Boston, Metro NYC, and Metro DC/Baltimore: Connections will host faculty members in their cities this fall. Watch your mail for more details.
Charlottesville, Va.: A new Swarthmore Connection was established by Alison Meloy '94 this summer. She's eager to hear from those who would like to offer ideas or help in organizing activities for alumni, parents, and friends in the area. You may contact her via the Alumni Office at (610) 328-8402.
Kansas City, Mo.: Swarthmore faculty members are being featured this year in the Linda Hall Library's annual lecture series. Michael Brown, associate professor of physics, will lecture on "Quests for Controlled Fusion Energy" on Thursday, Sept. 14. Amy Cheng Vollmer, associate professor of biology, will speak on Thursday, Oct. 12.
Austin, Texas: Gary Albright '75 and wife Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, concertmistress of the San Antonio Symphony, invited alums to the Cactus Pear Music Festival. The programs took place in four locations in south Texas.
Durham, N.C.: Connection chair George Telford '84 organized the fifth annual Triangle Connection Potluck. Alumni enjoyed an afternoon of activities that included swimming, volleyball, soccer, and good food.
Pittsburgh: Alums joined Connection chair Melissa Kelley '80 to cheer on the Pirates in a game against the Phillies. Fans took home free golf umbrellas as souvenirs. Parents, alums, and friends also got together with Melissa for a Third Thursday Luncheon.
Metro NYC: Alumni Council member David Wright '69 teamed with National Connection chair Don Fujihira '69 in hosting alums at the Australian Wine Olympics. The wine director of the Australian Trade Commission led the tasting.
San Diego: Yongsoo Park '94 hosted alumni and friends at the screening of his film Free Country at the University of San Diego's Asian Film Festival.
Seattle: Connection chair Deb Read '87 led a hike into Sawmill Creek and the Kelly Butte Roadless territory. Connection members explored the native forest, with old-growth cedars and abundant wildlife, within the Green River watershed area.
Alumni Association President
Elenor G. Reid '67
President-Designate
Richard R. Truitt '66
Vice President
James P. DiFalco '82
Vice President
Roberta A. Chicos '77
Secretary
William J. Pichardo '71
Allison Anderson Acevedo '89-3
Philadelphia, PA
Robin Shiels Bronkema '89-1
Wallingford, PA
Susan Rico Connolly '78-2
Villanova, PA
J. Randolph Lawlace '73-3
Wynnewood, PA
Henry B. Leader '42-4
York, PA
Hugh P. Nesbitt '61-2
Wexford, PA
Richard I.P. Ortega '73-1
Glen Mills, PA
Rikki Abzug '86-3
New York, NY
Lauren S. Basta '98-3
Oyster Bay, NY
Glenn S. Davis '73-2
Kingston, NJ
Nancy L. Hengen '73-1
New York, NY
Karen J. Ohland '83-4
Lyndhurst, NJ
Anna C. Orgera '83-2
Harrison, NY
Jed S. Rakoff '64-4
Larchmont, NY
Isaac H. Schambelan '61-3
New York, NY
Gaurav Seth '98-3
New York, NY
Martha Sanders Beshers '77-3
Barrington, RI
Christopher B. Branson '84-2
Falmouth, ME
Andrew A. Caffrey '99-1
Somerville, MA
Kevin C. Chu '72-1
Falmouth, MA
Rosemary Werner Putnam '622
Lexington, MA
Dorothy K. Robinson '721
Hamden, CT
Margaret W. Capron '69-3
Arlington, VA
Steven D. Gordon '711
Falls Church, VA
Elizabeth Probasco Kutchai '662
Charlottesville, VA
M. Regina Maisog '89-1
Baltimore, MD
David A. Maybee '62-3
Rockville, MD
David M. Uhlmann '84-2
Silver Spring, MD
Martha A. Easton '89-1
Minneapolis, MN
Robert G. Grossman '53-2
Houston, TX
Vida A. Praitis '88-2
Chicago, IL
Ashwin L. Rao '99-1
Hinckley, OH
Joel S. Taylor '65-3
Bexley, OH
Burnham Terrell '45-1
Minneapolis, MN
Hugh M. Weber '00-2
Watertown, SD
Lesley C. Wright '79-3
Iowa City, IA
Olushola I. Abidoye '97-4
Accra-North, Ghana
Robert J. Amdur '81-3
Lebanon, NH
Jonathan S. Berck '81-2
Tuscaloosa, AL
P. William Curreri '58-1
Daphne, AL
Donna C. Llewellyn '80-3
Marietta, GA
Eric Osterweil '56-3
Brussels, Belgium
Joanna R. Vondrasek '94-2
Chapel Hill, NC
Katharine E. Winkler '93-1
Durham, NC
Virginia L. Boucher '73-1
Santa Ynez, CA
Wilburn T. Boykin Jr. '77-2
Parker, CO
Virginia Paine DeForest '58-2
Mercer Island, WA
Ariss DerHovanessian '00-2
Glendale, CA
Richard W. Kirschner '49-1
Albuquerque, NM
Carola B. Sullam '72-3
San Francisco, CA
David D. Wright '69-1
Santa Barbara, CA
Marialuz Castro '98
Philadelphia, PA
Cynthia Graae '62
Washington, DC
Dawn Porter '88
New York, NY
Jon Safran '94
Austin, TX
Marilee Roberg '73
Evanston, IL
Jenna Lisl Cochran Bond '97
Los Angeles, CA
Kathy Stevens '89
Silver Spring, MD
Sanda J. Balaban '94
New York, NY
Deborah Branker Harrod '89
Jersey City, NJ
Alison J. Meloy '94
Charlottesville, VA
George Brown Telford III '84
Durham, NC
Robert Owen '74
Paris, France
Bruce Gould '54
Philadelphia, PA
Jim Moskowitz '88
Philadelphia, PA
Melissa Kelley '80
Pittsburgh, PA
Neal D. Finkelstein '86
Oakland, CA
Rebecca L. Johnson '86
Oakland, CA
Deborah Read '87
Seattle, WA
Leah Gotcsik '97
Somerville, MA
National Chair
Don Fujihira '69
New York, NY
KEY:
1 - Term ends 2002.
2 - Term ends 2003.
3 - Term ends 2001.
4 - Nominating committee.
Lisa
Lee '81 has been appointed Swarthmore's new director of alumni
relations, replacing Associate Vice President for External Affairs
Barbara Haddad Ryan '59, who left the College in August to return to
a career in journalism and public affairs.
Lee comes to Swarthmore from Duke University, where she has been director of recruiting and admissions for the Global Executive M.B.A. Program at the Fuqua School of Business. She previously held positions in graduate school admissions at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University and at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Lee majored in psychology at Swarthmore and received a master's degree in special education at Boston University in 1983.
"I loved my time at Swarthmore and am very excited to come back to a liberal arts environment," she said. "The Alumni Relations Office does an excellent job, and I look forward to continuing that work." As director of the College's alumni relations programs, Lee will be responsible for alumni travel programs; the Connections program in more than a dozen cities around the world; the biannual Alumni College; and campus events for alumni, including Alumni Weekend.
Dan West, vice president for alumni, development, and public relations, praised Lee's strong emphasis on communication with alumni using technology: "She has impressive database management skills and experience in developing Web sites and publications. She has organized many recruiting and orientation events. We feel fortunate to have attracted this young, enthusiastic, creative administrator to join our team."
"Swarthmore alumni are a marvelous, creative, intelligent, and committed group of people," said Lee. "I look forward to reconnecting with them."
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