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Class NotesClick on a class year or scoll down.
--Editors' Class Notes Highlights-- --Editors' Class Notes Highlights-- MESSAGES: ● We value all the messages that alumni have sent in, but the one from Daniel Vock and Colette Sluys-Newman who recently met, 54 years after they last saw each other at the Lycée, is particularly touching. (See Class of 1952 for details) ● Alice Croisier also wrote an extremely thoughtful and touching message that reflects the feelings of many of us, who take so much pleasure in renewing the friendships and sharing the souvenirs of our youth. (See class of 1981 for details.) IN THE NEWS: ● Philippe P. Dauman has been appointed President and CEO of Viacom Inc. (See Class of 1970 for details) ● Maria Teresa Mestre is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (See Class of 1973 for details) ● Jonathan Littell was awarded the 2006 Prix Goncourt for his novel 'Les Bienveillantes'. (See Class of 1985 for details) Back to Top --Class Notes Archives-- Links for archives for alumni and professors/staff are listed on this page of the newsletter, under each specific class year. Back to Top --Former Professors and Staff-- TOP: The Red Kabaya, co-produced by Andre Berly; BOTTOM: Les étoiles à l'envers, New York, Photoroman par Pierrette Fleutiaux et ● André Berly nous écrit: "Voici un bref résumé de mes petites aventures depuis mon départ du Lycée en juin 1986. Je suis venu vivre à Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie, où je réside encore aujourd'hui. J'ai d'abord travaillé à "International School of Kuala Lumpur", lycée international au programme américain. J'y ai enseigné le français langue étrangère pendant cinq ans. En 1991, j'ai créé ma propre société et ai commencé à importer et à distribuer du matériel scolaire en Malaisie et à Singapour. J'ai ouvert à Kuala Lumpur une librairie française avec un petit café attenant. La librairie est toujours ouverte à ce jour, mais je me suis séparé du café qui me prenait trop de temps. Depuis 2005, ma société s'est diversifiée et nous avons ouvert une branche de production cinématographique. Nous avons réalisé un téléfilm en langue malaise et venons d'achever un long métrage en 35mm en langue anglaise, entièrement filmé en Malaisie, qui sortira le 23 novembre sur les écrans malaisiens et que nous espérons bien vendre d'en d'autres pays dès le début de l'année 2007. Le titre de ce film est: The Red Kebaya. Vous pouvez en savoir plus en visitant notre site officiel: www.theredkebaya.com Je ne suis pas retourné a New York depuis 1990, mais rentre en France une fois par an pour rendre visite a ma famille . Je passe mes vacances à Sydney où je m'enfuis dès que j'en trouve le temps.....André Berly....Instituteur 1983-1984, surveillant général 1984-1986." ● Pierrette Fleutiaux nous écrit: "Merci pour votre newsletter. Je souhaiterais seulement signaler la parution cette année d'un nouveau livre: Les étoiles à l'envers, New York, Photoroman par Pierrette Fleutiaux et JS Cartier. Il s'agit d'un vagabondage personnel à travers des photos de New York d'avant les attentats de 2001, des rapports entre l'image et l'écriture, l'imaginaire et le réel. [J'ai aussi été] l'éditeur du livre Les étoiles à l'envers, publié en 2006 par Actes Sud." ● David Martin Herron taught at the Lycee from February 1967 through June 1968. He wrote: “I had just started my teaching career in 1966 with a very bad start working for the NYC Department of Education in East New York, Brooklyn. I jumped at the opportunity to teach at the Lycee for reasons too obvious to mention......Looking at your website, particularly the obits, I see the name of Mme. Cèrisoles; I recall many conversations with her, and I thought she was a lady of great class......I taught the children of two noted celebrities of the time: Paddy Chayevsky and Lauren Bacall. Ms. Bacall and her daughter Leslie Bogart (’71) were living at the time in The Dakota, not far from the school. I met one or both at an evening teacher-parent gathering. This must have been just before Mr. Chayevsky wrote the screenplay for "The Hospital." His son, whose first name I do not recall [Dan Chayefsky, '74] was in Sixth Grade at the time. It goes without saying that he was a most intelligent student, very friendly and well behaved.......[Later] I wrote exams in blue books at Purdue and NYU. However, to this day, I remember the giant feuilles used to write exams at the Lycee -- a strange thing to remember, but I do, perhaps it was the logistics of carrying and grading them......I look forward to reading your next newsletter.” ● Click on links below for news of Mario Bellati and Jean Heffer. -- On the Internet: Prof. Mario Bellati -- On the Internet: Prof. Jean Heffer -- David Martin Herron's website -- Professors and Staff Archives Back to Top 1940-1945 Maurice Raviol ('44) Past President and Founder of AALFNY ● Betsy Jolas ('43) wrote: "This is a series, sponsored by the Paris Cité de la Musique, entitled "Domaine Privé" (Private domain!): Four concerts of mine and other works (orchestra, chamber music, film, etc.) meant to reflect my tastes and personality" (Please open the Pdf. file below for the full December 2006 schedule of Betsy's works.) ● Gabrielle Griswold, ’44 sent her regrets for not being able to attend the AALFNY May 31st reunion in NYC, and wrote: "How I wish I could get there for the reunion, but unfortunately I am so busy just at present that I'm afraid it's impossible. But another time, perhaps! I'd love to get to know some of you with whom I've been in correspondence but still haven't met. Think of me, and I'll be thinking of all of you. Special greetings also to my former classmate, Maurice Raviol, who I believe does plan to attend. When next in New York, perhaps I'll get to see you all. Best and warmest wishes." Gabrielle also wrote another in her series of articles for us, entitled The 1938-1939 School Year: Part 2, The Lyçée Kids I Remember (See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter.)  Betsy Jolas: December 2006 Concert Schedule-- Class Notes Archives: 1940 to 1943 -- Class Notes Archives: 1944 -- Class Notes Archives: 1945 Back to Top 1946-1950 Joanna Macy ('47) ● Edward Perry Gaskell, ‘47 sent his regrets for not being able to attend the AALFNY May 31st reunion in NYC, and wrote: "I am very sorry not to be able to attend the party. But then I imagine that not many of my classmates from the years 1942-4 will be there, or even remember me. Although I am still in touch with Kevin Egan, '48!" -- Class Notes Archives: 1946 -- Class Notes Archives: 1947 -- Class Notes Archives: 1948 -- Class Notes Archives: 1949 -- Class Notes Archives: 1950 Back to Top 1951● John Clarke sent us his "Biographie sommaire", which stated: "Présent: un doctorat me permet d'égrener mes dernieres années au rythme de la vie universitaire. Passé: une seule image me reste de la 6e et c'était d'une fillette qui me tancait de lire du Steinbeck au lieu de s'extasier devant les alexandrins de Racine."-- Class Notes Archives (1951) Back to Top 1952 ● Daniel Vock nous écrit, de sa part et de la part de Colette Sluys-Newman: "Colette Sluys-Newman et Daniel Vovk, tous deux de la promotion 1952 se sont retrouvés dans une brasserie parisienne, pour la première fois en cinquante-quatre ans. Nous avons remercié le service "Anciens Elèves" d'avoir rendu possible cette rencontre. Nous avons découvert que nous habitons la même rue quand Daniel est à Paris. Nous avons passé en revue ce que nous savons de nos treize camarades de promotion (pas grand' chose) et d'autres condisciples dont nous sommes sans nouvelle. Et puis nous avons évoqué le Lycée de 300 élèves que nous avons connu et échangé des souvenirs sur nos profs. En particulier nous avons gardé un souvenir vivace de Mme Sotiroff qui enseignait la philo au Lycée en 1951/52 et qui nous a donné pour la vie le gout de la philosophie. Nous avons aussi révélé l'un à l'autre certains détails sur notre enfance que nous tenions secrets à l'époque. L'age délie les langues. Conseil aux jeunes: gardez le contact, si vous le pouvez. Perdre de vue celle ou celui qui fut une bonne camarade, c'est une peu de votre jeunesse qui disparait dans le caniveau." Il nous a aussi écrit, après avoir reçu une photo de sa classe du yearbook: "Que de souvenirs cette photo évoque! Que nous étions beaux avec nos costumes et cravates..... Vous rendez un grand service aux anciens élèves. Jai été attristé de lire dans la liste que Jeanne Blanchenay '52 est décédée l'année dernière. Elle a été mon premier flirt en Amérique lorsque je suis arrivé il y a 55 ans de cela!" ● Pierre Blanchenay ('61) informed us that there was "a memorial service for all Barnard Alumnae in NY on Sunday June 11 at 10am. Jeanne Blanchenay Houghton ('52) who passed away in January of 2005, [was] among those who [were] honored and remembered on that occasion. Please dedicate a warm memory to her in your heart. Kind thoughts to all and each." ● Click on link below for news of Robert Kaiser. -- On the Internet: Robert Kaiser ('52) -- Class Notes Archives (1952) Back to Top 1953 (by Nina Berberova) Translated by Philippe Radley ('53) ● "Philippe Radley has been an attorney in private practice since 1980. He is now with Rand Rosenzweig Radley & Gordon LLP, specializing in corporate law, intellectual property, and immigration law. Before his law career, Philippe was a professor of Russian language and literature at Amherst College (1969-79), SUNY at Stonybrook (1969-79), and a teaching fellow at Harvard University (1959-62). Philippe received his Ph.D from Harvard University in Slavic Languages and Litereature. His translation of The Italics are Mine (Harcourt Brace, 1969) received a National Book Award nomination in 1969. Philippe has been on the American Jewish Committee New York Chapter Board for the past decade and has been the chair and cochair of the City Advocacy Task Force. He was President of Temple Emanuel Men's Club, 1999-2001, and is presently a board member." (From American Jewish Committee program, First National Conference of Russian-American Jewish Lay Leadership; http://www.ajcrussian.org/atf/cf/%7B66BD09D8-5251-4553-8C19-5FC7BEAF0E76%7D/RussianProgram2006%20(3).pdf) -- Class Notes Archives (1953) Back to Top 1954 Philippe De Montebello ('54) ● Anne-Renee de Fontnouvelle ('54) saw her name listed in our newsletter's A la Recherche des Anciens Perdus section and wrote: "I am not 'Lost', but to help with your alumni data, I......am the daughter of the Founder of the Lycee, Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle. He was President of the Lycee from the day it opened its doors and was active in his office at 3 East 95th Street until the age of 79. He continued to commute from our home in Locust Valley, Long Island to the Lycee until the week of his death in 1956. My brother Charles de Fontnouvelle ('43) also attended the Lycee and died in battle during WWII.' ● Click on link below for news of Marguerite (Stein) Lederberg -- On the Internet: Marguerite (Stein) Lederberg -- Class Notes Archives (1954) Back to Top 1955 Bruno A. Quinson ('55) ● The publishing career of Bruno A. Quinson (now retired) "has included positions as President and CEO of Henry Holt and Co., Inc. and President of the General Books Division at the Macmillan Publishing Co." -- Class Notes Archives (1955) Back to Top 1956● David Bolotine is the Head of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library at Stony Brook University.-- Class Notes Archives (1956) Back to Top 1957_Haase.jpg) by Daniele (Dubosc) Haase ('57) and Eliane Viennot ● "Danielle Haase-Dubosc a reçu son Ph. D. en littérature comparée à Columbia University où elle est Adjunct Associate Professor dans le département de français et de philologie romane. Elle dirige le centre universitaire de Reid Hall pour Columbia à Paris, a publié plusieurs articles sur la problématique des rapports de sexe en littérature et prépare actuellement un livre sur les enlèvements au XVII` siècle." (Payot-Rivages,http://www.payot-rivages.fr/asp/fiche.asp?id=3890) ● "NOBODY TOUCHES ME WITH IMPUNITY. That is the warning, in Latin, that is posted over Robert Abady's kennel. It refers to the fierce bouviers des Flandres guard dogs he raises, but the motto might well be Abady's own.....Abady's education was classically French, and when the family moved to New York he attended the Lycee Francais which was for him 'a terrible school. It was too rigid and I was basically rebellious.' Once when he was briefly living on his own after a spat with his father, he was called in by the headmaster and informed he was going to be expelled. "I said, O.K., I won't pay the bill." He remained in school......" (Sports Illustrated Vol. 34, http://www.bouviers.net/info/abady.html) ● Click on link below for news of Patricia Calabi -- On the Internet: Patricia Calabi -- Class Notes Archives (1957) Back to Top 1958 Alexander Rossolimo ('58) ● To read about Alexander Rossolimo's prophetic views on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, click on the link below. ● Bernard Moffroid is the owner of Cafe Bernard in Basalt, Colorado. "Those who dine at Cafe Bernard, a French cafe on Midland avenue in Basalt, will probably meet the head chef and owner Bernard, and, if they do, will almost certainly be told off. Bernard Moffroid, a small, sprightly Frenchman, works at his cafe six nights a week and almost always does the rounds. Want ketchup with your fries? Too bad (and their called pommes frites, anyway). Want your steak cooked more than medium? Be prepared for intense negotiations......The atmosphere is splendidly continental, favoring rustic more than chic, with a cozy 'corner shop that just happens to serve world class food' feeling." (The Aspen Times, 10/14/2004), http://aspentimes.com/article/20041017/AROUND0102/40622001/-1/AROUND01) -- Cassandra for a New Millennium: Alexander Rossolimo ('58) -- Class Notes Archives (1958) Back to Top 1959 Michael Bleier ('59) ● Michael Bleier wrote: "I spent three years at the University of Tulsa and enjoyed living in a totally different part of the US with a very different perspective on current events. My parents moved to Tulsa because of my father's job and because I was 16 when I started at NYU, I moved with them. I had the good fortune of having as my roommate Hafiz Nawabi, who was from Kabul, Afghanistan. He now lives in the Washington, DC area and we have remained extremely close, attending each family's special events. I graduated from Georgetown Law in 1965 and studied for almost two years at Johns Hopkins' SAIS, which I left to go into my brief military service. In the interim I got engaged after four months and married in October 1966, and Phil Schreiber, a Lycee classmate, was best man at my wedding. My wife is a writer of corporate histories and we have three children and eight grandchildren. I worked at the FTC for about three and a half years and then went to the Federal Reserve Board's Legal Division in Washington, DC where I stayed for eleven years. I left as Assistant General Counsel and joined Mellon in 1982. I have been here ever since and have been General Counsel for the holding company and bank since 1992. I have been on the Senior Management Committee since 1992. As General Counsel I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of Mellon's Legal Derpartment and supervise a staff of 69 lawyers at 12 locations. During my time at Mellon I have been responsible for the legal aspects of the Corporation's expansion in both the banking and nonbanking areas, regulatory matters, dealings with the Congress and state legislatures. I was responsible for Mellon's good bank/bad bank transaction as well as the Boston Company and Dreyfus acquisitions, and in dealings with Federal regulators on Basel II. I have also authored or co-authored a number of articles that have appeared in various law school publications. For five years (1994 to 1998) I was chairman of the Lawyers Council of the Financial Services Roundtable, a national trade association representing major financial service organizations. I was also vice chairman of the American Bankers Association's Bank Counsel Committee. I am also on the board of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestar as well as the Civic Light Opera in Pittsburgh. My wife and I will celebrate our 40th Anniversary this October 9, 2006." -- Class Notes Archives (1959) Back to Top 1960 Thérèse (Casadesus) Rawson ('60) ● Therese Casadesus Rawson nous écrit: "Je suis plus ancienne que votre Association d'Anciens!! Pour vous renseigner, oui, j'ai été brievement éleve au Lycée Francais de N.Y. pour le trimestre d'automne 1959, en classe de Philo avec M. Choquet. A part ce trimestre, j'étais au Lycée Victor Duruy à Paris. Puis Licence d'Anglais à la Sorbonne, puis Ph.D en Langue et Littérature Francaise à l'Université de Pennsylvanie (ou j'habite depuis 1964). Un de ces jours, je visiterai votre site." -- Class Notes Archives (1960) Back to Top 1961 Virginia (Utermohlen) Lovelace ('61) ● Jill Newman Iversen wrote: "My son, Jeremy Iversen, came out with a book called High School Confidential that was published September 19, 2006, by Simon & Schuster, and shot to 100 its first week of publication on Amazon's countdown list. He also made the round of talk shows, including Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and The View, and Rosie O'Donnell told him not once but three times he was cute (http://www.jeremyiversen.com/). Proof that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts. Bonnes nouvelles to all!" -- Class Notes Archives (1961) Back to Top 1962 Top: Ronnie Hess ('62); Bottom: by Suzanne Slesin ('62) and others ● Ronnie Hess works for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she is Director of Communications and Publications (Division of International Studies and Programs): “Ms. Hess is responsible for all internal and external communications, including print and electronic media, campus liaison, press and media relations. She also oversees International Studies and International Institute Web sites. She represents International Studies on the Arts Institute’s Assembly……Prior to joining International Studies in 1998, Ms. Hess was an award-winning broadcast journalist. She began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio and for many years was a CBS News reporter and producer, based in New York and Paris. She returned to public radio in the 1990s with positions at Minnesota Public Radio and in Chicago. She has written and produced television documentaries for A&E’s ‘American Justice’ series.” (From University of Wisconsin, http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/deansOffice/facstaffBio.asp?facId=3) ● Click on link below for news of Dr. M. Andre Vasu -- Books by Suzanne Slesin -- On the Internet: Dr. M. André Vasu, '62 -- Class Notes Archives (1962) Back to Top 1963 Guy Wildenstein ('63) -- Class Notes Archives (1963) Back to Top 1964 Patrice Gélinet ('64) ● Dominique Tabah nous écrit: "Je suis conservateur de bibliothèque. Après 25 ans à Bobigny j’ai fait partie de l’équipe de direction de la Bibliothèque publique d’information au centre Pompidou et suis maintenant à Montreuil....Nous avons été cinq anciens (bac 64; Dominique Tabah, Antoine Comte, Henri Ehrlich, Eric Seydoux et Dominique Plihon ) à nous retrouver et dîner ensemble à Pris cet été, très émouvantes et délicieuses retrouvailles." (To read an article by Dominique, click on the PDF-file link below.) ● Patrice Gélinet est Producteur et Directeur de station de radio, France Inter, et a depuis plus de vingt ans une émission sur l’histoire quasi quotidienne '2000 ans d’histoire.' Le rôle social et culturel des bibliothèques vu de Bobigny (de Dominique Tabah)-- Class Notes Archives (1964) Back to Top 1965 ● (The above picture was reprinted with permission from Vintage Poster Works--http://www.vintageposterworks.com) "1963 Villars Gala of Ice Figure Skating Advertising Sporting Poster. This......design poster advertises a gala ice skating event......The ice skater names printed on the poster are:........Joya Utermohlen ['65] Olympic champion at Innsbrook......." ● Dominique Tabah ('64) wrote: "Ma soeur Béatrice Tabah ('65) est peintre et conservateur de musée, elle vit à Troyes." ● Jacqueline (Pujol) Lincy ('65) and Jean-Claude, daughter and son-in-law of the original owners, closed their Pierre au Tunnel restaurant on August 13, 2005. The restaurant had been owned and operated by the same family since 1950, and was one of the oldest family-run restaurants in New York City. Tis is an excerpt from a review by Bryan Miller (New York Times, 11/8/1991): "Owned by Jacqueline and Jean-Claude Lincy, 41-year-old Pierre au Tunnel has a warm, inviting aura. You pass through the spacious bar with several tables along one wall en route to the dining room, which has brick walls on one side, stucco on another, timbered beams overhead, red banquettes and a fireplace adorned with a giant stag's head. Don't expect lanky 22-year-old aspiring actresses as waitresses. The small French women who seem to have been here since the Eisenhower Administration appear timeless. They go about their ministrations with alacrity, although the pace can be slow sometimes at dinner." ● Considering a vacation apartment-rental in Paris? Learn from Renee Marton's experience (and woes), which are cited in a December 2006 Travel and Leisure article. (http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/short-term-rentals-101, or click on link below.) -- 'Short-term Rentals 101' -- Class Notes Archives (1965) Back to Top 1966 Top: Chris Kende ('66) & Andre Cappon ('66); Bottom: Philip Engelhardt ('66) ● Alain Letort wrote: "I left Brazil in 2002 and have been stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo as Commercial Attaché since 2003, and will remain in Tokyo until July 2007. I welcome visits and contacts from my «anciens camarades du Lycée». My guest room is waiting!" ● Maud Gambliel ('67) wrote to us in response to a posting in our A la Recherche des Anciens Perdus newsletter section, and told us that her brother, Hervé Gambliel has a Ph.D in Genetic Engineering and is a biochemist researcher in Boise, Idaho. His published articles can be viewed at http://scholar.google.com. ● In June 2006, the four original members of The Swingstones (Philip Engelhardt, Chris Kende, René Asper, and Pierre Seydoux) had a 40-year reunion in Geneva. To see pictures and hear music click on the link below. Monique Auguste ('66) and Dominique (Asper) Reginato ('73) and their husbands were also there. ● Click on link below for news of Irene Finel-Honigman ● See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter for a poem, Une Vie, by Jean-Pierre Marchand. Jean-Pierre is also seeking to contact Pierre Calmette ('66), so if anyone knows where he can be reached, please let us know. ● Diana Mara Henry "fait part de son bon souvenir aux anciens, parmi lesquels Paul Oppenheim, Christopher Kende et Edouard Sonnino, avec qui elle s'est réunie cet été. Her exhibit of photographs of One-Room Schools and Schoolteachers was shown at American International College's Cultural Arts Center in September. Please check in to her website, dianamarahenry.com" -- The Swingstones 40-Year Reunion -- On the Internet: Irene Finel-Honigman -- June 2006 Class of '66 Reunion in New York -- 1966 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1967 Jane Trigere ('67) and Christopher Delgado ('67) ● Jane Trigere wrote: "I escaped the Lycee one year before graduation and lost track of everyone, alas. What a delight to see names I have not enunciated in decades: Raymond Morini, how are you? Do you remember me? Your eulogy for Hercky was beautiful. I am in contact with Diana Henry who settled near me and I hear about Francis Freedland through my "sources." Mazal Tov on baby Gabriel. I started an email correspondence with Philip Engelhardt and must catch up with him. I shall spend more time on the web site to restore my memory. I have lived in many places, but finally have landed in westerm Massachusetts. My husband is a book dealer and we live above the shop. One of our four children has made us a grandparents recently. My professional life has been very changeable. It's hard to say in two words what I have done with myself. I have just finished an intense two-year graduate program at Jewish Theological Seminary in NYC in art history. Where that takes me is unclear. I live in an area where many people vacation. Visitors are welcome!" ● Mira Schor is living in New York City. She teaches in the MFA Program at Parsons The New School for Design. On April 24, 2006 her Valentine's Day talk The Art of Nonconformist Criticality, Or, On Not Drinking the Kool-aid was webcast on WPS1. It is part of the station's Living History series, which will feature other SVA lectures as well. The talk can be heard in the station's online archives by clicking on the link below. Mira's work was also included in an exhibition this Fall (2006) at the University of Virginia Art Museum entitled COMPLICIT! Contemporary American Art & Mass Culture. To access the related website and to hear an interview with Mira, click on the other link below. ● Click on the link below for news of Dominique de Ziegler -- On the Internet: Dominique de Ziegler -- Mira Schor's "The Art of Nonconformist Criticality....." -- Mira Schor's "COMPLICIT!....." -- 1967 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1968 Top: Coco (Corinne Franco) Kopelman ('68) Bottom: Nina Bernstein ('68) ● Philippe Velay wrote: "Philippe Velay has two children, Ségolène (born in Paris in 1975) and Jean-Barthélemy (born in Paris in 1980). Ségolène was just married in Paris in July 2006. The groom's name is Cyril Künzle; he comes from Edmonton, Alberta and works on computer programs." ● Françoise Kuhn nous écrit: "...je suis toujours au Costa Rica.....et la nouvelle est que j'ai publié un livre qui s'intitule Walter Ferguson, el Rey del Calipso (W.F., the King of Calypso). C'est la biographie d'un célèbre compositeur de calypso du Costa Rica. Il y a une partie biographique, puis des commentaires d'amis du musicien, des photos de lui, de son entourage et de son village (où je vis moi aussi) et les paroles de 66 chansons. Bien que la biographie soit écrite en espagnol, les chansons sont en version originale en anglais "créole limonais" (langue qui se parle dans la région de Limon) et il y a une traduction en espagnol. Le livre a été déclaré "d'intérêt culturel" par le Gouvernement costaricain, et la déclaration publiée dans la Gazette Officielle. Plusieurs journaux et revues ont publié des reportages. Je remets en annexe celle du journal le plus important et le plus sérieux du pays "La Nación", celui que tout le monde lit." (That publication's review, in Spanish, of Francoise's work can be viewed at: http://nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/junio/28/aldea3.html) ● To our knowledge, at least four '68 alumni are artists, and their works can be viewed at these websites: -- Martine Aballea : http://www.paris-art.com/artiste_detail-614-aballea.html (also, click on link below to see a video of an interview with her) -- Maria Oppenheim: http://www.kunst-mariaoppenheim.com/frame.html -- Marc Salz: http://www.art-spirit.net/frames/marc2.html AND http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist/details.php?id=9365 -- Muriel Soriano : http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Muriel+Soriano/11681.html (also featured in Alumni on the Internet; click on link below) -- On the Internet: Muriel Soriano -- Interview with Martine Aballea (Google Video) -- 1968 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1969 Top: by by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren ('69); Bottom: Tristan Turenne des Prés ('69) ● Tristan Turenne des Prés wrote: "I have been in music and also played a major part in the video game industry, from its birth in 1986, till now, first with Sega, then with Sony Playstation. I am working on getting out of it now! Too much stress and pressure, for too many years." ● Perrine Rouillon a vaincu son 'writer's block' et nous ecrit: "Ouf ! La machine repart. Coincée à la septième page de mon septième livre (Un dessin sur une page d'écriture) depuis presque deux ans, je commençais à me demander ce que j'allais bien pouvoir faire de mon existence, maintenant que ma vie d'auteur était finie. Travailler ?!? Devant une telle menace je me suis accrochée à ma table vingt quatre heures sur vingt quatre et j'ai pondu La Xénophobie, le Yoyo, la Zézette. Ouf, donc. Sursis." (Click on link below for a review of one of Perrine's books, Le Diable, l'amoureux et la photocopine) ● Alison Estabrook wrote: "I remember my days at the Lycee fondly, and I remember a lot of our classmates: Una Copley (I often wonder where she is), Jacqueline Moreau, Julianna Lloyd (who I have seen in NYC). I was happy to read about Jennifer Schmid, who I remember spending time with right after JFK's assassination, and about Peter Lawrence whose birthday parties were unforgettable. I am a surgeon at St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. I am married, and have no children. We live in NYC and in Rye, NY. I do a lot of horseback riding and travel a lot for fun." -- Review of Perrine Rouillon's Book -- 1969 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1970 Top: Co-authored and with contributions by Karin Link Murr ('70) and others; Bottom: by Stephen Golub ('70) and James Tobin ● Karin Link recently co-authored Pioneer Square: Seattle's Oldest Neighborhoodand told us: "I wrote several sections, contributed several of the non-historical photographs and also provided preliminary editing help (credited in the preface) on all the chapters I did not write. The book concerns what later became the Pioneer Square Historic District, much of which was built soon after a great fire destroyed the area on June 6, 1889. The area became a national historic district in 1970 and also became City of Seattle historic district in the same year." (click on link below to access her book's website.) ● "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2006 --Viacom Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Philippe P. Dauman, 52, President and Chief Executive Officer......Mr. Dauman will report to Sumner M. Redstone, Viacom's Executive Chairman and Founder, and to the Board of Directors of Viacom......Mr. Dauman, who has been a Director of Viacom since 1987, served from 1994 to 2000 as a member of Viacom's Executive Committee and as Executive Vice President in charge of strategic transactions, legal and government affairs, human resources and administration, with supervisory responsibility for Paramount Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Simon & Schuster. From 1993 to 1998, he also was General Counsel of Viacom." ● Carole (Hanania) Pinto told us that she "got her BA in Architecture and Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MBA from Columbia. Her work at the Metropolitan and Brooklyn Museums in New York was followed by a job in Corporate Finance at Salomon Brothers, where she met up with fellow lyceene Sabine Hugueny , also class of 1970. She later headed up the Art Investment Division at Sotheby's, and was a regular contributor to Art and Auction magazine. She now spends her time between New York and Paris as an art dealer and consultant, specializing in late XIX and early XX century paintings. Her current email is (available upon request from AALFNY)." ● "Eva Tabor has worked as international consultant for Kvindeligt Arbejderforbund i Danmark (KAD) since April 2000. Previously she was stationed as regional co-ordinator in southern Africa, based in Mozambique and in Johannesburg, by the General Workers Union in Denmark (SiD). She has worked with international affairs for both the Labour Movement’s International Forum (AIF) and SiD, where she has also been editor of a number of magazines and pamphlets on international union affairs. She formerly worked as a translator and project staff member in the LO/FTF Council, from the Council’s formation in 1987. Eva Tabor has many years’ experience with international union affairs and the trade union movement. She trained as an interpreter in Spanish and French in 1986, subsequently studying International Development at Ålborg Open University, focusing especially on women and development." (LO/FTF Council, http://www.ulandssekretariatet2.dk/siteen/projekt_information/projektledere_dk.php?projektleder_idx=6) ● Click on link below for news of Elizabeth Danto -- In Memoriam 9/11: Philip Haentzler -- On the Internet: Elizabeth Danto -- Web site for Karin Link's book -- 1970 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1971 Top: Mary (Deschamps) Cornu ( '71) and family Bottom: Darrell Ellison ('71) ● From Mary (Deschamps) Cornu: "I live in Paris with my husband François and two daughters, Eloïse (sweet 16) and Morgane (daredevil 11)….After working for the New York Times, Vogue, the Herald Tribune as a journalist, I started my own company: LANGUAGE. We do writing, editing, translating teaching." ● Margaret (Block) Walker wrote: " I live in Hastings and am a psychologist. I work at Columbia at the Counseling Service. My husband and I have two boys, Leo and Sam. Leo is 18 and Sam is 14." ● Tania (Cooper) Patriota wrote: "Just in case any of my 1971 classmates are interested (I attended the Lycee from 1964 to 1969 and my sons Miguel and Thomas attended Lycee from 1994 to 1999), I have been working for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund since 1990, first as programme officer, now as Officer in Charge of the Brazil office since 2003. If anyone is interested in knowing more (or contributing!) to the Fund, our global website is www.unfpa.org and our Brazil website is www.unfpa.org.br (for Portuguese speakers). Bio note: After the Lycee, I passed my Bac at the International School in Geneva, then obtained post graduate degree in Cognitive Psychology from University of Geneva, and MPH (Public Health, Population and Family Health) at Columbia University, New York. Later worked as psychologist and researcher for Univ. de Geneve, Hopital Cantonal before joining the United Nations." ● Jonathan Mandelbaum sent his regrets for not being able to attend the AALFNY May 31st reunion in NYC, and wrote: "Camarades! Greetings from across the Atlantic! I spent a few days in NY with my daughter late April/early May, and we did see a few Alumni - Ronald Grelsamer '71, André Cappon '66, Sylvia Flescher '70. Alas, much as I would have liked to, my boss (= yours truly) didn't let me stay in town until next Wednesday. So, on the 31st, we - that includes my dear wife Anne, née de Grenier, also Class of '71 - shall raise our glasses toward the setting sun here in France and drink a toast to you all at the Yates Penthouse (fond memories...) Pensées amicales, Jonathan" ● Rafael Rodriguez shared this with us: "Dear fellow Lyceens: Recently I spent a few days in Naples, Fla. and visited with the family of a friend of my father’s from his French Lycee of Madrid days before the Spanish Civil War. Through the twists and turns of events they also ended up living in the same cities three more times in the period of 80 years that their friendship lasted. Havana (1959-1960), Paris (1961-1965) and Summit and Upper Montclair, New Jersey (1986-1990). And now they must be mulling over old boy scout tales and other stories up there, perhaps over a glass of wine. What I am trying to say is that the friendships forged during the Lycee years can be fundamental to getting through life with our sanity intact. As you know I am a translator, and am in the middle of the challenging exercise of translating poetry, so I would like to submit [a poem] for your consideration as I found it worthwhile in any language. The original is in Spanish and comes from a young writer inside Cuba." (Click on link below to read the poem, or go to Alumni Creative section of this newsletter." -- Poem translated by Rafael Rodriguez -- 1971 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1972 Top: Hervé Cérisoles ('72); Bottom: Bambi Sloan ('72) ● Carol-Ann (Holzberger) Braun sent this: "I'm very pleased to see that the Lycée has a web site, and glad to recognize some key names among those who are active within it and were my friends way back when. After the Lycée I went to the boonies in upstate NY, then on to Princeton where I majored in Art History and studied a great deal of Political Science. These two interests - and art-making - have followed me my whole life. After decades in New York and New York State, I now live in Paris with my husband Berti Braun (half-Peruvian) and our son Philip-Alejo. I do what is called 'art comportemental', which means art-installations that have a subtle, hidden form of interactivity. I'm also setting up an augmented chat space for my neighborhood, which is very international, though poor :-) and in great need of new means for having its voice heard. To earn my living I teach. I would love to hear more from my class-mates and old friends! So please don't hesitate to send an e-mail, with a clear header including the word "lycée" so as to survive my spam filter." ● A stylish and exclusive lodge on the island of Jura has been designed by Parisian interior designer Bambi Sloan. (Click on link below for a write-up on that project by Bambi.) ● Dr. Walter Weiss wrote: " Exept for college and graduate school, I remain an Upper Westsider. I have lived in Vermont (3 yrs) Hartford (3 yrs) and Dublin, Ireland (7 yrs). I completed my training on the West Side at St. Luke's/Roosevelt in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesia, and was an attending there before taking up my present position of Director of Pediatric Anesthersia at Winthrop University Hospital on Long Island. My wife, Helen, is a neonatologist and Assistant Director of Nurseries at Children's Hospital of New York (Columbia Univ.) We have 16 year old twins (Emma and Daniel) who attend Riverdale Country School. I remain in regular contact with Stephanie Friede '72 a world class soprano living in Antwerp and singing leading operatic roles primarily in Europe, and Tom Teicholz '73, now living in Santa Monica, Ca." ● Click on link below for news of Bruno Combe -- On the Internet: Bruno Combe -- 'Stalking Wild Mushrooms in Cyberspace', by Carol-Ann Holzberger ('72) -- Bambi Sloan: Jura was my Destiny -- Class Notes Archives (1972) Back to Top 1973![TOP: HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (Mestre) ('73) [Photo courtesy of COUR GRAND-DUCALE/LOLA VELASCO(c)]; BOTTOM: Christopher](./webfiles/images/1973_Mestre_Yates_Final.jpg) TOP: HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (Mestre) ('73) [Photo courtesy of COUR GRAND-DUCALE/LOLA VELASCO(c)]; BOTTOM: Christopher ● Maria Teresa Mestre is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. (Click on the link below for more news.) ● Christopher Yates wrote: "It is always good to read of the Class of 73 goings on. And the reunion at my childhood home on May 31st was especially heartwarming for me. It was almost a fluke that I was able to attend mid week, since I live in the metropolitan Boston area. My New York ties continue to run deep, and I do manage an occasional jaunt into the Big Apple. I hope to hear from more of you in the months and years ahead." ● From Dominique (Asper) Reginato: "After more then 27 years of teaching at the international school of Geneva as a flute teacher, I've decided to take an early retirement. I travel a lot with my husband ( Birmanie, Vietnam, Bali, Seychelles, Sri lanka, etc.) My eldest son Julien is 22 and is studying theater, my youngest son Raphael is 18 and is in a business school. We have a boat on the lake here in Geneva and we sail quite a bit. Life here in Switzerland is quite enjoyable and we feel very priviledged to live in such a nice environment. Love to have news from old class mates who may remember me." ● Odile (Roger) Bongi says that she would love to hear from any of her classmates who remember her under her maiden name of Odile Roger, and also asks if anyone knows the whereabouts of Astrid Radiguet. ● Nicole Gotthelf wrote: "I am now at the Center for Neighborhood Technology -- www.cnt.org. CNT works on sustainable urban issues and we are housed in the 13th LEED certified platinum building in the country." ● Click on link below for news of Scott Segal -- On the Internet: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (Mestre) -- On the Internet: Scott Segal -- Class Notes Archives (1973) Back to Top 1974 Top: Robert Kulick ('74) and Vannessa (Kelmans) Kaufman ('74) Bottom: Hélène de Barcza ('74) ● Diana Flescher sent her regrets for not being able to attend the AALFNY May 31st reunion in NYC, and wrote: "Hello to all from Jerusalem! Although I now live in what I think if one of the most beautiful (and controversial) cities in the world, it is at times like these that I long to hop on a plane and join you on the rooftop. Best wishes to Jeremy (Yates) for hosting this event! A quick summary of my life: internist, specialty women's health, involved in health policy issues and director of two clinics, married to an Israeli ex-kibbutznik, two wonderful daughters, 16 and 13, currently caretaking my 90 year-old mother who lives with us. Happy, but too busy! I will be coming to the U.S. on July 20th, heading up to stay for the summer in the Adirondacks, until August 21st. Cheers to all of you and please be in touch!" ● "Supriya [Sabrina Swerdlick] has been an Integral Yoga teacher since 1989. She teaches Hatha Yoga, dance, and meditation. A licensed massage therapist, certified Danskinetics teacher, and graduate of the New Seminary, she facilitates weddings and sacred ceremonies and has served on the staff of Omega Institute since 1995. Supriya leads our monthly Drum & Dance celebrations." (Yoga Space, http://www.yogaspace-ct.com/sp/teachers.htm#supriya) -- 1974 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1975 Claude Chaouloff ('75) ● Cyril Xuereb nous écrit: "Paris, le 23 mai 2006: Ne faisant pas officiellement partie d’une promo du lycée (en l’occurrence la mienne aurait été celle de 75), car j’avais « quitté » (lire m’étais fait virer de) ce dernier à la fin de la troisième, ce fut avec grande surprise que j’entendis une voix du passé au téléphone, celle d’Hubert Mattia, m’invitant à me joindre à une réunion d’anciens élèves. Frileux de nature en ce qui concerne ce type de réunion, pour des raisons évidentes, je répondais oui, malgré une certaine réserve. De plus, cette réunion allait avoir lieu sur… Un bateau-mouche! Plus kitch, tu meurs. Bien m’y prit, car c’est avec grand plaisir que je retrouvais des potes, certains qui avaient été proches, d’autres moins, mais tous super sympas. Un peu plus gris (ou même virant au blanc), un peu plus ronds (ah, ces déjeuners d’affaires) et un peu plus sages (ou peut-être que non), je revis ce 23 mai Hubert (et sa charmante épouse), Andrea (Migliuolo), Seth (Lewis), Maurith (Orman), Jean-Marc (Jacot), Jérôme (Desforges), Jean-Gilbert (Fabri) et Benoît (Cabanne). Avec un peu de nostalgie, beaucoup de rires et certaines anecdotes compromettantes, j’ai passé un agréable moment à bord du Capitaine Fracasse, puis, comme toute bonne réunion se doit, à finir la soirée dans un troquet du coin. Jean-Gilbert a eu la bonne idée d’apporter son ordinateur et nous a passé les photos de la réunion de novembre 05 à New York. Re pincement au cœur ! Je tiens à remercier Hubert pour sa persévérance, pour m’avoir sorti de ma caverne et de m’avoir donné la possibilité de renouer des liens bien trop longtemps négligés, ainsi que tous ceux qui ont prit part à l’organisation de cette réunion. Pour tous les sceptiques comme moi qui fuient les réunions d’anciens élèves, tentez le coup au moins une fois, vous risquez d’avoir des bonnes surprises. J’en ai eu une et j’attends la prochaine avec impatience.... Un revenant, Cyril Xuereb" -- May 2006 Class of '75 Reunion in Paris -- Class Notes Archives (1975) Back to Top 1976 La construction de la Ligne à Grande Vitesse (LGV), Forêt d'Argonne entre la Meuse et la Marne (Juin 2003); Photographie aérienn ● Sérgio Schiller Thompson-Flores "is founder of Worldinvest, a leading Brazilian financial advisory firm. As President of Worldinvest, Mr. Thompson-Flores has assisted dozens of industrial and Internet companies in the fields of project finance, venture capital and financial engineering, including Business Development and M&A work for the portal Zip.Net and for the e-security solutions provider Módulo. He also serves or served on the boards of several private and state owned companies. Mr. Thompson-Flores is an expert in project finance, venture capital and financial engineering.Prior to founding Worldinvest, Mr. Thompson-Flores was a career diplomat in Brazil, having led international trade negotiations in several industries and acted as a key participant in government executive groups. From 1991 to 1994, he was the finance and investment director of FINEP, a federal development bank., having analyzed more than 750 projects. Mr. Thompson-Flores holds a B.A. and a M.A. in International Relations." (http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Thompson-Flores_Sérgio_44479550.asp) -- Class Notes Archives (1976) Back to Top 1977 Top: Harold Hyman ('77); Bottom: Textes par Patricia Lane ('77) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Valérie-Luce Rambourg (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Patricia Lane wrote: "Over the summer, I was asked to write the bilingual texts to accompany an art book of photographs on Savoie. It just came out this week and I am quite pleased." (Patricia also sent us an article for our Alumni Creative section, entitled High Context v. Low Context Cultures. Click on link below to read it.) ● Olivier Hequet wrote: "After many years my family sent me some year books from the Lycee and now I stumble across the website for the LFNY, which again reminds me of so many long lost childhood friends. For those friends, here is a quick summary of where my schools and jobs took me: I have studied math (BS at UW) then on to music (MA in Jazz at NEC) and then finance (MBA Wharton). The last item led to work in London in finance for the last 10 yrs. I met my wife in the music phase and we have two daughters, Chloe and Imogen. Seems we are set to stay in London for some more time, so all classmates are welcome to look me up when in London. I also come to Boston every summer in case anyone is in the area. Happy memories of LFNY :-)" ● Thomas Mashberg is an investigative reporter for the Boston Herald. ● Click on links below for news of Harold Hyman and Thierry Jahan -- On the Internet: Harold Hyman -- On the Internet: Thierry Jahan -- High Context v. Low Context Cultures, by Patrica Lane -- Class Notes Archives (1977) Back to Top 1978 Top: Beck Lee ('78) Bottom: by Claude Cernuschi ('78) ● In our newsletter #20 (December, 2003) we reported that Stéphane Dehais '85 informed us that his brother Philippe Dehais ('78) passed away on May 5, 1990 in London, England. One of Philippe's classmates --Frankie Mondjo-Leger ('78)-- wanted to share her remembrance of Philippe as well, which is published in the In Memoriam section of this newsletter.(Click on link below.) ● Click on links below for news of Tanina Rostain and Claude Cernuschi ● Natalie Yates Cacciato's son Alexander (3 years old) is now enrolled at the Lycee in "la Petite Section" (Nursery)." ● Alexander Sasha Bardey M.D. is a Clinical Instructor in the NYU Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. ● "Alain Benzaken is Vice President of Technology for TheLadders.com......Prior to TheLadders.com, Benzaken was CTO at Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc..... From 1998 to 2002, Benzaken was an executive at Priceline.com, serving as Vice President, Development of International Systems, where he launched e-commerce travel products in Europe and Asia......Benzaken has an M.S. in physics from Yale University and a B.A. in physics from Columbia College. He is fluent in French and English." (TheLadders.com, http://sales.theladders.com/abouttheladdersmanagement) ● Riccardo Guariglia wrote: "Life in Brazil, for me and my family, goes on greatly! I’ve been living in Brasilia for two years now, and I still consider my experience here rewarding and fascinating. Work in the Embassy of Italy is extremely interesting, especially in this period of important political elections. Private life, also, could not be better. We keep traveling around, discovering fantastic places: the last was Fernando de Noronha island, 700 miles away from the coast of Brazil, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. A real paradise (it is called call the “Galapagos of the Atlantic”), which is really worth visiting (I recommend watching beautiful pictures in the following site: http://www.noronha.com.br/imagens.htm ). Cheers to all, Riccardo." ● Carla (Rosen) Vacher shared this with us: "Continue to enjoy managing commercial relations and advocacy for American companies at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg. We are looking forward to myriad activities as the "European Capital of Culture" for 2007. On the volunteer front, I am helping to launch the Wharton alumni club here and continue to serve on the board of trustees of the Pittsburgh Film Office from a distance. Will be happy to be "home" in NYC for the Christmas and New Year's holidays this year and see the Lycee friends who are around. Best to everyone." ● Charles Giblain just started up a new company, and he wrote: "Bionexx is a company.....involved in the cultivation and extraction of Artemisia Annua, a Chinese plant. The objective is to produce ACTs to combat malaria. I still reside in Madagascar with my family." ● Nicole (Girod) Owens wrote: "It has been ages since I received an Alumini magazine (probably because I couldn't afford dues) but I was happy and sad to receive the most recent one. I was happy because it gave me news of classmates with whom I've lost touch. Over the years, I wish that I had stayed in contact with some of you but life took me in a totally different direction. I was very sad to hear the news of Frederic Kapner's death. I still remember him with such fondness; it makes me smile because I remember him always with a smile on his face. It has been decades since I last stepped foot in NYC. I've been wanting to return for a visit but circumstances have not allowed me. After I graduated from Rutgers, I served over 12 years in the Air Force. It was a very rewarding experience and although I had mixed feelings about leaving, I knew I chose the right path. I met my husband, Tom, in the Air Force, married him almost a year to the day after we met and I left the Air Force at the end of my maternity leave after having our first child (Michelle who is now 11 years old). We were soon tranferred to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma...the same year the movie "Twister" was released. Needless to say we had a certain image of Oklahoma. We would have never thought that this state would become our home. Tom and I added two boys to the mix, Tommy (9 1/2 yrs old) and Jack (8). I homeschool all three of my children, so I am pretty busy. In addition, I work as a part-time Sales Rep for K12, Inc., a top-notch curriculum company. Tom has been out of the service for six years and works as an AWACS simulator instructor pilot for L-3 Communications. Our daughter Michelle is a musical theatre pro and, if I make it back to New York one day, it will probably be because she is performing on Broadway. I am unbashedly proud of this little dynamo and have no clue where she got her talent. Tom and the boys love sports and I enjoy tagging along to basketball games, baseball games, golf, etc. We live on six acres although we are within city limits. It is so enjoyable out here. My parents have been living in Fort Walton Beach, FL for the past 20 years (I was assigned there for 5 years) but with my dad starting to suffer some of old age's problems, we are looking at building an addition to our house for them. Please wish us luck as we progress through this. I hope to hear from some of my classmates now that I have resurfaced. Although I disappeared, you have been in my heart always." -- In Memoriam: Philppe Dehais -- On the Internet: Claude Cernuschi -- On the Internet: Tanina Rostain -- 1978 Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1979 Top: Elizabeth Wishnick ('79); Bottom: Tatiana Ceccatto ('79) and her daughter Katie ● Click on link below for news of Paul Golub ● Tatiana Ceccatto wrote: "Salut a tous mes anciens amis du Lycee - I live in Jacksonville, Florida now after having divorced twice (aie!) - I have three wonderful kids who are 22, 20 and 18 - my two youngest ones are in college and also work full-time. As for me, I am a Loan Consultant and I deal in commercial loans over a million, worldwide. I would love to hear from ALL of you who know and knew me. I am always online, so please, send me an email! Je me souviens de tous mes amis, Bettina Baudouin, Jean-Paul Prieto-Castro, Francesca Scarsini et Benedicte Floc'h (Rosenthal) en particulier! I will try posting a picture of me and of my kids. I hope all of you post pictures, too. Hugs and kisses." ● In October 2006, Dr. Nadine M. Orenstein, Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gave a lecture titled "Scratches, Speckling, and Crooked Lettering: Rembrandt's Messy Prints."..... The talk examined the messy nature of Rembrandt's printmaking and suggested some sources for this messy aesthetic. The lecture took place in the Center for the Arts Cinema, Wesleyan University and was followed by a .....special viewing of the exhibition at the Davison Art Center. (Wesleyan Art Center, http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/exhb/current.html) -- On the Internet: Paul Golub -- Class Notes Archives (1979) Back to Top 1980 Top: Hillary Ray ('80) Bottom: Noromalala Rabetafika ('80) and Amy Nammack's ('80) son ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Hillary Ray (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Hillary Ray wrote: "I had such a great visit in NY, seeing everyone at the reunion at the apartment of Mrs. Marguerite Yates, and enjoyed meeting her daughter Natalie Yates Cacciato ('78) and son-in-law Richard, as well as Alex Gagliardi ('86) who organized the reunion. What an outstanding view of Manhattan! I also enjoyed speaking with the lovely Professor Violette Benzaken whom I have not seen in over 20 years and who is as sprightly as ever. I was sad to leave NY and look forward to my next visit. All is well in Sydney as it is summer here and our two children and new baby are keeping me very busy. Sean will be 5 years old in December and Ella is 3 years old. She just started school at the Maternelle, Lycee Francais of Sydney. Sean is attending the equivalent of kindergarten. I am on maternity leave from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission until next year. Looking forward to the next newsletter to see what everyone else has been up to." (On June 10th, 2006 Hillary's father, Bill Ray, had an exposition at the Leica Gallery in NYC, entitled 'Bill Ray - A Retrospective: Four Decades of Celebrity & Historic Photos', which was attended by several alumni. See Reunions, Events, and Gatherings section for more details, or click on the link below) ● Amy (Nammack) Weiss shared this with us: "Attached is a photo [above] of Flat Zack (my son) and Noromalala Rabetafika '80, in Madagascar. It was for a class project." ● A full update for Donatella Lorch can be viewed at her website (click on link below) which says, in part: "Donatella Lorch has been a reporter and correspondent for almost twenty years and has covered wars and conflicts in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe for The New York Times, NBC News and Newsweek. Her writing has been praised for humanizing the cost and politics of war and giving a face not only to the fighters but to affected civilians as well. She has won awards for her reporting on Afghanistan and the Rwanda genocide as well as for her coverage of massive refugee migrations that have torn apart families and transplanted cultures....." ● Hassan Abdel-Hamid wrote: "In February this year, the Bank of Alexandria - of which I was a board member - sold out its 34.5 % stake in Egyptian American Bank to Credit Agricole Bank Egypt. As part of the privatization process of the Egyptian economy, Bank of Alexandria itself was sold to Banca San Paolo IMI of Italy in October 2006. I now sit on the board of the 2nd largest public sector insurance company in the country. I have also become the secretary general of the newly-incorporated Egyptian Austrian Business Council." -- Donatella Lorch's website -- Alumni Gather for an Exposition of the Works of Hillary Ray's ('80) Father -- Classnotes Archives (1980) Back to Top 1981 Top: Lamine Sylla ('81) and wife Fatma; Bottom: Jean-Pierre Dareys ('81) ● Baret Boisson wrote: "Hello Class of 1981! I am living and working in Los Angeles (although I visit New York often) and would love to hear from my old classmates and catch up!" ● Alice Croisier nous écrit: "28 ans. 28 ans déjà, c'est à peine croyable!!! Comment le temps peut-il passer si vite ? 28 ans que ma route à croisé la votre pour une année qui a changé ma vie. Changée vers une ouverture, la découverte des autres, et m'a laissé un délicieux goût pour l'expatriation et l'aventure humaine que je cultive depuis avec passion. Bien sûr ce n'est pas toujours facile de débarquer dans un pays nouveau, dans une classe nouvelle où tout le monde se connaît, et être confrontée à la différence, surtout à un âge ou l'on est a peine en train de commencer à se construire. Je garde pourtant un souvenir inoubliable de cette année. Et "tomber" par hasard sur la page internet du AAFLNY m'a replongée avec bonheur dans cette période unique. Revoir vos noms sur cette liste, promotion après promotion, et avoir un peu de nouvelles par cette entremise m'a fait revivre avec intensité tous ces moments passés en votre compagnie. Les bons. Je me demande souvent ce que nous sommes devenus, si nous sommes heureux, si les espoirs que nous nourrissions à l'époque on grandit grâce aux soins que nous leur avons prodigués. Je me demande aussi souvent s'il m'arrivera un jour de reconnaître l'un d'entre-nous aux détours d'un couloir d'aéroport ou d'une vue. Alors tomber sur une page internet à fait naître en moi l'idée saugrenue que le bulletin pourrait servir à reprendre contact d'une manière plus active. Puis découvrir, parcourant la liste des promotions, que certains nous nous avaient déjà quittés m'a profondément bouleversée. Faut-il forcer le destin et prendre des nouvelles après tant d'années ? A quoi bon risquer d'autres tristes découvertes ? Ne vaut-il pas mieux laisser faire le hasard et rester tous en paix dans notre bulle ? Et après tout, quelle envie pourraient avoir ces ex-co-élèves avoir de reprendre contact avec un OVNI passée dans leur classe en 1977-78 ? Et quel besoin de s'exposer? A qui? A quoi? Et pourquoi? Puis, quelques semaines plus tard, ma tristesse, mes doutes et mes pudeurs un peu apprivoisés, j'ai repris cette fameuse liste. Je l'ai parcourue. J'ai parcouru celles des autres promotions. Plus de 216 élèves dans la promo 1981. Autant dans les promo d'avant et d'après peuplées de mes amis de route rencontrés sur les bancs du LFNY. Comment est-ce possible? Alors, je ne serai peut-être pas le seul OVNI passé sur ces bancs? Et si les autres nourrissaient aussi cette envie de se retrouver? Et si comme moi ils avaient envie d'en savoir plus malgré les années passées, le manque de temps, la peur de passer pour ridicule ou sentimental(e)? Après tous, nous avons tous donné nos coordonnées. Mais pourquoi ne se passe-t-il rien ensuite ? Peut-être, a-t-on tous l'espoir qu'un autre fera le premier pas pour nous retrouver à notre place? Alors aujourd'hui, plutôt que de continuer à jeter des cailloux dans la mare de mes souvenirs pour voir s'ils remontent à la surface, c'est moi qui me jette à l'eau en espérant que les éclaboussures de souvenir vous atteindrons, afin de vous donner l'envie de faire le pas suivant. Au moins, je ne partirai pas avec le regret de ne pas vous avoir fait savoir à quel point vous - Professeurs et Elèves, aviez compté dans la vie de quelqu'un, même si ce n'est que la mienne. Et comment regretter d'avoir essayé de réveiller le hasard et son copain le destin ! La vie est si courte…. Alors si le cœur vous en dit, n'hésitez pas! Même si, comme dans toutes les classes, nous n'étions pas tous amis, nous n'étions que des mômes et cela ne doit pas vous arrêter. Et ce n'est pas moi que vous auriez envie de revoir, n'importe! On peut au moins créer une liste d'email de contact. Et puis peut-être se parler, échanger, ou simplement se faire un petit coucou avant de repartir chacun dans son coin ? Et puis si vous passez par Genève, il y aura toujours une petite place dans mon 'Auberge Espagnole'. Sinon bon vent et bonne route...et au plaisir de laisser faire le hasard...et son copain le destin!.......Alice" -- Class Notes Archives (1981) Back to Top 1982 Antoine Fobe ('82) ● Mauro Gabriele est Président Directeur Général de Banque AIG. ● "Antoine Fobe est responsable des relations extérieures de la section française d’Amnesty International. A ce titre, il est responsable des relations avec les institutions européennes, ainsi que des contacts avec d’autres groupes d’intérêt et d’autres organisations internationales. Il est également l’auteur de l’ouvrage « Raconte-moi... Amnesty International », paru en 2001 à l’occasion des quarante ans de l’association de défense des droits humains." (From Forum Européen de l'Administration Electronique) ● Click on link below for news of Illaria Camarini -- On the Internet: Ilaria Camerini -- Class Notes Archives (1982) Back to Top 1983 Top: Pascale (Garrow) de Latour ('83); Bottom: Pére Matthieu Rougé ('83) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Nicolas Boillot (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Nicolas Boillot informed us that his wife "Jennifer is a commercial real estate lawyer at Sullivan & Worcester in Boston, and that he still runs the advertising, PR and graphic design firm, Hart-Boillot. While Nicolas' company continues to grow (www.hartboillot.com), he maintains the hope to eventually be writing full-time for film and television. He completed another movie script in 2006, and plans to start looking for an agent now that he has a substantial body of work. If anyone comes to Boston, Nicolas would love to get together." ● Congratulations to Druce Vertes who recently completed the NY Marathon in a very respectable time of 5 1/2 hours. ● Marc Brice wrote: "After spending six years as the East Coast and Midwest Manager working for Maison Louis Latour, a French winery located in Burgundy, I decided to open my own E store importing ladies Handbags from Paris. My store is located at: www.metmhandbag.com I would love to hear from some of my old friends." ● Père Matthieu Rougé (’83) est Curé de Sainte-Clotilde (Paris), Directeur du Service Pastoral d'Études Politiques, et Professeur de Théologie à l'Ecole Cathédrale. ● Sophie Golstein wrote: "Would love to link up with former alumni who were in Terminale and Premiere in 1982-83. Please get in touch either on (email address available upon request)or LinkedIn" -- Class Notes Archives (1983) Back to Top 1984 Véronique Jaeger (84) with brother Frédéric Jaeger ('78) --co-Directors of Gallerie Jeanne-Bucher in Paris-- and father Jean-F ● Avis de Décès: Adel Pakzad (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details, or click on link below.) ● Geneviève Bax-Mejia "stopped working for the Echo Foundation last March to start a new carreer as VP at Bank of America, in Charlotte." ● "Marc de Saint Phalle and his wife Karen had a fun reunion dinner with Georges de Laire ('85) this summer in NYC. Also this fall, Marc and Karen and their children, Claire and Remy, got together one weekend in the country with Frederic Duby ('84), his wife Suzana, and their two children, Sophia and Nicholas." -- In Memoriam: Adel Pakzad -- Class Notes Archives (1984) Back to Top 1985 Top: Gabriel Sylla ('85) and wife Emilie; Bottom: Jonathan Littell ('85) ● Pierre Oury wrote: " I’m a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF still flying F-16s in Washington DC (I’m on a leave of absence from United Airlines). I deployed to the Middle East for Iraqi Freedom in ’03 and worked a staff job at the Pentagon in International Affairs in ’05 (thanks to language skills learned at LFNY!). The USAF is sending me to get a Master’s in International Affairs at American University later this year. My wife Jennifer and I would love to get in touch with any LFNY classmates in the DC area!" ● From Christina Houri : "After many years of soul searching, and traveling around, I have finally found my purpose. I am opening a Bilingual French Preschool next year starting July. The name is Le Petit Paradis. Look for the website to be up and running in February. It will be in New York city. If anyone is interested in putting their child in a Montessori French environment, please write me an email. I would love to hear from anyone in my class of 85. My email address is [available upon request from AALFNY]" ● Jonathan Littell was awarded the prestigious 2006 'Prix Goncourt' for his novel, Les Bienveillantes. (For more details and a review of Jonathan's book, please go to the Spotlight section of this newsletter by clicking on the link below) ● See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter for a poem, L'Histoire, by Gabin Langue Tsobgny or click on link below. -- Spotlight: Jonathan Littell -- L'Histoire, by Gabin Langue Tsobgny -- Class Notes Archives (1985) Back to Top 1986 Top: Angèle-Marie Yonke ('86); Bottom: Kadiatou Cisse ('86) (left) & Mboahangisoa (Rabetafika) Andrianoasy ('86) ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Judith (Hoenig) Adelson (See Milestones section for further details.) ● A Class-of-1986 reunion is in the works, and being planned in NYC, right after the 2006 holidays. Click on link below for further details. ● Paul Grigaux told us that "he recently accepted a position to head up one of Southern California Edison's divisions (www.edisonesi.com). Paul, Gail and their three children (Olivia, 9, Sophie, 7 and Julien, 3) now live in Mission Viejo, half way between Los Angeles and San Diego." ● Constance (Choel) Cazenave wrote: "Après plus de 10 ans passés au sein du groupe Sara Lee à Paris, j'ai suivi mon mari muté a Hong Kong. Je ne travaille plus et m'occupe de notre fille!" ● Mboahangisoa (Rabetafika) Andrianoasy shared this with us: "The past six months have been filled with renewed connections, beginning with a trip over Labor Day weekend to Camp Normandie (owned by Mr. and Mrs. Kasriels) by Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks. I had not been there since I was 8, and decided to head on out there with my husband Chris and son Sebastian (born in February of 2003) to show them where the summer camp was where so many lycee students passed the lazy days of their youth. I also recently bumped into Jean-Luc Pedanou ('87) on the way to work in my neighborhood and came to find out that we have been neighbors (literally 2 blocks from one another) for the past two years! He let me know that Angele Yonke ('86) called him out of the blue just a few days prior. Kadiatou Cisse ('86) (married 2 years ago), now working at Winrock in Mali, came to NY for a visit and we managed to see each other. After 20 years, there were tears of joy and tons of hugs (which my son couldn't quite understand). We dusted off the old LFNY 50th anniversary yearbook, recalled all the stories and drama moments which either involved philo or boys and couldn't believe how those times were so much less complicated than the real life of being married career women trying to juggle it all. Lastly, I got in touch with Judith Hoenig ('86) who you all know lost her mother a few weeks ago, to present my condolences. She let me know that she recently married over the summer and was happy that her mother was able to be present. Hope to be able to reconnect with many more of you! P.S. Camp Normandie is now Normandie Beach Club for adults only as of this past summer- Mr.K would love to see more anciens du lycee, so please make a trip out there if you can." -- 20 Year Reunion in the Works -- Class Notes Archives (1986) Back to Top 1987 Jesse Littell ('87) BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: ● Hortense Porcher ● Jean-Michel Huet (See Milestones section for further details.) ● HONORS & AWARDS: Dr. Micheline Dugué has been elected President of the American Association of French-Speaking Health Professionals (AAFSHP). (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Christine Oury wrote: "Class of '87: Let's organize our 20 year reunion next year! New York, Paris, Las Vegas,... Open to suggestions! I'm still living in Denver, in beautiful Colorado (although we might be moving this year...) with my husband Joel and my two boys Mathieu (7) and Alexandre (3). We've really enjoyed living in this part of the country, our boys are great hikers! I'd love to hook up with my Lycee classmates in 07." ● "Claude Schwab ('87) and Solan Schwab ('88) have combined to start a hedge fund service provider firm called Schwab Enterprise. We very much enjoy working together and please visit our website www.schwabenterprise.com. Meanwhile our third brother Clarence Schwab ('87), is in private equity, and lives with wife and family in Westchester." -- Jesse Littell's website -- Class Notes Archives (1987) Back to Top 1988 Samantha Sherman ('88) & Charles Henry Choel ('88) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: --Amaury de Barros Conti --Sandrine (Pettit) Moussally (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Amaury de Barros Conti wrote: "Would love to hear back from Eric Henault, Nicolas Boulgaris, Charles-Henri Choel." ● Charles Henry Choel informed us that he has moved to Tokyo as MD of GL Trade Tokyo. -- Classnotes Archives (1988) Back to Top 1989 Top: Khadidja Benouataf ('89); Bottom: Rodolphe Biffot ('89) ● Magalie (Laguerre) Wilkinson wrote: "After nearly ten years at NBC News as a producer, I joined the team at CBS' "60 Minutes", working with legendary journalist Ed Bradley as an Associate Producer. The switch was both professional and personal, permitting me to spend more time with our daughter Juliette who is now four years old. She has just started her first year at the Lycée and is in Moyenne Section. My husband Bruce and I are about to celebrate our seven-year wedding anniversary. How time flies! It's wonderful to be back in the Lycée environment and the new buildings are just a breath of new life and fresh air. It's a joy to take Juliette in every day and she loves it, as do we!" ● Iman El-Banhawy wrote: "Dear Class of 1989, I miss you all so much and left you when I was only 10! I live in Geneva now and wish that we could have a reunion on this side of the Atlantic if possible. I'm so proud of our achievements. Every time I look up an old classmate's name on the web I feel very proud that they have become somebody. Let's chat on Skype, at least if we don't meet up. My skype name is iman7203. Love, Iman." ● Dr Rodolphe Biffot habite à Libreville, Gabon ou il est Conseiller du Président de la République et Directeur de Cabinet du Haut Représentant personnel du Chef de l’Etat. ● Christian Rieupouilh nous écrit: "Depuis le temps que je me dis qu'il faut écrire ce mot ... alors cette fois c'est la bonne! Je vous transmets donc un amical bonjour d'Annecy, France, où je me suis installé à la fin de mes études. Je travaille aujourd'hui dans le domaine de l'informatique pour le groupe anglais SAGE. Je suis marié et papa de jumeaux, Louise et Romain, qui sont nés en 2002. Mes deux années au Lycée Français restent pour moi un excellent souvenir et une période véritablement enrichissante. C'est aussi des amitiés que le temps a dénouées mais qui sont pourtant toujours «vivantes»: Ali Fekhar, Sébastien Revault d'Allones, Clara Jondot, Nicolas Giauque, Vincent Chriqui et d'autres encore. Bravo au mystérieux Roger et à toutes les personnes qui font vivre l'Association des Anciens Elèves." ● Click on link below for news of Lidia Hwa Soon Anchisi --On the Internet: Lidia Hwa Soon Anchisi -- Class Notes Archives (1989) Back to Top 1990 Cécile de Montebello ('90) in the opera Hänsel et Gretel ● David Pujol wrote: "Well, it feels like an eternity since I graduated from the Lycee. The most important news since graduation is that I got married on July 28, 2006 to a beautiful and smart woman from Argentina by the name of Alicia. We just recently returned from our Honeymoon in Bora Bora which was truly paradise. For now, we live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I know it's far from being an exiting town but you would be surprised how beautiful and peaceful life is up here. In terms of career, I am responsible for the North American business unit of a division of a French company, Lesaffre, the largest producer of bakers yeasts in the world. I work in the flavor industry in the ingredients side of the chain. I regularly go back to France for work but for fun too. Most recently I was promoted to Director of Global and Strategic Sales. Next step in life, well maybe a career change...maybe a child...maybe a new city or country or just maybe all of the above." ● En 2005, Cécile de Montebello a joué le rôle de Grétel dans Hänsel et Grétel, l'opéra en version française de E. Humperdinck, au Théâtre du Tambour Royal à Paris. (Click on link below for more news of Cécile) ● Anne Loewenstein wrote: "Hi everyone, hope you're all fine! When are we having a class reunion? Anytime soon? That would be great! I'm still living in Bruxelles and enjoying it very much. I have two boys Sasha (3) and Arthur (1). Both of them gorgeous, of course! Hope to hear from you guys. Take care." -- On the Internet: Cécile de Montebello -- Class Notes Archives (1990) Back to Top 1991 Manuel da Graça ('91) and fiancee Allana ● Manuel da Graça shared this with us: "I am building my business, starting with the Translation pole ... more news coming on that one. But most of all, I am getting married in September with a beautiful woman of God." Manuel sent us an update after his wedding: "On September 2nd 2006, Allana Todman and myself got married at World Changers Church International in Atlanta, Ga." ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Manuel da Graça (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Danielle Levine wrote: "Was so happy to find the Class Notes and see what everyone has been up to! I left the lycee after 5eme and went to Spence (just down the street on Madison but seemingly worlds away). After that, I attended Duke and then came back to New York to get a JD/MBA. I have been at Morgan Stanley in New York ever since... Pretty linear (so far!), but life has definitely not been boring. Would love to hear from people!" ● Cordelia Newlin wrote: "So it took a British friend of mine living in Central America who was trying to track me down to find this site and then flag it to me! I've lived a couple of lives since I left the Lycee and have been mostly based in the UK for the last decade, though I did manage to escape to Turkey for a year to teach sailing and windsurfing, which I know sounds improbable in light of the fact I almost always had a note to get out of gym class. I think I am almost impossible to track as I go by my married name of Lindgren – though I am no longer married. I moved back to the States in late 2003 and live with my Architect boyfriend Javier. We live in Brooklyn and have a mad red mutt called Diego. I now work for a small foresight think tank and am finally finishing my undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at Hunter College. I am in touch with Moya and am going to visit her in London this summer to meet Harry. I am also in touch with Sophie Laffont and Sandrine Lago who are both here in NY and doing brilliantly. I was also briefly in touch with Astrid and somehow managed to misplace her email. Best to everyone." ● Marina Treves wrote: "Still happily living in New York; it's been 3 years already since I returned from France! I'm working as an Conference/Event Coordinator at Simpson Thacher Bartlett, a very very busy law firm. I just recently moved out of the noisy city to a calmer life in the burrows with a sweetheart that I've been with for over 1 year; so far, so good! :)" ● From Jeantet Fields: "How wonderful to find this web page with notes and friends from so many years ago. C'est super de voir que vous avez tous trouvé du succès. Best regards to all." ● Agnès Lemerle wrote: "After the Lycée I moved back to Paris with my two sisters (Caro 1992 and Laetitia 1995), got my BAC littéraire, then Sorbonne,then......Club Med for six years as a choreagrapher (in charge of animation), great years that led me back to France and finally the south, in Montpellier, where I have finally settled down with my husband Nicolas Raffin Peyloz and my two girls, Camille (3 years old) and Jeanne (8 months old). We live in a lovely place where all are invited to stop if your nearby. I work at home as a graphic designer and I have finally done my website where you can see all the latest things that I've done: www.koklikodesign.net [click on link below]" -- November 2004, Class of '91 Reunion in Paris -- Agnès Lemerle's website -- Class Notes Archives (1991) Back to Top 1992 Vanina Holasek ('92) ● Vanina Louise Holasek nous écrit: "Je suis allée au Lycée de la 8eme jusqu'en 1ere, j'ai obtenu mon Baccalauréat en 1992. Je suis ensuite partie à Paris où j'ai fait du Droit (License) puis de l'Histoire de l'Art (Maitrise). Je suis ensuite retournée vivre à New York, vu que c'est la capitale de l'art contemporain. Je viens d'ouvrir ma propre galerie à Chelsea ou je montre de l'art émergent ainsi que de l'art contemporain. Je souhaite offrir mon expertise à qui s'interesse a l'art." ● Caroline Poux-Guillaume wrote: "I left NY at the end of my 6ème in 1986. I then lived 5 years in London before returning to Paris where I studied Law. I am a lawyer specialized in Intellectual Property since 2001. I got married to Nicolas Kaenzig who works for Christies in 2003. We have a baby boy named Arthur who is now 6 months old (a sweetheart!). My sister Nathalie (class of 1986) has a daughter. My brother Grégoire (class of 1988) has a son and a daughter. For the first time in many years we all live in Paris! A couple of years ago Caroline Gallière ('92) who was in my class in 10ème (and whom I hadn't seen for more than 20 years!) got my email from the Alumni Association. We now see each other regularly." -- Class Notes Archives (1992) Back to Top 1993 Top: Aleksandra Vikati ('93); Bottom: Stéphanie Busson ('93) ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Frederic Berthelot (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Marine (Nouaille) Lesur wrote: "I was Marine Nouaille (1993 promotion), and became Lesur after my wedding in 2001. I have two daughters, Justine four years old, and Fanny nearly two. After working in Paris for nearly five years at Guerlain as a marketing coordinator, we moved a year and a half ago to Miami." ● Stephanie Busson says "Salut les anciens!" from Tennessee, where she resides and works. ● Stephanie (Benzaquen) Levey wrote: "I remember many of you from the Class of 1993 and have kept in touch with a few (namely Sophie Louvel and Caroline Bazin). I am living in New York with my husband Stephen and our two children, Julie (age 4) and Daniel (age 5 months). I am working as a clinical psychologist in private practice. I hope everyone is doing well and would love to hear from old friends." ● De la part de Gael Huser: "Salut tout le monde! Ca fait plaisir de lire des vos nouvelles. Je suis revenu en France après le bac pour y faire des études plutot relax au début puis plus sérieuses vers la fin. Je suis aujourd'hui ingenieur physicien au Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique en region parisienne. Je serai ravi d'entendre des nouvelles de la promo 93. Bravo pour le site!" -- Class Notes Archives (1993) Back to Top 1994 Top: Tarek Souki ('94); Bottom: Kristof Kunzmann ('94) ● Kristof Kunzmann wrote: "Lots of time has passed, and lots has happened, but this past year has been a quickening for so many of us '94s. Let 2005/06 be known as the neverending wedding season. Many of the late-bloomers have taken the plunge: Benjamin Trehet ('94) and his beautiful wife Sharon, Lucien Lidji ('94) and the always lovely and charming Rita, Pierre Fraiture ('95) and the incomparable Caroline (Imbert '96) Fraiture, Fidel Amaro ('94) and the rockin' Mercedes, Severine Chavel ('94) who broke many hearts when she found her doctor of love, Benedicte Perrot ('94) and Vincent Lefebvre, Fanny Lestelle ('94) and her mystery man... and the list will continue with rumors of a certain Vanessa der Calousdian ('94) having snatched up a charming prince from up north. What's happened with the rest of us? After ten glorious years in Los Angeles, this little piggy got a shot at moving to Paris to help set up Houlihan's new Paris office. Never one to shy away from a challenge (or a limitless supply of caviar, champagne, foie gras, and so many wonderful cheeses that I will never succeed in picking a favorite), I accepted and have been living in Gay Paree since June 2005 with my two cats, vestige of a previous relationship, which may seem particularly gay to some. Luckily, a hefty dose of metrosexuality keeps my head on straight and looking good. (Yes everyone, I am still that modest and charming guy you once loved and now can't get enough of.) Admittedly, the first year setting up and getting settled was hellish, and felt as though I was back in the miserable life of a first-year analyst. Now that the worst has passed, and the team has filled out, I can begin to see the light of investment banking "à la française" and must admit I am beginning to like the european lifestyle. Have been mixing good with bad to stay healthy and sane, and if you'd like to catch up on some of my recent strolls through the continent check out some photos (click on the link below)." ● Click on link below for news of Lucien Lidji ● Camille Hottlet wrote: "After majoring in Spanish at SUNY Geneseo, I moved to Paris in 1998, where I went on to study translation at the ISIT. Since then, I've been working as a trilingual translator (go figure), first in the media and entertainment field (ma prédilection), then six months at Air France and now (for the past two years) and against all expectations, in an international law firm called Gide Loyrette Nouel. My siblings are doing well. The eldest still lives in NYC, while the 3 other have moved back to France. I've kept in touch with a few people from the Lycée, including Virginie Fontaine, Kris Kunzmann, Fanny Lestelle, Bénédicte Perrot and Vanessa Der Calousdian, not to mention a couple other people from FASNY." -- On the Internet: Lucien Lidji -- Kristof Kunzmann's Travel Photos -- Class Notes Archives (1994) Back to Top 1995 Dorothy McAuliffe ('95) ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Nicolas Renard (See Milestones section for further details.) ● This from Justin DeKoszmovszky: "2006 was a busy year: Finished my MBA, got married to my best friend, Tatiana Thieme, and moved to England to start a new job managing strategic sustainability projects for SC Johnson across Africa and the Near East." ● Pauline Ladsous wrote: "Dear all, firstly, I'd like to apologize for being such a crappy alumnus, i.e. who doesn't keep much in touch although I do have fond memories of the lycée and of classmates. I guess it's my innate fear of nostalgia as it turns me into some sort of sobbing emotional mush crying over long gone days when life was easy, we were young, beautiful, loved and careless, only having to go to the Lycée in the morning and wear our uniforms :- ) So Mea Culpa Mea... After this paradise lost, welcome to the real world of work, customer complaints, "coups de feux" (de cuisine!), 300-people events, top VIP's with kinky requests. Welcome to the world of the Swiss Hospitality, in which I've been working for the past three years. After my BBA, I started off as a "dame d'office" (PC term for dishwasher.....yeah, a dishwasher with a BBA...il n'y a pas de sot métier me disais-je :-)) at the RedClub, the Lausanne Palace & Spa's private night-club, then three months later was promoted to ...Ooh lala....waitress!!!! Still working nights from 8pm to 6:30 am...Then three months later to....barmaid??..NO....Executive assistant to the greatest boss in the world, the Hotel's GM. Loads of work but always interesting, varied, challenging and for someone whom I admire, more than respect, basically just love. Since he is as well Chairman of the Leading Hotels of the World, I'm secretly hoping to jump into one of his suitcases on his next trip to NY, as I miss the City so much, and I'll make sure to come see the new Lycée. I am fortunate to have kept in touch with Marc Perraud, Stéphane Peudupin, Andrea Livi, Inès Chaalala, Julien Chappuis & Nicolas Rémy (who are both in Lausanne as well) and received emails from Bertrand Hauss and Florence Theil. So in case you're looking to contact one of them, please let me know. I do not plan on leaving Lausanne any time soon, so in case you're looking to stay in a Palace on Lake Geneva have no hesitation in letting me know: I'll get you a nice rate and would love to show you around. All the best to all of you and as the Swiss say: "Tout de bon et à tout bientôt!" -- Class Notes Archives (1995) Back to Top 1996 Top: Caroline (Lautner) Voelckel ('96); Bottom: Ines ter Horst ('96) ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Caroline (Lautner) Voelckel (See her message below for further details.) ● Ines ter Horst wrote: "Hello everyone! Just a little update...I spent a year in Strasbourg where I saw Antti who was in Med School at the time, before I moved to Quebec City for Law School. Then Madrid was my destination for International Relations (focused on Latin American Studies), but somehow ended up in the Intellectual Property Department of a publishing house. (While in Madrid, I saw Leilah Broukhim - by the way, a phenomenal Flamenco Dancer.) Anyway, I liked my job in Spain so much that I decided to specialize in Copyright Law, and as a result did an LLM in Intellectual Property Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center, in New Hampshire. Emelie Pierrel came to visit, which was very nice. I've also been keeping in touch with Leonora Mallias, and Andrea Whannou. At this time I am working at Chicago University Press, managing all the licenses for their journals. Finally, I would also like to inform you that I will be getting married in June 2007, just got engaged!!! Sooo...if you are around, be prepared for a feast!!! Alex Dulac: Keep us posted for the alumni reunion :-) Hope to see you all soon." ● Gaia Albertini wrote: "Hey everyone! Just read all your notes. It's great to know what you've all become! Am an interior designer now and living in Paris. Would be great seeing you all. Got back in touch with Cynthia, Leilah, Sarah and lately Patrice! Would love to see Leonora Mallias and know what she has become! Lots of love to everyone, take care." ● Léonora Mallias nous écrit: "Bonjour tout le monde. Ca fait vraiment une éternité...J'ai gardé quelques contacts avec les gens du lycée (Johann, Céline), avais vu Andrea Whannou aussi au Canada...J'avais croisé également Diane plusieurs fois...Suis en Suisse depuis 10 ans et je travaille dans l'humanitaire pour des projets en Afrique de l'Ouest au sein de Terre des hommes, une org suisse. Je vous embrasse tous tres fort." ● De la part de Caroline (Lautner) Voelckel: "J'espere que ce message trouve tout le monde en forme et pret pour les fetes qui approchent. Comme l'année 2006 touche à sa fin et qu'elle a été pour moi riche en grands moments, je prends cette occasion pour donner à tous quelques nouvelles. Sur le plan professionnel, je suis en fin de cursus de medecine et presente ma these ce 11 decembre. Je prepare en parallele ma capacité de medecine d'urgence. Mes debuts de psychiatre ne laissaient pas imaginer que je terminerai un jour urgentiste au SAMU! Sur le plan personnel, je me suis mariée cet été en Alsace (www.caroline-matthieu.com, or click on link below). Mon mari est medecin comme moi, alsacien pure souche. Cette grande journée a été l'occasion de revoir Marianne Bedin-Pringot et ses deux fils. J'ai aussi des nouvelles de Caroline de Chalain-de Foucault, dont la famille s'agrandit aussi, d'Antti Kourula, medecin en Finlande, de Karine Leventis, qui attend son 1er bébé pour la fin de l'année, et de George Audi, qui lui aussi s'est marié cet été! Amitiés, Caroline" ● Click on link below for news of Alexandra Lumiere -- On the Internet: Alexandra Lumiere -- Caroline (Lautner) Voelckel's wedding website -- Class Notes Archives (1996) Back to Top 1997 Top: Carlos Ozores ('97) & Leyla Ertegun ('97); Bottom: Julien Renard ('97) & his 'fidanzata' Silvia ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: -- Daphne Silva -- Marie (Raoul-Duval) Vaslin (See Milestones section for further details.) ● From Julien Renard: "More than 10 years have past seen my lycée days and I felt it was time I gave some sign of life (since my two brothers already did). After the baccalauréat, I graduated from Medical school and I am currently an intern in Urology and Urological surgery in Turin, Italy, doing among other things (lots of skiing) a little research on kidney and prostate cancer therapy. If you have read the precedent class notes, you will notice that the entire Renard Family is spread around Europe with one older brother (who got married) living in Holland, the other one going back and forth between Madrid, Paris and Lyon and the parents in Switzerland. Unfortunately, I have lost contact with many of my New York friends: Alec, David, Jeremy, Laurent: guys, give me a sign of life as well. I am sending you a picture of my 'fidanzata' Silvia (she's a pediatrician in training) and me (but I don't think I changed a lot). I hope to hear from you all." ● Hélène (De Bock) Hiernaux wrote: "I married Yves Hiernaux at the Hotel de Ville of Brussels, on the Grand'Place on September 3, 2005. We're living in Brussels for the moment, but are looking forward to a life of travel together and will hopefully hop by New York!" ● Vladimir Colas wrote: "15 years, almost day to day after having left the Lycee, I just moved back to NY this summer, transferred by the company I was working for in Paris (AXA Private Equity). It's great to be back! I would be happy to meet those who are still around - maybe at the next class reunion?" -- Class Notes Archives (1997) Back to Top 1998 TOP: Jonathan Alpeyrie ('98) a war photographer; BOTTOM: Laura El Sidaoui ('98) (left) and Caroline Peudupin ('98) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Marie Piganeau (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Massa Anoh nous ecrit: "J'ai enfin retrouve les noms d'amis que j'ai perdus de vue. Je suis actuellement ingenieur en commerce international. Mes felicitations a Daphne Haddock pour son mariage." ● Grégoire de Monicault wrote: "After long years of studying (too many), I have now graduated as an architect in Paris. I find myself in the no man's land of no longer being a student and having to identify myself as part of the working class now. It’s a hard world out there. Looking to renew contacts with lost friends -- contact me.” ● "Jonathan Alpeyrie is a renowned free-lance photojournalist who has covered social movements throughout Central America, Africa, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Mr. Alpeyrie is presently concentrating on the South Caucasus, where he has developed an expertise in understanding the various separatist movements in its various regions." (http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=641) -- February 2006, Class of '98 Reunion in Paris -- War photos by Jonathan Alpeyrie -- Class Notes Archives (1998) Back to Top 1999 Annaelle Lavallée ('99) ● Christine Milleron nous écrit: "Je vis à Paris depuis 1997 (j'ai quitté le lycée au milieux de la seconde) et, après un DEA d'histoire contemporaine spécialisé sur le monde arabe (la guerre d'Algérie), j'ai décidé d'enfin vivre de ma passion, le théâtre... J'ai mis en scène ma première pièce, "De bouche à oreille" il y a un an et travaille en tant qu'attachée de direction au théâtre du Lucernaire où je suis une des responsables de la programmation. Je continue à voir Gabrielle Kessler et Constance Gounod.Cela me ferait plaisir d'avoir des news de Emilie (clown, super, j'ai fait également pas mal de stage de clown!) Loïc dont j'ai perdu le numero il y a un an et Martine qui a eu un bébé paraît-il... Biz à tous!" ● Maïlys Suncic sent this: "I've been living in Los Angeles since 2003, pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Film and TV Production at the University of Southern California, which I just earned this past December. Feel free to contact me if you're ever in Southern California, or if you just want to catch up!" ● Luke Hornblower wrote: "In February, I joined Western Asset Management (WAMCO) as a Client Service Associate at the company headquarters in Pasadena. I am a member of the team that does portfolio reporting for non- domestic institutional clients. In my spare time, I study accounting at UCLA extension." ● "Herve Horner still takes the time from his amped up schedule to play basketball on the courts of NYC. Referred to as "The Generator" there, he still maintains his undisputed reputation as the illest both on and off the court. High voltage!" -- Class Notes Archives (1999) Back to Top 2000 Martine (Gren) Ureña's restaurant ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Martine (Gren) Ureña (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Martine (Gren) Ureña also wrote that she and her husband, Alex Ureña, are "very proud to annouce the opening of our restaurant Ureña at 37 east 28th street." [click on link below for further details on her restaurant] ● Click on link below for news of Albert Sara -- Martine (Gren) Ureña's new restaurant -- On the Internet: Albert Sara -- Class Notes Archives (2000) Back to Top 2001 Jean-Marc Donics ('01) ● "On August 4, 2006, Jean-Marc Donics, his twin brother [Alexander Donics] and two of their best friends embarked on a trip of a lifetime. They attempted to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 19,340 feet. With a year having passed since their graduation, the four young men decided to make true on their college promise and climb the mountain once they had secured jobs and settled into life after college. More than an adventure, they wanted to push their minds and bodies to the limit as they attempted to reach heights few people ever reach. Months of planning and training made Jean-Marc very confident that they would reach the summit." (From World Education and Development Fund,http://www.worldfund.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ihKWL0NLE&b=188374&ct=2878545) ● "Né à Bordeaux, Victor de Matha vit maintenant entre New York et Paris . Il a obtenu son Bachelor of Fine Arts a la School of Visual Arts de New York. Il a étudié l'illustration et le cartooning avec Klaus Janson, David Mazzucchelli et Gary Panter." (From victordematha.com, http://www.victordematha.com) ● Laureen Moyal recently graduated from the Graphic Design program at the Rhode Island School of Design. -- VICTOR HUGO AND THE PROLETARIAT, by Lara Ceppi -- Class Notes Archives (2001) Back to Top 2002 Antoine Castelas ('02) ● Francis Debbane’s online 'E-Portfolio' states: "I am currently a fourth year student at Drexel University. I am pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. I am enrolled in the 5-year Co-Op program which has given me the opportunity to work two full-time six-month internships over the last four years. I believe I have received the best of both worlds by dong this program because I will graduate from Drexel with 18 months worth of work experience. The skills I have acquired by working full-time have given a competitive edge over my peers because I am accustomed to the professional work environment. I have recently decided to pursue a music minor here at Drexel University. Music is one of my deepest passions and I plan to combine my musical skills with the business knowledge I have acquired." ● Anoush Varjabedian is a U.S. Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at an Austrian secondary school (in Vienna), in a program coordinated by the Fulbright Commission for the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. ● Cyril Lavaire nous écrit: "Bonjour à tous, un peu de français ne fera pas de mal sur cette page! :-) Après le LFNY en 2000, j’ai fini mon lycée au Lycée Français de Montréal (Collège Marie de France). Puis après l’obtention de mon bac en 2002, j’ai fait une première année à l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) en Ingénierie Mécanique. En 2003 j’ai orienté mes études vers le commerce et je me trouve actuellement en 4ème année de BBA of Honours à l’Ecole Sup de Co Montpellier (France) en Affaires Internationales. Je fais notamment en parallèle, une 3ème année de BBA à La Trobe University à Melbourne (Australie) en International Business (en e-learning). J’aurai si tout se passe bien le double diplôme FrancoAustralien en avril 2008! (on y croit!). Je viens de finir une année en tant que stagiaire dans l’Administration des Ventes Export de Cacharel et je souhaite faire mon prochain et dernier stage en Australie dans l’Export, de préférence dans le milieu de l’aéronautique et de la vente de matériel de hautes technologies ou de biotechnologies… Sinon pour ceux qui me connaissaient, je suis toujours un hardant sportif et un amoureux de la nature! Bien à vous" -- Francis Debanne's website -- Class Notes Archives (2002) Back to Top 2003 Alice de Matha ('03) -- Class Notes Archives (2003) Back to Top 2004-- Class Notes Archives (2004)Back to Top 2005 Marcella Grimaux ('05) ● Justine Goy is the Alumni Association's Class Representative for the Class of 2005. ● Marcella Grimaux wrote: "I got into Cambridge for this summer to study philosphy and art history and was also accepted in the Junior year abroad program to study theater at la Sorbonne along with Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Art History, and Philosophy at Dauphine." (For more news of Marcella, click on link below.) -- On the Internet: Marcella Grimaux -- Class Notes Archives (2005) Back to Top 2006● Benjamin Croze sent us this update on one of his classmates: "Chloé Begtime vient résider au Québec à Montreal dans moins d'un mois afin de poursuivre ses études à l'université de Concordia."Back to Top --Interested in being your Class Representative?Curious about your classmates? Disappointed not to see more information for your class year? Why not become a class representative? You can help us collect information and keep your class network alive and connected. It will not take up a lot of time, and it is quite fun! And who knows, you might even reconnect with that little red-haired girl from Latin class...To find out more about becoming a Class Representative, email us at info@lfnyalumni.org Back to Top --Interested in organizing your Class Reunion? E-mail us at info@lfnyalumni.org. Back to Top Notices that arrived too late to be included in the current newsletter will appear in the next edition. Stay tuned and keep the news flowing! / Les annonces qui sont arrivées trop tard pour être publiées dans le bulletin actuel, paraîtront dans la prochaine édition. classnotes@lfnyalumni.org Back to Top --Your Contact Information-- If you change your email address, please don’t forget to send us your new one. Keep your contact information current. Write to Rogersanit@aol.com ,or contact@lfnyalumni.org Back to Top |
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