Page 5 - January 2017 Newsletter
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News from Our Alumnae
By Dorothy G. Kapenstein
Lafeeq Bowman (June 1999) and Myra Atwell McDaniel, Secretary of
her fiancé Adrian are finalists in the State in Texas; Blondell Reynolds
Brides Magazine “Live Wedding“ Brown, current City Councilwoman;
contest. Phase one of the contest and Shirley Clark Franklin, first African
began December 21, 2016. The final American woman to be elected Mayor
three contenders will be announced on of Atlanta, Georgia (and the Keynote
March 24, 2017. To help her reach her speaker for our Annual
goal of her dream wedding please vote Meeting/Luncheon on April 22, 2017).
at:
http://brideslivewedding.brides.com/M Before entering the political arena,
eetCouple.aspx?coupleId=143&shareC Carolyn had a successful career in
lickGuid=ba368ffc-9c1f-4bb3-a139- business and insurance. She
7dd494e0df91. You can vote once per explained in the interview that her
day per email address. If they win, college major greatly influenced her
their wedding will occur on June 2, career choices. She wrote: "I
2017, at the Montage Laguna Beach graduated from the University of
Hotel in California. Pennsylvania with a BA in Russian
Studies, a major that I “created” from
Sponsors of this free wedding a combination of language, literature,
giveaway will make a donation to a history, economics, political science,
charity that the winner designates. and sociology, a major drawn from
many different university disciplines.
Lafeeq selected the Autism Research Finding a job in that area anywhere
Institute because of her work as a near Philadelphia was impossible and,
behavioral therapist with this instead, I parlayed the language
population. ability into a new and growing field,
data processing. (There is a strong
Carolyn Marcus Jacobs (January correlation between computer
1964) recently ran a successful programming skill and fields such as
campaign for election to public office language and music. At this time,
and has won a seat on the Town there was no IT field of study other
Council of Cherry Hill, N.J. Carolyn than electrical engineering, essentially
has lived in this New Jersey area for building computers). Over the years,
43 years. She ran as the Democratic I worked for more than 25 years at an
candidate and will complete an insurance company, rising to a senior
unexpired term of office. She will be management position. I quickly
eligible to run for a full four-year term discovered that I was too much of a
in the next election. Carolyn joins a “people person” to remain a
long list of Girls’ High graduates who technician; instead found much more
have been elected to public office or satisfaction in being the intermediary
who have served in high government or translator between the IT
positions. They include Virginia organization and the needs of the
Knauer, Philadelphia City business units. I also enjoyed
Councilwoman and economic advisor managing projects and teams.
to Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Towards the end of my career, I
Reagan; C. DeLores Tucker, Secretary worked as a consultant to the
of State of Pennsylvania; insurance industry, specializing in
