At its April meeting, the Alumni Council interacted in plenary sessions with President Alfred H. Bloom; Alumni Managers David Singleton ’68 and Cynthia Norris Graae ’62; and Council’s representatives to the Board of Managers Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics Jenneane Jansen ’88 and Rick Ortega ’73. Council received an update from President Rich Truitt ’66 on efforts to increase understanding and promote healing among alumni following the College’s decision to restructure the athletics program. As part of these efforts, the Council, at the request of the Ad Hoc Committee, is inviting input from interested alumni into the establishment of criteria by which to measure progress in implementing changes in the athletics program .

Members of the Council enjoyed the opportunity to hear about current projects from students active in volunteer service and from Patricia James, director of community service learning. Members also participated in a lively career networking dinner with about 80 students. Through its three working groups—Alumni Support, Student Support, and College Advisory and Support—Council members advanced several of their initiatives.

Finally, as a culmination of efforts begun last year, the Council adopted the following mission and vision statements:

Mission statement: “The Alumni Council provides a range of services to alumni, students, and the administration of Swarthmore College; fosters communication between the College and alumni; and facilitates input from alumni to the College in the development of policies.”

Vision statement: Guided by the enduring values of Swarthmore College, the Alumni Council will be a leader among college alumni organizations by providing an evolving range of services to alumni, students, and the College administration and by informing and influencing policies to further the mission of the College.”

The Alumni Council Update, a newsletter for members of the Council, is now posted in the alumni section of the College’s Web site. Please check this site for more detailed information on the initiatives of the three working groups and other activities of the Council. For those without computer access, please do not hesitate to contact me or the Alumni Relations Office via telephone or regular mail for a copy of the newsletter. Council members welcome input and ideas from alumni.

—Rich Truitt ’66

President, Alumni Association

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CONNECTION NEWS

Paris: Catherine Seeley Lowney ’82 has taken the helm of the Paris Connection. Our thanks to outgoing Chair Robert Owen ’74 for his efforts on behalf of the Connection. Watch your mail for future events—a hike and chateau visit are possible activities. If you are interested in helping with this Connection, contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@swarthmore.edu.

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SWARTHMORE BOOK CLUBS

Boston: Stephen Smith ’83 and his wife, Robin, organize the Boston-area book group. If you are interested in joining this growing group, please e-mail steveandrobin@mediaone.net, or contact the Alumni Relations Office.

Metro DC/Baltimore: “Go to Hell with the Swarthmore Connection Book Club” is the theme for the 2002-2003 year. The group will read Virgil’s Aeneid (Alan Mandelbaum translation); Dante’s Inferno (Mandelbaum, Sayers, or Pinsky translation); Milton’s Paradise Lost; Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Sartre’s No Exit; and Beckett’s Endgame. If you are interested in joining the group, e-mail Sue Ruff ’60 at sueruff@aol.com, or contact the Alumni Relations Office at (610) 328-8404.

New York: If you are interested in joining the New York book group, please e-mail Sanda Balaban ’94 at Sanda_Balaban@alum.swarthmore.edu.

Philadelphia: Contact Philadelphia Connection Chair Bruce Gould ’54 at brucegould54@hotmail.com, if you are interested in this book group.

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SWIL REUNION

SWIL (Swarthmore Warders of Imaginative Literature), the science fiction/fantasy club, will celebrate its 24th anniversary with a reunion on campus on Nov. 8 to 10. There will be story reading, singing of filks and rounds, games, and the gathering of SWIL folklore and history. Everyone ever involved with SWIL—as well as those who just want to hang out with SWILfolk—are invited. For more information, please e-mail Jim Moskowitz ’88 at jim@jimmosk.com.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

President
Richard Truitt ’66
rich_truitt@alum.swarthmore.edu

President-Designate
Melissa Kelley ’80
melissa_kelley@alum.swarthmore.edu

Vice President
Susan Rico Connolly ’78
susan_rico@alum.swarthmore.edu

Vice President
George Telford III ’84
george_telford@alum.swarthmore.edu

Secretary
Allison Anderson Acevedo ’89
allison_acevedo@alum.swarthmore.edu

ALUMNI COUNCIL

ZONE A

Delaware, Pennsylvania

Joko Agunloye ’01³

Kathleen Daerr-Bannon ’71⁴

Carol Finneburgh Lorber ’63³

Hugh Nesbitt ’61²

Christian Pedersen ’49⁴

Marcia Satterthwaite ’71¹

William Will ’49¹

Milton Wohl ’46³

ZONE B

New Jersey and New York

Glenn Davis ’73²
Nick Jesdanun ’91³
Jane Flax Lattes-Swislocki ’57¹
Anna Orgera ’83²
Erika Teutsch ’44³
Douglas Thompson ’62¹

ZONE C

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Alice Clifford Blachly ’49¹
Christopher Branson ’84²
Scott Cowger ’82¹
Allen Dietrich ’69³
Rosemary Werner Putnam ’62²
Susan Turner ’60³

ZONE D

District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia

T. Alexander Aleinikoff ’74³
Sabina Beg ’83⁴
David Goslin ’58¹
Benjamin Keys ’01³
Liz Probasco Kutchai ’66²
Minna Newman Nathanson ’57¹
David Uhlmann ’84²
Maria Tikoff Vargas ’85³

ZONE E

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

David Bamberger ’62³
Sharon Seyfarth Garner ’89¹
Robert Grossman ’53²
Jenneane Jansen ’88³
Lisa Jenkins ’02¹
Vida Praitis ’88²
Hugh Weber ’00²

ZONE F

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, territories, dependencies, and foreign countries

Jonathan Berck ’81²
Panayiotis Andreou Ellinas ’87¹
Julia Knerr ’81¹
David Lyon ’73³
Gertrude Joch Robinson ’50³
Joanna Vondrasek ’94²
Wendell Williams ’51¹

ZONE G

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

Janet Cooper Alexander ’68³
Deborah Bond-Upson ’71¹
Wilburn Boykin Jr. ’77²
Seth Brenzel ’94¹
Ginnie Paine DeForest ’58²
Ariss DerHovanessian ’00²
Leonard Rorer ’54³

AT LARGE

Dawn Porter ’88²
Martha Rice Sanders ’77²

CONNECTION REPRESENTATIVES

Boston
Stephanie Hirsch ’92

Chicago
Marilee Roberg ’73

Los Angeles
David Lang ’54

Metro DC/Baltimore
Sampriti Ganguli ’95
Ana Corrales ’97

Metro New York City
Sanda J. Balaban ’94
Deborah Branker Harrod ’89

North Carolina
George Telford III ’84

Philadelphia
Bruce J. Gould ’54
Jim J. Moskowitz ’88

Pittsburgh
Barbara Sieck Taylor ’75
Michaelangelo Celli ’95

San Francisco
Neal Finkelstein ’86
Rebecca Johnson ’86

Seattle
Deborah Read ’87

Twin Cities
Lia Theologides ’89
Libby A. Starling ’92
Martha Easton ’89

Paris
Catherine Seeley Lowney ’82

National Chair
Don Fujihira ’69

KEY

¹ Term ends 2005

² Term ends 2003

³ Term ends 2004

⁴ Nominating Committee