RE Log Spring 2019

SPRING 2019 Ransom Everglades LOG 43 Elaine Broad , see Robin Van de Kreeke Franklin Einspruch writes, “ Cloud on a Mountain: Comics Poems from Greylock was featured in Nina McLaughlin’s column of New England literary news in the Boston Globe Sunday Arts section on January 13, 2019. She calls it ‘meditative, with a sly humor and a wisdom that’s both deeply engaged and transcendentally detached.’ The 56-page paperback contains two dozen panels painted in egg tempera with as many ink drawings executed while I was in residence at Bascom Lodge this sum- mer. See it here: https://bit.ly/2RLf0ok . Cloud on a Mountain was also recently featured in Wonderland , the independent arts journalism project of Greg Cook. In writing news, an exhibition of works by Elisabeth Condon opened in November between concourses D and E at Miami International Airport. A beautiful foldout brochure accompanies the show, with an essay by yours truly. At The Federalist , I contradicted an irresponsible story about a former professor of The Evergreen State College by Pacific Standard . In July, I was interviewed on Benjamin Boyce’s YouTube channel. The episode is titled ‘A Critic’s Dilemma.’ At The New Criterion , I reviewed ‘Leonardo: Discoveries from Verrocchio’s Studio’ at Yale. Also at The New Criterion , I re- viewed exhibitions up at the Farnsworth and the CMCA in Rockland, Maine. (This one is free, and furthermore it’s out in this month’s print edition.) ‘Ann Walsh: Colors’ opened October 6 at the Sam & Adele Golden Gallery in New Berlin, N.Y. This is a lovely show, and I’m not just saying that because I wrote the catalogue essay. At Artblog.net , I recounted how I made my own painting oil.” Pam Pennell Kelly writes, “For the past four years I have been volunteer- ing for an hour on Wednesdays for Aces in Motion, a non-profit organization that through tennis promotes character development, academic achievement and a healthy lifestyle to under-resourced communities in Gainesville, Fla. (See photos above and below.) Liz Koreman Landau wrote this past August, “Our oldest daughter, Sarah, just started University of Pennsylvania Medical School (we had her white coat ceremony last week which made me cry!). It’s so hard to believe that I have a child in grad school and we are SO proud of her! Photo below L-R: David Landau, Sarah Landau and Liz Koreman Landau. Kelly McCammon writes, “Oliver is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins and Cecilia is a sophomore at the University of Miami’s architecture and design school. I am a managing partner with Iron Horse Holdings, providing strategic partnerships and business development for small to medium cap companies as well as team risk assessment and asset protection. In addition, I became in November a global CEO for www.short-golf.com , a global golf com- pany putting educational programming with a modified golf learning system into schools with The First Tee. The PGA Tour has its logo on the equipment. Also, we have programs with parks and recs, YMCAs, churches etc. We are in over 47 countries with The R&A from St. Andrews, Scotland, helping us. Lastly, I married April, who has a son, 25, mar- ried, and a daughter, 22, married. We live in Nashville, Tenn.” Julie Romfh , see Marie Romfh Keith ’72 , In Loving Memory Roland Samimy writes, “After nearly 17 years at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology, I have started a new chapter and gone back into the private sector. In December 2018 I took a new position with Atkins Global working from the Miami office as a Senior Water Resources Technical Manager and subject matter expert in coastal systems, water quality and watershed management. I am glad to be on to the next professional chal- lenge and look forward to spending more time on water-related challenges closer to home. The only sad part is that my buddy Adam Gelber ’88 left the Miami office about two weeks before I joined. I hope he wasn’t sending me a subtle mes- sage :-). So looks like 2019 is going to be a screamer!” Robin Van de Kreeke started a new job in May 2018 in Sydney, Australia, as Chief Financial Officer of Otis Elevators Australia. While learning a new indus- try is challenging, after eight years of commuting between Sydney and Miami it is nice to work and live in the same time zone. In October 2018, the entire family (wife Jennifer and 13-year-old