The Anatomy of a Comeback
“I have a lot of faith in myself,” Mike says. “I have a strong work ethic, and I was determined to get as far as my situation allowed.”
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Arthur Ullian ’57 tries to compress a sprawling tale into a simple, linear chronology. The energy in his voice alone signals that the 20 years since his paralyzing bicycle accident have been thrilling. They have also been groundbreaking. Arthur’s helmet didn’t protect him from the spinal cord trauma that caused his paralysis in July 1991, when he flipped over his bike handles. Afterward, Arthur began “checking around” on the state of spinal cord research. “Meeting and talking with people,” as he put it, Arthur discovered the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, launched in 1985 by...
Read MoreDaring, Decade by Decade
William B. Carey ’45 is as relaxed and welcoming as a pediatrician should be. “Perhaps you’d be interested in how one person has had the good fortune of being able to create an interesting life for himself, and how he has managed to be active at it, still, at 84 years old,” says Bill. In Bill’s life, a key idea surfaces during his adolescence, and then evolves. Over time, this idea builds momentum and becomes an organizing force. Bill Carey is a well-known, much-honored developmental and behavioral pediatrician. The fourth edition of his pediatrics textbook—Bill is the lead...
Read MoreThe Love of the Game Becomes a Life’s Work
Carol “Haussie” Haussermann ’43 is an athlete of national stature. She played field hockey, squash and lacrosse, and coached girls for decades. “I simply loved to play field hockey,” Carol says, beginning her story at the beginning. That was the early 1940s at Milton. Carol chose to keep playing. Well past college, through escalating levels of teams, field hockey represented discovery as well as pleasure. Over time, playing the game allowed her to take risks, define a unique career, and nurture the players who followed. Eventually, lacrosse joined field hockey in her life, and in...
Read MoreLiving at the Nexus of Imagination and Common Sense
Marian Cross’s longest career, 50 years worth, began serendipitously. Her newest career as an organic farmer—now six years old—had a similar start. After all, “most formative, life-altering moments emerge not from carefully laid plans,” as Marian says, “but from being present where you are and doing what is needed.” When she graduated from Radcliffe College in 1960, Marian was married and pregnant. Fresh from Harvard Law School, her then husband, Fritz Schwarz ’53, responded to an ad for legal work in Africa. The couple and their eight-month-old son (Eric Schwarz ’79) moved...
Read MoreFinding the Right Groove
Whether dancing in a piece he’s choreographed or running a play down the football field, Joseph Reynolds likes to move. His energy fi lls a room. Activity, excitement and vibrancy are magnets that draw him. A love for action is a great quality for a Milton student, but it can be a drawback when hunkering down and getting serious are necessary. Joseph’s first set of Class IV grades threw up a brick wall, and this young man who was moving quickly had to take a step back and reassess. “It was the idea that there were people smarter than me,” said Joseph. “In the New York City public...
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