Alumni Profiles
11.04.2011 O'dell Owens '71 Touts Taking Advantage of Educational Opportunities
Dr. O'dell Owens '71 is a man with an impressive résumé: M.D. and M.P.H. degrees from Yale, and former Harvard professor, just for starters. He also established the first division of reproductive endocrinology in the department of OB/GYN at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. While there, he established an in vitro fertilization program and announced Cincinnati's first pregnancy from a frozen embryo. He was twice elected as the Hamilton County Coroner, and is now the President of Cincinnati State. › MORE
10.07.2011 Devon Berry '99 Became a Leader Thanks to Antioch College
Devon Berry '99 is a bit different from most principals. "I'm shy," he said when answering a request for an interview with The Independent. However, the head of Dayton's Ruskin Pre K – 8 Neighborhood School soon overcomes his reticence by talking about tough professors, life-changing co-ops, and steering future students to Antioch College. › MORE
09.08.2011 Scott Sparling '76 Author of Wire to Wire
Scott Sparling's son is 18 and heading off for his first year of college. "We both really thought he would be great for Antioch, particularly the inaugural class, but he made his own decision," said Sparling '76. "Which is what I did, really. My parents had ideas about me being really happy at Oberlin, but Antioch appealed to me much, much more." Sparling has just finished a book tour for his successful debut novel, Wire to Wire. He reminisces about finding love as an Antiochian, Bob Seger music, and typesetting the Record in hot lead. › MORE
08.11.2011 Lois Wolk '68 offers sage advice to Antioch's newest pioneers
Since Lois Wolk '68 was elected to the California State Senate in 2008, she has worked to bring attention to a wide range of issues, including flood protection, the crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, water management, and climate change. She spoke with us about folk dancing, winning "victories for humanity," and being a pioneer. › MORE
07.28.2011 Steven Cramer '76 Directs Lesley University's Low-Residency MFA Program
Steven Cramer '76 directs the very successful low-residency MFA program at Lesley University, in Cambridge, MA. "I was hired in 2003 to build the program from a grain of sand," Cramer said. "We now have around 100 students and 200 alumni, and offer degrees in five genres" Poets & Writers magazine named the Lesley program one of the top-ten low-residency MFA programs. "I like to say that the program has thrived beyond my worst nightmares," said Cramer, who took time after the summer session to talk about his own creative work and how he got to where he is. › MORE
07.13.2011 Charles Doering '77 Focuses on Antioch College's Competitiveness
Professor Doering is notable for research that focuses on the analysis of mathematical models of physical systems with the aim of extracting reliable, rigorous, and useful predictions. These models range from stochastic dynamical systems arising in biology, chemistry and physics, to systems of nonlinear partial differential equations such as those which describe turbulent fluid flows. Recently, as part of the $1M Clay Institute millenium challenge concerning the regularity of solutions to the equations of fluid dynamics, he has been focusing on fundamental questions in the field. He is the co-author, with J.D. Gibbon, of the book Applied Analysis of the Navier-Stokes Equations. › MORE
06.02.2011 Peter Kumble '80 Landscape Architect Lecturer at UMass
Peter Kumble '80 has just gotten back from Brazil where he'd been conducting onsite research. A lecturer of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kumble is working with the nonprofit ProPeten to develop ecotourism opportunities for La Compuerta, a Mayan village in Guatemala. Last year, Kumble’s Field Studies class conducted site surveys at the village and prepared site development and management plans for trails, signage, site interpretation, erosion stabilization, and rustic overnight accommodations. Here, he tells us about the importance of co-op, Biosphere 2, and water fights between Presidents and North. › MORE
04.21.2011 Peter F. Kurland '81 Oscar Nominee, Learned from Maples
Peter Kurland ’81 comes from an Antioch family. “My cousin went there!” he says. “You know, I never saw her when I was there…” His nephew, Peter Zimbicki ’08, was “the second to last graduate of Antioch!” Kurland was recently nominated for an Oscar for his sound work on True Grit. This marks the third time he was nominated for an Academy Award. His other nods were for No Country for Old Men, and Walk the Line. Here, Kurland talks about the importance of accreditation and how he learned from Maples. › MORE
04.05.2011 Sylvia Turner '67 2011's Walter F. Anderson Award Winner
Sylvia Turner '67, the Dean of Fine and Performing Arts at Santa Ana College, says she reacted with a "mix of great surprise, honor, and wondering who knew about my work and my career," upon learning she was the 2011 Walter F. Anderson Award winner. Her storied career in dance, though, is of interest to all Antiochians. Professor Turner is an award-winning choreographer and educator who has been active in concert dance, professional theater, and arts organizations for many years. › MORE
03.24.2011 Jaimy Gordon ’66 National Book Award Winner, Was Introduced to the Real World at Antioch College
Jaimy Gordon ’66, a professor of English at Western Michigan University, has taught creative writing for more than 35 years, published six novels, and won NEA grants. Interestingly, when she won the National Book Award for Lord of Misrule last year, the press called her a "completely unknown" writer. "It was disconcerting," she said in a recent interview. "On the other hand, it made a narrative and got me so much press—I got a whole lot more press for a National Book Award finalist, or even an awardee." Lord of Misrule is now out in paperback and Gordon is currently on a book tour. › MORE
03.10.2011 Jeffrey Woods ’96 Explores the Limit of Glass, Sculpture, and Co-op
Jeffrey Woods ’96 is a refugee from the land of software development. He has moved back to Tucson, his birthplace, and runs Woodeye Studios, a custom glassware studio. Here he talks about art professors, exhibiting at the Springfield Museum, regrets about not moving to France, and more. › MORE
02.25.2011 Dana Felty Bynum ’98 Talks Scholarships and New Media
Dana Felty Bynum ’98 is an award-winning journalist for the Savannah Morning News. She is currently a feature writer at that publication. In her off hours, she is a member of the Savannah Derby Devils, under the nom de skate "Fear Abby." Here, she talks about the importance of scholarships, and the dream of new media at Antioch College. › MORE
02.25.2011 Jason Rothstein ’94 Goes Carless in Chicago, and Thinks About Co-ops
Jason Rothstein ’94 lives and works car-free in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Since 2005, he has worked at the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he currently serves as a project manager for the MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice. He is the author of Carless in Chicago. He earned his MPH in health policy in 2009. Here he talks about going car-free on co-ops, stable endowments, and the future of education. › MORE
01.13.2011 Doug Fieldhouse ’81 on His Life, Career and Why Antioch College Worked for Him
Doug Fieldhouse ’81 was a founding investor in Vesta in 1995 and was appointed president and chief executive officer in May 1997. Prior to Vesta, Doug spent 15 years engaged in building and leading businesses in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. His experiences include building and operating law firms, international non-profits, and high-tech enterprises. Doug has been recognized as an entrepreneur, leader and innovator, and was named Ernst & Young’s 2009 Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur Of The Year®. Additionally, he received the 2008 Entrepreneurship Award for Individual Achievement from the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and has been previously recognized by Computerworld, Fast Company, and Inc. magazines. He is a featured author in Smart Business Growth, a book by CEOs of fast-growing companies on strategies and methods behind successful growth. › MORE
12.14.2010 Erika Nakamura ’04 and her Antiochian Meat Market
Erika Nakamura ’04 didn't start out wanting to be a butcher. "I was a visual arts major!" she laughs. "I was always inclined to work with my hands." However, after a stint in Brooklyn and meeting her now-wife, Amelia Posada, Nakamura apprenticed with renowned butcher Joshua Applestone of Fleisher's Grass-fed and Organic Meats in Kingston, NY, and moved back to Posada's hometown of LA to start their own sustainable butchery, Lindy & Grundy. "The way I see it," she says, "what I do is subtractive sculpture. I get this tremendously creative rush [from butchering]." Even though Lindy & Grundy is only a month away from opening, she talked about traditional Antioch College elements, capital, and food education. › MORE
11.29.2010 Bruce LeBel ’76 On Sheltering the Homeless and the College's Future
As an Antioch College student, Bruce LaBel '76 traveled to Guatemala to design and coordinate a relief shelter program with a team from the Mohawk Nation. Today, he volunteers with World Shelters and runs ProStar Software, his own software company. › MORE
11.12.2010 Michael Olenick ’91 Fights Bank Fraud, Pushes for Greatness at Antioch College
Michael Olenick ’91 and his company, Legalprise, have been in the news lately. Legalprise “aggregate[s] and analyze[s] large sets of public records data to find patterns of potential bank fraud,” Olenick said during an interview. “We believe our data will guide a new breed of honest and responsible banks.” › MORE
11.01.2010 Aaron Gruenberg ’82 Improves the World Through Home Improvements, Has Antioch College in His Blood
When asked what he does for a living, Aaron Gruenberg ’82 laughs and says, “I renovate bathrooms.” As the president and senior craftsman of Green Mountain Construction & Design , GruenbergGruenberg tackles restorations from the Victorian to the Art Deco periods. He does custom woodworking, and designs and renovates building interiors. Based in New York, his workshop in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. › MORE
10.14.2010 Robin Rice Lichtig ’64 Has Penned More than 40 Plays
New York playwright Robin Rice Lichtig ’64 has over 40 plays to her name, including Lola and the Planet of Diversity, Frontier, Suki Livingston Opens Like a Parachute, Play Nice! and Embracing the Undertoad. Her works have been seen on stages from Alaska to Florida, Amsterdam to South Africa to Mongolia. She has been awarded the Goshen Peace Play Prize and has had residencies at the Cleveland Public Theater and Sarah Lawrence College. Her website is http://dramamama1.homestead.com. › MORE
09.30.2010 Rachel Tso ’95 Protects the Black Mesa, Teaches Media Literacy
Rachel Tso ’95 is a media literacy education advocate on and around the Navajo Reservation. She teaches media literacy and filmmaking at the STAR School. With her students, she is creating a documentary on "playground peacemaking." She is also working toward a master's in sustainable communities at Northern Arizona University. › MORE
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