Tom Burt, 2004, Mitch Cobey, 2008, Bruce Ukockis, 2011, Joan Winstein, 2012
Dear Joan Winstein – Thank you so much for your assistance last week! Our families love going on your docents’ University of Chicago tour! – Peter Wilson, AB’10, Deputy Dean of Admissions and Chief of Staff, The University of Chicago
Emily Clott, 2012
Emily MADE the River Cruise for the four of us. She was personable and extremely knowledgeable.
Tom Kinsella, 2006, Beth Sair, VEV Education Guide, and Roy Slowinski, 2009,
Art in Architecture. If you can pass the following comments along, I would greatly appreciate it: I received such wonderful feedback from my homeschool group, the parents and children, on what an amazing field trip this was! The three guides were wonderful. I was in the group with Roy. He was gentle and warm to both the parents and the students as well as knowledgeable and a bit humorous! All of us adults enjoyed how after making drawings of each building, he had us line up our pictures to see the difference aspects of the buildings that everyone saw. He commented on each drawing in such a positive way that each of us including our kids felt good about themselves. We learned a great deal about architecture and how art plays a role in the design. Nobody wanted the trip to end.
Another mom shared this comment on Facebook. She was in a group with Tom: “Our docent today during our downtown Chicago tour is a retired teacher who loves American History. He spent the morning speaking with children, trying to instill in them an eye for architecture. He was patient and knowledgeable. It was a true treat to be led around by him. I know our culture likes to celebrate diversity in all its forms from race to religion. But how often do we get to celebrate generational diversity? There is so much to learn from every age. I am thankful for what we experienced today.” Thank you, CAF, for the unforgettable experience for our families! – Victoria Hillis
Tom Kinsella, 2006
Thanks for a great Chicago Masterworks tour!
Peg Leonard, 2005
To whom it may concern: I would like to express my satisfaction with your River Cruise and commend Peg for her excellent work. Her wealth of knowledge on these buildings we saw during the cruise, along with tidbits she gave us, was incredible. My kids who are sometimes not fond of these city tours were totally engrossed during the cruise…I believe your institute has an excellent docent, and I hope Peg can stay on as long as possible and be able to deliver her knowledge to as many people as possible. Great job, Peg – John Park, New Jersey
Margaret Newman, 2012
We had an excellent, brilliant docent for our Historic Treasures of Culture and Commerce tour. She answered all queries and had a wealth of knowledge! Thanks – Bonnie Burbanks, Toronto
Howard Sachs, 2007
This Elevated Architecture tour was absolutely marvelous. Howard was so knowledgeable and so interesting. We will recommend it to our friends.