Alumna in Action, November 2009: Janet Schreier Shafner ’53
Janet Schreier Shafner often gazes into a mirror these days, examining the lines of her face. Some 78-year-olds might find the exercise depressing. Not Shafner. “Oh, no, no, no!” says the Class of 1953 alumna who studied art history at Barnard, and has been working on a series of original drawings in the last six years which explore the process of aging. “I thought it was really graphically interesting. The wrinkles have gotten a little more insistent,” she laughs. “You have to be lucky to be old. It’s quite a privilege.”

Alumna in Action, October 2009: Eva Gilliam ’96
As a freelance journalist, Eva Gilliam ’96 covered cholera on the Zimbabwe/South African border for Reuters TV, witnessed more than 20,000 natives of Mozambique return home after xenophobic attacks in South Africa, and reported on African medical students in Cuba. Her stories have appeared on the Associated Press Television News and BBC/WPRI’s The World, among others.

Alumna in Action, August 2009: Claire Gallant Berman '57
Claire Gallant Berman '57 has written about the emotional dimensions of family relationships — covering stepfamilies, adoption, divorce, caring for aging parents and schizophrenia. 

Alumna in Action, July 2009: Mara Rabin '89

Mara Rabin '89 gives recent refugees to the United States their first health check ups

Alumna in Action, June 2009: Donna Tuths '81

Marketing Maven Donna Tuths '81 was recently named 2009 Advertising Person of the Year by Med Ad News, where she has won acclaim for her leadership in helping the agency double in size and produce award-winning work.