Spring 2006: Making a Difference

Release date: September 01, 2006 |

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Forces for Nature: Anne Culver '70 
     When we think of the great evacuations of humanity that accompanied Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it’s easy to forget that these back-to-back Gulf Coast storms triggered a second desperate evacuation-unprecedented efforts to save thousands of stranded pets. At the eye of that operation was Anne Culver ’70, who helped manage the relief effort of the Humane Society of the United States as its director of disaster services.

Riding Out the Storm
     New Orleans-area resident Hartley Casbon '08 describes her first trip home after Hurrican Katrina.

Dental Detective
     Identifying the victims of a disaster is a grim but important task, one that is often aided through the process of dental identification. Linda K. Himmelberger ’74, D.M.D., was one of many to take on this challenge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

From Gulf Stream Waters to California
     A few weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, psychologist Amy Steinitz Gross ’70, Ph.D., headed to Los Angeles to work with evacuees.

Homeroom Goucher College
     Ambler Mauger's '05 firsthand account of teaching fourth-graders displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Views from a Calcutta Rooftop
     Sofia Jasani '06 reflects on her time volunteering at Shishu Bhavan, a home for ophaned children in Calucutta.

The Smallnesses
      Jennifer Fortin '03 weighs in on her time as a Peace Corps trainee in Bulgaria.

Saving the Illustrious Lustron
     Once considered models of efficiency and durability, Lustron homes are disappearing from the American landscape. Goucher historic preservation graduate students and alumnae/i are working to preserve these unique architectural icons.