HONORING 100 YEARS OF COEDUCATION

Sesquicentennial Weekend also was a celebration of 100 years of coeducation at the University. In the spirit of Susan B. Anthony, the Rochester women's rights activist who was pivotal in opening the institution's doors to women, the University commemorated the centennial by recognizing 10 outstanding woman graduates from the past century. The graduates typify the success of all Rochester alumnae and underscore the achievements that Anthony knew were in store for future generations of women.

The honorees are:

1900

Mary Frances Smith Edgerly '05
One of the first woman graduates of the University and one of the first four women to receive a science degree (designated for women, however, as "bachelor of philosophy"), Edgerly had a passion for mathematics and sports, ran a successful lumber business, and advocated for social change throughout her life.

1910

Norma Storey Spinning '18
One of the first women elected to the University's Board of Trustees, Spinning combined a successful teaching career in Rochester with her commitment to causes to further the advancement of women.

1920

Helen Foulkes Sykes '20
A member of the board of Highland Hospital, Sykes was an active volunteer who worked tirelessly in service to the Rochester community. Other organizations that she served included the American Red Cross, Girl Scouts of America, the League of Women Voters, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

1930

Mary Steichen Calderone '39M (MD)
An inductee of the National Women's Hall of Fame, Calderone pioneered the sex education movement in America. Researching and writing extensively in the field of human sexuality, she hoped to eradicate sexual ignorance among young people.

1940

Virginia Dwyer '43
Once described as "the most courted woman on Wall Street," Dwyer enjoyed a 43-year career at AT&T that included posts as the highest ranked female executive in the nation. She served as chairman of the University's Board of Trustees from 1988 to 1991.

1950

Florence Cawthorne Ladd '58 (PhD)
A noted psychologist, teacher, and former director of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College, Ladd has been a powerful spokesperson on crucial issues such as gender and racial equality.

1960

Lynn McCracken Daucher '68
Representing the 72nd Assembly District in Orange County, California, Daucher has pursued a long and distinguished career in public service and government. A former member of the Brea, California, city council, she also has served as the city's mayor and as a member of the school board.

1970

Ilene Busch-Vishniac '76
Dean of the Whiting School of Engineer- ing at Johns Hopkins University, Busch-Vishniac is one of only nine women in the country to reach the rank of dean in engineering.

1980

Siobhan Marie Mullen '83
As founding president of AKJUIT Aerospace, Mullen managed Spaceport Canada, a $250 million satellite-development project. An astrophysicist, she has also worked with NASA and Honeywell.

1990

Beth Olearczyk '94
The recipient of several fellowships to support her feminist research in English and history, Olearczyk worked as a public policy advocate for child welfare after graduation. She currently is a medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

INTRODUCING THE CLASS OF 2004 'LEGACIES'

Congratulations to the members of the College Class of 2004 who are sons and daughters of Rochester alumni. Here's the list of students and their alumni parents as reported to us in October. (Please let us know if we've overlooked anyone.)

Marisa Antos-Fallon--Susan Antos '72 and Edward Fallon '77
Jeffrey Bernstein--Arthur '70S and Margaret Stolze Bernstein '70
Renee Benner--David Benner '74
Theodore Bever--Christopher Bever, Jr. '75M (MD)
Rajiv Bhatnagar--B. Chitrangad '73 (PhD)
Melanie Branski--Sandra Hilfiker Branski '77 (Mas)
Katherine Burel--Edward Burel '70
Samuel Cheeran--David '81M (Res) and Mary Cheeran '81M (Res)
Nathan Clark--Brian '78 and Janet Bacon Clark '77
Alison Collins--Timothy Collins '75M (MD)
Morris Collins--Stephen Collins '70
Kaitlin Corkran--W. Michael Corkran '77S (MBA)
Christopher Finger--Ann Schertz Finger '68
Elyse Gilbert--Michael '67 and Sara Lonstein Gilbert '69
Kara Greenwald--Thomas '72 and Barbara Nowick Greenwald '73
Katherine Gurnett--Terrence Gurnett '77
Danielle Hagerman--Michael Hagerman '87W (MS)
Michael Hakiel--Zbigniew Hakiel '77, '80 (MS), '89 (PhD)
Andrew Hayes--Peter Hayes '73
Donald Hoffend--Donald Hoffend '72
Meghan Hurley--Helen Osgood '71
Sarah Iler--William '75 and Iris Lipman Iler '75
Michael Isman--Marshall Isman '85S (MBA)
Tracy Kaplan--Richard '71 and Catherine Imburg Kaplan '72
Stephen Kleene--Bruce Kleene '79M (Res)
Stewart Knox--Keith Knox '70, '75 (PhD) and Dale Stewart '70
Eric Lunin--Scott Lunin '71
Marcelo Macedo--Nelson '81M (Res) and Lidia Macedo '81M (Flw)
Stefanie Macaluso--Grazia Macaluso '92W (MS)
Matthew Markowitz--Barbara Stone Markowitz '71
Joseph McElligott--Michael McElligott '74 (Mas)
Brian Minehan--Cathy Jones Minehan '68
Christian Nelson--Deborah Stuart Nelson '89N (MS)
Jeremy Oremland--Rana Gordon '73 and Michael Oremland '73
Tara Pajoohi--Soheil Pajoohi '75M (Res)
James Parke--Robert Parke '70
Alexa Phillips--Deborah Phillips '96N (MS)
Meridith Rauch--Alan Rauch '71
Elizabeth Riina--William Riina '74
Samuel Rosen--Paula Silverman Rosen '66
Daniel Rowen--Gary Rowen '76
Renata Schloss--Martin and Madelyn Pullman Schloss '68
Stacey Schulman--Harriett Yevzeroff Schulman '71
Aaron Severs--Mark Severs '74 (MA)
Aubrey Srednicki--Julie Marshall Srednicki '91W (MS)
Daniel Stromberg--Sheldon and Amy Valk Stromberg '72
Anna Varlese--Frances Pottick Magdalene '75 and Stephen Varlese '75
David Weiner--Herbert Weiner '60
Jennifer Weiss--Jeanette Weiss '94N (MS)
Lauren Weiss--Robert Weiss '71
Janet Wightman--William '75 and Linda Langdon Wightman '74
David Wolpert--Brian Wolpert '81S (MBA)
Kimberly Yousey--Sharon Monnat Yousey '68N
Sarah Zubairy--Muhammad Zubairy '79 (PhD)

YORK RECEIVES TOP SCIENCE AWARD

Herbert F. York '42, '43 (MS), the first director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a science advisor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, received an Enrico Fermi Award for his efforts and contributions in nuclear deterrence and arms control.

The award, presented by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony in December, is the government's oldest science and technology award.

York, who is director emeritus of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Sidney Drell, a physicist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and Sheldon Datz, a physicist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, were named 2000 Fermi recipients.

"These scientists have made important scientific contributions in the fields of chemistry and physics," Clinton said in announcing the awards. "Their pioneering work in the very complex area of arms control has benefited our nation and the world."

York, the author of six books on nuclear weapons, their development, and control, served as ambassador and chief negotiator for the Comprehensive Test Ban Negotiations under President Jimmy Carter.

He also was founding chancellor of the University of California at San Diego.

FIRST WEDDING BRINGS NEW MEANING TO 'MEET ME AT WILSON COMMONS'

In the 25 years that Wilson Commons has been a meeting place for students and faculty, the light-filled I. M. Pei-designed structure has been the setting for many wedding receptions but no actual wedding ceremonies.

That is, until last May, when Sraddha Prativadi '98 and Joel Helfrich '98 were married in a traditional Indian ceremony attended by more than 350 guests.

The two lived 10 minutes apart in Pittsford and Fairport for eight years before meeting in a comparative literature course, where they were teamed for a group project.

Joel is pursuing his doctorate in history at the University of Minnesota. Sraddha plans to enter medical school this fall.

ALUMNI CITED IN 'BEST' LISTS

Three University graduates were cited in national magazines' end-of-2000 issues for their professional accomplishments.

People magazine's "The 25 Most Intriguing People 2000" included Renée Fleming '83E (MM). The Grammy-winning opera singer took her place in the magazine alongside such notables as Hillary Clinton and Tiger Woods. "Lots of singers have been called divas," said People, "but she's the real thing."

Time magazine's "The Best of 2000" singled out two graduates:

Myles Brand '67 (PhD), president of Indiana University, was cited for ending famed basketball coach Bobby Knight's career after determining that "the bully" (as Time dubbed Knight) had failed to follow a strict policy governing his behavior on and off the court. (For more on Brand, see Alumni Gazette)

Maria Schneider '88E (MM), big band composer-arranger-conductor, was cited for her album Allegresse: "Listen to her sweepingly ambitious compositions, and hear the next wave of jazz taking shape before your ears."

Incidentally, both Fleming and Schneider were among this year's Grammy nominees.

ALUM TAPPED FOR PRESTIGIOUS LASKER

Harvey J. Alter '56, '60M (MD), whose research into the causes of hepatitis has improved blood transfusion safety worldwide, received one of the nation's top honors for a medical scientist when he was presented with a 2000 Lasker award last fall.

Alter, an infectious disease specialist at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, shared the award with Michael Houghton, a scientist with the Chiron Corporation.

Lasker is a co-discoverer of a key antigen that laid the groundwork for isolating hepatitis B, one strain of the liver-damaging illness that can be transmitted through blood transfusions. Alter later hypothesized that another variant of the disease existed, and through a series of laboratory experiments showed that a third agent also causes hepatitis.

Extending Alter's work, Houghton led a team that identified that third virus, the cause of hepatitis C.

The Lasker awards, first presented in 1946 and sometimes called America's Nobels, annually honor the country's most outstanding contributions in basic and clinical medical research. The awards are administered by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.

Alter is the latest in a line of Rochester alumni to receive a Lasker. David Smith '58M (MD), '92 (HNR), who co-invented a vaccine that has almost eradicated childhood bacterial meningitis in America, Australia, and several European countries, received the award in 1996

Smith, who chaired the Department of Pediatrics at Rochester from 1976 to 1983, died in 1999.

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