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C C A A B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S Message from the President Fellow Columbians, While we were at Columbia for only four years, we are part of the Columbia community for life. We all benefited tremendously from our time at the College, and an important part of the Columbia College Alumni Association mission is to ensure that today’s students receive the exceptional education we did as well as to constantly improve experiences outside the classroom. This is a powerful responsibility that our board members take seriously as we establish our agenda and work throughout the year. Board members keep themselves up to date and educated about what is happening on campus. Most recently, CCAA leadership worked closely with the administration on the transition in the Dean’s Office and will continue to support Interim Dean James J. Valentini in his leadership of the College. The board’s ongoing efforts also include leadership of and support for the Columbia College Fund and board committees that strive to improve the student and alumni experience. We support the College Fund by leading the Class Agents Pro- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87 gram and the Fund Development PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO WINTER 2011–12 48 COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY Council as well as advising the development staff. The CCAA currently has five working committees. Through robust discussion on these committees and close counsel with College and University administrators, faculty and students, CCAA board members are able to help advise the dean and his staff on priorities. Recent initiatives include the new workout facilities in dormitories and the establishment of a pilot program of alumni-sponsored summer internships. Throughout the coming year, we will focus on improving alumni communications, advising on alumni programming for alumni 10–25 years from graduation, deepening our understanding of alumni achievement in their professional careers, and meal plan/dining services on campus as well as supporting a smooth transition for College leadership. If you have questions or would like more information about the Columbia College Alumni Association, please contact us at ccalumni@columbia.edu or 212-851-7488. We hope to hear from you and see you at Columbia soon. Get Involved & Stay Connected! Your connection to Columbia College does not end with your graduation. There are many great ways that you can stay connected to Columbia, no matter where you live, including: COLUMBIA COLLEGE YOUNG ALUMNI n COLUMBIA COLLEGE WOMEN n REGIONAL CLUBS CLASS AGENT PROGRAM n MENTORING n INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS REUNION PLANNING n STUDENT-ALUMNI PROGRAMS n CLASS NOTES n AND MORE … Get more information on these programs at college.columbia.edu/alumni/getinvolved. Like Columbia College on Facebook Follow @Columbia_CCAA on Twitter
COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY Obituaries 1933 Clarence S. Barasch, attorney, New York City, on August 31, 2010. A 1935 alumnus of the Law School and a member of the New York Bar since that year, Barasch was a WWII veteran stationed at Bletchley Park, United Kingdom; he was commended by Her Majesty’s Government in 2010. He was a lecturer and a frequent contributor to the New York Law Journal. Barasch was a member of The Real Estate Board of New York for more than 42 years, where he wrote numerous articles for the Annual Diary, including the “Outline of Real Estate Broker’s Rights and Duties.” Each year, Barasch reviewed and updated the articles as changes in the law occurred. He is survived by his sons, Lionel and Jonathan ’88 P&S; daughters-in-law, Lili and Lisa; four grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. 1936 Herbert M. Olnick, retired radiologist, Blue Ridge, Ga., on July 25, 2010. Olnick earned a degree from P&S in 1939 at 21 and specialized in radiology at Emory University Grady Hospital in Atlanta. He began practicing radiology in Macon in 1949, then went to the Middle Georgia Hospital, from which he Obituary Submission Guidelines Columbia College Today welcomes obituaries for College alumni. Deaths are noted in the next available issue in the “Other Deaths Reported” box. Complete obituaries will be published in an upcoming issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of obituaries that CCT receives, it may take several issues for the complete obituary to appear. Word limit is 200; text may be edited for length, clarity and style at the editors’ discretion. Click “Contact Us” at college. columbia.edu/cct, or mail materials to Obituaries Editor, Columbia College Today, Columbia Alumni Center, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 1st Fl., New York, NY 10025. retired as president in 1974. Olnick and his first wife, Praise, were avid golfers and members of the Idle Hour Country Club. She, and his son, Richard, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Doris; daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Terrance Lightbourne; daughters-in-law, Mary Irvin Paz and Helen; brother and sister-in-law, Jay and Catherine Olnek; six nieces; one nephew; five grandchildren; six stepchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. 1940 Robert Benjamin, retired textile executive, New Rochelle, N.Y., on August 27, 2010. Benjamin was born on June 6, 1919, in New York City. He served with the 5th Air Corps in the Pacific and returned from Japan in 1945. He is survived by his wife, Betty K.; sons, John and Richard; and one grandson. 1941 Cecil H. London, magazine executive, Greenbrae, Calif., on August 21, 2010. London was born in 1920 in North Georgia. He was inducted into the Navy Air Corps and piloted blimps, conducting coastal surveillance on the East Coast and in South America, retiring in 1945. London went to San Francisco as an advertising salesman for Time magazine. When Time introduced Sports Illustrated, London opened and managed the office. He later managed the San Francisco office of National Geographic. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughters, Dana and her husband, Kevin, and Barrie; son, Terry, and his wife, Teri; and six grandchildren. 1942 George C. Thompson, retired Columbia professor of business law and accounting, Greenwich, Conn., on October 12, 2010. Thompson was born May 3, 1920, in New York City. After graduating from the Business School in 1943 with honors, he was recruited by Arthur Andersen and Co. to open its Paris office, then earned a J.D. from the Law School in 1949. Thompson held the James L. Dohr Chair of Business Law and Accounting at the Business School WINTER 2011–12 49 George C. Thompson ’42 and was best known as an expert in taxation. He also taught accounting for lawyers at the Law School. Thompson was recognized both by students and peers as an outstanding performer in the classroom. He co-authored a number of law books and had a private investment, taxation and consulting practice for more than 50 years. He also was on the boards of the Greenwich Country Day School and the Ellis Phillips Foundation. Thompson was the longest-standing active member at Indian Harbor Yacht Club, having joined in 1945. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Barbara Churchill Thompson; daughters and son, Elizabeth Baird and her husband, Jay, Annie Masillo and her husband, Chris, and Stuart ’87, ’89 Business and his wife, Tiffany; and four grandchildren. 1943 Edward M. Marwell, business executive, Mount Kisco, N.Y., on September 7, 2010. Born on June 16, 1922, in Brookline, Mass., Marwell grew up in New York City, where he graduated from Stuyvesant H.S., and then from the College and Engineering, simultaneously earning degrees. During WWII he served as an officer in the Army Air Forces and was chief engineer of the Fifth Air Force Factory in Showa, Japan, as part of the Army of Occupation. Marwell settled in Mount Kisco and during the 1950s became active in local government. In 1968, he was elected as a Mc- Carthy delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Marwell worked at General Precision Laboratory prior to co-founding, in 1960, Curtis Instruments. He was president from 1960–2000 and chairman from 1960–2003. In 2003, Marwell received the Order of the Madara Horseman (First Degree) from the Republic of Bulgaria. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Grace Glass Marwell; sons, Stuart ’70 and his wife, Vicki, David and his wife, Judy, and Joshua and his wife, Chitra Bopardikar; daughter, Emily; eight grandchildren; and one granddaughter-in-law. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Kisco Day Care Center, 95 Radio Cir., Mount Kisco, NY 10549. 1947 Edward B. Gold, retired writer and editor, New York City, on September 9, 2010. Gold was born in the Bronx. At the College, he was editor-inchief of Spectator, associate editor of the Columbian and secretary of the Student Council. He earned a degree in 1948 from the Journalism School. His first job was as a caption writer for Acme Newspictures. In 1949 he joined the staff of the Gallup, N.M., Independent, where he was a reporter, sports editor and columnist. Gold returned to New York in 1952 and joined Fairchild Publications. From 1960–65 he specialized in management news for all the Fairchild papers and from 1965–91 was manager of Fairchild Books. He then retired but wrote first-person pieces for The Villager. Columns by Gold twice helped The Villager win Best Editorial Page in the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. Gold was a leading member of the Reform movement that wrested Democratic leadership from Carmine DeSapio, the last head of the Tammany Hall political machine to be able to dominate municipal politics, more than 50 years ago, and a member for more than 40 years of the community board that covers Greenwich Village. He was predeceased by his wife, Annalee Kram, in 1998. Robert H. Marshall, retired business executive, El Paso, Texas, on August 20, 2010. Marshall was born in New York City on July 11, 1923, and resided in White Plains, N.Y., until he moved to El Paso in 2002. He was a decorated WWII veteran, serving as a military intelligence interpreter doing liaison work with
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