The Distinguished Alumni Award
Times of Brunswick
The Distinguished Alumni Award is given annually to that alumnus who has displayed a lifetime commitment to his profession, to community service, or to a combination of volunteer and professional activities, and accomplishments. Recipients must also have a continued commitment to Brunswick School and must embody the traditions of “Courage, Honor, Truth.”
54
During Homecoming Weekend in October, Brunswick School Great Captain’s Island lighthouse. Ed is vice chair for the was proud to present its fourth Annual Distinguished Alumni Award Greenwich Hospital Campaign, on the Board of Directors for to Edward H. Bragg, Jr. A graduate of the Brunswick Class of the Independent College Fund of New York, trustee of the Naval 1949, a member of the Brunswick Board of Trustees from 1975 War College Foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. and serves to 1981, and a loyal and diligent class agent, Ed was honored for as a class agent for Princeton and Harvard Business School. his lifetime commitment to his profession, family, community, and A committed family man, Ed and his wife Margaret, raised alma mater. three fine boys, all Brunswick grads – Philip ’84, James ’87, and While a student at Brunswick, Ed was president of his senior Winston ’92. He and Margaret took personal interest in their class, played football and basketball. In his senior yearbook, he boys’ teachers and coaches, and developed close relationships was voted “Most Likely to Succeed,” “Hardest Worker,” “Most with many of them. Said best by his son James, “That’s what was Popular,” and “Best Looking.” After graduation, he received a so special about my Brunswick experience. We were all part of bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, obtained his MBA the same family.” from Harvard Business School, and served four years in the James also tells the story of one Christmas when his father was Coast Guard. serving a two-year stint in the Coast Guard as commanding officer Ed worked as a successful investment management profes- of a Loran (Long Range Aid To Navigation) station on the French sional for over thirty years, most of that time with Scudder, Frigate Shoals, the smallest inhabited island in the world, 480 miles Stevens & Clark, where he rose to managing director. northwest of Honolulu. “Dad was one of the few bachelors on Although now retired, he has an office in NYC, and maintains his ship, and volunteered to stay on duty during the holiday so his contacts within the the other guys could investment industry. go home and visit their Ed has also spent many wives and families. I’m years as a civic leader in sure my grandparents Greenwich, and is active in weren’t too pleased, but academic, environmental, that’s the kind of person and neighborhood orgamy father is. He always nizations. He serves on puts ‘the other fellow the boards of the Round first.’” Hill Association and Ed Bragg is truly a the Greenwich Land Distinguished Alumnus, Trust, where he led not only for all he the successful effort to has contributed to “Save the Field,” which Brunswick and his stopped development community, but for of a multi-acre site on his optimism, sense of Round Hill Road. He purpose, and “the other also led the effort to fellow first” attitude. restore the light of the Ed Bragg ’49 with his wife Margaret, daughter in-law Jennifer, and two sons, Winston ’92 and James ’87. All were in town to see Ed receive the Distinguished Alumni Award and to enjoy the Homecoming festivities!