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158 AN T I OC H CO L L E G E C L A S S O F 19 6 5 5 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y B O O K S T O R M STORM PENNY THEN AND NOW 4 B.A. Education 4 A.E.A. in England 4 Ph.D., Human development, University of Maryland ADDRESS 4 4490 Bowstring Ct. Titusville, FL 32796 CONTACT 321 383-2288 Pstorm1@bellsouth.net W H I L E O N A E A i n England, I re- searched the image of the U.S. in the British press. In one of the articles I learned about a new field of study, human development. It seemed to be the perfect fit for me. After graduat- ing I was able to begin teaching in an inner city school. This convinced me to start grad school in human devel- opment and, thanks to the William T. Grant Foundation, I received a fellow- ship ($2,800 per year) so that I could go full time.That fellowship ran out after two years and I still had not completed my doctorate. Searching for an alternative source of funding, I discovered that Maryland had a fel- lowship that paid $3,200 per year as well as providing tuition and books. My excitement at the possibility of such wealth was dashed when I dis- covered that this fellowship was only available to men.But Antioch came to the rescue and I ignored the stipula- tion and applied. I received the fel- lowship, the committee came to ver- bal blows, a male classmate pulled a Khrushchev with his shoe, and I was able to finish my doctorate. While on AEA I had become close to a group of Pakistani grad students and was fascinated by their culture with extended families be- ing the norm. So my first post-grad experience was heading to Pakistan where I hoped to study the implica- tions of this. I detoured to Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, India and Nepal along the way to my final destina- tion, Pakistan. During my travels, I had many exciting experiences, some professional. A family crisis forced an early re- turn to the states and I decided to be- gin my academic career. It was an off time to be job hunting for a university teaching position but my Antioch de- gree opened doors for me and did so every time I changed jobs for the rest of my career. I loved being in a new field and having the opportunity to create programs in human as well as child development. But my research joy was the psychosocial functions of dress as I found it to be a synthesis of my studies and my experiences, in- cluding those at or through Antioch. My book, Functions of Dress , is still used today even though it is almost 35 years old! Never having children even though children had played a major role in my professional career was my only regret until I had grandchil- dren! Their arrival led me to end my career in order to spend more time with them since my stepdaughter lived halfway across the country from me.As she suffered from post-partum depression, I spent nine months with her after her first child was born and 3–6 months after the birth of each of her next three children. After Hurricane Andrew tore through Miami where I had lived and taught for 15 years, I moved to Titusville where I have lived for 22 years. On the east coast, it’s equi- distant to Orlando, Daytona, and Melbourne.There’s no shopping, no traffic, and no tourists (except when there is some launch and those are fewer now that the shuttle pro- gram is over). There is the National Seashore and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. There is also the “Titusville Follies” which A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z