Class Notes

Perci Chester, FA67, displayed her “Body of Work” sculpture series at the NE SCULPTURE | Gallery Factory in Northeast Minneapolis in late 2020. 

Martha (Soloway) Zarkowsky, LA66, GR67, for 34 years has lived in a Chicago suburb with her husband, Bruce, a retired vice president of Walgreens. They live near their oldest child, who is an attorney, and five grandchildren.

Julie Wosk, LA66, professor emerita of studio painting, art history and English at the State University of New York, Maritime College, in New York City, self-published Playboy, Mad Men, and Me — And Other Stories (2020). The book is about her early career as a public relations and advertising copy writer for Playboy, her summer as a civil rights worker for Dr. Martin Luther King’s organization in Alabama in the year of Selma, and more. Wosk’s time at Playboy later inspired her book My Fair Ladies, about female robots and androids.

Carolyn (Fuchs) Perry, GR66, penned an anniversary edition of For Better, For Worse: Patient in the Maelstrom with a new afterword (Sunbury Press, 2020). In the book, Perry shares the story of how she and her husband, who was in the midst of chemotherapy, were marooned by Hurricane Katrina at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans. Perry lives in New Orleans. 

Harvey Mike Jones, MD66, was elected president of the American Osler Society for 2020-21. Dedicated to preserving the principles and legacy of Sir William Osler, the group convenes annually for the presentation of papers centered on medical humanism and history.

Leonard Frankel, LW65, was named Lawyer of the Year in the area of mediation in St. Louis by The Best Lawyers in America for the third year. Frankel is partner at Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C., with offices in Clayton, Mo.

Susan (Soffer) Cohn, LA65, wrote and recently self-published The Art of the Mentor: The Superpower That Turns Good into Great, which tells the story of her transformation from a 50-year-old, successful businesswoman to an award-winning artist. Cohn creates original art and prints along with teaching art classes and workshops.

Diana Burchfield, FA65, bested 38 other exhibitors of aquamedia works at the Audubon Artists 78th Annual Exhibit in 2020 to win the Gold Medal of Honor with “A Walk in the Park,” a watercolor of New York City’s Battery Park.

Nancy Kauffman Holder, LA64, SW66, is a tutor with ¡Adelante Latina!, a free after-school academic enrichment and college preparatory program for promising Latina girls attending Baltimore City high schools. The academically selective program also helps students learn about colleges and universities and apply for admission and scholarships.

Beverly Heckart, GR64, GR68, retired from university teaching.