Skidmore College - Scope Magazine Spring 2019

10 SCOPE SPRING 2019 CTM in hyper focus Creative Thought Matters for mastering engineer Emily Lazar ’93, who picked up a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for her work on Beck’s “Colors” album — the first woman ever to win in that category. “The Skidmore College motto is an idea that remains in hyper focus both in the studio and out, and in everything that I do,” the English major and music minor tells the Saratoga Living magazine. As president and chief mastering engineer of The Lodge, Lazar has worked with David Bowie, Lou Reed, Destiny’s Child, Madonna, Missy Elliot, and The Shins, among others. A Skidmore alumna’s clandestine activities shortly after graduation are now making national news. Just months after graduation, Virginia Rathbun Stuart ‘43 joined the Office of Strategic Services or OSS, a predecessor to the CIA, the New York Times reports. “In November 1943, armed with a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College, I joined a group of women sworn to secrecy,” the English major told the Times, sharing her story publicly for the first time. CREATIVE CAREERS What’s in a brand? Branding expert Deb Kelly ’68 delivered the 35th annual F. William Harder Lecture, sharing her career insights with Skidmore students and providing a real-world ex- ample of how a brand is built. Kelly, a partner at Denver- based strategic-creative consultancy Genesis Inc., also spoke about the importance of a liberal arts education and the evolution of marketing strategies. Virginia Rathbun Stuart ’43, center, embarks on an overseas journey for the Office of Strategic Services or OSS in this National Archives image. From Skidmore to the OSS C O M M U N I T Y R E V I E W