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Patti Parkes, left, Program Director of HIT& Medical Coding, reports that two <strong>Fisher</strong>students received prestigious scholarshipsfrom the AHIMA Foundation, the nationalstandard-bearer of the health informationindustry. Sharon Sheehab ‘11 was therecipient of the AHIMA Foundation DiversityScholarship and Amber Krasny ‘11 won the3M Health Information Systems Scholarship..................................................................................<strong>Fisher</strong> just got bigger. In July 2010, <strong>Fisher</strong>acquired 111 Beacon Street (formerly theButera School of Art). The recently-refacedbrownstone is an ideal addition to the 12buildings currently owned by the <strong>College</strong>.President Thomas McGovern marveled at theopportunity of buying a building across thestreet from the <strong>College</strong>’s flagship building at118 Beacon Street: “This purchase signalsour continuing growth while solidifying ourpresence on this historic Back Bay corner.”The <strong>College</strong>’s Fashion Institute is the primary beneficiary:Computer-Aided Design (CAD) equipment previously usedby the art students has quickly modernized <strong>Fisher</strong>’s fashiondesign program. Emily Banis, Director of the Fashion Institute,commented, “I expect Fashion Design, which is <strong>Fisher</strong>’s largesttwo-year program, to become more attractive to prospectivestudents even as it produces the next generation of fashionistas.”Several new classrooms and offices are expected to be broughtinto use over the next 12 months.SPRING CONVOCATIONSAt the tail end of FashionWeek 2010, fashionstudents made theirannual fall pilgrimage to New York Cityand visited with Denise Foley ’84,former Visual Director of BergdorfGoodman. In addition to receiving expertcareer advice from Denise, students metcurators from the private archives ofRalph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.Wednesday, February 16, <strong>2011</strong>The Power of Hope: A Lost Boy Helps Rebuild SudanMeet lost boy Gabriel Bol Deng, who fled Sudan 20 yearsago. Hear his incredible story and how he is rebuilding hisAfrican village with education blazing the way.Wednesday, March 23, <strong>2011</strong> My Sleepless NightsArtist and educator Greg Forbes Siegman presents his artworks: portraits of historical, cinematic and contemporaryfigures that inspire us to think, act, give, serve, and lead.Wednesday, April 20, <strong>2011</strong> Art Without BordersMeet Art Without Borders co-founder Sirarpi Heghinian Walzerand learn about the importance of supporting artists who areor have been victims of human rights violation and abuse.All Convocations are held in Alumni Hall, 116 Beacon Street,Boston from 12:30pm – 1:45pm and are free and open tothe public.It Seemed Like Yesterday…They came back to campus! More than 80 alumni representing 19 classes,including nine milestone years and 11 states, celebrated Reunion 2010 ona brilliant autumn day. Lunch was held at the Hampshire House withsignature champagne cocktails, lively conversation and school spirit. Inaddition to campus tours (including a not-so-secret visit to their old dormrooms), alumni were treated to a handwriting analysis by Pat Senich ’54(who revealed that President Sanford <strong>Fisher</strong> examined applicants’handwriting to determine roommate assignments) and had the opportunityto share their memories — on-camera —through the Archive Project. Viewthese at fisher.edu/archiveproject.In his remarks, President McGovern noted: “More alumni are celebratingreunion than ever before. We are thrilled you are coming back and know that<strong>Fisher</strong>’s achievements are yours — we look forward to sharing these withyou each and every year.”A gallery of Reunion images is available at www.fisher.edu/reunion.4 51: Mary Leigh (Alcorn) deMont ’80, Diana (Denno) Ashley ’80 2: Norma (Sanderson) Bohannon ’66, Leslie (Damon) Somers’67, Virginia “Ginny” (Norris) Taylor ’66, Lorraine (Dembia) Tanner ‘67 3: Gertrude “Trudy” Morris ‘7512Reunion <strong>2011</strong>:Save the Date!October 15-16, <strong>2011</strong>3Everyone is invited, but if your class year ends in a1 or a 6, this is your milestone reunion year.If you would like to rally your classmates, contact ourDirector of Alumni Relations, Kristen Sherman, at617-670-4419 or ksherman01@fisher.edu.3

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