CLASSNOTES C O M P I L E D B Y L I B B Y E D WA R D S
’Wick’s ‘Core Values Haven’t Changed’
I
T’S A relationship that
began nearly 50 years
ago. Bill Durkin first set foot on Brunswick School’s campus in the
GEORGE E. CARMICHAEL SOCIETY
fall of 1969, graduating
Established in 1995 to honor Brunswick’s founder and first headmaster, The George E. Carmichael Society recognizes those members of the Brunswick community who have planned contributions to the School through bequests and/or deferred gifts.
in 1972 and soon after establishing himself as a dedicated and distinguished alumnus. He joined the Alumni
Such gifts might include a bequest and/ or charitable income gifts, such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, or gifts of life insurance. For more information, call or write to Ross Smith (203-625-5864; rsmith@brunswickschool.org).
Council at the request of Headmaster Norman Pedersen (1969–1987) and later served on the Board of Trustees for 17 years and as Chairman of the Board, from 2009 to 2012. He and his wife, Martha, are the proud parents of three Brunswick graduates: Will ’04, Ian ’06, and Alec ’13. Their daughter, Lizzie, is an alumna of Greenwich Academy. Bill has watched Brunswick evolve exponentially in number and in name during the last two decades.
Brunswick has played a central role in his family
student,” he said.
and his life.
“‘Courage, Honor, Truth’ and the emphasis on
He’s seen ’Wick expand to Edwards Campus and earn unprecedented academic, athletic, and artistic accolades as it has risen in reputation among the nation’s independent schools. While the landscape of Brunswick has transformed, Bill believes the School’s founding ideology has remained constant. “In spite of all the growth and success — and the prestige that has followed — Brunswick’s
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core values have not changed since my days as a
As his way of paying tribute to what he calls a
character and personal integrity were guiding prin-
“wonderful place,” Bill and Martha have made a
ciples back then, and they remain so today.
planned gift to the School.
“Without its uncompromising commitment to
“In addition to annual funds and capital
these guiding principles, Brunswick still would be
campaigns, a planned gift is a gracious way of
a leading independent school today — but it would
saying ‘thank you’ to an institution that gives more
not be Brunswick School.”
than it takes, leaving a mark on not just its boys
For Bill — whose father, too, served as Chairman of the Board and whose four brothers, Patrick ’75, Tim ’75, Tom ’78, and Dan ’83 are fellow Bruins —
but on their families as well,” he said. “Martha and I are grateful to have an opportunity to include Brunswick School in our estate plan.”
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