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Each year, the HAA designates two seniors as the David Aloian Memorial Scholars. Named in honor of David Aloian '49, former executive director of the HAA and master of Quincy House, the award honors students who "have made unique contributions to their Houses and undergraduate life." As this year's winners, Michael Abate '00 and Isabel Beerman '00 will be duly celebrated at the opening dinner of the HAA directors' fall meeting, on October 28.
Abate, of Rockford, Illinois, and Lowell House, led the House committee and the Lowell House Junior Common Room through the transition to a new House master and co-master. As cochair of his House committee, says senior tutor Dr. Andrew Blume, Abate broadened "student participation" in House activities and spurred "remarkable interest...in the history of [Lowell] House," organizing an evening of reminiscences by former residents of the classes of 1942 and 1952. A social-studies concentrator and member of Harvard's Model Congess, Abate also oversaw the recent renovation of the Lowell House Grille and worked successfully to keep the Lowell dining hall open for group study.
Isabel Beerman, of Power, Montana, co-chair of the Leverett House Committee since her sophomore year, "is everywhere," says House co-master Ann Georgi, adding, "We are glad to have another year to recruit the army it will take to replace her." During her time at Leverett, Beerman created, renovated, and decorated student common areas, worked to obtain cable-television access, and maintained recreation-room equipment. She is the Leverett House librarian and is also active in intramural sports. A biochemistry concentrator, she plans to pursue a career in the field of genetics.