Martha Vye 330-644-7490 / Carrie Tomko, 330-338-9115, Editors

November 2011

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

WOMEN’S CLUB Visit us on-line at www.uakron.edu/uawc/ Please join us for our Club’s

Traditional Holiday Party on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Women’s City Club on West Exchange 11:00 a.m. Punch Bowl and chatting 11:45 a.m. Lunch and chatting 1:30 p.m. Optional Bridge and more chatting The cost is $20 and you may pay at the door. Please RSVP by Tuesday, December 6 to Carolyn Cox at 330-836-9480 (please leave a message during Thanksgiving week) or e-mail her [email protected] Everyone is welcome and please bring a guest! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Plan Ahead and Support UA Women’s Athletics We had so much fun watching a University of Akron’s women’s basketball game last January that we want to do it again this January! So be sure to reserve Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2012, when the Zips meet Kent State at the James A Rhodes arena on campus. The ticket prices will be in the $4 - $6 range depending on the size of our group. If the men also play that evening (TBA), we can stay and watch their game for a few extra dollars. Let’s go Zips! RSVP by January 10 to Leslie Bain at 330-658-1965 or e-mail [email protected]

Special Activities Chair: Jan McMillin (440-838-0985) Newcomers are welcomed and encouraged to join any of these groups. Please call the chairpersons to let them know of your interest.


Afternoon Book Review

Chair: Kathy Zbinden (330-836-3566)

This group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. There is no December meeting. On November 29, Jean Questel is the hostess and the selection is How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America, by Barbara Ehrenreich. On January 31, Kathy Zbinden will host and the group will discuss the book In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, by Daniyal Mueenuddin.


Evening Book Review Co-Chairs: Sherry Yoke (330-676-0611) and Laura Monroe (330-666-3747) This group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.

UA Women’s Club 2011/2012 Evening Book Review Schedule Co-chairs: Sherry Yoke 330.676.0611 or email [email protected] and Laura Monroe 330.666.3747 or email [email protected] Note new times: Dessert 7:00 p.m., Meeting/Review 7:30 p.m.

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Date Nov. 16

Jan. 18

Feb. 15

Mar. 21

April 18

Book/Reviewer Why Does He Do That? Inside the minds of angry and controlling men by Lundy Bancroft Reviewer: Kate Wait Through The Language Glass Why the world looks different in other languages By Guy Deutscher Reviewer: Anne Biermann Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Reviewer: Jean Questel Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes Reviewer: Leslie Bain

Dessert

Betty Miller

Leslie Bain

Laura Monroe

Jean Questel

Patty Caplan

Patty Caplan

Sharon Gandee

Iris Kuehls

Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland Guest Reviewer: Linda Alexander

Laurel Winters

Denise Beck

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier Reviewer: Carol Ellis

Dodi Meade

Open

May 16

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Hostess

Bridge Groups

Women’s afternoon: Chair: Iris Kuehls (330-836-8623) Normally this group meets the fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and bridge, but there’s a change for November and December. On November 17, the group will meet at Carolyn Cox’s home. The Holiday Party set for December 8 at the Women’s City Club, where we will play bridge, is a substitute for the December meeting. The group will continue to meet at Rockynol in 2012. Lunch and bridge will be in a room off the main dining room. Women’s evening: Chairs: Iris Kuehls (330-836-8623) This group meets on the first Monday evening of each month at 7:30 except for September. This group will meet at Betty Miller’s home on November 7 and at Grace Goettler’s home on December 5. 3

Anyone interested in afternoon or evening bridge as a regular player or as a substitute should call Iris. Gourmet Dinner

Chair: Martha Vye (330-644-7490)

The dates and hosts for the Gourmet Dinner Group for this academic year follow: April 7 May 12

Hiking

Betty and John Miller Jan and Carl McMillin

Chair: Leslie Bain (330-658-1965)

Hiking will resume in the Spring!

☞ Tour Group

Co-chairs: Sharon Gandee (330-864-4659) and (open)

On Saturday, November 5, the group will enjoy the Downtown Akron Art Walk, visiting artists’ studios and shops. The Akron Trolley will provide transportation. Meet at Summit Art Space (corner of Summit and East Market) at 5 p.m. Parking is across the street from the Art Space. Spouses are welcome. Dinner is optional; the group will decide. Call Sharon Gandee at 330-864-4659 if you are interested in this tour.

Let’s Do Lunch! Chair: Open Our next lunch out is Tuesday, November 15, at 11:30 a.m. at the Grill Room at the Martin Center. Six of us enjoyed lunch at the Grill Room on October 21; orders for those who had limited time were taken right away and service was prompt. So break away if you possibly can, and join us on November 15! RSVP to Martha Vye at 330-644-7490 or e-mail [email protected] by November 14.

Knit/Crochet Group

Chair: Kate Waits (234-678-6319)

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Highland Square Library 807 West Market Street, Akron Will meet on Thursday, November 10 ONLY in November 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. AND 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. We will meet on Thursday, December 8 ONLY in December at times above. Starting in January 2012, meeting will move to the 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAYS of the month at these same times Questions? Contact Kate Waits - [email protected]

Women’s Club News and Notes Note: If you have any news regarding our members such as illnesses, births, or deaths, please call our Corresponding Secretary Cynthia Sheeks at 330-867-5750 or e-mail [email protected] Cynthia will send an appropriate card with regards from the Club.

A special welcome to new members Tara Koontz, Anais Webb, and Kimberly Winter. Something New! There is a new feature on our UAWC website. If you go to www.uakron.edu/uawc/ and click on "UAWC Calendar of Events" in the upper left corner next to our name, you will see dates and times of upcoming events in a calendar format. Give this calendar feature a try. It’s easy! Thanks to Anne Biermann, Leslie Bain, and Jan McMillin for initiating this aid and for keeping it up to date.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT… Betty Seiberling by Carrie Tomko Resides in: Copley, Ohio Member since: 1986. Connection to The University of Akron: My husband John retired from the United States Congress in 1986, and we moved back to our house in Bath Township. Soon after that, he joined the UA Law School faculty, teaching a course on the legislation process. Later, he was director of the Center for Peace Studies at UA. Offices held in the Club and Participation: Chairman of the Tour Group for about 15 years (1989-2005); Corresponding Secretary for a few years; Member of the Book Review group every year of 5

membership. Betty commented on Tour Group experiences: “We visited interesting places all around Ohio. We had faithful car pool drivers such as Sharon Gandee, Carol Ramey, and Marie Richardson, and others. An informal committee which met to choose the tours included Carolyn Cox, Sharon Gandee and Carol Ramey. One of the best trips was April 2003 to the Toledo Museum of Art to see a special exhibit of Van Gogh paintings. Each masterpiece was hung on a separate wall; the wall painted in a perfect subtle color to bring out the rare beauty of the painting. After lunch in the cafeteria, we had a sociable ride home discussing the day.” She continued: “On a beautiful spring morning, we went to the Kent Bog. Our guide was Guide Denny, who was the Chief of Natural Areas and Reserves. At the bog he showed us pitcher plants, huge ferns, and then he said ‘Follow me to the Triangle Lake a few miles east.’ We all had lunch at the Pufferbelly restaurant.” With regard to the Book Review group, Betty enjoyed the ladies: “The women in these groups included talented teachers, librarians, and enthusiastic readers who shared their view of both new books and the classics.” About her days on the Board as Corresponding Secretary, Betty stated: “I was on the Board for a couple of years as Corresponding Secretary. We met at the Women's City Club and enjoyed lunch after the meetings.” Travel: Betty shared: “I had many wonderful trips with my husband and his congressional committees from Alaska to Siberia; to Morocco, Cairo, St. Petersburg, etc. One marvelous trip after John's retirement was a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea from Venice and stopping at islands and famous historic sites on the way to Istanbul.” Other Activities: Betty was one of the very first guides at Stan Hywet Hall, starting from the opening day in 1957 and until John was elected to Congress in 1970. Betty added, “During the 60s, I was interested in the Bath Volunteers for Service. I was a docent at the Akron Art Institute until 1970. I am an amateur poet and artist.” Comments from Betty about one member in particular: With Carolyn Cox’s being last month’s SPOTLIGHT for the UAWC newsletter, Betty had this to say, “Carolyn Cox [is one] hard act to follow. I have always thought of Carolyn as a perfect extrovert, while I am a quiet introvert, but the two of us have been good friends for 25 years.” Finally, she expressed her thanks for the valued assistance of Jackie Fay in the preparation of this article. A further comment from Carrie: I have REALLY enjoyed meeting and speaking with Betty Seiberling. She is so down-to-earth, yet an aristocratic woman of dignity and sincerity. Comments from Carolyn Cox about Betty: I guess Betty and I have a “mutual-admiration” friendship. When we Coxes moved to Akron in 1970, we immediately worked in John Seiberling’s first Congressional campaign and the next seven also. When John retired and joined the University Law School faculty, I literally “captured” Betty for Faculty Women’s Club (name at that time). What a wonderfully loyal member she’s been. She was superb as tour chair for many years. Her “contacts” were invaluable as we traveled all over northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. She has added great insight and intelligence to both our book groups. As friends, Betty and I have shared many family joys and sorrows on a personal level. I so admire her fierce honesty, sweet modesty, and courageous persistence in spite of her daunting visual challenges. She is a treasured friend and enriches the Club for all of us with her continuing participation. Thanks, Betty. MEET NEW MEMBER . . . . Evelyn DiBello. She lives in Medina; she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from the University of Akron and has always worked in Akron. She has been the development director for the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences for the past 2 1/2 years. 6

Evelyn has two sons and a four- year-old grandson. Her youngest son is currently a student at UA. This past May she took a fabulous trip to Ireland and Germany with her sister Peg. She loves walking, playing golf, and playing with my grandson, of course!

PHOTOS FROM THE NEWSCOMERS RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 WC Board with Mrs. Proenza and President Proenza Laura and Brad Haas

Dave Houle, Jen Venuto, Danica Houle and Katelin Getz

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