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NOVEMBER 2000 CONTENTS
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ALUMNI NOTES
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Alumni News
Editor: Billie Walker
Hopkins Forever...
Some 75 entering Homewood students have parents or siblings
who came through Hopkins before them Some of them got
together during orientation.
Welcome to HopkinsNETTM! Online
Alumni Directory Unveiled
Providing alumni with a comprehensive, University-wide,
easily searchable online directory was one of the main
objectives of an Alumni Council committee formed in 1996.
Over the past four years, this committee, along with the
Alumni Relations staff, faced head-on the administrative and
privacy issues surrounding such a service.
While they worked hard to insure the system's security and
fairness, the collaborators were also spurred on by the
knowledge that HopkinsNETTM had dramatic potential to create
a thriving virtual community among far-flung alumni.
This summer, personalized letters were mailed to alumni
informing them of the directory's launch and inviting them
to register on HopkinsNETTM and to verify their information
prior to the launch of the search feature.
On July 10, HopkinsNETTM was unveiled. It is an extensive
data base, containing over 100,000 names, programmed and
maintained by Johns Hopkins technical staff, for the
exclusive use of Hopkins alumni. The directory is
password-protected and users must first be validated as
alumni. Users then establish a unique username and password
to access any part of HopkinsNETTM.
Importantly, alumni have the options of removing all of
their information entirely from the directory (not even
their name is included), blocking just their contact
information, or blocking individual pieces of information,
such as a home phone number.
By the end of August, 5,865 alumni had logged on to Hopkins-
NETTM and registered. Some have looked up old friends, some
have used the service for career networking. Some may simply
have satisfied their curiosity: How many alumni with the
last name Lee were biology majors? Fifty-one, of course. How
many alumni live in Miami, Florida? Two-hundred and
eighty-four.
For log-on information, write HopkinsNET@jhu.edu or
call the Alumni Office at 800-JHU-JHU1 (800-548-5481). Also
visit alumni.jhu.edu and
keep checking in to see what's new!
Susan Willis: Planning for G.O.L.D. in
New York
In 1996, the members of the board of the New York
Metropolitan Chapter of the Alumni Association set out to
increase the participation rate of recent graduates. They
knew that scores of alumni move to metropolitan New York
immediately after graduation, with as many as 2,100
Graduates of the Last Decade living there at any given time.
Thus the area was rich with potential for a large and active
alumni network.
Newly at the helm, Susan Willis took some dramatic steps to
bring these alumni into the fold, steps based on basic
demographic facts: recent graduates don't always read their
mail, they don't tend to RSVP ahead of time, they don't have
a lot of money, but they do tend to show up if there is an
open bar.
Her first major effort was an October 1997 social for young
alumni at the nightclub Prohibition on the Upper West Side.
The New York Chapter waived the fee for new graduates and
partially subsidized the fee for other G.O.L.D. alumni. That
night, over 100 recent graduates turned out--an
unprecedented number for this age group. The social has
since become a popular annual event.
Susan then began compiling an e-mail distribution list of
recent graduates. By the time she hosted the first monthly
("Third Wednesday" series) Happy Hour in July of 1998, she
had over 140 addresses. Now the list contains over 1,000.
Successful planning and advertisement is only part of the
story. Susan has connected Hopkins alumni in New York to the
institution and to each other by concerted efforts to
provide them with networking opportunities. "Hopkins," she
explains with a smile, "is a part of who I am and who I am
yet to become. I will always be involved with Hopkins."
Elected Treasurer of the Metropolitan New York Chapter
during the summer, Susan Willis steps down as G.O.L.D.
leader. "I've had a lot of fun hosting the G.O.L.D. events,
but I think it's time to let somebody else take over," Susan
says. "With each new leader comes new ideas, and that is
just what G.O.L.D. needs to keep thriving."
She intends to remain active in the chapter and says she
looks forward to attending events where she can relax and
"just socialize."
Report from the Field: Chapter Sends Off
Students with an Un-Crab Feast!
Ever wondered what it would be like to throw a crab feast
for 140 ravenous people and then not have any crabs for
them? Well that sad situation happened to the Northern
California Chapter at its August 6 un-Crab Feast and Student
Send-off in Berkeley's beautiful Tilden Park.
Instead of delivering the five cases of steamed and iced
crabs flown in from Baltimore, a concerned shipping-company
employee destroyed all five boxes because "the crabs were
dead."
But all was not lost. Some quick planning and a
Sunday morning trip to the grocery store rounded up enough
hamburgers, hotdogs, and sausage to feed the masses.
While the attendees may have been disappointed in the
last-minute menu substitution, the new students got a lesson
about the grace of Hopkins alumni under pressure. Even
without the crabs, everyone stayed at the picnic and spent
time visiting with the students and their families in the
sunshine.
Special thanks go out to Sara McMenamin, A&S '96, and her
husband, Joel (for working so hard to find and set up the
perfect location); Becky Barnes, from the JHU Alumni Office
(for spending all Saturday afternoon on the phone trying to
track down the missing crabs); and Chapter President Doug
Gneiser, A&S '83 (for stepping in as grill master).
Franz Wittlesberger A&S '76, freshman
Marlena, and mother Dori.
Freshman Katherine Barth, father Mark, A&S
'73, mother Jannette, A&S '74, and sister Erica.
June Frisby, SPSBE '83, son James, freshman
Russ, and father Russ.
Mary Ellen Goldberg, freshman Devra, sister
Amanda, and father Carl, A&S '72.
Would you like to get in touch with Bethany Littlespoon,
your roommate from senior year? Find a Hopkins-trained
ophthalmologist in Pittsburgh, or a Hopkins-educated
electrical engineer in San Diego? Network with colleagues in
your field or connect with fellow alumni in your state, in
your town, even in your zip code? All this is now possible
with HopkinsNETTM, the new online alumni directory.
You may not recognize her, but she is the reason that New
York is having record turnouts at Hopkins' G.O.L.D.
(Graduates of the Last Decade) events. Susan Willis, A&S
'92, of Elliott Associates LP, became chair of the young
alumni committee four years ago. Since then she has
organized over 25 events garnering the participation of over
1,000 recent graduates.
| November | |
| 4 | New York Chapter--Private tour of the Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History |
| 5 | Philadelphia Chapter--Tour of Van Gogh Exhibit, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 9 | Boston Chapter--Dinner with Mame Warren, author |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Chapter--Dinner with Peabody Director Robert Sirota |
| 11 | D.C. Chapter--Conference, "A Woman's Journey
2000." Keynote speaker, Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson |
| 16 | Boston Chapter--G.O.L.D. Happy Hour |
| 19 | D.C. Chapter-- "The Gothic Cathedral," tour and lecture at the National Cathedral |
| 19 | Baltimore Chapter--Peabody Opera "Manon" |
| December | |
| 1 | Seattle Chapter--G.O.L.D. Happy Hour |
| 3 | Los Angeles Chapter--Holiday party |
| 3 | Baltimore Chapter--Trip to Winterthur for holiday brunch and tour |
| 6 | D.C. Chapter--"From Gilman to Greatness," illustrated talk and holiday reception |
| 10 | Baltimore Chapter--Hopkins Night at Zoolights G.O.L.D.= Graduates of the Last Decade. |
For up-to-date information, click on www.alumni.jhu.edu/ or phone 410-516-0363 or 800-JHU-JHU1 (800-548-5481).
2001 Travel Program
Sixteen trips are planned for the 2001 Alumni Travel
Program. For more information, call 800-JHU-JHU1
(800-548-5481) or 410-516-0363; fax 410-516-6858; e-mail travel@jhu.edu; or visit
www.alumni.jhu.edu/.
Galapagos Islands,
Swiss Winter Escapade,
Jewels of the Lesser Antilles,
Amazon Exploration,
Antebellum South Along the Intracoastal Waterway,
Alumni College in Sicily,
Alumni College in Tuscany/Chianti,
Village Life on the Riviera,
Passage on the Elbe
Republic, and Poland,
Cruise on the Norwegian Fjords, the North Cape, and
Russia's White Sea,
Alumni College in Salzburg, Austria,
Voyage of the Goddess Paris, South of France, Sardinia, and
Italy,
Treasures of the Seine,
Family Alumni College in the Swiss Alps,
Alumni College in Sorrento,
Ancient Silk Road Beijing to Moscow on the China Orient
Express and the Nostalgic Istanbul Orient Express,
The JHU Alumni Association--It Works
for a Lifetime
The JHU Alumni Association welcomes these 38 new lifetime
members who joined in 2000. If you would like to upgrade
your membership from annual to lifetime, call 800-JHU-JHU1
(800-548-5481) or 410-516-0363.Nelson H. Aaron, Engr '80
Georges L. Apple, A&S '72
Nominations Due December 1 For Three
Alumni Awards
The Alumni Association has two nomination periods for alumni
awards, with deadlines December 1 and July 1. There are
three awards:
The Heritage Award for outstanding service to Johns
Hopkins, and
The Distinguished Alumnus Award for personal or
professional achievements or humanitarian service.
Send the nomination--along with your own name, address,
affiliation, and phone number--to the JHU Alumni Awards
Nominations, 3211 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21218; fax 410-516-6858; or e-mail
india@jhu.edu.
Alumni Association Offers Improved
Discount Card for Hopkins Students
Although they have not yet become alumni, Hopkins students in
six schools already reap benefits from Alumni Association
programs, including a free discount card for use in retail
stores and eating places around Baltimore. Introduced last
school year, the Alumni Association Student Discount Card this
year offers deeper discounts, more vendors, and a wider scope.
The number of participating businesses has increased from 18
to 33, with discounts as high as 20%. The geographic reach of
the card has also expanded to include East Baltimore and Mount
Vernon as well as other areas from Charles Village to Canton.
Student Discount Cards were distributed during registration to
students at the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering,
Medicine, Nursing, Peabody, and Public Health. The card
reflects a mutually beneficial arrangement between
participating businesses and Hopkins students. As a group,
Hopkins students have huge buying power in Baltimore: in the
1998-1999 school year alone, full-time Hopkins students
brought $73 million in new income to Maryland. The discount
card is just one of many programs that the Alumni Association
offers to its future members, including a community service
grant program, student send-off parties, career panels,
welcome and graduation gifts, student services grants, and a
mentoring program.
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Hopkins travelers to Alaska last summer
display t-shirts reading "The Johns Hopkins Glacier: A Chip off
the Old Block" as they visit the landmark.
January 12-22
January 22-29
February 3-10
February 17-25
March 10-17
April 7-16
May 6-14
June 1-9
Germany, Czech
June 14-28
June 14-30
July 12-20
July 13-26
August 3-14
August 12-20
September 10-18
September 21-October 14
Philip G. Archer, SHPH '65
James K. Archibald, A&S '71
Doris K. Avery, Nurs '42
Lawrence Bodenstein, A&S '79
Don B. Clewell, A&S '63
Catherine M. Connell, Engr '92
Thomas W. Davis, A&S '75
Alvin Deutsch, A&S '53
Donald L. Fink, Engr '59
Charles K. Friedman, A&S '82
David T. Fuhrmann, SAIS '82
Robert H. Gaither, A&S '60
Arnold D. Gale, Med '76
Gerald Q. Greenfield, Med '78
Willard Hackerman, Engr '38
Anna H. Hall, SPSBE '76
David Harris, SPSBE '98
Michael D. Hobbs, A&S '63
Alice S. Huang, A&S '61, Med '66
John W. Knapp, Engr '62, '65
Debra R. Kostyo, Engr '96
Bert K. Kozlowski, SPSBE '73
Robert R. Lindgren, Vice President, JHU
Gary N. Loveland, SPSBE '91
Hans U. Mair, Engr '86
Harold Mannheimer, SPSBE '53
John P. Mantegna, Peab '79, '81, Engr '86
David C. McGaffey, SAIS '99
Ernest B. Miller, Engr '64
Charles E. Nuttall, A&S '67
Gail G. Ochs, Nurs '65
Toshifumi Otori, Med '67
Michael O. Pansini, A&S '82
Manuel M. Perez, Med '74
Erika Y. Schwarting, SPSBE '96
Joseph B. Vallandingham, Engr '54
The Woodrow Wilson Award for distinguished
government service,
To nominate someone for any of these awards, please send a
summary of specific reasons for the nominee to receive the
award. (Please limit the length of the summary to one or two
typed pages and do not send CVs.)