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Dear Classmate,
<News Notes>
Wondering what your classmates have been doing since you last saw them? A few of them have been updating us with news from their lives…
Bert Bieler, C'95,
CGS'97 is living in Providence, R.I., and is a resident
in the family medicine program at the Memorial Hospital of
Rhode Island. He welcomes any news from old Penn friends who
can email him at bbieler01@yahoo.com.
Harris Cohen, C'95 was married this past October. He's finishing his chief residency year in Family Medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital, and will be joining Buckingham Family Medicine (outside of Philadelphia) in July.
Rob Pearlstein, C'95 is living bi-coastally in N.Y. and L.A. both screenwriting and directing. He recently sold one feature screenplay to Universal Pictures and another to Focus Features. Recently, he sold a TV pilot which is currently in development with Warner Brothers Television.
Derek Robinson, W'95 writes: "I'm back at Wharton, getting my MBA, and I'll graduate in 2004." [That's one year before our next reunion- ed.]
Matthew S. Solmon,
C'95 recently relocated from Arizona to Glen Rock,
N.J., with his wife, Elizabeth, and her two sons. He is an
associate at the intellectual property law firm of Pennie
& Edmonds LLP in Manhattan and practices trademark, copyright,
and unfair competition law. He can be reached at MSolmon@pennie.com.
Ali Wolk, C'95 is currently in her second year of her MBA program at The Anderson School and just got back from a fabulous quarter abroad in Madrid, Spain. She looks forward to hearing about where the rest of her classmates are these days.
Leigh Fisher Savar, C'95 emails from New York City: "I married Avi Savar in 1999. Tara Mark, C'95, Julie DeGarmo C'95, and Lisa Richards, C'98, were in my wedding party. I am a financial consultant for Strategies for Wealth Creation and Protection in downtown Manhattan. I help individuals and families implement strategies to help increase their wealth while also protecting their assets, income and most importantly, their families. I received my Masters in Social Work at NYU in 1999."
…SO SEND US YOUR
NEWS! >> Jennifer.L.Gordon.C'95@alumni.upenn.edu
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The spring semester is well underway at Penn,
and in this letter you'll find information about Alumni Weekend,
Penn athletics, campus projects and some personal updates from
our classmates.
Alumni Weekend:
Come back to Philadelphia for Alumni Weekend, May 16-18, to enjoy
the Picnic, Parade of Classes and catch up with friends on Saturday,
May 17. Throughout the weekend, Alumni Relations will also be
presenting several different activities (see the "Alumni Weekend
Guide" in the March/April issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette).
If you'd like help with travel arrangements, please call Fran
Abrahamer Rosenstock, CW'62,GED'64 at Monarch Travel (800) 458-7177.
Penn Athletics:
The Penn men's basketball team is making another run for their
8th Ivy title in the last 11 seasons. Athletic schedules for all
of Penn's teams can be found at http://www.pennathletics.com
and you can receive the latest scores and highlights by calling
PennPhone at (215) 898-4519. You can purchase tickets to games
from the Penn Athletic Ticket Office at (215) 898-6151.
Campus Openings:
The Bridge: Cinema De Lux, located at 40th and Walnut Streets,
has opened its doors, featuring six movie screens, live entertainment,
a concierge service and a wide array of food and drinks. Jon M.
Huntsman Hall, the newest addition to Penn's campus, opened this
past fall to Wharton graduate and undergraduate students. For
more information about the physical campus see: Campus
Development Plan.
I hope to see many of you on campus this Alumni Weekend. Please
let us know what is new in your life so we can share with everyone
next newsletter. If you'd like to submit something for the next
newsletter, please email them to: Jennifer.L.Gordon.C'95@alumni.upenn.edu.
If you'd like to submit newsnotes for The Pennsylvania Gazette
magazine, please send them to: http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/note.html.
(Note: This newsletter and The Gazette are not linked, so please
submit your newsnotes to both publications, if you'd like them
to appear in both.)
Best Wishes,
Loren Mendell, C'95
Class President
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