Alumni News: November 2008

Linda Sartor S’86:  Linda writes from Isfahan, a beautiful city in Iran.  She is impressed with the ancient sustainable technology she has seen there.

Dennis Paige S’85-’86:  Dennis has been awarded the 2008 Grassroots Conservation Leadership Award from the Audubon-Chicago Region and the Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project.   He describes himself as a naturalist, ecology minded storyteller, green thinking lecturer, natural landscaper and environmental journalist.  Dennis tries to live as he preaches, conserving energy by riding to and from work on a bicycle, composting regularly, and eating a mostly vegan diet at home. A dedicated advocate of wetlands, he has successfully campaigned to protect them from development. Over the past few years, he has designed and applied environmentally friendly natural landscaping to individual homeowners and a condominium association and received media attention in the Chicago Tribune for his unique conscientious approach. To learn more about Dennis’ project, visit: http://www.storytelling.org/Swiftdeer/

Darren Flugge S’90, ’92:  Darren writes from Australia to tell us that  his country has elected a relatively new government that is thankfully leading a little more to the left and is more  socially responsible.  It is spring in Australia but he has noticed that things are extremely dry since there has been no rain on the horizon. He is not working at the moment and is enjoying some time off.  Darren recently became an uncle.

Karlin Levine-Smith P’97-’00:  Karl writes to tell us that she will be leaving in February for a 2 1/2 year placement in Ecuador with the Peace Corps, and hopes to start building a career in international economic development work.   She also wanted to share that because of her experience at Legacy, she  started a Model UN at her  high school, which, 8 years later, is still a major club there.

Dale Gardner S’88:  Dale writes to tell us that he has left the University of Illinois and is  moving the NYC for a new job. 

Brad Washington S’99:  Brad has applied for a job at the College of St. Mary’s in Moraga, CA.  The position is as a tenured professor in the Liberal and Civice Studies Dept. 

Nabil Sargologo P’84-‘87:  Nabil “Billy” Sargologo became a father recently. His wife Veronica was in labor for 24 hours! They have a son, Tomas who weighed 7 pounds and 2 oz. 

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