In This Issue
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
FALL 2010
Departments
Executive Editor
Paula David
Lights! Camera! Proposal! ...
Fayaz Taher, M.A. IDSC ’09 is
Under the Midnight Sun ...
powering his corner of the world
Second-hand Chic
... one cow at a time
Red Square
Alumni News
48
Class Notes/
In Memoriam
Births, deaths, and all of life
in between as experienced
by Clarkies
Jim Keogh
Design
Red Ink Design
Editorial Staff
Jane Salerno, Angela Bazydlo, Anne Gibson, Ph.D. ’95,
Melissa Hoffmann ’95, Kevin Anderson
Creative Services Manager
Kay Hartnett
Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Affairs
C. Andrew McGadney
Director of Alumni Affairs
Aixa Kidd
Contributing Photographers
Steven King, Tammy Woodard, M.A. ’98, Erika Sidor, Steve
Jones, Sean Hennessy, Richard Orr, Champo Mapulanga ’13
Contributing Illustrators
Cliff Alejandro, Paul Wearing, Alex Nabaum
Clark alumni magazine was printed on Opus Web
manufactured by Sappi Fine Paper North America with
39
FSC Chain of Custody Certification. Over 80 percent of
the energy used to manufacture Opus Web comes from
renewable sources and as a result Sappi has one of the
Name Dropping
lowest carbon footprints of north American coated paper
suppliers.
So he’s the reason there’s no
football at Clark
Printed in USA by Dynagraf Inc. using 100 percent
40
renewable electricity.
Sports
The Terrific 10: Athletes to
watch this year
63
Their Other Lives
Chemistry Prof. Mark Turnbull’s
45,000-volume hobby
64
I Witness
Dr. Mark Pearlmutter ’80
recounts his fight to save lives
in Haiti
!"#$"%&'"()*+,-./&))000=*9
The Clark alumni magazine is printed twice a year, in the
fall and spring, and is distributed to members of the Clark
community, including alumni, parents and friends.
The magazine can be viewed online at:
www.clarku.edu/clarkmagazine
Address correspondence to:
[email protected]
or mail to:
Jim Keogh
Clark University
Marketing and Communications Department
950 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610
Letters to the editor are welcome.
I !"#$%#&'()*%#)+%,$*")+-.
T IS WITH GREAT% +"&*/01% 10#1% 2% 3$*1"%
14% 54'% #-% 6&#$7% 8)*9"$-*15:-% )*)10%%
;$"-*+")1<%=0#)7%54'%,4$%10*-%4;;4$1')*15%%
14% -"$9".% &"#+% #)+% -1"3#$+% 10*-% /$"#1%%
')*9"$-*15<%
=0"%,4$(#&%;$"-*+")1*#&%*)#'/'$#1*4)%>"$"(4?
)*"-% #)+% #--4>*#1"+% "9")1-% 1#7"% ;&#>"% 49"$% 10"%
3""7% 4, % @";1"(A"$% BC?BD<% =0"-"% >"$"(4)*"-%
#$"% A410% #% (4(")1% 4, % >"&"A$#1*4)% #)+% #% 1*("%
,4$%$"E">1*4)%4)%10"%(*--*4)%4, %6&#$7%8)*9"$-*15%
#)+%10"%>4)1$*A'1*4)-%3"%>#)%#)+%('-1%(#7"%*)%
10"% 34$&+<% 21% *-% F11*)/% 10"$",4$"% 10#1% 3"% 0#9"%
>04-")% 14% >")1"$% 10*-% ;$"-*+")1*#&% *)#'/'$#1*4)%
4)%10"%#>>4(;&*-0(")1-%4, %6&#$7:-%43)%,#>'&15.%
-1#,,.%-1'+")1-%#)+%#&'()*<%=0$4'/0%#%-"$*"-%4, %
;#)"&-%#)+%410"$%"9")1-%3"%#$"%0*/0&*/01*)/%34$7%
#)+%&*9"-%4, %>4)-"G'")>".%#)+%"H;&4$*)/%3#5-%*)%
30*>0%#&'()*%>#)%-1#5%>4))">1"+%#)+%")/#/"+%
3*10% 10"% >'$$")1% #>1*9*1*"-% 4, % 10"% 8)*9"$-*15<%
=0"-"%*)#'/'$#1*4)%>"$"(4)*"-%#&-4%,')>1*4)%#-%
10"%-1#$1%4, %I#(*&5%J""7")+%30")%K4>"&5)"%#)+%
2%3"&>4("%14%>#(;'-%10"%,#(*&*"-%4, %4'$%>'$$")1%
-1'+")1-<%L-%2%3$*1"%10*-.%2%#)1*>*;#1"%#)%*)1"$"-1?
*)/%#)+%';&*,1*)/%-"$*"-%4, %"9")1-%#)+%#>1*9*1*"-<
=0"% #;;4*)1(")1% 4, % #% )"3% ;$"-*+")1% *-% #)%
*(;4$1#)1%4;;4$1')*15%14%1#7"%-14>7%4, %#>>4(?
;&*-0(")1-% #)+% 14% >0#$1% 4'1% ,'1'$"% +*$">1*4)-%
,4$%10"%8)*9"$-*15<%M9"$%10"%>4(*)/%(4)10-%2%
&447% ,4$3#$+% 14% (""1*)/% (#)5% #&'()*% #>$4--%
10"% >4')1$5% #)+% #$4')+% 10"% 34$&+% #)+% 14%%
+*->'--*)/% 3*10% 54'% 9*-*4).% /4#&-% #)+% ;$*4$*?
1*"-%,4$%6&#$7%8)*9"$-*15<%2%3"&>4("%#)+%*)9*1"%
54'$%")/#/"(")1%*)%10"-"%+*->'--*4)-%10#1%3*&&%
&#5% 10"% ,4')+#1*4)% ,4$% 10"% )"H1% -1$#1"/*>% ;&#)%
,4$% 6&#$7% 8)*9"$-*15<% L-% (#)5% 4, % 54'% 7)43.%
2% A$*)/% 14% 10*-% 34$7% 10"% *)-*/01-% 4, % -4("4)"%
304%0#-%"H;"$*")>"+%6&#$7%,$4(%10"%*)-*+"%4'1.%%
1"#>0*)/%#)+%#+9*-*)/%')+"$/$#+'#1"%#)+%/$#+'?
#1"%-1'+")1-%#1%6&#$7.%>4)+'>1*)/%$"-"#$>0%#$4')+%
10"%34$&+%4)%*--'"-%4, %">4)4(*>%+"9"&4;(")1%
#)+%")9*$4)(")1#&%-'-1#*)#A*&*15.%#)+%-"$9*)/%#-%
6&#$7% 8)*9"$-*15:-% ;$494-1% #)+% 9*>"% ;$"-*+")1%
4, % #>#+"(*>% #,,#*$-% ,4$% 10"% ;#-1% -"9")% 5"#$-<%
N5%1*("%#1%6&#$7%0#-%>4)9*)>"+%("%10#1%#-%#)%%
*)-1*1'1*4)%3"%-1#)+%,4$%10"%$*/01%10*)/-<%=0#1%*-.%
#-%#)%*)-1*1'1*4)%3"%#$"%>4((*11"+%14%$"-"#$>0%%
"H>"&&")>".% 14% $*/4$4'-% &*A"$#&% #$1-% "+'>#?
1*4).% 14% A"*)/% ")/#/"+% *)% 4'$% >4((')*15% #)+%
*)% 10"% 34$&+.% 14% 1$"#1*)/% "#>0% ("(A"$% 4, % 4'$%%
>4((')*15% #-% #)% *)+*9*+'#&.% #)+% 14% "(A$#>*)/%%
+*9"$-*15%*)%*1-%(#)5%,4$(-<%2%#(%;$4'+%14%A"%10"%
;$"-*+")1%4, %#%')*9"$-*15%>4((*11"+%14%(#7*)/%
#%+*,,"$")>"%*)%10"%34$&+%#)+%14%A"*)/%#%;&#>"%4, %
>4)-"G'")>"%4)%*(;4$1#)1%-4>*"1#&%>4)>"$)-<
L1%6&#$7%8)*9"$-*15%3"%#$"%,4$1')#1"%14%A'*&+%
4)% 10"% #>>4(;&*-0(")1-% 4, % 10"% ;#-1% +">#+"<%
8)+"$% 10"% -;&")+*+% &"#+"$-0*;% 4, % K40)% #)+%
O#5% P#--"11.% 6&#$7% 0#-% *)9"-1"+% 3*-"&5% *)% )"3%
,#>*&*1*"-.% *)>&'+*)/% 10"% Q#-$5% 6")1"$% ,4$% 10"%
P*4->*")>"-.% 10"% !4&#)% I*"&+% R4'-".% #)+% 10"%
)"3%L>#+"(*>%64((4)-%#1%S4++#$+%Q*A$#$5<%
J"%0#9"%0*$"+%#%)"3%/")"$#1*4)%4, %"H1$#4$+*?
)#$5% ,#>'&15% ("(A"$-% 304% >04-"% 14% >4("% 14%
6&#$7%;$">*-"&5%A">#'-"%3"%#$"%#%;&#>"%10#1%>4(?
A*)"-%#%>4((*1(")1%14%34$&+?>&#--%->04&#$-0*;%%
#&4)/-*+"% #% >4((*1(")1% 14% 1$#)-,4$(#1*9"%%
&*A"$#&% #$1-% "+'>#1*4)<% J"% 0#9"% #% 1#&")1"+%
-1#,, % #)+% #+(*)*-1$#1*4)% #)+% (#)5% 34)+"$,'&%%
-1'+")1-<% 6&#$7% 8)*9"$-*15% *-% 7)43)% )#1*4)?
#&&5% ,4$% 4'$% &"#+"$-0*;% *)% '$A#)% "+'>#1*4).% *)%%
>4((')*15% ;#$1)"$-0*;-.% #)+% "H>"&&")>"% *)%
->04&#$-0*;%#>$4--%10"%A$"#+10%4, %10"%#$1-%#)+%%
->*")>"-<% =0"% >0#&&")/"% #)+% >0#$/"% 14% 10"%%
8)*9"$-*15% 14+#5% *-% 14% A'*&+% 4)% 10"-"% #>>4(?
;&*-0(")1-%#)+%14%"&"9#1"%6&#$7:-%$";'1#1*4)%#-%
4)"% 4, % 10*-% >4')1$5:-% F)"-1% $"-"#$>0% ')*9"$-*?
1*"-<%J"%0#9"%('>0%34$7%14%+4%#)+%2%*)9*1"%54'$%
")/#/"(")1%#)+%-';;4$1%,4$%10"%*)*1*#1*9"-%3"%
3*&&%')+"$1#7"%14%#>>4(;&*-0%10*-%/4#&<
J*10% 10*-% *--'"% 3"% $"?&#')>0% 4'$% #&'()*%%
(#/#T*)"% #-% #% ("#)-% 14% -0#$"% )"3-% #A4'1%
54'$% ')*9"$-*15<% =0"% (#/#T*)"% #&&43-% '-% 14%%
>4((')*>#1"% #A4'1% 10"% 34$7% 4, % >4)-"G'")>"%%
')+"$3#5% #1% 6&#$7% 14+#5% #)+% 14% +"1#*&% 10"%%
>4)1$*A'1*4)-% #)+% #>>4(;&*-0(")1-% 4, % 4'$%
(#)5% #&'()*% #$4')+% 10"% 34$&+<% !"";")*)/%
#)+%A$4#+")*)/%#&'()*%")/#/"(")1%3*&&%A"%4)"%
4, %(5%7"5%;$*4$*1*"-%#-%;$"-*+")1<%U)/#/"(")1%%
A"/*)-%3*10%>4)-*-1")1%#)+%0*/0?G'#&*15%>4(('?
)*>#1*4)%#)+%2%04;"%54'%F)+%10*-%*--'"%4, %10"%
(#/#T*)"%*),4$(#1*9"%#)+%*)1"$"-1*)/<%
2% &447% ,4$3#$+% 14% 0"#$*)/% ,$4(% 54'% #)+%%
(""1*)/% (#)5% #&'()*% #)+% ,$*")+-% 4, % 10"%%
8)*9"$-*15%#-%2%1$#9"&%#>$4--%10"%>4')1$5%*)%10"%
>4(*)/%(4)10-<
@*)>"$"&5.
DAVID P. ANGEL
President
fall 2010
44
3
clark alumni magazine
08
Editor-in-Chief
2345316000789:0;<