.

“ThefunnypartofmewassomethingthatIwastryingtosuppress

inmanyways,”Watsonsays.Shepreferredgainingrespectasa

smartbusinesswomanandsavvyproducer.

Itwasn’tuntilWatsonwas30andunabletofindanydirectingjobs

inNewYorkthatshesaid,“Hey,I’lltakeastand-upcomedywriting

classandseewherethiscango.”

WhereitwentwasFat Bitch!And,almostcounterintuitively,Watson’s

comedyhaslandedhersomeseriousmovieroles—mostnotablyin

thecriticaldarlingPrecious.WatsonplaysSheila,theabusivemother

ofalittlegirlwho“showshowthecycleofviolencewillcontinueif

wedon’tstopit.”

Watsonsaidshedoesn’tseeanydisconnectbetweenhercomedicand

dramaticsides.Infact,theyfeedoneanother.“Tragedymakescomedy,

andIthinkmostpeoplewhoaredriventocomedyhavesomething

aboutthemthatmadethemtheoutsider,”shesays.“Comedyisan

armorinyourlifetoprotectyoufromsomeofthecrapyougothrough.

It’seasytopullfromthatstuffwhenyou’redoingadramaticrole.”

to speak about my life in a truthful and honest way.”

Photo:JeremyLawson(’94)

“I try to be smart,

—roBert k. elder

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Fashion columbiaMay 11chicago public library Winter garden, 400 s. state st.Tickets: $200 at colum.edu/fashioncolumbiaThethirdannualFashionColumbialuncheonshowcasesstudentworkwithproceedsbenefitingtheDennisBrozynskiandDianeErpenbachScholarship.

ManifestMay 14campus widecolum.edu/manifestColumbiaCollegeChicago’surbanartsfestivalcelebratestheworkofseniorsandgraduatestudentsfromeverydepartmentoncampus.

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The chicago Jazz Ensemble® presents Jazz: past, present, and FutureMarch 5, 7:30 p.m.Harris Theater for Music and dance, 205 E. Randolph st.chijazz.comTickets: $15–$45 at 312.334.7777AnexplorationofjazzfeaturingCJEdrummerDanaHallwithspecialguestsAliouneFayeandBabaFaye.

The chicago Jazz Ensemble® presents In the Mood for MoodyApril 16, 7:30 p.m., cindy pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington libraryApril 17, 7:30 p.m., dusable Museum of African American HistoryTickets: $25, $5/students at colum.edu/chijazzJazzmasterandGrammynomineeJamesMoodybringshissaxophoneandsongstotwoexcitingperformanceswiththeCJE.

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dis/Believer: Reconciling science and Religion in contemporary ArtThrough February 19glass curtain gallery, 1104 s. Wabash Ave.colum.edu/deps312.369.6643Aninvestigationoftherelationshipsbetweenscienceandreligionthroughmultimediainstallations.

50% grey: contemporary czech photography ReconsideredJanuary 29–March 28Museum of contemporary photography, 600 s. Michigan Ave.colum.edu/mocp312.663.5554WorkbycontemporaryCzechartistswhoinvestigatephotography’spotentialtotellstories.

let There Be geoMarch 4–April 24Averill and Bernard leviton A+d gallery, 619 s. Wabash Ave.colum.edu/adgallery312.369.8687Acontemporarytakeontheuseofgeometricforminvisualart.

l i t e r A r y

story Week Festival of WritersMarch 14–21Full schedule at colum.edu/storyweekThisannualfestivaloffersreadings,conversations,panels,performances,andbooksigningsfeaturingrenownedliteraryvoices.HighlightsincludeJoyceCarolOates,AleksandarHemon,BonnieJoCampbell,DavidMorrell,andMarcusSakey.

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Visitcolum.edu/theaterforafullschedule.Tickets: $10–$14 at 312.369.6126

The Wild partyFebruary 10–21getz Theater, 72 E. 11th st.ThismusicalbyMichaelJohnLaChiusafollowsamotleycrewofNewYorkersandtheirexcessivevices.

Winner of the Theodore Ward prize for African-American playwritingMarch 10–21New studio Theater 72 E. 11th st.

An Ideal HusbandApril 14–25getz Theater, 72 E. 11th st.OscarWilde’scomedicplayrevolvesaroundblackmailandclashingvaluesamongEnglisharistocrats.

WayneMcGregor|RandomDance,Entity.

Photo:RaviDeepres(seeDance)

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AllDanceperformancestakeplaceatThe dance center1306 s. Michigan Ave.Tickets: $20–$28 at 312.369.8330 or colum.edu/dancecenterCheckwebsiteforadditional,relatedprogramming.

Jump Rhythm dance project February 18–20ThisEmmyAward-winningcompanybringsitsexplosive,rhythm-drivenstorydancestoChicago.

Troika RanchMarch 4–6Complextechnologyanddigitalmediaintertwinewithoriginalmusicandliveperformance.

Wayne Mcgregor Random danceMarch 18–20London-basedchoreographerWayneMcGregorpresentsEntity,whichcutsacrossdance,film,music,art,technology,andscience.

Hedwig dancesApril 1–3Threenewdanceworkshonoringwomenchoreographersbothemergingandestablished.

Above:(left)GeoffreyToddSmith,Parlor Quivers,

2009,inkandgouacheonpaper(seeGalleries).

(right)Manifest(seeSpecialEvents)

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SEEMOREANDGETMOREINFORMATIONATcOluM.Edu/cAlENdAR. EVENTSAREFREEUNLESSNOTEDOTHERWISE.

HedwigDances

Photo:EileenRyan

(seeDance)

StoryWeekfeatured

authors,fromleft:Joyce

CarolOates,Marcus

Sakey,Aleksandar

Hemon,DavidMorrell,

BonnieJoCampbell

(seeLiterary)

On Monsters: An unnatural History of Our Worst Fears By stephen T. Asma[Oxford university press, 2009. 368 pages, $27.95 hardcover]Reviewed by geoff Hyatt

On Monsters isaninsightfulexplorationoftheinhumancreatures(realandimagined)thatscareusmost.StephenAsma,associateprofessorofphilosophyatColumbia,haswrittenanoftenpersonalandalwaysengagingscholarlyexaminationofthe“monster”andwhatitrevealsaboutus.Fiveclearlypresentedandwell-researchedsectionsformahistoryoftheabominablethroughthelensesofmyth,faith,science,psychology,andtheever-evolvingmodernworld.

Asmabeginswithapersonalanecdoteofwitnessingayoungboywithhismotherencounteradisplayof“tragicallymalformedbabiesfloatinginlargejarsofalcohol”inLondon’sHunterianMuseum:

As he stared intensely at a fetus with two fused heads, his mother suddenly turned to him and asked, “Is this disturbing to you, William?” He didn’t look away from the cases, but responded, “God, yes. Very.”

“Shall we go, then, dear?”

“No,” he shot back, “absolutely not.”

Thebookskillfullyillustrateshowmonstersbothfascinateandrepelus.Theuncannypowertheyholdinchildhoodimaginationremainspresentinboththeentertainmentandtheoverallworldviewofadults.Asmapresentsthisresonancenotonlyasanexpressionofourfearsandweaknessesbutalsoassymptomaticofamoreexistentialangstcausedbyallthingsunclassifiableorirrational.FromMedusatoJohnWayneGacy,fromDracula’scastletothecompoundsoftheKhmerRouge,fromstarshipalienstocampusshootingsprees,thethingsthatviolateourunderstandingofthenormalalsohelpusdefinesociety’sconventionsandtaboos.

Arationalandlevelheadedlookattheterrifying,On Monstersisoneofthebestbooksonthesubjectyet.Asmadefinesthehumanrelationshiptomonsterswithcompassion,neverlettingusforgetthatwhateverthingsmaygobumpinthenight,thefearbelongstousall.

Her Fearful symmetry By Audrey Niffenegger[scribner, 2009. 416 pages, $26.99 hardcover]Reviewed by Micki leventhal

Her Fearful Symmetry,themuch-anticipatedsecondnovelbyColumbiaprofessorAudreyNiffenegger,isa

studyofhuman(andinhuman)desire,aversion,longing,obsession,noblegoals,andignobleactions.Itisabonafidemysterynovelandadeeplycreepyghoststoryinwhichthedeadaresubstantiallylessdisturbingthantheliving.

TheplotcentersonJuliaandValentina,20-year-old“mirrortwins”withadeepanddisquietingbond.TheyinheritanapartmentnexttoLondon’shistoricHighgateCemetery.TheirbenefactressisamysteriousEnglishaunt,theestrangedtwinsisteroftheirmother,aLakeForesthousewife.AuntElspethhasattachedseveralunusualclausestothegirls’legacy,establishingthemysterythatwillbespunoutasthismoderngothictaleunfolds.

Thetwins—unfocused,unmotivated,andoddlyimmatureandunsophisticatedinadistinctlyunmodernmanner—driftintotheirnewlifeasyoungexpatriates.ThecastofcharactersincludesthekindlyMartin,sufferingunderacripplingcaseofobsessive-compulsivedisorder;Robert,theirdeceasedaunt’selusiveandsomewhatsinisterlover;andAuntElspeth’srestiveghost.ThesefascinatingandfallibleindividualsformthenucleusofrelationshipsinJuliaandValentina’snewworld,inwhichtherearenoclearvillainsandmostcertainlynoheroes.

Thebookexploresandpushestheboundariesbetweenpastandpresent,spiritandflesh,permanenceandimpermanence,theprofoundandthemundane.Niffeneggeremploysadirect,unadornedprosestylethatprovidesasharpcontrasttothegothicthemesofthenovel.Thisstylisticdevicecomplementsanarrativeinwhichthereaderfeelsfrustrationatthetwins’naivelyadolescentengagementwiththeirmenacingandincreasinglydirecircumstances.

NiffeneggerhasnotedthatherliteraryinfluencesforHer Fearful SymmetryincludedWilkieCollins’sThe Woman in White(1860)andHenryJames’sThe Portrait of a Lady(1881)andThe Turn of the Screw(1898).Hertributetothesemastersofmoodandcharacterisclear.

Encountering life’s Endings By louis silverstein[Xlibris, 2009. 206 pages, $19.99 paperback]Reviewed by david pitt

DylanThomaswrote:“Donotgogentleintothatgoodnight/Oldageshouldburnandraveatcloseofday;/Rage,rageagainstthedyingofthelight.”

ThinkofEncountering Life’s Endingsasthe“ontheotherhand”to

Thomas’sexhortation.Silverstein,distinguishedprofessorofhumanitiesatColumbia,tellsusearlyonthat,yes,“scream[ing]bloodymurderuponsightofthegrimreaper”iscertainlyonewayofdealingwithapproachingdeath.“However,”hewrites,“asisthecaseinallhumanaffairs,thereexistotherdoorsintothehouseofdyinganddeath,aprimaryonebeing[the]acceptanceofdeathandsurrendertolife’srhythmsandflows.”

Death,theauthorpointsout,isanintegralpartoflife’scontinuum,lessanendingthananotherstageofaprocessthatbeginsatbirthandcontinuesafterdeath.Weshouldatleastacknowledgethatit’sgoingtohappen.“Believingwecandiethisverydayisnotamorbidthought,”Silversteinwrites,it’salife-affirmingprinciple,anacknowledgmentthatthepresent,thehereandnow,isallthatexists.

“Awastedlifeisakindofdeath,”theauthorsays,andthat’sreallythecoreofthebook.Theinevitabilityofdeathallowsustoexamine“thoseaspectsofourselvesthatneedtobeallowedtodie,tobeletgoof.”Wemightnotbeabletochoosepreciselyhoworwhenwewilldie,butwecanchoose,eachandeveryday,thekindofpersonwewillbewhenwedie:“Aswelive,soshallwedie.”

Thebookisnotwithoutitsflaws.Thewritingissometimesstilted,and

therearepassages,suchasthisone,thatarevirtuallyindecipherable:“However,letusrememberthatitisnotafiniteIwhoisbeingbirthed,butthetemporalembodimentofalivingprocessinexistencepriortotheindividuatedselfbeingformedoutofwavesofenergy.”Theremustbeaneasierwaytosaythat.

Buthere’sthething:theactofreading,andrereading,sometrickypassagesallowstheideaswithinthemtoenterthemindalmostwithoutourbeingawareofit.It’sasif,inwritingthebook,Silversteinhidsomeofitsmeaningbehindthewords,preferringustodiscoverthemeaningourselves,inourowntime.Hegivesusalottothinkabout,andthebookstayswithuslongafterwe’veputitdown.

chicago: A Biography By dominic A. pacyga[university of chicago press, 2009. 462 pages, $35 hardcover]Reviewed by con Buckley

TeachersandstudentsofChicagohistory,aswellasgeneralreaders,willfindmuchtoapplaudinthissingle-volumesurveyofthecityfromitsearliestdaystothecurrentmillennium.DominicPacyga,associateprofessorofhistoryatColumbia,exploresageneroustimespaninthisvolume,oneofmanypointsthatallowthislong-anticipated

“biography”ofChicagotostandoutfromthecrowd.

Thefamiliar—FortDearborn,theFire,Haymarket,HullHouse,Pullman,andtheWorld’sColumbianExposition—areallgiventheirdueinPacyga’snarrative,whichmakestimeinbetweenthemajorstoriesofthegrowingmetropolistointroduceanddiscussthesettlers,builders,andworkerswhoweresuchanimportantpartofthatgrowth.Toomanyotherworksfocussolelyonthecity’sdynamicnineteenth-centurygrowthtourbandominance,slightingthisexpansion’sresults.Here,inwhatPacygadescribesasbiographical“art”tocapturethe“spiritoftheplace,”themoderncityisalsoincluded.Twentieth-centuryChicagoseeschangesinreform,ganglandcrime,labor,migration,thehome-frontexperiencesduringtheworldwars,andtherebuildingoftheurbanlandscapethatconsumedsomuchofthelasthalfofthecentury.BoththeissuesandthepeoplewholivedthemplayvibrantrolesinPacyga’saccount.

Asarespectedhistorianwithavastknowledgeofthelabormovement,neighborhoods,andethniceventsandpersonalities,Pacygawritesofthose,bothfamiliarandnot,“thatcapturetheessence”ofthecityofChicago.Althoughthisisnotaworkoforiginalresearch,thesecondarysourcesareusedandsynthesizedtoeveryadvantage.Andwhiletheauthorhimselfwritesthatasinglevolume

cannotpossiblyprovidea“complete”history,hehaswrittenasurveythatbroadlyencompassesthehighlightsthatinterestandexcitetheseriousstudentandthetouristalike.

more . . .

No One Was Killed By John schultz[university of chicago press, 2009. 307 pages, $17 paperback]The chicago conspiracy TrialBy John schultz[university of chicago press, 2009. 401 pages, $22 paperback]TheseseminalworksofnarrativejournalismbyJohnSchultz,professoremeritusoffictionwritingatColumbia,wereoriginallypublishedin1969and1970,respectively.Book WeekcalledNo One Was Killed,whichchroniclesthe1968DemocraticNationalConventionriots,“amorevaluablefactualrecordofeventsthanthecity’swhitepaper,theWalkerReport,andTheodoreB.White’sMaking of a Presidentcombined.”Kirkus ReviewshailedThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial,aboutthemonths-longtrialoftheChicagoSeven,asa“masterfulrecapitulationoftheseanomalousevents”andsaid“allpoliticallyliterateAmericansshouldreadit.”

new books by columbia alumni and faculty

sendpublicationnoticestodemo@colum.edu

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ThisfirmbeliefinthepowerofartisamongthefoundingprinciplesoftheEllenStoneBelicInstitutefor

theStudyofWomenandGenderintheArtsandMedia,establishedatColumbiaCollegeChicagoin2005.

Mergingcultural production withcritical theoryand academic research, theESB Institute addresses

issuesfocusedonwomen,gender,humanrights,access,representation,equity,andparticipation,as

wellasraceandclass.Theartsandmediaarethecentralmeansthroughwhichtheinstitutecarriesout

thecreationofnewandoriginalworks,research,engagement,publiceducation,andadvocacy. * The

ESBInstituteFellowshipProgramiscentraltothismission,providingopportunitiesforthedevelopment

of new creative voices that reflect a diversity of experiences, disciplines, visions, and identities. Since

2006,theprogramhassupportedmorethan25individualartistsandscholarswithfinancialresources,

dedicatedresearchassistance,projectandaudiencedevelopment,andcross-disciplinarynetworking.A

fewprojectsinvolvepartnershipswithotherorganizations,suchastheGoodmanTheatreand3Arts,which

willsponsortwoupcomingfellowships. * AdefiningprincipleoftheFellowshipProgramisthesupport

itprovidesforthecreativeandintellectualprocesses.“Oneofmymostimportantprioritiesandgreatest

privilegesasexecutivedirectoroftheinstituteisworkingcloselywiththefellowsduringtherichperiod

ofdevelopmentandresearchwithwhichallnewartisticworkandcreativeinvestigationbegins,”says

JaneM.Saks. “The original creativevoicealways has theopportunity tobea ‘leadershipvoice’and

createparadigmshifts.ThatiswhyIencouragerisktaking,experimentation,andinnovationwithinthe

program.”Fellowsengage indevelopinganewcreative,scholarly,oracademicworkandparticipate

inexpandedlearningopportunitiesforstudentsandfacultysuchaslectures,curricularintersections,

workshops,androundtablediscussions. * Fellowsareselectedbothbyinvitation,notapplication,

fromwithintheColumbiaCollegecommunity,includingfacultyandstudents,andexternally,including

artists,scholars,andculturalworkers.Fellowsworkcloselywiththeexecutivedirectortodevelopeach

project,includingarticulatingtheircreativevision,determiningfuturegoalsandaspirationsforpossible

production and collaborations, and creating interdisciplinary networks to increase the impact and

visibilityoftheirwork. * “Withourconcentrationonwomen,gender,andunderrepresentedartists,

scholars,andinnovativeideas,thefellowshipprogramprovidesaplatformfornewvoices,experiences,

andreflectionsthatrepresentthefullbreadthofoursociety,”Saksexplains.“Alloftheculturalworkers

chosenfortheprogramarepushingtheirowncreativeprocessesandvoices,aswellasaddingtoand

shiftingthediscourseonissuesrelatedtogender,race,access,agency,humanrights,creativity,culture,

andcommunity.”

Ellen stone Belic Institute for the study of Women and gender in the Arts and Media Fellowship program

andisastrongtoolforeffectinglastingsocialchange.Ibelievecreatingartisasocialpoliticalactin

andofitselfbecauseitcreatesnecessarydialoguesandadvocatesfordeephumanresponseand

engagement.Theindividualcreativevoicepresentstherichpossibilitiesofshiftingperceptionsand

leadingpersonalandsocialexploration.”—JaneM.Saks,executivedirector,ESBInstitute

“Art can encourage our greatest human capacity

Here, we present projects by five recent

institute fellows: lynsey Addario,

e. patrick Johnson, invincible,

red tremmel, andlynn nottage.

There’s more at colum.edu/demo/

portfolio11.

new recordings from the columbia community

ByBrentStevenWhite(B.A.’08)

Tosubmitarecordingfor

considerationinDEMO,send

aCDandpressreleaseto:

DEMO magazine columbia college chicago600 s. Michigan Ave. chicago, il 60605

Prioritywillbegivento

recentrecordingsonalabel.

CDswillnotbereturned.

thE SCOtlanD yarD GOSPEl ChOIr. . . and the horse you rode in onBloodshot records, 2009. sygc.com

coluMBiA connection:NanWarshaw(M.A.’93)isco-ownerofBloodshot

Records.KeganSimon(M.A.’06)isBloodshot’sretaildirector.MaryRalph,

whosingsandplaysguitarinSYGC,studiedearlychildhoodeducationat

Columbiafrom1999to2002.

tHe sound: Indie tHe Word: “Everythingthathappensinmylifegoesinto

themusicinonewayoranother,”singer/songwriterEliaEinhorntoldtheChicago

Sun-Timesrecently.Sothere’sasadironywhenEinhornsingsinthealbum’stitle

track:“ThesedaysIfinddisturbingpicturesinmymind/Ofyouasamangled

trafficaccident.”Ninedaysafterthisalbum’srelease,atireontheband’svan

blew,thevanflippedseveraltimes,andeveryoneinthebandsufferedinjuries,

someserious.Butthisisnotarecordaboutunintentionalirony;it’saconcept

albumaboutabrutalbreakup—asortofromantictragedythattugsandpulls

atyourheart.

thE aarOn wIllIaMS banDThe Everwinding RoadWake up productions, 2008. myspace.com/aaronwilliamsmusicbox

coluMBiA connection:AaronWilliams(leadvocals,guitars)earnedaB.A.

insoundengineeringin2005;ZacharyLaMotte(keys)earnedaB.A.inmusic

businessmanagementin2003.

tHe sound: Modernrock tHe Word:Takingcuesfrom’90sbandslikeBlues

Traveler,BlackCrows,andearlyDaveMatthewsBand,theAaronWilliamsBand

reliesonmuchofwhatmadethesebandssosuccessful:simplicity,rock-infused

dynamics,andaflareforPhish-likejam.YetThe Everwinding Roadislessageneric

rockalbumandmoreamodernrock/westernhybrid(thinkless“hee-yaw”and

moreBradPaisley),withitsupliftinglyrics,cleansound,andoccasionalsouthern

twang.Poppyandpunchy,Williamswasmadeformodernrockradio.

kID SIStErUltraviolet downtown/fool’s Gold, 2009. kidsistermusic.com

coluMBiA connection:MelisaYoung,alsoknownasKidSister,earneda

B.A.infilmfromColumbiain2004.

tHe sound: Hip-hop/rap tHe Word:Inanindustrywheretheturnover

happensquickerthanatMcDonald’s,KidSisterisgeneratinganenormousamount

ofbuzz.OnelistentoUltravioletandit’sclearwhy:infectiousgrooves,catchychoruses

(“RightHandHi”isincredible),andanattitudethatissimultaneouslycuteand

serious.MIAandLadySovereignhavenothingonthisnewkidontheblock.There

aremomentslisteningtothisrecordwhereIwanttojumpoutofmychair,throwup

myhands,anddanceliketheuncoordinatedwhitemanthatIam.Collaboratingwith

Cee-Lo(GnarlsBarkley),KanyeWest,andmanyothers,KidSisterisdestinedtobreak

withaforceaspowerfulasanyfemalehip-hopartistsinceBeyoncé.Whenshedoes,

lookformeonthedancefloor,whereI’llbeattemptingfloatsandfancyfootwork

whileraisingmyrighthandhigh,waitingforyoutoslapit.

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PhotojournalistLynseyAddarioisbasedinIndia.Shephotographs

fortheNew York Times,National Geographic,andFortuneamongother

publicationsincountriesincludingCuba,India,Afghanistan,Pakistan,

Nepal,Chad,andtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Addariowasgiven

a2009MacArthur“genius”awardandaPulitzerPrizeforInternational

ReportingaspartoftheNew York Timesteam.

pROJEcT: Addariocreatedanewbodyofworkcomprisingthe

centrallarge-scaleportraitsforCongo/Women,aninternationally

touringphotographyexhibitionandeducationalcampaigntoraise

awarenessofthewidespreadsexualviolencefacingwomenandgirlsintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Congo/

WomenisanoriginalcoproductionoftheESBInstituteandArtWorks

Projects.ItdebutedatColumbiaCollegeChicagoinearly2009and

hassincebeenviewedbymorethan100,000people.Ithasbeen

shownnationallyandinternationallyincludingonCapitolHillandatthe

UnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkandwilltraveltomorethan20

venuesoverthenexttwoyears.

lynsey Addario

“My fellowship enabled me the freedom to focus on documenting rape in the democratic Republic of Congo and to eventually produce enough work for the Congo/Women exhibit. without the backing of the fellowship, I never would have been able to take the time out to interview and shoot portraits of women in the dRC for such an important project. The institute provides a wonderful network of strong, intelligent, creative women who are making great strides in their respective fields, and it’s an honor to be part of such a network of women.”

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E.PatrickJohnsonisprofessor,chair,anddirectorofgraduatestudiesinthe

DepartmentofPerformanceStudiesandaprofessorintheDepartment

ofAfricanAmericanStudiesatNorthwesternUniversity.Heisthe

award-winningauthorofAppropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics

of Authenticity;Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology(withMaeG.

Henderson);andSweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South—an Oral History.

pROJEcT: Johnson’sfellowship

focusedonthecreationandperformanceofSweet Tea: Black Gay

Men of the South,afull-lengthworkadaptedfromhisbook.Johnsonand

Sakshostedaseriesofworkshopswithdistinguishedartists,performers,

andscholarstoinvestigatetheconcepts,forms,andcontentoftheproduction.Sweet Teawillbe

producedbyJaneM.Saks,theESBInstitute,andChicago’sAboutFaceTheatreandpremiereinMay2010.

Detroit-basedhip-hopartistandactivist

Invinciblebeganpenninglyricsatagenine,shortlyaftermovingtotheMidwest

fromtheMiddleEastandlearningEnglishbymemorizingherfavoritesongs.Shehasperformedaround

theworldbothsoloandaspartoftheall-femalehip-hopcollectiveAnomolies.

In2008,shereleasedheracclaimeddebutalbum,ShapeShifters,throughthelabelandmediacompanyshefounded,

Emergence.

pROJEcT: Usinghip-hop,media,andpopulareducation,Invincibleis

exploringwhetherandtowhatextentcomplexsciencescanbeappliedto

makesocialmovementsstrongerandmoreeffective.Hergoalisfortheresourcesshecreatestomakethese

ideasaccessibletoawiderrangeofpeoplewhocanbuilduponthem

througheverydaypractice.

“Becoming a fellow at the ESB Institute has changed the trajectory of my career as an artist and scholar. The fellowship program afforded me the opportunity to have an intensive workshop environment to develop my work that I have never had before. Jane Saks’ commitment to and investment in my work helped me see its potential beyond an insular academic community to imagine how it could impact the lives of people around the world.”

E. Patrick Johnson

Invincible “working with the institute has given

me support to reflect on my art and activism in ways that deepen my internal process, as well as my connection and accountability to the communities I am part of. It has been especially helpful to think out loud with Jane and be affirmed to take my work in new directions that are not beholden to any standard definitions of success.”

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PlaywrightLynnNottageistheauthorofCrumbs from the Table of Joy,Fabulation,andtheaward-winningIntimate Apparel.Nottage’smanyindividualawardsincludea2004PEN/LauraPelsAwardforliteraryexcellence,a2005Guggenheimgrant,anda2007MacArthur“genius”award.

pROJEcT: Nottage’sfellowshipfocusedonRuined,herPulitzerPrize–winningplaycenteredaroundabusinesswomanwhoprotectsandprofitsfromwomenwhosebodieshavebecomeabattle-groundintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo’scomplexcivilwar.ProducedincollaborationwiththeGoodmanTheatreandtheManhattanTheatreClub,theplaypremieredattheGoodmaninthewinterof2008.AfterattendingaperformanceinNewYork,BanKi-moon,secretarygeneraloftheUnitedNations,notedthattheplayinspiredhimtodomoretoeradicatesexualviolenceagainstwomen.

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Red tremmel

“Many scholars/artists keep their intellectual and artistic lives separate, discouraged by the lack of institutional support to bring the most meaningful aspects of their lives together. The fellowship provided me with that unique opportunity—supporting and guiding me both academically and artistically. In particular, Jane Saks’ vision and invaluable counsel has encouraged me, and held open a place for me to experiment, think and create in unexpected ways. The strategies of the institute are so clearly marked by a love of thought, creativity, nuance, beauty, and complexity that I have been humbled

to be a part of their work.”

“I wrote my play Ruined in response to the brutal war being waged against women in the democratic Republic of Congo. The ESB Institute’s generous and nurturing support of the play has been an invaluable part of the show’s incredible success. Jane Saks’ passionate leadership and commitment to raising awareness about the plight of women in the dRC through performing arts and media has been an inspiration, and I’ve been proud to be part of her incredible efforts.”

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RedTremmelisahistorian,filmmaker,andcuratoroflive

performanceswhospecializesinthehistoryofworking-classculture,

genderandsexuality,andleisurespaces.Hehastaughtgenderand

sexualitystudies,mostrecentlyatTulaneUniversity.TremmelisamongthecreatorsoftheSissy

ButchBrothers,agrass-rootsteamthathelpedinitiateChicago’srecent

burlesquerevival.Heisworkingonabook,From the City on the Hill to

Sin City.

pROJEcT: Tremmel’sdocumentaryExotic World and the Burlesque Revival

focusesonaninfluentialgroupthathasbeendevelopingadiscourseonsexualityandgenderformorethan

acentury:burlesqueperformers.Thefilmoffersaglimpseintoan

intergenerationalDIYdanceculturethatisrefashioningideasabout

femininesexualityanddepictingsexualoptimisminthefaceof

homogenizationanddecay.Julie Atlas Muz in Gurlesque Burlesque.

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Pat bluM DENVERCHAPTERLEADER

WhenPatBlum(B.A.’84)receivedaninvitationinthespringof2007toattendaDenveralumnimeet-and-greet,itcausedhertoraiseaneyebrow.“Myfirstreactionwas,Okay,I’mgoingtogotothisandthey’regoingtohitmeupformoney,”saysBlum,ashareholdersservicesmanageratWorldCapitalBrokerage.

Notso,shewouldlaterfind.Puttingherapprehensionaside,sheattendedtheevent.Sheenjoyedthecompanyofherfellowalumni,sosheattendedanothersoonafter.ItwasthereBlumapproachedSarahSchroeder(B.A.’00),directorofalumnirelations,WestCoast)andtoldhershe’dliketohandletheColumbiaAlumniAssociationandNetwork(CAAN)operationsfortheDenverchapter.Shegotthejobonthespot.

WithhelpfromfellowalumniJodiMillerHardee(M.A.’04)andMindySimon-Pamer(B.A.’05),whomsheplayfullyreferstoasher“sergeants-at-arms,”Blumlikes“todoalittlebitofeverything”foralumniinDenver.

Oneofthemostpopularevents,shesays,istheannualRunningoftheGreen,a7KrunthattakesplacetheSundaybeforeSt.Patrick’sDayindowntownDenver.ShealsogetsalumnitogetheratMileHighStadiumwhentheChicagoCubsplaytheColoradoRockies;she’sfoundthegamesare“goodforgettingfamiliestocomeout.”Therearealsococktailpartieseveryfall.

“Iliketryingtogetpeopletogether,”shesays,notingthereareabout450alumsinColorado,about75percentofthemintheDenverarea.

Althoughit’sbeen25yearssinceshegraduatedfromColumbia,Blummaintainsthecollegehada“monumental”impactonherlife.Assuch,shehasbigplansforitsDenveralumnichapter.

“Ultimately,I’dliketoseetheDenverchapterbeasupportline,”shesays.“Whetherthatbephysical,helpingthemgetfamiliarwiththeareaiftheyarenewtotown,oremotional,lendinganeariftheyaregoingthroughtoughtimesandjustneedsomeonetoreachouttosotheydon’tfeelallalone.”

—Brent steVen WHite (B.A.’08)

ContactyourlocalCAANchapterleader:

ChICaGOJoanHammel(B.A.’86)joan@joanhammel.com

atlantaSusanFore(B.A.’99)caanatl@gmail.com

DEnVErPatBlum(B.A.’84)pbcaanden@aol.com

DEtrOItPatrickDuffy(B.A.’02)23duffer@msn.com

laS VEGaSC.J.Hill(B.A.’99)cjh@ceiltich.com

lOS anGElESP.A.Cadichon(B.A.’01)caan@TheIndieCafe.com

naShVIllERossRylance(B.A.’84)ross@rossrylance.com

nEw yOrk MEtrOJames“Woody”Woodward(M.A.’03)mrwoody917@yahoo.com

KristieBorgmann(B.A.’04)kborgmann@alumni.colum.edu

PhOEnIx

DonFox(B.A.’85)columalum@cox.netDonnaJaglieski(B.A.’90;M.A.T.’96)dancer986@cox.net

PIttSburGhMikeMoscato(B.A.‘94)maguitarmike@gmail.com

POrtlanD, OrDanStrickland(B.A.’94)dstrickland@alumni.colum.edu

DonnaEgan(’88)events9@hotmail.com

San franCISCOStevenGray(B.A.’89)graysteven6@gmail.com

waShInGtOn, D.C.PeytonCaruthers(M.A.M.’06)peytonspace@mac.com

alumni / faculty news & notes

: dENVER “As the chapter grows, my hope is that we can develop a strong network where people can help each other with job prospects.”

DEar aluMnI,NEWYORKMETROCHAPTERLEADERSWhenIbeganworkingwiththestudent Alumni Association(SAA)ayearandahalfago,Iwasbothexcitedandnervous.ExcitedaboutallofthepossibilitiesforthestudentsandtheideasIhadforthem;nervousbecausetherewerenostudentsinthegroup.Onebyoneoverthosefirstfewweeks,thestudentswhowouldbecometheSAA’scoreleadershipgrouptrickledintomyofficeandintotheirintegralrolesforthisuniqueorganization:Presidentchelsea Middendorf(FashionDesign’12),ExecutiveVicePresidentNiles Howard(Film&Video’11),VicePresidentofExternalAffairsstephanie Tanner(Photography’11),andVicePresidentofInternalAffairsKelsey lindsey(Photography’12).Andyes,theyareallsoawesomethattheydeservetheword“president”intheirtitles!

Together,wehostedseveralalumniguestspeakersateventsthatquicklygainedmomentum.InDecember2008,morethan70students,alumni,andguestsattendeddan Asma’s(B.A.’92)presentationonmarketingmajorfeaturefilms,andourgrouphasbeengrowingeversince.Studentsfromdepartmentsacrosscampushaveembracedtheopportunitytolearnfromourrock-staralumnithroughtheSAAAlumniGuestSpeakerseries.AlumniwhohavegraciouslyvolunteeredtheirtimeandtalentstotheSAAincludesean chercover(B.A.’91),stephanie Kuehnert(B.A.’03/M.F.A.’06),Justin Kulovsek(B.A.’04),gabe pastrana(B.A.’05),Yvonne davis(B.A.’99),Elbert phillips(B.A.’07),Jay Boersma(B.A.’74),carmaine Means(B.A.’02)andthelistgoeson.

TheSAA’sprogrammingisatremendousassettothestudents’experience,astheybenefitfromtheprofessionalinsightandopportunitiesthealumniprovide.Thisyear,thestudentshopetoexpandtheannualEtiquetteDinner(aneventcreatedtoinstructstudentsinproperdiningetiquetteinabusinesssetting)toincludemorealumniparticipation,andareworkingtoraiseenoughfundstodoublethenumberofstudentswhocanattend.Tothisend,they’retakingordersforColumbia’sfirst-everstudentbusinesscards,andwillembarkonaphone-a-thonsoon,sobeonthelookoutforacall!

TheSAAhasraisedthebarintermsofstudentphilanthropy.Thesestudentsareourfuturealumni,anditgivesmegreatpleasuretobepartofthisorganizationandwatchthesestudentscreatetheirownprocessesof“givingback”thatwillbecomepartofColumbia’salumniculturefordecadestocome.

Kindestregards,

Michelle passarelli(B.A.’99)

AssistantDirectorofAlumniRelations

StudentAlumniAssociationmembersKelsey

Lindsey(’12),MichellePassarelli(staffadvisor),

NilesHoward(’11),ChelseaMiddendorf(’12),

andStephanieTanner(’11)

findoutmoreat:colum.edu/demo/saa

for more information about cAAn: denver or any of columbia’s regional alumni chapters, visit colum.edu/alumni or contact cynthia Vargas, assistant director of alumni programming, at cvargas@colum.edu or 312.369.8640.

Sunday,March7,2010SavethedateforaneventtorememberasColumbiacelebratestheAcademyAwardswithviewingpartiesincitiesacrossthecountry.

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Michael Matthews(B.A.’99)servedastheartisticdirectorofCelebrationTheatrefrom2005to2008andrecentlydirectedaproductionofEdwardAlbee’sThree Tall WomenattheElCentroTheatreinHollywood.

sharon McAllister(’93)publishedthebookStill, Now; Somedaybasedonherperformanceprojectcarrying/holding,whichdealswithissuesofpregnancyandmotherhood.SharonworkedwithfourotherColumbiaalumniontheproject:dancersAmy goldbeck-Jozefczyk(M.A.’04)andlisa lewis(’04),photographerBrian Warling(B.A.’90),andvideographerMark Hubert(B.A.’88).Visitblurb.com.

scott Nychay(B.A.’95),anaward-winningpoliticalcartoonist,iswritingandillustratinghismemoir,Drawing Strength.ScottdevelopedhisskillsasavisualsatiristdrawingcartoonsfortheColumbia Chronicle.TheJournalismdepartmentalsoconnectedScottwithaninternshipwithJackHigginsoftheSun-Times,andhereceivedtheJohnFischettiFinalistAward.

Noreen M. paholak(B.A.’94)isagymdirectoratSproutsPreschoolofthePhillyKidsGym.Previously,shewasthemanagingdirectoroftheLittleGymofNarberth,Pennsylvania.

Jane Richlovsky’s(B.A.’91)exhibitBubbleopenedlastAugustatMuseoinLangley,Washington.ThepromisesoftherecentlybatteredAmericandreamofowningahomeinspiredthesepaintingsonfoundtextiles.Visitjanerichlovsky.com.

Tim Rutili(’92)isasinger,guitarist,keyboardist,andfrontman/lyricistfortherockbandCalifone.TimfoundsuccesswiththebandRedRedMeatinthe’90sandwasamemberoftheindierocksupergroupUglyCasanova,whichincludedModestMousesingerIsaacBrock(musician),producerandformerRedRedMeatbandmateBrian

Deck,andothers.Timisasoundtrack

composerandscriptedanddirectedthe

movieAll My Friends Are Funeral Singers,

forwhichhealsocomposed,and

Califoneperformedthesoundtrack.

shreya shelat(B.A.’97)movedto

Californiatopursueactingafterafive-

yearhiatusworkinginotherfields.

sean spencer(B.A.’91)wasthe

engineer-in-chargefortheABCNews

productionofHealth Care Debate with President Obama.Theshoottookplace

attheWhiteHouseinJune.

Erica Watson(B.A.’98)hasarole

intheOprahWinfrey-producedfilm,

Precious.Herone-womanshowFat BitchraninChicago,NewYork,andLos

Angeleslastfall.Sherecentlyhosteda

pilotforanewOxygenNetworktelevision

seriesandisfeaturedonvariousBET

shows.Ericawasalsofeaturedonthe

coverofChicago’sRedEyeandTimeOut ChicagoinNovember.Seeourprofile,

page26.

steve Yost(B.A.’94)madehisacting

debutinDead,afilmreleasedthrough

MooreEntertainmentanddirectedby

GeorgeStreicher.ViewitonYouTube

oratmoore-entertainment.com.Steve

isavideographerandaudio/visual

specialistfortheBarringtonSchool

District.ThroughColumbiaCollegeand

theChicagolandTelevisionEducators

Council,studentsintheBarrington

HighSchoolVideoArtsprogramhave

beenawarded16Emmys,sixCrystal

Pillars,andaNationalEmmyduring

thelastthreeyears.

Betsey zajko(B.A.’91)playedMitzi

inHalf of PlentyattheRougeMachine

inLosAngeleslastsummer.Betsey

hasperformedatSteppenwolf,Trap

Door,andReverietheaters,andwas

namedaTalentoftheYearfinalistby

Chicago’s Screen Magazine.Aformer

hostforNationalPublicRadio,

Betseyisalsoavoice-overactressand

hasperformedinseveralfilmand

televisionprojects.

2000s

Nick Aleck(B.A.’06)recentlycreated

hisownphotographycompanycalled

FutureNostlagiaPhotography,where

hespecializesinliveconcertand

promotionalbandphotography.Visit

futurenostalgiaphoto.com.

Juan Anguiano(B.A.’09)isworkingata

Spanish-languagetelevisionstationinTyler,

Texas,asanassignmenteditor/producer.

Hettie Barnhill(B.A.’06)madeher

BroadwaydebutintheproductionFELA

thiswinter.Visitfelaonbroadway.com.

HettiepreviouslyperformedinHairspray

attheMunyOpera,St.Louis,and

off-BroadwayinArrangementand

choreographedSurrenderoff-Broadway

in2009.

James Beesley(B.A.’06)opened

arecordingstudioinChicagocalled

DownbeatStudio.LocatedinUkrainian

Village,itoffersprofessionalrecordingand

production.Visitdownbeatstudio.com.

Kathie Bergquist(B.A.’05)is

coauthor(withRobertMcDonald)ofA Field Guide to Gay and Lesbian Chicago.

SheisadjunctfacultyintheFiction

WritingdepartmentofColumbiaCollege

andcuratesWomenandChildrenFirst

bookstore’smonthlySappho’sSalon.

danny Bernardo(’03)starred

asScooterThomasinTeamVenture

Productions’Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the Worldlastfall.Hehasalso

workedasanactororonproduction

withseveralcompanies.Hehasspent

timeasatheatereducatorwithMaggie

Daley’sAfterSchoolMattersandas

adjunctfacultyattheChicagoAcademy

fortheArts.

Brad Bischoff’s(B.A.’09)short

filmWetpremieredattheChicago

InternationalFilmFestival,whereit

wontheacclaimedChicagoAward.WetwascreatedinaProductionIIclassat

Columbia.Visitlookatrubbish.com.

lynne Bredfeldt(B.A.’05),presidentofJ.LynnePR,washonoredbyFashionGroupInternationalatthesixthannualRisingStarAwardsinthepublicrelationscategoryforinnovation,creativity,andaccomplishmentinChicago.

John Buhta(B.A.’03)graduatedmagnacumlaudefromBrooklynLawSchoolinJune.

Marissa cerar’s(B.A.’02)shortscriptwasproducedandthefinalproductisonVanity Fair’swebsite.TheWHotelexhibitedherfilmworldwideaspartofacompetition.

Katie camacho(B.A.’05)andchristin chan(B.A.’98)decidedtousetheirtalentsandtakeasubstantialriskinthefaceofanunstableeconomybystartingtheirownonlineretailbusiness.LaunchedinAugust2009,ShopitUPchic.comintroducesanewkindofshoppingexperiencetothefashion-forwardcustomer.ShopitUPchic.comfocusesonuniquecontemporarydomesticandinternationaldesignersataffordableprices.

george desort’s(B.A’03)filmFortunate WildernessisastudyofwolvesandmooseonIsleRoyale.Forfouryears,DesortshadowedbiologistDr.RolfPetersoninthebackcountryofIsleRoyale,awildernessislandanchoredinthenorthwestwatersofLakeSuperior.Workingsolo,hetraveledviakayakinthesummerandbycross-countryskisandsledinthewinter.TheprogramairedonPBSchannelsacrossMichiganinlate2009.Visitfortunatewilderness.com.

Amanda Farrar(’06)isthenewexecutivedirectorofBarrelofMonkeys(BOM),anensembleofactor-educatorswhosemissionistocreateanalternativelearningenvironmentinwhichchildrensharetheirpersonalvoicesandcelebratethepoweroftheirimaginations.BOMaccomplishesthisthroughcreativewritingworkshopsandin-schoolperformancesofchildren’sstories,andhasservedmorethan7,500childrenin38publicschoolsinChicago.Visitbarrelofmonkeys.org.

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WHAT ARE YOu dOINg OuT THERE? WE WANT TO KNOW! Tosubmityournews,logintothealumnionlinecommunityatcolum.edu/alumni.Thelistingshereareeditedforlength;thewebsitefeaturesexpandednews,notes,andpictures.

makeconnectionsthatwork:colum.edu/alumni

1970s

paul Broucek(B.A.’74)wasappointedpresidentformusicforWarnerBrothersStudios.Heisresponsiblefordevelopingallmusicassociatedwiththemotionpicturedivision.

Albert (Bill) Williams(B.A.’73)isasinger,anactor,amusicaltheatercomposer,andalibrettist.HeisthechieftheatercriticfortheChicago ReaderandwinneroftheGeorgeJeanNathanAwardforDramaticCriticismandPeterLisagorAwardforOutstandingArtsJournalism.BillisonfacultyinColumbia’sTheaterdepartmentandamemberoftheCityofChicagoGayandLesbianHallofFame.HerecentlycoeditedthebookNothing Personal: Chronicles of Chicago’s LGBTQ Community, 1977–1997.

1980s

penelope cagney(’88)moderatedthepanelWinningCaseStudiesfromAFP:ThrivingandSurvivingintheDownturninOctoberaspartofArizonaStateUniversityLodestarCenterforPhilanthropyandNonprofitInnovation’sannualconferenceonnonprofitsustainability.

paolo cascio(’84)wasrecentlyselectedasoneofthehonoreesforthisyear’s2009EmergingCinematographer’sAwardsforhisworkonAlmost Perfect.ViewPaolo’sworkatpchollywood.com.

Jeff delong(B.A.’89)ismarketingdirectorfortheTheatreBuilding.HehasworkedasaconsultantforComcast,developedpromotionsand

sponsorshipforChicago’sMuseumofScienceandIndustry,launchedWomen’sEntertainmentTelevision(WE:TV)asdirectorofconsumermarketingandpromotionsinNewYork,andworkedasaterritorymanagerforAmericanMovie.HealsoperformedwiththeTempoplayersinOakBrook,Illinois,wasaboardmemberoftheFreeAssociatesTheaterCompany,anddidcommercialvoice-overwork.

Mauro Fiore(B.A.’87)wasdirectorofphotographyfortheblockbusterAvatar.ThecoverstoryoftheJanuaryissueofAmerican CinematographerincludesaninterviewwithMauroandcommendshow,asthefilm’scinematographer,hecombinedhigh-definitionandmotion-capturetechnologytohelpdirectorJamesCameroncreatethisgroundbreaking(andrecord-breaking)film.

Michael goi(B.A.’80),presidentoftheAmericanSocietyofCinematographers,washonoredbyKodakwithafull-pagetributeadonthebackcoveroftheJanuaryissueofAmerican Cinematographermagazine.

dino stamatopoulos(’86)andAndy dick(’85)performedattheJustforLaughsComedyFestivalinChicagolastsummer.Thefive-dayfestivalincludedmorethan70showsandfeaturedseveraltop-namecomedians.

laura steele(B.A.’84)isontheBrew97.3,Milwaukee’sclassicrockstation.

1990s

Arnie Bernstein’s(M.A.’94)bookBath Massacre: America's First School BombingwaspublishedinMarch2009andisnowinitsthirdprinting.Thebookisthetruestoryofthedeadliestactof

schoolviolenceinAmericanhistory,onMay18,1927,whichleft38childrenandsixadults(includingthekillerandhiswife)dead.Visitarniebernstein.com.

Bruno Bonugli(B.A.’97)wasasemifinalist(top50)intheAmazon.comadcontest,whichreceivedmorethan1,000submissions.

debi Bradshaw(B.A.’93)presentedtheanimatedshortSo Whaddya ThinkattheL.A.ShortsFilmFestivalinJuly.Debiwroteandvoicedthepiece;SeanBradshawanimatedit.

Rick delaup(B.A.’90)foundedBustout Burlesque,anauthentic1950s-styleburlesqueshow,in2005.TheshowperformsinNewOrleans,primarilyattheHouseofBlues.In2009,hefoundedtheNewOrleansBurlesqueFestival,whichisdevotedtoclassicandtraditionalburlesqueandlivejazz.DelauphasbeenresearchingthehistoryofNewOrleansburlesquefornearly15years,interviewingdozensofformerdancers,comics,andmusicians,andhasspokenonthesubjectattheNewOrleansJazzandHeritageFestival,theTennesseeWilliamsFestival,Tease-O-Rama,TalesoftheCocktail,andotherevents.Visitbustoutburlesque.comorneworleansburlesquefest.com.

Natasha Egan(M.F.A.’98),associatedirectorandcuratoroftheMuseumofContemporaryPhotography,iscuratingRoadtoNowhere,anexhibitionexploringtheUnitedStatesatthecloseofthe“Americancentury,”forthethirteenthFotoFestBiennial,March12throughApril25,2010,inHouston.TheacclaimedFotoFestBiennialisthelongest-runningphotographybiennialintheUnitedStates.Visitfotofest.org.

Robert Fritts(’92)wasrecentlynominatedforaNewsandDocumentaryEmmyAwardforOutstandingIndividualAchievementinaCraft:MusicandSoundforthesoundmixingofNationalGeographicChannel’sSuperpride.

Hank grover(B.A.’97)wasproductionsupervisoronNictophobia,afeaturefilmstarringMichaelMadsen(Kill Bill: Vols. 1 & 2,Donnie Brasco,Reservoir Dogs)andJenniferTisdale(The House Bunny,Grounded for Life).FellowalumJayson crothers(B.A.’02)wasthedirectorofphotography.

Alfreda Henderson-lewis(B.A.’94)isDJSmoothonJazz Show,Mondaysfrom6:00to9:00p.m.onKSBRJazz88.5inMissionViejo,California.Visitksbr.net.

Erica Hubbard(B.A.’99)playstheleadingroleofCassieSuttoninthecurrentABCFamilyChannelseriesLincoln Heights.

Teisha Johnson(’96)receivedherseconddiversityminigrantfromtheAssociationofSchoolsandCollegesofOptometryforasummerprogramthatwasheldonthecampusoftheIllinoisCollegeofOptometry(ICO)inJuly.TheFocusonYourFuturesummerprogram,whichTeishacreated,isaimedatexposingunderrepresentedminoritiestotheprofessionofoptometryandICO.

Hilmar Koch(B.A.’93),principalsupervisoratIndustrialLightandMagic,willreceiveascientific/technicalOscarfromtheAcademyofMotionPicturesonFebruary20forhisworkonPearl Harbor.

Jiadong Ma(’97)ispresidentofReallyUsefulProductsInc.inDarien,Illinois.

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Jeremy Felton (’09),a.k.a.Jeremih,signedwithDefJamRecordslastFebruary.Herecentlyreleasedhisdebutalbum,Jeremih,andhissingle“BirthdaySex”reachedtheTop10ontheBillboardcharts.Visitjeremihmusic.com.

Hannah Ferdinand(B.A.’07)isaproductionassistantforThe Dr. Oz ShowatHarpoStudios.ShepreviouslyworkedasaPAwithKurtisProductions.

christina Fernando(B.A.’06)startedtheQuintessentialCandleCompany,whichproduceshandmadepremiumsoycandleproducts.Thecandlesaremadeusingthehighest-qualityessentialoilfragrances,lead-freewicks,and100percentsoycandlewax,whichisenvironmentallysafe.Visitqcandleco.comandmentionColumbiaCollegeforaspecialoffer.

paige gray(M.A.’08)isareporterfortheTaos NewsinTaos,NewMexico.

James grigdesby(B.A.’08),betterknownaroundtheMidwestasDJJuice,launchedacareerasahip-hopartistafterexperimentingwithhisownrhymesoverthebeatsofartiststhatheplayedwhileDJingatlocalparties.Hissingles“SummertimeHeat”and“Let’sRoll”areoutnow,andheispromotinghisnewestmixtape,Will Rap 4 Deal,thefollow-upto2008’sOutside Lookin In.Jameshasalsoworkedasaradiohost.

Kate Harnedy’s(B.A.’05)photographyexhibitLaborofLove:LifeatAlphaFarmranlastsummerattheDowntownInitiativefortheVisualArtsinEugene,Oregon.ItisaphotodocumentaryoftheAlphaFarmcommunityinruralwesternOregonthatwasestablishedin1971andisoneoftheoldestcommunesinthestate.ThisprojectisthefirstdocumentationofAlphaFarmandmarksthebeginningofalong-termprojecttitledPursuingUtopia:IntentionalCommunitiesinAmerica.

Temple Hemphill(M.A.’07)isanadjunctmediacommunicationsprofessoratKennedy-KingCollegein

ChicagoandistheassociateeditorofandafrequentcontributortoBlack MBA Magazine.TemplewritesamonthlycolumnforStreetWiseandiscompletingabookaboutMelanieBlocker-Stokes,aChicagowomanwithpostpartumpsychosiswhojumpedtoherdeath.AformerChicagocitymanageratRolling Out Urbanstyle WeeklyandstaffwriteratTrumpet Newsmagazine,TemplestartedhercareerinTVnewsasareporterinnorthwestIndiana,andlaterasaTVnewsproducerinMacon,Georgia.

Ben Hicks(B.A.’03),cofounder/writer/director/producer,carmen Navis(’04),productiondesigner,andJon pauss(B.A.’03),cofounder/producer,formedElephantDreamsPictures,aproductioncompanythatfinances,markets,creates,screens,anddistributesitsownfilms.Bypromisingtoneverselltheirfilmstolargestudiosordistributioncompanies,theyallowforauniqueanduncompromisedvoiceinfilmmaking.Visitelephantdreamspictures.com.

J’sun Howard(’04)wastheLinkUpResidencyArtistatLinksHallinChicago.Theresidencyprogramsupportsindependentartistsintheresearchofideasanddevelopmentofinnovativenewworkinmovement-basedpractices.

Brian Hughes(B.A.’04)madehisfirstfilmin2007,theshortthrillerDeadly Dweller,whichwasafinalistonDirectTV’shorrorchannelandinChillerTV’snationwideDare2Directshortfilmcontest.Withhisin-the-worksfeaturefilmdebut,Zombie, Indiana,Brianwantstoputhumantouchesonthemonstermoviegenre.FormoreonHughesandZombie, Indiana,visit9401productions.com.

Rashauna Hull(B.A.’09)ispublicrelations/fundraisingspecialistforWomen’sInternationalConstructionEducationProgram,wheresheissecuringsponsorshipforcommunity-centerdevelopmentinUganja,Kenya.

geoff Hyatt(M.F.A.’09)willhavehisnovelMalagon Risingpublishedby

LeucrotaPressinOctober2010.Hisshortstory“AGalaxySafeforLove”appearsintheneweditionofTemenos,CentralMichiganUniversity’sonlineliteraryjournal,and“RunningDark”isintheJanuaryissueofNecrotic Tissue.

Katie Kaszmetskie(B.A.’09)volunteeredwiththeEnglishOpensDoorsprogram,teachingEnglishtohigh-school-agedstudentsinRomeral,Chile.KatiethentraveledtoBrazil,whereshelecturedabouttheimportanceofcommunicationandlanguage,travel,andseizingopportunity.

Taquoya Kennedy(M.A.’07)isthenewexecutiveproducerandJuanita santiago(B.A.’07)isanassociateproducerforWVON'sweeklyradioshowThe Urban Business Roundtable with Roland Martin.Theshowfocusesonbusiness,businessowners,andtheeconomy.

Brandon Koller(B.A.’06),Vanessa panerosa(’06),andleslie Taylor(B.A.’08)wererecentlyfeaturedintheMarriottTheatre’sacclaimedproductionofHairspray.

Allison (Wright) Kucharzak(B.A.’08)isworkinginpublicrelationsatPublicCommunicationsInc.inChicago.

Matthew Kugelman’s(B.A.’04)shortvideowasselectedasafinalistintheCrunchGymShortscompetition.Visitcrunchgymshorts.com/#/watch-video/5926558.

Michael d. lynch’s(B.A.’05)action-packedfantasyshort“Burden”wasnominatedforfourawardsattheActiononFilmFestival,andwontheVFXcategory.Burden’sepicthree-yearproductionbroughttogethermorethan100ColumbiaCollegeChicagostudentsandalumni.WithsupportfromtheChicagoFilmOffice,thefilmmakersmanagedtoclosedowntheLoop’sFinancialDistrictinordertosafelystagethefilm’sdazzlingclimax.BurdenfeaturesPeterCullen,bestknownastheiconicvoiceofOptimusPrimein

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Trailersandbehind-the-scenesfootagecanbeseenatburdenthemovie.com.

chrissy Mahlmeister(B.A.’08)hasbeennamedassistanteditoratLIFE.com.Previously,shehadbeenatemporaryeditorialassistantatInStyle.

Melissa Marin(B.A.’07)isaproductionassistant/produceratDirecTV,andsetPAattheStyleNetwork.

Julian Martinez(B.A.’05)wasfeaturedasCaravaggioinCuba and His Teddy Bear,anUrbantheaterproduction,lastfall.UrbantheaterisanensembleofethnicallydiverseartistsandperformerswithrootsintheLatinocommunity,andiscommittedtothecreationandexplorationofurban-inspiredworksthatconvey,illuminate,andempathizewiththehumanexperience.

Michelle Matlock(B.A.’05)isawriterandaneditoratinsur.comalongwithfellowColumbiagradKat zeman(B.A.’99).

Amanda Maurer(’08)isanonlineproducerfortheChicago Tribune.

chelsea Maxwell(B.A.’08)joinedtheconversion-drivenmarketingagency90octaneasamarketingcoordinator.Chelseabecamefamiliarwith90octaneprogramsthroughamarketinginternshipattheagency.

lauren McKeague(B.A.’07)andcarly singraber(’08)co-ownPinkSlip,atrendydressboutiqueforwomeninMokena,Illinois.PinkSlipcameaboutinanefforttoaddressthelackofdressshopsinChicago’sfarsouthsuburbs.Visitpinkslipboutique.com.

phil Messina(B.A.’09)isadrummerwithvariousheavymetalbands.HisbandImpale’slatestdemowillbeoutsoon,andhewillbegoingonatwo-weekEuropeantourwithheavymetalbandWhorridinMarch.PhilplayeddrumsforTheRocky Horror Picture ShowattheElboRoomlastHalloween,andpercussionfortheSouthwestSymphonyOrchestra’s

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ChristmasconcertinDecember.Visit

myspace.com/impaledrums.

Rebecca Michuda(B.A.’08)is

assistanteditoratToday’s Chicago Womanmagazine.Visittcwmag.com.

Jef Moll(B.A.’00)hasworkedasaudio

engineerwithproducerElvisBaskette

since2004,andrecentlycompletedwork

onreleasesfromStoryoftheYearfor

EpitaphRecords,AlterBridgeforUniversal

Records,theClassicCrimeforTooth&

NailRecords,32LeavesandOtherwisefor

UniversalRecords,andFactfromJapan

forAvexRecords.Mollalsoproduced,

engineered,andmixedtheEPFalling with StylewiththeChicagobandOntheFront.

Recordingfortheprojectstookplaceat

studiosinVirginia,Nashville,andChicago.

Amberlee Mucha(B.A.’07)is

recruitingtalentfromtheMidwestfor

thefifthseasonofAmerica’s Got Talent.Contactheratamberleeagtauditions@

gmail.comifyou’vegottalent.

Jennifer Nelson(B.A.’08)isepisodic

productionassistantonthenewest

Nickelodeonshow,Kung Fu Panda,which

premieresin2010.

J. Adams Oaks(M.F.A.’00)curates

theRE:Actionreadingseriesfor

AroundtheCoyoteandisamember

ofSerendipityTheatreCollective’s

storydevelopmentteam.Hehasbeen

publishedinHairtrigger,River Oak Review,

2D,No Touching,andthe Madison Review,andhisworkwonChicagoPublicRadio’s

StoriesonStagecompetition.Hisfirst

novel,Why I Fight,wonboththeNational

SocietyofArtsandLettersregional

competitionandanIllinoisArtsCouncil

FellowshipAward.

Michael peters(B.A.’05)played

RudgeinTimeLine’sproductionofThe History Boys,whichclosedinOctober

afterbeingextendedthreetimes.The

productionwasmetwithcriticaland

audienceresponseunprecedentedinthe

company’shistory,withperformances

sellingoutweeksinadvanceandnearly

universalpraiseinreviews.

Benjamin pietrucha(B.A.’08)isnowblogwriter/editoratTalentZoo.

Aisha qidwae(B.A.’08)isawriter/researchassistantatIQRAInternationalEducationalFoundation.

p. d. Rearick’s(B.A.’02)workswerefeaturedlastJulyattheFarmingtonHillsCityGallery.Theexhibitfeaturedtraditionallyprintedblack-and-whitephotographspresentedinanuntraditionalformat.Thesmallprintsweresetinaseriesthatfloatedinasemidarkroom,eachwithitsownbulbtoilluminatethescenes.Visitflickr.com/photos/pdrearick.

Joy Ronstadt(B.A.’00)completedhersecondIronmantriathloninPenticton,BritishColumbia,onAugust31,2009.

Alena scarver(B.A.’07)isaneditorialassistant/reporterfortheChicago Tribune.

Melissa K. stallard’s(M.F.A.’08)photographicseriesWorth the TripwasonviewatVirginiaIntermontCollegeinBristolintheAnneR.WorrellFineArtsCenterlastfall.

geno Tazioli(B.A.’04)isvicepresidentofsalesforLitPost,anartist-ownedpost-productionfacilitywithclientssuchasDisney,LionsgateFilms,MTV,AmericanApparel,AmericanEagleOutfitters,andAliceinChains.GenoisresponsibleforthedirectionandmanagementofallsalesandbusinessdevelopmentoperationsforLitPost.Asthecompany’sactingliaison,hemaintainskeyclientrelationshipswhiledevelopingandimplementingstrategiesforexpandingthecompany’sgrowingcustomerbase.

Tressa Thomas(B.A.’00)washonoredtosing“GodBlessAmerica”atDodgerStadiumlastJune.The Yesterday Pool,hershortfilmstarringHollywoodlegendMickeyRooney,wasanofficialselectionofboththeHollywoodBlackFilmFestivalandtheWestHollywood

FilmFestivalin2009.Tressaalsostarred

intheHollywooddebutoftheoriginal

BroadwayshowBack to Bacharach and DavidalongsideAmerican Idolfinalist

andrecordingartistDianaDegarmo

attheMusicBoxatFondaTheateron

HollywoodBoulevard.Theshowreceived

ravereviews,andiscurrentlybeing

pitchedinLasVegas.Visitback2bd.com.

sheryl Tirol(B.A.’00)isnowa

junioraccountexecutivewithan

entertainmentPRfirmoutofSanta

Monica,California.Thecompany

representsvariouscompaniesand

peopleintheentertainmentindustry.

Jessica Tobacman(B.A.’07)is

workingattheGreatLakesBoating

Federationwritingandeditingon

environmentalsubjects.

Nestor Yulfo-Reyes(B.A.’08)

proudlypresentshisnewcollection

ofpaintings,whichcanbeviewed

atisaacdesignz.com.Nestorwas

showcasedattheHighwoodLast

CallArtFestivalandtheArtSharks

exhibitionattheJohnG.Shedd

Aquariumlastfall.

lourdes Vazquez(B.A.’09)isa

freelanceweekendreporterforEl Dia,

theSpanish-languagenewspaper

publishedbytheDallas Morning News.

Nicole Walker(B.A.’08)isworking

asaneditorforthesuburbaneditionof

Healthcare Times.

Ashley Waugh(B.A.’09)isa

productionassistantforWGCI,WVAZ,

andWGRB,producestwoshowson

WGRB,isassistantproducerforthe

nationalshowKeep Hope Alivewith

JesseJackson,andisaboardoperator

forAmerican Top 40withRyanSeacrest

onWKSC.Twoofherpieceshaveaired

onVocalo.org(“CharlieandI,”“IWish

ISaidMachineGun”).Waughisalso

abasketballannouncerfortheGrand

AllstarLeagueforSeniors.

Meg White(M.A.’08)isseniorwriter

atBuzzFlash.cominChicago.

Melisa Young(B.A.’04),a.k.aKid sister,releasedhermuch-anticipateddebutrecord,Ultraviolet,lastfall.Seeourreview,p.32.

In Memoriam

prince Akbar(B.A.’06)

John callaway(’58,Radio/Journalism)

Robert Michael canman(’64,Television)

Ric coken(formerfaculty,DepartmentofFilm&Video)

Joyce Fulguim(administrativeassistanttoColumbia’sformerPresidentJohnDuff.)

Edwin Hugh Manning(formerfacultyinFashionandArtsManagement,andformercuratorofColumbia’sFashionStudyCollection)

carol Ann stowe(Director,HarrisCenterforEarlyChildhoodEducation)

Jim sulski(’84,Journalism/faculty,Journalism)

John N. Thale(M.A.T.’06,UrbanTeaching)

Marriages & Unions

Jodi Miller(M.A.’04)marriedJohnHardeeIVonJune20,2009,inEvergreen,Colorado.JodiworksinmagazinepublishingandisanactivememberofCAAN:Denver.

Kelly zavala(B.A.’07)marriedRyanSchultz,herloveofsixyears,onOctober3,2008.Theylookforwardtopiecingtogetherasharedcreativespaceverysoon.

whatareyoudoingoutthere?sendusyournews:colum.edu/alumni

stephen T. Asma’s(History,Humanities&SocialSciences)article“MonstersandtheMoralImagination”waspublishedintheOctober25,2009,issueoftheChronicle of Higher Educationandnamedthe“mustread”ideaofthedayforOctober30bytheNew York TimesWeek in Reviewblog.

david W. Berner(Radio)publishedanessayintheonlineartsmagazinePerigeetitled“FourGenerationsofMen.”Thepieceispartofacollectionofessaysaboutfatherhoodthatheisplanningtoproduceasradionarratives.

dawoud Bey(Photography)willdeliverthekeynoteaddressatthe2010annualconferenceoftheCollegeArtAssociationinChicagoinFebruary.

Bob Blinn’s(CollegeAdvising)filmSide by Side EffectsscreenedattheChicagoInternationalReelShortsFilmFestival.

Adam BrooksandMathew Wilson(Art&Design),a.k.a.IndustryoftheOrdinary,hadanexhibition,SuperMarket,attheNortheasternIllinoisUniversityArtGallery.

Bonnie Brooks(Dance)anddebra Riley parr(Art&Design)werehonoredwiththefirstSchoolofFineandPerformingArtsExcellenceinAcademicLeadershipAwards.

Ivan Brunetti(Art&Design)didthecoverillustrationfortheSeptember7,2009,issueoftheNew Yorker.ThisisBrunetti’sfourthNew Yorkercoversince2007.

Michael caplan(Film&Video)wrote,directed,andproducedA Magical Vision,afeaturedocumentarythatdebutedinternationallyattheGlobalCinemaFestivalinIndore,India.

peter carpenter(Dance)presentedhisevening-lengthdancetheaterworkMy Fellow Americans,abouttheshiftingidentityofRonaldReagan,attheHamlinParkFieldHouseinChicago.

Ted cho(DEPS)playedwithPoiDogPonderingattheAustinCityLimitsMusicFestivalinTexas.

garnett Kilberg cohen(English)publishedessaysinBriar Cliff ReviewandGlossololia.OtherrecentandforthcomingpublicationsincludestoriesorpoemsintheMichigan Quarterly Review,Natural Bridge,andtheConnecticut Review.

lisa Formosa-parmigiano(Film&Video)directedthemusicalHow to Eat

Like a ChildforChicagoStreetTheatreinValparaisoinAugust.

greg Foster-Rice(Photography)coedited,withJohnRohrbach,Reframing the New Topographics,ascholarlyanthologyaboutthegroundbreaking1975exhibitionNewTopographics:PhotographsofaMan-AlteredLandscape.

Joan girouxandWhitney Huber(Art&Design)curatedandexhibitedtheirworkinanexhibitiontitledThreeWomenattheCastleGalleryoftheCollegeofNewRochelle,NewYork.

Jennifer greenburg’s(Photography)newbook,The Rockabillies,waspublishedinDecemberbytheCenterforAmericanPlacesatColumbiaCollegeChicago.

Allan Johnston’s(English)poetrycollectionNorthportwaspublishedbyFinishingLinePressinJanuary.

david Jones(AnchorGraphics)andMarilyn propp(Art&Design)hadanexhibitionattheStateStreetGalleryatRobertMorrisUniversitytitledRoadtripsandShadowplay.

danny Kravitz(Film&Video)washiredasheadwriterandassociateproducerontwoshowsfortheTruTVnetwork:Operation Repo,initsninthseason,andThe Mediator,whichshotitspilotepisodethisfall.

Elio leturia(Journalism)wasontheplanningcommitteeofthe2009NationalAssociationofHispanicJournalistsconventioninSanJuan,PuertoRico,wherehewasinchargeofthevisualdesigntrackandmoderatedtwopanels.

deb R. lewis(FictionWriting)wasafeaturedstorytellerinSoloHomo7,wheresheperformed“DarlaSpeeding”andacollaborativestory,“TwoBluePegs,TwoPinkPegs,”withalumJ.AdamsOaks.Herstory“BlownatthePrideParade(BitsyClubVersion)”wontheWindy City TimesPrideLiterarySupplementProsePrize.

Annika Marieandsabina Ott(Art&Design)areinvolvedintheGreatPoorFarmExperiment,acontemporaryartspaceinManawa,Wisconsin.Marie,anarthistorian,willdocumentwhathappensintheearlystagesofthePoorFarm.

pamela dittmer McKuen(Journalism)wonfirstplaceinthefashionwritingcategoryofthe2009

NationalFederationofPressWomenCommunicationsContest.

RoseAnna Mueller(History,Humanities&SocialSciences)reviewedthebookContemporary Spanish American Novels by Women: Mapping the NarrativebySusanE.CarvalhoforLetras Femeninas.Shealsogaveapresentationtitled“Mothers,Sisters,andMavericks:TeresadelaParra’sThreeColombianLectures:TheInfluenceofWomeninLatinAmericanHistory”attheLatinAmericanStudiesAssociation,RiodeJaneiro,Brazil,inJune.

cecilie O’Reilly(Theater)wasaccent/dialectcoachforSteppenwolf’s2009–10seasonopener,Fake,andanewproductionofSeafarerforMilwaukeeRepertoryTheaterinJanuary.

dominic pacyga(History,Humanities&SocialSciences)presentedanillustratedtalk,“AnOngoingLegacy:TheBurnhamPlanfromtheCityBeautifulMovementtoDaley’sPost-ModernistChicago,”asthefeaturedspeakerinthissemester’sFriendsoftheLibrarySignatureShowcase.

pan papacosta(Science&Mathematics)participatedintheOxfordRoundTablesymposiumonTheThreeCultures:Science,Humanities/Arts,andReligioninJuly.Thetitleofhispresentationwas“Science,Humanities/Arts,andReligion:Essential,Different,andComplementary.”

Mark porter(DEPS)hadexhibitionsrecentlyattheFrontGalleryinNewOrleans,theWhistlerStorefrontGalleryinLoganSquare,andtheAntonArtCenterinMichigan.

corey postiglione(Art&Design)hadasoloexhibition,Synecdoche,atThomasMastersGalleryinChicago.

david c. pritchett(AEMM;First-YearSeminar)completedaresidencyatJuijiangUniversityinChina,whereheconductedapoetryprojectwithstudents.

sharon Ross(Television)coeditedTeen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom(McFarland,2009),anessaycollectionthatexploresthephenomenonofteen-orientedTVintheUnitedStates.

sandra saunders(ServicesforStudentswithDisabilities)wasnamedchairofthePACEAmericanswithDisabilitiesAdvisoryBoard.

Bruce sheridan,don smith, Kevin cooper,andJill sultz(Film&Video)presentedthepanelReinventingFilmEducationforthe21stCenturyatthe2009conferenceoftheUniversityFilmandVideoAssociationinNewOrleans.

dan sinker(Journalism)launchedawebsite,CellStories.net,thatpostsashortstoryeveryweekdaytoanyWeb-enabledmobiledeviceforfree.

Josef steiff’s(Film&Video)one-manshowGolden CorralwaspresentedattheInternationalDublinGayTheatreWinterFestivalinOctober.

Fereshteh Toosi(NewMillenniumStudies),K. Bradford(MulticulturalAffairs),Misty deBerry(ResidenceLife),andfirst-yearstudentdeb durhamwerepartofaperformancecalledLet Them Eat Cake,aproductionofAboutFaceTheatreandtheXYZFestival.

Tracy ullman’s(Film&Video)City Under Water,adocumentarythatlooksatayearinthelifeofCedarRapids,Iowa,followingthefloodsofJune2008,airedonWTTWChannel11.

guy Villa Jr.(Art&Design)gaveapresentationtitled“ThePage:ProsebyGeorgesPerecasInspirationforExperimentalTypography”atTypeCon2009.

sam Weller(FictionWriting)interviewedlegendaryKISSguitaristAceFrehleyforStop Smilingmagazine.Weller’sbookListen to the Echos: The Ray Bradbury InterviewswillbepublishedbyMelvilleHousePressthisspring.

stan West(English)wasthecoorganizer,withfilmmakerYvesHughesJr.,oftheOakParkFilmFestivalattheOakParkPublicLibrary.

Albert (Bill) Williams(Theater)coeditedthebookNothingPersonal: Chronicles of Chicago’s LGBTQ Community, 1977–1997.

Kimo Williams(AEMM)andhisLt.DanBandfeaturingGarySinisetraveledtoAfghanistantoperformforAmericanmilitaryandciviliansaspartoftheUSOinitiativetoentertainservicemembers.

Justin Witte(DEPS)cowroteapilotforaTVshowcalledWunderkrafthausfortheCartoonNetwork.

Jay Wolke(Art&Design)exhibitedworkinathree-personexhibition,SocialLandscape,attheDavidWeinbergGalleryinChicago.

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GREEntOwn CHICAGO BREAkFAStRobert F. kennedy Jr., named one of time magazine’s “heroes for the planet” for his role in leading Riverkeeper's fight to restore the Hudson River, was the keynote speaker at the Greentown Chicago environmental conference in October. He joined members of the Columbia community for a breakfast reception on October 15, 2009. Photos:VandellCobb(B.A.’75)

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CHICAGO IMPACt AwARdSJeff Garlin was the honoree at the 7th Annual Columbia College Chicago Impact Awards. Alumni joined others in the entertainment industry at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood to honor the native Chicagoan, who has made his mark as a writer, producer, director, or actor in a range of productions from The Second City to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Photos:MichellePullman

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COnvERSAtIOnS In tHE ARtS: BIZ StOnEThe first Conversations in the Arts event of the year brought Biz Stone, cofounder of twitter, to campus, where he gave an insightful presentation on the role of this burgeoning social network in changing the way people communicate around the world. Photos:VandellCobb(B.A.’75)

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Thankyou.in fiscal year 2009, which ended August 31, generous individuals and organizations contributed a total of $11,611,291 to support the educational mission of Columbia College Chicago. Many of those gifts were designated for scholarship columbia, a five-year, $1 million challenge to raise unrestricted scholarship support for deserving students who need it. Many were in support of the Media production center, Columbia’s first-ever new-construction building, which opens for classes this semester.

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perrypaul r. & nancy knappelizabeth A. liebman ph.d.richard s. & Jeanne l. pressJames n. pritzkerpamela & John rijos

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susan zirinskysamuel e. & paula f. pfeffer ph.d.stephen H. pugh Jr. & Margo V.

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timothy carrollWilliam f. carroll Jr. & Mary c.

carrollAlexander castellinoJim & Jane cohanMrs. rhea cohnkay colliercatherine costelloJoshua culley-foster ’04Jennifer e. davis ’02Jacqueline & Michael desalletracy dillardnicholas dwyer & elizabeth A.

yokaspaul e. elledge & leasha J.

overturfrichard A. & Jeane f. erleyrev. sherron farrell ’08James f. feldsteinrichard J. & nancy l. firfersamuel A. floyd Jr.rebecca l. fordsue & paul freehlingJonathan s. Gitelson ’05Joshua & ikram Goldmansusan M. GosinTheodore J. & kaye A. Grabberichard & Mary l. GrayBetty GuttmanThomas l. Harris

Our HONOr rOLL Of DONOrs includes individuals and organizations that gave $100 or more in fiscal year 2009(september 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009), followed by a list of those that contributed $100 or more during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 (september 1 through November 30, 2009). Donors who contribute $1,000 or more annually are members of the PrEsIDENt’s CLub, the college’s most prestigious giving society. for information about giving to Columbia, visit colum.edu/donate or call Kim Clement at 312.369.7084.

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REunIOn 2009Evolving Through the decades was the theme of this year’s alumni reunion, which took place on campus September 24-27, 2009. Alumni reconnected with old friends and faculty at a series of receptions, workshops, and a Sunday gospel brunch at House of Blues.

Alumni time!Photos:RobynMartin(B.A.’04),StephanieTanner

(’12),KelseyLindsey(’12),VladimirZaytsev(’12)

[ 1 ] Tony Kemp(B.A.’86),studentchelsea Middendorf,Bill Barrick(’89) [ 2 ] Julie poznan(B.A.’01),Nicolra gholston(B.A.’06),lauren Waring(B.A.’09),Theresa Moore

(B.A.’94),sherron Farrel(B.A.’08)attheSundaygospel

brunch [ 3 ] Arthur“TheLegend”leach(B.A.’71),William swartwood(B.A.’96) [ 4 ] AlumniparticipateintheBookand

Paperworkshop [ 5 ] Thelma serrano(B.A.’88),Jane Bishop-lillegard(B.A.’85),louis Byrd III(B.A.’90),gary stubits

(B.A.’94),Jeff Wehrmeister(B.A.’90) [ 6 ] Alumnirehearse

fortheirrecordinginthevoiceoverworkshop. [ 7 ] stephanie Tanner(’12)andKelsey lindsey(’12)representthe

StudentAlumniAssociationatFall2009NewStudent

Convocation [ 8 ] Jay Boersma(B.A.’74),CreativeDirector

forPlayboyEnterprises,speaksabouthiscareerto

membersoftheStudentAlumniAssociationatthePortfolio

Center [ 9 ] Jim smith,Neil Kowalski,Jessica gatward,

Walter Krakowsky,Michelle passarelli(B.A.’99),Erica Watson(B.A.’98,M.A.’05),Michael Anderson,Valerie driscoll(B.A.’86)atWatson’sone-womancomedyshow,Fat

Bitch,inChicago.Seepage26. [ 10 ] Trusteesusan downing;

SarahSiddonsSocietyscholarshiprecipientA.J. Ware

(B.A.’09);SarahSiddonsAwardwinner,CSI’sWilliam petersen

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Alysia Gordon ’04christopher M. Greiner ’04steve Grubmanneal A. Gustafson ’07rudy Haidlekimberly A. HaleWendy d. HallThomas s. HamiltonMatthew HammattMagaret d. HandMark & linda s. HeisterJohn e. ’95 & stephanie n.

Hellermansarah Higginslydia f. Hilado ’04dean HobartMr. Thomas HohensteinWilliam c. HuntJean-francois Hurelcharles J. & christine izuicara JayeBlair s. Jensen & Jacqueline

king Jensenrocio Juarez ’09Martin t. kane Jr. ’06dina kantorVerla kasmerchakJohn d. kehoetom kehoelarry kekempanossusan H. kincaidnancy kotlerrobert kraftlaura l. kurtenbach ’99stephen lailauren leinGary leopoldcarol levinelinda s. levyrichard k. levyAngela y. lillydiana k. ’88 & Bert H.

lindstromcarol loverde & dominic J.

difriscokeith A. lussonkevin e. lyleHolly lyntonedna M. Madonia ’98susan A. Manning & douglas A.

doetschlesley W. Martinrandall s. MattheisMatthew & linda MatthewsJulie Maxhamkristopher MckayMargaret r. & Michael MeinersMarcella Mencottiralph & cathy Middlecampron Milam

Alton f. & dominika Millersarah Millerkevin Morrisonrobin c. Mucha ’03Thomas J. MurphyMr. Greg neumaierJames & cathleen l. nevinsimon nielsenenrique ochoaVlasta odellneil p. paganoMelina k. patterson ’93 &

Michael c. HendershotMorris A. phibbsBarbara phillipsGravelle pierrerobert J. possehl ’09rick e. pukis ’97constantin rasinariuchristopher rauschenbergpaul rickertJoel riechers & susan

kennedy riechersMatthew A. rittenhouseosvaldo & celsa rodriguezMichelle rosenBurton W. & linda ruderB. c. rudnick ’86 & linda

tarshis rudnickGerald J. saldana ’01Judith & Jack schindlerdaniel schmeichlerclaire z. & stanford t. shulmandoreen G. & robert smallcassandra smithJames smithJudy sorensenValentina spaltenMark starlingW. forrest stinespring &

Marjorie M. stinespringMargaret t. sullivan ’06Michael A. swidlerrichard & Marilyn swoiskintekla syersMary taft-McpheeJoyce d. tewksburyelizabeth & donald ThompsonWilliam r. Thompsonkatherine A. Vance ’95cynthia V. Vargas & cesar

Vargaspantelis n. Vassilakis ph.d.Jeffrey s. ’81 & lisa A. Wadececile c. Webstershirley Weese youngleslie J. WeissArthur WhiteWoodie t. Whiteleisel t. Whitlock

dori WilsonWilliam Wimmerlisa WyattJodie l. zeitler ’93

$100 to $249

Anonymous (5)robert Abelson Jr. ’73Gerald e. AdamsHoward & Marcia AdussMr. rolando Alarconc. M. AlbrightAndrew & diane Alexanderleonard c. Amato ’75 &

diana Amato ’76dominique Anders ’03carey AndersonAlaina i. AndzelewskiMary Ann BambergerMr. J. robert BarrHolly BarteckiMr. Thomas J. Basting & Mrs.

sally c. BastingHenry c. & kathleen BauerMichael d. & nina BelsleyArnold l. BensonBarry A. BensonWilliam d. Bergfalkcharlyn d. BernalJessica l. Bettini ’08katherine n. BiddleJane M. Bishop lillegard ’85Julie Bittingeriona Blacktimuel d. Blackdonna BlankeGay s. BlockMr. philip d. Block iV & Mrs.

susanna r. Blockpatricia A. Blum ’84Amy Boatmankelly n. Bolton ’04liza A. Bonomo ’98Mr. Michael c. Borderssusan & donald BoweyBarbara l. Bowlescharles & karen BowmanBirdella c. Bradensheila A. Bradycharles G. Braico ’79kevin W. BrattMichael t. Bright & Joan e.

McGrathnorman Broad & carol

solomonGisela M. Brodin-BrosnanAndrea k. Brown ’86consuella l. Brownchristopher A. Broyles ’98Jennifer c. Bruning

Julie A. caffey ’97david & laurie callariray H. campBryan d. carpenter ’90April M. castro ’96charles A. causeylinda i. & Gastone G. celesiafranklin & doralu chanenyimei chennicol chervenakclara chlarierobert e. & Alice V. chrismerAndrew n. christopher ’07Janice f. cody ’81Murray M. & renata f. coffeyMrs. Hyla cohen & Mr. Jim

cohenelizabeth A. collins ’05danielle e. collura Austry ’97Ms. Barbara contiMr. Mark contiAntonia J. contro & George

Marquisoscandace corr & William H.

Jonesrita & Gerard corsinikevin p. cosgrove ii ’01Margaret l. costas ’06Mr. William Michael cramer

and Mrs. pamela cramerMs. carole crowleykim A. crown ’06chari d. crumble ’05stephanie d’AmbrosioMichael J. darcy & lenore

Holt-darcyphilip W. darlingkaren day ’82Jacquelyn M. dean ’04Michael deitchovie M. dent ’84Holly dickensconstance dickinsonAdriane M. ’83 & robert A.

di Meochristine diThomas ’01Ann dow WeinbergBryan dowlingMr. William t. doyleMargarete H. draver ’96ruth l. ’87 & neil H. dritzThomas dugan & pat dugansally c. duncansandra y. duncan ’95daphne duval HarrisonBrian r. eaves ’89diane edkinsJ. A. edwardsJennifer d. edwards ’98christine A. efken

kevin eichorstMr. david ellisWendy l. ellisGordon & constance A. ensingJoan l. erdmanJenine k. esco ’98carmen e. & earnest fairdavid & nina B. feinbergJames c. ferraiuoloBarbara ferriterMary G. filice ’84 & frank

BattegliaJoan A. fisher ’90karen fitzner & richard A.

HeckingerMr. John p. flatenstig J. foglandrobert H. & nancy J. forneyMichael Walsh & elizabeth

fosterleo n. & deloris k. franklinAbigail c. friedmanHelma r. & George s. friedmandorothy fullerAdriana J. Galvan-Gonzalez ’01stephen GatesMichelle GeogaJeffrey M. Ginsberg & Hal Brundonald Goddardfritz Goeckner & tracy BellAlvin Golin & June Golinlorena Gonzalez ’01ruben Gonzalezcraig d. Gore ’99William GouldJulie & kevin s. Gujralkristin B. Gulick ’08Thomas k. Gustafsonsarah l. Guzick ’01J. G. HageeMary e. Hallmanscott M. HandschuchJodi l. Hardee ’04 & John r.

Hardee iVJoel HarlibValerie Hartmann ’07Wayne r. ’84 & laurette

Heimbachtony & dawn HellerMr. richard W. Helsel & Mrs.

carol d. Helseln. HemphillMs. Melissa HennessyMichael G. Herring ’08Ms. Juliannne e. HoltMs. sharon r. HolthausJohn r. & edmar J. Hoppedorothy A. Horton-Jackson ’99paul J. Houceksheila A. House

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kay M. Hartmann & dan coffey

christie A. & William A. HefnerMorton z. Hoffmanroald Hoffmann ph.d.robert A. & lorraine HollandMr. robert c. Howardnena ivonJack A. Jaffekaren t. & richard f. JordanMorton H. kaplan & Hedy M.

ratnerlinda katzenbach & Jon r.

katzenbachBarry d. & Vicki l. kaufmanMichael l. & rosalind c. keiserMark e. kelly & patricia A.

needhamJames f. kinoshita &

Merrillyn kosierrichard p. & susan kiphartJames A. & sari l. kleinellen & Joseph krutzJustin A. kulovsek ’04robert f. kusel ’78Jonathan d. le Grandzafra lerman ph.d.Gary i. & Meryl levensteinfay & daniel levinramsey e. lewis Jr. &

Jan lewisMarilyn c. lord ’82louise & ernie loveWilliam r. Madden ii &

kimberly M. Maddendavid MahoneyAbby Mccormick o’neil & d.

carroll Joynespatrick d. & stacey MccuskerBernadette B. & robert

McMahonJeanie MedreaJohn H. ’58 & kay l. Meischsimon MennerMark J. & linda l. MicheliMr. takeshi MoroGeorge Mullersylvia neil & dan fischelJohn H. nelsonJ. Jordan & Jean nerenbergeliza nicholsThomas nickelfranklin W. nitikman &

Adrienne c. drellscot t. o’Hara ’95edward H. & susan

oppenheimerrobert s. & Barbara c. parkJeanne parkersheldon A. patinkin

Michael & sandra J. perlowfred J. ’96 & charlotte A.

pienkosyvonne A. polkd. elizabeth price & louis J.

yecieschristopher J. richert ’99ellen rombergdonald i. rose & Judith Jamessteven J. rosenbergroberta H. rubinrob rubyMargo G. ryerson ’05 & Arnold

n. HubickMr. robert scharffsteven scheibe & lauren

scheibeMark schwartzVernon J. shinerrobert & leslie shookrod & kiff slemmonssydney smith GordonHarrison i. & lois M. steansJudith steinellen stone Belicp. sterling stuckeyWilliam s. swartwood ’96 &

Ann Marie GrayBob Thallnancy c. tomThomas r. trainorlouis l. tucker & carolyn s.

Woollen-tuckerGary t. ’90 & Anne M. Vlklindsay M. Wilbeck ’05constance & Hugh Williamssharon r. Wilson-taylorJames B. & Margaret

Maxwell zagel

$500 to $999

Anonymous (2)katherine A. Abelsonsamuel AlexanderJason AllenGeorge H. ’74 & linda Baileydawn M. Baitypatrick d. Bakerchristopher BartonH. russell Bauertimothy t. Bauhsrobert BergBrenda Berman & khosro M.

Beik ’92Michael Molloy & Brenda BorrAndrew M. Bramanti ofM conv.William t. Britt ’92Mr. rolando e. BustillosJoyce e. Buttscharles e. cannon

Joel carlins & susan carlinskristine A. chandlerJan f. chindlundlinval J. & perla l. chungkim t. clement & Mia

clement fillolivia cobiskey ’04suzanne cohan-lange &

richard c. lange ’85Mary connellyThomas conroyJ. Gorman cooksean corcoranrebecca t. couringtonelizabeth & christopher croninchandra dennisWilliam e. derrah iii & Alicia B.

derrahJulian c. d’esposito Jr. & Molly

d’espositosherry dewaneAmina J. dickerson & Julian t.

robertskevin dohertylarry d. & lynn dunnnatasha H. ’98 & zach egancindy elderronald A. ellingMichael epstein & carol A.

obertubbesingJon faddis & laurelyn douglaspatrick J. fahy ’90Ms. nita farahanypatricia fellerAnne e. foleyMary e. fordedavid l. frank & tamara

sokolecdean Geleynselinda A. ’76 & Harold J. Gerbercaroline A. GirgisMatthew J. & roxanna GoebelGraham c. GradyGlennon Grahampaul l. ’83 & dedrea A. Grayscott GroverJack & sandra p. Guthmanellen HarrisBrent HastyMarsha J. HeizerAndy HirtMichael Hoehstephen c. & lynn M. Hoguecraig Jobson ’02Jonathan Jones & susan B.

Hopkinsonkathleen katzparisa khosravi ’87Garnett kilberg cohenMarian kinney

Michelle A. & Glenn r. kolakray J. kovachJennifer s. kowalewski ’06rachel e. kraftBrian kuhlmannstephen kusmierczak Jr.Adam larsonleonard & Marilyn B. lehrerMs. carole lichty-smithcesar llacunacynthia A. loftuslloynard B. luckett ’99priscilla r. MacdougallJohn p. Mahoneydirk W. Matthews ’02 &

Babette novak ’02david J. MichorMurphy d. Monroecheryl l. Morton-langston ’79Mary nalbandiansandy nanbergruben natal-san Miguelludwig & Vera ombregtsusan M. pacetti ’02Michelle A. passarelli ’99William G. & Georgy Ann

peluchiwskiJenny l. & romas e. pencylacorey & Barbara-Honorine

plazakMary J. porrecarussell powellMichael W. rabkinJulie l. redmondedward & leah reicinpatricia reilly davissheila rochesergio rodriguez ’99Bernard A. rosbottomsteve A. & Merle s. rosskamrosita M. sandsJerry & Arlyne M. sarquisHoward schlossbergshawn sheehy ’02damon o. smith ’06kari l. sommers ’90rowena spencerJonathan squiresJean B. stearnssheldon & Marlene stillmancarol A.* and timothy J. stowecaitlin strokosch ’98Gregory taylor & cynthia taylorBradley M. temkinnancy ThompsonMargaret V. tomaszekWayne tukesBeatrice J. turner ’06neil Vinyprof. david J. Waddington

lisa M. Walker ’86Margot A. WallaceJames M. WellsAlfred d. WhiteAnn H. Wienstamara WilkowAmy c. & nicholas c. Wilsonreginald B. WilsonBobbi Wilsyneric V. A. Winston ph.d.Arthur & elaine Wongdavid yamadaGregory youmansJulia zhu ’00

$250 to $499

AnonymousJeffrey c. Arnettrichard & Jan BailBlair Banwartlaura Barnetttodd BaroneMichael G. Beach ’05caroline Becker-JossMartina Bila ’91dan l. & sheri Bohodiana k. Borristephen Brodheimpeter W. & eileen H. BroidoMark Brossmaneduardo calapiztracy M. cargoBruce c. carrdavid carrolltrudy cassinAlberto castanedaralph H. chilton iii ’98 &

pamela W. chiltonfrances claytonpatrick cobbThomas coylepaul d’Amato & Anne HarrisMr. douglas dawson & Mr.

Wallace s. BowlingWilliam deWoskinJonathan r. diaz ’08nancy & James A. doppkeroy eddeyemilie eganphilip M. eickhoffkathleen endresGeorge e. engdahlpatricia B. erensross evangelistadavid M. & laurie c. farrellAnita M. Garza ’96candace GelmanMark d. & lynn c. GendlemanJasper GilijamseGarrett Glass

* indicates donor is deceased. * indicates donor is deceased.

Mary Barnes donnelley family foundation

national science foundationpolk Bros. foundationThe pritzker pucker family

foundationrockefeller Brothers fund inc.The rogovin collection llcsearl funds at The chicago

community trustThe seneca Hotelstella M. & William A.

rowley fund

$10,000 to $24,999

3 Arts inc.Barry s. crown charitable trustchicago park districtchicago tribune foundationdwight lofts llce. rhodes and leona B.

carpenter foundationelizabeth f. cheney

foundationThe elizabeth Morse

charitable trustThe farny r. Wurlitzer

foundationfederation for community

schoolsThe fogelson foundationGraham foundation for studies

in fine and performing ArtsHerman and ernestine

Berger fundillinois state libraryinternational union of pure and

Applied chemistryThe irving Harris foundationJapan foundationuniversity of Maryland

foundation inc. & J-lab: The institute for interactive Journalism

Marsh Affinity practiceThe Mayer & Morris kaplan

family foundationnew england foundation for

the Artsoak philanthropy ltd.The richard H. driehaus

foundationrobert pritzker family

foundationroyal society of chemistrysara lee corporationu.s. civilian research &

development foundationuniversity of california, los

Angeles

The zeman family foundation

$5,000 to $9,999

ABM JanitorialBroadcast Music inc.casey/connolly family

foundationcomer science and education

foundationconsortium of Academic and

research libraries in illinoisdow Jones newspaper

fund inc.electronic Theatre controls inc.follett Higher education GroupGesellschaft deutscher

chemikerGidwitz family foundationGoldman sachs & co.Jerome H. stone family

foundationJoe’s seafood, prime steak &

stone crab–las Vegasleo Burnett WorldwideThe Macy's foundationMesirow financial Holdings inc.The northern trust companysarah siddons society inc.

$1,000 to $4,999

Anonymous (3)Academy of communications

& technology charter school inc.

Acrobat Marketing solutions inc.

Albertina Walker scholarship foundation

Asian American coalition of employees

Barry A. Gomberg & Associates ltd.

Bloch family foundationchicago Bar Associationchicago cotillion charities

foundation inc.The chicago drama leaguechicago Headline club

foundationdepaul center for urban

educationGeorge s. May foundationHarris BankJ. r. clancy incorporatedJohnson floor company, inc.J.p. Morgan chaselettuce entertain you

enterprises inc.links Hall inc.Marquette national Bank

Mary parson donnellon scholarship fund

national performance networkneiman Marcuspackaging corporation of

Americapark Avenue charitable fundThe ramsey lewis foundationstoll foundationswets information servicesyracuse universitytargetuniversity film & Video

foundationWestwood Management corp.

$500 to $999

AeMMp recording companyBank of America illinoischicago chapter of the

fulbright Associationcitigroup foundationcommunity foundation

of Harrisonburg and rockingham county

corporation of the fine Arts Museums

emerson Galleryerie neighborhood Housepianoforte foundationprocess creative studiosram Mechanical servicesrobert koch Gallerystephen daiter Gallerystillman family foundation

$250 to $499

The Art institute of chicagoArtsoniaBryn Mawr communicationsBusey trust companycalifornia state university,

fresnocentral Michigan universityfuture Media international inc.Jen Bekman Galleryomnicare dentalsteinmetz immobilienterrific sciencetrinity collegeuBo Bibliotek for Humaniorauniversity of colorado at

Boulderuniversity of london

$100 to $249

American society of composers, Authors, and publishers

At&t illinois

Bowdoin collegeBowling Green state universityBritish librarycalifornia state university, san

Marcoscardiff universitychicago Music Associationchicago public librarychicago symphony orchestradartmouth collegedeichmanske Bibliotekdepaul universityduke universitydykema Gossett pllcfordham universityGale serials departmentGeorge Mason universityGeorgia state universityHewitt Associates inc.Hinsdale limousine ltd. inc.Marie lewandowski trustMassachusetts college of Art

libraryMassachusetts institute of

technologyMiami universityMichigan state universityMiddle tennessee state

universityThe new york public librarynorth shore country day

schoolnortheastern universitynorthwestern universityohio state universitypeabody institutephotographic Artists coalitionprinceton universityrhode island school of designsteracle presssteve ewert photographystirchak Wilson companyswedish Bunk Johnson societytaipei economic and cultural

office in chicagotexas A&M universitytoronto reference librarytufts universitytwo by two inc.university library utrechtuniversity of Akronuniversity of Alabama

Huntsvilleuniversity of chicagouniversity of delawareuniversity of district of

columbiauniversity of keeleuniversity of leedsThe university of liverpool

university of Michigan, Ann Arbor

university of north carolina at Greensboro

university of nottinghamuniversity of pennsylvaniauniversity of puget sounduniversity of rochesteruniversity of tennessee–

knoxvilleuniversity of torontouniversity of Washingtonuniversity of Washington

librariesuniversity of Wisconsin–

MilwaukeeVanderbilt universityVassar college libraryWashington universityWayne state universityWilfrid laurier universityyork university

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James d. Howes ’93Ms. frederica HoytMr. david HsiungJenifer B. HydeJames f. ingallsThomas A. & leslie W. JacobsAfshin Jamali ’08Ari Jamali ’07nan cibula-Jenkins & John l.

JenkinsMarla W. & david A. Johnsonteisha l. Johnson ’96tamara n. Jones ’08John Jordankevin M. karpa ’00Anastasios V. katopodis ’04igor kay ’85lydija r. kazlas ’77rhea J. keenanAnnice kellyMarshall keltzsally kennedyfrazier king Jr.eric klein ’81don B. klugmanAmanda knowlesJane kolarsey kusterer &

eugene kustererJanice kramerfran kravitzlinda & peter krivkovichstephanie e. kuehnert ’03Brent & eileen kugmannickolas G. ’08 & Becky kusenpeggy A. kusnerzJane s. la rue ’81Joseph f. laiaconaMuriel J. larueThomas e. & sue lauedanielle M. laurionronald lawless ’82chay & Jodie lawrenceMartin leBreton ’02Aimee s. lee ’06John J. levandoski ’92Micki A. leventhalilyse levyliliana lewandowskiMichael & esther lieberJay A. & Bonnie lipelona G. livingstonelisabeth M. long ’06Joan H. longMaria e. lorenzana-labbe ’03deanna t. lozenski ’05James e. lucasJan lupupaul r. Macchione ’08Andrew J. Maccrimmon ’97pattie Mackenzie

eileen Maddenlillian Maldonado ’82Mark J. Mallorca ’05Myriam M. Marquezkathy MarshallBrian MarthMaria B. MartinezJames e. & lillian c. Maurineric c. May ’75Brian t. Mccurley ’08Bonnie c. McGrathshunda McGriffpamela Mckuen &

Arnold H. shifrinnorman A. ’81 & nadine

Mclaughlincarmaine p. Means ’02rosendo Mercado ’98Joe & Marion Mirabellirodger M. & phyllis G. Mitchellfloyd A. Mittlemancynthia & George s. Moncadadavid r. Montaganoevemarie MooreMr. Thomas f. Moran & Mrs.

susan p. Moranlatonya M. Morrison ’99david f. Morton ’05John & donna M. MoscinskiBradley Adams Mott &

susan e. osborne-MottJohn napoliMr. camille ndia & Mrs. carole

Attobrah ndiakaren noldancary c. noren ’88George M. nymansusan & douglas W. o’Brien

lyonskaren o’connorJames J. o’keefeAnne Marie ombregt &

karel coolMr. Jack W. ottinger ii & Mrs.

nancy A. ottingerAlfred oxenhamdarlene M. parkMitul B. patel ’01kathleen t. peterson ’99Marilyn petersonMs. carolyn pfeifferMorgan phelps ’08elbert s. phillips ’07lemoine d. piercececelia pikulrachel Barton pine &

Gregory pineBernice pinkJames l. pinto M.d. ’07Gui & cecelia ponce de leon

diane i. primoGary M. & lisa prokesJason e. Quick ’99cynthia M. & richard raskinJason p. reblandoJo Ann & Joel W. regneryMr. steven f. rehkemperdouglas reichert powellpegeen reichert powellJames J. reindlMrs. delores remyJ. dennis & elizabeth c. richMarlene J. rimlandBelle risch & tim rischMs. Mary G. ritchiccorrine J. roache ’09robert c. rock M.d.Michael s. rogalski &

davelle l. Brinkercorinne rose & John c.

dekokerBarbara rosinsusan f. rossendennis J. roussellaurie rubinAmabel ruizBruce sagan & Bette cerf Hilltony salgadosandra sanchezWalter B. schaffeldseth scheinsarah A. schroeder ’00 &

kenneth A. nowak Jr. ’00roche e. schulfer & Mary B.

fisherMark schulzedr. t. M. scruggslauren A. sepanski ’05christopher t. & susan c.

sergelJonathan l. shanes ’05Victoria l. shannonsusan H. & robert e. shapirosaima M. sharoff ’05Brian G. shaw ’86 & stephanie

l. shaw ’92keri A. sheets ’06lynn shotwellJoel d. siegel ’06Anne-Marie & Jean-claude

simillescott & stacy simpsonArlie f. simsronald l. skwarekdan p. slabekcharles J. smithMr. richard s. sokolov &

Mrs. susan B. sokolovBrenda sollittHilmon s. sorey Jr.

Jeanne M. sowaMs. dorothy J. speidelJames A. & Jean M. spencerkathleen f. stebbinsArthur J. stein ’66Jane M. ’88 & paul stephenscaroline f. stephenson ’93donald M. & isabel c. stewartMr. robert r. stormoenGary V. stubits ’94Monica M. sullivan ’99daniel e. & sara B.

susmanoMarilynn sweeneyVicky & Akio takamoridalia l. tapia ’07lakeshia l. taylor ’95lance Thomas ’02nekoosa B. Thomas ’03George ThompsonJoseph p. tilfordJoseph H. tower ’03paul l. tremblay & iryna Goulastephanie A. treppler ’07kenneth & Marsha tuckerrebecca tudor ’89sezgin uskupMs. lisa VasquezJoanne Vena & richard J.

GrahamMichael Vittoripaul & Abigail VogelHelen M. Vonderheide ’04Matthew W. WadlandMark WaingerMs. katie WalshMr. Gerald G. Walters & Mrs.

Marilyn W. Walterschristine M. Warner ’86Jason J. Wasserman ’97titawat Watcharothaiclifford A. Watson Jr.frances c. & Wendell p. WeaverJeffrey B. Wehrmeister ’90Herbert WeintraubAlexander Weisstiffany l. Weiss ’09Mr. James r. Werley & Mrs.

suzanne l. WerleyJennifer k. Wheeler ’89clyde Whitakerdoris A. WilliamsonGeorge WilmesMr. George t. WilsonMelinda A. Wilsonrobert A. & susan J. WislowJenny WojcikAndrea r. Woodlaurie & Brett Woodrichard Woods

patrice J. & patrick WooldridgeJohn J. Wozniak ’04kim p. Wright ’95ruth M. yanagiMs. chi-Jang yinJessica l. ’01 & William A.

youngkelly k. zavala ’07

organiZations

$500,000+

chicago public schoolscity of chicagoeducational Advancement

fund inc.robert r. Mccormick

foundation

$250,000 to $499,999

The Baruch foundationillinois Board of Higher

educationillinois state Board of

educationu.s. department of education

$100,000 to $249,999

After school MattersThe Andy Warhol foundation

for the Visual ArtsBuckingham Master tenant

llcJohn d. and catherine t.

MacArthur foundationnational endowment for

the Artsprince charitable trusts

$50,000 to $99,999

Alphawood foundationJ.p. Morgan chase foundationkraft foods inc.lloyd A. fry foundationThe negaunee foundationsidney l. port trustThor equities llc

$25,000 to $49,999

AnonymousAmerican AirlinesAmerican chemical societyArts MidwestThe Boeing companyexelon corporationi. A. o’shaughnessy foundationillinois Arts councillouis Armstrong educational

foundation inc.

* indicates donor is deceased. * indicates donor is deceased.

Heidi MarshallisColumbia’scollegearchivist.

Ifyouhavephotosormaterialsyouthinkmight

beofinterestforthearchives,letherknow!

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ByHeidiMarshall

Thisphotocollagegracedthepages

ofColumbia’s1955catalog.As

theaccompanyingtextexplained:

“DuringtheCollege’searlyyears,the

lectureplatformandtheChautauqua

circuitwasmedia;inthe1920sand

1930s,thestage.Withtheadventof

radio,ColumbiaCollegecurriculum

emphasizedthechangetothisnew

formofmasscommunication.Today,

theemergingfieldoftelevision

requiresnewskillsandthisdemand

isnowreflectedintheprograms

ofstudy.”Whiletheprogramsand

theequipmenthavechanged,one

criticalcomponentremainsthe

same:ColumbiaCollegestudents

stillreceive“themostexpert

guidanceandpracticalinstruction

availableanywhere.”

* uHf television is developed

* sugar ray robinson wins world boxing championship

* The song “rock Around the clock”and movie The Seven Year Itch are popular

* pink clothes for men are all the rage

1955Columbia College ChiCagohonor roll of Donorsfirst Quarter, fisCal Year 2010 (september 1– noVember 30, 2009)

inDiViDuals

$100,000 to $249,999

Anonymous

$25,000 to $49,999

Gigi pritzker pucker & Michael A. pucker

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymoussherry s. BarratJeremy d. efroymson ’98John r. & patricia A. GehronMarcia e. lazar ’03 & Alan

o. Amoselizabeth A. liebman ph.d.ellen stone Belic

$5,000 to $9,999

phillip Mollsamuel e. & paula f. pfeffer ph.ddavid s. solomon, M.d. &

Brenda c. solomon, M.d.

$1,000 to $4,999

dawn M. BaityMichael Molloy & Brenda Borrpamela crutchfieldMonica del Angel ’96tracy dillardAllan r. drebin ph.d. &

ellen drebinlloyd A. & colleen B. fry iiiBen f. & Gloria GoldenMarsha J. Heizererica r. Hubbard ’99robert e. ’66 & Jane McnamaraHoward Mendelsohn ’49edward H. & susan

oppenheimerchristopher J. richert ’99Joseph seminettaJudith steinirving stenn Jr.charles H. subernancy c. tomWayne tukes

$500 to $999

doreen M. Bartoni & renee l. Hansen ’80

Jan f. chindlundMary connellyJoshua culley-foster ’04Jean-francois HurelJonathan keiserMark e. kelly & patricia A.

needhamellen & Joseph krutzsusan MeiselMichele nigradominic A. pacygapamela & John rijosBernard sendlinfredric & nikki W. steinWilliam s. swartwood ’96 &

Ann Marie Gray

$250 to $499

sonia & Theodore c. BlochJohn Bournekaren BrumerJames & carolyn BurkeBarbara J. calabreseelizabeth Burke-dain &

Michael dainloranne ehlenbach & John

ehlenbachsharon HaarMaureen H. Herlehy ’93laura J. Hool ’06Mark isaacnena ivontara t. JohnsonJustin A. kulovsek ’04cesar llacunadebra M. McGrathJohn H. ’58 & kay l. Meischruben natal-san Miguelstanley & Barbara neimarkirwin f. noparstak c.p.A.lucas M. ’84 & sharon A. palermoMario & diane palermorick e. pukis ’97Brett reynoldssteven roachstephen d. roy & lloyd kohlerHerbert silber

$100 to $249

Anonymous (3)Andrew & diane AlexanderAlicia J. Allison ’91patrick d. Bakerrobert Balanoff & felice J. Batlansandra Basstimothy t. Bauhs

frank Biancodaniel V. Biggar ’92Jane M. Bishop lillegard ’85charles e. cannonlibby l. chiu & peter Murraykim t. clement & Mia

clement fillelizabeth A. collins ’05rebecca t. couringtonkevin dohertylarry d. & lynn dunnsharon l. eiseman & noel Hertzronald A. ellingrev. sherron farrell ’08Gene & Barbara feldmanelizabeth M. fleckAnne e. foleyMary e. fordestephen & terri Geifmanlinda A. ’76 & Harold J. GerberMeghan A. Gleason-Vollmer ’97

& roger Vollmeredwin c. & Han Glickmannancy Goldman-churchcraig d. Gore ’99lily & Gregory A. Guliksarah l. Guzick ’01Monica Hairston ph.d.Thomas s. Hamiltonroland c. HansenBert Hoffmankim Hsiehlambi c. Hubbard ’04dave & lorene Jagodzinskiedmund Jamisoncraig Jobson ’02norman d. & lyneeta M. kahanMartin t. kane Jr. ’06yolunda kincade ’93Michelle A. & Glenn r. kolakstephen kusmierczak Jr.Arthur d. leach c.p.A. ’71Thomas r. lind ’05sara l. livingstonlarry p. lundyJohn p. Mahoneyfrank & Monica Manfredidirk W. Matthews ’02 &

Babette novak ’02Anthony McdonaldMarcella Mencottidavid J. MichorMurphy d. MonroeMarlene Mora ’06cheryl l. Morton-langston ’79Margaret MossMichael & franice niedermancarol J. ojapatrick J. o’keefe ’82neil p. pagano

donald t. parenteau ’07corey & Barbara-Honorine

plazakBrian J. ream ’04Julie l. redmondJo Ann & Joel W. regneryAndrew c. rigrodsharon M. rosssusan ruderfelicia J. schneiderhan ’02eric s. schollscott & stacy simpsonThomas J. skapesraymond J. spaeth ii &

sharolyn J. spaethMary e. stascik ’01Margaret t. sullivan ’06Janet M. talbot & euclid J.

talbot ’85Julie Volkmannlauren M. Waringcary H. Webbclyde WhitakerAnn H. WiensGeorge WilmesAmy c. & nicholas c. Wilsonreginald B. Wilsoneric V. A. Winston ph.d.david Wisniewskisemei t. zake

organiZations

$500,000+

pritzker foundation

$250,000 to $499,999

u.s. department of education

$100,000 to $249,999

Anonymoustexas Guaranteed student

loan corporation

$50,000 to $99,999

Buckingham Master tenant llcchicago public schoolsillinois Arts councilterra foundation for American ArtWilliam W. falconer fund

$25,000 to $49,999

lannan foundationThe pritzker pucker family

foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

After school MattersThe irving Harris foundation

Jerome H. stone family foundation

national endowment for the Arts

The northern trust companyorganisation for the prohibition

of chemical Weaponsu.s. Army research,

development and engineering command

$5,000 to $9,999

Ann and Gordon Getty foundation

Arts Midwestfield Museum of natural Historyu.s. Bancorp

$1,000 to $4,999

elizabeth f. cheney foundationGoldman sachs & co.Joe’s seafood, prime steak &

stone crab–las Vegaslinks Hall inc.lloyd A. fry foundationMarsh Affinity practicenational performance networkross family foundationroyal netherlands embassyThe liberace foundationThe oppenheimer family

foundation

$500 to $999

illinois registry of interpreters for the deaf

$250 to $499

international corporate Artpolk Bros. foundationswets information serviceuniversity of north carolina at

Asheville

$100 to $249

American society of composers, Authors, and publishers

chicago sister cities international program

Middle tennessee state university

pomona collegeuniversity of colorado at

Boulderuniversity of Maryland

Baltimore countyuniversity of Missouri–st. louisuniversity of oregonuniversity of rochester

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Giveadollar.We’llgivetwo.HelpingourstudentsfindthefinancialresourcestheyneedtocompletetheirColumbiaeducationsisournumber-onefundraisingpriority.

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