Category: Alumni Summer 2011

Bird by the Hand

June 1, 2011 |  by Laura Dattaro

Abby Glassenberg, A&S ’97 As a student, Abby Glassenberg was the girl who had all the stuff: She had thread, she had scissors, she had glue, material, glitter—anything and everything crafty and creative. She even had the sewing machine she bought in eighth grade with her bat mitzvah money. She was also the only one, […]

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Mo Fun, Mo Adventure: Mo Baldwin

June 1, 2011 |  by Mike Field

Getting to know the new executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Long before anyone heard of a “bucket list”—where you write down all those things you intend to do before you kick the bucket—Mo Baldwin kept a running tally of her dreams and goals in the back of her Day-Timer. She still […]

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Alumni Notes

June 1, 2011 |  by Johns Hopkins Staff

1943 Alan Schwartzman, Engr ’43, a retired architect, writes that his son Paul Schwartzman, Engr ’82, is working with a wind energy company in Dublin and his other son, Eric, is teaching in Moscow. 1946 Sarah V. Bangs-Dinehart, Nurs ’46, is retired and living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 1948 Eugene Blank, A&S ’48, Med ’54, […]

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Shelf Life

June 1, 2011 |  by Lew Diuguid

Five Hundred Buildings of Paris Text by Kathy Borrus, A&S ’98 (MA), photos by Jorg Brockmann and James Driscoll (Black Dog & Leventhal) At 3 pounds and over 600 slick pages, this guidebook extraordinaire is worth any overage on your flight to Paris. Maps and photos are arranged according to the city’s 20 arrondissements, with […]

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Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

May 31, 2011 |  by Brian Shields

The Volunteer Summit explores how students and faculty can capitalize on the best of both the virtual and the actual world.

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Lost and Found

May 31, 2011 |  by Leslie F. Miller

Orphaned at 11, a Lost Boy returns to South Sudan in a new role: founding father.

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Etude, Chopin?

May 31, 2011 |  by Laura Dattaro

Brian Ganz, Peab ’93 (AD) In 16 hours, you could drive from any Johns Hopkins Baltimore campus to Memphis, with time to stop for lunch in Nashville along the way. You could run the New York City Marathon three and a half times. You could watch Gone with the Wind four times through, including a […]

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World Lit

May 31, 2011 |  by Leslie F. Miller

Erin Ganju, A&S ’91, SAIS ’92, traded corporate success for her dream job—increasing literacy around the world.

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