GSLIS Edition - Simmons College

SIMMONSFall 2008
Vice President of Advancement
Kristina G. Schaefer
Volume 90, Number 3
Vice President of Marketing
Cheryl E. Howard ’71
Editor
Allyson Irish ’04GS
Associate Editor
Emily Devaprasad
Copy Editors
Lynette Benton ’96GS
Christian Pope Campbell ’91
Elyse Pipitone ’07SW
Writers and Contributors
Ivette Argueta
Evelyn Kofler ’03GS
Alicia Potter ’91
Leah R. Eggers
Hilary Shepard
Sarah Zengo ’07GS
Magazine Design
Sawyer Design Associates, Inc.
Diane Sawyer, Art Director
Printing
Kirkwood Printing
Cover Photo
Web Chappell
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A Different Perspective
BY ALICIA POTTER ’91
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Every day, in countless social work
settings across the country, practitioners
are faced with the delicate task
of helping those who come from vastly
different backgrounds. Read about
two Simmons alumnae who meet
this challenge with a combination
of efficiency and sensitivity.
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Why Art Matters
BY EVELYN KOFLER ’03GS
At a time when funding for arts education
— as well as attendance at arts
events — is shrinking nationwide,
Simmons is bucking the trend. Arts
programs are flourishing at Simmons
thanks to a thoughtful commitment to
the liberal arts by administrators and
a robust interest by students.
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President’s Letter/ 2
Fenway/ 3
Editor’s Note/ 4
Movers & Shakers/ 7
Faculty Focus/ 9
Words, Etc./ 17
Graduate News/ 21
Giving/ 26
Undergraduate Class Notes/ 29
Emerities/30
Obituaries/ 47
Report of Philanthropy
Voices
departments
About the cover: Rebecca Brown ’09
is a senior at Simmons majoring in
communications, with a focus in public
relations and journalism, and
a minor in marketing. After graduation,
Brown would like to work in a
public relations agency and come back
to Simmons for a master’s degree.
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