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14 International House Times 1940s Irving Tragen (IH 1943–47) has a new memoir entitled, Two Lifetimes As One: Ele and Me and the Foreign Service. Tragen recounts first meeting his wife, the late Eleanor "Ele" Dodson (IH 1944–47) at International House, and their odyssey through a dozen assignments over 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service and the Organization of American States. In retirement in San Diego, he remains engaged in building friendship and understanding between the United States and Latin America. 1950s William W. Shane (IH 1950–51 and 1953–54) writes, "I found I-House a comfortable and convenient place to live and I enjoyed my casual association with people from other countries and cultures, without fully recognizing the value of this experience; that came later. In 1958, it was decided that I should continue my education in e Netherlands...I remember the day that I stepped off the ship in Rotterdam as the day that I grew up. Learning a new language and adapting to a (slightly) different culture were obstacles, which I overcame more easily than I had expected... I cannot help but think that my experience at I-House had made the task much easier. As I now look back, I see my two years at I-House as the first very hesitant steps in a long and, to me, exciting journey." 1960s Gerhard Hamm (IH 1963–66) writes, "I have been living in Honolulu, Hawaii, for about 50 years. I don't know about today, times always change, but at my time, mentioning staying at I-House elicited respect." After receiving his M.B.A., Gerhard worked in corporate development at a large pharmaceutical company in Manhattan. He then returned to Berkeley before ultimately moving to Hawaii. Algimantas Priscus (IH 1960–63) shares, "I really enjoy receiving emails from I-House where I spent three years a long time ago while studying (and where I met my wife with whom I have been married for 55 years!)" Lila Rayol (IH 1966) writes, "I'm still active with sworn translations, mostly for young people going abroad for their graduate studies or coming back with degrees from foreign universities. My family is fine; I am already a grandmother to two boys, Lucas, 6, and Eduardo, 3, and surprisingly I'm about to become a great grandmother. My granddaughter Angella is having her first baby early next year. Brazilian families are usually large. Hoping for the best to all at I-House and UC Berkeley." Alan Weinstein (IH 1964–66) and Marguerite Weinstein (IH 1964–65) were I-House residents who met at the first coffee hour in 1964 and have been married since 1967. Alan and Margo write, "We remember fondly our time there and, in particular, the cordial reception by Sherry and Betsey Warrick." 1970s Kathryn Anthony (IH 1976–79) was awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation. See our Alumni Spotlight video interview and blog post with Kathryn at ihouse.berkeley.edu/blog. Peter Guttorp (IH 1975–76) was a contributor to the IPCC, a panel that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change." He was a professor of statistics at the University of Washington until 2015. Nicholas Martin (IH 1979–81) reminisces about living at I-House during the 50th Anniversary in 1980! General Ellen Pawlikowski (IH 1978–79) was happy to return to I-House as The 2020 Nimitz Lecturer in National Security Affairs. During her address for the Department of Military Affairs, she proudly mentioned she lived at I-House and that one of her I-House friends was in the audience. General Pawlikowski was the third woman to achieve the rank of General in the U.S. Air Force. Alicia Reeks (IH 1973–74) writes, "My fond memories of living at I-House from 1973–74 are of Friday night folk dancing in the large room. I would go with another friend who lived at I-House (John Skiff ) and a friend who lived at Barrington Hall (Steve Bonacich). It was the best part of my week!" 1980s Bejan Esmaili (IH 1986–87) writes, "Living at I-House was fantastic for many reasons. The location was ideal being across the street from the campus and next door to the stadium where we had Cal soccer practice. The food and library made everything so easy and inclusive. But the best thing was the people, the ones who worked there and the individuals you shared stories and diverse experiences with." Alumni News & Notes

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