Spring 2005 volume 101 issue 2
letters
Important Message From AAVC
At the magazine's press time, the college community received the news that as of July 1, 2006, Frances D. Fergusson will step down as president of Vassar College. By AAVC President and Vassar Trustee Paula Williams Madison '74 Full Story
Cover Girl
Finally!!! Somebody decided it was time to feature Olga Guardia Smoak ’61 in the Quarterly!!! By Grisela Alejandro Jackson '78 Full Story
Joining the Debate
I’ve attended two commitment ceremonies, and I don’t recall
either of them being “a sweet, but second-class substitute for ‘the
real thing’”... by Eric Marcus '80
About your article on same-sex marriage [“To Have and To Hold,” Winter
2004], I have passed it on to many people... by Ann Kingsley Diestra '57 Full Story
Heartfelt Thanks
My mother, my brothers, and I would like to thank the former students, faculty, and emeriti who have been generous in contributing to the Donald M. Pearson Organ Recital Fund. By Timothy F. Pearson Full Story
In Memoriam: Matthew Carey
On December 3, 2004, Matt Carey ’03 died. He was a role model to many, whether as a comic, actor, student, or friend. By Casie Smith '03 (on behalf of Matt Carey's friends) Full Story
Vassar Pride
I have for several years followed the career of Patricia Shoer Goldman-Rakic ’59 and her inestimable contributions to mental illness research. By A.V. Christie '85 Full Story
Report of Gifts Reaction
I think that I shall never see a thing as lovely as a tree. By Marguerite Rigoglioso '84 Full Story