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Happy New Year, alumni!
The PCAA held two great events in Southern California in early January at the homes of PC Trustees Suzanne Tito and Alan Rubin. PCAA Prez Jeff Salz talked about adventure and incorporating it into daily life, in addition to inviting alumni to be part of an effort to get the word out about Prescott College. The PCAA Board is currently trying to pull together alumni "cells" to distribute RDP catalogs to high schools and junior colleges all over the country. If you are interested in being a part of the movement, let me know.
Our thoughts here at PC are with the countries of Southeast Asia where devastation from the recent tsunami is unfathomable. President Dan Garvey recently announced that modest grants are available for students and faculty who find imaginative and effective ways to plan, implement, and/or evaluate efforts to help in the tsunami devastated region. As Dan writes, "In our goal to have Prescott College follow its mission and find the connection between….'self fulfillment and service to others,' now might be a time for us to bring our resources to the table and begin a process that will allow us to examine and meet critical needs as they present themselves, while never losing sight of the larger questions that need addressing to help insure the future we all want." Look in future Transitions for stories regarding student work.
Speaking of Transitions, the new issue will be in your mailboxes at the end of the month. Our new PR and marketing director, Ann Haver-Allen, has been hard at work on the 56-page (!) redesigned issue that contains updates about the Crossroads Center, stories about students, faculty updates, and lots of alumni news.
Happy 2005!
Rachel Yoder
Director of Alumni Relations
ryoder@prescott.edu
toll free 1-877-350-2100 x 4502
local 928-350-4502
The Class Notes website has been re-designed. Class Notes are now separated by decade and program. Because of the amount and length of class notes that we are receiving, we are not able to post all of them in The Biscuit. To read all new postings, and/or post your own message, please visit the Alumni Website.
PC Alumni in Napa, 2004
Stephen Winiarski (RDP '91), Matjn Winiarski, Wills Cooper, William Cooper (RDP '91), Gannon Rikkers, Scott Rikkers (RDP '90), Cass Rikkers, Jude Kelley, Howard Kelley (RDP '89)
Photo courtesy of Karen Cooper (RDP '94)
Read more new 70s postings from Helen Henriksen Tallen, Kent Madin and Linda Svendsen at the Alumni Website.
Jess Dods (RDP ’70)
After a worldwide career in the energy industry and management consulting, I learned enough to call myself a career coach. I help people decide what they want to be, (your Personal Vision) and teach them how to get there. This all relates back to my experiences at PC, even though a lot of time has passed since then. I work with people of all ages and career stages, and would be happy to talk with PC people. My website is http://rightchoicecareers.com. jessdods@charter.net
Charlotte Goodluck (RDP ’70)
I have been at NAU since 1987. Most currently just off a sabbatical and then off one semester due to medical reasons. I am ok now. Working on American Indian children's well-being indicators; www.nicwa.org if you are interested. Tina my partner is in real estate and loves it. So if you want to buy a house in Flagstaff contact us. Ecee is living in Penn. charlotte.goodluck@nau.edu
Michelle West (RDP ’85)
Since graduating from Prescott College, I moved to Tucson, AZ for 2 years and worked as a Holistic Therapist specializing in Vibrational Sound Healing. I missed the mountains of northern Arizona, so I moved to Sedona and lived there 5 years. I met a nice man named Michael in 1984 in Phoenix at the Edgar Cayce A.R.E. clinic. He offered to drive me to Prescott to check out the college and then he helped me move to Prescott, loading my belongings in his V.W. van with my bed strapped on top! Of course it rained on the way up the hill to Prescott! He wished me well and headed back to Phoenix saying he would come visit. Life goes by and 13 years later I ran into him in the health food store in Sedona...Read the rest of this posting at the Alumni Website.
Ari Rapport (RDP ’98)
Hey PC folks! Just a quick update for myself and my wife, Tracy Michaelis (RDP '99). We moved to Wilmington , NC this summer and have been settling in. All's well so far! If anyone feels like saying 'hi', send a note to arirapport@hotmail.com.
Jeff Stines (RDP ’98)
Hello to all the Xers and everyone else I met along the way. Life has been good to say the least. I'm in my 10th year of teaching, 7th at Jackson Hole High School . I'm teaching government and psychology to juniors and seniors. Adria and I moved here from Denver in 1998 when we both finished our graduate programs. We eloped on a mountain in Montana in 1999 and now we are happily settled and Jackson is home. We had a little girl in July '03, Chloe Elizabeth is now 16 months old and keeping us quite busy. If anyone is ever passing through the Hole drop us a line. Peace. jacstines@bresnan.net
Read more new 00s postings from Bridget Paule and Kerissa Fuccillo at the Alumni Website.
Angela Cole (RDP ’01)
Greetings to all alumni! It has been one hell of a year. I just returned from an 8-month adventure in Baghdad , Iraq . My roll there was to provide Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programming for US soldiers. It was just one of those ideas that seemed crazy enough to work. I am still just beginning to understand the implications of living in a war zone, but am teasing apart these experiences and trying to make sense of the world. I am "safe and sound" now back in good 'ole Prescott and couldn't be happier. I hope that you all are finding joy and peace in your own adventures. Much love PC! azmntngrrl@yahoo.com
Lauren (Rentenbach) Hunt (RDP ’01)
Hello out there! Dan Hunt (RDP ‘00) and I left Prescott together in 2001 to continue our farming adventures in Michigan and then New Hampshire on 2 different CSA farms. We got married under a sugar maple tree in New Hampshire , 2002. A little over two years later finds us living in southwestern Wisconsin with a beautiful daughter, Sylvia, who is now 16 months old, and our second child on the way. Dan has continued to work on organic farms, and we recently bought a 65 acre farm which we hope to develop into a home-based/land-based business eventually. Life is full and rich here in the "driftless" region of the midwest. I hope all your bellies are full of good food and your souls full of that irreplaceable PC passion!
lrentenbach@yahoo.com
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Thank you to all of you who responded to your December 2004 letter. Our alumni, parents, and friends have donated over $25,000 to the Annual Fund since the beginning of December.
If you would still like to make a gift to the Annual Fund, you may do so online, or by using the remittance envelope that was included with your letter. Our first 500 donors will receive the 2005 PC Calendar as special thanks!
What is the Annual Fund?
The Annual Fund is composed of the donations given on a yearly basis from alumni, parents and other friends. These donations augment "general operating funds," and supports everything from scholarships and upgrades in technology, to library resources and our first-rate faculty.
In Memoriam
Craig Aurness, RDP '72
Sadly, we recently heard of Craig's passing in December 2004. You can read about Craig online at Photo District News.
 Just added to wm-arts: the audio track for Score 60 from The Music of Frederick Sommer. Click music to hear this score performed by Walton Mendelson (RDP '69) and Stephen Aldrich (RDP '69). Click score to see this score on wm-arts.com, with audio link on site page. Click read to read about the music of Frederick Sommer. The Music of Frederick Sommer , is available from Nazraeli Press.
Rep. Tom Udall (RDP '70) and Randy Udall (RDP '72) along with the rest of the Udall clan were featured in the October issue of High Country News, www.hcn.org.
Calling PC Alumni! - Rowell Award
This $15,000 award honors that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the peoples who inhabit these lands and regions. For more information, please visit www.rowellaward.com or contact Elizabeth U, elizabeth@planresonate.com. The nomination period ends January 17th.
MAP Colloquium, Feb. 4-6, 2005
The upcoming MAP Colloquium schedule will be available online at the end of the week.
Crossroads Center Grand Opening
February 17-19, 2005
Join us to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Crossroads Center! The weekend will feature Prescott College faculty and alumni authors, our Community Supported Agriculture program, the Sustainable Ag program at Wolfberry Farm, the new Crossroads Cafe, faculty and student presentations. Featured speakers include Paul Duguid, co-author of The Social Life of Information, and Dennis Meadows, co-author of Limits to Growth. More information coming soon, online at www.prescott.edu.
What's with the name?
"Biscuit" is a nickname for Prescott that locals often use. When out-of-towners visit, you'll often hear people explaining the proper pronunciation of "Prescott" as, "'Preskit' rhymes with 'Biscuit'." “The Biscuit” was chosen from among eight names by alumni vote in February 2003, and was submitted by alumnus Michael Shay (RDP ’99).
Read recent and current issues of The Biscuit online at www.prescott.edu/alumni/biscuit
Prescott College Alumni Office
220 Grove Ave. * Prescott, AZ 86301
1.877.350.2100
928.350.4502
Fax: 928.776.5228
alumni@prescott.edu
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