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, Netscape: Pine Manor College |Forward Horn* Rfk>a<J Images Ofx-n Print Find Stop | Loc-ittcn Mtp f/wwwpmc edti/ : O Pine Manor College Wetcome to PMC Academic Programs Welcome to Pir* Mooor College On Line! Acmissions Information Pine Manor College 13 a four-gear liberal arts college dedicated to preparing women for roles of Inclusive leadership and social responsibility in Life » PMC their workplaces, families and communities. Alumnae Mews Education for inclusive Leadership £. Social is oukiJed by a fefirftion of S3C's New President iinncvloulsvievse,thceoimnmtuernaicttyio-nbaosfegdroleuapdemresmhibep,rswhaitcahll levels to motivate,coordinate arid sustain efforts Education for inclusive to pursue socially responsible common good Leadership & Social purposes. Reapersibi1lluMLSR) At Pine Manor College, faculty arid staff are commuted lo providing an active, collaborative The tenter for ILSR learning environment where students gel involved in the excitement cfdisco-very, creativity and problem solving Our faculty are in the process of News Frcrri PMC developing anoutcomes-based general education programwith portfolio assessment. Addltional1y traditional advising is being replaced by Mentoring Teams.composed offaculty members, a u> Pine Manor College is set to launch its new and improved PMC Homepage on the World Wide Web. With the help ofStudio 180, a local multi-media design firm, the PMC Web Site has been completely re-designed in a colorful, user-friendly manner. Our Internet address is still http://www.pmc.edu, but now the site contains expanded text and graphics on all ofPMC’s terrific academic and co-curricular programs, alumnae news, a calendar ofevents, plus information on the Center for Inclusive Leadership and Social Responsibility. Ride the Information Superhighwaywith Pine Manor College On Line! Pine Manor College Contents 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 Printing Reynolds»Dezvalt New MA DavidButler, BusinessManagerfor Bedford, PMC, bringsgreetingsfrom thestaffat Front Cover Inauguration. The Inaugural Procession Development (617)731-7130 outside Ellsworth Hall Mary MacMillen, Director of Major Gifts Back Cover and Planning Newly inaugurated 1 E-mail: [email protected] President Nemerowicz Elizabeth Rowe, Director of Annual Giving E-mail: [email protected] Policy Statement: The Bulletinseeks Bethany Hutchinson, Assistant Director to present stimulating material reflect- of Annual Giving ing a wide range of alumnae back- E-mail: [email protected] groundsandexperiences. Publicationof material does not indicate endorsement Joan Osterweil, Associate Director of ozifnet,hetaheutAholru'msnvaieewApsosionctiatbiyont,heormaPgian-e Planned Giving (713) 782-9329 (Texas) ManorCollege. Admissions (800)732-1357 or(6i7> 731-7104 President’s Office (617)731-7101 P4u0b0liHsehaetdh SbtyreePt,inCeheMsatnnuotrHiCloll,leMgeA, SuzaEnnnreolLlymoenn-tGSoerrdvoince,sDean for Gloria Nemerowicz, President 02167, USA, three times a year. E-mail: [email protected] P(uUbSliPcSati4on3s3-p2o8s0t)a.gepPaoisdtmaatstBeors:tonSMenAd FEa-xm:ail(:61a7d)[email protected] Eugene Rosi, Executive Assistant to the addresschangestoPineManorCollege, President 40020167HeUaStAh.Street, Chestnut Hill, MA Alumnae Relations (617)731-7099 E-mail: [email protected] PnaitneeoMnanthoerbaCsoilsleogferadcoee,sconlootr,dniastciroinmail- KE-amtahielr:inweatWeartsekras@,pmDci.reecdtuor CE-amraliyln:Eellllmmss,[email protected] Initiatives orethnicorigin,sexualorientation,age, LisaWorsh, Assistant/Classnotes Karen Kirkpatrick, Assistant tothe President sexormaritalstatusasrequiredbyTitle I1X972ofantdheotEhdeurcarteileovnantAmfeednedramlenletgsislao-f E-maCilo:[email protected] Public Information (617)731-71 is tion. Pine Manor College is authorized Becky Biegelsen, Director/Editor gurnadnetrafleideenrasltudleanwts.to enroll non-immi- Center for ILSR (617)731-7620 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Spring 1997 1 President Gloria Nemerowicz Pine Manor College 5 April 1997 2 Pine ManorCollege — , On April 5 1997 Pine Manor College celebrated the inauguration ofits ninth president , , , 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 — 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. — 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 Spring 1997 3 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- — 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. 4 PineManorCollege 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 — 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. Spring 1997 5 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. 6 PineManorCollege O March 31-April 1937 6, PMC 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. Spring 1997 7 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. 8 Pine ManorCollege

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