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Perfect weather, fine entertainment, fun with friends and family…
On Sunday, July 26, 2009, more than three hundred King alumni and friends gathered from noon to 5 p.m. on King’s football field for AlumFest 2009, our seventh all-class picnic.
The program at 2 p.m. featured entertainment by the Milwaukee Public Schools Alumni Gospel Choir directed by Arlene Skwierawski and K.C. Williams. New members are always welcome. They rehearse each Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. For information, contact Dean Filandrinos,
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or 262-717-0891.
Four alumni were honored for their distinguished careers.
Janet C. Anderson ’54 was an exemplary educator for 37 years, six in Wisconsin, 31 at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. She often acknowledged Rufus King for the preparation it gave her for her life’s work. Ten years ago Idaho State University students established and named a center, the Janet C. Anderson Center, in her honor recognizing her long term contributions to the students and to the university. She retired in 1998 to live in northeastern Washington among trees, mountains, and lakes. She travelled extensively, visiting every state in America. She died July 29, 2008, surrounded by friends.
Thomas G. Behling ’62 served for four decades in the CIA, Department of State, and Department of Defense. While at the Pentagon his service level was the civilian equivalent of a three-star general. Mr. Behling has received numerous awards including the CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology Slate Award, the National Reconnaissance Office Medal of Distinguished Performance, the Director of Central Intelligence Executive Leadership Award for countering denial and deception, and Senior Executive Service Meritorious Awards. Now retired from public service, Tom resides in McLean, Virginia and works as a consultant.
Donald John Cosentino ’59 earned his M.A. in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964, and his Ph.D. in African Languages and Literatures in 1976. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria from 1964-66 and continued to work for the Peace Corps in Nigeria and Washington D.C. from 1966-68. He worked with his wife, Henrietta Briggs, whom he met in the Peace Corps, as a Civil Rights Community Organizer in rural South Carolina in 1969. In 1973-74 he received a Fulbright Fellowship to research Mende Oral Literatures in Sierra Leone, West Africa; and in 1976 he returned to Nigeria as a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University. Since 1979, Cosentino has taught at the University of California-Los Angeles where he is presently a professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures. Cosentino's research interests include African and Afro-Caribbean folklore, religions, and popular cultures.
Douglas Love ’84 an award winning theatrical producer, author, playwright, director and television show runner, is dedicated to sharing the power of creativity. He is the author of more than twenty books for children and his best selling Imagination Station became the inspiration for Love creating and executive producing the Emmy nominated and Parent's Choice Award winning television series, Out of the Box for Disney Channel and Jammin’ Animals for HBO Family. Love also served as the Kids’ Creativity Expert for ABC NEWS producing and hosting segments for their magazine show Lifetime Live. His career was launched when his adaptation of Free to Be You and Me was accepted by Marlo Thomas and published by Rogers and Hammerstein Theatre Library. Love served as the Executive Vice President of Television and Live Entertainment for movie studio Walden Media and served as the Producing Artistic Director of Walden Family Playhouse and Family Stage – San Francisco for Shorenstein Hayes Nederlander Theatres.
Carol Schaefer Broman ’57 and Lois Kuehn ’47 were recognized for the service to the school and to the Alumni Association with Alumni Service Awards. Both have served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors since in creation in 2003. Carol has been board president since 2005. Lois has worked with many classes to find “lost” classmates for their reunions. The Alumni Association donated books to the Rufus King library in their honor. Lois chose books on the history of Milwaukee and Carol picked novels by some of her favorite authors.
The classes of 1959, 1989, and 1999 included AlumFest as part of their reunion weekend. Classes from the ‘90s celebrated all weekend and then cooked up a storm at the south end of the field. They were definitely the last to leave.
AlumFest 2009 Sign-Ins
40s 8
50s 14
60s 51
70s 26
80s 74
90s 80
00s 6
The class of 1989 had 26 sign in. The class of 1995 had 17. |
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