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photography. (They could be the Dorothy G. Kapenstein (January
most photographically documented 1946) has made a gift of Dr. Judith
children around!) I have taken a Van Buskirk's book Generous
couple classes at local art centers, Enemies to the Alumnae Authors
and I am now working as a freelance Collection in our Archives.
photographer covering various school
activities and events in the area. Dr. Joan Parker Frizzell (June
1965) has made a gift of her
Judith Van Buskirk (June 1972) recently published book,
sent this news. She obtained her Pathophysiology: Introductory
Bachelor's degree, majoring in Concepts and Clinical Perspectives.
French, at LaSalle College in 1976. Dr. Frizzell co-authored the book with
At that time, she won a Fulbright Dr. Theresa Capriotti.
teaching assistantship to France. She
earned a Master of International Barbara McDowell Dowdall
Business degree from the University (January 1964) has sent us an
of South Carolina in 1980. She invitation. She and Louise Perry
worked for Xerox in Paris, Rochester, (January 1957) are two-thirds of
and Princeton for 6 years. Then she the Northwest Woodwind Trio
began a new job at New York (bassoon and clarinet respectively)
University. She headed NYU's that performed for 2 Germantown
undergraduate admissions office for neighborhood congregations, the
the Business School and the Tisch Unitarian Society of Germantown and
School of the Arts. While working, the First United Methodist Church of
Judy took classes at night in History Germantown, at summer services
at NYU. She received her Ph.D. in this August. Barbara and Louise,
1997. She has worked as a history along with Eleanor Brownstein
professor at the State University of (June 1958) on violin, also play in
New York (SUNY) Cortland for 20 the Doctors Orchestra (not all
years and is a full professor. She doctors) of Philadelphia that
published her first book, Generous rehearses at Journeys Way Senior
Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Center in Roxborough. These 3
Revolutionary New York, in 2002. musicians, who have continued to
She is now working on her second play since their days in Girls' High's
book, which is expected to appear in Orchestra, would welcome other
2017. It is about African Americans alumnae, especially string players, to
in the American Revolution. Judy is join them at their Wednesday
also active in community and evening rehearsals as they prepare
neighborhood theater, an interest for their next concert on Saturday,
that began in 2005 when she helped December 3.
to organize and implement a theater
program in a newly opened Center Margaret (Peggy) Beecham (June
for the Arts in the town of Homer, 1966) has sent her latest news:
New York. Since then, she has acted "Two years ago, when I retired from
and directed in various venues. She a nearly 40-year career in R&D and
has incorporated the idea of using Regulatory Affairs with the
plays to teach history into her own pharmaceutical industry, I began
classroom. volunteering as a way to "give back"
and to keep myself busy. In 2014, I
