December 1999

Geographic Distribution of Swarthmore Alumni/Students

National Distribution of Alumni/Students

Alabama

40/6

Alaska

43/3

Arizona

154/9

Arkansas

13/2

California

1,903/136

Colorado

250/13

Connecticut

513/46

Delaware

180/19

Florida

470/40

Georgia

183/13

Hawaii

50/11

Idaho

15/0

Illinois

431/27

Indiana

114/8

Iowa

59/5

Kansas

35/2

Kentucky

63/9

Louisiana

50/0

Maine

55/20

Maryland

883/93

Massachusetts

1,303/89

Michigan

251/25

Minnesota

59/21

Mississippi

19/1

Missouri

107/13

Montana

35/4

Nebraska

11/2

Nevada

25/0

New Hampshire

160/12

New Jersey

911/106

New Mexico

114/8

New York

2,180/266

North Carolina

346/28

North Dakota

1/2

Ohio

286/37

Oklahoma

18/4

Oregon

201/20

Pennsylvania

2,373/170

Puerto Rico

12/4

Rhode Island

94/5

South Carolina

83/6

South Dakota

5/1

Tennessee

83/11

Texas

266/25

Utah

32/2

Vermont

157/15

Virginia

621/40

Washington

403/33

Washington DC

396/23

West Virginia

43/7

Wisconsin

142/12

Wyoming

18/0

International Distribution Alumni/Students

APO/FPO

18/3

Argentina

3/1

Australia

18/0

Austria

6/0

Bahamas

1/0

Bahrain

1/1

Bangladesh

4/0

Belgium

5/0

Benin

1/0

Bermuda

3/0

Bolivia

3/0

Botswana

1/1

Brazil

14/5

Bulgaria

3/3

Cameroon

1/0

Canada

152/8

Chile

3/0

China

8/6

Colombia

2/4

Costa Rica

3/0

Croatia

1/0

Cyprus

4/0

Czech Republic

2/0

Denmark

5/0

Ecuador

1/0

Egypt

2/1

England

142/3

Ethiopia

0/1

Finland

2/0

France

53/3

Guam

1/0

Guatemala

0/1

Germany

38/3

Ghana

4/7

Greece

22/1

Honduras

1/0

Hong Kong

24/3

Hungary

3/0

Iceland

2/0

India

6/4

Indonesia

2/1

Israel

20/0

Italy

15/2

Jamaica

5/3

Japan

47/10

Jordan

1/0

Kazakhstan

1/0

Kenya

3/1

Korea

7/1

Laos

2/0

Lebanon

1/1

Lesotho

2/0

Malaysia

6/2

Mauritius

0/2

Mexico

15/3

Morocco

2/0

Mozambique

1/0

Netherlands

21/1

Nepal

1/2

New Zealand

11/2

Nigeria

6/0

Norway

5/0

Oman

1/0

Pakistan

4/4

Palestine

1/0

Panama

4/0

Paraguay

1/0

Peru

2/0

Philippines

3/3

Poland

1/1

Portugal

2/0

Romania

1/1

Russia

2/0

Saudi Arabia

4/1

Scotland

9/0

Senegal

1/0

Singapore

12/2

Slovak Republic

2/0

South Africa

9/1

South Korea

3/0

Spain

12/1

Sri Lanka

2/0

St. Lucia

1/0

Swaziland

2/0

Sweden

6/0

Switzerland

21/0

Taiwan

5/2

Tanzania

0/1

Thailand

11/1

Togo

1/0

Trinidad & Tobago

3/2

Turkey

8/5

Turks Island

1/0

Uruguay

1/0

Venezuela

3/2

Vietnam

1/0

Virgin Islands

12/1

Wales

2/0

Zambia

1/0

Zimbabwe

4/0

Swarthmore Connections

Upcoming events

Claremont, Calif.: Women's basketball will take on Claremont College on Saturday, Jan. 8. Alumni are invited to a team reception after the game.

Hanover, N.H.: Judith Aitken Ramaley '63, president of the University of Vermont, will speak with alums at a luncheon hosted by Chica Powers Maynard '48. They will gather at the Kendal Retirement Community on Saturday, March 25.

Iowa City, Iowa: Leslea Haravon Collins '89 will host a potluck dinner at her home on Saturday, March 25. Alums will also see the world premiere of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's Oh? You Walk? that evening in the University of Iowa's Hancher Auditorium.

San Francisco: Connection Chairs Rebecca Johnson '86 and Neal Finkelstein '86 have arranged an evening at the Berkeley Repertory Theater to see The Beauty Queen of Leenane on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Upcoming Events on Campus and Abroad

Black Alumni Weekend

March 18-20

Family Weekend

April 7-9

Alumni College

May 30-June 2

Alumni Weekend

June 2-4

Alumni College Abroad

June 17-July 2

Recent events

Boston: Alida Zweidler-McKay '92 organized a visit to the Junior League Decorator's Show House, for the first public tours of the Commander's Mansion on the Watertown Arsenal. The Book Club kicked off its year at the home of Steve '62 and Sylvia Schoenbaum. Participants are reading works from a list prepared by Philip Weinstein, Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Literature.

Greenwich, Conn.: The Swarthmore College Alumni Gospel Choir performed at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich for church members, alumni, and prospective students. Ross '66 and Cathy Hyder Ogden '67 coordinated the program, which was sponsored by the First Presbyterian and First Baptist Churches of Greenwich.

Lake Geneva, Wis.: Donna Jo Napoli, professor of linguistics and children's author, signed books at the Lake Geneva Public Library book sale.

Lexington, Va.: North Carolina Connection Chair George Telford III '84 hosted a tailgate party at the Swarthmore vs. Washington and Lee football game.

Metro DC/Baltimore: Connection Chair Kathy Stevens '89 led a hike through the Sugarloaf Mountains Northern Peaks Trail in Maryland, which included a picnic lunch.

Metro NYC: Connection Chairs Sanda Balaban '94 and Debbie Branker Harrod '89 hosted Professor Phil Weinstein at the Book Club kickoff event. Alums joined graduates of other colleges for a Festival Chamber Music Society Concert and champagne reception in Merkin Hall. Vincent Jones '98 arranged a young alumni bowling tournament, complete with donated prizes. Young alums also volunteered at a soup kitchen over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Paris, France: The Connection has been rekindled by Robert Owen '74. Alums joined other American college graduates for a Thanksgiving dinner at the Institut des Etudes Americaines&endash;Maison des Nations Americaines.

Philadelphia: Connection Chair Jennie Rickard '86 and local alumni gathered on campus for cider and cookies after a performance by The Flying Karamazov Brothers. Jennie also organized a visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see The Kingdom of Edward Hicks, with a special lecture by Jerry Frost, Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professor of Quaker History and Research and director of the Friends Historical Library.

Carolyn Morgan Hayden '83 invited Swarthmore families to attend a production of The Snow Queen by the Pig Iron Theatre Co. (founded by Swarthmoreans) and Arden Theatre.

San Francisco: Connection Co-chairs Rebecca Johnson '86 and Neal Finkelstein '86 led an alumni hike around Point Reyes and had bag lunches on the cliffs. The Connection also took a guided tour of the San Jose Museum of Art.

Santa Fe, N.M.: Emily Gibson '90 invited other alums to help celebrate the opening of Nathan Florence's ['94] art exhibit at the Cline Fine Art Gallery.

Regional events are organized by volunteers. If you would like to organize an event in your area, please contact Jody Sanford, assistant director of alumni relations at (610) 328-8404 or jsanfor1@swarthmore.edu.

New directory now on Web

The Swarthmore College Online Alumni Directory will make its debut on or around Feb. 1, 2000. Instructions will be mailed late in January to all alumni so they can log onto this secure Web site, provided by Harris Publishing Co. Among the features will be e-mail forwarding, posting of resumes, and the ability to design advertising for businesses and services.

Those who don't receive the instructions by Feb. 4 should contact the Alumni Records Office at alumnirecords@-swarthmore.edu or (610) 328-8408.

Don't forget, you can find out information about alumni events through ALUMNI ON LINE: www.swarthmore.edu/Home/Alumni

 

Folk Festival Reunion alert

Alumni on the Folk Festival Reunion Committee would like to borrow photographs, memorabilia, written anecdotes, and other materials from campus folk gatherings over the years. Those with items to loan may contact John Loven '70 at (610) 489-0895, or at cyberskunk@cyberconnection.net.

Photos from past folk events and a preview of the Folk Festival Reunion at Alumni Weekend 2000 can be seen on the "Swarthmore Folk" Web site at http://www.cyberconnection.net/cyberskunk/sfolk.

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