Fall 2006 Volume 102 Issue 4
letters
Re: Retiring Faculty
The Summer 2006 Vassar Quarterly announced the retirement of Robin Trainor after 31 years at Vassar. Robin was certainly an amazing and inspiring teacher who helped build the education department at Vassar.... by Jillian Brass ’06 and Sylviane Cohn ’06 Full Story
Re: Focusing on Tibet
I was delighted to see the very talented Isaac Solotaroff ’92 profiled in Beyond Vassar (Summer ’06) and to read his reflections on the ways in which his Vassar education have informed his film-craft.... by Rabbi Elias Lieberman ’75 Full Story
In Memoriam: Ann Imbrie
Vassar lost a great scholar and friend with the passing of the Mary Augusta Scott Professor of English Ann Imbrie. I had the distinct pleasure of working with Professor Imbrie as my senior thesis adviser during the Fall 2004 semester... by Lindsay Dawson ’05 Full Story
In Memoriam: Marisa Landa Ness '89
Marisa Landa Ness ’89 died on May 10, 2006, after a valiant four-year battle with a very rare form of cancer. She is survived by her husband Tim, two young children, Jillian and Liam, her sisters, Marianne Chao and Margot Kielhorn, and brother Karl.... by Gretchen Smelzer Coffman ‘64 Full Story
New AAVC President
This past June, I was honored to be named the new president of our alumnae/i association. Less than 48 hours before, I had attended my last meeting as a member of the Philadelphia Vassar Club executive board, ending 21 years of almost continuous service to that organization.... by Meg Venecek Johnson ’84 Full Story