Alumni Updates 1950-1959

Clare Wootten Crawford-Mason (BA 1958) is a TV producer and author with a distinguished list of credits. She was a founding editor of People magazine, the first woman senior producer for NBC, and the producer of W. Edwards Deming: The Prophet of Quality (a documentary on the American management seer and his philosophy, PBS) and the 34 volume Deming Video Library. In addition, she produced the groundbreaking (first TV documentary) Abortion: The Single Issue,It Only Happens Next Door,and Until Death Do Us Part for NBC on the subjects of abortion, child abuse and spouse abuse. [05/00]

Arthur D. Sills (MSEE and MSMATH 1957-1963) retired from the Naval Research Laboratory in 1990 and now works in private industry. He enjoys flying small aircraft and is active in Christian Evangelism - currently working in prisons. [05/00]

Phyllis Samuelson Kolodner (BA 1956) has been a travel agent the past 25 years. At UM she was the business manager for University Theatre and organized the trip for the airforce with the Theatre Department to the Azores, Iceland and Bermuda. Jim Henson was one of the acts they took along. [05/00]

Rheda Becker (BA 1956) is a music narrator who has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic as well as with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. She was the narrator for world premieres of works by Ernst Krenek, Earl Kim, Robert Hall Lewis and Jonathan Holland and has served on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. [07/00]

Clarita (Watkins) Bahjat (BA 1955) has had an active career as a singer/actress performing equity stock, professional non-equity theatre and doing voice overs in the Washington area and the state of New York. [05/00]

Charles Rosen (Summer Theatre 1955) works in interior design. He participated in the University Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roofin 1982. [05/00]

Marsha Oshrine Stoller (BA 1955, MA 1956) has been associated with several non-profits - primarily to raise funds. [05/00]

Jane C. Pfeiffer (BA 1954) , Management Consultant, is the former Chair of the Board of the National Broadcasting Company. Her major areas of consulting are management organization, communications and government relations. She holds directorships in Ashland Oil, International Paper Company, J.C. Penney Company, and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. She is a trustee of the University of Notre Dame and the Overseas Development Council, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Conference Board, and the Economic Club. [05/00]

Demetrios S. Lambros (BS 1953) is retired. [05/00]

Jean Hagerman Collins (BA 1951) is semi-retired and a part-time secretary. [05/00]

Joyce Marmelstein Hyatt (BA 1951, MA 1953) is a certified Trainer, Educator and Practitioner (TEP) in Psychodrama, Sociometry & Group Psychotherapy. She directs Psychodrama and presents training workshops. [05/00]

Mollee Coppel Kruger (B.A. 1950) is a freelance writer - producer - director - performer for the First Lady Players, a touring professional group the presents "Ladies First" - an award winning musical production about Presidential wives. [04/00]

Kennard Bird Calfee (BA 1950) is an English language advisor, consultant and instructor - and active volunteer. [05/00]

Dr. E. Donald Causey (BA and MA, 1950 & 1951) After an active career in medicine, Dr. Causey is retired and traveling extensively. [05/00]

Bernard (Buff) Shurr (BA 1950) is actively directing in professional theatre, musical theatre, industrial shows, and opera. [05/00]