Trinity Magazine: Fall 2005

Notable Golds

Mitzi VandenBosch Freidheim ’59 was honored in September 2005 for her work with the Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois. Rev. Martin Van Arsdale devoted his life to finding homes for orphaned and abandoned children and founded the society in 1883. The work he started continues today, as Children’s Home & Aid Society, which reaches out to thousands of children and families each year. Nearly 44,000 children and parents are helped through adoption, foster care, counseling, early childhood education, and residential and family support services.

Gloria Guard ’67, is the recipient of the 2005 Philadelphia Award (often called Philadelphia’s Nobel Prize), a prestigious recognition accompanied by a $25,000 honorarium. The award is given annually to a resident of the Philadelphia region who has done the most to “advance the best and largest interest of the community.” Guard was recognized for her work as the visionary behind the People’s Emergency Center and executive director of the People’s Emergency Center Community Development Corp. Guard has pledged her life to social justice, helping hundreds of homeless women and children find direction in their lives.

Anne Trainor Viviani ’71 repeated as world champion in the women’s age 55-59 category at the 2005 Triathlon World Championship in Denmark in September 2005. The race consisted of a two-mile swim in the North Sea, a 75-mile bike ride and an 18-mile run. Viviani completed the race in 8 hours, 25 minutes.

A 10-year veteran with the Georgia State Court Bench, Maureen Callahan Gottfried ’83 received the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service from the Georgia Bar Association. The award recognize judges and lawyers who have combined a professional career with outstanding service and dedication to their communities through voluntary participation in community organizations, government sponsored activities or humanitarian work outside of their professional practice. In addition to coaching soccer and serving as president of Columbus Youth Soccer Association, Gottfried sits on her parish council, the development council for the parish school, and the executive committee for the local Bar Association.

After two years in the Superfund Enforcement Office at EPA, Mary Sonosky McCullough ’83 received the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Assistant Administrator’s Award for Excellence for her work on web content development. McCullough is a communications specialist with the EPA.

Published Works

Letting in the Light by Patricia Hickman Livingston ’63.

Illustrated Atlas of the Indian Towns of New Spain, 1800 by Dorothy Tanck de Estrada ’63

“Apostrope,” a poem by Christine Johnson Duell ’83, in the Cranky Literary Journal, May 2005.

Alumnae achievements from other classes:

Betsy Griffith ’78, former president of the Alumnae Association of Trinity College, recently joined Tatum Partners, a national firm of 400 former CFOs, who provide financial leadership on an interim basis. She will be helping to build a non-profit practice in the DC area.

What Women Really Want by Kellyanne Fitzpatrick Conway ’89.

Also, Trinity graduate and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius '70 was named one of America's 5 best Governors by TIME magazine. Read the full press release.

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