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Columbia University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences AlumniAssociation would like to congratulate three special alumni.Link back to contents page2011 CAA Alumni MedalistDALE CHAKARIAN TURZA’74 M.A. in Art History and ArchaeologyMs. Turza has been active in the GSAS Alumni Association since 1998, and Chairmanof the Association’s board of directors for over ten years. She has served on the AdvisoryCommittee for the Armenian Oral History Project for Columbia University Libraries,and the University’s Art History and Archaeology Advisory Council. Her outstandingdedication and service to Columbia was recognized at the 2002 Master of Arts Convocation,where she received the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Achievement. Mrs. Turzais a white collar litigation partner in the law office of Cadwalader, Wickersham, and Taft,LLP, specializing in international criminal and national security law. Mrs. Turza andher husband Peter Turza established the Turza Family Endowment for the benefit ofGSAS students. They are the proud parents of three Columbia graduates, Kristin ’02CC,Lauren’04CC, and Allison ’07CC, ’15GSAS. Their son-in-law, Daniel Bajger ’07CC, isalso an alumnus.2011 Graduate School of Arts and SciencesDean’s Distinguished Achievement Award (Ph.D.)JOHN MATTESON’92 M.A, ’95 M.Phil., ’99 Ph.D. in English and Comparative LiteratureDr. Matteson is a professor of English at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, wherehe has taught literature and legal writing since 1997. He received the 2008 PulitzerPrize for his biography Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father(2007). He has written articles for The Harvard Theological Review, Architectural Record,CrossCurrents, New England Quarterly, Streams of William James, and other publications.He is currently working on a book tentatively titled The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography.Dr. Matteson earned an A.B. in history from Princeton University and a J.D. fromHarvard University2011 Graduate School of Arts and SciencesDean’s Distinguished Achievement Award (M.A.)PETER STRAUB’66 M.A. in English and Comparative LiteratureMr. Straub is an American author and poet, most famous for his work in the horrorgenre. His works include Julia (1975), his first horror novel which was later adapted intothe film “The Haunting of Julia,” Ghost Story, Shadowland, and Floating Dragon. He alsowrote suspense thrillers such as Koko, Mystery, and The Throat. Mr. Straub co-wrote thenovels The Talisman and Black House with his friend and fellow horror writer, StephenKing. Most recently, he has written Pork Pie Hat (2010), The Juniper Tree and Other Stories(2010), A Dark Matter (2010), and Five Stories (2007), which won the Bram StokerAward. In addition, he has received literary honors such as the World Fantasy Awardand International Horror Guild Award.Is there something we should know?Tell us about GSAS alumni achievements by emailing gsasalumni@columbia.edu.46 Superscript
The GSAS Alumni Association invites you to meetCarlos J. AlonsoDean of the Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThursday, September 22, 2011Reception: 6:00-7:30 p.m.BRASSERIE 8 ½9 West 57th StreetNew York, New YorkFor more information contact gsasalumni@columbia.edu.Dear GSAS Alumni,THANK YOU to the nearly 3,500 alumni and friends who madegifts to the GSAS Annual Fund last academic year. Gifts totalled arecord-breaking $912,000, all of which was used to providefinancial aid to graduate students. This great show of supportis an encouragement to all of us.Sincerely,Carlos J. Alonso Dale Chakurian Turza Angela JiaDean President ChairGSAS GSAS Alumni Association Graduate Student Advisory Council(GSAC)If you would like to make a gift to GSAS in the new academic year, go to https://giving.columbia.edu/giveonline.For more information about the GSAS Annual Fund, contact Kate Jones atkaj2137@columbia.edu or 212-851-7964.Superscript 47Link back to contents page
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