Class Note 1983
Let’s hear it for the end of summer…boo! Okay then, let’s hear it for Tory Rogers, who has been selected to receive the 2011 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award. This award is presented annually in collaboration with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to honor a medical school faculty physician who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. In order to be selected, nominees must demonstrate positive mentoring skills, involvement in community service, compassion and sensitivity, collaboration with students and patients and model ethics of the profession. Tory specializes in the childhood obesity prevention and management.
And another round of snaps for Jean Hanff Korelitz and Debbie Michel Rosch (Jean gets snaps for sending in news!). Jean was present when Debbie received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Bennington College in June. Not only was the degree a reason to celebrate, but Debbie’s first novel, The Accidental Divorce, had been recently sold to Berkely Books. Publisher’s Lunch describes the book as “A comedy of manners about a young couple who are very happily married until, ineluctably, they aren’t.” Look for it in spring 2012. Thanks, Jean, and congrats to Debbie!
Marika Olsen is back in the good ole USA, at least for a little while. She spent the last two years in Baghdad and is now writing a book about her experiences. The working title is Baghdad Barbie: Misfit Toys on the Green Zone Gravy Train. She’s looking for an agent and a publisher, so if any of you can help, she’d love it! While she was in Iraq, she would send her Baghdad diary via e-mail. Her book is taken from those entries, and based on what I read it should be very entertaining! Marika, when I corresponded with her, was in Atlanta, having met with designers at Cartoon Network about mentoring the Iraq election commission’s graphics team.
And let’s have another round of snaps! It’s our 50th birthday year and by the time you read this we will have all celebrated together at Homecoming weekend.
Loren Bachelder Wright spent her birthday (Friday the 13th of May!) hiking Mount Etna with her husband, J.B. Jessica Rosenberg Brown asked, “If I don’t post my birthday on Facebook, does that mean I don’t really get any older?”
Martha Viehmann’s husband baked her a cake and then they graded papers together. Ann Blanchard and Marika Olsen celebrated their 50th in Ireland, but not together.
Becky Wolcott Ankeny traveled to the Crans-Montana ski area in Switzerland to watch her youngest son race in the World Junior Alpine Ski Championship. She spent her actual birthday on the plane though. And I attended a Giants-Padres game in San Diego at which my son rooted for the Padres while my husband and I cheered for the Giants. The Padres won. (I’m hoping that by the time this column comes out, my beloved Giants will have recovered and won the World Series, again.)
Davies Beller celebrated his 50th with Frank Falzetta, John Sontich, Eddie Lear and Tom Oppenheim (along with Scott Sipple ’84) at the racetrack in Del Mar, California.
Hope you all are enjoying your fall and that many of you made it to our 50th birthday celebration in Hanover! Forever green!
—Maren Christensen, 166 Sausal Drive, Portola Valley, CA 94028; (650) 529-2396; marenjc@yahoo.com
