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NICHOLSON: MAYOR A SAGE CONSORTIUM BY DAY, LAW STUDENT BY NIGHT 10 FROM SUFFOLK LAW DEA STUDENT WINS PATENT A W A R D 11 NEW GROUP ASSISTS FIRST -GEN STUDENTS 12 CLOSING COVID-19 35 JUSTICE GAP PHD’S 12 NY TIMES ENROLLED AT HIGHLIGHTS SUFFOLK L EVICTION RELIEF 13 A QUICK 13 CLINICS FORGE TURN T O W A R D AHEAD IN FACE OF PANDEMIC THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM 13 EMERGENCY FUND HELPS STUDENTS IMPACTED BY COVID 14 SERGE GEORGES JR. NOMINATED TO SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT 17 BRETT FREEDMAN ADVISES THE SSCI 18 REGINA HOLLOWAY’S CAREER IN POLICE OVERSIGHT TAKES A NEW TURN 19 THREE ALUMNI MAKE $1M PLEDGES IN SINGLE YEAR 20 ALL RISE: CELEBRATING SUFFOLK LAW’S FEMALE LEADERS 21 ALUMNI CONTRIBUTIONS WITH PERSONAL MEANING 21 ERNST GUERRIER PAYS IT FORWARD 22 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION AT SUFFOLK LAW 25 TRANSACTIONAL LAW MEETS SOCIAL JUSTICE 26 DEAN PERLMAN HELPS LEAD ACCESS-TO-JUSTICE-EFFORT 27 SUFFOLK LAW LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE HYBRID ONLINE JD PROGRAM 28 EMPATHY AND REHABILITATION, ALUMNI FORGE NEW PATHS FOR THE COURTS 32 SUFFOLK LAW RESPONDS TO THE HOUSING CRISIS 38 WALK IN MY SHOES: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BLACK WOMAN ATTORNEY 41 HONORING THE MEMORY OF A RISING STAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 42 DEAN’S CABINET GROWS BY FIVE 44 STUDENT AWARD NAMED FOR FORMER DEAN ROBERT SMITH WINTER 2021 49 REMEMBERING KENNEDY FAMILY ADVISOR GERARD DOHERTY �SUFFOLK LAW CONTENTS Dean Andrew Perlman Executive Editor Greg Gatlin Editor-in-Chief Michael Fisch Associate Editor Katy Ibsen Design Jenni Leiste Contributing Writers Kara Baskin Beth Brosnan Alyssa Giacobbe Jon Gorey Mark Potts Contributing Photographers Michael J. Clarke Adam Johnson Copy Editor Janet Parkinson 32 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine is published once a year by Suffolk University Law School. The magazine is printed by Lane Press in Burlington, VT. We welcome readers’ comments. Contact us at 617-573-5751, mfisch@suffolk.edu, or at Editor, Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine, 73 Tremont St., Ste. 1308, Boston, MA 021084977. c 2021 by Suffolk University. All publication rights reserved. SUFFOLK LAW RESPONDS TO THE HOUSING CRISIS Tackling Discrimination and Affordable Housing Head On EMPATHY AND REHABILITATION Suffolk Law Community Helps Forge New Paths for the Courts 28 �02 A MESSAGE FROM DEAN ANDREW PERLMAN 04 LAW BRIEFS 12 38 WALK IN MY SHOES: A Day in the Life of a Black Woman Attorney PANDEMIC PIVOT 12 Closing the COVID-19 Justice Gap 12 NY Times Highlights Eviction Relief Tool 13 A Quick Turn Toward the Virtual Classroom 13 Clinics Forge Ahead in Face of Pandemic 13 Emergency Fund Helps Students Impacted by COVID-19 14 IMPACTFUL ALUMNI 14 Serge Georges, Jr. Nominated to Supreme Judicial Court 17 Brett Freedman Advises Senate Intelligence Committee 18 Regina Holloway’s Career in Police Oversight Takes a New Turn 19 GIVING BACK 19 Three Alumni Make $1M Pledges in Single Year 20 All Rise: Celebrating Suffolk Law’s Female Leaders 1 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 20 Posthumous Honors for Professor Victoria Dodd 20 CATIC Foundation Supports Acceleratorto-Practice Program 21 Alumni Contributions With Personal Meaning 21 Ernst Guerrier Pays It Forward 22 LAW COMMUNITY 22 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Suffolk Law 25 Transactional Law Meets Social Justice 26 Dean Perlman Helps Lead Access-to-Justice Effort 27 Suffolk Law Launches Innovative Hybrid Online JD Program 41 Honoring the Memory of a Rising Star in Criminal Justice 42 DEAN’S CABINET 44 RETIREMENTS 45 CLASS NOTES 49 IN MEMORIAM: GERARD DOHERTY �MESSAGE A MESSAGE FROM DEAN ANDREW PERLMAN Dear Suffolk Law Alumni: The past year is one we will not soon forget. We have faced a deadly global pandemic, political polarization, a severe economic downturn, and a reckoning on issues of racial and social justice. Suffolk Law alumni are at the forefront of tackling these kinds of challenges, and this issue of the Alumni Magazine covers just some of their accomplishments. For example, our graduates are addressing flaws in the criminal justice system; they are working within the government, at the federal, state, and local level, to solve a wide range of pressing problems; and they are raising essential concerns about the obstacles that lawyers of color face in our profession. Suffolk Law faculty and students are also playing their part. For instance, just this year, they have uncovered pervasive discrimination in the Boston housing market, led an international effort to automate court forms for the public while courthouses are closed, and established a new transactional clinic that offers legal assistance to small businesses during difficult economic times. In these and so many other ways, the Suffolk Law community is making a difference in a changing, challenging world. At the same time, we are carrying out our core mission of providing an outstanding legal education to talented students who want to achieve professional success. Here are some recent notable developments: Continuing classes in a pandemic. In March, we temporarily moved our entire program online to respond to the public health crisis. Our faculty and staff then worked hard over the summer to prepare for a fall semester that has included a mix of in-person and online classes that are interactive, engaging, and delivering on our educational promise. An exceptional group of first-year students. The fall 2020 entering class was 9% larger than we were expecting, and our 409 first-year students have median LSAT scores (154) and undergraduate GPAs (3.44) that were the strongest of any Suffolk Law class in the past 10 years. Increasing bar pass rates. For the class of 2020, Suffolk Law’s first-time bar pass rate in Massachusetts increased substantially to 80.7%. This is our highest first-time bar pass rate in six years. Record-setting donations. The Law School received three $1 million commitments in one year. These were the three largest commitments ever made by living Suffolk Law alumni, and two were made after the start of the pandemic. We also now have 45 Dean’s Cabinet members, each of whom has committed at least $50,000 to advance the Law School’s work. These contributions are enhancing our programs and ensuring that Suffolk Law remains affordable to everyone regardless of financial circumstances. Top rankings in experiential education. Suffolk Law is the only school in the country that has had four top-25 ranked legal skills specialties in U.S. News & World Report for five years in a row (2017–21 editions). Diversity, equity, and inclusion. The national focus on issues of racial and social justice is reflected in our own community. For several years, the Law School has been 2 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 making strides to ensure that our community is diverse and inclusive. This year, we began taking additional steps in a wide range of areas, such as admissions, the curriculum, and hiring, to advance that important work. Transforming legal education. Suffolk Law has launched a pioneering new Hybrid JD Program (HJD). The program, which had been in the works long before the pandemic, is the first in the country to offer full- and part-time students a traditional in-person first-year classroom experience, followed by the option of taking all remaining classes online. In this issue of the magazine, you will find more details about these developments as well as stories about the many ways that all of you—Suffolk Law alumni—are making a difference. Thank you for everything that you do, both through your professional impact and your contributions to Suffolk Law. Together, we are advancing the Law School’s longstanding mission of providing an exceptional, practice-oriented legal education that enables our graduates to make a difference in the world. That mission has never been more important. Warmest regards, Andrew Perlman �SUFFOLK LAW BY THE NUMBERS ONE TEN 373 45 ONE IN The incoming class has the best academic credentials of any in the last 10 years. OF Governor Baker has nominated Suffolk Law alum and adjunct faculty member Judge Serge Georges, Jr. JD’96 to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. If confirmed, Judge Georges would become the third Suffolk Law graduate to join the Commonwealth’s seven-member high court in the last four years, joining Elspeth Cypher JD’86 and Frank Gaziano JD’89. The number of Dean’s Cabinet members. Each has committed $50,000 or more to Suffolk Law. FIRST THIRTY new $1 million commitments in the last year. THE ONLY LAW SCHOOL WITH FOUR TOP-25 LEGAL SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR FIVE YEARS IN A ROW, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2017–21 EDITIONS). IN 10 months after graduation, the Class of 2019 had the best employment outcomes of any graduating Suffolk Law class in at least 30 years. LEGAL WRITING 5 # 3 CLINICS 14 # Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 TRIAL ADVOCACY 20 # DISPUTE RESOLUTION # 22 �LAW BRIEFS GRANTS $1 MILLION GOVERNMENT GRANT PROPELS FAIR HOUSING EFFORT The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Suffolk’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP) a three-year grant totaling more than $1 million to continue its nationally recognized work. In addition to training the next generation of civil rights attorneys, the HDTP has uncovered widespread discrimination against tenants in the Boston area on the basis of race, the use of housing vouchers, and other protected categories. Since 2012, the program has received $4.2 million in grant funding to support its work. NATIONAL HONORS FOR S am Faisal JD’20 was named a finalist for the National Jurist 2020 Law Student of the Year. The honor is given to just 10 students across the country. “Sam has this great quality of being gentle, at ease, and warm yet tenacious,” Professor Ragini Shah, director of the Immigration Clinic, told National Jurist. “Whether he’s helping clients in the immigrant community, teaching high school kids through our Marshall Brennan Program, or advocating for fellow students, he brings that warmth and determination to bear—and good things happen.” During his 1L summer, Faisal volunteered in Boston Municipal Court, working with indigent clients and attempting to get their cases THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS TURNS TO SUFFOLK In response to the pandemic, Suffolk’s Legal Innovation & Technology Lab created mobile-friendly guided interviews that walk litigants through court forms without the need for physical contact; think Turbo Tax, but for legal issues like a restraining order. With support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Lab is building tools that last beyond the pandemic, to bring data from those court forms directly into a court’s case management system. That means court employees will not need to fill in case data by hand, speeding up court response times and simplifying processes for pro se litigants. Most importantly, it offers the potential to revolutionize data collection and analysis in trial courts throughout the country. dismissed. He went nine for 12 on the dismissals, National Jurist reported. Faisal served as a mentor in the Law School’s Marshall Brennan Program, commuting a few times a week to instruct a public high school class in constitutional law. One of his students went on to win the preeminent high school moot court—with federal judges deciding the final round. In the last five years, Suffolk Law has made the Student of the Year shortlist four times. Last year, National Jurist honored Justin Rhuda JD’19, noting that he helped stop the eviction of a former U.S. Army prisoner of war and his family, who were facing homelessness. Rhuda was a U.S. Marine Corps captain from 2010 to 2015, stationed for two years in the Persian Gulf. IN THE MEDIA “DEADLY FORCE BEHIND THE WHEEL” WASHINGTON POST, AUGUST 24, 2020 Professor Emerita Karen Blum addresses a controversial police driving maneuver used to end car chases. Blum and Suffolk Law students filed a brief in a Supreme Court case brought by a man who was paralyzed in 2001 during an attempted “precision immobilization technique” by a Georgia police officer. 4 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Photographs from left: Michael J. Clarke (2), Adobe, Michael J. Clarke CIVIC-MINDED STUDENT �LAW BRIEFS BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME ALUMNA DESIGNS DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS APP D efense attorneys, especially when they’re handling low-level offenses like small-quantity drug possession and petty theft, often ask judges to divert their clients into social programs—such as substance abuse treatment or group therapy—to avoid a criminal record. They do that in part because the effects of a criminal record can be so far-reaching: ineligibility for college scholarships or financial aid, lost opportunities for employment, and denials for private and public housing. While working in Suffolk’s Juvenile Defender Clinic, Nicole Siino JD’18 saw how difficult it was to find her clients a place in treatment or job programs before they were arraigned, and her student colleagues and public defenders experienced the same problem. “I sat in court and listened to judges, attorneys, and probation officers talk about dozens of programs designed to help juveniles succeed and discovered that there was no master list of community-based resources. No place to go to do a comprehensive search where you could learn about programs and determine if they had openings,” she says. The idea that young people would lose an opportunity for professional help and a shot at redemption largely because lawyers and social workers didn’t have a basic web resource seemed wrong. So she conquered her fear of coding, turning to Suffolk Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab teachers for instruction. And then she built the tool she envisioned, the Juvenile Resource Finder. Today, Massachusetts attorneys (and anyone else, for that matter) can check her app on their phones from a courtroom—and help their clients avoid the potentially devastating effects of a criminal record. Siino is a consultant focusing on legal innovation and technology at Fireman & Company. Find her app at bit.ly/NicoleApp2020. NEW DEGREE PROGRAM FOR LIFE SCIENCES LAW In collaboration with Suffolk’s Sawyer Business School and the College of Arts & Sciences, the Law School has launched a new Master of Science in Law: Life Sciences degree. The interdisciplinary program is designed to help students secure jobs and advance careers in the life sciences, one of the nation’s fastest-growing fields for job growth. A 2019 Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation report indicates that the state does not have enough suitably trained workers for available life sciences positions and that filling openings often takes more than three months as employers compete to hire promising candidates. QUESTIONS? Contact Jennifer Karnakis at jkarnakis@suffolk.edu. PROFESSOR EARNS ABA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD A t an event headlined by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Suffolk Law Professor Janice C. Griffith received a Lifetime Achievement award from the American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law for her years of service and impressive professional accomplishments. She began her career as an associate with the Wall Street firm Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, then served as general counsel for New York City’s Housing and Development Administration. Griffith also served as Suffolk University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and dean of Georgia State University College of Law. 5 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �LAW BRIEFS IN THE MEDIA NEW SUFFOLK LAW FACULTY ON ISSUES THAT MATTER “TELL US ABOUT A LEGAL ISSUE THAT IS ANIMATING YOU.” NEW PROFESSORS WEIGH IN JENNIFER CIARIMBOLI LIVING TOGETHER? YOU MAY NEED SOME LEGAL ADVICE A recent study by the Pew Research Center has found for the first time that the percentage of people cohabiting is higher than the percentage of married couples. In March, Boston News 25 turned to family law expert Professor Maritza Karmely to ask if she had any legal advice for people living together. She had several recommendations: Put your names on all assets. Hire an attorney for four important documents—your house deed, your will, a power of attorney for financial decisions, and a health care proxy. Marriage provides tax benefits as well as safeguards if couples decide to split up, she added. For example, unmarried fathers have fewer rights than married fathers when it comes to custody, at least until a judge gets involved. STEPHEN CODY Assistant Professor of Academic Support BA, Boston University JD, University of Notre Dame Law School Assistant Professor BA, Temple University MPhil, Cambridge University JD, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Ciarimboli served as in-house counsel at Re:Sources and at Sapient Corporation, where she advised on a variety of global legal issues, including contracts and compliance. Prior to working in-house, she was an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP. Remote bar complexities “Due to the pandemic, 2020 graduates dealt with months of changes to the dates and format of the bar examination. Most students took a remotely administered test in October rather than a live exam in the summer. I’m thinking a lot about how those changes impacted our students, whether they disproportionately affected particular groups, and how I can support our future graduates who are dealing with continuing uncertainty around the administration of the exam.” 6 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Before coming to Suffolk Law, Cody was a research director at Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center and prosecuted criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Eastern District, California). His interviews with hundreds of child soldiers and other survivors have helped determine how best to prepare, support, and protect witnesses who testify against perpetrators of mass violence. Supporting witnesses of war crimes “Witnesses are the lifeblood of international criminal trials. Most victims and witnesses have survived killings, torture, or the destruction of their homes. For many, testifying in a war crimes trial requires an act of great courage, especially when perpetrators still walk the streets of their villages and towns. Criminal prosecutors must be part of national and international efforts to support and protect victims and witnesses and help to restore communities affected by violence.” �LAW BRIEFS MAURICE DYSON ALI ROD KHADEM CARLOS M. TEUSCHER Assistant Clinical Professor Director, Transactional Clinic BS, University of Southern California JD, Georgetown University Law Center Assistant Professor BA, MA, JD, University of California, Berkeley MA, PhD, Harvard University Dyson practiced law with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities, and leveraged buyouts valued at over $166 billion. He participated in landmark pro bono school-finance litigation, winning a $14 billion judgment that was upheld on appeal. He also led federal civil rights enforcement as the Special Projects team attorney for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Photographs from left: Adobe, Michael J. Clarke (5) Professor BA, Columbia University JD, Columbia Law School Khadem has worked as an associate in King & Spalding’s Middle East and Islamic finance group; as an associate in Linklaters’ China mergers and acquisitions group; as a senior director for global strategic relationships at Westport Innovations; and as a senior vice president for Asia and Middle East strategy at Macquarie Capital. He speaks several languages, including Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, and French. Teuscher was a lecturer and clinical instructor at Harvard Law School, where he directed the community enterprise project of the transactional law clinics. Before joining Harvard Law, he worked on domestic and international finance, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial transactions at Linklaters LLP and Dechert LLP. Collaboration in a “post-truth” era “In our so-called post-truth era, we are experiencing increasing polarization around fundamental existential questions, whether they be related to the pandemic, climate change, religion, race, gender, or nuclear threat. If information is part of the commons, then how does pollution of the information ecology (whether through misinformation, misunderstanding, or cognitive overload) undermine the possibilities for agreement and collaboration? And what new modalities are needed, at the levels of the individual and the collective, for resolving the ensuing conflicts?” “A horrible year” “COVID-19, the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, murder hornets, and now raging fires along the West Coast. 2020 has been a horrible year. Regardless, people have come together in different ways to support each other. Mutual aid networks have sprung up across the country, including in the Greater Boston area, to support immigrants and other oppressed groups with money, labor, and education programs, among others. Tax, business, employment, immigration—the legal issues are vast!” Saying no to the “hired gun” “We often seek a ‘hired gun,’ but we should advocate for the ‘hired dove’ attorney to engage in creative problem solving as a deliberate peacemaker, using restraint, reconciliation, and healing rather than acting as instruments to perpetuate malice and bitterness. As such, the hired dove lawyering model, first put forth by Professor Mary C. Szto, gives us a more effective manner for empathic cooperation in the practice of law, uniting parties riven asunder by conflict to reach lasting compromises built on mutual respect and need.” 7 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �LAW BRIEFS LEGAL 500 R RECOGNITION FROM THE NATIONAL BLACK PRE-LAW CONFERENCE RECOGNIZES RECENT GRADUATE ecognition by The Legal 500 typically takes years of building a career and clientele. An organic chemist turned Suffolk Law student has accomplished the feat while still in law school. Paul R. Fleming JD’20, who serves as a patent agent with Dechert LLP, was recognized this year by The Legal 500 U.S. for his patent prosecution work. “The partner I worked with said that it’s a big deal,” says Fleming, who received his PhD from MIT and did his postdoc at the National Institutes of Health before working as a scientist for AstraZeneca. “I think my background in the pharmaceutical industry really helped me. I am able to help clients because I understand Suffolk Law was recognized at the 15th-anniversary celebration of the Annual National Black PreLaw Conference & Law Fair with that organization’s “Outstanding Law School Diversity Outreach Award.” The school’s admissions outreach and focus on diversity pipeline programs contributed to the honor. One example of the pipeline in action is recent graduate Sam Faisal JD’20. As a public high school student in Boston, Faisal wasn’t thinking of becoming an attorney until he began receiving lessons in constitutional law from two Suffolk Law students. His mentors were serving as Marshall Brennan fellows, teaching subjects like free speech in the high school context, search and seizure law, and civil rights in police encounters. drug discovery so well; it’s deeply ingrained in my system.” His work as a staff scientist at Choate, Hall & Stewart with Andrea Reid JD’06, a former chemist herself, helped inspire his own transition to law. The two continue to work together today at Dechert. “It definitely took me some time to get comfortable making the switch from research to being a patent agent. That’s a big switch,” he says. “So, for me, it was really gratifying to see that the clients appreciated the work I did and found that I was a valuable part of their team.” Through Suffolk Law’s new Accelerated JD Program, Fleming completed his JD a year and a half early. IN THE MEDIA NIGHTLINE AND ESQUIRE COVER SUFFOLK LAW HOUSING STUDY On July 1, the Boston Globe reported that undercover investigations by Suffolk Law’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP) “found that Black people posing as prospective tenants were shown fewer apartments than whites and offered fewer incentives to rent, and that real estate agents often cut off contact when the renters gave Black-sounding names like Lakisha, Tyrone, or Kareem.” The HDTP study was also covered in Esquire, The Chronicle of Higher Education, on NPR, and cited on ABC News Nightline. SUFFOLK HELPS LAUNCH NATIONAL POLICING CONSORTIUM Dean Andrew Perlman helped lead the creation of the ABA-Legal Education Police Practices Consortium, which launched in October. The Consortium is creating opportunities for more than 50 law schools across the country to work with the ABA and local, state, and national stakeholders to improve police practices, from use of force policies to training and oversight. 8 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �LAW BRIEFS MICHAEL J. NICHOLSON: MAYOR BY DAY, LAW STUDENT BY NIGHT Photographs from left: Adobe, Michael J. Clarke A s Suffolk Law students navigate law school, there’s a lot to think about. For some, there are work responsibilities, babies to feed, parents to care for. Michael J. Nicholson, Class of 2021, is only 26 years old and running a small city. He was elected mayor of Gardner, Massachusetts, this summer. Since his election, he’s been working through all manner of thorny problems, including a truncated $70 million city budgetplanning process and making an educated decision about how the state would likely fund cities despite its own pandemic-related budget challenges. Nicholson and Gardner’s school superintendent worked through four separate plans required by the state to get the city’s students back to school safely this fall. Gardner, a city of about 20,000, lies 57 miles west of Boston. By charter, the Gardner mayor serves as chair of the school committee. As part of the city’s hybrid schooling model, Nicholson proposed the city start off with two weeks of remote learning for all students. “That two weeks up front allowed us to see how other districts were faring, what mistakes or blips were happening, so we could avoid those. It made the learning curve a little less steep,” he says. It’s no surprise that he’s been thinking back to lessons from his favorite Suffolk Law professors, including Judge Serge Georges, Jr. JD’96 and Professor Anthony Polito. “I’m responsible for managing the procurement process for the city,” Nicholson 9 THREE SUFFOLK LAW STUDENTS WON LOCAL ELECTION RACES IN 2020 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 says. “Professor Polito helped me see the whole system, how we got to the process that we use to set a city’s excise and property tax numbers.” Nicholson’s Government Lawyer class included some equally politically minded students who ran for office in Massachussetts—for example, 33-year-old Meghan K. Kilcoyne, Class of 2021, who was elected state representative for the 12th Worcester District. Another classmate, 31-yearold Michael J. Owens, Class of 2021, served for four years as a town councilor in Braintree. And another Suffolk Law student, John J. Cronin, Class of 2022, was elected state senator for the Worcester and Middlesex District. Before becoming mayor, Nicholson served as town administrator of Rutland, Massachusetts, and as top aide for then-mayor of Gardner, Mark Hawke. �LAW BRIEFS SUFFOLK LAW STUDENT WINS PATENT AWARD W hile working as an investigator in oral biology at Boston University, Eva Helmerhorst, Class of 2021, discovered that a naturally occurring oral bacteria, Rothia mucilaginosa, can break down gluten proteins. Her discovery and forthcoming inventions will create a natural therapy for individuals with celiac disease or other forms of gluten intolerance. Going through the patent process spurred Helmerhorst’s interest in law, she says: “I was in contact a lot with the Office of Technology Development during the time, and this is how I actually became interested in patent law.” Helmerhorst, who holds a doctorate in oral biochemistry, was recognized in 2019 as one of 13 honorees at the Boston Patent Law Association’s 9th Annual Invented Here! Awards, and was one of four honorees invited to share more about their work. “I remember one of the questions I was asked was: ‘How do you get to a discovery?’ My answer was ‘Just let your brain wander and see where it goes and make connections’ ... because, when I found the enzyme ... it was kind of an accidental discovery. It often goes like that,” says the Suffolk Law 4L evening student. Helmerhorst’s journey from science to IP law is not uncommon at Suffolk Law. In a typical year, more than a dozen entering students hold a PhD, many in STEM fields. They often pursue patent law, one of the reasons that 30% of Boston-area patent lawyers are Suffolk Law alumni. THE DOCTOR IS IN 35 PhDs ENROLLED AT SUFFOLK LAW The incoming Law School class boasts 14 PhDs, 46 students with graduate degrees, and even a nuclear engineer. While impressive, this is not unusual. In recent years, Suffolk Law has attracted an increasing number of students with advanced degrees, with 35 PhDs currently enrolled. “Many of these students have graduate degrees in STEM fields, and they know that the Law School has a terrific local and national reputation in IP law,” says Professor Rebecca Curtin, co-director of the Intellectual Property Concentration. “Many 10 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 of these students already have jobs in law firms working on patent matters, so they need to go to law school at night. We pair an outstanding IP program with a highly ranked evening program. It’s a perfect match.” Many attend Suffolk Law for the IP Concentration, which is one of the largest and most developed of its kind in the country, offering a patent law specialization and a full range of IP courses—patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing—to introduce students to the diversity of the field. �LAW BRIEFS NEW GROUP ASSISTS FIRST-GEN STUDENTS Michael Murray (right), in his previous position as the AHL executive vice president of hockey operations, presents the AHL Playoff MVP award (Jack A. Butterfield Trophy) to Andrew Poturalski of the Charlotte Checkers following their AHL Calder Cup championship during the 2018-19 season. ACHIEVING HIS NHL DREAM ALUMNUS JOINS THE MINNESOTA WILD Photographs from left: Courtesy of Carly Gillis Photography , AHL File Photo M ichael Murray JD’08 has been named assistant to the general manager of the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild. In his new role, Murray will assist in the day-to-day responsibilities of the Wild’s hockey operations department, including contract negotiations, scouting, and player development. He will also support hockey operations for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Iowa Wild. Hockey is part of Murray’s DNA—he first wore skates and handled a hockey stick when he was 3 years old. He played at Dartmouth and for two seasons professionally, and his father, Bob Murray, was part of Boston University’s 1971 and 1972 NCAA championship teams. Murray was previously the executive vice president of hockey operations for the AHL. “You can never have too many smart people around you, especially during these unprecedented times,” said Wild General Manager Bill Guerin. “Between Michael’s education and experience in the hockey world ... he will help make our organization better.” Murray says he wouldn’t have achieved his dream of working in the NHL without his Suffolk Law degree, noting that he regularly applies the lessons he learned in courses like sports, labor, and employment law. “I think one of the best things about Suffolk is the diversity of the faculty and the ability to learn from their personal and professional experiences,” he said. “Their firsthand knowledge and expertise is invaluable.” 11 Lauren Bertino, Class of 2022, a first-generation law student, said imposter syndrome set in on her first day of classes last fall. “I realized I had no idea what was going on,” she says. And she wasn’t alone. “There are plenty of students around me, especially at Suffolk … who don’t have an uncle or a family friend to tell them what to expect [when attending law school].” This experience led Bertino, along with her 2L classmates Melanie Stallone, Cassandra Munoz, and James Lockett, to create the First Generation Law Student Association and its podcast “Firsthand from FirstGen” to support other first-generation law students in understanding the nuances of law school. The podcast delivers insights from other students, faculty, and alumni. “Firsthand from FirstGen” is working on more episodes now and seeking out alumni for interviews. “Suffolk is well-known for its strong alumni network,” Bertino says. “That is why I came to Suffolk in the first place and why it is such an especially good place for first-gen students. When I was looking to see whether I wanted to even go to law school, I spoke to Suffolk alumni who were so willing to just say, ‘Yeah, here’s the deal.’” Episodes 1 and 2 of “Firsthand from FirstGen” can be found on Spotify, tinyurl.com/suffolkfirstgen. Alumni interested in participating can email the organization at sulsfirstgen@gmail.com. IN THE MEDIA “‘WET’ INK SIGNATURES REQUIREMENTS MAY FADE AFTER CORONAVIRUS” BLOOMBERG LAW, APRIL 10, 2020 With the logistical challenges of meeting in person during a pandemic, many states are moving away from requiring “wet signatures.” Professor Gabe Teninbaum JD’05 explains why this idea is long overdue. He argues that wet signatures remain a common practice, like a lot of legal practice processes, simply because of inertia. Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �PANDEMIC PIVOT A TEAM GATHERS ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS. WATCH NBC 10 COVERAGE AT bit.ly/LITLabNBC Clinical fellow Quinten Steenhuis interviewed by NBC 10 about the court forms project CLOS ING THE COVID-19 JUSTICE GAP By Michael Fisch I magine a woman living with an abusive partner, isolated for months during the pandemic shutdown. Eventually, she goes to the local courthouse to get help, but the doors are locked when she arrives— because of the pandemic, Massachusetts courts are closed to the public except for emergencies. She waits outside for hours, until a clerk finally comes with a stack of complex papers for her to complete on her own. “Unfortunately, this actually happened,” says Quinten Steenhuis, a legal technologist and clinical fellow in Suffolk’s Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab. “It’s a problem that was foreseen by Ralph Gants, the late chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court [SJC], at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. He put out a call for ideas to increase public access to the courts, and the LIT Lab answered that call.” Within weeks, the SJC’s Access to Justice Commission COVID-19 Task Force’s Access to Courts Committee, co-chaired by LIT Lab director David Colarusso, had started tackling the question of how people facing legal emergencies could access the court from home. The answer: court forms that could be filled out and submitted to the courts entirely via mobile phones. Simply placing existing court forms online wouldn’t get the job done. The forms would need to walk users through complex legal questions, in the same way that TurboTax simplifies tax documents, and provide a way to be submitted without the usual printing and signing requirements. By the end of April, the LIT Lab had recruited a group of 100 volunteers across five continents: coders, user experience experts, designers, lawyers, linguists offering translation services, and the LIT Lab’s own committed student team. Working at rapid speed, the team launched MassAccess in June with an initial array of forms. The project is a remarkable feat, both for its swift turnaround and its $0 price tag for the courts. Without the volunteer army, Colarusso estimates the project could have cost over $1 million. The mobile forms address legal issues from restraining orders to unlawful eviction and even “breach of quiet enjoyment”—say, when a landlord won’t repair a sewage leak in your kitchen. The creation of court forms in other legal areas, such as consumer debt, education, health, and guardianship, is ongoing. “In the U.S., even before the pandemic, a majority of people faced their civil legal emergencies without a lawyer,” said Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman—a problem called the justice gap. Additionally, many courts have forms that must be printed out, filled in by hand, and delivered to a courthouse or scanned and submitted to the court, said Steenhuis. “But many people don’t have a printer or scanner at home, and they don’t have access to a library right now— or a retail store’s computer station,” he noted. These are some of the hurdles that the mobile tools overcome. And because the framework for the mobile app, Docassemble, is open to anyone, technologists in other states will have a leg up in creating similar forms for their courts. “This project is extremely helpful,” said Jorge Colon, a court service center manager with the Massachusetts Trial Courts. “When people call to receive assistance at the Court Service Center, we can refer them to the different tools that this project has created, and they are able to do the same things that they could do at the courthouse through this project.” View the MassAccess project forms at courtformsonline.org. NY TIMES HIGHLIGHTS EVICTION RELIEF TOOL Millions of Americans have been facing the very real possibility of eviction—in the middle of winter, with a pandemic spiking. This fall, the Suffolk LIT Lab released a free online tool that has helped thousands of tenants across the nation determine whether they qualify for eviction relief, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium order. If a renter qualifies, the tool produces a customized letter that can be sent to their landlords, as CDC rules stipulate. In September, The New York Times featured the tool in its primer on the topic, “The New Eviction Moratorium: What You Need to Know.” At press time, the CDC eviction reprieve covers qualified renters through December 31. Check out the tool at courtformsonline.org. 12 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �PA N D E M I C P I V O T CLINICS FORGE AHEAD IN FACE OF PANDEMIC A QUICK TURN TOWARD While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the traditional faceto-face interactions of Suffolk Law’s 11 clinical programs, students have found creative ways to help their clients. THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM The Legal Innovation & Technology Lab created cell phone-guided interviews that walk pro se litigants through complex court forms. The team’s effort drew media attention, including a television segment on NBC Boston. Photographs from left: Michael Fisch , Michael J. Clarke, Adobe W hile COVID-19 has created widespread hardship, it is also driving rapid innovation— including at Suffolk Law School, says Professor Gabe Teninbaum JD’05. As the recently appointed assistant dean of innovation, strategic initiatives, and distance education, Teninbaum knew that the fundamentals of a Suffolk legal education would remain the same whether faculty and students were miles apart on a Zoom call or six feet away in a Sargent Hall classroom. But because the two experiences can feel very different, he’s made it a priority to get faculty the resources they need to make their remote classes more intimate and interactive, as well as rich in content. Law librarians now serve as “tech guides” or, more formally, library distance education liaisons, assisting faculty with the finer details of remote teaching. Faculty tech facilitators (FTFs), hired students, are the virtual world’s new teaching assistants, serving as an extra set of eyes to help professors. Faculty, in turn, are gaining a sense of the new medium’s unique rhythm and how to incorporate digital tools—from instant polling of students to building in commentary from experts around the world. “So far,” says Teninbaum, “it’s gone terrifically, because we have a staff and faculty working together to put students’ needs first.” Students in the newly created Transactional Clinic are working on legal documents that set out the governance and financial structure of Puntada, an immigrant women’s worker cooperative that produces face masks and other personal protective equipment. In April, the Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic learned that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights had referred their case against the government of Guatemala, addressing persistent government raids of indigenous community radio stations, to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Clinic’s student attorneys drafted and submitted a lengthy merits brief to the Court in October. Expert witnesses will include UN Special Rapporteurs and Suffolk Law Professor Lorie Graham. As the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Offices faced court closures, the Prosecutors Clinic has jumped in to assist. Working in 17 courts with five Massachusetts District Attorney’s Offices, students have created COVID-specific templated motions, flowcharts, and analyses to help criminal cases proceed without undue delay as litigation resumes. The Accelerator Practice represented a mother with a housing voucher who faced discrimination for over a year as she sought in vain to rent an apartment for herself and her two disabled children. The Accelerator Practice and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office negotiated settlements for the family with several of the offending housing providers. EMERGENCY FUND HELPS STUDENTS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 One law student, the mother of a toddler, was laid off from fulltime work. Another was unable to find summer legal employment or find work as a nanny to make extra income. A third lost his regular gig as an Uber driver. These are just a few of the reasons why students have applied for grants through the Suffolk Law CARES Emergency Fund. The Fund—made possible through the generosity of alumni, faculty, and staff members—aims to help support law students facing 13 financial challenges brought on by the pandemic. As of September 24, $33,200 in grants had been awarded to students in need. To support Suffolk Law Cares visit app.mobilecause.com/vf/ SUCARES Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �IMPACTFUL ALUMNI SERGE GEORGES, JR. NOMINATED TO SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT NOMINEE HAS A REPUTATION FOR LEGAL BRILLIANCE—AND FOR TREATING EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT By Beth Brosnan �I M PA C T F U L A L U M N I Photograph by Michael J. Clarke O ver the course of his 25-year legal career, Judge Serge Georges, Jr. JD’96 has earned a reputation as a remarkably gifted communicator. Whether he’s talking with professional colleagues, defendants in his Dorchester courtroom, or his students at Suffolk Law, Judge Georges is the kind of person who can connect with his listeners and cut to the heart of the matter, says Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman. Yet for a few brief moments this fall, Georges, 50, found himself speechless. On November 17, Governor Charlie Baker announced Georges’ nomination to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. At a State House press conference, the governor praised Georges not only for his legal brilliance, but also for the humanity he has brought to his work as both a Boston Municipal Court judge and a teacher at Suffolk Law. “Many lawyers say he’s their favorite judge,” Baker said. “Not because he gives them the answer they want, but because he knows the law, does his homework, and treats everyone in his courtroom with dignity and respect.” Stepping to the microphone, Georges paused to collect himself. After thanking the governor, he said, “I can’t adequately express what this means to me—I just don’t have the words.” As a young HaitianAmerican boy growing up in Dorchester, he added, “I would never have dreamed this was possible.” Yet Georges has spent his life believing in the possible—including in the classroom, where he has mentored law students, and in the courtroom, where he has earned a reputation for making litigants feel listened to, fairly treated, and able to move forward with their lives. As the governor put it, “It seems clear that no matter when Judge Georges becomes your friend and colleague, that relationship will last.” “None of us get to where we are alone,” Georges said a few days later. “I try to give people the opportunity to be successful.” Proud, Joyful Tears If confirmed in early December, he will join two other Suffolk Law graduates on the seven-member court: Justices Frank Gaziano JD’89 and Elspeth Cypher JD’86. Even more significantly, he will become only the fourth Black person ever to serve on the 328-year-old SJC. Georges’ longtime friend, Suffolk Trustee Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94, a HaitianAmerican who grew up in Mattapan, wept when he heard the news. “Serge’s appointment was a great day for Suffolk, and for our diverse community,” he says. “It signifies everything that we preach. You can grow up in Dorchester or Mattapan or Roxbury or Jamaica Plain, and if you are given the opportunity and work hard, you can reach the highest level.” Cherina D. Wright JD/MBA’17—the law school’s assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, who first met Georges when she was president of Suffolk’s Black Law Students Association—was also moved to “proud, joyful tears.” While plenty of systemic racial barriers remain, she says, “I hope this helps Suffolk Law students, especially our students of color, realize the sky is the limit. Serge is proof of that.” University President Marisa Kelly calls Georges “a role model for our students, someone who embodies our very highest ideals. And in a period when our country is wrestling with criminal justice reform, he brings a deep understanding of how different communities navigate our legal system.” Dean Perlman points out that Georges’ tenure on the Boston Municipal Court will provide “an often under-represented perspective” for the Supreme Judicial Court, whose members are rarely drawn from the district and municipal courts. “His professional experiences, particularly those involving the civil and criminal legal issues that individuals regularly encounter, will be especially valuable to the court,” he said. “WHAT SERGE HAS DONE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS IS LIKE PRACTICING LAW IN THE ER. HE HAS PRESIDED OVER THE BUSIEST COURT IN THE COMMONWEALTH, AND HE’S DONE SO WITH INTELLIGENCE, COMPASSION, AND COMMITMENT.” –Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94 Guerrier puts it this way: “What Serge has done for the past seven years is like practicing law in the ER. He has presided over the busiest court in the Commonwealth, and he’s done so with intelligence, compassion, and commitment.” Continued on page 16 15 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �I M PA C T F U L A L U M N I The early years in Dorchester Georges was first appointed to the Boston Municipal Court in 2013 by Governor Deval Patrick, following more than 15 years as a trial attorney concentrating in civil litigation, criminal defense, and professional licensure and liability. “I can’t tell you how much it has meant to me to be a judge in the neighborhood where I grew up,” he says. From age 4 until his early 20s, Dorchester was home. He lived with his parents and two older sisters in a rented two-bedroom apartment on Hancock Street in Kane Square, surrounded by Irish-American, Cape Verdean, and Puerto Rican families. He and his friends loved to ride their BMX bikes through the neighborhood, flying past the courthouse where Georges would one day preside. Education was everything to Georges’ parents, who had left Haiti to avoid political persecution. His father, Serge Sr., who taught in the Boston public schools by day, held down a second job at Honeywell by night, while his mother, Maryse, worked as a data entry clerk for the Boston Stock Exchange and at the Safety Insurance Company, all so they could afford to send their children to Catholic schools. Georges graduated from both Boston College High School and Boston College, where he majored in English. (He can still recite poetry he studied there from memory.) Having put their three children through college, Serge Sr. and Maryse Georges bought their first home, in Randolph, where they live today. The judge lives nearby, with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters. Yet Dorchester remains home, the place that taught him “there are a lot of really good people who get bad breaks,” he says. It’s a perspective he brings with him to the courtroom, where he is known for giving people a chance while also holding them accountable. “When you are practicing at the district and municipal court level,” he says, “you see there are plenty of people who have just made mistakes and need some guidance to get back on their feet, stop committing crimes, and become productive members of society.” From 2014 to 2018, he presided over the Dorchester Drug Court, working with a team of clinicians, attorneys, police, and parole officers to provide substance-use offenders with consistent structure, expectations, and support. He calls the experience the most rewarding of his professional life. “I’ve seen the kind of miracles that come with sobriety,” he says, “when people who have lost everything are able to reconnect with family, find employment and housing.” After Georges’ SJC nomination was announced, his email inbox and phone were flooded with congratulatory messages, including some from former Drug Court clients. “It’s ironic they are calling to thank me,” he says. “I feel I should be thanking them. This work has given me so much.” Lighting an intellectual fire Prior to accepting his nomination to the SJC, Georges accepted another honor: Suffolk’s invitation to serve as Commencement speaker for Suffolk Law’s Class of 2021, where he will receive an honorary degree. An adjunct faculty member since 1999, Georges has now taught a full generation of Suffolk Law students. At the start of every school year, when he leads incoming 1L students in their oath of professionalism, he shares how the notorious 1989 Charles Stuart case galvanized him to study law. When Stuart shot and killed his pregnant wife, Suffolk Law alumna Carol DiMaiti Stuart JD’85, and blamed her death on an unidentified Black assailant, city officials spent two months indiscriminately rounding up Black men and interrogating them. Boston newspapers called for the restoration of the death penalty. Georges still has a copy of that newspaper. “It’s old and yellow and I’m going to be buried with it, because it informed the rest of my life,” 16 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 he says. Stuart was eventually revealed to be the murderer and committed suicide, yet there was no immediate reckoning, no admission of how an entire community had been presumed guilty and deprived of its legal rights. After graduating from BC in 1992, Georges enrolled at Suffolk Law. There was, he says, a warmth to everyone he met, and the sense that faculty and staff alike cared deeply about students and wanted them to succeed. “People would take the time to check in with you, when things were going well and when they weren’t,” he says. “Suffolk was a place you could always come home to.” Suffolk also lit a fire under him. “My professors were the best in the business and they started my love of the law,” he says. Friday nights would find him in the basement of the Archer building, debating the latest slip opinions with his classmate and close friend, Hank Brennan JD’96, now a noted criminal defense attorney. “I’m a nerd,” he cheerfully admits. “I love the intellectual stimulation of reading the law and thinking about how to apply it.” Today, Georges lights those same fires under his own students in his courses on Trial Advocacy, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. “He is an exceptional teacher,” says Dean Perlman. Assistant Dean Wright adds he’s the kind of professor “who empowers his students, and gives them a real sense of ownership of the material.” If confirmed, Georges will bring all this with him to the Supreme Judicial Court— not only “his clear command of the law and his sharp analytical mind,” says Dean Perlman, “but also his desire to make a positive impact on the lives of others.” The prospect of joining the nation’s oldest supreme court, operating under its oldest constitution, renders this most eloquent of men speechless once more. “I want to be part of a team that is working to get it right,” Georges says after a pause. “For a kid from Kane Square, this means everything.” �I M PA C T F U L A L U M N I “ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS TRYING TO BRIDGE THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DIVIDE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN, SAY, SILICON VALLEY AND WASHINGTON.” –Brett Freedman JD’07 BRETT FREEDMAN ADVISES SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE By Jon Gorey Photograph: Courtesy of Aviva Krauthammer O n a late December day in 1988, Brett Freedman JD’07 and his family were readying for an overnight flight to Israel, where they were planning to celebrate 13-yearold Brett’s bar mitzvah. As they packed their bags, anticipation turned to anxiety when they heard that a passenger jet, Pan-Am Flight 103, had exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland—killing all 259 people aboard and 11 on the ground in one of the most deadly airline bombings in history. “We were watching it on television when the van came to pick us up to go to the airport,” Freedman recalled. As a suburban Boston middle-schooler, Freedman says he didn’t grasp the full dynamics of what was happening at the time, beyond the burning wreckage on the TV But he could sense and understand his . parents’ fear, concern—and resolve. “My mom was upset, and my dad said, ‘There’s nothing more important than to actually do this now.’” Freedman didn’t decide in that moment to pursue a career in national security, but the experience was influential. After earning his juris doctor at Suffolk in 2007, Freedman went on to provide legal counsel at both the National Security Agency and the National Counter-Terrorism Center in Washington, DC. Now, he serves as minority counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), which oversees the entire U.S. intelligence community. Working for Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the committee’s Democratic vice chairman, one of Freedman’s top priorities in most years is to help get the bipartisan Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) through Congress—the critical legislation that authorizes funding and oversight for the nation’s powerful intelligence apparatus. Security threats have evolved since the Lockerbie bombing, of course, with cybersecurity and election interference among the committee’s current concerns. “There’s certainly a public knowledge of the efforts by the Russian Federation and other countries to interfere [with the election] in one way, shape, or form,” Freedman said in October, citing as examples the spread of false narratives and innocuoussounding disinformation that proliferate on social media. Freedman isn’t on the front lines of election cybersecurity and doesn’t consider himself an especially technical person. “But in order to be able to put forth policy, you need to understand the innards of what’s happening,” he said, so he’s had to familiarize himself with technologies like the 5G wireless standard, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing—with some help from the Congressional Research Service. He also relies on relationships he’s built with trusted academics, think tanks, and private industry leaders. Recognizing the importance of these relationships, Freedman pushed for the most recent IAA to include a public-private talent exchange, which would allow intelligence officials to spend a year or more immersed at a company in the private sector and vice versa. “One of my passions is trying to bridge the public and private divide that exists between, say, Silicon Valley and Washington,” he said. Through the pilot exchange 17 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 program, a computer scientist at the NSA could, for example, spend a year or two working at Google—honing their skills and gaining a better understanding of its culture—while maintaining their government tenure and benefits. Meanwhile, an engineer from the tech industry could take time to learn how the government operates—and how to get things done within its bureaucracy— without leaving their job. Freedman hopes that this cross-pollination of talent could help the two camps, which are often at odds, get past what they read about each other in the news. These exchange workers can “meet the people, see what the mission is, and get a sense of the challenges facing them,” he said. Freedman also hopes the program could open up the intelligence community to a more diverse talent pool. If the intelligence community as an analytical body does not reflect the composition of the country and the globe, decision makers are going to miss critical nuances, he warned. Imperfect as U.S. national security is, Freedman cherishes his role in keeping people safe, and feels fortunate to be part of something much bigger than either himself or politics. “I’ve been proud to be a part of one of, if not the only, remaining truly bipartisan congressional committees, where we put our noses down, look at the issues, and continue to work together to try to find solutions,” he said. �I M PA C T F U L A L U M N I REGINA HOLLOWAY’S CAREER IN POLICE OVERSIGHT TAKES A NEW TURN By Alyssa Giacobbe R egina D. Holloway JD’15 began law school the year someone close to her went to prison. She was raising four children, working a hodgepodge of jobs to make ends meet, and living in public housing in Cambridge. Naturally, her life informed her approach to law. “Everything I did in law school had some relationship to my personal experience,” she says. At Suffolk, she found support from faculty and staff, often turning to Professors Kathleen Engel and Karen M. Blum JD’74. Blum ignited her interest in criminal justice reform, specifically civilian oversight. After working as a clinical fellow in Suffolk’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program and as a bar advocate in the Boston District Courts, Holloway relocated to Chicago. At the Civilian Office of Police Accountability there, she worked as an investigator overseeing “critical incidents,” including officer-involved shootings and deaths in custody. The job was fascinating, yet frustrating. “There was not a lot of stability, and these departments ... really need political will. I just didn’t see it there,” says Holloway. “It wasn’t the substantial change I was looking for.” Next, she worked with a Chicago neighborhood policing pilot program founded by New York University law professor Barry Friedman. The initiative was designed to help inform policing priorities with a deeper understanding of a community’s concerns. While police might focus on loitering teens, for example, the community was more concerned about hidden sex trafficking of 13- and 14-year-old girls, she says. “Even when a problem couldn’t be fixed immediately, which was often the case, people still felt like they had a better quality of life,” says Holloway. “Everyone felt more like they were a part of the process of police and community.” She then received an unexpected offer. Friedman, who serves on the board of public safety technologies company Axon (perhaps best known as the makers of the Taser), approached her this summer about joining the company. “I thought it was crazy. I was just like, what in my life makes you think that I would work for Axon?,” recalls Holloway, a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity. But following the murder of George Floyd and other Black civilians by police, Axon had expanded its company mission to include a focus on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. Its “Sprint for Justice” initiative resulted in eight new products to support transparency and officer development. Holloway ultimately decided to take the job as vice president of community impact. “I think they have started to realize—and I’m hoping to help them make good on this realization—that the community is our customer,” she says. “And that these products need to be solving for them, and for their lives.” She points to one new feature, Axon’s priority-ranked video audit, as an example. “Civilian Oversight might get 30 hours of body-worn camera footage. Trying to piece through that stops the investigation process, stops people from finding out whether their complaint went through,” she says. Using the new tool, investigators can instead seek out keywords AA (REGINA HOLLOWAY) 18 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 among hours of footage in as little as 30 minutes, helping them to quickly see what happened in a specific interaction. Holloway now helps develop initiatives that connect Axon with the communities it hopes to serve, educating civilians on Axon products while learning about their specific safety concerns. She’ll also work with police departments seeking training in nonlethal weapons and other de-escalation tools and practices. Next year, she will assemble a community coalition that includes members from the mental health, philanthropy, and educational fields to examine Axon’s products with a racial equity toolkit. The goal is that community groups will help the company develop products that are less likely to result in injury or escalation to use of force, and Axon product teams will begin to view their products through a more equitable lens. “My hope is that it will be training on both sides,” Holloway says. Axon employees are going to need to do their part, she points out. “I can’t be the constant reminder of the need for equity.” �THREE ALUMNI MAKE $1M PLEDGES IN SINGLE YEAR ALUMNI INVEST IN SUFFOLK LAW’S FUTURE Photographs: Courtesy of Regina Holloway, William G. Hardiman, Tailayah Leche Macklin, Hector Pagan W ithin a single year, three different alumni have committed million-dollar gifts to help advance Suffolk Law’s mission of delivering an outstanding, affordable legal education. Two of the commitments were made after the pandemic began. “We are deeply grateful for these remarkable commitments,” said Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman. “They are a testament to the impact of a Suffolk Law education and the desire of our alumni to give back and help the next generation of graduates achieve similar success.” Most recently, an anonymous donor, who was a firstgeneration college and law school graduate, wanted to contribute life-changing support to first-generation Suffolk Law students in an effort to bridge financial gaps that unfairly burden deserving students. This particular scholarship is focused on eliminating barriers and widening the pipeline for first-generation students to enter the legal profession, helping them thrive as successful and confident lawyers. Another alum, Warren G. Levenbaum JD’72, has long supported the Law School as a member of the Dean’s Cabinet. Levenbaum, founding partner of the West Coast personal injury law firm Levenbaum Trachtenberg, recently said, “The true test of lifetime achievement is the ability to give back, and I am forever grateful to Suffolk Law School, which has given me this opportunity.” Last fall, the Law School announced the first of the three gifts, when Dean’s Cabinet member Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85 honored the spirit of his wife’s grandmother, Graciela Rojas-Trabal. She grew up in the Dominican Republic, and her hard work and ethics were an inspiration to her family. Today, the Graciela Rojas-Trabal Term Scholarship Fund supports law students from Cosgrove’s hometown of Brockton, Massachusetts, as well as law students who have a significant interest in and knowledge of the Dominican Republic’s history and culture. GIVING BACK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SHARE THE IMPACT OF THE GRACIELA ROJAS-TRABAL TERM SCHOLARSHIP WILLIAM G. HARDIMAN, CLASS OF 2022 Brockton, Massachusetts I have wanted to be a lawyer since I was a freshman in high school, when I was a member of my high school’s mock trial team. During my time as an undergrad, I interned at the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, which was an amazing chance to see the criminal process in action. Suffolk’s JD/LLM in Taxation Program really stuck out to me. Being able to get my JD and LLM in three years was a no-brainer. After law school, I plan on practicing tax law. The scholarship has been immensely helpful in offsetting the burden of paying tuition. Barry Cosgrove and I both attended Cardinal Spellman High School in my hometown. TAILAYAH LECHE MACKLIN, CLASS OF 2024 Brockton, Massachusetts My family has always instilled in me the value of an education and the power that comes with knowledge. I grew up in a community that did not believe in the criminal justice system because they felt as though it failed them. For me, this was hard to SUMMA DONORS grasp. I knew I wanted to be a part of the change. … I wanted to be a voice for my community to bridge the gap between the communities and the justice system. I plan to focus my legal education on civil rights and human rights law. The support of this scholarship will allow me to build a legal career where I can become the voice of those individuals who need to be heard in our society. HECTOR PAGAN, CLASS OF 2024 Caguas, Puerto Rico I moved to Boston to continue pursuing my education. I had a big dream, law school being my end goal. However, I had one obstacle to overcome: mastering the English language. I was not ready for law school back then, so I decided to pursue graduate studies in psychology and behavior analysis and improve my writing and communication skills so I could be prepared to pursue studies in the law. After completing my two master’s degrees, I felt ready to pursue my biggest dream and decided to apply to law school. When I visited Suffolk Law, I felt that I was home. I felt that I belonged there. The scholarship has allowed me to focus more on my studies. In fiscal year 2020, Suffolk Law saw the largest number of Summa Society donors in 12 years. The Summa Society is composed of those who contribute $1,000 or more annually. 19 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �GIVING BACK ALL RISE: CELEBRATING SUFFOLK LAW’S FEMALE LEADERS T he third annual celebration of Suffolk Law’s female leaders—known as “All Rise”—took place on November 18. The event raised over $95,000 to benefit the Catherine T. Judge Scholarship Fund and the Suffolk Law Student Emergency Fund. One part of the program featured a panel presentation, “Rise Up, Speak Up and Lift Every Voice,” which highlighted individual and collective actions to advance racial and gender equity and justice. Moderated by Suffolk Law Professor Lolita Darden JD’91, the panel included Tamela Bailey JD’04, member of the Law School Alumni Board of Directors and commercial legal senior counsel, National Grid; Hon. Stacey J. Fortes JD’90, First Justice of Lowell District Court; and Nina Mitchell Wells JD’76, former New Jersey Secretary of State and former director of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). Given the event’s theme, “Rise Up, Speak Up and Lift Every Voice,” the alumnae panelists shared their thoughts on the importance and power of sisterhood, building community, “All Rise” moderator Suffolk Law Professor Lolita Darden JD’91 and personal empowerment, as well as on the collective responsibility of every legal professional to join the effort of transforming legal institutions into places of equity and inclusion for all. The event also celebrated two remarkable women. This year, the Catherine T. Judge Teaching and Service Award was posthumously presented to Professor Emerita Victoria Dodd, who died earlier this year. The Marian Archer “Trailblazer” Award was presented to Judge Marianne B. Bowler JD’76, HLLD’94. Judge Bowler has served as a magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, since 1990 and as chief magistrate judge (2002 to 2005). She was the first female president of the Suffolk Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors. In addition to her lengthy judicial service, Bowler recently concluded two terms as a member of the International Judicial Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, traveling to Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kuwait, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates to teach judges mediation techniques and to lecture on intellectual property issues, money laundering, and high-profile criminal cases including terrorism. The next All Rise event will be held March 8, 2021. POSTHUMOUS HONORS FOR PROFESSOR VICTORIA DODD Few are courageous. And even fewer are courageous often, regularly saying what needs to be said, even when it’s risky to do so. When colleagues remember the life of Professor Victoria J. Dodd, they invariably recall moments when Dodd showed such courage. “As one of very few tenured women, she always put herself out there on important issues so that we younger women never felt alone,” wrote Professor Rosanna Cavallaro on hearing of Professor Dodd’s passing. “That plus her humor and fierce intelligence made her a largerthan-life figure whom I will miss.” Dodd taught law for nearly 40 years at Suffolk, teaching criminal law, constitutional law, civil procedure, and federal courts and advancing the interests and status of women in the profession. As one of the pioneer female law professors, she faced gender bias head on, often with humor. She was honored posthumously with the Catherine T. Judge Teaching and Service Award at the All Rise alumni event on November 18. Among her other accomplishments, Dodd served as a three-time chair of the Education Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. And her book, Practical Education Law for the Twenty-First Century, has been widely used in the field, both inside and outside the classroom. CATIC FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACCELERATOR-TO-PRACTICE PROGRAM This past spring, the CATIC Foundation committed a generous $55,000 to support Suffolk Law’s Accelerator-to-Practice Program. The program prepares graduates to join or establish small law practices that serve average-income clients. “We appreciate the CATIC Foundation’s support, which enables Suffolk Law to fulfill its historic and nationally recognized commitment to preparing practice-ready lawyers,” said Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman. The award-winning program consists of an innovative professional development and skills curriculum. Students learn about law office management, receive training in efficiency-enhancing law practice technology, and intern at financially successful small firms and learn how they operate. They also participate in a full-year capstone experience in the Accelerator Practice, which combines training in fee-shifting cases with an opportunity to manage the law firm embedded within the Law School. CATIC’s funding will support the ongoing work of the Accelerator-to-Practice Program. 20 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �GIVING BACK ALUMNI CONTRIBUTIONS WITH PERSONAL MEANING Ernst Guerrier with his family—son Myles, wife Marie, and daughter Christa—at the 2019 Suffolk Law Clinical Programs Reception. By Kara Baskin Photographs from left: Michael J. Clarke (2), John Gillooly S uffolk Law is fortunate to boast legions of alumni devoted to giving back. That giving is especially resonant when generosity dovetails with professional passions. Consider Dean’s Cabinet member Deborah Marson JD’78, executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Iron Mountain, a Bostonbased global leader for storage and information management services. Her $100,000 of funding supports a clinical fellow for Suffolk Law’s Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT) Lab. “I’m very involved in the new products that we offer, which are dependent on technological advancements. Supporting the LIT Lab just seemed like a great synergy to me between what I know and what I work with—cutting-edge, novel, and linked to the law,” she says. Iron Mountain and the LIT Lab both operate at the intersection of technology and data science. Marson, who was the longtime deputy general counsel for The Gillette Company before Iron Mountain, is delighted to help support these civic efforts through a legal lens. “Suffolk gave me the gift of being a lawyer, and I’ve reached a few milestones in my career that I never expected when I was a graduate back in 1978,” she says. “I believe in giving back and trying to make the road for students today a little bit easier where I can.” Her generosity currently supports clinical fellow and adjunct professor Quinten Steenhuis, who previously practiced housing and eviction defense law for Greater Boston Legal Services. At the LIT Lab, his projects focus on the intersection of access to justice and technology, with an emphasis on housing and evictions. During the pandemic, his work is more important than ever. (See p. 12 for more details.) Or consider University Trustee and Dean’s Cabinet member Mark E. Sullivan JD’79, retired chief legal officer at Bose Corporation—a company whose audio innovations, from noise-canceling headphones to high-tech speakers, are often mimicked. To protect the company’s inventions, Sullivan’s practice focused on intellectual property, and he is devoted to supporting the next generation of Suffolk graduates interested in the nexis of IP and business. He recently committed $250,000, much of which is intended to advance the Law School’s work in IP law. “Each decade brings its own wrinkle in terms of the knowledge and experience you need to succeed as a lawyer,” he says. “For many new graduates, they’ll need to operate comfortably in the innovation economy, and I wanted to help out in that subject area as it was critical to my career.” “These two remarkable Suffolk Law graduates have achieved so much in their careers,” said Dean Andrew Perlman. “It is gratifying to see them give back, and it is especially meaningful to see them support the kind of work that has been critical to their own success.” Alumni appreciate the chance to share their professional passions through funding, but equally significant is an overarching appreciation for Suffolk as an institution. “Suffolk Law is a place of intellectual curiosity, learning,” says Marson. “It’s a place that makes a difference in the lives and careers of its graduates. What more could anybody ask for?” 21 ERNST GUERRIER PAYS IT FORWARD By Kara Baskin Suffolk Trustee and Dean’s Cabinet member Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94 immigrated to Boston from Haiti at age 7, the son of a cab driver and a hospital worker. He learned the value of paying it forward at a pivotal time in his life. The self-described inner-city kid, who grew up in Mattapan, received a helping hand to attend Suffolk as an undergrad and later as a law student. The opportunity came by way of Richard J. Trifiro JD’57, HLLD’87, the late Boston lawyer and philanthropist who was committed to city youth. The Trifiro family has given nearly $1.6 million to Suffolk and has made a profound impact on the lives and careers of countless Suffolk students who needed financial assistance. “I asked him: ‘How do I pay you back? Do I have to work for you for 10 years?’ And [Trifino] said, ‘You pay it forward,’” recalls Guerrier. Today, he runs his own law firm, Guerrier & Associates. “My clients don’t have the opportunity to hire a major Boston law firm; they just don’t have that access,” he says. Guerrier conceptualized and has championed the Suffolk University Black Alumni Network (SUBAN). Recently, he and his wife, Marie, pledged $100,000, half of which will establish the SUBAN Scholarship Fund—designed for students with an interest in AfricanAmerican studies and social justice. His efforts also led to the creation of the Suffolk University Celebration of Black Excellence event, which, this year, showcased social equity champions. Guerrier believes in developing a tradition of hands-on involvement among alumni, and is leading by example. “Giving back means everything to me. Without Suffolk, I would not be here today,” Guerrier says. “My teachers became my friends. My administrators became my mentors. I’m hoping to preserve that opportunity for students who will follow me.” To join Ernst Guerrier in contributing to the SUBAN Scholarship Fund, text “suban” to 71-777 or visit: app.mobilecause.com/vf/SUBAN. Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �LAW COMMUNITY DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AT SUFFOLK LAW A gainst the backdrop of one of the largest national civil rights movements in generations, a seemingly endless list of Black victims of police brutality, the exposure of pandemicrelated health disparities, and a resurgence of the white supremacist movement, Suffolk Law is reckoning with systemic racism. In a letter to Suffolk Law students on June 19, Dean Andrew Perlman wrote the following: “Today is Juneteenth, a day when we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. We can use this moment to reflect on how far we still have to go to remedy slavery’s horrific and enduring legacy and to address the profound and deep problem of racial injustice in our country. As a law school, we have a special obligation to pursue justice, to right wrongs when we see them, and to make an impact, not only in the broader community but in our own as well. “Too often the burden of seeking change falls on those who have been most disadvantaged by the status quo. This must change. We all have an obligation, especially as future legal professionals, to address injustices where we see them. This is our shared obligation. I look forward to working with all of you in the weeks and months ahead to bring about real, meaningful change, both in our broader communities and within our own.” A new steering committee Giving top leaders at the school a key role in recommending practical steps for the institution in these areas has been a priority for Dean Perlman. This past spring, he launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Steering Committee chaired by three academic deans and comprising the faculty chairs of key standing committees. These academic leaders will work with the existing DEI Faculty Committee and other standing faculty committees to develop proposals for improvement in the areas of curricular change, cultural competency of faculty and students, admissions, recruitment and retention efforts, scholarships, hiring, and more. While many of the outcomes will take more than one academic year to implement, the steering committee has already begun its work, and concrete proposals will be put forward to the faculty for approval and implementation as early as spring 2021. Continued on page 24 22 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Photographs by Michael J. Clarke By Michael Fisch �ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER D I V E R S I T Y, E Q U I T Y, A N D I N C L U S I O N ( D E I ) AT S U F F O L K L AW RAISING AWARENESS Expanding our existing antiracism, implicit bias, and LGBTQ+ inclusion orientation trainings for new law students and the entire Suffolk community. 11 CLINICS TO MAKE AN IMPACT Expanding access to justice through our 11 nationally ranked in-house clinics and a new Transactional Clinic to support nonprofits and businesses that are committed to creating economic equity. DIVERSITY FROM THE TOP ASSISTANT DEAN OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION More than 1/3 of Suffolk Law’s 11 deans are people of color and more than 60% are women. Suffolk Law elected its second Black female Student Bar Association president in 2020. Appointing a newly created Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to spearhead DEI initiatives throughout the Law School. SUPPORT FOR FIRSTGENERATION STUDENTS CLASSES FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES Supporting first-generation students and students from underrepresented backgrounds through our FirstGeneration Law Students organization and networking opportunities with first-generation alumni. Expanding our curriculum with new courses that examine diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and the law’s relation to systemic injustice and inequality; enhancing our existing areas of focus in Diversity and Social Justice and Civil Rights & Human Rights Law. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION Inspiring diverse and underrepresented high schoolers in law student-coached trial competitions in the MarshallBrennan Constitutional Law Program. AFFINITY STUDENT GROUPS Celebrating a more inclusive community with over a dozen affinity groups that support students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds through multiple programs: Diversity Week, diversity receptions, anti-racism panels, and an alumni speaker series. The Suffolk University Black Alumni Network (SUBAN) serves current and future Black alumni through mentoring, philanthropy, volunteerism, and events. The SUBAN Scholarship Fund supports Suffolk students with a demonstrated interest in serving under-represented communities. DIVERSITY IN HIRING Making the Law School faculty and staff more diverse by changing our hiring practices—minimizing the potential influence of implicit biases and maximizing our efforts to attract and recruit diverse candidates. PEER MENTORS Growing our Diversity Peer Mentoring Program by including more students and new initiatives. Also offering more safe social spaces, professional development workshops, and academic enrichment through the Student Bar Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. 23 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 HBCU & FIRST-GEN SCHOLARSHIPS Providing scholarships for students from historically Black colleges & universities (HBCUs), as well as for firstgeneration students from Boston-area colleges. �LAW COMMUNITY Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Cherina D. Wright JD/MBA’17 has been named the first assistant dean of DEI, building on her previous work as director of student engagement and inclusion. In this new role, Wright will provide strategic direction for the Law School’s DEI efforts and will work closely with various institutional stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Starting this past summer, Wright has been leading all of the deans in monthly town hall meetings with students and faculty to address issues that are on the minds of student leaders of color, with upcoming topics including Suffolk’s admissions and scholarship processes. A recent town hall featured the co-chairs of the faculty curriculum committee. The co-chairs and deans addressed questions about the Suffolk Law curriculum, including how courses are chosen, what is taught in each course, and how faculty are encouraged to intentionally address issues of systemic racism, such as redlining and for-profit prisons. “When a student asks a faculty leader in a public forum, ‘Should a property law class address redlining?’ there’s a great sense of immediacy and urgency to that question,” says Wright. “It’s been a great experience for all sides—for the students to have direct access to faculty leaders, to hear their opinions, and for the faculty to hear directly from students. We’re having these hard conversations as a community rather than in our siloes, and that’s an important first step.” A time for action This summer’s protests compelled both the DEI Faculty Committee and the Student Bar Association to create documents laying out recommendations for change. The Steering Committee will use these two key documents to help drive its work in coming months. “I want to make public, as I have several times,” Dean Perlman says, “that studying proposals won’t be enough. The times demand action, and that is my expectation. I’m committed to finding ways to implement as many of the community recommendations as possible. Our school can do better, and we will be a force for change.” Building on previous work Wright says that the national racial justice protest movement has been important in gaining traction for much broader conversations about race: “More people today are listening and open to talking about difficult DEI issues, but people should know that the Law School’s DEI Faculty Committee has been working hard for many years. They’ve been helping colleagues improve classroom culture, offering suggestions to better integrate DEI matters into law classes, and training faculty on microaggressions and implicit bias.” Wright adds that the Progress to Success: Diversity Peer Mentorship Program has grown exponentially over the last few years to provide a full calendar of programming, ranging from social spaces for students to find community to professional development workshops and academic enrichment. Rising to a historic moment When asked about the DEI work ahead for the Law School, Professor Maurice R. Dyson, co-chair of the Faculty DEI Committee, turned to the words of American artist William Merritt Chace: “Diversity ... is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful awareness that other people, other races, other voices, other habits of mind have as much integrity of being, as much claim on the world as you do.” “As long as we can see ourselves in each other’s hopes and ambitions,” Dyson says, “and respect each other’s equal right to occupy a life with the same dignity that we want for ourselves, then change is possible. I believe we can rise to meet this historic moment with the solemn, sustained commitment it deserves and requires.” A leading role in the Student Bar Association Elected this year as president of Suffolk Law’s Student Bar Association (SBA), Dayana Donisca (at left), Class of 2021, is the second Black woman to serve in the role. She has led a critical conversation around DEI. In honor of Juneteenth, she spearheaded an SBA virtual town hall, where professors Renée M. Landers and Karen M. Blum JD’74 and adjunct professor Judge Michael C. Bolden JD’78 presented on legal and social issues connected with systemic racism. On October 22, Donisca was honored as a racial equity champion by the Suffolk University Black Alumni Network, which highlighted her advocacy work at Suffolk, North Carolina’s Queens University of Charlotte, and the AmeriCorps program in Baltimore. 24 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �LAW COMMUNITY TRANSACTIONAL LAW MEETS SOCIAL JUSTICE By Michael Fisch Photographs by Michael J. Clarke W hen you think of the term “transactional law,” perhaps your mind turns to corporate law— someone in a suit drafting contracts, maybe working on a corporate merger. What you might not think of is a workerowned cooperative of immigrant women in East Boston producing face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE). “People don’t necessarily connect transactional law with social justice,” says Clinical Professor Carlos Teuscher, who launched and directs Suffolk’s new Transactional Clinic. “But transactional law can be a transformative tool for our community-based clients. We can help create new economic structures that prioritize community and equity.” Toward that end, his students work on legal formation, debt and equity financing, general contract drafting and negotiation, and commercial leases, among other work. After working at two Big Law firms, Linklaters and Dechert, Teuscher brings experience in international finance deals and mergers and acquisitions to a whole new set of clients—one of those being Puntada, the East Boston mask-making cooperative. Teuscher previously directed Harvard Law School’s Community Enterprise Project. We caught up with him to find out more about Suffolk’s new clinic. Tell us about the work with Puntada. Puntada’s worker-owners came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to support themselves and their communities. They decided to form a worker-owned cooperative, meaning that the workers, and not third-party owners, fully own and control the business. The workers produce and sell—or donate, in many cases—face masks and other PPE to support low-income immigrant communities in the Greater Boston area. Their masks have made their way to families in East Boston, Chelsea, Chinatown, Lynn, and Dorchester, as well as to other cities across the U.S. Working with the cooperative incubator Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity in East Boston, students in the Clinic recently conducted a bilingual workshop with the worker-owners to better understand their legal needs. In addition to learning presentation and other client-based skills, the Clinic students are developing Puntada’s internal legal documents, including a tailored limited liability corporation operating agreement that will set out Puntada’s governance and financial structure. The Clinic is also working with Community Land Trusts (CLTs). What’s the basic idea there? A CLT is often a nonprofit corporation that is controlled by members of the community. In many CLTs, the CLT owns land with the 25 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 intent to hold the land in perpetuity for affordable housing, among other uses. In the case of affordable housing, the CLT will often build a home on its land and sell the building only— not the land—to someone of low or moderate income. The land is leased to the building owner, often for 99 years. This “ground lease” approach is designed to ensure that the nonprofit can hold onto the land—it won’t be sold to developers. But homeowners still gain equity through appreciation of the part they do own—the building. There’s another big benefit here. As the land value goes up, the buyers in a low-income community aren’t saddled with that high land cost, just the building cost, so homes are more affordable. There’s less displacement of lowincome people, a lot less foreclosure, and affordable housing for generations. Also, because they have the ability to vote for the CLT’s board of directors, long-term residents have more of a say on how the land in their community is used. Tell us about the students’ work on CLTs. One of our CLT clients this semester is the Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust. BNCLT provides affordable housing to many families in Boston’s communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. One of our student projects for BNCLT this semester is to develop a form of ground lease so that the CLT can move forward with donations of land from two separate homeowners in Dorchester. The lease contains affordability and other restrictions so that the land is controlled by the community, while still allowing the homeowner to build equity. �LAW COMMUNITY DEAN PERLMAN HELPS LEAD ACCESS-TOJUSTICE-EFFORT L awyers from around the country came to the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates meeting in Austin, Texas, in February 2020 with a controversial question at hand: Should states be encouraged to consider innovations in the regulation of legal services—alterations specifically designed to expand legal services to more Americans? “The train is leaving the station. The ABA needs to be on that train,” Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman told Bloomberg Law in an interview before the landmark vote on ABA Resolution 115. The metaphorical train is the increasing number of states that are adopting innovations designed to address the access-to-justice gap—the large numbers, 80% to 90% in many states, of low- and middle-income Americans who face critical civil legal issues like eviction without a lawyer. Resolution 115, which passed overwhelmingly, encourages states to try new ways to address the crisis. As one of the resolution’s primary drafters, Perlman, inaugural chair of the ABA Center for Innovation and the former vice chair of the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, played a key role in the effort. He recently answered some questions about his national advocacy effort. What drove the need for the resolution? We’re falling further and further behind in terms of addressing the public’s civil legal needs. The problem is that traditional solutions over the last several decades, including increased pro bono efforts by lawyers, additional funding for legal aid, and civil Gideon [providing a lawyer as of right to indigent clients in civil matters], have been insufficient. We need new ideas, and a number of states are trying them. The resolution says: Look at those states, assess what they’re doing, and consider trying some new approaches of your own. Did the resolution recommend any specific innovations? The resolution doesn’t specify what types of solutions states should try, though states are experimenting with a lot of new approaches. For example, some are implementing ways for litigants to resolve their disputes entirely online; others are developing automated tools and forms of assistance for pro se litigants; and still others are adopting streamlined litigation processes. Some states are also experimenting with new ways to regulate the delivery of legal services, including changes to the unauthorized practice of law, the creation of new categories of legal services providers [the legal equivalent to registered nurse practitioners], and the loosening of restrictions on lawyers’ abilities to partner and share fees with other kinds of professionals. For example, Arizona and Utah recently adopted major reforms in these areas, and other states are considering doing the same. The resolution does not take a position on these specific innovations. Its intent is to encourage states to experiment with new approaches. Once we assess the data and see what works and doesn’t work, we’ll be in a better position to know which ideas are worth trying more broadly and whether it makes sense to recommend any changes to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and other model policies. In other words, the resolution encourages states to be the so-called “laboratories of democracy” when it comes to the access-to-justice crisis. Is the passage of the resolution important? Yes, because it puts the ABA on record as encouraging states to consider innovations, including regulatory innovations, in the delivery of legal services at a time when many states have started to consider and implement such changes. With the weight of the ABA behind the idea, more states are likely to follow suit. And, most importantly, my hope is that we will see fresh ideas about how we can best serve the public’s unmet legal needs. 26 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Photographs from left: Michael J. Clarke, Getty Images By Michael Fisch �xxxxxxxxx • • • LAW COMMUNITY SUFFOLK LAW LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE HYBRID ONLINE JD PROGRAM By Michael Fisch T he Law School has launched a pioneering new Hybrid Online JD Program (HJD), the first in the country to offer full- and part-time students a traditional in-person first-year classroom experience followed by the option of taking all remaining classes online. We spoke to Professor Gabe Teninbaum JD’05, who will oversee day-to-day operations of the program in his role as the Law School’s assistant dean for innovation, strategic initiatives, and distance education. Teninbaum brings a deep background to the position. In 2017, the ABA Journal called him “perhaps the most tech-savvy law professor in the country,” and since 2015 he has led the Law School’s Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration. to attend law school at a flexible time. We’re now leveraging technology to offer students the opportunity to attend most of law school at a flexible location. We’re basically updating Archer’s original vision for the 21st century. Once students go remote, will they be able to do moot courts, the Law Review, and other activities? Absolutely. HJD students are full members of the community. They’ll have access to all of it: extracurricular activities and support services, including student groups, law journals, bar prep classes, academic support, alumni networking programs, and career services. Also, they’re welcome to be physically on campus any time they want, just like any other student. They’ll have the additional option to take their classes, access services, and engage in extracurriculars remotely. Suffolk is taking a new approach with this program: first year on campus, followed by as much remote learning as a student wants in the following years. Why structure the program this way? By enrolling in the same first-year courses as everyone else, HJD students will develop close connections with classmates and faculty. They’ll get to experience those hallmarks of 1L year, from getting cold-called in Contracts class to participating in oral arguments in Legal Practice Skills. But then, as upperlevel students, they’ll have flexibility to live and work where they want during the remainder of law school. Many students have good reasons for needing to live outside of the Boston area, whether being closer to family or a job, or living in a less expensive region. These are legitimate reasons that might otherwise prevent a person from attending law school. We’re going to make it easier for these people to succeed by requiring them to be on campus for only one year. In 1906, [Suffolk Law founder] Gleason Archer started teaching small law classes in his home for working-class people and immigrants who worked during the day and attended law school at night. Archer found a way to help people overcome obstacles by offering them the opportunity Was the hybrid approach brought on by the pandemic? No. Many years before the pandemic, we started to see a trend toward online work and collaboration in the legal field. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 is accelerating that trend, but we were ahead of this curve and have been planning this program for some time. These days, if you aren’t comfortable in a remote environment, you’ll be at a disadvantage in the workplace. Our HJD students will be at ease engaging in significant work remotely and using the technologies needed to do it. This will give them an advantage in a changing marketplace. How big is the program expected to be? And what kind of student are you looking for? We’ll have small cohorts of no more than 25 new HJD students per year, and those students will have certain qualities they share. They’ll be the innovators, the firstadopters. In this unprecedented time, that’s a good person to be. 27 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �hy on at p ti Em bilita ha Re d an Su aw lk L f fo m c om o By T un c ou t he fo r ath p ch ew e n chael Fis rg i s fo mM e lp rting fro h o it y rep be ash mM rg w ith rts �Photographs from left: Cooper Baumgartner, Roberto Valdivia, Adobe (4), Tim Arterbury, Adobe, Clay Banks, Jon Tyson I n his early years as a prosecutor in Suffolk County, Michael V Glennon . JD’10 says he struggled with how to help juvenile offenders. “We were developing their criminal records but not doing the work needed to support them and keep them out of the system in the long term,” says Glennon, chief of the Juvenile Unit at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. “Or we’d lean on a program we were familiar with rather than calibrating to that particular youth’s needs. So the outcomes we were getting for moderate- and high-risk youth were all wrong.” Glennon joined forces with another Suffolk Law alum, University Trustee Daniel F. Conley JD’83, who as Suffolk County’s district attorney from 2002 until 2018 created reforms like the 2017 Juvenile Alternative Resolution (JAR) Program. Glennon developed JAR and now oversees it as part of the Juvenile Unit. Their goal was to increase public safety, while at the same time reducing youth involvement with the courts—and the lifelong barriers that ensue with a criminal record. That meant creating plans for services and interventions outside of the court system and appropriate to the specific offender. Glennon is naturally bullish on the effort, calling it “one of the most important things I’ll do in my career,” and now he has hard data behind him. Early statistics from the Juvenile Justice and Policy Data Board in Massachusetts, as well as a large body of national research, show that youths who have taken part in diversion programs are less likely to reoffend than those who are formally processed through the juvenile courts. And according to the state’s Juvenile Justice Reform Coalition, each dollar spent on diversion produces benefits of $10.60 to $25.60 for the community. 29 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �Just one aspect of reform Juvenile diversion is one of a number of criminal justice reform measures that have emerged locally and nationally in recent years, many of them spearheaded by Suffolk Law alumni. Reform is, of course, an elastic and amorphous term. But in the arena of court reforms, Suffolk Law experts say, it includes model initiatives like the expansion of both juvenile and adult diversion programs; specialty courts that focus on drug addiction, homelessness, veterans’ issues, and mental health; major changes in bail laws; wider access to remote judicial hearings; greater use of prosecutorial discretion; and reducing jail populations, especially in the age of COVID-19. A vital aspect of the reform movement is its tight focus on data and independent validation, so that skeptics can see if new approaches are objectively effective. One way to get the data is to offer more juveniles diversion programs. Nicole Siino JD’18, a graduate of Suffolk’s Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration, has developed a tool that helps achieve that goal (see page 5). While early results have been positive, more data is needed to learn whether the reforms championed by Suffolk-connected experts will pay long-term dividends in rehabilitation and public safety. A Suffolk grad’s pivotal role One Massachusetts legislator and Suffolk Law graduate instrumental in passing the state’s landmark criminal justice reform legislation of 2018 is Rep. Claire D. Cronin JD’85 of the 11th Plymouth District, House chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, and the first woman to serve in that role. She was a primary author of the bill and oversaw the bipartisan conference committee negotiations that got it to the governor’s desk. The law affects people of all ages who become ensnared in the legal system. Provisions include upping the age when youths can enter the court system from 7 to 12; removing restrictions on diversion programs to keep teenage first-offenders out of prison; allowing some criminal records for 18 - to 21-year-olds to be expunged; ending mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug crimes; and setting up a medical-release program for terminally ill and elderly inmates. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 65% of inmates in American jails have not been convicted of the offense they are charged with. They are awaiting court action but cannot afford what are often onerous or punitive fees and bail amounts. Those situations, research shows, lead to a higher rate of future offenses. A centerpiece of the Massachusetts legislation is its bail reform measures, which require that judges, in setting bail, take into account a person’s financial resources and allow fees and fines to be waived for financial hardship. Judges must also justify in writing instances in which bail is set so high that it prevents someone’s release. Cronin says she was especially gratified that her efforts had strong bipartisan support. “We’ve seen justice reform become a bipartisan issue around the country,” she says. “That’s because research and data show these reforms reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and save money.” Improving prosecutorial discretion Christina E. Miller, who runs the Law School’s Prosecutor Program and served as the Chief of District Courts and Community Prosecutions at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, has long focused on the complex matter of prosecutorial discretion. She spent years managing the hiring and training of assistant district attorneys at a time when efforts to have prosecutors treat lower-level legal and criminal matters more holistically took hold as a reform priority. “Every day an ADA makes from 30 to 100 discretionary decisions,” she says. “There are charging and sentencing recommendations, financial penalties, bail amounts, and so on.” For decades, some prosecutors focused on using those decisions to drive guilty pleas. 30 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 But a new generation of progressive DAs in Massachusetts are rejecting that mindset and embracing reforms. “What I’ve seen that is really encouraging is that options are growing,” Miller says. “Things like pre- and post-trial arraignments, diversions and alternative sentencing options, and the assigning of cases to specialty courts that are ‘pre-adjudication,’ so an individual is held responsible and is granted support without the need for a guilty finding.” Miller is working on increasing such options as co-chair of the Massachusetts Trial Court’s Boston Community Justice Task Force, a group charged with increasing diversion, especially in the areas of mental health and substance abuse. A new pre-sentencing approach for substance abusers Rachelle Steinberg JD’00, MSCJ’03, assistant deputy superintendent with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, says that the justice system is starting to see substance abuse as a problem that doesn’t lend itself to simply leaving a person in jail. Public safety outcomes for the community are better and less expensive when people get needed medical, mental health, and substanceabuse treatment and learn some life and vocational skills, she says. Steinberg oversees the Opioid and Addiction Services Inside South Bay program, or OASIS, which launched in 2018. The program focuses on intensive substance-abuse treatment and dischargeplanning services for male pretrial offenders. The men remanded to the unit, about 30 at any given time, aren’t free to leave, but haven’t been sentenced either, giving them a chance to turn their lives around through comprehensive substance-abuse counseling, mentorship and support from peers in the program, and other Sheriff’s Department offerings. Most of the participants create individualized reentry plans with OASIS staff that are coordinated with local service agencies and include detailed program and treatment steps. �When judges decide that such a plan seems reasonable and in keeping with the nature of the crime, offenders may be released on probation or to a residential treatment program, or both, with strict guidelines. Correctional facilities like Suffolk County’s are “managing a difficult challenge, as we have become de facto mental health and substance-abuse treatment facilities,” she says. “Our goal is to have someone walk out of our facilities, and the OASIS program, more equipped than when they came in. To do that, we offer evidence-based treatment and services that are gender-specific and trauma-informed.” Charu Verma JD’11, a staff attorney at the Committee for Public Counsel Services (the public defender’s office) and co-chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council, concurs with Steinberg’s root-causes approach. “I think today there’s more attention being paid to the science of substance abuse and mental health disorders, and how those intersect with criminal behavior,” she says. “The science leads you to spending more money up front before people are caught up in the justice system—more money for treatment beds, transitional housing, social workers, diversion programs, specialty courts.” As enhanced data is collected about the savings accrued by treating the causes of criminal behavior as well as the positive public safety outcomes of keeping communities whole, she says, the state’s budgeting priorities will start to change—and that’s when criminal justice reform efforts will really begin to take hold. “Now,” she says, “when hearts and minds are in the right places, we lack the resources.” Incarceration numbers Former DA Conley says Massachusetts prosecutors are more likely to embrace changes that would be politically anathema in more prison-oriented states. Prisoner numbers at the Suffolk County House of Corrections, for example, fell from around 1,000 when he took office to 500 in 2018. “I think we have always been more advanced on justice reform,” he says, noting a wealth of data showing that “over the years our rates of incarceration have declined— and, remarkably, crime was going down as jail populations were going down.” Anthony Benedetti JD’93, chief counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, agrees that the state has made progress, especially with juvenile justice, probation practices, and bail reform. However, he cautions that “the state’s incarceration rates are still astronomical compared to Europe.” “All of us who work in the system, including defenders, prosecutors, and judges, need to take responsibility for creating a fairer and more effective legal system,” he says. A judge takes the long view Judge Serge Georges, Jr. JD’96, nominee (at press time) for the Supreme Judicial Court and long-time teacher at Suffolk Law, grew up in Dorchester and ran the Municipal Drug Court there from 2014 to 2018. In the end, reliable financing for the specialty court system and its affiliated diversion programs is key to success, he says. Georges has been praised by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, among others, for showing extraordinary compassion to low-level offenders—urging them to embrace diversionary programs and assisting them in staying off the courtroom to prison-cell conveyor belt. “An appropriately staffed drug court is worth doing,” he says. “Otherwise it can be a waste of time. You need a clinician, a probation officer, the commitment of the DA’s office, a defense attorney, and longterm treatment beds all in place to make it work.” Georges points to the drug courts, a major catch-basin for people who are headed for a life of crime. “It’s a shame courts may be the only way a person can get help,” he said. 31 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 In the end, criminal justice reform is as much about empathy and rehabilitation as it is about data and funding. Benedetti asks, “If we cannot end the cradle-to-prison pipeline in Massachusetts, what hope does the rest of the country have?” One answer to that question may lie within the pockets of the Massachusetts justice system that are finding practical ways to maintain public safety while giving some offenders a shot at redemption. “We’ve seen justice reform become a bipartisan issue around the country. That’s because research and data show these reforms reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and save money.” - Rep. Claire D. Cronin JD’85 �SUFFOLK LAW RESPONDS TO THE HOUSING CRISIS Tackling discrimination and affordable housing head on By Michael Fisch with reporting from Mark Potts Photography by Michael J. Clarke �STUDY FINDS DISCRIMINATION PERVADES GREATER BOSTON’S RENTAL MARKET When Aisha inquired about an apartment in Boston recently, the listing agent said he wasn’t sure when he planned to show the unit, asked Aisha for her credit score, and told her to text her number so he could call the next day. The listing agent didn’t follow up, so Aisha tried him again. The agent rushed her off the phone, saying, “You gotta stop calling me.” She never heard from the agent again. But when another young woman, Meredith, called about the same apartment, the agent immediately offered her a tour, confirmed it by text, and didn’t ask for her credit score. Why the difference? Aisha and Meredith are race-associated names chosen quite purposefully by Suffolk Law’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP) as part of a study in which undercover testers interacted with rental agents or landlords of 50 randomly selected rental properties in Greater Boston from August 2018 to July 2019. This summer, the HDTP’s findings were compiled in a study co-authored by the Analysis Group and funded by The Boston Foundation. Highlights from the findings Overall, Black testers faced discrimination in 71% of the tests, including issues like not being able to make an appointment, not being offered the discounts or free parking offered to white testers, and not being offered an application. Agents showed Black testers about half the number of apartments shown to white testers and were far less likely to return Black testers’ calls—just 62% of the time versus 92% for white testers. And for people using a Section 8 voucher, which helps low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford rental housing in the private market, the chances of even touring an apartment were few and far between. Nearly 90% of testers who indicated they were using a voucher faced discrimination, regardless of their race. In a number of cases, the brokers told the testers outright that the owner was not accepting voucher participants. Both state and federal law prohibit housing discrimination based on race and source of income, among other reasons, so the findings suggest both pervasive discrimination and unlawful conduct. The 33 HDTP’s rigorously designed testing program began in 2012 and has resulted in multiple enforcement actions by state agencies. City signs agreement with Suffolk The most recent findings were so compelling that they prompted immediate calls for change. A few days after the study was released on July 1, 2020, industry publication Banker & Tradesman called on the state’s Attorney General’s Office to convene a task force to address the housing discrimination problem. “No serious person can tell themselves that these results were the product of shoddy study design,” the publication wrote. “To make sure no other factor could influence the broker’s actions, the listings in each test were randomly chosen, testers did not know each other, participated in only one test each, and, in each test, had the same income, credit score, sex, disability, family size, and gender identity.” Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who referenced the study on NBC 10, was just one of several councilors who took to local media this summer to decry widespread housing discrimination in the city and to announce a formal council hearing on the HDTP’s findings. At that hearing on October 13, Suffolk Law Professor William Berman, director of the HDTP, laid out the study’s conclusions. William Onuoha, director of Boston’s Office of Fair Housing & Equity (OFHE), then announced that the OFHE had signed an agreement with Suffolk Law to fund a new discrimination testing coordinator position, housed at Suffolk. The new hire will be part of the HDTP and will run a comprehensive undercover testing program across Boston. A commitment to enforcement Spurred by Suffolk’s data, Onuoha announced that the OFHE will file agency-initiated enforcement actions against agents and landlords found to be discriminating. “This is particularly important, because the responsibility of fighting housing discrimination shouldn’t only fall on victims,” says Jamie Langowski, assistant director of the HDTP. “Imagine you’re rushing to find a place to live for your family, addressing your work responsibilities, and then you add on a layer of trying to convince a lawyer to take on a housing discrimination case,” says Langowski. “It’s hard for anyone in that set of circumstances to make a legal case a priority.” And people often don’t Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �know they are being discriminated against, she adds. Discipline of rental agents who discriminate is rare, and the state legislature should make it easier to suspend offending brokers, Langowski argues. Toward that end, the HDTP is regularly convening fair housing stakeholders from nonprofits, the government, and academia to push for changes in enforcement, punishment, broker training, and the legal processes for acquiring fair housing. With a strong commitment for legal enforcement from the City, more instances of housing discrimination will be challenged and stopped, she says. How does housing discrimination testing work? Seventy-one Suffolk Law students served among 200 testers posing as interested renters. Pairs of testers, equal except for the characteristic they were testing for, started the process by calling the advertisers of 50 randomly selected rentals in nine Greater Boston cities and 11 Boston neighborhoods. White testers were assigned names such as Brad and Anne, and Black testers were assigned names like Latonya and Jermaine. The testers recorded their experiences in meticulously structured reports. For example, in one test, “Lakisha,” a Black tester and a Suffolk Law student, met with an agent to view an apartment. He did not offer her a rental application and did not mention any additional, unadvertised units. However, when “Allison,” a white tester and also a Suffolk Law student, met with the same agent, he offered her a rental application before she even entered the apartment, and told her after the viewing that he wanted to show her an additional unit. He went on to explain “they don’t advertise that apartment because then they would have to respond to everyone who inquires” and they were looking for “people with quiet lifestyles who work, not CEOs necessarily, but people with good jobs.” He invited Allison to join “a select group” that would tour the unadvertised unit the following day. A “hollow” promise “The promise of the Section 8 program is a hollow one if a voucher holder is turned away from renting a property nine out of 10 times just because they are trying to use a voucher—and this in a state where this kind of discrimination is explicitly illegal. A person can’t hope to use a voucher for upward mobility under these conditions,” Professor Berman says. “Housing is the most basic of necessities,” he adds. “Where you live impacts your health, your access to education, and economic opportunities. The fact that such a high level of race discrimination exists in our community is a disgrace and acts as a barrier to opportunity that must be removed.” ADDRESSING THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS A separate but related problem for those who seek affordable housing is that there simply isn’t an adequate supply, says Suffolk Law Professor John Infranca, a housing and land-use expert. In Massachusetts, and across the country, neighborhood activists in lower-income and working-class communities and residents of wealthy towns are both fighting against the development of new and dense multi-unit housing, says Infranca. When it comes to these large apartment complexes, residents of wealthy towns often point to concerns about traffic and contend that schools and town services will be overburdened. While in some cases these concerns may have merit, they also reflect a longstanding tradition of NIMBYism (not-in-my-backyard), Infranca says, and sometimes personal prejudice. Some people, he says, won’t admit that prejudice against Black renters and voucher holders is a key reason why they stand against multi-story developments with affordable housing. But, as the recent HDTP study makes clear, racial prejudice remains alive and well. Meanwhile, anti-gentrification activists in blue-collar towns argue that new housing 34 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 complexes will increase housing prices, alter neighborhood demographics, and displace current residents. Infranca set out to better understand the fiery opposition in the Bay State, and across the country, to proposed changes in zoning laws, the substance of new laws that have passed in certain states, and a potential route forward. He is focusing his scholarship on related issues. In November 2019, he organized a two-day national roundtable where leading academics, policy makers, and advocates from across the country discussed recent housing and zoning reform efforts. Speakers directly involved with reforms in California, Oregon, and elsewhere discussed lessons learned and potential roads forward in Massachusetts and beyond. Last spring, he learned he was among just 16 professors to receive one of the country’s top legal academic honors for junior faculty, an invitation to present his research at the Stanford/Harvard/Yale Junior Faculty Forum. His paper, “Differentiating Exclusionary Tendencies,” is forthcoming in the Florida Law Review. Build it or not, they will come The version of gentrification that has solidified in popular culture, usually including images of hipsters sipping lattés, suggests certain truths, Infranca says, but his research points to a different conclusion than that of many anti-gentrification activists. He contends that gentrification is largely caused by demand—not new supply. People who can’t afford to live in Boston’s South End or Jamaica Plain, for example, will move into less expensive neighborhoods in Roxbury and Hyde Park whether developers build new housing or not, he argues. If no new housing stock is available, that means more competition for existing units, housing prices rise even more rapidly, and there’s even more displacement. Infranca points to a study by Lance Freeman, a Columbia University affordable housing and urban planning expert, which shows that people in gentrifying �Suffolk Law leaders in housing reform, from left, Jamie Langowski, assistant director of the Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP), and William Berman, Suffolk Law professor and director of the HDTP. Suffolk Law Professor John Infranca, a housing and land-use expert. �36 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �neighborhoods don’t move out of their apartments more often than people do in persistently poor neighborhoods. Regardless of their neighborhood, low-income individuals tend to move a lot, Infranca says. “What’s different is who moves in when people move out, and in gentrifying neighborhoods it tends to be more affluent, oftentimes white residents moving in. So, if all that is true, new housing supply by itself is not going to lead to higher levels of displacement.” Instead, he argues, new housing supply should help keep housing prices from skyrocketing. If we fail to increase the pace of new development, we risk moving in the direction of the San Francisco area, he warns, noting the images many have seen on television. In Palo Alto, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, news crews document battered RVs and scruffy cars lining the main road next to Stanford University, makeshift living places for workers who can’t afford the area’s hyper-expensive housing. Greater Boston, facing its own affordable housing crisis, has significant parallels with the San Francisco area, he says. Both have limited new development—even as their technology, health, and other hot job markets continue to attract affluent workers willing and able to pay top dollar for rent or home ownership. “That combination has resulted in massive housing price increases and evictions. The status quo of too much demand and too little new housing supply is not going to work, and we’ve seen it play out. It’s clear we need to figure out some creative approaches.” Looking to the future In many cases, Infranca says, longstanding zoning laws effectively limit the construction of new housing. Suburban towns, for instance, with zoning that mandates single-family homes on sizable lots, make it difficult, if not impossible, for new, denser housing to be built that might increase affordability. That in turns limits opportunities for new residents to move into those communities—and often exacerbates existing discrimination against people of color. In Oregon, a recent state law requires cities with more than 10,000 people to allow duplexes in areas zoned for single-family homes, a concept called upzoning. In California, there’s a movement to upzone across the state, Infranca says. Such state upzoning measures—some of which prohibit exclusively single-family zoning and others that would permit denser, multi-family housing near transit hubs—are worth considering, he argues, but controversial. Efforts along these lines have found limited traction in Massachusetts. Should low-income communities have greater say regarding development? In his paper, Infranca examines whether low-income neighborhoods should have a greater degree of control over new development than very affluent communities do. 37 There are a few critical reasons to consider doing that, he argues, including the historical injustices faced by these neighborhoods: redlining, discrimination, and disinvestment. Additionally, lowincome communities generally have a high proportion of renters. The time commitment and costs of finding a new affordable rental is harder to bear for a lower-income person than for someone who is higher income, he says. Infranca also points to Suffolk’s recent rental housing discrimination study, which uncovers additional obstacles faced by voucher-holders and Black renters. He concludes that treating certain neighborhoods differently than others makes sense as a way to target a narrow subset of gentrification concerns, including the claims of long-term residents to a stake in their neighborhoods. Infranca also suggests coming up with new ways to grant long-term residents of low-income communities a financial interest in development. One option, his paper argues, would grant property owners and long-term tenants development rights they could sell to a nearby property. This would permit the purchaser to build a higher-density development, while giving residents a financial stake and some degree of control over new development in their community. An industry perspective Dean’s Cabinet member Jeffrey R. Drago JD’04, a partner at Drago & Toscano, a Boston zoning/permitting law firm that represents developers seeking to build large and small residential and commercial buildings, agrees with Infranca that higher-density development is part of the solution. “In many cases we go out to start community processes in a neighborhood and folks will say it’s too dense or too high or not enough parking. However, if you want to address affordability, you need to allow for larger-scale development,” he says. “Then the municipalities can ask the developers for more affordable units in return. With a greater supply, the demand will also go down.” HYM Investments LLC, founded by Boston developer Tom O’Brien JD’93, is overseeing the redevelopment of East Boston’s Suffolk Downs. The project increased the required 13% affordable housing to 20%—the highest feasible amount, according to O’Brien. “We have two options: we can build a development that includes up to 20% of affordable housing or we cannot build the project at all—it’s a pretty stark choice, unfortunately,” he says. “We need a national initiative to go and build more housing and make that housing affordable to more people.” New affordable units are important, but equally important is equity, says HDTP director William Berman. He has been surprised by the vehemence of opposition to affordable housing in Massachusetts, and the veiled and not so veiled suggestions of race and class that go along with that: “That vehemence comes with a significant cost to the community, in that economically we can’t promote growth if we don’t have access to affordable housing.” Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �Walk in My Shoes: A Day in the Life of a Black Woman Attorney Danielle Johnson’s essay is reprinted with the permission of the Boston Bar Journal, where it appeared on May 28, 2020. She is a staff attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, where her practice focuses on elder housing and disability benefits. I f you approach the steps of the Edward Brooke Courthouse (named after the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate post Reconstruction) around 8:45 a.m. on a Thursday morning—colloquially known as “Eviction Thursday” in Boston—there is a seemingly endless line of people, mostly in street clothes, waiting anxiously to get through the security screening. I approach, dressed in a suit and dress shoes with my hair neatly dreadlocked. I walk quickly past the lines of waiting litigants with my bar card and driver’s license in hand. I am a young African American woman and I am an attorney. In court, I am both an anomaly and a chameleon, depending on whom I encounter. The Court: The Tale of Two Lines The familiar discomfort starts outside the courthouse. To get through the door of the courthouse to the Eastern Housing Court sessions on the fifth floor, I must walk past the long lines of fellow people of color waiting to submit themselves to the security screening—which often includes an electronic pat-down—before being allowed in the building. It is my weekly routine to swallow the discomfort of the two lines; one short line for predominantly white attorneys and another longer line for the litigants, including my clients, predominantly people of color. I present my bar card and driver’s license, and after close inspection—notably which are not scrutinized for my white colleagues, who flash their cards and proceed before me—I am allowed to pass the first test and enter the foyer of the marbled courthouse. Inside, the courthouse is buzzing, and the clamor of chatter and movements echo throughout the hallways. I make my way up to the fifth floor for the call of the lists. Exiting the elevator, the scene that awaits can overwhelm an unsuspecting person, but it is business as usual for Eviction Thursday. The two “Attorney of the Day” tables are set up to provide quick legal advice, one for pro se landlords and the other for pro se tenants. The area is so crammed with people that one cannot see the Attorneys of the Day. This is not surprising given that in 2019 alone, 39,600 households faced eviction in Massachusetts. Of these, 92% of the tenants were unrepresented; in contrast, more than 70% of landlords were represented. At the Attorney of the Day table for tenants, I flip through the dockets and see the usual massive number of new eviction cases—about 150 in total—and 55 motion hearings on the two lists. The day will be long. I brace myself for the ongoing series of tests that I will face, each of which will demand that I prove who I am, making Eviction Thursday an even more exhausting day. Continued on page 40 38 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Photograph by Michael J. Clarke By Danielle Johnson JD’16 �39 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �The Client: “You’re My Lawyer?” Finding my client among the sea of black and brown faces who are anxiously searching for answers from anyone who might be willing to listen is doable if I have previously met the tenant. Today is not that day. Working in legal aid, where there is a mismatch between high demand and limited resources, I often walk through the hall shouting out names of clients I will meet for the first time in court. When my first call does not yield a response, I call again. Success! I formally introduce myself to the client and field the expected question: “You’re the attorney I spoke with?” Surprise mixed with suspicion registers on my client’s face. For my clients, it is my youth that is concerning. I am used to this look of doubt as an attorney who practices exclusively with elders; this is my second test of the day. It is the unspoken challenge to my legitimacy raised by my appearance. I deflect their anxiety with humor using stereotypical images of attorneys common to their generation: “I must look adolescent, not the Matlock or Perry Mason you were expecting?” To get past the awkwardness, I direct my client’s attention to the goal for the day and what to expect in the courtroom. But sometimes this is not sufficient assurance. I confidently explain to my client that this is “not my first rodeo,” and hope that I have gained their trust. I leave them to their thoughts and move on to find opposing counsel. The Bench and the Bar Housing courts tend to have their usual players, so locating a specific attorney is not often difficult. Again, today is not that day. Like a chameleon, I pass unnoticed through the tenants crowding the halls while waiting anxiously for the courtrooms to open, and quickly scan each white individual in a suit. In the courtroom, shades of brown dominate, speckled here and there by clusters of ivory. I am not the only person of color, or the only woman, or the only person of modest economic means. Even so, there is a clear dichotomy: The majority of the tenants are minorities while the majority of attorneys are white and male. Then there is me. As the list is called, the attorneys jockey for seats in the jury box. In that segregated space, protected against the huddled masses packed into the courtroom, the color scheme flips; today, I am the only grain of pepper in a sea of salt. I sigh, recalling the day the court officer singled me out: “Hey, you can’t sit there. You a lawyer?” Moving past colleagues to an empty seat, I speculate that they are wondering: “Does she know this section is for attorneys?” This is the daily reality of what it means to be an attorney of color in Massachusetts, navigating unwritten tests to prove that I exist, I am qualified, and that I belong. Once the call of the lists begins, the doors to the standingroom-only courtrooms are shut. Any defendant not present in the correct courtroom for the call will be defaulted. Most tenants who answer are visibly anxious. Once referred to court mediation on the third floor, some will go over agreements with a housing specialist, but most will be diverted to sign, without the benefit of a hearing or trial, the pre-drafted form agreement for judgment offered by the landlord’s attorney. This is accomplished quickly in the hallway, often with no understanding on the part of the tenants of the document they have signed, including the waiver of their right to request a stay, seek reconsideration, or pursue an appeal. Instead, they blindly focus on the quickest option that allows them to remain in their home and escape the stress of being in court. My client, who was previously pro se, had signed such an agreement for judgment with the landlord. The slightest breach of any of its conditions, including all incorporated lease terms, is deemed material and could trigger an execution for possession— and the agreement waived all stays of execution. But today, there will be no execution for possession. Today, I have prevailed in negotiating an amendment to the “sword of Damocles” agreement, and substituted a sustainable repayment plan with sufficient time to access third-party rental assistance through the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program for the onerous agreement for judgment. I also connected the elderly client to the court’s Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP). I am the most pleased with my success in changing the basis for the eviction from “fault” to “no-fault,” thereby protecting my client from mandatory termination of their Section 8 housing choice voucher. I have passed today’s last test. I achieved a successful outcome. I demonstrated my competence to my client and proved my negotiation skills to an opposing counsel with whom I had not worked in the past. Legal Aid and the Massachusetts Bar Back at my office at Greater Boston Legal Services, my shoulders relax. Here, I am not burdened by expectations to 40 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Photograph: Courtesy of the Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation “In court, I am both an anomaly and a chameleon, depending on whom I encounter.” �conform to the culture and hierarchy of a Boston law firm. I am not oppressed by inadvertent stereotyping nor subject to daily microaggressions that would stunt any lawyer’s professional growth. Notwithstanding, my dominant experience navigating my chosen profession is one of alienation, exclusion, and discomfort—the price that I pay under the “invisible labor clause” for being a Black woman legal aid attorney in Massachusetts, serving the poorest people in Boston who are predominantly people of color, like me. In my career, I have experienced racism, gender discrimination, and elitism. My experience is not unique. Throughout the Commonwealth, attorneys of color are called upon to prove their qualifications daily, to colleagues, clients, court personnel, and even clerks and judges. The 2019 demographic survey conducted by the Supreme Judicial Court, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, revealed that out of 22,743 participating attorneys, 20,043 (86%) identified as white, and only 494 (2%) identified as Black or African American, 519 (2%) as Hispanic or Latinix, and 574 (2%) as Asian. These numbers make clear what my experience has proven—there is a gross lack of minority representation in the Massachusetts bar. This is not a “woe is me” story. It is a call to action for cultural diversity in law firms and legal organizations and, more importantly, for reflection on and recognition of each of our implicit biases. My day is over, but these challenges will repeat tomorrow and next week and every month thereafter with a new list of scared, mostly poor, minority tenants, assembled in lines to enter a courthouse named for the first African American attorney general of Massachusetts, all in effort to get “justice.” We should do better. We can do better. Honoring the memory of a rising star in Criminal Justice The Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation strives for diversity in the law By Kara Baskin and Janet Parkinson Elected prosecutors in the United States are overwhelmingly white and male, according to the 2019 Reflective Democracy Campaign. Only 3% are men of color; and while 24% are female, just 2% are women of color. As a Black assistant district attorney Sarita Wright Lucas JD’08 didn’t let those demographics constrain her. At Suffolk Law, Lucas interned at a corporate law firm but found her calling as a prosecutor after an internship in Boston Municipal Court. She became deputy attorney general with the Delaware Department of Justice in Wilmington, Delaware, which is ranked one of the most violent U.S. cities on a per-capita basis. A rising star, Lucas took more felony cases to trial in 2013 than any other prosecutor. She was named head of the Wilmington Trial Unit in 2014, becoming one of the youngest attorneys to head a criminal unit, trying homicides, assaults, and other violent crimes. Tragically, she died that same year of pregnancy-related complications. 41 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 In her memory, Lucas’ mother, Wanda Geer, established the Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation (SCWLF) in 2015 to support other Black women who want to pursue careers as prosecutors—a step toward making those demographics more representative of the U.S. population. “There are very few women prosecutors—and very few women of color who are prosecutors. Our goal is diversity in the law to create a more equitable criminal justice system,” Geer says. To that end, the SCWLF grants $5,000 scholarships to Black female law students to cover the cost of preparing for and taking the bar exam in four states. “If you go into private practice, usually the firm will cover many of these costs, if not all of the cost—but people who want to go into public service are on their own financially,” Geer says. A second $5,000 employment incentive is available if recipients become prosecutors. In its first five years, the SCWLF has granted scholarships to 11 Black women. Although the foundation has focused on the Mid-Atlantic region, it will launch a paid summer internship program in 2021 with the Suffolk and Middlesex County District Attorneys’ Offices, with preference given to Suffolk Law students. “Sarita wanted to make a difference in the justice system, as a woman of color, for victims. She was really just so passionate about it. We wanted to honor that,” Geer says. �DEAN’S CABINET COMMITTED ALUMNI INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF SUFFOLK LAW DEAN’S CABINET GROWS TO 45 MEMBERS The Dean’s Cabinet now has 45 members, each of whom has committed at least $50,000 to support the Law School’s programs and students. Members meet with the dean twice per year to receive updates about Suffolk Law, offer strategic advice about the Law School’s direction, and engage with their accomplished fellow members. Two new members share what inspired them to join. JACQUELINE L. PERCZEK JD’94 “Someone once wrote that the price of leadership in academia is to forge the path forward and await the judgment of the future. Dean Perlman is not waiting for the future. The future is now! An innovator and trailblazer, Dean Perlman’s global vision has taken our law school to the next level of excellence. Suffolk Law enjoys enviable national rankings in various categories, we have a spectacular faculty, and our school is defining the path forward. I made a gift to the school because I want to advance the mission of our leadership and honor the mission of our founders—to pass on a gift when we can, and to help widen the path to education.” CARL P. GROSS JD’71 “I had Sargent for Torts, Lemelman for Property and Taxation, and Judge for Contracts. They inspired me, and I credit a lot of my success to them and Suffolk Law as a whole. Dean Perlman visited [my family]—I was impressed with him and his vision. His assurances to me that the Suffolk mission would not be altered convinced me to up my game financially.” 42 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �DEAN’S CABINET SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL DEAN’S CABINET MEMBERS Patricia M. Annino JD’81 Partner Rimon Law Boston, MA Kevin M. Fitzgerald JD’82 Partner Nixon Peabody, LLP Manchester, NH Henry G. Kara BSBA’66, JD’69 President Kara Law Offices Boston, MA Robert T. Noonan JD’85 Regional Managing Partner (ret.) KMPG, LLP Boston, MA Joy L. Backer JD’15 Associate Fish & Richardson PC Boston, MA Christine Newman Garvey JD’72, Trustee Global Head of Corporate Real Estate and Services (ret.) Deutsche Bank AG Santa Barbara, CA George N. Keches JD’75 Senior Partner Keches Law Group, PC Taunton, MA Eric J. Parker JD’86 Partner Parker Scheer, LLP Lecturer Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA Todd L. Boudreau JD’98 Partner Morrison & Foerster, LLP Boston, MA Alexander A. Bove, Jr. JD’67 Partner Bove & Langa P.C. Boston, MA Brian T. Brandt JD’96 Managing Director SCS Financial LLC Boston, MA Claudine A. Cloutier JD’95 Partner Keches Law Group, PC Taunton, MA Photographs courtesy of Jacqueline L. Perczek, Carl P. Gross Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85 Chairman & CEO Blackmore Partners, LLC Laguna Beach, CA Gerry D’Ambrosio JD’93 Partner D’Ambrosio Brown, LLP Boston, MA Gerard S. DiFiore JD’84 Partner Reed Smith, LLP New York, NY Jeffrey R. Drago JD’04 Founding Partner Drago + Toscano, LLP Boston, MA Kenneth T. Gear BSBA’89, JD’95 Chief Executive Officer Leading Builders of America, Inc. Washington, DC James A. Lack JD’96 President and Founder HPL Enterprises Sunny Isles Beach, FL Warren G. Levenbaum JD’72 Managing Partner Levenbaum Trachtenberg, PLC Phoenix, AZ Marc S. Geller JD’71 Managing Director Sternhill Partners, Ltd. Houston, TX Konstantinos Ligris JD’01, Trustee Founder & Board Member Ligris + Associates, PC Co-Founder Escrow Mint, LLC Newton, MA Joseph W. Glannon Professor of Law Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA Carl P. Gross JD’71 Director & President GB Ltd. Operating Co., Inc. Freehold, NJ Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94, Trustee Principal Guerrier & Associates, PC Boston, MA James F. Haley, Jr. JD’75 Partner Haley Guiliano, LLP New York, NY Bradley M. Henry JD’91 Partner Meedhan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, PC Boston, MA Deborah Marson JD’78 Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Iron Mountain, Inc. Boston, MA Michael J. McCormack JD’72 Partner McCormack Suny, LLC Boston, MA Timothy M. McCrystal JD’89 Partner Ropes & Gray, LLP Boston, MA Brian E. McManus JD’71 President McManus Capital Management Fort Worth, TX 43 Jacqueline L. Perczek JD’94 Partner Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, PA Miami, FL Jamie A. Sasson JD’04 Managing Partner The Ticktin Law Group, PA Deerfield Beach, FL Lewis A. Sassoon JD’69 Partner Sassoon & Cymrot LLP Boston, MA Janis B. Schiff JD’83 Partner Holland & Knight, LLP Washington, DC Alan B. Sharaf JD’87 Partner Sharaf & Maloney, PC Brookline, MA Marie-Louise Skafte JD’96 Founder Skafte Global Law, PA Fort Lauderdale, FL Wayne E. Smith BSBA’77, JD’82 Adjunct Professor Suffolk University Law School Firm Director (ret.) Deloitte Tax LLP Boston, MA Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 Mark E. Sullivan JD’97, Trustee Partner (ret.) Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Boston, MA Regina C. Sullivan JD’88 Managing Partner Gaman Real Estate Group LLC Wellesley, MA Thomas M. Sullivan JD’94 Founding Partner Lando & Anastasi, LLP Instructor Suffolk University Sawyer Business School Boston, MA James S. Trainor JD’00 Partner Fenwick & West LLP New York, NY Kenneth J. Vacovec JD’75 Senior Partner Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, LLP Newton, MA Richard J. Walsh BA’58, JD’60 Attorney (ret.) Federal Trade Commission Naples, FL Stephen N. Wilchins JD’82 Founding Partner Wilchins, Cosentino, Novins LLP Wellesley, MA Linda J. Wondrack JD’95 EVP, Head of Compliance for Advice Solutions Fidelity Investments Boston, MA �RETIREMENTS SUFFOLK LAW FACULTY RETIREMENTS STUDENT AWARD NAMED FOR FORMER DEAN ROBERT SMITH Robert H. Smith served as the Law School’s dean for eight years (1999–2007) and retired in May 2020 after serving an additional 13 years on the faculty. To honor his retirement and celebrate his contributions to the Law School, and to the Clinical Programs in particular, nearly $50,000 has been raised to establish the Robert H. Smith Outstanding Clinic Student Award. The award was created with an anonymous gift of $25,000 and has grown with additional support from several Dean’s Cabinet members who wanted to honor their relationship with Smith and acknowledge his contributions to the Law School. Smith was a clinical professor before coming to Suffolk Law, and emphasized clinical education throughout his career. As dean, Smith helped reimagine the Law School’s clinics and was instrumental in developing them into cutting-edge experiential programs. “I am happy to support Dean Smith,” said Trustee and Dean’s Cabinet member Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94, who contributed to the creation of the award. “We [Suffolk Law] owe him a debt of gratitude.” Professor Dwight Golann may be retiring, but the positive impact he has had on the field of alternative dispute resolution will endure. He has been a pathfinder in teaching his subject remotely—in a field that is so often dependent on in-person instruction. His scholarship has been informed by his own deep experience as both a mediator and a former chief of the Trial Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Dwight has been a wonderful colleague, generous with his learning and assistance. Suffolk’s national ranking in dispute resolution draws heavily on his contribution. “Bob Smith was the dean when I was hired 20 years ago, and I learned so much from his leadership during his eight years as dean. Among other accomplishments, he transformed our experiential programs, especially our clinical and legal writing programs, and helped to make them the national leaders that they are today,” said Dean Andrew Perlman. The first award will be given in the spring of 2021 to a student who has engaged in outstanding work in a clinic and the corresponding seminar. Consideration will be given to a student’s commitment to public service, either in the form of public interest work or through pro bono contributions, as well as to the student’s commitment to mentoring future law students. To make a contribution to the Robert H. Smith Outstanding Clinic Student Award, visit suffolk.edu/law/alumni/give. Over his 40-plus years of teaching and service, Professor Stephen Hicks is largely credited as the inspiring force for global legal studies at Suffolk. He developed LLM degrees in Boston and abroad, an international internship program, as well as several exchange programs. Steve is a superb scholar, a wonderful mentor to many, and an influential teacher who has taught thousands around the world. —Assistant Dean Bridgett C. Sandusky I recruited Professor Andy BeckermanRodau to join the Intellectual Property Concentration as our patent specialist. It was Andy’s idea that the High Tech Concentration be retitled the Intellectual Property Concentration. Andy has been the driving force in making Suffolk Law School the training grounds for more patent attorneys in Greater Boston than all of the other law schools in the area—combined. Asking him to join the faculty and be the codirector of the IP Concentration was the best decision I made as an administrator. —Professor Michael Rustad —Professor Lisle Baker 44 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �CLASS NOTES PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL MILESTONES FROM SUFFOLK ALUMNI 1955 ARSEN TASHJIAN turned 100 on December 1. He worked various jobs during the day and attended law school in the evening and spent his entire legal career working at Hanscom Air Force Base as a patent attorney for the federal government, a job that he found on the bulletin board at the Law School. During World War II, he worked at the Watertown Arsenal, testing metals for heavy artillery. He grew up in Everett and currently resides in Chestnut Hill. Married for 43 years, he has three children and two grandchildren. Photographs from left: Michael J. Clarke, Class Notes submitted 1974 THE HON. DAVID G. SACKS has retired after nearly 34 years as a probate and family court judge in Springfield, MA. He is former chair of the Massachusetts Trial Court’s Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution and remains a member and vice chair. As a judge, he worked with Suffolk interns from the FYSI Program from the program’s initial year. After retirement, he was elected as a Joe Biden delegate from the First Congressional District. David and his wife, Deborah Leopold, senior manager for developmental disability services at BHN, Inc., continue to reside in Holyoke. 1984 1975 BRIAN M. HURLEY of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2021. 1978 DIANE C. TILLOTSON was named as one of the 2019 “Lawyers of the Year” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She was selected for her work on McLean Hospital v. Town of Lincoln, in which the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of her client, McLean Hospital, clarifying the education use exemption under the Dover Amendment. 1979 KEVIN F. BERRY joined Vaughan Baio & Partners in Philadelphia as a partner. He is a commercial litigator who has tried more than 200 civil jury trials to verdict. WILLIAM B. FLYNN is building a new international financial services platform that brings investors to privately owned midmarket investment opportunities in Europe and North America. 1983 Boston Law Collaborative LLC has added veteran employment lawyer and mediator JODY L. NEWMAN to its practice. She has more than 35 years’ experience resolving workplace disputes and investigating bias and sexual misconduct cases in workplaces and college campuses. 45 MADELINE S. BAIO recently founded Vaughan Baio & Partners in Philadelphia. She litigates product liability, premises liability, motor vehicle, and employment-related matters, representing clients in the product manufacturing, retailing, transportation, pharmacy, grocery, and restaurant industries. 1986 ELLEN M. HARRINGTON, of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2021. 1988 DENISE I. MURPHY was elected to serve as president of the Massachusetts Bar Association and as co-chair of the Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. She is co-chair of Rubin and Rudman’s Labor and Employment Practice group. Hermes Netburn shareholder ANTHONY J. SBARRA, JR. was elected a national director for the Defense Research Institute. 1989 JOHN C. LA LIBERTE at Sherin and Lodgen was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2021. 1990 PATRICIA L. DAVIDSON, a partner in the Probate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation group and the Business and General Litigation group at Mirick O’Connell, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. She was also selected to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Her practice focuses on helping families resolve issues involving wills, trusts, and real estate, as well as disputes involving family and closely held businesses. Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �CLASS NOTES ISABELLA KIM has joined Helsell Fetterman, a Seattlebased law firm serving businesses, organizations, and individuals. She will be leading its immigration practice area and will be working in the firm’s business transactions practice group. Leber IP Law, the boutique IP firm founded by CELIA H. LEBER, has been in business for nine years and continues to grow despite the pandemic. MAURICE E. MUIR has been elected as justice of the New York State Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District, for a 14-year term. He previously served on the Civil Court of the City of New York, where he presided over civil cases relating to no-fault insurance, breach of contract, and personal injury claims. JANE LEARY LEVESQUE recently celebrated 28 years as a full-time teacher of paralegal, business, criminal justice, and fire science at North Shore Community College. 1991 MARIA R. DURANT BA’8 8 has been named the managing director of Hogan Lovell’s Boston office. 1992 JOHN D. COLUCCI of McLane Middleton has been named to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. 1995 1994 SOL J. COHEN has joined Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein as a partner. With more than two decades of practice, Cohen has tried over 40 cases to jury verdict and closed over 3,000 real estate transactions. He notes, “I’ve had my own firm for more than 20 years and am looking forward to practicing law in a collegial environment with a team of experienced attorneys.” PAUL W. CAREY, a partner in the Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, and Reorganization group at Mirick O’Connell, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He was also named to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He concentrates his practice on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and business reorganization matters. McCarter & English, LLP has elected MIA A. FRABOTTA to its equity ranks. ROBERT B. GIBBONS, a partner in the Litigation group at Mirick O’Connell, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He was also named to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, where he handles a broad range of business matters involving commercial contracts, banking, construction, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, complex collections, and fiduciary fraud. CHRISTINE E. DEVINE, a partner and the chair of the Creditors‘ Rights, Bankruptcy, and Reorganization group at Mirick O’Connell, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. 46 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �CLASS NOTES Morgan, Brown & Joy attorney GREGORY A. MANOUSOS was named to the Best Lawyers in America for Litigation—Labor and Employment. JENNIFER L. PARENT at McLane Middleton was named to the 2020 New England Super Lawyers for Business Litigation. 1996 JASON S. DELMONICO has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP as a shareholder in the corporate practice in the firm’s Boston office. He has over 20 years of experience representing major financial institutions and other commercial lenders. TERRI L. PASTORI, managing partner of Pastori | Krans, is delighted to announce Pastori | Krans’ inclusion in Business NH Magazine’s 2020 list of top women-led businesses for the second year in a row, one of only three New Hampshire law firms recognized. Shareholder DAMON M. SELIGSON has joined Sheehan Phinney’s Business Litigation group, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and real estate matters. He also focuses on assisting clients in medical malpractice and personal injury matters. KEVIN J. WILLIS has been promoted to counsel at Ropes & Gray. He is a probate and trust counsel in the firm’s private client group. He has advised clients for nearly 25 years, creating sophisticated estate plans, settling estates and trusts, and advising fiduciaries concerning their responsibilities. He also advises beneficiaries of their rights in the trust and estate settlement process, and works with both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in connection with fiduciary litigation matters. 2004 HEATHER M. GAMACHE has been named presidentelect of the Women’s Bar Association for 2020–2021. As a director in Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster’s Litigation group, Gamache has a broad focus on real estate and commercial litigation matters. MATTHEW RAY JD/MBA joins Murtha Cullina LLP’s Business and Finance Department. 2005 MICHELE BEAUCHINE COLLINS was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Society of Financial Service Professionals. She is an advanced sales director with MassMutual Financial Group in Boston, president of FSP’s Boston chapter, and an active member of the Boston Bar Association, where she participates in the M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program. She resides with her husband, Patrick, and daughter in Nahant, MA. 2000 DAVID C. HARDY manages the Hardy Law Firm PA in Tampa, FL. Last fall, his article “Simon a Slave v. State of Florida” was the cover feature of the Florida Bar Journal. He and his wife, Carolyn, are the proud parents of an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. 2003 JILL M. RYNKOWSKI DOYLE has launched Bennett Doyle LLP in Washington, DC, specializing in estate and trust administration, family law, and litigation. DAVID L. FINE, a partner and chair of the Construction Law group at Mirick O’Connell, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He was also named to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Fine represents and counsels clients in the construction industry, including commercial, institutional, and residential owners and developers, general contractors, construction managers, specialty subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers. ELIZABETH LEVINE, a director at Goulston & Storrs, has been named an “Employment Law Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal for her visionary work helping companies across the country assess and reform their corporate culture. This is Levine’s second trailblazer award, after being named a “New England Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer in 2019. 47 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 JUDITH L. STONEHULSLANDER has been elected partner at Lathrop Gage, where she focuses her practice on patent preparation, prosecution, and client counseling in all areas of biotechnology. She holds a PhD in molecular genetics and microbiology and, prior to obtaining her law degree, worked as a technical specialist and patent agent. �CLASS NOTES JENNIFER L. JUNKIN has joined Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli’s Seattle office as an associate in the firm’s national Intellectual Property Department. 2006 MICHELLE-KIM (LEE) COHEN has been promoted to deputy general counsel at Dassault Systèmes, where she is responsible for employment law and compliance matters. JACLYN S. O’LEARY has been elected an individual clients partner in the Boston office of Day Pitney LLP. Her practice focuses in the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration. 2007 JACK S. GEARAN of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP has been elected to the board of trustees of City on a Hill Charter Public Schools. The nonprofit is dedicated to graduating responsible, democratic citizens who are prepared for college and to advancing community, culture, and commerce. HEIDI A. SEELY served as speaker at the Boston Bar Association’s webinar, “Trusts & Estates End of Year Review 2020.” An associate in Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster’s trusts and estates practice, Seely represents families and individuals in estate planning, estate administration, tax planning, trust administration, and other trusts and estate needs. She is co-chair of the BBA’s Public Policy Committee and Practice Fundamentals Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section. STEPHANIE S. MCGRAW has been named partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. She focuses her practice on complex product liability, commercial, and business litigation. 2010 2008 MATTHEW R. FISHER, a partner at Mirick O’Connell and chair of the firm’s Health Law group and a member of the firm’s Business group, has been selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. He was also named to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Fisher helps guide clients through the regulatory maze that challenges all participants in the healthcare industry. 2009 DAVID I. BRODY of Sherin and Lodgen was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2021. RYAN P AVERY of Mirageas & . Avery LLC was selected as a “Rising Star” by the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. ALLISON AHERN FILLO has joined the Boston law firm of Davis Malm, advising businesses and individuals seeking U.S. immigration and naturalization benefits. She counsels clients on immigration issues regarding employment and compliance, as well as immigration concerns arising in corporate transactions and obtaining all categories of non-immigrant visas and lawful permanent residence in the U.S. 2011 ANDREW A. KINGMAN was named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Up and Coming Lawyers.” He is a senior managing attorney in DLA Piper’s intellectual property and technology practice. The publication highlighted Kingman’s work as general counsel to the State Privacy and Security Coalition, whose members include 30 of the largest technology, media, telecom, retail, and online security companies in the world, and identified him as “a key player in the debate over state privacy legislation.” ANDREW M. MACDONALD was elevated to partner at Fox Rothschild LLP. He advises businesses on a diverse array of labor and employment law issues, including union organizing campaigns and National Labor Relations Board proceedings, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration, as well as employment discrimination and wage-and-hour litigation. He is based in the firm’s Philadelphia office. ELIZABETH RAHN GALLUCCI has been named a partner at Ropes & Gray. 48 Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 BRADFORD N. VEZINA has been elected as a director of McLane Middleton. He focuses on estate plans for individuals and families across the economic spectrum. �CLASS NOTES 2012 CHRISTOPHER J. ABBOTT was promoted to counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he is a member of Weil’s global antitrust and competition practice in the Washington, DC office. He represents clients in civil and criminal antitrust investigations and litigation, and in obtaining antitrust approval for mergers and acquisitions. JAMIE G. LEBERER has created a new partnership, Leberer & Palladino PLLC, that will practice matrimonial and family law in the Buffalo, NY region. JACLYN L. MCNEELY has joined Boston labor and employment law firm Morgan, Brown & Joy as an associate. McNeely counsels and represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including workplace discrimination, leave laws, wage and hour disputes, collective bargaining and grievance arbitration, unfair labor practices, and related litigation. 2014 BRIAN M. CASACELI, an associate in the Labor & Employment group at Mirick O’Connell, was named one of the Worcester Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty” for 2020. MATTHEW R. O’CONNOR joined Pierce Atwood LLP as an associate. His work involves commercial litigation, ERISA matters, and assisting an active receivership practice. He lives in Providence, RI, with his wife, Johanna, and their 1-year-old son, Theo. On February 23, 2020, DARIUS PAKROOH married Aris deOliveira on the 7th-floor balcony of Suffolk Law School. “Choosing [to be married at] Suffolk Law School was a reminder of how far we’ve come together. During my law school library study marathons, Aris would routinely come visit to cheer me on and bring healthy food,” Darius reminisces. The newlyweds now spend their days operating Pakrooh Law in Boston. 2017 MELISSA M. MARQUEZ BA’14 joins Knox Ricksen LLP, a civil litigation firm specializing in complex health care fraud cases, as an associate. 49 IN MEMORIAM REMEMBERING KENNEDY FAMILY ADVISOR GERARD DOHERTY The passing of alumnus and former Trustee Gerard “Gerry” Doherty marks the end of an era in Massachusetts politics. Doherty, who graduated from Suffolk Law in 1960 while serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was deeply embedded in the civic life of the Commonwealth and worked on the historic presidential campaigns of all three Kennedy brothers. His 2017 memoir, They Were My Friends–Jack, Bob and Ted: My Life In and Out of Politics, details those relationships. “Gerry Doherty was someone larger than life who actually made those around him better,” said Robert J. Allison, a Suffolk University history professor. Doherty brought political savvy and legislative knowledge to his roles, but Allison said what made him truly indispensable was his character, integrity, and ability to bring people together. “You can find people who can crunch numbers and can look at polling data, but understanding how to connect with people is the most important thing. It’s a character trait that he had and could use to great effect, and that’s one of the reasons the Kennedys and others relied on him,” said Allison. Doherty served on the Suffolk University Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2014. He received the Law School Alumni Association’s Edward Bray Legacy Award in 2018 and the Alumni Service Award in 2005. “Gerry was not only a civic leader—he was a philanthropic leader as well. For decades, he made a profound impact on the lives and careers of countless Suffolk Law students,” said Dean Andrew Perlman. Doherty was responsible for nearly one-half million dollars in scholarship support, including one of the school’s public service scholarships. Many of the students benefiting from his philanthropy are from working-class towns, including Charlestown, where he was a lifelong resident. “We admire his lifetime of tenacity and his insistence that individuals must make a difference in their communities,” Perlman said. “When America’s leaders needed counsel, he stepped up to help. And when Suffolk Law School and its students needed him, he answered the call.” Doherty is survived by his wife, Judge Regina Quinlan Doherty, who received her Suffolk Law degree in 1973 and an honorary Doctor of Laws in 2005. Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine | Winter 2021 �NON-PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY 120 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MA 02108–4977 GIVE TO SUFFOLK LAW ONLINE suffolk.edu/law/alumni/give JOIN THE FROST SOCIETY Consider a bequest—a gift through your will or trust. You can direct your gift to meet Suffolk’s greatest needs or to support a specific program that is meaningful to you. 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Cosgrove’s life; now he’s giving back “ON SHIFTING SAND” Four legal experts weigh in on the immigration crisis WINTER 2020 GREEN DIVIDE EMBRACING THE CHALLENGES OF A BUDDING CANNABIS INDUSTRY �TABLE OF CONTENTS LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE $1M GIFT Suffolk Law changed Barry C. Cosgrove’s life; now he’s giving back “ON SHIFTING SAND” Four legal experts weigh in on the immigration crisis THE GREEN DIVIDE EMBRACING THE CHALLENGES OF A BUDDING CANNABIS INDUSTRY WINTER 2020 ON THE COVER: Laury Lucien JD’15 12 $1M DONATION TO SUFFOLK HONORS AN INFLUENTIAL GRANDMOTHER 30 “I AM STANDING ON SHIFTING SAND” Reflecting on the challenges of immigration law 34 THE CANNABIS CONUNDRUM Graduates inspired by the emerging industry push on despite challenges DEPARTMENTS SUFFOLK FEATURES Ingrid and Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85 generously donated $1 million to Suffolk Law. Read their story on page 12. 02 A MESSAGE FROM DEAN ANDREW PERLMAN Impressive employment outcomes; 21stcentury skills; news from the national rankings; and more 04 LAW BRIEFS News and notes from the headlines and hallways 11 SUFFOLK LAW LOOKS TO THE FUTURE A breakdown of recent achievements in innovation 14 Next Generation SPOT ON: EASING ACCESS TO LEGAL INFO Improving the civil legal system 15 Next Generation WHEN CULTURAL SURVIVAL IS AT STAKE Clinic student takes case to UN in Geneva 16 Impactful Alumni JOSH KOSKOFF TAKES ON THE AR-15 It’s an uphill battle, he says, but worth the fight �SUFFOLK LAW DEAN ANDREW PERLMAN B. Stephanie Siegmann JD’97. Read her story on page 20. 22 28 HOOP DREAMS COME TRUE FOR DAVID DUQUETTE Team counsel for NBA’s Charlotte Hornets shares how he got there SUFFOLK LAW FACULTY WEIGH IN ON WORKPLACE BULLYING LEGISLATION, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, AND A TOOL FOR MINDFUL LAWYERING YOU WANT TO GIVE, BUT YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW OR WHEN Prof. Philip C. Kaplan on a little known tool: the CRUT 19 Impactful Alumni THE CONNECTOR: CARMEN ARCE-BOWEN One graduate’s quest to build a more inclusive Boston 20 Impactful Alumni B. STEPHANIE SIEGMANN IS TENACIOUS AGAINST TERRORISM The first female chief of the National Security Unit of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office opens up 21 Thought Leaders WHY MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD PASS THE FACIAL RECOGNITION MORATORIUM ACT GREG GATLIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MICHAEL 18 Impactful Alumni EXECUTIVE EDITOR Thought Leaders 24 Thought Leaders TOUGH GIG: DOES TRADEMARK LAW NEED A MAKEOVER? Associate Dean Leah Chan Grinvald on rethinking trademark law for the “gig economy” 25 Giving Back MARIE-LOUISE SKAFTE TRAVELS TO NEW SUCCESSES Alumna credits former dean with academic opportunity 26 Giving Back SUFFOLK LEADER HELPING LAW STUDENTS NAVIGATE THE INNOVATION ECONOMY Trustee Mark Sullivan gifts $250,000 for IP effort 28 Giving Back A RECORD-BREAKING REUNION Class of 1969 pays it forward at 50-year mark Giving Back 29 Giving Back KEVIN FITZGERALD ON BEING AN “UNFASHIONABLE SUCCESS” 29 Giving Back DEAN’S GROUP LAUNCHES FOR RECENT GRADS Larry Nussbaum gives back by joining the Dean’s Associates 37 CLASS NOTES Professional and personal milestones from Suffolk alumni 42 DEAN’S CABINET Committed alumni invest in the future of Suffolk Law 44 ALUMNI EVENTS Capturing memorable moments from school gatherings ASSOCIATE EDITOR FISCH KATY IBSEN DESIGN JENNI LEISTE CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SHANNON DOOLING JON GOREY SETH JONES BILL MARCUS STEPHANIE SCHOROW MICHAEL CARPENTER KATHY CHAPMAN MICHAEL J. CLARKE ADAM DETOUR BEN GEBO JOHN GILLOOLY KENT SMITH BRYCE VICKMARK MARK WILSON CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS COPY EDITOR JANET PARKINSON Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine is published once a year by Suffolk University Law School. The magazine is printed by Lane Press in Burlington, VT. We welcome readers’ comments. Contact us at 617-573-5751, mfisch@suffolk.edu, or at Editor, Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine, 73 Tremont St., Ste. 1308, Boston, MA 02108-4977. c 2020 by Suffolk University. All publication rights reserved. 01 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �A MESSAGE FROM Photograph: Michael J. Clarke DEAN ANDREW PERLMAN F 02 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 or more than a century, Suffolk Law has prepared its graduates for professional success. This issue of the Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine tells just a few of their stories and highlights some of the ways that the Law School continues to prepare students for success today. What you will discover from these stories and from conversations with current students is that Suffolk Law remains committed to its rich tradition of practice-oriented legal education. That focus is making a difference, and I’m delighted to update you on some notable accomplishments: Increased applications. The quality of a Suffolk Law education and the achievements of our alumni are major attractions for aspiring lawyers. Applications have increased in four of the last five years, and the two most recent entering classes had the strongest academic credentials in eight years. A national leader in skills training. When students arrive, they find skills training that is unmatched in the nation. Suffolk Law has long been known as a place that trains outstanding lawyers, and the rest of the country is taking notice. We are the only law school in the nation that, for four years in a row, has had four top-20 ranked skills programs in U.S. News & World Report (clinics, dispute resolution, legal writing, and trial advocacy). Positioning for the 21st century. We also are a leader in teaching the new knowledge and skills that lawyers need in the 21st century. Suffolk Law is ranked No. 1 for legal tech, and our work in this area is receiving international recognition. (p. 11) Near-record employment outcomes. Our students are leveraging their legal education to find impressive professional opportunities. Last year’s graduates had the second-strongest employment outcomes in the last 30 years. (p. 5) Bar passage on the rise. The Law School’s first-time bar pass rate on the July 2019 Massachusetts bar exam improved to 70.5%, up from 64.5% last year. The 6 percentage point increase is the largest jump we have seen in 14 years, reflecting numerous recent bar-related initiatives. Moreover, our ABA ultimate bar pass rate within two years of graduation is 84%. Alumni giving back. Alumni appreciate how much their Suffolk Law education has contributed to their success, and they are giving back. This fall, we received a landmark $1 million commitment from alumnus Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85 and his wife, Ingrid Cosgrove, to establish the Graciela Rojas-Trabal Term Scholarship. (p. 12) We have seen a dramatic increase in the size of our Dean’s Cabinet, which now has 40 members, each of whom has committed at least $50,000 in philanthropic support. (p. 42) We saw a 29% increase in money raised over the prior year and a 20% increase in the number of Summa donors, who give $1,000 or more. And the Class of 1969 added nearly $500,000 to their already recordbreaking class scholarship fund in honor of their 50th reunion. (p. 28) I hope you share my pride in the progress we are making at Suffolk Law. Together we are advancing our longstanding mission of offering students an impactful legal education that has a transformative impact on their lives and careers. �THE NUMBERS ARE CLEAR 1 13 ONLY # ONE Suffolk Law was ranked number one in the nation for legal tech. (National Jurist) Suffolk Law is the only school with four top20 ranked legal skills specialties—clinics, legal writing, trial advocacy, and dispute resolution—for four consecutive years. (U.S. News & World Report) OF Suffolk Law is one of only three schools ranked in the top 20 in all four legal skills specialty areas in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report. ONLY 10 BEST GRAD SCHOOLS LAW LAW ONLY 10 HAVE MORE TOP-20 SPECIALTY PROGRAMS THAN SUFFOLK LAW. ( U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT ) LAW LAW 2020 LEGAL WRITING TRIAL ADVOCACY DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2020 2020 2020 3 # 15 # 16 # CLINICAL TRAINING 19 # �LAW BRIEFS NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE HEADLINES AND HALLWAYS ALUMNA CONFIRMED FOR SEAT ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT QUICK FACT 04 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 30% OF RECENT BAY STATE JUDICIAL NOMINEES WERE SUFFOLK ALUMNI Gov. Baker’s “crown jewel” Thirty percent of the judges nominated in 2017 and 2018 by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker are Suffolk Law alumni. He nominated 89 judges during those two years; 28 graduated from the Law School. In remarks made at Suffolk University, Baker said, “As somebody who appreciates and believes in the difference that public service can make, I find Suffolk University to be one of the true crown jewels in the Commonwealth’s constellation of higher education institutions.” From left: Shutterstock, Courtesy of Isabel Stern Federal courthouse in Providence, Rhode Island Mary S. McElroy JD’92, Rhode Island’s top public defender, was confirmed to the Rhode Island U.S. District Court by the United States Senate on September 11, 2019. McElroy has the unusual distinction of having been nominated by both President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama for the position. Both nominations had stalled, however, languishing in what the Boston Globe called “the morass of Beltway gridlock.” Before her confirmation, McElroy served as public defender for the State of Rhode Island from 2012 to 2019. She previously spent six years as federal defender for the districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and served as an assistant public defender with the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office for 12 years. Before stepping into that role, she worked for Tate & Elias LLC as an associate, after a clerkship for Justice Donald Shea on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. McElroy joins Chief Judge William E. Smith, Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., and Magistrate Judges Lincoln Almond and Patricia Sullivan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. �Last year’s graduates had the secondbest employment outcomes in 30 years. Why? From individualized career coaching sessions to large-scale recruitment programs in both the public and private sectors, Suffolk Law’s innovative professional and career development program prepares students and graduates to enter a rapidly evolving legal job market. TOP AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT 33 % 15% % 12% in firms of 101+ 5 IN FIRMS OF 2-100 21% in business LAW BRIEFS SUFFOLK GRADS FIND SUCCESS IN JOB MARKET IN CLERKSHIPS in government & public interest COMING FULL CIRCLE LAW STUDENTS HELP HIGH SCHOOLER WIN NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION Sam DeLong JD/LLM’19, Isabel Stern, and 3L Sam Faisal You might think that most high school students’ eyes would glaze over when asked to read and discuss the pages of a 1969 Supreme Court case, but that’s not how it turned out, says Suffolk Law 3L Sam Faisal. As he helped 20 teens untie the knotty issues in Tinker v. Des Moines, a case that decided whether a group of public high school students could be suspended for wearing anti-Vietnam War armbands, his students were energized and impassioned. Faisal’s presence in a high school classroom teaching constitutional law and his work as a moot court mentor bring him full circle. In 2011, when he was a junior in high school, Suffolk Law students serving in the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project taught con law in his own classroom at public magnet school Another Course to College in Hyde Park. Last academic year, Faisal and Sam DeLong JD/LLM’19 traveled twice a week to Cambridge Rindge & Latin, a public high school in Cambridge, to serve as teachers, coaches, and mentors in the same program. They and other Suffolk Law students fanned out to Boston-area public high schools to teach the concepts of search and seizure and free expression. As a mentee and competitor in the Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition in 2011, Faisal realized that the law was important, so much more important than he had imagined, with rulings that seemed to touch on every aspect of human conflict. “In high school, my thinking was that I wanted to be a police officer. My parents wanted me to be a doctor or an engineer,” he said. “But the Marshall-Brennan training made me ask myself: ‘What could I accomplish as a lawyer? What could I accomplish using the structure of the law?’” Through the spring of 2019, DeLong and Faisal prepared Rindge & Latin students, including Isabel Stern, for the program’s high-profile capstone, a moot court competition for teen litigators across the country. During the National Competition in Washington, D.C., Stern had the opportunity to appear and argue before federal judges in the final round. She was honored as the best oral advocate. 05 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �LAW BRIEFS GET KONNECTED! HONORS BOSTON’S BEST, INCLUDING SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI On April 30, Get Konnected!, in partnership with Mintz, celebrated Greater Boston’s 50 Most Influential Attorneys of Color. The Get Konnected! website describes the award winners as “some of the best legal minds in Greater Boston … making their mark in the legal profession, while serving as role models for the next generation.” The following Suffolk Law alumni were honored: Sheriece Perry DEAN TOUTS LEGAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ON CAPITOL HILL Damian Wilmot Stephen Hall GOVERNMENT Sheriece Perry JD’08, Acting CoDirector, Department of Support Services, Massachusetts Trial Courts Office of Court Management Macey Russell Damian Wilmot JD’00, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Jasmine Jean-Louis LAW FIRM Stephen Hall JD’10, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight PIONEER Macey Russell JD’83, Trustee; Partner, Choate; former Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission; Advisory Board Member, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession Keerthi Sugumaran RISING STARS 06 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Jasmine Jean-Louis JD’15, Attorney, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Keerthi Sugumaran JD’11, Associate, Jackson Lewis PC; President, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston Elke Trilla-Bamani JD’12, Associate, Morgan Lewis Cherina Wright JD/MBA’17, Director of Student Engagement and Inclusion, Suffolk Law Elke Trilla-Bamani Cherina Wright Dean Andrew Perlman spoke to Congressional staffers on the role law schools can play in curbing a growing crisis in access to legal services among low- and middle-income families. The May 21 briefing included remarks by Congressman Joe Kennedy III, recipient of an honorary JD from Suffolk in 2019. “Law schools need to teach future lawyers how to develop innovative and more cost-effective approaches to delivering legal services,” said Dean Perlman. Suffolk Law’s top-ranked program in legal technology has been leading the nation in this area with cuttingedge courses, a legal design lab, and online training, he told staffers. He also referenced the school’s Acceleratorto-Practice program, which trains students in legal technology and sound business practices, making it possible to serve moderate-income clients in ways that are financially sustainable. The panel was spearheaded by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the U.S. House of Representatives’ Access to Civil Legal Services Caucus. From left: Courtesy of Get Konnected (8), Shutterstock, Michael J. Clarke (2) IN-HOUSE COUNSEL �LAW BRIEFS LEARNING THE ART OF SUPERVISION INNOCENCE CLINIC OFFERS NEW OPPORTUNITY Suffolk Law’s Innocence Clinic, now in its third year of operation, teams up with the New England Innocence Project (NEIP) and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) to review claims of innocence on behalf of incarcerated individuals. The cases are an outstanding vehicle for students to delve deeply into legal, evidentiary, and ethical issues associated with criminal cases. This past year, for example, students uncovered evidence that suggests a man serving time for armed robbery had been framed by his ex-wife— and it was evidence the jury never saw. As a result of the students’ work, their client may have grounds for a new trial. Students involved in the Innocence Clinic discuss cases with Clinical Adjunct Professor Shira Diner. Shai Myers CAS’20 and Julianne Jeha BA’16, JD’19 Law school clinics teach law students the invaluable skills associated with client representation, but few provide students with the opportunity to learn the skills of delegation and supervision. Now, some of Suffolk Law’s clinics do just that. Appearing in Chelsea District Court, Julianne Jeha BA’16, JD’19 successfully sought a restraining order on behalf of a client in Suffolk’s Family Advocacy Clinic (FAC). The complex domestic abuse and custody matter was the first case Jeha had presented before a judge—but she wasn’t alone. Thanks to a pioneering partnership with Suffolk’s College of Arts & Sciences, students in FAC have the opportunity to team up with undergraduate students who serve as paralegals. In this restraining order case, Jeha had the help of Suffolk undergrad Shai Myers (Class of 2020)—and Myers’ help was invaluable. For example, Myers created a detailed timeline of the client’s many Department of Children & Families records, police reports, and court orders. Beyond that, Myers was another set of eyes and ears who provided valuable input. Suffolk Law’s clinics have been ranked among the nation’s best for more than a decade, and a primary reason for their success is their focus on innovative pedagogy. The partnership with Suffolk’s College of Arts & Sciences now offers Suffolk Law students the opportunity to delegate tasks and supervise the undergrads in a professional setting. The undergraduates organize documents for hearings, take notes at client preparation meetings, attend court hearings, file pleadings, conduct non-legal research, and act as sounding boards for law students during practice presentations. Associate Dean for Experiential Learning Kim McLaurin says the cooperative effort helps student attorneys find the right balance between supervision and micromanagement. Delegation is a skill that has to be learned, she says. “When I was an attorney who hired people, those who struggled were the ones who couldn’t work well with the paralegals and other support staff.” Clients appreciate having a full, supportive team working on their cases, she adds. “It’s a win for everyone.” 07 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �LAW BRIEFS Suffolk Law School ACCELERATED JD PROGRAM ENABLES DEGREES IN LESS TIME 08 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Suffolk Law got its start in 1906 as an evening law school that offered students the flexibility they needed to get a legal education while continuing to work. Student needs continue to evolve, and the Law School’s new Accelerated JD program seeks to address one of those needs: finishing law school faster. Accelerated JD students graduate more quickly than traditional JD students—two years instead of three for the full-time program or two and a half to three years instead of four for the part-time evening program. The Accelerated JD caters to those who have already spent some years in a professional setting before returning to study law, such as students who have a PhD and are working as patent agents. The requirements are the same as for the traditional JD program—same number of credits, same tuition, same required courses. Students finish faster by taking classes the summer before the 1L year and by taking classes in subsequent summers. Admission into the Accelerated JD program is competitive, and students must have even stronger academic credentials than the typical first-year law student. The Law School launched the program in 2018, and the first class of students will earn their degrees in 2020. Suffolk Law was the first law school in Massachusetts to launch an accelerated JD program, and one of only 21 nationwide at the time. “Suffolk Law was founded on the idea that aspiring lawyers should have some flexibility in how they obtain a legal education,” Associate Dean of Admission Matthew Gavin said. “In 1906, that meant offering classes at night so law students could work during the day. In 2020, that means letting law students earn their degree faster, so they can rejoin the workforce sooner.” Dr. Sonia Guterman JD’00 was cited by the Nobel Committee for Chemistry when it announced two winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her co-invented patent in the area of protein engineering helped lay the groundwork for later innovations by George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter, who won for their work in “the phage display of peptides and antibodies.” Guterman was cited in a Nobel Committee paper laying out the history of advances in the laureates’ field of research. Guterman, originally a biochemist, and her then-associate Robert C. Ladner created and licensed a library of mutated proteins, which enabled researchers to create more effective medicines. Work in this area of chemistry began in the 1940s, said Dr. Guterman, who in 1971 received her PhD in microbiology from MIT after studying under Nobel laureate Salvadore E. Luria, an Italian-born bacteriologist. After earning her PhD, Guterman served as vice president for research at biopharmaceutical firm Protein Engineering Corp., which later became the Dyax Corporation. She returned to school in 1996, receiving her JD in 2000 while working full-time. She was named partner and chair of the Patent Group at Lawson & Weitzen LLP, and she now serves as principal at intellectual property law firm Armis. “I love Suffolk Law, and Suffolk Law made me into a lawyer,” she said. “The satisfaction of being a lawyer is different from being in science, and also wonderful—thrilling, actually. “Suffolk Law was collegial from the first day. We were all in it together. I remember that September in 1996, professors showed us the library—how to do legal research. We were given the tools and taught how to use them. When I studied science for my PhD, it was like being thrown into a pond without knowing how to swim.” From left: Michael J. Clarke, Adobe Stock, student submitted NOBEL COMMITTEE LAUDS ALUMNA’S PATENT WORK �LAW BRIEFS Suffolk Law students in Connemara, County Galway SPAIN, IRELAND PROGRAMS GIVE STUDENTS A GLOBAL VIEW REAL MADRID Approximately 25 law students will head to Suffolk University’s Madrid campus during spring break to learn about Spanish law and its relationship to the European Union, among other topics. The campus, founded in 1995, sits just four miles from Madrid’s city center. The Madrid visit is part of a new course that starts in Boston with classes on the Spanish and EU legal systems. Field trips will include visits with European Union officials at the EU’s Madrid offices. GALWAY DAYS In May, students in the Suffolk Law summer course at the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway wrestled with some complex legal questions. An example: whether the EU’s bylaws will allow it to maintain its pollution emissions requirements post-Brexit and despite some EU countries’ reliance on coal. Professor Sara Dillon, director of international programs at the Law School, and Suffolk Law alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Donnelly JD’99, an Irish American attorney and director of NUI Galway’s clinical program, have been instrumental in organizing the summer program and helping Suffolk’s students land valuable internships at major Irish nonprofits and government organizations. The course included a visit to the Dublin headquarters of Twitter to meet with the company’s chief legal officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, who discussed legal issues facing the company arising from bots and hacking. “The work of lawyers is increasingly focusing on transnational issues—digital privacy rights and climate change are good examples,” says Dillon. “We’re asking our Galway and Madrid program students to delve into matters that cross borders, cultures, legal systems. It’s complex, sophisticated, and important work—and for many students, it can also be life changing.” 09 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �Former NFL star Nick Buoniconti JD’68, HLLD’93 died July 30, 2019, leaving behind a notable legacy. Among other contributions, he had an impact on research into paralysis and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that is impossible to measure. After attending the University of Notre Dame, Buoniconti was selected by the Boston Patriots in the 13th round of the AFL draft in 1962. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 after a remarkable football career that included winning two Super Bowls with the Miami Dolphins and covering the sport as a commentator for 23 years. While Buoniconti was still playing for the Boston Patriots, he managed to make time to attend Suffolk Law. He earned his JD in 1968, was a member of the bar in Florida and Massachusetts, and received an honorary doctor of laws in 1993. After Buoniconti’s son, Marc, suffered a paralyzing injury while playing football at The Citadel, the two resolved to increase paralysis research, creating the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, which have raised over $450 million. In 2017, Buoniconti announced an especially personal pledge: donating his brain and spinal cord to CTE research, citing the damage his own body had endured as a result of repeated head collisions in football. Truly a champion in so many ways, Buoniconti said of his donation: “I don’t do this for myself … I do it for the thousands of others who will follow me.” 10 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Suffolk President John Fenton; Nick Buoniconti JD’68, HLLD’93; and his wife, Teresa Marie Salamano, at the 1968 commencement STUDENTS ARGUE BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE In a national securities law competition judged by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and other federal court judges, Suffolk Law students won the award for best brief and finished second overall among 30 schools. The Kaufman Competition was held in March at Fordham University. “It was quite the radical transformation to get me to a place where I could take hardball questions from circuit court judges and Justice Alito,” says 3L Dylan Woods. In his first oral argument practice with Professor Joseph Franco, a former attorney in the office of the General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Woods made some classic mistakes: “I came up with a fully typed, several page speech, which I read robotically line by line, swaying, gripping the podium. Professor Franco, week after week, got me to look him in the eye and make my argument.” The National Trial Team was also victorious last spring, winning the regional championships of the National Trial Competition in Portland, Maine. Jake Hasson JD’19 walked away with the Best Advocate award. The Suffolk Law team won the Duberstein Bankruptcy National Moot Court regional championship as well. Armand Santaniello JD’19 received the outstanding oralist award. YOU MIGHT CALL IT A DYNASTY The Law School’s trial teams have won the regionals of the National Trial Competition or the American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition 29 times in the last 34 years. Our Trial Advocacy Program placed 15th in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 rankings guide, its fourth year in a row in the top 20. From left: Suffolk Law archives, Michael Carpenter LAW BRIEFS REMEMBERING NICK BUONICONTI: SUFFOLK GRAD AND NFL LEGEND �SUFFOLK LAW LOOKS TO THE FUTURE A BREAKDOWN OF RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN INNOVATION LEGAL TECHNOLOGY LEGAL INNOVATION LEADER National Jurist/preLaw named Suffolk the best school in the U.S. for legal tech. GOING MOBILE The ABA’s Center for Innovation NextGen Fellow and LIT Fellow Nicole Siino JD’18 created a mobile tool for judges and lawyers to help juveniles avoid jail time. Brian Kuhn JD’07 is partner, co-founder, and global leader of Watson Legal, IBM’s artificial intelligence legal platform. –preLaw Magazine The Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab is Suffolk’s consultancy and R&D shop, working with attorneys, courts, and legal aid agencies to offer legal tech and data science solutions. NEXT-GENERATION JOBS Legal Innovation and Technology Concentration graduates have landed jobs that did not exist 10 years ago: legal innovation advisor, legal solutions architect, legal project manager, and NextGen Fellow. INNOVACTION AWARD WINNER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT “SUFFOLK IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE FORCES IN LEGAL EDUCATION” SUFFOLK LAW R&D We’re preparing students for 21st-century legal employment through a range of cuttingedge curricular initiatives. The nerve center is our Institute on Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT). BLOOMBERG COVERAGE: “RETRAINING LEGAL INDUSTRY” In 2018, Suffolk Law launched its online Legal Innovation & Technology Certificate program taught by legal industry leaders. The program has drawn students from five different continents. Bloomberg covered the launch. The LIT Lab was named a 2019 InnovAction Award Winner by the College of Law Practice Management in recognition of the Lab’s cutting-edge public service, data science, and artificial intelligence projects. GLOBAL GAMECHANGER The LIT Lab’s crowdsourcing tool Learned Hands, co-developed with Stanford’s Legal Design Lab, was one of 30 World Justice Challenge finalists—a shortlist of the world’s most innovative access-to-justice projects. PEW GRANT FOR AI PROJECT The LIT Lab recently received a grant—its second—from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The funding will help create an algorithm that can spot legal issues in the language a layperson uses when searching online for legal information. 11 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �The Cosgroves look over the tree they planted in honor of Graciela Rojas-Trabal, near the lakeside home in Wareham where she was a summer guest. $1M Donation to Suffolk honors an influential grandmother This column, by Thomas Farragher, appeared in the Boston Globe on September 5, 2019. 12 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Her treasure was not kept in a bank account. It could not be measured in stocks and bonds. It was simpler than that. Closer. Within arm’s reach. Her big family. Her grandchildren. A home that became a haven to anyone who needed a meal, a spare bed, or a sympathetic smile during the rough patches of life. What did Graciela Rojas-Trabal’s family learn from her? “To be respectful. To be loyal,’’ her granddaughter Ingrid Cosgrove told me the other day on the porch of her family’s home here. “She was a loving woman. She was not rich. She worked in poverty. She was a poor woman, but if she had one hundred dollars and she knew you needed forty, she would give it to you. “If she knew you were struggling with something, she would be there for you. And she would help you.’’ Graciela died in 2017 at the age of 86, but now her family has found a way to keep her legacy alive. It’s a remarkable gift that will carry her name and will honor the woman who prayed the holy rosary each afternoon at 3 o’clock, a woman whose welcoming message was always this: Come in. Have a seat. Let’s share a meal. Suffolk University Law School in September announced a $1 million gift that Ingrid Cosgrove’s husband, health care venture capitalist Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85, said will help students like him, the son of a single mom who has become one of the Law School’s most generous supporters. “Hopefully, there will be a lot of kids like me from Brockton who have promise, but don’t have the confidence and don’t have the means to go to a place like Suffolk where there is rigor, but they also care,’’ Cosgrove said. “That’s a nice formula.’’ It’s a formula born out of a relationship that blossomed, remarkably enough, during the Red Sox historic 2004 championship season, when the New York Yankees won the first three games of a sevengame series before fortunes turned, history was made, and a curse was broken. Barry and Ingrid watched one of the games of that titanic series in Miami, where from across a hotel lobby they first caught each other’s attention. Photograph by David L. Ryan She grew up in poverty, the mother of seven, grandmother of 14, and the matriarch of a close-knit neighborhood in her native Dominican Republic, where she taught others what genuine riches really look like. �“I thought she was beautiful,’’ Cosgrove, 62, told me the other day. “She didn’t speak English. I didn’t speak Spanish. She had four kids. Who would believe that we would meet? It was meant to be.’’ By the time they met, Ingrid, 50, was a widow with four children. They fell in love and got married in 2009. By then, Barry had met the woman at the center of his new love’s universe: Graciela. “She helped me raise my kids,’’ Ingrid said of her grandmother. “They call her grandma. For them, she’s their grandma. You can’t say anything bad about my grandma with them. They just love her.’’ Her children recall Suffolk University’s newest scholarship namesake as the sweet soul who taught them about faith, about kindness, about what loving your neighbor really looks like. As they grew, their grandmother became their confidant, their friend, and their true north. When she took out the rosary beads each afternoon at 3:00, they witnessed how unwavering faith is practiced. For Barry Cosgrove, whose own father abandoned his family when Cosgrove was just a little boy, she personified what family life should be. Cosgrove is the founder of a dialysis company and has spent much of his time trying to figure out how to improve the lives of others. “She had a remarkable and genuine ability to make people know she cared about them,’’ he said. “She raised her own kids and other people’s kids as well. She was a giver, not a taker. This gift will continue her giving.’’ When she died in late January 2017, there were nine days of services in Santo Domingo. More than 200 mourners lined up at the family home. Some slept in chairs or on couches. Buses transported her friends and family to the cemetery after her funeral Mass. They recalled the woman whose morning greeting never changed. “Bendición,’’ she would say. “Blessings.’’ “We have tried to keep her house the way she had it,’’ Ingrid Cosgrove said. “Everybody who goes on vacation in the Dominican, they go there to stay. She always told everyone, ‘This is the maternal house. This is the house for everyone.’’’ Money from the $1 million scholarship fund will soon be disbursed. Suffolk is looking for applications. It would be wonderful if the applicants are required to learn a little something about the woman whose name adorns that scholarship. Barry Cosgrove, who once swept the floors at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, would like that. And so would Dean Andrew Perlman of the Suffolk Law School. “What I love about this gift is that it’s so true to Suffolk’s identity,’’ Perlman told me the other day. “Suffolk got started as a school in 1906 and was intended to provide an opportunity for students to get an education when they otherwise wouldn’t have one, either because of their race, religion, or national origin. Discrimination was rampant back then. Suffolk was a place that opened doors for people who otherwise didn’t have a chance.’’ Now those doors are being held open by a Dominican woman who quietly, in dozens of small ways, made a huge impression. “The way Barry is honoring his wife’s grandmother represents the kind of person who we have tried to give opportunity to,’’ the Law School dean said. “She was a giving person, and the idea that something is being created in her name that will give opportunity to young people for education is true to our founding vision.’’ Her family knows what Graciela Rojas-Trabal would have to say about all of this. “Bendición.’’ “Hopefully, there will be a lot of kids like me from Brockton who have promise, but don’t have the confidence and don’t have the means to go to a place like Suffolk where there is rigor, but they also care,’’ Cosgrove said. “That’s a nice formula.’’ From The Boston Globe. © 2019 Boston Globe Media Partners. All rights reserved. Used under license. 13 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �NEXT GENERATION By Bill Marcus Photography by Kathy Chapman Jessica Promes JD’19; LIT Lab Director David Colarusso; Chantal Choi JD’19; Nicole Siino JD’18; and Dean Andrew Perlman SPOT ON: EASING ACCESS TO LEGAL INFO G 14 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 etting useful legal information from court and other government websites is a challenge, especially for people who are not lawyers. The sites try to match users with the right resources, but individuals often don’t know exactly what to search for. Complicating matters further, laypeople and legal experts use different language, making it hard to match a user’s question with a court official’s or lawyer’s expertise. As the director of the Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT) Lab at Suffolk Law, David Colarusso is working to change this, thanks to funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Along with his LIT Lab students, Colarusso is developing a machine-based algorithm that understands legal queries couched in lay terms, improving access to justice. Known as Spot, the software will be made publicly available via an application programming interface, or API. It builds on work from 2018, when the Pew Charitable Trusts funded the development of an online game, Learned Hands, created by the LIT Lab and its partners at Stanford Law School’s Legal Design Lab. Lawyers, students, and other gamers playing Learned Hands identify and label legal questions posed by laypeople. Each time they play, they’re training a machine to spot and sort legal issues. With this new grant to develop the Spot tool, someone could type a plain-English search query such as: “My apartment is so moldy I can’t stay there anymore. Is there anything I can do?” The search results would reveal that the query is highly likely to be related to a housing issue or, more specifically, to the legal term “constructive eviction.” “You know you have a housing problem. But very few people think about their housing problems in terms of something like constructive eviction,” explains Colarusso. “The idea is to have the tool be able to spot those issues based upon people’s own language.” Improving the civil legal system Colarusso and his students envision Spot being used by courts, legal offices, and nonprofits to direct people to the most appropriate resources—and in some cases even to software, similar to TurboTax, that would walk users through filling out and submitting legal documents. This fall, the LIT Lab was recognized for its gamechanging approach with a top honor, the InnovAction Award, from the College of Law Practice Management. The Lab’s API will be available at no charge to those working on access-to-justice issues, says Colarusso. Erika Rickard, senior official of Civil Legal System Modernization at Pew Charitable Trusts, says the civil legal system is increasingly navigated by people who don’t have legal help. Pew has set a goal to modernize the courts’ relationship with users and make the legal system more effective and accessible to all, especially low- to moderateincome populations. “For those people, identifying and understanding their legal issues are the first steps in tackling the problem,” she says. “By incorporating Spot, legal information portals can better help these populations successfully navigate the nation’s civil courts.” GAINING GLOBAL ATTENTION The LIT Lab’s Learned Hands crowdsourcing tool, co-created with the Legal Design Lab at Stanford, was shortlisted among 30 of the most innovative access-tojustice projects in the world by the World Justice Project (WJP). The LIT Lab earned an invitation to The Hague for the WJP’s World Justice Forum. �NEXT GENERATION WHEN CULTURAL SURVIVAL Clinic student takes case to UN in Geneva By Michael Fisch Photograph courtesy of Nicole Friederichs IS AT STAKE Student Attorney Cara Libman JD’19 (second from left) with HRIPC Director Nicole Friederichs (far right) and clients at the United Nations Office in Geneva. B razil and its environmental news are far away, but Cara Libman JD’19 is playing a role closer to the center of the fray. In April, she crossed time zones and language barriers as a student attorney in the Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic (HRIPC). Her mission: help an indigenous community facing hardships caused by environmental change. Libman and Nicole Friederichs JD’03, the director of the HRIPC, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, this past spring to advocate before a United Nations treaty body. While there, they joined leaders of indigenous communities from central Brazil who were laying out their case for halting and rethinking massive agribusiness infrastructure projects. “The approach to development is unbalanced, and there’s a culture at stake.” “Indigenous communities living in the savannah in Mato Grosso [a state about 800 miles from Brasilia, the capital] are up against a booming agricultural export business,” Libman explains. Most of that business is related to soybean exports, and the consequent roads, railroads, and trucking routes being built in and around areas that indigenous people have historically claimed. One road that’s in development will abut the spiritual center of one indigenous group—the home of its origin story. As one indigenous leader argued in a letter to the UN: “The savannah is the source of our strength. Agribusiness doesn’t just destroy the forest that surrounds our territories. It pollutes the rivers where we perform our rituals, that we bathe in, and the water we drink. It contaminates the air. Because of this, agribusiness is destroying our dreams, the source of our spirituality, and our future. Agribusiness contaminates the animals we eat and the game that is essential for our rituals. Without game, we cannot perform our wedding ceremonies. Agribusiness unbalances the world, the savannah, and threatens the very existence of our people.” In 2019, before the Geneva trip, the HRIPC, working with indigenous community leaders, submitted a communication to the UN treaty body outlining serious violations of indigenous people’s rights to lands, natural resources, religion, and culture. The document also expressed concerns about the Brazilian government’s commitment to consulting with indigenous groups about the infrastructure projects—as evidenced by the weakening of FUNAI, the Brazilian government authority responsible for protecting the rights of indigenous peoples. “When the Brazilian government presents its infrastructure plans, building roads and railroad lines, there’s never been an opportunity to reach a consensus,” Friederichs says. “When I talk about the survival of the indigenous peoples of Mato Grosso, it’s cultural, physical, and spiritual. The land is being destroyed where people gather and hunt; the environment is polluted; and the spiritual and cultural life becomes impossible to sustain.” This May, a month after the Clinic’s advocacy in Geneva, the UN treaty body issued a letter to the Brazilian government calling on it to suspend the infrastructure projects in Matto Grosso until it has properly consulted with the affected indigenous communities and obtained their free, prior, and informed consent. The Bolsonaro administration may not heed the letter’s findings, but it’s important to put the government on notice that they’re being watched, Friederichs says. “I understand that there are benefits for agribusiness exporters,” Libman adds, “but the indigenous people aren’t negotiating on a level playing field.” Forests are clear-cut at a time of massive fires in the Amazon; agricultural runoff is contaminating waterways; and plant and animal life is being destroyed, she says. “The approach to development is unbalanced, and there’s a culture at stake.” Through her Suffolk Law clinic experience, Libman is lending her voice to help balance the scales. [Editor’s note: Nicole Friederichs JD’03, Director of the Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic, asked that the indigenous group, indigenous leader, and United Nations body not be named to protect the clinic’s clients from possible retaliation.] 15 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �IMPACTFUL ALUMNI By Jon Gorey Photography by Associated Press JOSH KOSKOFF TAKES ON THE AR-15 It’s an uphill battle, he says, but worth the fight O 16 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 ne advertisement for the AR-15 Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., read: “Consider your man card re-issued.” Another said: “Forces of opposition, bow down.” In a case that’s earning much media attention and, predictably, generating both political polarization and emotional intensity, attorney Josh Koskoff JD’94 is leading a lawsuit against Remington, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster. Filed on behalf of some of the Newtown victims’ families, the suit argues that Remington irresponsibly marketed its weapon to at-risk young men. The case received an important green light in November when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Remington arguing that a 2005 federal law shielded it from liability. The case will now be sent back to the trial court in Connecticut and proceed with the discovery process. Koskoff wanted to help after talking to a family friend of slain school teacher Vicki Soto, though he knew next to nothing about gun cases at the time. “The Sandy Hook case really found me, I didn’t find it,” he says. The case would later prove to be a tipping point in his legal career, which had previously centered mostly on medical malpractice. “In the Sandy Hook case you have families whose lives have been turned upside down,” he says. “They’re facing huge legal challenges, but if they can get out of bed in the morning after losing a child, then we have an obligation to help. I find it to be a core motivating belief that I have about how the law should be used.” Koskoff is also representing Sandy Hook families in a defamation suit against Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy theorist who for years insisted the all-too-real horror in Newtown was a “giant hoax.” Those continual false claims took root, leading to sustained harassment, stalking, and even death threats against the already grieving parents. In another case, Koskoff is suing eight different gunmakers on behalf of a victim of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 concertgoers dead and more than 500 injured. That shooter had an arsenal of guns stockpiled, but relied entirely on a dozen AR-15s from eight manufacturers to carry out the attack, according to Koskoff. “And they were all equipped with a bump stock,” he adds, a simple modification that can make a semi-automatic rifle fire continuously like a machine gun. Koskoff’s suit alleges that “with a reckless lack of regard for public safety, defendant manufacturers courted buyers by advertising their AR-15s as military weapons and signaling the weapon’s ability to be simply modified.” In response, the manufacturers are likely to argue that the gun is for hunting, self-protection, and target practice and that under current law manufacturers can’t be held liable for a gun’s illegal misuse. A LAW SHIELDING GUN MANUFACTURERS The manufacturers have a strong defense. That’s partly because in 2005, Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a law intended to shield gun manufacturers from blame when their weapons are used in a crime. Among other arguments, proponents of the PLCAA �“In the Sandy Hook case you have families whose lives have been turned upside down,” he says. “They’re facing huge legal challenges, but if they can get out of bed in the morning after losing a child, then we have an obligation to help. I find it to be a core motivating belief that I have about how the law should be used.” argued that it was necessary to protect the gun industry from the high costs incurred in defending unfounded lawsuits. Koskoff was stunned to learn about the PLCAA, and one thing he hopes to accomplish by filing these suits, he says, is to “shatter the perception” among lawyers, judges, and the firearms industry itself that gunmakers can’t be held accountable for reckless behavior. The law has some exceptions. According to the New York Times, “[t]he [PLCAA] law does allow for [lawsuits] for sale and marketing practices that violate state or federal laws and instances of so-called negligent entrustment, in which a gun is carelessly given or sold to a person posing a high risk of using it.” Koskoff seeks to broaden the courts’ understanding of those exceptions, which he believes will have a positive effect. “[The law] gives the industry the sense that there’s no conduct too reckless or too unethical or amoral, that they can just do anything regardless of public safety because they can’t get sued,” he says. “Whether that’s true or not, the perception is dangerous.” THE LAW AS EQUALIZER Long before Josh Koskoff enrolled at Suffolk Law, he was drawn to a vision of the law shaped by his father and grandfather—trial lawyers in Connecticut who once represented the Black Panthers in New Haven and helped integrate the Bridgeport Police Department during the Civil Rights era. “They saw the role of the law, in its most idealistic and important way, as the institution that protects individuals from corporate or government abuses, and really as the great equalizer,” Koskoff says. “They seemed to be always on the side of the underdog. It seemed to me an incredibly noble profession.” Suffolk Law was a great fit for him, he adds. He appreciated that there was a whole cohort of students who found a way to work during the day and succeed at law school at night, as well as the school’s practical approach. “Suffolk really encouraged you to go out and participate as early as you could in going to court and getting your sea legs under you as a lawyer—feeling what it was like.” THE FAMILY FIRM When Koskoff joined the firm founded by his grandfather, Theodore Koskoff, who received an honorary JD from Suffolk in 1980, it took him some time to find his footing as he worked alongside his father, Michael Koskoff. “I did feel early on a sense of total inadequacy, like I was going to torpedo the good family name,” Koskoff reflects. “It took a long time, but over many years we became more like colleagues at work who enjoyed challenging each other and coming up with different ideas for cases. But we didn’t work on a lot of cases together.” That changed after Koskoff’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The prominent attorney passed away in April at the age of 77, but before he did, he asked his son to work with him on one last lawsuit. “When he got sick, he wanted to make sure the case was in good shape, and it was my incredible honor to work with him on it,” Koskoff says. He hasn’t forgotten his father’s idealism and belief in the promise of the law to protect everyone. “There’s definitely a perception that the law is unfair, that it favors the rich and powerful, that it’s weighted against minorities—and that perception is not invalid,” he says. “But any case I could handle that could change that perception, that could give people more confidence that the law exists for everybody and not just a few people at the top, I’ll take that chance.” 17 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �IMPACTFUL ALUMNI By Seth Jones Photography by Kent Smith HOOP DREAMS COME TRUE FOR DAVID DUQUETTE Team counsel for NBA’s Charlotte Hornets shares how he got there I 18 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 t was a 1-in-1,000 shot, but David Duquette JD/ MBA’10 was willing to take it—again and again— until he succeeded. “My first three years in Boston, I probably wrote a couple hundred letters and sent them out to various NBA teams, just trying to make contact and get my foot in the door,” Duquette says. “I wasn’t sure if I’d get a break or not.” Today, Duquette works as the director of basketball strategy/team counsel for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina. He has served in multiple roles for the Hornets as his job has evolved and grown. Using his legal background, his primary duties are player contracts and acting as a liaison with the league office. But Duquette also scouts both pro and college players and does background research on players. Establishing the Greensboro Swarm, the Hornets’ minor league team, was another responsibility. It’s a long way from Duquette’s unpaid internship with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Over the years, he had made a connection with longtime NBA executive Rob Babcock (recently deceased) of the Timberwolves. In 2009, Babcock called out of the blue and asked Duquette, who was in his first year at Suffolk Law, “How soon can you be here?” Duquette’s response was the right one: “How soon do you need me?” The answer: in three days. “I said, ‘Sure, I’ll be there,’” Duquette recalls. “This was the break I was looking for. I picked up my life and moved to Minnesota for the summer.” Duquette worked hard that summer and was offered a paid internship— minimum wage—as the team’s basketball operations intern. He took classes at the University of Minnesota as a visiting student and traveled back to Suffolk to take three- and four-day intensive courses. After passing the bar, Duquette was hired full-time by the Timberwolves as a basketball operations assistant. In 2011, he accepted the same position with the Charlotte Hornets. “For somebody who didn’t have any connection to this world, it’s a dream come true,” he says. “The NBA is very much an apprenticeship kind of league. Whether you played or came into the league some other way, most people start at the bottom ... and once your foot is in the door, it’s up to you how high you’re going to go.” Duquette’s target was always the NBA. He interned with a sports agent and also worked for the LPGA Tour, but professional basketball was his No. 1 goal. “For someone like myself who grew up idolizing Michael [Jordan] as a kid, it’s pretty surreal for the last eight years to work for him,” Duquette says of Michael Jordan, a six-time NBA champion, who also is principal owner of the Hornets. “You hear that voice, it’s very iconic. He’s been awesome as an owner; he’s admirable from a number of different perspectives.” Looking back at his time at Suffolk, Duquette says his goal may have seemed unlikely, but no one ever discouraged him from going for it. Suffolk “positioned me perfectly. They gave me the resources and the latitude to pursue the passion,” he says. “Everyone was always positive about me pursuing this, always supportive.” Now that he is living the basketball life, Duquette, a married father of one, says he wouldn’t change a thing about his hoop dreams career. “Most people go to law school and they find the field that they enjoy ... corporate law, tax law, you’re a litigator,” Duquette says. “For me, the subject matter is NBA players. Everything about the NBA is enjoyable to me.” “The NBA is very much an apprenticeship kind of league. Whether you played or came into the league some other way, most people start at the bottom.” �IMPACTFUL ALUMNI By Katy Ibsen THE CONNECTOR: CARMEN ARCE-BOWEN One graduate’s quest to build a more inclusive Boston M entoring is cyclical. And in Boston, it’s possible that no one knows that more than Carmen Arce-Bowen LLM’06. Arce-Bowen serves as the chief operating officer of The Partnership Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of increased diversity in Boston businesses and corporate America—which is a simple way to describe the impact she has made on Boston’s multicultural and underrepresented communities. “Boston is a majority-minority city, and we know that diversity spikes innovation, and we know that we’re better off when we are together,” she says, highlighting the importance of a more diverse workforce, especially in leadership positions. With the U.S. Census Bureau estimating that people of color in the United States will outnumber Caucasians by 2042, corporate leadership that reflects the actual population is vital to business success, she argues. In her role as COO, Arce-Bowen manages finances, events, program content, and recruitment for The Partnership’s leadership development programs. The organization was founded in 1987 to focus on the advancement of African Americans in corporate Boston, an issue that has long been a challenge for the city and its business community. Over time, The Partnership has evolved to focus on helping a broad range of organizations build racially and ethnically diverse leadership pipelines while helping multicultural professionals rise and thrive in the workforce. Arce-Bowen is emerging as an important voice among a new generation of leaders in Boston who are focused on increasing opportunities for professionals of color. Arce-Bowen mentors a diverse group of people, helping them tap into networks and find opportunities to work with corporations, nonprofits, political organizations, and, most importantly, the communities they represent. “That is something that in many ways comes naturally to me—that’s what other people have done for me,” she says. Elizabeth Tran, director of constituent affairs at the Massachusetts State Senate, met Arce-Bowen through a career mentoring program. Tran says Arce-Bowen helped her consider opportunities ranging from applying to the Peace Corps to exploring graduate programs and attending Asian American political advocacy events. “The incredible characteristic of Carmen as a mentor is that she listens to my goals and then digs into her expansive network to connect me with helpful people and resources that can provide guidance and information,” Tran says. “I am incredibly fortunate to have her as my career mentor.” In the arc of her own career, Arce-Bowen notes the influence of Carol Fulp, former president of The Partnership. “Carol has been the most impactful mentor I have had in my career. She is a person who deeply cares about developing the next generation of leaders in our community,” she says. Fulp, who received an honorary doctorate from Suffolk’s Sawyer Business School in 2017, is now CEO of her own diversity consultancy. Fulp explains that Arce-Bowen reflects the next generation of leaders in Boston. “She is diverse, energetic, innovative, and global in her thinking. She’s incredibly committed, and brings a broad perspective,” says Fulp of Arce-Bowen. When Arce-Bowen moved to the U.S. from Mexico in 2005, she struggled at first to understand the challenges and racial disparities facing American communities of color. “We talk about class more than about race,” she says of her native land. “When I came here, I didn’t have all these thoughts about race—or preconceptions … When [my peers] faced a challenge, at the beginning I asked them, ‘Why is that happening?’” And she wondered, would she start to have similar experiences? She saw race issues through a slightly different lens, and that view has ultimately become an advantage. “I almost feel like I’m able to see race relations from the outside and then from inside,” she says. That ability to be both outsider and insider, sometimes simultaneously, may stem from the communities she has embraced over the years. There’s her family in Mazatlán, Mexico; her academic community in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she earned her LLB at Universidad Panamericana and met her now-husband, James Bowen JD’06; her Suffolk Law community; and the professional communities she developed as director of personnel and administration for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Arce-Bowen has long felt a pull toward community building, which led her toward nonprofit service and work with a number of social justice and grassroots organizations. Suffolk Law’s deep roots in local communities were an important draw for her, she says. Arce-Bowen says it’s never too early to start setting goals and building a network. She’s determined that her 9-year-old daughter, Pilar, will understand that the sky isn’t even a limit. As a family, they are exploring Pilar’s current dream job: space researcher. “I just want her to know that anything that she wants is possible as long as she really wants it. And she can always find a way to make those hopes and those dreams come true,” Arce-Bowen says. And you’re never too young to start making your way. When Pilar gripes about only being 9, her mother responds, “Kid, I want you to start learning how to tap into your own network!” Photography by Mark Wilson 19 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �IMPACTFUL ALUMNI By Stephanie Schorow Photography by Mark Wilson B. STEPHANIE SIEGMANN IS TENACIOUS AGAINST TERRORISM The first female chief of the National Security Unit of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office opens up P 20 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 oliticians talk about fighting terrorism, but B. Stephanie Siegmann JD’97 has looked dangerous extremists square in the eyes and figured out how to get them behind bars. One of the nation’s top anti-terrorism prosecutors, she serves as the chief of the National Security Unit of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office, the first woman to serve in the prestigious position. “Democracy is under attack by these individuals,” says Siegmann, with an edge to her voice. “I don’t know how long that will continue. But this does shake you and make you want to do something positive to help prevent future attacks.” In an interview, Siegmann overflows with enthusiasm; words pour out of her in gusts. When asked about this intensity, she says, “I think it all comes from my background. I had to fight so hard to get here, and it was always a struggle. So I look at each day as a new opportunity. What can I do today?” Siegmann’s desire to be a lawyer dates to her youth growing up in New Jersey. When she was only 10 months old, her father, an enlisted service member in the Air Force, was killed by a drunk driver. Her mother told her details of her father’s death when she was 12 years old and that he had hoped to become a lawyer. Stephanie resolved to become a lawyer to honor his memory. Her path would not be easy. Her mother and stepfather were not well off, and no one in her family had attended college. Three months before she entered Boston University as a freshman, her stepfather lost his job. By Siegmann’s sophomore year, she was deep in debt and was asked to leave the university. She began working full time as a paralegal and was admitted into the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1991. In her senior year, she came home to find her roommate gone and learned that she had stolen all the money Siegmann had given her for rent. Just three months before graduation, she owed $3,000 and faced eviction. Siegmann marshaled her energy, asked the university for help getting a loan, and graduated on time in May 1994, heading straight to law school. “Suffolk opened up a whole new world for me,” she says. She was selected for the Suffolk University Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. She then served as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the U.S. Navy for three years, prosecuting cases ranging from murder to rape to child abuse. After joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts as an assistant U.S. attorney in 2003, she quickly became known for her tenacity. She didn’t waste time jockeying for prominent cases—instead she took on cases in areas like export control. It wasn’t “sexy,” but she told herself, “I have to work harder than anybody else to prove myself.” Her attitude paid off. Siegmann went on to prosecute numerous high-profile domestic and international terrorism cases, including the Boston Marathon bombing obstruction case and cases of conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS and “Don’t waste your time al Qaeda. She also successfully fighting over high-profile prosecuted a case involving a Chinese citizen who ran a cases; you can make your network supplying material to mark in taking on something Iran’s nuclear weapons program. In June 2018, she was named that maybe no one else has chief of the National Security done but where you can Unit, the unit in which she has worked since 2004. prove yourself.” Former Acting U.S. Attorney William “Bill” Weinreb served as the lead prosecutor on United States v. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and supervised Siegmann’s work. He calls her one of the country’s most experienced national security prosecutors and a leading expert in cases involving the illegal export of controlled technology. “She has also been a leader in helping DOJ, other government agencies, and private industry work together to maximize the effectiveness of government enforcement efforts,” he says. “She is a star in the courtroom, in the classroom, and in the conference room—she does it all.” �THOUGHT LEADERS WHY MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD PASS THE Commentary by Gabe Teninbaum, Professor and Director of the Legal Innovation & Technology Institute FACIAL RECOGNITION MORATORIUM ACT M assachusetts recently marked the 150th anniversary of one of the most damaging errors in scientific history. In 1868, a French scientist, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, imported a new breed of caterpillar to the state. He knew that American silk-spinning caterpillars were susceptible to disease, so he hoped to hybridize them with new imports. In actuality, he imported gypsy moths. The moths promptly escaped, spread, and became an environmental scourge. Now, they defoliate 1 million acres of American forest a year, costing $868 million. As a professor focused on teaching law students how to deploy new technologies, I have seen the digital equivalent of gypsy moths unleashed at a scale unimaginable in the 19th century. The proliferation of face and biometric recognition technologies are particularly concerning. These tools secretly record us when we’re in public, and then store our information in databases to make us instantly recognizable by our voice, retinas, face, or gait. Police in Massachusetts are currently using biometric recognition technology—scanning photos in the Registry of Motor Vehicles’ database to search for suspects in criminal investigations, for instance—without any legislative approval or judicial oversight. Biometric recognition tools are not only in use here. They have also been used in China, where the government deploys them to efficiently round up religious minorities and police petty crimes like jaywalking. If you think that sort of abuse is unimaginable in America, consider the recent revelation that federal authorities distributed a secret list of activists, lawyers, and reporters to stop for added scrutiny at the border because of their criticism of the current administration’s policies. In addition to raising privacy concerns, these tools can also be inaccurate. In one recent test, Amazon’s facial recognition tool falsely identified 28 members of Congress. It also disproportionately misidentified people of color, tagging them as people who had been arrested for a crime. The tools not only steal our anonymity—they may tell police we are someone we are not. Even tech companies that stand to profit are sounding the alarm. Google recently announced it would not release a general face surveillance product “before working through the important technology and policy questions.” Microsoft’s president published a blog post calling for the government to step in and regulate the technology. We should heed these warnings, before the situation spirals out of control. Thankfully, lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a bill, known as the Face Surveillance Moratorium Act, that recognizes the dangers unregulated biometric surveillance poses to our basic rights and freedoms. The bill says that, before we use these tools, we need to debate how, when, and why they’re to be used, and decide who will have oversight to prevent abuse. Notably, the act doesn’t permanently ban the technology. Instead, it follows the path recommended by the tech giants Photograph Shutterstock “We should heed these warnings, before the situation spirals out of control.” who created them: Consider their use carefully, and legislate accordingly. The proper balance between authority and privacy is personal for me, not only because I care about democracy, but also because of my own background in law enforcement. As a young man, I served as an operations support technician in the U.S. Secret Service, spanning the period before and after 9/11. Protecting our highest officials and supporting criminal investigations was among the highest honors in my life. But more than a decade after returning my badge and gun, I received an alarming letter from the federal government. It said the government had been hacked by foreign agents, and I was one of millions of federal employees whose security forms had been stolen. A foreign, hostile government had gotten our complete files, including dozens of pages detailing employees’ backgrounds, beliefs, family and friendships, and financial information. My file was supposedly kept in a “secure” computer database. Reality proved otherwise. In the end, the Chinese government got my secrets and Uncle Sam gave me five years of free credit monitoring for my trouble. I wish our government had paused to analyze the safeguards that were supposed to have kept my confidential data safe. From gypsy moths to privacy-invading technologies, the butterfly effect can morph a tiny ripple into a hugely destructive force. In the case of face recognition software, we still have time to pause, and we should do so by passing the Face Surveillance Moratorium Act. This essay was originally published on Cognoscenti, wbur. org’s ideas and opinion page. It was reposted with permission. You can read the original piece at www.wbur.org/cognoscenti. 21 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �THOUGHT LEADERS Story by Michael Fisch Photography by Michael J. Clarke Professor David Yamada LEADING AT THE INTERSECTION OF WELL-BEING AND THE LAW Suffolk Law faculty share insights on workplace bullying legislation, positive psychology, and a tool for mindful lawyering P 22 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 eriodic scientific surveys conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute estimate that one-third of America’s workers have been a target of workplace bullying at some point during their careers— but unlike most countries in Europe and South America, the U.S. lacks laws to address the phenomenon. In Massachusetts, 109 of the state’s 200 legislators have co-sponsored the Healthy Workplace Bill, written by Professor David Yamada, director of the Institute. The legislation gives severely bullied workers a cause of action and creates legal incentives for employers to prevent and respond to workplace bullying. Yamada’s legislation is just one of many reasons he received the Bruce Winick Award for outstanding contributions to the field of therapeutic jurisprudence this past summer at the International Congress on Law and Mental Health in Rome. Therapeutic jurisprudence analyzes whether laws and legal systems promote or detract from the advancement of psychological well-being and human dignity. The field uses research and insights to produce practical legal and policy outcomes, Yamada says: ”Look at bureaucratic forms, for example. Do they lead to resolution of a problem or promote conflict? One therapeutic jurisprudence study looks at ways to improve a state’s marital dissolution form and revises it to promote a peaceful and less stressful resolution.” The workplace bullying bill’s language is modeled on the law of sexual harassment under Title VII and doesn’t make it overly easy to sue. “I set the bar higher for recovery—you need to show intent to harm,” Yamada says. “We need to open this door carefully.” One of Yamada’s former students, Massachusetts State Representative Danielle Gregoire JD’06, says that the law professor’s policy efforts have had a ripple effect across the country: “It was at his urging that I co-sponsored his legislation to ban workplace bullying, and I’m happy to continue our work together to see this bill become law so we can better protect Bay State employees.” The legislation is a good example of the practical nature of the therapeutic jurisprudence movement, Yamada says: “There’s not a lot of pretension in the field.” �THOUGHT LEADERS MORE ON WELL-BEING AND THE LAW THINK LIKE A LAWYER— BUT NOT AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE MINDFUL, FOCUSED—AND A LAW STUDENT Mindful Lawyering: The Key to Creative Problem Solving Professors Kathleen Elliott Vinson JD’95, Samantha Alexis Moppett JD’95, and Shailini Jandial George Professors Vinson, Moppett, and George wrote their book, Mindful Lawyering: The Key to Creative Problem Solving, as a practical tool to help law students and attorneys develop focus and creative approaches to solving problems—in a climate dominated by mobile phones, constant interruptions, and stressful deadlines. Lessons from the book are applied as part of the Law School’s Wellness Wednesdays program, which Vinson pioneered. The program teaches students strategies to cope with stress, enhance focus, develop healthy habits, and increase community. Professor Lisle Baker “Integrating Positive Psychology Into Legal Education” 48 Southwestern Law Review 295 (2019) “Positive psychology” may sound like a phrase from a sunny self-help book, but it’s actually the scientific study of well-being. And it can be used to help law students have a healthier educational experience and outlook. Since 2017, Professor Lisle Baker has led a national conference at the Law School, “Integrating Positive Psychology Into Legal Education.” Baker earned a master’s degree in the discipline from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. So how might the field’s work help law students? Baker’s Southwestern Law Review article explores ideas offered by positive psychology conference participants, including an insight shared by psychologist Dr. Larry Richard, an expert on lawyer behavior. Richard argued that attorneys’ skepticism, which can be so helpful in court, may not be as helpful at home or, even worse, counterproductive if turned inward excessively. Richard reported that skepticism is a characteristic of 90% of the attorneys he has surveyed over the years, far higher than the norm for other occupational groups. Based on that insight, professors and support staff might remind law students that they are being trained to be professional skeptics and to use that particular tool consciously, when it’s specifically needed. Making use of insights from applied positive psychology is important at Suffolk, which has signed on to the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge, a national effort to reduce the levels of stress and substance abuse in the legal profession. The pledge has been endorsed by many leading law firms as well as the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General. 23 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �THOUGHT LEADERS By Michael Fisch Photography by Ben Gebo Associate Dean Leah Chan Grinvald TOUGH GIG: DOES TRADEMARK LAW NEED A MAKEOVER? Associate Dean Leah Chan Grinvald on rethinking trademark law for the “gig economy” In a new world where millions work for “gig economy” platforms like Uber and food-delivery service DoorDash, the courts are trying to sort out who’s an employee and who’s a contractor. However, another critical digital commerce question is getting less attention: Does the structure of these platforms require a new set of trademark laws? Associate Dean and Intellectual Property Professor Leah Chan Grinvald addresses this question in “Platform Law and the Brand Enterprise” (Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 32, 2018, with Professor Sonia Katyal). We spoke with Grinvald this fall. WHAT PROBLEM DOES YOUR ARTICLE ADDRESS? 24 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 In our paper, Sonia and I refer to platforms like Airbnb, Etsy, and Uber as “macrobrands.” These sites host a bunch of smaller businesses that we call “microbrands”—the people driving for Uber or renting out their homes on Airbnb, for example. Many companies are sending the macrobrands takedown notices, alleging trademark violations on the part of individual gig workers—the microbrands. For example, Airbnb might receive a notice from Marriott to take down a listing by someone with the last name of Marriott who is hosting their room or house on the platform. Those allegations are frequently unsupported by the facts; but because there’s no efficient or economical legal process available to assess and challenge allegations, the hosts—the macrobrands—honor the takedown requests. Macrobrands won’t be able to survive if they’re regularly forced to take down the pages of the small businesses that are the heart of their enterprises. And gig economy workers find their lives turned upside down. CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS PLAYS OUT IN THE REAL WORLD? One example involves an artist who was selling Frida Kahlo dolls on Etsy. The Frida Kahlo Corporation sent a takedown notice. Etsy complied, even though the case is extremely complex and it’s not clear at all that the Kahlo estate actually has the rights to the trademark. And if they do have rights, it’s still not clear that the Kahlo trademark has been infringed by this artist. Etsy’s position is that current trademark law forces them to take down their users’ sites or face legal challenges, possibly even monetary damages. ARE THE MACROBRANDS TRYING TO CHANGE TRADEMARK LAW? Yes. Etsy teamed up with Foursquare, Kickstarter, Meetup, and Shapeways to ask the government for a change in trademark law that would provide a new set of legal protections for macrobrands—similar to the existing rules in copyright law. One of the macrobrands looked at all of the takedown requests it had received in a year and argued that a large majority of those requests were marginal. The macrobrand nevertheless felt compelled to comply because it didn’t have the resources to fight so many requests. The current system, essentially automatic takedown on request, regardless of validity, isn’t fair—and it’s not economically sustainable. It places macrobrands in a situation where they’re working against their own business model and often ignoring the important goals of trademark laws. One of those goals is to balance a trademark owner’s rights with the individual right to satirize and make political statements, a careful balance that is ignored when platforms don’t fight back. Our paper lays out a set of recommendations for changes in the law that we think would help level the playing field for microbrands, protect free speech, and still protect trademark holders. �GIVING BACK Law school and three jobs Global Citizen PAYS IT FORWARD Marie-Louise Skafte credits former dean with academic opportunity Dean’s Cabinet member Marie-Louise Skafte JD’96 has travelled the world during her notable legal career, but she almost didn’t make it through law school. At a moment when she feared she would be unable to continue to pay for her legal studies because of the unavailability of financial aid for international students at the time, then-dean Paul Sugarman HLLD’89 helped Skafte secure a trustee’s loan. His kindness made all the difference in keeping Skafte’s dreams of her legal career alive, she says. And like so many Suffolk Law alumni, she took advantage of the opportunity. Global citizen and lawyer If you sketch out the course of Skafte’s life and career, you’re covering a lot of territory. Places she has lived include Vancouver (twice); Taulov, Denmark, where she spoke both Danish and English; Toronto; Koko Kai, Hawaii; Waterloo, Ontario; Ithaca, N.Y.; Boston; San Francisco; and Fort Lauderdale, punctuated by regular travels to London and various cities across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. Over the years, Skafte has worked as general counsel and corporate secretary for DHL Canada (now Deutsche Post DHL – Canada) as well as general counsel and head of human resources and corporate compliance for Cronos Limited, a leading global marine container leasing company. At Cronos, she led operations for 19 countries and was appointed head of office in the U.S. She now runs her own global consulting firm and enjoys traveling so much that she is in the final stages of obtaining a commercial pilot’s license. Skafte’s work in international logistics— vastly simplified, getting products from one country to some other far-flung spot—brought her to meetings with indigenous peoples on their sacred lands. One pro bono trip led a group of South Africans to show their gratitude by breaking into local gospel songs. But the most unusual gathering, she says, was at the famed Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland, during the dark winter months. “We met with our clients in the afternoon, but it was already pitch black, except for a super bright moon. I can still see it: There was steam coming up from the water. We were in this caravan type situation, walking together in the darkness, in our swimsuits.” Her time at Suffolk Law was far more modest. To stay afloat, Skafte worked three jobs, including stints as an intern at Massport, where she later took a full-time position as the airport business office’s first attorney. Her office building was right on the tarmac, she says. “I remember taking down some photo frames and there were huge black outlines on the wall around the frames—and then realizing that it was jet exhaust.” Air quality aside, she adds, the Massport jobs were great building blocks for her; they taught her about the intersection of government, logistics, and business. Since she continued working a part-time side job as a flight attendant (she started after her first year in law school), her office’s location at the airport was helpful. It was easy to trade her work clothes for her flight uniform. Other jobs in law school included modeling, working in an Italian restaurant handling take-out orders, and serving as a legal intern to the general counsel at a restaurant chain. Given her strenuous schedule, getting through law school was itself a logistical challenge, but Skafte says she appreciated the pragmatic nature of her Suffolk Law education. “It prepared me well,” she says. “The Legal Practice Skills class taught us how to write briefs and memos in a way that was so relatable. When I got to Massport and the deputy GC gave me my first assignment and said, ‘Can you brief me on that?,’ I was ready.” By Michael Fisch Photograph courtesy of Marie-Louise Skafte Paying it forward Now Skafte wants to pay it forward. She has created a $100,000 scholarship for Suffolk Law students—with first preference for students who have international backgrounds and are struggling, as she did, to keep up with tuition. One reason for the scholarship is her appreciation for Suffolk Law students. She recalls how welcoming her classmates were: “They knew that I was coming from Canada and didn’t know much about Boston, and I was just blown away by the embracing nature of the students.” Skafte also wants to show the kind of generosity that Suffolk Law showed to her when she needed it the most. She recently reconnected with former dean Paul Sugarman and told him that the loan he arranged and the encouragement he gave “changed the course of my career and my life.” 25 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �GIVING BACK By Michael Fisch Photography by Michael J. Clarke 26 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Mark Sullivan JD’79 �GIVING BACK INNOVATION ECONOMY Suffolk Leader Helps Students Navigate the Trustee Mark Sullivan’s $250,000 gift supports education at the nexus of business and IP When audio giant Bose Corporation introduces a new product, says the company’s retired chief legal officer, Mark Sullivan JD’79, engineers from some competing companies have been known to take the product apart and study it, piece by piece, to understand the innovations housed within. It’s not hyperbole on Sullivan’s part. Bose is known for disruptive innovations, including noise-canceling headphones, audio speakers designed for a specific car’s cabin acoustics, and small, easy-to-hang cube speakers that produce big-speaker sound. Sullivan was tasked with protecting all that ingenuity. In the late 1990s, he and his team wrested $8.2 million in patent infringement and legal damages from JBL, a division of Harman Kardon. Over the decades, Sullivan regularly faced the challenge of knock-offs of patented Bose technologies. In 2016, after 35 years at Bose, Sullivan retired from that prestigious job and its directive “to protect the lifeblood of the company, Bose technological advancements, and to bring Bose’s innovative products to customers throughout the world.” His career at the company began with accounting and tax law and then grew to include a wide range of legal issues, including negotiating manufacturing and sales deals with government officials around the globe and a stream of patent and counterfeiting issues. While Sullivan is quick to deflect attention from himself—and not in the “humble brag” manner common these days—some quick research shows his years at Bose were marked by growth, both for those around him and for the company as a whole. During his tenure, the company’s sales revenue shot up from $50 million to approximately $4 billion. The legal department grew from a one-man operation, Sullivan, to 28 lawyers, including six based in Europe and Asia. “They don’t have to be engineers” The evolution of his career helped him better understand a critical nexus: IP law, business investment, and innovation. Sullivan, who serves as Vice Chair of Suffolk’s Board of Trustees, has donated $250,000 to the Law School with an eye toward creating a growing cohort of graduates who are “comfortable and conversant in IP—and able to speak intelligently with engineers, entrepreneurs, and investors.” “They don’t have to be engineers themselves,” he adds, “but they do need some broad knowledge about how innovations and trademarks are protected.” That know-how will give students a leg up in the job market. He says: “The need for IP knowledge is spreading to so many areas of the law, and it’s where a lot of the financial investment is made.” How to hinder counterfeiting? One example of the importance of protecting IP, he says, was figuring out how to get Bose’s products into the massive Asian market without a huge loss from counterfeiting or crippling customs duties. Over the years, it had become abundantly clear that protecting innovations would be nearimpossible to manage in China. The solution? Producing products at a new Bose plant in Malaysia, a country known for its strong legal system based on English common law and its low tariff arrangement with the Chinese government. A lesson from Shark Tank The value of IP knowledge, while oversimplified, is underscored on national television, Sullivan says, on shows like Shark Tank, in which famous investors bombard entrepreneurs with questions about patents and trademark protection. The entrepreneurs quickly come to understand that they generally can’t get funding if their ideas can’t be protected. Suffolk is known for its sizable footprint in patent law, and Sullivan notes that the school’s graduates make up 30% of the top IP firm patent partners in Greater Boston—and its IP concentration and downtown location make it ideal for law students to land internships with corporations and startups. Sullivan, who grew up in Roslindale, Mass., and attended Boston public schools, says of Suffolk: “It’s a school with a working-class heart, great teachers, and a unique, we’ll-get-throughthis-together camaraderie among the students. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my Suffolk legal education. “The school gave me the opportunity to combine business and legal skill, which was critical to my career trajectory. I had great faculty teaching me corporations, agency, a host of tax law courses. “But it’s been a long time since I graduated,” Sullivan adds. “Each decade brings its own wrinkle in terms of the combination of knowledge and experience you need to succeed as a lawyer. For many new graduates, they’ll need to operate comfortably in the innovation economy. Suffolk Law can help them get ahead in an economy that cycles new products in months versus years.” 27 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �GIVING BACK YOU WANT TO GIVE, but You’re Not Sure How or When Prof. Philip C. Kaplan on a little-known tool: the CRUT RECORDBREAKING REUNION Class of 1969 makes extraordinary effort at 50-year mark 28 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 The Suffolk Law Class of 1969 commemorated its 50th reunion with an outpouring of generosity, raising a record-breaking $449,300 to fund scholarships for the next generation of Suffolk Law alumni. On May 31, 2019, more than 75 members of the Class of ’69 gathered at Boston’s Omni Parker House for an evening of celebration and philanthropy. Eight members of the Class of 1969—Hon. Carmine M. Bravo (ret.), Henry Kara, Paul Kaufman, Rich Rubino, Lew Sassoon, Ted Schwartz, Jim Sokolove, and Mario Zangari—led the exceptional fundraising efforts. Wanting to honor the world-class legal education that enabled their professional careers, the Class of 1969 donors committed to providing future law students with the same opportunity at Suffolk. “The impact of this event has been extraordinary. It has renewed relationships and given us a greater sense of love and commitment to the school, and an unprecedented sense of pride in our past,” said Schwartz. The Class of 1969 has a history of paying it forward. In honor of their 35th reunion, members of the class raised $320,000 to establish their scholarship fund, a record no other class has broken. Law School Dean Andrew Perlman hosted a reception to honor the class members, who were inducted into the Half-Century Club. To conclude the evening, two recent recipients of the Class of 1969 Scholarship, Adam S. Rizk JD’13 and Tara Q. Higgins JD’18, spoke of the impact of the support they had received. “That freedom led me to broaden my horizons, hone my skills, and obtain two clerkship opportunities with two incredible judges, one of whom is a fellow Suffolk alum,” said Higgins. Professor Philip C. Kaplan JD’88 From left: John Gillooly, Michael J. Clarke, Gleb Budilovsky Left to right: Anthony DeLuca JD’69; Alan Kraut JD’69; J. David Damico JD’69; Jerry Scarano JD’69; Dean Andrew Perlman; Theodore Schwartz JD’69; Paul Kaufman JD’69; and Hon. Carmine M. Bravo (ret.) JD’69 Suffolk Law Professor Philip C. Kaplan JD’88 had a dilemma. He wanted his estate to provide for his loved ones, but he also wondered how he could give back to the law school he had graduated from and taught at for decades. Could he help Suffolk Law students with financial needs pay for school? “My desire to provide for Suffolk Law seemed to conflict with my desire to provide for my beneficiaries,” he said. The solution: an estate-planning tool called a CRUT—a charitable remainder unitrust. The trust will provide income to his beneficiaries for life and then pay the remaining principal to the charities he’s chosen, including the Law School, he explains. A significant portion of Kaplan’s estate will one day fund a Suffolk Law scholarship in his name. “Most people have never heard of a CRUT and don’t know that the Law School will provide an attorney at no charge to execute the agreement,” he said. “I want people to know that they can provide for their families and still give back to the Law School. That conflict about how to do both can be resolved. “I appreciate the opportunities the Law School has given me,” he continued. “I appreciate the students and want to help more students be able to afford law school. I just needed a way to do both.” �GIVING BACK Kevin Fitzgerald JD’82 Dean’s Group Launches for RECENT GRADS Larry Nussbaum gives back by joining the Dean’s Associates Kevin Fitzgerald on Being “AN UNFASHIONABLE SUCCESS” How do you take a Boston-based regional law firm with roughly 100 attorneys and turn it into an Am Law 100 member with 650 lawyers, 16 offices spanning New York to Shanghai, and more than half a billion dollars in gross revenue? The right person to ask is Dean’s Cabinet member Kevin M. Fitzgerald JD’82, a key leader of Nixon Peabody for nearly 30 years. Outside the circle The Nixon Peabody growth story, Fitzgerald says, involves bringing together smart and hard-working attorneys, most of them outside the small circle of the most prestigious firms in the country. “In Britain, they call those firms the ‘Magic Circle,’” he says. “If you’re outside the circle but still successful, you’re called an ‘unfashionable success,’ and that’s what we became.” A nose for business So how does one become an unfashionable success? The firm requires a relentless focus on “occasionally unsexy but essential work: understanding the business climate and its relationship to the legal economy; networking effectively; the nuts-and-bolts elements of running a practice,” Fitzgerald notes. And two ever-present questions—“What’s our plan for generating revenue? Where’s the business going to come from?” Those critical questions have become part of the firm’s culture “and helped define an archetypal hire—a person with both a fine legal mind and a nose for where business might come from.” Hanging out with the justice Fitzgerald, a partner at the firm and long-time chair of Nixon Peabody’s Policy Committee, looks back fondly on his years at Suffolk Law, describing a camaraderie among students and an overarching feeling that good things would happen, that “like so many of the good and successful alumni, you could be successful too.” That esprit de corps has long been a hallmark of the school. One of Fitzgerald’s many examples: “I was in a class with Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Joseph Nolan, and he would hang out after class and talk with us. I was excited to be found sufficiently interesting for the justice—someone who was so wise and had accomplished so much in his field—to stick around and have conversations and care about my responses.” As to why he joined the Dean’s Cabinet, Fitzgerald says, “I wanted to go back to the people and the places that helped me succeed and thank them. The successes I’ve had are directly a function of the experience I had at the Law School.” He adds, “Suffolk Law is similar to Nixon Peabody in a way, I suppose. Perhaps not in the Magic Circle of the most elite institutions, yet no less an unfashionable success.” The Law School recently launched a new group, the Dean’s Associates, for alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years and make a financial commitment to the school of at least $25,000, which can be satisfied over five years. Group members support Law School initiatives and serve as ambassadors of the school. Founding member Larry Nussbaum JD’11, a personal injury attorney and principal of Nussbaum Law Group, says, “I committed to joining the group because the Law School allowed me to make a name for myself. I knew that once I was able to have some success, I wanted to give back to the school that allowed that to happen.” Nussbaum recalls that his most memorable courses at Suffolk covered real-world skills, such as Professor Richard Pizzano BA’63, JD’66 offering insights into how to handle clients and how to talk to judges. And he learned personal lessons from faculty such as Professor Karen Blum JD’74, who taught his civil procedure course. “She taught me it was okay to be myself and do it my own way, and I still lean on her for advice,” he says. Nussbaum says joining the Dean’s Associates will allow members to build relationships with successful lawyers in a variety of fields and to nurture those relationships. The group will meet with members of the Dean’s Cabinet annually. For more information about this leadership opportunity, please contact Kathy Tricca BSBA’82, Director of the Summa Leadership Giving Program, at ktricca@suffolk.edu. Larry Nussbaum JD’11 29 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �“I Am Standing on Shifting Sand” Reflecting on the challenges of immigration law By Shannon Dooling | Photography by Bryce Vickmark It may be impossible to overstate the complexities of the immigration crisis playing out along the U.S. southern border. There are the legalities associated with the apprehension of hundreds of thousands of migrants during a surge this year that overwhelmed border facilities, along with changes in the asylum application process. The immigration system itself is facing unprecedented pressures, and all of this is playing out in a politically polarized environment. 30 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 We reached out to three alumnae in the field and the head of Suffolk Law’s immigration clinic to better understand these challenges and how they view the future. �“It Changes You” Maybe it was the 18-hour work days or the sight of mothers and children clinging to one another in fear. It could have been the scent of petrol wafting through the surrounding fracking fields or the scathing term “baby jail” used by some to describe the facility. Whatever the reason, the week Alexandra Peredo Carroll JD’06 volunteered at an immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, in 2015 was an eye-opener, even for the experienced immigration attorney. That year, federal judge Dolly M. Gee found that the two detention centers in Texas that the Obama administration opened failed to meet minimum legal requirements for facilities housing children. “Being witness to those conditions and the way people are treated in our own country changes your perspective in life—it changes you,” Peredo Carroll says. She went to Texas with a group of immigration attorneys from the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Their days at the South Texas Family Residential Center, which opened in 2014 to house women and children from Central America, were spent at the detention facility working with clients. In the evenings, attorneys prepped for bond hearings and “credible fear” interviews. During the latter, individuals attempt to demonstrate that they have a credible fear of returning to their home country. “I think we all came out of that trip as different people. It was during that week that I realized I wanted to work at a nonprofit doing this kind of work,” Peredo Carroll says. Three months later, she interviewed for a pro bono coordinating attorney position with the Boston office of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), whose mission is to “represent unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their deportation proceedings.” Her work for KIND took her back to the border in 2018, to the Port Isabel Detention Center in Harlingen, Texas, after the Trump administration’s decision to separate migrant children from families who were detained as they attempted to enter the U.S. illegally. The Trump administration contended that separation would deter families from making the hazardous journey to the United States. “I thought that I would be prepared,” she says. “But what I witnessed, working with mothers and fathers who had their children forcibly separated from them, was truly the worst thing I have ever seen in my life. Nothing in the world could have prepared me for that.” As managing attorney for KIND’s Boston office, Peredo Carroll now helps to train and mentor pro bono attorneys representing children in removal proceedings. When asked if she’s hopeful about the future of immigration law, she answers without hesitation: “Always hope. I do think there’s always hope that the justice system will prevail.” Alexandra Peredo Carroll JD’06 �Lawyers, the Most Powerful Tool 32 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 Rachel Self JD’04 Rachel Self JD’04, a legal analyst for Fox News and CNN, has a private practice in Boston specializing in what she calls “crimmigration,” the intersection of criminal law and immigration law. She splits her time between criminal trial work, deportation defense, adjustment of status cases, and other immigration matters. Over the last 15 years, Self says she’s developed valuable relationships with government officials and prides herself on maintaining them during a tumultuous period for U.S. immigration policy. Self’s approach to representing clients has changed from the past, when she could recommend some clients fill out an application on their own. Now, she says, that suggestion is almost laughable: “For one thing, forms that used to be one or two pages are now in excess of 20 pages, and in some cases there are 10 to 12 different forms that need to be submitted.” In February 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), the Department of Homeland Security agency that oversees adjustment of immigration status, changed its mission statement, eliminating the phrase describing the U.S. as a “nation of immigrants.” A new statement on the agency’s website says the office focuses on administering “the nation’s lawful immigration system.” This change was not lost on immigration advocates and attorneys like Self. L. Francis Cissna, then-director of CIS, described the revision as a “simple, straightforward statement” that “clearly defines the agency’s role in our country’s lawful immigration system and the commitment we have to the American people.” “Over the last two years, I’ve noticed a significant shift within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, away from the spirit of an agency that exists to provide a service,” Self says. So Self throws everything she can at a case. That could mean proactively sending additional application materials before they have been requested, knowing that the process for something like a green card or a visa application has become unpredictably complicated. “People are paying $2,000 in filing fees just to file applications in many cases, and because the agency is so busy and has so many new directives, there are needless errors being made, which are completely avoidable, and devastating to the client,” she explains, citing issues like paperwork that has already been submitted being overlooked and materials being filed under incorrect names. Each error or oversight can derail a process that already takes months or years. Self believes many of the career government employees tasked with executing rapid-fire policy changes and new procedures are just as confused and frustrated as the attorneys and clients who are forced to adjust. “I am standing on shifting sand, which means my feet are moving and my advice could change next week,” she says. Individuals who support more restrictive immigration policies often argue that the immigration system is too easily exploited by people who do not have legitimate claims to enter or remain in the U.S. But that doesn’t mean one should ignore due process and constitutional violations that result from policy changes, Self argues. “The way we fight back,” she says, “is through the courts.” �Janeth Moreno LLM’09 “it makes everything worth it” Janeth Moreno LLM’09 is empowering immigrant communities with the tools they need to know their rights. The founder of Moreno Law in downtown Boston, she’s been in private practice for three years. The bulk of her cases are asylum claims, a facet of immigration law that has seen some of the most fundamental changes under the current administration. In June 2018, then-Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions summarily reversed the finding that women fleeing domestic violence from certain countries could qualify as a special social class when applying for asylum in the U.S. Moreno says the announcement immediately eliminated what many immigration attorneys considered a crucial adjudication strategy. In issuing the decision, Sessions wrote that asylum claims had expanded too broadly to include victims of “private violence,” like domestic violence or gangs, so he narrowed the type of asylum requests allowed. “We’ve seen more restrictions, more restrictive venues. We don’t have the law on our side right now,” Moreno says. Perhaps no system has undergone more upheaval in the last three years than the asylum application process. The Trump administration—citing a system of loopholes that it contends are readily abused—has made it more difficult for people to apply for asylum, instituting in January 2019 what it calls the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “remain in Mexico” policy. This new process requires people to wait at the southern border for their chance to begin the asylum application process. A recent series of agreements struck with the governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador is part of a plan to prevent Central American migrants from applying for asylum in the U.S. if they have not first done so in another country. These additional challenges mean Moreno needs to be sure her clients are even better prepared. To that end, Moreno not only works with local consulates of Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador but also connects directly with immigrant communities in New England, bringing “Know Your Rights” sessions into neighborhood churches. One lesson shared at the sessions is that immigrants facing ICE agents have the right to remain silent and to speak to a lawyer. She says it is empowering to share information in an informal group setting, where people feel safe: “I’ve seen the impact in the communities, it’s making a difference. It makes everything worth it.” Ragini Shah, Clinical Professor of Law The Path Forward Clinical Professor of Law Ragini Shah sees the potential for students to play a critical role in the immigration system. Shah came to Suffolk Law 11 years ago to found its Immigration Clinic, which represents detained immigrants facing removal from the U.S. While there’s always been a healthy student interest in the clinic, Shah is seeing an increased interest from incoming students who say they know immigration law is their path. “Immigration policy has always been sort of harsh, particularly for the population we serve at the clinic, but this administration has brought it into the public discourse in a way that we’ve never seen,” she says. And aspiring lawyers are paying attention. For better or worse, the rhetoric out of Washington, D.C., is sparking dialogue. Shah’s goal in the Immigration Clinic is to select cases for students that help illuminate a larger issue—such as the factors that drive migration from Central America and the human consequences of something like the “remain in Mexico” policy. She says keeping one’s bearings in a dramatically shifting landscape can be challenging, so she wants to make sure her students can feel grounded while they’re learning. “I spend a lot more time reading decisions that are coming down, not just for my own knowledge,” she says. “But I’m trying to give my students a sense that, even though policy is rapidly changing, there are legal anchors, so let’s find those anchors together.” It’s easy to get discouraged working within a complicated system when every day seems to bring changes. Yet Shah finds hope in the community of lawyers sharing advice and banding together to file class action lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. The biggest takeaway for Shah’s students often is the connection with their clients. For Shah, it’s her connection to her students: “Being a part of this moment and being a part of their journey to becoming better lawyers, I feel privileged.” �Laury Lucien JD’15 is chief legal strategist at Greenlight Business Solutions. THE CANNABIS CONUNDRUM Graduates inspired by the emerging industry push on despite challenges By Jon Gorey | Photography by Adam DeTour I t’s rare to see entrenched opposition to an illegal substance collapse in real time. But such is the case with marijuana, where the foundations of criminalization are cracking and giving way to legalization, one state at a time. Rarer still is the opportunity to build an entirely new industry and legal landscape from the rubble. Several Suffolk Law alumni have embraced this unusual opportunity to become trailblazers in the nascent and legally complex recreational cannabis industry in Massachusetts. The changes came so quickly that none of them could have anticipated their work in the field just a few years ago. �A standout student at Suffolk Law, Laury Lucien JD’15 spent her first two and a half years after law school at the prestigious firm Holland & Knight, where she focused on mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate healthcare law. She worked closely with regulators and municipal agencies, ideal training for her next and unexpected career venture—into the highly regulated cannabis industry. Today, Lucien, who grew up in Haiti, is chief legal strategist at Greenlight Business Solutions, one of six organizations recently chosen by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) to help train cannabis entrepreneurs and professionals. She’s also a founder of Major Bloom, a business that will cultivate, manufacture, and sell cannabis. Lucien sits on the Board of Advisors of the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, which works to ensure a safe marijuana industry. And she teaches Cannabis Law at Suffolk. She cites her own law school education in preparing her to navigate the challenges of the budding industry. “Cannabis is multidisciplinary—you need to know banking law, securities law, you need to know real estate and municipal law, corporate law. You need all those pieces,” she says. You also need access to capital. That doesn’t come easy in an industry selling a substance that remains federally prohibited. The federal ban means entrepreneurs don’t have access to traditional commercial bank lending. Lacking those resources, it can be nearly impossible to start a cannabis company—something Lucien learned firsthand. She had previously pursued a medical-use cannabis license in Massachusetts, but found the costs of entry out of reach. “You had to prove that you had half a million dollars just to apply for a license, so it basically kicked us out,” she says. “We were having tremendous difficulty raising funds as people who weren’t born into privilege.” After striking out in medical marijuana, Lucien didn’t give up. She joined forces with a core group of partners, and in 2017, she founded Major Bloom. The company focuses on the adult-use market and is 98% owned by people of color. LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD When Massachusetts legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, the law included an economic empowerment mandate and a first-in-the-nation social equity component. The provisions are aimed at encouraging “full participation” in the regulated cannabis industry by minority-led businesses and people from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by drug laws. Social attitudes toward cannabis may be shifting, but that hasn’t erased the damage done by decades of discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws, says Suffolk Law Professor Emeritus Eric Blumenson. “Research shows that white and black populations use marijuana at about the same rate, but arrests, convictions, and jail sentences have been many times higher for black communities,” he says. The peak of the decades-long war on drugs that packed U.S. prisons saw 800,000 marijuana arrests annually. And while many of those arrested for cannabis initially dodged jail time, many others “ultimately went to jail for inconsequential probation violations based on the original conviction,” Blumenson says. From his perch atop the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, Shawn Collins sees a major policy challenge in figuring out how to create an equitable industry. Collins is executive director of the CCC, which regulates the industry in the state. He’s also a double Ram, who earned his BS in Government from Suffolk University in 2008 and his JD from Suffolk Law in 2013. He went on to work on healthcare policy in state government and became legislative and policy director for State Treasurer Deb Goldberg, whose office oversees alcohol policy. With the 2016 legalization ballot question pending, it fell to Collins to figure out the most effective and efficient ways to regulate cannabis. “That’s really how I got introduced to cannabis policy,” he said. The independent CCC was created, and Collins was a natural for the executive director post. When he started two years ago, there were no desks, no phone numbers, no employees, not even an address, mirroring the state of Massachusetts’ fledgling cannabis industry. Today the Commission has grown from just Collins to 60 employees, though they are still in temporary office space. He’s spent much of his time building the nuts and bolts of the agency, which has a bureaucratic role as a licensing and regulatory agency. But Collins adds that the cannabis statute, shaped by the ballot question, also includes a mission—that the industry, as it develops, should be inclusive and represent the communities where facilities are located. “It acknowledges, frankly, that while cannabis has been illegal, both federally and locally, there are folks that have been disproportionately harmed by the enforcement of those laws,” Collins says. Part of the Commission’s focus is on fostering economic empowerment, including making it easier for small operators and entrepreneurs to launch their businesses. But Collins says the federal prohibition is inhibiting those startups: “If you want to open up a bar 35 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �Left to right: Andrea Cabral JD’86, CEO of Ascend Mass LLC and MassGrow LLC; and Shawn Collins BS’08, JD’13, executive director of Massachusetts’ Cannabis Control Commission or a restaurant or an ice cream shop, HVAC or plumbing, or any small business—you name it—you can get a bank loan, and you can present your business plan. You cannot do that in the cannabis context.” Andrea Cabral JD’86 says writing social equity into the regulations was the right thing to do, but adds that the execution still needs improvement. Cabral, former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety, now serves as chief executive of Ascend Mass LLC, a subsidiary of the multi-state cannabis retail operator Ascend Wellness. “You can write it down, and you can make it the law, but the real issue in leveling the playing field is access to capital,” Cabral says. Despite a decades-long career in law enforcement, Cabral says she never understood the villainizing of cannabis. She sees alcohol as far more destructive. “A lot has to do with their respective histories, but it just always struck me as unfair,” she says. In legalized cannabis, Cabral saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter an industry at the ground level. “You can go through your entire life, through generations, and never have a brand-new industry to consider being a part of,” she said. “There aren’t that many industries, new or otherwise, that present that kind of opportunity for women or a person of color that this one presents.” Still, like Lucien, Cabral adds that it is nearly impossible to start a cannabis company without the help of private equity, an issue that she says needs to be resolved. IT HELPS TO KNOW THE LAW While she says it’s imperfect, Lucien credits the social equity mandate with opening at least some avenues for minority entrepreneurs to get into the industry— including herself. But she has also relied heavily on the experience she has gained along the way, including her Suffolk Law education. Without knowledge of the law, problems can quickly arise, she explains. For example, without access to traditional banking, cannabis operators often turn to friends and family for funding, not realizing that those investments may be considered offerings prohibited by securities law. Real estate law proves useful when negotiating a lease or sale agreement or navigating the special permit process. Corporate law is essential when forming a company among partners, and tax law is crucial. “The amount you have to pay in taxes is insane, and you need to know tax law. You have to have a great accounting team,” she says. In the end, Collins says successfully creating an equitable industry will require assistance from private industry, specifically, access to banks. In the meantime, the CCC is working toward building a strong infrastructure as well as sustainable equity programs so that if and when banks can come to the table, they will be more willing to lend. All say they are hopeful that federal prohibition will be lifted in favor of a clear, consistent system of regulation that is accompanied by public health and safety measures. And while Cabral expects federal prohibition to fall, full legalization may happen in fits and starts, leaving a legal hodgepodge in the interim. To groundbreaking pot pioneers like Lucien and Cabral, that means hard work ahead, but also an exciting challenge. “It presents a lot of great opportunities to think outside the box and be creative,” Cabral says, “because the path has not been trod already on a lot of this stuff.” �CLASS NOTES PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL MILESTONES FROM SUFFOLK ALUMNI Andrew S. Mullin JD’91 IN-HOUSE LEADERS ANDREW S. MULLIN JD’91 and DAMIAN W. WILMOT JD’00 have been recognized as 2019 InHouse Leader honorees by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House for outstanding professional accomplishments in the legal field. The class of 25 general counsels and staff attorneys are nominated by colleagues, clients, and legal professionals and selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s editorial department. Mullin serves as vice president and chief counsel for BAE Systems Electronic Systems, where he is responsible for managing the sector’s legal department, consisting of in-house attorneys and staff, and the export and ethics functions. At Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Wilmot serves as the senior vice president and chief risk and compliance officer. He is responsible for leading the company’s global compliance, global litigation and enterprise risk management, and quality assurance organizations. Damian W. Wilmot JD’00 1970 ROBERT H. ROWE, retired attorney and former New Hampshire special justice, received special recognition from the New Hampshire Bar Association for his 18 years of service to the state as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He currently serves as an elected Hillsborough County commissioner. Rowe is the author of two histories and one historical novel and resides in Amherst, NH. 1975 BRIAN M. HURLEY, of the real estate litigation practice for Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020. 1977 KENNETH A. GRAHAM, retired assistant attorney general for the State of Connecticut, has been reappointed by the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court to a seventh term of office as Superior Court trial referee. He was also reappointed to a three-year term of office as Superior Court arbitrator/fact finder. He took his oaths of office on June 12, 2019, the 42nd anniversary of his graduation from Suffolk University Law School. SARAH HALL LUICK was honored for over 35 years of service as a board member for the national nonprofit the Animal Legal Defense Fund. The Fund is celebrating its 40th year working to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals in the legal system. 1981 DAVID E. CHERNY was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 in the field of family law. He is a partner in the Boston firm Atwood & Cherny PC, where he concentrates his practice in the area of complex matrimonial and family law litigation at the trial and appellate court levels. 37 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �CLASS NOTES 1982 ROBERT P. AVOLIO has joined Eckert Seamans’ Litigation division in Princeton, NJ. 1983 MICHAEL MAZZONE has been named cochair of the litigation practice group at Haynes and Boone LLP. 1985 THOMAS M. BOND was named vice president of the Massachusetts Bar Association for its 2019-20 year. 1986 ELLEN M. HARRINGTON, of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020. She serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and chairs Rackemann’s Trusts and Estates Department. 1991 LISA CUKIER was named a 2019 “Top Woman of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She is a partner and executive member at Boston-based Burns & Levinson. GARY MERKEN, an attorney with the Large Business & International Division of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in Philadelphia, was acknowledged for his contributions to the 11th edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, published in June 2019. ROBERT RIVERS JR. was selected as 2019 Boston Family Law’s “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. He is a partner at Lee & Rivers LLP in Boston. 1992 MEL PASSARELLI has joined Aspera Technologies as its new president and CEO. He has over 30 years of experience in corporate strategy and growth. 1988 DENISE I. MURPHY was named president-elect of the Massachusetts Bar Association for its 2019-20 year. 38 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 SHELDON CRAIG TOPLITT has been appointed chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association in the Real Estate Section Council for the 2019-2020 year. THOMAS TUTTLE was appointed bar and policy compliance specialist in the Office of General Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP. 1994 ANN MARIE MACCARONE was appointed to the Cranston (RI) City Planning Commission for a four-year term by Cranston Mayor Allan Fung JD’95. 1995 ERIN M. BOUCHER was named partner at Morrison Mahoney LLP. JENNIFER PARENT has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She is a director at McLane Middleton and chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. 1997 1989 JOHN C. LA LIBERTE, partner at Sherin and Lodgen LLP, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020. He is chair of the firm’s bankruptcy and creditor rights group, as well as cochair of the business litigation, construction law, and real estate litigation practice groups. 1993 LYNNE F. RILEY was named a 2019 “Top Woman of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She is a partner in Casner & Edwards’ bankruptcy and restructuring group. Riley has argued numerous appeals before the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit and has authored amicus briefs for the United States Supreme Court, the First Circuit, and the Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals on significant bankruptcy issues. MEREDITH COOK was appointed chancellor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester, NH. She has been a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association for more than 20 years. In 2001, she received the Saint Thomas More Award, presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of New Hampshire to a lawyer or judge who is a practicing Catholic and who embodies the spirit of Saint Thomas More in his or her courage, dedication, integrity, civility, and compassion toward others. �CLASS NOTES JESSICA GRAF has joined Sullivan and Worcester LLP’s real estate group as counsel in Boston. Previously with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Graf counsels clients on all aspects of environmental law. UYEN MONG TRAN was appointed assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and chair of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board on July 22, 2019. ADAM P. WHITNEY was selected to Super Lawyers for 2019. He is the founder and owner of the Law Office of Adam P. Whitney in Boston. 2000 MICHAEL J. FENCER BS’97 has been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020. He focuses on bankruptcy, creditor and debtor rights, insolvency, construction, and reorganization law with Casner & Edwards LLP. 2001 KEVIN MALTBY was sworn in as associate justice of the Northampton (MA) District Court on September 12, 2018. 2003 ELIZABETH K. LEVINE, an employment lawyer and litigator with Boston firm Goulston & Storrs, has been promoted to shareholder. The Insurance Library Association of Boston has named PAUL TETRAULT as the organization’s new executive director. 2004 SETH BONNEAU has joined DLA Piper’s finance practice as a partner in the Boston office. HEATHER GAMACHE has joined Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster as a director in the firm’s litigation practice. Previously, she served as a partner at the Boston-based law firm Prince Lobel Tye. 2005 MIA B. FRIEDMAN has joined Fish & Richardson as pro bono manager. Friedman will lead and manage the firm’s pro bono practice for Fish’s 11 U.S. offices. MARIAH L. HEPPE has joined Estate Preservation Law Offices (EPLO), Worcester, MA, as an attorney. Her practice at EPLO concentrates on estate planning and elder law. RACHEL MOYNIHAN has been promoted to member (partner) at Eckert Seamans. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation, employment law, and product liability and handles employment, trade secret, real estate, and trust litigation. 2006 KEVIN POWERS of the Law Offices of Kevin J. Powers, together with Andrew M. Fischer JD’80 and Andrew J. Brodie III JD’04, both of the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman LLC in Boston, briefed and argued Meyer v. Veolia Energy North America on behalf of plaintiff Richard Meyer. On May 8, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided in favor of Meyer. The case, which clarified the law regarding the right of a plaintiff to bring a claim for injuries resulting from road defects, is a watershed moment in Massachusetts tort law. MICHAEL RUEDA has been named a partner at global firm Withers LLP. Based in New York, he is head of US sports and entertainment for the firm. Goulston & Storrs director TIMOTHY W. SULLIVAN MBA’06 was named a 2019 “40 Under 40” honoree by the Boston Business Journal. Sullivan is the only lawyer on the 2019 list who specializes in real estate law. 39 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �CLASS NOTES 2007 KELLY B. CASTRIOTTA was promoted to regional head of product development for financial lines, North America, for Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty. KENNETH A. SHERMAN joined Robinson+Cole (R+C) in Boston. He is an experienced construction attorney with significant construction litigation and transactional experience. ANGEL KOZELI MOZINA has written a chapter, “Legal Aspects of Commercial Condominiums,” for the 2019 supplement to the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) Massachusetts Condominium Law practice manual. She is a director in the real estate practice of Boston firm Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster. 2009 MARK HEINZELMAN has joined Rubin and Rudman LLP as a partner in the litigation group. LORI K. VAULDING BS’06 has been named a partner at Morrison Mahoney LLP. 2010 MARGARET HAGEN published How Can So Many Be Wrong?: Making the Due Process Case for an Eyewitness Expert. The book, written with Sou Hee Yang, discusses the importance of the defense having access to expert testimony on eyewitness reliability in cases where that testimony is critical. 40 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 HEIDI A. SEELY, attorney at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, served as moderator at the Boston Bar Association’s program “Advising Trustees and Serving as a Trustee in Massachusetts” on April 26, 2019. She has been appointed cochair of the Public Policy Committee of the Boston Bar Association’s trusts and estates section. 2011 KATHLEEN A. FEDERICO was elected partner at Morrison Mahoney in Boston. She is a graduate of the MBA 2018-2019 Leadership Academy and received the 2019 Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association’s Rising Star Award. �CLASS NOTES JENNIFER GARNER joined Chamberlain Hrdlicka as a real estate associate based in Atlanta. KIMBERLY MASON has joined Pastori | Krans PLLC, a Concord, NHbased litigation firm, as an associate. 2014 RAY GRANT and MEGAN WEBER JD’15 were married in Bristol, RI, on June 8, 2019. CHRISTOPHER C. STORM was elected partner at Morrison Mahoney in Boston. He represents insurance companies, national retailers, attorneys, and real estate and design professionals in the areas of professional liability, insurance coverage, tort and liability defense, and commercial and business litigation. He is also a Proctor of Admiralty with experience in maritime liens, Jones Act, and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) cases. 2012 BRIDGET R. LOPEZ was elected partner at Morrison Mahoney in Boston. ERIC LOSEY was promoted to member (partner) at Eckert Seamans. Losey concentrates his practice on the defense of personal injury, property damages, and environmental cases, including the defense of asbestos, mass tort, and product liability litigation matters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. MATTHEW R. O’CONNOR has joined Pierce Atwood LLP as an associate in the firm’s litigation and business practice groups. JACLYN MCNEELY, associate at Sherin and Lodgen LLP in the Employment Law Department, has been chosen as cochair of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts’ New Lawyers Committee. MICHAEL TRIPICCO and wife Jessica welcomed daughter Miriam Patricia on July 11, 2019. 2013 DILER ERDENGIZ is serving with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo as a political affairs officer. 2016 KIMBERLY SMITH has joined the Connecticut law firm of Brody Wilkinson PC as an associate. 2018 CLINTON OAS has joined Williams Mullen as an associate in the firm’s litigation and tax sections. AMANDA C. SCAFIDI BS’10 has joined Eckert Seamans as an associate in the firm’s Boston office and Litigation division. 41 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �DEAN’S CABINET COMMITTED ALUMNI INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF SUFFOLK LAW DEAN’S CABINET NOW HAS 40 MEMBERS DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT, OFFERING A VOICE 42 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 The Dean’s Cabinet now has 40 members, each of whom has committed at least $50,000 to support initiatives of the Law School. Since this magazine featured the Dean’s Cabinet last spring, 10 new members have joined the team of generous benefactors dedicated to advancing the Law School’s mission— through both philanthropy and strategic consultation. Two recent members share what inspired them to join. JEFFREY R. DRAGO JD’04 “Under Dean Perlman’s leadership, Suffolk University Law School has remained true to its founding mission of providing a first-class legal education to striving students from the inner city looking for an opportunity in the law. I know the benefits of this access firsthand, which is why I’m proud to support Suffolk Law as a member of the Dean’s Cabinet today.” LINDA J. WONDRACK JD’95 “I am very motivated by how Dean Perlman is leading the Law School, specifically his focus on enabling and arming students with the skills necessary to succeed in the future.” �DEAN’S CABINET SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL DEAN’S CABINET MEMBERS Patricia M. Annino JD’81 Partner Rimon Law, PC Boston, MA Joy L. Backer JD’15 Associate WilmerHale, LLP Boston, MA Alexander A. Bove, Jr. JD’67 Partner Bove & Langa, PC Boston, MA Brian T. Brandt JD’96 Managing Director SCS Financial, LLC Boston, MA Claudine A. Cloutier JD’95 Partner Keches Law Group, PC Taunton, MA Barry C. Cosgrove JD’85 Chairman & CEO Blackmore Partners, LLC Laguna Beach, CA Gerry D’Ambrosio JD’93 Partner D’Ambrosio Brown, LLP Boston, MA Gerard S. DiFiore JD’84 Partner Reed Smith, LLP New York, NY Jeffrey R. Drago JD’04 Partner Drago + Toscano, LLP Boston, MA Kevin M. Fitzgerald JD’82 Partner Nixon Peabody, LLP Manchester, NH Christine Newman Garvey JD’72, Trustee Global Head of Corporate Real Estate and Services (ret.) Deutsche Bank AG Santa Barbara, CA Kenneth T. Gear BSBA’89, JD’95 Chief Executive Officer Leading Builders of America, Inc. Washington, DC Deborah Marson JD’78 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Iron Mountain, Inc. Boston, MA Marc S. Geller JD’71 Vice President Cedar Crossing Management, LLC Houston, TX Michael J. McCormack JD’72 Partner McCormack Suny, LLC Boston, MA Joseph W. Glannon Professor of Law Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA Timothy M. McCrystal JD’89 Partner Ropes & Gray, LLP Boston, MA Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94, Trustee Principal Guerrier & Associates, PC Boston, MA James F. Haley, Jr. JD’75 Partner Haley Guiliano, LLP New York, NY Henry G. Kara BSBA’66, JD’69 President Kara Law Offices Boston, MA Brian E. McManus JD’71 President McManus Capital Management Fort Worth, TX Robert T. Noonan JD’85 Regional Managing Partner – Tax KPMG, LLP Boston, MA Eric J. Parker JD’86 Partner Parker Scheer, LLP Boston, MA George N. Keches JD’75 Senior Partner Keches Law Group, LLC Taunton, MA Jamie A. Sasson JD’04 Managing Partner The Ticktin Law Group, PA Deerfield Beach, FL James A. Lack JD’96 Attorney Law Office of James A. Lack Boston, MA Lewis A. Sassoon JD’69 Partner Sassoon & Cymrot LLP Boston, MA Warren G. Levenbaum JD’72 Managing Partner Levenbaum Trachtenberg, PLC Phoenix, AZ Janis B. Schiff JD’83 Partner Holland & Knight, LLP Washington, DC Konstantinos Ligris JD’01, Trustee Founder & Board Member Ligris + Associates, PC Co-Founder Stavvy & Escrow Mint, LLC Newton, MA Alan B. Sharaf JD’87 Partner Sharaf & Maloney, PC Brookline, MA Marie-Louise Skafte JD’96 Principal Skafte Global Law, PA Fort Lauderdale, FL Wayne E. Smith BSBA’77, JD’82 Adjunct Professor Suffolk University Law School Firm Director (ret.) Deloitte Tax, LLP Boston, MA Regina C. Sullivan JD’88 Managing Partner Gaman Real Estate Group, LLC Wellesley, MA Thomas M. Sullivan JD’94, Trustee Founding Partner Lando & Anastasi, LLP Cambridge, MA Instructor Suffolk University Sawyer Business School Boston, MA James S. Trainor, Jr. JD’00 Partner Fenwick & West LLP New York, NY Kenneth J. Vacovec JD’75 Senior Partner Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, LLP Newton, MA Richard J. Walsh BA’58, JD’60 Attorney (ret.) Federal Trade Commission Naples, FL Stephen N. Wilchins JD’82 Founding Partner Wilchins, Cosentino, Friend, LLP Wellesley, MA Linda J. Wondrack JD’95 EVP, Head of Compliance Fidelity Investments Boston, MA 43 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �ALUMNI EVENTS CAPTURING MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM SCHOOL GATHERINGS 1 2 CLINICAL AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS 5TH ANNUAL ALUMNI RECEPTION AND AWARD PRESENTATION THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 Sargent Hall, Boston This year’s celebration of our nationally ranked Clinical & Experiential Programs honored Trustee Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94 with the Outstanding Clinical Alumni Award. Photographs by John Gillooly 44 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 1. 2. Melissa Marquez BA’14, JD’17; Rose Kiggundu JD’18; Najma Hussain BA’15, JD’18; and Amanda Scafidi BS’10, JD’18 Sarah Boonin, Director, Clinical Programs and Director, Health Law Clinic; Dean Andrew Perlman; Ernst Guerrier BS’91, JD’94, Trustee and Dean’s Cabinet; and Kim McLaurin, Associate Dean and Clinical Professor of Law �ALUMNI EVENTS LAW SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969 50TH REUNION DINNER FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 1 2 Omni Parker House, Boston On Friday, May 31, the Suffolk University Law School Class of 1969 celebrated its 50th reunion with a special dinner at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston. See story on page 28. Photographs by John Gillooly 1. Dean Andrew Perlman; Richard Krezel JD’69; and Cindy Krezel 2. Bonnie Damico; J. David Damico JD’69; Jennifer Scarano; Hon. Carmine M. Bravo JD’69 (ret.); Jerry Scarano, Jr. JD’69; Winnie Rubino; and Richard Rubino JD’69 3 4 3. James Sokolove JD’69, Paul Kaufman JD’69; Betty Rappaport; and Hon. Carmine M. Bravo JD’69 (ret.) 4. Joan Farcus JD’69 and David Gianetti 5. Richard Rubino JD’69; Ted Schwartz JD’69; and James Sokolove JD’69 6. 5 6 7. Anthony DeLuca JD’69; Alan Kraut JD’69; J. David Damico JD’69; Jerry Scarano, Jr. JD’69; Dean Andrew Perlman; Theodore Schwartz JD’69; Paul Kaufman JD’69; and Hon. Carmine M. Bravo JD’69 (ret.) 7 Henry Kara BSBA’66, JD’69, Dean’s Cabinet; Lew Sassoon JD’69, Dean’s Cabinet; and Amy Sassoon 45 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �ALUMNI EVENTS HALF-CENTURY CLUB LUNCHEON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 Marriott Long Wharf Hotel On May 31, alumni from the class of 1969 returned to Suffolk to celebrate their 50th reunion. 46 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 At this annual luncheon, Suffolk inducts the 50th reunion class into the Half-Century Club and invites alumni from past 50th reunion classes to attend. Save the date for the 2020 Half-Century Club Luncheon on Friday, May 29, 2020, when we will celebrate the Class of 1970. For more information, contact Corian Branyan in the Office of Advancement at 617-573-8456. Photographs by John Gillooly Top row, left to right: Robert Billage MA’69; James O’Donnell BA’66, JD’69; Teresa Gillis BA’69; Bob Rook JD’69; John Webster JD’69; Jeffrey Mark Pearlman BA’69; Richard Duchesneau BSBA’69; Jerry Scarano, Jr. JD’69; Richard Krezel JD’69; Andrew Bram JD’69; and Henry Kara BSBA’66, JD’69, Dean’s Cabinet Middle row, left to right: Lew Sassoon JD’69, Dean’s Cabinet; Anthony DeLuca JD’69; Hon. Carmine M. Bravo JD’69 (ret.); Robert Nocera JD’69; J. David Damico JD’69; Roger Phillips JD’69; Gregory Britz JD’69; Edward McTighe JD’69; John Bourgeois, Sr. JD’69; Mario Zangari JD’69; Theodore Schwartz JD’69; and Paul Kaufman JD’69 Bottom row, left to right: Thomas Woodbury BA’69, MAE’72; John Wansea BSJ’69; Michael Houghton BSJ’69; Ruth Monahan BA’69; Marsha Feffer BA’68; Jack Dennis BSBA’69; David Flynn BSBA’69; Thomas Miley BSBA’69, MAE’71; Linwood Nelson BSBA’69; Mary Cahalane BS’69, MED’74; and Joseph Ruggio MBA’69 �ALUMNI EVENTS COMMENCEMENT EVE DINNER SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019 1 The Seaport Hotel, Boston Alumni and guests gathered on May 18, 2019, at the Seaport Hotel on the evening before commencement to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2019 graduates, our esteemed honorary degree recipients, and the generosity of our alumni and friends in the Summa Society. Photographs by John Gillooly 2 1. Alexander Bove, Jr. JD’67, Dean’s Cabinet and Catherine Bove 2. Eddie Jenkins, Jr. JD’78 and Tamela Bailey JD’04, Alumni Association Board Member 3. 3 4 SUFFOLK CONNECT ALUMNI-STUDENT NETWORKING RECEPTION Konstantinos (Kosta) Ligris JD’01, Trustee and Dean’s Cabinet; Robert Lamb, Jr., Chair, Board of Trustees; and Nik Ligris JD’11 5 6 4. 6. Gary Prado JD’16; Shelby Devanney; and Sarah Marshall TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 James McKenzie JD’75; Cade Nauman; Erica Mattison MPA’08, JD’13; and Desi Powell Ropes & Gray LLP Boston , 5. Over 270 alumni and students attended the annual alumni and student networking reception held at Ropes & Gray LLP. A special thank you to alumnus Timothy McCrystal JD’89, Dean’s Cabinet, for hosting the reception. Photographs by Michael J. Clarke Paige Stopperich; Jessen Foster; Sammy Nabulsi JD’14, Alumni Association Board Member; and Brianna Whitney JD’13 Timothy McCrystal JD’89, Dean’s Cabinet; Dean Andrew Perlman; Gunjan Sali; and Hillary Peterson JD’09, Assistant Director of Professional and Career Development 7 7. 47 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �ALUMNI EVENTS 1 4 5 2 6 SUFFOLK LAW REUNION DINNER AND ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019 Sargent Hall 48 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 The annual Suffolk Law Reunion Dinner and Alumni Awards Ceremony was held in Sargent Hall on Saturday, June 1, 2019. This special dinner honored alumni celebrating a reunion year and also recognized four alumni for outstanding achievements, service, and philanthropy: Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo JD’76, HLLD’09, Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award; Jennifer L. Parent JD’95, Outstanding Alumni Service Award; Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye, Jr. JD’09, Outstanding Graduate of the Last Decade; and Gerard F. Doherty JD’60, Edward Bray JD’58 Legacy Award. Photographs by John Gillooly 7 3 1. 4. Rep. Josh Cutler JD’00; Lynn Sullivan; Hon. Amy Nechtem JD’85, Trustee; Thomas Sullivan JD’94, Dean’s Cabinet and Alumni Association Board Member; and Robert Rio JD’94 Carla Perugini-Erickson JD’94 and Teri Scibelli JD’94 2. 6. Patricia Tarabelsi JD’08; Victoria Burdman JD’06; Tamela Bailey JD’04, Alumni Association Board Member; and Tiziana Polizio JD’97 Johanna Homan; Jonathan Schwartz JD’11, Alumni Association Board Member; Brian Neely; and Anna Lucey JD’06 3. 7. President Marisa J. Kelly; Gerard Doherty JD’60; Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo JD’76, HLLD’09; Jennifer L. Parent JD’95; Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye, Jr. JD’09; and Dean Andrew Perlman Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo JD’76, HLLD’09; Mary Doherty; and Tim Wilkerson JD’03, Alumni Association Board Member 5. Hon. Regina Quinlan Doherty JD’73, HLLD’05 and Gerard Doherty JD’60 �ALUMNI EVENTS 1 U.S. SUPREME COURT BAR ADMISSION PROGRAM MARCH 3-4, 2019 2 Welcome Reception, Washington, DC Forty Suffolk University Law School alumni traveled to Washington, D.C. to be sworn in to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.  The two-day program began on March 3 with a welcome reception at the Hyatt Regency Washington. On Monday, March 4, the alumni, along with Dean Perlman, appeared before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court during the court’s Monday morning session. Professor Emerita Karen Blum JD’74 presented the motion to admit the Suffolk Law alumni to the Supreme Court Bar. The group received a surprise visit from both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the reception. Photographs by Michael Carpenter 1. Suffolk University Law School’s newly admitted members of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and D.C. area alumni. SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL NEW HAMPSHIRE NETWORK DINNER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 Bedford Village Inn, Bedford, NH The Suffolk Law New Hampshire Alumni Chapter gathered at the Bedford Village Inn for its annual meeting and dinner. Photographs by Annamarie M. Mueller 3 2. Suffolk University Law School New Hampshire Alumni Network 3. Jennifer Parent JD’95, president of the NH Alumni Network 49 SUFFOLK LAW ALUMNI MAGAZINE Winter 2020 �NON-PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY 120 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MA 02108–4977 GIVE TO SUFFOLK LAW ONLINE tinyurl.com/SuffolkLawDonation JOIN THE FROST SOCIETY Consider a bequest—a gift through your will or trust. You can direct your gift to meet Suffolk’s greatest needs or to support a specific program that is meaningful to you. Establishing a bequest enrolls you in Suffolk’s Frost Society. Please contact Randy F. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Protest movements College students Student protesters Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1857 memorabilia Student protests Students https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/3b916eb92156d963b3d53bdd5c597c33.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=bmagItUGi0CLxsLVl6Ma14QUxv%7EWPDTwnmiRnT5P5RlKiQYjAl1aijskmltP0FMeStXf9gKwOUUqtWdKYPz4NULehA3fjxQYD0YrdJY%7E5kV25rwj6ugzW8FZ2N3Kt2GGPblZSsM7xJSy1Kt%7EVB9zT0Ii8Wd7TG4BZZ9WJAkXsEh5joW1i5TUNqXPd8CyEVb9dBCFbNy9uaOZndLqoCR8fEg-jpHlaThRfD5gSqKoxcBlcWkEaLu8AmCogJ1OqQnpOLTX7fgMzjPohN03n6G0DAHn8jPOyP2Z2KAf4VrWpFe4e-jGq6fBP-vLaj10vUxV58dvouxh7r%7EYct3W218acQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 172001369c3452d8cbe8613936f03d78 PDF Text Text SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE RAMS RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC See what happens when an entire university steps up LIFE-CHANGING GIFTS Samia and Miller scholars excel THE RISE OF RAM NATION Investment in Athletics yields big wins DEMOCRACY AFTER CORONAVIRUS How COVID-19 is challenging our political norms TOM O’BRIEN Boston developer builds community first Fall 2020 Suffolk.edu �In this Issue ON THE COVER SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE RAMS RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC Jeanette LIFE-CHANGING GIFTS Marasi, Class THE RISE OF RAM NATION of 2021, is an DEMOCRACY AFTER Information CORONAVIRUS TOM O’BRIEN Systems and Operations Management major. Engaging in her Suffolk experience, she serves as a RAM Supporter, 2020 Orientation Leader, and the Vice President of Programming for the Program Council, of which she says: “We have started our first event this year, Build-a-Ram, which has been great so far in providing first-year students with something to do on campus as well as lift up the Suffolk spirit.” See what happens when an entire university steps up Samia and Miller Scholars excel Investment in Athletics yields big wins How COVID-19 is challenging our political norms Boston developer builds community first Fall 2020 Suffolk.edu 32 POLITICS IN A PANDEMIC Suffolk experts reflect on the crisis’ impact and what the future holds for our political process 40 THE BRIDGE BUILDER Developer Tom O’Brien is changing the face of Boston with a rare compassion and a community-minded approach �Fall 2020 24 2 Welcome SAMIA SCHOLARS THE COMMON GOOD The life-changing gifts of Samia and Miller Scholarships CREATING ACCESS 20 Mapping inequality: Student researcher collaborates with faculty to map risk factors for incarceration 4 A look at how Suffolk responds to the pandemic 6 E. Macey Russell leads a campaign for teaching Black history nationally 46 7 Suffolk Law housing THE WORLD IS THEIR GALLERY Students, faculty, and alumni take their art into the public realm 22 Shawn Newton 23 Justice code: App gives defendants access to community resources study sparks calls for change SUFFOLK IMPACT AROUND THE HORN 8 Happenings and Ram pride from around the University LAUNCH POINT SUFFOLK 14 Dedicated alumnus 27 Testing testing, COVID-19: Alumnus Thomas O’Connor joins Broad Institute in wake of pandemic 28 Conscious couture: Alumna Lauren Nouchi takes risks to build fashion brand creates a tour of the banking and wealth management industry 50 16 New Sawyer Business THE RISE OF RAM NATION An ongoing investment in athletics results in big wins for studentathletes Suffolk’s newest residence hall Photographs clockwise from top left: REUTERS / Joshua Roberts - stock.adobe. com, Michael J. Clarke (2), Faith Ninivaggi 18 Imagination at work: SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY 30 Breaking news: Alumna Breana Pitts leads the anchor desk in a critical time School Dean Amy Zeng brings a passion for experience-based learning. 17 One Court Street: First-year creativity courses give students a competitive edge sows seeds of change WELL WISHES 55 Celebrating Dean Bill O’Neill 56 Alumni send graduated Class of 2020 warm wishes and greetings MAGAZINE PRESIDENT—Marisa Kelly EDITOR-IN-CHIEF—Greg Gatlin MANAGING EDITOR—Katy Ibsen DESIGN—Jenni Leiste CONTRIBUTING WRITERS—Kara Baskin, Jennifer Becker, Michael Fisch, Alyssa Giacobbe, Andrea Grant, Ben Hall, Nancy Kelleher, Kimberly Stern, Nat Panek COPY EDITORS— Karen DeCilio, Susie Fagan, Nancy Kelleher CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS—Michael J. Clarke, Faith Ninivaggi Suffolk University Magazine is published once a year by Suffolk University. The magazine is printed by Lane Press in Burlington, VT. We welcome readers’ comments. Contact us at publicaffairs@suffolk.edu, or at Editor, Suffolk University Office of Public Affairs, 73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108-2770. © 2020 by Suffolk University. All publication rights reserved. �Welcome Fall 2020 letter from the president One of the things I love most about my job is talking with our alumni across the nation and around the globe. It’s surprising how many of those wonderful conversations end in what has become a familiar refrain: We miss Suffolk’s magazine. I’ve missed it too. The magazine went on an extended hiatus several years ago, and I have felt we needed to bring it back. It helps to better connect us to one another and to share stories of our collective positive impact on the world. Somehow, that seems more important now than ever before. Suffolk University is a powerful force for good. That has been true since our founding, and it continues today. At no time has that fundamental truth been more essential than at this moment in our nation’s history. In the face of a coronavirus pandemic that has caused untold human suffering and tragedy, our students, faculty, staff, and alumni are addressing the implications of the pandemic 2 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu directly. Masks on, socially distanced, at times in person, and often virtually, they are leaning in and stepping up to serve others and the broader community. The pages of the new Suffolk University Magazine are filled with stories of Suffolk Rams rising to the challenge of serving the public good. Faculty have used the pandemic as a teachable moment and inspired students to reflect on their own experience and that of others. Students responded by creating innovative course projects and service-learning opportunities. They developed new ways to tutor, mentor, and read with young children in neighborhood schools, delivered groceries and essential items to families in need, and created online solutions for people who could no longer access critical legal services. We also are grappling with a simultaneous crisis exacerbated by the pandemic—the awful and relentless plague of racial injustice and inequity in this country. Like the nation, this University has work to do to combat racism and to foster equity and create a more just environment for members of our Black community. This transformative moment requires all of us to act, and our community is doing just that. Suffolk students are leading the conversation within this University, and beyond, to raise awareness of injustices and to create meaningful change. Working alongside faculty members, Suffolk junior Brianna Franklin is researching inequities in Connecticut through the use of incarceration data and computer mapping systems. Associate Dean of Students Shawn Newton is leading a task force to improve racial equity in his own community of Salem, Massachusetts. Law School alumna Nicole Siino has developed an app to help juvenile defendants gain access to life-altering community-based resources, and alumnus and Trustee Macey Russell is advocating for a national movement to make Black history a part of the K-12 curriculum. If there is one common theme that runs through the pages of this magazine, it is the relentless desire among Suffolk students, employees, and alumni to serve their communities. We are inspired by the story of real estate developer Tom O’Brien, who believes building community bridges is more important than building structures. And through a journey into the world of politics in the time of a pandemic, we find hope for what could emerge in the future. It is my pleasure to present to you the new and revived Suffolk University Magazine. President �The Common Good Pandemic Pivot Housing the homeless in Miller Hall was one of many ways Suffolk responded to the public health crisis Stepping Up Photographs: Michael J. Clarke A fter Boston’s first COVID-19 case surfaced among the city’s homeless population in March, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the city had begun converting privately owned buildings into shelters, including Suffolk University’s Nathan R. Miller Hall (pictured here). Walsh had reached out to Suffolk, and University President Marisa Kelly readily agreed to make the residence hall’s 172 rooms available to the city to house members of the homeless population. “Boston is our home,” Kelly said at the time. “We stand ready to help in any way.” It was a compassionate step in an uncertain time, speaking volumes about the University’s values. It also was one of just many examples, as revealed on the following pages, of Suffolk stepping up to serve its communities in support of the common good. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 3 �The Common Good Fall 2020 Pandemic Pivot “Suffolk students were extremely resilient in their efforts to benefit so many needy people in our community. I’m so proud to be an alumna of this amazing school.” —Amanda Ricko, BS ’19. Ricko is the assistant executive director of CEEDS4Change, a nonprofit that creates partnerships to reduce food insecurities in underserved communities. She and her family made 400 masks for the homeless in response to the pandemic. Students Serving Beyond Suffolk W hen classes moved online in the spring, students found creative ways to help those in need through remote service-learning: In partnership with nonprofit CEEDS4Change, Suffolk students created the Head, Health, and Heart initiative to provide care packages of food, books, and mental health information to 200 families from four Boston public schools. Students in Suffolk’s Cancer Care class continued to support families at Christopher’s Haven, an organization that provides temporary homes for families while their children receive cancer care at Boston hospitals, through fundraising, grocery runs, and morale-boosting deliveries of handmade cards and balloons. Davis Altimonte, Class of 2022, read and uploaded short stories to the 826 Boston website, where students he had tutored in person could hear his voice as they read along with him. Julia Leone, BA ’20, developed ongoing lesson plans for the Future Leaders after-school program at the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in Cambridge. Through the Girls Who Code program, Anas Sabir, Class of 2022, taught students at Umana Academy how to program a Q&A computer game. 4 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu Global Call to Creatives S purred by the United Nations “Global Call to Creatives” campaign seeking translation of public health messages for all people, graphic design students enrolled in the Advanced Computer Applications course created animations that promoted personal hygiene, physical distancing, symptoms, and myth-busting. Their theme: Spread the word not the virus. �The Common Good Fall 2020 Pandemic Pivot Calm in the Time of Court Coronavirus P sychology Professors David Langer, who helps children manage anxiety, and Susan Orsillo, an expert in mindfulness, shared practical tips for self- and family care. HELPING KIDS COPE MINDFUL OF THE MOMENT “Two key things that have enormous benefits for mental and physical health and well-being are physical activity and spending time outside. … These are behaviors parents can model and encourage that will benefit everyone. In addition to physical activity and outside time, take time to do enjoyable things like playing games and pursuing hobbies.” “People assume that we practice mindfulness to draw our attention away from something unpleasant—like worry. But the spirit of mindfulness involves drawing your attention toward something truly meaningful and precious—the present moment. Then we fully experience whatever it is: the scent of our favorite candle, the taste of a delicious food, or the sensation of our pet’s fur.” —David Langer —Susan Orsillo Closures S tudents in Suffolk Law’s 12 legal clinics continued their efforts to close the ”justice gap” during the period when Massachusetts courts were closed for all but emergency cases. Their efforts ranged from virtual lawyering via mobile phone, email, and video to working on cutting-edge digital court forms to help those representing themselves access the justice system. Under state law, supervised student attorneys are permitted to represent clients who otherwise would not be able to afford a lawyer. Coronavirus-related challenges, from unemployment to health crises, make their work that much more critical. During the court closures, to help avoid a stalled justice system, judges asked family law practitioners to work toward settling cases when that made sense. Toward that end, students negotiated with opposing counsel on issues like child custody, parenting time, and child support. “In the U.S., a majority of people face their civil legal emergencies without a lawyer,” says Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman. “The need for solutions to help address the justice gap, including virtual lawyering and simple digital court forms is acute.” Studies in Photographs clockwise from left: Courtesy of Amanda Ricko, Michael J. Clarke (3), Courtesy of Colleen Doonan Empathy A s faculty across the University adapted to the challenges of teaching amid the coronavirus, many shifted their syllabi to help students unpack the pandemic from their virtual classrooms. Professor Amy Monticello was teaching a course called Narrative and Medicine when the pandemic hit. Her students happened to be reading On Immunity, Eula Biss’ reflection on vaccinating children. Suddenly students found new and immediate significance. They began capturing their own pandemic experiences through writing. “We turn to books, historical studies, philosophical frameworks, and artistic expressions to locate our own and others’ experiences and find insights that help us make sense of what’s happening,” Monticello says. Professor Wes Savick witnessed a new empathy emerge as theater students shared their interpretation of the moment. He inspired students to write about their own experiences amid the pandemic, telling them: “It is up to you, the playwrights, to chronicle the feelings, the hopes, the spirit, the poetry.” Theatre students also had one-onone digital coaching and mentoring sessions, including with awardwinning actor and director Maurice Parent, and witnessed Stephanie Coyle, BA ’20, direct current students in Harold Pinter’s play The Lover via Zoom. Junayed Islam, Class of 2021, Entrepreneurship major Read more online at Suffolk.edu. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 5 �The Common Good Fall 2020 Rewriting History The Case for Teaching Black History Nationally Alumnus aims to create understanding of how America arrived at the Black Lives Matter moment Story by Nancy Kelleher I t’s time to bring Black history into the mainstream of American education, says Suffolk University Trustee E. Macey Russell, who is advocating for a national movement that would transform a tame February curriculum addendum to a strong examination of the Black experience in America since 1619. History lessons that address America’s fraught relationship with race tend to focus on slavery in the context of the Civil War and the civil rights movement. But American schools neglect to address signal events such as the postReconstruction massacres of Black citizens in Tulsa. Students don’t hear about the African American lives lost in 1927 when Mississippi River levees were dynamited to spare New Orleans from flooding, spurring the Great Migration. Nor do the history books address how discrimination in housing, employment, and education led to a society where an average white family’s net worth is nearly 10 times that of a Black family. Russell, JD ’83, seeks federal legislation—the George Floyd Education Act— establishing a commission to determine an appropriate K through 12 Black history curriculum. Schools would make courses on racism and Black history part of the core curriculum, and colleges and universities would follow suit. In an era when the call has gone out to “do something,” Russell invites Suffolk alumni to join him in advocating for Black history education. A need for context Following the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and others, protesters across the nation are standing up for the rights of Black Americans. Yet many people don’t understand how America came to this juncture, says Russell. The myth of a post-racial society ushered in with the election of President Barack Obama has died, and “the kids out marching are confounded about what’s happened,” says Russell. Because young Black and Brown students are not taught their history, they often feel isolated in U.S. society, according to Russell. “Learning this history helps Black Americans understand their heritage and how they are connected to this country,” he says. “We have been here for 400 years, and there is something wrong when folks who arrived 120 years ago feel more connected than Black Americans. Rarely do we stop and ask: Why is there a Negro National Anthem in this country, and why was the civil rights movement necessary?” 6 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu Empathy based on facts Russell, a partner at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, is deeply involved with encouraging diversity in the legal profession. “I’ve learned from these experiences that you have to find trigger points that generate empathy in people, and that usually has to come from a baseline of facts and what can reasonably be inferred from those facts,” he says. “Until people begin to understand our history, it may be hard for them to understand why African Americans are where they are today. It’s not because we all checked a box before we were born that said: I want to be poor. I want to have the worst possible public education. I want to be fearful of police, and I want to be discriminated against in housing and education. Nobody checks those boxes. Yet there’s always been an undercurrent that we don’t work hard enough.” Russell’s commitment to Black history education stems in part from his learning about the historical mistreatment of indigenous people and others. “There are a lot of things that we don’t understand partly because of a lack of exposure,” says Russell, citing Germany’s requirement that high school students study Nazism and the Holocaust. “We should follow Germany’s lead as a way to heal.” �The Common Good Fall 2020 Housing Discrimination SUFFOLK LAW GOES UNDERCOVER TO UNVEIL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION Study sparks calls for change as it reveals bias against Black and low-income renters Story by Michael Fisch Suffolk University Trustee E. Macey Russell Photographs: Michael J. Clarke (2) Says Russell: “If learning about Black history and racism in the U.S. becomes part of our daily dialogue in the schools, that will trickle into the minds of parents, into neighborhoods, and into communities. And I think that would be a good thing. We owe it to our kids and grandkids, so they can grow up in a very different America.” Read more about the proposed George Floyd Education Act at www.wgbh.org/news/ commentary/2020/06/24/ it-s-time-to-teach-blackhistory-to-all-students. A fter the unsettling results of a Suffolk Law study showed widespread discrimination among Greater Boston real estate agents and landlords toward prospective tenants who were Black or used federal housing vouchers, the impact has been both sizable and swift. The study, led by Suffolk Law’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP), found that white people posing as prospective tenants were shown roughly twice as many apartments as Black people and were offered more incentives to rent. Agents often cut off communication with renters using “race-associated” names like Jermaine and Ebony as opposed to renters with names like Brad and Anne. The testing, conducted from August 2018 to July 2019, also showed that people using federal Section 8 vouchers, regardless of race, faced huge hurdles—having to contact nine rental agents before getting the opportunity to tour one apartment. The Suffolk Law study, co-led by the Analysis Group and funded by the Boston Foundation, was released July 1. A week later, a group of Boston city councilors came together to decry the racism it uncovered and, according to the Boston Globe, proposed a new “secret shopper program,” similar to Suffolk’s research, to assess the treatment of Black people and voucher holders seeking apartment rentals. Hearings on their proposal are expected in the fall. A few days after the study was released, Banker & Tradesman, an influential realty trade publication, laid out the study’s key findings and published an editorial, “Racism in Real Estate Cannot Stand.” The editorial argued that, given the study’s rigorous design, “no serious person” could argue that the findings were biased. The publication called on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office to convene a task force of industry representatives, housing advocates, legislators, regulators, and fair housing experts to create a plan to address housing discrimination by Labor Day. Results of the study were picked up by media outlets across the region and beyond. On NBC 10 Boston, City Councilor Matt O’Malley referenced the study, saying “housing discrimination is real” and “abhorrent.” He called on city leaders to partner with local housing advocates and universities to set up additional testing and to report back any unfair treatment. Seventy-three Suffolk students served among the 200 testers posing as interested renters. They contacted the advertisers of 50 randomly selected rental properties in nine cities and 11 Boston neighborhoods and meticulously recorded their experiences in reports after the interactions. “We expected the numbers to be high based on what we see in our work every day, but this is much more pervasive evidence of discrimination than any of us thought we would find,” said Jamie Langowski, assistant director of the HDTP. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 7 �Around the Horn Fall 2020 DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND LEARNING Story by Kara Baskin S uffolk’s commitment to community and service was recognized with the Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification, a distinction that honors noteworthy cocurricular involvement and builds upon the University’s initial classification honor in 2010. “Creating opportunity has been ingrained in the Suffolk story right from the start,” says Suffolk University President Marisa Kelly, a champion of community engagement. “We strive to create experiences that benefit students and communities alike. This spirit of service is something our graduates carry with them throughout their lives.” Suffolk is one of 75 higher education institutions to receive the reclassification designation. Faculty, staff, students, and a community partner collaborated on the yearlong reapplication process to evaluate the many ways the University impacts society and learning. “The classification reinforces our identity as an institution dedicated to the common good,” says Adam Westbrook, director of Suffolk’s Center for Community Engagement. Teaching social skills to schoolchildren is among Suffolk’s annual Service Day activities. 8 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �Around the Horn Fall 2020 CRISPR in Undergrad Labs A Sequence of Fortunate Events Students unlock cutting-edge CRISPR gene-editing lab curriculum Story by Andrea Grant Photographs clockwise from left: Michael J. Clarke (2) A fter a disappointing day in the lab, roommates Thomas Tran and Domenic Abbondanza sank into their couch and switched on the TV. They used its big screen to scan for new approaches to try in the molecular genetics project consuming all their waking hours. Tran, BS ’18, and Abbondanza, BS ’19, were trying to help their biology professors Eric De Waal and Celeste Peterson distill the essence of the groundbreaking CRISPR-Cas9 genomeediting technique into a laboratory curriculum simple enough for students to complete in a single semester. CRISPR-Cas9 is a technique that allows scientists to edit a cell’s DNA at precise locations by cutting the DNA and modifying it through inserting, deleting, or repairing its sequence. Researchers are just starting to explore the procedure’s potential therapeutic applications for genetic disorders and conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, for which cures remain elusive. “As is the nature of research, failures were frequent.” –Domenic Abbondanza, BS ’19 Building on a seminal paper from Harvard geneticist George Church, the pair experimented with new organisms and methods in trying to find the right sequence for the undergraduate lab setting. “As is the nature of research, failures were frequent,” says Abbondanza. They had been working on the project for over a year, even after Tran graduated. Now they were racing against the clock, trying to finish before Abbondanza completed the biology program and Tran headed off to graduate school. Just one week before the 2019 commencement ceremony, an email from De Waal came with the subject line: “Early graduation present for you.” It confirmed that all of the CRISPR experiments were working. A few months later their work was published in the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education in a Peterson-De Waal article outlining how to create a laboratory curriculum following their students’ method for using CRISPR-Cas9 with a simple model organism. That fall students filled Peterson’s Molecular Genetics course, breaking into pairs to get hands-on experience editing genes. Giving undergraduates early access to “the next wave” of cutting-edge science like CRISPR will put them ahead of the curve and help them in their scientific careers, says Peterson. Her recent alumni are living proof. Gaining experience in the lab and publishing in a peer-reviewed journal helped Tran earn a spot in the UMass-Amherst molecular and cellular biology PhD program, while Abbondanza landed his “dream job” as a researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. This spring Abbondanza and his colleagues shifted their focus to aid in the worldwide study of the coronavirus. Using a technique called spatial transcriptomics on tissue samples from patients with COVID-19, they hope to learn more about how the virus behaves and impacts different cells in the human body. “We’re in uncharted territory here, and we have to do on-the-fly troubleshooting. My science training at Suffolk prepared me to be able to adapt,” says Abbondanza. “I definitely didn’t think my first year out of undergrad would look like this, but Suffolk does a great job of preparing students for real-life situations.” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 9 �Around the Horn Fall 2020 Uniquely Suffolk FEEDING A START-UP Story by Kara Baskin B Our Bodies, Ourselves Today Story by Kara Baskin I n 1970, a group of Bostonarea women self-published “Women and Their Bodies,” a groundbreaking booklet that addressed previously verboten topics, from reproductive health to sexuality. Soon known as Our Bodies, Ourselves, the book was a touchstone for generations of women. It was in print through 2011 and continues to live online today. Thanks to Suffolk’s Center for Women’s Health & Human Rights, the pivotal text will come alive again as Our Bodies, Ourselves Today, updated online for modern readers at ourbodiesourselvestoday.org. “There are so many reasons to get excited about this online platform. Women are still in dire need of information of the kind that Our Bodies, Ourselves provides—evidenceand reality-based information that treats women as whole beings,” says 10 center director Amy Agigian, who oversees the initiative. The site initially will spotlight key topics including contraception, abortion, mental health, and heart health. Suffolk has deep connections with Our Bodies, Ourselves cofounder Paula Doress-Worters, a Class of 1962 Suffolk alumna, and cofounder and Board Chair Judy Norsigian, who taught a Suffolk course called Women’s Health Advocacy for several years. The online information—articles, videos, podcasts, first-person stories, and more—will be curated and vetted by expert panels. Panelists will include specialists ranging from policymakers to physicians to everyday women from all walks of life. “This is extremely ambitious; we want to be the go-to for all sorts of women’s health issues,” Agigian says. Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu udding entrepreneurs in the Sawyer Business School’s Crowdfunding the Venture class learn creative fundraising firsthand, discovering innovative ways to generate buzz—sometimes literally—for their ideas. Of the more than 25 business ventures launched in the course via Kickstarter or Indiegogo, one success story is GrubTerra, where founder Michael Servais, Class of 2021, makes bugs seem appealing. His start-up repurposes restaurant waste into chicken feed using black soldier fly grubs. The insects feast, grow, and self-harvest before being washed, killed, and dehydrated into a proteinpacked poultry food product. Servais estimates a pound of dried grub is equivalent to 20 pounds of food waste. Students in the course learn how to create impactful videos that build affinity with potential investors. In his fundraising video, Servais endearingly pleaded with potential funders to help him move up and out of his Mission Hill basement greenhouse—all while sporting a yellow chicken suit. He met his $10,000 funding goal. “It’s the jockey, not the horse. You need a founder like Servais who’s willing to dive in and work,” says Chaim Letwin, professor of management and entrepreneurship at Suffolk. “Crowdfunding is hard. You need credibility to back your idea, influencers to support it, friends and family to get behind it. The class was so helpful,” Servais says. �Around the Horn Professional Development Ram Pride “One of my biggest jobs is to teach my players that they can be fierce competitors while also showing respect for their opponents, coaches, officials, and fans.” —Jeff Juron, Men’s Basketball Head Coach, who alongside his team, received the 2019-20 Sam Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award from the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For the third year in a row Suffolk Photographs clockwise from top left: Adobe, Michael J. Clarke University physics students received the Society of Physics Students Chapter Research Award for their work studying neutron shielding at Massachusetts General Hospital. The award is a $2,000 cash prize to further their research. Suffolk is recognized as a 20202021 Military Friendly School, with systems in place to support student veterans financially, emotionally, and academically. A Leader in Career Success College-to-career innovator Dave Merry takes the helm at Suffolk’s Center for Career Education and Professional Development Story by Magazine Staff D ave Merry wants all Suffolk students and graduates to have the tools and confidence to control their own lifelong career trajectories. “People can go through careers passively,” says Merry, an innovator in career education who recently joined the University to lead its reimagined and expanded career development efforts. “I want students to know that they have the support, resources, and skills that they need to make the next steps in their career paths and to be in control of that journey.” That is true for Suffolk alumni as well. Building a career today is a lifelong process that requires adaptability and flexibility as well as continuous reinvestment in skills. Alumni, Merry says, may need training in a certain technology or opportunities to improve public speaking, leadership techniques, or other skills. Suffolk’s Center for Career Education and Professional Development will increasingly focus on offering opportunities for certificates, credentials, badges, and skills development. “When our current students are alumni, we want them to come back,” Merry says. “We want them to come upskill with us as well.” Merry joined Suffolk in July as associate provost and executive director of the Center for Career Education and Professional Development. He brings experience on the cutting edge of the college-to-career arena and a vision that aligns with the career and experiential learning goals set out in the Suffolk 2025 strategic plan, including an objective to become a national leader in career education. The University’s emphasis on integrating career education throughout the student experience is what drew Merry to Suffolk. He sees Suffolk as becoming an institution that others will look to for best practices in building career readiness into every aspect of a university education, from the classroom to leadership involvement, service, internships, and more. Merry’s past experience includes serving as founding director of cooperative education for Northeastern’s College of Science and a co-op education faculty member. At Suffolk, Merry sees a faculty and staff with remarkable enthusiasm for making every experience meaningful and a University community that is unified in promoting student success. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 11 �Around the Horn Black Studies A Milestone for Black Studies at Suffolk 25 years of fostering understanding among all students Story by Andrea Grant W hen Suffolk’s Black Alumni Network gathered graduates, students, faculty, and friends last fall for the annual Celebration of Black Excellence dinner, the members also commemorated a special milestone in the University’s history: the 25th anniversary of the Black Studies program. “The field focuses on the perspectives and ways of knowing of Black people—thinking, acting, creating, building, and problem solving. We wanted to encourage students from any background to gain a fuller understanding of themselves and the world around them,” says founder and program director Professor Robert Bellinger. The program has enriched academic and cultural life on campus through a diverse array of courses and programming, bringing renowned poets, storytellers, musicians, writers, educators, and performers to share their viewpoints and talents. Partnerships with historical sites—including a research and internship collaboration into the history of enslaved people at the Middleton Place plantation in South Carolina—have given students hands-on opportunities to apply Black Studies perspectives to the telling of American stories. And to inspire the next generation, Bellinger has welcomed Boston Public Schools students into the classroom to earn college credit as part of the S A M FA I S A L , J D ’ 2 0 , is named a 2020 Law School Student of the Year by National Jurist magazine for his service and support for underrepresented students. 12 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu University’s dual-enrollment program. “One of the ideas that is central to Black Studies is that of the ‘activist scholar,’ which is based on the idea that knowledge is for the sake of your community,” says Bellinger. “It’s not just learning for the sake of learning, it’s learning so you can use that knowledge to shape the communities that you’re a part of locally, nationally, and globally.” The Suffolk University Black Alumni Network was launched in 2018 thanks to the vision of students and alumni, including double Ram and trustee Ernst Guerrier, BS ’91, JD ’94. The network celebrates and serves current and future Black alumni through events, mentoring, philanthropy, and volunteerism. Professor Robert Bellinger, center, with other attendees of the 2019 Celebration of Black Excellence dinner, which honored the 25th anniversary of Black Studies at Suffolk. “I am so pleased to help deserving students follow their dreams … Their stories overwhelmed me.” —Ed McDonnell, BSBA ’59, HDCS, ’84, whose gifts over 23 years have provided students the opportunity to travel and understand the businesses and cultures of other countries, preparing students to be global citizens. �Around the Horn Fall 2020 Madrid Suffolk Polling earns an A One of a handful of polling centers to get that grade from Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight news blog, acknowledging accuracy and methodology for polling. Out of This World Madrid professors adapt a coveted astronomy course to distance learning Story by Kimberly Winter Stern Photographs clockwise from top left: Fena Fenelon; NASA/SOFIA/E. Lopez-Rodriguez; NASA/Spitzer/J. Moustakas et al., Image processing by AliAbbasiPov; courtesy of Silvia Salazar and Hristo Stoev (2) T Suffolk Law School is recognized with the Outstanding Law School Diversity Outreach Award by the Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference & Law Fair for the increasing diversity of the school’s student body. 90% of Suffolk student-athletes achieve a spot on the athletics director’s spring 2020 Honor Roll, with 232 Rams achieving a 3.0 or higher grade-point average. he problem may have seemed like the stuff of a feverish science fiction writer’s imagination: Star Trek meets Contagion, but two Suffolk Madrid professors rose to the challenge. To accommodate the constraints of a global pandemic, Professors Maria Cruz Gálvez and Hristo Stoev virtually recreated an astronomy learning adventure that usually takes place at Mount Teide in the Canary Islands, where an observatory is perched atop the world’s third-tallest volcanic structure. Embracing the challenge to reinvent the sought-after fournight lab that includes eye-popping fieldwork and island exploration, Gálvez and Stoev choreographed a virtual solar-system-surfing rendezvous that afforded students an unusual glimpse into the starry universe. Many students had dispersed from the Madrid campus to quarantine with their families. Instead of boarding a plane to Tenerife, they logged in from time zones around the world, connecting to a robotic telescope on the Canary Island of La Palma. Stellarium, a planetarium software that creates breathtaking 3D simulations of the night sky, enabled Gálvez and Stoev’s intrepid virtual pioneers to travel where no Suffolk University student had before, planetand moon-hopping from home. The tool provided each student an opportunity to pursue research. “The access to this online program allowed me to look at a black hole thousands of light years away,” said Mikayla Hopkins, Class of 2022. “Whether it was the weather in the Southern Hemisphere on the day they were born or the path of an asteroid going over Poland last week, students got to use the tool to satisfy their own interests,” she adds. From top: NASA image of the galaxy. Students during a 2019 visit to the Izaña Observatory. Mount Teide on the island of Tenerife. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 13 �Launch Point Suffolk Keeping Up With the Dow Joneses Financial services alumni host finance undergraduates on a two-day tour of the banking and wealth management industry Story by Ben Hall 14 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �Launch Point Suffolk Fall 2020 Finance Trip for Undergrads Opposite page: Students capture a candid group selfie in Times Square. Above: Students and University President Marisa Kelly at the New York Stock Exchange. Fearless Girl. Sydney Watson, Class of 2021. Alumnus Bob Panessiti, MSF ’98, who planned and funded the trip, joins students for the experience. Photographs: Michael J. Clarke T ucked in a corner of the gilded Board Room at the New York Stock Exchange is a giant Fabergé urn emblazoned with the crest of Tsar Nicholas II. The urn and its pedestal stand 6 feet tall—about the size of a well-fed Cossack. The urn was a thank-you gift from the Tsar to the NYSE for $1 billion in bonds (which the Russian government later defaulted on). For nine Suffolk undergraduates in the finance program, the story of the urn was just one of many ways their major came alive during a trip to New York City. Over two days in early March, the students met with numerous industry leaders, many of whom are Suffolk alumni. The trip was conceived and funded by Bob Panessiti, MSF ’98, senior vice president of wealth management at UBS, one of the largest investment banks in the world. A dedicated Suffolk alumnus, Panessiti understands there are some things you just can’t learn in a classroom. “I wanted to show the students the various opportunities available in this industry and help them decide how they want to move forward as they begin their professional lives,” he says. At Morgan Stanley, Marek Herchel, BSBA ’98, MSF ’00, and Pat Langone, BSBA ’99, advised the students to take early risks while building their careers. At UBS, Panessiti and Global Head of Due Diligence Desi Narasimhan, MSF ’98, introduced four younger UBS colleagues who showed just how attainable a career in finance can be. “It was particularly empowering for myself as a Black woman to see a powerful female figure on Wall Street.” —Sydney Watson, Class of 2021 “As a senior, I found it incredibly useful to understand the different roles I might have in a long-term career path,” said Jai Patel, BSBA ’20, who made the networking score of the trip: When the UBS human resources person invited the students to apply for a rotational program, he handed her his resume on the spot. The students also visited the capital markets division of RBC to meet Michelle Neal, BSBA ’98, who has twice been recognized as one of American Banker’s 25 most powerful women in finance. She and her colleagues expounded on topics as varied as how Washington should respond to the coronavirus crisis, then in its early stages in the United States, to how to approach a job interview. With the help of David Mazza, MBA ’15, the students witnessed the closing bell from the floor of the Exchange. They also visited Fearless Girl, the iconic sculpture that depicts a young female aiming a confident, almost “I dare you” expression at the New York Stock Exchange building. “For me, Fearless Girl is a representation of women occupying a highly concentrated male space. It was particularly empowering for myself as a Black woman to see a powerful female figure on Wall Street,” said Sydney Watson, Class of 2021, one of four women on the trip. For Watson and others, another big takeaway was networking with so many Suffolk alumni who have such important and varied roles in finance. “Hearing from people in different parts of the industry was very beneficial to all of us,” says Watson. “It made me want to go figure out what else I could do with my finance degree.” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 15 �Launch Point Suffolk Sawyer Business School New Dean Business on the Move New Sawyer Business School Dean Amy Zeng brings a penchant for partnerships and project-based learning Story by Ben Hall 16 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu T here’s getting out into the community and there’s getting out into the community. As the new dean of the Sawyer Business School, Amy Zeng wants to do both, starting on the Boston Common and extending into the business community. “I grew up in Beijing. I love big cities, and I enjoy walking,” Zeng says. “I plan to have meetings with people while walking on the Boston Common, especially for one-on-one conversations.” That focus on building connections was a key component of Zeng’s tenure at the University of Hartford, where she was dean of the Barney School of Business before joining Suffolk in July. She succeeded William J. O’Neill, Jr., who stepped down after elevating the Business School to new levels of excellence over almost two decades of leadership. Zeng brings to Suffolk a passion for experience-based learning, which is central to the Sawyer educational approach. “Experiential learning is really a way to bridge the classroom with the real world. The Sawyer Business School creates that bridge, and great partners create meaningful opportunities and long-lasting impacts for students,” Zeng says. Zeng has a history of developing industry and community ties that create learning and career opportunities for students. At Hartford, she helped establish dozens of partnerships with companies, professional organizations, and educational institutions. She says Suffolk’s location creates abundant opportunities to collaborate with the business and other communities. “It’s a huge advantage.” Zeng is an accomplished educator and a recognized scholar in the fields of supply chain management and global logistics. She loves working across disciplines with people from all kinds of technical and academic backgrounds and cultures. Her own educational background combines business and engineering. Zeng also hopes to expand the Business School’s focus on service-learning and social entrepreneurship. That’s particularly important, she says, with the challenges small businesses, nonprofits, and others are facing because of the pandemic. “I think this is a great opportunity for the Business School to be a part of that effort to help those organizations recover and deal with challenges.” �Launch Point Suffolk Fall 2020 One Court Street An Investment In the Future Historic Ames Building becomes newest residence hall Photographs: Michael J. Clarke Story by Greg Gatlin T he Ames Building at One Court Street is one of the more historic buildings in all of Boston. It’s also Suffolk University’s newest residence hall, where students can experience all that Boston has to offer in the heart of one of the city’s most vital corridors. Talk about the hub of the universe. Place a pin on a map of Boston’s most-central downtown location and there is One Court Street, an architectural gem at the nexus of State, Court, and Washington streets. The iconic building most recently operated as a boutique hotel before Suffolk bought it in September 2019. Suffolk President Marisa Kelly calls the new residence hall “an investment in the future of our students and the University and a signal of our enduring commitment to this city.” One Court Street looks out at the Old State House and is steps from City Hall, Faneuil Hall, the Financial District, all of the city’s subway lines, and key University buildings. It has instantly become a centerpiece of Suffolk’s urban campus. Completed in 1893, the Ames Building lays claim to being Boston’s first skyscraper. The 14-story Romanesque structure was at the time the tallest masonry building constructed in the United States. To walk into One Court Street is to walk into history. “You instantly feel the historic character,” says Shigeo Iwamiya, Suffolk’s director of Residence Life and Housing. “It feels like you are walking into something very significant—a historical landmark, quite literally. Even the staircases feel like they are full of Boston history.” That historic character blends with the modern flair of a former boutique hotel, renovated in 2017. Exterior and interior views of One Court Street, a former hotel turned Suffolk’s newest residence hall. Lending itself to coronavirus planning, each of the 112 residential rooms, which in time will accommodate up to 300 students, has its own bathroom. They also have high ceilings and jawdropping views through cathedral windows that look out onto the city. A new, publicly accessible restaurant and café with outdoor patio will enliven the streetscape, and the building provides a multipurpose student lounge and conference room space. The building, which started as the headquarters for the Ames family agricultural tool business, has long been a part of the city’s commercial history. State Street was once the only road that connected the Shawmut Peninsula with the mainland and the only route to move goods to and from Boston Harbor. As today’s students walk out of One Court Street’s front door they will walk into all that history and commercial vibrancy, in the center of one of the world’s greatest learning capitals. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 17 �Launch Point Suffolk Creativity & Innovation Imagination at Work First-year creativity courses give students a competitive edge Story by Nancy Kelleher A rtificial intelligence and automation have been injecting uncertainty into employment projections for years. But Suffolk students are building the skills that will continue to be in demand as the job market evolves. A first-year Creativity & Innovation course, required of all Suffolk undergraduates, helps lay the foundation by challenging students to take intellectual risks and seize intriguing learning experiences. Suffolk offers Creativity & Innovation classes in 20 disciplines, all aimed at instilling flexibility in thinking so that students will explore new ideas without the fear of failure. These courses allow students to take a deep dive into areas closely aligned with their personal 18 interests. Students in the highly immersive, hands-on courses “solve problems on their feet,” says Marilyn Plotkins, chair of the Theatre Department and cochair of the Creativity & Innovation Steering Committee. “What’s so great about their not being lecturebased is that they require solving problems in teams.” Indira Ortiz Santana was enthused about her Creative Writing and Literacy class right from the start: “I thought: I can be creative and have fun and just be myself.” Her project-based creative writing course with Professor Wyatt Bonikowski incorporated servicelearning through a tutoring program with 826 Boston, a nonprofit that helps youths write and publish work. Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu With the advent of remote learning during the spring semester, the Suffolk students replaced a planned in-person project with the 826 Boston youngsters, instead meeting through Zoom for a storytelling session with the prompt: What would it be like to bring home an animal from the nearby Franklin Park Zoo? Immersion in creative projects gave Ortiz Santana confidence. “Professor Bonikowski really helped us be better writers and thinkers,” she says. “Coming up with something to write in a journal was hard for me. Now I’m more expressive. I’m writing poems and drawing. I actually kept going with my journal this summer. I open the window and write about what I see outside.” The Creativity & Innovation course Chemistry is Everywhere engages students through educational games such as Pollution Monopoly. Gaming taps into the part of the brain where students retain information. Opposite page: Professor Stephan Thieringer visits with a student. �Fall 2020 Launch Point Suffolk Creativity & Innovation Preparing for jobs of the future Business owners know that unpredictable events in the environment, medicine, society, politics, and the economy will occur with greater frequency in the coming decade, according to Dave Merry, associate provost and executive director of Suffolk’s Center for Career Education and Professional Development. “They are looking to bring people into their organizations who can develop and implement creative solutions that will help companies to survive, and perhaps to thrive, through those unexpected challenges,” he says. “In fact, LinkedIn has listed ‘creativity’ as its top soft skill in both 2019 and 2020.” In the Entrepreneur’s Cocktail course, Shirley Dang, Class of 2023, and her team created a virtual company and launched products, discovering in the process “that it’s OK to ask for help and that nobody needs to be perfect and do everything themselves.” Stephan Thieringer, a Sawyer Business School professor and creator of the course, taps into principles inherent to entrepreneurism through his lessons. “My course is really an invitation to think about who you are and what’s aligned between your gut, your heart, and your brain,” he says. The Creativity & Innovation courses provide inspiration for students and instructors, says George Moker, the Carol Sawyer Parks Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies and cochair of the Creativity & Innovation Steering Committee. —Dave Merry, Associate Provost “Faculty love it because and Executive Director of Suffolk’s Center for Career they can present challenges Education and Professional to their students and serve Development as coaches,” Moker says. “Students love it because they choose a topic that interests them, and they’re aware that there’s something different about the course—a playfulness about it, but with high expectations.” As the coronavirus has battered the world economy, leading to dire unemployment reports, organizations that have navigated the pandemic successfully were able to quickly adapt to this novel situation with innovative solutions, says Merry. So while machines could sort coronavirus data, and AI could be used to run assembly lines producing protective clothing, human intelligence was required to adapt automobile plants for manufacture of respirator parts and convert fashion house couture lines for surgical mask production. “We are differentiating the human from the machine,” Moker says. “AI is based on probability, while the human brain is based on survival. We become most creative and innovative when we are trying to survive.” Photographs: Michael J. Clarke (2) “LinkedIn has listed ‘creativity’ as its top soft skill in both 2019 and 2020.” Creative Course Catalog Creativity & Innovation courses teach skills including adaptability, resilience, thinking outside the box, problemsolving, and the ability to communicate effectively in a team. A sample of these skillbuilding courses are: The Open-Hearted Historian Students put themselves in the shoes of earlier peoples to understand their lives from their perspectives. Think Small: Change the World Students design nanostructures and nanomachines using inhouse computational and experimental tools. The Design of Everything By exploring a selection of genius personalities— from Newton to Warhol—students discover the process of design and follow through with hands-on group creative projects. Creating the Dream Team Students learn the value of collaboration for meeting business challenges. Sustainability, Energy, and Technology at Suffolk University Students in the projectand team-based course spend the semester developing proposals to address a sustainability issue on campus. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 19 �Creating Access Mapping Inequality A promising young researcher collaborates with faculty to map risk factors for incarceration Story by Andrea Grant T o what degree does where you’re from determine who you’ll become? Suffolk University junior Brianna Franklin is collaborating with faculty on an ambitious research project that will combine incarceration data, potential risk factors, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping to try to determine any relationship. “In my family a lot of people have been in trouble with the law,” says Franklin, Class of 2022, a sociology and psychology double major from Leominster, Massachusetts. “My father was so smart and had so much potential, but housing was a challenge, and he was in and out of shelters. I feel like that kind of lack of opportunity is one of the main things that drives people to crime.” As a first-year student, she wrote about her developing interest in research and her desire to make a difference. Her professor read it and recommended Franklin to Sociology Department Chair Erika Gebo, who saw a perfect opportunity to connect a promising student with an incoming faculty member. Mentor in the making Lucius Couloute was an undergraduate studying economics when the killing of Trayvon Martin shook the nation and catalyzed the Black Lives Matter movement. “Trying to make sense of that, I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X and learned more about society’s inequalities. I could see those disparities at work in the Hartford, Connecticut, area where I grew up,” says Couloute, assistant professor of sociology. 20 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu He turned to sociology as a way to understand—and, he hoped, help lessen— racism and economic inequality. His research on the complex relationships among race, poverty, and incarceration is yielding data that he hopes will help change the way society looks at crime, focusing less on punishment and more on prevention through social interventions. When Couloute joined the Suffolk faculty in 2019, Gebo recommended Franklin as his research assistant. Franklin read up on Couloute’s work. “He has written papers for the Prison Policy Initiative,” she says, referring to the Massachusetts-based criminal justice policy think tank. “I thought that was really cool because I didn’t even know there was an organization that tries to promote preventive policies.” Franklin began by compiling and summarizing articles for Couloute. Now she’s helping him sift through dozens of qualitative interviews conducted with formerly incarcerated men. She is fascinated by some of the responses, particularly when subjects talk about what they believe led them into trouble. “Some people think the flawed system is the main reason they ended up in prison, but others believe they are solely responsible for their own bad decisions,” she says. Couloute and Franklin’s next project will use quantitative data to explore which camp is (more) correct. Brianna Franklin, Class of 2022, serves as a research assistant on a project that shows the relationships among race, poverty, and incarceration in Connecticut. Mapping a complex problem Franklin is helping parse data from the Connecticut Department of Correction, the U.S. Census Bureau, and other government repositories to break down incarceration rates and potential correlated factors—such as education level and poverty rate—by municipality. Combining the data with GIS mapping will help show “which factors are actually the most critical to crime in Connecticut,” says Michael Acheampong, a professor in Suffolk’s Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability, who is applying his expertise in data and mapping to the research. “We have an overlap in our goal to ultimately inform policy,” says Couloute. “We are excited to see where the data takes us.” Franklin says that the way Couloute and Acheampong are presenting their data will help visual learners grasp the correlations immediately. “Even though I don’t really know any areas of Connecticut, I can look at the map and understand right away where the problem areas are. I don’t need to sort through the numbers to understand really what’s going on,” she says. Acheampong agrees. �Creating Access Revealing Research Meeting of the Minds Photographs: Michael J. Clarke, Courtesy of Lucius Couloute (2) “By the end of this project, we will have a visual that tells the story.” Making her way Working with Couloute and Acheampong has given Franklin a new plan for her future, one where she can envision continuing the meaningful research she loves. “I knew that lab scientists get grants to do projects. But before I worked with Professor Couloute I didn’t know there was a viable path for sociologists, too. This project has opened my mind to new possibilities for me,” she says. For Couloute, mentoring Franklin is an opportunity to pay forward all the advice and encouragement he received during his own academic career. “Our students are smart; they’re dynamic, curious, and they’re excited to learn. Brianna is a brilliant young scholar who has helped us move forward with our project while she gains hands-on experience working with data and building a research project from the ground up. “Michael, Brianna, and myself were strangers before the fall of 2019. Today we are a small but awesome team working on important social research with direct policy implications,” says Couloute. When Lucius Couloute and Michael Acheampong met last summer at a new-faculty mixer, they realized they could build a bridge between their disciplines and decided to combine their strengths. While Couloute’s upbringing near Hartford sparked his interest in the sociology of crime and incarceration, Acheampong embraced technology as a way to help his fellow Ghanaians protect their natural resources. Acheampong was a collegian when oil was discovered in Ghana in 2007, bringing great wealth to parts of the country. Now his research examines the true cost of that development to traditional livelihoods and lifestyles—and to the environment. Using GIS mapping, Acheampong tracks land use changes to show how oil drilling competes with existing agricultural activity and affects water resources that support rural Ghanaians. His work also shines a light on the environmental impacts of turning forests and farmlands into concrete jungles, such as increased flooding and groundwater contamination. He overlays data onto detailed digital maps, then digs deeper through a process called “ground truthing” by venturing into remote areas to speak with rural farmers and chiefs. The end result is a compelling datadriven narrative that helps give average citizens a voice as the country considers further development. This map below, which combines Couloute’s data using Acheampong’s GIS mapping approach, illustrates differing levels of incarceration rates across Connecticut; cities with higher incarceration rates are in orange and red, those with average incarceration rates are in yellow, and those with below-average incarceration rates are in green. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 21 �Creating Access Fall 2020 Racial Equity Shawn Newton Sows Seeds of Change Associate dean of students addresses inequality in his own community Interview conducted by Andrea Grant T he killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers this spring ignited protests across the country and spurred many Americans to acknowledge and confront the structural racism and inequality embedded within their communities. Associate Dean of Students Shawn Newton discusses how he is helping people in his own city— Salem, Massachusetts—address this complex issue. 22 Q: You’ve recently been appointed chair of the Race Equity Task Force in Salem, with the goal of improving racial equity in all aspects of Salem life, from policies to services to the police force. How do you begin to address such complex issues? A: If race equity was something that was easy to achieve, it would have been done a long time ago. It took real leadership for our mayor to call this group together to acknowledge there are problems and commit to addressing them. My job is to harness the expertise of the community and not necessarily to give all the answers. I believe I have some. But the task belongs to all of us, so my responsibility is to make sure everyone has a voice and that people who are in a position to make change can exercise their voices to do just that. Then we can jump into the weeds and really try to make Salem a better community for everyone living, visiting, or going to school here. Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu Q: Salem is infamous in history for the intolerance of its witch trials in 1692. Can you talk about the challenges of addressing centuries of exclusionary systems? A: I think Salem is probably no different from anywhere else. We’re known for the witch trials, but a lot of other cities and towns have been equally involved in creating systems that may not have been equitable to everyone. The challenge is really trying to reimagine the institutions that impact people. Q: Can you give an example of the kinds of structural inequity that need to be addressed? A: There’s an old story about a young child fishing with his parent. The child notices a dead fish in the water. A couple of hours go by, and they start to see another one, and another one, and another one. The parent says, “I wonder what’s wrong with all the fish?” But in the child’s infinite wisdom, he says, “I wonder what’s wrong with the water?” Trying to address an issue like racism, often we’re looking at the individual rather than looking at a much larger system. For example, the educational system was not created for the rich diversity of learners that we have in higher education today. When you have a system that hasn’t been tweaked and fully adjusted to meet the needs of the new students that are coming in, you’re going to have problems. If you look at data and see that a particular group hasn’t had the same graduation rate as their peers for 30 years, at that point it’s clear that the issue isn’t an individual student or a handful of students. There’s a structural and institutional problem that we need to fix. Q: Why is it so important to get involved in your own community? What are some ways others can contribute to this work? A: We’re all interconnected. We don’t have real boundaries around our communities. Suffolk students, for example, build bonds in Boston and then stretch them out across the world. We want to live in places where we’re respectful to one another and can have healthy conversations about making our cities and towns better. There is no overnight quick fix for institutional racism. You really have to plant seeds to make cultural change, then nurture them and do the weeding. Addressing issues like this is going to be messy, but if we stick with it we can make lasting positive changes. �Creating Access Legal Application Justice Code Juvenile defenders access sentencing alternatives through app alumna developed as a student In her third year, Siino was taking classes in the Law School’s Legal Innovation and Technology, or LIT, concentration and serving as an innovation fellow in the Juvenile Defender Clinic. That meant she needed to marry her interest in juvenile defense with some kind of practical tech, data, or process improvement to help the clinic work better. She turned to David Colarusso, clinical fellow and director of the LIT Lab. With Colarusso’s guidance, she built a rough version of the app that she shared with students, attorneys, and social workers. They offered tweaks and applause. Siino’s experience is one shared by many other tech and innovation students at the Law School. Like her, they faced their fear of coding and turned to Suffolk faculty and staff for guidance. They, too, built apps to walk people step-by-step through practical needs such as writing and printing a consumer protection letter or creating a parenting plan for divorcing couples. Story By Michael Fisch Photographs: Michael J. Clarke D efense attorneys, especially when they’re handling low-level offenses like small-quantity drug possession and petty theft, often ask judges to divert their clients into social programs—from treatment for drug use disorders to group therapy—so they avoid the scarlet letter of a criminal record. They do that in part because the effects of a criminal record can be so far-reaching: ineligibility for college scholarships or financial aid, lost opportunities for employment, and denials for private and public housing. While working in Suffolk’s Juvenile Defender Clinic, Nicole Siino, JD ’18, saw how difficult it was to quickly find her clients a spot in treatment or job programs before they were arraigned—and her student colleagues and public defenders shared the same concern. “I sat in court and listened to judges, attorneys, and probation officers talk about dozens of programs designed to help juveniles succeed and discovered that there was no master list of communitybased resources. No place to go to do a comprehensive search where you could learn about programs and determine if they had openings,” she says. The idea that young people would lose an opportunity for professional help and a shot at redemption largely because lawyers and social workers didn’t have a basic web resource seemed wrong. So she built one. Today, Massachusetts attorneys (and anyone else, for that matter) can check the app on their phones from a courtroom. A thousand excuses There could have been a thousand excuses why Siino might never have undertaken such an effort: the academic grind of law school, potential bureaucratic hurdles among service providers, lack of money and technical resources to maintain a web app after her graduation, and—one small hiccup— she didn’t know how to build a web app. So, how did she pull it off? Asking the state to help “One of the biggest challenges for law students’ tech projects is how you keep the project running after you finish school,” Siino says. As an American Bar Association Center for Innovation NextGen Fellow, Siino was able to attend many conferences at Suffolk following graduation, allowing her to continue to work on and upgrade her app. In 2019, Siino presented her app at Suffolk’s LITCon—a gathering for socially minded techies, government employees, academics, and legal tech entrepreneurs who want to increase access to justice. After hearing Siino’s talk, a leader at the state’s public defender office showed interest in joining forces and increasing the app’s reach beyond Boston. The public defenders office is working with the Law School on a formal agreement. Meanwhile, Project Tubman, an organization working on an artificial intelligence public defender tool, is providing ongoing technical support. “If you think about the impact of avoiding a criminal record, it’s monumental,” says Colarusso. “Nicole was willing to take a creative approach, learn a new skill, and never gave up along the way.” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 23 �Creating Access Fall 2020 Samia + Miller Scholars Scholarships Open Doors Samia and Miller scholars share how donor generosity makes college journey possible Interviews conducted by Jennifer Becker T wo scholarship programs established through remarkable acts of generosity have transformed the lives of hundreds of Suffolk University students. The Bert J. Samia and Nathan R. Miller scholars programs support and empower motivated students showing academic promise and financial need who might not otherwise be able to attend Suffolk. Leonard J. Samia, BSBA ’69, established the Bert J. Samia Memorial Centennial Scholarship Fund in his father’s honor. This scholarship for students is funded by his historic $10 million gift to the University. Samia Scholars enjoy the opportunity to meet with their benefactor each semester. Suffolk University Magazine spoke with a few of the students whose educations and lives have been indelibly changed by these scholarships. 24 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu “Being a Samia Scholar has pushed me to commit to a whole new level of academic success, which has, in turn, helped me to better all other aspects of my life.” —Cheryl Aikins, Class of 2023 and a Bert J. Samia Memorial Scholarship recipient Above and at left, Suffolk University celebrates Leonard J. Samia and family at the naming celebration and dedication ceremony for the Leonard J. Samia Academic Center. �Creating Access Fall 2020 Samia + Miller Scholars Jocelyn De Paz Biology Major, Health Careers Concentration/Women’s & Gender Studies Minor, Class of 2022 I honestly cried when I found out I was a Samia Scholar. During my junior year in high school, my younger brother was diagnosed with cancer. He was in treatment for about a year, so my parents no longer had the funds for my schooling. The entire financial burden fell into my hands ... Mr. Samia helped me step foot onto campus as a first-generation student. I want to get as much education as possible to be a women’s health advocate. [She wants to become an obstetrician/gynecologist or practice family medicine.] It would be amazing if I could utilize my knowledge to help women in my community and all around the world. This is the reason I declared my minor in women and gender studies. I find it important to not just focus on being a doctor but also becoming a voice for social justice. For me, it is truly about helping as many people as possible. Samia Scholars Photographs clockwise: Michael J Clarke, courtesy of students, Michael J Clarke (2) David Fernandez Trevor Rafferty Cheryl Aikins Global Business Major, Class of 2023 Politics, Philosophy and Economics Major, Class of 2022 Finance Major/Business Law Minor, Class of 2023 I am from Leon, Nicaragua. I finished my last semester of high school online after I moved to Woburn due to social-political problems in Nicaragua. Since I was a kid, one of my dreams has been to study in the United States. ... I am very interested in learning how business works around the world, and I would like to work at Walmart headquarters. After all, it’s the biggest international company, and I could have the opportunity to work in different countries. I have always dreamed of being in a career where I could help people. … I thought that being a public defender, or another type of lawyer, would be a really great career for me, and Suffolk has such a great history of developing politically conscious students. I wanted to attend Suffolk but was worried about how my family and I would cover the costs. The Samia Scholarship eased my troubles and financial restrictions. I cannot thank the Samia family enough for that. Living in the center of Boston is the most incredible thing that has ever happened to me ... with my Samia Scholarship, I was able to live in Smith Hall—where I met most of my close friends—and live the college life. Mr. Samia’s continued generosity has made it possible for me to come here in the first place, and to stay enrolled. It has been a rewarding experience for me to be an RA here; I have met a lot of people and refined my skill as a leader, and I learned how to interact with people better. Also being here for the Red Sox World Series parade was unbelievable! In my eyes, I was blessed with an incredible opportunity to attend Suffolk. I love Suffolk because it is an institution that promotes diversity and inclusion at all levels. I would like to become a civil rights attorney in the near future. I believe my degree in finance will also aid me greatly if I ever decide to open up my own law firm or business. The only way to pay it forward is to do my best academically. Continued on page 26 suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 25 �Creating Access Fall 2020 Samia + Miller Scholars T he Miller Scholars program, named for the late philanthropist Nathan R. Miller, HDCS ’03, is focused on graduates of Boston Public and public charter high schools. Recipients attend monthly seminars in their first year that increase their awareness of University resources promoting student success and commit to a semester of community service. Nathan Miller’s philanthropic support of educational values at Suffolk University continues today through his daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Peter Sidel. Dahlia Elamin Biology Major, Class of 2022 My Miller scholarship was the best news of my life! I am the oldest sibling and the first to go through the American college process in my family, so it was very exciting. The Miller Scholarship program helped me connect with other Boston Public Schools students [at Suffolk], which helped me fit in better. That is one thing I was worried about. I want to become a pediatrician. I even completed my community service at MGH in the radiation therapy center. Miller Scholars Nicole Oliveira Diana Pena Andrea Taylor Psychology Major/Law Minor, Class of 2021 Management Major/Public Relations Minor, Class of 2022 Public Relations Major, Class of 2021 The fact that I received the Nathan R. Miller Scholarship allowed me to further my education at Suffolk. The Miller Scholars Program made me feel more welcome. I was born and raised in Pordenone, a small town in Italy. As an international student whose first language isn’t English, it’s hard sometimes to share your opinion because you’re a little afraid others will judge you. Being with my fellow scholars has made me feel much more confident. The Nathan R. Miller Scholarship has helped me find my voice at Suffolk and shown me that my opinions and thoughts do matter. I have been very interested in law since about sixth grade. There are so many paths and so many different types of careers you can have within it—so many different opportunities to help people. I had planned to go to law school immediately after graduating from Suffolk. I have now decided that I would like to take at least a year off and work as a paralegal. In fact, I am currently taking courses to earn Suffolk’s paralegal certificate and am on track to complete it at the same time as my degree. 26 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu I bonded really well with one of the advising coaches, Lani Varga. She helped me plan out the rest of my years and helped me choose a major. At first, I was super nervous, and didn’t want to participate in anything right away. But I pushed myself and joined four clubs—the Commuter Student Council, Caribbean Students Network, Black Student Union, and Pasión Latina. I even ended up on the e-board for Pasión Latina, which made me feel super accomplished. Being part of the Nathan R. Miller Scholars program has made me believe more in myself and made me feel that other people believe in me. Because of that, I don’t want to let them down. So, I push myself every day as hard as I can. �Suffolk Impact Photographs from left: Courtesy of students, Courtesy of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Courtesy of Thomas O’Connor Testing, Testing, COVID-19 Recent alumnus using lab skills to detect coronavirus Story by Andrea Grant A lab at the Broad Institute, similar to the one where Thomas O’Connor, below, BS ’20, is currently working on test samples of COVID-19 E very four days a clinician carefully observes Thomas O’Connor as he tests himself for the coronavirus. Then O’Connor changes gloves. He puts on a disposable gown, slips booties over his shoes. Next comes a mask, protective eyewear, and one final layer of gloves. Even his phone gets a special covering. He’ll wear this PPE for up to 12 hours a shift as he tests hundreds, sometimes thousands, of samples for COVID-19— painstaking and critical work in the fight against the pandemic. Just a few months ago O’Connor, BS ’20, was finishing up his biology program at Suffolk and preparing to move to Dublin for a graduate program in molecular medicine. The global health crisis put those plans on hold. Now he is part of a growing team using a technique called reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to test samples for COVID-19 at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. It’s a process he first learned in Suffolk Professor Celeste Peterson’s Molecular Genetics course and then honed over two years while working in her research lab. “This is so gratifying,” he says. “I can use the skills I learned at Suffolk and contribute to the pandemic efforts in a positive way.” As O’Connor copes with the uncertainty of pandemic life, his work in the lab gives him both purpose and perspective. “Every day when I come in there may be new automated machines, a new room replacing a room that was torn down the week before, or even new people joining the team to help us expand and reach our full potential,” says O’Connor. “Seeing all these changes makes me excited to come into work the next day and makes me think, ‘All right, I’m ready for the next thing that’s going to be thrown at me.’” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 27 �Suffolk Impact Fall 2020 Entrepreneur In Style Conscious Couture Lauren Nouchi builds an international brand through fashion risk-taking Story by Kara Baskin and Greg Gatlin L auren Nouchi was selling her faux fur coats with a Parisian flair out of a Brooklyn, New York, pop-up shop in early 2018 when a Bloomingdale’s fashion director got word of the brand. Nouchi, BSBA ’13, and her business partner tried to play it cool. “We didn’t want to look 28 like we were fans,” says the French-born designer and fashion entrepreneur. The Bloomingdale’s exec bought two pieces of Nouchi’s Apparis brand of vegan affordable outerwear. And then she decided she might like to buy more—as in 5,000 pieces. Nouchi recalls the fashion director’s reaching out via Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu Instagram and writing: “Oh, I love your coats. Where can I find them? And are we going to be able to see your collections for next fall?” The only problem, says Nouchi: “We didn’t have a full line. We just had two styles in a few different colors.” Nouchi quickly jumped into design mode. Meanwhile, the Bloomingdale’s inquiry brought a boost of confidence at just the right time and served as a turning point for Apparis. Nouchi and business partner Amelie Brick launched a covert operation to reach every fashion buyer they could think of from their tiny office. “It was really a snowball effect,” Nouchi says. Buyers began to call, and never-ending lines formed at Apparis’ tiny, pink-wallpapered booth at COTERIE, an industry-driving fashion trade show in New York. Today, Apparis is an international brand sold in more than 500 stores. If you’ve browsed Bloomingdale’s in the past year, bright faux fur coats or jaunty faux leather trenches from Apparis might have caught your eye. At 29, Lauren Nouchi, a Suffolk alumni 10 Under 10 honoree for 2020-2021, has collaborated with fashion icons such as Diane von Furstenberg. Harper’s Bazaar has called Apparis “the brand to watch.” And Forbes magazine this year named Nouchi to its 30 Under 30: Art & Style list, noting that “she’s challenging the fur industry with her vegan label.” Apparis’ mission is to change the way people consume fashion. The company’s clothing exchanges what Nouchi describes as toxic, unethical animal farming for more conscious and sustainable practices. From its design process to the factories where materials are sourced to the dyeing of fabrics, Apparis is 100% vegan and cruelty free. “When we really thought of the business, we felt that we needed to do something that would align with society and the way we are evolving,” Nouchi says. “I just felt this would be more meaningful than just launching another fashion brand.” Apparis is experimenting with fabrics that feel like cashmere and wool but are plant-based. She hopes to innovate with alternative materials, such as mushroom and pineapple leather, as well. Apparis’ target consumers—young, welleducated, trend-conscious—generally try to shop ethically. Nouchi says the brand’s �Suffolk Impact Entrepreneur In Style Photographs: Hot Thunderstorm Studio Apparis, a vegan fashion line created by alumna Lauren Nouchi, includes colorful faux fur coats, seen in the Fall/ Winter 2020 collection. customers identify with the idea that vegan fashion,” she says. She saw a missing fashion, style, quality, and affordability can niche: affordable, high-quality apparel coexist. “The younger generation, they’re like her parents mailed to her from very opinionated,” she says. “They really home (which she’d often resell for a know what they want, and they want to be fair price to friends who coveted her more and more involved with brands.” wardrobe). Nouchi grew up in Marseilles, France, Following graduation she believed the daughter of boutique owners who she had landed her dream job as a sold affordable women’s clothing. She merchandiser at luxury brand Yves loved attending buying meetings and Saint Laurent in Paris. Yet, she longed fashion shows, but she also was intrigued for something more meaningful, where by the logistical side of her parents’ she could express herself. stores. Hoping to study business, she She vented her frustration over wine longed to perfect her English and go to with Brick. A few glasses in, they decided college in the United States. She moved to launch Apparis. across the Atlantic at 17 and eventually “Most times, over wine, those ideas made her way to Bunker Hill Community don’t come to fruition,” she says, College before transferring laughing. “This one did.” to Suffolk, where she Nouchi’s business “We felt majored in global business risks are paying off. that we and marketing at the The company recently Sawyer Business School. completed its first round needed As an international of seed funding, raising to do student, independent $3 million in an effort to something in a new city, her eyes refocus strategy on directwere opened to new that would to-consumer sales. people, cultures, and Nouchi says her Suffolk align with opportunities—all playing education gave her society a big part in personal structure and a sense of growth. “I learned a lot deadlines, prioritization, and the about global business, teamwork, and how to way but it’s really the human best organize her work. we are experience that I feel “All the team projects we really made me more had at Suffolk, especially evolving,” mature and independent in the Business School, also —Lauren Nouchi, and fearless.” helped me a lot with what BSBA ’13 As it turns out, riskI’m doing in my career. taking is in Nouchi’s DNA. If I didn’t go to school as She recalls Sawyer Business School an international student at Suffolk, I Executive-in-Residence David Hartstein, honestly don’t think I would be able to cofounder of KaBloom floral stores, do what I am doing right now, which asking students: “Who thinks they would is leading a team of 15 people, running be a good entrepreneur?” my own [international] business, and “I raised my hand, and he asked me taking risks,” she says. ‘Why?’ And I told him, ‘I like to take Taking those risks is what made risks.’ And I do,” Nouchi says. Apparis work. While working at Boston’s Louis “For anyone who’s really eager to Vuitton store, Nouchi got a taste for succeed or to actually build something,” what clicked and what didn’t in U.S. she says, “you have to go through things fashion. “Clothing is either overpriced that don’t work to make it work. And for the quality or very affordable fast that’s at least my story.” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 29 �Suffolk Impact Fall 2020 National News Breaking News Breana Pitts anchors national CBS streaming news service during the coronavirus crisis Story by Ben Hall H At a moment’s notice, Breana Pitts stepped onto the CBSN anchor desk to cover national news as the coronavirus was breaking in March. 30 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu alf past 2 in the morning is a wretched time to wake up for work. But Breana Pitts, BA ’12, is used to starting her day when other people her age—at least prior to the pandemic—are just coming back from karaoke night at the Wild Rover. That’s because for almost four years Pitts has been the traffic and news reporter for the morning news broadcast on Boston’s WBZ-TV. Getting into the office by 3:30 a.m. has become almost routine. Drive to the studios from the South Shore. Do hair and makeup. Keep an eye on how messed up the Expressway is getting. Report 14 traffic updates throughout the morning until 7 a.m. But on March 11, 2020, that whole routine changed. Like an understudy on opening night when the star breaks a leg, Pitts got the call … or in this case an email. It was from her producer, saying that CBS headquarters in New York had been shuttered overnight after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus. That left the network unable to broadcast anything from on site. Pitts’ producer told her that, after finishing her local broadcast, she’d start anchoring CBSN, the network’s 24-hour worldwide streaming news service. Not just for Boston but for the whole country. All morning long. Indefinitely. Pitts was already familiar with CBSN. She’s been anchoring the 7-8 a.m. Boston feed since its launch in the fall of 2019. But like William Hurt’s character Tom Grunick in Broadcast News, she was going national during a major crisis. Instead of anchoring stories about Tom Brady’s impending free agency and breakdowns on the T, she would be on the air interacting with White House correspondents, doing talkbacks with financial experts on Wall Street, and juggling �Suffolk Impact Fall 2020 Photographs: Michael J. Clarke, Courtesy of Breana Pitts. National News pressers from Governor Cuomo and President Trump. “My whole workflow completely changed,” says Pitts of her time anchoring the national desk. “It’s definitely been a positive experience even though it flipped my life upside down.” Pitts didn’t come to Suffolk yearning to be the next Christiane Amanpour. In fact, the only reason she ended up in the University’s TV studio in the first place was because it had an open work-study position and Pitts needed a job to maintain her financial aid. But she quickly got interested in what was happening in the studio and started taking classes to learn how cameras work and what journalists do. “I fell in love with something I just stumbled on,” recalls Pitts. She started doing reports for “Suffolk in the City,” a weekly segment on New England Cable News. Broadcasting from Suffolk’s Studio 73—the camera gets set up right on Tremont Street—“Suffolk in the City” has for 10 years given Suffolk students on-air reporting experience. Pitts still recalls getting “wicked nervous, deer in the headlights” during her first live segment for the show. “I froze for a second, thinking, ‘I can’t believe they’re letting me do this.’” says Pitts. “I’m 21 and I have no idea what I’m doing!” Despite the rocky first outing, Pitts quickly caught the bug and ended up majoring in broadcast journalism. After graduation, she worked at a Boston TV station and then landed a job at KTSMTV in El Paso, Texas, where she was a multimedia journalist and on-air anchor. Being in the “anything can happen” environment of local TV newsrooms was essential preparation for her new role with CBSN. “Once you do more and more live shots and become more confident in yourself as a journalist and how you write and how you present, it becomes easier every time,” says Pitts. “When they said I was doing the national broadcast for CBSN, it’s kind of like, ‘Let me throw on my hair curlers and put in my eyelash extensions and let’s do the damn thing.’ You don’t have time to think about it too much. You can’t be a planner,” Pitts laughs. Pitts’ stepping up to handle the CBSN national news was unexpected. But it isn’t surprising, according to Jerry Glendye, Suffolk TV Studio Manager, who advised Pitts when she was a student, helping her hone her skills and develop her on-air talents. “She’s made herself a jack-of-alltrades, and that’s why CBS trusts her,” says Glendye. “She has the chops and experience to do it.” Back at the WBZ studios, Pitts has a few minutes to check her email, grab a sip of coffee, and chat with her producer. Then it’s back on the air. Governor Cuomo has a press conference in three minutes. “Once you do more and more live shots and become more confident in yourself as a journalist and how you write and how you present, it becomes easier every time,” —Breana Pitts, BA ’12 suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 31 �t hits in waves without warning. As I go about my “new normal” of Zoom check-ins with colleagues and socially distanced rambles with my toddler, out of nowhere come sudden bursts of crippling anxiety for the future of our country. And I know I’m not alone. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, has been conducting national 32 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu and state polls to measure fear about voter safety, confidence in the government response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the overall direction of the country. He says just looking at the data gives him a “jolt.” “You can almost feel the anxiety of the respondents in the numbers because people are so concerned about not only their health but also the political future,” says Paleologos. When you see how the pandemic is impacting politics as usual, it’s clear that America has some preexisting conditions. Hyper-polarization. Gridlock. Disenfranchisement, disinformation, and distrust. These comorbidities seem to have worsened over the years, weakening our civic unity to a critical degree even before the public health and economic devastation of the coronavirus threatened to wreak havoc on our body politic. �Politics Pandemic in a Suffolk experts reflect on the crisis’ impact and what the future holds for our political process. Photograph: Jason Redmond/Getty Images Story by Andrea Grant Although there is a widespread perception that American democracy is resilient, what if everything changed in an instant? Could almost 250 years of electoral and legislative processes be upended by a global health crisis and then rebuilt in a matter of months? At Suffolk I regularly talk with faculty, students, and alumni who study and work in politics. I usually meet them during moments of triumph and write about their accomplishments. Now we discuss the sheer weight and volume of the monumental tasks they face as they adapt to, predict, and shape our political future. Already, politics in the pandemic have undergone massive upheaval. The crisis is altering how campaigns and elections are conducted, how we engage in the political process, how we share information, and even how we vote. As the pandemic continues in the coming months and as we emerge later, what will our democracy look like? CAMPAIGNS As many people become accustomed to conducting their lives from the confines of their own homes, political campaign and media strategist Roger Fisk, BA ’94, MSP ’00, wonders if they will return to the town square when the pandemic is over. Fisk is widely credited with campaign strategies that led President Barack Obama to electoral victories in 2008 and 2012. He understands the power of social and digital suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 33 �“Virtual rallies are like sporting events without fans in the seats—it’s better than nothing, but it’s not the same experience.” —Ken Cosgrove, Suffolk Political Science & Legal Studies Professor City Council seat using grassroots tactics they’d learned in Suffolk’s Campaign Lab program and through a course called Ready, Set, Run. They went door to door canvassing, 34 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu held meet-and-greets, and talked to voters at countless community events. Those personal interactions earned and energized supporters and ultimately helped her classmate win the race. By late spring of this year Sandrin was stationary in South Carolina, a campaign manager for a congressional challenger cut off from any face-to-face contact with the public. She had a trunk full of printed campaign literature but no in-person events or battalion of volunteers to distribute it. All candidates are contending with the limitations of the pandemic, but they’re hitting newcomers especially hard, says Setti Warren JD ’07, the former mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, who now serves as the executive director of Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. “When I ran for mayor the first time, my campaign and I knocked on 10,000 doors and met people,” Warren said at a Ford Hall Forum as part of a Suffolk University spring virtual event. “People still come up to me today and say, ‘I voted for you because you came to my door.’ And I won my election by 469 votes. I don’t know that I would have been able to win that race if I couldn’t have gone physically out to campaign at the local level.” Incumbents typically have greater name recognition, fundraising leverage, and access to constituents—advantages in any election year, but potentially insurmountable for challengers now. In response to the physical limitations precluding traditional campaign events and canvassing, candidates have upped their use of digital communications, connecting with their audiences through platforms like Facebook Live or Zoom town halls. But Sandrin points out that those online communications and conversations may exclude segments of the population, including some people with low incomes and others who may be less digitally connected. Before the pandemic, President Donald Trump used large in-person rallies to welcome all kinds of supporters and then mined their information to build powerful databases used in digital campaigning. This year his campaign has struggled to hold large-scale events, hampered by pandemic fears, local public health regulations, and fake registrations that make data collection less useful. But the Trump campaign has lost more than data that fed the campaign machine, says Suffolk Political Science & Legal Studies Professor Ken Cosgrove. “Rallies provide ‘solidarity benefits’ by energizing supporters. Attendees have a positive experience; they feel like part of a group; and they buy merchandise, which increases viral marketing,” said Cosgrove, who studies media use and marketing in politics. “Virtual rallies are like sporting events without fans in the seats—it’s better than nothing, but it’s not the same experience.” For candidates across the country this fall, in-person interactions, or the lack thereof, could make all the difference. VOTING ACCESS As comedian George Carlin wisely said, “If you don’t vote, you lose your right to complain.” If you’re not satisfied by the government response to the pandemic—and a national Suffolk poll released in May found that 50% of people think the federal government is not doing enough to help—or with the way your state or local elected officials are representing you on other issues, you have a chance to have your say on Tuesday, November 3. But will it be safe? If the spring’s primaries were a dress rehearsal for the nation’s pandemic electoral process, a fiasco could be in store for opening night. Wisconsin was the first act. The state’s chaotic primary in April took place at the height of nationwide “safer at home” initiatives and after an 11th-hour legal battle and Supreme Court ruling overturned the governor’s attempts to postpone the election or extend absentee voting. Crowds of voters in face masks waited in long lines outside Wisconsin polling stations. Warren of the Shorenstein Center calls the Wisconsin precedent “really, really troubling” for both voter participation and safety, though studies are mixed as to whether there was a meaningful increase in COVID-19 cases. “They didn’t have enough volunteers and staff, so they had to eliminate locations for voting, which meant they had huge numbers Photographs clockwise from top left: Adobe, REUTERS/Andrew Kelly, REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski, Adobe, REUTERS/POOL New, REUTERS/REBECCA COOK, REUTERS/DANIEL ACKER, Adobe, REUTERS/ERIN SCOTT - stock.adobe.com media and used it masterfully to help Obama connect with a wider, younger, and more diverse audience. But even Fisk sees online and mobile tools as mere enhancements to a campaign—the core comes from those “person-to-person, door-to-door interactions” that provide opportunities to share perspectives, change minds, and build community bonds. The pandemic, he says, is changing our relationships with our neighbors and with our communities. “There are fewer opportunities for respectful disagreement and possibly even persuasion,” he says. “Maybe the person that you would have bumped into on the way out of that town meeting could have explained something to you in a way that you wouldn’t have stumbled on just online, and you could have walked out of there significantly different than you walked in.” When I first met Clara Sandrin, BS/MS ’18, two years ago she had just helped a classmate win a Brockton, Massachusetts, �Although there is a widespread perception that American democracy is resilient, what if everything changed in an instant? Could almost 250 years of electoral and legislative norms be upended by a global health crisis and then rebuilt in a matter of months? suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 35 �Silver Linings Brendan Burke Professor, Institute for Public Service “The pandemic got us to slow down, and that gave us time to think about the value of family, community, the environment. Since then we’ve been immersed in an urgent conversation and deep soul-searching on racism in America. Time will tell if this moment of reckoning on both issues will lead to lasting change, but I think there’s going to be a shift.” Sonia Alleyne, MPA ’01 Executive in Residence, Institute for Public Service “The pandemic has uncovered that we have a vast system of inequity in this country. We were able to mobilize quickly to provide laptops to kids, food to families, but why couldn’t we do that absent the pandemic? We need to strengthen our communities because you never know when another storm is approaching.” 36 Christina Kulich-Vamvakas Instructor, Political Science & Legal Studies “The realization that many jobs can be done remotely should open paths to better employment for people with disabilities who need accommodations. Remote, project-based internship programs could also be a game changer for students who don’t have the ability to do a traditional internship for a variety of reasons: geographic location, time/work constraints, and the lack of resources to take an unpaid internship.” Jessica Finocchiaro, MS/MPA ’13 City Councilor, Methuen, Massachusetts “The best way to effect change is to be a part of it. That’s why I got involved in government. I hope people get involved, stay involved, and assert their opinions using the new tools and platforms that have been adopted during the pandemic.” Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu of people waiting in line for hours,” says Warren. “Talk about voter disenfranchisement. And the communities where there were long lines are underserved communities.” The Wisconsin primary debacle, like the pandemic itself, exposed the underlying conditions that threaten to tear our country apart, including partisan bickering, confusion, fear, misinformation, and inequality. The latter is particularly unsettling. Voter disenfranchisement is as grave a threat to our country as the pandemic. Every person deterred from casting a ballot is a partner lost in our shared democracy and the rebuilding of our damaged institutions. The Wisconsin primary was not an isolated event. A similar scene played out across Georgia in June, leaving election officials there calling for investigations into long lines and delays. To keep polling places open we need, among other things, a new generation of well-trained helpers. “What we’re up against right now is a poll worker base that is dramatically older than the rest of the population, and those people are not going to want to work on Election Day,” says Suffolk Professor Rachael Cobb, Political Science and Legal Studies chair, who is racing against the clock to make sure polling places are ready. Building on the efforts of the University Pollworkers Project she started in 2006 to recruit and train students to serve at polls, Cobb is designing an academic course to prepare student poll workers and working with municipal election officials to design new poll worker training materials that address social distancing and disinfection practices. Vote-by-mail seems like another obvious solution. It isn’t a panacea—some voters need assistance or simply prefer to vote in person, and there are costs for printing and postage to consider—but Cobb believes it might be the best way to ensure a free and fair 2020 election. Red, blue, and purple states, including Colorado, Utah, Washington, and Hawaii, conduct statewide elections by mail. Others are looking to expand vote-by-mail capacity during the pandemic. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed into law a voting reform package that expands vote-by-mail and lengthens �Photographs clockwise from top left: Michael J. Clarke (4), Courtesy of Jessica Finocchiaro, Michael J. Clarke Left: Setti Warren JD ’07, former mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, serves as the executive director of Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Right: Rachael Cobb, Suffolk professor and political science and legal studies chair, created the University Pollworkers Project. early in-person voting periods. The new law reflects widespread support in Massachusetts—74% of state residents said they would favor conducting the September primary and the November general election by mail according to a spring Suffolk poll. While opponents raise the possibility of voter fraud as a downside, evidence from states that have conducted voteby-mail elections does not support those fears, says Cobb. “There have been a statistically insignificant number of instances of fraud to date, and safeguards in place mean when they do happen, they are caught.” The potential benefits, however, are real, according to Cobb and others. Instead of seeing an increase in voter disenfranchisement due to the pandemic, vote-by-mail could be an opportunity to engage more voters. A Suffolk University poll shows 65% of Americans are in favor of this approach. Mail-in voting supports access to the democratic process for older members of the population who may be particularly vulnerable right now because of the pandemic. And an expansion of mail-in balloting could help bring more “low-propensity” voters like millennials into the process, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Voter turnout data from states such as Utah show higher rates of participation among younger people and people of color in counties with mail-in voting. Warren adds that Americans need to radically rethink the way we do Politics Beyond the Classroom elections, noting that both parties have won with vote-by-mail in states that have used the method for years. “As romantic as it is to get your cup of coffee and go down to a polling place on a cold Tuesday in November, it’s not the best way to run elections, and we can do better,” he says. STATE AND LOCAL As Amercians grapple with the logistics of the pandemic, state and local politics never have seemed more critical. Governors have been the ones coordinating closures, testing, and tracing, and creating other pandemic management programs. Public health guidance and enforcement often are delegated to individual municipalities. Suffolk Public Administration Professor Brendan Burke says he’s encouraged by the way many governors have stepped up and in some cases banded together across party lines to negotiate contracts for essential supplies and align reopening strategies in the absence of a more-coordinated federal response. Many state legislators and municipal leaders have maintained a vitally important role—connecting constituents to accurate scientific and policy information as well as resources to combat housing, food, and economic insecurity. Massachusetts State Senator Brendan Crighton, MPA ’09, knows that some view Lynn, Massachusetts, the largest city in his district, as an “underdog” This summer, more than 140 Suffolk University students got a jumpstart on their academic year by diving into the COVID-19 pandemic’s enormous implications on democracy and politics through an innovative and free online course. The nine-week Politics in the Time of Global Pandemic virtual series connected students—many of them just starting their Suffolk careers—not only with each other but with experts, scholars, and public policy leaders from around the country. They shared explorations of the humanitarian crisis caused by the pandemic, its impacts on social justice, political partisanship, governing, elections, information wars, and more. The University’s Political Science and Legal Studies Department teamed up with Suffolk’s Ford Hall Forum and the WGBH Forum Network to bring the online lecture series to the outside world. WGBH produced the moderated conversations, where students posed questions to experts in immigration law, national security, and voter protection. They heard from legislative and political leaders, scholars, and journalists, including Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins; political scientist Sarah Binder, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution; and Dara Lind, who covers immigration policy for ProPublica. Political Science Department Chair Rachael Cobb describes the course as “super dynamic,” in that it brought the discussion beyond the classroom and to the broader public through a shared experience. Hundreds logged in to view the discussions. “Because we were talking about things happening right at that very moment with people working on those things right at that very moment, we were all feeling the urgency of now,” Cobb says. New students immediately got ideas about possible courses of study or internships before their first semester had officially even begun. “I think we have proven that in an online setting you can build community, engage ideas, and make people feel something that is bigger than themselves, even when we are all in our living and dining rooms,” Cobb says. —Greg Gatlin suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 37 �contending with economic and social challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Now more than ever, Lynn residents, many of whom are essential workers, need public servants who can work together to protect their interests as the country moves into post-pandemic life. “In unprecedented times people come together. We’ve been able to find compromise on pretty complicated issues so far,” he says. Crighton and colleagues on both sides of the aisle worked together alongside community advocates to expand housing protections and unemployment assistance during the pandemic. They streamlined debates and processes that normally take years into targeted actions and reached consensus in weeks. When temperatures are running high, it’s often local officials who have the power to break the fever. Orange County, California, a historically conservative pocket in a liberal state, became a political battleground in early May when Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom singled out its beaches for closure after images of crowds seemingly disregarding social distancing restrictions exploded in the media. Megan Dutra, BS ’13, is a policy adviser to Republican Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett. Dutra says that when the beach closure threatened to turn a public safety issue into a political one, Bartlett worked with the governor’s office on a compromise solution—lowering the rhetorical temperature and opening the beaches again for activities like surfing and running that don’t encourage stationary groups. It’s up to our elected officials to have these tough conversations and make concessions, to risk their ideological “purity” in pursuit of solutions. It’s a concept Suffolk Public Administration Professor Marc Holzer calls a “public service orientation.” At a time when some in power seem to care more about protecting their careers than serving their constituents, we can still find examples of dedication to the common good all around us. Holzer points to a shift in attitudes toward and from essential workers: “Health care workers, 38 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu but also people in the private sector like delivery drivers and grocery store workers, are redefining themselves in terms of a broader purpose.” Perhaps this new sense of purpose is exactly what we need to reignite interest in civic participation. THE REBIRTH What if the pandemic is not an isolating force, but an opportunity for increased civic engagement? As rumors of an impending state shutdown swirled mid-March, Jessica Finocchiaro, MS/MPA ’13, a Methuen, Massachusetts, city councilor, drafted emergency resolutions to allow the council to continue its work remotely and to provide more opportunities for residents to be involved via videoconferencing, email, and telephone as public meetings moved online. “We want to make sure we’re getting the public feedback that we need during this difficult time and being as transparent as possible,” she says, noting that creating more options for remote public participation actually has made local government more accessible for some residents. In South Carolina, Sandrin and her candidate paused fundraising and campaigning in March and focused on getting people the information they need to be safe. Since volunteers cannot knock on doors to raise awareness, they started a phone bank to check in on seniors instead. What might have been policy conversations a few months ago are now personal as they make sure residents have groceries, services, and in some cases just simple human contact. “Now when we talk to residents, the conversation is less, ‘Hey, who are you voting for in November?’ and more, ‘This is a weird time. Are you doing OK?’” says Sandrin. The future, at least for a while, almost certainly holds fewer chaotic in-person spectacles like the Iowa caucuses. Maybe it looks more like small groups of friends sipping cocktails on Zoom while watching a town hall meeting or neighbors debating local zoning ordinances on NextDoor. Perhaps in some ways we’ll never go back. Safeguarding the election and mending our civic life will take bipartisan cooperation, but maybe that’s not as impossible as it might seem to those of us who have been spending more time on Twitter than in the town square. Fisk says that “ultimately, for all the noise that’s made by the extremes, American civic life is largely determined by folks between the 40-yard lines that are either center left or center right.” Right now, it is literally the folks between the 40-yard lines who are giving us hope. Public Administration Professor Burke says his town once held a public forum on its high school football field to accommodate all the residents who wanted to weigh in on a particularly important issue. Recently, we’ve seen examples of cities and towns across the country using the same strategy. The images of neighbors in lawn chairs, waving to each other from their 6-foot chalk circles as they come together in common cause, show the best of what a participatory democracy can be, even in the most challenging times. “In unprecedented times people come together. We’ve been able to find compromise on pretty complicated issues so far.” —Brendan Crighton, MPA ’09, Massachusetts State Senator It’s comforting to remember that at its most basic level our democracy is made up of our neighbors. They deliver our mail, teach our children, and care for our loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes. They give their time to serve on local committees and volunteer at food pantries. Many are struggling, and many more are stepping up to help. Each one deserves to have their voice heard and their vote cast—safely. As I’ve talked with more than a dozen Suffolk alumni, students, and faculty experts one phrase has come up in every single conversation: “We’re all in this together.” I hope that resolve is what remains to drive us forward after this moment of crisis (that seems like decades) finally passes. �BUILT WITH PURPOSE, MADE FOR CHANGE Suffolk University is driven to enable every one of our students to harness their potential, seize meaningful opportunities, and take actions that make a difference. It’s a purpose rooted in our founding mission and one that doesn’t pause in times of crisis. We also have a long tradition of innovation and adaptation to meet the challenges of the moment. And the ability to adapt has never been more crucial. We demand it of ourselves as an institution as much as we cultivate it in our students. While our day-to-day efforts evolve, our obligation to shape a brighter future remains, unwavering. What comes next is ours for the making. Learn more at suffolk.edu/makeyourway. �BRIDGE BUILDER The Developer Tom O’Brien is changing the face of Boston with a rare compassion and a community-minded approach Story by Alyssa Giacobbe Photographs by Faith Ninivaggi 40 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �T Boston and stay for as long as it took to answer every question. “I can’t say it’s always fun, because there are tense moments,” he says. “But getting to know people, listening to them, it’s what I enjoy most about my career, I suppose.” O’Brien is one of Boston’s most prominent developers, with a portfolio that includes a hand in building, essentially from scratch, some of the city’s most thriving neighborhoods, including parts of East Cambridge, Brighton, and the South Boston waterfront. His development firm is elevating Boston’s skyline with a major redevelopment of the Government Center Garage. And the upcoming redevelopment of Suffolk Downs is set to transform 161 acres of East Boston and Revere into a commercial and residential complex that will include 5.2 million square feet of new office space and hotels, two new retail squares, 10,000 apartments, including a significant amount of affordable housing, and 40 acres of new parkland. O’Brien’s team anticipates the project will contribute to the creation of some 14,000 new jobs. As of early September, the project was moving toward a Boston Planning & Development Agency board vote at a planned Sept. 24 special hearing. It is ambitious, complex, transformative and represents everything O’Brien loves about being a real estate developer. “I would say if it’s big and complicated and other people are shying away from it, then it’s probably right for us,” he says of his HYM Investment Group’s ideal endeavor, and Suffolk Downs certainly qualifies. Among urban developers, O’Brien is the anti-bulldozer. He’s a bridge builder in a field known for being competitive and cutthroat, where victories are often earned by some measure of force. He has earned a reputation for his compassion and communitymindedness and has managed to succeed without straying from the strong moral sense instilled in him by his parents and reinforced by his role as husband and father. “Tom is a family-first person,” says Doug Manz, HYM’s director of development. “That’s funny to say when you’re talking about a business perspective, but, fundamentally, family informs everything he does.” Photograph: Faith Ninivaggi here are few things developer Tom O’Brien loves more than a community meeting, even the ones where people disagree with him, which are most of them. O’Brien, JD ’93, attended almost 450 meetings, ranging from one-onone discussions in people’s kitchens to large public presentations, in laying the groundwork for the redevelopment of Suffolk Downs. The former horse-racing site where East Boston meets Revere is, under O’Brien’s lead, one of the largest redevelopment projects in Boston’s history. “They stand up to ask a question. They’re angry, they’re frustrated, sometimes they have bad information, or they haven’t really thought it through,” he says. Those are the people he wants to talk with most of all. O’Brien, has been a meetings enthusiast ever since he served as director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)—the city’s urban planning division since renamed the Boston Planning & Development Agency— where once or twice a week he’d meet with residents in neighborhoods throughout suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 41 �Boston’s Government Center Garage was built in the 1960s and is the largest parking structure in the city. It is also, in O’Brien’s view, the most unsightly—an alienating, Brutalist-style concrete divider between the city’s North and West ends and Downtown Crossing that casts a figurative and literal shadow on Boston. “The garage was a terrible idea when it was built,” says O’Brien. “And it’s been a burden to the downtown ever since.” For decades, ever since he served as director of the BRA, and perhaps even before that, O’Brien has dreamed of making better use of the space. As he walks through the build site on the corner of Congress and Sudbury streets, he reminisces about taking the Orange Line to the Haymarket MBTA station as a kid to watch hockey games at the old Boston Garden. “As far back as I can remember, nobody thought about wanting to live here, go out to eat here, that sort of thing,” he says. “It was come for work or a game and get out.” Some 10 years ago, O’Brien got his chance when his firm won the bid to redevelop the garage as part of the creation of Bulfinch Crossing, a mixed-use development that will, in O’Brien’s words, bring daylight to that part of the city for the first time in half a century. Like Suffolk Downs, it is a long, slow haul with many moving parts and many problems to be solved. O’Brien organized and attended more than 50 meetings with community leaders and neighborhood groups for Bulfinch Crossing’s pre-build process, leading to the winning bid 10 years ago. When completed in 2022, the development will include six new high- and mid-rise buildings, with more than 1 million square feet of office space, some 800 residential units, a retail corridor, and a public square. A planned 50-story glass office tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is slated to rise about 600 feet with a stunningly graceful facade that, together with the already built Sudbury residence tower, will enhance the city skyline. 42 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu Suffolk Downs will transform 161 acres of East Boston and Revere into a commercial and residential destination, with office space, hotels, two new retail squares, 10,000 apartments, affordable housing, and 40 acres of new parkland. O’Brien grew up in Scituate, Massachusetts, the middle son of Anne and John O’Brien, MBA ’81, who raised their children to value education, family, and faith. There were two basic house rules growing up, says O’Brien: To love God, and to do that by loving other people. “The basic idea, and it really is very basic, was to try to listen and to be kind and to do what you can to positively affect people’s lives,” he says. O’Brien and his brothers spent many weekend afternoons knocking on doors with their father, a local political devotee who would canvass for one candidate or another. “My parents were really inspired by people in the church who were active in trying to create social change,” says O’Brien. “There was the sense that government, and politics, can make a difference in people’s lives.” After graduating from Brown University, where he played football (along with his younger brother, Bill, who is now head coach of the NFL’s Houston Texans), O’Brien went to work for AIG in New York City. Finance, he quickly realized, was not the right path. He returned home to work for the Michael Dukakis presidential campaign, which set him in a different direction, eventually landing him at the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA), where he worked with manufacturers seeking to expand their facilities and learned the ins and outs of government financing. He felt at home working in government and politics—he liked people, and they liked him, and he had a patience for navigating systems. Figuring a law degree would help support a career either on the front lines or behind the scenes, he attended Suffolk Law at night while working at MIFA during the day. �Renderings courtesy of: The HYM Investment Group, LLC ”Going to law school at night is definitely a badge of honor,” says O’Brien, who fondly recalls the impact of camaraderie with his law school peers and the relationships he built with professors such as the late Honorable John E. Fenton, Jr. and the late Victoria Dodd. The grueling schedule and challenging coursework gave O’Brien a new sense of professionalism. “It really helped me become a different person,” he says. “It honed my skills to be able to write well, it made me a person who could formulate and make an argument.” O’Brien wasted no time applying those skills when in 1992, his third year in law school, he served as the campaign manager to his older brother who was seeking a seat in the Massachusetts State Senate; John D. O’Brien, Jr., JD ’85, won that year and served a total of four terms representing Merrimack Valley. O’Brien credits his law degree with significant career milestones. After passing the Massachusetts bar in 1993, MIFA named him general counsel, which O’Brien believes put him on the radar of Tom Menino, then the city’s new mayor, who was looking for a chief of staff at the BRA. O’Brien was only 29 years old but quickly rose through the ranks to become the agency’s director in less than a year. He was a star from the start, which worked both in his favor and against; he quickly understood that the key to success in politics is knowing how to toe the line, a job he, a consummate middle child, did well. He learned how to be good but not too good; to shine without outshining; to build bridges. “At the BRA we had the planning side and the economic development side,” remembers Kanna Kunchala, a senior vice president at City Year, who served as O’Brien’s assistant at the BRA. “Sometimes, the sides didn’t agree, but Tom was really good at helping them find common ground. And getting people to compromise. He just figured out a way to get everybody to agree.” He particularly excelled at sharing credit, often an uncommon trait in government. Kunchala remembers when O’Brien landed on the cover of the Boston Globe magazine as part of a story about his work with the BRA and its impact on the city—the headline: Where is Tom O’Brien Taking Boston? “I thought he wasn’t going to come to work for a week, like, he just hated it,” Kunchala laughs. Not much has changed since: Kunchala recalls his former boss’ discomfort at a more recent United Way ceremony honoring O’Brien’s professional and philanthropic contributions toward racial and income equality, including his work as cofounder The soaring, 600-foot-tall One Congress glass office tower, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, will enliven Boston’s skyline. POST PANDEMIC Beyond the fact that COVID-19 has made Tom O’Brien’s job logistically much more difficult—his construction sites are required to follow safety protocols that limit the number of workers at one time and include mandatory daily temperature testing—the pandemic also has raised larger questions about the future viability of cities. The virus has disrupted city and work life and left many wondering to what degree those disruptions might become permanent. Those are big questions for a developer of some of the biggest office and residential sites in Boston. O’Brien isn’t worried. It’s something he’s thought about every day for years—he’s spent his career making cities more livable for all sorts of people under all sorts of conditions, and he doesn’t buy that cities are doomed. O’Brien has just started selling luxury condominiums in the newly constructed Sudbury residential tower in Bulfinch Crossing. He expects the number of international buyers may drop but says there are still plenty of people who want to live in a downtown Boston building with a pool deck, sky lounge, fitness center, pet spa, and a 48th-floor private rooftop garden. “Generally, we feel like the market has stabilized and people are still out there looking to try to buy new homes,” O’Brien says. He says the One Congress office tower project that will anchor the Bulfinch project is in an early enough phase to make changes, such as elevators being controlled by a phone app “so you don’t have to touch anything.” “For pretty much all of humankind, people have wanted to work together,” O’Brien says. “Just before COVID-19, what was really driving the real estate business is the concept of people working collaboratively. I think the idea that we would give all that up doesn’t seem like a natural progression in terms of human history. So I have faith: We’ll get back on that path.” —Greg Gatlin suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 43 �“TOM’S FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON BUILDING THE COMMUNITY AROUND ANY GIVEN PROJECT.” —Doug Manz, HYM’s Director of Development 44 of the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition. “Everyone was talking about how great he is, and I said to him, ‘You just want to crawl under the table right now, don’t you?’” O’Brien spent seven years at the BRA. He is perhaps best known for having overseen the development of the Seaport, though he is personally proudest of bringing grocery stores to neighborhoods that had long gone without. He would hold weekly community meetings across Boston to find out what people wanted. As Kunchala recalls, O’Brien was patient. “He was able to win people over by sheer perseverance. He just stood there and just took every question,” he says. “It just meant a lot to everybody in the neighborhood, because they were like, ‘Whatever happens, this guy definitely cares.’” O’Brien describes his wife, Patricia, MBA ’87, as his mentor—the most professionally influential person in his life. “She’s always been the person pushing me to live up to the ideals that we talk about,” he says. “She’ll say, ‘if you care about creating more affordable housing, what are you doing about it? if you care about being an anti-racist, what are you doing about it?’” O’Brien was working at the BRA when he and Patricia began to start a family, adopting their Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu first child, Lucas, from Colombia. Their second, Nina, was born the following year in Guatemala, and after that Tomas, from Ecuador. “Lucas was an amazing gift to us, and we realized that no matter how this child came to earth, he was meant for us and we were meant for him,” says O’Brien. “And we recognized there are a lot of families who are built in ways that are perhaps not as predictable. So we went through the process quickly.” Around that time, rumors began to swirl that Menino felt threatened by O’Brien, who was talented, driven, and perhaps worst of all, universally well liked, and in 1999 O’Brien was ousted from the BRA. It proved to be less a setback than an opportunity. O’Brien went to work for Tishman Speyer, a New York-based real estate investment firm, where over six years he learned how to finance real estate and raise capital. Then he worked two years at JPI Companies, a national developer, where he met Manz and Paul Crisalli. Eventually, the three began to discuss forming their own company to create transformational, transit-oriented urban projects. “Tom’s focus has always been on building the community around any given project,” says Manz. “He wants the company to be more than just a business.” In 2010 they launched HYM, an acronym inspired by O’Brien’s fourth child, Marisol, who had come to O’Brien and Patricia from Guatemala in 2000 and died in 2008 following a long illness with a rare genetic disease called leukodystrophy. “When Marisol was younger, before she lost her voice, she would put her arms up and say, ‘Hold you me,’” says O’Brien. “Her words would get mixed up. The best part about the name is being in big presentations and seeing it up on a slideshow, and I smile and think of her. As we’ve grown, people think HYM is some big national real estate conglomerate or something when, you know, it just stands for ‘hold you me.’” �A SUFFOLK FAMILY AFFAIR Photographs from left: CaseyPhotography.net ©, courtesy of The HYM Investment Group LLC; Courtesy of The HYM Investment Group LLC Tom O’Brien and his wife, Patricia, MBA ’87, met on a blind date that got off to a rough start. O’Brien and Patricia had always been active in their parish, but when Marisol became sick they began to wonder what, exactly, the purpose of her life had been. They joined a group for grieving parents at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston and began to call on prayer to help cope with the loss. “The tragedy of losing a child brings you to a variety of different places, but we believe that Marisol’s purpose in our life was for us to become closer as a family, hopefully become closer to our faith, and to be kinder and better listeners to people,” he says. “We feel her presence frequently. Typically, when I’m going into a big meeting or something important, I’ll whisper her name and say, ‘Daddy needs your help a little bit.’ It just brings me a sense of peace.” The role O’Brien’s children play in his work can’t be underplayed; their fifth child, Dureti, came to them from Ethiopia. O’Brien has received numerous awards recognizing his efforts at improving relations among racial, religious, and ethnic groups, including the Abraham Joshua Heschel Interfaith Relations Award by the Anti-Defamation League, and he frequently testifies on behalf of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA). “I’ve run out of words to thank Tom for the work he’s done,” says Eva Millona, MIRA’s CEO. “The fact that he adopted five children and made a home and provided for people who came from a most vulnerable place—that decision alone I think speaks volumes to who Tom is.” He serves on the boards of organizations committed to the development of underprivileged youth, like the Ron Burton Training Village and the East Boston Social Centers, and has been a strong proponent of workplace diversity since HYM’s start. The company is comprised of 50% women and 30% minority team members, which in the real estate development world is unusual. “I think he’s really trying to do work to lift up the whole city as much as he can,” says Justin Pasquariello, East Boston Social Centers’ executive director. Someone in O’Brien’s position and with his abilities could easily be caught up in his ego, points out Father Tom Conway, the executive director of St. Anthony Shrine. “But he’s just always looking out for other people,” he says. O’Brien collaborated with Conway to propose an open-air plaza at Winthrop Square, with a new St. Anthony Shrine church, a new friary and ministry center, and a new downtown Boston school in addition to the requisite high-rise residential and office tower. Another developer ultimately won the bid, but Conway was struck by O’Brien’s care for the community in developing his bid. “He uses his connections for the benefit of other people—and obviously for the benefit of his own business, too—but, you know, other people aren’t left behind,” says Conway. “I’m seen as a religious leader in Boston, and I’m taken aback by how good he is.” O’Brien, in his penultimate year as a Suffolk Law evening student at the time, was literally running late because he had to turn in a course paper. He made a full sprint for the Donahue building on Temple Street, where the Law School was located at the time, dropped off the paper, then ran to a Faneuil Hall bar to meet his date, about 10 minutes late. “She was not happy with me for being late to a first date,” he recalls. Things seem to have worked out. Within a year and a half, as O’Brien was getting ready to graduate in 1993, they were married. Theirs is a family filled with Suffolk connections. Patricia earned a Suffolk MBA, prior to meeting Tom in 1991, and went on to have a successful career as an executive at Verizon. His brother, John D. O’Brien, Jr., preceded him at Suffolk Law, earning his juris doctorate in 1985, before going on to serve four terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. O’Brien’s father, John, completed Suffolk’s Executive MBA program, graduating in 1981. Their shared Suffolk experience has become a point of pride for the O’Brien family. “Suffolk for us has really been a wonderful place in which you can pursue an advanced degree while continuing to work or continuing to find your way in the world,” says O’Brien, now one of Boston’s leading real estate developers. “Suffolk is a school that’s both located in the heart of Boston, but also, in many respects, it is the heart of Boston. When you look around through the ranks of business and the ranks of government, the most senior positions, and the most respected positions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts … they are often held by Suffolk graduates.” suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 45 �THE WORLD is their GALLERY STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI TAKE THEIR ART INTO THE PUBLIC REALM STORY BY NANCY KELLEHER 46 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu P ublic art is hardly a new concept. Monuments to civic leaders, athletes, and religious figures date back to antiquity, with much surviving statuary now moved from the public square into museum collections worldwide. Yet more than statues survive. While graffiti may seem like a modern approach to public art, there is ancient gang tagging on Egyptian pyramids, erotica in Greece, and political inscriptions in China. And for centuries people have marveled at sites like Stonehenge, which is fascinating to behold while offering clues to the history of a place and time. In a similar fashion Suffolk faculty, students, and alumni are leaving their own imprints on the world around them by creating and analyzing public art in Boston and beyond. �Photograph: Michael J. Clarke Suffolk professors and students collaborate with the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District to create Unique to Boston Living Images along Washington Street storefronts. STUDENT WORK ENLIVENS STREETSCAPE How to bring artwork out of the gallery and into the community is something many artists think about, according to Art Professor Linda Brown, who collaborated with the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District to bring larger-than-life portraits to an empty storefront near Suffolk’s downtown campus. “Suffolk students are learning this concept from day one.” Art Professors Susan Nichter and Ilona Anderson joined Brown’s effort through a skills-based assignment that had students photographing and interviewing owners and employees of the small businesses lining Bromfield Street, where the photos later appeared. “I love that the real-world experience is tied to thinking about visual literacy,” says Nichter, who has another student public art project on the drawing board based on the theme Unique to Boston, Living Images. It will feature moving images in four bays of a Washington Street storefront. “To have something out in the world, to see it be accepted and used—loved, even—provides some of the best joy available,” says Caio Cassarino, Class of 2021, whose black-and-white portrait of Farid Goljamali is part of the photo collage opposite the businessman’s King Frame shop. In addition to the thrill of having his work in the public realm, Cassarino, a first-year student when he took part in the photo project, says it was helpful for him to muster up the courage to approach his subjects. “Those interactions in a way helped me learn how to better be part of my immediate world; a stepping-stone to improving my social interaction,” says Cassarino, a graphic design major and arts management minor. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 47 �Randall Thurston and rendering of his artwork to appear at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Lechmere Green Line station. ELEVATING THE MUNDANE An urban transit station might be the last place a commuter would expect to find reminders of the natural world, but images of soaring birds and plant life will greet them when they enter the new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Lechmere Green Line station opening in 2021. Silhouettes of birds in flight are embedded in the glass housing the station’s elevators, and wayfinding signs include images inspired by the grasses and other life that once thrived on a site now given over to a railbed and trolley cars. “Public art, when done well, can be uplifting,” says Art Professor Randal Thurston, who took into account a commuter’s experience and the site’s natural history in creating the station’s artwork. Thurston’s design is inspired by the greenery of a river that once flowed through the area, the tides, and the birds that migrate through in patterns as predictable as the daily commute. “I know what it’s like to spend 20 minutes looking at the station surroundings, so I wanted to create something that people can come back to over and over again,” says Thurston, who often commutes to Suffolk University through Lechmere. For Thurston, creating art for a public space involves comprehensive research and observation, the consideration of how people will interact with the artwork, computer models, drawings—and flexibility. After his concept was chosen from among 100 artists’ bids, reconsideration of the transit project’s budget threatened the public art, though eventually it was restored on a smaller scale. “I learned the importance of adaptability in creativity,” he says in light of the T’s decision to scale back from an enclosed glass-and-metal station to the open-air platform approaches and signage of today. 48 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �Photographs from left: Courtesy of Randall Thurston, Michael J. Clarke, Elle DioGuardi (2) INSPIRATION FOR EMERGING ARTISTS It was a slideshow of Thurston’s public artworks that helped steer Elle DioGuardi, BFA ’15, to creating work in public spaces. “It was an ‘Aha, you can do that’ moment for me,” says DioGuardi. “Public art is my favorite kind of art and the kind I want to look at. Seeing his work and listening to the thought process of a person I know and trust and can ask questions of provided inspiration.” Having grown up in Chicago, DioGuardi has seen the power of public art and her preferred medium— reflective material—through the throngs that gather around Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, nicknamed “The Bean,” a monumental metallic sculpture in busy Millennium Park. “I love the way people are drawn to it,” she says. “I always like to think of art in terms of the viewer. That’s a huge part of why I use a lot of reflective material.” DioGuardi, who has furthered her artistic vision through artist residencies in Iceland, Spain, and Virginia, uses text and, often, reflections “to interrupt the day-to-day and how we see a mirror, building, or landscape.” Sometimes it takes subterfuge to put her work into the public sphere. “I like to do text on bathroom mirrors in public places,” particularly in museums, which have well-designed restrooms, says DioGuardi, who chuckles and adds: “Then I can say I have work in a museum.” ADDRESSING PROBLEMS VISUALLY “I’m not an artist but enjoy and appreciate art,” says Ruth Prakasam, whose first-year writing courses in fall 2019 focused on identifying Boston problems and finding solutions based in public art. To get more children interested in visiting Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, a group of students in Prakasam’s Mass. Art for the Public writing class created a graphic novel with artist John Singer Sargent as a character. Other students who had played youth sports wrote a grant for a series of artworks celebrating neighborhood sports teams to “be made by artists, but designed and imagined by the children on the team,” according to their proposal. And yet another created a website showing where to discover art in Boston—from dance to sculpture and more. The class visited the Suffolk art gallery and discussed the purpose of the University’s exhibition space; they agreed that colleges and universities should show support for art by maintaining an art gallery or museum. Smaller writing assignments sent students into Boston neighborhoods to view artwork, and readings and discussions centered on aspects of public art. When Prakasam posed the question “What is art?” her students suggested the definition of art should be broad, without borders or boundaries. “Art doesn’t have to be a Monet painting,” she says. “It doesn’t have to be what I or their individual classmates think is art; it’s what the group thinks is art.” And, increasingly, the artworks that are capturing the public imagination in Greater Boston and beyond originated within the Suffolk community. While in residency at Fish Factory Creative Center in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland, a remote fishing village on the east side of the island, Elle DioGuardi collaborated with another resident to create this polished aluminum display with a familiar Magic 8 Ball saying. Above DioGuardi is pictured with an installation which she later displayed over a waterfall. 49 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 49 �ATHLETICS AN ONGOING INVESTMENT IN ATHLETICS RESULTS IN BIG WINS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES STORY BY NAT PANEK 50 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �Photographs from left: Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics, Michael J. Clarke I f one word can accurately sum up an indoor track meet, it’s “distracting.” An announcer’s voice booms from the public address system. Athletes hurl heavy weights in the throwing events—and themselves in the jumping events— on the infield. The rising and falling cheers of spectators echo throughout a cavernous arena. All contribute to a sense of tumult, and all present a challenge to an athlete attempting to focus on performance. This sort of commotion enveloped Emily Manfra, BS ’20, during the 2019 NCAA Division III national indoor track championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Manfra was competing in the mile event against nine other runners. Her family was in the stands, somewhere, urging her on. But Manfra was focused. Her coach Will Feldman, BS ’12, stood beside the track each time she passed, calling out splits. And he was in her head—she repeated his mantra to herself over and over as she pounded down the track: Stay on the outside. Don’t get boxed in. “By the last lap, everyone was full-out sprinting,” Manfra recalls. “I could see the girls in front, but I didn’t know who was behind me, I really didn’t think about it until I crossed. And then I was like, ‘Oh my god, I really did get fifth.’” The significance of Manfra’s fifth-place finish was that the first eight runners to cross the line that day would be granted All-America status. The further significance was that she would become the first student-athlete named an All-American in women’s indoor track and field at Suffolk University, a program that was added in the 2016-17 season. “When you see a studentathlete like Emily who has been afforded the opportunity to compete and excel in one of the newly added programs, there is a certain level of pride in knowing all the people who helped make this happen,” says Athletics Director Cary McConnell. And there are many. The past five years have seen some of the most momentous changes in the history of Suffolk University’s Athletics Department. Chief among them is the addition of six new varsity sports: men’s and women’s track and field, both indoor and outdoor; women’s ice hockey; and women’s golf. The University also has invested heavily in its sports and fitness facilities, both renovating old ones and constructing or acquiring new ones. Suffolk secured home-field advantage for its baseball, softball, and soccer teams at East Boston Memorial Stadium. Rams athletics staffed up, hiring coaches for men’s and women’s soccer and basketball, as well as for the new track and field teams and women’s ice hockey squad. Two full-time assistant athletics trainers joined the staff as well, to help care for student-athletes, whose numbers have jumped from 168 to almost 300 in 2019. That near-doubling of studentathletes points to another dividend earned through investment in athletics—students are being drawn to attend Suffolk University who might not have considered it previously. And they’re coming from farther afield than has been the case in years past. “It’s really increased our footprint in terms of recruiting,” McConnell observes. In the last five years, Suffolk’s Athletics Department has seen momentous changes, including the addition of six varsity sports, such as women’s indoor track and field in which Emily Manfra, left, was named an All-American. Investments were also made in new and renovated facilities, supported by brothers Larry, above, and Michael Smith. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 51 �“YES, ATHLETICS IS ABOUT COMPETITION. IT’S ABOUT LOVE OF THE GAME, BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE, TEAM BUILDING, AND SKILLS OF COLLABORATION.” —President Marisa Kelly 52 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu His observation is illustrated by the experience of Taylor Wasylk, head coach of women’s ice hockey. As she worked to put together her inaugural squad in 2017, she noted a geographic draw from well beyond Suffolk’s traditional New England domain. “Cary asked me, ‘How many kids do we have from Massachusetts?’” she recalls. “And I told him, ‘Zero.’ He said, ‘Do we have a team?’ And I’m like, ‘Cary, yeah, we’ve got 24 kids!’” Wasylk’s new team was enrolling from hometowns in Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, even Canada. “His brain almost exploded,” Wasylk laughs. There’s no doubt that a growing athletics program is broadening the University’s recruitment reach, says Suffolk President Marisa Kelly. But Kelly says there’s something even more fundamental at play. “This is one essential way that we are delivering on our mission,” she says. “As a University we are committed to creating transformational opportunities for our students. Yes, athletics is about competition. It’s about love of the game, but it is also about the development of leadership skills and confidence, team building, and skills of collaboration.” Student-athletes also gain a greater sense of community in the center of Suffolk’s urban campus, Kelly says. “That’s important to the overall social experience we provide to our students.” The belief in the transformational and community-building power of athletics is shared by two of the University’s most generous alumni, Michael Smith, BSBA ’61 and Larry Smith, BSBA ’65, brothers who in their own words, “bleed blue and gold.” Along with supporting the wider University, including through scholarships, they have become steadily more involved in boosting Rams athletics, starting with basketball—Larry’s sport when he was a Suffolk undergraduate. The brothers donated funds for travel costs as well as new uniforms—a change that, while modest at first glance, helped to cultivate a sense of pride on the team. Their support for Suffolk athletics only grew from there. In 2016, the Michael and Larry Smith Fitness Center opened in the Ridgeway Building. Serving the greater Suffolk community, the new center was �Photograph: Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics an instant success, as it filled with students, staff, and faculty eager to take advantage of top-of-theline spin bikes, elliptical machines, free weights, and circuit training equipment. In November 2017, the University announced a $3 million gift from the Smith brothers, one of the largest alumni gifts in the University’s history and one that brought their total giving to more than $5 million. That support funded an interior renovation of the Ridgeway building that created a new training room and offices, new locker rooms, a varsity weight room, and a team film room. Giant decals now cover the walls of the hallways, and plush chairs in a lounge area are embroidered with the Rams logo. Blase Cormier, Class of 2021 has spent three years as a Rams first baseman, long enough to note a significant change brought about by the renovations. “Now, you walk in on the (Ridgeway) second floor and you see people from multiple teams there just hanging out, doing homework, talking to each other, eating lunch. It’s created more community within the Athletics Department. That’s been a huge contribution.” When Emily Manfra enrolled at Suffolk, track and field was not an offer—she initially ran on the crosscountry team. “I never thought I’d be running track and field during my time here,” she says. By the time she qualified for the NCAA indoor track and field nationals in 2019 she was among the top runners in the nation and had amassed a series of records and honors that former coach Feldman calls “staggering.” The team expansions enabled by the University’s investment and the Smiths’ support opened new opportunities for her to develop her individual talent, she says, including a sub-5-minute mile. Newly graduated, Manfra is now embarking on a PhD program in nursing at Boston College. As the Rams look ahead, events like the coronavirus outbreak stand as vivid reminders that some things can’t always be planned for. But the community spirit rising from the University’s investment in athletics makes a very real difference in the resiliency of an institution when that institution is tested by extraordinary events. And they illustrate a compelling truth: The rise of Ram Nation is the rise of the entire University. Suffolk baseball players, from left, Zach Aresty, Class of 2021; Rich Gilbride, Class of 2021; Bradley Logan Heckman, BS ’20; and Tim Brigham, Class of 2021, after a March 13 matchup against Ursinus College. IN UNSETTLING TIMES, RAMS’ RESOLVE ONLY STRENGTHENS T he end of competition came swiftly for Suffolk’s women’s softball team last spring. The Rams were training and playing games in Florida in March when, boom, the season was over in the face of a growing coronavirus pandemic. “We got back to Boston, and everybody was already gone,” says Head Coach Jaclyn Davis. “It was very quick. It was like, ‘Let’s clean this up and then pack your dorms up.’” But that was not the end of spring athletic engagement at Suffolk. After giving players about two weeks to breathe, the coaches stepped back in. Knowing players were craving structure, athletics staff began to put programs together to engage them. They connected with student-athletes on fitness and conditioning, but also on their personal transitions and academics. “We did team meetings. We did individual meetings,” Davis says. “We talked about school. We talked about life and what’s next.” Coaches collaborated across sports. They got creative and tried to keep it fun. They organized a virtual trivia night where teams of athletes and coaches competed. They put training programs together with enough variety to keep it interesting—conditioning and strength training athletes could do in their driveways, their basements, their garages. They incorporated elements of competition because, well, athletes are competitive. “I guess it’s just the nature of the beast, right?” Davis says. “That’s what we ask of them—to be competitive people.” In the end, athletics at Suffolk did not stop with the coronavirus pandemic. In some ways, they became more important than ever before. Earlier this summer, the Rams’ new athletic conference, the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), joined many other leagues in suspending intercollegiate athletic competition for the fall. Despite that, Suffolk’s coaches will still be working with student-athletes. Low contact sports, as defined by the NCAA, such as golf, tennis and cross country, still expect to compete. Training and appropriately adjusted practices are still planned for students that choose to participate. And the support will be there, as well. “It will be a different experience for student-athletes, but it will still be a very valuable experience,” says Suffolk President Marisa Kelly. In unsettling times, Kelly says the pivot to engaging athletes in practice pods and virtual trainings, and the efforts to help them stay fit, connected, and supporting each other are as important as anything that could have happened on the field of play. —Greg Gatlin and Katy Ibsen suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 53 �F or Michael Smith, BSBA ’61, and Larry Smith, BSBA ’65, brothers who grew up without means in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in the early 1960s, the opportunity to attend Suffolk University changed their lives. A basketball star at Chelsea High School, Larry Smith met Charles Law, Suffolk’s first athletics director, who saw potential in the lanky, tenacious defender and rebounder with a matching work ethic off the court. Larry would get up at 5:30 a.m. and go to work as a window and floor washer in Boston, then change into his school clothes for classes at Chelsea High, and then again for basketball practice. Law was impressed and gave Larry a full scholarship to attend the University and play on the Suffolk team. The cost of tuition back then: $600. “It could have been $6 million,” Larry says. “It wouldn’t have mattered. I just didn’t have the money.” For Larry, that scholarship was a lifechanging gesture of faith. Indeed, both Larry and Michael say Suffolk gave them an education and a grounding in aspects of business that prepared them for professional success. It helped them grow. And most of all, they credit Suffolk for taking a chance on two kids from Chelsea, Massachusetts. 54 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu “I love this university,” Michael, overwhelmed with emotion, said at a 2018 ceremony naming the Michael S. Smith and Larry E. Smith Residence Hall in the brothers’ honor. The Smiths’ story is in every way the Suffolk story. Gleason Archer, the University’s founder, had someone take a chance on him, too. As the story goes, in 1903 a Boston businessman, George Frost, took an interest in helping Archer, who aspired to become a lawyer. Frost loaned Archer money to complete his legal education. When Archer later tried to repay the loan, Frost wouldn’t allow it, asking only that Archer do the same for others if he ever had the chance. In 1906, Archer started the Suffolk School of Law to provide the opportunity of education to all capable students—paying it forward before the term was even coined. Over the years, the Smith brothers have paid back Frost’s largesse and then some. They’ve endowed scholarships for students, including one in memory of their Chelsea friend, Pvt. Sheldon R. Cohen, who was killed in action in Vietnam. The brothers subsidized uniform and travel costs for Ram Nation teams, funded a dining hall in the Samia Academic Building, a new basketball court, and the flagship Smith Fitness Center. They have made some of the largest Suffolk alumni contributions ever, with more than $5 million in total giving. That philanthropy has supported major renovations of Suffolk’s athletics facilities and improvements in student life. Both brothers have been inducted into the Suffolk University Athletics Hall of Fame and Larry serves as a University trustee. Inspired by legendary Suffolk Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletics Director Emeritus Jim Nelson, the Smiths founded the new Athletics giving society, the Coach Nelson Club, which honors Nelson by enhancing competitive opportunities and ensuring an excellent experience for current and future student-athletes. Their generosity is serving to elevate Suffolk athletics, and it is building community among students. Even the Suffolk Ramsbranded team bus was inspired by Michael’s vision. “We were raised to believe that if you made it, you had an obligation to give back,” the brothers have said. Giving back. Paying it forward. Larry and Michael Smith are proudly keeping that tradition going strong. Gleason Archer would be proud. -Ben Hall Photographs: Michael J. Clarke, Suffolk Archives, Michael J. Clarke A REMARKABLE LEGACY OF SUPPORT Left: Brothers Michael Smith, BSBA ’61, left, and Larry Smith, BSBA ’65, at the reveal of the Ridgeway building that was renovated with their support. Above: A vintage photograph of Larry, No. 21, with the Suffolk basketball team. �VIRTUAL OCT 19–24 2020 THE SAVE DATE for a week of online events for alumni, families, students, faculty, and staff. Highlights include: ¼ evening with President Marisa Kelly An ¼ special event honoring retired Sawyer Business A School Dean William O’Neill, Jr., JD ’74 ¼ The 3rd Annual Celebration of Black Excellence Plus: Rammy’s Virtual 5K, a Boston-themed Trivia Night, Coffee & Conversation with Suffolk leaders, virtual tours, and more! Details to follow via email and social media. To ensure that you receive our updates, send your preferred email address to alumni@suffolk.edu. Follow the Suffolk Alumni Association facebook.com/suffolkalumni/ Celebrating Dean Bill O’Neill O ver nearly two decades of leadership as dean, William J. O’Neill, Jr. transformed the Sawyer Business School by incorporating a global perspective into its mission, giving students and graduates a greater understanding of international business practices, perspectives, and cultures. O’Neill came from industry and knew firsthand the importance of preparing graduates to compete in a global environment. Under his leadership, the school focused on blending theory and practice, so that academic insights could be used to solve real business problems. O’Neill stepped down as dean at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, leaving a legacy of excellence. Under his leadership, the school established new majors and specialty programs, including business analytics and business economics programs, a Center for Entrepreneurship, an undergraduate degree in Global Business Management, global travel seminars, and international internships that have broadened students’ horizons and enhanced their career prospects. Today, the Sawyer Business School, under the new leadership of Dean Amy Zeng, continues to deliver relevant, experienced-based, and global business education that is successfully preparing the leaders of tomorrow. As dean, O’Neill loved engaging with students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and in October they will get a chance to return the favor. The University will honor O’Neill and his many contributions in a virtual celebration on the evening of Oct. 21. That event will include an “open mic” opportunity for members of the Suffolk community, including alumni, to share their appreciation. Please save the date. suffolk.edu | Suffolk University Magazine 55 �Well Wishes Fall 2020 To the Class of 2020 Welcoming the Class of 2020 to the Alumni Community Suffolk alumni reached out to congratulate the Class of 2020, welcome its members into their proud community, and offer inspiration as they embark on new journeys. Here is a sampling of their messages of encouragement. YOU DID IT. While facing one of the toughest global crises of our times, you managed to complete your degree. YOU. DID. THAT. Congratulations! Here’s to you, cheers! —Lina Canon, BA ’13 Congratulations! Your resiliency this past year should always be something you remember and appreciate as you move forward. Never forget to continue to keep your Suffolk connections strong! The people you met during your time here will always continue to support you no matter where you go or what you do. —Sydney Fonseca, BSBA ’17, MBA ’19 DO WORK GO OUT & MAKE THAT YOU THE LOVE & STAY WORLD A TRUE TO YOUR BETTER PASSION! PLACE. —Brittany Sullivan, BSBA ’12 —Benjamin Linares, BSBA ’16 CONGRATULATIONS! Throughout your time at Suffolk, you have all shown a level of perseverance and commitment to excellence required to navigate a host of unexpected challenges, both locally and globally, culturally and economically. Keep pushing boundaries and leading through change! —Joe Krause, EMBA ’13, President of the SBS Board The world may seem in chaos, but you are equipped with the tools you need to not only see through the challenges, you will surpass them! I look forward to the Class of 2020 fulfilling their purpose and potential! —Jenny Joseph-Hayle, MPA ’13, Chair, Suffolk University Black Alumni Network As president of the Law Alumni Board, I would like to congratulate you and formally welcome you to the Suffolk alumni community! We are a proud and tight-knit group of fellow graduates. I encourage you to seek out Suffolk alumni and lean on them for mentorship, networking and employment opportunities. Good luck and again congratulations to you! —Tim Wilkerson, JD ’03, President of Law Board 56 Suffolk University Magazine | suffolk.edu �Well Wishes Fall 2020 To the Class of 2020 Kindness will take you farther than you’d imagine. You are the future leaders. You are graduating during a time of uncertainty and uncharted, very challenging circumstances. Yet you have persevered and overcome the unexpected. This experience has shaped you in ways that most cannot fully appreciate. You’ve graduated despite the odds, and there is absolutely nothing you are unable to achieve. —Tamela Bailey, JD ’04 —Morgan Williams, BSBA ’16, MBA ’18 You and your classmates have certainly been through more than your fair share of frustration and uncertainty this past year. I congratulate you on the completion of your studies and encourage you to be patient yet persistent in the pursuit of your career, whatever it may be. Opportunities will arise. Work hard, strive to learn as much as you can, and you will undoubtedly achieve success. Best of luck! KEEP GOING— YOU HAVE PLENTY LEFT TO ACCOMPLISH! —Sean Higgins, JD ’03 THIS YEAR HAS HAD ITS CHALLENGES ... BUT YOU ARE GRADUATING FROM SUFFOLK EQUIPPED TO TAKE ON THOSE CHALLENGES. We need new leaders and better leaders, and I am so excited to see the work your classmates continue to do outside of the Suffolk walls. The Class of 2020 will be remembered forever. Welcome to the alumni of Suffolk! Photographs Michael J. Clarke —Bob Pace, JD ’85 CLASS OF 2020 WILL FOREVER BE A BADGE HONOR! —Jim Dever, BSBA ’93 —Sorcha Rochford, MSPS ’14 Congratulations graduates. You worked hard for the past few years, and you should be proud of your accomplishments. Please know that you are well prepared and ready to start your career. Be proud of your alma mater and be sure to stay in touch with other alumni in your practice area and students coming up behind you. 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Now, this one-man team is ready to grow—knock on wood. BY KEN SHULMAN 36 COVER STORY: Curtain Call From stagehand to starring roles, Paul Benedict ’60 is wrapping up a 40–year acting career. What will he do for an encore? BY RENÉE GRAHAM Departments 06 10 RAMblings A $2 million grant to ease anxieties... Surviving Survivor SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 2 30 The Bottom Line A Conversation with Sawyer Business School Dean William O’Neill 14 2 Scenic Suffolk SAM Contributors | FALL 2007 36 9/20/07 3:47:09 PM �[ Volume III, No. 1 ] Suffolk Vice President for Advancement Kathryn Battillo Executive Director, Alumni Association Ellen S. Solomita Executive Editor James Wolken Editor-In-Chief Andy Levinsky Art Director Kaajal S. Asher Contributing Editors Kenneth Fonzi ’06 Thomas Gearty Stephanie Gallagher John Shaw Ellen S. Solomita 14 64 Staff Writer Renée Graham Contributing Writers Michael Blanding Dave Enders Ken Shulman Departments 42 43 (CONT I NU E D) Suffolk Time Capsule A visit from a civil rights and anti-war icon circa 1969 Alumni Association A commencement to remember...a season of alumni activities Contributing Designers Katie Fanara Austin Bousley Contributing Photographers John Gillooly Justin Knight Copy Editor Elizabeth Durant Production Manager John Shaw Suffolk Alumni Magazine (ISSN 1556-8970) Copyright © 2007 by Suffolk University, is published quarterly by Suffolk University, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, in conjunction with the Suffolk Alumni Association. Issues are published in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, and 53 Advancing Suffolk University Communication technology entrepreneur has the giving spirit...investing in the campus– the cornerstone of a strong foundation mailed to all known alumni of Suffolk University as part of the benefit of their having graduated from the University. The purposes of Suffolk Alumni Magazine are to report news of Suffolk University and its alumni; provide a medium for the exchange of views concerning Suffolk University affairs; and in other ways provide editorial content that relates to the shared and diverse experiences and 57 Class Notes Your news interests of Suffolk University alumni. This publication is guided by Suffolk’s principles of freedom of expression and accepted standards of good taste. Opinions expressed are those of the signed contributors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors or the 64 BackStory Neil O’Callaghan BSBA ‘00 gets the last laugh official position of Suffolk University. Application to mail at non-profit periodical print rate pending at Boston, MA and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address change, Form 3579, to Suffolk University Alumni Association, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108. Cover photo by Steven Vote SUFF_1-64.indd 3 9/20/07 3:47:17 PM �Editor’s Note Like a Catcher in the Rye I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. –ABRAHAM LINCOLN R ecently, an administrator at a nearby college favored me with lunch in exchange for some editorial guidance. It seems his alumni magazine was having trouble engaging readers, and there was curiosity as to how SAM was able to cover so many big subjects (the Iraq war, Katrina, the environment) without stepping into a political quagmire. The question was posed several times and in different guises, each attempting to discover my secret. While the compliment was flattering, the answer was much more prosaic: It isn’t sophisticated editorial judgment on my part as much as this magazine’s editorial beat. That is, SAM is fortunate to cover a university that has a long track record of teaching toward the big issues of its time. Being the only university in American history to begin first as a law school, Suffolk’s culture inherently leans toward the intersection of social justice, education, public service, and business. It is why so many alumni describe their Suffolk education as “life transforming,” and why “big” themes so often appear in our pages—the current issue being no exception. This issue SAM takes a fascinating look at our Law School’s Juvenile Justice Center (JJC), which was founded in 1998 with a grant from the US Department of Justice, but today is sup- 4 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 4 | ported primarily by Suffolk funding. The JJC’s mission is straightforward: provide high-quality representation for indigent youth, while giving Suffolk law students real world experience with the legal system. While the JJC mission is straightforward, the work is anything but. Legal experts from both sides of the political aisle agree America’s juvenile court system is overwrought. For the better part of a decade, tough anti-crime political rhetoric, fueled by senseless and tragic school shootings, (most notably Colombine High School), has led to zero-tolerance policies that, no matter how well intentioned, end up punishing the many for the sins of a few. “Seventy percent of juvenile crime is non-violent,” says JJC Managing Director Lisa ThurauGray. “This gives society a wonderful opportunity to help get these kids back on track.” Thurau-Gray is the first to say that not all juveniles get a raw deal. “There are bad teens just like there are bad adults,” says Thurau-Gray. “Violent criminals should suffer the consequences of their actions.” But she and her hardworking team have also encountered many young people who, because of an unstable home life, just need an adult to help them navigate adolescence, which is why education and communication is also a big part of the JJC’s work. “As adults, we forget how stressful a teenager’s world can be,” Thurau-Gray says. “Peer acceptance, self-esteem issues, school, holding a job, dating—these are big things for kids to handle and life is a lot more complicated than when we were young. Add to that a brush with the law and suddenly a young person’s life can take a tragic turn and appear shockingly bleak.” Our story on the JJC (page 22) provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a “big” issue, which is par for the course with this alumni magazine. ... And speaking of behind the scenes, you’ll notice that this issue of SAM is stylistically different than past issues. Led by SAM’s new editorin-chief, Andy Levinsky, and art director Kaajal Asher, we’ve undertaken a redesign to make your alumni magazine a more satisfying read. Mr. Levinsky, an accomplished journalist who has worked in both print and television, brings to SAM a gift for producing compelling stories. He also demonstrated a keen eye for talent when he hired Ms. Asher, who enjoyed an award–winning career at both CXO Media and the Harvard Business Review before joining Suffolk. Another new star to join the SAM team is former Boston Globe reporter and columnist Renée Graham. Ms. Graham, who enjoyed a stellar 18 year career at the Globe, wrote our cover story this issue on Suffolk alumnus Paul Benedict ’60, star of countless Broadway productions but known to most of us (despite his best efforts) as Mr. Bentley from the TV sitcom The Jeffersons. Since big ideas require big talent, I can safely report that SAM is in very good shape. JAMES WOLKEN, Executive Editor FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:21 PM �“When I meet another Suffolk graduate, I know that we have several beliefs in common. Hard work is rewarded, opportunity is created, and all people matter. These values are part of our shared “Suffolk DNA”. Institutions are created by great individuals. Great institutions are sustained by committed people. This campaign is the best time for each of us to give back to this great university.” I believe in the Power to Change. I support Suffolk. Nique Fajors ’89 Vice President, Marketing Capcom Entertainment Suffolk Campaign Supporter We invite you to join us in building a future for Suffolk as astonishing as our past. To learn more about The Power to Change: The Campaign for Suffolk University, visit www.suffolk.edu/giving. Or call the Suffolk University Office of Advancement at 617-573-8443. SUFF_1-64.indd 5 9/20/07 3:47:26 PM �Contributors Scenic Suffolk Michael Blanding (“In the Name of Justice,” pg. 22) is an award-winning magazine writer whose work has appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Renée Graham (“Curtain Call,” pg. 36) is the pop culture correspondent for Here and Now on WBUR-FM, National Public Radio in Boston. Graham has been a staff writer at the Miami Herald, Syracuse Herald-Journal, and Boston Globe. She has also written for Essence, Sojourner, and Nieman Reports. California–based artist Scott Laumann has completed commissions for numerous clients including Time, Rolling Stone, GQ, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Los Angeles Times, Dow Jones, the Grammy Awards, Warner Brothers, and Netscape. His paintings can be found in galleries in the U.S. and abroad. Photographs by Steven Vote, an award- [ 6 SUFFOLK CAMPUS: ROOM WITH A VIEW The spire of the historic Park Street Church (foreground) and Tremont Street skyline as seen by SAM staff photographer Tom Gearty from the president’s office at 73 Tremont Street, the Rosalie K. Stahl center. SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 6 | ] winning location photographer originally from Sydney, Australia, have been featured in American Photo, Popular Photography, PDN, and Applied Arts. His work has been recognized by Graphis Photo Annual. FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:31 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 7 9/20/07 3:47:36 PM �Letters to the Editor RE: THE SPEAKER SPEAKS Salvatore DiMasi, JD’71, DPA ’05 Thank you for your profile of Speaker of Massachusetts House of Representatives Salvatore DiMasi. As an organization dedicated to making affordable, quality health care available to all Massachusetts residents, we deeply commend Speaker DiMasi for his visionary leadership in the passage of Chapter 58, our health reform law. We at Health Care For All have seen how this landmark legislation has helped so many vulnerable residents, some of whom have been without health insurance for a number of years. Speaker DiMasi truly had their interest at heart when drafting the legislation. What impressed us most was how the Speaker took the time to learn the policy backwards and forwards. He understood all sides of the issue, particularly how consumers would be impacted by policy decisions. Speaker DiMasi continues to stay involved in the implementation of Chapter 58. He watches the process closely to ensure it honors the original intent of health reform, providing comprehensive affordable and accessible health care to everyone in the Commonwealth. —John McDonough Executive Director Health Care For All He’s known to speak softly and carry a big gavel. So how will Salvatore DiMasi JD ’71, DPA ’05 adjust to the glare of the spotlight created by a leadership shake-up on Beacon Hill? Read his lips. The Speaker Speaks By Michael Blanding F PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHLEEN DOOHER or political symbolism, you can’t do much better than Salvatore DiMasi’s 24 Suffolk Alumni Magazine | Spring 2007 childhood bedroom. The current Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives grew up in a cold-water flat in the North End, sharing a room with three brothers (and a bed with one) and walking two blocks to a public bathhouse for showers. But his tenement was also next door to the Old North Church, an icon in our nation’s history that many Americans associate with Paul Revere and the highest ideals of democracy. For years growing up, DiMasi looked at the spire of the church as he drifted off to sleep, incited the wrath of the vicar by bouncing rubber balls off its bricks, and earned nickels with other kids reciting Longfellow’s “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” for tourists. Decades later, when he climbed up to the venerable wooden pulpit in 2005 for the annual lantern-lighting ceremony honoring Spring 2007 | Suffolk Alumni Magazine M 25 I found the profile on Speaker DiMasi very welldone, especially the reporting on the Speaker’s work that lead to obtaining passage of Chapter 58, the Commonwealth’s landmark health insurance reform statute. —Brian Gilmore BS’69, MPA’’76 8 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 8 | RE: TRAIL BLAZER Bob Ford MPA ‘97, JD ‘97 I first met Bob Ford about seven years ago while I was Director of Conservation in the Town of Boxford, where Bob was on the Planning Board and very active in the local land trust (BTA/ BOLT). Bob made a big impression over the phone with his deep, commanding voice and passion for conservation. He made a bigger impression by doggedly working to protect one piece of land after another in spite of the inevitable challenges (scarce funding, political hurdles, etc.). Bob’s achievements in Boxford loom large (and ever larger), and I know he will play a key role in conserving ecologically sensitive land in the Sudbury Valley now that he is Director of Land Protection for the Sudbury Valley Trustees. You’ve come a long way Bob – keep going! —Ken Pruitt Executive Director Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions want Chris and the Foundation’s generosity to The Food Bank to be overlooked. In honor of our 25th anniversary last year, Chris and the Foundation awarded The Greater Boston Food Bank $25,000 to be distributed as $1,000 grants to 25 community hunger-relief agencies–among them food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters–in The Food Bank’s network. These grants helped our member agencies provide the equivalent of more than 52,000 meals. The Spinazzola Foundation’s mission is to feed hungry bodies and minds by supporting hunger and homelessness relief and by funding culinary scholarships. For the past 22 years it has fulfilled that mission and continues to do so. The Foundation’s support helps The Greater Boston Food Bank fulfill its mission to help end hunger in eastern Massachusetts. Chris has more than continued his father’s legacy. He has honored it by overseeing the Foundation with compassion, generosity, and integrity. —Catherine D’Amato RE: A FULL PLATE Chris Spinazzola BA ‘76 It goes without saying that for the past 22 years the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation Gala has been the premiere charitable event for the hospitality industry in Boston. Chris has afforded those of us lucky enough to know his father the opportunity to honor his legacy. So too, Chris perpetuates Anthony’s ideals. It’s quite obvious Chris inherited the “passion for the restaurant business gene” from his father. Quite admirably, Chris ensures that the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation similarly influences others by cultivating the creative talents of those who may not have otherwise had the opportunity. I’m pleased Chris is being duly recognized for his own stewardship and contribution to the restaurant industry. —Roger Berkowitz President & CEO, Legal Seafoods In reading your pitch-perfect profile of Chris Spinazzola in the spring 2007 issue of Suffolk Alumni Magazine, I noticed that The Greater Boston Food Bank was missing from the list of organizations that receives support from the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation. I would not President & CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank Editor’s Note: As SAM went to press, we learned that the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation ceased operation on August 31st, 2007. In retrospect, perhaps Chris Spinazzola ’76 was a victim of his own success. Who knew that a 1986 dinner organized by friends to honor the late Boston Globe restaurant critic would draw more than 1,100 guests, raise $100,000 to establish a namesake memorial scholarship fund for culinary education, and become an annual event, much less one of the nation’s premiere industry fundraisers? Nor did Chris Spinazzola, a restaurateur, anticipate a second career building and overseeing a charitable foundation. Yet the more than $4 million raised by the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation since its founding in 1992 has had such a major impact on its beneficiaries (organizations which fight hunger and homelessness, the Grow Clinic of Boston Medical Center, and culinary arts students in Massachusetts) that it’s understandable why Chris Spinazzola expressed such ambivalence about its closure. It’s also clear why this family man attributes his decision, in part, to a desire to spend time with his wife Marjorie, who under- FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:37 PM �went a bone marrow transplant. A fitting tribute to Chris Spinazzola’s extraordinary generosity would be support of One Family, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness among Massachusetts families which his wife ran until last year. whitewashing of Barnicle’s history. Apparently Janet Cooke was unavailable. As for Barnicle’s prediction of a strong comeback for newspapers...the late, great Bill Homer would have kicked me out of his Intro to Journalism class had I made such an absurd (and unsubstantiated!) claim. —Jim Scanlan, BSJ ‘87 Re: THE FOCUS OF LEADERSHIP Dean Robert H. Smith Thank you for your article entitled “The Focus of Leadership” which highlighted the tenure of Dean Robert H. Smith at the Law School. Since becoming Dean in 1999, Bob Smith has led this Law School in a very positive direction. With his enthusiastic support of the admissions office in terms of increases in scholarship funds and outreach efforts, we have been able to attract outstanding students to the Law School. These extraordinary men and women have helped to raise the academic profile of the student community as well as increase all types of diversity. We now enroll students from all over the world and from all walks of life. As a result, our students perform well in and out of the classroom, compete “head to head” with other Boston law school graduates for jobs in top firms, and pass the bar at much higher rates. Bob Smith has been an outstanding CEO of Suffolk University Law School. He has led by example–always fair, supportive, inclusive, and with the utmost integrity. He is admired by many at Suffolk as well as the Boston academic and legal community. We will miss his guidance and leadership, but look forward to working with him when he returns to the faculty in January. RE: INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY Professor Stanley Vogel’s Enduring Suffolk Legacy I just received my copy of the recent alumni magazine (always a good read). I am compelled to add my note of admiration for Prof. Stanley M. Vogel to the wonderful article contributed by Andy Levinsky. I was an English major at Suffolk and was blessed (the best descriptive word I can think of at the moment) to have been a student in several classes taught by Dr. Vogel. My memories of those classes are very vivid due in great part to both the clarity of the presentation of the material and the caring attitude that were hallmarks of Dr. Vogel’s teaching methods. Suffolk Alumni Magazine > Net Gain Environmental Lawyer Peter Shelley’s Fish Tale > Full Plate Restaurateur/Philanthropist Chris Spinazzola: Thousands Served > Also in This Issue: • • • Travel Back to Suffolk Circa 1949 Got a Big Job Interview? Phone It In One Graduate’s 40-Day Fast The Speaker Speaks Sal DiMasi Captures the Hill Spring 2007 $3.95 —Gail Ellis Vol. II, No. 3 Dean of Law Admissions Suffolk Law School I have never before written a “letter to the editor,” but I had to after reading Levinsky’s article. —John G. McNamara, BA ‘69, JD ‘72 As a graduate of Suffolk University, I became an English teacher, tutor, and finally an educational advocate for students with special needs. I was pleased to read the recent article on my former professor, Dr. Stanley Vogel, who influenced me with his love of literature and by making certain we knew everything about anything. His total preparation for every class as well as his seriousness of purpose served as an excellent model and I have always strived to put the same standards in place for myself and the young people I teach. We have all benefited from Dr. Vogel’s influence and we hope he knows how grateful we shall always be. —Esther Ross, BA ‘67 RE: THE BREADWINNER Irene Cook EMBA ‘05 It was a pleasure to read the feature on Irene Cook in your spring issue. She is the embodiment of what is best about our university: Suffolk provided Irene with an opportunity, and she has made the most of it. As one of my students in the EMBA program, Irene exhibited the intelligence, judgment, and determination required for executive leadership. Just as important, Irene effuses a genuine warmth and empathy for people, as evidenced by her trademark hugs. These personal traits, along with her abilities, will undoubtedly enable her to sustain her success as she pursues her career goals. Write to Us —Robert E. Rosenthal, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Communication and Journalism RE: EXTRA! EXTRA! WORLD CLASS JOURNALISTS DEBATE FUTURE OF NEWS Suffolk Today Had you described the keynote speaker of the “Journalism in the Changing Media” conference as “Disgraced plagiarist Mike Barnicle” instead of “Boston media veteran Mike Barnicle,” I would only have disagreed with your choice of keynoter. Now I disagree with your choice and with your Suffolk Alumni Magazine 8 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108-2770 ... RE: SAM Thank for the magazine! Great read. Would you know by any chance know who I might be able to contact in the Alumni Association if I wish to hire a Suffolk attorney? —AJ Joseph E–mail letters to: sam@suffolk.edu Editor’s Note: contact Office of Career Development, 617-573-8148, lawcareerdev@suffolk.edu FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 9 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 9 9/20/07 3:47:40 PM �The Bottom Line SUFF_1-64.indd 10 9/20/07 3:47:46 PM �SAM: You’ve been dean since 2001. Have you noticed a change in the type of student who is applying? Dean O’Neill: Yes, we are dealing with the Millennial student now. These students are busy individuals who are very involved in their community. They love to learn and are highly motivated to succeed. They are globally focused, organized, creative, and technologically advanced. They’ve never known a world without cell phones, computers, CDs, or DVDs. SAM: Why do you think so many students are seeking a business education today? Dean O’Neill: I think they want a practical education that gets them into the business world immediately upon graduation. Others are looking to start their own businesses and we have established the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies to help these students. Regardless of their career path, our students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, Dean O’Neill: No, generally today’s business student is socially conscious. They also have very strong feelings about corporate responsibility. Many choose to work in the non-profit, healthcare, or government sectors, applying the skills they receive from a business degree. The new BSBA curriculum has a strong focus on social responsibility and service and is one of the central themes of this new curriculum. Employees need to be encouraged to get out into the community—to be involved and understand the community better. They need to go beyond the four walls of their offices and feel comfortable in the community with the individuals who buy their products or services. SAM: So even if they are bottom line focused, social consciousness is now part of the bottom–line. Dean O’Neill: Community involvement has always has been part of the bottom line. It’s just that more people recognize it now. In a wide ranging conversation with SAM, Sawyer Business School Dean William J. O’Neill weighs in on such topics as a new curriculum for the undergraduate program, the importance of globalization, and the difference between “The Apprentice” and the real world. embrace change, and network. Accepting change is very important for business students. I’d like our students to become change agents. SAM: You mentioned the new curriculum for the BSBA program this fall. What prompted the changes? SAM: You use the phrase “change agent,” and I know you mentioned it in your presentation in May to the Dean’s Advisory Board. That’s not a phrase you often hear associated with business. Dean O’Neill: The changing dynamics of the workplace. The business world is demanding savvier employees with leadership skills, critical thinking, and an in-depth understanding of global business perspectives. Our new curriculum focuses on leadership, innovation, networking, knowledge, and service [LINKS]. The LINKS philosophy is interwoven throughout our undergraduate and graduate curricula. The new BSBA curriculum centers around six themes: globalization, ethics and corporate social responsibility, diversity, leadership, teamwork, and networking. Also, we are introducing business courses earlier in the program during the student’s first and second years. We’ve developed an online portfolio that serves as a repository of knowledge for students to build and maintain throughout their Suffolk careers. Students will be able to capture their entire undergraduate experience in their portfolio. They can post writing samples, video clips, papers, case analyses, and reflective pieces about learning experiences while traveling or completing internships. In the student’s third year they can create a personal web page which will assist them with job recruitment by presenting themselves effectively to prospective employers. Dean O’Neill: If a business doesn’t embrace change, the competition will force them out of business. To be successful in business, you must embrace change. A business needs to continuously improve services to customers and their internal operations. Many businesses bring about societal changes with the technical changes they make. Take the way we listen to music. The iPod has significantly changed the way people interact with music just as the Walkman changed the dynamic of how people listened to music in the ’80s. Applying new technologies is where businesses make their greatest contribution to society as well as their profits. SAM: Not to stereotype here, but students going into the business world probably are fairly focused on the bottom line. So when you start talking about giving back to the community, do you start to see a lot of eye rolling? FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 11 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 11 9/20/07 3:47:51 PM �Cohort experiences allow students to connect with their classmates around specific topics. In their first year, students take a freshman course which introduces them to the culture and diversity of Boston and the Suffolk Community. As part of this course, students learn about the city on the Boston Duck Tours. They later analyze a case study of Boston Duck Tours in their Business Foundations class. During the fall semester, the CEO of the Boston Duck Tours, Cindy Brown, will speak to students about the challenges and opportunities of the company. SAM: Do you actually have to change the MBA curriculum corresponding to the bachelor’s in any way? Dean O’Neill: No, faculty are continuously improving the MBA and other graduate degree programs each year. Due to their prior business experiences, the MBA student receives a more advanced level of knowledge and skills than the BSBA student. Also, the LINKS concept has been interwoven in the MBA curriculum. SAM: This year, you have a record number of full time faculty coming on board. Presumably, you’re competing with many different business schools for the same faculty. How do you go about attracting them here? Dean O’Neill: I think our Boston location, as well as our strong focus on teaching and research, are significant factors. Our global mission is also very important and a number of our faculty specialize in global business research. Half of our current faculty are international and represent many diverse regions in the world. SAM: Sawyer Business School now has its first endowed chair. Do you think it will help retain faculty in the future? Dean O’Neill: The Wall Street Journal is a valuable daily newspaper. Rupert Murdoch has a reputation for sensationalizing news and therefore the future role of the Wall Street Journal under Murdoch’s ownership is uncertain. SAM: What do you consider required reading material for businesspeople? Dean O’Neill: I read The Economist all the time. It provides first-rate business, economic and government reporting about issues around the world. The relationship between government and business is interconnected and The Economist provides an excellent overview of this interdependence. “Regardless of their career path, our students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, embrace change, and network. Accepting change is very important for business students. I’d like our students to become change agents. “ SAM: How do you feel about the emergence of corporate leaders like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet as philanthropists? SAM: A Suffolk graduate who has made an innovative contribution is R.J. Valentine. Dean O’Neill: The emergence of corporate philanthropists began at the turn of the last century with the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Mellons. They gained great wealth for themselves and also established charitable foundations, which are still with us today. They focused on improving various elements of our society, in such areas as hospitals, educational institutions, museums, and many other areas. Today’s corporate philanthropists are continuing that tradition, but are more directly involved in the funding and monitoring the results of their contributions. Dean O’Neill: R.J. is a very successful businessman who has been giving SAM: Your take on The Apprentice? Dean O’Neill: Yes, the Carol Sawyer Parks Endowed Chair will help us attract and retain seasoned entrepreneurs and will assist us with funds for academic research and grants. We are extremely appreciative to the Sawyer family for their continuous generosity to the Business School. back to his community for many years. In conversations with him about how he would like to help the Business School, he came up with the idea that he would sponsor eighty percent of a student’s tuition, provide an internship, and personally mentor the student. Now to me this is the perfect model, and I would love to replicate it with other alumni. This model is very unique: a financial gift made personal through mentoring. One of the Business School’s priorities for the coming year is finding internships and mentors for our students that will help them get some experience in a professional job while they are students. SAM: A few general questions on the business landscape. Your take on The Wall Street Journal sale to Rupert Murdoch... 12 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 12 | Dean O’Neill [laughs]: It’s entertainment. It isn’t the way the real business world operates. People are not fired because they failed the first time in their decision making. Maybe after a series of failures, but not with their first failure. There are some elements of the show that depict the real business world, such as the intensity of business and the need to produce positive results and profits. SAM: What do you consider to be the best business advice you’ve ever heard? Dean O’Neill: “Whatever you do, have a passion for what you are doing.” S FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:53 PM �What if there was a magic button that instantly put you in touch with thousands of Suffolk Alumni? { Actually, there is. } ENTER the ONLINE COMMUNITY Does Suffolk’s on-line community work? Just folk alumni in top positions in every industry throughout New ask Dianne Grattan MBA ’02. England,” says Diane. “And with the ‘opt-in’ option, I know it’s “To do my job, I need to speak with leaders across industries— okay to contact them.” Dianne says she is getting a great re- healthcare, business, technology,” says Diane. sponse from her fellow graduates. How does she find those leaders? Through the Suffolk Alumni Her success is just one example of how the Online Community Association’s Online Community, which can work for you. You can also get a permanent Suffolk e-mail offers an ‘opt-in’ button for alumni inter- address, create your own yellow page ad, find old friends, or ested in being contacted by other Suffolk make new connections. alumni. Whether you’ve just graduated or celebrating your 25th re- “In the Online Community, you’ll find Suf- union, the Suffolk Online Community will work for you! The Online Community is free to all Suffolk alumni. Share in Suffolk’s strength by registering today via the Alumni Association website: www.suffolk.edu/alumni SUFF_1-64.indd 13 9/20/07 3:47:53 PM �RAMblings News on Campus and Beyond STUDY ABROAD TECHNOLOGY Go East–Far East–Young Student Can You Hear Me Now? Suffolk is making the wireless connection in a big way. This fall, 95 percent of the Boston campus will be wireless, up from just five percent during the last academic year. The exponential leap comes at a time when students are using laptops and other wireless devices more than ever. Members of Suffolk I.T. department sat down with students and found that wireless was a key to fulfilling their technological needs. Enterysys Networks of Andover, MA, donated a large portion of the required equipment. Enterysys has also agreed to update the network within the next 12 to 18 months as needed. And for those all-night cramming sessions, students can access a new, 24-hour support center in case they encounter any unexpected electronic nightmares. S SUFFOLK STUDENTS can now include Vietnam and Japan to their ever-growing list of countries where they can study abroad. With the addition of Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City and Saigon Internation- sity in Osaka, Japan, Suffolk now has an affiliation with more than 50 schools across the globe—a far cry from the eight schools associated with the program when it began just five years ago. Last year, more than 300 undergraduates and 50 graduates participated. “We’re now getting calls from juniors in high school who are interested in studying “We’re always looking at new places to send more students, and I expect the program to continue to grow.” abroad,” said Study Abroad Program Director Youmna H. Hinnawa. For more information about the program, go to www.suffolk.edu/studyabroad. 14 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 14 | ART CREDIT HERE ILLUSTRATION TOP BY STEPHEN WEBSTER al University in Vietnam, as well as Sophia University in Tokyo and Kansai Gaidai Univer- FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:54 PM �RAMblings says who ? The C. Walsh also hosted a live broadcast of National Public Radio’s Says You! game show in May. ACADEMICS College Unveils New Curriculum T H E AT R E A R T S From C. Walsh to Off-Broadway T The Theatre Department is singing a new tune now that one of its productions is set to make its off-Broadway debut. A professional company, the Transport Group Theatre, will produce Suffolk’s 2006 show Crossing Brooklyn (called Begin Again during its Suffolk run) during its 2007-2008 season. “To have this performed in New York City, the center of the musical universe, is like getting a trophy,” remarked Theatre Department Chair Marilyn Plotkins. The musical, written by veteran composers Laura Harrington and Jenny Giering, is a story of love and renewal set against the backdrop of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Plotkins said it was a big enough coup when the two women agreed to write for a univer- T he College of Arts and Sciences this fall will roll out what Dean Kenneth S. Greenberg terms “the most significant curriculum change in the history of the College.” The radically revamped curriculum includes new and more demanding courses, more opportunity to connect theory with practice, and a better way for students to adjust more quickly to college life. “These changes preserve the best of the College’s old curriculum while introducing new elements that will make our offerings competitive with the best liberal arts colleges in the country,” said Dean Greenberg, who led the four-year review process that engaged both faculty and students. The most apparent change is the conversion of courses from three credits to four. According to Dean Greenberg, this will allow students more opportunity— and faculty more time—to dig deeper into subject matter. Incoming freshmen will also now select a faculty advisor for their first year, based upon their choice of one of over 50 new Freshman Seminars. These broad- sity theatre, since most amateur productions ly-focused courses present an opportunity for freshmen to engage in critical think- do not make it off campus. Now, with a profes- ing and include such choices as “Poverty and Inequality,” “Philosophy of Art and sional company producing the show, Suffolk Beauty,” “Science in the Ancient World,” and “The Problem of Freedom.” Thanks to jumps to the forefront of a growing movement small class sizes, the seminars will enable advisors to get to know their students to create and nurture musicals away from the quickly and to guide them better during their crucial first year in college. klieg lights of Broadway and its critics. “This is the wave of the future,” predicted Plotkins, “and it puts Suffolk on the map.” A new requirement called the Extended Classroom Experience will ensure that all students have an opportunity to connect theoretical with practical knowledge. Students may choose to study abroad, complete an internship in the Congress or the Statehouse, volunteer in museums and soup kitchens, or engage in an extensive assortment of other activities linking their classrooms to the outside world. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 15 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 15 9/20/07 3:47:55 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 16 9/20/07 3:47:56 PM �RAMblings ENVIRONMENT Rams spring ahead to successful season A Reduce, Reuse, Reward ll four of Suffolk’s spring sports qualified for post-season play, while a Suffolk softball player was named player of the year by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Baseball: Suffolk compiled a 23-17 record, going 11-3 in the GNAC, before bowing to Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute in the finals. The team was led by junior first baseman Nick Martinho, who hit .364 with six homers and 33 RBI, and junior outfielder Greg DeMarco, who batted .414 with two homers and 30 runs scored. The pair joined teammates Jeison King, Marc Exarhopoulos, Kevin Silva, Steve Durant, and Reid Jackson as GNAC all-conference picks. Golf: Suffolk finished sixth in the first-ever GNAC-Alliance championship, as Jason Anderson shot an 85, good for 17th overall. Eric Riffle shot an 88 and Jori Karstikko had a 91. Men’s Tennis: Juniors Pedro Soares and Chris Delisi were selected to the GNAC first team. Soares, who played No. 1 singles, went 4-0 in league play and 5-2 overall, and was undefeated in doubles. Delisi was 5-0 in GNAC play, and 9-2 overall as the No. 2 singles player, while going 8-1 in doubles. The team finished second in the GNAC with a 4-1 record (8-3 overall) but lost in the league semifinals. Softball: Sophomore pitcher/infielder Jess Ferreira was named GNAC player of the year, as AL GORE WOULD BE PROUD. Suffolk’s recycling program has placed the she followed up last year’s Rookie of the Year effort by posting a 12-15 record, a 3.94 ERA, and University in the top half of colleges and univer- striking out 181 batters. At the plate, Ferreira hit a robust .458 with six home runs, six triples, and sities participating in Recycle Mania, a national eight doubles, and ranked 51st nationally with a .777 slugging percentage. These stats earned recycling competition. her an honorable mention with the Division III All-New England team. The Rams went 15-22 overall and 10-12 in the league, good enough to make it into the GNAC playoffs in coach Vicki Schull’s second and final season at the helm. However, the team was eliminated in the first round. Since the summer of 2006, Suffolk has more than tripled the amount of paper, glass, metal, plastic, and cardboard recycled, going from 30 tons to over 95 tons, and has cut the amount it throws away by almost 15 percent. The University also formed several partnerships with organizations such as Extras for Creative Learning and Dump and Run, which reuse items no longer needed on campus. Campus Sustainability Coordinator Erica Mattison MPA ’07 will continue her mission to educate, expand, and enhance the recycling program this academic year. Mattison is developing an energy management plan that she predicts will lead to such improvements as more efficient light bulbs, renovation of the heating and cooling systems for maximum energy efficiency, and promotion of environmentally preferred purchasing methods. Pedro Soares and Chris Delisi were GNAC first team doubles partners. Go to www.suffolk.edu/recycling for more information. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 17 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 17 9/20/07 3:47:57 PM �RAMblings P O P C U LT U R E Suffolk Alum a Survivor COURTNEY YATES BA ’03 has survived work- (Flying Dragon) team. The two opposing ing at Logan Airport, a high-end hair salon, teams will be marooned on separate islands and historic homes in Salem, Massachusetts, on Zhelin Lake in Jiangxi Province. where she donned a period costume as an “interpreter.” Yates described herself in a video profile as being the “anti-Survivor” contestant, add- Now, she will try to survive shifting alli- ing she had no set strategy on how to keep ances, elaborate challenges, and a series of from being voted off the show. “This whole tribal council votes to win the $1 million first thing is like a whim,” she said. “If the cards place prize on Survivor: China. The hit CBS go my way, great. If they don’t, whatever.” television reality series began its 15th installment on September 20th at 8 p.m.. A website called BoDog.com has handicapped the 16 contestants, and Yates is tied The Melrose native, who currently lives for 10th with 13-1 odds of being the final and works as a waitress in New York City, survivor. Here at Suffolk, she’s the odds-on will be one of the eight-person Fei Long favorite. HONORS Annual SUMMA Pre-Commencement Dinner Highlights Graduate Achievements T of New Orleans, and was one of several for- ments of every graduate. Some of week before Hurricane Katrina devastated the > Chanterelly the more dramatic examples were highlighted city and closed the university. Suffolk waived year of her Suffolk experience at the Madrid by President David J. Sargent JD ’54 on May 19 the tuition for Rialo and his fellow travelers, campus before arriving in Boston. The daugh- during the annual Commencement-eve dinner enabling them to transfer to the Boston cam- ter of a career diplomat, Chanterelly became that introduces honorary degree recipients, pus. Rialo lived with the family of a professor fluent in six languages at Suffolk. She gradu- and thanks the University’s generous benefac- in the Sawyer Business School prior to his ated summa cum laude from the College of tors, SUMMA and Frost Society members. This graduation. Arts and Sciences and will pursue a PhD in distinctive group included: > Li Ghou Lei Riley, who fled to the United economics. > he Class of 2007 had 1,672 great will now be reunited with her extended family stories to tell, reflecting the achieve- mer Dakar students who arrived less than a in China. Dubois, who spent the first States after seeing friends and college class- Presenting these snapshots of graduates mates shot in the 1989 Tiananmen Square whose lives had been changed by Suffolk, ity into a degree from Suffolk Law School, and massacre. Riley overcame polio to earn a President Sargent assured the audience that a career representing the handicapped for master’s degree in the States, working full “they, in turn, will change the lives of count- the Boston Greater Legal Service Agency. time and raising two young daughters as a less other people.” > Vidal Rialo, who had originally transferred single parent while attending Suffolk Law at from Suffolk’s Dakar campus to the University 18 Robin Powell, who channeled her con- cern at unfair treatment based on her disabil- night. She graduated on the Dean’s List, and SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 18 | See page 49 for more on this year’s Commencement festivities. FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:47:59 PM �RAMblings SOCIAL CHANGE Giving with their Heart and S.O.U.L.S. There’s more to an education than sitting in a in the upcoming Colleges of Distinction service classroom. That’s where Suffolk’s Organization learning guidebook. for Uplifting Lives through Service, or S.O.U.L.S., comes in. a great way for them to do it.” Some of the center’s projects include assist- “It’s a nice recognition, and it validates what ing the needy and victims of weather-related we are trying to do,” said Carolina Garcia, the tragedies during Alternative Spring Break, work- In recognition of the curriculum-based service center’s director, who noted that 21 classes in- ing at local food pantries, and mentoring at-risk learning opportunities and initiatives to promote cluded a service learning component last year— preschool children. social change that the University has developed up from six classes just two years earlier. “Stu- over the past ten years, Suffolk will be included dents learn best through experience, and this is For more information, go to www.suffolk. edu/campuslife/139.html. RESEARCH Professor Anxious to Begin $2 Million Study A Associate Professor of Psychology Susan Orsillo hopes to use a $2 million, fiveyear grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to show how people can overcome their anxieties. Orsillo and fellow researcher Liz Roemer of the University of Massachusetts- Boston have been developing their treatment, called acceptance-based behavior therapy, for the past seven years. According to Orsillo, generalized anxiety disorder is among the most difficult types of anxiety disorders to treat. The researchers will follow a diverse group of random clients over a nine- month period and compare acceptance-based therapy to the more established treatment called applied relaxation. “There is growing interest in integrating mindfulness into psychotherapy,” Orsillo said, noting that nearly 75 percent of clients using their treatment method have seen marked improvement. “Our findings to date have been very promising.” Once the grant is completed, the pair plans to disseminate their findings to clinicians in the field. sam@ large ROBOTIC REWARDS: Under the guidance of Associate Professors Craig Christensen and Mostapha Ziad, Suffolk engineering students placed first and third at the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers robotic competition this past spring. The tenmember team created an autonomous robot that used ultrasonic sensors to “see” the walls and get to the middle of a grid maze. MUSSELING OUT SCALLOPS: Care for a side of mussels with your order? Associate Professor of Biology Thomas Trott has found that if the intense dredging needed to harvest scallops continues, mussels may overtake scallops in Cobscook Bay, ME. Downeast Magazine plans a report on Trott’s research, which was conducted at Suffolk’s R.S. Friedman Field Station on the bay. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 19 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 19 9/20/07 3:48:03 PM �RAMblings KUDOS MONEY Retail Discounts? Advantage: Suffolk Students T Suffolk Law Reaches Top Tier of U.S. News survey In the rapidly-expanding field of health and biomedical law, Suffolk is a rising star. The Law School was recently ranked 17th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, based upon a fall 2006 survey of law professors. Suffolk has had a health law concentration for about a decade. wo distinctions of life in Boston “This is a wonderful recognition for the health law concentration and for the speak- include the high cost of living er series, law journal, advanced legal studies programs, and other activities that have and the profusion of students. gained the attention of the academic community,” noted former Law School Dean Yet scholars attending Suffolk can take Robert H. Smith. advantage of a special program to keep their costs under control. Student Advantage allows students to use their ID as a discount card at more COMMUNITY SERVICE than 20,000 businesses nationwide, at the price of $45 for four years. The local list includes restaurants such as Fajitas & Ritas, D’Angelo’s, Dominos, and Fire + Ice, retailers like Foot Locker and Urban Outfitters, and entertainment attractions such as the New England Aquarium, AMC Boston, and The Comedy Connection. “That is awesome,” said junior Charlie Latham of the program that is entering its second year on campus. “They offer Suffolk Senior Gives Kids a Jumpstart S SHARI KURTZMAN IS LEARNING THE BUSINESS OF CARING. The senior Sawyer Business School student recently won the American Eagle Outfitters’ Spirit of Service Award for her work through Jumpstart-Boston, a national early education organization that serves children in the neighborhoods of Roxbury and Dorchester. Kurtzman was one of five students awarded $5,000 during a June ceremo- ny in Los Angeles. She was selected from Jumpstart’s national network of 3,000 college students, based upon a thorough application and review process. During her first three years, she has offered guidance to her fellow Suffolk students and helped research new means of reaching more preschool children. Not one to rest on her laurels, so many great discounts.” Venus Williams BS ’00, manager of Campus Card Systems, says Suffolk is also looking into a program where an ID card can double as a debit card, so parents can help manage—or at least control—their this year Kurtzman will help lead the 40 Suffolk students who participate in the program. “I came to Suffolk not really knowing what I wanted from a college,” Kurtzman said. “Through Jumpstart I have found a passion and drive I had never known. Now I just run with it and I’m excited to see where it will lead.” offspring’s spending. sam@ large 20 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 20 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF: Provost Patricia Maguire Meservey was chosen to become president of Salem State College, effective August 1, 2007. Meservey, who promoted faculty scholarship and strategic planning in the academic and administrative realms, joined Suffolk in 2004. A GOOD PERCENTAGE: Suffolk students took home five of 13 awards at the 18th annual National Association of Black Accountants award reception this past spring. Nancy Douyon received $10,000, Kerlin Aristilde and Hugette Konate were awarded $2,500 apiece, Aicha Belemkoabga received $1,000, and Eric Compaore garnered the Outstanding New Student award. FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:05 PM �2nd Annual Sponsors To Date: SUFF_1-64.indd 21 9/20/07 3:48:09 PM �Practice Makes Perfect Defending youth for Suffolk’s Juvenile Justice Center, Megan Bayer JD ’07 ‘learned by doing.’ Today, she applies the experience to municipal law. SUFF_1-64.indd 22 9/20/07 3:48:12 PM �By M I C H AE L B LANDING In the name of WHY ARE SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS REPRESENTING YOUNG CLIENTS OVERLOOKED BY THE SYSTEM? Justice P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y L E A H FA S T E N FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 23 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 23 9/20/07 3:48:16 PM �t’s an early spring morning, and in a few minutes, Suffolk Law School student Megan Bayer will be standing before a judge on behalf of a teenager accused of trespassing. The trouble is, she has yet to see a police report or a complaint. As she hurries through the courtroom gallery, Bayer knows her advocacy before the judge could mean the difference between dismissal, probation, or even juvenile detention for “Jamal,” one of a dozen juveniles (names changed for confidentiality) crowding the hallway outside of the courtroom at the Edward Brooke Courthouse in Boston. Bayer’s client, a 15-year-old in a black hoodie, towers over the petite law student. The district attorney reads the charges, alleging Jamal had been hanging around on the steps of the school with another student who had recently been expelled. When police told them to leave, the DA says, Jamal and his friend allegedly walked around to the bleachers in back of the school and mouthed off to the cop before they were arrested. Bypassing Bayer, Judge Terry Craven asks Jamal’s mother, who is sitting in the front row, what she thinks. “He’s respectful except when he feels like I’m always on him,” she replies. The judge shoots back: “Of course you are always on him. You are his mother.” Bayer stands on tiptoe to whisper in her client’s ear, then turns to address the judge. “Your Honor, the district attorney offered a deal we are interested in taking at this time,” she says. In a strong voice, she spells out the details of a plea bargain she’d been able to work out on the fly before the case was called. She says Jamal will plead “no contest”—a less harsh sentence than “guilty”—in return for a sentence of ten hours of community service. Judge Craven accepts—under one condition. Before she’ll dismiss the charges, she motions to Jamal’s sweatshirt, which has a picture of Al Pacino on the front. “If memory serves, that picture is from the movie Scarface that glorifies the sale of drugs and violence,” she says, turning back to the boy’s mother. “Upon returning home, he is to give you that sweatshirt and never wear it again.” “I’ll cut it up,” she promises. “You’re all set, Jamal,” says Judge Craven. So it goes in the overloaded juvenile court system, where decisions shaping the future of teenagers are made in the span of a few minutes. In this heated environment, students like Megan with the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC)—now in its eighth year at Suffolk—play a vital role in ensuring that the cash-strapped system works the way it should. At the same time, they obtain a crash course in how justice really works for kids on the margins of society, getting a first-hand look at a system that (because of privacy restrictions) few get a chance to see. Every Wednesday during the school year, nearly a dozen Suffolk students cram into a small antechamber of the courtroom, scrambling to learn the details of cases that have come in from the previous night in order to provide the best advocacy for their clients. “We are like ER 24 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 24 | According to Massachusetts state law, “they shall be treated, not as criminals, but as children in need of aid, encouragement, and guidance. FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:19 PM �Tipping the Scales of Justice Juvenile Justice Center Managing Director Lisa Thurau-Gray and her staff empower youth with legal information and representation. SUFF_1-64.indd 25 9/20/07 3:48:21 PM �doctors on call,” says Pierre Monette, one of two attorney advisors and Associate Visiting Clinical Professors for the JJC. “This is our ER.” A big man with a shaved head, Monette serves as on-the-spot counselor to the Suffolk students, shuttling back and forth to confer with the court clerk, anxious parents, and teenage clients. Later, Suffolk students refine their techniques in debriefings with Monette and his fellow advisor, attorney Ken King. Unlike the adult system, the juvenile courts are intended to rehabilitate, not punish. According to Massachusetts state law, “they shall be treated, not as criminals, but as children in need of aid, encouragement, and guidance.” In practice, however, the system has become more punitive since the 1990s. “Most of the kids who come in here are not hardcore criminals,” says Monette. Rather, they are brought in on trespassing or minor drug offenses. Once in the system, though, they are often set up to fail, with onerous probation requirements instead of programs to keep them out of trouble. A few missed appointments or broken curfews and they are quickly ratcheted up to jail time. “There is a belief from some that the only remedy is to lock them up,” says Monette. “I don’t see that as a means to help.” This is where the Suffolk students come in, serving as a check on the system by upholding the rule of law. “The burden of proof is still on the prosecutor,” says Monette. “I think a lot of times [prosecutors] think if [juveniles] are there, they must have done something wrong. We have to remind people, ‘Where is the evidence?’” A ‘Holistic’ Approach After Jamal steps down, another Suffolk Law student, Ronen Morris, stands up next to Stephen, a tall boy wearing a beige collared shirt. The prosecutor rattles off charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest on the subway. “There is no mention of resisting arrest in the police report,” interjects Morris. Judge Craven pores over the report, reading it aloud. “‘A large group of juveniles being loud and using profane language,’” she says, unable to find anything about resisting arrest. “I’m going to dismiss it without prejudice.” Later, over sandwiches across from the courthouse, Morris vents his frustration. “In class you learn what the police can do—here you learn what the police do do,” he says. “You are not going up against the facts; you are going up against the police officer. Oftentimes, the judge knows these kids better than we do. It’s hard to break into that cycle sometimes.” Student lawyers like Bayer and Morris help to even the odds and give their juvenile clients a fair shake. Unlike many of the trial attorneys who contract to represent indigent youth in the court, JJC has a case worker and an education attorney on staff to assist clients with the services they need to get back on track. The program is a win-win for the court, says Judge Craven, training students who may one day return knowing how to navigate the juvenile justice system. “On a selfish level, they will be far more valuable to us if they come back as litigators because they have been through it.” 26 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 26 | Some officers even started to open up about difficulties they were having with their own children. – Lt. Detective Mark Gillespie, MBTA Transit Police FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:27 PM �The combination of energetic students and institutional support has made JJC a national model for effectively representing youth. “The work they do is indispensable,” says Patricia Puritz, director of the National Juvenile Defenders Center. “They are providing the kind of holistic representation that is extraordinarily unique and has been proven to lead to better outcomes. There are not enough law schools around the country that provide this level of support.” While many cases are often pled out in court, others go to trial, requiring Suffolk students to spend hours conducting research and interviews. During her tenure, Bayer landed two substantial cases. The first was a young man arrested during a major drug bust at a housing project in Jamaica Plain. Bayer’s client, “Stephen,” was allegedly dealing a small amount of marijuana on the property. Upon meeting him, she found out that his mother was an addict, and that she had recently kicked him out of the house, leaving him with few options. “He clearly had some tough stuff going on,” she says. The district attorney offered a plea deal but refused to show her client the video evidence the state had against him. Bayer pushed for months to see it. “I said we need to be able to show our client what he’s pleading guilty to,” says Bayer. Eventually, the DA relented and provided the video, which turned out to have poor sound quality—making a trial a gamble at best for the prosecution. Tired after months in lockup, Stephen decided to plead guilty anyway. Still, Bayer feels good that he was able to make an informed decision. Over the course of the trial, Bayer visited Stephen several times in detention. “We talked about his behavior problems and encouraged him to get good feedback in detention,” she says. “I hope he chooses to do the right thing.” In the other case, Bayer and fellow Suffolk student attorney Stephanie Zwieyen represented “Kevin,” a 13-year-old boy accused of assault and battery. The charges stemmed from a fight Kevin had with a nine-yearold boy, whom he allegedly pulled a knife on. When the two Suffolk students interviewed their client, however, they found that he was shy and soft-spoken, admitting to the fight but claiming he had only shown the knife to the other boy earlier in the day. The two hired a private investigator, who, in interviewing the victim’s family, discovered that they didn’t want to see the Kevin punished. Nevertheless, the DA refused to offer a meaningful plea deal, and the Suffolk students counseled their client to take the case to trial. In preparation, they solicited one of Kevin’s teachers to write a letter explaining that he was a good kid who was rarely in trouble in school. The trial strategy paid off when the attorneys appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing and the victim failed to show up. A new prosecutor who had been assigned to the case offered a plea of six months probation with anger-management therapy. “We were very happy,” says Bayer. “It took a while, but the judge eventually agreed.” For teenagers with few positive adult role models, the experience of having a dedicated advocate to defend them can be life-changing. “It makes a huge difference to a lot of these clients to feel like someone stood up for them,” says managing director Lisa Thurau-Gray, who runs the JJC program. A Breakthrough Case In addition to representing clients in the courtroom, the Center also works in the community to help young people avoid the system in the first place. Its most successful intervention was with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Police. In the late 1990s, the MBTA implemented a zero-tolerance policy regarding rowdiness on the subway, resulting in a rash of arrests. “You had judges throwing out cases at the speed of light,” says Thurau-Gray, sitting behind her desk in a cramped office in downtown Boston. In 1999, Thurau-Gray hit the media to detail harassment claims, hoping to negotiate a settlement. Transit cops who secretly disapproved of the zero-tolerance policy began leaking information, leading to more damaging media reports. Following a legislative hearing in 2001, the MBTA suspended its policy and the police chief ’s contract was not renewed. The JJC, which had represented over 60 youth arrested by MBTA police in two years, filed suit on behalf of 11 young people alleging violation of civil rights. The 2003 settlement included $5,550 for each teen. Most importantly, police agreed to participate in trainings with the JJC. “We decided if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” says Lieutenant Detective Mark Gillespie, head of juvenile and investigative services for the MBTA Transit Police. “Wherever there is change, there is resistance.” Gillespie concedes that Thurau-Gray was “very much disliked by the officers” and credits her with great courage in confronting a hostile police department. Thurau-Gray set up focus groups with both officers and youth, and spent hours on the MBTA platforms observing their interactions. “There are certain officers who have ‘magic’ with kids and get them to comply,” she says. “We wanted to deconstruct what makes them understand the youth so well.” She recalls watching one officer respond to a fistfight that might have led a less-experienced officer to overreact. Instead, he walked quietly up to the two, put a hand on each of their shoulders and said “Friends, is this how we behave as ladies and gentlemen?” Thurau-Gray started to realize that the best officers were the ones who treated kids like kids—distracting them or defusing tension, rather than confronting them head-on. “One of the things we tell officers is if kids want respect, give them respect. It surprises them and puts them off balance.” The breakthrough for officers was when many of them realized that much of what JJC taught was identical to the way they treated their own kids at home. “I stood up there and said, ‘I have to tell my own child fifteen times to do something,” Gillespie recalled. “‘So what makes you think these kids are going to be any different?’ I heard from several officers afterwards that had an impact.” Some officers, he said, even started to open up about difficulties they were having with their own children who had been arrested, or problems during their own adolescence. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 27 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 27 9/20/07 3:48:27 PM �Gradually, the department changed its tactics to use more persuasion and community outreach, relying on arrests as a last resort. Since JJC filed suit six years ago, annual arrests of juveniles on the MBTA have decreased by half. The Center’s philosophy is one of shared responsibility, training police (recent departmental additions include Cambridge and Somerville) and educating young people. When the JJC decided to distribute wallet-sized cards to hand out to youth detailing the consequences of getting arrested, officers saw such a valuable tool that the MBTA printed 100,000 copies. The Center also has offered programs to educate young people about police and the courts (see sidebar, “Double Jeopardy”). The ultimate goal is to reduce tension on both sides. “What you have is a terrible climate of fear because of firearms,” says Thurau-Gray. “The unpredictability creates a hypervigilance out there, where the kids are so scared and mistrustful of police, and vice versa.” Double Jeopardy An educational game helps JJC Managing Director Lisa Thurau-Gray show the added burden of youth in the legal system f you appear to be anywhere from 7 to 17, the very first thing Lisa Thurau-Gray will do upon meeting Looking at ‘The Bigger Issues’ Since their victory with the MBTA, the JJC has continued advocating on a number of other fronts. At a recent Boston City Council hearing, Thurau-Gray testified against a new Boston Housing Authority policy on trespassing that would increase authorities’ power to arrest young people in public housing. Additionally, JJC has been pushing for a proposed law that would purge juvenile CORI (Criminal Offense Record Information) records from potential employers for minor offenses. JJC’s advocacy work often overlaps with its court work. At City Hall, Suffolk Law School student Phil Vicini bolstered Thurau-Gray’s testimony, describing his successful defense of a client charged with trespassing in a housing project. This spring, Lyslynn Lacoste, who enrolled at Suffolk specifically to participate in the JJC program, accompanied Thurau-Gray in her meetings with several legislators to advocate for the CORI bill. A former youth worker, LaCoste plans to apply her education to advocacy work upon graduation. “I wanted to show them this isn’t just a bill–it’s affecting real people,” says Lacoste. “If the supports were there for these children, they wouldn’t be in the system they are in. You have to look beyond the criminal act to the bigger issues involved.” Reflecting on her experience with the JJC, Megan Bayer believes “the whole ‘innocent until proven guilty’ [premise] is missing from the juvenile justice system. Some district attorneys and probation officers seem to be difficult just to be difficult, and they can’t think about other ways that we could work together to get the best resolution for the client.” Following her graduation last spring, Bayer began practicing municipal law with the Boston firm of Kopelman and Paige. Though she may never set foot in a juvenile criminal court again, the program provided a unique and valuable perspective applicable to her clients today. “It was definitely the best class I took,” she says. “It’s amazing how much more you learn by actually doing something.” S 28 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 28 | you is to hand you her business card, often followed by a piece of candy. The age range represents the legal definition of “juvenile” in Massachusetts, an important distinction for the 46–year–old Managing Director of Suffolk University’s Juvenile Justice Center. On this late spring afternoon, Thurau-Gray pulls into a parking lot in a gritty section of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood and reaches for the candy, cards, and an easel in the back of her ’92 Honda. Thurau-Gray is a constant blur of activity, known to shift, eat, and carry on a cellphone conversation simultaneously. “I generally close my eyes and hope [for the best] when I get into her car,” is how JJC staff member Ken King puts it. Exhausted from a morning of multi-tasking, Thurau-Gray steels herself with a final swig of coffee before setting up in a classroom at the youth service organization Mission Safe. She will be playing host of “Juvenile Justice Jeopardy,” an educational game loosely based on the TV show. The concept was developed by the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy and adapted by the JJC to educate young people about the juvenile justice system. Pre-teens and teenagers wander in randomly and restlessly. Sugar does not seem like the answer but Thurau-Gray sets up her prize trough of sweets and begins distributing her card to the mystified group. “You can call me and we will file a com- FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:27 PM �plaint if you’ve been mistreated by the police,” she explains. Standing in front of the room in her seersucker suit and opentoed shoes, she looks more like a school principal than an attorney. Yet the moment she begins, Thurau-Gray morphs into a hybrid of motivational speaker and stand-up comic. “I am going to talk about sex now because you’re all getting surprising to learn that both of her parents were teachers, or that her career choice was influenced by them, albeit in unexpected ways. “My mother survived the Holocaust as a child,” she says. “The thought of her being completely vulnerable and unprotected and a target of adults probably explains a large part of my psyche.” bored,” she says, launching into a scenario in which a 16–year–old Following undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropol- boy and a 15–year–old girl are having a consensual relationship. ogy from Barnard College and Columbia University and a law The question is whether he can be charged with statutory rape. degree from Yeshiva University, Thurau-Gray directed the Na- Following discussion and role plays, Thurau-Gray explains that tional Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberties, because “he is not underage and she is, he could be charged.” an advocacy organization promoting the separation of church Other topics have a similarly incendiary potential. Thurau- and state in public schools. She came to Boston in 1999 as Spe- Gray uses the 1989 Central Park jogger case to illustrate per- cial Projects Director for Juvenile Justice Center. The following ception vs. reality on crime and racial inequities in the justice year, she added the role of Director for New England Juvenile system. Such candor has not always endeared her to authori- Defender Center to her responsibilities before becoming Man- ties. Thurau-Gray recalls one presentation in which a program aging Director of the JJC in 2004. director pulled a fire alarm to get her to stop speaking after she “I became a lawyer so I could threaten people more menac- questioned a claim of probable cause based on the color of a ingly,” Thurau-Gray quips. “You threaten someone with a report youth’s pants. Yet as frank as her presentations are, it’s difficult or some research and they just snicker. You threaten them with to discern any agenda in Thurau-Gray’s message to youth. On a lawsuit and they pay more attention.” the one hand, she warns that “all of you are at risk, not because Following an animated conversation, Thurau-Gray debriefs you’ve done anything wrong necessarily but because, if you’re her audience. “Did I tell you anything that surprised you and if a kid of color living in Boston, your chances of getting stopped so, what was it?,” she asks. “Everything,” a boy replies, passing and pat-frisked by a police officer are very high.” On the other, the candy around as his friends file out. Another wants to know she counsels kids who resist arrest in the role play, “You must when she is coming back. After the presentation, Thurau-Gray ac- never act like that, ever.” While she advises young people never knowledges the thoughtful and in some cases, incredibly sophis- to say a word to police without a parent, guardian, or lawyer ticated responses, yet she seems resigned to certain limitations present, she also reminds them there are “good police officers of the format. “In spite of distributing my cards liberally, I rarely who do not like to arrest kids at all” and are just looking for hear from young people after a [presentation],” she shrugs. mutual respect. As if on cue, a girl who has been waiting for the room to clear Balance aside, there are seemingly no questions Thurau- steps forward. During the presentation, she was loud, border- Gray won’t ask—or answer. One girl wonders aloud whether ing on disruptive, but now she is barely audible. The girl asks it’s actually possible to request a new attorney. Another asks if she completes a six-month period without incident whether what pleading the Fifth really means. Thurau-Gray quizzes the she can escape her record of court involvement. Thurau-Gray group on their understanding of terms like “probable cause” answers her question, invites her to call, and offers a piece of and the “right to remain silent.” Watching her banter, it’s not candy for the road. – ANDY LEVINSKY FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 29 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 29 9/20/07 3:48:28 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 30 9/20/07 3:48:28 PM �Can One–Man Team Rob Zeytoonian ’95 Make it in the Sporting Goods Big Leagues? His Turn at ba Rob Zeytoonian knows his baseball swing isn’t right. “You’re supposed to keep your weight like this,” he tells a visitor, his body mass pitched slightly to the rear, the sample bat in his hands still shrouded in its plastic cover. He’s alone in the stands of the Holy Cross College baseball stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Worcester Tornadoes take the field below for batting practice, the air popping with the sound of horsehide striking wood. BY KEN SHULMAN . ILLUSTRATION BY SCOTT LAUMANN FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 31 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 31 9/20/07 3:48:30 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 32 9/20/07 3:48:32 PM �AT SUFFOLK, we weave our education from the bright, tough, lasting fibers of personal connection and real-world experience, and we produce students equipped with the skills and confidence to stride straight into the world of work. The keys to our success: established scholars and promising young professors who make time for research but who have made teaching the center of their lives. To preserve that experience for tomorrow’s students, however, we need to confront certain financial realities. Today’s market for top faculty is briskly competitive, and the dizzy price of living in Boston makes recruiting new talent even tougher. The path to our bright future: endowed chairs and professorships, funds for young scholars, and innovative centers of excellence. As generations of Suffolk graduates have proven, success depends on capitalizing on your strengths. And at Suffolk, our greatness rests in our faculty. Most universities are cut from the same cloth—and it’s tweed. To find out how you can help lay the foundation for Suffolk’s future, contact the Office of Advancement at (617) 573-8443 or visit www.suffolk.edu/giving SUFF_1-64.indd 33 9/20/07 3:48:33 PM �“My weight was always too far forward,” says Zeytoonian, balancing his five-foot-six frame. The 34-year-old former Suffolk University infielder unwraps the white maple bat and settles into his stance. His eyes widen. His shoulders rotate. His hips pivot. The skin on his knuckles redden as the shining wooden bat whips forward and snaps to a stop over an imaginary home plate. Zeytoonian pauses and looks at the bat that bears his company name and logo, as if remembering that he’s no longer a baseball player and coach, but the founder, CEO, CFO, president, lead designer, quality-control specialist, sales manager, bookkeeper, and sole employee of the Zorian Bat Company, based in Cranston, Rhode Island. The company is named after his paternal and maternal families—Zeytoonian and Krikorian. Its clients include minor league teams like the Tornadoes, as well as Little League, college, and professional baseball players. Zeytoonian sets his bat against a rail to field a call on his cell phone. It’s a minor league client—one of 250 pros who use Zorian Bats. “Z,” the player says, “I need some lumber.” Zeytoonian promises to send a batch of bats after the game. He slips his own bat back into its cover, fidgeting with the worn Red Sox cap atop his clean-shaven head. “I always stepped too soon,” he says, slipping the bat back into its cover.. “It kept me from being a power hitter. I think I was always just a little too eager at the plate.” Eagerness may have hampered Zeytoonian’s home run stroke, but that same quality has kept him alive in a bruising business. As a one-man outfit, Zorian must compete with sporting goods heavyweights like Rawlings, Louisville Slugger, and Hillerich and Bradsby, the official supplier for Major League Baseball. Most minor league teams have an official supplier as well. Zeytoonian has to give players a reason to buy a Zorian bat when they can get one for free. He goes to spring training in Florida in the winter, to high school tournaments in the spring, to Little League games in the evenings and semipro contests through the summer. He attends conventions and organizes tournaments, working 12 to 14 hours a day since he started the company in 2003. To some extent, he’s driven by competition. For Zeytoonian, however, baseball is more than a business—it’s a part of his history. “A Sense of Urgency” Born in 1972 into a close Armenian-American family, Zeytoonian has had a lifelong love affair with baseball since he was six years old, playing on the sandlots of his native Arlington, Massachusetts. He went on to high-school stardom in Weatherford, Oklahoma, followed by four years of varsity ball at Suffolk. He wasn’t the most gifted athlete, but he was undeniably determined. 34 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 34 | At Suffolk, Zeytoonian was the heart of the varsity baseball team, hitting leadoff and playing shortstop between 1992 and 1995. He spent long hours in the gym and on the field, eventually bench-pressing twice his weight and mastering every aspect of the game. His teammates still remember his boundless passion and determination. “He was a ball of energy,” says Tim Murray ’94, a corrections officer in Shirley, MA, and former Suffolk catcher. “He wasn’t the biggest guy. He didn’t have the most talent, but he made the most of everything he had. He never wanted to rest. And when things got tough, he would just try harder. He’s doing that now with Zorian.” After graduating with an English degree in 1995, Zeytoonian played on a series of semi-professional teams while eking out a living as a college baseball coach. In 1998, he returned to Suffolk to pursue a master’s degree in higher education administration. The following year, he accepted a job as assistant coach at the College of Wooster in FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:34 PM �Wooster, Ohio, where he continued to play ball. “I played as hard as I ever did,” he recalls, his eyes darting to follow a line drive a Tornadoes player has sent sailing over the left-field fence. “That was well hit,” he notes. The phone rings again, this time from a client on Cape Cod. “Z” promises to be there in the morning. “Yeah,” he says, slipping the phone back into his pocket. “I’d lose sleep when we lost. I was completely exhausted after every game, would grab a rake and rake the foul lines just to wind down.” At the end of the 2001 season, Zeytoonian left Ohio and returned home to visit his family in Arlington. One afternoon, they received an alarming phone call. Zeytoonian’s brother, Dan, a captain in the U.S. Army, had been badly injured in a skydiving accident, and was in critical condition in a North Carolina hospital. The entire family flew down to be at his bedside. “The surgeon came out and told us he’d done all he could,” says Zeytoonian’s uncle Charlie Krikorian. “Now it was up to God and Dan.” Dan Zeytoonian pulled through and resumed his military career, but the incident had a profound effect on Rob. “I was in bad shape,” he recalls, his eyes clouding over. “Dan and I were close. We were like twins. And seeing him like that, the idea that I could lose him, it gave me a sense of urgency. I knew this was it, this was my life. I couldn’t make any more excuses. I started asking myself where I wanted to be, and I realized I was where I wanted to be, with my family, and in the game I loved. I just needed to figure out another way to stay in baseball.” day. I called Rob. He delivered. He’s earned our loyalty.” Zeytoonian doesn’t have a detailed business plan. He runs his company the way he played ball—hard, at full throttle, with long drives, seemingly endless workdays, and whatever else it takes to stay in business. A sale to a minor league player today. A contract with a Cape Cod team tomorrow. A delivery of two bats to a Little League father who wants his kid to swing wood instead of metal. While metal bats are used from Little League through the college level, traditionalists like Zeytoonian believe the game is best played with wood. “One thing I like about baseball is its purity,” says “Z.” “You get out what you put in. And wood is part of that purity. With aluminum, it’s all about power. There’s no finesse. The game is better, and harder, when it’s played with wood.” Those who favor wood over aluminum also cite safety as a reason to keep metal bats out of the pros. High school and college players might appreciate the additional power of metal bats. But along with more home runs, aluminum could produce potentially-lethal line drives in the hands of a 220-pound hard-swinging pro. “Look at how hard my players are hitting the ball with wood right now,” says Gedman. “Now imagine the pros, who are two times as strong, swinging aluminum. If they connect, they are liable to kill a pitcher or an infielder. There’s just not enough time to react.” “Z” oversees all aspects of the business. He even commissioned the logo from a Venezuelan artist in Miami he found through the phone book. He makes his bats in American mills —another rarity in today’s global “I knew I would be an entrepreneur. I knew it would be baseball. And I knew I wanted it to be mine [and] that no one would care about it the way I care about it.” Taking Care of Business Zeytoonian moved back to Massachusetts and squeezed out one final season on the diamond in 2002 as player-coach of the Lexington Blue Sox. The following year, he founded Zorian. “I knew I would be an entrepreneur,” he says. “I knew it would be in baseball. And I knew I wanted it to be mine–that no one would care about it the way I could care about it.” The fledgling businessman had everything to learn, about choosing maple and ash, about turning them into bats, and especially about running a company. “It’s not like baseball where you start out in little league, and there are parents and coaches to help you learn from your mistakes,” he observes. “In business, you start out in the big leagues.” Zeytoonian got brushed back several times in his first two years. He was a complete unknown. Competition with the majors was fierce. A trusted colleague tried to copy his manufacturing process and steal his clients. But he hung on and hustled, just like he did on the diamond. Little by little, his efforts paid off. “He takes care of us,” says former Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman, a 13-year major-league veteran and current manager of the Worcester Tornadoes. “We met two years ago on a practice field in Florida. He introduced himself, gave me his card. I didn’t think much of it. But then last year we were out of bats and I had a game on the next economy. And family is never far from his mind. Zorian bat model numbers are named after various relatives: CK for Uncle Charlie Krikorian, DK for his cousin, Danielle. In 2004, Zorian’s first year in business, the company sold just over 1,000 bats. Two years later, sales topped 5,000. This year, he hopes to sell 10,000, perhaps even to hire some office or sales help. He has twelve clients playing in the major leagues but because of licensing agreements, “Z” can’t use their names. Still, he’s tickled that his bats have made “the show.” “We use the highest quality hardwoods, and we turn a good bat,” says Zeytoonian. “But the reason we’re in business is because of the effort I put in. It’s like when I played ball in high school. Most people couldn’t wait to get out of practice. I never wanted them to end. I never want this to end.” He starts to explain further but is interrupted again, this time by the hitting coach from the visiting Atlantic City Surf. A few Surf players saw the Zorian bats the Tornadoes were swinging. They’d like to try them out. “Z” talks price with him. The coach nods and says he can buy bats for less. “Z” hands him the sample. “I’ll wait a few innings after his guys have had a couple of hits with this,” he says knowingly. “Then I’ll stop by the dugout to ask for it. It may not come to anything today. But at least they’ll know who I am.” S FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 35 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 35 9/20/07 3:48:35 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 36 9/20/07 3:48:36 PM �P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y S T E V E N { B Y V O T E R E N É E G R A H A M } Curtain Call AS HE CALLS IT A WRAP ON AN ACCLAIMED FOUR-DECADE ACTING CAREER, PAUL BENEDICT ’60 WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED FOR SOMETHING—ANYTHING—BESIDES HIS DEFINING ROLE. SUFF_1-64.indd 37 9/20/07 3:48:40 PM �It’s four hours before Paul Benedict takes the stage for one of his final performances in Harold Pinter’s acerbic No Man’s Land at the American Repertory Theatre (ART) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He relaxes in an office overlooking Brattle Street, where giddy Harvard University graduates, still in caps and gowns, pose for pictures, hug classmates, and ponder their futures. For the actor, it’s reminiscent of a similar day 47 summers ago when he was 21 years old, fresh out of college, and trying to decide what to do with his life. With an English degree from Suffolk University, Benedict thought he might pursue a career in journalism. Then, while traipsing through Boston’s Theater District, he noticed a man smoking a cigarette in the doorway of the Charles Playhouse. “I turned and walked over and said, ‘Hi, do you need anybody?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, we need a janitor. Fifteen bucks a week.’ And I said, ‘I’ll take it,’” Benedict recalls with a laugh. “I walked away and thought, ‘What the hell are you doing? You just worked like a dog to get yourself through college.’ Then I thought, ‘Son of a gun— is that what you had in mind all this time? Is that what you really want?’ I knew this wasn’t about being a janitor. This was about being in the theater.” MOVIN’ ON UP From an inauspicious start sweeping floors in one of Boston’s great theaters, Benedict fashioned a career spanning more than four decades on the stage, in films, and in television. “I never studied acting, I just started doing it,” says Benedict. “I became a janitor, and after a few months I was asked to build sets and run the box office,” he remembers. “Eventually, someone asked me to do a walk-on, and I never really looked back.” With his distinctive face—a remnant of the rare disorder acromegaly, characterized by en- 38 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 38 | largement of the extremities, that he suffered in his youth—Benedict is perhaps best known for his role as Harry Bentley, the genial, bemused British neighbor on the long-running sitcom, The Jeffersons. (For five years, he was also the Number Painter on Sesame Street.) He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Goodbye Girl, Waiting for Guffman, and The Addams Family. Still, the veteran actor has garnered his most distinguished roles in the theater, performing works by Eugene O’Neill, Terrence McNally, and the Nobel Prize-winning Pinter. No Man’s Land, his tenth Pinter play, may also be Benedict’s last leading role on stage. “I’m tired. I’m old,” the white-haired Benedict, 69, says when asked why he may give up major stage roles. It’s a remarkably unvarnished comment from someone who has spent decades in an industry where many seem pathologically addicted to facades and falsehoods. Instead, Benedict is engaging, straightforward, and quick with funny stories in which he is often the piquant punch line. “It’s not so much the performances as the rehearsals,” he says. “We can do eight or nine hours a day, and at my age, you start to go gaga.” In fact, Benedict was already considering retirement before taking the role of Hirst, an alcoholic writer, in No Man’s Land. He thought his farewell to the stage would be as Ebenezer Scrooge in an elaborate production of A Christmas Carol in Princeton, NJ, last December. It took a call from an old friend to lure him back. David Wheeler, who directed No Man’s Land, FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:41 PM �is still recognized for the role—“You just have to grit your teeth and smile,” he says with a shrug— but it was a part he never wanted. Money, the actor admits, is “what the series was about.” Conceived by famed TV director Norman Lear, The Jeffersons was a spin-off from his landmark sitcom, All in the Family. Benedict met Lear when he was cast in his first film, the raucous 1971 satire Cold Turkey. Four years later, Lear wanted Benedict for the part of Bentley. At the time, Benedict was living in Los Angeles, and he confesses, “I kind of needed a job.” After much cajoling, Lear convinced Benedict to take a part that came with a steady paycheck, but little artistic satisfaction. “I thought the thing was so bad, it didn’t have a prayer of going more than two episodes, but it went 11 seasons,” says Benedict, who left the series as soon as his seven-year contract was fulfilled. Two years later, he returned for the series’ final two seasons after it “dawned on me that I could really use that money.” “Don’t get me wrong; it was a decent job with a good cast and they were lovely people,” Benedict asserts. “But I just didn’t like doing a series, damn it.” The role also likely contributed to an incessant misconception about Benedict: many people believe he’s British. “That’s because I’ve played so many goddamned Englishmen,” he says with a wry chuckle. “About five times a year someone will stop me on the street and say”—and here Benedict eases into a spot-on British accent—‘Hello, I’m a fellow countryman of yours,’ and I’ll say, ‘No, you’re not.’” “ OFF INTO THE SUNSET Though born in New Mexico, where Benedict’s father was stationed in the U.S. Army, the actor is essentially a Massachusetts native. His family moved there when Benedict was six months old, and despite spending periods of time in They usually had him in small roles, but he was clearly a master talent. “ approached Benedict about doing a reading of the play for the ART’s leadership. “I wanted to use Paul and Max [Wright, Benedict’s co-star in the play] the same time I chose the play. It was good literature, and I thought those actors would be excited by the project, so I got in touch with them,” Wheeler says. “We did an act of the play, and it was those actors’ performances, more than the play, that really persuaded [ART ] to do it.” A respected director credited with fostering the early careers of such luminaries as Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Dustin Hoffman, Wheeler has known Benedict since 1963, when he invited the then-fledgling actor to join the Theatre Company of Boston. “I was going around to see what the other small theaters were doing, and also to raid them of their talent,” says Wheeler, who also gave Benedict his start as a director. “Paul was clearly the most talented member of the Image Theatre [in Boston]. They usually had him in small roles, but he was clearly a master talent.” Robert Brustein, founding director of the ART and the Yale Repertory Theatre, remembers Benedict as “a legend” with the Theatre Company of Boston, performing works by such playwrights as Pinter, Edward Albee, and Bertholt Brecht. “He has a quality of sympathy, a quality of affection, depth, warmth, and intelligence that you don’t often find in actors,” says Brustein, an artist-in-residence at Suffolk, who has known and worked with Benedict for more than 20 years. “He brings to his roles a kind of comprehensive sense of the world as well as the character,” he continues. “He gives it a kind of dimension you don’t often find on the stage.” One could also find such qualities in Benedict’s portrayal of Harry Bentley, the affable United Nations translator, on The Jeffersons. Benedict – david wheeler, director FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 39 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 39 9/20/07 3:48:41 PM �SUFF_1-64.indd 40 9/20/07 3:48:41 PM �“ Just once, I’d like to play an axe murderer or a psychopath...I’d be terrific at it. New York and Los Angeles for work, the Bay State has always been home to this man with a lifelong love of acting. As a child, Benedict was enthralled by movies and was particularly fond of Casablanca, Since You Went Away with Claudette Colbert and Jennifer Jones, and later, the great works of Billy Wilder, such as Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot. “I had long-since decided I would write, and thought I had no chance to be an actor,” Benedict says. “But the idea never went away. When I was five or six and I saw the cowboys riding off into the sunset, I thought, ‘That’s for me.’” Back in the 1950s, Suffolk didn’t have the extensive theater department the University enjoys today. Benedict was introduced to acting after joining a small drama club founded by students. He did some backstage work at first and eventually began “acting a little in plays. That was my first taste of it,” he explains. Benedict recalls his years at Suffolk as “great, and there were some wonderful professors there.” He majored in English with a minor in journalism—only to discover late in his senior year there was no minor in journalism. “When it was time to graduate, the dean called me in and said ‘Mr. Benedict, you’ve written here that your minor is journalism. We don’t give a minor in journalism. How did this happen?’” Benedict says. Two days before graduation, the dean agreed to give Benedict his degree. “‘But,” the dean told the relieved Benedict, “it will be the only one.’” “ ENCORE Now, as Benedict contemplates retiring as an actor, he’s looking forward to trying his hand at writing (“before I can’t tell an A from a B,” he jokes), as well as indulging his other interests. He loves the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and jazz, and describes himself as a “small-time collector” of paintings. Benedict, who lives on Martha’s Vineyard, also hopes to spend more time in Vermont, which he anointed his “favorite state in the union since they were the first to try to impeach George Bush [the son], and good for them.” Wherever his life takes him next, Benedict has few regrets about his career. Sure, he wishes he’d been considered for more dramatic roles: “I remember saying to people, ‘Just once I’d like to play an axe murderer or a psychopath. I’d love it, I’d be terrific at it,’” he says. Still, he is proud of his longevity in a notoriously capricious business, and of the solid career that has carried him from a janitor’s job at the Charles Playhouse to Broadway and Hollywood. Tellingly, after so many years, he still regards his craft with tremendous affection and respect. Creating a character, he says, “comes to you in physical ways, in emotional ways, in mental ways. And very slowly, as you come to understand the character, as you begin to absorb it, and hopefully when it works, you reach the point where the blood runs differently in your veins.” At the same time, and perhaps most important, Benedict has survived and thrived with both his humility and humor intact. A few years ago, Benedict stopped for dinner at a New York restaurant before attending a show at Lincoln Center. After he was seated, a waiter came over and, recognizing Benedict, gushed, “Mr. Benedict, it’s an honor. I’m an actor because of you.” “I said, ‘That’s wonderful, thank you. That’s very, very nice,’” Benedict says. “And he said, ‘I saw a couple of your performances and decided not to be an accountant, and [decided] instead to be an actor.’ He took my order, and when he returned he said, ‘On the other hand, S I’m a waiter because of you.’ I laughed for ten minutes!” FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 41 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 41 9/20/07 3:48:43 PM �Time Capsule 1969 on campus in ’69 Major theatre production: The Glass Menagerie Suffolk Basketball Team Record 10-10 Suffolk Law School approves awarding of Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree Speakers on campus: Washington Post columnist Jack Anderson, birth control advocate Bill Baird Suffolk community participates in National Moratorium protest against Vietnam War Suffolk University Political Science Club Poll: 75% of women and 52% of men thought marijuana should be legalized. off campus in ’69 NBA Championship: Boston Celtics defeated LA Lakers (4-3) Median Household income $8,389 (current dollars) Grammy Winner, Record of the Year: (Cambridge, England) Sesame Street debuts on public television The More Things Change... In 1969, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) co-founder Julian Bond addressed Suffolk University students. Bond was barred from serving in the Georgia legislature for his opposition to the Vietnam War before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could not be denied the position for his views. He is pictured with Suffolk University President John Fenton (r). 42 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 42 | Cost of a first-class stamp: 6 cents Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. take first walk on the Moon World Series: N.Y. Mets defeated Baltimore Orioles (4-1) At Wilbur Theatre, Boston: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown PHOTO COURTESY OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon & Garfunkel First in vitro fertilization of human egg FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:48:43 PM �ALUMNI news A Letter from Ellen T ime, talent, and treasure. Informally, these have become the hallmarks of the Alumni Association. Time, that most precious of commodities, is your gift of yourself, and now is prime time to volunteer for your Alumni Association. Talent is your expertise, bolstering our efforts to create a diverse student population, providing internships, career opportunities, and mentorships, and sharing your knowledge in so many different ways. Treasure is the generous philanthropic support of alumni like you. As I write to you, the Alumni Association is preparing to go live with our career network. If you wonder how much of a difference this innovation can make for you, ask Diane Grattan MBA ’02 what it did for her You may have wondered how the Alumni Association has managed to simultaneously manage such ambitious projects and initiatives. The answer is time—ours, but most of all, yours. The excitement and energy the Alumni Association has generated is a direct result of your generosity. As always, we look forward to partnering with the UAC. Time, talent, and treasure. Together, they make up the foundation of your Alumni Association. My sincerest thanks and Warmest Regards, (or take a look on page 13 and see for yourself ). Meanwhile, we’ve launched a new website, appointed a new UAC executive committee, and, with this issue, given this magazine we call “SAM” a whole new look. ELLEN S. SOLOMITA Last year, 12 million tourists visited Boston. They didn’t even have an invitation. But you do. We invite you to reconnect with Suffolk University and come back to Boston for Alumni Weekend, June 13-15, 2008. See what’s new at Suffolk, catch up with friends, and use our dynamic downtown location as a base to explore Boston. Mark your calendar now—memory lane has an exit on Beacon Hill. SUFF_1-64.indd 43 9/20/07 3:48:50 PM �Alumni News SAM@work > The term “meteoric rise” could have been coined to describe Nique Fajors BSBA ’89. This Sawyer Business School graduate began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble and has gone on to leadership positions with Atari, Snyder Communications, The U.S. Department of Commerce, and The White House. Recently, he became Vice President of Marketing at Capcom, an interactive entertainment company. Nique was honored with a 2007 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award at Suffolk’s Reunion Weekend in June. Here, he shares some of the secrets of his success. 1 Become an expert about one of your key competitors and share that knowledge 2 a letter to the company CEO offering a solution 3 potential hires 4 Identify one area of improvement in the company and write Assist human resources in staffing by recommending Take a leadership role in company–sponsored volunteer service events Ways to Get Noticed on the Job 5 by Nique Fajors, Vice President of Marketing, CAPCOM Contact Nique via Suffolk’s Alumni website: www.suffolk.edu/alumni Be passionate in your daily interactions with all co-workers, not just senior management Call your mater. {She misses you}. The Alumni Association is a direct line for keeping in touch with your alma mater–and the rest of the Suffolk family. It costs nothing to join, but pays you back with instant access to your network of fellow alumni all over the world. Sign up for a permanent email address, access the Online Community, hear about special events like Suffolk Red Sox Night, and receive important news about Reunion 2007. Stay connected to Suffolk. Send your mailing address, e-mail, and phone to SuffAlum@suffolk.edu. Or call us at 6(17) 573-8443. Or fax to (617) 573-8711. SUFF_1-64.indd 44 9/20/07 3:48:53 PM �Summer Suffolk Style Baseball, sailing, Pops-whatever your preferred way to celebrate the season, you could spend it with fellow graduates and other friends at one of the many Alumni Association summer events. b a Alumni Spinoff From lunch in the Gator Pit to a 3-to-2 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters, the 7th Annual Lowell Spinners Alumni Night was another home Knock Your Socks Off Following a July 22nd pre-game lunch and alumni party, our Sox (Red) run for the Merrimack Valley Alumni chapter. beat their Sox (White) 8-5 at Fenway. (above: l to r, Priscilla Hollenbeck JD ’91, Luke, Madeline, Jack, and (Above: Donna Kasich and Ken Block JD ’82) Thomas Hollenbeck ’98 ) c d A Warm Reception for Suffolk Jazz Fans before a Boston Pops concert at Symphony Hall. Suffolk Sets Sail in a Salem Sound sunset Grammy award-winner Dianne Reeves paid tribute to the legendary Sarah Vaughan. (Above: Friends schooner spectacular (Above: John Thomas of Suffolk University William and Nancy Geary) and Rebecca Wallis BS ’02) FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 45 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 45 9/20/07 3:48:56 PM �Alumni News Reunion 2007 Suffolk Alumni Come Home for the Weekend Reunite, reconnect, relive, reunion—these were the watchwords for this capstone event of the Centennial Celebration. As those in attendance will confirm, Reunion 2007 was picture perfect. a b Boston by Foot Alumni explored the neighborhoods of Boston surrounding the Suffolk campus in two walking tours. Nine designated sites comprised The Heart of the Freedom Trail. Destinations of luminaries from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Louisa May Alcott highlighted Literary Landmarks: Beacon Hill’s 19th Century Lights. d c 46 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 46 | FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:00 PM �e a > Christopher Sulllivan, JD ’82 b > Richard Colello, BSBA ’66, MBA ’67 and Jeanne Colello, with Boston by Foot tour guide c > Walter Pienton, BSBA ’53, Dorris Pienton d > Anthony Diliso, AB ’62 e > Inset: Kenneth Fonzi, BA ’06, Joseph McDonough, BSBA ’67, Linda Blessing f > Edward Bradley, Jr., BSBA 57, Mark Haddad, MPA ’93 g > Onyen Yong, JD ’93 h > Law School Dean Robert H. Smith i > Nique Fajors, BSBA ’89 (SBS Achievement), Karen DeSalvo, BA ’88 (CAS-Achievement), Bill Fonte, BSBA ’83, MBA ’89 (SBS Service), Richard Trafaglia, BA ’73 (CAS Service) j> (l to r) Harry Spead, BSBA ’57, Dean Kenneth Greenberg, VP Kathryn Battillo, George Torrey, BSBA ’56, MAE ’57, Edward Bradley, BSBA ’57, Dean Robert Smith, George Lerra, MA ’57, Fred Gilgun, JD ’57, Anthony All Aboard Alumni enjoyed a leisurely lunch and Boston Harbor cruise aboard the Parro, JD ’57, Dean William J. O’ Neill paddleboat Lexington. f g h A Tribute to His Tenure At the Law School reunion dinner, Robert H. Smith hears words of praise and thanks for his service as Dean of Suffolk Law School (1999-2007). i j Three Cheers for Suffolk’s Fantastic Four Graduates of the Twice as nice Induction into the Half Century Club was an additional College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer Business School were honored honor for members of the Class of 1957. New and current members were with achievement and service awards at a special reunion weekend dinner. feted at the annual tribute luncheon. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 47 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 47 9/20/07 3:49:06 PM �Alumni News University Alumni Council Update I n my new role as President of the University Alumni Council, I am dedicated to strengthening the mutually beneficial, life-long partnership between the University and its graduates. My wife Mary-Susan (Potts) Santone ’87 and I have maintained close, cherished ties to Suffolk. We encourage all alumni to devote their time and talents to fostering the University’s reputation, and ensuring its continued success. I look forward to promoting the efforts of each of the alumni boards, as well as working with UAC Vice-President Hal Leibowitz JD ’85 and Clerk Jessica Massey JD ’03 to expand our volunteer base and increase benefits and resources available for our Alumni Association members. Most importantly, I welcome the opportunity to discover how the UAC can best serve its alumni, and how we may all contribute to what we foresee as another century of achievement and accomplishment at Suffolk. As we move forward, I pledge that the UAC will remain unwavering in its commitment to you, our fellow alumni. Sincerely, Dante Santone BS ‘88 President, UAC Suffolk University Alumni Boards 2008 > COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES LAW SCHOOL SAWYER BUSINESS SCHOOL Lori Atkins, BS ’01, JD ’04 * Joyce Anagnos, JD’97 Edward J. Bradley, Jr., BSBA’57 Barbara- Ann Boehler, BA ’93, JD ’96 Stephen P. Bik, JD’71 Richard Duchesneau, BSBA’69 Allan Caggiano, BA ’99 Doris E. Desautel, JD’99 Maureen Feeney, BA’75, MPA’76 (Clerk) Alan M. Chapman, BS ’62 Gearoid P. Griffin, JD’01 Irene Fitzgerald, BSBA’91, MS’93 Cynthia Davis, BA ’98 Hal J. Leibowitz, JD’85 (Vice President) * Patricia Gannon, MPA’97 Anthony DiIeso, AB ’62 (President) * Thomas W. Madonna, JD’80 * Dianne Grattan, MBA’02 Jill Gabbe, BA ’73 (Alumni Trustee) Jessica A. Massey, JD’03 * Peter Hunter, BSBA ’81, JD ’92 (Alumni Trustee) Laurie Jackson, BA ’03 * Gregory P. Noone, JD’90 Robert Jones, BSBA’72 Cheryl Larsen, MED ’77 (Clerk) Carlotta M. Patten, JD’98 Richard Lockhart, MBA’73 Arthur Makar, MED ’92 Russell A. Gauderau, JD’68 (Alumni Trustee) David Morse, MBA’94 Lance Morganelli, BA ’02 Richard L. Scheff, JD’81 (President) * Angela Nunez, BSBA’82, MBA’87, APC’96 * Laura Piscopo, BA ’02 Stephanie Taverna Siden, JD’99 Elaine O’Sullivan, MPA’97 Dante Santone, BS ’88 * Michael S. Varadian, JD’82 William Popeleski, Jr., MBA’87 (President) * Annunziata Varela, BA ’94, MA ’96 Damian Wilmot, JD’00 Rachelle Robin, MBA’87 Michael Walsh, BS ’84, JD ’87 Nathanael E. Wright, JD’98 Tara Taylor, MBA’00 * (Vice President) Onyen Yong, JD’93 (Clerk) Roger Wellington, MPA’01 (Vice President) * Katherine (Winn) Gatewood, BA ’96 *MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI COUNCIL 48 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 48 | FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:13 PM �ANNUAL FUND INDEX Number of books authored by Alfred Aman, new dean of Suffolk Law School: 5 Cost to buy Dean Aman’s textbook on administrative law for the Suffolk Law Library: $48.95 Number of volumes in Suffolk Law library: 360,000 Number of active Suffolk alumni: 60,000 Boston’s population in 1825: 60,000 Number of Suffolk students who lived on campus from 1906 to 1994: 0 Number who live on campus today: 771 Total number when the new dorm at 10 West Street opens: 1,045 Percentage of current applicants who request on-campus housing: 95 Percentage of Suffolk graduates who give to the Annual Fund: 10 National average for a four-year private university: 24 Amount of international trade by US companies in 1990: $363 billion Amount of international trade by US companies in 2005: $1.037 trillion Percentage of Sawyer Business School faculty with international teaching experience: 73 Percentage of all Suffolk faculty who hold doctoral degrees: 91 Suffolk’s faculty payroll in 1945: $7,822 Faculty payroll for 2007: $82,000,000 Career points scored by Suffolk Hall of Fame basketball player Maureen “Moe” Brown: 1,458 Number of Suffolk Rams sports teams to make it to post-season play in 2006-2007: 11 Rank of Suffolk Rams among all breeds of sheep registered in the United States: 1 Annual dues to belong to the Montana Suffolk Sheep Breeders Association: $25 Annual dues to belong to the Suffolk University Alumni Association: $0 A great first gift to the Annual Fund if you’ve never given before: $25 Percentage of your gift that helps Suffolk students receive a superior education: 100 Number of thanks from us to you for your generous support: 1,000,000 Make a gift to the Annual Fund now via our fast, secure Web server at www.suffolk.edu/giving. The Suffolk Annual Fund. Every student, every day. 1-888-4-SUFFOL(K) SUFF_1-64.indd 49 9/20/07 3:49:15 PM �Alumni News In a League of Their Own First Hall of Fame Awards Celebrates Suffolk Sports Legends On the surface, the eight individuals inducted along with two teams into the Suffolk University Athletic Hall of Fame seemed so different from one another: women, men, 1940’s to 1990’s, basketball, hockey, tennis, baseball. Yet the crowd of more than 300 gathered on May 10th at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge for the awards dinner discovered a striking similarity: the story of each talented athlete mirrored the Suffolk experience of drive and determination. “All some players need is a chance, a vehicle to reach their highest potential,” said men’s tennis legend Robert Rauseo ‘84, MBA’90. Rauseo dedicated his award to his father Sal, a 1960 Suffolk graduate who was captain of the men’s Basketball team, “for showing me Suffolk athletics before I could walk or talk.” The evening was filled with such poignant personal moments, highlighting not only athletic achievement but monumental teamwork and dedication, and ensuring that this inaugural event is destined to become a Suffolk tradition. b a d c 50 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 50 | e FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:15 PM �f g h i j k a > Inductee James Nelson, Men’s Basketball e > Inductee Coach and Director of Athletics since 1966 and MC Women’s Basketball, Softball, and Tennis (1990- Paul Vaccaro, Men’s Basketball (1982-1986) 1994), named team MVP each of her four years first Director of Athletics (1946-1978) b > Inductee Brian Horan, Ice Hockey (1988-1992), f > Inductee Ellen Crotty Pistorino, Women’s i > Inductees 1974-1975 Basketball Team. Shown all time leading scorer with wife Cheryl (standing); Basketball and Softball (1984-1988), single-game here (l to r) Jim Byrne, Dave Parsons, Chris Tsiotos children Kerry and Mathew (front row); and Ashley Suffolk women’s basketball scoring record and and Kevin Clark and Shaley (l to r back row) Coach James Nelson j > Hockey Inductees John O’ Toole BS ‘91 c > Inductee Donovan Little, Men’s Basketball g > Inductee Robert Rauseo, Men’s Tennis and James Ignazio BSBA ‘91, and former Suffolk (1975-1979), all-time leading scorer (1980-1984), won 19 consecutive matches at #1 registrar Mary Heffron MA ‘67 d > Inductee Bill Burns, Jr., head coach for the position on Suffolk Men’s Tennis Team k > George Doucet, Baseball Coach, 1962-1975 Maureen “Moe” Brown, BS ‘94, h > Nancy and Jessica Phifer, daughter and granddaughter of Inductee, the late Charies Law, Suffolk’s 1990-1991 Ice Hockey Team (also inductees) FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 51 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 51 9/20/07 3:49:19 PM �Alumni News Commencement 2007 “Inspiration Everywhere” You could feel it from the rafters of the TD Banknorth Garden: the excitement of over 10,000 in attendance, including 1,672 graduates of Suffolk Law School, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Sawyer Business School; the appreciation of honorary degree recipients and speakers for all it means to be a part of a Centennial Commencement; the anticipation of the crowd. On that Sunday in May, inspiration was truly everywhere. Suffolk Stands Tall with (left to right) Nicholas Macaronis, JD ’54, LLD ’00, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Commencement speaker Bill Russell, NBA champion, civil rights advocate, and author; and Suffolk University President David J. Sargent, JD ’54. Worth the Wait John Gardner, JD ’31 (center), one of the Garden Party Graduates, friends, and families at the TD Banknorth Garden University’s oldest living graduates and recipient of an Honorary MPA ’07, Brian J. Smith, JD ’07, and Veronica Carlino, BA ’07. Carolyn Carideo, JD ’07 JD ’78 and his son Elliot Gardner. 52 listened to inspiring words from student commencement speakers Justin C. Spencer, Doctor of Laws degree, sits with Suffolk Trustee Deborah Marson, (right) sang the national anthem for the crowd. SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 52 | FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:24 PM �Advancing Suffolk Excellence as a Cornerstone THE POWER TO CHANGE campaign aims to build strong infrastructure for Suffolk PHOTO BY PETER VANDERWARKER; SET DESIGN BY RICHARD CHAMBERS A first-rate education often includes the study of abstract theories and hypotheses, but these days, a top-flight education also requires something more tangible, namely, a world-class campus—which is no easy task when you’re located in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. Suffolk University’s main campus, nestled in the tight confines of Boston’s historic Beacon Hill, has presented more than its share of challenges over the years. Through decades of creativity and gumption, however, Suffolk’s leaders have carved a university out of the spare corners of Beacon Hill. The days of nooks and crannies, however, are done. Through careful borrowing and investments, Suffolk has begun to shape a campus that is among the best in Boston and equal to the first-rate education that it delivers. “We are not the type of school that requires a lot of lawn mowers,” says President David J. Sargent. “We are not quaint. We are not bucolic. We are—much to the benefit of our students—a school that is at the very center of a world-class city. It makes for a completely unique educational opportunity.” It was this singular location that drove Sargent to include Suffolk’s “one-of-a kind-campus” among the top priorities of The Power to Change—Suffolk’s record-setting $75 million capital campaign. “We are very proud of our urban location,” says Sargent, “and we are equally proud of our tradition of investing in people first. But today we see a need to offer learning and living spaces that are worthy of the people of Suffolk and in step with the demands of the times.” Growing enrollments, new academic programs, and competition from peer institutions are just a few of the demands facing Suffolk today. Through the capital campaign, the University hopes to raise money for renovations to the school’s science labs, a new TV/video studio, the creation of a student center, and renovations to the C. Walsh Theatre. According to Kathryn Battillo, vice president of Advancement, there are also attractive naming opportunities for do- nors who may be looking to memorialize their philanthropy. “Suffolk’s campus is truly inspiring,” says Battillo. “We are neighbors to the Statehouse and City Hall, surrounded by American history at every corner. With Boston’s world famous Freedom Trail running directly past our library, hundreds of thousands of tourists walk through our campus every summer. For a philanthropist looking to make an impact, Suffolk’s campus is a special opportunity.” Strengthening the Foundation When Sargent became president in 1989, Suffolk’s campus comprised around 286,000 square feet. Today, that number has expanded to approximately 1.3 million. A new law school, two new residence halls (with a third on the way), and the recent addition of the Rosalie K. Stahl building at 73 Tremont Street are a few of the additions that have elevated Suffolk pride and given the University some much needed breathing space. Established in one of Boston’s most prestigious neighborhoods (Beacon Hill) with a growing presence in one of the city’s newly fashionable sections (The Ladder District), Suffolk now arguably has the most desirable campus in town. For Battillo, there is a direct connection between the quality of the campus and the caliber of the educational experience. “Keeping our facilities on par with our programs and people is an ongoing priority,” she explains. More than just keeping up appearances, “there’s a real cause and effect here. Talk with any student or faculty member and you quickly understand why a firstrate campus directly supports what they do.” President Sargent concurs. “We just celebrated our Centennial anniversary, which was a wonderful accomplishment worthy of its citywide celebration,” says Sargent. “But while nostalgia is a lovely thing, it makes for an uninspiring science lab. Our classrooms, commons areas, libraries, and science labs must be of sufficient quality to serve our students. Renovations to existing facilities are as critical as adding new buildings.” S FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 53 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 53 9/20/07 3:49:29 PM �Advancing Suffolk Philanthropy in Action > Centennial Scholarship Donors T he Centennial Scholarship Program has raised over $10 million to date in new scholarship support for Suffolk University. We are deeply grateful to the following donors who have embraced the mission of Suffolk University and the Centennial Scholarship Program and made new or additional scholarship commitments of $50,000 or more as of September 5, 2007. Robert E. Anders, BSBA ’50 Morris and Margaret McInnes and Family Albert Auburn, JD ’47 Patricia Maguire Meservey and Richard G. Meservey Richard M. Rosenberg, BSJ ’52, DCS ’91 and Barbara Rosenberg Michael L. Barretti, Sr., EMBA ’82 Metro Property Partners, LLP - Michael D. C. Scott, BSBA ’99, Michael Hecker and Michael Reilly Sidney J. Rosenthal, AA ’55, JD ’56 and Marilyn G. Rosenthal Kathleen A. Meyer, JD ’78 and Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., JD ’74, LLD ’99 Thomas J. Ryan, JD ’74 and Margaret Ryan Kathryn and Thomas Battillo The Honorable Lawrence L. Cameron, JD ’51, DJUR ’67 Nathan R. Miller, DCS ’03 Pamela Scangas, BA ’72 and Patricia Scangas Campus Stores of Massachusetts, Inc. Alice Moore Trust Donald J. Scott, JD ’41 Robert W. Casby, JD ’82 Robert F. Muse, JD ’50 John C. Scully, DCS ’86 and Barbara A. Scully The Honorable Salvatore J. Basile, JD ’39, LLM ’42 and Jennie B. Basile David J. Sargent, JD ’54, LLD ’78 and Shirley Sargent Raymond J. Ciccolo, BSBA ’59 Aung Myint Mrs. George C. Seybolt * Professor H. Edward Clark NEWIRE (New England Women in Real Estate) Larry E. Smith, BSBA ’65 Richard I. Clayman, JD ’72 John A. Nucci, MPA ’79 and Family Michael S. Smith, BSBA ’61 The William F. Connell Charitable Trust James W. O’Brien Foundation Stanley W. Sokoloff, JD ’66 and Susan Sokoloff Robert B. Crowe, BA ’70, JD ’73 John J. O’Connor, BSBA ’73, DCS ’06 James G. Sokolove, JD ’69 Diane P Davis, BS ’83 . Suffolk University Law School Class of 1969 Marguerite J. and Russell V. Dennis The Estate of Arnold W. Olsson, JD ’43 and Edith Olsson Brian G. Doherty, JD ’77 Charles T. O’Neill, JD ’76 and Mary Ellen Neylon, Esq. Gerard F. Doherty, JD ’60 and Marilyn M. Doherty William J. O’Neill, Jr., JD ’74 and Ann O’Neill Suffolk University Law School Dean’s Advisory Committee Dennis M. Duggan, Jr., JD ’78 Professor Laurie W. Pant in honor of Dean Robert H. Smith Professor and Mrs. Clifford E. Elias, LLD ’99 William A. Popeleski, Jr., MBA ’87 Estate of Helen Jane Sullivan John E. Fenton, Jr. and Theresa A. Fenton John Tegan, Jr., BA ’64 and Lorraine Tegan The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick, BA ’56, JD ’57 Richard P Quincy and The Quincy . Charitable Foundation Francis X. Flannery, MBA ’64, DCS ’91 and Family Jerome Lyle Rappaport, LLD ’98 and Phyllis Rappaport Richard A. Voke, BA ’70, JD ’74 Foley Hoag LLP The Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation John N. Wilson, Jr. Daniel N. Ford, BA ’77 Dean Michael R. Ronayne, Jr. Memorial Fund Paul F. Zerola, JD ’01 Suffolk University Law School Class of 1981 Dr. George N. Torrey, BSBA ’56, MAE ’57 Margaret E. Ford Trust * deceased Christine Newman Garvey, JD ’72 Elizabeth and Russell A. Gaudreau, Jr., JD ’68 Michael G. George, BS ’83 THE POWER TO CHANGE Results I. Steven Goldstein The Campaign for Suffolk University Ernst Guerrier, BS ’91, JD ’94 Jeanne M. Hession, JD ’56, DJS ’74 and Marguerite E. Hession William T. Hogan III, JD ’81 John M. Hughes and Family J. Robert Johnson, BSBA ’63, MBA ’68 and Sandra Johnson Professor Catherine T. Judge, JD ’57, LLM ’60 * Friends of Suzanne King, JD ’88 Memorial Fund James A. Lack, JD ’96 Herbert and Lois Lemelman A GOAL IN SIGHT $75 Million Goal $70 Million $60 Million $50 Million $40 Million $30 Million $20 Million $10 Million $45.4 Million 61% $10.25 Million 55% Deborah Marson, JD ’78 Total amount raised of $75M campaign goal Michael J. McCormack, JD ’72 54 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 54 | Total amount raised of $18.6M scholarship goal FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:33 PM �A Tradition Continues – Centennial Commencement Eve Dinner A prelude to graduation that has become a Suffolk signature event, Commencement Eve Dinner honors members of Summa, the University’s leadership giving circle, Honorary degree recipients, and Frost Society members. Celebrants enjoyed an evening of inspiration at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. a b Bill Russell (left) with Peg and Morris McInness, Inset: Kathleen F. Ramirez, President David J. Sargent, JD’54, and Trustee Associate Dean, Sawyer Business School George A. Ramirez, JD ‘99 c d Veronica Ford, Harold Cohen, JD ’ 55, and granddaughter Emily Cohen Pamela Scangas, BA ’72, James E. Nelson, Director of Athletics FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 55 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 55 9/20/07 3:49:34 PM �Inside Out For communication technology entrepreneur John Tegan ’64, Suffolk opened a window to a new world BY DAVE ENDERS A T THE IMPRESSIONABLE AGE OF 19, John Tegan had to decide: in or out? The founder of Communication Technology Services, a successful national communications infrastructure service company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Tegan had once contemplated a very different path. As a seminary student at a Benedictine mission in New Jersey, he was one of only eight candidates who had made it to Christmas break, and would soon be starting his year of silence and prayer. To the Benedictines, this is an important start to a lifelong inward journey. Tegan’s Benedictine brothers encouraged him not to rush his decision. Why not first take a look at the outside world, they urged. He took their advice and became the first in his working class Revere family to go to college. Suffolk was possible, he says, because they accepted his credits from seminary and because the flexible class hours allowed him to work his way through school moonlighting as a longshoreman. A 1964 College of Arts and Sciences graduate with a degree in English, Tegan admits he had no idea where he was heading when he first arrived at Suffolk. “Like most nineteen-year olds 56 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 56 | at the time, I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Tegan recalls. Working from 4 p.m. to midnight unloading railcars and attending school during the day, he earned the liberal arts degree he says has served him well. At Suffolk, Tegan became a leader. Noting a lack of Catholic organizations, he started the school’s first Newman Club. Tegan also liked the wide mix of alumni. “We called Suffolk the ‘Last Chance Corral’ because the school seemed to want to give everybody a shot at a good higher education.” Even more impressive, he says, “the professors knew you on a personal basis and took an interest in you.” Even the administration took an interest. “I came into the Bursar’s office one semester and told them I would have to drop out. I just didn’t have the tuition.” But the Bursar would not give up on Tegan so easily. “She arranged a scholarship for me and I was able to stay in school,” he recalls. “There was always that kind of warmth at Suffolk.” After graduation, Tegan found employment as a teacher, but with a wife and two kids to support, he kept a constant lookout for new opportunities. In 1968, he read a want ad from Honeywell EDP seeking “bored school teachers.” Tegan confesses that he had to look up just what EDP meant (Electronic Data Processing). Sure enough, it turned out to be the first question out of the interviewer’s mouth. Out of some 200 applicants interviewed, he was one of six who got the job in the promising computer data processing field. Tegan learned information systems from the ground up and later landed a job at Digital Equipment Corporation. At DEC, innovative and opportunistic thinking was not just encouraged, it was expected. This corporate culture became obvious in the late 1980’s when, facing an economic downturn, DEC management asked employees what could be done to avoid layoffs. Tegan suggested following the lead of Xerox Corporation and allowing DEC employees to incubate new spin-off companies that, if successful, would operate independently and in partnership with DEC. Again, Tegan recognized an opportunity. One limiting factor he noticed was the lack of installation companies. During Tegan’s employment at DEC, he had the foresight to earn a second degree in Manufacturing Engineering. In 1990, at 48 years old, he and his wife “invested every nickel we had for the next four years to launch Communication Technology Services.” The risk paid off as CTS became a leading player in communication infrastructure, serving clients like Sun Microsystems, IBM, Lockheed Martin, GE and Fleet Bank. Today, Tegan’s children run the company while he remains active as a senior consultant in semi-retirement. Tegan hopes to share his decision to step out into the world with generations of Suffolk alumni to come. He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board and is a generous contributor to the Centennial Scholarship Fund. “I see this as a good way to help other people get the same opportunity I had. That’s what Suffolk has always been about…opportunity.” He also offers Suffolk his expertise as a guest lecturer at Dr. Karen Bishop’s courses on entrepreneurship. “There was never any cookiecutter success quotient at Suffolk,” Tegan says. “Students are encouraged to step out of the box, and get an inkling of what success and failure [are] really about.” Today, John Tegan continues to support many of the institutions that helped him on his way. Inward or outward, it appears the journey is one in the same. S PHOTO BY TOM GEARTY Advancing Suffolk FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:44 PM �ClassNotes UNDERGRADUATE 1969 1973 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Suffolk graduates Dick Duchesneau and Andy Gala Richard Bevilacqua (BS) writes, “I was named director of 1960 (both BSBA) and their spouses embarked on a walking tour internal and interactive communications at Covidien (former- NESAD > “I have been living and working here in my na- of the Tuscan region of Italy this summer. To keep up their ly Tyco Healthcare), a medical supplies and devices company tive Vermont since 1985 as a freelance designer/illustrator strength along the way, they sustained themselves with good headquartered in Mansfield, MA.” and as creative director for Advanced Animations,” writes Tuscan food and—most importantly—Tuscan wine. Richard Edney (Illustration). “While with Advanced, we “I received my PhD in environmental biology from Wayne built many of the animatronic elements for Universal Studios 1971 State University in Detroit in 1980,” Gerald (Jerry) Filbin shows such as Terminator, ET’s Home Planet, and Men in “I will be retiring this June after working in the Plainville (MA) (BS) writes. “I am currently living in Washington, DC, where Black. We also built floats for Disneyworld’s Mickey’s Jam- Public Schools for 33 years,” William Fasulo (BA) writes. I am employed as the director of the U.S. Environmental min’ Jungle Safari, the Tokyo Fantalusion Parade, and themed “I was a Peace Corps teacher in Liberia, West Africa from Protection Agency’s innovative pilots division in EPA’s Office events for Las Vegas casinos, such as MGM Grand and Sam’s 1971-73. With substitute teaching, I have worked in educa- of Policy, Economics, and Innovation. Prior to that position, Town. Prior to relocating here in Vermont with my wife, Paula, tion for 35 years. I have an MEd from Boston College (1983). I served as the agency’s coordinator for community-based and daughter, Caitlin, I spent many years as an illustrator for I was awarded the Laura M. Warcup Distinguished Educator environmental protection.” Jerry has lived in the DC area for Hewlett Packard and Raytheon and as a freelance designer.” Award [as Teacher of the Year] by the Norfolk County Teach- over 20 years, working as a consultant before joining the ers Association. I am looking forward to new career oppor- EPA. Prior to that, he held a variety of research and academic tunities after I retire.” positions. Since coming to the DC area, Jerry has served as 1962 “I am the newly-elected president of the CAS Alumni Board an adjunct faculty member in the graduate school of engi- of Directors,” Anthony T. DiIeso (BA) announces. “Your 1972 neering at Johns Hopkins University and also served for six ideas and suggestions are needed to improve the effective- Pamela Scangas (BA) was married in September. years on the board of directors of Whitman-Walker Clinic, the ness of the Alumni Association. Please visit Suffolk and par- region’s largest community-based care provider for people ticipate in the many alumni activities.” with HIV and AIDS. 1966 1974 Bob LeBlanc (BSBA), a former trustee of Suffolk University, was recently elected a member of the board of overseers Stay Connected “I have accepted a position as senior technical-support engineer to Raytheon Network Centric Systems and the Depart- of the USS Constitution Museum. He writes, “I am also a ment of Homeland Security,” writes Ramona Preston (BA). member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee “Working as a systems analyst, I have spent many years doing where I serve as deputy counsel, chair of the rules commit- computer programming and markup language development tee, and Sargent At Arms of the party conventions. I am an in Boston and in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I have won numerous attorney with offices in Methuen and Boston specializing in industry awards for my work, particularly in document infor- criminal law, government relations, and strategic initiatives You can reach your classmates in mation typing architecture for the Department of Defense. I for private clients with interests in legislation and develop- this section through the Suffolk have traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle ment activities.” University Alumni Association East and speak fluent German, Russian, and Arabic.” Online Community. 1968 Mel Sudalter (BA) was preparing to become a first time grandfather this summer. Mel has three daughters, ages 31, 30, and 25. A frequent companion of his mentor, Dr. Stanley Vogel, Mel winters in Florida and summers in Kennebunk- ... If you are not currently a member, please email SuffAlum@Suffolk.edu for a user i.d. and password. 1976 “I am currently the director of Massachusetts Office of State Auditor’s Bureau of Special Investigations,” notes Bruce Carmichael (BA). Bruce was reelected to the board of directors of United Council on Welfare Fraud (UCOWF) last fall Registration is free and the easiest way during its national conference in Tampa, FL. “I have served on to stay in touch with Suffolk University’s the national board since 2002. I serve concurrently as a mem- 60,000 graduates worldwide. (Due to privacy ber of the National Association of State Welfare Fraud Direc- concerns, we are unable to print or provide tors. State welfare fraud directors promote program integrity individual contact information.) port, ME, with a permanent residence in Newton, MA. issues with federal officials, providing insight into efforts regarding prevention, detection, and elimination of fraud, and the recovery of taxpayer monies.” FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 57 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 57 9/20/07 3:49:46 PM �Class Notes “I just celebrated my 30th year with which was founded in Worcester in 1895. ing around….Mark!” There’s a full length version of the entire “History of Art,” written for his senior art history final project Easter Seals Massachusetts and I have been president and CEO for the 1982 for Charles Guilliano, and a song written for his wedding, past 11 years,” writes Kirk N. Jos- Ann Coyne (BS) was recently appointed associate dean of “More to Live For.” His new CD, Don’t Get Me Started, was lin (BSJ). “I started soon after gradu- students at Suffolk University. recently released. ating from Suffolk. My first job was as William Wood (BS) writes, “I live an advocate for people with disabilities and their families.” in southern California (Costa Mesa) “I was featured in the Suffolk University International Observer, International Alumni Newsletter Winter 2005-2006 issue,” writes Melissa Julian (BS). “I’m a 1989 graduate, now a lob- 1978 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 and work as a communications con- Barbara (Smith) Fraser (BS) credits her Suffolk Univer- sultant, specializing in technical and sity degree as “the best tool to help me achieve my dream.” marketing writing, project manage- She writes, “When I graduated from Suffolk, my dream was ment, and website development. I NESAD > Dave Swanson (Graphic Design) is the direc- to move to a small New England town in Maine or Vermont sing tenor in a church choir, a college tor of design for Fidelity Investments in Smithfield, RI. Dave and teach, have lots of animals, and live a slower pace of chorale, and other groups. I also completed a CD of original lives in Foster with his wife and three children, two-year-old life. It took me years to accomplish that dream, but here I songs (I wrote, sang, and played guitar) featuring styles such Zoe, four-year-old Clara, and am in a small Vermont town doing what I love, teaching high as pop, ballads, funky blues, and rock.” six-year-old Max. “It’s just non- school students and living on a 200-acre, 11-bedroom farm 1984 visit. I spend my summers kayaking, horseback riding, hik- Michael Walsh, Esq. (BS) was elected vice president of the magnificent mountain views. My degree from Suffolk made this happen for me. For 30 years I counted on my Suffolk degree to land a great job to bring me one step closer to my dream, while keeping me competitive in both the world of Pacific policy in Brussels.” stop, taking care of a house, a with all my animals and plenty of room for my children to ing, quilting, reading on my screened porch, and enjoying the byist/consultant on European Union-Africa, Caribbean, and CAS Alumni Board of Directors. 1987 dog, and three small children, then trying to fit in my own stuff,” writes Dave. “I’ve redefined patience.” NESAD > Deven Winters (Fine Arts) and his wife packed for a move back to Mesquite, TX, where he is taking a job at 1993 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 id Software, a pioneer in first-person shooter (FPS) PC game Michael D. Hurley (BSJ) is the director of marketing and education and business. At 56, I am in a wonderful place both titles. As a designer, he’ll be creating levels, gameplay ele- communications at Wentworth Institute of Technology. “My professionally and personally. I am so very grateful!” ments, and some basic art. “I want to go there to be able wife Ana and I live in Walpole and are expecting our first child to learn from the masters, develop my next-gen art and be- in October,” Michael writes. 1979 come even more well-rounded,” Deven writes. He also says “My life since Suffolk has had many turns,” writes Sister that he’ll be starting a children’s book this fall written by his 1995 Maryanne Ruzzo (BS). “I did cell culture on cystic fibrosis wife. “The newest member of our family is getting big…and “In 2003, my sister Tara Rogers and I opened Skribbles Learn- at Children’s Hospital Boston, then on eye melanoma at Mas- is almost as tall as his four-and-a-half-year-old brother. My sachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and then worked as an operations manager at a small pharmaceutical company. From there I made a major change and felt called to work with special needs children doing music and religious studies at oldest son, Joshua, can read and write a little bit. He also reconfigured my Xbox to read Chinese and it took us two hours to undo it. He’s is getting really good at games and problem solving.” Deven is thinking of becoming a teacher of 3D graphics and perhaps starting his own company as well. Saint Coletta’s in Braintree, MA. In 1989, I entered the Sisters ing Center, LLC,” writes Juliane Blackmore (BSBA). “I am happy to announce the opening of our second child care center in Northborough, MA. I handle the business operations and Tara oversees the centers’ directors. With the addition of the new center, Skribbles will care for more than 200 children. It is a blessing to be able to work together and of Charity and spent several years ministering with home- 1989 take part in the development of young minds. We consider less women at The Women’s Inn at Pine Street. I worked in “I am the owner of Boundless Online, an online Web-market- ourselves very lucky.” my religious community for a few years after I studied and ing and Web-hosting business,” writes Lisa Ebisch (BA). “As am presently a chaplain at Boston Medical Center. I love the if ten years in marketing for a publishing company wasn’t 1998 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 connection between my biology studies years ago and my challenging enough in today’s Internet world, I purchased NESAD > Melissa Horvath (Graphic Design) started a religious years by doing ministry at a hospital. I loved my time a Web-services business and renamed it Boundless On- new job in May as senior interactive art director at VML in at Suffolk and continue to remember and receive fruits from line for its boundless possibilities. Now I live in a paperless the gifts I received while I was a student there.” world and find the challenge of competing with other Web development companies energizing and rewarding.” Lisa and her husband Paul have three boys: five-year-old Blaise; 1980 Patricia L. Jones (BSBA), CPA and principal of the firm P.L. three-year-old Cole; and 18-month-old Aslan. They reside in State Savings Bank. Patricia is also a trustee of the bank 58 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 58 | clients as Colgate-Palmolive, as well as Melissa’s main accounts, Burger King and TurboTax. In addition to the new job, Melissa is making plans for her wedding on November 9. Springfield, MO. Jones & Associates, PC, was recently appointed to serve as director as well as member of the audit committee of Bay New York. VML, a subsidiary of Young & Rubicam, has such “I was just wondering when my class is going to have a reNESAD > Mark Fisher (DIP) “just released my fifth CD, union,” writes Sibouh Kandilian (BS). “Perhaps next year featuring songs of love, songs of glory, and stories revolv- when it is the tenth-year reunion!” [Editor’s Note: Class of ’98 FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:47 PM �reunion is in 2008]. A lot has happened to me since I graduat- Jennifer Magee (BS) received her Doctor of Dental Medi- NESAD > Nicole Wang (Graphic Design, BFA ’02) has ed. I suffered a hemorrhagic brainstem stroke after six brain cine degree from the University of Connecticut in May. Jen- relocated to Emeryville, CA, and has taken a position with surgeries that I had on my pediatric brainstem tumor. It was nifer returned to Boston to begin a one-year residency at Arc Worldwide in San Francisco. The company deals in pro- really nice to meet my college professor at a fund-raiser a Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in general dentistry. “In other motional, interactive, direct, and shopper marketing, and few weeks ago called Ride for Research. It was my first time exciting news,” she writes, “I got engaged over the winter to is owned by the Publicis Group (owner of Digitas, Nicole’s [attending] this event, held annually by the Brain Tumor Soci- Josh Aigen, an industrial designer currently working at Wen- former employer). Nicole’s move followed a two-month Eu- ety. Today, I have to live with a number of disabilities, such as tworth Institute of Technology, and am beginning to plan the ropean vacation. “After working three years straight in a fast- double vision and right-facial paralysis. I have difficulty with wedding for next summer!” paced agency like that,” she writes, “I felt I really needed a balance and writing also, and I live with chronic ringing of the ear and headaches. As a result of my stroke, I was not able loooong vacation!” 2001 2004 to be an eye doctor, but hopefully I can do something with NESAD > Laura Granlund (BFA) writes “The most current my degree in biology.” news is that I am going to have some artwork featured in NESAD > Juliana Abislaiman (Graphic Design) left Artea- a book called Plush You by Kristen Rask, coming out in ga & Arteaga Advertising and has a new job with McCann November.” Erickson in Puerto Rico. 1999 “I just want to let my classmates know what I have been up to since graduation,” writes Carmen Amador-Herrera 2002 “I got married in June of 2006 to Noah Davisson and we are (BS). “I went back to school. I want to thank Lori Rosenberg, “I recently purchased a condo in Winchester, MA, and am now expecting our first child, a boy, in October,” writes Cal- from the sociology department, for helping me get accepted currently working in the technology department as a com- lie Davisson (CAS). and for believing in me. Lori, you are in part responsible for puter tech for the Medford Public Schools,” writes Joshua my success—thank you. I graduated in 2002 and started Glionna (BS). working as a mental health provider for several places, in- Elisa Hahn (BSBA) has been working as a senior internal auditor at Investors Bank & Trust (acquired by State Street in cluding Children’s Hospital and East Boston Health Center. After receiving her criminology and law degree, Evelyn July). “As an IA,” she writes, “I am able to travel internation- My area of expertise has been couples therapy, which I enjoy Vega-Johnston (BS) married Kyvah Johnston, of Boston, in ally to conduct mutual-fund accounting audits with complex very much. In 2004, I married my fiancé, with whom I have January 2003. She is a proud mother of her two-year-old son, fund structures. I am working towards my MBA and studying two children: Isamar, age 16, and Leonardo, age eight. We Kyvah N.J. Johnston. She is also stepmother to eight-year-old for my certified internal auditor exam.” are also raising our 11-year-old niece, Ruby. The children are Myah. The family resides in Newton, MA. “Hi everybody!” writes Felipe Irar- doing very well. At the moment I am working at IBA, a After graduation, Anne (Pluta) Zeeman (BSBA) worked razabal (BSBA). “I am a marketing community-based agency, for financial services and consulting firms in various market- graduate from Chile. I would like to and my future plans include ing roles, including director of marketing for a MetLife agency share with you the birth of my first going back to school to get a and for the Odyssey Companies. “A few months after getting daughter, Martina, born May 7.” law degree or an MPH.” married in September 2005, my husband, Jeff, and I moved to Washington, DC,” Anne writes. “Last summer, after trav- NESAD > Victoria Masters (Graphic Design) has left Lesley Peters (BSBA) recently started work at the Massa- eling to Mexico and to London to be on BBC 4’s Genius, I Charity Folks and is now a junior creative director at Creative chusetts Convention Center Authority as a senior accountant. started my full-time MBA. I’d love to hear from any alumni in Gorillas, also in New York. Creative Gorillas is an advertising Washington, DC, southern Maryland or northern Virginia, and and marketing firm with a number of clients in the real estate anyone from my class.” and development fields. 2000 “I just launched my literary blog, Savvy Verse & Wit,” writes Serena M. Agusto-Cox (BA). “The blog and online shop 2003 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Julie T. Pham (BSBA) writes, will promote artistic talent through thoughtful discussions of Joe Diver (BS) was appointed chief information officer “I switched careers and am books, poems, and photography. My own photography is cur- for Berkshire Health Systems in 2005. “I am leading Berkshire now an entertainment jockey rently featured on many of the products in the shop, and I am Health Systems in the implementation of a complete elec- (EJ) for a brand-spanking-new working on a series of literary-themed logo shirts and bags tronic medical record and computerized physician order website, OurStage.com.” Julie’s as well. In May, I attended a one-day writer’s conference in entry (CPOE),” Joe writes. “I also serve on the advisory board show is called The Daily Spam Bethesda, MD, where I made contact with other writers, pub- for Medical Information Technology (MEDITECH) and Patient with Julie Pham. lishers, and agents. Workshops highlighted the submission Keeper. Both are leaders within the healthcare industry. I am processes for magazines, the state of the poetry market, the married to Karen (Dockrey) of Randolph, MA, and we have In March, Gail Sparacino-Vina (BS) attended the Alliance increased use of the Internet in publishing and promotion, and two children.” for Lupus Research (ALR) 2nd annual national volunteer many other topics. Overall, the experience was phenomenal, meeting and advocacy day in Washington, DC. “I was among particularly as a means for networking with other writers.” 125 others chosen nationwide by the ALR to speak with FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 59 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 59 9/20/07 3:49:48 PM �Class Notes members of Congress to help get increased federal funding the board and emeritus general agent of the Herman Finan- for Lupus research,” Gail writes. “I lobbied Congress to estab- cial Group in Oak Brook, IL.” Veritas Global, LLC, a business intelligence and global investigative firm, added Robert Pertuso (BSBA ’76, MBA) to its staff as a managing director in May. “Bob brings a wealth of lish a program within the Department of Defense specifically dedicated and earmarked to lupus research. I recounted to 1956 experience to our investigative operations,” said chief oper- members of Congress my personal experiences with fighting Judge Darrell L. Outlaw (BA ’55/MA ’56) has been elected ating officer Gregory Suhajda. “His experience with the FBI lupus since August 2004. I helped shed light on the serious president of the New England School of Law Corporation. A in complex white-collar criminal investigations, organized- impact this disease has on individuals and families, and the corporation member since 1992 and of the board of trustees crime investigations, and counter-intelligence operations importance of lupus research. At the ALR national awards for 24 years, he most recently served as corporation treasurer. will bring added depth to our ability to assist clients with dinner in DC, I received Judge Outlaw is the past president of the William Lewis Law complex investigative needs. Additionally, his post-FBI expe- the founder’s award for Society (now the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association) rience serving as the director of corporate investigations for my work establishing and a board member of Project Commitment, which pro- a Fortune 500 company will also allow us to better serve our the inaugural Austin motes careers in law and the importance of the legal system. corporate compliance clients.” Walk With Us To Cure The former chairman of the Massa- Lupus 2006 that raised chusetts Commission Against Dis- 1979 $45,000.” crimination was appointed associate Deutsches Altenheim of West Roxbury has named Gregory judge of Dorchester District Court in C. Karr (EMBA) as its new chief executive officer. In this role, 2005 1981 and has, since his retirement in he will be responsible for oversight of the entire Deutsches Heather Davis (BS) recently spent two weeks traveling 1993, focused on mediation, arbitra- Altenheim campus, which includes the German Centre for through Europe. She writes, “I enjoyed it so much that I have tion, and mental health law. Extended Care, a 133-bed nursing facility offering skilled decided to pursue my master’s degree there!” nursing, Alzheimer’s care, respite, and hospice services, 1973 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 post-acute rehabilitation, and outpatient rehabilitation; Se- “I recently announced my candidacy for the Lynn School “I am a senior receptionist at the First Marblehead Corpo- nior Place, an adult day health program; and Edelweiss Vil- Committee,” writes Charlie Gallo (BA). “I am presently an ration,” writes Carol Kaplan Levine (AB ’71, MEd). “First lage, moderately-priced assisted-living apartments. He and evening student at Suffolk University Law School and work at Marblehead helps provide private college loans to students his wife, Judith, are longtime residents of Dover, MA. Their the Boston law firm of Weston Patrick, PA.” who wish to further their educations. My daughter, Heather, is son, Alden, and daughter, Bailey, are both graduates of Do- beginning her third year at California State University, North- ver-Sherborn High School. Timothy Hislop (BS) received a master’s in education ridge. My daughter, Amy, also works at First Marblehead.” 1986 policy, planning, and administration and is currently in his second year teaching seventh grade. Timothy is engaged to 1976 Julie Minton (MCO) has recently joined South Bay Mental be married in June 2008. “Hi everyone,” writes Anne Koteen (MBA). “Things have Health as a trauma therapist. been crazy at our house lately....our daughter, Jenny, just “After I graduated from Suffolk, I graduated from high school and is interning at both Fidelity 1989 started working for Ernst & Young,” Investments and Senator Kennedy’s office currently. We are “I am the membership development and marketing direc- writes Thuy Vu Dropsey (BSBA). “I all very proud and excited! My husband is working for SAP tor at the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS),” writes have had a chance to come back to in Cambridge, MA. I am working at Koteen Associates, doing George Dudley (MBA). “With over 18,600 physician mem- Suffolk as a recruiter and met many information technology search and placement.” Anne enjoys bers, the MMS is the state’s leading advocate for physicians very fine and enthusiastic candi- serving client companies, new business development, and and their patients. I live in Wilmington, MA.” dates. The events remind me of myself during my last year at working with candidates. 1990 Suffolk. Recently, I had a baby girl, Agatha.” 1977 “Real estate sales continue to happen in the Wellesley area 2006 Cheryl Larsen (MEd) was elected clerk of the CAS Alumni where I am associated with Coldwell Banker Residential Bro- Melissa Sibiga (BSBA) is back from a global seminar to Board of Directors. kerage,” writes Bobby Morgenstern (EMBA). “In addition China and currently enrolled in Suffolk’s MBA program. to consulting with those with real estate needs, I recently 1978 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Burt Herman (BSBA ’53, MEd) writes, “May 1 was my 50th ding and toured the country. Our two-week adventure took us from the foothills of the Himalayas, where we took an you, Suffolk!” 1954 12-year-old son and my father-in-law. We attended a wed- in MA public schools,” Faith Brouillard Hughes (MEd) explains. “I retired on June 14 after 26 years in the field. Thank GRADUATE had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Nepal with my “I got my MEd at Suffolk in 1978 in order to teach chemistry aerial tour of Everest; to the Royal Chitwan National Park for a safari; and to the urban center of Katmandu.” anniversary with Transamerica Life Companies as an agent in Boston, general manager in Chicago, and now chairman of 60 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 60 | FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:50 PM �1993 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Conference in Reno, NV, this summer. The theme, “Work- 1999 “I guess I will toot my own horn,” writes Caroline Coscia “I am in my 14th year at Fidelity In- ing Women Moving Forward: Define Your Future,” offered (MPA), and for good reason: Caroline received the public vestments managing implementa- information, resources, and tools designed for the many service award at the commencement ceremony of the pub- tions for ultra-high net-worth family transitions and phases of life. Ruth presented a workshop lic policy doctoral program at McCormack School of Policy offices,” writes Todd Altomare on “The Four Keys to Networking Confidence and Success” Studies. The award recognizes a student for service to the (MBA). “Amiee and I had our second and provided individual career and life-coaching sessions to university, the university community, and the public policy child in February, Sofia Isadora Alto- conference attendees. mare. Her big brother, Lorenzo, is doing great and loves trucks!” program. 2001 “I think about my two Suffolk experiences fondly and with 1995 Aurelio Manuel Valente (MEd) is currently a doctoral “I am currently living in Vermont and am the alumni relations student in higher education. His first manuscript, entitled appreciation,” writes Kathryn Fisher (BS ’79, MPA). “I am director at Vermont Law School,” writes Annie Janeway “Passion and Purpose: Best Practices and Strategies for In- currently residing in Nashua and working in Goffstown, NH, (MEd). “After being part of the development office at a Mas- tegrating Service-Learning in the First Year of College,” will as the executive secretary for the town administrator and sachusetts prep school and three liberal arts colleges, I am be published in the July issue of the Journal of College and board of selectmen. This is a career change for me since I trying out work in the graduate school arena. I appreciate Character. Aurelio is also working with colleagues on a chap- left being a paralegal last year after 26 years in that field. reading Suffolk Alumni Magazine as I help put together the ter called “Ethics in Higher Education” for the third edition of I have finally been able to cross over using the master’s law school magazine for VLS. The Suffolk magazine is impres- the Handbook for Student Affairs. degree that I earned in 2001. I am busy with two grown daughters and a marvelous, smart grandson, Jakob. My sive and a good model.” 2000 youngest daughter is about to finish her four-year degree 1996 Ruth Hegarty (BA ’98, MS) was a featured speaker at in the fall and displays a lot of my own intellectual bent “I was awarded outstanding faculty member of the Sawyer the Business and Professional Women/USA 2007 National and academic achievements. My oldest daughter is very Business School for 2007 by the Student Government Associ- successful as the assistant director of Knowledge Begin- ation,” writes William F. Mee (MBA). “I have been instruct- nings Daycare in Chelmsford, MA. I miss all my fellow stu- ing at the SBS since fall 1996 as an adjunct professor, and dents and professors who have definitely shaped my life.” for the past three years as an instructor in the information 2003 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 systems and operations management department.” Erin Brick-McManus (MEd) recently moved to Suwanee, Susan Scott (EMBA) writes, “I GA, and works as an admissions advisor at Life University in am a senior consultant at Calyp- Marietta, GA. tus Group and have been selected to present a paper entitled, ‘The Role “Since graduating from Suffolk University in 2003 with my of Social Capital in Creating Effective MBA, I have started a number of businesses that have been Global Supply Chains’ at the Acad- How to Get Arrested: emy of International Business (AIB) A Motivational Story for Actors conference in Indianapolis.” The paper is a precursor to her by Michael J. Wallach (JD’74) successful,” writes Linda Samuels (EMBA). Examples include Premier Capital, which offers alternative financing and consulting for businesses; The Science of Learning Center, offering academic tutoring in all subjects; and Focus Technology, dissertation as she pursues a doctorate in business admin- 1997 “My daughter, Mckinlee Anne, is almost four months old (born March 8),” Heather Hodgson (EMBA) writes. “She went on her first hike in NH and has also worked with me in my business, Unpacking Solutions, just listed on Angie’s List in The conventional wisdom in Hollywood that it’s a manufacturer of an iPod-like device that improves memory all about who you know is debunked by Michael istration. and reduces stress. “My newest business, BillionaireBabies, J. Wallach (JD’74) in his book How to Get Arrested: provides seminars, products, and success coaching to em- A Motivational Story for Actors. After a brief ten- power children of all ages to start successful businesses. My ure with the District Attorney’s Office in Queens, son, Charles, just received his PhD in mathematics from the Wallach applied his knowledge of the law to the University of Texas; my daughter, Marilyn, is working in hospi- entertainment business. Managing the careers of actors for over 20 years and teaching a popular course, “The Business of Acting,” for UCLA Extension, convinced him that it’s possible to succeed Boston as an outstanding service provider. It is a small family with no connections. His advice is outlined in a business that provides services to those who are moving. Our reader-friendly novella following two actors on a unique niche is unpacking and putting your home in order quest for stardom. Yet the book is designed for after a move. I would love to see classmates at the clambake at the Crane Estate; it’s been ten years since we finished.” those seeking inspiration in any profession. tal administration; and my son-in-law, Sam, is an assistant professor at Tufts University. Sam and Marilyn have two children: three-and-a-half year-old Abigail and two-year-old Sophia. 2004 Karmle L. Conrad (MHA) writes “I have left Impact, Inc., and decided to expand my small business. The Mind Body Soul Connection has now become The Conrad Center. “ “Things are great!,” writes Sean Glennon (BA ’’01, MSPS). FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 61 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 61 9/20/07 3:49:52 PM �Class Notes LAW “I got married last year to my high-school sweetheart and we bought a house in Quincy. We are co-directors of a com- already out of college (Duke and Columbia). My youngest daughter is in her last year of high school.” munity choir in Quincy that we established three years ago. 1955 I work for the City of Quincy in the department of planning For the past 15 years, Ronald D.J. Saloman (JD) has served 1982 and community development. I ad- as the chief stadium announcer for the Eastern Region of Lit- Tom Doyle (JD) sends greetings from Tuscany. “I’m email- minister federal grant programs, and tle League Baseball, which covers 11 states and the District ing this message from the emergency room of a rural hospi- serve as the city’s representative on of Columbia. In August, he served in this volunteer position tal in Castelfiorentino, Italy, where I am with my 18-year-old the Boston Harbor Islands Advisory again at the annual regional tournament in Bristol, CT. son who is suffering apparently from his first flight-induced migraine. We are here celebrating his acceptance to Mid- Council.” Sean misses Beacon Hill and always enjoys coming back to 1972 dlebury College and my wife’s 50th birthday. A trip to the Suffolk for various events. “It is with great sadness that I report the death of Avrom emergency room was not on our itinerary, but that’s life.” Herbster, a Law School graduate, Class of 1972,” writes Bob Alissa Porcaro (MBA) wel- Damiano (JD). “Avrom was a lifelong resident of Peabody, “Margo (Haist) (JD 81) and I will be empty nesters in the comed her second daughter, MA, and a graduate of Boston University prior to his entry fall,” writes Edward L. Wallack (JD). Their daughter, Court- Megan Elisabeth, in January. into the Suffolk Law community. He was one of the most ney, is starting her freshman year at Hobart and William Smith “The entire family took part popular students at the Law School during his three-year at- Colleges, and their son, Zachary, will be a junior at Syracuse in their fifth Race for the Cure tendance. Following graduation, he entered the National La- University. “Sapers & Wallack moved to Newton Corner after in Hartford, CT, on June 2 in bor Relations Board at the Washington, D.C., office where he 19 years in Cambridge, which means I can easily meet Margo memory of my mother-in-law, Ann Porcaro,” Alissa writes. worked for three years, then transferring to Boston. He rose for lunch after she finishes teaching her reading classes at to the level of hearing officer until he left in 2006, due to the the Cabot Elementary School.” 2005 serious illness that ended his life on March 1.” A true Suffolk Kimberly Clapp (MSMHC, MSCJ) married Robert J. Silva supporter and proud graduate, Avrom will be missed dearly III on July 14. The ceremony took place at St. Richard Parish by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. 1983 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 When Gerald Heng’s (JD) daughter was six, she had to in Danvers, MA, and the reception was held at Danversport 1974 sit though her father’s Doctor Robert A. Faneuil (JD) is now representing athletes as of Jurisprudence award at Suf- Chris Bogdanovitch (MHA) has been promoted to senior well as radio and television personalities, including himself. folk. Gerald and Eileen Heng, therapeutic specialty consultant at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in “I co-anchor a sports talks show called ‘The Rob and Bob Dad and Mom to Sharmaine Boston, MA. Show’ on WBNW 1120 AM (Boston). I look forward to taking Heng, [returned] the favor by attending Philadelphia Music calls from my fellow alumni.” Hall for her Doctor of Jurisprudence award on May 15, 2006. “My book for actors, How to Get Arrested: a Motivational 1987 Story for Actors, was picked up by a national book distributor “I have been practicing criminal defense in New York City for Yacht Club. John Ryan (MBA) has been appointed to the board of directors of the Massachusetts March of Dimes. Daniel M. Sigel (MEd) coordinated the U.S. men’s and and will be re-released this September,” Michael J. Wal- almost 20 years now,” writes Javier Damien (JD). “I also women’s ultimate Frisbee teams for the 2007 Pan American lach (JD) writes. “Previously, I handled sales, which suddenly live and practice criminal defense in New Jersey. I have been Games, held August 6-12 in Mexico City. took off after receiving attention by the industry in Holly- a frequent ‘talking head legal expert’ on Court TV for the last wood.” A major Hollywood studio is in the planning stages of four years. I also appear on Fox News TV and CNN. Personal- producing a reality show based on the book. ly, I am an avid snow skier and marathon runner. I completed 2006 my 11th marathon in Big Sur, CA, in April. I look forward to “For those of you who don’t know, Hope and I are expecting our ‘first’ this November, on Thanksgiving Day,” writes 1977 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 completing my 12th marathon in Quebec City, Canada. I’m James Davenport (MBA). James works at MassMutual. Paul G. Keough (JD) is married with four kids, ages twelve, glad to see that Suffolk Law is getting the respect and cover- nine, seven, and four. The family lives in Roslindale, MA. age it deserves. The new law school is beautiful.” Robert Fortes (MPA) is the assistant general manager for 1981 1988 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 strategic planning and performance at the Massachusetts “I now reside in Waltham where I have opened a meal as- “I could go on and on about Suffolk Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). “So,” he writes, “it is a sembly business called ‘The Supper Shop,’ writes Cath- University and what it did for me very good thing I just recently completed Professor Gregg’s erine (Rohrs) Matthews (JD). “It’s been a lot of fun for a and what a difference it has made class.” mature woman to start a business, learn all about comput- in my life,” writes Donna A. Dan- 2007 ers, accounting, and marketing. I still keep my Indiana law iels (JD). “I grew up in Boston with license current, though. I have three daughters and two are five children in our family. My father died when I was a teenager. Suffolk 62 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 62 | FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:55 PM �gave me the chance that not a lot of people around me got. I 2003 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 a hefty 10 pounds and 9 ounces and trace much of whatever success I have had in my life to Suf- Krystal Lyerly (JD) lives in Boynton Beach, FL, and is corpo- is just perfect (see photo for proof!) folk Law School—Professors Fenton, Sargent, Kate Day, Joe rate counsel in Boca Raton, FL. He has been lucky enough to have a Cronin—the list goes on. Presently, I am in private practice dozen Suffolk alums come visit and and live in Newton, MA, with my husband, Charles Kouyoum- A lot has happened in the life of Jessica Reilly (JD). “I recent- welcome him into the world! Two of jian, and our twin sons, Richard and Alexander.” ly had a beautiful baby boy,” she writes. “Jackson Buck Razza Jackson’s grandparents (Michael S. Razza and Barbara was born on April 2 at Brigham and Women’s. He weighed N. Mason) also attended Suffolk Law School.” The Milton Hoosic Club was the venue for the May 27 wed- 2004 ding of Denise I. Murphy (JD), a partner at Rubin and Rudman, LLP, and David W. White, a principal at Breakstone, White & Gluck, PC, and incoming president of the Massachusetts Bar Association. The bride was escorted by her two sons, William and Scott Weinstein. The groom was accompa- Share Your News Class notes are a great way to let your fellow alumni know what is happening in your post-college life, from nied by his two children, Amanda and Daniel White-Lief. The career changes to family news. And now, with Suffolk couple will reside in Westwood with their children and plan a Alumni Magazine’s expanded class notes section, Andrea (Carroll) Haney (JD) and Brian M. Haney (JD) were married in October 2006 in Osterville, MA. Andrea is employed in the office of the general counsel at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Brian is an associate with the law firm of Cooley Manion Jones, LLP. Brian and Andrea honeymooned in Los Cabos, Mexico and reside in Boston. connecting (or reconnecting) with your classmates is fall honeymoon in Ireland. simpler than ever. 1992 2005 SAM prefers class notes in your own words. “I have a full life with my own Judy (Loitherstein) Kalisker (JD) writes, “I’m working Here’s a SAMple: practice and with my five chil- as director of corporate integrity in the legal department of “Hi, SAM: My name is John Doe (BSBA in Finance, 2002), dren,” writes Wayne Car- Boston Scientific Corporation, based in Natick, MA. I was and I’ve been very busy since graduation. I’m now work- roll (JD), who established a married in 2006 to Martin Kalisker, and we live in Natick with our two beagles.” ing at Smith & Brown Financial Services in Providence, RI, where I have relocated with my family. My wife Sarah and I recently adopted our first child, Scarlet Rose, a beautiful toddler from South Africa. We just returned 1993 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Paul McCarthy (JD) was appointed senior associate athletic director at the University of Connecticut. boutique patent-law practice in Arizona. Wayne volunteers as a cub scout master for his sons’ cub scout pack. from a family vacation in Disneyland. The West coast was nice, but we’d never leave our New England roots!” Krista (Zanin) Griffith (JD) married Ted Griffith in Septem- SAM class notes can run from a line to a paragraph. ber 2005. “We live in Wilmington, DE, where I am a deputy Longer submissions may be edited for space and con- 1998 > Reunion June 13-15, 2008 Lynne Afrow Ellis (JD) welcomed her daughter, Abigail Dayne Ellis, on May 24. She is married to Matt Ellis and works in the legal office of Partners Health Care. attorney general for the Delaware Department of Justice,” tent. We welcome photographs. Electronic submissions Krista writes. “Last year, I served as a law clerk to the Hon- should be high resolution (300 dpi minimum). orable James T. Vaughn Jr., president judge of the Delaware Via Web: Via E-mail: Maureen Pomeroy (JD) mar- classnotes@suffolk.edu Country Club. Several other Suffolk Law School graduates from 1998 and 1999 attended the ceremony and reception. 2000 2006 Last spring, while a fourth–year evening student at the Law School, J. Alain Ferry (JD) created a website for his soft- ried Bill Bushee in Atkinson, NH, in August 2006 at the Atkinson Superior Court.” www.suffolk.edu/alumni Via Post: Attn: Class Notes Suffolk Alumni Magazine ware law class with Professor Kirk Teska. That project received national press and grew into what is now a lost items 8 Ashburton Place recovery service, helping people anonymously recover their Boston, MA 02108 lost valuables. Alain’s venture will be profiled on a nationally- Congratulations to Dino M. Colucci JD ‘88 broadcast investigative news program on iPod theft. whose name was chosen in a random drawing from the Mary Garippo (JD) and David Griffin (JD) welcomed scores of alumni who submitted their class notes for Dennis E. Healy (JD) and Jessica L. Ziady (JD) were mar- their son, Matthew, on May 17. He joins three-year-old the fall 2007 issue of SAM. Dino won tickets to a Boston ried on March 3 in Miami, FL. Vanessa Fazio (JD) was in brother, Steven. Mary is an assistant general counsel at Red Sox game. the wedding. Jessica is an assistant district attorney at the the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, and To enter the drawing for the winter issue of SAM, Brockton District Court, and Dennis is working temporarily at Dave has his own law practice in Boston. The family lives in submit your news via web or e-mail. From class notes downtown Boston. a firm in Belmont, MA. submitted electronically by October 29, 2007, one name will be selected randomly. S/he and a guest will attend Suffolk Alumni Celtics Night at TD Banknorth Garden February 13th, 2008. FALL 2007 SUFF_1-64.indd 63 | SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE 63 9/20/07 3:49:57 PM �BY NEIL O’CALLAGHAN BSBA ‘00 Striking Out at the Improv T HE ALARM GOES OFF BUT I’m already awake. I had tossed and turned through the night, enduring what could at best be described as restless slumber. I tried focusing on my breathing. I read books. I drank milk. I counted sheep. I did everything short of running in place while reciting state capitals. Welcome to a typical night before an audition. When I moved to Chicago to pursue improv and acting, I knew auditioning would be part of the package. I consider myself an able performer and a quick-witted improviser, but under the microscope, I tend to get locked inside my head. It’s not unlike in baseball when a hitter slumps. Any batting coach worth his salt will tell you the worst thing a hitter can do is think. 64 SUFFOLK ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUFF_1-64.indd 64 | I arrive at the middle school classroom wearing a softball shirt for my doubleheader after today’s improv audition. The role is with the stage troupe “Chemically Imbalanced Comedy.” It’s an unwritten rule that all improv companies and shows be named after some groan-inducing pun (“Bird Flu over the Cuckoo’s Nest”) or logical improbability (“Postcards from Prison” – my previous troupe). I know I’ll have to exhibit trust around complete strangers – the type of trust that only comes with years of camping trips. I must make myself look good under the guise of making others look good, but not so good that they look better than me. When not performing, I’ll have to laugh at what others are doing to appear supportive, but not too loud or hard in the event that no one laughs at anything I do. I hand my resume and headshot to the woman running the show. After a few warm-ups, we dive into the bread and butter of improv – twoperson scenes. The back row of the classroom is comprised of folks currently in the group. Someone calls out my name and I step forward. There is no suggestion to start the scene, so I start fumbling around with some imaginary objects on a counter. My scene partner enters and refers to me as “Doctor.” I make my character a loud, bombastic mad scientist and she becomes my assistant. It turns into a great scene in which my assistant is only aiding my insane experiments as a means to college internship credits. At least I thought it was great. Judging from the lack of response, maybe it was too over-the-top for this crowd. My heart begins to race, but I’m confident I’ll rebound in my next scene. This time, a woman plays an athleticallychallenged nerd. I decide I’ll be a nerd too, but one who excels at whatever sports he tries. My partner and I exhibit real on-stage chemistry, but again there is little reaction from the back row. Finally, I decide that whatever the scenario for my last scene, I’m going to play it straight and say as few words as possible. Unfortunately, this strategy only seems to annoy my zany partnerand it’s my final shot. Two warm-ups and three scenes over, the current members of this troupe have seen all they need to see. Leaving the building, I know I’m not going to get a callback unless they need someone to clean the theatre after their new cast performs. Regardless, I take notes, deciding what I’ll work on before rushing off to my softball game. I go 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored in our first win of the season. And as long as I remain at the top of my game, I resolve not to lose any sleep over my next audition. In my dreams. S Neil O’Callaghan, a former columnist and editor-in-chief of The Suffolk Journal, is PhD coordinator for the Department of English at University of Illinois at Chicago. O’Callaghan is currently taking classes at Improv Olympic. ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX NABAUM BackStory FALL 2007 9/20/07 3:49:59 PM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. The materials include: Presidents' records, photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia, and university publications. 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JUNE Alumni Afternoon at the Pawtucket Red Sox Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Red Wings Sunday, August 21 11am buffet, 1pm game 9th Annual PawSox Fan Fest following the game McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, RI Confronting Crawford: Understanding Its Meaning and Impact Thursday, September 22 Current Legal Issues in Higher Education Friday, September 30 OCTOBER North Shore Alumni Essex River Cocktail Cruise Wednesday, June 22 6pm Essex, MA JULY Boston Chapter 1st Thursday Happy Hour Thursday, July 7 6:30-8:30pm Hub Pub, Boston Boston Chapter Schooner Sailing Saturday, July 23 6-8pm Salem, MA Alumni Night at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Friday, July 29 7pm AUGUST Alumni Night at the Lowell Spinners Saturday, August 6 3:30pm Buffet at the Gator Pit 5pm Game Alumni Afternoon at Tanglewood Sunday, August 14 2:30pm concert 4:30pm reception Lenox, MA Have you moved? Please send your change of address to: Office of Alumni Relations Suffolk University Law School 120 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108 617.305.1999 fax: 617.573.8151 email: lawalumni@suffolk.edu Alumni Night at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Friday, August 26 7pm SEPTEMBER Principles & Pitfalls of Contract Drafting Thursdays: September 15 and 29 Critical Federal & State Developments in Medicaid & Trusts: 8th Annual Northeast Elder Law Symposium Friday, September 16 Southbridge, MA Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, September 17 8:30am Sargent Hall, Boston Dean’s Advisory Committee Meeting Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1 Sargent Hall, Boston New York Chapter Alumni Tour and Luncheon Museum of Modern Art Saturday, October 22 11:20am New York City, NY Labor and Employment Issues in Immigration Law Thursday, October 27 33rd Annual National Labor Relations Board/Department of Labor Conference Thursday, October 27 NOVEMBER Annual Alumni Awards Dinner Wednesday, November 2 6pm Seaport Hotel, Boston Applying Assisted Reproductive Technology to Family Law Thursdays: November 3 and 17 Alumni Volunteer Leadership Day Saturday, September 17 10am-3pm Sargent Hall, Boston When Does Life End?: Exploring the Legal, Medical & Ethical Issues Concerning End-of-Life Decisionmaking Friday, November 4 Suffolk University 7th Annual 5K Road Race and Family Walk Sunday, September 18 9am registration Charles River, Boston Ethical Issues in the Use of Technology Thursday, November 10 4-6pm Edwards & Angell LLP, New York City, NY We want to hear from you. Please send letters to the editor and class notes to: Suffolk Law Magazine Creative Services/UMS 41 Temple Street Boston, MA 02114 617.573.8098 fax: 617.305.1987 email: lawmag@suffolk.edu Resolving Uncertainty in Biotechnology Patent Law: Patentability, Experimental Use and Safe Harbor Friday, November 18 DECEMBER Writing Workshop Friday, December 2 Bus Trip to New York City Saturday, December 3 Details TBA �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 01 SUFFOLK LAW Suffolk University Law School Alumni Magazine • Spring 2005 S U F F O L K L AW David J. Sargent President, Suffolk University Robert H. Smith Dean John C. Deliso Associate Dean Bernard V. Keenan Associate Dean Marc G. Perlin Associate Dean Gail Ellis Dean of Admissions Beverly Coles-Roby Dean of Students Diane Frankel Schoenfeld Director of Alumni Relations Deborah Beaudette Director of Communications Lori Friedman Major Gift Officer Executive Editor Midge Wilcke Editor for Public Affairs Rosemarie Sansone FEATURES 10 PUTTING A LOCK ON E-LEAKS By Sara Romer Electronic technology has revolutionized many aspects of the practice of law. But the little-known perils of cyberspace may put you and your clients at risk. Some tech-savvy Suffolk Law faculty and alumni provide tips about how to better protect your data— and your practice. 18 SUFFOLK LAW CLINICS By Jennifer Becker Thousands of students have participated in the Law School’s clinical programs during the past four decades, many maintaining that it was the best experience of their law school careers. Three recent student advocates tell us why. Managing Editor Sara Romer Copy Editor Nancy Kelleher Contributing Writers Jennifer Becker Karen Crowell Karen DeCilio Tony Ferullo Nancy Kelleher Mariellen Norris Maria Palomino Steven Withrow Art Direction Donald Suthard Design Ginny Warren DEPARTMENTS Production Manager Sarah Medina 2 FROM THE DEAN Cover Photography Nick Koudis, Photodisc 3 LAW SCHOOL BRIEFS 7 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT 8 FACULTY NEWS 16 RECOGNITION 17 STUDENT PROFILE 20 ALUMNI NEWS AND PROFILES 26 CLASS NOTES IBC PROFILE IN GIVING Photography John Gillooly Phil Humnicky Joe Kenemore Tracy Powell Don Taylor S U F F O L K L AW magazine is published twice a year by Suffolk University Law School. It is produced by Creative Services and distributed free of charge to alumni, students, friends, parents, faculty and staff. The views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or the official policies of the Law School or the University. �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 02 FROM THE DEAN Nowhere is the Law School’s tradition of public service and practical approach to legal education more apparent than within our nine clinical programs. In the past four decades, thousands of students have participated in our clinics, most believing the experience to have been a highlight of their legal education and invaluable to their professional careers. In our story, three recent graduates explain how their experiences have helped to shape the lawyers they’ve become. As we approach Suffolk University Law School’s centennial anniversary in 2006, we need not look far to appreciate the tremendous growth and change we’ve experienced, not only as a University, but also within the everyday practice of law. S U F F O L K L AW A photograph from the University’s archive, reprinted on our back cover, shows Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge presiding over the laying of the cornerstone of Suffolk Law School on Derne Street in 1920. Today Sargent Hall faces the newest addition to the Suffolk campus. The University is now the master tenant at 73 Tremont Street— the gracious 13-story neoclassical building at the corner of Beacon Street that was built in 1895. 2 Within most law firms and businesses today, even the most ardent resisters of the computer age have succumbed to the lure of email and other trappings of our technological revolution. In our cover story, “e-Leaks: Data with a Dangerous Byte,” Editor Sara Romer explores how the practice of law has been transformed as the paper trails of the past have become unending mazes of megabytes. With the click of a mouse, attorneys transmit information with ease—but are they disclosing more than they intend? As some tech-savvy Suffolk Law professors and alumni reveal, the threats posed by electronic communications and metadata can seriously compromise attorney-client confidentiality, a client’s case, and a firm’s practice—our experts offer practical advice to help protect them all. We also highlight Janis Schiff, JD ’83, a real estate partner in the Washington, DC, office of Holland & Knight LLP, who launched the Rising Stars mentoring and leadership program to promote women into leadership positions within the legal community; and David Chesnoff, JD ’79, a criminal defense attorney with Goodman & Chesnoff in Los Angeles, whose high-profile courtroom success stories include clients Shaquille O’Neal, Andre Agassi, US District Court Judge Harry Claiborne, and Britney Spears. In this issue, we mark the milestone reached by one of our most esteemed administrators, recognize the spirited contributions of one of our faculty members, and note the accomplishments and generosity of several distinguished lawyers among our alumni. At the same time, we announce three exciting new Suffolk appointments. I am delighted to introduce three new members of the Suffolk community. Patricia Maguire Meservey joined the University as provost and academic vice president in November. David James, an attorney from San Diego, California, with significant legal recruiting and hiring experience, became the Law School’s director of career development in April. Lori Friedman, JD ’87, rejoined the Suffolk Law community in November as our major gift officer. It is with enormous pride that we recognize Lorraine Cove and celebrate her 25 years of extraordinary service as Law School registrar. A member of the Suffolk community for the past 35 years, Lorraine’s dedicated contributions to the Law School are legendary among students, alumni, and members of the faculty and administration alike. Associate Professor Renée Landers brings to Suffolk Law not only her expertise in health care, administrative, and constitutional law, but a passionate sense of leadership that permeates each of her endeavors, within and outside of the classroom. She currently serves on a study panel of the National Academy of Social Insurance, exploring how Medicare can reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Judge Paul J. Fitzpatrick, BA ’56, JD ’57, found his niche in trial work and has enjoyed a distinguished career in public service. His generosity and foresight, and desire to provide financial assistance to future Suffolk Law students, led him to establish The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick Scholarship Fund, endowed through a charitable gift annuity. Judge Fitzpatrick’s gift is part of the University’s Centennial Scholarship Program, designed to recognize 100 donors making gifts of $50,000 or more in honor of our centennial anniversary. Finally, I encourage you to attend our alumni reunion weekend, June 3-5, for graduates from class years ending in “0” or “5”. A series of not-to-be-missed events are planned, including performances by the Boston Pops, dinner at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse, and historic tours of Boston. We hope that you will enjoy visiting with us and reacquainting yourself with your fellow alumni. For more information, please see www.law.suffolk.edu/offices/ alumni/reunion. Best wishes, Robert H. Smith Dean and Professor of Law �6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 03 L AW S C H O O L B R I E F S New Provost Focuses on Academic Initiatives Patricia Maguire Meservey joined the “Dr. Meservey joins the University during University as provost and academic vice a period of tremendous growth, with new president on November 1, 2004. programs constantly in development and Academic initiatives are the priority of the Provost’s Office, and Meservey will work closely with the deans to expand and refine the University’s comprehensive academic programs. multiple campuses here and abroad,” said President David J. Sargent. “She brings a strong track record of success in establishing new positions of responsibility in the academic arena, and we look forward to her involvement as we prepare “Suffolk University is a premier urban for Suffolk’s second century.” institution with a focus on excellence and a commitment to diversity, access, community service, and leadership in a global society. I am very pleased to be part of this community,” she said. Meservey holds a PhD in higher education administration from Boston College; a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management, Graduate School of Education at Harvard University; an MS in parent-child health nursing from Boston University; a BS in nursing from Boston University; and a diploma in nursing from Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Meservey has had a distinguished career in higher education, most recently as vice provost for faculty and budget at Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Meservey also served as special assistant to the president; interim vice provost for enrollment management; director of the Center for Community Health Education, Research and Service; and director of the Graduate Medical and Nursing Education Partnership Program. She also held administrative and faculty positions at Boston University’s School of Nursing and, as a registered nurse, has served on the staffs of several Boston hospitals. Career Development Director Named David James, an became the hiring attorney in 1991, Lawyer magazine and a member of the attorney from San recruiting law students, making American Society of Writers on Legal Diego, California, presentations at law school campuses Subjects, he has authored more than 50 has been named throughout the country concerning legal articles, primarily on career-related topics. the Law School’s career options, and mentoring new director of career attorneys in the office. development. James received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of An active member of the National California, Los Angeles, and was a graduate James served with the City Attorney’s Association for Law Placement (NALP), student in psychology and counseling at Office of San Diego for more than 20 James has served on its board of directors. the University of Minnesota. He earned years, most recently as senior deputy city He currently serves as a member of NALP’s his JD degree from the University of the attorney. In 1985 he joined the hiring Research Advisory Council and as the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in committee for the City Attorney’s Office group’s liaison to the ABA Government Sacramento, California. and has since interviewed more than and Public Sector Lawyers Division. A 2,500 lawyers and law students. He contributing editor of the ABA’s Student S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 3 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 04 L AW S C H O O L B R I E F S Donahue Lecture Series Showcases National Scholars The annual Donahue lecture series began in October with the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit speaking on “Tyranny of Labels.” Barkett was the first woman justice on the Florida Supreme Court and is the recipient of numerous prestigious Hon. Rosemary Barkett Jack M. Balkin Charles R. Lawrence III honors, including the Latin Business and Professional Women Lifetime Achievement Award and The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award presented by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. In March, Jack M. Balkin delivered “Disturbing the Universe: How Social Movements Change the Constitution.” Balkin, a prominent legal theorist and constitutional scholar, is Yale Law School’s Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment as well as the director Balkin’s work spans many disciplines, The Donahue lecture series is named in from philosophy to politics, and from honor of the Honorable Frank J. Donahue, theories of cultural evolution to legal and JD ’21, the longest serving associate musical interpretation. justice of the Massachusetts Superior The final lecture, “Race, Democracy and Education,” was presented by Georgetown University Law Center Professor Charles R. Lawrence III in April. Lawrence is among the leading voices in critical race theory Court. As chairman of the Law School Committee of the Board of Trustees, Judge Donahue served an active role in the expansion of the faculty, library, and other Law School facilities. and has written numerous articles on race Each lecture serves as a basis for a relations, anti-discrimination law, and lead article to be published in the equal protection. Suffolk University Law Review, a of the Information Society Project. sponsor of the series. S U F F O L K L AW The Future of Sentencing: Policy and Practice 4 National Moot Court Competition Held at Sargent Hall Held on September 23, 2004, the program was co-sponsored by the Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Moakley Archive and Institute, Suffolk Chapter of the American Constitutional Society, and Flaschner Judicial Institute. Pictured are several of the distinguished jurists, educators, and policy experts who participated on the panel. Top Row: (L to R) Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Mass. Superior Court; Hon. Charles M. Grabau, Mass. Superior Court; Hon. Robert Mulligan, Chief Justice for Administration and Management. Bottom Row: (L to R) Marc Mauer, assistant director, Sentencing Project, Washington, DC; Prof. Stephen Saltzburg, chair, ABA Justice Kennedy Commission and Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy, Litigation and Professional Responsibility, George Washington University Law School; Honorable Nancy Gertner, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Hon. John J. Irwin, director, Macaronis Institute. The Region 1 Round of the National Moot Court Competition was held at Suffolk University Law School on November 19 and 20, 2004. Suffolk’s team reached the semi-finals, competing against the team from Boston College Law School. Pictured are members of the Suffolk Law team and several of the judges from the final argument: (L to R) Kristin Ferris, JD ‘05; Lauren Koblitz, JD ‘05; Hon. Edward Harrington, US District Court; Dean Robert H. Smith; Hon. Thomas Horgan, Boston Municipal Court; Suzanne Breselor, JD ‘05; and coaches Julie Baker, Suffolk Legal Practice Skills instructor; and Stuart Hurowitz, Esq. The Hon. Mark Kantrowitz of the Massachusetts Appeals Court presided but was unavailable for the photo. �6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 05 L AW S C H O O L B R I E F S Centennial Scholarship Program Builds on Strong Start Established to recognize Suffolk’s Centennial in 2006, the Centennial Scholarship Program has grown to include more than $2.9 million in endowment support through the generosity of 31 donors. The program is well on its way toward reaching its goal of recognizing 100 Centennial Scholarship benefactors. Centennial scholarships serve as tangible evidence of Suffolk’s commitment to recruit and retain an exceptionally talented student body. The following donors made new or additional scholarship commitments of $50,000 or more as of March, embracing the mission of the Centennial Scholarship Program. For more information about how you can help transform the student experience at Suffolk University Law School, contact Lori Friedman in the Development Office at 617.305.3233. Centennial Scholarship Donors The William F. Connell Charitable Trust NEWIRE (New England Women in Real Estate) Robert F. Muse, JD ’50* Margaret E. Ford Trust* Daniel N. Ford, BA ’77 Brian G. Doherty, JD ’77* David J. Sargent, JD ’54, LLD ’78 (Hon.)* Alice Moore Trust* Robert W. Casby, JD ’82* Gerard F. Doherty, JD ’60, and Marilyn Doherty* James G. Sokolove, JD ’69* John C. Scully, DCS ’86 (Hon.), and Barbara A. Scully Professor and Mrs. Clifford E. Elias, LLD ’99 (Hon.)* Hortense K. Seybolt Donald J. Scott, JD ’41* Richard M. Rosenberg, BSJ ’52, DCS ’91 (Hon.), and Barbara Rosenberg The Estate of Arnold W. Olsson, JD ’43, and Edith Olsson* Michael S. Smith, BSBA ’61 and Larry E. Smith, BSBA ’65 Thomas J. Ryan, JD ’74, and Margaret Ryan* John J. O’Connor, BSBA ’73 The Honorable Salvatore J. Basile, JD ‘39, LLM ‘42, and Jennie B. Basile* John N. Wilson, Jr.* James W. O’Brien Foundation* Campus Stores of Massachusetts, Inc. Kathryn and Thomas Battillo* Suffolk University Law School Class of 1969* Richard A. Voke, BA ’70, JD ’74 Michael J. McCormack, JD ’72* Foley Hoag LLP* The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick, BA ’56, JD ’57* Donors are listed in order of contribution * Scholarship benefits Suffolk Law School Pamela Scangas, BA ’72, and Patricia Scangas Paralegal Studies Program Celebrates 20 Years Certificate Program, later renamed the Paralegal Studies Program. In 1992, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees were Suffolk Law is Regional Champion for Fourth Straight Year Two Suffolk teams placed in the New England regional finals of the National Trial Competition held at the Law School on February 10-13. Christopher DeCoste, JD '05, and Susannah Reilly, JD '05, defeated Maine, Vermont, and Western New England. Jason Drori, JD '05, and Cynthia Erickson, JD '05, defeated Boston College in the finals, and represented the region in the National Phase of the competition in San Antonio, Texas. This is the fourth consecutive year that Suffolk will be going to the nationals as regional champion. Erickson also won the “Best Advocate” award. (L to R) Professor Tim Wilton (coach); Cynthia Erickson, JD ‘05; Bobby Hazelton, JD ‘02 (coach); Chris Perillo; and Jason Drori, JD ‘05. added, and, in 1993, ABA approval was first obtained. As of May 2004, 357 students had completed the program. As part of the celebration, Boston attorney Rob Toomey taught the ALS program “Law Firm Survival Skills: How an Understanding (L to R) Ellen Burke, Daniel Keefe and Paralegal Studies Program Director and Associate Professor Lynne Dahlborg during the first presentation of the alumni service award, posthumously, to Mary Keefe, BS ‘03. In October, Suffolk University’s Paralegal Studies Program celebrated its 20th anniversary with an Advanced Legal Studies (ALS) program and reception. of Personality Types Contributes to Success.” A panel discussion featured area paralegals and program alumni. Paralegal Studies Program Director and Associate Professor Lynne Dahlborg presented the first alumni service award, posthumously, to Mary Keefe, BS ’03, for S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt her exemplary service to the program. The The University’s training of paralegals award was accepted by her husband, began in 1985 with the Lawyer’s Assistant Daniel Keefe, and her mother, Ellen Burke. 5 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 06 L AW S C H O O L B R I E F S Distinguished Visiting Professor Focuses on International Law John E. Noyes, a professor of law at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California since 1982, joined Suffolk University Law School as the distinguished visiting law professor for the spring semester. An expert in international law, Noyes has written extensively about the law of the sea and other international topics. His current interests include international dispute settlement and the relationship between religion and international law. Noyes also has taught as a visiting professor at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, Roger Williams University School of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, and the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is an active participant in the work of several international organizations, and is currently the US member of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf and a vice president of the American Branch of the International Law Association. While at Suffolk University Law School, Noyes taught International Law and International Law of the Sea. John E. Noyes Suffolk Law Alumna Named Major Gift Officer Lori Friedman, JD ’87, rejoined the Law School community in November as McLaughlin Fellow Marina Moriarty, JD ‘06 and Drinan Fellow Lisa Oliver, JD ‘06. Fenton Award recipients (L to R) Sarah Temple Blodgett, JD ‘05; Jessica L. Tripp, JD ‘05; and Catherine M. Hobbs, JD ‘05. Drinan, McLaughlin, and Fenton Awards Named The Thomas J. Drinan Memorial and Paul R. McLaughlin Memorial fellowships are awarded each year to second-year day or third-year evening students for summer internships in criminal law. Eligible summer placements include federal and state prosecutors’ offices, public defender agencies, and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. the new major gift officer. Friedman is filling the post previously held by Shelagh Foley O’Brien, who was promoted to the position of campaign director. Friedman has been involved in fundraising for the past 10 years. She previously worked at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and, most recently, at Facing History and Ourselves, where she raised Marina Moriarty, JD ‘06, was awarded the McLaughlin Fellowship, and Lisa Oliver, JD more than $7 million as the organization’s ’06, received the Drinan Fellowship. Moriarty will intern at the Suffolk County District associate director for corporate and Attorney’s Office, Dorchester Division, and Oliver will work in the Criminal Division of foundation relations. She played a key the US Attorney’s Office in Boston. leadership role in her work with donors S U F F O L K L AW For more information about these fellowships and the Suffolk Law graduates for whom they are named, see www.law.suffolk.edu/offices/career/fellowships/fellowships.cfm. and with members of several prominent Boston law firms in securing donor support. The John E. Fenton, Jr., Public Service Awards are given annually to three Suffolk Law School students who exemplify Judge Fenton’s commitment to public service and are pursuing post-graduate employment with qualifying government and public interest employers. Sarah Temple Blodgett, JD ’05, Catherine M. Hobbs, JD ’05, and Jessica L. Tripp, JD ’05, were recently named this year’s Fenton award recipients. The Fenton 6 throughout the Northeast and Florida awards are Suffolk Law School’s highest paid public service grants. A Suffolk Law honors graduate, Friedman was president of the Student Bar Association. She clerked for the justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court and was a litigator in private practice for six years. �6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 07 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Landers’ Time She says she’s often found herself at the right place at the right time. But those who have worked with her know that it’s much more than that: Renée Landers is a spirited leader whose confidence and enthusiasm define each of her pursuits. associate professor, Suffolk University Law School. Attorney, Ropes & Gray. Assistant attorney general with the US Department of Justice. Deputy general counsel with the US Department of Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration. First woman of color and first law professor to become president of the Boston Bar Association. With each new challenge, Renée Landers leads confidently and passionately—with spirit. Reflecting on her various roles, Landers says she feels fortunate to have had extraordinary opportunities to serve the public as well as her clients in private practice. She says she often found herself at the right place at the right time. “In life, timing is everything,” she says with a warm smile. Today, Landers delights in the energy of the classroom, teaching, guiding, and encouraging her students. An expert in health care, administrative, and constitutional law, Landers says she’s extremely happy to be teaching at Suffolk. “We have strong students who bring highly relevant and diverse backgrounds and experience to their studies, and a distinguished faculty that has high expectations for the quality of the academic experience,” said Landers, who was born in Springfield, Illinois, and graduated from Harvard College in 1977 and Boston College Law School in 1985. “It feels great to be part of an incredibly lively intellectual community.” In 2002 Landers co-authored “Research in the Information Age,” an article that addresses regulations that attempt to balance privacy interests with the advancement of research in the health care field. She also serves on a study panel of the National Academy of Social Insurance, exploring how Medicare can reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care—relating directly to issues covered in her Health Law and Constitutional Law courses. Landers is past president of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and currently serves on the board of directors of WGBH. She has been actively involved in the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston for more than a decade, having served as president for three years. She’s now serving on the organization’s board of directors, together with her husband, Thomas L. Barrette, Jr., executive vice president and general counsel for a wireless technology company. Landers and Barrette live in Watertown with their 9-year-old son, Nelson. During Little League games, Dad can be seen coaching on the field and Mom cheering from the stands. At home, mother and son enjoy reading Harry Potter books together because “we’re too scared to read them alone,” she laughs. Dean Robert H. Smith, who was a colleague when Landers was an associate professor at Boston College Law School from 1988 to 1993, is delighted to be working with her again. “Renée is a multi-talented individual,” says Smith. “What impresses me the most is Renée’s range of skills, the range of roles in which she excels, and the range of people she has worked with over the years who rave about her professionally and personally. We’re very lucky to have her here.” • by Tony Ferullo S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 7 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 08 FACULTY NEWS Andrew Beckerman-Rodau presented “Law School Teaching” at the Conference on Legal Education sponsored by Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, in July. In October a second presentation was made as part of the ABA Legal Education Section Program at Rutgers University Law School, in New Jersey, titled “Pedagogy to Practice: Maximizing Legal Education with Technology.” Carter Bishop co-authored with Daniel Kleinberger and Thomas Geu, “Charging Orders and the New Uniform Limited Partnership Act: Dispelling Rumors of Disaster” which was published in 18 Probate and Property 30 (2004). A second article, “Diversity Jurisdiction,” also coauthored with Daniel Kleinberger, was published in 14 Business Law Today 31 (2004). Sara Dillon’s article, “The New American Hegemony?, Looking for the Progressive Empire: Where is the European Union’s Foreign Policy?” examines the persistent problem of the European Union in constructing a unified political and legal role in the context of foreign policy. It was published in 19 Connecticut Journal of International Law 275 (2004). Valerie C. Epps was a panelist on “The Use of Force and the Geneva Conventions,” at New England School of Law, and chaired a panel on “The Implementation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations after Avena” at the Annual Conference of the International Law Association (American Branch) in New York in October. Her article, “Resolution of Claims to SelfDetermination: The Expansion and Creation of Dispute Settlement Karen Blum received the Suffolk University Law School Charles P. Kindregan, Jr. Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Advanced Legal Studies in September 2004. S U F F O L K L AW Eric Blumenson’s book, Reporter’s Notes to the pre-trial Rules of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure (2004), was published by West Publishing Group. He also presented “Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure,” to Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education in July and later to the Suffolk Lawyers for Justice in September. 8 Victoria Dodd has been appointed to the executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Education Law. Mechanisms,” was published in 10 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 377 (2004). Steven Ferrey authored several articles, among them: “Sustainable Energy, Environmental Policy, and States’ Rights: Discerning the Energy Future through the Eye of the Dormant Commerce Clause” in 12 New York University Environmental Law Journal 507 (2004) and “Inverting Choice of Law in the Wired Universe: Thermodynamics, Mass, and Energy,” which was published in 45 William and Mary Law Review (2004). Keith Fisher presented “The Higher Calling: Regulation of Lawyers PostEnron,” at the Sloan Interdisciplinary Workshop Series at Georgetown University Law Center in May 2004. The focus of the discussion was the paper’s application of the public choice theory to the efficacy of regulating the legal profession by state courts and state bar associations and the author’s proposal for partially federalizing that regulation. He also was awarded the 2005 National Writing Competition Peterson Prize for his article, “Towards a Basal Tenth Amendment: A Riposte to National Bank Preemption of State Consumer Protection Laws.” Dwight Golann has been named co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and led a seminar on “Insulting First Offers: Whether to Make Them, How to Respond” at the BBA. He traveled to Beijing, China, to lead a seminar on commercial mediation techniques sponsored by the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. It inaugurated the USChinese Mediation Center, an organization created to promote mediation disputes between American and Chinese businesses. In addition, Golann was a guest lecturer on “Cognitive and Emotional Barriers to Settlement” in October at Boston University Law School. His article, “How to Borrow a Mediator’s Powers,” was published in 30 Litigation 41 (spring 2004). Lorie Graham authored “Resolving Indigenous Claims to SelfDetermination,” published in 10 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 383 (2004). �6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 09 FACULTY NEWS Lisa Healy, an instructor in the Legal Practice Skills Program co-authored with Gerald B. Healy, “Honesty is the ONLY Policy: Physician Expert Witnesses in the 21st Century,” published in the November issue of Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., authored “Same-sex Marriage: The Cultural Wars and the Lessons of Legal History,” published in 38 Family Law Quarterly 427 (2004). Renée M. Landers was appointed the 2004-2005 chair of the membership Committee of the American Bar Association Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. In May 2004, she was appointed a member of the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct by Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert Mulligan. In addition she served on a panel, “Careers in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors,” at the 17th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference, Harvard University in September, and was a guest speaker at a class on compliance issues for health care organizations at the Health Care Administration Program held at Simmons College in October. Herbert N. Ramy, director of the Academic Support Program, was elected to the board of directors at the Humanizing Legal Education Program. The organization is an initiative shared by legal educators seeking to maximize the overall health, wellbeing, and career satisfaction of law students and lawyers. Michael L. Rustad has been appointed to the advisory board of the Center for Justice and Democracy. The board is dedicated to raising public awareness of the value of our civil justice system and the campaign behind the tort reform movement. He was also named to the board of advisers, Intellectual Property Program at the University of Florida. He continues to co-author many articles with Professor Thomas H. Koenig at Northeastern University, including “Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice: A New Audit” in a leading publication for nurses about legal issues, 4 LNC Resources: Where Litigation & Health Care Come Together 1 and “Cybertorts and Legal Lag: An Empirical Analysis” in 13 Southern California (CA) Interdisciplinary Law Journal 77 (2004). His article “Punitive Damages in Cyberspace: Where in the World is the Consumer,” was published in 7 Chapman Law Review 39 (2004). Miguel Schor presented a paper in May 2004 titled “The Political Foundations of the Rule of Law,” Law and Society Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Robert H. Smith has been appointed chair of the Curriculum Committee of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. In January, the committee published the results of a survey of law school curriculum developments since 1992. David C. Yamada has been named to the advisory committee of the first annual “Voices of Inclusion” Health Care Disparities Summit, co-sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Boston. In October 2004, he was the plenary speaker for “Workplace Bullying and Healthcare Workers,” at the Annual Convention of the Massachusetts Nurses Association in Boston and also presented, “The Metropolitan Law School and the Urban Condition” at the annual conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, sponsored by Pace University in New York. Andrew Perlman made a presentation on the ABA Model Rules on bar admissions and their unconstitutional limitations on the interstate practice of law at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Sustaining Member Reception in Boston in October. His essay, “Ethics Issues Associated with Electronic Metadata,” explored the various legal ethics issues that arise as a result of the presence of unseen data embedded in electronic files, such as word-processing documents. The essay was presented at the Center for Advanced Legal Studies conference Ethical Risks from the Use of Technology. (For more on this topic, see story on pages 10-15.) S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 9 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 10 e-Leaks: �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 11 Data with a Dangerous Byte by Sara Romer March 2004: The SCO Group files suit against DaimlerChrysler for violating the terms of a software licensing agreement. Through “hidden” text revealed within the court documents, it soon becomes widely known that, just days before, SCO had planned to sue Bank of America. March 2005: Applicants to six of the nation’s top business schools manage an unauthorized e-peek at the schools’ preliminary admissions decisions—courtesy of instructions in a BusinessWeek online forum. S U F F O L K L AW February 2005: The names of 6,000 HIV/AIDS patients are inadvertently sent in a mass email to Florida health department workers. 11 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 12 S U F F O L K L AW Whether accidental or intentional, each of these examples makes clear that the technological revolution that has transformed our paper trails to mazes of megabytes has some less-than-desirable The Good Ol’ Days consequences. For attorneys, who must represent their clients and conduct their practices consistent with ethical rules and standards, some technological twists are throwing a monkeywrench into the everyday practice of law. Until the late 1980s, most lawyers employed legal secretaries who were well trained at taking and transcribing dictation and using the correction keys on IBM Selectric typewriters. Documents were stored under lock and key in steel file cabinets, and photocopies looked and felt like copies. And unless a document was hand delivered by messenger or sent via facsimile, nothing was faster than the US Postal Service. To say that times have changed is an understatement. “Even partners of mine who predicted that their computers would be nothing more than oversized paperweights are now hooked on email,” says Suffolk Law adjunct faculty member Jerry Cohen, a partner with Perkins Smith & Cohen, and chair of the firm’s Science & Technology Group. “It’s an amazing thing—it starts with hunting and pecking, and ends with ten fingers on the keyboard and an abundance of electronic correspondence.” S U F F O L K L AW Suffolk Law Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, who co-directs the Intellectual Property Law Concentration with Professor Michael Rustad, says that even though people tend to know that email is not terribly secure, its ease and efficiency often make it the communication tool of choice. “People tend to be very casual in email, but my rule of thumb is this: If you wouldn’t be comfortable seeing the contents of your email message on the front page of The Boston Globe, you probably shouldn’t be sending it.” 12 Rustad, who co-authored the E-Business Legal Handbook 2003 (Aspen Law & Business) with adjunct faculty member Cyrus Daftary, points to some highly publicized examples of the damaging role of email in the litigation context. “Email smoking guns were used to prosecute those individuals and institutions involved in the collapse of Enron and provided key evidence in the Arthur Andersen obstruction-of-justice case as well.” �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:08 PM Page 13 S U F F O L K L AW “People tend to be very casual in email, but my rule of Cautionary Practices A Brave New World The proliferation of email in the typical attorney’s day requires lawyers to be ready to respond to both clients and opposing counsel more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. And there’s lots of room for error. “I remember people sending faxes to the wrong locations and being unable to recover them,” says Tom Turano, JD ’88, a partner with the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG), who has taught Patent Prosecution at Suffolk Law. “But now, people can even more easily enter an incorrect email address when sending a message or respond by hitting ‘reply all’ when they didn’t intend to do so.” “Once you send an email, you’ve created a digital file that can’t easily be destroyed,” says Beckerman-Rodau. “The message you send gets backed up on the server in your office, and also on the server within the office to which it is sent. Realistically, you could never find all of the copies—once it’s out there, you just can’t get it back.” “Sometimes you can use the recall tool in Microsoft Outlook to recall an email message that hasn’t yet been opened…but usually the recall request occurs after the message has been read and the damage has been done,” says Turano. “At K&LNG, our email system is set up so that even someone who’s very technologically challenged would have to work hard to cause trouble,” Turano says. “The system is designed by our information technology (IT) department to return any email addressed outside of the firm to the sending attorney, with the automatic comment, ‘one of the addresses you have entered is outside of this firm—are you sure you want to send?’ thereby giving the sender a second chance to review the email message and confirm its transmission.” Cohen says that within his firm there are welldocumented policies concerning email and that all staff members are trained by their IT department and cautioned as to the potential dangers. “Opinion letters issued by the firm require approval by two partners, and certain email transmissions have similar requirements,” he says. Mark Greco, director of information technology at Perkins Smith & Cohen, says he’s seen tremendous growth in the information technology sector and the entire Internet and electronic security industry within the last five years. Attributing this to the increase in malicious attacks and hackers, as well as a greater awareness of terrorist threats after 9/11, Greco says that more and more security technology is now trickling down to the corporate level. At Perkins Smith & Cohen, that means using Open Text’s First Class, an email program with a strong encryption device that is proprietary and allows clients to have secure extranet access to the information they need. “The firm also operates on a Macintosh platform rather than a Windows platform because we believe it to be more secure,” he says. Among law firms, there are a wide range of practices regarding email and email security, often dependent upon the size of the firm and the nature of its practice. But nearly all lawyers include a disclaimer within their email transmissions indicating that if the email was sent to the wrong party or is in obvious error, that the receiving party should notify the sender and destroy the information. thumb is this: If you wouldn’t be comfortable seeing the contents of your email message on the front page of The Boston Globe, you probably shouldn’t be sending it. ” Professor Andrew BeckermanRodau, co-director of Suffolk Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Concentration �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 14 S U F F O L K L AW What many lawyers do not realize is that the electronic document contains something called metadata that could reveal your client’s initial instructions…and make otherwise confidential information available to opponents.” “What many lawyers do not realize is that the electronic document contains something called metadata that could reveal your client’s initial instructions… and make otherwise confidential information available to opponents. ” Associate Professor Andrew Perlman, in “Ethics Issues Associated with Electronic Metadata” “Not all Word Both the American Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association have issued formal ethics opinions indicating that a lawyer may transmit client information through unencrypted email over the Internet without violating the Model Rules of Professional Conduct because the transmission affords a reasonable expectation of privacy. But jurisdictions are currently split as to the legal rights and duties of those who receive erroneously sent email messages. And according to Suffolk Law Associate Professor Andrew Perlman, the ABA’s new model rule on the issue provides little guidance, stating that the recipient of an inadvertently disclosed document only has to notify the sender about the mistake. This approach contrasts with an earlier ABA opinion that requires the recipient not only to notify the sender of the mistake, but also to follow the sender’s instructions about handling the document. The position adopted by Massachusetts suggests that lawyers have an ethical obligation to take advantage of inadvertently disclosed documents and provides an opportunity for the court to determine the appropriate use of the material received consistent with the ethical rules, once the use is challenged. 2003 metadata is accessed quite this easily...but no matter how your unintentional information might be seen on the screen of a lawyer, a competitor, or your brother-in-law, you probably don’t want it there.” Laurie Rowell, in her InformIT.com article, “Avoiding Snares and Gotchas in Word 2003” MetaMischief Even if the document forwarded via email is in final form and directed to the appropriate party, certain metadata—data about data that is stored within the document—could prove damaging for attorneys and their clients. Consider this example described by Perlman, in his article, “Ethics Issues Associated with Electronic Metadata”: “Imagine negotiating a contract with opposing counsel through the exchange of an electronic document that you created using WordPerfect. During the negotiations, your client instructs you to make an important concession in one of the contract’s provisions. You make the change in the electronic version of the document, but before emailing the proposed change to opposing counsel, your client decides not to offer the concession. You edit the document back to the original state and send it to the other party’s attorney. Metadata stored in Word or WordPerfect document files can include information about who wrote the document, when it was revised, by whom and how, the name of the computer, network server or hard disk where the document was saved, file and case numbers, and the amount of time spent editing the document. “In the SCO [v. DaimlerChrysler] case, some of the ‘hidden’ information was disastrously easy to find,” writes Laurie Rowell in “Avoiding Snares and Gotchas in Word 2003,” an article published in January by InformIT.com. Rowell is a technical writer who has worked with a multitude of software and technology giants, including Microsoft and IBM. “Someone reading the Word document online just selected either Original Showing Markup or Final Showing Markup from the toolbar, and information that had been deleted showed up right in the text for anyone’s perusal. Not all Word 2003 metadata is accessed quite this easily…but no matter how your unintentional information might be seen on the screen of a lawyer, a competitor, or your brother-in-law, you probably don’t want it there.” Whether fact or fiction, some say that lawyers first became aware of the metadata morass several years ago when a client came across hidden text that revealed billing discrepancies. Within the legal community, awareness of metadata is growing, but is still often limited to those practicing within larger firms and corporate law departments. A Suffolk Law Advanced Legal Studies program titled “Ethical Jeopardy” focused on this and related topics last June. Co-sponsored with the Law School’s Intellectual Property Concentration and the Boston Patent Law Association, the program left many attendees with their jaws dropped. “People were shocked to learn about the vast amounts of information that could come back to haunt them,” says Beckerman-Rodau, who served on the program faculty. “Lawyers at my firm were previously unaware of the threats posed by metadata,” says John Cloherty III, JD ’93, who attended the seminar. “And it’s my experience that most small firms are not aware of the problem.” Cloherty practices insurance defense and municipal law with the 14-member firm of Pierce, Davis & Perritano, LLP, in Boston. “We’re now cautioning our clients and looking at our documents a bit differently as a result,” he says. �6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 15 S U F F O L K L AW “My guess is that in most large firms, the IT department Firm Remedies There are a variety of ways for law firms to eliminate metadata, either by altering certain computer settings or through software programs specifically designed to delete metadata. According to Perlman, Microsoft has provided an add-in for Office 2003/XP that enables users to remove metadata from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Rowell writes that the program is an effective scrubber, but cautions that the add-in does not work with all versions of Word, or with digitally signed files or those with informationrights management protection—in those instances, third-party applications such as Workshare Protect or iScrub may be used. At the large firm where Turano previously practiced, attorneys were trained to use the Metadata Assistant scrubber to eliminate metadata in their documents before transmitting them. At K&LNG, the IT department has configured its system to hold electronic documents until the sending attorney responds to a prompt asking whether or not the document should be scrubbed. “Our IT department is outstanding— recognized by CIO Magazine (Chief Information Officer Magazine) as a CIO100 Award winner for the last three years. My guess is that in most large firms, the IT department trains firm staff to run the scrubbing applications themselves and that in smaller firms these applications are unlikely to exist at all.” Some firms, including Perkins Smith & Cohen, train users to cut and paste documents into new documents, rather than having the original documents scrubbed. More often than not, they also convert document files to Adobe Acrobat’s Portable Document Format (PDF) files as a way of avoiding metadata misuse and unauthorized tampering. “Though not foolproof, the PDF makes everyone more comfortable,” says Greco, “and many of the larger firms and smaller tech-savvy firms have done the same.” Perlman cautions that though the PDF conversion process eliminates the metadata contained in the original Word or WordPerfect document files, the newly created PDF file contains metadata of its own, independent of the original document. “As the US Department of Justice recently learned when confidential information it had ‘removed’ within a report issued as a PDF was later revealed, revisions made to the PDF itself result in another layer of metadata that attorneys need to address,” says Perlman. Adds Rustad, “New software is available that makes it possible to detect altered documents that may then become the foundation for a spoliation-ofevidence lawsuit on the civil side and possible jail time on the criminal side.” Law firms and business entities need to conduct legal audits to avoid liability and protect their rights. Click with Caution Recent technological advances have transformed much of how lawyers practice. Though just a few of the technology-related concerns are highlighted here, the list is endless. How should electronic information be securely stored on a long-term basis? How can confidential electronic information be effectively destroyed once a matter is closed? How many data backups are really needed? Must a sledgehammer be used to delete data from an old hard drive about to be retired? Are the risks of accessing the Internet through a Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity network) connection too great to justify its use? How will the increasing use of electronic discovery affect the practice of law? trains firm staff to run the [metadata] scrubbing applications themselves and that in smaller firms these applications are unlikely to exist at all.” Tom Turano, JD ’88 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP With each new innovative change, the fundamental challenge for attorneys remains the same: to act competently and with reasonable care to safeguard confidential client information. As Suffolk Law faculty and alumni agree, an awareness of current technology and its capabilities and an understanding of the potential risks and consequences involved will enable attorneys to proceed—informed and cautiously—to the next mouse click. • S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 15 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 16 RECOGNITION A Suffolk Law Cornerstone Celebrates 25 years as registrar lorraine d. cove has never been comfortable having the spotlight shine on her. Despite her preference to shy away from attention, Cove was applauded recently as she celebrated her 25th anniversary as registrar of Suffolk University Law School. The assistant to the dean has been one of the most respected and influential members of the Law School community for the past 35 years— a milestone achieved by only a few. “I’ve always considered Suffolk Law my ‘home away from home,’” says Cove, who is known for her dedicated service, normally arriving to her office early and leaving late. “In fact, my husband (Robert Cove, JD ’72) would say I spend more time at work than I do at home.” Since she first arrived at Suffolk in 1969, when the registrar’s office was tucked away on the fourth floor of the Donahue Building and responsible for handling all students, as well as applicants, Cove has seen it all. She proudly walks through Sargent Hall each day and is continually in awe of the total transformation Suffolk Law has made over the years. “I can’t believe all that we’ve accomplished to get where we are today,” says Cove. “With the Centennial approaching [in 2006], these are very exciting times to be at Suffolk Law, and I’m delighted to be part of it all.” S U F F O L K L AW Although times have certainly changed during Cove’s distinguished tenure, her motivation to do what she does— guiding and inspiring students to reach their academic goals—has always remained the same. “If you can help to make someone’s life less complex and see them achieve what they set out to do, that’s what it’s all about,” she explains. “Students with obstacles to overcome give me the biggest thrill and satisfaction. This is probably most evident when I see them at graduation.” 16 Cove’s popularity with Suffolk Law students is legendary. In fact, she received The Malcolm M. Donahue Award for Excellence in Administration a total of 14 times. This distinguished award, honoring the administrator of the year, is voted on by the entire student body. “She has won the award so many times, I suggested that it be named the Lorraine Cove Award,” laughs Suffolk Law Dean Robert H. Smith. “Lorraine is amazingly dedicated to our school and our students. She is a hardworking and caring individual who is extremely knowledgeable and enjoyable to work with.” According to Smith, Cove has something of a celebrity status, particularly among alumni. “When I’m conversing with alumni who have graduated during the last 25 to 30 years, they always ask how Lorraine is doing,” says Smith. “They all seem to have a Lorraine Cove story to tell, usually about how she has helped them along the way.” When she’s not working, Cove and her husband, who live in Arlington, enjoy spending time with their three children and two grandchildren. She also likes to read, collect antiques, and travel. Asked how long she plans to continue as registrar at Suffolk Law, Cove smiles brightly. “I have no aspirations of going anywhere else,” she says. “This is the best place for me and it’s where I want to be. I love my job more now than when I first started. • by Tony Ferullo �6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 17 STUDENT PROFILE Man on a Mission Gerard Eric Hill, JD ’05 He’s made a career of helping communities, and when it comes to a commitment to service, Eric is someone who stands apart. many law students clerk at top firms or for distinguished judges, and some research comparative law at foreign universities. But Eric Hill’s practical training occurred in an unexpected venue—the front lines of Iraq. A member of the US National Guard, he was activated in February 2003 as the ground war in Iraq was still being waged and while he was halfway through law school. Hill put aside his textbooks and put on his uniform to lead his 93-person ordnance unit on equipment-recovery missions. “It was a learning experience to be in a different part of the world and to get a chance to see how different people live,” he says. “It makes you appreciate what we have here.” During his 13 months of active duty, Hill adjusted to eating cold meals, drinking hot water, and living in a land where the lowest summer temperature was 105 degrees. He also learned about military law through his work with the judge advocate general in southern Iraq. He helped administer a claims system for Iraqis seeking compensation from the Army and dealt with discipline problems. “Military law is pretty swift and the conviction rate in military trials is high,” he says. He turned his newfound insights into a directed study paper, for which he earned two Law School credits. Hill chose Suffolk because he could continue working while taking evening classes. “It turned out to be a perfect fit,” he says. He also is grateful that the Law School was very supportive and understanding of his service in the Middle East. “That helped me get through the transition from student to soldier and back again,” he says. “When it comes to commitment to service, Eric is someone who stands apart,” says Dean of Students Beverly Coles-Roby. “So, we were not surprised to learn of his willingness to serve in Iraq and to be part of that country’s historic struggle with religious beliefs, ethnicity, and oppression.” Hill has made a career of helping communities. “For three years I was Mayor Menino’s neighborhood coordinator for Mattapan and Dorchester,” he says. “I was expected to be on top of any hot-button issues and to be able to give the mayor advice. And I was gratified that I could actually solve some of the issues myself.” He went on to head employee development programs for the Boston Police Department. Far from the battlefields around Baghdad, Hill now defends the home front as a member of the Police Department’s Community Mobilization Unit. “We are attempting to combat terrorism by using existing crime-watch groups and incorporating them into that fight,” he says. Now Hill has a new goal in his sights: to practice business law after receiving his degree in May. Accustomed to accomplishing his objectives, he’s looking forward to his next mission. • by Jennifer Becker S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 17 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 18 S U F F O L K L AW Suffolk Law Clinics Student Advocates Develop Skills While Serving the Public by Jennifer Becker A lawyer’s life doesn’t quite mirror the movies. “Everyone imagines lawyers giving fabulous closing arguments like Atticus Finch, but For the Defense that rarely happens,” Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Julie Buszuwski, Programs Jeffrey Pokorak says. Before they can deliver flashy statements, young attorneys must master the skills of “figuring out what the issues are and seriously preparing for any matter,” he says. And the Law School’s clinics offer crucial on-the-job training. Up to half of each graduating class takes advantage of one of Suffolk’s nine clinical opportunities, in which students represent, under their mentors’ supervision, clients facing such issues as domestic violence, disability-related discrimination, and criminal charges. They learn everything from drafting correspondence to filing motions and interacting with opposing counsel. And by advocating for indigent clients, they fulfill Suffolk Law’s mission to “serve the bar, the bench, and the people who live here,” Pokorak says. Clinics are primarily geared for upper-level students, who are “ready to understand the bridge between theory and practice,” he says. “Our goal is to create ethical, reflective, careful, and well-prepared lawyers.” S U F F O L K L AW “It’s a very intellectual process,” says Associate Clinical Professor Ilene Seidman. In her Family Advocacy Clinic, she challenges students “to think very seriously about what kind of lawyer they want to be. It requires a tremendous commitment from them.” 18 Pokorak agrees. “The quality of the effort put forth by our students is amazing,” he says. “And for both the students and their future employers, the rewards have been tremendous.” Now that Suffolk’s clinical professors also teach courses within the traditional curriculum, Pokorak is confident that even more students will benefit from the program’s hands-on principles. As the following three recent graduates demonstrate, participating in the clinical program prepares students for leading roles on the legal stage. JD ’03 A student will often point to her yearlong clinical experience as the most challenging time of her law school career. Julie Buszuwski took on two clinics—and relished both. “Initially I applied for the Juvenile Justice Clinic because second-year students could participate,” she says. “What I did not anticipate was how much I would enjoy criminal defense, particularly representing indigent people. So when I was in my third year, I absolutely had to apply for the Suffolk Defenders.” “Julie was tenacious in court and a tireless advocate for her clients,” recalls Ken King, practitioner in residence at Suffolk’s Juvenile Justice Center. “She was also quick with a smile and a kind word for a scared kid who was in court for the first time.” Client advocacy came naturally to her. “Despite what the charges were, my clients were good people who made some bad choices in life,” she says. “It was easy to relate to them on a human level, even if our lives were completely different.” Buszuwski says the two clinics also placed the law in context. “I loved working within the criminal justice system,” she says. “I really got to see the big picture and appreciate what the practice of law would be like.” Buszuwski continues to be a zealous advocate— now as a trial attorney with the Salem office of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services. �6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 19 S U F F O L K L AW Thousands of students have participated in Suffolk Law School’s clinical programs From House-keeping to the Senate Nick Martinelli, during the past four JD ’04 Everyone knows Greater Boston’s housing prices are soaring. Nick Martinelli represented the tenants struggling to keep up with them. He enrolled in the Housing and Consumer Protection Clinic hoping for “an instructive, impactful forum” in which he could help underprivileged clients—he won on both counts. “A standout moment for me was when my client, a woman who had been staying in the East Boston Holiday Inn with her daughter for over a year, was finally approved for an apartment at one of the local housing authorities,” he recalls. “After months of back and forth, they got their own home. Everyone in the clinic wanted to be ‘useful,’ and this was a day I felt like I was serving a purpose.” He now serves as an attorney for the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means. “It’s been a great way to learn how Massachusetts operates and how public policy is made,” Martinelli says. His career echoes his clinic. “In some ways, the spirit of the effort is the same. I’ve been fortunate to deal with many people who are genuinely concerned about poverty-related issues.” Martinelli’s mentor, Assistant Clinical Professor William Berman, knows Martinelli will put his legal talent and “natural ability to work with people” to good use. Berman says he enjoys instilling in his clinic participants their “power as law students to make a difference in the lives of the individuals they serve and even to influence broader public policy. Nick’s position in the Senate gives him the opportunity to do just that.” decades. Today’s students may select Compassionate Counsel Michelle Harper Lawson, JD ’04 Having counseled women and children fleeing domestic violence before she came to Suffolk, Lawson was a natural fit for the Family Advocacy Clinic. “I thought that in my new role as a student attorney, I could utilize some of the skills I’d already developed,” she says. Defending the dignity of her victimized clients in the clinic helped her become a compassionate counselor at law. “In the clinic, I learned very quickly that what’s first and foremost about being an attorney is serving the client,” Lawson says. “I got so much out of building relationships with my clients and really getting to know the people behind the legal issues. Knowing that they were depending on me, I was even more motivated to give my best effort to each task.” from one or more of the following clinical opportunities: Battered Women’s Advocacy Program Civil and Judicial Internship Program Disability Advocacy Clinic Family Advocacy Clinic Housing and Consumer Protection Clinic Juvenile Justice Center Evening Landlord Tenant Clinic Suffolk Defenders Suffolk Prosecutors See www.law.suffolk.edu/ academic/clinical/ for more information. “She was a superior student,” Associate Clinical Professor Ilene Seidman says. “Michelle had a tremendous desire to learn everything she could learn.” But great lawyers must have more than book smarts. “She could use her intellect in an especially powerful way because she’s so empathic.” The lessons she learned from the clinic continue to guide Lawson now that she is an associate in the labor and employment department of Ropes & Gray. Along with the complexities of the court system, “I also learned to manage a caseload and prioritize client needs, skills that are now critical to my practice,” she says. “Participating in the clinic was, hands down, the most positive and beneficial experience of my law school career,” Lawson says. S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 19 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 20 ALUMNI NEWS New Opportunities for Alumni Alumni Luncheon Series A New Look for the Online Community’s Web Site The annual luncheon series featured distinguished alumni addressing topics of concern to both practitioners and policymakers. On October 13, 2004, Kathleen O’Donnell, JD ’80, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), introduced some of the MBA’s newest initiatives. Pictured with Kathleen O’Donnell is Stacey Ober, JD ’97. On November 15, 2004, Hon. Robert Mulligan, JD ’68, chief justice for administration and management of the Massachusetts Trial Court, spoke about the technology and facilities challenges facing Massachusetts’ courts. With Justice Mulligan are classmates John Mulvee, JD ’68 and Michael Matz, JD ’68. The new site is more user friendly and easier to navigate. If you haven’t yet registered, now is the time to do so. Members of the online community enjoy the benefit of easy communication with friends and classmates. Did you ever wonder what happened to that friend from Con Law? Search the alumni directory and find out. Post news about a wedding, births, or your new law firm. Did you know that the Online Yellow Pages enable you to find products and services advertised by Andrea Cabral, JD ’86, Suffolk County Sheriff, shown here with Dean Robert H. Smith, spoke about women in law enforcement and public service on March 28. fellow alumni and members from other alumni communities? You can post your own listing to promote your law firm or services at no charge. On January 24, Barbara Anthony, JD ’77, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Northeast Region, outlined the FTC’s enforcement policies in the consumer and antitrust arenas. With Barbara Anthony is Dean Robert H. Smith. Update your address information and send us your email address. More and more of our alumni event invitations are distributed exclusively by email and we don’t want you to be left out. S U F F O L K L AW Check out the new site at http://alumni 20 connections.com/olc/pub/SFL/ Oliver Mitchell, JD ’79, chairman of Ford Motor Company’s Dealer Policy Board, spoke about the importance of eliminating bias and promoting diversity within the legal profession on April 8. With Oliver Mitchell is Daniel Hogan, JD ’94, president, Suffolk Law School Alumni Association. �6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 21 ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Chapter Events The Greater New York Chapter enjoyed a concert and reception at Carnegie Hall on April 1. Greater New York Chapter (L to R) Andrea Eisenberg, JD ’79; Kate Rooney, MPA ’04; and Janine Geraigery, JD ’03. Members of the Greater New York Chapter at a wine tasting on November 16, 2004. (L to R) Richard Bass; Skitch Henderson, founder and conductor, NY Pops Orchestra; Diane Frankel Schoenfeld, director of alumni relations; and Paula Prifti Weafer, director of alumni relations, Sawyer School of Management. Greater Boston Chapter Recent Graduate Financial Workshops On January 27 David Murray, JD ’02, led the home-buying and mortgage workshop. Sports Law Panel On March 7 Arthur Goldberg, JD ’74, spoke about starting one’s own law practice. Chocolate Buffet on April 5 On May 2, a program co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Bar Association featured three attorneys serving as in-house counsel for Boston sports teams. (L to R) Jack Mula, New England Patriots; Michael Wall, Boston Bruins; and Lucinda Treat, Boston Red Sox. Recent Grad Holiday Party December 2, 2004 S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt (L to R) Ryan Dietz, JD ’01; Professor Charles Kindregan, Jr.; Dean Robert H. Smith; and Tanya Oldenhoff, JD ’00. Marie Richards Breen, JD ’88; and Kimberly Brooks, JD ’95. (L to R) Lucy Rivera, JD ’01; Dana Casali, JD ’99, copresident, Boston Alumni Chapter; Chris Micchia, JD ’94, clerk, Boston Alumni Chapter; and Lena Wong. 21 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 22 New Opportunities for ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Metropolitan Washington, DC, Chapter Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles October 2, 2004 Book Signing by Best-Selling Author and Alumnus, January 18 (L to R) Daniel Hogan, JD ’94, president, Suffolk Law School Alumni Association; Robert Serino, JD ’69, treasurer, Washington, DC, Alumni Chapter; Stephani Hildebrandt, JD ’00, president, Washington, DC, Alumni Chapter; and Gregory Noone, JD ’90, Alumni Association Board of Directors. James Bamford, BA ’71, JD ’75, met with area alumni and discussed his recent book, A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies. With James Bamford is Ann Hagan, JD ’76. The Sports Club/LA The Boston location of The Sports Club/LA is conveniently located just steps from Suffolk Law School and offers over 100,000 square feet of fitness and spa facilities. Suffolk University alumni (including faculty, staff, and students) may take advantage of a variety of preferred membership rates including: • Health Membership • Squash Membership New Hampshire Chapter • Access East Coast Membership: Members of the New Hampshire Chapter convened at the annual dinner held on February 17 at the Bedford Village Inn. New York, Miami, Washington, DC, and Boston locations • Bicoastal Membership: Los Angeles, Orange County, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, New York, Miami, Washington, DC, and Boston For questions about membership or to arrange an appointment for a tour of the Club, please call 617.375.8200 or visit www.thesportsclubla.com. Don’t forget to mention that you are a graduate of Suffolk University. (L to R) Paul Gagnon, JD ’77; Martha Jacques, JD ’01; and Susan Atlas, JD ’92. Jennifer Parent, JD ’95, president, New Hampshire Alumni Chapter; and Hon. John Maher, JD ’68. Los Angeles Chapter S U F F O L K L AW Members of the Los Angeles Chapter met at a reception on March 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. 22 (L to R) Debra Carr, JD ’81, President, LA Alumni Chapter; Nancy Garabedian; Robert Dini; and Brendan Monaghan, JD ’93, vice president, LA Alumni Chapter. (L to R) Tara Schlener; Susan Schlener, JD ’82; Javier Kinney, JD ’04; Dean Robert H. Smith; and Robert Wolf, JD ’68. �6/2/05 2:09 PM Page 23 ALUMNI NEWS New Opportunities for Alumni South Florida Chapter Events On March 13, Marilyn and Sidney Rosenthal, JD ’56, hosted a brunch in West Palm Beach. New Alumni Benefit Suffolk University’s Alumni Association is now an associate member of the Association of College and University Lois Morse, JD ’72; and Norman Morse, JD ’72. Clubs (ACUC). ACUC is a non-profit organization of campus-based clubs located throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Over 100 clubs worldwide participate in the ACUC reciprocity program, facilitating academic interaction by opening their doors to club members visiting from other campuses. As Edward Masterman, JD ’50, LLD ‘90 (Hon.); and Norman White, BSBA ’51, friends who first met in junior high school, enjoyed reminiscing. a Suffolk University graduate, the ACUC is now your link to an international community of member-only clubs on or Joseph White, JD ’00; and Kendra White. near the campuses of some of the world’s leading colleges and universities. One of On March 15, Ann Frank, JD ’72, and Peter Frank, JD ’71, hosted a reception in Naples. the greatest benefits of reciprocity between ACUC clubs is the opportunity to use other clubs for business meetings and to book hotel or overnight guest rooms at a number of the university clubs. In addition to the convenience of staying on campus, club guest quarters often are on a par with elegant boutique hotels, at a fraction of the cost. The ACUC network offers reciprocal privileges at exclusive Ann Frank, JD ’72; and Peter Frank, JD ’71. (L to R) Irene Cameron; Hon. Lawrence Cameron, JD ’51, DJur ’67 (Hon.), University trustee; and Kathryn Battillo, vice president for advancement. clubs throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. For a complete list of reciprocal clubs go to the ACUC web site at www.acuclubs.org. If you would like to participate in the ACUC network, please contact the Law School Office of Alumni Relations for details and a membership card. 617.305.1999, fax 617.573.8151 or diane.schoenfeld@suffolk.edu. S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt Kyle Lantz and Lorraine Lantz, JD ’99. 23 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 24 ALUMNI PROFILE A Guiding Star Janis Schiff, JD ’83 Partner, Holland & Knight LLP before launching the rising stars mentoring and leadership program in early 2003, Janis Schiff realized that whenever a woman was needed to take part in a committee, she was the one selected. She recognized a need for greater leadership and professional development opportunities for women attorneys, as well as higher compensation—and decided to take action. A partner in the Washington, DC, office of Holland & Knight LLP, Schiff designed and developed the Rising Stars program, which will begin its third year as part of the firm’s Women’s Initiative, “to promote women into leadership positions within the firm, elevate their profile within the legal profession and the community, and increase their success in business development.” Five female attorneys enter an intensive, yearlong professional development program that provides hands-on leadership, marketing and management training, professional mentoring, and experiential learning. S U F F O L K L AW Deputy section leader of Holland & Knight’s national real estate section and a member of the firm’s board of directors, Schiff represents developers, owners, and landlords in the acquisition, development, and leasing of retail, office, and mixed-use real estate projects throughout the country. She is active in the International Council of Shopping Centers, Women in Retail Real Estate, and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Her clients and projects have included Gallery Place, 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison Marquette, Kodiak Properties, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Roadside Development, and Toll Brothers. In 2004, CREW’s Washington, DC, chapter presented Schiff with its outstanding achievement award. “Janis is one of Washington’s most influential and dynamic leaders who has made a lasting impact in the legal industry and business community,” says CREW President Dawn Marcus. 24 She serves on the board of the Georgetown University Law School Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute and is an adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University Berman Real Estate Institute. Real Estate Forum magazine recently named her one of the top women in commercial real estate. Professor Barry Brown first met Schiff when she was a student in his first-year property class. Her interest in property law continued throughout law school. Professor Brown recalls, “With her work in my advanced seminar in land finance and development, it became clear that Janis possessed the energy, creativity, and analytical skills that pointed to her future success as a great real estate lawyer.” Since law school, Professor Brown has continued to work with Janis, and their respective families have become close friends. Commenting on the scope and complexity of her practice at Holland & Knight, Brown believes that few other lawyers have the drive, technical skills, and organizational ability that Janis does. These qualities are combined with a charismatic personality that “makes her unmatched for helping her clients succeed in achieving their goals.” Schiff, who remembers Suffolk University Law School as “a tremendous place to learn and prepare for the practice of law,” grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, and moved to Washington, DC, after a semester-long program there through Brandeis University, her undergraduate alma mater. She has been married for 25 years to her husband, Phil, an attorney and director of operations at the American Association of Blood Banks. They live in Bethesda, Maryland, and have a teenage son, Justin. Amid all this success, she still considers founding the Rising Stars program “one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my career.” • by Steven Withrow �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 25 ALUMNI PROFILE The Defense Never Rests David Chesnoff, JD ’79 Partner, Goodman & Chesnoff you may be familiar with some of high-profile Las Vegas attorney David Chesnoff’s recent clients: Shaquille O’Neal, Andre Agassi, Jamie Foxx, Britney Spears. You may also have seen him on CNBC, ABC Nightly News, Larry King Live, A&E’s American Justice, or the Charlie Rose Show. Chesnoff, who once dreamed of courtroom success as a member of the moot court team at Suffolk University Law School, now practices with the mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar B. Goodman, in the firm of Goodman & Chesnoff—one of the top criminal defense firms in the United States. His criminal defense, civil litigation, and federal appeals work has included defending US District Court Judge Harry Claiborne in a US Senate impeachment trial; Morris Shenker, attorney for teamster president Jimmy Hoffa and owner of the Dunes Hotel and Casino, in a federal bankruptcy fraud prosecution; Diane Salome in the largest money-laundering case in federal court history in Pennsylvania; and Marion “Suge” Knight, president of Death Row Records, in a five-year federal income tax, money-laundering, and racketeering investigation, in which the government ultimately determined that no charges should be brought against Chesnoff’s client. Above and beyond what he calls “an intense practice,” Chesnoff, who has tried criminal cases in 30 US states, also teaches trial techniques at the National College for Criminal Defense and is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. He credits much of his success to his Suffolk education. “What I gained at Suffolk was outstanding preparation, and I was very impressed with the people I studied with,” he says. “David was a student at a time in the Law School’s history when it was just beginning to become nationally known,” Professor Herbert Lemelman says. “His hard work and determined personality brought him to the forefront of the criminal defense bar in places far distant from Boston.” Suffolk Trustee Michael G. George agrees: “The extraordinary success that this brilliant attorney has earned in his distinguished legal career reflects as well on the University as it does on David. Though he has excelled in a challenging, competitive environment, David remains gracious and humble.” Of the media attention surrounding some of his cases, Chesnoff, who represented Martha Stewart in her appeal, says, “In this day and age, the media is a big part of criminal law, especially in high-profile cases. It can help your client if you use it right. You certainly have to show the side of your client that you want the jury and judge to know, and the media can help you do that.” A graduate of Alfred University, Chesnoff was born in Paterson, New Jersey, grew up in Israel and New York, and moved to Las Vegas—his home for 25 years—after a brief stop in Houston, Texas, for his first job out of Suffolk Law. He has been married to his wife, Diana, an outstanding equestrian, for 20 years, and they have a teenage son, Max, who is a nationally ranked junior tennis player. • by Steven Withrow S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 25 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 26 CLASS NOTES Brian Grearson was appointed a district court judge in Vermont. NEWSMAKER Jayne B. Tyrrell, JD ’72, was honored in September by the Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF) as a “Great Friend of Justice,” for her dedication to providing legal services to the poor and improving access to justice. Tyrrell’s effective leadership as executive director of the Massachusetts Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program, has led to the adoption by Massachusetts’ banks of favorable administrative policies toward IOLTA. Several years ago, Massachusetts had the highest IOLTA revenue of any other state, including those with greater numbers of attorneys. “Jayne has worked tirelessly over the last 11 years to maximize the income for grants that are awarded by the foundation…she’s been a leader in this arena on a number of fronts—forging stronger relationships with the banking community, serving as a key member of the national litigation team that fought, and won, to hold IOLTA programs as constitutional, and her myriad of other access-to-justice activities,” says Anthony Stankiewicz, JD ‘87, president of the MBF. “She makes an impact every day.” 1955 Paul Lausier has retired after serving 45 years as town counsel in Marblehead. Andrew L. Mandell was named first justice of the Fitchburg District Court. 1967 Stephen Morrison was named presiding justice of Dover District Court in New Hampshire. Gary L. Fialky, a partner in the law firm of Bacon & Wilson, P.C., in Springfield, received an award from the Massachusetts Bar Association for exemplary community service work in Western Massachusetts. 1968 Russell Gaudreau, Jr., a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, was included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. S U F F O L K L AW 1969 26 Theodore A. Schwartz, a partner in the firm of M. Mark Mendel, Ltd., received the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association’s Community Service Award for his extraordinary and long-standing efforts on behalf of the developmentally disabled. 1973 Class Correspondent Richard Weiss w: Weiss & Nestro 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.742.2900 1974 Jane V. Hawkes, a partner in the business formation practice area at Bowditch & Dewey, has been named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Robert E. Longden, a partner in the environmental law and real estate practice area of Bowditch & Dewey, was named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Robert C. Rufo was appointed associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. 1976 Class Correspondent Virginia Bonesteel w: Van Wert & Zimmer, PC One Militia Drive Lexington, MA 02420 phone: 781.863.2951 email: vabvwz@world.std.com Charley Barr was named executive vice president and general counsel of XL Capital Ltd., a Bermuda-based NYSE-listed insurance, reinsurance, and financial products company. Robert Cornetta, BA ’72, was appointed first justice of the Salem District Court. Donald Fries has joined the Glynn Law Offices in Falmouth and focuses his practice on real estate, tax-deferred property transactions, and business matters. Paul K. Leary was named president-elect of the National Board of Trial Advocacy for the 2004-2005 term. John McMorrow, an attorney at Pierce Atwood LLP, was named to the board of directors of the Maine Employee Benefits Council. Alan S. Pierce was named president of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Paul Reiber has been appointed chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. 1975 John R. Rathgeber was named chief operating officer of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and appointed to its board of directors. Class Correspondents Richard Cuffe w: Bradley, Moore, Primason, Cuffe & Weber 85 Exchange Street Lynn, MA 01901 phone: 781.595.2050 fax: 781.599.5160 email: rcuffe@bradleymoorelaw.com Paul Kelly w: Segal, Roitman & Coleman 11 Beacon Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.742.0208 fax: 617.742.2187 David G. Spackman, a shareholder in the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig LLP, was included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 1977 Class Correspondent Robert Turner h: 78 Oxford Street Winchester, MA 01890 phone: 781.729.0557 email: FDXH31B@prodigy.com �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 27 CLASS NOTES Howard Greenspan has been appointed legal counsel for the Groton Dunstable Regional School District. Linda L. Mariani, senior partner of Mariani & Reck, LLC in New London, CT, was appointed a director at Dime Bank. She was also included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Robert K. Sheridan, president and CEO of The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts, was elected vice chairperson of the board of directors of The New England Council in Boston. Russell E. Towers, vice president of business and estate planning at Brokers Service Marketing Group in Providence, RI, was appointed president-elect of the Rhode Island Society of Finance Service Professionals. Frederic S. Ury, a senior partner in the law firm of Ury & Moskow LC of Fairfield, CT, is president of the Connecticut Bar Association for 2004-2005. phone: 603.448.4722 fax: 603.448.7005 email: NSTierney1@aol.com Larry Wheatley h: 608 Old Post Road Cotuit, MA 02635 phone: 508.428.8636 email: LarryWheatley@comcast.com w: phone: 508.428.7515 fax: 508.437.7747 Christine L. Butler, a partner at Butler and Monks in Cambridge, received the 2005 M. Patricia Cronin Award for Public Policy, given by Jane Doe Inc. Butler was recognized for her work on behalf of victims of domestic violence and as co-director of the Battered Women’s Advocacy Program at Suffolk Law School. James G. Dowling, Jr., was elected a fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows Program. Richard J. Kos, an attorney with Egan, Flanagan, and Cohen in Chicopee, was elected to the board of trustees at Elms College. 1978 Class Correspondents Daniel Russo h: 78 Hawks Nest Circle Middletown, CT 06457-1514 phone: 860.347.5651 Ronald K. Machtley, president of Bryant University, has been inducted into the Providence Gridiron Club Hall of Fame. Nancy Tierney w: Tierney Law Office One Court Street, Suite 360 Lebanon, NH 03766 Steven L. Wollman received the Great Friend of Justice Award from the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, where he has served as a trustee for the last six years. 1979 Class Correspondent Marcia McGair Ippolito h: 42 Knowles Drive Warwick, RI 02888 phone: 401.463.7468 Mark B. Decof was named a 2004 “Lawyer of the Year” by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. Francis J. Russell, a partner in the Worcester law firm of Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting, was appointed to the Board of Bar Overseers for a four-year term. Hedwig Veith Whitney has joined the executive team of Aspen Technology, Inc., in Cambridge. As senior vice president for human resources, Whitney is responsible for designing and implementing worldwide organizational management practices to help AspenTech deliver on its strategic and financial objectives. 1980 Class Correspondent Edwin Wallace h: 11 Herrick Street Winchester, MA 01890 phone: 617.729.4941 HOUSE NEWS House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, JD ‘71, DPA ‘05 (Hon.) House Majority Leader John H. Rogers, JD ‘92 House Ways and Means Chairman Robert DeLeo, JD ’76 Suffolk Law School graduates have long enjoyed positions of prominence within the state’s political hub. That strong tradition of leadership continued when Salvatore F. DiMasi, JD ’71, DPA ‘05 (Hon.) who has represented the 3rd Suffolk District in Boston since 1979, was elected to serve as Speaker of the House in September 2004. At his inauguration DiMasi outlined his vision for the future, telling colleagues, “I believe that government can be as good as the people who serve in it, and that government exists in order to be a catalyst for the improvement of the quality of the lives of all of our citizens. We must assist and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit that has long been the hallmark of Massachusetts.” DiMasi immediately began a historic reorganization of the House so that it might better respond to different economic sectors, embrace opportunities for growth, and improve the business climate in Massachusetts. He chose several fellow Suffolk Law School alumni to partner with him in key leadership positions. John H. Rogers, JD ‘92, who has represented Norwood and Walpole since 1992, and previously chaired the House Committees on Ways and Means, Taxation, and the Judiciary was tapped as House Majority Leader in January. “The three of us working in unison with the rest of the House know that the twin principles of prudence and humanity must continue to guide us as we work to take Massachusetts to new heights and better fiscal times,“ says Rogers. Robert DeLeo, JD ’76, who has represented Winthrop and a portion of Revere since 1991, was appointed chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means in February. According to DeLeo, “The experience of crafting a $23.6 billion budget for the Commonwealth has been one of the most interesting, fulfilling, and difficult in my professional life.” S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 27 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 28 CLASS NOTES Jonathan L. Healy was appointed a museum trustee for Historic Deerfield. NEWSMAKER Bruce R. Henry was appointed a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Michael Bolden, JD ’78, former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, has been appointed an associate justice of the Roxbury division of the Boston Municipal Court by Governor Mitt Romney. Before joining DYS in 2002, Bolden served for three years as acting secretary and undersecretary for the state executive office of public safety before being specially assigned by then-Governor Jane Swift to coordinate the state response to the September 11th attacks. 1981 Class Correspondent Sheila Tracey h: 7 Sonrel Street Woburn, MA 01801-5250 phone: 781.933.0838 email: jmcelhiney94@comcast.net David E. Cherny, a partner in Atwood & Cherny, P.C., in Boston, was named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the field of family law. Corinne Diana has married Heather Baker. They live in Woburn. Nancy J. Marks was promoted to the position of division counsel/associate chief counsel, tax exempt and government entitites, within the Internal Revenue Service. 1982 Class Correspondent Edward L. Wallack w: Sapers & Wallack 101 Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617.225.2600 fax: 617.494.5485 e-mail: wallack @sapers-wallack.com Thomas Doyle, an attorney at Pierce Atwood LLP, in Portland, ME, was included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 1983 Class Correspondent S U F F O L K L AW Philip Mulvey III h: 152 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186 phone: 617.698.4594 email: adamsmulvey@msn.com 28 Daniel F. Conley, the district attorney of Suffolk County in Massachusetts, was elected president of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association. Margo Cooper has a photo exhibition on display at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington through June. Thomas J. Curley Jr., associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, was honored by the St. Thomas More Society of Springfield. “I see this appointment as the ultimate reward in a very satisfying career in public service,” Bolden says. “I often compared a judge in the district court to a community referee, someone who makes sure everyone plays by the rules and resolves disputes when the parties disagree. I am confident that the lessons learned throughout my 27-year career will serve me well as a judge.” Ellen McLaughlin was named senior vice president, general counsel at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Joyce McNeill has retired after 35 years as a guidance counselor at Ipswich High School. Jonathan D. Tamkin, a partner in the Newton law firm of Tamkin & Hochberg, LLP, was appointed a member of the Board of Appeals of Needham. 1984 Class Correspondent Mario Iglesias w: Adams, Gallinar & Iglesias Colonial Bank Centre, Suite 9 1200 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131 phone: 305.416.6830 email: miglesias@agimlaw.com Edward P. Flaherty argued a case before the United Nations Administrative Tribunal (UNAT) in New York on behalf of 150 locally recruited UNHCR staff in Pristina, Kosovo, who had their salary entitlements wrongfully reduced by UN management. A partner in a Swiss commercial law firm, he is living with his wife, Margaret, and two children, Eamonn and Abaigh, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is always happy to hear from former classmates at flaherty@ sfalegal.com. Charles J. Keilty, a partner with Stern, Keilty & Wall, LLC of Salem, was elected to the board of directors of the Essex County Bar Association. Susan D. Ricci, an associate justice of the probate court in Worcester, received the Distinguished Jurist Award from the St. Thomas More Society of Worcester. Rachel S. Rubin was appointed to the new post of special counsel for ethics compliance for the executive branch of the State of Connecticut. Sarah Verville, a member of the environmental practice group at Pierce Atwood LLP, has been named to a three-year term on the board of the National Hydropower Association in Washington, DC. 1985 Class Correspondent Michael Callahan h: 247 Humphrey Street Marblehead, MA 01945 w: NSTAR Service Co. Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199 phone: 617.424.2102 fax: 617.424.2733 email: michael_callahan@NSTARonline.com James B. Bartlett has joined Bergen & Parkinson, LLC, as managing attorney of its York, Maine, office. Louis M. Ciavarra, a partner in the business litigation practice area at Bowditch & Dewey, was named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 29 CLASS NOTES Robert D. Cox, Jr., a partner in the environmental law and real estate practice area of Bowditch & Dewey, was named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Jason M. Honeyman, chair of the mechanical practice group at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., has been elected managing partner and president of the firm. Honeyman also was featured as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer. Eva Marie Mancuso, a managing partner for the law offices of Hamel, Waxler, Allen and Collins, was inducted into the Cranston, RI, Hall of Fame. David C. Nunheimer has opened a law office in Hyannis. Patrick T. O’Regan, Jr. has married Cecily Anne Snyder. They live in East Falmouth. David H. Reiter was named director of legal affairs for URAC in Washington, DC. He is the author and managing editor of The Utilization Management Guide, third edition. Theodore R. Tyma was appointed a superior court judge in Connecticut. Boston, MA 02111 phone: 617.951.1118 email: drp@rackemann.com Doug Sears w: P.O. Box 669 Tewksbury, MA 01876-0669 email: dwsear@mediaone.net Joe Wadland w: Wadland & Ackerman 28 Elm Street Andover, MA 01810 phone: 978.474.8880 email: jwadland@wadacklaw.com 1987 Class Correspondents Mark Darling w: Cogavin & Waystack 2 Center Plaza Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.742.3340 email: m5kids@cybercom.net Michael F. Walsh w: Law Offices of Michael F. Walsh, P.C. 1200 East Street Westwood, MA 02090 phone: 781.251.0100 fax: 781.251.2266 e-mail: mfwalsh@hotmail.com Michele Garvin, an attorney with Ropes & Gray LLP, was included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 1986 Class Correspondents Mark Barnett h: 158 Norman Road Brockton, MA 02302 phone: 508.584.7164 Donald Pinto w: Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster One Financial Center Sylvia L. Pusateri, president of the Fitchburg law firm of Pusateri & Pusateri, received the Distinguished Attorney Award from the St. Thomas More Society of Worcester. Gordon M. Smith was appointed to the new position of Rhode Island Adult Drug Court magistrate. 1988 Class Correspondent Karen Lynch Bernard h: 42 Drum Rock Avenue Warwick, RI 02886 phone: 401.739.6585 Nanette A. Avril has joined the law office of Michael M. Ransmeier in Littleton. Martin W. Healy, BS ’85, general counsel and acting executive director of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), received the President’s Award during the MBA’s Annual Dinner program in March. The President’s Award is given to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the work of the MBA, its values, and initiatives. Shari Levitan, chair of the New England Private Wealth Services practice for Holland & Knight, LLP, has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer. Kathryn A. O’Leary, a trial lawyer with Gould & Ettenberg, P.C. in Worcester, was appointed to a five-year term on the Clients’ Security Board. Gregory P. Vasil was appointed senior vice president and legislative counsel for the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. 1989 Class Correspondents Meaghan Barrett h: 21 Loew Circle Milton, MA 02186 phone: 617.361.4288 NEWSMAKER Kathleen M. O’Donnell, JD ’80, is president of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) for 2004-2005. Since 1982, she has practiced with Marcotte Law Firm in Lowell, a general-practice firm with an emphasis on personal injury law. A major item on her agenda as MBA president, in addition to working with the legislative and judicial branches of state government, is the launch and maintenance of a Web-based judicial evaluation system in which MBA members can log on to the association’s site and evaluate judges “based on fair criteria after they’ve appeared before a judge.“ Of her “humbling” new role, O’Donnell says, “The magnitude of what lawyers do each and every day throughout the commonwealth is overwhelming. It is a privilege to serve as the spokesperson for all of the dedicated and committed lawyers in our state.” Chad Kindregan III w: Looney & Grossman LLP 101 Arch Street Boston, MA 02110 phone: 617.951.2800 e-mail: ckindregan@lgllp.com Laila Maalouf w: 20 Whitney Road Quincy, MA 02169 phone: 617.689.0000 fax: 617.984.1885 Timothy McCrystal w: Ropes & Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110 phone: 617.951.7000 email: tmccryst@ropesgray.com S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 29 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 30 CLASS NOTES Eric Crane is a unit manager with Premier Insurance Company in Danvers. He has served on the Danvers School Committee since 2000. Mary McLaughlin, area vice president, Northern New England, for Adelphia Communications in South Burlington, VT, was named to the board of trustees at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. 1990 Class Correspondent Joel R. Davidson w: Law Office of Joel R. Davidson PO Box 14 Wollaston, MA 02170 phone: 617.773.9092 fax: 617.770.0930 email: JDavid3537@aol.com Carolyn Carpentier was named director of human resources for Charlton Memorial Hospital. Theodore M. Hess-Mahan, an attorney with the Boston firm of Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, was named co-chairman of the Class Actions Committee of the Litigation Section of the Boston Bar Association. 1991 Class Correspondent Gary Merken h: 791 Robinhood Road Rosemont, PA 19010 phone: 610.581.4119 email: gary.merken@verizon.net Lisa M. Cukier, has been named a partner with Burno & Levinson LLP. Cukier is a member of the probate litigation group, divorce and family law group, and family advisory services team. She also is president of the Massachusetts Family and Probate Inn of Court for 2004-2005. S U F F O L K L AW Joseph D. McDonald, Jr., was elected sheriff of Plymouth County in Massachusetts. 30 Christine Griggs Narcisse, an attorney with the Worcester law firm of McGuire and McGuire, received the Distinguished Ecumenical Award from the St. Thomas More Society of Worcester. David P. Panagore, MPA ’93, has been named deputy director of the city of Springfield Finance Control Board. 1992 Class Correspondent Jeff Padwa h: 25 Margrave Avenue Providence, RI 02906-5167 phone: 401.273.8330 Steven A. Torres, city solicitor in Taunton, has been elected to the executive committee of the City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association for 2004-2005. Peri Aptaker, a principal and director of tax services at Kahn Litwin Renza & Co., Ltd., was named president of the Jewish Family Services board of directors in Providence, RI. 1994 Class Correspondent John W. Lyle, Jr., was named superintendent of schools for Block Island, RI. Judy Crowley w: Daly, Crowley & Mofford, LLP 275 Turnpike Street, Suite 101 Canton, MA 02021 phone: 781.401.9988 fax: 781.401.9966 email: jcc@dc-m.com Linda Turteltaub has been appointed corporate counsel for Skanska USA Building in Parsippany, NJ. Susan M. Basham has joined Price, Postel & Parma LLP in the land use, environmental, and natural resources group. 1993 Peter F. Carr II, a partner in the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott in Boston, has married Dr. Lisi Warren. They are living in Boston. John Keenan was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 7th Essex district. Class Correspondent Eileen McAnneny w: Associated Industries of Massachusetts 222 Berkeley Street, PO Box 763 Boston, MA 02117 phone: 617.262.1180 Sheryl Bourbeau has become associated with Gallagher & Cavanaugh LLP in Lowell. Joan M. McMenemy was appointed second assistant to the Berkshire County district attorney in Massachusetts. Ernst Guerrier, BS ’91, principal of Guerrier and Associates, P.C., in Dorchester, was named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Joshua D. Koskoff, a partner at Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, has been named one of Connecticut’s “New Leaders of the Law” in the Development of the Law category by the Connecticut Law Tribune. NEWSMAKER Diane Murphy Quinlan, JD ’90, is the first lay chancellor of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire, and the highest-ranking lay person in the diocesan administration. Bishop John B. McCormack appointed Quinlan chancellor in December 2004. She began working with the diocese in 2002 during the most turbulent time in its history, as hundreds of new complaints of sexual abuse of minors came forth in the wake of the growing scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. She helped the diocese “formulate a response to victims that was more pastoral than confrontational. I was able to talk on a peer level with the lawyers representing the Diocese and help them understand that first we needed to help anyone who was harmed.” Quinlan, who previously practiced labor and employment law at the Manchester firm of Devine Millimet, also has implemented an educational program to promote children’s awareness of the dangers of abuse. “As a mother of two elementary school children, I wanted to help the Church create something that will resonate with both children and parents.” �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 31 CLASS NOTES NEWSMAKER Saher J. Macarius, JD ’94, a Framingham attorney and Egyptian national, successfully argued Succar v. Ashcroft before the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The case concerned the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which curtailed many immigrants’ rights and forms of relief. Through regulation, the attorney general later added another category of immigrants, including those arriving in the United States without a visa. Those who were allowed in for humanitarian reasons would be barred from adjusting their status to permanent residency (obtaining a green card), and many were subsequently deported in violation of Congressional intent. “At first impression, Succar v. Ashcroft is a groundbreaking case solely for finding this regulation to be invalid,” Macarius says. “However, this landmark case also delves further into how the attorney general and any other executive agency, enacts a regulation. This decision [entered on January 5], one of the most extensive for an immigration issue, has a direct impact on all executive agencies, as it draws a road map that dictates the proper procedure to enact a regulation.” Dana Randles has joined Houlihan/ Lawrence, an independent residential real estate firm, in its Pound Ridge and South Salem, NY, offices as a sales associate. 1995 Class Correspondent Gary Murad h: 75 Cambridge Parkway, Apt. E110 Cambridge, MA 02142 phone: 617.621.0119 Seth Ellis has married Stefanie Davidson. They live in Boca Raton, FL. Daniel Graves was elected president of the Franklin County Bar Association for 2004-2005. Matthew Maiona has married Sara Ward, JD ’02. They live in Boston. Robert J. Tosti has joined the Boston office of Edwards & Angell as a partner. The intellecutal property attorney was formerly with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. 1996 Class Correspondents Jennifer Hoopis D’Ambra w: Hoopis & Hoopis 33 College Hill Road, Bldg. 5B Warwick, RI 02886 phone: 401.823.6266 fax: 401.823.6265 email: hoopis@aol.com Michael Lartigue h: 32B Whites Avenue, #8806 Watertown, MA 02472 phone: 617.926.6824 email: mjl96@hotmail.com Ray Lyons h: 125 Hayden Road Groton, MA 01450 phone: 978.692.7000 email: attylyons@aol.com Michael Palladino w: UMass Donahue Institute 10 Tremont Street, 4th floor Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.367.8901 fax: 617.367.1434 email: palladino@donahue.umassp.edu Adam L. Benjamin was named senior vice president and equity research analyst for semiconductor devices at Jefferies & Company, Inc. Melanie Brockway, an attorney with the law firm of LaTanzi, Spaulding & Landreth, P.C., in Orleans, has married Brendan O’Keefe. They are living in Orleans. Rebecca Collet was named associate athletic director for marketing communications at Boston University. Collet, who was previously director of corporate affairs for John Hancock Financial Services, was most recently a principal of Collet Communications LLC, the private public relations and communications strategies firm she founded in November 2004. Christopher Cassara, an attorney in the corporate practice group of Partridge, Snow & Hahn, LLP, in New Bedford, was named to the board of directors of the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. Elaine Martel, senior legal counsel for Stratus Technologies of Maynard, received the George B. Morgan ’20 Award from the MIT Alumni Association for sustained excellence in her service to its Educational Council. Michael T. Matraia has formed a law practice in Worcester that will help audit committees of public companies carry out their responsibilities and comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Jeannine Reardon, BS ’93, and husband David M. Reardon, BS ’93, JD ’99, announce the birth of their daughter, Ashley Rose Reardon. She was born on September 30, 2004, and weighed 5 lbs., 9 oz. Michael Williams was listed in the 10th annual “Lawyers of the Year” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. 1997 Class Correspondents Dylan Carson w: Dylan M. Carson Kaye Scholer, LLP The McPherson Building 901 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-2327 phone: 202.682.3664 fax: 202.414.0338 email: dcarson@kayescholer.com Stephanie Lyons h: 41 Hawthorn Street, Suite 34 Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: 617.234.1914 e-mail: stephlyons@comcast.com w: Cornell & Gollub 75 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 phone: 617.482.8100 fax: 617.482.3917 email: slyons@cornellgollub.com Heath E. Antonio, an assistant district attorney in Bristol County, has married Raquel Carvalho. They are living in New Bedford. S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 31 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 32 CLASS NOTES NEWSMAKER Christine P. O’Connor, JD ’94, city solicitor for Lowell since 2003, is credited with being one of the key leaders in the city’s continuing renaissance. With a keen understanding of energy deregulation, she’s worked to significantly cut the city’s costs of electric power, and has helped to bring Lowell’s bond rating to AA-3, enabling the city to move forward with its revitalization plans. As Lowell’s top lawyer, O’Connor handles an enormous range of issues involving administrative law, litigation, general business practices, labor disputes, tax collections, public bidding, municipal bonds, and the public schools. Upon being named by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the Up and Coming Lawyers of 2004, O’Connor said that her biggest challenge “is always the deal I am working on right now.” Roger J. Kineavy, Jr., a firefighter for the city of Quincy, has married Cynthia Ann Dowd. They live in Weymouth. Matthew J. McDonough has joined the law offices of Sherwood Guernsey, P.C., as an associate. Class Correspondents Paul Cronin h: 2 Reed Lane Bedford, MA 01730 phone: 781.542.2290 Mark R. Quigley has joined the Marblehead real estate brokerage firm Landmark Properties. Peter Fiore h: 58 Mott Street Arlington, MA 02474 phone: 781.646.6009 1999 Jamie Murphy h: 17 Ruggiano Circle Weymouth, MA 02188 phone: 617.725.8095 S U F F O L K L AW Nathanael E. Wright h: 79 Hampstead Road Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 email: Legis70@yahoo.com 32 Daniel P. Barry, vice president and assistant general counsel of Baring Asset Management Inc. in Boston, was named co-chairman of the Investment Companies and Advisers Committee of the Business Law Section of the Boston Bar Association. Paul English, a member of the law firm Gawryl and MacAllister in Nashua, NH, has married Chanyn Norton. They are living in Nashua, NH. Tamara La Pointe, general counsel and assistant business manager at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT, has married Robert Laurie, JD ’00, an attorney at Edwards and Angell in Hartford, CT. They are living in East Haddam, CT. 1998 Jenny L. Redden w: Bellotti & Barretto, PC 25 Thorndike Street Cambridge, MA 02141 phone: 617.225.2100 email: jlredden@earthlink.net of Conservation and Recreation, has married Lisa Ann Pettinato. They are living in Brookline. David H. Rosenberg, MBA ’97, announces the opening of his law office, David H. Rosenberg, P.L., a Florida limited liability company in Sarasota, FL. specializing in real estate and civil litigation. He can be reached at david@srqlaw.net. Arlington, MA 02474 phone: 781.646.1692 email: hlitsas@hotmail.com Trevi Berretta has joined the law firm of Gilmore, Rees, Carlson & Cataldo, P.C. Catherine Eastwood was named an associate in the Boston law firm of Partridge Snow & Hahn, LLP, and is a member of the firm’s creditors’ rights practice group. Kenneth M. Collette, assistant general counsel for the Massachusetts Department Class Correspondents J.R. Craven h: 95 Grayfield Avenue W. Roxbury, MA 02132 phone: 617.323.3138 Marc Diller w: Diller & Diller 84 State Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02109 phone: 617.523.7771 fax: 617.227.1767 email: dillerlaw@aol.com Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr. w: Law Office of Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr., PA 2107 West Cass Street, Suite C Tampa, FL 33606 phone: 813.600.5752 fax: 813.600.5785 Helen Litsas h: 10 Wright Street Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr., and his wife Melissa announce the birth of their daughter Savannah Grace Kaddouri. She was born on October 30 and weighed 6 lbs., 4.5 oz. David M. Reardon (see Reardon, ’96) 2000 Class Correspondents Susan M. Bourque phone: 617.725.0400 x8385 email: smb@parkerscheer.com Kristin Cole h: 122 Bowdoin Street Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.722.0854 email: colekristin@hotmail.com Kathleen Delaplain h: 21 Michigan Avenue, #2 Somerville, MA 02145 phone: 617.628.5840 email: kdelaplain@hotmail.com w: MA Dept. of Environmental Protection Office of General Counsel One Winter Street, 3rd Fl. Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617.654.6650 fax: 617.338.5511 email: kathleen.delaplain@state.ma.us �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 33 CLASS NOTES Jennifer Genzale h: 115 Garfield Avenue Chelsea, MA 02150 phone: 617.884.2913 email: jenng007@hotmail.com Patrick Faherty was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the city of Quincy Police Department. Stacey Friends, a trademark, copyright and entertainment attorney with Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, PC, was named a member -at-large of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Boston Bar Association. Sonia K. Guterman has joined the Boston firm of Lawson & Weitzen as a partner. Kristen Andrikopoulos is teaching in the science department at Reading Memorial High School. Robert Laurie (see LaPointe, ’98) Geoffrey Waller has formed Reidy Waller, LLP, a law firm specializing in civil, criminal, and appellate litigation located in Boston. Waller was previously a superior court prosecutor for the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office. 2001 Class Correspondents Wendy I. Provoda w: US Postal Service, Northeast Area Law Office 8 Griffin Road North Windsor, CT 06006-0170 phone: 860.285.1609 email: wprovoda@usps.gov h: 40 Middlefield Drive West Hartford, CT 06107 phone: 860.523.4772 Meredith Linnell has married Corey Murphy. They live in Tampa, FL. Kathleen E. Lang has joined the law offices of Boyd & Boyd PC in Centerville. Matthew Oleyer, MBA ’01, who is associated with the Boston law firm of Keegan, Werlin & Pabian, has married Ashley Sexton. They live in Boston. Derek Massey, vice president of title operations and an attorney with Market Street Settlement Group, has married Eugenia Rutherford, JD ’03, an attorney with Market Street Settlement Group, Manchester, NH. They live in Bedford, NH. Laura M. Roffo has married Matthew Thompson, JD ’02. They are living in South Weymouth. 2002 Annette L. Baker discussed guardianship issues as a guest on The O’Reilly Factor, a Fox News program. William Burns, MBA ’04, was promoted to the position of director within O’Neill and Associates’ technology practice. Megan Byrnes has been named an associate attorney at Querrey & Harrow, a 100-attorney law firm with offices in greater metropolitan Chicago; Merrillville, IN; New York City, and London, England. Justin Fabella, an attorney with Morrison Mahoney LLP in New York City, has married Alison Gormley, JD ’02, an attorney with Taub and Marder, P.C., in New York City. Alison Gormley (see Fabella) Justin Hayes, an attorney with the New Hampshire Public Defenders Office, has married Jody Dan. They live in North Andover. Stephen Rossetti Jr., an associate at O’Reilly, Grosso & Gross, P.C., has married Jill Moloney. They live in Brighton. Matthew Thompson (see Roffo, ’01) Sara Ward (see Maiona, ’95) Marc M. Wefers has become a principal in the patent group of Fish & Richardson P.C. Lucinda V. Rivera h: 463 Commonwealth Ave. #2 Boston, MA 02115 phone: 617.266.6001 email: Lucinda_Rivera@hotmail.com Laura Unflat h: 519 Lewis Wharf Boston, MA 02110 phone: 617.523.0631 email: lunflat@tiac.net Donald Wyse h: 32 Maple Avenue Nahant, MA 01908 phone: 781.581.0683 email: wysedd@yahoo.com Eric Holt has married Marlena Taylor. They live in Lawrence. Anita Weisberg, an assistant district attorney in Essex County, has married Dr. Robert A. Russo. 2003 Class Correspondent Sean R. Higgins w: Pollack & Flanders, LLP 50 Congress Street, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02109 phone: 617.259.3000 fax: 617.259.3050 email: shiggins@pollackandflanders.com Michael McCain, has joined the law firm of Neaton & Puklich, PLLP as an associate attorney in Minneapolis, MN. Melissa Gnoza, an attorney with the Newton law firm of Tamkin & Hochberg, LLP, has married William Ogden.They live in Middleton. Erica Spokis has joined the Worcester law firm of Lian, Zarrow, Eynon & Shea as an associate. Jason Stone has married Aimee Terban. They live in Chestnut Hill. Paul Tetrault has joined the Boston law firm of Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP. 2004 Class Correspondents Seth N. Stratton h: 14 Curtis Street, #3 Salem, MA 01970 978-594-5426 str09035@suffolk.edu MaryDilys Anderson was named an associate at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Heather M. Gamache has joined Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby as an associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Roque El-Hayek was named an associate at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Amie C. Joseph was named community development associate for the city of Gardner. John K. Kelley has joined the corporate group of Burn & Levinson LLP as an associate in the firm’s Boston office. Joshua Miller has married Emily Shapiro. They live in Brookline. Carole G. Rapoport is working at the firm of Denner O’Malley with Rob Sinsheimer, JD ’79, an adjunct member of the Suffolk faculty. David Torrisi was elected to a fourth term as Massachusetts state representative from the 14th Essex district. S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 33 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 34 IN MEMORIAM William F. Scanlon, JD ’29 Bennie Gold, JD ’34 Louis A. Cyr, JD ’50 William F. Meara, JD ’51 Francis G. Sheehan, JD ’52 Eugene E. Sololosky, JD ’54 Walter E. Steele, Sr., JD ’54 William F. DiPesa, JD ’55 Robert Cauchon, JD ’57 Robert Driscoll, JD ’65 John J. Twomey, JD ’65 John P. McGloin, JD ’66 Garth Kenyon Chandler, JD ’67 Edward Murphy, Jr., JD ’68 William P. Spanos, JD ’68 John J. Cassidy, JD ’69 Robert F. Wright, JD ’69 James R. McMahon, Jr., BS ’69, JD ’70 Henry J. Kerr, JD ’70 photo by Globe Staff Tom Landers Arthur Montuori, BA ’46, JD ’49 Robert V. Cauchon, JD ’57 Robert V. Cauchon of Cotuit and Marshfield died on September 28. The former chief justice of the Massachusetts Land Court was 78. Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Cauchon graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics. He served in the US Navy and traveled to China after World War II; he also served in the Korean War. He earned the rank of lieutenant commander, according to The Boston Globe. Cauchon was politically active and became executive director of the Democratic State Committee. In 1962, he helped Endicott Peabody win election as governor. Peabody named Cauchon as his statewide campaign director. In 1965, Cauchon joined Boston’s Sullivan & Worcester, where he practiced for 21 years, specializing in real estate litigation and public utility regulation. He was active in Marshfield town affairs, serving on the Board of Registrars and the Charter Commission. In 1986, Governor Michael Dukakis appointed Cauchon to the Land Court, where he served until his retirement in 1996. At the time, the Boston Globe wrote that Judge Cauchon’s knowledge “has transformed [the] Land Court from the backwater of the Massachusetts trial court system to the court of choice for high-profile land use cases.” Following the death of his wife in 2000, Cauchon relocated to Cotuit, remaining active as a mediator with REBA Dispute Resolution, a legal consultant, and an expert witness at trials. He also served as co-counsel on certain land use cases, The Real Estate Bar Association News reported. He leaves a daughter, Barbara A. of Attleboro; two sons, Richard R. of Kingston and Thomas W. of Waltham; four grandchildren; and a brother, Paul of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was the brother of the late Herve Cauchon. Winifred Kiernan, JD ’72 Robert A. White, Sr., JD ’72 Walter E. Steele, Sr., JD ’54 Robert P. Keough, JD ’73 Walter E. Steele, Sr., of South Dartmouth and Boston died on January 21. The prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and judge was 78. John E. Nanorta, Jr., JD ’73 James A. Paisley, JD ’73 James J. Caruso, Jr., JD ’75 Robert L. Elliott, JD ’75 Robert A. N. Foote, Jr., JD ’75 Robert E. Manchester, JD ’75 Daniel Gilmore, JD ’79 Joseph D. O’Connell, JD ’79 S U F F O L K L AW Paul V. Dullea, JD ’80 34 Florence K. Murray, LLD ’81 (Hon.) Suzanne L. King, JD ’88 John Dones, JD ’91 Tamara A. Greelish, JD ’91 A. David Mazzone, LLD ’95 (Hon.) David S. Connolly, JD ’02 Born in Roxbury, Steele served in the Navy as a Seabee. Upon his graduation from the Law School, he joined Suffolk District Attorney Garrett H. Byrne as a legal aide. Steele was named an assistant district attorney in 1957, the position he held until 1969, when he was appointed special prosecutor for Dukes County on Martha’s Vineyard. He was in the position for just a month before serving as special prosecutor in the case concerning the accident on Chappaquiddick Island that led to Mary Jo Kopechne’s death. He practiced as a criminal defense attorney until he was appointed associate justice of Dukes County District Court in 1975. In 1980, he was named to the Superior Court. He leaves his wife, Janet Stella Kotrofi of South Dartmouth; a daughter, Roberta J. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; two sons, Terrance of West Roxbury and Walter E., Jr., of South Boston; and six grandchildren. He was the father of the late Frederick S. Steele. �6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 35 IN MEMORIAM Suzanne L. King, JD ’88 David S. Connolly, JD ‘02 Suzanne L. King of Boston died on November 16, 2004. The commercial leasing attorney was 44. David S. Connolly of Boston died in a helicopter crash while on military duty in Afghanistan on April 7. The Army Reserve captain and Suffolk County assistant district attorney was 37. King began her career as a paralegal at Boston’s Rubin & Rudman. Upon graduating from the Law School’s evening division, she continued with the firm as an associate. In 1995, she joined the commercial leasing practice of Goulston & Storrs, becoming a director in 1998. According to colleagues at Goulston & Storrs, where King practiced until her death, King represented all of the major office landlords in Boston, drafting leases at the Prudential Center, the Hancock Tower, and Rowes Wharf, among others. She was known for making her clients and the opposing side laugh during even the most difficult negotiations. In a number of instances, those who started out across the table from her later hired her. King was reputed to know every commercial real estate broker east of the Mississippi, but she maintained that this was a slight exaggeration. King was an active member of New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE), chairing the Community Involvement Committee and serving on the Steering Committee. She was especially proud of NEWIRE’s recent establishment of a Centennial Scholarship Fund at Suffolk’s Sawyer School of Management, stating, “Our mission creates equality and parity and empowers women. The scholarship directly benefits someone who may not have the financial resources and who comes from a non-typical background.” She was active with both Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Commercial Brokers Association, serving on numerous program faculty panels, and was a judge for the Commercial Brokers Association “Deal of the Year,” for a number of years. King also was a volunteer for AwardsMassachusetts Association for the Blind. Connolly, who served in the Army Reserve’s 1173rd Transportation Battalion, was aboard the CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed in bad weather approximately 80 miles southwest of Kabul, The Boston Globe reported. None of the 18 people in the aircraft survived. Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, JD ’83, who hired Connolly, told the Globe upon learning of the crash, “Word that he may have been on that helicopter has devastated our office. He was very respected. He struck me as a young man who wanted to make a difference, who could see the greater good.” Connolly was a member of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp at Boston College, graduating in 1994. He entered active duty and served with the Army Rangers. Soon after accepting an offer to join the district attorney’s office, Connolly was sent to Iraq. He began work as an assistant district attorney in June 2004. He was expected to return from active duty in June. Connolly leaves his wife Debra (Toran) of Boston; his brothers Joseph P. and his wife Jeanne of Duluth, Georgia, Gerald P. and his wife Susan of Needham, Paul R. of Duxbury, Gregory A. and his fiancee Jessica Mickelson of Boston; his sisters Marguerite F. and her husband Walter Divine of Newton, and Nancy E. Sperry and her husband James of Gloucester; and 16 nieces and nephews. His parents, Gerald F. and Marguerite (McHugh) Connolly both died in 2003. King leaves her husband, Steven Bang of Boston; her mother, Joyce King of Quincy; her sister, Judi King and Judi’s husband, Guy Sanderson of Quincy. S U F F O L K L AW 9897.txt 35 �9897.txt 6/2/05 2:10 PM Page 36 IN MEMORIAM A. David Mazzone, LLD ‘95 (Hon.) Florence K. Murray, LLD ‘81 (Hon.) Judge A. David Mazzone of Wakefield, who served 26 years on the bench of the US District Court, District of Massachusetts, died on October 25, 2004. He was 76. Florence Murray of Newport, Rhode Island, the first woman appointed to the Superior and Supreme Courts of Rhode Island died on March 27. She was 87. Mazzone was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and received a BA from Harvard College in 1950 and a JD from DePaul University College of Law in 1957. His wide-ranging career included positions in the Army and CIA, insurance adjusting, and as assistant US attorney under US Attorney Arthur Garrity, who later became his colleague on the bench and was a lifelong friend and mentor. Judge Mazzone also practiced law privately in Boston for several years and was appointed to the Superior Court of Massachusetts by Governor Michael Dukakis before joining the federal bench. While a federal judge, Mazzone was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve on the US Sentencing Commission. Some of the most important environmental federal cases in history were heard in Mazzone’s courtroom, including a lawsuit to prevent oil and gas drilling on Georges Bank, the massive, 20-year cleanup of Boston Harbor, and a suit to reduce overfishing in New England. Mazzone also adjudicated the Kodak-Polaroid patent dispute, a seminal intellectual property case. Oliver C. Mitchell, Jr., JD ’79, chairman of Ford Motor Company’s Dealer Policy Board, served as Mazzone’s law clerk from 1979 to 1980. Always impressed with Mazzone’s genuine and consistent kindness, Mitchell recalled, “Judge Mazzone treasured the opportunity to meet and spend time with all kinds of people. His former law clerks found it amazing that he could recall the names of people he met once and spoke with only briefly. He always remembered little things about these people, and he always addressed them by name. Mazzone had a peculiar sense for fairness and equity; something about his humble roots—his heritage—always prompted him to find a solution that treated everyone fairly.” S U F F O L K L AW Judge Mazzone is survived by his wife of 53 years, Eleanor Stewart Mazzone; sons Andrew, JD ’03, of Cambridge, John of Boston, and Robert of Darien, Connecticut; daughters Margaret of Nashville, Tennessee, Jan of Williston, Vermont, Martha of Boston, and Carolyn of Wakefield; his sisters Maria Alimena of Rye, New York, and Flora Joyce of Boston; and nine grandchildren. 36 Murray, who enjoyed a 40-year judicial career of firsts, served as the state’s first woman Superior Court judge for 22 years, according to reports by Rhode Island News Channel 10 and the Associated Press. In 1978, she became the first woman presiding judge of that court; one year later, she was appointed the first woman on the Supreme Court. She retired from the Supreme Court in 1996. “Judge Murray brought down the barriers and beckoned the rest of us to follow her,” recalled Maureen McKenna Goldberg, JD ’78, LLD ’99 (Hon.), who assumed Murray’s position on the Supreme Court in 1997 and is now the only woman on the high court bench. The Providence Journal reported that Murray graduated from Syracuse University and was the only woman in the graduating class of 1942 at Boston University Law School. Following graduation, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. Murray served for six years in the state Senate, and was the only woman in the chamber at the time. In 1990, the Newport County Courthouse was named for Murray. Murray’s husband, Paul F., with whom she practiced law at one time, died in 1995. She is survived by her son, Paul M. of Algonquin, Illinois. Edward F. McLaughlin Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr., of Osterville and Jamaica Plain, died on January 21. The former lieutenant governor was 84. McLaughlin is the father of former Assistant Attorney General Paul R. McLaughlin, JD ’81, who was killed by a gang member in 1995, and for whom the Paul R. McLaughlin Scholarship at Suffolk Law School is named. McLaughlin served in the Navy during World War II in the same PT boat squadron in the Solomon Islands as President John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy’s election, Kennedy sponsored McLaughlin’s appointment as an assistant US attorney in Boston, The Boston Globe reported. McLaughlin served on the Boston City Council from 1953 to 1961. He was lieutenant governor under John A. Volpe, from 1961 to 1963. Later, he was general counsel of the MTA (now the MBTA), and worked in private practice until his retirement several years ago. He leaves his wife Elizabeth; three sons, Edward F., of Needham, Robert D. of San Francisco, California, Richard J. of Medfield; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann LePera of New York; six grandchildren and a sister, Mary Palm of California. He was the father of the late Patricia Ann McLaughlin and Paul R. McLaughlin, JD ’81. �9897.cvr 6/2/05 2:05 PM Page IBC PROFILE IN GIVING Giving Back with Purpose Gift Annuity Invests in the Future of Suffolk Students when paul j. fitzpatrick BA ’56, JD ’57 decided to establish The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick Scholarship Fund, his goal was clear. “I wanted to help needy students with their tuition costs, ease the financial pressure on them so they would be able to focus on their academics and would not be compelled to be working all the time,” he says. Judge Fitzpatrick, no stranger to hard work, put himself through school with a series of part-time jobs. After graduating from Suffolk Law, Judge Fitzpatrick worked as an associate in the Boston firm of Lee & Graham. It was there that he discovered his love for trial work. “I worked my way into being a trial man through the usual route—probate, personal injury, cases of that nature,” he says. “Trial work became my niche.” In 1963, Judge Fitzpatrick heeded the call to public service and became a trial attorney for the US General Service Administration. In this capacity he represented all civilian US government agencies, principally as users in the field of transportation. This work necessitated frequent travel, and his wife, Mary Collins Fitzpatrick, often joined him as he argued cases throughout the country. Judge Fitzpatrick enjoyed the challenge of arguing these cases. They were crucial to the public interest, involving, as they often did, matters of international law, maritime concern, antitrust issues, and even monetary decisions critical enough to the economy that they were sometimes directly advanced to the US Court of Appeals or even to the Supreme Court. In 1972 Judge Fitzpatrick was appointed to the bench as a US administrative law judge, an appointment based on a nationwide competitive exam. For him, this position was the logical extension of a career devoted entirely to the interests of the US government. In this capacity, he was required to consider collectively all arguments presented by numerous parties with variant interests. During his 24 years on the bench he served with the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, and, finally, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Judge Fitzpatrick retired in 1996, having spent more than 30 years employed by the federal government. He spent the next four years caring for his wife, whom he lost to ovarian cancer in 2000. He presently resides near Charleston, South Carolina, where he enjoys the benefit of the many cultural and historic activities, as well as the nearby beaches. In deciding to make a gift to Suffolk University Law School for student financial aid, Judge Fitzpatrick, whose affection for Suffolk is evident, opted to endow his scholarship through a charitable gift annuity. He hopes his scholarship fund will benefit future generations of Suffolk Law students. Since he grew up in New York City, graduated from Brooklyn High School, and attended The City College of New York, his preference is that the fund benefit deserving students from the New York metropolitan area. “Gift annuities provide a win-win situation for the donors and the Law School,” says Dean Robert H. Smith. “We are deeply grateful to Judge Fitzpatrick for his thoughtful scholarship support. His annuity will reach beyond his lifetime with an endowed scholarship that will benefit deserving students. This gift is a testament to his belief in our mission and vision.” The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick Scholarship Fund is part of the University’s Centennial Scholarship initiative that will recognize 100 donors who create a newly endowed scholarship, or enhance an existing one, with a gift of $50,000 or more in honor of Suffolk’s upcoming centennial anniversary. For information on charitable gift annuities and other gift vehicles, please contact Charlotte W. Sobe, director of planned giving, at 617.573.8441 or by e-mail at csobe@suffolk.edu. • by Maria Palomino �9897.cvr 6/2/05 2:05 PM Page BC CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 1906-2006 Suffolk's centennial anniversary is just one year away. As we count down to this momentous occasion, continue to look to this space for snapshots of the University's first 100 years. Suffolk has long been building and expanding its presence on Beacon Hill. The most recent addition to Suffolk's campus is the University's acquisition of space as the master tenant of 73 Tremont Street, a gracious 13-story building at the corner of Beacon Street, built in 1895. Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge presides over the laying of the cornerstone for what was once the home of Suffolk Law School and what is now the Archer Building, 20 Derne Street, in 1920. Non-Profit Org. US Postage PAID Boston, MA Permit No. 55195 c/o Office of Advancement 8 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 www.law.suffolk.edu � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. 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Alumni Suffolk Law School Suffolk Publications https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/cc7f6c43f91bbbebad5230f8ff148a58.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=JGRzp1mWfuW2UQfDdBVWUaDehn6CYXKyzFMPR5PrhZYJ4kFuKd1Jn1bK9gKOjepQxOeI3lNYbgm0A64WvSUP2KbHSUajwCfkyZC7NU7U6slbUckZY9H4iSG-l2CZgdE4B6jgrOeB5TWxYihzn18l07vv4l1ioJajnWmJkYTriQ4g8OQ-sa1sadmg4xiAc766WPi3vmTLH4Q21arRg5a11OKxllBzkqRC7mOcYGSr-aO1H9lC973SAv5HTr3OlxpR4BayU8S12Azf3VtThxquwB1XIiLAK4sKKW2tXvgghbrRN9N8rgY40R50Y0peku9m5LnPXx8GP7gkOheh2y4cXg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6b0835f3fe1ff1914332d7bd5e6ea09b PDF Text Text Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Introduction In 2006, the Moakley Archive completed a research project to find out more about Suffolk University Law School’s earliest graduates. This guide includes information about the classes and biographical information about a selection of graduates discovered using sources such as Suffolk University records, U.S. Census records, and other sources such as local newspapers. The classes covered were limited to 1909-1915 because there weren’t adequate records for the earliest classes of 1906-1908. Research Guide Sections 1. Early Law School Student Profiles • Roland Edward Brown, 1909 • George Louis Bush, 1909 • Carl Collar, 1909 • George Arthur Douglas, 1909 • James Francis O’Brien, 1909 • Lewis Austin Adams, 1910 • James T. Bergen, 1910 • Ernest Palmer Bradstreet, 1910 • Emanuel Cohen, 1910 • Ole Martin Dahl, 1910 • Robert Timothy Healey, 1910 • Bernard Joseph Killion, 1910 • Charles Francis Murphy, 1910 • Harry H. Nayor Suffolk Law School 1910 • Edwin LeRoy Weiscopf, 1910 • Thaddeus Alexander Kitchener, 1913 • Louis E. Pasco, 1914 • Harry Ernest Burroughs, 1915 • Thomas Vreeland Jones, 1915 • Shichiro Hayashi, 1922 • Thomas Joseph Lane, 1925 • Joseph David Paté Sr., 1927 • Harry Hom Dow, 1929 p. 2 p. 3 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11 p. 11 p. 13 p. 14 p. 14 p. 15 p. 15 p. 16 p. 18 p. 20 p. 20 p. 21 p. 22 2. Early Law School Class Profiles (1909-1915) ………………………………………………………… 1 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 1 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Early Law School Student Profiles Roland Edward Brown, Suffolk Law School 1909 Roland Edward Brown was born August 26, 1880. 1 His mother, Margaret (b. 1857), was born in Canada, and his father, whose name is unknown, was born in Massachusetts. 2 The 1900 census indicates that at that time, 19-year-old Roland was living at 178 Columbia Street, Cambridge, Mass., with his 15-year-old brother, Chester (b. 1884), his mother, and his stepfather, William Hamilton (b. 1869 in Canada), who was a carpenter. 3 Margaret and William had been married for one year at that point. 4 The census also indicates that Margaret had given birth to two other children in addition to Roland and Chester, only one of whom was still living. 5 Also residing with the family were two boarders. 6 In 1900, Roland E. Brown was serving as an apprentice in the chemical industry. 7 In 1901, he married a woman named Ethel Blanche. 8 His son, Alphonso, and daughter, Margaret, were born less than two years apart around 1902 to 1904. 9 In December of 1906, he began the winter term at Suffolk Law School, enrolling in Torts and Criminal Law classes. 10 In June of 1908, Gleason Archer gave him “the certificate of two years’ study” that enabled him to take the bar examination, even though he was only in his junior year. 11 Archer indicates that Brown was “a machinist by trade,” but nonetheless in June, 1908, became Suffolk Law School’s first student to pass the bar exam. 12 He graduated in 1909 as one of five students in the first Suffolk Law School class. 13 Roland E. Brown’s employment history is somewhat ambiguous. He was an apprentice in the chemical industry, and Gleason Archer writes that he was a machinist, but the 1913 Cambridge Directory lists him as a lawyer. 14 Archer also writes in 1919 that while he did become a lawyer, Brown chose not to enter into active law practice in 1 World War I Draft Registration Card 2672/3151, September 12, 1918. United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Cambridge, Enumeration District 691, Sheet 18. 3 U.S Census 1900,Ibid. 4 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 5 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 6 U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. 7 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 8 Roland Edward Brown Marriage Record, 1901, from Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database, accessed via the New England Historical Genealogical Society, http://www.newenglandancestors.org; United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Cambridge, Enumeration District 55, Sheet 11B; United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Cambridge, Enumeration District 9-34, Sheet 1B. Note: Brown’s wife is listed in the 1920 census as Ethel B. Brown and in the 1930 census as E. Blanche Brown. 9 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 10 Archer, Gleason L. Building a School, Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, p.51. 11 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p.86. Note: For students entering prior to 1913, the Suffolk Law School program consisted of three years of study, so a student’s junior year was his second or middle year. 12 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p.86. 13 Suffolk Law School Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 14 Cambridge Directory, 1913, p. 354. 2 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 2 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu favor of working for the Barbour Stockwell Company of Cambridge. 15 Brown’s profession in the 1920 census is unclear, but the place of employment appears to be Stockwell Co. 16 Both the 1923 Cambridge Directory and the 1923 Boston Register and Business Directory list him as a lawyer, and the 1930 census lists his place of employment as a court. 17 While the time frames are unclear, it is evident that Brown was in fact a lawyer and did in fact work for the Stockwell Company at some point in his life. Beginning in at least 1913 until at least 1930, Brown lived at 10 Centre Street in Cambridge, and in 1923 his law office was located at 40 Court Street in Boston. 18 ________________________________________________________________________ George Louis Bush, Suffolk Law School 1909 Very little is known about George Louis Bush. He enrolled at Suffolk Law School during the second week of classes in the fall of 1906 and graduated in 1909 as one of five in the school’s first graduating class. 19 In his “Sketches from Life” for a 1919 Suffolk Law School pamphlet, Gleason Archer indicates that George L. Bush at some point relocated from the Boston area to Wisconsin to practice law. 20 George L. Bush is listed in both the 1928 and 1936 Suffolk Law Alumni Directories, but neither directory lists an address for him. 21 ________________________________________________________________________ Carl Collar, Suffolk Law School 1909 Carl Collar was born on June 4, 1885, to William (b. 1865) and Alice Collar (b. 22 1862). He was the oldest of three children in a family of two boys and one girl. 23 By 1900, the family lived on Crescent Avenue, Revere, Massachusetts. 24 The household also included a nephew (b. 1878) and a niece (b. 1883). 25 All members of the family, including the niece and nephew, were born in Maine. 26 In 1900, 14-year-old Carl Collar 15 Archer, Gleason L., “Sketches from Life” in Suffolk University Historical Pamphlet Series #1, 1919, reprinted 1978 by Suffolk University Law School, p. 11. 16 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 17 Cambridge Directory, 1923, p. 345; The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923, Vol. 87. Boston: Sampson and Murdock Company, 1923, p. 682; U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 18 Cambridge Directory, 1913, p.354; U.S. Census 1920, Ibid.; U.S. Census 1930, Ibid.; The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923, Ibid, p.682. 19 Archer, Gleason L. Building a School. Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, p. 50; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 20 Archer, Gleason L. “Sketches from Life” in Suffolk University Historical Pamphlet Series #1, 1919, reprinted 1978 by Suffolk University Law School, p. 11. 21 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 1928, p. 172; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 22 World War I Draft Registration Card 316/A1686, September 12, 1918; United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Revere, Sheet 17A. 23 U.S census 1900, Ibid. 24 U.S census 1900, Ibid. 25 U.S census 1900, Ibid. 26 U.S census 1900, Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 3 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu was attending school while his father was employed as a carpenter and his mother was not employed. 27 In 1904, Carl Collar’s second cousin, Gleason L. Archer, tried to convince him to attend the Boston University College of Liberal Arts, but Collar instead began working at a Boston steamship company whose office was located on State Street. 28 In 1906, at age 21, Collar began studying law under Gleason Archer. 29 In January on 1909, Collar, then a senior at the Suffolk School of Law, became the second of Archer’s students to pass the Massachusetts Bar Examination. 30 He graduated in 1909 as one of five in Suffolk School of Law’s first graduating class. 31 By 1918, Carl Collar was living in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his wife, Mary (b. 1889 or 1890), and his young son, Carl, Jr. (b. 1917). 32 The Collars evidently spent some time in California, as Carl, Jr. was born there. 33 He was employed as a clerk by the International Mercantile Marine Company located on Broadway in New York City. 34 By 1919, he was an accountant for the White State Line, a subsidiary of the International Mercantile Marine Company. 35 By 1920, he and his wife and son were living in Rutherford, New Jersey, where they lived until at least 1930. 36 He was at that time working as a bookkeeper for a shipping company, presumably the White Star Line, where he continued to work until at least 1928. 37 He probably continued to work there until at least 1930, when the census lists his occupation as accountant in the shipping industry, or possibly until at least 1936, when his business address was 1 Broadway, New York City, a probable location of the White Star Line Office. 38 ________________________________________________________________________ George Arthur Douglas, Suffolk Law School 1909 George Arthur Douglas was born in 1884 in Massachusetts. 39 His mother, Susan, moved to the United States from Ireland in 1865. 40 His father (name unknown) was also born in Ireland. 41 George was one of seven children, but by 1910 only he and two of his siblings were living. 42 27 U.S census 1900, Ibid. Archer, Gleason L., Building a School, Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, pp. 17, 19. 29 Archer, Gleason L., Building a School, Ibid., p. 21. 30 Archer, Gleason L., Building a School, Ibid., p. 101. 31 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936., p. 15. 32 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid.; United States Census 1920, New Jersey, Bergen, Rutherford Borough, Enumeration District 107, Sheet 10A. 33 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 34 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 35 Archer, Gleason L., “Sketches from Life” in Suffolk University Historical Pamphlet Series #1, 1919, reprinted 1978 by Suffolk University Law School, p. 11. 36 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid., United States Census 1930, New Jersey, Bergen Rutherford Borough, Enumeration District 2-218, Sheet 1A. 37 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid.; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 1928, p. 173. 38 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid., Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 39 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1561, Sheet 16B. 40 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 41 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 42 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 28 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 4 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu In 1906, George A. Douglas enrolled at Suffolk Law School, graduating in 1909 as one of five in the school’s first graduating class. 43 By 1910, 26-year-old George was living at 14 Grant Street, Boston, Mass., with his 70-year-old widowed mother and 72year-old aunt, Mary J. Douglas. 44 He was employed as a lawyer in his own law practice. 45 Also in 1910, he began teaching at Suffolk Law School and continued to do so until 1934. 46 Around 1918, he married a 21-year-old woman named Norma who was born in Massachusetts but whose mother and father were born in England and Germany, respectively. 47 He still had his own law practice, which by at least 1923 was located at 6 Beacon Street, Room 216, Boston, Mass. 48 He and Norma lived at 1754 Col[onial?] Road in Boston, as did Norma’s brother, Herman Hemmem, a druggist who at that time was unemployed. 49 Around 1921, George A. Douglas’ daughter, Audrey, was born, and around 1924, his son, George, was born. 50 By 1930, the Douglas family was living at 86 Blue Hill Parkway in Milton, Mass. 51 Also residing with them was their 22-year-old servant, a man whose last name was Jones and who had come to the United States from Ireland in 1927. 52 By 1936, George A. Douglas still had his own law office at 6 Beacon Street in Boston. 53 James Francis O’Brien, Suffolk Law School 1909 James Francis O’Brien was born on January 5, 1878, in Fall River, Mass. 54 His parents, Edward and Mary (Doyle) O’Brien, were born in Ireland and came to the United States as children. 55 His father was employed as an overseer in the textile mills of Fall 43 Archer, Gleason L. Building a School. Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, p.50; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 44 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 45 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 46 Faculty Spreadsheet compiled by Kristen Bourque, Project Assistant for Suffolk University Law School Dean’s Office. 47 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 287, Sheet 10; United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Milton, Enumeration District 11-62, Sheet 4A. 48 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid.; The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923, Vol. 87. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1923, p.684. 49 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. Note: The street name on the 1920 census appears to be Col Road, but that could be a shortened version of Colonial Road or Columbia Road. 50 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 51 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 52 U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 53 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 54 Hutt, Frank Walcott, ed., “James F. O’Brien,” A History of Bristol County Massachusetts, Historical and Biographical Volume III. New York and Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1924, p.313. 55 Hutt, Frank Walcott, Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 5 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu River. 56 He had at least two sisters and two brothers. 57 He attended both the Fall River public schools and the parish school of Sacred Heart Church in Fall River. 58 In 1895, at the age of 17, James F. O’Brien enlisted in the Navy, serving during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. 59 When he was honorably discharged from the Navy, he enrolled at Rogers and Allen Business College. 60 Prior to enrolling at Suffolk Law School in 1906, Gleason Archer writes that O’Brien had tried to enroll at several other law schools, but was turned away. 61 Archer decided to give him a chance, and although O’Brien was almost forced to drop out, he ultimately graduated in 1909 as one of five members of the school’s first graduating class. 62 He was able to finance his education by working at Suffolk Law School as a janitor, in Gleason Archer’s office and at a restaurant. 63 After passing the bar in 1911, he opened law offices in Fall River and New Bedford, Mass. 64 In April of 1917, James F. O’Brien voluntarily enlisted in the Navy upon the United States’ entry into World War I. 65 He served in a variety of posts, including gunnery instructor, battalion commander and lieutenant, before being honorably discharged in September of 1919. 66 In 1922, he ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic candidate for Bristol County district attorney. 67 He served as judge advocate of the Spanish American War Veterans and was a member of many other veterans and fraternal organizations, including the United Spanish War Veterans, American Legion and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 68 On July 7, 1923, James F. O’Brien suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered. 69 He died in 1925 at the age of 47, survived by his wife, Elizabeth V. O’Brien, four daughters and two sons, as well as two sisters, two brothers, and his mother. 70 ________________________________________________________________________ Lewis Austin Adams, Suffolk Law School 1910 56 Hutt, Frank Walcott, Ibid. Obituary, Fall River Globe, date unknown, 1925. 58 Hutt, Frank Walcott, Ibid; Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 59 Hutt,, Frank Walcott, Ibid; Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 60 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 61 Archer, Gleason L., “Sketches from Life” in Suffolk University Historical Pamphlet Series #1, 1919, reprinted 1978 by Suffolk University Law School, p.10. 62 Archer, Gleason L, Ibid; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 63 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid. 64 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 65 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 66 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 67 Hutt, Frank Walcott, Ibid., Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 68 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 69 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 70 Obituary, Fall River Globe, Ibid. 57 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 6 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Lewis Austin Adams was born on November 12, 1886, in Booth Bay Harbor, Maine to Frank and Elizabeth Adams, both also of Maine. 71 He was the oldest of five children in a family of two sons and three daughters, although at some point prior to 1900 his mother had given birth to a child that by that year was no longer living. 72 By 1900, the family had moved from Maine to Boston, Mass., where his father was employed as a motorman. 73 They lived at 90 Whitfield Street. 74 At this time, 13-year-old Lewis was attending school. 75 Around 1907, Lewis A. Adams enrolled at Suffolk Law School, graduating in 1910 as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 76 At this time, he was still living with his parents and four siblings, although by 1910 the family had moved to 16 Westville Street in Boston. 77 In April of 1910 he was working as a glassworker in a shop, but by 1917 he had his own law practice at an office on Tremont Street in Boston. 78 Also by 1917 he had moved to 306 Washington Street in Boston, presumably with his parents and siblings since the entire family, except his sister, Florence, was living at that address in 1920. 79 According to his draft registration card, Lewis A. Adams was not able to join the Armed Forces during World War I because his left leg was disabled and he was nearsighted. 80 By 1920, 33-year-old Lewis A. Adams was still single and living with his parents and four of his siblings at 306 Washington Street, and still had his own law practice. 81 ________________________________________________________________________ James T. Bergen, Suffolk Law School 1910 71 World War I Draft Registration Card 1241/70, June 5, 1917; United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1466, Sheet 3. Note: In the 1900 census, Lewis Adams’ mother name is unclear, but does not appear to be Elizabeth, although the 1910 and 1920 censuses both list her name as Elizabeth. Also, the 1900 census spells Lewis’ name as Louis, but the later censuses spell it as Lewis. 72 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1568, Sheet 8A; U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 73 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. Note: It is possible that the family moved to Massachusetts around 1899, since the 1910 census lists all of the children, ranging in age from 23 to 13, as being born in Maine, except 11year-old Bernice, who is listed as being born in Massachusetts. The 1900 census, however, lists daughter Ella (Eleanor in the 1910 and 1920 censuses, b. 1888), as being born in Massachusetts, and the 1920 census lists daughter Bernice as being born in Maine. 74 U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. 75 U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. 76 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 77 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 78 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid.; WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 79 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid.; United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District D422, Sheet 16B. 80 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 81 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 7 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu James T. Bergen was born around 1884 in Massachusetts to Canadian parents. 82 His mother, Honora Bergen, was widowed by 1910. 83 By 1910, 26-year-old James was living at 97 [Lauriat] Avenue, Boston, Mass., serving as head of a household that included his 60-year-old mother, his 28-year-old brother, Joseph, and his 23-year-old sister, Margaret. 84 His mother had given birth to seven children, but in 1910 only four of them were living. 85 By April of 1910, James was employed as a letter carrier for the United States Mail Service. 86 Later in 1910, presumably after three years of study, James T. Bergen graduated from Suffolk Law School as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 87 By 1920, he had moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he lived in an apartment at 27 Palmer Avenue West and was employed as a lawyer. 88 By this time 38-year-old James had been married for about two years, but his wife did not live with him. 89 A man named William J. Topley, who was evidently James’ business partner, did live with him. 90 By 1930, James T. Bergen was still employed as a lawyer in Detroit and had bought a house at 10427 American Avenue. 91 At this time, his wife, Mildred, was living with him, as was his 39-year-old sister-in-law, Esperance Lee, and his and Mildred’s adopted daughter, Mary, who turned two in the summer of 1930. 92 By 1936, his law practice was located at 709 Hammond Building in Detroit. 93 ________________________________________________________________________ Ernest Palmer Bradstreet Suffolk Law School 1910 Ernest Palmer Bradstreet was born in 1882 in Massachusetts. 94 His parents were also born in Massachusetts. 95 Around 1907, at age 25, he enrolled at Suffolk Law School. 96 Around 1908, he married a woman named Clara, who was about 23 years old at the time. 97 One year later, his son, Ernest R. Bradstreet, was born. 98 82 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1638, Sheet 9B. U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 84 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. Note: The street name on the 1910 census is unclear, but appears to be Lauriat Avenue. Currently no street was found in Boston with that name 85 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 86 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 87 Suffolk Law School Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 88 United States Census 1920, Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, Enumeration District 81, Sheet 8A. 89 U.S Census 1920, Ibid.; United States Census 1930, Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, Enumeration District 82531, Sheet 5B. 90 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 91 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 92 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 93 Suffolk Law School Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 94 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Essex, Danvers, Enumeration District 119, Sheet 7A. 95 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 96 Suffolk Law School Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. Note: Ernest Bradstreet most likely enrolled in 1907 because at that time the SLS program of studies took 3 years to complete, and he graduated in 1910. 97 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 98 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 83 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 8 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu By April of 1910, Ernest P. Bradstreet and his family were renting part of a house at 60 North Putnam Street, Danvers, Mass. 99 The house was owned by 81-year-old Elijah Bradstreet, who lived there with his wife, 76-year-old Ellen, and daughter, 55year-old Ella. 100 The relation between Ernest and Elijah is unclear; it is possible that Elijah was Ernest’s father, although if that was the case, Elijah and Ellen would have been 53 and 48 years old, respectively, when Ernest was born. 101 By this time, Ernest was self-employed as a music teacher. 102 Later in 1910, Ernest Bradstreet graduated from Suffolk Law School as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 103 By 1920, however, at age 37, he was employed at a railroad station working with the telegraph system. 104 He was still renting part of the house on Putnam Street, although ownership of the house had transferred to Ella Bradstreet, most likely following the deaths of Elijah and Ellen. 105 No evidence has been found that he practiced law. Emanuel Cohen, Suffolk Law School 1910 Emanuel Cohen was born on May 22, 1882 in England. 106 He came to the United States sometime between 1900 and 1907. 107 He enrolled at Suffolk Law School in 1907 and graduated in 1910 as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 108 He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1911. 109 By 1918, he was living at 29 Beals Street in Brookline, Mass., and had his own law practice located at 294 Washington Street in Boston. 110 He was still living at that address in Brookline in 1920, when the census indicates that he was one of two roomers living with the Abrahams family. 111 At that time he was still practicing law. 112 99 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 101 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 102 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 103 Suffolk Law School Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 104 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Essex, Danvers, Enumeration District 29, Sheet 3A. 105 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. Note: The 1920 census lists the street name as Putnam, not North Putnam, but the house number (60) is the same, as is the family that owned it. 106 World War I Draft Registration Card 1824/143, September 11, 1918; United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Brookline, Enumeration District 165, Sheet 7A. 107 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. Note: The year of Cohen’s immigration is unclear on the 1920 census record, but it appears to be 190[?], and he must have arrived prior to 1907 since that is when he enrolled at Suffolk Law School. Also, only one 1920 census record was found for an Emanuel Cohen living in Massachusetts, so while it has not been confirmed that this record refers to the Emanuel Cohen who attended Suffolk Law School, that is believed to be the case, since the man listed was a lawyer. Also, the draft registration card and 1920 census have been confirmed as for the same person, since the home addresses are the same. 108 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 109 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 110 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid.; Boston 1918. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1918, p. 1807. 111 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 112 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 100 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 9 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu In 1928, the Suffolk Law Alumni Directory listed Emanuel Cohen’s address as unknown. 113 In 1930, Cohen was living at 87 Fuller Street in Brookline with his two single sisters, Jane (32) and Hilda (28), both of whom came to the United States from England in 1922. 114 At that time, he was working as a film salesman. 115 The 1936 Suffolk Law Alumni Address lists his address (presumably his work address) as 1397 Beacon Street in Boston. 116 Ole Martin Dahl, Suffolk Law School 1910 Ole Martin Dahl was born between 1869 and 1875 in Norway, coming to the United States in 1890. 117 In 1905, he answered an advertisement for a law class to be taught by Gleason Archer. 118 By this time, he was working as a house painter and decorator, and Gleason Archer visited him at his shop in response to his inquiry about the law class. 119 Archer writes that Ole Dahl “had ruddy cheeks and a good natured face, altogether prepossessing except that his English was very faulty,” and that Ole was concerned that he was too old (at least 30 years old) to be taught about law. 120 Despite these concerns, Ole Dahl attended Archer’s first law class in October of 1905, and enrolled at Suffolk Law School at its inception in September of 1906. 121 He graduated in 1910 as one of ten in Suffolk Law School’s second graduating class. 122 By 1920, Ole Dahl was still working as a house painter and was lodging at a house in East Boston, along with eight other lodgers and at least one family. 123 By 1917, he had married a woman named Margie (b.1889 or 1890) who was born in Massachusetts 113 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 1928, p. 173. United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Brookline, Enumeration District 11-15, Sheet 9B. Note: As with the 1920 census, only one 1930 census record was found for an Emanuel Cohen living in Massachusetts. Although there is a slight age discrepancy between this record and the 1920 record, the two records are believed to be for the same person, given that they both list Cohen as being born in England and coming to the United States in 1905 (the unclear date of arrival in the 1920 census is probably 1905). 115 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 116 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. Note: 1397 Beacon Street, at least today, is in Brookline, not Boston; Beacon Street extends from Boston into Brookline, but address numbers Boston end at 999. Also, since the type of establishment located at 1397 Beacon Street is unknown, it is possible that it was the location of the film sales business for which Cohen was working in 1930. 117 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, East Boston, Enumeration District 50, Sheet 6B; United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 13, Sheet 16A. Note: There are discrepancies between the ages listed for Ole M. Dahl on the 1920 and 1930 census records, but both records are believed to be those of the same person. The two census records both list the year of arrival in the United States as 1890. 118 Archer, Gleason L. Building a School, Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, p.20. 119 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p.20. 120 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p.20. Note: Archer’s note that Ole Dahl felt as though he might be too old to take a law class indicates that the 1930 census, from which it can be deduced that Dahl would have been about 35 in 1905, is probably correct, since if the 1920 census is correct, Dahl would have been about 30 in 1905, which is not an uncommon age at which to study law. 121 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p.20, p.48. 122 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 123 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 114 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 10 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu but whose parents were Norwegian. 124 Around 1918 his first son, Fulman, was born, and around 1923, his second son, Earl, was born. 125 By 1930, at around 60 years old, he owned a home in Boston where he lived with his wife, sons, and also his widowed fatherin-law, Ole Haff. 126 Ole Haff had come to the United States from Norway in 1887 and was working for a contractor (despite being 73 years old). 127 By this time, Ole Dahl was working as an attorney. 128 By at least 1923 and until at least 1936, his law office was located at 73 Tremont Street in Boston. 129 Robert Timothy Healey, Suffolk Law School 1910 Robert Timothy Healey was born September 22, 1883 to Dennis (1850-1902) and Mary Healey (1855-ca. 1919). i He was the fourth of five children in a family of three boys and two girls. ii By 1900 the family lived at 27 Belmont Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. Robert continued to live there until a few years after his mother’s death around 1919. iii Dennis Healey listed his occupation as merchant in the 1900 census, but his death record in 1902 lists him as a machinist. iv Mary A. Healey was born in Ireland and immigrated to the U.S. in 1872 at the age of 27. v In 1900, 15 year-old Robert T. Healey was employed as a clerk. vi Gleason Archer indicates that he enrolled in “Archer’s Evening Law School” in the spring semester of the 1906-1907 school year. vii While he attended law school in the evenings he was employed as a machinist at an iron foundry. viii He graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1910. ix By 1918 Healey had opened a law office, R. T. Healey, at 6 Beacon Street, Boston. x After his mother’s death he became the head of the household in Somerville, living with his single siblings Mary (40), Rachel (38) and Arthur (30). By 1922 Healey married and by 1930 was widowed. He left the house in Somerville and bought a house on Sumner Street in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1930 he lived there with his sister Mary and his daughters Mary (7) and Alice (2). xi He maintained his law practice at 6 Beacon Street through at least 1936. xii Bernard Joseph Killion, Suffolk Law School 1910 Bernard Joseph Killion was born around 1885 in Massachusetts to Irish parents. 130 He was fourth of at least eight children in a family of three girls and five boys. 131 His three older siblings, Thomas, Mary and Margaret, were all born in Ireland and had come to the United States in 1883. 132 It is probable that his parents had died by 124 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 126 U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 127 U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 128 U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 129 The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923, Vol. 87. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1923; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 130 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1553, Sheet 14B. 131 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 132 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 125 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 11 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu 1910, because at that point, he and his siblings all lived together, with his sister Margaret as head of the household. 133 In 1907, Bernard Killion began attending Suffolk Law School, admitted “on trial” by Gleason Archer because he was not well-educated or “of the intellectual type,” but had “a fervent desire to study law.” 134 At that time, he was working for an insurance company. 135 By April of 1910, 25-year-old Bernard Killion was still working at an insurance company. 136 He was living at 10 Oswald Street in Boston, Mass., along with his seven siblings, Margaret (26), who was head of the household, Thomas (30), Mary (28), Katherine (23), John (21), James (19) and William (15). 137 All of his siblings were employed at either a shoe factory or a grocery store, except Margaret and William, who were unemployed. 138 Later in 1910, Killion, having proved himself in the classroom, graduated from Suffolk Law School as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 139 After graduating, he continued to work in the insurance field because he had been promoted, but soon began operating a law office in the evenings. 140 On April 10, 1916, Bernard Killion became the first Suffolk graduate to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court. 141 He, along with Charles Toye and Joseph F. O’Connell (a former Massachusetts congressman who was one of the original members of the Suffolk Law School Board of Trustees and later served as its vice president), represented Henry C. Callaghan in his petition for a writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of the State of Massachusetts. 142 This meant that Callaghan, after having lost in a case in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, petitioned, with the aid of his lawyers, for the case to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. 143 The petition was denied. 144 Around 1918, Bernard Killion married Dorothy Agate, who had come to the United States from England in 1891. 145 In 1919, his son, Bernard Jr., was born. 146 By 1920, the family was living at 70 Francis Street in Boston, as were Dorothy’s parents, Adelaide and Harry Agate, both of whom had come to the United States from England in 133 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. Archer, Gleason L., “Sketches from Life” in Suffolk University Historical Pamphlet Series #1, 1919, reprinted 1978 by Suffolk University Law School, p. 12. 135 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p. 12. 136 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 137 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 138 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 139 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 140 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p. 12. 141 Archer, Gleason L., Ibid., p. 12; Henry C. Callaghan, Petitioner, v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 241 U.S. 667 (1916). 142 Henry C. Callaghan, Petitioner, v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ibid. 143 “Certoriari,” Tech Law Journal Glossary, http://www.techlawjournal.com/glossary/legal/certiorari.htm. 144 Henry C. Callaghan, Petitioner, v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ibid. 145 United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Brookline, Enumeration District 11-18, Sheet 12A. 146 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 369, Sheet 6B. 134 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 12 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu 1910. 147 At this point, Killion was practicing law full-time. 148 From at least 1923 to 1928, his law office was located at 294 Washington Street, Room 505, in Boston. 149 By 1930, Bernard Killion had bought his own home at 41 Naples Road in Brookline, Mass., and had four more children, Harry (9 in 1930), Richard (1) and Barbara (an infant). 150 Dorothy Killion’s parents were still living with the family. 151 The Killion family was evidently somewhat wealthy, as their home was valued at $20,000 (their neighbors’ homes were valued at $14,000 and $15,000), and they had live-in servants, three young women from Ireland named Julia, Kathleen and Barbara. 152 By 1936, Killion’s law practice was located at 11 Beacon Street in Boston. 153 In 1944, Bernard Killion returned to Suffolk University Law School, this time as a member of the Board of Trustees, on which he served as Vice Chairman from 1950 to 1953. 154 Also in 1950, he was appointed a life member of the Board of Trustees. 155 During his tenure on the Board of Trustees, and perhaps beginning sooner, he was a member of the law firm of Killion, Connolly and Williams.156 After the 1961-1962 academic year, Killion is no longer listed in the SULS Catalogue as a member of the Board of Trustees, so it is probable that he died in 1961 or 1962. 157 Charles Francis Murphy, Suffolk Law School 1910 Very little is known about Charles Francis Murphy. He enrolled at Suffolk Law School probably in 1907 and graduated in 1910 as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 158 Because Charles Francis Murphy was such a common name in the Boston area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and there are no Suffolk Law School records on him, it is difficult to positively identify a Charles Francis Murphy from a census record or draft registration card as the one who graduated from Suffolk in 1910. One draft registration card was found for a Charles Francis Murphy who was born January 23, 1877, lived in Boston, and was an attorney. 159 No accompanying census 147 U.S Census 1920, Ibid. U.S Census 1920, Ibid. 149 The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923, Vol. 87. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1923, p. 687; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 1928, p.184. 150 U.S Census 1930, Ibid. 151 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 152 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 153 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 154 Suffolk University Law School Catalogue, 1944, p. 7; Suffolk University Law School Catalogues, 19461955, various pages. Note: Suffolk Law School became Suffolk University Law School when the University was chartered in 1937. Dates of Killion’s membership on the Board of Trustees were also taken from the Microsoft Excel Trustees Spreadsheet created by Susan F. Archdeacon in the Suffolk University Law School Dean’s Office. 155 Suffolk University Law School Catalogue, 1950, p. 7. 156 Suffolk University Law School Catalogues, 1946-1962, various pages. 157 Suffolk University Law School Catalogues, 1960-1967, various pages. 158 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 159 World War I Draft Registration Card 2156/2296, September 12, 1918. 148 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 13 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu record was found. Charles Francis Murphy is listed in both the 1928 and 1936 Suffolk Law Alumni Directories, but neither directory lists an address for him. 160 Harry H. Nayor, Suffolk Law School 1910 Harry H. Nayor enrolled at Suffolk Law School presumably in 1907 and graduated in 1910 as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 161 By 1918, he had a law practice at 53 State Street, Room 426, Boston, Mass., where it was located until at least 1936. 162 By 1924, he was also a registered Justice of the Peace and was living in Brookline, Mass. 163 By 1944, he was still living in Brookline, and his address was listed in the Brookline Directory as 25 Thatcher Street. 164 Edwin LeRoy Weiscopf, Suffolk Law School 1910 Edwin LeRoy Weiscopf was born in 1884 in Massachusetts to Augustus and Fannie Weiscopf. 165 He attended Suffolk Law School, graduating in 1910 as one of ten in the school’s second graduating class. 166 In 1910, 26-year-old Edwin lived at 4 Enfield Street in Boston, Mass., with his father (48), mother (48), younger brother (14), younger sister (12) and single aunt (55). 167 The family also employed a maid named Lizzie (45). 168 At this time, Edwin was working as a salesman in his father’s china shop. 169 By 1920, Edwin Weiscopf had married a woman named Minnie, whose parents were German, and had two young daughters, Louise (4 ½ in 1920) and Jeanne (2 ½ in 1920). 170 The family was living at 3 Dwight Street Extension, Brookline, Mass. 171 In 1920, Edwin was still working as a salesman, although the industry he was employed in is unclear. 172 By at least 1924, he was selling hotel and restaurant supplies from a business, presumably his own, located at 5 Knapp Street in Boston. 173 Also by 1924, he 160 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 1928, p. 190; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 161 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 162 Boston 1918. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1918, p. 1812; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 163 The Boston Directory for the Year Commencing August 1, 1924. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1924, pp. 109 and 937. 164 Brookline City Directory. 1944, p. 451. 165 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1603, Sheet 15B. Note: Both the 1910 and 1920 censuses list Edwin Weiscopf’s father’s birthplace as New Hampshire, but the 1910 census lists his mother’s birthplace as Michigan and the 1920 census lists it as Illinois. 166 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 167 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 168 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. Note: Enfield Street is located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. 169 U.S Census 1910, Ibid. 170 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Brookline, Enumeration District 162, Sheet 1B. 171 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 172 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 173 The Boston Directory for the Year Commencing August 1, 1924. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Co., 1924, p. 1462. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 14 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu and his family had moved to 18 Denton Terrace in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston. 174 He operated his hotel and restaurant supply business until at least 1936. 175 While no evidence has been found that Edwin Weiscopf practiced law, he is listed in the 1924 Boston Directory as both a Justice of the Peace and a Notary Public. 176 ________________________________________________________________________ Thaddeus Alexander Kitchener, Suffolk Law School 1913 Thaddeus Alexander Kitchener, class of 1913, is believed to be the first black graduate of Suffolk Law School. 177 He was born March 3, 1884 in Kingston, Jamaica to Robert Kitchener and Evelina Brown. 178 He graduated from Wolmers High School in Jamaica. 179 He was a resident of 93 Kendall Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts by March 12, 1908, when he married Mary E. Smith of Annapolis, Maryland. 180 In 1909 he applied for admission to Suffolk Law School and was accepted by Gleason L. Archer on August 8. 181 At the time of his admittance to Suffolk, Mr. Kitchener was employed as a janitor at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston. 182 Mr. Kitchener graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1913. 183 His World War I Draft Registration card indicates that he continued to be employed as a janitor at Simmons College as late as 1918 and lived at 38 Seattle Street in Boston. 184 Louis E. Pasco, Suffolk Law School 1914 Louis E. Pasco was born on February 17, 1878, in Baltimore, Maryland. 185 His father, whose name is unknown, was from Mexico, and his mother, Elizabeth (b. 1856), 174 The Boston Directory…1924, Ibid, p. 1271. Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 176 The Boston Directory…1924, Ibid., pp. 110 and 1505. 177 Marriage Record vol. 581, page 55, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910, from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. World War I Draft Registration Card 4041/A4647, September 12, 1918. Note: Kitchener is listed as “colored” in his marriage record and as “negro” on his World War I Draft Registration card. 178 Marriage Record, ibid. Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, July 5, 1909, SLS Registrations 1908-1913, application number 36. Note: His Suffolk admission application gives his birth date as March 3, 1884. 179 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 180 Marriage Record, Ibid. 181 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 182 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 183 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. 184 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 185 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, September 26, 1910, Suffolk Law School Registrations 1908-1913, Application 27. 175 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 15 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu was born in Virginia. 186 He had two step-siblings. 187 He attended grammar and high school in Baltimore, but left school without graduating at the age of 14 to go to work. 188 He attended evening high school for six years at some point prior to 1910. 189 By 1900, 22-year-old Louis Pasco was living at 7 Walnut Street in Brookline, Mass., with his mother, stepfather, James Matthews (b. 1858), grandmother, Eliza Diggs (his mother’s mother, b. 1835), step-sister, Consuela (b. 1886), and step-brother, James (b. 1897). 190 At this time, he was working at a bank. 191 In 1901, he married a woman from South Carolina named Bertha. 192 In 1910, he lived at 2 Vila Street in Boston, Mass., with his wife and four children, Elizabeth (7), Bertha (6), Alice (4) and Louis (an infant). 193 He was still working at a bank, specifically the National Shawmut Bank on Water Street in Boston, as a statement clerk. 194 In September of 1910, Louis Pasco applied and was accepted to Suffolk Law School. 195 Pasco, whose mother was black and father was Mexican, graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1914 as one of the first graduates of both African and Hispanic descent. 196 After graduating from law school, Pasco continued to work as a clerk at the National Shawmut Bank until at least 1918. 197 In 1920, 42-year-old Louis Pasco and his family were still living on Vila Street in Boston. 198 By this time he had a fifth child, a son named Wendell who was born probably in 1917. 199 At this time Pasco was still employed as a bank clerk, probably at the National Shawmut Bank, although the 1920 census does not list a specific bank. 200 No evidence has been found that he practiced law. Harry Ernest Burroughs, Suffolk Law School 1915 186 United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Brookline, Enumeration District 1023, Sheet 16. Note: The 1900 and 1910 censuses lists Pasco’s father’s place of birth as Mexico, but the 1920 census lists it as Maryland. 187 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 188 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 189 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 190 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 191 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 192 United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1539, Sheet 3B. 193 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 194 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid.; Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid.; World War I Draft Registration Card 1189/1349, September 12, 1918. 195 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 196 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 16. Note: The 1900 census lists Pasco as black, the 1910 census lists him as mulatto, and the 1920 census lists him as white. 197 WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 198 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 369, Sheet 11A. 199 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 200 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 16 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Harry Ernest Burroughs was born on April 15, 1890, in Volenia, Russia. 201 He came to the United States in 1903 and began working as a newsboy in Boston. 202 In 1911, around age 21, he enrolled at Suffolk Law School, graduating four years later in 1915. 203 He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1913. 204 By 1917, he was living at 722 Commonwealth Avenue and had his own law practice. 205 He served in World War I, then returned to his law practice. 206 By at least 1923, his office was located at 18 Tremont Street, where it remained until at least 1936. 207 In the 1924 Boston business directory, he is listed as a Justice of the Peace. 208 In 1927, Harry Burroughs established the Burroughs Newsboys Foundation to give newsboys between the ages of 12 and 17 the opportunity to learn, socialize and develop leadership and other skills. 209 The Foundation also provided college scholarships. 210 A newsboy himself as an adolescent, Burroughs felt compelled to provide “wholesome adult guidance” to young boys who often had to provide for themselves their families by working in the adult world, thus missing out on some of their childhood. 211 In 1935, Burroughs, by then a very successful lawyer, bought a summer camp in Poland, Maine, called Camp Maqua and devoted it to his Newsboys Foundation. 212 The camp opened in 1936 under the new name of “The Agassiz Village of the Burroughs Newsboys Foundation” after Alexander Agassiz, the son of naturalist Louis Agassiz and father of Maximilian Agassiz, who financed the camp. 213 The camp was open to Burroughs Newsboys Foundation members, as well as “any other boy age 6-17 who was part of a trade group.” 214 In only its fifth summer, in 1940, Agassiz Village housed one thousand campers. 215 Though it has experienced some changes, the camp still operates 201 World War I Draft Registration Card 1494/567, January 5, 1917. United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 5, Sheet 21B; “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Suffolk University Press Release, September 27, 2005, http://www.suffolk.edu/opa/news/nathanmiller.html. Note: The 1920 census indicates that Burroughs came to the U.S. in 1903, but his obituary says that he came in 1904. 203 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 16. Note: Burroughs’ admissions application is missing from the 1908-1913 Law School Registrations volume. 204 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 205 WWI Draft Card, Ibid. 206 Obituary, New York Times, December 19, 1946, p. 29. 207 The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Co., 1923, p. 683; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 16. 208 The Boston Directory for the Year Commencing August 1, 1924. Boston: Sampson & Murdock Co., 1924, p. 107. 209 Obituary, Ibid.; “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Ibid. 210 Obituary, Ibid. 211 Obituary, Ibid. 212 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village.” Welcome to Agassiz Village, http://www.agassizvillage.org/h/history.asp. 213 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village,” Ibid. 214 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village,” Ibid. 215 “Big Newsboy Camp Hails Benefactors,” New York Times, August 24, 1940, p. 11. 202 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 17 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu today as Agassiz Village, Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Burroughs, and caters to both boys and girls of diverse backgrounds. 216 In Boston, the Burroughs Newsboys Foundation was located at 10 Somerset Street, which is now the site a Suffolk University dormitory. 217 This dormitory, which opened in the fall of 2005, was dedicated as the Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall, named after the founder of Nathan R. Miller Properties, Ltd. of Boston 218 In addition to being a prominent Boston real estate developer and donating $2 million to Suffolk University, Nathan Miller is also a former Burroughs Newsboy and was one of the first Agassiz Village campers. 219 The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation is commemorated by an exhibit in the lobby of the Miller Residence Hall. 220 In addition to running the Burroughs Newsboys Foundation and Agassiz Village, Harry Burroughs was also an author. His book Boys in Men’s Shoes was published in 1944 and is both an account of his life and a social commentary on child workers. 221 Burroughs efforts to improve the chances of success for young working boys did not go unrecognized by his alma mater; Suffolk University granted him an honorary degree of Doctor of Human Letters sometime between 1937 and 1946. 222 In December of 1946, Harry Burroughs died at the age of 56. 223 At that time, he was living in Brookline, Mass. 224 He was survived by his wife, Hannah, two sons, Harry E. Jr. and Warren H., and a daughter, Jean. 225 Warren Burroughs is currently the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Aggasiz Village. 226 The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation lasted only five more years after Burroughs death, closing in 1951. 227 Thomas Vreeland Jones, Suffolk Law School 1915 Thomas Vreeland Jones was born May 7, 1874, to Nichols (b. around 1853) and Harriet Jones (b. around 1855) in Paterson, New Jersey. 228 He was the second of five 216 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village,” Ibid. “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Ibid. 218 “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Ibid. 219 “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Ibid. 220 “Suffolk University to Dedicate Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall,” Ibid. 221 Van Vechten, C.C., Review of Boy’s in Men’s Shoes: A World of Working Children by Harry Burroughs, from The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 50, No. 6, May 1945, p. 562, accessed via JSTOR online database, http://www.jstor.org 222 Obituary, Ibid. Note: It has been assumed that Burroughs received the honorary degree between 1937 and 1946 because Suffolk University was not incorporated until 1937, and Burroughs died in 1946. 223 Obituary, Ibid. 224 Obituary, Ibid. 225 Obituary, Ibid. 226 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village,” Ibid. 227 “Year by Year History of Agassiz Village,” Ibid. 228 World War I Draft Registration Card 2503/1646, September 12, 1918; United States Census 1880, New Jersey, Passaic, Paterson, Enumeration District 154, Sheet 6; Suffolk School of Law Application for 217 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 18 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu children in a family of three boys and two girls. 229 By 1880 the family lived at 75 Bridge Street in Paterson. 230 In 1880, Nichols Jones was employed as a coachman, while Harriet Jones was a homemaker. 231 Prior to the age of 15, Thomas V. Jones attended grammar school in Paterson. 232 On June 3, 1896, he married a woman named Caroline (b. 1874 or 1985), who was also from New Jersey, and the two then moved to Cambridge, Mass. 233 He got a job as a superintendent of the Second Society of Universalists office building at 28 School Street, Boston, Mass. 234 On March 29, 1897, his son, John Wesley Jones, was born, and on November 3, 1905, his daughter, Lois Mailou Jones, was born. 235 By 1910, he was still working at the Second Society of Universalists office building (where he also lived with his family) as superintendent. 236 His wife worked from home as a milliner. 237 At some point, Thomas V. Jones attended the Y.M.C.A. preparatory school in Boston, leaving the school at age 35. 238 In September of 1911, he enrolled in the evening division at Suffolk School of Law. 239 He received his degree in 1915. 240 His daughter indicates that he entered the real estate field after graduating, but she also indicates that he was a superintendent for thirty years (until the late 1920s), so it is possible that he worked in real estate, possibly real estate law, on the side. 241 His draft registration card from 1918 lists his occupation as janitor for the Second Society of Universalists. 242 Admission, September 29, 1911, SLS Registrations 1908-1913, no application number. Note: Jones’ draft registration card lists his date of birth as May 7, 1874, but a biography written by his daughter, Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel, for a Thomas Vreeland Jones Scholarship fund pamphlet lists it as April 7, 1874. 229 U.S Census 1880, Ibid. U.S. Census 1880, Ibid. 231 U.S Census 1880, Ibid. 232 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. Note: Jones indicates that he attended grammar school in both Paterson, NJ, and Boston, MA, but he didn’t move to Massachusetts until after he was married in 1896, so it is unclear to what school he is referring. 233 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, “Thomas Vreeland Jones,” from the Thomas Vreeland Jones Scholarship Fund pamphlet, Suffolk University, n.d.; United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 1350, Sheet 1B 234 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid. 235 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid. 236 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid., Note: The terms superintendent and janitor were probably used interchangeably because Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel describes her father as superintendent, but the 1910 census and Thomas V. Jones’ WWI draft registration list his occupation as janitor. 237 U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. 238 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. Note: It is unclear why he was attending the school so late in his life. 239 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 240 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.16. 241 241 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid 242 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid., WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid. 230 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 19 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Thomas V. Jones died on December 7, 1934. 243 Several decades after his death, his family, friends and the Black American Law Students Association at Suffolk University Law School established the Thomas Vreeland Jones Scholarship Fund at Suffolk Law to provide financial assistant to minority law students. 244 ________________________________________________________________________ 243 244 Pierre-Noel, Lois Mailou Jones, Ibid. Thomas Vreeland Jones Scholarship Fund pamphlet, Suffolk University, n.d., 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 20 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Shichiro Hayashi, Suffolk Law School 1922 Shichiro Hayashi was born on August 5, in either 1877 or 1879, in Mibu, 245 Japan. He attended grammar school, then went on to high school in Utsunomiya, about sixty miles from Tokyo, Japan. 246 He left school at age 20 with hopes of going abroad. 247 At one point he studied law in [Yoimon], Japan. 248 By September of 1918, Shichiro Hayashi was living at 26 Arlington Street, Cambridge, Mass., and was employed as a cook. 249 On September 12, 1918, he applied and was accepted to Suffolk Law School. 250 He graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1922. 251 By 1936, he was still living at 26 Arlington Street in Cambridge. 252 By 1942, Shichiro Hayashi had moved to New York City, where he was living on East 71st Street with his wife, Christine. 253 At this time, he was unemployed, probably retired. 254 He eventually moved to Cherokee and/or Gracie, New York. 255 He died in New York in September of 1968. 256 Thomas Joseph Lane, Suffolk Law School 1925 Thomas Joseph Lane was born on July 6, 1898, in Lawrence, Mass., to Patrick and Mary Lane, both of Ireland. 257 By 1900, he was second youngest in a family of three sons and one daughter. 258 His mother had given birth to seven children, but he and his brothers, Patrick and John, and his sister, Nellie, were the only ones still living at this time. 259 Patrick Lane was employed as a teamster. 260 The family lived at 92 Abbott Street in Cambridge. 261 245 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, September 12, 1918, SLS Registrations 1918-1919, no application number; Shichiro Hayashi, Social Security Death Record, September 1968, accessed via http://www.familysearch.org; World War II Draft Registration Card 1385, 1942. Note: Shichiro Hayashi wrote on his SLS admission application that he was born in 1879, but his Social Security death record and his WWII draft card indicates that he was born in 1877. 246 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 247 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 248 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 249 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 250 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 251 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 23. 252 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 23. 253 World War II Draft Registration Card 1283, 1942. 254 WWII Draft Card, Ibid. 255 Social Security Death Record, Ibid. 256 Shichiro Hayashi, Social Security Death Record, Ibid. 257 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, September 19, 1921, SLS Registrations 1921-1922, no application number; United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Essex, Lawrence, Enumeration District 353, Sheet 4. 258 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 259 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 260 U.S Census 1900, Ibid. 261 U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 21 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Thomas J. Lane attended Packard Grammar School in Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1916. 262 By 1918, he was employed as a retail clerk on Essex Street in Lawrence. 263 He continued working as a retail clerk until at least 1921, when he applied and was accepted to Suffolk Law School. 264 He graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1925. 265 Soon after graduating from Suffolk Law School, Thomas J. Lane began a private law practice in Lawrence, and in 1927, he was elected as a Democrat to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. 266 By 1930, he was still living at 92 Abbott Street in Lawrence, but now he was living with just his father and his brother, Thomas (both his mother and Thomas’s wife had died by that year). 267 Sometime after 1930, he married a woman named Jane (maiden name Murphy). 268 He served in the state House of Representatives until 1937, and then served in the state Senate from 1939 to 1941. 269 He was elected to the United States Congress in 1941 in a special election after the death Congressman Lawrence J. Connery of Lynn. 270 He was re-elected to the next ten Congresses, but was not re-elected to the Eighty-eighth Congress of 1962. 271 In 1956, he was indicted for failing to pay taxes and served four months in Danbury Prison in Connecticut. 272 After losing re-election to Congress, Thomas J. Lane continued to practice law and served on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council from 1965 to 1976. 273 He was active in the American Legion and an ardent supporter of veterans’ rights and benefits. 274 He died on June 14, 1994, in Lawrence and is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in North Andover, Mass. 275 Joseph David Paté, Sr., Suffolk Law School 1927 Biography written by: Catherine M. Pate (granddaughter) Born: September 1, 1900 – Died: June 14, 1981 “Joe” was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston College High School in 1917 where he was a member of the debating society. He then went on to Boston College and graduated in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and honorable 262 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. World War I Draft Registration Card 464/1458, September 12, 1918. 264 Suffolk School of Law Application for Admission, Ibid. 265 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.29. 266 Thomas J. Lane Biography, Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov; Obituary, Boston Globe, June 16, 1994, p.16. 267 United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Essex, Lawrence, Enumeration District 5-130, Sheet 25A. 268 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 269 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 270 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 271 Thomas J. Lane Biography, Ibid. 272 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 273 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 274 Obituary, Boston Herald, June 16, 1994, p.76. 275 Obituary, Boston Globe, Ibid. 263 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 22 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu mentions in Astronomy and Geology. He studied law at Suffolk Law School, received his degree in 1927, and passed the bar on his first try. All through his high school and college days he was involved in the theater, either as an actor, producer, or manager. He worked as a councilor and drama coach in the summer at Granite Lake Boys camp in NH. He went on to manage a theater in the Boston area. He was a member of temporary reserves in the Coast Guard, and played trombone in the Army band entertaining troops during World War I. He practiced law during the Great Depression, but not many people could afford a lawyer. He sold telephone advertising for a while to make ends meet. In the 1930s, he had two five and dime stores, one in Orient Heights, and one in Teele Square called the Paty Needle Company. He ran a side wholesale business importing sewing needles from Germany (which was started by his father, Bernard A. Paty) until events of World War II ended trade with Germany and the business collapsed. Starting in the early 1940s, he worked 27 years for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Later, he was a realestate developer in Maine. Joe enjoyed painting and developed a special style that involved painting with oils on wood panels. His favorite subjects were ships and scenes he imagined from American colonial days. In 1926, Joe married Mary Beatrice White, (teacher, 1917 graduate of Lesley Normal School, now Lesley University), and during the great economic Depression and after, ably and lovingly supported his wife and five children. From information in the family archives and from memories of his son, J. David Paté, Jr. Harry Hom Dow Suffolk Law School 1929 Harry Hom Dow was born on March 13, 1904, in Hudson, Mass., to Hom Soon and Alice Dow, both Chinese immigrants. 276 He was the oldest of six children in a family of three sons and three daughters. 277 After Harry was born, he and has parents relocated from Hudson to Boston, where Hom Soon Dow opened a laundry business, the H.S. Dow Laundry Company, that became quite successful. 278 Harry attended the Dwight Grammar School, presumably in Boston, for eight years. 279 In 1916, Hom Soon Dow passed away, leaving management of the laundry, which had begun to suffer in the face of rising competition, to his wife. 280 Although Harry was still in school at the time, he helped his mother, who had no business experience, take over the laundry, move it to a new location (70 West Dedham Street in Boston) and make 276 Suffolk Law School Application for Admission, September 9, 1925, Suffolk Law School Registrations 1925-1926, A-L, no application number; “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” [Boston Globe], October 6, 1929. Note: It is believed, but has not been confirmed, that the article about Harry Dow’s mother and the family’s laundry business appeared in the Boston Globe; it could have appeared in another local paper. 277 United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 171, Sheet [?]A. 278 “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” Ibid. 279 SLS Application for Admission, Ibid. 280 “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” Ibid. 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 23 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu it thrive. 281 He worked at the laundry for several years, then began working in the insurance business, all while still in school.282 He took one course (mechanical drawing) during the summer of 1918 at Lincoln Preparatory School, formerly Northeastern Preparatory School, on Huntington Avenue in Boston, then attended Boston English High School from September of 1918 to March of 1921. 283 By 1920, 15-year-old Harry Dow, his mother, and his siblings, Nellie (14), Howard (12), Nettie (8), Hamilton (6) and Nora (4), were living at 371 Shawmut Avenue in Boston. 284 A 1929 newspaper article about the H.S. Dow Laundry Company states that Harry continued to work in the insurance business after leaving high school, but by 1925, he had returned to his family’s laundry. 285 In 1925, Harry Dow enrolled at Suffolk Law School. 286 On his admission application, he listed as one of his references Joseph F. O’Connell, a Boston lawyer and former United States congressman who served as on the Suffolk Law School Board of Trustees from its inception and as its Vice President from 1919 to 1936. 287 By this time, Harry had moved to another house on Shawmut Avenue, number 385, with his mother and three of his siblings. 288 He began working for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services in 1928. 289 He graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1929 and that same year became the first Chinese American to be admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. 290 By 1930, he was still living at 385 Shawmut Avenue. 291 The 1930 census states that he was a lawyer at that time, probably for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services. 292 Also, the 1936 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory lists his address as 124 West 72nd Street, New York City, but it is unclear whether this was a home or business address. 293 Nonetheless, by 1948, Harry Dow had a private law practice, dealing specifically with immigration law, with offices in Boston and New York City. 294 281 “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” Ibid. “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” Ibid. 283 SLS Application for Admission, Ibid, Appendices, Transcripts from Lincoln Preparatory School and Boston English High School. 284 U.S. Census 1920, Ibid. 285 “Chinese Mother Wins Big Battle,” Ibid.; SLS Application for Admission, Ibid. 286 SLS Application for Admission, Ibid. 287 SLS Application for Admission, Ibid.; “O’Connell, Joseph Francis,” from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000026. Note: Various Suffolk Law School catalogues and directories were consulted to determine O’Connell’s years of service on the SLS Board of Trustees. 288 SLS Application for Admission, Ibid.; United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Enumeration District 13-198, Sheet 1A. 289 Obituary, Boston Globe, January 24, 1985. 290 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 43; Obituary, Ibid. 291 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. 292 U.S. Census 1930, Ibid.; Obituary, Ibid.; Dow, Frederick H. “Harry H. Dow, Esq.” Harry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund Nineteenth Year Annual Report: 2003-2004, p. 8. 293 Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, Ibid. 294 Obituary, Ibid.; Dow, Frederick H., Ibid. 282 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 24 �Suffolk University Class Profiles: a research guide Moakley Archive and Institute www.suffolk.edu/moakley archives@suffolk.edu Harry Dow retired in 1963 and spent the next twenty years doing volunteer work in Boston, serving as a legal adviser for many organizations that were dedicated to serving the city’s less privileged citizens. 295 He was particularly concerned with issues facing Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood and his home neighborhood of the South End. 296 He served on the boards of many organizations, including Boston Legal Services, the South End Health Center, South End Neighborhood Action Program, Inc. and Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. and advised groups including the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. 297 Harry Dow also served in World War II as a captain in the Army Intelligence Corps and in the Korean War. 298 Harry Dow died in January of 1985 after being hit by a truck on Boylston Street in Boston. 299 He was survived by his second wife, Rita (Lee), four sons, Frederick H., Alexander H., Roderick H. and William H., one daughter, Mu Ying Dow, and six grandchildren. 300 William and Mu Ying Dow are children by his first marriage. 301 Copyright Information: Copyright ©2006 Suffolk University. i World War I Draft Registration Card 3347/1164, September 20, 1918; United States Census 1900, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Somerville, Enumeration District 950, Sheet 140A; United States Census 1910, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Somerville, Enumeration District 1010, Sheet 178A. Note: The 1900 census appears to erroneously reports his birth year as 1874. ii U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. iii U.S. Census 1900, Ibid; U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. United States Census 1920, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Somerville, Enumeration District 440, Sheet 18B; United States Census 1930, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Newton, Enumeration District 9-388, Sheet 1B. iv U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. Note: Dennis Healey is reported as born in Massachusetts in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, but his death record and the 1920 and 1930 censuses list the Healey children’s father as born in Ireland (1920) and Irish Free State (1930). v U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. Note: Healey’s World War I Draft Registration Card lists her name as Mary M. Healey. vi U.S. Census 1900, Ibid. vii Archer, Gleason L. Building a School. Boston: Gleason L. Archer, 1919, p. 52. viii U.S. Census 1910, Ibid. ix Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. x WWI Draft Registration Card, Ibid.; The Boston Register and Business Directory: 1923. Boston, MA: Sampson & Murdock Company, 1923, p. 686; Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p.15. xi U.S. Census 1930, Ibid. Note: The Newton house’s value is listed as $8,000 in the 1930 Census. xii Suffolk Law Alumni Directory, 30th Anniversary, 1936, p. 15. 295 Obituary, Ibid. Obituary, Ibid. 297 Obituary, Ibid. 298 Obituary, Ibid. 299 Obituary, Ibid. 300 Obituary, Ibid. 301 Obituary, Ibid. 296 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 | Tel: 617.305.6277 | www.suffolk.edu/moakley 25 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Other related resources Description An account of the resource This collection consists of item records that link to, and cite, resources outside of the Moakley Archive's collections that have been included here for use in Suffolk University student exhibits. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk Law School Class Profiles and Biographies 1909-1929 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 Description An account of the resource In 2006, the Moakley Archive completed a research project to find out more about Suffolk University Law School’s earliest graduates. This guide includes information about the classes and biographical information about a selection of graduates discovered using sources such as Suffolk University records, U.S. Census records, and other sources such as local newspapers. The classes covered were limited to 1909-1915 because there weren’t adequate records for the earliest classes of 1906-1908. This document also includes individual bios for individuals from later classes. Suffolk University Firsts https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/8959c0b9742317eb78ad74cb59572e0b.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=r94kZerO2338XhcudbySsw1P0HWbxbj49U-kNU6BrKJfMGnrqILRGSlCmgYIrYarlCbNK5KpwdD0Xb6CAM1BRnyR79KQLZPMtMkth%7E0zCxr-nSCbSZra8ja81hJ0a3oLcX8VOdjRne0wl62fwhUby1lcdVwrN0AjmEf24EzPKHlYid3IlbfLGCnXCR46SO6CAueR4wZgABzRqaSvIgHnnNjVN5G3XEht%7EZIXyts5jOe-HzcnipmkZZUvtIB35MKxnuvD%7EQ1KQsbFcp6%7E64IXo23shWN2Mb5juNoi5GQoSkjjDaBNl7G6LDIkGfF9g0ihCE2j6dKhvtEXnNSD6jPjAg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b69ec3ee16f97a81370961db00d1bb93 PDF Text Text NESADSU Alumni Magazine & Then The Spring 2008 Issue # 14 Daly Daly! Rita Daly, now Assistant Professor in the Graphic Design program at NESADSU, has been teaching art and design since she was in college. From art classes for pre-college students, to after-school programs and classes for two-year-olds and their parents, to workshops for graphic designers, to college-level design school courses —Rita has taught them all. With an undergraduate degree in interior design and a minor in graphic design from Pratt and an MFA in Printmaking from Connecticut College, she has the background to formulate solutions to design problems large and small. And, with Morgan, her husband and partner, they are Daly & Daly, Inc. specializing in “corporate, institutional and retail identity through graphic and environmental design”. Rita began teaching graphic design at NESADSU as an adjunct instructor in the fall of 1998 and, in the fall of 2005, became a full-time Assistant Professor. She has since taught a number of courses and was instrumental in formulating the MA program in Graphic Design, which, in its third year, now enrolls 24 students. I recently asked Rita about her career. “He (Morgan) starts with A and works his way through the alphabet in an orderly way… I start with N and bounce to P and then A… That’s why we are Daly & Daly and not just Daly.” Q.You and Morgan started Daly & Daly thirty years ago. What has kept you going and what has kept your work fresh? A. We work together—we live together, we are seven hours apart in age and we are both Leos. I’m not sure what the answer is, but I do know that the field of graphic design is an exciting and stimulating profession. Each client brings its own body of knowledge that we have to comprehend in order to produce thoughtful and meaningful communications. The cerebral stimulation is amazing, always presenting us with something new to learn, resulting in an accumulated knowledge that we always find useful. Q.You two have different but very complimentary backgrounds. That must be a significant strength. Talk about how you work together? A. We think differently. Morgan is an organized thinker. He starts with A and works his way through the alphabet in an orderly way, from one thought to the next in a linear fashion. I do not take a linear approach. I start with N and bounce to P and then A, allowing me to make unique connections and easily come up with new ideas. The good news is that most projects benefit from both approaches. That’s why we’re Daly & Daly and not just Daly. Q.Your clients have included such names as Brandeis University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Houghton-Mifflin, FAO Schwarz, Doubletree Hotels and the Seaport Village Mall in Aruba.Your students must love hearing about that project! A. As I teach I always have many stories to tell. Our accumulated stories often answer questions or make points that help students understand why a design or project should be produced in a particular way. The projects mentioned in this question all contain three-dimensional components, now known in the profession as Environmental Graphic Design. In 1971 the field of Environmental Graphic Design was in its very early stages. It really didn’t become a known profession until the early ‘80’s. We, because of our knowledge of creating in the built environment and our knowledge and experience in graphic design, were poised to hit the ground running. As witnessed by what we see each day – the Niketown stores, Times Square, street kiosks, “T” and bus Rita and Morgan Daly at Daly & Daly HQ CLIENT: Harcourt General Cinema, time line plaque series, 1 of 20 Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . 2 Faculty Interview cont. . 3 News & Tidbits . . . . . . . . 4 Do You Know Your Country’s Typography? . 8 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . 10 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . 14 News & Tidbits . . . . . . . 15 Alumni Focus . . . . . . . 16 Gallery Schedule . . . . 20 �Perhaps I say this in every issue of “& Then…”, but there is so much going on around NESADSU that coming up with things to write about is, thankfully, never a problem! Fac u lt y I n t e rv i e w E d i t or ’ s N ot e FACULTY interview Besides our upcoming reaccreditation site visit by The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER), scheduled for the end of March, we are actively looking at several new major programs, to augment the existing ones in Graphic Design, Interior Design and Fine Arts (all, of course, with the Foundation component). We’ll keep you in the dark for a bit longer though, as any new offerings have to pass muster with the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ken Greenberg (who has already given his blessing), as well as several University committees (who haven’t yet). So, more on that later. As always, we have wonderful accomplishments by our students and faculty to write about.This time it’s Clara Wolverton, who is off to London after graduation in May, and Instructor Bebe Beard, who is likewise heading in that direction. Perhaps they can get together with Ciara Langley, whose interview you will find on pages 16 through 18. NESADSU is spreading its net wider than ever! And speaking of England, our “foreign correspondent” and the designer of this magazine, Kate McLean, has returned to the U.K. after several years in Paris. Read her article on international typographic idiosyncrasies on page 8. As always, the invitation to come visit the school stands.We’d love to see you anytime. And please send us your news. Sara Spring 2008 & Th e n In the courses I teach, I often introduce a three-dimensional component into a project, requiring students to think about how an object appears in three dimensions. Once they understand the approach they are free to consider integrating this skill into their design vocabulary. Some students who have graduated have found their way into the graphic design departments of architectural firms, where these skills have allowed them to participate in EGD projects. Q Where is graphic design going and what do we as a school have to do to keep pace? A We have to be diligent in keeping an eye on the marketplace and carefully determine what our students need to be marketable in this ever changing field of graphic design. Please send your photographs and news for inclusion in the next issue. Send all photographs, slides, or digital files, with an accompanying caption that identifies who is in the picture and when and where it was taken. All photographs, slides and digital files should be 300 dpi at 5”x7” (1500 x 2100 pixels, total filesize four megabytes approximately), a high-resolution JPEG taken with at least a threemegapixel camera. Th e N e w E n g l a n d S c h ool o f A rt & D e s i g n at S u f f ol k U n i v e r s i t y A l u m n i M ag a z i n e, S p r i n g 2 0 0 8 I s s u e # 1 4 2 3 wrap graphics, museum displays, store windows and displays honoring donors—the field of Environmental Graphic Design continues to boom. With NESAD’s well-formed Graphic and Interior Design programs, I think we too are poised to offer a degree in Environmental Graphic Design and feel that the field can do nothing but achieve increasing growth in the future. For those of you who are current students about to graduate, or alums who are job-hunting, take a look at the article “Avoid the Top Ten Resume Mistakes”, courtesy of Monster Worldwide. It’s one of the most valuable articles of its kind I’ve seen in a long time. It’s all common sense but, as they say, common sense isn’t usually all that common. EDITOR: Sara Chadwick design concept & DESIGN: Kate McLean CONTRIBUTING designer: Rita Daly contributing authors: Molly Ferguson, Kate McLean printing: Reynolds DeWalt, New Bedford, MA web site: www.suffolk.edu/nesad Send updated contact information, questions or requests to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu or call (617) 994-4294 or use the new online form on the Alumni page of the website. cont. The field is constantly expanding and we have to prepare our students for what is going to happen next, while also protecting the basics of design. An amazing array of pertinent technology is out there today, all progressing at a dizzying pace. We have to teach our students to understand the principals of multi media—the principles of design in motion and usability interface and the basic principles of the software that will guide them. Web knowledge is essential, then there’s animation, games, user applications, interaction, miniaturization, as well as considering the social implications and possible applications of all of the above. But most of all I think we are poised to make a difference. Our Masters students are working on an amazing array of projects, from the invention of a new way to e-shop, to a print guide for graphic designers to sustainability in paper selection, an instant guide that literally reduces paper waste to nothing and even offering suggestions on how to run a more sustainable office. The mind stretching innovation we encourage them to address is all good: for society, for the general field of art, for the field of graphic design and for NESADSU. Q. A letter of recommendation written on your behalf by one of your former students cited your ability first to inspire your students and then to teach them the “true value of researching a project thoroughly before starting to design—… one of the foundation stones of successful graphic design.” Is research the most important ingredient in successful design? A. Research is the starting point of any project—even buying an airplane ticket requires research—so why would it be eliminated from the most important influence in your life, your education? But design requires many other tasks and skills. You have to be able to distill all the information you gather, facts from your client as well CLIENT: Buick Street Café/City Covenience Store as research, the cultural aspects of the audience focus and the most important aspect of any design problem: the communication of a clear, succinct point. All of this is about approach. Once this aspect of the design process is well on its way, true designing starts. The voice a student has formed, and the aesthetic fine-tuning of type, color, form and composition are essential to the success of any project.You can talk about a project for as long as you want, but, in this field, until your ideas take physical form you have nothing. I am pleased to hear that I inspire. I am lucky to love my work, and am lucky to be able to communicate my excitement. Q. Why do you teach? After all, you must be busy enough running Daly & Daly. And what keeps you at NESADSU? A. Morgan says I’m like a ‘Busy Box’, one of those kid’s toys with the doors that open and close—zippers that zip and wheels that buzz as they turn. I like Buzz. I like the challenges and I like figuring out how to balance many things at one time so working at Daly & Daly and teaching suits me. There is a strong link between the two. Business keeps me aware of current client needs, current technology, where the marketplace is going and how it’s changing. Without this I don’t think my teaching would be as successful or at least I feel that putting my feet in both arenas helps me place a perspective on both the graphic design profession and teaching. What I feel is important is my ability to share the knowledge I have collected over the years with my students. Within my professional career lots of thinking and concluding has happened allowing me to help students do the same. Another part of what makes my heart sing is seeing students progress from sometimes not even knowing what graphic design is, to becoming proficient designers. Seeing them use all the small things we all have contributed to their education, enabling them to create a voice for themselves and to find a life’s work that satisfies. What they do, and what they become, makes all our lives so much richer. S.C. § �N e w s & Ti d b i t s NEWS tidbits & Avoid The Top 10 Going for the Gold(smiths) It’s deceptively easy to make mistakes on your resume and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer gets it. So prevention is critical, especially if you’ve never written one before. Here are the most common pitfalls and how you can avoid them. 1. Typos and Grammatical Errors NESADSU Fine Arts senior Clara Wolverton learned in January that she has been accepted into the Master of Fine Arts program at Goldsmith’s College of the University of Lon- Detachment, 2007 Resume Mistakes don. She will be following in the footsteps of Sara Dziadik (Fine Arts 2004) who completed her MFA there in 2006. Goldsmiths is one of Britain’s “premier art schools”, in the words of Fine Arts Program Director Audrey Goldstein. A college of the University of London since 1904, and located in southeast London, Goldsmiths was founded in 1891. Its long list of famous alumni include Lucien Freud, Mary Quant and Damien Hirst. According to Audrey, Goldsmiths “is a rigorous, highly regarded program. Charles Saatchi, the contemporary collector and gallerist, often takes students right out of the MFA program to collect and show, so the level of competition is intense.” She goes on to say, “It is very difficult for students coming out of a BFA program in the Fine Arts to be accepted directly into MFA programs. Most schools will not accept students immediately after graduation, preferring instead to build their Masters population on more experienced students, so this is a real honor for Clara”. Your resume needs to be grammatically perfect. If it isn’t, employers will read between the lines and draw not-so-flattering conclusions about you, like: “This person can’t write,” or “This person obviously doesn’t care.” The work that Clara has recently produced (and • Recruited, hired, trained and supervised more than 20 employees in a restaurant with $2 million in annual sales. that also appears on the back cover of this magazine) deals with detachment. “The portraits that I create are intimate and real. In the tradition of their British rulers, Kenyan children are portrayed with the technique, style and presentation that would be acceptable to an affluent colonialist… I want the viewers strolling by the collection to recognize the detachment we excuse. But this isn’t history. We embrace our ignorance in the same way when we change the channel. Skipping from doe-eyed starving children to America’s national talent show. …. We detach ourselves from the reality of a majority of the world, and with conscious intention.” Clara’s next works will involve scenes from a Kenyan childhood, done in fresco, a technique we’re accustomed to, but used here to bridge the gap between our aesthetic ancestors and another’s reality. S.C. § 2. Lack of Specifics Employers need to understand what you’ve done and accomplished. For example: • Worked with employees in a restaurant setting. Both of these phrases could describe the same person, but clearly the second one’s details and specifics will more likely grab an employer’s attention. 3. Attempting One Size Fits All Whenever you try to develop a one-size-fits-all resume to send to all employers, you almost always end up with something employers will toss in the recycle bin. Employers want you to write a resume specifically for them. They expect you to clearly show how and why you fit the position in a specific organization. 4. Highlighting Duties Instead of Accomplishments It’s easy to slip into a mode where you simply start listing job duties on your resume. For example: • Attended group meetings and recorded minutes. • Worked with children in a day-care setting. • Updated departmental files. Employers, however, don’t care so much about what you’ve done as what you’ve accomplished in your various activities. They’re looking for statements more like these: future organizational reference. Spring 2008 • Used laptop computer to record weekly meeting minutes and compiled these in a Microsoft Word-based file for future organizational reference. • Developed three daily activities for preschool-age children and prepared them for a 10-minute holiday program performance. • Reorganized 10 years’ worth of unwieldy files, making them easily accessible to department members. & Th e n 4 5 5. Going on Too Long or Cutting Things Too Short Despite what you may read or hear, there are no real rules governing the length of your resume. Why? Because human beings, who have different preferences and expectations where resumes are concerned, will be reading it. That doesn’t mean you should start sending out five-page resumes, of course. Generally speaking, you usually need to limit yourself to a maximum of two pages. But don’t feel you have to use two pages if one will do. Conversely, don’t cut the meat out of your resume simply to make it conform to an arbitrary one-page standard. 6. A Bad Objective Employers do read your resume’s objective statement, but too often they plow through vague pufferies like, “Seeking a challenging position that offers professional growth.” Give employers something specific and, more importantly, something that focuses on their needs as well as your own. Example: “A challenging entry-level marketing position that allows me to contribute my skills and experience in fund-raising for nonprofits.” 7. No Action Verbs Avoid using phrases like “responsible for.” Instead, use action verbs: “Resolved user questions as part of an IT help desk serving 4,000 students and staff.” 8. Leaving Off Important Information You may be tempted, for example, to eliminate mention of the jobs you’ve taken to earn extra money for school. Typically, however, the soft skills you’ve gained from these experiences (e.g., work ethic, time management) are more important to employers than you might think. 9. Visually Too Busy If your resume is wall-to-wall text featuring five different fonts, it will most likely give the employer a headache. So show your resume to several other people before sending it out. Do they find it visually attractive? If what you have is hard on the eyes, revise. 10. Incorrect Contact Information I once worked with a student whose resume seemed incredibly strong, but he wasn’t getting any bites from employers. So one day, I jokingly asked him if the phone number he’d listed on his resume was correct. It wasn’t. Once he changed it, he started getting the calls he’d been expecting. Moral of the story: Double-check even the most minute, taken-for-granted details -- sooner rather than later. PeterVogt, MonsterTRAK Career Coach § Copyright 2007 ­— Monster Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. You may not copy, Prohibited/Protected, 2007 reproduce or distribute this article without the prior written permission of Monster Worldwide. This article first appeared on Monster, the leading online global network for careers. To see other career-related articles, visit http://content.monster.com. �N e w s & Ti d b i t s NEWS tidbits & Pre-College Alumnus John Bogan Molly Ferguson talks with John Bogan, BFA 2008. John Bogan of Beverly, MA will be the first alumnus of our Pre-College program for high school students to earn a BFA (in Graphic Design) from NESADSU.The Pre-College program, which began in 2000 with 10 students, this past summer enrolled 23 in 2 sections. John, who took part in Pre-College in the summer of 2003, entered NESADSU in the fall of 2004 and will finish his degree program in May. Our congratulations to him and thanks to Molly Ferguson, Continuing Education program staffer, for putting this interview together. Q. Why did you decide to take Pre-College at the School of Art & Design? Although I have had a passion and talent for art since childhood, my high school art teachers and family deserve a lot of credit for encouraging me to pursue that passion. During my junior year my art teacher informed me about the various Pre-College-type programs in the area. I decided that instead of bumming around the entire summer, I would take Pre-College at Suffolk. I wanted to prepare for the more difficult assignments in my senior-level classes and also wanted to get an idea of what college art classes would be like. I liked the location of Suffolk, and I liked the idea of going to a small art school within a larger university. Q. What is your best memory from Pre-College? My teachers, (Assistant Professor) Randal (Thurston) and (Instructor) Paul (Andrade) took the time to show us their own work. It was really strong stuff that left me impressed and inspired. I will always remember painting with Paul, and how he played Tom Waits or some other crazy tunes on a little boom box. Q. What was your favorite project or fieldtrip? I remember going to local galleries around Back Bay and seeing work that really resonated with me. I was so eager to grab any gallery cards I could, to find out more. I wanted to soak it all up. Q. What did you enjoy most about the studio/classroom environment? I was really fond of the teachers. The way they presented the assignments and activities was exciting. I was curious about everything; the studios, Boston, classes, teachers. In high school I had fine-tuned my technical drawing and painting skills, but it wasn’t until Pre-College that I began to learn the conceptual ins and outs of design. Q. How was the Pre-College experience different from your high-school art classes? The Pre-College experience was totally new and unique. At that point I had no experience with the basic elements of design, apart from composition. Pre-College gave me the freedom to develop my own ideas, and I also got a sense of what college would be like. Q. What type of student would you recommend take Pre-College? I would recommend Pre-College to any student who is considering studying art or design and wants to get a preview of what college studios are like. Q. How did Pre-College help prepare you for the undergraduate arts experience? Did participating in Pre-College influence your choice of major? I was introduced to more advanced concepts of design and process. Participating in Pre-College really helped solidify my decision to go into graphic design, and made me feel that Suffolk was the right school for me! Spring 2008 Q. Now that you are about to graduate with your Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, what are your plans for the future? I plan to pursue a job while also focusing on my art and music. I am interested in publication, packaging and print design. I’ve applied to Project M, a summer program where small groups produce designs that will help others. I’m also touring Europe with my band over spring break! I’m just looking forward to graduating and starting to work on amazing stuff! Molly Ferguson § & Th e n 6 7 John in Color NESADSU Seeks Reaccreditation of its Interior Design Programs Having undergone reaccreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) last year, one might think that would hold us for a while. Not so. This year it’s the turn of the Interior Design programs, graduate and undergraduate. While NESADSU’s interior design programs have been accredited by FIDER (which is now called the Council for Interior Design Accreditation) since 1983, those programs, like the department as a whole, must periodically undergo review in order to maintain accredited status. (The Graphic Design and Fine Arts programs do not have specialized accreditation.) The rapidity with which programs change at NESADSU makes this not only mandatory but highly desirable. Interior Design Co-Program Director Nancy Hackett has taken charge of this reaccreditation and has authored the program analysis report (relieving me of the task for the first time since the initial accreditation, for which I am very grateful!), due in the Council’s national office eight weeks prior to the site visit, scheduled for March 28th through April 1st of this year. Like the NASAD reaccreditation, Council reaccreditation looks at the program philosophy, mission and goals, the curriculum, faculty, facilities, administration, and assessment methods and results. The curriculum review is especially thorough, examining every aspect of both the BFA and MA programs, and looks at such areas as the curriculum structure, the development of professional values, design fundamentals, the knowledge, skills, processes and theories of interior design, communication, building systems, materials, regulations and professional practice. In short, we need to demonstrate that our programs meet certain very high standards governing the professional education of the interior designer. While here, the visiting team members will meet with students, faculty, administrators and alumni and, should, by the end of their stay, be able to formulate an accurate assessment of the interior design experience at NESADSU. Needless to say, we’ll keep you fully apprised of the outcome of the reaccreditation process. S.C. § Everybody’s Going to London NESADSU Foundation Instructor Bebe Beard has been invited to participate in FILMOBILE, an international conference of artists who use cell phone video in their art making, taking place in April at the University of Westminster in London. A screening and panel discussion will be held April 2nd and 3rd at Regent Street Polytechnic (now a part of the University), where, in 1896, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere demonstrated their machine to show moving photographs to an audience. Bebe will also take part in a month-long exhibition of her work on the Harrow Campus of the University in conjunction with the FILMOBILE conference. For more information on her work, please visit http://bebebeard.com and for information on the conference, please see http://rhizome.org/announce/view/51012. S.C. § �Ov e r s e a s C or r e s p on d e n t OVERSEAS correspondent Do you know your country’s punctuation and typography? Sitting writing this I have re-relocated to my homeland, the UK, where the rules of punctuation and typography are different yet again to those of the USA and to those of France. As I was pounding the pavements (striding the sidewalks in US speak) of Manchester in my search for a wonderful design job in a top design or advertising agency I came across a little store selling fresh fruit and vegetables, some tinned goods (canned goods) and newspapers. Neither the newspapers nor the labels on the tinned goods were written in English. I was in the foreign foods aisle of an American supermarket that had been removed and put into its own premises. Just for fun I bought a couple of newspapers, one Spanish, one German to see if they could add any more to this idea of different countries having their own typographical rules, and to see if I could actually spot the differences. (See what happens when you have too much time on your hands?) American novel with “m-dash” English novel with “n-dash” Spring 2008 Compulsory spaces before punctuation in France ! & Th e n 8 9 The Lesser-spotted Guillmets in situ. Q. Was this type done in the UK or the USA? A. This is easy. Just look at the dashes; not the hyphens, the dashes. In the USA the long “m” dash is used to indicate a break in thought and as an alternative to parentheses. The “m” dash has no spaces either side of it but is kerned optically to give a hint of white space. In the UK the “m” dash is an endangered species and rarely seen; in its place we use an “n” dash with a space either side. Next time you travel to the UK buy a magazine or a book and have a look. Q. Which country has spaces BEFORE some of its punctuation? A. France. (And Canada?) In France you are obliged to insert a non-breaking “n” space between the end of a sentence and an exclamation mark or a question mark or an ellipsis (three dots in a line) or a colon or a semi-colon or a slash. Curiously, a certain word processing package, when set to work in French, automatically adds a normal space for you if you forget. And curiouser still, if you receive a file from a French version of the software, that file will add a space automatically when you use it on your Anglophone computer. This is somewhat disconcerting the first time it happens – a sort of “there’s a ghost in the machine” type of action! If you are a little underworked at present I can send you a file to test this out. Q. A guillmet, that’s a type of seabird that nests in cliffs, yeah? A. No. Guillmets, plural, are French quotation marks which appear quite naturally on a French « AZERTY » keyboard but are nowhere to be seen on yours or mine! For the superpicky it has to be noted that guillmets are not the same as two less than (<) or greater than (>) signs so don’t even try it! Guillmets require a non-breaking « n » space between them and any text just like the punctuation mentioned in the previous paragraph. There is another rule about when you have a quote within a quote in French you use standard double quotes as the secondary quote but it all gets very messy and sometimes a secondary quote is simply italicized instead. You learn your country’s typography by osmosis—you grow up reading, studying books at high school and at college, reading magazines and newspapers. And if you choose to become a graphic designer then you study the rules of typography to make sure you don’t look like an amateur using a nasty Microsoft application on a PC. My personal typographic osmosis happened in the UK. My design education was in the USA. I was, as they say, “conflicted”. And at the time I was not sure enough of my ground to question Laura Golly, so I simply elected not to. Now, with the experience of 2 years in Paris and 2 months in the UK I know that there is no right or wrong.You just have to understand where you are, and make a point of learning the local rules. What follows are extracts from my Unofficial Guide to the Minutiae of Punctuation and Typographical Peculiarities. Enjoy reading them and please feel free to correct me if I am mistaken on any point. Send your own Minutiae Rule or comment, either to Sara Chadwick (schadwic@suffolk.edu), or to me, Kate McLean (mcleankate@mac.com). Q. Where do speech marks invert their order with the first one being baseline aligned? A. In Germany. And it looks very weird. I went all the way through the newspaper to make sure that it was not a printing error, and then I even bought another newspaper another day to confirm. Somebody out there will be able to explain the history of this. German speech marks Q. Everywhere in the world follows the laws of hanging indents, don’t they? A. Not in France they don’t! Nor in Germany, nor in Spain. And boy does it look ugly. And the UK, well the jury is still out depending on the quality of the designer (pretty much like the USA really). For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about I have redesigned the example according to the way I was taught at NESADSU. Q. How do I know if this is a question? A. I look at the end of the sentence to see if there is a question mark. Except if I am reading in Spanish in which case I look at the start of the sentence whereupon I will find an enormous clue of an inverted question mark at the beginning of the sentence. For example, ¿Por qué dices eso? (“Why do you say that?”) I am a big fan; it alerts me to what I am reading. ¡And they do the same with the exclamation mark as well! Q. What new piece of punctuation can I use legally to make my work look different? A. Well you can always try using the “interrobang” which is non-standard form used to end sentences expressing surprise and question. The symbol is a combination of the question mark (aka the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark (known in printers’ jargon as a bang); it superimposes one mark on top of the other! Which leaves me with just the one sentence…You spent how long writing this article Kate McLean § pratique • � ’Association des L diététiciens de langue française regroupe plus de 2 000 professionnels et propose des journées d’études et des of Is this a question I see before me? ! ! ! ??? Interrobang designs �1958 – Ralph Bush (Graphic Design) was recently selected as an Artist Member of the American Society of Marine Artists. Already a Copley Master of the Copley Society of Boston, and a member of the New England Watercolor Society, the Rockport Art Association, and The Whiskey Painters of America, he has exhibited his work at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. and was the recipient of Yankee magazine’s Robb Sagendorph Memorial Award for Art. Ralph and his wife, Muffy, currently live in Waldoboro, Maine. If you’d like to get in touch with Ralph, please email the school (schadwic@suffolk.edu) and we’ll put you in touch. Spring 2008 Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. & Th e n 10 11 1962 – Dan McCarron (Graphic Design) presented a seminar, “in case form, to registered attendees at the Print Vendor Fair which was held for Harvard University design and print buyers last Thursday [November 1, 2007]. Titled ‘Green Graphics for a Crimson Community’, the focus of the presentation was on the manner in which graphic designers and printing companies can use intelligent design and print manufacturing solutions to help Harvard meet its commitment to the environment. Harvard is truly dedicated to a green campus! I hope that NESAD students are learning to design ‘green’. It’s important!” You can get in touch with Dan at dmccarron@wordtechcorp.com. 1963 – Lynne Foy (Illustration) moved from Newton to Provincetown two years ago, where she is showing her fine art work at Thanassi Gallery, after nine years at the recently closed Galleria Artemisia. She also does commercial illustration and design and is nearly finished with a children’s book, which she will begin marketing shortly. The advantages to Provincetown? “I live on the ocean and enjoy glorious sunrises and sunsets almost daily”. Take a look at Lynne’s website at www.lynnefoy.com and get in touch at lynne.foy@verizon.net. 1972 – William Bradbury (Graphic Design), while still at the Lowell Sun newspaper, is now teaching a graphic design class at Middlesex Community College. He and his wife, Lois, also have a studio on Western Avenue in Lowell, a 4-floor space they share with 150 other artists, one of whom is Gary Destramp (Graphic Design 1982). You can reach Bill at bbrad4745@billbradbury.com. 1974 – John Roman (Graphic Design) let us know the other day that he has been commissioned by Suffolk to produce a new illustrated map for the University. “As you may know, I have been specializing in illustrated campus maps for colleges and universities across the country for many years and am excited to be applying my work to NESAD and Suffolk. The new Suffolk University map will depict the City of Boston’s attractions and landmarks and their relationship to Suffolk and NESAD campuses. This commission has been in the works for a few months now, but I just got word today [January 11, 2008] that the purchase order has been issued, making the map project official.” John’s website (www.johnromanillustration.com) currently shows one of his maps, though shortly will display over sixty of them. Check it out and contact John at john@johnromanillustration.com. 1979 – Laurie Dovale (Graphic Design) recently completed the Alumni Update Form on the NESADSU website, giving us the first information we’d had on her since her graduation. After returning to the Caribbean, Laurie put her graphic design skills to work in her father’s ad agency and publishing firm for ten years, before leaving Curacao for the neighboring island of Bonaire. There she worked at various jobs before starting a B&B in 1990, at her mother’s suggestion. (“There weren’t any on the island and all the little hotels seemed to be making way for bigger ones.”) She ran the B&B until 2001 and is currently working with disabled children and helping a friend with his dining guide (“selling ads, distribution, copy writing, pretty much what I did for my dad”). She’s also doing translations (Dutch/ English and the reverse) and selling antiques left over from the B&B. “Oh, I forgot, before I started the B&B, I worked on a movie, made especially for Showtime, called “Curacao”, with George C. Scott and ‘whatshisname’ before he got famous on CSI. That was some experience. I had to find and buy/rent stuff from all over the island for the sets. It was just what I liked – rustic old stuff, most of which they gave me afterwards. A 40-foot container full….” Now Laurie is thinking of moving, perhaps to New Mexico or Africa. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can reach Laurie at yuanablou@yahoo.com. 1981 – Eli Cedrone (General Art) has exhibited her painting “Autrefois” at the Winter Juried Show at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury. The show, of 100 works selected from over 500 entries, runs M o r e C l a s s N ot e s C l a s s N ot e s CLASS notes until April 13, 2008 at the museum complex on Alden Street in Duxbury. Another painting of Eli’s, “Mercato”, won an Award of Excellence in the 2008 Members Show of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield Hills in February. You can reach Eli at artfulhand@ comcast.net. 1981 – Michele (Cormier) Biondo (Graphic Design) stopped by several months ago with her two daughters, one of whom, Katie, is currently a Suffolk student but is considering a change of major. Michele’s younger daughter, Gina, is in high school and is looking at colleges so both came to look at NESADSU. Michele, besides assisting her children with college decisions, is working as a graphic designer for Action Unlimited in Concord, MA, so both girls are familiar with the design world. You can reach Michele at mmcbiondo@yahoo.com. 1983 – Carolann (DiNitto) Kovach (Graphic Design) and her husband have returned to the Boston area, having spent some time in Baltimore. “Of course, I love Boston and was very happy to be back near family, friends and clients.” They’re now living in Charlestown where Carolann has a busy freelance design business, under the name Oltre Studios, Inc. “I have a couple of steady clients that are keeping me busy but, as always, I’m looking to diversify and expand my client base a bit.” You can reach Carolann at carolann.howard@comcast.net. 1983 – Paul Harrington (General Art) is participating in an Illuminations show at the Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care at Massachusetts General Hospital through May 2008. The Yawkey Center is located directly across from the MBTA (Red Line) Charles Street station. For more information, call (617) 726-4808 or email illuminations@partners.org. You can also reach Paul at paulharrington@luminism.net. 1983 – Terri (Thomas) Coutu (Graphic Design) reconnected with NESADSU after a long separation while researching Suffolk University for her daughter, Holly, who will graduate from high school in June of this year. Terri, currently living in Rhode Island with her husband and other daughter Leah (14), is working for Stevens Publishing as a graphic designer. “We produce a weekly shopping guide called The Reminder, consisting of print advertisements, classified ads and community notes… We also do business cards, letterheads, menus, etc. I also do freelance work, with a small but strong client base.” Contact Terri at coutu142@cox.net. 1986 – Armando Bettencourt (Graphic Design) is giving up the corporate design world and is getting into (or, rather, back into) fine arts and music, with a little design thrown in. As ABettencourt Studios in Attleboro, he’s pursuing his “kid-dream of incorporating fine art with my own original music. Each of my paintings is accompanied with an original song from CD albums I’ve written and recorded in the past.” Check out Armando’s website at http://home.comcast. net/~armando1965/abettencourthome.html and contact him at armando1965@yahoo. com. 1989 – Mark Fisher (General Art) recently supplied us with contact information for classmate Jack Kacian (see below), in the process of which updating his own information as well. Mark has taken a leave from real estate (“another casualty of this crazy market!”) and has gone back to City Music, where he has worked for 9 of the past 12 years. City Music is a two-store chain that sells “most things musical as well as a lesson program with about 300 students”. He’s also just finished a new CD (you can find music downloads at myspace.com/markfishermusic). Mark, who’s been married to his wife Nancy for 10 years, has two stepchildren. “Our daughter has just returned from 27 months in Benin, West Africa and is now enrolled in a Masters program at Brandeis University. Michael is a big-time computer geek working for the U. Mass. president’s office on the network keeping all MA state colleges running. I feel like an underachiever hanging with this crowd sometimes!” You can reach Mark at mnfisher@verizon.net. 1989 – Suzanne Fletcher (Graphic Design) is living in Livermore, CO, where she is the marketing manager and designer, with three others, for Scuba Schools International (www.divessi.com) in Ft. Collins. She has a stepson, a daughter (9) and a 6-month-old baby to keep her busy as well. You can reach her at thetreehousegroup@yahoo.com. 1989 – Jack Kacian (Graphic Design) sent us a long email in October about his doings since graduation. For the past 12 years, Jack’s been with the Holbek Group, Inc. (www. holbekgroup. com), an education exhibit design and fabrication company in Orange, MA. While they do a wide variety of jobs, most involve natural history, for clients such as the Audubon Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the National Parks Service and various zoos and aquariums. They have also worked with clients such as Dreamworks, Jeff Corwin, Warner Brothers, Sprint and Verizon. For the latter, they have done concealment structures for cell phone antennas, in the form of architectural details (atop buildings) or what one cynic called “Frankenpines”, designed to look like trees. “We have developed the technology to produce the longest branches in the industry (18 feet), which allows us to make the trees look like trees and not bottle brushes!” While Jack is an art director, he occasionally gets his hands dirty making models or painting murals. He also does freelance work as well, currently for the Boston Children’s Museum. You can get in touch with Jack at jack_kacian@yahoo.com. 1992 – James Schenck (Graphic Design), whom you read about in the spring 2007 issue of “& Then…”, is continuing his work as a Park Ranger at the Grand Canyon and was a member of the team tapped to design a 1400-square-foot exhibition on the �Civilian Conservation Corps and its work in the park for the CCC’s 75th anniversary. The exhibit, which runs through October 31st, includes historic photographs and artifacts, never before viewed by the public, on the work of the CCC and the positive changes brought to the lives of the over 1400 men who worked in Grand Canyon National Park between 1933 and 1942. James was one of five members of the design team, charged with presenting the “golden years” of the National Park Service and the contributions of the CCC. For more information go to www. nps.gov/grca/historyculture/ccc.htm. You can reach James at James_Schenck@nps.gov. Spring 2008 Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. & Th e n 12 13 1995 – Carroll Conquest (Graphic Design) has just returned from a 12-day trip to Cuba with a group of Tufts University graduate students. “We did research in our areas of interest for our capstone degree projects [Editor’s Note: Carroll is currently enrolled in a Masters of Art in Teaching program at Tufts University, in conjunction with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.] My research included meeting contemporary female artists in Cuba to discuss their art and the role of female artists in Cuba; also art education in Cuba with a focus on elementary school art education since that is the focus of my MAT degree. I am currently student teaching at Angier Elementary School in Newton and have been hired at the MFA as an adjunct museum art educator. I am spinning with excitement for what I learned in Cuba and the opportunity to teach art to elementary children in the public schools. For Coordinator at Office Environments, a major New England office furniture distributor. You can reach her at donovan@oene.com. my personal art, I am working in a new medium – steel. I learned to weld and cut steel in one of my SFMA studio classes and now I am hooked.” You can contact Carroll for more about her adventures at c.conquest@ conquestdesigninc.com. 1996 – David Phile (Interior Design) wrote to let us know that “the best Christmas present” he got this year was to find out he’d passed the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) exam! The exam, required for licensing (where applicable) and for professional membership in various interior design associations, covers the whole field of interior design and is extremely rigorous. So congratulations, David! Send yours to him at dphile@buildersdesign. com. 1998 – Melissa Horvath (Graphic Design) and fiancé Ron Plyman were married on November 9th at The Bethwood in Totowa, NJ. Fellow NESADSU alum, Lynn (Janz) Lloyd (Interior Design 2000) and her family attended as guests. After a snowboarding honeymoon at Whistler/Blackcomb Mountains Ski Resort in British Columbia, they returned to New Jersey and are now in the process of buying a house. Both Melissa and Ron work in New York City so “wanted to be in a nice town that was close to NYC”. Melissa, a Senior Interactive Art Director at VML, is working on the Colgate-Palmolive account and has just launched phase one of the redesign of a new website (www.softsoap.com). You can send your congratulations to Melissa and Ron at melissa@melissahorvath.com. 2001 – Angelique Donovan (Graphic Design) has a new job as the Marketing 2001 – Sarah (Rowe) Ankrom (Graphic Design) has returned to Rhode Island, this time to Hope Valley, where she and her husband have bought their first house. In addition to working on the house, she has a new job with the Westerly (RI) Sun newspaper, doing advertising design. You can reach Sarah at saraheankrom@yahoo.com. 2002 – Katherine Garbarino (Interior Design) has relocated to New York City and is working for Hokanson, the carpet firm she was with at the Boston Design Center before her move. You can get in touch with Kate at kgarbs@aol.com. 2002 – Nicholas Heigelmann (Graphic Design) has returned to Maine after a stint in Boston, and is working at Silver Oven, a design and web development studio, in Portsmouth, NH. You can reach Nick at nheigelmann@gmail.com. 2002 – Shari (Longstaff) Mason (Fine Arts) and her family (husband Russ and children Russell and Silas) have relocated to Petersburg, VA, where Russ has taken a position as an assistant pastor, alongside a friend from Zion Bible College. Shari is using her fine arts training as a muralist in both residential and commercial settings. As she says, “I enjoy getting out of the house to paint. I’m hoping that, once the boys are bigger, I’ll be able to do it more.” You can reach Shari at shari331@gmail.com. 2002 – Patricia Ramos-Otero (Fine Arts) has moved to Madrid and founded an association to promote art and culture. Called Espaciorojo (www.espaciorojo.com), its website features, among other things, a gallery of Patricia’s work. You can get in touch with her at pitopato@hotmail.com. 2002 – Shelley (Robertson) Sullivan (MA in Interior Design) has been working since graduation at Warner & Associates, a healthcare design firm in Boston. Warner was recently bought T h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s Ye t M o r e C l a s s N ot e s CLASSotes n out by HDR, Inc., a healthcare architecture, design and engineering firm with offices all over the country, making Warner now the Boston office of HDR. While Shelley loves her work, her “true joy” is her family, her husband and their daughter, Cara, one year old in January. You can contact Shelley at sullys04@norwoodlight.com. 2002 – Kodiak Starr (Graphic Design), while still in New York, has left Foote, Cone & Belding for a position as a web designer at RDA International. RDAI is a “full-service advertising, interactive and experiential agency focusing on special interest categories” (RDAI website) in the hospitality, technology, entertainment and fashion fields. You can email Kody at kodiakstarr@gmail.com. 2003 – Laura Hanson (Graphic Design) has left Small Army and, for the past year, has been working at Partners + Simons, a design and marketing firm specializing in the healthcare, financial services, life sciences and technology areas. You can reach Laura at lhan42781@yahoo.com. 2003 – Sara MacAllister (Graphic Design) has moved to Rockland, MA and is working for the Casual Male Retail Group in Canton, where she’s been since September of 2006. You can reach Sara at smaca18@ hotmail.com. 2003 – Aimee Whitlock (Interior Design) is working as the Greater Boston Rep for Durkan Hospitality, a Mohawk Carpet company based in Dalton, GA. As such, she calls on local architecture and interior design firms that work in hospitality design as well as restaurants, casinos, universities, etc. Recent clients have included the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the Lenox Hotel and Harvard University. You can reach Aimee at aimee_ whitlock@mohawkind.com. 2004 – Erika Brown (Master of Arts in Interior Design) has left Gensler to take a job as a Facilities Planner at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. She has generously offered to provide information and networking contacts for any students interested in facilities management, so, if you fall into that category, please get in touch with Riki at browne4@wit.edu. 2006 – Jin Koh (Fine Arts) has returned to South Korea and is getting ready to make application to graduate school in painting. You can reach her at jinkoh80@gmail.com. 2006 – Kelly Pearson (Fine Arts) has recently moved to New Bedford, where she has bought “an historic sea captain’s house”. No longer with Grand Circle Travel, she is freelancing for such clients as PartyLite and Thomson CompuMark. You can reach Kelly at kmartypea@hotmail.com. 2007 – Timothy Enright (Graphic Design) has deserted his fans at NESADSU, leaving us with barely a smile to remember him by (Editor’s Note: I was instructed to make this note “light-hearted and hilarious”…a tall order) and moved back to New Jersey. He’s now working in New York at Match Fine Print, a 3-person print production, design and consulting firm that does print work for luxury goods companies. They’re currently working on the redesign of packaging for Harry Winston, as well as projects for Moet-Hennessey, Kangol, Pentagram, and H. Stern. “Things are going great and I could not be happier in my position. A small firm with great people that understand that this field is not about being a commodity but an art….exactly what I always talked about @ NESAD.” And, if your clients are handing out free samples, Tim, remember your friends at school. You can reach Tim at enright.timothy@gmail.com. 2007 – Hanna Kim-Seda (MA in Interior Design) has taken a job with Zebrowski Design Group, a hospitality design firm in Culver City, CA. Zebrowski focuses primarily on hotels and restaurants, as well as some private residential projects, now including the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay (near San Francisco), a resort in Tucson and an Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal. Contact Hanna at hannakimseda@gmail.com. 2007 – Ciara Langley (MA in Interior Design) has relocated to London and has found a job as an Assistant Architect with TTG Architects, a design, architecture, construction and management firm specializing in retail projects. “I am learning an incredible amount and the people are fantastic. They put a lot of faith in me and give me great work to do. I was lucky to land the job almost instantly. I found it via Consensus Recruitment, which deals with architectural job-finding. A good company to keep on contacts lists if any other student heads toward London in search of a job!” You can get in touch with Caira at ciara.langley@hotmail. com. And look for her interview in this issue of “& Then…”. 2007 – Kaitlin Palaza (Interior Design) left Duncan Hughes Interiors and started a new job in September at CBT/Childs, Bertman, Tseckares Architects in Boston. You can email her at kaitlinpalaza@gmail.com. 2007 – Helen Principio (Diploma in Interior Design), who was with the Expo Design Center in Burlington, MA, has been working since August at Berard Martel Architecture in Bedford, NH. Berard Martel is a general architecture firm, handling corporate, retail, hospitality, healthcare, institutional and residential clients. You can reach Helen at hprincipio@yahoo.com. 2007 – Emilie Tucker (MA in Interior Design) has a new job with the interior design firm Manual de Santaren in Boston. You can get in touch with her at ejmittel@ yahoo.com. 2007 – Karen Urosevich (MA in Interior Design) has a new job at Benson Interiors, a residential interior design firm in Boston. You can get in touch with Karen at karenurosevich@hotmail.com. 2007 – Daniela Wong-Chiulli (Graphic Design) recently took part in a two-person show, called Framing the Line, of drawings inspired by the Japanese comic book art, manga, at the Distillery Gallery in South Boston (www.distilleryboston.com). Manga refers to comic book art, which in turn is often brought to film, becoming anime (Japanese animation). “The main distinction to be made between the art works on display and manga is that the latter involves images that are continuously in motion. The images drawn by …Wong-Chiulli exist by themselves for themselves. They are manga-like images taken out of the context of narrative and placed in the context of contemplation.” (Distillery Gallery website). You can get in touch with Daniela at sleighted@gmail.com. �DIRECTLY FROM AN E-MAIL I realize that, to some extent, every piece of information—new job, new baby, etc.—that I receive from an alum is “feedback” of a sort and that is, of course, one thing that drives this magazine. But every once in a while, an alum writes a note to someone at NESADSU that really deserves to be read in its entirety. Such is the case with Carl Grivakis (Graphic Design 2004) and the email he sent to Graphic Design Program Director Laura Golly (and her colleagues, Jennifer Fuchel and Wallace Marosek) in January.With only the most minor editing, here it is: teacher in Massachusetts. I am taking the MTELs on Jen, thank you for teaching me the ropes of the pro- March 8th. My goal is to teach art and design at the grams. Without the tools to work with I don’t know high school level to better prepare students who where I’d be. My boss still thinks my Photoshop skills want to enter the field directly or to move on to a need work. I agree but I am the master of Illustrator college program. I’m excited and a little nervous, but I and InDesign here and everyone comes to me if they have found a love for helping people along when they ing, but I’ve given up on coding. I have a friend handle authored several articles on Designer Today offering that...the design work is usually all mine. As far as the advice ranging from portfolio development to profes- newest technologies go, I haven’t a clue. sional practice and spec work. Wallace, thank you for the extraordinary time in GD Along with all of this I have been active working with III and IV as well as the illustration classes. Apologies local political campaigns, trying to bring a unique design quality to each candidate so that they will stand some of the projects. My work schedule was a little out in the crowd of cookie cutter work produced overbearing and I would have been better served in many of the sign shops. I have done logo work for taking fewer classes and devoting more time to my Peer Servants and helped Unite for Sight as well. Fi- portfolio in my senior year.Your lessons have always stuck with me and I see much of the senior course for a local anime (Japanese cartoons) convention in work coming through in my professional life. Students at NESADSU are taught to work together on projects, to collaborate, pooling their talents for the best result. Whether within a discipline or between two (say, interior design and graphics), the sum is nearly always better than its parts. for never being able to put the proper time in on nally I set some time aside to lay out program guides “Hello Laura, Jen and Wallace, Recipe for Success need technical help. As far as web design goes, I’m try- are struggling to get into the industry. I have even NEWS tidbits & N e w s & Ti d b i t s Fe e d b ac k : N ot e s F rom You FEEDBACKfrom you notes New Hampshire. It’s been quite some time since I’ve been around So I just wanted to thank all of you properly. Sorry NESADSU. I’ve been meaning to come to the senior If you’ve read this far I’m glad. One of the thrills I it took me four years to get to it, but I wanted to shows the last couple years, but work has prevented hope to have as a teacher is hearing the stories of be able to come to you with some info. on my ac- it. I’m happy to say I work as an in-house designer at my students. I want to thank each one of you for complishments. I wish the program and all of you well. InScribe, an invitation and stationery company located all the work you’ve done in the design program. I will try and visit soon. in Woburn. I’m going on my third year here…. Now NESADSU was one of the best decisions I’ve ever that I’m at a small place like InScribe, I find myself made in my life. Cheers, wearing many hats, designing mostly print mate- Carl” rial, brand identities for new products and product Laura, thank you for driving me to always do better in samples for our merchandise. my work. I regret having not taken the Electronic Publication Design class. I had to learn on the job how to My work also brings me to New York once a year to lay out a document that’s 16 to 90 pages long. Though the National Stationery Show where I can see much as a student I often disagreed with your critiques, I of our product put on display at the largest both in realized afterwards you were absolutely correct. I the show. I’m quite content with what I am doing, apologize for not being able to take the guidance to but looking to the future I am considering teaching. heart at the time. I am currently applying for licensure as a vocational A similar collaboration took place recently, in a small space in Harvard Square. Stephanie Rossi (Interior Design 2001), a practicing interior designer (www.spaziorosso.com), whose husband, Jerome Picca, is a chef, decided in 2006 to open a small restaurant in Cambridge, in the space previously occupied by the iconic Iruña. Starting from scratch, and leaving the food issues to Jerome, Stephanie set about designing the space. But what about a logo? Turning to her former NESADSU classmate and good friend, Joel Gendron (Graphic Design 2000), Stephanie and Jerome entrusted this important piece of the puzzle to him. The result? A snappy logo that says it all, to go with a small restaurant that, as the Boston Globe says, gives you “a distinct feeling that you are eating inside someone’s home dining room”. The restaurant, which opened in October of last year, consists of two small rooms, seating about 50 people, and is done in a sophisticated palette of warm tones with accents of red and gray. (Beginning this spring, there will also be outdoor terrace seating for about 15.) Small Plates is a restaurant and wine bar, specializing in tapas or appetizer-sized portions that, in some cases, can be ordered in entrée-sized versions as well. One entrée or two tapas makes the perfect meal and allows the diner to try several different dishes. Everything is cooked or baked by Jerome and his staff and is “reminiscent of a dinner party given by someone who is cooking to please you” (Boston Globe). In the interests of a full confession, I should tell you that I dined at Small Plates, with two family members, in February, on a Tuesday evening. The restaurant was full (reservations are a necessity!), the place looks wonderful, and the food is fabulous. Personally, I’m not fond of restaurants that serve plates piled high with food, half of which goes uneaten or goes home. Small Plates is perfect for those who want, well, a small plate, or who want to try several dishes. I had one tapas of baby lamb chops on a bed of Israeli couscous and vegetables, and another of puff pastry filled with lobster and asparagus. Both were beyond delicious and very reasonably priced. Then, the advantage of “small plates” being obvious, there was room for dessert, a peach/ginger bread pudding that was out of this world. A small but very good list of available wines added just the right finish. All in all, it was a wonderful meal in a lovely setting. That’s my review. For the Globe’s, check out http://www.boston. com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/02/06/small_plates_offers_eclectic_choice_of_nibbles/ or http://www.boston. com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/21/entcing_tapas_in_a_refined_room/. You can also see a menu at www.smallplatesrestaurant.com. So support your fellow alumni! And bon appétit! S.C.§ & Th e n 14 15 Pa s s ag e s Spring 2008 Stephanie Rossi It is with great sadness that we learned just before Christmas of the death of Christopher Nolin (Interior Design 1995). Chris, who was living in the Albany area, had been the operations manager and then a group sales manager for Macy’s, before becoming the assistant manager of the Kohl’s store in Saratoga Springs. In 2006, he started Chris Nolin Home Improvement Services, combining his retail background with his interior design training. Chris leaves a wife, Tammy Bamford Nolin, one brother, and numerous other relatives. A funeral was held on November 30th, 2007. Our heartfelt sympathies go to his family and friends. Small Plates, Cambridge �A l u m n i Fo c u s ALUMNI focus BFA Installation BFA Installation Ciara Langley One thing I find fascinating about the students in the Master of Arts program in Interior Design at NESADSU is the astonishing variety of their backgrounds. Not only do they come to us from some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the U.S., but they also represented, in the 2006-2007 school year, over a dozen foreign countries. Ciara Langley is a good example of the best of them. “Originally from Dublin, I traveled quite a bit from an early age and lived in Saudi Arabia for four years during my childhood. This instilled in me a fascination for and desire to travel and experience other cultures. After returning to Ireland and the Irish educational system, my parents saw some talent in my love for art. They encouraged my siblings and me to follow our passions in life and afforded us every opportunity possible to explore various interests, in my case art. When I was about nine, my parents enrolled me in classes with a local artist named Fionnula O’Keefe. Classes were very small, with only a few students, which afforded each of us great attention and really helped me to explore a range of mediums and approaches. “At the age of fifteen I expressed to my parents my desire to follow art as a career path. They were again incredibly supportive, with great faith in my abilities. They explained to me the difficulties I might confront in a professional field in which it can be very hard to create a stable career. However they trusted me to find my own direction in life, knowing that I understood the amount of dedication it would require. “I began a weekend portfolio course in a DLIADT (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, a university in south Dublin). I was the youngest in the course as most people were eighteen and preparing for entry into college the following academic year. The course was incredibly challenging and really made each of us question our ability and dedication. The professor was very critical and demanded a huge amount of effort from us. I spent two years doing this course, spending my final year of school taking state exams and compiling my final portfolio for college application. “I applied to NCAD (the National College of Art and Design, a central Dublin university known for being the leading art institution in Ireland). Competition for places at NCAD was tough but my application was strong enough and I was accepted on my first application after reviews of my portfolio and Leaving Certificate (a state exam required to get into college in Ireland). “My time at NCAD was a difficult one. Natural talent was not enough and the professors constantly questioned our abilities and our dedication to the field of art. Having broken away from a very traditional arts approach in the 1960’s the college strove to produce work strong in concept and powerful in effect. There were many supporting subjects that we were required to take including history, media studies, sociology, aesthetics, etc. Our finals included an extensive 10,000-word written thesis along with a much anticipated final degree show attended and reviewed by the Irish media. Plaza Chair Spring 2008 Dog Sketch “In 2003 I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art honors degree, specializing in printmaking. My final degree show in NCAD was very abstract in nature and I chose to exhibit a final selection of lithographic prints in conjunction with a drawing installation. The installation consisted of a large 8’ x 8’ completely enclosed room filled with abstract drawings and visible only through small strategically placed view ports. Viewers had to maneuver around the structure and engage with it to fully explore and receive from the work. The drawings evolved over a period of about six weeks and were catalogued with photographs throughout this period. These images were created in conjunction with the set of lithographs and together explored over three semesters the nature of underlying forms, notions of their spatial relationships and my perceptions of the world around me. I was using the process of drawing itself to understand something more about myself, my philosophy of reality, experience and an understanding of reality beyond the tangible physical form. “Now I began contemplating earning a Masters degree. I had enjoyed the challenge and stimulation of university life and was eager to continue to pursue my education in some capacity. The drawings and the work I created during this time became very architectural in nature as I explored spatial relationships, encounters between forms and personal experience when engaging with a structural form. At the time my sister was finishing an architecture degree and I found myself intrigued by the complexity of concept and detailing in her models and drawings. Then, as I was finishing my studies at NCAD, I was offered a job as a graphic design intern in Burlington, Massachusetts. I was eager to travel more and had never been to America so I jumped at the opportunity to spend time in New England traveling and gaining work experience. I spent a couple of summers working there, at the same time researching various Masters programs. “My original intention was to undertake my next degree in Europe and carry on with the fine arts route, obtaining either a Masters in Fine Arts or perhaps a degree in Art Therapy. Then, during one commute to work on the subway, I saw a poster for NESADSU and decided to see what programs they had to offer. I discovered the MA program in Interior Design and became really excited by the descriptions of the courses involved. I contacted NESADSU for more information about the program requirements and was told about an upcoming informational evening, so decided to attend. I recall very clearly meeting Mark Brus at the event and sitting around a table with him and other prospective students discussing the courses and the fields of interior design and architecture. He had a great passion for design and a dedication to the field that was incredibly encouraging and inspiring. I owe him a great thank you for convincing me to apply to NESADSU. So, I made my decision to put in an application and thankfully was accepted. It was quite a big leap of faith for me to leave Europe, my family and my life as I had known it but the decision came very easily somehow. I felt great excitement to be pushing my career in a new direction that still remained rooted in my passion for the arts. “I began my classes in the fall semester of 2004. I was immediately excited by the possibilities and the complexity of interior architectural design. The professors were incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about their subjects, which made for very enjoyable educational experiences. I found a dedication to students and a supportive network I believe was lacking in some of my previous educational experiences. Students weren’t competing aggressively with one another but rather actively engaging with each other, exchanging ideas and stimulating creativity. I also began to find a satisfaction in design that wasn’t supplied by my fine art endeavors. I began to recognize the power of good design to infiltrate the lives of people, affecting and inspiring in a multitude of ways, while satisfying the creative and conceptual drives I had found in fine art. Architectural design permitted me to express a creative voice, then move that voice beyond the confines of the gallery and the exhibition. “During my time at NESADSU I continued with internships in graphic design and interior design to support my education. While entering my final year I heard about a graduate fellowship at Suffolk’s Ballotti Learning Center. I approached Laureen Simonetti [the BLC’s Educational Consultant attached to NESADSU] about the position and was instantly excited by her enthusiasm and & Th e n 16 17 M a s t e r o f A rt s i n I n t e r i or D e s i g n 2 0 0 7 �A l u m n i Fo c u s ALUMNI focus Ciara Langley dedication to the student body. I was awarded the fellowship and worked closely with Laureen for my final year at NESADSU. This was an incredibly rewarding learning experience for me. Laureen provided me with every possible support to enable me to offer the students at NESADSU the guidance and information to help them excel in their studies. I worked with a dedicated and inspiring team of tutors and greatly appreciate what the students I served with offered me in return. The work itself was very demanding and quite stressful on top of a full course load, but was an invaluable learning experience. We offered our students group workshops on various computer programs, specific skill sets and techniques as well as support in difficult classes. We also offered one-on-one regular tutoring sessions as well as study guides, informational handouts and study groups. “In my final semester at NESADSU I was invited by Nacer Benkaci to work as a teaching assistant in his Contract Design Studio class. Working alongside Nacer proved to be another fantastic experience at NESADSU. He was a very de“ � have become heavily involved in a major, multiI manding professor million pound retail development for a high profile with high expectaclient in Cardiff, the capital ofWales.The work itself tions of his students has become increasingly challenging but I am lucky but he taught in a way that challenged to have a director who puts great faith in my abilithem to produce ties and the increasing responsibilities of my role.” engaging, refreshing design proposals. He instilled in me great enthusiasm for the potential of teaching in this field and I hope in the near future to be able to return to higher education in a teaching capacity again. “In the spring of 2007, I completed my Masters degree. I had spent the best part of the past four years in Boston and had come to love the city and make great friends and professional contacts Spring 2008 The Houses of Parliament, London, UK while there. As graduation approached, however, I felt the need to address decisions about my future again and what path I wanted to travel next. I felt that now was the time to continue with my travels and push my career in a new direction. For some uncertain reason London was enticing me in much the same way Boston and NESADSU had. I woke one morning and just made the decision to move to a wild and exciting city, filled with outstanding design firms and unlimited potential. “So, after graduation I returned to Europe, spending most of the summer traveling around the continent and finally settling in London in August. I found a fantastic apartment in Waterloo, a very central area in the south of the city. It allows me to walk to almost anywhere in central London in about thirty minutes and the apartment itself is quirky and filled with great character. Within two weeks I had sent out numerous applications and was offered a job on my first interview with a firm called TTG Architects. They sounded excited about my application and I was very attracted to their genuine desire to provide me with a challenging and exciting opportunity with the firm. “I have now been working at TTG for seven months and with each month that goes by I feel greater excitement and enthusiasm about going to work. I have become heavily involved in a major, multi-million pound retail development for a high profile client in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The work itself has become increasingly challenging but I am lucky to have a director who puts great faith in my abilities and the increasing responsibilities of my role. My position is technically “assistant architect” rather than interior designer, but it is giving me great experience in areas like construction and detailing and I feel my knowledge base continue to explode after the strong foundations provided by my education at NESADSU.” With our thanks to Ciara for sharing her experiences – and our best wishes for a bright future. S.C§.                                                                                                                                                                                                            The River Thames, London, UK         18 19 & Th e n cont.                     •  •  •    •  •     •    •   •    •  •                   �The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University 75 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 G a l l e ry S c h e du l e GALLERY schedule Student Exhibitions 2008 Summer Exhibitions 2008 Work by current students of The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University NESADSU White Box Gallery (Studio 208): NESADSU Fine Arts Alum Critique Group Foundation March 24th to April 4th Reception: Friday, March 28th 5-7pm Graphic Design (Undergraduate) April 7th to April 18th Reception: Friday, April 11th 5-7pm Fine Arts April 22nd to May 2nd Reception: Friday, April 25th 5-7pm Interior Design (Graduate and Undergraduate) May 5th to May 19th Reception: Friday, May 9th 5-7pm exhibition Organized by Mish McIntyre and Jessie Schloss May 12th to June 27th Reception: Friday, May 16th 5-7pm Main Gallery: Prints and Related Drawings: Fine Arts Faculty Print Portfolio Organized by Assistant Professor Randal Thurston May 27th to July 12th Reception: Friday, June 27th 6-8pm July exhibition:TBA Fall Exhibitions 2008 Graphic Design Graduate Student Exhibition September 2nd to September 13th Reception: Friday, September 5th 6-8pm String Theories September 18th to October 25th Reception: Thursday, September 18th 6-8pm Pop Life October 30th to November 30th Reception: TBA Please call (617) 573-8785 to confirm dates and times of exhibitions and opening receptions. Detachment, 2007 ClaraWolverton � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. The materials include: Presidents' records, photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia, and university publications. 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Here we all are in Boston leading privileged lives, when so many across the globe live in such desperate circumstances. What can you, as art students, do to influence the lives, for example, of the world’s 40 million HIV-positive people? It seems like an impossible task; however, any small step you can take is worth the effort. Since the spring of 2004, the students in Graphic …a desire to have simple, impactful visuals that could be used to solicit discussion among health care clinicians. The issue? How can pre-natal clinicians engage men in caring for their children? Design II (ADG S207) have been assigned projects dealing with sustainability, both environmental and social. One project addressed the design of posters directed to partners of HIV-positive pregnant women in Namibia. This project was inspired by the work of a dear friend, Mary Jo O’Hara, who is an international AIDS educator. Her work takes her to India, China and sub-Saharan Africa, where 29 million of the world’s 40 million HIV-positive people reside. She had expressed to me a desire to have simple, impactful visuals that could be used to solicit discussion among health care clinicians. The issue? How can pre-natal clinicians engage men in caring for their children? After intense research, my students, in teams of two, produced posters based on their own concept Poster design by Kayla Hicks conclusions. PDF files of their work were sent to Mary Jo in Namibia, where she is working on a draft curriculum for nurses implementing programs to reduce HIV transmission to infants born to women with HIV. An important challenge for health care workers has been erasing the stigma of implementing HIV testing during pregnanEditor’s Note . . . . . . . . 2 cy, as women are often perceived by the community Make a Difference (cont.) 3 as being responsible for the ongoing epidemic since News & Tidbits . . . . . . . . 4 they are the ones getting tested. Zorking in q Foreign Lqnguqge . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mary Jo shared the students’ work with colleagues Life Lessons in who viewed and evaluated the images sent. Advertising . . . . . . . . . . 8 Inside Tim Enright’s and Gregory Mills’ poster image was enthusiastically received by her Namibian colleagues as was a design done a year earlier by Kayla Hicks. Because the images portrayed men as being strong, powerful and engaged in family decision-making, it offered a different approach to the fear and recrimiPoster design by Tim Enright and Gregory Mills continued on page 3 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . 10 Alumni Interview . . . . 14 Faculty Interview . . . . 18 Gallery Schedule . . . . 20 �E d i t or ’ s N ot e After two-and-a-half years of designing the NESADSU alumni magazine (I refuse to call it a “newsletter” anymore; it’s become much more than that!), Kate McLean (Graphic Design 2004) is contributing this time in a second way. Kate is, as some of you know, many things besides an extraordinarily talented graphic designer. She is English, a perpetual traveler, a photographer, a snowboarder, a keen observer of the world and everyone and everything in it, a foodie and wine connoisseur, and one of the most inquisitive, open-to-experiences-of-all-kinds people it has ever been my pleasure to know. She is also married, to Mick, and that has taken her to Paris, where the two of them are comfortably ensconced in a balconied (the better to observe the city) apartment on rue Gounod in the 17th arrondissement. Not content to spend her days exploring a city most of us would love the chance to see full-time, Kate has established herself as a practicing professional graphic designer in a new city and in a (fairly) new language, with all the attendant pleasures and pitfalls.With some months of work behind her, she thought it might be interesting to write about her experiences for “…And Then”. A very quick “Go right ahead” from me and she was off on the first of a planned three articles for this and our next two issues. So, for spring 2007, we bring you “Working in a Foreign Language”, to be followed in the fall by “Cultural Differences” and, next spring, “KnowYour Country’s Typography”. All I’ll say at this moment is that it’s a whole different ballgame. Read and enjoy. Sara Lost Alumni Does anyone know where I can find these NESADSU alumni? They’re no longer at the addresses I had for them and I haven’t been able to trace them. If you know, please email me at schadwic@suffolk.edu. Many thanks, detectives! Sara Christine Jellow Anne Noble Jean Kuntz Jessica Huang Ricardo Gonzalez Josephine Place Bethia Haider Darren Breault Dan Meuleman Sun Sun Ye Lucy Beltran Shawn Mullen Interior Design Interior Design Graphic Design Fine Arts Fine Arts Interior Design (MA) Graphic Design Graphic Design Graphic Design Fine Arts Graphic Design Interior Design 1979 1982 1982 1996 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004 Th e N e w E n g l a n d S c h ool o f A rt & D e s i g n at S u f f ol k U n i v e r s i t y Spring 2007 A l u m n i N e w s l e t t e r, S p r i n g 2 0 0 7 I s s u e # 1 2 & Th e n 2 3 EDITOR: Please send your photographs and news for inclusion in the next issue. Send all photographs, slides, or digital files, with an accompanying caption that identifies who is in the picture and when and where it was taken. All photographs, slides and digital files should be 300 dpi at 5”x7” (1500 x 2100 pixels, total filesize four megabytes approximately), a high-resolution JPEG taken with at least a three-megapixel camera. Sara Chadwick design concept & DESIGN: CONTRIBUTING designer: special thanks: printing: Kate McLean Rita Daly Mish McIntyre Reynolds DeWalt, New Bedford, MA web site: www.suffolk.edu/nesad Send updated contact information, questions or requests to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu or call (617) 994-4294 or use the new online form on the Alumni page of the website. �S p e c i a l Fe at u r e SPECIAL feature continued NESADSU Graphic Design Students: Learning to Make A Difference continued from page 1 nation that are often seen in HIV prevention messages. The image, used as a “trigger” to generate discussion among healthcare providers, aims to find strategies to educate men as to the important role they can play in their babies’ health, and to raise awareness among them regarding HIV transmission to their partners and children. The image was included in the draft curriculum being used to train nurses and midwives providing care to pregnant women throughout Namibia. After success there, the image was then added to the draft curriculum, regarding prevention of mother-to-child transmission, in the 56 nursing schools in Tanzania. Because student nurses, men and women both, are at risk for HIV, the image can be used for discussion within personal relationships, within the classroom, and within the community. A success story? Yes. We as graphic designers have at our disposal a powerful means of communication. We need to realize our gift and use it to improve life as often as we can. Namibian children (featured above and below) will benefit from the knowledge passed on by the AIDS awareness program.. Rita Daly § Many thanks to Mary Jo O’Hara for access to her photo archives. A typical Namiibian village hut. Mary Jo O’Hara (second from left) with the nursing team in Namibia Enormous sand dunes are one part of the varied landscape. �NEWS & TIDBITS NEWS tidbits & A N e w O p p ort u n i t y f or NESA/D/SU Alums View from the Downtown Harvard Club of Boston As alums of Suffolk University – and this includes grads of NESA and NESAD as well – you are all invited to become members with full privileges at the Downtown Harvard Club of Boston. Located on the 38th floor of One Federal Street in Boston, the club provides sweeping views of the city (and the Suffolk campus), as well as à la carte dining Monday through Friday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition, members can host or sponsor private functions or meetings and attend special member events. Membership in the Downtown Harvard Club also includes reciprocal privileges at over 130 national and international private clubs. Join alumni of Harvard, Babson, Bentley, Cornell, Dartmouth and Holy Cross and find out what the Club has to offer you. For information, visit www. harvardclub.com and click on “Become a Member”. Then just follow the instructions for applying. And check the Suffolk website (www.suffolk.edu) for information on Suffolk events being held at the Club. S.C. § A n A f t e r noon O f Tu s c a n S u n s h i n e I n Th e M i d d l e O f A N e w E n g l a n d Wi n t e r Noted author Frances Mayes, whose book Under the Tuscan Sun was an international best seller, spoke to Suffolk students, faculty and administrators on the afternoon of Thursday, February 1st, as part of Suffolk’s Centennial celebration. Through her words, Frances transported her audience to Tuscany, making them feel the sun’s mid-summer warmth and the breezes flowing through the swaying cypress trees, fluttering bowers of jasmine, and bobbing heads of roses found in her gardens at Bramasole in Cortona, Italy. Suffolk, specifically NESADSU, has begun a wonderful relationship with Ms. Mayes. Last year, the students in Wallace Marosek’s 6-week Italian Journal program enjoyed a day of painting throughout Frances’ gardens. The students captured with watercolor the beauty that she has so deftly and poetically described with words. Spring 2007 Catherine Headen (left) with noted author Frances Mayes (right) & Th e n 4 5 Pictured (at left) is Frances Mayes with Catherine Headen, who presented the author with an original watercolor of Bramasole. Catherine is a graduate student in the MA program in Graphic Design who happily spent last summer in Italy along with 10 other students watercoloring a journal of her travels as part of the Italian Journal program. Italian Journal is offered each summer through the Graphic Design program at NESADSU to all University undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, contact Wallace Marosek at wmarosek@suffolk.edu. Wallace Marosek § �NESADSU Undergoes R e ac c r e d i tat i on P ro c e s s Shortly after the merger with Suffolk University in 1996, NESADSU applied for and was granted accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). NASAD is composed of “schools and individuals representing the highest traditions and aims in the education of the artist and designer….NASAD is the only accrediting agency covering the whole field of art and design recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.” (NASAD Handbook). Accreditation must be renewed on a regular basis and ours came due during the 2006-2007 academic year. The renewal process involves submission of a self-study, describing and assessing everything the school does, in terms of its mission and goals, the faculty and administration, programs and curricula, finances, facilities and equipment, the library, recruitment, admissions, record-keeping and advising, published materials, and much more. The self-study, written over the course of a year by Sara Chadwick, ran to 338 pages, not including faculty resumes and other appendices. Submitted to NASAD in January, the self-study was then reviewed by a two-member team of art and design school educators, who were then to visit the school to see whether all we had said was true. The visiting team of Alan Barkley, Dean of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (CT) and Anedith Nash, Provost of Columbus College of Art and Design, arrived on Sunday, March 25th and were here until Wednesday the 28th. They met with NESADSU Chairman Bill Davis and Sara, with the Suffolk Provost, Patricia Meservey, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ken Greenberg, as well as with undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, program directors, alumni, and numerous members of the art school administration. The team also reviewed a comprehensive display of student work, covering nearly every available wall in the school. The visit ended with an exit interview on Wednesday morning. While the decision to renew or deny reaccreditation will not be made until October, at the NASAD annual meeting in St. Louis, we were left with the impression that we had demonstrated to the team’s satisfaction that NESADSU is worthy of continuing recognition by NASAD, as a demonstrated leader in the field of arts education. The reaccreditation process is long and exhausting and could never have been completed without the help of the entire NESADSU community. As the “driver”, I’d like to extend heartfelt thanks to all who participated. I’m very grateful. S.C. § “ ew England’s N Finest” While our pride in all our graduates’ accomplishments is evident, we wouldn’t want to be accused of exaggeration, so “New England’s Finest” isn’t necessarily a phrase we’d toss around freely. However, Yankee magazine thought it appropriate to describe the work of Paul and Lianne (Cortese) Stoddard (Graphic Design 1992) in just that way. The December 2006 issue of the magazine highlighted several holiday items produced by New England designers, among them Paul and Lianne’s tree ornaments that sell under the name “Swirly Designs”. The painted polymer clay ornaments (for seasons other than Christmas as well) sell for between $17.00 and Samples from “Swirly Designs” lauded by $24.50 and are worth every Yankee Magazine penny, as you can see. Their line of ornaments “presents a playful, contemporary take on snowmen, Santas, stars and so on…..and each ornament has 3-D details – such as a bell that actually rings, ribbon, sparklers, and danglers – that capture the magic of the season” (Yankee). Check out their webpage at www.swirlydesigns.com. What the article doesn’t describe, however, is how Paul, an illustrator, and Lianne, now in the Publications Department at the Museum of Science, can work full-time, raise son Gryffin, now nearly two, and still have time for their rapidly-growing ornament business. Sleep must be a luxury. S.C. § �NEWS tidbits & NEWS & TIDBITS We Love A Parade Lori in her Imperial Officer’s uniform (with two friends from Detroit) Careful readers of this magazine may remember that Lori Sartre (Graphic Design 1992) is a fan of the Star Wars movie series. An obsessed fan? We’ll leave that to you to decide. But, in any case, she has an abiding love for the movies and more knowledge about Star Wars minutiae than anyone I can imagine. So it shouldn’t have come as any surprise when, last December, I received an email from Lori saying that she had been selected, from the millions of fans all over the world, to march in costume in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade in tribute to George Lucas. Apparently Lucasfilm had sent out word that they wanted to see videos from various 501st clubs (that’s the Stormtrooper Legion) marching. A video audition, so to speak. So Lori and her group submitted one and 8 of their 25 members were chosen to march in the parade. It turns out, though, that they had something more in mind for Lori. Fine Arts Students Score! Students from NESAD’S Fine Arts program have recently been included in several prestigious juried exhibitions. Christina Watka and Kaitlyn Sullivan participated in the 18th annual Student Exhibition at Boston’s Copley Society, a competition open to students in all Boston area schools. Christina’s work was awarded the Johnson Paint Creativity Award. Kaitlyn and Clara Wolverton were included in the BFA/BA exhibition at the University of South Florida. The juror was Dave Hickey, noted author and critic. Spring 2007 Juan Berrios, Bonnie Birge, Imonga WellsWingfield, Sam Spano, Shawnna Lyons, and Silvi Naci exhibited their work in the Arches student show, part of the 60th Annual Boston Printmakers North American Biennial. & Th e n 6 7 Additionally, Kaitlyn, Kimthy Nguyen, Christina Watka, Jazmin Brown, Alison Balcanoff, Mike Farley, Rachel Rickert, Mitsu Toda, and Richard Schum have installed their work in Suffolk’s new Sawyer Library at 73 Tremont St. where it will be on view for the next year. Randal Thurston§ Not having been chosen with that group, Lori sent a note to a friend at Lucasfilm, offering her services in a different capacity, any capacity. After all, she had all the experience in the world: Drill Captain, member of the 501st for 5 years, Trooper of the Month in February 2006, coordinator of costumed characters for 30+ events at the Boston Museum of Science, and participant in two Star Wars Weekend parades at Disney’s MGM Studios Park. She even volunteered to stick flower petals on the Star Wars float if that would get her to Pasadena! Then, suddenly, an email from Lucasfilm offered her the chance to be part of the Elite Squad, a dozen members who would help with anything that could make the parade, or at least the Star Wars part of it, work. So Lori flew to Pasadena, with Lucasfilm paying her airfare and hotel accommodations, to be a bus monitor, a make-up artist, and a pants hemmer, anything to support the marchers. She made sure everyone was where they were supposed to be, she painted, head-to-toe, alien women, starting at 2 in the morning, and she hemmed the pant legs of 175 Grambling State University marching band members. Who says show business isn’t glamorous? But, more than that, she was one of a dozen Imperial Officers who made sure the Star Wars portion of the parade went off without a hitch. More than 350 costumed characters, including Stormtroopers, Imperial Officers, Ewoks and Darth Vader entertained the nearly one million people who lined the parade route, and the millions more who watched on television. George Lucas, who was the parade’s Grand Marshall, sat in the stands until his Star Wars battalions passed by, then rode in a car for the remainder of the parade. Adding to her trove of Star Wars–related memories, Lori, who had met Lucas at the Museum of Science some months before, distinctly heard him say “Lookin’ good, Lori” as she passed by during one dress rehearsal. Needless to say, that was the icing on the cake. S.C. § �Ov e r s e a s c or r e s p on d e n t OVERSEAS correspondent Zorking in q Foreign Lqnguqge Kate McLean, whom you all know as the designer of this magazine, graduated from NESADSU in 2004 and, in 2006, she relocated to Paris. After establishing herself there as a graphic designer, Kate has a unique perspective on the joys and pitfalls of the trans-cultural work experience. So, if you think you might like to try designing somewhere other than in the US, read on. My first day at Jean-Louis’ “boîte”, as every office or studio is known as in Paris, was the first of many learning opportunities in working in a foreign language. The first question was about coffee; did I want it long or short? Long is about one fiftieth the size of your average Starbucks coffee and short is half the size of a long. I requested a “long”. The next question concerned which language we would speak—we started in French, moved to English, and continued in Franglais (an ungrammatical combination of French and English). I realized that my French was not fully up to par for work as a designer in France and swiftly signed up for a semester of intensive classes at the Sorbonne. My semester at the Sorbonne passed. I studied the rules of French grammar and the exceptions to the rules of French grammar (there are many more exceptions than rules) and simultaneously negotiated the tax office and the “Maison des Artistes”. In order to work legally I had to complete whole dossiers of bureaucratic forms. The second time I went to Jean-Louis’ “boîte” I was ready to work. On his desk I spotted a brief from a famous historical site in the south of France, called the Pont du Gard. I asked if I could come up with some ideas and in return he asked how much it would cost him. This project was in the form of a bid, or a competition (locally known as a “spéculatif)—where you work for no fee. If the client selects your work, you are awarded the contract and are paid for the remainder of the work involved. Jean-Louis paid me, but we did not get the contract. I then started working on my own freelance Aaaah bon –Illustrator menus in French The French keyboard–not QWERTY but AZERTY projects at the boîte.There is a spare computer in the eaves with CS2 and Quark, which is now known as Kate’s computer. I sat down, opened Illustrator and freaked.You see what I mean? Some of the menus are obvious, others rely on an instinctive knowledge of where the option is located in relation to the others, and the keyboard shortcuts thankfully keep their American keystrokes, so if you get stuck figuring out what “associer” means, you see the shortcut “apple” (called “pomme” here) and “G” and obviously it is the command to group a set of objects. My vocabulary for strange, design-specific words has thus expanded enormously. However, using these words in everyday conversation tends to result in people rolling about laughing. The following paragraph is touch-typed on a French AZERTY keyboard: Qnd qs for the keyboqrd; let ,e introduce you to the %QWERTY% keyboqrd: Of course you hqve qll those chqrqcters qccents to deql with first; so the nu,ber keys are forced into second plqce qs qccented vozels tqke pride of plqce on the 2nd roz 9under the function keys0: Since there are not enough qccents to fill the roz, some s,qrt cookie qdded in speciql sy,bols used in French typogrqphy that qre not used qnyzhere else. To type a nu,ber you have to hold down the shift key to get &; é; “; ‘; (; §; è; !; ç qnd à: The “Q” qnd “A” keys qre inverted qs qre the “Z” qnd “W”, the “,” is sepqrqted fro, “N” it ,oves up & line and lives next door to “L” qnd zorse still to hit the period key; you hqve to hold down shift!! This ,qkes typing zeb qddresses qnd e)mqil qddresses with the 2 sign exceptionqlly pqinful. I know you are clever enough to figure out what it says. My client-list currently comprises several multi-lingual small businesses. Thankfully the business language is English as I am still happiest discussing design concepts in my native language. When I first studied Graphic Design at NESADSU (having moved from England) Laura Golly liked my accent but “couldn’t understand a word I said”. In France equally, everyone appreciates my efforts and loves my accent but cannot always understand what I am trying to say. Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose! Kate McLean § �QUIT join… to Fe e d b ac k : N ot e s F rom You Life Lessons In Advertising On Tuesday, February 21st, I had a call from a 1970 NESA alumnus by the name of Rob Lopes. Rob, who lives in Connecticut and produces television commercials in NewYork, was planning to be in Boston the next day, on a round of college visits with his son, Giancarlo, and wanted to know if he could stop by NESADSU and see how things had changed in the intervening 37 years. Of course I said yes, as I always like to see alumni I’ve not met before. We had a wonderful chat and I gave them a tour of our facilities, which I think was an eye-opener to Rob, to say the least.The next day I received the following email, which I’d like to share with our current students and recent alums alike: Dear Sara, Can’t express how wonderful the tour was­—immensely nostalgic. Giancarlo, as well, was very impressed and now happily wants to include Suffolk in his list. I [wanted to pass along my resume] from my fifteen years (1970-1985) as an art director before [I became] a commercial film director. Here it is. With hopes it won’t bore you to tears and might serve as some encouragement to your students. 1970: Photo-Lettering (spacing type). My very first job out of NESA. Lesson # 1: Even if your first job is not optimum, in most cases take it anyway/get working.You¹ll make contacts, get a pay check and use it as a base to move on. It¹s always easier to get a job if you already have one. Employers need permission to believe.Your former employer tacitly gives that permission. Quit to join... 1970: Lois Weiss Advertising (mechanical man in the bullpen). Was laid off when they lost their biggest account, Cunard Lines. Lesson # 2: Don’t let setbacks bring you down - they’re inevitable. Wasn’t it Nietzsche who said, “What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger”? 1971: Alexander and Associates (mechanical man/bullpen, some designing). This was a tiny, rinky-dink ad house in Brooklyn. Huntley, Schmidt. After about six months Allen Beaver made me his assistant and after a year I became a full-fledged art director. In the early and middle 70’s, the five most creative shops in New York were Ally, Spring 2007 8 9 May of 1971-1975: Marvin and Jesse Levine (mechanical man/bullpen, some designing). This was a smallish, agency with primarily fashion accounts in Manhattan. It was there that my career really took off. The future Advertising Hall of Fame team of Allen Beaver (advertising) and Larry Plapler (writer) were hired as creative directors and under their considerable talent transformed this smallish fashion house into a medium-sized, all-around agency. It was renamed Levine, & Th e n Lesson # 3: From bad comes good. Even if the place is horrible, and this one was, there’s always something good coming out of it. I met my best friend of 36 years there. Quit to join... Gargano; Doyle, Dane, Bernbach; Scali, McCabe, Sloves; Della Femina; and Levine, Huntley, Schmidt. Levine was by far the smallest and yet it, pound for pound, would win more Andy and One Show awards than any of the rest. In those years I won many awards and, at the end of my stay, I was made a senior AD. Lesson # 4: When a good opportunity comes, be open and savvy enough to recognize it. Milk it for all it’s worth. If you¹re lucky enough to land in a phenomenal creative shop that’s the equivalent of, say, Microsoft in the tech world, and if they recognize your talent, reward you with promotions and raises on a timely basis, then don¹t be stupid - stay. However, keep in the back of your mind such places and opportunities are far and few between. Quit to join... 1975: Kurtz and Simon. Ostensibly came to get more TV commercial work as opposed to just print. Lesson # 5: Don’t be afraid to move on when it¹s obvious a place is going to be limiting. Don’t feel you have to stay in any one place forever, even if it was your creative womb. Moveon.com is generally a good philosophy—doing so broadens your contact base. At least in my day, the creative world was not like the corporate world where you get points for longevity. Creative directors loved to hire young hot shots who they knew were in demand elsewhere. Quit to join... 1975: Burson-Marstellar Advertising. Came here with the idea of getting more TV. I won’t say I was laid off. I was out and out fired, largely because I didn’t care for Marstellar’s level of creativity and was naïve enough to say so openly. Lesson # 6: Learn to curb your tongue and bide your time. If a place is beneath your creative standards, make your ultimate comment by quitting to join a better place. Never bitch from inside. Remember: most ad agencies, design firms, etc. [tell] themselves that their creative environment is just tip-top. And again resurrecting lesson # 3—from bad comes good. This firing turned out to be a great turning point. 1976: Wells, Rich, Greene. After a great summer off, I was hired at WRG to work in the late, great Bob Wilvers’ group (another Hall of Fame inductee and even more legendary a personage than my two earlier mentors). This man taught me that a television commercial need not �All photos from Rob Lopes’ personal archives. be a still-life. At that time the great majority of AD’s clung to their print background and were either too afraid or too unschooled to move the camera. Film should move. Lesson # 7: Always seek out mentors who can elevate you, challenge you. Although Wilvers was tough as nails, he brought me up to another level. Without his influence, I probably wouldn’t have become in later years a director. Bob became not only a great mentor but a great friend all the way up to his untimely death. Adjunct to Lesson # 7: Don’t smoke (he was a chain smoker). Quit to join... 1976: Ally, Gargano. There I met and I worked with the late, great Pat Kelly (Advertising Hall of Fame-- considered one the ten greatest writers in advertising history. He came up with the famous and much copied Federal Express commercials of the 70’s and 80’s.). Pat also became a dear friend. And it was he who encouraged me to follow in his footsteps and leave the agency side to become a commercial film director as he had done. Lesson # 8: Even if you’re hired into the holy of holies, as Ally was considered in those days, you have to take a very critical look at the political and structural landscape of any place you join. It was clear that the creative director (AD) was hogging all the choice work and it would have taken me years to get around that. People thought I was crazy to quit an agency that hundreds of AD’s would have killed their twin to get into. But it was the right move. Milton’s Lucifer was right, at least in our industry...” Better to rule in hell then serve in heaven.” Quit to go back to... 1977-1979: Wells Rich, Greene. Back again for more TV. Then around 1980, I quit to follow a dream. One which, sadly for me, I’ve yet to accomplish; i.e. write and direct original screenplays. People thought I had taken leave of my senses to leave Wells, in that I just bought a house. Lesson # 9: There comes a time in your life when, even if it’s financial lunacy, you have to chase the muse. If you don’t she’ll turn on you and devour your spiritual guts. 1980 - 1983: Wrote screenplays (never sold any) and, in between, took freelance jobs to pay the bills. 1984: Wells, Rich, Greene. When Wells asked me to come back for the third time to be a VP/ Group Head I drove a hard bargain. Following Pat Kelly’s advice (he had already made a successful transition from celebrated writer to director), I asked to do the same; i.e. to direct any and all commercials and campaigns I came up with. Amazingly they went for it. Over the next eighteen months, I built a reel of ten spots, most notably the HEFTY-WIMPY campaign for Hefty Garbage Bags. Lesson # 10: When the time is right, don’t be afraid to ask for the juice. All they can say is no. If you want to build a following of believers, the first person you must start with is yourself. P.S. At the time the prevailing wisdom coming from the big time sales reps and executive producers that I polled was that I was insane to leave my post as an established AD to become a fledgling director. They told me that, “the pond was glutted”; said “I’d be eaten by all the big fish”. They were right about the pond being glutted but what they failed to mention was that was only true at the bottom and middle. At the very top there’s plenty of swimming room! 1985: Started Pfeifer-Lopes Pictures. In the year that I left Wells to form my company with my partner Chuck Pfeifer, I was named the East Coast Director of the Year by Ad Week Magazine. Lesson # 11: Don’t always listen to the prevailing wisdom. 1992:The Lopes Picture Company. After seven years with my partner Pfeifer we decided to part company and the outfit was renamed. Over the years we’ve had close to twenty directors shoot through our company; however never more than five at a time and usually averaging about three at any given time. As a side note my dear old friend Pat Kelly also shot through us until his sad and untimely death. In total we¹ve been shooting commercials for the past eighteen years. During that time I¹ve garnered many an award, including an Emmy for HBO featuring the world champion boxer George Foreman. At this point I¹m probably being redundant since some of these notes should be covered in the website, but I’ve shot Henry Kissinger, Jesse Jackson, and Rush Limbaugh for the New York Times, Michael Jordan for Hanes, supermodels like Rachael Hunter to Saturday Night Live comics like Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz for American Express. After 37 years in the business, my career is starting to wind down, happily. Now I can spend time with my kids. But It’s been a terrific ride and it’s largely due to my fabulous and state-wide honored high school art teacher, Pauline Hopkins, and the wonderfully nurturing environment of NESA. Back in 1967 I couldn’t have either academically or financially gotten into RISD, the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt, the Museum School in Boston or any of the top LA schools. But if I had a five spot for every time, over these past thirty-seven years, that… grads from those schools have had to run around and fetch me a decaf latte, I could take this year’s NESAD graduating class out to a banquet at the best restaurant in Boston. Lesson # 12: NESAD will give you all the tools you need to kick ass and take names out there in the commercial art world. Don¹t let anyone tell you differently. Hope this proves of some help and encouragement to the kids. If not, I apologize for the long windedness of it all. Best Regards, Rob Lopes �C l a s s N ot e s CLASSotes n 1969 – Coral (Moon) Lewis (Advertising Design) recently contacted the school with an update on her life since NESA. After graduation, she worked for seven years as a graphic designer for The Arizona Bank, before moving to State Farm Insurance, where she was communications coordinator, designer, editor and photographer for 26 years. Having taken early retirement, she is now a fine artist. Coral and husband John live outside Phoenix, AZ where she can be reached at clewis06@cox.net. 1972 – Ed Mitchell (Graphic Design) has recently changed jobs, moving from Quinn Printing to Pond-Ekberg. It’s a business Ed knows well, so, if you have printing needs, get in touch at 1mitch@comcast.net. 1980 – Christine (Lahiff) Slatas (Interior Design) is currently working in international admissions at Bentley College, while doing freelance design work on the side. Chris’ daughter has just applied to Suffolk, where she hopes to study communications while taking art classes on the side. You can reach Chris at cslatas@bentley.edu. Spring 2007 Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. 1980 – Nancy Mouat (Graphic Design) has moved to Monterey, CA, after some years in Santa Barbara, where she and two partners are co-owners of the East Village Coffee Lounge. (You can Google her to read the shop’s reviews.) Nancy’s been in the restaurant business for a number of years, up and down the California coast, but loves Monterey, where she lives just above the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (Editor’s note: I visited the aquarium two years ago for the first time. It’s an amazing place and absolutely worth the trip if you’re in the neighborhood.) Email Nancy at nlynm@hotmail.com. & Th e n 10 11 1980 – Karen Neskey (Graphic Design) has given up Texas (“land of the big hair”) to return to New England, specifi- cally Marlborough, MA. She’s a Senior Art Director for the TJX Companies, owners of TJMaxx, Marshalls, Home Goods, and other great places to shop. Karen and Nancy Mouat (see above) are planning an Eastern reunion sometime in 2007, having stayed in touch since graduation. You can reach Karen at karen_neskey@yahoo.com. 1982 – Nancy (Khoury) Flosdorf (Fashion Illustration) recently got in touch with us to update us on her activities since graduation. After 25 or so years as a graphic designer, she stopped working when she decided she was missing out on watching her son, now 8, grow up. Now she’s working part-time and trying to motivate herself to get back into drawing and painting. Though she misses the graphic design field, the thought of becoming comfortable with the computer is daunting, so, for the time being, she’ll stay with non-design work. You can reach Nancy at gfloz@comcast.net. 1982 – James Kraus (Graphic Design) and Art Guy Studios had a great 2006. Jim launched a new website (www.artguy.com) and continued to do a weekly Boston Globe piece (examples of which are added to the website on a regular basis). In addition, he was asked to provide artwork for the premier issue of Harvard’s new magazine, 02138, “designed by the folks at Pluto Media, owned and run by Patrick Mitchell, the original designer of Fast Company magazine”). In addition, James does a weekly radio show called “In With the Old” on WZBC 90.3 FM. “If you love independent and alternative music with a nod to the past, check it out.” You can also stream the freshest show and the past two weeks’ worth by checking out http://www.artguy.com/radio/index.html. In March he also appeared on Boston cable’s BNN-TV, on a show called It’s All About Arts, which focuses on local artists, writers and musicians. He tells us he gave NESADSU a big rave, for which we thank him! To keep up, email James at jfk@artguy.com. 1982 – Paula Whalen (Fine Arts) is currently working on a series of paintings of Hull’s last open spaces with a grant she received from the Hull Cultural Council, a local offshoot of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. In addition to painting, Paula has a freelance apparel design company, Whalen Studio, as which she designs for such companies as TJMaxx, Marshalls, Chadwick’s of Boston, Fresh Produce, and Telluride Clothing Company, to name a few. She and a partner also recently started Two-Studios. com, which designs websites for small businesses. When not busy with any of these enterprises, Paula works with her husband, James Hardison, restoring carousel horses. She and James also have a nine-year-old daughter, Louise and a house in Hull, very near the ocean (“…which was a lifelong dream of mine”.) Email Paula at whalenstudios@ cs.com. 1986 – Brida (DaSilva) Moreno is currently living in Madrid and is working for Euroamykasa, and architecture and interior design firm doing residential and commercial projects in Spain, France, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and the Dominican Republic. Check their website at www.euroamykasa. com and contact Brida at dasilvabrida@ yahoo.com. 1986 – Juan Lucero (Graphic Design) has landed a job with the Newbury Street design firm, Kaminsky Strategik Design, whose client list includes Cabot Corporation, Gillette, Mass. General Hospital, and Palmer & Dodge. Check them out at www.ksdboston.com and email Juan at chanoc455@ hotmail.com. 1991 (BFA Suffolk 1993)– Kathryn (Mahoney) Hehir (Graphic Design) is living in Douglas, MA and has been teaching art in the Sutton public schools for 12 years. Happily married, also for 12 years, Kathy has four children: Emily, Isabelle, Thomas and Molly. Her eldest daughter, Emily (11) is interested in art, from fashion to sculpture and drawing so let’s see if she ends up at NESADSU! You can contact Kathy at kathyhehir@charter.net. 1992 – James Schenck (Graphic Design) is working as a Park Ranger at the Grand Canyon and has managed to design himself the perfect job. “I, unlike many others, �M o r e C l a s s N ot e s got into the permanent side of the Park Service very quickly and for that I am very fortunate and thankful. It seems that in my attempts to change careers a few years ago, to get out of the office and as far away from cubicles and 20-hour days, I somehow created a unique job for myself where I can still pursue my heart’s creative needs, the artistic side of my brain, my love of people, teaching, and being outdoors most of the day… My responsibilities include researching, writing and producing interpretive programs for a wide audience ranging from 10 to hundreds of visitors each day. I patrol trails, helping hikers. I work with a team of historians designing and producing a large exhibit for the 75th anniversary of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in 2008 here at the park. I am responsible for producing all promotional signage for programs, events and advertisements. And, during any given day, I work at the visitors center desk answering questions from the 4.5 million visitors that move through here every year… I am very glad that I can finally say with honesty… I love what I do and do what I love.” Isn’t that what it’s all about? Contact James at jschenck2007@yahoo.com. 1995 – Carroll Conquest (Graphic Design) has been accepted to graduate school at Tufts University/The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, beginning in late May, where she will be working on an MAT in Art Education. Carroll has her own graphic design firm, Conquest Design Inc. in Arlington and teaches in the Graphic Design program at NESADSU as well. You can get in touch with her at c.conquest@conquestdesigninc. com. 1995 – Matt Ohnemus (Graphic Design), Creative Director for FOX-5 and MY9 in New York, was married in September of 2006 to Phyllis Silverman, a writer/producer for WNBC. Send your congratulations to Matt and Phyllis at matohnemus@mac.com. 1998 – Del Hawbaker (Graphic Design) was married on June 17, 2006 to Edith Gutierrez, the Art Editor of Business Week’s SmallBIZ magazine. Del is still with Tommy Hilfiger as the Design Manager in men’s sportswear, doing the graphics for t-shirts, hats, knits, etc. You can send congratulations to Del at delhawbaker@mac.com. 1998 – Charleen Hilton (Interior Design) keeps in regular touch regarding her classmates, as the Secretary for the class of 1998, but recently filled me in on her own doings since graduation. From 1998 to 2000 she worked in Washington, DC for interior designer Lisa Vandenburgh Ltd., for whom she had worked part time while at NESAD. “I was a design assistant to Lisa and was so fortunate to have this experience. My favorite clients and homes…were on Embassy Row and Nantucket Island. I was even fortunate enough to live in a client’s guest house for 8 months to see the completion of one project.” Then, from 2000 to 2001, Charleen fulfilled a life-long desire to do floral design, working for KaBloom on the South Shore. In 2001 she went out on her own, as Charleen Marie Designs (CMD), consulting, in partnership with several contractors, for clients on the Cape and South Shore. Now she’s also an independent consultant for Arbonne International products (“pure Swiss skincare”) as well. Charleen would love to find classmates, Kavi Kittani and Chris Bordence, so if anyone knows their whereabouts, please email Charleen at charleenmd@yahoo.com. Other classmates too: please get in touch with Charleen and give her an update! 1998 - Melissa Horvath (Graphic Design) has left Boston to return to the New York area, where she’s a full-time freelance at Pearson Education/Prentice Hall, designing high school literature textbooks. She’s also freelancing at the same time for Maxim and Stuff magazines. Though she’s hoping to find a full-time position in New York in the near future, the freelance work provides flexibility as Melissa plans for her November 9, 2007 wedding to Ron Plyman, an Associate Art Director at Business Week magazine. Our congratulations to Melissa and Ron! Send yours to her at melissa@melissahorvath.com. 2000 – Mary Ellen Stefanides (Graphic Design) is in her fourth year with Wilkins Management in Cambridge, doing both design and musicians’ management for this entertainment company. “Over the last year, I have helped my boss design pieces related to post-Katrina fundraising, specifically for the Habitat for Humanity Musicians’ Village.” Mary Ellen, who married John Fortin in August of 2003, is expecting her first child this summer. Send your congratulations to her at omaryellen@hotmail.com. 2000 – Anna Valleser (Graphic Design) is now working for Kovel-Fuller, a full-service advertising agency in Culver City, CA, as a production artist. She is also in her second year as a Navy Reservist and has recently been promoted to Petty Officer Third Class. As she says, “I am not yet deployable but I will be within six months.” Anna has also applied for the Officer’s Program, with a special interest in public affairs, where her design skills will be put to good use. You can email Anna at anna_valleser@hotmail.com. 2000 – Jose Miguel Zulategui (Graphic Design) has, in partnership with a friend who has a two-branch advertising agency, with offices in Madrid and Pamplona, opened a third in Marbella, Spain. While the three offices are independent, they work in concert on special projects or for special clients. The agency, Gap’s Comunicacion Costa Del Sol, does all kinds of advertising (TV, radio, print), as well as graphic design and event planning. Check out Miguel’s website at www.gapscostadelsol.com or the other two agencies at www.gaps.es or www.gapspamplona.com, and email Miguel at jmzulategui@hotmail. com. �Ye t M o r e C l a s s N ot e s CLASSotes n 2001 - Laura Granlund (Fine Arts) took part in a show called Soft Sell: A Plush Exhibition at DVA Gallery in Chicago in December. Get in touch with her at intimidnation@ hotmail.com. 2001 – Malena Luongo (Graphic Design) has taken a job as a graphic designer in the in-house design department of the Milken Family Foundation in Santa Monica, CA. The Foundation’s mission is to “discover and advance inventive and effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives….primarily though its work in education and medical research…”. You can email Malena at malenaluongo@ hotmail.com. Spring Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. & Th e n 12 13 2001 – Orsolya Windhoffer (Graphic Design) just emailed us with a change of address (she’s still in Maryland though, working as Creative Director for FlavorX, a company that develops flavoring for children’s medicines), and added that she’s going to be married on November 3rd. You can read all about it, see lots of photos, and offer your congratulations by logging on to www.orsolya.net. 2002 – Nick Heigelmann (Graphic Design) is working as a designer for Wellington Management Company on State Street in Boston, where his manager is Catherine Pipes (Electronic Graphic Design 2002). Check out Nick’s website at www.nickheigelmann.com and contact him at nheigelmann@ gmail.com. 2002 – Joyce Parent (MA in Interior Design) has moved from Oak Point Associates to JSA Architects/Interiors/Planners in Portsmouth, NH, where she joins two-year veteran Chris Carver (Interior Design 2004). You can reach Joyce at jpjm@gwi.net. 2003 – Vy Horwood (Interior Design) has moved to Washington, DC and, since October of 2005, has been working for Gensler in Arlington, VA. She is engaged to John Knaus, who is with the National Endowment for Democracy, with plans to marry on June 9, 2007 in St. Mary’s City, MD and honeymoon in Italy. She also sends a “hello” to Mark Brus (“I’m glad to hear he’s still teaching at NESAD – he was one of the best teachers I had.”) You can reach Vy at vy_horwood@gensler.com. working on the Renaissance in Boca Raton, a Marriott in Ft. Lauderdale, and Waters Edge in CT. You can reach Lauren at ldorazio@ dileonardo.com. 2004 – Earl Misquitta (Graphic Design) is working as a graphic designer for United Gulf Management, Inc., an investment management company in Boston. You can reach him at earl@earlmisquitta.com. 2004 – Jemima Pierre (Graphic Design) has relocated to Los Angeles, where she is an admissions representative for Argosy University in Santa Monica. She is also a student at Argosy, pursuing her MBA degree. You can reach her at jemima__pierre@ hotmail.com. 2004 – Brian Reardon (Graphic Design) has left Houghton Mifflin and has moved to Cool Gear International in Plymouth, where he’s working with Larry Kwong (Graphic Design 2004). You can get in touch with Brian at brian.reardon58@gmail.com. 2004 – Samantha Calden (Graphic Design) has moved to Oakland, CA to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. At the same time, she is working remotely as a freelance designer for Hearts on Fire, a Boston-based diamond company and one of the luxury industry’s fastest growing companies. Get in touch with Samantha at scalden79@yahoo.com. 2004 – Julie Richard (MA in Interior Design) has left the Duffy Design Group and opened her own firm, Shelter, specializing in residential and small hospitality design, in Salem, MA. She is also teaching at Endicott College in Beverly, retail design last fall semester and construction documents this spring. In addition, Julie and husband, Keven Hobbs, are expecting their first child in July. Email your congratulations to them at jricharddesign@comcast.net. 2004 – Katherine DeMelo (Interior Design) has relocated to Miami Beach, where she is an interior designer for RTKL Associates, Inc., an international architecture, engineering and planning firm. You can email her at kdemelo27@yahoo.com. 2004 – Lisa Young (Interior Design) has returned to Massachusetts and is currently working as an Account Manager for Office Environments of New England in Boston. You can reach her at lisayoung05@yahoo.com. 2004 – Lauren Dorazio (Interior Design) has left her job in the facilities management department at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence and has moved to DiLeonardo International, a hospitality design firm in Warwick, RI. There she joins the subject of our last alumni interview, Marc Ciannavei (Interior Design 1985), who has been with the firm for about a year. Lauren is a Specifier, which means that she works with a designer, helping with the design itself and the finishes, furniture and equipment, then adds all the design specifications. She’s now 2005 – Michele Levy-Kodarin (Interior Design) has returned to Toronto and is currently the Manager, In-Store marketing for jewelry and footwear for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Working for 98 Bay stores and 400 Zellers stores across Canada, Michele is putting to good use both her background in visual merchandising and her interior design experience (“The best of both worlds!”). You can reach Michele at mlevyk@msn.com. 2005 – Elizabeth (Viall) Lazay (MA in Interior Design) is the Design Direc- �T h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s tor for her family’s business, Tweed, a chain of retail stores in New Jersey and Virginia, soon to expand elsewhere. Liz is the Vice President for Design and Communications for stores that sell furniture, home accessories and gifts, for which she does visual merchandising and graphic design, as well as the corporate website. Prior to her joining the firm, Liz practiced interior design for William Hodgins in Boston. Contact her at Elizabeth@tweedathome.com. 2006 – Colleen Barrett (Interior Design) is a junior designer at ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, an architecture, planning and interior design firm with such clients as the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Genzyme, Syracuse University, and St. George’s School in Newport, RI. You can reach Colleen at colleenbar@gmail. com. 2006 – Marissa Borst (Interior Design) has taken a job as an interior designer at Boeckl Gates In Washington, CD. Boeckl Gates is a full service design firm that does a variety of work, from retail (many of the stores on M Street in Georgetown) to the Croatian Embassy in Washington. In her spare time, Marissa works for Anthem Entertainment, a Washington events firm, doing sales and marketing. Soon, however, she’ll be starting her own firm, All’s Well That Ends Well: Designs by Marissa Borst, as a freelance graphic designer. With her full-time job and freelance interior design work, that will make a full schedule. You can reach Marissa at marissa@boecklgates.com. 2006 – Emily Burgess (Interior Design) has moved to the Washington, DC area and is working for an interior design firm in Annapolis, MD. She is a junior designer in the model homes division at Interior Concepts, a company that, among other things, creates model home designs for homebuilders nationwide. You can reach Emily at emilypburgess@hotmail.com. 2006 – Jennifer (Caldwell) Chambers (Electronic Graphic Design) and her husband, Brett, moved to North Berwick, Maine in September. Once settled, Jennie started her own stationery and greeting card company (check out www.20limedesign. com) with one line of note cards, but reception has been brisk so she’s expanding quickly. “I’m also taking on some freelance work and recently designed an identity system for a charter school in Pennsylvania and an annual report and newsletter for a community hospital, also in Pennsylvania… I can’t believe that it has already been a year since graduation. Seems like time is flying these days.” Contact Jennie at jenilime@mac.com. 2006 – Margaret Furlong (MA in Interior Design) is currently with Group One Partners, Inc., an architecture and interior design firm with offices in South Boston. You can reach Margaret at mfurlongdesign@ verizon.net. 2006 – Allison Hughes (Interior Design) has started her own residential interior design business, Hughes Design, in Beverly, MA. She also took part in the designers’ showhouse sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, which opens to the public on May 6th, running through June 3rd. Questions? Email Allison at a.hughesdesign@gmail.com. 2006 – Layla Khashogji (Interior Design) returned to Saudi Arabia after graduation and has found a job with a firm called Signature Interiors, a young and growing firm based in Jeddah. The company does residential, corporate and commercial architecture and interior design work throughout Saudi Arabia. Since returning, Layla has been in touch with Hasan Al Mutawakel (Interior Design 1986), who himself owns an interior design firm, called Multiform, in Jeddah. You can reach Layla at khashogji.layla@yahoo.com and Hasan at Multiform2000@yahoo.com. 2006 – Brooke Knight (Interior Design) is an interior designer with TRO/Jung Brannen, along with Cheryl Spigler (MA In Interior Design 2006). TRO and Jung Brannen, two of the Boston area’s best known design firms, merged in October and will relocate this summer to new offices on Boston Wharf Road. You can reach Brooke at bknight105@ yahoo.com. 2006 – Oriana Merlo (Interior Design) is currently working for the internationally known architectural firm of Moshe Safdie & Associates in Somerville. She is also an adjunct instructor at NESADSU, teaching Interior Materials & Finishes. You can reach Oriana at orianamerlo@comcast.net. 2006 – Lisa Sobolewski (Interior Design) has joined Marilyn Shen (MA in Interior Design 2006) and Michele Kennedy (MA in Interior Design, September 2005) at Visnick & Caulfield, Inc. Architects and Interior Designers, around the corner from NESADSU on Boylston Street. You can reach Lisa at yasuadio@yahoo.com. 2006 – Eileen Umba (Fine Arts) is taking some time off from work to care for her new daughter, Siena Bella, born September 16, 2006. You can reach Eileen with congratulations at eileenumba@ hotmail.com. 2007 – Mary Orlando (MA in Interior Design) has taken a position as an interior designer with SLC Interiors in South Hamilton, MA. SLC Interiors is owned by Suzanne Csongor, who used to teach at NESAD, and is also where Karin Barrows (Interior Design 1999) has been employed for a number of years. You can contact Mary at maryorlando2002@yahoo.com. 2004 – Bethany Lyford (Interior Design) is working as an interior designer in Providence for Robert Amendolara Associates. You can reach her at hedkrueger@ cox.net. �A l u m n i I n t e rv i e w ALUMNI interview I w e n t b ac k t o w h at I or i g i na l ly wa n t e d, w h i c h wa s a rt. Mish in California, 2006 One of the most interesting aspects of interviewing an alum for this feature is finding out what that person did before they came to NESADSU, then where those two sets of experiences led after Balsam. I was in the Grand Canyon for six months and it was aweinspiring. It really changed me, changed everything I did and thought. It was the first time I was immersed in a culture that was so alien graduation. In other words, what goes in and what comes out. Michelle McIntyre is a case in point. For all I thought I knew about her, there were 100 things I didn’t. from my own that I had no reference points. Everything from flora and fauna…to prayers in the morning and the flow of life was totally, totally different. I was able to spend some time with the elders of the Hopi tribe. We whitewater rafted the Grand Canyon together to look for traditional cultural property…a property that is identified by the tribe itself as being valuable. They were caring and open, treating me as a granddaughter during the trip, teaching me at night the names of the Hopi constellations.” Spring 2007 After an unsatisfying semester at Bridgewater State College, Mish returned to college in 1990, attending Massasoit Community College, not so much because she thought it was ultimately the place for her but rather as a steppingstone. “My parents were against me pursuing any kind of a bachelor’s degree in art. Both were convinced I would starve to death as an artist…so I hatched a plan to attend a two-year community college where I could work and pay the tuition in several payments. The time would allow me to build a strong GPA to apply I went for the closest thing, half-science, half-art, for scholarships to transfer to a four-year which was archeology. And I absolutely loved it. institution.” Massasoit, I did illustrations, photography, everything, but I however, was more life-transforming that loved the science as well. Mish realized it would be. As a big fish in a relatively small pond, she found herself taking leadership roles more than once, and developed an intense interest in politics. As a member of the Student Senate, she organized a rally to protest state cuts in education funding. From this one experience came a dawning awareness of the power of politics, of crowd manipulation and abuse of power. The underlying political overtones of much of her artwork were born here. & Th e n 14 15 Mish’s successes at Massasoit led to her being awarded a scholarship to Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in anthropology (“halfway between science [where her parents wanted her to be] and art”). Upon graduation, in 1993, “I literally threw my cap off, got in a car, and left for Arizona. I’d won an internship at the Grand Canyon, with one of the most famous up-and-coming archeologists of the day, Jan I then asked how Mish got from the Grand Canyon back east. “They wanted me to stay…but they were only paying me $42 a week and I couldn’t survive on that!” While with the Hopi, she had been working with the GIS system, “basically an early global positioning system. I was doing GPS work with the government and their satellites…. So, when I came back, I fell into computer work, and got a job with a company that was associated with Microsoft, so we were basically Microsoft’s help desk…. Then I moved to Compaq. I’d been working for a Visual Fox Pro product, a relational database that Microsoft had, so at Compaq I did remote control. That’s now standard in any computer but at that point it was revolutionary. Now if you have help desk problems, you can call and they can connect to your computer through the Internet.” Then I asked how she’d decided to go into art from the computer world. “I didn’t. At that point, I got the call, in 1997, telling me I had a brain tumor. So I left Compaq. I had several operations and I was really sick. It took me years to gain back health enough to do anything. I was REALLY disabled. Then, after the second brain operation, I started feeling better. I was still having sight problems but I was really feeling better. So I said, look, I can have a complete do-over. I have no ties, I have no job to go back to. I couldn’t go back to archeology, because I physically couldn’t do that anymore. I had been an artist when I was in high school and I’d always wanted to be an artist my entire life, but my parents refused to allow me to. They said I’d starve to death. So I went for the closest thing, �“As soon as somebody plays a glass the entire room turns and…becomes involved. half-science, half-art, which was archeology. And I absolutely loved it. I did illustrations, photography, everything, but I loved the science as well.” So was that when she decided to go to art school? “At that point, they didn’t know what was going to happen to me, how long I was going to live, if this was going to be a life-shortening sort of disease. So I thought, if I had only so much time, I was going to do what I wanted to do! So I went “I had such a love for drawing and painting back to what I originally and sculpture. I couldn’t bear to leave it! So wanted to do, which was art. I still had that sciI didn’t…” ence thing, so I thought of architecture or interior design. I could combine all that in interior design, and that’s why I came here [to NESADSU]. I wanted to do the Masters program and I didn’t care how long it was going to take. Disability paid for the first semester…and that’s all I needed. At that point I could get scholarships. I could show Suffolk real financial need and academic excellence. I went through the Foundation program, loved it, started the interior design program, started working for [Interior Design Program Director] Karen [Clarke] with a [library] fellowship, loved working for Karen. Then I started my first actual, technical interior design course – hated it! I didn’t care what the fire code of the building was. I just wanted to draw and design and craft, so quickly decided I was in the wrong major.” So Mish transferred from the Master of Arts program in Interior Design to the Diploma program in Fine Arts. “I had such a love for drawing and painting and sculpture. I couldn’t bear to leave it! So I didn’t. I worked under [Fine Arts Program Director] Audrey [Goldstein] and [Adjunct Instructor] Deb [Weisberg] and they kicked my butt! It was good for me. It really pushed me out of the box I was in and made me think about other things. They gave me the ability to give a strong opinion in a narrative direction.” From here our conversation turned to Mish’s art work. The first thing out of her mouth was, not at all apologetically, “I am a video game geek! I love board games, I love card games, I love everything about games! Sudoku, all those strategy games. I just like that challenge and that engagement. It’s like submersing yourself in a new environment: everything else just floats away, except for what you’re doing. It’s a natural instinct. One of the most basic human natures is to play the game successfully. It goes back to natural instinct, survival of the fittest. If you have a challenge in front of you, you want to solve it. You have a biological need to solve it, so you’ll be successful. It engages your whole mental capacity…it helps hone your memory and your skills. The whole idea of strategy is to guess the other person’s next move. If you can figure out what they’re going to do before they do it, then you have the edge.” Mish’s work also contains some potent political statements. “My family is terrible! Half of us are Republicans and half of us are Independents. I’m the only Democrat. There’s a lot of yelling and screaming going on all the time. I have this sense of what’s right and wrong and I get really angry when I believe things that are wrong happen, which is all the time now…. I believe a politician should rise above and be the best of us and guide us…. But now you have all these actors and actresses and it’s all about public speaking and presentation. I get so angry about it all.” How to combine the two? “I’m starting on a new piece now. I’m in the design phase and I’ll take about three months to research. I’m thinking about the game of Monopoly and the city of Boston. There’s a complete disconnect between what they’re saying [about the local economy] and what’s happening on the streets. There are more and more people losing their jobs, more people are being forced out of Massachusetts, college kids can’t stay here. So I’m going to take Monopoly, as it’s based on land and land prices and housing, and turn it into a commentary, economically and socially, about Boston. It’ll be about foreclosures, land prices, crime, Mayor Menino and what he’s doing…. I’ll use it like a science project.” A science project is what gave life to October, one of Mish’s most provocative works. “I recorded my leisure time every day for the month of October, to see how much leisure time I actually have in a day and how that varies. The other part of the research had to do M i c h e l l e M c I n t y r e C l a s s o f 2 0 0 6 — F i n e A rt s �continued A l u m n i I n t e rv i e w ALUMNI interview “October” by Mish McIntyre with the fact that Benjamin Franklin once created what was called an armonica, which was a series of bowls, with differing amounts of water in them, on a spindle. Instead of moving your finger over casually and Jill did my senior thesis review. I looked at MIT, Cal Arts, San Francisco Institute of Art, the Museum School, I checked out Chicago. When I visited the schools, I found that the faculties the glasses to make a tone, the spindle moved the glasses and you could actually play it, kind of like a piano roll. With the armonica, there was a certain interaction of the kind I want between the artist and the public. The glasses and the water look beautiful but, until an audience member actually plays with the piece, it doesn’t come alive. As soon as somebody plays a glass the entire room turns and…becomes involved. That’s what I want.” were amazing. But when I talked to the students, I was significantly disappointed. This sounds really ignorant, but I was well beyond them intellectually. They weren’t being pushed the way I wanted to be pushed…and they were so isolated. They didn’t have any understanding of what was going on locally or internationally in art. And they argued with each other. They weren’t supportive and I didn’t want any of that, not after NESADSU.” But she obviously didn’t find the same conditions at Mass. Art? “Nope, a completely different story. Jill came and did my final review. She had amazing insights into my work…. It was the first time someone other than Audrey or [Assistant Professor] Randal [Thurston] or Deb, just exceptional faculty members, really had insight I hadn’t thought about. And, when I went and talked with their grad students, they were intellectually equal, AND they were supportive of each other. I don’t want to go into a graduate program that is so competitive that everyone is isolated. Another reason I chose Mass. Art. is that there’s been a loss of the master/apprentice relationship in the art world, since the Bauhaus in the 1930’s. You’ve lost that one-on-one with a master. Both Audrey and Deb were mentored by Jill and Judy so, by moving from Audrey and Deb to Jill and Judy, I’m reestablishing that kind of master/apprenticeship. It’s a similar pedagogy that I’m comfortable with.” Spring 2007 The wine glasses that make up Mish’s own armonica are filled with levels of water corresponding to the amount of leisure time she registered each day in the month of October. The differing levels give each glass a different tone (“I even had a musician come in and identify the fifteen different tones they made.”) So you could actually play a song? “And people did! But it doesn’t come alive for me until I see it. Hiding in the back of the room, I get to see that private moment when the audience actually explores the piece. There’s a wonder that takes over and they engage. Then it’s a community builder as people play the glasses together.” & Th e n 16 17 Many, if not most, art works say “Do Not Touch” and that aggravates Mish. “One of my big challenges is trying to engage the audience without telling them what to do.” In Lost Hopes, Lost Dreams, Lost Prayers, she filled a military-issue body bag with thousands of Islamic prayer beads (the “lost prayers”), one for each civilian casualty of the Iraq war, inviting the public to take or add beads. A sign on the bag gives the unofficial, but, in Mish’s mind, more accurate tally of the dead and wounded (“The US government actually had a policy of not counting civilian casualties, until it became such a big deal in the press. But the count is still not accurate.”), providing a political context for both bag and beads. I asked whether Mish’s goal, while a student at NESADSU, had always been to go to graduate school. “Yes! I want to teach!… I applied at Massachusetts College of Art, in Fine Arts/3-D, because of Judy Haberl and Jill Slosberg-Ackerman. I’ve met both of them “Lost Hopes, Lost Dreams, Lost Prayers” by Mish McIntyre �“Lost Hopes, Lost Dreams, Lost Prayers” by Mish McIntyre At the moment, Mish is working at NESADSU as Program Coordinator for the Graphic Design program, under the direction of Program Director Laura Golly (“YAY!”). Where is she healthwise? “April’s my next MRI. I have a fourth brain tumor so am looking at my fourth surgery. It’s no big deal”, she said with a laugh. “I hate the hospital so much that I rebound really quickly! But the surgery is more difficult this time because of all the What about teaching, which is what Mish scar tissue. And radiawould like to do after graduate school? Her tion will kill my pituitary, teaching philosophy, like so many things, devel- which controls just oped, in part at least, from her association with about everything, so I’d have to go on all kinds the Hopi in Arizona. of drugs. Unfortunately I’m allergic to just about everything, drug-wise, so that complicates things…. It’s going to be hard but the last time I went through this, I found a social worker who taught me all the tools I needed to make these decisions, without allowing them to consume me…to keep my life together.” There have been so many obstacles that illness has put in Mish’s way, but, for all that, she can still see the positive. “Randal remembers in 2003, in my first semester here, when I took 2D Design from him and Drawing I from Jeff Hull. I actually lost my eyesight during that semester, so I would actually come to class with a cane because that was the only way I could get there. Randal taught me how to draw by scientific formula because I couldn’t draw what Jeff wanted otherwise. It was brilliant! Jeff taught me how to relax, Randal how to use tricks to identify what was going on visually. I’ve used those tricks to this day, in every aspect of my life.” I asked Mish about her various philosophies, her political philosophy and the one that dictates that, because she doesn’t know exactly what may happen down the road, tells her to “seize the day”, to do what is important to her and not to others. Are there others? “Yes. The other is because I like and attract people. I naturally migrate to leadership roles, I have a huge skill set because of my crazy life, and I have a lot to contribute. But I also have played around with numerology and I know that I have a karma debt of abuse of power. There’s a line between leading and helping and being a good person, and abusing my ability to manipulate people. That’s my balancing act.” What about teaching, which is what Mish would like to do after graduate school? Her teaching philosophy, like so many things, developed, in part at least, from her association with the Hopi in Arizona. “The elders shared their knowledge with me but the teaching method was radically different from anything I had experienced at school [at Massasoit and Franklin Pierce]. The Hopi elders are leaders but they let their students come to their own conclusions, so all they do is to manipulate the environment to allow the students to figure out the solution to the problem. The emphasis was on the self-esteem-building that comes from figuring something out yourself. From that point on, when I tutor or teach, or present my artwork, it all revolves around the “game” I’ve put out for you and I allow you to figure it out for yourself. I poke you in a certain direction with a little stick you don’t even see.” Doesn’t sound like a bad way to learn. S.C. § �FACULTY interview A n I n t e rv i e w w i t h C h a r l e s G i u l i a no After over a quartercentury with The New England School of Art & Design, Charles Giuliano is retiring at the end of the spring 2007 semester.Therefore it seems only fitting that he be Charles (center) with Lydia Martin (left) and given the opportunity, in Michael Brodeur (right) circa 1989. this interview, to tell the story of his years with the school, the legions of students who have passed through his classes, and what he’s done and plans to do outside of school. The holder of a BA in Fine Arts from Brandeis University and an MA in American Art and Architecture from Boston University, Charles was hired as a part-time instructor of art history in January of 1980 and as Gallery Director in 1995. Since then, he’s had in class the vast majority of students who have passed through NESAD and NESADSU and it’s safe to say most remember him vividly. Charles’ goal in teaching art history to non-art historians was always to make the class much more than a dry recitation of names and dates. After all, the course description says that “the objective of this… survey course is to provide a path by which the student may take the ideas and lessons extracted from the study of art history and turn those ideas into meaningful insights to be utilized in the studio”. Spring 2007 In addition, Charles is also a writer and critic, well known to New England artists, curators, and gallery-goers, as well as the keeper of Maverick Arts and Berkshire Fine Arts web-based newsletter on all aspects of the American art scene. But we’ll let him tell you about all of that. & Th e n 18 19 Q. What brought you to NESAD in the first place? A. It was a matter of chance. I happened to be late getting to a class at Boston University, where I was a graduate student, and bumped into a classmate who was also running late. In that encounter she informed me that she was graduating and would be leaving Boston. She asked if I would be interested in applying for the job she was vacating at The New England School of Art & Design. I was interviewed by Bill Davis, who was then second in command to the director, Chris Rufo. Bill hired me, I don’t recall the year, probably around 1980 or so, and I have been with NESAD ever since. Q. As an art history major in college myself, I can attest to the fact that the subject can be as dry as dirt or as fascinating as anything. What’s your technique for avoiding the former and keeping your students interested in the subject at hand? A. That is a most challenging question and issue. I often point out to students that the course is called Ideas of Western Art and is not just about memorizing images and dates, although that is an aspect of what they learn. Memorizing is the hard part of art history and there is no way to avoid that. But more importantly objects and buildings need to exist in a place that includes what we call the zeitgeist, which is the mood of the period. What are the ideas and issues that surround the pyramids, Chartres cathedral or the new building of the Institute of Contemporary Art? Works of art and buildings get created for a reason and reflect the concerns of the time. So in that sense an artist and art historian needs to know and be curious about virtually everything from religion and philosophy, to politics, history, science and technology. This is what I try to bring to students and often they feel overwhelmed by the glut of information. But most of all I try to stimulate their curiosity of the world they live in and the images that surround them. That art and architecture may also signify propaganda and marketing. Art is always about selling us something. And, of course, most of all I try to make the classroom a place where learning is fun. That entails really bad and now ancient jokes. Q. Since the merger with Suffolk, how have your students changed? Are they more mainstream, so to speak, or still the free thinkers they used to be? And has your teaching philosophy changed over the years? Are you still as provocative as you used to be or have you been mainstreamed too? A.Yes, students have changed dramatically from the wild west years on Newbury Street. The students of that era were not gifted academically but many of them were wonderfully creative and went on to have brilliant and successful careers. All of us old timers can readily recall the infamous ‘class from hell.’ We were so glad to push them out the door but they were also demanding and amazing on other levels. The students today are far more qualified and disciplined. There were questions about how they would succeed when we merged with Suffolk. I was unique at the time as I was the only professor who was then teaching for both institutions. So I had a different perspective. It was wonderful to observe that when our students got folded into the Suffolk community they were often the most dynamic and successful. Ask any Suffolk professor and they will readily state that their NESAD students are outstanding. For one thing they are far more serious and disciplined.You can’t party your way through NESAD in the manner that has become all too familiar at Suffolk. It is just not possible to fake studio assignments and pass those courses after an all-nighter. As to being provocative, unfortunately, that hasn’t changed. Maturity and reason still elude me. Q.You used to require performance pieces of your art history students, many of which I remember very well as being absolutely hilarious. Many of your former students do too….. �A. Actually that wasn’t really my idea. Our chair at the time was Steve Belcher who wanted an extreme makeover of the entire curriculum including art history. So I was mandated to find a different way to teach art history. The performances as an end of the year alternative to exams was the outcome. They were great but clearly belong to another era. Some of the pieces were truly inspired while other students were self conscious and uncomfortable. It seemed to bring out the best and worst of the students. Most importantly if brought out the freedom of truly being avant-garde. Some of the students went on from there and continued as performance and video artists. Often when we did those pieces it felt like we really were an art school. Even now that feeling is all too rare. Q. Talk about your tenure as Gallery Director. What have you tried to do with the gallery and how has that changed since the merger? A. It has been wonderful to have the chance to serve as the director of exhibitions. It was an opportunity to pull together a lot of elements particularly functioning as an art critic and arts activist for many years before evolving as a full time curator. I had done shows prior to that including exhibitions that traveled to museums. But programming the gallery twelve months a year and creating consistently relevant exhibitions that fit the mandates of the school and community was enormously challenging. The first issue was convincing first class artists that it was to their benefit to show with us. Those initial shows were so well received that after that I was basically never turned down when approaching the best artists. Some projects never came through because of unforeseen factors. Most of the time artists delivered and we only really got stuck on a couple of occasions. Once when an artist cancelled at the last minute. That resulted in a student having a much deserved solo show of which I was enormously proud. And the notorious show last year when the artist strung me along for a year, was evasive about the project, and then wrote on the wall “This exhibition has been cancelled” and listed several reasons why. I approached it as a “conceptual” project but it caused a backlash from faculty and students that I tried to channel into a dialogue about the avant-garde. I still stand by allowing an artist the freedom and opportunity to make that conceptual statement. It was actually quite an important statement and learning experience. Also our two shows with Native American artists have been pioneering and of great importance to the University. Our show with the Visionary artist Paul Laffoley got little media attention but won a critics award and it was gratifying that the artist was given a huge spread in the Globe and our show was finally recognized. Q.You’ve got quite a reputation as a writer and critic. Is that where you’ll put your post-retirement energies? And what about the website? Any plans there? A. Thanks for asking and readers are invited to check them out at www.maverick-arts.com and www.berkshirefinearts.com. Both sites have been growing steadily and now equal or exceed the readership of magazines such as Art New England. So I will continue to put creative energy into further development of the sites. Q.You’ve always done a great deal of photography. Are you going to continue that or are you headed in another direction? Are you showing these days? A. For the past several months I have been going through a vast archive of images and scanning them into Photoshop. I am preparing for a retrospective of the portraits for a show in the gallery in May. They cover all aspects of my creative interests and interviews from art through jazz and rock. I think it will be a fun show. It is typical of me to plan my own retirement party and I hope lots of people will come and see the result of all these years of covering the arts. Q. If you could choose your replacement, either as a teacher of art history or as Gallery Director, what would you look for and how could you be certain that person would fit in here? A. It is absolutely clear that in today’s academic world I would never get hired. The University is far more established with a greater emphasis on credentials. But I hope that whoever teaches art history realizes and adjusts to the reality that they are teaching artists and designers. That is a very special audience with a unique range of challenges and opportunities. So I would hope that the search is for someone who combines both creativity and art history. Perhaps an individual who is an artist, curator or critic and not just an academic. As to the gallery I have hand picked and trained James Manning. Given a chance I have every confidence that he will do a terrific job. Q. What has kept you at NESADSU for 27 years?! A. Good heavens. Has it really been that long? That makes me feel so old. But the truth is that I have really and truly loved being a part of NESAD. A couple of times over the years I actually went into Bill’s office and offered to resign. He always talked me out of it. So we have Bill to thank or blame. It’s his fault. And I am sure that is true for a lot of us. He has been a terrific and supportive person. He saved not just me but NESAD itself during some dark days. We all owe him our love and gratitude. Hey guys, thanks for the memories. Charles shortly before his retirement in 2007. �The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University 75 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 G a l l e ry S c h e du l e GALLERY schedule 2007 MAIN GALLERY: Last Call: A Retrospective: Charles Giuliano This will be Charles’ last exhibition as Gallery Director at NESADSU and the opening reception will constitute his retirement party. Come and let Charles know how much you appreciate his years of teaching! May 17th to June 29th Reception/retirement party: Friday May 18th 5–7 PM MAIN GALLERY: Stencils MAIN GALLERY: John Powell A sculptural lighting exhibition. September 4th to October 6th Reception: Thursday September 6th 5–7 PM MAIN GALLERY: Susan Nichter Recent paintings by a NESADSU faculty member. October 11th to November 10th Reception: Thursday, October 11th 5–7 PM These interactive installations will be guest curated by Hiroko Kikuchi July 26th to August 25th MAIN GALLERY: Ozspirations Reception: Thursday, July 26th 5–7 PM November 15th to December 22nd Reception: Thursday, November 15th 5–7 PM The Land of Oz, curated by Associate Professor of Graphic Design Jennifer Fuchel. 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NESA alum John Burbidge (1948 Fashion Design) is currently exhibiting his collection of 59 costumed mannequins, made to scale, which he calls Les Petites Dames de Mode, at Ventfort Hall in Lenox, MA. The exhibition, which was to end in September, has been extended until December 31st (2007) due to the unprecedented numbers of visitors it has attracted, including the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma who dropped by in August. The “Little Ladies”, as John calls them, must be seen to be believed and that’s why I’m urging everyone to make the trip to Lenox, in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, before the end of the year. This interest was fueled by a chance wartime trip to the Louvre in Paris.There he found on exhibit nearly 300 27-inch mannequins dressed by the leading Parisian couturiers of the day. The “Ladies” are 29 inches tall and are dressed in historically correct costumes, all designed and executed by John, of the Victorian and Edwardian eras (1855 to 1914). Wedding gowns, tea dresses, ball gowns, traveling suits, all are meticulously crafted and completely original. Tiny hats, parasols, fans, jewelry and other accessories complete each ensemble. John, who was associated for 40 years with Priscilla of Boston, perhaps the premier bridal company in the country (he designed Tricia Nixon’s wedding gown), decided, upon retirement, to resolve his “mid-life creative crisis” by indulging his long-time interest in period costuming. This interest was fueled by a chance wartime trip to the Louvre in Paris. There he found on exhibit nearly 300 27-inch mannequins dressed by the leading Parisian couturiers of the day and designed to demA costume for Ascot Races circa 1907 onstrate that, despite the war, French couture was alive and well. From this experience came John’s life-long fascination with period costume. In addition to the exhibition at Ventfort Hall, you can see (and you will be amazed by) John’s work in his book, Les Petites Dames de Mode, which is available at Ventfort Hall, in the NESADSU library, and through bookstores or on line. The book details the evolution of the “Ladies”, the history behind each one, and John’s biography as well. Liberally illustrated with amazing photographs of each creation, and of John at work, the book is a feast of history, craftsmanship and inspiration. John Burbidge at work Though it’s subject for another article, John’s wife of 57 years, Cile, also a 1948 graduate of NESA, has also been intimately involved with the bridal industry for over 50 years, not dressing brides, but feeding them. To call her a “cake designer” would be a gross understatement, like calling Michaelangelo a painter. While John creates in fabric and lace, Cile works her magic in flour and sugar, creating cakes that boggle the imagination. But I’ll leave that for another time. “Les Petites Dames de Mode” is available for viewing until December 31, 2007.Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum is located in Lenox, MA at 104 Walker Street. For information, telephone (413) 6373206 or email info@gildedage. org. S.C. § Afternoon dressing circa 1910 Inside Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . 2 Lost Alumni . . . . . . . . . 2 Whatever Happened to? . 3 Did You Know? . . . . . . . 3 News & Tidbits . . . . . . . . 4 Little Cultural Differences . . . . . . . . . 8 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . 10 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Alumni Focus . . . . . . . 16 Faculty Interview . . . . 18 Dinner gown circa 1883 Gallery Schedule . . . . 20 �When I first started this alumni magazine, I worried about whether I would be able to fill an issue each semester. At times I couldn’t imagine ever having enough to write about, though should have known better, after 29 years at the school! So, here is the 13th issue, as large as ever and still full of news I hope you find interesting. In this edition we offer you installment #2 of Kate McLean’s series on the Paris design scene, called “Cultural Differences”, along with a “Whatever Happened to…?” by its subject, former faculty member Steve Lyons. Another welcome contributor is Mish McIntyre, who, along with Jessie Schloss, has written about a new collaborative effort among recent Fine Arts graduates. (Part of the secret of filling this magazine is getting others to do some of the writing…) If you’re interested in finding out how our recent NASAD reaccreditation went, turn to page 5 for the verdict. And, as always, check out the Class Notes, to find out what your friends are up to. If you don’t see your name, it’s because I have no recent news of you. C’mon, send it in! Remember that this magazine exists for you, so please let me know if there are things you’d like to see in it. If you feel like contributing photographs or an article, let me know that too. You can show off your work, talk about what you’re doing design-wise, or write about something else that’s important to you. If you just want to comment on something you’ve seen in a previous issue, then Feedback is the section for you. Lost Alumni Does anyone know where I can find these NESA/D/SU alumni? They’re no longer at the addresses I had for them and I haven’t been able to trace them. If you know, please send me an email at schadwic@suffolk.edu. Many thanks, detectives! Sara P.S. Last time, this worked and I found Christine Jellow (Interior Design 1979), thanks to Laura Glen (Interior Design 2001). Alyssa Weaver Jessica (Chih Yun) Lu Pedro Carrasquillo Patricio Calderon Rachel Lane (nee Miller) Deborah (McCarthy) Richard Aimee Whitlock Interior Design Interior Design Graphic Design Graphic Design Interior Design Graphic Design Interior Design 2003 1995 1985 1989 1994 1982 2003 S.C. § Please send your photographs and news for inclusion in the next issue. Send all photographs, slides, or digital files, with an accompanying caption that identifies who is in the picture and when and where it was taken. All photographs, slides and digital files should be 300 dpi at 5”x7” (1500 x 2100 pixels, total filesize four megabytes approximately), a high-resolution JPEG taken with at least a threemegapixel camera. So stay in touch and please let me know if you change your address or your job. Thanks and happy Fall, Sara Th e N e w E n g l a n d S c h ool o f A rt & D e s i g n at S u f f ol k U n i v e r s i t y Fa l l 2 0 0 7 A l u m n i N e w s l e t t e r, Fa l l 2 0 0 7 I s s u e # 13 & Th e n 2 3 EDITOR: Sara Chadwick design concept & DESIGN: CONTRIBUTING designer: special thanks: Kate McLean Rita Daly Molly Ferguson, Suzanne McCarthy, Kate McLean, Mish McIntyre, Jessie Schloss printing: Reynolds DeWalt, New Bedford, MA web site: www.suffolk.edu/nesad N e w s & Ti d b i t s E d i t or ’ s N ot e NEWS tidbits & Did You Know? Whatever Happened To…? Steve Lyons “Upon leaving The New England School of Art & Design as an adjunct faculty member in 1987, I went to work for the Boston office of Ligature, a Chicagobased educational development house. As a designer there, I worked with editors and production staff conceptualizing and producing middle school and high school textbooks for publishers including Houghton Mifflin and Holt, Rinehart and Winston. I eventually became Managing Director of the Boston office, overseeing a staff of 75 people. In 1991, I left Ligature with a colleague to form DECODE, Inc., (www.decodeinc.com) a graphic design office dedicated to providing creative services to the educational publishing market. DECODE has produced textbooks for Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, Silver Burdett and Ginn, and Holt, Rinehart and Winston, in a variety of content areas including social studies, US and world history, science, math, literature, and language arts. “In 1994, my partner and I moved the company to Seattle, leasing space downtown on the 10th floor of a 14–story building overlooking Elliot Bay and ten years later, along with other partners, I purchased a three–story, turn–of–the– century brick building in historic Pioneer Square. DECODE has been operating there with a staff of four ever since. “In 2004, I co-founded Platform Gallery (www.platformgallery.com), a commercial contemporary art space dedicated to exhibiting sculpture, painting, works on paper, installation, photography, and new media. The gallery works with artists from Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The gallery is located in the gallery district of Pioneer Square and is open Thursdays to Saturdays, 11am to 5:30pm. One of the missions of Platform is to take work beyond Seattle and we are participating in upcoming art fairs including The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland, Oregon (Sept. 14-16),Year07, a fair taking place in County Hall in London (Oct. 11-14), and Aqua Art Miami, the Aqua Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida. “And with all of that going on, I still maintain a studio practice working on my own art. I’ve most recently been working on conceptual drawings and mixed media on paper and panel. I fondly remember my teaching days in Boston and refuse to believe that that part of my life was over 20 years ago!” Steve Lyons § During the 2006-2007 school year, NESADSU enrolled 426 art and design majors. 221 were BFA candidates (108 in Interior Design, 82 in Graphic Design, and 31 in Fine Arts) and 116 were graduate students (106 in the Master of Arts program in Interior Design and 10 in the MA program in Graphic Design). There were also 12 Certificate students, one Diploma candidate (the Diploma programs were discontinued in 2004), and 76 continuing education students. That same year, we spent $2,145,450 on fulland part-time faculty salaries. We currently have in school 256 computers, 105 Macs and 151 PC’s, 36 in offices and the rest in classrooms and other student areas. Software is updated with every new release, hardware every three years. The cost of one roll of paper used in Foundation drawing classes is $60. We use about 30 rolls per school year. That’s $1800. The NESADSU Library currently holds approximately 10,000 books, 53 periodical subscriptions and 30,000 slides. The retail price of one license for the Adobe Creative Suite Premium Design CS3 is $1,700.00. NESADSU holds 50 licenses. At retail this would equal $85,000 (yikes!). The average cost of one ink cartridge is $28.00. During the 2006-2007 academic year, NESADSU spent $27,800 on ink and toner (yikes again!). The price of one AutoCAD license is $240. NESADSU holds 75 licenses, costing $18,000 per year. During the 2006-2007 academic year, we spent $15,000 on models for figure drawing classes. Last year, 84 art and design students took advantage of workshops sponsored by the Ballotti Learning Center at NESADSU. For 2006-2007, NESADSU’s operating budget was $5,157,3000. Who knew? S.C. § �N e w s & Ti d b i t s NEWS tidbits & NESADSU Successfully Completes Reaccreditation Process G r a p h i c D e s i g n St u d e n t Scores for Lupus It was formally announced at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design in Kansas City in October, that The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University has been granted renewal of membership, for a ten-year period of accreditation.This decision follows the March/April site visit described in the last edition of this magazine. The focus in the Advertising Design (ADG S208) course at NESADSU is to develop fully integrated campaigns—a body of work with a cohesive brand and campaign message and a look that seamlessly translates into various print and interactive media outlets. For their last class project of the Fall 2006 semester, students were tasked with developing an integrated campaign for the Lupus Foundation Event logo design by Stormi Knight. the presentations with other partners within the organization, Stormi Knight’s campaign was selected to support the Fall 2007 efforts for the Walk on the Charles. Her interactive campaign reached out nationally to those affected by Lupus by creating custom artwork to be used throughout the campaign, and included a poster, booklet, website and banner work. Knight was then able to work with the class of New England, a campaign that would increase awareness about Lupus, an autoimmune disease affecting more than a million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide. Working from a written strategy provided by the Foundation and detailing specific messaging goals, the students designed posters, web banners, environmental design pieces, booklets, and other support pieces to raise awareness about the disease, and to promote the Lupus Walk on the Charles supporting efforts towards finding a cure. instructor, the client, and various printing venders to produce the campaign for publication. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 & Th e n • The improvement of NESADSU faculty salaries, security and advancement. • Well-maintained facilities with …many good studio spaces. • Arrangement attractive to students who are seeking the broad resources of a university combined with the specialization of art and design study. • A shared attitude toward student success and small freshman classes. • Improved library support for NESADSU. • Expansion of cultural dimension to Suffolk University life. • A spirit of warm collegiality pervades both the University and art/design school administration. • The wide-ranging liberal arts courses available to NESADSU students. • NESADSU student access to University services, such as financial aid, counseling, learning center. Suffolk University administrators including the Dean of Arts and Sciences and the Provost appear very cognizant of NESADSU needs and demonstrate willingness to advance the integration of the art school within the University.” The primary challenge cited in the Visitors’ Report involved the need for additional facilities for NESADSU, to accommodate increasing numbers of students, the specific needs of graduate students, and the need for work spaces for students outside of class. In addition, the following challenges were mentioned: NESADSU enjoys a loyal and dedicated faculty, highly committed to student success and who appear to work in a highly cooperative manner. Significant quantity of up-to-date computer hardware and software to support computer-dependent educational programs. • Evidence of high quality in undergraduate and graduate visual arts education. • Poster design by Stormi Knight. “The NESAD merger with Suffolk University made eleven years ago appears to be a strongly supported integration …(with) many positive results. • During the meeting, the Foundation expressed to the presenting students how “beautiful”, “well thought out” and “professional” all of the campaigns were. After reviewing all • • With congratulations to Stormi Knight, we present her work here. Suzanne McCarthy, Instructor § In hopes of giving at least some of the students experience presenting their work to clients, the instructor, Suzanne McCarthy, contacted the Lupus Foundation of New England to request that the class’s best three projects be considered for production. The class evaluated the work produced and decided that the campaigns designed by Nelia Brega, Stormi Knight, and Megan Clarke were the strongest for client review. The students and instructor then visited the Foundation in order to present their choices. 4 5 The Visitors’ Report, presented to us in July, summarized the team’s findings during their four-day visit, and, in all areas, it was stated that NESADSU appeared “to meet all criteria for all applicable NASAD standards”, as outlined in the NASAD handbook. The Visitor’s Report ended with a list of institutional strengths and challenges, the former gratifyingly longer than the latter. We thought you might be curious to know what they said. Among strengths, the team cited: • “The need to attend to the dichotomous views of faculty and graduate students in regard to the mix of undergraduate and graduate students in Graphic Design and Interior Design classes. Grad students appear to view this as a negative aspect to their programs; faculty members appear to feel that such blending raises the quality bar for these classes. • The visiting team has concerns that the elastic completion time for admitted MA students—from 30 to 99 credits—may be unclear to graduate students and may compromise the stated credit requirements for these graduate programs. • Need for further communication to address undergraduate concerns about scheduling liberal arts requirements to mesh with art and design classes in light of the University’s change to 4-credit courses. • Important to continue to improve art school’s ability to attract art and design majors with demonstrated aptitude and accomplishment.” As I said in the last article on the subject of reaccreditation, in the Spring magazine, the reaccreditation process is long and exhausting and could not have been completed so successfully without the cooperation of the entire NESADSU community, administrators, faculty, students and alumni alike. The comments made by the Visiting Team, who have extensive experience reviewing the programs of the country’s most prestigious art and design schools, should make all of us—and you—very proud. S.C. § �NEWS tidbits & Artists: Jessie Schloss, Eileen Umba-Neuwinger, and Ali Horeanopou- NEWS & TIDBITS NESADSU Preps Tomorrow’s Students e · mer · gence 1. the act or process of emerging. 2. an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant. 3. evolution.The appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Arduous does not even begin to encompass the tremendous shift in life from student to practicing studio artist. From developing resumes and portfolios, securing studio work/ live space to facilitating income, it is not surprising that many compromise the production of artwork for rent and food. Most critical is the loss of the peer art community that graduating students have come to depend upon during their education. & Th e n 6 7 Recently, some of the past three years’ Fine Arts alumni have attempted to overcome the stress and pressure of the first years out of school by developing a critique group based in the Fort Point area of Boston. This group aims to support each member to enable the continued practice of studio art and provide a place of critical review and experimentation. The range of subject, material, content and execution varies greatly and to that end the critique group has engaged in a collaborative effort to create new works that require the exchange of work and authorship from one artist to the next in an attempt to explore the overall visual language of the community as a whole. The resulting work is an examination of process and content at a micro and macro level, so much so that the work has taken on the distinct appearance of biological and ecological systems, some real, others imagined. The mixture of several artists per piece changes the visual language of the individual into an emergent communal discourse. Emergence is both an examination of the real world struggle for these artists to establish their studio practice in the Boston community and an introspection of the micro community of the critique group as it grows and develops beyond the NESADSU community. For five weeks over this past summer a group of twenty-two high school students and incoming college freshmen participated in NESADSU’s Pre-College Program. Guided by professors and adjunct instructors Randal Thurston, Paul Andrade, Matt Templeton and Bebe Beard, this group of talented young students explored the visual vocabulary of art and design while learning the basics of portfolio preparation. Working in the School’s studios, students expanded their knowledge of drawing, painting and the principles of two- and three-dimensional design. Our ’07 Pre-College Program participants were introduced to the vibrant cultural scene here in Boston through field trips to area museums and artists’ studios. The program culminated in a student-organized exhibition highlighting work produced over the summer. Summer Class of 2007 Responding to the remarkable success of and enthusiasm generated by this summer’s program, Continuing Education has begun offering Pre-College workshops during the school year. Adjunct Instructor Matt Templeton is teaching a five-week Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop this fall designed to help prepare students to present their work at Boston’s National Portfolio Day. For more information regarding the School of Art & Design’s Pre-College programs please contact Karianne Noble, Director of Continuing Education and Preparatory Programs, at knoble@suffolk.edu or call (617) 994-4233. Molly Ferguson § An exhibition of the critique group’s work will be held in the White Box Gallery (room 208) at NESADSU from May 12th until June 27th, 2008. There will be an opening reception, to which all are invited, on Friday, May 16th from 5 to 7pm. Mish McIntyre and Jessie Schloss § All work featured on this poster was created by high school students. �Ov e r s e a s C or r e s p on d e n t OVERSEAS correspondent Little Cultural Differences Cultural differences are what make foreign travel such a wonderful adventure, and they are what make a country or a city unique to work and live in. Here are some of the cultural differences between Paris, France and anywhere in the Anglo-Saxon world: The working day. Parisians Morning commute on the Paris métro. really want to be Mediterranean. They love to eat late and stay up late. The problem is waking up; the morning métro is full of people still soundly asleep despite being fully clothed for work. The working day starts later here—usually between 9.00am and 10.00am—and most people finish work between 6.00pm and 7.00pm. The 35-hour working week only applies to those employed by large companies and government employees (who signed that into law?). Most people work way in excess of this figure. If you do the math it is clear something else must take up a part of the day… The importance of lunch. Lunch is a right.The French Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Lunch time at the “Quatorze Juillet” bistro. & Th e n 8 9 will happily work through later in the evenings if a deadline is looming, but will absolutely not skip lunch. It lasts between one and two hours, often it is an event used to discuss business; it is however sacrosanct. Indeed should you munch a sandwich at your desk other people will disparagingly refer to you as having lunch “a ‘l’anglais” (like the English). At least a third of Parisians lunch in restaurants and bistros every day and the remainder of us bring in creative options from home and stop work to eat together. Lunch is a social occasion for everybody and it is the height of bad manners to start without asking your co-workers if they are going to join you. How to approach a deadline. In December 2006 Anne-Claire and I shared the design work for a program for an annual film festival. The overall design was approved; all we were waiting for was the copious copy to arrive as well as all those small little program details such as name of event, venue, time, price, etc., etc. for over 1000 events. The printing deadline was fixed, as it had to piggyback on to another job so as to save costs. We waited and we waited. Four days before the printing deadline the text started to trickle through… then even I started spotting the spelling errors (yep, in French) and we realized that none of the text had been proof read. So the text went back to be checked and a committee from the festival camped downstairs from our office fixing spelling errors on the printed pages, meaning we had to correct them electronically. In the end, with no leadership and even less organization Anne-Claire and I worked from 9.00am to 11.00pm (without lunch) for three days to accommodate the festival committee. This last minute approach happens all the time. To deliver another project on time another member of our team got on his motorbike and sped through the streets of Paris; he got the official stamp of receipt just 2 minutes before the deadline. Fear of commitment. The French fear of commitment and their desire to leave everything open should suit my personality very well, but as in all such cases the most extreme party retains the behavior and forces the other party into inverse behavior. I have been pushed to the inverse as I try to work with Jean-Louis. One recent project was (spéculatif of course) to develop a POS for a company selling “Coffrets Cadeaux” (www.wonderbox.fr). I did my research—I photographed existing POS, looked at various designs and came up with five or six options. I wanted, I needed, his direction. With every design I showed him his response was “pourqoui pas?” (why not?). I have to say I found this distinctly unhelpful. In the end I pushed and pushed and pushed for him to give me a decision—he appeared to be in pain, and immediately after making a decision went out for lunch to forget all about it. Fashion. Using public transport and doing a lot of walking is my opportunity to observe the latest fashions and styles. On the métro and the bus I get to see the small but essential details, mainly because the French concept of personal space is non-existent. Thus I have learned how to tie a scarf depending on the time of year, what earrings are currently fashionable and how to wear the collar of a simple shirt so as to look decidedly chic. A point to note is that Parisian women are thinner than most, which of course aids their ability to look good in almost everything. Two other essential building blocks to acquiring Parisian style are the requirement to wear heels on your shoes (the sneaker-clad commuter is a rare sight) and to walk proudly with a large designer bag and a good designer coat. Ordinary French women do actually shop in Hermes, Lancel and Chanel if only once every five years. For the first time in my life my first waking thought is what to wear, even at the weekend! POS proposal for “Wonderbox”, 2007 How much vacation? As I write this (early September 2007) I, and the majority of Parisians, have just returned from a month of vacation. Everything you may have heard is true. The city sleeps as millions head for their second homes in the countryside or the coast. Until recently very few French people ventured abroad, and if they did it was to French-speaking places such as the Reunion Islands near to Madagascar or Martinique in the Caribbean. But this summer has been a washout for northern Europe since June and I heard much French being spoken as I lay on the beach in very sunny Spain. Now, after a month off work, we are all back, excited to be in the city that has regained the buzz but actively looking forward to the next main vacation, which is Toussaint (a.k.a. Halloween). In total the French come second to the Germans with an annual vacation entitlement of 7.5 weeks. Being freelance I can take what vacation I like, but there again if I don’t work then I don’t earn any money to go on vacation! Kate McLean § “Polar dans laVille” film festival program �1962 – Dan McCarron (Graphic Design) continues to keep up a heady schedule of design work for Harvard, his former employer. “I am in the process of producing a book on decorated papers for the Department of Graphic Arts at Houghton Library at Harvard, which will be published this fall and distributed by the Harvard University Press. I am also working on an exhibit that celebrates the 75th anniversary of Memorial Church at Harvard as well as the 400th birthday of John Harvard. … The exhibit will be mounted at Pusey Library in Harvard Yard this fall. Finally, I am producing a DVD to celebrate the 45th reunion of the Class of 1962, Harvard College…..All great projects that I truly enjoy working on! Who knew that, when I sat in a Huntington Avenue classroom at [NESA] in the early sixties, I would get to do such interesting projects for Harvard University 45 years later!” You can rdach Dan at dmccaron@ wordtechcorp.com. Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 1971 – Millicent (Busse) Swaine (Advertising Design) got in touch with us the other day, wondering what we were up to. Millie worked in advertising for Sears after graduating from NESA, then had three children so gave up work to stay home and care for them. Now she keeps busy “doing the décor for parties, theatre, CET-TV and nonprofit organizations. I have been doing wedding planning too. Keeps me busy. I would love to hear what others have done…I’m sure it’s great things!” You can reach Millie at millieswaine@aol.com. & Th e n 10 11 1973 – Ellyn (Greenberg) Moller (Fashion Illustration) is currently the Director of the Akillian Gallery at Massasoit Community College in Canton. She has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Milton Art Museum for the past eight years, the last four as Chairman, and has been named Event Chairman for the 2008 Arts Affair on the Boardwalk at Marina Bay in Quincy. In addition to all of this, Ellyn continues to take on freelance design projects as well as manage her husband’s entertainment business, at the same time taking courses toward her degree at Massasoit. You can reach Ellyn at emoller@massasoit.mass.edu. 1974 – Steve Hodgdon (Graphic Design) recently organized a min-reunion in August of some of the members of the Class of 1974, who currently live in New Hampshire. Gail (Herbert) Kimball (Fashion Illustration) and Jim Hankard (Fine Arts) attended, though Fred Durham (Fine Arts) and his wife Connie (Wadleigh) Durham (1973 Fashion Illustration) were not able to attend. They all met at Steve’s house in Contoocook “and had a wonderful afternoon. Sorry I don’t have any pictures to attach…we were having too much fun catching up!” Well, Gail supplied us with this one, which is great. If you can offer Steve information on any other members of the Class of 1974 (see the three below, located since), I’m sure there’ll be another get-together in the offing. Contact Steve at shodgdon@comcast.net. 1974 – Ronald Holl (Graphic Design) is the Director of Operations/Art Director at LSHD Advertising, of which he is a partner, in Chicopee, MA. LSHD, in business since 1986, is western Massachusetts’ largest advertising agency. You can reach Ron at ron. holl@lshd.com. 1974 – William Kenney (Graphic Design) is the Vice President/Creative of BrandEquity International, with headquarters in Newton. BrandEquity is a visual marketing and brand communication firm, which was established in 1960 and which has such clients as Staples, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Au Bon Pain, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sheraton and many others. Check them out at www.brandequity.com and contact Bill at kenneydesign@comcast.net. 1974 – Stephen Krupsky (Graphic Design) is a partner in Adrenaline Design in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Adrenaline Design is a marketing-oriented design firm that specializes in brand identity, logo development, package design, web design, etc. Check them out at www.adrenaline-design. com and get in touch with Steve at stevek@ adrenaline-design.com. 1979 – Christine Jellow (Graphic Design) has parlayed her years of graphic design experience and her coursework in the Masters program in Interior Design into a position with Urban Archaeology in the Boston Design Center. Urban Archaeology is a high-end lighting, bath and tile manufacturer and retailer, with a wide range of top-quality and beautifully designed products. Check out their website at www.urbanarchaeology.com and contact Christine at c.jellow@comcast.net. 1981 – Eli Cedrone (General Art) had three of her paintings accepted into the Guild of Boston Artists show at their Newbury Street gallery in August. This regional, juried exhibition featured the best of representational painting and sculpture by both emerging and established artists living in New England. In addition, Eli’s painting “Journey’s End” was awarded Best in Show at the Pembroke (MA) Arts Festival, also in August. You can contact Eli at artfulhand@comcast. net. Also, check out her online newsletter at www.elicedrone.com for classes, exhibitions, etc. Lots of news! 1983 – John Gonnella (Graphic Design) left Digitas about a year-and-a-half ago and is starting his own “web branding gig”, called Truth and Soul, Inc. (www.truthandsoulinc.com). John will be moving shortly to the South End, “to pursue my painting, in downtime…I always bump into James Kraus [1982 General Art] and also saw Audrey Goldstein last week”. You can get in touch with John at johnny.g@truthandsoulinc.com. 1983 – Paul Harrington (General Art) had an exhibition of his hand-painted silkscreens during the month of September at The Savings Bank, Lakeside Office in Wakefield. Paul’s web gallery, of drawings, paintings and sculpture, can be found at www. luminism.net. You can reach Paul at paulharrington@luminism.net. M o r e C l a s s N ot e s C l a s s N ot e s CLASS notes 1985 – Merle Craig (Interior Design) recently sent us a contribution to NESADSU’s J.W.S. Cox Scholarship Fund, for which we are very grateful! She is currently on the faculty at Endicott College in Beverly, as an Assistant Professor of Interior Design (“I’m enjoying it very much”), and still owns her own ID firm, Merle Craig Interiors in Durham, NH. “I see quite a bit of Marge Lee (1984 Interior Design) [also an Assistant Professor at Endicott] and I also see Kris Orr (1984 Interior Design) and Anne Lenox (1987 Interior Design) occasionally. We share the same birthdate and usually have breakfast together sometime around September 11th. We discovered this when we were assigned to the same ‘contract furniture research committee’ in our sophomore year and have gotten together many times since.” You can reach Merle at mcraig@endicott.edu. 1987 – Deven Winters (Fine Arts) emailed us In May to say he and his wife were packing for a move back to Texas, this time to Mesquite, where Deven will be taking a job at id Software, a pioneer in FPS PC game titles. As a designer, he’ll be creating levels, gameplay elements and some basic art “for the artists to make beautiful. I want to go there to be able to learn from the masters, develop my next gen art and become even more well-rounded.” Deven also says that he’ll be starting a children’s book this fall with his wife as the writer. “The newest member of our family is getting big…and is almost as tall as his four-and-a-half-year-old brother. My oldest son Joshua can read and write a little bit. He also reconfigured my X-Box to read Chinese and it took us two hours to undo it. He’s is getting really good at games and problem solving.” Deven is also thinking of becoming a teacher of 3D graphics and perhaps starting his own company as well. You can reach him at arxangel@gmail. com and check out his website at www. arxangel.net. 1989 – Dave Swanson (Graphic Design) recently got in touch with us, looking for some freelance graphic design help for the summer. (Editor’s Note: If you are interested in either full-time or freelance work, please be sure to fill out the Alumni Update Form on the NESADSU alumni page on our website.) Dave, who is the Director of Design for Fidelity Investments in Smithfield, RI, lives in Foster with his wife and three children, Zoe (2), Max (6) and Clara (4). As Dave says, “Things are going well. We all have our health and a routine. It’s just non-stop, taking care of a house, a dog and three small children, then trying to fit in my own stuff…. I’ve redefined patience. It’s not like the old days when the world revolved around ME. It has many more benefits but there was a learning curve for me and still is to some extent, but I’m getting better at it. I’m trying not to forget the old worn out saying ‘They grown up fast’. I remain conscious of that and very much enjoy the simplicity of it all and fostering good memories. Which reminds me of another saying, ‘If I had a nickel” for every time someone with grown children says that to me, I’d be a millionaire!’ You can get in touch with Dave at david.swanson@fmr.com. 1993 – Steinunn Jonsdottir (Interior Design) returned to her native Iceland in 2004, bought a farm in northern Iceland that same year, with an eye toward starting an international art center there, earned an MBA from Reykjavik University in 2006, and started the Baer Art Center (www.baer. is) in May of this year. She has since moved into a new home and had a third child (Baldur, now one, brother to Nanna Katrin, now 13, and Jon Bragi, now 10). Take a look at the Baer Art Center’s website and see whether you might be interested in a residency. You can also reach Steinunn at sj@sj.is. 1995 – Scott Truesdale (Graphic Design) has left Malchow, Schlackman, Hoppey, Cooper Partners in Washington, DC and has taken a position as Vice President/Creative for the Mack/Crounse Group in Alexandria, VA. Both are political advertising firms, a field Scott has been deeply involved in for a number of years. The Mack/Crounse website cites Scott as “one of the most experienced creative talents in the political business. He brings a unique and fresh view to creative and is a great addition to our team.”. You can reach Scott at struesdale@mackcrounse.com. 1997 – Todd Fitz (Graphic Design) is still living in Georgetown, MA and has a design office in Newburyport. His former company, Firecracker, has morphed into Fuel 73, which is heavily focused on the publishing industry, specifically magazines, and more specifically Ocean Home Magazine (www. oceanhomemag.com), northshore magazine (www.nshoremag.com), and Our Place Magazine. You can reach Todd at todd@ fuel73.com. 1997 – Ken Harney (Graphic Design) is still in New York, but is now the Deputy Art Director for DNR Magazine, a Conde Nast publication on men’s apparel, fashion retailing and design. For fun he’s into Thai boxing and is working on his blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. That’s for exercise; he also does yoga for relaxation. You can reach Ken at kharney1@yahoo.com. �1998 – Ann Borwick (Fine Arts) has moved from Seattle across the lake to Bainbridge Island, where she now owns a B&B. Called Furin-Oka (“Wind-Bell Hill”) Futon & Breakfast, it occupies a private, detached house and garden built in traditional Japanese style at the rear of the property on which she lives, accommodates two people, and has a tatami room as well as a kitchenette and a bath with a Japanese soaking tub. Check it out at www.futonandbreakfast.com. Besides all of that, Ann’s gotten heavily into gardening, which the lush northwest climate makes a pleasure. You can reach Ann at afborwick@ yahoo.com. Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 1998 – Melissa Horvath (Graphic Design) started a new job in May, as Senior Interactive Art Director at VML in New York. VML is an interactive ad agency with such clients as Colgate-Palmolive, which will be Melissa’s main account, Burger King and TurboTax. Part of the WPP network, they collaborate with sister agency Y&R on crossmedia campaigns. In addition to the new job, Melissa is also making plans for her November 9th wedding. Check out her website at www.melissahorvath.com and get in touch with her at melissa@melissahorvath.com. & Th e n 12 13 1998 – Scott MacGillivray (Fine Arts) has increased his family by one (son, Odin, was born on March 19th) and moved them all to Indiantown, FL, where they have a 60acre ranch. On said ranch are four children (presumably not within fences), “and a whole menagerie of animals, including four horses, three goats, a llama, a pot-bellied pig, three dogs, more cats then I care to count, and a few other small critters”. Scott also started a new job in August, “teaching graphic design at a vocational high school in a maximumsecurity prison. It sounds like a challenge and I’m excited.” Send congratulations to Scott at smacdad101@aol.com. 2001 – Helen (Carroll) Johnson (Fine Arts) recently wrote to tell us all her news. “I was married in 2005 so my last name is now Johnson. Directly after graduating Suffolk I worked at Kids Are People School, a multicultural and inclusive school in Boston, first as a teacher’s aide and then as a teacher. I received my Masters from Lesley University in Art Education in 2006…and began working at the Children’s Learning Center in Dorchester as a pre-school teacher. April 20th I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Alexandria! She was born seven weeks early so she had a scary start but is doing great now. Just recently my husband and I were accepted into the Salvation Army’s School for Officers’ Training. After two years of schooling we will be ordained ministers, so we are currently preparing to move to New York….The newsletters have been going to my parents’ house for three years, but that was fine because we’ve moved three times in the last year and a half!…It’s great to see how the school is growing and what is happening!” You can reach Helen at helen_johnson@mrmumu.net. 2001 – Laura Glen (Interior Design) has returned to her roots in Louisiana, in the wake of hurricane Katrina. “I’m still working on projects throughout New England (with one studio in Wellesley, MA) but have my main studio back home in New Orleans. Katrina was devastating to my family and friends and I just need to be here to help rebuild….If you ever need an article on New Orleans and the rebirth, I would be happy to provide my insight, having evacuated, rebuilt and worked with clients there.” We’re taking Laura up on her kind offer and hope to have an article for you in the next edition of “And Then”. In the meantime, you can get in touch with Laura at lauraglen@comcast.net. 2002 – Erin Fay (Graphic Design) has moved to North Hampton, NH and is working as a kindergarten teacher at the Keystone School in Chelmsford, MA. You can reach Erin at erin_fay@msn.com. 2002 – Jonathan Hoysradt (Graphic Design) emailed Jen Fuchel the other day with an update on what he’s been doing since leaving his first job, at 360Kid, after graduation. “My quest for full-time work led me to several non-design-related positions including the mailroom of a financial company, the processing center for a mortgage company, and a bouncer at a biker bar (just kidding about that last one!). Oddly enough, I found my niche at a computer company that originally hired me as a temp to manage the sales database. They found out I had some design skills and asked me to update their website (which, I think, was originally composed by a blind man using PowerPoint), so it was uphill from there. …Soon enough I was the graphic designer for the company…I’ve also become the “Web Manager”, “Marketing Manager”, and “Email Manager”. They hired another graphic designer to work under me [though] I’m still responsible for designing most of the printed material. And while the other designer manages the website, I do all the Flash animation.” As Jonathan says, it’s been a good way to gain a lot of experience in a lot of different areas, especially management and computers. You can reach Jonathan at jhoysradt02@comcast.net. 2002 – Nicole Wang (Graphic Design) has relocated to Emeryville, CA and has taken a position with Arc Worldwide in San Francisco. Arc Worldwide deals in promotional, interactive, direct and shopper marketing, and is owned by the Publicis Group which also owns Digitas, Nicole’s former employer. Nicole’s move followed a two-month European vacation (“After working three years straight in a fast-paced agency like that, I felt I really needed a loooong vacation!”). You can reach her at nwang@macbox.com. 2003 - Kseniya Galper (Graphic Design) had her acrylic painting “Eugene” chosen as Best in Show at the Quincy Art Association’s Artsfest in September. There were over 250 entries for this annual juried show and it was the first time that she had ever submitted her work anywhere, “so I was N e a r l y t h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s Ye t M o r e C l a s s N ot e s CLASSotes n absolutely shocked when I was told that I’d won “Best in Show :)”. Kseniya and Eugene have just spent two weeks in Rome (“overwhelmingly beautiful”), perhaps celebrating her success. You can reach her at kgalper@ gmail.com. 2004 – Juliana Abislaiman (Graphic Design) has a new job with McCann Erickson in Puerto Rico, having left Arteaga & Arteaga Advertising. Contact her at abislaimanjuliana@hotmail.com. 2004 – Maryam Beydoun (Graphic Design) caught up with our designer Kate McLean (2004 Graphic Design) in Paris in July. Maryam was with Promoseven, a design firm in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, then moved to McCann Erickson, but has since left and is freelancing while she decides whether to return to school. Maryam spends several weeks a year in France, with some time for shopping in Paris. She and Kate had breakfast, “then wandered down to the Musee Quai Branly to take photos”. You can reach Maryam at maryambeydoun@mac.com. 2004 – Victoria Masters (Graphic Design) has left Charity Folks and is now a Junior Creative Director at Creative Gorillas, also in New York. Creative Gorillas is an advertising and marketing firm with a number of clients in the real estate and development field. Check out their work at www. creativegorillas.com and get in touch with Vic at vicmasters@gmail.com. You can also see both her professional work and her stunning photography at www.victoriamasters.com. 2005 – Peter Ferreira (Graphic Design) is working as a Senior Graphic Designer for Cox Communications in West Warwick, RI. In addition, he has his own design firm, called Kemelyen Media Lab, with two freelance artists working with him on various projects in print, multimedia, corporate and web design. Check their website at www.kmedialab.com and email Peter at peter.ferreira@cox.com. 2005 – Jennifer Kokx (MA in Interior Design) has taken a position with the Boston design firm Gauthier-Stacy, a residential interiors firm with clients around the country. You can reach Jennifer at jkokx@comcast.net. 2006 – Debra Folz (Interior Design) has left her job at Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge and has enrolled in the MFA program in Furniture Design at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Deb’s hoping to teach furniture design one day, perhaps at NESADSU. You can get in touch with her at debba5@aol.com. 2006 – Jill Garzik (Interior Design) has recently taken a position with the architectural and interiors firm Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Harvard Square, where she is currently working on a project for Children’s Hospital. At TKA, she joins Laura Nathanson (2006 Graphic Design) who is a graphic designer for the firm. You can reach Jill at jgarzik@hotmail.com. 2006 – Kelly Ginn (Interior Design) is working for the Architectural Heritage Foundation, located in Old City Hall in Boston. AHF is an historic preservation development firm and a pioneer in adaptive reuse since its founding in 1966. You can get in touch with Kelly at keli2342@aol.com. 2006 – Meaghan Moynahan (Interior Design) has left the Patterson Group and is now a Project Manager at Kitchen Living in the Boston Design Center. You can reach her at meaghanm@kitchen-living.com. 2006 – Kelly Pearson (Fine Arts) was among a group of artists featured in a sculpture show at the Aaron Gallery in Washington, DC. Her steelwork sculpture, Exterior no. 7 (2005), was on exhibit during the month of October. You can reach Kelly at kmartypea@hotmail.com. 2006 – Lisa Sobolewski (Interior Design) moved to New York in June and is currently working at Dupoux Design, a firm with “cross-market expertise in the fields of hospitality, real estate, construction management and brand identity”. Dupoux has recently expanded their operations to include the Asia market, opening Dupoux Design Asia in Taipei. Check out their website at www.dupouxdesign.com and contact Lisa at yasuadio@yahoo.com. 2007 – Jessica Aponte (Interior Design) is currently working at Eric Nelson Architects in Charlestown, a firm that provides a wide range of design services for both new buildings and significant renovations. You can reach Jessica at skittja22@yahoo.com. 2007 – Billie Jo Baril (BFA Fine Arts 2000, MA in Interior Design) is working as an interior designer at Eric Roseff Designs in Boston. Eric Roseff is a full-service residential and commercial design firm. You can reach Billie Jo at barilb@hotmail.com. 2007 – Erica Edwards (Interior Design) is NESADSU’s latest addition to the workforce at Duffy Design Group in Boston, where Atsu Ishikawa (Interior Design 2000) was before she left to join Kahila Hogarth (Interior Design 2006) at Nannette Lewis Design in Chestnut Hill. You can reach Erica at lordy7_7@hotmail.com, Atsu at superatsu@hotmail.com, and Kahila at kahila329@ hotmail.com. 2007 – Rebecca Emanuel (Interior Design) has joined Barbara Sherman (Interior Design 1994) at Wilson Butler Architects, a Boston firm specializing in designing for the arts and entertainment. You can reach Rebecca at raemanuel@gmail.com. 2007 – Nico Flannery-Pitcher (MA in Interior Design) is currently working at Steffian Bradley Architects in Boston. In addition, Nico was recently married to Dave Pitcher, an industrial designer with Rose Displays Ltd. in Salem. Dave, who designs signage hardware, and Nico have bought and are currently renovating a house in Swampscott and hope to be in by October. Send your congratulations to Nico and Dave at nicoflannery@hotmail.com. �2007 – Jade Jump (Graphic Design) has landed a job at the Design Studio at Monitor in Cambridge, where she is a graphic designer. The Design Studio has such clients as MIT, Brandeis and Innovation Management Inc., providing such services as marketing, illustration, web design, logos and book design. Check them out at www.designstudioatmonitor.com and get in touch with Jade at jadejump@hotmail.com. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 2007 – Kimberly Kelly (Interior Design) and Danielle Tappis (MA in Interior Design) have both joined the Boston office of Perkins & Will, the internationally-based design firm offering “innovations in architecture, planning, interiors, branded environments and strategy”. You can reach Kim at kimakelly@gmail.com and Danielle at danielle_paige@hotmail.com. & Th e n 14 15 2007 – Jessica Koff (MA in Interior Design) has taken a position as an interior designer with Bergmeyer in Boston. As such, she is continuing another long-time tradition with NESADSU graduates, many of whom have passed through Bergmeyer’s door in recent years. You can reach Jessie at jesskoff@ gmail.com. 2007 – Courtney Mitchell (Graphic Design) has moved to New York and taken a job as a Art Assistant at Women’s Wear Daily, a division of Conde Nast and Fairchild Publications. Women’s Wear Daily is a fashion and business newspaper and “we also put out dozens of magazines and supplements every year. I deal primarily with the trafficking of all the artwork and I also have been able to design quite a lot so far. I wanted to thank you [Laura Golly, to whom the email was sent] because after I took your electronic publications class I realized how much I love publication design!” You can reach Courtney at coumitch@verizon.net. brown.com, Allison at allisonwrig@gmail.com, Eduardo at eduardo_meza@gensler.com, and Vy at vlan0525@yahoo.com. 2007 – Julianna Mongello (MA in Interior Design) and Pamela Muldowney (MA in Interior Design) have both taken positions with Cannon Design, an architectural, engineering and planning firm in Boston. You can reach Julianna at juliemongello@ hotmail.com and Pamela at pmuldowney@ mac.com. 2007 – Kaitlin Palaza (Interior Design) has taken a job at Duncan Hughes Interiors in Boston. Duncan Hughes is a full service interior design firm specializing in commercial and residential design. You can contact Kaitlin at kaitlinpalaza@gmail.com. 2007 – Andrea Morin (Graphic Design) is a Regional Marketing Coordinator at Great Source Education Group in Wilmington, MA. Great Source, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishes alternative, resource-based K-12 educational materials. You can contact her at andrea_morin@hmco.com. 2007 – Naomi Nottingham (MA in Interior Design) has joined fellow NESADSU alumni Erika Brown (MA in Interior Design 2004), Allison Wright (MA in Interior Design 2006), Eduardo Meza (MA in Interior Design 2003), and Vy Horwood (Interior Design 2003) at Gensler (all in Boston except for Vy who is in the Arlington, VA office). With offices around the world, Gensler is a multi-faceted firm that handles design problems of all kinds, from city planning to interior and graphic design. Check them out at www.gensler.com. Contact Naomi at naomi74@earthlink.net, Erika at riki@riki- 2007 – Elizabeth Olver (Interior Design) has taken a position with TMD Designs, a recently established firm in North Hampton, NH. You can reach Liz at liz.olver@ gmail.com. 2007 – Helen Principio (Interior Design) is a kitchen and bath designer at the Expo Design Center in Burlington, MA. You can reach her at hprincipio@yahoo.com. 2007 – Caitlin Ryan (Interior Design) is an interior designer with JFS Design Studio in Boston. JFS specializes in residential and hospitality design. You can reach Caitlin there, at caitlin@jfsdesignstudio.com. 2007 – Karen Urosevich (MA in Interior Design) has joined the residential design firm of Leslie Fine Interiors in Boston’s Back Bay. You can reach Karen at karenurosevich@hotmail.com. 2007 – Shauna Wymyczak (Interior Design) has taken a position at ADD, Inc. in Cambridge, a firm that specializes in architecture, interior design, planning and branding.You can reach Shauna at wymyczak@yahoo.com SO SAD TWO MORE CHILDREN I just got the spring newsletter today and I am so sad Olympia was considered a kook while she was at- “I’ve been thinking about you guys over at NESA and because I didn’t know Charles Giuliano retired! I was tending BU’s theater arts school…but she was a good realized I haven’t sent you a picture of the kids yet reading the gallery schedule and I totally would have actress. I was amazed when she suddenly started gone to the reception. I was wondering why I would appearing in movies, etc. Everyone from BU and have just gotten the newsletter now? NESA used to take a morning break and have lunch in This came from Amy Joyce (Graphic Design the cafeteria….I don’t remember anyone socializing 2000) and arrived on July 5th with her except for a Greek girl who was in fashion I had a feeling I was going to have to answer for this and you all have my deepest apologies. We have never had a firm publication deadline for the newsletter (just sometime during the fall and spring semesters) and all I can say is that this semester several things conspired to make the newsletter late in getting to you. First of all, the NASAD reaccreditation took up an enormous amount of time. I not only researched and wrote the entire self-study (way over 300 pages of text plus exhibits), but planned and saw to completion the three-day site visit. By the time that was all over, we were into April.Then I got sick, perhaps because the site visit coincided with the first symptoms and there was no way I could stay home and sleep! So I was out for a couple of weeks and way behind on everything else by the time I got back.Then Kate McLean, our designer, was enjoying a very busy schedule herself. So, one thing led to another and we were late. I’m especially sorry as I know there are probably a number of you who would have attended Charles’ party and did not know about it. At this late date, all I can offer you is his email address (charles_giuliano@yahoo.com) so that you can write him and tell him….well, whatever you wish to tell him. design at NESA. I think her name was Athena.” [Good THANKS FOR THE BLURB said ‘Let’s skip this afternoon and go to the ball game.’ memory, James. That was probably Athena Doukakes, class of 1957 and a Fashion Design major.) “I was one of the ex-GI’s who were attending NESA….Four of us lived together on Huntington Avenue: Frank Raneo, Joe Almasian, Dick LaRoche and me. Frank was one of the most talented of anyone I went to school with. He was working for Remick’s of Quincy while he was going to school, doing all the newspaper ads for them. [Actress] Lee Remick was the owner’s daughter. Frank promised to tell us when she was around and set it up so we could meet her. Never happened…. I always remember Frank had a great sense of style. He always looked like one of his ads. He’d also give us a critique when we dressed up to go out. He also said two sport coats and three pair of pants were all you need. I’m still using his advice!” “Our life and anatomy instructor was John DanaBastian. He looked like Picasso. His favorite remark gratulate you and the staff on the great articles and work that you all continue to do. I’ve been busy taking care of the kids at home and also doing interior design work. I just completed a Hookah Bar/Lounge in Allston, the Nile Lounge…. It was a lot of fun creating and implementing the design.” George is also now working as a teacher’s aide in the kindergarten at the he took all of my watercolor brushes away from me so I would ‘loosen up’…. I had a JWS Cox original [watercolor]. Too bad I threw it out when I packed to come home for the summer!… I bought a book about Bill last summer. I never knew until then how famous he had become. He had some of his work in the Museum of Fine Arts when I was in school.” “During my first year at NESA one of my classmates I got my latest newsletter the other day and just That was the first major league game I ever saw. got the chance to sit down and read it. Another September 1954. I was a Yankees fan at the time…. top-notch edition. Thanks for the blurb [a class note]. and used to go to the games when the Yankees were The wording was perfect. I should have gotten to it in town. Then, rather than risk getting beaten up by [writing it myself] but the good news is I have been Boston fans, I changed sides. Bleacher seats were $1.50 at the time and Pinky Higgins was the manager…. Sometimes there were only mer is going well and see you soon. a few thousand people at the game…I remember James Kraus (General Art 1982) Mickey Mantle coming onto the field and talking to the fans in the bleachers. I don’t think there is a Major Barbara (Paine) Lyons of the NESA class of 1943 (Fashion Illustration). Barbara was one of five alumnae, graduates of 1943 and 1944, who were honored at NESADSU’s 75th anniversary gala at the Institute of Contemporary Art in November of 1998. Barbara was originally from Randolph, MA. After graduating from NESA, she worked as a fashion illustrator for a Boston department store, where she met her future husband, Richard Lyons. She retired from Raytheon Corporation’s publications department in 1989. Barbara is survived by two sons, Jeffrey and Frederic Lyons, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. I also just got the new newsletter and wanted to con- favorite instructors was JWS Cox. I remember that volunteer work that I never got to it. Hope the sum- It is with great sadness that we announce the death of [Editor’s Note: George and his partner, Joe (Suffolk MPA 1998, JD 2000), adopted two more children from Liberia in 2005. Now their family is made up of Luke (age 5) and Noelle (4 1/2), plus Noah (4) and Jocasta (2), who arrived in August of 2006.] was ‘Make it go ‘round! Make it go ‘round!’ One of my so busy with work, Little League [coaching] and other Pa s s ag e s T h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s 2007 – Jakob Grauds (Graphic Design) took a job in June as a Graphic Designer for Private Label Brands at CVS Corporate Headquarters in Woonsocket, RI. “The job is incredible, I get to be creative every day, and I am learning an immense amount (not to mention I now have a huge name like CVS on my resume).” Before finishing at NESADSU, Jake worked as a Contributing Editor on the new College of Arts and Sciences magazine at Suffolk, contributing artwork and photography along with past and present students Jade Jump, Alison Balcanoff, Kevin Banks, Colleen Barrett, Jeannie Belozersky, Margaret Furlong, Matteo Gulla, Catherine Headen, Kayla Hicks, Fanny Lau, Laura Nathanson, Lisa Raad, Jessie Schloss, Eileen Umba and Joanna Winters. You can reach Jake at inhousejake@yahoo.com. Fe e d b ac k : N ot e s F rom You FEEDBACKfrom you notes CLASSotes n EVERYDAY LIFE… I’ve also been emailing back and forth with James Towslee (Advertising Design 1957), who found us on the web and has been filling me in on things he remembers from his days at NESA. Here, from several emails, are some tidbits: “Have any of the students from my era mentioned that we used to have coffee every morning with a future Academy Award winner, Olympia Dukakis?… Leaguer today who would be able to get out of the locker room, much less play, with the pain he must have endured. I saw a picture of him once after he had been taped up so he could play. He looked like a mummy!… At least I’ve lived long enough to see the Sox win a World Series.” James Towslee (Advertising Design 1957) Johnson School in Nahant, where the children are enrolled. He would love to hear from classmates so please email him at gsyrigos@comcast.net. George Syrigos (Interior Design 2002) THANKS AGAIN “Just wanted to drop a note and say thanks again for including us in the last alumni newsletter. It’s always a kick to see our stuff in print! Thanks for the support!” Lianne and Paul (and Gryffin) Stoddard (Graphic Design 1992), regarding the article in the Spring alumni magazine on Swirly Designs and Yankee magazine publicity. �A l u m n i I n t e rv i e w ALUMNI focus N E S A A l u m na S e rv e s H e r C ou n t ry: N ot i n I r aq bu t i n Wor l d Wa r I I S e c r e t i s ou t: S h e pu t I wo J i m a on t h e m a p Local veteran was a mapmaker for the U.S. Navy in World War II By James A. Kimble, Staff writer SALEM, N.H. — Her role in helping to capture Iwo Jima was something she never told her husband or three children. Now 83, a humble and soft-spoken Mary Habib still is reluctant to go on about it. Her husband, Al, 86, shakes his head that he’s only now learning how important his wife’s role was in World War II. “She didn’t like to brag to the family,” he said, sitting at the couple’s kitchen table. “I didn’t know about this until three weeks ago. We’ve been married since 1950.” Mary Habib softly adds with a smirk, “There’s some things I don’t tell.” Mary Habib worked on a map used by the U.S. military in the critical battle for Iwo Jima.That invasion ended with one of the most famous moments in World War II, when five Marines and a sailor raised an American flag atop the island’s highest point, Mount Suribachi. Photographer Joe Rosenthal immortalized the flag raising with his famous, posed, photograph — which became a topic of the recent Clint Eastwood movie “Flags of Our Fathers.” While seeing a commercial for the movie on television, Mary Habib mentioned in front of her oldest son, Bill, 55, she had worked on the Navy’s map for the invasion. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Mary (McCluskey) Habib, NESA class of 1943. & Th e n 16 17 This summer I had a call from former NESAD faculty member, Ed Germano, who told me that he had seen, on Fox TV, a story about a woman who had served her country in World War II, by drawing maps for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Ed had noticed, while the story was being told, that the camera had panned over a NESA diploma and he let me know he was going to investigate. After a little detective work, through the mediums of both television and newspaper, we found the story of Mary (McCluskey) Habib, a 1943 graduate of NESA. We are reprinting her story with the kind permission of the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company and Mary Habib. It was an incredible revelation for Bill Habib of North Andover, who began peppering his mother with questions. “Then she went into the next room and came out with a book and scrapbook,” Bill Habib said. “That was the first time I ever saw it. I knew generally of her naval background, her deployment and that she served as a naval officer, but I didn’t know the extent of it.” The surprises then came like one gigantic wave after another. Despite her years of silence, Mary Habib kept a detailed record of her two and a half years working as a Navy petty officer in the Washington, D.C., area. Upon being honorably discharged from the Navy on July 22, 1946, she was given a replica of the map of Iwo Jima she helped create with her name embossed on it. A ringed binder holds dozens of black-and-white photographs and cartoon sketches she made of her office mates. They detail sightseeing around the city, too, serving as a guide to her memories. One sketch shows a face, with eyebrows raised, looking down from the top of the Washington Monument. “I don’t like heights,” Habib said. As the scrapbook reveals, it’s a dislike she overcame at times. A half-dozen photos she took from a New York City rooftop give a bird’s-eye view of a phalanx of soldiers marching down the street in what seems like an endless parade. “It’s funny when you wear a uniform, you can get in anywhere,” she said. “The funny thing about a uniform is that it gives you a lot of courage.” The highly detailed process of mapmaking was serious business, but Mary Habib said workers in the cartography office were still able to have fun. A favorite practical joke sailors played on newbies was placing a fake blob of ink on top of a new girl’s work table when they went to the bathroom, she recalled. “There was a lot of civilian workers there, too. We had a good time. Those sailors were quite the teasers,” Habib said. A native of Lowell, Habib (then Mary Margaret McCluskey) enlisted in an all-female division of the U.S. Navy known as WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. She graduated from the New England College [School] of Art trained in graphic and commercial design. The Navy sent her to Hunter College in New York before she was assigned to the Pentagon’s Hydro-Graphics Office in Suitland, Md. Mary Habib said in the 1940s mapmaking was highly detailed but not what she expected when she first got her assignment. “I was surprised,” she said. “There actually wasn’t too much drawing. It was fine work. We did the coastline about three miles in. The Air Force took pictures of the island, which we had on a big drafting table.” Houses were noted with spots the size of a pinhead. Precise details of cliffs, craggy rocks and sandy areas were crucial so ship commanders would know where and how close vessels could approach the shoreline. Habib said she was assigned to the WAVES not long after it was formed. She worked there for two-and-a-half years between 1944 to just after the war in 1946. A memorable highlight from her stint in Washington, D.C., was an afternoon when Eleanor Roosevelt invited Habib and female co-workers in the cartography office to tea at the White House. They spent time in the Blue Room, one of three state parlors at the home of the president, and later had punch and cakes in the dining room. “She was a lovely woman,” Habib said of Roosevelt. Like many families during the war, everyone in Habib’s family contributed. Habib’s brother, Richard Jr., and sister, Kathleen, both enlisted. Her mother, a nurse, worked part time in a parachute factory when not working her shifts at a hospital. Habib said she had no idea the map she was helping create would lead to such a significant turning point in the war. It wasn’t until much later, when Rosenthal’s photograph of the flag raising on the island became famous that she realized the significance of her con- tribution to the war effort. Still, she refrained from speaking about it. It simply wasn’t her way. “After the raising of the flag, I said to myself, ‘OK, I was part of that,’” Habib said. “But I didn’t realize how important it was at the time.” Moved by his mother’s service, Bill Habib recently wrote a detailed summary of her military career, which was displayed for Memorial Day with photographs of World War II veterans at St. Monica’s Church in Methuen. “She’s not inclined to boast of herself,” Bill Habib said. “Her humility is one of her many fine virtues. She would consider talking about it bragging. That’s not her style.” After the war, she married in 1950 and became a stay-at-home mother raising three children. Her daughter, Mary Lee Pare, 50, lives in Salem, N.H. Her youngest son, Michael, 45, lives in Methuen. She worked briefly at General Electric and the Internal Revenue Service, and only kept drawing as a hobby. She remains an active member of American Legion Post 417, one of the few all-female Legion chapters in the area. The family lived in Methuen for 40 years. Al and Mary Habib moved to Salem, N.H., about 10 years ago. Al Habib has long been a fan of Mary’s artwork. He proudly shows off drawings and sketches Mary etches in a room at the end of a hallway inside their Azarian Road home. Bill Habib is thankful that he’s finally learned the details of his mother’s military service. He now believes there was greater meaning behind the television commercial being played. “I don’t believe in coincidence anymore,” Bill Habib said. “I’m so pleased and to a greater extent proud of her, even at this late stage in life. If it was up to her, I think it would have remained hidden.” Copyright © 2007 by Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company Reprinted with permission S.C. �Fac u lt y I n t e rv i e w FACULTY interview A n I n t e rv i e w w i t h Nac e r B e n k ac i Nacer Benkaci joined the NESADSU faculty as an adjunct instructor in 2004, then was a Visiting Assistant Professor before being elevated to tenure-track status in 2006. Nacer was born in Algeria and came to the States in 1984, to pursue his studies in architecture and design. He holds a Diplome d’etat d’Architect (the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture) from the Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme in Algiers, as well as Masters degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. With over 20 years of experience in architectural practice in the U.S., Nacer has worked on both commercial and residential projects here and abroad. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Q. Let’s start with a bit of history. Tell us more about yourself. I was born in 1959 in a small town by the sea, a few miles from Algiers. My childhood was essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea which was a few feet from my parents’ home. Summer was the occasion to literally live in it and be absorbed by its vast scale and its potential to trigger a multitude of voyages. The I was surrounded by the large scale of the sea, horizon was very close the sky, and the mountains and that was in to us at that time and we dwelled in it as if it were direct contrast with the smaller scale of the part of our everyday lives. homes and buildings along the edge of the sea. It is perhaps why I still I was interested in that relationship and the have a keen interest in forms, accidental or planned, that it generated. the concept and reality of scale. I was surrounded by the large scale of the sea, the sky, and the mountains and that was in direct contrast with the smaller scale of the homes and buildings along the edge of the sea. I was interested in that relationship and the forms, accidental or planned, that it generated. & Th e n 18 19 that some of the meaningful architects had on me. I was very interested in the work of Corbusier, Louis Kahn and the “modern movement” in general. Later I grew to appreciate some of the less known architects and took their works as a source of inspiration for my own work. Q. How did you decide on the U.S. for graduate school and what path brought you to Boston? I wanted to learn more about architecture and design and pursuing my studies is one way to do that. At that time, some of the most influential ideas about architecture were being generated by prominent U.S. architects and thinkers and I wanted to experience that first hand. I first came to Boston to study English, then to California for architecture and urban design. I have always been interested by the city in general and I felt the need to learn more about the formulation of its shape. Urban planning became obvious for me as I sought to understand the other forces that shape our cities. I had some friends that invited me back to Boston; subsequently I was offered a job. Fall in this area is my favorite season and I wanted to stick around for a while. I stayed ever since! Q. Talk a little about your professional experience. Where did you work and what kind of work did you do? After my graduation, I sought work in Boston. I worked for several companies in the area and the work ranged from residential and commercial to institutional and retail. I learned a great deal and I believe that experience made me a better architect. Q. Why do you teach (besides the paycheck!)? I taught while working professionally. I enjoy very much the academic work and the exchange of ideas and processes. Also, stu- “Indoor/Outdoor Museum Study” by Nacer Benkaci dents are coming out with ingenious ways to resolve old problems of design; perhaps the technology at their disposal allows them to tackle issues from a different angle and make new uninvestigated associations, new ways to manipulate space. Some of the projects are just a leap forward in design thinking and I very much like being a part of that. Teaching in reality goes both ways. Q. How did you wind up at NESADSU? What do you like best about the school and what keeps you here? I first was invited to teach as an adjunct professor by Nancy [CoProgram Director Nancy Hackett]. She and I worked together on several projects in the Boston area. Subsequently I have been hired as a full time Assistant Professor. One of the most impressive parts of the program in interior design at NESADSU in my view is the fact that the ID department is within a school of art and design. This association with art and graphic design has a potential benefit for interior design students. Interior architecture and architecture have always been inspired by other disciplines and exposing students to a mutual influence is enriching. The potential for innovation is greater. Q. Why did you decide to become an architect? I have always loved to draw and the landscape around me was prone to that. Just think of the seascape. Obviously, this is just the premise because as I was studying my passion for architecture grew stronger. I found in architecture a total freedom of expression and a highly sophisticated creative process that embodies the entire social, political, and economical issues that humans in general face. I felt it was important. I also was interested by the theoretical discourse that was developing in the profession and the influence Another part that I appreciate greatly is the cooperative nature of the faculty and the scholastic and pedagogical environment and the standard of care for the students’ progress. It really sets the school apart. “Indoor/Outdoor Museum Study” by Nacer Benkaci “House Study, Algiers” by Nacer Benkaci �The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University 75 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 G a l l e ry S c h e du l e GALLERY schedule 2007 2008 Never Been Seen: Susan Nichter 2008 Student Exhibitions Recent paintings by a NESADSU faculty member. October 11th to November 10th Reception: Friday, October 12th 6 – 8pm Work by current students of The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University Ozspirations Art Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, curated by Associate Professor of Graphic Design Jennifer Fuchel. November 15th to December 22nd Reception: Friday, November 16th 6 – 8pm 2008 The 2007 Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Award Winners and Honorable Mentions exhibition January 14th to February 9th Reception: Friday, January 18th 5 – 7pm Foundation March 24th to April 4th Reception: Friday, March 28th 5 – 7pm Graphic Design (Undergraduate) April 7th to April 18th Reception: Friday, April 11th 5 – 7pm Fine Arts April 22nd to May 2nd Reception: Friday, April 25th 5 – 7pm Interior Design (Graduate and Undergraduate) Interventions and Objects: New Work by Bebe Beard and Liz Nofziger May 5th to May 16th Reception: Friday, May 9th 5 – 7pm February 14th to March 15th Reception: Thursday, February 14th 6 – 8pm Summer exhibition:TBA Graphic Design (Graduate) September 2nd to September 14th Reception: TBA Please call (617) 573-8785 to confirm dates and times of exhibitions and opening receptions. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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NESA alum John Burbidge (1948 Fashion Design) is currently exhibiting his collection of 59 costumed mannequins, made to scale, which he calls Les Petites Dames de Mode, at Ventfort Hall in Lenox, MA. The exhibition, which was to end in September, has been extended until December 31st (2007) due to the unprecedented numbers of visitors it has attracted, including the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma who dropped by in August. The “Little Ladies”, as John calls them, must be seen to be believed and that’s why I’m urging everyone to make the trip to Lenox, in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, before the end of the year. This interest was fueled by a chance wartime trip to the Louvre in Paris.There he found on exhibit nearly 300 27-inch mannequins dressed by the leading Parisian couturiers of the day. The “Ladies” are 29 inches tall and are dressed in historically correct costumes, all designed and executed by John, of the Victorian and Edwardian eras (1855 to 1914). Wedding gowns, tea dresses, ball gowns, traveling suits, all are meticulously crafted and completely original. Tiny hats, parasols, fans, jewelry and other accessories complete each ensemble. John, who was associated for 40 years with Priscilla of Boston, perhaps the premier bridal company in the country (he designed Tricia Nixon’s wedding gown), decided, upon retirement, to resolve his “mid-life creative crisis” by indulging his long-time interest in period costuming. This interest was fueled by a chance wartime trip to the Louvre in Paris. There he found on exhibit nearly 300 27-inch mannequins dressed by the leading Parisian couturiers of the day and designed to demA costume for Ascot Races circa 1907 onstrate that, despite the war, French couture was alive and well. From this experience came John’s life-long fascination with period costume. In addition to the exhibition at Ventfort Hall, you can see (and you will be amazed by) John’s work in his book, Les Petites Dames de Mode, which is available at Ventfort Hall, in the NESADSU library, and through bookstores or on line. The book details the evolution of the “Ladies”, the history behind each one, and John’s biography as well. Liberally illustrated with amazing photographs of each creation, and of John at work, the book is a feast of history, craftsmanship and inspiration. John Burbidge at work Though it’s subject for another article, John’s wife of 57 years, Cile, also a 1948 graduate of NESA, has also been intimately involved with the bridal industry for over 50 years, not dressing brides, but feeding them. To call her a “cake designer” would be a gross understatement, like calling Michaelangelo a painter. While John creates in fabric and lace, Cile works her magic in flour and sugar, creating cakes that boggle the imagination. But I’ll leave that for another time. “Les Petites Dames de Mode” is available for viewing until December 31, 2007.Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum is located in Lenox, MA at 104 Walker Street. For information, telephone (413) 6373206 or email info@gildedage. org. S.C. § Afternoon dressing circa 1910 Inside Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . 2 Lost Alumni . . . . . . . . . 2 Whatever Happened to? . 3 Did You Know? . . . . . . . 3 News & Tidbits . . . . . . . . 4 Little Cultural Differences . . . . . . . . . 8 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . 10 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Alumni Focus . . . . . . . 16 Faculty Interview . . . . 18 Dinner gown circa 1883 Gallery Schedule . . . . 20 �When I first started this alumni magazine, I worried about whether I would be able to fill an issue each semester. At times I couldn’t imagine ever having enough to write about, though should have known better, after 29 years at the school! So, here is the 13th issue, as large as ever and still full of news I hope you find interesting. In this edition we offer you installment #2 of Kate McLean’s series on the Paris design scene, called “Cultural Differences”, along with a “Whatever Happened to…?” by its subject, former faculty member Steve Lyons. Another welcome contributor is Mish McIntyre, who, along with Jessie Schloss, has written about a new collaborative effort among recent Fine Arts graduates. (Part of the secret of filling this magazine is getting others to do some of the writing…) If you’re interested in finding out how our recent NASAD reaccreditation went, turn to page 5 for the verdict. And, as always, check out the Class Notes, to find out what your friends are up to. If you don’t see your name, it’s because I have no recent news of you. C’mon, send it in! Remember that this magazine exists for you, so please let me know if there are things you’d like to see in it. If you feel like contributing photographs or an article, let me know that too. You can show off your work, talk about what you’re doing design-wise, or write about something else that’s important to you. If you just want to comment on something you’ve seen in a previous issue, then Feedback is the section for you. Lost Alumni Does anyone know where I can find these NESA/D/SU alumni? They’re no longer at the addresses I had for them and I haven’t been able to trace them. If you know, please send me an email at schadwic@suffolk.edu. Many thanks, detectives! Sara P.S. Last time, this worked and I found Christine Jellow (Interior Design 1979), thanks to Laura Glen (Interior Design 2001). Alyssa Weaver Jessica (Chih Yun) Lu Pedro Carrasquillo Patricio Calderon Rachel Lane (nee Miller) Deborah (McCarthy) Richard Aimee Whitlock Interior Design Interior Design Graphic Design Graphic Design Interior Design Graphic Design Interior Design 2003 1995 1985 1989 1994 1982 2003 S.C. § Please send your photographs and news for inclusion in the next issue. Send all photographs, slides, or digital files, with an accompanying caption that identifies who is in the picture and when and where it was taken. All photographs, slides and digital files should be 300 dpi at 5”x7” (1500 x 2100 pixels, total filesize four megabytes approximately), a high-resolution JPEG taken with at least a threemegapixel camera. So stay in touch and please let me know if you change your address or your job. Thanks and happy Fall, Sara Th e N e w E n g l a n d S c h ool o f A rt & D e s i g n at S u f f ol k U n i v e r s i t y Fa l l 2 0 0 7 A l u m n i N e w s l e t t e r, Fa l l 2 0 0 7 I s s u e # 13 & Th e n 2 3 EDITOR: Sara Chadwick design concept & DESIGN: CONTRIBUTING designer: special thanks: Kate McLean Rita Daly Molly Ferguson, Suzanne McCarthy, Kate McLean, Mish McIntyre, Jessie Schloss printing: Reynolds DeWalt, New Bedford, MA web site: www.suffolk.edu/nesad N e w s & Ti d b i t s E d i t or ’ s N ot e NEWS tidbits & Did You Know? Whatever Happened To…? Steve Lyons “Upon leaving The New England School of Art & Design as an adjunct faculty member in 1987, I went to work for the Boston office of Ligature, a Chicagobased educational development house. As a designer there, I worked with editors and production staff conceptualizing and producing middle school and high school textbooks for publishers including Houghton Mifflin and Holt, Rinehart and Winston. I eventually became Managing Director of the Boston office, overseeing a staff of 75 people. In 1991, I left Ligature with a colleague to form DECODE, Inc., (www.decodeinc.com) a graphic design office dedicated to providing creative services to the educational publishing market. DECODE has produced textbooks for Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, Silver Burdett and Ginn, and Holt, Rinehart and Winston, in a variety of content areas including social studies, US and world history, science, math, literature, and language arts. “In 1994, my partner and I moved the company to Seattle, leasing space downtown on the 10th floor of a 14–story building overlooking Elliot Bay and ten years later, along with other partners, I purchased a three–story, turn–of–the– century brick building in historic Pioneer Square. DECODE has been operating there with a staff of four ever since. “In 2004, I co-founded Platform Gallery (www.platformgallery.com), a commercial contemporary art space dedicated to exhibiting sculpture, painting, works on paper, installation, photography, and new media. The gallery works with artists from Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The gallery is located in the gallery district of Pioneer Square and is open Thursdays to Saturdays, 11am to 5:30pm. One of the missions of Platform is to take work beyond Seattle and we are participating in upcoming art fairs including The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland, Oregon (Sept. 14-16),Year07, a fair taking place in County Hall in London (Oct. 11-14), and Aqua Art Miami, the Aqua Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida. “And with all of that going on, I still maintain a studio practice working on my own art. I’ve most recently been working on conceptual drawings and mixed media on paper and panel. I fondly remember my teaching days in Boston and refuse to believe that that part of my life was over 20 years ago!” Steve Lyons § During the 2006-2007 school year, NESADSU enrolled 426 art and design majors. 221 were BFA candidates (108 in Interior Design, 82 in Graphic Design, and 31 in Fine Arts) and 116 were graduate students (106 in the Master of Arts program in Interior Design and 10 in the MA program in Graphic Design). There were also 12 Certificate students, one Diploma candidate (the Diploma programs were discontinued in 2004), and 76 continuing education students. That same year, we spent $2,145,450 on fulland part-time faculty salaries. We currently have in school 256 computers, 105 Macs and 151 PC’s, 36 in offices and the rest in classrooms and other student areas. Software is updated with every new release, hardware every three years. The cost of one roll of paper used in Foundation drawing classes is $60. We use about 30 rolls per school year. That’s $1800. The NESADSU Library currently holds approximately 10,000 books, 53 periodical subscriptions and 30,000 slides. The retail price of one license for the Adobe Creative Suite Premium Design CS3 is $1,700.00. NESADSU holds 50 licenses. At retail this would equal $85,000 (yikes!). The average cost of one ink cartridge is $28.00. During the 2006-2007 academic year, NESADSU spent $27,800 on ink and toner (yikes again!). The price of one AutoCAD license is $240. NESADSU holds 75 licenses, costing $18,000 per year. During the 2006-2007 academic year, we spent $15,000 on models for figure drawing classes. Last year, 84 art and design students took advantage of workshops sponsored by the Ballotti Learning Center at NESADSU. For 2006-2007, NESADSU’s operating budget was $5,157,3000. Who knew? S.C. § �N e w s & Ti d b i t s NEWS tidbits & NESADSU Successfully Completes Reaccreditation Process G r a p h i c D e s i g n St u d e n t Scores for Lupus It was formally announced at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design in Kansas City in October, that The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University has been granted renewal of membership, for a ten-year period of accreditation.This decision follows the March/April site visit described in the last edition of this magazine. The focus in the Advertising Design (ADG S208) course at NESADSU is to develop fully integrated campaigns—a body of work with a cohesive brand and campaign message and a look that seamlessly translates into various print and interactive media outlets. For their last class project of the Fall 2006 semester, students were tasked with developing an integrated campaign for the Lupus Foundation Event logo design by Stormi Knight. the presentations with other partners within the organization, Stormi Knight’s campaign was selected to support the Fall 2007 efforts for the Walk on the Charles. Her interactive campaign reached out nationally to those affected by Lupus by creating custom artwork to be used throughout the campaign, and included a poster, booklet, website and banner work. Knight was then able to work with the class of New England, a campaign that would increase awareness about Lupus, an autoimmune disease affecting more than a million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide. Working from a written strategy provided by the Foundation and detailing specific messaging goals, the students designed posters, web banners, environmental design pieces, booklets, and other support pieces to raise awareness about the disease, and to promote the Lupus Walk on the Charles supporting efforts towards finding a cure. instructor, the client, and various printing venders to produce the campaign for publication. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 & Th e n • The improvement of NESADSU faculty salaries, security and advancement. • Well-maintained facilities with …many good studio spaces. • Arrangement attractive to students who are seeking the broad resources of a university combined with the specialization of art and design study. • A shared attitude toward student success and small freshman classes. • Improved library support for NESADSU. • Expansion of cultural dimension to Suffolk University life. • A spirit of warm collegiality pervades both the University and art/design school administration. • The wide-ranging liberal arts courses available to NESADSU students. • NESADSU student access to University services, such as financial aid, counseling, learning center. Suffolk University administrators including the Dean of Arts and Sciences and the Provost appear very cognizant of NESADSU needs and demonstrate willingness to advance the integration of the art school within the University.” The primary challenge cited in the Visitors’ Report involved the need for additional facilities for NESADSU, to accommodate increasing numbers of students, the specific needs of graduate students, and the need for work spaces for students outside of class. In addition, the following challenges were mentioned: NESADSU enjoys a loyal and dedicated faculty, highly committed to student success and who appear to work in a highly cooperative manner. Significant quantity of up-to-date computer hardware and software to support computer-dependent educational programs. • Evidence of high quality in undergraduate and graduate visual arts education. • Poster design by Stormi Knight. “The NESAD merger with Suffolk University made eleven years ago appears to be a strongly supported integration …(with) many positive results. • During the meeting, the Foundation expressed to the presenting students how “beautiful”, “well thought out” and “professional” all of the campaigns were. After reviewing all • • With congratulations to Stormi Knight, we present her work here. Suzanne McCarthy, Instructor § In hopes of giving at least some of the students experience presenting their work to clients, the instructor, Suzanne McCarthy, contacted the Lupus Foundation of New England to request that the class’s best three projects be considered for production. The class evaluated the work produced and decided that the campaigns designed by Nelia Brega, Stormi Knight, and Megan Clarke were the strongest for client review. The students and instructor then visited the Foundation in order to present their choices. 4 5 The Visitors’ Report, presented to us in July, summarized the team’s findings during their four-day visit, and, in all areas, it was stated that NESADSU appeared “to meet all criteria for all applicable NASAD standards”, as outlined in the NASAD handbook. The Visitor’s Report ended with a list of institutional strengths and challenges, the former gratifyingly longer than the latter. We thought you might be curious to know what they said. Among strengths, the team cited: • “The need to attend to the dichotomous views of faculty and graduate students in regard to the mix of undergraduate and graduate students in Graphic Design and Interior Design classes. Grad students appear to view this as a negative aspect to their programs; faculty members appear to feel that such blending raises the quality bar for these classes. • The visiting team has concerns that the elastic completion time for admitted MA students—from 30 to 99 credits—may be unclear to graduate students and may compromise the stated credit requirements for these graduate programs. • Need for further communication to address undergraduate concerns about scheduling liberal arts requirements to mesh with art and design classes in light of the University’s change to 4-credit courses. • Important to continue to improve art school’s ability to attract art and design majors with demonstrated aptitude and accomplishment.” As I said in the last article on the subject of reaccreditation, in the Spring magazine, the reaccreditation process is long and exhausting and could not have been completed so successfully without the cooperation of the entire NESADSU community, administrators, faculty, students and alumni alike. The comments made by the Visiting Team, who have extensive experience reviewing the programs of the country’s most prestigious art and design schools, should make all of us—and you—very proud. S.C. § �NEWS tidbits & Artists: Jessie Schloss, Eileen Umba-Neuwinger, and Ali Horeanopou- NEWS & TIDBITS NESADSU Preps Tomorrow’s Students e · mer · gence 1. the act or process of emerging. 2. an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant. 3. evolution.The appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Arduous does not even begin to encompass the tremendous shift in life from student to practicing studio artist. From developing resumes and portfolios, securing studio work/ live space to facilitating income, it is not surprising that many compromise the production of artwork for rent and food. Most critical is the loss of the peer art community that graduating students have come to depend upon during their education. & Th e n 6 7 Recently, some of the past three years’ Fine Arts alumni have attempted to overcome the stress and pressure of the first years out of school by developing a critique group based in the Fort Point area of Boston. This group aims to support each member to enable the continued practice of studio art and provide a place of critical review and experimentation. The range of subject, material, content and execution varies greatly and to that end the critique group has engaged in a collaborative effort to create new works that require the exchange of work and authorship from one artist to the next in an attempt to explore the overall visual language of the community as a whole. The resulting work is an examination of process and content at a micro and macro level, so much so that the work has taken on the distinct appearance of biological and ecological systems, some real, others imagined. The mixture of several artists per piece changes the visual language of the individual into an emergent communal discourse. Emergence is both an examination of the real world struggle for these artists to establish their studio practice in the Boston community and an introspection of the micro community of the critique group as it grows and develops beyond the NESADSU community. For five weeks over this past summer a group of twenty-two high school students and incoming college freshmen participated in NESADSU’s Pre-College Program. Guided by professors and adjunct instructors Randal Thurston, Paul Andrade, Matt Templeton and Bebe Beard, this group of talented young students explored the visual vocabulary of art and design while learning the basics of portfolio preparation. Working in the School’s studios, students expanded their knowledge of drawing, painting and the principles of two- and three-dimensional design. Our ’07 Pre-College Program participants were introduced to the vibrant cultural scene here in Boston through field trips to area museums and artists’ studios. The program culminated in a student-organized exhibition highlighting work produced over the summer. Summer Class of 2007 Responding to the remarkable success of and enthusiasm generated by this summer’s program, Continuing Education has begun offering Pre-College workshops during the school year. Adjunct Instructor Matt Templeton is teaching a five-week Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop this fall designed to help prepare students to present their work at Boston’s National Portfolio Day. For more information regarding the School of Art & Design’s Pre-College programs please contact Karianne Noble, Director of Continuing Education and Preparatory Programs, at knoble@suffolk.edu or call (617) 994-4233. Molly Ferguson § An exhibition of the critique group’s work will be held in the White Box Gallery (room 208) at NESADSU from May 12th until June 27th, 2008. There will be an opening reception, to which all are invited, on Friday, May 16th from 5 to 7pm. Mish McIntyre and Jessie Schloss § All work featured on this poster was created by high school students. �Ov e r s e a s C or r e s p on d e n t OVERSEAS correspondent Little Cultural Differences Cultural differences are what make foreign travel such a wonderful adventure, and they are what make a country or a city unique to work and live in. Here are some of the cultural differences between Paris, France and anywhere in the Anglo-Saxon world: The working day. Parisians Morning commute on the Paris métro. really want to be Mediterranean. They love to eat late and stay up late. The problem is waking up; the morning métro is full of people still soundly asleep despite being fully clothed for work. The working day starts later here—usually between 9.00am and 10.00am—and most people finish work between 6.00pm and 7.00pm. The 35-hour working week only applies to those employed by large companies and government employees (who signed that into law?). Most people work way in excess of this figure. If you do the math it is clear something else must take up a part of the day… The importance of lunch. Lunch is a right.The French Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Lunch time at the “Quatorze Juillet” bistro. & Th e n 8 9 will happily work through later in the evenings if a deadline is looming, but will absolutely not skip lunch. It lasts between one and two hours, often it is an event used to discuss business; it is however sacrosanct. Indeed should you munch a sandwich at your desk other people will disparagingly refer to you as having lunch “a ‘l’anglais” (like the English). At least a third of Parisians lunch in restaurants and bistros every day and the remainder of us bring in creative options from home and stop work to eat together. Lunch is a social occasion for everybody and it is the height of bad manners to start without asking your co-workers if they are going to join you. How to approach a deadline. In December 2006 Anne-Claire and I shared the design work for a program for an annual film festival. The overall design was approved; all we were waiting for was the copious copy to arrive as well as all those small little program details such as name of event, venue, time, price, etc., etc. for over 1000 events. The printing deadline was fixed, as it had to piggyback on to another job so as to save costs. We waited and we waited. Four days before the printing deadline the text started to trickle through… then even I started spotting the spelling errors (yep, in French) and we realized that none of the text had been proof read. So the text went back to be checked and a committee from the festival camped downstairs from our office fixing spelling errors on the printed pages, meaning we had to correct them electronically. In the end, with no leadership and even less organization Anne-Claire and I worked from 9.00am to 11.00pm (without lunch) for three days to accommodate the festival committee. This last minute approach happens all the time. To deliver another project on time another member of our team got on his motorbike and sped through the streets of Paris; he got the official stamp of receipt just 2 minutes before the deadline. Fear of commitment. The French fear of commitment and their desire to leave everything open should suit my personality very well, but as in all such cases the most extreme party retains the behavior and forces the other party into inverse behavior. I have been pushed to the inverse as I try to work with Jean-Louis. One recent project was (spéculatif of course) to develop a POS for a company selling “Coffrets Cadeaux” (www.wonderbox.fr). I did my research—I photographed existing POS, looked at various designs and came up with five or six options. I wanted, I needed, his direction. With every design I showed him his response was “pourqoui pas?” (why not?). I have to say I found this distinctly unhelpful. In the end I pushed and pushed and pushed for him to give me a decision—he appeared to be in pain, and immediately after making a decision went out for lunch to forget all about it. Fashion. Using public transport and doing a lot of walking is my opportunity to observe the latest fashions and styles. On the métro and the bus I get to see the small but essential details, mainly because the French concept of personal space is non-existent. Thus I have learned how to tie a scarf depending on the time of year, what earrings are currently fashionable and how to wear the collar of a simple shirt so as to look decidedly chic. A point to note is that Parisian women are thinner than most, which of course aids their ability to look good in almost everything. Two other essential building blocks to acquiring Parisian style are the requirement to wear heels on your shoes (the sneaker-clad commuter is a rare sight) and to walk proudly with a large designer bag and a good designer coat. Ordinary French women do actually shop in Hermes, Lancel and Chanel if only once every five years. For the first time in my life my first waking thought is what to wear, even at the weekend! POS proposal for “Wonderbox”, 2007 How much vacation? As I write this (early September 2007) I, and the majority of Parisians, have just returned from a month of vacation. Everything you may have heard is true. The city sleeps as millions head for their second homes in the countryside or the coast. Until recently very few French people ventured abroad, and if they did it was to French-speaking places such as the Reunion Islands near to Madagascar or Martinique in the Caribbean. But this summer has been a washout for northern Europe since June and I heard much French being spoken as I lay on the beach in very sunny Spain. Now, after a month off work, we are all back, excited to be in the city that has regained the buzz but actively looking forward to the next main vacation, which is Toussaint (a.k.a. Halloween). In total the French come second to the Germans with an annual vacation entitlement of 7.5 weeks. Being freelance I can take what vacation I like, but there again if I don’t work then I don’t earn any money to go on vacation! Kate McLean § “Polar dans laVille” film festival program �1962 – Dan McCarron (Graphic Design) continues to keep up a heady schedule of design work for Harvard, his former employer. “I am in the process of producing a book on decorated papers for the Department of Graphic Arts at Houghton Library at Harvard, which will be published this fall and distributed by the Harvard University Press. I am also working on an exhibit that celebrates the 75th anniversary of Memorial Church at Harvard as well as the 400th birthday of John Harvard. … The exhibit will be mounted at Pusey Library in Harvard Yard this fall. Finally, I am producing a DVD to celebrate the 45th reunion of the Class of 1962, Harvard College…..All great projects that I truly enjoy working on! Who knew that, when I sat in a Huntington Avenue classroom at [NESA] in the early sixties, I would get to do such interesting projects for Harvard University 45 years later!” You can rdach Dan at dmccaron@ wordtechcorp.com. Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 1971 – Millicent (Busse) Swaine (Advertising Design) got in touch with us the other day, wondering what we were up to. Millie worked in advertising for Sears after graduating from NESA, then had three children so gave up work to stay home and care for them. Now she keeps busy “doing the décor for parties, theatre, CET-TV and nonprofit organizations. I have been doing wedding planning too. Keeps me busy. I would love to hear what others have done…I’m sure it’s great things!” You can reach Millie at millieswaine@aol.com. & Th e n 10 11 1973 – Ellyn (Greenberg) Moller (Fashion Illustration) is currently the Director of the Akillian Gallery at Massasoit Community College in Canton. She has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Milton Art Museum for the past eight years, the last four as Chairman, and has been named Event Chairman for the 2008 Arts Affair on the Boardwalk at Marina Bay in Quincy. In addition to all of this, Ellyn continues to take on freelance design projects as well as manage her husband’s entertainment business, at the same time taking courses toward her degree at Massasoit. You can reach Ellyn at emoller@massasoit.mass.edu. 1974 – Steve Hodgdon (Graphic Design) recently organized a min-reunion in August of some of the members of the Class of 1974, who currently live in New Hampshire. Gail (Herbert) Kimball (Fashion Illustration) and Jim Hankard (Fine Arts) attended, though Fred Durham (Fine Arts) and his wife Connie (Wadleigh) Durham (1973 Fashion Illustration) were not able to attend. They all met at Steve’s house in Contoocook “and had a wonderful afternoon. Sorry I don’t have any pictures to attach…we were having too much fun catching up!” Well, Gail supplied us with this one, which is great. If you can offer Steve information on any other members of the Class of 1974 (see the three below, located since), I’m sure there’ll be another get-together in the offing. Contact Steve at shodgdon@comcast.net. 1974 – Ronald Holl (Graphic Design) is the Director of Operations/Art Director at LSHD Advertising, of which he is a partner, in Chicopee, MA. LSHD, in business since 1986, is western Massachusetts’ largest advertising agency. You can reach Ron at ron. holl@lshd.com. 1974 – William Kenney (Graphic Design) is the Vice President/Creative of BrandEquity International, with headquarters in Newton. BrandEquity is a visual marketing and brand communication firm, which was established in 1960 and which has such clients as Staples, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Au Bon Pain, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sheraton and many others. Check them out at www.brandequity.com and contact Bill at kenneydesign@comcast.net. 1974 – Stephen Krupsky (Graphic Design) is a partner in Adrenaline Design in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Adrenaline Design is a marketing-oriented design firm that specializes in brand identity, logo development, package design, web design, etc. Check them out at www.adrenaline-design. com and get in touch with Steve at stevek@ adrenaline-design.com. 1979 – Christine Jellow (Graphic Design) has parlayed her years of graphic design experience and her coursework in the Masters program in Interior Design into a position with Urban Archaeology in the Boston Design Center. Urban Archaeology is a high-end lighting, bath and tile manufacturer and retailer, with a wide range of top-quality and beautifully designed products. Check out their website at www.urbanarchaeology.com and contact Christine at c.jellow@comcast.net. 1981 – Eli Cedrone (General Art) had three of her paintings accepted into the Guild of Boston Artists show at their Newbury Street gallery in August. This regional, juried exhibition featured the best of representational painting and sculpture by both emerging and established artists living in New England. In addition, Eli’s painting “Journey’s End” was awarded Best in Show at the Pembroke (MA) Arts Festival, also in August. You can contact Eli at artfulhand@comcast. net. Also, check out her online newsletter at www.elicedrone.com for classes, exhibitions, etc. Lots of news! 1983 – John Gonnella (Graphic Design) left Digitas about a year-and-a-half ago and is starting his own “web branding gig”, called Truth and Soul, Inc. (www.truthandsoulinc.com). John will be moving shortly to the South End, “to pursue my painting, in downtime…I always bump into James Kraus [1982 General Art] and also saw Audrey Goldstein last week”. You can get in touch with John at johnny.g@truthandsoulinc.com. 1983 – Paul Harrington (General Art) had an exhibition of his hand-painted silkscreens during the month of September at The Savings Bank, Lakeside Office in Wakefield. Paul’s web gallery, of drawings, paintings and sculpture, can be found at www. luminism.net. You can reach Paul at paulharrington@luminism.net. M o r e C l a s s N ot e s C l a s s N ot e s CLASS notes 1985 – Merle Craig (Interior Design) recently sent us a contribution to NESADSU’s J.W.S. Cox Scholarship Fund, for which we are very grateful! She is currently on the faculty at Endicott College in Beverly, as an Assistant Professor of Interior Design (“I’m enjoying it very much”), and still owns her own ID firm, Merle Craig Interiors in Durham, NH. “I see quite a bit of Marge Lee (1984 Interior Design) [also an Assistant Professor at Endicott] and I also see Kris Orr (1984 Interior Design) and Anne Lenox (1987 Interior Design) occasionally. We share the same birthdate and usually have breakfast together sometime around September 11th. We discovered this when we were assigned to the same ‘contract furniture research committee’ in our sophomore year and have gotten together many times since.” You can reach Merle at mcraig@endicott.edu. 1987 – Deven Winters (Fine Arts) emailed us In May to say he and his wife were packing for a move back to Texas, this time to Mesquite, where Deven will be taking a job at id Software, a pioneer in FPS PC game titles. As a designer, he’ll be creating levels, gameplay elements and some basic art “for the artists to make beautiful. I want to go there to be able to learn from the masters, develop my next gen art and become even more well-rounded.” Deven also says that he’ll be starting a children’s book this fall with his wife as the writer. “The newest member of our family is getting big…and is almost as tall as his four-and-a-half-year-old brother. My oldest son Joshua can read and write a little bit. He also reconfigured my X-Box to read Chinese and it took us two hours to undo it. He’s is getting really good at games and problem solving.” Deven is also thinking of becoming a teacher of 3D graphics and perhaps starting his own company as well. You can reach him at arxangel@gmail. com and check out his website at www. arxangel.net. 1989 – Dave Swanson (Graphic Design) recently got in touch with us, looking for some freelance graphic design help for the summer. (Editor’s Note: If you are interested in either full-time or freelance work, please be sure to fill out the Alumni Update Form on the NESADSU alumni page on our website.) Dave, who is the Director of Design for Fidelity Investments in Smithfield, RI, lives in Foster with his wife and three children, Zoe (2), Max (6) and Clara (4). As Dave says, “Things are going well. We all have our health and a routine. It’s just non-stop, taking care of a house, a dog and three small children, then trying to fit in my own stuff…. I’ve redefined patience. It’s not like the old days when the world revolved around ME. It has many more benefits but there was a learning curve for me and still is to some extent, but I’m getting better at it. I’m trying not to forget the old worn out saying ‘They grown up fast’. I remain conscious of that and very much enjoy the simplicity of it all and fostering good memories. Which reminds me of another saying, ‘If I had a nickel” for every time someone with grown children says that to me, I’d be a millionaire!’ You can get in touch with Dave at david.swanson@fmr.com. 1993 – Steinunn Jonsdottir (Interior Design) returned to her native Iceland in 2004, bought a farm in northern Iceland that same year, with an eye toward starting an international art center there, earned an MBA from Reykjavik University in 2006, and started the Baer Art Center (www.baer. is) in May of this year. She has since moved into a new home and had a third child (Baldur, now one, brother to Nanna Katrin, now 13, and Jon Bragi, now 10). Take a look at the Baer Art Center’s website and see whether you might be interested in a residency. You can also reach Steinunn at sj@sj.is. 1995 – Scott Truesdale (Graphic Design) has left Malchow, Schlackman, Hoppey, Cooper Partners in Washington, DC and has taken a position as Vice President/Creative for the Mack/Crounse Group in Alexandria, VA. Both are political advertising firms, a field Scott has been deeply involved in for a number of years. The Mack/Crounse website cites Scott as “one of the most experienced creative talents in the political business. He brings a unique and fresh view to creative and is a great addition to our team.”. You can reach Scott at struesdale@mackcrounse.com. 1997 – Todd Fitz (Graphic Design) is still living in Georgetown, MA and has a design office in Newburyport. His former company, Firecracker, has morphed into Fuel 73, which is heavily focused on the publishing industry, specifically magazines, and more specifically Ocean Home Magazine (www. oceanhomemag.com), northshore magazine (www.nshoremag.com), and Our Place Magazine. You can reach Todd at todd@ fuel73.com. 1997 – Ken Harney (Graphic Design) is still in New York, but is now the Deputy Art Director for DNR Magazine, a Conde Nast publication on men’s apparel, fashion retailing and design. For fun he’s into Thai boxing and is working on his blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. That’s for exercise; he also does yoga for relaxation. You can reach Ken at kharney1@yahoo.com. �1998 – Ann Borwick (Fine Arts) has moved from Seattle across the lake to Bainbridge Island, where she now owns a B&B. Called Furin-Oka (“Wind-Bell Hill”) Futon & Breakfast, it occupies a private, detached house and garden built in traditional Japanese style at the rear of the property on which she lives, accommodates two people, and has a tatami room as well as a kitchenette and a bath with a Japanese soaking tub. Check it out at www.futonandbreakfast.com. Besides all of that, Ann’s gotten heavily into gardening, which the lush northwest climate makes a pleasure. You can reach Ann at afborwick@ yahoo.com. Please be sure to send your updated information to Sara Chadwick at schadwic@suffolk.edu (for our database and/or for publication) and also, if you wish, to classnotes@suffolk.edu for the Suffolk Alumni Magazine. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 1998 – Melissa Horvath (Graphic Design) started a new job in May, as Senior Interactive Art Director at VML in New York. VML is an interactive ad agency with such clients as Colgate-Palmolive, which will be Melissa’s main account, Burger King and TurboTax. Part of the WPP network, they collaborate with sister agency Y&R on crossmedia campaigns. In addition to the new job, Melissa is also making plans for her November 9th wedding. Check out her website at www.melissahorvath.com and get in touch with her at melissa@melissahorvath.com. & Th e n 12 13 1998 – Scott MacGillivray (Fine Arts) has increased his family by one (son, Odin, was born on March 19th) and moved them all to Indiantown, FL, where they have a 60acre ranch. On said ranch are four children (presumably not within fences), “and a whole menagerie of animals, including four horses, three goats, a llama, a pot-bellied pig, three dogs, more cats then I care to count, and a few other small critters”. Scott also started a new job in August, “teaching graphic design at a vocational high school in a maximumsecurity prison. It sounds like a challenge and I’m excited.” Send congratulations to Scott at smacdad101@aol.com. 2001 – Helen (Carroll) Johnson (Fine Arts) recently wrote to tell us all her news. “I was married in 2005 so my last name is now Johnson. Directly after graduating Suffolk I worked at Kids Are People School, a multicultural and inclusive school in Boston, first as a teacher’s aide and then as a teacher. I received my Masters from Lesley University in Art Education in 2006…and began working at the Children’s Learning Center in Dorchester as a pre-school teacher. April 20th I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Alexandria! She was born seven weeks early so she had a scary start but is doing great now. Just recently my husband and I were accepted into the Salvation Army’s School for Officers’ Training. After two years of schooling we will be ordained ministers, so we are currently preparing to move to New York….The newsletters have been going to my parents’ house for three years, but that was fine because we’ve moved three times in the last year and a half!…It’s great to see how the school is growing and what is happening!” You can reach Helen at helen_johnson@mrmumu.net. 2001 – Laura Glen (Interior Design) has returned to her roots in Louisiana, in the wake of hurricane Katrina. “I’m still working on projects throughout New England (with one studio in Wellesley, MA) but have my main studio back home in New Orleans. Katrina was devastating to my family and friends and I just need to be here to help rebuild….If you ever need an article on New Orleans and the rebirth, I would be happy to provide my insight, having evacuated, rebuilt and worked with clients there.” We’re taking Laura up on her kind offer and hope to have an article for you in the next edition of “And Then”. In the meantime, you can get in touch with Laura at lauraglen@comcast.net. 2002 – Erin Fay (Graphic Design) has moved to North Hampton, NH and is working as a kindergarten teacher at the Keystone School in Chelmsford, MA. You can reach Erin at erin_fay@msn.com. 2002 – Jonathan Hoysradt (Graphic Design) emailed Jen Fuchel the other day with an update on what he’s been doing since leaving his first job, at 360Kid, after graduation. “My quest for full-time work led me to several non-design-related positions including the mailroom of a financial company, the processing center for a mortgage company, and a bouncer at a biker bar (just kidding about that last one!). Oddly enough, I found my niche at a computer company that originally hired me as a temp to manage the sales database. They found out I had some design skills and asked me to update their website (which, I think, was originally composed by a blind man using PowerPoint), so it was uphill from there. …Soon enough I was the graphic designer for the company…I’ve also become the “Web Manager”, “Marketing Manager”, and “Email Manager”. They hired another graphic designer to work under me [though] I’m still responsible for designing most of the printed material. And while the other designer manages the website, I do all the Flash animation.” As Jonathan says, it’s been a good way to gain a lot of experience in a lot of different areas, especially management and computers. You can reach Jonathan at jhoysradt02@comcast.net. 2002 – Nicole Wang (Graphic Design) has relocated to Emeryville, CA and has taken a position with Arc Worldwide in San Francisco. Arc Worldwide deals in promotional, interactive, direct and shopper marketing, and is owned by the Publicis Group which also owns Digitas, Nicole’s former employer. Nicole’s move followed a two-month European vacation (“After working three years straight in a fast-paced agency like that, I felt I really needed a loooong vacation!”). You can reach her at nwang@macbox.com. 2003 - Kseniya Galper (Graphic Design) had her acrylic painting “Eugene” chosen as Best in Show at the Quincy Art Association’s Artsfest in September. There were over 250 entries for this annual juried show and it was the first time that she had ever submitted her work anywhere, “so I was N e a r l y t h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s Ye t M o r e C l a s s N ot e s CLASSotes n absolutely shocked when I was told that I’d won “Best in Show :)”. Kseniya and Eugene have just spent two weeks in Rome (“overwhelmingly beautiful”), perhaps celebrating her success. You can reach her at kgalper@ gmail.com. 2004 – Juliana Abislaiman (Graphic Design) has a new job with McCann Erickson in Puerto Rico, having left Arteaga & Arteaga Advertising. Contact her at abislaimanjuliana@hotmail.com. 2004 – Maryam Beydoun (Graphic Design) caught up with our designer Kate McLean (2004 Graphic Design) in Paris in July. Maryam was with Promoseven, a design firm in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, then moved to McCann Erickson, but has since left and is freelancing while she decides whether to return to school. Maryam spends several weeks a year in France, with some time for shopping in Paris. She and Kate had breakfast, “then wandered down to the Musee Quai Branly to take photos”. You can reach Maryam at maryambeydoun@mac.com. 2004 – Victoria Masters (Graphic Design) has left Charity Folks and is now a Junior Creative Director at Creative Gorillas, also in New York. Creative Gorillas is an advertising and marketing firm with a number of clients in the real estate and development field. Check out their work at www. creativegorillas.com and get in touch with Vic at vicmasters@gmail.com. You can also see both her professional work and her stunning photography at www.victoriamasters.com. 2005 – Peter Ferreira (Graphic Design) is working as a Senior Graphic Designer for Cox Communications in West Warwick, RI. In addition, he has his own design firm, called Kemelyen Media Lab, with two freelance artists working with him on various projects in print, multimedia, corporate and web design. Check their website at www.kmedialab.com and email Peter at peter.ferreira@cox.com. 2005 – Jennifer Kokx (MA in Interior Design) has taken a position with the Boston design firm Gauthier-Stacy, a residential interiors firm with clients around the country. You can reach Jennifer at jkokx@comcast.net. 2006 – Debra Folz (Interior Design) has left her job at Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge and has enrolled in the MFA program in Furniture Design at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Deb’s hoping to teach furniture design one day, perhaps at NESADSU. You can get in touch with her at debba5@aol.com. 2006 – Jill Garzik (Interior Design) has recently taken a position with the architectural and interiors firm Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Harvard Square, where she is currently working on a project for Children’s Hospital. At TKA, she joins Laura Nathanson (2006 Graphic Design) who is a graphic designer for the firm. You can reach Jill at jgarzik@hotmail.com. 2006 – Kelly Ginn (Interior Design) is working for the Architectural Heritage Foundation, located in Old City Hall in Boston. AHF is an historic preservation development firm and a pioneer in adaptive reuse since its founding in 1966. You can get in touch with Kelly at keli2342@aol.com. 2006 – Meaghan Moynahan (Interior Design) has left the Patterson Group and is now a Project Manager at Kitchen Living in the Boston Design Center. You can reach her at meaghanm@kitchen-living.com. 2006 – Kelly Pearson (Fine Arts) was among a group of artists featured in a sculpture show at the Aaron Gallery in Washington, DC. Her steelwork sculpture, Exterior no. 7 (2005), was on exhibit during the month of October. You can reach Kelly at kmartypea@hotmail.com. 2006 – Lisa Sobolewski (Interior Design) moved to New York in June and is currently working at Dupoux Design, a firm with “cross-market expertise in the fields of hospitality, real estate, construction management and brand identity”. Dupoux has recently expanded their operations to include the Asia market, opening Dupoux Design Asia in Taipei. Check out their website at www.dupouxdesign.com and contact Lisa at yasuadio@yahoo.com. 2007 – Jessica Aponte (Interior Design) is currently working at Eric Nelson Architects in Charlestown, a firm that provides a wide range of design services for both new buildings and significant renovations. You can reach Jessica at skittja22@yahoo.com. 2007 – Billie Jo Baril (BFA Fine Arts 2000, MA in Interior Design) is working as an interior designer at Eric Roseff Designs in Boston. Eric Roseff is a full-service residential and commercial design firm. You can reach Billie Jo at barilb@hotmail.com. 2007 – Erica Edwards (Interior Design) is NESADSU’s latest addition to the workforce at Duffy Design Group in Boston, where Atsu Ishikawa (Interior Design 2000) was before she left to join Kahila Hogarth (Interior Design 2006) at Nannette Lewis Design in Chestnut Hill. You can reach Erica at lordy7_7@hotmail.com, Atsu at superatsu@hotmail.com, and Kahila at kahila329@ hotmail.com. 2007 – Rebecca Emanuel (Interior Design) has joined Barbara Sherman (Interior Design 1994) at Wilson Butler Architects, a Boston firm specializing in designing for the arts and entertainment. You can reach Rebecca at raemanuel@gmail.com. 2007 – Nico Flannery-Pitcher (MA in Interior Design) is currently working at Steffian Bradley Architects in Boston. In addition, Nico was recently married to Dave Pitcher, an industrial designer with Rose Displays Ltd. in Salem. Dave, who designs signage hardware, and Nico have bought and are currently renovating a house in Swampscott and hope to be in by October. Send your congratulations to Nico and Dave at nicoflannery@hotmail.com. �2007 – Jade Jump (Graphic Design) has landed a job at the Design Studio at Monitor in Cambridge, where she is a graphic designer. The Design Studio has such clients as MIT, Brandeis and Innovation Management Inc., providing such services as marketing, illustration, web design, logos and book design. Check them out at www.designstudioatmonitor.com and get in touch with Jade at jadejump@hotmail.com. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 2007 – Kimberly Kelly (Interior Design) and Danielle Tappis (MA in Interior Design) have both joined the Boston office of Perkins & Will, the internationally-based design firm offering “innovations in architecture, planning, interiors, branded environments and strategy”. You can reach Kim at kimakelly@gmail.com and Danielle at danielle_paige@hotmail.com. & Th e n 14 15 2007 – Jessica Koff (MA in Interior Design) has taken a position as an interior designer with Bergmeyer in Boston. As such, she is continuing another long-time tradition with NESADSU graduates, many of whom have passed through Bergmeyer’s door in recent years. You can reach Jessie at jesskoff@ gmail.com. 2007 – Courtney Mitchell (Graphic Design) has moved to New York and taken a job as a Art Assistant at Women’s Wear Daily, a division of Conde Nast and Fairchild Publications. Women’s Wear Daily is a fashion and business newspaper and “we also put out dozens of magazines and supplements every year. I deal primarily with the trafficking of all the artwork and I also have been able to design quite a lot so far. I wanted to thank you [Laura Golly, to whom the email was sent] because after I took your electronic publications class I realized how much I love publication design!” You can reach Courtney at coumitch@verizon.net. brown.com, Allison at allisonwrig@gmail.com, Eduardo at eduardo_meza@gensler.com, and Vy at vlan0525@yahoo.com. 2007 – Julianna Mongello (MA in Interior Design) and Pamela Muldowney (MA in Interior Design) have both taken positions with Cannon Design, an architectural, engineering and planning firm in Boston. You can reach Julianna at juliemongello@ hotmail.com and Pamela at pmuldowney@ mac.com. 2007 – Kaitlin Palaza (Interior Design) has taken a job at Duncan Hughes Interiors in Boston. Duncan Hughes is a full service interior design firm specializing in commercial and residential design. You can contact Kaitlin at kaitlinpalaza@gmail.com. 2007 – Andrea Morin (Graphic Design) is a Regional Marketing Coordinator at Great Source Education Group in Wilmington, MA. Great Source, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishes alternative, resource-based K-12 educational materials. You can contact her at andrea_morin@hmco.com. 2007 – Naomi Nottingham (MA in Interior Design) has joined fellow NESADSU alumni Erika Brown (MA in Interior Design 2004), Allison Wright (MA in Interior Design 2006), Eduardo Meza (MA in Interior Design 2003), and Vy Horwood (Interior Design 2003) at Gensler (all in Boston except for Vy who is in the Arlington, VA office). With offices around the world, Gensler is a multi-faceted firm that handles design problems of all kinds, from city planning to interior and graphic design. Check them out at www.gensler.com. Contact Naomi at naomi74@earthlink.net, Erika at riki@riki- 2007 – Elizabeth Olver (Interior Design) has taken a position with TMD Designs, a recently established firm in North Hampton, NH. You can reach Liz at liz.olver@ gmail.com. 2007 – Helen Principio (Interior Design) is a kitchen and bath designer at the Expo Design Center in Burlington, MA. You can reach her at hprincipio@yahoo.com. 2007 – Caitlin Ryan (Interior Design) is an interior designer with JFS Design Studio in Boston. JFS specializes in residential and hospitality design. You can reach Caitlin there, at caitlin@jfsdesignstudio.com. 2007 – Karen Urosevich (MA in Interior Design) has joined the residential design firm of Leslie Fine Interiors in Boston’s Back Bay. You can reach Karen at karenurosevich@hotmail.com. 2007 – Shauna Wymyczak (Interior Design) has taken a position at ADD, Inc. in Cambridge, a firm that specializes in architecture, interior design, planning and branding.You can reach Shauna at wymyczak@yahoo.com SO SAD TWO MORE CHILDREN I just got the spring newsletter today and I am so sad Olympia was considered a kook while she was at- “I’ve been thinking about you guys over at NESA and because I didn’t know Charles Giuliano retired! I was tending BU’s theater arts school…but she was a good realized I haven’t sent you a picture of the kids yet reading the gallery schedule and I totally would have actress. I was amazed when she suddenly started gone to the reception. I was wondering why I would appearing in movies, etc. Everyone from BU and have just gotten the newsletter now? NESA used to take a morning break and have lunch in This came from Amy Joyce (Graphic Design the cafeteria….I don’t remember anyone socializing 2000) and arrived on July 5th with her except for a Greek girl who was in fashion I had a feeling I was going to have to answer for this and you all have my deepest apologies. We have never had a firm publication deadline for the newsletter (just sometime during the fall and spring semesters) and all I can say is that this semester several things conspired to make the newsletter late in getting to you. First of all, the NASAD reaccreditation took up an enormous amount of time. I not only researched and wrote the entire self-study (way over 300 pages of text plus exhibits), but planned and saw to completion the three-day site visit. By the time that was all over, we were into April.Then I got sick, perhaps because the site visit coincided with the first symptoms and there was no way I could stay home and sleep! So I was out for a couple of weeks and way behind on everything else by the time I got back.Then Kate McLean, our designer, was enjoying a very busy schedule herself. So, one thing led to another and we were late. I’m especially sorry as I know there are probably a number of you who would have attended Charles’ party and did not know about it. At this late date, all I can offer you is his email address (charles_giuliano@yahoo.com) so that you can write him and tell him….well, whatever you wish to tell him. design at NESA. I think her name was Athena.” [Good THANKS FOR THE BLURB said ‘Let’s skip this afternoon and go to the ball game.’ memory, James. That was probably Athena Doukakes, class of 1957 and a Fashion Design major.) “I was one of the ex-GI’s who were attending NESA….Four of us lived together on Huntington Avenue: Frank Raneo, Joe Almasian, Dick LaRoche and me. Frank was one of the most talented of anyone I went to school with. He was working for Remick’s of Quincy while he was going to school, doing all the newspaper ads for them. [Actress] Lee Remick was the owner’s daughter. Frank promised to tell us when she was around and set it up so we could meet her. Never happened…. I always remember Frank had a great sense of style. He always looked like one of his ads. He’d also give us a critique when we dressed up to go out. He also said two sport coats and three pair of pants were all you need. I’m still using his advice!” “Our life and anatomy instructor was John DanaBastian. He looked like Picasso. His favorite remark gratulate you and the staff on the great articles and work that you all continue to do. I’ve been busy taking care of the kids at home and also doing interior design work. I just completed a Hookah Bar/Lounge in Allston, the Nile Lounge…. It was a lot of fun creating and implementing the design.” George is also now working as a teacher’s aide in the kindergarten at the he took all of my watercolor brushes away from me so I would ‘loosen up’…. I had a JWS Cox original [watercolor]. Too bad I threw it out when I packed to come home for the summer!… I bought a book about Bill last summer. I never knew until then how famous he had become. He had some of his work in the Museum of Fine Arts when I was in school.” “During my first year at NESA one of my classmates I got my latest newsletter the other day and just That was the first major league game I ever saw. got the chance to sit down and read it. Another September 1954. I was a Yankees fan at the time…. top-notch edition. Thanks for the blurb [a class note]. and used to go to the games when the Yankees were The wording was perfect. I should have gotten to it in town. Then, rather than risk getting beaten up by [writing it myself] but the good news is I have been Boston fans, I changed sides. Bleacher seats were $1.50 at the time and Pinky Higgins was the manager…. Sometimes there were only mer is going well and see you soon. a few thousand people at the game…I remember James Kraus (General Art 1982) Mickey Mantle coming onto the field and talking to the fans in the bleachers. I don’t think there is a Major Barbara (Paine) Lyons of the NESA class of 1943 (Fashion Illustration). Barbara was one of five alumnae, graduates of 1943 and 1944, who were honored at NESADSU’s 75th anniversary gala at the Institute of Contemporary Art in November of 1998. Barbara was originally from Randolph, MA. After graduating from NESA, she worked as a fashion illustrator for a Boston department store, where she met her future husband, Richard Lyons. She retired from Raytheon Corporation’s publications department in 1989. Barbara is survived by two sons, Jeffrey and Frederic Lyons, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. I also just got the new newsletter and wanted to con- favorite instructors was JWS Cox. I remember that volunteer work that I never got to it. Hope the sum- It is with great sadness that we announce the death of [Editor’s Note: George and his partner, Joe (Suffolk MPA 1998, JD 2000), adopted two more children from Liberia in 2005. Now their family is made up of Luke (age 5) and Noelle (4 1/2), plus Noah (4) and Jocasta (2), who arrived in August of 2006.] was ‘Make it go ‘round! Make it go ‘round!’ One of my so busy with work, Little League [coaching] and other Pa s s ag e s T h e L a s t o f t h e C l a s s N ot e s 2007 – Jakob Grauds (Graphic Design) took a job in June as a Graphic Designer for Private Label Brands at CVS Corporate Headquarters in Woonsocket, RI. “The job is incredible, I get to be creative every day, and I am learning an immense amount (not to mention I now have a huge name like CVS on my resume).” Before finishing at NESADSU, Jake worked as a Contributing Editor on the new College of Arts and Sciences magazine at Suffolk, contributing artwork and photography along with past and present students Jade Jump, Alison Balcanoff, Kevin Banks, Colleen Barrett, Jeannie Belozersky, Margaret Furlong, Matteo Gulla, Catherine Headen, Kayla Hicks, Fanny Lau, Laura Nathanson, Lisa Raad, Jessie Schloss, Eileen Umba and Joanna Winters. You can reach Jake at inhousejake@yahoo.com. Fe e d b ac k : N ot e s F rom You FEEDBACKfrom you notes CLASSotes n EVERYDAY LIFE… I’ve also been emailing back and forth with James Towslee (Advertising Design 1957), who found us on the web and has been filling me in on things he remembers from his days at NESA. Here, from several emails, are some tidbits: “Have any of the students from my era mentioned that we used to have coffee every morning with a future Academy Award winner, Olympia Dukakis?… Leaguer today who would be able to get out of the locker room, much less play, with the pain he must have endured. I saw a picture of him once after he had been taped up so he could play. He looked like a mummy!… At least I’ve lived long enough to see the Sox win a World Series.” James Towslee (Advertising Design 1957) Johnson School in Nahant, where the children are enrolled. He would love to hear from classmates so please email him at gsyrigos@comcast.net. George Syrigos (Interior Design 2002) THANKS AGAIN “Just wanted to drop a note and say thanks again for including us in the last alumni newsletter. It’s always a kick to see our stuff in print! Thanks for the support!” Lianne and Paul (and Gryffin) Stoddard (Graphic Design 1992), regarding the article in the Spring alumni magazine on Swirly Designs and Yankee magazine publicity. �A l u m n i I n t e rv i e w ALUMNI focus N E S A A l u m na S e rv e s H e r C ou n t ry: N ot i n I r aq bu t i n Wor l d Wa r I I S e c r e t i s ou t: S h e pu t I wo J i m a on t h e m a p Local veteran was a mapmaker for the U.S. Navy in World War II By James A. Kimble, Staff writer SALEM, N.H. — Her role in helping to capture Iwo Jima was something she never told her husband or three children. Now 83, a humble and soft-spoken Mary Habib still is reluctant to go on about it. Her husband, Al, 86, shakes his head that he’s only now learning how important his wife’s role was in World War II. “She didn’t like to brag to the family,” he said, sitting at the couple’s kitchen table. “I didn’t know about this until three weeks ago. We’ve been married since 1950.” Mary Habib softly adds with a smirk, “There’s some things I don’t tell.” Mary Habib worked on a map used by the U.S. military in the critical battle for Iwo Jima.That invasion ended with one of the most famous moments in World War II, when five Marines and a sailor raised an American flag atop the island’s highest point, Mount Suribachi. Photographer Joe Rosenthal immortalized the flag raising with his famous, posed, photograph — which became a topic of the recent Clint Eastwood movie “Flags of Our Fathers.” While seeing a commercial for the movie on television, Mary Habib mentioned in front of her oldest son, Bill, 55, she had worked on the Navy’s map for the invasion. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Mary (McCluskey) Habib, NESA class of 1943. & Th e n 16 17 This summer I had a call from former NESAD faculty member, Ed Germano, who told me that he had seen, on Fox TV, a story about a woman who had served her country in World War II, by drawing maps for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Ed had noticed, while the story was being told, that the camera had panned over a NESA diploma and he let me know he was going to investigate. After a little detective work, through the mediums of both television and newspaper, we found the story of Mary (McCluskey) Habib, a 1943 graduate of NESA. We are reprinting her story with the kind permission of the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company and Mary Habib. It was an incredible revelation for Bill Habib of North Andover, who began peppering his mother with questions. “Then she went into the next room and came out with a book and scrapbook,” Bill Habib said. “That was the first time I ever saw it. I knew generally of her naval background, her deployment and that she served as a naval officer, but I didn’t know the extent of it.” The surprises then came like one gigantic wave after another. Despite her years of silence, Mary Habib kept a detailed record of her two and a half years working as a Navy petty officer in the Washington, D.C., area. Upon being honorably discharged from the Navy on July 22, 1946, she was given a replica of the map of Iwo Jima she helped create with her name embossed on it. A ringed binder holds dozens of black-and-white photographs and cartoon sketches she made of her office mates. They detail sightseeing around the city, too, serving as a guide to her memories. One sketch shows a face, with eyebrows raised, looking down from the top of the Washington Monument. “I don’t like heights,” Habib said. As the scrapbook reveals, it’s a dislike she overcame at times. A half-dozen photos she took from a New York City rooftop give a bird’s-eye view of a phalanx of soldiers marching down the street in what seems like an endless parade. “It’s funny when you wear a uniform, you can get in anywhere,” she said. “The funny thing about a uniform is that it gives you a lot of courage.” The highly detailed process of mapmaking was serious business, but Mary Habib said workers in the cartography office were still able to have fun. A favorite practical joke sailors played on newbies was placing a fake blob of ink on top of a new girl’s work table when they went to the bathroom, she recalled. “There was a lot of civilian workers there, too. We had a good time. Those sailors were quite the teasers,” Habib said. A native of Lowell, Habib (then Mary Margaret McCluskey) enlisted in an all-female division of the U.S. Navy known as WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. She graduated from the New England College [School] of Art trained in graphic and commercial design. The Navy sent her to Hunter College in New York before she was assigned to the Pentagon’s Hydro-Graphics Office in Suitland, Md. Mary Habib said in the 1940s mapmaking was highly detailed but not what she expected when she first got her assignment. “I was surprised,” she said. “There actually wasn’t too much drawing. It was fine work. We did the coastline about three miles in. The Air Force took pictures of the island, which we had on a big drafting table.” Houses were noted with spots the size of a pinhead. Precise details of cliffs, craggy rocks and sandy areas were crucial so ship commanders would know where and how close vessels could approach the shoreline. Habib said she was assigned to the WAVES not long after it was formed. She worked there for two-and-a-half years between 1944 to just after the war in 1946. A memorable highlight from her stint in Washington, D.C., was an afternoon when Eleanor Roosevelt invited Habib and female co-workers in the cartography office to tea at the White House. They spent time in the Blue Room, one of three state parlors at the home of the president, and later had punch and cakes in the dining room. “She was a lovely woman,” Habib said of Roosevelt. Like many families during the war, everyone in Habib’s family contributed. Habib’s brother, Richard Jr., and sister, Kathleen, both enlisted. Her mother, a nurse, worked part time in a parachute factory when not working her shifts at a hospital. Habib said she had no idea the map she was helping create would lead to such a significant turning point in the war. It wasn’t until much later, when Rosenthal’s photograph of the flag raising on the island became famous that she realized the significance of her con- tribution to the war effort. Still, she refrained from speaking about it. It simply wasn’t her way. “After the raising of the flag, I said to myself, ‘OK, I was part of that,’” Habib said. “But I didn’t realize how important it was at the time.” Moved by his mother’s service, Bill Habib recently wrote a detailed summary of her military career, which was displayed for Memorial Day with photographs of World War II veterans at St. Monica’s Church in Methuen. “She’s not inclined to boast of herself,” Bill Habib said. “Her humility is one of her many fine virtues. She would consider talking about it bragging. That’s not her style.” After the war, she married in 1950 and became a stay-at-home mother raising three children. Her daughter, Mary Lee Pare, 50, lives in Salem, N.H. Her youngest son, Michael, 45, lives in Methuen. She worked briefly at General Electric and the Internal Revenue Service, and only kept drawing as a hobby. She remains an active member of American Legion Post 417, one of the few all-female Legion chapters in the area. The family lived in Methuen for 40 years. Al and Mary Habib moved to Salem, N.H., about 10 years ago. Al Habib has long been a fan of Mary’s artwork. He proudly shows off drawings and sketches Mary etches in a room at the end of a hallway inside their Azarian Road home. Bill Habib is thankful that he’s finally learned the details of his mother’s military service. He now believes there was greater meaning behind the television commercial being played. “I don’t believe in coincidence anymore,” Bill Habib said. “I’m so pleased and to a greater extent proud of her, even at this late stage in life. If it was up to her, I think it would have remained hidden.” Copyright © 2007 by Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company Reprinted with permission S.C. �Fac u lt y I n t e rv i e w FACULTY interview A n I n t e rv i e w w i t h Nac e r B e n k ac i Nacer Benkaci joined the NESADSU faculty as an adjunct instructor in 2004, then was a Visiting Assistant Professor before being elevated to tenure-track status in 2006. Nacer was born in Algeria and came to the States in 1984, to pursue his studies in architecture and design. He holds a Diplome d’etat d’Architect (the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture) from the Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme in Algiers, as well as Masters degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. With over 20 years of experience in architectural practice in the U.S., Nacer has worked on both commercial and residential projects here and abroad. Fa l l 2 0 0 7 Q. Let’s start with a bit of history. Tell us more about yourself. I was born in 1959 in a small town by the sea, a few miles from Algiers. My childhood was essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea which was a few feet from my parents’ home. Summer was the occasion to literally live in it and be absorbed by its vast scale and its potential to trigger a multitude of voyages. The I was surrounded by the large scale of the sea, horizon was very close the sky, and the mountains and that was in to us at that time and we dwelled in it as if it were direct contrast with the smaller scale of the part of our everyday lives. homes and buildings along the edge of the sea. It is perhaps why I still I was interested in that relationship and the have a keen interest in forms, accidental or planned, that it generated. the concept and reality of scale. I was surrounded by the large scale of the sea, the sky, and the mountains and that was in direct contrast with the smaller scale of the homes and buildings along the edge of the sea. I was interested in that relationship and the forms, accidental or planned, that it generated. & Th e n 18 19 that some of the meaningful architects had on me. I was very interested in the work of Corbusier, Louis Kahn and the “modern movement” in general. Later I grew to appreciate some of the less known architects and took their works as a source of inspiration for my own work. Q. How did you decide on the U.S. for graduate school and what path brought you to Boston? I wanted to learn more about architecture and design and pursuing my studies is one way to do that. At that time, some of the most influential ideas about architecture were being generated by prominent U.S. architects and thinkers and I wanted to experience that first hand. I first came to Boston to study English, then to California for architecture and urban design. I have always been interested by the city in general and I felt the need to learn more about the formulation of its shape. Urban planning became obvious for me as I sought to understand the other forces that shape our cities. I had some friends that invited me back to Boston; subsequently I was offered a job. Fall in this area is my favorite season and I wanted to stick around for a while. I stayed ever since! Q. Talk a little about your professional experience. Where did you work and what kind of work did you do? After my graduation, I sought work in Boston. I worked for several companies in the area and the work ranged from residential and commercial to institutional and retail. I learned a great deal and I believe that experience made me a better architect. Q. Why do you teach (besides the paycheck!)? I taught while working professionally. I enjoy very much the academic work and the exchange of ideas and processes. Also, stu- “Indoor/Outdoor Museum Study” by Nacer Benkaci dents are coming out with ingenious ways to resolve old problems of design; perhaps the technology at their disposal allows them to tackle issues from a different angle and make new uninvestigated associations, new ways to manipulate space. Some of the projects are just a leap forward in design thinking and I very much like being a part of that. Teaching in reality goes both ways. Q. How did you wind up at NESADSU? What do you like best about the school and what keeps you here? I first was invited to teach as an adjunct professor by Nancy [CoProgram Director Nancy Hackett]. She and I worked together on several projects in the Boston area. Subsequently I have been hired as a full time Assistant Professor. One of the most impressive parts of the program in interior design at NESADSU in my view is the fact that the ID department is within a school of art and design. This association with art and graphic design has a potential benefit for interior design students. Interior architecture and architecture have always been inspired by other disciplines and exposing students to a mutual influence is enriching. The potential for innovation is greater. Q. Why did you decide to become an architect? I have always loved to draw and the landscape around me was prone to that. Just think of the seascape. Obviously, this is just the premise because as I was studying my passion for architecture grew stronger. I found in architecture a total freedom of expression and a highly sophisticated creative process that embodies the entire social, political, and economical issues that humans in general face. I felt it was important. I also was interested by the theoretical discourse that was developing in the profession and the influence Another part that I appreciate greatly is the cooperative nature of the faculty and the scholastic and pedagogical environment and the standard of care for the students’ progress. It really sets the school apart. “Indoor/Outdoor Museum Study” by Nacer Benkaci “House Study, Algiers” by Nacer Benkaci �The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University 75 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 G a l l e ry S c h e du l e GALLERY schedule 2007 2008 Never Been Seen: Susan Nichter 2008 Student Exhibitions Recent paintings by a NESADSU faculty member. October 11th to November 10th Reception: Friday, October 12th 6 – 8pm Work by current students of The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University Ozspirations Art Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, curated by Associate Professor of Graphic Design Jennifer Fuchel. November 15th to December 22nd Reception: Friday, November 16th 6 – 8pm 2008 The 2007 Stephen D. 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We value excellence in education and research) and work with our students) alumni and business partners to achieve it. T he ability to embrace change is essential to success in any profession. Organizations and people today must be aware of external influences affecting their business and react to these changes or be left behind . They must also be open to new ways of thinking, and new approaches to product development or services. At Suffolk's business school, we adopted a new mission statement in March. This new mission, highlighted above, incorporates our new global vision and reflects recent changes in business thinking. Throughout the year, a faculty task force met to enhance the Executive MBA curriculum. A similar task force also examined the undergraduate entrepreneurship curriculum. 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Finally, Lin Guo's article, Integrating China into Global Financial Markets, discusses China's newfound acceptance into the global marketplace and what this acceptance means to the Chinese economy and financial markets. In this issue we've profiled seven alumni innovators and expanded the Alumni News section to give you a better glimpse of some of the many new networking opportunities in the Boston, Cape Cod, South Shore, and Metro West Alumni Chapters. Please remember to set aside Suffolk's Alumni Reunion Weekend,June 11-13, for classes ending in 4s and 9s on your calendars. I hope you enjoy this issue. I would like to hear your thoughts and feedback on items included in this issue and on items you would like to see in the next issue. Post your feedback on the alumni section of the Sawyer School's Web site at www.sawyer.suffolk.edu. I look forward to seeing you at one of our many alumni events during the year. Very truly yours, Willia Dean Preparing Successful Global Business Leaders Suffolk Business /Sawyer School of Management �SuffolkBusiness Suffolk University Sawyer School of Management SuffolkBusiness Spring 2004 David J. Sargent President William J.O'Neill,Jr. Dean Susan C. Atherton Contents Associate Dean, Faculty and Undergraduate Affairs Shahriar Khaksari 10 Associate Dean/ Dean, International Programs C. Richard Torrisi Associate Dean/ Dean, Graduate Programs THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMY by Robert DeFillippi, PhD Professor of Management Lillian Hallberg Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs Michael Lavin Assistant Dean, Cape Cod Programs Myra Lerman 12 Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs Kelly Maclean Clark, BSBA '85 Major Gift Officer WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY? by Ruth Ann Bramson, PhD Assistant Professor of Public Management Paula Prifti Weafer Director, Alumni Relations Executive Editor MidgeWilcke Editor for Public Affairs 14 Rosemarie Sansone Editor for Sawyer School of Management INTEGRATING CHINA INTO G LO BA L F I NA N CI AL MA RKET S by Lin Guo, PhD Associate Professor of Finance Teri M. 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SSOM Enrollment Trends GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE Campus Breakdown Campus Breakdown Boston, MA Cape Cod,MA Franklin, MA Madrid, Spain Dakar, Senegal Boston,MA Cape Cod,MA Franklin, MA North Andover, MA Online 1,358 92 57 19 68 Total Undergraduate Profile Female Male 1,068 64 52 104 56 Total 1,594 1,344 46% 54% Graduate Profile Female Male 47% 53% Massachusetts Residents Out-of-State International 69% 11% 20% Full-time Part-time International 18% 82% 11% Receiving Financial Aid 76% Receiving Financial Aid 54% (full-time only) BSBA Major Breakdown Management Finance Accounting Marketing International Business Interdisciplinary Studies Entrepreneurship Public Administration 30% 18% 15% 15% 10% 9% 3% 1% Graduate Major Breakdown MBA Public Administration/ Health Administration (MHAIMPA) Finance (MSF/MSFSB, MSA, MST) Top 10 Foreign Countries Sending Students to Suffolk Bahrain China Colombia India Japan Korea Saudi Arabia Taiwan Turkey Venezuela Become a Country Ambassador! Country Ambassadors assist prospective International students and their families with questions about studying at Suffolk University and living in Boston. For a list of current country ambassadors, visit our Web site at www.suffolk.edu/internationalalumni. 2 Suffolk University I Sawyer Sch ool of M anagement 62% 20% 18% Cambridge Trust Company Cape Cod Health Care Digitas Ernst & Young Fidelity Investments Genzyme Corporation Global Advisors Grant Thornton Hill Holiday John Hancock Financial Services Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts General Hospital Mellon Trust Pricewaterhouse Coopers Raytheon Schaepens Research Institute State Street Bank & Trust Thomson Financial US Department of Labor Verizon WHDH-TV International Employers (2002 partial list) United Bank for Africa McKinsey & Company-Austria Bangladesh Bank Dai m lerCh rysler Corporation-Belgium Standard Produce Dealers-Cameroon Texas Instruments, Inc-Canada The Royal Bank of Canada Deloitte Consulting-Denmark The Gillette Company EasternEuropean Division World Trade Center-Ecuador Quaestor Investment Management- England Hale and Dorr, LLP-England Compaq Computer Corporation-France The Sheraton Corporation-Hong Kong Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc-Japan Intel Corporation-Japan Nigerian Agriculture Bank Digital Equipment CorporationSingapore The Hertz Corp.-Spain Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc-Taiwan MetLife-Taiwan Tisco Asset Management Co. Ltd.Thailand Grant Thornton, LLP-Thailand Ministry of Finance and Customs-Turkey Toyota-Sabanci-Turkey Saudi Aramco-Saudi Arabia �I Business News I SUFFOLK BUSINESS GOES GLOBAL International Study Program "Every successful business is either global or will be global," said Shahriar Khaksari, Suffolk's dean of international business programs. It is this fact that drove the launch this past fall of the Sawyer School's new Global MBA, an innovative degree program designed to prepare global business leaders. Undergraduate and graduate students can now expand their view of the world by participating in the International Study Program. The program supplements students' study of global business and enriches their overall academic experience. International Travel Courses are at the center of the program. Under the leadership of Khaksari,' an interdisciplinary group of business school faculty members developed an entirely new curriculum for the Global MBA. The program is offered full-time and part-time and includes globally focused coursework, an in-depth study of the student's choice of International Finance or International Marketing, and real-world international study and work experiences. "Effective managers must have the know-how and ability to forge global strategies and appreciate cultural and political differences," said Khaksari. "They must have a keen understanding of how culture can shape business decisions. Suffolk's Global MBA is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to effectively manage, compete and succeed in global business. We prepare men and women to lead successful businesses." The core Global MBA curriculum enables students to build a solid knowledge base in key functional areas of business and continuously challenges them to apply their knowledge across cultures. After 12 months of academic coursework, students spend the last three months of the full-time program earning credits as they work in a business enviromnent outside their home country. Global MBA students may intern in a variety of industries, including consumer products, e-conunerce, economic development, energy, finance, industrial manufacturing, pharmaceutical, professional service, high technology, telecorm1rnnications or travel. Employers may include start-ups.joint ventures or global corporations. Business schools around the world have implemented international alliances and courses that bring real-world global business issues into the classroom in response to an increasing need for effective global business managers. Committed to establishing itself as a cutting-edge, globally focused academic institution, the Sawyer School created an Office of International Business Programs, headed by Khaksari in 2002. The launch of the Global MBA is just one piece of a larger plan. New initiatives include globalization and enhancement of the undergraduate and graduate curricula, the creation of increased strategic alliances with overseas universities and multinational corporations, and expansion of students' global internship and employment opportunities. Organized by Professor Teresa Nelson, as part of the international business program, international travel courses for 2004 include visits to the Czech Republic, Chile, China , England, India, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Each travel course includes classroom time in Boston studying the culture and economy of the country to be visited; a seven to 10 day visit to the country; ::tnd a follow-up class and paper upon return. Students participating attend lectures at a host institution, visit corporations, and cultural sites. The schedule for 2004 includes: Undergraduate Business in the European Union: Prague Courses offered at Suffolk's Madrid Campus Global Services Marketing International Marketing Introduction to International Business Business in the European Union Graduate On the undergraduate side, this past fall, Dean O'Neill named Professor C. Gopinath director of the global business program (formerly known as international business). First on Gopinath's agenda was to evaluate the quality of the program. "The first important change we made was to require all global business majors to have a minor," said Gopinath. "Most people enter an organization through a functional area, like marketing or accounting. For our students to be competitive, it's not enough to just major in international business." Gopinath is excited about other undergraduate initiatives, such as the student-run International Business Club and increased international travel seminars for undergraduates. "This spring we have a group going to Prague, and in the sununer we'll offer four business courses on our Madrid Campus," he said. O'Neill added, "These new initiatives solidify our commitment to global business education." • Operations Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) Financial Markets of London Business in China Doing Business in South America: Chile Business in Bangalore, India For course specifics, visit: www.suffolkssom.org/ travel. • Suffolk:Business I Spring 2004 3 �I Business News I SUFFOLK ACCOLADES Students Get Down to Business Suffolk's Sawyer School of Management was Chopping onions, busing tables and mixing drinks were all part of Suffolk's undergraduate business curriculum last year-at least for a few select students. As part of an educational collaboration with small-business advisers and owners from Lawrence, Massachusetts, a group of ten undergraduate business students got a hands-on lesson in what it's like to run a small business. selected for inclusion in the 2005 edition of The Best Business Schools published by the Princeton Review. This is a student-driven publication that gives prospective business students an insider's view into the best MBA programs in the US. NAFSA: Association of International Educators has selected Suffolk University to receive an award for its international programs. Suffolk is one of eight institutions to receive this award. • Sponsored by Lawrence's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development, the program allowed students to get involved at every level-providing manual labor, technical advice, product pricing and small-business plans. (L to R) Professor Lee Kulas; Paula Castilo, BSBA '04 (Marketing); Lenka Schmitzova, BSBA '04 (Management) and Philip Wang, BSBA '04 (Finance) are pictured in front of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Lawrence. One of the businesses that benefited was the Bali Tropical Cafe. Owner Carlos Veras was very enthusiastic about the program, even before he met the students. "They [the students] are going to know everything they can about the restaurant. Everything I know. Then I'm going to take opinions from them," he said. The students helped Veras with advertising, telemarketing and payroll. The majority of the students involved in the Lawrence project were Griffin Honors Society scholars (all averaging a GPA of at least 3.3). Lee Kulas, adjunct professor at Suffolk and one-year executive director of Lawrence's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development, initiated the project. • c)rld 8'oston WorldBoston Alliance Formed AM11nN,ol lh1WorldAll11 C111ncU1olAan111 ,s u The Sawyer School and WorldBoston have teamed up to bring high-profile global business leaders to the Boston community. The WorldBoston/ Suffolk University Global Leadership Series is a forum for discussion on business trends and how they impact the world economy. His Excellency Karim Tawfiq Kawar, US Ambassador to Jordan, was the series' first featured speaker. Approximately 60 people attended the event on November 14 at Suffolk's Sargent Hall. Kawar was raised in Amman,Jordan, and is credited with launching the IT industry in Jordan. He became ambassador in 2002. Business school deans from across New England gathered this past October on Cape Cod to attend the annual meeting of the Association for New England Business School Deans. (L to R) Mike Barretti; US Ambassador Karim Kawar; Brandie Conforti, executive director, World Boston; and Suffolk's Dean of International Business Programs Shahriar Khaksari The Suffolk/ WorldBoston connection came about through Michael Barretti, director of executive education and lifelong learning, who also is a member of the WorldBoston board of directors. Established in 1961, WorldBoston is a source for global engagement in the Boston area, providing a better understanding of the complex forces that shape social, economic and political activities around the world. For information on upcoming events, contact the executive programs office at (617) 573-8660. • 4 Suffolk University Suffolk Hosts New England Business School Deans I Sawyer School of Management Sawyer School Associate Deans Susan C. Atherton and Richard Torrisi organized the program. Topics of discussion included new AACSB International accreditation standards, branding for business schools and empowering faculty leadership. Speakers included John Fernandes, president/ CEO of AACSB International, and Jerry Trapnell, dean of Clemson University and immediate past chair of the AACSB International board. • �I Business News I Suffolk MBAs get the EDGE Bloomberg Comes to Suffolk According to a survey published recently in the Wall Street Journal's Guide to the Top Business Schools, communication, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others in teams rated highest among the skills recruiters seek when interviewing business school graduates. What does the business school have in common with the Federal Reserve Bank and the Vatican? They all use a Bloomberg terminal to access the latest financial and business information. The Suffolk MBA EDGE (Empowerment, Diversity, Globalization, Excellence) Professor Michael Barretti (L) with a group of Program is the professional development MBA EDGE participants. component that complements the Suffolk MBA curriculum. Meeting throughout the academic year, students gain the competitive advantage needed to succeed in today's dynamic marketplace. They develop their professional image by increasing their communication and leadership skills in this unique program. The first MBA EDGE session relates new product development directly to entering MBAs. Led by Michael Barretti, director of executive education and lifelong learning, students form teams to develop and test a new product-a protector for an egg. Barretti's lecture, discussion and hands-on exercises motivate students to picture themselves as a product in the development stage. Students also interact with faculty and department chairs, learning about electives and specializations they can choose to pursue in their MBA. Networking opportunities throughout the day introduce students to each other, to Sawyer School faculty, and to deans and administrators. While the day provides much valuable information, it's also a time to socialize, design a "career path" apron, eat lunch on the Boston Common and compete with faculty and deans in the annual MBA water balloon toss! Other Suffolk MBA EDGE sessions address interview skills, writing the perfect resume, corporate presentation skills, dressing for success and career development issues. The EDGE luncheon series gives students the opportunity to meet informally with corporate executives. Students learn firsthand what it takes to make it to the executive level. This fall, students met with a leading healthcare CEO, a CFO, and a marketing executive. It all comes together at the end of the year in an all-day business etiquette session. Students receive formal coaching in an Art of Networking/ Executive Power Lunch. Students learn proper dining techniques for a business lunch, how to "work a room" and how to gain the competitive edge in a business social setting. • New Tracks Prepare Students for Careers in Financial Planning Aspiring financial planners can get on the fast track at the Sawyer School of Management. The finance department has added two new options for those pursuing financial planning careers: a certificate in financial planning and a certified financial planner track within the undergraduate finance n1.ajor. Each option offers a valuable opportunity for students to enhance their knowledge of financial planning. Students can take courses in Personal Financial Planning, Estate Planning, Taxation, General Insurance, Retirement Planning and Principles of Investments. Upon completion of either program, students are entitled to take the CFP exam administered by the CFP Board, which is the first step in the CFP certification process. For more information, contact the finance department at (617) 573- 8396. • This past fall, Suffolk business students and faculty gained access to a Bloomberg terminal thanks to the generosity of two Suffolk donors. The terminals are located in the computer lab on the fifth floor of the Sawyer Building. "With a Bloomberg terminal, we have instantaneous access to real-time financial data, including stock prices, government and corporate bond prices, exchange rates and prices of derivatives," says Professor Ki C. Han, chair of the finance department. "Another great aspect is that the terminal comes with a lot of valuable services, including the Product Certification program, which all of our students can take advantage of." The Bloomberg site, www.bloomberg.com, is one of the top five most visited sites in the United States for financial news, data and analysis. • MBA Students Serve as Consultants for Change A new elective offers MBA students the opportunity to collaborate with local for-profit and non-profit organizations to diagnose a change dilenuna faced by these organizations. Professor Regina O'Neill developed MGOB 900 Managing Organizational Development and Change to help graduate students develop valuable change management and consulting competencies through community outreach and consulting projects. Students are working with such organizations as the Gillette Company, South Shore Elder Services,John Hancock Financial Services, MassMentoring Partnership, Summerbridge Cambridge, Oxfam and United South End Settlements. • SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 5 �Faculty Promotions and Appointments Ross Fuerman was awarded tenure with promotion to associate professor of accounting. Lin Guo was awarded tenure with promotion to associate professor of finance. Kevin Krauss was named clinical assistant professor of management/ coordinator of entrepreneurial programs and director of Suffolk's graduate programs at Merrimack College. Gregory Markham was named instructor of finance. Ross Fuerman's research on the performance of accounting firms was the subject of an article in Business vJ.-eek, October 28, 2002. Fuerman's controversial study ranked major auditing firms on how much risk they represent to the companies, boards and investors who rely on their work. His goal is to track and publicize auditors' performance so that they can improve. Jerry Gianakis co-authored "Procuring Expertise: The Case ofWater Rate Consultants," published in the Journal of Public Procurement. C. Gopinath authored "Pitfalls in Sandy Matava was appointed clinical assistant professor of public management and director of the Center for Public Management. Implementing Corporate Strategy" in the Journal of Business Strategy. Teresa Nelson was awarded tenure with promotion to associate professor of management. Ki Han , co-authored "Contagion Effects: Evidence from the Asian Crisis," published in the International Journal of Finance. He also co-authored "Mexican Peso Crisis and its Spillover Effects to Emerging Market Debt," in the Emerging Market Reviews. Suzyn Ornstein was promoted to professor Charles Mambula published "Acts of of management. Entrepreneurial Creativity for Business Growth and Survival," in a special issue of the International Journal for Social Economics. Donald May was named instructor of accounting. Lewis Shaw was awarded tenure with promotion to associate professor of accounting. Public Management Department. Daniel Sankowsky published "ProblemBased Learning: A Modified Approach for Introductory Management Science," in the Southwestern Business Administration Journal. Faculty Publications Lewis Shaw co-authored "Surf City, Douglas Snow was named chair of the Mai Datta co-authored "Executive compensation structure and corporate equity financing decisions," published in the Journal of Business and "Convertible Bond Calls: Resolution of the Information Content Puzzle," published in the Journal of Financial Intermediation. Nick Dedeke authored "Dimensions of Service Quality: An Interactions-Centered Approach," in International Journal Managing Service Quality, and "Building Quality into Information Supply Chains: Robust Information Supply Chains (RISC)," in the AMCIS Monograph on Information Quality. Dedeke and Beverly Kahn published, "Model-based Quality Evaluation: A Comparison of Internet Classifieds Operated by Newspapers and NonNewspaper Firms," in the AMCIS Monograph on Information Quality. 8 Suffolk University Quickbooks Pro 2003 Accounting Information System Analysis and Design," in the AIS Section Compendium for Cases and Classroom (CJ) Tools supplement to Journal of Information Systems. He also authored, "The Relationship of Accounting Majors' Cognitive Style and Technological Proficiency: Are Students Prepared to Enter an Increasingly Knowledge-Based Profession?" in the Review of Business Iriformation Systems. Doug Snow , co-authored "Budgeting by Negotiation in Illinois," in Budgeting in the States: Institutions, Processes and Policies, Edward J. Clynch and Thomas P Lauth, eds, (Greenwood). I Sawyer School of Management Faculty Awards Excellence in Teaching: Associate Professor of Accounting and Academic Director of the MST Program James Angelini. Angelini teaches tax and accounting courses to a large audience of undergraduates, MBA and MST students, both online and on site. He also developed a number of new courses that have met the varying needs of students and Associate Dean Richard Torrisi and programs designed Associate Professor James Angelini. and taught the online version of TAX 801: Issues in Federal Taxation, among other achievements. Excellence in Research: Assistant Professor of Public Management Ruth Ann Bramson. Bramson's research focuses on issues of change management, civic engagement, deliberation in public policy and ethical leadership. Her major publications include "Strategies for Engaging the Community in Productive Public Conversations about Immigration Issues," co-authored with M. Leighninger and published in the Journal of Economic Development; and "Group Methods for Whole System Change in Public Organizations and Communities: An Overview," published in the Public Organization Review and co-authored with T. Buss. Excellence in Service: The Global MBA Team An interdisciplinary faculty team at the origin of the creation of the Global MBA program. Members of the Global MBA team include, Associate Professor of Marketing Nizamettin Aydin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing Michael Barretti, Business Law and Ethics Associate Professor Mark Blodgett, Associate Professor of Finance Mai Datta, Professor of Management Robert DeFillippi, Assistant Professor of Management Christian DeLaunay, Associate Professor of Management C. Gopinath, Professor of Information �Systems and Operations Management Denis Lee, Professor of Accounting Morris Mclnnes, Associate Professor of Management Teresa Nelson, Associate Professor of Public Management Douglas Snow and Associate Professor of Management Alberto Zanzi. Teresa Nelson presented "The Comparative Participation of Women as Governance Leaders Across Economic Sectors: Is the Promise of Entrepreneurship Fulfilled?" at the Annual Babson-Kau:ffi-nan Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Boston, MA. This year a new faculty award, the Global Business Education Award , was established. The Global Business Education Award is given to individuals committed to the development of global business and was presented to Associate Professor of Management Teresa Nelson. Nelson, whose areas of expertise include international business and strategic management, has been at the forefront of Suffolk's opening to global business. She has organized a number of trips and seminars with Suffolk students and exposed the Suffolk community to various aspects of globalization. Tracey Noga presented "Behavioral Determinants of Students' Intention in Participating in Teaching Evaluations" and "Evaluating Statistical Methodologies in a Taxpayer Elasticity Context" at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. Faculty Presentations at Conferences Faculty Leadership Roles in Professional Associations Robert Defillippi , was appointed to the editorial board of the Organization Management Journal (Sponsor Eastern Academy of Management). Also, he was appointed liaison for project-based learning, Management Education Division, Academy of Management, for a three-year term of office. Robert Defillippi presented "US Academics Teaching Abroad" at the Professional Development Workshop presentation on "Short-Term. International Assignments" at the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA. Also, he presented, "Knowledge Work, the Knowledge Diamond and its Enacted Knowledge Space," at the 19th Colloquium of European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), Copenhagen, Denmark. Colette Dumas joined the newly established Practice-Oriented Education Research Network organized by the Knowles Chair, Northeastern University. The network studies methods of learning that integrate experience in the world with experience in the classroom (called practice-oriented education) . Its research will focus on practice- oriented education's critical success factors and outcomes. Colette Dumas presented "The Present Moment is the Perfect Teacher: How Mediation Can Inform our Teaching," at the 30th Organization Behavior Teaching Conference, Springfield, MA. Jerry Gianakis was elected to the executive council of MassASPA, the local chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Also he was invited to serve on the management team of the incoming president of that national organization. C. Gopinath presented "Strategic Issues," at the SRM Institute of Management Studies, Kattankulathur, India. Also he gave a lecture on "Indigenous Management," at the Rajaji Centre for Public Affairs and YMIA, Chennai, India. Laurie Levesque presented "Teaching Boot Camp 101" and "Teaching Boot Camp 102" at a Professional Development Workshop at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. In Memoriam William Lee Sutherland, BSBA '59, MEd '75 Retired Professor of Management William Lee Sutherland died on September 2, 2003, in Billerica, MA. He was 71. Sutherland served for 32 years on th~ Sawyer School faculty, where he taught the management principles course. He was the faculty recording secretary and adviser to the American Management Association. Sutherland is survived by his wife of 45 years, Maria (Anatos); two sons, Drs. William Sutherland and Phillip Sutherland; his daughter, Dr. Sandra Sutherland; and seven grandchildren. Sutherland's sons, William and Phillip, earned their undergraduate degrees from Suffolk's College of Arts and Sciences, and his daughter, Sandra, earned her BSBA and MBA from Suffolk's business school. Sandra's husband, Habib Rahman earned his JD from Suffolk Law School and was a part-time accounting instructor at the Sawyer School. David Pfeiffer, retired professor and former chair of the Public Management Department, died in his home on Hawaii on December 17, 2003. An internationally renowned scholar and author in the field of disability studies, Pfeiffer taught public administration and disability issues to Suffolk students from 197 4 to 1994. Most recently, he was the Resident Scholar at the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. One of Pfeiffer's last professional pursuits was the establishment of a new journal in the field of disability studies, titled the Review of Disability Studies (RDS): An International Journal. He was serving as lead editor for the new journal and wrote an introductory paper for the first issue published in January 2004. Pfeiffer is survived by his wife, Barbara, two daughters, and a grandson. SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 9 �Why are only 1O percent of Fortune 500 companies from 25 years ago successful today? What happened to the 90 percent that did not make the list? Part of the answer lies in the fact that these companies lost their innovative spiritthe very same spirit that originally contributed to their success. TheSpirit . Inn ox. __. __ by Robert Defillippi Professor of Management W hy do companies that once achieved global market leadership through innovative products and services unwittingly condemn themselves to eventual decline? One needs only to look at the Boston corporate landscape of the past 20 years to see examples of this paradox. Why have DEC (Digital Electronic Corporation), Lotus and countless other previously dominant high-technology companies disappeared? Paradoxically, these firms were generously endowed with all the intellectual and technolog- ical resources needed to continue their global market leadership. So, why couldn't these firms leverage their resources? The study of the management of innovation provides several insightful answers to these questions. First, companies that are successful innovators typically develop close relationships with their current customers and become beholden to them for current and future profits and revenue growth. By satisfying demands of current customers, these same companies often blind themselves to the innovative possibilities for creating future value for new customers in markets they may not be currently serving. 10 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management �Can companies reclaim the spirit of innovation? To survive in today's dynamic global economy, they must. Clay Christensen, author of the Innovator's Dilemma (Harvard Business School Press, 2000) describes such innovations as disruptive innovations. He suggests that they are most likely to be commercialized in non-mainstream markets which are not completely satisfied by current product offerings. Such markets are frequently found outside the scope of the company's business forecasts and, if they are identified, often carry unacceptably high market risk combined with unacceptably low revenue growth and profit potential to attract corporate support. As a result, corporate investment in proposed "disruptive innovations" lag. Additionally, the best and brightest people who champion these ideas grow disenchanted. Eventually, the more entrepreneurally minded of these innovators either leave to start new companies or join rival companies more sympathetic to their new ideas. In either case, the old company has lost not only the idea of the moment but, perhaps more importantly, some of its most entrepreneurial talent. spirit of innovation must extend beyond the boundaries of any single firm and embrace each participating player in such collaborative knowledge networks. Fortunately, advances in internet and communications technology are reducing the requirements for physical colocation of people in innovative collaborations. However, geographically separate innovative partners still need to share a similar spirit of innovation, a similar commitment to innovative practice and inter-relating that can make creative collaboration work at a distance. These skills of virtual collaboration are among the most important new skill sets of today's business students, whose future innovative work will often arise in collaborative networks of geographically dispersed business units. Spirit of Innovation Series Professor DeFillippi has developed a Spirit of Innovation speakers program and executive workshop for alumni and business practitioners. The first workshop was held on November 6 at the Marriott Hotel in Burlington. The event was co-sponsored by SRI International, an international leader in research and technology development. An increasing number of organizations are focusing on innovation as a means to create value. Silicon-Valley based SRI (Stanford Research Institute) International, founded in 1946, is expert at maximizing value through MBA students examine best (and sometimes worst) innovation practices of firms in a wide range of industries in the Management of Technology and Innovation course that I teach. In this course, MBA students engage in field research, where they examine the types of disruptive innovations currently impacting the global economy and analyze the likely impact of these innovations on current and future market leadership and on industry practices. Additionally, MBAs examine companies engaged in n10re open models of innovation and analyze their practices for discovering, accessing and commercializing external sources of innovation. History seems to suggest that companies lose their way when they lose the very spirit of innovation that originally contributed to their success. The spirit of innovation for a global economy means that a company must be willing to scan the globe for best practices and innovative product, service and business model concepts. Innovation must not only be internally developed but also discovered and acquired from external sources. Henry Chesbrough, author of Open Innovation (Harvard Business School Press, 2003), suggests that companies today need to develop open systems of innovation, where companies are engaged in harnessing external ideas from worldwide sources while at the same time utilizing its in-house innovative capabilities to bring new ideas to the marketplace through a variety of pathways. This may take the form. of spin-off ventures, strategic alliances or the licensing of their intellectual property to others better able to commercialize their innovative technologies and processes. Robert DeFillippi specializes in understanding how the new economy is creating opportunities for project based models of organizing careers, enterprises and learning communities. He is developing a course on Knowledge Management based on his forthcoming co-authored book Knowledge at Work (Blackwell Press) which elaborates on creating and capturing value from collaborative innovation. He is also developing a course on innovation and international competitiveness that will examine how specific types of industry innovations .flourish in dijferent international settings and provide those country-specific players unique global competitive advantage. My own research suggests that much innovation today occurs in virtually organized innovation networks through which innovation is collaboratively developed by its participants and the economic value captured and appropriated among network participants through reciprocally negotiated agreements. As the complexity, costs and risk of innovative global product or service offerings increase, the DeFillippi is executive officer of the International Academy of Management professional society, where he is past chair for the division on Management Education and Development. He holds a master's degree and a doctoral degree in Organizational Studies from Yale University and a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland. He recently won an international competition to study at one of the leading centers of innovation in the UK. innovation. Its experts have defined a systematic process for generating high customer value for organizations and meeting the strategic needs of their clients. Dr. Leonard Polizzotto, Vice-President of Business Development and Marketing for SRI International led the 4-hour interactive workshop. The workshop touched upon SRl's best practices for creating high-impact value for customers from successful technology and product ideas. Creative Sparks: Igniting Innovation through Theory and Practice The second workshop was sponsored by Suffolk's Metro West Alumni Chapter on April 22. Professor DeFillippi was joined by Sushi I Bhatia, EMBA '79, at the Concord Colonial Inn. An author, entrepreneur, and inventor, Bhatia earned his PhD in polymer chemistry from the University of Liege in Belgium. He is president/CEO of JMD Manufacturing. SuffolkB11si11ess I Spring 2004 11 �• What is happening to n1er1can M any analysts, academics and thoughtful citizens are worried about the health of our civic life in the United States. Voting rates have dropped about 25 percent since the 1960s, and the proportion of people who tell pollsters that they "trust the federal government to do what is right" has fallen from three-quarters in the early 1960s to less than a third at the turn of the twenty-first century. In his book, Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam points to a decline in institutions such as clubs, professional groups, neighborhood organizations and other forms of communal and associational life in America. Concern about declining levels of civic engagement has led many observers to advocate reforms designed to strengthen associations, and foundation dollars are flowing to voluntary groups for community building. This is important work-strong civic organizations are essential to a healthy democracy. But the most important breakthroughs in the effort to strengthen civic life in the United States, I believe, will come from changing the way the institutional paradigm works in government, especially local government, and from public managers who view themselves as catalysts and facilitators of civic engagement. by Ruth Ann Bramson Assistant Professor of Public Management 12 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management Engagement means that the people who are involved in a problem have a responsibility, working with others of differing views, to try to devise a solution that will work and that will be accepted by most of those affected. William Ruckelshaus described this approach well in a 1996 lecture when he presented several instances in which public adm.inistrators stepped back from their accustomed roles and served as facilitators and supports while citizens directly affected by an environmental problem hammered out solutions. Ruckelshaus said, "Historically, public administration has prided itself on its ability to apply the tools of rationality to complex problems. In the future, many decisions will, rather, em.erge from group processes. The role of the public administrator will be largely to foster the process and make sure that it has technical support . .. " �en1ocrac If public administration is to be a key element in strengthening civic life in America, how can we make it happen? The research on civic engagement specifies requisite characteristics of democratic self government for a strong civil society. The first essential feature is ongoing public dialogue on significant community issues in which any individual or group may participate. The second requisite is to nurture the organizations and forums that provide spaces for public conversations. City council and school board chambers, legislative halls and other official forums are essential for the conduct of formal government business. But such settings do not provide an environment conducive to sharing personal stories or listening to and learning from others about community problems. The third requirement for civic engagement concerns political and administrative culture. In our governmental system. of partisan politics, regulations and hierarchical bureaucracies, problems typically are framed in political terms, and they rapidly become the subject of legislation. Once laws are passed, issues are moved to the turf of government agencies to be "solved." When it becomes evident that public administration cannot solve many of our most pressing public problems, the bureaucracy becomes the object of political scorn. Candidates for public office find that criticism of government is often effective politics. But such criticism does little to solve public problems and results in citizens who question the legitimacy of our political and administrative institutions. An alternative is a system whereby citizens engage more directly in democratic self governance. Fourth, historically, public administration has emphasized expert professionalism. Now, in order to strengthen community a shift is needed to a facilitative or catalytic role. The same is true for other professions, such as law, medicine or education. In these fields, appropriate practice now must include not only content expertise but also engaging the community. This means both providing expertise and developing processes whereby the community can deliberate on its problems and collaborate to resolve them. If these are civic engagement imperatives, how can we make them happen? Many organizational reform efforts are based on a "best practices" approach of importing the innovations of others. In civic engagement reform, however, the primary objective is not to emulate the innovations of others, but rather to push issues back to the community and foster public deliberation through which a community can define and interpret its problems and determine how and by whom problems should be addressed. In addition to learning from the best practices of others, creative conmmnity problem solving requires "best processes." It involves means by which individuals and groups can take ownership of problems by framing them • in terms that are meaningful to conmmnity members, explore common ground as well as differences and dialogue about whether and how to act together. The process involves identifying public assets, bringing people together to address the problem, identifying alternative approaches, creating conditions for public action, and deciding on the criteria by which to evaluate actions publicly. If public administrators, who are part of the authority, lawmaking and procedural system, understand and value these conmmnity best processes they can adapt our governmental system to the features of a strong civil society. Can public administration rise to this challenge? I sincerely hope so. The foture of our democracy might well depend on it. From designing and facilitating community planning processes to developing training on leadership and community problem solving, Ruth Ann Bramson's expertise is helping organizations in transition. Her current focus involves building community-based knowledge and skills for deliberative dialogue on public issues. Bramson 's background includes positions in local government, media, nonpreftt consulting, and political campaign management as well as extensive voluntary community involvement. At Suffolk she teaches courses in effective government, leadership and community and civic engagement. She holds a master's in public administration from Harvard University's JFK School ef Government and a doctorate from the Union Institute. Suffolk's Public Administration attempt to reap the benefits of citizen and public bring together diverse individuals and groups Department began offering a Master's in Public engagement. Public Involvement Strategies and from multiple institutions, sectors and jurisdic- Administration degree in Community Leadership Facilitation Methods is a skill-based course tions and work together toward solutions. and Public Engagement in fall 2003. It is the first grounded in group theory. Also, students in this such program in the country. The courses in the program take a course in either alternative dispute program provide graduates with the specialized resolution or negotiation. As a program capstone, knowledge and skills to reinvigorate civic life and students complete an internship or practicum lead participatory public processes. Students in assignment that involves working on real this new degree program take four required cours- community problems-learning by doing. community organizing and community building. The Civic Innovation and Effective Governance course examines a variety of civic innovations that not only to public sector practitioners, but also to managers in non-profit and private sector organizations who need access to people with the advanced knowledge, specialized skills and experience to engage multiple stakeholders in es: The Community and Citizen Empowerment course focuses on the theory and methods of The courses in this program will be of value In addition, a new course has been added to the collaborative problem solving and to guide others required core for all MPA graduates. Leadership in doing so. The courses in this new program are Strategies for an Interconnected World explores designed to prepare Sawyer School graduates the challenges facing public leaders who need to to do this important work. Sulfolknu,/111·,., I Spr!ll:-', ~()(1-j. 1_) �f NT E c; RAT I N c; CH I NA into Global Financial Markets by Lin Guo Associate Professor of Finance ccording to a poll of forecasters published by The Economist on January 29, 2004, China is once again expected to be the fastest sprinter among 25 emerging economies, with a projected GDP growth rote of 8.5 percent in 2004. This is after the country's GDP had grown at an average annual rate of nearly 9 percent for the past two decades. Using GDP figures converted at purchasing-power parity, the Bank Credit Analyst, a Canadian research firm, estimates that the United States accounted for 20 percent of global growth from 1995 to 2002, while China's share was 25 percent. The rest of emerging Asia contributed another 18 percent. China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WT O) in December 2001 showed the country's deepest new commitment to economic reform. China is now required to abide by the WTO's rules on free and fair trade and to open its financial markets to foreign com.petition. 14 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management �As China increasingly is integrated into the world economy, the country's financial system is undergoing profound structural changes. Through more than two decades of reform and developn1ent since the country opened its markets to the outside world, China's financial sector now consists of a rich variety of financial-services firms, two stock exchanges and three centralized regulators overseeing banking, insurance and securities firms. The rapid rise of China's stock markets has been astounding. Until 1990 China had no stock market at all, and until 1993 no Chinese company was listed abroad. Nowadays, mainland China's two stock exchanges, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, have about 1,200 listings and a market capitalization of around $500 billion. This makes China third in Asia, after Japan and Hong Kong, and numerous mainland Chinese companies have listed their shares in Hong Kong and foreign markets. The securities industry has grown rapidly since the early 1990s. There were 131 securities firms at the end ofJanuary 2004. Yudong Hou, MSF '99, executive vice president of GF Northern Securities in China and author of Ti'f;c,[l Street Securities Practice, has witnessed the growth of the industry firsthand. He estimates that his company's client assets increased by 25 percent, from 3.2 billion RMB to 3.9 billion RMB in 2003. "Compared to its scale of economy and population, the Chinese securities market has great potential;' says Hou. "Today there are 30 rnillion stock and bond holders; this number could double or even triple in the next ten years." However, danger lurks behind the dazzling growth of China's economy and financial markets. In the stock markets, the risk lies on the quality of the listed companies, of which more than 90 percent are state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and many have abysn1al profitability, poor information disclosure and weak corporate governance. Most private firms have been denied access to the stock market. To ensure listed firms remain under state control, the government and SOEs own about two-thirds of all shares in the market, and these state shares and legal entity shares cannot be traded in the stock market. The illiquidity of these shares and the lack of incentive mechanisms and legal infrastructure to improve profitability of the SOEs distort the capital-allocation function of the stock market. In the banking system, the pressing issue is the huge number of nonpe1forming loans on banks' books. China's financial system is largely bank-based, dominated by four state-owned conm1ercial banks. The "big four" banks account for about 60 percent of total deposit and loan volumes and hold about 50 percent of the overall financial assets of the country. The government estimates that 23 percent of the big four's loans are non-performing. However, most independent experts think the true figure is a third or more. All the big four banks are now technically insolvent by any economic measure. For years, these bartks have been tools for government-directed lending to SOEs, and they cannot restore their solvency unless they can assess risk and price their products and services according to economic principles. According to China's WTO agreement, the country must allow foreign banks to conduct corporate banking business in local currencies within two years after its WTO entry and to conduct retail banking with Chinese individuals five years after its WTO entry. The entry of foreign banks will erode the market share of many Chinese banks that lack capital, technology, skilled employees and competitive financial products. It is urgent for Chinese banks to deepen reforms and enhance their ability to meet the challenges. On January 6, 2004, the Xinhua news agency announced that the Chinese state injected $45 billion-one-tenth of its foreign-exchange reserves-into the country's two largest banks, the Bank of China and the China Construction Bank. "This is no doubt the most important banking reform in China's banking history," said Zhongyang Chen, a finance professor at Renmin University and a Fulbright scholar who visited the Sawyer School last year. "This capital injection will help the banks to clean up their nonpe1forming loans before their upcoming IPOs. The main purpose in selling the banks is to change their ownership structure and conm1ercialize bank lending. The expectation is that banks with improved corporate governance will lend more productively and more prudently than what they are doing now." Let us hope that the pressures brought by foreign competition will speed up China's economic reforms and smooth the country's integration into the global financial markets. "THIS IS NO DOUBT THE MOST IMPO~TANT BAN KIN~ ~EFO~M IN CHINA'S BAN KIN~ HISTO~Y" -Zhongyang Chen Finance Professor at R enmin University, Fit/bright Scholar, Sawyer School of Management 2002-2003 Lin Guo earned a bachelor of arts degree in international economics from Nankai University in the People's R epublic of China and a doctorate in finance from Boston College. Her work is frequently published, and she has presented widely on issues concerning banking and international financial management. She is undergraduate program director for the finance department at Suffolk, where she has taught since 1996. SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 15 �Alumni News I REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENTS The Suffolk University Alumni Association hosted a series of fall events sponsored by regional alumni chap ters. Chapters include the N orth Shore, South Shore, Boston, M etro Wes t, Cape Cod and N ew York . Each chapter plans to sp onsor two events annually to provide alumni w ith opportunities to network and reconnect. South Shore Alumni gathered at the Light Keeper's M ansion in C ohasse t and enj oyed an authentic clambake on September 10. M etro West alumni gathered on September 17 at the historic Wayside Inn in Sudbury fo r a hands-on cooking demonstration and discussion about the history of the inn. North Shore alumni were treated to an Australian wine tasting with a talk about historic Salem at the H awthorne Hotel on September 24, w hile Boston alumni savored a decadent chocolate tasting at the Langham H otel in B oston on O ctober 1. For m ore information about regional alumni chapters, please call Paula Prifti Weafer, at (617) 994- 4231 or email pweafer@suffolk. edu. • Pamela Scangas, BA '72, with President David J. Sargent at the Chocolate Tasting for Boston Chapter alumni. (L to R) Mike Malaguia, MBA '99; Lisa Malaguia; Jodi Connors, BS '94, JD '97 and Lori Esta no at the South Shore Alumni Chapter Clambake. (L to R) Kate Connor; Phillip Connor, MSF '94; Helen Lee, MBA '97; Ed Chin, MBA '97; and Linda Klein, MBA '74; at the Metrowest Chapter event at the Wayside Inn. (L to R) Dr. Sushi I Bhatia, EMBA '79; Sanjeeb Swain, EMBA '00; and Julie Swain at the Metro West Chapter event at the Wayside Inn. Fifth Annual SK Road _.. Race Yields Biggest Numbers to Date! Suffolk's Fifth Annual SK Road Race saw a marked increase in participation this year, with 135 runners representing the entire Suffolk community. This annual run benefits the Suffolk University Alumni Leadership Scholarship Fund. "The Road Race Committee is pleased to organize such a wonderful event that is truly a Universitywide effort," said event Co- chair Bill Fonte, BSBA '83, MBA '89. "We look forward to a bigger and better race next year." Mark your calendars for the 6th Annual Sk on September 19, 2004. • State Treasurer Speaks at MSF Reception State Treasurer Timothy Cahill addressed MSF students and alunmi at the Bay Tower Room on October 17. He spoke about the many challenges that face the Treasurer's Office in light of the state's poor econonuc health and the different ways in which he and his team (L t o R) Dea n William J. O'Neill, Jr., are working to and Massachusetts State address them.. • Treasu rer Tim Cahill. 16 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management �Alumni News I CORPORATE AFFINITY PROGRAMS The University's Corporate Affinity Programs offer opportunities for companies with large numbers of Suffolk graduates to gather for networking, professional development and social gatherings at their work sites. Alumni at John Hancock enjoyed an informative and entertaining discussion about baseball as a brand-building tool, featuring Steve August, John Hancock Major League Baseball consultant; Bob Montgomery, form.er Red Sox catcher and sports commentator; and Rich Gedman, former Red Sox catcher. The event was held at John Hancock on October 23. Dean William]. O'Neill,Jr., and alumni from Citizens Bank shared a holiday lunch at the Wyndham Boston Hotel on December 10. Luncheon conversation included news from the Sawyer School and O'Neill's vision for its future. • State Street Corporation alumni attended an after-work reception at the Downtown Club on the 33rd Floor of the State Street tower to hear from Ned Riley, senior principal and chief financial strategist for State Street Global Advisors, on November 20. (L to R) Robert Keating; Kristen Harrington, BSBA '92; and Christopher Sullivan, director of the Annual Fund, Suffolk University; at the State Street Corporation event. Employees at Fidelity organized an afterwork alumni reception at the Langham Hotel in Boston on December 3. President's Reception ~ Fifty alumni and friends joined President David J. Sargent at the New York Historical Society in Manhattan on October 28. Sargent brought news from campus and announced the University's launch of the Centennial Scholarship Program and the need to bolster the endowment on behalf of scholarship aid. Similar receptions were held in San Francisco and Los Angeles in March. Alumni interested in learning m.ore about the Centennial Scholarship Program should call Ann Peterson at (617) 305-1908. • Washington, DC, Alumni Gather On November 4, Washington, DC, alumni gathered at the Cosmos Club to hear Nique Fajors, BSBA '89, senior policy adviser for the Office of the Secretary at the US Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. • (L to R) Angela Nunez, BSBA '82, MBA '87, APC '96; Michael Murray, BS '78; and Janice Di mania, MBA '92; at the John Hancock Corporate Affinity Reception. Managing and Leading in Troubled Times T (L to R) Joseph J. Beard, JD '69; Joe Dodi, MBA '96; and President David J. Sargent. Guy Santagate, BSBA '62, currently the city manager for Claremont, New Hampshire, spoke to MPA students and alumni on October 20. Santagate shared insights drawn from his 35 years of combined managerial experience in the public and private sectors, at the National Bankcard Corporation, Chelsea Board of Assessors, State Street Bank, First United Foods, Chelsea Board of Alderm.an and the Chelsea Housing Authority. As city manager of Chelsea, Massachusetts, he engineered the nationally recognized rebirth of a distressed city. • SAVE THE DATE! Reunion Weekend 2004 (L to R) Dean William J. O'Neill, Jr.; Guy Santagate, BSBA '62; Douglas Snow, chair of the MPA Department; and John Nucci, MPA '77. SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 17 �Alumni News I Upcoming Events May 2004 Alumni Event at Jacob Wirth's 20041200s July 2004 North Shore Alumni Chapter The Lowell Spinners May2 July 24 Peabody Essex Museum Tour and Brunch Salem, MA Lowell Spinners vs. Vermont Expos Lelacheur Park, Lowell, MA More than 50 alumni from class years 1994 to 2003 ushered in the holiday season with beer tasting, hors d' oeuvres and networking at Jacob Wirth's on December 1. Alumni had a chance to mingle and make new friends during an evening that will become a bi-yearly tradition for T the Alumni Association. • August 2004 Recent Alumni Night at the Rack May27 Join alumni from class years 1994-2003 for a night of mixing and mingling! Boston, MA June 2004 Reunion Weekend 2004 Friday-Sunday, June 7 7-73 Celebrating class years ending in 4 and 9. Alumni Night at the Boston Pops "Pops Around the World" June 25 Alumni at the Red Sox August 75 Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox Fenway Park, Boston, MA September 2004 Suffolk's 6th Annual SK Road Race September 79 Benefits the Alumni Leadership Scholarship Fund. Visit: www.suffolk.edu/roadrace March 2005 (L to R) Amy Rafferty, MBA '00; Mary O'Donahue, MBA '03; and Margaret Horgan, MBA '03 . Mark your calendar! Alumni Trip to England March 8 Symphony Hall Boston, MA Suffolk's second annual alumni travel program visits the English countryside. For details, contact pweafer@suffolk.edu or (617) 994-4231. International Alumni Network Suffolk University's International Alumni Office sponsors a variety of events all over the globe for alumni, parents, prospective students, and friends of Suffolk University. For more information on upcoming events visit the International Alumni Programs Office Web site at www.suffolk.edu/internationalalumni or contact Dorothy Zahir, director of international alumni relations, at dzahir@suffolk.edu. International Alumni Network Representatives Argentina/Spain Marcela Poporato, MSA '96 docporporato@iese.edu Brazil/Spain Juliana Souza Campos, MBA/MSF '03 jscampos@lycos.es France Tugdual Denis, MBA '03 tugdualdenis@hotmaiJ.com Greece Faye lfanti, MED '98 01 8022 574 Indonesia Febrianty Buncaran, BSBA '02 febrian ty_b@yal100.com 18 Italy Netherlands Alessandra Gambarotta, BA '02 Annelie Slanemyr-Phillips, BSBA '95, EMBA '00 agambaro tta@hotmaiJ. com aphillips@forester.nl Japan Ken Hidaka, MBA '03 ken20012003@aol.com Korea KimJong-Hyock, MBA '03 jonghyockkim@yahoo.com Lebanon Baria Wehbe, MSA '02 bariaw@hotmail .com Malaysia Dolly Saw, BSBA '00 dolly_saw@hotmaiJ.com Suffolk University Nigeria Olum.ide Festus Albai, MBA '77 olumide@cdlni geria.com Sweden Carlos Lindquist, BS '01 cdlindquist@ hotmaiJ.com Taiwan Chiung-Ling Chen, BSBA '96, MSF '97 chim1glingchen@cmcnet.com.cw I Sawyer School of Management Thailand Kalaya Kunanantaku, MBA '99 kkalaya@hotmaiJ.com Tunisia Ben Abdallah Sarni, MBA '97 bacosport@gn et.tn Turkey Sirin Odabas-Kont, MBA '97 sirinodabas@hotmaiJ.com Venezuela Carmen Gomes, MBA '93 carmengomes@yahoo.com �I Alumni News [ SUFFOLK TRADITIONS Alumni Night at Boston Ballet's Nutcracker The festive holiday season brought together 100 alumni and friends for Suffolk's annual alumni night at The Nutcracker on December 11, 2003. Alumni Nights at the Celtics On January 30, alumni and friends cheered for the Celtics against the New York Knicks and on March 31, for the Celtics vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. Suffolk alumni with Paula Prifti Weafer (R) in Rockerfeller Center. Alumni Holiday Trip to Manhattan ..&. Forty-five alumni participated in a day of shopping and cheer amid New York City's shops, restaurants and many attractions on December 13. • . .a_._._·._. ~ .. · ___ ,,/ I"' ·" ~ Betty White and Norman White, BSBA '51 . Alumni Night at the Bruins On February 26, alumni and friends gathered at the FleetCenter for the match-up between the Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Alumni Event at the Holiday Pops .,.. Two hundred alumni and friends gathered at Symphony Hall for an afternoon holiday performance at the Boston Pops on December 18. Mitchell Appointed Alumni Trustee (L to R) Dean William J. O'Neill, Jr.; David Hamilton, BSBA '70, MBA '71 ; and John Hamilton, BSBA '67. Business Professional of the Year Ralph Mitchell, MBA '91, was elected Alurn.ni Trustee representing Sawyer School alumni on Suffolk U niversity's Board ofTrustees. (L to R) Bruce Fought, MSF '97 and Ralph Mitchell, MBA '9 1 at a South Shore Chapter Event. ,._., For more than 10 years, Mitchell has been an ac tive University volun teer, holding a variety of positions, including elected member of the SSOMGAA for eigh t years, two of those years as president. He is a phonathon volunteer and was instrumental in securing both the 1996 and 1997 Commencement speakers for the U niversity. He is currently a member of the South Shore Alumni C hap ter. Owner of Carthage Financial Group, Mitchell has mentored Suffolk in terns at his firm and taught undergraduate finance at the University. With n10re than 26 years of distinguished military service, he is currently assigned to a unit in Rhode Island that provides training for other Army N ational Guard and Army R eserve units at senior levels. • John O'Connor, BSBA '73, vice chairman, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, was named 2003 Business Professional of the Year by the Beta Alpha Psi N ational H onor Society for Acco unting. T John O'Connor (back row, right) with Professor Lewis Shaw (L) and Professor Tracy Noga (R) and members of the Suffolk student chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, (back row, L-R) Sam Milenkor, treasu rer; and Kevin Bruno, vice president; (fro nt row, L-R) Kelly Nelms, recording secretary; Jamie Alosso, BSBA '02, president; and Solange Diallo, BSBA '02. Su fio lkBusiness I Spring 2004 19 �I Alumni Notes I Cities and towns listed are in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted Robert C. Howard, BSBA,joined Bridgewater Savings Bank as vice president/ commercial loan officer. 1955 C. Paul Luongo, BSBA,met with former President Bill Clinton at a benefit for City Year, a non-profit organization established to help innercity youths become more responsible citizens. John Magnarelli, BSBA, MBA '75 (see Magnarelli 1975). Gary Mucica, MBA, is a visiting professor of marketing in the College of Management at UMass-Lowell. Joseph F. Ryan, BSBA, received the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Braintree Rotary Club. 1975 1965 1982 Robert L. McGuire,Jr., MBA, is treasurer for the town of Norwood. Angela Nunez, BSBA,MBA '87,APC '96 (see Nunez 1996). Anthony Parziale, BSBA, is chief information officer at Palm Beach Community College in Florida. 1983 Bonnie Mitchell, BS '79, MBA, is an accow1t executive with the Insurance Source Inc. of Keene, NH. Robert Mudge, MBA, received the Distinguished Alunmi Award from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Warren Powers, BSBA,JD '71, was appointed first justice of the Wrentham District Court. Bruce Hartman, BSBA, is executive vice president and CFO of Foot Locker, a New York-based specialty athletic retailer. 1967 John Magnarelli, BSBA '74, MBA, is serving a two-year term on the Duxbury School Committee. Robert P. Edson, BSBA, MBA '72 (see Edson 1972). 1984 Paul Nash, BSBA '72, MBA, is a sales representative for the shoring and forming division of the Marr Scaffolding Company. John Kahler, MBA, joined the Fleet Private Clients Group, a unit of FleetBoston Financial Corp. as a client adviser in its Stamford, CT, office. 1968 Frank Falcetta, BSBA, MBA '69 (see Falcetta 1969). 1969 1976 Michael Piemonte, BSBA, is senior vice president of risk management and compliance at Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank. Frank Falcetta, BSBA '68, MBA, is assistant vice president of continuing and corporate education at Georgia Perimeter College in the Atlanta region. Maria Pirone, BS, MBA '87 (see Pirone 1987). 1970 Mariellen Riley, BSBA, MBA '81 (see Riley 1981). Thomas Leetch, BSBA, is president and CEO of the Peoples Federal Savings Bank in Brighton. 1972 Robert P. Edson, BSBA '67, MBA, is serving a three-year term on the Wakefield School Committee. Paul M. Houle, BSBA, is president and CEO for Hawkeye Global, Inc. 1977 Joseph Morrissey, MBA, is president of Milton Hospital. 1986 Mario Mazzone, BS '84, MPA, is an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County. James Perdikis, BSBA,joined ERA Key Realty Services as a real estate agent in the Franklin office. 1979 1973 1980 John Champion, BSBA, who received a Purple Heart as a US Marine in the Vietnam War, was honored with a framed reproduction of the new stamp by the Ayer Postrn.aster at the unveiling of the US Postal Service's 2003 Purple Heart stamp. Champion is CFO and executive vice president of MassDevelopment. Michael Greenwood, EMBA, is the manager of Global Mid-Market Service for IBM. 1978 Bonnie Mitchell, BS,MBA '83 (see Mitchell 1983). 1974 1985 Marty Dobbins, BSBA, EMBA '96 (see Dobbins 1996). Joseph Castellana, MBA, is vice president of administrative services for Sturdy Memorial Hospital and serves as director of operations for Sturdy Memorial Associates. Paul Nash, BSBA, MBA '75 (see Nash 1975) . John O'Connor, BSBA, managing partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, was named 2003 Business Professional of the Year by Suffolk's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi. (See photo on page 18.) Mario Mazzone, BS, MPA '86 (see Mazzone 1986). Francis Antonelli, MPA, is the assistant superintendent for business for the Billerica school system. James Fox, MBA, is president ofBISYS Fund Services. 1981 Scott Bragdon, EMBA, was named vice president and director of human resources for Citizens Services Group. Mariellen Riley, BSBA '77, MBA,joined Century 21 Annex Realty as a broker in the Quincy office. Richard Silva, BSBA, a provider relations manager at McLean Hospital, married Lisa Mazaheri. They live in Plymouth. John Spead, BSBA, MBA '02, is director of Global Environment, Health and Safety at Serologicals Corporation. 1987 Jim Lawlor, BSBA, is media director at Cleveland Communications Ltd. Scott D. Morris, BSBA,joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage as a sales associate in the Easton office. Maria Pirone, BSBA '76, MBA, vice president of product and market development at Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc. , is serving a three-year term on the Science Steering Conunittee for the US Weather Research Program. She also serves on the Outreach Subconunittee for the American Meteorological Society 10-Year Vision. 1989 Eric D. Mummau, EMBA, is vice president and co1m11ercial loan officer for Mid Penn Bank. 20 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management �I Alumni 1991 Steven Chittenden, BSBA, MBA '95 (see Chittenden 1995). Edward Keefe, MBA, and his wife, announce the birth of son Edward Joseph Keefe rv, born in January 2003. Kevin McFarland, AS '87, BSBA, EMBA '94 (see McFarland 1994). 1993 Thomas M. Hammond, MPA, is executive vice president and CFO for the Northern Massachusetts Telephone Workers' Credit Union in Lowell. Lisa (Forde) Murphy,BSBA, is the executive assistant to the president of Infinity Mortgage Company, Inc., in Quincy. She and husband Kevin Murphy are the parents of Matthew Hunter, born in Oct. 2002. Jeannine (McNaught) Reardon, BSBA, JD '96, married David Reardon, BSBA,JD '99, on September 6, 2003.Jeannine is a practicing attorney, and David is a United States Postal Inspection Service inspector. The couple lives in the Washington DC area. 1994 Tammy Jean Landry, BSBA, married Mark Cover. Kevin McFarland, AS '87, BSBA'91 , EMBA, relocated to Texas to assume a new position with Verizon in financial consolidations and reporting. Suzanne Shortlidge Newhall, MBA, opened a personal chef business, providing healthy, homecooked meals for families in the North Shore, Newburyport and West Newbury areas. Notes I Stephen Poirier, EMBA, is a commercial loan officer at Northea t Bank in Auburn, ME. He and his wife, Brenda, have four children. 1995 Robert Chatfield, MSF, opened Maine CFO in Cape Elizabeth, ME. Steven Chittenden, BSBA'91, MBA, received the Outstanding Alunmi Award for Achievement at Suffolk University. Barbara J. Almond Deady, BSBA, maintenance supervisor for Teradyne Inc.'s sem..iconductor test division in Boston, was honored for 20 years of service to the company. Robert Indresano and two of his children, Susan and Rob, are all Suffolk alumni. Although they earned different degrees at different times and pursued different career paths, they all cite the same reason for choosing Suffolk-It was a good fit. A GOOD FIT For Robert, an accounting major, Suffolk allowed him to continue to work full-time to support his family, while studying on the GI Bill. He was a star student. With the highest GPA in the business school, Robert went on to earn a degree from New England School of Law. Since 1971, he has run his own practice, specializing in real estate and conveyance law. "I received a very good education," he says of his Suffolk experience. "I was very satisfied with the school," which is probably why he recommended it to his daughter, Susan. Susan, who wasn't sure of her career path, studied journalism. She enjoyed Suffolk's friendly atmosphere and the flexibility of being a commuter student. "Being in Boston was convenient," she recalls, "and the small classes were nice." After graduating, Susan discovered that what she really loved was working with children. She went on to earn a master's degree in education, and for the past ten years, has taught middle school special needs students in her hometown of Winthrop. The lndresano Family Robert A. lndresano, BSBA '6 2 Susan lndresano Gibbons, BSJ '89 Robert D. lndresano, MBA '93 Susan's brother Rob, went to Boston College before coming to Suffolk. Graduating from BC in the midst of a recession, he soon realized that he needed a master's degree to compete in the tight job market. "There weren't a lot of career opportunities," says Rob, who turned to Suffolk's MBA program to boost his resume. "It was a really good fit." After Suffolk, Rob earned a degree from Georgetown Law Center. Today, he is vice president and general counsel for Oxford Global Resources Inc., an international IT consulting firm in Beverly, Massachusetts. These members of the Indresano family are each special in their own way, but what they all have in comm.on is a deep regard for the institution with the flexibility to help each of them achieve their varied career goals. • SufiolkBusiness I Spring 2004 21 �I Alumni Notes I Christian Merhy, MBA, is director of product marketing for Ipswitch, Inc., a Lexington-based supplier oflnternet productivity software. Stephen Pike, MBA, a director at Fidelity Inve tments in Boston, married Kari Marit Sorenson. They live in Marblehead. Seth Schalet, EMBA, is vice president of sales for Boomerang (www.boomerang.com), an email marketing service provider in Palo Alto, CA. 1996 Wendy M. Connors, MPA, was promoted to director of sales at Delta Dental Plan of MA. Marty Dobbins, BSBA'85, EMBA, is vice president and COO of State Street Bank Luxembourg S.A. He and his family enjoy living in Luxembourg after stints in Munich and London. Gene Lee, EMBA, president and CEO of Rare Hospitality, Inc., spoke to one of Professor Mike Barretti's marketing classes on "pricing your product." He and his family live near Atlanta, GA. (See profile on page 24.) Steve Mazzone, EMBA '94, MSF, is a business development leader at GE Aerodrive Package Services in Houston, TX. Angela Nunez, BSBA'82, MBA'87,APC, is an analyst III in the investment strategy group ofJohn Hancock Financial. Swan Oey, EMBA, and his wife, Stephanie, welcome a new daughter, Elizabeth Fei, born September 2001 in Hunan, China. Frederick Trilling, JD '88, EMBA, a partner with the firm Lemelman and Trilling, is president of the board of directors of Horizons for Youth. 1997 Tom McCarthy, EMBA, was promoted to senior vice president at ADS Financial Services Solutions. Franklin G. Lopez, BSBA, who lives in Ecuador, recently became the father of twins, Geovanny and Daniel. Julie Moss, EMBA, is assistant vice president and financial adviser for Bank of America Investment Services Inc. 1998 Larry Behan, EMBA, is CFO for the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Mike Laffin, EMBA, is director of sales training with Via.Cell, Inc. Fox began her long relationship with Suffolk as a transfer student. When she learned that the University would accept credits she had earned at the American Institute of Banking (AIB), and that the bank where she worked as a teller would pay her tuition, she was thrilled. "One thing about the banking industry, it really encourages education," says Fox, who always loved learning. "It's a big benefit." For ten years, Suffolk was a part of Fox's life. While she was in school, she got married, had two children and was promoted four times-all the while, working full-time and driving from her home in Ayer, Massachusetts, into Boston every week for class. Today, as president of Colonial Co-operative Bank-a 100-year-old institution in Gardner, Massachusetts-Fox oversees $70 million in holdings and some 15,000 customers. If you think consumer banking is all bean-counting and calculations, think again. Fox says it's really about people. "If you like helping people, banking is a good industry," she says. "Like any service industry, you have to be flexible and roll with the custom.er ups and downs. But I really enjoy being a resource for people-answering their needs and questions." Ellie Fox BSBA '85, President, Colonial Co-operative Bank That's how long it took Ellie Fox to earn her degree-and never once did she consider giving up. It's this type of perseverance that also drove her up the ranks of the banking industry-from. teller to president-one step at a time. TEN YEARS 22 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management And the biggest change in banking in the last few decades isn't the technology, it's the ever-increasing regulations, says Fox. "Some days, I can honestly say I'm not banking. The administrative part has become so significant that sometimes the paperwork takes away from the service and problem solving." Consumer protection laws and public security are at the heart of the increase in regulations, says Fox, especially post-September 11. "Ten years ago, you signed ten documents at a home closing. Today, it's no exaggeration, you sign about 50." Despite the challenges, Fox still loves her job. And she says, she'll never stop learning. In fact, she just completed another class in January. • �I Alumni Notes I Spiros Tourkakis MBA '83, Executive Vice President, East Coast Seafood, Inc. If you've ever had lobster, you can thank Spiros Tourkakis. His company, East Coast Seafood, is the world's largest distributor of lobster. Ironically, Tourkakis thinks lobster is overrated (he prefers fish), but this didn't stop him from revolutionizing an industry that has changed very little in hundreds of years. THE LOBSTER MAN Born just outside of Athens, Greece, Tourkakis came to the United States in 1978 for an education and a career in business. He spoke no English. Two years later he graduated second in his class at the University of Massachusetts. "I left Greece to seek my fortune," he says. Tourkakis came from a poor family. His father was a waiter, and his mother took in sewing to help pay his college tuition. His first job in the United States was as a driver for East Coast Lobster Pools in Peabody, Massachusetts. Working there helped pay for his MBA at Suffolk. "I rn.anaged to take all my classes in one day, and then I worked the rest of the week," he recalls. "I did in one day what most people did in a week." It was a grueling schedule, but well worth it, says Tourkakis. "It was not just an education; it changed my way of thinking. Meeting people, learning things, learning how to deal with people and understanding concepts, this was so valuable." By the time he graduated, East Coast Lobster Pools became East Coast Seafood. Tourkakis continued working there, taking on increasing management responsibility as the four-person company rapidly grew. Today, East Coast employs 625 people in the United States, Canada and Europe. It has offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. From its headquarters in Lynn, Massachusetts, East Coast handles 18 percent of the world's lobster production. According to Tourkakis the phrase "global economy" is already 1999 Peter Bianco, EMBA, relocated to Minneapolis, MN, where he is business development director for emerging technologies at Phillips Plastics Corp. Patricia J. Egan, EMBA, is working for Cerner Corporation in SurgiNet in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Tim Horan, EMBA, was promoted to vice president and portfolio manager at State Street Research in Boston. outdated. He believes businesses have to change their perspective. "We used to be countries, then it was international, then it was global. Now I call it the 'no border economy."' Tourkakis' success is not just in helping the company expand into the global market, but also in pushing the boundaries of an industry resistant to change. Nearly four years ago, he spearheaded the invention of a new plastic lobster crate-replacing the old wooden version. The revolutionary product saves the company millions on labor and in lost product. "I always try to be open-minded and think about where the industry will be 20 or 30 years down the road," says Tourkakis. "Most important, I have a positive attitude. We all live only once." • Christopher Matt, MSF, an investment strategy officer with John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, married Betsy Carlisle. They live in Boston. Calin Moldovean, EMBA, and his wife, Melanie, announce the birth of a son, Nicholas Gheorghe Moldovean, born in April 2003. a daughter, Emma Carolann Rothwell, born in October 2003. Marcelo Wiethaeuper, BSBA, MBA '01, is director of marketing for TenStep, Inc., in Brazil. 2000 Elizabeth Paquelet, MBA, married Neal Patrick. They live in Boston. Eduardo Borges, MSF, was promoted to junior portfolio manager of Global Asset Allocation, State Street Global Advisors. Karen Rothwell, MBA, and her husband, Frank, announce the birth of Ami Collins, MBA, a relationship manager at Thomson Financial, married Brian Fitzgerald. They live in Boston. SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 23 �I Alumni Notes I Eugene Lee EMBA '96, President and COO, RARE Hospitality International From busboy to corporate president, for the past 25 years Eugene Lee has literally worked his way up the food chain. As president and chief operating officer of RARE Hospitality International, the Atlanta-based company whose concepts include Bugaboo Creek Steak House, LongHorn Steakhouse and the Capital Grille, Lee can honestly say he knows the food industry from the bottom up. THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN It was 1978 when Lee landed his first restaurant gig as a busboy at York Steak House in Natick, Massachusetts, where he grew up. For the next 12 years he rose through the ranks to area supervisor, overseeing eight restaurants. Pizzeria Uno was the next rung on the ladder, where Lee was general manager of a restaurant in Framingham. Soon thereafter, Pizzeria Uno made Lee senior vice president of operations, overseeing 170 restaurants. But despite his rapid rise, Lee discovered that he had hit a ceiling. increased sixfold; average weekly sales have grown n1.ore than 31 percent; and earnings per share have shown a compound annual growth rate of 25 percent-exceptional accomplishments considering the events of September 11 and the subsequent weakening economy. Accomplishments aside, what Lee has always enjoyed most about his job is working with people. Mentoring his employees and helping them develop as professionals and leaders is his sweetest reward. "The restaurant industry is one of the greatest industries out there," Lee says. "Most of us presidents started out as busboys. You can be almost anything you want to be in this industry. It's a real people business." • "I realized I couldn't go any further without a master's degree," he recalls. "I grew up in the restaurant business; I could run multiple restaurants; but I didn't fully understand the whole picture." Although he dreaded going back to school, Lee chose Suffolk's Saturday-only Executive MBA-the only program that allowed him to keep working full time. "I was in the program. in the best time of my life," he says. "Everything I was being taught I could tie back to real life. My learning was real. There was no theoretical." Lee's degree gave him. the career boost he needed. Less than a year after he graduated, he accepted the job of executive vice president of operations for the Bugaboo Creek Steak House division of RARE Hospitality. A year later, he was promoted to chief operating officer of RARE, and in 2001, he was elected president and joined the board of directors. Today RARE owns, operates and franchises 234 restaurants, including 190 LongHorn Steakhouses, 25 Bugaboo Creek Steak Houses, 17 Capital Grilles and two specialty restaurants. In the five years since Lee became COO, the company stock price has Brian Gaspar, BSBA, a corporate loan administrator for Fleet Boston Financial, married Kerry Arsenault. Dale Morris, MPA, is the assistant town manager for Ashland. Ann Roberts Henessy, MBA, announces the birth of her triplets, Aidan, 4lbs. 6ozs.; Rachel, 3lbs. 11 ozs.; and Conor, 3lbs. 8ozs.; in October 2002. Maria Panaggio, BSBA, and Brian Phillips, BSBA, were married on August 16, 2003. Brian writes, "Maria and I met in 1998 in Professor John McCoy's Business Organization and Leadership class!" Brian and Maria are 24 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management members of the Boston Alunmi chapter. Maria is also involved in the Corporate Affinity Group with John Hancock alw1mi. Tracy Vachon, EMBA, has joined BAE Systems in Merrimack, NH, doing contract and proposal management. Donald Walsh, MBA, a support account manager for IBM, married Sarah McLarney. They live in Stoneham. �I Alumni College in Boston. He is also a member of the alumni board's executive program. alumni council. 2001 Carolyn (Buscemi) Adamson, MBA, is director of the Tenancy Preservation Program in Plyn10uth County. Melissa Leigh Anderson, MBA, married Michael Colantuoni. They live in Los Gatos, CA. Jennifer Banks, MBA, an investor relations analyst for Bearing Point Inc., married Jeffrey Malin. They live in Boston. Dave Fitzgerald, EMBA, is senior manager preceptor at the FedEx Leadership Institute in Memphis, TN. He and wife Patty are the parents of twins, Aidan Montague and Conor Elias, born inJanuary 2003. Notes I Deodatta Shenai, EMBA, is the technical manager for research and developrn.ent and intellectual property at Shipley Metalorganics. Alice Sloan, EMBA, is director of business development for global accounting firm Grant Thornton, based in the Boston office. Most recently, Sloan was head of the Invest UK office at the British Consulate in Boston. Berwyn Rahein Holder,MBA, owner of Millennium Brazil Travel Co., married Robin Turner, MBA, an auditor with the Mass. Office of Campaign and Political Finance. They live in Dorchester. John Leonetti, MSF !JD, is a financial consultant with SmithBarney in Boston. Michael Bell, EMBA, senior vice president of Capital Crossing, is serving on the Board ofTrustees at Fisher Jillian Barry Varetimus, BSBA, and her husband, Chris Varetimus, BSBA '00, announce the birth of twin daughters. Leonard Von Flatern, MPA, is a major in the Massachusetts State Police. Craig McKenzie, MBA, is direct credit ni.anager for the consumer loan department at Brockton Credit Union. James T. Brett MPA '76, President and CEO, New England Council he was chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Joint Committee on Banks and Banking. In these influential posts, he took the opportunity to make allies on both sides of the political fence. "I'm from the Joe Moakley school of politics," says Brett. "In the house, I got to know each and every one of my colleagues, and I made it a point to know their families, too." Brett also made a name for himself as a champion of charitable organizations, especially for the disabled community. It's a passion close to his heart because of his oldest brother, who is mentally retarded. "I promised my mother before she died that I'd take care of my brother and people with disabilities," says Brett. One of his proudest achievements is the Brett House in Dorchester-a community home for disabled adults located one street away from Brett's boyhood home. Bay Cove Human Services of Boston named the house in honor of Brett and his dedication to their cause. On the national stage, Brett was recently appointed by President George W Bush to serve on the President's Con111uttee on Mental Retardation. Also, he serves on Governor Mitt Romney's Commission on Mental Retardation. BU ILDI NG RELATION SH IPS I If relationships were money,Jim Brett would be a very rich man. Early in his career, Brett grasped the importance of building relationships, and he's made it his business for nearly 30 years. "There are two things I love most," says Brett, "helping people and creating public policy. I love working on issues, bringing people together and finding solutions." A native of Dorchester, Brett was a Massachusetts state representative for more than 15 years. During that tin1.e, Today Brett is president and CEO of the New England Council, a job perfectly suited to his relationship-building strengths. The organization is an alliance of schools, corporations and other private organizations in New England working to promote economic growth in the region. The job has allowed Brett to reach out to local and national Democrats and Republicans, as well as to non-profit and corporate leaders. "I am as busy now as I was in the legislature, being a clear voice for New England," says Brett. "I take pride in that." Above all, Brett is proud to continue serving the people. "Whether you hold an elected office or not, it doesn't matter," says Brett. "Public service is an honor." • SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 25 �I Alumni Notes I corn.pany that designs and rn.anufactures fine handcrafted cabinetry for the home, Kennedy enjoys focusing on the business and operational aspects of the company. But he has not forgotten his long-held passion for finance, hoping to remain involved in research in the financial markets by choosing isolated topics to explore. Before joining Superior Woodcraft full-time in 2002, Kennedy began his career at the Massachusetts Company, which was purchased by PN C in the early 1990s. Kennedy spent seven years with the combined entity, working in municipal securities, before moving on to Pitcairn Trust in 1995. His role as portfolio manager there allowed him to maximize his knowledge and experience of the bond market, and his economic outlook and market commentary could often be read in the New York Times, Bloomberg Financial Markets, the Street.com, and Bond Week. Kennedy is also coauthor of a section in Frank Fabozzi's Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, 6th edition, and author of " Inefficiencies in Municipal Bond Pricing," a chapter in Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Management,Volume J, also edited by Fabozzi. Kennedy hop es that his published research in the financial field will challenge others to further develop his ideas. Patrick Kennedy MSF '93, Chief Operating Officer, Superior Woodcraft, Inc. HONING THE CRAFT Becoming a noted authority on fixed-income assets might be a career highpoint for sorn.e financial executives, but for Patrick Kennedy, it is simply a launchpad to newer and greater challenges. Now the COO of Superior Woodcraft, Inc. , a Philadelphia-based 2002 Almudena "Allie" Ayala, EMBA, is working for TRW in Spain on a three-year assignment. Steve Baumgartner, BSBA, is an analyst in global real estate and risk services at Standard & Poor's. His daughter, Brooke, is 20 months old. Lenka Benova, BSBA, had an article published about the pharmaceutical industry in a leading economic magazine in Slovakia. She hopes to continue writing. David Budka, MBA, product manager at Citizens Funds, married Dana Richichi. They live in Georgetown. Kennedy credits his Suffolk education, and particularly the teaching of Associate Professor Alexandros Prezas, with challenging him to work to his fullest potential. "After your fir t class with Professor Prezas," Kennedy says, "you knew it wasn't going to be a cakewalk, but yo u knew you would be more knowledgeable and benefit in the end." Kennedy's main goal for his work at Superior Woodcraft is to make the company the best in its class. He believes that fulfilled employees of successful businesses can create stronger, more vibrant communities. "If my career and my work can contribute to such successes," says Kennedy, "then I will have reached my career goals and be satisfied with my life's work." • Timothy Harper, MBA, operations manager for Freedom Digital Printing, married Amy Easley. They live in Milford. Susan Marino, MPA,joined Echo at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, as administrative assistant and scheduler. Stephen MacDonald, MBA, achieved the highe t score in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the November 2002 Uniform CPA Exam, and was awarded the Gold Medal for this achievement by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants at a reception in May 2003. He is working at Pricewaterhouse Coopers as a staff auditor. Ted Matthews, EMBA, is working at Eastern Insurance Brokers in Natick-an insurance subsidiary of Eastern Bank. Marilyn "Linde" Macleod, BSBA, MBA, is working in Suffolk's Cape Cod campus office. 26 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management Mike Miller, EMBA, is working for TRW in Spain on a three-year assignment. Bajje M Serugunda, MBA, married Kagale Kiwanuka on December 13, 2003, in Kan1pala, Uganda. John Spead, BSBA '86, MBA (see 1986). Erick Viloria, BSBA, married Carole Closs in February 2003. The couple lives in Miami, FL, w here Viloria is in charge of sales and customer relations for a Britsh company. �I Alumni John Walker, MSF, and wife Mary Jane Walker, associate director of the MSF program. at Suffolk University, announce the birth of their third son, Charlie, born in September 2003. Charlie joins big brothers,Jake and Max. John is vice president, treasury services, at PBC Bank. Steve Wands, EMBA, is director of marketing for Berkshire Mortgage Finance. Christine Wilson, EMBA, is customs compliance manager for North America at International Flavors and Fragrances in Union, NJ. Greg Kanevski, EMBA, and his wife, announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline, born in April 2003. 2003 Dennis Caron, MBA, writes, "I accepted a position as a Department of Labor, MBA Fellow in Washington DC. It is part of the President's Management Agenda here at DOL, and our goal is to use our MBA backgrounds to help improve efficiency and processes here at the department. I started in mid-July and it has been great so far. Right now, I am working in regulatory analysis, but I ,mll. rotate through about five departments over the next couple of years. I miss the Cape, however. It is HOT down here!" Juliana Souza Campos, MSF, married Francisco Garcia-Revillo in September 2003. The couple resides in Madrid, Spain. Natalia Oberyukhtina Natalia Valery Oberyukhtina was born in Yekaterinburg, a city in Russia's Ural mountains . At 17, knowing little English, she left her family and came to the United States, a country where she knew no one. NONSTOP LEARNING "Growing up in the Urals was really not all that different from growing up anywhere else in the world," she says. "My family always supported me in everything I did." Notes I Mathew Kenyon, BSBA, is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Boehringer Inglheim Pharmaceuticals in Glastonbury, CT Ravi Kumbam, BS '92, EMBA, moved to Atlanta, GA, to work as a senior business analyst in the engineered materials division ofJ.M. Huber Corp. Larry Marchese, MBA, and wife Nina, announce the birth of their second child, Casey James, in November 2003. Amy Rafferty, MA '71, MBA, who teaches an online course at Suffolk University, was featured in the September 9, 2003, Boston Herald article about students receiving their degrees online. BSBA/MSA '03, Staff I, Assurance and Advisory Business Service, Ernst & Young LLP academic life at Suffolk. Second is people. I have an opportunity to work with so many different people, each one exciting and unique, and each one with experiences I can draw from." Oberyukhtina's most recent accorn.plishrn.ent was passing the CPA exam in November 2003. As for the future, although she misses her family, she plans to stay in the United States. "It has all worked out very well for n1.e," she says. • She chose to study at Suffolk University on the advice of a family acquaintance. "It was a smaller school," she says, "and the cultural adjustment was lesser than what I would have gone through at a larger school. Suffolk provided me a family-like atrn.osphere." In May 2003, she graduated summa cum laude with a joint BSBA/MSA degree. Her career goal when she applied to Suffolk was to work for one of the large public accounting firms in the forensics department, and she credits her Suffolk professors with pointing the way. "My professors never failed to support me and inspire me to do better every day," she says. After her senior year at Suffolk, where she was president of the Beta Alpha Psi fraternity, she took part in the summer internship program with Ernst & Young. The company soon offered her a job, where she now has a range of clients, encompassing technology, biomedical and manufacturing areas. Her focus is insurance. "There are two amazing things about my job," she says. "First is continuous learning. It feels great to grow professionally and personally every single day of my life. Ernst & Young's learning-focused culture is a natural continuation of my SuffolkBusiness I Spring 2004 27 �28 Suffolk University I Sawyer School of Management �Sawyer School Directory Administration William]. O'Neill,Jr. Dean SSOM Trustee Committee Nicholas Macaronis,JD '54, LLD '00 (Hon.), Chair Accounting Attorney at Law, Macaronis Law Firm Susan C. Atherton Associate Dean, Faculty and Undergraduate Programs Carol Sawyer Parks, DCS '82 (Hon.), Vice Chair President, Sawyer Enterprises Shahriar Khaksari, PhD Irwin Chafetz Associate Dean / Dean, International Programs GWVTravel John M . Corcoran, DCS '82 (Hon.) C. Richard Torrisi, PhD Partner,John M. Corcoran and Company Associate Dean/ Dean, Graduate Programs Leonard Florence, DCS '98 (Hon.) Lillian Hallberg, PhD Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs Michael T. Lavin, PhD Assistant Dean, Cape Cod Programs Myra N. Lerman CEO, I1ie Leonard Florence Group Jeanne M. Hession,JD '56, DJS '74 (Hon.) Retired Vice President and Associate Counsel, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC (Ret.), LLD '93 (Hon.) Jodi Baier JP Hoar & Associates, Inc. Associate Director, Global MBA J. Robert Johnson, BSBA '63, Director, Executive Education and Lifelong Leaming Programs MBA'68 Founder/ President, Yankee Marketers, Inc. Ralph Mitchell, MBA '91 Carthage Financial Group Kelly MacLean Clark, BSBA '85 Major Gift Officer Lauren Mahoney, MEd '94 Director, Undergraduate Programs Teri M. Malionek, BSBA '89, MA '94 John J. O'Connor, BSBA '73 Vice Chairman, Pricewaterho11seCoopers Brian T. O'Neill,JD '71 Attorney at Law, Law Office Brian T O'Neill, PC ef Director, Communications and Special Events Francis M.Vazza, BSBA '63 Teresa Nelson, PhD Beverly Wright Acting Director, Office ef Technology Management Chairperson, Wampanoag Tribe Gay Head (Aquinnah) Mary Jane Walker James P Angelini, Associate Prefessor Ross D. Fuerman, Associate Prefessor Ran Hoitash, Assistant Prefessor John Q. Li, Assistant Prefessor Donald May, Instructor Ruth Ann McEwen, Prefessor Morris Mcinnes, Chair & Prefessor Tracy Noga, Assistant Prefessor Laurie W Pant, Prefessor Mawdudur Rahman, Prefessor Gail K. Sergenian, Associate Prefessor Lewis Shaw, Associate Prefessor Thomas F. Whalen, Visiting Assistant Prefessor Assista11t Dean, Undergraduate Programs Michael L. Barretti Faculty Partner, liazza Associates ef Business Law Mark S. Blodgett, Associate Prefessor Anthony G. Eonas, Associate Prefessor John McCoy, Clinical Assistant Prefessor David Silverstein, Chair & Prefessor Information Systems and Operations Management Warren G. Briggs, Prefessor Patricia J. Carlson, Associate Prefessor Nick Dedeke, Assistant Prefessor Bruce Feiring, Associate Prefessor Jonathan S. Frank, Associate Prefessor Ken Hung, Assistant Prefessor Neil G. Hunt, Clinical Assistant Prefessor Beverly K. Kahn, Chair and Associate Prefessor Denis M. S. Lee, Prefessor Jafar Mana, Imtructor David Sandell, Visiting Prefessor Finance Haluk Akdogan, Associate Prefessor Chris Argyrople, Visiting Assistant Prefessor Dean's Advisory Board Associate Director, MS i11 Finance Programs Michael Chan1pa, MPA '77, MBA '81 Paula Prifti Weafer Jeanette Clough, MHA '96 Director, Alumni Relations CEO, Mt. Auburn Hospital Willian1 Galatis, BSBA '75 Entreprenueur Robert Gallery Managing Director, FleetBoston-Fleet~ Private Client Group in Eastern J\.1A Steve Kahn Managing Director, Bosto11 Office, Advent International Mai E. Iskandar Datta, Associate Prefessor Steven Freund, Assistant Prefessor Lin Guo, Associate Prefessor Ki C. Han, Chair and Prefessor Stephan Kane, Assistant Prefessor Martin Kanan, Visiting Assistant Prefessor Shahriar Khaksari, Prefessor Gregory Markham, Instructor Robyn N. McLaughlin, Associate Prefessor Scott Solumbrino, BSBA '82 Mark Legge Muzere, President and CEO, Dav El, Chaiffeured Transport H. Thomas O'Hara, Bob Watson, EMBA '82 Alexandros P. Prezas, Chairman and CEO, L.PM. Holding Co., Inc. Assistant Prefessor Associate Prefessor Associate Prefessor Management Michael B. Arthur, Prefessor Robert J. DeFillippi, Prefessor Christian J. Delaunay, Visiting Assistant Prefessor Pierre Du Jardin, Associate Professor Colette Dumas, Associate Prefessor C. Gopinath, Associate Prefessor Edward C. Jarvis, Clinical Prefessor Kevin Krauss, Clinical Assistant Prefessor Laurie L. Levesque, Assistant Prefessor Tammy MacLean, Assistant Prefessor Charles Jabani Mambula, Assistant Prefessor Tatiana Manolova, Assistant Prefessor A. Magid Mazen, Prefessor Teresa Nelson, Associate Prefessor Regina M. O'Neill, Associate Prefessor Suzyn Ornstein, Chair and Prefessor Daniel A. Sankowsky, Prefessor Charles J. Shelley, Assistant Prefessor Alberto Zanzi, Associate Prefessor Marketing Nizamettin Aydin, Associate Prefessor Daniel Ladik, Assistant Prefessor Catherine McCabe, Assistant Prefessor Sungmin Ryu, Assistant Prefessor Nancy Upton, Assistant Prefessor Merra Venkatraman, Chair and Associate Prefessor David R. Wheeler, Associate Prefessor Elizabeth Wilson, Associate Professor Public Management Richard H. Beinecke, Associate Prefessor Ruth Ann Bran1son, Assistant Prefessor Clarence Cooper, Associate Prefessor Eric Fortess, Associate Prefessor Jerry A. Gianakis, Assistant Prefessor Michael T. Lavin, Associate Prefessor Sandy Matava, Clinical Assistant Prefessor and Director, Center for Public Ma11agement John Nucci, Instntctor Douglas Snow, Chair a11d Associate Prefessor Emeritus/a Frances Burke Professor Emerita, Public Management Derek WF. Coward Executive-in-Residence Prefessor Emeritus, Marketing Joel Corman Prefessor Emeritus, Ma11ageme11t Benson Diamond Professor Emeritus, Business Law Joseph P. Vaccaro Professor Emeritus, Marketing Robert C. Waehler Professor Emeritus, Accounting �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. 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Learn more about the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/libraries/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/records-of-suffolk-university" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collection</a> at our web site.<br /><br /><span>The digitized content from this collection has been moved to </span><a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/surecords/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Collections @ Suffolk.</a><span> </span> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1874 Title A name given to the resource A Suffolk University Alma Mater, 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Suffolk University Records Series SUJ-006.02 Box 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aragon, Emilio Description An account of the resource Lyrics by Fred Marchant and S. Rubin, Music by Emilio Aragon Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Suffolk University Alma maters (songs) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. 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Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. The materials include: Presidents' records, photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia, and university publications. Learn more about the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/libraries/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/records-of-suffolk-university" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collection</a> at our web site.<br /><br /><span>The digitized content from this collection has been moved to </span><a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/surecords/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Collections @ Suffolk.</a><span> </span> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1873 Title A name given to the resource Suffolk Alumni Song, alma mater sheet music Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Suffolk University Records Series SUJ-006.02 Box 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keohan, David A. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Suffolk University Alma maters (songs) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. 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Learn more about the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/libraries/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/records-of-suffolk-university" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collection</a> at our web site.<br /><br /><span>The digitized content from this collection has been moved to </span><a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/surecords/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Collections @ Suffolk.</a><span> </span> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1856 Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Alma Mater, sheet music Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Suffolk University Records Series SUJ-006.02 Box 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lee, Vera G. Rosen, Ned Description An account of the resource Words and music by Vera G. Lee; arrangement by Ned Rosen Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Suffolk University Alma maters (songs) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource Find out more about our collections on <a href="http://www.suffolk.edu/explore/24550.php">our website</a>. https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/473d414bb05a8e61c238c08dfbff006a.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=dalMiLMnu%7Ee5GzVw6jqSCmNst0cstG0B5ga9KEqBrtc6eucQzW9-nlN%7E-a49llXsa373IrXkyBvhdiGXpyBjA4wEAwmlJ15oKXRS4kkqjcBfSWFQD8DAMNmMDBofe7LDerWepp4x9hDUh9s6cdMUyWvF1TRMRoKWkEHVQS4noMd0eOF4CP87ng0jiuZu5XYBoTBzw1CI9%7EX5fJ98vFAxjTzSDZfEh4pPWBz-OW1u6jXwSxktHoRUPrdL3Cqj5e4TNbLEkKnV5VAUoGSpHlrPu%7E9lo8VhtYX5pZe8BBiTKy9QO2RLLMcwccboveJJ2cYbaj8mP65gBnZUwOc9XiPAAg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2f8c3f8d22c23663bce9ca2d189a28dc PDF Text Text SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT HYMN by Valerie A. Russo Now j o 1n we a11 - - to know the future may thank you on this Cornnence-ment test our resolve to do what's day right I. love and un-we w111 labor (\ SUFFOLK UN I derstandtng for justice VERSITV help along-- and with the way. " 2.. We might. With all our soul-· and we'll stand up to for but adversity f Our �._ fellow Suffolk cess with we alumni truth-- and honor wish luck 1n your careers throughout the com--1ng . years I - - ,. - - -- ---, throughout the com--1ng years I sue- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. The materials include: Presidents' records, photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia, and university publications. Learn more about the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/libraries/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/records-of-suffolk-university" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collection</a> at our web site.<br /><br /><span>The digitized content from this collection has been moved to </span><a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/surecords/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Collections @ Suffolk.</a><span> </span> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1855 Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Commencement Hymn, sheet music Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Suffolk University Records Series SUJ-006.02 Box 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Russo, Valerie A. Archer, Elizabeth Glenn Description An account of the resource Music by Roy Harlow and words by Elizabeth Glen Archer Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Suffolk University Alma maters (songs) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource Find out more about our collections on <a href="http://www.suffolk.edu/explore/24550.php">our website</a>. https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/125f12c7fb3ce32dd118cb13548c708f.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=Jk-5fblkPCLE%7E%7ETFhNcLSc6KYhsr6S2duU0c5vet1Dz6BdzNldzGHJ2Px5r41NU1vkpGlNtQt3rtVasi%7EPoCTe-YheqiAWeI4sV25kZMiYVPeJofcMp5Af93vhPU%7EXZzbKpiA4QbBEJx9BQw%7EE6fy6Q8QzL0lPFhqjgpe8k%7E9OkSqG6mIKteIuGP5FzfJZSITOnuLnXIxR1bf3z2jjxxGJcor1tocb01eajGc8E7whI5UvDX5WfzazKts1N-06CrHDbyXM1%7EcBwhNr0XSZyoWm9a3jLUMJu1ULqOfjaaFIGtkWnz5RHxhqjfxIx1IrLyKyATz2MuDv4%7ET1hkVanK5w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9a1974a437e7088e0d82cbc65cf4323b PDF Text Text 'Word5h)' H Y M N £tizab12tnGlehnArcher Yoic.t\ - ~ - ~ ' Op - por I . . .. _, .. ~· ~~ a II W I -tr - >J Out• Al That ~n Gr8te - fol ., - ,r 0\.11° - Op - por and fsiH, - - :; I I ~ .Suf - folk May }fo - nored we I V " 1,T ~T lun - ,i - }r I - Joiri thy vast A · - \ :: J I - 1 ~ ~ ~ v- T -~ : I I ,_ - - ... o• - • I ture -. ·-· .... -·... ~ I\ -· -· ~ proudly s~eak of goa/wliich hru hit J I <,. r ~ - ~ w 17v r r]e his fu -- ~ - tv' in all 17• - r ~ - th1.e where-tre ly - • We. <ireamsd,d lit - rnnt -hymn of eM - . - . = .. -I - ~ ... • l . ~ ~ I ~ I .S ,:;/'folk Un/v~rs,·ty man - sign days r, - -& - . - can. shin~ pr;,~e . . 'U rJ ~ ~ Copyrr',jl,I 1938 . -· ~ lo pur -~ose frr1l Sur - olk thl'v .. ~ - - - ~ - -- I ~ V ·~ r ~ I I ht.ie ti'd~. - - ,J ~ ~ _, - be i::; I ~ door h 'on , -. ~I ~ I r- I ~ we reach lhe - _,. ~ - - - - -j- 0 ~ J e're 'bi - ~ ~ thll wide ~ ~ - - " I :; - I ., ] rJ ·- ~ - - .J - - , ...., ... - - J .,; - - J ~ , fore knew vide = 0 :; - . - ... - . - V ~ to ,:i8f ~ .. . • ~ ~ I " -" . ·~ • - ~ Of Lo ~ J ~ Thru ., - ~ - ~ ~ ~ -J n . - - - ~ Ma - t.er op -ened shJ - dent with .im thot of U,eQ ,what y • ,:J ~ -. . ~ ma ~ ~ V t)' r - - you1• Foun - de1• thou didr,'t pro I u , Musi'c hy Roy HD.rlow - be where oft - ..... 11• L >J • - . , - ~ 1· r ~ I tun • - - r d~y we meet long £l . go ~ - - P' V - - ... ~ ~ ~ S U F F O L K - - ~ more this heard how, e,·nce 3. . ~ 1. Once 2- We've ., T O Dedicated to Suffolk University Boston Mass. • . • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk University Records Description An account of the resource The Suffolk University Records collection covers all aspects of the university's history and development from 1906 to today. The materials include: Presidents' records, photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia, and university publications. Learn more about the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/libraries/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/records-of-suffolk-university" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collection</a> at our web site.<br /><br /><span>The digitized content from this collection has been moved to </span><a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/surecords/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Collections @ Suffolk.</a><span> </span> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SU-1854 Title A name given to the resource Hymn to Suffolk, alma mater sheet music Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Suffolk University Records Series SUJ-006.02 Box 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harlow, Roy Archer, Elizabeth Glenn Description An account of the resource Music by Roy Harlow and words by Elizabeth Glen Archer Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Suffolk University Alma maters (songs) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource Find out more about our collections on <a href="http://www.suffolk.edu/explore/24550.php">our website</a>. https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/29900d4deb5db3660a738ecee5671675.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=ejOfZggzQ-fJN1Eca7M45NGRLfidJTqnE1lunay-DjapBqYhOeSx6GCg6FkUnoN4X5gw6yv4Xz06tbwJ8VhryTZERIfL4oMcUAUETiETBoGH1cq9fy3Wyqr7FNArpOa6EmVIGUdAbmaoQe62op7-LkRxwoOor-Shy98%7E%7Eztx3Ia3S2wkUY8PzWbwNbCnUrGJKvXPqg4bqDvCA3IKSJh6QwW%7EM-edswNCid5iap2UiHjRHsb4ENpSp7nocg0LkiCbB-jssHnQsKYycX39GHR31qc3CKnczEBFdMR-qwbvk6QNO4j17lMvYIE1xKbIjGb-OCkFJAlbmbLFiuOFRnA97g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0c87b17ad3d6552374e0622b51b72d29 PDF Text Text O AVE, SUFF. LK! A Hymn: Words and Music by F. MORSE WEMPLE Price 25 cents Published by SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS �AVE, SUFFOLK! Hail to thee! _Our Alma Mater, At thy shrine, we honor thee. Thou hast fostered our ambition, Stalwart now our fealty. When alone we tread life's journey, Thine the star that guides our way. 1n our hearts thy name resounding: S-U-F-F-0-L-K ! When the tocsin sounds for duty, Wrongs to right, the weak to fend , In the spirit of our founder Valiant, we the foe shall rend. Never shall our colors falter In the forefront of the fray, Stout of heart, thy loyal legion: S-U-F-F-0-L-K ! We who now thy praise~. singing Soon shall doff the glist'ning shield. Time may weaken sturdy sinews, But our hearts shall never yield. Other hands may bear thy standard And the shock of battle stay; Still invincible our courage: S-U-F-F-0-L-K ! F. MORSE WEMPLE s.u. 1938-:-3 �To Gleason L. -Archer, LL. IJ. Founder and first President of Suffolk University Ave, Suff olkl Chorus of Mixed Voices F. MORSE WEMPLE SOPRANO ALTO Exultantly cJ =112) f n - ilt-ia:--'--r----,_..1--t---,r-=t---,-----:::t---ii---.---,---t--.---,-- +--.--+-- +----+---. Hail to Thee! Our Al - ma Ma -ter, At thy shrine we hon - or When the toe - sin soudc:Is for du - ty, Wrongs to right, the weak to We who now · thy prais - es sing-ing Soon shall doff the" .glist-'ning thee. fend, shield. TENOR BASS Thou In Time hast fos-ter'd the spir-it may'weak-en our am - b1 - tion, of our found - er stur. - dy sin - ews, When a - lone we tread life's Nev - er shall our col - ors 0th - er hands may bear thy jour - ney, fal - ter stand-ard In our hearts thy name re-sound".'ing: , loy - al le - . gion: Stout of heart ,- thy Still in - vin - ci - ble our cour - age: Stal -wart now our Val - iant, we the But our h~arts shall Thine the In the And the star that fore - front shock of s - U - F - Co_pdght MCMXXXVIII by Suffolk Univex-sHy p · nev - er guides our way. . of the fray, bat - tle _ stay; · 0 - L - Kl S.U.1938-3 �Ave, Suffolk! Anangement for Men's Voices F. MORSE WEMPLE Exultantly ( ~: m) f Hail to thee! Our Al - ma Ma - ter, At thy shrine, we hon -.or thee. When the toe - sin sounds for du - ty, Wrongs to right, the weak to _fend, We who now thy prais - es sing - ing Soon shall doff the glist-'ning shield. BASSESl~~~~~~~~=t===+=~~==~-.:::::..t::::.~~==:;;;:=::.:::~;;i::=:i:::::;;;i=:~~~=1 I and II Thou In Time hast fos-ter'd the spir- it may weak-en When a-lone we Nev - er shall our 0th - er hands may our am - bi - tion, of our found - er stur - dy sin - ews, a1 - £e ty. . Stal-wart now our foe shall rend. Val - iant, we the But our hearts shall nev - er yield . . star that fore - front shock of tread life's jour ney, Thine the col - ors fal - ter In the bear thy stand-ard And the In our hearts thy name re-sound-ing: Stout of heart, thy loy - al leg - ion: Still in - vin - ci - hie our cour-age: S - U - F Copright MCMXXXVIII by Suffolk University F guides our of the bat - tle - 0 way. fray, stay; L - K! · S.U.1938- 3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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' . :=_:~ ,.\· ..-1 :- .f•_--:,: ~ /· - - . .-;-. . ;.... C FUFf I\ jfor~ Mall jfclks I_ A M AGAZ IN E opening of of the Ford :he occasion BROOKS of ·e Socialism 1 swer to his 1ust precede vfovement is 1y American t denials of relation of ::h may sue- If ' I I } l ·l NUMBER 1 BEFORE SOCIALISM-V/HAT? BY JOHN GRAHAM BROOKS FTER a prayer of thanks for the reassembly of Ford Hall, and of supplication for still greater mutual tolerance and understanding, Ir. Coleman read a resolution, drawn up y Mr. Samuel Sagerman, in protest gainst the trial in Kiev, Russis., of a Jew;h workingman for ritual muraer. This ias unanimously passed, and will be forrarded to the Secretary of State. i.\1r. !oleman then announced the opening of 1eetings similar to Ford Hall in Buffalo, r. Y., Manchester, N. H ., and· West Roxury (the l:i.st being that evening adressed by Mrs. Coleman); asked for the )rmation of a chorus from the Ford Hall udience ; and told of the unanimous conent of the two committees of the Baptist · 'o cial Unio n to the continuance of the 1eetings. He then introduced the speaker f tbe evening-. Mr. John Graham Brooks, ·hosP. topic was "Before Socialism· / hat?" Financial ps.nics, said Mr. Brooks, come 1 a rhythm, once every ten years. It is 1y belief that Utopian fervors come also 1 a rhythm, but four or five times farther part-say once in a long generation. :1'1r. Brooks then traced the history of coperation, first in Europe, where it started 1 England about 1830, and is reflected in 1 israeli"s "Sibyl." Co-operative stores ·ere first established, then co-operative •holesale houses, then co-operative ' manu1ctories (established first at Crumpsall), nd finally co-operative banks. At present 1ere are :J.6.000 co-operative banks and over 30.000 successful co-operative associations 1 Euro pe, doing a large international busiess. fn America. co-opera tion did not succeed A l ~EE OCTOBER 26, 1913 I·1 ., ·ersally proak to us on :ivertisement come early II ~ . 1 ung Russian TOLUME O F .N E I G H B O R L I N E S S ~ ... ,:- ? ;'"' <:" .... a ... nf 'rnnnPvillP.~$ Hcapaci ty chew;" and the consequence was that they died. Another reason for failure was that while our natural resources still seemed inexhaustible, the count ry was like a young fellow who has inherited money ; we had careless habits, and it was not imports.nt that we should save. An y working man could escape from unpleasant economic conditions by going to the frontier. But now, beginning roughly · with this ·century, the frontier has vanished; population has reached the Pacific and . has turned back. Add il}'.lmigration, and the need of capital and efficient_ farming and we see the reason for the rise in the price of land. The result is that co-operation is going to grow and the gods can ·t stop it now! In California the fruit growers had grown tired of cut-throat competition and now ha.-e formed co-operative organizations, which are spreading eastward. They have produced an economic superiority over competition, 2. nd are beating competition at its own game. (Applause.) There are 2000 co-operative insurance companies in this country. Minnesota farmers have saved, by co-operative fire insurance, $15,000,000. One co-operative store in Michigan gave back last year to· the working men $101,000 in dividends, 9 per cent. on everything they bought. (Appl~use. ) This store, with 1900 stockholders, has given back since it started over $1,100,000 in dividends. I could tell you o! even more successful stores in Kansas and Minnesota. Here is evidence to show' that this movement is not a failure in the United States. vVith the new conditions, the compulsion of saving, and the experience we have gained', there is new hope for co-operation :"<ow. what do we want before socialis m, ... - ~- --- - ~ .... ;nncir\nc:: th~ t C".0-00· \, most it is going to do only a part of the world"s work. Let me state my own - aith: f One enormous part of po,ver and business is going to the State (or the municipality); first of all, the key to the whole businessthe railroads are going, before the middle of the century, to the State. (Applause.) The United States and England among forty nations are alone in keeping railroads in private hands, and it may not be five years before they are publicly owned in England. Then with the railroads will go the express companies, telegraph, telephone. etc. (Applause.) The passing of the great machinery of production from private to public hands will so far prevent private speculation and the· private receipt of interest- and profits, just as is now done in the post office. Let me dra w an imaginary cir cl~ and in it place that great group of powers, toge ther with water powers and the electric sources of power. These will be, not necessarily managed, but controlled absolutely in the interests of the public. (Applause.) :-Sow, you socialists, there is a lot outside that circle, and what is going to come there in the future I am trying to des cribe. It is not going to be all socialized by any manner of means ; we shall have too much horse-sense for that. We shall preserve individualism, and we shall find in that great surrounding area, that it will pay us socially to allow interest on money, and to allow men to make things privately for the market and get a profit on them. This is against orthodox socialist theories, but many able socialists a re agreeing to it. In that outer area cooperation is going to grow, as it does in Denmark and Belgium, and as it grows it ,vill apply . democracy to the weak link in ,he chain. where it is most difficult. We . __ __ .i.~ 1.;.,iroc:: ~ -1 �'he relation of ,bich may sue- Ir. Colema n r ead a r esolu tio n. draw n up y i\f r. Samuel Sagerma n, in pro test gainst the tr ial in Kiev, Rus sis., of a Jew;h workingma n for ritual murcl.er. This ,as unanimously passed, and will be for;arded to the Secretary of State. Mr. !oleman t hen announced t h e o pening of 1eetings similar to Ford Hall in Buffalo, r. Y ., Manchester, N . H ., and West Roxury (the la.st being th at evening adressed by i\1rs. Colema n ) ; ask ed for the )rma tion of a chorus from t he Ford Hall udience ; and told of the unanimous conent of the two commit tees of th e Baptist ocial Union to the cont inuance of t he 1eetings. He then introduced t he speaker f tb a evening. Mr. John Grah a m Brooks, ·hose topic was "Before Socialisml hat ?" Fina ncial ps.nics, said Mr. Brooks, come 1 a rhythm, once every ten years. It is 1y belief that Utopia n fervors come also 1 a rhythm. but four or five times farther pa rt-say once in a long generation. ;\,Ir. Bro oks th en traced t he h is tory of copera tion, first in Europe, where it started 1 Eng-land about 1830, and is reflected in 1 israeli's " Sibyl. " Co-operative stores ·ere fin::t established. then co-operative 'holesale houses. · then co-operative manu1ctories (established first at Crumpsall). · nd finally co-operative banks. At present 1ere are 16.000 co-operative banks and over 30.000 successful co-operative associations 1 Europe, doing a large international busiess. In America, co-opera tion did not succeed t first. in spite of Toqueville's "capacity nd passion of America for associaion," because these were turned to usiness and not to co-operation, and beause the ·Civil War turned men's attenion to other things. But before the war 00 co-operative stores were started, of rhich two or three are still in existence. lfter the war, a few clerks in Washin~on, ieaded by a man named Kelly, started the ;ranger movement. Although · this was idiculed everywliere, it carried the idea of ,rganization to the farming class. These 'patrons of husbandry" educated the peo>le to regulate the gTeat industries, beginling with the railroads, teaching them that jhese great economic· powers were unsafe n private hands without supervision; they ;tarted the ideas of the parcels post and ;he income tax ; and they popularized 1mong the farmers the idea of co-operation. Their co-operative creameries are still existent _ and growing. Then why did granger co-operation as a whole fail? Because the leaders did not wait, like the English, until their stores were -on a solid, democratic ba/sis. They "bit off more than they could •oung Russian 1 iversally pro,eak to us on advertisement o come early REE } ~,,, iLLIAM SHAW EB. GALLUP 'vV. HOPKINS r.::i i EE : Place on *This ! P~tnre an <l the q 1wstion s a nd a nswe rs n·ere r eported by )Iiriam Allen deF ord . ··-...... ~~ ~~.;~~} ~ t ~:.~ ~-~, ;~-~ ~: ~ ·'~ ~,, _ "rr-·· "'; ~ lello,v \\'!lo 11a~ 111 11 erHt::u u1v u c ~. the railroads a r e going, beior e the middle of the century, t o the State. (A-ppla use.) T he United S tates and England a mong fort y nations are alone in keeping rail• roads in private hands, a nd it may not be fiva years before they are publicly · owned in England. Then with the railroads will go the express comp:rnies, tele graph, telephone. etc. (Applause.) T he passing of the great machiner y of production from priva te t o 11ublic ha nds will so far pre vent · priva te specula tion a nd the private receipt of interest- a nd profits, just as is now done in t he pos t office. Let me dr aw an imaginar y circl~ and in it place th a t grea t group ot' powers, together with water powers a nd the electric sources of power. These will be, not necessarily m anaged, but controlled absolutely in the interests of the public. (Applause.) Xow, you socialists, there is a lot outside tha t circle, and what is going t o come there in t he futu re I am trying to des cribe. It is not going to be all socialized by any manner of means ; we shall have t oo much horse-sense for that. We shall pr eserve individualism, and we shall find in that great surrounding area: that it will pay us socially . to allow interest on money, and to allow men to make things privately for the market and get a profit on them. This is against orthodox socialist theories, but many able socialists a re agreein g to it. In that outer •area cooperation is going to grow, as it does in Denmark and Belgium, and as it grows it will apply . democracy to the weak link in the chain. where it is most difficult. We haye begun to apply democracy to politics, religion and education, · but only co-opera-· tion can apply democracy all the way through. Co-operation creates a new set of habits, and a new kind of leader, who can work with people he does not like, who can create, manage, and produce social values. It produces automatically an arbitration system which promises to do more to stop the infamies of war than all the talk in the world. (Applause.) There are the following economic ideals:· individualism, with its variations of indi· vidualistic and philosophic anarchy, and communistic anarchism; the various forms of · socialism ; and communism, including syndicalism. · These ideals are all embedded in · human nature, below the economic order. We are not going to get rid of them·· and we don't want to. because we need them all. The outer circle is going to put the inner socialistic circle> -on its good behavior. Since it will have to compete with freer competition on ,- the outside, all monopolies· being inside the ~:,,circlP.. we need not rear socialism. If we (Continued on ~ Page 3.) car eless h a bits, and it wa s not im porcs. nt that we sho uld save. Any working man conld escape from unpl easa nt economic conditions by going to the frontie r. But now, beginning roughl y with this century, the frontier bas Yanished ; population has reached t he Pacific a nd . has turn ed back. Add ii;nmigr s.tion, and the need of capital and efficient_ farming a nd we see the reason for the rise in t he price of la nd. The result is that co-operation is going to grow and the gods ca n 't stop it now! In California the fr uit growers had gro wn tired of cut-throat competition a nd no w haYe formed co-operative organizations, which are spreading eastward. They have produced an economic superioritl' over competition, a nd are beating competition at its own ga me. (Applause.) There are 2000 co-operative insurance companies in this country. Minnesota farmers have saved, by co-operative fire insurance, $15,000,000. One co-opera tiYe store in :Michigan gaye back last year to -the working men $101,000 in dividends, 9 per cent. on everything th ey bought. (Appl~use. ) This store, with 19 00 stockholders, has given back since it started over $1,100,000 in dividends. I could t ell you o! even more successful stores in Kansas and :\Iinnesota. Here is evidence to show' that this movement is not a failure in the United States. With the new conditions, the compulsion of saving, and the experience we have gained, there is new hope for co-operation Now, what do we want before socialism, or ,my ism? I have no illusions .. that co-operation is going to " sweep the world." At The Prayer ITH glad hearts we unite in • giving thanks for the joy of being together again after months of separation. We rejoice not only in our established right of freedom of assemblage, but we are also very happy in the common fellowship of a wide variety of folks who are ordinarily separated from each other by mutual prejudice pray Thee, Father of us all, during the coming weeks, a still greater lo ve for each other, an even better underand misunderstanding. Give us, we standing of our common lot, and 2,n ever ·stronger determination . to keep faith with ourselves and tci lose no opportunity of joining hands in earnest endeavor for the welfare of W ~1~-;4~°" .. :, -: ! ... .-;~: ~·~~~~~~--~ ..;~ "'7~ "''- - :~~~; ~:·- ~ - -·. ,. -:-- --~ · . . ..•·""-:--1:..-; -- ~; -.--:-:;:: - - ~-~7 ----.. ~ -~ ··· . ,_ -~ ·:::-;' �,. ' '•l . ,; ! :,-.- :'~ ~ .. -.~ i'.e . .,'='~ ~· .- •. .'.: ·. ':.. !. -. •t I ~- - .2 .. • /,.,. •• FORD HALL FOLKS J Kot in the least. In co-operation thP.re is one vote for each man, not for each share, and no proxies. Q: Aren't the laborers in the co-operative mills in England as badly or worse off than in the capitalistic mills? A: I don't think it is true. The difference cannot be great, but the laborer in the co-operative area is a little better o!'f. Q (same): Then why do they strike? A: There is not one strike in twenty as compared with competitive business. Q: Can public utilities not publicly owned be well operated for public convenience? A: I should doubt it. Anything strictly a monopoly at soine time must go to the State. But we shall allow a great deal of private management under very strict control. Q: What sort of co-operation is there in the "mutual" insurance companies in this country? A: They are not co,operative in the sense we are now using the word. Q: How can you control anything you don't own? (Applause.) A: Do you own the postoffice? Yet it is controlled. Q: Wasn·t it Joseph Warren, the first American anarchist, who . tried co-operation in the United States? A: Yes. Q: The ·e ssentials of our civilization seem to be property, defences and exclusiveness. Would co-operation destroy them? A: It would -go far toward it if widely developed. 'Q: Does the Harvard Co-operative Society line up with co-operation? A: I never got less than S per cent. on anything I bought there. Q: Of what a dvantage is co-operation to the California tenant farmers a nd the floating population of farmers who -go from :VIexico to Canada in the ha Yin>? ssP~<:nn? 1 A: QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY MR. BROOKS ,, ·-.,.. Q: If co-operation is so strong in EuA: I doubt that statement. Socialism rope, why do so many European working is increasing fastest in Austria. Co-opermen come here? ation will not stop socialism: it educates A: Co-operation raises the standard the socialist and makes him safe. everywhere, but, even raised, the standard Q: ·when I have brain hunger I can go of wages of European working men · is .t o the library and get books. If I could go much lower than ours here. and get a hat for head hunger or shoes for Q: ·what is the social and co-operatiYe foot hunger would that be co-operation? benefit of the interest system to the indi(Laughter.) vidual? A: No, it would be ~!most pure comA: It is that, stripped of abuses, the bor- munism. (Laughter and applause. ) rower gets as much benefit as the lender, · Q: Vlhat is your attitude toward the and it thus has a social as well as indivisingle tax idea? dual value. A: I am always asked that. The single Q: How can there be any- real foundataxer brings us a solid and valu:,..b le econotion for co-operation when the exploitation mic idea that we shall more .-and more use. of man by man is legalized ? Q: Will you name some of those orA: ·Co-operation now does a very stuthodox Socialists who agree with you about pendous business. That is a fact, and profits? your question implies that the fact doesn't A: Sidney Webb, H _ G. ··wens and Dr. exist. I don't understand you. · · Sudekum, the Germs..n Socialist represenQ: If the State were to abolish comtative here from the Reichstag. petitive adjustment of railway rates, would Q: Is not the lack of success in this it not cause a geographical redistribution country largely due to the inefficiency of that would wipe New England off the map the agents who control them? industrially? I say yes. A: Partly so, but one of the gre1test A: '\Vell, I'll let it go at that. (Laughreasons is that the more successful classes ter.) in this country have so high a standard of Q: If we started the parcels post co-opconvenience and service, with which co-operatively without the government, would it eration finds it hard to compete. be as successful as it is now? Q: Is not 1he success of the Belgian coA : It has monopolistic powers that operation different from that of the Engshould keep it in the hands of the govlish? Did it not start before capitalism ernment. was as strong as it is now? (Appls..use.) Q: In co-operation there is no competi..\: That has something to do with it, tion. Therefore. how can they arrange one but what has most to do is that socialism sc::i.le of prices? llas such 1·eligious fervor in Belgium. A: There is competition remaining in Q (Dr. Nichols): Do you make any disco-operation. but it is fair competition. tinction in principle between co-operation ,,...1,.,.. -,.. ,.. ...., 1 '- JU It was I faces on an Miss H~ the woman nia, and 1\1 .were amo:d . who were I · of them Vi the whole · The ope1 Ford Hall ! ment in tb.l vailt,d almq of unfavora intermissiol !;f;todr ~as 1' In a re Tr.a nscript and gener mending t 1 out the _ ab~ the enter~ ' deeply reli~ It regards meetings 'Ford Hal~ church-goi ing pews. b for those It takes little ruagaz enough in l be control!E �l) J.UJ...Ll;::,. r question implies that the fact doesn' t ,t. I don 't understand :rou. ! : If the State were to abolish c:omitive adjustment of railway rates, would not cau,;e a geographical redistribution t ,vould wipe New England off the map ustriaHy ? I say yes. .: Well, I'll let it go at that. (LaughIf we started the parcels post co-optively -without the government, would it as successful as it is now? It has monopolistic powers that uld keep it in the hands of the govment. ! : In co-operation there is no competi1. Therefore, how can they arrange one le of prices? There is competition remaining in )peration, but it is fair competition. =se co-operative stores give their serc!S at regular market prices, and all that y make they call profit. This autotically _ goes back to the stockholders, ,s not arousing too much animosity in r·e gular market by selling at cost. ~: How can you have successful co-option where all the means of life are conlled by the capitalists? 1..: That is one reason why it has come slowly here. But it is increasing. . In tr instances in Europe the co-operative .ociation has beaten the trust. I believe shall do it here when monopoly power socially controlled. ~ (Mr. Sagerman): Is an empty stom1 the life of a nation? I say no. \: I agree with you. (Laughter and ap.use.) ~: Can you conceive of any method .ereby the human race would be ·better than not to allow one man to exploit '.lther? Would not this be the co-operae commonwealth, and would co-operan then be of any use? !\ : If you have a substitute better than i.te control and co-operation I should be L to hear it. d Q: Where will the genius of our capns of industry find expression under coeration? A.: By working for it precisely as they do Europe -and even here. Q: Why is it that the co-operative )vement is strongest in Belgium and ,nmark, where the socialist movement progressing by leaps and bounds farther an in any other . country? (Applause.) !: . ."~~~ ~;,,._-"':"'!';: A: Sidney Webb, H. G. · \Veils and Dr. Sudekum, the Germi:n Socialist representative. here from the Reichstag. Q : Is not the lack of success in this coimtry largely due to the inefficiency of the agents who control them? A : Partly so, but one of the gre:,.test reasons is that the more successful classes in this country have so high a standard of convenience and service, with which co-operation finds it hard to compete. Q : Is not the success of the Belgian cooperation different from that of the English ? Did it not start before capitalism was as strong as it is now ? (Appl:mse.) A: That has something to do with it, but what has most to do is that socialism has ~uch religious fervor in Belgium. Q (Dr. Nichols): Do you make any distinction in principle between co-operation for production and for consumption? A: Not the slightest. -Q (Mr. Gallup): Is not the sale of municipal bonds to the public through the newspapers, as in Baltimore, more democratic and more of a step toward co-operation than the sale through bankers, as in Boston? A: Yes. In Germany the smallest farmer can get money at 4½ per cent. through his co-operative credit association. Q: Isn't it true that if the stronger has always oppressed the weaker, socialism proposes to make the working class the stronger so that they can wipe out the parasites? A: That is the object of socialism, and, as far as it can do it, heaven bless it. It will also need the habits established by co-operation. Socialism alone cannot do the world's work. Q: How can you establish co-operation in this country, where the population is so mobile? A: That is one thing that makes it hai:der here than anywhere else, but not impossible, Q : The state already controls the army and navy, the lunatic asylums, the peni- tentiaries and -the postoffice. Is this so cialism? A: Idiot asylums are not business. There is ·a profound difference between a lunatic asylum and a railway run for profit. _(Laughter:.) · '} Q: ·no~sn't co-operation eventually mean corporation, and thus take us around in a circle? · ' r•~~-~·l . S ~ A: Do you own the poscotfice"? Yet it is controlled. Q : ·wasn't it Joseph \Varren, the first American anarchist, who . tried co-operation in the United States? A : Yes. Q: The essentials of our civilization seem to be property, defences and exclu·w ould co-operation destroy siveness. them? A: It would ·go far toward it if widely developed. 'Q: :boes the H arvard Co-operative Society line up with co-operation ? A: I never got less than S per cent. on anything I bought there. Q: Of what advantage is co-operation to the California tenant farmers a nd the floating population of farmers who -go from Mexico to Canada in the haying season? A: Of none at all, because they have nothing to do with it. Q: Will the co-operative societies be able to fight the trusts as they exist today? A: As I said, there are four instances in Europe where they did. They are not strong enough yet in this country. Q: ·what sort of organizations are ripe enough now to realize the co-operative idea? Are the unions? A: In Europe the unions are ultimately mixed up ·with co-operation. In the thirties they were involved in the granger movement here. Q (Miss Todd): Would the abolition of private ownership of land be essential to the working of co-operation? A: There are several co-operative villages, and every one has turned the economic rent of the iand over to the people. Q: What progress has co-operation made in Boston, and where can we begin with it? A: There are several co-operativebanks, and there is a co-operative store on Charles _ street, also a co-operative building society. Q: Would the complex racial condition of our city handicap co-operation? A: Yes, but it will also help. But I never would start a co-operative store in a large city. · Q: What chance would the penniless working man or woman have ·to become a member of a co-operative association, when they all charge entrance fees ? . A: None, if literally penniless, but in England the fee _is sometimes as low as a shilling. ~¼4¥W'.'sf~. . . ~-l~L,'l~~-';.:\ J: . , ~ ,: : :~ ~•••-•,. ·' ·" .:·.~.,(\(·~~~s;; :'~: !~!l~'·~'.: . . . ·•.·: >:Y: •;f-~}~i1[~;;!1~~1~i~r:;4~ ij:_ (P f~ I ; '-'"<_vh-.-s., ._ -. .. ;";; ·t,1> ~ "--'A,i- :e ,.;,-.-" ·; \ )- _. :. • , . ,:- ~ -. ·,- -- - ~ -~ .~ x. ,_.._ \~ ~l,~:;al A if;tf~A.14C£44!4 .Jc, 4 , --~ ~": " ,\ iJA r., :, f '-~ ~\4,jl~ ' - - ance ur elllllll~lC.U:HlL ::.: * * 1 In a recent Saturday issue the l Transcript ilad a remarkably disc and generously appreciative editoria: mending the Ford Hall meetings. It p out the absolutely unsectarian chara1 the enterprise and yet recognize! '· deeply religious tone underlying th e: It regards the educative force ofl meetings as incalculable, and sayi Ford Hall has evolved a new ki church-going whicil has no difficulty j ing pe,Ys. but rather in finding pews1c for those wilo wish to fill them. .. * .. It takes power to run anything, little magazine such as this. Is thereJ enough in the Ford Hall people (tli be controlled on this task) to makE the way our Sunday eYening meetin: This magazine belongs to you both i tively and literally. It can be m• great a power on its own account meetings themselves are. But thi only be accompl~shed by each on] ' Gome tiling. ·what will you do? * * * . It is interesting to watch the d) ment in other places of the idea thai hind the Ford Hall Meetings-the of bringing together in a friendly s kinds of people to discuss frank! earnestly all manner of vital questiol concern the welfare of the individu of society. Within my own knowledge there 1 ready meetings very much aftei stamp, though differing a good ~ many ways. in Lowell, Melrose, We1 bury and -Newton, in Massachusetts York City, Buffalo and Rochester, i York State: in Montclair, N. J.; Rapids, Michigan ; Manchester, NeJ shire; Richmond, Va., and Chicago, I. would be very glad to receive par concerning any others. . 1 Perhaps the most remarkable reci velopment of the -Cooper Union anl Hall idea is seen in a most unusual afternoon meeting in Lausanne, ,. land. Here, again, it is a meetind kinds of people (though limited 1 only unfortunately), with chroniJ church-goers greatly in the majorit~ met at first in the -Council Chambe City Hall, but the immediate popu: 1 the gatherings drew such large '1 that a bigger meeting place wa~ ne cessary. And so firmly establisll 1 l J �)'J· .)'_ •• :..-'{ -< FORD HALL FOLKS co-operation tan, not for he co-operaor worse off The differlaborer in e better off. ey strike? ~ in twenty business. L ot publicly .blic convenl1ing strictly ;t go to the ;reat deal of y strict cona is there iunies in this in the sense nything you ~? Yet it is ~n, the first ~d co-operacivilization and exclu.on destroy it if widely perative Sot? per cent. on co-operation ers and the ;vho .go from ?;° season? ~ they have societies be exist today '? Lt r insta nces 3 VIII. Thou shall covet all the air and sunsnine thou canst obtain. IX. Because of the love thou bearest thy children thou shalt provide clean homes tor them. X. Thou shalt not steal thy children's right to health and happiness. JUST BETWEEN US NEIGHBORS By GEORGE w. COLEMAN Director of the Ford Hall Meetings It was good to see so many familiar fa ces on an opening night. · • * * Miss Helen Todd, the noted leader ot the woman suffrage movement in Catifornia, and lYri-. Ormiston Chant of England .were among the distinguished strangers . who were present last Sunday night. Both of them were very deeply impressed by the whole character of the meeting. * * * The opening of the seventh season at Ford Hall gave no indication of any abatement in the intense interest that has prevailed almost from the beginning. In spite of unfavorable weather and a six months' intermission the work began jnst where it stopped last April, without loss of attendance or enthusiasm. ,. * * In a recent Saturday issue the Boston Transcript had a remarli;ably discerning and generously appreciative editorial commending the Ford Hall meetings. It pointed out the absolutely unsectarian character of the enterprise and yet recognized the ) deeply religious tone underlying the work .. It rega rds the educative force of these meetings as incalculable, and says that Ford Hall has evolved a new kind of church-going which has no difficulty in filling pews. but rather in finding pews enough for those who wish to fill them. .. * * It takes power to run anything, even a little magazine such as this. Is there steam enough in t he Ford Hall people (that can be controlled on this task) to make it go the way our Sunday evening meetings go? This magazine belongs to you both figuratively and literally. It can be made as great ~ power on its own account as the meetin g-s themselYes are. But that can onl y be accomplished by each one doing they feel themselves to be in their democratic inclusiveness and non-sectarian character that they hesitated not to accept the second ecclesiastical edifice in importance in Lausanne, the Church of St. Francis, as their auditorium. This is the more surprising in that their meetings are devoid of hymns, scripture reading and prayer. Such "- movement reflects credit on th·e church that is so reasonable and · tolerant as well as upon the non-church-goers who are so dead in earnest in their search for truth. This new enterprise is called the Fraternity of Men, and while they declare themselves independent of churches and Christian assocjations, they desire to work in harmony with them, and they appeal to all good men to help. * * * Parodies on scripture are sometimes in very bad taste, to say the least. But the neighborly version of the Ten Commandments as put out by the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities breathes a wholesome spirit and emphasizes some very valuable truths in a new and striking way. Here it is: I. Thou shalt honor thy neighborhood and keep it clean. · · II. Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly. III. Thou shalt take care of thy rubbish heap, else thy neighbor will bear witness against· thee. IV. Thou shalt keep in order thy alley, thy back yard, thy hall and thy stairway. V. Thou shalt not let the wicked fly breed. VI. Thou sh&lt not kill thy neighbor by ignoring fire menaces or by poisoning the air with rubbish and garbage. VII. Thou shalt not keep thy windows closed day and night. .I LET US TR . ST OUR NEIGHBORS. U ' It is rather amusing to listen to people who are so cocksure in giving their detinition·s of good and bad. Sometimes. they are offensive in their self-righteousness, but generally they do little more than provoke _ laughter. Barney Bill, in one of William J. Locke's stories, speaks much wisdom when he says, speaking of his teetotaler host, ·'He thinks good ctrink's bact oecause bad has come of it to him-not that he ever took a drop too much, mind yer-but bad has come of it to him, and I t!J.ink good drink's good because nothing but good has come of it to me. And we've agreed to differ. Ain't we, Silas?" And that is all we can do, if we would have harmony and neighborliness. We have no. right to impose our beliefs and our definitions upon others. Let us content ourselves with stating our beliefs frankly and trust our neighbors to use their own judgment as to what is good and what is bad for them. BEFORE SOCIALISM-WHAT? (Continued from Page 1.) could have in this country as much co-operation as there is in Denmark I should no more fear socialism, anarchy, or communism than I should fear the Boston Public Library, a prayer meeting, or Ford Hall. If they ean beat us on the inside, God bless them, but they have got to produce and prove an economic superiority. · That is what co-operation does. - Take away with you this: co-operation carries democracy all the way through. In a larger and richer human system, we will learn the value of the person who preserves things as well as that of the person who ch an. :es thin 2'S. 2 Tt i~ nnt nor>oC!C:•.l"r;h.,. - 7 �_ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ l In a recent Saturday issue the Boston Transcript had a remarkably discerning and generously appreciative editorial commending the Ford Hall meetings. It pointed out the absolutely unsectarian character of , the enterprise and yet recognized the s deeply religious tone underlying the work. It regards the educative force of these m.eetings as incalculable, and says that · Ford Hall has evolved a new kind of • church-going which has no difficulty in filling pews, but rather in finding pews enough for those who wish to fill them. • * * It takes power to run anything, even a little magazine such as this. Is there steam enough in the Ford Hall people · (that can· be controlled on this task) to make it go the way our Sunday evening meetings go? This magazine belongs to you both figuratively and literally. It can be made as great a power on its own account as the meetings themselves are. But that can only be accomplished by each one doing 1,omething. ·wnat will you do? * * Parodies on scripture are' sometimes in very bs.d taste, to say the least. But the neighborly version of the Ten Commandments as put out by the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities· breathes a wholesome spirit and emphasizes some very valuable truths in a new and striking way. Here it is: I. Thou shalt honor thy neighborhood and · keep it clean. · · II. Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly. III. Thou shalt take care of ·thy rubbish heap, else thy neighbor will bear witness against thee. IV. Thou shalt keep in order thy alley, thy back yard, thy _ hall and thy stairway. V. Thou shalt · not let the wicked :fly breed. VI. Thou shs.lt not kill thy neighbor by ignoring fire menaces or by poisoning the air with rubbish and garbage. VII. Thou shalt not keep thy windows closed day and night. Tomorrow! * It is interesting to watch the develop- OMORROW the brunts and · bruises of Today will have become Yesterday's mere missteps, changing into the Wisdom that has its source in suffering. Every sharp -stone in the pathway of our Todays is but a test that tells whether, on the morrow, we !;hall be cringing or fighting men and women. For he who gives up the ·s truggle Today shall not taste of the sweets of arrival Tomorrow. Let us, then, be thankful for the trials that are ours Today. Let us welcome them as Experience--the fulcrum that steadies the lever of Accomplishment. Tomorrow, Today's dregs of Circumstance may turn into the wine of Success. Tomorrow the thread that connects us with wanted Happiness ma~- haYe grown, through efforts delayed in fruition, into a great cable. Tomorrow the dead hopes of Today shall spring into life anew, and with the renewal shall come Faith and the · Dare to do. Thank God for our Tomorrows! Jerome P. Fleis·hman. T ment in other places of the idea that is behind the Ford Hall Meetings-the notion of bringing together in a friendly spirit all kinds of people to discuss frankly and earnestly all manner of vital questions that concern the welfare of the individual and of society. Within my own knowledge there are already meetings very much after this stamp, though differing a good deal in many ways, in Lowell, Melrose, West Roxbury and ·Newton, in Massachusetts; New York City, Buffalo and Rochester, in New York State; . in Montclair, N. J.; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Manchester, New Hampshire ; Richmond, Va., and Chicago, Illinois. I. would. be ve~ glad to receive particulars concernmg any others. Perhaps the most remarkable recent development of the Cooper Union and Ford Hall idea is seen in a most unusual Sunday afternoon meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Here, again, it is a meeting of all kinds of people (though limited to men only unfortunately), with chronic nonchurch-goers greatly in the majority. They met at first in the ·Council Chamber of the Cicy Hall, but the immediate popularity o! the gatherings drew such large numbers ' that a bigger meeting place was made necessary. And so firmly established did others. ing our bors to is good ........... ..,.....,......, .......... 1,, ... . ~ .. c-.r .~: ~.~ ~ !•:~\ ~ - ¼ :, _\.,. - u11v.1.1 BEFORE SOCIALISM-WHAT? (Continued from Page 1.) could have in this country as much co-operation as there is in Denmark I should no more fear socialism, anarc~y, or communism than I should fear the Boston Public Library, a prayer meeting, or Ford Hall. If they ean beat us· on the inside, God bless them, but they have got to produce and prove an economic superiority. · That is what co-operation does. Take away with you this: co-operation carries democracy all the way through. In .a larger and richer human system, we will. learn the value of the person who preserves things as well as that of the person who changes things. It is not necessarily a virtue to be more radical than anyone else. The conservative is as valuable a man as the radical; order and stability are as valuable as progress; and we are going to keep them all. Two miners were caught by some falling coal and for two days struggled desperately to dig themselves out. Finally they escaped. Then one looked around and said, "Bill it is all up with us; the sun is going down, and we can't stand another night." But Bill answered, "Thank God, Jim, the sun isn't going down, it's coming up, and it is morning." Of co-operation, too, I say, let us hope that it may be morning. BRUNO MFG. CO. Established 1892 Parfun1erie Tonics of fine ounce, $1.00. from a dram Call on us. Francaise, Po,vders, Creams, Hair quality. Perfumes worth $3.00 per Those worth Sl.00, 50c. We sell to a gallon to you at wholesale. 21A TEMPLE ST., BOSTON, MASS . . Back of State House, 2 minutes from Ford Hall. JUST OUT! The Romance of the American Theatre By MARY CAROLINE CRAWFORD (Secr etary of the Ford Hall Meetings.) This book about plays, pla yhouses and players ba s. also. :1 chapter dealing with the social d ram,, of our own d a y. Sixty illustrations. For sale at all book-sellers. .• ':~'-- uJ..J..:, Let us content ourselves with statbeliefs frankly and trust our neighuse their own ju_ dgment as to what and what is bad for them. Price $2.50. · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arthur S. 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I ·t rrn·!l, ·1 ' I I~ \VUS n,pre- --- ·~ flllll \CHl - jforO Mall jfollts 'l'lw ]lui11g id:,; of t ucluy Vol. r. · No. 14. U}IL)Ol'- 1'eiJ1,iedS kiul,(ly il111 of March 30, 1913. 'ERE 1 Price Ten Cents. 1~n.dLJi out- 11 it you ' it so ,,·ere I I 1 11th of 11ptioll ~Incl1es of ·.1·, the 1isslou ,ll'l' 1\8 Wei'<~ , l'l'eH. JL G. I. BoH- edions 1·,•ek u lie Dell liuiR '. lllCl' t·<1nSid- I alHl \'' H'e8Se(l <If the •1·; t1ic id1anll~l'ielll- "'el'e ,( \\~ere : the ()[ 'n1mtry ,•Jr l't~~ NP\Y \1U l'uilell 11\el'H, nm h!A llll te. , unlcHH Iii lett of ,pi(•('\lllg l'IH'h 11'1,(Ctl JIOHCC\ or 'tt1 l•Y to th(l ·1•<·01.nil~ci I I 1-1111•vlc-o ching· np; of ll'hich SPREADING OUR GOSPEL. ce I Oil been ,f the h Dr. I lsth,I:;~~ Case Ll generous in the space they devoted to the meetings both in the editorial and : Hav/ng, been absent from Forq Hall news columns and both before and 'two tjllccessive Sunday ev!ijj,lngs, I after the meeting. 'feel it' incumbent upon me to demonOn a week-day night in Glen Ridge, ! st rate ,that I made good use of the New Jersey, on my way home from time elsewhere in the interest of our Cleveland, I had a very attentive audi.work, ence in the Congregational Church, I I fou.nd the Calvary Presbyterian and they expressed the wish that they , Church in Buffalo ( located· in the mlg,ht inaugurate a similar meeting in · down-town district) eager to learn all their town, which ls made up almost about how ,ve· dq it at Ford Hall. The entirely of families whose heads go to 1 'pastor, Rev. John W. Ross, had been New York every clay lor business. ', trying fc:ir a year to get me to speak Suppose there were a chain of Ford ': to his people about our work, · I spent Hall meetings running through a ya, one whole evening with him and a rlety of cities. Stranger things might ; group of his leading men and on Sun-: happen. Everywhere the story of our day evening occupied his pulpit, They work is told, the response Is immedidecided at once to plan for a series of ate •and intense. Already there are a Ford Hafl meetings In their church · number of meetings like ours. They I during all the Sunday evenings of may not use our name nor <lo every; April and If the meetings are success- thing just as we do it, but they are ful, they will run them all next win- animated by the same purpose and that : ter. I That same Sunday morning in Buf• j falo, I was called out of the congregai tion at the Delaware Avenue Baptist , Church to talk to the Men's Bible ; Class about the Ford Hall meetings. NEXT SUNDAY'S PROGRAM. Another surprise was to find bhat Mr. John Howle, the proprietor of the In the first place, no meeting qf the Hotel Touraine, whose guest I was, but had never met before, was an en- Ford Hall Folks as originally planned. thusiastic admirer of the Ford Hall That will come April 13 instead-'-in nieetings and the Sagamore Sociologi- Kingsley Hall at 3.30 as usual. But next Sunday evening, In Ford cal Conference. It was through Mr. Howie that I had the privilege of Hall, Dr. Colin A. Scott of the Boston meeting, In Cleveland, Mr: Peter Witt, Normal School will lead a Conference the City Railroad Commissioner afld on Social Education, his own topic friend and co-worker of the late Tom being "Training for Leadership." NoJohnson, Mr. Witt has a strong per- where would It be easier than at Ford sonality and is a most forceful speak- Hall to demonstrate . that In every er, I got his promise to speak for us community and in .every social group next winter. there are Individuals, many. of them, At Pittsfield, Mass., last Sunday whom Nature meant to be leaders. afternoon, In the Y. M. C, A. building, Prof, Barnes,· you remember, declared . six or seven hundred men, Including that the Garfields and the Lincolns the mayor of the city, an ardent Ro- are not necessarily rare and he .further , man Catholic, listened for an hour pointed out that he always looks eager: with the most eager interest to the ly in a crowd of recent lmmlg1•ants ,for :; story of what we are doing at Ford those having the signs of leadership. .' Hall, and then they questioned me MIRs Lotta A. Clark, Director of the , keenly just as we question our speak- 1915 Pageant, and :Miss Mary .Mulry of I ers. They wanted to know If a town South Framingham, wlll contribute, , the size of Pittsfield could maintain a · also, to the ve1·y Interesting topic of meeting like ours and I told them not tho evening and tell us how we, may only that it could but that it ought to, all help to malce our community life ' 'Jlhe newspapers of the city were most more beautlftil and more co-operative. C. ll'Y iltl Ull(l gham howtable that g- va .. apcrn ,. Fol' irnplc fact leadf our glorindcrnot what does I histhey ,t the p; for :hem. 11 inthat. 8d in want very :it it. chool ance, s dedis.u a~ d an done ·eady ower ; ( 1 II ,, 8 ti g' I); I~ get !arry chi!the l 12 �,, Prospective Ministers in Conference at Andover Seminary ' ss of a Public Fortun our renders huYe ngreed with us 1i1 om· estinm te if the Sundnr eYeni11g· IPord II nil meeth/ ,n for the Inst llve years h~· 1lte Bnp: ,ignecl to furnish u JJIU('e w!Jere, tmder 11nrchlsls, soeinlists, single tuxers, iI l'rotestnuts, JewA nnrl CntholiN! exr ·11ing pul.Jlic issues relutlng to soelnl i •nt. We wish tlrnt nli who, like Dr. ; PlllOllt 'l'emJ)le, lltt ye clenom1eed thes( 111estloned their n1lne 11riY11tel~·, wouli o \Yhich expression was (.(I Yell n t the ~a. 'l'hn l occui;ion furnished n el1111i l1ose l1ehnlf these meetit1!{fl were i11n1i ll1e good reee!Yecl. 'l'hcse "J 1'onl Hall 111selyes, chose n comnllttee to ex111·es, ; in tlie lllO\'elllent. Here nrp ROllle of 1J-11osslblr a little grnntliloqnentlr n! 111st sincerity: "'l'hro11gh nrnl l1r tllci: ''1 ,lemlicl exposition of ii- true religioufl 1 sectnrinn bins nml nflllintions, n rncl inclus!Yencss thut lgnoreR nil rnl'inL' d~ious urnl llistinctious. , , , Kor cou 1l'cl, im;trndetl, lnl4J~irec1 hr · tJ)e Hpe 11 us from yenr to ~-en!'! J1ulcec.l, n Jmrning desire to liYe grnmlly t'o ,tio11 of Individual Attendants :-Sixty 1mclergrnclrn1t·cH from eight of the New Englund 11niw1·:iliJ1;1i1,IUlll. c;ollel!Cll_ ntte1Hlecl, i\Inrl'l1 7, 8 null n, the ni11th.J!.:1- 2 FORD HALL FOLKS . NORMAN HAl'OOOU, Norman Hapgood, New York. , "Perhaps the greatest problem of democracy Is to bring Into the lives of the working majority as fine a spiritual and Intellectual element as can be had by what are now the more favored classes. Towa1,t1 this great end your work at Ford Hall -is contributing nobly." I~N\', NICHOLAS YAN I>EU l'YL, company of his fellows that real progress Is made, "I wish the Ford Hall meetlng!l continued success and that they should have the good fortune to retain your Invaluable leadership tor many years to come. I count them as _not the least of the many ways In which you are doing valuable service for the city and the country," · 1e corvomte exprei,sions of gmtitnd1 Jnll Folk" gu ye Yoice 011 their reeeut , ,,1n·esslons on the ])Hl't of m1111~· iucliYl well wo.r!h quoting. Let it JIOt he fol MR. and MRS. COLEMAN are to SOME LESSONS FROM RECENT INbe nt home at 177 West Brookline DUSTRIAL OUTBREA,KS. ,111 men nml women with such Rignltlc111 street, Monday and Tuesday evenings, ufmun, i\Inrgolis, Ilolskr, HnlliYnn, April 14 and 15, from 7 to 10, 'and will (Address .of Rev. Nicholas Yan Der ;·s n sulrnrbuuite: "I um oue of those be very glad to welcome any of the Pyl of Maverhlll at the Ford Hall :~ cnme iuto existence looke!l upon ~11" Ford Hall friends wlio desire to have Meeting, March 23, 1913,) a looJc at the Birthday Book. I. drenriest nucl gloomiest of cln~·s, lit I . ~onsider this Invitation to ~peak ill llnylng these meetingK conHunccl, to the men and women who assemble Edward A, Fllene, ·1:1y now ns the best cln~· In the week. "It seems to me that these meetings every Sunday night at Ford Hall as 1rnnme intUcntcs nu Irish origin: "iYt are filling a great need In our city- one of the most honorable opportuni('l'C seems to clissolYe like surface sh such a need as Is met in New York _tles which has been offered to me. . I in I nucl clnss iuherltnnccs tllnt hind : · by the Cooper Union. In a way this have been here on a number of occa• same need ls met here in Boston by slons and I was naturally Impressed, I ~ide relations, DiYestecl of these w the dity Club, but the Influence o! as everybody Is Impressed who comes 1Hl women, children of n commou pnr! Into this hall on Sunday night, at that organization ,1s limited to the ,11111nn family," A womnu tfoclnres: i men who have time for club life, hearing the freedom of utterance and To ~ results in counection with the Ford while the man who has only Sundays the frankness of the que.sticining, and a small wage ls left to think his note how ·the problems of. our modern 1ueltlng uwny of rndnl 1n•e.incllce, mo' life are being faced here In Ford Hall own way out of his difficulties. and Ueutile. 'l'he Oenlile In the "Here in Ford Hall on Sunday even- ls one of the most refreshing experi!'Ye-opener with rel-(nl'cl lo his hrothq ings there Is· the opportunity 'tlch ences that one may have. With most 11;irc1 Hnrris, ·wise, Hdrnlmun nucl !J'I the members of the City Club ave • bodies of people, whether It be the 11 plnlt'orm light IJegimi to tlnwn 111)~ found so valuable-the opportunity to labor union or the manufacturers' assoclntlon, one feels a certain llmlta• meet the man who may disagree wl-th 11rs from the theuloglcnl .se111lnnrif.'R, tlon, one feels that he Is up against a you and talk things over In a friendly ,Prs nre they going ~o seml 0111? Not way, By such means l believe there 'shut mind. And shut minds are never !I here is tile testhn1111y ol' n HnRsl wlll grow up In our city a feeling of responsive minds. I think one of the 1·p cnn henr ft•om the -;nme plntfo1l good fellowship among our citizens great clifflcnltles of today ls the shut I mind. For that reason I looked with which should do away with the disschools, n Jewish Ilnllhi, u C'hrh;t1 trust the fellow who has to make a great deal of hopefulness at the an· 1 Chinese womnn nncl n ,fo\\''.-4]\ phil nonncement of the address whlr.h Is good often entertains toward the fel('!Ill unclerstnml. I feel thnt·. t11e ti to close this series . of meetings, the low who has made good; a feeling 11 recognize tlrnt we nil hnYe lo lire r which should lead the fellow who has address to be given by Dr. Gifford on "The Social Value of Free Speech." made good to a point of view from n re nil llrothers In spite of t.hc fncl 'l'he outbreak at Lawrence has bewhich he can see that it is only In the rl'ilglous," · ' · of nny new mornment nlong .religio u11on those It ls designecl to l1e11efi~ ir:1s these, whkh might he 11111lt.lpth,u, ., ..~ -.•••. lie l<'ol'cl Hnll mcetlni;s hnrn hulncecl II f'l'if'IHIIY nl the Chtn·ch, townrcl the hullrldnnl ()hrlK!lnn, I j ' �1111i- FORD HALL FOLKS ·s that real prog1 Hall meetlngi, rnd that they I fortune to releadership tor I count th'em as many ways In valuable ser\'lce ·ountry," M RECENT IN'BREAKS, ;holas Van Der :he Ford Hall 23, 1913,) :atlon to speak 1 who assemble Ford Hall as allle opportuniared to me, I umber of occa• 1lly Impressed, ;erl who comes clay night, at. utterance and )slionlng. To of our modern i in Ford Hall eshing experle. With most 1er it be the 1facturers' asertain llm!ta• 1 up against a nds are never 1k one of the \' is the shut r looked with iss at the an· ess whir.h is neetings, the Ir. Gifford on ,e Speech." mce has be- 3 vestigation of the government; $8.7!1 come anclentr' l1lstory, but that strike undoubtedly marks an epoch so far as per week, an average wage for 23 od4 Thirty-three per in~iistrlallsm ls concerned here in New thousand workers. En~\and.. It was the first invasion by cent. or that 23 odd thousand received, th\l' sydlcallsts' mov<lfne!)t as expressed according to this report, less than by q,e industrial workers of the world $7.00 per week and only 17 per cent. here: in the East; we In New England of that 23,000 workers received mo1;e than $12,00 per week. And only about had·. been sleeping while in Idaho, ln 6 per cent. of that 100 per cent. of Colorado, ln Pennsylvania anrl on the Pac!tjh coast they had been struggling workers were minors. This will give with' the great aggressive force you an idea as to the wages officially tabulated hy the investigators of the whicl\ bad grown up ln France. Mi\Qy of you have probably thought Unltild States Gover111i10nt. That, too, that we In the United States were hav- was for a full week's work. Wheri I . Ing al.l the difficulties and that they was in Lawrence, two weelrn ago, I found1 that the1;e were 10,000 people were 1,ot having any difficulties any• At where · else. As a • matter of fact, out of work at the present time. various times during the year they though, '. wherever Industrialism has gained a foothold, wherever aggres- are coinpelled, through •slaclmei:,s of sive ind ustriallsm exists, there you business, to be out of work. One mill find ex!lctly the same difficulties which man told me that It was their policy have been pres•sing here.. But the to have two men for every job in the significant fact of the outbreaks in all city of Lawrence! these c011ntries in Em•one and here in While I was in Lawrence myself at the United States Is uiat they are the time of tlie strike, I made a little most se1•ious among the unskilled la- investigation on my own hook aside borers wl~o have been receiving the from the government. I think that it lowest wage, So, in order to state a ls just as reliable only lt ls not quite solution of this great problem we so comprehensive. I want to give you must beg!µ with that great mass of the facts which I gathered at that unskilled labor, with that great mass time, of people who are receiving low · Here was a family Hv!ng at 194 wages. There lies the cause of the Lawrence sfreet in the city of Law· trouble at least for the present, and all. rence, composed of a father and a measures looking toward its solution mother and 14 children. Only one of must attack first of all this problem of the children is of sufficient age to be low wages, Some of you have seen permitted to work. According to the the report of the Lawrence strike statement which they made to me, and made by the investigating committee I believe them, the ,father is a wet which was conducted under the super- finisher in one of the mills and. revision of Charles P, Neill, our commis- ceived a wage, of $7.50 per week. The sioner of Labor,. I found that report oldest boy, 16 years of age, worked exceedingly difficult to get and I also and he received $5.00-a tqtal of could not quit, understand why at first. $12.50 Income for that family of 16 When I wrote 'to the Department they people; $2,50 of that was paid each wrote back immediately that the Senweek for the rent of three rooms-16 ate had confined the number of copies people in three rooms, leaving $10.00 to be printed to just, a sufficient num- to shoe and clothe and feed 16 souls. ber to meet the demands of the Sena- ·Something has got to give when that tors and if I would apply to the Sen- sort of a wage strikes that kind of a ator from my State I would tmdoubt- .family-as everyone appreciates wl10 edly receive a copy, The Senators of · has a few children of his own. · this state have been unusually alert Here is another fa,m!ly which lives In answering all previous communi-, nt 28 Allen street. "The man was a cations that I have ever sent to them, weaver. He had a wife and four chilbut I found them exceedingly derelict dren, the oldest one 12 years of age in their duty when I wanted a report and the youngest one 8 weeks. The of the Lawrence strike. ( Only after· wage of the father was $6, 70 per week writing repeatedly and waiting some when he worked a full week. That is eight weeks In all was Mr. Van Der for six human beings-$6.70. Py! able to get a copy of the report.) Another case. Family lived at 108 According to this report the 23 odd Arlington street, which was composed thousand mill workers in the city of · o·f a fathe1· and a mother and five chilLawrence who worked a ,full week in dren. /J'he oldest chlld was 28 »9ars November, 1911, earned an average of and the youngest 14. The father hap$8,76 per week. That Is from the in- pened to be out of the country fbr his ' ~CHERS FERENCE nry C. Cra11 aching· ing of which ice on l been of the ch Dr. k und 1gham , how)t nlile e that SlliJJI scl1, tlrn1 nl'it soli, has an < told. com; reas sa111, l'GVC1 i't,! Jg' Vil·· a _)H))Crs UCCOI g For what low Ji may well-1 ,imple e fact leud)f our glorirnder1s not what t does e hisi they et the 1g for them. en in, that. ted in . want I very mt it. 1chool 1ance, neces. the A Ho, pracli quart< grade the sc entert. of WOI' being, idea hi ham, a1·ith111 dertaki the co station, develop history mate 1·, about u l\101·0 evening picture, a very some cla this stin When e gradual,· monwea! ly "co-op is cle1 dis'.ar us rd an 'done ready ?OWer .e get carry · chill the 12 �THE ,11..0RIM 'CITY '°':'7 I OOHS DOW R FRO Prospective Ministers in Conference at Andover Seminary ic Forum Nixt-r mulergrn<lnates Crom eight of the New Englund unihave agreed with us In olll' ef:\tlllH~f·e;~!U:S~~ ntteiulell, J\fnr('h 7 8 I) tile niuth nu'° 0veuing Ford Hall meet!· 1~1 llrn reuri, l>~· the Bn1 'lliHh II l)IU('e wliel'e, l]Jl(l(• wiitlistfl, 1slngle tnxers, i FORD HALL FOLKS ,Tewl:l nwl Cntholi<:fl ex1 i~sueR relnt.ing to sodnl country's salce as well as his own. them up in the economic scale, the· ii thnt nil who, like l >1·, The mother kept house and the chil- birth rate decreases, We have ample 1,,, httve <10no1mC'ed the~ dren worked-all of them are over evidence of that here. It -is the poor Then, age but one, The total wage for that who have all the children. ,•it· y11l11e 111·irntelr, won I· whole famlly was a little less than gradually, you get less and less until ,-,~ssion wnR given nt the $33,00, you come to what is known as the ll"('llKion r111·nlshNl !I (']JIil' Here is another family at 101 Ames- American Trinity-father, mother aiid IIJN;e meefl11gA were i111111\ Unfortunately, in _a bury street. Father, mother and two one little kid. <'iYe1l. 'l'heHe "J<'or11 I-lnH children, Everybody works in that great many families, even that one Iltlle kid is being eliminated and the 'l' a conrn1lttee to expresi family Including father. (Laughter.) The father received $8.06; the mother · father and inother are going it aione, •lllent. Jlel'e are i,onie of: received $7 .00. Annie, the oldest, ~ Now the consequence of. such a con, IHtle grnmlllor111entlr nl i received $5.00. Thomas, the boy, re- dition of affairs as I found In Law·: '"l'hrough arnl 11? the1J ceived $5.40-a little less than $25,00 rence Is Inevitable, In the first place, ,,~itlon of Jl trne religiorns for the Iirhole family, you are going to have a great deal of ii:tH null a!lilintlorn,, a rn1l Moreover, at 167 Ehn street, in Law- juvepile delinquency, A week ago last ~ thnt ignores nll rnl'inl.. I rence, there were, in January, 1912, 74 Ivionday, or two weeks tomorrow, I <liHtinctio11H, , . , Kor C'Oll people, divided into 14 famille's, spent a night at the Lyman School for There among whom there were 22 wage- Boys out here ,in Westboro. ,1•1!, Jm;iplre11 1,r tl)e Hpe I earners; and the average wage of the \ were in the vicinity of 425 boys, yenr lo ~-enr ! Irnleetl, wage-earners of that whole house was asked each 1boy, as he came into the <lesire to Ii re grnmll~• fo $6.66, Again, here was an Interesting hall or as I met him, "Where did you family that came under my observa- come ·from,?" He said: "I came from "Where do you come tion-a father and mother and 19 chll- Lawrence," dren; the oldest one was 40 years of from?" "I came from New Bedford," age and the youngest was 6 weeks and "Where do you. come from?" "I came vidunl Attendants from Fall River." A couple came all of the same father and mother. , ex11l'e8sions of gm titnd1 (Laughter,) Now, of course, you say from Haverhill, one or two even from n ,·e voice on their reeent I JI11medlately: what In the world do Boston, But I did not strike a single these people have so many children boy, mark you, that came from a conn, ,11 the part of llHlllr imllri• for? (Laughter.) '!'hat has been sald try town in Massachusetts, Not more q noting, Let it uot be fo1 thousands and thousands of times to than 5 per cent. of the boys there 11·0111en "·ilh snc'1 sig11lfk111 me-;--lf these people wm.. bring so come from the country, In a study of rgolis, Uolskr, Snllivnn, many children lnto the world then let the juvenile delinquency of the Cook n11He: "I nm one or t hmm them suffer. But how about the poor County Juvenile Court In Chicago, for children who never asked to be born? a period of nine years and covering 1•xistenee looke1l upon Sn What shall we say about them? Have 18,000 cases, it was shown that al:111!1 gloomiest of tlnrs, In they no rights which the community most every single case was the result lil'Se rneetingK contiune!l, bound to respect? Are we not, as of the breaking down of the home due Ihe bei,t !lnr iu the week. Either the citizens and as human beings, under to Industrial conditions. some obligation to the children who father or mother were immigrants ·n tes nu Irish ol'il-(ill : "1Vl\ have been brought Into this world? It and could not easily adapt themselves " 11lssolve like smfnce sh has. been figured that It requires at to the changed situation or the father K inherit1111ces that html had died and the mother was comleast $9.00 per week for a husband and 111K, ,l)iyeHtell of these W\ wife to live on a basis of· economic pelled to be the wage-earner for the ·hildren of n common vnrq efficiency, and that a man ought to famlly and vice had entered into the Every case, without any ex- have at least $3.00 per week for every home, 1,1"," A "·onrnn lll~elnres: minor child depending upon him. So ceptlon hardly, resulted from the connection with the For!l you can see what would be the neces- breakdown of the home due to social ,.,· of rnc·iul 111·e,i1Hliee, mo1 sary wages of a father and mother and conditions,· I<'. 'fhe Gentile in -the ~ 13 children. A man wlll never earn it It seems to me that the industries of 11·ith regr\l'll lo hli; hrotll 1 In one of the Lawrence mills. On Massachusetts that pay low wages are the basis of an efficient economic ex- simply courting revolution, A writer b, Wise, Sthulmnn Hll(l I!'II istence a father and mother and' four in an E'ngllsh review has said that a Ii,ght beghlK lo tln \Yll 11!101 children would need at least $21.00 nation that connives at a wage Insuffi" tlle,,Jogkal _seminari(,s, , per week, where many of them get a cient for a decent economic existence , going ~o send ont? Not great deal less than half that amount. ls courting revolutloil. A nation which lie teslhn,,nr ol' tt Hnsi;lt Now, the only way to reduce t)rn birth connives at a wage whi-ch i-n ins1tffi• · rate Is to raise people In the economic cient for a decent economic existence ,. from the -:111ue plntt'or scale. Over a century ago Adam is co1trting revolntion, People have ,Jewish Itnl.Jh'1, u C'hrl,if, Smith, the first of the scientific politi- got to live In one way or another and ·uman nrnl n ,Jew,~h vhllt cal economists, recognized that the if they cannot li,le by earning suffiil:nHl. I feel that. t\1e th birth rate always Increased as people cient money they are going to steal, I hat we nll have lo lire f lived in squalor, In poverty and in They are going to break out in strikes misery, And, according as you lift like that of Lawrence and Little Falls ,titer,; in svile of the fact and ( we sh trial I and a Lawrr wage, of the nut slnmm lnnd a nnd tr !'llJ)lt('fl pr-ofltn heavy "/111111 n1:eo1111 llllnol rreogn slave a l'CRll holng or yo1 lshed n depn she w1 hncl 111 llll0I', who " hot· to was nl or Lor she 111 go wll J)Pll 0 Klt.r•hp called· Ano ence 11 unskll · onr h aho11(. 11s wl t_lons have Is 111{1 Pr i \" lllOVOlllellt along l'eliglo\l , it lK deKigne1l to heneflt \\"hkh 111ight. he u1111t.ipll .. :1 ll mcetlngfJ hnvn hul11ce11 II f'l'IPndly ll'(•li, townr!l the in11lvil11111\ ChriH(ln11, ,•rnl,'in henrlH of thoRe who, lil'c rears 11nto!l uml bitter? 11· 'I'he d wlw!'e front .Kish Ir Vern. I Rjle(•l11I vower h~• drtll(' of' ITelllgfT.--,1e"'""'l"'lr-e"'l""lll"f:!"'t"'*""·'U"'Vib""~"";"a"',G""-"'J£""-¥'"•---~ ('!11ii11l'I: 'J'he I'l'ef4l!lent. lllllknteH his plll'[IOHe to re1•oguil'-(i IIJPl'll. uliol"l' llJPre pnrfl8t11lKhlp 1111!1 lo 11111101!1 (he dril Hel'Vku "'Vere Amerl very l remen dream 'rhe fl child It IIIJ lcn "111 us the wiped I can saw J hands sayl111 0 hll\'C . ;1riste;n unw in force. ' . -,-,.·--------- �'FORD HALL FOLKS the· nple )00r hen, mtll the and n a one the one. COil•, ,awace, 1 of last I', I for 1ere I the you 1'0111 · ome rd," 1me c1me 1'0111 1gle )\111· 1ore 1ere I' of look ror ·Ing alsnit cine the rnts Ives her omthe the ex~ the cial i of are iter t a nffince 1ich 11[/i· ·11r,e ave and uffi- nnl. !ms alls l and Colorado and Pennsylvania, and we shall have a great deal of Indus, trial Inefficiency, We have heard again and again that these people up in Lawrence were not worth, a living wage, and tragically true It Is. Many of them are ·not worth a living wage, But who Is to blame for the situation? The doors of opportunity have been slammed In their faces in their own land and~ they ha:ve come here crushed and trodden down without any mental capacity whatever, and without any profitable way of using their strong heavy hands. 5 boi· and are ·heavily laden and I will give you rest.' .When I went to Elllls Island today and saw the people, the latest arrivals. I said: There you stand, my young fol!rn, in your 60 groups with your 50 languages but you won't be that way long, You won't be that long. These are the fires of God that ·you have come to. A fig for your feuds, Jew and Russians, Englishmen and Irishmen, Frenchmen and Germans, Into the Melting Pot with you all because ·God is making a new America." That. is the spirit with which these people come, we must Many of .you have . followed the . bel/eve. They are belated but they accounts of the Investigation of the are not inferior peoples. If you draw Illinois vice commission which has a line from the top of society to the recognized that a great deal of white bottom you will meet exactly the same slave traffic and its consequences are kind of people all along the way. In a result of the low wages that are the city in .which I live, in the aristobeing paid to girls. I wonder If some cratic. section called the Highlands, we of you .have read 0. Henry's "Unfin- have a· bunch of men who are called ished Story." According to that story the Dirty Dozen. (Laughter.) Elverybody knows who they are. You have a .dbpartment store girl there was, and she .was receiving a low wage. She the dirty dozen at the top of society had an ideal and it was Lord Kitch- and you have the dirty dozen all along ener. And one night, Piggie, a fellow the way; and I am quite sure you have who worlrnd in the same place, asked a dirty dozen at the bottom of society. her to go out with him. Just as she Over 2,000 years ago Aristotle, a . was about to go out she saw the face great philosopher, speaking of the anof Lord Kitchener looking at her and cestors of many of us Teutons, said she n1t1de up her mind she would not that they were so barbaric and so stugo wl'11 Piggie. But what might hap• pid that p1,obably they never would be pen on another night, when Lord able to count beyond the fingers of Kitchener was not looking and Piggie their two hands. Most of the people ·called? on the platform here belong to that Another complication Is the pres- race of people whom Aristotle, the imce In this country of a great mass of great philosopher, thus characterized. unskilled workers who cannot speak And the race, since his time, has proour language, who know very little duced a Shakespeare, a Kant and a about our customs and who come to Newton, and Is practically overrunning us with the traditions and supersti- the world, including the Philippines tions of .their, lands. Some of you . and Cuba and South America with Its have read Zangwill's play, The Melt- commercial ideals, We have no such Ina Pot. and you remember' that scene thing as inferior peoples. We have bewheri;, David, the yo11ng Jew·. fresh lated peoples but the moment the door from· the blood-stained pavement of of opportunity ls opened these so-called . Kishlneff first met the social worker inferior people crowd in-and crowd Vera. And Vera says to David: out almost every single American who "Were yon· happy when you came' fo is h;ylng to go that way, It Is a very America?" "Ah," he says, "It was suggestive thi!1g that a· few years ago, vei·j, heaven for me because you mu~t the boy that won the prize in the Bosremember, Vera, . th_at I have been ton Latin School for scholarship was dreaming· about America ·all my life. ' named Schnltldn, His father never 'I'he first gaii1e that I played at as .a came over in the Mayflower. (Laugh-· child ·,vas 'to sell my furniture and set ter.) But, as Mr. Dooley says, his ,faIt up in Ame'rica. All my life Amei·- ther came · over in a· later boat. lca ··had been beaming and beckoning (Laughter.) So what seems to be the us ·the land where all tears should be complication with reference to our Inwiped from the eyes. And then, when dustrial outbreaks is not at all the I came into New York Harbor and complication; for they have had exsaw your Statue of Liberty with its actly the same scen~s in Elngland hands upraised, it seemed to me to be where their population ls purely nasaying 'Come unto Me all ye that la- · tive. To blame it on the foreigner ls ICHERS NEWS LI •ERENCE ON SOCV ary C. Crawford ching school is alread\ that there must ·1 arithmetic in the solid things that t has to he at tim an obedient pers<, told. Simply bee consiclerahle port reason ·why, at o same institution, l'eversed. Wlw i submissive, ah~a) a follv\\'bl', why iL become a leader whut to do, getti, low him in his id( may he, in a wa) well-rounded chu necessary for the the Ame'rican citi, How this aclmii·. practical in any s, quarters of an he grade and extendi1 the school prog'l'!u entertainingly dev of work in this wa' being· done. Miss· idea has been appl ham, to the pm arithmetic-by reL dertaken by her p the community's station,-and iviisr developed her the history may and s mate relation with about us today. More than one " evening at Ford Hi picture, as the Co1 a very happifvini some day embo'dy this stimulating 'id, When enough pe< g'l'aduated from su monwealth will hav ly "co-operative." -~~1i~l~ ce on f been of the ch Dr. c an<l gham , howt able thaf ig• vaapers 1 g· For imple fact leadf our glorimders not what . does e hisj they :et the hg' for /them. inthat. ted in I, want f very )ut it. school hance. is de~ dis- 'fn far as [·cl an t done ,ready power ,le get carry chilt the l 12 �Pfbspeciiv; Mi;1ist~;a·inc~nf~r~t,c!e at *Aitlover'1lilmhiii,f~~ •,; t; ,:,• *: nun i--:lxtr mHlergnHlnnt·eH from eight. of the New I!lnglnml uni· 11,l(l'eed with ur; In our est.lnu1,te 5 tr:: •.,,•aitiw,ik.all!L. ttell(le l\Inrl'h 7 • tile niuth nuii1.1g IPord Hnll .me.e,1· --, · ----·---·------ --'<' rearr; hr tile B :1 pluee \Y\Jere, UJI( I~, Kingle tuxe,rs, , n rnl Cn t holil'S el 6 , relating to sodn nll who, like Di :1rn 1leno1111l'e<l th :1l11e Jll'irntel~·, wo~ ,11 ,rnH giYen nl 1111 rmnif:1hed n eh It Is a libel against humanity. They are exactly the same kind of people that we are, everyone of us who are here. I shall never forget the time that Jane Addams spoke in the town of Milford. After she had finished her splendid address the president of the club, who happened to be a relative of a gentleman who was once Governor in this Commonwealth said, "Miss Addams, we have a great many Italians here In our town and we would like very much to do something for them. Can you tell us what to do?" FORD HALL .FOLKS n libel against the foreigner and ii tll lllePlltigR were In 'fhese "J<'or!l I-I~ •·1111m1ittee to ex)lr 1. Jlm•e ure Rome · gr,niillloquentl~• Ii 11 th I l'llrough nml ~· : 1 11 of ll trne rellgioi~ 111cl allilintionR, n rj 11 lgnorerc; nil rnelnl ' 1l<'linm:. · · · Kor <'\ j i11Rpire<l hy tl)e i: lo Yen r ! Jrnleet1 1·e to· ]lye grnmll~• \ 1 1. 1 ,., (' 1 shall' never forget Miss· Addams' answer. She said, "Now If you go the1·e a11d feel that you can teach them everything and they cannot teach you anything, that you are a sort of superlor creature to th em you had better stay away; but If you go among th ese people and look upon them as human beings like yourself, who are cooled by the same winter and warmed by th e same summer, who bleed when they are pricked, who love th eir children, juS t as you love yours, and who have aspirti d d f th m j11st as yo11 a ons an reams or e may have, yourself, all you need to do Is to go among them and common sens9 will teach you what to do." There Is the solution.· (Applause.) I am not afraid of the foreigners. I have been one. I have graduated froqi b I them. And I have now een sllrv ng Puritan churches for 20 years. The people In the parishes. I have served are not afraid of me but they are afraid, very much afraid, of the Ital• !ans and the Jews and the Pollacks"f and ' i all the rest of them. Yet, w 1en orelgners" are caught young they amount to something. Another great difficulty' In this whole question Is the stupendous Incapacity on the part of one class to understand the other class. This Is particularly true with reference, not only to the natlve and the foreigner, but with reference to the capitalist and the worker and the worker and the capitalist. In talking with Et tor, with whom I became very well acquainted during the Lawrence situation and afterward, he said to me one day, "Doctor, you are the only decent minister that I have met In my life." (Laughter and Applause.) I said to him, ".Joe, have you met a great many ministers?" And, with that bland smile upon his face,-lt ls always there because he Is a fellow absolutely without temper, though you would not think so to. read . I i al Attendants i ,l'es:::lous of grntitt1 ,·oi<'e on their rel'en 1 ,. pnrt of rnnn~· imll i11g'. Let it 11ot he t ('I\ \Yilh such signltlq ~. no!Rky, Hnllim11 , : "I um one of tho( , I Pnee lookecl. 11po11 , l "ltHHllieKt of tlnyK, 1\iedlngH continue I ,psi <lnr In Ihe wel , nu JriRh origin: ""\ ,,,,ol\'e like snrt'nce . llerltnncl'K thnt hln lliYeHtcd of theRe I l't'II of n conrnton !Hl A \\'Olllllll lfol'lnreHI 11 \'etlon \Ylth the Fo 1· rneinl pre,inclke, 1 The Genllte in th ·1 regnrcl to hh: hrol \'isl', Nl'hnl111n11 11ml 1 heginH lo tln \Yll n 1(•,1logienl Kon1innrie~ illg ~o SelHl out?' Ne I <'SllnH,ny ol' n Hn~. 1·11m the 'IH\llO plntf 11·ish Hnbhi, u Chl'i :111 nml n ,Jew\'llt pl <1. I reel thnt t\10 l \Ye nil hnve lo liYe I':-< in 1,pite of the f 1111·ement nlong rollgl i:-: tleAlgnecl lo l1ene it-h 111lµ;ht he 111111tl1 . __ ~ , , -11\eetlugs hnrn lnclncecl II fl'ie11clly ,. to\Ynr!l the ltullYiilnnl (1hr1Htlnrt, I. ·111 henr!A of thoRe who, JlYe ~·eurfl (•11 untl biller? T ~ d some of his speeches,-he answere , "Yes, lots of them." "Joe," I challenged, "could you give me the names of some of the minis• ters with whom you have spoken?" And he could not give the name of 'one! (Laughter.) His judgment was just as bad about ministers and about people on the other side as the judgment of some people on the other side was of Mr. Ettor and of Glovanlttl. I realize how difficult It Is for people to understand. I have been writing more or less a:nd i have ti'ied to be fair and one reason which makes me to believe that I am fair Is that I have been scored by all sides. The Socialists have drawn up resolutions and called me a Judas and I have been sharply called down by the other side; but I realize that -they are not bad fellows . on either side If they could come to· gether. (Applause.) Let me read you a letter. I think It Is a splendid l!lt· ter. If it had been written to me by the superlntenden~ of my Sunday school 1 would ha:v11, thought he was lndeed a Christian. (Laughter and Applause.) It was written from Essex County Jail by Glovanlttl and written to a lady here In Boston for whom we all have high respect. A couple of books-I think they were Lincoln's speeches__Jhad been sent him and here ls his reply, [Then followed a beautiful Jett.er of thanks for the books and expressive of courageous willingness to 01eet whatever might come as a result of devof tlon to the principles of liberty.] Now, let me read another letter. I have been writing a series of articles, as Mr, Coleman has stated, for one of our religious papers and I have re• celved a great many letters, many of them most appreciative. But here Is one of another kind .. (Laughter.) This 111anufacturer says ministers ' 11re so used to preaching twice a Sun bl day to a lot of people who are una e to answer back that they get Into a slipshod way when writing .for publlcatlon. "Take your letter of the 10th. You say 'One of my children Is at Wellesley College and the boy I goes to HarJ d vard next yeur. Whether n Po an or in America, we are 1111 God's chlldrel\ and no man who has a heart In his bosom can enjoy what you and I enjoy of security and comfort without wishing at least that every man should have enough to bring up his own ch!l· dren as you and I do ours.' I' think that Is empty sentiment. For If that means anything, It means that you 1,,;~--;;i,e('foj '11ower l,y drtlle-of <'11hll11:1, liellll;TIIlY.. l'teilll\!f"l'IWWib""'"""'"" 'rllP T'reHl!1~11t lnclkntefl his 1n11•pol'ie to 1·e1·01,1nl:w . ' t;hoY<' uwre tlltrtlK111H•hlp 14~·Hte1 n uow in . t'on•e. lllPt'li., 1 1111!! to uphol<l lhu dl'H He1•vk~ i think this lg whom we irn be able to s, and his son his children I do not belle mon sense o would preacl In your chm mental nonse great deal J ter.) But, as Car refuted an er a man ls wro Glovanlttl ol ror does not why they g, mlhd. The s men. And ( who Is able :, tremes of bo .'. you who hav, .to tho Jury ~~ay that It I: 1ilve speecher t~ .. ln my l\!1 told me, p, heard anytl l'OOlll. Yon of 1ieQple. Y peo1jle In LI have brien cl· the ert;or or kill ?IWtb b1 (Prolonged : Now just Every body solution. S hand. I n conditions a 11lstol. The: train of clrc It dld· not b going· to enc no scheme, even Ji' It 1 church ls shouting dis tlon at the Is going to r morrow mo Nor Is It fo these dlfficu· the city of wealth had t on top of tl with the hi! that could l try, lhey c more lnflue1 to send him plause.) I until I met day after th �,.,f er Seminary 11 l..:111-;'l111ul 111il- 1 Af; \I, ,___ c..-----"-~- (lie ui11(h HU- , , )LKS ir his speeches,-he answered, ots or them." " I challenged, "could you give , names of some of the minis· !th whom you have spoken?" , could not give the name of Laughter.) His judgment was bad about ministers and, about on the other side as the judg• ' some people on the other side Mr. Ettor and of Glovanlttl. , how difficult It Is for people to 0,nd. I have been writing more and I have tried to be fair and ;on which makes me to believe am fair Is that I have been by all sides. The Socialists awn up resolutions and called 1das and I have been sharply own by the other side; but I that they 11re not bad fellows r side if they could come to· ( Applause.) Let me read ypu I think It ls a splendid let· it had been written to me by ,erintendent of my Sunday would have thought he was In· !hrlstlan. (Laughter and -i\,pIt was written from Essex rail by Glovanlttl and written here in Boston for whom we high respect. A couple of think they were Lincoln's -had been sent him 11nd ))ere J]y, followed a beautiful letter of ,r the books and expressive of 1s wllllngness to meet what• ht come as a result of devolie principles of liberty.), )t me read another hitter. I 1 writing a series of articles, ileman has stated, for one of ions papers and I have regreat many letters, many of ·,t appreciative. But here Is other kind. (Laughter.) ianufacturer says ministers )d to preaching twice a S11n, ot of people who are unable back that they get Into a ·ay when writing ,for publlcake your letter of the 10th. 1ne of my children Is at Well:ge and the boy goes to Haryear. Whether In Poland or 0,, we are all God's chlldren an who has a heart In his enjoy what you and I en:nrlty and comfort without least that every man s1lould ;h to bring up his own chil>n and I do ours.' , I' think pty sentiment. For if that ·thing, it means that 'you FORD HALL FOLKS think this Ignorant Polish laborer, to whom we have been referring, should be able to send his girl to Wellesley and his son to Harvard and not have his children wor'k and help the father. I do not believe that this ls either common sense or Christianity and If you would preach a high protective tariff in your church instead of that sentimental nonsense you would be doing a great deal better service." (Laughter;) ' But, as Carlyle observed, you haven't refuted an error when you find out that a man is wrong, Convicting Ettor and Glovanlttl of being wrong and in error does nothing until you find out why they got that error into their mlhd. The same way with these other men. And the big man ls the man who ls able to see possibllltles In ex,; tremes of both sides. I think most of ,"', you who have read Glovanlttl's address . , to the Jury will believe me when I ~}f!.Y that it ls one of the most impres1;1lve speeches that I have ever listened ti>.: in my life. The judge of the court to(~ me, personally, that he never hei.lt·d anything lllce it in a court• roo~lc, You can electrocute that kind of pe~ple. You can club them as those people in Little Falls are reported to have bMn clubbed but you will not kill the erfor or kill the ideas. You can kill nietii ,but yo1t· cannot kill ideas. ( Prolon~ed applause,) "Now Hist•: a word about the solution. Every body ,has a programme, for the solution. So I am going to try my hand. I recognize that the present conditions are not like a sh~t, out or a pistol. '!'hey al'e, the result of a long train of •circumstances and conditions. It did not ,begin yesterday and ls not going to end today or tomorrow. And no scheme, no matter how fine it is, even if it be as fine as the one the ch\1rch ls preaching comes within shouting distance of an adequate solution at the present time. No scheme ls going to usher in the millennium tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock shal'p, Nor ls it forcti that ls going to solve these difficulties. If the authorities of the city of Lawrence or the Commonwealth had taken Ettor and placed.him on top of the Bunker Hill Monument with the biggest kind of a megaphone that could be heard all over the country, they could not have given him more Influence than they did by trying to send ·him to the electric chair. (Ap• plause.) I never heard of Joe Ettor until I met him in Lawrence the Monday after the Sunday he arrived, Now 7 nobody in this country or in Canada Is Ignorant of the existence of Ettor and Giovanlttl. Who did it? Who did It? Force ls not going to solve this difficulty, Whether It Is the force of the industrial Workers of the World or the force of the authorities. ' I recognize the value of shock movements In the progress of the world. I recognize that though John Brown was rash and crazy in trying to overturn the government of the United States what he did had its place in the struggle which was to wipe out slavery, And all these movements perhaps, have value in this way, But fundamentally I believe that this ls a human problem and not an economic problem at all. I may not agree with the philosophy of men like Ettor but I can and do have high 1·espect for any man who ls willing to throw his life in the bal• ance. There are immense altruistic forces at work in the world today and I find that they are in all these social movements. I am sure I should be untrue to myself as a minister of the church if I did not say that the church, also, is ministering to that great end. You may not think so, some of you, but it Is true just the same. The platform of the Baptist denomination under whose auspices I am here-and I am not a Baptist- ls one of the finest platforms that I know anything about. The church ls con• servatlve and she moves slowly and people are not all agreed and there are people In It, I regret to say, like that man from whose letter I read an extract. But there ls a great company of men and women in the church who be• lleve in a high doctrine of brotherhood imd are ready as individuals to advocate any scheme that will bring to an end the unhappy conditions which exist in the industrial world today, If there ls any programme that ls in existence today that will heal the hearts of the industrial world, I am sure that I and thousands of others in the c'hurches are ready to go ahead with it. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. Q, If the government should pur- chase one 0£ the mills in Lawrence how long would it be able to pay wages of $9.00 per week? A. I do not suppose the government could run one of those mills with any greater profit than it ls being run at the present. time. I perhaps should have said that in all these low wage 1Jlfllcultl't,s the blame should be upon our present competitive system rather ) l' )/ ~ .II I t e l ' el 1g ti en ' t te< \\ ,10 g car 1 ch t ti �.... ,, Prospective Ministers in Conference at Andover Seminary . ,rum nureed ,vith UH in Nixts nntlergrndunteH rrolll eight. of the New Euglnml 11m,,,Jo,l ;l,[,11•,,t, 7 8 u~ ~-----·-•-""'-~~~l. O}l1~Rt.inuth ... 1i11g Ford Unll nwet~ renrs ht tlm Hnj :1 11lu('e where, nnthj :I~. Hingle tu Xel'H, , nwl CntholitH e~ s relnting to sod11l\1 1·,· 1 II nll.\\'hll, like 1)1•., ,1 re t1eno1111ecd thei :1l11e 11rirntel~·. w011! ,11 \\'ll8 glY!'ll nt (h~ , •ll J'111'ni:shetl ti ehn) 111e!'li11gR "·ere im~ Thl'SC "Ford Hu; , omn1lttee to e:<q1re! . Il ere n re Ro Ille <~ , grnntli.lor11iently nj lmrngh nil(! lly th\ , nf u- true religion\ 1111 nfllliutlouR. n l'!i ignoreii nil rndn\ cl io11H . . . , Kor ctj 11,plrerl lly tl~e Hl In yenr! Indeed , to Ure grnntlly I i I Attendants "~~ions of grn tit1j ,ii'e on their rel'elli part of 11m11r ill(ll Let it uot lie "· 1 I \\'ilh such signifl~ Holsky, HnlliYU\ "T um one of thol •n,·e lool.,e<l npon »illllieRt of d11~•14, 11,'PtingK continue ~I tht~· in \he ,ye 11 Iriflh ori1.dn: " ,J 1·e like surface ritnnces tlrnt hlul' I Ji 1·eHtctl of these I ~ 1 l 11 of U ('llllllllOll [)I ' tfol'lnrei ·I ion with tile F \YO!llllll :ll'inl pre,itulice, . 11' Cenlile in tl~ ,,_"nrtl lo his hrol._ I', ~l'h\l)IJll\11 ll1H1/ ,,dnH lo tln 11·n 'l »e:irnl iseminnrle~ ':1 scml out? N/ irn"nr of n Un' the qnnw pln~ Ii H11llh'1, u ('hj : I 11(1 I\ 8 FORD·H~LL FOLKS than upon the manufacturers. I think any attitude which condemns the caJ)ltallst is altogether unjust. . Q. Why Is it that the strikers do not get even-handed justice in the court? . A. Well, it deJ)ends upon the court. (Laughter.) I think the court in Lawrence was extreme but I think that Judge Mahoney acted from the most ·honest motives and thought locking ·men up was the way to cure them. But he made a mighty big mistake. He filled up the jail and then he could not do any more. (Laughter.) Q. What does the speaker think ls a reasonable J)rofit for a· capitalist? · A. That depends upon who is the CfiJ)ltalist, I suppose, (Laughter.) I would not want to say more than that an exorbitant income from capital Is unjust. The Adams Express Company declared a secret dividend of 200% fl few years ago which made It possible for a friend of mine, who is. a strong believer in Socialism, to go to Europe and have a flue trip. He Is ready tO' take money although he condemns' the system. , Q. Supposing you were a working man In Lawrence working for $8.30 a week which ticket would you vote? ·, A. The Progressive ticket. (Applause.) Q. In your opinion what does the red flag constitute? · A. I got Into trouble answering that question once. (Laughter.) I know what it means theoretically. I know what it leads to sometimes practically, I am not afraid of the red flag; some · people are. I think perhaps if it causes an offence better not use It when something else w!ll .do just as well. Q, Does the speaker think that one strike teaches the lesson of preventing another? A. I think so. Q. Do you think a revision of the tariff wlll -improve conditions in this country? . A. Well, I am not expecting a great deal In that direction. (Applause.) Q. Would a minimum wage of $2.00 a day increase or decrease the army of the unemployed? A. I think the matter cif minimum wage, generally adopted, has a· great many complications. I do not know just how it would work out. a ALI-'J!BU JllcCANN, THE TRUTH ABOUT FOODS. ''I'll tell the truth about foods if I die for it," Is the brave te_xt uJ)on which. Alfred McQann has preacher!' a most arresting sermon In his just-published book, "Starving America." Some of the topics here covered are: "Why 15,000,000 children in America are v,1yslcally · defective"; ''Why A.mer!-'\ cans are rapidly :becoming a n_atlon of dyspeptics"; "Why we have no apJ)e• tlte ror wholesome foods but crave highly seasoned and degenerate foods." The book is written in the same impassioned style that made so pro.found an Impression when Mccann appeared on our platform early in the- season. And, of course, being a book, it can develop much that, in a talk, could onlr be thrown out as a stiggestion. Particularly valuable are the weekly dietaries given for children of various ages. A thing which ought to be made possible at once, by legislation, is the "legally standardized loaf of .whole wheat bread made of ·certified whole wheat meal," for which the author eloquently calls. Already, we learn, som.e official attention has been given to this. demand and 'only recently Mr. McCann was personally Interviewed by Governor Sulzer, of New York State. vYhen the facts here presented are known ·to the masses, there ls bound to be · a great change in ehild culture. And that the principles embodied in the boolc wlll be incorporated In future courses of medical training there Is good reason to hoJie. The price of the volume is $1.50, and ·it is published by F. M. Barton, Cleveland, Ohio. (I J C\Y~<sh Pi r reel thnt. 1,,e! 111{ svile or Uw ,, nll hn,·e to 11 11,,nt i· l nlong rel\~ ll'Kignetl lo hel\ 1111!-(llt he mnlt(p11cr1. wno n111 •I ings 11nm \ll(lncetl n fl'ie1Hll.l' 11·n1'(1 the \1u1!Yldnnl (!\!!'Minn. hnYe Rpe<"inl vower 11~· rirtiw of t't1lii11t•\: 'flw l'reHhh•nt irnlknt.eH hlA \llll'\JOHC l ,to l'l'<'O!W ~<1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection 1885-2011 (MS114) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meyers, Arthur S. Description An account of the resource The collection contains 9 boxes of Arthur S. Meyers' research files related to his book, <em>Democracy in the Making: the Open Forum Movement</em>. The book, published in 2012, chronicles the history of the nationwide open forum movement, including the role of the Ford Hall Forum. The collection contains photocopies of letters, articles, and programs related to open forums and the movement’s proponents such as George W. 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Meyers Open Forum Collection (MS 114)</a> for more information (PDF).</p> <p></p> Ford Hall Forum Lectures https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/87eb23eb6c6d7065a6b7e53f1488dfe1.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=k%7EvacCRCv4KVFhDE5Il%7EzHP3JHTXJBvmU2eMiZnG88m0OvClLthl3ZIxxZgzcuZ1buv2I4paAtofedgJFMseCfOO7xlS8%7Ek8ypmxaiVjaV8czKWAqNYPhCWwG%7E6V7i21FMeRF-5khlnUHzPefL4pp6QWvNNgB6lfazSaAeVb1lz%7EqNHmM9aBR6ZNnblztz3Eof-HK85UotU7X5%7E3pRvulwsvDXF-guPb6h44577-EflF8m9ABG6HfNlnKq7Db6HH8FLKMj-zKK11s2X3zj2sEnEK01GVeeA7LL0z0b3MujO6JXro3xLC6qSsLsZu8kA8-6u2jZWLhSWQBSSuB92SXA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 213339ef2a637d97461ee9d971c06c9e PDF Text Text '?"'r..,.,,,r~, pr1rty hud enjoyed· the il)11ter trip they were landed ranee to the canal, where a unrivalled excellence was this was followed by 'he address of welcome was 1trles l\I. Thompson, prP,slSandwich B'oard of Trade, Uarl C. Craig, who out)!' the Cape Cod Board. of ,tive Charles L. Gifford of ,nstablo district spoke on ment of Cape Cod. , OoJD, , speaking on ••Cape Ood Cod Qanal," declared that 1012nd to · grow up on tho canal. He ,vas graphic, .I impressive. '· , 1 Commodore Miller ca111 e 0oleman, director of the ,o vern1' tit '1fl'• Boston, who Vhat An Exposition Can loqnently portrayed how )sition would, inform and people. of Massachusetts, rnir own land; would inI h zeal for co-operation ; , magnifying glttss on tho O,000,000 of people would t anti see it stand up in :hem. Jlfr. Coleman devas the out~ich•rs who- hod HJ Cod. Tim nutives, he . not apprPointe either Its rnerolul possibilities, ~- "What Advertising Can 1JLl, 11 ,John J. Morgan sugloser relations with the secuted by having the ll wrltfl to ohildre'l out Jlose of his speech, Presi'.)ffered a prize of $5 for .vrltten, and $2.60 for the A magazine. representalunteered to add $10 to a well-known hortlculy of New, Zealand, re-· wide agricultural possl:ape Cod region. ·y Davis of ,South Yar)optod tho lnvltat1011 to 1lzatlon i Its Benefits 'and tor found lie could not be addrou, printed in l was liberally quottid by pe~klng for Mr. Davis, . I rl b4tod to. tho,e.rrese~t. th~t every on~ In B~rn- · · who 11 Interested In :the ' 1 I bis 1· 1 Cnpo 1 ~l11 'sbow 1 their ln- !~llflip(IJ!Jw ·' Vol. I. No. 13. !Vfarch 23, HJI3, Price Ten Cents. .I i I RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW. Have yon ever noticed how some 11eoj1le will quickly make an unqualified statement which covers a whole field of facts concerning which they may ]mow nex,t to nothing? It IH the same type of mind that readily consents to tackle almost any kind of . task that may be presented . ! 'l'he old . s~yli1g has it, that "fools i rush in where ai1gels fear to tread." •, And It Is always most exasperating to 1 undertake 'to deal with persons of that i kind In an effort to get them to have ' at least a little bit of respect for what I they do not know,• I But the tablas are frequently turned iiy the man who didn't know all the facts of the situation, nor have the requisite ability to meet them. Sim])ly as the result of the faith and courage which ])lunged him in where more I timid souls remained standing on the I brink, he learns all the facts, and acquires the necessary ability by actually dealing witl'l the situation Instead of resting contont with his· own . or somebody else's mensure of It. The ex])erience of a friend of mine illustrates the point. He was thought very rash to start In business for himself as a manufacturer where the competition was superlatively keen, with none !Jut borrowed capital, \Ind that very Insufficient, without any silo]) ex-. perlence of his own, ancl, as many thought, without possessing the re' qnlslte ability. But he rushed In where his angel friends feared to see him tread and In a dozen years made the greatest and quickest success ever , known In that line of industry. And 1 he confessed to me that, had he 1 known fron, the beginning what he 1afterwards learned, he would neve1' have· had the courage to start, nor 'would he now be willing to go through i1rnch an experience agai!P., All of which goes to show that, \wl11le it is fitting to manifest a decent :respect for what you do not know, it '· iiB not well so to reverence your lgno/rance, as to· let it paralyze the motor .;nerves of character and thus hinder /YOU from walking straight into the -/situation where you will speedily those things that yo11 clicl11't 1 l~nrn know, and also, If you have. the -i:lght Eluff in yon, actJuire the ability to handle them. But woe be to the unfortunate that doesn't know and plt1nge1;3, and then is unable to assimilate the new knowledge and apply It to the encl in view, NEXT SUNDAY'S SPEAKER, .John Cowper Powys, M..(, of Camln·ldge University, England, is to talk to us, next Sunday• evening, about the "Social Message of the Mo<lern English 1Vriters," meaning Bernard Shaw, H .. G. ·wells, Chesterton, and the rest. An interesting toJJlc treated hy a brilliant and magnetic orator! Robert A. Woods, South End House, Boston, , "During the past five years a very marked change has taken place in the spirit of th.e Greater Boston community, Our breadth of. mind has ceased being merely a matter of trndltlon, concerned with matters of relative Indifference.· · · "1Ve have learned to be tolerant in present-day terms about living issues. ·we have found out that we ourselves, for our day, had been In the same ,intolerant attitude toward the convictions of our contem])oraries as we , condemn without question In the attitude of former generations. Now the rights of debate are beginning to be granted by a 11 honest people to all honest peo[Jle, even with regard to their uppermost Interests and their. undermost ·conviction&. "The Ford Hall meetings have been one of the chief influences In bringing about this truly humanizing result; and the high qualities of the result have their a])pro])riate soi1rce in the Ford Hall leader. The free ])latform of Ford Hall finds its true definition in his emancipa led personality. "Fo1;d Hall stands for the cretttlon within the being of t•ach of us of an inner free forum of the mind and heart ,,. where our antagonists-whoever they may •be-shall have their •chance wlt\1 us." �l Ler .S ore, . .e/'· · ,, this '· court(ryl ''£he l1"rs· werel no~the provin.:. 1 unleUered people 'whicli our story, 1.writers ai~e 111ake .· out.' ;' rt · is"'.·stated '! .-' ','. :-,;37 there were i50 ilea ' . 11 .Oll!l,; town on the Cape, Il lrno~ Urn/ of se~ capl1 li'/r~ti~~~ol 1-~ad~ ·,ha-.v~. FORD HALL FOLKS 2 ;od, Five · law, I think there• vnnlnge In Orrn111 hnnd, In the 11111111' lty which IR porh po1'lnnl, heen11Rn I things In tho f11t11 great 11dvn11~11g11 11 havn no here1lltar · hnvo no grPnl c-11~ offices nro 0111111 to In lhlR wo lrnvr1 1 Inge over (Jnr11111n IR tho matt.Pr of R• I.hough It. cloeR nc much, IH I hn OllC! lo Hay, whleh 11cop more lhnn nny < great. fl'nlel'lllt,1· In the fnnt. that moRI 1>0rlant 1111oplo 1111, Havl • , New ,ad put bu' ".1·tisemen~; L,o. to the · · line.'' '!' 2,000 it~ and the I ide of three! 111try iri V, 1 eel "nia nnd IdI Even I 1ilippines w aud later o e liU!e rai rl "Quaint I. artistic 1 Hlion of tl ,e, which to the pe . Il'Y,. I is td, who o~ j lie fares. UIJ,000,000 . 1 111es into • 111er, i:1s, the no \ew ienlm 10 was at always ii l1eap of sa 1 'l'lllS Of t11 l':trm land) said h~ Hoil whicl of organic 11 L. of air ,·1· treatm Jar from I for som 111.ling frui 1uLS, ete, 1·1,ss of Ile Charles l\ uf the Sa >ilowctl Ly 1ed plans of trade. I',-; 'L, Gif ,LaiJle dist l)J)l11ent · 0 urgan con what ad · Cape; aJ IPr, 1 ·_i: ·vice compan. lllSSilJi!ity ,rnphie, · f JII~\', ALl•'Rl~I) WISIL\lt'I'. LID\'I PO\\'J~ns.. Rev. Alfred Wishart, Minister, Fonnlaln Street Baptist Church, Grand Haplcls, :Michigan. "I desire to express my- congratulations to yon and the hope that this movement will continue to he a 11ower for social betterment and practical Christianity not only in the clty or Boston hut throughout the country. Yon have conducted I.his movement In a catholic, sympathetic and intelligent manner. I believe it has helped to brlnt,; about a mutual understandIng between those classes of citizens widely separated hy economic r:onditions and social theory." John J, Sullivan. "\Vhen we enter Ford Hall there seems to dissolve like surface shadows those religious, social and class inheritances that bind and hamper us ln our outside relations. Divested of these we meet simply as men and women, children of a common parent, as ntembers of the human family. . . . Intercourse with these men and women and with each other breeds a knowledge of the fact that the hope of our country, yes, of the world, of which it ls a component vart, lies In the extension of this spil'it of inclusiveness that Ford Hall stands for." Rev. 0. P. Gifford, D.D., Brookline Baptist Church, Brookline, Mass. "Forcl Hall Is not only a measurer of 111ovement.s; it is a creator of sentiment; it performs Its double mission with fidelity and success. :May it always be dynamic, never static. Your baby has now cut Hs Leeth; add meal to the milk dl<.1t, 'May good digestion wait on appelite and health on both.'" of' urn! to the outer eclge :-'-··- ' ., ,. I I ,· ' l'UllkB. SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM GERMANY AS TO NECESSARY f'!EXT STEPS IN SOCIAL LEGISLATION, 'l'hen thore h1, I most l11111ort1111t U 01111.allt.y, As g1 ,JlllllOR llrye11 l111R I ll0CC1Hf!lll'\' l'OIIIIC'!'I (Address of Rev. Levi Powers of Haverhill at the Ford Hall Meeting) · March 16, 1913, tc eq11ality lllHI II lhnt I huve 111011 there Is n very tlon, Yon 1·1111110 fore the lnw, ro1· have thos11 vnRt 11 which yo11 hnvo prbm Oght. In lhP fair aH ln n ciaH< $10,000 lawyer 1111 Whnt show 1111H $1i00 lawyer? jn the 111atl.<•r nnd In tho Iner, holng mnr\r. lo I other dlrocllnns I agnln l111R every United 8tntefl, Tl in Germany, 1 rl'I slrnhle. They . dice. l\loreovPI', ' the high 110Hltlo11 country-wlwre higher posll Ion t I country. '!'hem these things In 11 vantage. On thf' a means or co1111 of clvlllzation-i very good tests. dnctlon of wenlt money fa~lcr In are anywhere el lion of all waste-Germany leu<lf lntellectuul elevi I think German. the practical through the <ml' anrl order, Oern Can you think 1 . Are there any necessary next steps In social le1;islation? Is such legislat'on free to go wherever it wills to go? I believe there are n~cessary steps. I believe in the evolution of society. It ls necessary fpr us to govern along a predestined way. I am a believer in the economic Interpretation of history. The economic Ideas and Ideals do not necessarily have a place in the human conduct of Individuals and nations, but I believe the great movements of history are to be explained by economic causes. I believe that tlrn1;e is no nation that ever does anything until it has to. Now we are rnpidly approaching the time, it seems to me, when we may take some forward steps here in America. I do not believe that any nation ·has the advantage In everything over any other nation. 'fhere Is something we can learn from all nations. · Take the fundamental things and make a slight comparison between this country and Germany, There are four equalities that are very desirable, four which the world ·has been moving toward very slowly but nevertheless •very surely. (1) Equality be-· fore the law. We practically have that now theoretically in all states of this country. As a matter of fact, of course, we do not have it In any country, and if J'Oll will be patient a moment I will lndlcate why. If we make ~ a comparison between Germany and the United States In equality before .wt(Tti;;r / . ,, ·--1\ ' �• FORD HALL FOLKS ; \'I 1'0 W J~HS, ESTIONS FROM GER' TO NECESSARY HEPS IN SOCIAL :GISLATION. Rev. Levi Powers of Haile Ford Hall Meeting, ,rch 16, 1913, 111y ne<:essa!'y next steps 1slatlon? Is such leglsla" wherever it wills to go? ·c are necessary ·steps. I , evolution of society. 1t l'or us to govern along a .ny, I am a believer In :-. interpretation of hls:onomic ideas and ideals mrily have a place In the <"l of imllvldua1s and nal1elleve the great movet Dry are lo be explained l'anses. I believe that ation that ever does anyI has to, Now we are rnachlng the time, it when we may take some s here in America. I do Ihat any nation ·has the 11 everything over any 'Phere is something we ,m an nations. r11ndamental things and ;ht comparlsou between and Ge!'many, 'rhere are i,•s that are very deslrliich the world ·has been nl very slowly but nevel'· snrely, (1) Equality 'be1'. We practically have •oretically in all states of . As a matter of fact, of " not have it In any coun1·011 will he patient a moi 11diPale why, H we make 11 hetweeu Germany: and ~la~ell In equality before law, I think there is some slight advantage in German)', On the other hand, in the matter of political equality which is perhaps even more important, hecause l.t Is I.he .koy to all things In the future, we 'have a very great advantage in this country. Vi7e have no hereditary ruling class. We have no great caste system, All our offices are open to a 11 our people and In this we have a very great advantage over Germany, And then there Is the matter of social equality which, though it does not amount to very much, ls the one possession, strange to say, which people seem lo strive for more than any other, We have a great fratemity in this country due to the fact that most of our so-callecl important people have come up from the rnnks. 'l'hen there Is, to my judgment, the most Important thing of all, economic equality, As·, great a man as Mr. James Bryce has said that there ls no necessary connection between econom· le equality and these other equalities that I have mentlonecl, but I think there Is a very fundamental connec• tlon, You cannot have equality before lhe law, for instance, when yon have these vast inequalities of wealth which you have now. There Is no prize fight In the whole world so un· fair as in a case where you have a $10,000 lawyer UJJ against a $600 man, What show has the man with the $500 lawyer? In the matter of economic equality a nil ln the increasing effort that is being macle t.o prevent inequality in other directions l think that Germany again has every advantage over the United St.ates, There are many things In Germany, I realize, that are not desirable, They have religious prejudice, Moreover, women do not occupy the high position that they do in this country-where woman occupies a higher position than any in any other country, There are a good many of these things in which we have the ad' vantage, On the other hand, take as a means of comparison, the five tests of civJllzation-and I think they are very good tests, One is the rapid prodt.tlon of wealth, 'l'hey are making money faster in Germany than they are anywhere else. In the elimination of all waste-human and material -Germany leads the world, In the Intellectual elevation of their society, I think Germany is ahead. Also In the practical enjoyment of life through the enforcement of' the law order, Germany leads the world, 1 • and · · Can you think of any better tests than 3 these tests? Certainly they are desirable tests. Now there are three things in part.lcnlar that' I am going to call to your attention tonight, three steps I helieve we must take In this country, where Germany leads not only Amel'ica bnt all the rest of the world, First, is in this regarcl: They know over there what is the proper function of the government. The government there is cloing a great many things that ls not being done In this country and that a.great many people in this country think it Is dangerous to do, Germany is the only country where, without any experimenting at all, the people at once took over the telephone and the telegrnph, Nearly every other country in Europe experimented alon°· awhile with private ownership, and today practically all of them. with the oxceptlon of· Spain, have haci to come to government ownership, In England, you know, the government owned the telegraph a Jong while ago, Only last summer they took over the telephone, Thist country of ours is ~pending a vast amount o·f money paymg people to lie about things, You have read In the papers that the gov~r111;1ent ownership of the telegraph Ill England was a failure, Well, that was in part true, for it was competing with the telephone. How about this ?otmt.ry? With the· ·western Union trymg· to crush It out, the telephone went on for 25 years, Which was it that won out In the end? It was the telephone that beat the telegraph, How much better, if instead of the telegraph selling o,ut to the telephone the government had taken them both over! Then, take the n1atter of railroads. I think that the railroads were first taken over in Germany largely from military necessity, Possibly from business necessity, They were not taken over by the nation as a whole. Bismarck wanted to do it but the socialists would not Jet him, simply, r think, because they thought Bismarck was trying to get ahead of them and rob t·hem of the credit for this move, Probably he was, but neverthelesi; he proposed some very good things and for that reason the socialists themselves liave come to accept them, One of them was· the national ownership of the railroads, I believe that the railroads in Germany are better run when you consider the welfare of ~11 tho people, than anywhere else, First or all, there is• greater safety, You would have to travel five times the distance between here. and the sun in tJrder to get kllleu in a German railway accident. (Applause,) In the / �'') 111\~ ,~r~~lf )rno ... theJ c:oct . ch111·acJ6r of se,} ' ca1) I . t' ' r,' .m-.\'i upd 1of infor1. a!Jmi ,PS' oiic{:):>which' t . l:lY br I • ' ' ' ~l:l Cape, .· · ' 1 Jl'el .,::,~.fh~,).'uif oads•'have ia·.'Jor,-Cape Cod.' Five n-' New, York,· New Ha, of; ford railr·oad put o· ·Ill i and advertisemen~i. ;. words: "Go. to the iL11 l<'all ,River 1h10. 11 '! lie they .received 2,000 1 1:tl ~le' Cape, and the ltq 2,~00; Inside of thre 11~ ev,ery <country in Ld cept_ Patagonia and I •i·. some· inquiry,. Even. er ini the· Philippines' is fo;,mation ·and later ll' Cqpe. I ' 'l'he liUle ra u!' lei, 1 entitled "Quaint 11') is,) q . inost . artistic :rl Ht! · suggestion of t •11 of the Oap!J, which i c:. e1: benefit to the p~ 1 •1· 1 the railroad, who or II II value of the fares, j s Over $100,000,000 , · mouey comes into· .I e evepy summer, I Dr Tho. mas, the 11 . ogist, of New ;(;eula 'Jersey, who was at :, • who had always i/ Cod as a heap of SE ' glowing terms of th ,yooJiand, form land J I sce1iery. · He said hj cleem any soil whict per cerit of organic_ !H · per cent. of air and proper treatm1 Cape was far from l l.Jest. soil for i,om crops · including frui fall'a, peanuts, etc.· The acldress of given by Charles Iv, president of the Sa Df; l~ade; fcillo,ved by who outlined plans ! Cod board of trade. Live Charles ·L. Git' iirst Barnstable dist I I he dev,elopment , · o ,John J,. l\Iorgan con . ,ubject. of what ad Jo for the Cape; a ./, W. l\lill'er, '.•'vice lhe ca11,1! ·coinpan \ istaR o!' possiuility ~le, \VHS gn1pli'ic, . 1 ;;J 1· 1 111 1 1 I 1 I, 11JJJJ!'essi ve. 4 FORD.HALL FObKS lJnited Statcti you have only to travel half the distance from the earth to the s1111 to meet wilh a similar accitlC'nt.. There ls no duplication of roads In Germany, 'l'here are no rebates nncl no cliviclends have to be paid on wal.ered stock. On tlrn whole the cle• vetopment of· the roads have been made to fit the neecls of the people belt.er than in this country, Take the [1·eight rates. The freight rates in Gerniany are one-third for the same distance that they are in England. One of lhe reasons for Germany\; great. superiorit.y toclny in business ls due to ch~ap freight transportation, 'I'hen take the 111atter of tariff for 1n1sseugers, 'l'hey have four different kinds of classes nnd three different. kinds of speecl and you pay according to what you want. There Is nobody who cannot travel first class in Germany if he wants to pay for it-and they do not have Jim Crow cars In Germany, Uncler the fourth class rates in Germany-of two-thirds of one : penny a mile-a man can conie In and I.alee' pretty near all his householcl goods with him. Practically 60 per cent. of all the people in Germany t1'a vel fourth clnss, for 7'.ic a mile, I helieve that I.he state-owned roads in Prussia al·e today the best managed roacls in the world, 'l'o be sure, they do not run them entirely for the benefit of the people. They have a great amount of taxes to pay in Germany and they get $1G0,000,000 of it through the railroads. But even so is it not better to have $1G0,000,000 a year to lower your taxes than have all this profit. go intc, 11rivate hands? By owning the railroads the government has also been able to develop canals, something which, as you have di'sc9vered, we are not able to have in this country, If we had canals to correspond with those of Germany we should have thirty waterways stretching from t.he Atlantic lo the Paciflc, On account of the low freight rates which the German business men get because of these canals, the German pee11le save $150,000,000 a year. Isn't that some advantage to somebody? '\Ve can never develop our waler-transvortation, which is thp, cheapest transportation, so long '1S our railroads are in private hands 'l'o be sure, we have had a ,vonderfully rapid development of our country for this very reason. There was this immense country of ours, a large amount of vacant land, which had to be developed rJtilckJ~, and the men who owned the land could not wait. ancl the only way in which It could be developed quickly was by offering large Induce• ments to private capital to do It. We , did th.at and railroads developed very quickly .nnd made an immense amount of millionaires, vVas It all necessary'? I ·Hometimes doubt whether it was worth l11e price considering what we pnid back. '\.\' e ga-ve these railroads more lnncl in order to induce them to illllld. In adclltion to that they paid no taxes for twenty 01· thirty years, and In addition to that they killed· 40,000 or 50,000 peo11le every year, for which they gave no compensation, Thus we had a wonderful development in our railroacf in.this country. Ent we poi.cl: for it. 'l'he ·railroad question ls settled In Germany, ls tl\e i'ailroad question set.tied in i\meric!l? Is it settled In New J<Jngland today? I do not think it is necessary for me to answer that question. l~urthermore, it will not be sett.led as long as you leave this public function under private control. (Applause.) Again, as yon know, in Germany thE•re is a vast amount of public land which is tlevot.ecl to forests and from which the people derive a large revenue. 'vVe hav~ a billion -acres of public land; it costs· us $3,000,000 to administer it. We get back 1½ million. i;Ve are impfoving, Sti]J the contrast, Jt seems to me, is rather striking between Germany and the Un!tecl States, Again, as you know, they have ha1! the parcel post in Germany for a long while. W'e had a very great. struggle to get it here. Even the very wellmea ning, intelligent people thought it was a dangerous thing for the go·vernment to clo. At any rate, the government Is paying 60 or 70 millions a year more for having this business done for· them than the express companies pay for having their business do'ne. vVhen our government owns the railroads we can make a better comvarison, In Germany the government goes aronnd and collects parcels as well as delivering them. In fact., the government in Germany ls doing a vast number of things to accommodate the people that we have not yet even begun to t hlnk of, Coal mines are owned liy the different states,· 'I wonder why we can be so stupid that we permit this absolutely necessary fact iii human society to lie monopolized by a few people? I think we are coming to see the neecl of state-owned coal mines. Even more imperative is government ownership of wat.er power. In Germany they have taken the control of' that in a way that will conserve this power which God has put under the sun for all the 11eovJe, Again, in Germany they have developed labor exchanges all over the country so that a great waste of hu- nnrvtnne-outer--e11g1rnJJ:r,;n~Telllrrl!IP\'~~ ·.ater.' I • , "'\" ,, ; , 1,:: 11. (' : ·! I . i, '.•',; · · ~ - , •, '. I ! ;,;.>\, ' man find \\' lion 111'111 01\'IIC mnn \\' h l' 1 tl;I this. 1110111 thlH prod1 strcr light 111011( pnlltl only 111 ._,1_. •I I • OIVII IIIIHln I clo thing given COB!. ooli 11 terhonse go tc hull<! Sllre? lor. ill Be 1l11y a hnd 7 nvern 11)1, yers nothir (Appl how , Very do 110 many l'ily C to hul lo go the c ought. Clerm: 1111 is setts yon ti ·!he thing' OS It prove some that going live . Aue JJOl't.aJ is in Ger1111 gard, their every �• LKS :incl made an immense amount ,naires. \\las it all necessary'? i111es doubt whether it was 1n price considering what we ·!,, 'Ne gave these railroads 1d in orcler to incluce them to n atl<lition to that they paid no 1· I wenty 01· thirty years, ancl , 011 to that they klllecl 40,000 people P-very year,. for which ,. no com1iensatio.n, Thus we 01Hlerful development in om in this country. Bnt we paicZJ'l1e railroad question is set•l'nrnny, Is the railroad ques, d in Am eden? Is it settled 11gland today? I do not think •><sary for me to answer that l1 'urthermore, it will not be long as you leave this public 111ulc1 p!'ivnt~ control. (Av:1,; yon know, in Germany nrnt amount of public Janel il,•votecl to forests and from , people derive a large rev,. a billion acres of public o,;ts us $3,000,000 to .admin\'e get back 1 ½ million, We 1 ing. Still the contrast, it 111e, is rather striking be11nny ancl the United States, yon know, they have lrntl post in Germany for a long , had a very great struggle l1ere, Elven the very well11t elligen t people thought it ,gerous thing for the go\,. 1l0. At any rate, the govpaying GO or 70 millions a, for ha vh1g this business 1um than the expreHs comfor lrnvlng their business •11 our government owns the l' can make a better comUermany the government ii and. collects parcels as \'ering them, In fact, the in Uermany is doing a · of things to accommodate l1at we have not yet even 11k of. ,; are owned by the cliffer1 wonder why we can be 1u t we permit this abso;:1 t·y fact in human society 1ilized by a few people? I • coming to see the need •d coal mines, Elven more s government ownership vr, In Germany they have n1trol of that in a way 11,;erve this power which 111Hler the sun for all the 111, in Germany they have ,01· exchanges all over the l,at a great waste of Im- FORD HALL FOLKS ' ! ,I ' il ·S man energy among people trying to could think of. v\1hat are the results? find work is saved, From 1878 to 1908 the population of What is true of the state and the na- Germany increased by 19,000,000; nev' tion Is also true of the cities. Nat- ertheless in J 908 with 19,000,000 more ural mouopolies are pretty largely people there were actually 32,000 less owned by the cities in Germany, Ger- deaths, I clo not know of any other man cities are the finest in the world. nation that has a record to compare Why? That is the important question. with that. Tlrnt is one of the thing-., I think that the chief explanation is that keeps the Germans at home, The this. 'l'hey have a . good deal more Germans are not going away from money to spend than we have. For their country in these days in any this reason. They own a great many g1-eat numbers, The human factor is productive enterprises-such as the the greatest factor in the prosperity street railway, electrlp light and gas of any nation. That it pays to be light-65 per cent. of all municipal good, it pays to be clecent and that monopolies are owned by the munici- the nation that takes the best care of palitie·s themselves, In this cpuntry its men and women ls the nation that only about 3 to 5 per cent. prospers most in the mere dollars and In F1·ankfort where ,they have their cents is perfectly clear, (Avplause,) own electric llght plant, the c'ty Isn't it. funny that that very simple made $700,000 last year out of it. thing should not be seen more readily? I do not think that was a good The working population in Germany Is thing to do,, Service should have been insured against practically everything, given to the people at pretty nearly 'l'hey have three special insurances cost.. But isn't it better to have $700,- against -sickness; this was the first 000 with which to make the city bet- 1rind or insurance that went into et'ter - better streets, . better school fect ln Germany. 'I'hey said it is bethouses and the like than to have it ter to keep people well ·so that they go to a few Individuals who would can earn money than to try and cure build yachts for their own selfish plea- them after they are sick, So 30 years sure? Consider what you have to pay ago they began to insure against sick/or,· You have the Elevated Road here ness. This is very important. It is in Boston. I was reaqing the other very difficult for an individual to proday an article wl1ich stated that they vide for himself when lll. I suppose had 70 lawyers on their payroll at an there are four people insured against average pay of $5,000. Reckon that a pauper's funeral to one that ls inup. $360,000. vVhat are the-se law- sured against ·sickness. But I am so yers doing? They are seeing that sure that they will take care of this nothing is done against the railroad. body of mine without any wony to • (Applause and laughter.) We know me that I do not care much about inhow well they control the newspapers, surance against pauper burial. I Very few things get in tliere that they should like to be insured against sickdo not want printed. Again, in Ger- ness. Not over one-third of the wagemany there Is nothing that a German earners in · thb count1·y are insured city cannot do, Every time you want against sickness. In Ge1;many tl1ere to build a school house here you have were ·4,000,000 people insured against to go to the legislature, In Germany sickness out of a possible 13,000,000 the cities do just as they feel they wage-earners. Of that 4,000,000 250,ought to do and want to do. Many 000 conic! not keep up their payments, German cities own two or three times 'l'hey got sick and they could not pay as much Janel as they have built upon, !heir insurance and their insurance It is unconstitutional in Massachulapsed, So ·there were seen to he setts for a city to own any land, Don't 250,000 sick every year among those you think it is time we went down to who were struggling to insure themthe legislature and changed that selves against ·sickness, No poor man thing41!' How else are we going to im- can afford to be sick here in America, prove housing conditions? These are and the result is that people keep on some of the things, it seems to me, working when they ought not to work, that are necessary steps if we are A man gets all run down and what going to live together as we ought to else Is there that can cure him than live. this;. Goad food, good all', good nourAnother thing, one of the most lm- · ishment. Food, rest and air all cost portant things that Germany has done money. If you were a doctor and a Is in the matter of social insurance, man should come to you with conGermany leads the world in this re- sumption, what would you say to him? gard, About 30 years ago· they began You would say: You have got to die, their plan of insuring against nearly I /do not know what else you could every· possible contingency that you say, In Germany· every working man �! 1 t, · 111 n 1837 . tirnre were 150 sea :iptains in"'one,, town 1'11 the CaDe · 11d we,· ali"'kno},. the 1 - - - • • 'bWiiliW'iMiil.l.w~JJle....;lle.Pll.La:..a.!~J.a.iaa&b.~.-a---------••••■llllmllllill ~ lint·ac,ter of se~· capt u11d (of' infor1 atlon IIIJ8'.• which t bro he' Cape, 6 FORD HALL FOLKS · 'llhl),,.t•ai i:Qads·'ha~e or .Cape Cod,' .Five· is insured against sickness. He pays rather a dangerous thing to put into iew York,· New Hav two-thirds of it himself and the emthe hands of a person a big sum u1·d 'raikoad put bu' ployer Jmys the other one-third. Here which would not be well used. So in is a ra'ther curious thing, ·when there Gem1any it comes along as they need 1lld adverLisement;, :, was a revision of this rnte a\Joul a it. In the case of death from an accivords: "Go, th~ year ago, the goveniment proposed dent or from sickness lhis is whal; l,.all ,River line.'; •1' that the employer should 1my one-haH happens. 'l'his went into effect in Ger,hey ,received, 2,000 hi and working man one-half and the somany last year. The widow in ,every 1J1e · Cape, and the , cialist party opposed that. 'l'hey case gets a 11ell'sion until death or rewanted ·to keep lt just as it is, the marriage o1 about' two-thirds of the :,500; ·' Inside of three working people paying two-thirds. earning capacity of her husband. I( i:V!JI'y ·. '. COUntry I it~ t lhere are any cW!dren each child is Proba~ly they had sense to ·see that t'Ppt, Patagonia and le the working people pay for it any- · also provided [Jf. ln Massachusetts ~ome ·inquiry,, Even how, and they wanted to have them they are wondering whether it ls wise in; the Philippines' w get the credit. (Applause.) It costs to have widows' pensions. There is a about ·10 cents a week for the average group of ladies who are running the t'o~mation 'and later o worker to be insured. What are the Associated Charities of Uoston who are Cape, '.' , The little rai benefits? First of all they have free anxious that these widows should not I Pi,: entitled "Quaint medicine and free doctors for life. be pau11erlzed. They are living upon is,: 4 ·· rnosL artistfo lhe incomes of money that has been 'rhey have one-half pay in case they Jul · suggestion of tt are sick. They have treatment in given to them, nevert\1eless they are sanitariums and hospitals. They have very anxious that these women who uf the Oape, which is have children should not be pauper900 places where peo11le can be sent l'l'. benefit to the pe for rest. 'rhere is the maternity bene- ized. In Germany they have come to lhe · l'ailroad, who on fit. Germany is the only country that see that the men who produce the i rnlue of the fares, · ·sees to It that woman has a pro1>er wealth of the country ·have earned Over $100,000,000 . chance for life and that the "baby gets insurance by produping that wealth, insurance is given not as charity but a · proper chance for life when a II ttle money comes _into one is expected. The woman remains as justice, I want to add that in my uvepy summer. judgment this is the only sane thing in the hospital from two weeks before Dr 'l'homas, the not to do, unlll six weeks after the ba\Jy ls born. ogist, of New 1/;ealan Then there is the funeral benefit; Here is a mother left with three or , Je1·sey, who was at t and, In adition to that, t)1e family four children-let us take 3, real case , who had always i that I came across a year or so ago, I benellt to cover the expenses of even member of the family. All this is the found that this woman had been left I Uod as a heap of sa result of this sickness insmance. The 8even years befoi·e, with four children. ! glowing terms of th doctors In the countries that have this She had struggled for seven years i ,".oodland, farm land I . , social insurance nre enlisted on the working in shoe shops, until she. had i scenery. He sa.id he side of health. 'I/Ve use om' doctors been all worn out. She was almost , deem any soil which rp,ther hadly, I think, We graduate gone. It was necessary to ·s.end her a very large number of doctors to a hospital. One of the daughters :.I per cent of organic got into trouble and had to marrr. and then we send them into the world, 91 per cent. of air saying, "Find some sick people and A boy had become a delinquent · in and proper treatme get them well or go hungry," Natur- · school. A judge of our city told me, Uape was far from I ally, they have to find some sick about that time, that he had to send JJest soil for ~ome people, For Urn 2G years ending in l l times as many boys to the House of Correction in the city of Lawrence 1910, 92,000,000 cases of sickness were crops · including fruit, cared for in this ·soclal way in Ger- on account of the death of their pafalfa, pea1ruts, etc.· many at an expense of $1,110,000,000. renls as he had from all the rest of 'l'he address of It has been one of lhe cheapest things the conununil.y. The whole thing Is ~ given by Charles M, this. The mother ls in the shop and that Germany has ever done. 'i president, of .the Sm Then, there is the accjdent insur- the children are in the street and the > of, l;;_•ade, f'ollowcd 1,y' ance in Germany. This is all paid by inevitable happens. Wouldn't It be 'the e'tnployer, And why not? Why inuch better to pension mothers and ~ who ou~lined plans should not this expense be pnid by let tl;1em stay at home and take care v · Cod board of trade. · 1' Live Charles ·L. Giff the em11Joyer? When machinery is of their children? It would b.e not scrapped the em11loyer pays for it. · only more humane to the mothers but 8 l'irst BamstalJ!e distr When he scraps the human factor why more j1,1st to the state. (Applause.) the development , · of Again, ·in. Germany, they have the should he not pay for it? I do not see any reason why not. It is added old age pension. It ls a little different ,r John J, . l\lorgan cont to the cost of production .. 'l'he pen- than what it is In England. In Engsubject of what, adv ti sion is two-thirds the earning capacity land a person at 70 reeelved a gift of do for the Cape; an of the man who is insured against $1.12 from the state. He pays nothit ,J. W. Miller, ,'vice accident as long as the injury remains. ing himself. In Germany each person who expects an old age pension must In some cases his full earning capacity ;'; the CHIU:tl ccin1pany, contribute, according to the wage he ls covered. 'rhe pension comes as a vislnR ol' possiJJility f uension and in a limited 'SUJn. That is receives. Consequently, the pension id : tte, was graphic, · f enables him to continue to live In the ·1 very good thing. It seerns to be JUlJH'e:;si ve, ey to, I i I p >!l manner tamed. goocl-tl1 wnges s 1 !\IHI whe of hl111fl< It !ti ts 1101. scrllll\lH order 11 h!R old tho ma seeing c•.111ml I pie hn1 this ol• 'l'he c< th11t I hencflt 11101111 these Binns, WC Ill' cl vii , Nm• ought Ienco · rnflltu ,\'Oil \' llenn forhll thnt In (\, (Lall grcn· tier, 111'() ' Olle fnth IDng of I thP the• \\'01 hon 111111 111'11 lhn the fr>c hol th! hi< he llll hi, JH 0 I �,I, I ' • OLKS FORD HALL FOLKS · a dangerous thing to put into 1:111ds of a person a big sum would not be well used. So in 111y it comes along as they nee<l 1 l he case of death from an accior from sickness this Is whal. 11s, 'l'his went into effect in Gerlast year, 'l'he widow In every ;ds a pe1rnion until" death or re:1ge of about two-thii'ds of the 1g capacity of her husband. If are any children each child is >ro\,!ded for, In Massachusetts ire wondering whether it is wise :r, widows' pensions, There Is a of ladies who are running the iated Charities of Boston who are 1s that these widows should not 11perlzed, Tliey are living upon 1<·omes of money that has been to them, nevertheless they are anxious that these women who children should not be pauper1n Germany they have come to liat lhe men who produce the :1 of the country have earned 111ce by producing that wealth. rnce is given not as chatlty but'· ;tice, l want to add· that in my. tL,nt thhi is the only sane thing tc is a mother left with three or :hildren-let us take a real case came across a year or so ago, I that this wo111an had been left years betore, with four children. i1ad struggled for seven years 11g in shoe shops, until she had all worn out, She was almost It was necessary to ·send lle_r l1ospital. One of the daughters 1to trouble and had to marry, 1· had become a delinquent in I. A judge .of our city told me, that time, that he had to send 1es as many boys to the House of .:tion In the city of Lawrence 1·.ount of the death of their paas he had from all the rest of D111munity, The whole thing Is The mother is in the shop and lildren are in the street and the allle hapvens, ·wouldn't it be l1etter lo pension mothers and em slay at home and take care di· children? It would be not nore humane to the mothers but .inst to the state. (Applause,) in,· in Germany, they have the e pension, It Is a little different what it is in England. In Eng1 person at 70 reueived a gift Of from the state. He pays noth111self. In Germany each person •xpects an old age pension must !Hite, according lo the wage he PS, Consequently, the pension eB him to continue to live In the t ' manner to which he· has been aGcustomed, The American theory is pretty good-that you pay a man enough wages so that he can save something and when he gets old he will take ca·re of himseU, But -it does not worh:, It is proven that the best cl tizen is not· necessarily the man who scrim11s and starves his family In order that he may lie provided for In his old age. The hest citizen may be the man who ·spends every clollai' in seeing that his childre1i are properly cared for, · In Germany 2,000,000 people have come In for $95,000,000 since this old age pension went into effect, 'l'he cost of Germa1iy's whole' system that I have been · talking about, sick benefits for everybody, old age pensions for widows and children, all these benefits, including old age pensions, cqsts only one-third more than we are Jiayiug to our vetreans of the civil war. 'Now, there is another thing that we ought to learn from Germany-obedience to law, Germany has been a military nation and the first words you want to, learn if you are going to Germany are Es ist verboten: It is forbidden, Some one has figured out that there are more. things prohibited ·in Germany than there are permitted, (Laughter,) The Germans have a great deal of respect for law and order, Also in Germany the children are taught to obey in the home. Some:, one has said that in Germany the father is the head• of the house, in · Ei1gland the oldest'son is at the head of the. house, in l<'rance the 'Yife is the head of the house and in America -the oldest daughter. (Laughter.) The word obedience that is taught In the home is further taught in the school, and when the scliool is through the urmy takes It up; and by the time that the army has gotten through with the German young man he kriows perfectly the familiar words Es ist verboten, '\;\/hen a German sees that a thing is forbidden· he knows it is forbidden. When an American sees it he does not believe it. He goes in and tests it out. He finds it is forbidden in Germany, In Germany there are five kinds of police to prevent fire, We had an explosioh three years ago, 'l'hey were transporting some dynamite and blew it u11, causing a great deal of damage, 'l'hey got five commissions at work trying to find out how It happened. It seems to me that having five kinds of police to vrevent its hap11ening· is rather better' than our way of trying so hard to dis• covet· afterwards why it happenefl. There is a great deal in tl1e difference 7 of point of view. Every nation wants liberty. I sup11ose every nation thinks it has it, Some thinlc the Germans have not any liberty, England thinks that. The American's idea of liberly is his right to sticlchls 'umbrella into peoples' ribs; the German's iclea . of liberty is his right to keep his ribs intact.. Laws have been in force so long in Germany that it seems lo b.e ~ habit to obey, I Laugllt school once in a German comnrnnity, All my boys and girlR Wflre German boys and girls. For the whole winter those GO German boys and girls gave me less trouble In the way of discipline than ten fine Christi~n Yankees have given me in one hour of Sunday School, (AJ>plause,) The reason is this, 'l'hese German boys and girls knew that if they got punished in school they would get punished again when they got home. 'l'he parents would lmck up the teacher's auH10rlty, In a school in New .Jersey, not long ago, one of the boys was disciplined and the mother sent word that, as soon as she had time s'11e was coming down to the school to knock the slats out of that teacher. Back up your teachers and make It easier for them to maintain discipline. (Applause,) When you go to a German hotel, the waiter brings you a card upon ,which are these questions: Who are you? '\V'1lere do you come from? What Is your character? The last question means: what Is the character of your • business here? That card is sent out to police headquarters. Afterwards, you may be a stranger but you are known In Germany, If you have a friend in Germany in any city you can fincl out exactly what he is doing by telegraphing the police. They Jr'now what ·he Is doing, A Gennan physician, whom I met, told me th!~ story, He was studying in Berlin and he wanted to go to Leipsig, He started off very hastily; said nothing to his lanr!lady and was gone three days, and when he came back he apol-. ogized to the landlady and said: "I am very sorry that I gave you so much trouble," She said: "No trouble at ali. When I saw you did not come ·home the next morning I sent to the police headquarters and they told me wbere you were," '!'here Is another thing. They have 300 murderers, a year in Germany and they probably punish 287 of them. We have 8000 and we punish 300 of them. 'l'here are probably more people arrested in Germany in vroportlon to the JJOJJUlatlon t:han any other country, Why? Because there are more 'laws lo be broken. It is a crime in �wr Ir.'\ ;' '. : :f; . ll~loated :TnAt>Ef: lC! :i_ . ,,:,·_, 1 8-~ 0 6 1'.'.'">,' M'r~ fo,,; l S'i' ms t'.1Mlowli1g\ ::,'oo.fumodb1'e'; _ ·UH:~:.·/ country;;:: 'The George. w '~ /iolei},?ari;:}Hr[ 'P~rfect~d >"at ;~ape ..O~dders werel rot' Lile :p_rovl!1:.:.:1 tor .. of' the 'F'orct· HaU: nioverne'I) G . •t. E' 11 th: ·1·: :cia,l··a11d un.le4t,ered people .. •whichl1 ,!11 Boston,.' whoi·boomed the·.cap'~, r!)~ '· ,_us - soine. · of· our· story\' writers .are ·, 'd o p · · 1 · · , , Uod extension> which is in pt·bspect lllOUlll)e. " 0 ·.' e_r. WO,llt make . out..; It 'is'',•sta_ Led i 1 I He e oquently porLt•ayed how, sue and . Will Be, that,· i1l 1837. there wer\l ·i50 'sya an exposition would , 'iuforrri · ah I) [Ii,' ' .· 'cuptaius i11_,.one1; town -~o~n~t~h~e~C~a~l)~e~, .· ·, mt~\ we. all' Imo~ ':i, the Cape Cod' chrracUir of se cap 1 s launched un-\ii'llpd 1of' infor1 aLion . t , enC\l' ·which t 'ey bro , cu·cums , ances, ' ~~ 0 ape, 8 lo .. . ' FORD HALL i't>LKS f fl1e Sandg o , ,, . , ltj, 'riiere were · , lhe,.J.•a1froads have .. 1 Germany to throw tbe ashes or your A.. No, I would not recommend the I. 10,30 a. m., 111 /Jor,-~upe Cod.' Five cigar on the street. It Is a crime to German system. Bnt I would he glad ii) representn-! -~ew .', Y,~rk, New Hav I.ear up your letters and throw them for 'the sake of a youth's physical, de11s boards otl lord, railroad_ put ou on the streets In Germany, There are velopment to see In America one year hundreds of crimes of that sort In at least of compulsory military ser· :i 11izutious 'fi•oJi1\ .Ul.ld'. · a4~e;t1se~_envl ... ·Germany and they are all In the In- vice-or nine months, such as they )\V!_l, _ _ . --~-~·j.'~p1ds.. Go .. Lo}h~,I terests of decency and ordel'. The have In Denmark. ii to ,the Keith _l• all ,River !me. large proportion ~f arrests, Instead ot Q. Doesn't the working mun of I y !Jfiarde<l the tll~Y .r.eceived · 2,000 h proving t-lrnt Germans are the most Germany pay the military taxes and luwid the cana\ \l1e' . Uape,. and the criminal people in the wo.rld proves, war taxes and, if so, Is It not a great in my judgment, that they are the drain on his eamlngs? as/i_·a1· as thj 2,~o-O; ._,111s1tle of, ~hre~ most civilized. A, The laboring man pays for al·k./over the en ev,ery .... country m ij 'l'here are three · things which are most everything everywhere. · d,;led CUll(li. t' cept Patagonia and Id the necessary next steps and they all Q. Doesn't the speaker think that I lie breakwate/!, ~01:ne' h1qui~?·. _Eve1;1 . come out of this one -fact: consldent- Ii the railroads .were owned by the a11ul is 80 P~f:-1_11/ the_ Pl~1hppmes· tlon for the other man. ( Applause.) govemment In this country politics EJqual justice for all.. What we have would so enter In as to make them t.110 dredger 1~;,n~a ~t~n and_ later got to learn in this' countrJ; is that, less efficient than. they are now? uudred to foul U~p.e . . ·: rhe IIU!e ra God made Bill, too. I do not know A. You •have grasped the one great cub.le yards.. oJ_!el;, -~(.1titled. "Qt~ai~1t whether yon have heard this story or fear of a great many people. Undoubl· way is bemg· _is,~!\ · most artistic• not. A little boy had been brought In edly there Is danger in that as long of U00 lineal 1'ul ' suggestion of t to a Sunday school and after a while as we have not learned tci do our publich means ten of the Oape, which i he came again, bringing B!ll in with lic business In a business way. · But him. 'I'he teacher hegan going ove1· the railroads a.re In politics now, They ,~ of dredging; er. benefit to the p the previous lesson ancl asked, "Who are more In politics riow than they u idle winte 1 the· railroad, who o ; made you?" He answere'd, "God." could possibly be If they were ownen , the canal will v,alue of the fares. "And what else did He make?" The by the government. i"ear from · this Over $100,000,000 , boy dldn't seem to know and for a Q. Are the reforms referretl. to lD · :1'1 money comes 'into • long while he hesitated. 'l'hen his any large measure due to the activity .1 • eye chanced to fall on •Bill and he of the German wo1han, aiicl do the ad en,ioyed the/· eve_ry, ~ummer. srdcl, "I guess He made Bill, too." 1Ve women hold any large. positions In rip they were: l_)r lhomus, t!1e no must every one of UR learn that les- m unic!pal affairs? liigh platfo.rm'_jl og1st,. of New 1/;eala son thoroughly and soon. A, · I think there are •only one or rial from the, Jersey, who was a_t two cities where women hold office. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. The German woman ls supposed to be clambake' was, who had always · i Q. Is there any alarm · .it the Indevoted to church, !dds and cooking. I'd exceli'ence ·l Uoc\ as a heap of s i crease In Germany's taxation? But the German women are waking up ,~rs, clams anct! glowing te~'mS of LI) A, I think that the business men and all the universities are now open ·ilicism. 'l'hen\ w:oodlaud, i~r1.n !and~ of Ger'many are quite well agreed that to German women. Cod board sc(lnery. He . sa_1d ,h there ls no handicap to business In the Q. Is there child labor in Ger0 ,' Increased taxation which comes from many? for a mental deem apy s_o1I wlu_cl these schemes. ..,t.t A. Yes, I think there is. I think !tad its origin I cent o1 organ.IC Q. Can you give a few details In rethere are about 3000 Germans under 1nember of the! I.Ji· per ceut. of au· gard to the parcel post system In Ger- 14 years of age working. Compare ·. I and proper treatm_ many? . that with other countries. l'ade. f Cupe was fur rom 1 A. I suppose that everyone knows Q. Can you get a divorce In Ge.rs called i>rac- best soil · for i,om 111 Germany there ls · practlca:lly no many as quickly as you can In this Lhe best way crop~ · including fruj lln1it of what they carry as parcel country? · A. I do not belleve you can do any• post. I cannot g! ve you the details of ing the Cape i'µ,lfa, pea1iuts, etc. expense, etc. They go around and col• thing In Germany as quickly· as you t unifying the .. 'l'he address . of lect the bundles for you. There is al- can In this country, hamlets inio given by Charles Q. A few years 'ago attention was most no limit In the size of the packrnr~d at large president . of. ,the . Sa called to the fact that a great many ages. r, the . unique pf 1:;;,ade, follo,veu 'J.iy German boys between the ages of 12 Q. What political party in GerCod and its who_ outlined plans man:v, was most active In Introducing and 14 were committing suicide, Is these reforms and why did the three It not possible that the enforced mlll!tore pl'operty Uod boa.rd of trade. conservative parties oppose equal suf- . tary service In Germany was responii !alms and I tive Charles 'L, Git' slbie for this? · · frage? tich there are I first· BarustalJle dist . A. It ls possible but ther·e ls, also, A, ·well, so far as I can learn most It tow:1 alone. ' the de'lelopment,: o 'I'here of these reforms were begun by Bls- another possible explanation. , nlso ignorant i John J, . l\loi•gau con nrnrck, probably in order that •he are more suicides In Germany In proportion to the population than any might head off socialism. · resburc~s of , subject of what ad Q, 1''ould the speaker recomment1 •other country. IQne In every 27 of the o apple. a nd do for' the Cape; a1 the German system of conscription fol' population of Leipzig who die, die by years ago at i J W Miller h''vice self-murder. 'this country? ieultural show tiie 0111 u,ll ~ciiupan ' apples an~ . vislUR possi~ility ~81 l,npe Codder. ' tie. wns graphic, . ild towns and I uupre,;si ve. ., ; ,' ·o opening. up e .Cape,·. ori I ~ame, to th1 L-----~-----·····•. - [~~w:.~~:;_;:~:~-~~~~::j· . i W I 1 1 pm• 1 i I 0 ol' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection 1885-2011 (MS114) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meyers, Arthur S. Description An account of the resource The collection contains 9 boxes of Arthur S. Meyers' research files related to his book, <em>Democracy in the Making: the Open Forum Movement</em>. The book, published in 2012, chronicles the history of the nationwide open forum movement, including the role of the Ford Hall Forum. The collection contains photocopies of letters, articles, and programs related to open forums and the movement’s proponents such as George W. Coleman and Mary Caroline Crawford. <br /><br />A <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/researchguides/12/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">finding aid</a> is available which describes and inventories this collection. Digital files are available at: <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-docs/">https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-docs/</a> Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Civil society -- United States -- History Coleman, George W. (George William), 1867- Crawford, Mary Caroline Democracy -- United States -- History Meyers, Arthur S Political culture -- United States -- History Political participation -- United States -- History Relation A related resource See also, the Ford Hall Forum Collection (MS113), Suffolk University Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms-0207 Title A name given to the resource Ford Hall Forum Folks newsletter, vol. 1, no. 13, 03/23/1913 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ford Hall Forum Description An account of the resource Featured: Rev. Nicholas Van Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meyers Open Forum Collection, 1885-2011 (MS114) MS 114, Folder: 53 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Ford Hall Forum Forums (Discussion and debate) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource <p>View the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/about/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/ms114_findingaid_pdftxt.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=486EEBE8C7ED9B1E7B1E8400F934ED64828945AC">finding aid to the Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection (MS 114)</a> for more information (PDF).</p> <p></p> Ford Hall Forum Lectures