Changes in the Board of Trustees
Szold, Maneker and Stang Join Board of Trustees, Gittler Reelected
Byron R. Szold '56, Roberta Scheff Maneker '57, and Harry R. Stang
'59 have joined the Oberlin College Board of Trustees. Szold and
Maneker's terms run through January 1, 2000, Stang through January
1, 2003. In addition, trustee Amy J. Gittler '72 has been reelected
to a six-year term.
Myron Szold is senior advisor to Talon Asset Management, and was, through
1994, a member of the board and CEO of Harris Associates, L.P.
He is a trustee of Beloit College and a member of the Governing
Board of The Orchestral Association. He was a member of his class's
35th Reunion Gift Committee and has been a nontrustee member of
the board's Investment Committee since 1994. Szold is married
to sculptor Sara Fridman Szold; they live in Chicago and have
four children. Szold is filling the unexpired term of retiree
Herbert W. Kaatz '58.
A partner of the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP, Harry R. Stang is member of the firm's Executive Committee and national leader
of its Labor and Employment Client Service Group. He has served
the American Bar Association and the Labor Lawyers' Advisory Committee
in numerous capacities, and he has lectured nationally and published
several articles on labor-management matters. A strong supporter
of the Los Angeles Music Center, Mr. Stang is also a member of
the College's John Frederick Oberlin Society. He and his wife,
artist Marta Chaffee Stang, live in Pacific Palisades. They have
two daughters, Aandrea '90 and Alana.
A partner with the law firm Brown & Bain, Amy Gittler specializes in employment law. She joined the board in 1991,
and has chaired its Legal Affairs and Enrollment committees. Gittler
served as vice chair of board in 1993, and has been a member of
the Executive Committee since then. She lives in Arizona with
her husband, Michael Sillyman, and their two children.
Roberta Scheff Maneker, currently a self-employed writer, has worked at a variety of
writing, management, and editing jobs, including seven years as
senior vice-president of marketing and corporate communications
at Christie's. She is a board member of the Larchmont, New York,
PTA and of the Mamaroneck, New York, Center for Continuing Education,
and is also involved in Women in Communications and the Appraisers
Association of America. Maneker's involvement with Oberlin is
extensive and long-standing; she has been a member of her class's
40th Reunion Gift Committee, Alumni Association president, president
of the Oberlin Club of New York, chair of the Alumni Trustee Search
Committee, a member of the Presidential Search Committee, and
a member of the Alumni Magazine Committee. She is married to retired
attorney Morton M. Maneker, has two children, and lives in New
York City. She is filling the unexpired term created by the retirement
of Victor J. Stone '42.