The Montclair Kimberley Academy
The Cougar Chronicles
A Publication for MKA Alumni
Volume 3 / Issue 2: February 2007
From The Alumni Council
Calling all Alums! The Alumni Council is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer their time a few hours a month. Your ideas on new activities and how to involve alumni with the school are welcome. The Alumni Council is now accepting nominations for positions on the council, so recommend a classmate or get involved yourself! For more information on the Alumni Council click on www.montclairkimberley.org/user/alumni/AlumniCouncil or email Laurie McFeeley at lmcfeeley@montclairkimberley.org
Nominations
Deadlines for nominations for the Founders' Cup and The Athletic Hall of Fame are approaching fast, so please remember those teachers who changed your lives, and those peers who excelled in the realm of sports and send in your nominations!
To nominate someone for the Founders' Cup Award, click on
http://www.montclairkimberley.org/user/alumni/awards/founderscup
To nominate someone for the Athletic Hall of Fame, click on
http://www.montclairkimberley.org/user/alumni/awards/halloffame
Alumni Events
Welcome Back!
Members of the classes of 2005 and 2006 returned to MKA on January 3 for the annual Winter Break Young Alumni Luncheon. Alumni Director Laurie McFeeley '76 and Alumni Council Network Vice-President Janine Garland '82 were on hand to welcome the students back. Everyone had a great time sharing stories of their college experiences, seeing old friends and faculty, and sharing memories of MKA. This was the largest turnout yet for the event, which encourages our youngest alumni to stay connected to their alma mater. To see pictures from the luncheon, click on www.montclairkimberley.org/user/alumni/AlumniGallery
Snowbirds
In February, MKA held two alumni receptions in Florida. One in Vero Beach was hosted by George Ruding, brother of External Affairs Director Judy Polonofsky and the other in Naples was hosted by Elba and Michael Rodberg, parents of two MKA Alumni. To view pictures of both events click on www.montclairkimberley.org/user/alumni/AlumniGallery
Save The Date
Join us for breakfast in the Upper School Library on Friday, April 27 as we welcome the class of 2007 into the Alumni Association! Come celebrate this milestone with the seniors and help hand out custom MKA T-shirts and laundry bags.
. . . And This Date
The Metropolitan Area Alumni Reception will be held on Thursday, May 3rd at The Friars Club in Manhattan. For more information contact Laurie McFeeley at lmcfeeley@montclairkimberley.org.
. . . And This Date Too!
The second annual Klank Klassic lacrosse game will be held on Saturday, June 9. Stay tuned for more information.
. . . And This Date As Well
The 7th Annual Alumni Golf Open will be held at the Montclair Golf Club on Thursday, June 21. Lunch included for all golfers. New this year, complimentary cocktails and dinner open to ALL alumni! Kindly contact Larry Duca at lduca1@optonline.net.
MKA News / Events
Ever Wonder . . .
Interested in other 2006 - 2007 MKA news?
Go to http://www.montclairkimberley.org/home/schoollife/news
Sports Shorts
Teams In Action
Want to know the latest buzz about our beloved Cougars? Just check out Cougar Tracks , the athletic department's seasonal publication highlighting our teams in action. http://www.montclairkimberley.org/home/athletics/newsletter
Where Are They Now
Paul Josephson '83
Credited with spearheading the merger of the NJ Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, fixing E-ZPass, working successfully on the campaigns of Sen. Corzine and Gov. McGreevey and heading the NJ Division of Law under Gov. McGreevey, Paul has dedicated his life to the state of NJ. Currently, Paul runs the gaming law practice at Hill Wallack LLP, where he is embroiled in daily legal battles surrounding the gambling laws in Atlantic City.
Jordan Safirstein, MD '93
Dr. Safirstein is a cardiovascular fellow living in NYC who created the first ever website dedicated to listing vacancies for medical students, residents and fellows: Openspots.com. Another online medical venture he founded is the successful www.stoppagingme.com, which was featured a few months ago in Forbes magazine. jsaf237@yahoo.com
Roseanne Pennella '81
A former attorney who changed careers to become a photographer, Roseanne is a professional photographer and a professor at the New School and International Center of Photography in NYC. She contributes photos to Journeys in Film which devotes itself to educating middle-school students about cultures around the world through film and still images. Roseanne is also involved with the Cambodia Trust, which raises money to help polio and landmine victims.
John J. Farrar '62
A retired scientist and former CEO of Adolor, a pharmaceutical company which he helped to take public in 2000, Dr. Farrar has a Ph.D. in immunology and spent ten years at the National Institutes of Health conducting research in biochemistry. He was once a member of the President's Advisory Committee on immunological therapy. Dr. Farrar now lives in Montana and is enjoying retirement.
David Dollar '72
Senior Economist with the World Bank in Washington, D.C. In 1995, he became the head of the Macroeconomics and Growth Group, part of the Research Department at the World Bank. David's specialization is how globalization helps reduce poverty and he speaks and writes frequently on that topic. His articles appear in such publications as the Journal of Economic Growth and the Journal of Monetary Economies. He has appeared on C-Span and authored several books on world trade and development.
Michael Labowski '67
A scientist who has been collaborating with Nobel Prize laureate John B. Fenn on research on electrospray mass spectroscopy, Michael was Fenn's first graduate student at Yale to work with him on the electrospray mass spectroscopy that earned the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry and was asked to give the Nobel laureate chemistry talk at Sweden's University of Uppsala. Michael has been working with Professor Fenn for decades and was published in the Alanlitica Chimca Acta in 2000.
We'll email you the next issues of The Cougar Chronicles around the latter part of May. If you do NOT wish to receive these e-mails or if your email changes, please contact Joanne Wilson at jwilson@montclairkimberley.org.
Stay connected to your alma mater.
Best regards,
The MKA Alumni Council
