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Alumni News

Gretchen Gilliland
Alumni Spotlight

Gretchen Gilliland ’03

Meet the New Alumnae & Alumni of Goucher College (AAGC) president, who wants everyone to see Goucher as a space for more than classes.

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Erik Camodeca
Alumni Spotlight

Erick Camodeca ’06

The former cross-country and track & field head coach is embarking on a new challenge as Goucher’s athletics philanthropy officer.  

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June Whelan
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With June Whelan ’62

June Whelan ’62 is the vice president of the Washington Balalaika Society and plays the domra in the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra.

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Eliot Grasso
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With Eliot Grasso ’05

In this interview, Eliot Grasso ’05, who plays in the Celtic band Dréos, explains their name, their musical style, and what the Uilleann pipes are.

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The hardcore punk band Tripper
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With Michael Habif ’10

Michael Habif ’10 plays drums in the hardcore punk band Tripper.

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Album covers of Alice Davenport's group, Música Eugenia
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With Alice Davenport ’69 

Alice Davenport ’69 plays in the group Música Eugenia, performing acoustical music from Elizabethan England and the Spanish Renaissance.

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Alumni Spotlight

Public Service Award Winner Gayle V. Economos ’76

Gayle Economos was the first person to graduate from Goucher College with a degree in communication.

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Sarah Nathan with a cup of Nooish soup.
Alumni Spotlight

Instant Classic

Sarah Nathan ’08 created a hug in a cup with instant matzo ball soup.

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Kimberley Gordy ’06, M.Div.
Alumni Spotlight

Bearing Witness

Kimberley Gordy is a good listener. Throughout her career, she has listened to people’s stories during moments of uncertainty.

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Photo of Jacob Marinari ’13
Alumni Spotlight

Jake Marinari ’13

Founding Charm City Music School was inevitable for Jacob Marinari ’13.

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Photo of Ruth Rathblott, Class of 1991
Alumni Spotlight

Ruth Rathblott ’91

In her mid-30s, Rathblott felt isolated and lonely; her secret was holding her back. An invitation to share her story marked a turning point.

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Melissa Klapper, Class of 1995
Alumni Spotlight

Melissa R. Klapper ’95

Melissa R. Klapper has achieved remarkable feats, from publishing scholarly works to gracing the stage of “Jeopardy!”

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Lynn Ochberg, Class of 1964
Alumni Spotlight

Lynn Ochberg ’64

The animations made by Lynn Ochberg became cult classics and were shown at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last year.

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April's Young Alumni Spotlight features Kylie Miller.
Young Alumni

Young Alumni Spotlight

Meet Kylie Miller ’20. Learn more about Kylie’s journey, the transformative power of micro-internships, and her dedication to paying it forward.

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Candace Chance, the 2024 Marguerite Barland Award winner.
Alumni Spotlight

Faith, Grit, Hustle

Candance Chance’s family and community cultivated in her a “combination of faith, grit, hustle, and community-centeredness” that she lives by.

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Marcus Montisano
Alumni Spotlight

Marcus Montisano ’23

“Thirty-six years after my mother protested Goucher’s admittance of men to the school, I graduated from her alma mater,” Marcus says.

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Barbara Glassman Donick
Alumni Spotlight

Barbara Glassman Donick ’59

Barbara Donick’s advocacy gave dyslexic students a better chance in the classroom.

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Wonde Pawlose
Young Alumni

Young Alumni Spotlight

Meet Wondemneh Pawlose ’19. Read about Wondemneh and how his Goucher experiences impact his work.

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Victoria Awkward '18
Alumni Spotlight

Victoria Awkward ’18

When Victoria Awkward founded her dance company, VLA Dance, it was to promote inclusion for all. Sustaining a healthy community has always been her mission.

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Maleke Glee, M.A.C.S. ’20
Alumni Spotlight

Maleke Glee, M.A.C.S. ’20

Maleke Glee is the inaugural director of Stable Arts, an art studio in Washington, DC, providing space for artists and creatives.

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Maddy Romberger ’21
Alumni Spotlight

Gophers for Goucher

Meet Maddy Romberger ’21, Van Meter Club member.

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Eli Kaufmann ’15
Young Alumni

Young Alumni Spotlight

Meet Eli Kaufman ’15. Read about Eli’s favorite Goucher memories and how his Goucher experiences impact his work.

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Chelsea Schields, author of "Offshore Attachments"cover
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With Chelsea Schields

Chelsea Schield’s new book examines how laborers, domestic works, sex workers, and housewives in Aruba and Curaçao challenged oil corporations and political authorities, molding the industry from the ground up.

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Katrina Ramirez-Meyers ’11
Alumni Spotlight

Katrina Ramirez-Meyers ’11

Katrina Ramirez-Meyers ’11 gained her passion for social justice—as well as her appreciation for batteries—from lessons she learned across the world.

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Ron Antlitz, M.A.T. ’99
Alumni Spotlight

Ron Antlitz, M.A.T. ’99

Ron Antlitz, M.A.T. ’99 is a teacher with a vision for how much more could be possible.

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Robert Bull.
Alumni Spotlight

The Visionary

Robert Bull ’93 is receiving the 2023 Marguerite Barland ’60 Merit Award, celebrating the achievements of Goucher’s Black alumnae/i.

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Jess Moore and Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Wroblewski with U.S. Marine Security Guards at the U.S. Embassy In Doha.
Alumni Spotlight

Protecting the US at the World Cup

A Q&A with Jessica Moore ’94

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Zachary Reese '16
Young Alumni

Young Alumni Spotlight

Meet Zachary Reese ’16. In this Young Alumni Spotlight, we chat with Zachary about his favorite Goucher memories and why he volunteers for Goucher.

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Ashley Bent
Alumni Spotlight

Gophers for Goucher

Meet Ashley Bent ’16 , Van Meter Club member.

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Jennifer Barrett Cox, M.Ed. '10
Alumni Spotlight

Jennifer Barrett Cox, M.Ed. ’10

Jennifer Barrett Cox spends all her time helping kids. She works with the school system by day and runs a nonprofit by night.

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Davon Barbour ’99
Alumni Spotlight

Davon Barbour ’99

As the president and CEO of the Downtown Development District of New Orleans, Davon Barbour is helping his adopted city tackle its issues.

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Logan Herring Sr. '04
Alumni Spotlight

Planting Empowerment

Logan S. Herring Sr. ’04 is the recipient of the 2022 Marguerite Barland ’60 Merit Award, which celebrates Black alumnae/i who have significantly contributed to equity on and off campus.

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Bryce Harrison
Alumni Spotlight

Bryce Harrison ’12

First Lieutenant Bryce Harrison is currently stationed at Camp Casey in South Korea, just over 10 miles from the DMZ between North Korea and South Korea.

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Delaney Green '14
Alumni Spotlight

Delaney Green ’14

Combining law and public policy to help disadvantaged communities is a sweet spot that Delaney Green discovered at Goucher.

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Lucien Meadows '11
Alumni Spotlight

Finding the Line

Lucien Darjeun Meadows ’11 is an ultramarathon runner. It’s been a long, enduring journey.

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Debbie Roffman '68
Alumni Spotlight

Deborah Roffman ’68

Debbie Roffman ’68 is a sexuality educator, one whose expertise is highly sought after around the country—both in classrooms for students and in books for parents.

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Margaret Grun Kibben ’82
Alumni Spotlight

Margaret Grun Kibben ’82

Margaret Grun Kibben ’82 is the 61st chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first woman to hold that role in its history.

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Jess Phoenix, M.F.A. ’18
Alumni Spotlight

Q&A With Jess Phoenix, M.F.A. ’18

A Q&A with Jess Phoenix, M.F.A. ’18—volcanologist, natural hazards expert, nonprofit founder, and author—about her career, writing rituals, and the book that she came to Goucher to draft.

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Paula Mahone '80
Alumni Spotlight

Paula Mahone ’80

As a doctor specializing in high-risk pregnancy, Paula Mahone empowered her patients to have a voice in their medical care—whether they were having one baby or seven.

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Alumni News

Class Notes – Winter 2021

Class Notes, Remembered, and In Memoriam from the Winter 2021 Goucher Magazine

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Margaret Nash
Alumni Spotlight

Margaret Catherine Stifler Nash ’39

Nash earned a scholarship to study zoology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and used money from her 1940 Queen Maryland beauty contest winnings to pay for room and board.

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Billy Daly
Alumni Spotlight

Billy Daly ’16

“How do we make the job market fair?” Daly tries to answer this question by developing systems that examine data to place candidates in quality roles.

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Warren Dorsey
Alumni Spotlight

Warren Dorsey, M.Ed. ’71

Warren Dorsey was the first Black man to graduate from Goucher. The 100-year-old microbiologist, teacher, and principal overcame many obstacles to get the education he dreamed of.

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Jennifer Hyde Sachs, Goucher Class of 1990
Alumni Spotlight

An Unplanned Life: Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90

Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90, an entrepreneur and public speaker, recently spoke with the Goucher community about her life in Beijing and the bilingual school she started.

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Goucher College campus
Alumni News

Class Notes and More

View Class Notes, Remembered, and In Memoriam, meet Goucher’s new vice president of advancement, Michele Ewing, and hear from AAGC President Jay Gilman ’09. For your privacy, this section is password protected online.

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Dante Disparte, Goucher College Class of 2000
Alumni Spotlight

Dante Disparte ’00

For his global work and local impact, Goucher College and the AAGC are proud to present Dante Disparte ’00 with the 2020 Elizabeth Statuta Baker ’70 Public Service Award.

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Alice G Pinderhughes '73
Alumni Spotlight

Alice G. Pinderhughes ’73

Alice G. Pinderhughes ’73 likes to help—she needs to help. She became a lawyer because of Perry Mason, after all, who always cleared his clients’ names on TV.

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Darcey Steinke '85
Alumni Spotlight

The Art of Menopause

Darcey Steinke ’85 channeled her frustration into her prose to help reframe menopause, female anger, and mortality.

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Alumni Spotlight

Elizabeth Forssell Hestnes ’58

Betsy Hestnes ’58 was a little girl in the 1940s who loved all creatures—the insects from her father’s garden, stray cats, and horses, especially horses.

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Frenchy Snyder
Alumni Spotlight

The Essentials To Living Your Best Century

Frenchy Snyder ’40 supported women’s rights, stood up for liberal politics, joined a union, and was president of the Baltimore section for the National Council of Jewish Women.

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