Grant Program, member of the Dane County Food Council, board member of the Roundy’s Foundation, and chair of the Wisconsin Food Security Consortium. 1955 Louis Malucci and his wife, Theresa Dorelle Malucci ’56, sang with the Rochester Oratorio Society and performed several concerts in Eastern Europe over the summer of 2014. They spent several days in Vienna—where they saw the very rooms in which Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms created their masterpieces—and also visited Auschwitz. Upon returning, Louis performed with the Irondequoit Chorale in Ottawa. They also dined with Louis’ former roommate, Humbert Fiskio, and his wife in Vermont, en route to their annual vacation in Maine. 1959 “Inspired by the work of the West Marin Carbon Project, I have been propagating, selling, and giving away the native perennial grasses that draw down carbon dioxide from the atmo- sphere and store it as usable carbon in the soil,” Katharine Cook reports. She has written articles for the West Marin Citizen and Pt. Reyes Light, and she enjoys taking part in a local writing group with other senior women. “Next step: beginning a book on creating ceramics with the local clays of the Franciscan range.” [w] marincarbonproject.org 1960s 1960 In the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Andrew Maguire encouraged New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to form the Commission on Extreme Weather. Andrew is a consultant to the Union of Concerned Scientists and a member of the National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine. He and his wife, speech-language pathologist Adele De Marco, live in Ridgewood, N.J. 1961 Susan Reibel Moore is working on her 14th book, the fourth revised edition of What Should My Child Read? The third edition was published by Five Senses Education in Sydney, Australia, in 2013. Susan has lived in Sydney since 1966 and has written more than 150 articles for a wide variety of Australian publications. 1963 In November, Peter Gourevitch, professor emeritus and founding dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego, received the 2014 Roger Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty for extraordinary service to the campus. Peter joined the faculty of UCSD in 1979 and is widely credited with elevating the institution’s work in social-science research and teaching. In 1995, he was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1964 Carleton College has published Midwestern Arcadia, an e-festschrift in honor of Alison McNeil Kettering, the school’s William R. Kenan Professor Emerita of Art History. It includes articles written by colleagues and former students about topics that include colonialism’s influence on Dutch art and essays on Rembrandt. [w] https://apps. carleton.edu/kettering n Lawrence Hall Ravli boasts deep family roots at Oberlin: His mother (Muriel Fairchild Hall) graduated in 1924, his grandfather (Frederick Fairchild Hall) in 1895, his great-grandmother (Julia Maria Fairchild) in 1868, and his great-great- grandfather (Edward Henry Fairchild) in 1838—the first graduating class at Oberlin. A resident of Clinton, N.Y., Lawrence was pleased to read in a September newspaper article that three others in his town also attended Oberlin. 1965 Barbara Bauer Yelverton was named a physics teacher at International Polytechnic High School in Pomona, Calif. “I found a job much closer to home, with incredibly wonderful students, because they have to apply to go to this very special school on the CalPoly U campus,” Barbara writes. She also happens to love it there. “This looks like the school I’ll stay at until I figure I can stand retirement,” she adds, noting it won’t be anytime soon. “See you at reunion!” 1968 The work of nature photographer David Foster illustrates the book Breathing Light: Accompanying Loss and Grief with Love and Gratitude, by Julie Hliboki. The book, says David, is written for anyone who has experienced loss or grief, especially of a loved one. “This book is rooted in my spiritual journey, and a long time in gestation,” he says. It is available through David’s website. [w]: www.davidfosterimages.net 1970s 1970 Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Dirda is among the distinguished writers contribut- ing to In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of stories inspired by the Holmes canon and published in November by Pegasus Books. Michael’s 2011 book, On Conan Doyle, from Princeton University Press, received an Edgar Award, chosen by the Mystery Writers of America as the best biographical/critical book of that year. SAVE THE DATE! OCTOBER 2-4, 2015 CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF 180 YEARS OF BLACK STUDENTS AT OBERLIN The Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry (OA4) invites you to a special reunion! We are Descendants of George B. Vashon, Class of 1844, and Mary Jane Patterson, Class of 1862. This reunion will mark the 180th anniversary of Oberlin’s decision to adopt a non-discriminatory admissions policy and the beginning of the education of African Americans and other persons of color at Oberlin. Come back to Oberlin to celebrate this milestone, renew your connection with old friends, make new friends, and see how campus has changed. Most importantly, see how you can continue your connection to Oberlin and its lifelong learning community. Join and share our Facebook group, “Oberlin College Alumni Association of African Ancestry.” Interested in volunteering and participating in the weekend? Fill out our brief survey, found at tinyurl.com/OA4Survey. More information will be forthcoming. We look forward to welcoming you to campus in October! OBERLIN ALUMNI MAGAZINE 2015 / SPRING 31