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Spring, 1997
Editor
Becky Biegelsen
INAUGURATION WEEK 2
Editorial Advisors
Carlyn Ellms
Mary MacMillen VIEWS FROMTHE CLASSOF 2000: 5 PROFILES
Eugene Rosi byMartha Pfeiffer 12
Katherine Waters
Alumnae News ONCAMPUS 16
Coordinator
Lisa Worsh
PRESIDENT'SCORNER 22
Design PresidentNemerowicz receivesasilver
Joan E. Kelley CENTERFOR INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP platefromMarjorieNesbitt Calaman 74
Courtney Kalish ANDSOCIALRESPONSIBILITY .23 athnedBAonadrdreowfTBr.usWtoeoesl.worth, Co-Chairsof
Photographers
Becky Biegelsen ALUMNAE NEWS & EVENTS 24
Vin Catania
Carlyn Ellms
PhilFarnsworth CLASS NOTES 27
GustavFreedman
Joan E. Kelley
Joan Osterweil PLANNEDGIVING insidebackcover
Katherine Waters
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Bedford, PMC, bringsgreetingsfrom thestaffat
Front Cover Inauguration.
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President Nemerowicz Elizabeth Rowe, Director of Annual Giving
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orethnicorigin,sexualorientation,age, LisaWorsh, Assistant/Classnotes Karen Kirkpatrick, Assistant tothe President
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tion. Pine Manor College is authorized Becky Biegelsen, Director/Editor
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Spring 1997 1
President
Gloria Nemerowicz
Pine Manor College
5 April 1997
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On April 5 1997 Pine Manor College celebrated the inauguration ofits ninth president
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Gloria Nemerowicz. This auspicious event was preceded by a week of activities in her
honor, beginning with Diversity Day on March 31, and concluding with the 5K
Leadership Run/Walk on Sunday April 6. Despite the 24 inches ofsnow that blanketed
,
PMC
the campus on April 1 the entire community joined together in celebration
,
creating an atmosphere that was alive with excitement!
Inaugural Conversations deciding factor in
BGCB's decision
April 5, 1997, 9:00 a.m. to hire me five
A yearsagowasmy
key component of the week's Keynote Address demonstrated
celebration was the Inaugural commitment to
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Conversations: "Exploring In April of 1992, Frances Moseley became collaboration- or
Educational Partnerships for a Common thefirst woman and thefirst person ofcolor if you will, inclu-
Good," which took place on the morning to be appointed President and CEO of the sive leadership,
ofApril 5. Frances Moseley,Presidentand Boys & Girls Clubs ofBoston (BGCB) in its and as you've
ChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheBoys&Girls 103-yearhistory. Moseley'sarrivalat BGCB already begun to Frances Moseley
Clubs of Boston, served as keynote followed 20 years ofexperience in Boston's gather, it's a topic
speaker. President Nemerowicz invited corporate sector, including service as Senior that is near and dear to myheart.
representatives from educational, busi- Manager at John Hancock Mutual Life N—ow, it is early on a Saturday morn-
ness, government and not-for-profit insti- Insurance, Inc., Consumer Affairs Manager ing—on a gorgeous Saturday morn-
tutions to take part in a series of informal at Boston Edison Co., and Associate ing and I'm sure that on your way
conversations to address waysofpromot- DirectorofPromotionsat WGBH-TV. Sheis overheresomeofyoubegan toquestion
ing collaborations among their organiza- currently a Trustee of the Huntington you own wisdom in spending a signifi-
tions. Followingthekeynoteaddress,par- Theatre, The Massachusetts Sports cant part of a weekend day to converse
ticipantsworked in small groupswith the Partnership, The New England Aquarium, with—strangers. You made the right deci-
goal of establishing concrete plans for The New England Deaconess Hospital, and sion and to reinforce that, I'm going
future collaborative projects. The Conver- The Wang Centerfor the Performing Arts. to make a very bold prediction
sations were sponsored by the PMC Moseley is also a founding member of the and that is you will feel by the time that
CenterforInclusiveLeadershipandSocial Boston Chapter of The Coalition of 100 you leave here, if you aren't feeling
Responsibility. Black Women. it already after listening to Dr.
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Nemerowicz's earlier remarks you
I ‘hank you President Nemerowicz willfeelsomethingextraordinary,some-
X and good morning. I am delight- thing that has the capability to change
ed to be here for this most auspicious foreverthewayweconductourselvesas
occasion and tremendously excited to leaders and in turn the way we teach
play some small role in kicking off our youth about leadership.
Pine Manor's Inaugural Conversations I want to share with you just a little
about educational partnerships for the about my background and how I was
commongood. raised. I grew up with very powerful
I am particularly honored to be here examples of inclusive leadership, albeit
with you this morning as Boys & Girls traditional models ofleadership for that
Clubs of Boston (BGCB) has a long and time: my parents, my friends' parents,
rich history of partnering as well as my teachers, my neighbors in our mid-
teaching leadership skills to Boston dle class Washington, D.C. neighbor-
youth. Beside—s, partnershipping is my hood, and my minister. I was greatly
middle name I've seen it work for the influenced by President Kennedy's
PresidentNemerowicz lends theConversations common good time after time. visionary example of community ser-
wrap-upsession. Additionally, I am convinced that the vice, as well as by Dr. Martin Luther
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BoardCo-ChairsAndrewB. WoohvorthandMarjorieNesbittCalaman '74 GailChambers,ResearchAssociate(right),presentshergroup'sdiscus-
(front row). sionpointsivhilePresidentNemerowicz records.
King and the other leaders of the civil doing, we've lost the trust, respect and and supported us for so long. And, at a
rightsmovement. Corehumanvaluesof years ofso many ofour young people. time of great division and mistrust, we
right and wrong, justice and equality Dr. Nemerowicz, in all her infinite wanted to call attention to our century
werestressed in myfamily;and mypar- wisdom, is giving us a tremendous old tradition of successful partnership-
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entsplaced enormousemphasisonedu- gift she'soffering us a rare and unique ping.
cation because they were adamant that opportunity to regain that community A centennial "search for solutions"
our world was going to be greater than feelingbyinvitingusintohercommuni- symposium wasbom,bringing together
theirs had been. They believed educa- tyhereoncampusto talkand laughand more than 400 educators, non-profit
tion was the door opener. I was sent to plot and plan. leaders and foundation heads from
an all-girls' boarding school here in She recognizes, as good leaders do, across the Commonwealth and the
Massachusetts where we trained to be that nothing achieved for the common nation to discuss how to share resources
future leaders in our communities, and, good is achieved alone. The critical inordertocollectivelyaddressthemany
as I prepare this June for my 30th high issues facing today's youth cannot be pressing issues facing America's youth.
school reunion, I am not at all surprised resolved by any one agency, any one Our day-long symposium emphasized
to learn just how many of my former corporation, or any one individual, and the need to put aside individual agen-
classmates have gone on to serve as it's only through sharing one another's das in order to create partnerships for
community leaders. successes and failures that enduring the common good. We seated people at
A lot has happened since I finished solutions will be found. lunch according to similarityofpurpose
high school in 1967. We've collectively Think what a powerful message of and mission in order to help jump-start
lost that community feeling, and in so caring and concern we send to our potential partnership conversations.
youth when they observe And, to provide leadership examples,
us working together on we announced three major collabora-
their behalf. As I noted ear- tions of our own, formed with other
lier, partnershipping is near local and national non-profits, corpora-
and dear to my heart, and tions and foundations, designed to
my understanding of the problem-solvethreemajorareasofgreat
benefits gained through concern to Boston youth.
teamwork is what earned We've still not fully recovered from
me my current job. Couple the overwhelmingsuccessofthatdayin
that with BGCB's history of November, 1993. We have been invited
sharingandoutreach, and it to participate in more partnerships than
was natural that we would we could possibly handle and learned
do something around the howtoweighthemeritsofcollaboration
Robert Owczarek, Wean SeniorFacultyProfessor(secondfrom theme of partnerships for as well as how to say no. We learned
right), lJ.eadsadiscussiongroupwith (clockwisefromfrontleft) our centennial anniversary that partnershipping is a lot more com-
JoyCabral '97;Beulah Fagan Providence, ExecutiveDirectorof four years ago. Similar to plicated thansimplydividingthegrants
theCaribbeanFoundation ofBoston;MaryM. Lassen, Executive President Nemerowicz, we equally between the partners and we
Director, Women's EducationalandIndustrial Union;Linda wanted to celebrate by giv- learned that non-profits have a lot more
Rakoff, DirectorofProfessionalandPublic Education, Boston ing something substantive tobring to thenegotiating table than we
InstituteofPsychotherapy.
to thecity thathad nurtured might think.
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MaryM.Lassen,ExecutiveDirector, Women'sEducationalandIndustrial Union MichelleLepore,Assistant Dean ofStudentsatLasellCollege.
andFrancesMoseley,PresidentandCEOoftheBoys&GirlsClubsofBoston.
Educators and youth workers have we're selling, and it's becoming a our centennial symposium, and he used
traditionally been at the bottom of the seller's market. the phrase "Boston is a doable city,"
food chain and we have become accus- One other, very important lesson we meaning that we're small enough to be
tomed to expressing great gratitude for learned from our symposium experi- able to come together collectively and
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thelittlethatwouldcomeourway. Well, ence is to include the voices ofyour tar- problem-solve. I know he's right look
no longer. As businesses have been get market at the decision-making table. how many ofyou are here this morning.
pushed by customers and employees to In our case, we need to
play a larger role in building communi- hear directly from the
ty or to become more socially responsi- children. As all ofyou are
ble, ourcurrencyhas increased in value. aware, we have become
Today we can afford to he extremely disconnected from our
selective in choosing our partners children, in large part
because we have something called because we don't listen,
"community wealth." Businesses and or they claim we aren't
business leaders recognize the competi- listening, and it's difficult
tive advantages of tapping into our to tell them we hear them
community wealth. They're buying and when we don't include
them in decision making
discussions.
Dr. Nemerowicz was
careful not to make that
Bill Vogele far right),AssistantProfessorofPolitical Science, leads
mistake when she wrote conversation( with (l-r) Beth Gardner, ProfessorofBiology; Bill
her book Education for Stargard,Assistant ProfessorofArt HistoryandJohn Weston, Vice
Leadership and Social President,NewburyCollege.
Responsibility. The book
highlights interviews on leadership I hope I've sparked some curiosity,
with854th-and5th-graders. Thisstruck some eagerness onyour parts to begin a
me as remarkably astute about current dialogue that will ripple out into your
leadershipmodels. Mypersonal favorite own communities and from there create
is the definition of leadership as "need- a larger "doable" community. To guide
ing to learn more about politics, the our symposium efforts, we used a quote
Soviet Union, reading, math (up to 100) from George Wald, a Nobel Prize win-
and how to tie your shoes." ning biologist, that goes like this: "On
As you beginyour ownconversations any controversial issue, ifyou ask will it
abouteducating for leadership, I want to be good for children, the answer will
leave you with one additional positive always come out right."
thought. One of my directors is the Enjoy the morning. I know your
Reverend Eugene Rivers who lives in efforts will be productive. Please stay
Nia LaneChester, DeanforLearningand Dorchester hut is a national authority on in touch.
Assessment, coordimtes theConversations juvenile crime. Eugene was a panelist at
wrap-upsession.
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RonnySydney,
Selectwoman, Town of
Brookline.
PresidentNemerowiczwithfriendandcolleagueJoAnn ExecutiveAssistant to thePresident EugeneRosiand
Gora, Provostand VicePresidentofAcademicAffairs, Old PresidentNemerowiczsharea laughatInauguration.
Dominion University.
Inaugural Ceremony
Saturday, April 5, 2:30 p.m.
O
n Saturday after- Programs and Administration. The Alma Mater
noon, the excite- was sung by Katharine Hickcox '90, followed by
mentbuiltup tothe the Invocation by Dr. Paul Rahmeier, Trustee Mary Gegerias,Professor
Inauguration Ceremony at Emeritus. Andrew B. Woolworth, Co-Chair of the ofFrench, bringsgreet-
2:30 p.m. Led by a bag- BoardofTrustees, welcomed theassembledgroup. ingsfrom theFaculty.
piper, a regal and colorful Greetings were then brought from various col-
procession of faculty, lege and community representatives, including:
trustees,staffand delegates Mitchell Adams, PMC Trustee and Commissioner
from75collegesaroundthe of Revenue for the Commonwealth of
LibbyCandler '77, country, kicked off the Massachusetts; Ronny Sydney, Selectwoman for
AlumnaeAssociation event, bringing the PMC theTownofBrookline;MaryGegerias, Professorof
President. community gracefully into French; Rebecca Grannis '97, Vice President of the
Ellsworth Hall. The pro- Student Government Association; David Butler,
gram began with a Call to Order by Rosario PMC's Business Manager; Libby Candler '77,
J.
Tosiello, College Marshal and Dean for Academic President of the Alumnae Association; Laura
Avakian, Senior Vice President of LauraAvakian, Senior
Human Resources at Beth Israel VicePresidentofHuman
Deaconess Medical Center; Gail S. Resources, BethIsrael
Chambers, Research Associate; JoAnn DeaconessMedical
Center.
Gora, Provost and Vice President of
Academic Affairs at Old Dominion
University; and Lisa Marsh Ryerson,
PresidentofWellsCollege.
Theformalinstallationfollowed,with
Marjorie Nesbitt Calaman '74, Co-Chair
of the Board of Trustees, presenting the
Presidential Medallion to Dr.
Nemerowicz. Donated to the College in
1956, the Medallion was passed from
hand to hand by members of the PMC
PresidentNemerowicz'sfamily:front row, hermother, Susan Rockwood; community during the inauguration Rebecca Grannis '97
stepfather, Philip Rockwoodandhisson Doug;son Lee;daughter-in-law ceremony. This passing symbolized speakson behalfofthe
Mariaandson Carey. Backrow:sisterDiane(farleft). student body.
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ThePresidentialMedallion ispassedaround the community.
Front row: TrusteeandMassachusetts CommissionerofRevenue
MitchellAdams;Selectwoman RonnySydney. Back row:Nancy
Spaulding, DirectorofAdmissions;Nancy White, Professorof
Psychology.
AndrewB. Woolworth, Co-ChairoftheBoardofTrustees,places thePresidential
Medallion on Gloria Nemerowicz.
thecommunitycomingtogether, thewel-
coming of the new president into that
community, and the expression ofconfi-
dence in her leadership. Imbued with
community solidarity, the Medallion
washanded to the President.
The community then heard the
President's Inaugural Response (excerpts
onpage22),whichwasgreetedbyastand-
ingovation.Theceremonyclosedwith the
recessional out of the auditorium, and
everyonegathered inthegymnasiumfora Collegialspeakers: LauraAvakian,JoAnn Goraand
post-inaugural reception. Gail Chambers.
Presidentspresentandpast: Gloria
NemerowiczandRosemaryAshby.
BoardofTrustees Co-ChairsAndrew B. WoolworthandMarjorieNesbitt Calaman '74congratulate PresidentNemerowiczwithhersons Lee (left)
PresidentNemerowiczon herinauguration. andCarey.
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campus. Students, faculty
and staff mingled, exchang-
ing their ideas and even
their "creations," built from SashaAdamson
pipe-cleaners, that repre- '97andDanita
sented their cultural back- Bell '98 at
DiversityDay.
grounds. Later in the day,
variouscampusgroupspre-
Community Service Day
sented skitsthatenacted the
phrase"PineManorCollege Wednesday, April 2, 1-5 p.m.
islike...." (postponed due to weather)
Mentoring Group, theGo-GoCommitments,performingtheir
skit 'PMCislikea bagofM&Ms.' Students, faculty and staff plan to team
up with the Town of Brookline and the
Day
Diversity
Greenspace Alliance to begin a clean-up
Monday, March 31, 1-5 p.m. project at Hall's Pond Sanctuary in
Brookline's Amory Park. PMC students
The campus Diversity Committee spon- planto"adopt" thespace,holdingsever-
sored a discussion regarding issues of al clean-up days throughout the year. A
diversity facing our campus. Diversity signwillbeplacedatthesitecommemo-
Consultant Doug Cureton headed up ratingtheeffortsofthePMCcommunity.
the program with many fun, interactive Thisoutreacheffortmarksthebeginning
activities that focused on diversity DiversityConsultant DougCureton leadsday- of an ongoing relationship between the
awareness in our society and on our longworkshop. three organizations.
Susan Butler(left), PMCAssistantProfessorof NancyHonvitz Stone '56, '90introduces David Fern Vernon '97welcomes theartist.
PhotographyandDirectoroftheHess Gallery, Bakalar.
speaksat thededication.
Dedication of Arts student Fern Vernon '97 all made installedinmanypubliclocations,includ-
moving tributes to David Bakalar's work ing the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
"Life Force I" and notedhow itenhancesthe PMC cam- MIT, Massachusetts College of Art, and
Thursday, April 3, 4:30 p.m. pus. The ceremony was followed by a the Longy School of Music. Before estab-
receptionin theMoncriefRoom. lishing himselfas an artist, David Bakalar
A long-time Chestnut Hill resident and An accomplished sculptor, David had a successful, 30-year business career
neighbor of the College, artist David Bakalar has held six one-man exhibitions in electronics. He was a member of the
Bakalar, has donated the sculpture. since 1990, including one at the St. Marshall Plan's international team of sci-
Life Force /, to PMC in honor of President Petersburg Ethnographic Museum that entists that traveled throughout Europe
Nemerowicz's inauguration. The dedica- marked the first time an American artist's after the devastation of WWH, helping
tion ceremony took place at the sculpture workhadbeenshowninaSovietmuseum to rebuild industry. At Bell Telephone
location near the front entrance of the since 1917. He has also exhibited at the LaboratoriesandWesternElectric,Bakalar
College. During the program. President William Benton Museum of Art at the helped to develop and produce transis-
Nemerowicz, Nancy Horwitz Stone '56, University of Connecticut, the Levinson tors. In 1952, he co-founded Transitron
'90,VisualArtsProfessorSusanButler,Art KaneGallery, Boston, and KourasGallery, Electronic Corporation and served as its
History Professor Toni Junkin and Visual New York. His sculptures have been presidentuntil 1984.
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