: Antiochians in the News :

January 2012

Barbara Esbin '75 has been named a partner of the Cinnamon Mueller law firm, assuming the role of managing partner of the firm's growing Washington, D.C., office. – Multichannel.com

Idris Ackamoor '73 was given a lifetime achievement award for her work with the Pyramids. —Gilles Peterson Worldwide

A multi-institutional team headed by Ursula Bellugi '55, professor and director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, has been awarded a $5.5 million Program Project Grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to link social behavior to its underlying neurobiological and molecular genetic basis using Williams syndrome as a model. —Salk Institute

December 2011

Two Kent State University professors are urging lawmakers to name native Virginia Hamilton '57 as Ohio's official children's and youth literature author. – Twinsburgh Bulletin

Along with 24 other titles such as Bambi and Forrest Gump, Growing Up Female (1971), a documentary by Julia Reichert '70 and Jim Klein '72 has been chosen as a 2011 addition to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, which says the films will be "preserved as cultural, artistic and historical treasures." – The Columbus Dispatch

September 25, 2011

"Can Antioch College Return From the Dead," by Bill Donahue, New York Times Magazine, September 16 online, September 18 in print

"Antioch College in southwest Ohio to reopen 3 years after closing amid financial problems," Washington Post, Saturday, September 24

"New students arrive at Antioch College," Yellow Springs New, September 22

"Ohio's Antioch College to reopen," Salon.com, September 24

July 28, 2011

David Goodman '69, secretary of Antioch College's Board of Trustees, appeared in the Neshoba Democrat recently. The paper covered the June 21 dedication of the The James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building in Jackson. The building is named for the three civil rights workers killed by Klansmen here in 1964 as well as the FBI agent who headed the investigation.

June 7, 2011

Antioch College figures prominently in Re-Solving the Economic Puzzle (256 pages, Shepheard-Walwyn, $29.95) a book by Walter Rybeck '49. One chapter, "A Glimpse of Utopia," tells about Arthur Morgan's idealistic vision of the College. Rybeck's account of his years at Antioch include a story about going to a restaurant with his classmate Coretta Scott (King), who was told she would have to eat in the kitchen. He tells of a link between philosophy professor George Geiger and the economic theories of Henry George that strongly influenced Rybeck's perspective of economic and social problems. Available at Borders and other booksellers. Call 800-888-4741.

March 24, 2011

The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by Karl Grossman ‘64 titled “Rethinking Nuclear Power,” which argues that Israel, by saying no to nuclear power, could be a leader in implementing the "never-ending, carbon-free and completely safe" solar and wind power.

Ted Bunch ‘83, founder of A Call to Men, was a guest on Oprah Radio.

Ronald Jack ‘46 and his wife, Doris, were featured in The Island Packet.

Anna Ciezadlo ‘94, who covered the wars in Lebanon and Iraq for the Christian Science Monitor and The New Republic, was a featured guest on NPR. The topic: her new memoir, Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love and War.

Zachary Gallant ‘08 released his free e-book, Voices of a Revolution, stories about Serbia through the biographies of its revolutionary women.

The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild will present Emily Yozell ‘75 with a prestigious Lawyer Award on May 13.

March 10, 2011

Jaimy Gordon ‘66, winner of the National Book Award for her novel Lord of Misrule, has been nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award.

Allyson Moore ‘85 has been named the director of undergraduate career services at Yale.

Monthly Review Press has published a new book about Antiochian Stephen Jay Gould ‘63, Richard York and Brett Clark's The Science and Humanism of Stephen Jay Gould.

The Annandale Advocate recently published an article on Antioch Board Chair Lee Morgan ‘66 and his mountain-climbing excursion in South America. Amy Rothenberg ‘82 published a new book, The A Cappella Singer Who Lost Her Voice. The book is available on her Web site.

February 10, 2011

Peter F. Kurland '81 was nominated for an Oscar® for his work on True Grit (sound mixing).

Annia Ciezadlo '94 has released her debut memoir Day of Honey to fantastic reviews from the New York Times and other media outlets.

Anna Scotti '79 has won the prestigious Parnell Poetry Prize for her poem "Grief." She is the first person to win the prize twice. The poem will be printed in an upcoming issue of Compass Rose magazine.

Sean Beaudoin '92 has released his book You Killed Wesley Payne. Booklist enthused, "Beaudoin plays a Chandler hand with a Tarantino smirk in this ultra-clever high-school noir."

January 13, 2011

The New York Museum of Modern Art is honoring alumnus Richard Kaplan ‘49 with the film exhibition "Richard Kaplan: Wayfarer and Truthteller.” The retrospective covers the documentary journey of the humanist filmmaker, whose sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking have taken him around the world and into situations of staggering moral complexity and social ambiguity.. It runs from February 7- 15 2011.

Megan Rosenfeld ‘69 published "Sailing to Cuba, en famille," a travel article about her family’s sailing trip to Cuba, in The Washington Post.

Jorma Kaukonen ‘64, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, and noted recording artist John Hammond ‘65 jammed together at the Beacon Theater on December 3rd and 4th for Kaukonen’s upcoming 70th birthday.

Germany's prestigious Studio Funk cast Jay Tuck ‘68 for a new series of VW Touareg television commercials.

"The Conspiracy Meme: Why Conspiracy Theories Appeal and Persist," an article by alumnus Ted Goertzel '64, appears in the January/February 2011 issue of Skeptical Inquirer.

December 16, 2010

Ralph Keyes '67 has a new book out with Little, Brown called Euphemania: Our Love Affair With Euphemisms. It's his 16th book. The Antioch Review's winter 2011 issue will excerpt its chapter on economic euphemisms. More information about it can be found at http://ralphkeyes.com/euphemania/.

December 3, 2010

Martin L. Fried ‘55 has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2011. Fried is of counsel to the Firm and his practice includes planning and controversy resolution in the areas of personal, corporate, real estate and estate taxation. Fried is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Wills and Trusts Emeritus at Syracuse University College of Law, where he taught for 39 years.

Congratulations to Jaimy Gordon ‘66 for winning the National Book Award for her novel Misrule.

Karl Grossman ‘64 had an article in the Huffington Post: “Avoiding Nuclear Destruction: By the Skin of Our Teeth.”

Ted Bunch ‘83and his organization, A Call to Men, has partnered with Traffick 911 to stop sexual exploitation and slavery of children.

November 16, 2010

Wendy Ewald '74 received one of three 2010 Visionary Woman Awards from Moore College of Art & Design. The Visionary Woman Award honors women whose work and leadership have had a powerful influence on the visual arts. Previous award winners have included Faith Ringgold, Linda Nochlin, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, Jane Golden, Dorrit Bern, Elizabeth Sackler, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Mary McFadden, Nancy Kolb and Billie Tsien. Ewald's Literacy Through Photography program engages students, artists and teachers throughout the world. “We are delighted to honor three exceptional women with the 2010 Visionary Woman Award,” said Moore President Dr. Happy Craven Fernandez. “Each has made invaluable contributions to her respective field. Their leadership provides inspiration to Moore’s emerging artists and all women artists and designers.

October 29, 2010

Tom Tresser ‘74, who led the campaign against bringing the Olympics to Chicago, gives an interview to WBEZ in Chicago on his Green Party candidacy for Cook County Board President:

Maribeth Joy ‘00, executive director of CircEsteem, talks about her organization's circus arts training and youth outreach programs on WBEZ in Chicago.

Jaimy Gordon '66 is a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Her novel, Lord of Misrule, is a darkly realistic story about a young woman living through a year of horse racing while everyone's best laid plans go brutally wrong.

Caitlin Breedlove '03 tells CNN Headline News' Joy Behar she was removed from a shopping mall for being affectionate with her partner.

Detroit News interviews Al Guskin, former College president and University chancellor, on the beginnings of the Peace Corps.

October 1, 2010

Michael Casselli '87 reports: "Final showing of my installation in Dayton. Trying to get people there from Yellow Springs and surrounding areas and would be nice to see those of you I know from the college. This is the very last weekend, hard to move this work as it is very related to the space it is being presented in. If you saw the original installation with Blue Sky, this is a radically different work. Best viewing times are about a half hour before sunset on, the changing of the light in the room alters how the work is perceived.Here is a link to my webpage: http://michaelcaselli.com/installations.
Friday October 1st 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday October 2nd 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday October 3rd 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

September 7, 2010

O'Dell Owens '71 was recently named president of the Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

David Scott '72 was recently named the new director of the Yellow Springs Senior Center.

Antioch College in the News

Matthew Derr '89 and Kristen Pett '90 were recently interviewed in the Dayton Daily News regarding the recruitment of students for Fall of 2011 and the one-year anniversary of the independence of Antioch College.

Derr '89 was also interviewed by WYSO regarding the one-year anniversary of independence, and also the next phase of recruiting students.

August 19, 2010

In a Wall Street Journal review titled "How an Expert Took the Lead," Adrian Woolridge calls Still Surprised, a memoir from Warren Bennis '51 a "classic American success story: Horatio Alger updated for the age of the multiversity and the therapy session."

Barbara Bowman '70 is retiring from Illinois Wesleyan University, where she was a professor of English.

Cynthia Riggs '53 released the ninth book in the Martha's Vineyard mystery series Touch-Me-Not (St. Martin's Press).

August 5, 2010

David Goodman '69 marked the 46th anniversary of his brother Andrew's martyrdom for civil rights in a recent BBC interview. Read more at the Andrew Goodman Foundation.

Karl Grossman ‘64 hosts “Nuclear Power: Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive.” It will be broadcast around the country in the next several days through Free Speech TV on 200 cable TV systems in 39 states and both Direct TV and the Dish Network, and is also available on the Internet.

Athena Turner Frederick ‘82 was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article on Juniata College, where she is currently the registrar.

Jason Rothstein ‘94 talked about his book Carless in Chicago on Chicago TV station WTTW.

July 22, 2010

Michael Casselli ‘87 is an artist-in-residence at Blue Sky, a program that invites professional artists from around the world and Dayton-area teens to create new works of contemporary art. This eight-week program hosts artists who have a demonstrated commitment to innovation and exploration and are interested in collaborating with fellow artists and young people as a means of creating new works.

Thatcher Cleveland ‘98, co-owner of Super-Fly Comics in Yellow Springs, was featured in the Dayton Most Metro, an online magazine.

Franz Lidz ‘73 reminisced recently in the New York Observer about having the last interview with George Steinbrenner. When his piece was published, it was called “the sports scoop of the year.”

Daniel C. Marcus ‘68, a university distinguished professor of anatomy and physiology at Kansas State University, has been elected to serve a four-year term on the National Committee for the National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal. The committee seeks to elevate biomedical research resources in Kansas and other states.

Antioch College in the News: Fast Company magazine published an article by former Yellow Springs resident Tucker Viemiester. In it, he talked about famed architect Eero Saarinen and his work in Yellow Springs, including our very own Birch Hall.

June 25, 2010

Eric Bates '83, the Executive Editor of Rolling Stone magazine, was in the New York Times discussing the controversy over the magazine's revealing interview with General McChrystal.

Politics and Prose book store in Washington D.C., co-owned by Carla Furstenberg Cohen ‘58, is up for sale.

Reunion 2010 was the news of the hour for Antioch College last week. Below are links to some of the press.

June 8, 2010

Shel Horowitz '77 collaborated with Guerrilla Marketing creator Jay Conrad Levinson for his eighth book, Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green: Winning Strategies to Improve Your Profits and Your Planet (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). The book shows businesses how to achieve success by basing themselves in ethics, Green principles, and cooperation-and effectively, affordably communicating that message to targeted key audiences.

Robin Rice Lichtig '64 has a play, "Listen! The River," premiering in Grahamstown, South Africa, in June. In August, her play "Searching for a New Sun" will receive a workshop in Berlin, Germany. In September, "Play Nice!" will premier in Laurel, Maryland, at the Venus Theatre. For more information, go to www.dramamama.net.

James Galton ‘46 had a long interview in the Naples News in which he talked about his work at Marvel Comics.

May 25, 2010

Terri Windling '78 wins SFWA Solstice Award. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented Terri Windling with the SFWA Solstice Award at the Nebula Award Weekend® in Cocoa Beach, Florida, May 14-16.

"The SFWA Solstice Award is meant to recognize those who have made a major difference to our field, and we're proud to be able to honor the contributions of ... Terri Windling, whose contributions to the field, especially in mythic fiction, are unrivaled," SFWA President Russell Davis said.

Terri Windling is a noted editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. Windling has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award. You can view her work at www.terriwindling.com.

Ian Yolles '80 has been named the chief marketing officer of RecycleBank, a company that motivates people to recycle and rewards consumers for taking greener actions with points that can be redeemed from participating local and national business partners. www.RecycleBank.com

A Call to Men, co-founded by Ted Bunch '83, recently came together with the National Football League and the National Football League Player's Association to publish NFL Dads Dedicated to Daughters. A Call to Men is a national association of men and women focused on ending violence against women. It seeks to bring about a national movement of men committed to address the issue. The book can be purchased at www.acalltomen.com.

The University of Pennsylvania has awarded Peter Kurlioff '65 the Graduate School of Education's 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award. GSE singles out for this award those who have "a strong commitment to teaching and learning," who demonstrate an interest and enthusiasm for both the course material and for the students, and who are intellectually challenging and stimulating. One student noted: "Academically demanding yet warm, challenging yet supportive, meticulous yet inspirational, Peter Kuriloff embodies what it means to be a great educator."