Courtesy of Drew Magazine. Article originally appeared in the Winter 1999 edition, by Lynn Peck Rutan
Dena Pedynowski C'99 laughs at herself for sometimes "talking in sound bites." The habit stems from the globetrotter's love of pithy phrases and sayings. She coins some,others she picks up during her travels. Once home, she doesn't allow these verbal souvenirs to gather dust. Rather, Pedynowski draws on them constantly to shape her conversations, her writings, and her life.
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As her classmates cross Mead's back porch on graduation day, Pedynowski expects to be crossing the HimalaysHimalayas, on yet another quest for knowledge. No, she won't mind missing the ceremony. After all, it's not the diploma that's important.
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