Distinuished Alumni

In 1978, on the occasion of its Centennial Year Celebration, the Boston Latin Academy/Girls' Latin School Alumni Association instituted the Outstanding Alumni Awards. Twenty-one recipients, nominated by members of the general Alumni Association and approved by the Association's Executive Board, were selected to receive this honor. Those alumni had distinguished themselves either in their career field, in service to their communities or in service to our alma mater.

Since then, we have continued the tradition, honoring alumni at the Association's Annual Dinner and Business meeting. This year, as part of our 125 th Anniversary Celebration, Outstanding Alumni will be honored in the fall. Nominations may be submitted in writing to GLS/BLA Association Post .Office. Box 386 Milton MA. 02186.

Below is a list of the 65 Outstanding Alumni who have received this honor. The descriptions are brief but should not minimize the valuable contribution these individuals have made to our Boston Latin Community

Marion C. Moreland, 1909 – Teacher of Latin, general science, geometry, chemistry and biology at Girls' Latin for over thirty years.

Natalie Walker Linderholm, 1910 – Founded The Career Center for Social Services in New York .

Alice Cunningham Lacey, 1914 – Attorney specializing in wills and probate. Taught at Girls' Latin School and served as president of the Alumni Association.

Dr. Miriam T. Rooney, 1914 – First Dean of Seton Hall University Law School . Specialist in international law.

Julia Steere Clarke, 1915 – Founded the Athenian Club. Educator and newspaper columnist.

Pamela Robinson Moore, 1920 – Author of fiction and children's stories. Counseled adolescents.

Marjorie Linfield Hansaker, 1921 – Economist, lecturer, instructor and author.

Zabelle Tahmizian, 1921 – Teacher of English at Girls' Latin School . Translated works concerned with Armenia .

Miriam Dickey, 1928 – Member of the Education Department at the Children's Museum, Boston for thirty-one years and an urban specialist for the Massachusetts Audubon Society in Lincoln Massachusetts .

Sr. Anna Mary Kelly, 1928 – A Sister of Saint Joseph, she inaugurated the Master of Arts in Special Education program at Regis College . Developed the Spanish Institute to improve communications with Hispanic residents of Greater Boston.

Barbara Polk Washburn, 1931 – First woman to climb Mt. McKinley and to scale both peaks.

Mary McGrory, 1935 – Syndicated columnist. Recipient of a journalism award for her coverage of the Army-McCarthy hearings, the George Polk Memorial award and the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism.

Margaret Mary Hopkins Hannigan, 1941 – Physician specializing in dermatology.

Dr. Martha Bergin Thomas, 1942 – Authored over twenty papers in the field of organic chemistry. Issued twenty patents.

Aileen Cavanagh, 1947 – Engineer and educator involved in research on electric properties of materials. Aided in the planning and development of semi-automated command and control systems of continental scale.

Sr. Mary Hennessey, 1947 – Member of the Roman Catholic religious congregation of the Cenacle. Involved in counseling and spiritual development.

Frances Fraher Minno, 1947 – Lecturer in law and author on the legal aspects of health care.

Maria-Pia Antonelli, 1943 – Accomplished pianist who worked with retarded and blind children in the musical field.

Matina Souretis Horner, 1957 – Was youngest person to serve as President of Radcliffe College. Known for her studies on women's achievement motivation.

Gertrude Mikels Webb, 1933 – Pioneer in the treatment of students with dyslexia. Curry College named a building after her in recognition of her work.

Sarah Ann Shaw, 1952 – First African-American woman reporter at WBZ in Boston .. Credited with paving the way for Blacks in Boston 's media community. Recipient of many local and national awards

Beatrice Ladoulis Angel, 1944 – At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information.

Maida Solomon, 1944 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information.

Jeannette Goggin (Sr. Thomas Aquinas), 1928 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information.

Lucille Lord-Hornstein, 1921 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information.

Gertrude Beiff Fox, 1934 – Metalographist, industrial bacteriologist and community activist in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . Outstanding Woman of the Year 1983 ... a conscience with a sense of humor ... "the kind of person who keeps a community alive to its most noble callings"

Lillian Halpern Phillips, 1934 –Distinguished 35 year career with IRS ... poetess and author in new retirement career - "With Pen in Cheek" and "Laughing on the Couch"; proceeds to the American Association of University Women (and GLS/BLA!) ...

Barbara Miller Solomon, 1935 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information.

Ruth Small, 1931 – Radcliffe graduate earned her Masters in Teaching at Boston Teachers' College . Teacher of eighth grade Mathematics in the Boston Public School system for 38 years.

Lillian D'Ambrosio Milgroom, 1939 - Served as Judge of the District Court of Chelsea . Established Milgroom Scholarship

Harriet Schlesinger Annis, 1933 – Ob/Gyn doctor who later entered field of psychiatry and became Director of Psychiatry at Gaebler Children's Center.

Eleanor Creed L'Ecuyer, 1939 – Former president of the Alumni Association. First woman officer retired from active duty as a Coast Guard Captain and first woman to be awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal.

Eunice Alberts Nicholson, 1940 – Professional singer who performed with the Boston, New York and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras and opera companies in Boston, Chicago, New Orleans and New York City.

Bernice Rosenbaum, 1930 – Peace activist. Member of Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement.

Norma Meras Swenson, 1949 – Worked for World Health Organization. A specialist in women's health, she was president and coordinator for the Boston Women's Book Collective.

Nona Rohan Mahoney, 1941 – Educator and journalist. Founded Blue Hill Montessori School in Canton , MA .

Elizabeth Hughes Craig, 1961 – Educator. Longtime elementary school teacher in Boston Public School system.

Ruth Messser Anderson, M.D. 1933 – Anesthesiologist. Established first CPR course in Connecticut .

Jacquelyn Seevak Sanders, 1948 – Psychologist who worked with emotionally disturbed children. Served as Director of the University of Chicago Orthogenic School.

Alice Koerner Wolf, 1951 – Served as Massachusetts State Representative. Former member of the Cambridge School Committee and City Council.

Lillian Gass Savage, 1937 – As a social studies teacher at Sharon High School she helped create the Student Coalition Against Hatred and Racism, the Community Service Club and the Senior/Freshman Service program. Received the 1993 Multicultural Recognition Award from the Massachusetts Department of Education.

Deborah Tepper Haimo, 1939 – Chairman of the Math Department at the University of Missouri , St. Louis .

Patricia Adams Viscosi, 1952 – After a distinguished career in public heath with the City of Boston and the Massachusetts State Health Department, concentrated on volunteer work. Served as President of the Alumni Association.

Esther Love Hogan, 1930 – Managed Harvard Business School 's Bureau of Business Research. Spearheaded the establishment of the Jabberwock Prize.

Priscilla M. Laubenstein, 1940 – implemented programs and designed curricula for mentally retarded children. Designed and patented a multi-sensory learning aid device knows as “Number Blocs” to teach basic mathematical concepts to young children.

Harriet Latham Robinson, 1955 – Professor of Pathology at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester . Best known for her work developing the use of direct DNA inoculations for vaccination. Also involved in AIDS research.

Marie Mercury Roth, 1941 – Helped organize and found Women in Science of Southeast Wisconsin and was chairperson /consumer member of the State of Wisconsin Drug Quality Council . Together with her sister, Edna Mercury Rober '47, established the Mercury Grant.

Sylvia Quarles Simmons, 1953 – Served on the faculty at Harvard, Boston University and Boston College and as Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid for Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges . Worked as an administrator in the University of Massachusetts system. Named as one of Sojourner's Daughters: 25 African American Women Who Have Made a Difference.

Betty Ann Countryman, 1937 – Nurse and educator. Served on the faculty of the La Leche League International Physicians' Seminars. Developed the CALMA Project in El Salvador and served as a consultant for breastfeeding education centers for Latin America . Authored and contributed to books and articles on nursing care and breastfeeding.

Patti B. Saris, 1969 – Former Federal Magistrate Judge, Assistant U.S. Attorney and State Superior Court Judge.

Helen F. Cullen, 1936 – Professor of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts , Amherst for over forty years. First woman faculty member in her department.

Barbara Lomax Dawson, 1946 – Leading advocate for state and federal safety eye-glass legislation after she lost her eyesight in a car accident. Served on numerous boards including the YWCA and Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness.

Jacqueline Prince Harmon, 1941 – Served in the U.S. Navy in WWII. Taught British and American pilots instrument flying. Formed and directed Department of Speech and Hearing at Eastern State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania focusing on helping non-communicative and autistic children.

Barbara Gould Henry, 1949 – Educator who taught Ruby Bridges for one year, alone in a classroom guarded by Federal Marshals. This marked the beginning of integration of the New Orleans school system.

Patricia J. Williams, 1969 – Lawyer specializing in consumer advocacy. Educator and author on law, history and race relations.

Barbara Zimmerman Epstein, 1945 – Founder and editor of New York Review of Books.

Daphne Riska Ross, 1946 – Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey and Museum Specialist for U.S. National Museum of Natural History

Ruth McKenney Fitch, 1961 – First Black woman to become partner in a major Boston law firm (Palmer and Dodge, LLP).

Lucy der Manuelian, 1946 – Professor of Armenian Art and Architectural History at Tufts. First American to research, photograph and write about hundreds of Armenian medieval churches and architectural sculpture in mountainous regions of Armenia .

Anne Loomey Paulsen, 1954 – Served as Massachusetts State Representative as well as selectman and school committee member for the town of Belmont .

Barbara Short McDonough, 1952 – Newspaper columnist and long time community activist.

2004

Hadassah Blocker, - Grew up in Roxbury and Dorchester, Massachusetts, in an Orthodox family as the oldest of four children of European immigrant parents. After graduating from Hebrew High School, Hebrew College, and Radcliffe college, she promoted women's equality in Conservative Judaism in New England. Hadassah became the first woman to chant the haftarah at her synagogue over forty years ago. She went on
to teach other girls and women how to take part in the Torah service.

Elaine DesRosiers, OP - After an early career in elementary and secondary education, Sr. Elaine received permission from her Dominican Sisters to pursue a doctorate in Educational Media and Technology at Boston University. After receiving that degree she pursued a career in higher education as Director of Educational Media at the University of Notre Dame. Sr. Elaine was responsible for providing the technology that would make the
award-winning building, DeBartolo Hall and Notre Dame a national leader in the field of technology in higher education.

2005

Deanna Austin Anderson, 1963 (awarded posthumously) - Those who knew her said Deanna had a spirit of adventure and quest for learning new skills that was nutured during her years at Girls' Latin School. After completing BS nd MS at the University of Washington, Seattle, Deanna worked at a number of labs in Holland and England before
she returned to the state of Washington where she started an environmental company with her husband, Charlie. After a short time in that field, they formed Cogent Data Technologies that provided Ethernet service to a number of industries.












				Outstanding Alumni Award In 1978, on the occasion of its Centennial Year Celebration, the Boston Latin Academy/Girls' Latin School Alumni Association instituted the Outstanding Alumni Awards. Twenty-one recipients, nominated by members of the general Alumni Association and approved by the Association's Executive Board, were selected to receive this honor. Those alumni had distinguished themselves either in their career field, in service to their communities or in service to our alma mater. Since then, we have continued the tradition, honoring alumni at the Association's Annual Dinner and Business meeting. This year, as part of our 125 th Anniversary Celebration, Outstanding Alumni will be honored in the fall. Nominations may be submitted in writing to GLS/BLA Association Post .Office. Box 386 Milton MA. 02186. Below is a list of the 65 Outstanding Alumni who have received this honor. The descriptions are brief but should not minimize the valuable contribution these individuals have made to our Boston Latin Community 1978 Marion C. Moreland, 1909 – Teacher of Latin, general science, geometry, chemistry and biology at Girls' Latin for over thirty years. Natalie Walker Linderholm, 1910 – Founded The Career Center for Social Services in New York . Alice Cunningham Lacey, 1914 – Attorney specializing in wills and probate. Taught at Girls' Latin School and served as president of the Alumni Association. Dr. Miriam T. Rooney, 1914 – First Dean of Seton Hall University Law School . Specialist in international law. Julia Steere Clarke, 1915 – Founded the Athenian Club. Educator and newspaper columnist. Pamela Robinson Moore, 1920 – Author of fiction and children's stories. Counseled adolescents. Marjorie Linfield Hansaker, 1921 – Economist, lecturer, instructor and author. Zabelle Tahmizian, 1921 – Teacher of English at Girls' Latin School . Translated works concerned with Armenia . Norma Farber, 1926 – Award winning poet and author of children's stories. Miriam Dickey, 1928 – Member of the Education Department at the Children's Museum, Boston for thirty-one years and an urban specialist for the Massachusetts Audubon Society in Lincoln Massachusetts . Sr. Anna Mary Kelly, 1928 – A Sister of Saint Joseph, she inaugurated the Master of Arts in Special Education program at Regis College . Developed the Spanish Institute to improve communications with Hispanic residents of Greater Boston. Barbara Polk Washburn, 1931 – First woman to climb Mt. McKinley and to scale both peaks. Rita M. Kelly, 1934 – Oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital . Mary McGrory, 1935 – Syndicated columnist. Recipient of a journalism award for her coverage of the Army-McCarthy hearings, the George Polk Memorial award and the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. Margaret Mary Hopkins Hannigan, 1941 – Physician specializing in dermatology. Dr. Martha Bergin Thomas, 1942 – Authored over twenty papers in the field of organic chemistry. Issued twenty patents. Aileen Cavanagh, 1947 – Engineer and educator involved in research on electric properties of materials. Aided in the planning and development of semi-automated command and control systems of continental scale. Sr. Mary Hennessey, 1947 – Member of the Roman Catholic religious congregation of the Cenacle. Involved in counseling and spiritual development. Frances Fraher Minno, 1947 – Lecturer in law and author on the legal aspects of health care. Maria-Pia Antonelli, 1943 – Accomplished pianist who worked with retarded and blind children in the musical field. Matina Souretis Horner, 1957 – Was youngest person to serve as President of Radcliffe College. Known for her studies on women's achievement motivation. 1979 Eileen Donovan, 1932 Gertrude Mikels Webb, 1933 – Pioneer in the treatment of students with dyslexia. Curry College named a building after her in recognition of her work. Sarah Ann Shaw, 1952 – First African-American woman reporter at WBZ in Boston .. Credited with paving the way for Blacks in Boston 's media community. Recipient of many local and national awards 1980 Beatrice Ladoulis Angel, 1944 – At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information. Maida Solomon, 1944 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information. 1981 Jeannette Goggin (Sr. Thomas Aquinas), 1928 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information. 1983 Diane White, 1961 – Columnist for the Boston Globe Living Pages 1984 Lucille Lord-Hornstein, 1921 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information. 1985 Gertrude Beiff Fox, 1934 – Metalographist, industrial bacteriologist and community activist in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . Outstanding Woman of the Year 1983 ... a conscience with a sense of humor ... "the kind of person who keeps a community alive to its most noble callings" Lillian Halpern Phillips, 1934 –Distinguished 35 year career with IRS ... poetess and author in new retirement career - "With Pen in Cheek" and "Laughing on the Couch"; proceeds to the American Association of University Women (and GLS/BLA!) ... 1986 Barbara Miller Solomon, 1935 - At time of publication we were unable to access details from our archives. Contact the Association with any information. 1987 Ruth Small, 1931 – Radcliffe graduate earned her Masters in Teaching at Boston Teachers' College . Teacher of eighth grade Mathematics in the Boston Public School system for 38 years. Lillian D'Ambrosio Milgroom, 1939 - Served as Judge of the District Court of Chelsea . Established Milgroom Scholarship 1988 Jacqueline Adams, 1968 – CBS News Correspondent. 1989 Harriet Schlesinger Annis, 1933 – Ob/Gyn doctor who later entered field of psychiatry and became Director of Psychiatry at Gaebler Children's Center. Eleanor Creed L'Ecuyer, 1939 – Former president of the Alumni Association. First woman officer retired from active duty as a Coast Guard Captain and first woman to be awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal. 1990 Eunice Alberts Nicholson, 1940 – Professional singer who performed with the Boston, New York and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras and opera companies in Boston, Chicago, New Orleans and New York City. 1991 Bernice Rosenbaum, 1930 – Peace activist. Member of Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. Norma Meras Swenson, 1949 – Worked for World Health Organization. A specialist in women's health, she was president and coordinator for the Boston Women's Book Collective. 1992 Nona Rohan Mahoney, 1941 – Educator and journalist. Founded Blue Hill Montessori School in Canton , MA . Elizabeth Hughes Craig, 1961 – Educator. Longtime elementary school teacher in Boston Public School system. 1993 Ruth Messser Anderson, M.D. 1933 – Anesthesiologist. Established first CPR course in Connecticut . Jacquelyn Seevak Sanders, 1948 – Psychologist who worked with emotionally disturbed children. Served as Director of the University of Chicago Orthogenic School. Alice Koerner Wolf, 1951 – Served as Massachusetts State Representative. Former member of the Cambridge School Committee and City Council. 1994 Lillian Gass Savage, 1937 – As a social studies teacher at Sharon High School she helped create the Student Coalition Against Hatred and Racism, the Community Service Club and the Senior/Freshman Service program. Received the 1993 Multicultural Recognition Award from the Massachusetts Department of Education. Deborah Tepper Haimo, 1939 – Chairman of the Math Department at the University of Missouri , St. Louis . Patricia Adams Viscosi, 1952 – After a distinguished career in public heath with the City of Boston and the Massachusetts State Health Department, concentrated on volunteer work. Served as President of the Alumni Association. 1995 Esther Love Hogan, 1930 – Managed Harvard Business School 's Bureau of Business Research. Spearheaded the establishment of the Jabberwock Prize. Priscilla M. Laubenstein, 1940 – implemented programs and designed curricula for mentally retarded children. Designed and patented a multi-sensory learning aid device knows as “Number Blocs” to teach basic mathematical concepts to young children. Harriet Latham Robinson, 1955 – Professor of Pathology at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester . Best known for her work developing the use of direct DNA inoculations for vaccination. Also involved in AIDS research. 1996 Marie Mercury Roth, 1941 – Helped organize and found Women in Science of Southeast Wisconsin and was chairperson /consumer member of the State of Wisconsin Drug Quality Council . Together with her sister, Edna Mercury Rober '47, established the Mercury Grant. Sylvia Quarles Simmons, 1953 – Served on the faculty at Harvard, Boston University and Boston College and as Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid for Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges . Worked as an administrator in the University of Massachusetts system. Named as one of Sojourner's Daughters: 25 African American Women Who Have Made a Difference. 1997 Betty Ann Countryman, 1937 – Nurse and educator. Served on the faculty of the La Leche League International Physicians' Seminars. Developed the CALMA Project in El Salvador and served as a consultant for breastfeeding education centers for Latin America . Authored and contributed to books and articles on nursing care and breastfeeding. Patti B. Saris, 1969 – Former Federal Magistrate Judge, Assistant U.S. Attorney and State Superior Court Judge. 1998 Helen F. Cullen, 1936 – Professor of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts , Amherst for over forty years. First woman faculty member in her department. Barbara Lomax Dawson, 1946 – Leading advocate for state and federal safety eye-glass legislation after she lost her eyesight in a car accident. Served on numerous boards including the YWCA and Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness. 1999 Jacqueline Prince Harmon, 1941 – Served in the U.S. Navy in WWII. Taught British and American pilots instrument flying. Formed and directed Department of Speech and Hearing at Eastern State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania focusing on helping non-communicative and autistic children. Barbara Gould Henry, 1949 – Educator who taught Ruby Bridges for one year, alone in a classroom guarded by Federal Marshals. This marked the beginning of integration of the New Orleans school system. Patricia J. Williams, 1969 – Lawyer specializing in consumer advocacy. Educator and author on law, history and race relations. 2000 Barbara Zimmerman Epstein, 1945 – Founder and editor of New York Review of Books. 2001 Daphne Riska Ross, 1946 – Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey and Museum Specialist for U.S. National Museum of Natural History Ruth McKenney Fitch, 1961 – First Black woman to become partner in a major Boston law firm (Palmer and Dodge, LLP). 2002 Lucy der Manuelian, 1946 – Professor of Armenian Art and Architectural History at Tufts. First American to research, photograph and write about hundreds of Armenian medieval churches and architectural sculpture in mountainous regions of Armenia . Anne Loomey Paulsen, 1954 – Served as Massachusetts State Representative as well as selectman and school committee member for the town of Belmont . 2003 Barbara Short McDonough, 1952 – Newspaper columnist and long time community activist. Maryanne Cataldo, 1975 – Founder of Citylights Electrical. 2004 Hadassah Blocker, - Grew up in Roxbury and Dorchester, Massachusetts, in an Orthodox family as the oldest of four children of European immigrant parents. After graduating from Hebrew High School, Hebrew College, and Radcliffe college, she promoted women's equality in Conservative Judaism in New England. Hadassah became the first woman to chant the haftarah at her synagogue over forty years ago. She went on to teach other girls and women how to take part in the Torah service. Elaine DesRosiers, OP - After an early career in elementary and secondary education, Sr. Elaine received permission from her Dominican Sisters to pursue a doctorate in Educational Media and Technology at Boston University. After receiving that degree she pursued a career in higher education as Director of Educational Media at the University of Notre Dame. Sr. Elaine was responsible for providing the technology that would make the award-winning building, DeBartolo Hall and Notre Dame a national leader in the field of technology in higher education. 2005 Deanna Austin Anderson, 1963 (awarded posthumously) - Those who knew her said Deanna had a spirit of adventure and quest for learning new skills that was nutured during her years at Girls' Latin School. After completing BS nd MS at the University of Washington, Seattle, Deanna worked at a number of labs in Holland and England before she returned to the state of Washington where she started an environmental company with her husband, Charlie. After a short time in that field, they formed Cogent Data Technologies that provided Ethernet service to a number of industries.