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impactWe’re excited to welcome seven new Alumni Board members in 2009–2010Ken Baron 82C graduated from the College with a BA inpolitical science and received his MD from the Universityof Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Ken specializes inPulmonary Diseases at the NYU Medical Center. Ken andhis wife Debbie have two daughters, Marni and Nicole.Vikas Garg 02C graduated from the College with a BAin history. Since graduating Vikas has become deeplyinvolved in community-based service including effortsto support the educational success of underserved youthgrassroots education programs in India. Vikas resides inNew York City.Rachel Loftspring 04C graduated from the College witha double major in international studies and Spanish. AnEmory Scholar, Rachel joined Kappa Alpha Theta as afreshman, serving as vice president of administration.She is an attorney at Jenner and Block, LLP in Chicago.Kate McRoskey 97C graduated summa cum laude from theCollege with a BA in psychology, completing her thesis incollaboration with Marshall Duke and James Fowler. Kateis vice president of American Funds Web Group for TheCapital Group and resides in Los Angeles.Amelia “Amy” Toy Rudolph 88C 91L graduated fromthe College with a double major in economics and Frenchand earned her JD from Emory Law School. She was aRobert W. Woodruff Scholar and a member of Phi BetaKappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Emory Wind Ensemble,Emory-Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Emory Women’sChorale, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Amy is a partner atSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and resides in Atlanta.Steven Seltzer 81C graduated from the College with adouble major in political science and economics. He laterearned his JD from NYU. Steven is associate generalcounsel for MetLife and resides in Manhasset, Long Island.Scott Zucker 84C graduated from the College with adouble major in economics and history. He participatesin chapter activities within the New York tristate areaand on campus. Scott is the managing director and headof origination for Natixis Real Estate Capital, Inc. andresides in Brooklyn.The College would like to acknowledge and extend our deepappreciation to the individuals who ended their term of serviceon the board on August 31, 2009: Fanny Berg, Bridget Booth,Ed Booth, Irene Brown, Michele Davis, Sheryl Layne, DeanLeavitt, Marjorie Nunn, Frans van der Lee, and Lark Will. Asthe board advances into its fourth year of operation, we recognizethat our strength and successes are the result of dedicatedalumni leadership and a shared commitment to transformingthe Emory experience for future generations of students andtheir families. We thank these members for their leadershipand tremendous service to Emory.Vikas GargKen BaronRachel LoftspringAmy RudolphStephen SeltzerKate McRoskeyScott Zucker26 fall 2009
Alumna Gives Outstanding Screenwriting PrizeHonoring Her Emmy-Winning FamilyimpactM. Catherine McCabe has established an annual creativewriting prize in honor of her mother and aunt, bothaward-winning writers for daytime television. The firstKiki McCabe and Agnes Nixon Prize for Screenwriting wasawarded last year to Shelby Farrell, and the second went toNicholas Surbey at an Awards Night ceremony April 20 th .Surbey’s prize was presented by Ha Jin, winner of the 1999National Book Award and two Pen/Faulkner Awards.McCabe reflects on the background of the prize andits honorees:My mother, Kiki McCabe, first met Agnes Nixon in the earlyforties when Agnes was dating my mother’s brother, Hank. Hankwas a student at Notre Dame, and Agnes was attending St. Mary’sof Notre Dame. Hank brought Agnes home to “meet the family,”and from that gentle beginning a close friendship grew. By thetime Hank was killed in WWII, Agnes felt a part of the family,and she considered my Mom as her sister.Their friendship continued after each married, partlybecause they married men who had been close friends foryears. At one point the decision was made that the McCabeswould move to the same area where the Nixons were living,since my father and Aunt Agnes’s husband were going tostart a business together. Then, with typical generosity,Agnes offered my mother a job as her assistant.Agnes suggested my mother try her hand at screenwriting,and my mother’s writing talents were strengthened under herpatient tutelage and gracious support. They worked togetheron several daytime shows, including The Guiding Light andAnother World, and of course All My Children, which broughtEmmy awards to both women.One of my clearest memories as a teenager is watchingthe inaugural show of All My Children. However, watchingTV wasn’t the only time the shows came into our lives. TheMcCabes and the Nixons enjoyed Easters and Thanksgivingstogether. The talk around our holiday dinner table included theusual news about our many aunts and uncles and cousins andgrandparents, but also about the TV families Agnes Nixon createdand who spoke through their scripts. In the many scriptsthey labored over together, these two women gave honor totheir friendship and family ties.So it was that, in an era that limited a woman’s participationin the workplace, two women forged a working relationshipthat spanned decades and brought many awards and muchsuccess. In my mother’s final hours, Agnes Nixon was at herbedside, so it seemed only natural to honor these two women,their friendship, and their work together by opening up opportunitiesfor others. The Kiki McCabe and Agnes Nixon Prizefor Screenwriting really comes down to three words—friendship,generosity and talent—and my hope is that these threegifts will accompany the prize recipients as they start out ontheir professional journey.Top L–R: Ha Jin; M. Catherine McCabe with Nicholas Surbeyfall 2009 27
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