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BU Alum in Paris Keeping Olympians’ Minds Sharp and Healthy
Karen Lo (Wheelock’13), a sport psychologist, discusses the ways she supports athletes’ mental health and preparedness in high-stakes competitions like the Olympics.
Terriers Run, Walk, Cruise, Party, Learn, and Celebrate at Alumni Weekend 2023
At Boston University’s 2023 Alumni Weekend, Terriers returned to campus to reunite with their classmates, including Wheelock alums Sue Brown Peters (DGE’71, Wheelock’73), Jon Burnim (’97), and Jim Skrekas (Wheelock’73). Richard Fecteau (’51) received a Distinguished Alumni award in absentia.
Jo Farkas, Whose Second Act Was Acting, Dies at 96
Josanne “Jo” Farkas (Wheelock’49,’60), a psychologist who launched a prolific and wide-ranging acting career after her retirement, died on May 28, 2023, at the age of 96.
One Good Deed: Audry Lynch
Audry Lynch (Wheelock’67), a pioneering reporter in her youth, mentors young women writers in The Gambia.
Genealogy’s Golden Age
G. Brenton Simons (CGS’86, COM’88, Wheelock’94) is the president of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society—and he has a colorful genealogy himself, featuring Charlemagne, William the Conqueror… and a band of Kansas bank robbers.
Opening Doors
BU Wheelock alumni Carolina Amorocho Montaña (’19) and Yuliana Palacio (’19) created a program to help Colombian teens prepare for college.
Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First
Emily Talley (CAS’17, Wheelock’17) is working to create Boston’s first bricks-and-mortar LGBTQ+ library, with a focus on queer and trans authors.
Opening Doors
Alum Sandra Soto (Wheelock’16) is one of the cofounders of Libraries for Liberation.
My Big Idea: A Web- and App-Based Tool to Plan a Meaningful Life
Arthur Emma (CGS’09, CAS’11, Wheelock’15) founded ByDesign, which offers daily planning tools for students and professionals.
Keeping a Small-Town Movie House Alive
Together with her husband Les Gordon, alumna Dafna Krouk-Gordon resurrected a movie theater in Maynard, Mass.