Newsmakers

QUOTE/UNQUOTE "John Dowling '86 reminds me of the guy in the kung fu movies. There's always the fighter who goes up in the mountains to tram with the old guy with the long white heard who's the guru. That s John. He s the master. —ALEX WILSON, FORMER OLYMPIC MOGUL SKIER COACHED BY DOWLING, TO THE SUMMIT DAILY NEWS IN NOVEMBER

John Dowling '86 has coached 16 members of the U.S. Ski Team, including 2005 World Cup overall champ Jeremy Bloom, and has mentored such Olympians as freestyle standout Evan Dybvig, the owner of Whaleback Mountain Ski Area in Enfield, New Hampshire. For Dowling, director of Team Summit's freestyle program at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colorado, it's about developing his students as people, not just skiers. "It's bigger than moguls skiing, " he told the Summit (Colorado) DailyNews last November. "It's sport. Sport is ultimately working with kids and developing them over whatever the time frame. Moguls skiing is the milieu."...As report ed in the Contra Costa (California) Times,Kate Gage 'O5 missed her family's Thanksgiving celebration in Berkeley because she and Carrie O'Neil '04 were helping victims of Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi. Since last fall the pair has been working as Hands On USA volunteers—with '04s PaulMarino, Brett Martin, Janos Marton, BeauSaccocia and Lydia Smith; '05s GuillermoOlivos and Chris Lee; and Sadie Marden '06—cleaning flooded homes, assisting at the local humane society and helping victims obtain FEMA assistance. "Even today, many people are living in tents on their porches or empty lots or worse, in poorly ventilated houses that are either structurally faulty, growing toxic black mold or both," Gage told the Times in November. ...In the December issue of Esquire WilliamMc Donough '73 was named the magazines "Big Thinker of the Year." Esquire called Mc Donough the "designer of the better world," citing among other projects his master plan for six "green" cities in China and his design for a recyclable, solar-powered car for Ford. The former dean of the University of Virginia School of Architecture (and Sept/Oct 2002 DAM cover subject), Mc Donough is now principal of two Charlottesville design firms...."Time gives a mystery to old things," Lisa Salzer '04 told Vogue last November of her Lulu Frost jewelry line, which she handcrafts with antique objects such as pocket watches, shoe buckles and bifocal lenses. Vogue showcased a necklace with a bronze room number from New York's fabled Plaza Hotel (Salzer bought nearly 1,000 of these numbers at auction), and the September issue of In Style magazine spotlighted a pair of earrings crafted from Victorian buttons. Salzer's unique creations also won her the Gen Art Design Vision Award for Accessories last summer in Miami...Daily Variety reported last November that Vandal, a script by Matt Cirulnick'98,will begin filming in early 2006. Cirulnick, who penned the movie Paid in Full and created the UPN TV series South Beach, based Vandal on his experiences as a Brooklyn graffiti artist. ... "The two things that have been obstacles for solar are cost and aesthetics—they cost a lot and they look ugly," Jim Paull'67, Th'68, told the Hanover areas Valley News last November. To remedy this, Paull teamed with Lee Johnson, Tu'05, last April to form Stellaris Corp. The company is developing a photovoltaic system, invented and patented by Paull, that will cost 35 to 40 percent less than currently available solar panels while being more aesthetically pleasing. They hoped to secure $1.5 million in financing by February and to begin ramping up for small-scale manufacturing, possibly in the Upper Valley....Landing your first tenure-track position can be tough, but it's even more difficult for cou pies who hope to teach at the same university. Alexis Templeton '93, Adv'96, and Amy Palmer '94, however, both secured jobs with the University of Colorado last spring and moved to Boulder with their toddler, Ethan. The October issue of Science magazine traced the career paths taken by Templeton, an assistant professor in the department of geological sciences, and Palmer, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry. Both women attribute their successful job search to spending two years—rather than the usual one—focusing on their postdoctoral research. "We felt very well established in whatwe were working on in our postdocs and really excited about new opportunities and looking for ways to make those new opportunities come into being," Templeton said....As a new partner with law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York, Gamal Abouali '9O brings some rare experience to the table: He served as legal advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) during the ultimately unsuccessful Camp David peace talks of 2000. Although he never met the late PLO leader Yasir Arafat, Abouali did work with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority TheDeal.com reported last November. "The PLO had been sorely lacking legal repre- sentation," said Abouali, who was born in Montreal after his parents fled Palestine during the 19 67 Six Day War... .It took four years for Jack Zipes '59 and four editors to compile the new Norton Anthology of Children's Literature, which is 2,471 pages long and weighs in at three pounds. Aimed more at scholars than children, this comprehensive collection features everything from the first children's book (published in 165 8) to Maurice Sendak and Dr. Seuss illustrations. "These works reflect how we view children, and something about us," Zipes told TheNew York Times upon the anthology's publication last December. The Times noted the conspicuous absence of Harry Potter, which Zipes said was too expensive to excerpt, adding, "The Harry Potter books are very conventional and mediocre.".. .Two alumni are gearing up for upcoming November elections, while the political fates of three others were determined by voters this past fall. The Albany, New York, Times Union reported last November that the Saratoga County Democratic Committee endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand '88 as its candidate in the 20th Congressional District. Aresident of Greenport, Gillibrand is a partner in the Al bany law firm of Boies, Schiller and Flexner and served as former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo's special counsel during the Clinton Administration. Meanwhile, New Jersey State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. '90 threw his hat into the ring last November for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by governor-elect Jon Corzine. The son of a popular former governor, the younger Kean is "a rising star in the Republican Party," according to The Star-Ledger (Newark). Democrat Eric Kearney '85, president and chief executive of Sesh Communications in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sworn in as a member of the Ohio State Senate last December. "His talent as a citizen, civic leader and business owner will be a great addition to our caucus," Senate Minority Leader C.J. Prentiss told the Associated Press. Brian Ellner '92 got voters' attention with TV ads that featured a nude body attached to President Bush's head (to illustrate that the "emperor has no clothes") but didn't garner enough votes to win his Democratic primary bid for Manhattan borough president last September. Ellner s ads also featured his same-sex partner, Simon, a first for political advertisements. "It's about breaking down barriers; it becomes easier for the people who come next," Ellner told The Dartmouth. Howie Hawkins '75 made his second run for the mayor's office in Syracuse, New York, as the Green Party-USA candidate, but voters re-elected the Democratic incumbent. "They may not be ready to get out in the street with you or vote for you, but you're part of the discussion and you're changing people's minds," Hawkins told The Post-Standard.

Kate Gage'05 Carrie 0'Neil'04 Guillermo Olivos'05 and Janos Marton'04

Amy Palmer'94 and Alexis Templeton '93, Adv'96.with their son Ethan

QUOTE/UNQUOTE "David was a journalist, to be sure, and lie often said he was born to do tHat work. But the truth is that David, a selfless person who suffered a senseless death, was a born teacher. -DAVID SHRIBMAN '76, IN THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, ON THE JANUARY 8 MURDER OF NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR DAVID ROSENBAUM '63