The Princeton Club of Southern Arizona 

Annual Newsletter - February, 2007
In this issue:

PCOSA Wins Awards, Interviews Successful Applicants
Alumni Schools Committee Needs You!
Spring Events Schedule
Dues are Due

John Madean Award. In 2006, PCOSA President Luis Velasco 94's continuing work on monthly Ivy Network mixers at elegant locations earned the Princeton Club of Southern Arizona the John Madean Award, the Alumni Council's "Most Improved Award. PCOSA Vice President Lindianne Sarno 76 and PCOSA Secretary-Treasurer Tern Cast 76 went back for the 30th reunion of the Class of 76, and the two accepted the MacLean Award on behalf of the Princeton Club of Southern Arizona.

PCOSA Alumni Schools Committee 2005-2006 Report. Lindianne writes: I humbly apologize for not having reported to you sooner. In 2006 I focused on organizing Sustainable Tucson, a network of networks to facilitate Tucson's transition to a sustainable city and economy. This job was so demanding that I neglected (among other duties) to report to you the results of the work of the 2005-2006 PCOSA Alumni Schools Committee. Here is that belated report:

In the first year of the Common Form, an extraordinary number of students from southern Arizona applied to become members of the Class of 2010. PCOSA's Alumni Schools Committee stepped heroically into the breach! Kathleen Bader 05, Tern Cast 76, Kirk Emerson 73, Fred Frelinghuysen 75, Jerry Goldberg 73, Laura Hollengreen 84, Ron Hummel 60, Bill Markus 47, Hugh Miller 79, Ron Morgan 63, Joel Nixon 50, David Reiley 91, Don Rollings 73, Nan Rollings 73, Matthew Rubach, Lindianne Sarno 76, Mary Slepian, MD 77, David Spiro'80 *55 and Ted Taubeneck 48 interviewed 37 students, 3 of whom were accepted. Notably, Natasha Indik 10, daughter of Professor Robert Indik *82 and Dr. Julia Indik 82 was accepted early decision.

PCOSA receives the Penick Award. As a result of last year's work, Ted Taubeneck and Lindianne Sarno received letters of invitation to attend the 2007 Alumni Day luncheon to receive the Penick Award, bestowed on PCOSA's Alumni Schools Committee by the Princeton Alumni Council and Princeton Office of Admissions. The Penick Award, first presented in 1987 by the Princeton Schools Committee (formerly the National Committee on Schools), recognizes outstanding Alumni Schools Committees for the critical role they play in the identification and recruitment of top students for Princeton.

PCOSA Alumni Schools Committee 2006-2007 Progress to Date: This year 28 students applied to Princeton's Class of 2011 from Southern Arizona. One was accepted in Princeton University's last round of early decisions. All early decision candidates were interviewed.

Alumni Schools Committee Needs You! This year, many members of PCOSA's alumni schools committee have tight work and travel schedules, so as of the writing of this report we have 28 applicants, seven interviews accomplished, seven more interviews assigned to interviewers who indicated their schedules would free up in February, fourteen additional interviews needed to achieve l00%. If you have ever interviewed for the schools committee, or you are interested in undertaking this helpful, enjoyable experience for the first time, we seek alumni to interview one or more applicants in February.

Dues are Due! Treasurer Tern Cast 76 reports: Our account balance is positive (barely). We just sent in our annual dues to Princeton, and we need to replenish PCOSA funds in order to support our events. Your dues support our newsletter mailings, website domain registration, post office box, beverages for the holiday party, certain occasional costs associated with events such as room rental or insurance, and luncheon or dinner costs for guest speakers. PCOSA dues are $35/year, $25/year for young alumni who graduated in the past ten years, and $50/year for alumni couples.

Gratitude and Hope. Your officers are grateful for your support of PCOSA events and your participation in Schools Committee during this past, difficult year. This year, we hope to field a team to staff a table at the College Fair in October, and to schedule a Holiday Party, sorely missed from last year's events schedule. If you have a home suitable for entertaining, kindly let us know and let's start planning our holiday party well in advance. To discuss PCOSA affairs, you are welcome to call your officers!

Best wishes,

Luis R. Velasco 94, President (520) 3134255
Lindianne Sarno 76, Vice President (520) 325-8752
Tern Jo Cast 76, Secretary-Treasurer (520) 400-4466

Late-breaking news: our new Webmaster is Terri J.P. Cast '76 (inq@castpress.com). Please contact her via e-mail for inquiries about (and postings to) our website.

Our club name is officially The Princeton Club of Southern Arizona (PCOSA). Our address for mailing dues and any other club correspondence is:

PCOSA
P. O. Box 65312
Tucson, AZ 85728-5312