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Class Notes continue to travel worldwide doing occupational medicine research, especially related to asbestos and other occupational lung diseases. I have served as an advisor both in the U.S. and overseas on occupational health issues. Married for 40 years, Joanne and I have three kids and two grandchildren." Dr. Frank also wrote of his former Barnard Head of School Dr. Carrington Raymond: "I still remember with great fondness Mr. Raymond." Dr. Stuart Kassan became a Master of the American College of Rheumatology and was elected as a Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. 1965 Jeffrey Brosk opened an exhibit of his sculp- ture in the show "Territory" at the Blue Star Contemporary Museum in San Antonio, TX with a gallery walk through and artist's talk on Sept. 3, 2015, during which he described the concepts and inspirations behind his wooden sculptures in the exhibition. New Yorkers had a chance to view new works by Brosk at SPIN Ceramics in SoHo in an exhibit that ran from November 5, 2015 through January 2016. Horace Mann School's Alumni Council (HMAC), of which Brosk is a member, hosted its annual Winter Gathering at the gallery on January 20, 2016. Prof. Arthur Jacobson, the Max Freund Professor of Litigation and Advocacy at Benjamin Cardozo School of Law co-authored the book Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues, which was published in October 2015. (See p. 38) Howard Blum published Dark Invasion 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America in 2014. Blum specializes in nonfiction narrative showcasing explosive periods in U.S. history, as in his 2011 Edgar Award-winning book American Lightning. Dark Invasion focuses on the period before WWI, when German saboteurs in the U.S. attempted to weaken the country enough to keep it from entering the war on the side of the Allies. But many of the plots were thwarted by New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney, who also captured numerous enemy agents. Academy Award-winning actor Bradley Cooper is co-producing a movie based on the book, and starring as its hero Tunney. Prof. Henry Schvey regretted not being able to attend his Class of 1965 reunion, but he was celebrating the wedding of his daughter that weekend. He sent an update to classmates titled "My Life since Horace Mann" in which he described a life "full of blessings" and wrote "I feel fortunate beyond my wildest dreams." Married for over 46 years to Patty Lynn Cohn, the couple has three "beautiful, successful children" who are all involved in socially-significant work, and two beautiful grandchildren, born five weeks apart in 2012. Classmates can learn more details about Prof. Schvey's activities since graduating from HM in the note he compiled for the reunion (available upon request from alumni@ horacemann.org) In short, after studying Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Prof. Schvey completed his MA in West European Studies and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Indiana. He became a professor of English at Leiden University in the Netherlands in 1974, and lived and taught in Holland until returning to the U.S. in 1987. Upon his return to the U.S. he was named Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature and Chair of the Performing Arts Department at Washington University in St. Louis, serving as Chair for 20 years before stepping down in 2007. While at WU he created an undergraduate summer program in London in 1990 in conjunction with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, making WU the first American university to establish formal links with Sam Wanamaker's rebuilt Globe. Henry also established a program affiliated with the Actor's Studio and brought legendary actor/teachers to campus to work with students. Prof. Schvey is also a playwright who has directed numerous plays in Europe and the U.S. His book The Poison Tree: A Memoir, was published in June 2016. It "examines childhood and adolescence-including those painful, exciting years at HM" of which Prof. Schvey expressed cherished memories. (To be covered in the next issue of Horace Mann Magazine) 1966 Save the Date, September 24, 2016, for HM Homecoming and the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1966. Justice John M. Leventhal recently published My Partner, My Enemy: An Unflinching View of Domestic Violence and New Ways to Protect Victims. The book (to be covered in the next issue of Horace Mann Magazine) details the author's experiences and cases as the presiding judge of the nation's first felony Domestic Violence Court from 1996 to 2008. His work as a judge dealing with domestic violence cases has been featured in a number of publications, including a profile in the New York Times and a cover story in The Village Voice. Since his designation by the Governor in 2008 he has served as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. Dr. Ken Blank writes: "I am Senior Vice President for health sciences at Rowan University in New Jersey. Rowan is the newest state-designated research university in New Jersey. I have been at Rowan for three years now and enjoy the opportunity to help build a new research university. My main responsibility is to oversee our two medical schools, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University." Dr. Blank is a noted molecular pathologist and cancer researcher who previously served as Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education at Temple University. 1967 Richard Warshauer provided a picture from a 2015 mini-reunion at Roy Rosenstein's summer house in Cold Spring, N.Y. that included, from left to right, Warshauer, James Kaplan, Rosenstein and Gary Marton. Richard also reported that he and James will lead the 28th of their popular annual Lower Manhattan Historical Walking Tours for the Museum of American Finance (MOAF). The tour is tentatively set for Oct. 29, 2016. This tour of the Financial District delves into the political, financial and architectural history of Wall Street. More details can be found at: www.moaf.org). 1969 Glenn Gerstell retired as a partner in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy after almost 39 years, Horace Mann Magazine Summer 2016 47 http://www.moaf.org

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