Grads

The MALS Alumni Association held its annual champagne reception for graduating MALS students on Sunday, June 13. The program graduated 52 new alumni. A large crowd of family members, MALS alumni ana faculty were there to congratulate the graduates, celebrate their achievements and learn about their future plans. It was a successful gathering and a good time was had by all. Michael Blumenauer (MALS'10) is currently employed by Dartmouth as assistant registrar. He wrote his thesis on food, celebrity and pop culture; and he intends to continue writing. Courtney Bowen (MALS'10) is senior events manager at the Hopkins Center. Her area of interest is women detectives and bibliomysteries, and she too wants to continue writing. Sean Compas' (MALS'10) thesis is Negotiating Space With Body Markers. He explained that those whose sexual orientation leaves them without obvious distinguishing characteristics must appropriate ways to mark themselves and gain visibility. Sean is moving to Washington, D.C., where he will be an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups through his employment with the Open Society Institute. Alicia Connors (MALS'10) is working in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with WISE, a domestic and sexual crisis and support center. She works in development and on the crisis line. Her thesis, The Paradox of Contemplative Life, is a feminist approach to examining the lives of nuns of the Society of the Sacred Heart and their work teaching high school students. Dane Cooper (MALS'10) is moving to Switzerland to teach French (her undergraduate major). However, her thesis is a comparison of alternative and biological medicine, and she intends to apply to medical school in the near future. Sarah Fischer (MALS'10) is relocating from Los Angeles to Massachusetts with Gibson, her 2-year-old son. She is looking for a position in management with a nonprofit organization. Her varied interests include adult education, national service and landscape architecture. She wrote her thesis on national service and Hurricane Katrina. Patricia Kelly (MALS'10) will continue as assistant library director at Deerfield Academy. She intends to expand and possibly publish her thesis, Confronting the Silence of Clergy Sex Abuse. Matt Lazar (MALS'10) began work last December with a private equity firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is interested in writing critiques of popular fiction. His nonfiction thesis is Cleveland and the Browns. Jessica Lindsey (MALS'io) will continue her job in the communications department at Northfield Mt. Hermon School in Massachusetts, where she writes and does video editing. Her thesis is an oral history of the crash of the automotive industry. Anna Minardi (MALS'io) teaches in the Italian department at Dartmouth. Her thesis, Traces,Moments and Crumbs, is a collection of essays on memories and language. Meghan Peck (MALS'io) has accepted a position as an executive assistant in marketing with a CPA firm in Boston. She intends to apply to Ph.D. programs in American studies and possibly publish her thesis, Fashion: The Site of Female Fetishism. Abigail Russell Rember (MALS'io) is moving with her husband, who is in the military, from Kansas to Georgia. She will continue her writing and teaching high school Spanish. Her thesis is Cold War Warriors: An Oral Flistory of the WestPoint Class of 45. Deborah Scranton (MALS'io) presented her thesis, a documentary titled EarthMade oj Glass, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in April. She won the festival's award for best documentary and intends to take a break before her next project. Brian Zalasky (MALS'io) is teaching English at Brewster Academy while applying for a college-level English position. He would like to publish his thesis, Men Now LiveLong, a fictional novella.

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