2015–2016 ANNUAL REPORT
A FIRM FOUNDATION
From the Head of School THE THEME OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT ARISES OUT OF A CHURCH hymn that begins, “How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in His excellent word!” Perhaps already the melody is popping into the heads of more than a few readers. Resting as we do on faith’s firm foundation and the resulting blessings that have been continually received since our founding in 1918, the work of Church Farm School remains rooted in following God’s Word, more precisely the Golden Rule of loving our neighbors as ourselves. We seek to grow stronger in this manner, extending our mission, year after year. I imagine that as The Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner laid out his vision of what God was calling him to do, he also knew that even though times and circumstances had changed greatly as a result of WWI, and that his idea of a school for boys would continue to face challenges ahead, it would succeed because it was grounded in God’s plan. Almost 100 years into this great and noble endeavor, we remain committed to his faithful vision of providing an education to those who might otherwise remain sidelined at the margins of our society. We remain determined to continue this journey for generations of boys still to come and the promise their talents hold for promoting and developing our common wealth. This good work, faithful to God’s Word, is only possible because of the dedication and shared purpose of so many. We are deeply grateful to you, the men and women, families, companies, foundations and institutions whose names are listed herein, and to numerous others who have in their own generation passed to us their gift of time, talent, treasure and confidence that we would continue to move this school ahead. Moreover, you have helped nourish and sustain a devoted faculty and staff, who worked tirelessly and unselfishly over the past year to see our school gain reaccreditation and set our program on this course that will propel our boys forward into significant college experiences and beyond. As a result, our mission to serve is now reaching new and greater heights. Together, we will continue our joyful singing of God’s praises and make good on this exceptional work, building as we are on a firm foundation. With abiding gratitude,
THE REVEREND EDMUND K. SHERRILL II
From the Chairman of the Board MY WIFE, JOANNE, AND I WERE IN NEW YORK RECENTLY WITH our five-year-old granddaughter, taking her to just a few of the many wonderful attractions the Big Apple has to offer. Included on our stops were the Central Park Zoo and the New York Public Library (she wanted to see both the live and the stone lions).
Board of Directors In these venerable public institutions are places where the names of private benefactors are inscribed. Sometimes it’s an entire building or room, other times a small plaque or brick on a walkway. I got to thinking how each name told the same story: that someone believed enough in the importance of these institutions to support them. Someone believed that this zoo, this library, could make a difference in the lives of others—and even if public funds paid most of the freight, there was still a place for a private donor to help. Church Farm School, unlike the Central Park Zoo or the New York Public Library, is not a public institution receiving public funds. It therefore relies all the more on the generosity of private donors to accomplish its noble mission: the education of young men of ability and promise whose circumstances would ordinarily keep them from receiving a college preparatory education in a boarding environment. In this annual report, you will see the evidence of the extraordinary generosity on the part of those who believe in this mission. Institutions become great when they serve a larger purpose. Church Farm School may not be as well known as the New York Public Library, but I believe it is every bit as great. And your generosity ensures that greatness. Thank you for believing in our larger purpose.
MARK T. CARROLL P’00, P’01, BD
ON THE COVER: Five seniors have been selected as QuestBridge College Prep Scholars: Alejandro Zuleta, Akshay Rana, Jesus Benites, Zozi Flores and Mohammed Emun. This prestigious program provides many college admission process benefits.
Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, Chairman and President Matthew J. Burns P’10, Vice Chairman and Vice President Richard H. Gherst II, Treasurer Stacey Shreiner Kley, Secretary The Rev. Edmund K. Sherrill II, Head of School Alemayehu Addis ’97 John A. Bellis, Jr. Gregory W. Coleman Samuel B. Cupp, Jr. P’02 Stephen B. Darby The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez Michael J. Hankin The Rev. Canon Preston B. Hannibal William Harral John P. Kirwin III P’02 Stephen A. Loney, Esq. ’97 John Pickering Philip Price Caroline Buck Rogers Gary G. Schlarbaum Walter K. Smith ’86 Norman Strate Mehul Trivedi Massandje Williams Honorary Members Samuel H. Ballam III Kermit S. Eck Charles A. Ernst Sally N. Graham Morris C. Kellett Gibbs Lamotte Robert G. Rogers, Jr. Jesse D. Saunders Cannie C. Shafer James Tate ’52 Christopher H. Washburn
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A Year of Extraordinary Accomplishments The 2015-16 school year was marked by so many memorable moments that it’s difficult to single out our favorites, but the following four really stand apart and are a testament to the commitment of our faculty, staff and students. HONOR CODE SIGNING Following years of hard work by our community to establish an Honor Code—along with an Honor Council comprised of faculty, staff and students to keep the Code at the top of everyone’s mind—we held an “Honor Day” in early November. Honor Day was the culmination of a month of activities organized by the school’s Honor Council and included a Chapel service during which everyone in the community signed their name to a book containing the inscribed Code. The book resides in a beautiful cherry display case built by former Woodshop teacher John Ceschan in the reception area of the school, with a large framed print of the Code on the wall above it. Each member of the community also received a business card-sized copy of the Code to keep. We are so proud of this endeavor, which was largely driven by students with great support from faculty, especially Ms. Rabi Young.
of Church Farm School, I am not “Asonlya member an individual but part of a greater brotherhood. In this brotherhood, I aspire to a higher level of integrity by taking responsibility for my actions and those of others. I will not lie, cheat or steal, and I will respect myself and others around me as a leader and a follower. I will positively address any violations of this creed.”
CFS CHOIR AT CARNEGIE HALL Another incredible event, years in the making, was the CFS Choir’s performance of Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers” on April 4 at the renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City. The choir was selected to sing as part of the Masterworks Festival Chorus, along with the Scottsdale Christian Academy Concert Choir with able support from the New York City Chamber Orchestra. A busload of faculty, staff, parents, alumni, board members and friends (pictured at left) traveled from Exton for the performance, while many local to New York City also joined us for this memorable evening. Kudos to Choral Director Gary Gress for creating an opportunity of such stature for our students, and to the CFS Choir for their months of preparation leading up to this unforgettable moment. An audio recording of the performance is available by request to development@gocfs.net.
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MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION REACCREDITATION
have been privileged to witness the excitement “We of the work you do at Church Farm School. You
should take great pride in creating a unique program that is magical for the young men who might otherwise be left behind. The work you do is life changing, and world changing. I wonder where we find these great young minds that you have awakened in future years. What genius and creative spirits are inside these walls now? How will these students weave their own special fabric of greatness? What will be their gifts to the world?”
These are words that Mr. David Mullen, Middle States Association visiting team chair, used to sum up an intense four-day evaluation visit at our school in November 2015. Mr. Mullen and his team met with dozens of CFS faculty, students, parents and trustees; observed classes; attended assembly and toured cottages; in addition to analyzing reams of self-study data and analysis completed by our internal Planning Team, led by Doug Magee and Krista Peterson (pictured top right). We are proud to announce that Church Farm School has been reaccredited by the Middle States Association through 2023. This was the culmination of nearly a year and a half of self-study and preparation by so many people from the CFS community. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported these efforts! RECOGNITION OF SERVICE PROGRAM At Chapel prior to departure for Thanksgiving Break, Church Farm School officially launched its Recognition of Service Program, honoring employees with 5+ years of service to the school with a commissioned platter of a hand-painted scene of the south campus by former CFS parent Jane Choc (pictured bottom right). The Program was established to recognize and thank faculty and staff members for their contribution and dedication to Church Farm School; its mission, history and enduring work. The school community will gather annually to honor and congratulate those members of faculty and staff who may be celebrating a particular length of service milestone. The program is an opportunity for the school community to reflect on the school’s rich heritage, one built upon “the life and labor of many,” and enculturate newer employees with the legends and stories that have made Church Farm School the special educational institution it is today.
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MOHAMMED EMUN ’17
SHANE CARTER ’17
Griffins Near and Far: Building a Global Community at CFS MOHAMMED EMUN ’17, LANSDOWNE, PA Mohammed Emun matriculated to Church Farm School as a 7th grader two years after his older brother, Bappe, arrived on campus. The boys had a teacher who saw a lot of promise in them, and believed they’d benefit from an education at CFS. “I was upset at first, because I was leaving all of my friends and thought it would be all preppy rich kids. I was surprised and really happy how diverse it is.” Emun appreciates the seriousness of both the faculty and students here. “My public school peers didn’t care that much about school, they didn’t have the college mindset.” Emun is extremely active in school life—he participates in the Multicultural Club, Greystock News and Greystock Magazine clubs, Interact Club, Honor Club and has been involved with both the Student Congress and Honor Council since he came to CFS. He enjoys Student Congress because it “helps me help my grade and see what we can reach for.” Emun says M-Club allows a safe space for critical discussions about diversity. A founding member of the school’s Honor Council, Emun is very proud to have been a part of the school’s first school-wide signing of the CFS Honor Code, held in November (see story on page 3).
ZEESHAN ZAHID ’16
JOHN BOL AJAK ’19
SHANE CARTER ’17, HARTFORD, CT Shane Carter came to Church Farm School as a 9th grader, and wasn’t sure what to expect. “I initially thought of the school as a really good place to be and a place to have fun. Now I think it’s a blessing and chance for opportunity. CFS has opened up my eyes to the world and the opportunities for my future.” Shane appreciates the bonds that boarding school life enable him to form, with both students and adults. “Brotherhood is a key value here at the school and living with my classmates helps us understand each other a lot more. Also, this means our teachers are a lot more available to help.” In particular, Shane is close with his advisor, Director of Admission Brandon Zeigler. “Mr. Zeigler has been here for me even before I stepped on campus and he continues to help me with any problems I may have. He is like a father figure for me here at school.” When he’s not playing soccer, wrestling (he went to regionals this year) or running track, Shane enjoys hanging out with his friends and working for Sodexo (the school’s caterer). He hopes to go to University of Connecticut for engineering and believes CFS is putting him on the path to getting there.
ZHAOSEN GUO ’17
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JAMAAL AW YOONIS ’16
ZEESHAN ZAHID ’16, CARTERET, NJ Zeeshan Zahid was born in Pakistan, and grew up on the same street in Carteret, New Jersey, as Khizar Qureshi ’15 and Hamzah Qureshi ’16, two brothers who also came to Church Farm School as a result of their involvement in the NJ SEEDS program. He started at CFS his freshman year, and he admits the transition was stressful. “Everything was scheduled for you, even sports.” He was also extremely shy, which made the experience that much more scary.
Ultimately, Zeeshan embraced the experience and thrived. “It opened me up to so many different perspectives, and helped me manage not just academics, but socially, too.” Zeeshan was the vice president of Student Congress, editor of Greystock News, member of the Honor Club and named a QuestBridge College Prep Scholar in his junior year. He is attending Rutgers University, where he plans to double major in biology and creative writing. “I will never have anything like this again in life. I’m grateful for every experience I’ve had at CFS—they’ve all shaped me in some way.” JOHN BOL AJAK ’19, SOUTH SUDAN, AFRICA When asked on the last day of the school year if he was heading home to Nairobi for the summer, John Ajak replied, “Church Farm School is my home.” You probably couldn’t ask for a better endorsement of the 6’ 10” sophomore’s first year at CFS. “The people here have so much love for each other,” he says. Besides the bonds among students, John talks about the incredible relationship he has formed with basketball coach Marc Turner as a power forward on the Varsity basketball team. “What he cares about is academics first. He always reminds me to follow my dreams and remember why I am here.” John grew up in South Sudan during its civil war and is a member of the Dinka tribe. At one month old, he, his older brother, his mother and his sister left his father—a soldier— behind for a refugee camp in Kenya. “It was hard there. There were no good schools. There was not enough food. But we shared.” Because John was good in school, he got his first boarding school scholarship in 4th grade. As an 8th grader, John was eligible to apply for school in America. His parents felt that CFS was a good fit for his academic and athletic abilities, and their Christian background. “The schedule here is fair, and I can concentrate much more.” ZHAOSEN GUO ’17, BEIJING, CHINA Senior Zhaosen Guo, from Beijing, China, learned about Church Farm School from John Zhang ’15. “John told me how great the student relationships are, and what a strong community it was.” Zhaosen’s mother came for a tour, and really liked the students’ appearance and that it was a single gender
school. Zhaosen stepped onto campus in September 2014 as a sophomore. “I was nervous, but I’m outgoing. I hop in quickly.” He immediately became a tour guide for the Admission department. Zhaosen says during tours, visitors are “most impressed by the abundance of land at CFS—what we had and what we sold off to create the endowment and make the school affordable.” He also cites his own cottage, Catherwood, as a point of appeal. “Parents like to see the effort the cottage faculty put in to make our cottages feel like home.” Zhaosen is also on the Varsity Tennis Team, a member of the Honor Council, the CFS Choir, a DECA officer and was inducted into the National Honor Society last year. He has received awards for his prowess in math and French, as well as ambassadorship and service. “John was right about this place. The relationships among students are incredible, but so are the relationships with adults. They really help you along the way when you need it.” JAMAAL AW YOONIS ’16, SOMALILAND, AFRICA Born in a small city in Ethiopia, Jamaal Aw Yoonis’ family fled when civil war broke out in 1984. Since that time, they have lived as nomads, tending animals on the fringes of cities throughout northern Africa. At the age of five, Jamaal left his family and moved under the care of his cousin in Somaliland to begin his education. In middle school, Jamaal was selected as one of just 45 students to attend the prestigious Abaarso School. He rose to 6th best student in the school, granting him a scholarship to attend private school in the U.S. He chose Church Farm School based on its diversity. At first, living outside of Philadelphia was a challenge, Jamaal says—the different food, people, culture and especially the weather. “The first time it snowed, it was hard to go outside. I couldn’t get warm even with many layers. I got sick a lot.” By the second year, Jamaal really loved it here. “It’s a small school, but a big space for us.” His favorite experiences at CFS were running track and talking to his friends in the cottage about their unique ideas and culture. He is currently attending Berea College, where he hopes to pursue STEM studies.
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Rick Weber: Leading by Example
RICK WEBER
CFS Leadership Council The Church Farm School Leadership Council is established to provide guidance and feedback to Church Farm School administration and its Board of Directors, and works diligently to promote the mission and interests of the school and generate financial support for the school. Rick Weber (Chair), DNB First Wealth Management Christine Helmig (Vice Chair), Hankin Group Samuel H. Ballam III, Former CFS Board Chairman Michael Evans, Bentley Systems Jonathan Harrar ’02, Assistant District Attorney, Chester County John P. Kirwin III, P’02, BD, Argosy Capital and Odyssey Capital Group Mary Klein, Transition Network (Philadelphia Chapter) Kristen LaDow, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Francis J. Leto, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company Scott Mason, Rubicon Wealth Management, LLC Lauren Miller, TE Connectivity Keith Pension, Community Volunteer Kevin Rafferty, Rafferty Subaru Glen Reyburn, WSFS Bank Robert J. Riley, The Riley Company Geoffrey Sheehan, Meridian Bank Bruce Wilson, Community Volunteer Hall Vetterlein, Willis Towers Watson
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IF HE WASN’T THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DNB FIRST WEALTH Management, Rick Weber says he would have loved to become a history professor. As fate would have it, he met the love of his life (he just celebrated 44 years of marriage with wife, Chris) in Connecticut, and his future father-in-law encouraged him to try his hand at banking near their new home in Reading, PA, in 1973. While Weber’s career path may have changed, his passion for education certainly hasn’t waned. Luckily, he works at a community bank that, according to Weber, truly believes in investing in its community. “I love the culture at DNB First. We don’t just donate money; we commit our people and their time. When you help to grow the quality of life in your community, everyone wins.” Church Farm School has been a fortunate beneficiary of DNB First’s philanthropy for many years, through donations to the school as part of the EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) program and participation in the Griffin Scholars Program (any individual or organization that donates at least $6,000 to the school is partnered with a student through this program). Personally, Weber and his wife have supported the school through sponsorship of the school’s annual Gala. Most recently, Weber was selected as Chair of the Church Farm School Leadership Council. Weber first learned about Church Farm School when he started at DNB First Wealth Management in Exton six years ago. Bill Latoff, DNB First former Chairman and CEO, and Bill Hieb, DNB First current CEO and President, suggested he personally present the school with its EITC check. The EITC Program enables any firm that pays Pennsylvania state taxes to convert these dollars into scholarships. “I started attending more and more events, learning about the school, the administration and the wonderful faculty and students; it all snowballed into my getting more involved and advocating for the school,” Weber says. As the Chair of the Leadership Council, a recently formed group of retired and active professionals who provide guidance to the school on how to best grow its presence and fundraising, Weber is eager to jump in. “I’ve been on many boards throughout my career, and I’ve never been one to sit quietly in the back of the room,” he says. Weber’s initial goal is to grow the Council by another 10 or 15 people who can help bolster the EITC and other programs for Church Farm School. “This school is changing lives. By participating in the EITC and Griffin Scholars programs, attending the Gala and the Golf Classic and being part of the Leadership Council, you really feel connected to these boys’ success stories.”
A Tribute to Newton Disney ’48
DURING ALUMNI WEEKEND, JAMES TATE ‘52 (CENTER) RECEIVED THE INAUGURAL NEWTON DISNEY SERVICE AWARD FROM NEWT’S SON CHARLES AND WIFE JODY.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT A NEW AWARD NAMED FOR Newton R. Disney ’48, I was elated. I cannot think of a more deserving person. When Newt was at Church Farm School, he was a standout no matter the endeavor: academics, sports, work or campus life. Able to make any student comfortable, he also convinced us that “’tis better to be happy than glum.” One could not help to want to grow up to be like Newt. Newt’s interest in serving the school resulted in his coaching the bedraggled CFS basketball program in the late ’50s. His success is the stuff of worship by those who were coached by Newt to two KSAC league championships. Appropriately, when the Hall of Athletic Honor was established in 2006, the vote by the Alumni Executive Committee was unanimous that he be an inaugural inductee. As President of the school’s alumni society in the 1960s, Newt methodically worked to help alums maintain their relationship with the school. At home, he realized his goal of becoming a certified nurse anesthetist and hospital manager. He also began participating in the Philadelphia Mummer’s Parade. For “pin money,” he performed as a magician. As the saying goes, “He didn’t let any grass grow under his feet.” A move to the West Coast in the early 1970s ended his regular, physical connection with the school. Nevertheless, he made liberal use of the telephone, letters, joint vacations and visits back East to remain connected. In 1998, he organized a 50th reunion of his class, and extended the invitation to alumni from 1946 through 1952. It was a phenomenal success. Some had not been on campus for decades. Listening to each man’s story about how being a Church Farm student prepared them for adulthood was extra special.
nothing “There’s better than … to
give an award at my dad’s favorite place, to one of my dad’s favorite people.” – CHARLES DISNEY
Newt was a one-of-a-kind alumnus who not only looked back, came back and gave back to our school, but who wove a connection through his fellow alums and his interest in the wellbeing of the school. He loved Church Farm; it was a special component of his life for 60+ years. The Alumni Executive Committee under Don Burt’s leadership created the Newton Disney Service Award for someone who serves the school in a significant and committed manner. Naming it to honor Newt is an excellent choice. I extend my gratitude to the Association for selecting me to receive the first award, as well as to Jody, Newt’s wife, and Charles, his son, for traveling a great distance to attend this special occasion. My goal is to live up to the legacy left by Newt by serving the school with the same enthusiasm and commitment. – James Tate ’52 NEWTON DISNEY ’48
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Class of 2016: A Firm Foundation “IT’S NEVER AN EASY TASK TO LEAVE BEHIND THE THINGS we’ve grown accustomed to. I’m sure high school graduation is a painful transition for anybody, at least for those of us who enjoyed our experience. But if I haven’t made myself clear already, the Class of 2016 is leaving more than just a high school: we’re leaving our home.
than a place we’ve grown accustomed to, “More Church Farm School is a place we’ve grown to
JEREMY SHIELDS ’16
love, because here there is more to be found than just classrooms and buildings, but memories and people that have been pivotal in changing us from the boys we were when we arrived into the men that we are now.”
So as we depart today, I would ask my brothers in the Class of 2016 not to take a moment for granted, whether it be one of the few that we have left together here at CFS or the countless more that we’ll encounter elsewhere in the future; and I pray that wherever we find ourselves after CFS, we might be blessed enough to call that community our home and its constituents our family. Although some might expect me to make the oft-repeated remark that, as a senior who has endured four years under the oppressive regime of an all-boys boarding school, I’m all but flying off of campus faster than my mother’s car can pull out of the driveway—but I can’t because it’s not true. For all the excitement that college has to offer, I can’t get any of this out there, and I can’t see all of you every day out there or have endless conversations with Branden or take a half-minute walk to any of my friends’ houses with Zeeshan, and no matter when it is that I choose to come back and visit, it won’t be quite the same home that I left without each and every one of you to revel in it with me. Church Farm School has taught me that any given moment with your brothers can become a memory that lasts a lifetime. Don’t let those moments pass you by. They’re irreplaceable.” – Remarks excerpted from the Class of 2016 Commencement address by Jeremy Shields of Philadelphia, PA. Jeremy is currently attending Williams College on a full scholarship.
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Class of 2016 College Enrollment Decisions • 31 Seniors
Elijah Hernandez, Rider University
• 391 Applications Submitted
Branden Hughes-Vaughan, Penn State Brandywine
• Accepted into 80+ Schools
Emmit Jefferies, Boise State University
• Over $3M in Scholarships and Grants
Edward Kim, University of Pennsylvania
• 100% Acceptance Into Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Kristos Kokoronis, Washington & Jefferson College Muzhi Liu, University of California, San Diego Seongmin Park, University of California, Santa Barbara
Donald Albritton, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Chaz Price, Cabrini College
Jamal Aw Yoonis, Berea College
Johnluke Quintero, Manhattanville College
Toluwanimi Babalola, Wesley College
Hamzah Qureshi, Swarthmore College
Aaron Bowes, The New School
Tyler Rice, Stevenson University
Zachary Brokenbough, Virginia Wesleyan College
De’Shaun Ruiz, Ramapo College
Duane Cardino, Lafayette College
Maceo Sample, Central Washington University
Christian Chavez, Lehigh University
Jeremy Shields, Williams College
Jorge Chavez, Brandeis University
Daniel Shipman, Rider University
Eric Diaz, Bard College
Tristan Spivey, Undecided
Nicholas Guillermo, Juniata College
Ellis Tucci, Dickinson College
Zikang Guo, Emory University
Zeeshan Zahid, Rutgers University
Kwadwo Gyasi-Danquah, Temple University
Stephen Zarycranski, Duquesne University
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Nighttime in the Garden: Church Farm School Gala Nets New Friends in a New Venue MORE THAN 200 LONGTIME FRIENDS OF CHURCH FARM SCHOOL, and many newer to our mission, spent a beautiful evening at Longwood Gardens on May 13 for the school’s Third Annual Gala. “Nighttime in the Garden” raised more than $210,000 through sponsorships, donations and the live auction, which included much-desired (and hard to come by) tickets to “Hamilton,” a carriage ride through Chester County and a private performance by the Church Farm School Choir, among others.
2016 Gala Committee Chairpersons Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kirwin III P’02, BD Committee Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baird F-S Mr. Perry Bentley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Burns P’10, BD Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. Gregory Coleman and Dr. Marcia Coleman BD Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Combee Mr. Peter Corrado F-S Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gherst II BD Ms. Angelika Goeser Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. Gary Gress Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hankin BD Mr. Jonathan Harrar ’02 Ms. Lauren Miller Ms. Keith M. Pension Mr. and Mrs. Hank Phillips Dr. and Mrs. Donald Rosato Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rothacker Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlarbaum BD Mr. and Mrs. William Scudder F-S Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Shafer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Sheehan The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S Mr. Phillip Skalski and Mrs. Stacy Andris-Skalski Mr. and Mrs. Rick Weber Ms. Massandje Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson
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For the third straight year, the CFS Choir headlined the evening, with choral director Gary Gress once again wholly embracing the event theme with selections such as “In the Still of the Night” (with a must-hear solo by Aaron Bowes ’16), “Memory” from Cats and an original (and fun!) composition based on Star Wars. We are extremely thankful for the time, talent and treasure of our Gala Committee, chaired so ably by Minnie and John Kirwin, whose son Alex ’02 (pictured with his parents on next page) is a shining example of all that is possible with a Church Farm School education. We also thank our sponsors and patrons who continue to be a critical component of our fundraising. You can view the photo gallery and event video at www.gocfs.net/gala, and stay tuned for the announcement of next year’s event!
2016 Gala Sponsors and Patrons Rose Garden Argosy Capital Lilac Anonymous Hankin Group Azalea Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Sunflower Duane Morris, LLP Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seidman The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K Sherrill II F-S Stevens & Lee TE Connectivity Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson Daffodil Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baird F-S Bentley Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Burns P’10, BD Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cupp P’02, BD Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Darby BD Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Eck Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Gherst II BD IV-T Investments, LLC John Michael Paz Foundation Mr. Demos Kouvaris Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlarbaum BD Peony Patrons Beaver Tavern Mr. and Mrs. Wade Berrettini Mr. and Mrs. James H. Carville Mr. Gregory Coleman and Dr. Marcia Coleman BD
Mr. Peter Corrado F-S Dayton Parts, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dixon E.B. Mahoney Builders Mr. and Mrs. Doug Evans Mr. Martin A. Evans ’77 The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Preston Hannibal BD Mr. and Mrs. Darren Heitman Mr. and Mrs. William Kley BD Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lewis Mrs. Mary Alice Malone Pennyslvania Trust Company Ms. Keith Pension Mr. and Mrs. Philip Price BD Dr. and Mrs. Donald Rosato Mr. Kenneth Rowe Mr. Wayne Rowland and Ms. Denise DiPangrazio Saul Ewing, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlenger Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Sheehan Dr. and Mrs. Alan Sherrill Mr. and Mrs. John Shober Mr. Phillip Skalski and Mrs. Stacy Andris-Skalski Sodexo Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Terker The Brickman Group, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Mehul Trivedi BD Voith MacTavish Architects, LLP Wasatch Advisors, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Rick Weber Ms. Massandje Williams BD
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Sources of Revenue 2015-16 11% 2%
16%
71%
Tuition and fees
$1,336
Rental of facilities and other Gifts and bequests
$186 $1,825
Allocation from endowment and trusts $8,397 TOTAL
$11,744
Operating Expenses 2015-16 7%
18%
75%
School Program
$8,779
Management
$2,146
Fundraising TOTAL * Numbers in thousands
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$819 $11,744
FOUNDER’S SOCIETY
In Memory of Howard H. Lewis
$50,000 PLUS Tristram C. Colket Trust Crystal Trust S. Griswold Flagg III Trust Odyssey Capital Group, L.P. United States Liability Insurance Group
Howard H. Lewis, 81, of Devon, a Philadelphia lawyer and philanthropist, died Thursday, July 28. Mr. Lewis was senior counsel at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, with an emphasis on corporate law, trusts and estates and real estate transactions. Mr. Lewis and his wife Maxine were early supporters of Church Farm School’s Griffin Scholar’s Program. They were also involved in the Philadelphia History Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We are extremely sorry for the Lewis family’s loss, and grateful for their support of our school.
AMBASSADOR’S SOCIETY $25,000–$49,999 The Bryn Mawr Trust Company DNB First Hamilton Family Foundation Hankin Group Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kirwin III P’02, BD
SCHOLAR’S SOCIETY $5,000-$24,999 Anonymous AGI Ms. Carol Ann Atterbury Mr. John A. Bellis, Jr. BD Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Burns P’10, BD Burns Engineering, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. Gregory Coleman and Dr. Marcia Coleman BD Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cupp P’02, BD Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Darby BD Ellason and Molly Laird Downs PC Trust Duane Morris, LLP Mrs. Karl Gabosch ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gherst II BD E. Allen and Adelaide R. Ginkinger Memorial Trust Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce Dr. John R. Grunwell III ’60 Frank C. Hagyard Trust The Haly Companies Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Mr. William Harral BD Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hengeveld ’64 IMC Construction Mr. and Mrs. Steve Katznelson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Loney ’97, BD Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Meridian Bank D. P. Miller Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Lawrence J. Morris Trust Mr. Richard A. Mulford Mr. C. Randy Noll F-S Ms. Joan Norman-Vogel Mr. Talmadge O. O’Neill ’86 Philadelphia Insurance Companies Mr. and Mrs. John Pickering BD Mr. and Mrs. Philip Price BD Saul Ewing, LLP Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schellenger Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlarbaum BD The Scholler Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seidman The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S BD: Board of Directors
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Smith ’86, BD The Snowden Foundation Sodexo Stevens & Lee Stratton Foundation TE Connectivity Mr. and Mrs. R. MacKenzie Timby, Jr. ’62 Tisdall Family Fund Tri-State Technical Sales Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Mehul Trivedi BD UHS of Delaware, Inc. Univest Corporation Helen E. VanSant Trust Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vardaro Finley L. Walton Trust Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson
HEADMASTER’S SOCIETY $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Alemayehu Addis ’97, BD AgileCat Mr. Stathis Andris Armstrong, Doyle, Carroll, Inc. Col. Howard Bachman Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baird F-S Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Ballam III Bentley Systems Mr. Tim Bond ’78 Mr. Stuart Brackney ’62 and Ms. Mary Menacker The Brickman Group, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck Mr. Andrew Carrigan ’87 and Ms. Amee Shah Dr. David Carroll ’62 Capt. Stephen M. Carroll ’00 Chester Valley Engineers, Inc. Christ Church Ithan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Clark ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Clothier IV Dr. and Mrs. Lane Collins ’58 Mr. Peter Corrado F-S Cramer Rosenthal & McGlynn Chaplain and Mrs. John Daniels P’15, F-S Mr. Tony DiLuca Mrs. Newton Disney ’48 Mr. Joseph A. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Ebner
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit S. Eck Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Mr. Douglas G. Evans Mr. Martin A. Evans ’77 Fabiani Builders Mr. P.F.N. Fanning George W. Ferguson Trust Under Deed May Hobson Ferguson Trust First Priority Bank Ms. Sally Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fleetwood ’69 Fulton Bank Fund Evaluation Group, Inc. GenNx Foundation, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Mr. Peter M. Goda, Sr. ’60 Grant Thornton LLP Mr. Samuel D. Hanger Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hankin BD The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Preston Hannibal BD Mr. John H. Haswell, Esq. ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Daren Heitman Hirshorn Boothby Group IV-T Investments LLC Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Sun Kim P’15 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kley BD Mr. Demos Kouvaris KPMG LLP Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Ms. Elisabeth Leonard Mr.* and Mrs. Howard H. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Kang Taek Lim P’15 Mr. Arthur R. Marcus ’53 Mr. Gary Marks and Dr. Sharon Sweinberg P’08 Marsh & McLennan, Incorporated Dr. Katherine M. McCandless P’82 Mr. George F. McGrory Milliman Mr. Peter C. Neall ’64 Henry E. Niles Foundation Inc. Rev. Dr. Josephjohn D. Palma, Sr. Patriarch Family Foundation John Michael Paz Foundation The Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Peabody Pennsylvania Trust Company Ms. Keith M. Pension The Philadelphia Foundation Mr. Philip S. Post
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Mr. and Mrs. Seymour S. Preston III Professional Casualty Association Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ray Mr. William E. Reimer, Jr. Ms. Caroline Rogers BD Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Rosato Mr. Wayne Rowland and Ms. Denise DiPangrazio Salesforce.org Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Schnittman F-S Mr. Lyle R. Schweitzer ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Seeley F-S Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Sheehan Dr. and Mrs. Alan Sherrill Mr. and Mrs. John Shober Mrs. Charles W. Shreiner, Jr. Mr. Phillip Skalski and Mrs. Stacy Andris-Skalski Mr. Keith Southwick St. Peter’s Church in the Great Valley St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLC Mr. and Mrs. James Tate ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Terker Thayer Corporation UGI Energy Services Utica National Insurance Company Ms. Beverley C. Van Houten The Vanguard Group Foundation Ms. Isabelle T. Vauclain Mr. C. Hall Vetterlein Voith & Mactavish Architects, LLP Wasak, Inc. Wasatch Advisors Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Rick Weber Col. Burton L. Weller P’74 Major General Eric Weller ’74 Mr. Ira C. Williams Ms. Massandje Williams BD
GREYSTOCK SOCIETY $500-$999 Anonymous Mr. Richard J. Adams ’67 Mr. Francis and Dr. Grace Adofo P’05 Artisan Partners Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beal, Jr. Beaver Creek Tavern Mr. Steven A. Berger Mr. and Mrs. Wade Berrettini Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bronstein Dr. and Mrs. Clayton A. Buck Mr. Donald A. Burt ’77 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Carville The Chambers Group Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Combee Cypress Capital Management, LLC Dayton Parts, LLC Mr. Patrick J. Dean ’80 Ms. Sally Macon Dixon Ms. Justine Englert Mr. Neil J. Fanelli, Jr. F-S Ms. Betteanne Fitzwater Mr. Zachary Furman BD: Board of Directors
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Gesu School Mr. David F. Gottier Grace Church in New York Ms. Eleanor Graeber Mrs. Wilbur H. Hall* Mr. Mike Harrar P’02 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Iannotta Mr. and Mrs. Morris C. Kellett Kent-Lucas Foundation, Inc. Mr. George C. Kline ’59 Ms. Lily Knezevich P’18 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lacey F-S Law School Admission Council Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lee Mr. and Mrs. W. Gary Liddick Mr. David Lohmann ’59 E.B. Mahoney Builders, Inc. Ms. Mary Alice Malone Ms. Margaret Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S Ms. Lauren Miller Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson Philip Rosenau Co., Inc. Mr. Michael P. Pierce, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Price, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rabe Mr. Kevin Rafferty Mr. Bruce B. Rambo Mr. Peter J. Ressler Ms. Glen Reyburn Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr. Mr. Charles S. Rogers ’65 Mr. Kenneth R. Rowe Ms. Cynthia D. Rugart Mr. Shinichiro Alban Sato ’82 Ms. Jane Scaccetti Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlenger Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Schoch ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Shafer, Jr. Skycastle French Hounds Mr. Samuel Slater and Ms. Eleanor Forbes Ms. Pamela S. Smyth Mrs. Nancy Spatz P’83 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Compass Mrs. John L. Steigerwalt Miss Beverly R. Steinman Mr. Norman Strate BD Mrs. William Terrill Mr. Steve Tyminski and Ms. Lisa Rapetti Mr. and Mrs. James Van Alen Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Vollrath ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B. Wallick Mrs. Michael Wallington ’60 Ms. Anne-Marie Walters Mr. Henry N. Wein ’59 Mr. and Mrs. S. Gray Whetstone, Jr. ’60 Mr. and Mrs. William Zarycranski P’16
MAROON and GREY SOCIETY $100–$499 Anonymous (6) Dr. Robert Abramovitch and Dr. Rebecca Bean P: Parent
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Access Security Corporation Mrs. Modupeola Adebayo-Babalola P’16 Mr. Kofi Adofo ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Aichele Mr. Knute Albrecht Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Alexander II Ms. Rosemary Alleva Mrs. James T. Alves ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Amaroso Ms. Zella Smith Anderson The Angell Pension Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. A. Joseph Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Evan Attipoe P’12 Ms. Jane Aycock Ms. Carol D. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Baker Ms. Denise Baldeosingh P’18 Mr. Allan C. Barbee Ms. Karen Barrett F-S Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Bean Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Beck ’89 Ms. Elsie J. Bedwell Mr. Joseph R. Behm Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beinlich Benevity Community Impact Fund Mr. Markus S. Benkula ’97 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Berlinger Ms. Renee Bernhard P’14 Mr. Charles Best Mr. H. L. Beyer III Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E. Bielefeld ’80 Mr. William E. Birchall, Jr. ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop Wilfred L. Black Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Blount Dr. Frederick J. Boehlke, Jr. Ms. Kristen Boone F-S Ms. Wendy S. Boorn Dr. Markley H. Boyer and Dr. Barbara Millen Boyer Mr. Eric D. Boyle ’81 Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bozette, Jr. Mr. Craig M. Bozorth ’65 Mr. Alfio J. Brindisi, CPA Mr. and Dr. Evan Broderick Mrs. Richard N. Bromley Mr. Robert K. Brown ’76 Mr. and Mrs. James Mahlon Buck Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. John Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buckley ’65 Mr. and Mrs. John Bullock Mr. Bruce B. Burkart Mr. Richard L. Burtner ’74 Ms. Barbara Camp Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Jr. Mr. Joshua Carle Mrs. Joseph W. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Lenny Charles P’20 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Charlton Mr. Charles N. Chavarria ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Checchia Mr. and Mrs. Keith Choper Mr. and Mrs. David Chrest F-S Christ Church
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clapham Mr. and Mrs. Edward Claypoole F-S Mr. Stewart A. Cleaver ’71 Mr. Rowland L. Coats, Jr. Mr. LeRoy R. Coer ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Stewart Cohen Mrs. William Long Cole Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. Collings, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward W. Corkran Mr. and Mrs. Luis Cortazar P’19 Mr. John Crampton Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Cuff Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cupp ’02 Mrs. Louise M. Dagit Mr. Edward C. Darwick ’85 Mr. Joseph P. Davis ’78 Ms. Marcine Whatley Davis Mr. and Mrs. Darrell DeMoss Ms. Rebecca C. Desmond Mr. and Mrs. David W. Devenney Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Devenney Mr. Sean Devenney and Ms. Jennifer Chelf Mr. Samuel DiFalco and Mr. Robert Brown P’14 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DiSandro Ms. Sheila Dolan ’04 Mr. Lance A. Douglas ’75 Mr. Quintano Downes, Sr. P’15 Ms. Carol Dripps Mr. Donald H. Duckworth, Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Blake Dunbar, Jr. P’02 Mrs. Charles Dutill Mr. David C. Earhart ’46 Mr. Gerald E. Ellson ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ely Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. Episcopal Church of the Trinity Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ernst III Mrs. E. A. Evans Mr. Wayne J. Fields ’81
Mrs. Edward A. Flood Mr. and Mrs. Hector Flores P’13 Mrs. Robert Flowers ’44 Mr. Thomas A. Fosnocht Dr. and Mrs. William F. Foxx Ms. Michele Frank P’11 Mr. Thomas Frank Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Freeman II Mr. and Mrs. Neal Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Furtado Mr. Edward E. Gardiner Ms. Mary Anne Gehrenbeck P’17 Mr. Paul R. Gerjovich ’74 Ms. Kathryn L. Gibby Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibby Mr. and Mrs. Jamin M. Gibson P’06 Mr. Ira Ginsberg Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn Go P’14, ’18 Mr. Anthony Goldsmith Mr. William L. Golemon ’50 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gravely ’71 Ms. Caryl Greaves-Bowen P’95, ’03 Mr. Steven M. Greene P’14 Ms. Jingmin Guo P’18 Mr. William L. Gwinner ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hall Harp and Company Graphic Design Mr. Jonathan Harrar ’02 Mrs. John S.C. Harvey III Mr. David Hatchard ’93 and Ms. June Yoshimura Mrs. Robert Hauptfurher Ms. Margaret S. Havens Mr. and Mrs. C. Alex Heisterkamp IV Ms. Judith B. Hellekson P’92 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hendrickson Mr. Richard Hiers Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hill Mr. William Hoch ’73 Miss Holly Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hohn F-S
Alumni Association Executive Committee The newly elected Alumni Association Executive Committee was announced during April’s Alumni Dinner, and includes (left to right): David Zimmerman ’88 (President), Donald Burt ’77 (Vice President), Steven Choc ’02 (Secretary), Stuart Brackney ’62, Peter Goda ’60, Major General Eric Weller ’74 and Walter Lybrand ’81.
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Morris Kellett Receives 2016 J. Tyler Griffin Award for Ambassadorship We were thrilled to honor former Church Farm School board member Morris Kellett with our 2016 J. Tyler Griffin Award for Ambassadorship in May. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, Kellett attended Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania before becoming an associate and then partner at the Philadelphia law firm Dechert, Price and Rhoads. He also served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1957–60. Kellett served on the Church Farm School Board for more than 20 years, as both the Board Secretary and a member of the Executive Committee. Sam Ballam, who served with him and presented Kellett with the award, said “Morris clearly understood the CFS mission. He never dominated a discussion, but when he spoke, all board members listened and rightly respected his opinion. If there was a Mount Rushmore of CFS board members, then Morris would be on it, along with [former board member] Tyler Griffin.” Since retirement, Kellett has been volunteering as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor.
Left to right: Board President Mark Carroll, Morris Kellett, Sam Ballam and Head of School Ned Sherrill.
Military Scholarship Fund Donors Col. Howard Bachman Mr. and Mrs. James J. Beehler Mr. Tim Bond ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hengeveld ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Mrs. Pearl Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S Mr. Richard A. Siemon ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smith ’64 Mr. and Mrs. R. MacKenzie Timby, Jr. ’62 Major General Eric Weller ’74
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Mr. Bruce Holmes and Dr. Carol Grant-Holmes P’96 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Holton F-S Mr. John Hopkins and Ms. Suzanne Miles Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Hordeski ’56 Horn Plumbing & Heating Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hughes Mr. William H. Hughes ’79 Mrs. Frederick Humphreys ’53 Mr. Thomas Iannizzotto ’91 IBM Corporation Matching Gift Program Ms. Maud C. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Ivins Mr and Mrs.* Francis Jacobs II Ms. Virginia Jeffries Mr. Harold H. Jensen III ’63 John and Barbara Littlefield Foundation Mr. Christopher S. Johnson ’85 Mr. Richmond P. Johnston ’54* Mr. Frederick J. Jones * Deceased
Mr. Jay Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kalmes ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Karwic Mr. Abe Kassu and Mrs. Kelemua Gebre P’17 Ms. Almaz Kebede P’97 Mrs. E. Brooks Keffer, Jr. Ms. Barbara G. Kehrel Mr. and Mrs. William L. Keltz Ms. Caroline R. Kemmerer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kidron Kieran McKenna Flooring Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kistler F-S Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kita Ms. Josephine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kline Ms. Shary Koenig P’98 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kreek Mr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Krog Mr. David P. Krutsch Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kuchlak Ms. Deborah A. Lai Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lander Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Large ’51 Ms. Maryann Lauber Ms. Marianne B. Layng P’85 Ms. Cordelia Lenz Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lewis ’81 Mr. and Mrs. John Lisle Ms. Susan C. Lloyd Mr. Alberto A. Lopez ’66 Ms. Robin Lovell-Knowles Mrs. Richard Lunardi Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lybrand ’81 Mr. William S. Lyon-Vaiden Mr. and Mrs. James Lyren Ms. Zandra L. Maffett P’00 Ms. Nan Magistro Mr. A. Bruce Mainwaring Dr. and Mrs. W. Steven Mark Mr. and Mrs. James R. Markee Market Street Print & Copy Mr. Stephen Maroldo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matteo F-S Mr. Dozie Mbonu ’88 Mr. Edward F. McAleer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John McCann Ms. Gwynne G. McDevitt Mr. and Mrs. Sean McElroy Ms. Patti McLaughlin Mr. James H. Mendenhall ’39 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Meves Mr. Rufus L. Miley Ms. Dorothy L. Mitchell Mr. William H. Molloie, Jr. ’82 Ms. Miosoti Moreira P’18 Mr. Steven Morgenthal Mr. William E. Morton ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mourse Mr. and Mrs. James C. Moyer Mrs. Dorothy W. Mullestein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulqueen Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Munson Ms. E. Hazel Murphy P’15 Mr. Frederick G. Nahar
Mr. Thomas L. Neff ’60 Mrs. Charles A. Neidig Ms. Sarah Nutter F-S Mr. Thomas F. Nye ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Odess Mr. and Mrs. Gboyega Ayo Ogunsanya P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O’Keefe Ms. Angela O’Reilly F-S Mr. John Parker and Ms. Maja Paumgarten Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Peirce P’89 Mr. Carroll M. Peterson ’60 Ms. Krista S. Peterson F-S Mr. Henry W. Pfeiffer Mr. David Phillips and Ms. Rena Counsellor Rev. and Mrs. Thomas H. Phillips ’95 Mrs. John Place The PNC Foundation Mr. Noel G. Poole ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poorman P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Potts Mr. Edward J. Price ’54 Mrs. Robert H. Price, Jr. Mrs. Cortland R. Prosser ’32 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pustizzi Lt. Col. Thomas S. Pyle II, Retired ’53 Mr. John E. Quinn, Jr. Mr. Thomas Quinn ’71 Ms. Lynn Ramsey Ms. Michelle Nicholson Randa P’20 Ms. Patricia P. Rech Mr. Mlynue Alfred Reeves ’13 Mr. Daryl Reigel Mr. Rick Reigner Mr. Nnamdi Render ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Rhile, Jr. Ms. Margaret B. Rhoads Mr. James T. Rice, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Ritter Ms. Joan C. Roberts Dr. Earl W. Robison ’60 Ms. Terry Rodenbeck Mr. John W. Rorer Ms. Stefanie Rosinsky F-S Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rottiers Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ruf Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ruhling, Jr. Mr. William J. Rusinko ’78 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. Randall Sands Ms. Lauren B. Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Saunders Dr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Schleicher ’62 Mr. Matthew Schofield ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Scott Mr. and Mrs. O’Neil Scott F-S Mr. and Mrs. William Scudder F-S Mr. Daniel M. Sedon ’85 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Seymour ’78 Ms. Sarah G. Sherrill Mr. and Mrs. David J. Sherwood Mr. Richard A. Siemon ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Charles Silver Mr. and Mrs. Josh H. Silverman ’75
Mr. Raymond M. Simmons ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Simms Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simpson III Mr. Avtar Singh and Ms. Ramandeep Kaur P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Gurney P. Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith F-S Ms. Mackenzie Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Smith Dr. Gail R. Sokoloski Mr. and Mrs. Mark Southwick Mr. and Mrs. Paul Southwick Capt. and Mrs. Paul Spear ’81 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Steele ’74 Ms. Kathryn F. Strang Mrs. Joseph Strode Ms. Barbara B. Supplee Mr. Henderson Supplee III Ms. Helen L. Swain Target Stores – Take Charge of Education Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Taylor, Jr. Mr. Irving N. Taylor, Jr. ’69 Dr. and Mrs. Frederik Tellekamp P’89 Ms. Carolyn L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thompson F-S Ms. Judith A. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thompson P’19 Ms. E. Ann Tippy Ms. Erin Treadwell United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Ms. Edwina Vauclain Mr. and Mrs. William Warden III Mr. Robert Warfel F-S Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Warren ’68 Ms. Jane H. Warriner Mr. Albert C. Weed II ’60 Mr. Ian Weigand ’09, F-S Ms. Kelly Wellborn Ms. Susan Wentink Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Werner Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. West ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Wheeler Mr. George R. White Ms. Julia Wickland F-S Mr. Bruce G. Willbrant Mr. John R. Williams Mr. Spencer M. Williams ’68 Mr. David Wilson, Jr. and Ms. Elizabeth Lexa Mr. and Mrs. Lenox Wilson, Sr. P’94 Ms. Mary Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Brian H. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Sung Chul Yang P’07 Mr. Shannon K. Yates ’86 Ms. Rabi Young F-S Mr. Allen Yusko P’08, F-S Mrs. Robert A. Ziesing Mr. David F. Zimmerman ’88 Mr. Andrew M. Zinis ’84 Ms. Lisa A. Zinis ’84 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Zug Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Zug, Jr.
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GRIFFIN SOCIETY Gifts up to $100 Anonymous (4) Mr. Dereck W. Adams, Sr. ’87, P’15 Ms. Susan Aitken Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Atkinson Ms. Charlotte A. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barndt Ms. Naomi Barnes P’13 Mr. August W. Baumbach, Jr. Ms. Yseult Beecher P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Beitel Mr. and Mrs. John Bellay P’03, ’05 Ms. Joan L Bielunski Ms. Grace R. Boulden Mr. and Mrs. David Bovell Ms. J. Clarice Bowman Mr. Taylor D. Braendel Ms. Helen Bregler Dr. Christian S. Brosz Mr. Donald M. Carll Mr. and Mrs. John C. Carmichael Ms. Emma L. Carson Mr. Bryan Carter Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Carver Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cashman Mr. Ralph J. Celidonio Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ceschan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. John Ceschan, Jr. P’94 Mr. Donald E. Chappell ’53 Mrs. Luitgarde M. Chassin P’92, ’96 Mr. Steven Choc ’02 Ms. Gina Cini P’20 Ms. Doreen S. Cobb Ms. Ann S. Cohn P’94 Ms. Loraine M. Coll Mr. and Mrs. George S. Comstock Ms. Olivia Conrad Mr. David Cooper and Ms. Fay Menacker Ms. Eileen Copland Ms. Elizabeth P. Cornman Ms. Dolores Courtney Ms. Jessie Crews-Rantz Ms. Mildred G. Darlington Mr. Fred L. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Davis Ms. Susan C. Davis Mr. Scott Deasy Ms. Catherine DeHart Ms. Susan DeHart Mrs. Robert Deist Mr. William P. Dierkes Ms. Anne C. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dratch F-S Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Dratch Mr. and Mrs. John Duggan Mr. Bruce K. Dykes ’86 Mr. George H. Earle Ms. Roberta W. Eckman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Essinger Col. David Estill Mr. and Mrs. James Eustace III Mr. Clarence Evans III Ms. Cecile Even BD: Board of Directors
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Mr. Rudolph Fedor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Drew Fetters Ms. Alberta Flagg Mr. and Mrs. David S. Forrest Mr. William E. Frazer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fulmer F-S Ms. Adeline F. Gay Ms. Genevieve Gee Mr. and Mrs. Seth Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Amrit Gordon P’08 Ms. Charlene Gott Mr. Jeffrey G. Graber Mr. and Mrs. George Graham III Ms. Adelaide Grant P’15 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Graves P’08 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Greenblatt Ms. Sue S. Gress Mr. Douglas M. Guiles Mr. Robert K. Gulick ’47 Mr. Man Jeong Ha P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hadley II Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hagis, Jr. Ms. Joan C. Harms Dr. and Mrs. Steven Harris F-S Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Harvey Ms. Caroline Hass Mr. Harvey S. Henning III ’70 Mr. Lawrence E. Henry Mr. Franklin M. Henzel Rev. and Mrs. William Hess Mr. Gerald Hevey ’92 Mr. J. Irvie Hoffman, Jr. Ms. Lorraine Hoffner P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Holgren Ms. Janet G. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Allen Houpt Mr. John C. Howard Ms. Carolyn Miller Huyett Ms. Laura Jara P’15 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Jenkins Mr. Paul T. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller F-S Rev. Linda L. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kienz F-S Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Kmetz Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Knepley P’04 Ms. Joan E. Knowlton Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Korb F-S Rev. and Mrs. Carl N. Kunz, Jr. Ms. Joan F. Kurber Ms. Janet M. Labdon P’78 Mr. Harvey Lambert Ms. Helen A. Lawlor Ms. Jacqueline P. Leach Mr. William R. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lenehan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lessard Mr. and Mrs. Robin Liberty ’77 Ms. Florence T. Logan Ms. Vivien M. Lowden Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd T. Lucas Ms. Pearl Lynn Ms. Rebecca MacFadyen P: Parent
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Mr. H. Robert MacLaughlin Ms. Judith A. MacNamee Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Magee F-S Ms. Alice R. Mannion P’81 Mr. and Mrs Hanns Manship Mr. Dennis H. Mark ’80 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Marko Mrs. Nathaniel Summers Martin Mr. Michael Maury ’68 Ms. Amanda E. Mayer Mr. Craig S. McClure ’08 Mr. Cornelius P. McGinley Mr. Luke McHale and Mrs. Jodi Button McHale Mr. Robert McHale F-S and Ms. Becky Kesslick Mr. and Mrs. James Meehan F-S Ms. Florianne Meldrum Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Mello Mr. David R. Merriman Mr. and Mrs Alexander Middendorf Ms. Beryl S. Miller Ms. Grace D. Miller P’78 Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mohr Mr. Nicholas S. Molloy Ms. Pearl Moore Mr. Richard E. Moore Mrs. Luiz E. Moretzsohn Ms. Janet E. Moyer Ms. Katherine J. Muckle Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mullenhour Ms. Mary Ann Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. William J. Neumann Mr. William S. Newlin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Niemann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Nieveen, Jr. Mr. Garrett O’Neill Ms. Barbara Y. Painter Ms. Louise S. Parsons Mr. Michael S. Patton Ms. Rosemarie Pedicone Ms. Kinue B. Perkins Rev. and Mrs. August W. Peters, Jr. Ms. Barbara M. Pettinos Ms. Barbara Pilak Ms. Julia S. Pittock Ms. Elaine B. Politis Dr. Robert Poole Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Porter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Powell II Mr. William H. Press Ms. Sherifat Prout P’15 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Raffety Mr. and Mrs. William Rankin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Redman Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Reed III Mr. Kevin Reger Mrs. Barbara A. Reid Mr. and Mrs. William E. Reynolds P’99 Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Rhodes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rickabaugh Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Rigby, Jr. Ms. Marie-Louise V. Riley Ms. Margaret M. Roberts
Mr. Alan Rossbach Mr. Daniel T. Rowley Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russo P’20 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Russo Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Sanderson Mr. Arthur H. Saxon Ms. Rosemary Scerni Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Schaefer Mrs. Richard Scheuing Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Schneider Ms. Susan E. Scott Mr. Lee Scouten ’71 Mr. Robert H. Secrist Mr. and Mrs. Brian Serbin F-S Mr. and Mrs. George Shafer, Jr. Mr. Keven Shanahan Ms. Lucie H. Shubert Ms. Carol Ann Simmons P’96 Ms. Sandra E. Slater P’92 Ms. Sandra Slaymaker Mr. Joseph J. Smida Mr. H. Morgan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smith ’64 Ms. Columba Solis P’17 Ms. Dorothy Southrey P’69 Mr. and Mrs. John Spofford Spring Street Martial Arts Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Steenrod Mr. Leslie L. Stephenson Ms. Marsha Stephens-Sims Ms. Carolyn K. Stewart Mr. James Stewart ’08 Mr. David Stout F-S Ms. Rosalind T. Sutch P’10 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Talbot Ms. Pauline Tarantino Ms. Elizabeth R. Taylor Mr. Roy F. Tettemer Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Theune Mr. Frank L. Thomson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilden Mr. William A. Toboldt Mr. Leander P. Tori, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Trefz Mr. and Mrs. Alden F. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Tucker, Jr. Mr. Vincent Valente The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Rudolph J. Van Der Hiel Capt. and Mrs. Samuel J. Walker P’84 Mr. Jeffrey B. Wallace Ms. Grace E. Walter Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson Mr. Charles Watterson, Jr. WCASD East Bradford Sunshine Fund Mr. and Mrs. H. William Westerman Mr. Robert W. Wilkey Mr. J.S. Williamson and Ms. Rae Whatley P’18 Mr. Michael Wisniewski Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Woodring Mr. Tony Wrice P’14, F-S Dr. Lilyan B. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Yost
Griffin Scholar Program Sponsors Mr. Alemayehu Addis ’97, BD Ms. Carol Atterbury Mr. and Mrs. John Bellis, Jr. BD Ms. Georgina Bissell Mr. Edward J. Breiner Bryn Mawr Trust Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Burns P’10, BD Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. Gregory and Dr. Marcia Coleman BD Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cupp P’02, BD Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Darby BD DNB First DSM First Priority Bank Mrs. Karl Gabosch ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gherst II BD Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Hamilton Family Foundation Hankin Group Mr. and Mrs. William Harrall BD Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hengeveld ’64 IMC Construction Mr. and Mrs. Steve Katznelson Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kirwin III P’02, BD Mr. and Mrs. William Kley BD Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Loney ’97, BD Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Meridian Bank Mr. Richard Mulford Pennsylvania Trust Philadelphia Insurance Companies Mr. and Mrs. John Pickering BD Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Preston III Mr. and Mrs. Philip Price BD Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlarbaum BD Scholler Foundation The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S Mrs. Charles W. Shreiner Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Smith ’86, BD Ms. D. Jean Tisdall Tri-State Technical Sales Corporation Mr. Mehul Trivedi BD UHS of Delaware, Inc. Univest Corporation Major General Eric Weller ’74 West Chester Chamber of Commerce Ms. Massandje Williams BD Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young Ms. Carolyn H. Zuttel
Joseph Rhile Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73
Honorary Gifts
Bill Seymour ’78 and Marc Spera Ms. Rosalind T. Sutch P’10 Cannie Shafer and The Rev. Edmund and Lizette Sherrill Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rabe
April Baker Ms. Sally Fitzpatrick Stuart Brackney ’62 Mr. David Cooper and Ms. Fay Menacker
Rev. Edmund K. Sherrill II Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beal, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Mahlon Buck
CFS Class of ’62 Dr. David Carroll ’62
Paula Thompson and Son Ryan ’96 Mr. Raymond M. Simmons ’96
CFS Teachers and Mr. Dave Stout Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poorman P’19
Those Who Inspire, Care, Lead by Example Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russo
Robert Devenney Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Johnie L. Fennell, Jr. ’00 Ms. Zandra L. Maffett ’00
Memorial Gifts
Helen and Grannville Fischer Ms. Joan F. Kurber
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Atkinson
Gary Gress Mr. and Mrs. Ray Greenblatt
Andrew George Bean ’32 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Bean
Brigadier General Cecil Hengeveld ’64 Col. Howard Bachman
Ernest M. Belt and Dorothy Belt Hoffman Ms. Holly Hoffman
Tom Hinners Mr. John E. Quinn, Jr.
Dr. Harry C. Best, DDS Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Redman
Trae Hoffner ’15 Ms. Lorraine Hoffner P’15
Alfred A. Bieber Mr. Jeffrey B. Wallace
Dr. John Holt and Domenic Marini, MD Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hengeveld ’64
Daisy Leboutillier Bishop Ms. Elaine B. Politis
Morris C. Kellett Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Clothier IV Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S
Rev. and Mrs. George R. Bishop D. P. Miller Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
John and Minnie Kirwin John Michael Paz Foundation
Lisa Blaauboer and Herbert and Louise Robinson Ms. Eileen Copland
Coach Kistler and Coach Turner Mr. Mlynue Alfred Reeves ’13
J. Mahlon Buck, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck
Kevin Korb Mr. and Mrs. William J. Seymour ’78
Mrs. Bruce B. Burkart Mr. Bruce B. Burkart
Bob ’64 and Kathi LeKites Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S
David Carson, Jr. and David Carson III Ms. Emma L. Carson
The Lovell Boys Ms. Robin Lovell-Knowles
Sara Corrado Mr. Wayne Rowland and Ms. Denise DiPangrazio
Chris Lowden Ms. Vivien M. Lowden
Sara Corrado and Marion Downey Ms. Sally Fitzpatrick
Diane Lynn Ms. Pearl Lynn
John W. Courtney III ’81 Ms. Dolores Courtney P’81
Mary Martin Ms. Julia S. Pittock
Lillian K. Deasy Mr. Scott Deasy
Lori McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73
Eleanor DiPangrazio Mr. Wayne Rowland and Ms. Denise DiPangrazio
Fred Merriman and Family Mr. David R. Merriman
Glenn Dufresne ’59 Mr. George C. Kline ’59
My Parents, Longtime CFS Supporters Mr. and Mrs. John A. Quinn
John Dunning Ms. Terry Rodenbeck
Mrs. O’Neill Mr. James Stewart ’08 Keith Pension Mr. Luke McHale and Mrs. Jodi Button McHale Ben Phillips ’95 Rev. and Mrs. Thomas H. Phillips P’95 John Place Mrs. John Place
BD: Board of Directors
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F-S: Faculty and Staff
Charles R. Dutill Mrs. Charles Dutill Carl Eby ’50 Ms. Alberta Flagg Helen and Grannville Fischer Ms. Joan F. Kurber
P: Parent
* Deceased
Robert D. Flowers ’44 Mrs. Robert Flowers ’44
CFS Welcomes New Board Members
Dorothy J. Gerjovich Mr. Paul R. Gerjovich ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Brian H. Wright
John Bellis, Jr. is the former chief financial officer and director at Schramm, Inc. in West Chester, from where he recently retired after 30 years. Prior to Schramm, John was the senior vice president for Mellon Bank and a captain in the United States Air Force. He holds an MBA in finance from Temple University and a BA in economics from Gettysburg College.
Willard P. Graeber Ms. Eleanor Graeber Dot Grove Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ruhling, Jr. William A. Gutherie The Snowden Foundation
The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez was elected Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania in March 2016. Prior to this, he was Canon to the Ordinary, chief operating officer and chief of staff for the Dioceses of the Rio Grande in New Mexico. He has had an extensive career in public service, including serving as chief of staff to the mayor of Albuquerque and as director of the Bernalillo County Economic Development Department.
William A. Handy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Furtado Janet Hartzell Ms. Jacqueline P. Leach Natalie C. Haswell Mr. John H. Haswell, Esq. ’64 George Augustus Hay Mr. Frederick G. Nahar
Caroline “Cackie” Buck Rogers and her family have been involved with the school for decades—her father J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. served on the board for nearly 40 years. Cackie has served on many boards, including The Shipley School, The Haverford School, Princeton University, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Philadelphia Zoo. She is a co-director of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church’s Wednesday Evening Tutoring Program and a volunteer hockey coach at Shipley.
Mr. and Mrs. H.M.C. and K.M. Hewson Mrs. William Long Cole John F. Humphreys ’51 and Fredrick Humphreys ’53 Mrs. Frederick Humphreys ’53 Ms. Erin Treadwell Daniel G. Hutchinson ’52 Ms. Carolyn L. Thomas Ace Johnson Mr. William H. Hughes ’79 Richmond P. Johnston ’54* Anonymous (2) Ms. Olivia Conrad Ms. Susan Dehart Ms. Cecile Even Ms. Barbara Pilak Mr. Edward J. Price ’54 Mr. Kevin Reger James F. Linn, Sr. Miss Amanda E. Mayer Richard D. Lunardi Ms. Renee Bernhard P’14 Harry C. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. James W. Zug Chimdi Mbonu ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buckley ’65 Mr. Dozie Mbonu ’88
Dr. Robert E. Price and Christopher Lucien Price Anonymous Cortland R. Prosser ’32 Mrs. Cortland R. Prosser ’32 Orville ’38 and Ruth Prosser Mr. John Hopkins and Ms. Suzanne Miles Ruth Prosser Ms. Charlene Gott Mrs. Cortland R. Prosser ’32
C. David Southwick ’54 Mr. Keith Southwick Mr. and Mrs. Paul Southwick
Alvin G. Roberts Ms. Margaret M. Roberts Abagail Rowe Mr. Kenneth R. Rowe
Tom Scheuerlein ’36 and George Scheuerlein ’38 Mr. Tim Bond ’78
Samuel and Lydia Miles Ms. Pearl Moore P’07
Lena Shaw Ms. Jessie Crews-Rantz
Richard V. Mullenhour Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mullenhour
The Rev. Canon Franklin G. Sherrill II Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beal, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Ms. Doreen S. Cobb Mr. Peter Corrado Ms. Deborah A. Lai Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S Ms. Pamela S. Smyth Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B Wallick Ms. Julia Wickland F-S
Allan M. Perry ’35 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simpson III Karen Koenig Post Mr. Philip S. Post
Maddy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd T. Lucas
John Cecil Rhodes Dr. John R. Grunwell III ’60
Ralph Mendenhall ’40 Mr. James H. Mendenhall ’39
Professor Judith Francis Peisen Dr. John R. Grunwell III ’60
Julia Smith Mr. H. Morgan Smith
Dr. Clarence Snyder Mr. Kenneth R. Rowe
Dr. and Mrs Karl F. Rugart Ms. Cynthia D. Rugart
Father, Armando Pedicone Ms. Rosemarie Pedicone
The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Shreiner Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Large ’51
Berry W. Ramsey Ms. Lynn Ramsey
Chimdi Mbonu ’87 and Kevin Yates Mr. Shannon K. Yates ’86
Neils Eric Nordstrom ’62 Mr. Stuart Brackney ’62 and Ms. Mary Menacker
Mr. and Mrs. James Eustace III Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Mr. Henderson Supplee III
Dr. Charles W. Shreiner, Jr. Mr. Robert K. Brown ’76 Mr. Richard L. Burtner ’74
Martha Southwick Mr. and Mrs. Mark Southwick William P. Stryke ’34 and Frank R. Stryke ’29 Ms. Wendy S. Boorn Mr. and Mrs. Seth Goldstein Ashton Tellekamp ’89 Dr. and Mrs. Frederik Tellekamp P’89 Peter Terry ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Trefz Mr. Thomas J. Trefz Rev. Peter C. Van Der Hiel The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Rudolph J. Van Der Hiel Lina G. Vardaro, MD Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vardaro Michael C. Wallington ’60 Mrs. Michael Wallington ’60 Lawrence Wegel ’64 Anonymous Edward Weil Ms. Elsie J. Bedwell
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The Angel Fund The Janet C. Hartzell Angel Fund was created in memory of long-time employee and devoted servant, Janet Hartzell. It is intended to help certain families bridge an existing financial gap in tuition fees should their financial circumstances change unexpectedly. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Beck ’89 Ms. Carol Dripps Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kullen ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matteo P’10, F-S
In Honor of Lori McDermott Mr. and Mrs. William J. Seymour ’78 In Memory of Janet C. Hartzell Anonymous Ms. Lauren B. Sanford In Memory of Janet Hartzell and Jack Kistler Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Taylor, Jr. In Memory of Janet C. Hartzell and Richard D. Lunardi Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S
JACK KISTLER
In Memory of Jack Kistler Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Baker Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beinlich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cashman Ms. Gina Cini Mr. LeRoy R. Coer ’54 Ms. Loraine M. Coll Mr. Neil J. Fanelli, Jr. F-S Richard Hiers Mr. and Mrs. Allen Houpt Mrs. Richard Lunardi Mr. and Mrs Hanns Manship Mr. and Mrs. James. R. Markee Mr. Dozie Mbonu ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulqueen Ms. Joan Norman-Vogel Ms. Angela O’Reilly F-S Mr. Daryl Reigel Mr. Peter J. Ressler Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Rhile, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rickabaugh Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russo
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F-S: Faculty and Staff
In Memory of Chimdi Mbonu ’87 and Jack Kistler Ms. Carol D. Baker In Memory of Chimdi Mbonu ’87 and The Rev. Canon Franklin G. Sherrill II Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDermott F-S
EITC and OSTC Contributions
In Honor of Emmit Jefferies ’16 Anonymous
BD: Board of Directors
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. George Shafer, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S Mrs. Charles W. Shreiner, Jr. WCASD East Bradford Sunshine Fund
P: Parent
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs allow businesses to receive a tax credit for up to 90% of their Pennsylvania state tax bill for a contribution made to an approved scholarship organization such as CFS. The companies below have provided critical support this year. The Bryn Mawr Trust Company Burns Engineering, Inc. DNB First First Priority Bank Fulton Bank Grant Thornton, LLP Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce Hankin Milburn Builders IMC Construction Katznelson Associates, LP Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Meridian Bank Odyssey Capital Group, LP Philadelphia Insurance Companies Philip Rosenau Co., Inc. Tri-State Technical Sales Corporation UGI Energy Services UHS of Delaware, Inc. United States Liability Insurance Group Univest Corporation Utica National Insurance Company
Gifts from Wills and Bequests CFS is fortunate to receive donations made as part of an investment or estate plan to provide future support for our students. We received gifts from the following during the 2015-2016 fiscal year: Wilfred L. Black Trust Tristam C. Colket Trust Ellason and Molly Laird Downs PC Trust George W. Ferguson Trust Under Deed May Hobson Ferguson Trust S. Griswold Flagg III Trust E. Allen and Adelaide R. Ginkinger Memorial Trust Frank C. Hagyard Trust Lawrence J. Morris Trust Helen E. VanSant Trust Finley L. Walton Trust
CFS Golf Classic 2015 We thank our generous friends for their support of our 14th Annual CFS Golf Classic. Access Security Corporation AGI AgileCat The Angell Pension Group, Inc. * Deceased
Armstrong, Doyle, Carroll, Inc. Artisan Partners Blue Moon Florist The Brickman Group, Ltd. The Bryn Mawr Trust Company Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Burt ’77 Dr. David Carroll ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD Mr. Bryan Carter The Chambers Group Chester Valley Engineers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Issac Clothier IV Mr. Gregory W. and Dr. Marcia Coleman BD Cramer Rosenthal & McGlynn Mr. David W. Devenney Mr. Tony DiLuca DNB First Mr. Quintano Downes, Sr. P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Kermit S. Eck Fabiani Builders Faulkner Buick GMC Fulton Bank Fund Evaluation Group, Inc. Gesu School Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gherst II BD Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Grant Thornton, LLP The Haly Companies Hankin Group Harp and Company Graphic Design Mr. William Harral BD Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hengeveld ’64 The Hirshorn Company Horn Plumbing & Heating, Inc. IMC Construction Mr. Michael Karwic Kieran McKenna Flooring Mr. and Mrs. William Kley BD KPMG, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Loney ’97 BD Market Street Print & Copy Marsh & McLennan, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John McCann Meridian Bank Milliman, Inc. Ms. E. H. Murphy P’15 Mr. Garrett O’Neill Mr. Michael P. Pierce, Esq. Professional Casualty Association Mr. John E. Quinn Mr. John W. Rorer Saint Joseph’s University Saul Ewing, LLP The Rev. and Mrs. Edmund K. Sherrill II F-S Sodexo Spring Street Martial Arts Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young, LLC Utica National Insurance Company Mr. C. H. Vetterlein Voith & Mactavish Architects, LLP Wasatch Advisors Ms. Kelly Wellborn Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc. Mr. Michael Wisniewski
Sally Graham: Stalwart CFS Advocate SALLY GRAHAM
AS SOON AS YOU BECOME PART OF THE CHURCH FARM SCHOOL community, it won’t be long until you begin to notice a sweet, short-haired woman with a kind smile on campus. Sally Niness Graham says she hasn’t missed a single “Why the Chimes Rang” Christmas Pageant performance since the late 1970s, and laments that she recently had to skip her first Commencement due to her husband, George, being ill. No one would ever hold it against her. Since becoming involved with Church Farm School nearly four decades ago, she has become an omnipresent part of the CFS story: serving on the school’s Board of Managers, being elected one of the first female trustees on the Board of Directors, chairing the Board Development Committee, helping kickstart the Annual Fund, Golf Classic and Gala and generally being one of the most stalwart advocates for the school one could ever hope for. In fact, Graham loves Church Farm School so much that she jokes that she and her husband contemplated divorcing just so that their son, George “Chip” Graham could attend. “We didn’t fit the mission, but we thought the world of the school.” The Grahams sent their son elsewhere instead, and Church Farm School has since opened up its doors to a wider variety of students. Graham joined the school’s Board of Managers in the late 1970s after being introduced to the school by her friend and fellow Garden Club compatriot, Louise Mullestein. In fact, Graham remembers, Louise’s husband William “Whitey” Mullestein used to meet Graham’s father, Sam Niness, as well as the Colonel (CFS’ founder and first headmaster), every week at the Guernsey Cow in Exton. The Board of Managers was a group of 50 women recruited to advocate in the community on behalf of Church Farm School. Graham says they always ensured fresh flowers were in Chapel, hosted the Commencement reception in the rose garden and generally supported the boys. “If a student was having a hard time, we’d stop by or give them a call, or we’d go cheer them on at their games.” The Board of Managers elected her President in 1988, where she served on the CFS Strategic Planning Committee to chart the future of the school. Her talent and willingness to roll up her sleeves quickly became apparent, and then Board President Tyler Griffin persuaded her to serve on the Board of Directors. Graham and fellow trustee Cannie Shafer will go down in history as CFS’s first two female board members.
believe in the “Imission, and I just
love the boys. You walk on campus and you are always greeted with a smile and a handshake. There is such warmth at Church Farm School.” – SALLY GRAHAM
In 2005, CFS honored Graham with the prestigious J. Tyler Griffin Award for Excellence in Ambassadorship. Though she has since retired from the Board, Graham remains active in school life. Her favorite experience is serving as a Griffin Scholar sponsor, where her financial support is allocated to a specific student with whom she gets to interact during biannual luncheons at the school. “I believe in the mission, and I just love the boys. You walk on campus and you are always greeted with a smile and a handshake. There is such warmth at Church Farm School.”
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Shreiner Society Profile: Samuel D. Hanger “I GUESS YOU COULD SAY SINGING AND WORKING WITH KIDS IS the story of my life,” says Samuel D. Hanger, sitting in his favorite chair in his Ocean City, NJ, home. The purchase of the family’s summer cottage in Ocean City was just one of the many forward-thinking decisions Hanger made during his life, which began in 1928 in Haddonfield, NJ. There, his close-knit family were enthusiastic attendees of Grace Episcopal Church, where Hanger “as a balking teenager” reluctantly joined the choir. Despite his initial misgivings, he ended up loving singing, especially with the accompaniment of a player piano. He continues to sing every Sunday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Ocean City. It was in Grace Church’s library that Hanger first learned about Church Farm School, picking up a brochure and thinking its mission seemed worthy. “I knew immediately it was the kind of place I wanted to support,” he recalls. Even though he was only 19 at the time, he slipped a donation in the mail. His generosity to the school has not wavered in 70 years, even making plans for Church Farm School in his will. What’s most interesting about Hanger’s passion for the school is that he has never stepped foot on its Exton, PA, campus. Nonetheless, he is well aware of the joys (and sometimes difficulties) of working with teenagers, both as a public school math and science teacher and a longtime Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America.
SAMUEL D. HANGER
I can’t really explain after all these “years why that Church Farm School
brochure appealed to me. I just felt it deep in my heart.”
“As a young man, I drifted around for a while, not knowing what I wanted to do,” Hanger says. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in the early 1950s. When he returned to Haddonfield, a friend was taking teaching certification courses at Glassboro State College and he was inspired to do the same. After receiving his grade 5-9 credentials, he did his practice teaching at Haddon Heights Junior School. He made a great impression, and was hired as a full-time 8th grade math and science teacher. He taught at the school for 25 years, until retiring in June 1984. “I retired for two reasons,” he says. “My eyes were starting to give me trouble, and the kids were starting to give me trouble.”
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He says one of the aspects of Church Farm School that has impressed him the most is the boys’ dress: “They always seem to have the appropriate clothes for each activity. They are expected to look and act like gentlemen.” During his teaching years, Hanger purchased a five-acre plot of land in New Lisbon, NJ. When his parents passed away in 1972, he transitioned to his home in the woods along the Rancocas Creek. His eyesight started to fail in the 1990s, and following a successful double corneal transplant, he moved into his home in Ocean City, which he winterized. Though he hasn’t driven in nine years, he has family and friends always eager to help him get around. His nieces drop by weekly to take him grocery shopping, and a kind neighbor brings him to church to sing in the choir every Sunday. “I’ve never felt a lack of things to do,” he says.
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Hanger is enthusiastic about Church Farm School’s “momentous decision” to build its endowment and to transition from animal husbandry teachings to a college preparatory school. “From what I read, every student is being placed in college; many in some of the finest schools. I’ve never once felt my money was wasted. I can’t really explain after all these years why that Church Farm School brochure appealed to me. I just felt it deep in my heart.”
The Reverend Dr. Charles W. Shreiner Society We thank these Shreiner Society members who have made plans for Church Farm School in their will: Anonymous
Ms. Kinue B. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Ballam III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr.
Dr. David Carroll ’62
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Schleicher ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Carroll P’00, ’01, BD
Mr. Lyle R. Schweitzer ’49
Mr. Peter Corrado F-S
Ms. Nancy Spatz P’83
Mr. Dale L. Elks ’74
Capt. and Mrs. Paul Spear ’81
Mrs. Karl Gabosch ’48
Mrs. John L. Steigerwalt
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gherst II BD
Mrs. Geoffrey Stengel
Mr. Samuel D. Hanger
Mr. Henderson Supplee III
Ms. Maricela Medina P’96
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Washburn
Mr. Frederick G. Nahar
Mr. Ira C. Williams
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