LET THE SESQUICENTENNIAL BEGIN!

The first of nearly 20 Regional Sesquicentennial Celebrations taking place across the country in the months leading up to October 12-15, 2000, the Buffalo event featured the first screening of a specially commissioned video on the University's history, remarks by President Thomas Jackson, and a talk by historian Morris Pierce on the "Erie Canal and Western New York."

Roberta Albert Dayer '57, chair of the Buffalo organizing committee, says she hopes that interest in University history--along with a fondness for the place and its traditions--strikes a chord with alumni in different parts of the country as events take place in coming months.

Dayer, the recently retired executive director of the Western New York International Trade Council, says regional events also provide a way for alumni to meet one another and kindle friendships. She discovered, for example, that William Siener '67, executive director of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, was a fellow alumnus of the University.

Terry Gurnett '77 of Alumni Relations and Development says the Buffalo gathering sets a high standard for upcoming regional events.

THAT'S COOL, MRS. FORMAN

The show, which began its second season this fall, revolves around the Formans, a Point Place, Wisconsin, family on the verge of dysfunction during the bell-bottomed decade.

A native of California who grew up in Boston, Rupp was not so sure about enrolling at Rochester because the school was not known for theater. But she was elated to discover that a program, the forerunner of today's International Theatre Program, was launched in the early '70s, just as she arrived.

'MELIORA WINDS' MAKING MUSIC AT NPR

The five, who perform as Meliora Winds, spent the week playing selections of music composed and arranged for wind quintets and talking with host Martin Goldsmith about their instruments, their music, and their performances in the United States and abroad.

Selections included works by classical composers Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Poulenc and modern composers Leonard Bernstein and Lowell Lieberman, as well as Mexican composer Samuel Zyman and Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla.

In 1997, the group was the first wind quintet to win the Concert Artists Guild Competition.

THERE SHE IS,
MISS (SECOND RUNNER-UP) AMERICA

A native of Korea who grew up with her adoptive parents in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Brockport, New York, Spafford had never been in a pageant until this summer when she entered the Miss Pennsylvania contest largely, she says, in the hopes of winning scholarship money. In June she became the first Asian-American to represent the Keystone State in the national pageant.

Playing violin in the talent portion of the Miss America contest and with a platform of music education, Spafford finished behind Miss Kentucky Heather Renee French and Miss Illinois Jade Smalls in September.

But she received $20,000 in scholarships as second runner-up. That's in addition to the $6,300 in scholarships she won as Miss Pennsylvania.

UR ALUM'S STAR SHINES AT WARNER BROS.

Meyer, who also is a member of the University Board of Trustees, was promoted from executive vice president and chief operating officer this summer.

As CEO, Meyer oversees the financial performance of the company, a division of Time Warner Inc. During his tenure at Warner Bros., Meyer has earned rave reviews for his performance, particularly in leading the television division of the company.

He joined Warner Bros. in 1971 as director of business affairs for the television unit, and has been promoted to several executive positions since then.

THE GARDENING GURUS

Liz, who has been a freelance garden writer for the past decade, debuted her Philadelphia Garden Book at the Philadelphia Flower Show last spring. She's also the author of the Smith & Hawken book, Composting.

'MERCK' MINE ROCHESTER

About 300 medical specialists were selected to write sections of the manual, review and update existing sections, or edit new material for sections of the widely used textbook. In addition to editor Robert Berkow '59M (Res/Flw) (see Alumni Gazette, page 46), 11 contributors are Rochester graduates. They, and the sections they worked on, are:

Chloe G. Alexson '54M (MD), "Congenital Heart Disease"

George R. Brown '79, '83M (MD), "Psychosexual Disorders"

Marilyn R. Brown '62M (MD), "Obesity (Pediatric)"

Howard R. Foye, Jr., '75M (MD), "Behavioral Problems"

William C. Hulbert '79M (MD), '83M (Res), "Renal and Genitourinary Defects"

Arthur E. Kopelman '63M (MD), '64M (Res), "Perinatal Physiology," "Caring for Sick Children and Their Families," "Disturbances in Newborns and Infants," and "Gastrointestinal Defects"

Ruth A. Lawrence '49M (MD), "Initial Care," "Infant Nutrition," "Drugs in Lactating Women," and "Poisoning (Pediatric)"

Frank W. LoGerfo '66M (MD), chapter reviewer

Michael E. Pichichero '76M (MD), '79M (Res), "Childhood Immunizations"

William O. Robertson '46, '49M (MD), "Poisoning"

Robert A. Sinkin '80M (MD), "Pediatrics"

Alexson, Marilyn Brown, Foye, Hulbert, Lawrence, Pichichero, and Sinkin are currently on the faculty of the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

THE TONY GOES TO . . .

The Broadway musical featured an anthology of the legendary director/choreographer's work in theater, film, television, and nightclubs.

Besterman shared the award with Ralph Burns.

HE SWIMS, HE CYCLES, HE RUNS

In his spare time, Dunn has a private practice specializing in neurology.

'INSIDE AN IPO'

The magazine featured E-Loan as an example of the personal and financial turmoil that comes with taking an Internet-related startup company public.

After earning an MBA, Pawlowski worked in the marketing department at Xerox but left in 1991 for California, where she founded the Palo Alto Funding Group, the forerunner of E-Loan.

She and partners launched the online brokerage company in 1992. After several close calls and brushes with bankruptcy, E-Loan went public--what the magazine calls "the ultimate rite of passage for a young company" --on June 29, opening at $21 a share. The stock went as high as $74 3/8 a share in July before falling back to the low 20s.

AWARD WINNERS . . .

Julian Rappaport '69 (PhD), professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, received the Seymour B. Sarason Award for his work on the relationships between professional human service programs, people dependent upon them, and community settings such as schools. Roger P. Weissberg '80 (PhD), professor of psychology and education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, received the Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training award for the year 2000.

In other award news, William Bowen '62M (Mas), Welcher Professor of Dentistry in the School of Medicine and Dentistry has received two awards for his contributions to oral health.

In July, he received an honorary medical degree from Trinity College in Dublin, where he shared the stage with such luminaries as Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel, former ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, and Garret Fitzgerald, former prime minister of Ireland. He also received the 1999 E. W. Borrow Memorial Award from the Borrow Dental Milk Foundation for his work on the oral health of children.

Charles Tidball '52M (Mas) received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Hood College, and his wife, Elizabeth Tidball, was guest speaker at the annual semester-opening convocation ceremony this fall. The Tidballs are distinguished research scholars and co-directors of the Tidball Center for the Study of Educational Environments, based at the Frederick, Maryland, college.

Bruce Sales '71 (PhD), professor of psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and law at the University of Arizona, also received an honorary Doctor of Science degree; his is from John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. The award recognizes his contributions to the field of forensic psychology as an academic discipline and program.

Sales also received the Award for Distinguished Professional Public Service from the American Psychological Association and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and Law from the American Psychology-Law Society.

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